Chapter 59

Race: Digimon, Puppet Type

Quality: Epic

Level: 3-Star

Skills: Divine Pierce, Protection Wave, Grand Nun Cross, Awakening

Divine Pierce: Uses a trident to pierce the enemy. The attack carries Light-attribute power and armor-piercing effects. Damage is doubled against enemies possessing Dark-attribute power.

Protection Wave: Stabs the trident into the ground to trigger a wave that protects the user. Highly effective against ranged attacks.

Grand Nun Cross: A signature combo technique of the Sistermon lineage. During its release, it projects black and sky-blue forms to perform a coordinated attack. Its full-power strike has destructive power comparable to a Mature-stage Digimon.

Awakening: Activates the Holy Brand to enter the Awakening state, increasing the level by one.

"The Hearing Hearing Mana reflux gained from crafting a 3-Star Magic Card is no longer enough to raise my level." Although Sistermon Blanc (Child stage) only reached 3-Star, it met the requirements for the first stage of the college entrance exam.

While simulated construction cannot grant the level and attributes of a finished card, Lu Li had vaguely guessed this when setting the background for Sistermon Blanc.

It wasn't that Lu Li couldn't craft higher-level Mature-stage Magic Cards; based on the level projections for Sistermon Blanc, higher-level Mature-stage Digimon would have strength equivalent to Intermediate Magic Cards.

However, the characteristics of Digimon differ from ordinary Magic Cards. In the background and settings Lu Li wrote while constructing the Digimon world view, the core trait of Digimon is constant evolution, specifically a web-like evolution that adapts to different environments.

Therefore, if he crafted a Mature-stage Digimon Magic Card from the start, the available evolutionary paths would be reduced, failing to fully utilize the web-evolution characteristic.

While Child-stage Digimon offer more evolutionary directions, their level and strength are too low to meet Lu Li's needs. Thus, Child-stage Digimon were the best choice.

"However, the effect of Grand Nun Cross is unexpectedly good. A full-power strike rivals a Mature-stage Digimon, reaching the destructive level of an Intermediate Magic Card."

"Has half a day already passed?" Glancing at the clock hanging upside down in the sky again, Lu Li took a deep breath and buried his head back into crafting Magic Cards.

Crafting Sistermon Blanc didn't take long, but it still consumed nearly two hours. Including the input of the world view and the creation of the Digivice, more than half of the college entrance exam Finish Finish Time had passed.

However, this didn't mean Lu Li would just wait foolishly for the first stage to end. Moreover, he wasn't satisfied with just crafting the Digivice and Sistermon Blanc. To be precise, the next Magic Card he was about to craft was the key to pushing everything to a climax.

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"Is Lu Li planning to craft a second Magic Card?" At the Cangdu Magic Card Association, Shangguan Pu felt completely numb.

He wasn't clear about the situation with the Digivice, but the crafting of Sistermon Blanc was indeed a success, meaning Lu Li had succeeded immediately after a failure in a very short Finish Finish Time.

And right now, Lu Li clearly didn't intend to stop there; he was throwing himself into the crafting of a new Magic Card again. He just didn't know if what Lu Li was crafting next was still an original Magic Card.

Just having this mindset as a candidate in the college entrance exam was truly eye-opening. At the very least, Shangguan Pu felt that at Lu Li's age, he couldn't be so decisive, especially in the unique environment of the college entrance exam.

"It's possible. Besides, the first stage of the exam doesn't stipulate that candidates can only craft one Magic Card. Lu Li might have other ideas." Shangguan Hong rubbed his head. "Everything this kid does is unexpected; even I can't quite see through his thoughts."

"Let's keep watching. I have a premonition that Lu Li might make big news in this exam."

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[Evolution is the key and core of a Digimon's strength improvement!]

[Digimon accumulate data and experience through battle. When the data within their bodies reaches a certain level, a qualitative Fallen Fallen Mode Fallen Mode Change occurs, triggering evolution. This is the most conventional way for Digimon to evolve.]

[In addition to conventional evolution triggered by data changes, Digimon can also use the power of the Digivice to perform Armor Evolution, Warp Evolution, DNA Evolution, Burst Evolution, X-Evolution, and other forms of evolution to further enhance their strength.]

After completing the crafting of the Digivice and Sistermon Blanc, Lu Li's target this Finish Finish Time was a special Evolution Magic Card!

The Child stage was by no means the limit for Lu Li and his Digimon!

