"Death"

Because Azik had previously heard that the body of "Phoenix Ancestor" was hidden in the deepest part of Underworld by Death, Fors was not too surprised, but the latter still raised his own questions. "Isn't this equivalent to leaving the body of your biggest enemy next to you?" As far as she knows, the results of the last two "god wars" were failures. The fallen God's divine body completely collapsed and decomposed. Countless Beyonder Characteristic were showered on Earth Mother, especially the time when "God of Combat" died at the hands of Evernight Goddess., a Meteor Shower attacked the entire North Continent. Sealed Artifact formed by many high-level characteristics caused large-scale casualties, causing some places to be shrouded in the light of dusk. Any living thing entering it would quickly age and die. Until now, it has not been completely cleaned up. And a lot of evidence shows that even if God dies and Beyonder Characteristic is taken away, there is still a chance of resurrection. In this case, why did Salinger, who inherited "Death", hide Gregrace's body deep in Underworld? Mr. Azik said that this was to better master Underworld and get in touch with the leaked Sefirah, but this could be done elsewhere instead of in his "home base"... "Beyonder in the realm of death will never reject a powerful corpse that can be controlled by him, and my father is no exception. "Moreover, the establishment of Underworld did not only rely on the power of 'Death' Pathway. It was not easy for my father to control this world. Although the Beyonder Characteristic and authority of the 'door' in Gregrace's corpse have been eliminated, they still have the corresponding personality, which is equivalent to a key to control Underworld. "Of course, He should have other purposes, such as mastering the 'River of Eternal Darkness' tributary and doing some research that no one knows about..." Azik said slowly, walking towards the nearest pale green flame by the river bank. Fors and Reinette followed closely behind, and soon discovered that the fire came from a strange golden statue, or in other words, a "street lamp" made of gold. It is in the shape of a human body, kneeling on its knees, with its hands tied behind its back, its waist tilted back, and a dark wick in its mouth. The light that illuminates the River Styx shore emits from the wick, burning quietly, as if it will never go out. Like the punished Sinner... Aren't those lights all golden statues like this? If it were pure gold, one would weigh at least several hundred kilograms, equivalent to tens of thousands of pounds... Fors subconsciously calculated how much a gold street lamp was worth, and then realized that he could not and did not dare to bring Underworld's guiding light back to reality, even if he was Angel. And Azik approached the kneeling golden statue and continued beside the cold and pale flame, "Following the guiding light, you will continue to move deeper into Underworld, continuously passing through layers of worlds representing different crimes and punishments, and finally reach the palace of Death. "But through Teleportation of 'Planeswalker', we can travel directly through these worlds to the deepest parts. " I understand, just like when Mr. "World" was at Forsaken Land of the Gods, I was the tool... No, Tool Person. Fors cursed, and consciously stretched out his hands, letting Azik and Reinette touch each other, becoming a whole with himself in mysticism, and then surrounded by this familiar Underworld Under the guidance of the "Death Consul" in the world, he quickly shuttled through the dark world, passing over golden statues and Abandoned Buildingss that had collapsed for an unknown period of time, leaving pale traces in the dark wasteland that sloped downwards. Soon, the three figures appeared at the end of the wasteland. This place is no longer as dark as when we just crossed River Styx, but is shrouded in a complete paleness. The monotonous color covers the wilderness below, the sky above, and the huge building complex in front of the three people, which brings a dim light. The solid land that slopes slowly down stops here, and deeper into the void that cannot be seen, the area is almost equivalent to the size of Backlund. The majestic palaces, towers and air corridors that run through these buildings almost occupy this sunken area. The lower part goes deep into the void, while the upper part has completely collapsed, leaving only ruins. The few intact buildings left are the towers and side halls near the edge of the void where Fors and others are. The only intact buildings in the core area are the majestic main hall and the towering obelisks surrounding it. The dark river that is said to run through all the different levels of the world in Underworld is falling from the sky, falling