Elemental Card King.

Chapter 162 The Finals, Su Chen in His Prime
"Su Chen!"

"Officially confirmed as selected."

"This young man's combat awareness and strength are indeed quite good, so we'll build the team around him."

At this moment, Yao Yi, who had been watching the entire event from the official backstage, made the decision directly.

Even if this decision is made before the final.

As the vice president of the Xuanhuang Kingdom Card Masters Association and the leader of the Youth Card Advanced Education Group, he has absolute authority.

"good."

"This is indeed a wise choice."

The official team members around them also nodded in approval. Perhaps some of them were subconsciously flattering and praising the leader's wisdom, but it must be said that this was indeed the best choice without any doubt.

"Based solely on the opposing organization's command of summoned beasts and their smooth, tidal wave of attacks, they are indeed very suitable to serve as the core of the team," an association member sighed.

Generally speaking, a team commander needs to have a comprehensive overview of the overall situation and must possess excellent problem-solving skills.
soon.

Yao Yi, a meticulously dressed and refined old man, also quickly made his decision on the other candidates.

"Pei Xingwei".

"Tang Nianwei".

"Xia He."

"All of the above are the correct choices."

This means that even before the other semi-final match has begun, both of them have already been selected for the national team.

There was naturally no objection to this decision.

But there is one thing to say.

Tang Nianwei and Xia He have different deck constructions, but their personal playstyles are extremely similar, almost like a one-to-one replica.

at the moment.

The two have already entered the arena to face off.

In their brief exchange, even the most oblivious person could tell that the two girls, while equally ruthless and vicious, shared a remarkably similar style.

"They really look alike!"

The aloof young woman on one side relied on her mastery of the Eclipse Moon Technique to perfectly execute a graceful and ethereal movement, coupled with the Judgment talent that combines tearing and shattering, directly resulting in terrifying damage output.

The dark-skinned hottie on one side possesses the Dawn Hunt talent, which allows her to lock onto the enemy's aura and close in instantly, ignoring all obstacles. At the same time, she relies on the Smelting Method to achieve terrifying explosive damage output.

It doesn't stop there.

The killing techniques they had just mastered were extremely similar: one controlled the five senses and confused consciousness, while the other implanted fear and shattered willpower.

"picture."

"They look so alike."

At this moment, even many players from the Qingyun Provincial Team inexplicably complained.

The sense of déjà vu is indeed too strong.

If you really had to pick a difference, one would be cold and frosty, like an ice cube, while the other is passionate and unrestrained, giving off a frivolous and bold vibe.

Second.

The deck constructions are quite different.

Tang Nianwei is a classic mech warrior, and most of her contract cards are designed to complement her driving weapon, the 'Slayer'.

Furthermore, it presents a very high-tech feel.

A micro-controlled jammer can emit jamming waves to reduce the attack accuracy and movement speed of surrounding enemies.

An energy conversion shield that collects dissipated energy and continuously converts it into a shield.

An optical camouflage pattern further made its form appear and disappear, making it unpredictable and mysterious.

"Neither of these two has a high margin for error. Once they get hit, they might be finished." Some teachers seemed worried. The burst damage from both sides was seriously excessive, and their attack power far exceeded their defense.

Teacher He Yun was worried for Xia He, and at the same time couldn't help but sigh, "These top-level legion disciples are all practicing the smelting method."

Inexplicable.

She recalled the past instances where Wang Liyang had intentionally allowed Su Chen to comprehend the smelting diagram.

Even the Thirty-Six Meditation Diagrams are difficult to comprehend and begin to understand.

The smelting diagram is quite difficult.

According to her guess, there must be a quick-learning secret in the military, including the basics and methods to accelerate the training at each stage.

This speculation is not without basis.

It's somewhat puzzling that the copyist, Cao Zheng, doesn't even practice the Azure Lotus Technique.

Not to mention, Tang Nianwei had already achieved the effect of mastering the smelting technique without consuming the Azure Phoenix inheritance, which also increased her burst damage by four times.

It's worth noting that the Night Revelation talent of the Spectral Spirit is merely a stacked Endless Annihilation effect that increases damage by 3 times.

"The first burst of external magic is indeed worthy of its reputation."

High burst damage naturally leads to high energy consumption.

This head-to-head battle won't last long.

Sixteen seconds into the battle, Xia He was forced to use her healing card.

At 21 seconds, she turned the tide, her fierce tearing sword light shattering the opponent's energy conversion shield.

