Chapter 2

Within the same star rating, magic cards are further divided into nine grades: Common, Rare, Legacy, Collector's, Perfect, Legendary, Epic, Mythical, and Divine. The higher the grade, the greater the potential at the same star level.

One to three stars are classified as primary magic cards, four to six stars as intermediate magic cards, and seven to nine stars as advanced magic cards. For magic cards of ten stars and above, each additional star increases the crafting difficulty by an entire level.

The Blaze Knight is a four-star magic card, already crossing into the ranks of intermediate magic cards. Being able to successfully construct an intermediate magic card before the college entrance exam gives Wang Ping true grounds for pride.

"Zhao Chengyuan, Cangling City has more than just your Cangling No. 1 High School; our No. 2 High School is not much worse than yours." Sitting opposite Zhao Chengyuan, Da Bai Man, who was also a seven-star Emperor Realm expert, said coldly, "Don't forget that in the last college entrance exam, it was a student from our No. 2 High School who took first place in Cangling City."

In the previous college entrance exam, although Cangling No. 1 High School's overall results remained firmly in first place, the top individual candidate was snatched away by No. 2 High School, a fact that had pleased Da Bai Man for a very long time.

Like Zhao Chengyuan, the light screen in front of Da Bai Man was locked onto the No. 2 High School's star student, Bei Hanyun. The opponent was slightly behind Wang Ping, but had also successfully constructed a magic card.

It was also a four-star magic card, but the grade was one level higher than the Blaze Knight: the four-star Collector's grade Water Dragon Beast.

"It seems that this time, our No. 2 High School still has the upper hand." A flash of arrogance crossed Da Bai Man's cold face.

"Hmph!" Outdone by Da Bai Man, Zhao Chengyuan let out a cold snort: "Let's see who comes out on top in the end."

For magic cards of the same star rating, the higher the grade, the stronger the power. However, the combat of magic card spirits is also influenced by the Magic Card Master's commands. If the Master's command technique is superb, even a lower-grade magic card has a chance to pull off an upset.

"The more excellent students there are, the better it is for our Cangling City." Seeing this, Cang Fenghua stopped the two and turned to look at Gu Fa: "Gu Fa, how is the situation at your school this year?"

Gu Fa was rumored to have made numerous contributions on the front lines. After achieving fame, he did not continue to climb the ranks, but instead left the front lines and eventually came to Cangling City to serve as the principal of Cangling No. 3 High School.

At the scene, the only one who knew of Gu Fa's past was Cang Fenghua, because it was Cang Fenghua who had brought Gu Fa in back then.

Hearing Cang Fenghua mention Gu Fa, both Zhao Chengyuan and Da Bai Man's faces flashed with caution. In recent years, under Gu Fa's training, No. 3 High School's results had been remarkable, and the progress was plain for all to see.

"The average level of No. 3 High School this year is slightly better than the last." Sighing inwardly, Gu Fa replied.

Gu Fa knew Cang Fenghua's expectations for him, but his time as principal of No. 3 High School was still too short; unlike No. 1 and No. 2 High Schools, he lacked top-tier students to hold the stage.

Hearing Gu Fa's statement, Zhao Chengyuan and Da Bai Man couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Gu Fa, you are still too modest." Unfortunately, the next second, Cang Fenghua's words made both their hearts jump wildly.

"No. 3 High School has truly produced an amazing student this time." The screen in front of Cang Fenghua was already locked onto Lu Li, his expression solemn.

Our school produced an amazing student? How come I don't know about it?

Gu Fa was puzzled, but immediately switched the screen to Lu Li, and his eyes shrank fiercely.

The light screen was playing the scene of Lu Li inputting the Yu-Gi-Oh! world view, and the micro-world transformed from spell scripts was interacting and evolving around him.

"World manifestation! It's actually world manifestation!" Zhao Chengyuan exclaimed, jumping up without even caring about his status.

"How is that possible!" Da Bai Man was equally shocked: "He is actually creating a new world view? Is he planning to craft an original magic card?"

3. Creation light pillar! Nine levels in a row!

【World view verification passed!】

Inside the unified examination space, having held his breath and focused to complete the input of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world view, Lu Li began to concentrate on constructing the Dark Magician Girl magic card.

Since it was the Yu-Gi-Oh! world view, it was only natural to construct the related magic card spirits, and when it came to Yu-Gi-Oh!, one had to mention the Dark Magician Girl.

Not to mention anything else, the Dark Magician Girl, this first-generation wife, had terrifying popularity in Yu-Gi-Oh!, and was naturally one of Lu Li's childhood goddesses. She and other two-dimensional wives had accompanied him through countless days and nights.

However, this time, Lu Li did not intend to construct a pure Dark Magician Girl. Since she was one of his wife cards, adding patches was inevitable.

What he wanted to construct was his own exclusive Dark Magician Girl.

【In the Duel Spirit Kingdom, there exists a transcendent race that masters the power of black magic: the Spellcaster race.】

【Dark Magician Girl Mana is the standout among the Spellcaster race, apprenticed to the Dark Magician, and eventually learned power equal to the Dark Magician.】

【Subsequently, Dark Magician Girl Mana began to travel the world, constantly improving her own power, during which she made friends like the Silent Magician and learned many spells from them.】

In the background of the Dark Magician Girl, Lu Li integrated more settings, so that the final constructed magic card would match his ideas.

【Magic card background passed, please perfect the card art and add materials!】

His spiritual power turned into pen and ink, and with just a few strokes, the image of the Dark Magician Girl leaped onto the magic card constructor.

After all, as one of his childhood goddesses, Lu Li was very familiar with her from the inside out.

【Material gift pack opened successfully, congratulations to the host for obtaining Dark Magician Girl crafting material *1!】

The materials obtained from the gift pack were all added by Lu Li to the magic card editor.

