Cataclysm King.

Chapter 514 Passage to the Underworld

Ji Xun and the others watched as the lifeless tree root was thrown into the spring of elements, and then in the blink of an eye the entire secret realm turned into a world of roots.

Everyone is like ants underground, surrounded by the dense roots of the big tree.

The roots are the world.

Only then did Ji Xun understand that one of the goals of the Sun Sect and the Scarlet Sect from the beginning was this [Moon Well].

After all, any spell magic requires energy consumption.

The energy required to recall the Golden Dragon God Marodis from the underworld is even more unimaginable. This is definitely not something that two guerrilla outer **** sects can raise together.

Therefore, they originally planned to absorb the elemental energy in the [Moon Well].

Only the elemental energy accumulated in this secret realm for hundreds of thousands of years can support the roots of the world tree to spread from the plane of life to the underworld.

The reason why we are taking action now is because the two heretical sects have been watched by the main force of the Holy See. If they really wanted to come directly, they would be stopped; and they secretly asked Mrs. Mist and her team to explore through the ancient map. Come on, this method is secretive and safe.

Just like now.

"Lao Xie" passed Mrs. Mister's position in advance and successfully located Moon Spring.

The goal was achieved as soon as it came, and there was nothing anyone in the Holy See could do to stop it.

From a certain perspective, Ji Xun and the others also helped the two sects.

But that doesn't matter anymore.

What's important is that the roots of the World Tree suddenly covered the entire secret realm, and even the secret passage they came from behind was blocked by the ubiquitous roots.

This is countless times larger than the size of the tree roots in the previous mirror secret realm, and it continues to expand.

Originally, Ji Xun and the others planned to run away when the situation turned bad.

Looking at the situation now, the entire Dead Zone should be covered by the roots of the World Tree.

And that's not the worst.

What's worse is that circumstances have changed.

When the roots of the World Tree spread upward, a special muddy smell filled the entire space.

A layer of gray fog also floated in the air.

The fog was mixed with a thick and cold atmosphere of death and darkness.

It was like a deep well was opened, and some dangerous aura from the ground leaked out, getting stronger and stronger.

Seeing this, Ji Xun felt an uncontrollable solemnity in his heart: "The aura of the dead? Has the passage to the underworld been completely opened?"

The reason why he was so sure was not only knowing Lao Xie's purpose, but also because he had seen it once.

Back in Shangbang Prison, the New King of Oran summoned the Gate of the Underworld once, and the feeling was very similar to now.

"Lao Xie" and the man in the cloak disappeared, and the white crow in the sky also disappeared.

In the blink of an eye, the fog was so thick that you could barely see your fingers.

However, looking at the mist around him, Ji Xun discovered that the mist contained weak extraordinary properties like the power of elements.

"Use Feast to Devour, Unknown Dark Element Affinity +0.001"

"Use Feast to Swallow, Unknown Dark Element Affinity +0.002"

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Although it was weak, what was absorbed turned out to be the "unknown element".

"What's going on?"

Ji Xun always felt that something was wrong.

The power of natural elements in the air gradually disappeared and turned into this dark element.

Qin Rushi on the side also sensed something, turned his head and looked over, and said softly: "The environment is not right!"

She also discovered that she couldn't draw the power of elements from the surroundings, but she didn't know what was wrong.

Ming Peacock noticed it and said bluntly: "This is the breath of the underworld."

Of course Ji Xun knew it was the aura of the underworld.

But it stands to reason that even if these tree roots are connected to the underworld, there won't be no normal elements around at all.

Originally I thought the biggest danger would be the "white crow".

But I didn't expect that the crow didn't hurt anyone, and the environment suddenly became strange and dangerous.

Before they could figure out what happened, Ji Xun suddenly felt Old Xu move on his shoulder.

Ji Xun quickly put it down and asked, "Senior, are you awake?"

The anchor of survival wakes up.

Just now, I still felt that fatal crisis lingering in my heart, but looking at Old Man Xu who suddenly woke up, the sense of crisis was inexplicably not that strong.

"Oh, what's wrong with me?"

Old Xu seemed to be drunk and fell asleep, rubbing his groggy head to wake up.

He looked at three pairs of eyes staring directly at him, touched the back of his head, and grinned with his signature lewd smile: "Ji Xun boy, why are you looking at me?"

Looking at this expression, Ji Xun knew that he was not in the big class. There was a flash of pity in his eyes, but he also said: "Senior, you read the [Forbidden Ruins Stone Tablet] before and then you fell into a coma."

