Chapter 308: Sacrifice to the Red Devil
Terrible, so terrible!
He fell to the ground, and before his eyes were the shadows of the sages and the Haoran Academy that had shattered into ice. The destruction of the venue card slightly relieved the mental pressure in Zhan Changyu's mind and made him feel a little relaxed, but this momentary comfort could not completely suppress the fear in his heart at the moment.
Just now...what on earth did he see?
The end of the world?
The feeling that the whole world is covered in ice...it's so scary.
Zhan Changyu's chest heaved violently and he gasped for breath. It took him a long time to recover from the fear.
No…it’s not real, it must be the Soul Card ability.
Although this conclusion was obvious, Zhan Changyu, whose mind was shocked by the evil attached to the magic sword, took a long time to realize the falsity of that environment.
Soul Card abilities... illusions? But isn't Gu Jieshuang a melee Soul Card Master? How could there be a Soul Card like mine... that could directly affect a Soul Card Master?
This is the characteristic of his deck!
Moreover, he has to choose one out of four when using this feature, at least at level 5. If he is unlucky and doesn't get a strong control randomly, he may be pushed down directly in the early stage.
But your control of this sword... why is it so stable!
Zhan Changyu couldn't accept it.
Suddenly, Gu Jieshuang’s words just now came to his mind.
It's the boss's card.
Boss...Yu Cang?
"That's right...what Yu Cang did makes sense..."
Zhan Changyu slowly calmed down his mind, and when he looked at the stage, he couldn't help but show an even more excited expression.
He is worthy of being the youngest recipient of the Flame Emperor Medal in history, so strong!
He knew in his heart that he would lose this duel without a doubt.
In the early stage, when Gu Jieshuang didn't know the characteristics of his deck, he didn't establish an advantage. If she had taken out the Jie Emei that could release control from the beginning, he would have no chance of winning.
There is no chance of winning.
And, although Gu Jieshuang has very strong combat experience, what allows her to defeat herself are still those powerful soul cards.
A sword that can fly on its own, a sword that can release sword energy, a sword that can completely break free from control, a sword that can cause hallucinations... It is so comprehensive that it doesn't even look like a melee soul card master.
"The duel is over, and the winner is Gu Jieshuang." Jiang Shan announced the result of the match at the referee's seat. Although his voice was not loud, it was accurately heard by everyone on the field.
Zhan Changyu quickly got up from the ground and patted his butt: "You win, Jie Shuang... You are very strong, and I lose with full conviction."
"Thank you." Gu Jieshuang nodded slightly.
She waved her hand, and the ice on her right arm gradually shattered and disappeared into the air. The soul card and the dusty holy sword behind her also gradually disappeared.
After bowing to Zhan Changyu, she turned around and left the arena.
Behind him, Zhan Changyu scratched his head.
This Gu Jieshuang...seems so aloof.
Did she laugh just now? ...I don't remember, and even if she did, I don't think it would have been too much.
Combined with the last doomsday scene he saw, and looking at Gu Jieshuang's expression, Zhan Changyu always felt that there was a hint of murderous intent in that expression.
...It must be an illusion.
After Gu Jieshuang left, the frozen Fenglu scholar was also thawed. Zhan Changyu quickly canceled the summoning of the soul card and returned to the audience seats.
The next match is Yu Cang’s duel, and he is quite looking forward to it.
…
"Boss, I'm back." Gu Jieshuang sat back next to Yu Cang.
"Well, you fought well." Yu Cang said with a smile.
"No way." Gu Jieshuang turned her back, blocking the sight of Zhong Ning and the others, and quietly stuck out her tongue, "If it wasn't the card given by the boss, I would have already lost... The boss is really awesome."
"Ordinary people can't summon Jie Emei." Yu Cang shook his head. "Zhan Changyu's deck is very restrained against melee soul card masters. He is also one level higher than you. Do you really think you can beat him with an ordinary deck?"
This was the first time he had seen Zhan Changyu's deck. This ability to directly control the Soul Card Master seemed very difficult to deal with, but it was a pity that if the control effects were limited to those four, the upper limit would still not be very high... There were so many powerful control effects, but the immobilization and stun were still too weak.
