Looking at the old Hydra, An Mixiu opened his mouth to say something, but he was stuck in his throat and couldn't say it.

"Seven days. ”

Hydra said hoarsely, "I'm going to imprison myself for seven days, that's the maximum limit. ”

An Mixiu didn't bargain and nodded, "Thank you." ”

Hydra sighed, turned and disappeared into the banks of the River Styx, not glancing at Maya and Tatsunaru the whole time.

"Lord An Mixiu. ”

It wasn't until the old woman disappeared that the girl raised her courage and asked softly, "She, is it ......?"

In the face of Maya, An Mixiu will always remain gentle, and he smiles, "You think she is, she is." ”

As if she had received some kind of answer, the girl's eyes were slightly red, but she held back her tears, hugged Chen Ming tremblingly, and couldn't speak.

After a long time, Maya let go of the boy, walked over to An Mixiu, and said, "Can I see her again?"

An Mixiu gently touched the girl's head and pointed at Chenming, "I'm not your monarch, you shouldn't ask me about this." ”

"It's a good picker. ”

With a curse in his heart, looking at the girl with hope in his eyes, Chen Ming sighed and nodded, "As long as you want, you can do it at any time." ”

"Uh-huh!"

A smile bloomed on Maya's little face, and he nodded his head vigorously.

"But with your triangular cat's skill, let alone seeing her, even entering the bottom of the River Styx is a problem. ”

At this moment, An Mixiu's voice rang out, "Did you say that my successor?"

"My promise is worth a lot more than some irresponsible, unscrupulous old thing. ”

Chen Ming sneered, "Great Despair Monarch, what do you think?"

"Alright, don't be poor. ”

An Mixiu pursed his lips and waved his hand, "Hurry up and get down, you only have seven days, and after seven days, whether you succeed or not, you have to come back immediately." ”

"That's it?"

Chen Ming was stunned and said, "Don't you use any props this time?"

"Use a fart!"

An Mixiu waved his hand impatiently and said, "You are already the sixth order, and you still have the face to ask me for props? Carry it yourself!"

"If you don't need it, you don't need it, as for it?"

Shrugging his shoulders, Tatsunato turned and walked towards the river.

"There are no one close to you in the River Styx, and it is only a waste of time to use props, so this time, you will truly feel the taste of the undead's bite, my successor, whether it will be a success or a failure, is at the limit of whether you can withstand countless times the pain you have endured. ”

Behind him, An Mixiu's words made Chen Ming frown, but he didn't stop, still walking forward unhurriedly, as if no wind or waves could stop him from moving forward.

"That's the guy I like. ”

An Mixiu praised lightly, then pulled Maya, who looked worried, waved his hand, and sat flat on the abruptly raised throne.

"Mentor Chenming, he ......"

Maya's face was full of sorrow, and she raised her eyes and asked, "Will it be okay?"

"It's just a small pebble on his way, how can it hold him back?"

An Mixiu smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, he'll be fine." ”

However, as soon as the words fell, a scream sounded at the edge of the River Styx, and the two of them looked around, only to see the young man who had just stepped into the River Styx, his pale face distorted with extreme pain.

"Mentor Chenming!"

Maya hurriedly stood up and tried to walk over and pull him back, but was grabbed by the arm by An Mixiu, who shook his head lightly and said, "Don't disturb him." ”

"But ......"

"I said, don't bother him. ”

Although the words were flat, they were unquestionable, so that the girl stood there in horror, not daring to move.

"The woman is not in the middle of the ......"

Sighing helplessly, An Mixiu had no choice but to say, "This is his own choice, you can't help him in any way, and now the past will only hurt him, let's sit here and wait for his triumph." ”

"Oh. ”

Maya nodded, but still hesitated, "Is he really going to be okay? ”

"Oh my God......"

An Mixiu patted her head and said with a wry smile, "Do you know how sad she will be if she hears this? ”

Maya nodded suspiciously and sat back down beside An Mixiu.

At this moment, there was no longer Chenming on the surface of the River Styx, only a twisted figure wrapped in a pitch-black liquid stood upright, the liquid writhing, like countless small insects that were difficult to see with the naked eye gnawing at the person below.

There is also fluid flowing in the large open mouth, black liquid flowing from the nostrils, cochlea, and even the corners of the eyes.

At this time, Chen Ming couldn't let out half a roar, just as An Mixiu said, the pain he was suffering now was far a hundred times heavier than before.

Countless memories eroded his mind, and the depths of his soul seemed to be repeatedly crushed, and they were being repaired endlessly.

He was suffering the damage of every soul, and for a moment it seemed to him longer than a hundred years.

For three days, Maya cried countless times, and although she couldn't feel the pain that Tatsunato was subjected to, her heart still beat from his gently trembling body.

An Mixiu remained indifferent, as if he didn't care about Chenming's life or death, he always looked at the young man who had reached the center of the Styx with a smile on his face, admiring his hysteria from his soul.

