Chapter 1

"I'm so nervous. The unified exam is about to start. I heard this year's exam is being held on the scale of the annual college entrance exam. The difficulty of the previous year's exam didn't seem low at all."

"Right now, I just hope to get a good score in the upcoming unified exam so that I can have a bit more confidence for the college entrance exam not long from now."

"For this unified exam, I've been in seclusion for a full month. This time, I'll definitely be able to get a decent score!"

Listening to the chaotic and intense discussions all around, Lu Li couldn't help but feel a trace of excitement rise on his face.

Lu Li was not from this world, but he had been here for a very long time, and he had become quite accustomed to life here.

This was a world where Magic Card civilization was highly developed; here, Magic Card Masters were the darlings of civilization.

As long as one awakened to become a Magic Card Master and successfully constructed a Magic Card, one could become a person above others, comparable to the "iron rice bowl" of his previous life.

At the moment, he was in the middle of the Cangling City Magic Card unified exam. The so-called unified exam was actually similar to the mock exams of his previous life, involving all schools in the entire Cangling City.

However, compared to the countless mock exams of his previous life, the Magic Card civilization's unified exam was only held once before the official college entrance exam.

"After waiting for so long, it's time to make her." Withdrawing his thoughts, Lu Li's gaze held a hint of anticipation.

In Lu Li's view, the most important thing in constructing a Magic Card was the worldview and the background and settings of the Magic Card Spirit. The worldview ensured the potential and upper limit of the Magic Card Spirit, while the background and settings ensured the Magic Card Spirit's strength, but this was not a difficult task for him.

As an anime and game enthusiast, Lu Li had stored in his mind many characters capable of becoming Magic Card Spirits, and the background settings and worldviews of these characters could almost all satisfy the construction of a Magic Card.

【Lu Li】

Level: One-Star Soldier

First Authority · Fantasy Construction: Strengthen memories related to the previous life and manifest them in the Magic Card civilization.

Item: Magic Card Editor

Skill: Stripping Art

Material: Material Gift Pack *1

Magic Card: None

The attribute panel was a panel that every Magic Card Master would possess after a successful awakening. Lu Li was no exception, but the attribute panel could only be seen by the Magic Card Master themselves.

Stripping Art could strip materials from a target, a bit like killing monsters to drop equipment in his previous life. As for what one could get, it all depended on the Magic Card Master's own luck.

The Magic Card Editor was a professional ability exclusive to Magic Card Masters and was also the key to constructing Magic Cards.

Besides that, while awakening to become a Magic Card Master, Lu Li also simultaneously activated the system, and the Fantasy Construction within it was the system's ability.

As for the Material Gift Pack in the material column, it was a novice reward obtained when awakening the system. After opening it, one would obtain a full set of construction materials for a designated Magic Card.

The ability of Fantasy Construction could manifest memories from his previous life into corresponding Magic Cards, which also ensured that the anime and game characters in his mind could be made into Magic Card Spirits. Back when he obtained this ability, Lu Li began to ponder which Magic Card to make.

After long development, the Magic Card Continent had a vast variety of Magic Cards, but since he possessed the ability of Fantasy Construction, Lu Li naturally didn't need to be confined to making Magic Cards from the Magic Card Continent.

Yu-Gi-Oh!, Digimon, FGO, Kantai Collection, and so on—Lu Li had a headache for a while before deciding on the first Magic Card to make.

After all, there were quite a lot of types of "waifu" cards, and choosing one of them was still a bit of a headache. Of course, once his strength improved to a certain level in the future, he would definitely have to make them all.

Only children make choices; adults want them all.

Combined with the Material Gift Pack, Lu Li was confident that he could make the Magic Card he wanted in this unified exam.

Time passed, and until a certain point in time, all the examinees from the Third High School present were teleported to the unified exam space, and the large square became incomparably empty.

Not only the Third High School, but the examinees from the other two high schools in Cangling City, the First and Second High Schools, were also teleported to the unified exam space at the same moment.

The unified exam was not conducted in reality, but in a very special dimensional plane, which also ensured absolute fairness.

As for the rest, it depended on the examinees' own luck.

……

"Is this the unified exam space?" Lu Li was quite curious about this unified exam space; after all, it was his first time participating. Unfortunately, apart from him, it was quiet and empty.

"Truly magical. If this were on Blue Star, it would simply be the best exam venue; there would be no chance to cheat at all." Sighing, Lu Li withdrew his gaze, as a stream of information had just flashed through his mind.

【This unified exam is divided into two stages. The current stage is the first stage: Card Creation.】

【All examinees must complete Magic Card construction within the specified time. There is no limit to the level and quantity of Magic Cards constructed.】

【Successfully constructing a Magic Card within the specified time allows entry into the second stage of the unified exam. Failure results in disqualification and being teleported out of the exam venue.】

The content of the information stream was very simple; in just a few words, it clearly stated the rules for the first stage of the exam. As for the subsequent second stage, it would only be announced when the time came.

