The fleeting summer has departed, and autumn has arrived as scheduled, the change of seasons always catches people off guard.
Dong.
The ancient bell rang, breaking the tranquility of the Nebula Legion, and the much-anticipated Seven Palaces Tournament finally arrived as planned.
The entire Nebula Legion suddenly boiled with excitement, and all the Star Card Masters were looking forward to this day.
Although this match had little to do with the majority of people.
But this is the highest event of the Nebula Legion, symbolizing the outstanding level of the younger generation in the entire northern federation.
Most importantly, each year's Seven Palaces Tournament saw participating Star Card Masters presenting unprecedented and spectacular card lineups, highly entertaining and inspiring.
Each player's lineup, would inspire and lead a new wave of trends.
Nebula Legion, Sports Arena.
Boom!
The lights turned on, revealing an extremely large square in the limelight of the public eye.
The surrounding fans, holding glow sticks, hot dogs, and signs, cheered endlessly, the shouts like thunder making one feel as if they were on a battlefield, the blood in their veins boiling uncontrollably, following the rhythm.
All the Star Card Masters in the entire northern federation were watching the match through live broadcast.
Not only in the northern federation, but also in other federal areas of the Tianyuan Star, many eyes were converging here.
Everyone was looking forward to it.
Who would rise to fame?
Who would shine brilliantly?
Who would start an era, create a new dynasty, and make the whole world remember his name?!
The entire Su Ming and Gongwu lineages turned out to cheer for Xiao Xuan.
The VIP area for spectators naturally included the six palace lords.
In the second row were the vice palace lords of each palace.
Su Ming gnawed on popcorn, his face beaming with happiness. The victory in the last palace trial for Xiao Xuan had given him a great deal of face.
This month, he had a blast.
Compared to before, the other vice palace lords were much more courteous when talking to him.
This month, many even invited him to give lectures on how to cultivate Star Card Masters under their command.
"My disciple Xiao Xuan carries himself like a palace lord," Su Ming chuckled.
Gongwu gave him a stern look and said, "If he truly becomes a palace lord, are you, old man, willing to accept his appointment?"
"Willing, why wouldn't I be willing?" Su Ming shook his neck. "The two of us, if we don't break through, there won't be much of a future for us."
"This world used to be ours, then it became our sons', and in the end, it will be those grandsons'," he said.
The young Star Card Masters behind him rolled their eyes, who's your grandson?
Su Ming's eyes flickered and he said, "Is the former palace lord still alive now?"
After a brief silence, Gongwu shook his head and said, "After he escaped, all the strong on the Tianyuan Star have pursued him, it's difficult to survive."
"However, speaking of which, if he's truly alive, where is he now?"
"Perhaps he's no longer on the Tianyuan Star..."
He sighed and murmured, "It would be so good if the former palace lord of yesteryear met Xiao Xuan today at his best."
At that moment, the commentator took the stage, with long legs and a slim waist, she was a model.
"After the long wait, the Seven Palaces Tournament has finally arrived as scheduled. Before the match, let's thank You Suan..." the commentator said, looking at the cards in her hand.
Audience: "Can I fast forward?"
"How much advertising fees did You Suan give you? It would be better to drink mine... don't get me wrong, drink my Bullman's."
Soon, a round of gratitude was done, and then the commentator began to read out the names of the seven chief executives, who entered the field in turn.
With each name read out, there was a wave of cheers on the field, especially when Qin Sheng arrived, the shouts were like a tide, coming and going in waves.
Standing in the spotlight, Xiao Xuan looked at the thousands of spectators in the stands, and his heart surged with excitement.
If it were just him, losing would just be losing, but with the expectations of many people on his shoulders, he couldn't be so casual.
Just like in the past when he took the college entrance exam, he didn't really care about how well he did, what he cared about was that if he didn't do well, it would disappoint the people behind him.
He couldn't bear to see the disappointment in their eyes.
At this moment, even if he didn't want to advance, there would be a group of people behind him, pushing him forward.
This reminded him of the time of the League of Legends global finals.
Back then, he had already bought beer and snacks, sat in front of the computer, waiting for the game to start, worshiping other people's lives.
But now, in a different world, he, a slacker, was standing on the stage in a daze.
In the cheers of the audience, his name was also mixed in, although it couldn't compare to the waves caused by the other top players.
"Brother Xiao Xuan, come on," Ruo Xi, with bright eyes and white teeth, smiled and said, "I'll wait for you in the semifinals!"
Just at this moment, the announcer announced the first match: Xiao Xuan vs. Jiang Ling'er.
The camera shifted to the strategist, Feng Yebei, and asked, "Strategist, predict who has a higher chance of winning the first match?"
Feng Yebei remained silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's hard to say, after all, both of them are the best star card masters in my Star Cloud Legion. But if you want me to say, I think Jiang Ling'er has a slight advantage."
"I agree," Su Ming below the stage said quietly.
"You old devil, you're really bad," Gong Wu glared at him, then turned to Yong Yi and said, "Yong Master, what do you think?"
Yong Yi's mouth twitched, wondering why can't I just quietly? But after some thought, he said, "Xiao Xuan is a star card master from our sect, so of course I hope he wins."
Watching Su Ming eating popcorn, he felt a surge of nameless anger. I'll let you eat now, wait until Xiao Xuan gets eliminated, then I'll see if you can still eat!
Just at this moment, the match began.
The announcer said, "Next, both sides enter the team selection phase."
As the highest-level event of the Seven Halls Competition, it was naturally different from the Palatial Trials and other smaller competitions.
The so-called team selection phase is where both sides choose three star cards in turn and make them public.
This is just like choosing heroes in the qualifiers of Honor of Kings, the enemy chooses a hero first, then our side, then the enemy, then our side, and so on in a cycle.
