Chapter 69: Born with a Card Body?

Several days later.

“Has anyone seen Tetsuya?”

You Xuan began searching for his next opponent in the exchange match.

So far, his record in the exchange tournament was perfect, and every duel brought him immense joy. Combining cultivation with enjoyment, You Xuan felt his current learning state was ideal.

But now he faced a small problem—he couldn’t seem to find his next opponent.

After asking around for a while, a passing kind soul said, “Ah, you mean Tetsuya? I think I saw him go to the rooftop.”

You Xuan thanked him and immediately headed to the rooftop.

Sure enough, he found Tetsuya hidden in a secluded corner of the rooftop.

“Tetsuya, I finally found you,” You Xuan grinned. “I’m You Xuan—we’re supposed to duel this round, right? You haven’t forgotten, have you?”

The moment Tetsuya saw him, he shuddered violently, nearly bursting into tears—he thought, I remember, I remember perfectly, otherwise why the hell would I be hiding here?

“Then let’s have a pleasant duel,” You Xuan grinned, unfolding his dueling field.

Tetsuya nodded gloomily and reluctantly unfolded his own dueling field.

“Duel!” x2

“.”

“Activate ‘Forceful Pawn,’ look at your opponent’s hand and return one card to their deck!”

“.”

“Trap Card ‘Slide Slot’! If your opponent has four or more cards in hand, look at their hand and return one monster to their deck!”

“.”

“Trap Card ‘Seal of Time,’ skip your opponent’s next Draw Phase!”

“Equip ‘Guardian’s Power’ to ‘Magic Attack Soldier,’ then have ‘Magic Attack Soldier’ directly attack your opponent! At this moment, ‘Guardian’s Power’ increases ‘Magic Attack Soldier’s’ attack power!”

“.”

A few minutes later.

Tetsuya gazed blankly at the sky, pondering why humans even lived, and why anyone would bother dueling after eating too much.

He also began wondering if dueling was even right for him—maybe he should drop out and find a regular job.

After finishing, You Xuan packed up his dueling field, satisfied with today’s joy, and left the rooftop.

On the same day, another student from Huang Dormitory, after completing his round of the freshman exchange duel, opened his student terminal to check his next opponent.

When he saw the name “You Xuan Tengmu” on the screen, his facial muscles twitched, and he stared blankly at his companion beside him.

“. I got ‘him.’”

The group chatting beside him fell silent, the atmosphere freezing for several seconds. Then they dropped their smiles, exchanged grim expressions, patted his shoulder, and shook their heads in pity.

Their reaction said it all: such a young guy, what a shame.

“.”

Having earned extra credits in just a few days and enjoyed the duels, You Xuan was in high spirits. He felt his performance in the exchange tournament had been quite successful—by the first day’s end, everyone in Huang Dormitory should have recognized him.

Could anyone else become the most famous person in the entire dormitory in just one day?

But lately, strange phenomena had begun appearing among Huang Dormitory students.

Some reportedly developed an inexplicable aversion to bicycles; others screamed nonsensically when encountering one unexpectedly at night, shouting, “Don’t come near me!”

“.”

Today was also the first official day of classes at the academy.

You Xuan had little interest in the other classes; he mostly fiddled with his existing card collection, thinking about how to optimize and adjust it. He was still learning and adapting to the anime world’s mechanics—many long-held habits were hard to break overnight.

The one class he cared most about today was the afternoon Card Drawing Practical Session.

In the original work, the most iconic figure who achieved divine draw through cultivation was Dàshān Píng of the Obelisk Blue Academy. He secluded himself in the mountains for a year, living like a wild man, claiming he had discovered that the true essence of drawing lay in the patterns of nature.

After a year of cultivation, his divine draw reached an almost mystical level—he even built a deck entirely based on drawing tactics, leading many to believe he could summon any card he named, just like Wang Yang, even predicting exactly what card his opponent would draw.

But later it became clear he couldn’t fully control what he drew—only foresee the next card he would draw. After his battle with Jidai, it was proven that postnatal cultivation could never surpass innate divine draw; his realm still fell short of Jidai’s.

But he at least proved that cultivating draw was genuinely effective.

“.”

“Every draw by a duelist is sacred.”

The instructor, hands behind his back, paced across the field.

“Every draw is a deep conversation with your deck; every draw carves out the future.”

“Most importantly, you must stabilize your ‘Qi.’”

“A powerful duelist overwhelms his opponent with his ‘Qi.’ A true duelist must, no matter how great the pressure, hold firm to his own ‘Qi.’”

“If you cannot maintain your own rhythm and tempo, your deck will not respond to you. In that case, you’ve already lost before the duel even begins.”

“.”

The instructor said much, but in essence, it all came down to one word: practice.

No amount of experience or technique can replace practice.

To this end, the instructor recommended several deck builds the academy had perfected for training, requiring students to draw specific combinations with the fewest possible draws. These builds were categorized into three difficulty tiers: Beginner, Advanced, and Elite.

“This is only the first stage.”

The instructor said.

“Our goal for the first semester is merely to pass the ‘Beginner’ trial. Those with faster progress or higher talent might challenge the ‘Elite’ build in the second semester.”

The ‘Elite’ build requires reliably drawing the designated combination from a forty-card deck to qualify.

And this is only wall practice—it still differs from real duels. Next semester, we’ll begin training to maintain performance under an opponent’s ‘Qi’ suppression.”

“Success!”

While the instructor was still speaking, a student with a jellyfish haircut in the back row leapt up excitedly.

“The ‘Elite’ challenge isn’t that hard, teacher!” the jellyfish-haired student chuckled, holding up five cards he’d drawn in one go. “I got it on the first try!”

Instructor: “????”

The instructor adjusted his glasses, which had nearly slipped off his nose, staring in disbelief at the smug jellyfish-haired student flashing a V-sign to his classmates.

Completed the Elite challenge on the first day? And on the first draw?

What is this? A Tian Sheng Pai Ti?

Oh my

Maybe you should be the one teaching, teacher—I’ll just listen?

The chapter goes live tomorrow, and there will definitely be bonus chapters upon release.

But don’t worry, brothers—even without a release, I’ll still finish today’s card count as usual, so there should be an extra chapter tomorrow too~

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