The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Only by winning against formidable opponents can he undergo a perfect transformation, elevate himself in duels, graduate in his most powerful form, join the Dragon Claw Knights, and eventually take over the Knights!

　However, that is now a thing of the past.

　Now, the King had even greater and more ambitious expectations for Noah Sharp. Of course, Austin Clarissa, who had always sought stability, wouldn't forget to consider the possibility of Noah Sharp's defeat.

　But even if we lose, as long as the opponent is strong enough, strong enough to break through the sky, it doesn't matter.

　The important thing is to demonstrate your strength and style. Although it's a bit of a pity, you can still continue to use him.

　It's good to grow from failures and transform from setbacks, isn't it? Queen Austin Clarissa considers herself quite open-minded.

　Countless people had their eyes on Noah Sharp. Some well-informed individuals had even discovered early on that Noah Sharp was backed by the King.

　Their political instincts were very sharp; they had already anticipated Noah Sharp's meteoric rise, and their respective plans were naturally issued.

　Noah Sharp, who graduated this year, just turned eighteen. Even if the current age of sixteen is pushed back two years according to the plan, Noah Sharp will still be an adult.

　Now that you're an adult, you can naturally get married and have children.

　Therefore, various factions in the capital have begun to consider using marriage to win him over.

　Noah Sharp was unaware at this moment what kind of labyrinthine cave awaited him once he stepped out of the protective wall of St. Mary's Academy.

　Since it was a duel between Pandora and Drogon, Alvitt, Claire, and the others were naturally paying close attention.

　Besides them, Hephaestus Darrowon, also from within the academy, was watching the battle alongside Ophelia Brad.

　Ophelia Brad was very depressed after Witt Gold's failed attempt to challenge someone of a higher level.

　But Hephaestus Doragon was in very high spirits.

　She looked at the swaggering "Baron of the Night," Noah Sharp, and just wanted to laugh.

　"The senior student is finally on stage."

　On the host's platform, in the contestant's seat, Darko Dimon sipped his tea with a smile on his face.

　He certainly wouldn't miss Pandora's match.

　Pandora's dominance over her peers was overwhelming. The only time the match was slightly more intense was against Gina Grant from the Fools' House, but even then, she clearly didn't show her true abilities.

　Dark knew a lot about Pandora, but he still couldn't figure out her background.

　He vaguely sensed that his senior had a new trump card. This was why he wouldn't easily challenge her. To secure victory, he had to avoid her.

　Now, finally, a worthy opponent has appeared. Dark sincerely hopes that Noah Sharp can force Pandora to use her final trump card!

　This duel is bound to be extremely exciting.

　As the final swan song of the old era's rules, it might just be recorded in history.

　It's quite exciting to be able to watch such a duel. "You look like you really want her to win."

　Snake Harriman suddenly reached out and poked Dark in the waist. Dark twisted away, saying, "She won, isn't that more hopeful?" Snake Harriman asked疑惑地问道, "Why?"

　Dark solemnly declared, "Pandora and Drogon's victory signifies that the tide of the old era has receded, and a new era will inevitably rise to prominence, surpassing the past. Won't we, the next generation, ride this wave to even greater heights?"

　"Ha!" Snake Harriman was momentarily speechless; this wasn't the kind of official jargon he wanted at all.

　“Watch the match,” Edwin Clarissa reminded them. “They’ll be going all out in this duel, so we have to watch carefully.”

　The murmurs on the stage quickly subsided. The contestants were well aware that this was a rare, high-level duel, and they all watched attentively.

　On the contestants' platform, both teams were already in position.

　Noah Sharp casually turned on the amplifier; he clearly had a lot to say.

　As the top sixth-year student of the Knights Academy, he believed he had done his best in this duel competition, but the disadvantage he had left in the dungeon competition was too great to be reversed.

　Of course, it's not time to completely admit defeat yet. However, he has already given up hope of winning this year's Academy Cup.

　But if we only aim to win this duel tournament, then it's not time to despair yet!

