Chapter 530: Volcanic Floating Island

Neither the King of the North nor Donald, the two supreme gods, intervened, while the Sphinx dismissed these pitiful things as worthless. Any item from its collection was worth far more than this lower-tier god’s tomb!
Those were treasures it had stolen over the years from various powerful god tombs, whose owners were nothing but chaotic and insane entities. As long as one was careful not to alert them, the Sphinx, leveraging its advantageous location, could still acquire many valuable items!
Just the divine artifacts and immortal treasures it had plundered from its master’s temple alone were enough to drive the supreme gods of the main world to go crazy in their greed!
While the Sphinx led everyone to the next target, Donald was in the projection space, counting the Sphere City in the sky belonging to the Sphinx, as well as the great tower that allowed mortals to ascend to immortality!
Of course, this was far inferior to Atlantis, which transformed an entire continent into a war fortress and could even sail warships through the heavens and across the star seas. Yet it was still on par with the arcane civilizations developed in the multiverse!
Thus, besides divine artifacts, the Sphinx’s collection also included many powerful puppets and mechanical creations with unknown functions.
The one that caught Donald’s attention the most was the burned wooden board-like divine artifact—the Book of Fate.
It was a high-grade divine artifact similar to the Tablet of Fate, containing secrets about the workings of the universe and various events. Though it was far from being as supreme as the Tablet of Fate, it was comparable to the Codex of the Gods copied by its previous owner.
Unlike the Codex of the Gods, which aimed to collect cosmic laws to establish divine domains, this high-grade artifact focused on determining the fate of the supreme gods within its jurisdiction.
Once one signed their true name—i.e., their soul imprint—or their divine authority onto the Book of Fate, their life and death would be controlled by its owner.
After briefly communicating with the artifact itself and understanding its functions, Donald couldn’t help but exclaim in delight, “Wow! This thing might as well be called the List of Deified Gods!”
In Donald’s view, such artifacts were essentially equivalents to a “List of Deified Gods” or a “Book of Life and Death” from another world, likely used by its previous owner to control the supreme gods under him.

Among the 600 deities ruled by Marduk, the king of the gods in legendary Babylon, half were celestial deities while the other 300 were terrestrial deities. How similar is this to the legends of the Pantheon List?
The previous owner of this supreme divine artifact was Marduk, the third god-king of Babylon. When this supreme deity left his original universe, he perished along with his enemies. However, before self-destructing, he entrusted this sole supreme divine artifact of the Babylonian pantheon to his predecessor, Enlil. Before the Earthly King merged the Totem Continent into the multiverse, he also obtained what he desired, and thus the artifact fell into the hands of the Sphinx.
The second artifact worthy of Donald’s attention was the famous Code of Hammurabi. This relic of an ancient civilization, which he had learned about in his past life’s textbooks, was not merely a set of laws carved on a stele. In reality, the true Code of Hammurabi was a medium-grade divine artifact created by the third god-king Marduk based on the Book of Fate. Its power mainly manifested in aspects related to monarchy and royal authority, making it a symbol of secular royal power—similar to Donald’s Heart of Kingship—but far inferior in terms of combat capabilities.
The remaining artifacts were mostly weapons, with the highest being only a few medium-grade artifacts, and the rest being lower-grade ones.
“Sphinx, your collection contains the divine artifacts I need. I want to exchange them with you. What do you need? A divine status or a powerful artifact?”
Donald asked the Sphinx for the two powerful artifacts he desired. Of course, he wasn’t asking for them for free—after all, they were the Sphinx’s own collection. As long as he could fulfill certain conditions, he was willing to meet the Sphinx’s demands.
However, the Sphinx saw through this and immediately offered those two artifacts to Donald, allowing the new owner to use them freely. It didn’t really care about these artifacts; it preferred shiny metals and gems. A powerful artifact like the Book of Fate was beyond its control as a demi-god puppet. It was better to give it away to win the new owner’s favor and gain their trust.
“Since that’s the case, I’ll owe you this favor for now and repay you later!”
Seeing the Sphinx’s loyalty, Donald didn’t hesitate and took the two artifacts he wanted, then selected two more from the lower-grade artifacts.

