Chaos Cards

Name: Hanging Hook

Grade: Epic

Description: The Murderous Weapon used by a notorious, Cold-Blooded Butcher, which has borne the bodies of thousands of innocent people, is a terrifying murder Murderous Weapon, its accumulated bloodstains mixed with a Fierce Aura.

Function 1: Iron Hook: When activated, this skill fires Iron Hook at a nearby target. Upon hooking the target, it significantly restricts their movement for one minute. During this time, the effects of bleeding, poisoning, infection, pain, Damage Deepening are doubled. Activation consumes thirty Breath Vital Energy; Cooldown Time five minutes.

Function Murderous Weapon: This weapon, when possessed, will have an additional fear effect on intelligent beings.

Function 3: Stability: When holding this weapon, one's own stability is greatly increased, and one will not be easily affected by external forces in terms of current direction of movement and speed.

Note: What a beautiful girl! You'll look even better hanging up here.

This is a control-oriented weapon, and its attributes alone seem somewhat lackluster, especially its first function, which amplifies the effects of various abnormal statuses on the target. However, the problem is that the Hanging Hook itself doesn't provide these abnormal statuses. So, without other weapons that inflict abnormal statuses, this function can only serve to slow down movement...

Wait a minute... Luo Jun's eyes suddenly lit up. He remembered another weapon, the Kai Ren Qi he had obtained from a member of the Hell Creek Family!

Looking at the large, rusty iron Iron Hook in his hand, which still reeked of blood, it was exactly the same style as the blood-stained Kai Ren Qi from before. And the Kai Ren Qi could provide the effects of bleeding, poisoning, infection, excruciating pain, and Damage Deepening mentioned above!

Looking back now, even the background information matches perfectly... Could it be that these two were originally a set of weapons?

Noble Phantasms can be set? If we combine them, will there be hidden set effects?

Luo Jun immediately regretted it. He had given that Kai Ren Qi to the stall owner as collateral in exchange for the Chaos Key... If he had known that this thing came in a set, Luo Jun would have exchanged it for an epic item...

No, that's not right. The stall owner actually wanted a melee combat-type weapon. If he had chosen something else that didn't suit his taste, the deal wouldn't have gone through... It's just that Luo Jun was unlucky. If he had gotten the Iron Hook earlier and combined it with the Kai Ren Qi to form a set, even if he didn't need it himself, the price of the package would definitely be greater than the sum of its parts!

I'll go check it out again when the black market opens next time. If I can see that stall owner again, I'll see if I can find a way to get the Kai Ren Qi back...

With that thought in mind, Luo Jun took out the remaining treasures.

Name: Generous Person Badge

Grade: Rare

Description: A certificate awarded to generous people. Wearing it will earn you the respect of those around you and allow you to receive regular stipends.

Function 1: Affinity: When wearing this Noble Phantasm, your charm will be greatly enhanced, and people who see you will unconsciously feel favorably towards you.

Function Two: Subsidy. Upon activation, you will receive a sum of currency consistent with the current world setting. This effect can be used once per day, consuming Ten Breaths Vital Energy to activate. The acquired currency cannot be accumulated; any unused currency will automatically disappear when the function refreshes.

Note: You are generous, but don't seem to be wealthy...

Name: Universal Equivalent

Grade: Epic

Quantity: 7/7

Description: A priceless treasure recognized by all worlds and civilizations!

Function 1: Trading: In any world, in any civilization, as long as there are intelligent beings, no one can resist the temptation of this treasure. As long as the price is right, you can use this item to trade with anyone for the items you want.

Function Two: Bribery: Consume one Universal Equivalent to give to your opponent, which will temporarily make them lose their hostility towards you. Activation consumes Ten Breaths Vital Energy, and the duration depends on the target's Willpower and cultivation level.

Note: Wow, the Golden Legend!

The Generous Person Badge is a round badge only one inch in size. There are no pins or similar accessories. It sticks firmly to the body and can be easily removed. As for the Universal Equivalent, it consists of seven smooth, transparent beads.

Both of these Noble Phantasms are obtained through achievements related to points, and their effects are also related to wealth. They offer almost no boost to Combat Power, but they can provide a lot of convenience in situations where combat is not required.

