Source Power
Transmigrating to the Source Card Continent, I Come with Fusion CardsContents
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- Original Name:
- 源力 (yuán lì)
- Gender:
- Neutral
- Kind:
- Concept
- Scope:
- Novel-specific
- Status:
- Active
- Source:
- AI
- Occurrences:
- 166
- Chapters:
- 40
- Context Up To:
- Ch. 50
- Wiki Model:
- GPT-6.1 Sol
- Updated:
Contents
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Source Power |
| Original Name | 源力 |
| Type | Cultivation energy |
| Function | Powers cards, supports cultivation, and nourishes Card Beasts 14 19 30. |
| Sources | Ambient energy and Source Crystals; small amounts also exist in Card Beast meat 5 28 30. |
| First Appearance | 1 |
Power Progression
Documented Growth
Lin Qi’s cultivation demonstrates how Source Power reserves, recovery, and card advancement interact.
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Initial perception | 1 | First senses Source Power flowing through his body at fifteen, qualifying him for Natal Card awakening. |
| Post-awakening cultivation | 5 | Reports that awakening at least tripled his Source Power. Over the following week, his reserves grow from one small droplet to ten. |
| Improved reserves and recovery | 9 | Repeated depletion increases his total reserves severalfold and doubles his recovery speed over three days, but does not immediately produce a ranked breakthrough. |
| One-Star Card Apprentice | 10 | Creating the white Skeleton Soldier opens his Card Slot Space, allowing him to link a Secondary Card. |
| Above-rank reserves | 19 | While still a One-Star Card Apprentice, repeated fusion and cultivation give him greater reserves than a Two-Star Card Apprentice. |
| Two-Star Card Apprentice | 30 | Cultivating the Hero’s Remains advances it to two stars. His depleted Source Power refills immediately, and his reserves exceed those of established cultivators at that rank. |
| Three-Star Card Master | 42 | The blue-quality Hellfire Skeleton supplies a large influx of Source Power, carrying him into the Card Master realm. |
| Crystal-assisted growth | 44 | Alternating fusion-induced depletion with Source Crystal absorption further increases his reserves; no additional star breakthrough is documented here. |
Rank System
| Star Range | Realm | Source Power and Card Control |
|---|---|---|
| One–two stars | Card Apprentice | Source Power reserves and storage capacity increase substantially. Each star provides one Secondary Card slot 10. |
| Three–five stars | Card Master | Total Source Power grows by geometric multiples. Users gain three to five slots and can use higher-star cards 10. |
| Six–eight stars | Grand Card Master | Elite Source Power control supports multiple high-star cards and coordinated effects between cards 10. |
- Source Power is not the only advancement requirement. Reaching Grand Card Master also requires a blue-quality Natal Card 32.
- After Lin Feng advances his Natal Card to blue quality, he identifies further Source Power accumulation as his remaining requirement for Grand Card Master 36.
Nature and Awakening
- Source Power exists both in the surrounding world and within cultivators. Meditation guides ambient Source Power into the body 28 30.
- Sensing it is the prerequisite for awakening a Natal Card; there is no age limit. Old John awakens at eighty-seven 1 2.
- Church awakening ceremonies use Source Crystals to assist participants 1 30.
- Awakening does not guarantee rapid advancement. Some people may reach only One-Star Card Apprentice in their entire lives 47.
- Source Power produces detectable fluctuations. Lin Qi uses them to assess others’ strength, while Lin Feng confirms Lin Qi’s Three-Star Card Master breakthrough by sensing his energy 21 29 43.
Cultivation and Recovery
| Method | Effect | Conditions and Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Meditation | Absorbs Source Power from the environment 30. | Ordinary meditation guides energy inward; Lin Qi can also observe its internal flow and enter deep concentration 28. |
| Combat followed by cultivation | Depletion and replenishment increase capacity 30. | Battles take time and carry a risk of injury, making this method comparatively inefficient 30. |
| Source Crystal absorption | Supplies pure Source Power for recovery and cultivation 30. | Expensive enough to be called the “rich person’s cultivation method” 30. |
| Repeated card fusion | Gives Lin Qi frequent depletion-and-recovery cycles without combat 30. | Depends on his Fusion Card and consumes both Source Power and mental energy 30 42. |
| Card feedback | Linked cards can support breakthroughs; Natal Card quality advancement supplies a major influx of Source Power 29 32 42. | Natal Cards advancing to blue quality or above can almost directly raise their user by an entire star rank 42. |
- Depleted Source Power slowly replenishes as ambient energy seeps into the body, even during rest 28.
