Chapter 47

The three six-star Perfect-quality plant-type Magic Card Spirits, after being summoned, instantly transformed the core area of the Mist Ruins into a verdant kingdom. Overwhelming flowers, grass, and trees competed to break through the ground, and rich life energy filled the surrounding space.

Even the light power emitted by the Holy Dragon Furnace Heart was now suppressed by the rich life energy. After all, this was just the heart of a dead dragon species, not a real dragon species.

At this moment, Lu Li was like prey that had fallen into a trap, while Shangguan Wan'er had transformed into a Flower and Grass Queen, controlling everything in this verdant kingdom.

"Flower and Grass Domain!" Liu Sister Sister Yanran, who had been eliminated, looked at the verdant kingdom that covered the entire core of the ruins and couldn't help but rub her smooth forehead. "Wan'er is really using her full strength this Finish Finish Time. It seems she is determined to win the final victory."

Although she was eliminated by Shangguan Wan'er, Liu Sister Sister Yanran wouldn't be so petty. After all, they were not playing house now, but participating in the youth training tournament on behalf of their respective Magic Card Associations, and they were in a competitive relationship.

In the encounter not long ago, the joint effort of her and Su Su Su Xueyi was suppressed by Shangguan Wan'er's Flower and Grass Domain and eliminated one against two.

That endless ocean of plants and the unceasing attacks almost made them autistic. Even back then, what they faced wasn't the complete version of the Flower and Grass Domain, but just the combination of the Silver-Crowned Mandragora Queen and Eternal Crystal Orchid.

And now, what Lu Li had to face was the complete version of the Flower and Grass Domain with the addition of the Dragon Girl Flower. The difficulty could be described as rising straight up, which could be called a hellish start.

The best way to deal with Shangguan Wan'er's combination was to strike first and not give the other party Finish Finish Time to unfold the Flower and Grass Domain. But unfortunately, Lu Li didn't know this, so in Liu Sister Sister Yanran's view, Lu Li was also in dire straits this Finish Finish Time.

Although Lu Li had once defeated her, and even Yue Di, who was stronger, had been defeated by him, the gap in strength between Shangguan Wan'er and the others was far beyond imagination.

This was also the gap between the Commander realm and the General realm. Having one more Magic Card summoning position not only meant diverse tactics but also an increase in strength, especially when the enemy was a genius of Shangguan Wan'er's level.

"I can't win." Not far away, Su Su Su Xueyi bit her lip, and a trace of unwillingness flashed across the cold beauty's face. The battle with Shangguan Wan'er just now had indeed made her feel great pressure.

The combination of just the Silver-Crowned Mandragora Queen and Eternal Crystal Orchid was troublesome enough. Known for its extremely strong life resilience and extremely high defense characteristics, the Eternal Crystal Orchid was one of the few Magic Card Spirits in plant-type Magic Cards known for defense.

Even among Magic Cards of the same level, the Eternal Crystal Orchid's defense was enough to rank in the top tier.

Whether it was Su Su Su Xueyi's Frost Archer or Liu Sister Sister Yanran's Silver Moon Fox, just to break through the Eternal Crystal Orchid's defense, they had consumed nearly 80% of their combat power.

And compared to the Eternal Crystal Orchid, which focused on defense, the Dragon Girl Flower Shangguan Wan'er summoned now was even more terrifying.

Long defense leads to loss; only offense is the best defense, and what the Dragon Girl Flower excelled at was the opposite of defense—offense.

Although it was a plant-type Magic Card Spirit, the main material for making this Dragon Girl Flower Magic Card Spirit was dragon blood. Although dragon blood was not as precious as dragon pupils, reverse scales, and dragon hearts, the price was not cheap.

Because it absorbed dragon blood, after becoming a card, the Dragon Girl Flower would carry a part of the dragon species' pressure and abilities. Therefore, although the Dragon Girl Flower was not a pure dragon-type Magic Card, because it carried dragon-type characteristics, its destructive power even exceeded that of the Silver-Crowned Mandragora Queen.

Mandragora control + Crystal Orchid defense + Dragon Girl output—the three complemented each other. Su Su Su Xueyi really couldn't think of how to break this situation, which could be called a certain defeat.

Similar to Su Su Su Xueyi's thoughts, many contestants in the youth training tournament were also considering how long they could hold out if they encountered Shangguan Wan'er's lineup.

Facing such a strong combination lineup, defeating the other party was impossible; the only difference was how long they could hold out.

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"It seems the youth training tournament will end soon." On the podium, many association branch heads also entered a "melon-eating" (watching the fun) state.

By this Finish Finish Time, some of the Magic Card Association's contestants had all been eliminated, and even those who hadn't been eliminated had no chance of winning the youth training tournament with Shangguan Wan'er as a stumbling block.

The gap was still too big, not only the gap in levels but also the gap in Magic Card selection and combination was much larger than imagined.

"Old Yu, look at it openly; there's nothing that can be done about it." Song Song Yongzhang patted Yu Yu Haojia on the shoulder and comforted him.