Luo Jun also tested the badge's allowance function, consuming Ten Breaths Vital Energy to receive a sum of money—over three thousand coins in both small and large amounts. Although any unused coins would disappear, this amount was sufficient to cover daily expenses and was quite substantial. If other worlds or other civilizations also offered allowances of roughly this value, then with this badge, as long as one remained within a civilization, one wouldn't have to worry about basic necessities.

As for the Universal Equivalent, its so-called alluring power seems to have no effect on its owner. Luo Jun couldn't see anything valuable about it, nor was he sure how much money it could be exchanged for or what level of treasure it would be. He figured one-seventh of Epic-level item wouldn't be too bad. He'd try to get an estimate from someone else when he had the chance.

After packing everything up, Luo Jun rubbed his hands together and took out the last reward, which was also the only Legendary Treasure Item — the Chaos Card.

It looks like an ordinary deck of cards. The exquisite box is crammed full of fifty-four cards, with intricate Magic Rune engraved on the backs. Although it's called playing cards, the material is very tough and thick, clearly not ordinary paper. Flipping it over, the Number Card from A to 10 look similar to ordinary playing cards, but J, Q, and K are different.

In regular playing cards, while different suits of J, Q, and K represent different characters, the overall style of the characters is basically the same, with only minor differences in details. However, in this Chaos Card, each Character Card has a completely different appearance, action, weapon, and clothing. Although the art style is still similar to woodblock prints and relatively simple, the differences are immediately apparent.

As for the Xiao Wang, they are not the usual clown designs. The colorful Big Joker is an angel wearing armor and holding a greatsword, while the black and white Xiao Wang is a bewitching and eerie Witch with black and white wings.

Just by touching them, you can feel the immense power contained within the cards.

Name: Chaos Card

Grade: Legendary

Introduction: A supreme being, having lost a game of chess, created this deck of cards in a fit of pique, determined to surpass his opponent's Elemental Trap Chess. After its completion, he easily won the final contest. Seeing the unwilling expression on his old rival's face, he mocked him relentlessly, ultimately triggering a Divine War. In the midst of their hair-pulling, the deck of cards was accidentally lost to the mortal realm and its whereabouts remain unknown.

There are 54 Chaos Card in total. When playing, you can randomly draw one of them, and different cards will have different effects.

Number Card: Hearts represent healing, Diamonds represent defense, Spades represent attack, and Clubs represent Curse. Drawing a card will trigger a one-time effect. The number represents the strength of the effect, increasing from 2 to 10. If you draw an Ace, you will summon Card Spirit to unleash a powerful effect, far exceeding level 10.

Character Card: Drawing Character Card allows you to summon the corresponding character. The character's presence consumes the user's energy and lasts for a maximum of 24 hours.

J: Can summon the corresponding knight, consuming three Breath Vital Energy per minute while in existence.

Q: You can summon the corresponding Queen, who consumes Five Breaths Vital Energy per minute while she is alive.

K: Can summon the corresponding King, consuming Ten Breaths Vital Energy per minute while in existence.

Drawing the Xiao Wang summons a demon, consuming 20 Breath Vital Energy per minute while it exists. Drawing the Big Joker summons an angel, consuming 30 Breath Vital Energy per minute while it exists. You can draw a maximum of nine Chaos Card per day. Cards whose effects have not yet expired cannot be drawn again.

Function 1: Single Draw: Consumes one draw attempt to randomly draw one card.

Function 2: Select Suit. Consumes three draw attempts to draw a card of the specified suit.

Function 3: Specify Category: Consumes three draw attempts, allowing you to specify whether to draw a Character Card or Number Card.

Function 4: Dual Designation: Consumes five draw attempts, allowing you to simultaneously specify the suit and class of the cards to be drawn.

Function 5: Designate an Ace: Consume nine draw attempts to designate and draw an ace.

The amount of vital energy consumed depends on the number of times it is drawn; each draw consumes Ten Breaths Vital Energy.

Note: You're the one, Diamonds!

It truly lives up to its reputation as Legendary Treasure Item. Luo Jun stared at the cards in his hand, his mouth forming an "O" shape.

Leaving aside its dazzling features, just looking at the description, this must be a treasure crafted by a Deity, intended to surpass Elemental Trap Chess created by another Deity...

Elemental Trap Chess?

