Elemental Card King.

Chapter 141 Ancient Dragon's Nest, Perfect Advantage
The next day.

The third phase of the Secret Realm Resource Competition has officially begun.

Early in the morning, 150 finalists gathered inside the venue.

Each of them received an adventure outdoor backpack from the organizers.

The men's and women's versions come in different colors, one blue and one pink. Each set includes a nanofiber sleeping bag, a mini water purifier, an emergency medical kit, multiple sets of clothing, some compressed military rations, a secret realm guide manual, and a card holder.

“30 high-quality sealed cards.” One contestant immediately opened one and counted them.

The rules of the competition are simple: all the monsters and rare treasures in the Ancient Dragon's Nest Secret Realm are marked with corresponding points.

The more points you have, the higher your ranking.

Among these, the various inheritances and blessings bestowed within the secret realm are not counted as separate gifts; they are merely considered as a huge, hidden benefit given to the players themselves.

Finally, the top 32 players will advance to the final elimination round in the fourth stage, where the champion will be crowned.

"The higher the points, the better. Don't be soft-hearted and think that it doesn't matter if you have enough points."

The organizers advised: "The official exchange channels will include resources to aid cultivation, secret techniques, and secret cards."

It was indeed not unfounded.

The rumor has come true.

"it is good!!"

Even though they were mentally prepared, there was still a lot of excitement among the contestants. This internal redemption channel was another hidden perk.

"The senior students must be drooling with envy."

The rewards and benefits for this year's cohort are inexplicably generous.

Not to mention the past few sessions, perhaps even the past two or three hundred years have not seen such treatment.

"It's not just about points rewards; the top 50 and top 100 will receive different benefits."

Even if you don't make it into the final 32, ranking in the top 50 is considered a first prize in the national competition. This award is a tremendous honor and directly guarantees admission to one of the top 5 universities.

As for the second and third prizes in the national competition, there is a considerable gap between the two, at least in terms of college entrance examination bonus points, which differ by ten points.

Not to mention that in one's future resume, a single mistake can significantly diminish its value.

"You have reached a turning point in your lives. Whether you can leap over the dragon gate starts today." The host spoke with great emphasis.

In an instant, the atmosphere became extremely heavy, and the contestants who had just been lively and playful suddenly became serious.

"All right."

"The secret passage is now open."

The voice just fell.

boom!
A violent tremor came from beneath everyone's feet.

A crack slowly appeared in the solid ground in the center of the arena, and soon the crack expanded rapidly, forming a perfectly circular opening.

A layer of light, flowing with a pale white glow, came into view, like a semi-transparent membrane, stretching between the people and the underground world.

Beneath the light barrier, it was dark and deep, as if it were a gateway to another world.

"The entrance to the Ancient Dragon's Nest is actually inside the venue!" Many contestants were stunned.

"That shows a lack of knowledge. The Azure Lotus Dragon Platform, going back more than two thousand years, is not a dueling arena, but a sealing ground for imprisoning dragons," someone explained.

During the Age of Rise, this was a place where dragons were kept, equivalent to a dragon breeding and raising base.

During the Glorious Era, as humans continued to extract dragon-attribute cards and materials, and considering the security of a nation's capital, the threat was reduced, and the Ancient Dragon Nest was further transformed into a training ground for competitions.

"Don't forget, I'm very good in the dark and shadowy. You don't need to wait for me; I'll catch up quickly," Xia He said.

These words gave Su Chen, who was standing next to him, a strange sense of disorientation.

When he went to the Cloud and Rainbow Secret Realm to capture the Gale Demon Seed, the other party also made a request and said similar words, but he refused.

now.

By a twist of fate, the two are about to team up.

"I'll leave you a signal," Su Chen nodded.

The secret realm guide included an official map, and after a brief discussion, they simply marked the corresponding high points with simple markers.

Forced by circumstances, the other teams, wary of the powerful combination of the Beiluo Provincial Team, were also compelled to join forces.

Although Qi Hanhai and Pei Xingwei from the Jiangnan Provincial Team occupy the third and fourth picks, due to their different positions, even in the most optimistic scenario, they won't meet in the core circle for another three days.

Xia He, located on the same eastern side, is different. With the Taiyin Refining Form technique alone, she can catch up quickly in the underground secret realm, and it is estimated that it will take about a day.

The same reason.

Even with the most conservative estimate, the strongest trio from Beiluo Province will gather in one place in two days.

At that time, it goes without saying what it means to meet the other party.

From the perspective of others, once they try to compete with this group for core resources, they can only avoid them altogether.

What's outrageous is that a total of 8 members of the Legion made it into the top 150, while the Qingyun Provincial Team, which performed exceptionally well and broke records, only managed to get 5 members in the top 150.