The terrifying roar continued, and An Mixiu muttered in a low voice, "It's still a little insufficient, just let me add some condiments for you, right?"

With a wave of his hand, several fluorescent beads flew over the River Styx and landed at Chenming's feet.

"Whoa, whoa!"

The terrible sound of a ghost crying, in the evaporation of the beads, rose with the mist beside Chenming.

"Roar!

A terrifying roar that did not resemble a human voice came out of the mouth of the distorted liquid face, and at this moment, the liquid instantly exploded, revealing Chen Ming, who was no longer human.

Every inch of his skin was only scarlet flesh, and his exposed internal organs were throbbing violently, and surprisingly, even though he was scarred, there was still no blood coming out.

The only thing that was intact was a patchwork of grimace tattoos, which opened their mouths wide and laughed wildly with the throbbing of their internal organs.

"Mentor Chenming!"

On the shore, a thick and sharp pain spread to Maya's heart, and a tear fell to the ground like heavy rain, and she wanted to get up, but was ruthlessly blocked in her position by An Mixiu.

"Can you be quieter......"

Shaking her head helplessly, An Mixiu waved her hand, and the girl's cry stopped abruptly, as if she had fallen asleep.

"I said he would be fine, what are you worried about?"

An Mixiu pursed his lips and said, "Isn't it just a little miserable, this is not one ten-thousandth of what he has experienced, that's it, then you don't know what to cry like after that?"

Glancing at the girl who had fallen asleep, he didn't say anything more, and continued to look at the figure in the River Styx.

"The child of the subhuman, the sister of the snow demon, the dwarf couple, the old goblin ......"

Muttering in a low voice, as if he had experienced it himself, the smile on An Mixiu's face became more and more weird, "I said, the farther you go, the stronger you will become, not only knowledge, but also the hole buried in your heart, the darkness like the abyss, will also expand infinitely......"

......

In the endless, twisted and perverse darkness, Tatsunato looked at him expressionlessly, and at this moment, he became Sasha, he became Tate, he became the subhuman children who died in the cave, and even, he became the ghost rope of the Wind Demon Thief, and became the dead greedy sin of the mine, Barea......

He became all the demons, subhumans, and beings who died because of him, but he did not become himself, he seemed to have no form of himself.

Day after day, year after year, he endured the pain that countless of these people had endured, the outbreak of forbidden spells, the greedy torture, and even his own abuse, every moment, these pains accumulated on him over and over again, but he was still alive.

He didn't know how much time had passed, let alone how long it would take for all this to go through, he had begun to become numb, but death was still far away.

Lust, love, greed, resentment, all the negative emotions echoed in his mind, and the invisible hope was like the darkness, filth, and squalor in front of him.

He couldn't seem to get out.

"Since you can't get out, then stay here, live forever, and don't leave. ”

At one point, his lips moved, and a hoarse voice came out of his mouth.

"You, I, and we will not be saved......"

A hideous smile spread across his bloodless face, and he stretched out his hand and said, "Desperate world, welcome to you......"

......

Outside, the sound of crying for six whole days stopped, and the trembling and twisted body also stopped, and Chen Ming's chest, the distorted grimace brand, once again added other colors to it.

Greed, lust, resentment, confusion, sadness......

On the ghost patterns put together, each part has its own interpretation and its own meaning.

His flesh began to grow slowly, his skin began to slowly recover, and wisps of terrifying green flames swept out of the ghost pattern, illuminating and discharging the waters of the River Styx.

"What a beautiful despair. ”

An Mixiu admired, "My successor must be tortured day and night, all the time, in order to understand the true meaning of despair. ”

With a tired step, Tatsunami slowly walked out of the River Styx, his face returning to normal, as if nothing had happened.

It's just that your eyes full of pain reflect your experience......

"Welcome back, my successor. ”

An Mixiu got up from the throne and walked down to Chen Ming's side, "How do you feel?"

"That's it. ”

Shaking his head casually, Chen Ming said, "You and I empathize, so why bother asking?"

"I'm numb to this stuff. ”

An Mixiu didn't care about his rudeness, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, "After this trip to the Styx, you don't even need to be baptized. ”

"Seventh-order magic?"

Chen Ming shook his palm and frowned, "It seems that there are other things......"

"As for the demons, below the sixth order is one stage, and above the sixth order is another stage. ”

An Mixiu smiled and said, "Demons below the sixth order, although they have magical characteristics, they can't use even the slightest bit, unless a talented successor like you can use them before the seventh order, but the price of each use is extremely heavy. ”

"And once it reaches the seventh order, the baptized demon will completely transform its own magic power, rendering its own magic characteristics, whether it is the activation of magic or the output of magic power, it will unconsciously stimulate the magic characteristics, and its power will be greatly enhanced. ”

An Mixiu, who was talking eloquently, looked at Chen Ming, who was still confused, and changed his words, "You treat the magic trait as a passive skill, when you advance to the seventh order, this passive skill will be activated into a resident skill, and when you activate magic, this skill will increase your magic power several times." ”

"I see. ”

Chen Ming nodded abruptly and said, "In other words, if I activate the same level of magic now, the power will be several times stronger than that of the magic launched by the demon below the sixth order?"

