Elemental Card King.

Chapter 110: A Comprehensive Upgrade! Teleportation, and the Secret Technique Inheritance 'Demon Seal' Acquired!
After returning to the provincial association's central building, Su Chen began to take stock of his gains.

He went out just once in the afternoon and, after a series of challenges, he obtained a total of 10 four-star material cards and two bank transfer checks.

Based on the market price of the materials, it can be roughly estimated that you will receive around 3000 million Alliance Coins.

"It's time to get my own bank card."

Su Chen was worried that another round of text message bombardment would terrify his aunt.

According to regulations, minors who are 16 years of age or older can bring their personal identification card to a bank to open a bank account.

Despite being under 18, he was unable to open an account at any major trading card exchange in the world.

As for the general second-hand market, the prices are too low, and there are too many trading partners to deal with, which is very inconvenient.

Fortunately, these material cards can be sold directly and conveniently to the logistics office of the provincial association.

Even if the price is lowered a bit, it doesn't matter, it's mutually beneficial, especially since he himself is quite favored by the provincial association.

"With the money I've saved up, I can buy a Holy Thunder Demon Seed."

Su Chen pondered for a moment and said, "As for the other Gale Demon Seed, its market price changes every day."

He logged into the Global Trading Center app on his phone to check the latest market price. Yesterday it was 6600 million, but today it had dropped to 6450 million.

Anyway, there are still almost four months until the national competition, which is enough time for him to raise some money.

As for using colorless divine cards for duplication and resale, that would be far too inefficient.

The upcoming Tower of Inheritance is a possibility. The Lesser Inheritance is only part of the final reward, and if you can achieve a better completion time, some rare rewards will be unlocked.

"This is my only chance to challenge them."

Teacher He Yun, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh and said, "If you go again, they will really call the police."

Su Chen was fully aware of this.

Even when it comes to taking advantage of customers, it doesn't have to be this ruthless.

Back at the provincial association, Wang Liyang immediately asked for the personal guidance letter specifically for Su Chen, and he kept drawing lines on it with a pen.

After a major overhaul, the content was reduced by 35%.

The minor study of elemental magic was also crossed out.

After reading it, Teacher He Yun couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed. She wondered if the other party was going to add the three big words "smelting method" to it in the next second.

Perhaps because the other party repeatedly emphasized their affection, she also became interested in this smelting method that was said to unleash the greatest power.

Its explosive properties are just the tip of the iceberg; the most significant aspect is its terrifying multi-fold power amplification and multi-hit capability.

With diligent and thorough training, at the perfect stage, one can even unleash a tenfold power amplification effect in a single burst.

The title of "First Outburst" in one of the Thirty-Six Meditation Diagrams is well-deserved.

According to Teacher He Yun's guess, the Great Demon King Wang himself definitely cultivates this method, and may even have unique secret manuals and auxiliary divine objects, otherwise this reliable guy would not have been trying to persuade Su Chen to learn the smelting method in the past.

We can't keep trying to get this elemental master to use this smelting method just because Su Chen has shown terrifying close combat skills.

of course.

It's all too early to talk about it.

The matter of taking a second meditation method as a supplementary practice will have to wait until Su Chen successfully advances the Sun Observation Method to the proficiency stage.

Whether this can be achieved before the national competition remains a huge uncertainty.

Teacher He Yun was also aware that Su Chen possessed the Holy Heart, a specially supplied auxiliary artifact, as most of the people in the provincial team had some corresponding background connections.

Besides talent, financial support and strategic planning from elders in the family are also essential.

Although Su Chen's biological parents were determined to be lost in the Nine Netherworld, the friendship between the previous generation was never broken, and they were of high status, most likely from a violent alliance organization.

With this in mind, Teacher He Yun felt much more at ease, at least the child still had connections to help him.

When we returned, it was almost lunchtime.

The food selection is also quite diverse.

First, there's the option of ordering takeout, with professional delivery, and eating on-site in the rest area of ​​the closed training ground.

Secondly, there is the VIP restaurant at the Provincial Association Center building, where a five-star chef will prepare personalized meals according to your desired taste.

The provincial team offers very generous benefits.

All meals are of five-star quality, comparable to those rated gold and jade, and the set meals can be customized to suit individual tastes.

After all, this kind of food is usually beneficial to the card player, and each person's talent and card construction will inevitably lead to different needs.

