Public executions started with King Adonai

This made Fujimaru Tachibana and the others involuntarily speed up their pace.

After passing through some more passages and the rest of the road began to wind downward, we saw that all the soul fires were locked in long golden bird cages.

There are 2-3 souls in every birdcage.

These souls are very quiet, as if they have fallen into a deep sleep and have lost all perception of the outside world.

Such a situation naturally attracted the curious observation of Fujimaru Rikka and the others: "Are these all the souls that died in the singularity?"

Ishtar snorted. "Isn't it obvious? In the Age of Gods, the underworld lies beneath the Mesopotamian plains. The souls of those who die on this land are summoned by the underworld to this realm of the dead."

"In the Age of Gods, the heavens, the earth, and the underworld were all woven from the same fabric, separated only by the power of divine authority, as if these different places were cut into different dimensions."

Hearing this, Fujimaru Tachibana and Mashu looked thoughtful. Then, the girl cast her gaze towards the Soul Fire in the cage and wondered, "So, Ereshkigal leaves all the dead souls like this?"

Ishtar snorted. "As you suspected, after the singularity occurred, all the dead on the Mesopotamian plain entered the underworld and were placed there like this by the goddess of the underworld."

"The souls imprisoned within are not even allowed to disappear."

At this point, his eyes grew deep as he gazed at the souls. "Ereshkigal would cage the souls of the humans he favored and keep them to himself for tens of thousands of years."

Upon hearing this, Mashu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat: "How can this be? Is this what will happen to all those who died in the singularity?"

Ishtar crossed her arms over her chest. "That's probably right! The number of these souls is much greater than before. After the formation of the Three Goddesses Alliance, many of the dead on earth fell into the underworld after death."

"If we only consider the number of souls, Ereshkigal's power is already the strongest among the Three Goddesses. He could easily establish a kingdom of the dead."

In the end, everyone complained and expressed doubts.

Ishtar actually didn't know much about her biological sister. After all, they didn't get along at all. They were like the control groups in the novel, one had a brilliant and beautiful life experience, the other was sad and lonely.

Well, Ishtar is the one in front, and Ereshkigal is the one in the back.

Ishtar, who possessed countless beauties and countless loves, could never understand Ereshkigal, who had been rejected since birth and forced to become the goddess of the underworld, enduring eternal loneliness.

However, although she did not know her biological sister, Ishtar still had a basic understanding of the underworld.

For example, Gilgamesh must have been trapped by Ereshkigal in the deepest part of the underworld, otherwise Gilgamesh would not have been trapped, and that is also where Ereshkigal's palace is.

To get there, one needs to pass through seven gates, which directly corresponds to the legend of the underworld in Sumerian mythology.

At this time, many people in the real world directly read the stories about the underworld in Sumerian mythology, and soon someone popularized them.

In Sumerian mythology, the dead had to pass through seven gates to enter the underworld. Each gate had a gatekeeper who would ask the dead a few questions to confirm whether they were qualified to enter the next gate.

The seven gates are the Sun Gate, the Moon Gate, the Mountain Gate, the Back Garden Gate, the Forest Gate, the Jade Gate and the Yama Gate.

After passing through seven gates, one will arrive at the palace of the goddess of the underworld for the final judgment.

The goddess of the underworld will evaluate the behavior of the deceased during their lifetime, and will give the deceased corresponding treatment and status based on their circumstances during their lifetime. The souls of the deceased can only eat dry dust and drink muddy water in the underworld. There is no light and joy, only darkness and sorrow.

The souls of the deceased cannot return to the world of the living unless there are special reasons or the intervention of the gods.

Basically, in the Sumerian mythology system, there will be no good days or afterlife after death, and the main feature is a literary system of suffering.

Chapter 1101 Ishtar: I believe that the Gate of the Underworld raises questions fairly and rationally.

On the screen, Mashu looked at Ishtar's explanations of the underworld with admiration. "As expected of Miss Ishtar, you know so much. Obviously, for Miss Ishtar, the underworld is the worst place for her."

Fujimaru Tachibana smiled and said, "After all, Miss Ishtar is a goddess. She knows what we don't know!"

Mashu nodded. "That's right. Miss Ishtar is very reliable."

After hearing all this praise and admiration, Ishtar felt a little shy and ashamed, and the expression on her face was hard to describe.

Finally, Ishtar turned around, saying, "That's because I've been to the underworld," and quickly walked towards the depths of the underworld, not wanting to continue talking to the two of them.

That look, somewhat depressed and self-destructive, puzzled Fujimaru Tachibana and Mashu, who hurried to catch up with Ishtar, unable to understand why Ishtar suddenly became upset again.

Many people in the real world were also puzzled by this, but those with keen observation and who knew the story of Ishtar's journey to the underworld laughed out loud and shared their understanding.

