The Emperor is Above

Chapter 465: The Name of the Ghost King of the Styx Will Be Spread Throughout the Human World

A thousand miles southeast of Yangwu City.

Countless lakes, ponds, swamps, marshes and swamps converge into the Lishui Lake.

It stretches more than 2,000 miles from east to west and 1,500 miles from north to south. Large areas of water, grasslands, mountains, forests and swamps are intertwined together, forming an extremely complex and dangerous terrain.

With dense grass, lush forests, abundant water and grass, dangerous terrain and rich resources, it naturally becomes a place where countless birds and beasts live and reproduce, and the number of beasts far exceeds that of Jiming Lake.

Even the fifth- and sixth-grade giant beasts such as the giant rhinoceros, saber-toothed elephant, and woolly rhinoceros are just commonly seen herds of beasts. It is said that the bloodline of divine beasts sometimes appears.

However, the Ghost Witch Tribe, which was famous in the northern border of Xing State, had occupied the swamp for thousands of years, making this beautiful swamp a synonym for extreme terror. No one in the entire northern border would easily approach it.

In previous years, millions of animals gathered in the Lishui Lake, and the number of birds was so large that it covered the sky and the sun, and the lake was full of noisy scenes.

The atmosphere in the swamp this year has become noticeably quieter, with the number of animals being extremely small. The remains of dead animals can be seen everywhere in the swamp, attracting many vultures and crows to snatch food.

Even water birds such as white cranes, egrets and herons are rare in the clear water. From time to time, streams of smelly black water gushed out from the bottom of the water, dyeing the clean water surface black and taking a long time to dissipate.

If someone gets closer and looks carefully, they can see huge footprints left by skeletons' feet on the shallow bottom of the water.

The herds of animals that migrate to the marsh to reproduce in the spring usually migrate south in September and October when the young animals have grown a lot.

It is only July and the summer is scorching. Feeling uneasy, they have no choice but to take their cubs and travel a long distance to leave this increasingly strange swamp in advance to find a safer habitat.

The vast swamp covers an area of ​​thousands of miles, and the millions of beasts living in it are the food source of the Ghost Witch Tribe. If the beasts had left early in previous years, it would inevitably lead to food shortages for the Ghost Witch Tribe during the long winter.

However, this year the Ghost Witch Tribe was indifferent to the large-scale departure of the beasts, because the Ghost Witch Tribe camp, which covered an area of ​​dozens of miles in a place surrounded by mountains and forests in Daze, was filled with thousands of corpses of giant beasts.

The corpses of various giant beasts, including giant rhinoceros, saber-toothed elephants, woolly mammoths, giant elephants, saw-toothed rhinoceros, woolly rhinoceros, blue rhinoceros, etc., filled every open space in the camp.

Around each giant beast, there were hundreds of strong and sturdy wild people from the Ghost Witch Tribe busying around. First, the low-level witch who looked like a wizard collected buckets of scarlet blood while chanting something.

After the giant beast had shed its last drop of blood, the senior totem warriors excitedly stepped forward, wielding their long swords and neatly cutting off the tough skin on the outside of the giant beast.

Afterwards, craftsmen simply processed the hides of these giant animals and spread them out to dry. The huge hides easily covered the entire shed made of branches, attracting a lot of flies and mosquitoes, which were annoying.

After the senior totem warriors finished their work, the intermediate totem warriors took over, vigorously cutting off pieces of flesh and blood, and filling the large wooden basins with a diameter of seven feet like small hills.

After the wooden basins were filled, the junior totem warriors carried the basins and happily delivered the fresh meat to the tree sheds, where the women of the Ghost Witch Tribe marinated and smoked the meat with brown mineral salt.

The animal meat processed in this way can be preserved for several months in the hot summer, and is also the best military rations for the Ghost Witch Tribe soldiers when they march and fight.

When a giant beast had been cleaned of all its flesh and blood, ordinary savages would come forward to clean out its internal organs and feces, and then transport them far away and discard them.