　Especially when their biggest rival—Pandora Drogon of the Magic Academy—chose him as their challenger, he suddenly felt that the Knights Academy could win!

　The Knights Academy and the Magic Academy are currently tied with 90,000 points each. If he wins this duel, the Magic Academy will only have Winnie Skadi, a fourth-year student, left, while the Noble Academy will still have fourth and fifth-year students.

　Two to one, the advantage is on my side!

　Noah Sharp smiled and said to Pandora Drogon, "It's truly fate that we met in our final duel before graduation."

　As soon as he uttered those opening remarks, Pandora couldn't help but frown, a rather ominous premonition rising within her.

　Graduation season, the final battle—shouldn't it be more serious, more exciting? This is like the beginning of a teenage girl's diary. What kind of nonsense is this? Pandora immediately activated her megaphone and said without any politeness, "Enough nonsense. This isn't the first or second duel between us. My previous lack of strength resulted in some wins and losses, which was my fault. To be honest, people always compare me to you, always bringing up 'Black and White Dragons,' which I'm already tired of. Today, I challenge you for two reasons: first, to send you off; and second, to let everyone know that St. Mary's Academy only has one dragon!"

　As soon as she finished speaking, the entire venue erupted in cheers.

　Noah Sharp was about to speak when the muscles at the corner of his mouth suddenly froze, and he couldn't utter a single word of what he had prepared.

　Pandora Doragon is the white moonlight in the hearts of countless men and women in the entire St. Marian Academy. He receives so many chocolates on Valentine's Day that they can be used as materials for mystical rituals. It's true that one more or one less makes no difference to him.

　They didn't even want to hear him finish, let alone talk about fate. Noah Sharp's smile faded, and his tone turned serious: "So, you think you now have enough strength to crush me?"

　Pandora Drogon revealed a cold, beautiful smile and said loudly, "If I weren't absolutely certain of victory, do you think I would have issued a challenge at such a crucial moment?"

　"Good, very good!" Noah Sharp suddenly straightened up, exuding an extremely fierce aura. "That's more like it, worthy of being my opponent! Enough talk, let's duel!"

　Pandora sneered: "Duel!" [Preparation Phase] [30s]

　With a "tick-tock" sound, both players immediately drew cards, and each player received five cards in their hands.

　Then, during the thirty-second deliberation period, both sides began rapidly deploying their forces. In just the first round, their signature Nine-Star Dragons made their grand entrance!

　Pandora summoned the familiar "Sky Dragon." Noah Sharp, however, summoned the previously seen "Abyss Dragon"!

　Although Noah Sharp was previously best known for "Redridge Black Dragon," it's clear from his previous duels that he had already replaced it with the stronger and more ferocious "Black Abyss Dragon"!

　Both being nine stars, the "Crimson Spine Black Dragon" is inferior to the "Sky Dome White Dragon." However, the "Black Abyss Demon Dragon" is by no means inferior.

　Dark had sensed that extremely special aura from the "Black Abyss Dragon" the first time he summoned it.

　The same aura was present in both the "Sky Dragon" and the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon." It was the aura of a "Legendary Dragon." The Sky Dragon was a dragon of the sky. The Blue-Eyes White Dragon was a dragon of destruction. And the Abyss Dragon was a dragon of despair!

　The two legendary dragons immediately engaged in a fierce battle upon meeting.

　Both sides have similar stats and possess extremely powerful special moves, making them far stronger than nine-star magical spirits.

　Judging from their appearance alone, they resemble two fourth-tier dragons. Noah Sharp is very familiar with the strength of the "Sky White Dragon." However, this is Pandora Drogon's first direct confrontation with the "Abyss Dragon," and he is unaware of the detailed data of its ultimate attack.

　This is Noah Sharp's advantage.

　However, in this first round of combat, he failed to capitalize on his advantage and only managed to maintain a draw.

　Then came the second round.

　The acquisition of the "Black Dragon Pact" made Noah Sharp's smile become wild.

