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

　Several more cats darted into the "smoke" and rushed towards Dark, who was hiding within. The "smoke screen" only lasted for thirty seconds and would soon dissipate. Dark activated his "Eye of Truth," watching the black cats rush towards him with slight wariness.

　These black cats have low magic attack and defense. The attack power of [Horus's Black Flame Dragon Lv4] is only 1600 points, yet it can kill them in one hit. But the more this is the case, the stranger it seems.

　Milne may be an "easy target," but he's not so weak that he would summon such a magical spirit to his death for no reason.

　There must be something strange about this.

　At this moment, Dak was very surprised to discover that each of these black cats was actually an independent individual!

　This means that they can each serve as offerings for the summoning.

　One black cat is three stars, two cats are six stars, and can be sacrificed to summon a six-star magical spirit.

　However, Milne did not initiate the sacrificial summoning. But...

　"Whatever your plans are, I'll use this black cat first!"

　A smile appeared on Dark's lips as he calmly walked past the black cat and out of the "smoke screen".

　At this moment, the "Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv4" had already killed two black cats, and its "Horus Black Flame" was burning fiercely.

　"Roar!"

　With an extremely angry roar, "Horus's Black Flame Dragon Lv4" suddenly spread its wings and spun around like a blade.

　In an instant, those steel arms grew larger and longer, slaying all the black cats around them.

　And its body also transformed into the "Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv6" with a more dragon-like form in that instant!

　"Black Death Curse!"

　But in that instant, Milne lay on the ground and shouted.

　The dead black cat instantly transformed into a black ghost, emerging from the place of its death and entangling "Horus's Black Flame Dragon Lv6".

　Then, it began frantically drilling into its head.

Chapter 1493 The Actor's Self-Cultivation (5k)

　"Deathrattle Curse!"

　This black cat is indeed strange.

　Unfortunately, its first target is "Horus the Black Flame Dragon Lv6". The authority of "Horus the Black Flame Dragon Lv6" is unshakeable, its control is unchangeable, and it will not be affected by most of the transformation-type special moves that target it.

　Neither "binding" nor "possession" has a very weak effect on it.

　Then it was seen that the black cat, transformed into a black dead soul, was unable to penetrate the head of "Horus's Black Flame Dragon Lv6". After several failed attempts to penetrate, it let out a shrill cry and was directly smashed apart.

　The "Black Flame Dragon of Horus Lv6" is only defined as having one feather on each of its two wings, according to Shi Renzhuo, Part 1.

　The dead souls that had been wrapped around its limbs were instantly pulled into death lines and severed in the blink of an eye.

　Then, "Horus the Black Flame Dragon Lv6" swooped down on Milne like a flying eagle, its steel-like claws aimed directly at Milne's skull.

　Milne hurriedly got up, grabbed the "Masked Magical Girl," and dodged to the side.

　The "Phantom Magician" was still chanting, and three colorful orbs of light had condensed at the tip of its wand. These were the "Masked Magical Girl's" ultimate move—"Three-Colored Orbs."

　The "Three-Flower Ball" rotates and revolves around the tip of the stick, and its rotational speed is constantly increasing.

　By chanting for a longer period of time, the power and attraction of the "Three Flower Balls" can be enhanced.

　As long as the "Masked Magical Girl" lives, the "Phantom Magician" can continue to exist, and the power and suction of the "Three-Flower Orb" will continue to accumulate until it approaches the strength of a six-star magical spirit's ultimate attack.

　As a three-star magical spirit, "Magical Girl Mask" already possesses remarkable abilities.

　Unfortunately, this is the World Cup qualifiers, not a battle of idiots among the lower-level students of an academy.

　The first-tier magical spirits might still have room to perform. But using them as the core of a tactic is far too difficult.

　Unless it can continuously strengthen or evolve.

　Dark glanced at his hand.

　The first round was about to end, but he had only used two magic cards. Milne had some tricks up his sleeve, but his abilities were still relatively weak compared to him.

　The thirteen black cats split into three groups. One group became bait for "Horus's Black Flame Dragon Lv6", while the other group chased after Cong Yuan, eliminating him in one group but also successfully binding "Little Fire Dragon".

