An intense black glow enveloped the desert, plunging the entire area into darkness.
A man appeared in the middle of the darkness.
He was wearing a black robe with runes written all over it and a black hat. The brim of the hat was pressed low, hiding his face.
In this entire area, only the Demon Scorpion Empress wasn't swallowed by the darkness.
The man looked around and focused on the Demon Scorpion Empress.
"Where are you?" he questioned.
The Demon Scorpion Empress covered her mouth with her hand and yawned: "You're asking me?"
"Of course I'm asking you" the man angrily replied.
The Demon Scorpion Empress tilted her head and thought for a bit before answering: "Ah, he was here just now, but I don't know where he's gone now"
"You dare to trick me?"
"I'm only telling the truth"
"Fine, fine, fine, just wait until I find that Card, then we'll talk about you"
The man stomped his foot and was about to leave.
Suddenly, his expression changed as he threw 7-8 Cards out.
Layers of light surrounded him, forming a wall of darkness, a few sturdy shields, an armored giant guard, as well as a semi-transparent barrier of darkness.
— — boom!
A streak of light shot towards him like a bolt of lightning.
Before this streak of light, the walls collapsed, all the shields shattered, the giant guard was pierced through, only the semi-transparent barrier managed to stop the streak of light.
The black-cloaked man was sent flying a few dozen meters away.
He crouched down on the ground, looking up at the barrier.
A sharp stinger stabbed into the barrier and sank deep into it.
It seemed the stinger was just a little bit away from piercing through the barrier.
"Scorpion Empress, did you take that Card? Do you want to declare war? "
The man's expression turned serious as he took out a Card from the void of space and showed it to the Demon Scorpion Empress.
There was nothing else on the Card, only a horn.
The Horn of War.
The Demon Scorpion Empress slowly pulled her stinger back and spoke with a cold tone: "It doesn't matter who you call, anyone who sees what happened just now will think that I'm defending my dignity"
"Take that Card, then we'll talk about me?" she mimicked the man's tone.
"How do you think Gray Hand will decide? I'd be more than happy to have a duel with you. I guarantee that I'll eat you up bit by bit until you're completely eaten. Only then will I make you lose consciousness. "
Demon Scorpion Empress said while wagging her tail.
Her upper body was charming and alluring, but her lower body was that of a scorpion.
The incomparably sharp stinger on her back was still pointed at her opponent's heart, as if she would strike again at any moment.
"Humph! Since you dared to play that card, then you're the one who broke the agreement. You're the main culprit behind the outbreak of war, "the man said unwillingly.
The Demon Scorpion Empress smiled.
"I was wondering why that card was able to sneak out on its own, turns out Greyhan sent a brainless idiot like you to guard it, you can't blame anyone else for this" she said.
"When I get the evidence, you won't be able to laugh anymore," the man said in a deep voice.
He had regained his composure and took out a card.
"Spell Reappear!"
The man growled and activated the card.
In the surrounding darkness, rays of light formed the shadow of a card.
In a split second, over a dozen cards appeared in the void of space.
The man walked up to each of the cards and carefully observed them.
The war doll, the black scimitar, the [True Crimson Demon Spear], as well as a few equipment cards — — - every single card that the girl used was manifested in the form of a spell in front of the man.
He looked through them one by one until he finally saw the card.
"Abyss of Sin summon — — King's Descent"
The man's expression changed.
It was now that he understood. So the Demon Scorpion Empress was summoned.
This instantly proved the Demon Scorpion Empress' innocence.
Thinking back to how he spoke before, he did offend her a bit.
However — — -
Why would the Demon Scorpion Empress do something so insignificant?
The man looked at the Demon Scorpion Empress and spoke in a low voice: "The summoning card has disappeared, but you're still here, why is that?"
The Demon Scorpion Empress stared straight at him: "Are you questioning me?"
The man held it in for a bit, then changed his tone: "May I ask why you're still here?"
The Demon Scorpion Empress replied: "Pig brain, you still don't understand? Because I live in this desert, where else could I go? "
The man froze.
It's over, everything the other party did fits perfectly.
He suddenly understood. Regardless of whether or not the other party did something, they've already bought enough time for that card.
With my own strength, I probably won't be able to track that card anymore.
He let out a deep sigh.
That card was extremely important, but it suddenly disappeared. This messed up my plan.
It's because I panicked too much that I ended up being toyed with by this scorpion.
With that in mind, he stopped hesitating and took out a card to activate it.
Very quickly, a low male voice came from the card.
"Did you find it?"
"Teacher, that card summoned the Demon Scorpion Empress to stop me, so I haven't found it yet" the man glared at the Demon Scorpion Empress and answered.
"Demon Scorpion Empress?"
