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The lightning released by Jahn Kottman instantly engulfed Leyton.
His body instantly thinned and became brittle, turning charred under the silvery electric light, then crumbling into ashes.
The next moment, his figure emerged from the other side of the Spirit World Depths, his movements still a bit stiff. "The paralyzing effect is so strong; I couldn't completely dodge it."
"Paper figurine substitute?"
"A revised version of the Moon Paper Figurine, replacing the power of the Moon domain with the God of Knowledge's bestowal. It should also be achievable by praying to The Fool for feedback."
"No need to explain so many principles. 'Sea King' is striking you again. Your hatred level with him is a bit high."
"I'll leave once I analyze some more of Nast's Beyonder abilities. It's hard to come by, so I can't miss it."
"Don't mess up!"
"I won't. When it comes to the Spirit World Depths, I'm much more familiar with it than both of them!"
As his thoughts spun, Leyton's figure repeatedly transformed into pale yellow paper figurines, dodging the lightning striking him and the abilities restricting his movements.
Wahhh~
A sudden wail of strong winds echoed in the surrounding Spirit World Depths area!
The invisible wind materialized, enveloping the surrounding area, making every one of Leyton's movements exceptionally strenuous.
At the same time, crackling sounds continuously rang out, and silvery electric arcs leaped around, occasionally brushing past Leyton's body. He felt a continuous numbness in his body, very slight, but slowly accumulating.
"Hmph!"
Nast snorted softly, dark Red Light continuously flowing in his eyes. Both the wind restricting Black Emperor and the paralyzing electric light were weakened by him, almost negligible.
Leyton was tinged with a faint golden hue, and patches of light solidified around him, blocking the wind and electricity from affecting him.
His gaze remained fixed on Nast, most of his attention focused on analyzing the opponent's Beyonder abilities.
"Hmph!"
A terrifying sonic boom suddenly erupted, mixed with the wailing of the wind domain.
Leyton's body was once again swept up, torn into pieces of pale yellow shredded paper.
His figure re-emerged from another direction, a trickle of blood seeping from his ears.
"What a terrifying sonic boom, and it's very effective against paper figurine substitute abilities; I can't completely dodge it."
"Don't treat me as an experience baby. Disrupt the battlefield a bit. I need to get out of here. Nast and 'Sea King' Jahn Kottman are about to reach some kind of understanding."
"How do you know?"
"In the Spirit World Depths, I can obtain more information much more easily, which somewhat enhances the Prophet's ability."
Above Gray Fog, Klein quickly reined in his thoughts, and with the blessing of the surrounding Gray Fog, continuously poured spirituality into the strange, rust- and blood-stained crown he held.
His gaze, through the corresponding prayer light spot, looked towards the massive three-masted ship, Black Emperor, and towards "'Sea King' Jahn Kottman."
Through the use of the Conqueror Characteristic, he created a massive, blazing white, dazzling, and scorching fireball.
These fireballs appeared abruptly, striking from the Spirit World Depths, instantly crossing a vast distance, dragging Longtail flames, like falling meteors.
Nast's eyes, flowing with dark Red Light, deepened. He raised his left hand, opened his palm, and then gently rotated it. An invisible and surging power emanated from him.
The falling fire meteors above experienced some confusion. The blazing white flames, mixed with orange-yellow, violently swayed, and their falling paths deviated.
He directly distorted the trajectories of those fire meteors and tried to disrupt their structure, but the effect was not as good as he had imagined.
"This is an angel-level ability. Is it the one who has been secretly watching?"
A thought flashed through Nast's mind. He was not surprised. He had long noticed the gaze Klein cast through Leyton's prayer light spot, but he had been unable to lock onto the other party.
The wailing of the wind suddenly erupted, making an explosive sound.
The colors of the surrounding Spirit World Depths became chaotic, like a stirred paint palette. A terrifying hurricane, visible to the naked eye, spiraled and coiled into existence, shooting straight upwards.
It was like a terrifying giant, charging directly towards the falling fire meteors, stirring up a terrifying blaze in the sky above the Spirit World Depths.
Snap!
Leyton snapped his right fingers, which he had slightly raised. A faint blue glow in his eyes brightened for an instant, and light suddenly burst forth in front of him, instantly covering the surrounding area, making everything a blinding white, stinging one's eyes.
Nast sensed something and turned his head to look at Leyton's position. Dark Red Light flowed in his eyes, and the bright, dazzling light was distorted by him into normal light, making his vision suddenly clear.
