The sun falls on the quiet courtyard of Yuan's house, shaded by greenery, gurgling water, and stone lanterns lining both sides of the stone-paved garden path.
Two family elders in floating sakura costumes stood in front of the eldest lady's mansion, looking hesitant.
"I used the power of the Ghost King, but stopped at the top sixteen. I'm afraid that the eldest lady's character has been frustrated, and she will not be able to exert the full power of the fire in a short period of time." The middle-aged man said cautiously.
"No problem, I believe the eldest lady can adjust." The old man sighed, "But I never thought that the 'Epee Sword without Feng' has a profound foundation and is far from an opponent that the eldest lady can defeat."
"He didn't even use combat skills, he just activated the weapon and unlocked it, and then..." the middle-aged man hesitated, "he did a normal attack."
The old man looked complicated and said: "So, it is not a fluke that he won the audition championship. Moreover, this Starry Sky Cup is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon... Okay, we will stay here and wait for the young lady to sort out her mood.
, she will inherit the position of head of the family in the future, and she needs to overcome this setback by herself."
The middle-aged man sighed and nodded, looking forward to the wooden window coffin on the second floor of his room.
In the living room, there are screens, low tables, bookcases, and dressing tables. They are compact in size and simple in shape, and are painted with smooth and elegant floating cherry paint. The decorative patterns of the customized virtual cabin are mainly peonies and flying cranes.
The window was bright and clean, and the white-haired girl was sitting by the window reading a book, her eyes were in a trance, and then she sighed.
I can't see it... all I can think about is the heavy sword man's big sword in its liberated form.
Why is it so big!
Straight into the sky, a sword can cut through the clouds and split the cliffs.
Minamoto Iori can finally understand the meaning of what the ancients said, "one pillar holds the sky".
And even though I wore the Star Armor, drank the spirit poison wine, and had the Ghost King helping me, I still died with one sword... The white-haired girl shook her head gently.
The heavy sword has no edge and is too strong!
Minamoto Iori lowered his head and examined the card between his fingers. The famous sword "Dōjiri" appeared on the card surface as if it was shimmering with sharp cold light.
Even though I am holding the epic instrument used by the hero Minamoto Norimitsu in the Ukisakura Myth, which is at the peak level of the fifth level, I can't stop the pitch-black sword...
"I'm afraid he is already at the level of a sixth-level grandmaster."
Minamoto Iori was slightly lost in thought and murmured: "And that trump card may be... the golden legend!"
The card artist chooses the card, and the card chooses the card artist.
There is only one card master in the world who can be recognized by the 'Golden Legend' card, and they all possess the status of a national scholar.
The gold card "Magic Explosion" awarded to third place in this year's Starry Sky Cup is a grand gesture that the Spark Group has not seen in several years. It has shocked people from all walks of life. However, because it cannot be upgraded, it is still far from the real legendary cards in mythology.
Far.
There are only three legendary cards in the entire floating cherry kingdom: Tian Cong Yun Sword, Eight-foot Qiong Magatama, and Eight-foot Mirror, and they have not appeared in the world for more than a hundred years.
Except for the Federation’s ‘unparalleled national warrior’ who holds the ‘Sword of Damocles’, Roman Ulysses.
In this year's Starry Sky Cup, we even met a card master who was suspected of holding a legendary gold card.
The country girl who has never left Uki Sakura
The white-haired girl Minamoto Iori nodded her head slightly, feeling amazed.
Brother...Yuanshijie is so amazing!
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The news that the heavy swordsman smashed the floating Sakura samurai with a single blow was on the forum's hot search list immediately after the game.
"That was a samurai from the Minamoto family, and he was actually killed with a sword?!" Ukiying netizens couldn't believe it.
"You have insulted the name of the Yuan family. The Yuan family should send someone to apologize!" Ukikura keyboard warrior pressed.
"I suggest you apply for a Source World account upstairs and sign up for the Starry Sky Cup to challenge the Epee Man!" Someone immediately got on the line.
