The soul-eating night had just receded, and the whole world was unusually calm.

The dark green sea water reflected the sun and clouds in the sky. The sea breeze gently brushed Zuo Chi’s face, and ripples spread out in all directions with his toes as the center.

Slowly raising his hand, Zuo Chi stared at his right hand, feeling that everything he experienced last night was just a dream.

Deep under the sea, not until he was completely bound by those tentacles did Zuo Chi realize that Nagakabouros was not here to avenge Nautilus, but to initiate the Trial of the Goddess Na herself against him!

As the god of life, growth, and eternal movement, Nagakabouros generously grants the Trial of the Goddess to those qualified souls who are in desperate situations.

If you fail to pass the trial of Goddess Na, it means that your soul will be crushed by those tentacles that flash with emerald green light.

And once you pass the test of Goddess Na, you will be blessed by the God of Life!

According to Zuo Chi’s understanding, it seems that many people have undergone the trial of Goddess Na, but very few people have truly passed the trial.

In Zuo Chi’s impression, apart from Nautilus, there seemed to be only the water ghost wandering around in Big Port with a dagger and a bounty notice.

The trial is extremely difficult, but the rewards after passing the trial are also extremely generous.

Just like Zuo Chi now, he can clearly sense that his body is countless times stronger than before!

At the same time, Zuo Chi also gained the ability to roam freely in this sea area.

Zuo Chi was not a follower of Nagakabouros, but she still gave Zuo Chi the blessing that belonged to her.

This is almost the first time in history!

Standing on the sea, Zuo Chi looked at the vast sea around him.

At this time, there was nothing else around him except the sea water. Zuo Chi was not sure where he was now, nor where he should go.

Walking on the sea, Zuo Chi had no choice but to walk while hoping to meet a passing ship.

Only in this way can he figure out what he should do next.

From early morning to noon, it seemed that Zuo Chi was the only one in the entire sea.

Zuo Chi felt that it was probably because of the Soul-Eating Night that the ships in the harbor had just set sail.

Finally, after a long wait of half a day, a large and luxurious ship finally appeared in Zuo Chi’s sight.

The first time Zuo Chi saw the ship, he was a little confused.

Because this ship doesn’t look like a hunting ship that goes out to sea to hunt sea beasts. Instead, it looks more like a transport ship that merchants ride on.

This kind of ship is extremely rare in Piraeus Port. After all, there are no businessmen in Piraeus Port, and they are more like desperadoes!

However, Zuo Chi did not hesitate and rushed towards the big ship quickly.

When he came to the side of the big ship, Zuo Chi heard the fierce noise coming from the ship. It seemed that many people were talking about something on the deck.

Zuo Chi stepped on the sea and jumped directly onto the deck of the ship.

“!!??”

On one side of the deck, two people who were talking were immediately filled with shock and question marks on their faces when they saw Zuo Chi.

The way they looked at Zuo Chi at this moment was exactly the same as the way the people of Bigang looked at water ghosts!

“Cough cough!”

Zuo Chi patted his wet clothes and smiled at the two of them.

“I got addicted to fishing, so I got off the boat and caught some fish. Ahahaha!”

As Zuo Chi spoke, he walked to the center of the deck, leaving the two men standing there in confusion.

Soul-Eating Night, big brother, you go into the water and catch some fish! ?

And you are still in the Air Force! ?

Zuo Chi naturally ignored the gazes of the two people. He had already come straight to the center of the deck.

Sitting in the middle of the deck, Zuo Chi quietly listened to the conversations of people around him.

After a while, Zuo Chi received a piece of information that shocked him greatly.

This ship was not from Bilgewater, but from Piltover, one of the twin cities west of Bilgewater!

The ship departed from the Sun Gate in Piltover on time, just missing yesterday’s Haunting, and encountered Zuo Chi at this time.

At the same time, Zuo Chi also discovered that he had actually reached the northeastern waters of Bilgewater from the south of Bilgewater overnight, which was the outermost area reached by the Harrowing Night!

Zuo Chi was a little confused. Was it because he was too good at floating, or was he brought here by Goddess Na?

Zuo Chi sat on the deck and reached out to touch a man next to him:

“Brother, may I ask where are you going?”

“Ok?”

When he suddenly heard Zuo Chi’s voice, the man was obviously stunned for a moment.

He turned his head and looked at Zuo Chi, with the same confused look in his eyes as the two people just now.

“Ionia! Aren’t you?”

“What are we going to do in Ionia?”

