Elara rubbed the powder in her hand, which was about to completely disappear, thinking about the complex and complete pattern. She turned and walked toward the nearest pile of bamboo slips and took the divine talisman placed at the top of the pile.
This divine talisman was just like the Phoenix Talisman she had obtained before, with dense, tangled, twisted lines all over its surface.
Elara tried to find the matching lines based on the complete pattern she had just memorized, but she couldn't clearly identify any trace within the chaotic mess of markings.
She simply reached out and began to draw the full pattern onto the surface of the talisman.
The moment she finished the last stroke, the previously unresponsive talisman suddenly lit up with a golden glow along the lines she had just drawn.
Then, as if ignited, the golden light of the full pattern began to spread outward, gradually lighting up each of the jumbled totem lines one by one.
At the moment the last line lit up, the entire talisman turned into a gate that opened, reflecting two very exquisite and beautiful stone archways from the center of the brightest golden light.
These two archways, and the space between them, were filled with a faint blue glow, making the gates seem even more mysterious and extraordinary.
As Elara was still thinking about the purpose of these two gates, the System in her mind suddenly started shouting excitedly again.
"This is a Level One Space-Time Teleportation Gate!"
"Master! Even in the interstellar era, this kind of teleportation gate is extremely rare! Fortunately, it's only Level One now, with limited energy, and it's already in a finished form rather than just theoretical knowledge. Otherwise, you probably wouldn't have been able to obtain it!"
As the System explained the wonder of these two teleportation gates, another surge of energy rushed from the talisman through Elara's fingers and into her body.
The System immediately sensed it and grew even more excited.
"Master! This time you really found something valuable! I finally figured out what those two patterns on the paper membrane were! They're actually 'Universal Unlock Keys'!"
"With them, whenever you find more divine talismans, you'll be able to directly unlock and obtain the treasures within. You won't have to search for the divine bloodline inheritor like the people of this world do. As long as you use the two 'All-Solution Divine Talisman Keys,' you can unlock various divine talismans directly and receive the divine bloodline's blessings!"
"The energy from this talisman that flowed into your body has also been absorbed by that tree deep in your consciousness!"
"Your tree just grew a little more. It stretched out a new branch and even bore a new fruit!"
"Ah! Master! There are still so many divine talismans here! Go try them all! Let me see what special magical things are hidden inside these talismans!"
"The tree in your consciousness also needs to absorb more energy! That's how it will grow! Try absorbing more! The tree will definitely grow bigger, grow more branches, bear more fruit! It might even mutate into something even more powerful!"
"Ah! I can't wait anymore! Go absorb them! Just start absorbing like crazy!"
With the System's excited urging, Elara walked toward the other stacks of bamboo slips and began unlocking the stone talisman charms one by one.
The complete totem symbol was indeed the "□□." Among the dozens of stone talisman charms placed at the very top, Elara managed to open seven of them in total.
The ones she couldn't unlock weren't because the "□□" had stopped working, but because the contents inside those talismans far exceeded what this ancient world could withstand, so even if Elara had the "key," she still couldn't retrieve them for now.
Still, just the seven stone talisman charms she opened already contained items far beyond what Elara had expected.
Ding~ Congratulations, you've obtained the [Absolute Defense] battle garment.
When Elara opened the second stone talisman charm, a piece of light and gauzy, floating translucent fabric appeared in the air, drifting despite there being no wind.
She reached out with her fingertip and touched it. The sheer fabric, lighter than air, automatically draped over her body. Within two seconds, the semi-transparent unknown fabric vanished entirely, becoming invisible, and even its weight felt almost nonexistent.
[Absolute Defense — Gauze Robe]
[Description]: A gauzy robe that can automatically adjust its size based on the wearer. It is feather-light and can become invisible. It holds exceptionally strong defensive power. Once worn, it greatly enhances the wearer's defense. In desperate situations, it can activate [Absolute Defense] and [Severe Injury Immunity]. It can be worn daily without affecting normal clothing.
[Abilities]:
[Absolute Defense] provides complete immunity to all damage. Each use consumes 100% energy.
[Severe Injury Immunity] grants immunity to severe injuries. Each use consumes 50% energy.
[Energy]: Current energy remaining: 100%.
(Note: Energy can be replenished through direct injection or natural recovery. Direct injection requires a concentrated energy source and allows for rapid charging. Natural recovery takes three days to restore full energy.)
It really was a divine artifact, especially in a world where cold weapons were dominant.
Although Elara didn't have an energy source and couldn't recharge it directly, natural recovery only took three days. That meant she could activate [Absolute Defense] once every three days to be completely immune to all damage… that was already an ability bordering on a game-breaking cheat.
Feeling the invisible gauze robe already wrapped around her, Elara continued opening the other stone talisman charms.
Ding~ Congratulations, you've obtained a [War-Damaged Spear] (Ancient form version).
[Description]: This was once a very powerful weapon but was damaged during battle. It has now automatically adjusted into an ancient cold weapon spear based on the current era. Most of its skills cannot be activated due to the damage, but the few remaining ones are still enough to establish its status as a "divine weapon" in this ancient world.
[Abilities]: This spear is incredibly sharp and comes with [Piercing Edge]. Though the damage has greatly reduced its killing power, there's still very little in this world that it can't cut or pierce. The spear shaft is imbued with [Rebounding Toughness].