"Fuying guy on the second floor, please report your ID and we'll see you in the arena!"
Forums for competitive competitions are always full of excitement, while the atmosphere under professional forums is relatively rigorous.
Experts analyze the strength of both sides in the duel: "Taking it all together, [Yuan Shouzuna] has the peak level of the fifth level, and [Epee Wufeng] is probably a sixth level grandmaster!"
Level 6 Grandmasters are quite rare even in the Source World where players from all over the world gather.
The reply under the post: "The powerful master is so terrifying!"
"Jiejie, you can't keep this kid here. I suggest you unplug his network cable!"
"He should have broken through recently. After all, he just broke Roman's record when he was at level five."
"A breakthrough during the competition? Is this also part of the epee man's plan?"
“A heavy sword without a sharp edge, this year’s Starry Sky Cup is not really going to achieve the ‘double crown’ achievement, right?”
The so-called double championship refers to winning both the audition and knockout championship trophies at the same time, which is extremely difficult.
After all, there are a lot of variables in the auditions. Expert players can defeat the weak and the strong, and the knockout rounds are all about strength.
There have been many Star Sky Cups, but no double champion has been born. The last player to achieve this achievement was named: Roman Ulysses.
A handsome silver-haired guy who is almost perfect, has all-round acting skills, is a master of games, and is an unparalleled national scholar.
Except for cards, Roman Ulysses never had a female companion when he appeared in public, which once made people doubt his orientation.
But being able to become a seventh-level card master always has some weird fire ideas.
The media did not dare to delve into Roman's private life, because a paparazzi who was not afraid of death planned to secretly take pictures of the mansion of "The Unparalleled Man". As soon as he set up the equipment, a space wave was cut directly above his head. The paparazzi was seriously injured. Fortunately, he was rescued, thanks to Roman's men.
Show mercy.
The terrifying thing about the Sword of Damocles is that it can fall at any time and anywhere with the 'power of time and space'.
Of course, Roman is already an unparalleled national warrior. Rather than participating in this year's Starry Sky Cup, he is more interested in the contestants, such as Ejian Wufeng...
After breaking his own record, the epee man is likely to follow in his footsteps and win the honorary achievement of the Starry Sky Cup ‘Double Champion’!
"The heavy sword has no edge..."
In front of the floor-to-ceiling windows on the top floor of the Federal Building, a silver-haired man looked at the sleepless night of the federal capital, "Sington City", and whispered to himself:
"Does it look like the great sword of golden legend...that's all, it doesn't matter."
Roman turned around calmly. He still had many things to deal with. The Starry Sky Cup and the Epee Man were just a small matter, so don't worry too much.
And even if a seventh-level card master holding a legendary card challenged him to a duel, Roman would have absolute confidence in defeating him.
This is Roman's creed.
The 'elegance' that is harmonious like Bach's Equal Temperament, the 'perfection' that is as precise as the golden section, and the 'power' that sweeps the world like a great flood.
*
Xingtu City, No. 255 Street, Lower City.
The early morning sun shines through a row of low-cost rental houses.
Lin Xiao yawned and walked down the stairs to greet Mrs. Smith who was busy at the stove.
"Good morning." The old lady asked immediately, "Where is Dafu?"
"It was playing games upstairs. I saw that it couldn't pause, so I came down to have breakfast first," Lin Xiao said.
"Oh... let's wait until the Dafu game is over before eating." The old lady said calmly.
Lin Xiao: "..."
For breakfast, Lin Xiao returned to the second floor and shouted:
"Dafu, you are playing with video games again, why don't you take a break?"
"Ooo!ヾ(???ゞ)" Dafu was lying on the bed, moving his little hand on the tablet, and cut three fruits in a row.
The level is about to be cleared. Look, another invincible item pops up!
Lin Xiao touched his chin.
With Dafu's luck, playing the card drawing mobile game should be "Leopard Kill".
Everyone hates seals, and everyone longs to be a seal!
