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

　"Isn't it too early to discuss the Ocean Magic Academy?" Sarah said. "Let's think about how to beat the Holy Mystic Academy first. Speaking of which, the Holy Mystic Academy has two Holy Sword users in their lower grades, right?"

　When it comes to the Holy Sword, that naturally falls into the realm of Wiete's discussion.

　He immediately replied, "Yes. Besides 'The Holy Son' Evan Pearson, there's also 'The Holy Knight' Hades Whit, who is also a wielder of the Holy Sword."

　Sarah asked curiously, "Are they all candidates for hero?"

　Witt frowned slightly, and after a while said, "It should be. Although I've heard that even those who aren't candidates for hero can use the Holy Sword, these two should be. It's just that Hadris's hero bloodline is relatively weak, which can be seen from the way he uses the Holy Sword. He doesn't resonate much with the Holy Sword and can't tap into the power deep within it."

　Sarah's curiosity grew even stronger: "What is the power deep within the Holy Sword?" Witt thought for a moment and said, "For example, I can damage a magic card to overdraw the power of 'Greatsword of Light, Zoffy,' causing it to unleash power beyond its ultimate attack."

　Sarah suddenly realized, "I think I understand now. But why didn't I see Evan Pearson use that power?"

　Witt said, "From what I've observed, Evan Pearson's 'White Sword' is more focused on healing and defense, so he might not have used it at the time. Or perhaps it wasn't his trump card. He probably has more swords than I do. If we face him tomorrow, we must be careful of him using his other swords."

　Sarah shook her head slightly and said, "Then you can handle it." Witt said, "I'd love to. Unfortunately, it won't be that easy." Dark laughed, "Evan's modus operandi is relatively easy to predict. If the opportunity arises, I'll consider it."

　Witt was eager to try: "Then thanks in advance!" Fortune changes every thirty years, never underestimate a young man's potential.

　After losing to Evan Pearson, Witt was eager for a rematch. Moreover, based on the fighting tactics revealed by Evan Pearson, the duel between the two would be the "holy sword clash" that Witt most desired.

　Even without a past between them, Witt desperately wanted to duel him. Dark didn't mind giving him that opportunity.

　Of course, the prerequisite is that you already have it.

　Aside from the "Saint Son," "Saint Daughter," and "Art Knight," the other three contestants are not difficult to deal with in practice.

　Although "Radiant Knight" Lanmayate Maca is born with superhuman strength, what she did today is something that Diana and Aurora could also do.

　Although Hades Whit, the "Holy Knight," also wields the "Holy Sword," Diana and Aurora are equally fearless in close combat.

　His most troublesome opponent is actually the "Holy Sword Knight of Light and Fire". Additionally, the "Fighting Spirit Knight" Glassie is also a melee fighter, within Diana and Aurora's combat range.

　In summary, all three of the four Knights of the Round Table, except for the "Knight of Art," were within Diana and Aurora's combat range.

　But there are only two of them, unless Vivian is added.

　However, Vivian's fighting style is too simplistic. After her first appearance, she becomes very easy to target.

　Dark knew very well that the contestants from the Holy Mystic Academy were also going through the same process as them, recalling the scenes frame by frame, searching for a way to defeat them.

　Therefore, he did not intend to use Vivian in the duel against the Holy Mystic Academy.

　After a considerable period of discussion, Dark gradually finalized the decision-making strategy for tomorrow's match against the Holy Mystic Academy.

　Simply put, the strategy is to use Diana and Aurora to cover the other three Knights of the Round Table, aiming for at least two wins.

　As for "Art Knight" Trinsnafeld, her unpredictability is too great. It would be better to use our limited strength wisely and secure two victories before considering facing her.

　Dark Knight's current

　The idea is to have Sarah or Emma confront them, using change against change.

　Finally, there is "Saint" Audrey Joan of Arc.

　Others may not know this, but Dark knew very well about Audrey Joan of Arc.

　Audrey Jeanne d'Arc inherited the power of Ares, the god of war!

　Moreover, unlike ordinary inheritances, Audrey Joan possesses the soul of Ares, the god of war; the "soul of the god of war" truly resides within her body!

　The previous Joan of Arc was able to dominate the battlefield and become almost invincible in the later stages of the war because she gained the approval of Ares, the god of war, and summoned the spirit of Ares to possess her during the battle.

　Audrey Joan may appear frail, but she is a true "battlefield saint," and her "warrior spirit" has truly awakened.

　This means that, if she so chooses, she can switch to "War God's Soul" during a duel, just like the Moon Elf Nono Artemis.

