Elemental Card King.

Chapter 86 Unlimited Lead! Walking in Su Chen's Shadow!

call!
Su Chen adjusted his breathing; the long-distance, pinpoint teleportation had made his heart beat faster.

He looked around at the surroundings, which were an incredibly exaggerated primeval forest landscape.

The towering ancient trees rise like giant pillars cast from jade, their leaves as lush as jade umbrellas, their canopies layered like canopies, blocking out the sun.

As Su Chen looked ahead, a summoning array was released. The array, which was originally golden, suddenly shone with a blue-green luster, and a wind-attribute demon spirit descended.

"We'll be living here for the next three days," Su Chen said.

"Understand"

Xiao Ling expressed the corresponding meaning in a halting manner.

Without being prompted, the delicate, light-weight little doll beside me immediately became cautious and alert to its surroundings.

The Emerald Realm boasts a lush forest ecosystem, likely teeming with wood-attribute monsters. This provides a significant advantage for both metal and fire-attribute monster users.

However, Xiaoling needs to determine the specific location now.

Wow!
The wind whisperer, carrying wisps of wind, soared into the sky, breaking through the canopy of trees and soaring high above, searching for a direction to enter the inner core.

Back then, the ancient gods attempted to relocate a world to ascend and escape from Earth. This terrifying feat failed, leaving behind a spatial rift that made it difficult to locate the small world within it using astronomical principles.

Even magnetic fields and energy fluctuations are not very reliable.

Before departure, all training teams received relevant debating guidance.

One of the methods is quite simple: head towards areas with denser forests.

Also.

It involves identifying locations based on specific environmental characteristics.

"You've found the White Bone Forest area, right?" Su Chen had previously conveyed a simple concept of a white forest to Xiao Ling.

Through the bond of the contract, Xiaoling successfully located the pale and mysterious Bone Forest environment in the distance to the west from a high vantage point.

"it is good!"

After Su Chen helped Xiao Ling disembark from the air, he picked up the travel bag that had been distributed to him and headed directly west.

The three-day, two-night Emerald Realm assessment trip was still only provided with two energy cards by the organizers, which was undoubtedly a nightmare for some contestants who heavily relied on driving weapons and card weapons.

This stingy behavior is enough to cast a shadow over their future.

How to allocate and use weapons rationally has become a problem that requires some thought.

same.

In this perilous environment, one must also consider the issue of one's own mental strength.

Su Chen only used the contract summoning card for the time being.

After successfully cultivating the Sun Observation Technique to a proficient level, Su Chen was able to continuously activate and use the Summoning Cards without any burden while bathing in sunlight.

After bidding farewell to sunset and welcoming the night, he was able to maintain a state of full mental energy to deal with nocturnal monsters.

"Perhaps I should consider taking another minor skill, the Azure Lotus Technique," Su Chen sighed inwardly.

The Azure Lotus Technique possesses the power of creation, endlessly generating life, making it the unparalleled method for sustaining combat.

Whether it's the rapid recovery of mental strength, the healing of physical injuries, physical strength, or willpower, one can benefit immensely from it.

According to his guess, as long as he continues to hold onto the Spirit Crystal, he may be able to enter the mastery stage in about half a year. As for the later stages of perfection and transcendence, he will need to continue to comprehend the 'Midnight Hidden Diagram'.

The difficulty of comprehending it is beyond even the imagination of advanced card players.

As a result, Su Chen will likely be forced to cultivate another external technique.

at this time.

We had only gone a few dozen meters west.

Swish!
A wind blade slashed through the air and flew away, mercilessly severing a mimicking green snake that was hanging from a tree branch.

As soon as the snake's body, which had been torn in two, hit the ground, it still possessed a frenzied vitality. The lower half of the snake's body immediately grew a new head, while the upper half grew a new tail.

"Hiss!!"

Two brand-new green snakes flicked their tongues as they slithered wildly across the ground, heading straight for Su Chen, who was not far away.

Swish!
After a series of wind blades slashed down, the green snake, which had been cut into more than ten pieces, immediately lost its ability to differentiate and regenerate, and died completely and stopped moving.

“A two-star Azure Serpent doesn’t have much value in terms of packaging,” Su Chen said.

This semi-final assessment was a great perk, with 30 sealed cards being distributed to each participant.

The three-star standard ensures a strong seal and prevents even the slightest leakage of energy or aura.

After the final tally of the points, all the sealed monsters can be sold internally for the resources the individual desires.

This wave is far more lucrative than the Fairyland.

Less than thirty meters further on, the three-star monster that Su Chen had been longing for finally appeared.

The giant azure serpent, its body swiftly winding its way down from the tree trunk, headed directly towards the Wind Whisperer hovering in the air. However, even a three-star azure serpent as thick as a bucket could only manage a few more slashes of wind blades.

soon.

Su Chen threw out the first sealed card, and after recalling it with his mind, he saw that the sealed card, which was originally blank, now had the shape of a green snake.

Nearly an hour later.

He then threw out four more packaging cards.

The blank card also features images of vine monsters, tree spirits, and thorn flower fairies.