He knew that the old man had probably forgotten, and wanted to help him recall it, maybe he could get some useful clues.

For example, what content did you see that caused you to faint?

But before he finished speaking, Old Man Xu saw the mist around him, his whole body was agitated, and he screamed: "Ouch! Why did you come to the underworld?"

As he said that, the old man had a look of shameful regret on his face: "It's over, it's over. The old man hasn't lived enough yet, why did he die in confusion."

Ji Xun: "."

Qin Ru said: "."

Although Peacock didn't understand their exchange, Old Man Xu's expression of greed for life and fear of death did not make him look like a good person.

Ji Xun caught something keenly and asked with a slightly unbelievable tone: "Senior, is this the underworld?"

He was still in the Dead Realm just now, how could he come to the underworld?

He would rather doubt his own perception than the old-timer's judgment.

Qin Rushi also looked suspicious.

Old Man Xu listened to the inquiry and carefully observed his surroundings. Then he confirmed something and seemed to be relieved: "Oh no, someone has opened the door to the underworld before we reach the underworld. Are you here through the passage of the dead?"

Ji Xun asked again: "What is the passage of the dead?"

Old Man Xu did not lose his temper this time and explained directly: "Well, you can understand it as a void space. It is a special space that cannot be defined as space. It is the passage for living beings to the underworld."

"???"

This expression was a bit confusing, and neither Ji Xun nor Qin Rushi understood it.

However, looking at the indifferent expressions of the two people, Old Man Xu said angrily: "Ji Xun boy, can you still laugh? Appearing here means that we are dead!"

"ah?"

Ji Xun's eyes flickered, as if his mind couldn't accept the information in that sentence, and he asked: "Are we already dead?"

Hearing this, he and Qin Ru were really surprised.

Aren't they alive and well? Why did they die?

Old Man Xu explained anxiously and timidly: "The 'Passage of the Dead' is the way back after death. For living people, appearing in this passage is already dead!"

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Ji Xun still looked puzzled.

He pinched his own flesh and blood, but it didn't look like he was dead.

He looked at Qin Rushi again.

She felt the same way.

"Oh, I can't tell you clearly!"

Old man Xu slapped his thigh fiercely.

I don’t know if I really forgot or if I just don’t know.

The old man didn't say anything more, he just muttered the words "It's over" and "It's over".

Ji Xun and Qin Ru would definitely not believe it when others said such nonsense.

But when Old Man Xu said it, both of them firmly believed it.

But... really dead?

It always feels like something absurd and unreal.

But for some reason, Ji Xun felt that he should pay attention to it, but he couldn't feel much sense of crisis in his heart.

He suddenly thought of the girl in Nanjing, and asked: "Ah, senior. I have a friend who can go to the underworld, and it seems that there is nothing wrong with him?"

Although he only knew that the Nan family had this special ability, it was a special case after all.

This gave Ji Xun the illusion that the underworld was a special plane.

You can come and go.

When Old Man Xu saw his indifferent expression, he said angrily: "You mean the apostle who travels between the world of living beings and the underworld? That is an ability that only certain [Psychics] with special physiques have. And it must be certain people. Only the apostles who are in the underworld can come back if they have a treasure like the Book of the Dead. Otherwise, do you think anyone can?"

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When Ji Xun heard this, he realized that the problem seemed indeed big.

But his thoughts changed and he captured another detail in the conversation: "In other words, we are not actually dead yet?"

Since a living person can go to the underworld, of course he is not dead.

Old Man Xu rolled his eyes: "No. But it's almost as good as death. If you can't leave this passage within seven days, you're dead."

This old man finally described it accurately.

In other words, are they now in a state between 'dead' and 'not dead'?

"oh?"

Not only was Ji Xun not worried when he heard this, but there was a strange color in his eyes.

In other words, there are still seven days to find the way back?

Since death is not certain, it doesn't seem to be that urgent for Ji Xun's temperament.

Sure enough, with this old senior by your side, you can always anchor a glimmer of hope.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun became optimistic.

Old Man Xu understood his expression and said with a strange expression: "You don't think you can find your way back in seven days, do you?"

Ji Xun and Qin Ru asked rhetorically: Could it not?

Old Man Xu said quietly: "It doesn't matter that your consciousness is still intact now. But before long, it will be contaminated and corroded by the aura of the dead, and you will gradually forget everything in your life."

