Chapter 13: Finding Immorton
It was a real skull, without a single trace of flesh on it, red flames in the stone eye sockets, and a series of black smoke floating in the air under the skull.
This is the gatekeeper of the underworld, the subordinate of Anubis, the god of death, who is known as the loyal dog of the underworld, and Anubis the god of death together hold the gate of the underworld, preventing the living from trespassing into the underworld.
The janitor seemed to be a very talkative person, and while guiding Chen Xu to find Immorton, he kept talking: "It's been a long time since a new priest has summoned me, boy, you are very good. β
"The priesthood is gone, and I'm just a half-baked priest." Chen Xu said respectfully and humbly.
Although the skull in front of him may not be the main body, it may just be a projection that came down in the underworld with the help of some special rules, but this does not affect Chen Xu's humility.
After getting the Black Sutra of the Undead, he understood more and more the power of the forerunners on this road, it was a group of guys who called for wind and rain, compared to them, the current Chen Xu was as naΓ―ve as a newborn baby.
"Very good, there are very few people who have the courage to tell the truth now, and even I have to admire your courage." The janitor smashed it, "With the strength of the 'Bronze' realm, you hunt down a strong man who was at the pinnacle of the 'Silver' realm before his death and is about to step into the 'gold' realm, and your courage surpasses that of most heroes." β
"What is the 'bronze' realm and what is the 'silver' realm." Chen Xu asked in a deep voice, these names were unknown to him, although he guessed that it might have something to do with the division of strength levels.
Sure enough, after hearing Chen Xu's question, the gatekeeper's strange laughter came in the wind, "Sure enough, ignorance is the greatest courage." β
"The so-called 'bronze' realm is a division of power, which is divided into the 'bronze' realm, the 'black iron' realm, the 'silver' realm, the 'gold' realm, the 'legendary' realm, the 'epic' realm, and the 'mythical' realm."
"Bronze, black iron, silver, and gold belong to the realm of mortals, while legends, epics, and myths belong to the realm of gods."
"The gap between each level is a world of difference, and Immorton has reached the peak of the 'silver' realm before his death, and he almost stepped into the 'gold' realm in one step, I don't know if you still have the courage to face Immorton who escaped from the underworld."
I don't know why, Chen Xu heard schadenfreude from the janitor's voice.
"I'm not afraid." Chen Xu said firmly: "Just like you said, the gap between me and Immorton is very big, but this gap is not so big that I give up. β
"No matter how powerful he is, he is still a human, not a god, even if he is a dead person, it is the same, there is always a way to destroy him, and I have found a way to eliminate him."
Chen Xu pulled the Sun Golden Sutra from Evelyn's hand, "I know what he's afraid of, and I also know what to do to bury him, so I'm not afraid at all." β
"Sun Golden Sutra, you really did a lot of homework." The janitor smashed his lips and expressed his disappointment at the failure of his intimidation.
"But I don't know what stage your strength has entered, or the level." Putting away the Golden Sutra of the Sun, Chen Xu changed from a confident person to a humble man.
With an almost flattering demeanor, he asked the gatekeeper from the underworld in front of him for advice, not missing any knowledge that could be learned, or not missing any opportunity to peek into the true meaning of power.
"Just stepping into the 'gold' space." The janitor smashed, smashed, smashed, smashed,
"That's right." Chen Xu was thoughtful, and had a vague guess in his heart.
"So, may I ask the honorable janitor, I don't know what stage the great god of death Anubis has reached."
"That's the realm of the gods, not something that a small mortal can peep into." The janitor snapped out, "Are the little priests so bold now? He didn't even reach the pinnacle of mortals, so he tried in vain to peek into the secrets of the gods. β
"Do you think that if you have the Black Sutra of the Undead and the Golden Sutra of the Sun, you can become a god?"
"Of course not." Chen Xu shook his head, he was not the first owner of the Black Sutra of the Undead and the Golden Sutra of the Sun, in front of him, those high priests were the masters of the Black Sutra of the Undead, and even they were not able to rely on the power of the Black Sutra of the Undead and the Golden Sutra of the Sun to seal the gods, of course Chen Xu would not be arrogant to such a point.
It's just that the attitude of the gatekeeper makes him a little strange, as if the secret of the gods is something taboo.
In fact, Chen Xu doesn't think that the secrets of the gods are taboo, otherwise, the Sun Golden Sutra would not have been circulated, although Chen Xu is not very clear about the origin of the Sun Golden Sutra and why it can record the secrets of the gods, but it can be seen from the fact that it has not been destroyed in history, and the secrets recorded above are not a big deal for the gods.
At least they can't threaten the gods, otherwise they won't let this Golden Sutra of the Sun continue to exist in this world.
"Alright, weak priest, don't try to peep into the realm of the gods until you step into the realm of gold, don't even think about it, or hell will be your destination." The janitor warned solemnly.
"Isn't the underworld hell?" Chen Xu asked suspiciously.