This is a spear-shaped True Divine Artifact, belonging to the elementary category in the domain of ice and snow. It allows control over the powers of ice and storms, making it perfectly suited to the domain of the King of the North. Donald immediately lent this artifact to Charlie on loan.
“There’s still some time; Your Highness Charlie, please master this artifact as quickly as possible!”
There are still several tough battles ahead, so it’s essential to boost the combat strength of their allies.
The King of the North took the artifact, nodded, said nothing, and focused on communicating with its powers from atop the Sphinx.
Although Charlie was the first to ascend to the rank of True God, he had yet to create a True Divine Artifact suitable for himself. The reason was that materials for immortal artifacts above the rank of Sub-True Divine Artifacts were extremely difficult to find.
Originally, he planned to borrow Donald’s Heart of the King, but that True Divine Artifact, a one-handed sword, had already been handed over to the God of Kingship, Xize, before his arrival. Having a convenient True Divine Artifact would provide greater security for this former king of the Celts as he ruled in the North.
Additionally, the God of Adventure and Seafaring, Xili, also obtained an elementary True Divine Artifact in the domain of water. It happened to be a spear-shaped True Divine Artifact. Although its attributes didn’t perfectly match his, it could still be used initially. After returning to the main world, he could enhance it by endowing it with his own powers!
As for his two sub-godly warriors, Uther and Amps, no suitable True Divine Artifacts were found for them. However, each of them already had a powerful Sub-True Divine Artifact that allowed them to perform at an extraordinary level, their strength comparable to that of temporarily acquired True Divine Artifacts with mismatched attributes. Therefore, Donald didn’t arrange anything for them.
The same was true for the three legendary warriors, Chikofield and the others. When Donald arrived, he had already lent two of the seven Banai True Divine Artifacts designed for spellcasters to the legendary spellcasters Chikofield and Colin. In their hands, these artifacts exerted almost the same power as when in his own hands. With these two powerful Sub-True Divine Artifacts, the two spellcasters could rival ordinary sub-godly warriors.
Only Vincent, the Sword Saint of Storms, was the weakest link in the group of ten. Yet, this former Marquis of Anser also had his own Sub-True Divine Artifact, a long sword, as a weapon, making it difficult for even ordinary sub-godly warriors to defeat him.
The God of the Red River and the God of War Hammers both had their own preferred weapons, and surely the God of the White Mountain would also provide them with some powerful assets—there was no need for Donald, an outsider, to worry about that.

Soon, under Sphinx’s guidance, the group encountered two more mid-tier divine tombs in a row. These tombs, formed from the deaths of mid-tier gods of average strength, posed a challenge only on par with lower-tier gods. With Donald’s highly skilled team, they easily swept through them, each member reaping significant rewards. With these gains, even if they found nothing else, the trip would still be worthwhile! Not long after leaving the third tomb, Sphinx suddenly spoke up, “Master, ahead lies one of the three most powerful divine tombs in this heavenly world. It belongs to Loki, the Fire God among the gods of Asgard in the northern lands. Some true gods secretly call him the God of Deceit or the Evil God! Although he isn’t the strongest among the northern gods, he’s undoubtedly the most troublesome. Master, you must be careful when facing him!” Donald looked up at the mist-shrouded distance and nodded at Sphinx, indicating he had taken his warning to heart. In fact, even without Sphinx’s words, he had already heard some legends about this evil god, Loki, from foreign mythologies in his past life. Loki was the most troublemaking god in Norse mythology, the Fire God who hated water and had giant ancestry, being a descendant of the Frost Giants. Though he appeared handsome and kind, he had a rebellious temper and cunning mind, often speaking rudely and constantly quarreling with other gods, causing trouble. Legends also claimed he gave birth to terrifying monsters that brought destruction to the world, such as Fenrir the wolf and Midgard Serpent. It was these monsters that led to Ragnarök, bringing an end to the world of the Norse gods. Additionally, Loki was skilled in magic and possessed great powers. His direct combat strength wasn’t as great as that of his brother, Thor, a true god of strength, but Donald knew well that enemies of this type were far more cunning and tricky than those who fought head-on. Legends were just that—legends—but since figures from both Babylonian and Norse myths appeared, it wasn’t surprising that the contents of these myths might turn out to be true! As Sphinx led the group through the outer mist toward the ruins of one of the most powerful divine tombs in this forgotten land, everyone saw the strange appearance of this island tomb surrounded by mist. At its base was an island shaped like a tilted mountain peak, while its upper part was covered with rugged volcanic terrain, with thick smoke and flames erupting from time to time, resembling a massive cluster of volcanoes!

Legend has it that Loki was rejected by the gods due to his lineage as an Ice Giant, which made him even more mischievous. Eventually, he broke away from his former brothers and family, attempting to unleash Ragnarök to destroy the gods of Asgard and become the ruler of a new world! Donald probably thinks this is why he didn’t develop his innate Ice Giant abilities instead becoming the God of Fire, despising water so much that he even chose a volcanic landscape as the home for his divine realm!