Almost the moment they were put into the magic card editor, all the materials were melted into fuel by a special power, which then continuously dyed the Dark Magician Girl's card art, finally completing the coloring for the entire card.

A few seconds later, Lu Li felt the magic power in his body become surging, his rank rising from a one-star soldier to a two-star soldier, three-star soldier, and finally forming a light pillar on his body surface.

Success! A smile appeared on Lu Li's face.

Magic Card Masters can improve their rank by constructing magic cards; the appearance of magic power backflow and the rise in rank meant that the Dark Magician Girl was successfully constructed.

The unified examination space where Lu Li was located even showed faint signs of collapsing at this moment.

You must know that the unified examination space was created by the City Lord's Mansion. Even though it was divided into many small spaces to cope with the unified examination, causing its strength to decrease, its stability was far beyond the ordinary.

But even so, there were faint signs of collapse under the light pillar, and there was only one explanation: the Dark Magician Girl's rank was definitely not low!

However, the appearance of the light pillar only lasted for a few seconds before it turned into light spots and merged back into Lu Li's body, dissipating.

【Construction successful, obtained magic power backflow, rank increased to two-star soldier!】

【Construction successful, obtained magic power backflow, rank increased to three-star soldier!】

【Construction successful, obtained magic power backflow, rank increased to nine-star soldier!】

With an increase of nearly a whole major rank, Lu Li's lifespan also ushered in a huge increase again. As long as he didn't court death, he could safely live to be three hundred years old.

【Obtained magic power backflow, next permission opening progress is 40%!】

"While obtaining magic power backflow, I can also increase the progress of the next permission?" Obtaining another important piece of information from the system prompt, Lu Li was stunned for a moment, and the smile on his face grew even wider.

Magic power backflow is a special energy obtained after a Magic Card Master successfully crafts a magic card. The only function of magic power backflow is to increase the Magic Card Master's rank.

When the amount of magic power backflow in the body reaches the point of qualitative change, the Magic Card Master can break through their original rank and rise to a higher level.

Judging from the prompts given by the system, as long as Lu Li successfully crafts magic cards, the magic power backflow obtained can not only be used to increase his own Magic Card Master rank, but can also be used to open system permissions simultaneously. It can be said to be killing two birds with one stone.

"Success! He actually succeeded!" In the City Lord's Mansion, even Cang Fenghua was no longer calm at this moment.

In a sense, all magic cards in the magic card civilization were once original magic cards. It was only as one original magic card after another became a mass-market magic card that the prosperous development of the magic card civilization was achieved.

To craft a magic card, one must first construct a world view. In the early days of the magic card civilization, the appearance of every magic card was highly likely to represent the appearance of a new world view.

But as time went on and the rules of the magic card civilization became more perfect, the construction of new world views became increasingly difficult.

Especially now, even Emperor Realm and Sovereign Realm Magic Card Masters like them had never constructed a new world view, making the crafting of original magic cards even more of a pipe dream.

Constructing a new world view does not depend on strength, but on the Magic Card Master's talent.

Now, a student participating in the unified examination had completed this feat right under their noses!

Lu Li not only constructed a new world view but also successfully crafted an original magic card.

Perhaps Lu Li was still just a novice Magic Card Master, and even these Emperor Realm and Sovereign Realm experts could easily deal with him.

But in terms of magic card talent alone, Lu Li had far surpassed them, because including Cang Fenghua, no one present had ever successfully crafted an original magic card.

Let alone crafting an original magic card, even in the memories of Cang Fenghua and the others, they had never seen or heard of a Magic Card Master who had crafted an original magic card!

In this generation, original magic card crafters are comparable to national treasures!

"The creation light pillar is indeed a natural phenomenon that only appears when an original magic card is successfully crafted." A smile that could not be suppressed appeared on Gu Fa's face: "As expected of the student I have high hopes for! I just don't know what star rating the original magic card Lu Li crafted has reached."

Because mass-market magic cards are already widely known, as long as you know the name, you know the star rating. As for the grade, it is related to the outlining of the card art and the input of materials.

But original magic cards are different. Unless the Magic Card Master publicly discloses the magic card's attributes, outsiders can only guess the star rating, grade, and abilities of the magic card through its performance.

Looking at the jealousy overflowing from Zhao Chengyuan and Da Bai Man after their astonishment, Gu Fa felt incredibly refreshed.

Let you be so arrogant just now, now it's my turn!

Damn it!

Hearing Gu Fa's shameless statement, Zhao Chengyuan and Da Bai Man almost couldn't help but curse out loud.

If you had known earlier that there was a student like Lu Li, you wouldn't have been hiding it all along, you old shameless man.

4. Six-star Collector's grade Dark Magician Girl

Even if Zhao Chengyuan and Da Bai Man were unhappy, they had nothing to say.

Not to mention anything else, even if the original magic card Lu Li crafted this time was only one star, it would be enough to beat Bei Hanyun and Wang Ping, who crafted four-star magic cards, to a pulp.

It's not a question of strength, but the successful crafting of an original magic card means that the world view Lu Li constructed has been recognized by the magic card civilization, and also means that his talent far exceeds the ordinary.

Holding a new world view, as long as Lu Li plays it steady, crafting high-level original magic cards is just a matter of time.

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it, this unified examination actually gave me such a big surprise!" Cang Fenghua was equally excited.

Even as a City Lord, Cang Fenghua found it difficult to suppress his excitement at this moment.

Since he embarked on the path of a Magic Card Master until now, nearly a thousand years have passed, and it was only until now that he had seen with his own eyes a Magic Card Master successfully craft an original magic card.

More importantly, this Magic Card Master who crafted the original magic card was also from Cangling City under his jurisdiction!