Eighteen years later…
Inside a classroom at Jianghai No. 1 High School.
“More than two thousand years ago, an alien spaceship streaked across the sky of the Blue Star, and countless Cards rained down from it, thus ushering in the Card Era. That day was hailed as the Card Year…”
The history teacher, Teacher Tang, a woman with a broad mind and a smiling face like an elder sister from next door, was lecturing passionately from the podium, but the students below were all listless as if their vitality had been sucked dry.
“I was so foolish, truly! Why was I so utterly blind back then, choosing history as an elective?!”
“Stop whining! You weren’t blind back then; you were seduced by the abyss! Look at how infatuated you were; now you know regret?”
“Damn it! I really want to travel back in time now and slap my past self to make him sober up!”
While the students in the back row of the classroom were sighing and complaining as usual, Yuan Yu, dressed in a school uniform, put away his phone with a troubled expression in the corner.
Those around him noticed this and asked with some concern.
“Yu Ge, are you alright?”
“I’m fine, you guys continue…”
Yuan Yu shook his head, and the people around him immediately gathered around, grinning.
“Yu Ge, don’t you think it’s unnecessary to have an elective course for something that can be taught in just a few history classes?
They even got a beautiful teacher to trick us into taking it. Is that right?! We should just go to the Card Battle Room and play a few rounds!
My Super Invincible Turtle Shell Card Deck is already unbeatable. Once I awaken, it will be the beginning of my legend as an invincible immortal!”
“Joking! Didn’t my Azure Dragon Formation crush your turtle shell yesterday?”
“Yesterday… yesterday was an accident! I didn’t eat, and I wasn’t in good condition!”
“…”
Yuan Yu watched them excitedly talk about their future, and the irritation in his heart subsided considerably. He smiled and said,
“Since we’re here, let’s just treat it as listening to stories. The entire world’s memory is broken off a century ago due to unknown reasons, even the memories of those hundreds of years old powerhouses are the same.
Everything before a century ago is blank. All the knowledge we currently possess is the result of our predecessors deducing causes from countless effects.
In other words, this short hundred years of history is what we truly possess and have experienced.
Moreover, hasn’t it been said that although the forgotten history from before a century ago has documented information, who can guarantee that the information is true?
It’s already good enough that you only need to remember a century of history. If those uncertain thousands of years of history were listed one by one for you to remember, tsk tsk, just thinking about it is despair.”
“Yu Ge, don’t say anymore! I’m already starting to feel unwell!”
The others’ faces turned a bit pale; just thinking about it was terrifying.
Seeing them like this, Yuan Yu smiled and said,
“Learning history isn’t without other uses. If something happens again in the future, you can claim to be the inheritors of civilization…”
“Haha, indeed!”
Everyone immediately laughed and teased each other.
Amidst the laughter, one person’s expression slowly turned a little apprehensive as he quietly said to the group,
“We’re awakening in a couple of days. What do you guys think? Seriously!”
Hearing this, the others instantly became excited.
One person, with dark circles under his eyes, said confidently,
“I’ve had trouble sleeping these past few days, which is very similar to the characteristics of a massive increase in Spiritual Power as per the legends. Maybe I can awaken an awesome talent!”
“Uh, is that why you’ve been drinking coffee in the dorms at night? It’s fine to fool your brothers, but don’t actually fool yourself.”
Watching them intensely discuss again, Yuan Yu let out a soft breath and slowly withdrew from the discussion.
“It’s only been two days since their accident, and their so-called belongings haven’t even been delivered, yet some people can’t sit still. Truly… I can only rely on myself.”
He turned to look out the window, his gaze gradually chilling as he thought of the message he had just received on his phone.
Feng Lao Er:
“Xiao Yu, you must have already known about your parents’ matter. As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a monarch for a day, and a family cannot be without a master for a day…
As the sole successor in line, you should inherit everything of the group. We have chosen an auspicious day for you to take over and hold a press conference. Someone will pick you up then.”
He skipped the meaningless parts in the middle. The other information seemed good, but the entire message was self-serving, with no room for discussion.
This message was more like a unilateral notification to him, not giving him the power to choose…
Whether they wanted to use him as a puppet or as a stepping stone to smoothly take over power, he would not sit idly by!
Moreover, he strangely felt this sensation was very familiar, as if he had dreamt of it before…
Ding ding ding ding~
In a daze…
The bell rang for the end of class, and the teacher quickly stopped without overrunning, packing her things and leaving the classroom.
After all, there wasn’t much to teach, and by this class, the content had already been repeated several times.
Seeing the teacher leave, the people around them acted as if they had been liberated, wailing and howling again.
“It’s finally over! I feel like if this goes on for a few more weeks, I’ll get beautiful-woman aversion!”
“Perfect, there are several gays in the class downstairs. With your sturdy physique, you’ll be very popular there.”
“Get lost! Bastard!”
Several people stood up, then once again invited Yuan Yu.
“Yu Ge, want to go play a few rounds in the Card Battle Room?”
“You guys go, I still have something to do…”
Yuan Yu looked in the direction the teacher had left, waved to them, and quickly followed her.
The few people instantly froze in place, looking at his back with some disbelief.
“Yu Ge betrayed us! He actually wants to get a girlfriend!”
“I knew he was acting strange a long time ago! So it was premeditated!”
“Should we go stop him?”
“?”
Everyone looked at the speaker in unison, strangely saying,
“No, buddy! Are you that bold? If Yu Ge really wants to get a girlfriend, aren’t you just throwing yourself away by going up there?”