Obviously, the man’s words were something Zuo Chi had not expected.

After waiting for a long time, it turned out that the ship we took was not from Beigang, and even its final destination was not Beigang!

When the man heard Zuo Chi’s words, the doubt in his eyes became more and more obvious.

“Aren’t you going to Ionia to attend the Spirit Blossom Festival?”

Zuo Chi raised his eyebrows, and then his expression became extremely serious.

“Of course I am! I’m a born and bred Ionian!”

Zuo Chi patted the man on the shoulder with an expression of regret that they had met too late.

“It’s heaven’s arrangement to meet a fellow Ionian here. It’s like meeting an old friend in a foreign land!”

“But” the man scratched his head: “But I’m not Ionian”

“.”

The corners of Zuo Chi’s mouth twitched a few times, and he forced himself to calm down and sighed softly:

“Well, I was saying that it’s really hard to meet old friends in a foreign land. At least so far, I haven’t met any fellow Ionians.”

The moment Zuo Chi finished speaking, the man looked at Zuo Chi in the same way as he looked at a human trafficker.

The man was certain that Zuo Chi was definitely trying to kidnap him and force a conversation with him!

“But” the man took a step back and said hesitantly:

“But half the people on this ship are Ionians!!”

Zuo Chi: “.”

Chapter 28 Before the Soul Blossoming Festival!

The blue veins on Zuo Chi’s forehead kept throbbing. He had never thought that talking to a person could be more troublesome than fighting with Soul-Eating Night!

Watching the man quickly leave the deck, Zuo Chi was completely labeled as a human trafficker.

However, although the communication with the man had some twists and turns, Zuo Chi still got some of the information he wanted.

“Spirit Blossom Festival…”

Zuo Chi repeated the key points the man had just mentioned, and his ears moved slightly.

With the powerful senses given to him by the power of ascension, Zuo Chi heard the conversation between an old man and someone else not far away.

“Since Noxus invaded Ionia, the Soul Blossom Flower has not bloomed for many years. And I haven’t spoken to my late wife for a long time. I just don’t know if she still remembers me as her husband. Will she meet me on the Soul Blossom Festival?”

When the old man said this, his tone was filled with deep loss and uneasiness, but Zuo Chi’s curiosity grew stronger as he listened to their conversation.

Can the spirit flower allow the living and the dead to meet and talk to each other?

As for the reasons.

Ionia, the first land, is a very special area.

There, the boundary between the material and spiritual realms is extremely blurred, which is also the main reason why Ionia is rich in natural magic.

And because the boundary between the material realm and the spiritual realm is very thin, after people die, their souls do not seem to be guided by the god of death to the underworld, but instead enter the spiritual realm.

Runeterra, an existence that even the creator god Aurelion Sol is amazed by, is made up of four completely different realms.

The first is the material realm where the living exist, which is the world where Zuo Chi is now.

The second is the spiritual world. It is said that there are many bizarre scenes and creatures in the spiritual world.

Then came the Void, attempting to devour the entire forbidden area of ​​Runeland!

Finally, there is the underworld! This is where the souls of the living go after they die.

If the Soul Flower could allow the living in the material realm to communicate with the souls in the spiritual realm, it would be extremely amazing.

After all, this is a feat that transcends domains, and is extremely rare even in the entire Rune Land.

The most common examples of how difficult it is to cross domains are the invasion of the void into the material realm and the unsuccessful attempts of the Lord of Death in the underworld to invade the material realm.

The Void Watcher and the Lord of the Underworld are so powerful, but they have never been able to successfully cross the realm.

But in Ionia, this kind of thing can actually be achieved!

Thinking of this, Zuo Chi also became curious about Ionia’s Soul Blossom Festival.

Looking at the sea ahead, Zuo Chi gradually determined his next destination.

You can go to Bilgewater anytime, but Ionia’s Soul Blossom Festival only happens once in all these years.

Moreover, Zuo Chi was extremely curious about these two strange things: the soul and the spiritual world.

In the end, Zuo Chi decided to temporarily change his destination and not go to Bilgewater for the time being. Instead, he would take this ship to Ionia first!

……

In the next few days, Zuo Chi sat on the deck and listened to the discussions of people around him.

Along the way, people talked about topics ranging from the Blossom of the Soul to the war between Ionia and Noxus, and then from the war between the two to the participation of the “Soul of Ionia” and “Master Kennen of the Order of the Balance” in the war between Ionia and Noxus.