Witch, I'm really not the Deep Sea Ancient God!

Chen Qi spoke earnestly:

"Yes, I want to create an Occupation Card."

Finally taking the initiative... Melanie smiled faintly:

"No problem, as agreed, I can help you create a card for free. You can come to my ship... um, it's at the dock, very safe, don't worry about any harm. If you really encounter any problems, you can call for help loudly."

I'm not very worried... Chen Qi thought to himself, somewhat speechless.

Although Melanie was strong, she was not a knowledge hunter and did not have memory rewriting abilities.

Moreover, although Melanie loved to joke, she rarely carried them out.

"Alright."

After agreeing, Chen Qi followed Melanie to her workshop.

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...

Mercury Ship, Melanie's card creation workshop.

Inside the workshop, light filtered through specially crafted glass skylights and intricate brass lighting apparatuses, blending with the bright card lamps to create a warm and mysterious atmosphere.

On the workbench, various cards and tools were arranged neatly, from blank cards to ornate Tarot cards, from ancient brass engraving knives to precision steam-powered punching machines.

Melanie put on a dust-proof apron and asked:

"Hunter, what kind of card do you want to make?"

Chen Qi took out the Lantern Keeper's powder:

"The Lantern Keeper's Occupation Card, can you make it?"

Melanie's eyes twitched:

"Little Hunter, you managed to get a Lantern Keeper's card. Give it to me; I'm quite skilled at making Lamp Phase cards."

At this time, Lantern Keeper was an extremely rare and powerful profession.

The White Tower Federation was the country that controlled book lamps, and Melanie knew most of the Lamp Phase Occupation Card creation methods.

"Hmm."

Chen Qi handed over the material.

Melanie put on a mask, picked up a small mechanical engraving knife, and carefully engraved the Lantern Keeper's powder onto the card according to the pattern of the Lantern Keeper's Card.

When this person worked, they were unexpectedly quiet. No wonder they were known as the new Mercury Hunter famous for card creation... Chen Qi observed from the side.

Generally speaking, the creation of an Occupation Card took about ten hours.

However, after only two hours, Melanie wiped the sweat from her forehead and used her skill 'Card Casting' to complete the final spiritual imbuement of the card:

"Done!! Hunter, my fee for making a card in our homeland starts at two hundred thousand Shell Coins!"

Melanie flicked the card forcefully, her face full of excitement from the completed card creation.

"It's done..."

The drowsy Chen Qi was suddenly awakened, opened his eyes wide, and took the card.

[You have obtained the Lantern Keeper Card.]

"Thank you! Master Card Maker!"

Chen Qi could hardly contain his excitement, took the card, and walked out the door excitedly.

Melanie, immersed in the excitement of completing the card creation, asked:

"No need to thank me; as big sister, it's my duty. By the way, Hunter, do you want more cards? Do you want to understand the mysteries of card creation? Do you want to become an undercover agent?"

Wait, where is he... Melanie looked around the empty workshop.

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Ghost Ship, Bedroom.

Chen Qi hurriedly closed the door and held the Lantern Keeper Occupation Card in his hand.

With his current lamp principles, digesting the Lantern Keeper Occupation Card would not be a problem.

"Digest!"

Chen Qi gritted his teeth, formed a sharp blade with his Qi Power, and cut a large wound in his palm.

With intense pain, blood dripped from the wound, slowly dyeing the Lantern Keeper's card red.

At the moment of contact between blood and card, the card suddenly burned, rapidly dissipating, and its power poured into Chen Qi's body!

In an instant, the spiritual power in the blood increased exponentially, reaching the limit of Chen Qi's physical endurance, and began boiling fiercely.

Blood boiling!

"Huff, huff, huff—"

Facing the boiling blood, Chen Qi gritted his teeth, trying to remain motionless, enduring everything.

His heart rate increased several times, red spiritual power bubbles continuously leaped from his skin; every organ in his body was in turmoil, extremely frightening—

Although painful, Chen Qi could also feel his body constantly being reforged, undergoing sublimation.

[You are digesting the Lantern Keeper Occupation Card—]

At this moment, immense information rushed into his mind, compelling Chen Qi to close his eyes and digest this knowledge.

