Elemental Card King.

Chapter 159 Despicable Imitation, the Lord of Elements' Punishment
have to say.

This Elemental Summoning card is truly a stroke of genius.

Even though Cao Zheng has the talent for perfect replication, there is still a judgment condition when activating the card after obtaining it. Through communication with the elemental world, it is necessary to refer to one's own elemental affinity.

It can be superhuman.

It can be super ghostly.

The upper and lower limits are extremely unreasonable.

This also significantly reduced the effectiveness of the recruitment efforts.

Compared to Su Chen, it's like showing off one's skills in front of Guan Yu.

In terms of scale, there are more than 30 fewer.

In terms of top-tier combat power, there are two fewer four-star summons.

If Su Chen demonstrated the perfect effect of a four-star deep red quality weapon, then the replicator Cao Zheng only displayed the strength of a four-star light purple quality weapon.

"Actually, it's quite good." A teacher offstage sighed inwardly, Cao Zheng's performance was far above the passing grade.

But the one on the other side is the Elemental Ruler, the true Lord of the Elements, who is naturally less approachable.

"Ah Zheng, don't waste time with him." At the stands where the Beiluo Provincial Team was located, one of the instructors seemed anxious because the mental energy consumed by perfectly replicating something was definitely higher than that of the opponent's elemental switching.

And this moment.

"That's the attribute."

In the arena, Cao Zheng's eyes lit up. His keen combat instincts made him realize that playing with earth attributes was the right thing to do.

next moment.

A deep gleam appeared in his eyes, and the lightning spirit master before him transformed back into the earth spirit master.

To effectively counter the Earth element, the only option is to use the Wood element.

However, the Green Messenger is more of a support role, and its damage output is not very significant, so there is no need to worry about it at all.

Just as he expected, the little spirit that had been attacking him switched attributes again. This time, it wasn't the wood attribute at all, but the Night Spirit Envoy that had switched it to the dark attribute.

next second.

A surge of psionic energy suddenly wafted over the demon wielder opposite them.

hum!
Each piece of spirit equipment seemed to be woven from shadows, quickly solidifying into a smooth and tight suit of armor.

A pair of leopard claws, gleaming with a metallic sheen, subtly revealed their sharpness, while a long shadow leopard tail transformed into a spiritual blade that swirled behind it.

"Humph!"

"It's never ending, is it?"

Cao Zheng, the copyist, already knew that the other party was keeping him in suspense, and now the other party had thrown out another bait.

When a demon wielder is controlling a spirit, he must be compatible with the same type of attribute. If he continues to follow up with his attacks too closely, and is a step too slow in switching attributes, he will probably be endlessly toyed with by his opponent.

Moreover.

He didn't have the matching Spirit Armor drive unit, so the effect wasn't greatly enhanced.

"The Earth Spirit Envoy will do."

Cao Zheng stopped changing his strategy and quickly activated his own set of builds, using this as the core.

The dual cards, 【Mirror Master】 and 【Unparalleled Fusion】, are activated in an instant.

hum!
The counterfeit Earth Spirit Envoy flickered and split apart, becoming two, then four, and finally eight, each split causing its size to shrink slightly.

But in less than a breath, these dazzling mirror images quickly reassembled.

Driven by the effect of breaking all boundaries and forcibly merging all things, a majestic and enormous earth spirit suddenly stood on the earth.

Its height suddenly increased to a massive eight meters, as if a mountain had fully manifested itself. This was the gigantification effect granted by the fusion card, which amplified its size, defense, and even skill output.

"so big!"

Xiao Ling blinked, completely surprised that this copy of herself, with a face identical to hers, had become so domineering and powerful.

"Can you come again?"

Not only that, the entire audience suddenly gasped.

Cao Zheng's right hand, raised high in the air, suddenly shone with light, and another Musou Fusion Card appeared in his hand.

"He copied his own Fusion Card!"

Perhaps they had never seen this outrageous move before, which surprised many people.

With the burst of fusion light, several high-level stone warriors and mud monsters in the arena were instantly and forcibly fused together.

Under the influence of a gigantification effect, an even more majestic and robust rock giant was fully formed.

In the field.

The only five-star summon beast has now made its debut.

“It’s wonderful.”

"There's another trick to this. It seems Su Chen is dumbfounded now. He actually gave away fusion materials."

Many people outside the venue expressed similar sentiments.

Card battles are a process of responding to and countering each other's moves.

Cao Zheng, the copyist, did a good job in responding.

"Earth element is exactly my favorite attribute."

Cao Zheng snapped his fingers, and his second talent trait, 'Copying Transcendence,' was fully activated, with two mysterious forces permeating the two clones under his command.