For the past few days, Su Chen has been eating a set of customized elemental cuisine called "Four Symbols Cuisine," a name derived from the Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, Azure Dragon, and White Tiger. A single customized set costs 5 Alliance Coins.

It is understood that long-term consumption can slightly enhance an individual's elemental affinity and corresponding resistance.

The exact effect remains to be seen in the short term.

Anyway, it tastes amazing and has a great texture.

Also.

Each member of the provincial team has a different mealtime, especially this week when all teammates are focusing on intensive meditation and training, which often means that you may not see many other teammates at mealtimes.

After having eaten and drunk his fill, Su Chen left the VIP restaurant. Not wanting to wander around the provincial association center, he went straight back to the closed training area and continued practicing the Sun Observation Method in small meditation room number 105.

It wasn't until 10 p.m. that the provincial team members finished their day's training and began to leave.

Fan Xin left early tonight.

In the quiet and empty meditation room, only two figures remained.

When Su Chen finished his final round of cultivation, a faint white light appeared in his open eyes. A few seconds later, this ray of morning sunlight gradually faded and disappeared.

After his thoughts returned to normal, Su Chen glanced at the beautiful figure sitting quietly reading a book against the wall to his left.

With her head slightly lowered, a strand of bangs gently fell, obscuring half of her picturesque face, yet unable to conceal her gentleness and tranquility.

"Let's rest for a bit before going back."

Xia He did not look up; her voice was like a mountain stream, serene yet melodious.

"it is good."

Su Chen's spiritual energy was currently depleted, and he was able to recover and replenish it by taking advantage of the spiritual energy in the room.

Feeling relaxed and lazy, he took a sip of water and casually half-reclined on the beanbag chair behind him.

Do you enjoy reading social science and history books?

Su Chen was curious and asked about it, because he had noticed that the other person liked to read such books, and the book on the other person's lap was Dr. Yan Zhiluo's work - "A Collection of Research on the History of the Wilderness".

“Both my parents are PhDs who study ancient mythology and history, so I’ve been influenced by my family to some extent,” Xia He replied.

"So, will you choose a major like dimensional mythology or history in college?" Su Chen asked.

Xia He did not directly address this point.

She raised her head, her clear, cool eyes looking at the figure opposite her, and asked, "What would you choose?"

Su Chen looked thoughtful and pondered, "Elemental Academy, or perhaps Combat Academy, it hasn't been decided yet."

He would not make such a hasty decision about important matters in his life, and he would need Aunt Jing's advice.

"But one thing is certain: when I grow up, I will definitely go out and see the myriad planes and the vast starry sky."

In a sense, he was also influenced by his parents.

Five minutes later, the two left together.

After exiting through the side gate of the provincial association center, walk less than 100 meters along the green corridor river to reach a five-star high-end hotel.

Everyone is provided with a deluxe executive single room.

When she arrived at room 701 on the seventh floor of the hotel, Xia He waved and said goodnight.

She stayed in the nearby room 702.

Fan Xin lives at number 703, which is right next door.

It can be said that the entire 7th floor of the hotel was contracted out to members of the provincial team.

After returning to his room, Su Chen took a bath.

Just after the cracking and enhancement were completed, he began a new round of replication.

It is estimated that the copying process will take 22 hours and 13 minutes to complete.

For now, he is still sticking to the route of copying elemental beast spirit cards, and all three decomposition materials are evenly distributed to the spirit talent, 'etherealization' and 'true spirit liberation' skills.

After advancing to the intermediate card master level, as mental strength continued to increase, the time required for copying also decreased from the initial 38 hours to 22 hours.

"With the promotion of Beast Spirit Cards and Elemental Magic Weapon Cards in the next two weeks, the copying time that was reduced is expected to increase again."

Even if you keep feeding low-level materials to the hacked enhancement, you won't see much effect.

Feeding four-star materials, on the other hand, would take much longer.

For the best value, Samsung materials are still the best choice.

With this in mind, Su Chen also began to think about how to use the 600 quota from the relief foundation to exchange for more space material cards, just in time to prepare for the birth of the new space skill 'teleportation'.

The next day.

This is the last day of a training camp.

Early in the morning, Su Chen took his personal ID card and went to the nearby Xuanhuang Industrial and Commercial Bank to open a bank account.

He queued for less than two minutes before heading to the processing window. As the staff read Su Chen's ID card, his previously tired and drowsy eyes suddenly cleared.

