Chapter 474: River of the Dead
His consciousness spread out, trying to figure out the surrounding situation, but after a while he withdrew his consciousness and fell into deep thought.
Originally he thought it was just a small river, and those boatmen were setting it up to prevent the souls of the dead from falling into the water and being corroded by the yellow spring water. But now based on the existing situation, Xiao Ye may have thought of all this too simply.
Only when he actually rowed a boat into the river did Xiao Ye feel that something was wrong with the river.
Silence, deathly silence.
The water is not clear, but it is not very turbid either. It cannot be said to be crystal clear, nor can it be said to be extremely turbid.
Sitting in the boat, Xiao Ye could not feel the boat moving, as if the water was still, which was different from what he had seen on the shore before.
Flowing water does not rot, and it is full of life. In layman's terms, it means that it contains oxygen, and various microorganisms live in the water.
And this river felt like a river of death to Xiao Ye.
There are countless dead souls hidden inside!
Xiao Ye couldn't feel the boat moving, but the Snow Soul Squirrel told him that the boat was indeed moving.
His spiritual consciousness could not clearly see the surrounding situation. Looking at it with the naked eye, the fog became thicker the further away, and Xiao Ye could not even see how far away from the shore it was.
Suddenly, Xiao Ye stood up and looked towards the river.
At that moment, he noticed something beneath the water.
That thing was extremely fast and silent. If Xiao Ye's consciousness hadn't been paying attention to the surroundings all the time, he might not have noticed its existence.
what?
What Xiao Ye saw in his blurred consciousness seemed to be a shadow.
It's more like some kind of soul-like existence!
But this water is yellow spring water, and the system data is as follows:
The last sentence is described as follows: It can corrode all things, is inaccessible to living creatures, and comes from the Wangchuan River, the home of the dead.
Xiao Ye thought about it carefully. According to this statement, there are actually living beings in the Wangchuan River, but the living beings in it are undead.
The undead are essentially dead souls.
Xiao Ye has been to the Wangchuan River and has seen living beings in it. If there is no difference between the two, then there are definitely other beings hidden under the river.
Suddenly, the waves surged in front of the bow, and a black shadow jumped up from the river, carrying a fishy smell, and rushed towards Xiao Ye.
Xiao Ye, who had been prepared for a long time, raised the Sword of Defense of All Things and struck hard at the black shadow.
The sword of all things guarding seemed to strike the air without any hindrance.
The black shadow was split in half instantly and fell into the river.
The two halves of the shadow merged into one again in the river, wandering around the raft.
Nothing?
Just when Xiao Ye was about to strike two more swords, his spiritual consciousness suddenly issued a warning that something strange had happened behind the raft.
A huge whirlpool with black gas suddenly appeared out of thin air on the river behind. The surrounding rivers were attracted by the whirlpool and kept pouring into the whirlpool. The originally silent river suddenly seemed to wake up.
There were waves of strange things revealed in the whirlpool, which made Xiao Ye feel a little uneasy.
Xiao Ye's face became solemn, and the Sword of Guarding All Things was held tightly in his hand. At the same time, the Heart of Time was also held tightly in one of his hands.
The vortex became larger and larger, and the attraction became stronger and stronger. The raft on the edge was also greatly affected and began to float towards the vortex.
"Get out of here quickly!"
Xiao Ye saw sweat on the Snow Soul Squirrel's face, and its cute face was twisted together. It was obvious that it had tried its best!
However, the raft still did not escape this terrifying attraction.
At the critical moment, Xiao Ye drew out the Sword of Defense of All Things and stabbed it into the raft.
The Sword of All Things Guard has the power to guard everything. The terrifying suction force was suppressed instantly. However, Xiao Ye himself was not feeling well. He used the power of his soul to drive the Sword of All Things Guard, which directly consumed nearly half of his soul. Power.
"Get out of here quickly." Xiao Ye quickly said to the Snow Soul Squirrel.
The Snow Soul Squirrel called out, then controlled the raft and quickly moved away from the whirlpool.
As the raft went away, Xiao Ye frowned, holding the Sword of Defense of All Things in one hand while looking back.
"Roar!!"
A roar came from the whirlpool behind, resounding throughout the entire river!
At the same time, Xiao Ye felt a gaze falling on him.
"what happened?"
