Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

At the Energy Warriors a.s.sociation.

 The vice president stared at the scenes in the Illusory Realm expressionlessly.

 This was the first time…

 He began to doubt the intelligence of this batch of geniuses…

 d.a.m.n!

 That was too dumb?!

 These two cultivators were not the only ones who discovered Lu Ming.

 Someone also found Lu Ming afterward and chased him but when Lu Ming leaped off the cliff, they made the same choice.

 Afterward…

 They looked at Lu Ming flying up with despair in their eyes.

 He went flying back and forth.

 Hence…

 The vice president and the a.s.sistant silently watched as these ‘heaven's pride' and ‘future elites' fell from the cliff like dumplings dropping into a pot.

 But Lu Ming…

 He was not the slightest bit harmed.

 He maintained the act of ‘accidentally' being discovered, ‘accidentally' being chased to the side of the cliff and ‘indignantly' jumping down…

 Within the short time span of one hour, Lu Ming had already swindled everyone once!

 Almost all the cultivators who ‘discovered' Lu Ming ended up below the cliff.

 “Are their IQs that low?”

 The vice president was very worried.

 “President, we're watching from a vantage point.”

The a.s.sistant felt very helpless too.

 Although it seemed dumb, from the perspectives of those in the Illusory Realm, no one thought that there was a problem. After all…

 Everyone thought that they were the first to discover Lu Ming!

 Humph!

 “That's also stupid.”

 The vice president expected better from them.

 Amongst these geniuses, most of them were future elite Energy Warriors!

 They had been tortured by Lu Ming!

 Was that not embarra.s.sing?

 “We have activated the Illusory Realm for many years and have never felt that embarra.s.sed!” the vice president said, sounding resigned.

Heh.

 Energy Warriors nowadays are really not as good as before.

 “That.. Actually, there was once.”

 The a.s.sistant said in a weak voice, “A few years ago, when Lu Yan came, she beat the Illusory Realm dry…”

 The vice president glanced at him expressionlessly. “Is that the same thing?! Lu Yan defeated everyone in an open and honest manner. Those guys were not her match. That's normal!

 “But Lu Ming…

 “This chap is using his intelligence to humiliate them…

 “It's like pressing them against the floor and trampling them.”

 The vice president sighed. “If you don't believe me, look at their expressions.”

 Shus.h.!.+

 The cameras were switched to close-ups of the cultivators. One could clearly see that the cultivators who committed suicide had a blank look on their faces at that moment. They looked aggrieved… and seemed to be doubting life.

 Alright.

 Whoever had been humiliated in this way would not look too good…

 When Lu Yan beat the Illusory Realm dry many years ago, the cultivators in her cohort took their hats off her and were full of admiration. They would only strive to excel and cultivate themselves more!

 But now?

 This batch of cultivators was doubting its own intelligence…

 “Let me take a look at the ability that Lu Ming used to fly.”

 “Yes.”

Shus.h.!.+

 The scene replayed.

 They saw a dazzling Original Card beneath Lu Ming's feet…

 Card Kinesis Flight!

 “This was also created by Lu Ming?”

 The vice president could not sit well anymore.

 He had thought that Lu Ming was flying because of a certain card ability…

 But, look at the truth!

 It was actually the Original Card!

 The Original Card was also a vocation core!

 Stepping on the vocation core and flying – even a Swordsman at this level could not do that! In his impression, those who wanted to execute Sword Kinesis Flight needed to have a Sword Embryo which was at least peak six-star?!

 However…

 Lu Ming, a peak three-star, had achieved that!

 This thing…

 The vice president had a serious and grave expression.

 “Tell me. Is this method applicable to us?”

 The vice president was somewhat hopeful.

 Although Energy Warriors had strong survival ability and were outstanding in combat, they had many shortcomings such as poor surface-to-air ability, poor long-distance ability and so on…

 If they could fly…

 They would become invincible!

 “Uh—”

 The a.s.sistant paused for a moment and did not know what to say.

