After another dazzling display of special effects, Marco finally unlocked another Gold Cloth.
It was Cancer.
A massive amount of star magic fell and landed on Marco's body.
But this time, the star magic was no longer only pure starlight in color. Mixed within it was a great deal of sinister, eerie dark magic power.
That was the unique magic power that fell from the Beehive Cluster within the Cancer constellation.
Buzz!
These streams of magic power, some pure and some sinister, fell upon Marco's body and washed through him, further transforming his body and raising his strength.
His understanding of Cosmo grew deeper, leaving him only one step away from breaking through to the Seventh Sense.
More importantly, after merging with the sinister energy from the Beehive Cluster, Marco grasped a completely new ability.
He had established a connection with the Underworld.
Now, he could travel between the living world and the Underworld using only his own physical body.
In truth, Marco had long possessed the power to walk through the Underworld.
That had come from the item Pandora's Necklace.
The problem was that although he had Pandora's Necklace before, he had been completely unable to find the entrance to the Underworld.
He had no idea how to reach that so-called Underworld, so that item had been gathering dust the whole time and had never been used even once.
Now, after unlocking the Cancer Gold Cloth, Marco could open an entrance to the Underworld anytime and anywhere.
But he no longer needed Pandora's Necklace.
He could already move freely through the Underworld with his own power.
"Haa~~~"
Marco let out a long breath.
Another Gold Cloth had been unlocked, and it was such a special Gold Cloth at that.
The matter he had always been worried about suddenly seemed much simpler.
Among all the Gold Cloths, the Cancer Gold Cloth was absolutely one of the most special.
The main reason was the Beehive Cluster located within Cancer.
Because of that "Accumulated Corpse Qi," the Cancer Gold Cloth possessed a unique ability.
Sekishiki Meikai Ha had the trait of ignoring physical defense, because this ability directly attacked the enemy's soul.
Marco closed his eyes and looked inward.
At this moment, his Cosmo was mixed with a sinister and eerie power.
That was Accumulated Corpse Qi, a power that could act upon the soul.
"Black Dragon, oh Black Dragon. Not only are you immune to magic, but your physical defense is also extremely high. You really are absurdly overpowered. But what about the strength of your soul? Can you withstand my Sekishiki Meikai Ha?"
Marco clenched his fist.
Because of the baptism from Cancer's magic power, he could now mobilize Accumulated Corpse Qi even without putting on the Cancer Gold Cloth.
His own Cosmo contained Accumulated Corpse Qi.
This was probably one of the side effects of unlocking the Cloth.
Buzz!
Marco took out the Cancer Gold Cloth.
The shining golden Cloth Box landed on the ground and opened under Marco's control.
Click.
The Cloth Box opened, and a glittering golden crab appeared.
With a thought from Marco, the golden crab immediately disassembled, turning into pieces of armor that covered his body.
The Cancer Gold Cloth was also one of the more distinctive Gold Cloths. Its design was streamlined and had a strong aquatic theme.
Even the helmet had crab legs extending like claws and fangs. One glance was enough to tell what constellation this Gold Cloth represented.
"Not bad. As expected, it's Sekishiki Meikai Ha."
After sensing the ability brought by the Cancer Gold Cloth, Marco nodded.
The core technique of this Cloth was Sekishiki Meikai Ha.
Its ability was deeply connected to the Underworld. He could even go to the Underworld right now.
Buzz!
Marco stretched out his hand and casually drew it across the space before him.
A strange crack appeared, then expanded into an opening.
On the other side of that round opening was a pitch-black space.
At least to humans, it was a world that filled the heart with fear just by looking at it.
It was not a place the living should set foot in.
Marco did not hesitate and directly stepped inside.
Others might be afraid. Others might enter and never return. But he was not afraid. He could roam freely inside.
"So this world really does have a world that belongs to the dead."
After stepping into the Underworld, Marco could not help sighing.