Besides Su Chen and Xia He, Duan Yingxue, the female mage of the Torrent, Zhu Wan'er, the ice mage, and Gao Mingxuan, the transcendent, have all successfully entered the third stage.

As for the brothers Luan Dehai and Feng Xingqin, who have a long-standing feud, and the madman Su Hongsheng, they were all excluded from the Secret Realm Resource Competition.

They were all the top performers in their respective regions of the province this year, but in the even more intense national competition, they ultimately fell behind.

Among them, Su Hongsheng is perhaps the one most regretted by the team's teachers. After the Blood Fiend spell was explicitly banned, the blood-selling damage-increasing build became less powerful.

"It's time to leave."

At this moment, all the players' cards suddenly emitted a teleportation glow.

"See you in the inner circle," Gao Mingxuan said with high spirits.

"We'll meet again someday," Zhu Wan'er said with a smile.

The other three members of the team were not in the same location, so the probability of them meeting in the vast and boundless Ancient Dragon Nest was naturally very slim.

hum!
When the sealing barrier disappears.

next moment.

The figures of all the contestants disappeared in the light.

Ancient Dragon's Nest Secret Realm.

hum!
Multiple energy fluctuations suddenly erupted, and with the instant activation of three contract cards, the Wind Whisper Spirit Envoy, clad in spirit attire, immediately took shape.

Beware of bad things.

Xiao Ling cautiously extended her mental perception to the surroundings.

It knew all along that it would be in a dangerous and mysterious environment for the next five days.

"Wow, it's huge!" Xiaoling exclaimed in a few seconds.

Reminded by him, Su Chen stepped forward onto a hillside with a wide view. His eyes looked down and saw an unimaginably huge skeleton lying in the ravine.

"These are the bones of a dragon," Su Chen exclaimed.

As far as the eye could see, there was a huge ribcage, like the keel of an ancient ship, neatly arranged and exuding an indescribable aura.

The enormous skull was even more awe-inspiring, with a pair of hollow eye sockets that seemed to pierce through time and space, staring directly at Su Chen. The huge, open crack in the jawbone seemed to silently tell of its past majesty.

A faint, almost imperceptible, wave of oppressive power emanated from the dragon bones.

"It is at least two thousand meters long."

Su Chen made a rough estimate, and the ends of the bones of the corpse were still completely buried in the mountain.

The corpse itself possessed at least an eight-star level of strength, so much so that even after more than two thousand years of death, it still retained some faint dragon aura. Moreover, its flesh and blood after death also nurtured this valley basin.

Wow!
Amidst a forest of dragon ribs resembling swords and spears, thick vines and moss climbed, and two emerald dragons blended perfectly into the green vegetation, their camouflage masking their intently fixed gazes on Su Chen's figure.

"A four-star blue-grade dragonfish variety is of average value."

Su Chen didn't want to waste two sealed cards right at the start of the game.

Moreover, he noticed a hidden entrance to a nest beneath the skeleton.

Su Chen's heart stirred slightly, and he immediately activated the soul secret technique 'Soul Echo'.

hum!
An invisible ripple spread out instantly, and his will gradually resonated and connected with the surrounding environment. Flowers, birds, insects, forests, and the elements of heaven and earth began to confide in him.

The other three soul fluctuations hidden deep within the lair also echoed, completely revealing their presence.

soon.

Su Chen obtained all the information he wanted.

"A nest of five Emerald Dragons, some big and some small. No wonder they didn't dare to make a move immediately."

At the same time, an important piece of information was also learned: on the dragon skeleton hidden deep in the lair, a bone-cold dragon blood flower was in full bloom, appearing extremely eerie and ghostly under the phosphorescent glow.

"nice one."

Don't underestimate this four-star rare treasure. Once it's mixed with dragon attributes, the price won't be low. The conservative price is at least 1500 million Alliance Coins.

This is worth far more than most four-star purple-quality summons.

"Xiao Ling, let's get started."

At this moment, Su Chen decided to make the most of his advantages.

After his figure disappeared from the hillside, the Emerald Dragons that had been circling around him relaxed their vigilance, as they had sensed that the human's presence was gradually fading away.

only.
They failed to notice that a Wind Whisperer had secretly entered a phantom state and then immediately infiltrated the nest using its high movement speed and acceleration effects.

Everything happened so quietly.

It wasn't until Xiaoling carefully picked the Bone-Cold Dragon Blood Flower that the commotion triggered a huge dragon roar both inside and outside the cave.

After Xiao Ling succeeded, the little wind spirit doll who had been blocked at the door immediately disappeared from the spot.

Swish!
All of a sudden.

From the magic mark where it stood, a delicate little wind chime doll suddenly appeared.

Clearly, before disappearing into the void, it left a magic mark on the spot. When activated, the little spirit deep in the nest was immediately teleported back to this marked point.

