Elemental Card King.

Chapter 85 A Gathering of Heroes! The Emerald Realm!
Under the scrutiny and gaze of many, Su Chen leisurely finished half a bottle of mental replenishment solution.

The training team members did not wear uniforms; they each wore their own everyday clothes.

Regardless of how others see it, Su Chen, who finished first, doesn't look like he's suffered any hardship. His sportswear is spotless, and his face shows no signs of sweat or fatigue.

"This guy seems to be taking it a little too easy."

You're taking a walk here and coming back? Some eliminated contestants seem a bit speechless.

Until 3 minutes later.

'Second place: Feng Xingqin (39 minutes and 27 seconds)'.

The high-hanging leaderboard finally saw the name of a second person.

After a golden beacon beam of light flashed frequently, a tall, unremarkable figure successfully teleported back.

His first glance fell on another golden beacon in the distance, and a hint of surprise appeared on his usually serene face.

Feng Xingqin immediately looked up and spotted another name on the pass list.

"Down by more than 3 points?"

He raised an eyebrow, made sure to remember the name of the top scorer, and then walked towards the outer perimeter.

When they arrived at the Yunfan City training team's location, the eliminated members rushed over.

"That kid from Donghua City probably misread the rules. It's no use trying his best to get first place."

"That's right. What's the use of being number one? Just stay in the top tier. Why bother with all that effort?"

In a sense, this argument is not wrong; as long as you can be in the first tier, whether you are number one or not is not that important.

But did the other party really use all their strength?
This is debatable.

Feng Xingqin wore a warm smile and showed no discrimination or disrespect towards the eliminated contestants.

Although some people privately criticized him for being the son of a congressman, putting on too much show and seeming somewhat hypocritical, his polite demeanor was indeed beyond reproach.

After he sat down, an instructor also informed Su Chen of his card deck construction information.

This includes the Card Master talent and the opponent's four contract cards.

"The elemental ruler?"

Feng Xingqin sighed inwardly.

"Given such a strong advantage in the early stages, it's not surprising."

Upon hearing the definitive information, his smile brightened, his wariness inexplicably diminished, and even a sense of pity arose in his heart.

The opponent's talent clearly means they can win now but lose in the future.

Just thinking about how the other person will inevitably fall behind him in the future makes him feel a little smug.

No matter what.

At this stage, he also needs to protect his gains from being stolen by thieves.

"His mental strength must be progressing very quickly, so is this guy also an intermediate card master?" Feng Xingqin asked.

"It doesn't seem likely. I heard the other person awakened very late," the instructor said, judging only from a few brief glimpses.

During their conversation, several golden beacon lights appeared in the venue.

"Feng Xingqin, intermediate card master, top talent sequence 'Weapon King', comprehends the Azure Lotus Law, currently has confirmed contracts with the special summon cards [Dark Beast] and [Light Butterfly], and one effect card [Weapon Amplification]."

Teacher He Yun directly informed Su Chen of some information about the hypothetical enemy.

This is also a unique feature of Yunfan City.

Living off the land and water, relying on neighboring territories, they have a strong affinity for biological weapons.

For example, the extremely rare Special Summon Card [Dark Beast] can be summoned as a beast or transformed into a biological weapon that parasitizes the right arm.

"Luan Dehai, a top-tier talent sequence 'Spirit Master', can absorb any beast spirit card without rejection. Currently, the confirmed contract cards are the beast spirit cards [Poison Lizard Spirit], [Blood Bat Spirit], and one effect card [Spirit Energy Amplification]."

"Duan Yingxue, with the top-tier talent sequence 'Torrent,' has an extremely fast card casting speed, with a casting time that is practically nonexistent."

“Gao Mingxuan, with the talent ‘Transcendent,’ can increase the star rating of a contract card by one star within a certain period of time.”

"Yang Taihe, with the talent 'Super Fusion', as the name suggests, comes with a fusion card, which can forcibly fuse between summoned beasts, and between himself and his summoned beasts."

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The teachers of the Donghua City training team weren't just sitting idly by. After Xia He successfully returned with a preliminary ranking of 9th, they informed her of the information about her main opponents one by one.

"There might be a very few seasoned veterans hiding, but their strength is probably not at the top level," Teacher He Yun clearly stated.