At 24 seconds, one of them used an armored reading acceleration card while the other activated an emergency overclocking protocol. Within a short period of time, the two sides clashed nearly thirty times.

When the effect ended, Xia He's Autumn Water Longsword broke in half, and the opponent's High-Speed ​​Cutting Blade weapon card was also badly damaged.

At 32 seconds, one left scapula was fractured and the other right arm was broken.

At 34 seconds, the two, who were blinded by rage, didn't have a moment to rest, and their figures, which had been moving away in opposite directions, collided again.

"Go for it, Sister Xiahe!" Xiaoling floated on the seat, her hands clenched into fists, her pretty face filled with tension.

"Xiaoyu."

Su Chen tried to speak in a calm tone, saying that it seemed the opponent's dominant hand was injured, which affected the accuracy of their attacks.

As it says.

In the next 20 seconds, Tang Nianwei's attack frequency suddenly decreased significantly.

At 55 seconds, Tang Nianwei displayed her ruthless nature, suddenly attacking and willingly trading injury for injury, sacrificing an arm to stab her opponent. This stab successfully penetrated Xia He's left atrium, and a life-extinguishing intent twisted into her heart.

"you"

However, Tang Nianwei underestimated the damage from Xia He's sword strike. Her throat whistled, and in the next instant, a large amount of blood gushed out from the severed neck like a spring.

Clearly, that sword move, which condensed and split the sword light into one, not only severed the arm that was blocking, but also cut off most of its neck.

Tang Nianwei fell backward onto the ground with a thud.

Xia He clutched her heart with one hand and used the broken sword as a crutch to support herself on the ground with the other.

Her pale, delicate face was half stained with blood, and her disheveled hair added to her tragic beauty.

Xia He has won this match!

After a while, Referee Han announced the result: "According to the rules of the competition manual, if both players have fatal injuries, the player who loses consciousness first will be judged as the loser."

The words haven't been finished yet.

Perhaps having finally heard a satisfactory answer, the girl who was supporting herself with her sword could no longer maintain her momentum and fell to the side.

This battle was indeed extremely fierce.

The damage output from both sides was astonishing in less than a minute.

Every move and every stance is aimed at killing.

“Wonderful!”

This exceptionally high-quality match truly deserves a round of applause.

"The championship seems to be in suspense."

"Regardless of the circumstances, this time it was definitely Su Chen himself who personally controlled the spirit body. Otherwise, his own situation would definitely be very dangerous, and he could easily be cut to death."

Speaking of this, some people are quite looking forward to it, since Su Chen has already demonstrated his perfect and exquisite elemental warrior style.

From the audience's perspective, hand-to-hand combat, brutal and violent close-quarters fighting is indeed more visually appealing than magical exchanges.

At this moment, Su Chen and Teacher He Yun also went to the medical room to visit Xia He.

The other person lay half-reclined in the medical pod, their delicate face regaining its original cool and exquisite beauty after the bloodstains were wiped away.

However, his face was still somewhat pale, and veins were occasionally visible on his temples.

"Is this implanted fear talent really that terrifying?"

At this moment, Su Chen frowned slightly, revealing a look of worry between his brows. Xia He herself possessed the Dragon Blessing Secret Technique, a kind of mind-protecting technique, but even after her physical injuries had fully recovered, a trace of fear still lingered in her spiritual sea.

Like phantom pain, it flares up from time to time, a truly intractable ailment that inspires fear.

"The fear was directly proportional to the damage suffered," the female doctor explained. After activating the five-star purification card, the lingering aftereffects were resolved.

"How about we conduct another mental ritual to test it?" Su Chen suggested firmly.

The female doctor did not refuse. She used a mental health device to conduct another test, which further confirmed that the root cause of the disease had been completely eliminated.

"It's alright now." Xia He's long hair gently fell over her shoulders, and compared to her usual cold and aloof demeanor, she now possessed a touch of delicate beauty.

After signing the liability waiver, the doctor glanced thoughtfully at the couple before heading straight out the door.

now.

While the two young people were talking.

Teacher He Yun remained silent for a while. She once again recalled Wang Liyang's words: Tang Nianwei's talent had a remarkable origin, and it was a direct descendant of the current Marshal Yan.

If the talent ranking list still exists, then this girl is a genuine number one talent characteristic user.

After all, this Grand Marshal is one of the top-tier card masters of today, and he also holds two important military positions, one of which is the Grand Commander of the Dimensional Exploration Legion.

Currently, the turmoil that lasted for more than half a year in the military's morale cleanup has finally landed on the other side. Generally speaking, no one dares to slander those mysterious and powerful super bosses in the public media.

