Atula Treasury!

Rat took a deep breath and immediately rolled up his right sleeve, revealing his right arm wrapped in layers of bandages.

The bandages had golden patterns and smelled of mithril and holy water.

Zain was most sensitive to this smell. "No wonder I could always smell the holy salt and sulfur. I thought I was mistaken. Was your hand infected?"

Rat didn't answer, but instead pulled off one end of the bandage, revealing his arm underneath.

But the moment the bandages were removed, Zane held his breath!

He couldn't believe what he was seeing!

It was a rotting arm with a wriggling purple eye at the wrist, its fleshy tendons wrapped around it, and a pungent, putrid smell wafted out!

Even those who aren't Holy Warrior can sense that this thing is filled with a strong sense of misfortune and filth!

"The remains of the Hidden King?"

Zain's eyes widened; he recognized the arm.

It's a legend that can't really be called a legend, because it's a piece of history.

The name Hidden King is familiar to many, as he was the ancestor of the Moors.

Many people know about the treasure vaults of Atura, but they don't know that this so-called treasure vault was actually a collection of treasures gathered by the ancestors of the Moors from their rampage of burning, killing, and looting!

But this is the Hidden King as known to only a portion of the population.

This Hidden King also had another name: the Starry Sky Watcher.

He was a legendary magician from 1,400 years ago who studied magic by observing the stars.

At the same time, he is also a Dragonkin.

As his name suggests, he is the child of Ancient Dragon and a human, possessing half-dragon blood. His obsession with wealth is ingrained in his very being.

Dragons love to amass wealth and gather treasures in their lair, and so did Hidden King.

Strictly speaking, all Moors are actually Dragonkin.

However, because it has been passed down for too many generations, this bloodline power has become so diluted that it is almost non-existent.

Therefore, it is true that people in this world have stereotypes about the Moors, because some things are indeed ingrained in their blood.

Until one day, the Hidden King suddenly went mad.

He said he had a dream in which he was in the distant starry sky, looking down at the entire planet below!

He said he saw the truth, the reality of this world, and the essence of the so-called heavenly realm!

He went mad, he became insane, he went around telling people about the so-called truth, and his body became twisted and ugly in the process!

Until he becomes a monster that is neither human nor ghost!

The first pope of the church, the White Emperor, was eventually killed.

But the White Emperor discovered that the Hidden King could not be killed; even if it was cut into tens of millions of pieces, his body would still be alive!

And these bodies are still growing; they can grow into new lives without being connected!

This twisted and ugly life form left the White Emperor helpless.

Fortunately, the holy water and mithril could limit the growth of those flesh chunks, and in the end, the White Emperor sealed these flesh chunks in the holy land of Annas.

Several hundred years later, after many twists and turns, the Holy Land suffered an unprecedented and devastating blow.

The body of the Hidden King sealed within also vanished without a trace.

But...

"After that, a legend began to circulate among the Moors that the Hidden King's body would find its own successor."

"Whoever can collect Hidden King's body will become the king of the Moors."

As he spoke, Rat threw the gloves aside, revealing his hideous, dark fingers.

"It was because I possessed the Hand of the Hidden King that I was hunted down and ran all the way from the Southern Continent to here."

"They killed my grandmother and strangled my younger sister, all for this hand."

"This is my biggest secret. Not only my own people, but also the church, have been searching for the remains of the Hidden King, so I have never dared to reveal this secret to the public."

Zain's expression was somewhat complicated.

"So you're just showing it to me like this, is that alright?"

"Didn't you just say that the church no longer exists and that you are no longer a paladin?"

"So as a friend, I will tell you this biggest secret, without any reservations."

"Because I believe in you."

Zane understood what Rat meant. "So you want to use this power to save Jena?"

"Yes, but that's not enough."

"I can feel the strength of my opponent. This arm is frantically reminding me that the man with the knife was terrifying!"

"If I dare to show the remains of the Hidden King to him, he can cut off my arm as easily as he cuts off yours!"

"So, this alone is not enough."

"We are going to the Atula Treasury, where two-tenths of the Hidden King's body is sealed, as well as the legendary Heaven-Reversing Sword."

Zain shook his head upon hearing this. "Impossible. After the Church took over the Atula Treasury, the key became the White Emperor's wedding ring."

"Without the wedding ring, we cannot enter the Atula Treasury."

Rat turned his head and said, "No, you're wrong. There's more than one way to open the treasure vault: with a Hidden King, you can make the vault door open by itself."

"Because the door to that treasure vault is open."

"But because of the church's existence, I couldn't just openly open the treasure vault like that."

"Now that the church is gone, no one can stop us anymore."

"We're going on Pilgrimage Snow Mountain."

On the ruins of the capital of the Aaron Empire.

Angel Mo looked at the ring and key in his hand with a thoughtful expression. "Do you know what these things are for?"

The True Ancestor, who was standing nearby, looked extremely displeased upon hearing this.

Because he now has to cooperate with this person who killed him in a single encounter.

Why? Because Chen Ye's orders are absolute.

If Chen Ye asked them to cooperate, even if the two of them had a deep-seated hatred for each other, they would have no choice but to cooperate with a forced smile.

Although the True Ancestor was very unwilling, he could only answer the angel's question.

After extracting Achilles' memories, he learned the secret of the key and the ring.

"That key was brought by a Celestial Creature; it can open a space called the Sanctuary."

"And the ring... can unlock a treasure trove in this world."

"Treasure house?"

Where is it located?

"In... the far north, on Pilgrimage Snow Mountain."

Angel Mo smiled and then put the key and ring into his pocket. "Thank you for the information, 008."

"Just focus on your job."

Having said that, the angel vanished in a flash.

After the angel left, the True Ancestor couldn't help but curse aloud, "Damn angel, don't wait until I reach the fifth rank..."

As the only fifth-tier being at present, the angel is the leader of the monster faction.

No matter how unwilling the True Ancestor was, he had to bow down to him.

This other world might be an opportunity, a chance to surpass the angels and become the second fifth-order being.

But figuring out how to make the most of this opportunity is not easy.

Chen Ye's focus is currently on the fifth-tier combat power in this world.

People like Achilles are just fourth or third-tier beings pretending to be fifth-tier, Chen Ye doesn't take them seriously at all.

Therefore, the True Ancestor also needs to raise his gaze a little.

But even a True Ancestor might not be able to deal with a true fifth-order being.

Because he lacks Absolute Trait, he cannot use them to fight beyond his Absolute Trait like the Frost King and others.

He can only proceed steadily and step by step.

Therefore, the most suitable method for him must be to first kill the four strongest people in this world, and then use the power of the Philosopher's Stone to transform their power.

Now Achilles and Styx, two of the four strongest beings, have both perished.

There are two left.

A Lady Red Duke, the master of a magic tower.

"Let's start with the tower."

"Judging from Achilles' memories, these two people have at most third-tier physical bodies, and as for their attack capabilities, they should be barely above the fourth tier."

"But even so, they could never reach the level of Sea King, because the essence of life is what it is."

"They are human beings, not other kinds of life. They have weaknesses. They are vulnerable to being killed, unlike Sea King who is nearly immortal."

"In that case, I will have a way to defeat them one by one."