The feeling of pain began to be replaced by numbness.
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Various skills, inspirations, powers, and fragments surged in like a tide—

On the Sea of Spiritual Power, Chen Qi seemed to undergo a long journey, crossing wave after wave, ultimately arriving at a lonely island. The sea surface beneath him began showing ripples, with the pattern of a lantern bearer emerging.

In just an instant, Chen Qi seemed to have undergone decades of practice.

Whether it was the small organs in his body or the deeper spiritual power, everything had grown.

Masses of white vapor continuously exhaled from his mouth and nose.

Scorching sweat, the size of soybeans, fell.

Drop, drop!

When he opened his eyes again, Chen Qi suddenly grabbed his chest and coughed out a mouthful of thick blood.

"Amazing!"

This feeling of his whole body boiling! It was simply exhilarating!

At this moment, a prompt finally appeared before his eyes.

[You have advanced to Third Rank Lamp Scale Phase Occupation—Lantern Keeper.]

[Your inspiration +10, your constitution +10, your strength +3, you gained Third Rank Soul Body: compared to Second-tier, all your spiritual power skills are enhanced by 20%.]

[You gained Medium Lamp Phase, Scale Phase Insight. Your current Lamp Phase Insight is Medium+, and you can now study stronger skills.]

[You gained Shadow Phase Resistance: You can reduce damage from Shadow Phase.]

[You gained Night Vision: You have stronger vision in the dark.]

[You gained the skill 'Lighting Skill': You can create or transform a light source, making it significantly stronger and causing substantial mental damage to dark creatures.]

[You gained the passive skill 'Day-Night Inversion': At night, all your attributes increase, and you have greater stamina.]

Chen Qi looked at the series of prompts in front of him, his heart filled with excitement.

Third-order Transcendent was a significant breakthrough. Third Rank was the gateway to being a master, offering endless possibilities at this stage.

Among the Third Rank, there were fearsome individuals like Hui Shu, An, and Hai Ge, who could single-handedly destroy islands. There were also special Transcendents like Flower Witch who excelled in control, and semi-skilled guys like Kuang Sha.

More important than these skills and enhancements was that Chen Qi felt an unprecedented sense of expansiveness.

Each rank had its own bottleneck.

He had been stuck at the Second-tier for far too long.

Now that he had broken through, both his physical body and skills had infinite possibilities.

The path before him had opened up.

Chen Qi breathed heavily, the scorching feeling in his body gradually dissipating, bringing a sensation of a refreshing downpour.

Chen Qi now felt an immense power throughout his body.

"Wakuwaku (Master! Congratulations, Master!)"

On the table, Water Elf No.3 and No.1 held two rags, celebrating like cheerleaders.

"Let's test the power."

With the current Water Elf, it shouldn't withstand it... Chen Qi looked at the table beside Water Elf No.3 and suddenly swung his arm, punching out.

Boom!

This ordinary punch, though still thirty centimeters away from the table, with just the force of the blow alone, the entire table split apart like tofu.

Previously, I couldn't do this easily. This is an all-around enhancement—Chen Qi couldn't help but smile.

At this moment, two unique prompts appeared before his eyes.

[You received Hunter Yu Huo's enhancement, 'Lighting Skill' upgraded, gained additional skill 'Fire Casting Skill.']

Fire Casting Skill?

Hunter Yu Huo's effect? Chen Qi was startled.

The common Lighting Skill could enhance a light source within fifty meters, evolving it into a powerful 'Holy Light.'

In the illuminated range, all hostile entities would receive a weakening debuff. Additionally, the light would inflict massive real damage on all dark creatures.

But what was Fire Casting Skill? Chen Qi quickly checked.

[Fire Casting Skill:

Nature Form: Lamp, Scale

Description: Only fire can expel all shadows.

Effect: A skill realized by Deep Sea Hunter while hunting shadow dragons in the deep sea. This skill enhances a light source within fifty meters, turning it into special flames. You can manipulate these flames and attach them to your weapons, enhancing all your skills and damage.

Note: Maintaining these flames will continuously consume your spiritual power.]

Fire Casting Skill? Is this for passing down the fire? Chen Qi was astonished.

Undoubtedly, this skill's enhancement was incredibly powerful.

The enhancement from Hunter Yu Huo exceeded my expectations—Chen Qi couldn't help but marvel.

At this moment, another unique prompt appeared before Chen Qi's eyes.

[You received Hunter Yu Huo's enhancement, your skill 'Day-Night Inversion' upgraded to 'Night Monster.']