The next day.
Black Source Laboratory.
“Huh~”
As soon as he stepped inside, Lin You couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and he looked a little embarrassed.
Hei Yuan's teasing laughter soon reached him, "Don't you like to show off? It's really impressive to have defeated the 70th place on the list!"
"Hey, teacher, look at what you're saying. Doesn't fighting promote growth? If the opponent is too weak, there won't be any effect, right?"
Lin You actually heard some hidden meanings in his teacher's words, but he pretended to be ignorant and didn't mention it.
But how could Heiyuan not know what he was thinking?
At this moment, he laughed and said, "Take it easy, kid!"
"Next time, for sure."
Lin You evaded the question and asked, "Take it easy?"
He wanted to, but his strength didn't allow it!
Besides, he didn't just say it casually.
Fighting against strong opponents does indeed make it easier to promote the growth of yourself and your monster cards.
Some things that need to be exposed cannot be hidden, but it’s good that they are not known to everyone.
What I am talking about is actually some things about psychics.
After becoming a psychic himself, Lin You realized how outrageous it was for him to easily fuse a super-black star-level monster like the winged fantasy beast Chimera at his stage.
This thing requires at least 400 points of mana to be used.
If it was just a summon, it would be easier to think about, but what about myself?
It's a fusion summon, and Mahabhiru is paired with several equipment magic cards, and there is still enough energy to activate combat skills. No matter how you think about it, it's a bit strange.
There are many problems, but the biggest one is Chimera.
This must be the outline of the middle star spirit pattern on the fusion card!
As for the fusion materials?
It is possible, but because it is a monster card, it is difficult to resonate with soul power, and the significance of the outline is not as good as that of a magic card.
Drawing the star pattern on the card is a big deal, but it is not the key.
The key is, how does Lin You bear this kind of spiritual pressure?
To use cards of this level, your soul strength must at least reach the glory level!
But how old is Lin You? Does he have this ability now?
This is the biggest unsolved mystery about him!
In the entire Jiangcheng University, the only one who can see through it is Heiyuan.
Although Zheng Xian and others are also powerful dueling masters, their understanding of psychics is obviously limited, and they would not think so deeply.
Instead, I thought of it as magical resonance.
The so-called magic resonance, in layman's terms, actually means that the duelist has a special affinity with a certain card, and the trajectory of magic release is almost completely consistent with that of the card.
After such resonance occurs, the monster card will not become stronger, but the magic power consumption will be greatly reduced!
However, this kind of magical resonance usually occurs between high-level duelists and high-level monster cards.
The high level here refers to the red star!
Apart from that, the chance of producing magical resonance is extremely small, but it does happen.
In the eyes of Zheng Xian and others, Lin You is gifted and is a super genius that is rarely seen in ten years. Although the magical resonance between him and the cards is still amazing, the probability exists!
"I don't care about that. As long as you have an idea in your mind, that's enough."
Hei Yuan also knew that Lin You was just trying to fool him, but he didn't expect this kid to "turn over a new leaf", so he just hoped he wouldn't go too far.
This is too much, I may not be able to cover it for him!
"Don't worry, I understand."
This time he didn't pretend anymore, but straightened his face and nodded.
Hei Yuan didn't say anything more and changed the subject, "Then let's stop talking nonsense and get down to business."
After saying that, he waved his hand and a card appeared in his hand.
The card exudes a faint magical sheen. It is an ordinary magic card, or a so-called one-star magic card.
"Feel around and try."
As he said this, Heiyuan's fingers slid lightly in the air, and the card flew towards Lin You.
Drawing spiritual patterns on ordinary magic cards, this is the latest course announced the day before yesterday!
"Teacher, is it one or two?"
After taking the card, Lin You asked quickly.
Since it is one star at the beginning, if you want to advance it to two stars, you actually need to outline two spiritual patterns.
The first one is like a transition, a preparation for advancement.
"What do you think?"
Heiyuan almost laughed. What did he hear?
A newbie who just got into the business wants to draw two spiritual patterns on a magic card?
You are playing house!
Even if you have incredible talent, don't always expect to become rich overnight!
"I understand."
Looking at that look, Lin You understood and felt a little embarrassed.
Okay, one dish, I thought it was two!
When he said he wanted to draw spiritual patterns on the magic card, I thought he was going to upgrade it.