But now.

Several lawmakers began to impeach and prosecute him based on some unsubstantiated rumors.

Even the formal disbandment of this expeditionary force has been put forward in parliament.

Considering that the other side couldn't protect its own core members in the past, it's no wonder that some political commentators are subtly mocking him as a "spineless coward."

"This is bizarre." Teacher He Yun shook her head and laughed, "Someone who spreads fear has become so weak."

Before the crucial final, the battle for third place began.

"Fourth place is the biggest loser."

This match is crucial. Among the top four, only the top three receive the Special Prize, while the fourth-place finisher, like the other top fifty, is awarded the National First Prize.

A heaven, a hell.

Due to Pei Xingwei's strong defensive capabilities as a heavily armored warrior, the battle that officially began lasted for quite some time.

After a full two and a half minutes of fierce fighting, Tang Nianwei was finally able to break through the opponent's turtle shell.

This took far more time than Su Chen had spent.

Now, the value of the elemental ruler seems to have increased significantly.

"Wow, I was proven wrong."

"In that case, Su Chen's chances of winning are still very high."

The previous back-and-forth between Xia He and Tang Nianwei was exhilarating, and some people even made bold and outrageous claims that if Su Chen had been in a slightly worse group, he would have been defeated by either of them.

"I refuse to believe it, Su Chen will definitely be killed." Some people continued to stubbornly stick to their opinions.

"To be honest, when it comes to different styles, you can't judge someone's strength solely by how much time they spend." Qi Hanhai was also very concerned about the final showdown. He said fairly, "If Su Chen wants to win, he needs to deliver an even more outstanding performance as an elemental warrior."

His words were somewhat of a veiled criticism of the judge Gao Jun's low level of competence.

This litmus test didn't reveal its upper limit.

"coming."

The final match has officially begun, as announced by the referee.

"It's them again." Teacher He Yun looked at the two who disappeared from the spot at the same time and reappeared on the opposite side of the field at the same time, and sighed with some emotion.

The final showdown in the provincial competition was between the two of them.

They were also their final opponent in the national competition.

but.

Compared to the provincial competition, the relationship between the two has undergone some inexplicable and subtle changes.

At least during the provincial competition, the two maintained a considerable distance from each other.

"What a handsome man and a beautiful woman!"

Watching the close-up shots on the big screen, some contestants asked with great curiosity, "These two are on the same team, do you think they're having an affair? Do you think they'll throw the game behind the scenes?"

"You mean Su Chen would use his good looks to get Xia He to give in?" someone complained.

next moment.

I ignored it.

Wow!
The entire venue erupted in a clamor at that moment, stirring up a tremendous commotion.

As everyone expected, Su Chen, during the referee's signal for preparation, personally grasped the emblem-shaped drive mechanism, and a surge of psionic energy flowed through his right hand.

obviously.

He will personally control his spirit body, don spirit armor, and transform into a psionic messenger, just as he displayed the domineering and fierce elemental warrior form when facing the judge Gao Jun.

The Nebula Scepter in his hand also underwent a change in weapon form, with cloud patterns converging into a flowing spear tassel, and the prismatic magic crystal at the top of the scepter transforming into a sharp spearhead.

The Nebula War Spear has arrived as promised.

As for Xiao Ling, who had previously stolen the spotlight, she floated in the air, seemingly ready to provide support on the flank.

"Gao Jun, you just keep taking the beatings."

"The previous assassin, Ning Yuanzheng, was instantly killed in one wave."

"Now, the intensity has increased, and we'll see just how strong Su Chen's warrior tactics really are."

While some questioned the situation, others couldn't help but feel hopeful.

"coming soon."

Far away, Xia He drew the newly forged Autumn Water Sword from its scabbard.

The sword light seemed to reflect the wielder's state of mind. At first, it was as restrained and radiant as the lake, but when Xia He withdrew her gaze from the distance, the blade immediately exuded a chilling autumn and winter frost.

An aura of a grandmaster swordsman began to emanate from her figure.

Even the air around him became icy and clear, filled with fine, invisible, sharp fluctuations.

"This is extremely serious."

Su Chen felt the other person's gaze again, and at this moment, his skin inexplicably felt a faint stinging sensation.

This feeling is just like when the two first met.

The armored girl, exuding an icy aura, stood on the arena and looked at him as he happened to pass by.

"bring it on."

next second.

