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Meanwhile, in the suburbs of Jiangnan City.

This place was once a bustling industrial park, but now only ruins remain.

As night fell, the night wind howled through the abandoned steel tower, sounding like the wailing of a vengeful ghost.

Lan Qian wrapped his blue hoodie tighter around himself and walked up the rusty stairs toward the top of the tower.

Pushing open the iron gate, the rusty hinges emitted a harsh scraping sound.

When Lan Qian raised his head, he was slightly taken aback.

He wasn't the only one at the top of the tower.

Besides him, three other people had already arrived, and they all looked to be high school students around eighteen or nineteen years old.

"Hey, Lan Qian, I didn't expect you to be here too!"

A voice, tinged with a hint of mockery, rang out.

The person speaking leaned against the rusty fence, his short, gray-dyed hair disheveled in the wind.

Lan Qian's gaze sharpened: "Liu Yuquan... I didn't expect someone like you to be here too."

If it weren't for my sister lying in the intensive care unit.

If it weren't for that guy's promise to pay for and cure his sister's illness...

He will never be able to step into the Blood Card Society in his entire life!

"Someone like me?"

Liu Yuquan shrugged, a look of fanaticism and greed on his face. "I clearly have extraordinary talent in martial arts, yet I'm trampled underfoot by those rich kids, just because my family is poor!"

"If it weren't for that person, I would never have been able to break through to the fifth rank before the college entrance exam!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of disgust flashed in Lan Qian's eyes.

"generous?"

"Liu Yuquan, don't you know what those Blood God Pills you swallowed were made of?"

"Isn't it just the flesh and blood of a newborn baby and the heart's blood of a strange beast?"

Liu Yuquan let out a sinister laugh, his eyes filled with madness.

"So what!"

"As long as I can become stronger, as long as I can trample those rich kids under my feet!"

"Don't even mention babies, I'd eat any person in the entire city if they were turned into elixirs!"

"No one can stop my path of martial arts!"

"madman!"

Lan Qian gritted his teeth and turned his head away, refusing to look at him again.

On the other side, Bai Zihuang narrowed his eyes slightly, silently watching everything.

"It seems that those summoned here are all candidates for the 'Blood Card Society'..."

"But where's Jiang Feng?"

"Wasn't he on the shortlist?"

The last man remained crouched in a shadowy corner the entire time, without uttering a single word.

"quack--!"

Just then, the cawing of crows suddenly echoed through the night sky.

Dozens of blood-red crows swooped down from all directions and flew into the top of the tower.

"Splash!"

Blood crows gathered in mid-air, and a dense burst of bloody light suddenly exploded, eventually coalescing into a slender humanoid figure.

The newcomer was dressed in a dark red tuxedo and wore a mask with the color "Ace of Hearts" on his face. His every move exuded an elegant yet imposing aura.

Welcome everyone!

The alluring voice of the Ace of Hearts echoed atop the tower.

As soon as he finished speaking, a fanatical glint appeared in Liu Yuquan's eyes. He stepped forward and knelt on one knee: "Greetings, Your Excellency!"

However, apart from him, the other three remained completely still.

Lan Qian stared at him coldly, his eyes filled with disgust and resistance.

Bai Zihuang appeared to bow his head respectfully, but his eyes flickered, revealing a hidden wariness.

As for the shadowy man in the corner, he didn't even raise his head, continuing to squat there drawing circles.

Instead of being angry at the performance of the others, the Ace of Hearts smiled with satisfaction beneath his mask.

He has desires, obsessions, cunning, and madness.

very good!

This is the seed player he painstakingly selected!

"Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—"

With a flick of his wrist, the Ace of Hearts summoned four playing cards that floated in front of the four men.

Jack of Spades, Queen of Spades, King of Spades, Ace of Spades!

"The Jack of Spades, Liu Yuquan."

"Queen of Spades, Ace of Whites".

"King of Spades, Nightshade".

"Ace of Spades, Blue".

"These are your code names!"

Upon seeing the cards in front of them, the four people reacted in completely different ways.

Liu Yuquan was beaming with excitement and quickly reached out to take it.

Bai Zihuang frowned as he looked at the Queen of Spades in front of him, clearly dissatisfied that Lan Qian and the guy in the corner were ahead of him.

Lan Qian didn't even glance at it before slapping the Ace of Spades to the ground.

And the shadowy figure in the corner finally moved.

He stretched out a pale hand to grasp the card, slowly tilted his head, revealing a sickly handsome face.

Congratulations everyone.

"From this night onwards, you are official members of the Blood Card Society."

