455 Xiaobo’s Arrival (1/2)

Qiu Shanyu was silent while deep in thought. Chen Mu also had many doubts but chose to comment no further in consideration of her. Many hours passed, yet her eyebrows remained furrowed. She had a pair of thin, long eyebrows, which usually complemented her overall features. At that moment, however, her eyebrows looked like two curved blades, exuding a swift ferocity.

Chen Mu didn't disturb her. He knew he had given his best during the battle earlier. He was physically and mentally drained and thus needed to rest. Although he was eager to know Qiu Shanyu's way of finding the demonic woman, he knew it wouldn't be an easy way. He then quickly sank into a state of deep tranquility.

As he opened his eyes, a flash of light appeared before him, and he felt a surge of energy coursing through his body. Suddenly, his face revealed a slightly startled expression. But he quickly closed his eyes to check on his perception. He was pleasantly surprised. He hadn't expected his perception to have enhanced tremendously through the battle.

His perceptual power had always been his weakness and hence was his constant worry. His perception accuracy index was now rather high. Unfortunately, with limited perceptual power, he was unable to use cards that demanded more perception.

He'd had no idea how incredibly fast his improvements had been! He suppressed the joy he felt and started to reflect on the battle. Reflecting on his wins and losses after every battle had become a habit of his.

He'd learned a lot through that battle, especially when Wei-ah had fought head to head with the bronze-masked man. He was blown away by their impressive strength. Moreover, he had just realized Wei-ah didn't showcase his true powers during their practices. If so, he would have been defeated in the first round.

Wei-ah's air skills were unbelievable, but the bronze-masked man's card skills were just as amazing and deadly. Chen Mu could still clearly recall the bronze-masked man's vast sense of perception. It had given Chen Mu an illusion of being on a small wooden boat floating on raging waves. The feeling of helplessness had made Chen Mu truly understand the gap between himself and a top card artisan.

The bronze-masked man's card skills were gorgeous and ever-changing. It reminded him of a beautiful painting that left no trace of feelings. It had been Chen Mu's first time encountering such card skills. The only person he knew with similar standards of skills had been Qiao Yuan. Qiao Yuan's card skills had been far less complex, yet he'd had complete control over his accuracy and speed—simple but straightforward.

Flower World—Chen Mu could remember the bronze-masked man's humming. He had no idea what the bronze-masked man's card was. Only a genius with amazing perceptual control would have been able to handle the countless petals! Chen Mu was rather dumbfounded now that he thought of it. He specialized in fine perceptual skill, but he couldn't control so many blades at a time with his current level of ability.

The blades had become much more aggressive under the transformation of the Flower World. The energy blades had turned from peach-colored to snow-white, which represented a change in their structure. To control a released body of energy and to change its structure required powerful perceptual control. That made Chen Mu feel a sense of admiration once again.

Wei-ah's power had also taken Chen Mu by surprise; he could use all of his limbs to release air waves simultaneously. Besides that, the three-phase compression trick at the last part had been so impressive that Chen Mu had no words to describe Wei-ah.

As he recalled their fight together, Chen Mu couldn't help but feel extremely excited. Even so, he remained calm. Their battle had been an eye-opening experience for him and had given him much inspiration. However, the level of the battle was what mattered to him now. On a deeper level, it gave him direction. He understood that aiming big without practicality was a fool's plan, and doing things in moderation would hasten the process of improvement. He put his thoughts back to the battle, exposing many problems that had happened.

The Bipolar Card in State Zero had tremendously increased power, but it consumed perception twice as fast. Moreover, he wouldn't have made it until the end of the battle if he had used the jet stream card instead of the explosive power of his body.

Perceptual strength! It made his head hurt, and he still hadn't found a way to solve that problem.

Among his few cards, the Hundred Changes consumed the least perception but lacked power. The Golden Word Shackle and the Bipolar Card consumed an enormous amount of perception, making them unviable in long battles. The Patterned Shuttle also had amazing power, but its obvious weakness was how situational its usage was.

That made him feel rather helpless. Although he had some decent ideas running through his mind, the lack of materials needed for making the card had forced him to give up for the moment. All he could do now was find out more about his cards' combat power.

Night came, and both of them were still deep within their own thoughts. Qiu Shanyu was exhausted, leaning on the training equipment before sleep embraced her.

Chen Mu, on the other hand, would train his perception diligently as usual. He would then recover using deep tranquility before continuing his training. He persevered and trained until 5 o'clock in the morning before he stopped to get some rest.

Chen Mu woke up on time at 7 o'clock. He opened his eyes to find Qiu Shanyu staring at him.

Qiu Shanyu had mixed feelings. She hadn't been completely asleep and had instead watched Chen Mu train. He had trained so hard that it had been difficult to watch! Exhaustion didn't seem to mean anything to the man before her eyes. It wasn't her first time seeing hard-working card artisans, but those card artisans were incomparable to that mysterious man. This damn fellow…

”I thought about what you said yesterday. According to what you said, the person who implanted the Green Mark disappeared after the battle with Qing Qing.” Qiu Shanyu thought for a moment and said, ”Then, she must still be in the Heavenly Federation!”