The compiled electronic materials have also been sent to the training team's group chat.

"Taking a long detour to avoid monsters wasted too much time."

After 1 hour and 03 minutes, the last player from the Donghua City training team successfully teleported back.

No one paid attention to Pang Haoqian's complaints; instead, he was surrounded and hugged by a group of people.

"Dude, including you, we've all made it through the preliminaries."

Upon being informed, Pang Haoqian was stunned; he was actually the last one to clear the level.

Not so much
Available in the next second.

A surge of collective honor made him join in the celebration.

This atmosphere is undoubtedly unique, completely different from the mixed feelings of joy and sorrow among the training teams from various places around.

"This Donghua City seems to have something special about it."

Previously, the 32-member Donghua City expedition team had been widely publicized, and it seems that the strategy of deploying elite troops has indeed been very effective.

Although many training teams still had more than 32 players after being eliminated.

However, it should be noted that the final qualifiers of the Donghua training team were far from being eliminated.

In this way, this team will definitely be able to achieve a lot in the semi-finals.

This remarkable achievement was somewhat unexpected yet reasonable for the coaches of the Donghua training team.

Wang Liyang's strict management methods for selecting elite soldiers are quite effective.

"Okay, it's over."

The competition officially ended after 1 hour and 29 minutes of assessment time.

A portion of those who were still in the assessment scenario and failed were forcibly teleported out. Including those eliminated along the way, the total number reached the predetermined 25% elimination rate standard.

"The preliminary round has officially ended. Congratulations to all those who have passed."

Vice President Li of the Provincial Card Masters Association reappeared on the central stage and praised the provincial contestants who had gathered again below the stage.

soon.

He gave a detailed introduction to tomorrow's semi-final.

"The semi-finals are divided into two stages."

"In the first stage, all contestants will embark on a three-day survival training journey to the Emerald Realm. The rich ecosystem of this small world will contain countless rare treasures, as well as countless dangerous monsters." "Each of these rare treasures and each monster will be marked with a corresponding score in advance. In the end, all the scores obtained by everyone will be added together, and the ranking will be based on this to determine the winners."

"The top 32 will directly qualify for the finals."

"In addition to these 32 people, the top 250 will enter the second stage of the semi-finals, through multiple rounds of points-based competition, to select another 32 finalists."

"certainly."

"The secret realm is extremely risky. Before you try to gain points, you must first assess your own strength."

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As Vice President Li eloquently explained, a topographical map of the Emerald Secret Realm appeared on the giant screen suspended in the air.

This map marks multiple strategic zones, with the third tier located on the outermost perimeter, followed by the second tier, while the first tier, with its superior strength, is located closer to the inner circle, very close to the core area.

The rankings in the preliminary rounds will also affect the initial distribution points.

The higher their ranking in the preliminaries, the closer their initial location will be to the core area of ​​the secret realm.

"The Emerald Realm is an incredibly vast little world. It would probably take about two days to get from the outermost area to the inner circle. It's just too difficult to overtake them." One contestant felt despair upon learning the situation.

"Don't worry, the resources in the entire Jade Secret Realm are very abundant. Besides, the inner circle also means a higher risk factor," a friend comforted him.

This statement is not without reason.

According to data from previous years, the proportion of top-tier teams being eliminated directly in the secret realm is not small.

The higher the reward, the greater the risk.

The choice is entirely up to you.

After announcing the semi-final procedures, the contestants returned to their hotels one after another.

After a hearty lunch, some people rush back to their rooms to rest and catch up on sleep, as the upcoming back-to-back matches will definitely be a major test of their physical fitness.

In particular, the three-day, two-night journey through the secret realm will likely not provide much rest time. Just how to deal with the extremely dangerous nocturnal monsters in the dead of night is a big question mark.

The rest of the people chatted in the hotel's private room.

"It's a pity I'm not destined for the Azure Lotus Technique. I'll suffer greatly in the secret realm because there are too few ways to recover," Xu Zigui sighed.

Following Wang Liyang's guidance, he successfully comprehended the Seventy-Two Brute Bull Diagram, also known as the Brute Force Method.

Due to his lack of qualifications, he was ineligible to practice the Dragon and Elephant Diagram, the Vajra Meditation Diagram, and the Smelting Diagram among the Thirty-Six Meditation Diagrams, all of which are extremely brutal and violent physical attack methods.

