I traverse America, using holy light to quell American terror!

Led by Malakhan, Li Yuan and his companions passed through a golden underground palace and arrived at a place where several statues of gods stood.

At this moment, Malakan suddenly stopped and squinted to make out the details.

A moment later, his eyes lit up, and he excitedly raised his hand.

Pointing to a golden statue of the sun god, he said:

"My lord, what you desire is within the base of the statue!"

Li Yuan gazed at the bird-headed, human-bodied statue and nodded slightly.

He casually took out the flammable crystal bottle from the system space.

After handing it to Malakan, he whispered the instructions:

"Marakan, search for the location of the Sands of Time fragments again."

Once we find that, our purpose for this trip will be fulfilled.

"Yes, sir!"

Malakan nodded slightly and accepted the crystal bottle containing burning steel.

Immediately close your eyes and activate your treasure-hunting ability.

Li Yuan, on the other hand, directly lifted the side panel of the statue's base.

He easily retrieved the "Golden Sutra of the Sun" hidden inside.

There are no traps or poison gas here.

It's as if this scripture is meant to help someone find it.

Li Yuan lifted the linen cloth covering the sutra, revealing the true form of the "Golden Sutra of the Sun".

It was a book made entirely of gold.

On the left side of the cover, the ancient Egyptian sun god Ra is depicted, along with a scepter.

Inside the circular switch on the right, just like in the Book of the Dead,

There is a groove in the shape of an eight-pointed star.

The inside is carved with the Eye of Horus.

The four corners are also the same as those in the Book of the Dead, each with four brass clasps.

However, beneath the clasp of the Golden Book of the Sun, there were four scarabs.

Li Yuan gently picked up the "Golden Sutra of the Sun".

The system immediately displayed the attributes and effects of the "Sun Golden Scripture" before Li Yuan's eyes:

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have obtained the Holy Light Artifact, the Golden Book of the Sun!]

The Book of the Sun was created by the sun god Ra himself; it is a creation of the highest order and possesses some of the sun god's authority!

[Ding! Please note that after the host binds to the "Golden Book of the Sun," they will gain some divine power. Some effects will only take effect after binding! (After unlocking, only some effects can be used.)]

[Effect 1: Stripping Away Immortality: Reciting incantations from scriptures can strip the immortality of the dead, turning them back into mortals or corpses.]

[Effect 2: Summon Guardians: Regardless of which pharaoh's pyramid you are in, reciting the corresponding incantation will awaken the pharaoh's guardians within the pyramid to serve the host.]

[Effect 3: Purification of Darkness: After the host is bound to the Book of the Sun, holding the book will prevent them from being affected by any dark magic; reciting the corresponding incantation can dispel all spells in the Book of the Dead.]

[Effect 4: Divine Power: After the host binds to the Book of the Sun, they will gain a portion of the power of the sun god Ra, perfectly suppressing evil creatures such as demons and undead.]

[Ding! Important Note: The Book of the Sun completely counters the Book of the Dead. If the host encounters a holder of the Book of the Dead, they can cast a spell to strip them of their magical power.]

Li Yuan carefully read through the effects of the "Golden Sutra of the Sun".

While it looks decent, it's primarily aimed at the abilities in the Book of the Dead.

At this time, the Book of the Dead was also in Li Yuan's hands, so some of its effects became negligible.

Moreover, that divine power was roughly equivalent to the abilities he currently possessed.

Li Yuan didn't know if there would be any new changes after the binding was completed.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan took out the silver box he had bought while strolling around New York from his system space.

At this moment, he glanced at Malakan beside him and casually asked:

"Malakan, how's the search going?"

To Li Yuan's surprise, Malakham did not respond to him.

Instead, he kept his eyes tightly closed and his brows furrowed.

Clearly, the red light did not return.

Seeing this, Li Yuan was startled and murmured in a low voice:

"Huh? No way? Could it be that the Sands of Time aren't in Hamunaptra?"

Suddenly, an ominous premonition filled Li Yuan's entire body.

Although Li Yuan was very worried, Malakhan had not yet finished the procedure.

He then had no choice but to continue studying the Sun Sutra.

Li Yuan imitated Evelyn and gently twisted the bottom of the silver box.

The next second, a soft 'click' sounded.

Sure enough, an irregularly shaped eight-pointed star protruded from the top of the box!

Li Yuan silently prayed to himself, "Please, please don't turn out to be a fake!"

As he spoke, Li Yuan gently placed the eight-pointed star into the groove of the "Golden Sutra of the Sun".

With a gentle twist from Li Yuan, there was another soft 'click' sound.

The brass latches at the four corners popped open instantly, and the "Sun Sutra" was successfully unlocked!

Li Yuan was overjoyed. It seemed that the old man hadn't cheated him. The 100 dollars he spent was really worth it!

However, although the scripture was opened, Li Yuan did not recognize a single character inside.

Furthermore, the system has indicated that it can be bound to scriptures, so what is the method?

Just as Li Yuan was lost in thought, the red light finally returned to Malakan's brow.

Before Li Yuan could ask, Malakan, who had slowly opened his eyes, reported:

"My lord, what you seek is not in Hamunaptra."

And it's about 4 or 5 kilometers away from here!

"Holy crap! How come it's so far?"

Holding the scriptures, Li Yuan glared and muttered a curse under his breath.

Then, somewhat helplessly, he said to Malakan:

"In that case, let's leave now."

Unable to figure out the reason, Li Yuan had no choice but to close the "Golden Sutra of the Sun".

I plan to study it carefully on my way to find the fragments of the Sands of Time.

But just then, when Li Yuan's hand touched the side of the scripture,

Suddenly, I noticed a conspicuous barb there!

Upon seeing this, Li Yuan quickly stood up the "Golden Sutra of the Sun" and examined it carefully.

Below the barbs, there was a small groove.

There seemed to be a trace of dried blood inside!

"Could it be... a blood bond?"

Li Yuan's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but complain:

"Isn't this so outdated?"

However, now that he had finally found some clues, Li Yuan was naturally unwilling to let them go easily.

He reached down and removed the Judgment Gauntlets, then drew the Brotherhood Sword and planted it in the ground.

Place your palm on it and swipe it hard!

However, only a white mark appeared on his palm, and he was not injured at all...

Li Yuan muttered something to himself, rather frustrated:

"Sometimes, overly tough skin isn't a good thing..."

Seeing this, Li Yuan had no choice but to take out the divine weapon, the Spear of Longinus.

If that still doesn't work, then Li Yuan really has no other options.

Li Yuan steadied himself and gently traced a line on his palm with the tip of his spear.

The next second, a bright red wound appeared on Li Yuan's palm!