"The thorn flower fairies here are still a bit stupid," Su Chen sighed inwardly, having caught two flower fairies in one go.

The three-star Thorn Flower Fairy at the Fairy Wilderness Hunting Ground left an indelible impression on the training team, and it was only by Su Chen using himself as bait that they were successfully caught.

of course.

One of the wind sprites still managed to escape. To avoid straying too far from its master, Xiao Ling didn't pursue it through the complex forest terrain.

As for some two-star monsters, those that did not attack proactively were also let go.

"Coming."

After walking to this point, Su Chen noticed that the lush greenery around him had receded considerably.

Not far away, white mist swirls, obscuring the area beneath it—the Bone Forest.

As the imperial examination venue in Qingyun Province, which is opened once a year, there are plenty of guides available to find out what unique natural treasures grow in its special environment, not to mention that the guidance team will inform you in advance.

There happens to be a four-star material, the White Bone Ganoderma, growing in the White Bone Forest, priced at 375 million Alliance Coins.

The scores that can be represented are the top-level standards for assessment.

"One plant per year, don't miss it."

Before officially stepping into the White Bone Forest, a subtle golden luster rippled in Su Chen's eyes.

Metallic properties, switch!

Beast Spirit Cards and Weapon Cards also switch to the Metal attribute upon activation.

"Prepare to cut down trees!"

Rare treasures are always guarded by ferocious monsters. In order to deal with the four-star Ghost Bone Tree Demon, Su Chen also offered a generous gift with great sincerity.

After establishing the advantage of elemental counter, even the E-class Drive Armor - Spirit Armor was activated and used.

For a while.

This exquisitely crafted little doll, with its magnificent and noble appearance, displays animalistic features such as tiger ears. Its tight-fitting golden spirit armor fits perfectly around its body, and a tiger tail swings behind it like an invisible spirit blade.

As this imposing golden messenger entered the Bone Forest, the malice lurking beneath the eerie white mist began to rapidly dissipate.

The withered tree branches, like bones, seemed to have endlessly absorbed all the silence and sorrow of this land.

Under the oppressive aura of the intruders, some of the most vigilant monsters fled in all directions, not daring to peek even a little.

"quack."

Accompanied by the piercing cawing of crows, a flock of demonic birds perched on the dead tree immediately flapped their wings and flew swiftly into the distance.

All things have a spirit, and each has its own way of surviving.

What is easy to mess with and what is not has long been passed down through genes in the continuation of the race.

While the monsters of the White Bone Forest could hide, the four-star Ghost Bone Tree Demon in the center could hardly move its body, seeing that the enemy was coming with great covetousness.

The old demon was completely enraged.

Swish!
A multitude of withered vines, like countless serpentine shadows, stretched out from the front, their roots twisting wildly in the ground like writhing dragons, before bursting forth with a bang and engulfing the golden figure with lightning speed. Clang!
Just then, Xiao Ling also swung her sword and fell.

'Golden Storm'!
The Golden Scale Sword, which slashed down with a single blow, suddenly released a terrifying golden sword light. With the enhancement of the skill, it transformed into an exaggerated storm of sword blades in front of it, and the sharp cutting edge mercilessly swept away everything that enveloped it.

puff!
puff!
The vines and tendrils that stretched out were as brittle as paper under the merciless and sharp golden light, crumbling at the slightest touch. The once terrifying offensive was thus ruthlessly dismantled.

'Golden light shatters the mountain!'
next moment.

The Golden Messenger charged straight in, and the metal-elemental energy hidden deep within its body also converged into the Golden Scale Sword. Soon, a golden shockwave, as powerful as a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting, was suddenly released and slammed into the Ghost Bone Tree Demon not far away.

Unable to move even a fraction of an inch and having lost its cover, the Ghost Bone Tree Demon had no choice but to take the hit head-on.

"Uh"

With a terrifying howl, the ridiculously thick tree trunk was blasted open, leaving a huge gap from front to back.

The entire ghost tree began to sway and its vitality rapidly waned.

This was a completely unequal and utterly crushing battle.

Ultimately, the powerless four-star Ghost Bone Tree Demon, on the verge of death, was sealed and absorbed into Su Chen's sealed card.

"A very fruitful experience."

Not far ahead, the white bone Ganoderma bloomed amidst a pile of withered bone-shaped rocks.

Su Chen carefully picked the fruit, then used the Golden Scale Sword to collect it along with the plant underneath into the sealing card.

"knock off."

After finishing everything, Su Chen didn't linger and set off directly northward.

That area is the core inner circle of the Emerald Secret Realm.

According to the map he remembered, there was an underground cave called 'Linglong Cave' on the northwest side of the White Bone Forest, which also contained a four-star rare treasure.

After leaving the White Bone Forest, Su Chen immediately deactivated Xiao Ling's spirit-controlling form and successfully recycled the Spirit Armor into a palm-sized drive unit.

After sensing that terrifying aura had left, the native demons that had been entrenched in the Bone Forest gradually returned, or reappeared from their lurking state.