　However, although the "Little Fire Dragon" was bound, it was not "possessed". Although it had no resistance, Dark's current mental power was enough to easily break through this level of mind control.

　The black cat's spirit had just entered the "Little Fire Dragon's" mind when it was expelled by the dragon's mental power, so it naturally had no effect.

　However, the black cats that were still chasing him were causing some trouble.

　Dark quickly changed his mind and activated his next magic card during the turn change – "Intermittent Flash Spell".

　"Uninterrupted Flashing Spell" is one of the derivative spells of "Flashing Spell". After activating "Uninterrupted Flashing Spell", it can set up an uninterrupted spell domain in a designated area, causing the space in that area to become disordered and creating constantly changing spatial singularities.

　The appearance of these spatial singularities is basically random. Stepping into one singularity region will instantly teleport you to another singularity region.

　The entire region is filled with spatial singularities, which severely test the duelists' spatial perception.

　If one's spatial perception is strong enough, it is even possible to perceive the corresponding teleportation singularity the instant a singularity appears.

　This is a field spell card that can disrupt the battlefield at crucial moments and increase the space for maneuvering.

　However, if one's spatial perception is inferior to that of the other party, it is easy to make things worse by trying to be clever.

　After Dark cast the "Unending Blink Spell," he took a step forward. A spatial singularity appeared beneath his feet, teleporting him ten meters away. The black cats that had been chasing him missed their target again. He seized the opportunity to draw cards.

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　Turkey

　【Sickle Helmet】

　A

　These are both Magical Spirit cards that Dark rarely uses.

　The "Scythe Helmet" is a six-star magical spirit, which is relatively well-suited for the 369 sacrifice summoning system.

　Torchic is an arrogant magical spirit, and it has already formed a deep bond with Dark, allowing it to directly use its mental power to complete the first stage of evolution.

　In other words, although it is a three-star magical spirit, it is actually roughly equivalent to a six-star magical spirit.

　However, the "evolutionary system" is almost entirely his own, so he tries to avoid using it whenever possible.

　Darke timed it perfectly and summoned Torchic.

　Just as the Torchic materialized from the summoning light, a tremendous roar erupted in the area where Milne was located.

　Dark turned his head sharply and saw the "Three-Colored Balls" released by the "Phantom Mage" explode in a concentrated burst. The resulting enormous suction force forcefully pulled the six-star magical spirit - "Horus's Black Flame Dragon Lv6" - into the vortex of the explosion.

　The magic power of "Horus the Black Flame Dragon Lv6" started to drop steadily.

　However, its defense is indeed only 1800 points, which just goes to show how powerful the "Magical Girl's" ultimate move is.

　After "Horus the Black Flame Dragon Lv6" was entangled by that magic, Milne was finally able to continue summoning.

　He only unleashed the sacrificial summoning at this moment, and those few that had been chasing him...

　The black cat that Dak ran away from quickly scattered and fled.

　Milne then used two of the black cats as sacrifices, preparing to offer them up to summon a six-star Magical Spirit—a Magical Spirit card he had only drawn in the second round.

　Duelists are not always accompanied by good fortune.

　Milne failed to draw a high-star Magician Spirit card at the start of this duel.

　But he managed to hold on until the second round and saw an opportunity to turn the tide!

　"The opponent isn't a particularly strong duelist. If we can summon 'Magic Teacher Nube,' we can form a teacher-student bond with 'Magical Girl Nube' and unleash super magic!"

　Milne's face was stern, and his eyes were sharp.

　Whenever he shows this expression, that's when he's "getting really serious"!

　Fans of Milne were excited. But near the center line of the court...

　Two magical spirits wreathed in flames suddenly charged forward! They were Charmander, who had broken free from Black Death Curse by unleashing the Power of the Sun, and Torchic, who had used Flame Charge.

　Although they were only three-star magical spirits, both of them possessed impressive attack and speed. Dark's eyes flashed, and he issued instructions through their mental bond. [Charmander] and "Torchic" changed their routes in that instant, each stepping into a different spatial singularity.

　The next moment, the two magical elves instantly teleported to two other spatial singularities extremely close to Miln, closing the distance in an instant and rushing towards Miln.

