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This is because the underworld of this world is underground and is usually covered by a gate to the underworld. Normal people cannot reach it, but Ishtar can. It is not the first time she has done this and she can be said to be a habitual offender.

"Let me make it clear first, the underworld has great control over me. My power will be limited, and I may not be able to help you!"

Ishtar finally said stubbornly, her eyes fixed on the bag of gems in Shen Yuan's hand, but the other party's condition was that she had to leave the underworld before giving it to her.

Furthermore, the reason why Ishtar fears the underworld is simple.

When she was serving as a goddess, she accidentally (in a fit of rage) broke into the underworld and wanted to defeat her sister Ereshkigal. However, she fought seven times, lost seven times, was punished seven times and deprived of her divine power seven times. Her strength was weakened to the extreme, and she was stripped naked and thrown back. It was an extremely humiliating experience and a nightmare for her whole life.

Her sister, Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld, not only confiscated a large number of treasures from Ishtar, but also made them into the crown of the goddess, and turned all the powers possessed by Ishtar into her own, in order to demonstrate the majesty of the goddess who is both heaven and earth, and one in both appearance and reality.

This is why Ishtar is afraid of the underworld.

"Don't worry. We're here to recruit the goddess of the underworld. Normally, there won't be any fighting involved, unless she's as unreasonable as you."

"Huh? Who's being unreasonable? You were the one who attacked me! And now you're blaming me for being unreasonable!"

"I admit my meanness and the things I did wrong. But do you dare to admit your shortcomings?"

"I don't want to admit that I have flaws that don't exist! That's right, I am the goddess of perfect beauty, how could I possibly have flaws!"

Shen Yuan remained calm and ignored Ishtar's madness.

And Ishtar also glared at him, and came to the gate of the underworld. As if to vent her anger, she waved her hand, pinched a few gems between her fingers, and then crushed them.

"Open your eyes! You're not allowed to do that, but I'll make an exception this time and bring you 033 here. Hehehe! Maana! Load the cluster bombs—smash them! The lid of Hades!!"

Ishtar released her magic power, and the broken Sky Ship Maanna was miraculously repaired, and then she condensed a huge magic arrow.

It looks just like the Ice Archer's magical crystal arrow, but it's crimson in color.

"go with!"

The arrow of light instantly hit its target! There was a loud roar! The ground shook violently, and a huge, bottomless pit appeared!

"OK! It's open!"

Ishtar said with a proud look on her face, expecting someone to praise her.

"gone."

However, the group ignored her reaction and jumped in without a second thought.

"cut!"

Ishtar looked bored and had no choice but to follow him down.

......

"Wow!!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka screamed.

It’s like taking an elevator to the eighteenth level of hell. The strong feeling of weightlessness and rapid falling makes the blood flow faster.

Several minutes passed as they descended like this, and the surroundings became completely dark. Only the "God-Slaying Blade" on the Darkin Sword Demon Aatrox (Shen Yuan) and the faint blood-red light emitted from his chest and arms illuminated the surrounding figures.

Fortunately, he is a friendly force in the image of a demon, otherwise it would really be a horror movie plot.

"Be careful, it's the end."

When he was about to land, the God-killing Blade behind Shen Yuan emitted light, and the power from the sin of "Melancholy" unfolded the anti-gravity field. Everyone floated up, floating slowly like feathers, and landed steadily.

"Phew...thanks!"

Ritsuka Fujimaru said gratefully, almost dying.

"Is this the underworld?"

When everyone landed, Mash looked around with a giant shield in hand, and Ishtar above her head also flew down.

"This doesn't feel like a spiritual realm...it's probably not the official underworld."

Shen Yuan shook his head. Through the Iron-Armored Ghost Modkaiser's connection to the underworld, he was sure that this was not the real underworld, but more like a small workshop.

"Is there a distinction between formal and informal underworlds?"

"Places like Hell, the Underworld, and the Netherworld actually refer to the worlds people go to after death. However, due to the differences in mythology and culture, the underworld is also divided into different regions. There's the Eastern Underworld, the Western Hell, the Northern European Realm of the Dead...places like these. But it's undeniable that they all fall under the jurisdiction of the planet."

"What Mr. Aatrox is trying to say is that each of these 'underworlds' is a different place, right?"

Merlin thought vaguely, he seemed to have heard that Shen Yuan had been to other underworlds.

Or know of at least multiple places in the underworld.

As expected of a Servant with multiple crowns, the great deeds he had experienced were beyond his imagination.

In the Demon Slayer world, slay demons and evildoers, defeat the Demon King, and save the people. Merit +1... In the Akame-chan world, sever the empire's darkness and filth, liberate slavery, and gain Merit +1...

Adding up all his achievements, if converted to the Type-Moon world, he would be at least at the level of a top-tier Heroic Spirit.

Chapter 284: Ereshkigal Appears! Bloody Bone Ghost!

On the other hand, other heroes.

Merlin, for example, has absolutely no achievements.

Apart from guiding King Arthur to obtain the Sword of Kings and rule England, he basically had no outstanding military achievements.

This alone wouldn't make him a Grand Magus. Therefore, only after saving the Seventh Singularity, delaying Tiamat's awakening with illusion, and transforming the Underworld into a sea of flowers to purify the black mud, could he be considered one of the "Heroic Spirits who have made great contributions to humanity" by the Suppressive Force.

Back to topic.