Although the Dark Magician Girl's abilities and combat power were very astonishing, and even in a one-on-one situation, she had the possibility of successfully sniping Shangguan Wan'er's Magic Card Spirit, he still didn't think highly of Lu Li.

Three against one, especially since Shangguan Wan'er's three Magic Card Spirits had all reached the six-star Perfect level, and they were a combination that complemented each other almost without dead ends. The advantage had always been on the other party's side.

Even if Lu Li could summon other Magic Card Spirits, he ultimately hadn't broken through to the Commander realm. For low-level Magic Card Masters, the gap in the number of Magic Cards was difficult to ignore. Just having one more Magic Card summoning position meant a gap in combat power.

Especially since the opponent, Shangguan Wan'er, was also a genius. Not to mention that the quality of Shangguan Wan'er's Magic Card Spirits was also top-notch.

Cangling City being able to reach this step, and even breaking past records, was already beyond expectations and quite good.

85. This scene looks a bit familiar.

"No!" Yu Yu Haojia shook his head. "I can only say that Lu Li hasn't even shown his true strength yet."

Unlike the others, Yu Yu Haojia was more familiar with Lu Li and had more confidence in him. Even when reporting to Shangguan Hong, he had only revealed the Dark Magician Girl; there were still the surprises of the Red-Eyes Black Dragon and the Eye of Timaeus waiting behind!

It is true that a Warrior-level can only summon two Magic Card spirits to participate in battle, and Lu Li has indeed not broken through to the Commander-level, but a dual-dragon type Magic Card still has a chance to win.

Never mind a dual-dragon type; even the Red-Eyes Black Dragon, after sacrificing the Red-Eyes Black Star Dragon, would be enough to sweep through Shangguan Wan'er's plant-type card deck combination.

The only thing to worry about is Lu Li's consumption, and whether Shangguan Wan'er might be hiding a seven-star Magic Card in addition to this combination. This is also where Yu Yu Haojia feels an accident might occur; after all, the opponent is a descendant of Shangguan Hong, and this must be guarded against.

"Having confidence is a good thing, but you also have to see reality clearly." Xi Xi Donghui was the first to refute. She naturally did not hope, nor did she believe, that Lu Li would be a match for Shangguan Wan'er. "Yu Yu Haojia, isn't what you just said a bit too arrogant?"

Of course, it was even more important that after Zhang Zhang Liaoxing was eliminated earlier, she had been mocked by Yu Yu Haojia, which still made her very unhappy.

As for the others, they couldn't help but frown, including Song Song Yongzhang and Mo Mo Yingtian.

Now that it has reached the final stage, Yu Yu Haojia claims that Lu Li hasn't shown his true strength—doesn't this mean that none of the previous opponents were even worth Lu Li getting serious?

Is that possible? Naturally, it made them unhappy.

"It's better than some people whose entire team was wiped out." Yu Yu Haojia's temper flared up too. He really didn't intend to indulge Xi Xi Donghui! Anyway, because of Zhang Zhang Liaoxing, their relationship hadn't been good to begin with.

"You!" Xi Xi Donghui's gaze turned gloomy. Although it wasn't just the Cangming City Magic Card Association that had been wiped out, Yu Yu Haojia was clearly targeting her at this moment.

"Dare to bet?" With a slight turn of his eyes, Yu Yu Haojia spoke as if refusing to admit defeat: "Let's bet on who among Lu Li and Shangguan Wan'er will win the final victory."

"Bet then!" Xi Xi Donghui didn't think it through and agreed immediately.

In her view, Shangguan Wan'er possessed an incomparable, absolute advantage with three six-star Magic Card spirits that were also complementary plant-type Magic Cards. Even if it were her facing the opponent at this age, she would likely end up regretting it.

She really didn't believe that Cangling City, whose strength had consistently ranked below theirs, could achieve the final victory in this youth training tournament.

Yu Yu Haojia was just unable to lose face, which is why he proposed this so-called bet.

Thinking this way, Xi Xi Donghui proposed her stake: "The Light Sword and the Holy Spirit Ring—you should know the value of these two materials very well. Using them as a bet is more than enough."

Material dueling is the most common form of gambling among Magic Card masters; after all, for a Magic Card master, one can never have too many materials.

"The Core of the Violent Thunder Wolf and the Heart of the Flame Demon!" Seeing Xi Xi Donghui agree, Yu Yu Haojia also announced his stake without hesitation.

In terms of overall value, the Core of the Violent Thunder Wolf and the Heart of the Flame Demon were even a notch higher than the Light Sword and the Holy Spirit Ring.

This was not only because he was the one who proposed the bet and wanted to outdo the other party, but more importantly, Yu Yu Haojia held great confidence in Lu Li.

"Sigh!" As a good friend, Song Song Yongzhang sighed. Although he was also dissatisfied with Yu Yu Haojia's recent remarks, the die was cast, and he had no way to stop the bet from proceeding.

As for the others, they adopted a spectator's attitude. Since it wasn't them betting, and they could watch a good show, why not?

