Card Kingdom: This kid's codex is full of gold

"Has this kid gone mad? What's with the Iron Codex getting involved..."

"Class S isn't some den of thugs. Even with the Bronze Codex, we might not be able to get in. Is this Iron-casting kid just wasting his time...?"

"Overconfident, just looking for trouble..."

"I heard the upperclassmen are here as examiners just to bully the newbies; this kid's definitely going to get a beating for nothing..."

Ignoring the murmurs of the crowd, Zhang Yun walked straight up to Chen Sheng and nodded in greeting.

Chen Sheng looked Zhang Yun up and down, and when he saw that there was a slime on his shoulder and a skeleton monster following behind him, his brows furrowed tightly.

He turned to the senior examiners and asked, "Who among you is willing to help this student with the assessment?"

"I'll do it!"

Chen Wu stepped out of the group with a mischievous smile on his lips.

Chen Sheng glanced at him, his brows furrowing even deeper.

He was Chen Wu's uncle, and he knew his nephew's character well. He knew Chen Wu was trying to take advantage of the assessment to bully the weak.

He ignored Chen Wu and looked past him, his gaze landing on a plain-looking, stocky high school boy.

It was Li Ping, a good friend of Chen Wu.

"Li Ping, you'll test this student, but be careful not to go too far."

Chen Wu's face stiffened slightly. He wanted to say something, but after being glared at by Chen Sheng's stern gaze, he could only retreat dejectedly.

"Yes, Teacher Chen!"

Li Ping stepped forward, turned around and winked at Chen Wu. Chen Wu understood his friend's look and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Li Ping looked at Zhang Yun and introduced himself with a smile: "Junior, my name is Li Ping, from Class 3 of Grade 11, Bronze Codex. Please give me your guidance."

Li Ping has already mastered the Soul Technique and is able to store the Codex in his contract space. If the Codex is not released, it is difficult to determine its level.

Zhang Yun nodded and replied, "Hello, my name is Zhang Yun, I am from Class 10 of the first year of high school, majoring in Cast Iron Codex. Please take care of me."

"Let's go on stage."

"good!"

At this moment, Zhou Na suddenly leaned over from the side and whispered to Zhang Yun, "Zhang Yun, you'd better watch out later, don't kill someone."

"The test emphasizes stopping short of serious injury. If you seriously injure someone, you will be disqualified from transferring to another class."

Zhang Yun nodded and said, "Thank you for reminding me, I understand."

Li Ping had good hearing and heard everything Teacher Zhou Na said, so he couldn't help but laugh.

A mere cast iron chicken, who can it possibly beat?

He laughed and said, "Teacher, it's alright for me. Let Zhang Yun go all out."

"I'm a second-tier summoner. If I can't even withstand the attacks of a junior, then I deserve to die."

Zhou Na glanced at him with her beautiful eyes and kindly reminded him, "Young man, Zhang Yun is our class's ace. You'd better not underestimate him."

"Heh... Fine, whatever you say."

Li Ping spoke humbly, but his posture was arrogant as he walked into the arena with his chin raised.

Compared to the freshmen in the first year of high school, he certainly had the right to be proud.

His Summoner Rank is Tier 2, Stage 3, and he is not far from Tier 2, Stage 4.

If it weren't for the fact that his deck wasn't strong enough, he might even have had a chance to transfer to Class S in the second year of high school.

He couldn't possibly take a mere first-year student, especially one with a cast iron code, seriously.

The two entered the fighting arena and stood about 10 meters apart.

Li Ping put his hands behind his back and smiled, "Junior, which test do you want to take first, human versus human, or card beast versus card beast?"

Zhang Yun thought for a moment and said, "Let's talk about ancestors versus people."

"Hehe, sure..."

Li Ping stood with his hands behind his back, not even drawing the long sword from his waist, and arrogantly laughed, "Attack me all you want."

"I'm sorry."

Zhang Yun took the alloy longsword handed to him by the little skeleton and immediately moved straight toward Li Ping.

Li Ping remained standing in the same spot, his hands hanging naturally at his sides, a relaxed smile on his lips.

Junior Iron Casting, it's questionable whether your combat power is even 50.

