Tan Song was indeed frustrated by his loss, but Shen Sui was evidently the more frustrated party.

Tan Song's surrender didn't allow Shen Sui to experience the thrill of winning a duel.

He could have surrendered when he couldn't make any moves, but he chose to wait until Shen Sui summoned the Star Abyss White Dragon and was ready to attack before surrendering. From Shen Sui's perspective, it felt intentional.

How vile!

It's absolutely vile!

When will Life Card Duel allow us to remove the surrender button from opponents!

In current competitions, not many professional players choose to surrender. What's the use of this pointless feature?

Seeing Shen Sui's frustrated expression, Tan Song's mood improved considerably.

Surrendering is indeed the best way to deal with these Underworld players.

Do these Underworld guys enjoy playing the underhanded way the most? No! They enjoy seeing their opponents being tortured miserably.

It's like do those who employ infinite firepower really enjoy the process of tower stealing? No! They enjoy watching their opponents impotently rage as they chase in vain!

Against such people, the best solution is to deny them satisfaction.

If I'm not happy, neither should you be.

"You, have no dignity as a Life Card Master of almost the ninth order." Shen Sui scratched his head, genuinely distressed.

Tan Song was schadenfreude: "Who told you to play such underhanded tactics."

Life Card Duel has never had a coherent cost-reduction strategy. Although Tan Song had encountered some Life Cards with cost-restriction effects, an underhanded full-system tactic like Shen Sui's, aimed purely at preventing opponents from playing cards, was a first.

"You." Tan Song, though frustrated, had to admit that Shen Sui's strategy was quite formidable.

Tan Song's Sword Immortal Card Set was indeed powerful, otherwise, he couldn't have been the only world champion among current domestic professional Life Card Masters.

However, no matter how powerful the card set, it can't entirely shake off the restriction of costs; professional matches are not infinite chaos mode.

Tan Song was certain that facing Shen Sui's first move setup, not only himself, but even You Wenqi, An Hai, or any Life Card Master worldwide would stumble.

"I am very much looking forward to seeing what kind of sparks you will ignite on the professional stage in the future." Tan Song was eager to see how others would falter under Shen Sui's restrictions.

It's just a pity.....

Tan Song glanced at Wang Ming beside him, unsure if this setup could withstand the Forbidden Card List.

Shen Sui quickly snapped out of his frustration.

Unlike Tan Song, he wasn't overly optimistic. The cost-reduction strategy is only effective when playing first; encountering some strong opponents later on could only serve as a disturbance and couldn't perfectly restrict them.

Therefore, Shen Sui wouldn't let his deck be entirely oriented towards the cost-reduction strategy.

Especially since this kind of tactic significantly affects the opponent's game experience.

Experience from his previous life told Shen Sui that while this kind of victory feels satisfying for the winner, it could be easily targeted by the Forbidden Card List because it entirely robs the opponent of gameplay experience.

The special victory of OTK kept being targeted this way.

"Ah...." Bu Pei said wistfully, "Is it over so soon?"

In his mind, there should have been a grand duel between both sides, with back-and-forth moves and head-to-head confrontations, which would better fit his image of a master duel. Yet, it ended by just the third round with Tan Song's surrender.

Tan Song was slightly embarrassed.

"Hmph, this just shows how weak some people are." An Hai said coldly.

"You!" Tan Song looked at An Hai angrily, "The pot calling the kettle black, huh?"

An Hai's face turned dark.

Bu Pei was unaware that An Hai had already lost to Shen Sui, but upon hearing their conversation, he became eager for gossip.

"Kid." Tan Song, seeing An Hai had been grossed out, didn't give An Hai a chance to retort, looked at Shen Sui, and said, "Since you won, I'll keep my promise and give this card to you."

Tan Song was indeed a graceful loser.

This duel was a continuation of the Duel Enthusiast Gala.

According to the gala rules, in duels outside the tournament, if the loser is of a higher rank than the winner, they theoretically need to give the winner a Life Card as a prize. Of course, this wasn't a mandatory rule, only to encourage newcomers to challenge the strong.

Shen Sui didn't know of this rule, and if Tan Song hadn't mentioned it, this Life Card wasn't necessary to give; even if Shen Sui knew, if Tan Song was thick-skinned, he could still refuse.

But after losing, Tan Song found Shen Sui increasingly pleasing to the eye and voluntarily brought it up.

The Life Card Duel circle in Huaxia needed new duel strategies long ago; they couldn't always follow in the footsteps of the world champion.

Shen Sui laughed and said, "I don't need the Life Card."

This wasn't modesty, but mainly because the cards in his own deck were more than enough, and asking for additional cards felt unreasonable.

Then, he looked down and saw the card Tan Song handed over.

******

Card Name: [Overturning Illusion Realm]

Category: Spell Card

Star Rating: 8 stars

Effect: Can be used only once per duel. You may reveal one environment card from your hand to activate, restoring X Soul Points, and returning all cards from each player's graveyard and banishment zone back to their deck. (X equals the star rating of the revealed Life Card).

