Mythical Card Maker: Starting with the Mountain Spirit

All four of them were very young; even the oldest-looking, lean man was no more than thirty years old.

Lin Mo felt a slight stirring in his heart and realized that he could not sense any spiritual fluctuations from these four people at all.

He immediately realized that the cultivation levels of these four people far surpassed his own.

At least a Silver Card Maker, or even higher.

Just then, the lean man yawned and said lazily:

"To be able to recognize this as a blood sacrifice ritual, you do have some knowledge. What's your name?"

"Zhenxu!"

Zhen Xu was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously said.

"His surname is Zhen..."

The lean man muttered something, then his eyes lit up: "You're from the Zhen family of Taoyuan?"

"Yes!"

Zhen Xu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"So you're from the Zhen family. No wonder you recognized the blood sacrifice ritual."

The lean man looked enlightened, then quickly changed the subject:

"But aren't you far too timid? A mere evil god has frightened you like this; it truly disgraces the prestige of your Zhen family patriarch!"

Zhen Xu's face stiffened slightly, but after hearing this, his fear subsided somewhat.

"Alright, they're taking the exam after all. Why are you saying all this?"

The crew-cut youth glared at him and said in a deep voice, "Business is more important. Let's find the Blood Cup Cheka group first and stop the ritual."

"Cheng Ran is right, there's no time to lose, let's go now!"

The refined-looking man nodded slightly, pointed with one hand, and the illusory starlight reappeared in front of him.

"It's just ahead!"

The short-haired youth hesitated for a moment, then turned to the woman in the white cloak, "Bai Wei, you stay!"

The woman in the white cloak frowned slightly, about to speak.

The short-haired youth seemed to guess her thoughts and spoke first:

"You stay here and keep an eye on these candidates, in case anything happens."

Bai Wei was silent for a moment, then finally nodded: "Okay, be careful!"

"Don't worry, we know what we're doing."

The young man with the buzz cut smiled slightly: "When the people from the Card Master Alliance and the Card Maker Association arrive, tell them what happened and ask them to organize the candidates to evacuate first. I'm afraid things might change."

After saying that, the three short-haired youths transformed into three streaks of light and sped away in the direction of the star-shaped phantom.

Watching the three leave, Bai Wei turned her gaze to the ever-expanding crimson pillar of light ahead, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes: "I hope they make it in time!"

Following her gaze, everyone saw that the flesh and blood in the pillar of light were throbbing like a heart, as if something was trying to break free from it.

……

at the same time,

The illusory starlight pierced through the thick gray fog and finally stopped in front of a stretch of undulating sand dunes.

If Lin Mo were here, he would definitely recognize this as the place where he was ambushed earlier.

"Li Guiyi, are you sure we're here?"

Cheng Ran looked around, his brows furrowing deeper, and said with some doubt, "This place doesn't look special."

"Often, the less conspicuous the place, the easier it is for a target to hide!"

The refined man named Li Guiyi smiled slightly, and a star-like glint appeared at his fingertips.

He reached out and extended his hand, and visible blood-red ripples spread out from the void like waves.

"Here is a field card with a psychedelic attribute, containing a total of six layers of illusion."

Li Guiyi withdrew his finger and said calmly, "At least purple quality or higher!"

"The Blood Cup Cheka group is certainly willing to spend the money!"

The lean man sneered, "Unfortunately, in the face of true celestial deduction, all attempts at concealment are futile!"

"That's not how you say it,"

Li Guiyi shook his head slightly and corrected, "The evil card master who plotted the blood sacrifice ritual was of equal cultivation to me, which is why I was able to accurately deduce his location. Otherwise, the deduction would not have been successful."

"Alright, now that we've found their hiding place, things will be much easier!"

With a flick of his wrist, the young man with the buzz cut revealed a bright orange-edged card in his palm.

On the card, a shimmering triangular pyramid pattern stands out prominently.

As Cheng Ran's spiritual energy continued to surge out,

In an instant, a beam of light shot out from the card and hovered in front of him.

As soon as the [Boundary-Breaking Cone] appeared, it shot straight toward the spot where Li Guiyi had previously pointed.

"laugh!"

A slight cracking sound came, like a thin membrane being punctured.

Countless spiderweb-like cracks immediately spread out.

The area, which was stuck under this cone, shattered as if it were made of paper.

The three looked closely and saw a cave hidden beneath the sand dunes right in front of them.

The group of young men with buzz cuts exchanged glances, then stepped inside without hesitation.

The cave is a hidden world inside.

The cave, which is about 60 or 70 square meters in size, is covered with countless strange blood-red patterns.

