My cards can be infinitely combined.

Chapter 578 Divinity - Black Card Emperor

Above the world of Investiture of the Gods, the chaotic clouds grew thicker and thicker.

Lan Caihe stood up and used her powers to send one player after another out of the Investiture of the Gods world.

The world no longer needs them.

In the end, only Zhou Nan, Lan Caihe, Wu Tian, ​​and Xing Lun remained in the world of Investiture of the Gods.

Zhou Nan held the holy sword, remaining motionless like a statue, while his 46 imaginary gods sat cross-legged around him, like guardians.

Lan Caihe, Wu Tian, ​​and Xing Lun remained motionless, as if accompanying Zhou Nan, quietly waiting for him to wake up in this world of gods.

At this moment, Zhou Nan was completely focused on sensing the changes within himself.

He has become a divine being.

According to his own will, this divine being is called "Black Card Emperor," unique and unprecedented in history. Apart from Zhou Nan, there will probably never be another one like him.

After Zhou Nan became this divine being, he also became a strange life form possessing Qigong, Light Radiation Technique, and Card Law. After the power fused, some interfering forces were automatically eliminated, which limited Zhou Nan's Qigong and Light Radiation cultivation to the level of Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness and Great Sun Tathagata. This also prevented Zhou Nan from obtaining any other power besides these three.

This is the exclusivity of the Black Card Emperor's divinity.

According to the information in the deep space database provided by the Holy Sword, if one's Qi cultivation reaches the stage of Refining Emptiness and Merging with the Dao, one will eventually merge with the Dao and become an existence similar to the Heavenly Dao. This is a kind of immortal spirit, and an extremely powerful one at that. Unlike divine beings, the two powers are incompatible.

Wu Tian is currently stuck on the final step of refining the void and merging with the Dao. If judged according to the information in the deep space database, he is a celestial being, and the next step is to become the supreme celestial being of the Heavenly Dao.

At that time, he was Wu Tiantian Dao.

The supreme immortals of equal rank include Hongmeng, Tianzun, Taichu, Taishi, and so on, corresponding to the highest divinity.

The breakthrough from the Light Radiation Realm to the Tathagata Realm, and the experience of creating a universe, is similar. One can become an extremely powerful life form. According to the descriptions in the Deep Space Data, such a life form might be more appropriately called a cosmic celestial body. If one goes further and achieves the Daoless Realm, even surpassing the Supreme Divinity, one will naturally not be encompassed by divine power.

Zhou Nan became the Black Card Emperor, which limited him to the cultivation path of a divine being. His current life essence is just an ordinary divine being, but he will advance to a higher form, namely a supreme divine being and an inconceivable being.

Zhou Nan could vaguely sense that if his Qigong cultivation reached the Great Perfection of Refining the Spirit and Returning to Emptiness, and at the same time he cultivated the Great Tathagata to the highest perfection, reaching the edge of uniting the body with the Dao and creating the universe, then he could achieve supreme divinity.

However, if one wants to continue to grow stronger and become an ancient, unfathomable being, the only option is to expand the database, which would likely require venturing into the deep space world.

At this moment, with the Holy Sword program completed and the Black Card Emperor's divinity taking effect, Zhou Nan's body began to undergo external, visible changes.

First, an imperial crown appeared on Zhou Nan's shiny head.

The imperial crown was created not by divine power, but because Zhou Nan was the Black Card Emperor. Its shape was a beaded crown, similar to the flat crown worn by ancient emperors, with the beaded curtains hanging down to his eyebrows.

A black, wide-sleeved robe gradually appeared on Zhou Nan's body. It was an ancient-looking garment, made of silk and smooth.

After that, Zhou Nan changed all his clothes.

To become the Black Card Emperor, first, get a new outfit.

The holy sword in Zhou Nan's hand gradually transformed into an ancient longsword, three feet long and two fingers wide, with an additional scabbard, which hung at Zhou Nan's waist.

This sword is a symbol of the Black Card Emperor's divinity and a sacred artifact of imperial power.

By this point, whether it was the Heavenly Crown, the long-sleeved robe, or the Imperial Sword that now belonged to Zhou Nan, they were all part of Zhou Nan's body, no different from his skin and flesh.

This is the image of the Black Card Emperor.

Zhou Nan continued to experience the laws of the cards and comprehend his own divine power.

