This Summoner Is Too Powerful-Chapter 372 - 338: Final Four Determined (Part 2)

"Hearing this from you, it does seem quite fitting."

Hidekage Jia used to frequently lose to Li Fan due to various external factors.

But as he said, he respects the game and has his boundaries.

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An hour later, Li Pu and Xia Sanlan took the stage.

"Uh..."

However, upon seeing Li Pu in such high spirits, Xia Sanlan seemed a bit stunned.

"You... okay? If you feel any discomfort, don’t push yourself."

According to his expectations, at this time, Li Pu should either be in the restroom or on his way there.

"? Stop the nonsense and just set up the cards already."

Li Pu’s expression was indifferent.

This reaction secretly surprised Xia Sanlan.

It was said that this Xidu University cripple was a player on the competitive track; could it be his excellent physical fitness that made him withstand the poison?

If that’s the case, then I’ll have to rely on another move.

Thinking of this, Xia Sanlan lightly touched the gloved hand.

With a thought, the skin beneath the glove quickly covered with fine scales.

Yes, he was one of the first people at Modu University lucky enough to learn [Possession].

And now, the target of [Possession] was his summoned beast, the Toxic Illusion Bamboo.

The Toxic Illusion Bamboo was a snake-type summoned beast, its poison not strong, but trace amounts.

For summoned beasts or magical beasts, the poison hardly had any effect.

Even for a summoner with a physique stronger than the average human, it could only induce mild cold symptoms.

One could say the toxin was so low it couldn’t be detected.

Apart from the toxins, this summoned beast also possessed illusion techniques.

Though the effects were rather average, at most causing temporary confusion.

Even so, a momentary confusion could be enough at the card table.

For example, a slight confusion during the crucial card setup could lead to a significant flaw.

So even if the toxins didn’t work.

Xia Sanlan still had the illusion technique to use.

He subtly waved his hand at Li Pu while arranging his cards.

Invisible short-distance light waves hit Li Pu.

Then, it was time for both parties to reveal their cards.

[Mushroom Mush!] x3

[Trash!]

[Despicable!]

[Useless!]

Six initial cards were revealed one by one.

"Ah, this..."

Unexpectedly, the mistake Xia Sanlan anticipated from the opponent didn’t occur.

The Mogu Daisies came at the start with three very powerful mushroom cards.

(Illusions shouldn’t fail, right?)

This situation puzzled Xia Sanlan.

Sweat started to form on his chubby head.

(It should be fine, maybe the slip will appear in the next few cards.)

But he soon comforted himself with this thought.

As the game went on, Li Pu was simply overwhelming.

If using card table terms, Xia Sanlan was a card skilled in toxic illusions, while Li Pu was a card that was a complete counter.

Because he wasn’t afraid of toxins or illusions at all.

The outcome was naturally unsurprising.

Li Pu’s easy victory sparked discussion among the audience.

"It seems even the lucky star can’t beat this Mogu Daisy disaster star."

"Feels like this lucky star should’ve been eliminated long ago; how did they even make it from the top 64 to 32 with such poor cards and skills?"

"Indeed, also, the rankings don’t seem accurate now."

"Exactly, the 100th-ranked Mogu Daisy has made it to the top 32."

Initially, everyone was discussing the card game, but the situation that happened next was unexpected.

Just after the game ended, Xia Sanlan didn’t even get off the stage, as the event staff took him away.

Soon after, an announcement was made that he was disqualified for cheating.

As for related penalties, they would be enforced by Modu University, to which he belonged.

One can imagine that after returning, he’ll have some unpleasant memories left behind.

The process of advancing to the top 32 was much smoother than Li Pu imagined.

The next day would feature the 32 to 16, 16 to 8, and 8 to 4 matches.

Now that there were fewer opponents, and all strong players, he decided not to slip away and do other things.

Instead, he stayed on site to watch the games.

Once the day’s matches concluded, all 32 finalists were determined.

The few players Li Pu had his eye on all made it into the top 32 without exception.

However, it’s said a few widely anticipated contenders fell just outside the top 32.

Some encountered opponents stronger than themselves, like Bai Jing losing to Ah Yajun.

Others were eliminated by a sudden dark horse.

Of course, Li Pu was also being regarded as a dark horse now.

If it were just a mushroom deck, people might not acknowledge him.

But the revealing of the electric porcupine deck changed things, displaying the depth of his card pool to everyone.

The most crucial aspect was what.

It was the information sold by informants that revealed Li Pu hadn’t revealed any trump card during the knockout stage, which accounted for only three players.

The other two players were Ah Yajun and the husky, Xiong Gui, who used a macho man deck.

Furthermore, from the top 2048 to 32 teams over six knockout rounds, Li Pu exhibited the fewest different cards.

Some things can’t be hidden in the face of data analysis.

Hence now many observant individuals staunchly suspect Li Pu hadn’t shown all his tricks yet.

The next day’s matches arrived as expected.

As anticipated, Li Pu once again revealed a new deck.

A deck completely constructed with insect cards.

This deck featured all sorts of peculiar aphids.

It followed the fast attack style, focusing on disrupting the opponent’s set cards by various means.

to 16, 16 to 8, 8 to 4, three consecutive games were a smooth sail.

In the regular card slots, a total of 15 different insect cards were showcased.

Notably, his trump card remained unrevealed.

The mysterious 17-point trump card had sparked curiosity among many audience members.

Finally, after a day of fierce battles, the final four players of this Cube Tournament’s track were determined.

They were Li Pu, Ah Yajun, Xiong Gui, and the red-haired girl with a fire demon deck who Li Pu had previously favored.

They would compete in a four-person round-robin match on the final day of the Cube Tournament track.

The best-performing player would become the champion of this Cube track.

At night, in a dorm room for the Imperial University team’s coach.

Ah Yajun was sitting in front of his class teacher.

"So you’re saying... that Mogu Daisy was the one who defeated you in the 10th match of the ranking tournament?"

The class teacher drummed his fingers on the table.

"Yes, teacher."

Ah Yajun nodded: "I hadn’t noticed his matches before, but yesterday, when reviewing the top 32 player profiles, I found his two mushroom cards matched that opponent perfectly."

Back then, the three regular cards Li Pu used against me were [Shield Mushroom] + [Healing Mushroom] + [Shy Forsaken].

[Shy Forsaken] didn’t appear in Li Pu’s current card history record.

But [Shield Mushroom] and [Healing Mushroom] did, which was too much of a coincidence.

After checking the Gold 3 tier in the registration data, it became even more certain.

Losing to him meant my ranking was Silver 1, signifying his final ranking must have been above Silver 1.

"So, what’s your plan?"

Hearing this, the class teacher’s expression grew serious.

If everything Ah Yajun said was accurate, then it was frightening.

Could it be that this time, Xidu University had truly cultivated a cube card genius?

"Where I fall, I will rise from. Tomorrow’s match against him..."

"I will still use the shield deck."

Ah Yajun was resolute.

"Very well."

The class teacher greatly appreciated this attitude.

The growth process of a genius requires other geniuses as stepping stones.

No matter how strong the opponent is, as long as my student is even stronger, it’s fine.

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