The underworld here always gave Shen Yuan a sense of déjà vu, a feeling of hell, dark, cold, and empty.

"This desolate place is the underworld, right? There's a man-made path here. If you follow it, you might see Ereshkigal, the mistress of the underworld."

Ritsuka Fujimaru stared ahead and saw a road that led to nowhere, winding and twisting, leading straight into the depths.

There are many iron cages like torches on both sides, with ghost fires burning inside. It seems that it is these temperatureless ghost fires that illuminate this place.

"Good stuff!"

The moment Shen Yuan saw the ghost lights, he couldn't move.

He reached out to touch it, and saw the ghost fire flying towards his palm as if it was absorbed, and then disappeared in some wailing, and the light illuminating the road suddenly dimmed.

"Mr. Aatrox, what are you doing?"

"Did you put out the fire?"

"Um, don't touch other people's things."

The teammates immediately started to complain. They looked at the darkening scene around them and seemed to be afraid of the pure darkness.

"These will-o'-the-wisps are all souls imprisoned here by Ereshkigal. Without Ereshkigal's consent, they can never leave... I'm helping them to transcend."

In other words, these will-o'-the-wisp are experience points.

It's like Thresh the Jailer encountering a large wave of dead souls. Do you think he would resist picking them up without using his lantern?

It's all experience points!

All of them are excellent items for increasing the levels of Supernatural Power, Soul-Sucking Strike, and Dark Reaper!

But considering that this is Ereshkigal's territory, these will-o'-the-wisp are her property.

so...

Stealing is not advisable. After coming into contact with the first ghost fire, Shen Yuan stopped.

If all the ghost fires here were absorbed, the entire underworld would fall into dead silence and darkness, and the goddess of the underworld would definitely be furious. Considering this, Shen Yuan stopped his actions.

"Let's go negotiate with the goddess of the underworld. She'd better not give me face! That way I can devour the underworld openly."

Seeing the look in his teammates' eyes, Shen Yuan resisted the urge to touch anything here.

"Ah this..."

The others looked helpless, as if they had discovered a weakness of Shen Yuan.

His love for collecting souls is like Ishtar's obsession with gems.

But the difference is that Ishtar is determined to get what she wants and will never give up.

Shen Yuan would consider things based on his position and was more patient than Ishtar.

Just as they were discussing.

"We've arrived at...the entrance to the gate to the underworld!"

Ishtar flicked her hair, then stood aside in her revealing bikini, making way.

"This is?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others looked up at the 'gate' in front of them.

It's very strange that there is a door standing on the road, but there are no walls blocking it.

"Well, can't we just go around it?"

"Of course not. If you go around it, you can't get in."

Just as Ishtar said this.

The gate of Hades suddenly seemed to come alive, making a sound, asking the visitor—

[O living ones who have fallen into the underworld, answer the questions of your souls who are judged!]

“Ah! The door is talking!!”

Everyone was shocked, but Ishtar issued a warning.

"Be careful, don't talk nonsense! This door will ask some strange questions. If you answer incorrectly, you will be punished. There are seven questions in total. A long time ago, this door took away my divinity, which led to my defeat by my sister!"

Ishtar seemed to be very afraid of this door, which showed how many times she had suffered losses from it.

[Those who have fallen into the underworld, first of all, ask questions of the sinful Aatrox!]

The door suddenly called Shen Yuan's name, which made him stunned.

"It's interesting that you can actually say my name."

Shen Yuan showed a strange smile. Was it Aatrox who was called out? It seemed that Ereshkigal was having a lot of fun.

"Why don't I just break down this door?"

Shen Yuan pretended to draw out the Darkin Demon Sword and had no intention of answering the question.

However, his actions excited Ishtar.

"Wait! Don't mess around, this is the underworld!"

"What happened to the underworld?"

"Don't you realize? No matter what kind of Heroic Spirit, no matter what kind of divine being, their power will be weakened... In the underworld, my sister Ereshkigal is the absolute law! Anyone who defies her will will be captured and subjected to the punishment of soul piercing!"

Ishtar was well aware of this, and her power was greatly weakened.

"Now that you put it that way, it seems like you're a little slow."

Shen Yuan also felt that he couldn't use some of his strength, as if he was "weakened" by someone.

"Is this the power of the goddess of the underworld?"

"Yes, because Ereshkigal and the Underworld are bound together. She is bound by the laws of the beginning of the world and cannot leave the Underworld for her entire life. And once in the Underworld, she possesses terrifying power that surpasses that of the gods."

Ishtar explained.

Ereshkigal is the mistress of the underworld, the ruler of death and the dead, and has been in charge of the underworld since her birth.

In addition, she is also the ruler of the underworld who can freely control a cage that looks like a gun, sometimes piercing enemies, sometimes imprisoning souls, and sometimes sending down lightning.

Since the mythological age, Ereshkigal has been hated, living in darkness and feeling pain and hatred.

Because she is the goddess who symbolizes death and corruption, she has always been feared and hated by people.

For this reason, it is understandable even if one goes against humanity.

"In other words, unless Ereshkigal is defeated, the laws of the Underworld, established since its creation, cannot be changed. And under these laws, Ereshkigal is practically unbeatable, right?"

"What kind of closed-loop logic is this? It's like a paradox that's hard to decipher!"

"Unless the power is so strong that it can destroy the underworld as well? But, what kind of power is needed to destroy the power of an entire dimension..."

Everyone was deeply aware of the difficulty of this journey.