Chapter 7 Unyielding Fire
"……Yes."

Xu Yan paused, "Which one should I choose?"

A deep laugh came from the speaker.

Although the voice was processed, Xu Yan could still recognize the identity of the speaker from the smile that was a mixture of laziness and indifference.

The woman who drove her car into his face.

"When you touch your destined guardian spirit, you will know."

Snake Princess said calmly, "Perhaps, it is not you who chooses the spirit, but the fire of the soul from the past, choosing the firewood that can rekindle them."

Xu Yan took a deep breath and looked over the twelve bronze spirit cards one by one.

The palm-sized metal card is composed of seven or eight layers of different materials nested and overlapped to form a sandwich structure.

The surface of each spiritual card is engraved with patterns as fine as hair.

It's like a complicated maze.

In the center of the maze, the patterns intertwined and turned into a vortex.

The ripples of psychic energy deep within the vortex gave him a feeling that was both strange and familiar.

"The 'Sealing Card' of the Heroic Spirit Era, and the 'Soul Ring', 'Soul Binding Bell', 'Soul Calming Bell', and even the 'Human Emperor Banner' of the Cultivation World, all share similar underlying structures. I wonder if there's any technical inheritance?"

Xu Yan's mind raced, and he quickly realized the benefits of making the "Soul Ring" and "Soul-Binding Bell" into card form.

First, the surface area of ​​the card is larger, and more patterns and symbols can be engraved on it, which greatly reduces the manufacturing difficulty and also makes industrial mass printing possible.

Second, the cards are easy to carry and not easily damaged. A card pack that is not much bigger than a fist can carry dozens of seal cards.

Third, as long as the specifications and formats of the cards can be unified, various peripherals and enhanced modules can be developed for different cards, greatly improving the scalability, upgrade space and richness of personalized customization.

It is worthy of being the product of the ultimate development of sealing techniques, and the answer to the modern magic weapon version.

Xu Yan nodded in his heart.

Having said that, the seal cards of this era are not perfect either.

Xu Yan took a rough look, and the brushstrokes of several patterns and the layout of the talisman array made him feel vaguely sluggish.

The Wanhun Sect is an expert in capturing, nurturing, calming and controlling souls.

As a prodigy of the sect, Xu Yan had already mastered the "Ganying Pian", "Yin Fu Pian" and "Qi Jin Pian" of the elementary talisman making technique, and understood the secrets of dozens of soul-calming talismans, soul-dispelling talismans and soul-burning talismans.

When applied to seal cards, it should be able to greatly improve the performance of the cards, allowing the residual souls stored in them to exert more powerful power.

"If there's an opportunity someday, I could invite some mythical card makers from the Age of Heroes to be guests at the Human Emperor Banner. We could discuss history and the present, share our knowledge, and learn from each other's skills. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Xu Yan pondered secretly.

This is something.

The most important thing right now is to choose your first seal card, which is also a matter of life and death.

"Ok?"

However, when he followed the guidance of Snake Princess, condensed his mental power into spiritual threads and touched the spirit in the seal card.

The spiritual thread was like a drop in the ocean, unable to sense the existence of the spirit at all.

Even though he placed a few bronze cards in his palm and rubbed them again and again like a gambler, there was no reaction.

Not only was Goli puzzled, but Dr. Hyde and Snake Queen next door looked at each other in confusion, and even Xu Yan himself began to doubt.

"What's going on? This body is so strong, could it be that even the tiger and wolf medicine is ineffective?"

After repeated attempts, he finally sensed a faint soul fire in a three-star bronze card, trembling like a candle in the wind.

No matter how he summoned them, the remnant souls of the past always hid in the deepest part of the patterns and talisman formations and refused to come out even if they died.

"Wait, these remnant souls of the past are in a state of extreme fear. Are they... afraid of me?"

Xu Yan realized the problem.

The remaining souls of the past are afraid of the Human Emperor Banner.

Just like wild animals have an instinctive fear of their natural enemies.

"Are you afraid... of being devoured by me?"

Xu Yan was both amused and confused. "I'm not some soul-eating devil. You're really worrying too much!"

This sincerity was not enough to impress the Bronze Spirit.

He wasn't too happy with the guys' performance either.

Or hide here and there, trembling in fear.

Or after realizing that there is no escape, they become stiff and dull, like a dead fish, not even making a sound.

Xu Yan felt bored.

