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

　Babayevnedim, controlling the robot, suddenly turned his head, his eyes widening in surprise.

　The background music in the arena changed accordingly, indicating that the duel seemed to have reached its final, decisive moment.

　"Is this what a hero is?"

　Babayev Nidam couldn't help but mutter something under his breath, but this time he actually pressed the only button in the cabin.

　Pressing the button activated mechanisms within the giant robot, causing its two mechanical arms to suddenly detach from its body. Driven by magic, they split into two parts, rapidly transforming into two mechanical spears that hovered in the air.

　The spear's tail spout generated a powerful burst of steam, producing a deafening roar.

　Although the spears that his two arms transformed into were incredibly powerful, once fired, the robot he was sitting on would be essentially destroyed.

　However, this duel has been dragging on for a long time. Since it's an exhibition match...

　Babayev was no longer going to hold back!

　He looked up at the hundred-meter-long giant sword that had already taken shape opposite him, his face slightly flushed with excitement.

　Being able to use your meticulously designed robot to battle against the legendary "heroes" in a competition of this scale is exciting in itself.

　He is quite satisfied that he has been able to fight to this extent.

　"In that case, let this one strike decide the outcome!"

　As the background music grew increasingly rousing, Babayev's emotions also rose steadily.

　He suddenly gave the order, and the two mechanical spears were launched like rockets.

　And at the same time.

　Vitgot also used the cost of depleting his magic cards to unleash the "Holy Court Judgment" beyond its limits!

　A giant sword of light, over a hundred meters tall, cleaved down with terrifying force, capable of splitting the entire earth in two.

　The entire dueling arena was instantly enveloped in a terrifying and solemn atmosphere.

　Those two rocket-like mechanical spears seemed to pierce the red light of dawn, sweeping away all decay and gloom.

　At this moment, after a sustained battle, both sides unleashed their strongest finishing moves simultaneously.

　The atmosphere of a fierce final battle grew increasingly heavy.

　"Boom——"

　The giant sword of light crashed down suddenly, as if struck by thunder.

　The entire dueling arena was cleaved in two by this sword strike, leaving a terrifying crack along the center line.

　The sound of the two spears darting through the air was drowned out by the explosion. One spear met the attack head-on and was smashed to the ground, while the other slid to the side, narrowly missing Vitgot's side.

　The outcome is decided!

　But the only difference is the outcome between their ultimate techniques!

　Babayevnedim's mechanical beetle used "teleportation" at that moment, taking him and the robot out of the attack range of the greatsword of light.

　Wittgold activated the Mystic Card, also known as "Teleport Trap," which sent Babaevnidam and his robot into a pitch-black pit.

　Babayevnedim tried to climb out of the pit. But Witt stood guard at the edge of the pit, continuously unleashing his deadly attacks.

　The mechanical beetle got stuck in the pit and could no longer use "Instant Teleport".

　Babayevnedim was trapped in a pit, unable to move forward or backward, and had no choice but to surrender.

　This extremely long duel finally came to an end.

　"Wow—"

　"The battle is over!"

　"Victor: Witgold!"

　It wasn't until he heard the referee's call that Witt suddenly relaxed, feeling as if his whole body was about to fall apart.

　The injuries he sustained from the mechanical spear flying past him from the side have finally healed completely.

　However, his magic power was depleted to an unprecedented level, and it would likely take a considerable amount of time to replenish it. Fortunately, although he was exhausted, he had ultimately won.

　Even if it's tiring, it's worth it.

　Listening to the crisp, melodious sound in his ears, Wittgard felt that it was all worth it.

　The opponent is a goblin known as a "genius inventor," and this victory will not be easy.

　Don't tell me that winning or losing doesn't matter. He wants to win every competition.

　After all, you only truly appreciate the value of victory after losing many times.

　Thinking of this, Wittgold suddenly raised his hand, punched hard, and calmly accepted the cheers of the audience.

　Babayev, who had finally crawled out of the "mysterious pit," also sent him his victory blessing.

