With the help of Odis and others, they quickly found the extraordinary creature that Alger the Hanged Man needed: a golden jellyfish.
The jellyfish clearly hadn't expected these humans to find it so quickly, and it tried to continue hiding inside the cave.
The "Staff of Gus" in Odis's hand flashed, and the seawater inside the cave suddenly froze, turning into sharp spikes that pushed the "Golden Echo Jellyfish" out.
Suddenly, a mouth-like structure opened on the top of the golden jellyfish. Just as it uttered a melodious syllable to attack the spirits of the group, Klein had already located the "spirit thread" and quickly achieved initial control.
The enormous jellyfish suddenly became sluggish and could no longer utter the soul-stirring syllables.
Alger immediately summoned wind blades, cutting the "Golden Echo Jellyfish" into several pieces.
This extraordinary creature, at Sequence Level 5, was thus killed.
Alger looked at the other three: "I can take fewer of the other spoils later."
Only after obtaining permission from the others did Alger put the jellyfish away.
Odis said, "I have another main material for the 'Ocean Singer' that I'll sell to you at a discount, how about?"
Alger paused for a moment, then quickly asked, "How much?"
Odis quoted a price of 3,600 pounds.
Alger exclaimed: This is so cheap!
A typical Tier 5 main ingredient would sell for at least £4,000.
Especially the extraordinary materials obtained through the "sailor" route, which would fetch at least 6,000 pounds at sea.
But before Alger could agree, Odis added, "However, I have a condition."
Alger quickly replied, "Go on."
"After you take the main ingredient from the jellyfish you just mentioned, give me the remaining spiritual materials." Odis said, "Well, you might need some other spiritual material from the jellyfish. Once you get the recipe, I can give you the spiritual materials you need for free."
Generally, in a Sequence 5 potion recipe, two of the auxiliary ingredients are usually obtained from extraordinary creatures that possess the main ingredient.
Odis wanted jellyfish because his need for spiritual materials was like a bottomless pit.
Researching mysticism requires materials, crafting extraordinary weapons requires extraordinary materials, and if a "scroll shop" were to be opened in the future, even more spiritual materials would be needed.
The spiritual materials at Sequence 5 are already very advanced, and Odis was able to use such materials to design scrolls with effects far superior to ordinary scrolls.
After hearing Odis's request, Alger breathed a sigh of relief: "No problem."
Hal Constantine watched the transaction between the two men quietly, without saying a word.
After the matter was settled, the "bubbles" that Odis had created earlier reached their limit, and seawater gradually surged in.
At this moment, Klein said to Odis, "I'll borrow a 'diving scroll,' and I'll pay you with gold pounds after the exploration is over."
He has now basically reached the limit of his diving ability; if he dives any deeper, it will be very difficult for him to breathe through his trachea.
"No need to borrow, you can use it directly," Odis said generously.
Although he didn't have as many "diving scrolls" as he did "flying scrolls" in the "wilderness of knowledge," he still had several dozen. Giving one to Klein wouldn't have bothered him at all.
Klein, hearing Odis's generosity, did not stand on ceremony. He took the scroll, recited the incantation, and grew gills and webbed feet.
The four continued to descend until it became pitch black and there were hardly any fish left, at which point they finally reached the bottom of the pool.
Under the illumination of the "Spirit Storage Crystal," Odis looked around and quickly found the extraordinary mechanism that was already teeming with marine life.
It was a turntable about one meter in diameter with a handle on the outside, so it could obviously be turned.
It just can't turn now. It's covered with hard-shelled marine life. Many of these creatures have used their secretions to completely cover the turntable, making it look like something that was originally on the seabed.
At this moment, Hal opened his mouth and made a somewhat shrill sound. The surrounding sea creatures immediately fled, and the creatures on the extraordinary machine also slowly left.
Alger, standing to the side, raised his hand and used the surrounding seawater to wash away the traces left by the creatures on it.