Lin Xiao: "Let's make an agreement first. After finishing this level, we'll go have breakfast and you secretly opened another level?!"
Dafu: "Ooo~(′▽`〃)"
Lin Xiao: "Don't try to survive by being cute!"
I carried the fat little seal downstairs and enjoyed breakfast: salmon, caviar sandwich, yogurt and fruit and vegetable salad, and ice-cold orange juice sent by Jolina.
The weather is sultry, so these breakfasts help to refresh the mind. The little seal's belly is as round as a bowling ball.
"Ooo~" Dafu patted his belly and called out lazily.
Thank you for your hospitality~
Later, Lin Xiao returned to the second-floor rental house to inquire about information related to the Starry Sky Cup.
The results of the top 16 matches have been released one after another.
Jolina showed tenacity and resilience in the duel, using her 'Combat Skill: Moonlight' to continuously restore her power, kill her fourth-level opponents, and reach the top eight, attracting a lot of attention.
Many people have discovered that this heroic swordswoman in red is the ID 'Qing Kui' who set a world record by clearing the 'Hidden Dragon Snow Mountain' together with the heavy swordsman.
For a time, the player's impression of her changed greatly, from a leg pendant taken away by the boss to a high-end player in the source world.
However, the quarterfinals are already Jolina's limit, and she is very likely to be matched with a master or even a grandmaster player.
Blindly jumping up to the challenge is not heroic, but reckless...
Jolina is already seriously considering quitting the race.
In the Victorian-style bedroom, Jolina stood in front of "Starry Night", looking at the oil painting with her eyes in trance.
A message came from the light screen on your wrist. Click to browse. It was a congratulation from the epee man.
Epee man: "Congratulations, boss, for breaking into the top eight. Thank you for your hard work, boss."
The girl with a high ponytail had clear red eyes and slightly pursed her lips.
This is indeed... a difficult win.
Because I had just defeated Scarecrow before, I was in poor condition, but I... still won.
Although I am still far away from the epee man, I am trying to catch up with him.
This kind of joy after victory cannot be shared with my father, but can only be poured out to Vivian.
But, at least now, I have one more friend I can trust.
I hope he can also... treat me as a friend.
Jolina was a little hesitant and felt a little uneasy. She tried to reply in her normal tone:
"No need to brag, it's you. There are many sixth-level grandmasters in the quarter-finals. You should be sure of your next match, right?"
Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment and said, "There's something wrong with you today."
Jolina: "(Owl's Doubt)"
The epee man said: "The sudden concern for me makes me a little uncomfortable."
What's going on with the first one on the list recently? The emoticons he posted are also very cute...
Lin Xiao thought about it inexplicably.
I still prefer your unruly look·jpg.
Jolina looked at the news in the light screen and felt a little overwhelmed. She turned to look at the dozing owl and found that the snowy owl was taking a nap with its eyes closed.
After failing to seek help, Jolina hesitated for a while and replied: "It's not that I care, this is just a part of gathering information."
After sending the message, Jolina breathed a sigh of relief and gave an impeccable perfect answer!
The epee man said: "Just say so."
Jolina's snow-white cheeks turned red with embarrassment. She typed quickly, deleted half of it, and immediately said: "Stop being so sentimental!"
Lin Xiao realized that he might be overthinking it, but he didn't care, and said: "If you feel that you can't stand it anymore, you can consider abstaining from the quarter-finals, so that your pressure will be relieved."
Jolina felt a hint of warmth and returned to her usual cold and serious demeanor. She just slightly raised the corners of her mouth and replied: "Understood."
Lin Xiao said: "In this way, I will have a chance of getting a bye again."
Jolina: “???”
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The quarterfinals are scheduled to start the day after tomorrow.
After all, Jolina was not matched with the epee master, but faced off with another master. The chances of winning were slim, but she did not give up and planned to use this opportunity to hone herself.
The world-famous epee has no front, and the duel arrangements are also hotly released.