The effect is simple and straightforward: every 10 seconds, his copy card gains a full-effect buff.

Earth-elemental elements are inherently more defensive, allowing for better stacking of effects.

not only that.

The effect card [Attribute Steal] was activated even more suddenly, making his Earth Spirits grow stronger rapidly as they took damage and hit targets.

At the same time, a [Copy Processing] spell landed on the rock giant, and a layer of metallic steel armor completely enveloped and covered its giant body. As it took shape, streams of high-temperature steam continuously rose from its body.

That's why Xiaoling charged forward right from the start.

Can't drag.

hum!
The small figure that flashed across the center line of the court in a burst of darkness also emitted a holy white light. With the intermingling and fusion of light and darkness, the ghostly spirit was formed.

Swish!
A pair of wings of light and darkness, like those of a fallen angel, fully unfurled on his back. His nimble figure trailed crisscrossing trails of light, and in an instant, he vanished from his spot, suddenly appearing before the enemy in a ghostly and bizarrely terrifying manner.

next moment.

'Dawn and Dusk Annihilation Slash'!
A powerful strike, imbued with the light of dawn and the afterglow of dusk, suddenly erupted, containing a restrained golden light. This intense burst of energy directly extinguished the surrounding yellowish-brown luster.

"Uh!"

With a agonizing scream, the newly formed, massive earth-attribute spirit servant collapsed, a shockingly large wound splitting open at its waist.

Embraced by pain, his strongest defensive technique, 'Earth Dust Storm', was fully activated.

A powerful surge of earth elemental energy erupted, enveloping the surrounding area in a sandstorm.

However, just as the dust storm raged and the yellow sand filled the sky, a fresh and vibrant atmosphere quietly seeped in.

puff!
puff!
Green vines swiftly broke through the ground, ignoring the obstruction of the flying sand, stubbornly finding gaps in the dust storm, gradually coiling and sweeping towards the massive spirit messenger who had fallen and was still lying on the ground.

The vibrant greenery continued to burst forth, and the power of the wood element gradually seeped into every grain of sand, calming the vast sandstorm.

Undoubtedly, Su Chen, who followed closely behind by leaping and bounding, also happened to activate the Wood Field card [Green Field] everywhere.

This massive defensive barrier, which also had the effect of becoming enormous, collapsed.

"bad guy!"

Little Ling is very spirited; it hates it when others copy it.

As it looked down and attempted to wield the Golden Scale Sword to unleash its second strike, an unusually strong gravitational wave suddenly surged forth, binding its body tightly like a net.

That was the 'gravity binding' from the five-star rock giant. The towering figure in the distance raised its right hand, and the invisible gravity energy surged from its palm, precisely locking Xiao Ling in place.

In an instant.

The killing move has arrived.

Cao Zheng made his move.

He can play any style, and right now he is playing the role of a martial arts warrior. He is wearing a balance-driven weapon called "Balance Guardian" and holding a dual-form card weapon that can switch between a magic cannon and a greatsword.

A powerful dragon shadow pierced through the air, and a heavy sword seemed to transform into a dragon's tooth, crushing the figure in front of it to pieces.

Not a single drop of flesh was torn apart; only a faded, ghostly figure was mercilessly ripped apart.

"Humph!"

Cao Zheng raised an eyebrow indifferently, his expression revealing a coldness.

His body, leaping through the air, made a stunning reversal with an agility that defied common sense; with a backhand motion, the heavy sword-shaped weapon accurately shattered an incoming blazing fireball.

"That's incredibly powerful!"

This maneuver amazed everyone.

Despite the opponent's attack with heavenly fire unleashed from the Nebula Scepter, Cao Zheng managed to turn the tables and retaliate, even with such a tricky angle and timing.

Its top-notch physical attributes were on full display at this moment; its extraordinary flexibility and amazing agility were beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

just.

The heavenly flames that pierced the sky were clearly not just one.

And every shot was incredibly tricky.

After realizing that he could no longer act as bait to lure out the ethereal figure, Cao Zheng, the copyist, let out a cold snort and his figure in mid-air once again transformed into a ferocious dragon shadow, rushing straight towards Su Chen in the distance.

One of the Dragon-type Soul Techniques, 'Dragon Charge'!
The phantom of the azure dragon, ready to devour anyone, instantly traversed a distance of a hundred meters. The heavy sword in its hand, imbued with dragon power, was covered with sharp dragon scales. This overwhelming aura, capable of piercing through everything, then crashed towards Su Chen's afterimage.

puff!
This attack also failed to achieve its intended effect.

Relying on the precognitive nature of the Soul Echo Secret Technique, Su Chen calmly performed a leap, thus escaping the killing intent.