　Instead of summoning "Nine Netherworld Lantern Dragon", he used a special method to forcibly pull the second "Black Abyss Demon Dragon" out of the deck.

　Although the "Nine Netherworld Lamp Dragon" is powerful, it cannot exert its advantage in situations where there are few extra magical spirits that die.

　Both sides used the exact same set of tactics.

　The Legendary Dragon can be summoned quickly using the core of the card, and then supported by spell cards and esoteric cards to clear the field. Alternatively, a magic card such as "Wings of Despair" can be used to strengthen the Legendary Dragon.

　Then came the summoning of the second and third legendary dragons! After Noah Sharp drew "Black Dragon Pact" in the second round, he forcefully summoned the second "Black Abyss Dragon." Then, using "Black Dragon Pact" on the two "Black Abyss Dragons," he connected them together under the power of the contract. Both gained a certain degree of attribute boost due to their star rating and number, and mastered the super-powerful combination ultimate skill - "Black Dragon's Lament"!

　During his duel with Franklin Dorron, Noah Sharp once used "Black Dragon's Lament" to instantly kill Franklin Dorron's ten-star "Super Dragon Knight".

　However, there is only one "Black Dragon Pact" card, while Pandora Drogon has more than one dragon.

　Furthermore, Noah Sharp was very clear that Pandora couldn't possibly consist of only (the Celestial White Dragon).

　Having faced off so many times, both sides have seen their strength increase significantly in each duel.

　Pandora Drogon has already used the third-year "Sky Dragon," and in these three years, he should have taken it a step further.

　Just like he upgraded the "Redridge Black Dragon" to the "Black Abyss Dragon", he also has even deeper trump cards hidden.

　Pandora must also be hiding even more powerful magical spirits.

　This "lament of the black dragon" is reserved for the most deeply hidden trump card! Both sides appear strong on the surface, but in reality, they are both cautious and proceed with extreme caution. Several rounds have passed in the blink of an eye.

　The roars of the white dragon and the black dragon echoed through the sky, and the entire duel arena was divided into two distinct arenas, like heaven and hell, by the field card.

　At the intersection of the light and dark attribute fields, the tides of light and dark elements collided wildly, gradually piling up to form a high wall.

　White and black dragons kept passing through the elemental wall, and the entire venue had been transformed into a scene of chaotic dragon dance.

　The magic orbs of both players had long since vanished. Clearly, both had concealed their orbs without anyone noticing.

　Otherwise, in such intense competition, even the slightest mistake could lead to the Magic Ball being stolen and shattered.

　Their responsibilities extend far beyond the frontal battlefield. As time goes on, more and more dragons fall from the sky.

　Almost all the magical spirits were flying in the air, and no one on the ground paid any attention to them.

　Noah Sharp still held onto "The Lament of the Black Dragon" without using it, and the two "Abyss Dragons" remained standing. One of the "Abyss Dragons" had even been equipped with "Wings of Despair".

　On the back of the other "Black Abyss Dragon" rode another nine-star magic spirit - "Dark Dragon Mage"!

　The Dark Dragon Archmage raised his wand, continuously unleashing "magic bullets" attacks. These "magic bullets" consumed very little mana, had a cooldown of only two seconds, were almost instantaneous, and could erode defenses upon impact, with the effect stacking continuously.

　Riding on the back of the "Black Abyss Dragon," it acts like a machine gun, compensating for the "Black Abyss Dragon's" lack of short-cooldown ranged ultimate skills.

　However, Pandora Drogon's main force, "Sky White Dragon," is also immune to most transformation-type special moves and is not afraid of defensive erosion.

　She had already summoned two "Sky White Dragons", and had even summoned a "Dragon Cancer Worm" inside one of them.

　"Dragon Cancer Worm" is a dragon-type insect species that can parasitize the bodies of dragons, absorb the energy of dragons to reproduce continuously, and give dragons the special ability to absorb external light elements to replenish their magic.

