Supreme Star Card Master

Chapter 1516: Chapter 1217: Chess Piece

A few days later, Su Yuan and the others arrived in Qiguang.

Under the arrangement and guidance of the Qiguang Education Bureau, they arrived in Saint Paul City and headed towards the Royal Knight Academy.

”Mom, those people’s faces are different from ours...”

”Vivian, these are the students from the Great Flame Country who came to our Qiguang for exchange and study, as reported on TV a few days ago.”

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”Are these the so-called geniuses of the Great Flame? They don’t seem impressive at all~ Besides, most of them have black hair and black eyes.”

”Don’t underestimate them; with these strong auras, quite a few might be at the Shining Star Level!”

”So what, nearly half of Qiguang’s top one hundred geniuses have broken through to Shining Star, outnumbering them! Not to mention Nikola, Domen, and Kalina, these top ten masters, each can take on two, even three opponents alone!”

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”No wonder the geniuses of Shining Star Academy, Zijinghua Academy, and Gaia Divine Academy arrived in Saint Paul a few days ago. It turns out it was for the students coming from the Great Flame.”

”Ha, it seems the authorities are giving them a grand experience from the south~”

”What a pity we can’t go inside Saint Paul College to see for ourselves.”

”I heard many wealthy people have booked rooms in the Twin Sky Tower opposite the Royal Knight Academy just to get a good spot to watch the spectacle firsthand.”

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As the procession moved forward, the scrutiny and discussion from the surrounding citizens of Saint Paul increased. Besides curiosity, there was no shortage of condescension, disdain, and belittlement...

Both Great Flame and Qiguang are premier nations of the East Continent, and compared to the reserved Great Flame, Qiguang is more refined and proud.

Especially in a big city like Saint Paul, where the residents are either rich or noble, facing the geniuses from a rival nation, the strong sense of pride and arrogance instinctively seeks to overpower the other side.

”Just as Mom and Dad said, the Qiguang people aren’t very friendly~” Zhao Ziyan looked at the Qiguang people around them with arrogant gazes, raising an eyebrow.

Her sister, Zhao Qingning, didn’t say much, but there was a trace of coldness in her eyes.

Nearby, the top genius of the Capitol City and fellow Sky Dragon person, Yang Heng, was not used to such condescending looks and snorted coldly:

”Their noses are all in the air!... Once we get into the Royal Knight Academy, we’ll crush Qiguang’s geniuses, and see if these self-righteous northerners still have the same expression!”

Wei Han, Zhou Lingyun, and others nodded in agreement.

The group had already fiercely competed in the national tournament, knowing each other well and recognizing each other as rivals.

This time coming to Qiguang, they naturally united against an external adversary.

The attitude of the Qiguang people made the group feel pent-up with frustration, eager to strike back immediately!

Zhao Ziyan laughed at Yang Heng’s words: ”Unfortunately, we still have to wait a few days to crush them.”

”Not necessarily...” Zhou Lingyun shook his head, speaking in a measured tone, ”Even these uninvolved ordinary citizens have this attitude, let alone those Qiguang geniuses we are to compete and exchange with?”

Liu Qinyan’s lips lightly curled, nodding with a smile: ”That’s right, the showdown might come sooner than expected, maybe they’ve already prepared some ’surprises’ waiting for us.”

”Bring it on!”

Wen Long shouted deeply, his large eyes filled with excitement and fierceness.

This MVP of the national tournament already had a hot temper, and the mockery along the way had nearly made him lose his patience!

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The Great Flame team didn’t take long to reach the front of the Royal Knight Academy, ranked as Qiguang’s finest.

The academy’s walls were constructed of White Obsidian, covered with golden runes, and lined with Golden Osmanthus Banners on both sides, exuding a sense of splendor and elegance.

However, in broad daylight, the grand, relief-like gates of Qiguang’s top academy, over a dozen meters wide, were tightly closed.

Above the gate, twelve Royal Knights, clad in knight armor and wielding Disciplinary Holy Swords, were carved, their golden eyes glimmering ominously in the sunlight, commanding respect without anger.

As the Great Flame group arrived before the Royal Knight Academy, they felt as if the twelve knights on the gate were staring directly at them.

In an instant, a daunting pressure enveloped the hearts of the many students, causing rapid heartbeats and difficulty breathing, with sweat quickly forming on their foreheads!

”Tsk, tsk, indeed worthy of being Qiguang’s top Royal Knight Academy, such an array is quite intimidating~”

At this moment, Wu Yan’s slightly teasing voice sounded in the ears of everyone, instantly easing the pressure in their hearts.

Sitting across, holding a white chess piece, Su Yuan placed it down with a ”snap” and chuckled softly: ”The more insecure one is, the more they rely on external things to intimidate others, to bolster their courage.”

Along this journey, Su Yuan hadn’t stayed in the Qingming Realm, but was pulled by Wu Yan, who loved playing chess, to play chess as a pastime.

Su Yuan hadn’t previously studied the art of chess deeply, but as an array Grandmaster, he quickly picked it up, and by now, he could even pose a threat to Wu Yan, whose rapid improvement left Wu Yan shocked!

At this moment, Su Yuan and Wu Yan’s calm demeanor seemed to have a certain magical effect, instantly calming the disturbed emotions of the students who had been daunted by the knights’ pressure.

And when Wu Yan looked at the white piece Su Yuan just placed, his eyes lit up: ”Hahaha, Royal Envoy Su, you were careless with this move!”