Location- Sky Blossom City, Guild Association Mall, Warehouse no.234.
"Do you want the cards or not? Give them back" Corey snatched the stack of cards from me after she replied to me with a question instead of answering why most of her cards had the word Demon in their names. For example, Frost Demon Palm Arts, Strom Demon Fingers Arts, Tyrant Demon Saber Arts, etc.
"Okay, I want them. Give me some martial arts related to wood elements and elemental resistance." Since Corey had snatched back the stack of martial arts cards before I could go through all of them, I had no choice but to specify to her what I wanted.
"Umm… Let me see. I have four cards satisfying your requirements. Here, Tree Demon Whip Arts, Wood Demon Sealing Arts, Demonic Wood Escape Arts, and Desolate Demon Body Arts." Corey passed me four A-rank martial arts cards. And then added, "If you give me some more time, I can create a few more martial arts cards according to your requirements."
Taking the four cards from Anna, "No, we don't have the time." I rejected her offer because I needed to create Kane's card before his grandfather caught wind of it. And also because the four martial arts cards given by Anna were more than enough for Kane's origin card.
[Card Name: Wild Fist Arts
Card Type: Skill card
Card Rank: B-Rank, Rare Grade
Card Durability: [89/100]
Card Effect: Equipping this card, the user will learn and gain proficiency in the Fist technique called Wild Fist Arts.
Additional Effect: Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Agility, Wild Footwork. ]
[Card Name: Tree Demon Whip Arts
Card Type: Skill card
Card Rank: A-Rank, Rare Grade
Card Durability: [95/100]
Card Effect: Equipping this card, the user will learn and gain proficiency in the whipping technique called Tree Demon Whip Arts.
Additional Effect: Enhanced Dexterity, Enhanced Reflexes, Mirror Whip, Rapid Whip, Whip Shield]
Mirror Whip- The user can use the whip so fast that it can create mirror images confusing the enemy.
Rapid Whip- The user can withdraw the Whip rapidly, making it impossible for it to be caught by the opponents.
Whip Shield- the user can maneuver the whip so efficiently that it can form a shield to ward off attacks.
[Card Name: Wood Demon Sealing Arts
Card Type: Skill card
Card Rank: A-Rank, Rare Grade
Card Durability: [97/100]
Card Effect: Equipping this card, the user will learn and gain proficiency in the sealing technique called Wood Demon Sealing Arts.
Additional Effect: Wood Coffin Sealing arts, Wooden Stake crucifixion, Wood Burial.]
Wood Coffin Sealing Art: the user can manipulate wood to create a wooden coffin imprisoning the enemy within it. Imprisoned in the coffin, the enemy cannot access Soul energy or rules. They are entirely cut out of the outside world.
Wooden Stake Crucifixion: Wooden Stakes are summoned and used to impale the enemy. Once the wooden stakes enter the enemy's body, their body will be petrified and rendered immobile until the stakes are removed. The number of stakes required to petrify an opponent increases with their realm.
Wood Burial: The user can summon roots from the ground to trap the opponent and bury them in the earth.
[Card Name: Demonic Wood Escape Art
Card Type: Skill card
Card Rank: A-Rank, Rare Grade
Card Durability: [98/100]
Card Effect: Equipping this card, the user can burrow into the earth like tree roots and travel unground to escape the enemy's pursuit.
Additional Effect: Enhanced Agility, Enhanced Hearing, Carry, Drag ]
Carry: The user can use wood escape art while carrying their allies.
Darg: The user can drag and bury their enemies into the ground using the wood escape technique.
[Card Name: Desolate Demon Body Arts
Card Type: Skill card
Card Rank: A-Rank, Rare Grade
Card Durability: [94/100]
Card Effect: Equipping this card, the user will learn and gain proficiency in the body arts called Desolate Demon Body Arts. The Desolate Demon's body has high resistance to Elemental energies.
Additional Effect: Enhanced Strenght, Enhanced Defence, Enhanced Vitality, Enhanced Stamina, Enhanced Elemental Resistance, Desolate body]
Desolate body: Upon activation of this skill for a limited period, users' bodies become invulnerable to elemental attacks.
Going through the card Info of the four demonic cards, I was impressed as they matched my requirements perfectly. Wood whip and sealing arts will perfectly fit the crowd control skills I was planning for Kane's origin card.
As for the wood escape technique, it seems pretty similar to Mandrake's Earth escape skill. If I play it right, I may be able to fuse these two arts and add a hybrid escape art to Kane's origin card.
The enhanced elemental resistance provided by Desolate Demon Body arts will complement the elemental resistance from the Treant core that I plan on adding to the origin card. Also, the Herculean strength of treant will enhance the physical effect of the Desolate Demon Body art.
Seeing how the martial arts cards created by Park were the perfect match for my requirements, I really wanted to see what she could pull off if I gave her some time, but I didn't have that luxury since I had to finish card creation before Kane's grandfather heard about this. I did not see the need to hide the truth from Rami Kaga, but since Kane wanted it that way, I had no opinion.
"How much for these four cards?" I asked Corey the price of martial arts cards. After all, she made it very clear that I had to pay in full to get the cards.
"1000 soul Jades each!" Corey quoted a sky-high price. But considering that if these cards were auctioned, they could fetch a higher price, I did not complain. And agreed to her price because compared to the millions of soul jades Kane was paying in terms of assets, these 4000 soul jades were a small price.