The Journey of the Rainbow Dragon.

Chapter 176 The God's Treasure

"Cough cough."

An embarrassing cough sounded, and the nearly 20-meter-long male-faced Sphinx turned his head embarrassingly, avoiding his wife's gaze.

"Aren't we getting too close, Lord Dragon is still there?"

On the contrary, the slightly smaller female-faced Sphinx Loli Ortega didn't care so much.

She leaned closer, rubbed her head lightly against her husband's mane, and let go of her blushing husband after leaving a fragrant kiss.

Then she turned her head to look at the giant dragon who was whistling beside me and said in a delicate voice:
"Really? It seems that Mr. Ron is very interested in this aspect?"

"However, with your strength and beauty, presumably, as long as you hook your fingers, those female dragons in heat will roll and crawl over to offer their bodies for you, right?"

Her bold words made Ron a little embarrassed.

Counting the thousands of years spent in the imaginary number space, he can be regarded as an "immemorial" dragon.

but in that respect
He is only five years old!It's just a juvenile iridescent whelp.

"Well, there is no need to delve into this matter, let's talk about the treasures of the gods."

Ron flicked his tail behind him lightly, and the swaying breeze swept away the whispers in the air.

Then he put away his lazy look and said seriously:

"I really need the treasures of the legendary gods to help me find an item. This is exactly the goal of my trip to the Red Earth Highlands."

"If you can, please give it to me. I really can't figure out that riddle."

Ron knew that this kind of request was unreasonable, but he didn't care too much. If the other party didn't want to give it, he had to grab it.

The traces of the elves are too difficult to find.

Instead of trying to find their traces and ask for them, it is better to directly obtain the water of life directly from the treasure of the gods!
This is the fastest way he can think of to complete the system travel goal.

After learning about the rainbow dragon's genocide, the invisible huge pressure forced him to become stronger at a faster speed!

If it is not strong enough, it will be like those blood-stained dragon scales.

Mother, Vivienne, Tina, Shirley.
A series of figures flashed across his mind.

"I don't want to die, at least, for the sake of my family, I must not die either."

Ron looked at the female-faced Sphinx seriously, and said silently in his heart.

Speaking of business, Lori Ortega also put away her teasing expression.

The previous smile was gone from her face, replaced by a serious expression.

"Please don't be so polite. Not only did you save my life, but you also stopped the invasion of the star world by the outer gods. Even the greatest poems of this feat cannot fully express your glory."

"Your business is our business."

Then she exchanged glances with her husband beside her, and after her husband nodded gently, she continued:
"Please come with me, the treasure of the gods is in this Sun God Palace."

She led Ron to the pyramid building behind him, introducing the origin of the palace as she walked.

Once down to business, Lori Ortega becomes very focused and serious.

While doing so as a sphinx is against the rules of the god who created her, the consequences are obvious
But for Ron who saved almost fallen and himself, and killed the evil to protect the peace of the star world.

That's the price Lori Ortega is willing to pay.

The Sphinx family is a lawful and neutral large-scale god-created life, and they naturally hold extremely high respect for those heroes.

"call!"

Ron waved his dragon wings and flew into the air with the female sphinx, looking down at this magnificent creation of the gods.

The pyramid that seals the treasure of the gods is nearly a thousand meters high, and its entrance is not at the bottom, but is set in the center of the pyramid.

There is a sunken square area in the center of the tightly fitting pyramid body, which is the only entrance to the interior.

Guarding the entrance of the pyramid is a stone gate with a magic circle attached to it.

It is nearly 60 meters high and 45 meters wide, and the whole is tightly wrapped by layers of golden circles.

Ron flew to Shimen, tried to push it lightly but failed to push it.

"Tsk tsk, is it a magic circle set up by the gods?"

Ron stroked his chin, studying the pattern of the magic circle in front of the stone gate with great interest.

The wide and flat passage in front of the stone gate is enough for ten wildebeest carriages to drive side by side without feeling crowded.

"Your Majesty Ron, please wait a moment, I'll find a switch~~~"

The female-faced Sphinx nodded to Ron, and then flew over the dragon to fumble for something.

On the way just now, Lori Ortega asked Ron's name specifically.

Although he didn't know why the other party asked his name suddenly, Ron still answered truthfully.

Anyway, such things as the real name curse can basically be ignored by a demigod rainbow dragon, and Ron is not worried that the other party will use his name to do some tricks.

The female sphinx came to the stone gate at the entrance of the pyramid.

After fumbling for a while at the top right of the gate, I finally found and pressed the hidden button that had been dusty for thousands of years.

