Desolate!

When Thetis rushed into the world behind the door with Su Muran in her arms, this was the only feeling left for him to look at.

Beneath him was the vast yellow earth, with no green to be seen, no vegetation, no birds, not even insects and ants.

Stout yellow-black gas emerged from cracks in the earth's surface, changing its shape recklessly, and slowly rising into the sky.

Countless specks of dust floated in the air, and the sky was overcast as if it had been painted with a pencil. In a trance, Su Muran even thought that this was a heavily polluted area, but unexpectedly he didn't feel choked.

"Mom, where is this?" Su Muran asked Titis with a blank look, in fact, he had already vaguely guessed in his heart.

"This is the junction between the underworld and the human world. Thetis stretched out her hand and pointed forward, "Look at that, Achilles." ”

Su Muran looked at Thetis's fingers, and at the end of the earth in the distance, there seemed to be a faint river rushing and flowing, but the air was too turbid to see clearly.

Thetis floated into the air with Su Muran in her arms and flew towards the direction of the river at great speed.

As the two of them approached, the face of the river gradually appeared in front of them.

A black river stretches across the yellow earth, and the soup is endless.

Su Muran could swear to the heavens that this river was wider than all the rivers he had seen in his previous life, and even better than the Yangtze River that he had marveled at!

The strange thing, however, was that the river, though it was rushing without stopping, did not make a sound! The waves tumbled out of the water and fell silently, as quiet as a falling feather.

Thetis put Su Muran down from her embrace, pulled him to stand on the bank of the river, and explained softly, "This is one of the five great rivers of the Styx that guard the Underworld, Styx. Achilles, she will be helpful to you. ”

And so it was!

Su Muran remembered the record he had read in the book that Thetis soaked Achilles in the River Styx, so Achilles had an invulnerable body from then on.

It's developed now! Su Muran couldn't help but clench his fists and shouted in his heart.

Originally, he just wanted to become stronger, even if it didn't reach the level of Peleus, he would be very satisfied to have half of him. But today, my mother gave him a huge surprise!

Invulnerable! This is simply a bug, okay? Iron Cloth Shirt Skill Level MAX! Think about it later, he will appear on the battlefield, bare-assed, killing seven in and seven out, and the enemy's swords and spears are helpless against him. It feels like it's just beautiful!

Just imagining it, Su Muran felt that his saliva was about to come out, and he quickly sucked it hard.

"Mother, why is there no sound in this river?"

"Because the River Styx is the river that guards the oath, it never speaks lightly. ”

Thetis, who was standing next to him, explained lightly, closed her eyes and prayed silently in her heart: "Great River of Oath Styx, if you are willing to listen to my prayers and help this poor woman in front of you to save her from the loss of her child, please respond to my request and appear before me." ”

The black river rippled, and a black drop of water flew up from the splash and rushed into Thetis's brow.

The speed was too fast, Su Muran didn't see this scene at all, and although Thetis felt it with her eyes closed, she didn't stop it.

As the black droplets entered, a figure quickly appeared in Thetis's mind.

It was a woman in a long black tight-fitting dress, her bare white and smooth arms and shoulders, and her long black hair hung down like a waterfall, even stretching several meters in front of her feet.

She looked at Thetisa calmly, the expression on her face was as stiff as if it had been carved, and asked in a cold voice, "How do you need help?" She was not as beautiful as Thetis, but her majestic temperament was much stronger than Thetis's.

"Achilles will soak your body in the water of the river, please do not skimp on your strength. There's a hint of earnestness in Thetis's voice.

Styx still has an iceberg face: "Any demigod can get magical power from the Styx River, and I will not stand in the way. ”

"But no one has ever succeeded, has they? You know, no one can take this power away without your help!" exclaimed Thetis with some excitement.

