295: Soul Summoner VS Beast Tamer, [Shadow Duel] reappears! (Please vote for the monthly ticket at the beginning of the month)

“So that’s how it is.”

After hearing Huang Huanqing’s request, Jiang Yuan finally nodded, understanding.

Huang Huanqing had said so much, but the general meaning was that her Beast Tamer Card, Mechanical Crow, had sustained damage to its core during a previous battle in the Grotto-Heaven, and thus its lifespan was almost over.

Even if it didn't lose its life after this Four School Joint Examination, it would at most have one month left.

And the problem of a damaged core, apart from some major figures of the Mechanical Race, was basically unsolvable by anyone among the human race.

So Huang Huanqing wanted to re-create a Mechanical Crow.

After all, according to the characteristics of a Summoning Card, it was entirely possible to create a Mechanical Crow.

This way, Mechanical Crow could accompany her in another form.

However…

“I probably can’t help you with this problem. If you asked me to re-create a crow-type Summoning Card, that would be fine, but Mechanical Crow…”

Jiang Yuan said, then paused and shook his head: “The creation of a Summoning Card is not that simple. I know too little about Mechanical Crow. In fact, I can say that apart from its skills and characteristics, I don’t know anything else.”

The creation of a Summoning Card could be said to be constructing a character or a creature in an alternative form in one’s mind, and then materializing it through a card.

In this situation, other things were fine, but for Huang Huanqing's request, to make the Summoning Card Mechanical Crow identical to the Beast Tamer Card Mechanical Crow.

Jiang Yuan truly couldn't do such a thing.

Furthermore, since Mechanical Crow was a Mechanical Beast, its memory storage also relied on its core.

If the core could be deciphered to obtain Mechanical Crow’s memories, then it might be possible to successfully create it.

However, if it could be deciphered, that meant it could be repaired.

And if it could be repaired, that meant Mechanical Crow could recover and wouldn't die so quickly.

In other words, if it could be created, there would be no need to create it; if it couldn't be created, then it couldn't be created.

Jiang Yuan spread his hands, looking at Huang Huanqing helplessly.

“Hmm…”

Huang Huanqing pursed her lips, clearly a little disappointed.

“Student, please prepare. The finals are about to begin.”

Just as Jiang Yuan was about to say something else, a voice suddenly echoed in the During rest (rest area).

The five minutes of rest time had passed, and the two were about to enter the arena to prepare for battle.

“Although I really want to ask for your help in creating this card, I will not hold back in the upcoming battle.”

Huang Huanqing stood up, her tone firm: “Whether for the academy, or for Mechanical Crow’s final dance!”

“Of course, I will also go all out. This battle has nothing to do with the card’s creation.”

Jiang Yuan also stood up, smiled at Huang Huanqing, and then turned to walk towards the arena.

Huang Huanqing watched Jiang Yuan’s back and, unusually, showed a hint of a smile, instantly relaxing.

“Take him down!”

On the way to the arena, Nezha was unusually excited: “If we win this match, will we get the championship?”

“Of course!”

Jiang Yuan nodded, and even Zhao Gongming, who was beside him, sighed with emotion: “A championship.”

In their era, there was never such a thing as a championship.

It was simply a matter of life and death.

Shi Ji chuckled softly, her steps light as she followed behind the three.

Upon reaching the arena, Jiang Yuan had the three return to their cards.

Their time to shine would be when they entered the Martial Arts Arena.

“Let the battle begin.”

Huang Huanqing entered the arena a little slower than Jiang Yuan, but as soon as she was on stage, she spoke to Jiang Yuan.

After speaking, Huang Huanqing took a step ahead and walked into the Martial Arts Arena.

The two entered one after another, and the cheers from the audience briefly stopped.

In the Martial Arts Arena, the two stood facing each other. As the countdown of three, two, one fell from the sky, purple quality cards appeared simultaneously in both their hands.

“Nezha, kill!”

However, Jiang Yuan's chosen tactic this time was different from before.

Previously, he faced individual opponents, but this time, his opponent was like him, with all their combat power residing in their Beast.

Given this, if he directly eliminated Huang Huanqing, the battle would end!

So, the cards that appeared in Jiang Yuan’s first round were Nezha, Fire Tipped Spear, Qiankun Circle, Huntian Ribbon, Yin Yang Twin Swords, and Jade Purification Bottle.

As Nezha activated Three Heads and Eight Arms, Power Release, and Lotus Avatar, and threw his Qiankun Circle towards Huang Huanqing, the Jade Purification Bottle above Jiang Yuan’s head tilted, pouring out a drop of crystal-clear water.

The water drop landed on Jiang Yuan, and more than half of the Star Power in his body was instantly replenished.

