Infernal Artist

Lines of burning small characters appeared in front of Liu Ping’s eyes:

"Guardian of all living beings, the spirit of the ancient tree of eternal night."

"Explanation: It is an existence with a special sequence. It protects all living beings to enhance its own strength——"

"When the world prospers, the power of the ancient tree spirit will become stronger; when all living beings wither, the power of the ancient tree spirit will weaken."

Liu Ping read it quickly.

It is definitely not easy to get such a name.

Even Lilith showed joy when she knew it was nearby.

so--

It naturally stands on the side of all sentient beings and should be trustworthy.

Liu Ping was just thinking when he saw a book appearing in front of him.

This is a thick book with a black cover and a woody fragrance.

The voice of the ancient tree spirit then sounded:

"It has fixed sixteen laws such as preventing insects, resisting elements, prohibiting curses, and absorbing soul power. It is the best book I have here. It is worthy of your outstanding talents, Lilith."

Lilith was already panicking.

"No, Liu Ping, this book is very expensive—extremely expensive! Really! It's not worth buying!" She stood on Liu Ping's shoulders, tugging on his ears and shouting loudly.

"How to sell it?" Liu Ping asked.

"I have already calculated that I need 90% of your wealth." The spirit of the ancient tree said.

"How do you know how much money I have?" Liu Ping asked.

"In the eternal night, people who do business will certainly have one or two unique skills." The spirit of the ancient tree said.

"Okay, it's a deal."

Liu Ping drew a card and threw it out.

The card was still in mid-air and disappeared instantly.

The voice of the spirit of the ancient tree became more kind and gentle: "The money and goods are both non-refundable. As a bonus for buying the book, I will help Lilith complete the book spirit synchronization ceremony."

Clusters of long branches stretched out from the ancient tree, circling around the card book.

On each long branch, the emerald green leaves vaguely reveal runes that exude gentle light.

A moment.

The center of the card book gradually emitted light.

"Lilith, you have lost too much power. This time I will give you a helping hand and help you stabilize at the current level - you must never leave the card book easily in the future." The spirit of the ancient tree said.

"It's too expensive." Lilith sobbed softly.

Liu Ping thought for a while and his expression became serious.

He gently placed Lilith on the cover of the thick card book——

"Did you hear that? No returns or exchanges."

he said.

Lilith waved her hands repeatedly, speechless.

Liu Ping said: "I remember we signed an eternal night contract. As long as I save you, you must do your best to repay me."

"Yes." Lilith nodded.

"As a book spirit, if you don't even have a card book, how can you fully help me find my companions?" Liu Ping asked.

He handed the card book to Lilith.

The spirit of the ancient tree sighed and said: "Don't live up to fate. It requires a lot of strength to save a book spirit who has no stuck book. Lilith, you have been silent for too long and need to cheer up."

Lilith hesitated: "But I——"

The spirit of the ancient tree interrupted her and said: "You were once discovered from a hidden place. Unfortunately, the person who discovered you eventually lost you to other card masters. Are you afraid that this will happen again? ?”

Lilith bit her lip and reached out to wipe her eyes.

"Well, let's do this. I can give you a contract - the boy next to you must continuously improve his strength in a short period of time. Once his improvement speed is too slow, you can punish him, how about it?" said the spirit of the ancient tree.

"No!" Lilith shouted and said quickly: "Don't restrict him!"

"Why?" said the spirit of the ancient tree.

"He has already saved my life and given me a card book. Why should I restrict him? This is unfair to him!" Lilith said.

She turned to look at Liu Ping and mustered up the courage to say: "Liu Ping, I am willing to help you as a stuck book, but if you lose me to someone else in the future, I would rather give up the stuck book and hide and never show up again. Do you agree?"

never to appear again——

For the book spirit, if it leaves the card book, it will continue to weaken and eventually disappear.

This is the true meaning of never to appear again.

Liu Ping smiled and said, "I won't lose."

Lilith said mischievously: "Someone seems to have forgotten that we just escaped from two monsters."

Liu Ping said: "But we didn't lose - they never found us, right?"

He further said: "We will defeat them in the future."

"Really?" Lilith was dubious.

"Don't worry, I never tell lies." Liu Ping promised.

The spirit of the ancient tree squinted at Liu Ping and murmured in an imperceptible voice: "It uses the induction of sentient beings to reveal its characteristics."

