Spire Game: My cards are all forbidden divine skills

One sword opens the prison door; there's no need for a second.

With Chen Mo's current weapon damage, it's laughable that a mere iron cage door could stop him.

It's highly unlikely that someone could chop down a huge villager but not break open a prison door.

After going inside, Chen Mo cut the chains binding Lao Zhang and pulled him out of the fire.

Old Zhang thanked him repeatedly, then asked, "Do you have any clothes, sir? I'll give you a set, and I'll pay you back the gold coins."

Chen Mo shook his head to indicate no, while glancing at him.

To be honest, for someone like Lao Zhang, it doesn't really make much difference whether he wears it or not.

Old Zhang was still trying to cover it up, but Chen Mo ignored him and walked straight out, looking around as he picked up all the gold coins and cards that had been dropped.

Hmm, another white card was released, but unfortunately it's another useless "poisonous display," so I can only keep it to burn through cards.

After picking them up, Chen Mo took out the map that the mysterious merchant had drawn for him.

He remembered clearly that the mysterious merchant told him that this was the only way to leave the ninth floor.

Chen Mo had finished killing them but still couldn't figure out why this place was a "must-pass". There were no boss monsters here, and there was no way there could be a portal to the next level. So what else could he do if he didn't come here?

Could the mysterious merchant be trying to scam him out of some gold coins?

Not at all, there will be plenty of trading opportunities in the future.

That means there must be something he hasn't found yet, something very important.

Chen Mo looked at the map again carefully, and the mysterious merchant highlighted two hidden places.

Chen Mo carefully compared the first spot and found it to be the location of the flesh and blood statue. Although the mysterious merchant's drawing was hasty, the markings were in the correct positions, which proved that he wasn't just making things up.

As for the second place...

Chen Mo turned his head and looked at a prison cell ahead, then strode towards it.

Behind him, Old Zhang was still frantically pulling things out, throwing all sorts of odds and ends all over the ground; he really wasn't afraid of wasting his gold coins.

"It's out! It's out! It's finally out!"

I don't know how many gold coins he spent, but he finally got the clothes.

Unfortunately, Chen Mo frowned after just one glance.

Women's clothing?

Or a strapless dress?

Old Zhang chuckled as he put the top on, but his stubble and thick leg hair just didn't match the pink strapless top at all.

As if sensing Chen Mo's unusual gaze, Old Zhang's expression finally changed slightly, and then he said softly, "Boss, how about I help you draw one too?"

Chen Mo quickly raised his hand to shut him up; he hadn't fallen to that level yet.

Chen Mo quickly arrived at the marked, hidden spot.

"Boss, what are you looking for? There's nothing but dead bodies here. Those damned corrupt cultists are worse than monsters. We'd better get out of here quickly. I heard from that corrupt cultist that the Black Sun is coming soon. We need to find a safe place first."

Chen Mo did not respond, but stared at the seemingly ordinary prison cell in front of him.

Several corpses inside had been disemboweled. Chen Mo went in and struck the wall with his sword, but only heard a clanging sound. Some rubble was chipped off the wall, but it wasn't a hidden wall.

Old Zhang finally realized that Chen Mo was looking for a secluded place.

Quickly, Old Zhang squinted and began to feel around.

Chen Mo looked up and saw a lit skull above his head.

He couldn't reach it from that height, but the huge villagers could easily reach it. If there was any mechanism or something, that's it.

So abrupt, so high. Chen Mo leaped up from the wall, grabbed the skull, and spun it around forcefully.

The next moment, the walls of the cell began to rumble.

The stone wall opened, revealing a hidden room.

"Incredible! How did you know there was a hidden room here? Do you have some kind of X-ray vision card? Is this card easy to use?"

Chen Mo ignored the nagging Old Zhang and strode into the hidden room.

The first thing he saw was a figure hanging on the wall, half-body, without legs or feet. The arms and neck were completely black shadows, and the head was shrouded in black mist, as if it had been glued to the wall.

"Ah! Someone's here! It's been so long!"

The person hanging on the wall is still alive; their voice is somewhat aged and weak.

Chen Mo gripped his sword tightly, ready to strike at any moment.

However, no matter how he looked at it, the person in front of him didn't seem dangerous at all, and didn't appear to be any particularly powerful monster.

Beneath him was a wooden treasure chest, which made Chen Mo even more wary, so he didn't go any further.

"You are a Cardholder, a new Cardholder. There is no trace of corruption on you. Has your world also been swallowed up? What's the highest level someone has reached so far...?"

The person on the wall had clearly not spoken to anyone for a long time, and started talking non-stop as soon as he saw Chen Mo.

Chen Mo finally spoke up, interrupting him: "Who are you? I need to get through this level. What do you know?"

The old man on the wall quickly replied, "My name is unimportant, and you don't need to ask. You want to leave this floor, right? I can tell you how to leave, but you must do something for me."

"What is it?"

Chen Mo asked in a cold voice.

The old man on the wall said, "Kill me, kill the me of this world, right now, use your sword to cut me into dust, and let me rest in peace."

Chen Mo fell silent, looking at the old man with a pitying gaze.

The old man chuckled softly and said, "I know I may never truly rest in peace, for there will always be other versions of me in other worlds suffering, but at least you can resolve the issue for me in this world. Respected Card, grant me rest."

Chen Mo finally nodded, then said, "Tell me how to leave this floor?"

The old man's voice became much more cheerful when he saw that Chen Mo had agreed.

"Under normal circumstances, you cannot leave Snow Soul Valley. This is because the entrance to the Path of Suffering outside the valley has been sealed off by them with a giant gate."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo's heart stirred slightly. Giant Gate?

He had seen it while observing from the tree, and he knew he still had to find a way to get there.

"and then?"

Chen Mo continued to ask questions.

The old man replied, "The giant gate is difficult for you to open, but you can lure a giant beast to help you break it open. There's a giant beast on the snowy mountain near the village. Lure it to the gate and let it break it open for you, then you can continue forward. To summon the beast, simply call out its name, 'Little White!'"

Chen Mo nodded in understanding. After hearing this, he even began to understand what the giant beast was by combining it with the illustrations he had memorized.

Raising his hand, Chen Mo held the sword horizontally beside the old man's head and asked one last time, "Do you have any last words?"

The old man thought for a moment and replied, "Yes. If I get a card after I die, please don't use it. Burn it and use it up."

"Um!"

Chen Mo raised his sword, and the old man closed his eyes.

"May the Uncrowned King and the Loving Mother bless you to fulfill your wish and end all!"

Whoosh!

With a single sword stroke, the old man on the wall was decapitated, and he quickly turned into dust.

A blue card actually fell from his body, and Chen Mo caught it with one hand.

The front prominently displays the painting the old man hung on the wall, while the back shows the effect.

Pain: Releases a shadow that deals damage over time (3).