Build an ancient-level power in the nightmare world

Chris stood before the silver pedestal and carefully opened the secret box.

He looked at the two crystals, one black and one purple, of different sizes, quietly placed inside the secret box. His eyes flickered slightly as he visualized the Star Key in his mind and slowly activated his spiritual vision.

Through his spiritual vision, he could clearly see that the two crystals were emitting a faint glow.

The obsidian has a dark golden glow, while the purple crystal has a pale purple glow. The two glows are very clearly attracted to each other and are converging and merging in the secret box.

The purple crystals, which are significantly smaller in size, have a far stronger glow than obsidian. Even after fusion, the glow remains pale purple with a lavender-like hue.

"Extraordinary powers attract each other..."

Chris looked at the strange phenomena in the secret box and muttered to himself.

Even though he could see this phenomenon directly, he still couldn't suppress his curiosity.

Could it be that all extraordinary powers eventually tend to merge into one?

The moment this thought arose, he immediately thought of the exclusivity among the holy paths.

"Or is it that only extraordinary powers from the same sacred path attract each other?"

Just as Chris was pondering this, through his spiritual vision, he keenly noticed that the two crystals, which were about five centimeters apart, were beginning to slowly move toward each other, as if an invisible force was pulling them together.

He did not stop it.

Chris remained standing quietly beside the pedestal, his right hand unconsciously stroking his chin. The curiosity in his eyes had not diminished; instead, it had grown into a hint of doubt.

His intuition told him that something was bound to happen after the two crystals collided.

In this mysterious space, the passage of time is almost imperceptible.

A moment later.

A dazzling purple light suddenly burst forth from the secret box, and Chris, standing in front of it, even had his pupils reflected as a deep purple.

The purple glow lasted only a few seconds before disappearing without a trace.

His gaze naturally fell back into the secret box, where only a dark purple ring less than one centimeter in diameter remained.

The ring is about two or three millimeters thick and has a transparent glass-like texture, making it look like a small purple glass ring.

Chris's psychic vision remained activated.

He could clearly see that the ring was covered with a layer of purple light, which was completely different from the brilliance of the previous two crystals. This flowing purple light was deep and restrained.

He tilted his head slightly, examining the ring from different angles, and saw that the purple light on it flowed in sync with his perspective.

Chris deactivated his spiritual vision and looked at the ring again. The purple light on it had completely disappeared, and the ring had become inconspicuous.

In the state of spiritual vision, the ring's dark purple glassy texture is very distinct, but once spiritual vision is turned off, from the perspective of an ordinary person, it is just a dark ring with only a barely perceptible purple tint.

Chris carefully picked up the ring, brought it to his fingertip to compare, and found that it seemed to fit only on his little finger.

This ring, made from the fusion of two crystals, is clearly an extraordinary item.

I just don't know if it counts as the relic that Benjamin mentioned that day.

That day, after Benjamin explained the relevant matters of the Holy Path to Cole, he also talked about a lot of knowledge in the extraordinary realm, including extraordinary items called Holy Relics.

Relics are formed from the power of different sacred paths and come from many sources.

The most common type is the fallen Holy Path Walker, whose soul is engraved with a Holy Seal containing extraordinary knowledge. After losing the control of the host, it goes out of control and may eventually condense into a Holy Relic.

Chris looked at the dark purple ring in his hand and frowned slightly.

However, the ring in his hand did not come from the fall of a Holy Path Walker, but was formed by the fusion of two crystals of the same Holy Path power.

The power of the ley lines contained in obsidian is already very weak. The fact that this ring eventually turned purple confirms that it was formed from that purple crystal that was only the size of a soybean.

Could it be the remnant of a fallen Holy Path Walker from the Throat of the Earth?

If so, how did Cole come into contact with such a thing?

The only explanation he could think of was that Zorro City, as a small border town on the western frontier of the empire, did not have as strict a control over extraordinary items as a large city like Rom City.

Chris held the ring, his mind racing.

If this is indeed some kind of sacred relic, then it must possess special abilities.

In this absolutely safe and mysterious space, he could be completely adventurous.

Chris slowly infused the ring with his own spirituality and immediately felt its thirst for spirituality.

His spirituality was being rapidly devoured, but the ring's capacity to hold spirituality was clearly limited, and the absorption stopped after only a short while.

Chris could clearly sense that his body was covered with something invisible to the naked eye.

He activated his spiritual vision and finally saw clearly that the invisible thing was actually a thin, matte, light purple layer.

This thin layer not only covered all his exposed skin, but also wrapped his outer clothing.

