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Chapter 775: Original - 27 Nether River Ray, Soul-devouring Bird_2 Modified:

Chapter 775: Original: Chapter 27 Nether River Ray, Soul-devouring Bird_2 Modified:

Damn, this is so terrifying. There must be a problem.

It seems that we must have a boat to fish for people on the Nether River.

But even if we manage to fish someone out, it’s useless. We would only get a soul at best, and there’s no telling if it’s an enemy unit. We might end up fishing out three random monsters...

Xiao Jie pondered this, growing increasingly uneasy.

Not to mention how difficult it is to find three wandering souls in the Nether River.

According to Ye Luo’s description, all the rivers in the Jiuzhou World are reflections of the Nether River in the mortal world. In other words, the Nether River is as vast as all the rivers in the Nine States combined. Oh, and the sea too.

In the real world, the sea is the Yellow Springs, which is the source of the Nether River in this world.

"Feng, what do you think? Any findings?"

"Don’t go into the water, you’ll lose experience points. You just leveled up, and going back to Level 29 would be bad."

Ye Luo suddenly understood, "I see. The water of the Nether River can wash away the memory of souls. I thought it only affected ghosts, but it seems that these memories must be the experience points."

As the three were discussing, boom! A massive black fish broke through the blood-red waters and swallowed several souls floating in the tides in one gulp.

Other souls scattered in all directions or drifted aimlessly. Xiao Jie noticed that the clearer and more distinct the ghosts, the more conscious they were and the better they were at avoiding danger in the tides.

The half-transparent souls, on the other hand, appeared rather dull and foolish.

Han Luo had been dead for a few months now. Who knew if he still had his self-awareness?

Or had he already been eaten by that strange fish?

"We should leave now; something is coming." Ye Luo suddenly reminded them.

Xiao Jie’s heart tightened. The Netherworld was undoubtedly much more dangerous than the mortal world. Just because they hadn’t seen anything particularly threatening when they entered didn’t mean there were no monsters around.

As they were about to retrace their steps, a piercing cry suddenly echoed from the sky. A few pitch-black creatures, made entirely of skeletons, were diving from the air.

Each of these creatures had a wingspan of five or six meters and a giant skull resembling that of a human head. Their mouths, however, were beak-shaped, and their bodies, covered in black feathers, were burning with a dark flame. They appeared half-human and half-fledgling bird, horribly deformed.

Their grotesque form was both bizarre and terrifying.

Netherworld Soul-devouring Bird: Level 54. Life Value ????

The three were instantly startled just by looking at the level.

A Level 54 monster, and there were three of them at once.

This was going to be tough.

"Retreat!" Xiao Jie decided immediately, accelerating at once.

One of the soul-devouring birds dove, boom! It landed directly in front of the teleportation gate, blocking their path.

The other two flanked them on the left and right, diving towards them.

Divine Skills—Guardian Array!

I Want to Be Immortal swung the battle axe fiercely, and a huge rune circle suddenly appeared on the ground, covering a vast area with a dim yellow light, emanating a hint of warmth.

[Guardian Array: Creates a circular area covered by divine power. All demons, ghosts, and monsters instinctively flee from this area. When entering this area, all allied units are immune to fear.]

Sure enough, the other two soul-devouring birds were wary of the yellowed light. They abruptly stopped in front of the Guardian Array, landing outside of it.

However, they did not retreat and instead cautiously probed the area.

Every time they tried to extend their claws into the area, they would quickly withdraw them as if burned.

But this did not deter them. They continued to test the array, each time staying a little longer.

"Feng, I can’t hold this for long. What do we do, fight or run?" I Want to Be Immortal was visibly terrified.

"Run!" Xiao Jie said without hesitation. "I’ll open a gate, you two follow me."

With that, he raised his hand—Time Swapping! A red circular teleportation gate appeared out of thin air.

He was preparing to use Time Swapping.

[Time Swapping (Third-tier Demon Skill)

Usage: Time Swapping. Twist space, leaving a teleportation gate that only teammates can see. Consumes 50 points of Mana.

