Chapter 82: The First Place Reward

"Your performance in this year's college entrance examination can be described as extremely outstanding. The two City Lords of Landu and Yaodu even wanted to inquire about your information from me." Recalling the scene when Yong Yong Anlu and Zhuang Zhuang Dongyi came to his door, Cang Ao smiled even more brilliantly.

At Cang Ao's age, the struggle for face far exceeds the struggle for strength. And Lu Li had allowed him to gain a great deal of face in front of two long-Finish Finish Time rivals; naturally, the more Cang Ao looked at Lu Li, the more pleasing he found him.

"Uh." Lu Li had not expected that because of his own affairs, the two City Lords of Yaodu and Landu would personally seek out Cang Ao. After all, it was usually a major event that could alarm three City Lords of the Eastern Region at the same Finish Finish Time.

Lu Li reckoned that in that meeting, Cang Ao must have held the absolute advantage and enjoyed showing off immensely; otherwise, the other party would never have smiled so brilliantly.

As for the other people in the know, a trace of envy could not help but emerge in their eyes. They understood why the City Lords of Yaodu and Landu would seek out Cang Ao—likely because they had guessed about the original Magic Card.

Of course, there were also background characters who were completely unaware of the inside story, such as Zhang Ming, Wang Ping, and Bei Bei Hanyun, but this did not prevent the three of them from putting on a "Wow! So awesome!" expression. Anyway, as long as they shouted "666" throughout the whole process, they definitely wouldn't be wrong.

"Grandfather, you should get back to the main point. Didn't you say you could only stay in Cangling City for a short while?" In the end, it was still Cang Cang Cang Fenghua who spoke up to remind Cang Ao.

Grandfather?

Raising an eyebrow, Lu Li was not too surprised. After all, both belonged to the Cang clan and definitely had a relationship, but he just hadn't expected the relationship to be so close.

"If you were a little more diligent, I could also rest easy in my old age." Facing Cang Cang Cang Fenghua's reminder, Cang Ao just glanced at him lightly.

What the hell!

Cang Cang Cang Fenghua could only force a smile, but deep down he couldn't help but roar wildly. If the Immortal Realm were so easy to break through, there wouldn't be only a mere few people in the entire Ancient Kingdom.

As for the others, they slightly turned their faces away; they were not qualified to interrupt the conversation between this grandfather and grandson. Of course, being able to see Cang Cang Cang Fenghua, whom everyone usually feared, get snubbed was also quite satisfying.

"However, you are right. I really cannot stay in Cangling City for too long." Cang Ao still considered the face of his grandson, Cang Cang Cang Fenghua. After just retorting to him, he returned to the main topic: "Lu Li, this Finish Finish Time I came to Cangling City, besides attending your Cangling City's graduation ceremony, another purpose is to meet with you."

While speaking, Cang Ao raised his hand and grasped in the void. An invisible ripple passed by, and the next moment, a silver seed exuding a special charm floated in the palm of his hand.

Seeing this silver seed, the people present had different expressions. Zhang Ming, Bei Bei Hanyun, and Wang Ping were blank-faced, not knowing what it was. As for the three principals—Cang Cang Cang Fenghua, Yu Yu Haojia, and Gu Fa—they looked at each other, and all could see the speculation and surprise in each other's eyes.

A Space Seed!

A super rare special item. Even if placed in the entire Ancient Kingdom, or even the entire Magic Card civilization, the rarity of a Space Seed could rank at the forefront.

After all, this thing only appears in the depths of the different-dimensional space outside the Black Gate, and in that kind of place, if your strength hasn't reached the Immortal Realm, going there is no different from throwing your life away.

It's just that Cang Cang Cang Fenghua and the others didn't expect that Cang Ao would actually take out such a rare Space Seed on such an occasion.

However, since Cang Cang Cang Fenghua had taken it out, it meant that this Space Seed would very likely be given away. As for who the target was, there was no need to say.

For a Finish Finish Time, Cang Cang Cang Fenghua and the others, who knew the capabilities of the Space Seed, looked at Lu Li with eyes full of envy.

