My Stubborn Soul Card Follower

Shen Sui listened to Alice’s explanation, feeling more and more like it was all magical, and indeed Alice’s imagination was quite vast.

Through the power of Dawn, she deceived the world’s rules, making it seem entirely reasonable for elements to exist here, and then, under the guidance of these rules, the world produced elements.

This was not about modifying or creating rules, but rather splicing a segment of existing rules onto the rule system of another world, which is indeed far simpler than creating rules out of thin air.

This behavior is more akin to a virus invading a cell, deceiving the cell into producing genetic material for itself.

After comforting Alice, Shen Sui turned to look at Lexington, who had followed over.

Though he said he didn’t mind, this was, after all, the port district he had built with the shipgirls. He apologized to Lexington, "Sorry, Alice caused some trouble."

Lexington didn’t look angry at all, instead looking at Shen Sui with great satisfaction.

"The Commander has become stronger," Lexington said with a smile, "You no longer need our protection."

Lexington had watched the whole time as Shen Sui managed to mitigate the catastrophe of a nuclear explosion.

She naturally understood what that meant.

Shen Sui no longer needed the fleet’s protection, and he alone was enough to face most enemies.

Despite feeling gratified, there was inevitably a sense of loss in Lexington’s heart; this also meant the Commander no longer needed the fleet...

"No." Shen Sui said earnestly, "I still need you to fight for me."

Looking into Shen Sui’s eyes, Lexington smiled gently, "Ready to fight for you anytime, Commander."

The incident with the nuclear explosion quickly alerted the higher-ups of the Federation, and a special envoy from the President soon arrived to inquire about the situation.

Although Lexington was prepared for everything, her response still left the envoy momentarily speechless:

"Kids being mischievous, just playing around."

You call this kind of thing playing around?

Though it was unclear how Shen Gang’s people and most buildings survived the explosion, experts determined that the recent explosion was more than sufficient to destroy the entire Shen Gang.

You call this kind of thing kids playing around?

The power of the original shipgirls is truly terrifying.

And it was during this meeting that Lexington also conveyed Shen Sui’s intentions to the Federation’s higher-ups: they did not wish to see the Federation split, and if civil war became inevitable, they would take action.

A similar notice was also sent to various frontier fortresses.

Shen Sui was reluctant to waste time on such matters.

Those in high positions usually have intelligence and cannot be unaware of the current situation.

While the few who aren’t so smart would be taught respect by cannon and missile.

Combining this nuclear crisis at Shen Gang, almost everyone felt the will of the Guardian Mansion.

It was also at this time, the Thor Cup main competition was about to begin.

Shen Sui left Alice to clean up the aftermath, while he returned to the real world to prepare for the upcoming main competition.

However, this time, Shen Sui was not attending with a pure intention to enjoy the competition.

Behind Valhalla is the Broken Realm Emperor, Haral.

Putting aside past biases, Antipus did not rate Haral lightly.

To become an emperor in the Broken Realm is no small feat.

And to be rated by Antipus in such a way is extremely rare.

Coupled with the strange occurrences around Valhalla and the emergence of many Broken Boundary Creatures, this year’s Thor Cup is certainly not straightforward.

What exactly Valhalla intends to achieve in this competition, no intelligence agency of any country could uncover, and Zhang Fang lost a lot of elite agents over it, yet still couldn’t infiltrate Valhalla’s castle.

Thus, all countries placed their hopes on the Life Card Masters participating in the competition.

This competition’s participants are ninth-level Life Card Masters from around the world, and after the Extraordinary Invasion, most have had some contact with their respective national leaders, naturally knowing some secrets.

Nonetheless, even knowing the competition organizers have unspeakable secrets, not a single Life Card Master with main competition qualification chose to withdraw.

This really had nothing to do with the competition or glory anymore.

Perhaps they didn’t want to miss such a stage for strong competition, but more due to a sense of responsibility they felt towards civilians.

It was under the influence of extraordinary interference that most Life Card Masters who remained at Valhalla to compete were ones with a sense of responsibility; cowards and irresponsible Life Card Masters had already left Valhalla, along with the opening of the passage on the first day.

Because of this, Shen Sui found several ninth-level Life Card Masters he hadn’t heard of when reviewing the competitors’ list.

It wasn’t that they weren’t strong, just that they hadn’t achieved good results in previous world competitions.

Still, among the total sixteen competitors, there were quite a few familiar faces.

You Wenqi and Tan Song need not be mentioned.

Theis and Dongye Youzai, the world’s top three Life Card Masters, are also on the list.

Shen Sui looked forward eagerly to the schedule.

The chance to encounter these powerful foreign competitors was one of Shen Sui’s main goals in becoming an eighth-level Life Card Master.

That evening, Shen Sui arrived at the competition venue.

There was no competition on this day, just a ceremony for drawing lots to determine opponents.

Valhalla is a small city, but its gladiatorial arena is built with extraordinary luxury.

In the venue, Shen Sui didn’t see many spectators; most of Valhalla’s residents had already left under the escort of various national troops, entering quarantine zones.

In fact, by this point, both sides had virtually laid their cards on the table.

To insist on holding the Thor Cup under such circumstances -- no one would believe that there’s nothing wrong with Valhalla.

And Valhalla clearly knew that countries around the world had noticed their anomalies, yet they remained utterly unafraid.

The opening ceremony of the competition began in this eerie atmosphere.

Shen Sui squinted, watching the performers on stage.

"Something’s wrong," You Wenqi, sitting beside Shen Sui, said as he stared at the stage, speaking with serious conviction.

Shen Sui glanced at You Wenqi, envisioning him in his flamboyantly purple armor, and couldn’t hold back, bursting into laughter.

You Wenqi, surprised, looked at Shen Sui, "What’s so funny?"

"Nothing," Shen Sui said, pretending to wipe his mouth, "just thought of something happy."

You Wenqi regarded Shen Sui with confusion, but before he could further inquire, laughter came from the other side.

He turned toward the sound; it was Tan Song.

You Wenqi squinted at Tan Song.

Covering his mouth, Tan Song turned away, feigning interest in the surroundings.

You Wenqi knew exactly what Tan Song was laughing about and glared fiercely at him.

"There is indeed something off."

Shen Sui ended his energy-saving mode, immediately noticing irregularities among the stage dancers.

All these people were Extraordinary beings.

To be precise, they were not human.

"Should we prepare for battle?" Shen Sui whispered.

"I’m ready anytime," You Wenqi responded.

His Soul Card was a belt, usable in this world.

Before Shen Sui could respond, he sensed a mysterious power engulfing the entire venue.

This power was similar to the one that had initially engulfed Valhalla City, but its intensity was much higher.

Dark curtains slowly drew around the outside of the venue.

Mysterious and powerful energy descended instantly.

On the dome of the venue, a giant eye abruptly opened.

Clear, visible blood vessels wriggled.

The enormous eye gazed maliciously upon everyone.

"Gentlemen, ladies, let’s play a little game," a voice, indistinguishable as male or female, said excitedly.