As the referee signaled the start of the final battle, the temperature around him dropped, and a continuous flow of frost radiance rippled around him. Under the complete shroud of spiritual energy fluctuations, pieces of spiritual equipment emerged from his body.

Ice Fox Spirit, here you come.

Su Chen's clear, black-and-white eyes transformed into a pair of bewitching pupils filled with an eerie and captivating aura. His long, icy blue hair cascaded down to his waist, beneath which a strangely shaped fox tail, resembling a spirit blade, swayed and fluttered.

"too handsome."

In an instant.

Everyone noticed that his tall and well-proportioned figure exuded an aura of noble elegance, especially his pair of bewitching eyes that rippled with elemental fluctuations, which added a touch of sinister charm.

"Brother Chen has quite a few different skins and outfits, and he even manages to look this handsome at the final event." Gao Mingxuan was also surprised.

"It makes my heart flutter, it's not impossible," a man next door even shouted.

But the situation on the field changes in an instant, leaving no room for jokes or banter.

Summer lotus stirred.

When the Wind Whisperer, floating in the air, successfully transformed into the dual-attribute Dance Demoness, the girl who launched the first attack instantly leaped across the center line of the field.

Her figure didn't need to rely on shadows to move or leap; it came rushing over like a fleeting patch of shadow.

And this moment.

The Light Element Magic Weapon Card was activated, and a Holy Shield of Light immediately formed on Su Chen's left hand.

"He can do that too?" At this moment, Pei Xingwei, who used a shield as his weapon, was a little unsettled.

"Is he sure he can interrupt Xia He's combo?" Tang Nianwei was a little unsure of Su Chen's strength in the fight, but if he couldn't interrupt Xia He's Unparalleled Combo Card, then once the combo was formed, the damage of each sword would become higher and higher.

In the field.

As Xia He stood a few dozen meters away, her thoughts began to subtly shift. That Holy Shield was the key to her defeat in the provincial competition.

just.

It’s different in the past.

"Can he withstand this sword strike?" Xia He was no longer worried about him.

next second.

Its form vanished without a trace.

The killing intent arrived silently.

A beautiful, ethereal figure suddenly darted out from behind Su Chen's shadow. This move was completely unoriginal, so in a flash, Su Chen raised a holy shield to defend himself.

"This"

What drove Pei Xingwei even more crazy was that Su Chen, who was playing the video in slow motion on the big screen, did not actively restrain his defense. Instead, he launched a shield bash.

Interestingly, Xia He met the shield bash head-on.

"break!"

This was Xia He's inner turmoil, and she swung her sword, sharp as autumn water, with a fierce slash.

Beneath this extremely terrifying sword strike, there was also a wave of illusion that dominated the five senses and confused consciousness.

That's the mental combat technique 'Illusory Moon Without a Trace'.

hum! !

The sharp, tearing, and cutting edge intertwined with countless split sword beams, turning the originally scattered split sword energy into a single force. It was clear that the power of this sword was aimed at shattering a three-star Holy Shield of Light.

This can be achieved as long as the damage output at the point of impact completely exceeds the shield's instantaneous limit.

In an instant.

Keng!
The dull thud of impact rang out as the sword struck the shield.

In a single glance.

"really!"

Xia He's heart tightened as a fierce holy light, carrying the power of the Judgment Sword, lashed out at her head.

puff!
The terrifying sword light shattered the afterimage in front of him.

Perhaps Xia He had already mentally prepared herself for the possibility of failing with her sword strike, because she used the Dance of the Moon to retreat very quickly. Her body was surrounded by a faint moonlight, and her figure was like a ghost melting into the night, gracefully retreating backward.

The first body technique and external technique are not just empty names.

But Ice Fox Spirit's swift movements are just as elegant and fluid.

With his Swift Steps skill, Su Chen followed closely, giving his opponent no chance to catch his breath. He thrust his Nebula Spear, which emitted blazing flames, forward with a sudden thrust.

Even more strangely, a mesmerizing and alluring aura emanated from Su Chen's demonic eyes.

"fast"

Xia He's expression turned cold. She realized that the Ice Fox Spirit, who was equally skilled in illusions and movement techniques, had somewhat copied and restrained her.

At the same time, her gaze was fixed on the holy shield, where she saw a surge of spiritual energy swirling around it.

"Double reflection."

She can gather a multitude of split sword beams and compress them into a single sword strike.

The opponent can also rely on their meticulous mental control to gather the outward mental fluctuations into one, and with the 'refraction' of the Sun Observation Technique combined with the Holy Shield's counter-damage effect, form a more solid and powerful defense.

(End of this chapter)