Although there was Chico, who used Urban Legend Magic, and Marco had also seen ghosts before, he had never visited a place like the Underworld.
No one could say for certain whether it truly existed or not.
"This place really is..."
Standing in the so-called Underworld, Marco observed his surroundings.
How should he put it?
The main feature of this place was that there was no light at all.
It was not like the underworlds in other stories, where there might be a King of the Underworld or a King of Hell.
This Underworld was simply pitch-black. There was not even any real concept of sky or ground.
"It's like a plane used purely to store souls."
Marco "walked" around inside.
Or rather, he floated around, because there was no ground here, so walking was naturally impossible.
After floating through the lightless Underworld for a short distance, Marco suddenly saw "human figures."
Logically speaking, in a world without light, one should not be able to see anything. But those floating figures looked as though they carried their own highlights. Marco saw them at a glance, extremely clearly.
And those "people" also saw Marco.
The surprise on their faces was obvious, because they could tell at a glance that Marco was different from them.
Marco was clearly a normal human, not a ghost. He should not have appeared here.
Whoosh!
In an instant, the ghosts all drew closer to Marco. Hope flickered in their eyes, as if they had seen salvation.
Of course, some ghosts did not approach.
They merely floated blankly where they were, their figures gradually becoming illusory, looking as though they were about to fade away.
"Who are you? Why are you here?!"
"Are you alive? How did you get here?"
"Can we leave? I don't want to disappear!"
A group of ghosts surrounded Marco, shouting noisily.
From the look of it, they wanted to learn from Marco how to leave this place.
"So ghosts disappear too?" Marco became thoughtful.
His gaze also fell on those motionless illusory figures. Those were clearly ghosts that were about to vanish.
"Hurry up and answer! Can you take us out or not?!"
The ghosts surrounding Marco were extremely impatient, practically wishing Marco could take them away immediately.
"Why should I take you out?" Marco spread his hands.
He had only come to the legendary Underworld to take a look around.
He had no intention of letting these ghosts out.
However, Marco was also curious about something and wanted to understand it.
How had Mard Geer cultivated those underworld plants?
Had he simply thrown them into the Underworld and let the plants become tainted by the aura of the Underworld?
At least inside this Underworld, Marco could not see any plants growing.
He did not think any plant could grow in this place either.
"Damn it! If you won't take us away, then don't think you can leave either!"
Marco's attitude angered some of the ghosts.
Under the worried gazes of several others, these agitated ghosts directly rushed at Marco.
Buzz!
However, their actions brought them complete death.
Facing these ghosts while wearing the Cancer Gold Cloth, Marco could practically be called a ruthless killer.
With a casual push of Accumulated Corpse Qi, those ghosts were scattered directly.
In fact, if Marco wanted, he could even control these ghosts and turn them directly into twisted personality masks, just like the masks hanging in the Cancer Temple.
Those ghosts were instantly beaten into complete disappearance by Marco.
The sight left the other ghosts dumbfounded. Without hesitation, they all fled, not daring to linger any longer.
Marco did not bother with them and let them leave. Instead, he began observing the ghosts that were gradually vanishing.
"They're turning back into the purest form of magic power?"
Marco could see the state of those ghosts at a glance.
In truth, the ghosts he had scattered just now were in a similar state.
All of them had transformed into the most primitive and pure magic power of the Great Magic World.
"Does all this magic power return to the living world?"
A flash of understanding came to Marco in an instant.
He immediately understood what was going on.
"The souls here aren't only human. There are other living creatures too. So... after death, the souls of all living things come to this Underworld, then turn into pure magic power and return to the living world?"
That also explained why the magic power of the Great Magic World was endless.
This Underworld was part of the world's magic power cycle.
"Then... does this world do not have reincarnation?"
Marco suddenly thought of that point.
Ordinary underworlds generally had the idea of reincarnation.
But if every soul eventually dissipated and turned into magic power that returned to the living world, then logically speaking, this world should not have such a thing as reincarnation.
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