33: Chapter 33 [Tiger's Courage]! Lu Shan!

Lu Shan ranked second in the internal selection trials of No. 1 Municipal High School.

Among the three major families in Gaoping City, the Lu Family had been established for the shortest time.

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Three hundred years ago, the ancestor of the Lu Family was still the son of a concubine from a branch of the Qian Family.

That is correct, this Qian Family is precisely the same Qian Family where Qian Hu, whom Sun Po beat up crazily, belonged.

The Lu Family and the Qian Family originated from the same lineage, and the card sequences passed down by both shared many similarities.

But nowadays, the Lu Family is already one of the three major families in Gaoping City.

Yet the Qian Family has degenerated into a third or fourth-rate minor family.

The evaluation of the Lu Family people within the aristocratic circle is simply:

Dare to fight! Dare to battle!!

This was Sun Po's first time fighting against a descendant of such a major aristocratic clan, but judging from the registration information,

the opponent only possessed a card named [Tiger Vanguard], which was the same as the card of Qian Hu whom Sun Po had once beaten severely.

However, the quality of this [Tiger Vanguard] was as high as [Blue 9-Star].

At this moment, the venue was already filled with people.

"Today I bet Lu Shan will win. Wasn't that little red-haired fellow a purple card a few days ago? Wasn't he still dealt with by a green card?"

"Heh, it's just a laughingstock combination of a purple-card disgrace, a sleeping sneaky snake, and a drooling Card Maker."

Sun Po's head ached from listening; the spectators' mouths were truly poisoned.

But then that spectator changed the subject:

"Take a look at who is standing on the arena today! A supremely wicked Card Maker who rips your heart and lungs out and leaves you clueless in an instant!! That's definitely not playing games with you!"

Another spectator, however, still remained unconvinced.

"The Lu Family are notoriously crazy fighters. Their descendants have to go to the secret realm guarded by their family for trials every summer vacation. Moreover, in close combat, even the Xu Family dare not clash head-on with them. Even if it's a [Blue 9-Star] fighting a purple card, I still think Lu Shan will win."

"Hey, no, you're just stubbornly arguing for the sake of it."

...

Sun Po did not continue listening.

"No. 2 Municipal High School's seed number one, Sun Po, versus No. 1 Municipal High School's seed number two, Lu Shan!! The match begins!!!"

Following the host's voice falling,

"Boom!!!"

A huge explosive sound came to Sun Po's ears.

The lawn and soil were splashed everywhere, and before he could react, a pair of large, powerful hands resembling tiger paws had already grabbed toward Sun Po's shoulders.

Sun Po shouted wildly in his heart:

"This kid doesn't care about martial arts ethics!!"

Sun Po unconsciously flashed to the right, causing those large hands to grab at empty air.

But the tall and sturdy Lu Shan's figure did not appear clumsy in the slightest. He changed moves extremely quickly and immediately kicked a flying kick toward Sun Po's crotch.

Sun Po was so scared that cold sweat broke out.

So much for being a descendant of a major clan? So much for daring to fight and battle?

Coming up with a big flying leap from a luxury private box, splashing mud to block the opponent's vision, and then going straight for grappling techniques?

If the grappling doesn't work, he starts attacking the lower three routes?

This kid looks like he has a leopard's head and tiger's eyes with a straightforward expression, but he is completely not a good person!!

Fortunately, Sun Po had also undergone special training by Yang Xinyue.

Speaking of aggressiveness, Yang Xinyue's Yang family spear was even more fierce.

But even so, Sun Po could still summon cards under Yang Xinyue's hands.

By what right?

Of course, by a single hand of rolling!!

Rolling is precisely the reason to be king!

Although Lu Shan used his entrance method to gain the initiative, forcing Sun Po into precarious situations,

Sun Po incomparably slippery rolled on the lawn while quickly summoning in his heart:

"[Changyou], cut the crap! Come out and beat this grandson to death!!"

He was really angry now. Leaving everything else aside, kicking towards his descendants' roots—beating this fellow must be done even more miserably and heavily than Qian Hu last time!!

[Changyou] clearly felt Sun Po's anger.

A burst of dampness filled the air, and [Changyou]'s figure materialized in mid-air.

But this Lu Shan was also quick-witted. Seeing that the strike missed, he immediately retreated backwards and quickly summoned his own card:

"[Tiger Vanguard]!! Appear!!"

The next second, a behemoth over three meters tall appeared between the two of them.

Lu Shan spat out a mouthful:

"Bah! Pity I don't have a knife in hand! Otherwise you would already be dead!"

Sun Po did not respond. Lu Shan was right.

In the Gaokao arena, Card Makers cannot carry weapons, and they cannot intentionally attack the opposing Card Maker during a card battle.

This has been a rule for many years. He thought Sun Po was just lucky,

but he didn't know that after special training, Sun Po had almost practiced his rolling evasion to the point of invincible frames.

Even holding a knife, he couldn't hack Sun Po to death.

Furthermore, what Lu Shan did just now was actually exploiting a loophole in the Gaokao regulations.

It only said that intentional harm cannot be done during card battles,

but before a card is summoned, it cannot be considered a card battle.

There had been such situations in past years, and the final judgment was that as long as one could prevent the opponent from summoning a card, it also counted as a victory.

Therefore, the casualty rate of every year's Gaokao was actually not low.

