## Chapter 239: Divine Artifact Appears

The radiance emitted by magic items is blue, rare items are gold, unique items are unique, and set items are undoubtedly green. For ease of understanding, the ancestors classified and named them by the color of the equipment. However, there is only one last type of equipment—divine items, which stand at the peak of all equipment. They do not have a fixed color; some may emit more than one color, some may emit unique, green, gold, or blue, but the radiance is many times more intense. Even more so, some are as plain as normal items. But no matter what appearance they present, when you see their attributes, you can immediately know their identity, because the attributes of no other equipment can compete with divine items.

—Excerpt from *Book of Cain*

Dream, a beautiful Dream Realm. A rainbow woven from seven-colored radiance burst forth from the treasure chest, like an unremarkable bud blooming into a dreamlike seven-colored flower in an instant. That brilliant radiance was mixed with a mysterious and powerful force, passing through my body unhindered, dyeing my body and clothing multicolored. This feeling was beautiful and strange, yet it didn't repulse me, because the power attached to these lights was very warm. Immersed in it, it felt as if I was soaking in a Hot Spring, and the fatigue from the combat just now, the stains on my body, and even the confusion Within the Mind, were all washed away by these warm lights.

Beautiful things are always brief. As if to verify this saying, this flower only bloomed for a moment before retracting back. After those dazzling colors filled the entire Hall, as if summoned, they were suddenly sucked back into the chest without warning. In the blink of an eye, the dream was reverted to its original form. What appeared before my eyes was still the spacious and simple Hall from before.

What's going on?

Staring intently at the treasure chest, which still shimmered with a faint layer of color inside, my footsteps were involuntarily drawn towards it. One step, two steps... Accompanied by the sound of my own heartbeat, after taking the thirteenth step, I finally reached the front of the chest and was able to get a glimpse inside.

A purplish-red full body armor lay quietly inside. A thin but not faint layer of seven-colored radiance was revealed within the brilliant purplish-red. From this, it could be seen that the fleeting burst of seven-colored radiance just now was emitted by it. Attracted by that mysterious radiance revealing a powerful aura, my hand reached out beyond my control, lifting this magnificent purplish-red armor into my hand.

This was a full body armor with extremely high coverage. Even my palms were covered by an unknown black flexible leather tightly connected to the armor's wrists. From the neck down, the armor extended all the way to the ankles with a streamlined, elegant curve. The entire body was seamless, but the joints were surprisingly flexible. Even when worn, there would absolutely be no tight feeling. In addition, the surface of the armor at the nodes of each joint and on the chest and back was engraved with countless dazzling, profound magic arrays. Although covered with sigils and patterns, the appearance of the armor did not seem ugly or cumbersome. The designer clearly put effort into both practicality and aesthetics, forming these complex incantations into elegantly shaped carvings. Looking at the appearance, they were merely engraved decorations on the armor.

The entire armor piece was forged from a mysterious purplish-red metal. Its coverage of the body reached over 80%. Logically speaking, the weight of this armor should be quite considerable, but lifting it in hand gave me the feeling of picking up a feather using the strength to lift a shot put. A serious sense of incongruity couldn't help but arise in my heart—it should clearly be a very heavy thing, so how could it be so light?

After carefully observing the appearance, I was not in a hurry to measure its attributes, afraid of scaring myself. Whether it was the exquisite craftsmanship of this armor or the mysterious color and power it revealed, both gave me a suffocating and breathless pressure, exactly the same as the first time I saw the Bugged Charm and Bugged Sword.

Recalling what the book said, I roughly assessed that this should be a piece of Gothic Plate (Base Defense 1(-135)) or its upgraded version (the advanced version is Embossed Plate, Base Defense (2-303); the elite version is Lacquered Plate, Base Defense 433-541). Although I haven't seen the actual item, I don't think an ordinary Gothic Plate would be purplish-red like this one, and engraved with so many incantation arrays. The color of an ordinary Gothic Plate is black, and I dare not say about the craftsmanship, but it definitely cannot compare to the one before my eyes.

And what shocked me the most was the luster it emitted. If it's really as the book says, then isn't this armor... No, no, no, how could it be? This is only the First World! And I don't even have a unique item yet (King's Staff's attributes are too bad, I didn't classify it as a unique item at all). How could I suddenly get something so far above my level? It's like playing a game, just after changing class, and already defeating the final boss. How could this kind of absurd thing happen in reality? I kept shaking my head.

Closing my eyes, I took a deep breath for a while, until I thought I could accept it with peace of mind even if it really was a divine item. Only then did I carefully stroke this armor, and then slowly opened my eyes. The moment I opened the attributes, the armor suddenly burst out with seven-colored radiance even more intense than just now. In my panicked expression, a power that I was completely unable to resist passed from the armor into my Within the Mind.

"Child, I am waiting for you on the third level of the Temple of Death."

As if it were a call from the distant Sky, this voice, clearly coming from an Elder's mouth, carried an unrejectable kindness and authority, a long, distant, and ancient murmur, traversing space and time, directly transmitted into my heart.

Tal Rasha's Guardianship (Lacquered Plate)

Defense: 6480

Required Level: 91

Strength Requirement: 84

+10% Defense

Requirements Reduced -60%

Physical Damage Reduction 40%

+10 Fire Skill (Sorceress only)

Fire Resistance +100%

+100-255 Fire Damage

+150% Enhanced Fire Skill Damage

5% Chance to ignore target's Fire Resistance

50% Chance to cast Level 15 Fireball when struck

+500 Life

Life Regeneration +10

88% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Tal Rasha's Fine Cloth

Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest

Tal Rasha's Judgment

Tal Rasha's Guardianship

Tal Rasha's Lidless Eye

Tal Rasha's Fine Cloth

"..."