At first, he wanted to learn the Green Lotus Technique, but his attempts to comprehend it all ended in failure.

"You're having a good time, class monitor," Xu Zigui said sourly.

In the Donghua City training team, not only Xiao Tingting, but also Fan Xin herself comprehended the Green Lotus Technique.

"It's okay, you'll have other chances in the future."

Fan Xin said, "It's not impossible to practice multiple meditation methods simultaneously."

As she said, meditation diagrams can be practiced in multiple ways. In theory, as long as one's mental space can handle them and one can comprehend as many as one can understand and enter the basics, one can learn as many as one can.

However, just getting started isn't enough.

Without spending time on in-depth cultivation, one can't improve their combat power much, and it might even delay their meditation and cultivation progress.

For the vast majority of people, even if they have the opportunity to understand it, they would never even consider it.

"This is a terrible idea, it's going to fail. I still need to meditate and cultivate." Xu Zigui shook his head.

At this point, his heart skipped a beat. So here's the question: could Su Chen, who had reportedly stopped meditating and cultivating long ago, possibly learn another external technique in the future?

You know what, you really shouldn't say this. Just thinking about it made Xu Zigui feel a little discouraged.

The gap is really widening.

If the homeroom teacher hadn't specifically issued a gag order, the members of the training team would probably have known that Su Chen's Sun Observation Technique had reached a proficient stage.

This guy is incredibly strong.

Xu Zigui glanced at the group chat. He didn't know exactly how strong these prodigies from other places were, but he was certain that they were no match for Su Chen.

"I don't believe those people really don't care about getting first place in the preliminaries."

Many members of the Donghua City training team also share this view.

Su Chen, who was present, didn't care whether it had any real value or not.

He is very clear about the reasons for his overwhelming lead in all aspects.

No detours, no stops, fast monster-killing efficiency.

Especially the point about 'not stopping' was due to the powerful purification effect of the Sun Observation Method, which allowed him to pass through the unknown poisonous miasma area without any hindrance.

Furthermore, due to the defensive cards he possessed, the threat effect of the scene was negligible for Su Chen.

The other top 20 players all stopped to rest for a while, which gave him an advantage in the lead.

In summary, Su Chen's defensive and recovery methods resulted in a significant overflow advantage.

"Even four-star monsters can't break through my defenses in a short time, so I don't need to worry too much about this trip to the Emerald Realm," Su Chen thought to himself. At least with the small floating drones around, he didn't need to be too vigilant during the night.

The Emerald Realm is located on the southwestern border of the provincial capital. Unlike the Fairy Wilderness, it is a unique landform formed by the collision and collapse of a small plane.

The formation of the entire Jadeite Secret Realm was not due to external factors at all.

During the Age of Rise, an ancient god attempted to forcibly tear his domain apart from Earth. However, due to the constraints of the prime plane's crystal walls and the attack from human god-level card masters, this feat of 'city gathering and ascension' ultimately failed.

After its attempt to create a separate dimension failed, it created a spatial fault isolation zone in the surrounding area, making it a secret realm that was difficult to enter.

This is the origin of the name "Jade Secret Realm".

After thousands of years of human development, this hidden place has long lost its value for further exploration.

Today, it has become the official examination venue or training ground for Qingyun Province.

The next day.

It's not even eight o'clock yet.

The semi-finals, which were in full swing, have begun, and the group has gathered again at the Yundu Arena.

The nameplates in their hands will become teleportation beacons, activated immediately at 8 o'clock to teleport them to the Emerald Realm.

It's worth mentioning that the initial positions assigned to everyone are not completely random. The organizers will ensure that trainees from the same region do not gather in or be adjacent to each other, thereby eliminating the possibility of team formation.

Just like Su Chen and Xia He's initial positions, they were definitely very far apart.

"We live surrounded by countless planes of existence. In the past, present, and future, we are constantly conquering and exploring unknown planes."

"The journey to the Emerald Realm will be enough to prove your awareness as combat card masters. Show your courage, shoulder the responsibility for the future, and make a great impression inside."

"Now, let's go!"

The voice just fell.

The figures below the stage were greeted by wave after wave of teleportation light.

(End of this chapter)