Not to mention, these four types of control are random. If by some mistake, they always randomly get a control like "slow"... then for a normal soul card master, nothing will happen.
Moreover, if only the Law-abiding Scholar and the Discipline-keeping Boy were left at the end, they would still be too weak. After all, no matter how many abilities the Law-abiding Scholar possessed, or how much he was amplified by Haoran Academy, he was still just a rare summoned beast.
Although normally, when fully deployed, control alone is enough to completely suppress the Soul Card Master, but if you encounter someone like Gu Jieshuang, the low combat effectiveness at the end of the game will be fully exposed.
Although Gu Jieshuang's attack power is already among the best among all soul card masters of the same level, the fact that he can barely block her small skills... is still a bit unacceptable.
"Hehe." Gu Jieshuang just smiled and didn't say anything.
"Okay, it's my turn now." Yu Cang stood up, "I'll go first."
…
Gu Jieshuang used a move called "Snow Waterfall" and another one called "Cold Silence", and the venue was completely destroyed.
The attack power of [Snowfall] itself is not very high. After all, what kind of power can a snow flow of this level have? The strength of this move lies in the considerable amount of cold air it carries.
But after adding the number of star layers, the weight of each snowflake in the snow flow increases exponentially. At this time, the destructive power it can cause... is terrifying.
Just look at the overturned ground in the middle of the venue and you will know how exaggerated the power of this sword is.
Fortunately, in duel venues like this, there will be specially solidified totems in the referee's seat. This totem combines the production method of the venue soul card into the totem. As long as soul energy is injected, the ground can be leveled immediately, just like unfolding a venue.
So, when Yu Cang stepped into the arena, the ground had already returned to flatness.
“…Yu Cang, I’ve long heard of your great name.” Zhong Ning stood on the other side of the venue.
"Hello." Yu Cang nodded slightly.
At this time, Zhong Ning on the field had taken off her glasses and was tying her hair together with a hairband.
"I heard that you have defeated the presidents of the combat clubs of three universities... Do you think I will be the fourth one?" Zhong Ning said as she tied her hair.
"I will do my best." Yu Cang just said this.
"You're quite modest—never mind. Whether you win or not, or how much you've achieved, it doesn't really matter to me." Zhong Ning tied her hair up and looked at Yu Cang. Unconsciously, her teeth began to grit. "But there's one thing that really annoys me... Do you know what it is?"
Yu Cang was stunned: "Uh...what?"
"Last semester, I selected all the courses I could take this semester and passed all of them. I just wanted to relax a little this semester and have an early vacation." Zhong Ning clenched his fists.
"You know, I should have been back home a week or even earlier, comfortably sitting on the sofa, browsing the terminal and eating potato chips, but because you wanted to come, that damn old man Jiang forced me to stay in school, just for the boring excuse of 'beating me'!"
Yu Cang was silent. He clearly saw that veins had appeared on Zhong Ning's forehead, and there was visible resentment in his eyes.
"So—I'm really furious right now! Yu Cang, don't expect you to win this battle easily! Even if you're the recipient of the Flame Emperor Medal, I'm going to win for you!"
bite!
The silent round begins!
brush!
Zhong Ning waved his hand, and a soul card appeared at his fingertips.
"I activate the Equip Card: Demon Reaver!"
Bang!
A soul card phantom flipped open and shattered in front of him, and scarlet blood gushed out of it first. Zhong Ning reached his hand into it.
Swish!
A sound as if flesh was being torn apart was heard from it, blood mist splashed everywhere, Zhong Ning stretched out his hand, and an exaggerated dark red sword appeared in his hand!
On the blade of this greatsword, scarlet lines were engraved with patterns that looked like demon heads. They moved rhythmically with Zhong Ning's breathing, emitting bursts of terrifying aura.
Yu Cang raised his brows slightly.
"Melee Soul Card Master?"
"No—not entirely." A smile slowly appeared on Zhong Ning's face. "Hurry up and summon the soul card. I can't wait to start fighting!"
"...Okay." Yu Cang swept his hand across the card box, and a summoned beast was summoned out.
Half-dragon headhunting!
Three Chaos Dragon Scales were suspended behind him. The Hunter Head lowered his body, his eyes fixed on Zhong Ning.
