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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nQing Ming City.

nThe Card Creators Association.

nLooking pale, Zhang Yang, the branch president, was staring at the gauntlet thrown down to him.

nYes.

nIt was an invitation for a challenge!

nYesterday, the Card Creators Association in the sister city beside Qing Ming City suddenly issued this challenge to them. They wanted to have a friendly match between the two cities.

nBull**! Friendly?

nClearly, it was for the sake of this year’s sponsorship!

nThe sponsorship originally belonged to Qing Ming City. However, many things had happened in the city in the recent few months and the CEO was a little apprehensive. Hence, the branch in the adjacent city came looking for them on its own accord.

nIf they were to lose…

nThe sponsorships would most likely go to them!

nIt was a very simple exchange match. A total of three games would be used to determine the victor. There would be a competition between the one-star, two-star and three-star cultivators respectively! The three matchups would be enough to prove which branch was more worthy of the money!

n“Are they that confident?” Zhang Yang sneered coldly.

n“Uh.”

nThe vice president smiled bitterly. “Li Haoran is from their city.”

nZhang Yang was silent.

nLi Haoran…

nA three-star Card Creator at his peak!

nHe was also a genius that Chong Yang City had focused on nurturing!

nIt was said that he had already passed the “Qualification Certificate for High-level Card Creator Profession” at a young age. Now, he was truely sense a high-level Card Creator!

nA three-star high-level Card Creator?

nTo hell with it!

nDid he grow up eating cards?

n“What about two-star?” Zhang Yang asked.

n“Uh.”

nThe vice president was expressionless. “Li Haoran’s father, Comrade Li Aiguo, has been stuck at the two-star level due to his past injuries. He’s still a two-star now.

nZhang Yang was suffering from a mental breakdown.

nLi Haoran’s father?

nDamn!

nHow old was that person now?!

n50 years old!

nWould he not feel embarrassed to compete in the match?

n“Get Senior Jiang to come,” Zhang Yang sneered coldly.

nAre they competing on age? We have veterans here as well! Jiang Feng’s father! Since Li Aiguo is coming here to bully the youngsters, I will get Senior Jiang to deal with his son!

n“Well…”

nThe vice president smiled bitterly, “Senior Jiang may not be a match for Li Haoran.”

nLi Haoran, that man…

nHe was too twisted!

nA three-star high-level Card Creator!

nOne had to know that many four-star Card Creators were not even able to pass the high-level Card Creator Qualification Certificate! No one could match this lad’s innate talent!

n“Father and son battling together?”

nZhang Yang’s face was ghastly pale.

nThey would definitely lose the three-star match. It would be even more shameful if Old Master Jiang were to lose in the fight. He might as well not compete in it. Hence, they could only work on the one and two star ones.

nTwo-star…

nThey had also nurtured some geniuses but they were simply not a match for veterans such as Li Aiguo!

nThey were simply not of the same level!

nIn normal circumstances, which two-star cultivator around 50 to 60 years old would not find it embarrassing to participate in this kind of exchange match?

nObviously…

nThis time, the Chong Yang branch was really going for it- They must attain the sponsorship even at the expense of their face!

n“Find! Find me someone!” Zhang Yang screamed furiously. “I don’t believe that we can’t find a senior at two-star level!”

nThe vice president felt a little awkward.

nIt was really hard to find.

nAfter all…

nPeople of Li Aiguo’s generation were mostly three or four-star cultivators!

nBesides the kind of situation whereby one could not progress due to past injury, who would be stuck at the two-star level? With the increase in age, they would have gradually attained three-star after some time!

nIt was enough to have one Li Aiguo and one Senior Jiang.

nObviously, the Chong Yang branch was well prepared this time. The had even sought the headquarter’s agreement in advance for the exchange match. Qing Ming City had been caught off guard and had no time to prepare at all!

nThree-star – they would definitely lose!

nTwo-star – they might lose!

nOne-star…

nThey were least worried about one-star.

nThis was because they also had a talented player who was comparable to Li Haoran – Lu Ming! This was a guy who had mastered lamination despite being at the one-star level!

n“Let me figure out a solution for two-star.”

nZhang Yang clutched his head. “Let Lu Ming participate in the one-star exchange match.”

n“Well…”

nThe vice president smiled bitterly. “Lu Ming rejected us.”

nZhang Yang widened his eyes.

nRejected?

nThis lad actually rejected them?!

nThis was an exchange match that concerned the reputation of the Qing Ming City branch!

n“Does he have any sense of belonging and territorial identity?!”

nZhang Yang hollered angrily.

nYoungsters nowadays… They really could not be compared to the previous generations…

n“Uh,” the vice president said gingerly, “He is not from Qing Ming City. He has studied here for a year and joined the association for only for a few days. Furthermore, he was recommended by the higher-ups.”

nOh.

nSo, Lu Ming did not come from Qing Ming City.

nZhang Yang was having a headache.

nHence, it was highly probable that they would be defeated at a score of three vs. zero this time!

nThis was simply a humiliation!

nThis would not do!

nThey had to convince Lu Ming.

nBoth Zhang Yang’s eyes reddened. He had been thinking of how to beat the Chong Yang branch. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, it had become how to avoid the situation of three vs. zero?

nIt was simply tragic.

nThis was no longer a question of sponsorship!

nIt was about reputation!

nThe reputation of the Qing Ming City branch!

