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In the collapsing ruins, brilliant starlight surged forth, seeping out from the cracks, gathering towards the pure light eternally perched at the highest point, and rushing into the Spirit World Depths.
The next moment, the direction of these stars suddenly changed, surging towards the Black Emperor.
No matter which direction Leyton tried to shift, the final result was him, in the form of brilliant starlight, rushing towards the Black Emperor.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Streaks of silver-white lightning fell, carrying a destructive aura so strong it felt substantial, densely striking the surroundings, enveloping an area of several hundred meters in a forest of thunder.
Nast's gaze suddenly deepened; he raised his left palm upwards, and all the lightning striking the Black Emperor shifted direction, twisting, and falling towards the starlight that Leyton had transformed into.
A strong sense of danger assailed Leyton, and the moment his figure coalesced from the starlight, he reached out and pulled an invisible object from the void.
Countless dense lightning bolts slid past his body the next moment, falling into the Spirit World Depths.
This indiscriminate area attack was simply the best aid for the Black Emperor Pathway, Leyton sighed helplessly in his heart.
Immediately, he reached into the void and pulled out an illusory hat, placing it on his head.
His figure vanished with it, concealing all traces, finally no longer being attacked by the distorted lightning.
Above the Gray Fog, Klein somewhat awkwardly put down the sea god scepter in his hand; he had only wanted to test the ability of this powerful Mystical Item, not expecting his attack to become Nast's aid.
He picked up the strange crown, full of rust and bloodstains, that was placed on the mottled long table, and with the help of the Gray Fog, he used the Beyonder ability of a high Sequence of the Hunter Pathway.
Through the connection of the Gray Fog, he and Leyton were telepathically linked, like a single entity; both could clearly and distinctly perceive each other's thoughts.
"Mind communication... Can you directly transmit power to me?"
"Theoretically, yes. But in reality, my power is still not as good as yours. My most useful ability is the paper figure substitute, but this requires preparing paper figures in advance."
Klein sighed helplessly, but he still synchronized his vision with Leyton.
In the Spirit World Depths, the continuously falling lightning storm disappeared, and Nast still stood calmly at the bow of the Black Emperor.
He distorted Leyton's magnified intentions and materialized them.
The moment Leyton's body moved, Klein, through the paper figure angel created by the black emperor card, dispelled this influence.
Immediately, he gently rubbed his fingers, creating golden illusory flames, one after another.
These flames densely converged into a sea, spreading out golden ripples in circles, rapidly sweeping towards the Black Emperor.
"Give him a Sequence 1 level of shock!"
"I'd love to, but my spirituality can't do it. This is a Beyonder characteristic, not a Mystical Item; it's not as smooth and easy to exploit."
"Then use the War Bishop's ability to correct my scattered attacks into a whole, to prevent him from easily distorting the target."
"No problem, but don't make them too scattered; it's a bit difficult for me to operate."
As thoughts turned, he and Klein reached an agreement.
The next moment, he elevated his figure, positioning himself to overlook the Black Emperor and Nast, then raised his hands upwards, as if embracing the Sun and welcoming dawn.
The next moment, in the richly layered Spirit World, dazzling, scorching sunlight appeared, as if entering an unspeakably hot summer.
The surrounding golden flames, densely forming a sea, were like hot oil poured in, suddenly rising several degrees, burning with a hint of searing white.
Feeling the thoughts flashing through Leyton's mind, Klein couldn't help but exclaim in surprise in his heart:
"How did you simulate so many combat plans in such a short time?"
"The talents of both the Reader and Mystery Pryer Pathways, you can't envy them."
"I'm not envious... Well, maybe a little. This state of communication is too convenient; I don't even have time to think about what to say."
"Lost the joy of complaining!"
"Don't complain while using Beyonder abilities."
"Your voice keeps echoing in my mind; I can't control it."
"I'm just habitually thinking!"
While communicating with Klein, the scorching golden flames around them gradually converged, and above the Black Emperor, huge, pure orbs of light, entwined with countless sacred flames, continuously appeared.
One, two... a total of eight. They were scattered, yet seemed like a single entity, emitting scorching light and heat, spreading out circles of hot ripples.
"Hmph!"
Nast snorted, and the hot ripples sweeping over the Black Emperor had their temperature distorted by him, turning into a gentle breeze.
"You, with this level of multitasking, aren't you worried about having a mental breakdown?"
"With your support, otherwise, I could at most control three orbs of light simultaneously... War is an art of collective effort, and that Conqueror Characteristic is a great help in this regard."
As thoughts turned, Leyton manipulated the scorching orbs of light floating above the Black Emperor, smashing them down one after another.
The dark red light in Nast's eyes deepened, and the continuously smashing scorching orbs of light showed obvious confusion, but were quickly corrected.
