The Mysterious Card Maker: Starting with Zhang Jiao's Deification

"I refuse to believe I can't kill this lump of mud!" Su Wanqing gripped her long sword tightly and slashed at Gaohuang Gui.

"clang"

The expected one-hit kill did not occur; instead, a metallic clanging sound rang out.

Lin Fan looked up and saw a figure dressed in heavy armor and wearing a red robe blocking Su Wanqing's way.

The prison warden!

Lin Fan recognized it at a glance; it was the same Purple Domain-level card that Xiang Qian had shown at the company before.

Su Wanqing's fighting spirit remained undiminished, and the knife in her hand exuded a cold aura. A sliver of ice crystal spread along the spear towards the prison general, and a thick layer of ice quickly formed on the prison general's body.

"Click"

With a few loud noises, the covering ice cracked instantly. Zhenyu moved his body, and the ice seemed to have no effect on him.

"How is this possible!" Su Wanqing's expression changed. She suddenly pulled the knife back and then slashed out again.

"Clang clang clang"

The clanging of metal echoed continuously, and each of her attacks was precisely blocked by that long spear.

"Purple Domain Weapon Card?" Xiang Qian's voice, tinged with a hint of mockery, slowly came from behind Zhenyu General.

"Miss Su, your foundation has certainly opened my eyes. This is the first time I've ever seen a Purple Domain-level weapon card." He chuckled and continued.

"However, this card of yours doesn't seem to be of much use to my [Prison Guardian]."

Before Xiang Qian could finish speaking, the demonic beast Gaohuang broke through the ice and emerged.

The ice crystals shattered, and the rotting-looking body suddenly writhed, regaining its ability to move.

"I'd like to see how you handle this!" Xiang Qian said with a smile, but his eyes were filled with undisguised murderous intent.

Zhenyu held his long spear horizontally in front of him, his gaze fixed on Su Wanqing. On the other side, the Gaohuang Ghost slowly crawled closer, its stench growing stronger.

A look of seriousness flashed in Su Wanqing's eyes. She glanced at Lin Fan subconsciously, but quickly shook her head.

A spirit summoner who has been hit by a mental blocking needle and lost their mental power is now essentially a cripple.

She withdrew her gaze, staring coldly at Xiang Qian, and said, "Xiang Qian, I know the president of your All-Souls Society. If something happens to us today, do you think he'll let you off the hook?"

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Xiang Qian was slightly taken aback, then burst into laughter.

"Oh? Is that so?" he said with a hint of sarcasm, "That really... makes me a little 'scared'."

His expression immediately changed, and he waved his hand, prompting the prison guard beside him to step forward.

"If I leave you all here, who will know that I did all this!" Xiang Qian sneered.

He commanded the prison guards to stab Su Wanqing, who had no choice but to dodge back and forth.

At the same time! The demon suddenly exploded, turning into more than ten small fleshy balls, completely sealing off all of Su Wanqing's escape routes!

"Damn it! Let's see who finishes whom first!" Su Wanqing was knocked back by the Prison Suppressor's attack, but after regaining her footing, she glared fiercely at Qian.

She held the knife horizontally, and just as she was preparing to fight to the death, her surroundings began to change.

The forest seemed to be shrouded in something even darker, and a few pale lanterns appeared on the trees nearby, as gray mist began to spread through the woods.

The soil beneath their feet had changed, transforming into hard stone slabs.

Su Wanqing paused, realizing she had seen this scene several times in the video; it was the signature domain card of the Underworld Agent: [Underworld].

She looked toward the source of the fluctuations and saw that Lin Fan had raised his hand at some point, and a card on his fingertip was now glowing faintly.

All of this was caused by the cards in Lin Fan's hand!

"You...you are the Underworld's ruler, 'Little Black'!" Su Wanqing's pupils shrank slightly, and her voice involuntarily lowered a few decibels.

Unlike what was seen in the video, the oppressive atmosphere in this area was even stronger in reality, and even the mental strength that had been suppressed by drugs began to loosen.

Lin Fan glanced at Su Wanqing and said to her, "You deal with one, I'll deal with one."

Upon hearing Lin Fan speak, Su Wanqing immediately turned her head and, without the slightest hesitation, rushed towards the prison general, saying as she did so.

"I trust you. You can help me after you've resolved things over there."

Xiang Qian's face darkened for a moment. "Impossible. Your spiritual power is sealed. How could you possibly break through the restriction...?"

But soon, as if he had figured something out, he clapped his hands lightly, as if in praise.

"This card... you're using card energy; your mental power isn't unlocked!"

He raised his head, a hint of mockery in his eyes. "But you have no spiritual power now. Even if you open your domain, what can you do?"

"What? Are you planning to scare me to death with the environment? Or do you want me to find you a propitious burial site here? I might be willing, but he won't agree!"

Pointing to the demon beside him, the demon bared its sharp teeth and uttered in human language, "I...want to eat you!"

"Eat me? You think you can!" Lin Fan looked at the grotesque monster with disgust and spat at him.

Just as the demon was about to act, Lin Fan beckoned, and the demon appeared beside him.

When Xiang Qian saw the threshold, he was clearly taken aback, obviously not expecting Lin Fan to be able to summon the Card Spirit.

But after seeing the threshold of the strange strength, he couldn't help but laugh and say, "A piece of trash at the Green Domain level dares to show up."

He commanded the demon to attack Lin Fan.

"Hmph!" Lin Fan snorted coldly, "Who said you can't summon a Card Spirit without spiritual power!"

"Open the door!" With Lin Fan's command, the threshold opened the door.

The sound of chains rattling suddenly came from behind the door, and a white figure slowly emerged from the shadows of the gates of hell.

His face was deathly pale, but a smile played on his lips. The iron chain he was dragging made a clanging sound with each step he took.

Su Wanqing, who was fighting with the prison guards nearby, also noticed it. "Soul Reaper... White Impermanence, how did Lin Fan summon him?!"

"Old Bai," Lin Fan called softly.

The White Impermanence looked up, and the iron chain in his hand instantly locked onto the target. The next second, the iron chain flew out with a "clatter".

Several chains attacked simultaneously from different directions, blocking all of the treacherous creature's escape routes.

The iron chain pierced through the groin, pinning him firmly to the spot.

"Tick-tock..."

The putrid liquid dripped out drop by drop from the point where it was pierced.

Bai Wuchang tugged at the iron chain, which tightened abruptly, causing the liquid on the body of the demon to drain away faster and faster.

But Lin Fan noticed that no matter how Bai Wuchang tugged at it, the incurable wound was healing at an astonishing speed.

This scene seems familiar.

"This 'Incurable Ghost' is your symbiote, isn't it?" Lin Fan said.

Xiang Qian was clearly surprised by Lin Fan's response. "It seems you've encountered members of our All-Spirits Society before. Since you've survived this long, you must have dealt with that person!"

Xiang Qian's expression turned serious. He took out several cards and activated them one by one. In no time, six strange creatures of the Green Domain level appeared in front of him.

"Go! Kill that man!"