The totem warriors carefully collected the bones of the giant beasts and carried them to the core of the camp. This open space, which was two or three miles long and wide, was already filled with processed bones of the giant beasts.

Many wizards dressed in Puppet Beast Tribe clothes appeared and examined the skeletons of the giant beasts one by one. Then, they were satisfied and carried them into the huge shed with the totem warriors.

Compared to the bustle and excitement in the Ghost Witch Tribe camp, the huge cave in the mountains ten miles southeast of the Ghost Witch Tribe was eerily cold and frightening. From time to time, white mist floated out, and the grass and trees near the cave entrance withered. A closer look revealed a layer of white frost on the surface.

Groups of lower witches in grey robes personally carried buckets of blood to the entrance of the cave, and poured the blood down the stone trough beside the entrance. Then they left in a hurry with fear on their faces, as if there was an extremely terrifying existence hidden inside.

After walking a few feet into the cave, you can see countless strange and terrifying stone carvings carved on the entire stone wall of the cave.

There are all kinds of stone statues of ghosts and monsters, hideous and terrifying, densely packed and endless, like hell on earth.

Following the direction of the blood flow, at the innermost bottom of the cave, countless bright red, smelly blood gathered into a blood lake.

Only in the middle of the cave, an ancient altar built with human bones and skulls was exposed outside the blood, emitting a terrifying atmosphere all the time.

If you look closely, you can find that the runes on the altar are flashing with blood-red light, and are actually constantly absorbing blood from the blood lake. A bloody figure is floating above the altar.

Even though hundreds of lower witches continued to pour the blood of the giant beast into the cave entrance, the blood lake gradually dried up at a speed visible to the naked eye. Eventually, the human figures gradually solidified into a blood-red monster about two meters tall.

"Jiejiejie——"

The blood-red monster suddenly opened its eyelids, its eyes filled with excitement and madness, "Who dares to believe that I, an old witch, can come back to life?

Not only did he regain his body, he became even stronger and more powerful, with an almost infinite lifespan. You little kid, just wait for death!"

"How short-sighted—"

A loud and strange voice interrupted the old witch's howl without any hesitation.
"What's so great about a mere vassal? I spent a lot of effort to restore your health and make the Ghost Witch Department stronger. Is it just for you to come for revenge?"

The old witch showed no anger or dissatisfaction when he was scolded by this voice. Instead, his scarlet and ferocious face showed a flattering smile:

"The Lord Ghost King is right to blame me, but I am filled with resentment. Now the Ghost Witch Department is fully preparing for war, and the name of the Ghost King of the Styx will surely spread throughout the human world within a few months."

It turned out that at some point, a ghost face appeared on the bone altar in front of the bloody monster. It was dozens of feet tall, and its expression changed all the time. It was terrifying and hideous, and it was breathtaking.

Facing the old witch's respectful attitude, the ferocious ghost-faced man still scolded in a tone of knocking: "Since I have chosen you and the Ghost Witch Tribe, this is also a reward for your tribe's persistence in the inheritance of faith for thousands of years.

Although the re-establishment of contact between you and my clan is a rare opportunity to restore and expand my faith in the Ghost King of the Styx, you should not take it lightly.

Thousands of years ago, the human world was full of earthly kingdoms of gods, but due to the intrigues among the various kingdoms of gods, they were unable to descend upon the human world. Instead, a group of ancient monsters caused trouble, supported the emperor of the Great Shen Dynasty, and almost caused another human emperor to appear, which ruined the great opportunity.

Now that the opportunity for a sudden change in the world has come again, the Black Wind God is impatient and immediately lets the Black Wind Tribe establish a kingdom of gods on earth to steal the spotlight.

Although this would help to attract more barbarians to join and establish a powerful force sooner, the Black Wind Kingdom would inevitably become a target of all forces.

You can take advantage of the Black Wind Tribe attracting the attention of all parties, or you can first seize a piece of foundation, store up food, build high walls, and slowly claim the throne, and wait until the time is right to establish the Ghost Kingdom on Earth."

Thanks for the reward from Zhang Yu 0509, I will try to finish the second chapter at o'clock

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