Strange Cards

Chapter 173 Times Have Changed

Shiyu is still relatively clear-headed and rational, but she still doesn't understand Bai Zhong's actions.

"What's this kid doing? Is he going to commit suicide?"

Bai Zhong also showed Shi Yu what he was going to do through his actions.

Bai finally placed the blade of the door opener against his own neck, then suddenly pulled down hard, instantly creating a huge gash on his neck.

Bai Zhong gripped the knife hilt tightly with his right hand, which was holding the door open, and just then, a strong hand suddenly reached out from the opening.

The owner of the hand took the door opener from Bai Zhong's hand and then crawled out through the hole in Bai Zhong's body.

Bai Zhong's body, which had been holding on, finally collapsed. Shi Yu watched as the man in the battle armor tightened his grip on the demonic blade in his hand.

"This belongs to my poor little brother..."

"It was my last wish."

The man slammed the door open with force, swiping the blood off it before staring coldly at Shi Yu's aura of demonic power.

"I never thought another Asura would emerge in the mortal realm."

"My name is Bai Qi. Today, I will borrow his brother's body to return to the mortal world and slay the Asura of this era."

"Whoever returns from hell, open the door, I will kill you and bring my poor brother back."

Sensing the same Asura aura emanating from Bai Qi, Shi Yu's Asura aura became even more terrifying, and Asura karmic fire began to cling to her body and burn.

"Dead people shouldn't come and cause trouble."

"and."

"Times have changed."

The golden lightning of the King of Spades and the lightning on the Demon Blade were simultaneously activated, and almost instantly, Shi Yu flew to Bai Qi's face, unleashing eight consecutive slashes.

Bai Qi closed his eyes and with a simple parry, blocked Shi Yu's eight consecutive slashes.

Shigure almost transformed into a golden lightning bolt, flashing continuously across the field. Under the tempering of the Asura's power, Shigure's strength began to surge.

Each generation of Asura possesses the power of the previous Asura, but it requires the power of the previous Asura to be gradually activated and brought to life.

Under Shi Yu's almost tangible killing intent, the power of Shura was easily aroused. Even Bai Yu, who was watching from a distance, and Liu An, who had just arrived, could not see Shi Yu's figure clearly.

"Where are Baiyu and Shiyu?"

Bai Yu pointed to the black figure burning with karmic fire in the distance.

"That is the master."

"But... I don't know why Master has become like this, it's like he's a completely different person."

Liu An had practiced martial arts and read about Shura before. Looking at the black and red flames burning on Shi Yu's body, he could basically confirm that Shi Yu had become a Shura.

"Don't go there, you can't handle Shigure right now."

"How did this little brat suddenly become a demon? There wasn't a single sign."

"I'll have to wait until at least one headhunter from the base comes over; I definitely can't handle this kid by myself."

Bai Qi was able to deal with Shi Yu relatively easily at first, but he soon realized something was wrong.

The driving force behind Shigure's four-card ability is naturally the Ace of Spades, which is used to allocate the cards. Although he hasn't yet formed a Royal Flush, the strength of the Ace has recovered a lot.

With his abilities applied perfectly, Bai Qi found himself increasingly struggling against Shi Yu. After all, Bai Qi was merely a former god of war in history, and now he had nothing but opening doors.

At first, he was able to suppress Shigure with the most basic sword techniques and martial arts, but when the Ace of Spades started to help Shigure mobilize his abilities, Bai Qi gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

Having been resurrected through opening the gate, Bai Qi naturally didn't have the Undying Dragon Centipede to repair his body and achieve immortality. His armor was now shattered, and blood was constantly flowing from his wounds.

Bai Qi saw Shi Yu kneeling on one knee in the distance, gathering her strength, and he understood that Shi Yu was preparing to decide the outcome with one move.

Bai Qi wiped his blade with one hand, and with his own blood, a terrifying black and white flame instantly ignited on the blade that had opened the door.

The blade formed by the flames was over three meters long, and Shigure had already unleashed the first eight strikes of the Eight Blades of Breaking the Edge. This move was a combination of all the power of the Eight Blades of Breaking the Edge, a terrifying technique that had once cleaved the sky in the virtual training arena.

"Come on!!!"

Bai Qi roared, and at that moment Shi Yu also moved.

Bai Qi exerted all his strength in a downward slash, drawing a huge black and white arc of sword energy, while Shi Yu transformed into a golden bolt of lightning, rushing in front of Bai Qi and slashing upwards with her sword.

Bai Qi looked at Shi Yu, who had been cut in half with a single stroke, and revealed a strange smile. At the same time, Shi Yu, who had also been cut in half, also revealed a strange smile.

Bai Qi suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back. Looking down, he saw a jet-black blade wreathed in black and red flames protruding from his left chest.

Bai Qi looked up at the blade protruding from his left chest, laughed loudly, and then collapsed to the ground.

Shi Yu walked over and used her ghostly power to control Bai Qi to sheathe his sword, then carried the door open on her back and put the evil sword back into her waistband.

At this moment, Yu's consciousness was almost being devoured by Shura, and she could only barely control herself as she rushed towards the distant horde of ghosts.

Shigure danced among the demons, and with each strike, at least one demon perished at his hands.

Just then, reinforcements from the Eastern Base finally arrived. Luo Yushang and Ji Xuan, who had rushed over, looked at the figure burning with Asura Karmic Flames and asked Liu An in confusion.

"Who is that guy, Sister Liu An?"

"Shigure".

Liu An uttered two words softly, and Luo Yushang and Ji Xuan were instantly shocked.

Because the two of them had just witnessed Shigure lift a peak-level demon from the Purgatory Realm with one hand, and then completely refine it into his own demonic power and devour it.

"What happened?"

A clear, cold voice rang out, and Luo Yushang quickly went to greet the person who had arrived.

The newcomer was Leng Miaoling, a headhunter from the Eastern Base, and she could tell something from Shi Yu's state.

"Liu An, is this person from the South?"

Liu An nodded, and Leng Miaoling took out her weapon, a snow-white spear.

"We've also studied the conditions for the formation of Asuras, which proves that this kid has quite a few dead souls on his hands."

"If he wakes up, I won't do anything. If he doesn't wake up, then I must kill him to eliminate any future trouble."

Just as Bai Yu was about to say something, Liu An stopped her and gently shook his head.

At that time, all the ghosts on this battlefield had been killed by Shigure, and even the ghosts dared not approach this area.

At this moment, Shigure's consciousness had been completely devoured by Shura. He looked at the hunters standing there and regarded them as his targets.

Everyone assumed a fighting stance, and just as Leng Miaoling was about to make her move, a white figure suddenly rushed out and tightly embraced Shi Yu.