Elemental Card King.

Chapter 203 New Talent Unlocked: Elemental Transformation
After a transformation of meditation to enhance the power, the fusion channel of the entire Golden Scale Sword card is opened.

'Dragon scales.'

One of the most hard, sharp metallic scales of the Golden Emperor Dragon was thrown into it.

'Meteorite Iron.'

Immediately, a meteorite from outer space, radiating a starlight-like quality, was also swallowed up.

The fusion and amplification of the fluctuations became increasingly pronounced. Visually, the black hole, which was devouring everything, had already swallowed most of the surrounding ten-colored clouds.

'Golden crystal marrow. '

A short while later, a strange crystal hidden deep underground also merged in.

Card creation and enhancement are now so simple and easy to understand; as long as you apply the correct formula, you can complete the enhancement process.

"It's done!"

As the swirling vortex on the card gradually dissipated, Su Chen clearly felt a spiritual blessing effect and immediately realized that the first round of enhancement had been successfully completed.

Everything proceeded smoothly and naturally, without any obstacles whatsoever.

Judging by the visual inspection, it probably consumed more than half of my mental energy.

"good."

Su Chen looked at the brand-new Golden Scale Sword, which shone brightly and was decorated with dragon-patterned scales. Naturally, its characteristics had been comprehensively improved.

The damage has a tearing and slicing effect. Upon hitting an enemy, it will reduce the damage by 30% of the defense and resistance effects and cause continuous bleeding damage. It is also imbued with a strong dragon soul aura, which can be a deterrent to a certain extent.

Overall, it's much stronger.

Four-star purple standard.

In addition, its name has also been changed.

Golden Scale Sword → Golden Scale Slayer Sword.

"Let's get off to a good start and keep up the good work!"

Without much thought, and after feeling no mental discomfort, he quickly restored his mental energy using the Spirit Source Crystal and immediately began the second round of enhancement.

After a morning of intense activity, the three rounds officially came to an end.

Nature's Scepter → Life's Scepter

(New Feature: Activates a Life Barrier, creating a forest terrain, and provides a more powerful group restraint effect.)
Rapid-fire gun → Wave-breaking water cannon.

(New Feature: Just like the change in weapon form, the bombardment coverage area has become wider, dealing devastating water-attribute bombardment damage to enemies in a straight line in front, while also having knockback and stun effects.)
"Here, a calming tea."

During lunch break, Ms. He Yun handed me a cup of green tea: "To relieve anxiety and alleviate mental fatigue."

A surge of enthusiasm welled up in Xiaoling's heart. She quickly stepped forward, took the teacup, and turned around to raise it high with both hands, presenting the tea to her master as if offering a treasure.

"You clever little thing."

Su Chen smiled and took it personally.

Take a small sip, and you'll immediately feel a refreshing and delightful taste on your palate.

The effect is also immediate.

In less than three seconds, the faint dizziness that had lingered in my eyes completely disappeared.

Su Chen knew that this tea must be quite valuable.

Twenty minutes later, after having a local lunch of fish fillet rolls and Italian ravioli soup at the restaurant, Su Chen also took Xiao Ling, who had just finished eating tiramisu, to the training room.

During his meditation session, the little guy trained alone as always.

After observing it for a while and adjusting the equipment parameters of the 'clumsy guy', Su Chen said goodbye to Xiao Ling.

Everything is back on track.

Just before dinner, Su Chen performed three more rounds of meditation enhancement in one go, successfully upgrading his fire, earth, and ice elemental magic weapons to four stars.

Flame Sword → Flame Prison Heavy Sword

(New feature: Its explosive and heavy strike effects are more intense, and hellfire surrounds the sword. Each swing can trigger a small explosion, causing area-of-effect burning damage to enemies.)
Rock-breaking Gauntlets → Rock-crack Gauntlets.

(New feature: Enhanced fighting skills and punching power, and can also generate seismic waves that crack the ground and cause a huge impact on surrounding enemies.)
Frostbow → Extreme Frost Magic Bow

(New Feature: Magic arrows not only inflict freezing, slowing, and piercing damage, but also create an extremely cold area after being fired, freezing any enemy that dares to approach.)
"The six-session meditation intensive session has ended without any surprises or obstacles."

"Now, it's likely that after the next or eighth enhancement, we'll see the promotion to Advanced Card Master."

After finishing his mental introspection, Su Chen couldn't help but sigh.