Jiang Yuan did not hesitate either, simultaneously releasing Linglong Pagoda and Star Power Futon.

Also used at the same time were Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation, Shi Ji, and Zhao Gongming.

Jiang Yuan’s Star Power was drained again, and the Jade Purification Bottle dropped a second drop of water.

“It seems Jiang Yuan has quite a few Star Power recovery cards on him.”

Below the stage, Li Chengyi, now a spectator, watched the battle in the arena, looking at the Jade Purification Bottle above Jiang Yuan’s head and the futon beneath his feet, his eyes revealing a look of envy.

The purple quality cards Jiang Yuan had just used would certainly not be enough for one round.

And the few purple quality cards used in the second round allowed Li Chengyi to roughly estimate the recovery ability of one drop of water from the Jade Purification Bottle above Jiang Yuan’s head.

There was also the recovery ability of the futon under Jiang Yuan’s feet, which he already knew about.

To say he wasn't envious would certainly be impossible.

After all, Li Chengyi’s offense and defense were both strong with the help of various Skill Cards.

His only weakness was Star Power.

Insufficient Star Power.

A weakness every Skill Card Master possessed.

The difference was that those single-attribute or dual-attribute Skill Card Masters might not have many cards in hand, so with some Star Power recovery cards, they could barely manage.

And as their strength increased later, it became even easier to manage.

However, he, as a full-attribute Skill Card Master, was different.

Without simultaneously using five or six cards that could greatly restore Star Power, his Star Power would definitely not be able to circulate.

Other single-attribute and dual-attribute Skill Card Masters would have a much easier time after their strength improved later.

But for a full-attribute Skill Card Master, the further their strength increased, the more Star Power they consumed, and the more insufficient their Star Power became.

As a full-attribute Skill Card Master, with a wide variety of cards, there was no need to worry about skill cooldowns.

Often, before a round of skills was fully released, the first skill used had already cooled down.

Of course, if there was enough Star Power.

His current problem was insufficient Star Power; he not only had to carry Star Power recovery cards but also had to calculate Star Power usage for his cards.

It was indeed too difficult.

“If the Star Power recovery cards in Jiang Yuan’s hand are very effective, then when he breaks through Shen, his trait can be changed, and he won’t need the trait that can recover Star Power more quickly.”

Li Chengyi sighed as he looked at Jiang Yuan in the arena: “However, he’s about to break through, this matter can’t be delayed any longer.”

“Just find him after his battle ends.”

Ye Jinhuan smiled, not caring at all, and looked up at the arena: “I imagine he wouldn’t refuse, after all, he also sells cards, doesn’t he?”

“Mm.”

Li Chengyi nodded, then also began to seriously watch the battle.

In the arena, after Nezha threw the Qiankun Circle, the purple quality cards in Huang Huanqing’s hand also began to shine brightly.

A total of six purple quality cards.

Besides five Beast Tamer Cards, there was also one Skill Card.

Mechanical Crow, Shadow Fire Weasel, Three-striped Magic Wolf, Diamond Octopus, and finally, Rotten Wood Warlock.

Five Beasts, five different abilities.

However, the first purple quality card Huang Huanqing used, why did it look somewhat familiar?

Jiang Yuan tilted his head slightly, and the next second he saw the Qiankun Circle pass through Huang Huanqing’s body and smash into the ground.

“Shadow Duel!”

The moment he saw this, Jiang Yuan immediately understood what card Huang Huanqing had used.

Shadow Duel, this was a card used by a Student whose name he had forgotten, when he challenged them on the ranking list during his fourth year.

If he remembered correctly, that guy was defeated by the Fiery Flame Formation, wasn’t he?

“You don’t really think I have no combat ability, do you?”

Jiang Yuan chuckled. Although his combat ability was far inferior to Nezha and Zhao Gongming’s, he still possessed some fighting capabilities.

For example, Five Elements Spells and Lightning Spell · Palm Thunder.

Plus, a few formation cards from the Ten Absolute Formation.

In this situation, dealing with a Beast Tamer Card Master would be easy.

However…

Huang Huanqing looked at Jiang Yuan, who had a confident expression, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly.

“I won’t be as foolish as that guy, breaking straight into your face.”

Huang Huanqing spoke softly. She had watched all of Jiang Yuan’s battle videos before.

Of course, only those that were circulated and found directly on the Zhongyuan Academy’s official website.

Among them, what interested her most and was most suitable for her situation was undoubtedly this card.

So she didn’t hesitate, found someone to directly locate the opponent, and then purchased this card.

Of course, when she purchased this card, the Four School Joint Examination ranking match had just begun.

The original purpose was to prevent Jiang Yuan from instantly killing her at the start.

She had expected to encounter him in previous battles, but unexpectedly, they met in the finals.

