Sea God Palace, rear corridor.
The innermost end of the corridor was a dead end. Fate Priestess Sophia tapped the wall ahead several times, and connected star patterns appeared above. The wall turned illusory.
"Continue forward. The No. 2 treasury is down the stairs."
Sophia looked utterly captivating, with a full, alluring figure. From the looks of things, Su Xiao seemed to have unprecedented romantic luck. In reality, that wasn't the case at all. Sophia had her eyes on the treasures Su Xiao was about to obtain. Reality was simply that realistic.
Su Xiao passed through the illusory wall. A downward passage and stairs appeared ahead. When he reached the end of the stairs, a metal door covered in intricate patterns blocked the way. He opened it with the key, and the nearly one-meter-thick door slowly rose.
A slightly stale smell wafted toward him. Treasuries were like this—they stored old objects. The smell didn't matter, as long as the things were valuable.
Su Xiao entered the treasury and saw a figure sitting inside. His heart gave a thump. Encountering someone in a treasury was not a good sign.
The man sat in a broad stone chair. His clothes were tattered, and he was emaciated. The golden crown on his head had lost its luster, its brilliance concealed beneath a layer of grime and turned subdued.
"Has the Sea God changed again? The royal descendants' curse is truly vicious, though I have no right to say that."
Hearing the hoarse voice, Su Xiao immediately remembered him. This was the King of Relics from Room No. 5.
"Greetings, traveler from the outside world. I am King of Relics Lushman, the only King of Relics in history to escape."
King of Relics Lushman opened his eyes. They were pitch-black, but this blackness was