In the high sky, the Blood Knight raised his spear and swung at the clown who was rushing through the forest.
A beam of blood light shot straight from the spear.
Boom!
Soil flew up. The clown dodged that strike by leaning to the side and suddenly jumped high—he held a snow-colored long saber in his hand.
This Blade wasn't very long, only half an inch longer than a normal sword.
The saber flashed! A massive ice-blade shadow, several dozen meters long, soared into the sky and collided with the Blood Knight's spear.
The frost turned into mist, spreading through the heavens and the earth.
The Blood Knight blocked the strike, slightly retreating, and shouted, "Is this the card that you obtained? Not bad in power!"
The clown showed a strange expression, looked down at his long saber, and then gazed at the Blood Knight. "Can't you see?" the clown asked.
"What?" The Blood Knight was puzzled.
"It's nothing... it's just this blade, it's too white, too cold" the clown replied.
"A naturally awakened elemental sword? There are very few weapon cards to begin with, and this blade is considered a high-level card..." The Blood Knight said excitedly while floating in the air. He descended to an open space on the mountain not far from the clown.
"Come on, Liu Ping, let me guide you in your combat techniques." The Blood Knight held the spear in one hand and waved at the clown with the other, signaling him to come forward.
The clown grinned widely, wielding a large blade, bouncing and jumping towards the opponent. The distance between the two continued to shrink. The Blood Knight focused and held his breath, raising the spear in front of his chest, waiting for the opponent to charge.
The clown's speed increased—while running, he glanced at the blade in his hand. "Yana."
"I'm here."
"Can you see?"
"Hahaha, it's the Card Spirit, Liuping, your chance has come!"
"Card Spirit?" The clown looked at the white figure next to the long blade—yes. A rabbit, about the size of a palm, was gently fluttering near the long saber, occasionally curiously touching it and grinning at Liuping.
Yana's voice rang out again, carrying a rare hint of laughter: "Some cards are extremely rare, they hide deep within the endless mysterious laws and occasionally appear in the battles of card masters, joining in the fun and passing the time—"
"If during this process, the Card Spirit takes a liking to a card master, it will be willing to help them. If it really likes a certain card master, the Card Spirit may even become that card master's exclusive card!"
The clown hesitated, "You mean this rabbit—"
Yana replied, "Yes, it probably has never seen the blade you created, so it came to take a look. You don't need to do anything extra, just focus on the battle."
The clown suddenly realized. —No wonder my Snow Shadow Long blade can suddenly became a "forty-meter long blade", it turns out this rabbit was clinging to the knife. Since it can help me in battle, why be polite? The clown suddenly stopped, about thirty-nine meters away from the Blood Knight, and swung the long blade repeatedly—suddenly, shadows of the blade flew out from the bright long blade, transforming in mid-air into nine massive ice blade shadows, pressing down towards the Blood Knight like a mountain.
"Do you think you can win against me with just frost?" The Blood Knight roared and thrust his spear fiercely into the sky. A beam of blood light shattered layers of ice, soaring into the clouds.
"Great, do it again," the Clown laughed. The rabbit, hopping around the long blade, had been making contented humming sounds, but upon hearing the Blood Knight's words, its eyes widened in anger, and its ears perked straight up.
It stretched out its claw, made a fist, and began to chatter angrily.
A line of burning small text appeared in the void:
['Forty-Meter Long Blade' has issued a directive to you:]
[No need to get close, just stand thirty-nine meters away—]
[Beat him up!]
The Clown's brows twitched.
So this rabbit is called "Forty-Meter Long Blade." Why is this rabbit so irritable? Well, since it is willing to put in the effort... The Clown decided to stop moving and stood about thirty-nine meters from the Blood Knight, continuously swinging the long blade, creating thousands of afterimages in the air.
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All the blade shadows coalesced into frost, and suddenly, thousands of icy shadow blades crashed down toward the Blood Knight.
After receiving a few strikes, the Blood Knight laughed heartily, "Is that all, Liu Ping, you—"
He suddenly closed his mouth. A patch of frost was continuously spreading on his blood armor, gradually freezing his feet, and legs, moving upward—
"Bastard!"
A surge of overwhelming blood light erupted from the Blood Knight, shattering all the ice.
It couldn't go on like this. He had to close the distance, and wound Liu Ping to transform more cards into exclusive cards and enhance their power!
Boom—
The Blood Knight kicked off the ground forcefully, shooting toward the Clown like a cannonball.
The clown reacted extremely quickly, as soon as the Blood Knight moved, he followed suit.
His figure transformed into a light and agile shadow, rushing through the fields and forests.
