Elemental Card King.

Chapter 81 Breakthrough in Sun Observation Technique! Departure for the Provincial Capital
"Haven't seen you for a weekend."

"It feels like we've become cavemen."

Inside the training hall of No. 1 Middle School, a group of students were almost gathered around the ring in the center.

On the arena, on one side is the homeroom teacher's four-star Pangu Tree Man.

On one side was a demon spirit wielding golden spiritual energy, a one-meter-tall fierce tiger woman holding a slender golden scale sword.

Swish!
A host of roots and vines burst forth from the soil, like surging waves of earth, sweeping towards the demon envoy not far away with astonishing force.

Clang!
The sword rang out, and its sharp blade left golden trails as it sliced ​​through the air.

The demon spirit in its metal form made its move, unleashing a continuous barrage of golden sword light that prevented the surging waves of vines from getting within a meter of its figure.

"Is this the Golden Messenger?"

"Not only has Brother Chen's elemental spirit evolved, but he also has a weapon card. Goodness, this is his fourth card."

The students in the top class were astonished; this change had occurred in just one week.

At least after last week's practical training, everyone clearly realized that the elemental spirit was only a little over a foot and a half tall, and even after being possessed, it was only 70 centimeters tall.

But now, a tremendous transformation is taking place.

The one-meter-tall demon spirit undoubtedly wielded even more surging and astonishing elemental power. When the homeroom teacher used the four-star effect card [Evolution], the energy fluctuations on the ancient treant rapidly increased.

"This card allows summoned creatures to gain the power of the next evolution stage for a short period of time."

In a short time, the tree-man's size continued to grow taller.

If the stadium's dome hadn't been opened in advance, the giant tree that had suddenly evolved would have been enough to burst the ceiling.

But at this moment, Su Chen didn't hesitate either.

His eyes had already gleamed with a fiery red light, and the flames within his pupils were more intense than ever before.

Fire attribute, switch!

The three cards – Demon Spirit, Beast Spirit Body, and Weapon – all received a fire attribute change almost simultaneously.

"Let's try a different approach to counter elemental advantage."

To everyone's amazement, the Blazing Flame Spirit Envoy, with long crimson hair, made her appearance.

It doesn't stop there.

The spiritual energy swirling around it suddenly surged upwards, and a phantom of a flaming wolf several meters tall rose into the sky.

next moment.

The fiery red heavy sword, transformed from a golden longsword, fell as the phantom grasped it, unleashing a boundless, raging sea of ​​fire. The explosive effects within created an immense spectacle.

"That's an exaggeration."

The students watching were speechless. During the monthly exam, they witnessed the glory of the old no-card strategy from Su Chen.

Nowadays, it resembles a dimensional reduction attack from an advanced extraterrestrial civilization.

Are we really in the same class?

fine!

Anyway, it has nothing to do with everyone's college entrance examination.

While shocked, many people also offered themselves a sense of comfort.

Golden Scale Sword (longsword), Frost Bow, Rapid Fire Spear, Nature's Scepter, Rock-Breaking Gauntlets, Hurricane Boomerang, Thunder Whip Rope, Flame Sword (greatsword).

Eight different elemental magical weapons, each with its own unique attribute effects.

If it were a small spirit in the shape of an elemental demon, it would probably be a real headache to master.

After evolving, the corresponding intelligence increased significantly, which also allowed Xiaoling's ability to comprehend new things to increase rapidly.

Also.

Su Chen's mental strength also experienced a rocket-like leap in the past few days.

"The promotion of the Demon Summoner, the eight enhancements of the Guardian Card, the four Contract Cards, and two of the enhancements that were broken."

All things considered, this directly boosted Su Chen's mental strength to 219 in the latest mental strength test.

Among these, the evolution and advancement of summoned beasts, and the spiritual feedback from contract cards, are undoubtedly very strong.

The other members of the training team also spent most of this time meditating and cultivating, but their speed and efficiency were clearly not as good as Su Chen's.

Some people are so obsessed with practicing that they spend all day and night cultivating, neglecting even their scores in the five humanities subjects.

This is clearly a risky move.

It's important to know that even if you get a guaranteed admission spot at a prestigious university, they still consider your humanities scores. Those whose overall scores are below average will definitely be given serious consideration.

To put it bluntly, times have changed.

Judging superiority by actual combat experience was the standard used in ancient times when the entire population was a soldier.

Few college students today are willing to join the military.

