15-Star Life Card?!

The first thing Shen Sui did upon entering the exam room was inspect its layout.

After confirming there was no furniture, appliances, or other objects that could be thrown, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did he look up at the examiner. He bowed slightly and greeted him.

"Hello, Examiner. I'm Candidate No. 37, Shen Sui. Please guide me."

Xu Tianzhi returned the bow. After eliminating so many youths chasing their dreams, he was under a fair amount of pressure himself. Modern Soul Card Masters all began with the Life Card Exam, after all, and he could be considered these candidates' senior.

But as a professional Soul Card Master, he absolutely could not allow unqualified people to muddle their way into this noble profession. Even though he understood the cruelty of the Life Card Exam, Xu Tianzhi had no intention of lowering his standards.

If you wanted to pass, then defeat me head-on!

Xu Tianzhi put on his freshly cleaned glasses and seriously looked at the frail youth across from him.

As the prompt announcing the start of the exam sounded, the two of them revealed their Duel Instruments almost simultaneously.

"This duel will use tournament rules. Both sides have 16 Soul Points and 6,000 Life Points. Begin!"

The cold mechanical voice finished explaining the rules of the duel.

Soul Cards inserted. The duel began!

First turn determined: Xu Tianzhi.

"I go first!" Xu Tianzhi swiftly drew five cards without the slightest hesitation, not wasting a single word.

"My turn. I pay 5 Soul Points to normally summon Might Machine Alpha from my hand!"

Following his summon, a robot resembling a mechanical dog appeared on Xu Tianzhi's field.

Though it was only an illusory projection, it looked exceptionally real, as though a lifelike mechanical dog had truly appeared in the classroom.

[Here it comes! Xu Tianzhi's classic Alpha Dog opening combo!]

[Hahaha, looks like this kid's luck is terrible! I remember He Zhong got wrecked by this combo too, right?]

[This kid's done for. That's Xu Tianzhi's Soul Card! He starts with a Soul Card—how could he lose? Tell me, how could he possibly lose?]

Xu Tianzhi raised his hand and said sternly, "I pay 10 Soul Points to transform Might Machine Alpha!"

At Xu Tianzhi's words, the mechanical dog on the field began to emit the sound of grinding metal, harsh yet strangely pleasing.

Neat seams appeared across the mechanical dog's once seamless, gleaming metal exterior. Components unfolded along those seams, and the mechanical servant's body continuously expanded in size.

Boom!

Amid a tremendous crash and a deafening roar, an enormous War Machine Beast appeared on Xu Tianzhi's field.

"Transformation! Machine Tyrant Alpha."

Xu Tianzhi continued, "I activate Machine Tyrant Alpha's effect. When he is summoned through transformation, I can randomly summon four 1-star Android servants from my deck."

As summoning light flashed, Xu Tianzhi's servant zone was instantly filled.

[Look, look, look! This is the combo potential of the Android Deck!]

[It's not over yet!]

[If I were that candidate, I'd surrender right now. How was he supposed to fight this?]

As Xu Tianzhi completed his combo, the livestream's comment feed instantly flooded the screen. Sure enough, compared to the stagnant domestic professional Soul Card competitions, these one-sided rookie stomps were far more entertaining.

"I activate Machine Tyrant Alpha's effect. I send one Android servant on my field to the graveyard. Then, I can choose two Android Spell Cards from my deck and add them to my hand."

"I pay 1 Soul Point to normally summon Machine No. 1 Duoluo Duo from my hand."

"My turn ends."

Xu Tianzhi had finally ended his turn.

This was not even his strongest possible board. After all, this was a Duel Exam, and the examiner's deck had to be reduced to twenty cards. Otherwise, Xu Tianzhi reckoned he could have kept talking for quite a while longer.

Even so, the oppressive force of a Fifth-Order Soul Card Master was terrifying. Five servants in a single turn were something an ordinary candidate had no way of dealing with.

That was what Xu Tianzhi thought as well. He adjusted his glasses, unable to bear looking at the candidate across from him.

