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

　But Spikelon, being a polite and well-mannered boy, said after a long pause, "I would be happy if the victory were a more normal one."

　Senior Judy immediately narrowed her eyes and smiled, "So that means you think this victory wasn't quite normal?"

　Spikelon said calmly, "The other party might not be in good condition."

　Judy said, "But adjusting your condition before the match is also part of the duel, and that's not your problem."

　Spikelon was silent for a moment, then finally understood and looked up, saying, "That's true."

　Senior Judy smiled and said, "Face yourself and accept the victory. This is your victory."

　Spike's eyes gradually brightened, and he seemed to have gained some insight. After finishing the victor's interview, he returned to the stands. But as soon as he sat down, he heard Grace Leon say with a cold laugh, "Spike, you can't even admit victory?"

　Spikelon sat up straight and, this time without any fear, said, "I won by luck."

　Grace Leon took a breath and said, "It was lucky, but at least we won."

　After saying that, he turned back and stopped looking at Spike. In any case, a win is a win.

　Orcs are not afraid to admit defeat, nor are they afraid to admit victory.

　Regardless of the reason for their victory in this duel, the orcs have managed to salvage some face, and the next matches can now be handed over to the other academies without further ado.

　The public magic academy for dwarves and goblins is well hidden. Each of the three human academies is a formidable foe.

　The Sky Magic Academy and the Ocean Magic Academy are even more mysterious and unpredictable.

　To achieve final victory, you must first figure out the dueling styles of those academy contestants.

　Although each mage has their own unique characteristics, mages from the same academy will always have similarities in style.

　Exhibition matches are rehearsals for the main competition. By observing exhibition matches, one can infer the tactical styles of the players in the main competition and then make countermeasures in advance. These are all essential.

　At this moment, the audience both inside and outside the arena were still discussing what exactly had happened during the duel.

　Those audiences around the world

　They couldn't sense the overwhelming aura that Nonothemis unleashed at that moment. But they could see clearly what was happening in the dueling arena.

　If Nonothemis hadn't suddenly fallen unconscious, the outcome of that duel would have been completely uncertain.

　They discussed the moon elf girl's mysterious powers, and the gossipy instincts of intelligent beings fueled the discussion to a fever pitch.

　Nono Artemis became famous in a way she didn't want.

　Meanwhile, in the viewing area of ​​St. Mary's Academy, the second-year pre-competition participants all looked astonished, surprised by the unexpected turn of events.

　After a brief moment of surprise, Anna and Angie turned sharply to look at Aurora and asked, "What's wrong with that moon elf?"

　Aurora's status as a half-moon elf was never a secret. As princesses of the kingdom, Anna and Angie naturally knew this, and when they encountered questions related to moon elves, they instinctively asked her.

　But Aurora had no idea about the moon elves' secrets, and could only hesitate and shake her head.

　The reason for her "hesitation" was that she had some guesses about the changes in Nono Artemis, but those had nothing to do with the moon elves themselves.

　After dealing with her classmates, Aurora turned to look at Dark, only to find him deep in thought. She couldn't help but ponder the question herself.

　The aura that Nono Artemis had just emitted, though sacred, did not seem to be an aura of light, and Aurora, with her understanding of the power of the moon goddess, did not sense any aura related to it. That's why she said it was unrelated to the "moon spirit" itself.

　But regardless of the type of deity, the probability of being associated with a deity is extremely high.

　However, if it were a case of divine reincarnation or possession, the elves' level of attention towards the moon elf girl doesn't seem to suggest it.

　Aurora pondered carefully, analyzing the contradictions, but to no avail. Meanwhile, Dark was also thinking about the same thing. However, his thinking was broader, and he managed to grasp some clues.

　"If it's not a spirit possessing the body, then... could it be the spirit of a divine artifact?"

　Having the God of War's "scabbard," he naturally thought about this possibility, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, which made him feel amazed.

　Since the Shinto ritual began, he has encountered far too many matters related to deities.

　The golden kingdom in the Desert of Death, the artifact of the goddess of fate encountered on the Star Tower, and the unknown moon elf girl before me...

　This made him realize very directly that God was truly reviving, and related events were occurring more and more frequently.

　He also benefited greatly from it; the gold brick he obtained from the Golden King was, after all, a semi-divine artifact.

　In addition, the "magic lamp" obtained from Alibaba has not yet been dealt with.

