Sequence 3 of the Prisoner Pathway, the Disciple of Silence, possessed the ability of Cursed Transformation. It could turn enemies or objects into other forms of living creatures, temporarily stripping them of most of their traits and Beyonder Abilities.
This ability was innate to Beyonders who had consumed the Disciple of Silence Potion, though it was also a practical application of mystical knowledge.
A certain Sequence 2 Sage who had been active in the late Fourth Epoch and chosen the Seer Pathway had made a tremendous contribution to restoring the mystical knowledge of this field—
When he advanced to Sequence 4, Mysticologist, the Mythical Creature blood used in his ritual analysis had come from a Sequence 2 Ancient Bane, a Grounded Angel of the Prisoner Pathway.
The Sage had cleverly used the Mysticologist's "Mystical Reenactment" ability and the Sequence 6 Scroll Professor's "Scroll Copying" ability to record information he had previously analyzed.
And in the end, he had succeeded. He had converted many kinds of mystical knowledge from the Prisoner Pathway, including "Cursed Transformation," into scrolls that others could study.
Of course, the process couldn't have been easy. There were many secrets surrounding Sequence Potions and Beyonder Characteristics, and even True Deities didn't dare explore them lightly.
Although the Sage had been a Grounded Angel, the knowledge he recorded could only produce some less essential effects when used without the support of the corresponding Beyonder Characteristics.
For instance, if people from other Pathways learned the relevant mystical knowledge and cast Cursed Transformation, the ability would lose its greatest function—
It would lose the core ability to "temporarily strip an enemy of most of their traits and Beyonder Abilities," leaving only the power to transform people or objects.
Under these circumstances, the ability seemed hardly useful in combat.
However, it also