The white-haired school beauty sighs every day, yet he keeps getting stronger.

In the stands, many spectators who were watching the battle on ring number 9 cheered upon seeing this.

"Wow, that kid Zhang Ziyang is pretty good!"

"When I saw this kid wielding a sword barehanded, I thought he was doomed. I never expected him to have this hidden trick up his sleeve!"

"Is this his soul card ability? It doesn't look like it to me!"

"My brother's hands are so hard, I wish they would scratch me so hard I couldn't get out of bed!"

……

"unbelievable!"

Hearing the screams from the girl behind her, Zhou Hongyu blushed and complained.

Jin Yunxi was also shy, so she reached out and tucked a strand of hair behind her reddened ear to try to appear calm.

"Zhang Ziyang is quite impressive. Are those iron hands his soul card abilities? But they seem a bit too ordinary."

Song Wenjing seemed not to hear anything, her fingers rapidly tapping on the tablet, taking notes and answering questions simultaneously:

"It shouldn't be. Those hands seem more like an ability he gained by consuming the essence of some kind of demonic beast. This is getting interesting."

When a low-level card master uses a soul card ability, their physical appearance will also change to some extent.

Lin Weiwei is a good example.

The vine-like patterns on her face were proof of her use of the Soul Card's abilities.

Only high-level card masters who have complete control over the Soul Cards can achieve the goal of "doing whatever they want".

Zhang Ziyang has just broken through to the first level; he is still a long way from that realm.

Song Wenjing saw it very clearly.

When Zhang Ziyang shattered Lin Weiwei's soft sword, his arms turned red, revealing crimson scales that resembled the claws of a demonic beast.

This pure violence resulting from superior physical attributes is clearly an ability gained from consuming the essence of a high-ranking demonic beast.

No one expected that he had such a trump card hidden!

Zhou Hongyu couldn't help but gasp in astonishment upon hearing this:

"Demon beast essence blood? This kind of good stuff is hard to buy even if you have money. I didn't realize he was a rich second-generation with a powerful background."

Jin Yunxi shook her head:

"Another possibility is that he was chosen by a large organization because of his exceptional talent, which is why he was able to obtain the essence blood of a demon beast."

Song Wenjing nodded:

"That possibility cannot be ruled out. Okay, let's continue watching the game!"

Having suffered a defeat in their first encounter, Lin Weiwei is likely to get serious now.

Zhang Ziyang's test has only just begun. He doesn't know any combat skills, so his chances of winning are still not high.

The good thing is that we should be able to see his Soul Card abilities.

Now that we know, we can plan ahead for our future dealings with those above us.

She remained outwardly calm, but inwardly she grew increasingly heavy-hearted.

Regardless, Zhang Ziyang's current strength is enough to warrant serious attention.

Top-tier talent plus ample resources for development.

When we meet again at the Tianxing meeting, who knows how terrifying he will have evolved to!

Just thinking about it made her feel immense pressure.

It's a pity that such a promising talent isn't a student at Longwu High School.

……

On arena number 9.

Zhang Ziyang looked at Lin Weiwei with piercing eyes, slowly lowered his left hand, and spoke in a calm tone.

"This confident older sister, if this is all the strength you have, you can't make me admit defeat."

Finally, a word of advice: if you still have any tricks up your sleeve, use them now, or you won't have another chance!

To be honest, he got really angry when he got to this point.

As the saying goes, even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit.

As the "weaker party," Zhang Ziyang took this first battle very seriously and never let his guard down.

However, the other party did not take him seriously and was not even willing to go all out.

Since that's the case, then he might as well give the other party a boost!

Lin Weiwei's face turned pale and then red after hearing this.

She thought she had the victory in her grasp, but she never expected that her opponent had such a hidden trick up their sleeve!

Those arms, hidden beneath the clothing, were as hard as metal, capable of shattering sword blades with bare hands without sustaining any injury—comparable to those of a demonic beast of the same rank specializing in defense.

Most importantly, this isn't even a Soul Card ability!

Lin Weiwei took a deep breath, suppressing her anxious and frustrated emotions, and said coldly:

"Demon beast blood essence, huh? I didn't expect you to be from a wealthy family, little brother. No wonder you're so calm and composed, making me seem arrogant and conceited."

As soon as she finished speaking, the green vine patterns on her face glowed, and she raised her hands, revealing six blood-poison vines, each several meters long, behind her.

The initial ability of plant or tool-type Soul Cards is "Condensation and Formation"!