As the ground shook for a while, the red-golden magic circle covering the entire pyramid gradually dissipated, and the huge stone gate slowly opened.

Ron secretly marveled at the red gold patterns that flashed in the air, and there were some hidden magic circles that he didn't even notice just now.

This hand alone is enough to prove that the treasurer who set up the treasure is definitely an experienced master spellcaster.

Ron began to be a little curious, who is the god who set up this treasure in the star realm.

[The gods capable of creating sphinxes have the lowest and medium divine power]

Except for the magic circle, just the exquisite design of this pyramid can be used as teaching material for dwarves and elves.

It is unparalleled for any master builder, and its exquisite construction technology shows the builder's excellent wisdom and ability.

He is not only a master of spellcasting, but also a master of construction, and a god with the lowest and middle divine power,

This is rare in the astral world.

"The Temple of the Sun. Could it be that the pair of Sphinxes were made by the Sun God Pelor?"

Ron looked at the walls carved with various sun disc patterns, thinking silently.

Through this long corridor, Ron and Lori Ortega came to a mysterious square room.

This place is covered with circular red-gold magic circles, and the fluctuations of divine power visible to the naked eye echo in the air. Even if Ron wants to forcefully break through here, it will take a lot of effort.

But as the saying goes: Take precautions against everything, but it is hard to guard against house thieves.

Loli Ortega asked Ron to wait outside, but she walked in directly facing her with ease.

Since the female-faced Sphinx had the identity authentication information set by the god, the red gold circle did not block her at all, and just let her enter the core of the treasure.

"Tsk tsk tsk, sure enough, it's easy to do things if you have acquaintances!"

Ron looked at the back of the female-faced Sphinx, touched his chin, and said with emotion.

He was not afraid that the other party would not come out after getting in, and would break his previous promise.

You must know that the male sphinx is still waiting outside!

The reason why Loli Ortega's husband chose to wait outside instead of the couple going in together must also be to show that the two of them are not playing tricks.

Thinking of this, Ron chuckled in his heart.

"Sure enough, the tacit understanding between smart people is always in silence."

Less than 10 minutes later, the red-gold magic circle suddenly began to flicker, as if it would dissipate in the next second.

"Are you coming out?"

Ron raised his eyebrows slightly.

The magic circle is vacant, which is the reaction of the energy source maintaining the magic circle being emptied.

It seems that the core of the operation of the entire magic circle is the so-called treasure of the gods.

In this way, if it is forcibly breached, the core of the magic circle will be destroyed accordingly. I am afraid that not only the treasure cannot be obtained, but also it will cause a commotion.

"I kept you waiting for a long time, it took me a little time to unlock the seal."

The female-faced Sphinx climbed out of the magic circle holding a huge crystal ball shining with pure gold light.

Her steps were a little sloppy, and she looked very tired.

"Is this the treasure of the gods?"

Ron looked curiously at the strange lights flickering in the crystal ball.

He could feel a strange power in it.

That power is neither divine power nor magical power, but a bit like the power of faith.

Lori Ortega put the crystal ball in front of Ron and explained to him:
"The strange energy stored in this [Wishing Crystal Ball] is the treasure of the gods."

"I can satisfy the Riddler's request by manipulating the power stored in this crystal ball. When the power of the crystal ball is exhausted, that is the day when the god's treasure disappears."

In fact, there is another sentence that Lori Ortega hid in her heart and did not say it.

"What's the principle? Advanced wishing technique? Divine technique?"

Ron was very surprised. It was the first time he knew that the treasure of the gods had such a structure.

Lori Ortega shook her head and continued to explain to him:

"I don't know the exact principle, but when He created me, he gave me some explanations about the wishing crystal ball."

Speaking of this, she paused, then whispered:
"I only know that there are more than a hundred different types of power fused in it, and it even includes the power of the abyss and the power of hell."

"At the same time, as long as I manipulate the magic spell carved in the crystal ball, I can change this complex energy into any item I have come into contact with, and use it to fulfill the adventurer's wish."

"So it is."

Ron nodded suddenly.

No wonder there are rumors in the previous epics of the astral world: as long as you answer the riddle of the Sphinx, you can get everything you want.

It turns out that the rumored infinite treasure possessed by the gods was created in this way.

Ron suddenly asked curiously:
"Then can this thing transform into a divine weapon? For example, the Hammer of Doom of the Golden Dragon King, or Lady Mercy's Ring of Fate?"

At present, there are not many ways to quickly enhance his strength, and obtaining an artifact is definitely one of them.

Don't forget, a real dragon has a special stomach that can hold a weapon or armor, and part of the equipment effects can be attached to oneself through the special transformation of the dragon stomach.

