Chapter 1078: Chapter 568: Leek Harvesting Sword Technique, Flower Mountain Celestial Kingdom

Catherine’s voice, though not loud, exploded like thunder in everyone’s ears, making them involuntarily tremble in unison.

In her casual remark, every punctuation mark was a sign of disrespect towards their "collection" battle.

This isn’t splashing paint at someone’s doorstep, this is "violent collection," don’t you understand?

The two Ratmen Totem Gods didn’t care if the agreed interest rate was reasonable or not; today they finally grasped a flaw in Atahualpa, and he had to pay, whether he was willing or not.

Even the blood feud that saw the Underground Kingdom destroyed by the Heavy Composite Regiment had to be repaid by him!

But just as they were about to lead their Bloodline Ratmen, stepping on the lake water to continue rushing towards Atahualpa’s royal chariot, the volcanic lake beneath their feet suddenly transformed into a sleek, dark surface, smooth as a mirror.

Through the reflection on the water’s surface, the Ratmen didn’t see themselves but rather a pair of native men and women, hand in hand, arriving in tandem.

The male was tall and robust, over two meters tall, with a layer of subtle Divine Light flowing over his bronze skin, and the golden crown on his head was particularly striking.

The female was fit and tall, her satin-like wheat-colored skin glistening brilliantly; with Mithril arm bracelets and anklets, an emerald necklace, earrings, each piece was invaluable, especially the dazzling crown resembling dragon horns on her head that could pain the eyes.

With a step, they emerged from the [Styx of the Nether River] that connected the Edge of the World and the Material World, standing airborne on a wisp of mountain mist.

"Is it... His Majesty, the Lord of Heaven?! You’ve arrived so swiftly!"

The two Totem Gods’ faces changed dramatically, while Atahualpa was instantly overjoyed.

Normally, the Living Hatch that connects North and South opens and closes periodically due to the phases of the Blood Moon, allowing passage for ships only in the few days at the month’s end and beginning when the Moon is hardly visible.

Outside of these few days, even those with space-jumping abilities cannot traverse the "World Serpent’s Celestial Current Belt."

Instead, they are likely to fall into the depths of the Sea of Origin Matter, dying miserably beyond recognition.

He had expected that after sending a message to Byron today, Byron, under normal circumstances, would have to wait until the month’s end to arrive.

Unexpectedly, not long after he disconnected communication, Byron used the unaffected Edge of the World by the Blood Moon as a springboard and descended like a divine weapon before him.

He appeared even more heroic than a year ago, his demeanor more imposing, and the Queen beside him had changed.

Though the visitor wasn’t the more familiar Violet, Atahualpa, being a "Three-Star Super Supreme Member" of Online Financial Street, had interacted with Catherine several times and wouldn’t mistake her.

He couldn’t help but again acknowledge just how devoted [Lord of Heaven] His Majesty, who only had two wives, was, and he felt concerned about the number of his offspring.

The Gold-Eating God brothers didn’t know who the visitors were or see through their strength but instinctively felt they weren’t easy to deal with, far superior to someone like Atahualpa who lived in comfort.

Thus, they decisively took out half a golden mask from their pockets and raised it high above their heads.

The mask’s style appeared somewhat similar to the [Wolf God] Byron had recently encountered.

Both began to chant:

"The guardian of all underground treasures, the incarnation of love and beauty, dance and music, Mother of Pharaoh [Lion-Headed Goddess] Hathor..."

Byron heard a key word and immediately uttered a low "Huh":

"What a coincidence, it’s actually the Sacred Relic from the East Continent Truth Corridor inversely outputted to the Southern Continent?"

Previously, after unexpectedly encountering [Wolf God] Anu, he specifically sought his mother, Mermaid Princess Heather, to inquire about this divine system.

He learned they originated from the Desert Empire on the Southern Continent of the Mermaid Kingdom, also the strongest indigenous divine system in the Mythological Era’s Truth Corridor.

Among the representative gods was the Mother of Pharaoh [Lion-Headed Goddess] Hathor, who was also the wife of Divine King [The Blind] and [Hawk-Headed God] Horus.

Within the Desert Empire, her status was similar to Bayfolk Goddess Queen Freyja.

The Blind Eye Church on the East Coast worshipped them (Chapter 441).

Byron had just recently encountered [Wolf God] and now ran into the same divine system’s Sacred Relic of [Lion-Headed Goddess], obviously the "Unity of All Things" transcendent aggregation effect of the creator was still effective.

It would be quite some time before the existing order and rules fully collapsed.

As the two Totem Gods chanted the epic, a resplendent mother lion burst forth from the Sacred Relic [Golden Mask of the Lion-headed Goddess], charging straight at Atahualpa.

The mother lion grew with the wind, swelling to the size of a small mountain in the blink of an eye.

[Lion-headed Goddess] inherently possesses the Authority to guard treasures and will pursue the person who took the treasure to the ends of the earth until the principal and the interest are fully returned.

In one regard, perhaps she is one of the origins of the Gold Sequence profession [Treasure Guardian] on the Ladder of Glory.

The golden mask was also the reliance of these two Totem Gods who had been deceived out of their fortune, daring to come demand repayment from the King of the Sun Empire.

To them, losing their lives could mean starting anew in the next life, but losing their money meant they couldn’t die peacefully.

From a comprehensive strength perspective, the two Totem Gods were akin to the succubus Therese who had found the Blood Cup and the Immortal Stairway a year ago.

A year ago, Byron and Catherine might have needed to fight side by side with all their might to take them down.

Now?

Just casually dispatched small fries.

"Not good!"

"Dog Landlord" Atahualpa had quite a few treasures at hand too.