am-books Chapter Vol. 4 Ch. 176
Chapter Vol. 4 Ch. 176
Violet moved over to the powder, squatted down, and brushed her fingers across the glowing red ground.
It seemed that the person had intended to toss these things into the magma, but due to the influence of the hot wind, a bit had been left on the edge. Indeed, next to this trace of powder was an especially wide river of magma, almost splitting the entire island in half.
As for the silver powder itself...
In its current state, there was no way 【Information Detection】 could discern anything. However, when Violet picked up a small amount and rubbed it between her fingers, she could roughly determine what it was.
It wasn’t something like scale powder, which would have melted away in the high temperatures. Though granular, it felt hard and irregular in shape, more like the remnants of a special alchemical material that had been destroyed.
The key point was that, although it was faint, there were still traces of spatial magic on it. The silver color was also a common base color for space-related items.
There was no mistake. This was the residue of a high-quality spatial magic tool, likely a one-time-use item.
“I see... So they used this method to jump directly here. No wonder I couldn’t find any trace along the way. But how did Silvester obtain spatial coordinates for the Illusionary Realm? Could it be that he’s been here before? If so, why not then...?”
No, thinking further, perhaps the person who came here wasn’t him. It could be that the timing and certain conditions were not right before...
Regardless, the reason wasn’t the most critical issue now. Since the other party left traces of spatial transfer here, it meant he had indeed arrived.
Although Tiyelu mentioned that the place where the item was kept was heavily guarded, with guards not inferior to her, and required specific conditions to enter, even if Silvester had been prepared for a long time, he might not have the qualification or ability to complete the 【Ritual】. Besides, there were other contingencies...
However, this didn’t mean that even if that guy failed, it wouldn’t have any impact on the outside world. That’s why Violet was needed as insurance, just in case.
“Muttering to myself just to satisfy my curiosity, hmm, I feel like I’m getting the short end of the stick...”
After making a half-hearted complaint in a voice only she could hear, the priestess patted her backside and stood up, once again surveying her surroundings.
Snow Wing’s recent area-of-effect attack had been quite powerful, clearing out all the fire elementals of various levels on the island and nearby. Although those further away were fearless, it would take time for them to notice and approach. For now, things were relatively peaceful.
After understanding the priestess’s intention, Snow Wing let out a few high-pitched cries in farewell, then soared into the sky with a powerful gust, quickly disappearing through the reopened gate of the divine kingdom.
“Such a clingy yet obedient and understanding child...”
With a slightly comforting smile on her face, Violet glanced a few more times at the sky where the white bird had disappeared, then turned around and took out her ultimate weapon, the 【Eternal Scepter of the World’s Heart】, to check her own condition.
“Alright, let’s start looking. It should be around here somewhere.”
Violet didn’t choose this spot to land on a whim, the state of this area was indeed peculiar. Although it was within the fire elemental domain, the surrounding temperature was significantly higher than the path she had traveled, reaching two to three times hotter.
The concentration of magic here, especially the intensity of the elemental turbulence, was exceptionally high. This was evident from the countless frenzied fire elementals that persisted despite being repeatedly eradicated.
There had to be something unusual here. Combining this with the information Tiyelu had provided earlier, it could be concluded that this area likely contained the entrance to the core of the Illusionary Realm—the true source of magic.
The problem was...
“That Tiyelu... she only said it was around here, without explaining how to get in. Is that annoying butterfly deliberately making things difficult for me...?”
Looking around, there was nothing but flat land and scorching magma, with no apparent place to hide anything.
In fact, even though Violet had scanned a large area with her special perception, including beneath the magma, she hadn’t found any passable entrance—just a bunch of terrifyingly powerful fire elementals.
So, there was only one possibility left.
“An alternate space, perhaps...”
After a brief consideration, the priestess opened her palm, and a rapidly growing verdant miniature tree transformed into a silver dagger called 【Blade of Hollow Mark】, its appearance as delicate as a scalpel. With her other hand gently caressing the smooth surface of the silver blade, she smiled with a hint of nostalgia.
“Hello again, old friend. This time, I might need your help once more.”