Collectors always like to show off their collections.

That's exactly how Shen Sui got caught by Bu Pei.

Bu Pei took out one collection card album after another, bragging to Shen Sui about his experience acquiring these Forbidden Cards.

The acquisition process was simple and tedious, but these Forbidden Cards were indeed interesting.

The previous Forbidden Cards from the Life Card Association, although they highlighted personal connections, were only forbidden for Life Card Masters without high-level contacts. However, even biased and unfair organizations need to rationalize their actions.

Moreover, the Forbidden Card List is a global standard. If your Forbidden Card clearly doesn't meet the standards, wouldn't that be a joke?

Therefore, Bu Pei really had quite a few extremely powerful cards in his possession.

Shen Sui even saw a Forbidden Card that could draw three cards and discard one without any text field, and could recover Soul Points equal to the star level of the discarded Life Card.

Indeed, my imagination is still limited. Can they really print such a card?

Looking at this Forbidden Card, which was even stronger than the Pot of Greed, Shen Sui deeply felt the absurdity of reality.

When I modify a card effect, I even have to consider the card's bearing limit.

Look at these cards randomly generated by the Dueling Device; draw three, discard one, and they even come with a refund. No wonder it was added to the Forbidden Card List after just two appearances in professional tournaments.

Shen Sui gave Bu Pei a deep look.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Bu Pei asked somewhat strangely, "Don't even think about borrowing these cards for the arena. These are all forbidden cards."

What Bu Pei said actually reminded Shen Sui.

Once the new Forbidden Card rules are issued, it seems that the previous Forbidden Cards need to be re-evaluated.

Shen Sui squinted his eyes.

Bu Pei undoubtedly sat on a huge treasure trove.

And in this new era, each card here can no longer be described as a collectible; any Life Card is a weapon against Otherworldly Extraordinary beings.

Indeed, when Wang Ming saw the effects of these Forbidden Cards up close, his expression changed too.

Bu Pei clearly sensed something was off with the atmosphere, like a few robbers had come in.

"Ahem, let me take you to the dueling area." Bu Pei coughed twice, quickly changed the subject, and pointed toward the stairs.

Shen Sui smiled slightly and casually placed a coin on the bookshelf holding the collection card albums.

Carrying coins was a habit from his past life, as there was a time he quite enjoyed those coin-tossing cards.

"Looks like your Exploration Bureau will have to allocate more personnel again." On the way upstairs, Shen Sui deliberately slowed down a bit and walked beside Wang Ming.

Bu Pei's ownership of these Forbidden Cards, in the current situation, meant his life was indeed tied to national security.

"I've already increased the manpower," Wang Ming replied.

Bu Pei's mansion has three floors in total, but the dueling equipment is not on these three floors, but on the rooftop.

"....." Shen Sui looked at the environment here and said somewhat speechlessly, "So, no matter where we are, rich kids like to set up dueling arenas on helicopter pads?"

Bu Pei replied, "Is there a problem with that?"

Shen Sui waved his hand, not saying much, just glanced around to start looking for Tan Song and the others.

"Let go of me! Let go of me! I'm not crazy! I'm not crazy!"

Tan Song wasn't hard to find. Shen Sui followed the sound and saw him looking as if he was about to jump off the building.

???

Seeing Tan Song seeking death, Shen Sui felt curious.

"Old Tan, haven't you gotten used to it? Why are you pulling this one again?" You Wenqi held onto Tan Song with one hand, speaking with great helplessness.

An Hai was just watching on quietly from the side, looking like a bystander enjoying the show.

"What happened?" Bu Pei was also curious as it was his first time seeing a ninth-tier Life Card Master so out of sorts, so he leaned in to check it out.

You Wenqi suppressed Tan Song with one hand, helplessly saying, "His Soul Card is causing trouble for him in the Soul Card World."

"Causing trouble?"

Before You Wenqi could speak, Tan Song yelled, "Does he have any idea of his own capabilities?! That damn organization has three or four Mahayana Stage cultivators, and he's thinking of barging in alone. What's he thinking?! Did he ever consider how I feel?"

"Consider how you feel?" You Wenqi quipped, "Aren't you just a sword?"

"I'm a sword, not an idiot! Now he can't win and is trapped. He threw me out to ask me to go to the sect for help. I've tried to talk him out of it so many times. Does he have no brain?" Tan Song complained bitterly.

Seeing Tan Song like this, Shen Sui immediately felt a sense of kinship.

So, I'm not the only one in this world with unreliable Soul Cards.

Hearing Tan Song's words, it seemed Tan Song's Soul Card was also a troublemaker, another unfortunate soul like me.

"So," An Hai succinctly extracted the crucial information, "you're now detached from your Soul Card's perspective?"

Yes, that was what had Tan Song breaking down.

In such a dangerous situation, being detached from his Soul Card's perspective, even if he had confidence in his Soul Card's strength, it would inevitably put psychological pressure on him.

