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

　Being able to chase after your idols on the dueling stage is like a dream.

　Although she only lasted one round before being defeated, the fact that she had fought alongside her idol afterwards was sure to make others envious.

　Overall, it's a good deal!

　Pandora Drogon walked around the dueling arena like a stage walker before stepping onto the host's stage.

　While casually answering Judy's interview, she glanced listlessly at the audience.

　"Hopefully, the next opponent will be a wake-up call."

　With that, she turned and left the stage to reunite with her colleagues.

　"Our college won as expected."

　"But somehow, I don't feel happy." "You feel that way too?"

　"Yup."

　"Sure enough, matches with no suspense are not satisfying to watch." "Indeed, it gets boring after a while to see too many one-sided matches."

　"Perhaps, this is what they mean by 'the higher you climb, the colder it gets.'"

　The students of St. Mary's College chatted idly in the stands, and mechanically clapped their hands after each duel.

　The opponents were so weak that even the spectators lost interest. Of all the matches that morning, only the duel between Shrek Holmes and Quintina North was somewhat interesting; the rest were utterly meaningless.

　So bored that they've all started choosing opponents for St. Marian Academy.

　The second match.

　Sky Magic Academy VS Elf Magic Academy!

　"It's finally starting. Hopefully, this match will be exciting." Darke roused himself and reminded his companions that the match was about to begin.

　Diana and the others quickly gathered around the window to watch the contestants enter.

　"In terms of overall strength, Sky Magic Academy is clearly superior to Elf Magic Academy, but it's not without its weaknesses."

　Emma opened her notebook, ready to continue taking notes.

　"The Elven race's divine weapon tactics are quite formidable; I wonder how the Sky Magic Academy will respond."

　No response is needed.

　In response to Emma's question, Dark casually replied, "Among the senior students at the Elf Magic Academy, only four possess 'Iron Divine Weapons,' while the other two are obvious weaknesses. In contrast, the Sky Magic Academy has at least two students capable of breaking through 'Iron Divine Weapons,' and the remaining students are also quite strong. In a normal competition, the Elf Magic Academy has no chance of winning."

　"There's absolutely no chance of winning," Emma asked.

　Dark shook his head slightly and said, "No."

　In fact, in his opinion, the senior students at the Elf Magic Academy were not as good as the junior students.

　This comparison is not based on current strength, but rather on the "future" of the lower grades.

　Although the lower grades of the Elf Magic Academy lost to the War Totem Academy, it was clear that several of the contestants had extremely promising futures.

　On the contrary, although the senior group won, apart from the captain Chloe Artemis, the contestants were almost all predictable in terms of their performance.

　Ultimately, simply relying on a standard single card like "Iron God" won't demonstrate your true abilities, even if you win.

　The overall level of the Elf Warlock Academy also seems to have a significant gap.

　Two or three years from now, when the current lower-grade students have grown up and a few dark horses have emerged from their slump, the Elf Magic Academy may become a formidable opponent.

　But they are not enough yet.

　The outcome of the subsequent matches was exactly as Darko had predicted.

　The six main contestants from the senior class of Sky Magic Academy are from the Bronze Clan, Rainbow Crane Clan, Flower Spirit Clan, Thunder Clan, Golden Mammoth Clan, and Celestial Clan.

　The six main contestants from the senior class of the Elf Magic Academy are "Moon Warrior", "Flame Elf", "Moon Elf Priest", "Moon Elf Priest", "Grassland Elf" and "Child of the Night".

　In this match, Sky Magic Academy once again fielded the "Bronze Race" in the starting lineup, while Elf Sorcerer Academy directly sent out one of its "Moon Elf Priests" wielding the "Iron Divine Weapon" to fight.

　But in the end, it was still the "Bronze Clan" contestant who had the last laugh.

　The second duel then began, with Sky Magic Academy sending out a fighter from the Thunder Clan, while Elf Magic Academy sent out a fighter from the Grassland Elf Clan to face them.

　The "Grassland Elf," who possessed both the "Iron God Weapon" and was extremely skilled in archery, ultimately managed to win a round by virtue of its attribute advantage.

