Chapter 864 - 570: Holy Light Tax? Observations in the Violet Empire
Chapter 864: Chapter 570: Holy Light Tax? Observations in the Violet Empire
"Saint Violet Empire?" Raylo chewed on these words.
The Thunder Dragon Duchy in the Northern Territory and the Violet Empire in the Southern Continent were separated by towering mountains and desolate plains. The straight-line distance between them was more than a million miles.
When he left this world, he was still in Black Stone City in the Northern Territory. Now that he had returned, he had unexpectedly crossed more than half of the continent and arrived in the Southern Continent? More importantly, the Violet Empire was known to everyone on the Violet Continent as the most devout supporter of the Light Holy See. Had he stumbled right into their headquarters?
Austin Sage simply looked around this lush, vibrant primeval forest. He took a deep breath of the earthy, fragrant air, a hint of enjoyment appearing on his face. "Not bad. The air in the Prime Material Plane is still the most comfortable to breathe."
He turned his head and looked at the tense Raylo. Suddenly, he smiled, his expression carrying a hint of mischief. "Kid, don’t be so nervous. Although that guy’s clone is strong, with a world Barrier between us, it won’t be that easy for him to pinpoint our exact location."
Austin Sage paused and changed the subject. "I have an interesting idea."
"..." Raylo had an ominous premonition.
"Since the Light Deity likes to hide treasures inside his Divine Statues," Austin Sage said slowly, "do you think the Divine Statues in his churches and Divine Halls scattered across the Continent might also hide the same things?"
Raylo’s pupils suddenly shrank! His heart began to beat wildly, completely out of his control.
Austin Sage continued, "What we just snatched was merely the inventory from one of his War Fortresses. Think about it—with billions of believers in the entire Violet Empire, how many World Power Crystals could the accumulated ’faith’ be converted into?"
Raylo’s breathing instantly became heavy. He had seen those crystals with his own eyes and felt the most primordial Power contained within them. To any Domain Level Powerhouse, those things were irresistible treasures!
"I won’t make a move this time." Austin Sage patted Raylo’s shoulder. "Right here in the Violet Empire, you will be the main force while I cover your back and enjoy the leisure. After it’s done, we will split all the spoils equally."
Raylo abruptly raised his head, his eyes filled with shock and ecstasy. With an unfathomably powerful super expert acting as his bodyguard, he was going to... rob the Divine Halls? This wasn’t even a risk; this was practically picking up money in his own backyard!
"Let’s do it!" Raylo blurted out almost instantly, his eyes shining. Wealth was found in danger, not to mention that this "danger" had already been reduced to the absolute minimum by the Sage.
"Haha, that’s more like it." Austin Sage nodded in satisfaction.
Meanwhile, in the distant Northern Territory’s Black Stone City.
Atop the towering city walls, three differently shaped "cats" were lounging lazily on the warm stone bricks, enjoying the afternoon sun. Moonlight and the other two little ones yawned comfortably, their tails occasionally swiping the ground.
Suddenly, Coal Ball, who was lying in the middle, pricked up its Obsidian-like ears. It seemed to have heard something. It tilted its head, a flash of confusion passing through its black eyes. Immediately after, an invisible summons originating from the depths of the Law of Space imprinted itself directly into its soul like an incredibly precise coordinate.
It was Raylo’s aura! And... a space coordinate!
"AWOOO!" Coal Ball abruptly leaped up from the ground and let out an urgent cry toward Moonlight beside it.
Moonlight lazily opened its pale gold dragon eyes and glanced at it.
Coal Ball didn’t offer much explanation. It ran to Moonlight’s side, extended its seemingly cute and petite black paw, and fiercely slashed at the air in front of it!
"RIIIIP!"
The stable space was as fragile as paper under its claws. A pitch-black rift over a meter high appeared out of thin air. The other end of the rift exuded a rich fragrance of vegetation, completely different from the biting cold air of the Northern Territory. Faint, familiar auras also wafted over from within it.
Moonlight immediately stood up. They felt Raylo’s incredibly familiar aura coming from that rift!
"ROAR!" Moonlight let out a low growl without hesitation. Its large body transformed into a streak of white light as it was the first to dive into the space rift.
Coal Ball and Lightning followed closely behind.
Three flashes of light passed by, and the top of the city wall returned to tranquility, leaving only a slowly closing space rift, as if nothing had ever happened.
Sunset Forest.
Towering ancient trees blotted out the sky and the sun. Sunlight struggled to pierce through the overlapping branches and leaves, casting mottled spots of light on the moss-covered ground.
A pitch-black space rift tore through the void, silently appearing in a forest clearing.
"AWOOO!"
"ROAR!"
"WOOO..."
Three streaks of light of different forms flashed out from within.
The first to rush out was Moonlight. Its fluffy body flashed through the rift and immediately pounced on Raylo. Following closely were the two little ones, Coal Ball and Lightning. The three little guys bypassed Austin Sage entirely and plunged headfirst into Raylo’s embrace.
Raylo laughed heartily, opening his arms to catch the little ones. Feeling their familiar auras and the intimate emotions of dependence they transmitted, the exhaustion in his heart was swept away.
"Not bad, Coal Ball. You got here pretty fast."
After Coal Ball advanced to the Domain Level and returned to the Giant Dragon Realm to complete its origin, it had mastered many abilities from its bloodline inheritance. Using a Space Anchor Point for Space Travel was one of them.
"Their aptitudes are all quite good." Austin Sage stood to the side, watching this heartwarming scene with a smile on his face. He casually glanced at the three little guys and offered his evaluation.