My Stubborn Soul Card Follower

The flowing Immortal Aura burst through the shroud of rose petals.

A beautiful maiden slowly descended with the fluttering petals.

She possessed a completely different aura from the other Rose Followers, as if she were a fairy descending into the mortal realm from the Immortal Realm.

At the moment he saw the Fairy Rose, An Hai felt transported back to his childhood, when his grandmother would summon Follower Cards to amuse him.

That was the beginning of An Hai's dueling journey, and a cherished memory he always held dear.

In truth, as a 15-star Follower Card, Fairy Rose Ji Yue wasn't as powerful as other cards of the same star level. In fact, some of the 14-star Rose Follower Cards in An Hai's deck might be more practical than the Fairy Rose.

However, to An Hai, the Fairy Rose was never just a mere Follower Card.

She represented the honor of the An Family.

And she was his past.

Unexpectedly, to see her descend once again, but on his opponent's field.

"Looks like your turn is over."

Shen Sui was careful and petty; he intended to return the favor to An Hai.

An Hai restrained his overwhelming thoughts and suppressed his churning emotions, reluctantly stating, "My turn ends."

"Then it's my turn! Draw card!"

Shen Sui drew a card from his deck.

[Magic Apprentice Alice].

"Pay 2 Soul Points." Shen Sui thought for a moment, then summoned [Novice Mage Alice] in her 2-star form.

Despite the form transformation entry effect, it could also have a form transformation exit effect.

"At this moment," An Hai seized the opportunity, opening the graveyard, and said, "Activate the effect of [Bloodthirsty Demon Rose] from the graveyard."

"By banishing it from the graveyard, I can special summon a [Rose] Follower from the deck. Any Follower summoned this way will be sent to the graveyard during the end phase of this turn."

"Until the very last moment," An Hai said solemnly, "no one knows to whom the victory in the duel will belong."

"Special summon from my deck!"

"Dragon-Gifted Star Sea Rose!"

A rose blooming with the brilliance of a starry sky appeared on An Hai's field.

"Since the effect of [Bloodthirsty Demon Rose] is activated in the graveyard, Fairy Rose cannot stack markers."

An Hai, as the An Family descendant, was perfectly familiar with Fairy Rose's effects.

[Dragon-Gifted Star Sea Rose] cannot be destroyed by card effects and has an effect that lets it destroy a Follower on the opponent's field once per turn.

An Hai also understood Shen Sui's deck well, thus being wary of Shen Sui using the exit effect of Novice Mage Alice to destroy his Follower Card.

Then, An Hai selected Alice on Shen Sui's field as the target to activate the destruction effect.

At the moment this effect is activated, Fairy Rose would receive a marker.

A Fairy Rose with a marker is unaffected by other effects, making it impossible to destroy Fairy Rose in this situation.

An Hai knew Fairy Rose's weaknesses very well, so he wisely chose Alice as the effect target.

As a 15-star Follower, her greatest disadvantage is her 4500 Spirit Value.

The 13-star Dragon-Gifted Star Sea Rose has a Spirit Value of 4600.

As long as he can neutralize Shen Sui's only card on the field, Fairy Rose will be unable to defeat his Follower no matter what.

Boom!

Alice, who had just been summoned, was eliminated by the opponent without even understanding the battlefield situation.

Good! Made it through.

An Hai breathed a sigh of relief; with Fairy Rose's Spirit Value, it couldn't surpass his Follower no matter what.

Shen Sui grinned broadly and said, "Your technique is superb, but unfortunately, in this duel, my skill is superior."

"What?" An Hai looked at Shen Sui in surprise.

Only to see him reveal the graveyard.

Something is wrong.

An Hai immediately recalled all of Shen Sui's past duels. There shouldn't be any cards in the graveyard with grave effects...

Could it be... those Spell Cards?

"Activate the effect of the Spell Card [In the Name of God] from the graveyard." Shen Sui activated the Spell Card effect from the graveyard.

"??" An Hai was shocked.

The effect of this card was already outrageous; how could it also have a grave effect?

"Lower my Life Value to 100 and banish all Spell Cards in my graveyard to activate," Shen Sui slowly said.

His Life Value began to drop drastically, eventually stopping at 100.

If it were an ordinary Life Card Master, they might indeed struggle against An Hai's strategy.

But sorry.

I can cheat!

When he extracted [In the Name of God], he racked his brain and ultimately referenced some Winged Divine Dragon's effect, integrating the drawback of lowering Life Value to 100, then banishing all Spell Cards to grant the card an additional effect.

Shen Sui raised his hand, and a card flew out from the banished zone.

"I can use the cards banished by [In the Name of God]."

Shen Sui showed An Hai the card.

15-star Spell Card [Recovery]!

"So, activating from the banished zone, Spell Card [Recovery]!"

"Return from the grave!"

"My Soul Card!"

"Alice!"

[Magic Apprentice Alice], gracefully made her entrance again!

"Then!" Shen Sui waved his hand, paying the cost without hesitation, "Pay 3 Soul Points to have the [Magic Apprentice Alice] on my field undergo a form transformation!"

"Form transformation!"

"Flame Witch Hozerville!"

"Let this world taste the heat of flames!"

Alice ignited the flame in her heart.

The Flame Witch, made her entrance!

"Activate the effect of [Flame Witch Hozerville]." Shen Sui pointed to the only Follower on An Hai's field, "Once per turn, sacrifice a Follower on the opponent's field, and special summon a 3-star 1200 Spirit Value Flame Element Derivative on the opponent's field."

A flame rose.

Igniting the surrounding rose petals.

Dragon-Gifted Star Sea Rose was set ablaze.

Its body gradually dissipated, leaving only a solitary wisp of flame.

Flame Derivatives, 3 stars, 1200 Spirit Value.

"It's over!" Shen Sui shouted loudly, entering the battle phase.

"Fairy Rose! Attack the Flame Derivative!"

Fairy Rose raised her Immortal Staff.

The petals blazed, extinguishing the last flame on An Hai's field.

4500 - 1200.

3300 damage hit An Hai.

His Life Value fell to 0 in an instant.

The symbol of victory in the duel appeared.

"I won," Shen Sui said dashingly.

An Hai stood there stunned, silent for a long time.

"Hahaha! Ahahaha!"

He laughed heartily.

The petals fell from the sky; the feeling of defeat made him angry, yet even more joyful.

"Yes! This is the power I desire!"

An Hai looked at Shen Sui.

"Great power!"

"I await your growth, Shen Sui!"

"I'll be waiting for you on the ninth rank."

An Hai walked toward Shen Sui, still holding his proud posture, but now with respect for Shen Sui.

He respected every powerful Life Card Master.

"Today's defeat is a disgrace; I will wash it away on the battlefield."

"Don't keep me waiting too long, Shen Sui."

An Hai patted Shen Sui on the shoulder and said, "Don't let those pests taint you; a Duelist should claim victory in the dueling arena, not outside it. Otherwise, every time I think of today's defeat, I'll feel even more disgusted."

"You don't intend to take back this card?"

"In my eyes, your skills are worthy of this card, although some might not think so; she might come looking for trouble. You can contact me, and I'll take her back."

"Ah? Who?"

The corner of An Hai's mouth twitched, "An annoying woman."