My cards can be infinitely combined.

Chapter 616 The Statue of the Black Card Emperor

Martial Star Realm.

Since the end of the Cosmic Emperor, the core main brain has become a mere formality. The ancestor of the Ape Warrior Clan, Wu Tian, ​​merged with the Dao and transformed into the Wu Tian Dao. The Holy Ancestor of Light created the universe, as if opening the heavens and the earth, evolving time and space, and transforming the entire card world from illusion to reality.

The Martial Star Realm is not yet mature and stable, but it has become the sanctuary of Earth. It can also connect to parallel universes on Earth, drawing players' celestial souls from them and maintaining the original card world's settings and operating rules.

It can be said that the Martial Star Realm is a real void where the souls of Earth beings can reside after death. When the Heavenly Dao of Martial Star matures in the future, the laws of Qigong will inevitably appear, and the card system and gameplay will gradually decline and eventually disappear.

This can be described as a shift in the natural order, an irreversible trend.

With a thought, Zhou Nan entered the Martial Star Realm and arrived at Kangtian City, which was once in the chaotic void.

Having experienced a distorted spacetime in deep space, Zhou Nan felt as if he had been away from the Martial Star Realm for countless years. He felt a sense of nostalgia, but in terms of the spacetime of the Martial Star Realm, it had only been ten years since Zhou Nan left until his return.

Ten years is neither a long nor a short time. Most of the veteran players in the martial arts world are still around, while there are even more new players.

Kangtian City remains bustling.

Ordinary players are in a Heavenly Soul state, unable to sense the workings of the Heavenly Dao or perceive changes in the universe. They still treat this as a game world and pursue entertainment.

When Zhou Nan arrived here, he saw nothing but card characters everywhere, including players and NPCs. He could clearly see the settings of all the players and NPCs, and even modify them.

Zhou Nan's current level and rank are far higher than the core main brain was back then. The computing power of the core main brain back then is now insignificant to Zhou Nan.

He arrived at Kangtian City Square, pointed his finger, and said in a deep voice, "With my card divinity, I will open a passage here to guide player data to Chiyang Mountain and make them card warriors!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a statue appeared where he pointed.

That is the statue of the "Black Card Emperor," which retains the image before the renewal of Zhou Nan's myriad phenomena, and is a manifestation of his divine power.

Many players in Kangtian City Square were attracted by the suddenly appearing statue and gathered around to watch it curiously.

"What is this?"

"statue?"

"Whose card summon is this?"

"There's attribute information! A statue of the Black Card Emperor? Who is the Black Card Emperor?"

The players had no idea what the Black Card Emperor's statue was, nor could they see Zhou Nan. Some of the bolder ones went up and touched the statue, but still couldn't figure out what it was.

Among the crowd was a female player who looked at the statue of the Black Card Emperor and suddenly felt as if the statue had come to life and was looking back at her.

"Ah!" the female player exclaimed, prompting her companion to say, "Xingyue, what's wrong with you? Why are you so startled?"

The female player, named Lan Xingyue, pointed to the statue of the Black Card Emperor and said, "That statue... it's alive!"

"Alive? What do you mean?"

Her companions were puzzled but didn't care, and turned to talk to their other companions.

Suddenly, a voice appeared in Lan Xingyue's mind: "Lan Xingyue, level 63, professional card warrior, lifespan 43, heavenly soul extraordinary, domineering aura nearly overwhelming, would you like to join my Chiyang Mountain, transform into a data life form, and become a true card warrior."

"To become a true card warrior?"

Lan Xingyue was shaken. Rationally, she thought she shouldn't understand what the voice in her head meant, but strangely, she knew that it was the Black Card Emperor speaking to her. She understood that the Black Card Emperor could send her to Chiyang Mountain to become a data life form, a true card warrior, and from then on, she would no longer be bound by the Yin Lifespan and could obtain an infinite lifespan.

Otherwise, in another forty-three years, when his lifespan ends, he will vanish and disappear.

