397: First? If you want to be the first, you’d better wait until I break through!

As Nezha grew excited, the clanging of collisions began to ring out.

Dong Quanquan also became completely excited; his trait was finally taking effect.

Dong Quanquan's trait was a typical combat-oriented one.

During combat, the more heightened his emotions, the greater his strength!

In other words, as the battle intensified, Dong Quanquan's strength would also grow.

Just like now, Dong Quanquan's strength, boosted by his special trait, was already barely able to suppress Nezha.

However, even if Nezha's strength was inferior to his opponent's, he still completely outmatched him in skill.

This spear strike of mine has tens of thousands of years of power!

Can you block it?!

As Dong Quanquan's strength increased, the Fire Tipped Spear in Nezha's hand swung faster and faster, occasionally striking the phantom of Dong Quanquan's defensive equipment.

The Red Horned Dragon Horse beneath Dong Quanquan also possessed offensive capabilities, but it was clear its attack power wasn't enough to break Nezha's defense.

Nezha swung his Fire Tipped Spear, and Samadhi True Fire continuously landed on Dong Quanquan.

Gradually, Zhao Gongming also withdrew from the two's battlefield.

Compared to the two whose fighting spirit was steadily heating up, Zhao Gongming was much calmer.

Furthermore, since things were under control, Zhao Gongming didn't mind letting Nezha have some fun.

Although Nezha was currently being suppressed in terms of strength, he seemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself.

"Opponents in the top one hundred indeed have some trump card abilities, more or less,"

Laojun and Jiang Yuan sat cross-legged on the ground without any incense, watching the two fight while resting their chins in their hands.

Shi Ji smiled as she watched Jiang Yuan and Laojun, not saying much.

Let them do as they please.

"Indeed, but that guy is about to collapse; Nezha has too many attack methods," Laojun also nodded and said.

Compared to Jiang Yuan, he had a stronger grasp of combat details.

After all, his combat experience was much greater than Jiang Yuan's.

Although Dong Quanquan's strength was not weak, it hadn't reached the level of overwhelming force.

After all, even if Nezha was two levels below his opponent, Nezha's physical toughness was incredibly terrifying.

In terms of strength, after using the Three Heads and Eight Arms, Power Release, and Lotus Avatar skills, he was not much weaker than Dong Quanquan at all.

In fact, at the very beginning, Nezha's strength was even suppressing Dong Quanquan.

Even now that Dong Quanquan's strength was greater than Nezha's, he still couldn't defeat Nezha.

Nezha's speed was also not slow, and he was very agile, with his eight arms blocking Dong Quanquan's Halberd, making it impossible to break through Nezha's defense.

With the ebb and flow, Dong Quanquan would soon be unable to hold on.

"Nezha's toughness is truly terrifying."

In the room, Li Yueying glanced at her Card Spirit beside her and couldn't help but sigh.

Her own Card Spirit, let alone fighting above its level, wasn't even the strongest among its peers.

Compared to Nezha, there was indeed a significant gap.

However, the higher the realm, the harder it was to challenge opponents of higher levels.

It seemed normal for her Card Spirit to be like this.

After all, not everyone was as abnormal as Jiang Yuan and Nezha.

The battle continued, and Dong Quanquan was quickly reaching his limit.

Just now, caught off guard, Nezha's Fire Tipped Spear struck directly, instantly breaking through the purple quality defensive equipment on his body.

This meant he was now fighting Nezha bare-bodied.

There was no room for error left.

If he were hit by Nezha's Fire Tipped Spear one more time...

Dong Quanquan's thoughts hadn't finished when the Yin-Yang Sword in Nezha's hand directly severed his head.

The Martial Arts Arena disappeared; the victor was decided!

Dong Quanquan subconsciously touched his neck, and realizing his neck was still there, he couldn't help but smile and give Jiang Yuan a thumbs-up.

To be able to create such a powerful Card Spirit, Jiang Yuan's combat ability must also be very strong, right?

Previously, he must have been hindered by myasthenia.

He really wanted to have a bare-knuckle fight with Jiang Yuan!

Suppressing this thought, Dong Quanquan gestured to Jiang Yuan, then returned to his seat.

Jiang Yuan also began to choose his next opponent.

Fortieth, thirtieth, twentieth, tenth.

Each time, he would hide himself and wait for their battles to end.

However, the opponents were indeed getting stronger and stronger.

Gradually, Nezha and Zhao Gongming were no longer enough, and Shi Ji had also joined the battle.

