After discussing with Ounuo, Ke Jin had a good sleep that night and went into the card making room of the second card pool full of energy the next day.

Just like before, he started making cards again. Qi didn't come during this period because Ke Jin found an excuse in the morning to let Qi go back to the card pool in Dadas Town. Ounuo had to go to school, and he also said hello to Uncle Zhou. Ke Jin was the only one staying in the card pool today.

Compared to ten days ago, Ke Jin has become much more proficient in the use of his mental power. A card that originally took two days to make can now be completed in less than a day.

Time passed minute by minute, and near evening, the deck of cards in front of Ke Jin was finally complete, except for the last crucial stroke.

Ke Jin stopped and looked around - the black fog in the second card pool's card-making room was still floating around, and the black silk hidden in it was looming. Everything was quiet and harmonious, and there was no sign of any danger at all.

Retracting his gaze, Ke Jin stared at the card that was just one step away from success for a while, then took a deep breath and began to draw the final stroke.

The moment the crystal pen touched the card, the slowly floating black mist around the young man suddenly stagnated, and countless black threads burst out from the mist and wrapped around the young man.

Ke Jin seemed unaware, his hands did not even tremble, and he continued to draw steadily. At this time, the violent black silk had already touched the young man's body, but this time they did not restrain the other party's movements as expected, but seemed to hit an invisible barrier. No matter how hard they tried, they could not go any further. Almost at the same time, a layer of hazy light appeared around Ke Jin - it was this pure white holy light that enveloped him and protected him from the attack and invasion of the black silk.

Everything happened in a flash. When the white light appeared, Ke Jin suddenly felt the temperature in the room drop sharply. Although he did not look back, he vaguely sensed that a strange change had taken place in the room, as if a terrifying existence had suddenly descended. Just the powerful aura made Ke Jin's heart palpitate, so much so that he had to stop writing temporarily to prevent the tremor of his body from causing irreparable deviations in the lines under his pen.

--【madness. 】

It was no longer the cold ridicule from last time. The voice that Ke Jin heard this time was filled with a strong hatred of being offended. The other party was probably really angry and humiliated - the twisting black silk threads entangled together, clinging to the light like frantic snakes. They quickly devoured the pure white light. In an instant, the protective force surrounding Ke Jin was broken, and the crazy black silk threads instantly wrapped around his whole body. The black silk threads quickly melted into black mucus, seeping into his skin bit by bit, as if to completely corrode him.

Ke Jin did not panic. Instead, he slightly raised the corners of his mouth and revealed a sarcastic smile.

He turned his head and looked at the fog that was surging wildly like the black silk. Although he couldn't see the other person, he knew that person must be looking at him.

"If you are really that powerful, why do you only dare to hide behind the scenes to absorb the energy of the card pool? Why don't you dare to use your real body to stop me?" The black-haired young man laughed softly, "It's not me who is stupid, but you who are bluffing."

As his voice fell, Ke Jin's body gradually faded in the raging black liquid, and then turned into thousands of streams of light, completely disappearing on the spot.

At the same time, in the third card pool making room on the other side, Ke Jin's figure slowly emerged in front of the black desk.

In fact, he has always been here and has never left. The "Ke Jin" in the second card pool's card making room is just a human figure presented by the "mirror image" of the card provided by Ounuo. However, because it is a "mirror image" rather than an "illusion", his every move is the same as his real body, and it is difficult for people to detect it. When the "Ke Jin" in the second card pool's card making room was making a card, he used the supernatural card "hiding" to conceal his existence, and also made a card in the third card pool's card making room.

According to Ounuo's plan, the card made by Ke Jin should be the same as the one in the second card pool, but after consideration, Ke Jin adopted a more reliable method - he searched all the products currently displayed in the system mall last night and exchanged 500 points for a card engraving mold. The principle of this engraving is similar to that of renewing a card. The card pattern must be engraved in advance, and then energy can be injected with a crystal pen.

But as the Chosen One, Ke Jin doesn't need to use the crystal pen. He can just pour his mental power into the card slot of the engraved mold - this is not only faster and more convenient, but more importantly, he doesn't need the help of the crystal pen, which is equivalent to bypassing a trap level, and his chances of winning will be greatly increased!

Ke Jin held the card with his fingers. With the guidance and correction of the card slot, he didn't need to control the accuracy at all. He just needed to release his mental power with all his strength. In just a blink of an eye, Ke Jin's mental power filled every corner of the card pattern. The light that symbolized the success of card making finally flashed again, and this time, there was no out-of-control crystal pen to stop him.

