The underworld, located in another dimension, is an extremely desolate and lifeless world of the dead. Only demons crawling out of the underground abyss can survive in the underworld.
The underworld is also the final destination of all living things in the world. Their souls will be decomposed into soul essence similar to natural elements in the silent death, and all of them will be returned to the underworld and transformed into all things.
Of course, there are always exceptions to everything. The ghosts and gods who stay in the world, and those ghosts formed due to special reasons, etc., cannot enter the underworld and can only wander in the human world forever.
The underworld is also a complete world with various existences. Of course, it also produces top-level rulers. They are called "gods of death" and they rule different areas like kings on earth.
These gods of death, for unknown reasons, possess extremely powerful power, so powerful that it makes people despair, and almost no one can shake their status.
But these powerful gods of death are actually very pitiful. In the desolate and boundless underworld, apart from killing and cultivating, they can hardly find anything else to do.
As a result, these extremely bored gods of death racked their brains to find fun for themselves in order to spend the long and painful years.
A long time ago, there was a powerful mage named Ozma in the Peruvian Empire on the Arad continent. He was a hero of the empire, but in the end, together with his friend Kazan, he was feared by the empire's authorities and was framed. The whole family
Kill them all.
Desperate, Ozma accidentally got in touch with a certain god of death. After selling his soul, he gained powerful power, became a chaos ghost, and launched a war to destroy the continent.
In this war called the "Dark Holy War", the bored God of Death sent his demon warriors, the "Three Dark Knights", and spent great efforts to send them to the world to assist Ozma.
Of course, this is not because the God of Death is kind and helps others for free, but because he is too bored and wants to watch a good show to relieve his boredom. If it weren't for the restrictions of the law of space that prevent the God of Death from coming to the human world, it is estimated that these boring guys would have formed a group long ago
Coming to travel.
The God of Death didn't care about the outcome of the war. Even if Ozma was exiled to another space due to the failure of the war, it was none of his business. He was just passing the time in boredom.
Since that incident, the gods of death have discovered that the space barrier between the human world and the underworld seems to be less strong. Although they are still unable to bring their true bodies to the human world, they can still allow these extremely boring guys to release a small part of their energy.
, forming a clone in the human world.
It's just a pity that the clone is too weak after all and cannot withstand the blazing sunlight.
In desperation, several gods of death teamed up to move a small piece of land from the underworld and threw it somewhere in the Arad continent, where a special valley that was isolated from the sun was formed, which was called the "Canyon of the Dead" in the world.
The Canyon of the Dead, located on the northwest corner of the west coast of the Principality of Belmare, has always been a forbidden area for the living. It is filled with strong death energy, breeds some low-level undead creatures, and has several towers built by the God of Death himself. Once ordinary people leave,
If you enter this canyon where the sun cannot shine, and stay a little longer, you will be eroded by the dead air and die.
It is a pity that the clone of the God of Death still cannot leave the Canyon of the Dead, and cannot enjoy the beautiful scenery of the world, or even communicate with interesting living people. This is not the original intention of the God of Death.
In desperation, the gods of death used their brains again and came up with a way to attract others to come and have fun for them, that is, to send out invitations.
Every two hundred years, the death energy in the Canyon of the Dead will usher in a low period, and the black mist covering the entire canyon will become extremely thin. Although it is still unable to accommodate ordinary people to survive, some powerful people can come and go freely.
This period will last for about two years, and the gods of death will take this opportunity to send invitations to the strong men in the world, inviting them into the Canyon of the Dead to entertain them.
Of course, there are not so many stupid and strong people in the world who would stupidly run over and pretend to be monkeys. Almost all people with some strength are not stupid, and no one will be fooled.
Fortunately, the God of Death, who has been dealing with souls for a long time, is not stupid, and is even smarter than ordinary people. Since you monkeys won't come, then we will bring out bananas and apples to lure you here.
Gold coins, countless gold coins, these things that are useless to the God of Death, waste products that cannot be used as food in the underworld, are taken out by the God of Death as prizes, and left there waiting for the strong men in the world to pick them up.
There is also reputation. Anyone who can walk out of the Canyon of the Dead alive is a strong man recognized by the God of Death. This is also a great temptation for many people in the world who think highly of themselves.
Finally, and the most critical point, the gods of death brought some powerful souls of their predecessors in history into the towers they built as gatekeepers. Anyone who can defeat these heroic souls will not only receive extremely generous rewards, but also
Can replace their predecessors and gain the title of truly strong person.
In the world, there are many people who value fame and fortune, but none of these people can become truly strong. Only those who are pure in heart and have few desires, and who wholeheartedly seek self-breakthrough, are truly strong.
How to break through yourself?
The answer is simple, keep challenging. Not only challenge yourself, but also challenge stronger enemies.
And the heroic souls of those seniors created by the God of Death are exactly the stepping stones that the strong have longed for!
