After Princess Sitasia teleported back to Gaia, Great Emperor Valaya asked in surprise, "You suddenly left without a word just now. Where did you go?"
Sitasia explained that she had sensed the presence of the Gais Fire Element Race.
Valaya nodded. "Since that's taken care of, focus on things here."
As the two spoke, the ground began to shake. A five-meter-tall humanoid monster made entirely of rock suddenly climbed out of a mound before them.
He asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"
"I am Sitasia, the water element princess of Atlas. I seek an audience with the Mother of Gaia."
The rock man remained silent for so long that even Valaya began to grow impatient before he finally said, "Princess, please follow me!"
The rock man led them into a deep canyon. Many strangely shaped rock creatures suddenly emerged from the walls on either side, their limbs indistinct and their features impossible to make out.
They followed the pair all the way. Sitasia glanced at Valaya with some concern. But who was Valaya? The Great Emperor of the Erl Universe's Eastern Realm, someone who had devoured a God Race body. In her eyes, these creatures did not even qualify as ants.
Valaya glanced at the nervous Sitasia and laughed. "Relax. They're practically your distant relatives! Hahaha!"
Along the way, the monsters did nothing but follow them. The rock monster led them into the depths of the canyon, where crystals floated everywhere and a voluptuous, alluring woman sat on a crystal throne.
After looking Sitasia and Valaya up and down, she let out an eerie laugh. "Hahaha, Your Highness, princess of the Atlas race. I was deeply delighted to hear of your race's annihilation!"
Sitasia flew into a rage. "Stone Mother Gaia, you..."
The woman called Stone Mother Gaia