"Naquel, the All-Seeing Eye is a sacred relic of the Sun God. It can help you retrieve the Heart of Jade, because it originally belonged to the Sun God."
"I understand, Grand Elder."
The wooden box in Naquel's hands was made of willow, its surface slightly gray and pale. A ring-shaped emblem was set into the lid, looking utterly ordinary at first glance. When he opened the lid, the surrounding knights and Adeni could not help turning their gazes toward him. Inside the box lay a layer of fine silk, atop which rested a four-sided metal pyramid gleaming with a platinum sheen. Yet they saw nothing connected to an "eye" on it. Instead, the pyramid was densely covered in countless lines and patterns, making it seem unfathomably profound.
Naquel said nothing. His expression was solemn as he held up the box with both hands, raising the four-sided pyramid high. Then he shouted, "Ra!" A beam of light shot from the platinum pyramid and struck the Jade Dragon Sacred Sword hanging in the distant sky.
At that very moment, the Azure Phoenix summoned by the Ancient Phoenix Jade Pendant was wreathed in blazing flames as it slammed headfirst into the Azure Dragon coiling above the harbor.
The two masses of flame collided, forming a brilliant ball of fire. Countless flames flowed through the sky, resembling rivers. Wherever those streams of fire passed, the buildings below immediately burst into flames. The residents of Rosalin near the harbor suffered this sudden disaster and felt as though the apocalypse had arrived. Fortunately, the flames did not spread too quickly, and most of them still had time to flee.
The Azure Dragon transformed from the Jade Dragon Sacred Sword let out a shrill roar of rage, and nearly half its energy-form collapsed. Although the power