At the very least, students from prestigious universities who enlist in the military in response to the policy are aiming to become officers.

In the context of interstellar pioneering and dimensional exploration, those with low cultural literacy will have absolutely no chance of becoming officers.

The purpose of establishing the National Middle School Card Game Master Competition is to help students understand and comprehend practical application, and improve their practical knowledge and card building skills.

The authorities will also identify outstanding young talents and provide them with a larger arena for competition.

Some of these positions are for military officers or civil servants.

of course.

In this day and age, offers from large corporations are more welcome.

"There are still 11 days before we leave for the provincial capital. There's still some time for meditation and intensive practice. That should be enough."

Yesterday, Su Chen also redeemed his October quota from the relief foundation, obtaining two more extremely rare material cards.

He also purchased three material cards through the official 'Card Time' channel.

One of the items was a three-star spiritual material card, which caused the individual's cash balance, which had just exceeded one million, to suddenly drop back to just over one hundred thousand.

It's worth mentioning that in the card market, the market value of one-star and two-star cards generally doesn't rise significantly.

The reason is... a market crash.

Too many novice card players, in order to cope with life, choose to accept their mediocrity, directly unbind their battle cards, and instead contract other cards.

For example, deliverymen who bind all their cards to storage cards, and school doctors who bind all their cards to treatment cards. These are just a few examples.

The large-scale sale of these cards naturally triggered a precipitous drop in prices, making it difficult for the market to speculate on them.

Limited edition cards issued by some companies tend to retain their value better.

"Five material cards are enough for handmade insurance, no matter what."

After careful consideration, Su Chen continued to practice the Sun Observation Technique.

The Holy Heart pendant he wore around his neck emitted a warm, gentle light, and soon after, a faint glow began to emanate from his body.

Every cultivation session is a process of nourishing the body.

From the inside out, it progresses layer by layer, starting by nourishing the internal organs, penetrating into the blood vessels and meridians, emerging from the muscles and bones, and finally reaching the surface of the skin.

This is amazing.

The external training in most martial arts schools is from the outside in, first training the muscles, bones, skin and flesh, and then nourishing the internal organs.

Meditation diagrams, on the other hand, do the exact opposite.

Two more days until we depart for the provincial capital.

A large meditation room at a middle school.

The students in the advanced class sat cross-legged, meditating intently.

Suddenly, a few soft gasps broke the silence. It turned out that several students who had just finished a round of meditation were surprised to find an unusual light source in the room.

Everyone was stunned.

Not far away, Su Chen's figure radiated a holy white light, making his originally upright and dignified seated figure appear even more majestic and solemn.

Just then, the homeroom teacher, Mr. Yu Dong, looked at the group with a stern gaze.

Everyone immediately shut up and stopped expressing their astonishment.

But she couldn't help but look at Su Chen. At first, the holy white light was as warm as the rising sun at dawn, but soon the light became more and more dazzling, making it impossible to look directly at him.

Half a minute later, the dazzling light gradually subsided, and its arc-shaped outline gained a touch of magnificent sunset color.

"Sunrise, midday, sunset." Everyone suddenly realized.

With the sudden appearance of three unusual solar phenomena, could it be that although none of the students in the class had successfully deciphered the solar phenomena diagrams, they still understood some of the underlying principles?

Su Chen has successfully cultivated the Sun Observation Technique from the beginner stage to the proficient stage.

asshole!

How long has it been?

All things considered, it's definitely less than two months.

Teacher Yu Dong also laughed, knowing that it had taken him three and a half years to go from beginner to proficient.

Indeed, personal studies and employment issues delayed a lot of his cultivation time.

But putting that aside, Su Chen's cultivation efficiency is absolutely lightning fast.

At this moment, after the strange phenomenon ended, within Su Chen's spiritual world, the radiant seed hanging above his sea of ​​consciousness had fully grown stronger.

No longer a tiny speck of light, it has officially transformed into a solemn and magnificent golden wheel.

"It's done."

The third goal before the provincial competition has been officially achieved.

After finishing his internal vision, Su Chen opened his eyes, and his once clear eyes suddenly flickered between light and darkness.

The light streaming in from the window flickered and shimmered inexplicably at that moment, causing even the shadows hanging inside to sway and dance.

Wait, this is... Teacher Yu Dong felt that he could hardly suppress the ecstasy in his heart, and those thoughts, which could be called delusions, were popping up wildly.

Before she could even ask Su Chen directly, he had already left the meditation room after she nodded somewhat blankly in agreement.

