Acheron: I mourn for the departed!

The Peaceful Longbow's energy source is obtained by tormenting Wicked Souls, so this underworld is full of hellish wonders of tormenting Wicked Souls.

"Moreover, this Rebirth Pool has an effect: after throwing Wicked Souls that have been tortured beyond recognition in other punishments into the pool, it can slowly restore the soul to its original form, make the soul regain consciousness, and reset the other party's tolerance for pain, so as to continue to torture these Wicked Souls and make it easier for them to continue to provide pain energy."

"In other words... throwing the Blood Sin Spirits in might help them regain their original appearance. And since the Galaxy Rangers usually do good and punish evil, it won't hurt too much after they go in; it'll be like a hot spring at most. Brother Ternan, would you like to go in and soak for a bit?" Chen Li asked.

"I don't need to. So what we need to do now is to bring them into this pool and let them soak?" Ternan shook his head, rejecting Chen Li's suggestion.

"More or less. However, this Rebirth Pool has a drawback: the function of restoring a soul to its original state and regaining its consciousness is not free. It requires the energy generated by the torment of the Wicked Souls to maintain it... probably due to budget constraints."

After all, it's not One-star Artifact, so how could there be so many freebies to get it for free?

That makes sense.

"As you can see, there are less than 100 Wicked Souls inside this Peaceful Longbow right now, providing limited Pain Value. I estimate it would take 100 years to purify all those Blood Sin Spirits outside, which are practically a sea of them, into something resembling human beings..."

These hellish wonders were not meant for "restoration" but for destruction; restoring the soul to its original state was merely a bonus function, hence their inefficiency.

"100 years...it doesn't matter, time means nothing to me." Ternan shook his head.

"I can help him," Acheron said.

"Thank you both for being so helpful. Oh, by the way, these next 100 years might be a bit boring, so... how about we watch some ads?" Chen Li took out two Friends Circle Terminal.

"Advertisement? What advertisement?"

"Resurrection Card Advertisement. Collect 10 different fragments to designate a player to participate in the Revival Match. Win the Revival Match and you can be resurrected for free!"

"How is that possible?"

"Never heard of it."

Both Acheron and Ternan found the existence of this Miraculous Item unbelievable.

"Why don't you give it a try? Although the last fragment is hard to get, you have 100 years. While the Blood Sin Spirits are soaking in the hot springs, you can watch some ads to pass the time."

"And... maybe your companions might even be resurrected. Ternan, you must also have some incredible companions you'd like to see, right?" Chen Li tempted.

"If... if this is true, the Galaxy Rangers will always remember your kindness." After glancing at the advertisement link on his Friends Circle Terminal, Ternan looked at Chen Li with a strange expression.

Standing to the side, Acheron glanced helplessly at Chen Li, because she sensed that after learning about the existence of the Resurrection Card, Ternan's obsession was subtly changing again.

There's no point in performing rituals to help the deceased!

If a companion could be resurrected, who would choose to perform a ritual to help them pass on to the afterlife?

However, Acheron didn't care about this change.

Helping someone to the end—isn't that just advertising? Go ahead and watch.

"Thanking me is fine. If someone is truly resurrected, you can tell them it was I Chen Li, who helped them. But when they tell others how they were resurrected, they should say it was Sparkle who did it!" Chen Li quickly said.

"Why? And who is Sparkle?"

"It is possible to resurrect so many rangers at once and bring such chaos to the entire universe. I am afraid that the Balance Star God will personally come and beat me. And Hanabi is one of my best friends, dear relatives and friends... She is willing to help me bear the price." Chen Li said while touching his chin.

A group of Galaxy Rangers might not have much of an impact, but what if they resurrected some strange things? Like... Aeon?

Wouldn't that disrupt the Equilibrium?

"To be honest, it doesn't sound like it... and isn't it a bit inappropriate to shift the blame to someone else?" Acheron hesitated before speaking.

"Sparkle is a Masked Fool."

"That's alright then." Acheron nodded in relief.

If it's the Masked Fool, then it's only what she deserves.

Chapter 175 The Acheron: I Weep for the Deceased!

"When given the opportunity to make a choice, don't let yourself regret it. As a hero, you can't ignore the Blood Sin Spirits of today!"

"So why are you bunch of good-for-nothings still here? Hurry up and go inside! Can't you see how dirty the pool is?" Chen Li held a long whip woven from gold thread and lashed it hard at a demon burdened with sins.

Because of the effect of "One Arrow Once Slaughtered a Million Demons", Chen Li has a strong deterrent effect on all kinds of Demons and Ghouls, monsters and monsters, and this is especially true for the demon souls that belong to the Peaceful Longbow that have already died.

The whip, on the other hand, was woven from the merits of the Cleanup Master.

Tough and durable!

Under Chen Li 'Chen Li command, dozens of demons were once again driven into the murky Rebirth Pool, which had become turbid after the Blood Sin Spirit had been cleansed of its filth and returned to human form.

