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

　Charles's opponent was an orc ranked around 50th. Despite a fierce battle, Charles managed to defeat his opponent and win the match.

　His victory further amplified the support he received. Since around Christmas, a series of events had occurred, and Charles, leading the Twelve Heroes in handling affairs, had begun to rebuild his reputation, which was now finally poised to explode.

　The old king watched from a hidden box, astonished by Charles's magical prowess, yet also somewhat pleased.

　As a father, how could I not love my children?

　He let Charles go because Charles was simply not good enough for him.

　Unexpectedly, after being left to his own devices, Charles became self-reliant and performed even better than before.

　This made him wonder if there was something wrong with his educational strategy.

　Shouldn't we let go of the eagle's son and let him fly solo?

　But then the old king suddenly remembered that when he was bedridden before, hadn't he...

　Does that mean letting him go solo?

　But Charles not only failed to fly well, he also nearly broke his wings.

　What exactly went wrong here?

　Inside the venue.

　Charles stood on the dueling platform, accepting the cheers of the audience, his smugness undisguised.

　The host then announced a pause in the competition. The contestants would have half an hour for dinner.

　To make it easier for the players to dine, the Magic League set up a restaurant next to the players' lounge.

　Once the athletes leave the lounge, they can turn left into the restaurant to enjoy their dinner.

　Of course, players who have finished their matches can choose to leave the arena and have a meal outside.

　They can even go straight back to their hotel to rest. The league will not impose any restrictions on this.

　Additionally, seats are reserved in the players' section of the stands. Eliminated players can choose to go to the stands to continue watching the matches. In fact, quite a few players do this.

　After all, staying in the rest room and having to endure the gazes of the players who successfully advanced was not a pleasant feeling.

　Dark and the others arrived at the spot where they had sat at noon, and the group split into three tables. The contestants who hadn't yet been called naturally formed a table.

　"Of the sixty-five duels in the first round of the preliminary rounds, there are nineteen left. Hopefully, there won't be any more civil wars," Professor Pavajohns began.

　“I’ll be playing in the next match,” Kazel said with a smile. His opponent is Rezihochia.

　The holder of the God Card "Thunder Dragon".

　But not in the way.

　As long as it's not like Steven running into his own people, that's already pretty good. Professor Cazell laughed heartily.

　Reggie Hodge, sitting at a table not far away, did not smile.

　He was observing his next opponent.

　Kazel, a goblin half-blood, is a professor of magic at St. Marian Academy.

　They teach magic theory, not magic dueling.

　I ranked in the thirties during the preliminary rounds, neither high nor low. I haven't heard of any particularly impressive achievements.

　He inquired with members of the royal family and could only conclude that Kazel was an alchemist.

　Alchemists of this era, especially master-level ones, are indeed extremely rare. However, alchemists differ from mages in that they are significantly inferior in real-time combat power.

　Even if one were to switch to a mage class, if one couldn't use those strange alchemical tools in the field, it wouldn't be as good as switching to a magician.

　Most importantly, this goblin professor doesn't really have any noteworthy achievements.

　"Probably not, he's probably stronger than that professor who became a necromancer."

　Lei Qi thought to himself.

Chapter 1540 Alchemical Miracle, Turning Stone into Gold (1/3)

　Chapter 1540 Alchemical Miracle, Turning Stone into Gold (10k)

　Among the contestants from St. Mary's College, three professors and four students have not yet had their turn.

　With only nineteen matches remaining, this number is indeed a bit too many. In addition, two maids—Hannah and Joliet—have not yet had their turn.

　It seems everyone's sessions have all been concentrated in the evening. This makes the probability of another internal conflict extremely high. Dark glanced at the professors and female students, silently praying they wouldn't run into them.

　But apart from the few contestants present, he suddenly noticed that among the remaining contestants who had not yet had their turn, there seemed to be quite a few who were ranked very high.

　Among them are the mysterious orc Mavis Gram, who ranked first in the preliminary rounds, and the elven royal Alva Artemis, who ranked fourth in the preliminary rounds.

　As for Professor Jones, who ranked fifth in the preliminary rounds, and Pandora, who ranked seventh in the preliminary rounds, they are not included here.

　In addition, among the contestants he was more familiar with, those who hadn't yet been called included Quintina North of the Royal Academy of Kingdoms, Eva Hearst of the War Totem Academy, Tiffany Neham of the Sky Magic Academy, and Sloan, the holder of the "God Card"...

　As for the Knights of the Round Table from the Holy Mystic Academy, who had qualified through the preliminary rounds, they had all been eliminated in the previous competitions.

