Leyton's gaze swept around, finding Justice Audrey, Magician Fors, and Moon Emlyn all present.
Justice Audrey, who was good at observation, enthusiastically explained, "We plan to act this afternoon. There will be a hidden Beyonder gathering organized by the Aurora Order, and Mr. X is the convener of the gathering."
Leyton listened, calmly nodded, and said, "What kind of demigod-level Beyonder abilities do you want to record?"
Magician Fors immediately replied, "Those with powerful offensive capabilities, those that can disrupt the battlefield, or those with strong control abilities are all fine."
She paused, feeling she had said too much, and chuckled softly, correcting herself, "Uh, as long as they can be recorded, we can adjust our tactics based on the recorded Beyonder abilities."
"Understood." Leyton nodded slightly, lightly tapped the table in front of him twice with his right hand, and pointed to the dark brown Leymano's Travels placed in front of the other party.
Magician Fors instantly understood, nodded, and pushed the parchment-bound book in front of her towards Leyton across the bronze long table.
Leyton quickly flipped through it twice, finding five pages of "Blink" and three pages of "Travelers Door" recorded on it. In addition, there were some more common Beyonder abilities from the Hunter and Warrior Pathways.
The recorded Beyonder abilities were of varying Sequences, likely recorded by Lawrence after he observed some battles between Beyonders with this book.
After a moment of contemplation, Leyton suddenly stood up from his chair and bowed to The Fool Klein at the head of the mottled long table.
"Respected The Fool, may I use some more destructive Beyonder abilities here?"
Here? This is The Fool's divine kingdom. Isn't it a bit too arrogant to use Beyonder abilities here? Moon Emlyn exclaimed in his heart, both confused and surprised.
Justice Audrey, with no obvious change in expression, leaned on the edge of the bronze long table, curiously observing Leyton's movements and expression. Mr. Tower seemed very certain that The Fool would agree to his request.
Klein, leaning leisurely in the high-backed chair, tapped the edge of the table twice with his finger.
"You may."
As his words fell, the Gray Fog outside the magnificent palace suddenly surged, and a plaza paved with gray-white marble, surrounded by twelve towering gray-white stone pillars, suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.
This! A plaza just appeared like that? Magician Fors and Moon Emlyn were simultaneously stunned.
Audrey, while trying to maintain her calm expression, couldn't help but sigh in her heart: Although she had already witnessed The Fool conjure this magnificent and ancient palace with a wave of his hand, seeing such a miracle again was still shocking! The Fool is not only benevolent, but he is also completely friendly to us Tarot Club members.
Leyton walked to the gray-white plaza in front of the grand palace with the Leymano's Travels, opening the book to the yellowed pages capable of recording demigod-level abilities.
The deep blue, almost purple, radiance in his eyes suddenly surged, outlining one mysterious symbol after another. He extended his right hand forward, clenching it in mid-air, and pulled out a peaceful and serene night sky.
The entire gray-white plaza instantly disappeared from the sight of the Tarot Club members inside the ancient palace. Neither their eyes, nor their sense of smell, nor their spiritual intuition could perceive the existence of that plaza just now.
"It's gone!" Moon Emlyn exclaimed in surprise.
He looked at where the gray-white plaza had disappeared, then at The Fool, who was seated at the head of the mottled long table with no expression, and only then did he belatedly quiet down, continuing to gaze at the empty Gray Fog.
On the gray-white plaza, Leyton looked at the Leymano's Travels in his hand with some surprise. The yellowed pages had already recorded the Mystical Reenactment "Nation of the Evernight" he had just used.
Leyton chuckled, sighing, "My luck is pretty good. I managed to record it successfully on the first try, even with such a low probability."
On the other side, Klein, sitting in the high-backed chair and projecting his gaze onto the hidden plaza through his control over the space above the Gray Fog, couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Luck is truly a mystery, oh no, an occult art! When will the "King of Yellow and Black Who Holds Good Luck" become a reality!
The gray-white plaza used to display and record Beyonder abilities was hidden, which caused Moon Emlyn, Magician Fors, and Justice Audrey, who had originally planned to observe, to regretfully withdraw their gazes.
After about two or three minutes, the surrounding calm Gray Fog suddenly surged, and a plaza covered in lightning strikes and burn marks appeared. The twelve gray-white stone pillars that had originally stood along the edge of the plaza were all broken, leaving only scattered fragments of stone on the ground.