"Ugh!" At that moment, the counterfeit spirit envoy let out another scream.

Having previously used his ethereal form to dodge the dragon's charge, Xiao Ling now unleashed a fatal sword strike at the still imprisoned and trapped Earth Spirit Envoy.

With the 100% acceleration granted by the ethereal transformation, the Dawn and Dusk Annihilation Slash, a horizontal slash in mid-air, was incredibly fast. The sword light flashed, swift and unparalleled, and before the opponent could even react, the Earth Spirit Envoy's neck was severed.

puff!
The moment the counterfeit disappeared, the numerous five-element clones it had created using the Five Elements Evolution Secret Technique also lost their foundation for existence and vanished like a wisp of smoke.

"15 seconds!"

A number surfaced in Su Chen's mind. According to the intelligence, if the copy slot is not self-replaced, it will have a 15-second cooldown period if it is destroyed externally.

In other words, he cannot duplicate an additional card within 15 seconds.

This amount of time is neither too much nor too little.

The greatest significance lies in destroying this counterfeit spirit messenger, and also in rendering the effects of the opponent's fusion cards and attribute stealing cards completely useless.

"Still want to escape?"

At this moment, Cao Zheng was furious and directly used the time-based secret card [Rewind] to accurately rewind himself to the high position he had just been in.

With the Dragon Soaring Secret Technique unleashed, Cao Zheng, who transformed into a blue dragon and plummeted downwards, even showed the color of furnace fire.

That's the first explosive method, the 'smelting method', taking effect.

An attack card with high armor penetration, [Cang Jin], was also activated at the same time.

The opponent is aiming for a fatal blow.

Swish!
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ling, who was at a lower position, was caught off guard, as if she had not expected that a figure was falling fiercely from the sky above her head like a meteorite.

However, the little guy is not fighting alone.

Having a comprehensive view of the situation, Su Chen had been holding back a defensive card, preparing to defend against the opponent's time reversal move.

hum!
The Dark Guardian card directly targets Xiao Ling, and the Shadow Veil quickly wraps around him. Under his will, it also triggers the Shadow Travel effect.

at the same time.

That terrifying and horrifying fall grazed past with incredible speed, and with the unstoppable momentum, the opponent crashed directly into the ground.

boom!
The ground completely cracked open, leaving a rather deep crater.

As dust and sand flew everywhere, the surrounding tendrils and vines suddenly swept towards the figure in the crater.

"This is my venue."

The previously vast Green Forest site still exists, and moreover, it is now radiating a powerful surge of earth elemental energy.

The group of over a hundred earth-attribute summoned beasts behind Su Chen arrived.

The three four-star stone statue warriors continuously launched 'Gravity Suppression', frantically applying gravity fluctuations, making the enemy unable to stand upright as if bearing an immense burden.

The two four-star mud monsters activated 'Mud Quicksand,' making the enemy feel as if they were trapped in a quicksand swamp, making it impossible for them to extricate themselves.

The replicator Cao Zheng did not sit idly by and wait for his death. He tried to forcefully break out of the pit trap using the Dragon Leap Secret Technique, but under the heavy restraint and pressure, he was only able to gain momentum of five or six meters before being pressed down.

The remaining group of summoned beasts, unable to offer any assistance, charged towards the smaller enemy summoned team.

As for the opponent's 5-star Rock Giant, it was completely unable to help Cao Zheng clear the field.

Very simple.

Because Xiao Ling, who was moving through the shadows, leaped directly out from behind the other party's shadow.

"Beat it up!"

As soon as Xiaoling finished speaking, the Five Elements Evolution Secret Technique was unleashed, and a group of elemental sisters were immediately born.

In an instant.

This steampunk-looking rock giant was completely submerged by the five-colored elemental waves, making it impossible for it to come to the rescue.

One breath less.

The giant covered in steel armor collapsed with a crash, instantly breaking free from its fused state, and the three little accessories, Flame Wolf Girl, Water Snake Girl, and Golden Tiger Girl, fell off its body.

The giant disappeared, and regrouped into a group of weak and pitiful fusion materials.

"You guys hurry up and beat them up!"

Xiao Ling's eyes lit up; she handled these minor characters with ease.

"Oh shit!"

Forced to abandon his use of the Fusion Card, Cao Zheng, the copyist, began copying his own Rewind Secret Card instead, as this was the only way he could escape.

In order to completely escape this lush and vibrant green field, he reverted his body back to the preparation area where he had initially been.

"This"

But what's absurd is that when Cao Zheng returned to the starting point, a torrent of heavenly fire poured down from the sky, attacking him with immense force.