Soon, the entire turntable appeared, with a ring of extraordinary characters and five empty spaces on the stone pillar in the center. At the top center of the turntable was a small groove.
Six runes appeared on the rotating disc.
Odis swam closer and took a look, immediately recognizing it as an "activation circle" made in "ancient elven script".
By rotating five of the six runes on the magic circle wheel to their correct positions, you can successfully assemble the complete magic circle.
This type of magic array is usually part of a "composite magic array" and is rarely used independently.
At this point, Hal asked, "Can we open it?"
Odis simply raised his staff again and used a huge "bubble" to push the seawater apart, creating a waterless space.
"It can be opened," Odis said, "as long as the rest of the magic circle doesn't malfunction."
He then asked, "Does the Constantine family possess any advanced magic arrays?"
Hal Constantine hesitated for a moment before answering, "I'm not quite sure about that."
Odis looked at the turntable in front of him and said, "This mechanism uses a very advanced magic array. As far as I know, very few people in the Fifth Era still possess 'composite magic arrays'."
"I thought elves possessed some unique occult knowledge."
"Deacon Dedir is an elven scholar with extensive knowledge of mysticism," Hal said. "According to his subordinates' notes, Deacon said he was fortunate to be recognized by the relics of the 'Elven King', which is why he suddenly acquired that knowledge."
Odis nodded: "That makes sense then."
After saying that, he began to spin the wheel in front of him, and quickly sent the first character into a space.
Because there are six characters on the wheel, but only five spaces on the central pillar, it is difficult to find the correct way to open it through simple trial and error.
Only those with sufficient knowledge of mysticism can correctly activate the magic circle.
This was precisely Odis's forte. In just over half a minute, he placed the five characters on the wheel into the correct positions, forming a complete "Ancient Elven" magic circle.
The moment the last character slid into the correct position, a circle of "Ancient Elven script" emitted a faint glow.
But only a faint light appeared, and then there was no further reaction.
Klein, Alger, and Hal all looked at Odis, but Odis said to Hal, "It's your turn."
Halton immediately understood, took out a dagger, cut his finger, and dripped blood into the groove of the central stone pillar.
Click~
With a soft click, the extraordinary mechanism started normally.
Odis looked around but did not find a cave.
He frowned, about to check the magic circle again, when suddenly an upward force appeared beneath his feet, and Odis and the others instantly plunged back into the water.
The next second they realized that the ground beneath their feet was rapidly rising.
Odis was puzzled: Could it be that I made a mistake and the extraordinary mechanism is trying to send us out of the pool?
A few seconds later, Odis and the others burst through the water and returned to the surface of the pool.
But the ground beneath their feet continued to rise, and at an increasingly faster rate.
Odis came to the edge and looked down. There was a magic circle on the lower side of the ground. The magic circle was flashing with blue light, and it was obviously operating at full capacity.
Odis realized: "So Daken Dedir's treasure is in the sky!"
The wind howled, almost drowning out Odis's voice.
The others also realized what was going on and felt it was a bit unbelievable, after all, Daken Deadill was a pirate, yet he had such a high-level setup.
Odis realized that the "Elven King" relic in Deacon's possession must be something very important, perhaps even containing a part of the "Elven King's" residual will, which could grant the person who obtained the item a lot of advanced mystical knowledge.
"Vice Admiral" Hal, or rather the primary target of the Constantine family, is that item.
However, the item seemed perfectly normal under normal circumstances, and it was very likely that only the elves could sense its unusual nature. That's why Hal was so confident in sharing the magical item with us.
After thinking about all this, Odis fell into deep thought, hesitating whether to thwart the "Deep Sea Admiral's" scheme.
Such a treasure is rare, and it would be a shame to let it slip away. However, Odis actually admired organizations like the Constantine family, who had been quietly working to eliminate the influence of the Outer Gods on the real world.
Ultimately, Odis decided that he would pretend he hadn't seen anything that applied to the elves.
