Supreme Star Card Master

Chapter 990: Chapter 782: Annihilating the Disciples

The Green Bridge roared, and then suddenly was consumed by black flames.

The two sides were locked in a back-and-forth struggle, it all happened in a blink of an eye.

As Su Yuan broke through the Fiery Flame Bridge and ascended the northern high platform, the entire arena erupted with excitement.

"Qingming Palace Master!"

"Extinguished the Fire God Alliance Leader’s Green Flames with fire?!"

"Worthy indeed as the consolidator along the coast; seeing him today was even more impressive than the rumors..."

"..."

In reality, Cao Yuanzheng inviting Su Yuan to ascend the bridge was indeed an overt stratagem, one Su Yuan could not possibly ignore.

The reason wasn’t just what Cao Yuanzheng said earlier about "looking down on them."

It was because the Fire Cloud Arena was currently gathering a multitude of Star Card Masters from the Western Desert, as well as various second and third-rate forces and other major and minor powers.

If Su Yuan, as the Qingming Palace Master, shirked from stepping forward, once word got out, it would be hard for the expanding Qingming Palace to continue recruiting talents.

And now, facing the experts of four factions alone, Su Yuan not only stepped onto the Fiery Flame Bridge but effortlessly countered Cao Yuanzheng and ascended the northern high platform.

Without a doubt, he had won the first round!

Such courage, strength, and effortless demeanor brought a quite shocking feeling to those around!

The first impression is crucial, and now some independent experts and small groups were already excited, even considering joining Qingming Palace.

"But this Fiery Flame Bridge is likely only the beginning; let’s see how things develop next."

The Burning Sun experts from various factions on the high platform were quite sober; although they were also impressed by the Qingming Palace Master’s skills, they all knew this was only the beginning.

All eyes were now on the northern high platform.

Since the Qingming Palace Master showed up here, today’s protagonist is definitely not some Radiant Moon melee or Fierce Moon selection.

The Four Great Gangs would not make it easy for the Qingming Palace Master.

And the fact that the Qingming Palace Master dared to appear here in Fire Cloud City surely means he came prepared, today likely won’t end easily.

Perhaps the recently unified Qingming Palace in the west will suddenly vanish like a fleeting bloom;

Or maybe... the power structure in the Western Desert will be rewritten from today!

The leaders of all gangs have secretly given orders, preparing for all kinds of contingencies.

Including the major forces like the Fire God Alliance and Thunder Fire Pavilion, prompt actions were taken under the arrangement of Radiant Moon experts to investigate inside and outside of Fire Cloud City for traces of Qingming Palace experts.

On the northern high platform, Cao Yuanzheng gathered his thoughts, plastering a smile and looking at Su Yuan before him.

"Palace Master Su came from afar, our Fire Cloud City is truly honored, naturally we must welcome you with greater warmth!"

"Warmth, I’ve felt, but the hospitality..." Su Yuan chuckled, his gaze landing on the table before him, "Lord Cao, it seems you haven’t even prepared a seat for me."

Cao Yuanzheng’s smile froze for a moment, then he frowned, barking at Elder Peng nearby: "Where’s the seat I asked you to prepare for Palace Master Su, why hasn’t it arrived yet!"

Elder Peng quickly bowed, "Not sure what’s going on below, please calm down, I’ll immediately find a large chair for Palace Master Su!"

Very soon, Elder Peng personally brought over a Tiger Head Chair for Su Yuan.

Apart from Yang Yifeng and Wei Qingyun, who were sitting in the corner drinking and chatting, Qiu Rong, Zhou Yi, Lin Zhongren, all sat on Dragon Head Chairs.

Giving Su Yuan a Tiger Head Chair clearly intended to suppress his prestige.

Su Yuan never cared for such petty tricks; with a sneer in his heart, he indifferently sat down.

But a chair isn’t enough... though Bing Tong is a Guardian Beast, she’s slightly different from Ruan Ruan and Mo Fei.

Su Yuan was about to speak, but Luo Bingtong had already approached him, gently tugging his clothes to suggest it wasn’t necessary.

Seeing this, Su Yuan didn’t say more, and sat down alone.

And this scene fell into the eyes of many present, including Cao Yuanzheng, who seemed deep in thought.

No matter how others were discussing, an intense hostility was barely concealable.

When Su Yuan looked up, he met the cold gaze of Zhou Yi, who was staring at him.

The matters of Yin Jiushang and Jiang Yang were not made public by the Yin Yang Sect, but both sides were aware.

Su Yuan smiled, glancing nonchalantly at Zhou Yi before shifting his gaze over Lin Yong, Qiu Rong, and Yang Yifeng and Wei Qingyun at the corner.

Upon spotting Yang Yifeng, the old man secretly winked at Su Yuan, luckily everyone’s attention was on Su Yuan, so no one noticed.

Su Yuan couldn’t help but mentally laugh bitterly; nowadays, this teacher seemed fond of making somewhat risky moves.

Facing Su Yuan’s disregard, Zhou Yi’s anger grew even stronger!

