Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Qing Ming City.

 Underground.

 A black figure traversed the ancient tomb.

 This ancient tomb was not only ma.s.sive but also like a maze. He transformed into a shadow and had already gotten away from Lu Ming in a moment.

 Lu Ming…

 How could he possibly not recognize him?

 It was just that he was very clear of his own mission. He did not want to stir up additional trouble.

 His mission, according to the orders from the higher-ups, was to release the twelve spirit bodies. Now that he had finished releasing them, he should go back.

 However…

 Just as he wanted to leave.

 Buzz—

 His wristband vibrated.

 There was a new order.

 “All the spirit bodies have disappeared. Please investigate the reason.”

 He fell silent.

 The spirit bodies' disappearance…

 Inexplicably…

 He thought of Lu Ming, who suddenly appeared there, and his nickname of ‘spirit body killer'. Was there a need for him to ask why the spirit bodies would disappear?!

 Lu Ming…

 He furrowed his brows tightly.

 “It seems that… I can't avoid a fight,” his hoa.r.s.e voice could be heard as he spoke to himself.

 He had some understanding of Lu Ming's ability.

 If he wanted to win…

 He could only ambush him!

 At the thought of this, he quietly started his ambush.

 Buzz—

 A faint aura emerged.

 He activated a certain type of monitoring ability and lay on the ground with both his ears twitching slightly.

Footsteps…

 There was nothing!

 The trap that he laid…

 It was not activated!

 Lu Ming had not come. He just had to wait here for Lu Ming to pa.s.s by and then launch a fatal strike! That would be enough! This was his forte!

 However…

 At this moment.

 He felt that something was amiss and instinctively looked up. His body froze instantly.

 Before his eyes…

 Lu Ming was standing in front of him, smiling and staring at him!

 Bang!

Before he could react, he was perforated by a ray of sword gleam.

 Pfft!

 Blood splattered.

 “You…”

 The pupils of the man in black constricted greatly.

 How could that be possible?!

 His sense of hearing was very acute and his detection ability strong and unmatched. How could Lu Ming possibly chase him here without him knowing, no matter how light Lu Ming's footsteps were… Furthermore, the light and shadow traps that he left behind… he would sense them as long as someone stepped on them. Why didn't he feel any of it?!

How did he chase him here?!

 Instinctively.

 He looked at Lu Ming and was shocked to discover that…

 Oh.

 Lu Ming was floating.

 “h.e.l.lo.”

 Lu Ming smiled faintly.

 Surprise?

 Shock?

 Looking at this guy lying on the ground like a dog, Lu Ming reckoned that his guy was listening to his footsteps or sensing his aura…

 Sorry.

 No way!

 Xiao-Xiaojian was carrying him!

 Although he was flying at an average height, the advantage was that he was hidden from view and could not possibly step on anything. After all… Not everyone was Zenyatta, right?!

“You've put on weight again!

 You should go on a diet!”

 Xiao-Xiaojian complained constantly, “How did you become heavier by eating papayas? Where did all your fat go?!”

 Lu Ming could not be bothered with it.

 The enemy was right before them. Why was it throwing a tantrum!?

 The man in black was silent.

 He took a closer look at the Original Card beneath Lu Ming's feet and could not really figure out why Lu Ming could fly… Furthermore, he did not reveal any aura!

 “Brother, let's talk.”

 Lu Ming smiled faintly.

 The card in his hands was aimed at the man in black again.

 The man in black was silent.

 He knew that…

 If he prepared to counterattack, this card would turn into a cold and chilling Sword Aura and blast him hollow. He had already experienced it earlier.

 It was just that…

 Why did he have to do that?

 He suddenly looked up and silently removed the black scarf on his face.

 Eh?

 Lu Ming was shocked.

 This man in black actually looked like an old man in his fifties or sixties. His hair was white and thinning and he had sallow and pale-looking skin, as if he had some illness.

Fifties or sixties…

 This age came to Lu Ming's mind.

 He had to be more careful.

 This age not only represented his cultivation level but also a wealth of experience! Facing such an opponent, he had to be more cautious than when facing an ordinary man in black!

 Although…

 Lu Ming had already injured him severely!

 “You should have killed me earlier,” the hoa.r.s.e voice of the man in black said.

 “Oh?”

 Lu Ming squinted his eyes. “Don't tell me you have a trump card?”

 “Wanna know something?”

 The man in black said in a hoa.r.s.e voice, “I have failed many times before, but they wanted to capture me alive and find out more information about the mission. Then they died.”

 “They died because they talked too much, right?”

 Lu Ming smiled faintly.

 There was another card in his hands.

 “Yes.”

 The man in black wore a calm expression.

 His frail and pale face was filled with the wisdom of old age.

 “Do you know how old I am this year?”

 he suddenly said. Before Lu Ming could reply, he muttered to himself, “I'm thirty years old this year. I have just reached thirty years of age. The year in life at which a person should be independent.”

 Lu Ming's expression changed drastically.

 d.a.m.n!

 Thirty!

 He looked at the man in black who had lines of old age on his face and exclaimed in shock, “Don't tell me that you guys have side jobs as programmers?!”