　At that time, the duelists will have to face Ares, the God of War, in person! Although it is currently unknown how much of Ares' original consciousness he possesses after awakening, a god is a god.

　Those who challenge them will be honored with the title of "Duel with a God." And such situations are likely to occur frequently in future magical duels.

　Of course, this is essentially an inevitable consequence of the unfolding of "Shinto rituals" and also the foundation for the creation of "Magic Shinto".

　As more and more gods are bound to this ship, the path of "Magic Gods" will become wider and more solid.

　Now that an opportunity to duel with a god is before him, Dark naturally doesn't want to miss it.

　However, considering the factors of winning or losing, he will still make choices based on the changes in the situation on the field, and he may use the tactic of exchanging "inferior horses" with "superior horses".

　After developing several contingency plans based on possible scenarios, Dark and others resumed discussions about the "finals".

　However, since it was uncertain whether they could advance to the "finals," the level of discussion was relatively limited.

　In addition, the players need to return to their dormitories as soon as possible to implement the plan based on the discussion results, replenish magic cards, and adjust their decks.

　So they ended their discussion early, left the office, and went their separate ways. Darkdemon also went straight back to the Tower of the Noble House; he, too, needed time to think carefully about how to deal with Audrey Jeanne.

　Inside the common room of the Noble House tower, the students were still excitedly discussing. Upon seeing Dark and the others return, the students swarmed around them. Left with no other option, Dark had to use his "golden cicada shedding its shell" technique to "shed" Doron, allowing him to quickly escape.

　This evening.

　The defeated teams were reflecting seriously. The victorious teams were actively preparing. Nothing more was said that night.

　As the sun rose, St. Mary's Academy welcomed the morning of the second day of the Academy Championship.

　As planned, Dak and his group met in the cafeteria, had breakfast, and then went to the office to explain the preparations made the previous night, and then further confirmed the feasibility of various countermeasures.

　At 7:30, they left the office and headed to the open-air duel arena.

　At 7:40, they entered the players' lounge marked "St. Mary's Academy" to wait for the competition to begin.

　At 8:00 AM sharp, all the audience members had entered the venue.

　As the bell tolled, the spatial hub opened, and the audience's projections appeared in the audience seats.

　The rousing melody once again filled the dueling arena. Host Judy returned to the stage. "Academy Championship" main tournament, Day Two. Begin!

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Chapter 1217 Darkdemon and the Orcs' End (8k views, please vote)

　The venue was packed.

　Many viewers were so excited after watching yesterday's match that they couldn't sleep all night and rushed to the duel arena early this morning, having been waiting for a long time.

　Outside the main venue, all the screening locations yesterday were packed to capacity early on. Some people even stayed overnight at the venues just to secure the best seats. Major cities have also responded, with almost all populous cities trying to increase equipment and add more screening venues to accommodate the overly enthusiastic audiences.

　After all, just yesterday alone, the economy of almost all the venues and areas was greatly boosted.

　Today's schedule is even more important than yesterday's, so they certainly won't let this rare opportunity slip by.

　Of course, inevitably, some enthusiasm will wane. After all, in the quarterfinals, four colleges will inevitably be eliminated.

　The elimination of the Royal Academy and the Sky Magic Academy is nothing to worry about; they won't have a significant impact.

　However, the elimination of the Elven Magic Academy and the Public Magic Academy directly led to a significant decrease in the enthusiasm of the elves, goblins, and dwarves for watching.

　If this were only the first round of the main competition, and not a complete elimination, the decline in enthusiasm would be even more severe.

　But there's no way around it; tying dueling matches to nationalities and races inevitably leads to this level of backlash.

　Fortunately, the core purpose of the academy holding the "Academy Championship" is not to make a profit, but mainly to expand the influence of the Magic Alliance and further popularize the new dueling rules.

　It seems that at least these two objectives have been successfully achieved. At least all the duelists who watched this match should go to the "Magic League" to learn how to summon dueling domains.

　"Ugh, today is another agonizing day..."

　Eliza returned to the hidden box in the Royal Capital Duel Hall and sat back down in her original seat.

　She had thought that after yesterday's events, the king would give up the idea of ​​"watching the game with friends," but to her surprise, the spectator group remained unchanged today.

　Under these circumstances, she naturally had no way to escape and could only continue to endure.

　Sitting down and looking ahead, the atmosphere in the private room was subtly different today. But Eliza was quite clear that this was mostly because the teams from the Holy Mystic Academy and St. Marian Academy were about to face off, and King Austin was stirring up trouble between the two.

　Regardless of the effect of that provocation, Pope Sith and Alvitt are already pretending to be deaf.

