Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

In Qing Ming City.

 In the shop.

 Lu Ming was sorting through the summary of what happened recently.

What happened at the ancient tomb had come to an end. It was time to sum it up.

 Well…

 He managed to get a large sum of money from his cla.s.smate, Zhou Yang.

 After making some money from selling the Phantom Legacy to him, he made another sum of money from the ‘victim's compensation' as well as the ‘hush money. In a sense, he had made lots of money.

 It was a pity…

 He did not kill the guy.

 He had almost killed him in Qing Ming City. He still remembered it clearly. Forget it. He would think about that if he had the chance to in the future. Anyway, Zhou Yang did not remember him!

 He could get more money from him in the meantime…

 And then…

 There was the issue of breaking through.

 Although it was a pity he did not break through to a four-star, it was more important to temper his Original Card.

 After all…

 Breaking through was a matter of time.

 It was rare to be able to temper the Original Card, particularly when he could temper it four times in one go. Its stability and combat effectiveness had increased drastically!

 He had gained a lot!

 “It's still not too bad.”

 Lu Ming was satisfied with what happened in the ancient tomb.

 Since it happened in the city and the police officers were around, the entire incident was within his control…

 He was after all an innocent student.

 Well…

 This would do.

 Lu Ming gave himself ninety points for this operation.

 Next… was the issue of breaking through to four-star.

 Although his energy level had increased, he still had to break through. After all, a four-star had to deal with the materialization of the Original Card!!

 He had to break through!

 “I must look for some good solutions.”

 Lu Ming tried searching for them.

 However…

 At this moment.

 He noticed an article in the Sword Card Master a.s.sociation.

 Well…

 “The Sword Card Master's Vocational Characteristics—Few thoughts on Dyeing the Original Card”!

Lu Ming was dumbstruck.

 “Xiaobai?”

 He looked toward Xiaobai.

 “Yes.”

 Xiaobai walked over with flushed cheeks.

 “Are you running a fever?”

 Lu Ming cast her an odd glance.

 The little girl looked flushed and she seemed to be feeling warm. It was odd. Even if she was intoxicated by his looks, she should have come to her senses…

 “N-no.”

 Xiaobai had no wish to talk about this topic. “What's there to look at?”

 “Oh, this.” Lu Ming pointed at the article on the screen. “Is this what you told him?”

 “Huh?”

 Xiaobai took a look at it and was confused.

 W-what was that?

 “Aren't you the one who told him all of this?”

 Lu Ming was surprised.

 “No.”

 Xiaobai was bewildered. “I only spoke to him in the shop.”

 Lu Ming was speechless.

 Xiaobai was silent.

 Young and old looked at the article on the forum and were shocked.

 Therefore…

 All of this… Was derived from Li Haoran's own understanding?

 Especially the part about the dyeing the Original Card, as well as its properties and related content…

 “Is that what you meant?”

 Lu Ming looked at Xiaobai.

 “I don't know.”

 Xiaobai was being truthful.

 What else could Lu Ming say?

 Li Haoran was indeed exceptionally brilliant!

 He was indeed a genius!

 “This guy is really foolish.”

 Xiaobai felt somewhat helpless.

 Third junior brother was too foolish. Although the master was very powerful, how could he write it in this manner? She felt somewhat embarra.s.sed at the content. Although most of it was true…

 “Yes.”

 Lu Ming heaved continuous sighs.

 However, having said that, Li Haoran's information on three-part dyeing seemed interesting.

That conjecture and those thoughts…

 Oo…

 Lu Ming was lost in his thoughts.

 After dyeing, would the Original Card really change?!

 Perhaps…

 He should give it a try!

 Shus.h.!.+

 Xiaobai's eyes lit up. She had the same idea as well.

 At this very moment…

 The two Original Cards that were bursting with lights in the corner felt a cold chill rus.h.i.+ng towards them. The weather seemed to have dropped again?

 It just so happened that…

 Lu Ming had something that he could use.

 Hehehe…

 Xiaoqing's blood could finally be used!

 “You. Come over here.”

 Lu Ming called the Original Card and poured Xiaoqing's blood into a container. “Do you want to go in by yourself or should I throw you inside?”

 Whoos.h.!.+

 Whoos.h.!.+

 The Original Card glowed rampantly. It was furious!

 d.a.m.n!

 Didn't it have any human… no… card rights?!

 It was a sword spirit, an ancient spirit body. It was very n.o.ble. Why must it soak in the dirty blood? And it was a two-star energy…

 Eh?

 This fragrance…

 (╯▽╰) It smelled nice~

 The Original Card laid comfortably in the blood, enchanted with the blood.

Lu Ming was speechless.

 It was indeed cheap!

 Hehe.

 The Original Card paid no attention to him.

 There was a trace of ancient herbal energy in the blood… It was no wonder it was so refres.h.i.+ng… One could not help but be mesmerized with the fragrant smell of the card…

 It was fabulous!

 “Don't soak it all in.”

 Lu Ming thought about it. “Soak the bottom section first.”

 Blood…

 Could this bring about a change in the Original Card's properties?

 This was very important.

 Perhaps to a Card Creator, it did not matter if the Original Card had any properties, however, for a Sword Card Master, this was very important!

 “Okay.”

 The Original Card soaked its bottom half in the blood.

 Well…

 It looked like a master that was soaking its feet.

 However…

 It was a pity that there was no way to dye it.

 The Original Card had soaked in the blood for a long time. It was enjoying it, but the dye was unsuccessful…

 It was a pity.

 The top part of the Original Card was dyed pink due to infusing excessive energy into it. Lu Ming looked through Li Haoran's article and noticed that there was a mention of a catalyst.

Hence…

 He added a catalyst into the blood and it suddenly boiled.