But this was also good; this way, the value of purchasing this card was maximized.

“Damn it, I should have thought that the person buying this card was to deal with Jiang Yuan!”

Liu Xiaofei on the spectator stand slammed his armrest in anger, speaking unhappily.

The person who came to him to buy this card was someone he didn't know, but it was said to be for dealing with Huang Huanqing.

That’s right, it was the guy currently fighting Jiang Yuan from their academy on the stage!

He, upholding the principle that even if he couldn't participate in the final ranking match, he still wanted to annoy the opponent, so he created another such card and sold it.

After all, using this card against a Beast Tamer Card Master also yielded excellent results.

Unexpectedly, the buyer of this card was Huang Huanqing!

And it ended up being used against one of their own!

Liu Xiaofei was a bit upset. If this battle was lost, wouldn't he become the biggest sinner?

What was the difference between this and aiding the enemy?

However, Jiang Yuan should be fine, right?

Liu Xiaofei thought weakly.

After all, Jiang Yuan had defeated him, a Late Stage Student, with his Jiang Lou Initial Stage strength.

And he was also defeated under the effect of this very card.

One must know that he was an Card Assassin with ridiculously strong attack power, while Huang Huanqing was just a Beast Tamer Card Master with not many offensive means.

“It should be fine, right?”

Liu Xiaofei prayed in his heart, looking up at the arena.

In the arena, Nezha, Zhao Gongming, and Shi Ji, along with the Undead Enslavement summoned by Shi Ji, were continuously attacking Huang Huanqing’s Beasts.

In the sky, Nezha and Mechanical Crow were frantically unleashing various attacks at each other.

Although Nezha’s attack power was stronger, Mechanical Crow’s attack power was not weak either.

While its speed couldn’t compare to Nezha’s, its flexibility was higher.

For a time, Nezha couldn’t do much against it.

Below the stage, Shi Ji and Zhao Gongming, as well as the Undead Enslavement, were also attacking the opponent.

However, Huang Huanqing’s four Beasts cooperated very well. Under Huang Huanqing’s command, the Diamond Octopus appeared in front of the three Beasts, easily withstood Shi Ji and Zhao Gongming’s skill attacks, then activated an Energy shield, blocking the attacks of the Undead Enslavement.

The Rotten Wood Warlock continuously released dark and wood-attribute skill attacks to try and restrict Shi Ji and Zhao Gongming.

However, facing wood-attribute vines, branches, and other physical restrictions, Zhao Gongming merely swung his Steel Whip and destroyed them all.

And facing dark-attribute restriction skills, Shi Ji was not flustered at all. Who among us isn’t dark-attributed?

She raised her hand, and black Energy rings appeared, blocking the attacks of the Three-striped Magic Wolf while also blocking the Rotten Wood Warlock’s restriction skills.

The Shadow Fire Weasel hid in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity, and instantly eliminated the Undead Archer, Re-Zero.

Seeing this, Shi Ji did not hesitate. The moment she raised her hand, the Undead Enhancement Card Master instantly exploded.

Life Gift was released, and a terrifying buff instantly poured onto Nezha.

Nezha drew his bow and shot an arrow. The second arrow directly pierced through the Energy barrier on Mechanical Crow and struck Mechanical Crow’s body.

However, to his surprise, the second Zhentian Arrow was actually bounced off by Mechanical Crow’s defense?

Jiang Yuan looked up at Huang Huanqing. He knew the problem lay with the purple quality card Huang Huanqing had just used.

“I can’t let her continue to interfere with the battle outside.”

Jiang Yuan made up his mind, and a purple quality card instantly appeared in his hand.

But Huang Huanqing merely glanced at Jiang Yuan, then turned back to continue directing Mechanical Crow.

Jiang Yuan’s card should be a scene card, but it had a distance limit and couldn’t move. As long as she didn’t actively enter it, there would be no problem.

The card she had just used was Defense Swap.

It swapped the defense of Mechanical Crow and Diamond Octopus, which was why it could block the Zhentian Arrow’s attack.

However, the Diamond Octopus’s defense was now relatively low, but with the Energy barrier released from the absorbed Energy, it was temporarily fine.

In Huang Huanqing’s opinion, as long as she dealt with Nezha first, Jiang Yuan’s combat power would directly lose half!

Even if her Diamond Octopus fell first, being able to trade one-for-one with Nezha, the Diamond Octopus wouldn’t be at a loss.

Unfortunately, she overlooked one point.

Jiang Yuan was not without combat ability.

“Five Thunder Spell, Palm Thunder!”

Purple light flashed, and the next second, Jiang Yuan’s palm erupted with a burst of thunder, striking towards Huang Huanqing.

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