Chapter 343 Andrews
Poston did not directly explain the reason why he killed Andermus, but it seemed to be related to Posti, so Ulu tactfully did not continue asking.
"The next road needs to be well done."
After thinking about it, Ulu took a deep breath instinctively, but found that there was no feeling of air like a body. He smiled and confirmed that he was indeed in the underworld as a soul.
The water of the Styx is not like some of the filthy and turbidities that are rumored, but is clear and transparent, and smooth as a mirror.
Just when you stand on the edge of the Styx and look down, you will find that there are many black shadows swimming slowly under the Styx and the deep river bottom. The shadows are large or small, most of them are the souls of creatures under the water, but some are the lives born and raised in the underworld.
For example, the soul-shaped two-headed turtle seen in Hekris on the Ulu layer. The two-headed turtle is a huge turtle with two heads on the head. The turtle's limbs are like tigers and two-headed birds. There are three sharp corners distributed in triangular shapes on its turtle shell. The green dark fire burns at the tip of the horns, like three candles.
It has lived in the depths of the Styx. When it wakes up from a decades of sleep, it will cruise on the surface of the Styx. Only the three sharp corners on the turtle shell that burns with the dark green fire will surface, and are often mistaken for being a guide light guiding the soul to the other side of the Styx.
Ulu raised his head and glanced, but did not see the iconic creature growing in the Styx. He couldn't help but smile with luck.
The two-headed turtle is not a gentle species. The sharp corners on its back, which are like three candles, are baits used to attract dead souls. When the dark fire on the sharp corners is ignited, many dead souls will gather like moths to the fire and then become its food.
It is one of the least willing creatures that the soul who enters the underworld by the "fake death method" is to encounter. Because it will also actively prey on the dead souls that make it interested. The soul of a living person is within its interest range.
From this we can see that Herkish, who can merge the soul of the two-headed turtle, is indeed extraordinary.
Ulu looked at the land again, and the souls of various species could be seen everywhere, wandering slowly along the banks of the Styx. Most of these souls were not human-shaped. After all, in the whole world, the proportion of human-shaped creatures is not too large, and the human souls that are occasionally seen are also wearing various clothes.
Humans always have an instinctive nostalgia for their lifetime, so after they die, they will retain the most profound impression of their lives and appear in the underworld.
Therefore, no matter how young the human soul I saw in the underworld, he cannot be regarded as a person who died young.
After gaining a preliminary understanding of the situation in the underworld, Ulu took steps forward.
He could vaguely feel the soul of Andermus.
The law of survival of the weak and natural choice is also reflected in the underworld. Even if a powerful superior demon like Andermus enters the underworld, he can only rely on instinct action, and is not something that local creatures in the underworld are willing to provoke.
After thousands of years of secluded years, his soul still floats in a corner of the underworld.
After being killed by someone with his own hands, the gods and demons will leave an eternal mark on the person or weapon who killed them in the moment before death. That mark is often called the "Divine Curse". Some people who are hit by the "Divine Curse" will die of power, but some will gain special power and become stronger, such as the giant axe that Uru saw in Francesha, which is a typical god-killing weapon!
Because there is a "curse of gods and demons", there is a saying of "killing gods and demons". Similarly, the dragon will also leave a "curse of dragons" before death, so there is a "dragon slayer".
The sea god Boston killed the superior demon Andermus himself, so the curse of Andermus was left behind on his body. For gods of the same level, this curse is not unplugged. Boston just extracts it and attaches it to a necklace, which gives the necklace a special ability, allowing the wearer to maintain a special rationality, without being tempted by any affection and desire, nor does he feel any pleasure in the relationship. Boston calls it the "ascetic necklace".
Before entering the underworld, Boston took a little mark from the "Abstinence Necklace" and was engraved on Ulu's soul, which gave Ulu the ability to perceive Andermus's existence.
When the distance was far, Ulu could only sense a vague direction, but when the distance was close, he could vaguely feel the general position. Now it seems that he is lucky. Although Boston is also the credit, it is extremely lucky to be able to appear in the endless underworld near the soul of Andermus.
"By the distance, it only takes about half a day to go."
He was delighted that the steps under Ulu's feet were much lighter. He walked very fast, but he just used it to walk instead of running.
Boston once warned that in the underworld, one can only use to walk, not run, and not walk too fast.
Because the form of the soul is not a complete solid, but a form like fog, composed of countless small solid particles. Once the speed of walking is too fast, particles at the edge of the soul will be thrown out of the body, causing the soul to gradually deplete until it completely disappears.
Of course, the souls of the living who enter the underworld using the "Fake Death Method" will not completely disappear, because when the soul of the living is traumatized to a considerable extent, it will automatically return to its original body before the original time limit arrives, that is, leave the underworld. This is the emergency mechanism used by the "Fake Death Method" to protect the living.
"Considering that Andermus's soul may also be moving, this time may be lengthened, but it will not last more than half a month, right?"
Thinking of this, Ulu kept moving forward at a speed within the limit range. The strength of his soul determines the size of this limit range. Ulu's soul strength is definitely not as strong as Andermus, but the dead soul always moves slowly instinctively in the underworld, so his thoughts are very optimistic.
Along the way, it was extremely smooth. Ulu encountered several soul-squeezing trees on the way. The soul-squeezing trees looked really spectacular, each of which was hundreds or thousands of meters high. The soul-squeezing reality that had been seen three times hung densely on the branches, emitting bright light like a lantern, making the surrounding misty environment clearer.
But as long as you think that the light is naturally emitted by the Soul-Suppressing Tree when it digests the soul, it will make people feel a little creepy.
Unintentionally interfering with the reincarnation of the dead soul, Ulu tried to walk around the soul-suppressing tree. On the way, he would occasionally encounter some local creatures in the underworld that were completely different from the dead soul, but none of them attacked Ulu.
Uru knew clearly that this was because of the fusion of Asmontis in his soul, but he did not relax his vigilance, because the vision ahead gradually dimmed. Although there was no day or night in the underworld, some areas were particularly dim, and even more ferocious creatures lived in it.
Chapter completed!