"Are you done?"
Richard asked with a fake smile.
"Not yet, I… *cough* *cough*, that's all for now."
Luke suddenly sensed something and immediately returned to her original state.
"Then let me settle your accounts."
"What accounts?"
Luke looked confused.
"You trespassed into the Demon Group, attempting to steal important confidential information. Your crime is heinous. Considering your young age and lack of understanding, a compensation of 10 million will suffice."
"10 million!"
Luke was startled.
Penny and Nina also panicked.
"If you don't have the money, I'll have to send your parents to prison, and then…"
Richard hadn't finished speaking.
Two crying sounds came from behind him.
"I'm sorry, please don't send Daddy and Mommy to prison."
"I have money, I can pay it back slowly."
Penny and Nina were scared to tears.
"Then I'll give you this, see how much it's worth."
Luke, in her haste, shoved the crystal skull into Richard's hand. Because she was too eager, it dropped from the air and she fell on her bottom.
"This won't do, this is mine to begin with."
Richard tossed the crystal skull. He had obtained it from Odin's treasury, but he didn't know how Luke had managed to use it.
"Then I can pay you back slowly, please don't send Daddy and Mommy to prison, okay?"
Luke got up from the ground, tears in her eyes, tugging at Richard's pant leg, looking pitiful.
"But… alright, I'll let it go this time. If you're naughty again next time, you'll only see your parents in prison."
Richard wanted to scare them a bit more, but feeling Pamela's dangerous gaze, he changed his tune.
"Don't cry, don't cry, it's alright now."
Venom picked up Penny, who was crying uncontrollably.
"No more mischief next time."
Pamela picked up Nina, knowing Richard was deliberately scaring them.
These little ones had indeed become a bit too reckless recently. They even dared to infiltrate the Demon Group. If they weren't stopped now, who knew what major trouble they would cause in the future.
Once the little ones stopped crying, Richard asked, "First, tell me how you activated this thing."
He had collected all the treasures in a rush back then and hadn't examined them carefully.
"This isn't a 'thing,' it's my head."
Luke grumbled.
"Hm? Your head is perfectly fine on your shoulders."
Richard said.
"It's my past life's head."
Luke explained, raising her hand. The crystal skull in her hand instantly burst with divine power, creating a strange resonance with her.
"Young Master, let me explain."
Xi took a step forward.
When the four little ones appeared in Hell, Xi was responsible for bringing them.
It was also then that a skull burst with powerful divine power and rushed out of the treasury, heading straight for Luke.
However, Xi stopped it and noticed there was a remnant soul of a God inside. Xi devoured it and learned her identity: the Mayan Goddess.
Xi also felt the exact same aura in Luke's soul, confirming that Luke was the reincarnation of a God.
"Then how did this thing end up in Odin's treasury?"
Richard asked, puzzled.
"After the Mayan Pantheon was destroyed, the remaining relics and artifacts were partially seized by Odin and Zeus respectively.
The crystal skull is the skull of the Earth Mother Goddess. It was originally a contingency plan she left for her own resurrection, but it was imprisoned in Odin's treasury."
Xi recounted the scenes from her memory.
It was also because of this that the Earth Mother Goddess's soul kept reincarnating on Earth but never fully revived.
"Luke, what do you think?"
Richard asked.
"What do I think? I'm Luke, an Earthling. The Earth Mother Goddess is just a cool title to me."
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