A moment.

In the sight of the ancient tree spirit, an illusory arrow quietly appeared.

The arrow pointed at Liu Ping, and a line of small text appeared:

"The King of Deception."

"Explanation: He has deceived too many people. He has also deceived devils, sleepers and prisoners. Anyone who is not careful will be fooled by him. He is a veritable king of deception."

The spirit of the ancient tree remained silent for several breaths.

Never tell lies?

This kid...

The spirit of the ancient tree whispered: "... It was a good thing to bring them together, but why do I regret it..."

At this time, Liu Ping noticed something and asked doubtfully: "What did you say?"

The spirit of the ancient tree immediately said: "Ah, it's okay. I'm very relieved to see that a card master without stuck books and a book spirit without stuck books have been helped."

"Thank you for your help." Liu Ping said.

"Yes, thank you, I will definitely cheer up this time!" Lilith said.

She landed in the center of the card book.

The runes hidden by the green leaves around them emitted a faint flame, accompanied by the slightest resonance.

"Now, Lilith!" the spirit of the ancient tree said.

Lilith nodded and fell towards the book——

Her body was completely submerged in the card book, leaving only the outline of a girl on the cover.

Around the girl, there are various dolls.

at the same time.

Lines of burning small characters suddenly appeared in front of Liu Ping's eyes:

"You've got a real card book."

"Attention, this is a card book with a book spirit. It is completely different from ordinary card books. It can be said that it is different from clouds and mud."

"Only when the book spirit tells you her abilities, will you know all the information about this card book."

Lilith's voice suddenly appeared in her ears:

"Liu Ping, I have lost too much strength and am very weak now...it will take a long, long time to become stronger. Can you accept it?"

"I'm just a level 7 card master, let's work hard together." Liu Ping said with a smile.

Lilith seemed to be relieved and continued: "Then remember, the only ability I have left now is to absorb your soul power to control the card of death - just like controlling a doll."

"How to define whether an existence is a card?" Liu Ping asked.

"This, it's very simple. In the eternal night, all existences except card masters are considered to be sentient beings by default, and all living beings are cards." Lilith said matter-of-factly.

Liu Ping sighed.

No wonder.

The fruit of evil can directly turn people into fruits.

The Soul-Splitting Book can create endless demon ants.

It turns out that in the eternal night, all living beings are fruits, ants, dolls, and everything else.

——This is the most ruthless part of the mysterious side rules.

He thought silently, and lines of burning small words quickly appeared in front of his eyes:

"Shu Ling told you his secret personally."

"When you pay the corresponding soul power, this book can collect all dead cards and control them like dolls."

Liu Ping opened the card book.

Several cards on his body flew out automatically and landed steadily on the card book.

The borders of these cards turned black one after another, and complex patterns appeared on the back, making them appear mysterious and noble.

Andrea noticed this change, suddenly looked at Liu Ping from the card, and said in surprise: "The power of death... Liu Ping, have you obtained the card book of the death system?"

"Yes." Liu Ping said.

"It's really...unexpected..."

Andrea sighed, "Death card books are extremely rare. Each one adheres to the mysterious rules of fate and will not appear easily because they possess an extremely precious power."

"Is it turning people into dolls?" Liu Ping asked.

"No."

Andrea shook her head and looked at Lilith with an unclear meaning in her eyes.

Lilith looked at Andrea and whispered: "I guess she means soul fire."

"Soul fire?" Liu Ping spread his hands and asked.

Lilith explained patiently: "After any card in your deck is sacrificed, it will leave a trace of soul fire behind me. If you can find enough treasures, the card can be reborn - of course, It’s very, very difficult, but it still has more hope than ordinary cards.”

"By the way, I forgot to tell you that I have lost too much strength so far, so the name of my stuck book is: Death Partner."

Liu Ping was stunned.

——The card book of the death system is so strong?

He couldn't help but look towards the spirit of the ancient tree.

The spirit of the ancient tree understood, nodded at him and said, "If it weren't for Lilith, I wouldn't have given the book spirit synchronization ceremony easily."

At the same time, lines of burning small words appeared in the void again:

"You have obtained the card book: Death Couple."

"It has two capabilities."

"One: Death Doll (as mentioned above);"

"Second: Soul Fire."

"Explanation: Each of your cards will leave soul fire in the card book. After true death, you will have the opportunity to be reborn."