　After watching the post-match analysis, Wittgart went up to the podium for an interview. Judy Hopps was full of praise, especially for Wittgart's use of the "mystery trap" in the final stages.

　Magic cards that can restrict teleportation skills are rare, and the fact that one can successfully forge the "Mysterious Pitfall" magic card is already quite remarkable.

　Standing on the podium, Wittgold finally felt the treatment of a winner.

　On the viewing platform, Dark and the others were also pondering how to counter "Mysterious Pitfall." Magic cards like this could be surprisingly effective when used at crucial moments, and even if exposed, they could still serve as a deterrent. They were particularly effective against psychic-type magic cards that excelled at spatial teleportation.

　However, without the "Holy Sword" to hold the line, even the most powerful "Mysterious Pitfall" technique is useless.

　In this match, everyone watching from all over the world finally got a glimpse of the profound significance of the "Son of Warriors".

　Even though it's the same "holy sword," it can have different effects in the hands of different people.

　Although this is also largely due to the different opponents they faced.

　But after watching these two consecutive duels, most people subconsciously felt that the "Son of the Hero" was better at using the "Holy Sword".

　This might be a bias against the victor, or it might be true. Regardless, as wielders of the same "Holy Sword," viewers instinctively compare "Son of the Hero" Virtold and "Son of the Saint" Evan Pearson, and many are already anticipating a duel between the two.

　Unbeknownst to them, Wittgard and Evan Pearson had already clashed at the very beginning of last year's exchange activities.

　At that time, Witt also summoned the Holy Sword using the "Holy Sword Spell." However, the Holy Sword he summoned was ultimately severed by the Holy Sword summoned by Evan Pearson using the same method.

　Losing the duel was not a big deal in itself, but the fact that the Holy Sword was broken by the Holy Sword had a huge impact on him.

　When he later went to the Holy Mystic Academy for exchange studies, he often used this incident as a reason to urge himself on.

　Therefore, not only the audience, but even Witt himself felt a strong urgency to face Evan again in the future.

　He wanted more than just victory; he wanted proof—proof of his efforts.

　After the interview segment concluded, both players returned to the stands. Host Judy then proceeded to draw more players for the match.

　This time, however, she excluded the entire list of St. Marian Academy and intentionally guided the audience's choices toward academies that had not appeared in this segment, while giving special introductions to the contestants from Sky Magic Academy and Ocean Magic Academy.

　The audience finally focused their attention on the two mysterious academies, and several golden names were forcibly created.

　Then, Judy selected the contestants from among them. First, the contestants from the Sky Magic Academy faced off against the contestants from the Elf Magic Academy, then the contestants from the Ocean Magic Academy faced off against the contestants from the Royal Academy, and finally, the contestants from the Beastman Academy faced off against the Elf contestants again.

　The exhibition match that morning thus came to an end. However, the entire exhibition match segment was not yet over.

　In the afternoon session, Senior Judy used a completely new format, where contestants who wanted to participate in the duel would take the stage themselves and randomly draw opponents from different colleges within the same grade group.

　This time, the pre-competition participants who didn't have a chance to perform in the morning enthusiastically signed up, bringing the event to another climax.

　Several students from the lower grades of St. Marian Academy who didn't have much of a chance to make it to the main competition also volunteered to sign up. Among them, the most eye-catching was undoubtedly the appearance of the two princesses of the kingdom.

　Both of them were lucky, drawing opponents of similar strength. The evenly matched duels were very exciting and successfully attracted the attention of many "gods".

　This also added a lot of buzz to the exhibition match.

Chapter 1171 Darkdemon's Daily Life Is Not Peaceful (4k)

　The hellish tutoring at the royal palace is beginning to show results.

　Both Anna and Angie returned victorious from their duels. The two little princesses couldn't hide their excitement during interviews. These two victories finally brought them the taste of success after years of hard work.

　Of course, if you were to ask them now whether they would still like to continue attending the royal tutoring classes, they would still choose to refuse without a doubt.

　After the two little princesses returned to the viewing platform, two more rounds were played. Rose gritted her teeth slightly and, encouraged by Diana, got up and went on stage.