However, if it's not very useful for the elves, and he can suppress the negative effects with "Wilderness of Knowledge," then discuss it with Hal and perhaps compensate him with something else.
While Odis was pondering, they had already risen to a very high position, far beyond the scope of "flying".
Thin wisps of clouds had already appeared beneath their feet.
Whale Island was already quite small, and the sea beneath Odis and his companions seemed to have taken on a curve.
Just then, they crashed into a layer of clouds.
The feeling was wonderful; there were swirling clouds all around, and I could almost smell the rain.
Two or three seconds later, they broke through the clouds and saw the bright sun again.
Under its light, the clouds surged like an endless tide.
Then they saw a small mountain peak in the sky above them.
The mountain peaks are covered with lush vegetation, forming a striking patch of green above the clouds.
A flock of birds took flight from the woods and flew to the other side of the mountain, looking quite leisurely.
A sense of paradise washed over me.
As they got closer, Odis noticed a very complex magic circle at the base of the protruding rock on the mountain peak.
The magic circle looked familiar. He thought about it carefully and realized that when he went to the "Ruins of the Gods War" before, he had encountered a floating island with a golden pegasus.
Below the island are four giant diamond pillars, and the magic arrays on the four pillars are very similar to the magic arrays at the foot of the mountain.
Odis had reason to believe that the magic array on the diamond pillar originated from the Elven race, and that Deacon Dedir had obtained the relevant knowledge from the "Elven King".
The four people stood on the ground that rose up with them and stopped on one side of the suspended mountain.
At this moment, Odis noticed that the mountain peak was somewhat crooked, and the magic circle seemed to have some problems.
Come to think of it, it hasn't been maintained for over a hundred years, and it's not as luxurious as the floating islands in the "Ruins of the War of Gods," where magic arrays are engraved on diamonds.
It's already quite good that most of the magic arrays on this mountain are still functioning normally.
The four men jumped down from that small patch of ground one after another. Hal exclaimed, "I never expected Deakin DeDil to have such a design."
Alger nodded slowly. Before coming here, he also thought it was just a pirate's treasure, maybe just a little hidden and hard to find.
Only then did he realize the significance of the "legendary pirate".
At this moment, a loud cry attracted their attention. Two huge sea eagles appeared in the air one after the other, circling in the air as if they were patrolling their territory, staring at Odis and the other four uninvited guests.
Alger was somewhat surprised: "'Dragon Eye Sea Eagles,' and there are two of them!"
This is an extraordinary creature of the "Sailor" pathway, whose eyes are one of the main ingredients in the "Wind-Cherish" potion.
Each pair of eyes has a market price of around £2,000, but at sea, they can fetch at least £2,500.
Without much hesitation, Odis raised the "Staff of Gus," its tip gleaming with starlight.
Suddenly, starlight covered the two eagles, which quickly solidified to form a "cage," trapping the two eagles in an instant.
Klein raised his gloved hand: "Death!"
This is the "Filthy Words" ability of the newly grazed "Apostle of Desire".
The two eagles simultaneously felt as if their hearts were being squeezed, and they plummeted from the sky together.
Alger summoned a hurricane with wind blades, and with two "whoosh" sounds, the necks of the two eagles were severed.
These two extraordinary beings at Sequence Level 6 were utterly vulnerable with the combined efforts of Odis and the other two.
"Vice Admiral Deep Sea" didn't even intend to make a move, after all, he didn't have the right to take a share of these extraordinary materials.
Upon seeing the "Dragon Eye Eagle" killed, Odis quickly put away his staff, grabbed a glass bottle, and ran over, exclaiming, "What a waste! Such a waste!"
As he spoke, he used the corresponding "witchcraft" to collect the blood of the "Dragon Eye Eagle" into a glass bottle.
After collecting three bottles, Odis said, "I can take less money from selling the 'Dragon Eye Eagle' trait later."