A sudden gust of wind blew up in the quiet room, as if it had finally reacted, and the thick black fog and the moving black silk quickly attacked the young man standing in front of the desk. Ke Jin had no time to care, his eyes were fixed on the card that was gradually coated with colorful colors in the light - the slow speed of card condensation was indeed a bit beyond his expectations, but he just had to hold on for a while, as long as the card making was completely successful, he could quickly evacuate this room and completely stay away from that person's surveillance and control.

The white light flashed on Ke Jin's body again, gently and firmly resisting the invasion of the black fog, but the same trick was unlikely to have a miraculous effect again. Just when that layer of defensive beam was about to collapse under the corrosion of the black fog, Ke Jin suddenly felt warm on his body, and the biting cold that went straight to his soul disappeared in an instant, revitalizing his tired spirit.

If Ke Jin had been able to take a closer look at this moment, he would have discovered that the little bird that had been curled up and hiding in the deepest part of his pocket had popped its head out from behind his collar at some point.

The tiny thing's light pink body had now turned into a dark blue like the ocean. Although "its" hesitation could still be seen from its flashing little eyes, "it" eventually completely got out of Ke Jin's clothes, facing the surging black fog, and gently puffed up its body.

It was as if a gentle breeze suddenly pushed away the haze, and an illusory blue figure was reflected from Xiaochu's body. "It" did nothing but stayed there quietly. The restless black fog and black silk in the room suddenly stopped, as if time had stopped.

***

The "boy" sleeping in the black cocoon coffin suddenly opened his eyes.

If Ke Jin’s previous “counterattack” only made him a little angry, but at this moment, his icy purple eyes were filled with incredible surprise.

"It's you..."

He murmured, and as the astonishment in his eyes gradually faded, what remained was extreme coldness.

"Humph, traitor."

The young man spat out these words coldly from between his teeth, as if he had thought of something again. His enchanting purple eyes flickered slightly, and a sly and dangerous smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He looked at his right hand, and the black silk that was originally wrapped around it had silently broken and disappeared. Although he was unwilling to admit it, the cunning human was right: now he could only absorb energy in this way, and could not descend in his true form to crush the scum who dared to provoke him.

So this time, he really failed.

The human saw through his "weakness", so the other party used a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain and successfully restored the card at the last moment. This was the first "chess piece" to be removed in all these years, and what's worse, this might not be the last.

——But this doesn’t mean that I am really helpless.

——Even if even his former "companions" have sided with humans, he will eventually prove with facts who the so-called "stupid people" are.

The "boy" raised his right hand, and the skin not covered by the black silk was as white as moonlight. He muttered a few words silently, and the black cocoon dropped several black silk threads again, densely wrapping around the hand, but soon, these black silk threads, along with the entire right hand, gradually disappeared under the gaze of the "boy".

After doing all this, the boy's face turned paler in an instant, and fatigue like a tide came over him. Although he was unwilling, he finally closed his eyes and fell into a long sleep again.

***

In the card making room of the third card pool.

The black fog and black silk in the room faded away silently, but Ke Jin, who was staring at the cards taking shape on the table, did not notice the change.

The light on the card finally made it completely colorful. Ke Jin was delighted and was about to step forward to take it away when suddenly a strong wind blew towards him. He subconsciously dodged back and felt something rolling off his shoulder and falling to the ground with a "pa".

Ke Jin instinctively looked down and was immediately startled.

"Xiaochu?!"

It was at this moment that Ke Jin discovered that the black fog in the house was slowly dissipating, but he had no time to be happy, and hurriedly bent over to pick up Xiaochu - the little guy was now limp all over like a paste, and even his jelly-shaped body could not support itself, and he looked like he was dying.

"Xiaoju?" Ke Jin touched it carefully, his eyes full of worry, "Xiaoju, what's wrong with you?"

"Ouch..." Xiaojiu rolled his eyes with difficulty, glanced at Ke Jin, then suddenly trembled and quickly shrank into a round ball, with his head and tail all retracted. Even his eyes could not be seen, as if he was autistic.

Ke Jin called it a few more times, but seeing that it no longer responded, he could only carefully put it in his pocket and prepare to go find Qi to ask about the situation.

But before that...

Ke Jin walked to the table and picked up the fully made colorful card. Strictly speaking, this was the first time he made a complete card independently. Although it was only the most basic N card, it was impossible not to be excited.

Stroking the brand new card with some emotion, Ke Jin was suddenly stunned. He turned the card over and found that under the fruit card, there was another card stuck - it was exactly the same size as the fruit card, and the two were tightly fastened together, fitting perfectly, as if they were twins, but... this suddenly appearing card was pure black.

Ke Jin peeled it off the fruit card and looked at it over and over again. Both sides of the card were pure black, making it a waste card, but there was a faint glow on its surface that a waste card shouldn't have, indicating that it should be a normal card containing energy.

What...is going on?