For example, if you swallow a legendary sword, the dragon's claws will become as sharp as the legendary sword; if you swallow a legendary armor, the dragon's scales will also have the armor's defensive effect.

So even if it is a weapon specially made for humans, it can also be used by dragons in theory.

It's just that Ron comes with the top-level [Magic Affinity] legendary feature, and his scales and limb weapons have already reached the level of legendary equipment.

Therefore, only swallowing artifact-level equipment can be regarded as an improvement for him.

If it is really possible to obtain the artifact, he might choose the artifact of wishing, and then find the water of life to complete the travel goal, two kinds of promotion and two catches.

Lori Ortega shook her head:
"Unfortunately, the wishing crystal ball cannot realize those exaggerated wishes, and its own power is limited."

"Although it can indeed satisfy your desire to obtain a divine weapon, the transformed thing is actually an imitation of a certain divine weapon, and its power will be greatly reduced. It is very difficult to achieve the power of a legendary weapon."

Hearing this unexpected but reasonable answer, Ron nodded to express his understanding.

After all, the treasure guarded by the Sphinx is just a game made in the long life of the gods. Rare existences like artifacts would never be used as game prizes.

[Legendary weapons are already good, what more bikes are needed! 】

"Then you can grant me the wish to obtain a piece of water of life, you should have been exposed to this substance after living for so long, right?"

After thinking about the rarity of the water of life, Ron added:
"I don't need much, even a drop is fine, as long as it is the water of life."

"Everything will be as you wish."

Loli Ortega nodded, put her palm on the crystal ball, then closed her eyes and began to concentrate on manipulating the wishing crystal ball.

Ron also quietly approached the past, wanting to see the production principle of this mysterious god's treasure.

If possible, he also wants to make a wishing crystal ball for fun.

This thing is much better than [Nine Rings Magic · Wishing Art]!
Loli Ortega's golden-yellow-yellow-yellow palm lightly slid across the crystal ball, as if adjusting some mysterious energy.

Countless red-gold lines flew out of the crystal ball and inserted into the brain of the female-faced Sphinx. Strange power poured into her spiritual sea continuously, and then returned to the crystal ball with some memory fragments.

Lori Ortega frowned slightly, enduring the severe pain in her mind, and kept thinking about the appearance of the water of life in her mind.

Her already weak body became weaker and weaker under the drawing of the red gold thread.

"Why does this thing look so evil?"

Ron frowned watching the wish-making ceremony in front of him.

This doesn't look like a serious divine art, but rather like some evil god's sacrificial magic.
But he still carefully recorded all the magic stripes and the magic circle stripes in the wishing ball.

With Ron, it doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it can be touched, it is a good cat!
With the continuous extraction of energy, the female-faced Sphinx's aura is constantly weakening, and her 15-meter-long body is also shrinking, until it becomes more than three meters long before it stops changing.

At this time, she was really like a kitten in front of Ron, pitiful and helpless.

"Is this the price of making a wish?"

Ron looked at the shrunken female sphinx and remained silent.

He faintly felt that something was not quite right.

After a while, Lori Ortega finally opened her tired eyes.

"boom!"

Suddenly, she staggered and fell to the ground. Fortunately, Ron supported her limp body with his tail in time.

Under his special manipulation, the hard scales became extremely soft.

Ron frowned and looked at the sluggish female-faced Sphinx:
"Are you all right? You don't look well?"

Lori Ortega parted her mouth and forced herself to smile.

"It's okay. Sorry, I made you laugh. It's the first time I use this thing, and I'm not very proficient."

With Ron's help, Loli Ortega stood upright again.

At this time, her size has shrunk sharply, she no longer has the legendary aura on her body, and her whole body is soaked in sweat, as if she is an ordinary beast lion.

She stretched out her claws, and with difficulty took out a small bottle of transparent liquid from the crazily spinning scarlet gold crystal ball.

Afterwards, the empty crystal ball from which the energy had been extracted split apart in an instant.

"Crack-"

With the sound of glass shattering, cracks gradually appeared on the wishing crystal ball

"boom!"

In the end, the entire crystal ball turned into countless illusory fragments and slowly dissipated in the air.

Ron frowned and blocked the wave of debris with his palm, while the female-faced Sphinx, who was protected by him, leaned weakly in Ron's arms.

"Ahem, cough, sorry, my ability is limited, I can only do so much."

The female-faced sphinx reluctantly handed over the green bottle containing almost 20 drops of eau-de-vie to Ron.

Then she could no longer support her body and collapsed on the warm "ground".

It was the palm of the crystal dragon.

