378: I am a thunder master! (asking for monthly ticket)

While Li Chengyi was looking at the virtual screen in front of him, pondering which Student to challenge first, Jiang Yuan had already begun his second battle.

It was a pre-arranged second battle.

Theoretically, it's impossible to book a second, higher-ranked Student when the first battle hasn't even ended yet.

After all, even if you could determine whether you'd win, the rules wouldn't allow such a situation.

The reason Jiang Yuan was able to start his second battle so quickly was that his opponent for the second battle was already in the Martial Arts Arena.

More precisely, in the audience stands of the Martial Arts Arena.

In this situation, Jiang Yuan also saved waiting time; after directly booking the challenge, he could wait for the current battle on stage to end before starting his own.

The battle on stage was between two Students ranked in the two-thousands.

Moreover, their rankings were quite close, at least within ten places of each other.

The battle between them was quite evenly matched, with no clear advantages or disadvantages appearing in a short time.

Of course, Jiang Yuan didn't really understand much about it; his battle talent was truly nothing to speak of…

Hmm, to use Lao Jun's words, if it were a bit stronger, it could barely be rated as mediocre.

But to be fair, Jiang Yuan was quite good at controlling his strategic rhythm.

At least before he transmigrated, he had mastered many games and was even a team captain.

He even had the honor of becoming a champion in a Pokémon battle.

Hmm, a champion of a Triple Battle organized by Triple Battle enthusiasts.

After all, Triple Battles were too niche, and there were no official competitions for them at all.

But even so, the value of this championship was not small.

After all, being different from ordinary people, he had an unusual fondness for Triple Battles; they were much more complex than Double Battles, but he liked them even more.

Perhaps this was the reason why, when he learned he had myasthenia, although he had other options, he still subconsciously chose to be a Beast Tamer Card Master.

However, because he was relatively poor, and Beast Tamer Card Masters were notoriously expensive, Card Spirit appeared just like that.

If he were to go down in history later, saying it this way would certainly be more amusing, but would it make him seem stingy?

While Jiang Yuan's mind wandered, the battle in the Martial Arts Arena also ended.

In the end, the challenger was one move short and lost this challenge match.

Seeing the battle in the Martial Arts Arena conclude, Jiang Yuan also stood up and walked towards the Martial Arts Arena.

"Bad luck, he picked him."

"Good luck, that's why he was picked."

In the audience stands, the young man who stood up chuckled: "See, I'll make him regret his decision."

As the young man spoke, a purple quality card lit up in his hand as he passed by his companion.

"Oh!"

His companion was startled, then a smile appeared in his eyes.

"Good boy, with this card, his Card Spirits won't stand a chance."

"Seize the opportunity, that guy's combat power isn't very strong."

"Naturally."

After a slightly smug smile, the young man who had risen looked at Jiang Yuan in the Martial Arts Arena and quickly walked into the Martial Arts Arena.

"Sixth-grader Zhang Rongjie, please advise."

"Sixth-grader Jiang Yuan, please."

Jiang Yuan was a little surprised, but he still nodded, signaling to enter the Martial Arts Arena together.

"Being polite to me is useless; Nezha will be the one acting later."

Seeing the opponent enter the Martial Arts Arena first, Jiang Yuan also muttered softly in confusion.

After the two entered the Martial Arts Arena, the battle in the Martial Arts Arena was about to begin.

The countdown in the sky constantly changed, and soon disappeared.

"Little Lord is here!"

Purple light dazzling, Nezha rushed out from the purple light accompanied by petals of lotus flowers, holding a Fire Tipped Spear and thrusting it towards Zhang Rongjie.

Jiang Yuan did not materialize Zhao Gongming and Shi Ji.

The main reason was that the Students at this rank were not very strong, and Nezha alone was enough.

However, to be safe, at the same time Nezha appeared, Linglong Pagoda and Linglong Pagoda also appeared above Jiang Yuan's head.

Also appearing at the same time was the Purple Ribbon Garment hidden within his clothes.

"Ah!"

The moment the battle began, Zhang Rongjie also released a card, and at the same time, a short blade similar to a Tang horizontal saber appeared in his hand.

But facing Nezha's attack, he didn't even look.

And the next second, the Fire Tipped Spear passed through Zhang Rongjie's body and heavily struck the ground.

Nezha let out a light 'eh,' but Jiang Yuan's face darkened.

He had already recognized what that Skill was.

