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

　The perfectly timed background music also brought the audience a unique and immersive experience.

　Unfortunately, even now, they still haven't figured out what role the "graveyard" plays in dueling. Perhaps the duelists in the next duel aren't skilled enough, or perhaps the rules themselves are flawed.

　Anyway, both sides have their own reasons, and the very fact that it sparked a discussion is...

　It is a success.

　The post-match analysis of this duel was also very noteworthy.

　After the match, the analyst explained the several turning points based on his own understanding, and also explained the story of the dragon spear and the stone tablet, giving the audience a thorough sense of "I see".

　This feeling of accomplishment is part of the charm of post-match analysis. Of course, the post-match interviews are also not to be missed.

　As a spectator, besides enjoying watching duels between duelists, I'm also very interested in the duelists themselves, especially their interactions.

　In this world without live streaming, watching interviews and interactions with duelists is all that viewers can get.

　In this duel, as the first sea creature to appear, Lairella not only made an appearance but also won the duel, gaining a huge number of fans.

　She took to the stage and answered Judy's interview questions with grace and poise throughout, praising her opponent as well, and handling the situation very well.

　It can only be described as a combination of high looks, high intelligence, and high emotional intelligence—a perfect triple threat among the sea creatures.

　This further enhanced the audience's impression of the sea creatures. At this moment, the defeated Dorron returned to the viewing platform. He thought the contestants on the platform would say something to him, but instead, he found everyone praising how powerful his "Dragon Spear" was.

　He touched his nose and said very modestly, "It's nothing, I just forged one of the guns at home. I originally wanted to get a weapon card, but it turned out to be an armor card, so it's a pleasant surprise."

　"What weapon?" Dark asked curiously.

　Doron didn't mince words, saying directly, "It's just a rusty spear that's been sitting in my house for a long time. It looks like an antique, and since I had nothing better to do, I decided to put it to good use, and then..."

　Dark asked, "What happened in the end?"

　Doron said somewhat awkwardly, "I only succeeded in refining it by chance, so I went to brag to my dad. But after he saw the card, he gave me a good scolding."

　A rusty, damaged, unrecognizable spear, forgotten by everyone.

　After being refined into a magic card, it regained its original form. Those who saw the magic card finally remembered their ancestors and realized that there was indeed such a famous spear.

　So what fate awaits the person in the family who forges away such a long spear passed down from their ancestors?

　Oh, he's become the family's rising star. As Dark listened, his expression turned strange.

　If Dorgon's "Dragon Spear" was forged in this way, then it would be very difficult for outsiders to replicate it.

　Furthermore, if the artifact passed down from his ancestors can only be effective against dragons of the highest level (six stars), then his ancestors weren't particularly wealthy.

　Unless, of course, his "Dragon Lance" still has room for improvement. But it would be impolite to ask any further, so Dark didn't. "Lairila from the Sea Clan is probably one of the stronger ones in the lower grades, and she's very likely to make it to the main competition. Although Doron lost, he did manage to gather information for us in advance. In short, if we encounter Lairila in the main competition, we must prepare a strategy to deal with her lightning ability."

　After a brief summary, Dak glossed over the matter.

　Meanwhile, Judy, the senior on the host's stage, finished the interview and took out the magic tool from before again.

　However, in front of the audience, she removed the bar charts that read "St. Marian Academy" and "Ocean Magic Academy," leaving only six academies.

　Since this is an exhibition match of the academy championship, it's impossible for St. Marian Academy to keep playing.

　If the option for St. Marian College is not checked, those supporters who are dissatisfied with the defeat will definitely shout the name of St. Marian College even more loudly, but that does not conform to the purpose of this event.

　With the removal of "Saint Marian Academy" and "Ocean Magic Academy," the audience's enthusiasm immediately decreased significantly.

　Soon after, the "Sky Magic Academy" surpassed the "War Totem Academy" in popularity, becoming the most popular academy. The "War Totem Academy" naturally came in second place.

　Therefore, the fourth round of duels was decided to be "Sky Magic Academy" VS "War Totem Academy".

　The return of the orc contestants drew cheers from the orc audience. However, many more viewers were more interested in the appearance of the "Sky Magic Academy".

　In the previous round of the duel, Lairella from the "Ocean Magic Academy" brought many surprises to the audience. What will the "Sky Magic Academy" bring this time?

