CHAPTER 28: CHAPTER 28: YOUR SOUL CARD IS TOO WEAK; YOU CAN’T ACCESS THESE

Modena City was destroyed in karmic fire.

Even though he did not witness the destruction of Modena City personally, Shen Sui still felt a bit saddened.

In the previous life, in the game, Shen Sui had spent quite a bit of effort on Modena City. As one of the cores in "Dawn Link" is city-building and farming gameplay, many players in the mid-stage would choose to build cities and invest a lot of resources.

More than a thousand years have passed since his account was active. The traces of farming back then have long dissipated, and now the last city was also destroyed by his own hands.

[Alice looked at Modena City amidst the karmic fire, feeling confused and empty.]

[Anna has already been rescued, so what’s next?]

[The village has perished and can’t be returned to.]

[Alice reflected on the past sixteen years and found that the only thing she might be good at is farming.]

[Suddenly, an idea flashed through Alice’s mind: Maybe I could try finding the Twilight City Mr. Claude mentioned, the city where Miss Vivian rose to fame.]

[Alice touched Vivian’s matchstick on her chest; without it, she might have already become a slave to sin.]

[Alice is asking you for information about Twilight City.]

[You briefly recalled. Alice rode Little Horse and took Anna on the road.]

[Alice is on her journey.]

[First stop: Jade City. She has to sell the gems in the treasure box.]

Finally, it’s over.

Shen Sui stretched lazily.

He looked up out the window. It was noon when he started the storyline, but now, surprisingly, it’s already dawn. Unknowingly, a whole day had passed.

Time certainly flies.

Shen Sui used the Time Regulator to adjust the time flow to 1:1. Although it still couldn’t prevent Alice from courting death, at least it gave Shen Sui enough time to react.

Relatively speaking, the Sinful Chalice disabling Recovery was not a big problem. Although Shen Sui’s skill library did not have the same resurrection magic, there were enough defense-type spells that could trigger automatically.

Of course, this time Shen Sui learned smarter, adjusting the triggering timing of the Star Magic Array to prevent Alice from detecting traces of magic. The defense magic would only trigger when Alice was at her most dangerous.

Shen Sui slept until the afternoon the next day.

Picking up his phone, he found that Xinyuan Tanchun had sent a message.

It was news about the PK tournament and the Chosen Cup.

For first and second-year students at the academy, apart from mandatory cultural courses, most of the time was for free activities. Because these two years were exactly when students were most confident, most Duel Academy students would focus primarily on the monthly academy PK tournaments, striving to gain recognition early to join the Ranking Tournament.

By the third year, some students, due to continuous setbacks, had given up on becoming professional Life Card Masters. They would submit applications to the academy and begin studying some professional knowledge related to the Life Card industry.

These students would become general staff in Life Card Associations, Life Card Stores, and duel events after graduation.

Tianyi Academy, as a newly established Duel Academy, did not have senior students with years of accumulated professional impact. The freshmen’s opponents were only their peers, so the intensity of the PK tournament was not too high, allowing newcomers to make a mark. This might be why Tianyi Academy could attract star examinees with money.

What surprised Tianyi Academy was that this year’s duel exam’s most sensational star candidate came from their academy.

Defeating a third-tier Life Card Master in the duel exam was common in other Duel Academies, but defeating a fifth-tier Life Card Master was unheard of.

Xinyuan Yingxue could defeat a fifth-tier Life Card Master without ranking. It was the result of the Xingyuan Clan spending resources and investing a lot of effort in cultivation.

And what did Shen Sui have?

When the duel video went viral online, Shen Sui’s information was quickly dug out by some netizens.

Orphan.

Failed theory exam and committed suicide.

Soul Card World suspected to be Dawn Continent.

...

From both background and experience, you couldn’t associate Shen Sui with prestigious young masters with complete heritages.

This victory was simply a miracle.

Many people were looking forward to Shen Sui’s subsequent performances, although many were pessimistic. After all, if his Soul Card World was indeed Dawn Continent No. 1, the next time we hear news about him could be about his Soul Card’s death forcing him to quit his studies.

Not to mention obtaining a complete set of 40 cards in World No. 1.

"Why do you look so down?" When Shen Sui saw Xinyuan Tanchun, he found this guy even more sloppy and casual, with fatigue written all over his face.

"Don’t mention it, something big happened last night in the Soul Card World, and I was just watching the dueling device for entertainment." Xinyuan Tanchun sighed.

"Something big? What big thing?" Shen Sui was puzzled; did something big happen on Dawn Continent last night?

"The City of Sin was burned down by descending karmic fire, and the God of Sin was killed by someone." Xinyuan Tanchun said excitedly, "Even Isabella was scared. What do you think? Damn, I don’t know which expert pulled off such a sensational event."

"Ah, is it that big of a deal?" The instigator said blankly; it was just a keyboard action.

"Of course it is! I heard the God of Sin is completely gone, scaring all the gods, issuing divine decrees for their followers to find the culprit." Xinyuan Tanchun said, "Isabella was very angry last night, angrily saying she wanted to see the ruins of the City of Sin."

"What’s she angry about?"

"She said the city had special significance. She regretted not being able to kill the God of Sin to take it back hundreds of years ago, and now it’s been burnt by someone. She seems intent on finding the culprit." Xinyuan Tanchun rubbed his chin and said, "Seeing her fury, I feel the city is related to her beloved."

"Ah... is that so? Being so angry might affect judgment, right?"

"That’s why I tried my best to persuade her to relax first; she’s planning to buy some jewelry in Jade City these days."

"Oh...."

"Let’s not talk about it. Your Soul Card is just a novice mage, so you can’t touch such things anyway. Let’s talk business. In two weeks, the academy’s first PK tournament will start." Xinyuan Tanchun mainly came to recommend Shen Sui to participate in the Chosen Cup to accumulate experience for the academy’s PK tournament, "I hope you can have a few matches before then to hone your bond with your deck. This is the Chosen Cup information; I’ve already signed you up. You can choose to go or not."

Shen Sui casually picked up the information.

He wasn’t a professional player, so the cup recommended by Xinyuan Tanchun obviously couldn’t be a professional cup. The Chosen Cup was an amateur cup held by a Life Card theme park under the Tianyi Group, attracting a large number of unranked Life Card Masters due to its high prize money.

"A duel, huh." Shen Sui wanted to test his deck’s strength, "I might give it a try."

"Five hundred thousand?!" Seeing the championship prize instantly made Shen Sui’s eyes widen.

"Yes. The championship prize is five hundred thousand, which attracts so many amateur competitors," Xinyuan Tanchun introduced, "Among them are many Duel Academy students like you."

"But don’t feel too pressured; you’re going just to get familiar with your deck, no need to...."

"No! From now on, my goal is to win the championship." Shen Sui said very seriously.

Five hundred thousand! If this prize was credited, he would instantly become affluent.

It’s worth noting that an average middle-class family might not be able to come up with five hundred thousand at once.

"Uh...." Xinyuan Tanchun wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. A rookie with overconfidence believing they could beat all opponents is common; such people needed to lose a few duels to remember better.

It’s good; let’s use the Chosen Cup to temper this guy’s arrogance.

"Do you have enough cards in your deck?" Xinyuan Tanchun asked, "The Chosen Cup uses tournament rules requiring forty cards in the deck. If you’re short, I have some unused cards...."

"No worries, I’ve farmed enough," Shen Sui said, "a full deck, more than enough."

"Huh?" Xinyuan Tanchun’s hand, drawing cards, got stuck.