Even if he wields a sharp sword, Li Ping is confident that he can suppress him with his fists and feet.

They didn't even bother with a defensive stance.

Just then, Chen Wu's voice rang out from below: "Go for it, Little Li! Don't underestimate your opponent!"

Upon hearing Chen Wu's shout, Li Ping instantly understood what he meant.

That kid Chen Wu is really stingy...

But what can I do? I'm his friend...

Li Ping slowly narrowed his eyes and placed his hand on the hilt of the knife.

Originally, he intended to punch Zhang Yun a few times to knock him to the ground.

But now that Chen Wu has spoken, he'll have to teach this junior a lesson...

Yeah, let's break three of his ribs...

As his thoughts raced, Zhang Yun had already approached.

Just as Zhang Yun approached within two meters of Li Ping, Li Ping's long sword was suddenly drawn from its sheath with a clang.

Almost simultaneously, Zhang Yun also drew his sword.

However, he did not draw his longsword; instead, he swept it out with extreme brutality, sword and sheath together.

Whoosh—!

The air was torn apart by the sword sheath, producing a sharp whistling sound, and in an instant the sword sheath had already smashed into Li Ping's neck.

Zhang Yun's attack was incredibly fast; Li Ping still had a smile on his lips, and his long sword was only half-drawn from its sheath.

With a snap, Zhang Yun's sword sheath slammed into his neck.

Li Ping felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and staggered two steps to the side, his eyes wide open to the extreme.

"How...how is this possible?!"

He let out a hoarse murmur, then his eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground, the long knife in his hand only half-drawn.

The blade gleamed coldly under the fluorescent light, reflecting off his contorted face.

With one sword strike, Li Ping was defeated!

The entire venue fell into a deathly silence.

All the teachers and students turned their attention to Zhang Yun, their faces filled with disbelief!

They never imagined that a dignified second-year elite bronze summoner would be instantly defeated by a first-year iron caster.

To be precise... it should be "instant kill".

After all, Zhang Yun had only used the scabbard; if it had been a real sword and spear, Li Ping would have been decapitated long ago!

Such a result can only be described as a crushing defeat!

Of course, Li Ping must have underestimated his opponent, but the fact that he lost so badly shows how sharp Zhang Yun's sword was!

A few seconds later, someone finally reacted and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:

"Li Ping was actually... was defeated in an instant? That guy's individual combat strength was over 100, and his swordsmanship was at the beginner level."

"How could he have lost so miserably..."

"That kid's sword speed was too fast!"

One of the examiners looked grave and said solemnly, "I didn't even see him make his move. If I had faced that attack, I probably would have been hit too."

"I'm betting that kid has definitely been certified as a swordsman, and his swordsmanship might even have reached the master level!"

"Mastering swordsmanship? That's unlikely... It would take at least three to five years of hard work, and you'd also need a certain level of talent. Doesn't that kid train a beast?"

"Nonsense... Didn't you see he's in Class 10 of the first year of high school? He only awakened his Beastmaster talent last month at most, why would he need to train a Beast Card?"

"Li Ping was really unlucky. He got himself into trouble by showing off. If he hadn't underestimated his opponent, he could have easily taken down that iron-casting kid with his 100+ combat power and brute force..."

"Li Ping has completely lost face by being defeated by the Iron Boys. If President Lu Ming finds out, he might expel him from the student council..."

"Li Ping will definitely be expelled from the student council."

Shen Yue suddenly spoke, her tone cold: "The president hates it most when someone tarnishes the reputation of the student council. Li Ping lost to a junior in the Iron Casting level, he will definitely become a laughing stock and will definitely not be able to stay."

Upon hearing this, Chen Wu stepped forward and pleaded, "Vice President, Li Ping underestimated his opponent for a moment. Could you please intercede for him..."

"cannot."

Shen Yue replied coldly, "Li Ping underestimated his opponent and brought this upon himself. It was inevitable that he would be expelled from the student council."

"Besides, our student council will only have a hundred members. I'd like to recommend that junior Zhang on stage for the student council, and Li Ping will make way for him."

Upon hearing this, Chen Wu's face instantly turned ashen.