 Whoos.h.!.+

 Whoos.h.!.+

 The Original Card glowed rampantly.

 He had no idea whether it was too hot or it felt comfortable.

 After a long while…

 A small area at the bottom part of the Original Card had been dyed red… it was unlike the blood-red color of Xiao-Xiaobai. The red seemed more vibrant.

 The Original Card had three separate colors.

 The upper part, pink color.

 The middle part, the original color.

 The bottom part, red color.

 Swoos.h.!.+

 Lu Ming tried casting the card. There did not seem to be any effects.

 “How do you feel?”

 Lu Ming looked toward the Original Card.

 “Cool?”

 The Original Card remembered its experience just now.

 “I am asking you about the dye…”

 Lu Ming turned sullen.

 “Oh.”

 The Original Card flew to the mirror and checked itself out, before transmitting its thoughts. “The colors do not match. It cannot reflect my dominance. It seems like a non-mainstream aura…”

 Bam!

 Lu Ming stepped onto it.

 Cras.h.!.+

 There was another footprint on the ground.

 “I am asking you whether there's any difference in your abilities.”

 Lu Ming's expression darkened.

 The Original Card felt hurt. He should have said so earlier.

 “Abilities…”

 The Original Card sensed the atmosphere briefly before saying, “There's no increase in strength.”

 “Really?”

 Lu Ming was disappointed.

 “Yes.”

 The Original Card was bewildered.

 Wasn't this experience supposed to be part of the card's wellbeing?

 “Haha.”

 Lu Ming smiled faintly.

 He looked through Li Haoran's article carefully again.

 Well…

 There was mention of a certain beast. Li Haoran had used the beast personally to conduct testing and realized it worked and that there was an increase in his Original Card's speed…

“Hmm. Could it be due to the differences in the fused blood?”

 Lu Ming was deep in his thoughts.

 In that case…

 The problem was with Xiaoqing's blood…

 From the Original Card's expression, Xiaoqing's blood seemed to be more useful for recovery.

 Well…

 If it was recovery…

 Lu Ming instinctively looked toward the Original Card.

 The Original Card tensed. What did he want to do with him?

 “Come here.”

 A kind smile emerged on Lu Ming's face.

 Cras.h.!.+

 Cras.h.!.+

 Cras.h.!.+

 Lu Ming brought the Original Card to a corner and gave it a round of harsh beatings until there was a small crack on it.

 It was normal that there were chips on the Original Card. This did not mean that it was damaged. This was because it could be repaired and would return to normal after some time through energy condensation.

 However…

 Buzz—

 Buzz—

 A touch of brilliance flashed.

 The part of the Original Card that was dyed red by Xiaoqing's blood was able to recover by itself.

 Lu Ming was taken aback.

 c.r.a.p!

 Was it a success?!

 The small area of the Original Card was able to recover!?

 The Original Card was surprised as well.

 It turns out that…

 It had this kind of effect now!

 Hahaha!

 In that case, it would no longer be afraid when Lu Ming beat it up in the future. Hahahaha…

 “Is this due to the Original Card or Xiaoqing's blood?”

 Lu Ming was deep in his thoughts.

 He looked at the three colors on the Original Card.

 Hence…

 He took the Original Card to the corner and gave it a round of beatings until there was a chip in the middle part. Unfortunately, he realized that the chip could not restore itself.

 The Original Card was silent.

 There was no choice.

 It had to use its energy to slowly recover.

 After a long while…

 The Original Card was back to normal.

 “It seems that this is not the effect of the Original Card.”

 Lu Ming was very disappointed.

 The Original Card was silent.

 Shouldn't he know that the Original Card did not have this effect?

 Why did it feel like…

Lu Ming was simply finding an excuse to beat him up?!

 “You have been thinking too much.”

 Lu Ming looked at the card. “I am simply doing a cross-comparison.”

 “Isn't it because you want to beat me up?”

 The Original Card was furious.

 “Of course not!”

 Lu Ming cast a strange look at it, looking doubtful. “Why would you have this strange notion? Why would I make excuses to beat you up?”

 “Seriously?”

 The Original Card was stunned.

 Perhaps it had misunderstood Lu Ming?

 “Of course!”

 Lu Ming looked baffled. “I don't need a reason to beat you up.”

 “Oh, that's true.”

 The Original Card came to its senses.

 It seemed that Lu Ming was not doing it on purpose. It had misunderstood him…

 Wait a minute.

 What did he mean by the last sentence?!

 It was a pity…

 Lu Ming could not be bothered with him now.

 Record of the effects of the Original Card:

 Xiaoqing's blood effect: Recovery.

 According to the Original Card's feedback, the integrating function was the same as using blood. When combined with the Original Card, it became the Original Card's property!

 Phantom Legacy effect: Unknown.

 Lu Ming looked at the pink color on the upper part of the Original Card. He wondered how he should do the testing.

 Cold and sinister…

 Flexible…

 Should he test that?

 He should test the ability of the Original Card to withstand blows.

 Hence…

 Lu Ming grabbed the Original Card and gave it a round of bas.h.i.+ngs. He then recorded that the pink section that had been through tempering was similar to the normal Original Card.

 As for the rest?

 Cultivation speed, energy transfer effect, lines drawing effect…

 Lu Ming was madly testing the card.

 This time…

 He tested the upper and middle parts of the Original Card all at once. The result was the same. The pink area was no different from the original portion of the Original Card!

 “This section does not seem to work.”

 Lu Ming was disappointed.

 It seemed that the pink color had nothing to do with the Phantom Legacy…

 It had no energy!

 It had no properties!

 However…

 It was simply meant to be permed, dyed, washed, trimmed, and dryed.