Mechanical Alchemist-Chapter 387 - 386: Sea God’s Treasury

Sounds of battle could be heard everywhere on Devil’s Island, not just from Dawn Group, but many other adventure groups were also exchanging fire with the undead monsters.

That Sea King Drake had not appeared; he must have returned to his lair to guard his divine nature.

According to Pandora, the ancient Sea God Hininlewa buried here was a high-ranking deity, likely having not just one but possibly a "prophecy" divine nature. The Sea King, having absorbed some of his Faith, also obtained some prophetic abilities. However, since he didn’t come directly to them, it was likely a half-baked prophetic ability.

But now that Su Lun and his group were going to trouble him, the more purposeful they were, the more likely they were to be foreseen.

So they had to be extremely cautious.

Before long, in the dense jungles of Devil’s Island, a black crow hovered high in the sky.

On the ground, Su Lun unfolded his eight-limbed spider spear and sprinted through the jungle, holding a black umbrella in his left hand and cradling the eyes-closed, spell-preparing Pandora in his right arm.

Before making a move, Pandora would keep her aura as contained as possible. Otherwise, just like she had sensed the Sea King’s Power of Faith earlier, the enemy could easily deduce that she was also a "divinity," and they might send a large number of high-level monsters to intercept them.

The resentful spirits of the black umbrella masked their auras, and with the black crow, their journey was smooth.

Su Lun’s goal was clear.

He had used the stele to speculate on three possible locations of the altar (graveyard). When he reached the second location, he confirmed that they had found the place.

From a distance, they kept discovering steles inscribed with Celeram characters, as well as some giant columns and sculptures half-buried in the jungle. A long time ago, there might have been some very impressive ground structures here.

By identifying those inscriptions, Su Lun also confirmed that this was a "tomb burying a deity."

...

The climate on Devil’s Island was that of a rainforest, with extremely tall trees and a constant drizzle in the air.

Two figures carefully made their way through the dense jungle, drawing closer to the divine tomb.

But the battle occurred very suddenly.

Without any warning, Pandora suddenly opened her eyes.

Her eyes, resembling red moons, flashed a blade-like coldness as she shouted sharply, "They’re here!"

As she spoke, she suddenly withdrew forcefully, leaving "Su Lun" alone where he stood.

Almost simultaneously, a trident fell from the sky, striking "Su Lun" with lightning speed.

The full-power sneak attack that Sea King Drake had prepared for a long time was unavoidable. "Su Lun" was pierced through the chest by the trident. Not even a drop of blood could flow out before it was sucked dry by the trident, leaving him a lifeless corpse.

Meanwhile, it was as if a chant from the underworld could be heard by the ear, an arcane and majestic incantation was already formed, "Divine Art: Sea Burial Barrier!"

In an instant, a blue barrier lit up, enclosing the space for a kilometer around, like covering it with a giant "glass fishbowl."

Looking again, the magic power gathered torrential seas that poured in.

In the blink of an eye, the seawater submerged both Pandora and the vast forest, resembling a world within a tank.

Pandora was not to be outdone; her body suddenly burst forth with an indescribable aura, and behind her, the legendary form of the Divine Way’s deity emerged.

She plunged into the seawater, releasing the long-prepared spell with her hands clasped, "Divine Way: Domain of Moon Reading!"

Looking again, that red, divine-energy like mesh twisted the light and quickly condensed behind her into a crimson moon. The bizarre red moonlight bathed everything around in a blood-like hue, even staining the seawater. Even more bizarrely, the eyes of all beings within the barrier showed a dazed expression, clearly falling into an "illusion."

Pandora’s spells changed again, her blood-colored eyes sparkling, "Divine Art: World of Pain."

With this spell, the surrounding red seawater turned into clouds of fire at dusk, taking on various bizarre monster forms—ghost warriors, Great Tengu, Tall Woman, Slit-Mouthed Woman, pale-lady ghosts, lantern ghosts... clearly the hundred ghosts of Mountain Hermit.

Seeing this scene, Sea King Drake immediately realized his opponent was also a "deity" like him. Holding his trident, his body tattooed with pale blue glimmering fish scales, he instantly pushed back the bloody world.

Inside the barrier, the seawater was half green and half red, resisting each other.

The collision between divine arts exaggerated the commotion to the extreme.

...

