Invasion Principles, World Fragments

"Humph!" Bai Moxue snatched the card back without ceremony.

The little girl was fuming. This guy really did not know how to talk.

As the little princess of a beast-taming family, the men she usually met either fawned over her eagerly or treated her with the utmost politeness. Never before had she suffered so many rebuffs from someone.

Su Li alone was the exception. He had hung her from a tree and tricked her into "slashing him once."

Am I not charming enough? Bai Moxue had always been very confident in her looks.

Does he like Jiang Mingyue's type? Sexy, mature, with long legs in black stockings?

Wait, what the hell does what he likes have to do with me?

Bai Moxue grew even angrier, her little face flushed red as she forcibly suppressed the urge to "slash" that retreating figure once.

At that moment, Lu Chenfeng activated a card. The Bronze-grade [Psychic Surge] enveloped the three of them. They had yet to fully claim the Forest of Blood, so they could not let their guard down.

Su Li immediately felt his spiritual jade gradually filling up, inwardly marveling at the young master's wealth.

He picked up the vampire noble's card. Sure enough, it was Bronze Rank Ten, the peak of the Bronze tier. No wonder it had been so troublesome to deal with.

By now, he had already put away some of his cards. Secretly taking out Grantis's card, he checked the enhancement options.

A new enhancement option had actually appeared.

① Beneath the strong vampire girl's heart lay a hatred etched 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 transcend mediocrity and become nobles.

③ Fuse with [Vampire Baron—Feliman Beck] to obtain new power.

④ If you possess enough cards, perhaps a miracle will be born.

He had begun to take an interest in this card. The vampire world was extremely dangerous, and Baron Carlos's strength remained unknown. At the very least, he was no weaker than Baron Feliman. Facing him alone would be far too dangerous.

However, the card formed from the Forest of Blood also tempted him. It was a high-level domain card that could coexist with the black mist field, offering an obvious boost to his strength.

After pondering for a moment, Su Li decided to negotiate. "This card is useful to me. If neither of you needs it, I'll take it, and we can discuss the difference in value afterward."

"This card is pretty ugly too," Bai Moxue reminded him. The little loli was very vindictive.

"I have no need for cards of this type. You two can divide it as you see fit," Lu Chenfeng said with a smile.

Thus, Su Li obtained his first peak Bronze Rank Ten card.

However, he did not intend to use this card himself. He was going to let Grantis devour it.

The card's description had once stated that this girl might change the vampire world. Su Li always felt that Grantis had tremendous potential for growth and was worth cultivating as a priority.

Moreover, he deeply admired the girl. Perhaps she had once been playful, but she had relied on sheer willpower to resist a vampire's primal urges. Not just anyone could accomplish that.

"Let's go. This place is about to disappear," Lu Chenfeng called to them.

The three crossed the ancient castle and continued onward, heading straight for the deepest part of the Forest of Blood.

"Do you know anything about so-called dimensional invasions?" Su Li suddenly asked. Both of them were heirs of powerful conglomerates and knew far more than he did.

The two looked at him. Su Li remained completely at ease, openly acting like the country bumpkin he was, and continued:

"I mean, how this forest came to exist. Why did it suddenly appear in our world?"

Lu Chenfeng pondered for a moment before explaining, "A so-called dimensional invasion does not mean that forces from the other world have organized an invasion of our card world.

Rather, it means that a region from another world has been severed—or perhaps for some other reason—and appeared within our card world.

Creatures from other dimensions harbor a hatred for us card masters that is carved into their very bones. Even if they are humans like us, the moment they see a card master, they attack without a word.

This hatred is one that will not end until death.

The Card Master Alliance has captured dimensional creatures before, but they got no answers. Why this happens remains a mystery to this day.

The authorities have classified such incidents as 'dimensional invasions.' Once discovered, they must be eliminated.

Now, dimensional invasions are occurring more and more frequently. Fortunately, their power turns into cards and remains behind in our world.

That is how the card world has managed to endure. But in any case, the situation is worsening.

If this trend cannot be curbed, perhaps one day the card world will be destroyed because of it."

Hearing this, Su Li fell silent. He was more inclined to believe that power from the dimensional world had been projected into the card world. Otherwise, there would not be two Grantises.

Even the Card Master Alliance could not figure it out, so Su Li did not dwell on it further. He was only a small Bronze-grade card master.

"The truth behind this has yet to be uncovered. For now, dealing with dimensional invasions is the most important thing.

Some experts have proposed another theory: that this is some kind of contamination, gradually eroding the card world.

Because if a dimensional invasion is not contained, the invaded area will gradually expand," Bai Moxue added.

As they talked, they arrived at the end of the Forest of Blood.

This place overflowed with brilliant colors, forming a stark contrast with the blood-red world outside.

Beneath a towering ancient tree floated an irregular crystal, strange ripples spreading around it.

"This is a world fragment, though some call it a dimensional fragment. In fact, most field cards are formed from things like this," Lu Chenfeng explained.

Su Li felt like a complete country bumpkin. When he had the chance, he definitely needed to catch up on his card master knowledge.

"Brother Li, you can give it a try—use your mental power to gather it and turn it into a domain card," Lu Chenfeng said with a smile.

Since this world fragment contained Feliman, a tenth-rank Bronze vampire baron, it had to be at least a tenth-rank Bronze domain card.

Su Li extended his mental power through his fingertips and made contact with the world fragment.

All of a sudden, he drifted through a bizarre, dazzling dream. When he woke, he could not remember any of it, but a card was spinning in his palm.

Within his mindscape, his spiritual jade trembled faintly, shedding its listlessness and shining brilliantly. His Silver coverage abruptly increased by two points.

He looked at the two of them in surprise. Lu Chenfeng smiled, while the little girl merely snorted and turned her head away.

"Thank you," he said. The benefits of claiming the world fragment were self-evident—his mental power had increased substantially.

He received the card's information. It was tenth-rank Bronze, not yet at the Silver tier, but it was rare enough because it was a domain-type card.

The ground shook violently while he had been unconscious, and his gaze shifted from near to far.

"What's going on? Has the Forest of Blood been conquered?" a card master cried out in alarm.

"Who did it? Even Jiang Mingyue returned defeated, yet someone actually captured this place?"

The news immediately caused an enormous uproar.

After the world fragment was claimed, part of its power vanished, leaving behind only this gloomy Blood Forest. Vampires might still lurk within, but the greatest treasure had already been taken.