Catastrophe Card King

Chapter 888: Chapter 277 Body Deification

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Leonard Churchill had defeated his Advanced shadow without peril.

He also let out a big sigh of relief.

He was grateful that he had prepared well in advance, as his physical attributes had greatly improved in just a few days, otherwise he really might have faced a setback.

The reward exceeded his expectations and was pleasantly surprising.

He had not only acquired a JOKER’s exclusive secret skill.

Moreover, after killing the Fear Manifestation, his shadow, he instantly felt refreshed and invigorated.

Just as Barre Shepherd had said before, after slaying the Demon in Heart, it seemed like there was nothing left to fear.

It was an indescribable sense of exhilaration.

At this moment, the sense of joy in his mind was even more intense than any previous indulgence in negative emotions.

Leonard Churchill’s eyes sparkled as he felt a sense of sudden clarity in his heart: “The lower pleasure is indulgence, the higher pleasure is restraint… So this is what the old man was talking about.”

Before, he had asked Barre Shepherd if it was not tedious to practice asceticism for decades.

The old man had replied with that very statement.

Back then, it was incomprehensible.

Now he had begun to understand a little.

Having true control over one’s own nature was a wonderful experience akin to mastering the world.

There was neither fear nor timidity.

With the heart set right, strength followed.

It was like sunlight illuminating a damp and shadowy ditch, his heart became full of light.

And when he came to his senses, Leonard Churchill realized that his proficiency in various Martial Skills had surged.

“Master-level Basic Combat,” “Full-Level Bi-Polar Burst,” “Master-level Basic Air Skill”…

Fighting against his shadow was like cleaning the dirt off his face in front of a mirror.

Imperfections and impurities in his Martial Skills were filtered out.

Proficiency skyrocketed.

The harvest was tremendous!

As he was thinking, Tracy Garcia also jumped down from the steel beam.

Seeing the exclusive Secret Skill that had emerged, she showed a look of astonishment, but even more so, she recognized Leonard Churchill’s combat power: “Wow… Leonard, you’ve gotten so powerful!”

Fighting against his own shadow, all his hidden tactics had been exhausted.

This Roundhead Miss was probably the only one who had seen all of Leonard’s cards.

She had been watching the entire fight, hardly daring to breathe.

Now that she had regained her senses, she realized just how extraordinarily powerful Leonard Churchill had become.

Leonard chuckled as he listened but didn’t feel he was powerful in front of this Roundhead. Instead, he asked curiously, “Little Garcia, do you know how many secret skills are recorded in this ‘Divine Ruins Treasure House’?”

“I don’t know either.”

Tracy Garcia shook her head and said, “As far as I know, this treasure house is the Taren Dynasty’s legacy Divine Artifact, which collected various classic books from all over the world. However, due to the great war at City of Ember three thousand years ago, many powerful beings fell, and the treasure house was heavily damaged, losing much of its functionality and probably a lot of secret skills…”

“I see…”

Listening, Leonard came to a realization, also feeling a bit of regret.

If this treasure house had preserved its collection of classic books, it would have been hugely beneficial for the entire Card Master Civilization.

As Tracy Garcia spoke, she seemed to remember something else and said, “Moreover, the cost of opening this treasure house is very high. This time, it was possible to open because of some things left behind by our ancestors three thousand years ago. Now that the energy is used up, I don’t know when it can be opened again.”

“Hmm.”

Leonard Churchill nodded as he listened.

It made sense.

Such a big commotion was definitely not without a high cost.

It was unknown how those who made the arrangements were faring now.

After completing the shadow trial, Leonard and Tracy Garcia wandered around the Relics for most of the day.

The Roundhead Miss had received some of the Garcia Family’s heritage, coming to this treasure house to seek some necessary items.

Soon, seeing that it was about time, they left the secret realm through the portal.

Unexpectedly, when they left, just like passing through Alternate Dimension, there was a final tally.

‘From this trial, you have earned the titles ‘Guardian of the Secret Realm’ and ‘High-Difficulty Challenger,’ receiving the blessing of the Divine Ruins Treasure House, ‘Permanent Understanding +1,’ ‘Permanent Luck +1.'”

Looking at the enlightenment, Leonard felt it was another pleasant surprise.

Permanent luck and understanding—these were things one could only hope for.

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When the two of them came out, Downing Street was already bustling.

The tavern was full of people who had emerged alive.

Leonard planned to visit Master Merlin.

He wanted to ask about advancing to the Fourth Tier and also about the Blood Plague issue on his body.

Tracy Garcia wanted to accompany him on the visit.

However, before they even left Downing Street, they suddenly saw a cloaked figure in the window of a small building.

The person had not concealed their gaze.

Leonard saw it and was on alert, wondering who it could be.

However, the Roundhead Miss next to him called out in surprise, “Eh… Mother?”

It was then that Leonard learned who the person was.

They went upstairs where an elegant lady was already seated at a table, pouring steaming hot tea.

Seeing them arrive, she took out the cups and poured two cups of hot tea.

Tracy Garcia was quite excited, it had been a long time since she had seen her mother, and she babbled incessantly upon seeing her, but didn’t forget to turn to Leonard and introduce him: “Mother, this is Mr. Leonard Churchill, who I’ve told you about, the one who saved me.”

She also introduced her mother to Leonard: “Mr. Leonard Churchill, this is my mother.”

Leonard Churchill nodded and respectfully called out: “Auntie Garcia.”

He, of course, knew her.

Having met her before and been saved by her.

But upon seeing her arrival here, a flicker of darkness crossed his eyes, and he vaguely guessed something.

Susu Garcia looked at Leonard Churchill, her face lit with a smile of maternal affection like she was looking at her precious daughter, nodded in response, “Hmm.”

Then, pointing to the tea on the table, she said, “Don’t be so formal. Sit.”

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