A light, ethereal feeling enveloped the body like a veil.
The oppressive darkness, like an invisible burden, spurred the soul to plummet into an endless abyss.
Aubrey felt his body was unusually heavy, and his soul felt like an abandoned stone sinking into the depths of a cold ocean.
It keeps sinking, with no end in sight.
Despite feeling incredibly heavy in my soul, strangely, a strange sense of lightness and etherealness quietly spread throughout my body.
"Is this what death tastes like?"
Aubrey thought to himself, "This is quite an interesting feeling."
This emperor, who had been invincible throughout his life and had killed countless powerful beings, has now stepped into the gates of death.
He slowly opened his eyes only after feeling his heavy body gradually regain some sensation.
What came into view was an endless, deep darkness, completely empty.
The vastness and the hazy atmosphere perfectly describe this place.
Aubrey had no idea where he was.
He wondered if, according to the descriptions of ancient myths, he might encounter a god of death who would guide his soul to the underworld.
He had never seen Death before, and he didn't know if Death was particularly powerful.
Although in Aubrey's eyes, the power of these gods was roughly the same.
One punch is enough to suppress them.
I just don't know if this soul-like state of mine will allow me to unleash my full potential.
If he could, he would really like to try and fight the Grim Reaper who guides souls.
Perhaps after a person dies, their mind will recover and become active again.
Perhaps it's because he stepped down for half a year and was relieved of all his burdens.
After entrusting the future of the empire entirely to Aurelion, Auberly felt a sense of rebirth unlike anything he had ever experienced.
Even though he was only in a soul state, he seemed to be able to feel the tremors in his limbs and his whole body was full of energy.
It seems like he's regained the energy of his youth.
Just like he was back then, he couldn't wait to challenge any strong opponent.
Looking back, Aubrey couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The laughter echoed far and wide in this lonely void, reverberating endlessly.
Although it was only a soul, the laughter was exceptionally clear.
However……
After a long wait, Aubrey began to have doubts.
Where is Death?
Time passed slowly, but death was nowhere to be seen.
If there is no Grim Reaper, then who should guide him on his way to the underworld?
As he pondered, bright and intense flames suddenly rose from the void before him.
The flames on both sides overlapped, as if a road was illuminated by the raging fire on both sides, slowly appearing in the void.
The crimson flames stretched into the distance, piercing the dark void, with no end in sight.
Witnessing this scene, Aubrey had a sudden intuition.
That's right, this road must be the one that leads him to the underworld.
But instead of Death coming to greet him, was he being guided in this way?
This left Aubrey somewhat disappointed.
After all, he was still hoping to have a thrilling showdown with Death.
Since that's the case, why not just embark on the journey?
He took a step forward, walking slowly along the path of nothingness built of flames.
With each step forward, the flames on either side of his feet would extinguish.
Like bright lamps that have been lit, they gradually fade into darkness as he goes away.
As the firelight gradually died down, Aubrey's sturdy body became smaller and blurry.
...
The further away you are from this void, the more you can feel the rich vitality of life.
It was as if the world, filled with nature, was opening its arms to him, welcoming his return.
Victor carried Erica as they smoothly traversed the void filled with countless pale rocks.
The twisted black holes on both sides distorted the surrounding light into strange shapes.
Even the path beneath our feet, paved with pale rocks, was enveloped in a shimmering light.
This is the abyss, the underground world near the edge of the human world.
But this so-called closeness is only relative to the underworld.
The abyss is buried at the bottom, and hell almost occupies the entire underground world.
This time, he couldn't leave the underworld directly through the gates of hell.
Because he and Erica had already killed all the gods in hell.
Even Hades and the three supreme gods were not spared.
Currently, only Persephone remains in the underworld.
Clearly, she had no right to help Victor open the gates of Hell and leave the Underworld.
Therefore, the only way to leave this underground world is by walking a long road.
From the abyss upwards, all the way to the human world.
Although Viktor possesses the heart of Tartarus, he has the ability to teleport directly to the highest level of the abyss.
But this teleportation is limited to him alone.
Erica could not travel with him.
The only option is to rely on our own two feet and walk step by step into the world.
As the plane swayed slightly, Erica, lying in Victor's arms, fluttered her eyelashes.
In a daze, she managed to open her eyes.
Her vision gradually cleared, and she finally adjusted to the deep darkness around her.
After a while, she finally saw the silhouette of a man in a trench coat in the darkness.
Hmm? A man in a trench coat?
After a moment of confusion, Erica's eyes widened instantly, and she snapped out of it.
“Professor Victor…”
The moment the panicked and tense voice rang out, Victor did not lower his head, but merely glanced at Erica casually.
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