 Because…

 He kept having a strange feeling.

 The Card Creator could step and fly on the Original Card, but could the Energy Warrior step on his kidney and fly?! Or perhaps they could step on their nether regions?!

 What did this mean?

 Kinesis Flight?

 It was too messy. What would it look like if they had their organs flying around?!

 “Lu Ming, this guy…”

 The vice president glanced at Lu Ming.

 He suddenly felt that his appearance might not be a bad thing.

 However…

 Did they need to intervene like this?

 “I don't think so.”

 After contemplating the situation, the a.s.sistant said, “They won't go there again after dying once.

 “They were fooled the first time because they did not know that this vocation could fly. Now that they know, most likely they will not be tricked again. After all, none of them are idiots.”

 “I hope so.”

 The vice president had a gloomy look in his eyes.

 At this moment…

 He was looking at these genius juniors as though they were morons from the villages…

 At this very moment…

 In the Illusory Realm.

 “d.a.m.n Lu Ming!”

 “If I don't kill Lu Ming, I swear that I'm not a man!”

 The cultivators were enraged.

 They had cultivated for so many years and this was the first time that they felt that humiliated…

 It was too infuriating!

 Wasn't it just flying?

 Did he really think that they did not have a way to do that too?

 Therefore, the outcome of being tricked and killed by Lu Ming was that all the cultivators finally gave up on competing with each other. Instead, they joined forces and prepared to deal with Lu Ming.

 It was to the extent that…

 Under the leaders.h.i.+p of someone, they formed the ‘Slay Lu Ming Alliance' with only one objective in mind – Forget about energy, Lu Ming has to die!

“Go!”

 “Follow me to chase and kill Lu Ming!”

 Somewhere.

 Lu Ming drifted down from his Original Card in a leisurely manner.

 Given his current weight, the Original Card could barely carry him.

 “You should go on a diet.”

 The Original Card looked like it was dying.

 After the new year, he could sense that Lu Ming had put on a lot of weight…

You don't even go home during the Lunar New Year. Can you become that fat with what Xiaobai is feeding you?

 Lu Ming could not be bothered with it.

 He looked at the illusory energy that he had acc.u.mulated…

 Well…

 It should be enough!

 If he could maintain this until the Illusory Realm closed, it should be enough for him to achieve a four-star breakthrough! However, his life might not be that good in the time to come.

 Especially—

 The people he had tricked to death earlier.

 What to do?

 Lu Ming felt somewhat worried. He could not possibly fight them head-on. He would never do that. His brains were not leaking, why would he fight thirty-one people head-on?

 He would escape!

 Lu Ming felt that this area was his forte.

 However…

 The number of enemies was too high.

 It was not a problem if there were one or two of them. However, when thirty one people were after Lu Ming's life and the Illusory Realm was not very big…

 In the end…

 Lu Ming was completely trapped in a cave on a hill and could no longer escape.

 His escape path had been cut off.

 “We've finally captured you.”

 Everyone was thrilled.

 They captured him!

 They had been waiting for this moment.

 “Haha.”

 Lu Ming only smiled faintly.

 Certainly, he could not beat these people.

 This was because they were also geniuses who could engage in combat with someone at a higher level!

 However…

 Interestingly, although these genius cultivators were very powerful and could combat four-star or peak five-star, they were in fact peak three-star.

 Their level was very low!

 If that was true…

 Hehe.

 Lu Ming took out the cards that he had created earlier.

 Since he came here, he had been constantly creating these cards. Energy recovery was quick here and there was a huge increase in his card creation efficiency.

 Coupled with the cards that he had stocked up on last time…

 Well… It was enough!

 Shus.h.!.+

 Lu Ming released one card towards the crowd.

 Buzz—

 The card dissipated.

 “Be careful!”

 Everyone was on their guard.

 They knew that Lu Ming had extraordinary means at his disposal. Therefore, they were prepared to defend themselves. However, unexpectedly, appearing before their eyes… was actually a cloud shuttle!

