Supreme Star Card Master

At the entrance of Kongqiang Ridge.

After a while, a figure rushed out from inside, and beside him, there was another person bound in mid-air by a silver chain.

"Someone's coming!" Yu Qing's subordinate spotted them and immediately shouted.

"It's the Sky Patrol Envoy!"

"One of them seems to be injured!"

"..."

Su Yuan brought Wang Xudong out of Kongqiang Ridge and placed him on the ground.

The City Guard quickly gathered around. Seeing Wang Xudong bound by the Sky Lock and extremely weak, they were all shocked.

"Where are your Healers?" Su Yuan looked around and asked.

Since Yu Qing was not there, the deputy captain, Old Zhou, represented the group and quickly replied, "I'll call them right away."

Old Zhou immediately waved at a young man who had noticed the situation and was approaching from a distance: "Jinxuan, come quickly!"

"Coming!"

Healer Tang Jinxuan hurried over and quickly began a detailed examination of Wang Xudong.

Soon, Tang Jinxuan showed a look of shock: "Such deep poison mist! And there seems to be some other negative energy, is it the Power of Filth from that barrier?"

Su Yuan responded: "Correct. He was injured by the Power of Filth from the self-destructing Array Eye of the barrier and further corroded by the miasma. It has now penetrated deep into his body."

"The Array Eye can self-destruct? No wonder this envoy was so badly injured!"

Tang Jinxuan was amazed but didn't hesitate. After the examination, he began healing with full force.

"Purifying Dew!"

"Life Spring!"

"Regeneration Technique!"

"..."

After some time, Tang Jinxuan finally stopped.

At this moment, the bluish-purple color on Wang Xudong's body had mostly disappeared. The filth and miasma within had been completely removed.

Although the flesh hadn't fully regenerated and his body was still weak, he was no longer in mortal danger.

Tang Jinxuan's face, however, was pale, and he was drenched in sweat, evidently due to excessive consumption of Star Power and spiritual power.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Tang Jinxuan said, "It's fortunate you brought the special envoy here in time. Otherwise, even if he survived, he would have had lasting aftereffects!"

Hearing Tang Jinxuan's words, Wang Xudong felt relieved but also fearful. He looked at Su Yuan, his expression even more complicated.

"Thank... thank you, Special Envoy Su, Doctor Tang." Wang Xudong said with difficulty.

Tang Jinxuan quickly responded, "Don't mention it."

Su Yuan casually replied: "It's my duty."

Old Zhou approached and asked hurriedly, "Special Envoy Su, how are Captain Yu and the others doing?"

Su Yuan said: "The barrier has been broken. There's still fighting inside, but given Special Envoy Yang and the others' strength, clearing out those people shouldn't be a big problem."

From the performance in the Ghostly Yin Filth Array, Su Yuan could see that Tian Bulue's strength was stronger than expected. With Yang Song and Yu Qing helping, it wouldn't be hard to take down the opponents.

"In that case, that's good!"

"Amazing, these Sky Patrol Envoys are truly formidable!"

"Yes, they came here and are about to take care of all these Evil Card Masters!"

The surrounding people couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Du Feiyun, standing nearby, felt the same. So many of them had been here for so long, unable to deal with the opposition.

Yet, the Sky Patrol Envoys showed up and were about to resolve everything? And moreover...

Du Feiyun looked at Su Yuan, feeling increasingly familiar with him, especially his name.

"Su Yuan" ... Where had he heard this name before?

...

Inside Kongqiang Ridge, the battle was in full swing.

Yang Song faced off against Pei Yuanming and another person, Wang Feng, with Yu Qing assisting.

Tian Bulue fought against Yao Bing and the brown-haired youth Ah Si alone.

Despite the absence of Wang Xudong, Yang Song and the others still managed to suppress Pei Yuanming and the other Evil Card Masters.

Especially Tian Bulue, a Second Level Special Envoy who had failed twice to advance. His strength was indeed surprising!

Tian Bulue wielded a BroadSaber. Though simple and unadorned, it was sharp and efficient, forcing Yao Bing and Ah Si to retreat repeatedly.

"Mountain-breaking Slash!"

Tian Bulue shouted deeply, and his BroadSaber slashed down powerfully, slicing Ah Si's weapon in half!

The saber continued its momentum, slashing across Ah Si's chest. Blood splattered as it nearly cleaved Ah Si in two.

Ah Si, shocked, retreated, while Tian Bulue stepped forward, brandishing the BroadSaber to strike again!

"Damn it, let's perish together!"

Ferocity flashed in Ah Si's eyes as he roared, his body glowing fiercely with blood light.

"Be careful!" Yang Song and Yu Qing shouted in alarm from afar.

Neither Yang Song nor the others expected these Evil Card Masters to be so crazy, not only knowing self-destruct techniques but actually using them without hesitation!

In fact, besides the inherently unpredictable nature of Evil Card Masters, the long confinement in Kongqiang Ridge had filled Ah Si and the others with intense negative emotions!