　Perhaps seeing that the contestants from "St. Marian Academy" and "Ocean Magic Academy" were all from the lower grades, "Sky Magic Academy" followed suit and sent out a student from the lower grades.

　The student was not tall and had a youthful face, but he had a full head of white hair. If you only looked at his back, he would definitely look like a little old man.

　After Judy saw him stand up, she immediately told him his name and race.

　However, they are one of the rarest long-lived species in this world—the "elderly people"!

　The "Old People" are the complete opposite of the "Fairy Clan." From birth, their hair and beard are all white, and their physique and personality are just like any other elderly person. Only their faces change normally and gradually age. Those over sixty years old are truly old; their appearance remains almost unchanged thereafter, and they have long lifespans.

　After a brief discussion, the students of the Sky Magic Academy sent out an "elderly" contestant to participate in the preliminary competition.

　After seeing that the Sky Magic Academy had sent out an "Old Man Clan", the orcs of the War Totem Academy also selected a tortoise orc with a shell on its back from the preliminary contestants in the lower grades.

　The tortoise beastmen and the old man tribe have very similar personalities; both are mild-mannered.

　Not only are their personalities very similar, but their movement patterns are also very similar. The tortoise-men move slowly because their shells are too heavy, while the "old people" move slowly due to their physical characteristics.

　Furthermore, while the lifespan of the tortoise-like beastmen is not as long as that of the "elder race," it is still comparable to that of the elves.

　But when the two contestants stepped onto the platform, the atmosphere in the audience was much quieter than before.

　Just like their gentle and unassuming nature, it also infected the audience outside the venue.

　Dark leaned back in his chair, tilting his head slightly to watch the duel in a more comfortable position.

　For some reason, he always had a feeling that if he looked at it a little longer, his "laziness" would increase.

　After a while, the tortoise beastman and the old man began their duel in their respective battle zones. Then the two of them sat in the same arena and chatted like old friends.

　The referee remained silent, as did the commentator; the entire audience listened to their idle chatter for a full 180 seconds.

　Then the duel enters "Preparation Phase 1".

　The two players seemed to suddenly realize what was happening, and quickly put their decks into the duel disk and began shuffling.

　And then...they started chatting again! Another full three minutes of casual conversation. Chatting fans are really raking in the profits!

　It wasn't until the duel automatically jumped to "Preparation Phase 2" that the two fighters realized that the duel had truly begun.

　The Duel Disk automatically draws cards, and projections of five Magic Cards appear before both players.

　The thirty seconds of thinking time were fully utilized.

　A mild temperament and slow movement do not necessarily indicate slow thinking.

　If their thinking is sluggish, they will not be selected as pre-competition participants.

　However, once the duel entered the "battle phase," both contestants remained motionless, completely unlike the high-speed movements seen in the previous duels.

　They were very traditional from the start.

　And coincidentally, both players' starting magical spirits were turtles!

　The elderly player started by summoning a magical spirit called "Baby Turtle".

　That aquatic reptile, the "juvenile turtle," despite having "juvenile" in its name, is actually quite large, with a body diameter exceeding two meters, making it a veritable giant turtle.

　The magical spirit summoned by the tortoise beastman was the more common "rock tortoise".

　But that "Rock Turtle" is a six-star magical spirit!

　In other words, the tortoise beastman directly summoned a six-star magical spirit without any offerings!

　When the "rock turtle" materialized, the previously quiet scene quickly heated up.

　The commentator seized the opportunity to exclaim in surprise, and the audience also gasped in astonishment.

　The atmosphere finally warmed up a bit.

　The "Rock Turtle" of the Tortoise Beastman mostly has a passive special move that can be Special Summoned as long as there is a Ground-type Tortoise creature on the field.

　In this environment, the Tortoise Beastman is directly regarded as a "Ground-type Tortoise creature", which fulfills the conditions for Special Summoning the "Rock Tortoise".

　If all his magical spirits are in this mode, it means he can fill the field with six-star magical spirits at an extremely fast speed.

　This wouldn't be much in a duel between older students. But in the younger students' group, it would definitely be an overwhelming advantage.

　However, just when the audience thought the tortoise beastmen had gained the upper hand, the "baby tortoise" summoned by the old man began to grow rapidly under the influence of a grayish-white energy!

　It was already huge to begin with, and as it grew, it became more and more like a small mountain.

　Its name changed from "juvenile turtle" to "adult turtle", and eventually to "long-lived turtle".

