Chapter 362: The Secret Deed Ritual

A male voice? Is it Mr. Hanged Man or Little Sun? Klein looked

out the window at the gloomy sky, got up, went into the bathroom next

door. He locked the door, took four steps counterclockwise, and arrived

above the gray fog.

Within that mysterious space, a towering, ancient palace quietly stood.

The illusory male voice echoed in a stacked, continuous manner.

Klein glanced at it and confirmed that the prayer was from Little Sun.

He sat in The Fool's seat and stretched out his right hand, emanating

his spirituality to touch the corresponding crimson star.

Suddenly, the voice became clear and layered, and Klein quickly figured

out what The Sun was talking about.

*The former captain of the exploratory team, who had seen Amon, suddenly

lost control and strangely penetrated through the seal, arriving at his

room. Fortunately, the City of Silver took this matter seriously and had

been constantly prepared for it; otherwise, it would have led to a

tragedy.*

*The Sun believes that it's impossible that there was no reason for the

man's loss of control. He came up with two possibilities---one was that

his own Beyonder pathway met the requirements of being the ancient Sun

God's descendant, and the other possibility was that the man might have

sensed the Tarot Gathering and Mr. Fool's secret pull.*

*If it were the former, he wouldn't have waited until today and waited

until the end of the Tarot Gathering before losing control... The latter

reason has a greater probability... Hmm, this is the first time I've

encountered someone who can sense the matters regarding the gray fog...

That Amon is very scary! It's no wonder their family was known as the

Blasphemers during the Fourth Epoch. Even their last names are

taboo...* Klein subconsciously looked at the crimson star and

the corresponding supplicant. He carefully observed the blurry image of

Little Sun to see if there was anything abnormal with him.

Klein believed that Amon wouldn't be so easily eliminated. Even if it

was as the Chief of the City of Silver had said---that his body wasn't

his main body---it didn't make it any easier to eliminate him!

*The only possibility is that the powerhouses in the City of Silver have

been using mystical items to monitor him, but is that even

possible?*

*When he decided to let the former leader of the exploratory team lose

control and silently penetrate through the seal, he definitely had a

plan in place...*

In the midst of his thoughts, Klein's eyes suddenly froze as he looked

at the prayer scene.

Entwined on the indistinct body of The Sun was a translucent and

illusory figure!

He had hands and feet, but he was like a python, twisting around The Sun

while his head rested behind The Sun's head!

In the blurred image, he was wearing a black classical robe, a pointed

hat, and a crystal monocle.

The Sun didn't notice any of this!

... Klein almost drew a cold gasp, shocked at the strange means that

were available to that entity.

He vaguely understood the other party's intention.

By residing in the Spirit Body of The Sun, he is waiting for the next

Tarot Gathering, allowing him to sneak above the gray fog, like a virus

or a Trojan horse!

*When that happens, my control over this mysterious space might be

snatched away... He's truly a Blasphemer! Fortunately, Little Sun is

rather naive and straightforward, so he immediately reported this to me.

Through the corresponding crimson stars and the power of the gray fog, I

was able to discover his peculiar state...* Klein drew a breath

and tried to calm himself.

At that moment, he had to respond. He had to quickly think of a way to

get Amon out of The Sun, or temporarily expel The Sun out of the Tarot

Gathering.

Looking at himself, from his Beyonder powers of Magician, Clown, and

Seer; to Azik's copper whistle; the Black Emperor card; the All-Black

Eye; the Sun Brooch; the Biological Poison Bottle; and so on, Klein

couldn't find a way to deal with Amon.

*Amon's Sequence is definitely above Sequence 4, and the means available

to him must be sufficiently strange. To be able to escape from the City

of Silver's mystical artifacts and powerful Demon Hunters, it means that

he isn't something which can be easily eliminated with ordinary objects

or powers!*

After thinking for a moment and looking around, Klein discovered there

was only one possibility of eliminating Amon---the gray fog, this

mysterious space.

*I have to think of a way to pry its power away... The sacrifice and

bestowment ritual from before are examples...* With this train

of thought, Klein turned his gaze to the Book of Secrets.

This mysticism book, which originated from the ancient Shaman King

Klarman, recorded many mysterious rituals that required help from the

Primordial Moon.

Klein, who had been reading it before, vaguely remembered that a few of

them were suitable for such a scenario.

Of course, it was unknown what changes he would have to make after

directing it towards The Fool. He could only keep his hopes up and try

his best... As Klein flipped through the book, his eyes stopped at a

ritual.

"Blood Moon Sacrifice."

This ritualistic magic was clearly different from the simple ones that

Klein had learned before, and it used the element of a secret deed.

The process was to use a material rich in spirituality, preferably the

blood of a Beyonder, to write the honorific name of the target of the

secret deed on an animal hide, and to draw the corresponding symbols and

magic labels. If necessary, the specific circumstances of a given time

and place also had to be taken into account.