Now that Zhou Nan has become the Black Card Emperor, he can create cards on his own without needing the core's power. Even if he leaves this illusory void, it won't matter.

Before obtaining the Holy Sword, Zhou Nan did not have this ability. He could only imagine cards in the void of imagination. To put it bluntly, he could only create his own cards under the power of the core laws.

Therefore, with the Holy Sword, Zhou Nan was able to truly become an independent card warrior.

Furthermore, the card rules of the Holy Sword have been redefined based on Zhou Nan's physique, making them exclusive to him. The cards formed in this way are quite similar to cards in the card world, still possessing four important basic elements: card color, card star rating, card prefix, and card suffix.

These four basic elements support Zhou Nan's own card library. They are like four coordinate points that construct a four-dimensional coordinate system. Once the four coordinates are determined, the cards are also determined, and each card will be unique.

The color of the card determines its background and type, and there are six colors in total: white, green, blue, purple, gold, and black.

In the world of cards, cards actually come in many colors, such as gray, and there are even foil cards.

However, Zhou Nan only has the above six colors, with black cards being the highest and representing the most advanced cards.

In the world of card games, the color of a card usually corresponds to its associated skill. White cards have no skill, green cards have one skill, blue cards have two skills, and so on.

The same applies to Zhou Nan; if a card has more than four skills, it will become a black card.

Regarding the card star rating, the maximum is nine stars, which represents the strongest card and also the upper limit of the type of card that Zhou Nan can produce. From this upper limit, the cards are divided into nine tiers, from one star to eight stars.

Obviously, one-star cards are the easiest to make, while nine-star cards are the most difficult.

As for the card's prefix and suffix, these can be set arbitrarily. Zhou Nan can set them himself, or others can set them. In short, once the card's color and star rating are set, as long as Zhou Nan decides to make this card, his divine power will take effect, and his body will operate on its own to nurture the card from within his body.

As for the attributes of the cards that are ultimately created, that depends on Zhou Nan's own physique and the Deep Space Database.

"This deep space database has been integrated with me and is now my exclusive, independent resource. From this day forward, it will no longer be called the Deep Space Database, but will instead be known as the Black Card Database!"

Zhou Nan murmured, and at that moment, he completely mastered the power of the Holy Sword.

He opened his eyes and suddenly felt as if countless years had passed. He had a feeling that everything could be turned into cards.

"Black Card Emperor, have you become a divine being?"

Lan Caihe's voice rang out; she had been waiting for Zhou Nan to wake up.

Zhou Nan looked in the direction of the voice, smiled slightly, and cupped his hands, saying, "That's right, from this day forward, I am a divine being, the Black Card Emperor!"

Lan Caihe quickly bowed in return. Her attitude towards Zhou Nan had changed. Before, she could be indifferent, but now she valued him greatly and dared not be negligent. She added, "That's excellent. I underestimated you before. I didn't expect you to have reached such a level. Now that you control the Core Holy Sword, you can no longer be supervised by the Core. Your power is immeasurable. I hope that you will remember this favor and protect the Core when the Cosmic Emperor descends in the future, helping me complete my mission. As long as the Cosmic Emperor is eliminated and this calamity is overcome, and the Core operates stably for more than 3,600 years, my mission will be complete!"

Zhou Nan chuckled upon hearing this.

He now possesses a black card database, which includes information about parliamentary airships.

According to that database, the council airships are actually just probes from deep space; there should be many of these probes, and their control systems are the core.

Each probe has a core, and the purpose of these probes, controlled by the core, is to monitor Earth.

Earth is a strange planet, unique in that it possesses multiple spacetimes and parallel worlds. Deep space probes explore Earth, simulating and calculating the progress of its diverse civilizations, and ultimately selecting the most powerful and threatening civilization.

This is not for peaceful diplomacy, but for malicious surveillance and monitoring. Once the probe selects the most threatening civilization and sends the simulation results back to the deep space world, the unknown beings there may take some extermination measures.

In the world of card games, the various battles and wars between players are roughly simulating the clash of civilizations. The core controls all the information and data, but the final result has probably not yet been simulated.

Therefore, when Zhou Nan heard Lan Caihe tell him to protect the core, he was somewhat disdainful. Although he owed his current success to the core and the deep space probe, Earth was, after all, his home planet. If the core truly completed its mission and transmitted all the data back to deep space, it could very well lead to the extinction of humanity.

