My Stubborn Soul Card Follower-Chapter 494 - 400: The Destruction of the Sandbox World (6K)_2

"Oh, that." Qishala said, "Martina said she already took care of it."

"Took care of it?" Shen Sui was startled and then asked, "Did she destroy the Summoning Array?"

"No, she didn’t." Qishala shook her head, "When Martina went over again, the creature summoned by the other side had already appeared. It was a stream of black water filled with Vengeful Spirits, and after coming out, it quickly polluted the nearby seawater."

Filled with Vengeful Spirits...black....

Shen Sui immediately recalled the black tide in World No. 8, a powerful natural phenomenon created by the sea there through devouring life and wreaking destruction.

Shen Sui hurriedly asked, "And then?"

"Martina saw that the black water was rich in nutrients." Qishala replied, "So she simply fed it to her giant squid."

"Eh? Fed it?"

"Mm, it ate it all." Qishala nodded, "Martina even said the giant squid really liked those Vengeful Spirits, they tasted good and were full of energy, it even clung to Martina wanting more, but unfortunately, the other end of the array realized something was wrong and immediately cut off the connection, Martina was quite upset about that, didn’t you know?"

"Ah..." Shen Sui murmured, "No wonder she didn’t send me any sweet messages today." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

However, if that black stream is indeed the black tide, perhaps that’s good news for Alice and Martina.

Shen Sui thought while sipping his porridge.

"Master, with this kind of hotpot, you usually don’t start with porridge." Qishala quietly reminded.

"Oh oh oh." Shen Sui immediately put in a lobster.

After breakfast, Shen Sui lay on the bed, starting to organize the match information, preparing for the semifinal match in the evening.

In the semifinals, he once again met Xu Tianzhi.

Unlike Shen Sui, who had evolved rapidly with several new constructions in just a few months, Xu Tianzhi’s deck had changed very little, which was normal. Not everyone could take risks like Alice and still come out alive.

The reason why dueling families could be called families and held such sway over domestic professional competitions is because they established a safety net in the Soul Card World through family relations, allowing the newer members of their family to access Soul Card World resources ahead of others and to some extent solve problems with their Soul Cards.

But even with family backing, the speed at which Life Cards could be acquired was nowhere near as fast as Shen Sui’s. After all, the generation of Life Cards is random. Although the effects would somewhat align with the Card Name, most of the time they’re random, and trying to acquire a suitable card through personal effort is tough, not to mention overhauling an entire deck.

Still, Shen Sui wouldn’t let his guard down for the semifinals, even if it was modern style versus classic style, if your opponent gets lucky and starts with five corpse pieces ending the duel right away, there’s nothing you can do.

Shen Sui took out a few Blank Cards, brought out some newly acquired interesting Life Cards, and considered whether to test their practical strength in tonight’s duel.

Among them, Shen Sui was most looking forward to the "Insomnia Treatment" and "Fiery Fire Awakening" cards.

One skips the opponent’s turn, and the other grants an extra turn. If both could be used in one turn, he could essentially take three consecutive turns.

If taking three consecutive turns didn’t finish off the opponent, then he might as well bury himself, because he’d have no fate with dueling in this life.

However...

At the moment of adding these two cards to the deck, Shen Sui hesitated a little.

Xu Tianzhi and Shen Sui were on pretty good terms, and since they worked under the same organization, as a star Life Card Master, even if Xu was beaten time and again, he never voiced any dissatisfaction, always straightforward in admitting defeat.

Such an excellent sparring partner... I mean, opponent, how could Shen Sui bear to use such a ruthless tactic that completely strips the opponent’s right to duel?

On reflection, it was really too cruel for Xu Tianzhi.

After some thinking, Shen Sui decided not to add these two cards to his deck.

Tonight, he’d just have a simple, straightforward duel without any set-ups.

I’m just too soft-hearted.

Of course, Shen Sui wouldn’t completely seal away these two cards, just waiting for an appropriate opponent for them to make their appearance.

As for whether Xu Tianzhi was hiding any Life Cards to surprise Shen Sui with a First Encounter Kill, it was hardly in doubt since almost every Life Card Master uses First Encounter Kill to secure victory in crucial matches.

When a new Life Card appears for the first time, many Life Card Masters aren’t familiar with its effects, making it easy to fall into traps. Additionally, as few have the awareness or eyesight in the real world to check the card effects on the opponent’s field, the impact of First Encounter Kill is even greater.

This First Encounter Kill tactic is particularly common in the knockout stages of professional tournaments, because if you don’t win a knockout match, you’re out. If you don’t show your trump cards, you’ll be keeping your plane ticket hidden.

During the Modu Duel Tournament, Yang Liguang used a First Encounter Kill to thoroughly trick Shen Sui. At that time, almost half of her Life Cards were new and never used before.

Shen Sui had employed First Encounter Kill many times in duels, but his rate of new cards was perhaps too high, leading to almost every duel facing his new cards, so much that Shen Sui’s opponents were accustomed to it, and rarely anyone mentioned Shen Sui’s First Encounter Kill anymore.