My Stubborn Soul Card Follower

Special victory card deck?

That was Tan Song’s instinctive thought when he saw the opponent win.

The moment the duel ended, Tan Song knew his fate was already sealed.

As the Duel Realm faded, Alice almost instantly raised her Magic Staff.

A special victory doesn’t cause any loss of Life Value, so the defeated won’t die or be eliminated at the moment of defeat in the duel.

This also gave Tan Song time to react.

Alice wasn’t aware of this detail, but it didn’t hinder her swift reaction to strike again.

Her casting speed was fast, but Xu Qingyin’s reaction wasn’t slow either.

At the moment Alice moved, Xu Qingyin’s Spirit Sword was already positioned in front of Tan Song, constructing a solid Defense Array with the sword at its center.

However, Alice’s attack effortlessly broke through Xu Qingyin’s Defense.

Xu Qingyin uttered a slight sound of surprise, but the spiritual power moved along with it, blocking the attack just before it could hit Tan Song.

At the same time, a hairpin almost instantly pierced toward Alice’s face.

Alice had no time to deploy her Defense Spell.

Just as Xu Qingyin thought his attack had succeeded, a hand appeared from behind the woman, casually grabbing the hairpin.

Xu Qingyin’s pupils slightly contracted.

Even though his strength was somewhat reduced in this projection state, his full-strength attack shouldn’t be something ordinary experts could withstand.

"Jade Rabbit Holding Moon Hairpin?" Xu Qingyin only heard the other party mutter softly, "How did this hairpin end up in your hands?"

Shen Sui turned the hairpin over as he examined it.

If his memory wasn’t mistaken, he had given Ye Zhou’Er an identical style of hairpin.

"Do you recognize this hairpin?" Xu Qingyin squinted his eyes slightly.

"Ah... why does a grown man have a woman’s hairpin?" Shen Sui didn’t answer, instead mockingly questioned, "Does your master know you’re this creepy?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingyin’s eye twitched. If it weren’t for the obvious superiority of the opponent’s strength, he might have already charged up with his sword.

Meanwhile, Tan Song quickly inputted the duel details into the Dueling Device during the confrontation.

All participants entered this buffer space with one goal: to defeat their hypothetical opponent. In terms of strength, it was undeniably a lopsided battle, especially as most participants had already been eliminated by their opponents.

In such situations, intelligence is extremely precious.

Tan Song didn’t feel any frustration over his defeat. If it’s a special victory card deck, especially this type of collection-based special victory card deck, it’s perfectly normal to lose in the first turn without enough hand interrupts to counter the opponent’s effects.

However, in reality, Tan Song had never seen a special victory card deck running so smoothly.

It seems You Wenqi was right.

Tan Song thought in his heart.

In such a life-death duel, it’s necessary to have more hand interrupts in the deck. Otherwise, if the opponent seizes the first turn and encounters such a deck, you can only stand there waiting for defeat. And in such a duel, the fate of defeat is well understood.

Even though special victories don’t clear out Life Value, and the defeated won’t die in the duel, how will you cope against an opponent with Extraordinary Power once you leave the Duel Realm?

Xu Qingyin took a deep breath and explained, "The Emperor cherishes dearly and bridges the gap till eternity. In our world, the Jade Rabbit Holding Moon Hairpin represents an object of profound affection, the best gift for a beloved female cultivator."

Why is it considered a profound object...

The reason I gave Ye Zhou’Er a hairpin was because she was already showing tendencies of becoming a disposable pawn or follower under the tutelage of her elders in the sect. How could I let such free, high-quality resources be cut off? So I casually bought a hairpin, the Jade Rabbit Holding Moon Hairpin, at the foot of Ye Zhou’Er’s sect mountain and gave it to her.

And you know what, the effect of the gift was outstanding. After receiving the gift, Ye Zhou’Er immediately defected from the sect and began attacking Demon Cultivation Sects to fund her own cultivation.

Ugh...

Although this was in the game, such behavior seems quite standard for a typical player. But now thinking back, my actions really were messed up rather egotistical.

Shen Sui silently commented in his heart.

Xu Qingyin stood there, feeling the weight contained in the silence.

Judging by this person’s techniques, they are obviously not an Immortal.

Not from an Immortal world but knows about the Jade Rabbit Holding Moon Hairpin...

Could they have learned about it from a Life Card Master from the Immortal world? But if that’s the case, they shouldn’t be unaware of the hairpin’s significance. Also, this meaningful silence is inexplicable.

Could it be... that the person before him has something to do with the master’s long-lost love?

Though Xu Qingyin knew the seriousness of this matter and that assumptions couldn’t be made lightly, the master’s waiting over a millennium and this faint glimmer of hope appearing before him made it impossible to suppress his thoughts.

"So... did you give this to your beloved?" Shen Sui asked after a long silence.

Xu Qingyin replied, "No, it was given to my sword."

"..."

Xu Qingyin felt the other party might have misunderstood, quickly saying, "It’s one of the ways to soothe the Artifact Spirit..."

Before Xu Qingyin could continue explaining, he suddenly noticed his body began to fade.