Chapter 2695

Professor Kazel said, "Wait for three more minutes."

But just as he finished speaking, the scene in the crystal ball had changed dramatically.

The whole scene condensed in an instant, revealing the true form of the [Third Demon King].

It was like switching from the first perspective to the third perspective.

And the appearance of the [Third Demon King] at this moment was just a vague black figure.

But he was indeed different from the surrounding dead souls that had been worn away by spirituality, and he was very prominent just from his appearance.

After all, among a group of gray-white dead souls, he was the only one who was black.

He lurked behind the hill, waiting very patiently for the Styx ferryman to leave.

The Styx ferryman was called "Charon" in Greek mythology, and was also one of the Greek gods.

In Greek legend, as long as the living paid Charon, the god of the Styx, he would ferry them across the river, but his boat would become extremely unsafe due to the weight of the living.

In this world, the myths and legends about the ferryman of the Styx are different from those in Greek mythology.

Here, "Charon" is not even a name, but directly refers to the profession of the ferryman of the Styx.

All the ferrymen of the Styx can be called "Charon".

They are not gods, but dead people who have been endowed with divinity.

They do not accept gold and silver from the living, but they will accept bribes from the dead.

However, "you can't bring anything with you when you die", so what can the dead offer as bribes?

This is a matter of opinion.

The status of the ferryman of the Styx in the underworld is similar to that of a "minor official", but it is the first hurdle for the dead souls to reach the Pure Land of Bliss.

They were originally dead, but after passing a certain test, they were promoted from the "wandering souls" at the bottom of the underworld to the "Styx ferryman" responsible for ferrying the souls of the dead to the other side of the Styx.

But in theory, after the Ragnarok of the Gods, the Hades also returned to silence with everyone else, and the entire promotion system of the underworld should have been shut down long ago.

Therefore, unless the Styx ferryman who appeared in the crystal ball now is an old boatman who survived from the last God Age and has survived thousands of years, he must have been newly promoted in the past ten or twenty years.

The promotion system of the entire underworld should be gradually restored as the God Age revives.

This is also similar in the real world. Many miracles related to God have only gradually emerged in these years.

Looking at the entire Styx, not only are there few dead souls, but there are also very few Styx ferrymen ferrying on the river.

The possibility that the Styx ferryman was newly promoted in the past ten or twenty years is undoubtedly much greater.

…

The scene changes in the crystal ball continue.

The whole world suddenly began to rotate with the body of the [Third Demon King] as the center.

But that is obviously not a change in the real world, but should be the dream embodiment of the [Third Demon King].

The biggest difference between dreams and reality is that reality is always the first-person perspective, while dreams can not only switch to various perspectives, but also rely on "imagination" to automatically complete things that have not been seen with your own eyes.

As Professor Steven Harvey manipulated the crystal ball, the scene changes in the crystal ball suddenly accelerated, and the entire perspective continued to rise, and the field of vision became larger and larger. The Styx ferryman who disappeared from one end of the Styx entered the field of vision again.

Dak and others were concentrating and staring with bated breath.

Then they saw that many tiny black dots suddenly appeared on the edge of the crystal ball.

Those black dots were magnified and they were all various underworld creatures.

They were not obviously different from similar creatures in the real world in appearance, but they were very different in living habits.

Roughly speaking, it can be summarized in one word, that is, "slow".

Both thinking and action are very slow.

Some of the underworld creatures with feline characteristics, like those wandering ghosts, give people a sense of aimlessness and lack of desire.

Their reproductive instincts seem to have disappeared, and in this lifeless world, there is only endless wandering.

These creatures seem to be alive, but they are no different from dead.

Dak's heart moved, and he suddenly looked up at the two [isotopes] lying on the hospital bed.

Aren't these two [isotopes] also half-dead?

"Is it the incomplete soul, or the obliterated consciousness?"

Dak speculated a little, and then turned his attention back to the crystal ball.

It was indeed a three-minute change.

After three minutes, the scene in the crystal ball stabilized again.

But the entire perspective moved above the head of the Styx ferryman.

The figure of the Styx ferryman was still blurry and invisible. It seemed to be mumbling something while swinging the oars, but what could be heard from this side was still a vague noise.

Professor Kazel said that "God cannot be seen", but the Styx ferryman is far from reaching the realm of God.

If both are correct, it means that the entire underworld promotion system is itself related to God.

In connection with the known information, it is similar to the "Magic Guide Shinto", which is a concrete manifestation of the road to the gods.

Dak suddenly woke up and looked at the Styx ferryman again, with a little more fiery in his eyes.

This underworld is different from the real world. It seems to have a unique path of promotion, and the overall order is very strict.

But Professor Silver asked Brett Gold, why did Professor Harvey focus on the head of the Styx ferryman?

When Duck was confused, he suddenly saw that the ferryman of the River Styx, for some unknown reason, turned around on the river and started to return the same way!

"Did it find the Demon King?"

Dark's heart moved and he whispered.

"It seems so."

Professor Silver said.

The professors all watched intently.

Then I saw the Styx ferryman suddenly speeding up after turning around. The boat moved quickly, creating a huge sense of separation from the slow feeling of the entire world.