　The "longevity turtle" is over ten meters in diameter, and when it lies there, it is more than just a small mountain.

　Its star rating is no longer three stars, or even six stars. It's a "Nine-Star Magical Spirit."

　Dak couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

　"Sky City, they went straight into the main competition."

　He quickly turned to look at the preliminary contestants from Sky City, only to find that they all looked perfectly normal. It was as if the "baby turtle's" transformation was completely ordinary.

　Tiffany and Disney even turned and smiled at him. Darke couldn't help but become serious.

　If Lairila from the "Ocean Magic Academy" showed him the power of the sea race, then this elderly contestant from the "Sky Magic Academy" was simply demonstrating a bug in the system.

　What does it mean to be able to summon a nine-star magical spirit at the start? Even among the older students in the past, very few could do that.

　Even if the old man's "Longevity Turtle" isn't necessarily that powerful, a nine-star magical spirit, even if used as a sacrifice, can directly summon another high-strength nine-star magical spirit.

　Moreover, he was only facing the normal lower grade group.

　"I thought the tortoise orcs' tactics were already very powerful, but I didn't expect that the old man's tactics are truly amazing."

　Dak took a deep breath, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.

　What worried him more was whether the tactics of the old man could be replicated by the long-lived species of "Sky City".

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　As for the tactics of the tortoise-beastmen... there's no need to elaborate. Not only orcs, but even sea creatures could potentially replicate them.

　Of course, if duelists are involved, even human duelists might be able to replicate that tactic.

　After all, "human species" is also a category of magical spirits.

　However, magical spirit cards with that characteristic are considered rare and not very common, and their strength is generally not high.

　After all, that one characteristic alone occupies a special move slot, and it's impossible for all gold cards to have four special moves.

　In short, each has its advantages and disadvantages.

　In comparison, the technology that can directly alter the timeline of magical spirits, allowing them to grow from infancy to old age, is undoubtedly far more terrifying.

　This is remarkably similar to his evolutionary system. "No wonder it's called the Sky City."

　Dark looked around and noticed that the expressions of the players around him were all a little serious, obviously thinking of the same thing.

　Back on the field.

　The tactical systems of the Elder Clan and the Tortoise Orcs are very similar. However, just by looking at their starting moves, it becomes clear that the Elder Clan's overall tactical sophistication is a level above that of the Tortoise Orcs.

　The final result was as expected.

　The Elder Clan exerted overwhelming pressure on the Tortoise Beastmen, delivering a devastating blow. Ultimately, they won without any doubt.

　However, after the duel ended, the two fighters left the venue arm in arm.

　It's like finally finding a soulmate.

　This truly embodies the two principles of peace and friendship: "friendship first, competition second."

　Following the appearance of "Sky Magic Academy" and "War Totem Academy", "Elf Magic Academy" and "Holy Ritual Academy" have finally made their debut.

　Both academies are actually quite popular, but their supporters don't like to shout loudly. So, they lost in the volume contest and that's why they finally got to perform.

　Both academies continued their previous duel, sending out their lower-grade contestants.

　The contestant from "Elf Magic Academy" is a forest elf, while the contestant from "Holy Mystic Academy" is a paladin.

　There's not much to say about the Forest Elf. As a female Forest Elf, she possesses the distinctive features of the Elven race. Although her features are delicate and her figure slender, she's easily indistinguishable from other Forest Elves when standing among them.

　The paladin student sent by the "Holy Ritual Academy" was an old acquaintance of St. Marian Academy—Justin Wayne, who decided to transfer schools after experiencing an exchange student program.

　Justin Wayne had often expressed his admiration for paladins when he was at St. Marian Academy. Although his classmates were surprised by his transfer, they were not really surprised.

　I was just a little angry about Justin Wayne leaving without even saying goodbye.

　Therefore, although Justin Wayne has moved back into the Noble Academy tower with several Holy Knight students from the Holy Mystic Academy these past few days, even his closest friends haven't come to visit him.

　The chance to break the ice between them will probably have to wait until the students from the visiting college officially begin their studies.

　Now, the third-year students of the Knights Academy felt a mix of emotions as they watched Justin Wayne take the stage as a representative of the Holy Mystic Academy.

　If it weren't for the rules set for this segment, the students from the Knights Academy would have loved to take on the challenge!

　Of course, among the third-year students of the Knights Academy, only Vitgot was eligible to participate in the challenge...