My Stubborn Soul Card Follower

Zhou Keji walked away dejectedly.

Being OTK'd in front of so many top professional players made him feel deeply humiliated.

Shen Sui was quite happy about it.

It wasn't because he won.

It was because the effect he imagined with [Deep Sea Fish King·Cleveland] and [Bound Holy Artifact Puppet·Naphitaya] worked out exactly as he planned. For someone crazy about cards, seeing a strategy work out in practice is incredibly satisfying.

Free your hand trap and clear all followers on the opponent's field, then use a mandatory effect to fill their field with derivatives, suddenly creating a satisfying graveyard stack.

This Deep Sea Fish King, modified by Shen Sui, now perfectly possesses all the traits that would give the opponent a happy dependency, definitely making them feel his kindness.

As for allowing the opponent to have at least two high Spirit Value derivatives, it wasn't a problem for Shen Sui, as his deck was full of abilities to clear such followers.

Use Naphitaya to clear five followers.

Use the Fish King to clear two followers.

The most crucial thing was that the number of derivatives on the opponent's field was controlled by Shen Sui.

The only thing to watch out for was to prevent them from piercing through you using high Spirit Value during the summoning turn.

Zhou Keji's embarrassed figure disappeared into the crowd.

Shen Sui felt someone's gaze.

A man around thirty, holding a wine glass, smiled and nodded toward Shen Sui.

Zhou Hao.

Shen Sui instantly recalled his name. The fame of the [Starlight] deck was built by him. He was considered a very competitive Life Card Master domestically and was from the same family as Zhou Keji.

"Oh, looks like Zhou Hao has his eyes on you," Wang Ming said gloatingly.

"What? It's not even the time for such tricks, bringing the elder after beating the younger?" Shen Sui joked and quipped.

Shen Sui wasn't worried about such things at all.

In fact, he was quite interested in the [Starlight] deck. Especially after seeing its setup firsthand, Shen Sui became even more interested.

Qishala is the miracle dragon of the starry sky.

Her abilities are closely related to the starry sky.

If Dawn Continent doesn't have the chance for her to reach the fifteenth tier, maybe somewhere else in the Soul Card World, there could be a similar opportunity. The Soul Card World of the [Starlight] deck might have the potential for Qishala to ascend to the fifteenth tier.

"The Zhou Family is different from the An Family," Wang Ming, seeming not to joke, said, "They are the quintessential dueling family, and they might use some dirty tricks to exclude opponents. These people have developed a dependency on manipulating matches, and they might just scheme against you."

Shen Sui shrugged, saying, "Doesn't matter, any problem in dueling isn't a problem."

"What if it's off-the-field tricks?" Wang Ming whispered, "There have been incidents where they maliciously created scandals before a match, causing the organizer to suspend competitive opponents. It's filthy, and afterward, they only need to apologize and compensate to cover it up, while the falsely accused player forever misses the chance, sometimes even manipulating the apology's publicity, making many outsiders still believe something was wrong with the slandered player..."

"Ah, if I can't duel, then it's even less of an issue." Shen Sui looked at Wang Ming and smiled faintly.

Wang Ming initially thought Shen Sui was joking and wanted to say that if it happens, they could talk to him; the Exploration Bureau, to maintain the domestic dueling environment, would definitely crack down on such phenomena. But then he saw Shen Sui's gaze.

Holy crap!

This guy couldn't be serious, right?

This faint smile, seemingly able to trample over all the world's laws, he seemed to see a terrifying guy.

However, Shen Sui quickly reverted to his original demeanor, with no trace of danger.

Wang Ming inexplicably thought of the woman in Shen Sui's room who looked somewhat like the Dawn Continent Elf Empress.

The party continued, and since Shen Sui finished the first duel in a round, he had plenty of time, strolling casually around the venue.

Indeed, this was a high-end party in the Life Card professional circle, with excellent quality food. Although it couldn't match the meticulously prepared dishes by Qishala, it was much better than the magical salads made by Freymia.

Shen Sui wasn't in a rush to find others for a duel; instead, he showed interest in watching other players' duels.

After Zhou Keji was OTK'd, other players became a bit hesitant to challenge Shen Sui, and for a while, no one stepped up, allowing Shen Sui to enjoy some peace.

After all, Qishala was currently circling World No. 6, possibly finding clues related to the "pure love giant eye" at any moment. Shen Sui was still trying to recall what connection World No. 6 had with him.

Though a duel wouldn't necessarily waste much time.

The Life Card Masters recommended by experts were all somewhat commendable, even Zhou Keji, criticized by Shen Sui as having attitude issues, though slightly less skilled than other competitors, still had competitive matches with various opponents.

"Why not look for others to compete?" Shen Sui encountered An Hai.