"Ishtar feels like her past has been exposed right in front of her. According to mythology, she visited the underworld and caused trouble there, but was beaten and killed by her sister Ereshkigal."

"If Ishtar hadn't been resurrected by her father, the God King, she would have been a dead goddess. With Ishtar's personality fused with Tōsaka Rin's pride and tsundere personality, having Fujimaru Tachibana and Mashu say this to her face is like digging up her dark past and slamming her."

"If you didn't know Tachibana and Mashu's personalities, you'd think they were being sarcastic. But knowing their personalities, Ishtar realized they weren't mocking her, so she could only run away in frustration instead of turning hostile."

"This is also due to the influence of Tōsaka Rin's personality. If the true goddess Ishtar, whose divinity prevailed as we saw earlier, had been in control, she would definitely have directly punished the two of them at this moment."

After hearing these words, those who did not know the truth suddenly understood. They realized that Fujimaru Tachibana and Mashu were probably not very clear about Ishtar's story in the underworld. They knew that Ishtar had been to the underworld, but they were not sure what she had encountered. They only knew that they were not compatible.

After all, there are many versions of Sumerian mythology, with various small stories, and many of them are incomplete.

If you haven't specifically learned about it, or if you are someone who specializes in researching this area, how can you have a detailed understanding of Sumerian mythology?

In this wave, Fujimaru Tachibana and Mashu are natural villains, and instantly there comes a classic scene of natural counter to tsundere.

After running for a while, Ishtar suddenly said, "I don't want to talk about these things..."

Upon hearing this, Mashu apologized quickly, even though she still didn't quite understand.

Seeing this, Ishtar said helplessly, "I don't need to apologize. I was just being irritable."

After saying this, Mashu and Fujimaru Tachibana looked at Ishtar's back in surprise. The people in the real world also looked at Ishtar in surprise. They really didn't expect that this proud goddess would apologize.

And that cute performance made people involuntarily think of his posture when he awakened to divinity. The gap between the two is really outrageous.

This god is quite cute.

Then, Ereshkigal, on the screen, walked away, recounting her failed attempt to enter the Underworld. "After conquering Mount Ebifu, I thought I could do anything, and so, recklessly, I ventured into the Underworld."

"In the end, I lost miserably, was completely defeated, and had all seven powers stripped away. In the end, I was dragged naked in front of that guy and shot like a hornet's nest."

When talking about this final experience, Ishtar couldn't help but touch her arms, feeling a lingering fear, and the image on the light screen also gave a black and white silhouette picture, showing that Ishtar's hands and feet were tied with chains, and finally her body was pierced by multiple spears, nailed into a hedgehog.

The scene was quite bloody and violent. If it weren't for the black and white silhouette that didn't show the specific details, many people would definitely be scared.

Even so, this scene made many people feel uncomfortable and too cruel.

It was also in such a scene that Fujimaru Tachibana and Mashu in the light screen image understood why Ishtar did not want to mention her experience in the underworld.

In fact, Fujimaru Tachibana and Mashu had also heard the story of Ishtar's descent into the underworld, but they were not clear about the specific circumstances, nor did they know that Ishtar had died in the underworld.

Now that I have heard the person involved’s story, I understand the cause and effect involved.

It was during this conversation that Fujimaru Tachibana and the others soon arrived at the first gate to the underworld.

This so-called gate to the underworld is simply a door made of rock. It is not very tall, about three meters high and four meters wide.

After Ishtar arrived here, she took out two gems and asked Mashu and Fujimaru Tachibana to be ready. Then she flicked her fingers and hit the gems on the door.

Instantly, the gem exploded and transformed into pure magic power that was injected into the door. Some animal carvings appeared on the door, and the carvings also flashed with a faint blue light, proving that the door was activated.

Then, the ethereal voice of Ereshkigal echoed.

"Answer... answer..."

"O living being who has fallen into the underworld, please answer the question of how your soul exists..."

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Tachibana and Mashu were both surprised, while Ishtar said seriously, "Alright! Now comes the question of choosing between two options! The Gate of the Underworld will question the good and evil of the soul. It is a fair and rational gate!"

Fujimaru Tachibana: "The good and evil of the soul?"

Ishtar glanced at Fujimaru Tachibana and said, "It seems you really don't know much about Sumerian mythology, Fujimaru."

"Never mind, I'll explain! There are seven such doors in total. I've already told you this."

"When I came to the underworld before, my power was taken away because of these gates."

"And now, it's time to face these gates to the underworld once again."

"Be careful! If you're not careful and answer a question incorrectly, you'll be punished by these gates to the underworld."

"It's possible that you might lose something, or your soul might be directly taken away by the power of the underworld."

