107: The fifth gold card!

The tide of Source Power within his body finally subsided.

Lu Yuan slowly opened his eyes, clenching his fists, feeling the power almost overflowing within him. This power was incomparable to when he was at the second tier.

With a thought, he brought up his attribute panel.

[Name: Lu Yuan]

[Race: Huaxia Human]

[Level: Third-tier One-star Veteran Card Master]

[Source Power: 259 / 259]

[Talent: Guaranteed Gold Drop (Unique · Evolvable) (20%)]

[Identity: Card Continent Citizen / Earth Human (Activated: 32%)]

[Origin Card Slots: 3 / 6 (Currently Available: 3)]

He looked at the words “Third-tier One-star” and a smile played on his lips.

In less than two days, he had successfully crossed the shackles of the second tier. The mountain of resources indeed had an outstanding effect.

He then searched online for the detailed classification standards for a Third-tier Card Master.

Upon entering the third tier, a Source Power limit of 200 points is one-star.

Two-star requires a Source Power limit of 500 points.

Three-star requires a Source Power limit of 1000 points!

Four-star requires a Source Power limit of 1500 points.

Five-star requires a Source Power limit of 2000 points!

...Nine-star, astonishingly, requires a terrifying Source Power limit of 4000 points!

Lu Yuan gasped as he looked at these numbers.

He currently had 259 Source Power points, barely enough to qualify as a Third-tier One-star. To reach three-star, his Source Power limit needed to quadruple! Nine-star required nearly sixteen times more!

Within the third tier, the gap between each star was enormous, almost like an entirely new major realm.

He recalled that even in the second tier, he could defeat Yao Yong, a mid-third-tier Card Master, and even contend with late-third-tier Zhou Bufan and Sun Ke. This was simply a fantasy to ordinary Card Masters.

“No wonder they all say I’m a freak...” Lu Yuan couldn’t help but mock himself in a low voice.

His understanding of his own combat power became clearer.

His strength did not come from a realmcrushing, but was entirely dependent on his several over-spec gold Origin Cards!

They could bridge the chasm between tiers and compensate for the lack of realm.

The advantage brought by high-quality cards far exceeded his imagination.

“Knock, knock.”

A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.

It was Yao Xiao.

Her face held an unconcealable joy: “Lu Yuan! You succeeded! I felt a sudden burst of strong Source Power fluctuations from your room!”

She ran up to Lu Yuan, her small face full of excitement: “Congratulations on your promotion to the third tier!”

Lu Yuan smiled and nodded: “Thank you, it’s all thanks to the resources provided by the Yao Family.”

Yao Xiao waved her hand: “Don’t be so polite. Oh, right, Grandpa told me to tell you that the secret realm will open tomorrow morning. He wants you to consolidate your cultivation well and be fully prepared.”

Lu Yuan’s heart tightened; time was running out!

He remembered that his talent cooldown had already reset.

His gaze involuntarily fell on the bedside table.

To consolidate his cultivation, the best way was to fully transform his strength into combat power!

“I understand, I will be ready.”

After seeing Yao Xiao off, Lu Yuan closed the door. In the room, the mountain of Source Crystals and beast cores had been mostly consumed, with many discarded remnants scattered on the floor.

He walked to the bedside table and picked up the broken gold [Life Leech]. The card was dim and lusterless, and the cracks seemed even larger.

He then took out a blue source card from his card pack.

He placed the broken gold card in his palm, with the source card stacked on top. His mind sank into it.

“Guaranteed Gold Drop!”

“Preferably one that restores Source Power! Don’t go off-track, buddy!”

gold and blue lights instantly erupted from his palm.

This fusion process seemed unusually unstable.

This was because the gold card was too damaged, and unlike the beast taming card Green Water Turtle which still had a glimmer of life, skill cards were inherently inanimate objects.

The broken gold card seemed like it could explode at any moment, its chaotic rule power fiercely contending with the fusion talent. The blue source card trembled beside it, as if it could be devoured at any moment.

The light flickered erratically, and the energy fluctuations were chaotic.

Lu Yuan could feel that a miraculous, powerful force was firmly supporting the broken gold card, preventing it from completely shattering, while also forcibly repairing and reorganizing its broken internal rules.

This was the power of his talent! It was forcibly turning the Heaven and Earth Origin Power Great Teleportation, pulling a dying gold card back to life and giving it new life!

