The underworld of the gods is not a different space, but a hollow underground, different regions, and different underworlds, but the basic structure is similar.

After Ishtar led the three of them to find the location of the underworld, he directly fired a powerful shot from the air, piercing the ground and directly punching a large hole connecting to the underground underworld.

The brilliance of the Sun Carriage is too scorching, and it has a great impact on the breath of the underworld and the souls that exist in the underworld, so they can't ride the Sun Carriage into it, and can only rely on their own abilities.

Luo Zhi and Ishtar can fly, and Matthew was also given the ability to fly by Luo Zhi, only Fujimaru Rika can't fly, and can only walk.

So, Ishtar lent his heavenly boat Ma Anna to Fujimaru Ritsuka for temporary use, and the four of them flew directly into the underworld.

The underworld is pitch black, there is no life in sight, even the stones are pitch black and corrupted, only occasionally you can see a lantern made of stone, in which a blue flame-like soul is placed, releasing a faint light, so that this underworld will not be completely invisible to any light.

Looking down, the abyss of the underworld is unfathomable, and I don't know if it is connected to the center of the earth.

There are criss-crossing stone bridges, intertwined with each other while forming the path through the center of the underworld.

From top to bottom, one after another.

But in general, it can still be divided into seven layers, and by walking through these seven layers of stone bridges, you can reach the land of the underworld.

Although the four of them said that they were flying, flying downwards was equivalent to passing through these seven layers. So, after flying for a short while, the rocks around them swelled and turned into a gate, blocking their eyes.

This is a rule set by the goddess of the underworld, Ereshkigal, that anyone who wants to enter the underworld, or a god, must pass through a gate every time they go down to the underworld.

If you pass the test, you will be safe and sound, but if you fail, you will be punished and deprived of a layer of divinity.

Although its effect is only limited to the underworld, and it will not work without the underworld, it is enough to prove the strength of the goddess Ereshkigal.

The underworld is to Eleshkigar what the kingdom of God is to Luo Zhi.

As the cornerstone of the underworld, Eleshkigal is almost integrated with the underworld, controlling the entire underworld. Leaving the underworld, Eleshkigal can only be regarded as a mid-level god, with about the strength of the middle of the sixth order.

But in the underworld, Ereshkigal will be able to obtain the bonus of the underworld, and his strength will be directly increased to the point of being close to that of the God King.

The rules she set in the underworld, in all of Mesopotamia, only Anu, the king of the gods, Ea, the god of the earth, and Marduk, the god of thunderstorms and war, could not be followed.

The other gods, even Ishtar, who is the sister of Eleshkigar, must be observed.

In fact, Ishtar had been to the underworld once countless years ago.

On that occasion, she went through seven layers of gates, only to fail them all, being stripped of seven powers, sent to Eleshkigar, and then brutally killed.

Therefore, seeing this gate appear in front of him, Ishtar's face suddenly darkened.

"Test?" Fujimaru Rika asked suspiciously, "What will it be like in general?" ”

Ishtar said: "Generally speaking, you will ask a question about the good and evil of the human soul, and you can only choose one of the two, and then let someone answer it. However, I also heard that someone was arranged to be very difficult, probably because Elishkigar was not in a good mood at that time. ”

"Huh? Do you see the mood? ”

"It's just an exam question, and the answer is still very fair and just."

"I see." Fujimaru Rika nodded.

It's like an exam, and Elleshkigaar is the examiner and examiner, and she can arrange a simple one plus one equals many, or she can arrange the Sadbach conjecture.

But the answer to the question is certain.

Luo Zhi glanced at him and said in his heart: "You guessed wrong, the answer is really not certain!" ”

Matthew looked to the side of the stone gate, which was a large expanse of emptiness.

"There is only this small piece of the stone gate, can you bypass it from the side?"

"No," Ishtar took out a gem, flicked his fingers, and the gem turned into light, hitting the side of the stone gate, but it hit an invisible and substantial wall, reflecting a force: "The stone gate is just an appearance, but it is actually an enchantment that envelops the entire passage of the underworld. ”

The division of seven layers among the countless stone bridges crisscrossing is vague and uncertain, and in a way, these seven stone gates are the true boundaries of the seven layers of the underworld.

And it's very accurate.

It seemed to be activated by Ishtar's blow just now, and the stone door in front of him suddenly shone with blue light, and a solemn and solemn sound, but revealing a little impropriety, came from the stone gate.

"Answer, answer!"

Ishtar let out a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that Areshkigar is in a good mood today, and the test for us is just a problem. ”

Shimen said to himself: "Although the standards of beauty are varied, they are still absolute. Black can overcome white, and the earth can overcome the sky. So, Ishtar or Areshkigar, which one is more beautiful? ”

Rika Fujimaru: (⊙o⊙) What?

Matthew: ?? _??？

Ishtar: 〣(??) Δ??) 〣

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, why is the problem completely different!" Ishtar Dao.

Shimen ignored her at all and continued: "Answer, answer! ”

Ishtar immediately said: "Do you need to say this, the answer is, of course, Ishtar." One is the goddess of beauty and harvest, the other is the goddess of death and wither, whoever it is, 1000% will choose me! ”

Cracking sound!

In the darkness of the underworld, a bolt of lightning was born out of thin air, and it slashed directly at Ishtar's head.

Luo Zhi chuckled and said, "The answer is Eleshkigar!" ”

"Correct!"

The stone gate immediately dispersed, turning back into its original stone, and the barrier that blocked their progress in front of them disappeared at once.

Ishtar was indignant: "Hey, is there something wrong with your aesthetics?" The answer to this question is clearly me, Ishtar! ”

Luo Zhi glanced at her and said, "It's not a matter of aesthetics, it's a matter of brain." In the underworld, answer a question that was invigilated by the goddess of the underworld, what is the answer, do you still need me to say? ”

Ishtar gritted his teeth.

Fujimaru Rika couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said, "It's really a fair and rational stone gate......

That's it, after passing the test of the seven fair stone gates, the four of them crossed the enchantment of the seven-layer underworld and came to the lowest level of the underworld.

Although every question was answered correctly, and the four of them were not punished in any way, nor were they deprived of any power, the punishment that Ishtar received from the last time he came to the underworld was once again in effect, and every time he passed through a door, Ishtar was weakened by one point.

This is the rule of the underworld, no one can resist, and only when you leave the underworld will this rule become invalid.

After the Seven Gates, Ishtar had become a palm-sized villain, and even his Heavenly Boat Ma Anna had been weakened, making it impossible for Fujimaru Rika to ride.

In the last part of the journey, he could only walk on the stone bridge and pass slowly.

Luckily, it wasn't far away, and they arrived soon.