American Exorcism Male God

"Xu Yi, I have something interesting to show you,"

Ed took down two coins from the cabinet, which appeared to be some kind of ancient coins, beautifully engraved.

"What are these?" Xu Yi asked curiously.

The resentment surrounding the coins was faint, suggesting that they were not particularly powerful paranormal items.

"Put these two coins over your eyes and give it a try," Ed handed the coins to Xu Yi.

Xu Yi took the coins, weighed them in his hand, and then placed them over his eyes.

This was the Warrens' domain. If they meant to harm him, they wouldn't need to go through such trouble. Moreover, he didn't believe they would harm him for no reason.

With the coins covering his eyes, his spirit communication ability was activated, and the scene before him suddenly changed.

He saw a winding river, its waters black and its surface shrouded with a pale red mist.

Where was this? Xu Yi was somewhat curious.

At that moment, a small boat slowly approached him. The ferryman, cloaked in a black robe with the hood obscuring his face, made it impossible to see clearly.

As the boat drew closer, the ferryman suddenly looked up, his face illuminated by the blood moon above.

Xu Yi was startled; that was no human face at all. Its surface was covered with blue scales, and atop the head were demonic horns.

The ferryman was a demon, and a powerful one at that.

Xu Yi quickly regained his composure, after all, he had seen his fair share of evil spirits and demons.

His Eyes of Obscurity suddenly activated, and he could see the ferryman shrouded in gray threads, dense and writhing like countless Iron Filament Worms.

That was unclaimed Fog of Obscurity.

What was the ferryman's true identity? Why was he enveloped in so much unclaimed Fog of Obscurity?

The Eyes of Obscurity automatically operated, drawing in the Fog of Obscurity. It entered his pupils, his eye sockets feeling ice-cold.

The ferryman, who had just happened to pass by without noticing Xu Yi, suddenly turned his head as the Fog of Obscurity was drawn away. His purple-red pupils, devoid of any emotion, stared intently at Xu Yi.

The oppressiveness of those eyes was overwhelming, compelling Xu Yi to instinctively shut his to avoid it.

In reality, Xu Yi sat with the two coins over his closed eyes.

But when he closed his eyes in the Psychic Illusion Realm, in reality, his eyes opened.

"Are you okay?" Ed asked worriedly.

Typically, a psychic placing the two coins over their eyes would only see some interesting visions; Xu Yi's response, with rapid breathing and cold sweat, was unprecedented.

Coming back to his senses, Xu Yi realized he had left that eerie river and returned to the Warrens' paranormal treasury.

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Xu Yi took the coins off his eyes and asked uneasily.

"Coins of the Ferryman, from a legend in Ancient Greece. I don't know if you've heard of it?"

Ed continued to explain, "The souls of the dead seeking entry into the underworld must pass through the Styx, and the Ferryman, Charon, is not one to be trifled with. He demands a bribe from the passing souls, or he'll let them drift on the Styx forever."

Xu Yi had indeed heard of it; certain places had even developed customs around it.

In those places, when burying the dead, people would specifically choose two ancient coins to place over the eyes of the deceased.

That way, their souls would have coins to pay the Ferryman, Charon, for safe passage over the Styx.

"So the river I saw was the Styx?"

Xu Yi was still somewhat incredulous; could it be that just two coins had allowed him a glimpse of a place like the Styx?

"That wasn't the real Styx, just one of many reflections of the Styx. But tell me, what exactly did you see that made you react so strongly?" Ed asked curiously.

"I saw the Ferryman, Charon,"

Xu Yi concealed the fact that he had absorbed the Fog of Obscurity from Charon, for it was simply too astonishing to reveal.

Ed became even more puzzled, "Roland and Judy both have seen projections of the Ferryman, Charon, but they never reacted like you did."

"Maybe I just have a smaller tolerance for these things!" Xu Yi quickly changed the subject and handed the coins back to Ed.

Ed took the coins and paused.