 In fact…

 When he calculated his age…

 Before he transmigrated, he should also have turned thirty… He heard that people of that age had thin hair and looked old and frail…

 Sigh.

 Fortunately, he had transmigrated. He was young and das.h.i.+ng now.

 The man in black swept a strange gaze across Lu Ming. Programmer… Wasn't that the job of a clerk? What did it have to do with a cultivator?

 “No.”

 The man in black shook his head. “Because I have a trump card.”

 With that…

 He took a step forward.

 Bang!

A gush of horrifying aura was suddenly released from his body. His originally frail and old face actually looked aged by a few years!

 This was…

 Burning of Life!

 Furthermore, this was certainly not the type of ability that one would not be able to withstand after using it! This guy's Burning of Life ability could actually be controlled!

 Bang!

It was just a few years off of his life and his combat ability had increased exponentially!

 Shus.h.!.+

 The injuries on his body began to heal.

 The aura on his body began to increase.

 At that instant.

 He had already reached the intermediate five-star level!

 Bang!

Endless flames were burning.

 At this moment, the man in black was engulfed in flames. It was as if he was a burning man!

 “I've said before that you shouldn't talk nonsense to me.

 “When you launched a surprise attack, you should have killed me!” the man in black said.

 His old face looked like an avocado that was three years past its expiry date and had dropped onto the floor and been badly stepped on.

 Bang!

The energy surrounding him began to spread endlessly.

 “Do you know what endless energy is?

 “This is,” he said in a smitten manner.

 Energy continuity and the upper limit of energy were two different concepts.

 Continuity ensured that one had enough energy. Energy Cards could do this. On the other hand, having an upper limit for energy meant that one could use countless powerful abilities!

 Those abilities that ordinary folks could only look up to!

 And this… was his forte!

 Swoos.h.!.+

 Swoos.h.!.+

 Horrifying energy vibrated. His figure, as agile as lightning, skimmed through the air like a cannonball. In that instant, he had already appeared before Lu Ming.

 Bang!

There was a deafening sound.

 The Original Card blocked the s.p.a.ce in front of Lu Ming.

 Bang!

One man and one card were flung out at that instant.

 The horrifying powers blasted Lu Ming away, leaving behind a long trail of dust. His feet dented the ground, causing a half-meter deep trench before he gradually slowed down.

 Pfft!

 He spat a mouthful of fresh blood.

 Lu Ming wiped the traces of blood at the corners of his mouth.

 This prowess…

 “You're not an Elementalist!”

 Lu Ming's voice was low.

 He wanted to guard himself against this guy and in case he released a huge move. Unexpectedly, this guy actually smashed his body directly into his. He was blasted out by surprise!

 “Demon Warrior!”

 The man in black was happy and pleased with himself.

He loved this kind of stunned look in his opponent's eyes…

 “Demon Warrior…”

 Lu Ming had heard of this vocation.

 Simply put, this was the vocation that cultivated both Elementalist and Energy Warrior simultaneously!

 The legendary double-major vocation!

 However, when he divided his energy and time into two vocations, the refinement level for energy and body would be lower and therefore less powerful. After all, the more one cultivated, the faster the speed of leveling-up. It was the same for cultivating foundations. A three-star would naturally cultivate much faster than a one-star!

 The initial cultivation at level one hundred would become only fifty/fifty after being divided!

 This was the reason why double-major was not recommended!

 And the Demon Warrior vocation… was like this.

 Individual abilities were very weak. It was only when the elemental ability was combined with that of the body that they could release huge powers!

However, this guy…

 Just his physique alone was that powerful?!

 How could that be possible?!

 Or perhaps…

 Burning of Life!

 Lu Ming had a clear understanding of the situation.

 “Burning a few years of life can actually make him become that powerful?”

 Lu Ming was stunned.

 He had heard of this ability before and also knew that the energy released by burning life was extremely terrifying! However, never did he imagine that burning a few years of life could result in this!

 “Life is that precious…”

 An infatuated expression emerged on the face of the man in black. “You don't understand. Even one year of life is enough to provide me with an endless supply of drive and energy, let alone five years!

 “It's a pity.

 “Five years is already the minimum level that I can control!”

 The man in black was in a trance.

 “Since that's the case, why are you that old?”

 Lu Ming raised his eyebrow.

 This kind of ability was simply the greatest trump card for protecting lives!

 At a critical moment, he could resurrect instantly and then become invincible. This was basically the greatest plug-in! If he really had such a skill, why would he become that miserable!?

 The man in black was silent.

 Because this was the burning of life…

 That kind of outburst of life, terrifying powers, multiple increases and great temptation, how many people could withstand that?!

 After all…

 Burning life felt good. The more you burned, the better you felt!

 “Interesting.”

 Lu Ming understood a little. “What if you use it too much? Ha, I don't even dare to use trump cards that deplete my mental strength but you guys are casually using abilities that will burn away your lives! True enough… A powerful ability will become a useless ability in the hands of a useless person!”

 “How dare you say that I am a good-for-nothing!”

 There was a glint of rage in his eyes.

 Bang!

His figure flickered then disappeared, charging at Lu Ming.

