Chapter 10: Blazing Stone Hand

**Golden Rat**: "500 units of the main material for Battle Roar Warrior won't be enough. I recommend 1000 units for you. Without buying the card form, it will cost you only 2000 contribution points!"

Seeing this message, Yan Youhuan could almost picture the sly merchant's face on the other side of the screen.

**Backlash Chef**: "Raising the price?"

**Golden Rat**: "Business is about bargaining. If you only buy the main material, my card forms are hard to sell."

**Golden Rat**: "If you buy all three card forms, I'll give you 1000 units of the main material for free."

I'm indeed deducing the card forms, but soon you won't think so.

Yan Youhuan smiled mischievously in front of the screen after thinking for a moment.

**Backlash Chef**: "The effect of Battle Roar Warrior - Gatos is..."

He directly input the standard effect text into the chat using his mental power!

**Backlash Chef**: "I also have the complete effects of the other 2 card forms you're selling, but I can't go to the monster realm right now."

After sending this message, there was a long silence from Yan Youhuan's end.

Finally, he received a reply from [56].

**Golden Rat**: "Customer, the cost of contactless transactions is quite high. I'm losing money this way."

**Golden Rat**: "If you only buy the main material, you need to buy at least 1000 units. For the first transaction, I'll count it as 1200 contribution points."

Yan Youhuan's smile grew wider.

As long as [56] softened, Yan Youhuan could control the direction of the chat, thanks to the information advantage.

**Backlash Chef**: "I don't need the card form for Battle Roar Warrior. Can you recommend some spell card forms related to warrior-type monsters?"

**Backlash Chef**: "One spell card form usable for warrior-type monsters, plus 500 units of the main material for Battle Roar Warrior. Name your price."

In the morning, Yan Youhuan sat cross-legged on the bed, hands on his knees.

With his eyes closed, his body gradually calmed down with deep breaths, and his mental power traveled within his body.

Next to the bed, several attribute balls of different colors floated in mid-air, flying towards Yan Youhuan and finally landing in his palms.

Attribute balls are primarily used for making monster cards and for mental power cultivation and as currency.

Yan Youhuan was cultivating the mental power technique he just obtained, "Blazing Stone Hand."

He had always been talented in both card dueling and mental power cultivation. Early outside Diya Town, he completed the first step of attribute conversion, allowing two attributes of mental power to appear within him.

The biggest challenge of compound attribute mental power is balancing different attributes within the body. Without the appropriate technique's operation route, recklessly absorbing foreign attributes can lead to internal injuries or even body explosion.

This is also why in mental power duels, one can only use cards with attributes they master.

In mental power card duels, each card used brings that attribute's energy into the body, so using foreign attribute cards recklessly would harm oneself first.

Over time, Yan Youhuan felt his left hand getting heavier, influenced by the earth attribute energy. His right hand, however, felt like it was burning.

The two energies entered his body from his palms, starting to merge and interact within.

The strong impact waves stimulated Yan Youhuan's body, but instead of discomfort, he felt a refreshing sensation spreading through every corner of his body.

Inside Yan Youhuan, his mental power gradually took on a deeper red and yellow hue.

"Next, the free switching of attributes!" Yan Youhuan separated the mingled red and yellow within, guiding the earth attribute energy from his left palm to his right.

At this step, Yan Youhuan suddenly felt the earth attribute energy in his body increasing!

He opened his eyes, looking at the bed, and spoke softly,

"The attribute balls are used up..."

By his bed, only the earth attribute yellow balls were left; the fire attribute balls were entirely gone.

"Whether for card making or cultivation, I need to leave Diya Town again!" Yan Youhuan stood up, packed the attribute balls by his bed into a cabinet, and grabbed a basin to fetch water for washing.

Fire attribute balls only drop when fire attribute monsters die.

The nearest fire attribute monster area outside Diya Town is called [Volcanic Crater], teeming with 1 to 3-star monsters, but it's rarely visited due to the harsh environment where a small mistake can be fatal.

