The Stage is Set, I'll Raise Hell

When Shen Sui revealed a 15-star Soul Card, Xu Tianzhi immediately shed his dismissive attitude.

As a fifth-tier Soul Card Master, Xu Tianzhi understood the inner workings of the circle better than the audience. There was a known list of who possessed 15-star Soul Cards, and the name Shen Sui had never been heard before.

A fantasy world.

Could it be the Dawn Continent?

Xu Tianzhi thought to himself.

But no matter who the opponent is, I must show the proper attitude. If you want to pass the duel exam, defeat me head-on!

Xu Tianzhi's gaze was exceptionally firm.

Meanwhile, Shen Sui's turn was still ongoing.

He performed a normal summon from his hand, bringing forth [Alice's Little Mare].

The images on Follower Cards were the true likenesses of the followers in the Soul Card world. Looking at this beautiful little mare, Shen Sui suddenly felt an urge to train her into a Race Mare.

There were quite a few potions and spells in the Dawn World that could transform magical beasts into human form.

Following that, Shen Sui activated the Little Mare's effect, special summoning [Magic Apprentice Alice] from his deck.

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Card Name: [Alice's Little Mare]

Category: Follower Card

Star Level: 1 Star

Effect: Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can draw one card from your deck. If it is not [Magic Apprentice Alice], you can Special Summon [Magic Apprentice Alice] from your deck. As long as this card is in the Graveyard, when [Magic Apprentice Alice] leaves the field, you must activate this effect: Place one card from your hand on top of your deck.

Spirit Value: 200

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The card on top of the deck was [Resurrection], so Shen Sui special summoned Alice.

The moment Alice appeared, everyone's eyes lit up. This was a rare beauty.

Her golden hair cascaded down to her waist like a waterfall, shimmering with light, like a golden elven dancer. Her emerald green eyes, with their gentle and lively gaze, seemed to possess a kind of magic. Under the indoor lighting, her eyes sparkled with the bright greenness of spring's new leaves, bringing infinite warmth and hope to people, and of course, potentially bringing passionate flames. Her skin was like snow, fair and delicate, as if covered with a faint mist, exuding a pure aura, not at all like a girl harvesting wheat in a field.

Although she wore a worn-out farming robe, it could not hide her astonishing presence.

[Holy crap! What a beautiful young lady! I unilaterally declare! This newcomer has won the duel!]

[This must be his Soul Card, right? Damn, such good luck. Why can I only draw a single dog as my Soul Card!]

With Alice's appearance, the barrage of comments instantly exploded. Unlike Shen Sui, who had suffered greatly, people had a very good first impression of Alice.

Who wouldn't like a beautiful and cute girl card?

"Pay 2 Soul Points." Shen Sui looked at the lively Alice, thinking to himself that this girl was quite cute when she wasn't causing trouble. "Transform [Magic Apprentice Alice] into [Novice Magician Alice]!"

At this moment, due to the effect of the Little Mare on the field, Shen Sui returned [Resurrection] from his hand to the top of his deck.

Along with the bright light of the form transformation, subtle changes also occurred on Alice's body.

Her original farming robe transformed into an ancient magician's robe with flowing skirts, as if it were a witness to the vicissitudes of time. - This was something Alice had "borrowed" before she set fire to the castle of a baron who was trying to seize commoners.

And in her originally empty, slender hands, a seemingly worn-out magic staff appeared. This staff, crafted from a sturdy branch, was her medium for casting magic. Each swing was like a dance of starlight, allowing miracles to bloom around her. - This was something Alice had snatched from a villain who had robbed her. That villain seemed to be a fire-attribute magician as well, but unfortunately, his mastery of fire was far inferior to Alice's.

"Activate the effect of [Novice Magician Alice]! When she appears due to a form transformation, I can choose one Spell Card from my deck and add it to my hand."

Shen Sui once again searched his deck.

And this time, the Spell Card he was searching for was - [Arson]!

"Pay 12 Soul Points! Activate the Spell Card [Arson] from my hand!"

Shen Sui didn't hesitate at all. He immediately activated [Arson] as soon as he drew it.

"Flip over and discard the top card of your deck, then destroy all Soul Cards on your opponent's field with a star level lower than that card's star level." Shen Sui flipped over the first card on top of his deck. "And the card on top of my deck is! The 15-star Spell Card [Resurrection]!"

"According to the effect of [Arson]! Destroy all Soul Cards on your field with a star level lower than 15 stars!"

A spark of fire appeared on Xu Tianzhi's field. However, the next second, the single spark instantly turned into a raging inferno. The scorching flames ignited Xu Tianzhi's field. Within the flames, the originally cold and deadly mechanical followers emitted explosion sounds as their energy was ignited.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Explosion sounds echoed on Xu Tianzhi's field.

When the flames subsided, his field was completely empty.

[Holy crap! Can someone tell me what just happened?]

[I think I saw a flash of fire, and then the opponent's field exploded.]

[Is this seriously a beginner?]

[Awesome! Awesome! You're good at building your field, huh? I'll just clear it for you with a backhand.]

Xu Tianzhi felt his temples throbbing, as if a nerve was about to jump out of his brain.

In Soul Card duels, cards that clear the field aren't unheard of. His deck is indeed vulnerable to such cards, but these cards are either banned by the Soul Card Association or have extremely strict activation conditions, and they are usually in the hands of very powerful professional Soul Card Masters.

He never expected that in a simple duel exam, he would encounter an opponent who pulled out a field-clearing spell card.

Could I actually lose?

Xu Tianzhi felt dazed. If he really lost to the opposing examinee in the duel exam, even if his deck's strength was suppressed, it wouldn't stop him from becoming a joke among professional players.

It would be like a professional League of Legends player getting utterly crushed by a random Iron player in a match – they would truly be laughed at for several years.

Xu Tianzhi glanced at the Spirit Value of the opponent's followers. The beautiful girl had 600 Spirit Value, and the horse had 50 Spirit Value.

Hmm, neither of them has much strength.

Then how are you going to win?

Xu Tianzhi's heart, which had been hanging in his chest, slightly settled.

"Then, I pay 1 Soul Point to equip the spell card [Magic Ring] to [Magic Apprentice Alice]." Shen Sui immediately activated the effect of the equipment spell card in his hand. This [Magic Ring] had also been modified by him long ago, removing the effect of recovering Soul Points every turn and instead becoming an equipment spell card suitable for a one-turn burst.

Each had its pros and cons, but Shen Sui chose the latter.

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Card Name: [Magic Ring]

Category: Equipment Spell Card

Star Rating: 1 Star

Effect: ① When this card is equipped to your follower card, you gain 5 Soul Points;

② During your Main Phase, you can destroy the equipped follower. If you are the controller of that follower, you gain 5 Soul Points.

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With the activation of the [Magic Ring]'s effect, Shen Sui's Soul Points increased from 2 to 7.

Then Shen Sui drew the [Star Super Magic Array], which had become 0 cost: "I activate the permanent spell card [Star Super Magic Array] on my field."

Brilliant starlight lit up on Shen Sui's field. A mysterious magic array centered around Shen Sui gradually spread to his entire field.

As it slowly rotated, the brilliant light formed by magic continuously flickered, as if it were a mysterious starry sky.

Alright, now it's time to finish this.

"I set one spell card." This was [Friendly Fire]. Because of the effect of [Little Pony Knows the Way], it didn't require paying a cost to use.

"I pay 5 Soul Points and set one spell card."

Shen Sui quickly set two cards: "My turn ends."

The corners of his mouth slightly curved upwards.

The winning equation was already written!

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