“Ah!”
“I feel like Yu Ge might open your skull with his bare hands!”
“Ah!!”
…
Yuan Yu naturally wouldn’t do something meaningless as they imagined now.
He intended to understand his situation in advance to cope with what might happen later.
However, he needed someone’s help, and the not-so-familiar history teacher happened to be suitable.
After leaving the classroom, he saw the distant figure and quickly followed, greeting her as he got closer.
“Teacher Tang!”
“…Yuan Yu, is something wrong?”
Tang Ying turned her head, pushing up her glasses, and looked at Yuan Yu with some confusion, holding her textbook.
“I have an urgent matter that I’d like to trouble Teacher Tang with. This isn’t the place to talk; let’s go to your office.”
“?”
Watching the young man who was almost running while pulling her, her brows couldn’t help but furrow deeply.
What could be so urgent?
Moreover, she had been very low-key during these two years of high school, leaving right after class and not having much contact with these students, let alone this second-generation rich kid.
Why would he seek her out when the semester was about to end, and she was about to complete her infiltration?
Had he discovered something, or was it something else?
This isn’t good to deal with…
If she offended this guy, then her future actions might not be possible in Jianghai City…
As she pondered countermeasures, the two had already arrived at the office.
Seeing him release her hand and push open the door to enter, Tang Ying took a deep breath, a hint of killing intent flashing deep in her eyes.
Even if she couldn’t act in Jianghai City later, she couldn’t expose her identity, so…
“Yuan Yu wanted to make advances on his teacher and was accidentally killed, and then the teacher was forced to flee…”
A sinister smile curved her lips, then she looked carefully left and right.
Seeing no one, she immediately pulled down her collar, walked in with a seductive smile, and locked the door as she closed it.
“Hehe, Yuan Gongzi, what can I help you with? Teacher will help you solve any problem, you know.”
She sat in front of Yuan Yu, leaning slightly forward, her eyes provocatively looking at him, emphasizing the words “any” and “oh” with a special tone.
Yuan Yu was startled. So proactive?
He had thought that an external teacher who only taught one class a week would be very impatient with students who bothered him…
“Can I really?”
“Of course, you can do anything you want…”
Seeing her affirmative answer, Yuan Yu looked at her gradually twisted expression with some surprise, took out a Card from his pocket, and placed it on the table.
“Then let’s sign a contract. Everything that happens today must not be revealed to anything or anyone, not even to yourself!”
“…Yuan Gongzi seems to want to play something special. I hope you’ll go easy on me.”
Tang Ying almost burst out laughing looking at this blue-quality Contract Card. Contracts are useless against dead people!
Both their hands pressed on either side of the Card, and a beam of light instantly connected the two. As the Card gradually disappeared, this connection became increasingly tight.
Soon, the Card completely vanished, and the light between them instantly disappeared into nothingness.
The contract was officially established. Those who violated the contract would suffer a backlash of Spiritual Power, ranging from becoming a vegetable to immediate death.
“Then let’s begin, Yuan Gongzi~”
Tang Ying’s eyes gradually glowed red, and her fingernails under the table subtly became sharp and blood-red. Just as she was about to pounce and feast, Yuan Yu pulled out a handful of Cards, spread them on the table, and looked at Tang Ying seriously, saying,
“Now, please take out your Cultivation Card, Teacher…”
“…”
Tang Ying, looking as if her perception of reality was challenged, retracted her fingernails. Was this some new way of playing? Or had he misunderstood earlier?
Although she didn’t know what was happening, it was best if it could be resolved peacefully.
After all, if she had to change cities, she would have to start from the bottom again.
Glancing at Yuan Yu’s serious eyes, Tang Ying raised her hand and condensed a transparent Card with a blue border in her hand, then handed it over.
Cultivation Card is a general term for Cards similar to cultivation techniques. After use, they can directly guide the user to cultivate. If it is a Cultivation Card condensed by oneself, it can even achieve automatic cultivation.
And what Yuan Yu needed was just that special energy circulation route.
He took the translucent Card, placed it in the center of the table, and then began to slightly adjust the positions of the other Cards.
After completing this, he pulled out a golden Card from his pocket and slammed it hard onto the Cultivation Card in the center.
That Cultivation Card was instantly forcibly activated, and a translucent energy wave instantly rippled out. All the Cards it touched glowed wildly, rapidly converging towards the center to form a ball of light.
Seeing this scene, Tang Ying finally understood what all this flashy show was about.
“Awakening Formation!”
She only felt a little dizzy, as if she were dreaming.
Awakening Formations should be controlled by various major schools, set up by specialized personnel during annual awakenings. But why did he directly set it up with just one Cultivation Card?! What was the principle behind this?!
Yuan Yu ignored her shock. This simplified Awakening Formation was originally something he only researched out of curiosity, never expecting it would one day be used on himself.
However, since someone already intended to harm him, he needed to know his situation in advance to make timely countermeasures.
That is, to awaken early and see what his talent was.
Taking a deep breath, Yuan Yu’s hand, holding the golden Card, directly reached into the ball of light in front of him.
Instantly, a cool power spread throughout his body along his arm. Some unfamiliar images seemed to emerge in his mind, but they vanished without a trace in an instant.
A moment later, a translucent Card with a colorful border condensed in his mind.
Name: Divine Sea
Type: Talent Card
Level: Colorful Myth
Description: Initial Spiritual Power increased ten thousand times, Spiritual Power growth increased ten thousand times…