"No need," Klein said from behind. "The spiritual materials from the 'Dragon Eye Sea Eagle' are yours; consider it payment for the six scrolls you gave me earlier."
Odis didn't stand on ceremony: "Alright."
"I have a 'spatial magic array.' I'll put it away first and we'll divide it up together later."
Klein grunted in response, while Alger remained silent throughout, as he was certain he would not participate in the distribution of these extraordinary materials.
Having made a considerable discovery right away, Odis was in high spirits. After searching around, he quickly found a path paved with stone slabs.
The road was covered by weeds, but the stone slabs could still be vaguely seen.
Following the not-so-easy stone path, the four of them soon found a cave hidden by trees, where the treasure should be.
So they made their final preparations, with Alger leading the way, Odis and Klein walking in the middle, and Hal bringing up the rear, the four of them entering the cave in a line.
Upon entering the cave, the four people first heard the sound of dripping water, as if this solitary mountain peak also contained abundant water resources.
Odis used the "Spirit Storage Crystal" to illuminate the cave again; it was damp and dripping water everywhere.
The water droplets "dripped" out small puddles, which is why we can hear the dripping sound.
A small stream connects the puddles and flows out of the cave.
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
Such an environment makes the cave full of moss and very slippery underfoot.
The further you go in, the less moss there is, but the water resources become increasingly abundant.
After walking for about ten minutes, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a huge open space.
Odis controlled the "Spirit Storage Crystal" to rise higher, illuminating the cave in front of him. The space was about the size of a small square, with a small island in the center, and the surrounding area was completely covered by water.
It looked like a small lake with a small island in the center.
Under the bright sunlight, which seemed to be from an energy-saving lamp, the small island reflected a golden light, and there was a small pile of gold coins and various gold utensils and gold bars on it.
A smile appeared on Odis's face: "This time we've really struck gold."
Judging by the gold, it was worth at least £10,000. Adding to that the "dragon eye eagle" from earlier, Odis thought to himself: Cruz Island is rich again.
Although Klein maintained a cold expression on the surface, he was secretly overjoyed.
Besides the small pile of gold, there were also many crossbows, swords and knives in the style of the Elven race, as well as some gold or silver items.
Although the target was right in front of them, the four of them did not rush over immediately. Based on past experience, the closer they got to the last step, the more likely they were to encounter a dangerous trap.
All four of them were seasoned veterans, so of course they wouldn't be careless at this moment.
They proceeded cautiously, exploring the path step by step.
The "small lake" in front of us is very shallow, only reaching a little above our ankles, but it is very murky, and we can't see the depth of the "lake bottom".
Suddenly, their intuition sensed danger, and the four of them immediately retreated. But as soon as they lifted their feet, they found that their feet were as if they were encased in cement, firmly gripped by the water beneath their feet, and they could not lift them at all.
At this moment, the originally calm water surface surged, forming four huge whirlpools.
Odis quickly reached for the scroll, at which moment arcs of electricity suddenly appeared on the surface of the water. Odis and Klein were shocked and felt their mouths water uncontrollably.
Hal and Alger were in slightly better condition, but they were also paralyzed by the electric shock.
Hal, in particular, after being promoted to "Ocean Singer", was no longer afraid of any electric attacks, but he was also temporarily unable to move.
However, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, because the thing that created the vortex and electric arc was precisely the main purpose of his trip.
Moreover, he was quite certain that as the only one among the four with elven blood, the item would choose him.
After the four people lost their ability to resist, they were each sucked into different vortexes.
Odis's "diving scroll" was still effective; he didn't choke on the water, and he wasn't too panicked because his hands were now mobile.
As the swirling water spun, Odis felt herself being rapidly "pushed" into a small cave, bumping against the stone walls several times.
Fortunately, the arm guards he wore on his forearms would create a layer of illusory black armor all over his body when he was injured, helping him to withstand the damage from the impact.
The next instant, the turbulent water flow suddenly disappeared.
Odis looked around and found himself under a sky filled with dark clouds and flashing lightning.
