My anime-style card deck is fine!

Was my performance not good enough?

"Sure enough, my music needs tuning!" Homiga quickly put her doubts aside and continued her passionate performance on the empty ring, though she was not without an audience.

Among those who came from all over the country and even the world to watch this ultimate college entrance examination.

A large number of viewers were also drawn to her and stayed there to admire and watch the girl's passionate and energetic performance, even in the face of the silence of being alone.

Of course, that applies to the audience who weren't actually there; they were simply enjoying the music.

But for the test takers who actually get to this stage, it's a completely different experience.

Homiga?

The performance was spectacular, the music was great, and the rock music was passionate—but the duel was the only thing that couldn't be decided.

If it were before, people might have been curious and tried to challenge it. After all, the specific situation is just Tieshan Youyou's own words, and it might just be due to the deck's counter?

Some of them actually think that way.

The problem is that Xiaochun from the previous level also had a [Poison Algae Dragon] with poison and dragon attributes!

—The perfect alternative!

That extreme experience of the underworld made them all gasp in horror.

And this is still a dragon-attribute level, only indirectly involving the poison attribute, and the result is so terrible - what would happen if it were Homiga who specializes in the poison attribute?

I can’t even think about it!

They even felt like they were entering the underworld when they stepped into the 97th level.

I felt my whole body trembling, cold sweat pouring down my face, and my heart stopped... Anyway, that's what happened. They originally planned to leave immediately, but Homiga's performance was indeed spectacular.

They were made to subconsciously watch the entire performance before leaving after it ended.

……

Similar to Homiga's experience, Acerola in level 98 also encountered a similar situation.

This ghostly loli didn't even have Homiga's cool musical talent, so everyone just gave up on her—she was completely useless.

The Ghost-type Acerola is just like the Dark-type Marie they encountered before.

Aside from getting a lucky draw at the start, you can manage to go back and forth for a couple of rounds, but if you fail to get the right cards, you're bound to die on the spot.

Compared to Mary's [High Five Surprise Attack], Acerola's [Spiritual Ambush] has a higher margin for error!

An attack that ignores defense and is guaranteed to hit, combined with the Pokémon's terrifying individual stats, makes it, in a sense, an invincible being with a set of rules.

Even Tieshan Youyou was almost helpless and was defeated.

The tattered steering wheel that pierced through his chest left him with considerable psychological trauma.

I still remember it vividly.

However, because Acerola was so cute, the girls in the party lingered for a while, but they had no intention of dueling with Acerola and went straight to the next level.

"Next, this is the last one."

The paleontologist, who had been quite silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up out of the blue.

It left everyone feeling somewhat dazed.

The 100th known level is Amon's outpost. After such a series of beatings, they have completely given up on challenging Amon, or at least, with their current incomplete deck, they have no such intention.

Perhaps I'll try to challenge Amon after I get out?

But not now, at least not now.

In other words, this final 99th level is the last one in their ultimate college entrance examination.

—It's finally coming to an end!

Many people have this idea in their minds.

Having come this far, from their initial high spirits to their current exhaustion, they suddenly realized that they had somehow gotten used to it!

Regarding the loss to Amon...

"...Good luck." Tieshan Youyou didn't say much, and led everyone inside.

While this might be the last place for others, for him, who had already challenged this place once, his test was over.

It's a pity, but in his previous duel with the gatekeeper here, he was easily defeated without any chance of fighting back.

The group followed Tieshan Youyou into the final 99 levels.

It's completely different from the style of the other levels.

Although the previous stages had various characteristics due to the style of the stationed trainer girls, whether it was a traditional duel arena, a stage, or a ring, it was clear that it was a 'duel arena'.

But this level is completely different.

This is a garden.

Sunlight streamed down, flowers bloomed all around, and in the shade of a tree, a blonde girl rested in a huge cradle, accompanied by a gentle breeze.

But compared to the girl's delicate face and adorable sleeping expression.