In order to be in high spirits for the next stage, he did not rush to push himself at night.

"Let's go check on Xiaoling tonight."

The six consecutive meditation sessions had brought on some mental dullness, so Su Chen, in order to balance work and rest, did not continue meditating on the elemental method every night.

And so, another night passed.

Early the next morning.

When Su Chen appeared in the restaurant, he clearly felt that the atmosphere around him had changed. Many teachers and teammates looked at him with expectant eyes.

Everyone clearly understands that the team's top player will be promoted to Senior Card Master this morning.

In terms of cultivation efficiency, compared to the previous core members of the team, this young man's progress in mental power is quite rapid. What's even more outrageous is that he is also cultivating two external techniques at the same time, one at the master level and the other at the proficient level.

By all accounts, this year's Jiangsu team is indeed outstanding.

of course.

This comparison is somewhat unfair, at least in terms of resource investment, Su Chen will acquire more abundant resources.

Some teachers were even aware that two key members of the logistics department of the Xuanhuang Kingdom General Association had rushed over to report on their work the previous night.

As everyone has already guessed, Su Chen will most likely have to choose another secret card.

This is unusual.

The Secret Card is rare and powerful, with a very wide range of potential for future growth.

Don't underestimate this four-star secret card. Every secret card has a corresponding way to be strengthened, at least to nine stars or above.

Unrivaled at the same star level.

This means that card production is extremely difficult.

Considering the need for specific timing and location for ceremonies, most are issued once a year or once every three years.

Each public domain secret card has a quota, and there's a limited number of slots available. Many outstanding young talents have to wait in line. The pie is only so big; if some people get too much, it means that others won't get any.

"How ruthless are those who compete with Su Chen."

Among the top talents from at least the five prestigious universities, some will inevitably have to patiently wait in line again.

One teacher couldn't help but laugh and said, "I already have a feeling that this generation of prodigies may all be under more pressure from Su Chen."

This is probably just the beginning. With the secret card stolen, will the inheritance of the soul technique also be put on hold soon?

at this time.

While others were engrossed in imagining Su Chen's future, the person in question returned to his personal meditation room after finishing breakfast.

"continue."

With ease, Su Chen entered a meditative state in less than 5 seconds.

'Wind Spirit Wings.'

'Echoes from the stone.'

'Vortex Steel.' After the three wind-attribute materials were steadily and orderly added in sequence, after an unknown amount of time, a brand-new wind-elemental magic weapon appeared on the card.

Hurricane Boomerang → Storm Judgment Blade.

(New feature: Its wind-attribute cutting effect is even stronger. After being thrown, it has a certain target acquisition effect and returns automatically. The storm it creates causes a certain vortex pull and can also pull in surrounding targets.)
A powerful spiritual gift also surged into his mind.

"Not this time."

When emotions fluctuate slightly, it is reflected in the sea of ​​consciousness as a stormy sea. Only after Su Chen calms down does this emotional projection disappear.

"That means the next round of enhancements will be for the lightning attribute."

Once he realized this, knowing that he was just one step away from becoming a senior card master, his heart was stirred again.

Some past hopes and aspirations for the future, and some personal ambitions, involuntarily surfaced in my mind.

No matter how mature and experienced he is, Su Chen is not some old monk after all.

call!
He took a deep breath and, after ending his mental introspection, began to wait for his mental energy to recover.

"It's almost time."

next second.

Su Chen closed his eyes again.

When its consciousness was reawakened and descended into its own mental space, three sets of lightning-attribute materials also arrived with it.

With practiced ease, he immediately switched to meditation to enhance his skills. After the Thunder Magic Weapon Card opened the fusion channel, a 'Thundercloud Crystal', which could only be born in areas with frequent thunderstorms, was thrown into it.

then
'Electric eel tendon'.

'Static wire'.

After a period of stable investment, I don't know how much time passed, but with some inexplicable anticipation, the card design was completely changed.

Thunder Whip → Thunder Chains

(New feature: It has a stronger long-range target acquisition ability, not only with a terrifying whipping effect, but also the ability to forcibly bind enemies, forming an energy cage through high-voltage current to completely imprison them.)
Accompanying it.

An incredibly powerful spiritual gift also surged in.

"coming."

Unlike usual, this gift was like a volcanic eruption, carrying boundless wisdom and power, rushing straight into the depths of Su Chen's soul.

