88 Yuumi and the Grimoire

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, Yuumi was slightly taken aback, then said with a puzzled expression:

"Detection magic? How do you know it... Oh right, you're a prophet. The old mayor of Bandle City said that prophets are best at detection magic!"

With that, Yuumi raised her head with great interest and said, "Come on! Let me see how your detection magic works... Ah!!!"

Before Yuumi could finish speaking, Yuan Chen cast a Scout Skill. In an instant, the intense feeling of being watched made Yuumi furious, and she almost fell off the Book of Thresholds.

In other words, the Book of Thresholds itself possesses intelligence; otherwise, the blue kitten would have turned into a dusty, dirty kitten.

Even so, after catching the kitten, the Book of Thresholds was still not satisfied. It put Yuumi on a tree branch, then closed the book and smacked the kitten on the head, as if to say, "Look how much you've embarrassed your master!"

Yuumi, looking resentful, covered her head and dodged the Book of Thresholds's headbutts while yelling:

"It's not my fault! It felt so weird! It was like a wet tongue licking all over my bones!"

Yuan Chen didn't take Yuumi's dissatisfaction to heart. Instead, he looked at Yuumi's attribute panel and then frowned with some hesitation—not because she was too strong or too weak, but because Yuumi's panel was somewhat special.

Name: Yuumi

Status: Peak/Panic

Class: Mage LV5

Equipment: None

Skills: Zoomies, Magic Shield, Prowling Projectile, Robust Physique, Cat's Blessing...

Trait: Guardian Magic (Epic):

As a magical creature, Yuumi's innate characteristics grant her Guardian, Enhancement, and Enchantment spells faster Spellcasting, enhanced effectiveness, enhanced health regeneration, enhanced mana regeneration, and a certain probability of purifying current negative status effects.

Seeing Yuumi's status, class, and abilities, Yuan Chen was puzzled—where was the Book of Thresholds? Why was Yuumi's equipment slot empty?

Thinking about it, Yuan Chen couldn't help but look at the Book of Thresholds beneath Yuumi and said:

Can I see you?

Upon hearing this, before the bristling Yuumi could speak, the Book of Thresholds shook up and down twice, then turned the pages after a moment—unfortunately, Yuan Chen wasn't Yuumi and couldn't understand the meaning behind the rubbing of the pages.

Seeing this, the pages of the Book of Thresholds book flipped through Yuumi a few more times, and then Yuumi looked at Yuan Chen cautiously, as if her tail had been stepped on, and said:

"The Book of Thresholds says you should see it!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Chen cast another Scout Skill without saying a word. Immediately afterward, the Book of Thresholds was still floating in the air, suddenly froze, just like a person walking normally suddenly stepping on an electric wire or suffering a stroke.

Immediately afterward, the Book of Thresholds that had been lecturing Yuumi just moments before fell to the ground with a thud.

In other words, the kitten's dynamic vision was excellent, Yuumi appeared just in time beneath the Book of Thresholds; otherwise, the Book of Thresholds would have been covered in dust.

Despite being hit by the Book of Thresholds again, Yuumi wasn't discouraged. Instead, she wagged her tail proudly at the Book of Thresholds, as if to say, "See? I told you it was weird."

This time, the Book of Thresholds didn't argue. Instead, it weakly turned a few pages and then lay on Yuumi's back like a lost soul, like the roof of a mud-brick house.

Yuan Chen, on the other hand, focused his attention on the attributes of the Book of Thresholds.

Name: Book of Thresholds

Status: Damaged

Race: Undetermined

Occupation: Undetermined

Quality: Undefined

Skill: Book of Miracles

①: Infinite Doorways: The creator of the Book of Thresholds left his observations on its pages, forming stable portals connecting the material and spiritual realms through his Book of Thresholds strokes. With the Book of Thresholds's approval, one can freely use the teleportation portals within.

②: Energy Pages: Under the constant influence of magic, the pages of the Book of Thresholds have become highly condensed aggregates of magic. Sacrificing a page as a offering can greatly enhance the power of a spell for a short period of time.

③: Book of Protection: When the user of the Book of Thresholds is about to be attacked, the Book of Thresholds can transfer the user to the mental or physical realm to avoid the attack, but the user's image will remain in the same place.

④: The Book of Immortality: When the Book of Thresholds suffers fatal damage, it can forcibly transfer itself or the user to the mental realm or teleport to random page coordinates by actively destroying its own pages.

⑤: Ultimate Grimoire: The Book of Thresholds itself is an extraordinary product formed from a large number of Mana Node. The bound user can absorb free magical energy from other areas through the Book of Thresholds.

Note: Pages damaged as offerings cannot be recovered.

Note: The Ultimate Grimoire can absorb energy from other realms, including negative energy.

Note: The Book of Thresholds possesses its own consciousness and is bound to "Norra" and cannot be changed (if you can prove that Norra is dead, then perhaps there is still a chance?).

Note: When the "Book of Immortality" is triggered, the number of pages will be destroyed depending on the distance and special nature of the teleported pages.

Trait: None.

Having seen the many attributes of the Book of Thresholds, Yuan Chen nodded in understanding—it was clear that the Book of Thresholds was a magical weapon with its own consciousness; it was no longer just equipment, but a special kind of life.

No, it shouldn't be considered life; in terms of its nature, it should still possess some characteristics that belong to living organisms.

Yuan Chen thought to himself: The difference between life and living things is not just a difference of one or two words, but a deeper difference in the perspective from which we view the truth.

Simply put, life is not necessarily stronger than living organisms, but to master true extraordinary power, one must reach the level of life itself—a mortal body cannot bear too much power.

The Book of Thresholds... must be a special form of creature.

After all, even those Ascended who are so powerful that they are revered as gods are still essentially still within the realm of living beings.

And... no wonder Yuumi couldn't be hit after possessing someone in the game; it turns out it was because of the Book of Thresholds's protection.

Yuumi's ultimate ability also draws power from the Book of Thresholds.

Thinking it over, Yuan Chen looked at Yuumi and the Book of Thresholds beside him and told them what he had seen.

At first, she didn't think much of it, but after hearing Yuan Chen's words, Yuumi's round eyes widened in surprise:

"Your detection magic is amazing?! You can even see through my best magic and talent!"

As Yuumi spoke, the Book of Thresholds beside her swayed up and down as if nodding.

Sensing the surprise of the book and the cat, Yuan Chen chuckled. He said, "Don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities to be surprised later~ Rather than this, let's set off for Piltover!"

"Charge! Charge! Charge! Charge!"

Upon hearing this, Yuumi became excited. "With me and you, let's go for it!"

"But... why don't we just go through the portal?"

"There are others too."