Ice Palace - The Talion Artifact
In the last section we collected the Jade Dragon secret. Now it's time to bang the gong and finish the level. Move around to the left side of the ice structure and climb/jump up next to it. Follow the cavern wall to the back left corner, jumping over the uneven blocks of ice as you go.
You'll pass a solid ice window in the base of the structure. The TALION is behind it, but you can't get through yet. At the back left corner, turn right and climb the ice ledges...
...to emerge behind the gong. Follow the ledge along the right side of the gong (i.e., right when facing the back of the gong). Turn left and jump over the steeply angled block of ice...
...to land on the steps in front of the gong.
Stand close to the gong and press Action to strike it with the GONG HAMMER. This will break the ice windows on either side of the structure below.
Face the low ice wall to the left of the gong. Grab the edge, pull up, and slide down the other side to land on the ledge below.
Turn around, drop down, enter the room below the gong...
and take the TALION (30).
You can't see this from inside the structure without using Photo Mode, but when you pick up the artifact, the large ice window outside shatters, and the level boss spawns inside the alcove.
Exit through the same opening where you came in.
Jump across the uneven ice blocks to the front right corner of the ice structure (i.e., right when facing out over the flat, open area), and save the game.
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