The other side went silent.
Suddenly, a book jumped out from the card and flew in front of the Demon Scorpion Empress.
The Demon Scorpion Empress smiled and put her hand on the cover of the book.
The book immediately called out: 「 The agreement has not been damaged, the Empress was only summoned! 」
The man panicked and knelt on the ground: "Sir Greyhan, she attacked me!"
「 We'll talk about this later, you need to find that card right away 」 the low male voice spoke.
"Yes!" the man hurriedly replied.
Another book appeared in front of him.
The book automatically flipped open, revealing a card embedded in every page.
「 These are the 537 Card restraints that I've placed on that card, you are now allowed to use them, go and grab that card right away! 」
"Yes!"
The man took the book and flew up into the air.
But the card he used to communicate with her still hasn't lost its effect.
The man called Greyhan spoke with a serious tone: "Empress, I have to solemnly tell you, that card is very important to me, I hope you understand this"
"What does that have to do with me? I was just taking a walk in the desert when someone suddenly summoned me, I still don't understand why "the Demon Scorpion Empress giggled.
Greyhan went silent for a bit, then also smiled: "I don't think you would interfere with my card refinement, after all, this is my personal business, and you are a noble monarch"
"Of course, you take care of your black market, we'll live our lives here without worries, this is what we agreed on"
"That is indeed the case" Greyhan agreed.
"But your disciple has the natural arrogance of a card user, I feel like this will only make him more and more foolish"
The Demon Scorpion Empress continued: "Interfering with your business will not bring any benefits to our Abyss of Sin, this is very clear, so you should have trusted me from the start, not that idiot who ruined everything"
After a bit of silence, the other side sighed: "It can't be helped, I have a few things to do so I won't be able to return in time, so I had to let my disciple manage the black market for a bit, who knew he would be so useless"
Greyhan's tone was a bit irritated.
He had already seen the tracking spells, so he knew that the Demon Scorpion Empress was indeed summoned.
Even the agreement between the two sides didn't have any problems.
And just as she said, stopping me won't bring her any benefits.
A person like the Demon Scorpion Empress wouldn't even bother to look at you if there wasn't a huge benefit.
That's why — — -
The entire thing really was messed up by my useless disciple.
How foolish. Card users have always been above many Professions, but if they can't maintain their composure and humility, they'll sooner or later be stuck at the same spot due to their arrogance.
This disciple of mine has always overestimated his own status.
He needs to accept the harshest of scolding and use a clear mind to understand the truth and Laws!
Unfortunately, I'm still a few hundred million World Layers away, unable to return in time.
Whether it's scolding my disciple or finding that important card, I can't do anything right now.
So even someone as calm as Greyhan was feeling a bit irritated right now.
"If my disciple has been rude, I apologize on his behalf" Greyhan said.
The Demon Scorpion Empress replied: "It's fine, it's just a small matter, I just hope that you won't randomly summon me again, after all, I have a lot of things to do"
Greyhan paused a bit, then spoke with a gentler tone: "Don't worry, I've set up a few hundred restraining spells on that card, I'll definitely capture it and keep a close watch on it, it won't cause you any more trouble"
"Hm, that's good" the Demon Scorpion Empress was pleased.
"Then we'll meet again"
"See you again"
The card disappeared.
All the spells disappeared as well.
The Demon Scorpion Empress silently stood there, seemingly in thought.
A while later.
She sighed softly and said, "I can only help you this much."
…
In the endless desert.
Gu Qing Shan was still running.
Although nothing was chasing after him, he was still feeling tense and tense.
To be able to seal such a card, the other party must be incredibly powerful, perhaps even undefeatable.
If this card was really that important, the other party wouldn't have only left behind a single method.
At a certain point, Gu Qing Shan's expression changed.
The sense of urgency in his heart suddenly increased. A faint sense of death silently appeared in his spirit sense.
Compared to other Professions, it was incredibly difficult for a cultivator to face a Tribulation and advance.
But there was one good thing about being a cultivator. Their spirit sense was incredibly sharp, allowing them to predict vague situations in advance.
Although Gu Qing Shan's current location was quite far away from where the battle took place, Gu Qing Shan faintly understood that this was only the beginning.
Something is chasing after us.
Gu Qing Shan suddenly stopped.
He tapped his Inventory Bag and took out the card.
As soon as the card appeared, it turned into a white-clothed girl.
"Use the spell card to check if we're safe or not" Gu Qing Shan told her.
"Not at all" the girl hurriedly answered, "I've been put on a lot of restraining spells, there must be a tracking technique among them"
Gu Qing Shan took out the [Blood Sea God Army] card and asked: "If I give this card to you, can you dispel those restraining and tracking techniques?"
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