When Xu Tianzhi saw Shen Sui reveal a 15-star Life Card, he finally put aside his contempt.
As a Fifth-Order Soul Card Master, Xu Tianzhi knew far more about the circles than ordinary viewers did. Everyone who possessed a 15-star Life Card was known within those circles, yet he had never heard the name Shen Sui.
A fantasy world.
Could it be the Dawn Continent?
Xu Tianzhi thought to himself.
But no matter who his opponent was, he had to show the proper attitude. If Shen Sui wanted to pass the Duel Exam, then he would have to defeat him head-on!
Xu Tianzhi's gaze was exceptionally resolute.
Meanwhile, Shen Sui's turn continued.
He normally summoned Alice's Little Mare from his hand.
The images on Follower Cards were real images of the followers in the Soul Card World. Looking at this beautiful little mare, Shen Sui suddenly felt the urge to raise her into a Race Mare.
There were plenty of potions and spells in the Dawn Continent that could transform magical beasts into humanoid forms.
Shen Sui then activated the Little Mare's effect and special summoned Magic Apprentice Alice from his deck.
Card Name: Alice's Little Mare Category: Follower Card Stars: 1 Star Effect: Once per turn, during your main phase, you may draw one card from your deck. If it is not Magic Apprentice Alice, you may special summon Magic Apprentice Alice from your deck. As long as this card exists in the graveyard, when Magic Apprentice Alice leaves the field, this effect must activate: place one card from your hand on top of your deck. Spirit Value: 200
Revival was on top of his deck, so Shen Sui special summoned Alice.
The instant Alice appeared, everyone's eyes lit up. She was a rare, breathtaking beauty.
Her golden hair cascaded down to her waist like a waterfall, glimmering as though she were a golden sprite dancing beneath the stars. Her emerald eyes held a gentle liveliness that seemed magical in itself. Under the indoor lights, they shone with the bright green of fresh spring leaves, bringing endless warmth and hope—though perhaps also passionate flames. Her skin was white as snow, fair and delicate, as though veiled in a faint mist, radiating purity. She did not look at all like a girl who harvested wheat in the fields.
Though she wore a worn farmwork robe, it could not conceal her astonishing presence.
[Holy shit! What a gorgeous girl! I hereby declare that this newbie has won the duel!]
[That's his Soul Card, right? Damn, he's so lucky. Why could I only draw a single dog as my Soul Card?]
The moment Alice appeared, the chat exploded. Unlike Shen Sui, the audience had not suffered at her hands, so their first impression of Alice was extremely favorable.
Who could possibly dislike a beautiful, adorable Waifu Card?
"Pay 2 Soul Points." Shen Sui looked at the lively Alice and thought, She's actually pretty cute when she isn't causing trouble. "Transform Magic Apprentice Alice into Novice Magician Alice!"
At that moment, due to the Little Mare's effect on the field, Shen Sui returned Revival from his hand to the top of his deck.
As the light of the transformation rose, subtle changes came over Alice as well.
Her farmwork robe turned into an ancient magician's robe, its skirt flowing gracefully as though it bore witness to the passage of countless years. —Alice had swiped it before setting fire to the castle of a baron who had abducted innocent women.
A seemingly worn magic wand also appeared in her formerly empty, slender hand. The wand had been fashioned from a sturdy branch. It served as the medium for her spells, and every swing resembled a dance of starlight, causing miracles to bloom around her. —Alice had snatched it from a thug who tried to rob her. That thug seemed to have been a fire magic user too, but his mastery of flames was far inferior to Alice's.
"Activate Novice Magician Alice's effect! When she enters the field through a transformation, I can choose one Spell Card from my deck and add it to my hand!"
Shen Sui searched his deck once more.
And this time, the Spell Card he searched for was—Arson!
"Pay 12 Soul Points! Activate the Spell Card Arson from my hand!"
Shen Sui did not hesitate in the slightest. The Arson he had just added to his hand was immediately activated.
"Reveal and discard the top card of your deck, then destroy all Life Cards on your opponent's field with fewer stars than that card." Shen Sui revealed the top card of his deck. "And the card on top of my deck is—the 15-star Spell Card Revival!"
"According to Arson's effect, destroy all Life Cards on your field with fewer than 15 stars!"
A tiny spark appeared on Xu Tianzhi's field. Yet in the next instant, that spark became a raging inferno. Blazing flames engulfed Xu Tianzhi's field, and amid the fire, the formerly cold and deadly mechanical followers erupted as their energy cores ignited.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Explosions rang out across Xu Tianzhi's field.
When the flames faded, his field was completely empty.
[Holy shit! Can someone tell me what just happened?]
[I think I saw a flash of fire, and then the other side's field exploded.]
[This is supposed to be a newbie?]
[Awesome! Awesome! You're good at filling your field, huh? I just wiped it all out!]
Xu Tianzhi felt his temples throbbing, as though some nerve were about to leap out of his brain.
It was not as though field-clearing cards did not exist in Soul Card Duels. His deck was indeed afraid of such cards, but they were either banned by the Soul Card Association or had extremely harsh activation conditions. Usually, they were only found in the hands of very powerful professional Soul Card Masters.
He had never imagined that, in an ordinary Duel Exam, his opponent would pull out a field-clearing Spell Card.
I'm not going to lose, am I?
Xu Tianzhi felt dazed. If he really lost to the examinee across from him in a Duel Exam, then even if his deck's strength had been restricted, it would not stop him from becoming a joke among professional players.
It would be like a professional League of Legends player getting utterly crushed by an Iron random in a normal match. People would laugh at him for years.
Xu Tianzhi glanced at the Spirit Values of the opposing followers. The beautiful girl had 600 Spirit Value, while the mare had 50.
Right. Neither of them was particularly strong.
So what were you going to use to win?
Xu Tianzhi slightly relaxed the tension in his chest.
"Then I'll pay 1 Soul Point to equip Novice Magician Alice with the Equipment Spell Card Magic Ring." Shen Sui activated the Equipment Spell Card from his hand. He had long since modified this Magic Ring, removing its effect that restored Soul Points every turn. Instead, it had become an Equipment Spell Card suited for a one-turn burst.
Each version had its own advantages and disadvantages, but Shen Sui had chosen the latter.
Card Name: Magic Ring Category: Equipment Spell Card Stars: 1 Star Effect: ① When this card is equipped to one of your Follower Cards, gain 5 Soul Points. ② During your main phase, you may destroy the equipped follower. If you control that follower, gain 5 Soul Points.
As the Magic Ring's effect activated, Shen Sui's Soul Points rose from 2 to 7.
Shen Sui then drew the Star Super Magic Array, whose cost had become 0. "Activate the Permanent Spell Card Star Super Magic Array on my field."
Brilliant starlight illuminated Shen Sui's field. A profound magic array centered on Shen Sui and gradually spread across his entire field.
As it slowly rotated, dazzling light formed from magic power flickered continuously, like a starry sky filled with mysteries.
All right, it was time to finish this.
"Set one Spell Card." It was Friendly Fire, and due to Little Pony Knows the Way's effect, it required no cost to use.
"Pay 5 Soul Points and set one Spell Card."
Shen Sui swiftly set two cards. "My turn ends."
The corners of his lips curved upward slightly.
The equation of victory had already been written!
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