******

"Alright, I'll take it!"

Before Tan Song could even offer formalities for Shen Sui to accept the card, he found that the card in his hand had already disappeared.

"I mean..." Tan Song smirked, "No need to be so hasty. This card still needs to be transitioned at the Life Card Store."

[Overturning Illusion Realm], when facing certain decks, will definitely have miraculous effects.

Shen Sui had already started pondering which decks this card could be used against.

Against graveyard-stacking decks, bouncing all of the opponent's graveyard resources back was indeed a good choice.

Then, against a mill deck, it could restore some points to his own deck.

Perhaps later he might even actively use this card to recover puppets from the banishment zone.

"Oh, no need to bother," Bu Pei pointed at the rooftop door behind him and said, "There's a Life Card transaction machine on the second floor."

"???" Tan Song looked at Bu Pei in surprise, "Isn't this equipment supposed to be available only at the Life Card Store?"

"Oh... I registered a Life Card Store here," Bu Pei blinked, saying, "Then spent millions buying the equipment. After all, I enjoy buying all kinds of Life Cards, and without equipment around me, it would be a huge hassle."

While speaking, Bu Pei chuckled, "My dad even developed a set of portable Life Card transaction devices before, but for some reasons, they were never put into production, and he doesn't allow me to use it."

Shen Sui could roughly guess why they never went into production.

After all, Life Card Stores also form a significant part of the livelihood for thousands of Cao Gong.

Since the duel was already over, it was time to say goodbye.

Shen Sui glanced at Bu Pei, who seemed a bit reluctant. This rich man truly enjoyed such lively scenes.

He thought for a moment and said to Bu Pei, "If you encounter any strange events, you can come to me first."

"Strange events?" Bu Pei was a bit puzzled by what Shen Sui meant.

He had no idea how much value his wall of forbidden cards would hold in the future.

Nor how much covetous attention it would attract.

In a world devoid of extraordinary power, his forbidden card collection was merely seen as the hobby of a rich man. But in a world where extraordinary powers had invaded and the world needed guidance through duels, his collection of forbidden cards was far more than just a hobby. In the eyes of those with ulterior motives using extraordinary powers, whether one had money was irrelevant.

In the face of absolute power, wealth could be garnered at will.

With millions in accumulated fortune, Shen Sui had a deep understanding of this. Even without showcasing his extraordinary power, he had already been able to amass such enormous wealth just by leveraging a bit of an advantage in the Dawn Continent.

Shen Sui truly valued Bu Pei as a friend and didn't wish for Bu Pei to inexplicably die at the hands of some extraordinary.

Although there was already a marker left on Bu Pei's wall of forbidden cards, Shen Sui still felt the need for Bu Pei to gain some self-awareness.

"Specifically, you can ask your dad." Bu Pei's father was the director of the National Institute of Technology and was one of the earliest people to know about the extraordinary invasion. Given his status, surely he also realized the significance of Bu Pei's forbidden cards.

"Hehe, Shen Sui, my boy." When saying goodbye, Tan Song patted Shen Sui on the shoulder and said, "I believe we'll see each other really soon."

It turned out Tan Song had also received an invitation to the national tournament of Duel Academy, participating in the event as a guest.

"Isn't it An Hai?" Shen Sui asked curiously.

An Hai replied, "It's related, trying to avoid suspicion."

An Yang and An Wei were both competitors in the national tournament, so as their brother, it was better for him not to show up at the venue.

Otherwise, those who disliked the An Family might smear them—using tactics they themselves had used before.

Meanwhile, on a luxurious yacht across the ocean, a young white man gazed at the man lying in a pool of blood, twirling the ring on his finger.

"No explanation?" he looked at the bald muscular man.

"He was possessed by some entity."

Rubbing his temples, the young man sighed, "Again? How many now? This World No. 1 really is dangerous."

"You're too impulsive! Even if possessed by some entity, as long as it's not a mindless lunatic, we can still negotiate," the young man said, tapping his head, "Can you think before shooting? These are our last few intermediaries to contact the Council! Now that World No. 1 is gradually collapsing, it's when the Council can make great strides. What you've done, how can the great Saintess and the Bishop descend into this world!"

The young man was exceedingly frustrated.

The retention rate of Life Card Masters in World No. 1 was already low, and in recent months, the Soul Card World had encountered many major events, resulting in numerous Life Card Masters losing their Soul Cards, severing contact with the Soul Card World.

With the City of Sin, Error War, and internal strife of the Sea Race, a torrent of events swept through, leading World No. 1's Life Card Masters in the real world to decline rapidly in observable speed.

He needed to find a way to replenish personnel.

The young man glanced at the list in his hand.

"I'll penalize you by sending you to Huaxia." The young man spoke slowly, "It seems there are two Life Card Masters of World No. 1 in Modu, try to make contact."

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