The Styx River had no source and was endless.
This meant that the Styx River had no source and no end. It was like the River of Time, and was one of the laws of the Gods' world. However, the Styx River was not as mysterious as the River of Time.
The Styx River's function was simple. It allowed living beings who had reached the end of their lifespans to die, and then allowed their souls to return to their original point and be reborn in a fetus.
The Styx River's laws covered a vast area. The Gods' world, the Dark World, the Abyss World, the three moons, and the small worlds that had not completely escaped the River of Time were all included.
As long as they were not existences that were outside of the three realms and did not belong to the five elements …
Ahem, as long as they could escape the control of the River of Time, they would be able to step into the sage realm. They would be considered immortals, and these high-level living beings would completely escape the Styx River's restraints!
Even if they were reincarnated, they would be able to retain a portion of their origin energy and memories when passing through the Styx River.
This was one of the reasons why there were so many reincarnated Gods.
The Styx River was located in the mysterious space between the Gods' world and the Dark World. Other than the souls of the dead, who could be attracted by the mysterious pulling force, only sages could get close or enter it.
As for the Netherworld River in this small world, it was actually just a tributary. It also possessed a certain amount of the Netherworld River's abilities, but its use was limited to that. Just like the Mobis Ring, it flowed continuously in a cycle in the small world.
No matter what.
Even if it was a tributary of the Styx River, ordinary Legendary experts would not be able to get close to it.
According to the Death Goddess' description.
Even if the Underworld God dragged out a tributary of the Styx River, he would not be able to make use of it. In the end, he could only escape the loophole of the River of Time and find a way to devour the origin energy of the Styx River.
The Underworld God's real name was Seifer Styx.
His natural endowment was Reincarnation!
He was one of the most powerful main gods in the mythological era.
William stood not far from the Styx River and looked at the surging red river water. He did not need to get too close to it to feel the boundless deathly aura. It was as if if he stepped into it, he would immediately turn into thick water and become one with it.
"However, this is only a branch of the Styx River. In my previous life, after Lancelot was captured, he was also imprisoned in the Styx River by the Viscount of Darkness. He didn't die completely in the main vein of the Styx River. I don't believe that he will die here." William took a deep breath and strode forward.
As he got closer to the River Styx, he could clearly sense the aura of impending death.
It was like the Goddess of Death was waving at him …
MMP。
The scene suddenly changed because the Goddess of Death was waving at him without any threat at all.
After all, would you be afraid of a big-breasted female slave waving at you?
But then again …
When William was about to step into the Styx River, the suffocating aura suddenly disappeared.
However, there was still danger, but it was not as fatal as before. The current Styx Branch was like a wounded wild dog. It looked very powerful, but it was actually weak on the inside. Its barks were quite scary, but if you really charged at it with an AK47, it would be so scared that it would crawl away.
"I guessed right. The real Styx River is very fatal to me, but the tributary of the Styx River is still far from it." William frowned and stepped into the tributary.
Splash!
The crimson water splashed up, and his heel sank into the water.
William raised his eyebrows.
His elemental armor was being corroded. The speed of the corrosion was not fast, but it was still a serious injury to the elemental armor.
William decisively activated his battle energy shield. The sizzling sound was heard again. The corrosion was causing 3000 damage points per second. It was not the upper limit of the battle energy shield, but it was much faster than his recovery speed.
Hence.
William stripped naked and plunged into the crimson Styx River. He tried to find the object that was very attractive to him.
The sizzling sound of corrosion was heard again.
William's Health Points kept dropping, but every time the Styx River dealt a small amount of damage to him, it would activate the Heart of Thunder, which allowed his Health Points to recover at an astonishing speed. Besides the burning pain all over his body, the Styx River could not cause him to lose 1% of his Health Points.
It could not be helped.
Besides the explosive damage of an assassin, the continuous damage was useless against him.
The Styx River was thousands of meters wide, and its depth was unbelievable. It was like a bottomless pit.
William's eyes flashed with lightning, and he continued to let his body dive deeper.
Very soon.
When the depth reached about 300 meters.
He sensed that something was wrong.
He sensed the aura of souls.
Or rather …
He was surrounded by souls wandering in the river. They were densely packed and endless. It was a scene that could kill a trypophobia patient on the spot.
This group of souls came in all shapes and sizes. There were males and females, old and young, and all sorts of races. They were the souls of the creatures in this small world.
They were unaware and did not move. It was as if their eyes were wide open. They drifted with the waves like vegetables. There was no end, no direction, and no purpose.
Until the Styx River followed its own rules and reincarnated them …
However.
