Elemental Card King.

Chapter 163 The Arrogance of a Conqueror, the Birth of a Champion
"What did he do?"

Tang Nianwei's expression changed. The Holy Shield of Light, which was only a three-star level, should have been completely destroyed by the Judgment Sword Force. It was impossible for it to withstand such a high output of damage in an instant.

She understands this very well.

"It is a more refined and subtle mental control."

"as well as."

"A terrifying combat intuition."

Amidst the sigh of Cao Zheng, the replicator, a clear shot appeared on the large screen in the air. The ultra-high-definition rewind showed a radiant spiritual wave enveloping the Holy Shield, as if it were adorned with a halo of coronation.

If the effect of the external barrier is evenly distributed across the surface of the Holy Shield, it will inevitably be unable to block it.

The amazing thing is that the opponent also condensed the effect of the mental barrier into a halo, which blocked the opponent's Judgment Sword perfectly.

If you deviate even slightly, it's all for nothing.

The devil is in the details.

In the field.

Swish!
The blazing flames carried by the Nebula Spear left a scorching trail in the air, heading straight for Xia He's retreat.

Just as the attack was about to strike, Xia He's figure twisted strangely, like a phantom under the moonlight, lightly dodging the fatal blow. A surging and brutal fire dragon suddenly attacked and pierced through her afterimage.

next second.

The elusive and beautiful figure appeared a hundred meters away. She looked at the left shoulder armor, which had a charred appearance on its surface.

"As expected of you."

Summer Lotus whispers: An Elemental Bombardment card, when unleashed in close combat, is indeed incredibly powerful and covers a wide area.

"They're going to do it for real now."

After completing her initial attempt, she immediately activated a limited card, "Sword Dance Lotus," after replenishing her critical hit card and sword resonance card.

hum!
The cries of swords echoed through the surrounding air, each reverberation piercing the very fabric of space.
Under the oppressive aura of this sword master, her sword seemed to come alive, and with a gentle sway, crystal-clear white lotuses bloomed from its tip.

Under the effect of Sword Lotus, I will gain faster movement and attack speed, and every dodge and block will provide a high damage bonus for the next attack.

"A very ingenious little structure!"

This Sword Dance Lotus Card and the Peerless Combo Card form a perfect synergy.

The latter's combo effect will not stack up enough damage.

Then the former effect will be triggered, and each dodge or block will increase the damage of the next attack.

"It's a bit like using your left foot to propel yourself up in a spiral ascension to heaven."

The synergistic effect of these two cards working together is something every card player should take note of.

Accompanying it.

The secret card [Sword Domain] was also activated.

This card is a field effect card that can be moved around, but its area of ​​effect is limited to a one-meter radius around the user.

Within this small space, sword energy swirled and sword light crisscrossed, forming an impenetrable sword domain.

The sword domain, though small, contains immense sharpness.

boom!
At this moment, streaks of lightning, like swift snakes, took advantage of the chaotic wind and rain to continuously strike Xia He from the sky, but before they could get close, they were completely annihilated by the sword domain fluctuations around her.

"horrible."

Xiao Ling was startled by the gaze sweeping over her, and her figure, entwined with wind and thunder, immediately rose a little higher.

Xia He is so fierce
As it muttered to itself, it waved its little hand and immediately unleashed a dual-elemental skill, 'Wind and Thunder Protection'.

A power containing both wind and thunder attributes gathered around Su Chen's body. Countless tiny electric currents leaped on his body surface, transforming into a thunder armor. Light wisps of wind enveloped him, fluttering like a blue veil.

With an even greater burst of spiritual power, a pair of fox ears also grew from Su Chen's long, frost-blue hair. The beastly characteristics of the ice fox became more prominent, making his personal temperament more eerie and sinister.

Thanks to the flowing frost and light around him, the illusory fox spirit that swayed on the ground was some distance away from his real body.

next moment.

The second wave of clashes then erupted.

The two figures entangled once again.

Without a sound, a beautiful figure immediately emerged from the phantom of the fox demon.

but
The tried-and-true method of moon shadow leaping has been curbed.

