For some unknown reason today, Han Qing did not appear in the Card Duel Arena.
“Boy, I heard that this piece of trash has already gotten lucky and won two matches. Hahaha, looks like Ding Jian is going to profit today!”
Seeing Lin Ye stop five meters in front of him, the burly Ding Jian laughed loudly.
However, Lin Ye had no intention of paying attention to this big man. When he saw the referee gesture that they could begin, he directly took out the Water Spirit Card from his waist.
With a movement of his consciousness, a faint red glow appeared on the Spirit Card. Immediately afterward, a mass of pure blue water that seemed to have solidified into one whole slammed toward Ding Jian’s head.
“Boy, stop struggling. Just obediently accept your death!” Ding Jian glanced disdainfully at the water mass flying toward him. The Spirit Card in his hand flashed with a faint red glow, and a similar blue water mass shot toward Lin Ye.
“Smack!”
However, the water mass fired from Ding Jian’s Spirit Card was instantly shattered by the water mass rushing toward it head-on. The water mass then slammed straight into his head. His brains burst out, and he immediately lost his breath.
“Ah! An instant kill!”
“It was another instant kill?”
“Hahaha, coming today was definitely worth it! One more match!”
“Right, one more match!”
“Ding!”
“The host has successfully killed a Five-Star Martial Warrior. Reward: 500 points of spirit card essence. Does the host agree to consume 400 points of spirit card essence to raise their cultivation to the Five-Star Martial Warrior level?”
“I agree!”
As soon as Lin Ye spoke, spiritual power surged like a flood into the spiritual power orb within his dantian.
“Ding!”
“The System has raised the host’s cultivation to the Five-Star Martial Warrior Realm. System Upgrade Progress: 100/5000.”
Lin Ye then walked over to Ding Jian and searched him thoroughly, finding four tier one Elemental Spirit Cards.
“Ding!”
“The System has detected a decomposable spirit card. Does the host wish to decompose it?”
“Yes!”
“Ding.”
“Decomposition successful! Obtained after decomposition: 400 points of spirit card essence. Does the host agree to consume all 500 points of spirit card essence to raise their cultivation to the six-star martial artist Realm?”
“I agree!”
“Ding!”
“The System has raised the host’s cultivation to the six-star martial artist Realm. System Upgrade Progress: 0/5000.”
After Lan Yue came over and confirmed that Ding Jian was indeed dead, she asked impassively, “Do you want to continue?”
Seeing Lin Ye nod, Lan Yue frowned slightly. A trace of disapproval flashed in their eyes, but they still nodded and instructed someone to prepare Lin Ye’s opponent for the next match.
In less than half an hour, including Ding Jian at the beginning, Lin Ye had already killed seven people. Today, he only needed to kill one more person to leave the Card Duel Arena.
Even Lan Yue, whose expression was usually calm and composed, showed a hint of surprise.
When the ninth person died, a string of notifications rang out in Lin Ye’s mind once again.
“Ding!”
“The host has successfully killed a nine-star martial artist and obtained 900 points of spirit card essence.”
“Ding!”
“Spirit card essence has reached the level one System limit. System upgrade commencing!”
“Ding!”
“System upgrade complete! The Supreme Card Master System has been upgraded to a level two System!”
“Ding!”
“Spirit card quality enhancement function unlocked!”
“Ding!”
“The low grade spatial ring in the host’s possession has automatically been upgraded to an intermediate grade spatial ring. Its area has increased from one cubic meter to ten cubic meters!”
“Ding!”
“The System has detected a decomposable spirit card. Does the host wish to decompose it?”
“I agree!”
“Ding!”
“Decomposition successful! Obtained after decomposition: 900 points of spirit card essence.”
Hearing the notifications in his mind, Lin Ye’s eyes brightened slightly. He pulled up his information in his mind and looked it over.
Host: Lin Ye
Age: 15
Spiritual power talent: level five
Martial artist rank: nine-star martial artist
Cultivation technique: 《ancient spirit cultivation art》
Spirit cards: tier one Perfect Water Spirit Card, tier one Perfect Fire Spirit Card
Spirit card essence: 6200
System upgrade requirement: 6200/50000 spirit card essence
The spirit cards in the hands of everyone he had killed were all ordinary Elemental Spirit Cards, so they were naturally decomposed by the System. Combined with the spirit card essence rewarded by the System after killing his opponents, Lin Ye’s cultivation had long since reached the Nine-Star level.
However, because he had no Marrow-Washing Flower to eliminate the side effects caused by forcibly increasing his spiritual power, Lin Ye’s cultivation had not advanced at all after reaching Nine-Star.
Fortunately, the Yuntian Dynasty stipulated that martial artists above the martial master realm were not allowed to participate in battles within the Card Duel Arena, so Lin Ye had encountered no obstacles along the way.
“This kid is incredible. Every one of them was an instant kill!”
“I heard he already won two matches earlier. As long as he wins the next one, he’ll be able to leave this place, right?”
“This kid looks only fourteen or fifteen, yet he has the strength to kill a nine-star martial artist with a single move. What a genius!”
“Hahaha, a genius?” Someone suddenly snorted mockingly upon hearing the discussions around them.
Feeling everyone’s gazes turn toward him, the man immediately felt as though he had become the center of attention. A thick look of smugness rose on his face as he said,
“Can’t you tell? This kid is the Lin Family’s illegitimate and useless eldest young master!”
Boom!
A thunderclap exploded in everyone’s minds. What? How was that possible? The young man in the arena, who killed without even blinking, was the Lin Family’s cowardly, useless eldest young master?
“What nonsense are you spouting? How could the Lin Family’s Eldest Young Master possibly appear here?” someone questioned.
“You don’t know about this, do you?” The smugness on the man’s face grew even stronger. After enjoying the crowd’s anxious, expectant gazes for a while, he slowly continued.
“When the Lin Family’s old master was still alive, who knows what he was thinking? He actually arranged a marriage pact between this illegitimate son and the Han Family, the foremost clan in Cold Night City. The Han Family’s eldest young lady, Han Yan, is not only the Han Family’s legitimate daughter, but also possesses peerless beauty. Her cultivation talent is even among the best in Cold Night City. Naturally, she does not want to marry this useless young master.”
“Are you saying that the Lin Family’s eldest young lady sent this useless young master here?” Hearing the man’s unfinished explanation, someone asked curiously.
However, no matter what, the man refused to say anything about what happened next. He gave everyone a look that invited them to imagine the rest and once again turned his gaze toward the center of the Card Duel Arena.
“Sigh, this kid is truly pitiful!”
“Yeah! He’s been missing for so long, yet the Lin Family hasn’t even sent anyone to look for him.”
“Lin Hai is too heartless, isn’t he? Even a tiger won’t eat its cub!”
Listening to the spectators’ discussions, a faint trace of mockery curled at the corners of Lin Ye’s mouth.
Yes, even a tiger would not eat its cub! That so-called father, Lin Hai, should have learned that he was here long ago, right? Yet no one had come to save him even now. It was obvious that he no longer wanted a son like him!
Before Lin Ye could think any further, his final opponent had already walked over. This was a young man who looked extremely thin and weak, yet his gaze toward Lin Ye revealed intense caution and a trace of bloodlust.