The turn marker moved to Shen Sui, signaling the start of his turn.

Shen Sui looked at the five cards in his opening hand, then at Xu Tianzhi's field, and began calculating his deck.

"My turn. Draw!"

Shen Sui quickly drew a card from his deck.

[Hahaha, that kid did shout that line pretty well. Does he think he's on a professional stage?]

[Poor guy. He'll probably get smashed to pieces by those servants next turn.]

Shen Sui did not know that his duel was being livestreamed online. Following his own plan, he began his turn without concern for anything else.

"My turn." Shen Sui pulled a card from his hand. "I pay 1 Soul Point to activate the Spell Card Little Pony Knows the Way from my hand. I pay 5,000 Life Points to choose up to three Life Cards from my deck and add them to my hand. Then, I place one card from my hand on top of my deck."

Card Name: Little Pony Knows the Way

Category: Spell Card

Stars: 1 Star

Effect: Can only be activated at the start of your Main Phase. You may pay 5,000 Life Points to choose up to three Life Cards from your deck and add them to your hand. Then, place one card from your hand on top of your deck. If the chosen Life Cards include Alice's Little Mare, waive the activation costs of all chosen Life Cards.

The total Stars of the Life Cards added to your hand by this effect cannot exceed X. (X is the Stars of the Life Card placed on top of your deck by this effect.)

[That card's effect is pretty good. This newcomer has some skill.]

[LOL, how high could a newbie's Life Card Stars possibly be? Still, I'd pay thirty thousand for that card and the Little Mare.]

Shen Sui revealed a card from his hand.

15-Star Spell Card: Revival.

[Holy shit! A newcomer has a 15-star Life Card?]

[Which rich family's young master came out to experience life?]

[His elders must have fed him cards at home, right? This is fucking ridiculous. They're even using 15-star cards as fodder?]

Fifteen Stars represented the highest level of power in any Soul Card World. Even today, after the Soul Card Duel system had developed for many years, 15-star Life Cards remained exceptionally precious. Sometimes, it took several generations of cultivation and development in a Soul Card World to obtain even a single 15-star Life Card.

Thus, when Shen Sui revealed Revival, everyone present and every viewer before a screen was left dumbfounded.

[What's his name? Shen Sui? Why can't I find anything about him?]

[Does anyone know? Which Soul Card World is he from? Let me see which family this young master belongs to.]

Liang Hui's expression turned solemn. The instant he saw Shen Sui reveal a 15-star Life Card, he instinctively grew tense.

He was a talent! Xu Tianzhi, you'd better keep your head clear! Don't eliminate him!

Unfortunately, the Duel Exam was an exam the Soul Card Association took extremely seriously. Even as the dean, Liang Hui could not interfere with the duel.

Before long, however, Shen Sui's information was delivered to Liang Hui.

Dawn Continent?

The moment he saw that name, Liang Hui's overheated mind instantly cooled down.

Dawn Continent, Soul Card World No. 1, was a legendary existence even in the Soul Card Duel world.

His Soul Card World was Dawn Continent? Then it made sense.

It was possible to obtain even the most powerful and precious Life Cards from that world. Quite a few of the 15-star Life Cards currently in existence had been sold by Dawn Continent Soul Card Masters who had been forced into retirement after their Soul Cards died.

He would probably see this Revival card in a Soul Card Shop before long.

Liang Hui's urge to recruit this student into the school immediately vanished without a trace.

The reporter was extremely curious to see Liang Hui, who had just been so excited, suddenly calm down, but this was not a good time to ask questions.

Meanwhile, the viewers were still enthusiastically discussing Shen Sui's background in the comment feed.

A Soul Card World was a Soul Card Master's private information and could not be disclosed unless the person was willing. Liang Hui understood that and silently put away Shen Sui's files.

On the field, Shen Sui was unaffected by any of it. He had already chosen the Life Cards to add to his hand.

Alice's Little Mare, Star Super Magic Array, Friendly Fire.

1 + 13 + 1, exactly 15 Stars.