Especially the Undead Enhancement Card Master, who continuously increased the combat power of Nezha and Zhao Gongming, allowing the challenge to continue without much alarm.

However, 'without much alarm' was for the audience; for Jiang Yuan...

Where was the real challenge?

Laojun hadn't even made a move, and he himself hadn't acted.

Of course, due to the [Shadow Duel] card, it was clearly impossible for him to act personally.

Unless...

Jiang Yuan had already made a backup plan: if he absolutely had to act personally, Shi Ji would cover for him.

Moreover, Golden Crow hadn't even made a move yet, so he probably wouldn't be needed.

After all, Golden Crow's strength was also not weak, comparable to Zhao Gongming's.

If Zhao Gongming was a dual physical-magic wielder, then Golden Crow was a pure mage.

Fire attribute attacks, boosted by Sun True Fire, dealt terrifying damage.

Jiang Yuan was now somewhat looking forward to the scene when Golden Crow appeared.

With three types of flames burning in the arena, no one would likely be able to withstand such terrifying continuous damage.

The tenth-ranked opponent was a Beast Tamer Card Master; Jiang Yuan still made the move, using [Shadow Duel] to defeat the opponent.

This Beast Tamer Card Master's combat power was stronger than the previous one Jiang Yuan encountered.

However, it was due to his trait.

This Beast Tamer Card Master's trait was that for every beast remaining on the field, the combat power of the other beasts would receive a bonus.

In other words, his combat power was strongest at the beginning.

As Nezha and Zhao Gongming eliminated his beasts one by one, their beasts' combat power also weakened.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with him personally.

As a Beast Tamer Card Master with no offensive capabilities, it was normal for him to be unable to defeat Jiang Yuan.

Even if his ranking was higher than the previous Beast Tamer Card Master Jiang Yuan encountered, a Beast Tamer Card Master himself simply had no combat ability.

Even if Huang Huanqing were to come, it would be the same.

Speaking of which, Huang Huanqing seemed to be challenging her school's rankings recently, perhaps influenced by Jiang Yuan.

However, her path to challenge didn't seem to be very smooth.

After all, the [Shadow Duel] card, with Jiang Yuan's popularity, had also gradually become popular outside the circle.

Now, almost everyone in the Four Top Academies knew about this card.

There had been similar types of cards before, but they were all relatively expensive.

[Shadow Duel] was different: it was effective, cheap, and lasted for a relatively long time.

These three points allowed [Shadow Duel] to undoubtedly defeat similar types of cards.

It was precisely because of this that Huang Huanqing's path to challenge was so difficult.

But that was only for now.

Among red quality cards, there was a type of card specifically for Beast Tamer Card Masters.

It could lend a portion of ability and physical toughness to the Beast Tamer Card Master.

It was a part of each beast.

At that time, a Beast Tamer Card Master with this card would also become a powerful combatant.

However, the problem remained the same.

This card was not only a one-time Skill Card but also very expensive.

If one's beasts could handle it, almost no one would use this card.

However, now this card might become popular again because of [Shadow Duel].

Beast Tamer Card Masters didn't like the feeling of being targeted personally.

"I really didn't expect him to be able to challenge me."

In the stands, seeing Jiang Yuan defeat the 10th ranked Student, Sui Shuyuan also shook his head helplessly.

"Do you have the confidence to defeat him?"

After Dong Quanquan spoke, Sui Shuyuan gave him a helpless glance: "We two have fought before, what do you think?"

"Alright, I understand."

Dong Quanquan laughed heartily: "Looks like we're the same."

"Not the same."

Sui Shuyuan also smiled and shook his head: "In a one-on-one situation, I might be able to defeat that black-clad girl and Zhao Gongming... right?"

"Although I'm not entirely sure, in a one-on-one situation, I'm not weaker than any of their Card Spirits."

Sui Shuyuan said, his expression gradually turning helpless: "But if several of them gang up on me, then I'll have no choice; at most, I'll be like those few people before, trying my best to delay my defeat."

"Hmm? What about that old man? Why not choose that old man?"

Dong Quanquan was a bit puzzled: "That old man looks like he should be the weakest in their team, right?"

"The weakest?"

Sui Shuyuan nodded thoughtfully: "Perhaps."

"But that old man always gives me a strange feeling, as if he could crush me with a single raise of his hand."

"Hahahaha, how could that be?"

