Lord of Mysteries: The Color of the Stars

"An attempt...?"

Julian stared blankly at the "Fool" at the head of the bronze table, only snapping out of his daze after a long while:

"Excuse me, what exactly are you trying to do?"

"Buzz..."

Before Mr. Fool could answer, the "Starry Night" in Julian's body began to buzz once again.

The sound grew louder and louder, until Julian felt that excruciating, dizzying pain once again.

Unlike the previous times, this time "Starry Night" was both angry and shocked.

At this moment, He showed strong hostility towards the surrounding gray fog and even Mr. Fool. In addition, He also seemed to be extremely afraid of the aura of the Source Castle and wanted to torture Julian to get him out of the Source Castle.

"The Fool" Klein also noticed the abnormality in Julian. He subtly tapped his brow twice with his index finger and used "spiritual vision" to look at Julian.

"What is this thing...?"

Through the layers of gray fog, Klein was able to see the abnormality on Julian's body.

His spiritual body was a flickering orange-red, while his mental body was a deep blue, indicating that Julian's mind remained calm, but he seemed to be suffering from some kind of mental torment.

Most strangely, there exists a peculiar radiance at the level of the astral body, which lies between the spiritual body and the mental body.

The brilliance wasn't a mixture of colors—Klein even felt it wasn't within the normal spectrum.

However, through the observation of "spiritual vision," it can be approximated as a purplish-red color similar to the helium neon lights on the streets of a past life.

This purplish-red color burst forth from within Julian, flowing around him like silk, and corroding his body.

Klein was startled. Just as he felt this emotion, the gray fog that had been lingering around him seemed to be drawn by some special mechanism and suddenly rushed towards the neon light, quickly engulfing it.

As the neon lights gradually faded, Julian's condition improved rapidly.

He gasped for breath, looking with awe at the "Fool" at the head of the bronze table.

"Thank you for your protection, esteemed Mr. 'Fool'."

Me? Seeking refuge?

Although Klein didn't know what had just happened, he could sense that the mysterious gray fog around him had temporarily suppressed the strange neon-colored light.

He quickly gathered his thoughts before chuckling softly:

"Don't worry about it... it's just a small matter."

After observing Julian's increasingly awe-inspiring expression for a while, Klein continued:

"As I just said, this is an experiment."

He crossed his arms and leaned back against the high chair back in a relaxed posture.

"I am selecting some people to attend the party I am organizing."

"Here, participants can exchange information and insights they possess, and also conduct various transactions."

"Of course, I may need your help with some things, and in return, I can provide you with what you need."

"For example, if you are troubled by that thing again, you can pray to me, and I will protect you."

"Similar to...a gathering of extraordinary individuals? But on a higher level?"

Julian asked tentatively.

"Yes."

Mr. Fool nodded slightly upon hearing this, confirming Julian's guess.

"It is my honor, esteemed Mr. 'Fool'."

Julian said with gratitude in his voice:

How can I get into this party?

"No need to rush."

Mr. Fool gently shook his head:

"You are not the only potential participant in this gathering, and I am making a rigorous selection process."

"If you are selected, I will contact you a day in advance to inform you of the specific time and location of the gathering."

Klein did not immediately promise Julian that he would join the "Tarot Club," and he had deeper considerations behind this.

Unlike the previous summoning of Miss Justice and Mr. Hanged Man, this time Klein only summoned Julian, and the act of summoning was more coincidental.

Although Klein knew Julian in real life, he knew very little about him and had no idea whether this assistant professor at Hoy University had any ulterior motives towards him.

Therefore, he wanted to observe Julian for a few more days before making a decision before the next "Tarot Meeting" began.

Seeing Julian's apparent disappointment, Mr. Fool added:

"You can choose one card from the 22 Major Arcana cards as your own designation. If you are called to the next gathering, it means you can use that designation at the gathering."

"The Major Arcana...Tarot cards?"

Julian thought for a moment, then tentatively asked:

"Dear Mr. Fool, has the card 'The Tower' been chosen?"

"If not, I would like to choose it."

The "tower" corresponds to the "white tower," which aligns with Julian, who was once an extraordinary individual who was a "reader."

More importantly, Julian really likes the imagery of the "Tower" card—spiritual enlightenment, and the occurrence of change and breakthrough.

In a sense, the current mysterious world does indeed need some unexpected factors to bring about change and breakthroughs, and Julian, as an extraordinary being of the Outer God Path, is playing the role of this "X factor".

"As you wish."

Mr. Fool smiled and nodded, then this godlike being continued:

"You can go back now."

Julian hesitated, but ultimately chose to follow Mr. Fool's arrangement:

"As you wish, esteemed Mr. 'Fool'."

Mr. Fool nodded, and Julian felt himself being swallowed by the gray fog, and then quickly detached from his surroundings.

When he came to his senses again, what came into view was his own small, single-person apartment.

Having broken free from the suppression of the "Source Castle" gray fog, "Starry Night" roared and erupted once more, but it missed its target.

A sense of doubt arose with the buzzing sound, and Julian chuckled softly:

"Alright, I've added another one to my list of 'great existences' to deal with."

"So take my advice, you'd better be honest."

Feeling the surging resentment of "Starry Night" like ocean waves, Julian felt both exhilarated and enlightened.

At this point, he was basically certain that the unfortunate "Starry Sky" had likely offended "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun" at some point in the past, or had been severely disciplined by the latter simply because of the latter's mischievous nature.

Only in this way can we explain His inexplicable hostility toward Extraordinary Beings of the "Diviner" path, and His panic when faced with the aura of the "Source Castle"!

On the other hand, Julian suddenly understood why the "Goddess of the Night" had suddenly stopped protecting him when he was dealing with the "magician" of the "Secret Order" last time.

He must have made a similar conjecture based on the unusual reaction of the "Starry Night" to the Antigonus family notes, and thus temporarily released the "Starry Night" from its restraints when Julian encountered the "Magician".

As expected, "Starry Night" took the initiative to deal with and devour the "Magician" as if in retaliation, which finally confirmed the "Goddess of the Night's" guess.

This is also why He used the pretext of rewarding Julian to send him a Level 2 sealed artifact that had been affected by the aura of the "Source Castle"!