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After taking that move, Yuan Xiaoyun's parry value was left at only 45 points.

Ma Lu played a Fire Toad Strength Recovery card to restore his inner strength; he still had a move card in his hand—Endless Heartbreak. However, the bleeding effect attached to Endless Heartbreak was thwarted by the self-healing effect of Yuan Xiaoyun's Eternal Life Armor.

So, Ma Lu played Delicate Clouds Trickery, giving up Endless Heartbreak, and drew two more cards.

He glanced at the two new cards he had drawn, and the effect of one card particularly caught his attention.

—Heaven and Earth Weeping.

Seeing the card Ma Lu played next, Yuan Xiaoyun couldn't help but sneer.

The power of Heaven and Earth Weeping was 39 points, which was not low, but it still couldn't break through his defense.

As for the Sorrowful Cry Effect that came with the card, which required the attacked player to discard a hand card, that wasn't much of an issue for Yuan Xiaoyun either.

He casually threw away a Body Protection Card, then looked back at Ma Lu.

"I told you that these kind of insubstantial moves can't hurt me. Little junior brother, you might as well use your Innate Pure Yang Palm sooner rather than later."

Ma Lu didn't respond. Although he was no Saint, he wouldn't fall into the same pit twice.

Since he knew that Yuan Xiaoyun could change random effects into fixed ones, the second Hundred Faces Thousand Forms was clearly being saved for his Innate Pure Yang Palm.

And Ma Lu didn't have a second Qiankun Great Shifting in his hand to block the damage.

So he decided to wait a round, to bypass the effect of Hundred Faces Thousand Forms before acting.

With plenty of True Qi at his disposal, Ma Lu played a Flowing Cloud Sleeve, adding 41 points to his parry, ending this turn.

It was Yuan Xiaoyun's turn to play again. After drawing his card, he first resolved his healing state, recovering 12 points of health, then took back that Hundred Faces Thousand Forms.

Ma Lu watched as the card transformed back into the Armor-breaking Strike he had used the previous round, returning to Yuan Xiaoyun's hand.

But Yuan Xiaoyun wasn't in a hurry to use it. Instead, he played a Golden Liquid Rejuvenation Pill.

The effect of this card allowed a card to be restored to its original form before transformation, or removed from the game.

Yuan Xiaoyun then revealed the Armor-breaking Strike he had just drawn, "The card I want to target is this one."

Without any surprise, the Armor-breaking Strike transformed back into Hundred Faces Thousand Forms and was played by Yuan Xiaoyun once again.

This is endless, isn't it.

Ma Lu understood that Yuan Xiaoyun probably had a way to ensure that there was a Hundred Faces Thousand Forms on the field every turn.

Yuan Xiaoyun's following words also confirmed his guess, "Little junior brother, if you're waiting for the effect of this card to pass before you launch an attack, you're going to be disappointed.

"If I were you, I wouldn't keep dragging this out because as time goes on, my health will only increase while your situation will become increasingly precarious."

Having said this, Yuan Xiaoyun played a Lightfoot Card, drew two cards, and then quickly unleashed an Attack Card.

This time, it was a proper move—Blossoms in Tandem.

This move originated from the Lotus Stick, which was extremely sophisticated martial arts from the Beggars' Sect, and Yuan Xiaoyun had clearly invested significant effort into it.

He had cultivated this stick technique to the Eighth Level, and although it was not as powerful as the Innate Pure Yang Palm, it still had a force of 73 points.

After taking this hit, Ma Lu's apparent health of 85 points immediately dropped to 53 points.

Yuan Xiaoyun followed up with another Four-level Eight-stability, a move that also carried 44 points of power.

Ma Lu's left hand was struck by Yuan Xiaoyun's strange weapon, and he immediately felt a piercing pain as his arm went limp, dangling like a noodle. He figured his bone must have broken.

Looking across at Yuan Xiaoyun, there was a trace of regret on his face as if he was somewhat remorseful about restoring his Armor-breaking Strike card. Otherwise, he could have finished his opponent with this assault.

But ultimately, Yuan Xiaoyun decided to play it safe. There were too many secrets hidden within Ma Lu; his coveted Eight Steps Sunward had been unexpectedly blocked by a last-minute Qiankun Great Shifting.

Yuan Xiaoyun also worried that he couldn't kill Ma Lu in one round, so he chose to save his Hundred Faces Thousand Forms for the next turn to continue controlling the game and maintain deterrence.

He then played a Body Protection Card, ending his turn. Looking again at Ma Lu, he said leisurely,

"I admit that you are stronger than I imagined, junior brother. You hide so many martial arts within you, and you have practiced them well. Unfortunately, your opponent is me.

"I've told you that Unity of Heaven and Man has transcended the concept of martial studies, almost to the level of heavenly law. And man cannot win against heaven.

"Three rounds have passed, and you should feel the gap between us by now. I am giving you one last chance."

Yuan Xiaoyun continued, "As long as you are willing to submit to me and join forces with me, I will spare your life."

Ma Lu shook his head. "What heavenly law? I've almost figured out your little trick, senior brother."

Yuan Xiaoyun was stunned, and then scoffed, "Junior brother, you haven't cultivated the heavenly law, how could you possibly understand its profound mysteries?"

"From the very beginning, you have been impressing upon me how powerful the martial skills of Ren Tongtian are, having transcended the confines of mortal martial arts. Then repeatedly misguide me with talk of heavenly law, leading me to believe controlling random effects is a special ability you cultivated.

"But in reality, you can do this only because of that card in your hand, right?

Ma Lu said, "Last round, I noticed you had two cards in your hand that you've been holding on to for two rounds without playing. I used Heaven and Earth Weeping to make you give up one Body Protection Card."

"But you did not play the remaining card in the third round, even though you were close to killing me. So that card is obviously not an Attack Card, nor a Lightfoot Card.

"As for the Heart Method Card, you wouldn't need to hold onto it for so long, and it's even less likely to be another Body Protection Card."

Ma Lu stated, "My guess is that card has some special effect and is the key card in your Unity of Heaven and Man set."

Yuan Xiaoyun was silent for a long while. "What does it matter if you guess right or wrong? The card is in my hand. Unless you can force me to discard it like you did before, you can't do anything about it, but you can only use that move once, right?"

"You're right, senior brother, I don't have another move that can make you discard a card. However, I do have this card."

After speaking, Ma Lu revealed the card he had just drawn—Muddying the Waters.
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Effect: Forcefully draw one card from the opponent's hand. This is the Sixth Form of Shadowless Ghost Hand.

"I want the card on your left side." Before Yuan Xiaoyun could shuffle his hand, Ma Lu immediately declared.

The next moment, the card in Yuan Xiaoyun's left hand slipped from his grasp, turning into a red glow and shooting towards Ma Lu's embrace.

"Ah!" Yuan Xiaoyun reached to grab it but clasped only air.

And Ma Lu, looking at the new card in his hand,

—Heaven and Human Sensing, the starting move of Unity of Heaven and Man. Effect: Guaranteed to be drawn in the first round, takes effect upon possession, allows one to know the names and positions of cards in hand without looking. Enables decision-making for random events in the game.

This card's effects were even more powerful than Ma Lu had thought. According to the description, it possessed three effects, each more astonishing than the last.

The condition to decide random event outcomes was merely 'in the game', which meant he could now influence the opponent's random events as well.