As he spoke, the old face as dark as bacon was filled with sadness, and he added: "Also, the roots of this world tree are the way for exiles to go to the underworld. Now our souls have been imprisoned by the roots, no matter which direction we go. , it is impossible to escape. This is why I told you before, don’t touch the roots of those world trees!”

"." Ji Xun and Qin Rushu also suddenly understood how Emperor Lanlingst banished the Golden Dragon God Marodis to the underworld hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Only when they heard that their consciousness would dissipate did they realize the seriousness of the problem.

If consciousness really dissipates, wouldn't that be death?

But Ji Xun looked at the fog around him, and for some reason, he didn't feel that "feeling of amnesia."

A thought suddenly popped into his mind: Is the "unknown energy" that cannot be swallowed by the feast the source of pollution?

Thinking of this, Ji Xun kept using the feast to swallow up all the extraordinary characteristics of several people nearby.

Whether it is or not, try it first and then tell.

"Senior, is there anything else we need to pay attention to in this underworld passage?"

"How do I know? I also heard it from others. Otherwise, do you think a living person can come to this place?"

"Who did you listen to? Emperor Lanlingst?"

"Who is Lanlingster?"

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After asking Old Man Xu a few more questions, Ji Xun didn't get any more information.

The old man didn't go up to the big number and was intermittently unreliable.

Ji Xun has long been used to it.

He told Ming Peacock about his current situation again.

I originally thought that this mythical creature of **** species could know some information, but unexpectedly I got another result.

After some exchanges, Ji Xun realized that the 'hell' he had previously known was not a part of the underworld, but some special planes.

Only after crossing the river of the underworld is the real underworld. That is a place where all gods go and never return.

Ji Xun was really confused.

It's really like a bug in a glass cover, completely unable to understand the world outside the glass cover.

Four people and one peacock kept walking along the roots of the tree.

Originally, I wanted to avoid the roots of the world tree, but no matter which direction I went, I was met with vast mist and endless roots.

Looking at it this way, it seems impossible to find the way back within seven days.

Old Man Xu was as depressed and pessimistic as ever, acting as the "negative emotion generator" in the team from time to time, chattering endlessly.

Peacock was also influenced by the old man and became quite dignified.

In comparison, Ji Xun and Qin Rushi's mentality was good.

They are very calm about death.

Furthermore, they knew what was special about Old Man Xu.

If you follow this old man, you will always have a better chance of living than others.

And if only a few of them came to this "passage of the dead", Ji Xun would really have to worry about how to find a way out.

But now, people from the three major outer **** sects are here.

This matter is by no means a desperate situation.

At least the golden dragon **** Marodis is going back to the card master plane, so there is a glimmer of hope.

In the past, we had to avoid the battlefield, but now it seems that we have to find a way to find where the people from the three major sects are.

But before that, Ji Xun and the others still had to find a few people.

Just now, Qin Ru received a signal for help from Bonnie and others.

Bonnie and the others who left early did not escape from the Death Zone and were also trapped in it.

Everyone in the revolutionary army has devices for positioning each other.

Ji Xun and the four others followed the direction, quickly weaving in and out of tree roots along the way.

I don’t know if it’s because Old Man Xu is in the team, or if it’s just luck and a smooth journey.

However, it went well for them, but things didn't go so well for Bonnie and the others on the other side.

About half an hour later, Ji Xun and the others were walking when they suddenly heard the sound of fierce fighting coming from deep in the roots of the trees.

Qin Ru sensed something and shouted: "It's Bonnie and the others who are in danger!"

Before she finished speaking, she was already rushing towards the depths of darkness.

Ji Xun originally wanted to follow him and take a look, but suddenly a strong necromantic energy surged around him.

In the blink of an eye, tattered skeleton monsters emerged from the nothingness in the roots of the tree.

The eyes of these skeleton monsters are hollow, burning with two **** of green phosphorus fire.

The armor on his body has long been rusted, but it still looks strong, as if it was forged with immortal souls.

The skeletons hold various weapons in their hands, including rusty swords, dead wood staffs, and knights riding skeleton horses.

[Skeleton Warrior], [Ghost Knight], [Skeleton Mage], [Headless Horseman], [Fallen Wraith].

In the eyes, they are densely packed and countless.

Ji Xun frowned as he looked at it.

I don’t know why so many skeleton monsters suddenly appeared.

However, when Old Man Xu on the side saw this scene, he was so frightened that his dead spirit flew away, and he stammered: "This is the undead army! No, we may have broken into the territory of a certain undead lord!"

As soon as he finished speaking, from the end of his field of vision, he saw a group of people rushing over anxiously.

