The alliance requires all major clubs to publicize the card pool before the start of the team competition, mainly to prepare for the endless mode.

Endless mode has no limit on the number of cards. If you have no idea about the card pool of other clubs, you have no idea what cards your opponent will play, let alone how to respond. The game will definitely be a mess. After the card pool is made public, everyone at least has a better idea of ​​what cards their opponent has.

For other teams, the announcement of the card pool has greatly reduced everyone's pressure. However, for the Temple of the Gods, the announcement of the card pool has increased the pressure instead of reducing it!

Ling Jingtang didn't sleep well that night. Xie Mingzhe's messy cards kept appearing in his dreams. Sometimes he saw Fahai pinning Bai Suzhen under Leifeng Pagoda, and a moment later Dong Yong kneeled in front of him to sell himself to bury his father, Li Jing angrily chased and killed his youngest son Nezha, Diao Chan ran to complain to Lu Bu, and finally, Lei Gong and Dian Mu appeared at the same time, and a thunderbolt struck from the sky, waking Ling Jingtang up.

The exciting plot performed by the cards themselves shocked Ling Tang and forced him to watch a movie for an entire night.

He went to the bathroom and washed his face with cold water to keep himself calm. When he turned back to the training room, brothers Xu Xingtu and Xu Hang, as well as newcomer Zhou Xingchen who debuted this season were all there. Card designer Ye Suqian was also there, with a terribly cold expression. The atmosphere in the training room seemed a little weird?

Seeing Ling Jingtang coming, Ye Suqian's expression finally eased a little and he said, "Jingtang, I have something to tell you."

Ling Jingtang glanced around the training room in shock and noticed that Xu Xingtu's back was stiff and his expression was very ugly. He immediately understood the reason, nodded to Ye Suqian, turned around and left in his wheelchair.

After they came to the next office and closed the door, Ling Tang was shocked and asked in a low voice: "Is Xiao Xu making trouble for you?"

Ye Suqian shrugged helplessly, "I really can't hide it from you." He picked up the cup on the table and drank some water to moisten his hoarse throat, then continued, "Yesterday, the deck was announced and Xie Mingzhe made a fairy card. Many netizens left comments under our club's Weibo, saying that the fairy cards he made would replace our god cards. When Xiao Xu woke up this morning and saw those comments, he scolded Xie Mingzhe for deliberately going against the Temple of the Gods and that Xie Mingzhe had ulterior motives... I couldn't stand it, so I said a few words to him."

"He still has the nerve to scold Xie Mingzhe?" Ling Jingtang's face darkened. "He lost to Chen Xiao in the quarterfinals of the individual competition and was mocked by many netizens. He has always been resentful of Nirvana. I think he was spoiled by you, his master! If you hadn't given him the divine card, with his own strength, he would never have been able to reach the level he is today."

"I was not careful enough when accepting a disciple. This is indeed my fault." Ye Suqian smiled bitterly. "At first, I thought he had good talent and wanted to become my disciple. He came to me and begged me repeatedly. I agreed because I was soft-hearted and didn't give him more tests..."

Ling Jingtang gently pressed Ye Suqian's shoulder, sighed, and said, "After losing to Chen Xiao in the individual competition, Xiao Xu's condition has been a little off. I have told him many times, but his nature is hard to change. He is conceited and arrogant. Every time he loses a game, he never looks for the problem in himself, but always makes excuses. If I don't teach him a lesson, I don't think he will learn his lesson."

Ye Suqian nodded in agreement: "I also noticed that he has been in a bad state recently. In the past, he won more than he lost in individual competitions and won many awards. This time, he was unexpectedly eliminated by Chen Xiao, who did not take him seriously at all. It was a huge blow to him... How do you plan to deal with him?"

"I want to replace Xiao Xu in this playoff game to let him calm down for a while."

"Change people?" Ye Suqian was stunned. "If you replace him, who will operate the tablets of the Temple of the Gods?"

Ling Jingtang smiled and looked at the other party: "You come."