154. A Unique Reward! Don't Scare Me Like That!

"This is a Space Seed, a special item that generally only appears in the depths of different-dimensional space." Cang Ao's voice slowly sounded, introducing: "The Space Seed is very special. It can merge into a Magic Card Master's body and open up a dimensional space within the Magic Card Master's body. The Magic Card Master can modify the dimensional space opened up within their body according to their own will."

"The dimensional space is very stable. Unless the Magic Card Master themselves opens the spatial coordinates, no one can find and break into a Magic Card Master's internal dimensional space."

"Besides that, Magic Card Spirits can also stay and move around in the dimensional space daily. Maintaining this activity does not require the Magic Card Master to consume extra magic power. Furthermore, the speed at which a Magic Card Master summons Magic Card Spirits from the dimensional space will also be doubled."

"Therefore, Magic Card Masters who possess a dimensional space generally let their Magic Card Spirits live freely in the dimensional space instead of turning them back into Magic Cards."

"Hiss!" Hearing Cang Ao's introduction to the Space Seed and dimensional space, Zhang Ming and the others couldn't help but gasp. The effects of this Space Seed were too outrageous, no wonder Cang Cang Cang Fenghua and the others' eyes were full of envy. Even Lu Li's eyes couldn't help but light up as he looked at the Space Seed.

The dimensional space opened up by a Space Seed is somewhat similar to a dimensional plane, only the dimensional plane is attached to the main plane of the Magic Card civilization, while the dimensional space is attached to the Magic Card Master themselves. Compared to a dimensional plane, the security and stability of a dimensional space are undoubtedly higher.

However, the upper limit of a dimensional space is limited by the Magic Card Master's own influence; what level it can reach depends very much on the person. The essence of a dimensional plane is a broken world fragment; even if it is just a fragment, the incomplete rules within it are enough to make the vast majority of Magic Card Masters shrink back. And the most important thing within a dimensional plane is the various rich resources, which is also what a dimensional space lacks.

"Of course, the Space Seed has many other special features," Cang Ao said, taking in everyone's expressions: "The dimensional space opened up by each Magic Card Master merging with a Space Seed is not the same, and the subsequent development is also unpredictable."

"However, there is one point that needs attention," Cang Ao reminded: "Nurturing a Space Seed and opening up a dimensional space in the body is not an easy thing. In this process, the Magic Card Master needs to continuously inject their own magic power into the Space Seed to cultivate it until the Space Seed absorbs enough magic power to take root and sprout, then slowly grow, and finally form a dimensional space."

"And the total amount of magic power consumed in this process is enough to make several Sovereigns collapse from exhaustion in an instant."

"There is another point: the size of the dimensional space is limited. An ordinary dimensional space will eventually only expand to 20 million square kilometers. At this point, it is not an easy thing for the dimensional space to expand again; after all, this is not a real dimensional plane."

After speaking, the Space Seed in Cang Ao's hand, under his control, slowly floated toward Lu Li and finally stopped in front of him: "You suppressed the candidates from the other two cities in the college entrance examination and achieved the first place in this year's Eastern Region college entrance examination. This is the reward you deserve."

"Although with your current strength, it is not enough to nurture the Space Seed to take root and sprout, but every little bit helps. Perhaps when you promote to the Emperor Realm, the total amount of magic power you provide will be able to meet the needs of the Space Seed, thereby opening up a dimensional space within your body."

Damn, damn, damn!

Although seeing Cang Ao take out the Space Seed, everyone could more or less guess that it was definitely to be given to Lu Li, but when they really saw this scene, everyone still couldn't help but have red eyes, especially Bei Bei Hanyun and Wang Ping.

Damn it! So the first place in the college entrance examination had this reward. If they had known earlier, they would have fought for it even if it meant cultivating immortality. And although Gu Fa and the others knew that Cang Capital would definitely have a high reward, in their memory, no year's reward had been so luxurious.

Luxurious, even unique!