What a pity.
But never mind, the teacher is right, you have to eat your meal bite by bite.
At worst, you can just eat more at one bite!
Pick up the card, after a while, complete the soul transformation.
Soon, Lin You began his first attempt.
…
at the same time.
In a vast wasteland, the distant horizon is a strange dark red.
A similar dark red hue was visible in the gray sky. Not a single cloud could be seen, and there was no sign of the sun, moon, or stars.
Being here, let alone the specific time, you can't even tell the difference between day and night.
Somewhere in this wasteland, a huge dark red object is firmly bound to the land it occupies.
This thing is shaped like an eye. Looking from a high vantage point, one can clearly see that the pupil is also filled with a strange dark red color, as if the source of all this is here.
At this moment, there were several people standing around these huge eyes, all of them had an extraordinary aura.
If there were someone here who knew what this was, he would probably be shocked.
It’s simple, none of these people’s identities are simple!
An old man who looked quite old, at least eighty years old, but his eyes were bright and he smiled inadvertently, just like a young man.
This person is none other than Jiangcheng University’s president, Jiang Yucai!
Next to him was an old man of similar age, but he looked much more serious, with a stern face and a sense of intimidation without even getting angry.
He is also a man of distinguished status, the principal of Maple Leaf High School, Shi Yefeng!
In addition to these two principals of prestigious schools, there is another one.
He has an upright posture, is tall and strong, and looks quite approachable, but his aura is extremely powerful, as if he was born that way!
This person is a famous person in Jiangcheng, a god-like man, Ye Tuosheng!
If you look more carefully, you can find that the people present are all super strong people in Jiangcheng!
Now, they are all gathered here!
"Is this the 'Eye of the World' we've been tasked with guarding for the past few days? It feels quite oppressive."
Jiang Yucai stroked his beard with a smile and said that the pressure was obvious, but the tone of his comments was a little casual.
"What does this even mean?"
Someone suddenly shouted, "Could it be that you've become so old that even this little pressure is too much for you? You're getting worse and worse, Old Man Jiang. You're just like your Jiangcheng High School."
Looking over, the person who spoke was Principal Maple Leaf, Shi Yefeng!
Jiang Yucai was not annoyed, but pounded his shoulders and agreed helplessly: "Yes, I am old and useless. Sometimes some small bumps and bruises can be fatal. It is very uncomfortable to be under such pressure.
Unlike you, Shi Xiaohuo, you're still as strong as ever. You're not young anymore, but you still have the energy to apply for a university and do a great job. The younger generation is pushing the older generation forward. It's almost time for me to consider retirement. When the time comes, I'll find a successor, and then I can put this matter on the agenda."
"Old man Jiang, are you looking for trouble?"
Shi Yefeng's expression changed immediately.
Jiang Yucai, however, was completely surprised. "Looking for trouble? How could that be? This is a huge misunderstanding of me. I'm just a frail old man, how could I possibly want to go against someone? Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't be able to. Are you trying to make up a reason so you can beat me up? That's too much!"
“…”
Shi Yefeng's face was full of black lines, and he suppressed the anger in his heart.
If the place wasn't special, he would really want to give this disrespectful old man a good beating. Of course, he might not be able to beat him up.
Unable to strike, he naturally said harshly, "Then I think I should beat you up and wake you up from your intermittent Alzheimer's disease."
"Okay, two seniors, let's get down to business."
A middle-aged man wearing the Duelist Association uniform felt a little embarrassed. Seeing that Jiang Yucai was about to speak again, he spoke quickly, but no one listened at all.
He couldn't help but glance at Ye Tuosheng who was pretending nothing had happened.
Master Ye, it’s already this late, you should also say something and take care of things!
This is magic sound transmission.
Ye Tuosheng didn't look at him, and also used magic to transmit his voice: "I can't control it. They are all my seniors, and I have to respect them."
The association man was speechless and gave up.
He just felt depressed because the only people guarding this boundary were him and another strong man from the association.
They are all very strong, but they are all juniors. To be honest, their strength is not as good as their predecessors, so it is unrealistic for them to take charge of the overall situation!
If we really want to take charge of the overall situation, we have to rely on Ye Tuosheng, who is also a member of the association.
But he was born and raised in Jiangcheng, and he did not graduate from Duel University. Psychologically, he avoided the identity of "principal of his alma mater" when facing Jiang Yucai.
