After examining the blessings of [Blessing of the Goddess of Life], there were still two golden cards waiting to be appraised.
Diluc's draws had been highly efficient!
At the very least, the first two five-star golden cards were both highly practical skills!
Lu Heng flipped open the second golden card.
After appraising it, the card depicted an ethereal human figure entwined with streaks of lightning, giving off a sense of roaring thunder that seemed to leap right out at the viewer!
The colors of the lightning varied.
Like the tiers of the cards themselves, they were: gray, white, blue, purple, and gold—five in total!
Lu Heng was momentarily stunned.
[Five Spirit Lightning Body]
[Tier]: Five-star Gold
[Type]: [Talent Card]
[Traits]: [Five Spirit Lightning][Physique]
[Description]: "On the long path of immortality, some are blessed with unparalleled comprehension, others with peerless bone structure, and still others with unique physiques. Which one are you?"
Lu Heng was genuinely surprised.
Drawing a talent card wasn't unusual!
Drawing a talent card that could alter the human body wasn't unusual either!
Cards like [Abyssal Maw] and [Blood Demon's Body] undoubtedly changed the human body outright—the latter even changed one's race, stripping them of their humanity!
But this card was different!
Good heavens!
It was a special physique straight out of fantasy lore!
Lu Heng, of course, knew that such powerful cards existed among the vast array of possibilities.
But!
This was the first time he'd seen someone actually draw one!
Lu Heng could only say: Incredible.
But!
Was it actually incredible?
Undoubtedly. As long as it wasn't some outdated physique from a bygone era, it was bound to be overpowered. And as for outdated physiques... the probability of them belonging to a protagonist was 99%.
This [Five Spirit Lightning Body], without a doubt, was extremely powerful—at least in a world like Teyvat, where the power ceiling wasn't particularly high, it was explosively strong!
But then came the question.
Where was the cultivation technique?
Without a technique, how could one perfectly utilize this physique?
It was like asking: If you don't learn martial arts, how can you ensure your strength is maximized and your techniques are executed with the utmost precision to defeat your opponent?
Relying solely on brute force might work, but it wouldn't be a perfect display of one's potential.
It's effective, but not being able to utilize it to its fullest just feels like a waste.
"This is..."
Diluc, now somewhat knowledgeable about these matters, asked a crucial question:
"If I equip this card, will I still be human?"
"As long as the card doesn't state that you'll turn into another species, you'll remain human."
"Don't worry, this is just a special physique—it won't alter your genes or anything... However, in terms of heredity, your children might be born with this physique naturally. Of course, the effect would be weaker than yours as the 'source' father."
After hearing Lu Heng's explanation, Zhongli remarked, "Even so, it's quite formidable. With this talent, one would already be far ahead of others from birth."
"Indeed."
Venti was genuinely pleased.
He was happy from the bottom of his heart.
Mondstadt was about to grow stronger!
"I understand!"
Diluc grasped the significance of this card.
So what if there was no cultivation technique?
Without the ability to cultivate immortality, the physique's full potential couldn't be perfectly realized—but so what?
As had been said before, many techniques and methods were interchangeable!
Having the [Five Spirit Lightning Body] meant an innate mastery over the power of lightning!
In the future, he could utilize this lightning just as he would with a Vision, allowing him to wield it effectively!
Immediately, Diluc decomposed a pile of low-tier cards and upgraded his novice equipment to one-star black iron.
With the ability to equip three golden cards, he equipped them all and activated [Five Spirit Lightning Body].
This type of talent card, once activated, became a passive effect!
It could also be unequipped, but doing so would revert the body to its original state, with no lingering changes.
Without a doubt, at least until he obtained higher-tier cards, Diluc had no intention of removing this one!
Upon activation—
BOOM!
A sudden clap of thunder echoed across the sky.
The lightning looked terrifying.
Under his control, the lightning only extended about three inches, not harming anyone nearby.
He clenched his fist.
Arcs of lightning danced across his palm and the back of his hand.
At his current one-star equipment level, the lightning was gray!
"If he doesn't upgrade his equipment, will his physique still be useful?" Tartaglia asked.
"Yes, but only pale gray," Lu Heng nodded. "The effect would be minimal—not even enough to electrocute someone. It seems this physique is tied to the equipment tier."
Even so, no one was worried.
Five billion Mora, fifty thousand draws!
Even without consuming four-star cards, he could probably push his equipment to five-star!
"Thinking of competing for the title of Electro Archon?" Lu Heng joked.
Diluc, still adjusting to his newfound power, snapped out of his thoughts. At Lu Heng's words, the corners of his lips lifted by two pixels as he shook his head.
"That won't be necessary."
He understood the implication behind Lu Heng's words.
In terms of lightning, regardless of power level, he now had the qualifications to compete with the Raiden Shogun for mastery over thunder!
"Three out of four have been effective," Venti clicked his tongue and looked at the fourth card.
Lu Heng flipped it open, appraised it, and then grinned.
Clearly, Diluc's luck had run out.
[Evil God Residue]
[Tier]: Five-star Gold
[Type]: [Item Card]
[Traits]: [Evil God][Malevolence][Resurrection]
[Description]: "This is the residue of a powerful evil god that was severed from its main body. Beware! It can still corrupt minds and even parasitize living beings to drain their life force and resurrect itself! Quickly, contain it!"
Good heavens—good heavens!
Even a fragment of an evil god was a five-star entity!
How powerful must it have been in its prime?
Zhongli and Venti couldn't even imagine.
"Be careful with this thing. Evil gods usually possess knowledge beyond human comprehension. Once encountered, those who cannot understand it will descend into madness and eventually offer themselves as sacrifices to the evil god," Lu Heng warned.
Wasn't this a form of forbidden knowledge?
It was knowledge—just knowledge that drove people insane the more they tried to comprehend it, until they willingly offered themselves to the evil god.
This was truly [Malevolence].
If Arlecchino saw this, she would undoubtedly activate [Bloody Harvest], eliminating this thing while simultaneously boosting her own power.
Of course, Xiao might also be able to handle it, since it was undeniably evil. Destroying it would likely fully charge—or even overcharge—Xiao's card.
"I understand."
Diluc clearly wasn't the type to study evil gods.
Without hesitation, he decomposed the golden card.
Out of sight, out of mind—and his equipment tier even upgraded in the process!
Perhaps this was the proper way to deal with such golden cards.
"There are still 350,000 draws left. I wonder what else will come out?" Venti said eagerly.
"We'll find out soon enough," Lu Heng chuckled.
Diluc was also in high spirits.
He had only spent 1.5 billion Mora so far.
Three outstanding five-star golden cards!
With [Five Spirit Lightning Body] and [Mountain Seal Technique], he was practically invincible!
And with so many draws left, he was looking forward to what else might come.
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