Chapter 336: The former genius
"Hiss..." Seeing this soul card, Yu Cang couldn't help but take a breath.
This ability... is so simple and crude.
Although not as domineering as his own ministers before the emperor, this ability still seems fake.
Due to the death cooldown, the Soul Card Master actually has a certain window period in battle. When a round of battle is over and the resources in the deck are used up, it is difficult to condense peak abilities in a short period of time.
But for Gu Jieshuang, if all the soul cards are almost used up, he just needs to play "Seeing the Cangshan Mountain and Being Solved" and use the move [Seeing the Infinity] to return to full status on the spot.
It seems that the abilities provided by the life star "Wu Qu" allow Gu Jie Shuang to fight without restrictions.
Jie Emei freed her from being controlled, and Jian Cangshan freed her from having to worry about running out of ammunition and food.
With these two cards, Gu Jieshuang can focus on how to fully exert his strength without worrying about anything else.
"What a great soul card." Yu Cang couldn't help but admire.
Speaking of which, he also possesses a soul card with similar abilities—the Death Dragon Skeleton!
The Death Dragon Skeleton's ability is even more powerful: as long as this Soul Card is on Death Cooldown, all other Soul Cards cannot enter Death Cooldown and will return to the deck after use. Furthermore, it also provides some additional Soul Energy.
Now, the more Yu Cang learned about soul cards, the more he felt that this soul card was simply a work of genius.
Although it was just an epic card, he couldn't figure out how this soul card was made, and the rhythm in the soul card was also chaotic. He couldn't decipher the specific meaning of the question mark ability in it. Once he forcibly cracked it, it was very likely that the entire soul card would be scrapped.
For him who has the ability to see the stars, this is obviously abnormal.
"Thank you, boss." Gu Jieshuang nodded vigorously, a beautiful smile on her face, "I like this soul card very much!"
"This is the power you realized on your own. I just helped you awaken it." Yu Cang came back to his senses. "No need to thank me."
"I know."
Gu Jieshuang held the soul card in both hands and responded softly. Somehow, her face suddenly turned red.
The boss didn’t even notice…the name of this soul card.
Gray Soul Cards related to one's destiny star have a unique naming system. They generally represent the user's instinctive desires.
For example, Jie Emei reflects her hope to heal her pain.
And this soul card... the moment he saw the name, Gu Jieshuang understood the meaning of this name.
Seeing Cangshan Mountain made me feel relieved.
Before Yu Cang appeared, Gu Jieshuang once made a wish in front of the statue of Emperor Wu.
She knew her life was coming to an end, so she wanted to make it more exciting. She wanted to see the sights she had never seen before, the magnificent and dangerous places.
Dying on the road of exploration was the liberation she chose for herself.
This is the meaning of the name. She will see many mountains and experience many things.
But... when the word "cang" is added in front of "shan", it becomes different.
Before setting off, she saw a Cangshan Mountain. From then on, she no longer needed to be liberated because she already had the antidote.
"Okay, I'll make you some noodles."
Yu Cang threw down these words and turned to leave. Behind him, Gu Jieshuang quietly raised her head and looked at his back.
…
School has just started, and there are more things that Gu Jieshuang needs to do.
After staying in Yu Cang's card-making room for half a day, she returned to school.
Yu Cang had already told her about the trip to Mudu, so before that, she had to finish all the things first.
the next day
Yu Cang sat in the laboratory.
There was no way to research the super quantity for the time being, and Yu Cang didn't know what to do now. He could only fiddle with his entry recorder out of boredom, hoping to produce something interesting.
"This seems to be working... Ah, since self-restraint is so serious, let's just forget it... Hmm? This card... has such an awkward effect..."
Yu Cang looked at the soul card he had randomly drawn and shook his head.
I didn't see any eye-catching soul cards.
After a winter vacation, Yu Cang's entry library has been enriched a lot, but most of them are common rare entries, and there are not many epic or above.
After a quick glance, Yu Cang saw that most of Curry's entries were in death cooldown, so he had to turn off the recorder.
I'm not lucky today, I'll try again another day.
There were countless people around, Yu Cang touched the card box and took out a soul card.
"To suppress the dragon's skeleton..." Yu Cang's eyes seemed thoughtful.
Come to think of it, the last time I tried to crack this soul card seemed like a long time ago.
Since Yu Cang still couldn't find any clues on this soul card using the Starry Sky Vision, he put it aside temporarily.
“Try again!”
I have nothing else to do, so I'll try to figure out the true nature of that question mark ability!
Sitting down on the chair, Yu Cang's eyes were filled with stars, and he had entered the starry sky.
