Chapter 174
Chapter 174
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 174: Lan Qi’s Epic Spoils of War
2024-06-15 — Author: Pitiful Xixi
The pitch-black threshold space, dotted only with faint starlight.
The three of them each received their rewards.
But as they looked at the three magical cards and items together—
The unbound, ownerless items were still sealed, but it was easy to identify their effects through appraisal magic.
The orange epic card in Lan Qi’s hand, exuding both frosty mist and a shimmering glassy halo, was clearly extraordinary.
At the center of the card, a mysterious necklace faintly appeared. Its chain was formed of ethereal silver light, and the pendant was a teardrop-shaped glass gem. Under the light, it shimmered in shifting colors. Tiny ancient runes were carved beneath the pendant—unreadable, yet the teardrop radiated warmth, like a pearl of hope banishing death and darkness.
【Undying Glass Tear】
Type: Equipment Card
Grade: Orange Epic
Attributes: Enhancement / Regeneration
Rank: 4
Effect: When worn, the more buffs and debuffs the user has, the higher the damage reduction and full-attribute enhancement. If dealt a fatal blow, it will be negated, restoring the wearer to full state. Cooldown: 30 days. Cannot stack with other damage-reduction or fatal-avoidance cards.
Note: On the fifth night, all had perished. The Son of the Sun could no longer await the next dawn. The wolf gave him a heart, the witch gave him blood. As he returned from hell, this time, even Viscount Augustine knew fear.
“Lan Qi, with this, you’ll become a spell-tank. Mages of the same tier won’t even scratch you.”
Huperion murmured in shock.
She couldn’t imagine how indestructible Lan Qi would be in the front line. His aggro control was always reliable.
And Lan Qi happened to lack a card that granted immunity to fatal damage.
Such cards were exceedingly rare—usually starting at Pink Divine grade—and they never stacked.
Even Huperion’s own was a masterpiece her father, Duke Migaya, had left behind.
While thinking about this, she glanced at the card in her hand:
【The Witch’s Warm Companionship】
Type: Equipment Card
Grade: Pink Divine
Attributes: Countermeasure
Rank: 5
Effect: When worn, grants a one-time shield that blocks damage equivalent to an eighth-rank attack when life-threatening harm is taken. Cooldown: 24 hours.
Note: The witch vanished, becoming an eternal, warm companionship. The Son of the Sun bore yet another epitaph upon him, yet he would continue to walk alone, until humanity once again beheld the light.
The card revealed itself as a delicate earring, forged of silvery metal like starlight. Its gem pendant was a teardrop, carrying a warmth that felt like a silent daily prayer from an ancient witch.
A universal lifesaving card—worth binding despite the high cost.
Unlike Lan Qi and Huperion, whose rewards were cards, Frey received a material.
It was a heart, shaped into stone by time and magic. Its surface bore a silvery-gray sheen, but within glowed a pulsating light—its miracle-like magic flickering with life and pride.
【Wolf King’s Proud Heart】
Type: Magical Material
Grade: Orange Epic
Attributes: Regeneration / Seal
Rank: 1
Effect: Heart of the last wolf prince. Can be used as top-tier Regeneration or Seal material.
Note: The werewolf still clung to a sliver of life. The Son of the Sun sealed him, hiding him beneath a cliff. Heartless, his wolf power nearly gone—but perhaps under moonlight, centuries later, he would awaken once more.
Frey sighed helplessly at Lan Qi.
It was no worse than any epic card, but it couldn’t be directly used. Only a platinum-level card craftsman could wield such a material. And among those, Frey only trusted Lan Qi.
The Shadow World’s results also updated:
【Series Shadow World — Blood Moon Calamity】 anchored. Current completion: 2/4.
Until the series is complete, challengers will have a higher chance of entering the third node of Blood Moon Calamity.
Final task: Clear the final node with an SSS rating.
The reward was unknown, but surely no less than epic.
“Wait… aren’t these card notes telling the original history of that Shadow World?”
Frey looked again at their cards, realizing the lore tied into a story.
“A tragedy, indeed.”
Huperion sighed.
If they hadn’t identified the traitor on the first day, the five-day ordeal would’ve been a nightmare. Even victory would’ve been bitterer than death.
As they spoke, Lan Qi remained silent, staring at his orange epic card.
“Frey, how about I trade this teardrop necklace for your wolf heart?”
Undying Glass Tear vs Wolf King’s Proud Heart—both invaluable, though one stable, one reliant on a craftsman’s skill.
Lan Qi felt the heart resonated with his soul—just as Talia once described with her Compassion Hymn. For the first time, he understood what it meant to feel a material’s destiny.
And he was eager to begin.
After Yaloran’s academic delegation departed, he would craft his next masterpiece—perhaps even open the path of Sealer as his second profession.
“Deal.”
Frey, grinning, handed over the heart, taking the necklace. With it, even against the Saint of Destruction, he was confident of victory.
Lan Qi’s hand closed over the heart, its beat matching his own—its power undeniable.
From here, a new legend would be born.
…
They soon discussed security—Huperion at risk of assassination by a hidden cultist.
Lan Qi decided: the Great Poet would accompany her, while he stayed with Frey.
Thus, even apart, they’d remain safe.
“Then we’ll spend nights playing cards.”
Frey clapped his shoulder, laughing.
And so, leaving the Shadow World behind, they stepped into the portal home—back to campus life in Ikerite.
Upcoming campus arc previews:
Frey’s Case Files: The Student Council’s First-Class Honor
Loren’s Late-Night Clarification: This Is Not My Student’s Doing!
Lan Qi’s Tea Ceremony Duel of Masters
Lan Qi’s Most Outrageous Misdeed, Episode 2
Lan Qi’s Forbidden Wolf