Ye Suqian: “…”

Ling Jingtang gently held his pale fingers and said, "I know your legs are not convenient. You have been retreating behind the scenes these years, making cards for the Temple of Gods. You even don't let him mention that you are Xu Xingtu's master... But when it comes to understanding the God Cards, no one can compare to you. Xiao Xu has only learned a little bit. I believe that you are the only one who can fully unleash the power of the God Cards."

Ye Suqian had no way to refute, because what Ling Jingtang said was absolutely correct.

No one can compare to him in his understanding of the God Cards. He personally made this batch of God Cards and gave them distinctive skills. As a professional card designer, his mental strength is enough to participate in the competition. The reason why he did not participate in the competition and retreated behind the scenes was because he was disabled since childhood and did not want to be criticized by outsiders.

Going to a game in a wheelchair would definitely attract a lot of attention, and Ye Suqian didn't want to face those curious, sympathetic, or mocking looks.

Ling Jingtang knew what he was thinking, squatted down in front of him, looked him straight in the eye, and said softly: "Xiao Ye, you have seen the batch of cards made by Xie Mingzhe. The number of cards is astonishing, and the skill design is also first-class. There is still a week left. With Xiao Xu's current state, our Temple of the Gods will definitely lose the team competition. If you are willing to help, maybe we still have hope."

"But, my cooperation with you..."

"That's not a problem." Ling Jingtang interrupted him, "You have been participating in the usual training. Xiao Zhou is still a newcomer you brought up. You also know my rhythm very well. If you replace Xu Xingtu and operate the magic card, it will definitely be easy for the team to get along well."

"..." Ye Suqian remained silent.

"For the sake of the Temple of the Gods and your beloved divine tablet, don't you want to have a fair duel with Xie Mingzhe?" Ling Jingtang asked in a low voice, "Or do you want to watch your apprentice, holding a divine tablet, being beaten to pieces by Xie Mingzhe?"

"..." Ye Suqian lowered his head. Ling Jingtang didn't say anything else, but just looked at him gently.

After a long while, Ye Suqian raised his head helplessly and said, "You are indeed very eloquent. I can't beat you."

"Is this a promise?" Ling Jingtang smiled slightly and looked at the pale-faced man in front of him.

In fact, no one in the professional league would deny this man's talent and ability. In addition to the God Card, he also checked the data and skill design of many weapon cards in Ling Jingtang. The "Bloodsucking Dagger", a well-known harvesting card in the league, was also the product of the cooperation between the two. Unfortunately, he has been retreating behind the scenes and accepted an apprentice with a wrong mentality, which made the popularity of the God Card go downhill.

If he continues to evade, perhaps Xie Mingzhe's fairy tablet will completely replace the status of the god tablet. As the founder of the god tablet, he does not want to see his hard work being crushed by others.

Ye Suqian took a deep breath, and when he looked up again, a smile appeared in his eyes: "Thank you for trusting me so much, I'll give it a try."

Ling Tang was overjoyed and immediately leaned over to hug him: "That's great!"

***

Inside the training room, Xu Xingtu was still browsing Weibo with a sullen face.

Yesterday, Nirvana caused a sensation after the deck was revealed. Many netizens flocked to the official Weibo of the Temple of the Gods, saying that Xie Mingzhe made a lot of fairy cards with interesting skills, and they would definitely beat the god cards...

Xu Xingtu gritted his teeth as he watched, and typed quickly on his secondary account, responding one by one.

At this moment, the familiar sound of a wheelchair turning was heard behind him. Xu Xingtu's back stiffened and he immediately closed the webpage.

Ling Jingtang came in pushing Ye Suqian's wheelchair and said calmly, "I have a decision to announce - Xiao Xu, your master will play in the match against Nirvana himself, so you can take a rest."

Xu Xingtu turned around and looked at his master in amazement, his face full of disbelief.

Ye Suqian said gently: "You haven't been in good condition recently. Ling Shen wants you to adjust yourself. If you..."

Ling Jingtang interrupted Ye Suqian's gentle words of persuasion and said coldly: "If you can't adjust, you won't have to play next season."

Xu Xingtu: “???”