"I've never seen a soul card like this before." Zhong Ning shouldered the greatsword and tilted his head slightly. "But, I heard you used the Light and Shadow Dragon. This summoned beast should be very powerful."
"fine."
As they were talking, their soul energy had been fully restored.
The soul card in the sky emits light, and the silent round ends!
brush!
Zhong Ning threw out a Soul Card: "I activate: Plundering the Might of Natural Disasters!"
Buzz!
The soul card shattered immediately after being thrown out, and the debris flew into the air. Not long after, a huge scarlet sun slowly condensed in the air!
Zhong Ning raised his sword high and shouted. Suddenly, blood-colored energy burst out in the air, and the blood-colored sun fell like a meteor, right into Zhong Ning's sword!
The blood-red sun seemed to activate the scarlet lines on the sword, and the demon heads lit up one after another. Shocking energy continued to rotate around the sword, and the trembling sound gradually rose!
"I am offering the demon plunderer as a sacrifice and summoning him from above." Zhong Ning smiled, his eyes tinged with blood red. "I am offering the red demon plunderer as a sacrifice!"
collapse!
The greatsword was directly broken by the action of a wave of energy, and countless metal fragments spread and disappeared in the gusts of scarlet wind. Under the "shell" of the greatsword, a brand new weapon appeared in front of Yu Cang.
This is a long sword with a slightly slender blade. Sections of the sword are arranged in a cross-like structure on the blade, forming a protruding sharp edge.
Seeing this scene, a hint of surprise flashed across Yu Cang's eyes.
"Equipment card for a higher-level summon?"
As mentioned before, equipment cards can be summoned from a higher level, but this summoning method and the corresponding soul cards are in the hands of some ancient families or forces and are generally not passed on to outsiders.
At this moment, he could feel that Zhong Ning had first used the spell card to give the greatsword some characteristics, and then used this sword as a sacrifice to summon this Red Sky Demon - this was a seventh-level epic long sword.
"That's right!" Zhong Ning's smile was already a bit sinister against the backdrop of the scarlet energy. "And thanks to your star rank, the sacrifice requirements for the higher-level summons have been made much simpler. So, guess what the Red Sky Demon's ability is?"
"Tell me in battle." Yu Cang waved his hand, and the second half-dragon headhunter was summoned out. "Attack."
brush!
The two headhunters rushed out, stretched out their hands and grabbed halfway, each of them seized a Chaos Dragon Scale and turned it into a Dragon Hunting Spear, and attacked Zhong Ning from the left and the right. No matter what response Zhong Ning made next, they had a countermeasure.
"Hmph, alright." Zhong Ning waved her hand, and the long sword in her hand swept across a scarlet arc in front of her. She did not dodge, but rushed out from the side and shouted, "Red Sky Demon!"
Buzz!
The scarlet blade flashed across the field, and the energy suddenly surged!
collapse!
The long sword chopped down from the side, knocking a dragon-hunting spear away with one blow. However, Zhong Ning's movement was a bit too big, and he couldn't control his strength in time. Facing the second dragon-hunting spear attacking from behind, he seemed unable to react.
Yu Cang frowned slightly.
As the president of the Combat Club, Zhong Ning shouldn't make such a low-level mistake, right?
Then, just as the Dragon Hunting Spear was about to converge, the scarlet energy wrapped around Zhong Ning suddenly condensed into a solid entity!
Roar!!!
A dull growl erupted, and Zhong Ning didn't even turn his head. A shadow with dark red skin and horns on its head suddenly emerged from the scarlet energy. It stretched out its huge claws and pressed the hunting head into the ground with one blow!
This shadow helped Zhong Ning repel the Head Hunter behind him, but Zhong Ning did not stop, slashing and chopping with the Red Sky Demon in his hand, and the scarlet knife light was endless. In just a few moves, he had swept away the Dragon Hunting Spear and stabbed the Head Hunter's chest!
"Huh?" Yu Cang was a little surprised.
This "Red Devil" has a substitute?
Although the appearance of the demonic shadow surprised him, he only needed a little perception to easily know that the shadow was summoned by the power of the long sword in Zhong Ning's hand.
