"That's just a normal attack!" Bi Yan complained while desperately dodging the barrage. However, in this duel, she couldn't unleash her usual speed and power. Before long, she had already taken over a dozen hits.
After emptying another thirty rounds, Lucas began reloading. Seeing this as her chance, Bi Yan immediately seized the opportunity. "[Flamethrower]!"
Flames erupted beneath her feet, generating a massive burst of force that propelled her toward Lucas like a rocket.
Using [Flamethrower] as a propulsion method?
This way, even if it was a physical attack, it wouldn't be absorbed by the Fire Slime.
As the Fire Slime stood in Lucas's path, a triumphant smile appeared on Bi Yan's face. "Using [Flamethrower] again!"
Once again, flames ignited beneath her feet. The same card could only be included up to three times in a deck, meaning this was her final charge—her all-or-nothing attempt to break through the Fire Slime and land a decisive hit on Lucas.
However, Lucas remained calm and composed. "Using Effect Card [Sticky Goo] on the Fire Slime!"
At that moment, the Fire Slime's round, bouncy body instantly turned into a gelatinous, glue-like mass, with a viscous liquid oozing from its surface.
Bi Yan, already in motion, had no time to change course. She crashed straight into the Fire Slime's body—only to realize, to her horror, that she hadn't broken through it as she expected. Instead, she was trapped, completely enveloped by the Slime's gelatinous form.
"For a reckless brain like yours to come up with such a strategy is indeed commendable," Lucas stood before her with a smile. "But I'd advise you to surrender now."
[Sticky Goo] was a special effect card designed specifically for the "Slime" race. In Genius Invokation TCG, it immobilized an opponent's summoned creature, preventing it from acting. In Battle Mode, however, the effect changed to directly trapping the target within the Slime's body.
Bi Yan, now trapped inside the Fire Slime, struggled desperately like a drowning person, but without any foothold to push against, she was completely unable to escape.
"Surrender? Dream on!" Bi Yan growled. "As long as I accumulate enough resources, I can use a card effect to break free!"
"But I'm afraid you don't have much time to wait," Lucas pointed at her and said, "Oh, I forgot to mention—while a Slime's mucus doesn't harm organic matter, it does dissolve clothing."
Bi Yan's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately looked down. Sure enough, her clothes were gradually melting away under the Fire Slime's secretions.
Since the Fire Slime wasn't entirely transparent, the onlookers couldn't see any details from the outside. But Lucas, standing right in front of her, could see everything clearly. He smirked and taunted, "Right now, they can't see anything. But once your clothes completely melt and you break free from the Fire Slime, Lady Bi, your noble figure will be on full display for everyone."
From the very beginning, he had been using cunning tactics to mess with her. Bi Yan glared furiously at the man in front of her. She had dealt with plenty of scoundrels before, but she had never encountered someone so shameless. At this moment, she wished she could tear him apart!
Although the Fire Slime's mucus didn't corrode her body, her HP continued to tick down at [-10][-10].
At this rate, her clothes would be completely destroyed before her HP ran out.
"In that case, I'll risk it all," Bi Yan gritted her teeth. As her HP dropped below 2000, she suddenly pulled out a card and declared, "I pay half my HP to activate the effect card [Forced Bloodline Awakening]!"
[Forced Bloodline Awakening] could upgrade a four-star or lower summoned creature, summoning a new one of the same race, up to an eight-star limit.
In Battle Mode, however, the effect was different—it awakened the hidden bloodline within the user. For ordinary humans, this card had almost no effect. Even if their bloodline awakened, they were still just humans.
But Bi Yan was the descendant of the immortal beast Bifang, which meant…
The moment the card was activated, Bi Yan, still trapped within the Fire Slime, began to tremble. Suddenly, a pair of magnificent wings unfurled behind her, the feathers shimmering with flowing flames—far superior to the [Phoenix Wings of Fire] she had used earlier.
An intense surge of fire erupted from her body, flames so powerful that even the Fire Slime couldn't withstand them, melting into a puddle of Slime juice.
Bloodline Awakening didn't revert Bi Yan to the original form of her ancient ancestor, but it drastically increased the concentration of her bloodline. With this newfound strength, her power had multiplied several times over.
The onlookers gazed up at Bi Yan in the sky, exuding an overwhelming presence. Even though this was just a simulated effect generated by the Seven Saints Disc, it was enough to be awe-inspiring. One could only imagine the devastation such power could unleash in reality.
"You dare humiliate me like this?!" Bi Yan looked down from above, her gaze filled with wrath. "Today, I'll make you witness the true power of divine fire!"
As she spoke, she spread her wings. Instantly, countless streaks of flame rained down like a fiery storm.
These were no ordinary flames. Even after landing, they refused to dissipate.
"So… so hot!"
A reckless spectator accidentally stepped onto one of the flames. Even though the divine fire was a simulated construct without a physical form, the Bifang flames altered reality to some extent. The fire didn't actually burn him, but it still made him feel unbearable heat.
The other contestants and bystanders quickly realized something was wrong. The firestorm didn't cause direct harm, but the burning sensation was real. No longer in the mood to spectate, they fled in all directions.
One of the fireballs landed near Shenhe. She frowned slightly but didn't dodge. The moment the flames touched her, she felt an intense, inexplicable heat, making her extremely uncomfortable. As someone who had trained rigorously since childhood, her cultivation was far superior to that of ordinary mortals, yet even she found the heat difficult to endure.
That meant Lucas, now completely surrounded by the inferno, was in serious trouble.
[-100]
[-100]
[-100]
As expected, even though the flames hadn't directly touched him, the searing heat in the air continuously drained Lucas's HP. But more unbearable than the HP loss was the oppressive heat itself.
"To be honest, I have at least ten thousand ways to crush you instantly," Bi Yan declared arrogantly, now fully in control of the battle. "But instead, I'll let you suffer in this sea of flames until your HP reaches zero!"
Indeed, the entire battlefield had turned into an inferno. Amidst the raging flames, it seemed as if Lucas had no chance of turning the tables.
"Well, that's… unfortunate," Lucas said nonchalantly. Then, without hesitation, he pulled out a card. "I activate the Effect Card [Reutilization]."
[Reutilization] allowed the player to pay 1000 HP to copy any Effect Card the opponent had used in the current match.
"Are you stupid?" Bi Yan sneered. "Even if you copy [Flamethrower], it won't deal a single point of damage to me."
After all, aside from [Forced Bloodline Awakening], the only effect card Bi Yan had used this match was [Flamethrower]. But trying to harm a Bifang descendant with fire-elemental damage was beyond foolish.
"Who said I was copying [Flamethrower]?" Lucas smirked as the flames around him began to subside. "The card I'm copying is… [Forced Bloodline Awakening]."
"You've got to be kidding me." Bi Yan frowned. "You're just a regular human. What kind of bloodline could you possibly awaken?"
"You'll find out soon enough…"
As the card's effect activated, Lucas's entire body began to swell, his muscles bulging as if inflated. His shirt tore apart under the sheer force of his expanding frame. Two sharp fangs slowly extended from his mouth.