21st Century Necromancer

Following the procedures outlined in the "Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium" for constructing Necromantic Space, Chen Yu, after stabilizing the spatial structure and perfecting the internal environment, had two important tasks to undertake.

The first was to project the Nether Plane into his own space and to remodel this space according to the rules of the Nether Plane, thus transforming it to resemble the Underworld and also better meet the needs of Necromancers.

Despite originating from Space Fragments where the original world’s rules had long since shattered and dissipated, a small part of the rules still lingered. If these were not adjusted, they would cause some trouble for the Necromancers.

By projecting the Nether Plane’s rules and using its complete set of rules to remodel the remaining ones, the space could be made more Netherworld-like, or ’Underworldized’, aligning its rules more closely with the needs of Necromancers and producing materials that would better meet their requirements.

After all, the destruction and dissipation of rules, though a form of death, were entirely different from the death sought by Necromancers. The end of all things and the Unity of All Things are not the same concept; what Necromancers strive for is the cycle of life and death, not absolute oblivion. Stay updated with empire

As for the second task, it was even more significant: Chen Yu needed to introduce the Nether River into this space.

The Nether River, an endless river that spanned the entire Multiverse and, alongside the River of Time, was called one of the two great rivers, often referred to as the Bottomless Old Nether River.

In the eyes of the common people of the Multiverse, the Nether River was the divide between the mortal realm and the Netherworld; crossing the Nether River would allow one to enter the Netherworld, while those who accidentally fell into it would be doomed to eternal suffering and torment...

But in truth, these were all lies concocted by the deities of the Multiverse to harvest the souls of the deceased.

Yes, they were lies. The Nether River was not the boundary between the mortal realm and the Netherworld; it was just that the deities had purposely built the Netherworld on the river’s bank to seize the souls of the dead from the river.

The true destination of the souls of the deceased was precisely what they most avoided— the Nether River itself, and ironically, the places of rest they sought— the Underworlds constructed by the deities of various worlds— were where they would suffer eternal damnation and torment because, for the deities, the souls of believers were an important resource, and greedy deities would not let such a significant resource slip away.

No one knew where the Nether River came from or where it ultimately led, but it ran through every world in the Multiverse, bringing the most crucial life force— the soul.

Indeed, souls were not created by the deities but brought by the Nether River.

In any world where the Nether River flowed, life would emerge, and living beings would possess souls. And after death, the souls of the deceased would follow the guidance of the Nether River, returning to it once more.

No one could explain why this was the case. Necromancers had delved deeply into this mystery, and even deities had coveted the secrets of the Nether River, but no one could fathom the truth. Even the immortal deities, should they touch the waters of the Nether River, would be utterly reclaimed by it.

Nevertheless, this did not prevent these deities from using the Nether River to collect souls.

Constructing the Netherworld, erecting bridges and ferries, propagating various mythological stories, these deities endeavored to ensure that the souls of their followers would arrive at the Netherworld they had established after death, rather than being cast into the Nether River.

Despite their attempts to prevent souls from returning to the Nether River, it remained unaffected, silently flowing through every world.

The only difference was that without a sufficient return of souls to the Nether River, that world would gradually wither and ultimately face an end and silence.

However, this had little to do with Chen Yu since his Necromantic Space was nothing more than an exceedingly small space. The Nether River he sought to introduce into this space was merely like poking a tiny hole in the river’s vast main course, diverting a small tributary into it.

Once the Nether River was introduced into this space, Chen Yu would be able to construct a Spirit Gathering Tower, create standard artificial souls, and not have to wait for life to procreate on its own.

This was one of the results achieved by Necromancers after investing countless efforts and time into studying the Nether River.

The Spirit Gathering Tower could gather the soul elements brought into this space from the Nether River, create standard artificial souls or specially customized functional souls according to pre-set templates, then infuse them with the necessary memories for different uses, directly producing the required Undead Servants without any additional teaching or training.

As for the return of souls to the Nether River, it was not a concern for Necromancers. The process of creating artificial souls inevitably generated defective products and residues, which were of no use to Necromancers but indistinguishable from the souls of the deceased to the Nether River. Simply reintroducing these residues into the Nether River would suffice.

Compared to the traditional method of collecting the souls of the dead, this approach was undoubtedly more efficient. Therefore, it was only natural that Necromancers adopted this model when constructing Necromantic Spaces, using traditional Spirit Gathering methods only when they were incapable of constructing a Necromantic Space or lacked the necessary knowledge.

And the method of introducing the Nether River was quite simple. As the endless river that spanned every world of the Multiverse, the Nether River’s existence was eternal and immutable, not even influenced by the river of time. Consequently, finding the Nether River was very straightforward. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

What Chen Yu had to do was to open a channel within his space to connect to the Nether River, allowing its waters to flow into this space.

Theoretically, this was similar to how Chen Yu previously connected to the Four Elemental Planes to infuse this space with air, water, and flame, but introducing the Nether River was not as simple as connecting to the Four Elemental Planes. After all, the Nether River’s existence was far more majestic and elusive than that of the Four Elemental Planes.

Although everyone knew the Nether River was there, influencing the Nether River or even drawing a stream from it was not an easy task.

Therefore, Chen Yu’s target was not the body of the Nether River that transcended the Multiverse. He did not have the qualification or ability to manipulate the body of the Nether River. The target he aimed for was the segment of the Nether River that flowed through this world, known in Buddhism as the Sanzu River, and in the mythology of The Orient as the Yellow Springs.

With the power of the ritual altar, Chen Yu once again expanded his perception. This time, he did not need Crystal Stones with space attributes as casting materials to enhance his perception, because the vast and endless Nether River was right there, with no need for a deliberate search.