It is hard to imagine that such a miserable soul could fight alongside him and break out of the siege.

"Wait, what is this?"

It wasn't until the eleventh seal card that the stubbornly burning soul fire finally brought him an unexpected surprise. This was an old card in poor condition.

It was roughly activated many times during the bloody battle and was not well maintained.

The patterns on the card are blurred and the boundaries of the symbol array are unclear.

The edges are covered with tiny cracks that are invisible to the naked eye but feel quite rough to the touch.

The soul fire stored inside is not so much a "flame" as it is a dying spark.

however--

When the other residual souls faced the pressure of the Human Emperor Banner, they either trembled in fear or sat there waiting to die.

However, this Mars was stimulated, and its brightness suddenly increased to a higher level, emitting an extremely dazzling light.

"It's not even afraid of the Human Emperor Banner. This is no longer an ordinary remnant soul!"

Xu Yan perked up and understood what Snake Queen meant.

He concentrated his will and poured his mental strength into it continuously through the spiritual thread.

The old card seemed to be given new life and trembled slightly.

The indigo metallic luster gradually becomes crystal clear.

The hair-thin patterns danced lightly, crisscrossing at half a palm's height from the card surface, forming a simple illustration:

A shattered figure in black heavy armor, leaning on a broken two-handed giant sword, knelt on one knee in the rolling gray fog.

Below the portrait, the text appears:
【Night Remnants】

[Level]: Bronze 1-star

【Talent】: Unyielding
[Unyielding]: When seriously injured and on the verge of death, there is a certain probability that the combat power will be slightly improved and the combat time will be extended.
[Advanced Direction]: Night Swordsman, Night Cavalry

[Description]: In the middle of the First Era, the Necromancer of the School of Night used the broken armor from the Eternal Battlefield to create an undead puppet.

……

The illustrations and text are quite simple.

It can be seen from Goli's expression that this card is ordinary or even a little bad in the eyes of ordinary people.

But Xu Yan firmly believed in his judgment.

Accompanied by the continuous input of his mental power.

The tattered armor in the portrait looks like it has awakened from a long sleep.

A thin spiritual thread also emerged from deep within its helmet.

"If this is your choice, then sign the contract!"

Snake Princess's voice was calm, and it was unclear whether she was satisfied with Xu Yan's choice or not. "The spiritual threads of the Master and the Guardian Spirit are entwined, and the contract is complete."

Xu Yan nodded.

He gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, and pretended to be trying his best to defeat even the lowest-level bronze war spirit in his contract.

The spiritual thread trembled for a long time before gently wrapping around the remaining soul of the "Remnant Soldiers of the Night".

As the two spiritual threads became tighter and tighter, the symbol arrays on the card surface flashed one by one, slowly rotating like a whirlpool.

A large amount of information flowed into Xu Yan's mind from the depths of the card along the spiritual thread.

In a trance, he seemed to see ancient priests worshiping before the mysterious statue and summoning the sleepless from the depths of the eternal river.

Smells of potions, beetle juice, elderberry, and cinnabar powder.

You can hear the rustling sound of reed pens on papyrus, the humming of a witch who has taken a secret potion, and the sound of a devil in a suit and tie sitting in front of a steam typewriter tapping on the brass keys.

Everything turned into a spiritual oath under different eras, different civilizations, and different laws of power:
"Supreme Ruler of the River of Time, please bear witness!"

"I am dust and ashes, and you are light and shadow!"

"My blood is your blood, my glory is your glory!"

"From nothingness to eternity, the Supreme Crown bears witness, as the way on earth, as the Spirit in heaven!"

The art of controlling spirits has been developed for thousands of years. In the past, it required various complicated rituals, and in extreme cases, contract ceremonies could even take several days to complete.

They are all encapsulated in a small space, automatically activated, and take effect instantly.

However, the vortex of the talisman array has not stopped rotating yet.

Deep in Xu Yan's brain, a mysterious power surged out impatiently, covering the seal card like a hungry tiger pouncing on a sheep.

It was like a soul agreement with a higher priority, instantly written into the card along the spiritual thread, covering the ordinary contract engraved on the card surface and unlocking more permissions.

"boom!"

Deep in Xu Yan's brain, a red dot flashed rapidly, and a mysterious space suddenly unfolded.

The most realistic projection of the "Remnants of the Night" appears in the mysterious space, which is a hundred times more refined and gorgeous than the portrait floating on the card!
(End of this chapter)

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