- Neglecting cultivation and combat can halt progress: Lin Feng’s Source Power stagnates for ten years after leaving mercenary work 16 30.
- Source Power depletion and mental exhaustion are distinct. The former leaves Lin Qi physically weak; excessive mental exhaustion is harder to recover from, even through sleep 28.
Applications
Card Activation and Manifestation
Source Power activates cards and manifests their contents.
- Old John channels it into his Implement Card to summon a walking stick 2.
- Lin Qi uses it to summon creatures and weapons, and to return his manifested bone to card form 4 14.
- Limited reserves constrain combat performance: Lin Qi attributes his weak sword strikes partly to his One-Star Card Apprentice Source Power 14.
Summon Restoration
Recalling and resummoning a damaged Skeleton Soldier restores its body at the user’s expense.
- Minor sword marks disappear after resummoning 14.
- Restoring it after its skull is severed consumes half of Lin Qi’s available Source Power 14.
Card Fusion and Advancement
Source Power fuels Lin Qi’s Rule Card and participates in card evolution.
- It activates the fusion vortex and sustains the merging of materials 10 14.
- Complex fusion requires mental power to guide the process and Source Power to connect the different energy streams 42.
- Lin Feng circulates Source Power while integrating advancement materials into his Wind-Breaking Saber 36.
Card Beast Nourishment
Beast Taming Cards allow their owners to substitute Source Power for food.
- The owner channels energy into the card, where the Card Beast absorbs it 19.
- The Wind Chime Cat consumes Lin Qi’s entire recovered supply before becoming satisfied 19.
- Source Crystals can also increase a Card Beast’s strength and supply energy for evolution 27 46.
Binding and Utility
- Secondary Card linking: Lin Qi channels Source Power into the Eerie Vine Demon while linking it to his Card Slot Space 31.
- Storage security: His Storage Card acquires a Source Power imprint that restricts opening it to him, without occupying a Secondary Card slot 29.
- Payments: Source Power activates transfers between stored-value cards 22.
Consumption and Efficiency
| Card Relationship | Relative Cost | Documented Example |
|---|---|---|
| Natal Card | Normally very low because the card and user are life-linked 14. | Severe restoration of Lin Qi’s Skeleton Soldier nevertheless consumes half his reserves 14. |
| Linked Secondary Card | Considered manageable through the Card Slot Space connection 14. | Linking makes valuable cards reusable rather than disposable 14. |
| Temporary, unlinked card | Consumes much more Source Power 14. | Manifesting a Mercenary’s Saber costs one-tenth of Lin Qi’s reserves; afterward, it remains a physical weapon and cannot return to card form 14. |
- These fractions describe Lin Qi’s reserves at the time, not universal activation costs 14 29.
- High reserves do not eliminate exhaustion: even after reaching Three-Star Card Master, extensive fusion nearly empties Lin Qi’s supply 43.
Source Crystals
- Source Crystals contain the purest Source Power and assist both cultivation and realm breakthroughs 30 47.
- Their stated standard value is 10,000 Ka’en each; remote-region prices are around 11,000 Ka’en, while Stone Iron City’s later quoted market rate is 12,000 Ka’en 30 36 48.
- A crystal ordinarily supplies roughly one day of Card Apprentice cultivation, while a Card Master may absorb it within hours 30.
- Lin Qi is unusually fast: after becoming a Three-Star Card Master, he restores his depleted reserves in ten minutes while draining most of a crystal. He suspects the Fusion Card is responsible, but this is not confirmed 44.
- Spent crystals lose their luster and color before dissolving into flecks of light 44.
- Awakening Source Crystals serve church ceremonies. Stone Iron City receives one annually from the Card Master Association, although one can support three years of local awakenings following the city’s population decline 46.
Appearances
166
Total mentions
40
Chapters appeared
4.15
Avg. per chapter