As the newly promoted ninth-tier Life Card Master and the eldest son of the An Family in deep collaboration with the Exploration Bureau, An Hai was very popular at the party, with people constantly trying to talk to him.

The dueling families of Huaxia were essentially affluent people benefiting from the professionalization of Life Cards. They were highly sensitive to environmental changes. The Exploration Bureau's recent series of actions made them feel that the domestic professional Life Card dueling scene might change, with the Bureau at the core of it all, so everyone was looking for chances to connect with them.

As an agent of Zhang Fang, Wang Ming was approached by many for conversations after Shen Sui left, and although he was only a sixth-tier Life Card Master, he inadvertently became the focus of the entire gathering.

No wonder Wang Ming, while chatting casually with Shen Sui, would say: "Director Zhang actually wanted to come personally, maybe have a duel with you or something, but this party tonight is really aimed at him. It's a critical time now, can't let certain people catch any slip-ups, some people may not be capable, but they sure have a knack for writing."

Shen Sui had no intention of getting involved in such troublesome matters, but he could understand that in this real world, such dirty struggles don't disappear just because you choose to ignore them.

Of course, all of this had nothing to do with Shen Sui.

When one's strength reaches a certain level, there's no need to consider such things at all.

Just like when Shen Sui faces most enemies, he's too lazy to think about what skill set to use to kill them, and can simply smash his face against the keyboard to unleash skills.

Only when facing a peer like Antipus does he carefully consider which skill set to use.

Shen Sui's panel is actually a mechanism monster, but without meeting an opponent strong enough to compel him to think about skill sets, he seems more like a stats monster.

"Let's see first." Shen Sui said to An Hai, "Anyway, there's plenty of time."

"You don't seem like you're here to participate in the competition at all." An Hai said coldly.

"Actually, compared to other contestants, I'd rather challenge these nine-tier Life Card Masters." Shen Sui squinted, looked around, and instantly recognized many familiar faces.

There are many Huaxia people, and quite a few nine-tier Life Card Masters among them as well.

But truly top-tier ones are just those few who appear in the public eye all the time, making it seem like there are few nine-tier Life Card Masters.

Even between nine-tiers, there are differences.

Those who can appear at tonight's party are all outstanding among nine-tier Life Card Masters, giving Shen Sui a strong desire to challenge.

"They might not accept your challenge."

"If only a forced duel could happen." Shen Sui said, rubbing his chin.

An Hai's expressionless face couldn't keep itself from reacting at Shen Sui's words.

He had used forced duels before and knew very well the terrifying capability of this plugin that can compel someone to duel with you.

Seeing Shen Sui eager to act, An Hai felt it necessary to stop him; otherwise, tonight might lead to big news.

Shen Sui challenging nine-tier Life Card Masters is one thing, but revealing the forced duel plugin is a major issue, impacting the efforts to combat Extraordinary Invasion.

Seeing An Hai's slightly tense expression, Shen Sui laughed: "Just kidding."

An Hai's tense muscles slowly relaxed.

Interesting.

Shen Sui thought to himself.

Although An Hai appeared expressionless throughout, his subtle bodily changes didn't escape Shen Sui's keen observation.

In a sense, An Hai was still somewhat like Vivian's brother in this world, making him practically Shen Sui's half-brother-in-law.

"If you really want to challenge nine-tier Life Card Masters, I might be able to introduce you to a few." An Hai, worried that Shen Sui might do something foolish, promptly said, "But that's contingent on you achieving good results in the competition."

"Oh? Who are they?" Shen Sui's interest piqued immediately.

"Tan Song..." An Hai paused, then continued, "And You Wenqi."

"You Wenqi?" Shen Sui was taken aback.

"Though he's not competing in the short term, recreational duels are fine." An Hai said.

Moreover, with the fall of the You Family, You Wenqi became the sole breadwinner for their large clan. It's said he's recently begun taking various commercial gigs offline, not even passing up exhibition matches at venue openings.

You Wenqi is actually a decent person, just burdened by those foolish relatives.

Regrettably, the scandal of cheating has marred his reputation, making a comeback difficult.

No one would forgive someone who took away their chance to change their destiny.

Yet, with crisis looming, opportunities in the new era are also approaching.

Rumor has it the Exploration Bureau is reaching out to You Wenqi.

If You Wenqi transforms and becomes part of the frontline resistance against Extraordinary Invasion, making substantial contributions, when the extraordinary is decrypted, he might be forgiven by the people.

"That's what you said." Shen Sui brightened upon hearing An Hai's words.

Then he turned and walked directly towards the man named Wu Tong.

Wu Tong had just finished his previous duel.

"Shen Sui." Shen Sui introduced himself straightforwardly.

"Wu Tong." Wu Tong recognized Shen Sui.

"Want to play cards?"

"Sure!"