Chapter 271
Much of hell is barren and desolate. There are no plants and animals, only the dark land and the equally dark mountains.
Because of their strange geographic shape, these mountains look like the backs of some kind of monster. Standing abruptly and hideously above the ground.
Hell's sky. Maybe it shouldn't be called the sky. If I have to use an accurate adjective, it is just a space above the head.
Because looking from the space above, you can't see the vast starry sky as you imagined, or the azure blue sky caused by the refraction caused by the bright light of stars penetrating through the atmosphere.
The space above Li Jie and the others was just a thick layer of mist, even though they were separated by a long distance. But the blood-red thick fog still gave this place a very depressing feeling.
And those blood-red thick fogs seem to be alive, often forming all kinds of strange images on the top, most of them are weird and strange, and sometimes reveal a horrible atmosphere.
Don't know if it's the same in other parts of hell, or just this one. Because according to Bart and Johnny, the space of hell is actually quite large.
It is precisely because of the huge space that it can accommodate so many hell lords of different factions and systems.
None of these big demons are easy to provoke, even though they are extremely advanced life systems. These demon gods have relatively rational restraint, not the unscrupulous bloody killings and chaotic ignorance as in myths and legends.
The place where Li Jie and the others are now is not too far from the City of the Dead. According to Bart, if Tony's Iron Legion is allowed to fly at full strength, it may only take half an hour to reach the City of the Dead.
In a sense, this distance is really not far away, although Tony's armor can fly thousands of kilometers in half an hour.
But as Bart said before, the current city of the dead is not a good place to go. A large number of hell lords are gathered there, and it is very dangerous for these powerful people to get too close to them.
The purpose of Li Jie's coming here was to block Doom, and find a chance to kill Jin Bin by the way. Instead of foolishly running to make trouble in front of a group of hell lords.
In fact, even in the periphery of nearly a thousand kilometers, you can actually see some strange monsters occasionally. For example, some monsters with bat wings, red all over, and burning flames at the ankles.
Unlike the shofar demons I've seen before, these monsters don't seem to be particularly intelligent.
"Those are mephits. Although they look like humans, they are not intelligent creatures. They are magical creatures made by magic." Bart said, pointing to a mephit hovering in the distant sky.
The place where Li Jie and the others were located was a slope on a hillside. Because of the angle, it seemed that the mephit didn't notice them.
"This is the outermost area. The detection and boundary are very loose, but the further you go inside, you will find more and more patrols and soldiers." Watching the mephits fly away from this area, Bart said so.
"At least there won't be a second scout patrolling here for a while. I heard that the hell lords have reached a very loose alliance recently. Before repelling Dormammu, maybe they will probably give up their relationship with each other. Attack, of course, all of this is uncertain."
"Is this the place you said you must pass?" Li Jie glanced at the towering mountains on both sides. The black mountains pierced through the red clouds like sharp thorns, and penetrated deeper into the clouds.
The continuous mountains are like a huge arm, dividing the two sides of the mountains into two naturally different worlds.
It was the first time Li Jie saw a river in hell, it was a rushing big river in the bottom of the valley on the other side of the mountain range. The colorful colored glazes are shining brightly, although there is no sunlight, but they are still shining brightly.
This is very eye-catching on this black land.
"The river of soul." Johnny said involuntarily when he saw the river in the distance.
It's not that Johnny understands the origin of the river, but the memory kept by Zatanos, the spirit of revenge in his body, tells Johnny what it is.
"What is the origin of this river?" Li Jie was a little curious, because from the beginning of human exploration, the development of all civilizations and the continuation of life are inseparable from rivers. It can be said that only where water veins gather can there be brilliant civilization or life.
"The river of souls. The legend is the place where souls are born in reincarnation. If all the dead do not have the kingdom of God they say they believe in and accept them, the final destination of the dead is the city of the dead. From there, embark on a journey and enter the long river of souls. Start a new life Round and round." Zathanos, the vengeful spirit, displayed his knowledge.
"No one knows where the river of souls begins to flow, and no one knows where it ends. But everyone knows that this is where most of the dead return."
"The river of soul flows through most of the dimensional spaces, and it has its traces in many places in the universe. The starting point of the river of soul in hell is the city of the dead." Johnny Blazer finished speaking almost like a dream. For a while, even he himself didn't notice what he was talking about.
And Li Jie was also a little surprised, although the vengeful spirit born as hell may know hell very well. But is this very censored knowledge really just a hell of a common sense? Or is it that the vengeful spirit in Johnny is actually extraordinary.
Because of the influence of his previous life, Li Jie has always felt that Johnny in Ghost Rider is the protagonist of this series. Since Johnny, as the protagonist, must have something extraordinary. Although judging from his previous performance against Johnny, he is not as strong as a Ghost Rider should be.
But it is precisely because of this unusual, or unorthodox Ghost Rider that Li Jie feels that Johnny is a bit special.
"If you want to go to the city of the dead, you have to find the river of souls. This is the common sense of hell creatures. My master has visited the city of the dead many times in disguise. Of course, it was in a state where the guards were lax and there was no war in hell. Under the circumstances." The words of the devil Bart interrupted Li Jie's train of thought.
"The city of the dead is very special. If you don't follow the river of souls, you will never find the city of the dead. And this is the end of the river of souls in hell. Only by tracing the source from here can you go smoothly Arrived in the city of the dead."
"Then let's stay here first and wait for Dum's arrival."