Elemental Card King.

Chapter 95 The Battle of Tianwang Mountain! Elemental Suppression, Absorption, Silence!

"There's a huge gap in skill even among the top-tier players," many viewers sighed inwardly.

Following Su Chen's clean and decisive victory, Feng Xingqin also crushed his opponent in one fell swoop.
"The next match will be exciting."

The audience was eagerly anticipating the highly anticipated third-round match.

The clash between Su Chen and Feng Xingqin will mean that one of them will be eliminated in the round of 16.

"There's no revival match, but the loser will still get the first prize, so it doesn't matter. Anyway, the official roster for the provincial training team has to be no more than 20 people, so no matter what the result is, these two will definitely be on the roster."

This idea is a common consensus among almost everyone.

but.

Feng Xingqin has yet to reveal the fourth and fifth cards of the contract.

This guy is still tactically hiding.

at this time.

Wang Liyang, who had been silent in the spectator stands, suddenly said, "That kid didn't contract the fourth and fifth cards before the provincial competition. He would have reserved them specifically for his mortal enemies, preparing to counter the cards."

His tone was neither cold nor indifferent, nor was it loud or emphasized.

However, the members of the Donghua City training team present dared not ignore his words at all, so much so that they instinctively remained silent when he spoke.

Xu Zigui, who was always unrestrained, commented indignantly before Wang Liyang could finish speaking: "That kid surnamed Feng is so mean."

At this moment, all eyes around him instantly focused on him, causing Xu Zigui's expression to change slightly.

Oh, did I say something wrong?
"Please, stop interrupting," Xiang Xing whispered a reminder from the side.

A few seconds later, Wang Liyang continued, "So, Su Chen, you should understand what type of cards the opponent has for their fourth and fifth cards, right?"

Teacher He Yun was somewhat speechless. This guy couldn't just be more explicit when giving advice to others.

Besides, would it kill you to turn around and talk to me face to face?

"understandable."

Su Chen was well aware of this, and he had long had some ideas about the possible ways to counter the enemy.

Everything in the universe has its counterpart; no single deck or style can be guaranteed to be invincible. There are always ways to counter and break it.

"The forbidden silence technique isn't very useful in the early stages. He's simply prepared restrictive measures like elemental suppression and elemental absorption," Su Chen said with great certainty.

"The approach is correct."

Wang Liyang nodded slightly, indicating his approval.

"So here's the question: are you prepared with countermeasures?" he asked.

"There's no need to go on about that," Teacher He Yun interrupted the conversation at this point.

To avoid being overheard, she patted Su Chen on the shoulder.

Teacher He Yun's serious demeanor made everyone realize that this senior member of the team was also hiding a big secret.

Wang Liyang neither confirmed nor denied this, perhaps he had become accustomed to being isolated and kept in the dark by his subordinates.

The match is still ongoing off the field.

The undisputed leader of Group B is Gao Mingxuan, one of the top favorites to win the championship.

As the owner of the top talent sequence 'Transcendent', he can increase the star rating of contract cards by one star within a certain period of time.

Three-star Blackscale Dragon → Four-star Abyss Dragon.

Three-star Dragonborn Warrior → Four-star Dragonborn Warrior.

All of them were temporarily promoted to four-star purple card quality.

This resulted in a deep-sea dragon, at least thirty meters long and clad in dragon scale armor, soaring majestically through the air. When its gaping maw, covered in dragon teeth and fangs, opened wide, a mottled ball of dragon breath blasted down from the sky.

The opponent playing the Necromancer resurrection deck was completely dumbfounded. No matter how fast he flooded the board, and how he could constantly summon and resurrect skeleton units by triggering deathrattles, the opponent just wiped out the board with a single Dragon's Breath.

When the dragon's breath rained down from the sky and covered the entire half of the field, at least a hundred small skeletons were instantly buried in the black sea of ​​fire, the terrifyingly high damage directly evaporating them into ashes.

"I lost"

As the surrender was initiated, many spectators couldn't help but marvel at how powerful the character's stats were.

“Even intermediate card players can only play with three-star cards in the early and mid-game, but this transcendent can directly play with four-star cards, not to mention the power boost from the Drive Armor.”

"Dragons are already incredibly strong, and with this boost, their damage output is ridiculously high."

There's a saying that goes, "In the face of absolute numerical values, card decks and archetypes are as weak and fragile as a blank sheet of paper."

Not to mention, this player on the field has a revealed three-dragon synergy bonus, and still has a dragon summon card that hasn't been used, so he can continue to boost his damage output.

"With this level of intensity, it feels like Gao Mingxuan has a pretty good chance of winning the championship."

A person's strength ultimately needs a stepping stone to highlight it, and this opponent who plays the Necromancer resurrection build is someone who ranked in the top ten in both the preliminaries and the semi-finals.

Seeing such a strong player being ruthlessly crushed by Gao Mingxuan with absolute numerical damage, it makes one wonder if the selection of the provincial champion is still uncertain.

