Two days later, all ten commissions had been completed successfully.
Su Li had spent a total of eleven days on these ten cards, resulting in five Bronze Rank 4 cards and five Bronze Rank 3 cards.
At the same time, due to the feedback from mysterious energy, Su Li's Silver coverage increased by another three points, reaching 47%.
Before heading to the black market, Su Li hurriedly glanced at the mental power rankings.
Nearly twenty days had passed, yet Jiang Mingyue had not updated her progress. She was still at 65% and was no longer in first place.
Bai Moxue had taken first place at 68%, increasing by almost one point a day. Wang Shiyu was second at 66%.
Jiang Mingyue had fallen to third, while Lu Chenfeng had dropped out of the top ten entirely, having not updated his progress at all.
Several unfamiliar faces had appeared in the top ten.
Because he had taken on black market commissions, Su Li had fallen behind. At forty-seven points, he could not even squeeze into the top ten.
He sighed softly, beginning to understand what Bai Moxue had meant. It was a bloody reality.
Suddenly, his phone vibrated. A message had arrived from the city guard.
He opened it and was instantly chilled to the bone.
It was a photograph. City guards' corpses had been piled together, and a glaring cross had been painted on the wall in blood.
"Su Li, wait for me!"
That was the message's content.
At that moment, Su Li understood. This person was coming for him. An evil Card Master had secretly set his sights on him.
He immediately reported the matter to the city guard and quickly received a reply. This evil Card Master had actually attacked the city guard, and powerful Card Masters had already been dispatched to capture and kill him.
Evil Card Masters advanced rapidly in rank. Although Su Li had successfully driven him back last time, he did not know whether he was still a match for him. He reported the matter to Third High School as well.
Third High School replied, saying that they had already sent people to thoroughly investigate.
Evil Card Masters were a cancer upon Card Master society, standing completely opposed to all Card Masters. Everyone had the right to kill them.
He put on the Black Mask and connected it with his mental power. The mask transformed him into the appearance of a young man.
After leaving the apartment, Su Li did not ride the Mechanical Motorcycle. Instead, he hailed a cab.
Seated inside a car transformed from a mount card, Su Li quickly received a message from Third High School.
"We conducted a thorough investigation and have already found traces.
Zhou Qing. It has basically been confirmed that he is the culprit. We will deal with him immediately. Student Su Li, please be extra careful."
Zhou Qing?
Su Li fell silent. What kind of grudge was this? Rumor had it that Fallen Cards infinitely magnified the negative emotions in an evil Card Master's heart. He had most likely gotten caught up in it because of that.
He calmed down. This person's rank had been very low before. No matter how strange evil Card Masters were, Su Li should still be able to handle him.
This guy was too stupid. After killing city guards, he had actually come to threaten Su Li as if showing off. Now Su Li had people hunting him down, didn't he?
He soon arrived at the black market.
After submitting all ten commissions, he received a payment of 120,000 yuan through his Card Master certificate.
At the same time, the two cards he had put up as collateral were returned to him, leaving him with ten Bronze Rank 2 cards in hand.
The information on his Card Master certificate changed once again. He had advanced to a Bronze Rank 3 Card Enhancement Master.
He sold the ten cards, along with the previous [Blood Wolf], earning a total of 160,000 yuan.
His funds had risen to over 300,000 yuan. He was rich!
He immediately began purchasing cards.
Ignoring their effects and looking only at rank, he spent 60,000 yuan on two Bronze Rank 4 magic cards.
With money still remaining, Su Li spent 240,000 yuan to purchase four Bronze Rank 5 magic cards.
The money was gone as soon as it arrived.
Afterward, Su Li entered the card enhancement room.
A day later, [Ice Blue Shield] had been enhanced to Bronze Rank 5.
Two days later, both [Ice Blue Shield] and [Holy Light] had been enhanced to Bronze Rank 6!
At the same time, mysterious energy fed back to him. It stalled before a small threshold, reaching 49%. He was only one step away from Bronze Rank 6.
Now he was fully prepared and could head to the Forest of Blood.
Su Li currently possessed the following cards:
[Shadow Assassin—Su Miaohan], Bronze Rank 8.
[Vampire Hunter—Grantis], Bronze Rank 9.
[One-Tailed Heavenly Fox—Su Xiaobai], Bronze Rank 7.
[Mental Recovery], Bronze Rank 4.
[Mechanical Motorcycle], Bronze Rank 6.
[Ice Blue Shield], Bronze Tier 6.
[Holy Light], Bronze Tier 6.
[Black Mask], Bronze Tier 5.
He also had two low-tier cards: [Earth Wall] and [Ice Rain].
His own rank was at the peak of Bronze Tier 5.
After returning to his apartment, he first browsed posts about the Forest of Blood. As Card Masters rose in rank, many had begun venturing inside and now had something to say about it.
Someone had witnessed Jiang Mingyue's battle. Deep within the Forest of Blood, a crimson blood shadow had stirred up waves of blood, even forcing Jiang Mingyue back.
CrookedCrookedCrooked: This is most likely a vampire noble. Its strength exceeds its rank, making it quite troublesome.
That Ray of Morning Sun in My Heart: It was too powerful. At the very least, it was high Bronze Tier, nearly at Silver Tier. Incredibly troublesome.
Everyone agreed that it was difficult to deal with. Some Card Masters had formed a team to ambush the vampire noble, but they failed and lost several people. People had truly died!
Su Li was intrigued. It was actually a vampire noble. He took out Grantis, whose enhancement options had long since changed.
This card can be enhanced. The options are as follows: ① Hidden within the heart of the strong vampire girl is a hatred that runs deep into her bones. I will kill Baron Carlos and drink his essence blood! ② Find the Blood Pool. Only vampires who bathe in the Blood Pool can break through mediocrity and become nobles. ③ If you possess enough cards, perhaps a miracle will be born.
Sooner or later, Su Li would have to face Baron Carlos. The Forest of Blood would now become his training ground.
His objective had changed. His first goal was to fight it and test the strength of a vampire noble.
He had always been wary of noble vampires. Grantis was already so powerful, yet her bloodline merely approached that of a noble.
Su Li opened his phone, intending to find companions and conquer the Forest of Blood together.
People had truly died, which meant that Third High School's protective barrier had disappeared. Nearly two months had passed, and the Card Masters needed to face true cruelty.
He first contacted Lu Chenfeng and invited him to go to the Forest of Blood together.
"OK, no problem. Just call me before you leave." Lu Chenfeng readily agreed, clearly willing to go with him.
After pondering for a moment, Su Li decided to ask Bai Moxue as well. It was necessary to build a good relationship with this little rich girl.
Bai Moxue replied instantly: "Okay."
He continued typing: "I also invited Lu Chenfeng."
Bai Moxue replied: "I have no problem with that. One more person is better."
They agreed on a time: nine tomorrow morning, at the entrance to the Forest of Blood.
Then he meditated, restoring himself to peak condition.
Ever since gaining the feedback from mysterious energy, Su Li had relied entirely on that mysterious energy to cultivate and had not meditated for such a long time in ages.
His heart gradually calmed as he improved himself through this most primitive method.
When dawn arrived, he crossed that final small threshold.
Bronze Tier 6!
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