After leaving the meditation room, Su Chen went straight to the school's training facilities.

However, things didn't go well.

It appears that there are two advanced classes of students taking lessons inside.

He hesitated for a moment, then walked to the side wall of the venue, where the punching power testing machine was empty.

Su Chen relaxed his tense shoulders slightly. After sitting and cultivating for so long, he naturally needed to warm up.

After calmly adjusting his breathing rhythm, he pushed off with his feet, and the accumulated power instantly burst from his legs and spread throughout his body, while his right fist also slammed forward fiercely.

boom!
A dull yet extremely powerful impact resounded.

The readings on the instrument's screen began to fluctuate wildly.

After a few seconds.

The number stopped at 1058KG.

"good."

Su Chen noticed that his punch had attracted the attention of many students around him, so he didn't linger and headed straight out of the venue.

They hadn't gone far when a shocked scream came from behind.

"Let's go! Let's go!!"

Two days later, at the city's cultural activity center building, a group of students participating in the competition lined up. After confirming that the roll call was correct, the group headed towards several maglev buses parked by the roadside.

"Why did you sit here too, kid?" Xu Zigui glanced at the figure sitting next to Su Chen on the car seat.

Huang Haoliang grinned and said, "We're all on the same flight and staying at the same hotel."

The start and end dates of the two different competitions basically overlapped, and even the competition venues and the mathematics and physics examination venues for the provincial competitions were in adjacent facilities, so the entire Donghua City training team could naturally be gathered together.

Upon arriving at the airport, they quickly boarded a Seagull-type commercial airliner.

"Last time I flew in a fighter jet, this time I'm flying on a commercial airliner. It's so boring," one student complained.

That's really a bit unreasonable.

There are still some threats in the Fairy Wilderness, so we took a fighter jet to prevent possible attacks from flying monsters.

However, to avoid disturbing residents and causing unnecessary panic, fighter jets are not allowed to fly over or take off from the city unless absolutely necessary.

"Let's relax by watching a movie."

Su Chen was seated in the first class of the passenger plane, and he immediately took out a pair of A-star's new smart glasses from his backpack.

Compared to portable head-mounted displays, smart glasses are undoubtedly simpler and more convenient, with the only difference being a more stylish and technologically advanced design.

After activating the neural signal receiving mode, Su Chen was able to access the built-in movie resources without any voice commands or hand operations.

After putting on his headphones, he ignored the noise from the outside world.

A movie just ended not long ago.

The passenger plane arrived at the provincial capital airport on time without any problems.

"Alright, those of you who are cramming at the last minute, come out too." At the teacher's call, some students were summoned out of the meditation pod.

This provincial competition is divided into three stages: preliminary round, semi-final, and final, lasting eight days.

To ensure comprehensive logistical support and provide materials and contract cards at any time, most of the instructors from the entire training program came together.

According to researcher Li Xiu, this was a legitimate publicly funded trip.

"Leave the intelligence gathering to me. I'll make sure you have an ambush."

What's outrageous is that the development of practical competitions has become incredibly diverse.

Some people hadn't even finalized their three or four contract cards yet. Only after gathering information on the participants did they immediately begin preparations and create a targeted deck.

This is outrageous!

However, it is permitted according to the rules.

Even after the application for three cards is confirmed, a unique replacement can be made.

The downside of doing this is the reduced learning curve and familiarity.

As for the act of unbinding the card and then re-contracting it, it will cause one's mental strength to decline somewhat.

Generally speaking, no competitor has ever gone this far.

"We don't need to use defensive strategies this year, nor do we need to bother hiding our cards or taking any secrecy measures. Let them target us as they please." Teacher Wu Zhongming beamed with joy when he mentioned this.

Donghua City's two trump cards, Xia He and Su Chen, are both difficult to control.

The latter, in particular, is likely to leave opponents speechless.

tonight.

The Qingyun Provincial Card Game Association, the organizer, announced the prizes for this year's provincial competition.

Grand Prize (1 winner): 2000 million RMB in prize money, a custom card back, and any C-level cultivation resource.

First Prize (2 to 20 winners): 500 million RMB prize money and any D-level cultivation resource.

Second Prize (21st to 50th place): 200 million RMB in prize money and any E-level cultivation resource.

Third Prize (51st to 100th place): 100 million RMB.

Thank you to RBrown, BQ103017, _鼎湖山_, and 闲棋落灯 for the generous donations!

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