If Freymia possesses the memories of the first timeline, then it would explain why she has such intense feelings towards Shen Sui.

Shen Sui suddenly thought of Qishala.

Could it be that Qishala is in a similar situation?

Previously, Shen Sui was blinded by physical desires and didn't delve deeper, but now that he's come to his senses, he starts to understand.

However, how could memories from the first timeline appear on a second-timeline character?

Shen Sui couldn't understand.

"We've arrived."

At this moment, Xinyuan Tanchun had already parked the car.

Looking up, Modu Stadium was brightly lit, and the outer walls were adorned with the magnificent posters of the Modu Duel Tournament.

The posters featured the renowned followers of celebrated contestants.

Shen Sui even saw Xu Tianzhi's Soul Card, Alpha, which seemed to be in the form of the Mechanical Tyrant that had appeared in their previous duel.

The footage of Xu Tianzhi losing to Shen Sui in the ranking tournament has actually been made public online now.

Nevertheless, what people discussed more was Shen Sui's talent and strength. Though Xu Tianzhi's defeat wasn't entirely accepted with tolerance, it wasn't harshly criticized either.

After all, Xu Tianzhi was just a fifth-rank Life Card Master who had achieved some success; he wasn't put on a pedestal, so he wasn't attacked when he failed.

Besides, Life Card Duels inherently involve some element of luck. When luck is on your side, defeating a higher-level Life Card Master isn't uncommon, like Xu Tianzhi's opponent in last tournament's finale.

But when luck isn't on your side, losing to a lower-ranked player isn't entirely impossible either.

The nation's famous ninth-rank Life Card Masters, be it Tan Song or You Wenqi, have both lost to seventh or eighth-rank Life Card Masters before.

A duel sometimes comes down to a divine draw determining the winner.

"Haven't resolved the issue yet?" Xinyuan Tanchun noticed Shen Sui's uneasy expression.

Shen Sui took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, I'll resolve it soon."

With these words, his expression changed.

From being lively it turned somewhat rigid.

Xinyuan Tanchun couldn't perceive any change, but at this moment, Shen Sui's consciousness had already arrived on the Dawn Continent.

Key duels coinciding with major events in the Soul Card World is a common problem for many Life Card Masters. Even though you're constantly reminded to better manage your time, the most you can do is delay the crisis.

However, Shen Sui possessed an attribute that set him apart from other Life Card Masters.

Other Life Card Masters have to choose one or the other: either giving up the competition to focus on the Soul Card World, or ignoring the Soul Card World to concentrate on the competition.

Different Life Card Masters choose based on the strength of their Soul Cards and the unique properties of the Soul Card World.

Xinyuan Tanchun thought Shen Sui would choose the former.

Given the danger level on the Dawn Continent, it's quite possible for a Soul Card to perish if not given attention. Even with attention and attempts to influence, the Soul Card might still perish.

But at least the latter allows the Life Card Master to understand how they met their end.

However, Shen Sui's demeanor suggested he intended to continue with the competition.

Xinyuan Tanchun originally wanted to advise Shen Sui.

There's always next year for the competition, but there's only one Soul Card. If it perishes, it's truly gone.

Yet, seeing Shen Sui's determined eyes made Xinyuan Tanchun hold back her words.

What she didn't know was that all her thoughts were clear to Shen Sui.

When Shen Sui's consciousness descended on the Dawn Continent, he could view Xinyuan Tanchun's thoughts through the chat interface as if he were watching the Dawn Continent through a dueling device.

Choices?

Ha!

Only children make choices.

Adults want it all.

Shen Sui didn't want to give up on either the duel or the Soul Card World.

What made him different from other Life Card Masters was that he could indeed achieve this.

As Shen Sui was pondering this, he suddenly noticed a heated gaze.

He looked up and met Freymia's surprised and shy gaze.

After walking out from her peculiar thoughts, Freymia also finally returned to her usual state and naturally sensed the anomaly behind Alice.

She then noticed Shen Sui standing behind Alice.

Freymia was certain that while the Claude before her was still a projection like before, he appeared more real than ever.

Did he sense my love and come here just for me?

Freymia touched her chest with both hands, her emotions a tumult.

Though Shen Sui couldn't read minds in this state, he could vaguely guess Freymia's thoughts.

"Just let it go." Freymia smiled and told Alice, "Leave the ring, I'll handle the rest."

Alice blinked her big eyes and scrutinized Freymia, asking, "Really?"

"Of course." Freymia showed a confident and gentle smile, "I am the Elf Empress Freymia, the most powerful Elf Empress in history."

Alice looked at Aina with doubt.

Aina gave her an affirmative nod.

Only then did Alice, albeit reluctantly, glance at the ring on her hand one last time before placing it in Freymia's fair hand.

"Aina, take Alice to rest for a while." Freymia told Aina.

"Is that alright, mother?" Aina asked nervously, hoping her mother could help Alice but without wanting her to endure undue harm, "About the seal on you..."

"It's fine." Freymia smiled back.

Only then did Aina extend her hand to Alice.

"Ah, right!" As Alice was about to leave, she suddenly turned back, eyes burning into Freymia.

"Ah! What's up?" Freymia, about to relax, was startled by Alice.

"Don't do anything bad to Claude~!" Alice raised her index finger and said seriously, "Claude is just a soul now and could get broken."

"Huh?" Freymia nodded guiltily, "Don't worry, leave Claude to me."

"What does broken mean?" Aina whispered to Alice.

"I don't know." Alice shook her head and said, "I overheard it from the village elders; it seems like an expression of affection between people, something about breaking my home's guy last night..."

"Oh~! Is that so?" Aina showed a thoughtful expression.

"It is!" Alice nodded affirmatively.

The two girls kept chatting while leaving.

Once the two girls had completely left, Freymia exhaled deeply.

Then she looked up at Shen Sui across from her, pursing her lips.

Just as Shen Sui was contemplating how to greet Freymia, he felt something soft bumping into his arms.

"Long time no see, Claude."

Freymia hugged Shen Sui tightly.

Though it was just Shen Sui's consciousness, it gave him ample feedback.

At this moment, a line of text appeared before Shen Sui's eyes.

[The host has called your name.]

[The whole venue is cheering for you.]

[Your first professional duel has begun.]

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