It seemed that due to the problems of the river of time, the rules of the Styx River had also gone wrong.
That was, these souls would not be completely cleansed into an unconscious infant state!
Instead, they would be thrown into the body of a dead person, and they would be revived. They would even have the memories of their previous life, and some instincts would not be erased.
More importantly, when they left the Styx River, they would bring along some of the source power of the Styx River.
The source power was the experience points that William had mentioned. It was also the source of energy in the eyes of other NPC professionals.
But when William saw them swimming past him, he felt a chill in his heart. He did not intend to use his soul magic to provoke them.
After all, he knew too little about the Styx River. It would not be good if he angered these seemingly weak souls or provoked the rules of the Styx River.
But with the spirit of scientific research, he took out a magic bottle and attempted to store some of the river water, the kind that did not contain souls.
It was a pity.
The legendary magic bottle in his hand could not store the river water. Although the Styx River looked like river water, it was more like the materialization of the reincarnation power. It could not be stored in the magic bottle.
But as he continued to go deeper, he gradually reached the bottom of the Styx River.
He saw a group of living creatures.
That was right. They were a group of living creatures that had souls, could speak, and were conscious.
They seemed to be in charge of the order of the Styx River. They captured some souls that had drifted to the bottom of the Styx River. After kneading them, they stuffed them into a container and brought them away.
The way this group of people worked was like street cleaners.
But the cleaners were in charge of cleaning up the trash. They seemed to be in charge of cleaning up the mentally retarded souls at the bottom of the river.
But no matter how William imagined, he did not expect this group of dwarfs to all look like small mermen!
The small mermen in freshwater rivers, lakes, and lakes often had light green skin, and their average height was less than one meter.
The small mermen in the sea all had blue skin, and their average height was close to 1.2 meters. So they were called big mermen.
Of course, it did not mean that the small mermen only had these two colors of skin. They would change according to different environments.
But this change was too big. Their entire bodies were blood red, and their average height was 1.34 meters. Their originally blood red eyes had become black, and their pupils were so large that they could even glow. Luckily, the bone trident never left his hand.
Otherwise, William would not have recognized their race.
"As expected of the Gods world where there are small mermen wherever there is water."
"The players did not give the small mermen that title for nothing!"
"What is that title again? Oh, it's the 'Lord of the Gods' continent '!"
"Yes, no matter how many eras have passed in the Gods' continent, the small mermen have always maintained the number one advantage in terms of population. They have never fallen to second place. They are simply the leaders of the intelligent races!"
"But are they also in charge of the Styx River?" The prince swallowed his saliva, and suddenly felt a headache.
Because in his heart, the small mermen were clearly the dregs of the Gods world. They were the lowest existences among all the races. They usually lived by eating fish, or eating the corpses of wild beasts and magical beasts, or forming groups to sneak up on some creatures that were alone.
But then again …
"No matter where they are, they seem to be doing the work of picking up trash. It's like they are at the bottom of the food chain." William observed in the dark. This team of hundreds of small mermen were happily picking up all the souls that had sunk to the bottom of the river.
One of the small mermen captain took out a soul fragment from a container and stuffed it into his mouth to eat. When some of the small mermen saw this, they could only lick their lips. They were angry, but they did not dare to say anything.
He had no choice.
He believed that if he dared to say a word, the captain would immediately skin him alive.
The prince raised his eyebrows. "The small mermen in the Styx River feed on souls. Their structure is very strange."
"Let's follow them and see where they live." William did not act rashly. He chose to secretly tail the small mermen.
After all, this group of small mermen were not very smart. It seemed that they had no way of discovering him.
Oh.
In fact, the overall strength of the small mermen in the Styx River was not weak. On average, they had the strength of an Advanced professional. The small captain was a Grandmaster.
"Tsk, tsk. Will I be able to see a sage merman?" William raised his eyebrows. In the Gods' continent, it was actually only a legend.
Ahem.
In the endless sea region, there was a sage merman hiding in the deep sea …
Ever since he had stepped into the sage realm, he had never appeared on the surface of the sea. His whereabouts were secretive, and it was extremely difficult to discover him!
Don't ask why he did not dare to appear.
He had no choice.
Small mermen …
They were the weakest existence among the sages.
Furthermore, there were also sages.
If he killed one, he would definitely obtain great benefits and glory.
William looked a little excited. If he really encountered a sage merman in the Styx River, he might be able to kill the sage.
For a moment.
The prince was wild with joy. Not to mention other things, even if he could not kill the merman now, in the future, if he was really unlucky when he stepped into the sage realm and had to fight a sage alone, nothing would be easier than fighting a sage merman!
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