 Furthermore…

 Furthermore, this cloud shuttle did not harm them. It gently grabbed them and then… brought them far away!

 Everyone was dumbstruck.

 d.a.m.n!

 Was such an ability possible?

 What did this ability mean? It brought them away from him?

 However…

 Before they could come to their senses, they saw a flash of light. The cloud shuttle carried them away and collided with a certain part of the cave. The cultivators with poorer physiques were instantly plastered on the walls, causing huge dents.

 Bam!

 There was a deafening sound.

 The cultivators who had been smashed into the walls died on the spot.

 The rest of the cultivators were shocked.

 “Be careful!”

 People screamed in shock.

 Seeing that they were also trapped in a cloud shuttle, they executed their greatest defense ability without any hesitation.

 Hence…

 Bang!

Bang!

Beams of blue lights flickered.

 The cloud shuttle carried them away and smashed into the stone walls of the cave.

 Bang!

Loud sounds could be heard.

 A small group of people died from the impact of the collision. As for the remaining people, although they withstood the impact with powerful defense abilities, they were also wounded.

 “What ability is that?!” someone asked in disbelief.

 Lu Ming smiled faintly. “Everyone, Happy Lunar New Year.”

 Swoos.h.!.+

 He threw out another card.

 The cultivators who had just stopped were again carried away by another cloud shuttle, darting into the sky.

 Bang!

There was another deafening sound.

 This time, another group of people died instantly on the impact.

 Swoos.h.!.+

 Swoos.h.!.+

 One by one, Lu Ming threw out the cards in his hands.

 In the end…

 Everyone was defeated.

 In the cave.

There were many huge and odd-shaped dents. They were in various human shapes and each of them looked round. It was very strange and mysterious.

 Somewhere.

 Shus.h.!.+

 Shus.h.!.+

 Lights flashed.

 The cultivators resurrected again. Everyone wore a dazed expression. On their faces were feelings of confusion, loss, despair and… doubt.

 They claimed to be geniuses since they were children. That was the reason that they could attain peak three-star level despite their young age! Most importantly, they were very powerful and could engage in combat with someone at a higher level!

 They were the future elites and geniuses!

 However…

 After being beaten twice by Lu Ming, they were doubting their lives and their views of the world had collapsed…

 W-why did it turn out like that?

 “What card is that?”

 “I don't know.”

 “What should we do?”

 “I am no longer thinking about energy now. I only have persistence in my heart now. If so many of us can't destroy Lu Ming, what's the point of breaking through to four-star?”

 The cultivators were infuriated.

 Each of them were proud of themselves and all of them were companions, no, geniuses! They were heaven's pride!

All of them!

 But, look at the outcome!

 Thirty of them had been tortured and killed by Lu Ming…

 As if once was not enough, it happened again!

 d.a.m.n it!

 Many of them were having an emotional breakdown.

 “Those blue things…”

 “I seem to have seen similar abilities before. I remember that, in essence, it's called cloud shuttle or something. They lock down on something using the Sea of Consciousness as the core.”

 One of the genius cultivators said, “If we s.h.i.+eld our Sea of Consciousness, perhaps it won't be able to target us anymore.”

“Are you sure?”

 The rest of the people were doubtful.

 “Of course.”

 That person was certain.

 He was very clear that Lu Ming's prowess was because of the unknown!

Lu Ming's abilities were strange and mysterious. Before knowing what they were, it was impossible to know how to deal with them. This was similar to the ability of moving the energy core!

 However…

 Once his abilities could be seen through, they were a joke!

 For example—

 This so-called ability leading people away!

 “I'll look for him.”

 The eyes of one of the cultivators were s.h.i.+ning.

He tempered his eyes and had a pair of divine eyes. He had had the upper hand in school. He could see further and from a wider angle than most!

 “I'll protect you,” one of the burly cultivators said.

 “We'll go and look for Lu Ming,” some cultivators with agile and swift bodies said.

 “Sure.”

 Everyone finished dividing the duties.

