CHAPTER 1364: CHAPTER 1364: STYX RIVER

You and Zhao’er prepared your food and set off, and soon after, you were caught up by White Shadow. It was the first time White Shadow saw Zhao’er, but it seemed very familiar with her, running around her as if very happy to see her.

As you and Zhao’er stepped out of your territory and onto the Undead Plains, the surroundings suddenly changed. Before you appeared an endless plain, yet the grass and trees were not lush and green; instead, the trees were full of holes and scars, a pitiful sight. Even more intimidating, many zombies and skeletons were wandering across the plains, with several ghosts floating and scouting in the sky.

On one hand, you didn’t want to conflict with Xing Tian’s forces, and on the other, you didn’t want to retreat. After pondering, you decided to venture into the Undead Plains.

While thinking about how to avoid being noticed by the undead creatures, Zhao’er softly said to you, "Yun, I have a way to make us invisible to them."

As she spoke, Zhao’er raised her Sandalwood Wand, chanting a song like the music of the immortals. As the song faded, a white energy shield appeared around you, Zhao’er, and White Shadow.

"Zhao’er, what’s this?"

"God’s Blessing, advanced holy magic, can eliminate all our auras, making elemental spirits and death spirits unable to detect us. It also provides strong defense against elemental and necromancy magic, but it only lasts an hour."

"One hour is enough."

Before Zhao’er comprehended the meaning of your words, you suddenly lifted her up, telling White Shadow beside you, "Let’s go!"

With a leap, you and White Shadow covered several kilometers, swiftly running across the Undead Plains, and you weren’t running in a straight line.

Running at such high speed, you could even make a ninety-degree turn, holding Zhao’er tightly in your arms. Her head was pressed against your chest, allowing her to clearly hear your heartbeat.

Held in your embrace, her heart was filled with inexplicable joy, and during your run, there was always a faint aura about you that enchanted Zhao’er.

However, midway through, you stopped, opened the map, and found that you were already at the edge of the plains, but still surrounded by endless grasslands.

"What’s going on?"

"Perhaps it’s the Blinding Mist."

Zhao’er speculated, raising the wand again, and sang a captivating tune. As white light radiated from her body, the scene before you changed in an instant. In front of you was an endless river stretching like the sea.

But what chilled you both to the bone was that corpses occasionally floated across the river. These bodies had missing limbs or half of their heads, a terrifying sight at a glance.

"Wow, it’s humans, it’s humans."

A ghost floated above you, but halfway it was dragged into the river by some force. Before it could reach the river’s surface, countless human heads appeared, and one opened its mouth wide to swallow the ghost.

"Could this be the legendary River Styx?" Your expression changed, "It’s said the River Styx is a place of life and death reincarnation, once entered, there’s no return."

"Yun, how do we get across?"

"Flying over might not be possible; it seems we’ll have to walk under the river."

"Walk over?" Zhao’er, being a woman, was apprehensive seeing the fading human heads on the river surface.

"Don’t worry, the River Styx isn’t a real river, its water is an illusion. So everything in the River Styx is an illusion."

You picked up a stone from the ground and threw it into the river. As the stone approached the river, countless human heads emerged, but the stone passed right through and then "submerged" into the water.

"These heads are called Phantasms; they only absorb spiritual bodies and energy bodies."

You took out Ming Ye, quietly gathered your strength, and Ming Ye shone with a blue glow. With a flash, the River Styx underwent a dramatic change, the water boiling like hot water. "Hah," you shouted, and the blue light formed into a straight line, parting the river water into a path on the surface.

"Let’s go." You pulled Zhao’er’s hand, leading White Shadow across the path.

Walking along the riverbed, you saw some monsters jumping onto the path, blocking your way.

"Esmerald, Hand of God’s Blessing." Zhao’er cast a light spell on you, and you suddenly noticed your strength increased significantly, even Ming Ye’s blue glow became more dazzling.

"White Shadow, protect Zhao’er well." As soon as the words left your mouth, you waved the blue light and charged forward.

"Moon Chase on the Wave!"

The blade light flashed, and you transformed into a massive Ming Ye, charging forward unstoppably.

The monsters in front of you were instantly vaporized, while others resembling mermen jumped back into the river to avoid your attack. As you passed, they jumped out again and charged toward you and Zhao’er wielding bone swords.

"Not bad, I underestimated you!" In a swift motion, Ming Ye swung back in a crescent arc, and many mermen didn’t even have time to scream before turning into energy absorbed by Ming Ye. The more monsters Ming Ye killed, the stronger it became, now resembling a Flame Blade, burning with blue flames.

Beside Zhao’er, with White Shadow’s protection, no monster could approach within three meters. These mermen were low-level monsters, around level 30, killing them was effortless for you and White Shadow.

"Bang!"

While you and White Shadow were in the heat of the battle, a colossal merman appeared on the road ahead. You used the appraisal technique to detect the monster’s level, and the conclusion was: "Mutant Merman King, level 73, extremely tough skin, immune to conventional weapons, special skills: Shocking Waves, Absolute Ice Wall."

"Roar!" White Shadow roared, turning into a streak of purple light aimed at the Merman King.

The Merman King raised the bone sword high, roaring loudly, and a wall of ice covered in sharp spikes immediately blocked White Shadow’s path.

"Danger, come back!"

You shouted, but White Shadow was moving too fast to stop in time. Just then, a white light ball caught up from behind White Shadow and pulled it back just before it touched the sharp ice spikes. As the white light dissipated, you saw it was a snow-white lion that had dragged White Shadow back.

You immediately looked at Zhao’er, and she smiled and nodded at you, making you realize that the white-maned lion was Zhao’er’s pet, a Snow Lion named Xia Xue.

"Kill!"