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"Then how did you get the cocoa trees? Weren't they destroyed?"

“It seems that you were so immersed in my spiritual transformation in the story that you forgot one of the most crucial points.” Kullene showed an expression that said, “It’s all my fault.”

"Why did these guys destroy themselves, but the totem was not affected at all? Because their mythological totems have thirteen levels of worlds. The one on the ground is the thirteenth level where the gods live, and the one that was destroyed is the first level."

"No matter how many times the first layer of the world is destroyed, as long as the thirteenth layer, the world where the gods live, is safe and sound, it can be revived and recast."

"Thirteenth floor? First floor..." Blaze subconsciously looked down and stepped on the ground.

This is one layer of the world, so where are the remaining twelve layers of the world hidden?

This is really not a difficult thing to guess. The twelfth world is naturally above or below the thirteenth world.

Above is the vast and boundless sky. It was not until the destruction of the planet Apophis and the completion of the exchange of authority between the earth and the sun that the sky was truly owned, so it would not be the sky.

Then all that's left is underground.

And underground, there are indeed twelve layers of the world.

"The Kingdom of Twelve Nights?"

The fact that there were overlaps between mythological totems was not surprising to Blaze, but Kullene shook her finger mysteriously.

"How can it be said that the thirteenth world faces outwards and the other twelve worlds face inwards? It's on the opposite side. Didn't you see it at that time?"

[That time] reminded Blaze of when he was exploring the Twelve-layer Night Kingdom, he walked on the spine of the Titan Ruyang Dragon and came to the center of the two-layer world.

He walked towards the second level of the Night Kingdom, from top to bottom, and Kullene walked towards him as if to greet him, from bottom to top.

At that time, he naturally looked back out of curiosity, but it was pitch black. Even though his [blind eyes] could see through the darkness, the distance was too far and he couldn't see clearly.

But when he looked at Cyrene, there was something vague in Cyrene's eyes.

"Ah! So you didn't come to welcome me at that time, but were going to get the cocoa tree again, and just happened to run into me!"

"Cough, cough!" Kullene coughed loudly, and then coughed again, as if to agree with this statement.

Blaze's eyes were indeed dazzling, so Kullene had to use her trump card - getting down to business.

"As I said in the story, cocoa trees, as an extremely important crop, now grow in the ground world of [Butterfly], which is also the first world. If you want to get cocoa beans, you must pass the tests of the first twelve worlds."

"If you want the cocoa tree, you must face the test of the last world."

The corner of Blaze's eye twitched. He still remembered that he just wanted to eat some chocolate at first, but he didn't know from where it turned into a trial to challenge an ancient mythical totem.

He looked at Herbie, a little cold sweat appearing on his forehead.

"How about we redefine chocolate?"

"I think this is a good suggestion." Herbie also felt that there was no need to make such a big deal about the Valentine's Day event.

No matter how you look at it, this should be used when the primitive mythological totem called "Butterfly" is revived one day and is ready to wreak havoc on the world. In this case, a large-scale battle event will be held to let foreigners beat them up and steal their cocoa trees at the same time.

"Of course you can do this, but~"

Kullene stretched out her voice, a meaningful smile on her face that made Blaze's scalp tingle.

"Do you think this is just a coincidence? If it is a coincidence, then you can just forget about it. But what if you gathered all the factors that would inevitably lead you to come into contact with the butterfly when you were unconscious?"

"Give me at least three elements?"

"You want cocoa beans. You once peeked into part of the first ground world through my eyes." Kullene stretched out her index and middle fingers, and then slowly raised her ring finger.

"The previous ones are just coincidences that add icing on the cake, but this third one is an absolute cause and effect."

Chapter 1292 Cause and Effect

Kullene raised three fingers, corresponding to [Cocoa Beans], [Witness the First Layer of the Ground World], and...

【Amaterasu】

Blaze was stunned, and the Sun Goddess was also stunned at that time.

Amaterasu appeared behind Blaze. When Blaze was a silver werewolf, Amaterasu was like a pendant with her arms around Blaze's neck. When Blaze was in human form, Amaterasu was like a sister playing with her brother, hugging Blaze's neck and pressing her chin on Blaze's head.

"This is just like the Ark AI, a blatant rumor about me."