If his Soul Card were to fail like this, although Tan Song wouldn't retire on the spot, as soon as his current deck and strategies were thoroughly analyzed, his retirement would be imminent.

"Already a child of several hundred years old," Tan Song complained, "and still so worrisome."

Everyone subconsciously wiped non-existent sweat from their foreheads.

Look at what you're saying.

Watching Tan Song sit there looking very uneasy, it was clear he wouldn't be thinking about dueling with anyone for a while.

As fellow Life Card Masters, everyone naturally understood the psychology of a Life Card Master in such a situation. Shen Sui patiently waited for Tan Song to finish dealing with his Soul Card issues.

Considering the past displays of Soul Card power in Tan Song's duels, his Soul Card was similar to Xinyuan Tanchun's, both starting at a very high level, but his Soul Card was much more troublemaking than Isabella.

This Sword Immortal named Xu Qingyin was notoriously meddlesome, especially when it came to fairy matters.

Tan Song connected with him, becoming the Sword Spirit of his flying sword.

And when Xu Qingyin discovered that his Sword Spirit was particularly clever, he simply gave up thinking and would always ask, "Sword Spirit, what do you think?!" when facing a problem.

Shen Sui sat there with a cheerful smile, listening to Tan Song complain endlessly.

Renowned Life Card Masters, no matter how much they hide their Soul Card information, can never completely conceal it.

Shen Sui had already stopped trying to hide the information of Alice and Qishala; he certainly couldn't refrain from using them in a duel, could he?

Of course, Shen Sui wouldn't be foolish enough to actively disclose his Soul Card information; he would let others guess for themselves.

Tan Song's handling was very decisive.

He quickly adjusted his mindset.

When his Soul Card had issues and his perspective was forcibly detached from his Soul Card, he quickly opened the Time Regulator near the Soul Card, adjusted the time flow rate there to the slowest, and then rushed towards the sect with all his might.

Seeing that things hadn't been resolved yet, Shen Sui naturally sat down beside An Hai, trying to inquire about An Wei.

Although An Wei was currently pieced together with Vivian's setup, as long as Shen Sui made contact with him, Vivian could quickly switch back.

"An Wei went to Coastal," An Hai said before Shen Sui even opened his mouth.

This made Shen Sui feel very awkward.

An Hai continued coldly, "She and An Yang are Lingnan University's competitors; they can keep an eye on her."

Uh... watching... how worried are you about your sister?

"You'd better not have any other feelings for her," An Hai's voice was emotionless, entirely objective, "Although I think it would be good for An Wei to get married earlier, I think if it's you, it might harm you, unless you completely conquer her."

Uh... actually already conquered...

Shen Sui touched his nose but didn't speak these words aloud.

Although An Hai maintained such a tone throughout, Shen Sui felt that if he said it, An Hai would likely challenge him to a duel on the spot.

Shen Sui wasn't afraid of dueling An Hai, it just felt strange to challenge someone over such a matter.

"Speaking of which, why is this national competition being held in Coastal?" Shen Sui, not wanting to continue embarrassing himself, turned to Wang Ming and asked the question on his mind.

"Some people are using this as a shield," Wang Ming's expression wasn't good, full of anger with a hint of helplessness.

Is the Exploration Bureau planning to take action against someone?

Seeing Wang Ming's attitude, Shen Sui thought, amused.

At this moment, Tan Song finally finished handling things.

"All settled?" You Wenqi finally released Tan Song.

Tan Song sighed, "In a rush, I managed to invite his master, Fairy Hongchen, over, and that Demon Sect has been wiped out."

"Didn't they say there were several strong Mahayana Stage cultivators?"

"Yes, they were all wiped out," Tan Song shuddered, even just through text on a screen, he could sense the terrifying power of his Soul Card Master.

"That's impressive," You Wenqi admired.

Although it's difficult to compare combat power across different worldviews, such overwhelming strength to effortlessly defeat the same tier was still commendable.

"After all, she's a cultivator over a thousand years old," Tan Song said, in this Soul Card World's cultivation realm, "and a peerless talent. She already has the strength to ascend, but hasn't undergone the tribulation yet, rumored to be waiting for someone."

"Oh? Is there gossip?" Bu Pei brought over some peanuts and seeds, in full gossip mode.

"She's waiting for her lover,"

"Xu Qingyin once complained to me when he was drunk," Tan Song recalled, "His master was about to give up, ready to undergo the tribulation and ascend, but suddenly met a strange woman who told her that her lover wasn't dead, just trapped in another world temporarily unable to return. His master gave up the ascent due to this statement, which infuriated him to take up his sword and settle things with that woman."

"And then what happened?"

"Then he got beat up, and if it weren't for his master's intercession, he might not be alive," Tan Song said, "That woman was much stronger than Fairy Hongchen."

Shen Sui suddenly felt a strange sense of déjà vu, just as he was about to inquire, his Dueling Device started beeping.

Looking down, Shen Sui's expression began to twitch.

He felt like he was going to go crazy too.

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