23: High energy ahead!

The bone blade, empowered by the Sharpness Technique, whistled as it fiercely slashed towards its hind neck!

The old wolf reacted incredibly fast, forcefully twisting its body!

Pfft!

The bone blade missed the vital spot on the hind neck but left a deep, bone-visible wound on the opponent's shoulder!

Howl!

The old wolf cried out in pain and retreated rapidly, leaping onto a distant rock.

Lu Yuan's eyes narrowed. This wolf was much more troublesome than yesterday's Pig King.

Indeed, speed is power!

However, he chose not to use the Raging Waves Sea Soul's pressure; that consumed too much Source Power.

He wanted to try another method!

Lu Yuan concentrated, giving an order.

"Aim for the wound! Continuous attack!"

The Shadow Mantis, receiving the command, once again transformed into a shadow and pounced! The Swamp Crocodile also opened its bloody maw, suppressing the opponent's movements.

The Mantis's bone blades were like a torrential storm, slashing at the old wolf's shoulder wound again and again!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

The wound was continuously torn and enlarged!

The old wolf howled madly in pain, trying to counterattack, but the Swamp Crocodile held it tightly!

Finally!

With a snap!

One of its forelimbs, along with part of its shoulder blade, was brutally severed by the Shadow Mantis!

Awoo—!!!

The old wolf let out an incomparably mournful howl, its massive body crashing to the ground, blood staining the earth.

It struggled a few times, then finally lost all signs of life.

The battle ended!

Lu Yuan let out a long breath, his forehead covered in sweat.

This battle was not an easy win. However, it relied entirely on his own strength, without using a gold card.

His combat experience greatly improved!

The grey wolves' cunning and teamwork far surpassed the previous demonic beasts.

If he hadn't used the terrain to split them up, it would have been a tough fight.

The figures of the Swamp Crocodile and the Shadow Mantis gradually faded, returning to their cards.

Lu Yuan hurried forward, beginning to process the spoils of war.

Wolf hide, wolf fangs, wolf claws—all good materials.

Especially those of a second-tier beast, which were quite valuable.

Just as he was dissecting the last ordinary grey wolf's corpse, preparing to extract its beast core and absorb its Source Power, an anomaly occurred!

The grey wolf's corpse suddenly emitted a faint white light!

Immediately after, a card slowly condensed and emerged from the corpse!

On the front of the card, a simple Bite action pattern was drawn.

[Bite]

[Quality: White]

[Star Rating: Three Stars]

[Type: Skill card]

[Ability: Consumes Source Power to grant the summoned creature or self a powerful Bite attack, with a small bleeding effect.]

"A card dropped?!"

Lu Yuan's eyes widened, a little excited!

Textbooks said there was an extremely small chance for demonic beasts to drop cards directly, but this was his first personal experience!

It was actually a Three-Star White Skill card!

"I'm rich! I'm rich!"

Lu Yuan excitedly held the Bite card in his hand, examining it repeatedly.

This was an unexpected surprise!

The Bite skill was also very practical; he could either give it to the Swamp Crocodile or sell it.

A second success!

When he processed the corpse of the old wolf whose forelimb had been severed, he found that it still had a faint breath of life and hadn't completely died.

It was on its last breath.

Lu Yuan's heart stirred.

He remembered the use of blank cards.

Dying demonic beasts had a chance to be sealed into blank cards, becoming beast taming cards!

Although the success rate was not high, and the star rating and quality of the beast after sealing might decrease, this was undoubtedly a way to obtain new cards!

"I'll try!"

Lu Yuan didn't hesitate, taking out two blank cards from his backpack.

He first picked one up, concentrated, slowly injected Source Power into the card, and then carefully placed the card on the old wolf's head.

He silently chanted: "Seal!"

Buzz—

The blank card emitted a faint light, attempting to establish a connection with the opponent.

The old wolf's residual consciousness seemed to sense the threat, letting out an extremely faint whimper, its broken body trembling slightly.

The light flickered a few times, then eventually dimmed.

The card returned to its original state.

"It failed..."

Lu Yuan wasn't discouraged; Three-Star demonic beasts naturally had stronger willpower, and resistance in a dying state was normal.

He picked up the second blank card, repeated the previous action, and placed the blank card on the opponent's forehead.

"Seal!"

The third blank card!

"Seal!"

...The fifth blank card!!!

"Seal!"

Buzz—!

This time, the card's light was significantly brighter!

The old wolf's body twitched slightly, and an invisible energy was drawn out by the card.

The light grew brighter and brighter!

Finally, the card completely stabilized!

On the formerly blank card face, a lifelike grey wolf shadow appeared!

[Grey Wolf]

[Quality: Green]

[Star Rating: One Star]

[Type: beast taming card]

[Skill: Bite (Weakened)]

[Note: An old grey wolf, relatively agile, possesses a certain instinct for teamwork.]

"It succeeded!"

Lu Yuan's face showed uncontainable joy!

Although it was only a One-Star Green card, one star lower than its original form, and the skill was a weakened version, this was the first beast taming card he had personally sealed!

It was of extraordinary significance!

Moreover, grey wolves are social animals, so this Grey Wolf card might be of great use in the future!

Lu Yuan carefully put away the newly acquired card.

He absorbed all the beast cores of the grey wolves.

Warm currents surged into his body.

[Source Power: 45 / 80]

Buzz!

Lu Yuan's body trembled slightly.

The Source Power pool, which had been overflowing, seemed to break through an invisible membrane, suddenly opening up!

His Source Power limit increased!

A more refined sense of power flowed through his limbs, and his mind also cleared.

[Level: Card Master Apprentice (8 Stars)]

"Eight stars!"

Lu Yuan clenched his fist, feeling the increased power within him, his heart filled with joy.

He looked at the Grey Wolf card he had just successfully sealed.

A plan quickly formed in his mind.

"Come out, Grey Wolf."

Green light flickered, and an old wolf appeared before him.

cards were truly magical; they had even reattached its severed limb!

"Go, find your kind and lead them here."

Lu Yuan gave a simple command.

The grey wolf whimpered, obeyed the order, and trotted towards the depths of the hills.

Not long after.

Familiar wolf howls came from a distance.

Immediately after, three agile grey wolves appeared in sight, chasing the Grey Wolf that served as bait.

"Now's the time!"

"Swamp Crocodile! Block them!"

"Mantis! Go!"

"Sharpness Technique!"

The battle erupted instantly!

Pfft! Pfft!

In just a few breaths, three Two-Star grey wolves met their demise on the spot.

Lu Yuan stepped forward to absorb the beast cores.

[Source Power: 43 / 80]

"The efficiency is indeed high!"

He once again directed the Grey Wolf to set off.

This time, it led back four.

It was still the familiar formula, resolved cleanly and efficiently.

[Source Power: 31 / 80]

The third time.

Five grey wolves were lured.

The battle was slightly more intense, but the outcome remained unchanged.

[Source Power: 13 / 81]

"Not bad, not bad, leveled up again."

Lu Yuan looked at his increased Source Power, feeling great.

At this rate, he would soon accumulate enough Source Power to break through to Nine-Star Apprentice!

However, just as he was about to let the old wolf continue fishing, "Awooo—!!!!"

A roar, as if from ancient times, suddenly boomed!

This sound was full of tyranny!

It was completely different from the howls of the previous ordinary grey wolves!

The sound waves rolled in, making the ground tremble slightly!

A terrifying and unparalleled pressure swept across the entire hilly area!

(High energy ahead)