Dong Quanquan couldn't help but burst into laughter when he heard Sui Shuyuan say that: "He's only a Shi Shen Early Stage, and he's just a Card Spirit."

"Indeed, it might be an illusion."

Hearing Dong Quanquan say that, Sui Shuyuan also couldn't help but laugh.

However, he truly had that feeling.

And terrifyingly, it wasn't just once.

"It seems it's my turn to enter the arena."

As his phone rang, Sui Shuyuan stood up without even looking at the message content.

Because Jiang Yuan, in the audience below, also stood up and walked towards the stage.

"Lose a bit slower."

"Shut up."

Sui Shuyuan cursed with a smile, then came to the arena, standing opposite Jiang Yuan.

"Let's just start the battle."

Better dead than alive.

Of course, Sui Shuyuan didn't say the latter sentence aloud.

After speaking to Jingwen, Sui Shuyuan walked towards the Martial Arts Arena.

Jiang Yuan was also in a hurry, naturally having no objections, and followed him into the Martial Arts Arena.

The battle began, and purple light shone in their hands.

Sui Shuyuan, clad in black armor and wielding a double-edged broadsword, exuded a formidable aura.

In the other arena, Jiang Yuan disappeared again, leaving Nezha, Zhao Gongming, and Shi Ji to face the enemy.

Sui Shuyuan didn't pay much attention to Jiang Yuan's disappearance, as he had no intention of using the [Shadow Duel] card anyway.

Or rather, no one on the rankings now would use that card against Jiang Yuan.

After all, to use that card, you'd have to be able to find Jiang Yuan first.

Jiang Yuan hid himself very well, and currently, no suitable card had been found that could locate Jiang Yuan.

Since that was the case, it was better to give up.

Sui Shuyuan advanced with his blade, then suddenly performed a crescent slash after dragging it behind him.

However, Nezha easily blocked it.

Even though his ranking was higher than Dong Quanquan's, his strength was genuinely not as great as Dong Quanquan's.

His trait wasn't one that increased strength, but rather one that increased damage.

Full-power attacks could cause extra damage.

Sui Shuyuan's skill and combat experience were displayed as being stronger than Dong Quanquan's.

The broadsword in his hand was integrated for both offense and defense, making it very difficult to defeat him.

Nezha and Zhao Gongming attacked from front and back, Shi Ji provided support from the side, and there were also two Undead Enhancement Card Masters boosting Nezha and Zhao Gongming's combat power.

Shi Ji did not summon too many Bone Spirits or Undead Enslavement.

After all, against an opponent of Sui Shuyuan's strength, Bone Spirits and Undead Enslavement wouldn't cause them much damage.

Furthermore, everyone's traits were different; for example, an opponent they just encountered had a trait where they gained a strength boost after killing an enemy.

They almost let the opponent's trait stack up by accident.

Thankfully, Shi Ji reacted quickly and promptly withdrew the remaining Bone Spirits and Undead Enslavement.

However, even so, when facing these stronger opponents later, Shi Ji only dispatched useful Undead Enslavement.

For example, these two Undead Enslavement that could boost Nezha and Zhao Gongming's combat power.

Now it seemed that the opponent did not have the trait of gaining combat power by killing targets.

"He really is aiming for first place. Do you have the confidence to defeat him?"

"What do you think? How long have I been sitting in this first place position?"

The handsome young man with white hair smiled: "Too bad, if I hadn't missed the Four School Joint Examination last time, the championship wouldn't have gone to another school."

"Although you sound very confident, Zhan Shuangwu is not weak either."

"Heh, Zhan Shuangwu?"

The white-haired young man smiled: "He only managed to get first place in the Third Battlefield of the Four School Joint Examination because I wasn't there."

"You should know, in previous battles, I have defeated him."

"Although it was a narrow victory, the final result was that I won."

The white-haired young man spoke while looking at Nezha and Zhao Gongming, who were currently fighting in the arena.

"They are the same; if they can truly challenge me, then I can also give them a defeat."

"First place is not so easy to hold."

"He indeed has the strength to be in the first place position."

The white-haired young man chuckled: "But that's only after I break through; then he'll have the qualifications."

After the white-haired young man spoke, the young man beside him was somewhat surprised: "Are you about to break through?"

"Yes."

"If it weren't for the huge commotion he's caused these past two days, and his goal pointing directly at me."

"Perhaps I would have successfully broken through by now."

"But there's no rush; it's the same to break through after I've crushed him."

"Let him know his place."