Pirate Kingship

Even saw the source of the strange art [Dance of the Seven Veils], and couldn’t help but slightly open his mouth:

"This ancient myth... even if a pervert saw it, they would find it perverse, right?"

The root was actually an internal conflict within the Two Rivers Pantheon:

The [Venus Goddess] Ishtar, to save her husband, broke into the Netherworld ruled by her sister, Queen of the Underworld, Alish Qiga, and ultimately met a tragic end here.

Even a goddess of the same pantheon, when entering another god’s realm, must abide by the rules of that god.

Just like traversing the Styx of the Nether River governed by Byron, requires depositing valuable items with him, and sometimes even enacting the trustworthiness drama of the gold, silver, and iron axe.

When Ishtar passed through the first major gate of the Netherworld, the [Gatekeeper] Namuta stepped forward, personally opened the door for her, and respectfully said:

"Come in, my mistress, Kutha will cheer for you, the palace of the Land of No Return will rejoice in your visit."

But in welcoming her, he removed the dazzling golden crown from her head.

Ishtar exclaimed: "Gatekeeper, why do you remove the crown from my head?"

The Gatekeeper replied: "Come in, my mistress, these are the rules of the Queen of the Underworld."

As he opened the second gate for Ishtar, he casually took away the adornments from her ears.

The goddess exclaimed again: "Gatekeeper, why do you take away my ornaments?"

The Gatekeeper replied: "Come in, my mistress, these are the rules of the Queen of the Underworld."

Passing through the third gate, the Gatekeeper removed the gemstone necklace encircling her fair neck.

Passing through the fourth gate, the Gatekeeper removed the sparkling chest adornments from her bosom.

Passing through the fifth gate, the Gatekeeper removed and took away the jade belt and the long skirt tied around her hips.

Passing through the sixth gate, the Gatekeeper removed and took away her bracelets and anklets.

When passing through the seventh and final gate, the Gatekeeper stripped off and took away her last layer of undergarment.

Thus, each time she passed through a major gate of the Netherworld, [Gatekeeper] Namuta would take away one piece of jewelry or clothing from Ishtar.

And he told her this was in accordance with the rules of the Underworld’s Law Code, which was entirely different from the law code Ishtar held over the ground world.

So, after passing the final major gate, all things on Inanna were stripped away, leaving her standing naked before her sister, Queen of the Underworld, Alish Qiga.

However, for a deity, being stripped bare was not only about clothes and jewelry, but also her powerful divinity!

Every layer of adornment removed saw a layer of divinity stripped, leaving Ishtar, after the "Seven Layers," a fully fallen mortal.

This rule somewhat resembles the Styx of the Nether River’s authority to digest divinity and replenish itself, or perhaps similar authority is pursued to various degrees by many domains of the Netherworld.

By this point, the powerful [Venus Goddess] Ishtar, who held authority over war, not only failed to save her husband but also faced the stares of the seven Netherworld judges.

Transformed into a mortal, she could not withstand even a single glance from them and died on the spot, becoming a corpse.

Subsequently, her sister, Queen of the Underworld, Alish Qiga, hung her naked corpse on a hook, using it as a water sack.

Ishtar’s fate warned the Pantheon that the Divine Kingdom is a god’s ultimate and strongest bastion, and rashly invading it may lead even the stronger to be easily killed by its master.

And the strange art Salome acquired evidently comes from this sisterly conflict, a dark myth of one living and one dying.

Tap!

A stunningly beautiful dancer took the fifth step towards Byron, her face smiling even more alluringly, without any pleasure or mockery towards the enemy.

On the stage, the rule is, once the dance begins, it must be completed in its entirety.

Her slender and graceful hands brushed across her waist, and the golden bead chain and sheer gown hanging from her waist and hips quietly slid off.

Aside from bracelets and anklets, she was left wearing only a minimal pair of panties strung together by black pearls.

The divinity upon Byron had dwindled to the final two layers, with his order and power level plummeting, and at this time, any ordinary legendary approaching could possibly kill him.

Indeed, "possibly."

Because even if all divinity and authority were lost, his 3% Mind Realm of "Unity of All Things" could not be taken by anyone, and even as a mere mortal, he was still a master of swordsmanship, a Great Sword Saint.

Pure technique alone was enough to cut through the clouds cascading from the heavens.

And in this virtual timeline, the dancer was identical to the main body from the external main timeline.

Another glorious victory was near, and a slight jubilance rose in the heart, as the dance grew even more joyful:

"I held my promotion ceremony in Galilee City of the Holy Silver Empire, and exchanged with King Herod for the promise ’to fulfill any request’ by the [Dance of Seven Veils].

I requested the head of [Baptizer] John of the Orthodox Church, and danced the Dance of Destruction at the highest point of the Royal Palace, leading the city into chaos where countless people killed each other.

Ultimately achieving the ’overturning a city’ accomplishment, which allowed my smooth promotion.

If it weren’t for guarding against the Night Watch and Tribunal from finding a single clue and coming for me, I would have already returned to Netherland and, with my father, claimed the maritime power nation known as the ’Sea Carriage Driver.’

Casually kicked the queen down, assuming her position, even becoming queen would be easy.