Shadow Duel!

A card created by Liu Xiaofei specifically to counter him.

But to be fair, this card was indeed good.

Jiang Yuan helplessly pursed his lips, but I'm different now than before.

"You say, is this card useful?"

"Most likely, after all, Jiang Yuan's information is almost transparent."

"Oh, except for the traits after his breakthrough, which we don't know."

The two people in the audience stands watched the battle between Jiang Yuan and Zhang Rongjie and spoke.

"By the way, why do you care about this? We're ranked in the top hundred. For Jiang Yuan to challenge us, he'd have to wait until he's in Shi Shen Late Stage, wouldn't he?"

The young man with a streak of blue hair dyed in his hair asked with some disdain to the person with silver-rimmed glasses beside him.

"Have you forgotten? He just broke through to the Fifth Realm Da Liang Initial Stage and directly challenged the first place?"

"First place?"

Upon hearing that title, the blue-haired youth instantly trembled: "Although, he wouldn't be able to defeat us, who are in Shi Shen Late Stage, when he's only in Shi Shen Early Stage, right?"

"Challenging one level above is enough; this is the Sixth Realm, not the realm he was in before. They are already two different worlds!"

"And, we're fine, but do you think he has the ability to defeat that guy?"

"It seems, not quite…"

After a moment of silence, the silver-rimmed glasses finally spoke.

He naturally knew the person the blue-haired youth next to him was talking about—the guy who claimed, 'Wherever I am, the strongest genius there is me.'

"However, if Jiang Yuan really challenges him, will he accept the challenge?"

The blue-haired youth was a little curious and excited: "You know, he didn't even participate in the Four School Joint Examination just to successfully break through."

"Who knows."

The silver-rimmed glasses smiled: "For a genius like him, even teachers can't command him. If he really doesn't accept the challenge, it seems no one would say he's afraid of Jiang Yuan, right?"

"True."

The blue-haired youth nodded, just looked at the Martial Arts Arena, but then heard the voice of the silver-rimmed glasses beside him again.

"But now the problem is, I'm a little panicked. I'm ranked hundredth, and I'm about to receive my reward. If I get kicked out, that would be a huge loss."

"In two days, how could he possibly challenge to the hundredth place? You're too overly worried."

The blue-haired youth waved his hand, smiling happily.

In the Martial Arts Arena, the battle between the two had already begun.

This time, it was truly a battle between the two of them.

"Trap cards are useless, I know your information very well."

Zhang Rongjie held his Tang saber and slowly walked towards Jiang Yuan.

Nezha, on the side, was a bit displeased, but he also understood the effect of this card, so he naturally didn't continue to act.

"Do you see this card? It's specifically used to break trap cards."

"As soon as you use a trap card, it will be instantly broken, and you will also suffer recoil damage."

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the card Zhang Rongjie displayed.

This is?

A counter card?

However, who said I was going to use a trap card?

Indeed, the Ten Absolute Formation is very useful, but now is not suitable for using any of the formation cards within the Ten Absolute Formation.

After all, he now has combat ability, and if the Ten Absolute Formation were to be set up now, there's a high probability the opponent would break it from the outside.

Pointless.

The use of formation cards is either to overwhelm the opponent, inviting them into a trap.

Or to use them like trap cards, utilizing their ability to be hidden, concealing the formation, and then letting the opponent enter it.

But now, he doesn't need to be so troublesome.

Jiang Yuan smiled, watching Zhang Rongjie getting closer and closer, and a ball of darkness appeared in his left hand, which was behind his back.

Fear Shadow: Necromancy, reduces the opponent's defense and mental defense.

A ball of darkness also appeared in his right hand.

Shadow Ball: Necromancy, a sphere condensed from dark Energy, capable of dealing a large amount of damage to the target it hits.

His current identity was that of a Skill Card Master, so he couldn't let the opponent get close so easily.

He raised his hand, and black Energy enveloped Zhang Rongjie, then the Shadow Ball was thrown out.

"That's it?"

Zhang Rongjie, without any surprise, raised his blade and broke through the Shadow Ball, then asked Jiang Yuan with a normal expression.

Jiang Yuan smiled, and purple light flashed from a purple card, and Zhao Gongming appeared beside Jiang Yuan.

"As the first person to experience this Skill, you should know its effect."

Zhang Rongjie's mocking smile grew wider; in his estimation, ten minutes would be enough for him to kill Jiang Yuan a hundred times over.