After all, although the exam hall was not a battlefield,

most of these candidates would have to go to the battlefield in the future.

This was also Sun Po's first understanding of the descendants of major clans:

extremely strong practical combat ability, highly pragmatic, and even unscrupulous—at least the Lu Shan before him was like this.

But no matter how strong human strength was, it could not rival cards.

From the moment Sun Po summoned [Changyou], this battle no longer had any suspense.

Even the blue-tier [Tiger Vanguard] still only had a share of being beaten in front of [Changyou], it was just a bit more resistant to beatings.

However, this [Tiger Vanguard] was not like Qian Hu's [Tiger Vanguard] which had no power to parry at all,

it could occasionally swing strands of bloody sword Qi to counterattack, and even counterattacked more and more fiercely.

Sun Po felt something was not quite right. Even the head director's purple [Wrongfully Deceased Scholar] was not this strong.

"[Blue 9-Star]? Able to withstand more than twenty punches from [Changyou]? And still hopping around?"

But soon, Sun Po noticed that there was a faint, illusory bloody line between [Tiger Vanguard]'s body and Lu Shan.

The damage suffered on the Tiger Vanguard always seemed to heal quickly,

and the Tiger Vanguard's movements and speed were becoming increasingly fierce.

But correspondingly, Lu Shan's complexion was getting worse and worse, and he had even begun to vomit blood.

At this moment, Lu Shan was also gritting his teeth and cursing in his heart:

"My exclusive talent [Tigers Courage] can help [Tiger Vanguard] absorb 80% of the damage received,

and after reduction, only 1% is left onto my own body. Coupled with my possession of the [Tiger Bone] anomaly,

I still can't withstand this monkey's damage. What the hell kind of monkey is this?!

My dad's [Mountain Monarch] isn't even this perverted?!"

But how did he know that Sun Po was even more curious:

"Although I don't know what kind of talent it is, it seems to be damage-transfer related.

Transferring the damage suffered by the card to the Card Maker, isn't this courting death?

Just how high is this fellow's damage reduction ability? To be able to withstand [Changyou] for so long?"

You must know that [Changyou] was inherently a rare [Desolate Beast Species],

and its body was far more robust than ordinary [Monster Beast Species].

Coupled with the fact that [Changyou] had absorbed a large amount of disaster Qi in the [Wujiang Secret Realm]

and absorbed disaster Qi every day in [Tianhe Budu],

judging from the speed and power of [Changyou]'s attacks over the past few days,

it was long incomparable to a newly born [Changyou].

Even so, this Lu Shan could actually withstand it for so long?!

Seeing that [Changyou]'s offensive was like a violent storm,

even though [Tiger Vanguard]'s speed and power had increased by several gears compared to when it first started,

it still couldn't even touch [Changyou].

Actually, [Tiger Vanguard] had lifer-stealing traits and skills that grew stronger the more it fought,

matched with Lu Shan's exclusive talent [Tigers Courage] and physical anomaly [Tiger Bone],

it could completely challenge ordinary purple cards across tiers.

But unfortunately, it encountered a rare purple card like [Changyou].

The stats of a [Desolate Beast Species] were already far higher than those of a [Monster Beast Species],

and coupled with [Changyou] being a high-attack, high-agility type,

it stubbornly prevented the increasingly strong [Tiger Vanguard] from absorbing even a bit of blood.

Coupled with brute force breaking through, Lu Shan couldn't hold on for too long even with 0.8% of the damage.

After more than twenty punches, Lu Shan had long been vomiting fresh blood.

Occasionally interspersing a few moves of [Regretful Dragon's Subjugation], [Shaoshang Sword], and [Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist],

Lu Shan felt his consciousness was already blurring.

He seemed to hear the roars of monsters on the battlefield and the cries of his clansmen.

Suddenly, Lu Shan, who had turned into a bloody person, rolled his eyes upwards,

and lunged forward howling like a beast that had lost its sanity.

Sun Po just watched him quietly.

[Changyou] could return to defense at any time and slap him to death with one palm.

This would also be out of self-defense and not considered a foul.

But Sun Po did not do so. Although this person launched a sneak attack upon entering the arena,

it was also to win, and his crime did not warrant death.

Moreover, he trusted the official security forces.

Sure enough, before Lu Shan could lunge three steps out, two beams of light descended from the sky.

One was in the appearance of a majestic general in silver armor and silver spear, and the other was a hanging-eyed, white-foreheaded giant tiger holding a sword and hanging an official seal.

Both of them kicked with one foot on the left and right respectively, forcibly stepping Lu Shan under their feet and rendering him unable to move.

Sun Po had seen the general in silver armor and silver spear before. When he beat up the head director previously,

it was this general who stopped him. Presumably, it was the official standardized card responsible for security.

That sword-holding, seal-hanging fierce tiger scooped up the already unconscious Lu Shan, and strode out of the venue.

Walking halfway, it stopped again and turned back to say:

"Kid, Lu Shan owes you a favor. Feel free to come over to the Lu Family for a visit when you have time."

...

The general in silver armor and silver spear walked forward, patted his shoulder, and said:

"Little friend, a tiger's den must not be entered lightly.

Why not go to the Card Association another day to register your identity as an elementary Card Maker first?

You can also collect an extra portion of benefits."

That tiger didn't say much else, let out a cold snort,

and carried Lu Shan straight out of the venue.

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