Brilliant starlight surged forth, emerging from the distant Gray Fog and gathering on the high-backed chair belonging to White Tower.
Bits of starlight reformed within, revealing Leyton's figure.
Leyton handed the Leymano's Travels, with the Beyonder abilities already recorded, to Magician Fors.
"Three demigod-level Beyonder abilities have been recorded."
"Two Mystical Reenactments: 'Nation of the Evernight' can pull a certain area into a concealed state, creating an undisturbed battlefield, and it can also seal the Traveler's Sights in the Spirit World ability; 'Mermaid' can make objects within a certain area transparent and illusory, turning them into a pile of foam, which can be used to escape pursuit or avoid attacks."
"And one 'Unshadowed Spear' that I replicated, which has stronger physical destructive power than the original 'Unshadowed Spear,' but its Purification ability in areas like Fallen and defilement is weakened."
How wonderful! Mr. Tower seems to have mastered many spells with different effects, and he can even develop his own spells. How enviable! I wonder what abilities the Spectator Pathway will have after reaching demigod level, and whether he can develop some special spells himself. Audrey leaned slightly forward, resting her hands on the edge of the bronze long table, her thoughts constantly diverging.
Magician Fors took the Leymano's Travels and casually flipped through it, finding that in addition to the three agreed-upon demigod-level Beyonder abilities, there were also several "Lightning Strike" and "Fire Crow Spell" Beyonder abilities.
After a brief look, Fors closed the book, looked up at Leyton, and nodded gently.
"Thank you for your help, Mr. Tower. These are all very practical Beyonder abilities."
"I will give you the agreed-upon remuneration before the Tarot Club begins tomorrow."
"Understood. Then I wish you a smooth operation."
Leyton nodded in response, then turned his head to look at The Fool Klein at the very top.
The latter's figure, shrouded in Gray Fog, gently nodded, and his right hand tapped the edge of the table twice. A deep red light instantly surged, engulfing Leyton.
When the light disappeared, his figure was no longer on the high-backed chair.
In the Forsaken Land of the Gods, on a secret street in a deserted city, Leyton held the doll he had just obtained, his eyes gradually deepening, clearly losing focus and becoming a vast blank.
In this state, a series of images began to surface in his mind:
In a room lit by dim candlelight, the walls were decorated with many brass gears and dried flowers. A middle-aged woman wearing a dark classical robe, whose face could not be seen clearly, walked in from outside the Door, carrying what looked like a tray. The food on the tray was a bit strange: a cup of black, viscous, strange liquid, a plate of wood chips, and a few iron pieces.
The same scene repeated continuously, like the daily life the doll had experienced before.
As the images floated, the dried flowers on the room's walls grew fewer and fewer, and the gears were gradually removed, becoming new food on the tray.
In the end, only a simple table and chair remained in the room, along with the large bed where the doll in the perspective was staying.
As the images progressed, Leyton felt intense emotional fluctuations, coming from the spiritual imprint left by the doll formed by the Beyonder characteristic.
Leyton's divination seemed to have triggered it; emotions of confusion, fear, and madness, and an urge to tear everything apart, arose in his heart.
The images in his mind were no longer the dim room. The doll lying on the bed walked out of the room.
Its vision was strange; the surrounding Darkness turned blood-red in its eyes, and the surrounding walls, the ground, everywhere was filled with distorted, ferocious Monsters.
Its emotions seemed particularly high. The surrounding strange environment and Monsters did not frighten it; instead, they aroused the most primitive madness. It tore apart all the distorted Monsters that tried to attack it.
This blood-red, strange scene in his mind did not last long. It returned to the bed in the room, but this time there was no dim candlelight illuminating the room, and no one carrying a tray came in. The appearance of the room could only be seen by the silver-white light when lightning struck outside.
The scene in the room froze there until Leyton's eyes became clear again, and all the images that had appeared in his mind vanished.
Leyton looked at the doll in his hand, tiny starlight floating around it, then quickly disappearing.
The person holding it can see some spirits invisible to the naked eye. By infusing spirituality, it can be temporarily brought to life. The negative effect is: the holder craves communication and light, and will mutate into a Monster in Darkness. Not speaking to it for a long time will also cause it to mutate into a Monster.
"Never mind, it's not a complete Corpse Collector Beyonder characteristic anyway. Let it remain as it is. Consider it a collection of a story with an unhappy ending. Perhaps it will have some unexpected uses in the future."
Leyton muttered to himself, canceling his plan to destroy it and retrieve the Beyonder characteristic.