Catastrophe Card King

Chapter 653: Chapter 218 Third Tier [Giant Dragon Hunter]_2

Upon this topic, Master Merlin’s voice grew uncharacteristically furious as he spoke again, “And as far as I know, the Orlan Royal Family actually possesses some inheritance concerning ‘Super Tier.’ But those guys, for the sake of their own ruling stability, have never thought of making that information public.”

As he said this, the wise man, who had otherwise become indifferent to all else, was filled with killing intent in his tone, “This is also the most important reason why the Card Master Civilization has not made any progress, but instead has become more and more backward after the Orlan Royal Family has been ruling the East Continent for over two thousand years. Those selfish members of the Augustus Royal Family only think about the stability of their kingship and never consider the future of civilization… Hmph, they are simply a bunch of historical sinners!”

“…”

Having heard this, Leonard Churchill also understood why the Orlan Royal Family had been overthrown in a coup.

Indeed, that kind of feudal lordship was a stumbling block to societal progress.

…

That the royal family possessed some Super Tier inheritance was something Leonard Churchill had also guessed.

After all, just ten hours ago, he had witnessed the exaggerated background of the Queen of Orlan.

However, it was clear that the Orlan Royal Family’s “technology blockade” could no longer be contained.

Leonard Churchill speculated as well, asking curiously, “So… Master, is Dragon Blood the key to the seventh tier? Is it a problem with the bloodline of card masters?”

Although the Sixth Tier was still out of reach, he still had to dream.

One day, he felt that he would certainly come into contact with that bottleneck that was strangling civilization.

“Correct!”

Master Merlin listened with an expression that seemed to regard the younger generation with fear, “But not entirely.”

This was already knowledge from the realm of top-level card masters. Leonard Churchill wore a look of eagerness to learn and waited quietly for more information.

Master Merlin calmly said, “Since you have received Dragon’s Blood, then you must have witnessed ‘Dragon’s Might’.”

“Hm?”

Leonard Churchill had indeed experienced it and was curious about the connection between the two.

Not just Dragon’s Might, but also the Angel’s Mighty, the Ancient God’s Power… the aura of pressure from high-level beings was still fresh in his memory.

Master Merlin suddenly asked a question that Leonard Churchill had never considered: “Have you ever thought about the essence of ‘Dragon’s Might’?”

“The essence of Dragon’s Might?”

Upon hearing this question, it was as if Leonard Churchill had been struck by a staff, feeling like he was getting closer to the truth.

After thinking, he replied, “Is it the suppression at the law level by high-level beings?”

“That’s part of it, but not accurate. And… my research direction is precisely what the nature of this suppression is,” Master Merlin nodded in correction.

He continued, “The oppression of lower beings by high-level creatures might just be hidden within the genetic chains of bloodlines. It’s a type of suppression that inherently exists in gene inheritance. Not only in great dragons but also in some other high-level beings like the legendary high elves, giant clan, ancient gods, and so on. They all possess a kind of innate suppression that compels lower beings to submit.”

Leonard Churchill also understood a bit, “So, it’s a bloodline issue?”

This sounded a bit like the difference between races.

Was it like the disparity between a worm and an elephant?

“Of course. But that is just one aspect. After all, humans can become gods by acquiring Extraordinary Power in the universe. So, bloodline is not the only issue… but that is another research direction…” Master Merlin said, stopping short.

It seemed like this issue had much more to discuss, and he couldn’t explain it all at once.

After pondering for a moment, he still returned to the topic at hand, continuing, “What I am now focusing my research on is the connection between Dragon’s Might and the breakthrough to the seventh tier for card masters.”

“…”

Leonard Churchill said nothing, continuing to listen.

This was a matter of interest to him as well.

Master Merlin stated, “As far as I know, all those who have tried to break through to the seventh tier have, without exception, mutated… which is why I have spent my life looking for the cause of mutation, and even in these recent years, a few legendary powerhouses were willing to become research material for me to dissect… I used to think one-sidedly that mutation was merely a physical level loss of control over Extraordinary Power.”

“…”

Respect rose in Leonard Churchill as he listened.

In those few simple sentences, he saw the efforts and sacrifices made by countless top-level card masters at this civilization’s bottleneck.

But… wasn’t the definition of mutation exactly the loss of control over the physical Extraordinary Powers?

After all, that’s what all the classic books say.

Could there be other possibilities?

Master Merlin seemed to intend to give some guidance, saying, “I recently discovered some new literature in relics from the Old Continent. I’ve confirmed that my previous research was indeed too one-sided…”

Stopping there, he didn’t rush to say more, instead asking, “Have you ever heard of the saying ‘the body is the anchor of the soul, the soul is the helm of the body’?”

Leonard Churchill nodded, also realizing something, and said, “Are you suggesting… the reason for the loss of control is the soul?”

Master Merlin neither denied nor confirmed but simply said, “Indeed, the human body’s tolerance of Extraordinary Traits is only one of the inducing factors for mutation. But research has shown that some powerhouses’ bodies can withstand the related powers, yet they still inevitably lose control. We hadn’t found the reason before, but now it seems that the issue might actually lie at the ‘consciousness level’…”

As he spoke, he added, “Because the Extraordinary Power of card masters comes from the fifty-two sequence Demon Gods. And the seventh tier, it involves the real ‘Infusion of Demon God’s Power.’ That could possibly be… the state of ‘Demigod’ mentioned in epic legends.”

In ancient mythological texts, one often sees epics of Dragon Slayers, those were usually ‘Demigods’ among humans.

But all this truly left Leonard Churchill somewhat puzzled.