Ling Tang looked at him in shock, his sharp eyes almost piercing his heart: "You lost to Chen Xiao, but you didn't take the time to summarize your experience. You didn't train hard after the individual competition, and you used your trumpet to curse at netizens every day. Do you really think I don't know anything? I didn't say anything to you because of your master. Xiao Xu, it's time for you to reflect on yourself."

The tone of this sentence was very calm, but it made Xu Xingtu feel like he was falling into an ice cellar - it turned out that nothing could be hidden from Ling Shen!

Ling Jingtang rarely loses his temper and rarely speaks harshly to his teammates. Today, he criticized his teammates, so everyone lowered their heads and kept silent, fearing that they would anger him. Xu Xingtu's head almost drooped to his chest, and he was as stiff as a statue.

The air in the training room seemed to be frozen, and Ye Suqian had no choice but to speak up to break the silence: "Xiao Xu, Ling Shen is also thinking about you. Master will play the next team match for you first, and you can also watch it from a bystander's perspective."

Xu Xingtu said in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "...I understand."

Ling Jingtang submitted a substitution application to the professional league that day, and the league quickly approved it - no one thought that the Temple of the Gods would make a temporary substitution in the playoffs.

***

At this time, Nirvana was also busy preparing for the next game in the conference room.

Every season, the club submits a list of 4-10 players to the league. Nirvana is a new team with only 4 players, just enough to play in the team competition. But other large clubs have many players, and the list of participating players is usually full of 10 people, 4 main players and 6 substitutes. Of course, most substitute players are just registered and don't have many opportunities to play.

Chen Qianlin had seen the list of participants of the Temple of the Gods in the first half of the year, and Ye Suqian was among them. However, Chen Qianlin had been following the Professional League for five years, and had never seen Ye Suqian appear in the Professional League. Everyone knew that this designer of the Temple of the Gods had an outstanding card-making talent, but he could not play in the competition due to a physical disability, so Chen Qianlin did not think much about it.

The God Card of the Temple of the Gods has always been operated by Xu Xingtu. Chen Qianlin never thought that Ling Jingtang would actually replace Xu Xingtu! In his opinion, the four-man main team of Xu Xingtu, Xu Hang, Ling Jingtang, and Zhou Xingchen is the best configuration for the Temple of the Gods in team battles, and it is also the main lineup of the Temple of the Gods that has never changed this season.

Chen Qianlin carefully analyzed the playing styles of the four players and finally came to the conclusion: "Ling Jingtang is very stable in the competition, Xu Hang is a first-class assistant in the alliance, and his Xiao Zhoutian talent is extremely high. We can only use Xu Xingtu as a breakthrough point."

Xie Mingzhe said: "Xu Xingtu deliberately sniped me in the game and challenged me. I felt at the time that his chuunibyou was quite serious, ten times more serious than Xiao Zhuzi who was always shouting to smear me."

Ye Zhu only said that he had no ill will towards Xie Mingzhe, but Xie Mingzhe always felt that Xu Xingtu hated him from the bottom of his heart. Xie Mingzhe didn't understand the specific reason and couldn't help wondering: "He seems to have a lot of opinions about our Nirvana?"

Chen Xiao smiled and said, "He can't make cards himself, so he relies on designers to help him. You can make so many cards, and I beat him in the individual competition, so it's normal for him to dislike us... maybe he's jealous."

"There's no need to delve into the reasons why he hates you." Chen Qianlin interrupted the topic and said, "Chen Xiao, you played against him in an individual match, and he lost to you. In the team match, you continue to target him, and Xiao Ke will cooperate from the side. Defeat Xu Xingtu as quickly as possible, and then join forces to deal with Ling Jingtang."

"Understood." Chen Xiao and Yu Ke nodded immediately.

"In addition, we just announced a deck with a lot of new cards. They will have a headache if they play the endless mode. The main court of the Temple of the Gods will most likely choose the 'light and dark card' mode." Chen Qianlin said, "For the 20v20 light and dark card mode, the lineup will be prepared according to Azhe's tactics. Azhe, tell everyone in detail."

"Okay." Xie Mingzhe enlarged the 20 cards he had matched on the screen and read them out in detail.