Leyton, who was originally not too far from Black Emperor, was surrounded by patches of starlight, rapidly traversing the Spirit World Depths in a wandering posture, moving away from this direction.
He extended his right hand again, attempting to distort the other party's actions and intentions.
Boom!
A blazing white stream of light slid down, piercing through the obstruction of the raging wind and fire, and directly struck Black Emperor.
Nast had no choice but to shift the target of his influence. He distorted the target of the blazing white stream of light to "'Sea King' Jahn Kottman."
Rumble!
A silvery electric snake shot out, violently striking the blazing white stream of light.
The moment the blazing white fire and the silvery electric light met, a wave of flames erupted, sweeping everything around and completely engulfing "'Sea King' Jahn Kottman's" figure.
Nast glanced at the direction where the other party was engulfed by the fire, then retracted his gaze.
Black Emperor directly ignored the surrounding flames and storms, sailing away from this area as if riding the wind and waves, heading towards the Spirit World Depths, in the direction Leyton had just left.
Above Gray Fog, Klein saw Leyton quickly traversing through the Spirit World Depths by means of coordinates he had set up, constantly changing his position, easily shaking off Nast, the King of the Five Seas, who was driving Black Emperor behind him.
"He's indeed very skilled. But what's going on with those Spirit World Depths creatures you encountered? They either ignored you or actively avoided you?"
"Mind Communication can do more than just communicate. The connection between us has also imbued me with some of the Gray Fog's aura."
Receiving the response, Klein nodded slightly, still wanting to ask something, when he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.
"No, my spirituality can't hold up anymore. This is it."
As thoughts flickered, he put down the blood-stained and rust-covered crown he held, his gaze falling on the sea god scepter, embedded with delicate blue-green gemstones, beside him.
He hesitated for a moment, but still decided to wait until his spirituality recovered before carefully exploring this miraculous item from "Sea God" Kalvetua.
He quickly spread out his spirituality to envelop himself, simulating the sensation of falling, and left this area above Gray Fog.
In a warehouse on the outskirts of Seville, Feynapotter.
Leyton's figure quickly materialized in the corner. In front of the warehouse door, a group of people were already waiting, holding dim yellow lanterns.
A purple light flashed in his eyes, quickly taking in the group of people holding lanterns in front of him, clearly seeing their appearance.
Leading them was a middle-aged man leaning on a black hardwood cane and wearing a dark brown fur coat. He had an exaggerated beer belly, and his expression seemed somewhat anxious.
The four men surrounding him were clearly bodyguards who also worked as adventurers. Most of them were around thirty years old, dressed in neat gray-blue clothes, with bulging waistlines, clearly indicating gun holsters, bullets, daggers, and other weapons.
Not far away, two carriages were also parked. One had a spacious and exquisite carriage compartment behind it, while the other dragged a simple flatbed for hauling goods.
He compared the appearance of the leading middle-aged man with the information in his mind.
He then retracted his gaze, gently extended his hand forward, and pulled on the surrounding shadows, completely covering his body.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, Leyton, holding a lantern, emerged from the corner of the road, approaching the warehouse at a steady pace.
Noticing Leyton's approach, the four bodyguards surrounding the middle-aged man quickly became vigilant.
It wasn't until Leyton got closer that their wary expressions softened, but their movements and postures remained unchanged.
"Good evening, Mr. Boen~"
"There's still some time until morning. I didn't expect you to arrive so early."
Leyton said to the middle-aged man with the exaggerated beer belly, who was surrounded by bodyguards, his tone unruffled.
This Mr. Boen was a grain merchant Leyton had found through his father's connections.
Before Leyton approached, Boen's anxious expression had already faded. He revealed a gentle smile and quickly approached.
As he walked, his exaggerated beer belly bounced up and down.
"I apologize for disturbing your good dreams, Mr. Soth."
"This business is too important to me, so I couldn't help but arrive a little early. Please forgive my abruptness."
"This isn't 'a little time'; it's at least two hours until sunrise," Leyton silently scoffed in his heart, his expression unchanged.
Boen maintained a polite smile on his face, saying with a slightly bitter tone:
"My original business dealings were mainly with Loen, but ever since Loen enacted the Grain Law, my commercial chain in Loen was almost completely destroyed, forcing me to establish new cooperation channels."
"But this is not an easy task, especially with many other grain merchants who made the same choice as me."
"This is the helplessness of merchants. A single decree from the kingdom can bring us heavy, even ruinous, blows."
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