This kind of selection process undoubtedly greatly reduces the influence of luck and makes the star card lineups of both sides evenly matched and on equal footing.
At the same time, they can continuously adjust their lineups based on the opponent's lineup, at least to avoid being countered.
Therefore, an excellent star card master would have a very deep card pool.
Just like at the Palatial Trials, Han Feng, who ranked tenth on the Heavenly Ranking, if he knew Xiao Xuan's lineup, he wouldn't have been able to bring out the Mountain Rabbit to do a cute and flowy move.
However, only two skills are revealed in the publicly announced card group, although only two, they are enough to reveal the position of the star card.
Each side chooses three star cards, and the remaining two star cards can be kept to add mystery.
Based on the draw, Jiang Ling'er announced her choice first.
King of the Wilds - Koi
Quality: Gold
Rank: Four-star
Skills:
[Water Dragon Cannon]: The King of the Wilds condenses source energy, forming a water dragon cannon that pushes back and damages enemies in front.
[Water Dragon Bind]: The King of the Wilds summons a water dragon to entangle a target, causing a brief bind.
...
Looking at the King of the Wilds on the screen, Xiao Xuan suddenly had a clever idea, took out the Star Source Pen, and added a skill to the Koi King! Because he suddenly remembered that the Koi King has an invincible explosive skill – [Water Splash Leap]!
However, when this skill was written, the system adjusted the value of the Koi King's [Evade] from 90% to 85%.
Soon, the announcer reminded Xiao Xuan to announce his first star card.
Xiao Xuan looked at her strangely, then took out the Koi King.
Koi King
Quality: Gold
Rank: Four-star
Skills:
[Evade]: The Koi King reduces all damage received by 85%.
[Water Splash Leap]: The Koi King jumps around, a skill that's not much use.
Jiang Ling'er: ???
You can only see two skills anyway, why show me this one?
What's Water Splash Leap? Why did you even design it if it's not very useful?
The audience on the field was also taken aback after seeing this star card, followed by a sudden burst of noise.
"Haha, these skills are really useless. Are you trying to make me die of laughter inheriting my cockroach flower credit card?"
"Xiao Xuan, you're such a joker, haha!"
"Jiang Linger's airport is probably going to explode with anger. What can we tell from this skill?"
Jiang Linger's face turned pale with shock. Just from the skill 【Gu】 alone, could it be that Gyarados is a tank? Or a support? Jiang Linger looked at the skill 【Gu】 and a look of suspicion filled her face. 85%, it's really too terrifying.
Thinking about it, she felt that Gyarados should be a tank, even though she didn't know its other skills, but an 85% reduction in damage seemed too frightening.
So, hesitating for a moment, Jiang Linger played her next card, bringing out the Devil Chicken.
Devil Chicken.
Rank: Four-star.
Quality: Platinum.
Weapon: Devil Sword.
Skills:
【Blade of Misfortune】: Devil Chicken teleports and charges towards the target card, slashing with its sword.
【Slaughter】: Devil Chicken charges the devil sword, increasing the next attack's damage by 40%.
No matter how much meat you have, I'll cut through it in one swipe.
After some thought, Xiao Xuan revealed the second card, bringing out Little Wisdom.
【Trainer】: As a trainer, Little Wisdom is connected with Pokémon spiritually, and can command the cards in battle, while also having a 45% reduction in damage.
【You Are My Only One】: After Little Wisdom dies, Pikachu turns despair into raging thunder, empowering the ultimate skill – 【Million Volt】.
Jiang Linger: ??? Why is there such a high damage reduction again? Is this a full tank team?
Furthermore, the second skill... enhancing Pikachu's skill, so what exactly is Pikachu? What's a Pokémon? Commanding the battle cards? What is Xiao Xuan doing?
Jiang Linger couldn't understand. Both had such high damage reduction, what kind of lineup was it? Could it be a disgusting full tank team?
You see, some card players are like this. They can't compete with pure strength, so they use a full tank team, relying on powerful endurance and recovery to slowly wear down the opponent. If you can't instantly take down a tank, it's very difficult to end the match.
This kind of match might take several hours. However, she thought, the so-called Pikachu should be a thunder-type card.
As her thoughts raced, Jiang Linger revealed the third card.
Fire Dragon Warrior.
Rank: Four-star.
Quality: Platinum.
Skills:
【Crimson Dragon Breath】: Fire Dragon Warrior spews out a flame dragon breath, causing massive area damage.
【Star Throwing on the Planet】: Fire Dragon Warrior charges towards the designated target and throws it into the sky, then fiercely smashes it to the ground!
Xiao Xuan frowned slightly. This 【Star Throwing on the Planet】 is actually quite similar to "Piggybacking the Wife". Function comes first, but the damage is also impressive.
Xiao Xuan thought about it and then revealed Pikachu as the third card.
Anyway, the opponent had already guessed Pikachu's attribute.
Pikachu.
Rank: Four-star.
Quality: Gold.
Skills:
【Thunder Shock】: Pikachu hurls an electric ball at the opponent, the faster the speed, the greater the power.
【Quick Attack】: Pikachu rapidly approaches the opponent like a flash, the faster the attack, the higher the damage.
Jiang Linger was extremely depressed! Even if the opposite side didn't reveal Pikachu, she could guess that Pikachu was a thunder-type card.
Isn't this the same as the opponent only publishing two star cards?
Originally published three star cards, enough to let the star card master guess the opposite lineup.
Now, with Xiao Xuan doing this, she's guessing with her head!
Now, let alone the lineup, she can't even figure out the positions of Magikarp and Ash!
Just at this moment, the lineup selection phase ended, and the game officially began!
"Sister Ling'er, come on!"
"Xiao Xuan, come on!"