The icy fox spirit, surrounded by frost and light, frantically enveloped and surged towards its opponent. Along with it, a burst of water suddenly erupted, accelerating and strengthening the freezing effect.

"Where did this splash come from?" Some of the teachers leading the teams, who were tracking the water with their eyes in real time, were a little confused.

Apart from a few members of the Qingyun Provincial Team and the siblings Hong Yan and Hong Qi, no one at the scene knew that the other had also cultivated a new version of elemental magic.

Click!

The sound of shattering continued to explode.

The spreading freezing effect was mercilessly extinguished by Xia He, who was carrying a sword formation.

The numerous obstacles ultimately affected efficiency to some extent.

Swish!
As the thick ice layer was mercilessly shattered, the temperature suddenly soared. Su Chen's spear, wreathed in raging flames, thrust forward with a powerful thrust.

The gunshots flew like dragons, fierce and swift, their terrifying momentum making them truly resemble a raging, fiery dragon.

Every inch is stronger.

The moment the spear tip touched the sword formation, the force of the thrust immediately created a large opening in the impenetrable sword domain.

no way.

Xia He frowned, realizing that her opponent had struck first despite being behind, thus gaining the upper hand.

call!
With a deep breath, she didn't move forward an inch. The Autumn Water Longsword in her hand transformed into a sweeping motion. Under the effect of the Sword Dance Lotus, her swordsmanship took on an elusive rhythm and beauty.

Even if the weapon couldn't reach the opponent, the sword energy surged like a raging tide, creating a massive storm of sword blades ahead.

Having done all this, before the spearhead could continue its thrust forward, Xia He's figure retreated once more.

Snapped!
The split sword beams, like raindrops pattering on banana leaves, continuously struck the ice fox's figure in place.

The wind-shrouded garments and thunder-armor were tattered and worn, but when they reached the underlying layer of protective mental energy, Xia He's splitting sword light was finally contained.

Even the most successful infiltrations left scratches on the spirit armor, but did not cause any physical damage to Su Chen's body.

"That thrust was pretty powerful."

What touched them the most was the group of legion members. In order to quickly break through cans and armor, all the martial arts practitioners who practiced swords and guns learned a lot of rapier and spear techniques.

But damn it, isn't Su Chen an elemental master? What's with this aura and technique?

That thrust of the spear just now almost pierced through the entire sword formation.

"However, Xia He's response was also quite commendable," someone else remarked.

Perhaps having tasted a little success, or perhaps due to past training and match experience, Xia He stopped seeking complete close-range combat after two attempts.

Bathed in the hazy moonlight, she performed an elegant and graceful moon dance, circling around an area six meters away from Su Chen.

After finding a good entry point, Xia He did not rush in. Instead, she directly swung her sword and launched her sword attack forward from a distance.

Wow!
A chaotic storm of sword blades tore through the floorboards, and sharp sword marks filled every inch of the air.

"It's too far."

With a calm remark, the swift and rapid storm of sword light merely destroyed a phantom ice fox in its original location.

'The Fox's Shadow'

This is another movement skill of the Ice Fox Spirit.

One side became conservative.

On the one hand, they turned to making great strides.

hum!
The elusive Ice Fox figure closed in instantly, its Nebula Spear tracing a deadly arc as it thrust forward toward the opening in the Sword Domain.

This timing was remarkably accurate.

Xia He, who had just withdrawn her sword stance, was in a transitional phase of power. Forcing herself to resist would inevitably be counterproductive.

retreat!

No way.

Xia He took light steps, and under the moonlight, her figure swiftly swept backward like a moon shadow.

"Ok!"

But at that very moment, as she retreated, she saw a vast, towering wave of water suddenly erupt from the ground. Upon closer inspection, she could see that Su Chen had seized the opportunity to slap on a venue card.

Water Element Field Card - [Tidal Water Realm].

at the same time.

The spear that was sent forward no longer had the explosive flames of before, but instead spewed out a chilling, penetrating frost. He had instantly switched the fire element bombardment card to the ice attribute.

boom!
Frost and water flowed in unison, the icy power emanating from the spear merging and freezing with the spreading water before them, gradually forming a ferocious ice dragon that charged forward.