Just Zhao Gongming?

He was useless against him.

"Still can't see the situation clearly?"

"No, I see it too clearly."

Jiang Yuan smiled. Putting aside everything else, just the Linglong Pagoda alone was something the opponent couldn't break through within ten minutes.

As for the Linglong Pagoda, because its defense mainly relies on Skill characteristics, it might be breached.

But the Linglong Pagoda, as long as he had Star Power, could not be breached.

Unless the opponent was much stronger than him, or there were too many opponents of equal strength, preventing his Star Power from recovering quickly before breaking through the Linglong Pagoda.

But clearly, this Zhang Rongjie in front of him did not meet any of these conditions.

He saw it too clearly.

The outcome was already decided.

And to make these ten minutes less boring, and to test his traits after breaking through, Jiang Yuan wanted to try.

Just like the meaning of Zhao Gongming's appearance now.

It was merely to identify and address weaknesses.

For example, releasing some other lightning-attribute Skills.

Among Skill Cards, some low-quality Skills are also very useful.

And Jiang Yuan hadn't had time to learn these Skills yet.

He had only learned some purple-quality Skills.

"Then let's see!"

About fifteen steps away from Jiang Yuan, Zhang Rongjie instantly accelerated and charged towards Jiang Yuan.

But Jiang Yuan had no particular thoughts; he calmly followed Zhao Gongming's prompt, used Instant Flash to dodge, and then released Discharge.

The large-area Skill instantly hit Zhang Rongjie, but after body reshaping in the Sixth Realm, physical quality is very strong.

One or two attacks of equal strength simply cannot cause a kill.

"Black lightning?"

Seeing Jiang Yuan release a lightning attack, the audience stands became lively again.

"And, including the previous Skills, he didn't use a card for that black Skill?"

"Maybe he's using a hidden card release?"

Hidden card release is a common tactic used by some Card Assassins, usually during assassinations.

By consuming more Star Power, the light emitted when using a card disappears or changes.

"But, does Jiang Yuan need to use such a method?"

The person next to him was puzzled; whose Star Power wasn't calculated for use? Why would one hide the light emitted when releasing a card?

"Who knows? Maybe he has his own ideas?" The baby-faced youth spread his hands and chuckled.

"You?"

In the Martial Arts Arena, Zhang Rongjie's heart was startled when he saw Jiang Yuan hit him with a lightning-attribute Skill.

According to the intelligence, Jiang Yuan wouldn't do this!

"Ha, what about me?"

Jiang Yuan was a little excited; people who haven't experienced the feeling of releasing lightning from their hands wouldn't understand!

It felt great!

Jiang Yuan roared in his heart, almost unable to resist performing a spear flourish with Nezha's Fire Tipped Spear.

Although it would be relatively ugly, it was still a spear flourish that Nezha had certified as a spear flourish.

Although he thought so in his heart, Jiang Yuan did not act on it.

After all, he was now a Skill Card Master, not a close-combat Fighter Card Master.

"Static electricity reduces the opponent's speed, electric current screen, hmm, this is not needed, lightning spear attack will do."

Zhao Gongming spoke, and Jiang Yuan began his attack.

As per Zhao Gongming's request, Static Electricity enveloped Zhang Rongjie, reducing his speed, then a lightning spear appeared in his hand and was hurled towards Zhang Rongjie.

Zhang Rongjie's face was solemn, no longer showing the proud confidence he had at the beginning.

Purple light flashed, Zhang Rongjie's figure instantly disappeared, dodging the lightning spear, and at the same time, he appeared in front of Jiang Yuan's face, holding his Tang saber.

Zhao Gongming frowned, but had no intention of speaking.

It was too late now; the opponent was already face-to-face.

Commanding others in battle is, after all, not as good as fighting oneself.

Nezha saw this scene, and his face also showed helplessness as he slapped his face, rubbing his forehead in resignation, unable to bear watching.

"Clang!"

A crisp sound came, and Zhang Rongjie's Tang saber also struck the Linglong Pagoda.

Zhang Rongjie seemed to understand this point, and while raising his saber to slash again, the purple light from a shining purple card also attached itself to the Tang saber.

"Resist Thunder Ring."

Zhao Gongming's voice sounded, and Jiang Yuan reacted immediately.

But even so, Zhang Rongjie's Tang saber had enough time to strike the Linglong Pagoda.