Infernal Artist

Lin Hai.

The moment the purgatory devils appeared, the whole world turned into a vast forest.

Liu Ping held a long knife and shuttled quickly through the forest.

"No more pretending to be a thief?" Yana smiled.

"There is no one else here, so of course we have to fight in the most suitable way." Liu Ping said.

There are demons all around.

There is basically no time to lose. You cannot stop when encountering an enemy. Once you stop, you will be besieged.

The sword glow skyrocketed.

The moment he drew his sword, Liu Ping was already far away.

——Instant cut.

Whenever he encountered a devil, he would swing his sword and then immediately change his position.

Maybe it was the judgment before the battle that played a role.

Maybe his knife was too fast.

Although demons are everywhere in the mountains and plains, with such sword skills and efficiency, he has never been surrounded by demons.

Yana followed him, throwing out a holy light from time to time to replenish his battle consumption.

Time passes slowly.

I don’t know how long the battle lasted, but finally, all the devils were killed.

"Although your level is not high, watching you fight is a pleasure." She praised sincerely.

"It's a pity that these monsters are illusory and do not bring me soul power." Liu Ping sighed.

Suddenly a soft voice sounded in the void:

"Combat evaluation: excellent."

"The following is the last question of the entrance exam, please answer it carefully."

"If you can still maintain excellent grades, the dean will personally show up and guide you into the Card Master Academy."

Dean?

"After so many years, this Card Master Academy no longer exists, and the so-called dean is probably no longer around," Yana said.

"I think the same thing, but -"

Liu Ping tightened his grip on the long knife and lowered his voice: "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens."

Boom!

The ground shook.

A five-meter-tall devil slowly emerged from the ground.

"Pathetic humans——"

The devil roared, and two balls of demonic flames erupted from his hands.

Liu Ping shouted: "Stop! Listen to me!"

The devil was stunned.

Liu Ping jumped up high, the long knife in his hand creating an endless trail of light.

The devil suddenly woke up, his figure flashed, and he quickly avoided the light of the knife——

puff!

There was a muffled sound.

For some reason, it was clearly trying to dodge, but it bumped into the long knife in Liu Ping's hand, and its entire neck was deeply pierced by the light of the knife.

——Dead end!

The devil was about to struggle when he saw Liu Ping pull out his long knife and suddenly disappear.

If someone was watching from the sidelines, they would find that Liu Ping did not move.

Suddenly a halo of light appeared above his head.

The next moment.

The devil disappeared from the spot, turned its back to Liu Ping, and appeared dozens of meters behind him.

Forty meters of calling power!

Before it could turn around, Liu Ping had already drawn his sword.

But he saw a sword rising from the ground, slashing the devil into the air.

Liu Ping slashed through the air several times and threw the long knife.

The long knife disappeared in a flash, piercing the devil's back.

Three consecutive attacks, Spring Breeze Slash!

Boom——

There was a muffled sound, and the devil fell to the ground, lifeless.

Liu Ping reached out and took it.

The long knife returned to his hand.

"The halo is very easy to use."

Yana crossed her arms and praised from the side.

"If you rely on it to make a living, of course you have to use it more." Liu Ping said.

A moment.

The soft voice sounded again:

"Congratulations, you passed the entrance exam with flying colors."

"Registration of personal information will begin soon."

There was a flash of light and shadow.

The entire forest sea disappeared from Liu Ping's eyes.

He found himself back in the monastery, standing on a high platform in the center of the academy.

The soft voice sounded:

"Please put your hand on the card."

Liu Ping looked around and saw a card already appearing not far away.

There is a round clock drawn on the card.

A line of small burning words appeared next to the clock:

"Time Calendar Card."

"Time and space card, record card."

"Explanation: This is a card used to record the changes of the times. Its time flow rate is not affected by other measurement standards and will always be recorded according to the initial settings."

Liu Ping pressed his hand on the card.

Bang!

The card disappears.

A huge clock quietly appeared in front of him, with the hour and minute hands spinning rapidly, making a "ticking" sound.

After counting the breaths.

The clock stops.

A voice full of vicissitudes of life then sounded:

"It turns out-it's already time."

At some point, a dark figure appeared on the high platform.

The surrounding scenery gradually changes.

In the ruins-like monastery, the broken walls and ruins disappeared one after another.

Neat and beautiful high-rise buildings, squares, fountains, lawns and woods quickly appeared.

sunny.

Clear skies.

People wander, talk, study and live in the college.

Liu Ping stared at this scene blankly.

It's just too long.

After staying in the eternal night for so long, I almost forgot what daylight looked like.

Yana looked up at the sky and said with emotion: "Is that the sun in ancient records?"

"Yes, it is the sun. When it exists, it is called daytime. As long as there are human beings living in the world, there will always be the sun and the moon. From the understanding of us practitioners, they represent the balance of yin and yang, which is the stability of the world. A symbol." Liu Ping said slowly.

