Chapter 205 The opening of the audition, the first battle of Tang Yuan
Chapter 205 The auditions begin and Tangyuan’s first battle
The 22 Major Arcana cards of the Tarot are mainly used to explain the general situation of "destiny".
Its inner story tells a destined journey of a "fool" growing into a "magician".
Therefore, the Major Arcana cards taken together are often called the "Fool's Journey."
There are different opinions on the origin of Tarot cards. According to the cat god Buster, its prototypes are the pictographic cards used by the Pharaohs to deduce fate.
Ordinary tarot cards are nothing special.
But the Pharaoh’s patron saint ‘Horus’ devoted his divine power to the world’s unique “Tarot deck”.
Therefore, collecting these unique tarot cards is an important way to fight against the evil god Set.
"No major Arcana card can compete with the seven deadly sins that symbolize the original sin of mankind, and it is also far from the realm."
Cat God said solemnly: "But once the quantitative change leads to a qualitative change, a brand new realm can be created...a sacred realm that belongs to you."
Jolina did not waver and said softly:
"Let's wait until I finally survive to say these words."
Jolina tried to use fire to establish a connection with "No. 09: The Hermit". The fire in her right palm released its source power, and the golden flames burned the tarot cards into particles of light.
The "Hermit" disappeared, and the little bits of light returned to Jolina's fire.
"It seems that you have been recognized by the 'Hermit'." Cat God said.
Jolina closed her eyes to perceive the newly acquired ability. This was a wonderful experience - she saw a map with a limited range, composed of a blurred halo.
There are all kinds of light spots on the map. You and the cat god are white, and there are red light spots outside the town, like hostile monsters.
"Let's go to Cairo first." Cat God suggested, "There, I can feel the breath of the remaining Major Arcana cards."
Jolina nodded and said, "I want to complete this journey within three months."
The black cat shook its tail, turned its head and asked, "Why is it only three months?"
"Because December is the official opening day of the World Series."
The sky was full of wind and sand. Jolina rode a rented camel in the sandstorm. On her shoulder was a black cat with gold ornaments. She was so annoyed by it that she said the second half of the sentence:
"There is someone I want to see."
The black cat Buster smiled: "Actually, I am also the patron saint of the family."
"What's the meaning?"
"Tell me more about him and I can give you some advice."
"...I love gossip."
Amidst the blowing sand, the two tightly wrapped robbers looked fiercely and clutched the cards in their hands.
In front of the camel, there is a trap, which was created by two robbers using the spell card "Quicksand".
They have long been eyeing this wealthy cowboy.
Because that black cat was covered with gold ornaments... just like the golden black cat enshrined in the temple, the cat god Buster.
The two robbers licked the corners of their mouths and waited for their enemies to fall into the trap. They were suddenly stunned.
The camel stopped not far from the trap.
And in the sky, the cry of a raptor sounded.
The two raised their heads, and the snowy owl flapped its broad wings and came towards them. Its sharp claws dug into one's eyes, and its wings blocked the other's face.
"Ah! Why is there an owl here!"
"It hurts so much. Get this bird away!"
The screams suddenly stopped.
Miss Jones sheathed her sword.
The two robbers' faces were ashen, their vitality disappeared, and the blood lines on their necks spurted blood rain, and they fell into the desert with a thud.
Cat God said: "I still wanted to remind you, but it seems I don't need it now."
"Any hostile target will be discovered by the 'hermit'." Jolina replied.
It is necessary to take back what I just said.
Jolina thought to herself that this was a real life-saving card to avoid risks.
Jolina is also looking forward to the remaining Major Arcana cards.
"Let's go." The Cat God shook his tail, "Let's go to Cairo."
Nodding, looking at the dim skyline, Miss Jones' eyes showed firmness.
I am truly on the path to pursuing the Holy Land.
Wait for me...the World Championship in March.
…
Tuesday, September 6th.
The weather was extremely hot, so Dafu was forced to use "Leopard Wind and Frost" to cool down.
The swimming pool on the top floor of the villa has a water surface that is hot from the sun.
Dafu did not enter the water directly, but patted his snow-white belly, raised his head and moaned:
"Oh! (ω)"
In an instant, the moisture in the air condensed into ice, and crystal snowflakes fell from the curling ice mist, giving the swimming pool a layer of ice-like snow.
