Witches' Delegation

The Flying Speaker of the Dead.

Now that the ghost ship's initial modifications were complete, Soren naturally needed to test its capabilities.

The Speaker of the Dead had a crucial role in his future plans. There were few places left on the Material Plane where he could put it to use, but there were many on other planes, especially the Abyss. The Abyss contained vast stretches of water, some spanning several layers, such as the territory of the Demon Lord Dagon and the Sea of Blood ruled by the Goddess of Misfortune.

Of course!

The most important point was that the ghost ship Speaker of the Dead was a form of undead constructed life.

It could sail on the River Styx!

That ability alone made it worth the considerable time and effort Soren had invested in modifying it. There was one thing that could never be avoided when operating in the Lower Planes: the [River Styx]. From the ancient era when war broke out between the first ancient gods of Celestia and the chaotic demons, all the way to the birth of the Lord of Hell, Asmodeus, the River Styx had long since spread throughout the Lower Planes. From Inferno Hell to Ysgard, from the Gray Waste to the Twisted Nether, from the Abyss to Baator Hell, its tributaries extended through every one of the Lower Planes. Even the Upper Planes occasionally showed traces of the River Styx.

It had long since grown into a vital part of the Multiverse. No one could disregard its existence now.

"Ascend!"

Soren landed on the deck of the Speaker of the Dead. As the Floating Ring's power supply activated, the ghost ship gradually rose until it reached an altitude of nearly three thousand meters. The higher it rose, the more the wind affected