Everything was coordinated perfectly.

"Perfect!"

Su Chen praised.

The soul technique 'Soul Echo' is responsible for gathering and locating rare and precious materials, the ethereal skill is responsible for quickly sneaking up and closing in, and finally, a magic seal secret technique is used to make an instant escape.

A small trial yielded remarkable results.

"This is a move that no one else can replicate," Su Chen said confidently.

First of all, the Soul Echo Technique had disappeared for two or three hundred years, so it was already quite absurd that he was able to obtain this soul technique from the blessing of the Divine Soul Treasure.

According to the statement, he should be the only one who has mastered the Soul Echo Secret Technique, or more precisely, the only one among the human population.

After all, the Spirit Race, which has become a nomadic race in the plane, is still active in the outer realms.

As for the secret techniques of the Demon Seal, there are very few who have mastered them.

Even the ethereal space technique, which is not particularly outstanding at the top level, has had its maximum duration increased to 50 seconds thanks to the enhancement and cracking effect of the colorless divine card. During this time, there is also a considerable movement speed boost mechanism.

With these three elements complementing each other, it's easy to see why no one else can replicate it.

In this way, Su Chen's advantage in the Secret Realm Resource Competition will be terrifying.

What cannot be ignored is that he is still the first pick, far ahead of the others.

"Well done."

When Su Chen used the encapsulation card, the blank card surface immediately revealed the appearance of the Bone Cold Dragon Blood Flower.

In the distant valley basin behind them, a furious dragon's roar still echoed for a long time.

1/30!

After finding the first encapsulation card to be of excellent value, Su Chen didn't waste any time and headed straight deeper into the area.

He held the secret realm guide in his hand. The official map inside was quite different from the classic maps that could be found online, suggesting that the terrain may have been artificially modified.

In addition, this map is very brief, and many resource points, large and small, are not shown. It only shows a general topographical map.

None of the major heritage sites are marked.

"There really is a dragon and phoenix inheritance, with a total of six blessings, all hidden in the core area of ​​the secret realm."

"In addition, there are fifteen blessed lands scattered throughout the secret realm."

The entire Ancient Dragon Nest Secret Realm is too vast; even five days wouldn't be enough to explore the entire core area. Moreover, to accommodate players from all directions, the areas are naturally evenly distributed across the southeast, northwest, and southwest.

But one thing is certain: the central area of ​​the core district must hold the richest heritage.

That is the priceless treasure that the front-row players are striving to win.

Su Chen only hoped that he could obtain two of the inheritances.

First, there's the 'Phoenix Terrace,' which allows Xiao Ling to advance to four stars and gain extraordinary effects.

Secondly, the Azure Phoenix Inheritance allows one's card master talent to evolve and improve, unlocking new characteristic effects and significantly enhancing one's mental control.

The latter is undoubtedly the biggest prize.

"This year's rewards are really generous," Su Chen sighed inwardly.

After careful consideration, he concluded that the move by the National Card Masters Association did not constitute taking sides.

Regardless of who is right or wrong between the cabinet and the military, one undeniable fact is that dimensional science has gradually become ineffective, and the calculation of operational trajectories seems to have begun to slip out of the scientists' control.

this is too scary.

The most significant marker of the Glorious Era was the birth of the theory of planar measurement, which allowed a large data model to perfectly calculate the trajectory and collision time of small planes.

This means that humanity is no longer afraid of celestial conjunctions. In the previous era, the massive collision of celestial bodies that crashed down on humanity at some unknown time haunted people like a nightmare.

If dimensional disciplines were to completely slip out of our control, the consequences would be unimaginable.

at the moment.

One of the countermeasures taken by the Card Masters Association under the pressure of this unknown and mysterious factor 'X' is to strengthen the power of this year's chosen ones.

Since ancient times, the Xuanhuang Kingdom has inherited the Eastern tradition of the Nine Dragons and Nine Phoenixes. Some of the ancient traditions were exhausted due to the gifts of blessings, and some have even disappeared into the long river of history. During this period, some new dragon and phoenix gift effects were added.

But it has always maintained the grand structure of nine dragons and nine phoenixes.

Now, the sudden arrival of these six great dragon and phoenix inheritances is undoubtedly a huge favor to this year's top high school seniors.

Three hours later.

ten o'clock.

As Su Chen ventured deeper into the region, he repeatedly used the same trick, and without wasting any time, Xiao Ling successfully stole four rare and precious treasures from a group of dragon families.

This last Dragon Marrow Crystal, worth 2600 million Alliance Coins, was even stolen stealthily from the territory of a wyvern who ruled over hundreds of monsters.

5/30!

Before the morning was even fully over, Su Chen's terrifying advantage had already given him an unparalleled leading position.

(End of this chapter)