　"In Milne's name, a sacrifice is made to summon the 'Masked Magician'!"

　As the two magical sprites drew closer, Milne gritted his teeth and finished chanting the final sacrificial summoning spell.

　Two black cats transformed into light and rose into the air, outlining a huge sacrificial summoning circle.

　The six-star magical spirit "Masked Magician" flew out of the summoning circle at high speed.

　The "Masked Magical Girl" brandished her magic wand and smashed it hard at the [Little Fire Dragon] that pounced like lightning.

　But Charmander raised his forepaw, grabbed the wand, and then yanked it back sharply, striding forward to get close to Magical Girl Mask.

　At this moment, its attack power reaches 2400 points, which is a fatal threat to the "Masked Magical Girl" who has weak defenses and has already consumed some of her magic power.

　"Shining Stars!"

　In that instant, Milne roared.

　"Magical Girl Mask" abandoned her strategy of using a combo attack to turn the tide, and countless starlight burst forth from her magic circle, bombarding the "Little Fire Dragon" that was right in front of her.

　Charmander's body froze instantly, its entire body immobilized by starlight. But a red light suddenly flashed in the air, and it was Torchic, its body enveloped in blazing flames, flying towards Magical Girl Mask with extreme ferocity.

　"Magical Girl Mask" had no way to resist and was knocked away by "Torchicken" in the next moment, turning into a fireball and burning to ashes.

　Milne's plan to turn the tide has completely failed. But he still has a six-star magical spirit.

　"The Left Eye of Horus".

　A blood moon burning with black flames rose into the sky, causing the light in the duel area to dim instantly.

　"Horus the Black Flame Dragon Lv6" broke free from the residual suction of the magical explosion, took out its left eye to summon the Blood Moon, and increased its attack by 50%, from 2800 points to 4200 points.

　Although it would also descend into a state of madness and chaos as a result, it at least maintained its rationality in choosing its targets under the guidance of Dark's mental power.

　Without hesitation, it charged toward the "Masked Magician" that it had just summoned.

　The battlefield was thus divided into two parts.

　The "Masked Magician" who was highly anticipated by Milne has been targeted by the "Black Flame Dragon of Horus Lv6".

　Milne himself is surrounded by "Torch" and "Charmander".

　Dark held three cards in his hand and did not summon any more.

　He had considered creating the feeling of a "hard-won victory," but now it seemed difficult to achieve.

　Milne was surrounded and brutally attacked by Torchic and Charmander. Although he made a last-ditch effort, he only managed to kill one Charmander before Torchic, whose ultimate attack could only be unleashed when the user was low on health, kicked away his last life shield.

　[4000→0]

　【End of battle】

　The intensity of this duel was very low, so low that Darko was starting to miss the Gold Cup from his second year.

　However, the joy of successfully earning a point still welled up in his heart. He put away his magic card and walked towards Milne.

　Milne was somewhat bewildered after his defeat, but when Dark approached, he forced himself to raise his hand to shake hands and acknowledge his defeat.

　"That was really close. Luckily, my magical spirit is immune to possession, otherwise I would have lost."

　Dark touched his smooth forehead, trying his best to create a sense of crisis.

　Milne's expression softened slightly, and he finally looked up, saying, "My battle rhythm was off; I couldn't get 'Magical Girl' and 'Magical Teacher Nicholas' to combine, otherwise the outcome would have been uncertain."

　Dark exclaimed in surprise, "Your 'Magical Girl' and 'Magical Teacher Negima!' can actually combine!"

　“Uh,” Milne said, “it’s just a combination technique, not really a true combination.”

　Dark said with lingering fear, "That's still amazing. Luckily, I defeated the 'Masked Magical Girl' in time, otherwise it would have been really dangerous."

　Milne said, "Um, which college are you from?" Dark blinked, and this time he didn't lie: "Shh, I'm from St. Marian College."

　Of course, he hadn't lied before.

　When he identified himself, he said "Call me Duolong" instead of "My name is Duolong".

　Seeing his appearance, Milne lowered his voice and said, "So you're from St. Marian Academy. Then I have no reason to lose."

　He was just a graduate of a city magic academy, and it was already quite an achievement for him to have grown to this point.