"The list of the top eight has been released, let's see which unlucky guy is matched with the epee man!"
With the mentality of having fun, the players clicked on the duel schedule announced on the official website, and they immediately became more happy.
"I'm super, Ghost Bride VS Heavy Sword Man!"
"I can hear the ghost bride scolding me again. The more she scolds me, the happier I am."
"Sick upstairs? Take me with you."
"To be fair, the Ghost Bride is a sixth-level master, so she is still stronger than Minamoto Moritsuna."
"I understand the truth, but the heavy sword man's big sword doesn't make sense!"
In the quarterfinals of the Starry Sky Cup, Epee Man collided with another anchor player, Ghost Bride. Both of them were sixth-level grandmasters, and Ghost Bride became famous earlier.
In the chat group, the red panda said in surprise: "These two people really bumped into each other!"
Xue Yin Dao's eyes shone brightly: "Is anyone here to place a bet? I will win with heavy sword without edge!"
"The group administrator 'Ghost Bride' has banned 'Snow Drinking Knife' for 24 hours."
In City S of Zhongzhou, in a residence, the Ghost Bride exclaimed:
"Damn it, I bumped into the epee man..."
This is a young and beautiful silver-haired woman with rare witch blood.
Behind the silver-haired witch, a shadow quietly floated out.
The fallen angel in a blue wedding dress spread her dark wings and floated beside her.
"You look very unsure?" The voice of the fallen angel echoed ethereally.
"Although they are both at the sixth level, the heavy sword man's combat power on horseback is explosive." The beautiful witch said with a headache, "I may have to send it."
"Have more confidence in yourself, my Highness the Witch." The fallen angel said with a smile, "You just need to shut up and leave the rest to me."
Silver-haired witch: "..."
Damn it, even my spiritual card talks to me like this!
[Talent·Charm: Cecia is a ‘charm’ angel among the fallen angels. Every word, every move she makes has a chance to charm the enemy. When the combat skill hits, it will 100% cause the enemy to fall into a ‘charm’ state. 】
Among the fallen angels, some are violent in nature and become monsters, while others remain neutral and are willing to cooperate with humans.
As a charming angel, "Cesia" accidentally discovered this silver-haired witch while wandering in the human world.
Because the two of them were very similar in blood, she took the initiative to sign a contract with them and became her trump card.
It’s just that after being together for many years, Cecia still hasn’t gotten rid of her master’s habit of swearing... This may also be a characteristic of the silver-haired witch.
It is worth mentioning that the fallen angels are headed by the arrogant demon "Lucifer", but each fallen angel has a different philosophy.
Although Cecia respects Lord Lucifer, she doesn't care about his resurrection ceremony... Isn't it better to stay in the world and enjoy life, without having to go against the investigation team?
That guy has been sleeping for thousands of years.
Cecilia raised her lips slightly.
Is it possible that you can suddenly appear in front of me?
*
Federation, Star Map City.
Lin Xiao searched online and found out that the Ghost Bride’s trump card is an epic-quality spiritual card, which is good at moves like ‘charm’.
"Pride Shard" directly gives the ability to the card player, rather than to the card.
Therefore, in Lin Xiao's ace showdown with the Ghost Bride, he can also use the passive ability of "Fragments of Arrogance" in Tinder, which is not a violation.
However, the Arrogance Shard can only resist fourth-level spiritual attacks, and the Ghost Bride’s ‘charm’ is at the sixth level and cannot be dealt with yet.
"The sixth-level ghost bride is the most powerful opponent I have matched so far..." Lin Xiao frowned slightly.
Unfortunately, the power of Pride Shards is not comprehensive enough and cannot be directly immune to charm.
The race is about to start the day after tomorrow, and I guess there will be no time to collect the fragments...
Didi didi.
Lin Xiao clicked on the light curtain.
The man with the raven head said solemnly: "I will go on a mission tomorrow."
“We have found the whereabouts of the arrogant demon ‘Lucifer’ and the demon altar!”