Chapter 86: Chapter 86: Card Exchange Channels
"Congratulations, God of Age." Ye Qing took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the urge to punch this guy to death, "You are now officially a reserve Life Card Master."
The Ranking Tournament consists of a total of five matches; as long as you win three, you can become a professional Life Card Master.
The remaining two matches would be duels for Shen Sui to advance in rank, and even if he lost, it wouldn’t affect his becoming a professional Life Card Master.
The Ranking Tournament offers a chance to directly reach the fifth rank Life Card Master, which is one of the reasons why students with dueling dreams apply to Duel Academy.
The fourth and fifth ranks mark a watershed.
Globally, the minimum qualification for Class B dueling competitions is the fifth rank. If you can directly advance to the fifth rank in the Ranking Tournament, you won’t need to waste time on Class C competitions, saving a lot of time on grinding points.
The key point is that the prize money for Class B competitions is significantly higher than for Class C competitions.
After winning the duel, Shen Sui signed the referee’s document, confirming that he would continue to proceed with the fourth and fifth rank duels in the Ranking Tournament.
"Alright, we’ll arrange the remaining duels for you as soon as possible." The referee, whose name Shen Sui didn’t remember, was very dedicated, "We’ll give you three days to rest, after which we’ll arrange an opponent for you. The dueling venue will still be here."
With that, the referee and Ye Qing left. Today was the designated day for all qualified students in Modu to uniformly participate in the Ranking Tournament; they were extremely busy.
"Hahaha, Ye Qing, I saw you being put in your place just now!" Ye Qing’s colleague laughed heartily, hugging Ye Qing as he walked over.
"Scram! If you dare, go and have a duel with God of Age. Let’s see if you’ll be the one put in your place!" Ye Qing glared viciously at his colleague.
"Quite skilled, young man." Xinyuan Tanchun congratulated Shen Sui, "Take a break next, go to the Soul Card World to farm some Life Cards, or swap for some key Life Cards to strengthen your deck. It’s not that easy to cross from the fourth to the fifth rank."
"Speaking of which, what are the better channels for card exchanges?"
"Here, exactly." Xinyuan Tanchun pointed around, "You can stop by the Duel Training Hall whenever you have time. You can watch their duels; if you see a card showcased in their duel that you need, you can try to ask if they are willing to trade. Don’t feel embarrassed; most duelists are very friendly. Even if they aren’t, after a duel or two, you’ll likely become friends."
Shen Sui felt a bit guilty; he pondered internally whether, with his dueling style, he could really become friends with his opponents after duels.
Was it really a good idea to try bringing Claude’s power into reality?
Being unique or invincible were not the goals. The main concern was being punched to death by the opponent after a duel.
"You can also observe the fourth and fifth rank Life Card Masters that appear here," Xinyuan Tanchun said, "The opponents for the Ranking Tournament are selected from professional Life Card Masters who have the time to duel with you. Most fourth rank Life Card Masters are busy earning points to advance to the fifth rank, and most fifth rank Life Card Masters are participating in competitions to earn money. Those who can be found in the Duel Training Hall are likely the ones currently available and could become your opponents. This is experience I summarized back in the day."
"Tsk, isn’t this a guide from the internet?" Shen Sui glanced disdainfully at Xinyuan Tanchun.
Xinyuan Tanchun’s pretty face immediately froze.
She quickly coughed twice to alleviate the awkwardness.
Damn, she forgot the younger generation now learns how to look up guides online.
Thinking of her foolish younger sister, who didn’t even know how to open a compressed file, she felt even more irate.
While speaking, Xinyuan Tanchun led Shen Sui through the Duel Training Hall.
It was the weekend, plus the influence of the Ranking Tournament, so the hall was very crowded. All the venues were occupied, with onlookers waiting for the outcomes of duels.
As soon as someone was defeated, another would immediately take their place.
The various Soul Card Worlds gradually unfolded before Shen Sui’s eyes through the duels conducted by Life Card Masters.
It was then that Shen Sui discovered that even with similar tags, different Soul Card World decks still had distinct styles.
Take the example of the Immortal World type Soul Card World--some were very traditional cultivation worlds, while others had bizarre settings where all the actions of Soul Cards were highly abstract. Shen Sui found it hard to think too seriously about an Immortal World that treated pancakes as magical artifacts. Meanwhile, there were also Immortal Worlds encompassing various mythological systems.
Shen Sui was aware of the Second Mythical World, with myths from Huaxia, Norse, Greek... Although having traveled through worlds, the names of these mythological beings were still very familiar to him. World No. 2 was also the strongest overall Soul Card World, being the only one among the thirty-three Soul Card Worlds with a seventeenth-rank powerhouse. Yet compared to Dawn Continent, World No. 2 was relatively stable; the Soul Cards there didn’t have to worry about being suddenly snuffed out by some nonsensical person. Thus, despite its higher strength, it was not as dangerous as Dawn Continent.
Looking at the ancestors in Huaxia mythology, Shen Sui suddenly became curious, wondering who would be stronger if comparing himself to them at the sixteenth rank.
Ah, such things are better left uninvestigated.
In Life Card Duels, the highest rank for a Life Card is fifteen stars. In the duel arena, he’d absolutely never encounter those famous figures unless Sun Wukong deigned to revert to a stone.
Shen Sui’s mind inexplicably flashed with the image of the Winged Divine Dragon Ball Form.
"Hmm?"
Shen Sui’s peripheral vision seemed to catch a somewhat familiar figure, so he instinctively paused.
"What’s up?" Xinyuan Tanchun, walking ahead, turned around to look at Shen Sui with curiosity.
"I saw an acquaintance," Shen Sui replied, turning his head.
"An acquaintance?" Xinyuan Tanchun asked, "A classmate?"
"No, someone I met at the Chosen Cup," Shen Sui said, stepping forward.
In the dueling arena, a petite girl was looking at her hand of cards with a troubled expression.
On her field, idol girls were standing there brilliantly.
With the activation of the Permanent Spell Card on her field, the idol girls were singing and dancing there, seemingly holding a grand concert.
Shen Sui had only dueled with her once, but he had a deep impression of this deck’s unusual form of expression.
Tang Lily.
Idol Card Set.
Her deck mainly consisted of similar Permanent Spell Cards.
In her words, these Spell Cards were songs from her Soul Card’s idol group.
Unfortunately, the overall strength of her deck wasn’t very high; otherwise, it would be exceptionally suited for exhibition matches.
"It’s already over," Tang Lily’s opponent sneered, mocking the frowning Tang Lily, "Nowadays, people really have no standards; any trash thinks they can apply to go professional."