Greek Mythology: Evolution from the Gargoyle

Chapter 62 Tributaries of the River Styx, Soul Fragments

In the dark and rotting garden, stood a girl in a green dress.

She clenched her silver teeth, caressing her forehead, shaking, and thick green smoke emitted from her body.

Yang Qi only felt that the whole world had been splashed with thick plasma, and everything he saw was blood red, red and black.

Everything around him was shaking violently, and the sky was shattering.

It was like a spell from the ancient god of the abyss blasting in his ears.

"ha……"

The girl opened her mouth and spit out thick green mist. Her round eyes turned blood red, and the fierce murderous intention turned into black butterflies, flying out of the pupils and flying around.

"Hahahaha... I can't stand it anymore... Hahahaha..."

"Is this the feeling that dragons feel when they want to kill but are unable to do so... Hahahaha..."

The girl swayed, her throat twitched, and she spit out a gem, which landed on her hand. It is that [Liuyu Wind Bead].

The orb exuded billowing divine power and turned into two white smokes, which were directly inhaled by the girl's nose.

"call……"

Yang Qi used the divine power in the orb to inject it into his dragon eyes, ears and nose to enhance his senses.

In an instant, her eyes were as bright as lightning, her nose was twitching, and the tips of her ears were up and down.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Where is the blood?...Hahahahaha...Where are the bones and carrion?...Hahahaha..."

The girl almost lost her balance and looked into the distance.

"There is no...no...no...here..."

Suddenly, the girl sniffed desperately, turned her head and looked into the distance!

Her eyes shone, and a smile of great joy appeared on her face. Then the smile turned into ecstasy, and then became a little scary. The girl's mouth split open, her blood-red tongue stuck out, and her eyes turned upward into white eyes!

"Haha...it smells like blood!"

"Found it! Hahahaha!!"

"hahahahahahahaha!!!"

"Haha...ha...ha..." The girl laughed wildly as if she was out of breath.

"Huh...huh...huh..." She gasped frantically and lowered her head.

After a moment, she raised her head, and the terrifyingly exaggerated smile had disappeared.

His face returned to calmness, as calm as an iceberg that had remained motionless for thousands of years.

She opened her mouth and bit her silver teeth on the back of her hand, opening a wound.

Blood flowed out, and she wiped it on her face, then sprinkled it on her clothes.

Then she stretched out her finger and tapped the ground.

The dirty mud flew up and turned into countless streaks, smearing on the girl's face, clothes and hair.

In an instant, the girl's pale face was covered with dirt and blood stains, her hair was messy, and her clothes were in tatters.

She took a step forward, digging her feet into the dirt.

This step was taken very steadily, as if precise calculations had been made. When her feet touched the ground, her center of gravity had accurately shifted to the arch of her feet at this step, and all parts of her body followed in perfect coordination without any unnecessary shaking.

The power and speed are perfect. This perfection stems from her absolute control over her divine body and her clear judgment of the surrounding environment.

Under the long seaweed-colored hair, those bright eyes are paying attention to every subtle change in the surroundings - light and shadow, airflow, and are ready to react at any time.

In his composure, it seems as if a giant dragon is lurking.

She shook her head and took the second step.

The pace of this step was messy, the soles of the feet did not completely touch the ground, and the center of gravity was unstable.

Her body also tilted, almost falling.

At first glance, it seems that there is no supernatural power.

She nodded.

boom! ! !

A 20,000-meter-high bluish-black flame erupted around the girl, rising from the ground and flying into the distance.

…

The girl extinguished the flames around her from a distance, covering up her divine power to the limit.

"So this is it."

She stared coldly at her feet, which was a tributary of the River Styx.

There are five rivers of Styx in the underworld of Olympus.

One is the river Achaeros, "the river of sorrow." Souls crossing this river can enter the underworld. Charon the Ferryman will be here, ferrying souls across the river.

The second is the wilderness river, "the river of weeping." Souls passing through this river will have the illusion of crying.

The third is the River Styx, the most sacred river in the underworld. The river where the oaths sworn by the Olympian gods must be kept. Styx, the goddess of Styx, lived on the banks of this river.

The fourth is the River Phallestus, "the burning river." The soul will feel the burning pain in this river.

The fifth is the Lethe River, "the river of forgetfulness". A soul that drinks water from this river will forget its previous memories.

These five rivers of Styx also represent the different emotional experiences that a person goes through after death: first mourning, then crying, feeling the pain in the heart, and finally, forgetting.

Here is a tributary of the fourth Styx, the River Phallestus, also known as the "Burning River."

"No wonder there is a smell of blood here..." The girl narrowed her eyes.

This river of Styx burns the souls of living beings.

There is a very small chance that the soul will condense into soul crystals when burned. It contains powerful divine power.

Naturally, those are the sacred underworld objects exclusive to Hades.

But there is a very small probability that these soul crystals floating on the bottom of the river will swim out along the tributaries and become ownerless things.

There are a large number of creatures that wash the sand in this tributary of the Styx River, looking for crystal fragments in it.

"..." The girl's eyes sparkled with brilliance, scanning the entire tributary in an instant.

There are almost no soul crystals in this tributary, only a very small amount of fragments.

"If there are interests, there will be disputes. No wonder there is blood here."

"These soul crystal fragments are worthless to me. But to these creatures, they can be called a supreme treasure..."

On the earth, there are many creatures scattered sparsely. At a glance, there are wading birds, wilderness beasts, ghost elves, and many death shadow fangs.

The Death Shadow Fangs are monsters with the head of an elephant and the body of a lion, with eyes emitting dark mist.

The girl's eyes scanned the tributaries of the River Styx again, and she picked out the largest piece of soul crystal fragment. She hooked her fingers, and the fragment immediately flew out of the thick river mud and fell into her hands.

Looking down, I saw that the fragment was about the thickness of my little finger and emitted a faint light.

"Hahahaha!" The girl stared at the gem, "With this gem, are you afraid that you won't be able to arouse their greed?!"

"As long as I pretend that I just washed it out, I wonder if those creatures will have evil intentions and come forward to rob?!"

"Hahahahahaha!"

Yang Qi laughed wildly in her heart. She suppressed the divine power around her to the limit, tightly held the soul crystal fragment in her hand, and landed where no one was paying attention.

"There is no law here, violence is supreme, and the desolate land of the underworld is abandoned by the gods,"

"Suddenly a young girl passed by,"

"She is weak and helpless, pathetic and can be bullied,"

"Just by seeing her, those cruel creatures wanted to swallow her flesh and crush her bones."

"What's more, she owns an extremely precious soul crystal!"

"What will happen? Hahaha!"

Yang Qi stared at the creatures in the distance.

Wader. ——When the soul leaves the world and treks to the underworld, they continue to emit screams, making the soul lose its way.

A trapped beast in the wilderness. ——Living in the wilderness between the gate of the underworld and the River Styx, they stare viciously at the souls moving forward, and devour the souls who have lost their way when they encounter them.

Hades. ——A variant of many elves in the Olympus world, one of the most evil elves.

Death Shadow Fangs. ——A creature known for its cruelty, ruthlessness, and greed.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"What on earth is going to happen?!"

"It's so troublesome to follow the rules! But it's so fun to kill!!!"

Yang Qi laughed wildly in his heart, as if he felt the refreshing touch of flesh and blood sliding across the tips of his teeth!