Chapter 242
Chapter 242. Finding the Secret Realm Entrance
At the same time, the strange energy within its body that originated from the black box also awakened. Like greedy vines, it began madly devouring the invading power of the Leaf of the Tree of Life.
For a time, the green and black powers fiercely intertwined and pulled against each other inside the enormous creature’s body. At times, the green gained the upper hand, causing fresh new flesh to emerge across its surface.
At times, the black counterattacked, suppressing the green and releasing a suffocating aura of destruction.
Two completely different powers collided and seeped into each other within its massive body, like a silent contest of strength.
Not far away, atop a broken wall, Pandora calmly watched everything after completing her work, as though admiring a performance whose ending had long since been decided.
She waited patiently, waiting for the moment when those two powers would finally merge into one. At that time, this “weapon” might perhaps bloom with a power even more worth anticipating.
Meanwhile, within the Reinhardt Royal Capital, the atmosphere was so heavy it seemed as though water could be wrung from it.
A group of Golden Legion mages clad in golden armor held staves embedded with gemstones as they carefully moved along the faintly visible energy nodes on the ground.
Their movements were uniform, and every step landed precisely on the edge of a node. Under the commands of the Legendary Archmages Keli and Irene, they were gradually narrowing the search area.
Keli wore a deep-purple mage robe, and her silver-white hair gleamed in the faint glow of magic.
She held a staff set with a huge amethyst, her sharp gaze sweeping over the energy patterns on the ground. From time to time, she spoke softly to Irene beside her.
Irene held a heavy magic tome. Her fingertips slid rapidly across the pages as she compared them with the distribution of the nodes before her, constantly correcting the search path.
In midair, the figure of Dragon Mother Daenerys hovered. She wore a black cloak embroidered with dragon patterns, and her golden eyes calmly overlooked everything below.
A faint Dragon Aura spread from around her, making the magic elements in the air seem particularly obedient. She simply waited in silence, like a ruler poised to act.
Suddenly, Keli’s staff trembled slightly. Her gaze sharpened, and she looked toward the northwest.
“Over there.”
The mages immediately gathered in the direction she indicated, eventually stopping in front of an abandoned blacksmith shop.
On the ground, the originally clear trace of the node had now vanished completely, as though it had been wiped away by an eraser.
Keli stepped forward and personally crouched down. Her fingertips lightly brushed over the cold ground as she murmured an incantation.
A moment later, she stood and said with certainty, “That is right. The energy trace of the node was cut off here.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she waved her staff and began chanting an ancient spell.
As the incantation sounded, dozens of mithril ingots flickering with silver light flew out from her Spatial Ring and formed a complex, precise array in midair.
The instant the mithril array landed, it released a gentle yet irresistible energy fluctuation, like a fine net.
It began tracing the vanished node energy backward, attempting to capture even the slightest clue to the Secret Realm entrance.
Irene assisted from the side, maintaining the stability of the array, her gaze fixed firmly on the energy reaction at the center of the formation.
As long as they could determine the exact position of the Secret Realm entrance through the array, Dragon Mother Daenerys, who was hovering in midair, could immediately act and forcibly open that hidden gate with her formidable power.
Around the entire blacksmith shop, only the low hum of flowing magical energy and the steady breathing of the mages remained. Everyone held their breath as they waited for the result brought by the array.
Just as the mithril array continued operating, an extremely faint golden energy, so weak it was almost impossible to detect, was slowly drawn into the formation like a strand of silk.
Keli’s gaze sharpened. She immediately activated her magic power, causing the mithril array to tighten in an instant.
Like an invisible hand, it firmly “clamped” down on that wisp of golden energy, leaving it no chance to escape.
“We found it.”
Keli gave a low shout and quickly took out a pile of glowing magical materials from her space pouch.
Starsilver powder, moonstone shards, and a small bottle of coagulated dragon blood.
Her fingers moved swiftly. At an extremely fast speed, she layered an even more complex tracking array atop the foundation of the mithril array, while the rhythm of her chanting grew faster and faster.
Every syllable seemed to carry a pulling force, seeking to borrow that strand of golden energy to find the direction of its source.
As the final Rune was branded into the center of the array, the tracking array fully activated.
The imprisoned golden energy began to tremble faintly. Then, as though it had found its destination, it slowly flowed and dispersed in a certain direction, as if guiding the path ahead.
Keli and Irene immediately led the Golden Legion mages, following closely along the trail of energy.
The golden energy did not flow quickly, but it was unusually firm. It passed through the streets of the royal capital, wound around broken walls and ruins, and finally extended all the way to the Reinhardt Palace.
Everyone followed the energy through the palace corridors and courtyards, watching as it continued moving deeper into the palace. At last, within the majestic throne hall, it completely vanished without a trace, like a drop of water merging into the sea.
Keli stopped and looked around the solemn, imposing hall.
The towering dome, the pillars carved with the royal family crest, and the obsidian throne at the end of the hall symbolizing royal authority all filled her eyes with surprise.
“I did not expect the Secret Realm entrance to be hidden in the throne hall.”
Irene also stepped forward and touched the cold stone floor, sensing the faint energy fluctuations lingering in the air. She likewise nodded in disbelief.
“This is the most central place in the palace, with the strictest defenses. Who could have imagined that the entrance to the Secret Realm would be hidden here?”
After confirming the exact location, Keli no longer hesitated and immediately notified Dragon Mother Daenerys through magical communication.
Within only a few breaths, a black figure tore through the air and landed steadily at the entrance of the throne hall. It was none other than Daenerys.
Her gaze swept across the hall, and she ordered Keli and Irene, “Take everyone and withdraw first.”
After everyone had retreated, a powerful Dragon Aura erupted from around Daenerys. Five enormous Domain-level dragons with oppressive auras emerged from a spatial rift behind her and circled above the hall.
Following Daenerys’s low shout, she and the five dragons simultaneously activated the Domain Power within their bodies.
The blazing Flame Domain, the frozen Cold Domain, the raging Storm Domain, the heavy Earth Domain, and the most mysterious Time Domain intertwined with one another. They were five completely different yet equally powerful Domain Powers.
Like five invisible mountains, they crushed down fiercely toward the floor of the throne hall, attempting to forcibly tear open space and open the hidden light gate of the Secret Realm.
The entire throne hall trembled violently. Stone dust fell in streams, and the magic elements in the air became frenzied to the extreme.