He felt a strong killing intent from that gaze.
This made Xiao Ye puzzled.
And that gaze, Xiao Ye clearly sensed, came from that vortex.
…
The three boatmen who were docking on the shore suddenly heard this roar, and their expressions changed instantly.
"Why is this guy out?" The middle-aged boatman's voice was trembling.
"It's not time today, so it shouldn't come out. Could it be that someone violated a taboo?"
The female boatman frowned, then shook her head: "If that's true, I'm afraid we won't be able to go back in a short time."
"This guy kills people without blinking an eye. Every time he wakes up on this river of the dead, he is full of resentment. I really envy other people who don't have to worry about this or that." The middle-aged boatman sighed.
"Haha, I think it's quite nice here. There's not much going on at ordinary times. Just come out once in a while." The old boatman wasn't that worried. After all, he was older and had more experience, so he was quite open-minded.
"I wonder if this has anything to do with that guy just now?"
For some reason, the middle-aged boatman always felt that this matter had something to do with Xiao Ye.
"Even if this matter has something to do with him, what does it have to do with us? We didn't make any mistakes within the rules. Although he passed by us, we didn't provide anything." The female boatman disagreed. He said calmly.
"You'd better be open-minded and convinced!" The middle-aged boatman gave a thumbs up.
"I hope this thing will go away soon. I don't want to stay here all the time. There is nothing in this damn place. It's really boring."
"But then again, even if that kid crosses the river safely, he hasn't obtained a city entry permit from us, and I'm afraid he will have to come back by then."
"If that's the case, if he encounters that thing on the river, there's a high probability that he won't survive."
"This is not something we need to worry about." The female boatman still had such a casual attitude.
"You were helping this kid before, but now you've changed your attitude. You women, you really don't understand!"
The female boatman fell into deep thought and said nothing.
…
The raft floated for an unknown amount of time. During this period, Xiao Ye recovered the power of his soul that he had consumed.
I don’t know if it’s because of the whirlpool that the entire water surface has become quieter than before. The previous quietness was only on the surface. There are still various crises and unknown existences hidden under the river. But now, this The river gave Xiao Ye the feeling that the things that originally existed in it had disappeared.
It was truly quiet.
This kind of silence is the real terror. It even made Xiao Ye feel a little uneasy. Coupled with the murderous gaze before, he just wanted to leave here.
Unless absolutely necessary, Xiao Ye felt that it was better not to be exposed.
Everything here is too abnormal, and he needs to investigate carefully. What he can do now is to quickly find the Book of Stars.
Only from it can we know what happened.
While thinking, the raft suddenly stopped, and the Snow Soul Squirrel contacted Xiao Ye and told him that it had docked.
The snow soul squirrel made Xiao Ye feel very tired. He quickly put away the void raft and let the snow soul squirrel cultivate his body and mind.
After putting away the raft, Xiao Ye landed on the ground, surrounded by the strange fog.
But the feeling here is different from the previous place. There seems to be something huge in the mist.
But the lifeless environment around him made Xiao Ye feel a little depressed.
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Ye picked up the Sword of Guard of All Things and walked forward.
After walking for about ten minutes.
Xiao Ye stopped and looked ahead with a frown.
In front of him, a huge city suddenly appeared.
The city was very tall, seemingly hundreds of meters long from a distance, and Xiao Ye was about the size of an ant in front of it.
"How could there be such a city in a place like this?" Xiao Ye murmured to himself, feeling a little confused in his heart. Could this be a city belonging to the undead?
The tall city gate stood in front of him. Xiao Ye hesitated for a moment, put away the sword of defense of all things, and walked towards the city gate.
Approaching the city gate, Xiao Ye once again had a doubt in his heart, because the city gate was closed, not open as he thought.
Next to the city gate, Xiao Ye saw a row of words.
"Instructions for entering the city:
First, strictly abide by the law!
Second, you are not allowed to go out at night!
Third, you need proof of identity when entering the city!
Fourth, living people are not allowed to enter! "
Among the four regulations, the third one made Xiao Ye frown.
"Do those three boatmen have identification documents for entering the city?" Xiao Ye suddenly felt that there was some trouble. The river was not safe at all at this time. Even if he wanted to go back, he had to think carefully, but Xiao Ye felt that the three boatmen It would not be easy to prove his entry into the city to him.