In his cognition, the underworld and hell are the same, both are the destination of the souls of the dead, but the names are different.
"Stupid." The janitor sneered, and looked at Chen Xu's eyes full of contempt, "The underworld is the underworld, and hell is hell, the two are different. β
"The former is a place of quiet resting for the dead, and the latter is a place of punishment for sinners, please do not confuse the two."
"Strange little priest, these are the most basic common sense of priests, why do you have a face and don't know this."
"I ......." Chen Xu blushed rarely, and then returned to normal.
He remembered that in Chinese myths and legends, the underworld is the place of judgment, and after death, the soul is taken to the palace of Hades for judgment by black and white impermanence, and then decides whether to reincarnate or go to the eighteenth layer of hell to suffer, from here it can be seen that the underworld and hell are two different places.
In most myths and legends, hell is a place of punishment, not a place of rest, except for a sect that has a short history and has falsified myths and legends - even the Old Testament can be made into the New Testament, and it does not seem strange to confuse the land of rest with the land of punishment.
The more you go, the more cold it becomes, this is the breath from the underworld, the soul of the frozen person, the closer you get, the more terrifying this breath becomes, almost to the point where people can't stand it.
"Poor little priest, I have already found the person you wanted." The gatekeeper looked at Chen Xu with a hint of sympathy, "Then bless you, young priest, I hope you can defeat your enemies instead of being sent into the underworld by your enemies." β
The janitor turned into a wisp of black smoke and dissipated in front of Chen Xu, and at the same time, a cold cold current also passed over with the disappearance of the janitor.
"It's a cold feeling." Chen Xu felt his body carefully and found that his body's functions were showing signs of stopping-this was much more terrifying than what was described in the movie.
But imagination is also, as a mummy returning from the underworld, Immorton is inevitably stained with the breath of the underworld, and the underworld of ancient Egypt is known for its death and cold.
Chen Xu was a little unbearable, and Evelyn and Suleiman behind him were even more unbearable, under this cold force, their teeth were already touching the bottom, and they were obviously cold to the extreme.
"It's cold."
"Yes, teacher, it's cold."
"Bear with me."
Chen Xu can only say this, when it comes to true mana, Immortun, who has almost recovered, will definitely completely destroy Chen Xu, who has only held a sacrifice once, if it weren't for Chen Xu holding the Sun Golden Sutra in his hand, I'm afraid Imodon would have already found Chen Xu.
He simply didn't have the power to change the environment that Immorton had created.
"As long as we find Immorton, we win." Chen Xu cheered them on, "Don't forget the disaster in Egypt, how pitiful those fleeing people are, if Imorton continues to ravage, the whole of Egypt will become a dead place." β
"For Egypt's sake, for the sake of reversing one's mistakes, come on."
Chen Xu grabbed the Black Sutra of the Undead with one hand and the Golden Sutra of the Sun with the other, the spells inside were already familiar to him, and he only needed to hold two books to play the role inside.
Soon several people found Immorton, who at this time was very different from Immorton in Hamnata in that he had skin, eyes, and looked like a normal person.
"You're finally here." Immorton's hoarse voice rang out, "I've been waiting for you for a long time, my Evelyn and the little priest who betrayed me. β
"How dare you appear in front of me." As soon as Chen Xu saw Immortun, he immediately recited the incantation in the Golden Sutra of the Sun, "Dust to dust, dust to earth, soul to Anubis, the great god of death." β
After the incantation was recited, nothing happened, no Hell Knight came, and Immorton was not afraid, on the contrary, he looked happy.
"Stupid you, if it weren't for the fact that I could restrain the Sun Golden Sutra, would I have appeared in front of you? Look around me. β
Chen Xu's face changed, and only then did he begin to pay attention to Immorton's surroundings.
The place where Immorton was was just an ordinary hillside, and there was nothing but the statue in front of him.
Wait, the statue! Chen Xu's gaze fell on the statue, and his face suddenly became gloomy.
It is an ancient Egyptian woman with wings and a stick in her hand.
"Nephthys." Chen Xu spat out the name.
"This is Nephthys?" Evelyn said in horror.
"What is Nephthys?" Suleiman looked at Evelyn curiously, waiting for Evelyn to explain to him.
"Nephthys is one of the Egyptian Nine Pillars, the guardian of the dead, and legend has it that all the dead are protected by her." Evelyn explained, "If it's the idol of Nephthys, then there's a good chance that Chen Xu won't be able to hurt him. β
The appearance of magic has changed Evelyn's worldview, she no longer thinks that there are no gods in this world, after all, magic has appeared, will gods be far away?
"That's right, it's the idol of Nephthys, in front of the idol of Nephthys, the messenger of Anubis, the god of death, doesn't dare to come and hurt me at all." Immorton laughed.
"Without the support of the power of the Sun Golden Sutra, you are not my opponent."
Immorton's hands were raised, the earth shook, and countless sand shimmers emerged in the area between Chen Xu and Immorton, forming a sandstorm.
"Die."