Besides the sound of thunder, Odis also heard the roar of surging waves, as if he had encountered a storm at sea.
He watched the scene before him silently, as if he were witnessing the most terrifying natural disaster, causing his heart to tremble uncontrollably.
Click~
A clap of thunder made Odis feel as if he were drenched in a fine sweat, and he felt as if his mind had become sluggish due to fear.
The lightning bolts intertwined to form a human figure, standing on surging waves. The silvery-white lightning seemed to be frozen, and arcs of electricity flickered around it, making the human figure look extremely sacred.
With a slight movement, the humanoid figure raised its hand, and the "Staff of Gus" from Odis's waist immediately flew into its hand.
Amid the crackling of electric arcs, Odis vaguely heard a deep voice utter a word in "Ancient Elven language": "Gus".
Odis felt as if the other person was scrutinizing her, as if her very soul had been seen through.
At this moment, the "Electric Man" let out a long sigh and said in the ancient Elven language, "You have not found the way to defeat the extraordinary."
Odis asked in a trembling voice, in a broken ancient Elven language, "What is meant by... the path to 'conquering the extraordinary'?"
The "electrified person" continued, "It's been too long, too long..."
Odis realized that she could not communicate with the electric man.
"Electric Man" raised the "Gus Staff" as if admiring a work of art, looking at the staff and saying, "Although our philosophies differ, I still want to give them to you."
With a slight wave of his hand, the "Electric Man" sent the "Gus Staff" flying back to Odis's waist.
It suddenly transformed into arcs of electricity, crackling and hissing in the air.
Click~
Another clap of thunder, and the "electrocutor" vanished, along with the roar of the waves, the lightning, and the dark clouds.
The fear that had been gripping Odis's mind gradually dissipated, and he then realized that he was covered in a cold sweat.
Odis was panting, but his spirituality made him immediately lower his head to avoid looking directly ahead.
But that fleeting glimpse had already dealt a tremendous blow to Odis's mind. Fortunately, the protection of the "Wilderness of Knowledge" prevented him from suffering any real harm.
The next second, spiritual perception brought a picture to Odis's mind: above the stone platform in front of him, three drops of blood that looked like red jade were suspended.
Although it was only three drops, each drop of blood seemed to be surging powerfully.
Divine Blood!
Once the fear subsided and Odis regained her ability to think, she immediately realized...
This is divine blood!
The divine blood of the "Elf King"!
In that instant, Odis realized that the "elf king's" relics mentioned in Deckard's last words were these three drops of divine blood.
There were originally four drops, but Deakin DeDil was lucky or unlucky enough to mix one drop.
That drop of divine blood granted him a great deal of advanced mystical knowledge, made him extremely irritable, and also granted him power beyond his original level.
You could even say he's become a monster, just not out of control immediately.
Looking back now, Daken Deadill's choices and actions were terrible. He only had the power of a "pirate king," yet he chose to challenge the Storm Church, the true rulers of the sea.
Such a choice was both naive and unwise, as it squandered the limited strength of the Elven race on the sea.
At that time, Deacon may have lost his mind, and even thought he was the "Elven King" many times. Therefore, in his last words, he frequently called on his fellow elves to restore the glory of the elves.
In his last shred of sanity, Daken arranged this treasure, placing the remaining three drops of divine blood here, hoping that his fellow elves would obtain them in the future and revitalize the elven race.
The "electrocuted person" just now was actually a wisp of consciousness remaining in the "Elf King" within the divine blood. This wisp of consciousness did not have complete thoughts and could not communicate; it could only express some of its ideas simply.
Thinking of this, Odis realized that since the consciousness of the "Elf King" had chosen him, he should quickly put it away.
Not daring to touch this thing directly, Odis took out the secondary array of the "Spatial Array" and then directly covered the stone platform with the array, using this method to collect the three drops of divine blood into the "Wilderness of Knowledge".
