Chapter 2523: Eternal Presence

Mu Mu took a step forward, furious at the comment, but suddenly, she felt uneasy. She looked down and found that, out of nowhere, a card had appeared beneath her feet. Her heart dropped. This was not good, as it was the Lost Clan's technique.

Before Mu Mu could even react, a strange vortex appeared, and her body was sucked into the card.

The sight astonished Lu Yin. "So that's a card of the Lost Clan?"

Luo Lao'er replied, "Yes. Members of the Lost Clan possess the ability to create and use these cards. Each one is a deadly trap that’s been specifically made by its owner. Each cardholder will study and then seal their preferred battlefield within the card, which will become their opponents’ worst nightmare. This is true even for Aeternus.”

"I once saw a battlefield where the Lost Clan was fighting. They used their cards as traps, and it was extremely difficult for any of Aeternus’s monsters to escape after they were pulled into one. It's safe to say that, for every ten who enter, only one will be able to reemerge. Also, out of ten members of the Lost Clan, at worst, only one will die. Out of all the Sixverse Association’s members, the Lost Clan has the lowest casualty rate in the war against Aeternus. Not even the seemingly safest Voidforce Universe can compare to them."

Jiang Xiaodao laughed maniacally as Mu Mu was dragged into the card. As he laughed, he also entered the card. Then, both people and the card simply disappeared.

Lu Yin instinctively released his domain to search for Jiang Xiaodao. It was possible to sense that the card was still where Lu Yin had last seen it, but no matter how hard he searched, he couldn’t see it. It was as though the card had vanished into thin air.

His domain had reached the void god level, which allowed him to eavesdrop on conversations between Semi-Progenitors, intercept conversations through communication crystals, and more. Despite all of that, he still was unable to pinpoint the card, which was truly bizarre.

At that instant, he found himself captivated by the Lost Clan’s strange cards. It reminded him of when he had first discovered the existence of runes.

The people who had been sent flying by the battle’s shockwaves slowly regained their senses.

"Mu Mu’s been sucked into the card. She’s in trouble now," someone commented in the distance.

Someone standing next to the first speaker replied, "Not necessarily. Jiang Xiaodao only recently reached the threshold to mastering the Lost Clan's power, which means that he hasn't had enough time to set up a truly powerful trap. Mu Mu might still be able to fight back. Besides, we can't underestimate the power of the Arboreal Realm.”

"Every cultivator from the Arboreal Realm possesses an innate gift, but Mu Mu hasn't used hers yet. Supposedly, she has an innate gift that allows her to nurture some kind of bird called a Golden Crow."

"I've heard about that too. She apparently got it from a species of tree in the Arboreal Realm that’s famous for its exceptional heat resistance."

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The crowd swelled as more people poured in from every direction to watch the rest of the battle.

The various newcomers were quickly filled in on the situation, and they eagerly watched on to see how things would be resolved. Many people coveted the power of the Lost Clan, but their methods were incredibly difficult to learn. Many students had been driven out of the Sixverse Academy because they failed to reach the threshold for studying in the Lost Clan School. It was a power that not many could master.

After a short while, the crowd watched carefully as the card materialized once again. It now had a vibrant shade of red, and it soon spontaneously burst into flames.

At the same time, two people appeared.

Mu Mu was engulfed in a blazing inferno, and a palm-sized bird was gracefully perched on her shoulder. The raging flames were coming from the bird's body, and they spread across the sky to instantly envelop Cliff Town in an intense, searing heat.

Jiang Xiaodao stood across from Mu Mu. His outer robe were now charred, and most of his eyebrows had been singed off. "Mu Mu, you're really devious. You publicly stated that you weren’t able to use your Golden Crow for a while, but you’ve actually been able to use it for quite some time."

Mu Mu sneered. "Who's the fool now? I think that it's you."Jiang Xiaodao snorted. "As if you're any better off than me! My arrows must have hurt quite a bit."

The dazzling flames had prevented the crowd from noticing that Mu Mu had also been injured, and they only noticed her wounds when Jiang Xiaodao commented on it. There were several red patches on the woman’s body that were clearly bloodstains.

No one knew what had happened within the card, but it was clear that neither of the combatants were in good condition right now.action

Mu Mu’s eyes snapped back to Jiang Xiaodao. "If I don't burn your transformation today, my name won’t be Mu Mu!"

The blazing bird then melted into a red substance that looked like lava. It flowed down to cover Mu Mu's body, and she looked like she had just donned a battle robe made of fire.

Across from her, Jiang Xiaodao stretched out his hands. "Just try it!"

With that, rivers surged from both of his hands. He lifted his hands and thrust them forward, causing the rivers to surround both him and Mu Mu, trapping them within.

Mu Mu charged forward and threw a palm strike at Jiang Xiaodao, once again using the Eight Hands of the Stone Gate. This time, with the boost from the flames, Jiang Xiaodao was extremely wary of the attack. "Foolish woman, look behind you."

Mu Mu whipped around, only to see that an arrow had appeared out of nowhere. Its was dangerously close to her and had actually almost reached her. She quickly dodged aside, and the arrow passed through her illusory form, heading for Jiang Xiaodao. However, the arrow simply skimmed past Jiang Xiaodao and was absorbed into the rivers that surrounded the two. As soon as the arrow disappeared, another one shot out from the river on the opposite side.

The arrows appeared weak, but Mu Mu was very cautious of them.