Luo Jun's eyes lit up. He opened the Hundred Treasure Box and took out the Elemental Construct Box. Could it be that the Elemental Trap Chess mentioned in the Chaos Card refers to this? After all, the Elemental Trap Chess was also a creation of some Deity, and in some ways, the two did indeed have similar functions. The Elemental Construct Box used chess pieces to summon various Elemental Construct for battle, while this one used playing cards to summon various characters for battle. If viewed from a higher dimension, it might actually be possible to use these two things to create a Tower Defense or battle Game...

If true, according to the description, the Chaos Card easily defeated the Elemental Trap Chess. Does this mean that this Noble Phantasm is more powerful than the Elemental Construct Box?

After all, even Noble Phantasms of the same quality can vary in quality. Take the mission we just went through as an example: both are Legendary, but unlocking the Myriad Jun Hammer requires three times as many points as unlocking the Elemental Construct Box! And that's just the point value; the actual difference in functionality is probably much greater. At least Luo Jun is confident that with his current abilities, smashing the strongest Earth Barrier in the Construct Box with the Myriad Jun Hammer shouldn't take him too long.

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Moreover, the Chaos Card are not as convenient to use as the Elemental Construct Box. What you draw depends entirely on luck, the Cooldown Time is longer, the number of uses is limited, and the summoned characters consume additional energy. These side effects, to some extent, raise the upper limit.

Compared to the Construct Box that can be arranged at will, the Chaos Card, which are not easy to draw the desired cards and combinations, definitely have a higher potential.

Thinking about this, Luo Jun was somewhat eager to try, but the small dormitory room was definitely not enough to allow him to work freely, and it wasn't very convenient for him to go out...

With that in mind, he contacted Ailongtan.

"Hey? Class is over? When are you coming back?"

After a while, Old Ai replied somewhat awkwardly from the other end, "Class is indeed over, but I've had someone block the way..."

"What?!" Luo Jun's eyebrows shot up. He thought to himself, "I'm the top student in my internship, a favorite of the dean, Senior Brother Luo senior student among many outstanding students. How dare someone block my way on campus?"

"Who's blocking the road? What grade are they in? Which class?"

"Um... it's someone in the same class..." Ailongtan hesitated before answering, "... it's Ling Xin..."

Ling Xin? Luo Jun was slightly taken aback, thinking to himself, wasn't she just out of Large Recruitment Mission like him? Why would she suddenly approach him?

Out of curiosity, Luo Jun asked, "What does she want with me?"

Ailongtan replied, "She asked what you've been busy with these past few days. I answered that I've been teaching as usual..."

Luo Jun nodded. "No problem, what else do you want to ask?"

"Have you completed any Chaos Mission this month?"

"Why are you asking that?" Luo Jun asked curiously, "Have you used the Chaos Key this month?"

"Not yet..."

"Then tell her she hasn't carried out the mission yet..." Luo Jun thought for a moment, "In a few days, when she needs the key, find a way to let her know..."

Although he didn't know why Ling Xin was concerned about the progress of his Chaos Mission, since he was being watched, he tried to act as normally as possible to avoid revealing any flaws.

"By the way, ask her if she's still going to the Ningdong Black Market in a few days?"

"I've asked, and they said they'll go again, and even invited you to come along..."

"Very good." Luo Jun couldn't wait to try out the effects of the newly acquired wrapping paper and the Universal Equivalent. "If there's nothing else, let her exchange a few pleasantries with you and come back quickly."

"Yes, Master..." Ailongtan replied, then hesitated for a moment before suddenly asking, "Master, she suddenly asked you if you know someone named Lin Feng?"

"What?!"

Luo Jun was taken aback, his mind racing, and he replied, "Just say you don't know me..."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end, then Ailongtan replied, "Okay, we've broken up."

"She didn't have any doubts? She didn't ask any questions?"

"No..." Ailongtan replied, "I didn't know him at all, so I acted very naturally..."

"That's good, come back soon..."

Luo Jun frowned slightly, wondering why Ling Xin would ask about Lin Feng.

Lin Feng is just an alias, and I've only used it twice so far: once when I was acting alone in the [Martial World] world, and once during this mission... Both times, I used a disguise, and it has no connection to the person Old Ai is impersonating. Normally, they wouldn't be linked together, right?

But since Ling Xin asked, it means she definitely suspects that he and Lin Feng have some kind of relationship. And since she asked this now, she must have discovered something wrong during this Conscription Mission. But during this mission, he never met Lin Feng Ling Xin...

So where exactly did the problem lie?

Luo Jun was completely baffled...

(End of this chapter)