This duel ended unexpectedly, and the speed of its conclusion was also surprisingly quick.

"Another third round." You Wenqi murmured in admiration, looking at Shen Sui returning in victory.

Shen Sui's strength not only manifested in his terrifying win rate but also in his efficiency.

Since his debut, his duels have mostly been victories by overwhelming his opponents.

Others might think that Shen Sui's strength is merely top-notch among the fifth or sixth tiers, but You Wenqi, having seen Shen Sui's duel against Tan Song, knows very well that even among the ninth-tier Life Card Masters, those who can claim a definite win against Shen Sui are very few.

His card deck seems to always draw out cards that are entirely unexpected.

In the top eight and top four games, Shen Sui successively pulled out two new plug-ins: Spiritual Life and Elemental Empress, which means that Shen Sui's card deck has become increasingly mature.

The Elemental Empress with thirteen stars solved the problem of Shen Sui's deck lacking simple, easy-to-play high-star followers.

Due to the cost restrictions of Life Card Duels, the liberation fee is a mechanism that Life Card Masters must utilize.

A simple, easy-to-play high-star follower, as long as it has the effect of a special summon that waives costs and is of high-star itself, can be summoned into play through special summon and then liberated to provide the Life Card Master with more Soul Points for further development.

Not to mention, high-star followers often come with other effects.

When paired with "Spiritual Life: Destiny Ring Snake," Shen Sui's deck already possesses the powerful characteristics of explosive suppression during the opponent's turn and explosive killing during his own turn.

Even without a formidable final boss, this is already a nearly perfect card deck.

No one knows what kind of performance this guy will exhibit when he enters the world stage in the future.

You Wenqi is very much looking forward to it.

It's estimated that by then, Huaxia will have quite a tug-of-war with various countries' Life Card Associations over Shen Sui's card deck.

However, there will probably still be a few cards that have to be put on the Forbidden Card List, because this guy's deck is a bit too over-the-top.

"This isn't very good of you." You Wenqi smiled and congratulated Shen Sui, "In your first year, you made it to the finals of the national tournament. What will your juniors do? No matter how they try, they won't be able to break the academy's historical records."

"Next match, it looks like you have to face that little witch." You Wenqi quickly adjusted his expression and said to Shen Sui, "An Wei is not An Yang, her Beast Taming Card Set is not so simple to defeat. You must fully prepare. For her, you don't need to spend too much energy before the match; she almost always uses new cards in each duel, and excessive research is meaningless. Your deck is strong enough to win the championship, just focus on doing your best."

Shen Sui nodded: "Then I'll be going."

He truly was in a hurry as he said on the stage, not mocking Xinyuan Yingxue.

Martina was already awaiting his call.

You Wenqi had already noticed Shen Sui checking the dueling device and inputting commands multiple times before the match, knowing he probably had things to handle in the Soul Card World, hence he didn't stop Shen Sui.

Watching Shen Sui's departing figure, You Wenqi fell into thought.

Xinyuan Yingxue lost. Lost completely.

When Shen Sui summoned the Thunder Element Empress, she already knew defeat was certain.

Yet, Xinyuan Yingxue found she wasn't the least bit unwilling.

She lifted her head, looking at the enchanting starry sky. Those distant constant stars appeared so vibrant and brilliant, yet they were stars she would never be able to reach.

If it had been a close loss due to evenly matched strength, perhaps I would feel unwilling.

However, after two consecutive duels, Xinyuan Yingxue had already realized the enormous gap between her and Shen Sui, and what made her even more despairing was Shen Sui's speed of progress was faster than hers.

In the last duel, Shen Sui hadn't imparted such a huge sense of disparity.

This meant that Shen Sui's deck had undergone significant enhancements during these days.

Truly impressive...

Xinyuan Yingxue felt somewhat dejected.

She felt she would never be able to catch up to this so-called rival, once teased by netizens.

She thought she would never care about the netizens' evaluations, but until this moment, Xinyuan Yingxue realized she had unconsciously been comparing herself to Shen Sui, wanting to defeat Shen Sui to prove her fans' praises.

Xinyuan Yingxue's mind became troubled.

She found it hard to accept being subtly influenced by others like this.

"What are you thinking about?" A cup of warm water was offered to her.

"Sister...." Xinyuan Yingxue looked up to see Xinyuan Tanchun, "Why did you come?"

"Seeing you lost, estimating you might start overthinking, so I came over." Xinyuan Tanchun sipped her milk tea.

"So, coming to comfort your sister means giving her a cup of warm water while you drink milk tea?" Xinyuan Yingxue glanced at the warm water in her hand, then at the milk tea in Xinyuan Tanchun's hand.

"Don't mind the details." Xinyuan Tanchun waved her hand, saying, "Anyway, even if I buy it for you, you wouldn't drink it, so why waste the money."

