21st Century Necromancer

Chapter 148 Diverting Water (3rd update, please subscribe, please vote for monthly tickets)

the cosmos is vast and boundless, with countless stars twinkling against the deep and pitch-black backdrop, each star a massive sun.

numerous suns make up nebulas, star clusters, and galaxies, filling the entire universe.

and the multiverse... is even more immeasurable than the universe.

countless worlds and universes compose the entire multiverse, adorning it as the stars do the universe, while the river of time and the nether river run through all the worlds.

if someone could witness the grandeur and splendor of the entire multiverse for themselves, they would lose all ability to speak in that instant, their thoughts and soul would cease to ponder, for no man or deity can withstand the impact of such a scene, and they would never find the words to describe it. stay tuned for updates on empire

for no language can capture a fraction of this sight, the impact of the information on their soul would be too great to bear, and even deities would lose themselves in the spectacle containing a multitude of universal information.

fortunately, the vast majority of people and deities cannot see the true face of the multiverse; they can only glimpse a tiny fraction of it.

chen yu is no different at this moment, although the power of the ritual altar has magnified his perception, allowing him to sense a corner of the multiverse, his view is limited to an insignificant portion of the world he is in within the multiverse, and even the entire world is beyond his observation.

of course, chen yu doesn't have a death wish to observe the entire world, which would only result in his brain exploding like a smashed watermelon, and his soul being shattered into idiocy.

it's an inevitable outcome, as chen yu, though he has ascended and transformed in terms of life level, remains a mortal and has not yet entered the legendary realm, let alone the domain of the deities.

given the "danger" the nether river presents to the living and to souls, chen yu doesn't plan to keep the river on the surface of this space, but instead intends to construct it as an "underground river," avoiding unnecessary trouble.

the task of extracting the stygian water doesn't cause any disturbances; opening a spatial channel, chen yu pours the stygian water into a pre-set course, and as the water flows, the seemingly ordinary river water begins to emit the unique atmosphere of the nether river, tinting the surrounding soil a distinct deep black, the color of blood once dried and turned dark.

in many myths, this is because the soil on the banks of the nether river is saturated with blood, but in reality... this is simply the inevitable color the soil turns when stygian water flows in, having nothing to do with blood or sin.

chen yu is indifferent to this, watching the stygian water flow through the pre-set course, and as it completely emits the essence of the nether river, he knows this step is complete.

while inspecting his work, chen yu looks toward the tributary of the nether river that originally flowed toward the peninsula country. the stream was already paltry compared to the one rushing to the mainland—a difference between a creek and a river, and even the tributary running to japan's side couldn't compare.

with chen yu diverting a new tributary, the water level decreased by nearly a tenth, and the river surface became shallower.

witnessing this, chen yu couldn't help but feel bewildered. although he knew that the so-called pantheon of the peninsula country lacked substance, the fact that they were so weak in drawing the water of the nether river was perplexing—their strength was barely mediocre, barely touching the threshold of the deities' realm.

even a more potent legendary, if knowledgeable of the correct method, could draw more water of the nether river than this.

of course, this has little to do with chen yu; on the contrary, the weaker they are, the fewer repercussions for him to worry about for having diverted the water of the nether river. since he created a "hole" upstream of their tributary, the likelihood of them noticing anything awry is low, and he isn't concerned about retaliation.

having finished the task of extracting the nether river, chen yu naturally withdraws his perception, but as he retracts it, he can't help but recklessly glance at the entire region of japan, which causes him a shock akin to a lightning strike. not only does it throw him from the ritual altar, but two lines of bloody tears also flow from his eyes...