The cave was covered with a spiderweb-like pattern.

In the center of the cave, there also stood a flesh altar.

Behind the altar, a tall, thin figure wearing a dark black robe was raising his hands and chanting incantations.

It is the one holding the cup!

Upon hearing footsteps, the person holding the cup abruptly stopped.

He turned around abruptly, staring blankly at the three uninvited guests in front of him, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"How did you find this place? I moved to a different location after completing each node, and there were even venue markers set up outside. This is impossible!"

"Nothing is impossible. Your venue card is indeed extraordinary. If it were an ordinary person, you could really fool them."

Li Guiyi pushed up his glasses and said indifferently, "But little do you know that every time you take action, you leave a corresponding trace."

He paused, then continued, "And deducing traces happens to be what I excel at."

The person holding the cup suddenly contracted their pupils, clearly not expecting such a bizarre method of searching to exist in the world.

This is simply unheard of.

"No need to waste words with him, let's take him down first!"

The lean man sneered, and a peddler carrying a goose cage suddenly appeared in front of him.

The peddler lifted a goose cage from behind his back and pulled out a scholar who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old.

The scholar opened his mouth and uttered the name of a girl who was about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in exquisite clothes and with an exceptionally beautiful appearance.

The girl also vomited out a handsome man of about twenty-three or twenty-four years old.

As soon as the man appeared, he opened his mouth and spat out a beautiful woman in her early twenties.

In the blink of an eye, two men and two women appeared in front of the peddler.

The two men and two women leaped forward and arrived in front of the person holding the cup, spitting out streams of bronze vessels.

These vessels all carried a chilling aura, exuding an astonishing power!

The person holding the cup reacted extremely quickly, summoning a purple card with one hand.

In the next instant, a huge pool of blood solidified into a physical form.

The pool of blood exploded, instantly transforming into countless human faces lying across his chest.

The bronze artifacts struck the faces of the people, only to be swallowed up instantly, like mud oxen entering the sea.

Seeing this, the lean man had a sudden thought.

The two men and two women opened their mouths and spat out raging flames, which in the blink of an eye burned all the faces of the people to ashes.

A look of surprise flashed in the eyes of the person holding the cup, and then he summoned another card.

This time, what appeared was a writhing, blood-red ball of flesh.

As soon as the blood-red fleshy ball appeared, it immediately headed towards the two men and two women.

Countless ferocious tentacles emerged from the surface of the fleshy ball, instantly binding the two men and two women tightly.

Countless wisps of smoke rose into the air.

The two men and two women immediately let out a series of shrill screams.

Seeing this, the lean man waved one hand.

The handsome man immediately swallowed the last woman into his mouth, while the young girl swallowed the handsome man into her belly...

Layer by layer, they devoured each other, until finally the peddler dragged the scholar who had swallowed the young girl back into the goose cage.

He then picked out a snow-white goose that was about the height of a person.

As soon as the goose appeared, it started honking incessantly.

Ripples of sound spread outwards, and the person holding the glass immediately felt as if countless ants were biting at their mind.

He instinctively clutched his head.

Just then, the goose swallowed the blood-red fleshy ball whole.

He let out a burp and exhaled a mouthful of bloody smoke.

"You ate...your goose ate my Blood-Eyed Core!"

The person holding the cup stared blankly at the cracked card in their hand, then a glint of madness flashed in their eyes:

"Fine, very well, you forced me to this!"

He raised his hand and a deep orange card appeared instantly in his palm.

The card's surface prominently features a naked human figure.

But strangely, there was no skin on it, only blood vessels and bright red muscle texture.

"The True Form of Bloodlust!"

The person holding the cup stuck the card to their chest, and a bizarre scene unfolded.

The card slowly melted into the muscle of his chest and eventually became embedded there.

The next instant, countless pieces of flesh and blood swelled up and enveloped his entire body.

The person holding the cup had suddenly transformed into a two-meter-tall, skinned monster.

At the same time, a terrifying aura emanated from him.

"The Seven Golden Stars!"

A look of seriousness flashed in Cheng Ran's eyes, and a thought crossed his mind.

Ten giant dragon-scaled lizards, each about 1.5 meters long and covered in dark golden scales, landed out of nowhere, emitting a series of deep roars.

This caused dust to fall from the top of the entire cave.

It was a five-star gold legion card.

The moment the ten dragon-scaled giant lizards appeared, they roared and pounced.

Seeing this, the lean man also ordered the peddler to attack.

While the two were engaged in combat with the man in black,

Li Guiyi's figure blurred, and in an instant, he arrived in front of the altar.