Opposite the two people, the dark figure gradually became clear.

But he was a hunchbacked old man.

He was holding on to a cane, one hand behind his back, and reading glasses on his face.

"Oh, have you started recording?"

The old man muttered to himself, and then looked in the direction of Liu Ping.

——His gaze penetrated Liu Ping, as if he was staring into nothingness.

"It's a photo record." Yana judged.

"Yes." Liu Ping said.

The old man overlooked the beautiful scenery under the high platform, looked at the people laughing and enjoying themselves, and sighed:

"I still don't believe the divination results."

"This is the most prosperous era of our human civilization. We have used all kinds of power to the extreme, leading it to a situation that is beyond comprehension and speculation——"

“The highest achievement of civilization has reached the level of ‘mystery’.”

"Yes, the card master's power has firmly occupied the 'mysterious side' and has begun to explore all mysteries."

"——But, all of us card masters who are good at divination have gotten this result."

"Humanity will face destruction."

The old man adjusted his reading glasses and murmured: "How is this possible? We are so powerful, even the former gods in purgatory are no match for us."

"How can humanity be destroyed, and the only remaining fire be turned into an object of enslavement?"

"But divination is infallible."

"so--"

The old man waved his hand and placed a card in front of Liu Ping.

"Go ahead, this is the escape card. With it, you can enter the secret room and get the sequence core card that I suppressed -"

"The Witch's Book."

"This book will teach you an advanced card master technique."

The old man sighed:

"Latecomers, if humanity really goes to destruction, this academy will cease to exist."

"You can't learn anything here."

"If you are in danger, the only way I can help you is to tell you one thing."

"——You must collect a full set of 'Exile Land' core cards."

"The deck is the highest achievement of our human civilization. It is the power of unspeakable rules and hides a terrifying power beyond your imagination——"

"It is one of the ultimate weapons we have passed down."

"Go ahead and hope you can defeat the future we don't know."

After the old man finished speaking, the surrounding scene slowly dissipated.

Liu Ping held the card.

A bottomless passage immediately appeared on the high platform.

"It's really strange... Since human civilization has entered the realm of mystery, why did it be destroyed?" Yana asked puzzled.

"Did you notice that he said that humans have defeated the gods in purgatory?" Liu Ping said.

"Yes."

"So this is really a mystery - forget it, don't think about it so much now, let's get the Witch's Book."

Liu Ping walked into the passage and headed underground.

The tunnel was very long, and whenever he walked through a section, torches would light up on the walls on both sides of the road ahead.

After walking for about seven or eight minutes, a secret room appeared ahead.

In the secret room, a card floated quietly in the air, emitting a misty mist.

I saw a tattered page drawn on the card.

Liu Ping held the card.

Bang!

The card turned into a page, with a type of writing Liu Ping didn't recognize written on it.

"This is magic text." Yana said.

"Magic text?" Liu Ping asked doubtfully.

"Yes, this kind of writing is not recorded in purgatory. When I was a child, my father forced me to memorize all the writing." Yana said.

"Where's your father?"

"Dead. He died accidentally during a sparring session with the devil - but looking back now, I'm afraid it wasn't an accident."

Yana's expression was a little sad, but it quickly turned into determination.

She opened her mouth and read:

"This page says-"

"Using the true name of your card book, let the entire set of cards realize their power, and you can realize the ultimate weapon."

Liu Ping fell into thinking.

Previously, the spirit possessing Hua Qingkong said something:

"Your only chance is to collect all the core cards of the entire 'Land of Exile'."

"...When you collect all its core cards, you can awaken the card hidden in the deck."

"It will be your strongest support."

This is consistent with what the dean just said.

deck…

While he was thinking silently, Yana suddenly said:

"Huh? My experience points have increased."

Liu Ping looked into the void.

I saw lines of burning small characters emerging from the void:

"You have once again collected a core sequence card of 'Exile Land'."

"The function of this card is to record knowledge, and the power it contains is relatively weak."

"Please continue to collect other core cards."

"also,"

"You have gained an important piece of knowledge about card master skills, which is a secret that has been lost."

"Your role has increased."

"Current scene: 5/10."

"As a result of this exploration, your experience points have been increased."

"Current experience value: 65%."

Yana mused on the side: "Just seeing this record, we gained a lot of experience points. It seems that this card skill is very important."

Liu Ping said: "I'm afraid it is the method that drives the entire set of cards, allowing us to use the weapons the old man mentioned."

"But how to use this skill?" Yana asked doubtfully.

Liu Ping thought for a moment and said, "Since a full set of cards is required, we probably need to collect the core deck before we can continue to explore this technique."

"Yes, we have to look for other cards - hurry up, devils and bugs are looking for cards." Yana said.

Rumble——

A door appeared on the wall of the secret room. It opened slowly, revealing a staircase leading upward.

This is probably the way out.

"Let's go." Liu Ping said.

The two walked into the door and ran up the stairs.

The door slammed shut behind the two of them.