　Combined with the "Sea of ​​Light" summoned by Pandora Drogon on your side of the field, "Sky Dragon" can maintain an extremely high mana regeneration rate.

　Furthermore, the "Sea of ​​Heavenly Light" can also counter the "Black Prison Barrier," granting each light-attribute magical spirit a "Heavenly Light Shield" to effectively resist the dark soul attacks of the "Black Prison Barrier."

　While keeping the "Sky White Dragon" alive, Pandora continuously uses "Dragon Cancer Worms" as sacrifices to summon new magical spirits, and uses those magical spirits as a basis to special summon higher-star white dragons.

　Then, without her noticing, she sacrificed and summoned a magical spirit that surpassed nine stars from among those white dragons!

　That was the first time Pandora Drogon had summoned a magic spirit of rank nine or higher in this duel—in previous duels, she had never needed to summon a fourth-tier magic spirit to end the duel.

　But this time, facing Noah Sharp, nine stars were clearly not enough. What she summoned by sacrifice was a full ten-star magical spirit—"Behemoth's Lightwing Dragon"!

　A light-attribute dragon species reforged using powder from the "Horn of Behemoth" and the White Dragon Ball as core materials.

　This "Behemoth's Lightwing Dragon" can only be summoned through sacrifice. However, the immense pressure emanating from it after summoning silenced the previously chaotic scene.

　It spread its wings, blotting out the sky, and was a size larger than both the "Sky White Dragon" and the "Black Abyss Demon Dragon".

　"Lightwing Impact!"

　After completing the summoning, Pandora Drogon pointed at the opposite side without hesitation and gave the order to unleash her ultimate attack.

　The "Behemoth's Light Winged Dragon" suddenly raised its head, and a tide of light surged from its wings, making the entire pair of dragon wings seem to turn into light, which was so dazzling that it was unbearable to look at.

　Noah Sharp sensed an alarm and shouted out in unison, "The Lament of the Black Dragon!" The two "Black Abyss Dragons" suddenly stopped, and a dark sphere of light appeared between their two pairs of horns.

　The light spheres shot out together, intertwining and merging in the air, transforming into an even larger, gigantic energy sphere that could almost devour the "Sky Dragon"!

　"Boom!"

　The "Light Wing Impact" and "Black Dragon's Lament" collided and exploded in the air, sending shockwaves through the entire stadium.

　The audience seemed completely absorbed by the light effects of the explosion. But the two contestants on the field could not stop because of this.

　Both of them narrowed their eyes to slits and drew a magic card from their hands at lightning speed, chanting loudly.

　Three seconds later, the energy surge from the explosion was still spreading. But a third "Sky Dragon" had already silently appeared on the red team's field.

　Meanwhile, on the blue team's field, a pitch-black abyss was born. Noah Sharp activated the secret ritual – "Black Dragon Tomb".

　One by one, the black dragons in the sky plunged into the abyss vortex, and the last nine-star "Black Abyss Demon Dragon" followed suit.

　This esoteric card, which requires at least one "Dark Abyss Dragon" to preside over the grave, has finally been successfully activated!

　Within the enormous ritual summoning circle that spread across the entire area, the "Dragon King" from the dark abyss slowly emerged.

　The arena, which had just endured the oppressive aura of "Behemoth's Lightwing Dragon," was immediately suppressed by the terrifying aura emanating from the "Dragon King."

　The star rating and three-dimensional attributes of the "Dragon King" depend on the star rating and number of all the black dragons participating in the tomb, but there is an upper limit.

　Noah Sharp destroyed all the black dragons except for the ten-star "Black Abyss Dragon" that parasitized the "Wings of Despair," pushing the "Dragon King's" star rating and stats to their maximum.

　—This twelve-star magical spirit, which only professors possess, is the source of Noah Sharp's confidence in defeating Pandora.

　All the planning and forbearance in the early stages were for this moment.

　Once he summons the strongest "Dragon King," he will have no chance of defeat.