Lan Xingyue thought for only a few seconds before responding, "I...I do."

The next moment, she saw the statue of the Black Card Emperor point at her, and her body suddenly transformed into a card, drawn by a mysterious force, leaving the Martial Star Realm in an instant and heading towards Crimson Sun Mountain.

This is a method of guidance, which Zhou Nan understood immediately after obtaining the Tongxiao Token card. However, this guiding power directly sends the player to Chiyang Mountain.

"Hey, where did Xingyue go? Where did she go?"

"Have you gone back to the city?"

"Don't worry about it, this mission won't make a difference whether she's there or not..."

Lan Xingyue's companions didn't care about her sudden disappearance. After all, there are many ways to teleport in the card world. They only thought that Lan Xingyue left without saying goodbye.

Zhou Nan witnessed the entire process of Lan Xingyue being guided, and he still recognized the power of his own statue.

"This Lan Xingyue is the first card warrior I have guided. She will become a data life form, which can also be considered a kind of divine being, similar to the Chiyang Mountain God and Flying Bear Fairy. Her data will be stored in Chiyang Mountain and will coexist with Chiyang Mountain."

Zhou Nan smiled slightly.

Players like Lan Xingyue, who act as guides, will be the third generation of card warriors in Chiyang Mountain, and will become the mainstream in the future. They truly possess player characteristics, their database is stored in Chiyang Mountain, and they can be resurrected infinitely.

The next moment, Zhou Nan took a step and left Kangtian City. After that, he went to the major cities in the area where the Twenty-Eight Constellations once lived, and then went to Chaos City, Peach Blossom Island, Great Snow Mountain, Guanghan Palace and other places, leaving a statue of himself in each of them.

As for Zhou Nan's criteria for guiding players... anyone with special qualities, such as a powerful Heavenly Soul or a firm will, will be sensed by the statue of the Black Card Emperor, who will then ask if they wish to be guided.

Even if a player has average aptitude, as long as they sincerely pray to the statue of the Black Card Emperor, they will be given the opportunity to be guided.

At this time, Zhou Nan arrived at the Daxueshan Ka Temple.

The small temple is still standing, and it even has incense burning. There are still quite a few worshippers, including human players and players from other races.

However, the players burn incense here not to worship Zhou Nan, but mostly to pray for good luck and blessings, similar to burning incense and praying to Buddha.

Some players even consider this place a tourist attraction.

The small temple houses a statue of Zhou Nan, known as the Black Card Emperor. Most players do not consider him a player, but rather a figure similar to a card goddess.

Of course, there is some biographical information about the Black Card Emperor in the small temple, but not many players are willing to learn about it.

In this small temple, Zhou Nan encountered the Goddess of Cards.

To be precise, she was the former Card Goddess. More than ten years ago, she stopped holding her position and created an account in the Chaos Void, becoming a player named Blue Jade Flower.

Today, Lan Cuihua has set up a book stall in this temple, selling comic books.

Zhou Nan had previously thought that Lan Cuihua was created by a core main brain, like the Dinosaur Emperor and the Deep Sea Demon God, but at this moment, he realized that he was wrong.

Cuihua is a real living being with a unique energy that, according to Zhou Nan's database, is called "Faith Power".

"Faith power" is simply a power that exists as long as one believes. In the starry sky, there exist intelligent beings who cultivate faith power.

In addition, Zhou Nan also sensed the complex imprint of time on Lan Cuihua, knowing that she must have existed for a very long time, and if her age were to be calculated, she would probably be at least over ten thousand years old.

"I never imagined you came from the stars!"

Zhou Nan appeared in front of Lan Cuihua and uttered a single sentence that made the latter gape in astonishment.

"You, Zhou Nan, the Black Card Emperor, you're back."

Blue Jade Flower then smiled broadly.

Zhou Nan continued, "The emergence of the card world, it seems, is also related to you, isn't it? Did you guide the core mainframe?"

(End of this chapter)