He Was Simply a God!!

"Heh..."

Qin Tianyu's cold laughter was tinged with smugness.

As soon as he released his hand, the two SSR Cards radiating dazzling golden light floated in front of him on their own and began slowly rotating in midair.

"Come forth—Iron-Faced Demon, Ghost Shadow!!"

At Qin Tianyu's roar, the two cards turned into particles and gradually began to take shape.

Before long, a sturdy "figure" about 1.9 meters tall appeared. It had four arms and wore a medieval knight's helmet.

Lin Xia noticed that the "figure" had no pupils in its eyes. It looked like a zombie, as if it had lost its mind, and sent a chill down his spine.

[An undefeated knight sacrificed his soul and made a deal with a demon to bring his beloved princess back to life... From then on, people called it the "Iron-Faced Demon"!]

[Iron-Faced Demon (SSR): Possesses extremely powerful defensive abilities and is proficient in using all kinds of cold weapons. Although it cannot learn skills on its own, every weapon conceals demonic power, and its might should not be underestimated!]

As a giant character profile appeared in the air, the audience let out a collective gasp.

The reason such a massive display appeared was Shan Ming's Awakened ability.

As the host, he wanted the audience to better understand the match, so he analyzed and revealed every [Card] and [Ultimate Skill] the competitors used.

But his explanations were only general. They didn't reveal the competitors' trump cards.

For example, Shan Ming had only given a general description of Qin Tianyu's Iron-Faced Demon. He hadn't revealed any details, such as the abilities of each weapon.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

At that moment, three kinds of weapons appeared out of nowhere in the Iron-Faced Demon's four hands.

The first was the enormous greatsword in its left hand.

The second was the silver, circular shield in its right hand.

The third was the bow and arrow in its lower pair of hands.

Seeing this, Lin Xia furrowed his brows.

The Iron-Faced Demon's weapons looked very ordinary, as if they belonged to some ordinary person who'd wandered onto the wrong set.

But Lin Xia knew that strange things that made people "let their guard down" often deserved the most caution—after all, this was an SSR Card!

"Whoosh—!"

At that moment, Qin Tianyu's other card also took physical form.

It was about 1.7 meters tall and wore a long black robe. Where its head should have been, there was instead a small, slowly spinning vortex. Aside from that, it was no different from a human.

[Some say it comes from hell, others say it comes from the void. The word "mysterious" follows it everywhere, even into battle...]

[Ghost Shadow (SSR): This fellow is mysterious...]

"Uh..."

Lin Xia looked at the giant text box in the sky, the corner of his mouth twitching.

What kind of introduction was that...? It hadn't told him anything at all!

"It really is pretty mysterious. Now Lin Xia hasn't learned a single thing about it. He's definitely going to be at a disadvantage when they fight!"

Liu Yucheng looked displeased.

"Yeah, isn't this against the rules?!"

Xu Jian was even more furious. He shouted at Shan Ming on the arena, "I request that this card be banned from use in this match!!"

"It won't work..." Zhu Tingyu's face showed helplessness, but it was quickly replaced by worry. "Lin Xia... can you still work another miracle?"

"Request denied!"

Shan Ming crossed his arms in front of him to form an [X]. "That introduction is the one that comes with the Ghost Shadow Card itself, so it doesn't violate the rules!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire venue fell silent!

Everyone sucked in a sharp breath!

They had never encountered such a "special" card character before!

"Wow!"

Then the crowd let out another collective gasp.

Their shock at Ghost Shadow's identity soon gave way to eager anticipation as they watched Lin Xia, wondering how such an incredible character would deal with this freshman from Imperial University.

"Get down on your knees and surrender now, and I might consider sparing your life!"

Qin Tianyu slowly stepped out from between Iron-Faced Demon and Ghost Shadow, sneering. "I don't even need to lift a finger now. I can just stand here and wait for my summons to beat you to tears. Even if you summon that Gold Card in your hand, it'll still be three against two. How do you expect to win?!"

"Three against two?"

Lin Xia's voice was icy. With his other hand, he elegantly pinched the air, and another golden card appeared. "Why don't you count again?"

"My goodness! Competitor Lin Xia has two SSR-level Cards too!!"

Shan Ming's voice was brimming with excitement. "This is truly unexpected! Who could have imagined that a freshman who Awakened only a few days ago would have two top-tier Cards?!

"The situation on the field is now fair again: three against three!

"What a match! This is an incredible match!"

Silence!

The entire venue was so quiet you could hear a pin drop!

The spectators who'd already written Lin Xia off as good as dead stood frozen with their mouths hanging open, not daring to blink!

If Qin Tianyu, a third-year student, having two SSR-level Cards made him a heaven-blessed genius...

Then what did that make Lin Xia, who'd Awakened less than a week ago!?

"Genius" and "prodigy"—praise like that could no longer do him justice!!

A single thought appeared in everyone's mind...

"God Xia! This guy really is a god!!"

"I'm such an idiot. I actually looked down on someone like him... Now that I think about it, Qin Tianyu is the one who ought to be sweating buckets!!"

The audience erupted once again!

This time, though, Lin Xia was the center of their attention!

"How is this possible?!"

Principal Tao's wineglass slipped from his hand and hit the floor with a sharp crack. "What makes that kid worthy of having two SSR-level Cards, just like Tianyu?!"

"Gulp!"

Behind him, the Vice Principal swallowed, sweat glistening on his forehead. "Lin Xia keeps surprising us. I have to admit, right now he's more dazzling than Tianyu... Could we lose this match?"

A suffocating atmosphere filled the private box.

The people who'd just popped champagne early to celebrate Qin Tianyu's impending victory now looked as if they'd swallowed something foul!

And the Vice Principal's words had voiced the very thing they feared most and least wanted to face!

"Don't stand here boosting the other side's morale and undermining our own!"

Principal Tao had lost his former elegance. Instead, his face was twisted with anger as he pointed at the Vice Principal.

"So what if Lin Xia has two SSR Cards?

"All it proves is that the two of them are evenly matched in terms of their card reserves!

"The fight hasn't even started. How can you already decide Lin Xia will win?!

"Don't forget, Qin Tianyu trains with weights every day. On top of that, he has two whole years more practical experience than Lin Xia!"

At that, Principal Tao realized he'd lost his composure, so he took a moment to calm down.

As he straightened his collar, he said, "Don't forget, Qin Tianyu hasn't even brought out his real trump card yet..."