At this moment, shatter the dimensional barrier

"Only five questions, this is the last one," the young man who was killed by the truck said hurriedly.

"is it?"

"Yes, yes." All the souls nodded in agreement. These two messengers didn't seem very smart, so they tried to get as much information as possible out of them.

"Let me ask you one last question," the pale-faced girl said. "Is it possible for someone who has died to be resurrected?"

Before the two will-o'-the-wisps could even speak, their eyes changed, scrutinizing all the souls.

A faint divine aura emanated from them.

In an instant, all the souls were terrified into disorientation, as if they would be scattered and destroyed at any moment.

Although they had never experienced the power of a god, they could understand that this was definitely a god.

The pale-faced girl was terrified. She only asked the question that everyone wanted to know, after all, it was about being resurrected and returning to her family.

The dead cannot return once they enter the underworld.

A voice carrying majestic divine power resounded throughout the entire underworld.

[Entering the underworld, one is not permitted to linger.]

After the god's voice ended, the two will-o'-the-wisps vanished in a flash.

"what……"

All the souls trembled. They never expected that simply asking about resurrection would attract the attention of the gods. It was terrifying.

Now everyone knows the general situation based on the information they got from the will-o'-the-wisp.

The underworld has only recently reopened, and the original gods have all disappeared. Only a Mesopotamian 'mistress of the underworld' remains, so the entire underworld, both in the east and west, is under her control.

Then there's the fact that the underworld is in dire need of managers. The lord of the underworld will examine the souls that enter the underworld and then promote them. If they do a good job, they can directly obtain a divine position and become the new god of the underworld, which is an unimaginable and extraordinary fortune.

Finally, the dead are not allowed to be resurrected, and it's best not to mention them at all, as it might attract the attention of the god of the underworld.

"Let's go into the underworld. Don't linger, or we might anger the gods."

The first batch of souls was not many, only a dozen or so people; the second batch fell into the ley lines.

As soon as they entered the Eastern Underworld, they began looking for a place to stay. The Eastern Underworld was so vast that they didn't dare to wander around, so they settled down in the nearest house so they could look after each other.

After finding a place to stay, they began their second life as ghosts. As ghosts, they no longer had the survival needs of the living.

Of course, while the dead don't need to eat in the underworld, they can eat the water, fruits, and other things there. These things are all tainted by the rules of the underworld, and eating them can even make their souls stronger.

If one obtains a 'personhood', one can gradually transform into a 'deity'.

Ereshkigal breathed a sigh of relief as he observed the new souls who had settled in the Eastern Underworld through the Mirror of the Underworld.

"Resurrection... is not allowed."

Although she has the power of resurrection, her power cannot give a soul a normal body; it will only turn them into the living dead, that is, living corpses without warmth or heartbeat.

"It will take a very, very long time for the underworld to become lively again," Ellie thought with a smile, cupping her cheeks in her hands. The dead living in this underworld were as if they had never died.

In the beginning, the underworld did not have reincarnation or anything like that. Reincarnation did not exist in Mesopotamia; it only exists in Eastern mythology.

Eresh stepped out of the castle, looked at the flowers blooming in all their glory on the grass, and the elemental crystal butterflies fluttering their wings. She knelt down and gently stroked a flower.

She couldn't bear to pick it, even though such flowers were everywhere in the underworld, she still cherished them.

……

Garden of Eden.

At that moment, Los Saint had just returned to Eden when he saw Buyer, Fucarus, and Quetzal watching a projection screen that was playing the news.

[Tokyo Shimbun: Shocking! A real goddess has descended upon Tokyo's largest jewelry department store, and shop owners are offering gemstones to her.]

In the news studio, two hosts are discussing the reporter's interview and the live broadcast.

"It's unbelievable! The second deity to descend upon Tokyo is not Lord Mitakenami, but this goddess of Venus from Mesopotamia."

"Not only is she the goddess of Venus, but according to a professor who studies Mesopotamian mythology, the goddess Ishtar is also the goddess of war, harvest, and beauty, and is hailed by the gods as the mistress of the heavens."

"It's unbelievable that such a goddess's appearance is more like that of us East Asians."

"After all, they are gods; changing their appearance should be a piece of cake for them."

"Then why has this goddess from Mesopotamia come to Tokyo, where a great calamity is about to befall us? Was she invited by our Lord Thor?"

"Then let our reporters conduct on-site interviews with those who have had direct conversations with the goddess."

The scene then shifts to the reporter's perspective, where the reporter is interviewing a jewelry store owner, whose expression of joy or sorrow is unclear.

“I, I really never imagined that I would one day be able to see a god up close. The goddess Ishtar even spoke to me. I am so happy.”

"So, what exactly did they say to you?" the reporter continued.

"The great goddess Ishtar said she would protect the people of Japan from the threat of monsters, but she also needs our offerings; she cannot help us for free, so..."

"So?" the reporter continued.

The jewelry store owner was on the verge of tears: "So the great goddess Ishtar commanded us to use all the gems on this commercial street as offerings."

"So you all worshipped the goddess Ishtar? Our cameras only captured the goddess flying away carrying a large bag; she must have looked quite satisfied," the reporter said excitedly.

The surrounding crowd echoed their agreement.

"Goddess Ishtar is very happy."

"Yes, it's incredible that gods are so close to us mortals."

"And Ishtar truly lives up to her title as the goddess of beauty; she is absolutely stunning."

The people were overjoyed. It was too easy to get the protection of a mythical goddess just by offering gems, especially since they didn't have any gems themselves.

In other words, she only needed wealthy people to offer jewels to protect everyone; what a kind and approachable goddess!