　Especially that magic lamp, it's not good to just leave it there.

　Although he was worried about ruining the magic lamp, leaving it unused... was worse than ruining it.

　"You're still taking it too seriously."

　After all, it's "Alibaba's magic lamp," and Daqo's sentimental attachment to it prevents them from dealing with it too casually.

　But upon closer reflection, out with the old, in with the new—it's just a magic lamp.

　Find an opportunity and refine it!

　Thinking this, Dak saw Judy, the senior student on the stage, bring out a special device that looked somewhat familiar from somewhere.

　The special device looked like a sound collector, with a bar chart of the eight colleges displayed on the front screen.

　Immediately afterwards, he heard Senior Judy explaining the function of the device to the audience with a smug look on her face.

　That was a magical device that could distinguish sounds and then convert the volume into a bar chart!

　In short, it's made by Kazel; those who know, know.

　With the epic revenge drama between the elves and orcs finally coming to an end, Judy, the host, must now find a way to select new contestants.

　This time, she took out the magical artifacts she had prepared beforehand, intending to use them to demonstrate the audience's support rate and determine the next academy to appear based on the support rate.

　Of course, this thing can also be used on the athletes, but it's not the right time yet. Senior Judy explained the principle, got the atmosphere going, and then suddenly raised her hand, and the audience outside the arena immediately cheered loudly.

　Since the audience came from various regional dueling halls, there were voices from all the schools—oh, there are no St. Marian Academy dueling halls in Sky City and Ocean Kingdom.

　However, the audience's demand for "Sky Magic Academy" and "Ocean Magic Academy" is by no means low.

　After all, these two academies are completely new faces and are quite mysterious, so the audience wants to see what level their students are at.

　However, this is, after all, St. Mary's Academy's home ground, and the academy's support is overwhelming, firmly holding first place.

　This situation was expected, but after choosing the first, we still need to choose the second.

　The competition for second place is much fiercer.

　The orcs' loud voices are indeed a huge advantage, but the goblins and dwarves are not far behind.

　Neither of the two races' academies actually wanted to get involved at this time. However, the overwhelming enthusiasm of their citizens made their voices of support extremely loud.

　The Elven academy had just finished two matches, and the Elven people themselves had no intention of having their students return to the arena. The other spectators were also only interested in figuring out Nono Artemis's mysterious power, so they didn't participate much.

　Surprisingly, the calls for the Human Holy Church and the Royal Academy were not very strong.

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　But perhaps it's not that they don't have a large audience, but rather that their audience is more level-headed and not overly enthusiastic.

　However, as time went on, the popularity of "Sky Magic Academy" and "Ocean Magic Academy" suddenly rose, even overshadowing "War Totem Academy" and "Public Magic Academy".

　Ultimately, the "Ocean Magic Academy" successfully overtook and surpassed the third-ranked "War Totem Academy".

　"It seems the audience is still more interested in the mermaid." Dark muttered to himself after seeing the results.

　But Senior Judy, feigning excitement, shouted, "Congratulations to St. Marian Academy and Ocean Magic Academy for winning the Most Popular Award in this year's 'Academy Championship'! Alright, now let's have St. Marian Academy, ranked first, send their representative to the stage, followed by Ocean Magic Academy!"

　"Papapapapa!" Thunderous applause and cheers erupted.

　St. Marian Academy naturally attracts a lot of attention, so this result was not unexpected. Dark already had a choice of who would participate, but he still turned around and asked a question.

　Who will go?

　"From weak to strong, I'll take the lead," Doron said, rubbing his nose as he volunteered.

　"The lower grades group is fine too."

　Pandora glanced over and immediately made her choice.

　One reason for the existence of exhibition matches is to give substitutes a chance to perform.

　Although Dorron underwent rigorous military training, he did not participate in summer camp. While his strength improved significantly, he was not very familiar with the new dueling rules.

　However, the two groups of contestants who just appeared did not have a comprehensive understanding of the new dueling rules.

　Aside from their eventual resurrection, the duelists' utilization of the "graveyard" was essentially zero.

　While this is related to their individual styles, it also shows that students from different colleges are not entirely familiar with the new dueling rules.

　Students like Duolong are not uncommon.

　Moreover, this time, St. Marian Academy's opponent is the "Ocean Magic Academy," which has never performed on land before.