At this moment, audiences who were initially focused on Su Yuan suddenly turned their attention back to the projection in the arena space, discussing eagerly.

"Oh? Seems that side is about to conclude." Lin Yong whispered.

The crowd looked down and saw that the battle between Teng Jinghua and Xu Xiuyu from the Yin Yang Sect in the Competition Space had also reached its final stages!

Only to see Teng Jinghua controlling the now larger Ice Greatsword to deal with Xu Xiuyu’s Water and Fire Dual Swords, while simultaneously closing in, swinging a fist at the mature woman.

The mature woman was skilled in using Fire Sword Skills, so her offensive would be considered fierce.

But Teng Jinghua’s fists were enveloped in a layer of flowing ice, unyieldingly dissipating the Fire Sword Energy and magic, then aggressively advancing towards the mature woman.

The mature woman, though surprised, remained calm, raising her left hand to quickly release a Fire Shield, while channeling all her Star Power into the sword with her right hand.

Teng Jinghua gave a cold snort, sending out a punch that shattered the Fire Shield after only a slight pause.

And the sword in the mature woman’s hand, surrounded by fiery light, had already come slashing towards Teng Jinghua head-on.

"Die!" the mature woman roared fiercely.

But ice burst forth fiercely from Teng Jinghua’s palm, reaching directly for the longsword!

"Clang!"

The fiery longsword only cut in an inch deep before being frozen by the ice in the palm.

"Huh? How can his ice be so hard!" The mature woman’s expression changed greatly.

Teng Jinghua grabbed the longsword, and with the Ice Element surging in his palm, the sound of "crackling" arose, and a layer of ice race up along the sword to the mature woman’s right hand, spreading to her body!

"No...!"

The mature woman’s terrified voice abruptly stopped, turning into an ice sculpture in an instant, while in her left hand, she had just taken out the Jade Talisman from her waist.

"Boom!"

The ice shattered, and in a flash, the mature woman’s body exploded into countless ice fragments.

"Elder Liu Yan!"

Xu Xiuyu exclaimed in shock, finally managing to knock Teng Jinghua’s Ice Greatsword away with the Water and Fire Dual Swords.

Without delay, Xu Xiuyu performed a sword technique, and in front of him, the light of the Water and Fire Dual Swords interwove, merging into one, transforming into a longsword about five feet long.

"Water and Fire United Form, go!"

The composite longsword, with Water and Fire Elements spinning at high speed, shot towards Teng Jinghua like a flying shuttle!

The Yin Yang Sect excelled in the composite arts of Yin and Yang, or rather, they excelled in this branch of changing between water and fire within Yin and Yang.

Because the Yin Yang Sect Master, Zhou Yi himself, was attempting to leap from the path of water and fire to the path of Yin and Yang.

"Triple Ice Crystal Magic Shield!"

At this moment, Teng Jinghua clapped his hands together, and large swathes of ice burst forth instantly, forming a massive ice shield over ten meters in diameter before him.

"Boom... Boom...!"

Xu Xiuyu was indeed a master of the Yin Yang Sect, as the five-foot-long sword that united water and fire broke through two layers of the Ice Crystal Magic Shield in the blink of an eye!

But at this moment, Xu Xiuyu suddenly sensed something.

He saw the Ice Greatsword, which had just been knocked away, suddenly shrink and shoot back in reverse quickly.

"Not good!" Xu Xiuyu’s expression changed.

In fact, Xu Xiuyu was aware of the Ice Greatsword, but he assumed that his Water and Fire United Form should be able to pierce through the Triple Ice Shields instantaneously, posing a deadly threat to Teng Jinghua.

Yet, he never expected that the opponent’s ice shield would be much tougher than anticipated!

Xu Xiuyu hesitated briefly but decided to retract the sword and retreat, after all, Water and Fire United Form was all about explosive attack; in defense, he was inferior to his opponent.

However, at this point, the ice spread over the two previously breached Ice Crystal Magic Shields, quickly sealing the hole, preventing the Water and Fire Longsword from withdrawing.

"Do you want to go down together?"

Xu Xiuyu’s heart skipped a beat as he hurriedly raised his hand to open the Water and Fire Barrier to block the swiftly approaching Ice Longsword, while pushing the longsword with full force to pierce through Teng Jinghua’s final layer of Ice Crystal Magic Shield!

Both swords interpenetrated each other’s defenses inch by inch, with life and death hanging in the balance in an instant!

Even the audience in the stands held their breath, gazing intently at this fleeting moment of victory and defeat.

Yet suddenly, Teng Jinghua pinched with his left hand, and shouted, "Ice Burst!"

"Boom!" With a mighty sound, the last layer of the Ice Crystal Magic Shield in front of him suddenly burst into radiant blue light, then exploded violently!

The terrifying shockwave not only shattered the Water and Fire on the sword but also sent it flying!

"What!"

Xu Xiuyu’s heart trembled violently, as in a moment of distraction, the blue light on the Ice Longsword flashed brilliantly, instantly piercing through his head!

Teng Jinghua raised his hand, the Ice Longsword shot back, and landed in his hand.

The three from the Yin Yang Sect were all slain!