Buzz...
The sky was full of stars circling above his head. Yu Cang was already quite familiar with this place. After arriving here, his eyes were immediately locked on the rhythm representing the deadly dragon skeleton.
Such rhythm is rare.
Normally, the rhythm of a soul card has different depths in the Starry Sky Vision. The shallow rhythm can be easily understood just by looking at it, but the deep rhythm requires the collision of the rhythmic body to be revealed.
But the Soul Card of the Death Dragon Skeleton was very different. The superficial rhythm of this Soul Card was almost solidified. The parts that Yu Cang could see did not constitute any meaning, and he could only explore it in depth. It was as if an invisible lock imprisoned these rhythms.
However, the resistance of those solidified rhythms was quite great. Yu Cang was afraid that forcing it would destroy the soul card, so he never tried to go deeper.
Coming in front of this rhythm, Yu Cang calmed his mind and began to try to unravel this rhythm.
Now the accuracy of his control over the rhythmic body is far beyond what it was before, so there is still some possibility of successfully breaking it.
…
after a while
Yu Cang's figure hurriedly landed in Bingcheng, sat on a bench by the roadside, rubbing his brows.
Although he was already familiar with the nearby Starry Sky Vision Area, it was still a bit of a headache to stay in it for a long time.
After a while, his frown gradually relaxed.
“…How strange.”
Yu Cang seemed to be thinking about something.
This time, there was some new progress in the cracking, but what Yu Cang saw inside made him feel something was wrong.
Inside that rhythm, he seemed to feel... a power that was completely opposite to the properties of the Death Dragon Skeleton?
It’s not completely opposite, but it’s indeed contradictory.
The attribute of this Soul Card is Dark, and its race is Dragon/Undead, but the power coming from within is particularly vital, which doesn't match the entire Soul Card at all.
If his perception was correct, then this rhythm related to vitality should be the fourth ability that was full of question marks.
But... to be honest, even with only the first three abilities, this Death Dragon Skeleton is already very powerful. Even among the epics of the same tenth level, it is still a very powerful existence. If there is a fourth ability that is completely opposite or even stronger than the above... it is somewhat like a fake card.
Yu Cang felt a little itchy in his heart, and he couldn't wait to see what this ability was, but unfortunately, this exploration had come to an end.
If you continue reading, you will have to take the risk of destroying your soul card.
"The life hidden in death..." Yu Cang raised his head and looked at the sky of Ice City.
This soul card left to me by my parents may contain some hidden information... Is there something you want to tell me?
This Soul Card might be a puzzle? The answer lies in the fourth ability.
However, even with his Starry Sky Vision, he couldn't see any clues. Even Ren Zheng didn't know what was in the question mark. If he wanted to solve it himself, wouldn't that be a bit too much of an honor for him?
Shaking his head, Yu Cang decided not to think about it for the time being.
In short, I have no idea now, so I'd better wait until my abilities improve.
After calming down, Yu Cang decided to take a walk in the Ice City.
The stars are twinkling overhead, and the streets of the ice city seem to have no end in sight.
The scale of the insect breeding farm has become quite large, and the original Ice City can no longer meet the demand, so during the winter vacation, the Ice City underwent several rounds of expansion.
Logically speaking, a larger scale would require Yu Cang to consolidate the rhythm more frequently, but fortunately, the princess figured out some technical difficulties at this time - as long as Yu Cang mixed some special spirit particles into the creation of the ice city, the stability could be greatly improved, thereby extending the stability time of the ice city.
Now, although the volume of the Ice City has become two to three times its original size, the interval for Yu Cang to carry out reinforcement has been extended to two months.
Lingzi is indeed a convenient thing.
Walking on the streets of Ice City, all the insects would lie down in submission the moment they saw him - for them, Yu Cang's complete rhythmic body had great deterrent power.
Now, whenever Yu Cang gets tired of staying in the Starry Sky Vision Area, he will go directly to Ice City. As for the Jieying Campus, he hasn't been there for a long time.
Because... it's very lively there now.
Every day, rhythmic bodies from all directions come to visit and communicate and learn with the senior researchers who have been in the Starry Sky Vision for a long time.
He, Yu Cang, is also a celebrity, and he will be recognized in minutes when he goes there.
Although he has the ability to make himself invisible to others, there are many old monsters there after all, and he will be discovered eventually.
Ice City is still the best, with fewer people and more freedom.
Now, the intelligent insects equipped with spiritual prostheses can be officially put into use... A large number of modified intelligent insects have been sent to associations in various cities, using this method to find those who have the talent to learn spiritual particles.