[System prompt: Travel goal three: Collecting the water of life has been completed. 】

[Travel goal three progress update: Find the city flying in the sky. 】

Ron had no time to manage the golden patterns collected by the system in his mind. He frowned and looked at the female-faced Sphinx who fell on the dragon's tail and kept vomiting blood.

[Six Rings Magic Healing Rain]

【Seven Rings Magic·Life Ball】

"Damn it, what the hell is going on?"

A series of shining high-level healing magic was cast on Lori Ortega by Ron.

It's a pity that these only barely recovered her strength.

The other party's current state is very bad, even though Ron has used all the healing magic, there is no improvement.

At this moment, her body is like a piece of tattered rag, all life energy is passing through that irreparable loophole.

Ron roared angrily:

"Why? Why can't I feel your breath?"

"Ortega, what the hell is going on?"

Although only for a short time,

But Ron likes the female Sphinx who wants to be a mother and the simple and honest male Sphinx.

They are straightforward and keep their promises.

If possible, Ron even wanted to make friends with the two sphinxes who had no duty of guarding the treasure.

Ron preferred the pure heart of the Sphinx to the gloomy mind of a human.

"cough cough"

Lori Ortega coughed violently. After she spewed out a large mouthful of dark brown blood, she barely raised her head and said with a smile:

"Sorry, Lord Ron, I forgot to say just now"

"Actually, the Sphinx guarding the treasure itself is part of the god's treasure."

"what?!"

Ron's pupils widened, and he looked at the female-faced Sphinx who was coughing up blood in disbelief.

Lori Ortega said with a wry smile:

"As the guardian of the treasure of the gods, if you can't even do things like guarding the door well, of course it has no value, and there is no need for the worthless Sphinx to exist."

"But those aloof gods are unwilling to kill their own creations with their own hands."

"So, they set a rule."

"Only the combination of the wishing crystal ball and the sphinx is the real treasure of the gods. Without either one, it is impossible to complete the wishing ceremony."

"When the treasure is taken away, it is naturally the day when the Sphinx disappears."

Hearing these words, Ron suddenly shrank his pupils and turned his head to look outside the pyramid.

The tyrannical divine thoughts instantly passed through the space, displaying everything outside in Ron's mind.

really.

The male-faced Sphinx had already been lying on the ground, bleeding from his orifices, and had been dead for a long time
Ron suddenly recalled the scene of the two Sphinxes looking at each other before entering the pyramid.

He must have known his end a long time ago, but he still chose to support his wife's choice.

Ron looked at the female sphinx in his palm, and then at the water of life in the other palm.

It turned out that all this was just my own random thinking.

As early as the moment they promised to hand over the treasure, the two sphinxes were ready for death.

It turned out that that desperate kiss was the last farewell of the female Sphinx.

"Damn it, what a tacit understanding of smart people! What a god's treasure! What water of life! What have I done!!!"

At this moment, Ron's heart was filled with regret.

"so beautiful"

Loli Ortega glanced at the gleaming emerald green liquid in the bottle in Ron's hand.

It was the remaining ray of magic, and it was the last masterpiece completed by her and her husband with their lives.

Afterwards, her brown pupils slowly expanded, her body trembled, and the hair on her body gradually changed from brown to gray.

The blue jewelry tied around his neck fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Her open mouth could no longer make a sound, her eyes looked into the distance, and her breathing gradually became short of breath.

She thought of her husband, their perilous journeys through worlds together, and the magic they created together.

"Ortega, we should go."

Her husband's gentle voice rang in her ears.

At this moment, she felt that her husband was by her side, accompanying her to the future.

Under the light of the healing magic released by Ron frantically, her eyes slowly closed.

There was no sadness on her face, only serenity.

Then, the trembling body never moved again.

she left

Ron silently looked at the gradually cold body in his hands.

In the other hand, the glass bottle containing the water of life was tightly held by him, creaking.

he knows

This is the rule set by the god who created the Sphinx.

In fact, when the two sphinxes chose to open the treasure for Ron just now, their lives had been wiped out by the rules set by the gods.

A true soul-shattering!
The water of life can only revive the dying, not the dead.

"Create life, play with life, trample life."

"Is this God?"

　Red Clay Heights · End

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　　Realm of the Dead·Revelation

　　Foreword

　　Grasslands with floating souls, chaotic mountains with black and white reversed
　　Fallen spirits, endless hell

　　In this black and white world, death awaits death.

　　The dragon's roar echoed in this realm that belonged to the dead.

　　In eternal silence, the brilliance of guardianship will finally bloom again.

　　Before dawn, the dawn of destiny will finally illuminate the darkness.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)