My goodness, a 17-year-old intermediate card master! The staff immediately realized that they had received a young and promising prodigy.

This is a top-tier depositor with exceptionally high credit.

"Hello, our bank offers exceptional benefits to top talents like you."

After greeting him and showing goodwill, the young man who had just graduated also contacted the bank manager immediately.

soon.

A well-dressed bank manager personally came to greet Su Chen and respectfully led him into the VIP room next door.

Under the personal hospitality of the other party, Su Chen quickly received a platinum card.

It is free of annual fees for life, and there are no membership fees of any kind.

In addition, there is a credit line of 5000 million Alliance Coins, which is interest-free and can be repaid at any time within ten years.

There was even a 20% discount on the first repayment.

Su Chen's personal identity card did not specify his elemental domination talent, but the fact that he was a verifiable 17-year-old intermediate card master was already incredibly impressive.

In the future, the Platinum Card may even be upgraded to a Diamond Card and a Black Card.

This is clearly a special preferential treatment given by Xuanhuang Industrial and Commercial Bank to young talents. As long as these high-quality depositors grow up, simply depositing a huge sum of money with the bank will be the best return.

have to say.

Su Chen's move also plugged the funding gap that might appear in the next four months.

This can be considered good news.

After that, it was another day of practicing the Sun Observation Method.

It's worth mentioning that each meditation enhancement upon reaching three stars grants a bonus of approximately 2.1 Spirit Power.

After a round of intensive meditation, he broke through the 300 energy barrier from 279.6.

As expected, the meditation enhancements over the next two weeks and the resulting breakthrough enhancements will be enough to allow him to easily break through the 350 energy barrier.

No matter how you look at it, he could contract six cards in advance when he faced the Inheritance Tower trial.

That's why Su Chen was able to continue practicing the Sun Refining Technique without any restraint, even for a single day.

At 7 p.m., after finishing a sumptuous dinner, the three members of Donghua took a private car to the airport, which meant that their first trip to participate in the provincial team training camp had come to a temporary end.

After boarding, Fan Xin quickly adapted to the rhythm of the game and quietly began meditating and cultivating in the first-class cabin.

"See you on Thursday, everyone."

Upon arriving at Donghua International Airport, Fan Xin, who had already gone home not long ago, still remembered to remind everyone in the group chat.

"See you next week," Xia He replied.

Meanwhile, Su Chen, who was riding the maglev city bus, saw the message on his phone and casually sent a "See you next week" message.

A few minutes later.

His phone vibrated; it was a friend request from Xia He.

Su Chen had long been accustomed to the dual-track lifestyle.

The cycle of 'training camp, going to school, training camp' continues endlessly.

Nowadays, the new provincial team training camp is nothing more than a longer commute and more teammates on the road.

Time flies by.

Two weeks later.

At the end of November, Su Chen officially concluded his enhancement journey.

First, the Elemental Magic series cards were successfully upgraded to three-star blue card quality after using 30 material cards at once.

Without exception, none of them unlocked any new mechanics; instead, the stats and effects of each elemental weapon were significantly improved.

"As long as the numerical effect is sufficient, it's fine." Su Chen didn't care.

As for the Elemental Beast Spirit Cards, they have been successfully upgraded to the three-star purple card standard, with improved stats and the unlocking of some new skills.

For example, the Ice Fox Spirit card with the Ice attribute.

【Name】：Ice Fox Spirit

[Quality]: Purple

[Level]: ★★★

[Attributes]: Ice, Space

[Category]: Summoning Cards

[Race]: Elemental Beast Spirit
【talent】:
Spirit possession, Ice Fox spirit

【Skill】:
Charm, Etherealization, Swift Movement, Ice Crack Claw, Fox Shadow Phantom, Freeze, Teleport.

[Bond]: Not yet activated.

[Description]: Artificial Beast Spirit Card, created from the essences of various ice-attribute foxes such as Snowfield Silver Fox, Ice Crystal Fox, and Icefield Fox.

"Three new skills!" Su Chen exclaimed.

'Fox Shadow Illusion: Utilizing the mysterious and unpredictable power of the Ice Fox spirit, this technique achieves a deceptive and illusory movement effect, leaving behind a bewildering illusion of an Ice Fox in place.'

'Frozen: Releases accumulated ice-attribute energy, inflicting a powerful freezing effect on a small area in front and the target.'

