Yuan Youxin seems very concerned about matters over in the Soul Card World.

Shen Sui can be quite certain of this.

Though the power of the Twilight Bishop can't fully manifest in reality, the residue of his strength still gives Shen Sui a certain ability to judge the thoughts of others.

Of course, it's unclear why, but whenever the Life Card Duel arena is set up, this residual power gets temporarily blocked.

Maybe this is a rule set by this world to give the natives a way to deal with the Extraordinary.

Shen Sui could actually break this rule, as long as he disregards the fate of the real world, then everything could be changed.

But for Shen Sui, there's no need to do that.

Playing cards, it's quite nice.

If you want to flip the table and fight, then we can talk about using Extraordinary Power to crush others.

"What do you think is the relationship between us and the Soul Cards?" The first preliminary match was over, there should be two more, and winning two out of three gets you into the main competition.

This is actually quite difficult.

But Shen Sui doesn't worry at all.

There's still a bit of time before the next duel.

To his surprise, Yuan Youxin came over to have a chat with Shen Sui.

It seems that Shen Sui's [Rebellion] really hit him hard psychologically.

Perhaps my words were too cringy?

Shen Sui couldn't help but think.

The segment he chanted when activating [Rebellion] was improvised, with no beginning or end, and no connection in between.

Shen Sui said those words simply because he felt something should be said when this card is played.

Just like when a Duelist summons a big card, it's customary to say something.

It's a pity that Shen Sui's literary skills are really poor, and he can't come up with anything decent.

"What kind of relationship?" Yuan Youxin's question stumped Shen Sui.

He instinctively thought of Alice darting all over Dawn Continent.

What's his relationship with Alice?

Very subtle.

Master and apprentice?

Father and daughter?

Friends?

Seems a bit of everything, yet seemingly nothing at all.

But Shen Sui never gets tangled up in such matters.

Relationships between people should never follow a specific pattern.

Even a biological father and daughter can become friends.

Even a chance encounter with a friend can turn into a father-son relationship, those calls of 'Godfather' in his previous life were not for nothing.

If you treat me to a meal, then you're my Godfather.

But the one thing Shen Sui is sure of is that the relationship between a Life Card Master and a Soul Card has never been that of a controller and the controlled.

The commands given through the Dueling Device merely affect the individual entity in the Soul Card World of the Life Card Master themselves, essentially controlling oneself, whether that entity from the Soul Card World can influence the Soul Card, that remains unknown.

Especially rebellious ones, like Alice, almost every move is beyond Shen Sui's expectations.

What a Life Card Master can do is only influence.

If it were direct control, then it's no different than playing chess.

In his previous life, Shen Sui used to play a wuxia sandbox board game with his buddy, both sitting there, operating pieces on the sandbox while rolling dice and drawing cards, then arguing endlessly with each other.

Of course, in this game, who wins in the end entirely depends on whose voice is louder.

Anyway, Shen Sui always won because his buddy couldn't beat him.

"I guess we're friends." After much internal debate, Shen Sui finally came up with an ambiguous answer.

Friends, huh...

Yuan Youxin fell into contemplation.

It's not a particularly original answer, but it fortified Yuan Youxin's belief.

Yuan Butong, he's a friend.

Even though two worlds apart, he remains one of his best friends.

Yuan Youxin had been indulging in amateur matches, not wanting to dive into the murky waters of the professional leagues, partly because entering professional means he would have to grind more Life Cards, and he never wanted to force Yuan Butong to do anything.

"Thank you." Yuan Youxin lowered his head in gratitude to Shen Sui.

Shen Sui felt Yuan Youxin was acting strangely and teased, "You look like you're about to go save the world the next moment, what kind of hot-blooded youth comic pre-battle pep talk is this."

Yuan Youxin grinned and said, "It could just as well be destroying the world."

"Ha, there's nothing scary about world destruction," Shen Sui said confidently.

He dared to assure that no one could do something like that in front of him.

"Wish you good luck in the tournament," Yuan Youxin said, "I hope we can meet in the main competition."

"Next time we meet, don't lose so badly," Shen Sui said.

"Losing to you like this isn't that bad," Yuan Youxin thought, believing that in doing his best, even in loss, it wasn't disgraceful.

An ugly match is one where, despite having the strength to win, you end up screwing yourself over.

Shen Sui chuckled and said, "That's true, but after dueling with you in two matches, something seems amiss."

After thinking for a while, Shen Sui clapped his hands and said, "Ah~! I know now, in our duels, I never summoned a Soul Card."

Yuan Youxin's formerly calm mind was instantly disrupted by Shen Sui's words.

What do you mean by never summoned a Soul Card!

Your words imply I'm not worthy of you summoning a Soul Card, huh?!

Yuan Youxin wanted to retort, but upon reflection, damn it, it actually seemed true.

Words he wanted to utter stayed trapped in his mouth, leaving him awkwardly stuck there.

This guy is definitely annoying.

Yuan Youxin shot a glare at the grinning Shen Sui and walked away in a huff.

Next time! The next time I meet you, I'm definitely going to make you summon a Soul Card!

If Shen Sui knew what Yuan Youxin was thinking at that moment, he'd probably tease him again for having such a modest ambition.

After defeating Yuan Youxin, Shen Sui's next two duels went incredibly smoothly.

Originally thinking Yuan Youxin was simply at the entry level of a fifth-tier Life Card Master.

But after the following matches, Shen Sui suddenly realized that, having just ascended to fifth-tier, Yuan Youxin was actually quite strong.

At least, he posed a considerable threat to Shen Sui.

His opening turn strategies were thoroughly suppressive.

Had Shen Sui not made a miraculous draw, he wouldn't have been able to win the last duel so smoothly.

Having effortlessly won all the preliminary matches, Shen Sui naturally advanced to the main matches of the Modu Duel Tournament.

The bland matches made him start missing Comrade Yuan Youxin already.

At least his duels gave Shen Sui a bit of freshness.

Even though he was a bit stronger than a fifth-tier Life Card Master and won easily, he could still feel that his deck, apart from a few selected cards, had reached its operational limit.

Indeed, the cards aren't enough!

Shen Sui took a glance at his home's Alice.

You need to work hard, Alice.

He mused as he wandered around, wanting to check on Yuan Youxin's matches.

Xinyuan Tanchun, being a sixth-tier Life Card Master, didn't need to participate in the preliminaries, so among all the competitors at the training ground, Shen Sui only knew Yuan Youxin.

Unfortunately, he was disappointed to find out that Yuan Youxin had dropped out.

Apparently, after the second duel ended, the Dueling Device gave off an alarm, indicating an issue over in the Soul Card World.

A passerby Shen Sui asked told him that Yuan Youxin left hurriedly with a troubled expression.

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