164: Chapter 164 What she dismantled was the system you were so proud of!

Fifty-two seconds remaining.

A giant clock enveloped the entire arena. The hour and minute hands rotated slowly in the black-and-white world, and the sound of each gear meshing felt like it was striking the hearts of the remaining contestants.

Click.

The gear-shaped soul gem on Qin Ye's chest clicked forward one notch.

She loosened her fingers.

That severed silver-white mental connection turned into countless points of light in her palm.

Han Ce retreated while clutching his left eye, shattered lens pieces constantly falling between his fingers, and not a trace of composure could be seen on his face anymore.

He could still see.

The Eye of Omniscience and the secondary omniscience pupil were still operating as well.

But everything he saw could no longer be transmitted to anyone else.

The twenty-three people who had been an organic whole just moments ago were sliced down the middle as if by an invisible sharp blade, turning each person into an isolated island.

"Don't just Stand there!"

Han Ce shouted sternly:

"Cut off all external connections! Do not maintain the joint formation!"

"She can attack the connections between cards!"

The other contestants snapped awake abruptly.

In the next second, lights of various colors extinguished from their bodies one after another.

Six defense-type warriors voluntarily removed damage sharing, the support-type Magic Card Masters took back their buffs, and the twelve space nails were also recalled to their sides.

Even the three newly appeared Crimson Blood Lion Kings transformed back into cards under the summoners' startled and angry commands.

No one dared to maintain any external connections anymore.

What a joke!

In past matches, support buffs, joint formations, damage sharing, and summoning contracts had always been the most powerful advantages during multi-person encirclements.

But in front of Qin Ye, all these connections turned into weaknesses that she could grab with her own hands.

The more people there were, the more connections there were.

And the more flaws there were on their bodies!

"Fight on your own!"

"Do not use a second card!"

"Suppress her with the core power of your main card!"

Han Ce's voice echoed across the arena.

Without the mental network, he could only rely on the most primitive way to command.

The remaining contestants quickly dispersed in all directions.

They were all powerhouses who had fought their way out of three thousand geniuses nationwide. Even though they had just been shaken by Qin Ye's bizarre ability, they still made a response in the shortest possible time.

Since Qin Ye could destroy the connections between cards, then they wouldn't use joint cards!

Fighting directly with a single core card—let's see what else she can tear down!

"Interesting."

In the VIP area, the Purple-Robed Chief slowly nodded.

"These young people's reactions are fairly prompt."

"Qin Ye's ability is indeed terrifying, but it is not without flaws. She can interfere with the external relations between cards, but the connection between a single core card and its user has long since merged into one through soul imprinting."

"Unless she can pull other people's souls out together with it, she cannot cut off the main card."

Hearing this analysis, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

That's right!

What Qin Ye destroyed just now were almost all external connections of secondary cards, summons, and joint formations.

The main card is soul-bound to the Magic Card Master; how could it be so easily cut off?

If even the main card can be casually torn down, then what is there for anyone else to fight with?

Everyone might as well just Stand there and let her eliminate them!

Dozens of data screens emerged in front of Shen Ye.

His hands operated swiftly, capturing Qin Ye's every mental fluctuation.

Soon, he gave the same conclusion.

"The connection strength of the main card is at least two hundred times that of a secondary card."

"If she forcibly attacks the main card's connection, she will also suffer the target's mental backlash."

"Fighting dispersed is the correct choice."

Hearing this, War Emperor Wei Potian relaxed his originally tense shoulders slightly.

As long as Qin Ye's ability wasn't un-solvable, Wei Xiaoyu still had a chance.

The Titan Furnace was already a complete core card to begin with; even if she discarded the Extreme Overload Protocol, it still possessed power far surpassing the same rank.

Wei Tianlong beside him let out a cold snort.

"When all is said and done, it's just some special means targeted at multi-card systems."

"Scaring everyone like this—I really thought she could make all the cards in the world fail."

Li Qingyue turned her head and glanced at him.

She didn't refute.

Mainly because she also wanted to know what else Qin Ye could accomplish.

The Stand System designed by Su Bai was already outrageous enough.

