Cold, ruthless.

This is the impression Shen Sui left on people upon his debut in the professional arena.

He seemed like a robot, executing predetermined programs, suppressing his opponent during their turn with the effects of card after card.

Under all kinds of Life Card effects from Shen Sui, his opponent was already powerless to fight back.

He simply did not have enough Soul Points to effectively execute any move.

Without having used even a single card, 8 Soul Points had been wasted by Shen Sui.

No, more than just 8 Soul Points.

His opponent's [Centipede·White House] wasn't summoned yet, but the Soul Points were truly used.

This Follower Card is 5-star, meaning under Shen Sui's constraints, his opponent consumed 13 Soul Points without using a single card properly.

"How terrifying is this restrictive ability!" Xu Tianzhi sat in the corner, watching the ongoing duel on the field with a serious expression.

After finding out that Shen Sui was also participating in this match, he regarded him as his biggest rival and came specifically to watch the match.

What kind of monster is this guy's Soul Card!

Why in just a few days, he's developed a whole new form?

Xu Tianzhi felt an enormous pressure on his mental state.

He had a feeling of possibly never being able to redeem himself.

"Really, does he leave no chance for his opponent?" Xinyuan Tanchun crossed his arms, watching the duel on the field.

Only having 3 Soul Points even rendered him incapable of setting a card, because under the effect of [Gem Merchant Alice], even if he had a 1-star Life Card in his hand, it would cost 4 points to use.

"My turn... ends."

Shen Sui's opponent gritted his teeth and ended his turn.

Completely immobilized.

There's no way to move.

Shen Sui said nothing, promptly and decisively began his turn.

Draws a card.

Main phase.

Activates the effect of [Gem Merchant Alice], converting all gem markers into Soul Points.

Then morphs Alice into [Red Lotus Fire Alice].

Without the binding effect of Gem Merchant, Shen Sui's turn was far smoother than his opponent's.

Shen Sui activated the Spell Card [Alice's Trade] from his hand.

Select a Spell Card with a draw, search, special summon, or recovery effect from the deck and activate it. If the target of this card's activation is the opponent, Shen Sui draws a card, and then up to two Spell Cards can be activated without cost. However, the combined star level of the two Spell Cards must not exceed the Spell Card activated by this effect.

Shen Sui didn't explain any card effects to his opponent, nor did he utter any wasteful words; he simply spread out his deck and slapped a [Blessing of the Holy Mother] towards his opponent.

The opponent's Life Value rose directly from 6000 to 13000.

Subsequently, Shen Sui swiftly used a card from his hand and then flipped a set card to activate it.

The audience couldn't even react fast enough to see what Spell Card he used.

All they know is that with the first card, Shen Sui sent two Follower Cards from the top of the deck to the graveyard, and then special summoned a Follower on the field.

Immediately following, the next card, Shen Sui destroyed the Follower on the field and then activated the card from the graveyard.

Then he activated the effect of this Follower Card named [Wood Element Empress Andori], which, in the turn she is destroyed, locks the opponent's graveyard and hand, preventing card effects from being activated in these two areas.

He didn't utter a single word throughout.

Fluent, rapid, without a hint of hesitation.

This style of dueling was something the audience had never witnessed before.

However, they were highly receptive to it.

Not every duel requires shouting and yelling.

Although not calling phases or mentioning timing might be uncomfortable for many spectators, because the stage in a Life Card Duel visibly indicates stages and there are clear chain effects, it wasn't impossible to understand the duel process.

The way Shen Sui focused purely on playing cards appeared contagious to the audience.

All the spectators instinctively quieted down, watching intently as Shen Sui played card after card, retrieved them, then played them again.

What is he doing?

Most people fell into brief confusion.

[Red Lotus Fire Alice] has never appeared in Shen Sui's publicly available duel video, so the majority of those present didn't know this Follower's effect.

Then they watched as Shen Sui directly activated the effect of the on-field [Red Lotus Fire Alice].

Since the opponent's Life Value was 13000, while Shen Sui's was only 6000, it satisfied the activation condition for Red Lotus Fire.

Shen Sui removed six Follower Cards from the graveyard, thereby raising [Red Lotus Fire Alice]'s Spirit Value to 4500, and gained an additional 6 attack opportunities, totaling 7.

Without saying anything, not even announcing a phase, the cold man directly entered the battle phase for a direct attack on his opponent.

First strike.

The opponent's Life Value dropped to 8500.

Second strike.

The opponent's Life Value dropped to 4000.

Third strike.

With the opponent's Life Value depleted, the victory sign of the duel's end flashed.

His opponent widened his eyes in disbelief, watching all of this.

No way?

It's over just like that?

What happened?

I didn't even play a single card, did I?

What the hell kind of person is this?

"Is this the God of Age?" Xinyuan Yingxue watched the man standing on the field, her eyes filled with battle spirit.

If before, her feelings towards Shen Sui were just resentment from her mother's misdeeds, now it was one duelist's battle spirit towards another duelist.

She really wanted to have a duel with him.

Xinyuan Yingxue suppressed the surging battle spirit within her.

"Xue, how about it? Your sister's student," Xinyuan Tanchun proudly said to Xinyuan Yingxue.

However, at this moment, she wasn't particularly happy either.

The first match of a professional tournament should be Shen Sui's most splendid performance stage, shaping his subsequent duel style and leaving the first impression on the audience—an important match for future progress and Shen Sui's personal mindset.

Yet, Shen Sui ended it so decisively and swiftly, without any ripple throughout the duel, like an emotionless steamrolling.

"Can such a duel really attract fans?" Xinyuan Yingxue inquisitively asked. The education she received from her mother—duels were inherently performative and for her fans to see, but Shen Sui's duel entirely focused on victory, without uttering a single word throughout.

"This is just... an emotionless dueling machine," Xinyuan Yingxue muttered to herself.

Xinyuan Tanchun momentarily put aside the concerns she had for Shen Sui and instructed her younger sister:

"Xue, you should have a duel yourself."

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