Especially after Yang Taihe, the owner of another top-tier talent sequence 'Super Fusion', created an incredibly powerful steel behemoth through fusion, expectations for him have risen considerably.

"Just as the advance reports predicted, these people are indeed much more impressive. Regardless of whether they win the grand prize, they've definitely made it into the provincial team," many spectators remarked.

Thereafter.

Zhu Wan'er, Duan Yingxue, and Luan Dehai, who all played the Ice Mage build, also won.

Xia He won the civil war with ease, without any apparent trouble.

Fan Xin also defeated her old teammate and classmate in the internal battle.

Just as the complete list of the top 16 was about to be released, a small incident sparked considerable discussion.

"After confirmation and verification by the organizers, contestant Feng Xingqin has chosen to change her card." At that moment, a prompt message appeared on the screen.

According to the competition rules, the drive weapons and card weapons, which involve very complicated authorization procedures, cannot be replaced, but the cards can be replaced once.

Shhh!!

In an instant, without anyone in the audience needing to jeer, a chorus of boos spontaneously arose.

"That's lame, bro!"

"He's chickened out!"

Regardless of how reasonably and legally he acted in accordance with the rules, at this sensitive juncture, changing the card distribution before the match against Su Chen was clearly an attempt by Feng Xingqin to gain a slight advantage.

Of course, some other people have also done pre-match card swapping.

But as the son of a councilor, Feng Xingqin's every move is magnified.

What was originally a reasonable use of the rules has been increasingly belittled and trampled upon by those who want to stir up trouble.

"Haha, he brought it on himself."

A murmur of smug laughter rippled through the stands where the Donghua City training team was located.

"That guy has been missing for quite a while. I guess he didn't just change his card set; he probably also directly contracted two new cards."

After Wang Liyang reminded them, they had already noticed that Feng Xingqin seemed to have been missing from the stands for quite some time.

If others hastily sign new cards and put them into the game without being familiar with them, they will undoubtedly be humiliated.

After all, even a single spell card requires the card master to perform mind control operations.

The same card can be played with incredible skill by some, while others play it with utter clumsiness.

This is a matter of individual comprehension and proficiency.

However, as the owner of the top talent sequence 'Weapon King', Feng Xingqin can easily control and master any new weapon.

That's why he can perfectly adapt his strategies to the situation and take them to the extreme.

In a sense, this is the innate advantage that talent brings to a competition.

Su Chen didn't care about this.

Emotions are contagious.

Seeing the team leader so calm, composed, and confident, the rest of the team members naturally appeared relaxed and lively as well.

"Although our Donghua team only has 3 players in the top 16, we are sure we can sweep the top two spots." Many people expressed great optimism.

Upon hearing this, members of the neighboring teams couldn't help but roll their eyes, some expressing disdain.

Xia He has had good luck with the draw, and her dominating the first two rounds made it difficult to see her true strength.

Furthermore, because she has rarely made a move in the past, even the information about her in the preliminary intelligence reports was not fully revealed. However, the members of the Donghua team have extremely high hopes for Xia He's abilities.

"One team will dominate the upper half of the bracket, while the other will conquer the lower half as well." Even the mentors have high expectations for this.

After the list of the top 16 was finalized, a 15-minute break was taken.

During this time, many people in the audience immediately ran to the restroom.

Amidst the comings and goings of people, Feng Xingqin, who had disappeared for some time, finally returned to his place.

Facing the concerned gazes of his mentor and a group of friends, Feng Xingqin smiled smugly and said, "Everything went smoothly."

"That's good."

Everyone laughed heartily and without worry.

Those familiar with Feng Xingqin know that he rarely shows his emotions, is very deep and reserved, and sometimes puts on airs. But to see him so overjoyed right now is extremely rare. It seems that he has a pretty good chance of winning the upcoming battle.

At 4:30 p.m., the first match of the Round of 16 began immediately.

Group A, the group of death, will also welcome its only champion!

"Contestant No. 3, Su Chen, and contestant No. 7, Feng Xingqin, immediately step onto the stage to prepare."

As soon as the referee finished speaking, the entire aerial screen focused on Su Chen as he walked down from the stands.

"handsome!"

"Cheer me on!!"

At this moment, the cheers from the entire audience were perfectly timed, and the popularity was the highest ever.

However, when the camera focused on Feng Xingqin, who was also heading to the ring, the cheers subsided considerably, and some harsh boos were even mixed in.

what's the situation?
Feng Xingqin did not frown, and his expression remained unchanged.

He was unaware that he had been booed by some spectators for changing his card.

After returning, the entire Yunfan training team never mentioned this matter to Feng Xingqin, which is normal. They were too busy trying to appease him to mention that embarrassing incident.

When he arrived at the edge of the ring, Feng Xingqin finally gleaned the reason from a few fragmented words.