"Maybe it's just because you don't realize it."

Kullene caught a piece of cocoa flower that was floating over. His fingers nimbly moved the petals, making the petals shuttle between his fingers like a vivid and beautiful butterfly.

The flying butterfly attracted its companions, and more petals flew from behind Cyrene, dancing around them, forming one picture after another.

"Why is [Olympus] [Olympus]? Because it is the highest and greatest mountain in the world. The highest honor that humans created by the gods can get is to step onto Mount Olympus and become one of the gods."

"Why is the [World Tree] the [World Tree]? Because it is the tallest and greatest tree in the world. Mortals fight to the death just to step on the top of the tree and become warriors under the throne of the gods, rushing to glory."

“Why is the Nile the Nile? Because it is the longest and greatest river in the world. The lives of mortals come from it, and its end connects to the eternal and peaceful place that mortals yearn for.”

"Then why is [Butterfly] [Butterfly]?"

Blaze looked at the pictures formed by the petals and guessed the reason for the name of the mythical totem. Perhaps it was related to the death of mortals, and the most ideal and best death.

Become one of the gods, become a heroic warrior who enjoys battles and wine forever, and arrive at the eternally peaceful reed field. Then the butterfly also represents a state of death.

Amaterasu muttered to herself with a frown on her face, as if she remembered something.

"Oh no, I don't know..."

Amaterasu's voice was quite loud, and Kurene's expression suddenly fell, and the petals flying around her were scattered all over the ground.

He had been performing for a long time to match the answer given by Amaterasu, but in the end he just said he didn't know.

"When they die, they turn into butterflies."

"Ah~~" Amaterasu suddenly realized, but she also argued for her own lameness, "I am the goddess of the sun. I have been surrounded by gods since my birth. I can't even see mortals, how can I know the death of mortals."

"But what you said reminds me that our dead people seem to turn into butterflies and go to the afterlife. Well, that's it, probably."

Blaze was very sure that Amaterasu didn't know about this, but Amaterasu repeated Kurene's last words to save the situation.

In order to support Amaterasu, Blaze took the lead.

"I don't think there is a possibility of coincidence in the death of mortals, so you mean to say that the totem that formed the birth of Amaterasu came from butterflies?"

Kullene shrugged noncommittally, neither saying yes nor no.

But an ambiguous attitude often expresses everything.

This is not something incredible. The original six mythological totems were cut and destroyed in the upheaval, and destruction often means rebirth.

Just like a whale falling, smaller beings are born.

The butterfly had been entangled with him a long time ago, but he didn't notice it until now.

Amaterasu was careless and didn't care, but Blaze had a headache.

Herbie patted Blaze's arm, gave him a thumbs up and consoled him, "This is also good news. At least we don't have to worry about the Valentine's Day event. Foreigners will definitely like such a challenging cocoa bean collecting event."

"Besides, since cocoa beans are so difficult to obtain, the chocolate coins made from them must be quite valuable."

"I know. I was thinking..." Blaze looked at Kullene dimly. "This trial, which might have been quite easy and pleasant, has suddenly become more difficult because of a certain guy's evil deeds. I might even have to clash with a Supreme God. That's a headache for me."

"I just wanted some chocolate."

"Hahaha~"

Kullene didn't know what else he could do except laugh, and he patted his chest and promised that he would provide any help other than an apology.

The reason why he didn't provide an apology service was because he had already used the trick of pretending to apologize while stealing the cocoa tree several times. [Apologizing] might directly trigger some terrible state.

"Look, I have a disabled old man and hungry children, so please don't bother me."

"Don't worry. If I really ask you for help, the situation might get worse." Blaze supported his knees with his hands, sighed deeply, let out all his depression and helplessness, and straightened his back.

"Come on, tell me what to do. Should I jump directly from the first night kingdom to the first floor between the second night kingdom?"

"No, that's impossible. In the underground world, everything is [from top to bottom]. It's common sense in the world, just like apples falling to the ground. In this common sense, if you want to reach the first floor, it's like wanting to stand directly on the ceiling."

"So if you want to go to the first floor, you must follow the same "top-down" method and go down from the top, that is, from the ground all the way down."

"How can you say such things as if it were a matter of course? Do you know how deep this world is?"

