Chapter 2214 Shadow Underworld

From the day he landed on the Isle of Hell, Joan has been soaking in the library of the Temple of the Styx from morning to night, reading books he is interested in, focusing on reading those related to the "Shadow Realm", because the end of the journey One stop is in the Shadow Realm.

Through reading these documents, coupled with the accumulation of past knowledge, Qiao An learned that the "Shadow Realm" is similar to the "Spirit World", and "Fairy Wilderness" is also a parallel plane that closely fits with the material world.

Mountains, rivers, and even magnificent artificial buildings in the material world can find corresponding projections in the Shadow Realm, but the space in the Shadow Realm is not as stable as the material world, and the coordinates of a certain location are always changing. Therefore, there are often great differences between the projection and the ontology, and there are few similarities.

This is like standing alone on the shore of a choppy lake. The reflection on the water surface is disturbed by the water waves, making it appear blurred and distorted. The feeling is definitely different from looking in a mirror.

Or ask a modernist abstract artist to paint a portrait of a person. The portrait drawn looks like a child's graffiti. Ordinary viewers can't find any similarities between the portrait and the model, but people with certain artistic accomplishments can look at this portrait from the outside. The resemblance to the model himself was found in the graffiti.

Ms. Farah told Joan that the island of Hell, where the Temple of the Styx is located, is the counterpart in the Shadow Realm of "Heim's Underworld" - the "Goddess of Hades" Hell's "Divine Kingdom".

On a larger scale, the Vymur River, which originated in the Arctic Sea, also has a corresponding river in the Shadow Realm, named "Gol River", and the natives of the Shadow Realm call it "Styx".

In fact, the Gower River is indeed a tributary of the "Styx River" that runs through the lower planes in the Shadow Realm.

It is said that "Dragon King" Nidhogg was born in the Gore River. Later, he used the "Shadow Walking Technique" to cross the barriers of the planes, broke into the material world, and went upstream along the Vymur River until he sneaked into the "Abyss of the Beginning". Spring, dominate the seabed of the North Pole, and reproduce.

On November 20th, Joan and Clark had already rested in the Styx Temple for three days, and it was time to leave for the last stop of this journey.

Monsters are rampant in the Shadow Realm, especially powerful undead creatures, such as various "night shadows". Gaina and Hilde are worried and offer to escort them to the underworld.

Ms. Farah agreed to their request, but also warned Gaina and Hilde that they could only escort Joan and Clark to the residence of the goddess Hell, which is the legendary underworld "Blizzard Palace" Eleudenir — outside the gate.

"You must stop outside the 'Blizzard Palace'. Only those chosen by the goddess, that is, Joan and Clark, can enter my Lord's bedroom, accept the final test, and assist my Lord to complete the purification ceremony of the 'Soul Collar'."

Ms. Farah gave a solemn warning to her daughter and students.

"If you dare to go against the wishes of the goddess of the underworld and meddle in other people's affairs, you may anger the goddess, and you will not be able to return to the yang world, and you will be stranded in the underworld forever, becoming sad lonely ghosts!"

Gaina and Hilde shuddered when they heard this, and nodded quickly, remembering Ms. Farah's exhortation.

Before going on the road, Ms. Farah specially provided two kinds of equipment for everyone.

The first is two small, unremarkable biscuits called "Hull Cakes".

"During your travels in the underworld, you will definitely encounter monsters blocking the way. If the opponent's strength is too strong and you don't want to conflict with it, you can give him a piece of 'Hull pie', which can be regarded as toll."

"No matter how powerful the creatures of the underworld are, they will never refuse this small biscuit. If they accept the gift, they will not fight against you again. They will happily get out of the way and even provide you with some convenient services."

"There are only two Hull biscuits, but you must have encountered more than two powerful enemies during the journey. I suggest you at least keep one biscuit for Lord Garm, the giant wolf of the underworld, otherwise it will be difficult to pass its level. There is one biscuit left, who to buy, you can decide according to the situation."

Ms. Farah wrapped two small biscuits in a handkerchief, solemnly handed them to Joan, and asked him to keep them away. Then she took out four pairs of black leather boots and asked Joan, Clark, Gaina, and Hilde to put on new shoes.

"These four pairs of magic boots are called 'Hull Boots'. Putting on the Hull Boots, you can automatically sense the closest and safest way to the 'Blizzard Palace' after you arrive in the Underworld."

"In addition to providing automatic navigation, Hull boots can also enable you to fly in the air, avoid the harsh ground environment of the underworld and the ubiquitous traps, and speed up your journey."

Joan took a pair of "Hull Boots" and found out that there were two constant spells on the pair of magic shoes. ", and the other is the 5-ring "flying sky".

"Soaring into the sky" is actually an enhanced version of the 3-ring "flying technique", also known as "long-distance flight".

Joan first transcribed the spell configuration of "Soaring into the Sky" into his spell book, and then put on the "Hull Boots".

Before going on the road, of course, you have to fill your stomach first, so Joan moved out the "magic pot" Ariel, and quickly cooked a hearty breakfast, and invited his traveling companions to enjoy it together. After eating this meal, the rest of the day For a few days, everyone will get the effect of preventing poisoning, disease, fear and curse, and the safety will be more guaranteed during the journey in the underworld.

In addition, Joan also prepared five bottles of potion soaked in "Tears of God" in advance, and distributed them to Clark, Gaina, and Hilde, as well as "Ice Wolf" Sharon who accompanied Hilde on the road, and took a bottle of potion herself , for the next six days, will gain immunity to negative energy erosion.

Undead creatures are the most common in the Shadow Realm, and most of the attack skills of undead creatures have negative energy attributes.

After Qiao An and the others took the medicine, they became immune to the erosion of negative energy, and they will gain a huge advantage in fighting against the undead in the future!

As for the Tara beast "Big Horn", it was not strong enough to take the trip to Hades, so Joan left it in the temple and entrusted Ms. Farah to take care of it.

After the four people and one wolf had a full meal, Ms. Farah cast "Shadow Walking" to open a portal leading to the Shadow Realm.

Joan, Clark, Gaina, Hilde, and Sharon said goodbye to Ms. Farah one by one, then passed through the dark and deep "Gate of Shadows", and disappeared into the endless depths of darkness one after another.

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Allusion: Helheim (from Norse mythology)

Helheim, the abode of the dead, bears the same name as its ruler, Hull.

The souls of the war dead go to Valhalla, while the souls of the non-war dead go to the kingdom of the dead ruled by Hela.

Heim's Underworld is located at the North Pole, and it can only be reached by walking on a rough road for nine days and nine nights in the cold and dark place of the extreme north.

Nordic people usually wear a pair of particularly strong boots on the feet of the dead, because the rough road to the kingdom of the dead requires a pair of good boots.

These boots are called "Hull Boots".