Many of Jiangcheng's strong men graduated from Jiangcheng College. One of the two strong men in the association was such a graduate, so it was even more inappropriate to interrupt at this time.
In other words, according to reason, Ye Tuosheng should have come forward at this moment, but he gave up the task quickly and cleanly.
There was no other way but to let the two elders bicker for a long time. After a long while, Shi Yefeng snorted coldly, "That's enough. It's already late. I don't have time to chat with an old man like you. Xiao Wang, tell me, what's the specific situation here?"
The Xiao Wang he mentioned was the strong man from the association who had tried to dissuade the two principals before.
Seeing that the two had finally had enough of their argument, he almost wiped away his tears, fearing they would start arguing again, and hurriedly said, "It's like this, Senior, this boundary eye is the territory of the Earthbound God Uru, and the greatest threat it faces is Uru."
"According to our intelligence, Uru, like the other Earthbound Gods, is an extremely powerful Venus-level 'Chaos Beast.' This entire wasteland is its territory. Armies of insects often emerge from the ground to attack the Eye of the Realm. The number is incalculable."
"Uru himself has only appeared once, defeating one of our Master Three-Star Duelists. Fortunately, reinforcements arrived in time to save his life, and together we successfully repelled Uru. However, since then, the retreating Uru has not appeared again."
Uru's strength is evident from the fact that he defeated the association's master three-star duelist head-on.
But Shi Yefeng wasn't concerned about that. He asked directly, "Is there any way to pinpoint Uru's exact location? Has anyone from the association tried to search for him?"
"Of course."
The Association's expert nodded, but a bitter expression crossed his face. "Tracking Uru requires considerable strength and carries enormous risks, yet the Association has attempted it nonetheless. Their approach is quite forceful, even sending a legendary duelist skilled in search."
"That legend discovered the location of Uru, right under this wasteland, but he was soon besieged by a horde of insects. By the time he broke through the siege, Uru's presence had completely disappeared, but it was most likely underground. If you want to actively cause trouble for it, you must dig three feet into the entire wasteland. However, this wasteland is too vast. To accomplish this, you need to mobilize a large amount of firepower, which is unrealistic. After all, there are more than one World Eye, but many, and they all need to be guarded!"
"All we can do now is passively defend ourselves and find ways to wait for Uru to reappear and then defeat him in one fell swoop. As long as this 'disorderly beast' Uru dies, those so-called insect armies will collapse on their own."
"So troublesome? Even the legendary team can't do anything about it?"
Shi Yefeng frowned. It was also his first time to come to the Chaos Demon Realm. When the meeting was held that day to decide on the candidates for the garrison, he also took the initiative to volunteer, wanting to visit this so-called Chaos Demon Realm.
I never thought it would be more complicated and difficult than expected.
"So, we can only wait here?"
If this is true, wouldn’t we be limited by this and waste time?
Even if we adopt a rotational guarding method, it will still be tiring.
It would be fine to have a thrilling battle, but it's better to just wait. Who knows when these secret monsters will attack?
"Not really."
The strong man from the association quickly explained: "The secret realm is special. Many energy devices that work smoothly in the human world will have very poor effects here. The stronger the secret realm, the more effective it is. In this chaotic demon realm, they may even be completely useless."
In other words, the "safe zones" built in the urban areas of the human world would not work here.
"But this doesn't include our cards. Even the White Star monster can exert 100% of its strength in the Chaos Demon Realm. Using the power of cards, it is no problem to achieve effective monitoring. Some cards even have 'teleportation capabilities'. This time, I am only bringing the two seniors here to see for themselves. There is a special card city area in the back for you to rest."
"Field Magic Card? That's quite a luxury."
Shi Yefeng laughed sarcastically. The two strong men from the association understood what this meant. They were a little embarrassed, but didn't say anything.
Jiang Yucai's eyes lit up, and he said cheerfully, "The treatment is not bad. I'm old now, and I'm easily tired when I'm away from home. Since I have nothing to do now, I'll go over and rest first. Xiao Wang, do you have hot tea here?"
“…”
Xiao Wang was speechless. These two seniors were exactly two extremes.
A serious and scary person, who started making insinuations without saying a few words.
Another one, do you really think of yourself as old, weak, sick and disabled?
My senior from Jiang University!