Which was indeed true. Xinyuan Yingxue was more like an idol than a duelist, as an idol, foods high in sugar and calories naturally should be avoided, she needs to maintain her figure.

"I'm not overthinking." Xinyuan Yingxue sighed, saying, "Just feeling the insurmountable gap, feeling it's hard to accept."

"Are you admitting defeat?" Xinyuan Tanchun asked.

Xinyuan Yingxue remained silent.

"Do you know the origin of the name Life Card Master?" Xinyuan Tanchun suddenly asked.

"Because of the Life Cards used...."

"Wrong." Xinyuan Tanchun waved her fingers, saying, "A Life Card Master is someone who uses cards to control their own destiny. The card deck is a weapon for battle for Life Card Masters. Do you think your deck will never measure up to Shen Sui's?"

Xinyuan Tanchun didn't speak, this was indeed her thought just now.

"Then you shouldn't continue to develop on the Life Card Duel stage." Xinyuan Tanchun said seriously to Xinyuan Yingxue, "People who don't even trust their own card deck can't truly be recognized by the Life Card."

"...." Xinyuan Yingxue remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "I understand."

Indeed.

In Life Card Duels, anything is possible, so why feel discouraged over a loss in one or two battles?

"I'm leaving." Xinyuan Tanchun noticed the silhouette of someone, "Otherwise, I'll run into that woman again, which is really troublesome."

"Actually, mother is not..."

"Hehe, I don't care what she thinks, I'm free now and it's quite nice." Xinyuan Tanchun chuckled, turning around to leave.

Regarding her sister, she doesn't need to guide too much, just a nudge and Xinyuan Yingxue can figure it out herself. This is also why Xinyuan Tanchun is at ease with her sister being in the cesspool of the dueling family.

"By the way, sister." Xinyuan Yingxue suddenly called out to her sister, "Since you say to trust your own deck...then you must have defeated Shen Sui, right?"

"...." Xinyuan Tanchun was embarrassed and froze.

Xinyuan Yingxue couldn't help but laugh at her sister's discomfiture.

"Get lost! I shouldn't have come to comfort you!" Xinyuan Tanchun said angrily.

Shen Sui didn't know about the conversation between the Xinyuan sisters.

After leaving the venue, he returned to the hotel at the fastest speed, then turned into a shadow and arrived directly in the depths of the ocean.

He had never indulged his use of extraordinary powers so freely in the real world.

Honestly, it was quite miraculous and quite addictive, with a feeling like he could control everything.

Although he indeed could do so, when thinking it over, it actually felt quite dull, because he could see the end at a glance.

Unlike Life Card Duels, no matter how much your paper strength surpasses your opponent, you never know what strange card your opponent might draw in the next turn to surprise you.

In duels, it never matters how strong your actual ability is—when you don't draw the right card, you just don't draw it.

In just a moment, Shen Sui arrived in the depths of the ocean.

Looking around, it was an empty and calm sea surface.

The energy evaporating from the seawater converged towards the sky, with a cyclone eye brewing in the making.

And beneath Shen Sui, beneath the sea surface, the silhouette of a giant squid loomed faintly.

Within just a few days, the Master of the Deep Sea had already become the undisputed king of this ocean.

Drawing out Martina's Follower Card, Shen Sui closed his eyes.

A fish scale flew out from the necklace around Shen Sui's neck, spiraling continuously around him.

Suddenly, turbulence rose on the sea surface.

A huge whirlpool appeared on the calm sea surface.

The whirlpool kept rotating, waves began to tear and arrange in a pattern, eventually forming a massive magic array.

Martina's melodious singing voice resonated from the center of the array.

A powerful force burst forth from the fish scale, scattering countless specks of light like fireworks.

The specks of light fell like raindrops.

Shen Sui stood in mid-air, waiting.

The storm gathered.

The fierce wind caused Shen Sui's clothes to flap loudly.

The singing voice, however, was unaffected by the sound of the wind, remaining melodious and clear.

In that moment, Martina's figure appeared at the center of the magic array.

She held a harp, the favorite instrument of mermaids, playing it passionately with her eyes closed.

Martina felt the change in the space; she knew she had completed the space traversal.

She opened her eyes, her beautiful and charming gaze lifted towards the sky.

Her lover, just as she had imagined, stood there quietly watching her.

"Welcome back, Martina."

The familiar yet unfamiliar voice seemed to shatter something in Martina's heart, and tears instantly flowed from the corners of her eyes.

It was real, it was truly Claude.

Martina's eyes were filled with overwhelming love, and she reached out towards Shen Sui in the sky.

Shen Sui responded to Martina.

He descended, taking Martina's soft and slender hand in his left hand.

"The commotion was a bit much." Shen Sui said.

"Hehe." Martina laughed sheepishly.

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