As soon as the demon stepped into the Rebirth Pool, it instantly unleashed a shrill scream.

The unique characteristic of the Rebirth Pool is that the more sinful the Wicked Souls, the more pain it will experience when it touches the Rebirth Pool, and this pain can be used to purify the Rebirth Pool.

Only after the Rebirth Pool has been purified to a certain extent can it continue to cleanse the Blood Sin Spirit of their impurities.

In short, all the hellish wonders within the Peaceful Longbow require the painful energy generated by Wicked Souls to power them.

As Chen Li walked out of the gates of the underworld carrying the golden whip, the shrieks of the Wicked Souls that were originally somewhat ear-piercing were instantly silenced. Although there was only one gate separating them, it was as if a division between hell and heaven had been created.

Although... the Dead Sea opposite Hell is even more exaggerated and more like Hell itself.

"Those Wicked Souls shouldn't need to be whipped; they'll just enter the Rebirth Pool on their own, right?" Acheron, holding a red umbrella to shield himself from the drizzling black rain, said without turning his head.

"I was just bored, so I smoked them for fun," Chen Li replied.

"... It's only been three days." Acheron looked at Chen Li helplessly.

"It's been three days already!" Chen Li corrected.

"It seems you're the kind of person who can't sit still. You always have to stop and take a look at the scenery on your journey, otherwise you'll miss a lot of beautiful things," Acheron said.

"But the Dead Sea looks so boring." Chen Li sat on a rock, propped his chin up, and looked at the endless and unchanging Dead Sea.

"This is Nihility."

"That Nihility is so boring." Chen Li shook his head.

"Can you feel the weight of Nihility now? Even so, do you still want to go to the other side of Nihility?" Acheron asked.

"Certainly."

"When?"

"Lunch is over. Okay, it's time to eat lunch." As Chen Li spoke, he expanded his Friends Circle until it was wide enough to defend against the black rain erosion within a 5-meter radius around Chen Li before finding a table and summoning his Mom's Tablecloth.

Thanks to the black sun in the sky, the black rain in this godforsaken place is corrosive to living things, so it is also regarded as an attack. Therefore, Friends Circle have become a tool to shield oneself from the rain.

"Should you do it or should I?" Although he asked the question, Chen Li had already handed the tablecloth to Acheron.

After watching Chen Li's "Friendship and Bonds" shield the black rain, Acheron put down the red umbrella, picked up the tablecloth, hesitated for a moment, and then gently shook it.

"This is... snow?" Chen Li was stunned when he saw the food on the table.

Although Chen Li was used to Acheron summoning strange things every time he used his Mom's Tablecloth, at least it was always food. But this time...

"This purplish-red snow is Orcalon Snow, and it's said to taste like the sweet and sour flavor of raspberries. Do you remember the girl I mentioned who was planning to go to the depths of IX? Her name was Furibas, and she could make Orcalon Snow Dumplings. But by then, I couldn't taste much of the flavor anymore. Before she left, she made me one last Roasted Marshmallow, and this is it." Acheron said, picking up a slightly charred Roasted Marshmallow.

"The food summoned by Mom's Tablecloth has a pseudo-randomness, but to be able to summon the desired food so precisely... you must have something on your mind." Chen Li had been quiet while Acheron was introducing the food on the tablecloth to Chen Li, and only spoke now.

"Because I am about to see my friend off into the depths of IX again, but I hope that we can meet again soon." Acheron picked up one of the two cups of hot tea in front of him and placed it in front of Chen Li.

"..." by Chen Li.

"What's wrong? What are you thinking about? You can tell me whatever's on your mind," Acheron asked, rarely seeing Chen Li silent.

"I was just thinking, hot tea with snow dumplings... it's only because I can eat anything without getting sick, otherwise I'd definitely be stuck here today. You're not planning to use this method to prevent me from going to the depths of IX today, are you?" Chen Li stared at Acheron suspiciously.

It wasn't that Chen Li was overthinking things; Chen Li had already been here for three days. Whenever Chen Li planned to go into IX to investigate, Acheron, his assistant, always managed to come up with strange ways to keep him here.

Acheron remained silent, only shaking his head, and then stared intently at the Dead Sea in the distance.

"Don't be a coward, let's go together! We'll lose skin and flesh but we won't fall behind!" From the other side of Acheron's vision, Ternan walked towards them with a megaphone playing strange voices, and behind Ternan followed a group of Blood Sin Spirits.

This was the reason for Acheron's first day. Acheron asked Chen Li if he wanted to try to extradite the Blood Sin Spirit.

Chen Li tried it out, but then felt that dragging the Blood Sin Spirits towards the gates of hell was too unseemly, and that if he let go, these Blood Sin Spirits would run around everywhere and be difficult to control, so he took out the Ghoul Attractor.

Blood Sin Spirit are also considered ghosts in a certain sense, so since the appearance of this Miraculous Item, Ternan and Acheron's work has become much easier.