Half an hour later, a row of demonic birds stood atop the branches that resembled claws of a demon, their gray, lifeless eyes fixed on yet another figure that had arrived.

"Damn."

"I'm late."

The intruder was extremely annoyed, and his usually calm face twitched slightly.

The Ghost Bone Tree Demon has disappeared.

The white bone Ganoderma lucidum also disappeared.

Looking at the sharp sword marks crisscrossing the earth and tree trunks, as well as the severed and shattered roots and vines, Feng Xingqin sensed the lingering metallic fluctuations and knew that the other party's visit might not have been far in advance.

but.

This skill seems to be extremely powerful.

Even the lingering sharpness in the air caused a strange stinging sensation on the skin.

Feng Xingqin briefly reviewed the situation in his mind and had already imagined a vast golden storm sweeping across the area with sharp and swift movements.

"The metal element is probably the most powerful form of his demon summoner."

For a moment, he even realized that his opponent was more troublesome than he had imagined.

"hello."

Just then, a casual greeting came from not far away.

Feng Xingqin turned around and saw a handsome young man in a plaid shirt, with a somewhat frivolous appearance, walking from another direction.

It was Luan Dehai, a native of the provincial capital, who was considered by some to be a strong favorite to win the provincial competition.

His card master talent 'Spirit Domination' has reached as high as 8th place in the talent ranking list in previous years.

If it weren't for Su Chen from Donghua City suddenly appearing out of nowhere, Feng Xingqin would have always believed that the provincial champion would be decided between himself and his opponent.

Of course, it's not a 50/50 split.

60/40!

The advantage is mine!

Feng Xingqin looked at the other person and said, "You're late too. That guy's advantage of being first in the preliminaries has already appeared. The strategy maps are the same, so being assigned to the same group is really bad luck."

The Emerald Realm is simply too vast. Even if the coordinate axis is slightly off or the initial distribution point is a little further back, this small distance still represents a considerable journey.

Luan Dehai did not respond immediately; instead, he walked directly to the ravine-like ground marked with sword marks, which resembled a chessboard.

He knelt down and personally touched one of the severed roots with his hand.

For some inexplicable reason, the broken, withered vines, which had been deathly still, seemed to have been given life and began to move violently.

"Incredible."

Luan Dehai's eyes gleamed with a fierce white light. He successfully gleaned some information from them and laughed, "Su Chen's summoned beast is quite violent. It made this poor little thing suffer terribly in a flash."

His subtext seemed to be that a four-star monster was almost instantly killed.

"He has an elemental advantage effect, so he takes double damage." Feng Xingqin seemed indifferent, since he wasn't afraid of elemental advantages anyway.

Luan Dehai ignored him, stood up, and said to his nemesis, "So, what's the next leg of the journey like? Are we going to keep following them and inhaling their exhaust fumes?"

"Of course I want to go."

Feng Xingqin would not give up halfway.

Moreover, the closest resource site to the Bone Forest is the Exquisite Cave.

Good news: underground caves have extremely complex terrain and very limited environments, making it very easy to get lost and posing a high risk.

The other party may not be able to find the right route.

"Then let's go."

The two of them traveled together like this.

Before this, they had never even met.

The reason they didn't attack each other is quite simple: this provincial competition isn't a grand contest between evil sects, so naturally, there's no possibility of them attacking each other.

Everyone knows that such a vast jade secret realm must be under the surveillance of the organizers. If a record of maliciously harming a fellow countryman is left behind, it will truly become a stain on one's life.

Top universities will definitely consider whether or not to accept you.

Of course, this doesn't mean that battles are impossible.

Once both parties agree, they can engage in combat and sparring.

But when two tigers fight, one will surely be injured.

No one wants to suffer such a huge loss and injuries at the very beginning. Generally speaking, by the end of the third day, private sparring becomes very frequent, with some even involving the use of sealed cards as stakes.

Two hours later.

Inside the exquisite cave, Feng Xingqin and Luan Dehai stared at each other, looking somewhat bewildered.

"Damn it, he beat me to it again."

The four-star rare treasure 'Linglong Flower Demon' vanished without wings, along with the four-star magical creature Crystal Serpent guarding it.

Compared to the boundless golden sword marks that had previously bloomed, the battle here seemed to have vanished without a trace, making it difficult to find.

Such a change, coupled with one's own unhappy mood, always sends chills down one's spine.

The funny thing is
Another person approached from another part of the cave.

"What? He got all the resources from the Bone Forest and the Exquisite Cave for himself?" Duan Yingxue was slightly taken aback after learning the situation.

The girl with red-rimmed glasses asserted directly: "If we follow in the shadow of the other side and continue to follow this strategy, we won't get any resources."

One step slow, every step slow.

Everyone understood this principle, and after a moment of contemplation, the three who had gathered parted ways.

Because of Su Chen, none of the three of them have reached their ideal scores yet. Traveling together, not to mention the issue of how to allocate resources, their sheer presence alone has scared away countless demons.

Damn!

Having inhaled exhaust fumes the whole way, Feng Xingqin was inexplicably annoyed.

(End of this chapter)