Dafu rolled around on the smoothie until his snow-white body was covered with snowflakes. He buried his head deeply in the snow and suddenly raised his head towards Lin Xiao who was sitting by the swimming pool.
"Ah." Lin Xiao was scrolling through her cell phone, expressionless: "I was scared."
Dafu:(`~)
You're not looking at me at all!
Lin Xiao put down her phone and looked at the falling snowflakes in the sky: "It's too hot, please give me more."
"Ooo!ヾ(ゞ)"
Dafu got the order and continued to snow happily.
Lin Xiao shook the broken snow from her black hair and saw Dafu jumping into the cold swimming pool, waving his back flippers to cut through the beautiful water waves.
Looking at the glutinous rice balls again, curiosity fell on the snow, and the snow melted under my feet, and then I was glared at by the big lucky leopard.
Tangyuan:|ω`)
I didn't mean it.
Watching the two spiritual beings playing with each other, Lin Xiaoju revealed the Meteoric Sword, took out the sword oil and flannel from the storage card, and gave the sword some maintenance and massage.
Although the Meteoric Sword will not rust, sword oil is still necessary.
Like Geralt in "The Witcher 3", he would massage both swords with essential oil before fighting monsters.
The moment it touched the sword oil, the Meteoric Sword made a conflicting sound, as dull as a bell, and then obeyed obediently.
Immediately, Lin Xiao browsed the seven sin gems of different colors in Tinder again, feeling a sense of accomplishment.
"According to the game flow of the "Card Master's Guide", I should have collected all the strongest cards in the Federation..."
Lin Xiao thought: "Now, we can collect cards unique to Central Continent."
Thinking about it this way, the limited card pool has not been open for a long time.
When you come to a new country, it's not too much to open up a new card pool.
For example, the Zhujiuyin card pool... As the creation dragon believed in by Zhongzhou, opening the Zhujiuyin card pool is consistent with the background of Zhongzhou.
Lin Xiao opened the card drawing interface. In the past few months, he had saved more than 80 cards.
However, there is still no news about the new limited card pool. There is no notice on the system interface.
I had no choice but to continue waiting.
Drawing cards in the standard pool is too tricky.
Moreover, there was a limited pool "Blackwing Fury" last time, so there is no reason not to open a second limited pool.
Of course, even if you don’t draw cards now.
Lin Xiao also has the confidence to defeat the evil god through his own efforts.
With a balanced mind, Lin Xiao turned off the system, released the gravitational force of the fire, opened the small refrigerator next to the swimming pool, and controlled the ice Kuolao to fly towards him.
This ability to retrieve objects from a distance is one of the specific applications in the field of gravity.
Bah.
Lin Xiao opened Bing Kuo Luo, took two large mouthfuls, and said:
"Tangyuan, get ready. There is an audition competition to be played in the afternoon, and the venue is in the Magic City."
Tangyuan:(Д#)
So sudden?
"Just treat it with a normal attitude." Lin Xiao said.
After all, no matter how strong he is, he can't be stronger than the devil. This is really a small scene for Dafu, Tangyuan and the others.
"Of course, we cannot underestimate the enemy. We must treat every enemy as a demon."
Lin Xiao said seriously: "This is the respect given to the opponent, and it is also the practice of maintaining oneself."
The glutinous rice balls ignited fighting spirit: "Chew."
I will work hard.
*
The auditions for the Magic City Division are held at the Showdown Arena.
According to the zoning rules, registration is only allowed if you are level 4 or above. Many card masters came to the scene to join in the fun.
When playing cards, the most important thing is to make friends and have fun!
Of course, a fourth-level card master is already a strong person, and if he is a student, his future is even more limitless.
Lin Xiao is 20 years old and not a student.
But the honorary president of the world's top university, an expert in ancient linguistics, the leader of the Demon City investigation team, and the first human being to reach the eighth level of the Holy Land.
The auditions are drawn randomly, in a 1V1 format, and several games are held simultaneously in multiple sub-venues.
Audiences purchase tickets and can choose their favorite showdown to watch. There are many booths at the venue, and the crowds of spectators are very lively.
