Chapter 507

Chapter 507: The Extradition of Vaidehi
Queen Vaidehi’s power overwhelmed Zhang Mu, making it hard for him to breathe. Illusions could not protect him from real harm.
Nevertheless, he had to hold on. As a fourth-rank beginner, if he couldn’t even withstand the pressure, his strength wouldn’t be convincing.
Fortunately, Vaidehi wasn’t intentionally testing Zhang Mu’s strength. Her aura naturally came from her high position as a queen.
Queen Vaidehi reined in her aura, allowing Zhang Mu’s tense muscles to relax. It was too intense!
Feeling that he couldn’t hold on any longer, Zhang Mu realized that the strength of a third-rank beginner was indeed very weak.
Just then, a crazy idea suddenly popped into Zhang Mu’s mind!
Engraved on his back was the Duwang River, where the Soul Ferryman inside could enable Zhang Mu to control a fourth-rank beginner evolved creature.
Isn’t Queen Vaidehi in front of him the perfect target for release!
After mastering him, it’s like all the plants have to obey her commands. This queen is controlling the entire plant clan as her puppet, even though the price is marking one-third of his soul with the imprint of the Netherworld.
An opportunity to rule the whole plant clan is definitely worth it!
And as long as it’s not used a second time, nothing will happen.
Zhang Mu’s heart was beating fast, this was the best opportunity, and items from Era Store are also very reliable.
As Queen Vaidehi slowly turned away, Zhang Mu made a tough decision and activated the energy circuit behind him directly.
Cross! Forget! River!
A chill rose from behind Zhang Mu, unseen by everyone. Under Zhang Mu’s clothes, the energy of the era slowly gathered and took the shape of the Duwang River, a river from the Netherworld.
The heavy mist covering the entire river was gradually pushed away by the energy of the era. Zhang Mu’s mental power rushed in all at once, completely beyond his control.
Fortunately, his mental sea had doubled in size when he got the Era Tattoo. It was also in a state of fullness. Otherwise, Zhang Mu wouldn’t have been able to withstand the devouring extent of the Duwang River.
The river on Zhang Mu’s back became clearer, and a mysterious melody seemed to linger in Zhang Mu’s mind.
Also, the sound of oars!
Even though Era Tattoo was engraved on Zhang Mu’s back, when Duwang River was activated, it directly projected into his mind.
A never-ending river, this was the first time Zhang Mu summoned Soul Ferryman with determination, and it was also the first time he saw the full picture of Duwang River.
Flowing in this river was not water, but an ocean of souls. All lost souls were bound in Duwang River, unable to reincarnate forever, devoid of any vitality. Occasionally, one could see souls who just sank trying to leave, their heads exposed on the river’s surface, only to be mercilessly pulled back down by a relentless force.
The faint sound of oars became clearer in Zhang Mu’s ears.
With each stroke, Zhang Mu felt a shiver in his soul. He was starting to regret summoning Soul Ferryman, but he had a hunch that even if he gave up, a third of his sacrificed soul would still be branded. He had to push on, as long as he could tame Queen Vaidehi, it would all be worth it.
Suddenly, a small boat drifted from a part of Duwang River, and the oar sounds Zhang Mu heard earlier came from this boat. Even as an ability wielder, he felt a bit spooked.
After seeing the person holding the oar clearly, a chilling sensation rose up Zhang Mu’s back.
Under the dim oil lamp at the bow of the ship, the one rowing the oars turned out to be a skeleton dressed as a fisherman, with eerie ghostly flames flickering in its eye sockets.
It’s the Soul Ferryman!
In the moment when the Soul Ferryman appeared, Zhang Mu felt something indescribable added to his soul.
Is it the mark of the Netherworld?
This feeling was uncomfortable, Zhang Mu even felt that one-third of his soul did not belong with the other two-thirds, as if it no longer belonged to him.
Perhaps, when he was completely marked by the Netherworld, it would be the day he was taken away.
The Soul Ferryman’s hoarse and deep voice slowly echoed in Zhang Mu’s mind.
“Whom do you ferry?”
Even though Zhang Mu had been through countless hardships and horrors, he had never encountered something like this before. He subconsciously felt a fear from the Netherworld, leaving him speechless and motionless.
When Zhang Mu didn’t respond, the voice of the Soul Ferryman sounded again, this time with a hint of annoyance.
“Who do you ferry?” asked the voice.
Sensing the change in the Soul Ferryman’s tone, he quickly transmitted his thoughts, not wanting to offend him.
“I need to ferry Queen Vaidehi. Please help me guide her soul to obey me.”
The Soul Ferryman was now attached to Zhang Mu, seeing through his eyes.
It looked at Queen Vaidehi’s back, and the oars turned into a ghostly chain, clanging loudly.
The Soul Ferryman intended to take away her soul!
Just as Zhang Mu was getting excited, the Soul Ferryman suddenly dropped the ghostly chain and turned back into oars.
“What’s wrong?”
The Soul Ferryman looked at Queen Vaidehi’s figure and slowly said a sentence.
“This woman cannot be ferried.”
Zhang Mu became anxious and quickly asked, “Why can’t she be ferried?”
The Soul Ferryman slowly turned his gaze towards Zhang Mu, making him shrink back.
“At the boundary between the living and the dead, when the Lycoris radiata blooms, it belongs to both the ghost realm and the Netherworld.”
“Cannot be ferried, cannot be ferried.”
After saying these two sentences, the Soul Ferryman unexpectedly wanted to leave directly, and the mist on Duwang River slowly began to converge.
Is he really going to leave now?
Zhang Mu, who was still standing in place, suddenly realized something and shouted towards the mist that was about to converge, “Hey, Ferryman, what about my soul? Will it count this time?”
It seemed like Soul Ferryman struggled to speak through the fog after hearing Zhang Mu’s words.
“The mark of Netherworld on your soul has been removed,”
Soon, the appearance of Duwang River disappeared from Zhang Mu’s back, and everything returned to calm.
Zhang Mu felt a third of his soul returning to normal, and he felt relieved.
Thankfully, this Soul Ferryman is reasonable, otherwise, trying to gain an advantage would backfire.
However, Queen Vaidehi slowly turned around, staring at Zhang Mu with wide eyes, speechless for a long time.
That Netherworld aura again!
And it’s even stronger!
This vine tribe member must have secrets about Netherworld.