150: The crown fell into the trough, and trouble arose from within.

“Buzz—!”

Space vibrated violently.

A wave of dizziness and a strong tearing sensation swept over him.

He instinctively clutched his right hand, where the transparent phantom of the flame heart crown still emanated residual warmth.

“Hold on tight!” Bedrock’s voice rang out.

Lu Yuan gritted his teeth, as multicolored light streaks rapidly blurred past his vision.

He knew this was a normal phenomenon during spatial teleportation, but every experience still made him nauseous.

Just then, a thought flashed through Lu Yuan’s mind.

This flame heart crown was currently hidden by Bedrock using special means, its aura and pressure almost completely suppressed, making it seem like a dead object.

If that was the case… could it be placed into a card slot?

He remembered that one of his card slots was still empty.

If he could put this hot potato into a card slot, it would undoubtedly be much safer.

No sooner said than done!

Lu Yuan concentrated, trying to communicate with the transparent flame heart crown phantom in his right hand using his consciousness, attempting to guide it towards the empty card slot on his chest.

“Hmm?”

A faint repulsive force came from the flame heart crown.

It seemed to be resisting.

Like a sleeping lion, even with its claws retracted, its inherent dignity would not tolerate intrusion.

Lu Yuan’s heart sank; was it not possible?

Just as he was about to give up—

“Caw—!”

A high-pitched, sacred phoenix cry erupted deep within his sea of consciousness!

The Winter Frostflame Phoenix had awakened!

A pure and extreme Frost Flame Power surged forth, directly coiling around the flame heart crown in Lu Yuan’s hand.

A strange scene unfolded.

The flame heart crown, which had previously shown a hint of resistance, trembled slightly the moment it came into contact with this Frost Flame Power.

It was as if it sensed a kindred, or rather, a familiar aura from this Frost Flame Power.

“It’s working!” Lu Yuan’s heart filled with joy.

Enveloped by the phoenix’s Frost Flame Power, the transparent flame heart crown phantom began to slowly shrink, its light becoming increasingly restrained.

Finally, it transformed into a stream of light the size of a grain of rice, and with a “whoosh,” it deftly entered the sixth, and currently last, empty card slot on Lu Yuan’s chest!

“Buzz.”

The card slot vibrated slightly.

On its inner wall, the formerly blank space now bore a brand new imprint.

It was a miniature crown totem, burning with faint golden-red flames!

“Holy crap! It… it really went in?!”

Lu Yuan was momentarily stunned, then overwhelmed by immense surprise!

It worked!

The flame heart crown had actually entered the card slot!

He inwardly observed the new crown imprint in the card slot, his mind reeling.

Didn’t a Card Master’s source card slots only accommodate “cards” authenticated by Source Power laws?

This flame heart crown was a genuine secret realm treasure, a creation from the core of the world origin, completely different from the card system!

How could it be accepted by a card slot?

Unless… Lu Yuan suddenly thought of a possibility.

His card slots, which were double the number of other Card Masters at his level, might not just be a simple numerical advantage.

They… might possess some more special, deeper functions!

For instance, accommodating such “source holy artifacts” that transcend the card system?

This conjecture made Lu Yuan’s heart pound wildly.

If this were true, then the advantage brought by his hidden identity as an “Earth Human” would be far greater than he had imagined!

Regardless, the successful integration of the flame heart crown into his body finally resolved a huge hidden danger.

At least, he no longer had to worry about losing it.

“Hold steady! Don’t get distracted! The power of the spatial turbulence is intensifying!”

Bedrock’s voice came again amidst the chaos.

He seemed to have noticed Lu Yuan’s slightly abnormal mental fluctuations just now, but he assumed it was just normal discomfort from spatial teleportation and didn’t delve deeper.

After all, in such an environment, any minor mistake could lead to eternal damnation.

Lu Yuan hummed in acknowledgement, refocusing his attention on resisting the spatial tearing force.

However, just as he steadied his mind, he suddenly felt his right trouser leg tighten sharply.

It was as if something was clinging tightly to him.

“Hmm?”

Lu Yuan’s heart leaped, and he instinctively wanted to kick his leg.

But then, his movement froze.

This feeling… was a little familiar.

He laboriously lowered his head amidst the distorted light and shadows, following the pulling sensation.

The next second, his eyes nearly popped out.

He saw a fuzzy, entirely crimson Little Fellow, clutching his trouser leg tightly with its two front paws, its tiny body swaying continuously with the spatial turbulence, like a small boat in a raging storm.

Its fiery little eyes were filled with terror and confusion, and a hint of… pitiful dependence?

It was none other than that Flame Sprite!

It, it, it… how did it follow along?!

Lu Yuan’s mind buzzed; when did this Little Fellow cling on?

How did he not feel anything at all?!

Almost at the same moment Lu Yuan discovered Little Red, Bedrock beside him also noticed this unexpected “stowaway.”

“This is… that Flame Sprite?!”

Bedrock’s voice instantly rose by an octave, filled with shock and anger.

The originally stable spatial teleportation channel seemed to have developed an abnormal fluctuation due to this sudden turn of events.

“Lu Yuan!!” Bedrock almost roared, “When did you bring it along?! Do you know what consequences this will cause?!”

“Damn it!”

He explained, on the verge of tears, “Senior, I was so focused on Old Elf’s reaction just now, in a life-or-death situation, who would notice an extra Little Fellow at their feet!”

He truly hadn’t noticed.

In that atmosphere, his entire mind was on Old Elf; he had no leisure to pay attention to a small sprite.

Moreover, this Little Fellow had always behaved very obediently before; who would have thought it would cling to him unnoticed at such a critical moment?

“Damn it!!”

Bedrock’s face turned extremely grim, even ashen.

He stared at the terrified Little Fellow, veins bulging on his forehead.

“This is a big problem now!”

“Senior, this… this Little Fellow, it… it shouldn’t have much impact, right?”

In his opinion, how much weight could such a tiny creature have? Taking one more along in the teleportation array shouldn’t cause any major problems, right?

“No impact?!” Bedrock nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood upon hearing this.

“Do you think this is an ordinary free ride?!”

“The Void Stealth Array I set up is a pre-set, fixed-point teleportation array! Its teleportation distance, energy consumption, and spatial anchor points are all precisely calculated! Its maximum stable load capacity is just the two of us!”

“This Flame Sprite, though tiny in size, is an independent living entity! It possesses its own soul and energy core! Its appearance has directly disrupted the energy balance of the teleportation array, exceeding the array’s carrying limit!”

“Now, the array’s energy output has become chaotic, and the spatial anchor points we previously set are completely ineffective!”

“No wonder it’s taking so long! I knew it…”

“Then… then what will happen?”

Bedrock closed his eyes, “We will get lost in the chaotic spatialaisle.”

“Ultimately, we will be randomly thrown out by the violent spatial turbulence!”

“How vast is the Card Continent, and outside the World Wall, dangers lurk everywhere. We might appear in any corner completely unfamiliar to us, or even…”

Bedrock paused.

“Or even some deadly places where survival is slim! Or simply be thrown out beyond the Card Continent, lost forever in the endless void!”

“We… will die!”