Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Arya and Baal arrived quickly, looking at Lynn hopefully.

"He went in." His voice was calm, revealing no emotion.

"What?" Arya's voice was shrill.

"He went in? He went to the other side of the River Styx? He's so young, how... how could he..."

Lynn did not answer.

He stood up, walked to the edge of the leak, and focused intently on sensing it.

Across from them lies the River Styx, a river of the dead with chaotic rules and extreme danger; even a formal wizard who dares to trespass would face a near-certain death.

Lin Chen, a tiny infant, went in...

Yeah, he's dead...

However... Lynn suddenly remembered Lin Chen's talent panel.

Breaking limits to devour, breaking limits to space, breaking limits to stars, breaking limits to the soul.

In addition, there's his powerful physique.

This kid wasn't an ordinary child from birth, so it shouldn't be that easy for him, right?

Hmm... do I still have a "prophecy" type of witchcraft that I haven't used yet?

Thinking of this, Lynn closed his eyes tightly and raised his hand to form a strange hand seal.

This is the celestial magic he learned before – "Star Gazing".

By observing the trajectories of stars, fragmented short-term future information can be obtained, or the energy fluctuations and potential dangers of the surrounding environment can be perceived.

This kind of witchcraft, which leans towards theology, seems rather unusual in the wizarding world, which values ​​knowledge above all else.

His spiritual power, like a thread, probed into the void, briefly resonating with the trajectories of the stars in the sky.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, his brows furrowed slightly.

Completely clueless.

Lin Chen's future trajectory is completely unpredictable.

It was as if something had obscured his fate, rendering all prophetic methods ineffective.

Hmm...maybe it's because my "stargazing" is a bit of a disaster.

But at the same time, a strange feeling began to rise in his heart—

This kid won't die that easily.

I'll run into him again sometime...

Lynn withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Arya.

Her face was deathly pale, and she was swaying precariously, but Lynn caught her in time.

"He should still be alive," Lynn said.

"The River Styx is treacherous, but his physique... might be able to withstand it."

Arya stared at him blankly, her lips moved, but no sound came out.

She wasn't sure if Lynn was trying to comfort her.

Lynn raised her hand, and a gentle stream of soul energy flowed into her brow, stabilizing her spirit which was on the verge of collapse.

"Just wait, I'll go back and check the information on the River Styx, and ask some senior wizards to see if there's any chance to go to the River Styx and bring him back."

After saying this, Lynn turned and left the node room.

Behind her, Arya leaned against the wall, tears still lingering in her eyes, but Lynn's calm tone gave her a glimmer of hope.

She watched Lynn's figure disappear into the depths of the mine tunnel, murmuring, "I must bring him back..."

...

Lynn returned to the fortress and went straight into his room.

After closing the door, he did not act immediately, but stood there in silence for a moment.

The matter of Lin Chen entering the River Styx was far more complicated than he had anticipated.

He closed his eyes and focused his mind, his consciousness sinking into the [Memory Library].

The library contains all the knowledge from the first and second floors of the skeleton repository, but there is not much information about the "River Styx" and the "Underworld".

After all, it was a forbidden zone that even formal wizards rarely ventured into, and there were only a handful of related records.

He retrieved all the relevant entries and reviewed them one by one in his mind.

A First Look at the River Styx: Notes from a Necromancer's Mentor

"The River Styx, also known as the 'River of the Dead' or the 'River of Oblivion,' runs through the entire underworld and is the ultimate hub connecting the death ley lines of countless planes."

"The river is grayish-white, but it is actually formed by the 'forgotten' souls of millions of dead. Every drop of the river is the last mark of existence of a creature that has been completely forgotten by the world."

"The Styx River has no source or end. It emerges from nothingness and flows into nothingness. Countless 'tributary seepage points' are distributed along the river. These seepage points will randomly appear in the death energy enrichment areas of various primary or secondary planes, forming nodes."

"Through these nodes, one can briefly glimpse a corner of the River Styx, but it is extremely difficult to truly enter, and those who do enter are almost certain to die."

"There is no direction or time in the River Styx. Those who enter will gradually lose self-awareness and be assimilated by the river into a new 'forgotten' state."

"Legend has it that only a Saintly Wizard who has mastered the true meaning of the 'Law of Death' can stay briefly in the River Styx without being assimilated."

"WARNING: Never attempt to enter the River Styx. Never. Never."

...

The Geography of the Underworld (Fragmentary Scroll)

"The underworld is not a single space, but a chaotic realm pieced together from countless 'fragments of the death plane'."

"The River Styx runs through it like a blood vessel, connecting these fragments together."

"Deep within the underworld lies the 'Kingdom of the Dead,' ruled by an ancient king of the dead. It is said that beings of true spirit level slumber there. If the living mistakenly enter the underworld, they will be rejected by the rules of the entire plane."

...

Excerpt from "The Travel Notes of a Stigmata Wizard"

"I once tried to track a high-ranking undead that escaped from the leak in the River Styx, following its scent backwards, and briefly stepped onto the edge of the River Styx after paying a huge price."

"Everything there is indescribable; the river is a flowing void, and the banks are fragments of memory that are constantly collapsing and reassembling."

"I only stayed for three breaths before I was forced to withdraw. After I came out, I found that part of my stigmata had been contaminated."

"Conclusion: The River Styx is a forbidden zone for the living. To enter, one must be protected by the 'Laws of Death,' or... protected by something far beyond the rules of death."

...

Lynn opened his eyes, his brows furrowed.

Based on this information, he drew several conclusions:

First, the River Styx and the main world are not in the same spatial dimension; the two are separated by the entire Underworld.

To enter the River Styx, one must first enter the Underworld, which is an adventure fraught with peril.

Secondly, the River Styx is extremely vast, running through the entire underworld.

If Lin Chen enters from that point, he could appear anywhere in the River Styx, or even be swept away by the river to the depths of the underworld.

Finding a child in the vast River Styx is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Third, and most importantly, is the danger.

Even a Saintly Stigmata Wizard can only stay in the River Styx for three breaths, and when they emerge, their Saintly Stigmata are tainted...

If he, a mere second-tier rank cultivator, were to rashly intrude, he would likely be assimilated before even lasting a breath.

Lynn remained silent for a long time before finally shaking his head.

Now is not the time to act impulsively.

He needs to wait until he becomes stronger or has mastered more of the laws of death before he is qualified to set foot in that forbidden zone.

Moreover, that vague feeling in his heart always remained.

Lin Chen won't die that easily!

That kid has the bloodline of a cosmic beast flowing through his veins, and he also possesses a limit-breaking devouring talent. Perhaps... he really can survive in the River Styx.

Let that little brat swim in the River Styx for now, we'll retrieve him when we have the chance...