All eyes were immediately drawn to the girl's long, golden hair, which was as smooth as silk or as golden as gold, and shone brightly in the sunlight.

It's so captivating that you can't take your eyes off it.

But the quality of hair doesn't attract much attention; what truly attracts them is...

It was the girl's terrifying amount of hair that could move and envy mature men all over the world, even causing them to scream in a sharp, explosive voice and shout that it was a miracle. The amount of hair was so terrifying that it was like a blanket covering the girl's body!

"Cattleya."

Amon stepped forward, pinched the sleeping girl's cheek, and said with a hint of helplessness, "It's time to get up, we have guests."

"Hmm? Amon?"

The girl frowned, curling up in dissatisfaction: "No, Amon, you handle it yourself..."

"Huh? Don't throw a tantrum."

Despite saying that, Amon wasn't angry; instead, he found it rather cute.

It took a while to awaken the girl, but the others didn't seem to have any objections. In this world, or rather in China, highly spiritual followers are given great privileges.

Not only are they explicitly stipulated by law, but highly spiritual followers also possess all the human rights that citizens should have, and they may even have citizen identity cards.

If you want, you can go to work or go to school.

There's nothing we can do about it; these are all 'legacy from history'.

A true historical legacy.

Because civilizations are so ancient and long-standing, and because card-making often unintentionally incorporates one's own values, many ancient celebrities or ancestors often return to the world unintentionally as card spirits.

Then, and then no more.

Faced with the suppression of seniority, what can a group of Chinese people do?

If your ancestor is willing to duel you, you should be secretly happy; if not, there's nothing you can do about it.

"Another highly spiritual follower."

The group didn't go forward; instead, they found a bench at the entrance, sat down, and looked at Amon and Gadriya.

The girl with glasses, Jia Ying, glanced at Jia Deliya, who was still lazing in bed, and a hint of envy flashed in her eyes.

She is the type of card player who doesn't have any followers.

But that doesn't mean she doesn't like it!

only……

For some reason, the minion cards she creates are all cute types, and not only do they have no effect, but their level and stats are also very low, making them purely decorative minions.

Such followers are unlikely to develop higher spirituality, or even almost impossible.

Although she has also found her own path and has extraordinary talent in magic cards, she still can't help but feel envious when she sees this scene.

"This is Amon, with his unparalleled card-making talent that makes people question the world."

Wu Shanyu shook her head, then suddenly asked with some curiosity, "Speaking of which, what do you think of Amon?"

"What do you think?"

Jiaying sighed: "I originally thought I was a genius."

Yes, originally.

Out of 1.4 billion people across the country, there are more than 10 million college entrance examination candidates every year, and I am one of the fewer than 50 candidates from Baiyin among those 10 million.

Even "one in a million" wouldn't be enough to describe her talent.

She was once so proud of her efforts, talent, and strength.

Until she took that exam.

Giants ravaging the battlefield, howling hurricanes, and fields of corn stretching as far as the eye can see...

"I've only just realized that compared to true geniuses, I'm at best just an 'ordinary person' with some talent," Jiaying said, pushing up her glasses.

"An ordinary person, nothing special."

The statement sounded somewhat depressing, but everyone around couldn't help but nod in agreement upon hearing it.

Those who still have the ambition to catch up with Amon can be considered geniuses, but mediocre people like them shouldn't get involved in such high-level games.

Immediately, sighs of dismay filled the air.

Tieshan Youyou was speechless, but didn't know how to comfort them, so he simply remained silent.

On the other side, Cattleya finally got up.

She wasn't really asleep; she was just being affectionate with Amon.

Satisfied, Cattleya shyly shook off Amon's hand.

The superpowered girl used her powers to lift herself up, and slowly floated to the center of the garden, while her ribbon-like, dazzling golden hair floated along with her, showing off her amazing amount of hair.

"How rude of you to disturb my sleep. Hmm... but to have made it this far, especially with Amon, seems to possess both goodwill and strength."