As Ishtar said this, Fujimaru Tachibana and Mashu couldn't help but get nervous. They understood what these gates were doing and stared at the Gate of the Underworld, waiting for it to ask questions.

Even Ishtar stared at him with a serious and somewhat nervous look, obviously because she had suffered a loss in the past and was now very wary of this.

Then, the Gate of the Underworld spoke again: "Well, now let's ask the sinful Fujimaru a question..."

Ishtar's serious expression instantly turned into confusion when she heard this: "Huh? Can you name someone for something like this?"

Then, he subconsciously glanced at Fujimaru Tachibana, which also startled him: "Uh, doesn't the Gate to the Underworld designate someone to answer questions?"

Ishtar couldn't answer either, because she really didn't know much about the underworld.

Without waiting for Fujimaru and Tachibana to respond, Ereshkigal's voice echoed once more at the gate of the underworld: "The standard of beauty may vary, but it remains absolute."

"Since black can conquer white, and earth can conquer heaven, then..."

At this point, the door paused, making the atmosphere even more serious and tense. Fujimaru Tachibana and Mashu couldn't help swallowing, thinking about the questions about similar experiences in various myths they had seen.

For example, there is the judgment of the dead by Anubis in Egyptian mythology, the underworld in Greek mythology, and the judgment of Yama, the judge of the Eastern underworld.

Even Fujimaru Tachibana, who is from Yingzhou, thought of the various anime stories he had seen. Thinking of those strange and amazing stories made him even more nervous.

Even with this mentality, time seemed to have passed for a long time, and many people in the real world became nervous.

But in fact, the door paused for less than three seconds.

Then, Menfei asked the remaining questions.

"Who is more beautiful, Ereshkigal or Ishtar?"

Nervous Fujimaru Tachibana: "...Hmm?"

Mash: “…Huh?”

People in the real world: "...?"

When we raise a question mark, it doesn’t mean that we have a problem, but that we think you have a problem!

What kind of weird question is this?

Wasn’t it supposed to be a door to question the good and evil of the soul, and to be fair and rational?

Although the voice was Ereshkigal's, after hearing Ishtar's account, people subconsciously believed that the gate was merely protected by divine power, and therefore both the words and the questions were the gate's intelligent program.

Although this level of intelligence is made up of extraordinary means, it is also something that can be understood.

but……

Why did the question of good and evil in the soul go off topic and ask which goddess is more beautiful?

Are you sure this is a problem with the intelligence of the Gate of the Underworld?

Or……

In fact, it is now under Ereshkigal's direct control?

Chapter 1102: Ereshkigal: Your answer is wrong, but I allow you to change it on the spot

There is no doubt that women care very much about beauty, and goddesses are even more so. It is common for them to compare with each other and be dissatisfied with each other.

There are even many versions of the story where people fight or cause all kinds of trouble because of beauty.

Among them, the most famous is the Golden Apple incident in Greek mythology, which was caused by several goddesses competing with each other for beauty and eventually led to the Trojan War.

As the ancestor of Greek mythology, the Sumerian mythology system naturally has corresponding situations, and it is natural for this matter to extend to the Sumerian goddesses.

So, when the Hades Gate asked who was more beautiful, and then emphatically said, "Answer quickly," Ishtar, having regained consciousness, immediately gave the stunned Fujimaru Tachibana an oppressive, kind smile, raised her right hand, and placed it on her shoulder, saying, "There's absolutely no need to hesitate about this sort of thing, right?"

The drawn-out question expressed Ishtar's thoughts, and the oppressive and threatening words made Fujimaru Tachibana feel ashamed, forcing him to answer according to Ishtar's question: "The answer is Ishtar!"

Upon hearing this, Ishtar's oppressive smile suddenly brightened, becoming quite pleased with herself. She laughed heartily and said to the Gate of the Underworld, "As expected of Fujimaru, you have good taste. However, this is only natural. After all, one is an ugly and corrupt goddess, while the other is a goddess of beauty and abundance."

While saying this, she proudly struck a pose to show off herself. The figure showing off and the very smug narcissistic expression made the real-world Toosaka Rin's face turn dark again, the corners of her mouth twitched, and an unbearable feeling of shame surged into her heart again.

So, could you please stop using her body like that?

Really, doing this will make her want to hit someone!

However, Ishtar in the image on the screen was unaware of Toosaka Rin's resentment. She walked forward very proudly, taking elegant cat steps, showing off her beautiful yet somewhat regrettable figure, and approached the gate of the underworld, continuing to speak in a very proud voice.

"If there were a beauty contest under these circumstances, a thousand out of a hundred people would choose me. So, my beauty... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh~~~~"

Boom~~~

Suddenly, Ishtar's words were interrupted, because suddenly in this dark world, a bolt of lightning struck down, and it was a continuous force, which made Ishtar's body emit a crackling sound and made her scream continuously.