behind the palace like a waterfall, as if flowing directly into the bottomless void. Following the direction of River Styx, Fors noticed an exaggeratedly large bird prostrate on the top of the main hall. It almost occupied the entire palace in a radius of several hundred meters. Its outstretched feathered wings almost touched the high towers surrounding the main hall. Its whole body was either burning with pale flames or exposing rotten skin. Just looking at the giant bird, Fors felt her body become colder, as if the negative effects of the Golden Mask were accelerating its transformation into an undead creature, and she had an urge in her heart to kneel before the giant bird. Fortunately, this strange feeling was not strong. She quickly woke up and realized that this palace complex was not the original temple of "Death" Salinger, and the giant bird that looked dead was "Phoenix Ancestor" Gregrace. But this does not feel like the body of "Phoenix" was collected and studied by "Death". Instead, it feels like Gregrace occupied the main hall of Salinger and destroyed the Zhou Dynasty. Everything around... Spirituality in Fors's heart gave a reminder. She turned her head and looked at Azik, who was looking at the palace that was half floating and half submerged in the void with a sad expression, and raised her own questions. Azik looked back and replied softly: "Originally, my father's palace did not sink into the void. Although the buildings still dug downwards to get as close to the ground as possible to death, the bottom was still solid land, and that was where the Gregrace divine body was imprisoned and stored. "But after Death fell, this Phoenix Ancestor broke free, destroyed the entire palace, killed all his father's loved ones and descendants who were still deep in Underworld at that time, and turned this place into the real 'Pale Kingdom'. "This is also the reason why the undead have been unable to return here for thousands of years, and Beyonder without Death pathway dared to go deep into Underworld. " Wait, break free? Fors was startled, then looked at the corpse of Phoenix, whose wingspan was probably hundreds of meters, and found that his eyes were tightly closed, showing no intention of "resurrecting", so he asked cautiously: "The previous generation Death is resurrected? " "No, it's just a corpse transformation. As the ancient god who once accommodated 'Death' Uniqueness, when contemporary Death falls, he will regain certain power over death. It is not surprising that the corpse will undergo certain mutations. "Azik's words made Fors feel reassured, but the next sentence made her chest tighten again, "But there is indeed something strange on Phoenix's body, as if there is some kind of 'new' power acting on him..." At the same time, Reinette, who was looking at Gregrace's corpse with blood-red eyes without fear, also said: "He was not completely dead, just in a deep sleep, a sleep from which it was almost impossible to wake. " As "Chained" Pathway Sequence 1, he is proficient in curses, has certain characteristics of undead creatures and will not be affected by "Death"'s high-level suppression of low-level ones. "Abomination", Reinette's speech attracted the other two people's attention. They looked at Gregrace's body across the pale wilderness and black void, and soon made new discoveries. Between the huge corpse of Phoenix burning with pale flames and the palace dome inlaid with gold, there is a giant egg with a dark surface but also with pale flames constantly rising. It is about one meter in diameter, a size that has never been heard of, but compared to Gregrace, it is as small as a quail egg. That's... a bird egg? Phoenix's egg? Fors's first reaction was that the former ancient god had used some method to make his corpse-turned-self lay a bird egg as a container for resurrection. Then he thought it was impossible. If Gregrace had not completely died, he still had the power to give birth to offspring and clones. "Death" Salinger would have eliminated this kind of trouble long ago. But the power of "new life"... She thought of the possibility mentioned by Reinette again. The knowledge and experiences recorded in her mind were quickly pulled out, and she quickly thought of a possibility: "Is it 'Mother Goddess of Depravity'? " When she was roaming the starry sky, she once saw a planet that believed in and worshiped "Great Mother", that is, Mother Goddess of Depravity. The person who ruled this civilization was the Great Old One who had intercourse with the planet itself and gave birth to a child. The three sons of God and their descendants, the residents of this planet extremely worship mothers and reproductive organs. They have some overlap with the beliefs of "Earth Mother", but they have the most important symbol of "rebirth" that the