While Pandora and Sea King Drake were engaged in fierce battle amid the towering waves, an invisible object was carried by the wave toward the depths of the divine tomb.

Naturally, this was Su Lun wrapped in "Oz’s Mummy Wrappings."

The one killed by the trident just now was only a substitute zombie.

In fact, earlier in the jungle, when Su Lun recognized the raindrops were attached with spiritual power, he knew their whereabouts were already exposed to the Sea King’s perception.

Even from the very beginning, he had guessed that the Sea King might foresee something about "two enemies."

Merely hiding might not be enough to deceive.

To be on the safe side, Su Lun had made some preparations.

Being "killed" by one "Su Lun" allowed him to better conceal himself and be safer.

Just like right now.

Under normal circumstances, even with a shroud covering him, Su Lun would most likely be discovered.

But with Pandora’s deliberate overlay of ostentatious Divine Power, all of the Sea King’s attention was drawn, allowing him to hide.

"Fights between gods" of this magnitude, battles that don’t end day or night, are hard to decide.

This isn’t Pandora’s advantage ground, although her Alchemic body ensures that she won’t lose for a while.

But winning was almost impossible.

Actually, from the beginning, the key to winning the battle wasn’t on Pandora but on Su Lun.

Pandora seemed to be fighting, but her real purpose was actually to get Su Lun into the core area of the cemetery.

Under her seemingly casual push, Su Lun gradually moved away from the core of the battlefield and drifted toward the location of the divine tomb.

...

This was a real "fight between gods"; Su Lun held his breath and concentrated, afraid to be affected in the slightest.

It was also his first time witnessing a battle at this level.

He didn’t quite understand it, but he could see that the spells they were using seemed to bypass some of the laws of heaven and earth, something beyond the scope of alchemy...

Luckily, Pandora was powerful enough, and Su Lun faced no mishaps.

The surroundings had already turned into a vast ocean, but this was not a big problem for an alchemist.

The "Underwater Breathing Potion" is a high-level alchemical product, and Su Lun happened to be prepared.

This potion doesn’t let one breathe underwater like a fish but uses special ingredients to supplement the necessary oxygen for respiration, allowing for an "internal circulation" of breathing.

Like seaweed, Su Lun drifted along.

Then, he finally saw the true face of the "divine tomb".

It was a crystal palace of extreme beauty!

The entrance was in a forest, inside a pit. It was supposed to be submerged in seawater, and the water here was incredibly clear, emitting a pale blue sheen.

Before this, Su Lun thought he had seen a lot of the world.

But now, looking at the luxurious crystal palace before him, he wanted to say: No, I am just a country bumpkin!

Poverty limits one’s imagination.

Su Lun found it hard to describe the shock he felt inside upon seeing this crystal palace.

This was beyond what mere mortals could even imagine.

Random crystal stone columns in the palace were a hundred meters tall and thick enough for several people to embrace.

The quality of these, if identified, would be [Flawless White Crystal]. In the alchemy market, a palm-sized piece of this purity of crystal is worth thousands of Lisos.

And these were just the most common "stone materials" used in the palace; inside, there were also very scarce pure color [Blue Crystal], [Purple Crystal], [Red Crystal] used in alchemy...

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"Wow, are all the gods this rich?"

Su Lun’s eyes sparkled.

Not to mention anything else, just dismantling a few columns from this palace and selling them off could support an ordinary person for several lifetimes.

He drifted into the crystal palace with the current, his shock increasingly intensifying.

Inside the palace, countless treasures were placed.

Mountains of Gold Coins, pearls, agate, coral, mithril, crowns, scepters, pure gold statues, swords, ancient armors, utensils studded with various gemstones...

These treasures were piled up in every corner of the palace.

Though time had given these treasures a layer of decay, it couldn’t hide the dazzling "glow" of the treasures.

At this point, Su Lun understood why treasures could be seen all over Devil’s Island.

It was because the palace could no longer contain them, resulting in treasures scattered everywhere.

Moreover, it wasn’t just treasures, there were many magic items too.

The [All-Encompassing Magic Sphere], [Azerim Invisibility Cloak], [Dwarf’s Ring of Suffering], [Soul Siphon Crown], [Giant’s Shield]...

Although most of the magic items had lost their magical magic power over the endless years, even as materials, these were priceless.

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These treasures were once burial offerings presented by countless worshipers of the Sea God!