"Yes. ”

An Mixiu nodded, "This is the most basic gap between the high-level and the low-level, and the demons who have not reached the seventh order are actually no different from garbage. ”

"You guy, can you not use this kind of language every time?"

Glancing coldly at An Mixiu, Chen Ming looked at Maya, who was still asleep on the throne, and frowned, "What happened to you?"

"What can I do with her?"

An Mixiu was speechless, "My kindness to her is second only to you, what can I do to her?"

"I don't feel how nice you are to me. ”

Chen Ming sneered and said, "So, what the hell did you do to her?"

"It's really biological and not as good as adoptive, all of them are so conscienceless. ”

complained without an image, An Mixiu pouted and said, "When you perfect the ghost pattern, this girl can't stand it, and she wants to help you, so I'll let her sleep, don't worry, she will wake up tomorrow." ”

"You can't even stand your daughter's torture of me. ”

Chenming sneered, stepped forward, gently picked Maya up, and said, "We should go back." ”

"Look, don't you need my help yet?"

An Mixiu smiled and walked over, "What should you do without me?"

His wand lit the ground, and the rich purple magic array instantly enveloped the three of them and disappeared here.

After returning to the academy, Chen Ming didn't stay, and directly threw An Mixiu a back, and went back to his residence with Maya in his arms.

......

"Mentor Chenming!"

At noon the next day, Maya woke up from his sleep, and hurriedly started from the sofa, looking around anxiously.

"Don't ...... so loudly"

In the kitchen, Chen Ming's helpless voice came out, "Also, I'm not your mentor anymore, just call me Chen Ming." ”

"Mentor Chenming?!"

Maya came back to his senses at this time, rubbed his sour eyes in a little confusion, got up from the sofa, walked to Chenming's side and looked carefully, and after a while, he breathed a sigh of relief in Chenming's speechless gaze, "You're okay, it's great......"

"It's all said, don't call me ......"

Chen Ming frowned, and finally waved his hand casually as if he had given up, and said, "Forget it, you go out first, the meal will be ready soon." ”

"Oh. ”

Maya's face was slightly red, and she answered in a low voice, and exited the kitchen.

......

After breakfast, Tatsunaru sent Maya back to the next door and went to the school building himself.

In the office on the top floor of the academy, Chen Ming sat quietly with a cup of coffee, looking at An Mixiu and the other man beside him.

"Tell me about it. ”

After being silent for a while, An Mixiu pointed to the blue-haired man beside him and said, "This is the hall master of the Third Knight's Hall of the Demon Palace, Corvette, and the assessment of your going to the human world is also led by him. ”

"Hello. ”

Chen Ming put down his coffee, stretched out his hand and said, "Please advise." ”

"Hehe, I don't dare to advise. ”

Corvette shook hands with him with a smile and said, "You are the successor of Lord An Mixiu, and it stands to reason that you should be on the same level as me, so you don't need to be so polite when you speak." ”

"Hmm. ”

Retracting his palm, Chen Ming asked, "Mr. Corvette, can you tell us about the specific content of the assessment, or what is the ultimate purpose of the assessment?"

"Didn't Master An Mixiu tell you?"

Corvette looked at An Mixiu suspiciously, the latter nodded, and then he suddenly said, "That's the case, originally as the successor of despair, if you want to join the Demon Palace, you only need the consent of the monarch, but because you are from a human background, the Demon Palace has regulations, and one of the seven major offices needs to come forward to draw up an assessment for you before you can ascend to the Demon Palace, and I, as the original desperate dependent, have been admiring the glory of the monarch until now, so I will ask Ying to arrange the assessment content for you......"

"Ahem. ”

Beside him, An Mixiu frowned helplessly and said, "Corvette, let's get to the point!"

"Ah, I'm sorry. ”

Corvette smiled awkwardly, took out a scroll from his magic ring, and handed it over, "This is the assessment content provided by the Demon Palace, please take a look." ”

After Chen Ming took it, he opened the scroll and looked at the short lines, but the next moment, his face turned cold, "You're not kidding, are you?"

This sentence is obviously not asking Corvette, but asking An Mixiu with a smile on his face.

"Of course. ”

An Mixiu smiled, "This is the easiest assessment I can think of, what, do you have any opinions?"

Chen Ming's face changed, looking at An Mixiu's eyes that didn't seem to be fake, there was a trace of extremely suppressed anger in his eyes, "You are challenging my bottom line!"

"No, no, no. ”

An Mixiu sneered and waved his hand, "I'm helping you say goodbye to the past." ”