earth does not have. This is the special feature of "Great Mother" that is different from the two Pathways that were torn to the earth. Although the other two Angel present did not have the same knowledge as Fors, they also knew that Outer Deity existed and understood the concept of "Mother Goddess of Depravity". After hearing this, their expressions became serious. Azik stared at the bird egg for a long time and said as if guessing: "If this is the case, Gregrace may have been contaminated to a certain extent before it fell. Otherwise, Underworld, which represents death, was invaded by the power of 'rebirth' and there would be no trace at all. " Before the fall... It was the third or even Second Epoch time. "Phoenix Ancestor" was contaminated by Outer Deity in that wild and dark era? But that was when Original Creator's barrier was supposed to be the strongest... and his state has never been discovered. Until now, when the barrier became weak, he was affected by "Mother Goddess of Depravity" again and began to be resurrected to a certain extent? Fors's eyes kept moving on Phoenix's corpse, and finally stopped at his left claw with obvious signs of fracture and no trace of the end. By the way, Gregrace also has the authority of the "door". As a "native creature" within the barrier, he has the ability to leave this planet and go to the starry sky and return safely... Could it be that while roaming the starry sky and looking for ways to open up Underworld, Phoenix Ancestor was contaminated by "Mother Goddess of Depravity"? And the same pollution was passed to King of Angel when Bethel Abraham and Salinger killed the seriously injured Gregrace and took away the "door" Pathway characteristics and Uniqueness in his body? Of course, this kind of pollution must be extremely secretive and can only be used for positioning, so it was not discovered by Bethel at that time. It was not until he went to the stars again to master more astronomical, geographical and folklore knowledge and prepare for Apotheosis Ritual that he was targeted by "Mother Goddess of Depravity" and was truly contaminated... The remaining pollution in Gregrace's body had no use and was forgotten. Even during the "Vortex" plan, Amon asked this When Pillar-level Great Old One sucked away all the pollution in the barrier, no one cared. Until recently, it was activated again for some reason, causing the zombie Gregrace to be affected by "rebirth" and give birth to black eggs. Many clues quickly connected in Fors's mind, and he nodded affirmatively to Azik's guess. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly discovered a staggering figure lingering on the edge of the border between wilderness and void. She resisted the subconscious urge to check "Teleportation" and looked away from the spot. She could barely see clearly that it was a rotten and swollen corpse with only the left half of its hands and feet, and nothing above its neck. Earth Mother Under the pale light from the sky and the palace complex, it seemed that he was about to die completely, but he retained the last bit of vitality. He crawled forward on his hands and feet, slowly heading towards the air corridor leading to the palace building. That was the left half of "Zedus"'s body. It seemed to want to get close to Phoenix Ancestor's body, or the black giant egg. But as this half of the corpse gets closer to the palace, the power of Pale Death becomes stronger, making its movements become Slowing. Judging from this speed, it is impossible for it to enter the temple and reach the core building complex when Apocalypse comes. It's really deep inside Underworld... How did it use half of its body to crawl to such a place? No, I should say how can the corpse crawl on its own? Is this also the impact of "new life"? It shouldn't be long before Mother Goddess of Depravity's pollution was reactivated... Fors was overjoyed. She didn't expect to see the target she was looking for as soon as she entered the depths of Underworld. She looked around and saw that two companions with the same target also noticed Zedus's body, so she said softly: "Get that part of the body first, and then do further exploration. " She was worried that getting closer to the temple of Death would cause some accidents, which was not uncommon in the exploration of the starry sky and Travel, so she decided to suppress her curiosity and complete the task assigned by "Empress" Miss first. After Azik and Reinette nodded one after another, Fors stretched out a hand, spread his fingers towards "Zedus" in the distance, activated the ability to record, and stole the distance between himself and the other party. The half-body that was swollen with pus and pus immediately came to the three of them from the edge of the void. Before it could face the direction of "Phoenix