"What a simple and crude exam rule, but making a Magic Card is also within expectations." Spending a few seconds digesting the exam rules for the first stage, Lu Li opened the Magic Card Editor.

It wasn't just Lu Li; the other examinees who had received the unified exam rules also opened their Magic Card Editors almost simultaneously.

The time given for the first stage was not short, but compared to making Magic Cards, especially the time required to make high-star Magic Cards, it was actually quite tight.

As long as one successfully constructed a Magic Card within the specified time, one could successfully pass the first stage.

But no one knew what they would face in the second stage, so naturally, making a high-star Magic Card was safer.

【In the distant ultra-ancient times, there once existed a kingdom called the Duel Spirit Kingdom!】

【In the Duel Spirit Kingdom, there lived Duel Spirits of different races, different appearances, and different attributes.】

【Different Duel Spirits possessed their own tribes and possessed different abilities. After long development, they eventually spread across the entire world.】

Time passed, and as Lu Li continuously entered information, a new worldview gradually took shape within the Magic Card Editor.

A worldview could be said to be the foundation of a Magic Card. The more perfect the worldview, the stronger the potential and strength of the Magic Cards made based on this worldview in the future.

Besides that, if the worldview entered for the first time was complete enough, then constructing Magic Cards under the same worldview in the future would become much easier.

Therefore, the construction of the worldview could not be sloppy. This was also the reason why Lu Li was willing to spend a lot of time to perfect the worldview.

For this unified exam, the Magic Card Lu Li intended to construct was precisely the Duel Spirits from Yu-Gi-Oh!.

2. World Manifestation! Original Magic Card!

The worldview of Yu-Gi-Oh! was extremely vast, and with various patches and terminals emerging one after another, it was simply a Magic Card in another sense; the compatibility between the two could be said to be maxed out.

Back when he decided to make Duel Spirits, Lu Li continuously conceived all the settings related to the Yu-Gi-Oh! worldview. The time spent recalling and perfecting this was extremely long, even with the authority of Fantasy Construction, but it was very worth it.

Even now, dealing with such a large amount of information simultaneously, Lu Li had absolutely no burden and remained at ease.

With spiritual power as a pen, the worldview related to Yu-Gi-Oh! was continuously added to the Magic Card Editor by Lu Li. As time passed, the worldview within the Magic Card Editor became increasingly perfect.

With his mind completely immersed in constructing the Magic Card, Lu Li did not notice that countless incantations were faintly appearing around his body, turning into micro-worlds interacting and evolving.

……

At the same moment, inside the Cangling City Lord's Mansion, several middle-aged men sat upright.

If an outsider were on the scene, they would definitely be frightened by the lineup here, because everyone present was the principal of each school in Cangling City, and sitting in the very center was the Cangling City Lord, Cang Fenghua, a Five-Star Sovereign Realm Magic Card Master.

Soldier, War General, Commander, Monarch, King, Emperor, Sovereign, Immortal, Undying, Supreme—the ten realms of Magic Card Masters. To serve as a City Lord, one must possess Sovereign-level strength; this was the foundation!

"It has begun!" Cang Fenghua waved his hand, and a light screen appeared, broadcasting the exam footage inside the unified exam space in real-time: "Let's see how these little guys perform. I hope they won't disappoint us."

Not only Cang Fenghua, but in front of the three principals, there was also a light screen appearing, playing the unified exam footage of the examinees from their respective schools.

"For this unified exam, the students of our school have made preparations; we will definitely not let you down, City Lord." The first to respond to Cang Fenghua was the principal of Cangling First High School, Seven-Star Emperor Realm Magic Card Master Zhao Chengyuan, with a confident expression on his face.

The comprehensive strength of Cangling First High School had long ranked first in Cangling City. For this unified exam, Zhao Chengyuan believed that it would be no exception.

As he spoke, the light screen in front of Zhao Chengyuan shifted, eventually locking onto Wang Ping. This was the seed student of the First High School this year, who had a great chance of impacting the four major academies.

As time passed, Wang Ping in the footage had already completed the production of his Magic Card, and a fiery red card was floating in front of him.

The camera zoomed in, and the card art on the Magic Card was clearly displayed.

"The Blaze Knight, a four-star legacy-grade card. Even in the college entrance exam, this is enough to earn a decent score." Zhao Chengyuan's face held a hint of smugness.

As an Emperor Realm Magic Card Master, Zhao Chengyuan possessed a vast reserve of magic card knowledge; he could tell exactly what kind of magic card Wang Ping had crafted with just a single glance.

"Not bad." Cang Fenghua nodded.

Magic card ranks are divided into one to twelve stars. The higher the star rating, the stronger the magic card spirit's power.