This build-up clearly anticipated that the opponent would use the backtracking technique to break free, while Su Chen, as the controller, had deeply memorized all the routes the opponent had taken and traversed from the very beginning.

He distanced himself from all places where the other party could trace back.

"Was this also included in your calculations?"

Cao Zheng felt inexplicably sweating profusely; the opponent's relentless offensive rhythm was making it hard for him to breathe.

This kind of pressure is something no previous opponent has been able to exert.

"Card battles are actually this fun?"

Under the heavy burden of pressure, Cao Zheng burst into unrestrained laughter, a surge of unprecedented fighting spirit igniting his heart.

Just a few seconds ago, he was fighting for Ge Hao.

At this moment, he was fighting for himself.

"Keep going!"

In the instant the heavenly fire fell, this freak was instantly enveloped and swept away by a black curtain. This scene seemed familiar, and he recreated the thrilling event just now in a similar manner.

The useless draft card was immediately replaced, and the Dark Guardian card [Shadow Veil] that Su Chen had just activated was immediately taken and used by the opponent.

The moment his opponent vanished into the darkness, Su Chen's figure leaped and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

His subconscious action was not accompanied by any warning signs; it was simply his personal combat intuition and experience.

If the opponent knows how to play, they will definitely use the shadow behind him to move quickly.

Su Chen's actions left no flaws and caused him no trouble; by countering each move, he first secured his own invincibility.

"Damn!!"

Several instructors off the field sighed with regret, lamenting the missed opportunity. The smelting method was no joke, and the first burst of external magic was a deadly weapon in Cao Zheng's hands.

However, because he hadn't cultivated the Azure Lotus Technique, Cao Zheng's exhaustion was far more severe than he had imagined.

The Rewind Card cannot reset mental power; it can only return you to an old location, refresh the usage time of contract cards and mental combat skills, and provide a small recovery.

If used frequently and continuously, the consumption of one's own mental energy will definitely become precarious.

They simply don't have the resources to drag this out.

"No, that's dangerous."

Even more critically, they had already discovered that a complex and mysterious magic seal had been successfully imprinted on that brat Cao Zheng's body in front of the Dark Shuttle.

While the Five Elements Sisters were beating up the enemy monsters, Xiao Ling always knew who her target was.

In an instant.

Su Chen, who had escaped using the teleportation technique, was now suspended high in the air, not only far removed from his own shadow but also able to continue to survey the entire situation from a high vantage point.

In fact.

Xiao Ling was able to clearly perceive and capture all of the opponent's hidden traces through the magic mark.

Not to mention, apart from the Ghostly Spirit, the undisputed leader of light and darkness, Su Chen's incredibly keen elemental perception had already revealed the opponent's hidden form.

"Goodbye."

His indifferent voice was like a pronouncement.

Su Chen's aura surged rapidly at this moment, and a terrifying dragon power suddenly awakened within his body.

hum!
hum!
The light that had been spreading in all directions instantly gathered and converged, and then, this surging tide of light suddenly rushed into the seemingly empty air.

Before the light even got close, the intense radiance completely revealed Cao Zheng, who was hiding in the shadows.

Along with this, a vast dragon's might, under meticulous control, gathered into a beam, not causing a major floor-shaking effect, but precisely and accurately entering the opponent's mind.

Under the oppression of absolute will, all possible thoughts of resistance were completely stifled in their infancy, as if even thinking itself was temporarily restrained by this dragon's might.

"It's over."

The replicator, who had just shown off his skills, didn't even get a chance to catch his breath; his thoughts seemed to freeze for a moment.

What's worse, Xiao Ling also made a move at the same time.

Swish!
The Dark Veil, which should have been used by it, completely betrayed it, turning into a shackle that bound its limbs. Immediately following, its absolute sealing technique, 'Light and Shadow Prison', descended upon it.

A cage woven from light and shadow instantly took shape, with nested light locks and shackles within it forming a net that bound it tightly.

Before it could recover from the shock of the dragon's might, relying on the magic mark, Xiao Ling teleported down and immediately launched a 'Soul Impact' at the head of the opponent.

boom!
This was like a thunderclap exploding in his ears. Cao Zheng, who had also received the dragon's inheritance and possessed some resistance, finally failed to wake up and fell into a deep, infant-like sleep.

Everything seemed to have returned to square one.

A dramatic scene unfolded once again.

Ten million!

Remember this!

Do not attempt to use elemental magic in front of the Lord of Elements.

That's just child's play; you're overestimating yourself.

Cao Zheng, who had just displayed his superb skills, never expected that the Dark Guardian Card would be his death warrant.

(End of this chapter)