122: When the snipe and the clam fight, the oriole is unaware of the clam behind.

The suction force erupting from the black vortex was so terrifying that the surrounding air was pulled into a massive depression!

The phantom of the gold card, before that suction force, was like a candle in the wind, shaking violently!

"No—!"

Zhang Yue's eyes were bloodshot as he let out a furious roar!

He never expected that this giant black shark would be so fierce, daring to brazenly snatch the card just as the rules were manifesting and the gold card was about to form!

However, everything happened too fast!

With a soft "whoosh," the phantom of the gold card was indeed swallowed whole by the giant black shark!

In an instant, the gold pillar of light dimmed slightly.

The entire scene fell silent!

Everyone was stunned by this sudden turn of events!

The cooked duck flew away?!

"Beast! How dare you!"

Zhang Yue was furious, his hair standing on end.

He suddenly waved his hand: "Attack! Blast it out for me!"

"Yes!"

Li Qian had already been poised for action, and upon hearing the command, he immediately activated several beast taming cards he had already set up in front of him.

"[Source Binding Rope]!"

"[Source Suppressing Pillar]!"

"[Beast Trapping Array]!"

Several Source Power chains shining with different lights, huge phantom energy stone pillars, and a complex array formed by Source Power runes shot out almost simultaneously, targeting the giant black shark that had swallowed the gold card!

The others from the Provincial Government also activated their cards, preparing to assist in the attack.

"Hahaha! What a great opportunity!"

On the other side, Zhou Wanhe, seeing the situation, was not alarmed but rather delighted, his eyes gleaming with ferocity.

He let out a low growl: "Third Brother, Fourth Brother, prepare to move! Let them fight it out first!"

Zhou Wanjiang and Zhou Wanhai nodded with sinister smiles, the cards in their hands flashing with light, clearly also preparing to strike amidst the chaos.

Soul Chasing Hand, Iron Wall, and Mad Thunder, even more, erupted with power, locking onto the flank of the Provincial Government's team, poised for a surprise attack at any moment.

Lin Haige quietly retreated half a step, observing the situation.

"Hehehe..."

De Xiner covered her mouth and chuckled, her charming eyes slightly narrowed.

The poisonous mist behind her silently spread towards the edge of the battlefield.

"It's getting lively now."

She murmured softly, a hint of inexplicable excitement in her voice.

"When the snipe and clam fight, the fisherman profits... I just wonder who will be the foolish clam and who will be the stupid snipe?"

Lu Yuan's heart pounded as he watched from the shadows.

"Fight! Fight!"

He wished for these three parties to immediately engage in a fierce battle, both suffering heavy losses, so he could reap the benefits.

However, just as the Provincial Government's attack was about to land on the giant black shark, and the Zhou Family and Deyun Hall were also stirring—

Another anomaly occurred!

"Roar—!!!!"

The giant black shark that had swallowed the gold card, instead of showing any signs of successful digestion, suddenly raised its head and let out a roar even more shrill and painful than any before!

Immediately following, a jaw-dropping scene unfolded!

The giant black shark's massive body began to violently swell from within!

Blinding golden lights, like sharp swords, pierced through every corner of its body!

"Pfft! Pfft!"

The tough black scales were easily torn apart, and dark blood spurted out like a fountain!

"What... what's going on?!"

The Source Power chains controlled by Li Qian barely wrapped around the giant shark's body, but they were instantly shredded by the bursting gold light!

He was horrified to discover that the giant black shark's life force was rapidly draining away!

At the same time, in the void, a cluster of dark gold energy chains appeared without warning!

These chains seemed to manifest out of thin air, carrying an irresistible power, and instantly wrapped around the collapsing giant black shark!

"Rule backlash!"

Zhang Yue, being well-informed, cried out in alarm: "It's not it digesting the gold card; the gold card is 'regularizing' it in reverse!"

At these words, the entire scene was astonished!

The Provincial Government personnel stopped their actions.