Qin Ru was standing behind, and the people in front of him were clearly cadres of the revolutionary army.

"Breaking Bad Doctor" Bonnie, "Holy Hammer" Sam, "Explosive Master" Lawson, "Sick Tiger" Shan Dong, Chen Jianwuliu.

Although everyone was more or less injured, fortunately there was no loss of strength.

The leader was Sam, who was charging along with a heavy shield. He looked at Ji Xun and shouted anxiously: "Brother Ji Xun, run quickly, don't think about fighting! These monsters can be resurrected indefinitely and cannot be killed at all!"

One sentence revealed the source of the trouble.

The scary thing is not the monster, but the "unkillable".

Ji Xun also realized that the crisis was not small and thought of leaving first.

But even if they wasted this moment, the road they came from was already densely packed with skeleton monsters. In an instant, the Skeleton Knight launched a charge. The Skeleton Warrior brandished corroded weapons and charged forward. The Skeleton Mage also released black light magic.

Fortunately, the level of the skeleton monster is not too high. Visually, it ranges from level one to level six.

Most are low-level skeletons.

Ji Xun didn't give them a chance to surround him, so he punched them: "Ba Fist: Tiger Rush!"

When a punch is thrown out, it's like hearing the roar of a tiger breaking through the wind, and the force of the punch is like a mountain torrent.

Just hearing a "crackling" sound of bones breaking, a road of several hundred meters was cleared in front of them.

The skeleton shattered into pieces.

However, before Ji Xun could breathe a sigh of relief, a horrifying scene immediately unfolded.

A strong death aura lingered all around, and there was a clanging sound of bones being spliced ​​together. The skeleton bones that had been beaten to pieces actually stood up intact!

"Have you recovered perfectly?"

Ji Xun looked surprised and confused.

Not only the broken ones, but even the skeletons that turned into a bag of bone meal were restored.

In other words, the punch he just punched had no effect at all.

It’s no wonder that the cadres of the revolutionary army were in a panic and chose the right path.

As long as these monsters are immortal, they will lose in a long battle.

It was obviously a critical moment, but Ji Xun's expression became strange when he saw this scene.

Because he looked familiar inexplicably.

He once encountered endless skeleton monsters in the "Cemetery Maze" when he was still a card master apprentice.

At that time, he found a good way to deal with skeleton monsters. Skeletons have no flesh and blood and brains, and their perception system is problematic.

They can only perceive human mental fluctuations, such as "excitement", "bravery" and "fear".

In other words, controlling certain violent mental fluctuations can prevent being captured by monsters to a certain extent.

However, the skeletons in the maze were all low-level skeletons, so this idea was feasible.

Ji Xun didn't know if it would be useful for these high-level skeletons.

However, when he turned around, he saw that Old Man Xu had already demonstrated correctly. His eyes froze for an instant, and the old man turned into a dummy in a wax museum.

At the same time, he did not forget to give an anxious reminder: "Ji Xun boy, hurry up and pretend to be dead!"

Ji Xun smiled.

Sure enough, the old man is reliable at critical moments.

He thought about giving it a try, so he restrained his thoughts and tried his best to suppress all mental fluctuations.

This attempt was indeed effective.

The hatred of the skeletons that had been staring at him a moment ago almost all left his body and turned towards the running cadres.

Ji Xun looked at this scene and knew that he still had to find a way to fight.

He and Old Man Xu can perfectly control mental fluctuations, but others may not be able to.

Moreover, those skeleton monsters of level five and above seem to have wisdom.

Playing dead is not an option.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun quietly used a flying knife to pierce the skulls of several skeletons around him.

"Crash" the bones collapsed into a pile.

However, just as the bones were crunching and struggling to recover, a black devouring force covered Ji Xun's body.

He used his feast ability to directly swallow up the collapsing extraordinary characteristics.

"Use feast to swallow, toughness +0.05, unknown dark element affinity +0.001"

"Use feast to devour, toughness +0.017, undead affinity +0.003"

"use."

"Hey, it's true."

Ji Xun looked at the two skeleton monsters that had not recovered again, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

In "I am the world", everything must have cause and effect.

So when he saw the infinite resurrection of monsters before, he immediately thought about the principle of resurrection.

And when Ji Xun watched the previously killed skeleton monster phosphorus fire dissipate for a moment, turning into a free state that could be swallowed, he guessed this possibility.

When he discovered that [Feast] could devour these monsters, it was a completely extraordinary experience for him.

(End of chapter)