The Dual Soul Manifestation produced after the fusion of the Magical Girl and the Stand completely exceeded her original deduction.

Even this black-and-white world capable of manifesting abstract connections was appearing for the first time.

Right now, she was not much different from the other spectators.

Everyone could only guess.

On the arena, the counterattack had already begun.

A tall youth wearing azure armor stepped out first.

He brought his hands together in front of his chest, and a dark blue card merged into his chest, thick magic power instantly covering his entire body.

[Tier 5 S-Rank · Azure Sea Giant]!

"Since we can't use a joint system, we'll crush her with absolute power!"

The youth let out an angry roar.

Waves a hundred meters high rose behind him, and massive water elements gathered frantically on his body surface, condensing in the blink of an eye into an azure giant over thirty meters tall.

No secondary cards.

No external buffs.

The Azure Sea Giant was his main card and his most powerful combat form!

With a single step down from the youth, the entire arena shook violently.

A giant fist wrapped in tens of thousands of tons of seawater smashed fiercely toward the top of Qin Ye's head.

"Here we go!"

On the other side, a spear-wielding girl launched an attack simultaneously.

Her spear burst into flames, and her entire body turned into a crimson meteor, piercing through from Qin Ye's right side.

Besides this, five other attacks erupted simultaneously.

A black blade light slashed out from the shadows.

A gravity domain descended from the sky.

Countless ice chains burst out of the ground.

Golden arrows split into ten thousand in mid-air.

The remaining contestants did not continue holding back their trump cards.

A full seven national prodigies launched their core cards simultaneously from seven different positions.

No mental network.

No support connections.

Relying still on astonishing combat experience, they sealed off all of Qin Ye's retreat routes.

"Brilliant!"

Chief Commentator Lu Ming grabbed the microphone and shouted:

"Seven contestants strike at the same time, yet without establishing any external connections!"

"The Azure Sea Giant is responsible for frontal suppression, the gravity domain and ice chains restrict Qin Ye's movements, the Divine Flame Spear and Shadow Blade blockade the left and right sides, and the Myriad Arrow Sky Canopy covers above!"

"Without any communication, they completed an almost perfect encirclement!"

On the live broadcast screen, Qin Ye's figure had been completely submerged by the seven attacks.

Countless spectators held their breath in tension.

Right at this moment, Qin Ye raised her head.

She saw it.

In the black-and-white world, a dark blue ray of light extended from the Azure Sea Giant's chest, sinking into the youth's body.

A crimson ray of light pierced through the spear, connecting to the spear-wielding girl's right arm.

Even the gravity domain covering the arena had a dark purple pillar of light connecting to the distant Magic Card Master who was forming hand seals.

They indeed did not use secondary cards.

But for a card to take effect, it must transmit power to the user.

Transformation cards need to maintain their form.

Weapon cards need to obey manipulation.

Domain cards need Mental Power to lock onto targets.

As long as the power is still operating, a connection must exist!

The so-called active dismantling of the external network merely cut off the conspicuous ropes.

The remaining ropes still existed.

Only they were thicker and sturdier.

"The World."

Qin Ye spoke softly.

The dark golden humanoid figure behind her vanished.

No one saw clearly where it went.

Chief Commentator Lu Ming's voice came to an abrupt halt.

The Purple-Robed Chief's pupils constricted.

The next instant, [The World] had appeared in front of the Azure Sea Giant.

It did not attack the giant's body.

Nor did it meet head-on that fist capable of sinking an aircraft carrier.

It merely raised its right hand and grabbed that dark blue ray of light connecting the Azure Sea Giant and the user.

"Does she really want to cut off the main card?!"

Shen Ye suddenly stood up.

"Impossible!"

"The main card is soul-bound to the user. Forcibly destroying this connection, she will suffer at least ten times the mental backlash!"

As if to verify his words, the dark blue ray of light vibrated violently.

The user of the Azure Sea Giant also sensed the anomaly, his expression instantly turning ferocious.

"Want to tear down my core card?"

"You're courting death!"

All of his Mental Power erupted.

The dark blue ray of light suddenly expanded, turning into a surging ocean in the blink of an eye, rolling backwards toward [The World].