Chapter 40

If she were to truly encounter these two on the battlefield, she feared she would have no choice but to stop holding back. Su Su Su Xueyi still placed great trust in her own perception.

"Quite the personality, isn't she?" Watching Su Su Su Xueyi walk away, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but mutter, "I'm full. How about you two?"

"I'm about the same." Even as Magic Card Masters, there wasn't much difference between the two young women's appetites and those of ordinary people.

"You two go on ahead; I still need to pack some things to take back." Seeing this, Lu Li waved his hand, indicating that the two women didn't need to worry about him.

"You're quite the eater, aren't you?" Hearing that Lu Li still wanted to pack food, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but stare at Lu Li's physique.

It must be said, she hadn't paid much attention before, but looking closely now, Shangguan Wan'er discovered that Lu Li's build could be described as the golden ratio.

Women with good figures can attract more men; conversely, men with good figures are also a plus in the eyes of women.

"Stop looking. If you're not careful, Lu Li might think you're a female pervert. I don't want others to misunderstand that I have a perverted best friend." Seeing Shangguan Wan'er like this, Liu Sister Sister Yanran couldn't help but cover her face, pulling the other girl away.

As for the packing Lu Li mentioned, Liu Sister Sister Yanran guessed it was for the Dark Magician Girl. The Dark Magician Girl's lifelike performance back then had left a deep impression on her.

In the Magic Card civilization, unions between Magic Card Masters and Magic Card Spirits were not rare. Therefore, Liu Sister Sister Yanran didn't feel too surprised.

Watching the two walk away, Lu Li shook his head again, finished off the remaining food, packed a few specialty snacks for Hearing Hearing Mana, and left the restaurant as well.

……

One day later, all the Magic Card Masters participating in the Youth Training Tournament gathered at the Cangdu General Association's battlefield. Lu Li, Liu Sister Sister Yanran, and the others stood together according to their respective associations. Even though the number of people was large, it didn't feel crowded.

At this moment, everyone held their breath, their gazes fixed on the podium. Standing there were the branch heads of the twelve satellite city Magic Card Associations, as well as the vice president of the Cangdu General Association. The aura emitted by the dozen or so Sovereign-realm experts far exceeded everyone's imagination.

Even though these Sovereigns deliberately restrained their aura, the invisible pressure still made many of the weaker Magic Card Masters feel slightly dizzy.

Not to mention that at the very front of these dozen people stood a heavyweight bigwig.

The president of the Cangdu General Magic Card Association, the Immortal-realm Magic Card Master, Shangguan Hong!

Among the newly promoted Magic Card Masters participating in the youth training camp, many were seeing Shangguan Hong for the first Finish Finish Time, seeing an Immortal-realm Magic Card Master for the first Finish Finish Time, and their faces were filled with excitement.

Such a big figure—perhaps if they missed this youth training tournament, they might not have another chance to see him.

"First, on behalf of the Cangdu Magic Card Branch, I welcome you all," Shangguan Hong said. He looked only a few years older than a middle-aged man, and his tone carried a trace of the majesty of a superior, attracting everyone's attention the moment he spoke.

"Being able to stand here, I presume you all know that you will represent your respective associations in the upcoming youth training tournament."

"Whether for yourselves or for the Magic Card Association you belong to, I hope you can perform to the best of your ability in the youth training tournament."

"Now then, the youth training tournament begins!" As he spoke, Shangguan Hong waved his hand, and a giant dial appeared on the dome, resembling a clock, with thirteen markings carved upon it.

75. A sense of ritual is still very important (please subscribe)

Narrowing his eyes slightly, Lu Li discovered that the thirteen markings did not represent Finish Finish Time, but the names of the Cangdu General Association and the twelve city branches. Furthermore, there were only two golden hands of equal length on the clock face.

Not just Lu Li, but Shangguan Wan'er, Liu Sister Sister Yanran, Su Su Su Xueyi, and many others noticed this as well.

Tick-tock!

Under everyone's gaze, the two golden hands rotated continuously, passing over the names of each Magic Card Association.

Finally, when the hands stopped, the names of the Cangheng City and Cangyang City Magic Card Associations lit up on the dial.

Immediately after, the lists of participants for this youth training tournament from the two Magic Card Associations were highlighted. The golden hands rotated again, and a moment later, the lists for the two cities faded away, leaving only two names.

Cangheng City, Su Su Su Xueyi!

Cangyang City, Deng Deng Jingshen!

Seeing this, all the contestants who had been watching this scene closely realized in their hearts that this dial was likely acting as a form of lottery.