His mind seemed to be pierced by a powerful electric current, and his thoughts became increasingly clear and transparent.

His perception, comprehension, and even control over the elements all underwent a qualitative leap under the baptism of this gift.

this moment.

Su Chen felt a rise in his level of life, his consciousness crossed a new stage, and finally settled at a completely new height.

Since awakening as an Elemental Master in mid-August last year, it has taken him more than nine months to officially enter the realm of Advanced Card Master.

"It's done."

When Su Chen opened his eyes again, the surging and rich elemental light was reflected in his pupils. In addition to the ten-colored elemental fluctuations, there were also corresponding fused colors.

"I can see it more clearly now."

Visually, his eyes seemed to have acquired a certain visual range contraction characteristic, so much so that he could magnify or shrink the yoga mat he was looking at.

"Perception has been further enhanced; in addition to vision, hearing has also become stronger."

The walls of the personal meditation room are equipped with sound-absorbing cotton, but when Su Chen consciously amplified his auditory perception, he could detect the sound of air flowing outside and the dripping sound of the bathroom faucet.

Each advancement in a card master's level brings an enhancement to their personal perception; this is considered basic.

Also.

The most distinctive feature of a high-level card master is 'flying'.

This is based on the flight characteristics of not using contract cards, requiring no equipment assistance, and relying purely on one's own mental power.

It's a step beyond the 'levitation' that only intermediate card masters can comprehend.

of course.

This flight standard also doesn't reach the height of "the sky is the limit," as the thinness of the air and the gravity at high altitudes somewhat affect individual performance.

Even card masters who have just entered the advanced card master realm will find it difficult to look down on four-star flying monsters and will definitely be left far behind.

Using the 'psychic acceleration' effect might allow for a brief reversal at the start, but in terms of endurance, it will be completely outmatched.

However, it varies from person to person.

At least for certain card players with exceptional mental control and a strong affinity for wind, even without contract cards, they can easily crush a four-star flying monster in flight.

Also.

In addition to mastering 'flight', advanced card masters also master 'energy bombardment'.

They condense their own telekinetic energy into energy beams or waves as a means of attack.

However, this method is usually regarded as a useless feature, since it consumes one's own mental energy and its damage effect is not as high as that of one's own core summoned beast or even spell card.

That's where it got awkward.
Unable to go up, unable to go down.

However, this energy projection characteristic has been developed to an extremely high level by a very few powerful individuals.

Once one's mental proficiency reaches the mastery level, one can achieve 'mental projection'. This is not a reckless manifestation of fantasy, but rather the projection of the extraordinary energy presented in one's mental consciousness into reality.

for example.

Su Chen, the elemental master, can project the luster of the ten-colored clouds in his sea of ​​consciousness into reality. If combined with 'energy bombardment', the destructive power will be greatly enhanced, creating a very considerable and terrifying effect.

but
Achieving mastery of a player's mental proficiency is indeed a long way off; at least many master-level card players don't reach that level.

Of course, he also knew there were ways to achieve this ahead of time, one of which was the inheritance of King Wu.

This was a major inheritance of the Xuanhuang Kingdom that Su Chen and his group learned about during their training at the Martial King's Abode.

"Let's leave it for now; it does seem a bit of a waste right now."

Su Chen didn't think too much about it and instead focused his attention on his newly awakened talent traits.

A sudden realization dawned on me.

Third Talent Trait: Elemental Mutation.

[Elemental Transformation: Breaking through existing limits, it allows for unconventional transformations in form and function of its own elemental contract cards.]

"This was Dr. Yan's fourth innate talent, but now it has become her third talent," Su Chen remarked.

This feature has two major effects.

Firstly, it breaks through the original form constraints, extends and expands, or transforms into a completely different physical entity.

For example, a flaming sword can completely break through its original specifications and transform into a flaming hammer.

Secondly, the transformation of functional characteristics.

For example, a Fireball card, which is primarily for attack, can be transformed into a defensive Blazing Shield.

The offensive and defensive characteristics have been completely switched and reversed.

"This is the beginning of elemental interference. If I'm not mistaken, once I reach the elite card master stage, I will be able to realize the fantasy creation of elemental systems."

"not only that."

"The elemental deformation properties can also grow in the future, and the deformation effect can also be used to transform magic and weapons in the future."

Thinking of this, Su Chen checked whether his first and second innate traits had changed.

(End of this chapter)