In this way, there is no need for the God of Death to actively issue an invitation. Whenever the Canyon of the Dead enters the opening period of two hundred years, countless challengers and treasure hunters will rush in, either to challenge the heroic souls of their predecessors, or to pursue fame, or to find gold coins everywhere.
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Some powerful people with a slight reputation in the world will strangely receive an "invitation from the God of Death" before the Canyon of the Dead opens. Others can enter the canyon even without an invitation, but they want to enter the tower built by the God of Death.
, then you have to pass some simple tests first.
Famous sword masters like Barn and Aganzu will 100% receive the "Invitation from the God of Death", and they generally will not refuse because they are also eager to challenge the heroic souls of their predecessors and achieve a breakthrough in martial arts.
, on the contrary, they did not care about fame and gold coins at all.
Two hundred years may be a long time for human beings whose life is short. Many young people do not even know that there is a "Canyon of the Dead". But human civilization is inherited, and many important things are not only passed down orally, but also used
The text was recorded.
In normal times, perhaps no one would mention the Canyon of the Dead, but when the canyon is open, news will naturally spread, attracting many people to go treasure hunting and challenge.
The reason why Hutton Mar Street became so quiet was not because all the adventurers went to the outskirts of Glen Forest to fight off the monsters, but because they formed a group and ran to the west coast, preparing to enter the Canyon of the Dead.
As a result, the principality's army had to be stationed outside the forest, and even the empire sent some reinforcements to resist the invasion of mutated monsters. Natalia and others who stayed at the Moonlight Tavern were also attacked by Iraq this time.
Princess Sabella went to the edge of the forest to serve as reinforcements.
Ying Tianyi learned about the Canyon of the Dead in detail from Saya, and also wanted to understand the reasons for the changes in the outside world.
For the Canyon of the Dead, others are rushing to get there, because although the God of Death is powerful, they never take away a person's life for no reason. On the contrary, those who enter the canyon will gain a lot as long as they can successfully complete the challenge, but Ying Tian
One is that I don’t want to go!
There is no way, who told him to absorb the soul essence, and he was born to be at odds with the God of Death. No matter how tempting the Canyon of the Dead was, he would not have the guts to challenge the God of Death!
On the dark invitation letter, it was written in large gold letters: Brave, not afraid of challenges, Canyon of the Dead is looking forward to your arrival!
It's such a simple sentence, but it's full of provocation. It seems that if you don't go to the Canyon of the Dead, then you are a weakling.
The invitation letter that Barn received was also marked with the words "Invited by the Sword Master Barn". Obviously, receiving an invitation letter from the God of Death himself represents a kind of recognition and a kind of recognition.
honor.
Ying Tian had a headache. He really wanted to tell Ba En that he didn't want to go. He wanted to lean towards A Gan Zuo again and act like a little turtle with his head shrinking, but he didn't know how to say it!
Barn didn't know Ying Tianyi's psychological changes, but said in a somewhat ostentatious manner: "The invitation in your hand is the legendary invitation sent by the God of Death himself. Most people can't get it! Maybe you don't understand this yet.
Let me tell you the meaning of the invitation letter!"
"The Canyon of the Dead is open only once every two hundred years. I know this!" Ying Tianyi couldn't help but smile bitterly and regretted: "Teacher, if you had said earlier that you were going to the Canyon of the Dead, I would definitely have listened to Forrest Gump.
Uncle's words. But since I agree to go with you, I have no choice but to go for it!"
Ba En was slightly startled by Ying Tianyi's troubled look.
On the other hand, A Ganzuo, after recalling what Ying Tianyi said, nodded and praised: "'People cannot stand without faith', this sentence is very good, very principled, and more philosophical! Tianyi, as a senior swordsman like you
The strength is indeed qualified to enter the Canyon of the Dead, but it is full of
Unknown dangers, even I am not sure of escaping. So I suggest you again not to join in the fun. Maybe after we come out, we will tell you the information inside, and you can go in and have a look. Anyway, the canyon will be open for two days.
Year, don’t be in a hurry!”
After listening to Aganzuo's words, Barn also regretted a little at this time.
He is confident in his own strength, but the Canyon of the Dead is full of too many unknowns, and who knows what dangers he will encounter. He and Forrest Gump have joined forces, and an old friend will come to join them later.
, the three sword masters should be able to come out alive. But Ying Tianyi is still young after all, and his swordsmanship has not yet been fully developed. If he encounters danger and fails to rescue him, he will lose a good student with excellent qualifications.
No one would blame Ying Tianyi for being timid. After all, this place, Canyon of the Dead, is too weird. If it weren't for their desire to be strong, Barn and Aganzuo wouldn't want to go to such a ghostly place.
Just when Barn was about to ask Ying Tian to leave and go on an adventure, two people suddenly walked in at the door of the tavern.
A man and a woman, both seem to be swordsmen.
Among them, the man was dressed casually, with his clothes open, a tachi stuck in his waist, and a wine bottle in his hand.
The woman's face is covered by gauze, she is dignified and elegant, she holds a folding fan in her hand, and carries a simple long sword on her back, much like a heroine in a martial arts novel...