　After that, the Elf players visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

　The contestants from Sky Magic Academy are truly powerful; anyone who has watched their matches would have this feeling.

　The only way for the Elf Magic Academy to defeat the Sky Magic Academy is through BP.

　Fortunately, the choice of who would fight the second duel was correct. If it had been any other student, apart from the captain "Child of the Night," they would have had a hard time getting past "Thunder Clan."

　However, by the third duel, the Elf Magic Academy had few remaining options.

　After discussing with his teammates, Chloe sent out the "Moon Warrior" in the third match.

　The Sky Magic Academy, however, sent out a contestant from the "Flower Fairy Clan." Faced with the long-lived creature with flower petals on its head, the "Moon Warrior" had no way to attack and was ultimately defeated.

　However, this outcome was already anticipated when Chloe chose to send out the "Moon Warrior," and being able to exchange one of the opponent's fingers was still considered a success.

　Then came the fourth duel, where the Elf Magic Academy once again sent out another "Moon Elf Priest," while the Sky Magic Academy sent out a (Rainbow Crane Clan) member.

　As a result, the "Moon Elf Priestess" also failed to win, and the "Rainbow Crane Clan" ultimately won the duel.

　With this, Sky Magic Academy has already secured three wins, and every subsequent duel is a crucial match point.

　On the contrary, the Elf Magic Academy had no room for defeat.

　Therefore, in the fifth duel, the Sky Magic Academy directly sent out a contestant from the "Golden Mammoth Clan".

　The "Golden Mammoth Clan" is the strongest member of the Sky Magic Academy besides Tiffany Neham of the "Celestial Race".

　However, the Elf Magic Academy had no choice but to send its captain, Chloe Artemis, to the field.

　In reality, he anticipated that the Sky Magic Academy would send out a "Golden Mammoth" contestant in the fifth duel, which is why he personally went on stage to try and win a round.

　It must be said that Chloe Artemis, the "Child of the Night," is indeed powerful. She did not back down at all when facing the "Golden Mammoth Clan." After summoning the "Moon of the Garden," she suddenly switched from defense to offense, causing a lot of trouble for the "Golden Mammoth Clan" contestant.

　However, "Night Child" Chloe ultimately did not win, unfortunately losing to the "Golden Mammoth" contestant.

　At this point, the Elf Magic Academy's fate was sealed.

　In the final duel, the Elf Magic Academy had only one "Fire Elf" contestant left, forcing them to take the field.

　The last person from the Sky Magic Academy was Captain Tiffany Nehm.

　The duel was a foregone conclusion; Tiffany won decisively.

　Thus, the Sky Magic Academy vs. the Elf Magic Academy ended with a score of five to one. The only winner from the Elf Magic Academy was the "Grassland Elf" who was proficient in archery.

　The final score was 5 to 1.

　"If we're lucky, we could actually win 4-2."

　"However, there is no difference between five to one and four to two. It's just that two consecutive matches with a score of five to one inevitably leads people to compare the Elf Magic Academy with the Royal Academy."

　"Although the Elf Magic Academy suffered a major defeat, it shouldn't have fallen to the level of the Royal Academy, should it?"

　"Both academies lost 5-1, why bother distinguishing them like that?" In the players' lounge, Dark and the others were discussing animatedly. The match between the Elf Magic Academy and the Sky Magic Academy was mainly about the Sky Magic Academy's players.

　After all, the strengths and weaknesses of the two academies are quite easy to compare.

　Sky Magic Academy will be St. Marian Academy's final opponent. Naturally, they will pay more attention to Sky Magic Academy.

　With the conclusion of this match, the final lineup for the finals has been finalized.

　As expected, it's still St. Marian Academy vs. Sky Magic Academy!

　Unlike the two matches in the morning, this final match was bound to be a clash of titans. Therefore, the audience was filled with anticipation after the schedule was confirmed. After lunch and a short rest, the afternoon began.

　Dark and the others returned to the players' lounge, waiting earnestly for the match to begin.

　In today's final match, the winner will be the champion. Both academies are giving it their all.