That arrogant Fifth Rank, Peak giant shark, under the restraint of those rule chains, began to decompose and dissolve at a visible speed!

Its flesh and bones, its soul... everything was transforming into the most fundamental energy, then, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, it surged madly towards the gold light it had swallowed in its belly!

"What the heck?! It can even do this?!"

Lu Yuan watched from the shadows, dumbfounded, his jaw nearly dropping.

"This gold card... has it become sentient?!"

He sensed that the energy within the gold light was undergoing a drastic change in nature.

The original aura of a beast taming card, with its life rhythm, was dissipating.

In its place was a lifeless yet infinitely sharp Source Power fluctuation!

"This gold card seems to be evolving! Or rather, reshaping!"

Lu Yuan's heart was greatly shaken; these were all things that couldn't be learned from textbooks.

It was truly an eye-opener.

Within the gold light cluster.

The original blurry phantom of a sea god with countless tentacles waving beneath it had completely vanished.

In its place was the phantom of a huge trident, realistically shaped and exuding supreme dominance!

The trident was entirely dark gold, understated, luxurious, and profound!

Mysterious ocean totems were engraved on its shaft, and its three prongs shimmered with cold light.

Then, an even more shocking scene appeared!

After the giant black shark was decomposed, countless shark tooth essences that escaped from it all merged into the prongs of the dark gold trident!

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

The dense shark teeth perfectly fit the prongs, adding a few more points of ferocious killing intent to the already domineering trident!

Finally, when the last trace of the giant black shark's flesh and blood essence was completely absorbed and dissipated into countless specks of light.

A fist-sized gold light cluster quietly floated in mid-air.

The light gradually converged.

Ultimately, a brand-new gold card revealed itself before everyone's eyes!

On the card face, there was no longer the image of any beast taming card, but rather a majestic and domineering, blood-patterned trident, interwoven with dark gold and dark red!

Waves of Source Power fluctuations spread out like a tide, showcasing its power.

"This... this is... an equipment card?!"

Li Qian was the first to shriek in surprise!

"Five-star! It's definitely a five-star gold equipment card!"

Zhou Wanhe's eyes were bloodshot, and he made a gurgling sound in his throat.

The brothers Zhou Wanjiang and Zhou Wanhai were even more parched, the greed in their eyes almost overflowing.

Even De Xiner's pretty face showed a rare trace of astonishment, which was immediately replaced by an even stronger possessive desire.

gold equipment card!

Its rarity and strategic value, in certain specific situations, even surpassed that of beast taming cards of the same rank!

After all, while powerful beast taming cards were hard to come by, there were always ways to acquire them.

But high-star gold equipment cards were truly supreme treasures that were hard to come by!

Being strong yourself is better than having others be strong!

All high-rank Card Masters wanted to fuse an equipment card as their origin to enhance their physical strength!

"Gulp."

Lu Yuan couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

"Holy moly, this has gotten serious!"

Although he wasn't lacking cards, this was the first time he had seen such a domineering and ferocious gold equipment card!

Moreover, this thing was even more attractive to him than the sea god beast taming card from before!

"[ancient sea shark war halberd]!"

Zhang Yue, being the closest, read out the card's name word by word.

"Everyone, listen up!"

He took a deep breath, "At all costs, we must secure this [ancient sea shark war halberd]!"

Before he finished speaking, he was the first to move!

His Fourth Rank Peak aura erupted, and he shot out like a cannonball, directly towards the gold card floating in mid-air!

"Dream on!"

Zhou Wanhe roared, his terrifying Fifth Rank, Peak pressure sweeping out, his figure turning into an afterimage, arriving first, actually intending to snatch the war halberd before Zhang Yue!

"Hehehe, such a good item, we can't let your two families monopolize it!"

De Xiner chuckled, her figure ghost-like, merging into the poisonous mist, activating [Shifting Phantom], and the purple-black poisonous mist spread rapidly towards the location of the gold card like a living thing!

A new struggle was about to erupt!

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