It used to be unknown how big and how deep this world was. After the full picture of the world was revealed, the answer was also revealed.

As big as the world is, so deep is the world.

Blazer estimated that even if a person dug for a lifetime, he would never reach the edge of the underground world.

"By the way, didn't you appear there directly? If I remember correctly, you were walking towards the first floor at that time. Please provide me with your special channel."

"There's really no way I can help you. That's a route only I can take." Kullene spread his hands with regret on his face and said seriously, "Honestly, if you plan to dig, I suggest you find a deeper hole to start with. This way you can save some time."

“Then I have to dig out…”

"no!"

Amaterasu suddenly raised her voice, a fierce light burst out from her body, and hostility appeared in her eyes for the first time.

That was an expression he didn't show even when facing the Yamata no Orochi.

“No, that hole won’t do!”

Chapter 1293 The Sad God of the Small World

Amaterasu's emotions fluctuated violently, and the leaves of the cacao trees scattered on the ground curled up instantly. But unexpectedly, the cacao trees were not affected at all, and the cocoa beans became fuller instead.

But no one cares about this at the moment. Even though Amaterasu will play the role of a goddess with different personalities according to the time in order to maintain freshness, she still gives people a silly feeling overall.

But at this moment, Amaterasu was emitting a scorching light, but her expression was unusually cold. She looked at Kurene as if she was looking at an enemy with bad intentions.

"You're trying to trick Blaze into jumping [Naraku]!"

Blaze looked at Kullene, hoping he could explain.

Although the smile on Kurene's face looked a little weird under the light of Amaterasu, like a villain whose conspiracy was exposed, Kurene had proved many times with his actual actions that he was harmless, but his personality made him destined not to give the answer directly.

This way of speaking naturally makes it seem like Kullene always has ulterior motives.

Amaterasu was just overexcited, but this was the first time she was so emotional. There must be some extraordinary cause and effect behind it.

"Do I look like a bad guy?" Kullene shrugged under the death gaze of the Queen Bird and took the initiative to explain, "This is also a potential accidental factor, which is the inevitable result."

"Of course you can choose not to take this path, but if you do that you won't be able to open the way to the first layer of the ground world when Valentine's Day comes and collect enough cocoa beans to make chocolate."

“By the way.” In order to prove her innocence to Amaterasu who was about to point a weapon at her, Kurene put on a serious expression and raised her hand to swear.

"I swear on the river of regret that what I said was absolutely true. I also think that jumping into that hole for chocolate is too exaggerated, but I just proposed the most appropriate method at the right time."

Perhaps the river of regret that Kurene mentioned was really powerful, the heat in Amaterasu's body gradually subsided, but her expression was still cloudy.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Blaze took the initiative to walk out of the cocoa orchard.

"So what is Naraku?"

In response to Blaze's question, Amaterasu landed in front of Blaze, lowered her head, tangled her hands together, and looked conflicted.

"A bottomless hole that leads directly to the underworld."

"The underworld... isn't it just the world after death? Haven't we been there enough?" Blaze counted to Amaterasu the afterlife worlds they had visited. Looking at Amaterasu's expression, he knew there was something else going on.

"Don't use the excuse that 'the underworld is different and especially scary'. No matter how scary it is, can it be compared to the Helm Underworld?"

"……Roughly the same."

Amaterasu almost buried her face in her chest, unable to come up with a suitable explanation, so she had to confess.

"My [mother] is there."

"Oh~ Are you guys not on good terms?"

"It's not that bad. The relationship is very complicated."

Amaterasu's face was full of confusion. She sat down in a slightly damp place, spread out her heavy kimono skirt, patted the skirt, and motioned Blaze to sit on it.

Blaze didn't refuse and simply sat on it. As soon as Blaze sat down, Amaterasu started talking.

"[Mother] is not my biological mother. I, my sister, and my brother, the Three Pillars God, are the offspring of my father, the One Pillar God, so we don't have a mother. The mother I'm talking about is my father's wife."

"Oh~" Blaze touched his chin. He roughly knew what the situation was. It was nothing more than that the real owner would have many misunderstandings and hostility when he saw that the child was not his own.

This kind of thing has already happened to Hebe.

That is indeed a very dangerous thing.