　The lower grades of Sky Magic Academy were eliminated with zero points in last week's competition due to their opening match against St. Mary's Academy. This week, the upper grades finally redeemed themselves and advanced to the finals.

　But standing in their way was still St. Marian Academy!

　Tiffany Neham stepped onto the player's platform, looking at the crowd of spectators, her heart filled with excitement.

　This was the moment she had been dreaming of.

　The Sky City has always been secluded from the world, but it is not entirely isolated from the outside world.

　Tiffany and her brother had been following the dueling matches at St. Mary's Academy.

　That's why they became such ardent fans of Dark. But that's not all.

　Now, standing on the opposite side of the stage are all "stars" in Tiffany's eyes.

　Before becoming a fan of Dark, she must have had a period where she was attracted to other contestants.

　Standing on the contestant's platform, her excitement was beyond words.

　Therefore, her goal was to defeat St. Marian Academy, not to win first place.

　She is making steady progress toward her goal.

　"This is the last match, let's finish it quickly."

　On the stage of St. Marian Academy, Pandora Doragon looked at the audience and said in a low voice.

　The other contestants could tell at a glance that she was already starting to think the competition was a waste of time.

　That said, this morning's match was rather boring. However, Sky Magic Academy will be a good opponent. Shrek Holmes has already started warming up. "How about I start?"

　He couldn't help but ask.

　Having lost two consecutive duels, Shrek desperately wanted to win a round. He also wanted to experience the feeling of hearing "divine inspiration."

　Pandora, of course, had no objection to this.

　However, she still left the decision to the other contestants. The result was as expected, and no one objected.

　So Shrek Holmes secured his starting position.

　Once the countermeasures period begins.

　Pandora walked directly to the strategy table, placed Shrek's player card into the slot, and waited for the opposing team to make their choice.

Chapter 1275 A Threat from the Sky (9k views, please vote)

　In three consecutive matches, St. Mary's Academy made decisions with unusually rapid speed. It even gave the impression that they weren't making decisions at all.

　This behavior would put some pressure on their opponents. Pandora had already put down her player card when the Sky Magic Academy finally began their discussion, exchanging bewildered glances.

　"With such a fast decision-making speed, they still have Mars in the starting lineup." "If it were Mars Carey, I could handle him." The long-lived Flower Spirit said calmly.

　Mars Carey is a standard Fighting-type specialist. Although he may use weapon cards or armor cards, his main focus is still on Fighting-type magical spirits.

　The long-lived members of the "Flower Fairy" family excel at Grass/Fairy types. Not only can they use softness to overcome hardness in tactics, but Fairy types are also effective against Fighting types, making them a very good choice.

　However, this arrangement is based on the premise that St. Mary's Academy will start Mars Carey, just like in the previous two duels.

　Based on this, the contestants of Sky Magic Academy discussed it extensively and ultimately decided to send out the long-lived "Flower Spirit Clan".

　But when the timeout period ended and the projected images of both players appeared, the long-lived "Flower Spirit Clan" suddenly froze.

　St. Maryann's College seemed to have anticipated their prediction, and sent Shrek Holmes instead!

　While Shrek Holmes is also quite proficient in Fighting-type Pokémon, he is actually most skilled at using Steel-type Magical Pokémon.

　Steel-type is not only super effective against Fairy-type, but also has some immunity to Grass-type special moves, making it the type that the "Flower Fairy" family is least good at dealing with!

　"It seems that Lady Luck has finally turned her back on me."

　Shrek looked at the projection of the "Flower Spirits" and couldn't help but smile.

　He suffered a very frustrating defeat in the first two matches, so he's determined to win big this time!

　"In the name of Shrek Holmes, a magical summoning—'Iron Torrent'!"

　As Shrek summoned, a silvery-white wave of steel surged forth from the magic circle beneath his feet, violently rushing outwards.

　The torrent of steel spread across the field and quickly solidified, transforming into a smooth, mirror-like steel surface.

　The Sky Magic Academy's "Aging Curse" is indeed powerful, and can be considered the best way to quickly summon nine-star magical spirits.

　But for a top student like Shrek, even without using those special methods, he can quickly summon a nine-star magical spirit.