The Duel Exam moved quickly, especially for Xu Tianzhi, who never hesitated when it came to cutting people down.
Although the Duel Exam results were not heavily tied to victory or defeat in the duel itself, with the main consideration being the scores given by the examiner and several professional judges, losing a duel still inevitably left some examinees frustrated and upset.
However, even if most examinees were miserable, they did not show it on the spot.
After all, ever since Soul Card Masters had become linked to Extraordinary Power, people around the world had begun paying attention to their mental health.
If a single defeat in the Duel Exam was enough to make you mentally collapse, then you probably were not suited to becoming a Soul Card Master.
Otherwise, if you lost a few duels in the Buffer Zone, you might end up falling to darkness and corruption.
Although many duels had proceeded smoothly beforehand, an irritating dark cloud had always hung over Xu Tianzhi's heart.
Very soon, that dark cloud became reality.
The judge called Alice's name.
Alice's blonde hair stood out greatly in Huaxia. Combined with her beautiful face, it was nearly impossible for anyone to overlook her presence.
Xu Tianzhi, who had been defeated by Shen Sui countless times, naturally had not forgotten what Alice looked like.
It was Alice who, in this very place a year ago, had handed him a defeat and begun his "ill-fated bond" with Shen Sui.
The only difference was that Alice had been on the field a year ago.
Now, she herself stood before him in the flesh.
If someone had told his past self from a year ago about this, he probably would have scoffed.
A Soul Card Follower had come into reality.
And she was going to duel