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Chapter 397: Moon Over the Pines
"The martial arts of my Zhengqi Academy are basically based on this Haoran state. Brother Ma, if you want to defeat me, you'd better not drag it out too long. Otherwise, as time goes by, the number of layers of Haoran state in my body will increase, and I will become stronger and stronger."

Qin Ruhai seemed to be reminding Malu kindly, but this action also showed his confidence. He obviously felt that even if Malu knew his reliance, he could still win the game.

After saying that, he played two more self-protection cards - dress properly and look within yourself.

In the Haoran state, these two cards provided Qin Ruhai with 8 and 10 points of parry respectively, and at the same time raised his Haoran state by two levels to the 4th level.

After that, Qin Ruhai did not rush to attack, but smiled at Ma Lu, "My turn is over."

It was Malu's turn to draw cards again, but his luck was average this time, and neither of the two cards he drew were attack cards.

Malu then played a Changchun Kung Fu card to increase his Qi by 7 points, and then played a Qinggong card in his hand - Carrying Mud into the Hall.

He spent 2 points of true energy and drew another card. This time, the god of luck finally favored him again.

Malu got the fourth move of Songxi Quick Sword - it was as powerful as the wind, just right for dealing with the current situation.

He immediately injected 2 points of true Qi, activated its wind-like effect, swung the sword at Qin Ruhai, and knocked out his 12 points of parry.

Then spend another 1 point of true energy to take the card back into your hand and play it again.

With the bonus of the chef's knife, this attack reduced Qin Ruhai's health from 55 to 46.

Qin Ruhai's expression finally changed. He was no longer relaxed as before. He exclaimed, "Hey, how come the power of your swordsmanship can change?!"

The millipede did not answer him. After its wind-like strength caused damage, he could finally play another light skill card in his hand - the young swallows returning to the nest.

This card requires an attack to have been launched in the current round. Millipede spent 1 point of true energy to activate its effect and drew two more cards.

Among them was a Lifetime Rising Sun card, but unfortunately, after a round of consumption, his true Qi was only left with 3 points, exactly 1 point short of the effect of Lifetime Rising Sun.

So the millipede had no choice but to end the round.

He felt a little regretful, mainly because he had too few martial arts skills, and they were not from the same school. He couldn't build around a core card like Qin Ruhai did.

You can only rely on the 50% damage-increasing effect of the chef's knife to attack hard.

But even so, Qin Ruhai's eyelids twitched a few times. Malu's small outburst just now was very aggressive. Seeing that Malu had drawn two more cards, Qin Ruhai was really afraid that the opponent would throw out another attack card.

Fortunately, this didn't happen.

When it was Qin Ruhai's turn to play a card, he noticed that Malu did not play a protective card this round, and this was the opportunity he was waiting for.

In fact, he had an attack card in his hand as early as the first round, but he did not play it. After drawing the card again this time, Qin Ruhai was not polite.

He immediately threw out a card called "Poverty Shows Honesty", which was the first move of the Gentleman's Letter. Qin Ruhai used 3 points of true energy to activate it, causing 17 points of damage to the millipede.

The power of this move itself is 13 points, and the 4th level of Haoran state gives it an additional 4 points of power.

In addition, after causing damage, this card brought Qin Ruhai a layer of Haoran state.

This is the power of the Zhengqi Academy martial arts deck. Qin Ruhai did not lie, he will indeed become stronger as the battle progresses.

After causing 17 points of damage to the millipede, Qin Ruhai was not greedy for credit and used the remaining 3 points of true energy to activate another protective card.
——Thailand is not arrogant.

Under the effect of the 5th level of Haoran state, this card, which originally had only 7 points of parry, provided Qin Ruhai with 12 points of parry at once, and helped him add another level of Haoran state.

Looking at the 6th level of Haoran state on his body, Qin Ruhai finally felt a little relieved. He still had two cards in his hand, and both were Qinggong cards, but his true energy had been consumed and could not be activated, so he said.

"My turn is over."

At this time, the game has come to the third round, Malu still has 53 health points, while Qin Ruhai has 46 health points left.

In terms of health, Millipede still has the upper hand, but he doesn't have much time left.

With each passing round, Qin Ruhai would be able to stably maintain at least two layers of Haoran state. Soon, each of his attacks would easily reach a power of over 20 points, and his defense would become increasingly difficult to break.

Therefore, Millipede did not intend to delay any longer and was ready to fight quickly and end the battle in this round.

He was now somewhat glad that he had gotten the Songxi Quick Sword card pack earlier.

Although the martial arts of Songxi Sword School cannot be compared with that of Zhengqi Academy, the Songxi fast sword, which emphasizes the sword being as fast as the wind and defeating the opponent with lightning speed, is just the right way to restrain the martial arts of Zhengqi Academy which focuses on the late stage.

Of course, the most crucial point is that Qin Ruhai is still young and has not yet mastered the martial arts of his school to a profound level.

His Song of Righteousness and Self-cultivation Techniques were only at the second level, and his Gentleman's Posture had only been practiced to the third level. Most importantly, his true energy was insufficient, which greatly restricted his movements.

In comparison, Malu's Songxi Quick Sword has been upgraded to the 4th level, and he also has the Great Perfection of Xiao Changchun Gong, which provides him with 7 points of true energy per round, so he can do more things.

After touching the Xin Xin Nian Heart Method Card, Malu immediately added another 7 points of true qi to himself. Together with the 3 points of true qi he had left, he now had 10 points of true qi.

Malu then used Lifelong Rising Sun, injecting 4 points of true Qi into it to increase its power to 23 points.

The sword landed on Qin Ruhai's body, taking away 17 points of his health.

Qin Ruhai's face no longer had the ease it had before, his eyes became more serious, and then Malu struck out with another sword.

——Clear spring on the stone.

This is the sixth move of Songxi Quick Sword. However, this move is different from the previous ones. Even if Malu injects 2 points of true energy, it only has 7 points of power. With the bonus of the chef's knife, it can only cause 11 points of damage.

But this move has a special effect. It allows you to discard two protective cards and add a random move of Songxi Quick Sword from the deck to your hand.

Malu happened to be holding two protective cards in his hand. After throwing away the two cards, he obtained the first move of Songxi Quick Sword.

——Bright moon among the pines.

Malu didn't hesitate and immediately threw it out, then consumed 2 points of true energy to activate Mingyue Songjian, increasing its power to 12 points, and harvested the remaining 9 points of Qin Ruhai's health while he was stunned.

In just one round, Malu stabbed out three times with the sword, using the speed of Songxi fast sword to the extreme.

Qin Ruhai had no time to defend himself, and by the time he reacted, the cards had disappeared.

Ma Lu bowed, "Brother Qin, I'm grateful for your kindness."

Qin Ruhai's face flushed red and a hint of unwillingness flashed in his eyes. He felt that his defeat was unfair. The main reason was that he told Ma Lu about his martial arts characteristics in advance, but was not clear about the opponent's routine.

This battle was somewhat unfair. Qin Ruhai felt that he might not lose if he fought again. After all, he was too arrogant before and did not really regard Malu as an opponent.

Just when he was about to pester Ma Lu for another fight to get back his advantage, a voice suddenly rang out from behind him, "Master Ma, you have great martial arts skills!"

(End of this chapter)