Usage: Day Swapping. Open a teleportation gate, connecting with the previously twisted space. Consumes 50 points of Mana.]

Since he mastered this spell, he hadn’t really used it. Now it seemed perfect.

Xiao Jie left the teleportation gate, not hesitating to charge directly at the approaching soul-devouring bird.

The Netherworld Soul-devouring Bird shrieked, flapping its wings, and the black flames turned into a wave of fire—Soul-devouring Black Flame!

Flying Cloud Chasing Moon! Xiao Jie leaped into the air, dodging the flame wave. The soul-devouring bird also took off, its huge beak snapping at Xiao Jie in mid-air.

So fast!

Fortunately, Xiao Jie wasn’t slow either.

Phantom Traceless! Xiao Jie flickered in an instant, appearing behind the soul-devouring bird, leaving an illusionary deception. Taking advantage of the bird attacking the illusion, he sped towards the Netherworld Gate’s exit.

Day Swapping!

Raising his hand again, another red teleportation gate appeared out of thin air.

"Quick, enter the gate!" Xiao Jie shouted. At this moment, the two soul-devouring birds blocking the Guardian Array finally mustered the courage to dash inside.

I Want to Be Immortal and Ye Luo did not hesitate. They jumped into the gate one after another, instantly appearing beside Xiao Jie.

The three of them wasted no time and dashed into the Netherworld crack, returning to the mortal world.

The crack quickly closed behind them by Ye Luo.

"Phew, that was too close. Those things are terrifying!" I Want to Be Immortal said, still shaken.

Though they didn’t engage, they could tell by the creatures’ appearance that they weren’t easy to deal with.

"I don’t think it was impossible. If the three of us went all out, we might have stood a chance," Ye Luo said calmly.

Xiao Jie did not disagree. Despite their fierce look and high level, those Netherworld Soul-devouring Birds seemed like normal monsters. If they fought with all they had, they might have won.

However, Xiao Jie wasn’t willing to take that risk. After all, if they were mere little monsters, they probably wouldn’t drop anything particularly valuable.

These high-level small monsters were valuable only because of their rich experience points, which were useless to them right now.

It wasn’t worth risking their lives, especially if more showed up halfway through the fight. They would be done for.

Xiao Jie felt a bit fearful afterward. "Are all monsters in the Netherworld this fierce?"

Ye Luo shrugged, "How would I know? It’s my first time there too."

"I think the Netherworld isn’t a place we should be visiting right now." I Want to Be Immortal said, still frightened.

Indeed, it looked like rescuing people from the Nether River was only possible after becoming immortal.

We must level up and we must become immortal. Xiao Jie made a firm resolve, not just to save Han Luo, but for his own survival.

Once a firm materialist, Xiao Jie had always been skeptical about souls and the afterlife. He believed in the finality of death, not fearing it much.

Now, he couldn’t be so sure.

If he indeed became a ghost, drifting in the Nether River until swallowed by those giant fish, how could he accept such a fate?

If there were no soul, death would mean nothing. But if souls truly existed, he must strive to become immortal and transcend life and death.

"Immortal, Ye Luo, you continue to level up slowly. I’m leaving for a while."

I Want to Be Immortal asked in surprise, "Where are you going, Feng?"

"To complete my profession task, of course."

"We’ll help!"

"No, I have to do this alone." Xiao Jie said seriously.

Of the three prerequisites for the Demon Beast Evolution task, Xiao Jie had completed most of them. Now, he was only missing the Innate Demon Technique.

As for where to learn it, he planned to head to Canglin State, where Qin Shou, who also had a task for him, resided.

As for obtaining the Innate Demon Technique, Xiao Jie had an idea—to find Master Xiao Yue. With so many great demons under him, learning an old skill from someone shouldn’t be too much to ask, assuming Master Xiao Yue was still amiable.

Sorcery—Eagle Transformation!

Xiao Jie’s form changed instantly into that of a gray eagle.

With a flap of his wings, he flew towards Canglin State.