My Stubborn Soul Card Follower

It's precisely because of this belief that someone as proud as An Hai doesn't find defeat so hard to accept, because he always believes that one day he can surpass his opponent and hand the defeat back to them.

Therefore, when An Hai lost to Shen Sui, who was only at the fifth stage at the time, he didn't show any negative emotions and even quickly accepted the fact.

Back then, he naively thought he could enhance his deck through growing in the Soul Card World and then defeat Shen Sui in subsequent duels.

But today, Shen Sui truly awakened him.

Surpass?

That's impossible.

Between the two of us, it's not just a difference in strength but also in growth speed.

An Hai even feels that the gap in growth speed is more significant compared to their strength difference.

This sense of frustration caused An Hai to lose his expression control that he maintained over the years.

This is not something that can be mentally comforted with "it's just an infinite skirmish."

"Contestant An Hai, contestant An Hai," the host quietly reminded.

Only then did An Hai come to his senses, nodding apologetically with a smile towards the host.

"Can the next duel start?" The host, seeing that An Hai was not in the right state, quietly asked.

An Hai nodded and said firmly, "Yes."

Even knowing that his current strength might be far inferior to Shen Sui's, An Hai had no intention of shying away from the battle.

As long as there is one card left in the deck, the duelist has infinite possibilities!

In the second duel, Shen Sui once again gained the first turn.

The same storyline repeated itself.

When An Hai's turn started, he looked at the empty deck and was left speechless.

Damn, no matter how much I want to create a miracle, I need cards in my deck to do so!

As the word "Victory" popped up on the screen, Shen Sui successfully defeated An Hai.

An Hai sighed, walked up to Shen Sui, and said, "You win."

"Thank you," Shen Sui replied with a slight smile.

An Hai wanted to say something, but seeing that they were still on stage, he swallowed the words at his lips.

It wasn't until they got off stage that he said to Shen Sui, "I don't think it's wise of you to reveal such a powerful Follower Card at the All-Star Tournament."

Anyone who understands dueling knows that Shen Sui's victory in these two matches was entirely thanks to the victory of the [Goddess of Death, Arianna].

Moreover, Arianna isn't strong because of the infinite skirmish; this rule change has not affected her strength at all.

This is an extremely powerful Follower Card, surpassing most cards on the Forbidden Card List.

If An Hai were replaced with any prestigious Life Card Master of the past, in those days when clans could manipulate the Forbidden Card List through the Life Card Association, Shen Sui's Goddess of Death would surely have been swiftly added to the list.

"I understand your concern," said An Hai, "Indeed, no 15-star Life Card has ever been placed on the Forbidden Card List before, but you need to know that unlike Soul Cards, which can't be banned, the tradition of not adding 15-star Life Cards to the Forbidden Card List is just a convention, not a written rule, and anything customary can be broken."

An Hai clearly suggested that he was reminding Shen Sui that [Goddess of Death, Arianna] might become the first 15-star Follower Card to be banned.

"And you should be aware," An Hai paused and continued, "Your cooling period for the Forbidden Card List is about to end."

As Shen Sui became famous, the story of his only banned card was unearthed by someone with interest.

The Exploration Bureau, already intending to attack the Life Card Association, took the opportunity to spread this story, criticizing the Association's arbitrary handling of the Forbidden Cards.

A newcomer who hasn't even become a professional Life Card Master gets his Life Card banned just because of a few reports?

Even if the card was indeed eligible for the Forbidden Card List later, its entry should depend on the identity of its owner.

If at that time Shen Sui was an eighth-stage Life Card Master, it wouldn't have mattered.

If he had just become a professional Life Card Master, many would still feel it was unfair, let alone when Shen Sui was still a student.

An Hai had also read about Shen Sui's story and therefore knew roughly about his Forbidden Card cooling period.

The six-month cooling period is about to end.

This means that the Exploration Bureau could put Shen Sui's Life Card on the Forbidden Card List.

Even though Shen Sui has a good relationship with Zhang Fang, precisely because of this friendship, Zhang Fang cannot afford to give Shen Sui extra care in such matters.

Even if Arianna isn't banned for her performance in the All-Star Tournament, if Shen Sui continues to use this card, getting it on the Forbidden Card List is only a matter of time.

In this regard, An Hai wouldn't believe in so-called customary practices.

In the Life Card Duel circles, he has seen too many customary practices being broken.

Shen Sui grinned and said, "Doesn't matter."

Doesn't matter?

An Hai was a bit startled by Shen Sui's words.

How could one describe the issue of Forbidden Cards with "doesn't matter"?

Shen Sui earnestly looked at An Hai and said, "Yes, I have many similar Life Cards."

An Hai looked at Shen Sui, and from his eyes, there was no hint of joking.

Shen Sui was serious about that?

"By the way, aren't you going to have a word with An Wei?" Shen Sui suddenly asked.

An Hai was stunned, but eventually shook his head and said, "Forget it, she finds me annoying just by seeing me."

It seems Vivian added some settings in this Candlelight Illusion to make things smoother for her subsequent actions.

Since An Hai was so insistent, Shen Sui didn't push further.

However, after An Hai left, Shen Sui stayed in place, pondering for a while.

It seems his Forbidden Card cooling period is about to expire.

This time, unlike before, even with Zhang Fang's support, quite a number of his Life Cards could potentially be added to the preliminary list for Forbidden Cards.

Although whether they will actually end up on the list depends on the availability of global slots, as long as the time frame is long enough, it's quite likely to face heavy targeting.

Looks like I need to quickly get Alternate Art Cards for the Golden Ship crew.

Thinking this, Shen Sui opened his Dueling Device for a check.

Alice has been very well-behaved lately.

Besides occupying a few cities with the pirates, she hasn't done much.

At this moment, Alice was heading towards Roland City.

Just as he was deep in thought, the second round of the infinite skirmish also concluded.

To everyone's surprise, Bai Ye won against Tan Song.

Which means the finals of the infinite skirmish will be between Bai Ye and himself.

Great.

Switch the deck.

Shen Sui pulled out his Dragon Race deck.