"Don't run!" the Blood Knight roared.
The clown ignored him completely, focusing on running wildly, doing everything to maintain the distance between them.
Whenever the Blood Knight closed in within forty meters, the clown immediately slashed backward with several strikes.
In the void, giant frost blades formed and solidified, fiercely slashing toward the Blood Knight! The Blood Knight had to swing his spear to block those frost blades.
However, this caused him to fall behind the clown in speed.
"Liu Ping, if you have the guts, stop and fight me!" the Blood Knight shouted.
"Luo Sheng, if you have the guts, stand still and let me hit you!" the clown responded with a laugh.
The two chased and fled, stopping and starting, toying with each other for over twenty minutes, until the Blood Knight finally stopped pursuing.
The clown's movement was extremely agile, which was one reason. The long blade capable of unleashing frost blades was continuously increasing in power; every time it struck him, it would slow his movements, even starting to give him a feeling of stiffness, which was the second reason.
Dragging the heavy armor, and trying to close the distance in such a chase was simply a fool's dream.
If this continued, everything would be over! The Blood Knight stood still, panting heavily, "Damn it... If my magical town were still around..." With so many people, sending out just a dozen or so would be enough to take down this clown. But there was no remedy for regret. He had to make a decisive move now and quickly end this battle, otherwise, if he stumbled at the last moment— No. He had spent decades climbing to his current position, he would never become a slave! Not even in death! The Blood Knight stood still, reaching out toward the void. "I didn't expect this card, meant for a sure kill, to be used on you, a novice... You can be proud of yourself." He drew a card.
All that could be seen on the card was a grand hall, surrounded by countless indistinct faces gathering together as if they were an audience gazing towards the hall.
"What do you want to do? Please think this through, don't rush into things!" the clown called out from a distance.
Luo Sheng paused for a moment before throwing the card away.
In an instant, the surrounding environment changed continuously, and boundless black mist descended.
A massive shadow silently fell down, looking down at the Blood Knight Luo Sheng.
"Card Master, do you know the cost of using this card?" the shadow asked in a deep voice.
"I know" replied the Blood Knight Luo Sheng.
"Good. You must offer one soul to me every day until you pay off all your debts. If you are unable to pay, your soul will belong to me" the shadow stated.
"Don't worry, I will pay you on time" Luo Sheng replied, gritting his teeth.
"That's good."
The shadow said with satisfaction, then looked up at the clown.
Immediately, a line of burning small words appeared before the clown:
[You are being watched by a decayed and Evil Devil King.]
[Be aware, that it cannot come personally, nor can it take action against you directly.]
[But it is secretly altering the laws around you to trap you in an extremely dangerous situation.]
In the blink of an eye—
A figure suddenly appeared, blocking the clown's way.
It was a woman dressed in a black dress, wearing a pure white mask.
Yana!
She radiated a sacred golden light and spoke in a commanding tone: "Devil King, I swear by the Divine Pillar of purgatory, if you dare to alter the laws around me, we shall both take a trip to the eternal purgatory pillar and see whose soul will be devoured by the sins of karma!"
The shadow immediately fell silent.
The burning small words in front of the clown completely dissipated.
The alteration of the rules had ended!
The shadow slightly retreated and said to the clown: "Newcomer... Listen well, this is the luckiest moment of your life—if you sell this servant divinity to me, I can make you win directly."
Luo Shen hurriedly said, "My lord, you can't do this, we clearly have a contract—"
Suddenly, a black claw emerged from the endless black mist in the void, covering his mouth in an instant. The shadow looked down at the clown and deliberately lowered its voice, saying, "As long as you give her to me, I will pay ten times the price and even let you win this duel, if you refuse, I will make this competition much more dangerous—"
It paused for a moment, its tone suddenly turning cold and bloodthirsty: "Even without changing the rules, I have plenty of ways to make you die. Your best outcome is only to perish together with her. Do you understand?"
The clown listened quietly, took two steps forward to shield Yana behind him, and clapped, saying, "Your proposal is convincing, but do you have a name?"
The shadow fell silent for several moments before saying, "What do you want?"
"What you just said was amazing, a perfect threat. It's a pity—I don't even know your name, it would be hard to find you later—yes, that's it, I need to remember your name. After I deal with that blood knight, I will come find you." Saying this, the clown turned to look at Yana.
He saw Yana staring back at him with her golden eyes, fixed in a gaze. "Don't worry, we will go find it later and discuss that business it mentioned" the clown said seriously.
"Find it? How do you plan to negotiate?" Yana asked.
"Will tormenting a devil king bring you joy?" The clown whispered quietly in her ear.