"National Championship Finals, Lingnan An Wei versus Tianyi Shen Sui." The referee took the stage, signaling the official start of the duel, "The match will follow the tournament rules, with both sides starting at 6000 Life Value, 16 initial Soul Points, using a BO1 format, the match begins."

As soon as the referee finished speaking, a high-power projection device instantly displayed the duel field on the stage.

Even without any fancy backdrop, the mere appearance of the grid was enough to make the entire audience cheer.

The turn cards began to spin, initiating the preemptive roll.

The two looked into each other's eyes, both seeing the fighting spirit within.

The moment Shen Sui saw Vivian's eyes, he already knew that Vivian would give her all in this duel.

Likewise, Shen Sui had no intention of holding back.

This was a true showdown.

The emotional development between Shen Sui and "An Wei" had set its tone from the very beginning, an emotion that gradually developed through dueling.

The victor will dominate the upcoming "performance."

This is the final of the National Championship.

And also the emotional battle between Shen Sui and Vivian.

Though neither had said it, they both tacitly agreed that the loser of this duel would be the one to confess in this developing emotion.

"Let the duel begin!"

"My turn!" Vivian's voice came through, as the turn card correspondingly landed on her field.

Vivian had just finished drawing her initial hand and without a moment's hesitation, played a [Fantasy Beast] Spell Card.

It allowed Vivian to special summon three [Fantasy Beast] followers from her deck. The summoned Fantasy Beasts would lose their effects and be sent to the graveyard at the end of the turn.

Anyone who has played cards knows, such self-limiting effects are insignificant to a card player, as those three followers seldom make it to the end of the turn.

"Here it comes! An Wei's most classic opening spell card, a scene we've seen countless times in previous matches," Canglan excitedly exclaimed, "I wonder which powerful Fantasy Beast she'll summon with those three followers this time."

"An Wei's luck in this National Championship has been extraordinarily good," Jian Jia chimed in, "Always drawing this [Fantasy Reappearance] card at the start, like it's glued to her hand. Tan Song, have you ever encountered a Life Card that sticks to your hand like this?"

Hearing this, Tan Song instinctively looked toward An Hai.

Not to mention You Wenqi from afar, but the An Hai right before them was a very vivid example.

The An Family had indeed pushed their luck to the extreme, as it seemed every family member had encountered such a sticky Life Card experience.

"Wait! A timing seems to have appeared?!" Canglan sharply caught that a timing had surfaced on the field, "Is it a hand trap from Shen Sui?"

Just as he spoke, Shen Sui pulled out a Lava Fairy from his hand, discarding it to counter the Spell Card.

Vivian pouted, muttering, "Another hand trap, how annoying."

She said this deliberately, not really remembering if Shen Sui had used a hand trap in their previous duel, but the moment the words left her lips, anyone paying attention to Vivian's words and actions would start to imagine that Shen Sui and Vivian had dueled before.

That's precisely what happened; when An Hai heard Vivian's words, his face showed some unease.

An Hai was more than familiar with his sister's personality.

Losing to Shen Sui hadn't been publicized, but the fact that he hadn't won back the [Fairy Rose: Ji Yue] from Shen Sui was undeniable, so it was only logical for An Wei to seek revenge on his behalf.

If An Wei were to win, bringing back the Fairy Rose would be one thing, and she'd certainly flaunt her victory against Shen Sui.

However, An Wei hadn't said anything, and since then, An Hai hadn't seen An Wei using the [Beast Taming Device for Young Beasts].

This was one of her trump cards for enticing others into wager duels. Could it mean that An Wei had already lost this card to Shen Sui?

An Wei's defeat wasn't An Hai's main concern. Sometimes losing is beneficial, even for a genius sister like her. But if she lost to a peer, and a young man no less, An Hai worried about what might transpire between them.

Love-hate relationships aren't confined to literary creations alone.

On the field, Vivian wasted no time lamenting her countered Spell Card, quickly drawing a Follower Card and normally summoning it to the field by paying Soul Points.

"Teacher An Hai," Canglan said, noticing An Hai's silence and throwing out a topic to lighten the mood, "Ever since Shen Sui's rise at the Modu Duel Tournament, hand traps have become increasingly prevalent in matches. What's your view on hand traps as a ninth-tier Life Card Master?"

The Life Card Duel has developed over many years, and hand traps weren't invented by Shen Sui, yet they could never gain mainstream acceptance in competitions.

Initially, Shen Sui was quite curious, as hand traps usually accompany explosive skills, providing a crucial countermeasure against a preceding player's opening in a match where you're at a disadvantage.

An explosive skill surely brings about a hand trap, and a hand trap certainly counters an explosive skill.

This was Shen Sui's personal understanding, but in the world of Life Card Duels, his personal understanding seemed a bit off.

How is the environment for Life Card Duels?

The top ninth-tier Life Card Masters, led by You Wenqi, majorly focus on explosive skills, or rather, possessing explosive abilities is a foundational requirement for top-tier decks, providing space for each one's unique maneuvers.

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