Demon Feast

"Was this the T-Class Cataclysm Source?"

Ji Xun looked at the card in his hand. It had previously contained two lines of text, but now it bore the image of a comical clown wearing a triangular hat.

Though it was clearly a two-dimensional image, the clown on the card seemed like a three-dimensional creature that had been flattened into another dimension, incomparably lifelike. Its gaze brimmed with mockery for the world and derision for death. It grinned broadly, the teasing smile at its lips raised high as though it had been possessed by a demon, giving off an eerie and terrifying feeling.

Just looking at it, a dense sense of mystery and evil washed over him, making his heart faintly tremble.

Yet Ji Xun felt no discomfort whatsoever.

It felt like looking into a mirror earlier.

He saw his own reflection on the card, familiar yet carrying some unseen sense of perfect resonance.

The clown's appearance gradually turned into his own.

The moment the clown image appeared on the Black Card, it seemed to activate some sort of ritual. The entire card melted away, transforming into clusters of black glowing specks that swirled around Ji Xun before gradually merging into his body.

This was not a card whose true form everyone could see.

At the very least, Chujiu, standing beside him, had not seen the clown image on the card.

But she merely glanced at it and did not look any further.

She had not made out which Source Card it was, nor had she intended to.

Ji Xun did not know the value of this card, but Chujiu knew all too well.

A Black Iron Quality Demon Mark bought from the Underground City Black Market was already considered a rare card that ordinary people could come into contact with.

Silver cards were even rarer, top-tier treasures that could only be found by chance.

Gold Cards, meanwhile, were strategic resources almost monopolized by The Great Figures of the upper class.

As for Legendary cards, to ordinary people, they were treasures that existed only in legends, physical objects they might never see in their entire lives.

Of course, above Legendary cards, this world had another kind of card that very few people had ever truly seen.

They were the Fifty-Two Epic Source Cards recorded in history.

The Fifty-Two Epic Source Cards corresponded to the fifty-two powerful demon gods of legend. They granted Spell Card Masters the purest demonic power. They were Ancient Relics from before the Great Cataclysm, and it was said every card had been crafted by ancient gods.

The appearance of even one of them would inevitably spark conflict.

Yet Chujiu had no intention of reaching out and claiming it for herself.

She knew very well that treasures chose their masters. Of the fifty-two Demon Source Cards, only those with sufficiently high compatibility could fully see the demonic power on the card and merge with it.

Otherwise, the Mutation Probability was extremely high.

Just like this Alternate Dimension, the Anomaly 407 Containment Facility. The files showed that this place had once been a secret bunker researching this Source Card. Yet without exception, every test subject had mutated, and they still had not determined what kind of card it was.

This card had been preserved here for thousands of years.

Chujiu gave her teammate, who was currently merging with the card and awakening, a complicated look but said nothing.

Looking at the distorted light gate that had appeared before her, she knew she could leave now.

The fusion would still take some time. Chujiu planned to go out first and assess the situation, so she walked over without hesitation.

But as soon as she approached the distorted light gate and saw the settlement rewards, even her usually calm facial expression showed rare delight. "Oh?"

For an Alternate Dimension of such difficulty, the rewards for clearing it were equally beyond imagination!

After an unknown amount of time, Ji Xun recovered from that wondrous sensation.

The Gray Joker Black Card in his hand had disappeared.

"Did that make me an extraordinary being?"

Ji Xun understood what had happened.

This was a world of Spell Card Masters.

From the information he had obtained so far, a Demon Mark was the key that opened the ultimate mysteries of the human body. After awakening, it allowed a person to gain Extraordinary Power beyond human limits from the demon god indicated by the card.

At that moment, the door to a new world opened before him.

He looked at his Attribute Panel again, then immediately grumbled, "Ah, my strength, physique, agility, and all that haven't increased at all."

For such an impressive-looking card, it had not increased even a single physical attribute on the surface.

The basic attributes on the panel had not changed. Things like Elemental Resistance and comprehension were hidden attributes.

But that feeling of being "extraordinary" was very real.

As if reborn, he felt that the world before his eyes had become completely different.

He could clearly sense the tiny particles in the air—the four fundamental elemental particles of earth, wind, water, and fire.

"What a miraculous sensory world."

Ji Xun greatly enjoyed the feeling of his senses being infinitely amplified. The entire world had become clear before his eyes.

Deceiver, Gambler of Misfortune, Wild Card, and Demon Feast.

The abilities described by all four traits were extraordinarily powerful.

He did not know much about this world yet, so he still could not fully grasp what the boosts granted by Gray Joker truly meant.

But most directly, an active skill had appeared on his panel—Demon Feast Lv.0 (1/500).

It could absorb Extraordinary Traits from corpses?

He turned to look at the other two Iron Cages nearby. The corpses of the old servant and the mercenary were still warm.

"Why not try it?"

The thought arose, and Ji Xun walked over without hesitation.

At that moment, the corpse, whose blood had yet to dry, looked completely different in his eyes.

Faint wisps of smoke drifted from its surface.

They were uncontrolled spell power and Extraordinary Traits.

The mysterious substances that had originally been invisible to the naked eye had now materialized in Ji Xun's vision. It was a remarkably strange experience.

He tried using the feast. A layer of gray mist rose from within his body and came into contact with the blue smoke.

It was like a giant whale opening its mouth and swallowing an enormous quantity of seawater in one gulp.

"You used Feast Devour. Physique +0.001"

"You used Feast Devour. Strength +0.001"

"You used Feast Devour. Toughness +0.0007"

"You used Feast Devour. Fire Element Affinity +0.04"

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The corpse had only just died, and its overflowing Extraordinary Traits were extremely dense. Even as he devoured them in huge gulps, more continued pouring out in an endless stream.

His attributes had increased!

They were continuously increasing!

It was not just attributes—he could even devour Elemental Affinity.

Ji Xun watched the constantly changing values on his panel, his eyes shining. "I can directly devour attributes to strengthen myself?"

Though the increase was tiny, it was truly growing.

The feast had turned the corpse's Extraordinary Traits into his own.

The door to a new world had opened!

"Even if the absorption is a little slow, this feast is practically a god-tier skill for the later stages."

Ji Xun watched his basic attributes continue changing and could not help but marvel inwardly.

The further he progressed, the stronger it would become.

He did not know how long it would take to devour all the Extraordinary Traits within the two corpses, but after estimating it, gaining 0.1 strength would take at least six hours.

That was obviously related to his lack of proficiency with the skill.

Once Lv.0 increased, the devouring efficiency should still have plenty of room to improve.

But clearly, now was not a good time to devour.

Though the Alternate Dimension had been cleared, the other potential dangers were no small matter.

He had obtained the final reward of this Alternate Dimension. Not everyone could avoid being jealous like his teammate had.

At the very least, Fourth Young Master Cao definitely would not accept it.

Besides, he still did not know what the outside world was like.

Judging from how dozens of people could die in a single Alternate Dimension, this world was likely a brutal one.

Yet Ji Xun felt that he was starting to like this place more and more.

He did not delay. He walked to the distorted light gate, intending to leave.

At that moment, a Revelation appeared. He let out a slightly surprised sound. "There are settlement rewards too?"

Not only were there rewards, they were exceptionally generous.