Surrounded by media reporters, a man with red hair walked into the venue, his expression a little stiff.
"Grandmaster Ji Lie, can you talk about your current thoughts?"
"I heard that your next enemy is very powerful. Have you formulated any countermeasures?"
Ji Lie coughed and said, "Sorry... I'm not in the mood to answer right now."
The reason is that he learned about the opponent he was about to face.
The seventh-level powerhouse, Lin Xiao!
In the audition, I bumped into a heavy swordsman, which was really bad luck.
I originally thought that with my sixth-level Grandmaster level, competing in the auditions would be like exploding a fish pond.
As a result, I was far from the only one who bombed the fish pond.
The opponent is a "heavy sword man", how do you play this?
Let’s prepare for the Easter match directly, and the efficiency may be even higher!
The reporter said kindly: "Perhaps, the epee people will not use trump cards in the auditions, but will use new cards to cultivate compatibility."
Ji Lie forced an ugly smile towards the reporter: "Haha, I appreciate your good words."
In any case, there are not many opportunities to fight against the seventh level.
This is a valuable learning opportunity, so you must go all out!
With a determined look on his face, Ji Lie took off the bandages wrapped around his arms and slowly walked into the cheering venue.
"Epee man! Epee man!"
In front of Ji Lie, stood a tall and handsome young man wearing a white shirt.
His aura was the same as that of ordinary people, but his eyes were as deep as an ancient well, as if he had witnessed the end of the world.
That figure once stood before the most powerful man in the world and chopped him off his horse.
Grandmaster Ji Lie's heart trembled slightly, he gritted his teeth, cupped his hands towards Lin Xiao, and said:
"Senior, I hope you will show mercy."
It's impossible to admit defeat.
I have to consider whether this is the only chance I have in my life to fight against Tier 7!
Lin Xiao nodded and said, "Just do your best."
This is actually meant for glutinous rice balls.
Tang Yuan has just evolved. Although it has absorbed two legendary resources from the Golden Crow and the Ghost Che Bird, it is only at the fifth level after all.
The first battle after evolution, against a sixth-level fire master, is no small test.
Three million viewers have already poured into the live broadcast room, and the scale of the battle has frightened the live broadcast officials in Magic City.
"Is this a bug?" The leader was puzzled, "How come there are three million, such a huge traffic!"
The director laughed and said: "This is a man with heavy swords. Three million viewers is relatively small. Don't worry, we will definitely create a ratings miracle today!"
The leader was stunned. He had never heard of the Epee Man, but that didn't stop him from becoming a synonym for myth in his mind.
"I am a big fan of Epee Man!" the leader was surprised.
In the live broadcast room, fans continued to pour in, and the barrage flooded the screen.
"You fry fish and I fry fish, and the fish pond becomes a king's game in an instant."
"You're at the seventh level and you still come to compete in the auditions. Please be a human being."
"As we all know, the rookie competition is the best way to cultivate secondary cards!"
Cards need to be cultivated. Duels and resources can improve cards.
The resource investment of the secondary card is usually not as good as that of the trump card, but the role of the secondary card does not need to be ignored.
Therefore, card masters usually choose to cultivate secondary cards in arenas where they have room to spare.
But for Grandmaster Ji Lie.
No matter which card Lin Xiao chooses to play, he can only fight with his back against the wall.
"The showdown begins!" the referee waved the flag.
Ji Lie threw away the bandage with a swish, and the fire in his right palm ignited with blazing power, and shouted:
"Come on, Red Yanju!"
The particles of light appeared and took shape. The maroon horse was wearing battle armor, burning with flames and thick smoke. Its strong limbs were like hot wheels, with ribbons of flame flowing freely.
Ji Lie once received part of the inheritance of the ‘Immortal in Flame’ in Central Continent. This red smoke colt is the mount of ‘Immortal in Flame’.
Chi Yanju is not only powerful in individual combat, but after being possessed by Ji Lie, it can provide him with powerful mobility and attack like fire!
Lin Xiao raised his hand and threw out the card: "It's about to be served, glutinous rice balls."
"Chirp!" The little fat bird had a cluster of fiery red feathers on its head and flapped its wings, causing everyone in the room to exclaim.
"What kind of bird is this? It's so cute?"