His Source Power was drained again.

A moment later,

Just as the card’s light dimmed to its extreme, as if it would completely extinguish the next second—

“Buzz—!”

Nothing can be established without destruction; only after destruction can establishment occur.

A more brilliant and pure gold light, like the rising sun, erupted from Lu Yuan’s palm!

The light was dazzling and lasted for several breaths before slowly dissipating.

A brand new card floated before Lu Yuan.

It was pure gold, with smooth edges and no cracks. The pattern on the card face was no longer a blurry magic array halo, but a more complex and mysterious design.

The pattern resembled a slowly rotating Taiji diagram, or the rotation of stars in the universe, containing a sense of endless life, cyclical renewal.

The aura emanating from the card was vast yet restrained, carrying an indescribable power.

This was Lu Yuan’s first skill card!

He reached out and held the card in his hand.

Information instantly flooded his mind.

[Heaven and Earth Origin Power Great Teleportation]

Quality: gold

Star Rating: Four-star

Type: Support / Control Skill card

Skill: Select a single target whose strength difference from oneself does not exceed three major realms, and instantly swap total Source Power with that target. Swap ratio 100%.

Passive Skill 1: The swapped Source Power will be temporarily stored within the card’s own space and will not dissipate due to exceeding the user’s Source Power limit. Source Power stored in the card’s space can be mobilized and used at any time. During the skill’s duration, the total Source Power stored in the card’s space will slowly decay.

Passive Skill 2: During the skill’s duration, the user’s own Source Power recovery speed is temporarily increased by 50%.

Cooldown: 12 hours.

Status: Intact.

Remarks: A heaven-defying single-swap divine skill, essential for fighting above one’s tier. The higher the strength, the higher the cost-performance ratio!

“This... this is practically a BUG!”

Lu Yuan was ecstatic!

Instantly swap total Source Power?! And at a hundred percent ratio!

What did this mean?

It meant he could instantly turn an enemy with abundant Source Power into an empty shell, while he himself instantly gained an equivalent Source Power replenishment!

This not only solved his Source Power endurance problem, it practically gave him a heaven-defdefying ability to change his fate!

Especially that “not exceeding three major realms” restriction!

He was currently in the third tier.

Three major realms above the third tier would be the fourth, fifth, and sixth tiers!

In other words, he could theoretically even play a hand of “Heaven and Earth Origin Power Great Teleportation” with a Sixth-tier One-star expert!

Sixth tier! That was a top-tier existence among Card Masters! A Grand Card Master! And he, a newbie who had just entered the third tier, actually had a sliver of possibility to shake that level!

Of course, he knew this was only a theoretical possibility.

The target’s resistance, the mental power struggle between both sides, and so on, would all affect the actual outcome.

Moreover, even if the opponent’s Source Power was emptied after the swap, their physique, Source Power fluctuations, coercion, and combat experience would still remain, making them still dangerous.

But this was still a heaven-defying divine skill capable of changing the tide of battle!

Especially in the upcoming Lost Water Realm.

Within the secret realm, the environment was complex, and dangers lurked everywhere. Long periods of exploration and combat would consume a huge amount of Source Power. And this card, combined with his already not-weak Source Power recovery speed, was practically a perpetual motion machine!

This card could precisely turn the opponent’s advantage into his own advantage!

“Empty you, fill me!”

Lu Yuan couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Tactics were already forming in his mind.

When encountering a strong enemy, first use Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon and Raging Waves Sea Soul to restrain them and consume their Source Power. At the critical moment, seize the opportunity and activate Heaven and Earth Origin Power Great Teleportation!

Instantly drain the opponent’s Source Power, then use his own abundant Source Power, combined with the burst of Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon and the resilience of Raging Waves Sea Soul, to unleash a deadly combo!

No matter how strong the opponent was, losing their Source Power was like a tiger with its teeth pulled!

Furthermore, this card could also temporarily store overflowing Source Power. This meant he didn’t have to worry about the swapped Source Power exceeding his own limit and being wasted. He could mobilize this extra Source Power whenever needed.

He couldn't help but sigh again.

“This is what you call cheating!”

This card completely compensated for his biggest weakness!

He placed this brand new skill card into a card slot, transforming it into an Origin Card.

Four gold cards formed his current core combat system.

Burst, defense, rebirth, endurance... perfect!

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