Alice and Tang Lili

Alice had defeated her teacher.

Under the newly added special rules, she automatically qualified to enter the Ranking Tournament.

When Shen Sui heard the news, he could not help but complain, "Wasn't this rule made specifically for Alice?"

But on second thought, the freshmen these days were all quite something.

Back in the day, Soul Card Masters had to fight for rankings, championships, and runner-up positions in tournaments. Everyone was a competitor, so even if they had any card-swiping tricks, they kept them hidden.

But with the reforms to the new system, Soul Card Duel competitions had become more entertainment-oriented. The real focus was the Buffer Zone.

And the Buffer Zone concerned everyone's safety.

If Soul Card Masters as a whole became too weak and outsiders with extraordinary abilities broke through the Buffer Zone, that would be disastrous.

In an environment where all humanity stood or fell together, Soul Card Masters no longer kept secrets. They posted their card-swiping techniques online for everyone to study and discuss.

Not everyone's Soul Cards possessed the Card Swiping Saint Physique, but through a Soul Card Master's own efforts, they could still improve certain aspects of the card-swiping experience.

This was evident from this year's entrance exams at the various Duel Academies.

In the past, considering that students might not have many Life Cards in their decks, restrictions were placed on the examiners' decks as well.

Yet this year, a large number of students had directly defeated their examiners during the exams.

That showed that the overall level of the students had risen by an unimaginable number of tiers compared to last year.

Most importantly, as time passed, that improvement would continue.

Against such a backdrop, a rule allowing students to advance by defeating their teachers was perfectly reasonable.

Alice could at most be