"Then why are you sure that I will help you, Thetis, and all those who have come here to try have ended up in pain and anger, and I have not helped anyone. ”

Thetis pleaded, "Styx, the greatest river of the underworld, for our sake, please help me." ”

Hearing this, the expression on Styx's face finally changed, but it was not the kind of change that Titis wanted to see.

With a hint of disdain on his face, Styx sneered, "The number of lives that originate from the sea is endless, do I have to help every one I meet? Not to mention that my father, Okeanos, and your grandfather, the tyrant of Pontos, have little friendship. ”

Listening to Styx's cold refusal, Theses' heart almost despaired, and she didn't know what to do to impress the cold and mean goddess in front of her.

"For my father's sake...... perhaps," murmured Thetis, but in the middle of the sentence she hung her head and stopped, for she knew it was almost impossible.

Although her father was an upright, kind, and highly respected person, after the defeat of the Titans in the Battle of the Titans, the position of the sea god was taken by his successor, Poseidon. An old man with no strength and no power is not enough for Styx, one of the strongest in the underworld, to break his principles.

"I promise you. ”

"Please...... What do you say?" Theses, who was still subconsciously pleading, looked up in surprise, and she almost wondered if she had misheard.

"I heard that you are the most beloved daughter of Nereus. A smile suddenly appeared on the iceberg-like face of the woman opposite, and the whole person became vivid. She looked at the shocked Thetis, "You should call me Auntie." ”

Thetis was completely confused, what aunt? Why didn't she know?

Seeing that Thetis seemed to want to ask something, Styx's face turned serious again.

"That's the story of me and your father, you don't have to follow it, but listen to what I'm going to say, Thetis. ”

Thetis immediately forced herself to calm down.

"Say it, I'll take every word to heart. ”

Styx nodded with satisfaction and said, "Ever since I helped Zeus win the Battle of the Titans, I have been in the underworld as a river. If a mortal touches me, I will die immediately, and to God, if I cross me, I will lose my divinity. So listen, you must not go to the other side of the river, or you will lose your divine power immediately. ”

Thetis nodded to indicate that she understood.

"Mortals with divine blood can obtain the power of eternal life from me, but they cannot withstand the pain and anger brought to them by the river, so no one has ever succeeded. ”

Thetis immediately became anxious, "Then Achilles ......"

"Listen to me, Thetis. Styx immediately interrupted Thetis, and continued, "Don't be in a hurry, I will help your child and make him suffer as little as possible, but this will require your help." ”

"Whatever it is, if I can do it, please tell me. ”

"I need you to go down the river with Achilles, and when the river washes over his body, you have to use your divine power to relieve his pain. ”

"Of course, that's what I'm supposed to do. "Theses should have arrived.

Styx was silent for a moment and said, "It's not as simple as you think, Thetis. The river water has a strong corrosive effect on the divine power, as long as you touch the river water, the divine power will begin to fade, if you stay longer, the divine power that you have cultivated for many years may dissipate. You know what that means, and you need to think about it again. ”

"Don't think about it, Aunt Styx, I'm willing to go down the river. Titis said categorically.

Styx looked at Thetis's determined face and sighed: "For the sake of our fellow mothers, let me tell you one more thing, the body of a demigod needs to be soaked in the river for twelve hours to be transformed, if you are ready, take Achilles down the river." ”

Styx's figure gradually dissipated, "In addition, the passage of the underworld is only open for twelve hours, and I will use my divine power to maintain it for you for another hour." You've already wasted a lot of time, and if you don't act sooner, Achilles will have to stay in the underworld forever, even if he has a divine body. ”

Styx's figure completely dissipated in Thetis's mind.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that Thetis suddenly closed her eyes and didn't move for a while, Su Muran couldn't help but feel a little strange.

"Mom is fine. Thetis opened her eyes and smiled when she saw her precious son tilting his head to look at her.

Titis took two steps forward, stepped into the dark water, turned around and stretched out her hands to Su Muran, who was still on the shore.

"Come down, Achilles. ”