When this was done, the ritual host would set up the altar, pick up the

piece of hide, and repeat the honorific name, letting their spirituality

to seep into the hide, gradually spreading it out, little by little to

form a hidden bond with the corresponding great being, and obtaining the

corresponding Soul Body experience or help.

The final outcome of this ritual was unknown. It all depended on what

the hidden or great being bestowed. Or rather, according to one's

characteristics, the knowledge and power one could gain through that

secret bond were also different.

This kind of rather vague and subjective ritual gave Klein enough

freedom to modify and manipulate it. If he had assumed the stance of

forcefully eliminating Amon from the beginning, then Amon would have

certainly resisted and created a dangerous accident.

*If the target of the secret deed were the True Creator or the Hidden

Sage, it's normal for the ritual to end in madness...* Klein

mumbled as he conjured a pen and paper and began to modify the Blood

Moon Sacrifice to turn it into a secret deed ritual that belonged to The

Fool.

First, he replaced the honorific name with the three sentences of "King

of Yellow and Black." Then, he replaced the symbolic symbol with the one

behind the seat of The Fool. It was a unique symbol made up of a part of

the Pupil-less Eye that represented concealment and the Contorted Lines

that represented change.

The third was to design the corresponding magic label according to the

symbols and his mysticism knowledge. This was the most difficult step.

Any mistakes would cause the entire ritual to produce unpredictable

developments.

Lastly, he had to modify the layout of the altar to make it closer to

The Fool and to the King of Yellow and Black.

After busying himself for quite a while, Klein had a new secret deed

ritual, but he was unsure if it would work.

He examined it over and over again, and after confirming that there were

no mistakes, he emanated his spirituality and heavily replied to Little

Sun, "I'm aware.

"I have something to task you with.

"Let's see if this ritual works."

The Sun Derrick suddenly woke up from his dreamless slumber. Before his

eyes were the boundless gray fog and the lofty Fool. His ears echoed

with bits of illusory and distant words.

He knew that Mr. Fool would occasionally ask the members of the Tarot

Club to make small attempts as if to verify something. He wasn't

surprised by this, and he immediately sat up and began to search for a

monster hide, exotic herbs, and other objects.

As for the spiritual materials described in the ceremony, Derrick didn't

waste time heading to the spire or the underground market to buy them.

He picked up the Axe of Hurricane and sliced a tiny wound in his arm.

Silently, he used his own blood as ink, and he wrote the name of The

Fool and its corresponding symbols and magic labels on the pitted

monster hide.

After a while, he put down the quill that was stained with blood. He saw

many mysterious symbols on the hide, and the colors were bright red and

had an indescribable hint of demonic dealings.

After dealing with the wound on his arm, the pale-faced Derrick quickly

finished setting up the altar. He picked up the blood-red word and all

kinds of terrifying symbols from the hide and held it tightly in his

hand.

He looked at the flickering candle flame in front of him, closed his

eyes, lowered his head, and repeatedly recited the honorific names of

The Fool, "The Fool that doesn't belong to this era, the mysterious

ruler above the gray fog; the King of Yellow and Black who wields good

luck."

Derrick's spirituality slowly flowed out and infused the hide, and the

words in Jotun and the magic symbols on it quickly brightened. It was a

startling crimson color.

At that moment, he, who had already entered into a Cogitation state, was

only feeling his psyche gradually dissipate as it floated to an

immeasurable height, coming into contact with the grayish-white fog, and

the hidden great being.

Above the gray fog, inside the palace that looked like a giant's

residence.

Noticing that The Sun had not shown any signs of delay in preparing the

ritual, Klein chose to wait there above the gray fog.

Suddenly, he felt the entire mysterious space start to tremble. That

motionless grayish white fog started to flow!

The crimson star corresponding to The Sun shined brightly and emitted

illusory rays of light like the tide.

These countless rays of light condensed into a blurry figure of The Sun.

He was in a supplicating position with his eyes closed and his head

lowered, waiting for the moment when he could bond with the great being

and gain a miraculous Soul Body experience.

The translucent figure on his body was still tightly coiled like a

python, but its head was already tilted back as it looked up. The

crystal monocle it wore flashed dimly.

*He's searching for the subtle, hidden connection... He should've

recognized that this is just a secret deed ritual, but he didn't do

anything to stop it. Is he trying to find the connection through

it?* Klein suddenly came to this realization, and felt the gray

fog and the mysterious space above it simultaneously rippling with

power!

However, for the time being, Klein couldn't combine these forces with

his own spirituality to create a Beyonder effect that could exorcise the

evil spirit, unless there was another corresponding ritual.

Clearly, this was impossible. He couldn't maintain two rituals

simultaneously!

Klein's eyes quickly swept the area in front of him, and his gaze

stopped at the Sun Brooch.