Evolution had always been the theme of Lu Li's Digimon Magic Card crafting, and the Evolution Magic Card he was crafting now was the final piece of the puzzle for Digimon Magic Cards.

[Super Evolution Component S contains the amount of data required for a Child-stage Digimon to evolve into a higher-level Mature-stage Digimon.]

[Through card-swiping, a Digimon can absorb the data contained within the Super Evolution Component S, thereby breaking through existing limits and increasing its strength.]

The Digivice has the effect of allowing Digimon to gain corresponding power boosts by inserting different types of cards. What Lu Li was doing now was materializing this method.

[Magic Card background approved. Please perfect the card art and add materials!]

Unlike the Digivice and Sistermon Blanc, which had clear images, the overall image of the Evolution Magic Card resembled a ring radiating countless data streams.

A series of pre-prepared materials were successively fed into the Magic Card Constructor by Lu Li. The colorful material solution dyed the data evolution ring, exuding mystery and unpredictability.

[Construction successful. Hearing Hearing Mana reflux obtained!]

[Super Evolution Component S]

Type: Evolution Card

Effect: Through card-swiping with the Digivice, release the data contained within to inject into the Digimon's body. Depending on the Tamer's will and different environmental adaptability, it can allow a Child-stage Digimon to evolve into a Mature-stage Digimon for a certain period.

"With this, Sistermon Blanc can be upgraded to a higher-level Mature-stage form through the Super Evolution Component S. And because of network evolution, there are more choices for evolutionary directions." Having slightly understood the attributes of [Super Evolution Component S], Lu Li wore a satisfied expression.

Mature stage, in Lu Li's estimation, definitely stepped into the level of an Intermediate Magic Card. But whether it could compare to Dark Magician Girl, he hadn't tested it yet, so he couldn't easily compare.

However, Lu Li quickly packed up [Super Evolution Component S] and continued to construct the next Magic Card. Just [Super Evolution Component S] and Mature-stage strength were still not Lu Li's limit at this stage.

108. Successive Card Crafting: Blue Card!

[Blue Card, an extremely magical evolution card in the Digimon world. It possesses a greater amount of data than the Super Evolution Component S, and also contains various powers such as the Light of Evolution and Digimon Spirits.]

[By releasing the power of the Blue Card through card-swiping, a Digimon that has already evolved into a Mature stage can further liberate the potential within its body, thereby evolving into a higher-level, stronger Ultimate-stage form.]

After completing the crafting of [Super Evolution Component S], Lu Li next crafted the Blue Card, which could further liberate a Digimon's potential and was suitable for evolving a Mature-stage Digimon into an Ultimate stage.

Compared to [Super Evolution Component S], crafting the Blue Card took longer. After all, the Blue Card was an Evolution Magic Card capable of evolving a Mature-stage Digimon into an Ultimate-stage Digimon, and the evolutionary principles stored within it were more profound, even including several powers like the Light of Evolution and Digimon Spirits.

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"Did it fail again? Or is Lu Li not crafting an original Magic Card?" As Finish Finish Time passed, Cang Cang Cang Fenghua and the others in front of the screen couldn't understand Lu Li's operations.

Just like when crafting the [Digivice], neither [Super Evolution Component S] nor the [Blue Card] belonged to Spirit Magic Cards, but rather to special Magic Cards. Therefore, even if these Evolution Magic Cards were also original, there would be no strange phenomena, meaning no creation light pillar would appear.

More importantly, the crafting of the [Digivice] followed the Digimon world view, and at that Finish Finish Time, there was the phenomenon of world-manifestation that let everyone know Lu Li was crafting an original Magic Card. But [Super Evolution Component S] and the [Blue Card] didn't have such treatment.

After all, the phenomenon of world-manifestation only occurs when a new world view is constructed for the first Finish Finish Time.

Therefore, Lu Li's current card-crafting process was no different from other candidates.

"He should be crafting non-original Magic Cards. After all, most of the college entrance exam Finish Finish Time has passed, and there isn't much Finish Finish Time left for Lu Li. Being able to craft one original Magic Card is already very good," Da Baiman said.

Her statement was also recognized by Cang Cang Cang Fenghua and the others; this was the most likely explanation.

"Teacher, is Lu Li still crafting the special Magic Cards you mentioned before?" Far away in Cangdu, Meng Meng Meng Ningdie proposed a different opinion from Da Baiman, but she wasn't too sure, as she had only just learned of the existence of special Magic Cards.