　But she was really unlucky; during the random draw, she accidentally drew one of the orc royals.

　There were six orc royalty in total, and apart from Spike Leon, only one of them was a student from the lower grades.

　She was the absolute core of the lower-grade group of the War Totem Academy, and the only female among the six orc royals.

　An eagle-man royal.

　The orcish features of the eagle-man royal were relatively obvious, but they were mainly concentrated on his wings.

　She had a beautiful face and a tall figure. Apart from her pair of eagle wings, only the three feathers on the top of her head were particularly noticeable.

　As for whether the parts hidden under the clothes still have obvious eagle-man features, that remains unknown.

　Rose was caught in a fierce battle against the Eagle-Man royal family, who were born with the ability to fly, and ultimately suffered a defeat.

　Although the duel was still exciting and both fighters received applause, Rose, as the loser, was certainly not in a particularly good mood.

　Furthermore, based on the music that lingered in her ears after the duel, it could be roughly judged that she did not gain much "divine cause" in this duel.

　Rose's skills have improved a lot; otherwise, she wouldn't have been selected as a pre-competition participant in the lower grades.

　However, her preferred defensive counter-attack style is not applicable in duels where the duelists need to personally engage in combat.

　The main problem lies in her defense; she can't protect herself. Her opponents have too many ways to bypass her defensive magical spirits and attack her directly.

　Therefore, she struggled quite a bit in the duel and failed to win despite her best efforts.

　However, as the saying goes, failure is the mother of success.

　As long as you keep learning from your failures, you will eventually succeed.

　Rose's magical talent is stronger than Diana's, and she is quick-witted and more focused, theoretically she has great potential, but she is a development-type hero.

　In short, there is absolutely no need to be discouraged.

　While Rose was dueling, Diana was also itching to join the fray. However, she knew she was very likely to be a main event competitor, so she desperately held back.

　However, not actively registering is self-imposed; hoping that the contestants will pick you from the list is perfectly fine.

　Therefore, Diana took each round of contestant selection extra seriously.

　However, among all the third-year contestants from St. Marian Academy, only Emma was lucky enough to be selected.

　Emma paused briefly, then swiftly rose and stepped off the stage, ready for the duel.

　Her opponent was an elf.

　But this elf's specialty isn't magic, archery, or anything else; it's summoning "Iron God Soldiers"!

　In other words, like goblins and dwarves, they are pilots of giant robots.

　Based on the inherent impression brought about by high magic talent, people have always subconsciously thought that the Elf race is a race with strong speed, strong attack, and weak defense.

　In fact, this is also true.

　The Elven race generally lacks warriors who can serve as "shields," and in the past, they have used forest animals to make up for this deficiency on the battlefield.

　However, this deficiency was revolutionized after the popularization of magic technology. The so-called "all-around" mage, in fact, the high-defense magic spirit, effectively made up for this deficiency.

　Therefore, elven mages of this era placed a very high emphasis on defense.

　What they used to make up for the deficiencies in their defenses were fortress-type magical spirits—"Iron God Soldiers"—forged from giant trees, soil, rocks, or steel!

　Therefore, elves skilled at piloting giant robots are not actually uncommon among the elven race.

　However, not all elves' "Iron Gods" are as powerful as those of the elf princess Lucia Artemis. The "Iron God" summoned by this elf is slightly inferior.

　However, in terms of appearance, the Elven "Iron Warriors" are generally more exquisite than the giant robots made by dwarves and goblins, and their appearance is full of artistic elements.

　In a sense, it is closer to the giant robot that Dark envisioned.

　And this is not an isolated case.

　In this duel, Emma actually summoned a giant robot—a huge golem made entirely of gold!

　She also took an elective alchemy course and imported a batch of goods from the Golden Kingdom, so naturally she had similar ideas.

　Moreover, she acted even faster than Dark, and forged the golden golem first.

　However, the golden golem's design was basically based on the "dragon riders" among the academy's patrol golems, which was completely different from Dark's expectations.