Even genuine premium-grade divine gods could end up being trapped in the maze.
If the bead produced all the illusions, then there was no doubt that it was an amazing magic treasure.
Meanwhile, Austin was already at the Major Achievement Stage of the law of illusion.
Both the aura the bead emitted, as well as the energy of illusion it carried, was a great temptation to Austin.
"I must get my hands on it."
Austin's eyes lit up in excitement as he made his decision.
In the blink of an eye, he reached out his hand and tried to grab the bead.
However, right when he tightened his grip around the bead, he grabbed nothing but thin air.
For a moment, he could only stare before he quickly used his spiritual sense to check it and confirm that the bead was real.
However, whenever he tried to touch it, there was nothing for him to touch.
No matter how many times he tried, he ended up passing through the bead although he could see that it was floating right before his eyes.
He couldn't get a hold of the bead.
'That's awesome.
I'm one hundred percent sure that the bead is right there, but illusions must be confusing me from judging its location.'
Austin mused for a moment and quickly figured out the reason why he couldn't touch the bead.
He had reached the Major Achievement Stage of cultivating the law of illusion after all, therefore he was quick when it came to the law of illusion.
"If I want to get it, I'll have to find its exact position."
Austin unleashed the law of illusion to perceive the bead.
Runes of illusion came out from his head and flew towards the bead.
Chains made from the law of illusion wrapped around the bead like ribbons.
Time slowly passed around them.
By that point, the three mermaids remained anxiously waiting for Austin in a different place of the maze.
"Sally, it's been almost two days.
Maybe he
eared and Austin came back to his senses.
The bead shone in his hand.
As he studied the bead, a sound disrupted him thoughts.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
He looked around and found the sound was coming from the clam.
Surprise filled him and he turned his attention towards it.
When he first checked, the huge clam was tightly closed.
But now, it was slowing opening.
Pleasant fragrance floated out of the shells.
In a few seconds, the clam was fully open.
Austin was completely dumbfounded, and he couldn't help but stare blankly at the clam.
He felt so aroused that he almost had a nosebleed.
A beautiful woman laid inside the clam and the pleasant scent that filled his nose came from her.
Pale skin glistened through the scant clothing she was wearing.
She was as beautiful as Caroline, Ivy, and Sue.
However, there was no doubt that she was much sexier than them.
For a moment, Austin tethered on the edge of falling for her and it took a while before he regained his composure.
'Wait? Isn't she the queen in the illusion?'
Surprise washed over him when he saw the woman's face.
'Perhaps what I saw really happened, ' Austin mused.
He continued to stare at the woman lying in the clam, surprised and confused.