"Why did the epee man let himself go?"
Ji Lie narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the young man in the white shirt, and felt a chill in his heart.
Senior Lin Xiao does not seem to be of the physical arts genre. Without card support, his physical abilities are weak.
Defeat the spiritual objects first, then attack at close range!
"It can be done." Ji Lie stepped forward and shouted: "The red smoke colt, the clouds are rising thousands of miles away!"
The red smoke horse looked up to the sky and neighed, and the red flames from its body poured out thick smoke, covering the entire venue.
In the thick smoke, the red smoke horse blasted out a huge fireball.
However, Tangyuan opened its wings of purgatory and rushed straight towards the fireball.
Boom!!
The explosion was deafening, and Ji Lie's eyes changed slightly, but he saw that the glutinous rice balls had smashed into the fireball and were swooping over.
Ji Lie could recognize that the wings of fire on the spiritual creature came from two completely different types of flames, rune fire and hell fire.
It is obviously only a fifth-level spiritual creature, but its attainments in the flame field are not inferior to those of Red Yanju!
"Possessed, a prairie fire!" Ji Lie raised his arms.
The red smoke colt dispersed into light particles and rushed toward Ji Lie, forming a pair of flame arm guards and flame knee guards.
The protection is insufficient, but the offensive ability is fully maximized.
boom!!
Ji Lie blocked the dumpling's dive, threw it with his backhand, and at the same time a huge fireball blasted out from his palm.
"Combat Technique: Explosive Fire!"
Tangyuan opened its protective wings and directly offset the flame.
Ji Lie, however, did not pursue him. His whole body was ignited with a wave of heat, like a man on fire, and he ran straight towards Lin Xiao.
Liberation·Invasion is like fire.
Dafu increases Ji Lie's movement speed and makes every blow covered with soaring flames!
"Fire Cloud Yang Yan." Lin Xiao said.
In an instant, Tangyuan raised its head and screamed loudly, and its whole body bloomed with dazzling golden light, just like the golden sun hanging high in the sky.
Ji Lie narrowed his eyes in pain, and the roaring flame fist was avoided by Lin Xiao.
In fact, even if he stood and let him hit him, Ji Lie would never be able to hit him.
However, this is still the stage that belongs to the Sunflame Bird.
The sun flames cover the sun flames, and the clouds fall down, like a cluster of golden arrows, or like a raging falling sun disk.
Ji Lie was possessed by flames and looked at the Sun Flame Bird getting closer and closer, with a look of disbelief in his eyes.
Sunfire?
A fifth-level fire-type spiritual creature can also master abilities that only divine beasts like ‘Yang Yan’ can master!?
The secondary card cultivated at the seventh level is really a big deal!
Summoning all his strength, Ji Lie was like a burning man, gathering all the flames into his right fist and blasting it towards the swooping Sun Flame Bird.
The heat wave surged, and the bone-hot sun flames broke through Ji Lie's flame fist. The glutinous rice balls crashed into Ji Lie's chest like a sun chariot.
Boom!!
Ji Lie flew upside down to the edge of the field, his whole body was like charcoal, and his red hair turned into an explosion.
"I..." Ji Liefa was stunned for a while, then exhaled a puff of black smoke: "I lost..."
Lin Xiao stepped forward and used the power of gluttony to swallow up the remaining fire on Ji Lie's body. Medical staff rushed forward.
Ji Lie on the stretcher gave Lin Xiao a grateful look.
After competing with the seventh level for several rounds, this wave can be blown!
Looking at Ji Lie walking away, Lin Xiao was thoughtful.
"I need to prepare some medical cards..."
Lin Xiao rubbed her chin:
"I don't need it, but the enemy can always use it!"
There was silence on the sidelines, and the dazzling golden Sun Flame Bird left a deep impression on everyone.
It looks like a golden crow, but also like the legendary red bird that burns all things.
After a long time, the audience woke up from a dream and gave warm applause.
In the live broadcast room, the barrage flooded the screen.
"The fire-type spiritual creature knocked out the fire-type master. Is this reasonable?"
"Because it is the spiritual object of the heavy sword man, it is quite reasonable!"
"He's swollen and can't even draw his sword!"
"The epee man chose the style of play with the most barrages!"