Chapter 1080: Chapter 568: Leek Harvesting Sword Technique, Flower Mountain Heaven (3)
Of course, you can also reverse it and cut yourself, using your own assets to launch the "Art of Ruin," using your own assets and borrowed assets together to launch the "Art of Bankruptcy," unleashing the strongest blow.
The stronger the financial power, the stronger the sword moves.
"Hiss—!"
Atahualpa saw the miserable state of the Ratmen and couldn’t help but gasp in shock, feeling a chill down his neck.
It was as if he, this "dog landlord," had also been high level amputated from... below the neck by this sword.
Until the siblings acted as if they had done something trivial, hand in hand, calmly landing in front of him, Byron introduced:
"Your Majesty Atahualpa, this is my sister Catherine, who is also the current Queen managing the Sacred Golden Empire on my behalf. You must have met before."
Atahualpa hurriedly performed the gesture of formal greeting:
"Your Majesty the Queen, good day."
Although the Sun Empire has a population of 20 million, with close to double digits of Fifth Order Demigods, and even one foot into Sixth Order [Sun God] Inti.
The mysterious side’s comprehensive strength still surpasses the two major empires, Golden and North Sea, under Byron.
But the Sun Empire does not belong to him, the fifteenth-generation grandchild of the Sun God, the Golden Empire and North Sea Empire truly belong to Byron and his wife.
Even when Byron was still breaking through the Fifth Order, their interactions undoubtedly showed Byron’s higher status.
Otherwise, the "military-industrial complex" composed of the army, arms companies, and some rulers in the Sun Empire would not have had Violet’s Rhine Metal as the top player.
Atahualpa merely got the upper hand as the client.
Next to him, the Principal Queen Mother Aya also led several high-ranking queen consorts to thank the two, looking at Catherine with uncontrollable admiration in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, the Lord of Heaven, Your Majesty the Queen, thank you for your assistance. If possible, please stay a few more days in Hot Spring City, let us host both of you properly."
Such powerful strength, infinite lifespan, along with the lofty status of governing a vast empire for millions, are things unattainable by these female Sun God descendants.
A group of females couldn’t help but want to get closer; besides, the gap between the sides is too great, and there is no jealousy at all.
Byron noticed that there were many new faces among the women next to this King.
After a moment of surprise, he immediately realized that after Atahualpa’s siblings were all used as firewood for advancing the Fifth Order by his father, the [Civilisation Gatherer] Huayna Capac, resulting in their deaths, he inevitably married his dozens of sisters.
Quite a few of them were former brothers’ wives, also his sisters-in-law and his brother’s wives.
This situation is unimaginable under the church’s rule on the Old Continent, but in the Southern Continent, it is common.
Byron even heard of a terrifying tradition in some ethnic groups of "father-wife and son inheritance."
Comparing that, although the Old Continent governed by the church for more than a thousand years is a bit conservative, it is more suitable for normal people.
Beside him, Atahualpa dismissed the tardy guards and turned to hand his treasure-containing Storage Miracle Object to Byron.
"Your Majesty, here is what you requested."
Byron did not bother to count how much wealth the Rat People Kingdom had accumulated; he merely took out two Crystal Skulls, number seven [Wind Deity] and number eleven [Warlord], and threw the Storage Miracle Object to his sister.
As soon as the two skulls landed in Byron’s hands, they immediately radiated strong light from the originally dull crystals.
A mighty wind stirred his clothes and resonated with his innate Storm Authority, with a series of Thousand Hammering and Hundred Refining combat techniques flowing within him.
Byron’s own Crystal Skull number one, [Heavenly God], also echoed in response.
The last Great Shaman of ancient Taya Empire had once left a prophecy:
"In the future, if anyone can reunite the thirteen Crystal Skulls, he will be the undisputed new Emperor of the Empire.
Once the thirteen Crystal Skulls are united, they will reveal, through the one representating life and abundance—the only speaking number three skull [Corn God]—secrets of the past and future.
Dissolving disputes and restoring unity to the Taya Empire."
Currently, Byron, although having acquired the [Heavenly God] and [Emperor] ranks of the indigenous Tenor people, effectively governs this country.
But still lacking the most crucial step—the acknowledgment from the Tenor people’s successive monarchs and ancient collective subconsciousness.
Only then can the last missing piece of [Golden Law] be filled.
Furthermore, the thirteen Crystal Skulls, due to thousands of years of extensive blood sacrifices, have accumulated knowledge contained within countless offerings, embodying the essence of the entire Taya civilization.
Single Crystal Skulls are Second Level Holy Relics affecting only one city or region.
But once someone reunites all thirteen, they can mutually enhance each other, reaching the level of Zero-Level Sacred Relic.
Making their owner the only heir possessing both the Mandate of Heaven and Power of Taya civilization!
Since Byron arrived in the colony and unexpectedly obtained the first skull, he has been longing for the day when he can gather all thirteen skulls.
So that the [Flower Mountain Celestial Kingdom] in his mind can truly materialize.
Not only allowing souls to be housed but also permitting materials to enter and exit, carrying with him a paradisiac small world akin to the gods’ Earthly Heaven.
Only those long-range seamen who have suffered through exploration can truly comprehend the significance of such a small world to adventuring ships and fleets.