The icy chill of the coins was gone, and when he pressed them harder, they broke apart like brittle potato chips into more than ten pieces.

"These things are really not very durable," Xu Yi muttered under his breath, feeling a bit guilty.

But deep down, he was actually rather pleased.

[Eyes of Obscurity +18, Current Progress: 50/100]

In just that brief moment, the Eyes of Obscurity almost gained as much experience as it did from killing the demon Jason once.

It seems the legendary Ferryman too is a demon; those Fogs of Obscurity clearly did not belong to Ferryman Charon himself, otherwise, they wouldn't have been swallowed by him so easily.

Could it be because he has killed many demons, that he's shrouded in the Fog of Obscurity?

He couldn't find the answer to that question for the time being.

"However, such actions must not be repeated in the future!"

Xu Yi knew clearly that it was because it was his first glimpse of the Styx, and Ferryman Charon hadn't noticed him.

If he entered the Styx again, the other party would definitely catch this little thief.

Just the thought of Ferryman Charon possibly having killed a large number of "accomplices" made Xu Yi's scalp tingle.

In the society of demons, the other was definitely a brutal "murderer".

If the Styx really does exist, does that mean the fabled land of the underworld exists as well? Xu Yi suddenly had a thought.

"Let's focus on the main task at hand!"

Ed lost a psychic item and was a bit upset, but he could not blame Xu Yi, as it was he who suggested it all.

Xu Yi's eyes gleamed as he looked at the various psychic items.

He wondered if there were any items similar to Ferryman's coins here—if he could find a few more, he might be able to fully level up the Eyes of Obscurity.

In the time that followed, Xu Yi, like a diligent little bee, continued to search for "Eyes of Obscurity experience packs", advancing his Eyes of Obscurity with the Warrens' help.

"Alright, let's call it quits here!"

In the afternoon, just after Xu Yi had absorbed the Fog of Obscurity from an owl ornament, Ed suddenly interrupted him.

"Wait a bit more! Just a little longer! I see some on that cat-faced mask!" Xu Yi was reluctant to leave this treasury of experience.

"That's too dangerous, we can't open the Magic-Prohibiting Box's seal." Ed pushed Xu Yi towards the exit.

Xu Yi lingered for a moment, reluctantly backing off.

There probably weren't any fish that escaped the net! Xu Yi looked around.

Apart from the items that were too dangerous, he had essentially absorbed the Fog of Obscurity from everything else.

He checked the system panel, and a smile unfolded on his face involuntarily.

[Eyes of Obscurity, Current Progress: 78/100]

The entries information for Eyes of Obscurity had changed as well.

[Eyes of Obscurity: (Green, Rare)

Ability 1 - Visual Enhancement: (Unlocked)

Vision is enhanced, allowing the seeing of finer, further things.

Ability 2 - Night Vision: (Unlocked)

Allows one to see in the dark.

Ability 3 - Supra-dynamic Vision: (Unlocked)

Allows one to clearly see objects moving at high speeds.

Ability 4 - Fog of Obscurity (Locked)]

Apart from the ultimate ability "Fog of Obscurity", all other abilities had already been unlocked.

An intense sensation of coldness filled his pupils, and Xu Yi instinctively closed his eyes, slowly opening them again after a moment.

The world before him had once again changed.

He could clearly see the dark corners, the dust particles dancing in the air, and as they whirled past, their movements slowed, their trajectories becoming clear before his eyes.

"Only the last 22 percent to go before reaching the ultimate ability!" Xu Yi was exhilarated.

"Judy, are you looking for something? The items in here aren't toys, you can't take them out!" Ed rubbed his temples, visibly tired.

Judy had been rummaging around as soon as she came in, slippery as an eel.

"I got it, Dad!" Judy left, somewhat unwillingly, without finding what she was looking for.

The Death's Head Piercing Bullet wasn't here, could it be in Dad's bedroom? Judy wondered.

Ed suddenly turned to Xu Yi, "I promised you earlier, and you've browsed around for a while now, so have you decided which gift you want to choose?"