It was still the quiet bamboo forest, and Ree Shil stood at the entrance of the pavilion.

"You’ve come again."

The Wind Messenger held a cup of tea, sitting inside the pavilion.

Although the other party’s tone was flat, the word "again" seemed particularly taunting.

"Yes, I’ve come."

Ree Shil was not annoyed; such a degree could not cause any ripples in his heart.

Compared to the first time, his card deck had undergone significant changes.

The Mage Card, Pig Card, Monk Card, Dragon Card, originally were Master Dharma Sea, Sheep Primordial God, Sweeping Monk, Five Claws Golden Dragon.

Today, he didn’t carry any of the aforementioned four cards.

Replacing the Mage Card was the Demon-eliminating Human.

Indeed, at that time, there were three alternatives.

Master Dharma Sea, Horned Magician, and the not-so-reliable Demon-eliminating Human.

After several experiences, Master Dharma Sea and Horned Magician both had their limitations and were not very suitable for all sorts of trials.

So today he wanted to try out whether the Demon-eliminating Human would work.

Demon-eliminating Human

Listening to the Wind, 30 points, A

Attack 30, 100/100, 0/3

[Celestial Master - Passive]: When the Demon-eliminating Human attacks a Demon Card, the damage dealt +10

[Hold Breath - Passive]: The first standstill of the Demon-eliminating Human in this game doesn’t count as an action

[Calm Heart Mantra - Passive]: The first standstill of the Demon-eliminating Human in this game, recover an extra 2 energy points

[Thirteen Breaks - 3 energy points]: The Demon-eliminating Human deals 30 points of damage to a target, if the target is a Demon Card then for the next 2 rounds, ignore [Defense]

This card had long been refined to an A Level Card.

He added [Hold Breath], a valuable standstill-related passive for the Wind listening card.

It’s not that Ree Shil didn’t want to refine this entry onto other cards, but at that time, the materials were only compatible with the Demon-eliminating Human.

However, even after upgrading to A rank, as an early-collected card, its strength wasn’t sufficient for play.

Only occasionally would it appear as a Demon-counter Card.

In fact, Ree Shil also didn’t know how this card would manifest its characteristics after being puppeted in the Truth Listening Trial.

Whether it could perform well in the trial, he would temporarily try it out.

The original Pig Card utilized the versatile label of [Beginning Stick] to bring the Kung Fu Sheep God into the game.

Unfortunately, after many experiments, it was found that although the Kung Fu Sheep God was tough, it wasn’t suitable for performance in the Truth Listening Trial.

Apart from a few battles or agility-based levels, its performance was quite average.

It can only be said that even S-rank Cards have their limitations.

Unbeatable on the card table, but off it, it depends on the situation.

Now Ree Shil directly uses the original [Beginning Stick] as the Pig Card.

Because he inadvertently triggered a hidden rule.

That is, if the card played can’t form a puppet with autonomous actions, such as weapons and other prop-type equipment.

Then the card player would personify these props in the trial themselves.

To be more precise, it’s the card player’s identical puppet projection in control.

In any case, it definitely wouldn’t harm the card player himself.

If talking about physical strength, Ree Shil was certainly far from the Sheep Primordial God.

But he won in terms of control.

Puppets after all are puppets, their intelligence is virtual, lacking emotions and humanity.

In some trials, they would act too mechanically.

Even the puppets of the Wind Messenger’s followers were the same.

So allowing Ree Shil to take direct control often produced unexpected effects.

As for the Monk Card, originally there was only one alternative, the Sweeping Monk.

But the Sweeping Monk really wasn’t very useful.

Compared to the Sheep God in fighting skill, it’s almost on par with a monkey.

In terms of sturdiness, it was also at the bottom.

Not as robust as Master Dharma Sea, but slightly proficient in Qigong.

In any case, it lacked brilliance, so today Ree Shil also planned to replace it.

The replacement was the recently refined A-ranked Monk Card, the Demon Monk.

As for the origin of the Demon Monk, it was friends and colleagues with the Demon-eliminating Human’s originator, Exterminator Thirteen.

Big Demon Monk

Berserk, 30 points, A

Attack 30, 100/100

[Demon Air - Passive]: When the Demonic Monk attacks a normal creature card, the damage dealt +10

[Fake Compassion - Passive]: For every card leaving the field, the Demonic Monk gains 30 points of [Healing]

[Monk Chanting Scriptures - 30% of maximum Health Points]: The Demonic Monk attacks a target, causing it to fall into [Seal] for 2 rounds

[Instant Buddhahood - 100% of current Health Points]: The Demonic Monk exits the field, and makes a target [Silence] for 3 rounds

Compared to before, it has gained an active skill of [Silence]

By sacrificing itself, it can silence the target for a long period.

Can be used when Health Points are low or for a counter-attack in the dying moments.

It’s like adding an extra control skill before inevitably leaving the field.

Refining the [Demonic Monk] in this manner was mainly for match competition.

However, after becoming a card, there hasn’t been a suitable opportunity for it to enter the game yet.

This card was similar to the Demon-eliminating Human, it hadn’t yet played in the Truth Listening Trial.

Mainly because the Sweeping Monk wasn’t very good, so it got the opportunity to play.

Last of the Dragon Cards, replacing the Five Claws Golden Dragon was itself.

The Five Claws Golden Dragon’s performance was, in fact, quite good.

Its versatility was relatively high and could handle many types of trials.

In this trial, it was a fallback for Ree Shil.

But he felt it wasn’t enough; he wanted to be stronger.

Five Claws Golden Dragon + Spirit Master = Five-Clawed Spirit Dragon

Five-Clawed Spirit Dragon

breaking force, 100 points, S

Attack 100, 300/300, 0/5