It's not just the bottomless abyss, there are Stygian rivers in all planes of the lower realm, and at most it's just the difference between tributaries and main roads.

The same is true of the Twelve Tree Plane, and this tributary is located near the City of Entropy, where the Doom Guardians' boat is anchored.

Standing next to the boat, Shay had just started the soul engine, and the ship looked like it had moved into the River Styx.

But that's not the case, though it appears to be on a tributary of the River Styx next to the City of Entropy, rippling slowly and disorderly.

Queth, who stayed on this boat, had the most say in this, and when the soul engine started, he felt it carefully throughout the whole process:

Like an oak cork squeezed into a bottle, the cylindrical boat followed the soul chains into the tributaries of the River Styx.

It's just that this tributary is not the other tributary—not the one next to the City of Entropy—and the coordinates of its space have crossed the plane.

"Is that so?" the young blue dragon immediately sensed something, "I can't let go of this opportunity, I have to experiment." ”

Decisiveness and action have always been two of Quest's strengths. When he said he would conduct an experiment, he would soon put it into practice.

The boat floated on the River Styx, and although it looked rickety, it was not in danger of capsizing due to the internal dampers.

Opening the watertight door at the top, Quest got out, stood on the deck of the boat, and paced to the side of the ship.

"You can't jump straight down, the River Styx is said to have the effect of washing memories, and it can be dangerous to soak your whole body in it. ”

After thinking of a countermeasure, he stepped out with one hand on the side of the boat, but did not jump.

Due to the way it was built, and the choice of materials, there were many uneven spots on the side of the boat on the outside of the boat.

With the help of these bumps, Quest climbed down with his hands and feet, moving little by little towards the water line.

The reason why no spells, force field abilities, or psychic abilities were used was because the next experiments could impact consciousness.

If it suddenly gets dark in front of him, he may fall into the River Styx, so Quis chooses to climb down little by little.

Because they are flying creatures, dragons are somewhat similar to birds, and even when they are asleep, they will cling to the place where they land.

In this way, even if Quest loses consciousness, as long as he finds his footing in advance, he does not need to worry about accidentally falling into the River Styx.

So, when he climbed near the water line of the boat, the first thing he did was to find a bulge on which he could stand.

Then Quis bent down and stretched out his arm, and plunged his palm into the scarlet water of the River Styx, silently feeling it.

The first thing he felt when he came into contact with the waters of the River Styx was a chaotic fluctuation of his mind, but this consciousness was not active.

This was not surprising to Quest, as it was a fitting fit for an ancient secret in his race's heritage.

That's the secret story about the birth of the "Mind Flayer" race.

Legend has it that in ancient times, a certain Tiflin Empire gradually broke away from Bato's camp because it had converted to a good god.

But how could the demons of the Batzu clan tolerate such a betrayal? they sent legions to wash the Tieflin Empire in blood.

The devil is notoriously ruthless and has no mercy for his offspring, and after slaughtering the population of the Tieflin Empire, the precious soul was made into a soul prism, and the Tiffling's brain was poached by the devil.

They were stacked on the eighth floor of Bato's Nine Prisons, and the demons fused them together to create the "Primordial Brain".

This powerful spell creation has extraordinary computing power because it is fused with the brains of thousands of Tieflins.

The lords of the eighth layer regard it as their own helper, and often seek advice from the "primordial brain" before making evil decisions.

Perhaps it was due to the residual pain, or perhaps it was soaked in the intrigue atmosphere of Bato's Nine Prisons, which secretly plotted revenge.

Needless to say, the object of the revenge of the "Primordial Brain" was the Batzu Devil Clan, but unfortunately its plan was eventually revealed.

Because the entire race of demons is at stake, not only the eighth layer lord Mephisto, but even the being in the depths of Nessus is out of anger. In a rare move, several Devil Grand Dukes joined forces and used powerful plastic energy spells to completely destroy the "Primordial Brain".

What exactly the energy shaping spell they used was no longer verifiable. But the consequences of that plastic spell—the drain of a lot of energy and the disruption of the balance of the plane, made Kania the frozen realm it is now—permanently altered the climate of Bato's Nine Hells, and it was enough to prove how terrifying the power of that plastic spell was.

Under that kind of spell, there is naturally no reason for the "Primordial Brain" to survive. It's just that after its collapse, although all the brain tissue was collected and incinerated by the devils, there was a slight mistake when it came to disposing of the ashes.

Somewhat lazy—but probably hinted at by the remnants of the Primordial Brain" consciousness in the ashes—the Devil at the bottom, when he sent the ashes to the sealed place at the bottom of Kania, dumped them directly into the River Styx in order to save trouble.

As a result, the surviving brain cells escaped from the ascension along this river that runs through the entire lower realm. Although they could not be reunited into a large "Primordial Brain" due to the Devil's spell, it was still possible to gather in a small area.

Eventually, these brain cells, which escaped from the ashes, evolved into the "Brain Pool", the birthplace of the Mind Flayer. (By the time the Devils realized this mistake, the Mind Flayer race had developed a vast empire in the astral plane, and it took a lot of effort for the Bad Demons to learn how to use psionic energy to overthrow the Mind Flayer Empire.) ）

So to this day, under the influence of the ashes of the "Primordial Brain", the River Styx still exudes strange psionic fluctuations.

Knowing the reason, Quest was naturally not too surprised. However, he also had to try to block out all the psychic abilities that had gathered in him. Because what he was looking for seemed to be very subtle, disturbed by psychic powers, and there was no way to feel it exactly.

"It's almost," the young blue dragon fiddled twice, and ripples rippled on the River Styx, "There is always a very familiar feeling, but with the physical barrier, the feeling is a little plausible. ”

Thinking of this, Quest decided to test it one more deeply. As a result, he secretly mobilized the Blazing Sun Crystal in his body, and the energy contained in it gradually overflowed his body, especially the arm where the energy was highly concentrated, and gradually turned into a pure energy body.

"It should be fine. ”

Quest dipped the energized arm into the River Styx.

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