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

　Those terrifying spells and ultimate moves were either neutralized or avoided by Gina.

　He completely changed the venue environment, but it didn't have much of an impact on Gina.

　Gina Grant's "Tarot" deck has been upgraded more than once, and its comprehensiveness is overwhelming.

　Knowing her opponent's characteristics and tactics in advance, she adjusted her deck and targeted them relentlessly, thus achieving the desired effect.

　therefore.

　The ultimate victor of this duel was Gina Grant, who, despite not having the strongest momentum, always managed to turn the tide!

　Gina jogged back to the lounge, looking very excited.

　But after she sat down again, she calmed down and thanked Dak for his help in a graceful and generous manner.

　Afterwards, Hugo Houston walked over, looking somewhat dejected, and immediately began praising Gina.

　After chatting for a while, Hugo casually pulled up a chair and sat down.

　He came from the north, had few companions, and had no desire to join the royal family or nobles, so he appeared somewhat lonely.

　But his students were clearly there too...

Chapter 1539 Severed Worldly Ties, Golden Sea Dry Up (12k) 3/4

　Dark glanced toward the area where the royal and noble contestants were and found Quintina North sitting cross-legged in meditation, completely oblivious to the changes in her surroundings.

　Hugo Houston came to the World Cup not only because he wanted to go further, but also probably to see his students.

　He might have received some orders from the Duke of the North.

　Unfortunately, her students didn't seem to have much affection for him as their teacher.

　However, Quintina's condition at this moment is clearly much better than before. From her, one can even see the feeling of being "single-minded" and single-mindedly striving towards the goal.

　Her goal in this competition is clearly not to stop at the preliminaries!

　For quite some time afterward, the host did not draw a contestant from St. Mary's College.

　On the contrary, three of the five maids from the Duke's mansion went up, but unfortunately, none of them were able to advance to the next round.

　The eighteenth duel.

　Albert Grantham, one of the most anticipated characters from the "Twin Paladins," steps onto the dueling ring.

　His opponent, unfortunately, was a fellow member of the Church.

　And it was someone of a higher rank than him, Archbishop Lance Gascoyle!

　Both are top performers in their age group.

　But Albert was only just over twenty, a generation younger than Lance Gascoyle, and ultimately failed to overthrow him, which can only be described as quite regrettable.

　Albert is extremely popular.

　His defeat created a somewhat unpleasant atmosphere.

　But since the one who eliminated him was an archbishop of the same church, the believers couldn't say much.

　Then came the nineteenth duel.

　The Holy Church's "Bloody Saintess," Hayley Saint Meredith, stepped onto the dueling stage.

　The "Bloody Saintess" is also a man-made saint.

　She was younger than the Pope, but she looked just as old.

　According to the research, the reason she participated in this World Cup was because she was unwilling to accept her impending death.

　She is younger than the Pope, and her physical and spiritual endurance has not yet reached its limit; she still has a glimmer of hope.

　The last time she went to the Mountain of the Gods with the team, she was actually hoping for an opportunity, but she ended up getting nothing.

　This time, her goal is to break into the main team, obtain the "Gift of God," and see if that "Gift of God" can mend her shattered soul.

　The "Bloody Saintess" is undoubtedly powerful, and her opponents are powerless to fight back.

　She easily won the duel.

　Then came the twenty-first duel.

　"The Rising Sun Singer" Eva Elthorpe also stepped onto the dueling stage.

　But her opponent is Amelida Ingersoll, a great earth-dwelling girl from Sky City.

　Emily Rida is the successor to Harvey's Stone; in this duel, she defeated a top-tier expert from the Holy Church.

　Eva Icehorp!

　The former strongmen have become stepping stones for newcomers.

　Amelida, who only appeared in the public eye for the first time in this audition, demonstrated her absolutely formidable strength.

　Of course, Amelida's victory was also partly due to the racial abilities of the "Twilight Clan".

　She can absorb and release both light and darkness simultaneously, forming a small-scale twilight domain inside and outside her body. This domain can both unleash the power of light and darkness and suppress both elements at the same time.

　"Rising Sun Singer" uses the "Hymn" deck. Although most of its attacks are mediated by sound, it still cannot escape the word "light" and is naturally completely countered by Emelida.

　After witnessing this duel, the members of the Holy Church immediately realized that Amelida was their absolute nemesis.

　To defeat Emilida, you can't use light or dark card decks. Otherwise, you can only gamble on whether your power can exceed the limits Emilida can absorb!

　The 24th duel.

　Archbishop Harpagon Molière, ranked ninth, faces off against "The Sage of Winter".

　The final result of this duel was the unfortunate defeat of the "Winter Sage," also known as Winnie Skadi's long-distance wagon.

　The "Winter Sage" was getting old, and his movements on the field were clearly inconvenient. After his "Absolute Zero Wall" was shattered by Archbishop Molière, there was no need to continue the match.

