"I'm really sorry, I can't fight in the national tournament with you." Song Feiyu lay in the last round of the preliminaries. Although a bit frustrated, he quickly regained his composure, "You have to give it your all, God of Age!"

Shen Sui looked at the energetic Song Feiyu; he had watched a few of Song Feiyu's duels in the past few days.

As his mentor, You Wenqi didn't forcibly change Song Feiyu's dueling style but continually encouraged him to persist in his path as the national champion, believing in his own luck.

Recognition from You Wenqi undoubtedly greatly boosted Song Feiyu's confidence, enabling him to perform those astonishing moves repeatedly in duels.

He played a card that only benefits with a six-point roll without hesitation, and indeed he won the gamble.

He performed similar acts many times during the competition.

This isn't a Yu-Gi-Oh! animation, lacking the ability to absorb others' luck, yet Song Feiyu really pulled it off — a testament to the mystical nature of being a 'lucky dog.'

Even in the last round of the preliminaries, Song Feiyu's defeat wasn't due to running out of luck.

In this duel, Song Feiyu faced An Yang.

Yes, the younger brother of An Hai.

Song Feiyu actually performed quite well, with that kind of in-your-face luck.

However, the hard strength of the deck couldn't match, leading to a regrettable defeat.

"Losing to An Yang isn't disgraceful." Shen Sui said with a smile, "Besides, you gave him quite a scare."

If An Yang hadn't wised up after losing to Shen Sui and added hand traps to his deck, Song Feiyu's sudden 'lucky dog' move could have turned the tables in the last round.

The preliminaries were over, and next came the drawing of lots.

However, Shen Sui didn't need to worry about this drawing, as specially designated personnel from the academy would handle it at the drawing venue, as this was a contest among major Duel Academies to see whose students were more outstanding.

Shen Sui put in some effort and finally managed to temporarily place Martina's giant squid in the ocean.

The Master of the Deep Sea had been tamed by consecutive "bullies" and docilely accepted Shen Sui's arrangements.

Watching the giant squid gradually disappear into the depths of the sea, Shen Sui couldn't help but think: although the ocean of this world isn't polluted by nuclear waste, it's still home to terrifying oceanic giants.

Shen Sui returned to the hotel.

Tianyi Academy was still lavish, booking the best hotel in Coastal City for the entire competition team.

You Wenqi had been waiting there for quite a while.

The stack of thick materials by his side was all the profiles of the participants in the main tournament.

Most competitors were from the preliminaries, and aside from a few with extraordinary strength, the majority of participants are expected to reveal something during the matches.

This allowed the teams to gather a wealth of intelligence on the contenders.

"But don't rely too heavily on the Life Card Master's intelligence." You Wenqi said to Shen Sui after handing the intelligence of his first-round opponent to him, "Every deck holds countless possibilities, and no one can predict every potential outcome. Intelligence is just a reference; more importantly, you need to rely on your instincts during the duel."

Shen Sui naturally understood this rationale.

In any competitive work, those who rely heavily on data analysis tend to face unforeseen setbacks. Shen Sui had learned this lesson once and wouldn't be foolish enough to completely trust the intelligence.

Reflecting on the duel with Yang Liguang, she had changed almost her entire deck to new cards, aiming for a "first encounter kill" to catch Shen Sui completely off guard.

"By the way," You Wenqi suddenly said to Shen Sui at this point, "It's best to be a bit cautious in Coastal City lately; I've heard some troubling rumors."

"Troubling rumors?" Shen Sui squinted his eyes slightly.

You Wenqi responded, "Several academy students reported being attacked by unidentified individuals. They were forced into duels and lost their crucial cards."

"Card hunting?" Shen Sui's first instinctive response was this.

You Wenqi nodded and added, "But currently, it's just rumors; no definitive information has been disclosed."

"At times like this, most rumors tend to be true." Shen Sui rubbed his chin and mentioned, "However, how do they force the opponent to duel? In card wager battles, both parties must agree, right?"

On this matter, You Wenqi wasn't very clear either.

Interesting.

Shen Sui sensed the presence of extraordinary power.

However, the current intelligence on this matter was too scant, and Shen Sui didn't have enough clues to weave into a clear thread.

Moreover, he had more pressing matters to attend to.

Qishala had already changed into her casual attire and was waiting for Shen Sui at the door.

This time, the master and servant needed to slightly conceal their movements.

They were going to meet Vivian.

With the arrival of the national tournament, Vivian had once again switched this world's Candlelight Illusion to manual mode, meaning that An Wei was now Vivian herself.

Qishala, as a loyal Dragon Maid, naturally needed to meet her mistress instantly.

Shen Sui simply wanted to exchange some intelligence with Vivian.

The Lingnan University residence wasn't hard to find.