'Teleportation: Relying on one's spatial abilities, one can perform short-distance spatial jumps when activated.'

The simultaneous release of these three new skills has significantly enhanced the already excellent base stats, which combine high attack, mobility, and control.

The introduction of 'Fox Shadow Illusion' and 'Teleport' has amplified and enhanced the already impressive evasion and movement abilities.

The addition of 'Frozen' also enhances both damage output and control effects.

This is too outrageous.

Whether used by Xiaoling or Su Chen, it can be used with high efficiency, enough to make the opponent run around in circles.

What's even better is that this teleportation skill, like the ethereal transformation, is a universal and common type, which means that elemental spirits of all attributes and forms can use it.

The next evolution stage of elemental beast spirits is called 'multi-elemental beast spirits'.

Currently, it seems that Su Chen needs to reach the later stage of intermediate card master before he can successfully enhance his abilities.

And Su Chen's three rounds of intensive meditation have officially come to an end.

When he used the most professional mental energy detection device to test it, the final value was 359.6.

This is higher than previously anticipated.

"That's enough fun now," Su Chen sighed inwardly, his period of rapid growth in mental power was finally over.

Next, we'll rely on the colorless divine card's ability to break through and enhance its effects for stable performance.

The six three-star space-type material cards I redeemed from the relief foundation are also ready, and I plan to use them to unlock and enhance the teleportation skill in the coming days.

Before that, Su Chen also observed how long it would take him to copy the new Beast Spirit Card.

It is estimated that the copying process will take 37 hours and 36 minutes to complete.

it is good.

It's back again.

Su Chen could accept the required time. According to the replication-decomposition-strengthening cycle, it was estimated to take about three days.

Generally speaking, on average, there is a spiritual boost of about 1.7 per day.

In the early stages, before he stopped meditating and practicing, Su Chen was very clear that his energy was increasing by an average of 1 unit per day.

Nearly three months later, this efficiency has improved.

"very good."

Su Chen became even more determined to continue cultivating the Sun Observation Technique, without even needing to consider the future.

of course.

At this moment, not only Su Chen experienced a rapid increase in performance, but the other provincial team members also saw significant improvements.

By the time the third training camp was about to end, 25 members of the provincial team had successfully advanced to intermediate card masters.

Xia He successfully advanced more than ten days ago, and her Judgment talent also unlocked new characteristics and effects such as double tearing and shattering.

For others, the already excessive damage output is undoubtedly given a significantly terrifying boost.

After completing her mission, this aloof and cold beauty under the moon turned to continue cultivating the Taiyin Refining Form Method.

Even if one cannot reach the mastery stage during the national competition, the day and night practice can still enhance physical strength by immersing the entire body in the cold moonlight.

Today, there is an added touch of sadness in the air as we part ways.

Outside the meditation room, a sobbing sound could be heard.

"I'm sorry, but you will all have to stop training from now on."

In the corridor, a supervising teacher spoke as calmly as possible.

Opposite him, the five students who had been called out looked distressed. Because their mental strength was progressing too slowly, the provincial team's guidance team eliminated all five of them at once, as they failed to advance to intermediate card masters.

The speed of cultivation is also a reflection of one's personal aptitude.

In less than a month, they completely fell behind.

There's no need to look at their future performance.

"We understand."

Some people seemed quite calm, and two even breathed a sigh of relief.

Perhaps deep down, this frantically competitive environment was extremely oppressive for them, and leaving at this moment was a kind of relief.

Not to mention that he was well aware that his progress in mental strength was already lagging behind others.

"The pressure is immense!"

After personally seeing off a friend, Fan Xin couldn't help but sigh.

If she hadn't caught up with the two top scorers so early, she might have been eliminated in the first round.

After successfully passing the test of mental strength, the instructor team announced that a cross-battle test would be conducted in half a month to determine the changes in everyone's strength after advancing to the new level.

Meanwhile, the teachers also revealed that the next round of eliminations will take place after the combat test.

"There are still 7 elimination spots left, we must stay focused." Fan Xin clenched her fists, not daring to relax even for a moment.

At this critical moment, many members finally left the meditation room and headed to the battlefield.

After unlocking the new talent traits and the five contract cards, the provincial team members naturally need to practice and get used to each other.

From that moment on, Wang Liyang stopped slacking off and began to play his role as a special advisor, providing off-court guidance.

结果
The group of members were quite tormented by the other party's cold and ruthless comments.