Of course, many of them also wanted to see Yu Yu Haojia make a fool of himself. After all, Cangling City's strength was only ranked in the middle, yet they had surpassed them in this youth training tournament, which indeed made them feel a bit uncomfortable deep down.

"Three six-star Magic Card spirits, plus this flower and grass domain covering the entire core of the ruins—you really think highly of me." Deep in the Mist Ruins, looking at the continuously expanding flower and grass domain, Lu Li couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Upon seeing this expanding domain, Lu Li subconsciously thought of the flower queen Rosemon from Digimon, and the Miracle Flower, Rafflesimon, which was formed by the Jogress evolution of Rosemon and Lotusmon.

If it were those two Digimon, perhaps what they would have unfolded wouldn't be a flower and grass domain, but a flower and grass kingdom, or even a flower and grass world!

"It's a pity; wanting to create Rosemon and Rafflesimon isn't even a possibility right now." Lu Li thought silently. "But come to think of it, if the next Digimon Magic Card creation is successful, and it follows Angewomon's evolution chain, it might be possible to evolve further into Rosemon and Rafflesimon, so it's not entirely without a chance."

"For the final battle, I don't want any mistakes to happen." Shangguan Wan'er responded with a faint smile, though a flash of solemnity and confusion crossed the depths of her eyes.

Even when facing the combination of the Silver Crown Mandragora Queen, the Eternal Crystal Orchid, and the Dragon Girl Flower, Shangguan Wan'er didn't feel any sense of tension from Lu Li. His expression remained extremely calm, which meant that Lu Li didn't consider her a threat yet.

But is that possible? If she were in Lu Li's position, facing this Magic Card combination, she wouldn't be able to think of a way to break it either.

Unless she possessed stronger power capable of overturning everything. However, the combination of three six-star Magic Cards is, in itself, a guarantee of absolute strength. At the very least, in this youth training tournament, that is the case.

But soon, Shangguan Wan'er understood that so-called absolute strength was merely the limit of her own cognition, and Lu Li's existence was breaking that cognition.

"Indeed, I don't want any mistakes to happen either," Lu Li agreed with Shangguan Wan'er's words, and a Magic Card appeared in his hand at the same Finish Finish Time: "Hearing Hearing Mana, get ready."

"Understood, Master!" As Lu Li's Magic Card spirit, the Dark Magician Girl naturally understood Lu Li's thoughts, and a sense of excitement faintly appeared in her eyes.

"Then let's finish off the enemy in front of us." As the words fell, the Magic Card in his hand was flicked away by Lu Li. The next moment, Shangguan Wan'er's expression changed drastically.

Pressure—infinite, boundless pressure descended upon the entire Mist Ruins at this moment, just like the House of Spirits back then.

The contestants still inside the Mist Ruins felt a chill and trembling rise in their hearts almost the instant the pressure descended. They even sensed extreme fear from the information fed back by their own Magic Card spirits, as if they had encountered a natural predator!

Although this left all the contestants confused, it also heightened their vigilance. Clearly, some kind of special Fallen Fallen Mode Fallen Mode Change had definitely occurred within the Mist Ruins to cause the current anomaly.

It was just a pity that they were still a considerable distance from the core area of the ruins, and coupled with the impenetrable mist filling the sky, they had no way of knowing what the source of the mutation was.

86. The Legendary Dragon, Descends!

The azure dragon body, full of violence and oppression, occupied everyone's eyes just by floating in mid-air. After spreading its wings, it reached dozens of meters, and with just a gentle flap, it whipped up a terrifying storm.

The flower and grass domain laid out in the core area of the ruins was teetering under the assault of the storm. Even the core area of the ruins, which seemed to have vast space, became extremely crowded at this moment.

The sharp dragon teeth and claws, and the thick, long dragon tail sweeping back and forth, bringing with it bursts of sonic booms, were enough to show that the dragon species in front of them also possessed destructive power not to be underestimated in close combat.

But what left the deepest impression was that pair of vertical dragon pupils as blue as the sky. The massive pressure covering the entire Mist Ruins originated precisely from these azure dragon pupils that seemed to possess the power of judgment.

Under the gaze of the dragon pupils, Shangguan Wan'er could feel endless pressure descending upon her, and from the feedback of the Silver Crown Mandragora Queen and other Magic Card spirits, she felt a sense of fear.

From the moment the massive Legendary Dragon Timaeus projection descended into the core area of the Mist Ruins, the flower and grass domain that had been continuously expanding began to shrink frantically, forming layers of three-dimensional defense as if it had sensed the existence of a natural predator.

At this moment, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but be dumbfounded. She had calculated everything, but she never calculated that Lu Li would summon a dragon-species Magic Card spirit in this final battle.

"Holy crap! Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Someone come and slap me awake!"

Slap!

A crisp slapping sound rang out, proving that the scene before them was real and not a dream. Subsequently, everyone went crazy.

"A dragon species! Lu Li actually still has a dragon-type Magic Card spirit!" Liu Sister Sister Yanran was completely stunned. Even she hadn't expected that Lu Li was still hiding a dragon-type Magic Card. This meant that even without the Dark Magician Girl, the gap between the two of them was still much larger than imagined.