"If your mission is completed, wouldn't I become the sinner?" Zhou Nan said softly. "The Cosmic Emperor needs to be eliminated, but your mission cannot be completed either!"

"you!"

Lan Caihe seemed surprised by Zhou Nan's words, her eyebrows furrowing as she asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhou Nan laughed and said, "When the Cosmic Emperor descends, I will take action, and with all my might, until my death. This is my way of repaying her as a player. If I cannot stop her and the core is destroyed, don't blame me. If I do stop her, although I will not destroy the core, I will alter its mission!"

For Zhou Nan, altering the core mission is not too difficult now. He possesses divine power and controls the Black Card database, giving him the ability to infiltrate the core database.

Zhou Nan flicked his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, and said, "Earth is my home. All races in Earth's multiverse spacetime are related to me. If deep space and Earth go to war, I will stand on Earth's side without hesitation. Do you understand? Oh, you probably don't understand. You are just an agent personality created by the core. You wouldn't understand human emotions."

"You, you are now a divine being, no longer human. Is your homeland really that important?" Lan Caihe frowned. "But since you are willing to do everything in your power to stop the Cosmic Emperor, that's enough."

After saying that, Lan Caihe's figure flashed and disappeared.

In mid-air, amidst the chaotic clouds, the star wheel, which manifested the image of the Nirvana Tathagata, burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, I never imagined that Brother Zhou would obtain the core holy sword and become a divine being. It seems my previous decision was correct. If Master Wu Tian and I had obtained this holy sword, it would have been utterly useless to us!"

He transformed back into human form and descended from the sky. As he spoke, he was already standing close to Zhou Nan, cupping his hands in greeting, and said, "Let us wait here for the arrival of the Great Emperor of the Universe, and then join forces to fight him!"

In mid-air, Wu Tian said, "Black Card Emperor, you don't need to worry about Earth. Earth has its own protectors. This airship has a reason to continue existing. Its existence is only beneficial to Earth. If it were to do anything detrimental to Earth, it would probably have been destroyed long ago!"

"Indeed!" Xinglun sighed, adding, "Earth holds great terror, with powerful backers. I only learned this three hundred years ago after being enlightened by someone. It turns out that many powerful beings beyond my comprehension come from Earth, and they are still secretly watching over and protecting it! So you can rest assured, Earth is very safe!"

"I see." Zhou Nan nodded, understanding dawning on him. He thought of the Dragon Slaying Empire and the Illusionary God Realm. The big shots of these two forces might not care about this fantasy void, but they should care a lot about Earth. With them around, neither the Cosmic Emperor nor this deep space probe could make a ripple.

Wu Tian added, "Those people want us to defeat the Cosmic Emperor; they want to see our battle. Therefore, in that battle, we must go all out!"

Xinglun said, "That's natural. I have a long-standing feud with the Cosmic Emperor, and it's time to settle things with her. I only hope that the battle will be exhilarating and satisfying, regardless of life or death."

Zhou Nan said, "I will do my best, using my cards!"

"Good! In the entire fantasy world, only the three of us are capable of fighting now. Dinosaur Emperor Zhang Daqian's foundation is still a bit lacking. If he came, he would probably just be cannon fodder. I suppose Lan Caihe knew this and cleared the battlefield." Xinglun smiled. "I was a little worried at first and was prepared to die, but now that I see you have such strength, I have a lot more confidence."

Wu Tian then said, "Unfortunately, Black Card Emperor, your body is not complete. I can sense that you are lacking something."

Zhou Nan nodded and said, "Teacher Wu Tian, ​​you're right. Actually, I'm not a complete life form yet. My Earth Soul hasn't returned, but it will definitely return! Before that Cosmic Emperor arrives and before that dragon roar sounds, let's continue our cultivation. My cards still need to be reforged; I dare not delay!"

After speaking, Zhou Nan bowed to Wu Tian and Xing Lun, then sat down cross-legged. His forty-six Imaginary Gods then transformed back into cards and quickly flew into his body.

These cards will be reforged under the divinity of the Black Emperor.

"That's how it should be!"

Xinglun sat down cross-legged next to Zhou Nan.

Wu Tian laughed heartily, closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, and waited for the arrival of the Great Emperor of the Universe.

(End of this chapter)