Skyscraper

A chase began.

Zhou Qing had indeed improved tremendously. He darted through the wreckage left behind by the dimensional invasion, and even with Su Li riding a Mechanical Motorcycle, catching up to him was difficult.

At the corner, Su Li drifted, closing the distance between them to within thirty meters!

Su Miaohan suddenly used Shadow Leap, emerging from the shadow cast when Zhou Qing landed and launching Shadow Assassination.

A pair of gray-blue arms extended from beneath the black cloak. Ignoring the blade entirely, they directly grabbed Viper's Kiss.

The sharp dagger could only leave shallow cuts. As it scraped against his palm, it let out a harsh, grating screech.

He kicked out, and Su Miaohan could only cross her arms to block. She was sent flying and vanished into the shadows on the ground.

Su Li narrowed his eyes, inwardly shaken. He had relied on his cheat all this way, yet Zhou Qing, empowered by fallen energy, could actually go head-to-head with Su Miaohan.

He had no idea whether Viper's Kiss's venom would affect him, and he did not hold out much hope.

"Su Li, is that all you can do?" A hoarse, heavy voice rang out from beneath the black cloak, filled with mockery.

"Zhou Qing, you've fallen. These aren't even your own emotions. Is the grudge between us really that great?" Su Li called out from atop the Mechanical Motorcycle.

Zhou Qing stopped. His body beneath the black cloak began to shake violently as he became hysterical.

"It was you! Su Li, it was you!

"If you hadn't taken my black mist, I could have used it to obtain resources. I would have risen all the way, and the one standing gloriously on that stage would have been me!

"Everything you have should have been mine!"

He threw back his cloak, revealing a horrifying face. It was a gloomy gray-blue, his skin split open and covered in malformed keratin, while his eyes were full of decay.

Su Li was speechless. This guy had gone completely mad.

A second-tier Bronze domain card might have been extremely precious and useful to a Card Master in the early stages, but his success had little to do with [Black Mist].

That was fallen energy—it magnified every negative emotion to the extreme, completely devoid of logic. After falling, Zhou Qing had made him his first target for slaughter!

Seeing Zhou Qing's appearance, Su Li felt a chill in his heart. He finally understood why evil Card Masters were despised by everyone in Card Master society.

This man had practically become an entirely different species. Unable to control his emotions, he was violent and easily enraged.

"Su Li, this will be your graveyard." Zhou Qing's voice was hoarse.

By now, they had reached the depths of the ruins. This place had once been part of Cool City, but it had collapsed during the dimensional invasion.

It was desolate here, perfectly matching Zhou Qing's aura.

"Then let's fight." Su Li jumped off the Mechanical Motorcycle and recalled the card.

This man was beyond reason. The only way to settle things was through the most primitive method.

The best outcome would be to capture him. This was most likely connected to Wang Shiyu. Handing him over to the city guards or Third High School might lead to something interesting.

At that moment, Su Li's spiritual jade was full and flawless, his spiritual power at its peak.

Although he had used skills such as Shadow Leap and Shadow Assassination, now that he was Bronze Tier Six, Su Li could do so with ease.

That was the advantage of high compatibility.

Zhou Qing held several cards between fingers with black nails, a crazed smile on his face.

"So many fallen cards?" Su Li's pupils contracted.

He became even more certain of it. Zhou Qing had accepted Wang Shiyu's temptation and become one of the Wang family's secret evil Card Masters.

Su Li also drew several cards, summoning Grantis and Su Xiaobai in succession.

The ground trembled violently as Zhou Qing activated a domain card, intending to seize the terrain first.

Countless black skyscrapers rose from the ground, making it seem as though an entire new city had been born here.

Moonlight fell from above, reflecting off the mirrored surfaces of the black buildings and radiating an ominous aura.

It was too strange. The sounds around them were swallowed by some inexplicable force, and Su Li lost his hearing.

Su Li looked down. Darkness was spreading beneath his feet, and the fallen energy within it made him deeply uncomfortable.

The spiritual jade in his mind flashed frantically, warning him of danger.

Su Li took a deep breath. The ominous aura suppressed his fighting spirit; if he did not adjust, his strength would drop by thirty percent.

This was bound to be a difficult battle. He could not hold anything back.

He drew a card: [Blood Forest].

He was going to overwrite the domain here.

Clang!

A resonant bell broke through the strange silence. A grand classical European bell rang out in vibration.

The ground shook violently again as countless ancient blood-colored trees surged forth. In an instant, a vast Blood Forest appeared.

At the center of the Blood Forest, a classical vampire castle rose high into the air. The bell toll had come from the central peak of the castle.

The tip of a starry long boot lightly touched the spire at the castle's highest point. Grantis's scarlet pupils encompassed everything before her.

Blood mist began to spread.

Su Li reached the top of the ancient castle, his expression grave.

The area unfolded by the Bronze Rank 10 [Blood Forest] had actually failed to fully cover the other side. Those skyscrapers still stood within the blood-red forest.

This fallen domain card was of no low rank either.

ROAR!

Suddenly, hoarse, heavy roars came from every direction. Some pitch-black creatures emerged, their bodies covered in black scales.

Su Li scattered several cards, which transformed into Face Willow Kings and began battling the pitch-black creatures.

The barbs on the willow branches tore through the black scales, but no blood spilled. These creatures were actually formed from wisps of black mist, their bodies instantly reforming.

"Zhou Qing, where are you?" Su Li's gaze swept across the area. That man had vanished.

He activated [Ice Blue Shield] and had Su Xiaobai transform into a ten-meter beast to guard his side.

He noticed that the darkness was still spreading, swallowing part of the blood-red ancient woods and actually beginning to cover his territory in reverse!

Atop the ancient castle, Grantis suddenly attacked. Blood formed into spears and shot toward a certain direction.

PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!

The blood spears pierced into a skyscraper. A pitch-black hand reached out, followed by the opening of a pair of terrifying eyes.

It was a humanoid giant beast with wings on its back, thick, long fingers, and an entirely black body. It stood more than ten meters tall.

Several blood spears were lodged in its chest, from which black liquid gushed out.

CRACK! CRACK!

Such sounds appeared in this soundless world.

The walls of those skyscrapers began to peel away. More than a dozen pitch-black humanoid giant beasts awakened, all staring in Su Li's direction.

The sight was utterly chilling.

In Su Li's perception, the auras of these pitch-black giant beasts were at least Bronze Rank 7!

He could not drag this out any longer. The Blood Forest was gradually being covered. Once he lost his domain, he would be far too passive.

He drew another card.

[Vampire Baron—Fleeman Baker].

With a flash of light, the vampire baron appeared beside Grantis.

A blood-red canopy appeared, and the two flew into the sky, their scarlet pupils looking down upon the land.

Su Li activated [Blood Forest]'s "Blood Surge," causing red liquid to erupt from all throughout the forest.

At the same time, blood mist rapidly rose and gathered around the two of them.

At that moment, Grantis and Fleeman joined forces. With the ancient castle as the center, they unleashed the most terrifying Blood Tide in every direction!

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