　Archbishop Molière ultimately won. Winnie declined to comment.

　After the duel ended, the host, Marilyn, finally drew the contestant from St. Mary's College.

　It was already afternoon.

　Due to the tight schedule, only half an hour was provided for lunch.

　— The contestants' lunch time is limited to half an hour, while the audience's lunch time is more flexible.

　They could choose to leave the dueling arena temporarily and come back in after lunch.

　You can also choose to eat at your seat. Fast food is available in the Duel Arena.

　Although it only offers hamburgers, fried chicken, fries, chicken wraps, and tea, it stands out as convenient, quick, and filling.

　If you don't want to miss any duels, then dining at your seat would be a good option.

　Leaving the duel arena and going out to eat will definitely take more than half an hour.

　After the contestants and spectators had eaten and drunk their fill, the afternoon session began. After the twenty-fourth duel, the host drew Professor Gatlin as the contestant from St. Marian Academy.

　Professor Gatling is the master of the "Magic Cannon" technique. After a year of rehabilitation, his strength has recovered considerably.

　However, his ranking in the preliminary rounds was just over 100. And his opponent this time was an orc who was ranked very high.

　Professor Gatlin may have been boasting, but he seemed a little nervous inside.

　His opponent was the prophet of the Mountain Tortoise Clan, an old man carrying a tortoise shell on his back and walking with a hunched back.

　Although he seemed clumsy and awkward, this mountain tortoise prophet was renowned during the war. It is said that he even fought the Demon King head-on without being defeated.

　"Turtle, turtle, turtle what turtle? I'll smash his shell to pieces!"

　The twenty-seventh duel.

　Professor Gatlin stepped onto the dueling ring.

　His "magic cannon" covered the entire arena, never stopping from the start to the end of the duel.

　But he ultimately failed to break the orc prophet's shell; instead, he was knocked to the ground by the shell itself.

　Professor Gatling, a heartbreaking defeat!

　Following Professor Gatling, Professor Armstrong, Professor Alfred, and two other professors also made their appearances.

　However, these professors were all quite unlucky, encountering strong opponents in the first round of the qualifiers and failing to advance beyond the top 100.

　After that, among the professors of St. Marian College, only Professor Lily, Professor Jones, and Professor Cazell have not yet appeared.

　These three professors are the backbone of the college and bear the weight of expectations.

　The thirty-eighth duel.

　Noah Sharp makes his appearance.

　His opponent was another contestant from the same group of twelve. Ultimately, Noah Sharp emerged victorious.

　The thirty-ninth duel.

　Will Smith, nicknamed "Titan Whale," ranked tenth in the preliminary rounds and won decisively.

　The fortieth duel.

　Louis Kennan, the "Disciple of the Wise," makes his appearance.

　His opponent was another elderly sage.

　Louis beat the old man with a stick and won.

　The forty-second duel.

　The third-ranked "Court Archmage" Cortoinby makes his appearance. His opponent is a goblin.

　Despite the goblin summoning an extremely powerful, handsome, and super cool giant robot during the match.

　However, Cortoine was still superior, ultimately defeating the robot and winning the duel.

　The forty-fourth duel.

　Princess Eliza, who has now regained her original name, finally stepped onto the dueling stage.

　But her opponent...

　I don't know if there was any behind-the-scenes manipulation.

　Surprisingly, she encountered a substitute player who was originally ranked 129th.

　This substitute player's journey from despair to hope can be described as incredibly lucky. Keep in mind that even making it to the preliminaries, and even if you're eliminated in the first round, you still receive a substantial reward from the Magic League.

　He did nothing and was selected as a substitute, which is like a bonus that was thrown in from nowhere.

　Later, when I go out and brag, I can say that I was among the "top 100 finalists," which will make me look good.

　The battle is over.

　Eliza won the duel and advanced to the next round.

　But luck can't always favor the same person. To move forward, you still need to rely on your abilities.

　The forty-sixth duel.

　Only one duel between them.

　Prince Charles then stepped onto the stage for the duel.

　Charles only then shed his persona as "John Reeds".

　When the human audience learned that the eldest prince had also advanced to the preliminary rounds, the scene was in an uproar and almost got out of control.

　Charles, as the nominal heir to the human kingdom, has always been the focus of much attention.

　Eliza's rise to power was mainly due to Charles's poor performance.

　Otherwise, if both sides perform similarly, most people would still prefer to support the prince.

　Therefore, Elizabeth has always put in more effort.

　In this World Cup, Elizabeth also successfully advanced to the qualifiers and passed the first round smoothly.

　But when people discovered that Prince Charles had also advanced to the qualifiers, Elizabeth's newly established advantage collapsed in an instant.

　The world is inherently unfair.

　Some are born in Rome, some in a toilet. Eliza's rise to power was a perfect storm of favorable circumstances. Charles, on the other hand, didn't need any of those. He only needed to be himself.