His eyes flashed, and he gathered a surge of spiritual power in his palm before slamming it down hard on the altar.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud rang out, and a layer of light immediately appeared on the surface of the altar.

A powerful recoil force sent Li Guiyi flying backward, crashing heavily into the wall before falling to the ground.

"It's no use. This altar is blessed by the Matriarch; you can't possibly destroy it with your paltry skills!"

The person holding the cup kicked the dragon-scaled giant lizard in front of him back, a mocking glint in his eyes.

"In that case, we have no choice but to deal with this man in black first!"

Li Gui's eyes darted around, and he instantly made up his mind.

He immediately summoned his strongest fighting force.

It was a handsome middle-aged man, dressed in white, with a bronze wine pot and a green lotus sword hanging at his waist.

It is none other than the banished immortal, Li Bai, the Blue Lotus!

Li Bai picked up the wine jug hanging at his waist, tilted his head back, took a sip, and laughed loudly: "There will be times when the wind will break the waves, and I will set sail to cross the vast ocean!"

Use literature to convey the Way, and use poetry to express one's aspirations!

The next instant, a white shield appeared on each of the three characters' spirits.

It was none other than Li Bai's "Divine Stroke" skill, which could stack different buffs based on different lines of poetry.

[Li Bai] flanked from the side, his sword flashing continuously, and countless bloody marks appeared on the cup-holder's body, with blood gushing out.

The lean peddler once again pulled out a bright green Shadow Mantis, which transformed into a green lightning bolt and lunged at him.

Cheng Ran's dragon-scale giant lizard army, on the other hand, exerted pressure head-on.

The three worked together seamlessly, launching wave after wave of attacks.

The person holding the cup became increasingly apprehensive as they fought.

These three players have very high-quality cards, mostly orange cards, although their star ratings are slightly lower than his.

However, when they unite, they are incredibly powerful.

Although he summoned other cards, he couldn't last more than two rounds against these three.

"No, if this continues, we'll die here."

The person holding the cup's eyes flickered for a moment, then made up their mind instantly.

He immediately pulled out a card.

A streak of light flashed past, and his figure suddenly transformed into a streak of blood-red light, shooting towards the outside of the cave.

However, the blood-red light had barely traveled ten feet when it suddenly crashed into an invisible wall.

It was a pale golden light barrier.

Ancient runes flowed slowly across the light barrier, carrying a distinct binding force.

The moment the person holding the cup bumped into it, they were immediately bounced back.

"Drawing a circle around oneself and imprisoning oneself."

Li Guiyi smiled faintly and said, "I set up this card the moment we stepped into this cave."

You can't escape.

The person holding the cup looked at the impenetrable wall of light, then at the three people approaching step by step behind him.

I immediately realized that I couldn't leave today.

"Since that's the case, then let's all be buried with them!"

A glint of madness flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly pulled a card from his pocket.

This is a card without any design, except for a twisted rune drawn with blood.

An eerie red light flickered on and off above it.

The person holding the cup suddenly pressed the card to their heart.

The next instant, his body suddenly swelled up, and the blood vessels under his skin bulged out, as if countless insects were crawling wildly under his skin.

An extremely dangerous aura erupted from his body, and the three of them changed color at the same time, immediately controlling Kaling to retreat.

"He's going to self-destruct!"

The words had barely left his mouth when the person holding the cup exploded.

However, his flesh and blood did not scatter and fly everywhere, but instead condensed in the air into a blood-red door.

The door frame is made of bones, while the door itself is a constantly writhing membrane of flesh.

"Red Cup Mother, your most devout believer, welcomes your arrival!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his head turned into a cloud of blood mist and merged into the gate of flesh and blood.

The next instant, an extremely terrifying aura erupted from behind the door.

The entire cave began to tremble violently.

The blood-red patterns around it shattered inch by inch, and the flesh altar seemed to be pulled by some force, suddenly flying out of the cave.

The three of them rushed out of the cave and looked up at the sky.

Above the rift, the flesh and blood within the crimson pillar of light had swelled to several feet in size.

The altar flew into it and merged with the mass of flesh and blood, as if completing the last piece of the puzzle.

Countless fleshy tentacles stretched out from it, each several feet long, as if they were blotting out the sky.

Beneath the whiskers, an indescribably enormous body slowly emerged.

It was a monster pieced together from countless fragments of limbs, headless, with only wailing faces embedded in its body.

Every face seemed to be emitting a silent scream.

From a distance, it looks like a blood-soaked, crimson monster.