He gently poked his clothes with his fingertips, which were also covered by a thin layer, and found that this light purple layer, though seemingly thin, was actually exceptionally tough, with a solid hardness to the touch.

He instantly understood that the ring's ability was to condense a protective layer of purple energy on his body.

Chris maintained his defensive stance, turned, and walked to the edge of the terrace. He looked at the gray railing, clenched his fist, and punched it with a little force.

puff~

A muffled thud came from where he had hit the target.

Chris felt a slight stirring in his heart as he felt the touch of his fist against the railing.

Although he didn't use much force in that punch, normally his knuckles would have felt a clear pain, but at this moment, his hand felt no discomfort whatsoever.

The defensive effect provided by this thin layer of matte purple material was far better than he had expected.

Chris steeled himself and decided to give it his all.

bang~

A deeper, duller thud struck the railing.

This time, Chris felt a very faint pain at the point where his fist made contact with the railing.

He withdrew his hand, leaving not a trace on the gray brick railing.

Chris carefully examined the knuckles of his right hand and found that there was no abrasion on the skin.

The gray bricks and stones of this tower are clearly not ordinary materials; their hardness is far beyond that of common stone.

Even so, despite the recoil from the full force of the punch, his knuckles were not damaged in the slightest.

However, maintaining this purple protective layer requires him to continuously channel spiritual energy into the ring.

Moreover, he could clearly sense that when he struck the railing, the rate at which his spiritual energy was consumed suddenly increased significantly.

After stopping the test, Chris interrupted the spiritual transmission to the ring, and the thin purple layer on his body instantly disappeared.

Looking at the ring in his hand, Chris felt a surge of secret joy.

This was the first extraordinary item he owned with defensive capabilities. Whether it was a relic or not was irrelevant to him; practicality was his top priority.

Holding the ring, Chris suddenly had the idea of ​​naming it.

After thinking for a moment.

He abandoned many fancy names and directly named the ring "Guardian Ring".

After all, its current ability is only to condense a defensive energy layer, so a simpler name is better.

He put the ring on his left little finger, and apart from feeling a little tight at first, he had no other discomfort.

According to Benjamin, most relics are active and risk going out of control if there is no corresponding power to suppress them.

But looking at the quiet, unremarkable ring in his hand, he didn't notice anything unusual.

Perhaps this ring isn't a relic at all, but simply an item with extraordinary effects.

Benjamin also mentioned that, in addition to relics, there are many other items in this world with extraordinary effects.

Among them are even man-made replicas of sacred relics.

After putting the ring on securely, Chris walked back to the silver base.

He looked at the star cards in the secret box, and a thought struck him:

"Should we do another astrological reading?"

Tomorrow is his day off, but he still has a lot to do.

Find a larger, secondhand secret box from Madison Asset Management; go to the library to consult historical records of the Kingdom of Simmel and see if you can find any clues related to the Incarnation of the Wind and the Yellow Cloth; go to the Rom City Housing Authority to retrieve information on the past owners of Apartment 037, and then go to 1102 Happiness Avenue to find Logan.

At the same time, he cannot slack off in his cultivation on the sacred path of the incarnation of wind.

Each sacred path has its corresponding pilgrimage rules. Strictly following these rules deepens one's understanding of the sacred path, not only enhancing one's spirituality but also unlocking more extraordinary knowledge from sacred seals.

After he ascended to become a Spirit Envoy on the Holy Path of the Wind Avatar, the pilgrimage method he unlocked from the Holy Seal was to perceive the rhythm of the natural wind.

This requires him to be in a windy environment or weather, preferably in a place where no one will disturb him, and to use all his senses to capture the rhythm of the wind and the trajectory of the airflow.

But with only one day off, he can probably only accomplish one or two things.

After thinking for a moment, Chris decided to go to Happiness Avenue first tomorrow.

The Rom City Housing Authority, and the return address on Logan's package, are both on this street.

Let's finish these two things first. If there's still time, then we can go to the library to look up historical materials about the Kingdom of Simmel.

As for the larger secret box, Chris decided that if he came across a secondhand store on the way tomorrow, he would go in and ask.

To avoid making a wasted trip tomorrow, Chris decided to use astrology to see if he could successfully find Logan at 1102 Happiness Avenue.

He skillfully unfolded the star map background he had hand-drawn on parchment and began the astrological ritual.

A moment later, Chris silently repeated "Can I find Logan?" three times in his mind before slowly opening his eyes.

A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes the moment he saw the astrological results.