Su Lun, looking at this massive collection of treasures, immediately had a thought: his mechanical puppet army finally had a destination.

Advanced mechanical puppets needed billions for each production, including those super-large battle mechas and mechanical magical beasts...

With money, everything became possible.

Moreover, in one of the treasure chests Su Lun opened, he saw a gem emanating red, blue, yellow, and green — a product of alchemy.

[Heart of the Four Elements (Slightly Damaged)]

Description: A treasure left behind by the ancient goblin civilization, forged from the ’Rainbow Stone’ found in the Elven Sanctuary. It automatically absorbs spiritual power to charge, providing 0.013% automatic energy recovery per second; possesses the ability to convert all elemental energies, with a storage capacity of 8556 alchemy units, and an energy conversion rating of S+; This is a crystallization of ancient goblin wisdom, one of the most perfect energy cores;

"It’s indeed here!"

Upon assessing it, Su Lun found himself unable to look away.

The attributes of this item were simply exaggerated!

The best energy core Su Lun could currently create was the[Mono-Elemental Heart]installed inside the gargoyle, boasting a storage capacity of 421 alchemy units and an energy conversion rating of C+. Besides using the "Teleportation" spell smoothly, it was nearly impossible to use any other spells without a horrendously high energy loss.

This had already been master level.

Compared to the core in front of him, it was inferior by more than just ten levels!

Moreover, this[Heart of the Four Elements]could also automatically store energy, fully recharging itself after a few days.

This would save countless energy crystals and demon crystals, which was quite literally saving money!

The most crucial point was, if it were installed in the gargoyle, Su Lun could engrave more spells into it: earth, wind, water, fire... all sorts of spells.

By then, the gargoyle could unleash a[Dragon Flame Breath Technique]with every breath, and a[Windstorm Rending Technique]with every grab...

The gargoyle’s silver body could already withstand extensive modifications without collapsing, making it a perfect match with this[Heart of the Four Elements]!

...

"Hiss... this is a true fortune."

Su Lun gazed at the ground full of treasures, his eyes shining brightly.

However, he didn’t rush to pack up the treasures, for as long as that[Sea King]was not defeated, no one could take these items away.

What he needed to do now was to find the object imbued with the Power of Faith, as mentioned by Pandora.

That was the source of the[Sea King]’s power.

Su Lun ventured deeper into the Crystal Palace, unaffected by the remnants of the battle outside. He was like a transparent fish, undulating his body, roaming through the seawater.

He swam into several side-halls of the Crystal Palace, circling over mountains of treasures.

Soon, he made another discovery.

Su Lun looked over and also noticed that the more precious the treasures, the more prominently they were placed.

While he didn’t find the divinity he was searching for, at the very top of a pile of gold coins, he saw another golden chest holding a piece like a bronze snake fragment.

[Urobolos Fragment]

Description: An incredibly intricate alchemy fragment, approximately one half; carved with the name of the dwarven divine smith ’Iswitt Hammer’; besides possessing an aura of primal materials, you see other incomprehensible *** information;

"Is this what ’Princess of Frost Moon’ wanted to exchange with the Sea King?"

Su Lun’s gaze slightly hardened upon seeing this.

Merely examining the small snake scales on the fragment conveyed a supremely mysterious feeling, as if they were not crafted by human hands but instead naturally formed.

With his current knowledge and experience, which was extraordinary, the fact that he still encountered information he couldn’t comprehend indicated that the fragment’s grade was terrifyingly high.

"Could it be that the legendary ’Pirate Emperor’ Drake was hunted by a ninth-tier powerhouse because he stole this treasure from Mafa?"

Su Lun guessed some of the pre-death rumors about this[Sea King], and also surmised that this fragment could potentially have originated from the royal family of the Mafa Empire.

But... what was this thing used for?

Su Lun didn’t understand.

But it certainly was a treasure.

Thinking that if he could leave the sea ruins, he would definitely take this item, and later there would be plenty of opportunity to gradually figure it out.

Su Lun didn’t linger and continued to swim deeper into the palace.

As he progressed deeper, he discovered that this palace group, filled with treasures, was only the entrance to the divine tomb.

After a turn, the view suddenly opened up.

It was a vast pit.

Then, Su Lun saw a scene he would never forget.

In the pit, a massive golden gate violently burst into view.