After each batch of Blood Sin Spirits has been cleansed of their impurities in the Rebirth Pool, one person is responsible for driving the Wicked Souls into the Rebirth Pool to purify Rebirth Pool, while another person is responsible for going to a distance to attract a new batch of Blood Sin Spirits with Ghoul Attractor.

This method is very efficient, but it is hampered by the slow speed at which Wicked Souls purify the Rebirth Pool, so the overall efficiency is still not high.

The cooking process is too slow, and the number of people in the queue is increasing too quickly...

Fortunately, apart from Chen Li, the other two people in the Dead Sea, Ternan and Acheron, were very patient.

The purification of Blood Sin Spirits works like this: those Wicked Souls only need to stay in the Rebirth Pool of Rebirth Pool for a while to purify it, while those of us in charge of coordinating the work have to consider many other things.

There's no need to worry about Miko having her Ghoul Attractor taken away, because Chen Li discovered that the timeline he's entered is a very special period of time. Perhaps because Chen Li got lost in the "past," everything in the "present" is frozen—unless Chen Li specifically activates the communication functions of his Friends Circle or the Miraculous Forging Guide.

Therefore, Chen Li was able to stay here for three days without worry.

Although no one in the "present" world is forcing Chen Li do anything, Chen Li always feels that only during these "extra times" can he truly relax.

Besides wanting some free time, Chen Li also wanted to wait for the cooldown of the Miracle Card, "Then I'll Ask You".

After leading another group of Blood Sin Spirit to line up at the gates of the underworld, Ternan walked over here.

"This speaker is really convenient." Ternan casually sat down on the reef.

"Miraculous Item change lives." Chen Li nodded.

"Speaking of Miraculous Item ... why is this Miraculous Item emitting black smoke? My companions shouldn't have undergone any strange changes, right?" Ternan looked at the long banner stuck in front of the gate of the underworld with some concern.

This is the reason for the second day in the Acheron. After purifying the Blood Sin Spirits with the Rebirth Pool, the three of them discovered that if the Blood Sin Spirits were not exorcised and allowed to wander in this space, they would eventually turn back into that ominous red-haired form.

But we can't let them wander around in hell, because it's full of torturous hellish wonders.

Therefore, Chen Li spent ten Crystals to create a rare Miraculous Item for summoning souls— the Myriad Souls Banner.

However, Chen Li felt that the name didn't sound very good, so he changed it to "Human Emperor Banner".

Built using the concepts of soul, absorption, and space, it has no other functions and cannot even forcibly control the souls within the Myriad Souls Banner. Its only advantage is that it has a large interior space and can provide departed souls with a home-like warmth, while also having a preservation effect, ensuring that the soul's spirituality does not diminish over time.

Of these three terms, the hardest to obtain is [Soul], yet it's the easiest to find... Isn't that what Wicked Souls is?

But for some reason, the Myriad Souls Banner turned out to be far too much like Myriad Souls Banner.

Chen Li thought it might be because he had given Acheron the right to use the Myriad Souls Banner.

Acheron is the Envoy of Nothingness, so it's reasonable that the Myriad Souls Banner in her hand would emit black energy.

Because the Nanook is black!

At least before it was handed over to Acheron, this Myriad Souls Banner shone brightly in Chen Li's hands.

The reason Chen Li gave the Myriad Souls Banner to Acheron was that giving it to Ternan would only reward him with 20 Crystals, while Acheron would give him 50 Crystals.

Who knows what Acheron might do with the Myriad Souls Banner?

Chen Li just needed to know that Acheron wouldn't do anything bad.

Chen Li had only intended to help out, but unexpectedly made a fortune, which put him in a very good mood.

"Don't worry, there's absolutely no problem," Chen Li assured him.

"Alright..." After witnessing Chen Li's amazing skills as Miraculous Forger, Ternan readily believed Chen Li's words.

Because Chen Li's words were full of sincerity.

"By the way, Brother Ternan, would you like to come over for lunch?"

"I'll pass." Ternan shook his head.

"Alright, let's get started. But before that... Acheron, you know what I mean." Chen Li gestured to Acheron with his eyes.

Acheron hesitated for a moment, then stood up and leaned towards Chen Li until Chen Li's hand could easily rest on his head before Acheron stopped.

"Fiction." Chen Li uttered the two words softly, and as Chen Li gently stroked Acheron's head, Acheron began to glow faintly.

"Thank you, you've gone to so much trouble." Acheron sat back down after Chen Li removed his hand.

"It doesn't matter. It's just a temporary fabrication of your past sense of taste onto your current body. It won't Imaginary Value points. Come on, try the taste of snow dumplings and Roasted Marshmallows," Chen Li said.

Things created using Imaginary Values can be "rented" for very little money, but "bought" for a lot of money.

Although the person sitting opposite is no longer an old friend, this friend will do the same thing as his former friend—explore the depths of IX.

"The Orcalon Snow does indeed taste like the sweet and sour flavor of raspberries." After finishing the snowball, Acheron only felt a slight chill as it slid across his body.

Acheron ran his hand across his face and realized that a tear had fallen without him noticing.