Condensing Body and Forming can give the Blood Poison Vine a real form, and its attributes such as quantity, length, and poison strength are adjusted according to the card master's own spiritual power.

“Swish, swish, swish—!”

The six blood-poison vines, like raging green-scaled pythons, violently twisted their spiky bodies, constantly thrashing the air and emitting sharp, explosive sounds, which appeared extremely terrifying.

Lin Weiwei lowered her hand, her gaze towards Zhang Ziyang as cold as an icy spring, devoid of any of her previous arrogance and mockery.

"Next, I will go all out!"

"I can't ask for it!"

Sensing the increasingly imposing aura of the other party, Zhang Ziyang smiled.

This is exactly what he wants!

A slightly hot breeze blew by.

The next second, Lin Weiwei took a step forward and rushed forward.

Before he even arrived, six blood-poisonous vines rapidly extended from his back, stabbing fiercely at Zhang Ziyang's neck, chest, abdomen, and legs like venomous snakes.

Arms as hard as metal?

ridiculous!

As long as he wasn't completely indestructible, she had plenty of ways to infect Zhang Ziyang with the Bone-Eating Blood Poison!

Lin Weiwei's eyes were filled with hatred, and she was determined to teach this arrogant brat a lesson!

Poison Ivy lashes through the air!

The attacks were so intense and dazzling that it was impossible to know how to dodge them!

But Zhang Ziyang had no intention of hiding!

With a flick of his wrist, he summoned a companion soul card with a red background and gold border, pinched it between two fingers, and tossed it in front of him.

The card spun around and rapidly expanded in mid-air!

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a bright red, fire-like door-shaped screen that blocked his way.

“Bang bang bang!!”

The six wildly dancing, venomous vines struck the screen hard, producing a dense, ear-piercing explosion.

However, this swift and fierce attack did not achieve the effect that Lin Weiwei wanted.

The giant card stood firmly in mid-air, refusing to budge an inch!

Not to mention cracks, there wasn't even a scratch.

Instead, all the vines that pierced through were engulfed in flames!

"boom--!"

The fire was fierce and violent.

In the blink of an eye, it engulfed the trunk and branches of the ghost vine, instantly burning them to ashes!

Not only that, but the burning then spread and spread to Lin Weiwei herself.

"What a vicious and domineering fire!"

Lin Weiwei's eyes widened, alarm bells rang in her mind, and she quickly stopped rushing forward, broke off the vines, and took several steps back, not daring to get any closer to Zhang Ziyang.

What fierce and domineering flames!

Is this his Soul Card ability?

Just as I was wondering, I saw Zhang Ziyang, who had easily resolved the crisis, clench his fists and cross them in front of his chest, and softly utter two words.

"Combined!"

It seemed to be responding to his call.

The giant, bright red card instantly transformed into a burst of intense red light, surging and enveloping Zhang Ziyang's entire body.

【Armor Fusion】

A rousing, wave-like chanting resounded.

A ring of intense flames exploded from the blinding pillar of light, surging outwards like waves across the arena!

The commotion was truly terrifying.

Lin Weiwei stared at the oncoming wave of fire, her forehead breaking out in a cold sweat. She retreated while quickly untying the leather tool bag strapped to her thigh.

That was where she kept her foreign credit cards.

She pulled out a metal-colored card and quickly inserted it into the Jungle Leopard VI belt release device.

【读取】

The belt gleamed silver and emitted a cold, mechanical, synthesized female voice.

The next second, the release device's display screen lit up, showing a ferocious-looking rat.

It had sharp teeth and claws, its eyes glowed red, and its back was hunched over, gleaming with an iron-like color.

It's clearly not an ordinary mouse, but some kind of monster!

【Lock-on - Ironback Rat】

[Ability Acquisition - Hardening]

As soon as the release device finished speaking, a flash of crimson appeared in Lin Weiwei's eyes, and she raised her hand and grabbed hard in front of her.

"Break it for me!"

With a sharp cry, she unleashed a far greater number of Blood Poison Vine, which tore the oncoming curtain of fire to shreds as the swarm of snakes danced wildly.

These hardened vines have changed significantly in appearance compared to before.

It is dark green in color, hard in texture, and gleams with a cold light like metal when exposed to light.

This is a stark contrast to its previous appearance, where it would burn to ashes as soon as it touched fire.

Lin Weiwei broke through the curtain of fire and had just stood still when she saw a tall figure striding towards her.

She looked up and her pupils dilated instantly, and a chill ran down her spine.

The flames died down, and the handsome young man was gone.

What appeared before everyone's eyes...

He is a warrior clad in flames!