Jiang Kai took down the red card and used an Appraisal Card to identify it.
[Earth God's Decree: One of the Lord God Cards.]
[You have already collected three Lord God Cards. Each Lord God Card increases basic attributes by 30%, penetration by 150 points, critical rate by 15%, and critical damage by 150%.]
[Special Effect 1, "Earth Impact": This effect must be actively used. After activation, it can form an abyss in a designated area and trigger a violent eruption, causing a continuous 10-second attack effect on the target. Targets hit by it will find it hard to escape from the abyssal range (total attack power equals 2000% of the user's special attack). Up to five Earth Impacts can exist simultaneously.]
[Special Effect 2, "Abyss Devour": The devouring process is the reverse of Earth Impact but has the same impact power. Targets within the abyssal range will be sucked into the abyss. Abyss Devour can absorb back the energy consumed by Earth Impact. Once the energy is fully restored, it can be returned to the user or used again for another Earth Impact. (Additional Effect: If placed in one spot for a long time, it will attract nearby ores toward the Earth God's Decree.)]
[Special Effect 3, "Recognized Divine Artifact": The Earth God's Decree cannot be destroyed. After obtaining it, it can be summoned, thrown, or retrieved via mental control.]
[Lord God Card Set Effect 1: For each additional Lord God Card collected, all possessed Lord God Cards gain an extra 10% base attributes and 50 weapon penetration points.]
[Lord God Card Set Effect 2: Devour Transformation.]
[Set attributes not yet activated.]
Jiang Kai widened his eyes, staring in disbelief at the red-glowing card in his hand.
Inside the Fallen Mine Zone, there was actually the third Lord God Card hidden!
Strangely enough, the moment Jiang Kai picked up the Earth God's Decree, the heavy pressure on his body instantly vanished.
"So you're the source of the ore eruption and the gravity anomaly?!" Jiang Kai was shocked beyond words.
The so-called "gravity anomaly" must have been caused by the Abyss Devour effect of the Earth God's Decree!
After obtaining the Earth God's Decree, it gave him a 30% boost. The Yama Decree and the Light God's Decree each gave 10% base attributes. His base stats had now increased by a total of 50%!
"If I had gotten the Earth God's Decree earlier, those three guys wouldn't have needed to use Desperado!" Jiang Kai said excitedly.
He took out all three Lord God Cards — one black, one gold, one red — and they floated around him in a slow orbit.
At that moment, Jiang Kai felt an unprecedented sense of safety.
"Hahaha, all the suffering during my class change wasn't in vain after all! Surviving a great disaster truly brings fortune afterward! Getting sucked into the abyss this time was actually crazy good luck!"
The Clone stood beside him, watching Jiang Kai's excitement with a cold look, and said calmly, "You actually got another Lord God Card… When you upgrade me next time, copy this one too."
Jiang Kai came back to his senses and turned to the Clone, asking curiously, "So the Great Willow Tree can even copy Lord God Cards…?"
The Clone, however, spoke gloomily, "A copy will always be just a copy. My two Lord God Cards only simulate the attack style and effects of the real ones. They aren't true Lord God Cards. For example, whenever you get a new Lord God Card, the cards in your hand increase in attributes. Mine don't."
"It's just like how I'll always be your copy. You're the main body; I'm only a skill."
Jiang Kai stared at the Clone in surprise — this guy actually had a moment when he wasn't arrogant.
But what he said did move Jiang Kai a little.
This guy… was actually quite pitiful.
"Alright, there are so many ores here — let's hurry up and dig them all out." The Clone shook his head and looked at the surrounding minerals.
Jiang Kai didn't hesitate. Together with the Clone, he began collecting all the Blood Essence Stones, Sky Crystal Stones, and other special ores they could gather.
The little mouse also joined in to help.
No one knew how long they had been working, but eventually Jiang Kai calculated his haul.
He had collected at least 1,300 Blood Essence Stones, 37 Sky Crystal Stones, 340 various other ores, and one complete special ore.
The cave had been dug into a mess of holes by Jiang Kai, the Clone, and the little one.
The Clone and Jiang Kai cooperated with perfect understanding. After mining all visible ores, both of them instinctively continued digging deeper into the walls.
However — the tunnel, now riddled with holes by two men and a mouse, suddenly began to shake violently.
"Not good! It's collapsing!"
There were no other exits in the cave; they had dug a tunnel to get in! They didn't even know how deep they were underground. If they got buried here, they'd definitely be entombed alive!
Both men quickly withdrew and fled at full speed.
Before they had run far, a deafening rumble came from behind.
The entire cave they had just dug instantly caved in!
As the cavern collapsed, the underground tunnels began to collapse one after another. Jiang Kai hurried toward the direction of the Seventh-Level Pagoda.
But by the time he arrived — the Seventh-Level Pagoda had already vanished!
Jiang Kai didn't have time to care about how it disappeared. He recalled the Clone, grabbed the little one, and ran full speed back the way they came.
Before long, he reached the place where the three-way fork had been.
Just as he was about to take the same route back, he froze for a moment.
When Feng Lijun and the other two met up earlier, two of them said they had already reported the discovery of the Seventh-Level Pagoda.
Which meant — they might have found the exit!
When the three paths split, those three must have each taken one. That meant one of these paths could lead to the exit!
"Squeak squeak squeak!" The little one was frantically urging Jiang Kai — this place was about to collapse! Why wasn't he running yet?!
But Jiang Kai didn't keep fleeing. He turned around and faced the other two tunnels.
The dirt and gravel above kept falling, but if they didn't find the exit, no matter where they ran, they'd just get buried alive. There was no choice but to gamble!
He checked both tunnels.
One had many footprints on the ground. The other had very few.
Jiang Kai thought for a moment, then dashed into the one with more footprints.
Ma Du and Xia Yan had gone to report together and come back together — that's why this tunnel had more footprints!
He sprinted through the passageway. The tremors underground grew stronger, and the tunnel behind him was already collapsing.
After running two or three hundred meters, Jiang Kai suddenly saw a light shining ahead from the direction of the cave mouth.
"An exit? I found the exit!" Jiang Kai was ecstatic.
When he burst out of the tunnel, sure enough — there was a glowing portal ahead inside another underground chamber.
The underground cavern was already on the verge of total collapse. Jiang Kai didn't care where the portal led — he threw himself into it headfirst.
After a brief dizzying sensation, he opened his eyes. In front of him stretched a lush, green forest. His dirt-streaked face finally broke into a relieved smile.
"I finally made it out!"
Jiang Kai had escaped from the abyss.
But the others… weren't nearly as lucky.
When searching for an exit, most people would naturally head in the direction where the gravity was weaker — meaning they went opposite Jiang Kai's way.
That meant they would never find the exit.
And when the underground world collapsed, no matter how they tried to avoid it, they couldn't escape being buried alive.
From every corner of the abyss came desperate screams and cries for help.
Moments later, the earth roared thunderously. The underground world collapsed completely.
And soon after, the once-restless depths of the earth finally returned to silence…