"Boom!"

A violent explosion of Spirit Light instantly engulfed Tian Bulue.

"Ah Si!" Yao Bing, watching the explosion, was initially stunned but then smirked slightly, "Well done, Ah Si, this takes care of another one..."

In Yao Bing's perspective, with only Yang Song, a Sky Patrol Envoy, and Yu Qing from the City Guard left, the chances of buying time to escape had significantly increased!

What was a companion's life compared to one's own vitality?

However, Yao Bing wasn't happy for long before his expression changed drastically.

As the Spirit Flame gradually dissipated, Tian Bulue's body emerged, looking like cold, gray-black marble, with deep gray light flowing over him, completely withstanding the self-destruction's force!

"Impossible!" Yao Bing and the distant Pei Yuanming's pupils contracted.

At such close range, he withstood self-destruction without a scratch?!

Even Yang Song was deeply surprised: "Tian Bulue is this strong?"

Tian Bulue had always been silent, acted alone for years, and was already in his late thirties without breaking through to Radiant Moon.

Coupled with his two consecutive failures to advance to First Level Special Envoy, even Yang Song and Wang Xudong, fellow Azure Dragon Imperials, hadn't grasped his full strength.

Yang Song himself would have been injured taking a self-destruction attack unprepared; yet, Tian Bulue could withstand it unharmed!

Now, Tian Bulue, having blocked Ah Si's self-destruction, wavered and then slashed toward Yao Bing again!

Yang Song and Yu Qing, overjoyed, intensified their offensive maneuvers.

Avoiding the strongest, Pei Yuanming, Yang Song and Yu Qing soon joined forces to first kill the others.

On the other side, Yao Bing wasn't a match for Tian Bulue in single combat, and Tian Bulue decapitated him with a "Cross River Slash"!

With that, only Pei Yuanming was left among the Evil Card Masters.

"Heavy Mountain Cannon!"

Pei Yuanming's fists surged with Star Power, blasting Yu Qing and Yang Song away!

Pei Yuanming glanced back; there was no movement from Yu Runde's side in the valley.

"Damn it!"

Pei Yuanming cursed inwardly, having no time to ponder the exit. With Yang Song and the others converging, he'd have no escape.

Seeing Tian Bulue rushing at him, Pei Yuanming prepared to escape.

However, he suddenly felt an icy corrosion all over his body. The rapidly circulating Star Power within him seemed nullified by an unknown filth, its potency drained!

Pei Yuanming looked at his palm; the mark Yu Runde gave him was glowing green.

"Yu Runde!"

Pei Yuanming's eyes widened with rage, now certain Yu Runde was a traitor. He tried to unleash more Star Power to suppress the filth.

Yet, the immense filth had infiltrated his body, rendering his Star Power completely ineffective amid the outbreak!

Flying back, Yang Song noticed Pei Yuanming's Star Power abruptly plummeting. Not knowing the cause, he wouldn't miss the opportunity, and with his mind set, his sword gleamed with Water Light, radiating sharpness!

"Dripping Water Penetrates Stone!"

Yang Song struck with his sword, a highly concentrated sword force shooting from the tip, piercing Pei Yuanming's forehead and creating an egg-sized bloody hole!

Pei Yuanming's life force visibly faded, pupils dilating, eyes filled with hatred in death!

Yang Song and the others rushed forward to inspect.

"He's dead, but what just happened?" Yang Song raised an eyebrow.

Tian Bulue said: "It seems his Star Power faltered... There might be someone in the valley, probably that Barrier Master, we should deal with him next."

"Alright!"

They immediately headed toward the valley entrance.

At that moment, blood light surged.

Pei Yuanming and Yao Bing's corpses disintegrated into Blood Essence, converging towards the valley.

"This is… a Blood Sacrifice?" Yang Song's expression changed.

Instantly, a blood-colored column of light shot skyward, an aura within growing rapidly stronger.

"Not good! Let's hurry!"

Yang Song and the others rushed.

They saw a youth with a flushed face, akin to having taken potent drugs, standing in a blood barrier, exuding intense Star Power fluctuations!

"Good!"

Yu Runde was overjoyed, everything unfolding as planned.

Reduce the enemy's strength, and use the Blood Sacrifice Barrier to sacrifice everyone else, enhancing himself.

Yu Runde had realized days ago that the Poison Mist Valley's mist couldn't be dispelled with his Fourth-Level Barrier. For every mist dispersed, more would generate and accumulate.

The only escape was through the entrance!

Escaping through the entrance required substantial strength.

Hence, he secretly set up the Blood Sacrifice Array to sacrifice others for his own survival.

Initially harmless, the green marks Yu Runde gave Pei Yuanming and the others showed no issues.

Only after the Array Eye's self-destruction did the marks' filth-stored Power erupt, binding Pei Yuanming and the others with filthy energy in times of crisis.

To deal with the incoming experts, Yu Runde had used the dispersal barrier to suppress and block the valley's miasma.

All these preparations were for this crucial moment.