108: Fragments of fate from Chapter 107's material!! [Wuzhiqi's] new ability!!

Chapter 107: Destiny Fragments in the Materials!! Wuzhiqi's New Ability!!

The creation process for the [Wrongfully Deceased Scholar] was somewhat more tedious than that for the [Warrior] and the [Spirit Monkey]. "The Card Maker must turn the [Medicine Boy's Basket] upside down on the ground, grind the [Blood Coral] into powder,

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cover their eyes with the [Palace Maid's Blood-Stained Handkerchief], and step three paces to the left—"

Sun Po carried out the steps methodically. Because he possessed [Tianhe Budu], his total spirituality far exceeded that of an ordinary mid-tier Card Maker. As he was in the middle of creation, Wuzhiqi's voice suddenly echoed in his mind:

"Master, during the ritual you were performing just now, I seemed to hear some sounds..."

"Master, try holding the [Blood Coral] in your mouth, turning the [Medicine Boy's Basket] right-side up,

and tearing up the [Palace Maid's Blood-Stained Handkerchief] to scatter inside." Sun Po listened with skepticism. "Wuzhiqi, are you sure? The card creation sequences of the Three Great Families have been verified by tens of millions of Card Makers. Getting card creation wrong can be fatal."

Wuzhiqi's voice became somewhat hesitant as well:

"Master, ever since I successfully ascended to godhood, the voices of destiny I hear in my ears have grown more numerous and specific.

This is one of the voices of destiny I just heard from these materials. It feels much stronger than the destiny currently constructed by these materials." Hearing this, Sun Po looked utterly confused:

"Materials? Destiny?"

Wuzhiqi said:

"Yes, I heard different destinies from these materials, like destiny fragments forcibly mixed in.

What Master was doing just now was like picking out a few parts from these mixed fragments of destiny that could be combined correctly.

But I also heard other fragments of destiny within these materials, and among them, there seem to be parts that can be combined as well.

And the entity created by that combination would be far more powerful than the one Master is currently combining."

Sun Po's pupils contracted, and his breathing grew slightly hurried.

"You're saying you can now discern card creation sequences just by listening to the card materials?"

In an instant, Sun Po felt like he was truly going to become invincible.

But Wuzhiqi said, "I can only hear them vaguely, and the voices are noisy and intermittent, with many parts hard to hear clearly."

Sun Po was still deeply shocked in his heart.

Wuzhiqi's ability was already incredibly powerful.

However, while Sun Po kept Wuzhiqi's ability in mind, he still couldn't accept Wuzhiqi's suggestion.

He originally just wanted a low-tier grey or white card; if he accidentally ended up creating a card with an initial Purple quality, his total spirituality would be strained.

Soon, the creation process reached the most critical step.

That was "Panning for Gold in the Sea of Fog," a stage that every Card Maker must go through during card creation.

The so-called "Panning for Gold in the Sea of Fog" was like the scene of grey fog and light specks when Sun Po previously created the [Warrior].

Only later did Sun Po learn that the light specks in that grey fog determined the quality of the card.

Generally speaking, the more light specks gathered during "Panning for Gold in the Sea of Fog," the higher the resulting card's quality would be.

When Sun Po created the [Warrior] last time, he gritted his teeth and gathered all the light specks from the grey fog,

resulting in that perfectly crafted [Warrior] card with a quality as high as [White 9-Star].

By this time, Sun Po possessed ample spirituality reserves, and his mental power had significantly improved,

so his control over the entire ritual had also greatly increased.

Considering that a perfect crafting of the [Warrior] last time had pushed the card to [White 9-Star] quality,

Sun Po absolutely did not dare to go all out for this [Wrongfully Deceased Scholar]. He only hoped the card quality would be as low as possible. If outsiders knew of Sun Po's thoughts, their jaws would probably drop, but this was the exact reality Sun Po faced.

His current spiritual reserve could support 13 Grey cards, 8 White cards, or 5 Green cards.

To Sun Po, the difference between Grey and Green was the difference between 13 MOD load opportunities and 5 MOD load opportunities.

Sun Po suddenly remembered that Wuzhiqi seemed capable of sensing the strength of the card being crafted.

So he tried using a giant hand condensed from spirituality to grab a handful of light specks from the grey fog, while calling out in his mind:

"Wuzhiqi, can you hear what quality this card will reach once it's finished?"

Wuzhiqi's voice echoed from beneath the [Calamity Heavenly River]:

"I can, Master. But with the current ritual result, I'm afraid this card won't even form."

Feeling a bit embarrassed, Sun Po tried grabbing another handful of light specks and asked, "How about now?"

After a moment, Wuzhiqi replied, "Master, it's roughly only slightly stronger than my combat power from three months ago."

Hearing this, Sun Po thought to himself that everything was set.

Three months ago, Wuzhiqi was merely a [Grey 1-Star] [Spirit Monkey], whose combat power was truly bottom-of-the-barrel.

Slightly stronger than [Grey 1-Star]—wouldn't that mean Grey 3-Star or 4-Star at most?

That was exactly the quality he wanted!! It had to be this weak.

Sun Po decisively gathered his spirituality and wrapped up the card creation ritual.

Immediately, a dim grey light flashed, and Sun Po finally completed the creation of this [Wrongfully Deceased Scholar] card.

The overall card was extremely rough, feeling like a fragile piece of paper.

On the card's face, a terrifying scholar dressed in grey robes with blood-red tears streaming from his eyes stood in a graveyard, staring straight at Sun Po.

The atmosphere still looked quite terrifying, but regardless of detail or texture, it was far inferior to the previous [Warrior].

Sun Po first checked the status panel of this [Wrongfully Deceased Scholar]:

Name: [Wrongfully Deceased Scholar]

Quality: [Grey 7-Star]

Category: [Specter Class / Zombie Species]

Description: [A nameless scholar who died wrongfully on his way to the imperial exams. After being buried in a mass grave, his unyielding resentment transformed him into a strange zombie that feeds on corpse qi.]

Trait: [Yin Corpse Qi]

The Wrongfully Deceased Scholar can absorb Yin Corpse Qi from corpses to enhance his own abilities, currently capable of upgrading up to [Purple 9-Star].

Skills:

[Corpse Qi Spew]

The Wrongfully Deceased Scholar spews out a large area of Yin Corpse Qi in front of him, with a chance to inflict the corpse poison status on targets. [Corpse Qi Bodyguard]

The Wrongfully Deceased Scholar condenses Yin Corpse Qi around his body, granting a degree of mitigation against physical attacks. [Corpse Claws]

The Wrongfully Deceased Scholar condenses Yin Corpse Qi at his fingertips, forming sharp claws that inflict the corpse poison status on hit targets.

It truly lived up to its reputation as the most expensive.

Judging from the status panel, the [Wrongfully Deceased Scholar]'s skills and traits far surpassed those of the [Spirit Monkey] and [Warrior].

Especially the trait [Yin Corpse Qi], which allowed the [Wrongfully Deceased Scholar] to need no intermediary ritual at all—

as long as there were enough corpses, he could ascend straight to [Purple 9-Star].

Although it suffered from lack of momentum and slacking combat power, the quality of [Purple 9-Star] alone was enticing enough.

But in Sun Po's eyes, none of this mattered. He stared at the [Zhong Kui's Demon-Slaying Sword] inverted within [Tianhe Budu], sinking into deep thought.