This phantom seems to have epic strength!
"Epic equipment cards plus epic demon shadows, with only two soul cards as sacrifices, can do so many things?" Yu Cang was a little puzzled.
Although he was puzzled, Yu Cang did not stand there in a daze. With a thought, he asked the stabbed hunter to swing the dragon hunting spear and wanted to give Zhong Ning another fierce blow.
Zhong Ning thrust his long knife into the headhunter, seemingly gaining the upper hand. However, this also prevented him from pulling the knife out in time. A mere penetrating chest wound wouldn't affect the summoned beast's combat effectiveness.
However, a smile appeared on Zhong Ning's face. She did not try to draw her sword, but shouted: "Red Sky Demon!"
Roar!!
The roar suddenly spread, and the shadow behind Zhong Ning directly fell down. While the shadow was changing, there was no "turning around" at all, and it was already facing the headhunter head-on.
Swish!
The shadowy figure grasped the headhunter's shoulders with both hands, his fingers already piercing deeply into them.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yu Cang immediately threw out a soul card and summoned the Saint of Breach.
"I set up a connection with three summoned beasts... huh?"
Yu Cang frowned.
Can't set an anchor? ...No, I can't become a sacrifice!
"Confused?" Zhong Ning chuckled, then raised her hand and drew out the long knife. Countless soul card fragments were blown out from the headhunter's wound. After she drew out the knife, the headhunter's entire body began to gradually turn into scarlet fragments, which were sucked into the Red Sky Demon's body bit by bit.
It was visible to the naked eye that the Red Demon's body had become much more solid.
"Let me tell you something." Zhong Ning held the long sword against his shoulder. "Any summoned beast injured by the blade of my Red Sky Demon will no longer be able to be sacrificed, and will instead become - my sacrifice!
"I can directly sacrifice your summoned beast to make my Red Sky Demon even more powerful! And—" Zhong Ning swept his eyes across the two summoned beasts on the field, "'Sacrifice' is the most noble form of destruction! It doesn't cause any damage, doesn't count as an ability activation, and won't..."
Zhong Ning swallowed the words in his mouth.
She originally wanted to say, "I won't give you the chance to accumulate dragon scales."
But she suddenly noticed that the dead headhunter seemed to have dropped a dragon scale...
Hmm? If she remembered correctly, didn't the Light and Shadow Dragon need to be killed to drop dragon scales? When did it become possible to drop dragon scales by simply sacrificing it?
Zhong Ning was stunned for a moment, but reacted very quickly and swallowed the second half of the sentence back into his stomach.
"...It won't be stopped by any power! This is a power that directly targets the source of the Soul Card's power!"
On the opposite side, Yu Cang was silent for a moment.
Is this the ability?
He knew that there was nothing wrong with what Zhong Ning said.
If the essence of this ability is "sacrifice", then it is indeed difficult to be stopped by anything.
The process of sacrifice can only be carried out by the Soul Card Master himself giving orders to the Soul Card. This is not the activation of abilities, but the most basic "command".
In other words, Zhong Ning sacrificed his own hunting head, and the essence of his ability was to give orders to his hunting head. However, because of the ability of the Red Sky Demon, the hunting head regarded this order as his own and executed it directly.
The summoned beast summoned by Yu Cang using the Dictator's Sword [Born Before the King!] will not be destroyed by battle, but if Zhong Ning damages this summoned beast with the Red Sky Demon... then it will be sacrificed as well.
This type of destruction is hard to guard against... I can only try my best to avoid being hit by her.
However, there is one thing that is very strange.
There was a thoughtful look in Yu Cang's eyes.
Again, for something summoned by sacrificing two cards, the combat power of the Red Sky Demon is a bit too high, and the way its ability is activated is also very easy. It can be "instantly killed" by just damaging it... Isn't it a bit outrageous?
and.
Yu Cang narrowed his eyes slightly.
I have already used up the third tube of soul energy, so the other party's soul energy should have almost recovered.
But...why didn't she use her Soul Card? Instead, she was just talking nonsense here.
Is it letting yourself? No.
It seems that there are some "prices" that she has hidden.
What could it be?
(End of this chapter)
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