The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

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Chapter 175 The Underworld: I Weep for the Deceased!

"When given the opportunity to make a choice, don't let yourself regret it. As a hero, you can't ignore the bloodstained spirits of today!"

"So why are you bunch of good-for-nothings still here? Hurry up and go inside! Can't you see how dirty the pool is?" Chen Li held a long whip woven from gold thread and lashed it hard at a demon burdened with sins.

Because of the effect of "One Arrow Once Slaughtered a Million Demons", Chen Li has a strong deterrent effect on all kinds of demons, monsters and monsters, and this is especially true for the demon souls that belong to the Peace Longbow that have already died.

The whip, on the other hand, was woven from the merits of the Cleansing Master.

Tough and durable!

Under Chen Li's command, dozens of demons were once again driven into the murky Rebirth Pool, which had become turbid after the Blood Sin Spirit had been cleansed of its filth and returned to human form.

As soon as the demon stepped into the Pool of Rebirth, it instantly unleashed a shrill scream.

The unique characteristic of the Rebirth Pool is that the more sinful the evil spirit, the more pain it will experience when it touches the water, and this pain can be used to purify the Rebirth Pool.

Only after the Rebirth Pool has been purified to a certain extent can it continue to cleanse the blood sinners of their impurities.

In short, all the hellish wonders within the Peace Longbow require the painful energy generated by evil spirits to power them.

As Chen Li walked out of the gates of the underworld carrying the golden whip, the shrieks of the evil spirits that were originally somewhat ear-piercing were instantly silenced. Although there was only one gate separating them, it was as if a division between hell and heaven had been created.

Although... the Dead Sea opposite Hell is even more exaggerated and more like Hell itself.

"Those evil spirits shouldn't need to be whipped; they'll just enter the Pool of Rebirth on their own, right?" Huang Quan, holding a red umbrella to shield himself from the drizzling black rain, said without turning his head.

"I was just bored, so I smoked them for fun," Chen Li replied.

"...It's only been three days." Huang Quan looked at Chen Li helplessly.

"It's been three days already!" Chen Li corrected.

"It seems you're the kind of person who can't sit still. You always have to stop and take a look at the scenery on your journey, otherwise you'll miss a lot of beautiful things," Huang Quan said.

“But the Dead Sea looks so boring.” Chen Li sat on a rock, propped his chin up, and looked at the endless and unchanging Dead Sea.

"This is nothingness."

"That emptiness is so boring." Chen Li shook his head.

"Can you feel the weight of nothingness now? Even so, do you still want to go to the other side of nothingness?" Huang Quan asked.

"of course."

"When?"

"Lunch is over. Okay, it's time to eat lunch." As Chen Li spoke, he expanded his circle of friends until it was wide enough to defend against the black rain erosion within a 5-meter radius around him before finding a table and summoning his mother's tablecloth.

Thanks to the black sun in the sky, the black rain in this godforsaken place is corrosive to living things, so it is also regarded as an attack. Therefore, social media posts have become a tool to shield oneself from the rain.

"Should you do it or should I?" Although he asked the question, Chen Li had already handed the tablecloth to Huang Quan.

After watching Chen Li's "friendship and bond" shield the black rain, Huang Quan put down the red umbrella, picked up the tablecloth, hesitated for a moment, and then gently shook it.

"This is... snow?" Chen Li was stunned when he saw the food on the table.

Although Chen Li was used to Huang Quan summoning strange things every time he used his mother's tablecloth, at least it was always food. But this time...

“This purplish-red snow is Orke Dragon snow, and it’s said to taste like the sweet and sour flavor of raspberries. Do you remember the girl I mentioned who was planning to go to the depths of IX? Her name was Furibas, and she could make Orke Dragon snow dumplings. But by then, I couldn’t taste much of the flavor anymore. Before she left, she made me one last roasted marshmallow, and this is it.” Huang Quan said, picking up a slightly charred roasted marshmallow.

"The food summoned by Mom's tablecloth has a pseudo-randomness, but to be able to summon the desired food so precisely... you must have something on your mind." Chen Li had been quiet while Huang Quan was introducing the food on the tablecloth to Chen Li, and only spoke now.

"Because I am about to see my friend off into the depths of IX again, but I hope that we can meet again soon." Huang Quan picked up one of the two cups of hot tea in front of him and placed it in front of Chen Li.

"..." by Chen Li.

"What's wrong? What are you thinking about? You can tell me whatever's on your mind," Huang Quan asked, rarely seeing Chen Li silent.

"I was just thinking, hot tea with snow dumplings... it's only because I can eat anything without getting sick, otherwise I'd definitely be stuck here today. You're not planning to use this method to prevent me from going to the depths of IX today, are you?" Chen Li stared at Huang Quan suspiciously.

It wasn't that Chen Li was overthinking things; he had already been here for three days. Whenever Chen Li planned to go to IX to investigate, Huang Quan, his assistant, always came up with strange ways to keep him here.

Huang Quan remained silent, only shaking his head, and then stared intently at the Dead Sea in the distance.

"Don't be a coward, let's go together! We'll lose skin and flesh but we won't fall behind!" From the other side of Huang Quan's vision, Tirnan walked towards them with a megaphone playing strange voices, and behind Tirnan followed a group of Blood Sin Spirits.

This was the reason for Huang Quan's first day. Huang Quan asked Chen Li if he wanted to try to extradite the Blood Sin Spirit.

Chen Lizhen tried it out, but then felt that dragging the Blood Sin Spirits towards the gates of hell was too unseemly, and that if he let go, these Blood Sin Spirits would run around everywhere and be difficult to control, so he took out the Ghost Attractor.