A group of exceptionally talented individuals, selected from millions, began to question their very existence.

"Who exactly is this guy?" someone thought to themselves, annoyed.

However, after diligently implementing the other party's strategy, it seems to have a surprisingly good effect.

And at the same time.

Su Chen himself has left the Provincial Card Masters Association Center.

Accompanied by Vice President Li and Teacher He Yun, they visited a place together.

Far from the hustle and bustle, nestled in the heart of a green oasis lake in Yundu City, lies a high-end senior care facility.

soon.

Inside a private tea room nestled among ancient, verdant trees, they met the person who had extended the invitation: Old Master Geng.

"You are here."

Only after being reminded by medical staff did the elderly man, who was sitting in a wheelchair, open his cloudy eyes.

His gaze quickly fell on Su Chen, and he nodded to himself.

"Not bad, his vitality is so vigorous it's almost unbelievable for an elemental master, cough cough."

He spoke at a slow pace, but at the end he broke into a violent cough.

"It's best not to talk too much." The medical staff next to him looked at him with concern.

Even before he arrived, Su Chen already knew the background of the person who had invited him.

The Geng family of Yundu, an elemental family that rose to prominence during the century-long expedition, left a significant mark on history due to the two legendary figures in the family.

But all of that is yesterday's news.

Time flies, and the glory of the past is like fleeting clouds.

The Geng family has a large and prosperous population, but in this peaceful era where martial arts have declined, two generations have strayed from the path of combat card master cultivation.

Especially the direct descendants of Mr. Geng, they have all turned to art and filmmaking.

In his view, these accounts were basically ruined, but now a newborn grandson has given him the last hope in his life.

From this moment on, Grandpa Geng himself urgently desires an object that can enlighten the mind, hoping that his grandson will awaken even greater talents when he grows up.

After contacting Vice President Li, the former leader then turned to Su Chen, and a deal that satisfied both parties was thus reached.

"This is the secret technique passed down by the Demon Spirit Master, the 'Demon Seal'."

Grandpa Geng took out a piece of folded paper from his pocket. After catching his breath, he emphasized, word by word, "Don't let outsiders see this."

"I see."

Su Chen accepted it with both hands in a very serious and solemn manner.

The so-called secret technique is a powerful skill that is kept secret and not passed on.

It has two characteristics.

First, privacy; outsiders have no way of knowing anything about it.

Second, it is powerful, with effects far exceeding what is expected of conventional skills.

Both are indispensable.

This secret technique called 'Demon Seal,' unique to the Demon Spirit Envoy, is said to be a divine skill mastered only by the Geng family of Yundu.

After Su Chen took the paper, he immediately tore it open and glanced at it. As he read it word by word, the writing on the paper began to disappear.

Su Chen memorized the enhanced synthesis formula and related precautions at this moment.

now.

He also recalled the initial effects of this 'magic mark' skill.

The Demon Summoner can cast an elemental mark on a target, object, or point in the air for 5 seconds. During this time, the Demon Summoner's attacks will have a certain directional effect, automatically hitting the marked area.

In addition, the Demon Slayer can also instantly teleport to the location marked by the Elemental Imprint.

In summary, there are two main effects.

First, enhance the enemy-locking effect upon hit.

Second, teleport to the marked target.

This secret technique is truly powerful; Su Chen couldn't even imagine how terrifying and unsolvable it would become if he continued to break through and strengthen it.

The price he paid for obtaining and sharing this knowledge was a treasure from the Inheritance Tower called the 'Enlightenment Stone'.

This is not the small inheritance obtained from the last floor of the Inheritance Tower, but rather the reward unlocked from the second to last floor.

Otherwise, Su Chen wouldn't have agreed so readily.

From his perspective, this deal was undoubtedly a huge profit for him.

The price he paid didn't even see the formal separation until a month later.

Grandpa Geng was relieved to see that Su Chen had accepted the gift himself.

"Xiao Li, I'll be troubling you in the future."

After he finished speaking, he was pushed away from the private tea room in a wheelchair by medical staff.

"This was almost his last moments, and he might not have a month left, which is why he was in such a hurry to pay the payment in advance."

As he was leaving, Vice President Li expressed some sadness about the old leader's health, saying, "So you have to be careful when you climb the tower. You not only have to pass the level, but you also have to be fast, otherwise I won't be able to explain it to others."

In the future, when it's difficult to end a chapter, try to write longer chapters.

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