Did I eat your rice? He felt a little annoyed and unhappy. He was just using the rules of the game reasonably. Everyone else could change their cards, but he couldn't?

Moreover, he was simply making perfect use of his talent advantage.

Whatever!

Feng Xingqin didn't want to pay attention to this group of frogs in a well croaking incessantly.

No matter how loudly he shouts, it won't cost him a piece of flesh, nor will it affect his chances of winning the game.

Watching Su Chen walk onto the stage amidst applause, Feng Xingqin admitted to feeling a pang of jealousy.

but it does not matter.

People only remember who the champion is; few people care about the second-place winner, the biggest loser, let alone the 16 contestants who were eliminated early.

Even if this top 16 player later mentions being maliciously targeted by the champion, it will only invite endless ridicule.

He understands human nature so well!

It's understandable, but...

Despite the constant boos, Feng Xingqin's anger still surged.

"Very well, Su Chen, prepare to receive my wrath!"

Once the figures on both sides had taken their positions on the ring, the referee, who was riding a floating cart, raised his right hand after a brief inquiry and no objections were raised.

"start!"

After the countdown ended, the referee lowered his raised hand.

Along with this, the figures on the opposite sides, far away, all experienced the rapid activation of their cards.

hum!
A surge of powerful energy waves continuously surged forth.

Su Chen's starting stance was the same as always.

Contract Summoning Card + Elemental Beast Spirit Card + Weapon Card.

However, there is a small detail: he switched all his cards to their positions very early in the game, which saved him a little effort.

hum!
A graceful figure, shimmering with shadowy light, descended from the summoning circle. With long, jet-black hair and dressed in a magnificent gown, the Night Spirit Envoy made her first public appearance.

Its appearance caused quite a stir in the audience.

As the spirit armor inserted with the Shadow Leopard Card merged with his soul, his pair of purplish-black eyes became even more profound. The spirit armor covering him added a hazy, mysterious aura to his entire being.

He also grasped a dark-attribute elemental magic weapon—the Shadow Dagger—in his right hand.

Just as Su Chen finished his preliminary preparations, the figure in the distance was still far from finished.

"Wow!!"

At that moment, boundless shock and uproar resounded throughout the entire venue.

"Look at Feng Xingqin!"

With this reminder, people's attention gradually turned to that unremarkable-looking figure.

The opponent immediately activated a card they had never seen before.

Summoning Card!
A three-star purple quality Spirit Devouring Jellyfish.

As soon as this colorless giant jellyfish with hundreds of long, thin tentacles appeared, Feng Xingqin immediately switched it into its equipment form—the Possession Armor!
In an instant, the exoskeleton armor he was wearing incorporated biomimetic materials, and the originally imposing outer armor layer suddenly became a semi-transparent, viscous texture.

Hundreds of slender and flexible jellyfish tentacles extend from the back of the helmet, like a head of eerie, flowing hair.

This gave Feng Xingqin a sinister and terrifying cult-like aura.

"So ugly!"

"What an ugly thing!"

The entire audience was stunned.

Even Xu Zigui was stunned and questioned whether the other party was mentally abnormal.

No one expected that the senator's son would produce such an ugly thing.

However, many discerning people don't care about these aesthetic issues; they immediately understand the other party's intention.

"The Spirit Devouring Jellyfish is a creature that is naturally effective against magical elements. Its characteristic is to absorb elements and then utilize them."

While everyone was marveling at the moment, Feng Xingqin had already released the fifth card of the contract.

A faceless monster, over ten feet tall and neither human nor human, drifted out.

Demon Slayer!
Another summon beast with the ability to absorb external elemental fluctuations and even suppress elements has made its debut.

"Wow, what a coincidence!"

"Damn, this is so targeted! Is this really just a coincidence?"

"If these weren't two cards contracted during the match, I'd eat my phone. This guy is shameless."

The audience was initially confused, but they quickly realized what was going on.

So all that guessing about the fourth and fifth cards was a waste of time and effort. It turns out that Feng Xingqin hadn't even made a contract for the last two cards before the match.

Everyone's not stupid; this deck is built specifically to counter Su Chen.

If Su Chen could constantly switch attributes to use elemental counters, then the Spirit Devouring Jellyfish and the Demon-Slaying Demon targeted the problem at its root, absorbing and devouring every wisp of elemental attribute, no matter what it was.

"That guy is despicable!"

"His tactical mindset is too dirty, but I have to say, this guy is too smart. No wonder he's the son of a senator. He directly delivered a dimensional blow to Su Chen on an intellectual level."

Holy crap, this is just hype. Some people are speechless.

Feng Xingqin, who was waiting for the opponent's attack on the stage, found the slanderous insults extremely grating.

However, he didn't dwell on it too much.

After all, if I win the final championship, and then ever mention that I specifically targeted a top 16 player, wouldn't that make me a laughing stock?

Let's see who was shameless back then!

(End of this chapter)