"grown ups!"

Liu Yuquan excitedly raised his head, "Now that we've passed the test, my resources from now on..."

"What's the rush?"

The Ace of Hearts chuckled softly and clenched his fist tightly.

"Buzz!"

The playing cards in front of the four people instantly melted into a ball of black liquid, which then transformed into four storage rings engraved with blood-red patterns.

The previous card codes have been transformed into dark red patterns, imprinted on the surface of the ring.

"go."

The storage rings transformed into four streaks of black light and were placed directly on the fingers of the four people.

Lan Qian's expression changed, and he instinctively tried to pull it off, but the next second...

"ah!!!"

A heart-wrenching scream came from Lan Qian, Liu Yuquan, and the others at the same time!

The storage ring sprouted barbs that pierced the finger and even penetrated deep into the soul!

A searing pain, as if their souls were being branded, instantly sent cold sweats bubbling down the faces of the four.

"I forgot to remind you, this is a soul bond."

The Ace of Hearts looked down at them, his voice like a devil's whisper, "Wear it, and you will be a member of the Blood Card Society in life and in death."

After the excruciating pain subsided, the four people's consciousnesses entered the storage space.

When they could see what was inside, everyone's breathing became heavy, and even Lan Qian's pupils dilated.

Inside the space, mountains of cash and gold gleamed with an alluring luster!

But that wasn't the most shocking part; among them were hundreds of bottles of scarlet Blood God Pills!

In addition, there were ten bottles of high-grade pills that emitted a wonderful fragrance.

That is an unparalleled tonic made by using the best students from various universities as consumables, drawing their blood and refining their bones!

[Great Blood Divine Pill]!

At the center of all the resources floated a jade box, inside which lay a pill that shimmered with light.

Grade 6 elixir!

[Divine Essence Great Restoration Pill]!

This is a pill that can forcibly upgrade a fifth-grade Grandmaster by three stars!

"Can you feel it?"

"The wealth here is enough for you to squander for several lifetimes."

"And these cultivation resources, which are enough to make outsiders fight tooth and nail, are only your share for... half a year."

"hiss!"

Liu Yuquan gasped, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

"Of course, there's no such thing as a free lunch!"

The Ace of Hearts' voice suddenly turned cold, carrying a chilling killing intent.

"You will need to take on missions, improve your strength, take over and maintain your respective city branches, and recruit more new members!"

"And your first task is the upcoming National College Entrance Examination."

"You must infiltrate the examination hall posing as examinees and eliminate the following targets: Shen Weilan, Jiang Baiyi, Liu Qinghan, Li Changsheng, Lin Xing, Ye Junlin..."

The Ace of Hearts read out a long list of more than twenty names.

Each and every one of them is a renowned and outstanding figure in Jiangnan Province today.

"The last person is..."

The Ace of Hearts paused slightly, then uttered two words from beneath the blood-red mask: "Jiang Feng!"

"The ring will automatically record mission points for each person on the kill list."

"I can exchange points for more resources!"

"Don't let me down, little ones."

The words fell.

With a loud "bang!"

The body of the Ace of Hearts transformed into countless blood-red crows, merging into the boundless night and disappearing without a trace.

……

"Hahaha!!!"

Liu Yuquan suddenly stood up, looked at the mountain of resources piled up in his storage ring, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"With these things, breaking through to the sixth rank is just around the corner!"

Then, his greedy gaze swept over the kill list: "What a coincidence, there are a few scumbags on this list who used to look down on me!"

"When the time comes, I'll personally cut off their heads!"

Bai Zihuang's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't speak. He simply selected a few lesser-known geniuses from the list.

Lan Qian stared at the black ring on his finger, feeling the indelible mark deep in his soul, a deep sorrow flashing in his eyes.

Finally, he turned around without a word and walked down the stairs.

In the corner, the man named Nightshade had vanished without a trace.

"Hmph! What a pretentious charlatan."

Liu Yuquan sneered, feeling extremely unhappy about being ranked last.

He turned to Bai Zihuang and nodded, saying, "Brother, we must ensure that Lord Ace of Hearts is satisfied with this mission!"

"Just trample those self-proclaimed geniuses under your feet."

"In the future, we will definitely have a place among the eighth-rank Martial Saints, and even the peak of the ninth rank!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Bai Zihuang looked at Liu Yuquan, who was laughing wildly, a meaningful smile curving his lips, and nodded slightly: "Of course!"

He stroked the black ring on his finger, gazing at the raging wind and rain outside the tower, his heart burning with the same fervor.

This year's college entrance exam... is getting more and more interesting.