But was it necessary to make it so ritualistic? At this moment, all the contestants couldn't help but complain. When they first saw the aura of the dial appearing, they thought some grand ceremony was about to take place.

Not giving everyone more Finish Finish Time to complain, Su Su Su Xueyi and Deng Deng Jingshen, who had been drawn, had already arrived on the battlefield, which made everyone put aside their thoughts of complaining.

Similarly, the various Magic Card Association branch heads on the podium also fixed their gazes on the battlefield, especially the branch heads of Cangheng City and Cangyang City; their contestants were the first to clash in the youth training tournament.

"Blazing Mad Lion, Fire Spirit!" Although amazed by Su Su Su Xueyi's beauty, Deng Deng Jingshen knew clearly that the two were now in an adversarial relationship.

Five-star Rare Blazing Mad Lion! Five-star Collection Fire Spirit! Waves of heat instantly rose on the battlefield. Those standing near the edge of the battlefield couldn't endure the suddenly rising temperature and retreated several steps.

Frowning, Su Su Su Xueyi clearly didn't like this environment and summoned her own Magic Card Spirit with a wave of her hand!

Five-star Collection Ice Sky Spirit!

Six-star Legacy Frost Archer!

Piercing cold air radiated outward from where Su Su Su Xueyi stood, and at this moment, waves of steam and mist rose on the battlefield that had been filled with heat waves.

Are you two playing with ice and fire here? The contestants who hadn't retreated far felt the Fallen Fallen Mode Fallen Mode Change in temperature again, shivered subconsciously, and were speechless.

As Finish Finish Time passed, the cold air on the battlefield slowly overwhelmed the heat waves.

"Also a five-star and a six-star, the combination of Frost Archer and Ice Sky Spirit is not much worse than the Silver Moon Fox and Nebula Rainbow-Patterned Butterfly," Lu Li couldn't help but raise an eyebrow as he watched the Magic Card Spirit summoned by Su Su Su Xueyi. "No wonder she could tie with Liu Sister Sister Yanran."

The others, who had also recovered from the ordeal of ice and fire, noticed Su Su Su Xueyi's Magic Card combination. Especially the six-star Frost Archer—this was already a top-tier six-star Magic Card. Many people's expressions changed slightly; although they were representatives of the youth training tournament, it didn't mean all of them could create six-star Magic Cards. After all, passing the association's assessment only required creating a five-star Magic Card.

And as Su Su Su Xueyi's opponent, Deng Deng Jingshen's face turned green.

Not to mention the Frost Archer, which was a full major grade higher, even if both sides were at the same level, Su Su Su Xueyi's Magic Card Spirit held an elemental advantage. He could say he had been crushed from start to finish in this round.

Damn it! I want to protest; there must be a fix in this! Deng Deng Jingshen roared crazily in his heart. He was being directly targeted!

"Attack!" Su Su Su Xueyi didn't care what Deng Deng Jingshen was thinking and directly commanded her Magic Card Spirit to launch an attack. Anyone standing in front of her was an enemy!

"Counterattack!" Seeing this, although Deng Deng Jingshen knew the gap between them, he had no choice but to bite the bullet.

Unfortunately, under the dual suppression of elements and levels, the strength of the Fire Spirit and Blazing Mad Lion was suppressed by at least 20%. Just one moment of negligence allowed the Ice Sky Spirit to seize a loophole and restrain their movements, followed by a combo from the Frost Archer that took them out.

The entire battle lasted less than two minutes. Afterward, Su Su Su Xueyi retracted her Magic Card and silently left the battlefield, leaving everyone with a graceful back view.

"She really is cold." Seeing this, Lu Li couldn't help but shrug. This should be the girl with the coldest personality and temperament he had ever encountered.

The combined attack of the Ice Sky Sprite and the Frost Archer was executed with exquisite precision, and since both shared the same elemental origin, they complemented each other, further enhancing their overall strength; yet, Lu Li remained completely unconcerned.

If they really were to meet, he would like to see which was stronger: Su Su Su Xueyi's ice-type Magic Card combination or the dragon flame of the Red-Eyes Black Star Dragon.

Withdrawing his gaze, Lu Li silently thought about and modified the background and settings of the Sistermon. Anyway, he didn't know when it would be his turn to go on stage, so there was no need to waste Finish Finish Time here.

On the podium, seeing Su Su Su Xueyi easily secure the first kill, Mo Mo Yingtian, the president of the Cangheng City Magic Card Association, wore a satisfied smile. "Old Yu, this is the genius I mentioned to you last Finish Finish Time. How is she?"

"Not bad," Yu Yu Haojia replied indifferently, his face calm, without much emotional fluctuation.