...

"This... this is too exaggerated!"

Su Lun thought he had seen a land of gold, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was a colossal golden gate that opened downward in the sea.

This giant gate was a kilometer in both length and width, adorned with exquisite bas-reliefs of a female Sea God battling various monsters... At this first glance, the giant golden gate seemed to radiate the brightest gold light in the world. The scorching gold light burst forth, creating a domain of golden light and allowing the resonance of heaven and earth to be heard. An overwhelming, majestic, sacred, and indescribable aura emanated from it...

The deity probably did not welcome creatures disturbing her, and thus, a divine seal barrier was placed on the golden gate.

Luckily, Su Lun had only used the "All-knowing Eye" to look, but even then, his expression was slightly dazed. One could imagine that direct sight would cause immediate addiction to this golden light.

"The divine pressure! This is a high-ranking deity!"

Su Lun looked on with an extremely solemn gaze.

It gave him the feeling of witnessing the will of the "Nature God" descending among the Dalu tribe.

Even though it had perished, it was a terrifying presence.

Seeing this, Su Lun had absolutely no desire to explore what lay behind the golden gate.

He avoided direct eye contact, and at that moment, he saw a pile of gold coins illuminated by the golden light, surprisingly topped with a Baroque-style crown.

The golden base was decorated with flowers and spirals of waves, inlaid with flawless crystals and pearls. The crown’s arches crossed at the top, supporting a golden sphere engraved with mysterious runes and a silver-gleaming cross.

Seeing the crown, one would think of a king with great authority.

"Pope Flaydron’s Crown"

Explanation: This was originally a magic instrument from the post-Acquirian civilization era, symbolizing power and status. Forged from metal capable of harboring the Power of Faith, it has developed some special effects. Having served as grave goods for tens of thousands of years, it has absorbed a trace of divine Power leaking from the exterior of the divine tomb; now, it serves as Francis Drake’s vessel for "pseudo-divinity."

"Found it!"

Su Lun was delighted upon seeing this item.

Another person might indeed overlook this among the myriad treasures in the crystal palace, for there were not one hundred of such crowns, there were at least eighty.

Besides, the area in front of the golden gate was the perfect spot for hiding treasures, requiring no guard. A common person would immediately face the overwhelming presence leaking from the tomb of the fallen deity, likely losing themselves instantly.

Su Lun saw the item and slowly drifted toward it.

But soon, he discovered a triggered rune barrier hidden near the crown.

Invisible to the naked eye, imperceptible, with no touch, it would not reveal itself.

But Su Lun was different; he fused with "Replicated Primeval Runes" at the fourth order, making him exceptionally sensitive to runes.

He only realized upon approaching that those wave patterns were not normal sea currents but a very complex layer of runes!

Su Lun stood pondering for a while without much inner turmoil, then he muttered, "Thirteen-layered rune lock of Luin, secretive enough for alerting, but sadly not complex enough... with Master Joseph Dietrich’s technique of loop unfastening, it should unlock."

A pseudo-god is a pseudo-god, perhaps raised to a level by the Power of Faith that Su Lun currently cannot comprehend.

But knowledge, if not accumulated personally, is nonexistent.

The rune level of that Sea King was not very high.

Seeing this, Su Lun’s mind began to work rapidly, as any physical trial would trigger detection. He could only calculate in his mind, mysterious symbols spinning, intertwining: ᛇᛗᛘᚱᛟᛯᚭᛊᛔᚠᚯ...

It was like playing blind chess, extremely challenging.

He had to analyze and decode layer by layer, and also remember what he had decoded, requiring vast computational power.

However, this would not defeat Su Lun, as his brain development and multitasking abilities were perfectly suited for such a situation.

He needed high rune comprehension and decoding abilities, a task unsuitable for any other member of the Dawn Group, except for Su Lun.

About half an hour later, Su Lun’s eyes suddenly brightened, "Unlocked!"

He looked at the rune prohibition before him, verified it once more without error, and decided to act immediately.

Su Lun removed the shroud wrapped around him, revealing his body in an instant, as a powerful will suddenly swept over him.

Knowing he had been discovered by the "Sea King," he did not hesitate to generate a glowing aura also covered with runes in his hand, then reached out.

As he had already completely decoded the prohibition in his mind, Su Lun grabbed the crown in one swift motion.