I picked up this little grass god.

The battle in the Holy Fire Arena did not affect Ying and the others who were heading to the Hanging Wood Man.

Using the spiritual marrow stone made by Xitlal, with the help of the investigator Vichama, he successfully obtained the ancient name of Katsina.

However, Vichama also had another request for helping them, which was to use the Spiritual Marrow Stone to retrieve the ancient name of his friend.

However, during this process, the power of the abyss continued to surge out from the Kingdom of the Night God. Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Chaska had to take action to destroy the Spiritual Perception Marrow Stone, forcibly interrupting the effect of the Spiritual Perception Marrow Stone.

In this way, Ying and the others returned to the Holy Fire Arena with Katsina's ancient name, and found Mavica at the meeting place.

Ying also asked what happened in the Holy Fire Arena before.

After all, in the battle between Mavica and Capitano, the final explosion and flames shot up into the sky, and they could see it clearly even near the Hanging Woodman.

"Well, it's a bit complicated to explain in detail, so I'll just give you a brief description."

Mavica briefly explained to Ying and the others the battle with Capitano and how the God of Fire used his power to maintain the Holy Flame.

"It's the Fatui again. Why are they causing trouble everywhere?"

"Liu Shazi, your target this time is the Heart of the God of Fire, right?"

Upon hearing that it was a battle between the Fatui's executive and the God of Fire, Paimon crossed his arms and spoke in dissatisfaction, then looked at Liu Bai next to him.

"what?"

"No, what do you need that for?"

Liu Bai spread his hands innocently.

"Stop lying. We already know your plan clearly. After all, you have obtained the Heart of God of other countries except Nata."

"That's right, you didn't go to Fontaine with us, but Funina kept talking about you."

"And Ying too, he keeps mentioning you, not to mention Nashida, even Zhongli and Venti..."

Paimon put his hands on his hips with a look of disbelief, and Ying beside him immediately agreed.

Ever since Funina had "apologised", they had become more or less familiar with each other.

"Sister Ying, are you talking about... the same Heart of God?"

Krevie on the side looked back at Ying and Paimon in surprise.

"Hey, you still don't believe me? Then just watch!"

Liu Bai, who was questioned by the two, immediately wanted to prove his innocence.

Following Mavica's suggestion, it would take some effort to convince others that he was not on the opposite side of Nata.

Although I forgot what to do, isn't it enough to prove that I am not here for the Heart of God?

Thinking of this, Liu Bai reached out from the Little White House and took out a necklace of God's Hearts and put it around his neck. Seven God's Hearts hung on his chest and collided with each other, emitting seven different kinds of light.

"……Eh?"

"Eh--?!!"

"God, God's Heart?!"

Looking at the seven divine hearts on Liu Bai's chest, Ying and the others widened their eyes, and even Mavica took off her sunglasses in surprise.

Although it was already known that the Hearts of God from other countries had all been taken by the Fatui, it was not particularly difficult to accept that so many Hearts of God appeared in the hands of a Fatui executive.

But... why is there the Heart of the God of Fire inside? !

If she hadn't been able to feel the Heart of the God of Fire in her body, Mavica would have suspected that it had been stolen at some point.

"Hehe, do you think I still need the Heart of God when I look like this?"

Liu Bai puffed out his chest proudly, causing the seven divine hearts hanging in front of him to collide with each other and make sounds.

"Are these the Seven Gods' Hearts?"

Malani, Ianshan and Chaska standing by were all shocked.

Because the God of Fire has been passed down from generation to generation, they have heard a little about the existence of the Heart of God, but this is the first time they have seen it, and so many at once.

"The God's Heart of Lord Kagami has been stolen?"

Seeing the divine heart emitting the aura of fire element on Liu Bai's chest, Chaska couldn't help but look back at Mavica.

"No, this is not my Heart of God."

Mavica shook her head and casually took out the Heart of God from her body.

Since the gods of Nata are all human beings who inherited the throne, their own power is still relatively dependent on the Heart of God and the Throne. They generally do not place the Heart of God in other places like the gods of other countries.

Everyone looked at Mavica's Heart of God, and then looked at the Heart of the God of Fire inside the Heart of God in front of Liu Bai.

They look exactly the same, even the light emanating from the surface of the Heart of God is the same.

“…Oh, I remember now!”