The moment Odis received the divine blood, his entire being relaxed, as if he had suddenly returned to a normal environment from an environment of immense pressure.
Taking a deep breath, Odis looked around and found that she was in a small cave. The feeling of vastness she had just experienced, as if she were standing on the sea, vanished instantly.
Whoosh~
Water began pouring into the surrounding caves, and in the blink of an eye, it submerged Odis's mouth and nose.
Although Odis was somewhat prepared, encountering a flood in the cave still caused her some psychological stress.
He drew his "Gus Staff," summoning brilliant starlight. He saw water quickly fill the cave, and a sizable opening appeared at the top, from which he seemed to have been "sent" in by the whirlpool.
Odis went upstream from there, following the winding mountain caves, and soon reached the water.
But he was still in the slippery cave, so Odis raised the "Staff of Gus," and in the starlight, solid steps rose upwards.
Odis quickly ascended the "Starlight Stairs" and soon emerged from the cave.
He found himself back in the large space that had resembled a small lake, except that the water in the "lake" had disappeared, leaving behind a damp cave.
Odis surveyed the surroundings before quickly arriving at the "Central Island," at which point Alger returned second via "Wind Chaser."
Almost two or three seconds later, Klein and Hal returned one after the other, but Hal looked bewildered, not understanding why he had not found the "Elf King's" divine blood.
Odis asked as if nothing had happened, "Were you also sucked into other caves just now?"
After a brief conversation with Klein and Alger, it was confirmed that they had indeed been sucked into another cave, and then that small cave was suddenly filled with water, and they somehow swam back.
After listening, Hal asked, "You...you didn't encounter anything else?"
Odis smiled and countered, "What should we encounter?"
Something like the "Elven King's" divine blood, even if obtained by the Constantine family, would not end well; Deckard is a prime example of this.
Odis had already made a decision: in such a situation, he would use the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to store the item away, and take care of "Vice Admiral Deep Sea" when the opportunity arose later.
Hal was stunned by Odis's question and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Klein and Alger sensed that the other was hiding something, but this was not the time to discuss it.
Boom!
The cave suddenly shook violently, and a huge crack appeared in the ceiling.
Odis took out the secondary array of the "Spatial Magic Array": "Quick, pack up the things."
He realized that after he collected the three drops of divine blood, the magic array below the mountain showed signs of collapsing.
Klein and Alger didn't know the specifics of what was going on, but they knew they needed to seize the spoils as quickly as possible.
Alger activated the magic circle, and Odis used "witchcraft" to make the pile of gold flow like water into the "wilderness of knowledge".
Hal quickly sprang into action. Without even consulting Odis, he summoned a hurricane, sweeping the elven items into the "spatial magic circle."
Rumble! Rumble!
The entire cave began to shake violently.
The four people used either "wind manipulation" or "flying techniques" to fly quickly outwards.
The shaking in the cave became more and more violent, the gaps grew larger and more numerous, and huge rocks fell from above. The collapse was almost right behind the four people.
In just a few seconds, they flew out one after another.
By this time, the birds in the woods had already been startled, and the entire mountain peak had split into several sections and was slowly descending.
As Odis flew toward the edge of the mountain, he said, "You guys go first, I'll go down to the bottom and take a look!"
Previously, the "Ruins of the War of Gods" was too dangerous, so Odis suppressed her curiosity and did not have time to observe the magic circle on the diamond pillar.
Although it looks dangerous now, Odis has the ability to protect himself, and he must go and see the ancient "floating magic circle" no matter what.
Odis leaped down to the bottom of the mountain, where the descent accelerated, and rocks hurtled toward him.
He raised his arm guard, and a "spider leg" more than two meters long extended out from it, opening up the rock or cutting it in half.
Odis focused intently on memorizing the magic circle before him. As he circled the mountain once, the entire mountain had shattered into several pieces and was rapidly falling toward Whale Island.
Only then did he feel safe enough to fly away from the danger zone and fall down with the mountain.