 These cultivators executed their operations within the shortest time possible. Be it for the sake of venting their anger or for gaining something from this Illusory Realm…

 Lu Ming had to die!

 Very soon…

 They found Lu Ming's location. Some of the cultivators went to him and as expected, Lu Ming cast his card again. He only saw lights and shadows but no one was brought away.

 Done!

 The cultivators were elated!

 They had stopped him!

 Haha.

 This card of Lu Ming had lost its effect. Since that was the case…

 “Let's go!”

 The cultivators were overjoyed.

 “It's lost its effect?”

 Lu Ming was surprised.

 He cast it again and was shocked to discover that the cloud shuttle could not find the target!

 “They have been s.h.i.+elded…”

 Lu Ming understood right away.

 It turned out that…

 This thing could be blocked!

 Since that was the case, why did the Energy Warriors need to cultivate long-distance ability… They could simply block it… The Stealing Card was a derivation of the Cloud Shuttle Card!

 However…

 It was not reliable.

 It was akin to ‘cell service reception'. As long as you activate it, people can sense you but if you turn it off, you can s.h.i.+eld yourself but you can't go online anymore…

 In the same vein, once the Sea of Consciousness was blocked, one's combat ability would be sharply reduced!

 However…

It should not be a problem to deal with Lu Ming.

 Even if the combat abilities of these people were reduced, they were still more powerful than Lu Ming, who was alone!

 Thirty versus one!

 They were not weak at all!

 Whoos.h.!.+

 Whoos.h.!.+

 One by one, shadows rounded up Lu Ming. Lu Ming rummaged through his bag, only to discover that he did not have a very suitable card to use. The only one that could be used was…

 Shus.h.!.+

 Lu Ming took out a card.

 “Everyone, do you have to do this?”

 Lu Ming sighed.

 “Haha.”

 The geniuses smiled grimly.

 d.a.m.n it.

 This guy's att.i.tude was different when he tricked and killed them.

 “Let's go!”

 Cold lights flashed.

 The cultivators rounded him up and attacked.

 Alright.

 Lu Ming took a deep breath and activated the card in his hand without any reservation. Since it had been successfully created, this card had been in his stockpile for a very, very long time…

 Buzz—

 Lights flashed.

 Bang!

In the air.

 A beam of moonlight suddenly dazzled the sky.

 “What is this?”

 Everyone was vigilant.

 What trouble was he stirring up again?

Shus.h.!.+

 Shus.h.!.+

 Various kinds of defense abilities were cast and everyone was guarding themselves from the moonlight that was dropping from the sky. They could sense the horrifying powers in the moonlight!

 Such a level…

 It was comparable to an ordinary five-star ability!

 “Be careful.”

 Everyone was staring at it.

 “Hehe.”

 A smile emerged at the corners of Lu Ming's mouth.

 This power…

 Not bad!

 It was much more powerful than he imagined.

 True enough.

 It was the right choice to not use this card in Qing Ming City. Look at its prowess and aura. If he were to use this in Qing Ming City, he reckoned that half the city would be gone!

 It was too dangerous!

 As for the so-called ‘geniuses' before his eyes…

 Hehe.

 Goodbye.

 At this very moment…

 Bang!

The light crashed.

 The flowing moonlight was akin to a pillar of light that suddenly penetrated the ground from the sky. To compliment the effect of the Moonlight Card, Lu Ming yelled cooperatively, “Bloom! Moonlight Card!”

 Afterward…

 Under everyone's gaze.

 Bang!

The moonlight landed and beat Lu Ming to a pulp!

 d.a.m.n!

 Lu Ming was blasted to the ground before even saying a word.

 Bang!

Terrifying powers comparable to five-star energy landed. Lu Ming could not move at all. Blasted to the ground by the huge force, he was enduring the impact of the moonlight…

Bang!

Bang!

Lu Ming's figure was drowned by the ma.s.sive amount of moonlight…

 Shus.h.!.+

 The whole world was silent.