If the Space Seed were so easy to obtain, then this thing wouldn't be so precious, and it wouldn't be possible to obtain it only in the depths of different-dimensional space.

It was Cang Cang Cang Fenghua and Yu Yu Haojia who knew more of the inside story, and they understood the meaning of Cang Ao's move even more. After all, standing behind Lu Li was the Night Queen.

Of course, the two still couldn't help but grumble in their hearts: even if you want to give it away, find a more suitable reason. This damn thing isn't some street goods, it's a Space Seed! If those candidates who had won first place in the college entrance examination for Cang Capital in the past knew, they would definitely cry.

However, the two only dared to grumble in their hearts. If they really wanted to say it out loud, they didn't have the guts.

"Thank you, City Lord." Taking the Space Seed, Lu Li felt a sense of nothingness on his hand. He could feel that he had indeed grasped the Space Seed, but in reality, there was no texture at all, which was very magical.

Immediately after, under everyone's gaze, the Space Seed slowly merged into Lu Li's body and disappeared without a trace.

Lu Li could feel the Space Seed that had merged into his body flowing slowly, finally stopping at the position of his right chest, reflecting and shining with his heart and the magic power crystals surrounding his heart.

At the same moment, the magic power in Lu Li's body also became active, surging towards the position of the Space Seed and flowing into it, disappearing without a trace.

However, compared to the violent reaction caused by activating the Crystal Technique, the speed at which the Space Seed absorbed magic power was very gentle. Even if the magic power appeared very active, it still maintained a constant absorption speed.

Just as Lu Li was about to withdraw his gaze, the Space Seed suddenly emitted a mysterious and profound aura, even spreading outwards through Lu Li, and at the same Finish Finish Time, the magic power in his body rioted again.

"This is!" Detecting the appearance of this mysterious aura, Cang Ao's eyes were filled with shock, and then his face changed suddenly. Waving his hand, he unleashed his full Immortal Realm aura, and with the origin synchronization of the Icy Sea Fang, the entire space was filled with a faint chill, but he steadily suppressed it within the range where the few of them were, without any signs of dissipation, highlighting Cang Ao's astonishing control.

"City Lord?" Everyone only felt a sinking sensation on their bodies, and the cold air invaded. Breathing instantly became uncomfortable, but this feeling was fleeting, and they all looked at Cang Ao in confusion.

"How is this possible?" Cang Ao stared fixedly at Lu Li: "Normally, the Space Seed absorbs the magic power in a Magic Card Master's body and maintains a constant state, but the magic power in Lu Li's body rioted in an instant just now. This is clearly abnormal."

Hearing Cang Ao's explanation, Cang Cang Cang Fenghua and the others were dumbfounded. Although they knew about the Space Seed, none of them had ever obtained one, so they didn't know what changes would occur when absorbing a Space Seed.

However, one thing they could be sure of: judging from Cang Ao's expression, this didn't look like a good development.

"Then will Lu Li be in danger?" Gu Fa had a worried look on his face. Lu Li was the pride of his school, and he didn't want anything to go wrong with him.

"It's hard to say. To be safe, let's calm down his rioting magic power first." Cang Ao was also very nervous in his heart. After all, Lu Li was the Night Queen's student. If something went wrong, it would be troublesome.

But before Cang Ao could take action, another aura that made him feel a tremor erupted from Lu Li.

155. Alienation: World Seed!

"Damn!" His hair stood on end. Cang Ao, who had originally intended to take action, stopped abruptly, his eyes full of suspicion: "Could it be that the Night Queen has taken action?"

He was an Immortal Realm Magic Card Master. The only ones who could make him feel such a strong sense of crisis were the stronger Undying Realm and Supreme beings.

Not to mention Supreme beings; even the City Lords of their twelve cities didn't have many opportunities to see a Supreme being in a year, and it was even less possible for Lu Li.

Since that was the case, it could only be the Night Queen taking action. After all, the two had a teacher-student relationship. Perhaps the Night Queen had left some mark on Lu Li that allowed her to detect Lu Li's abnormal situation.

