There was no wind or waves in the Styx.
It was like a still ink painting.
The wooden raft traversed the Nether River without making any sound. Bai Xiaowen stood at the end of the raft and observed its progress, but he didn't see any ripples.
The raft didn't seem to be floating on the river, but "flying" in the air.
The Styx was wider than Bai Xiaowen had imagined.
The Faceless Boatman walked for three days and three nights with his long pole at a leisurely pace.
It needed to be explained that the sky above the Death Omen Star was covered with dark clouds, and the sun, moon, and stars couldn't be seen. The sky was gray everywhere, and only underworld vortexes could be seen.
In this environment, the alternation between day and night wasn't as clear as on Earth. It could only be vaguely felt. When there was more light, it was a day, and when there was less light, it was a night. The three days and three nights that Bai Xiaowen sensed here were actually three periods of dim light.
Since the diameter of the Death Omen Star was about the same as Earth, its rotation speed was similar, and the length of day and night was not far apart.
The ferryman and the ghost passengers on the raft didn't seem to have a concept of time. As for Bai Xiaowen and the snowman, as evolvers with profound cultivation, it didn't matter if they didn't eat or drink for three days and three nights. It was just that their condition wasn't that good. After all, they had used a little spiritual energy to maintain their body's consumption.
On the fourth day, the raft reached the shore.
The Faceless Boatman stood at the bow of the boat, leaning on his pole.
The ghosts landed in an orderly manner. Every ghost that passed by the boatman had a pale white light split from their bodies and flew into the boatman's "mouth".
It was like paying for the boat.
Bai Xiaowen was a little puzzled. It seemed that the boatman absorbed part of the ghosts' energy as the boat fare. He and the snowman, the two imposters, couldn't take out the corresponding "boat fare".
Should he try using his soul essence?
Bai Xiaowen didn't act rashly. In any case, the snowman was in front of him, and if they had to pay for the boat fare, the snowman would pay first. The other party seemed to understand at a glance. Perhaps there was a better way.
Soon, the line reached the end, and the snowman stepped on the shore.
He didn't pay for the boat fare.
The boatman's "face", which only had three holes, suddenly looked at the snowman.
The snowman punched the helmsman's "face".
With one punch, the helmsman was frozen into an ice sculpture.
In the next second, the ice sculpture exploded, and the helmsman's body also turned into ice shards, scattering all over the ground.
Creaking sounds could be heard as the raft began to shake.
"I understand now. So it's the Overlord Ship!"
Bai Xiaowen's figure fluttered. Taking advantage of the fact that the helmsman was frozen, he rushed down the wooden raft. As he rushed down, he turned around to take a look.
On the trembling wooden raft, another boatman suddenly appeared. He was exactly the same as the previous boatman, with only three terrifying holes on his face.
"The raft is the main body." Bai Xiaowen clearly sensed this. It turned out that the raft they were on was a conscious "living thing".
The snowman didn't seem to realize this, but it didn't stop him from running away.
In any case, they had already crossed the river and reached the other side. It didn't matter whether the tool man was a raft or a boatman.
The two of them dashed forward almost at the same time.
It wasn't that they were afraid of this strange raft and the helmsman, but that they wanted to conserve spiritual energy and avoid unnecessary battles.
In the next second, a sharp howl sounded behind them.
This howl was very ear-piercing, like the sound of fingernails scratching glass. It made one's scalp tingle.
The sound seemed to have a shape, spreading out in ripples.
The ground under their feet trembled, and withered arms stretched out of the ground.
Soon, Bai Xiaowen and the snowman were surrounded by a sea of skeletons.
These skeletons were all at the level of low-level elite evolvers. A strange black spiritual energy surged around their bodies. They were no longer considered cannon fodder.
"Damn it," the snowman muttered, and slapped forward with his palm.
The biting cold wind spread out in a cone shape. The skeletons within hundreds of meters in front of him were all frozen.
If they were cannon fodder-level skeleton soldiers at the awakened level, the snowman's palm would directly clear the cone-shaped area of hundreds of meters. But now, facing the sea of skeletons with the strength of elite evolvers, he still couldn't kill them collectively with a casual attack.
Of course, the snowman had more powerful AOE skills, but there was no need to use them here. The consumption was too great. His goal was only to delay the skeletons' movements and make it easier for him to escape.
With the snowman opening the way, Bai Xiaowen naturally followed the snowman's path closely.
After running for a few hundred meters, there was another sea of skeletons blocking the way.
The snowman glanced at Bai Xiaowen. His meaning was very clear.
Since they were escaping together, both of them had the obligation to make a move.
Bai Xiaowen looked at the densely packed skeletons and sighed softly. He stretched out a finger and flicked his forehead.
The Grim Reaper's Face mask was clearly revealed. A powerful suppressive force against undead creatures spread out.
The current Grim Reaper's Face was much more complete than when Bai Xiaowen had just entered the realm of evolvers. After all, he had devoured more bones of the Grim Reaper.
The suppressive force against undead creatures had also greatly increased. Now that Bai Xiaowen was wearing it, he didn't need to use any True Inner Force to emit suppressive waves that surpassed the undead race's divine descendants and was second only to the Grim Reaper.
The group of skeletal warriors froze.
Then, an instinct that came from deep within their souls made them collectively make a gesture of submission.
They automatically opened a path and knelt down on one knee.
The skeletal warriors seemed to be lining the path to worship their god.
"You …" The snowman was shocked.
The moment the Grim Reaper's Face was revealed, Bai Xiaowen felt that there was something in front of him that had a great attraction and was calling out to him.
To be precise, it was calling out to the Grim Reaper's Face.
"I understand … So the item that father wanted me to find that can greatly increase my strength and make me invincible in the Land of Origin is the last part of the Grim Reaper's skeleton!"
Bai Xiaowen had been consciously collecting the Grim Reaper's skeleton. Currently, he had collected the skull, left and right hand bones, and left and right leg bones.
As a complete set of Grim Reaper's skeleton, what was missing?
The answer was obvious. The skeleton of the main body.
The God of Truth had also given Bai Xiaowen a hint. After collecting the Grim Reaper's skeleton, he could complete the black book in his sea of consciousness.
The complete black book was the Grim Reaper's divinity.
In other words, as long as Bai Xiaowen obtained the main body of the Grim Reaper's skeleton, he would be able to put together the last piece of the puzzle, complete the Grim Reaper's divinity, and become a god on the spot!
And one of the five powerful gods, the Grim Reaper.
No wonder his father, Bai Yuantang, said that as long as he obtained the "key item", no matter how strong the chosen was, they would not be a match for Bai Xiaowen, unless a god personally came to fight.
Once he became a god, he would be invincible in the Land of Origin where no gods appeared.
Even if he was the eighth generation Grim Reaper, he was still not someone the chosen could resist.
Bai Xiaowen's thoughts immediately turned.
"I came to the Death Omen Star for the final main body of the Grim Reaper's skeleton. After I collect it, I can become a god.
"Then, including the snowman, why did the other chosen come to the Death Omen Star?"
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