The princess did not hide Lingzi's training method, but made it public within the association to ensure that everyone with talent could find a way to learn.
Although the Gray Soul Card is a spirit particle system transformed into a soul card, and is a substitute with fewer restrictions, there are many benefits to truly mastering the spirit particles directly. You can seek a higher upper limit, not to mention the urgent need for the Star Armory.
But unfortunately, the talent for learning spiritual particles is so rare. Yu Cang heard that even Duan Feng did not have this talent. Looking across the entire Yan Kingdom, there are only a few people who can learn spiritual particles.
Come to think of it...it seems that there is someone in Mudu, where we are going this time, who has already started learning Lingzi.
Yu Cang thought of a name.
Zhao Yang.
The genius who created the heirloom soul card at the age of fourteen and almost created a system.
The soul cards he made...are very interesting.
Yu Cang read his paper and was amazed. Although it came to an abrupt end that year, from his current perspective, Yu Cang saw something very familiar.
Ritual summons.
This genius had touched upon the threshold of a new summoning method. But for some reason, after that paper, there was no follow-up... and that paper was still a long way from the actual release of ritual summoning.
After no follow-up was found, everyone thought that the soul card only existed in the system in theory and had no actual possibility of operation, so not many people cared about it.
During the winter vacation, news came that Zhao Yang had the talent to cultivate spiritual particles. This genius had been silent for a long time and had become an ordinary person. Now, spiritual particles might bring him some new possibilities.
Yu Cang lowered his head and looked at his hands. The shining spirit particles kept dancing on his fingertips, which looked very beautiful.
"Lingzi... According to the princess's calculations, at my current pace, the Star Armory will be open to me in about half a year."
As the war weapon of the Nameless Empire, Yu Cang is looking forward to seeing the return of the Star Armory.
After walking and stopping along the way, Yu Cang soon arrived at the place where the princess "worked".
The Ice City seemed to have become the princess's home.
To Yu Cang's surprise, when he came here this time, he didn't see the princess working, but sitting on the roof nearby... looking at the starry sky above her head.
The Will of the Star God was sitting next to her. Even when sitting, its huge body was taller than the entire house.
Although the Star God doesn't talk much, he is actually very enthusiastic. After coming to the Star Sky Vision, he has been trying to find things to do.
But... Jieying took on all the tasks, and Star God couldn't get involved.
In addition, he is really not good at these things, so now he has fallen to the point of playing with the princess in Ice City.
However, this is indeed what he is good at. After all, before coming to the ancient capital, he had accompanied the princess in the Divine Capital for ten thousand years.
In the past, every time Yu Cang came over, the princess was busy identifying insects, but this is rare now.
Thinking of this, Yu Cang gently stood up, climbed onto the ice roof, and came to the princess.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Ah... Yu Cang, you're here."
The princess was stunned for a moment, then stood up and bowed gently.
Although it was unexpected, every move was in accordance with etiquette, elegant and calm.
"I just thought of some past events... There's nothing I need to focus on lately, so I tend to be lost in thought."
"Thank you for your hard work." Yu Cang said softly.
He looked at the princess's expression and suddenly asked, "If you can, please tell me. As a friend, listening is what I should do, isn't it?"
"..." The princess was silent for a moment. "You already have a lot to bear. I don't want to affect your mood any further."
"What are you talking about?" Yu Cang directly pulled the princess to sit on the roof. "You can tell by how cheerful I am all day long that I don't feel any pressure at all. Just talk about it. We are friends, right?"
“…Okay then.”
The princess took a deep breath and then spoke slowly.
"Actually...after returning from the Holy City, I have been thinking about one thing."
"What?"
"You said... if the price of Emperor Star's growth is to constantly lose everything around him, then tell me, did my brother... know this at the beginning..."
Hearing this, Yu Cang's expression changed slightly, and the smile on the corner of his mouth also faded slightly.
After the princess said this, she fell silent. She hugged her knees with a blank look in her eyes, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Yu Cang already knew what the princess was worried about.
He knew that the princess had come to Blue Star with her brother, and the purpose of coming here... was naturally to find the fallen Emperor Star and make it her brother's life star again.
For a moment, Yu Cang opened his mouth but didn't know how to start.
After a moment of silence, the princess spoke again:
"The Empire has conducted extensive research on the Imperial Star over countless years... Basically, there shouldn't be any doubts about the nature and cost of its power, so... my brother should know the price.
"That is to say, he came to find the Emperor Star and was already prepared to... sacrifice me."
In just a few words, the princess's tone was already extremely heavy.
After a while, Yu Cangcai said:
"...Maybe he's been kept in the dark too?"
