Yama

"Shanghai City No. 1 High School, Lu Su." Seeing that Xiao Yifei was a Card Master from the Card Master Association, Lu Su could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Xiao Yifei examined the Ghoul corpses scattered across the ground, clicking his tongue in amazement.

All seven Ghouls had been killed in a single blow. Clearly, Lu Su's card was more than merely Black Iron grade Blue quality.

"Your card is more than Blue quality, isn't it?" Xiao Yifei asked curiously.

Lu Su nodded. "It's Purple."

But he immediately asked worriedly, "I only made my card today and haven't had time to report it to the Card Master Association yet. Will there be any trouble?"

Lu Su was an uncertified, independent Card Master. Generally speaking, it was not permitted to use cards above Black Iron grade Blue quality in public without Card Master Association certification.

Naturally, he was worried that the Card Master Association would hold him accountable afterward.

Xiao Yifei froze. He had initially assumed that the youth before him was a prospective college student about to enter university.

After a year of study in Third Year High School, it would not be particularly surprising for a prospective college student to create a Black Iron grade purple card.

Of course, that referred to students who could create a Blue card on their first attempt at card-making.

But he had not expected Lu Su to be a novice making a card for the first time.

"It's fine. I'll report the situation here truthfully to the Association," Xiao Yifei said with a smile. "But you're very talented, little classmate. I hope to see you at Shanghai University next year."

Though he was somewhat amazed by Lu Su's talent, Xiao Yifei was a student in Shanghai University's Card Making Department. He had seen plenty of geniuses.

Patting Lu Su on the shoulder, Xiao Yifei continued, "Classmate Luo, don't worry. I reckon the Association may even commend you for what you did."

"After all, if it hadn't been for you, the residents here would probably..."

As he spoke, Xiao Yifei shook his head.

After receiving the Card Master Association's order, he had ridden Howling Moon at full speed toward Happy Home.

However, encountering a Silver grade monster, the Gluttonous Behemoth, on the way had delayed him significantly.

If Lu Su had not been there, the consequences would likely have been unimaginable.

Still, the Card Master Association would not hold him responsible for that. After all, no one knew what monsters they might encounter in the mist.

Putting those thoughts aside, Xiao Yifei put on his usual carefree grin and called out, "All right, residents of Happy Home! I'll escort you to Ning'an District now."

Before Xiao Yifei could finish speaking, an intense disturbance suddenly came from the sky, causing everyone present to look up.

A vast, colossal figure appeared above Shanghai City. Its impassive eyes gazed in the direction of the secret realm, Demon's Nest, followed by a majestic voice: "Spirit Summoning Society, you have crossed the line this time."

As the words fell, the colossal figure merely exhaled gently, blowing away the dense mist that had shrouded Shanghai City.

At the same time, the monsters in the mist turned into wisps of black ash and vanished.

Lu Su stared blankly at the scene in the sky.

Could Card Masters really be this powerful?

With just one breath, he had resolved the crisis engulfing all of Shanghai City.

Lu Su could not help asking Xiao Yifei beside him, "Big Brother Xiao, which senior Card Master is that?"

Xiao Yifei looked solemnly at the sky and slowly uttered several words. "Yama Bai Yueming, Master grade."

"Core card: Fifth Hall Yanluo King Bao Zheng."

Yama... Yama... Only at this moment did Lu Su truly understand what the name Yama represented.

Just then, a hoarse, piercing laugh rang throughout Shanghai City. "Bai Yueming, Bai Yueming! You can protect them for a while, but can you protect them forever?!"

Bai Yueming was silent for a long time before speaking. "As long as I, Bai Yueming, remain, the Coastal Defense Line will never fall."

"Besides, with Little Ye in Great Ming, does your Spirit Summoning Society truly dare to tear off all pretenses?"

The hoarse voice seemed as though someone had seized it by the throat, but it soon gave a cold laugh. "Ye Zhou probably won't last for many more years. We have plenty of time. We'll see."

As the exchange ended, the enormous Fifth Hall Yanluo King Bao Zheng in the sky slowly dissipated.

Lu Su's eye twitched. The Spirit Summoning Society was not much to speak of in terms of strength, but they sure knew how to talk tough.

Seeing that the situation had stabilized, Xiao Yifei turned and clapped his hands to draw the residents' attention. "All right, everyone. As you can see, Master grade Bai Yueming has thwarted the Spirit Summoning Society's scheme. You can all go home now."

As the residents of Happiness Community gradually returned to their homes, Xiao Yifei turned to Lu Su and said, "Classmate Luo, no time like the present. How about coming back to the Association with me to register?"

Lu Su thought about it. Even if he did not register today, his homeroom teacher would drag him there tomorrow.

With that in mind, Lu Su nodded. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Big Brother Xiao."

Seeing Lu Su agree, Xiao Yifei used a card to materialize two sets of saddles.

It was worth mentioning that Item Cards had no limit on quantity, whereas a person could only hold one copy of the same creature-type card at a time.

Howling Moon also promptly crouched down beside them.

"Hop on. Riding Howling Moon will be faster." Tossing one set of saddles to Lu Su, Xiao Yifei took the lead and sat on Howling Moon's back.

Lu Su followed his example and swung himself onto Howling Moon.

Feeling the wind howling past his ears, Lu Su asked curiously, "Big Brother Xiao, can this really go on the road?"

Xiao Yifei scrolled through messages in the Association Card Masters' Penguin group on his phone and answered casually, "Oh, rideable creature cards can go on the road as long as they've been registered with the Association."

"The same applies to vehicle-type Item Cards."

Lu Su nodded thoughtfully, then asked again, "Then do humanoid creature cards count as rideable creatures?"

"?"

Xiao Yifei put down his phone and looked blankly at Lu Su.

"...I was joking."

But Xiao Yifei seemed to recall something and said, "I think... they can. I remember there's a Female Card Master at Jing University who likes riding muscular men."

"Ah?" Now it was Lu Su's turn to look completely bewildered.

He had really only been joking.

Feeling that this was becoming a dangerous topic, Lu Su deliberately changed the subject. "Big Brother Xiao, how do you think the Association will deal with me?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yifei waved his phone. "I've already reported to the Association. They told me to bring you back first, then we'll talk."

"...Is it too late for me to get off now?"

Lu Su's words made Xiao Yifei laugh. "Don't worry. If there were really a problem, I'd have restrained you already."

If the order he had received had been to restrain Lu Su, he would not be acting so gently right now.

The Card Master Association had zero tolerance for illegal Card Masters.

What sort of people were illegal Card Masters? The Spirit Summoning Society was a perfect example.

They spent every day thinking of some massive stunt to shock the world.

As the two chatted, they arrived in an instant at the Card Master Association branch in Ning'an District.

A middle-aged man had long been waiting at the entrance. When he saw Xiao Yifei, his eyes lit up.

He then looked at Lu Su. "You must be Classmate Luo. Little Xiao has already told me all about it."

The man stepped forward and shook Lu Su's hand. "The Ning'an District Card Master Association thanks you for your assistance, Classmate Luo."

Lu Su was somewhat puzzled by the Card Master Association's attitude, but he was not the original owner, an eighteen-year-old second-year high school student. He quickly understood what was going on. The Ning'an District Card Master Association was planning to hold him up as an example!