Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 213 The Last Gift of the God of Death

Just like before, when Du Yi began to recall his previous experiences, a piece of unfamiliar information appeared in his mind.

Although the information was neither visual, auditory, nor textual, Du Yi could clearly understand its meaning—the information was about the dark clouds that had appeared earlier. In Du Yi's view, this should have been the sky of this space, since these dark clouds had previously covered the sky in the form of overcast clouds, so calling it the sky wouldn't be wrong.

However, Du Yi now realizes that his judgment was only half right.

These dark clouds can indeed be called the sky, but they are not the sky of heaven and earth.

Instead, their souls returned to the heavens.

Although it is said that the souls return to heaven, this is not a lethal measure, but a final gift left to the departed souls by a god known as the God of Death. When all souls enter this black cloud, the dark cloud will mobilize its consciousness and try its best to fulfill all the desires of these souls.

It's like a beautiful dream from which you'll never wake up; anyone can immerse themselves in this dream where their wishes come true without any worries.

Beyond the realm of dreams lies eternal, peaceful slumber.

Of course, what is good for the dead may not be so good for the living—although the living souls involved will also have all their wishes and thoughts fulfilled, it also means an eternal slumber.

Simply put, he fell asleep and never woke up; he died.

"hiss……"

It was at this moment that Du Yi realized just how dangerous the situation had been.

If it were before, if he had felt satisfied even for a moment, he would have immediately become immersed in it and never woken up again—until thousands of years later, or even tens of thousands of years later, his soul would be obliterated, his consciousness would dissipate, and he would completely merge into this dark cloud and become a part of it.

Fortunately, he was not fooled by the mist in the end.

On the contrary, he had already swallowed the clouds and mist, and they had become a part of him.

And he, in effect, has gained some of the powers of that former god of death.

Just like it is now.

"Give it back to me! Give it back to me! Give it back to me!"

Just as Du Yi was savoring the moment, the sun god Ujat on the ground had already broken free from the feet of the chosen champion Elias. Judging from his menacing appearance, he was trying to snatch the black mist back from the huge serpent's body!

So, Du Yi opened his mouth and spat out a stream of black gas.

"puff--"

Black smoke sprayed onto his face, and the eagle-headed, human-bodied sun god Ujat immediately looked ashen-faced—but then, a strange smile appeared on Ujat's face. Judging from his satisfied expression and almost hallucinatory demeanor, he seemed to possess the entire world.

After that, Ujat collapsed to the ground, peacefully closed his eyes, breathed evenly, and fell into a deep sleep.

"Now it's quiet."

Du Yi was quite satisfied with his newly acquired ability.

With just a breath of black mist, one can send the other person into a dream from which they will never wake up. This is not even considered harmful; rather, the person enveloped in the black mist will not want to wake up.

Of course, the most crucial point is that this black mist is not irreversible, which means that if Du Yi still wants the eagle-headed sun god to wake up, he only needs to take back the black mist that he spewed out.

If there is any problem, it is that there is still a considerable gap between dreams and reality.

Just like now. When Du Yi withdrew the black mist, the eagle-headed, human-bodied sun god Ujat went even crazier.

"Give it back to me! Give ...—"

The sun god Ujat roared incessantly, and with his bloodshot eyes, he no longer resembled a god at all.

This forced Du Yi, who had just withdrawn the black mist, to spray another mouthful of thick mist onto the eagle's head.

So the sun god Ujat collapsed to the ground once more, and this time he slept even more peacefully.

"But... now that you've made him lie down, what about this subspace?"

It was at this moment that Elias, the chosen champion, cautiously spoke up.

There was still no way to be careless, simply because the power that the ancient serpent had just displayed was far too dangerous—even though he still had the rune sword in his hand, which could awaken him from his dream by piercing his soul, that was only when facing the thin black mist.

If it were something more solid, like that black crystal... no, even if it were just that ink-like liquid sprayed on his face, Elias couldn't guarantee he could withstand it.

"This kind of attack targeting the soul is really too domineering. Can this planet really produce something of this level?"

Only now did the chosen champion Elias realize that this subspace known as the Underworld was probably not as simple as he had thought.

However, the eagle-headed sun god who knows this underworld best has gone mad.

Losing this guide who knows the Underworld best means they've lost the opportunity to delve deeper into the core of this subspace—especially given that this subspace clearly hides many secrets, which is undoubtedly a great pity.

But at that moment, Du Yi shook his head.

"It doesn't matter. He's dizzy, so be it. I'll lead the way from here on out."

"You come?"

Elias glanced at the ancient serpent beside him with a puzzled look.

"You mean...you know how to get there?"

"more or less."

Du Yi did not deny it.

In fact, he now knows more than just how to get there; he has also become extremely familiar with this so-called subspace, or rather, the Netherworld itself.

After all, in a sense, he is now the sky over this underworld.

"When that crocodile-headed monster appeared, there should have been a crack in the ground. If you jump through the crack, you can reach the core of the Netherworld."

While sharing his experiences from his memories, Du Yi led the way to the edge of the ravine, then gestured for Elias to carry the sun god Ujat, who was trapped in a dream, over with him.

“There is a cemetery built by the God of Death for his colleagues, and also a cemetery built by the God of Death for himself… As long as you go there, you can find records about the dead, and you can bring the dead back to the world. That birdman probably did the same thing before.”

With that, Du Yi was the first to jump into the bottomless ravine.

After a moment's hesitation, Elias also picked up the sun god Ujat and followed closely behind.

(End of this chapter)