When I first entered high school, the system insisted that I was destined to be an emperor in my lat

Meanwhile, the Martial Arts Association.

The seclusion room.

The room was spacious and quiet, with warm moonstone embedded in the walls. Soft white light shone down, illuminating an old figure sitting cross-legged in the center.

Longyuan.

The president of the Linchuan City Martial Arts Association is a fifth-rank, nine-star martial artist, just one step away from the sixth rank.

suddenly!

His normally flowing true energy suddenly stopped, and then surged upwards like a wild horse!

"puff!"

Long Yuan spat out a mouthful of blood, his body swayed, and his face instantly paled.

The room remained silent for a long time.

He slowly raised his hand, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and let out a long sigh.

"well……"

It's always like this.

For decades, every attempt to break through the bottleneck has yielded the same result.

When true qi reaches the vicinity of the heart meridian, it is like river water hitting a hidden reef, collapsing suddenly and backfiring.

Those were wounds left on the battlefield of the abyss back then.

A sixth-tier beast's poisonous claw pierced his chest.

His life was saved, but the toxins invaded his meridians. Over the decades, his meridians became blocked and his acupoints became stagnant. No matter how hard he cultivated, he remained stuck at the fifth rank and ninth star.

I'm afraid I'll never be able to reach the sixth rank in this lifetime.

Looking at his hands, covered in calluses and scars, Long Yuan's cloudy eyes flashed with an indescribable weariness.

He stood up, intending to exit his meditation state.

suddenly!

"Who?!"

Long Yuan's pupils shrank sharply, and a cold snort exploded like thunder, unleashing a terrifying aura of a fifth-grade, ninth-star!

In a corner of the secluded room, the shadow suddenly began to wriggle.

The shadow, like a living thing, slowly solidified into an aged human figure.

"Hehehe!"

A chilling laugh echoed in the secret room, sending shivers down one's spine.

"Longyuan, it's been a long time."

The moment Long Yuan saw the figure clearly, his expression changed slightly.

"It's you!"

The newcomer wore a dark red robe embroidered with a menacing heart playing card. His face was gaunt, and dark shadows could be faintly seen moving beneath his skin.

Blood Card Game - 3 of Hearts!

"Tsk tsk tsk!"

The Three of Hearts stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes full of mockery: "A former elite soldier, one man with one gun, renowned throughout the army, even the Grand Marshal praised you as the nation's sharpest weapon!"

"I never imagined it would turn out like this."

Long Yuan stared intently at him, his memories surging.

Among the fellow trainees who trained in the military camp back then, the other party was mediocre in talent and weak in ability; he wasn't even worthy of carrying a gun for him.

Later, this person mysteriously disappeared and was never heard from again.

Who would have thought that when they met again decades later, he had joined a cult!

And this aura... is... fifth rank!

"snort!"

Long Yuan didn't bother with any more words. He sprang up and threw a punch that tore through the air!

However, the 3 of Hearts neither dodged nor avoided the punch, which passed right through his body and struck only a shadow!

The figure of the 3rd of Hearts dispersed like smoke, then reformed three zhang away, completely unharmed.

The cultivation technique he practiced was extremely strange, allowing him to blend into the shadows at any time, switching between reality and illusion, making it impossible to grasp his physical form!

"Longyuan".

The 3 of Hearts shook its head and clicked its tongue.

"I didn't come here today to fight you."

"We were classmates back then, after all."

"I truly feel sorry for you."

"You risked your life for the Dragon Kingdom, slaying countless beasts and achieving countless feats. That scar on your chest, was it from protecting the human race?"

"But what was the result?"

"They've been dumped in a tiny place like Linchuan City, stuck with a small martial arts association, just waiting to die!"

"The provincial capital clearly has high-grade elixirs that can unblock your meridians and heal your old injuries, but has anyone delivered them to you? No! They just watched you rot here, bit by bit!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, how pathetic!"

Long Yuan slowly clenched his fist, his knuckles gradually turning white.

"Shut up!"

The 3 of Hearts not only didn't shut up, but became more and more enthusiastic, his eyes gleaming with malice.

Do you remember back then?

"How dazzling you are! Alone with your spear, you ventured three hundred miles into the abyss, slaying the beast general and escaping unscathed!"

"Even the Grand Marshal's daughter is infatuated with you, and she personally poured you wine when you left the battlefield."

"But what about now?"

"Is that important person's daughter still in contact with you?"

"They've already forgotten about you!"

"Right now, you're just a wretched old man guarding a dilapidated martial arts association!"

"Long Yuan, what's the point of you guarding this place? Humans treat you like this..."

The voice of the 3 of Hearts suddenly lowered, taking on a seductive tone: "Why don't you join our Blood Card Society and worship the Evil God?"

"The evil god can grant us eternal life! Even the dead will one day be resurrected!"

"If you simply nod, the Evil God can heal your wounds in an instant, allowing you to ascend to the sixth rank in one leap!"

"All your regrets of decades can be made up for overnight!"

The room fell silent.

Long Yuan listened to him expressionlessly, then suddenly asked coldly, "What is the purpose of your organization?"

"After resurrecting the evil god, what do you want to do next?"

The 3 of Hearts was taken aback, thinking he was interested, and burst into laughter.

Even the most outstanding talents of yesteryear are nothing special!

How dazzling Longyuan was back then!

He was just an ordinary, unremarkable person.

But now, he can control Longyuan!

This feeling is wonderful!

"Of course, it will be under the leadership of the two great kings that we resurrect the evil god!"

"If it weren't for that brat Xiao Feng suddenly appearing and slaying the Evil God with a single sword strike, ruining our grand plan, how could our Blood Card Society have fallen into such a state of decline for so many years!"

"But it doesn't matter, the evil god is immortal! His soul remains, as long as..."

"Resurrecting an evil god?"

Long Yuan frowned, then suddenly interrupted him with a cold laugh.

"hehe!"

"And then what? Let your Blood Token Society slaughter humans again?"

"You are clearly human, yet you collude with strange beasts, transforming yourselves into monsters that are neither human nor demon!"

"Your body is a result of fusing with the fifth-tier beast, the Blood Shadow Berserker, which turned you into this inhuman, ghost-like creature, isn't it?"

Instead of giving advice to others, take a good look at yourself in the mirror.

"Look at yourself now, what a monster you are!"

His words were like daggers to the heart.

The face of the 3 of Hearts instantly turned a deep liver color, his eyes burning with rage.

"Long Yuan!! Don't be so stubborn!"

"If you don't join our Bloodcard Guild, you can just wait to die here!"

He gritted his teeth, but ultimately did not step forward.

Even if this old man is riddled with injuries, I still can't beat him if we really fight.

"I'll be waiting for the day you die!"

"I'll come back and collect your corpse after you've rotted in Linchuan City! Hehehe..."

With a sinister laugh, the body of the 3 of Hearts turned into a shadow and fled swiftly along the crack in the wall.

A cold glint flashed in Long Yuan's eyes, and he was about to give chase.

But as soon as he took a step, a sudden, sharp pain shot through his old chest wound, and his internal energy surged within his meridians. He groaned and abruptly stopped in his tracks.

They could only watch helplessly as the shadow disappeared beyond the crevice.

Right now!

"Bang! Bang!"

There was a rapid knocking on the door outside the secluded room.

"President! Something's happened!"

"Jiang Feng... wiped out the Azure Dragon Society!!"

Long Yuan slowly turned his head, his eyes surging with turbulent waves.

Azure Dragon Society, Dragon Soaring, a half-step fifth-rank expert.

died?