Yan Youhuan had always trained with earth attributes and had little knowledge about [Volcanic Crater] or duelists using fire attribute monster cards.

In Diya Town, the three main families have exchange institutions where various attribute balls can be exchanged at a 1:1 ratio, but with a fee.

Exchanging 10 earth attribute balls would give only 9 fire attribute balls.

Yan Youhuan opened the door, only to find two young men standing outside.

Upon seeing their faces, Yan Youhuan recalled their identities.

"Yan Anzhuo? Yan Siyuan? What are you doing here?"

These two were Yan Youhuan's classmates, and they had a good relationship in school, though they hadn't contacted each other for a while due to various reasons.

"Youhuan Ge, we were just passing by and thought we'd visit you." Yan Anzhuo said with a smile, but was immediately slapped by Yan Siyuan.

"Call him Ge, he should be called Elder Youhuan!" Yan Siyuan corrected, then turned to Yan Youhuan with a somewhat nervous smile, "Elder Youhuan, congratulations on becoming an Elder Candidate!"

Has the news already spread throughout the family in just one night?

Looking at the two, Yan Youhuan felt a mix of emotions.

Their parents held important positions in the clan, and during school, they often took care of Yan Youhuan. They even stood up for him when he was bullied by Yan Banyin, showing generosity, friendliness, and a strong sense of justice.

He could sense that the two standing before him with flattering smiles were at the newly 3-star mental power level. A few days ago, Yan Youhuan was at their level.

"Thank you!" Yan Youhuan thanked them with a smile, "Since you're here, come in for a cup of tea."

"We won't disturb you, Elder Youhuan!" Yan Siyuan bowed slightly, rubbing his hands.

Next to him, Yan Anzhuo picked up a bag from the ground, "We brought a gift to celebrate."

Opening the bag, a full red glow greeted Yan Youhuan's eyes.

An entire bag full of fire attribute balls.

Do they even know about my dual earth-fire attributes?

Yan Youhuan looked at the bag, then at the smiling two, falling silent.

As former classmates, Yan Anzhuo and Yan Siyuan naturally knew he practiced the earth attribute mental power technique "Earth Foot." At the last gathering, they even spoke up for him.

Their current actions were clear to Yan Youhuan.

As an Elder Candidate, barring any mishaps, he would eventually enter the core power of the Yan family, joining the six elder seats.

By aligning early, they hoped to gain more benefits and resources, hence their diligence towards him.

What they were doing now was something they despised during school!

"Thank you for your kindness, but I haven't made a decision yet." Yan Youhuan dropped his smile and spoke seriously, "I can't accept these."

He wasn't a rigid person. If he decided to join the core power, he would definitely accept this offering.

However, his goal as an Elder Candidate was to gather resources, reclaim his inheritance, and leave Diya Town.

Accepting their gift would be cheating them.

This was also why he decided to wait for his investigation results before considering submitting the task about investigating Clan Leader Yan Songlin in the "Dream Garden."

"A true Elder Youhuan!" A round of applause and another young voice interrupted, "With an Elder Youhuan like this, the Yan family is sure to reach new heights!"

Yan Youhuan turned towards the voice, his expression growing cold and disdainful.

A well-dressed young man clapped as he walked towards Yan Youhuan, the Yan family crest on his chest shining brightly.

On either side of him stood a beautiful girl, each with a distinct style.

One wore a red short skirt, showing off her long legs, and had a gold headband.

The other wore a black bodysuit, highlighting her figure, with a diamond earring hanging from her ear.

Both smiled, holding ornate boxes that emitted familiar energy waves.

"Y-young master!" Yan Siyuan stuttered, fear on his face, pulling Yan Anzhuo to flee, leaving the bag of attribute balls behind.

The young master ignored them, his smile proud, eyes on Yan Youhuan.

In the Yan family, Clan Leader Yan Songlin had two sons.

The elder son, Yan Youyu, was the chosen heir, known as the young master.

The younger son, Yan Banyu, liked to be called...

The young master.