In return, Su Chen transformed a perfectly normal melee attack into a long-range strike by leveraging the surging water and the effects of his spell card.

Despite the perilous situation, Xia He ultimately escaped the ice dragon's attack thanks to the effect of Moon Dance.

Wow!
A giant water bubble cage was generated from the field card. Before this binding effect could take effect, it was instantly shattered by the sword light rotating around Xia He, and countless crystal water droplets scattered in all directions.

"The ring is going to get flooded."

Xia He's figure flashed and left the area covered by the scene card, but the surging waves that overflowed inside began to slowly fill the arena with water.

This won't affect the issue of the moon's shadow jumping.

only.
Click!

In an instant.

Another blazing bolt of lightning struck down from the sky. After gathering its strength for a while, Xiao Ling made another move. The surging holy lightning, after churning and piling up, completely broke through the air and fell straight towards Xia He.

The speed of lightning was still just short of catching up with the figure bathed in moonlight.

But when the lightning struck the water, it instantly electrified the entire area, causing it to glow with a purple light.

crackling
Outside Xia He's sword formation, a crackling of lightning flashed, which, while not shattering her absolute protection, did dim the swirling sword intent somewhat.

Before the purple aura from the lightning bursting forth dissipated, the girl's clear, cold eyes pierced through the purple light, gazing at the extremely familiar opponent in the distance. Under the indiscriminate baptism of lightning that swept across the entire arena, the magnificent and noble shadow of the ice fox remained completely undisturbed.

The surging waves seemed to possess a spirit, spontaneously circling around that figure.

The electric arcs that should have been rampaging became docile as they approached him.

Everything is a submission to the Lord of the Elements.

at the moment.

The raging lightning and water were undoubtedly Su Chen's henchmen.

The opponent, however, was confident that he would not summon a bunch of summoned beasts to inflict unnecessary combos and damage on him.

at this time.

The bewitching ice fox once again left a trail of afterimages, rapidly closing in like a ghost, while waves of water surged forth as if embracing its opponent.

Xia He's expression tightened as she continued to retreat.

"The shift in the balance of power between offense and defense has been too rapid."

Tang Nianwei was shocked. At first, she was not very optimistic about Su Chen, but she did not expect the situation to change so quickly.

Xia He, who initially launched two offensives, retreated repeatedly after her attacks were countered and fiercely refuted.

Putting herself in her shoes, she broke out in a cold sweat.

She and Xia He had been going head-to-head for a while, and if she put herself in opposition to Su Chen, the result would only be worse.

Is this guy really an elemental master?

"They're about to give you a tough fight."

With the prompting of others, Xia He retreated while avoiding the surging tide ahead, and also managed to activate an acceleration card.

She couldn't delay; she had no other choice.

The venue will only become more and more disadvantageous to itself.

'Read successful: Speed ​​up!'

Almost at the same instant.

The icy fox figure, shimmering with frost, also drew a Phantom Spirit card, flicking it with one hand and precisely inserting it into the three-card slot on its right side.

Swish!
'Ling Card Admission!'

'Locked: Phantom Card!'

In an instant.

The moonlit shadow carrying the sword formation suddenly intertwined and entangled with the icy fox shadow carrying the water's momentum.

This acceleration effect not only greatly enhances movement speed, but also increases an individual's dynamic vision and neural response.

Su Chen could clearly see that under the flashing sword light, the Autumn Water Sword in her hand would occasionally bloom like sword lotus flowers, elegant and deadly, every move and every style was endowed with a heart-stirring beauty and lethality.

same.

Xia He was on edge, her eyes constantly glancing at the holy shield in the other person's hand.

Perhaps it was because of too many concerns, and past failures prevented me from letting go of the burden in my heart.

Her woven lotus of swords gradually became increasingly vulnerable under the onslaught of the surging icy water.

Keng!
Keng!
In the accelerated environment, the fierce offensive lasted for less than a breath before the two changed locations and exchanged more than a dozen blows in an instant.

When it all ends.

