Card Master: My Special Feature - Choose One of Three

"This is the last piece. With so many Akashi stones, we can get through several nights in peace."

Xia Zhun wiped the dirt off his forehead and bent down to pick out Akashi from the flesh and blood of a corpse.

The deserted village was reduced to ruins, all the houses collapsed, and not a single monster escaped the harvest of the Changhuai University team.

The team from Changhuai University carefully dismantled the four walls and ceiling of the largest building in the village, leaving behind an earthen platform with special totems as a base for the campfire.

Their choice was extremely prudent: first solve the problem of survival in the unfamiliar spiritual realm, and then find a way to find and eliminate opponents.

Jingshui University was much less fortunate than Changhuai University; they were teleported to a wilderness.

It seems that because the place is dark and receives little sunlight, there are no trees in the wilderness, only vines, moss and shrubs, and the leaves and bark of the plants have a pale gray hue.

Without Wu Sisi's command, the team members from Jingshui University were of one mind and had a unified opinion.

Rather than searching for Akashi of unknown origin, they preferred to find shelter that could provide stable protection.

Wanqun activates the card [Seeking Letters with Grass], and dozens of grass snakes slither outwards from him in all directions.

The Holy Light Unicorn stood warily beside Wu Sisi, the spiritual energy in this spiritual realm making it extremely uncomfortable.

Wan Qun was responsible for finding cover, while the others were responsible for keeping watch.

"Captain, I've found a cave that can be used as a campsite."

Before Wan Qun could finish speaking, a stream of blood appeared from his nostril.

It's a backlash from the destruction of the card [Seeking the Message Grass].

"There were monsters lurking in that cave. My [Wandering Herb] was destroyed before I could even see what it was."

"Captain, shall we go to this cave, or search further?"

"Most of the caves suitable for camping around here are inhabited by monsters."

The days in the Land of Long Darkness are very short. If we continue searching, we will be put on the defensive once night falls.

The pale white light overhead was punctuated by patches of gray and black, so dim it seemed as if it could be swallowed up by the gray and black at any moment.

Guided by Wan Qun, the students from Jing Shui University quickly found the cave.

Several stone pillars stand outside the cave, connected by vines, from which hang various insect corpses.

The cave entrance looked extremely bizarre, resembling a monster pieced together from the corpses of a dozen different insects, wielding an extremely long, sharp spike.

Upon seeing Wu Sisi and the others, the monster roared, brandishing its spikes, and charged towards the Jing Shui University team on all fours.

[Refraction and burst of light].

Dozens of holy white lights transformed into zigzag arrows in the air, bombarding the demonic beast.

The beast's carapace was extremely hard; even with her attack, the second-tier card master Wu Sisi could only create a few dents in the carapace before the impact knocked the beast over.

Shen Qiao activated [Sharp Edge], and the Quicksilver Ring transformed into a longbow, unleashing a dozen silver arrows.

The monster nimbly dodged and moved, avoiding the arrows.

Light gathered on the unicorn's forehead horn.

The monster put down its spikes and knelt down in worship in a very human-like manner.

"Stop!" Wu Sisi raised her hand to stop everyone. She realized that the monster, which looked like it was made up of a dozen different kinds of insect monsters, was actually a human wearing insect clothes.

Seeing that the Jingshui University team had ceased fire, the man devoutly prostrated himself with each step until he reached Wu Sisi.

Wu Sisi couldn't understand the words the man was muttering, but she could see the faith and hope in his eyes.

These are the inhabitants of the Spirit Realm, who live in the Land of Long Darkness.

Although they knew it was a simulated spirit realm, and that everything in the spirit realm was unreal, the team from Jing Shui University was still shocked by the people of the spirit realm before them.

The inhabitants of the Spirit Realm beneath the insect shell have human faces, protruding compound eyes like those of flies, and four arms on each side of their bodies. Their skin is smooth and gleams with an eerie, cold light.

The Divine Continent Alliance's attitude towards the Spirit Realm People is complex.

Most spirit realms with a rank of "evil worship" or higher contain spirit people. Due to the different types of spirit realms, the spirit people in each spirit realm are also different.

The inhabitants of the Spirit Realm have undergone mutations due to the varying abilities of the Spirit Realm's Lord.

Most of the inhabitants of the Spirit Realm lost their humanity after the mutation and became no different from monsters.

However, a few inhabitants of the Spirit Realm retain their humanity and can even summon cards, developing their own culture and tribes within the Spirit Realm.

The Shenzhou Alliance has a firm stance against the Spirit Realm People, prohibiting any Spirit Realm People from living in the mortal world in any form, and even treating them as special monsters in textbooks.

The Holy Cross Federation holds a different view from the Divine Continent Alliance. Spirit Realm People with pointed ears or wings can be seen everywhere on the streets of the Holy Cross Federation.

The textbook says one thing, but when the people of Jingshui University saw the people of Lingjing kneeling before them so devoutly, they were shocked.

They found it difficult to carry out the education they had always received.

Wu Sisi dispersed the light, and the Spirit Realm People led them into the cave.

The cave is not very spacious, and the furniture and decorations are mostly related to beetles. The black, hard, matte beetle shells serve as tables and chairs, and several flat beetle shells are pieced together to form a bed, which is covered with dried vines.

Lingjingmin took out several cups made from small insect shells, scooped out several cups of liquid from the insect shells in the kettle, and distributed them to everyone.

He made a drinking motion, demonstrating by taking a small sip himself, a look of enjoyment on his face.

Shen Qiao smelled the liquid in the glass; it was crisp and slightly sweet.

She noticed the hesitation in the team members' eyes; the people of this spiritual realm were so devout and friendly.

But what if all of this is a disguise?

The wisdom displayed by the people of this spiritual realm is no different from that of ordinary people.

Fortunately, the sudden darkness outside the cave kept the people of the Spirit Realm busy.

He rushed out of the cave and swiftly retrieved the hanging insect flesh inside.

Then, he took out a moon-white pebble and threw it into an earthen platform not far from the cave entrance, muttering something unintelligible. Pure white flames rose from the platform.

Wu Sisi's face suddenly turned cold; she sensed that the flames were burning with life force.

That Akashi is a crystallized spiritual energy extracted from human lives.

The sound of countless arthropods crawling echoed outside the cave, as the monsters that had been dormant during the day came back to life as night fell.

The people of Lingjing stood guard by the fire, clutching sharp spikes.

The light of life burning brightly and warmly shone through, yet Wu Sisi's heart was filled with coldness.

Changhuai University lit a bonfire in the deserted village. To ensure the bonfire was strong enough to burn all night, they filled the earthen platform with stones.

As night fell, the bright stones on the earthen platform spontaneously ignited, and a white light enveloped everyone at Changhuai University.

"What is this? Everyone, stand back to back and get as close to the earthen platform as possible." Yang Yan's [Giant Winged Dragonfly] observed the pitch-black waves surging in from the edge of his field of vision.

Each wave in that tide was a strangely shaped insect-like monster.

The terrifying horde of monsters rampaged through the Spirit Realm, making Yang Yan's hair stand on end and his back soaked with cold sweat.

He was just a college student; he had never seen anything like this before.