Especially after learning from the Night Queen that the construction difficulty of special Magic Cards was extremely high.

"Teacher isn't omniscient either; how would I know if it is or isn't?" The Night Queen gave Meng Meng Meng Ningdie a sideways glance. Did this girl really think she was a know-it-all?

Facing the Night Queen's eye-roll, Meng Meng Meng Ningdie gave a sheepish smile.

"No need to be so anxious. The first stage of the college entrance exam is about to end. In the second stage, I believe Lu Li will also show the new Magic Cards he crafted. The truth will be revealed then." Withdrawing her gaze, the Night Queen spoke slowly.

Although the Night Queen's tone seemed very flat, both Cang Ao and Meng Meng Meng Ningdie could hear the anticipation and interest hidden within her tone.

In the first stage of the college entrance exam, Lu Li's extraordinary performance had completely stirred up the Night Queen's interest. Perhaps after this year's exam, the Night Queen would make another astonishing move.

At this moment, Cang Ao and Meng Meng Meng Ningdie both had a strong premonition.

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[Magic Card background approved. Please perfect the card art and add materials!]

After a long Finish Finish Time, Lu Li finally completed the background input for the Blue Card. Next came a staggering number of Blue and Purple quality materials—Insect Hearts, Shadow Veils, Holy Spirit Rings, etc.—which were transformed into a torrent and successively fed into the Magic Card Constructor by Lu Li.

This scene made the eyelids of everyone watching Lu Li's actions twitch wildly again.

In fact, when they saw Lu Li crafting [Super Evolution Component S], they had already discovered that the amount of materials he invested was terrifying, but at that Finish Finish Time, they were only some White and Green quality materials, so even if he invested a lot, everyone didn't pay too much attention.

But this Finish Finish Time, the materials invested in crafting the [Blue Card] were raised by two levels, and the situation was different!

Blue quality materials are enough to craft 7-Star Magic Cards, and Purple quality materials can even be used to craft 8-Star Magic Cards.

Even for the 7-Star and 8-Star Magic Cards everyone was familiar with, none of them had an amount of invested materials that could compare to the terrifying amount Lu Li was investing right now.

Crafting Magic Cards is not about the more materials invested, the better, because if the materials conflict with the background, the probability of failure is extremely high.

This is a key point that all novice Magic Card Masters are warned about repeatedly. Logically, such a mistake shouldn't appear on Lu Li.

But looking at Lu Li's extremely calm expression on the light screen, everyone thought of one thing: Lu Li was doing this on purpose.

"I'm really becoming more and more curious now: what exactly is Lu Li planning?" Shangguan Pu voiced everyone's inner thoughts. "Not to mention anything else, this amount of material investment—even if Monarch-level or King-level experts saw it, they would probably have to kneel."

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[Construction successful. Hearing Hearing Mana reflux obtained, level raised to 4-Star Commander!]

"Done." Feeling the total amount of Hearing Hearing Mana in his body become fuller again, a smile appeared on Lu Li's face. [Super Evolution Component S] and [Blue Card] were successfully crafted one after another, which also allowed Lu Li's level to rise again.

[Blue Card]

Type: Evolution Card

Effect: Through card-swiping with the Digivice, release the data contained within to inject into the Digimon's body. Depending on the Tamer's will and different environmental adaptability, it can allow a Mature-stage Digimon to super-evolve into an Ultimate-stage Digimon for a certain period.

Similar to the description of [Super Evolution Component S], the effect of the [Blue Card] was also very concise, but the effect was also very direct. Mature stage to Ultimate stage—this span could definitely break through to the level of an Advanced Magic Card! Lu Li had a strong premonition!

Lu Li was very much looking forward to the moment Sistermon Blanc used the Evolution Magic Card to increase her strength.

Having successively crafted the four Magic Cards—[Digivice], [Sistermon Blanc], [Super Evolution Component S], and [Blue Card]—Lu Li finally stopped his movements and looked at the clock hanging upside down in the sky. Unknowingly, it had reached the end.

"It's a pity there wasn't enough Finish Finish Time; I only had Finish Finish Time to craft [Super Evolution Component S] and [Blue Card]." Withdrawing his gaze, two Magic Cards appeared in Lu Li's hands. "However, even if I were given more Finish Finish Time now, without suitable materials, I couldn't craft more types of Evolution Magic Cards."