The Card Apprentice Chapter 308

Published at 14th of February 2019 10:35:05 PM Chapter 308: 308

Chen Mu didn't try the card right away but rested first . He needed some time for his perception to be restored to its normal level . But he wasn't idle; he'd already slid the Wheel into his apparatus, which was in an activated state . He closed his eyes and rested while using his perception to closely examine the new card's internal composition .

The vast universe of its energy was like a void filled with fog, all gray and misty . In the midst of all that emptiness, 1,024 round energy wheels roamed through the void like a school of fish . They would gather and scatter in a lively fashion . On every energy wheel was a stream of light, cycling back and forth across its surface like hands on a clock .

That was similar to when he was training his perceptual acuity with those five energy models—especially the fifth type of energy model, which had fascinated him the most .

Making 1,024 energy wheels was his limit . If those were converted into the fifth energy model's energy blocks, that 1,024 would be equal to more than 7,000 energy blocks . That far exceeded the fifth energy model's 5,000 blocks .

Under Chen Mu's fine perceptual control, those energy wheels started to gather around one wheel among them . In the blink of an eye, 1,024 energy wheels had gathered into a circle . Then, still under Chen Mu's control, they suddenly lined up into a square, then a round shape, followed by a cube, and then into other odd shapes…

Something strange happened when Chen Mu formed them into the shape of shooting flower petals . After a jolt to his perception, everything around him suddenly became clear . Chen Mu was startled .

Although his perception had become perfectly sensitive to the surrounding environment, his perception was basically all on the inside of the Wheel now . In that situation, he should be able to slow down the surrounding environment .

His perception could "see" the world outside the card perfectly clearly even though he was deeply immersed in the card . It was so clear it was as though it was being presented right before his eyes . The strangest thing was that when he put all of his attention on some one thing, it seemed to be pulled closer to appear in still more detail .

Very interesting! Although that card had come from his own design, quite a few aspects of the finished product far exceeded his expectations .

That was an ordinary situation . When a card master realized an energy composition he had never thought of before, he might discover its energy compositions would have quite a few characteristics he'd never even thought of . No card artisan would dare say they were truly proficient in the rules of energy . That was currently the most advanced science . It was also the most obscure and difficult area of the card system .

Soon after that, Chen Mu discovered the aligned structure of several kinds of new wheels . The thing that discouraged him was that his perceptual acuity was obviously not sufficient to bring all of the card's power into play . Once he could control the smallest unit of ten energy wheels, that would then mean he had no way to control those energy wheels when they were adjusted to a still finer structure .

Having completed five types of energy composition models, Chen Mu's perceptual acuity had already reached a rather shocking place . But the Wheel had still higher requirements for perceptual acuity!

That hadn't been unexpected for Chen Mu . It was a four-star card, and it was much more outstanding than any ordinary four-star card . It had used up all of Chen Mu's precious materials . It would be common for such a card to have high requirements of the one who used it .

The rule was that the more awesome the card, the higher the requirements of the card artisan . Although card artisans with a perceptual strength of four could use a four-star card, it would be hard for them to bring all of the card's power into play . The consumption of perception would also be a lot quicker than for card artisans with level-five perception . Thus, very few card artisans with a perceptual level of four would use four-star cards in battle .

Card artisans who were skilled in using a four-star card generally had reached level five in perceptual strength . There weren't many of those in the federation, but there weren't so few, either . Zu Ning, for example, had perceptual strength at the lower end of level five .

Card artisans from the Big Six were a lot different from other card artisans . It was like the Cross Section of Styles and that sort of legacy, which had gone through generation after generation of perfecting . Its system went from shallow to deep, from low to high, all having an extremely complete connection with skills . That was why they would often be much more awesome than those using different cards at the same level .

Chen Mu opened his eyes . His perception had finally been restored to its normal level . He stood up and said to Ru Qiu, "Let's go . " Ru Qiu assented with her face full of excitement . She was curious to see what sort of effects that card might have .

Just as Chen Mu was going out the door, he ran head-on into a white-haired man .

"Yikes!" Chen Mu couldn't help his look of surprise upon seeing the white mist surrounding the white-haired man .

His gaze fell onto Chen Mu . In midair, the two sides' nearly undetectable perception made contact . Surprise showed on both of their faces . His perceptual acuity was higher than Chen Mu's, which gave him a chill!

