37: Chapter 37 The Final Showdown Has Arrived!! A Showdown with Xu Xiu!!

Sun Po quickly untied Liu Jianren, and without looking back, hurriedly left the arena.

After trading blows with children from true great families these past two times, Sun Po had finally figured something out.

The card quality of these great family descendants might not be as good as his and Liu Jianren's,

but their personal improvisational response abilities and practical combat experience far exceeded those of plebeian Card Makers like them.

Furthermore, anyone who could claw their way up in a great family also had their own fortuitous encounters.

If not for Yang Xinyue giving the two of them special tutoring,

they might have really been ambushed and lost the match before even summoning their cards.

As for the opponent Sun Po was about to face next,

it was Gaoping City No. 1 High School's acknowledged number one, Xu Xiu, whose card quality was not weaker than his own.

But Sun Po deeply knew the unfathomable strength of Changyou, not to mention having Tianhe Budu as a trump card.

Winning should not be difficult.

He only hoped to preserve more of his trump cards.

...

The next day, Gaoping Municipal Stadium, the sky was clear and boundless.

The entire venue was packed with people, and the noise was deafening.

There were those cheering and rooting:

" Sword Immortal Xu, go for it!! Defeat the extremely wicked Card Maker!! "

" I love you, Sword Immortal Xu!! Look at me!! "

" Sword Immortal is bound to win!! "

There were those placing bets and bragging:

" I was just born at an untimely era, otherwise I would at least be a Senior Card Maker. Even that sleeping gadget can make purple cards!! "

" What's so great about a purple card? Back in the day, I even deduced a production sequence for an orange card myself!

If it weren't for playing it safe, I would be a Grandmaster Card Maker by now!! "

There were also those immersed in yesterday's events:

" You missed out big time by not coming yesterday! A behemoth battle, man! "

" I watched the livestream! A fox over twenty meters tall!! A giant snake fifteen or sixteen meters long!! It was so thrilling! "

" What a pity, making such an awesome purple card yet being the disgrace of Card Makers!! "

Sun Po was a bit dazed listening to this.

The disgrace of Card Makers?

Who? Liu Jianren? A new nickname?

Just as Sun Po was thinking this, the crowd suddenly surged with excitement.

" The disgrace of Card Makers is here!! "

" Damn! I propose! Add a rule!! Sleeping in the Gaokao arena is not allowed from now on!! "

" Nor can you tie yourself up!! "

" Nor can you blindfold yourself!! "

Sun Po could barely hold it together. If such rules were really added,

he could hardly imagine the wonderful expressions of candidates in future batches when seeing these rules.

He could only say that behind every absurd rule lay an absurd story.

...

At this moment, Sun Po had already arrived early and stood in the center of the field.

Opposite him, wearing the No. 1 High School uniform and holding a long sword in her arms, Xu Xiu was also in position early.

To be honest, this girl did not look bad at all,

with bright eyes, white teeth, almond-shaped eyes, long legs, a slender waist, and a perky butt.

But her face was simply too cold and stinky, looking as if someone owed her hundreds of millions.

He heard her popularity in No. 1 High School was quite high, dubbed something like the " Iceberg Sword Immortal " by her classmates.

But Sun Po was not into that type at all.

Today, judging from their apparent strength on paper, the two were evenly matched,

and there were finally no sneaking attacks or exploiting loopholes in the rules.

It was a pure Card Maker duel, so pure that Sun Po felt somewhat unaccustomed to it for a moment.

Liu Jianren, who had been cursed out of his mind, darted into the arena as if nothing had happened, rushed over, and excitedly said:

" Brother Po, you are truly my lucky star!! I just received news that

that brat Lu Shan can't get out of bed, and that little vixen Hu Xue forfeited.

There's nobody left in the losers' bracket, so I'm in the top three!

If you beat that stinky-faced little vixen opposite you, you'll be our Gaoping City number one!! "

Sun Po was also amused:

" Heh, whether I'm number one or not aside,

for you to sleep your way into the top three of the municipal competition during the Gaokao is also unprecedented. "

Just as he was about to continue speaking, the host's voice rang out:

" No. 2 Municipal High School's top seed Sun Po versus No. 1 High School's top seed Xu Xiu!!

