As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 171 Sharp Contrast
When Xiong Chenghu took the stage, all the audience's curiosity reached its peak.

On the one hand, everyone racked their brains but couldn't think of any new tricks the Kuangtie team could come up with.

On the other hand, even experienced opponents felt a chill run down their spines, wondering what other tricks Xiong Chenghu might pull.

However, this time the opponent is a typical single-card-focused Spirit Master.

His guardian spirit is called "Gear Lynx". It is not the remnant soul of an extraordinary creature, but the artificial intelligence remnant soul of the Lynx All-Terrain Vehicle of the Strange Machine Civilization. It has extremely strong mobility and climbing ability.

The single-card Spirit Master and the Guardian Spirit form an unbreakable contract, and their physical bodies are gradually affected by the remnants of the past.

This athlete has an extremely stable lower body, with subtle signs of metallization in his feet. When his toes are curled up, they can function as climbing pins, unaffected by terrain factors.

Facing a completely different opponent, Xiong Chenghu seemed to be using the same old tricks, still summoning two "Giant Swords" and "Great Rock Tortoises" that were difficult to distinguish from the real ones.

However, the last sealed card was kept in the card reader, to be held back.

As expected, the opponent tucked in their toes, proceeded cautiously, and patiently maneuvered, probed, and wore them down.

It took the opponent a full five minutes to confirm, through the ripples of remnant souls stirred up when the guardian spirits collided, that what Xiong Chenghu had summoned this time was still a bluffing "illusion jellyfish".

Even so, the opponent did not advance unimpeded, but instead proceeded steadily, step by step, until the two "illusion jellyfish" were completely torn apart.

They even took advantage of Xiong Chenghu's flustered state as he tried to activate the third sealing card and his posture became slightly stiff, destroying and knocking away his card reader.

Only then was he completely at ease and unleashed the core skill of "Gear Lynx".

However, to everyone's surprise, Xiong Chenghu, who was not wearing a card reader on his arms and waist, somehow produced a sealing card and forcibly activated it.

In an instant, the lighting card "Firefly," modified by Xu Yan, exploded in Xiong Chenghu's palm.

While burning the palm, it also burned the retina of the opponent who was standing close by.

The opponent never expected that this was Xiong Chenghu's killing move. He only felt a blank in his vision, and then he was lifted into the air. The world spun around him, and he didn't even feel any pain before falling into a baby-like sleep!

The 15-year-old boy's performance once again amazed the audience.

Unlike Xiong Rulong's "Red-Eyed Oil Mackerel", "Firefly" is a fairly common lighting card that many households and small and medium-sized enterprises keep on hand.

This world is not safe. Due to the invasion of the past, the power grid often fails, and water and power outages are commonplace. Lighting cards and water purification cards are necessities.

Forcibly activating the sealed card without a card reader is an unacceptable violation that is extremely harmful to the body.

Having lived in the safe zone since childhood and experienced decades of basic peace as a citizen of the Alliance, from the moment he began learning the Spirit Control Technique, his instructors and mentors repeatedly emphasized that the sealing card must be used in conjunction with a card reader.

Furthermore, modern card readers now come with a variety of additional functions, achieving the ultimate in ergonomics and personalization. Their uses are no longer limited to summoning guardian spirits, but rather resemble mobile phones from the Age of Wonders, becoming indispensable personal tools for people.

Few people would willingly give up the card reader during a Spirit Battle.

The Kuangtie team continued their strong momentum on the second day of the competition.

Their versatile tactics and impressive performance have also attracted more controversy and reflection.

The victory on the first day of competition could be explained by surprise.

Today's victory undeniably demonstrates the strength of the Kuangtie team—besides the outstanding performance of the three players, the Kuangtie team must have a formidable coach and card maintenance team to select the appropriate cards based on the style of different opponents and devise the most lethal strategies.

However, industry insiders familiar with the current situation of Kuangtie Club looked at each other in bewilderment, completely baffled. As far as they knew, Kuangtie Club's entire senior coaching team had been poached by Suixing Club.

Founder Xiong Tieshan is still lying in his hospital bed.

General Manager Xiong Ruyue is also constantly on the go.

Where did such a tactical master come from, able to train three sparring partners and substitutes to such an excellent level?

Those in the media industry have a much keener sense of smell than these industry insiders.

When the Kuangtie team left the arena with six victories, many reporters abandoned the rest of the day's matches and followed them to the Kuangtie club to find out more.

As a result, these reporters missed a good show.

As last year's runner-up team, Shattered Stars earned a total of five spots to directly participate in the Dawn Cup.

Three other contestants also qualified for the competition after successfully advancing through the qualifying rounds.

All eight contestants achieved their expected victories on the first day of competition.

On the second day of the competition, both "Golden Boy" Carlos and "Blade Runner" Chu Zhifeng performed as expected and won easily.

However, a player who followed Chu Zhifeng from the Kuangtie team to the Suixing team was unexpectedly eliminated.

—This unlucky guy was originally second only to Chu Zhifeng in strength in the Kuang Tie team.

Their past record is far superior to that of Hou Zhijian and the Xiong brothers.

However, the performance of the Kuangtie team yesterday made all the players extremely wary of these guys who have the basic skills of the no-card strategy but shamelessly use the sealing card.

His opponent, with a do-or-die mentality, treated the second round like the finals. From the very beginning, he risked brain damage, frantically burning his brain cells to unlock the Guardian Spirit's "fusion mode" and unleash an incredibly gorgeous "fusion technique".

Unfortunately, this unlucky fellow, like Chu Zhifeng, also used a high-end bronze combat card provided by the Shattered Star Club, which boasted "automatic navigation, full automation, and instant activation."

The time he had to adapt to the new combat mode was far too short.

Not everyone can seamlessly switch from a no-card build to a multi-card build like Chu Zhifeng, and barely manage to control the new Guardian Spirit.

Unlike Xu Yan, the card makers at Shattered Star Club don't meticulously modify the sealed cards to suit the individual characteristics of the players.

This unlucky guy, like Chu Zhifeng, was deeply shocked by the amazing performance of the Kuangtie team, and was restless and anxious.

As a result, he was caught off guard and completely overwhelmed by his opponent's "fusion technique," flying out of the ring like a kite with a broken string.

The unexpected defeat caused an uproar in the audience.

Even more damaging, it is said that a heated argument broke out in the Shattered Star team's rest area after the match.

From coaches to players, the Shattered Star team has subtly split into two teams, the old and the new.

The only thing they had in common was that their faces were clouded with gloom, as if thunder was about to strike at any moment.

(End of this chapter)