When Vivian saw Shen Sui coming over, she instinctively glanced outside the door to make sure her classmates weren't nearby.

"Mistress," Qishala slightly bowed to Vivian.

Vivian was also very happy to see Qishala.

During the time when Shen Sui was missing, and she was most confused, it was Qishala and Andori who always supported her. Her feelings for Qishala were very deep,

"You're here, Qishala." Vivian grabbed Qishala's hand, "This guy actually managed to find you."

Qishala's cheeks blushed slightly.

She instinctively recalled the intimate actions her body took towards Shen Sui when her soul wasn't at home.

After arriving in the real world, she could never refuse Shen Sui, which made Qishala even more shy.

Why can't I control my own body!

Qishala pressed her skirt down with both hands, bowing her head not daring to look Vivian in the face.

Vivian noticed Qishala's strange behavior and seemed to realize something, glaring fiercely at Shen Sui.

Fortunately, Qishala knew Shen Sui had a serious purpose for seeking out Vivian this time, so she considerately stepped outside to keep watch for them.

"Is the issue with World No. 6 resolved?" Vivian blinked her beautiful big eyes, looking at Shen Sui.

Shen Sui began to talk about Alice.

"Why is that little girl so reckless?!" Vivian mimicked Shen Sui's earlier expression, "Can you burn things casually? You must properly discipline her."

"She's already been scolded," Shen Sui said, "But it also solved the problem with World No. 6 in another way."

"It's good that it can be resolved," Vivian said, "The information you left in that world really wrecked their civilization."

After saying this, Shen Sui brought up the new Twilight Council.

"The Twilight Council formed by my fanatical followers," Vivian felt as disgusted as eating flies, "Bargas, that guy, is such a bastard. When I have the time, I'll go back and kill him!"

"Uh.... he's already dead," Shen Sui said, "I've let Arianna temporarily take over his divine duties."

"Arianna?" Vivian was a bit surprised, "You actually met her?"

"Alice was incredibly reckless before," Shen Sui said with a bitter smile, "Using Recovery too much, and then Arianna just emerged."

Vivian couldn't help but laugh, "Arianna really got pitted by that passive ability."

The time Arianna was killed by Shen Sui, it was Shen Sui who fished her out using Recovery.

The time Arianna had half of her Divine Format stripped by Vivian, it was Vivian who fished her out using Recovery.

It can only be said that being the Death God is really tough. Originally, the developers wanted to restrict players from endlessly using Recovery, but instead it made the Death God into a deity constantly caught by fishing.

"You mean the Twilight Council has already infiltrated the real world?" Vivian's expression gradually grew serious.

"I suspect that's the case." Shen Sui explained the existence of the Descent Association to Vivian.

"Ah..." Vivian was somewhat troubled, "Dammit, I really want to dig Bargas up and kill him again."

Vivian wasn't afraid of deification, as she rose from the bottom and knew full well how people from the bottom revered someone who saved them.

Even if she truly got deified, she could easily slip away like a cicada shedding its shell.

Candlelight Illusion really was an incredibly useful ability.

The one you deified was the Twilight Saintess Vivian; what does it have to do with me, an ordinary mage Vivian?

Vivian never cared about the title of Twilight Saintess. To her, everything besides Shen Sui and her ideals could be forsaken.

"An Extraordinary Invasion is unavoidable," Vivian said to Shen Sui, "Even without my involvement, this world would gradually connect with other worlds. Only by then, this world would probably be overwhelmed by an Extraordinary World; otherwise, the world's consciousness wouldn't so quickly accept the Life Card Duel system."

What Vivian changed was merely choosing some worlds to connect with the real world in advance.

In fact, the number of Soul Card Worlds was never fixed.

Thirty-three was just the result of Vivian's actions; there were many more worlds slowly approaching the real world, and those were no longer under Vivian's control.

"The existence of this world can indeed be considered a miracle," Vivian explained this phenomenon to Shen Sui, "Everyone in this world, more or less, has a counterpart in other worlds."

Saying this, Vivian discontentedly swatted away Shen Sui's hand, "Even a phantom, and you're taking advantage of me..."

"Please continue," Shen Sui held Vivian and closed his eyes.

"Speaking of which," Vivian suddenly said, "World No. 8, what do you plan to do about it? Being targeted by those crazed folks like the Suffering Bodhisattva and the Secret Peeping Man is no good."

"I'd like to solve it once and for all," Shen Sui said, "Perhaps we should let Antipus gnaw down the world barrier of World No. 8? After all, the dominator of that world can't defeat Antipus."

"Are you sure?" Vivian glanced at Shen Sui, revealing a meaningful smile.

Wait, don't tell me World No. 8 is also related to me?

I'm not that kind of lunatic, am I?

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