The people were overjoyed, and the jewelers on the entire commercial street were as if their mothers had died. They took everything, from raw gemstones to jewelry inlaid with gemstones.

The scene then shifts to the live stream.

“We Japanese are so lucky. Not only are we protected by Mitakenami no Shusou-no-sho and the fox god, but now we also have a great goddess of Venus.”

The two hosts and a specially invited mythologist were engaged in a lively discussion.

"???" Los Saint's face twitched wildly as he looked at the news on the projection screen: "How long have I been gone? Ishtar has already made such a big news story out of me?"

He took Ereshkigal to create the Underworld, which took a total of half a day. During that half-day, Ishtar went off to rob someone.

She was a goddess, after all. It would have been alright if she had done this in Uruk during the Age of Gods. The humans of the Age of Gods were simple and honest, and their minds weren't that complicated. If a god robbed them, they would just accept it. After all, they lived under the protection of the gods, and humans did offer their treasures to the gods. It was just a matter of which god they chose to worship.

But the modern world is different. Let alone robbing someone, even just walking down the street will become global news.

Quetzal looked speechless: "How should I put it... what they did was really excessive, stealing jewels and stuff." How could they steal human treasures? Even if humans don't offer them to the gods, they still shouldn't steal them.

"Sigh... Ishtar seems too willful." Bouyel frowned as well, she really couldn't understand why Ishtar would steal a human's gem.

"..." Fukaros stared at the projection screen showing Ishtar flying through the sky with a large bag of jewels on her back, her heterochromatic blue eyes filled with shock and a hint of disdain.

“Quetzal,” Los Saint said, looking at Quetzal, “your bet with Ishtar hasn’t even started yet, has it?”

“Not yet,” Quetzal said, his eyes gleaming as he smiled. “Does the God-King want me to use this bet to teach Ishtar a lesson?”

Luo Sheng waved his hand: "Just don't make her cry. Let her know she can't rob people." It's just too embarrassing.

Even if he didn't do it, Ishtar's actions were tantamount to lowering the moral standards of the gods, making him feel embarrassed as well. After all, being discussed in the news was something he couldn't handle.

If even gods are this capricious, human civilization will be driven mad, and he doesn't want human civilization to inexplicably fall apart.

"Alright~ I promise I won't make you cry." Quetzal's expression instantly turned ferocious, looking like a battle maniac, cracking his knuckles with both hands.

"..." Buyer and Fukaros were embarrassed; it was the first time they had ever heard Los Saint say he wanted to beat someone up.

However... he only beat people up, not threatened with death at the drop of a hat, and he even told Quetzal not to make him cry. He was really too gentle.

Before she could finish speaking, Ishtar followed the ley lines into the Garden of Eden.

Anyone who possesses power and is recognized by Los Santos can enter the Garden of Eden by following the ley lines.

Splash!

Ishtar emerged from a golden light, her large bag of jewels making a clear, melodious sound. Just as she was about to say, "I'm back," she realized that everyone in front of her was staring at her, and she even had a slight feeling of disdain.

Ishtar asked curiously, "What's wrong? Why is everyone looking at me like that?"

Los Saint spoke first: "Ishtar, where did you get these jewels?"

“Jewelry, oh, of course, was offered to me by mortals.” Ishtar proudly put her hands on her hips, not realizing she had done anything wrong. Then she realized something was wrong; the jewels in her hands had disappeared, and she found herself unknowingly at Los Santos’ feet.

He panicked and rushed over to snatch them back, shouting, "Don't move! Those are all mine!" But before his hands could even touch the bags, a hand pressed down on his forehead.

Gems are her lifeblood! So many gems will allow her to use gem magic for a very long time!

"Yours? You stole it, didn't you? Well, Ishtar, I said everyone else went home but you didn't. So you were planning to use your goddess status to steal gems from ordinary people!" Los Saint pinched Ishtar's chin expressionlessly.

Ishtar instantly exploded: "Robbery? No way! It's an offering! An offering! It's only natural that I ask for some gems as an offering to protect the humans there! What do you mean by goddess status? I am a goddess!"

"You still dare to get angry?" Luo Sheng said expressionlessly, pinching her chin and shaking her head.

"Woo~"

Ishtar discovered that her powers had been sealed, and she broke out in a cold sweat. Even the gods seemed to have lost their edge.

"Isn't my apology enough?"

She definitely can't beat the planet's ruler, and he can even seal her powers, so she can't fight him.

“No need for that.” Los Saint released Ishtar, who, upon discovering that her powers were working again, instantly flew away, taking the jewels with her.

"What! You're getting angry just because humans offer you some gems?" Ishtar rubbed her chin. She didn't think she was wrong. She couldn't expect to protect humans for nothing. Although she had no problem protecting humans and was quite happy to do so, the lack of reward made her very unhappy.

"You want the gems, right?" Los Saint suddenly said with a smile.

"You're going to give it to me?" Ishtar was taken aback for a moment, then her eyes lit up. The lord of the planet must have a lot of treasures, after all, the wealth of the entire planet belongs to him.

"We'll see how you perform in the future." Luo Sheng smiled playfully, stretched out his hand, and a spatial rift appeared in his palm, from which a colorful waterfall flowed down.

The sound of the water was crisp and pleasant, and soon it flowed into a small mountain of gems at his feet.

These gems were all transferred directly from the mantle space by him, and he even polished them, so they looked particularly dazzling.

"what!"

"Gemstones! Sapphires! Rubies! Lapis lazuli! Agate! Opals! So many gemstones!" Ishtar was instantly captivated by the dazzling array of colors before her eyes, her mouth agape, and she involuntarily flew to the mountain of gemstones.