Although Mo Mo Yingtian was a bit of a jerk, Su Su Su Xueyi's performance in the first battle was indeed eye-catching.

Perhaps before this, Yu Yu Haojia would have worried about this youth training tournament, but ever since Lu Li agreed to participate, Yu Yu Haojia had been as steady as an old dog.

Three original six-star Magic Cards, two of which were dragon-type—such a combination, even if it didn't slaughter all the contestants, meant that those who could pose a threat to Lu Li were few and far between.

Among all the current contestants, the only one Yu Yu Haojia needed to worry about was Shangguan Wan'er, who was fighting on behalf of the Cangdu General Association.

The strength of the Cangdu General Association was already a notch higher than the twelve satellite city Magic Card branches, and Shangguan Wan'er had already stepped into the Commander realm. Moreover, she was a true descendant of the Immortal realm and was the veritable face of the Cangdu General Association.

Among those present, except for Shangguan Hong and Shangguan Pu, perhaps no one knew Shangguan Wan'er's true strength.

This was the only uncertain factor for Yu Yu Haojia in the youth training tournament.

……

Su Su Su Xueyi's powerful resolution of the battle against Deng Deng Jingshen kicked off the prelude to the youth training tournament, and the second round of contestants was announced a few seconds later.

As Finish Finish Time passed, more and more contestants advanced to the next round, and correspondingly, an equal number of contestants were eliminated.

During this period, Liu Sister Sister Yanran also successfully resolved her opponent and advanced with a strength no less powerful than Su Su Su Xueyi's. Her performance was equally eye-catching, which made Song Song Yongzhang nod in satisfaction.

If Su Su Su Xueyi was the face of Cangheng City, then Liu Sister Sister Yanran was the face of Cangyue City.

"It's my turn!" Looking at the name floating on the dial, Shangguan Wan'er stepped toward the battlefield, a move that instantly attracted many people's attention.

76. Your Magic Card Spirit is not right

Shangguan Wan'er, this young lady from the Shangguan family, was undoubtedly the seeded contestant with the best chance of winning first place in the entire youth training tournament.

Therefore, when Shangguan Wan'er appeared, all the contestants who had already advanced couldn't help but widen their eyes. After all, they might encounter this seeded contestant in the upcoming matches, so naturally, they hoped to gain more intelligence on her.

Even Lu Li, who had been silently conceiving his Magic Card's settings and background, returned to his senses at this moment. There were not many contestants in the field who could pique his interest, but Shangguan Wan'er was undoubtedly one of them.

The Magic Card Master battling Shangguan Wan'er was, like Liu Sister Sister Yanran, also from Cangyue City. The moment Nian Shi saw his opponent, he felt a sense of dizziness.

Damn it, did I not check the almanac before going out today? I drew the favorite to win right off the bat. I'm screwed!

Ignoring Nian Shi's painful expression, Shangguan Wan'er, who had already stepped onto the battlefield, waved her slender hand. Immediately, the entire battlefield was filled with a faint fragrance, which continued to spread in all directions. Even the onlookers outside the battlefield could smell this faint scent.

"So fragrant!" Many people, after inhaling this scent, showed intoxicated expressions, as if their souls had been hooked away. Even Nian Shi, as her opponent, was the same.

However, the next moment, Nian Shi felt the connection with his summoned Magic Card Spirit break, and it transformed into a Magic Card and returned to his body. The sudden Fallen Fallen Mode Fallen Mode Change made Nian Shi instantly sober up from his intoxication, his eyes filled with astonishment and disbelief.

The Magic Card Spirit disconnecting and returning to the body as a Magic Card—besides the Magic Card Master actively recalling the card, the only other situation was the Magic Card Spirit being killed.

The battle had just begun, so it was naturally impossible for Nian Shi to have recalled the card. There was only one explanation: his Magic Card Spirit had been finished off, which was why it had transformed into a Magic Card and returned to his body!

What the hell! What kind of ghost is this? He had just been distracted for a moment, and his Magic Card Spirit had been finished off? Even if you are the favorite to win, you have to follow basic logic!

What exactly happened just now! Nian Shi felt that either someone had pressed the fast-forward button on him, or he had been hit by some great amnesia spell.

On the podium, seeing this scene, Song Song Yongzhang couldn't help but shake his head, but he didn't say much.

From the beginning, he knew the gap between the two; Nian Shi would not be Shangguan Wan'er's opponent. It was just that not even realizing how he lost in the end was truly too embarrassing.

"She really is ruthless." Nian Shi didn't know how his Magic Card Spirit had been resolved, but Lu Li, standing below the stage, saw it clearly.