Chapter 299
Eden. Within the empire, it was more commonly referred to as the Celestial Realm.
The Celestial Realm was a sub-dimension pieced together by merging and stitching the remnants of the once-mighty divine territories—such as Asgard, Olympus, and others—that had been shattered during the God-Slaying War. The Celestials, the servant races created from the beginning to serve the gods, could naturally exist within this realm, but the souls of mortal beings from the surface would start to fracture after mere hours of exposure to the Celestial Realm.
Only those who had reached the Demigod Tier could withstand its environment. However, the empire was already stretched thin by conflicts on multiple frontiers, so it was impractical for Arcadia to leave its borders exposed just to launch an assault on the Celestial Realm.
—Have the tributes for His Majesty, the King of Gods, been prepared?
—We have gathered every sacred treasure that has been cherished since the age of the gods. Surely, even His Majesty will find them satisfactory.
—He may have been born a mere mortal, but he carries the bloodline of Cardenas. Strictly speaking, he could be considered the distant kin of dragons. Set aside any relics related to dragon-slaying.
The arrogant Celestials, who had once looked down upon Leonard simply because he was human-born, now found themselves in a desperate position—and for good reason.
The Middle Realm, which they had been certain would fall to the horrors of the Outer Gods, had unexpectedly given rise to the new owner of the Divine Throne. Not only had he crossed into the Underworld and fought the final battle, but he had also won. Now that the empire had secured victory across all fronts, even the Celestial Realm could be toppled with ease.
For the Celestials, who had spent the last thousand years trampling upon humanity and ridiculing their potential since the time of the Founding Emperor, the shift in the balance of power was nothing short of terrifying.
—...Perhaps it would have been wiser to proceed with the migration plan.
The Valkyrie Queen, Sigrdrifa, murmured to herself. But her words were met with an immediate and harsh rebuttal from Lothbrok, the warrior leading the Einherjar.