"If this is really the case, then Lu Li's status in the Night Queen's heart is probably higher than I imagined," Cang Ao muttered: "The original Magic Card might have more secrets that we don't know about."

"City Lord?" Cang Ao's muttering was like talking to himself, and coupled with the suppression of strength, Cang Cang Cang Fenghua and the others didn't hear it clearly, but seeing him suddenly stop, they were all very confused.

"Don't worry, Lu Li's situation is not as dangerous as you think." Seeing this, Cang Ao could only speak up to smooth things over: "The violent magic power in his body has gradually been cleared. Next, we just need to wait for him to adapt to the changes of absorbing the Space Seed."

In Cang Ao's determination, it was definitely the Night Queen who had taken action now. Since that was the case, he didn't need to intervene. But thinking that his good intentions almost turned into a bad thing, Cang Ao couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

He was already old, and he couldn't handle such a fright.

"That's good." Hearing Cang Ao's words, Cang Cang Cang Fenghua and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, looking at each other and understanding the meaning in everyone else's eyes.

This kid Lu Li definitely made big news again!

[Affected by the Spirit Value Blessing, the Space Seed shows signs of alienation, and the incubation speed is increased by 500%!]

Incubation speed increased by 500%? The moment the system sent the information, Lu Li felt the magic power in his body riot, flowing away crazily at a terrifying speed.

Damn it! You have the word "seed" in your name, but you're not a real plant seed! Also, the Spirit Value Blessing has this effect?

Detecting this scene, Lu Li's eyelids twitched wildly. The effect of the Spirit Value Blessing was indeed very strong, which was undeniable, but Lu Li didn't expect that because of this blessing, the incubation speed of the Space Seed would increase fivefold, which led to the originally constant and gentle magic power absorption becoming abnormally terrifying. In just a few seconds, the magic power in Lu Li's body was almost absorbed.

Crack!

The only three magic power crystals in his body shattered one after another, turning into a terrifying amount of magic power and surging towards the Space Seed. However, even with the support of the magic power crystals, at this absorption speed, perhaps in just a few more seconds, he would be sucked dry again.

Hum!

Seeming to detect Lu Li's abnormality, the special blessing Spirit Value Blessing linked to his heart suddenly emitted a strong life aura. At the same Finish Finish Time, magic power was constantly mixed in it. The two energies gathered together and surged towards the position of the Space Seed, forming a strange balance with the absorption speed of the Space Seed.

"Lu Li?" Celestin's characteristic gentle voice sounded in Lu Li's mind, as if she had just woken up, sounding as if it carried a trace of fatigue and confusion: "Have you obtained a World Seed?"

World Seed? Sounds a bit awesome? But didn't the City Lord give me a Space Seed? Also, why can I hear Celestin's voice?

"The link of the Spirit Value Blessing allows me to vaguely perceive your situation, and it can allow me to have a direct mental dialogue with you," seeming to detect the confusion in Lu Li's heart, Celestin's voice sounded again and explained: "And with the Spirit Value Blessing as the core, I can transmit life force and magic power to you, this linked object, to a certain extent, but it is limited to this degree and range."

"Moreover, the quality of my life force and magic power is too high. Once transmitted to you for a long Finish Finish Time, it will cause a great burden on you."

"As for the World Seed, it is actually the Space Seed in your cognition."

"The essence of a Space Seed is actually a special item that remains as a pillar supporting the world after the world is completely destroyed, having witnessed its existence."

Hearing Celestin's explanation, Lu Li suddenly realized. It seems that the blessing of the Spirit Value Blessing is far from as simple as he imagined. At the very least, this backup power function is an unexpected joy, and it is very likely that only Celestin can actively do this. He has no way to absorb the other party's energy, otherwise, there would be no introduction in the skill panel.

As for the Space Seed, although he knew from Cang Ao's mouth that this item was not simple, he didn't expect it to be the residue of the pillar supporting the world after the world was completely destroyed.

In this way, the ability of the Space Seed to open up a dimensional space within a Magic Card Master's body can be explained.