 Cloud Shuttle Card!

 Lu Ming cast the card without any hesitation!

 Whoos.h.!.+

 The man in black was sent away in that instant but he actually came back in the next moment!

 Yes.

 He came back!

 Because of the burning, the ability of the man in black was at an extremely terrifying level. It was too powerful and impossible to control!

 Right then.

 Swoos.h.!.+

 The man in black dashed towards him again.

 A terrifying force charged towards Lu Ming again.

 His speed was amazing!

 Bang!

Lu Ming's figure was blasted away again.

 “Four-star physique…

 “Four-star Original Card…

 “Hehe.”

 The man in black sneered. “Under normal circ.u.mstances, I am not your match, indeed. It's a pity. I am burning my life and have endless energy…

 “My powers are super mighty!”

 Bang!

Bang!

He sent Lu Ming flying with one punch.

 “Your body!

 “Your Original Card!

 “How many times can you endure my attacks?!” the man in black hollered tyrannically.

 He loved the feeling of torturing his opponents.

 It felt great!

 However…

 He was well aware of his own ability. Therefore, he could only be that bold and fearless when he was burning his life and in his peak form!

 Therefore…

 As time pa.s.sed by, he actually had two characters!

 In normal circ.u.mstances, he would cower whenever he could and definitely would not fight with anyone, unless he was undergoing brutal torture. Otherwise, he would not even take a little risk!

On the other hand, when he was burning his life…

 He was invincible!!!

 To him, that was the real him!

 “Bring it on!” the man in black hollered.

 Bang!

Lu Ming was blasted away again.

 “Uh—”

 Lu Ming got up after much difficulty.

 “I almost can't take it anymore.”

 Xiao-Xiaojian was also in an embarra.s.sing state.

 This guy…

 He's too powerful!!!

 Beginner five-star and he even used his trump card. Not many of his peers can withstand his attacks, much less Lu Ming, who is only a beginner four-star!

 Stealing Card!

 It was ineffective!

 Cloud Shuttle Card!

 It was ineffective!

 d.a.m.n! I've never seen someone like that!

 He's too shameless!

 In the past, it thought that Lu Ming was the most shameless person he had seen but now that it looked at the man in black, it then realized that there was someone else who was more shameless than Lu Ming…

You don't even talk about logic when you use plug-ins?

 When I was an ancient sword spirit and a.s.sisting my master, I also took great pains to reach greater heights with my powers, okay?

 People like you who used plug-ins…

 I was too envious of them!

 Swoos.h.!.+

 The man in black rushed towards them again.

 Lu Ming fished out a familiar card again – Moonlight Card.

 Xiao-Xiaojian was super frantic.

 “What are you doing?!

 “He doesn't want his life anymore and the same goes for you?!”

 “Moonlight Card!

 “What kind of card is this?

 “A suicide card!

 “Didn't you use it before in the Illusory Realm?

 “You'll explode after using it!

 “d.a.m.n! You don't even need to go through the process to know what it does!

 “And now…

 “You actually want to use it in real life!

 “This chap is already old. He is burning his life away and deserves to die. You're young and have such a bright and boundless future and you have a sword spirit accompanying you. Do you need to risk your life?

 “Are you mad?”

Xiao-Xiaojian wanted to stop him.

 However…

 In that instant…

 When that man in black rushed towards him, Lu Ming activated the Moonlight Card in his hands.

 Buzz—

 Faint lights flashed.

 Bang!

A ray of moonlight suddenly appeared and perforated Lu Ming!

 The man in black was blasted away by this ray of condensed light. He looked at the perforated Lu Ming in shock…

 This guy…

 He summoned an ability to attack himself?!

 What is happening?

 “We're done for!”

 Xiao-Xiaojian's heart turned cold.

 Lu Ming was really going to die!

 However…

 Unexpectedly, the dazzling moonlight landed on Lu Ming but did not implode. It was flowing inside of Lu Ming's body!

 Lights shone!

 True enough… Lu Ming's lips curled to reveal a smile.

 Moonlight Card!

 The integration of the summoned moonlight and his energy – this was its true ability!

 In the Illusory Realm, the Moonlight Card exploded because Lu Ming was a peak three-star and could not endure the terrifying powers of the Moonlight Card!

 It had the power of an advanced four-star!

 Therefore, he exploded!

 It was the same for those peak three-stars!

 No one was able to endure it, which is why everyone had been exploding all over the place!

 But now?

 Lu Ming had already broken through to four-star!

 It was to the extent that…

 His energy far exceeded the level of ordinary people. He had a total of one hundred thousand points! When he cast the Moonlight Card, the intense moonlight landed inside of his body and integrated with his energy!

 The hundred thousand points of energy flowing in his body perfectly digested the moonlight!

 At this moment!

 Lu Ming actually endured all of the energy summoned by the Moonlight Card!

 Surging lights surrounded him.

 They were bursting and raging!

 The faint blue moonlight flowed in his body like a divine warrior. At this moment, unknowingly, a saying actually came to his mind.

 You've been powered up, get in there! [1. Phrase used by Ana, one of the heroes in the game Overwatch]