By the third round, there were only sixteen contestants left in the entire duel competition.

With plenty of time, the scheduling of duels became more humane.

Of course, to heighten the audience's anticipation, the intervals between different duels were lengthened and filled with high-quality intermission performances.

As usual, Shen Sui and Xinyuan Tanchun arrived at the venue very early.

The first duel was Yang Liguang's match.

On the duel stage, Yang Liguang's demeanor was completely different from how she was in the Duel Training Hall.

An arrogant look, mercilessly mocking her opponent.

The powerful her easily defeated her opponent in this match.

Even though the opponent was also a seventh-tier Life Card Master like her.

"Only the weak use such weak decks," Yang Liguang arrogantly raised her head, "You are far from defeating me."

"This Yang Liguang," Xinyuan Tanchun said angrily, "was so cute and sensible when she was a kid, why has she become like this?"

Shen Sui glanced at Xinyuan Tanchun and asked curiously, "You know her?"

"Childhood playmate," Xinyuan Tanchun said, "Our family has some connection with the Yang Family. She was really cute when she was a kid; I don't know why she turned out like this when she grew up."

Shen Sui's mind immediately recalled the scene of Yang Liguang's face turning when she was patted on the shoulder by a woman behind her.

Perhaps the current appearance is not her true self.

Entertainment stars often have packaged personas.

Shen Sui internally mocked.

After Yang Liguang's duel, there was a song performance by a group of cute girls.

A group of girls wearing luxurious Lolita dresses stepped to the beat on the stage with exciting music.

"Hello everyone! We are Meow Meow Super Sweet!"

Shen Sui's mouth twitched; he couldn't appreciate this kind of thing.

It'd be better if they did something like XXX-48.

Just as he was about to give a sharp critique, Shen Sui fixed his eyes and saw a familiar figure among the girls.

Short stature.

Always wearing cat ears.

Damn!

Tang Lili?

Shen Sui rubbed his eyes and looked at the stage again.

Sure enough, it was Tang Lili.

Wasn't she a Life Card Master? Why is she performing as an idol on stage?

Xinyuan Tanchun followed Shen Sui's gaze and also saw Tang Lili.

She had only met Tang Lili once, and wasn't really familiar with her, but knew this loli cat girl seemed to have some kind of relationship with Shen Sui.

"Oh hey, it seems like you've spotted your friend," Xinyuan Tanchun nudged Shen Sui and said, "Why don't you go say hi later? There's still some time before the match."

"Not interested," Shen Sui said with his arms crossed.

"Not even interested in such a cute cat girl?"

"Can she transform into a card?" Shen Sui countered.

Xinyuan Tanchun fell into a long silence.

Is this guy a cardosexual?

No way, that's too weird, right?

Xinyuan Tanchun remained silent, quietly shifting her seat.

"What's up with you?" Shen Sui puzzledly looked at Xinyuan Tanchun's actions.

Xinyuan Tanchun showed a disdainful expression: "I'm afraid you'll develop inappropriate desires for my cards."

Whoa! How does she know I have inappropriate desires for Isabella?

Shen Sui hesitated briefly.

Seeing Shen Sui's expression, Xinyuan Tanchun widened her eyes in shock, quickly covering her Dueling Device with her hand, and looked at Shen Sui warily, "Whoa! You seriously can't be that perverted, can you?!"

No...

Cold sweat dripped from Shen Sui's forehead.

At this moment, he really found it hard to explain.

He couldn't exactly say, I've always been thinking about how to upgrade your Soul Card to my own, right? That would definitely end any friendship.

"Haha! I knew you'd be here!"

At that moment, Tang Lili's energetic voice came through.

Shen Sui immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, a savior to change the subject.

He instantly turned his head, looking at Tang Lili.

Tang Lili was still wearing the performance outfit she wore on stage.

But with her figure in that outfit, Shen Sui always felt like a loyal fan of a certain idol anime dressing up his loli daughter in a cosplay outfit.

Cute, indeed.

But it didn't provoke any desire beyond admiration.

Shen Sui wasn't a lolicon, after all.

"I watched your match broadcast, congratulations," Tang Lili said with a smile, expressing her wishes to Shen Sui.

"Thank you," Shen Sui smiled, "but what's up with you being in the intermission performance? I thought you aimed to become a professional Life Card Master."

"Being a professional Life Card Master and an idol aren't mutually exclusive," Tang Lili accepted the tissue Xinyuan Tanchun handed over, wiped the sweat from her forehead from the intense performance, and said, "My Soul Card is in an underground idol group, so I figured I'd learn a bit from the real-world idol industry and teach them."

"Besides," Tang Lili continued, "I don't know why, but any skill I learn in reality, the character I control in the Soul Card World learns the same skill too."

That's because you two are the same person.

Shen Sui internally mocked.

Tang Lili's Soul Card World is an ordinary world, so this kind of identity synchronization is obvious.

The dance and singing skills Tang Lili learns in reality synchronize with her individual in the Soul Card World.

This phenomenon is like someone suddenly being able to ride a bike after a night's sleep when they previously couldn't.

Similarly, theoretically speaking, the skills learned by the individual in the Soul Card World could also synchronize with the real-world individual.

But since the Extraordinary Power is blocked by the world's consciousness, the skills that can be synchronized are often just everyday skills, so many people aren't aware that it's due to the Soul Card World and think they suddenly had an epiphany, or are naturally gifted in that area.

For example, some people make exceptionally delicious food the first time they cook.

Some people seem to have a natural talent for driving, adeptly handling a vehicle the first time.

Actually, many of these cases are caused by skills mastered in the Soul Card World being synchronized to the real-world individual.

"So you plan to learn idol skills in the real world and then teach your Souls Cards in the Soul Card World?" Although Xinyuan Tanchun had only met Tang Lili a few times, her impression of this cute loli was quite favorable.

Diligent, motivated, and never discouraged by setbacks.

"But being able to perform in an intermission show suggests your idol career is progressing well," Shen Sui said, "so why not focus on being an idol?"

"It's not the same!"

Tang Lili seemed a bit upset.

"Being an idol is just a profession."

"Dueling is my dream!"

"Besides, my card is still with you!"

"One day, I will defeat you on the professional stage!"

"And take my card back from you!"

"Don't say it with such righteous indignation!" Shen Sui covered his face and said, "You clearly gifted this card to me! You're making me sound like someone who snatches cards from others."

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