Match start!!! All irrelevant personnel, evacuate the field!! "

The irrelevant personnel Liu Jianren waved his hand:

" Go for it!! Brother Po!! "

Then he darted back as if nothing had happened.

" Jianren's mindset is truly invincible. "

He muttered a complaint, put away his smile, and focused his attention back on the arena.

There was no superfluous nonsense.

" Changyou!! Appear!! "

The azure-faced, golden-eyed Changyou materialized out of thin air, appearing much steadier.

It no longer lunged over to lick Sun Po like a dog.

Opposite him, Xu Xiu coldly spoke:

" This Changyou of yours seems somewhat different. "

Sun Po was surprised in his heart.

What did that mean? Had she seen other Changyous before?

But Sun Po couldn't easily ask, so he said:

" Whether it's different or not, we can talk after the battle. Draw your sword!! "

Xu Xiu made no move, still standing with her arms folded around her sword.

Sun Po silently retreated to the side, but Xu Xiu stood in place without any intention of stepping back.

She stood there gracefully, facing the two-meter-tall Changyou.

Although Gaokao regulations stated that malicious harm against the opposing Card Maker was prohibited, someone like Xu Xiu was clearly not among them.

After all, the Xu Family had always fought primarily through Card Masters.

Changyou didn't waste words either.

Relying on the formidable physique and speed of its Desolate Beast Species,

it rapidly lunged forward, aiming straight for the heart.

But Xu Xiu still hadn't drawn her sword.

She merely shifted her body slightly and dodged Changyou's sharp claws.

Changyou also seemed quite confused.

How could a mere human have such reaction speed?

Unreconciled, it turned around and slashed with another claw, but it was easily dodged once more.

Changyou bared its fangs. Although it was a cultured monkey,

first and foremost it was a Desolate Beast Species renowned for its agility and Water Control abilities!!

Slower in speed than a human? What a joke!!

At this moment, however, Xu Xiu spoke:

" Four hundred and fifty li to the southeast, there is the Mountain of Changyou. It has no trees or grass, but plenty of water.

There is a beast there whose shape resembles a macaque with four ears. Its name is Changyou, and its sound is like a groan.

Where it appears, the commandery and county shall suffer great floods. "

The more Sun Po listened, the more alarmed he became.

Ever since he came to this world, he discovered that people here seemed unfamiliar with the history and legends he was familiar with.

Like Yang Xinyue, who didn't know who Yang Wulang was.

And the Red Flood Dragon he made was only thought by the audience to be a giant snake.

Even back then when buying those book materials for Changyou, people couldn't even recognize traditional characters.

Because of this, Sun Po originally thought he should be the only person in this world who knew the history of Huaxia civilization.

But now, that thought was completely gone.

This was the first time in this world he had ever encountered someone who could explain Changyou's origins so clearly,

even reciting the Classic of Mountains and Seas more fluently than him.

Xu Xiu continued:

" Over a month ago, there was a good-for-nothing clansman in my family

who stole a set of Changyou skeletons from the family to sell for money. It must have been bought by you, right?

From the very first glance at Changyou, I knew its details.

I just didn't expect that after all these years of research by the Xu Family, we still couldn't compare to a plebeian like you in a little over a month. "

Sun Po's mind was quite shaken at this moment, but he quickly adjusted himself.

He bought it with money, he didn't steal it, what was there for him to feel guilty about?

He interrupted Xu Xiu's words and asked:

" What do you mean by saying all this? Want me to remember your family's favor? "

Yet Xu Xiu smiled. This girl, whose face had been stinky for a lifetime, finally smiled,

instantly causing the audience to howl like wolves.

But that smile was filled with chillness,

" Hum~~!! "

The long sword in her arms finally left its scabbard.

This sword reflected blue light throughout its entire body, as if crafted from crystal.

Its form and style were not the delicate and elegant sword types;

instead, it looked more like an ancient bronze broadsword, and the blade constantly emitted aquamarine auras.

With a gentle lift of the broadsword, a huge transparent sword Qi flew straight toward Changyou at an extremely fast speed.

Changyou dodged it by a hair's breadth,

but its azure face was ferocious, staring fixedly at the broadsword named Water-Severing.

Xu Xiu stood with her sword lowered, saying faintly:

" What I mean is, stop playing the fool; how much weight you pull is crystal clear to both me and my sword!! "