At this moment, Klevi suddenly exclaimed, then took out her necklace made of seven eyes of God and put it around her neck.

Then, Krevy walked to Liu Bai's side, imitated Liu Bai's posture, put his hands on his hips and puffed out his chest proudly.

"Seven, seven eyes of God...?"

Although this scene was not as shocking as the seven hearts of God, it was still beyond the cognition of Marani and the others.

Liu Bai looked back at the seven eyes of God on Krevi's chest, then looked down at his own heart of God.

"It seems that the trees you planted are not as good as mine."

Liu Bai said something with some pride that Krevy couldn't understand.

"Oh... I see. Krevy's Eye of God is a fake Eye of God made by Master Masakatsu of Inazuma. It was used to deal with the Eye Hunting Order."

"So the Heart of God in Liu Shazi's hand is also fake?"

Seeing the seven eyes of God on Krevy's chest, Paimon said with sudden enlightenment.

"Is that so? It's so realistic. I wonder if Sinonin can build one too, so that the Fatui won't be concerned..."

Malani came close to Liu Bai and carefully observed the seven divine hearts and muttered softly.

"Good idea, I'll mention it to her next time."

Hearing Malani's muttering, Mavica's eyes lit up and she agreed with her suggestion.

"But now is not the time to continue discussing the Heart of God. Now that Katsina's ancient name has been brought back, the most important thing is to bring Katsina back from the Kingdom of the Night God."

Then Mavica put away her Heart of God and corrected the topic.

She didn't care whether the Hearts of God in Liu Bai's hands were real or fake, as long as Nata's Heart of God was still there.

If she lost the Heart of God, she would inevitably lose a lot of the power of the God of Fire. Even if the power in the throne was still there, how to continue to maintain the holy fire became a problem.

"follow me."

After everyone's attention returned, Mavica led everyone into a room full of exhibits in the office.

The talk room is where meetings take place, and this room is Mavica's own lounge.

According to Mavica, various souvenirs are stored here, and collecting them is her hobby. After all, objects are better carriers of memories.

"The ceremony still requires some preparations, you can just take a look around and kill time."

The ritual to use the ancient name to find Katsina still needed preparation, and Mavica explained it to everyone and then got busy.

With nothing to do, everyone looked at the souvenirs around them curiously.

Weapons, fishing rods, amulets, etc., each item has a different origin.

There is even a family portrait of Mavicka, which includes Mavicka's parents, sister, and two young leaf dragons.

"What is this mask?"

"Oh, that one, he's a friend of the strongman Quitla, and he's also a very famous strongman in the country of Volu. It's said that this strongman never took off his mask. Before he died heroically, he asked his friend to send his mask here."

"That's it..."

While preparing for the ceremony, Mavica also answered Ying and the others' questions.

Then, before the ceremony was completed, Mavica also explained to Ying and the others how the rules of Nata were established.

The first God of Fire used the throne to borrow power from the sky and created the current rules of Nata.

Soon, Mavica finished preparing the ceremony.

At Mavica's signal, Ying took out Katsina's ancient name and placed it on the altar in the center of the room where purple flames were constantly leaping.

“The echoes of life reach the heavens and the earth, and the inheritance of stories never ceases.”

"Ancient name, please let the people of destiny answer the call here."

Mavica raised her hand toward the ancient name on the altar.

As she finished her words, the purple flames in the altar leaped up and took the shape of Katsina.

"…Hmm? Am I hallucinating again?"

Katsina looked around and raised her hand to rub her eyes.

“Meituan Kangaroo!”

Liu Bai exclaimed immediately when he saw Katsina.

"Eh? This title... Big Brother?"

"Isn't it true? Could it be that this is another trick of the Abyss?"

Hearing this strange name, Katsina was not disgusted, but became a little alert.

"Calm down, Katsina, it's us! We're trying to bring you back!"

Malani on the side quickly began to explain.

“Malanie, and everyone…”

Katsina hesitated for a moment, looked at everyone, and felt that this was probably not a trick of the abyss.

"Listen to me, I have been investigating in the Kingdom of Night God, and I know that it is the Great Spirit that has been affected by the Abyss!"

"I originally thought that the Great Spirit could send me back, but I ended up encountering a very powerful abyss monster and was almost killed by it..."

After confirming that what she saw was not an illusion created by the abyss, Katsina quickly explained to everyone.

