As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 56 Enthusiastic Companions

As they were talking, the couple returned to the intersection of the second-hand Lingka street.

But the whole street was packed with people watching the excitement.

Many people looked stunned, as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

From deep within the crowd came the sound of noise and crackling explosions.

It was at the end of the street where the Xingxing Store was located. I don’t know what big thing happened.

"Oops!"

Li Tong's face darkened, "Those bastards are here to cause trouble again!"

"These guys are going too far. Isn't it enough that they've bullied us like this?"

Gu Lan was so angry that she was shaking all over. "Let's go find the patrol, find the Rolling Stone Club, and ask Ms. Leiliana to take charge!"

"A Yan——"

Li Tong was afraid that Xu Yan, due to his youthful vigor, would come into conflict with his ruthless colleagues.

He ignored the injuries on his arms and struggled to squeeze into the crowd.

The scene at their doorstep surprised both him and Gu Lan.

Due to the joint boycott by its unscrupulous peers, the Xingxing Store, which is usually deserted, is now bustling with colorful flags flying, gongs and drums beating, and is extremely lively.

More than thirty fruit baskets and flower baskets were lined up on both sides of the store door.

There is also a red carpet that extends from the front of the counter in the store all the way from the end of the street to the main street.

The black-hearted bosses of the other 17 spiritual card stores on the street are either arrogant and domineering, or cunning and treacherous, with a dagger hidden behind a smile.

At this moment, they were all gathered at the door of the Star Store, rubbing their hands like extra-large green-headed flies, their faces almost bursting with laughter.

"W-what on earth is going on?"

Li Tong and Gu Lan looked at each other.

The couple seemed to be caught in an absurd dream at the same time.

No, even in their dreams, they had never encountered such an outrageous scene.

"Crack crack!"

A string of long whips with two thousand bangs was lit by the owner of the "Pioneer Spirit Card Center", the largest center on the entire street.

Eight salute guns were also detonated at the same time.

Colorful sequins fluttered like rainbow rain.

The passersby who were watching the excitement were all amazed.

I don’t understand how the little-known Star Store has such a deep network of contacts and has become the brightest star on the entire street.

"Uncle Tong!"

Xu Yan squeezed out from the crowd of black-hearted bosses with difficulty.

Their bodies were covered in glittering confetti, their fingertips were swirling with pungent gunpowder smoke, and their pockets were bulging with the sincere "attitudes" of their bosses.

The innocent and kind boy's cheeks flushed red, and he looked confused and at a loss.

A thousand words merge into one sentence:

"Uncle Tong, our colleagues from Rolling Stone Castle are so enthusiastic!"

……

late at night.

In the attic of the Star Shop.

Between the mountains of books and the etched foil plates used to practice card making.

Xu Yan sat cross-legged with his five hearts facing the sky, breathing slowly, and seemed to be in a deep sleep.

But if you look closely, you can see that every muscle fiber in his body is vibrating at a high frequency.

Beads of sweat the size of beans gushed out of his body, but evaporated with a "hiss" on his hot skin, turning into wisps of white smoke, shrouding the entire attic in a mysterious atmosphere.

Deep in Xu Yan's mind, the world in the banner slowly unfolded.

The upgraded Human Emperor Banner is no longer a monotonous and boring gray space.

Instead, through "Battle Backtrack", you have a variety of wallpapers to choose from.

There is the "abandoned mine, temporary training room" where he fought fiercely with "Blood Thorn" Goli.

There is "Ten Thousand Souls Sect, Collapsed Mountain Gate".

There is also a battle scene where he hunts the evil spirit master in Rolling Stone Castle.

Activating each battle scene consumes merit points.

Especially in the "Ten Thousand Souls Sect, Collapse of the Mountain Gate" incident, which involves two fierce figures, the eldest brother and Dr. Hyde. In order to perfectly replicate their fierce rage and bring the greatest combat experience boost, the merit points burned in an instant are astronomical.

Even though Xu Yan hunted every night in Rolling Stone Castle and snatched nine evil spirit banned cards from the evil spirit master.

Even though the nine evil spirits were transformed into Hongmeng purple energy, they still could not withstand such consumption.

Of course, the improvement brought about by crazy consumption is also visible to the naked eye.

Name: Xu Yan
【Life Index】15.7
【Strength】: 15.3
[Agility]: 16.1
[Perception]: 16.4
[Physique]: 13.6
[Skill]: Corpse Stitching (Superb Skill 15%)

Corpse Driving (Excellent 79%)

Primary Soul Control (73% Mastery)

Primary Talisman Making (95% proficiency)

Fragments of Colin Hyde's Card Making (94% of the way through)

【Exercise】:
Turtle Breath (Mastery 93%)

Visualizing Impermanence (11% of participants)

Dr. Half-Brain's Meditation Method (70% of the Way)

This is Xu Yan’s latest data.

As for the "remnants of the night".

Compared to when the contract was just signed.

Lin's armor became larger, heavier, layered, and tightly structured.

Not only did sharp thorns grow at the seams.

Mysterious and complex black patterns also appeared on the surface of the armor.

The extremely deep breath gushing out from the depths of the barrel helmet made it look like an undead warrior who had just crawled out from the depths of the Styx, but was about to preside over a solemn funeral.

It's evolving.

From the initial one-star bronze.

To the current six-star bronze.

From the tattered [Night Remnants] to the well-equipped [Night Swordsmen].

If you add the amplification of "Crystal Slime Jelly" and "Blade of the Deep".

When meeting a master like "Blood Thorn" Goli again, Xu Yan is confident that he can confront the opponent head-on.

For someone else, such rapid progress would be enough to make them proud and ecstatic.

But Xu Yan was not satisfied.

He slowly opened his eyes, exhaled, and reviewed the gains and losses of the past day.

It all started with last night's hunt.

“Flaws, flaws, flaws everywhere!”

Despite successfully hunting down Johnny the Red-bristled Lizard, he accumulated 3432 merit points.

Xu Yan is still worried about the loopholes in the operation.

"What if the opponent sees through my precise control of the throat and comes to finish me off?
"What if the other party has more than one guardian spirit?
"What if the other party has companions, lying in ambush in secret?

"What if the opponent's guardian spirit can perform more skills besides 'Blood Slash' and 'Blood Sacrifice', or if there are several skill cards inserted in the opponent's card reader?"

Xu Yan couldn't answer any of these questions.

Ultimately, his hard power is still too weak.

I had to resort to tricks and risk my life.

However, it is not possible to be so lucky every time.

If you walk on the road at night too much, you will always encounter ghosts.

The result of gambling with your life again and again is that after losing everything one time, your life will be completely ruined.

"The side effects of relying on 'burning capsules' to forcibly increase life index are beginning to appear.

“Also, the aftereffects of continuously devouring a large number of evil spirits are constantly impacting this body.

“My foundation is not solid.

"If you want to reach the pinnacle of the Age of Heroes, you must learn from true masters, start from scratch, and lay a solid foundation.

"Whether it's the Human Emperor Banner, the Guardian Spirit, or the Abyssal Blade, they are ultimately just auxiliary.

"I myself am the key to victory!"