It’s okay for others.
Who would believe you if you kept pretending to be so weak?
Speechless as he was, Xiao Wang was still quite sensible and immediately walked ahead to lead the way, "Two seniors, Master Ye, please follow me."
"Thank you for your help."
Jiang Yucai followed happily.
"snort."
Shi Yefeng snorted again, but did not retort again.
Old man Jiang, just keep pretending to be a lazy person. Stay like a lazy person!
With your leadership style, Jiangcheng University will be finished sooner or later!
You have no idea what's been going on in the past few years and you can't figure it out?
Maple Leaf High School is once again producing many talented people this year. How about you?
Are we just going to keep resting on our past achievements?
What do you think?
Stupid!
Fall!
Unreasonable!
I was so upset that I cursed him all over. I didn't know what he was trying to do.
He stopped talking and let Xiao Wang lead the way, explaining as he went.
The situation here is even worse than I imagined!
…
“Failed!”
In the laboratory, Lin You was going a little crazy.
Today was my first attempt to draw spiritual patterns on the magic card. I had drawn most of it and thought it was going to succeed, but then I made a small mistake and my spiritual power was exhausted.
With his current abilities, it should have been easy to salvage the situation, but what was the use?
A good cook cannot cook without rice!
The spiritual power is exhausted!
He now realized firsthand the importance of outlining spiritual patterns on semi-finished monster cards first!
If it weren't for the training that allowed him to make rapid progress in his spiritual skills, he would have failed hundreds of times and might not have succeeded once if he had directly sketched this magic card.
Now, the error rate is at least very low.
But there is no way, no matter how low it is, it is still a mistake.
Unless the mistake is imperceptible, there is really no chance of recovery.
Once the spiritual power is exhausted, everything you do will be in vain.
Now it seems that even though Lin You has made considerable progress in the technique of exerting spiritual pressure, it is still extremely difficult to form an outline without any mistakes!
You may have to sketch it ten times before you succeed once.
But this time, Heiyuan’s requirement is a 90% success rate!
It will only work if you succeed nine times out of ten.
It was truly the most difficult assignment.
No wonder the teacher said that once I successfully met the requirements this time, he would take me to see the world that truly belonged to psychics.
This is really intriguing.
Everyone has the desire for knowledge, and Lin You is no exception!
"Keep practicing."
At this time, Heiyuan's voice came from behind.
Lin You couldn't help but wonder, continue?
Teacher, my spiritual power is exhausted. Can you not sense it?
Just as he was thinking about this, his eyes suddenly changed.
Look of surprise!
The spiritual power that had been exhausted in the body was suddenly nourished like dew from heaven.
Soon, it started rolling.
As he rolled over, his spiritual energy quickly filled up.
Lin You's brows immediately lit up with joy. Was this the teacher's action?
Very good!
I'm worried that the training time is too short and I feel very regretful.
Just as I was about to turn around and say thank you, I heard a scolding in my ear.
"No more nonsense, just focus on your training."
He immediately shut up and said nothing more.
Quickly regain focus and continue, continue!
Restart the sketch, forty minutes later.
Lin You looked unwilling. Damn, another small mistake.
This little problem of his was really disgusting. He hadn't felt it before when he was sketching those half-finished cards, but now it really made him feel like a thorn in his throat.
But this time, Heiyuan did not restore his spiritual power.
Just like magic recovery products, too frequent recovery is not a good thing. More importantly, Heiyuan can feel that Lin You's mood has become a little impetuous.
This is not advisable. He needs to calm down and examine himself.
Soon, he said, "That's all for today. Go back and think carefully about the problem. Next time, I hope to see your progress."
"I understand, teacher."
Although he wanted to try again, Lin You also knew that he was a little too excited and should not act too hastily.
At that moment, I said goodbye to Heiyuan.
On the way back, I started thinking and repeatedly recalling the mistakes I made today so that I could summarize them.
After a while, he let out a long sigh, finished his summary, and calmed down.
It’s okay, everything has a process.
Take your time!
I don't know why, but I've been feeling a little uneasy lately.
As a result, my heart also became a little restless.
There were signs of this when he challenged Zhou Kun, who was ranked 70th on the list.
strangeness.
Shaking his head, Lin You didn't think much about it. Perhaps he had been practicing too much recently, so it was inevitable that he had some random thoughts.