I looked blankly at the attributes on the armor, a monstrous wave rising in my heart. What incredibly overpowered attributes! And it's one of the set items. What does this mean? It means that if I find the other set pieces, the attributes of the armor will increase further! And after finally collecting all five set pieces, an even more overpowered full set bonus attributes will appear!!

In comparison, I only then realized that the small charm I originally thought was a bugged charm actually wasn't a bug at all. At most, it was just a Rare grade small artifact.

Without a doubt, these are the attributes of a divine item. Then this armor is also a divine item, and it's a divine artifact set. The name of the set item is so familiar, whether in the game or in reality. But precisely because it was familiar, I was even more surprised. In the game, Tal Rasha's Wrappings Set was just a peak level set item. Why did it suddenly transform into a divine item here? And the attributes were completely different. It was completely like a sparrow transforming into a phoenix. The attribute values increased by more than 10 times! This is the biggest divergence between reality and the game in history!

"Wow!!"

Don't know how long I stood there stunned. Suddenly, a pair of small hands gently pushed me from behind. A voice filled with laughter and surprise came from beside my ear. I immediately jolted, subconsciously putting away Tal Rasha's Guardianship Lacquered Plate. I was almost scared into collapsing onto the ground by this sudden prank. My knees went weak, and I quickly used my hand to support myself on the ground. Turning my head, what I saw was the Little Ghost's pretty face with a hint of surprise in her mischievousness. She probably didn't expect the effect would be so astonishing.

Phew, you scared me to death! I glared angrily at the Little Ghost. Waiting for her to realize something was wrong, her light body floated up, and just as she was about to turn and run away, it was already a little too late as I lunged and tackled her to the ground.

"You've got some courage, haven't you? Tell me, how should I punish you, my esteemed Your Highness the Saintess?"

Pushing this Ghost Little Saintess to the ground, one hand held her down tightly, the other hand began to naughtily reach into her robe, sliding over that infinitely beautiful body. I took a sip on those soft cherry lips and said with a lecherous chuckle.

"Wuwu~~, I was wrong," the Little Ghost twisted her body, her big eyes looking at me pitifully.

"Punish me however you want, as long as... as long as you don't bully me."

She bit her lip and said softly. A hint of seductiveness was revealed in her silver eyes. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell she was saying the opposite.

"You Little One, are you trying to seduce me?"

My throat immediately became dry and hoarse. Facing the seductive demeanor revealed deep down by the Little Ghost, I had no power to resist at all.

"Mmhmm—No, I'm not! You Villain—"

The Little Ghost twisted her body, seemingly both annoyed and shy, clamping my mischievous big hand inside her full and firm breasts, instantly sending my desire soaring to its peak.

However, I quickly and depressingly discovered a fact. Now is not the time for this kind of thing. This is the Boss Hall, there's an unsightly coffin in the middle, and Xiao Xue and the others are still around. The most important thing is the shock caused by Tal Rasha's Guardianship Lacquered Plate. Thinking of this, my desire instantly subsided.

"You Little Pervert, you saw this point and decided to tease me like this, didn't you?" I looked at the Little Ghost, who was smugly pursing her lips, so angry my teeth itched, but there was nothing I could do. Just you wait, when we get back, I'll make you cry and beg for mercy on the Bed.

I pinched her Little Nose and stood up. The Little Ghost didn't take the opportunity to leave. Instead, like a little clingy bug, she clung to my Neck and floated up with the momentum.

"By the way, Xiao Fan, come here quickly."

As if she suddenly remembered something, she urged me with a moist, fragrant whisper in my Ear. Then, dragging me by the Neck like this, she came to the center of the Hall, which was next to that Coffin.

"Look here," she pointed to the horizontal front of the Stone Coffin and said.

I leaned in. Only to see a few solemn and neat small text carved on the white stone surface. If the Little Ghost hadn't carefully noticed, I wouldn't have noticed at all.

My dearest Xin Xiulasi - Tal Rasha

"Hmph hmph, my sharp-eyed Saintess isn't called that for nothing. But, it's really so romantic," the Little Ghost looked at the writing above and said with a dreamy gaze. She clearly still didn't know what Tal Rasha's identity truly was, so naturally didn't know that a giant wave rose in my heart again.

My dearest Xin Xiulasi? Let's not worry about who this person is for now, but Tal Rasha wrote this, right? Which means the person in the Stone Coffin had a very close relationship with Tal Rasha. If that's the case, then it's not surprising that one piece of Tal Rasha's set item was placed here.

But, there are still many mysteries waiting for me to unravel. Why was this piece of Tal Rasha's Guardianship Lacquered Plate elevated to artifact grade? If that's the case, then is Tal Rasha's set item truly unique? What about the set items for other classes? I wish I could immediately fly back to the Rogue Encampment to ask Akara. My intuition tells me she definitely has the answer I want.

After checking the Hall thoroughly several times at the end, until I confirmed there were no other findings, I was just about to tear a Town Portal Scroll. Just then, a slight sound suddenly came from next door. Although the sound was faint, it did not escape my ears or Xiao Xue and the others' ears. We simultaneously turned our gaze towards the Wall where the sound came from. A small Fissure on the Wall was precisely the source of the sound.

(end of chapter)

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