But after exterminating the entire Human Clan and driving them out, what then?
Clement furrowed his brows, contemplating the future.
The Thunderstorm Canyon was still vast; with just over two hundred Elemental Spirit Clan members, they barely managed to occupy the northern and central sections.
Because the central section was a war zone, it was not entirely occupied.
To completely exterminate the Human Clan and take over the entire Thunderstorm Canyon, an additional hundred or so Elemental Spirit Clan members would be needed.
Otherwise, with this terrain, it was only a matter of time before it would be retaken by the Human Clan.
At that point, the decision he made today would truly be a futile one.
Shaking his head, Clement stood up and walked out of the hall, watching his busy yet smiling clansmen outside.
Let the future worry about itself; right now, the priority was to annihilate all of the Human Clan in the Thunderstorm Canyon!
With boundless enthusiasm in his heart, Clement waited until everyone was ready, then stepped forward to address them.
With a wave of his hand—
Departure!
The timeline shifts back to just moments ago. While the Elemental Spirit Clan members at the base were still preparing for battle, Smilian and Vilimir had already led their people to the central section.
However...
"Why is it so quiet?"
Smilian frowned slightly at the former frontline that was now only echoing with the sound of thunder.
"Where are Sadres and the others?"
Likewise, Vilimir, standing beside him, frowned and asked after scanning the area.
"They didn't desert in the face of battle, did they?"
Someone laughed from below, showing utter disrespect towards the struggling and subsequently demoted Great Liang who were assigned to guard the frontline.
"How is that possible? With the terrain of Thunderstorm Canyon, there are only two options: advance or retreat. Desertion isn't even an option. Where could they flee to, back to the Human Clan?" Vilimir also laughed, poking fun.
The mountains on both sides of Thunderstorm Canyon were indeed high, but it wasn't impossible to climb them.
The problem was, the higher one climbed, the greater the damage from the lightning.
By the midpoint of the mountain, lightning damage would be equivalent to the intensity faced by those at the late stage of Great Liang.
Reaching the summit or traversing the sides without Sixth Realm strength was impossible.
And the restrictions of the Grotto Heaven dictated that no one of that level of strength could enter.
"Is it possible that they defeated that human and rushed toward the human camp ahead of us?"
"Impossible, with their few numbers, how would they dare to attack the Human Clan's camp?"
As they were speaking, a giant Fireball suddenly materialized in the sky and hurtled towards them.
"Enemy attack!"
Smilian roared, his hand flashing with purple light as he threw a Thunder Spear at the gigantic Fireball.
The Thunder Spear passed through the Fireball, shattering it, and little flames fell like rain over the Thunderstorm Canyon, creating a fire shower in the sky.
"Activate the Thunder Light Barrier!"
Smilian and the squad leaders from his two teams simultaneously used their Skill Cards to deploy the skill [Thunder Light Barrier], successfully fending off the fire rain.
But in the next second, right as the two squad leaders deactivated [Thunder Light Barrier], they were taken down.
The only thing that appeared in their field of vision was a golden ring and a golden-red spear with dazzling patterns.
"Attack!"
The Qiankun Ring turned into golden sparkles, dissipating as it returned to Nezha's wrist.
The Fire-tipped Spear that was thrown also vanished, and, latching onto its skill, Nezha split the actual Fire-tipped Spear into two!
Nezha leaped out from a rock and charged straight at the leaner Smilian.
Bai Wanbao, on the other hand, was forced to select the more robust Vilimir.
Time was pressing; they hadn't had the chance to discuss who was the strongest. Otherwise, would Nezha's two earlier attacks have had the chance to take down Smilian and Vilimir directly?
Bai Wanbao shook his head, discarding the thought from his mind, then charged forward together with the rest.
Their opponents too were top-tier in Combat Power and wouldn't likely be taken down so easily.
...
...
"How is it going?"
Watching the Old Master merge five Purple Quality Cards into one blank card, Zuo Mulin also anxiously whispered to Jiang Yuan beside him.
After undergoing a unique "acquisition fair," Jiang Yuan and the Old Master had both obtained many cards.
Of course, when saying many, there were only two sets deemed possibly successful by the Old Master, totaling ten cards, and two Purple Quality Cards that Jiang Yuan happened to acquire by chance.
Those two cards fit well with the eye-related Divine Power Skill Card that Jiang Yuan intended to create.
Although they didn't have many in total, after all, this was inside a Grotto Heaven.
No one enters a Grotto Heaven with everything they own.
"I don't know, wait a moment."
Jiang Yuan slightly furrowed his brows and continued to watch the Old Master speak.
It had been ten seconds since the five Material Cards had fully merged into the blank card.
Theoretically, it shouldn't take this long.
Even in the real world, Jiang Yuan had never waited this long during the final step of card making.
"Bang!"
As Jiang Yuan spoke, the blank card in front of the Old Master also disintegrated into light particles in the air.
Card making failed!
The Old Master slightly frowned, extending his hand as if trying to catch the dissolving light particles.
"World rules?"
"Or perhaps, card rules?"
The Old Master murmured to himself, then suddenly smiled, "What an interesting world."
The Old Master understood the reason behind the card making failure.
Because of world rules.
Being a Card Spirit, he couldn't create Summoning Cards.
And due to card rules.
As a Purple Quality Summoning Card, his card skills did not include the ability to make Summoning Cards.
Or in other words, according to this world's card rules, he could only create Equipment Cards and elixirs.
That is, the card skills [Elixir Refining] and [Artifact Refining].
Even if he wanted to make a Skill Card, he needed to raise his quality by one level or add a skill that allowed him to make Skill Cards.
Such are the card rules!
As for the notion of making Summoning Cards on his own, the world rules wouldn't allow it, and no matter how much he elevated his quality, it would be useless.
Furthermore, with world rules not permitting, he couldn't add a skill for making Summoning Cards to a card that could withstand his power.
Unless...
But that would be no fun.
The Old Master smiled and shook his head, abandoning the idea of creating Summoning Cards.
After all, with Yuan around, letting Yuan do the making was the same thing.
For an old man like himself, he only wanted a mount; was that too much to ask?
"How is it going?"
Seeing the Old Master helplessly shake his head, Jiang Yuan stepped forward and asked him.
"I can only leave it to you now, I don't have the ability to make Summoning Cards," said the Old Master with a smile, rising and speaking to Jiang Yuan.
"Emergency frontline notice!"
Just as Jiang Yuan was about to ask the Old Master why, a voice suddenly rang out.