"The Great Spirit used its weak power to protect me. I have been avoiding monsters and looking for ways to save the Great Spirit, but this place is very chaotic. I often hear terrible noises and see horrific scenes..."

Katsina's voice trembled a little when she said this, and although she lowered her head, she did not cry.

"Don't listen to that voice, Katsina. It's the Abyss trying to destroy your mind."

"You just need to keep yourself safe and wait for us. We'll be there shortly."

Chaska reminded Katsina.

Katsina nodded at this, and then Malani encouraged Katsina a few more words.

But at this moment, Liu Bai took out the fried eggs and moved closer, but his hand passed through Kazina's body.

"...?"

"It's useless. This is just an image that appears. Katsina can't touch anything here."

Seeing Liu Bai's actions, Mavica shook her head.

Although no one knew what Liu Bai was holding, he seemed to be trying to find a way to give it to Kazina from the beginning.

After a while, the time for the ceremony came, and Katsina thanked everyone who was willing to come to rescue her and slowly disappeared.

But now that Katsina's location has been confirmed, all we have to do next is go to the entrance of the Kingdom of the Night God to rescue Katsina.

"But that entrance was left by the Abyss invasion, and even for a short time it could contaminate you."

"I will contact Aoi in advance. She has experience in dealing with abyssal erosion."

Mavica explained the danger of the entrance to the Kingdom of the Night God.

However, except Liu Bai, everyone present had dealt with the abyss many times, so they did not retreat at all. Liu Bai did not care about the erosion of the abyss at all.

In this way, the group headed to an ancient secret source relic outside the Holy Fire Arena.

"What the hell? Little yellow-haired boy, why did you turn into a dog?"

In the secret source ruins, in order to pass through those mechanisms, Ying used the new abilities he had acquired in Nata and possessed a hidden leaf dragon.

Liu Bai, who saw this scene, spoke with a look of shock, and reached out to touch Niyelong's head.

"ah!"

Ni Yelong pushed Liu Bai's hand away and made a dissatisfied cry, but no one could understand what he was saying.

Travelers in the soul-possessed state can understand the language of dragons, but cannot communicate with humans, which is considered a small limitation.

With the power of the glowing soul possessing the dragons, everyone quickly passed through the secret source ruins. There were some abyss monsters and hillbillies along the way, but they were all easily dealt with.

Soon everyone arrived at the entrance of the Kingdom of the Night God.

In this way, everyone entered the Kingdom of the Night God, a black and purple space where remnants of the power of the abyss could be seen in many places around.

Continuing forward, they soon met a soul named Murko, who was said to be a friend of Vichama, the ancient name of Katsina, who helped to find him. However, Liu Bai did not go to the Hanging Wooden Man at that time, so he did not understand.

With his help, everyone avoided the malicious dark souls and monsters of the Kingdom of the Night God and continued to go deeper into the fog.

Soon, everyone found Katsina surrounded by the Beast Realm hounds.

"Little kangaroo!"

Finally seeing Katsina, Liu Bai was the first to rush over.

[Extreme Divine Swordsmanship (Instant Slash): One of the supporting skills of “Selfless Sword Qi”.]

As the skill was activated, Liu Bai instantly passed through all the monsters and came in front of Katsina.

After Liu Bai put away his weapons, the monsters were instantly cut into pieces as sword light flashed on their bodies.

"Big brother... you are awesome..."

Katsina opened her mouth in slight shock when she saw the monster that was entangled with her was easily dealt with.

"Come on, eat this, it will be fine if you eat it."

Liu Bai quickly took out the fried egg and handed it to Katsina.

"What's this?"

Looking at the fried egg handed to her by Liu Bai, Katsina, who was so excited that she burst into tears because of everyone's arrival, was stunned for a moment.

This thing looks moldy, can it really be eaten...?

But looking at Liu Bai's expectant eyes, Kazina hesitated for a moment, reached out her hand, picked up a little bit and put it into her mouth.

"Hmm... so sour..."

Even though the ancient name is [Ushaboti], which means "strong", Katsina couldn't help but frown as if she had licked a sour lemon.

But at the same time, the fatigue of the body quickly faded away, and some injuries suffered when fighting monsters also recovered quickly.

At this time, Ying and the others finally caught up from behind.

……