　"I just hope today's match will be a bit exciting." Eliza straightened her posture, maintaining her princess-like demeanor.

　There's still one round of matches before the duel between the Holy Mystic Academy and St. Marian Academy begins, so there's no rush.

　As for now, we can watch the exhibition match.

　Eliza prefers the format of replacing song and dance performances with exhibition matches.

　The time it takes to listen to a song is not as long as watching a duel.

　She was already looking forward to seeing which contestants would perform today.

　Yesterday's first exhibition match was between senior substitutes from St. Mary's Academy and senior substitutes from Ocean Magic Academy. Unexpectedly, the final result was a crushing victory for Ocean Magic Academy.

　The second match was between the Holy Mystic Academy and the Elf Magic Academy, another duel between senior substitutes. In the end, the two teams were evenly matched, with the Holy Mystic Academy player winning by a narrow margin.

　According to the rules, today's two exhibition matches no longer need to be limited to senior students.

　The lower grades of the four colleges that lost yesterday can all send someone to participate. After all, in a competition of this scale, even if it's just an exhibition match, it's a rare opportunity to gain "divine merit".

　Eliza looked towards the venue and saw that the host, Judy, had already taken to the podium.

　Following that, the teams from the four colleges that would be taking the stage today also made their appearances.

　The first team to appear is the Ocean Magic Academy team, led by "Mermaid" Carola Marjorie.

　After yesterday's resounding victory over the Royal Academy, the Ocean Magic Academy's contestants have become noticeably more confident.

　In the audience, there were also many more fans of the sea creatures.

　The second team to appear was the War Totem Academy, led by Eva Hearst, a member of the "Eagle-Man Royal Family".

　War Totem Academy narrowly defeated Elf Magic Academy yesterday, but even a narrow victory is still a victory.

　Having triumphed over their old rivals, the orcs are now riding high, their momentum astounding, eager for a decisive battle against the students of the Ocean Magic Academy.

　The third team to appear was the St. Marian Academy team, led by Dark Dimon.

　Benefiting from being the host country, as soon as Dark and his team appeared, deafening cheers erupted in the stadium.

　However, the players from St. Mary's Academy appeared humble and cautious, and did not become complacent despite their victory over a strong opponent yesterday.

　Finally, the team from the Holy Church's Mystic Academy, led by "The Holy Son" Evan Pearson, made their appearance.

　The contestants from the Holy Church Mystic Academy all had serious expressions, and the atmosphere within the team was quite tense.

　After defeating the Public Magic Academy yesterday, they were clearly very happy, but unexpectedly, overnight they changed back to their old ways, and even seemed to have become more aggressive.

　I don't know if it's because I spent all night studying my opponent.

　Once all the lower-year students from the four colleges had taken the stage, the host, Judy, invited the captains of the four teams to the front for a pre-match interview.

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　Since it was a simultaneous interview, Judy was able to ask relatively basic and common questions, such as "your opinion on your opponent", "your goal in the match", and "your opinion on the new rules of dueling".

　Since this was an official matter, the team leaders' answers were nothing new.

　Speaking of opponents, they are very strong and excellent, a ten-year longtime fan.

　When it comes to the competition's goal, it's all about winning the championship. And when it comes to the new dueling rules, everyone loudly applauds them.

　Most of the players standing here have benefited from the version update, and it's impossible for them to openly or secretly point out the drawbacks of the new rules.

　Judy completed the group interview in a standard manner, and then projected the day's schedule and the team member lists of the four colleges for the audience to view.

　Match 1: Ocean Magic Academy VS War Totem Academy

　Second Match: St. Mary's Academy VS Holy Mystic Academy

　Third match: TBD vs TBD

　As the competition schedule was announced, the atmosphere on the stage finally intensified. The tension between the Ocean Magic Academy and the War Totem Academy was particularly sharp.

　However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that this is merely a one-sided hostility from the orcs towards the sea creatures.

　The Ocean Magic Academy's contestants didn't seem to care as much about this match as they had imagined, and didn't even consider War Totem Academy a worthy opponent.

　But this contempt was something the orcs could not bear, and it instantly ignited their anger.

　If they weren't on the stage, the beastmen might have turned on each other right there and then.

　When the atmosphere reached its peak, Judy finally announced her temporary departure, and all the contestants on the stage gradually retreated backstage.

　Next, the contestants from the four colleges will have at least half an hour to prepare.

　And in this last half hour, it will be performance time!

　In front of the entire audience, host Judy opened the application list, suddenly smiled mysteriously, and selected a group of people.