n…

nAt this very moment…

nLu Ming was searching for related abilities.

nHe had received a call from the Card Creators Association earlier. It was ridiculous that they requested him to participate in an exchange match, telling him that he had to win. Otherwise, it would be this and that…

nLu Ming hung up the phone immediately.

nWhat a joke.

nWhat did the exchange match have to do with him?

nHis time was extremely precious now. How could he spare any effort for the match!

nWell…

nLu Ming’s gaze returned to Internet.

nThe Eye of Insight, a top-notch three-star ability, could enhance your sense of perception and weaken all non-energy substance and converge energy particles. It was a very powerful ability.

nCopyright price: One million yuan

nEnergy requirement: Three thousand points

nSealing condition: Extremely difficult

nAs the Eye of Insight was a vocational ability that was cast on oneself, it was extremely difficult to seal it. As a result, its price was also affected!

n“Xiaobai, how much money do we have?”

nLu Ming asked.

n“Well…”

nXiaobai calculated. “We don’t have anymore left but we earned three hundred thousand yuan these few days. The rest are all energy resources. I don’t think they add up to a million yuan.”

n“Oh.”

nLu Ming had a realization.

nThey had only earned three hundred thousand yuan of cash after so long!

nThey did not have a lot of energy resources to begin with. If they were to sell them at a discount to make up a million yuan, he would not have any resources left for cultivation then!

nHe could not afford to buy it.

nHe simply gave up on this ability.

n“Why don’t…”

nXiaobai pondered for a moment. “I go and ask my dad?”

nLu Ming coughed twice. “Forget it, forget it.”

nAn item that cost one million yuan…

nOld Jiang would chop him to pieces if he were to find out about it.

nThe man already took issue with the costs of teaching materials and equipment. How would he possibly let Xiaobai purchase the design plan of “Eye of Insight”, which was a ‘necessity’ for Card Creator?

nHehe.

nOne could tell that he was not the biological father at one glance.

n“Let’s review again.”

nLu Ming might as well search in the two-star range.

nVocation abilities similar to the Eye of Insight should also be available at the two-star level. It was just that he was not sure of the effect.

nHowever…

nAt this moment, two people entered the shop. Lu Ming’s heart skipped a bit after seeing them. It was the president of the Card Creators Association. He actually visited him in person!

n“Hello, Lu Ming.”

nZhang Yang took the initiative to step forward. “I am the president of the Card Creators Association in Qing Ming City.”

n“I know.”

nLu Ming smiled. “I have seen your black-and-white photo on the wall of the association before.”

nWhy did these words sound so creepy?

nAt the thought of this, he glared at his assistant who was behind him. “Go back and change the photo on the wall to a colored one!”

n“Yes.”

nThe assistant could only give a bitter smile.

n“It’s like this…”

nZhang Yang told him about the situation of the exchange match and smiled bitterly. “We can lose but we can’t lose the honor and reputation of Qing Ming City.”

nHe sounded very sincere.

nIt seemed that he was truly upset at the ‘surprise attack’ by the Chong Yang branch this time.

nHowever…

nLu Ming really did not have a solution.

n“See.”

nLu Ming released his own energy.

nZhang Yang then took a closer look at Lu Ming. Oh, two-star… Wait… two-star?!

nSo as to speak, if Lu Ming participated, he could only compete with Li Aiguo. With such a gap in their abilities, how could he possibly be Li Aiguo’s opponent?

n“I just attained two-star… I’m really too weak. I’m sorry. Ha.”

nLu Ming felt guilty.

n“Alright.”

nZhang Yang could only give up.

nHe returned to the association.

nZhang Yang and the vice president looked at each other.

nObviously…

nNever did they expect Lu Ming to actually breakthrough to become a two-star Card Creator!

nActually, come to think of it, it was understandable for Lu Ming to have such a breakthrough given his talent. After all, he had already been a one-star Card Creator for a year, which was a long period.

n“This is my oversight”

nZhang Yang sighed.

n“Do we get him to participate in the match for two-star?” the vice president asked.

n“Forget it, there is no point.”

nZhang Yang shook his head and focused his gaze. “Contact all the one and two-star Card Creators. Especially those who can’t join the association due to them being older. Pick the strongest one amongst them to represent us for the match! Tell them that whoever wins can choose an ability corresponding to their level from the card library!

nThe branch will pay for it!” Zhang Yang gritted his teeth and said.

n“I-is that good?”

nThe vice president swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

nWas this not considered as seeking the aid of outsiders? Although they would make them join the Card Creators Association before the match, they would have joined for only a couple of days. Even a fool would know what was going on!

nThis did not seem too appropriate.

n“There is nothing to be scared of!”

nZhang Yang glared at him. “The Chong Yang branch doesn’t even want its face. Do you still want it? No matter what, it’s better than losing. Humph. We’re just competing on who is more shameless…”

n“Who’s afraid?!” Zhang Yang sneered coldly.

nWould this really be okay?

nAt night.

nWhen the mission was announced, most of the Card Creators accepted it. After a strict evaluation and selection process, they selected the most powerful two-star Card Creator.

n“Welcome, welcome…”

nZhang Yang especially received him in person.

nHowever, just as he looked up, his face darkened instantly. This was because he discovered that the so-called ‘most powerful two-star Card Creator’ was actually Lu Ming?

nDamn!

nDidn’t he say that a novice two-star Card Creator was too weak?!

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