The expression on the face of the white-haired man seemed to have become a little confused as he smiled at something deep . The ball of white mist around him started to transform .

Chen Mu's expression changed, and he yelled to Ru Qiu in a low voice, "Retreat!"

Ru Qiu was stunned . Her face, which had just been red as an apple with excitement, suddenly turned white . She ran back into the room with a flustered look as she was floundering to call Bogner's communications card .

Chen Mu immediately calmed down now that he didn't need to worry about trouble behind him . He couldn't change his card by then . The Wheel was what had been activated inside the apparatus! With a bitter smile, Chen Mu adjusted his perception without the slightest hesitation .

"A newcomer? Yikes, it's been a long time since I've run into a worthy opponent!" A silky, magnetic voice came from the within the mist .

Chen Mu's expression shifted . What changed his expression wasn't what his counterpart had said but was his unfathomable energy fluctuations .

Without making any response, Chen Mu suddenly bent at the waist and shot at his adversary like a snake slithering along the ground . He was as quick as lightning as he flitted over . He wouldn't even need to use a card if he could get close enough .

"Interesting . " His adversary's speech was slow and leisurely with a hint of praise . But there wasn't the least bit of mercy in his move .

A net quickly appeared in front of Chen Mu . It was composed of countless criss-crossing, glowing energy filaments, and he was certain to bump into it head-on . The energy filaments were incredibly sharp . He was afraid he would be chopped into pieces if he were to run into them .

With his belly pasted to the floor, he used the strength of his hands to suddenly shoot up from the ground, perilously evading the net . He still had no luck; the glowing net suddenly drew together and turned into a sparking electrical rope, which shook his spirit and caused his heart to race as it came rolling up to Chen Mu in midair .

Damn! Chen Mu desperately manipulated the big mudfish card, which abruptly blurred his image . For a short distance, the big mudfish card accompanied Chen Mu's short-range explosive power to achieve a speed that made him drag several residual images behind him .

"You're pretty fast," that detestably smooth voice said .

The sparking electrical rope suddenly opened out and turned into a ball of electric netting, bigger than the one before . It completely enshrouded Chen Mu . Each of the strands was as thick a finger, and it was making a crackling sound .

He was trapped!

Chen Mu actually calmed down when he saw the rapidly shrinking electric net . He saw no way to avoid it . If he'd had the tailless shuttle card in his hand, he could still try to save himself . But only the newly completed Wheel was activated in his apparatus .

He had never thought he would run into such a situation as soon as he came out the door . But it wasn't time to think about the timing . He would just have to try out the new card!

The battle between the two started in a spark of time before Ru Qiu could get through to Bogner's communications card . She could only see Chen Mu trapped in the deadly electric net .

The sparks that would flash on the electric net from time to time made Ru Qiu's pretty face lose color . She was a card master; of course she understood how deadly those electric sparks were! Their high voltage was far beyond those silvery threads Lucky Xi had emitted that day . If they only barely touched him, he would die without a doubt!

He had to think of something quickly! Ru Qiu was so stressed her heart had jumped into her throat .

Chen Mu's perceptual world suddenly seemed to have slowed, and he could no longer hear the cracking of the electrical sparks in his ears . In the gray and misty energy world, there was one after another wheel under his control, which transformed at a shocking speed .

It was as though time had slowed in that energy world, and everything had become clear—so clear you could grab it with your hand .

The 1,024 energy wheels had gathered again in a short time . Each of the wheels was like one buddha bead after another as they strung into a huge, beautiful, round chain of energy wheels .

Just as the energy chain was forming, the streaming beams on 1,024 energy wheels suddenly adjusted automatically . They started to revolve at the same speed in the same position . All of the streaming beams formed into a circle when the huge chain of wheels abruptly lit up .

Chen Mu didn't know what use that chain of wheels might have, but it was the only one of the card's reactions he had tried .

In the minds of most people, round would always be synonymous with defense . Was it a defensive cloak? Chen Mu perceived a bout of energy fluctuation . When he opened his eyes, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry when saw the fist-sized, glowing amber ball floating in front of him .

Damn! It's not an energy cloak! Chen Mu's expression involuntarily changed .

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