Then in the blink of an eye, the Styx ferryman returned to the section of the Styx he saw at the beginning.

Because of its blurry figure, Dak and others were unable to see its expression changes, but judging from its actions, it must be looking around for the location of the [Third Demon King] at the moment.

Then, I saw it leaving the Styx River and boarding the shore.

And as it stepped onto the river bank, the boat and the oars turned into black mist and flew onto it. In the end, it was unknown what it became, but it was carried with it anyway.

Immediately afterwards, the Styx Ferryman was seen flying towards the location of the third demon king.

But it seems to have a natural attraction to the souls of the dead. As it flies along, it attracts all the souls nearby to converge towards it.

The [Third Demon King] was already vigilant. When he discovered that the Styx ferryman suddenly returned, he realized that the other party was coming towards him.

——He chose to escape without hesitation.

Running on the boundless land, his painting style is completely different from that of the creatures around him. He is unique in this lifeless world. He is like a flame floating in the dark forest, which is extremely eye-catching.

Since the Styx Ferryman had noticed him, it was impossible for him to disappear from sight again.

The scene in the crystal ball suddenly accelerated.

When the scene stabilized, the perspective returned to the [Third Demon King].

The [Third Demon King] kept looking back to see where the Styx ferryman was while escaping.

Every time he looked back, the Styx Ferryman got closer.

After turning back several times, the Styx ferryman was already approaching not far behind him.

He knew that it was impossible for him to escape, and suddenly

Anger and evil arose in his heart, and he turned around to attack the Styx ferryman.

Then there was only a flash of black light, and the [Third Demon King] was split in half by the Styx Ferryman.

…

Then the scene suddenly froze.

Professor Steven Harvey stopped operating, raised his head and said, "I woke up from my dream."

The moment he was split in half by the Styx ferryman, the [Third Demon King] woke up from his dream.

If you want him to dream again, you need to start over.

But Professor Harvey has been experimenting for a whole day and needs some time to rest.

He stood up and walked to the table, poured a cup of hot water and sipped it gently. With a teasing smile on his face, he asked: "How is it? Do you see the connection between the devil and the hero?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Professor Lily looked at the scene in the crystal ball and said: "The devil is a devil, but a brave man is not necessarily a brave man."

"To the point." Dak couldn't help but praise.

Professor Steven Harvey deliberately induced such a dream and suddenly raised such a question. There is only one explanation.

The Styx Ferryman has a strong connection with Brett Gold.

"It's boring." Professor Harvey couldn't help shaking his head.

Sometimes it’s not good to be around people who are too smart.

He immediately said: "Bright Gold used the magic sword [Underworld Mark] in the final battle to banish his demonized half body to the underworld. That half did not dissipate, but fell into this underworld." By the river, assimilate with the souls of the dead.”

Professor Sylph frowned and said, "You mean, Bright Gold's demonic half body has become something similar to the demon king's soul?"

Professor Harvey said: "This is a deduction I made using the memory information obtained from the brain of the Third Demon King. The activation condition of [Underworld Mark] is to sacrifice oneself to a certain Hades, but the God of Hades has not yet revived. Naturally, he couldn't accept it, but his demonized half was tainted with the karma of Hades and gained some special characteristics, which provided the basis for his promotion to the Styx Ferryman."

"How can we be sure that the Styx Ferryman is the demonized half of Brett Gold?" Dark asked emphatically.

Professor Harvey shook his head and said, "You will know after reading it."

…

After a short rest, Professor Harvey came to the side of the [peer body] again and continued the operation.

When [the peer] falls into dream again under the tug of the dream machine, the scene in the crystal ball is quickly reconstructed.

Although the soul of the [Third Demon King] was split in half by the Styx Ferryman, no one thought that he would just dissipate - in fact, it was impossible.

This time, the dream skipped that scene, and when it appeared again, the soul of the [Third Demon King] had changed.

The reason is not hard to guess.

Because he made a certain demon creature into a new container in advance.

After he was killed by an oar from the Styx ferryman, he completed his reincarnation in a new container.

After that, he began to endure, kill, devour, and become stronger.

Duck observed the changes in the dream, and instead witnessed the entire process of the Demon King assimilating the container into his own appearance after reincarnation.

The reincarnation of the [Immortal Demon King] is not just a reincarnation on the soul level.

Although it takes a little time to recover, he can bring all his strength and special abilities to the new container.

In the end, even the body blood will be assimilated to the original body.

And it is not without requirements to achieve this effect.

First of all, you have to carefully select a suitable container.

One of the requirements of the container is that it must be a demon.

Therefore, exterminating the demons is also one of the effective ways to prevent the demon king from rebirth.

But in reality, it is impossible for humans to exterminate the demons. Even if they try their best, they can only reduce the number of demons to a certain extent.

Even in the real world, there are still many demons hiding.

It is unknown how many containers the demon king has hidden.

So even now, it is impossible to prevent the demon king from committing suicide and rebirth.

This is also the case in the underworld.

Perhaps even the Demon King had not expected that there were so many demons in the underworld.