Blood Demons are also considered ghosts in a certain sense, so since the appearance of this strange object, Tirnan and Huang Quan's work has become much easier.

After each batch of blood-stained spirits has been cleansed of their impurities in the Pool of Rebirth, one person is responsible for driving the evil spirits into the Pool of Rebirth to purify it, while another person is responsible for going to a distance to attract a new batch of blood-stained spirits with a ghost attractor.

This method is very efficient, but it is hampered by the slow speed at which evil spirits purify the Rebirth Pool, so the overall efficiency is still not high.

The cooking process is too slow, and the number of people in the queue is increasing too quickly...

Fortunately, apart from Chen Li, the other two people in the Dead Sea, Tirnan and Huang Quan, were very patient.

The purification of blood-stained spirits works like this: those evil spirits only need to stay in the Pool of Rebirth for a while to purify it, while those of us in charge of coordinating the work have to consider many other things.

There's no need to worry about Miko having her ghost attractor taken away, because Chen Li discovered that the timeline he's entered is a very special period of time. Perhaps because Chen Li got lost in the "past," everything in the "present" is frozen—unless Chen Li specifically activates the communication functions of his social circle or the Oddity Forging Guide.

Therefore, Chen Li was able to stay here for three days without worry.

Although no one in the "present" world is forcing Chen Li to do anything, Chen Li always feels that only during these "extra times" can he truly relax.

Besides wanting some free time, Chen Li also wanted to wait for the cooldown of the Miracle Card, "Then I'll Ask You".

After leading another group of blood sinners to line up at the gates of the underworld, Tirnan walked over here.

"This speaker is really convenient." Tiernan casually sat down on the reef.

“Strange things change lives.” Chen Li nodded.

“Speaking of strange objects… why is this strange object emitting black smoke? My companions shouldn’t have undergone any strange changes, right?” Tirnan looked at the long banner stuck in front of the gate of the underworld with some concern.

This is the reason for the second day in the underworld. After purifying the Blood Sin Spirits with the Pool of Rebirth, the three of them discovered that if the Blood Sin Spirits were not exorcised and allowed to wander in this space, they would eventually turn back into that ominous red-haired form.

But we can't let them wander around in hell, because it's full of torturous hellish wonders.

Therefore, Chen Li spent ten crystals to create a rare artifact for summoning souls—the Myriad Soul Banner.

However, Chen Li felt that the name didn't sound very good, so he changed it to "Human Emperor Banner".

Built using the concepts of soul, absorption, and space, it has no other functions and cannot even forcibly control the souls within the Myriad Soul Banner. Its only advantage is that it has a large interior space and can provide departed souls with a home-like warmth, while also having a preservation effect, ensuring that the soul's spirituality does not diminish over time.

Of these three terms, the hardest to obtain is [Soul], yet it's the easiest to find... Isn't that what a Ghast is?

But for some reason, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner turned out to be far too much like a Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Chen Li thought it might be because he had given Huang Quan the right to use the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

Huang Quan is the Envoy of Nothingness, so it's reasonable that the Myriad Souls Banner in her hand would emit black energy.

Because the Void Star God is black!

At least before it was handed over to Huang Quan, this Ten Thousand Souls Banner shone brightly in Chen Li's hands.

The reason Chen Li gave the Ten Thousand Soul Banner to Huang Quan was that giving it to Tie Ernan would only reward him with 20 crystals, while Huang Quan would give him 50 crystals.

Who knows what Huang Quan might do with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner?

Chen Li just needed to know that Huang Quan wouldn't do anything bad.

Chen Li had only intended to help out, but unexpectedly made a fortune, which put him in a very good mood.

"Don't worry, there's absolutely no problem," Chen Li assured him.

“Alright…” After witnessing Chen Li’s amazing skills as a craftsman of rare artifacts, Tirnan readily believed Chen Li’s words.

Because Chen Li's words were full of sincerity.

"By the way, Brother Tiernan, would you like to come over for lunch?"

“I’ll pass.” Tirnan shook his head.

"Alright, let's get started. But before that... Huang Quan, you know what I mean." Chen Li gestured to Huang Quan with his eyes.

Huang Quan hesitated for a moment, then stood up and leaned towards Chen Li until Chen Li's hand could easily rest on his head before he stopped.

"Fiction." Chen Li uttered the two words softly, and as Chen Li gently stroked Huang Quan's head, Huang Quan began to glow faintly.

"Thank you, you've gone to so much trouble." Huang Quan sat back down after Chen Li removed his hand.

"It doesn't matter. It's just a temporary fabrication of your past sense of taste onto your current body. It won't cost you many fabrication points. Come on, try the taste of snow dumplings and roasted marshmallows," Chen Li said.

Things created using fictitious values ​​can be "rented" for very little money, but "bought" for a lot of money.

Although the person sitting opposite is no longer an old friend, this friend will do the same thing as his former friend—explore the depths of IX.

"The snow from Orkelong does indeed taste like the sweet and sour flavor of raspberries." After finishing the snowball, Huang Quan only felt a slight chill as it slid across his body.

Huang Quan ran his hand across his face and realized that a tear had fallen without him noticing.

I don't know if it's because of old friends or because of the joy of rediscovering my sense of taste.

"Now I'm truly being mourned by the deceased," Chen Li thought to herself as she ate her cotton candy.

Meanwhile, the "twilight rain" beside them continued to fall...

"I'm craving roasted lamb's head," Chen Li suddenly said.

I wonder what the flames of the Underworld Fire Duke taste like?