Xia He's sword domain, swirling with sword intent, was ultimately blasted apart, and her sword-wielding arm trembled slightly.

Su Chen's frost-blue spirit armor showed few signs of damage, and a wisp of wind still clung to his body. The holy shield in his hand, apart from being covered in dense sword marks, showed no signs of breaking.

next moment.

The phantom figure bathed in moonlight was forced to halt its attack. The feared scenario had come true. Unable to shatter the holy shield, the sword's momentum ultimately returned, forcing Xia He to dodge to the side.

Her dodge and the pause in her attack gave Su Chen ample time to switch attributes.

Swish!
A sudden surge of intense heat, without any apparent cause, caused his Frost Spear to reignite. The flames that poured out evaporated all the surrounding moisture and frost, and the intense collision between ice and fire also generated vast plumes of white steam.

Wow!
The white mist and heatwave spread and enveloped the surrounding area, even obscuring Xia He's figure.

"not good."

Her heart tightened. Not only had she lost her sight, but all she could hear was the hissing sound of smoke being released, and even the shadow of the other person had been obscured.

Although she knew she wouldn't misjudge the attack range of the spear, she still couldn't help but retreat, and with a flick of her sword, she also released a splitting sword beam forward to hinder her opponent's pursuit.

Wow!
Xia He's retreating figure disappeared from the smoke barrier.

But at this moment.

Where her shadow reappeared, Su Chen, wielding the Shadow Dagger, leaped out, and the Holy Shield of Light was also switched in its attributes as he took the opportunity.

It's not in front, but behind.

Xia He's heart raced, and with a whirlwind of movement, she unleashed a fierce sword strike.

Keng!
The sword strike failed to block the attack. The explosive spear, which was charging forward, only deviated slightly from its angle and ultimately struck Xia He's right shoulder. The shoulder armor shattered, and one of her shoulder sockets was completely caved in.

"Uh"

Xia He pursed her lips, her right hand, though weak and aching, still refused to let go of the sword. She kept retreating, but Su Chen's figure followed her like a persistent, lingering shadow.

The other party did not retreat very far.

The entire area of ​​lightning-filled pools had been transformed into a trap, and Xia He, without the protection of the sword domain, still experienced some paralysis when she landed and moved around.

Its own magic resistance is enough to exempt it from the stun effect.

Even the slightest hesitation is a huge flaw in the eyes of the hunter in front of him.

hum!
Su Chen leaped out of the light, accompanied by another clash of weapons. Xia He's Autumn Water Sword, which she could no longer hold, finally slipped from her grasp and was thrown backward in a graceful arc by the force of the impact.

this moment.

Xia He finally stopped walking.

She stopped struggling.

"You're overthinking it." Su Chen knew that the opponent's condition was even worse than when they faced Tang Nianwei.

Hear the words.

A strange sense of grievance appeared on Xia He's face. She lowered her head and said, "I've never beaten you even once. I really can't find any chance."

This is where the problem lies.

They knew each other far too well.

The provincial final might be their first ever encounter.

However, in the subsequent preparations for the national competition, the two sparred many times in private. After so many times, apart from some special training sessions, she was never able to win in any of the formal sparring matches.

How could she not have any mental burden in that situation?

Especially after Su Chen skillfully countered the first two proactive attacks, all the pre-emptive mental preparations finally began to crumble.

If the outside world knew this, probably no one would have any expectations for her. The idea that Su Chen, as an elemental warrior, needed to undergo even higher standards of assessment would undoubtedly be an utterly ridiculous joke.

"You win."

Xia He raised her head and stopped whispering in front of everyone.

However, looking at the tall figure within reach, she couldn't help but congratulate him, saying, "Congratulations on winning the championship again."

It is certain that
Perhaps because she had long lost the will to win and knew she was no match for her opponent, she felt little sadness at this moment compared to the final of the last provincial competition.

Beneath the gently falling strand of hair, her eyes revealed not frustration, but a sense of relief and joy.

Knowing him inside and out, Xia He understood better than anyone how much effort the man in front of her had put in to win today's championship.

(End of this chapter)