"Iron-Blooded Knight?"
Nast's brows furrowed; he hadn't detected any traces of someone exerting influence from afar. "Mystical Item? How many Mystical Items does he carry with him?"
As thoughts turned, he reached slightly forward, attempting to magnify the negative effects brought by the Mystical Items on Leyton.
His action, without surprise, failed. "Shepherd? Polymath? Or does he have a Mystical Item that can immunize against various negative effects?"
After a slight pause, he unhurriedly drew the revolver from his waist and pulled the trigger at the scorching orbs of light that were continuously falling from above but couldn't land.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Five consecutive shots, each with its power magnified to the extreme by him, almost reaching the power of the Purification cannon on the Golden Dream.
Leyton frowned slightly, trying to control the orbs of light to disperse, but he couldn't succeed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A huge explosion sounded in mid-air, and golden fire waves instantly engulfed the surroundings.
At the same time, a huge sense of crisis spread through Leyton's heart.
A scene appeared in his mind: an ordinary bullet, with an unstoppable momentum, struck him, directly tearing his flesh and blood body, turning into a mist of blood.
His figure instantly became transparent, turning into a statue formed by countless stars.
An orange-yellow bullet passed through the golden fire waves, ignoring the distance, and passed through the statue formed by stars.
The statue instantly shattered, turning into brilliant starlight surging forth, quickly re-forming Leyton's figure.
In this short time, all nine scorching orbs of light that Leyton had previously created were resolved by Nast; even the residual flames had their existence time shortened by him, directly annihilated.
"So fast..."
"He used a Mystical Item, magnified the effect, and directly annihilated your orbs of light... Someone's coming, it's..."
"'Sea King' Jahn Kottman."
"Why did you suddenly switch to Chinese for complaining... Also, what the hell is 'Pao Te Man' (Run Slowly)? Why did you give him that nickname?"
"Because he's always late at crucial moments, like now. Kalvetua's characteristic has already been taken by you, and he just arrived."
While chatting with Klein, Leyton and Nast tacitly stopped fighting, simultaneously looking towards "Sea King" Jahn Kottman, who arrived with the storm.
Jahn Kottman looked gravely at Leyton and Nast, who had tacitly ceased fighting. He had come following Kalvetua's traces, intending to retrieve the characteristic, but now...
His gaze was fixed on the completely collapsed ruins, where traces left by Beyonder abilities still lingered.
Anger clearly appeared on him; he directly attributed Leyton and Nast's recent exchange to them fighting over Kalvetua's remaining characteristic.
His gaze lingered on Leyton for a moment, the anger in his eyes almost solidifying. "It's him again. Is the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom also eyeing Kalvetua's characteristic? They are indeed plotting for the authority of Storms... Was driving away the Rose School of Thought's Saint with the pressure of the Church of the Lord of Storms for today?"
Jahn Kottman's gaze shifted to Nast, the "King of the Five Seas"; his expression visibly grew heavier. This was the Spirit World, not the sea. Here, he might not be a match for this "King of the Five Seas."
"If looks could kill, you'd already be cut into a thousand pieces by this 'Sea King.'"
"It's fine; the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom will take the blame anyway."
"With that attitude, aren't you worried the God of Knowledge will strike you with lightning... Oh, right, lightning is the Lord of Storms's authority... As expected of a seasoned double-crosser!"
"If there was a 'double-crosser' authority, you could definitely become the Lord of Double-Crossers!"
"Alright, the 'Mind Communication' ability isn't for us to complain to each other... Evade!"
Klein's strong will exploded in Leyton's mind. The next moment, his figure instantly became transparent, turning into a statue formed by countless stars.
Invisible wind blades, dense and numerous, instantly swept across where Leyton had been.
The statue formed by stars instantly shattered into pieces, and before it could scatter into specks of starlight, Nast simultaneously made an embracing motion.
The shattering of the statue and its tendency to turn into brilliant starlight paused, unable to move, and at the same time, the duration he could maintain this state rapidly decreased.
A moment later, Leyton's figure reappeared amidst the starlight.
What greeted him was the dazzling, blinding electric light released by Jahn Kottman.
Above the Gray Fog, Klein saw this scene and sighed in his heart:
"You're so good at drawing hatred; do you really not consider becoming a Provoker?"
He wasn't too worried about Leyton's state; under the "Mind Communication" state, he didn't feel the slightest panic from the other party.
To be precise, he didn't feel any significant emotional fluctuations from the other party, as if he were an emotionless Robot.
The side effect of Old Mr. Wisdom Eye's Mystical Item is to maintain a state of absolute rationality. Is this an ability that one acquires after a certain Sequence of the Reader Pathway?
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