"Then... it was my father who deceived him, right?"
“…”
A smile appeared on the princess's face. Unlike the standard smiles of a sharp etiquette she usually showed, this smile was very light and looked particularly fragile.
"Besides, it's impossible for my brother not to know this. The Empire's ritual of summoning the Emperor Star means... he must know everything." After a pause, she continued, "Actually, I understand, but... they kept it from me."
“…”
Yu Cang began to feel the situation was difficult.
It's really hard to comfort him with this feeling.
"Yu Cang, you know what?" The princess shrank back. "After returning from the Holy City, I tried hard to recall every memory of that journey, but... no, I don't remember a single hesitation on my brother's face. His pursuit of the Imperial Star was always so urgent, so unwavering."
Yu Cang sighed, reached out his hand and patted the princess' shoulder.
"I know that the growth of the Emperor Star requires many 'sacrifices' like me, but if brother really finds the Emperor Star, I will probably be the first one to fall before him...right, Yu Cang?"
A slight tremor could be heard in the princess' voice.
"I only now realize that the future I've been looking forward to, where my brother wipes out all the wastelands and we return to the Empire to live together... never existed from the beginning."
At the side, the Star God cast a heavy gaze at her. He didn't say anything, nor did he know what to say. He just silently stared at the princess's back.
"...It exists." Yu Cang said softly, "I don't know what happened before, but now, fate has been rewritten. The path I take will not require sacrifice."
"Yu Cang..."
The princess raised her head. Although her spiritual body was not capable of shedding tears, Yu Cang had a feeling that she was crying.
"I don't mind sacrificing myself... I really don't mind. My brother and father are both great men. I'm willing to be their stepping stone, but... but I..."
The princess didn't know how to describe her feelings for a moment.
She suddenly felt that whatever she said at this moment would seem pretentious.
"I know it's not a pleasant feeling to be cheated."
"Yu Cang..." The princess opened her mouth, her lips trembling slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't speak.
"What's wrong?"
"It's okay." She took a deep breath, "Thank you, Yu Cang, for listening to me... I'm much better now."
Yu Cang: "..."
"Can you promise me one thing?"
"you say."
"If...if my brother is still alive, we must find him, okay?"
"Well, I promise you."
"Thank you." The princess turned her head. "You must be very busy... I won't bother you anymore. Go and do your thing."
"……Um."
Yu Cang stood up, patted the princess on the shoulder, and then turned and left.
Behind him, the princess bit her lip lightly.
Actually...what she wanted to say just now was, "Can you lend me your shoulder to lean on for a while?"
But after struggling for a moment, she still didn't say it.
Yu Cang probably wouldn't refuse him...but this is against etiquette and would cause some trouble for Yu Cang and Jie Shuang.
Forget it, I’ve been through this for so many years, be strong!
The princess raised her head and looked at the starry sky silently.
Time passes quietly.
…
Suddenly, she felt a slight fluctuation behind her, as if someone had entered the Ice City.
Hmm? Who is it... Is it Yu Cang? Why is he back again?
She turned her head in confusion, only to see a strange figure.
This figure is not Yunli's body, but she can exist here safely... She is Gu Jieshuang.
"Jie Shuang?" The princess stood up. "Why are you here?"
Gu Jieshuang doesn’t come to Xingtian Vision very often. Even if she does, she usually goes to Jieying Campus to find Yu Cang, and never comes to Bingcheng.
Across from him, a gentle smile appeared on Gu Jieshuang's face.
"My boss asked me to come." She walked forward gently and took the princess' hand. "He told me there's someone here who needs a shoulder to lean on. Stardust, do you know who it is?"
When these words came out, Xingchen was stunned.
There were more and more twinkling stars in her eyes, and her expression gradually became out of control. At a certain moment, she could no longer hold back, and threw herself into Gu Jieshuang's arms, crying loudly.
…
Present world
Yu Cang sat in his seat, looking at Gu Jieshuang beside him and smiled gently.
Suddenly, Chao Ci, who was coiled on top of his head, spoke: "Yu Cang."
"Huh? What's wrong?" Yu Cang's gaze moved slightly upwards.
"That soul card just now... is called Death-Suppressing Dragon Skeleton, right?"
"Yeah, that's right."
"I sensed a very familiar aura on that soul card."
"familiar?"
"Hmm... It seems like a memory from a long time ago... I should have seen something similar before the creation of all living things."
Yu Cang's eyes widened slightly: "What the hell?"
Is it so important?
"But... I've forgotten the details." Chao Ci turned his head. "My memories of the past are too complicated. I've long forgotten some of the unimportant things."
(End of this chapter)
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