Ancestor" again, it was loaded into the space created by Fors. Azik, who had no time to control the undead, and Reinette, who was about to possess it and jumped into the body bag, both looked at this "Planeswalker", as if curious about why she was so skilled. If you have had many experiences of racing against time to collect local specialties in interstellar wars, you will be the same as me... Fors muttered, and then set his sights on Gregrace at the top of the majestic main hall in the void. At this moment, Phoenix Ancestor, who was lying with his whole body pressed against the dome of the main hall, suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes were several times larger than the dome beneath him, and were emitting a strange bronze light. There were countless layers of Illusory Door hidden in them, which reminded Fors of the heraldic style of the Abraham Family. In other words, the inspiration for Abraham Crest comes from this. At the same time, the entire country soaked in pale light began to tremble. Huge stones continued to fall from the palace building that had not completely collapsed, and gradually sank into the void below. A terrifying aura of silence surged from the main hall to the surroundings, causing Fors, Azik, and Reinette to freeze in place. Among them, "Death Consul" Azik was affected the most. At this moment, he seemed to have returned to the moment when Fourth Epoch's father, who was in charge of the power of death, was angry. His tall body actually began to tremble, as if he would kneel down in the next second and crawl in front of "Phoenix Ancestor". The same is true for Fors, who wears Golden Mask and is also affected by Death pathway. However, she is not essentially undead. She is just in the process of being transformed and has a certain ability to act independently. Travel's experienced Fors had already made plans for encountering "Death" high-ranking people and being suppressed or even controlled. Without hesitation, she took off the mask that protected herself from Underworld's erosion and regained her freedom. Her eyes flashed as brightly as Sun, and her whole body was immediately enveloped in a fiery golden light. This is the high-level "Purification" ability of "Sun" Pathway. There is no big problem in resisting the erosion of Underworld in a short period of time. But only now did she have the time to look at the body of Gregrace with her eyes open and pale flames burning all over her body. Phoenix Ancestor, who didn't know whether he was transformed into a corpse or truly resurrected, struggled to get up with his remaining right paw. The hundred-meter long feather wings were spread out at the top of the Subordinate Deity temple. The pale sky was cracked like glass, and inside the crack was an invisible dark void. Even the River Styx that fell like a waterfall from the sky avoided this Death, as if fearing His authority. Fors was also afraid of this. She didn't know why Gregrace, who had been in the depths of Underworld for thousands of years, happened to be transformed into a corpse today, but she knew it was time for her to play the role of "Tool Person" and retreated with her teammates. With partial "positioning" authority, it is not easy for her to enter the unfamiliar Underworld through Teleportation, but it is very simple to leave this place and return to the familiar reality. She can even tear out a Teleportation door with her hands and directly take away the Azik who has fallen into the Intimidation state and the Reinette who did not know when it became huge. Anyway, the body of "Zedus" has been obtained, and although the status of Gregrace is unknown, it is basically determined to be related to "Mother Goddess of Depravity". You can report "Empress" Miss and then find a way to deal with it. But just as she grabbed Mr. Azik, whose whole body was smoking in the light of Purification, but was partially freed from the suppression of Gregrace through her personality with one hand, and tried to grab the hem of Reinette's skirt with her other hand, the latter had turned into a huge rag doll wrapped in evil vines and wearing a complicated long skirt. This is His complete Mythical Creature Form, which is the unique shape displayed by "Chained" Pathway according to the different items selected when Saint. A natural Mythical Creature like Suah will behave like a withered giant tree with an enlarged appearance of Beyonder Characteristic because it has not experienced this process. This rag doll, which was tens of meters tall and completely beyond the capabilities of Fors Teleportation, looked at Gregrace who was looking this way with its wings stretched out, and said in a loud but still cold voice: "He is just a phantom with no personality and no power. "And it's ugly." 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