Tiangou and Zhang Su could only shake their shoulders helplessly. He smiled wryly, "The matters concerning the Yan Tower are much too complicated. We certainly don't want a stray neutron bomb, caused by using an outdated constellation positioning map, to blow us to smithereens one of these days." Gu Xichen fell silent. He was well aware of many secrets within the Earth Federation and among the Romans. Deploying an army numbering in the tens of millions for a prime planet like Tian-Tang Star was entirely normal, especially now that the total population of the Earth Federation was approaching fifty billion. More people meant more factional divisions. For an army of that size, the Earth Federation would certainly have a joint command composed of at least five Generals, and the Romans would be no different.

Behind Vagali stood the Pantheon of War Gods. The Pantheon was not particularly strong within the Pantheon of Gods Alliance, lacking sufficient clout to secure support from the alliance as a whole. However, with a General backed by the Vatican Papacy, the small island occupied by the Ya Lin Dao Alliance was likely to be subjected to dozens of accidental bombings daily. They would never stop until everyone on the island was annihilated, leaving no bones behind. By then, it would be impossible to pinpoint the real culprit; any one of the five or more Generals could have issued such an order. Who would you even blame?

The situation was similar on the Roman side. The young scions of the Nine Electoral Families might lack experience and sufficient ruthlessness, and due to historical reasons, they dared not take any drastic actions against representatives of the three major powers. But if those notorious extremists within the Roman Royal Army—figures whose ferocity could stop children from crying in their sleep—were in charge, their first order upon reaching Tian-Tang Star would likely be to reduce the bases of the three powers to rubble. Within the Roman ranks, quite a few individuals were eager to see the Roman Pantheon and the Earth Federation tear each other apart, and they would certainly not hesitate to ignite a Third Religious War!

"I understand. We will go search for the relics left by the ancient predecessors tomorrow," Gu Xichen stated gravely. "But if we can't find the relics and secure enough magical treasures, don't blame me."

Daoist Xiao Zhang pondered for a moment, then nodded seriously. "The task of searching for relics will be our responsibility immediately."

Deep beneath the small island, in the chamber where Peng Hua had used the energy of the Nine Netherworld Springs to freeze several people, Siren stared blankly at Arethea, who was similarly encased in ice.

Yuliss’s scorpion venom was too potent, and the poison spread too quickly. Even with the elixirs provided by Daoist Xiao Zhang, the spread of the toxin could not be contained, forcing Siren to agree to seal Arethea using the energy of the Nine Netherworld Springs. Looking at Arethea's darkening face within the ice block, Siren suddenly burst into tears.

"Arethea, I should never have brought you to this damned planet..." "Is it true, as you always said, that excessive ambition brings disaster?"

"I truly should have listened to you and not come to this cursed planet."

"Perhaps I have consistently overestimated my own strength. But it might also be that damned Evil Dragon—he is my star of misfortune! Ever since I encountered him, I have been nothing but unlucky!"

"But I don't care, I truly don't care. As long as you can recover, as long as you can return to my side healthy, I truly won't care about anything else."

"This damned junk, this damnable thing..."

Siren fiercely clutched his chest, violently tearing off a thin iron chain hanging around his neck, pulling down the small, palm-sized piece of green jade suspended from it.

"It was this thing, this damned broken piece of junk, that told me of Tian-Tang Star's existence, that gave me the wormhole coordinates leading to it!"

"Damn it! If not for this, I wouldn't have brought you here, and you wouldn't be this injured!"

"Arethea, you must pull through! If the Evil Dragon and that group of strange Asian Daoists cannot find the antidote herbs for you, even if it costs me my life, I will capture Yuliss myself and force her to hand over the cure!"

Siren violently hurled the jade piece away. Two streaks of silver light flashed beside him, and two beautiful, nude maidens stepped out of the light.

"Comfort me, my little darlings! Seeing Arethea like this has broken my heart!" Siren wept as he reached out to cup the full breasts of the two maidens. His head was already nestled between one maiden's chest, slowly rubbing back and forth.

Xin Jia emerged from underground with Yuliss, just as the jade piece flew toward his face. Xin Jia deftly snatched the jade. He instinctively sent a wisp of divine sense to probe the object, and a flood of information caused his expression to shift slightly. He exclaimed, "A Great Teleportation Array map leading to Youxian Star, and maps of the three hundred and sixty grotto-heavens and blessed lands on Youxian Star? Where did you get this thing?"

Siren's face was completely obscured by the maiden's soft fullness. He grunted indistinctly, "Why do you care where I got it? If Arethea is gone, then so am I... Let me enjoy my final feast before death comes..."

"...Wuwu, two isn't enough! Bring twenty more... No, that's too depraved, too wicked... Ten will do!"

The silver light flashed again, and ten maidens with different hair and skin colors, but all possessing voluptuous, fiery figures, strode out of the light. They rushed towards Siren, laughing, enveloping him entirely with their alluring bodies. The burst of rosy flesh dazzled Xin Jia, who couldn't help but sigh, "Thousands of years ago, you would have had the aura of a king who caused a dynasty to fall! Hah! You silver-haired brat!"

Xin Jia kicked away the maidens encircling Siren and forcefully shoved Yuliss into Siren's arms. "This woman is yours. Peng Hua has already opened her mouth; make her prepare the antidote..." "Ridiculous, utterly scandalous! I, this god... Hmph, ugh, gross!"

Spitting out a mouthful of saliva, Xin Jia scooped up some sand and dust and tossed it toward the sky. A blast of earthy energy surged up, enveloping him as he drilled back underground.

Siren instinctively grabbed the approaching figure and even reached out to roughly squeeze Yuliss's breasts a few times. He mumbled incoherently, "Strange, why are you clothed? I summoned clothed..." "Ah!!!"

Siren suddenly screamed, violently flinging Yuliss far away. He roared, "You damned woman, it's you!"

Yuliss's pale lavender face turned pitch black. She glared menacingly at Siren and shrieked, "I swear I will kill you! I will turn you into a specimen and exhibit you in every corner of the world! You damned, damned pervert! No one has ever dared treat me this way!"

Yuliss was truly maddened that Siren dared to grab her chest! Siren was also in a frenzy. After a moment of stunned disbelief, he suddenly lunged forward, grabbing Yuliss by the neck and shaking her violently.

"The antidote, the antidote! Give me the antidote, or I'll choke you to death!"

The twelve beautiful maidens, following Siren's original command, playfully entangled themselves again, firmly wrapping around both Siren and the struggling Yuliss. Yuliss let out a horrified shriek, which gradually turned into a desperate, hysterical cry, "Help! Wuwu! Pervert! I'll give you the antidote, I'll give you the antidote! Pervert! I will castrate you! I swear it in the name of Yuliss, I will maim you!" The stone chamber descended into chaos, a scene indescribable in its foulness. Indescribably foul, that is...