Playing cards, I am your ancestor!-Chapter 290_1

The thunderstorm stopped.

Wen Jiang’s eyelids fluttered. Xing Wu’s brief sacrifice had been meaningful. At least she was still conscious enough to see the sky clearing above her. The thunderstorm was dispersing, warm sunshine appeared, and a beautiful rainbow formed a bridge across the horizon.

The ground, which had been shaking violently, finally settled, and the scorched earth instantly sprouted green buds—a scene of thriving life.

Faint rumbles of thunder could still be heard, but they were no longer as imposing as before.

Until—

PLIP...

A drop of water landed on Wen Jiang’s eyelid. Instantly, her depleted body was replenished with an abundance of nature’s spiritual energy. Her battered form was repaired, and she even began to burst forth with powerful energy at a speed far exceeding anything before.

She opened her eyes, a momentary brilliance flashing within them.

Wen Jiang sat up. The moment she looked at the sky, her expression changed dramatically.

"Shit!"

The divine rain!

It was the Heavenly Dao’s blessing, a celebration of her successful tribulation. It fell upon this land, allowing everything to be restored. The last time she had faced her tribulation in Imperial City, it must have been a minor test, as this phenomenon had not occurred. She hadn’t thought of it until this official tribulation.

The divine rain would grant humans a brief extension of life; practitioners, if fortunate, could even gain enlightenment. And those Spirit Card Masters might gain the power to advance in rank.

This is Ceylon City—

Wen Jiang shot up at the speed of light. Her palm glimmered briefly, and a bizarre, twisted crack appeared out of thin air. Without a moment’s hesitation, she dived into it.

Damn it, I hope I’m not too late!

This divine rain must not fall on Ceylon City! Otherwise, what’s the point of my advancement? I’d become a pariah!

She moved quickly. Tearing through space to return to Imperial City took but a breath.

Back at Ceylon Cemetery, a mist had arisen between heaven and earth. For a moment, there was a strange, fleeting halt.

The next second, the mist vanished without a trace.

Di Jizhou saw that everything had settled, still immersed in disbelief.

It seemed he had seen something extremely terrifying within the thunder. And the Card Spirit within his body was also restless. It felt like a power from the same source. This was a gift from the Celestial Maiden; it shouldn’t...

Di Jizhou squinted. Seeing that everything had calmed down, he flashed to where Helena had been.

I must see what Helena did, he resolved.

POURING—

Almost at the very moment Wen Jiang appeared in Imperial City, a thick mist suddenly formed there in the blink of an eye.

Then, raindrops began to fall, drenching the city.

An indescribable, euphoric scent filled the air, like the purest essence of nature. People walking on the streets, whose minds had been fuzzy moments before, suddenly felt invigorated. Even small pets inside homes eagerly bounded out, lapping at the transparent raindrops. It seemed they instinctively knew this was something very good for them.

"It’s raining..."

"Huh? What a strange scent. It smells so nice! Where is it coming from?"

"Ah... why is the Card Spirit in my body so restless?"

Spirit Card Masters felt it most profoundly. Nearly all Spirit Card Masters within a radius of dozens of miles from Wen Jiang sensed an agitation in their spiritual power, though it wasn’t an unsettling feeling.

Downstairs, Hua Zhuo seemed to have perceived something. Before she could react, the Cang Xing Die in her mind burst out.

With a cry to the heavens, it plunged into the curtain of rain. The damage it had suffered from the previous thunder tribulation rapidly healed in a matter of moments. Even Hua Zhuo could feel its immense vitality. Since inheriting this Card Spirit, she had never felt such a vibrant sense of excitement from it.

The astonishing events, however, did not end there.

Continuous cries echoed. SSR Card Spirits from all corners of Imperial City broke free from their masters’ control, eagerly materializing and rushing in this direction. Several Bai Ze and Bi Fang Card Spirits that were already present manifested at the same time.

BOOM—

The massive Black Tortoise, with its heavy shell, also appeared. It shielded the people of Imperial City, tilting its head to receive this gift from the heavens.

Some Card Spirits, however, were forcefully prevented from emerging. This was because, at this moment, every S-Rank Spirit Card Master felt an upheaval of spiritual power within them, causing all their SSR Cards to attempt to break free.

The Black Tortoise and the several Bai Ze and Bi Fang Card Spirits were so enormous they nearly filled all available space. They absorbed every drop of the divine rain. Before many more Cards could emerge, the rain already showed signs of stopping.

The Spirit Card Masters could not grasp the situation. They felt an unprecedented power swirling within them, forcefully suppressing their Card Spirits.

The divine rain was fleeting. It lasted barely a minute before the mist over Imperial City dissipated completely.

The SSR Card Spirits that had appeared vanished in an instant.

The Cang Xing Die, fluttering its wings, also returned to Hua Zhuo. Hua Zhuo sensed it too: the Cang Xing Die was thoroughly excited and fully restored.

This indicated that the rain was something beneficial.

Unfortunately, Hua Zhuo was inside her house. The rain had been too brief, and she had only glimpsed the unusual raindrops falling from the sky through her window. She also saw the agitated SSR Card Spirits.

Her shock was palpable. What kind of rain was this, that it could directly restore SSR Cards?

BANG—

A sound broke the silence, and Hua Zhuo instinctively turned her head. Wen Jiang had appeared upstairs.

"You’re back?" Joy flashed in Hua Zhuo’s eyes. "When did you return?"

How strange! I didn’t sense a thing at all. And...

As Hua Zhuo moved to greet her, she stopped short.

I’m an S-Rank Spirit Card Master, after all. Previously, I could faintly sense something was off about Wen Jiang. But now, looking at her, her aura is completely calm. She’s standing there like an ordinary person; I can’t feel a trace of spiritual power from her!

A tremor went through Hua Zhuo’s heart. "Your spiritual power?"

"It’s fine. I’ve advanced. I’m S-Rank now," Wen Jiang replied.

After the tribulation, her Spiritual Energy was vastly more profound, tens of times greater than when she was A-Level. It far surpassed S-Rank Spirit Card Masters of the same rank. She could freely control SSR Card Spirits without limitation and could now sense the whereabouts of the few UR-Rank Spirit Card Masters within Imperial City.

After her initial shock, Hua Zhuo’s face lit up with ecstatic joy. "You really advanced?"

Wen Jiang nodded with a smile. "Yes. You can relax now."

Wen Jiang paused. Considering the immense pressure Hua Zhuo had borne during her absence of over half a year, she hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "I’m sorry for making you worry all this time."