　The Ocean Magic Academy likely learned about the new dueling rules after Doron, and their substitutes' understanding of the new rules is theoretically unlikely to be greater than Doron's.

　In terms of off-field factors, both sides are basically on the same level, so what needs to be compared is their respective strengths.

　When it comes to his own abilities, Doron is unusually confident.

　After all, he had indeed made extraordinary progress during this holiday. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to squeeze out Klein, Vanessa, Heidi, and the others.

　"It's time to let them experience something. Little Doron has been shocked!" Teddy Doron suddenly stood up!

　"He is a boy from a noble academy."

　The students from the Ocean Magic Academy glanced at the St. Marian Academy and began to speak.

　“I sensed a hint of dragon energy emanating from him.”

　The horse-faced sea dragon with antlers on its head spoke slowly and deliberately. "Could you be a dragon-type mage?"

　The squid-like sea creature couldn't help but wonder, as two of its tentacles, growing from its chin, were folded across its chest, resembling "arms crossed," which looked rather strange. The horse-faced sea dragon, after sniffing it carefully, shook its head and said, "Not quite pure."

　“That’s the human dragon rider,” the shark-like creature with a triangular fin on its head said in a hoarse voice.

　“Not much different,” said the horse-faced man from the Sea Dragon Clan. “I’ve heard my parents talk about the deeds of the Wyvern Knights; they are no weaklings.”

　"It all boils down to this: everyone knows St. Mary's Academy is the strongest academy on the continent. How could their pre-competition contestants be weaklings?" the fat sea urchin-tribe man with spikes on his head sneered.

　"Then you go," the horse-faced sea dragon suddenly turned to it and said. The fat sea urchin immediately fell silent; it wouldn't do something like that without proper prior investigation.

　"I'll go, can I go?" someone suddenly volunteered. But the sea creatures only glanced at her before saying in unison, "No!" The mermaid Carola immediately sat down dejectedly.

　“That human over there is a third-year student, right? That makes him the lower grades. Let’s have Lyrella go and give him a pep talk,” someone suggested.

　All the sea creatures' eyes immediately focused on "Lairella".

　The sea creature named "Lairila" is a graceful and curvaceous sea creature woman. She may look like a member of the sea serpent tribe, but she is actually an electric shell sea creature.

　In the underwater kingdom where water is everywhere, Lairila, who is born with the ability to generate electricity, is a nightmare-like and powerful existence for ordinary sea creatures.

　Even on land, she remained just as powerful.

　She always felt that the new dueling rules were made for her. She was very dissatisfied that her sea creature companions had placed her in a relatively low position in the order of battle.

　Now, this is a rare opportunity to change her teammates' minds. The exhibition match is both a warm-up and a chance for substitutes like her to showcase their abilities.

　Her formidable strength can change her status, and she's going to make her appearance in the main competition! As for the Flying Dragon Boy on the other side... unfortunately, he can only become her stepping stone.

　"Alright, after a period of waiting, the contestants for this round of duels have been confirmed. From St. Marian Academy, we have Teddy Dorron, a third-year student from the Noble Academy. I believe everyone here is familiar with the name Dorron. That's right, it's Dorron from the Dragon Claw Knights!"

　The host, Heidi, was very familiar with the process.

　After introducing Doron, the conversation turned to the "Ocean Magic Academy".

　"Let me see, our Ocean Magic Academy's contestant is... Lairella! Lairella is also a third-year student. She comes from the boundless sea and possesses a mystery and power we've never encountered before. Her specific race isn't recorded in the records, and it's difficult for us to find any obvious features in her appearance. However, a woman's secrets shouldn't be explored lightly. Let's welcome Lairella to the stage!"

　"Papapapapapa!"

　Applause rang out again, echoing in the air for a long time.

　Laerella waved in response to the audience's applause and swayed her hips as she ascended the platform.

　Her face was delicate, and her makeup was slightly heavy, making her face, which should have been young, look a little more mature. Her clothing and behavior also exuded a mature style.

　While Duolong, who appeared from the other side, was handsome, a closer look revealed that there was still a hint of childishness in his features.

　A man is forever a boy.

　Having a bit more childishness isn't a bad thing.

　When Duolong stepped onto the platform, the members of the Duolong family who were watching the match at the Royal Capital branch applauded enthusiastically, showing their great support for him.

　Franklin Dorron was among them.

　"It seems that the three-month special training with the Dragon Claw Knights during the holiday has indeed changed many things."