　Although they didn't make it to the second round of the preliminary rounds, they should have already met their KPIs, right?

　Dak said he didn't understand, but judging from their expressions, they weren't too disappointed, so that must be how it was.

　They had also appeared in previous matches.

　Selena Teresa, the "Deep Sea Demon" from the Ocean Magic Academy, successfully advanced to the second round.

　Meanwhile, the Elf Princess Lucia Artemis, the Grassland Elf Zenny Burns, and the Forest Elf Isaiah Rogiel all successfully advanced.

　As for Nathaniel David, another contestant from the Sky Magic Academy, representing the Golden Mammoth Clan, he unfortunately left the arena.

　David's skills were actually quite good, but unfortunately, he encountered stronger opponents.

　However, this is a single-elimination tournament.

　If you're not as skilled as others, you can only accept being eliminated.

　After finishing their dinner in fifteen minutes, Dark and the other competitors who hadn't had their turn yet went ahead and returned to the competitors' lounge.

　Then they looked out the window at the center of the stadium.

　The names and images of all the remaining contestants were being displayed on the sky projection. Dark looked up again and suddenly realized that he had forgotten one person.

　"Dulles!"

　"So he advanced too?"

　After thinking of this person, Darke turned to Professor Harvey and asked, "Professor, do you know someone named Dulles?"

　Professor Harvey looked puzzled: "I don't know him, what's wrong?"

　Darke then briefly recounted his experience during the preliminary rounds. Professor Harvey tilted his head and thought for a moment, still not recognizing him.

　Dark said, "That's probably just one of your admirers. After all, he looks like a necromancer too."

　Professor Harvey then became somewhat interested: "There are still necromancers at this time? And a young one at that?"

　"It's said that he even studied at the Holy Mystic Academy for two years," Dak said.

　Professor Harvey said, "Then his talent as a necromancer must be quite good."

　Dark said, "I think so too."

　Professor Harvey said, "It's alright, he hasn't played yet. We'll find out soon enough."

　As they spoke, the commentators, guests, referees, and hosts all returned to their positions.

　Professor Cazell patted his card holder and stood up, saying, "It's finally my turn."

　"When will it be my turn?" Professor Lily asked, leaning on the table.

　Professor Cazell said, "It'll be soon."

　Professor Harvey urged, "Go quickly."

　"Alright, alright." Professor Cazell hurried towards the players' tunnel. By the time he reached the players' platform, Rachel Hodge had already arrived. The evening session of the World Cup qualifiers was about to begin. Both players stepped onto the rising platform and quickly ascended to the dueling stage. After testing the microphone, the commentator began introducing the two players. Rachel Hodge, of course, needed no introduction.

　His name has spread all over the world with the dissemination of the concept of "God Cards".

　Although he was kicked off the "Dragon King's Arena," he is still an idol for dragon enthusiasts because he possesses the "God Card" of the Dragon type.

　Many viewers felt that he was definitely more than that, and must be hiding an even stronger trump card.

　However, his opponent was also quite strong.

　The prestige of having professors at St. Mary's College remains strong.

　Unfortunately, Professor Kazel was a half-goblin.

　This looks-obsessed society is really unfriendly. It's true that goblins don't like it, and non-goblins like it even less. Dark can only describe it with two words: "Superficial!"

　Evening session.

　The forty-seventh duel. Raqi Hodger vs. Kazel.

　The match has been going on since 8 a.m., and not a single person has used the "God Card" yet.

　Raqi Hodge is the only known holder of the "God Card" to appear in the qualifiers.

　His "God Card" has already been exposed, so there's no longer any reason for him to hide it.

　Those viewers who came specifically for the "God Cards"

　They were filled with anticipation, thinking that they would finally be able to see the legendary "God Card".

　As soon as Lei Qi entered the stage, the audience began cheering for her.

　Hidden inside the private boxes, the leaders from various countries also watched intently.

　Located in the open-air dueling arena of St. Marian College.

　The students cheered for Professor Cazell in droves, as if they were competing against the audience.

　The duel officially began in this environment.

　Professor Cazell was already familiar with Raqi's methods.

　His most powerful God Card, "Thunder Dragon," requires sacrificing at least one Thunder Dragon Card from the Graveyard to activate its core ability and greatly increase its attributes.

　This is a necessary procedure for "Thor Dragon" to display its divine power.

　This method of improvement, which comes at the cost of destroying one's own Magical Spirit Cards, is truly unpleasant.

　Professor Cazell disagreed.

　"So, all we need to do is shut down the 'cemetery' area."

　The duel began.

　Raqi Hodge then took out an item card from her hand. The item card was called "Thor's Orb".

　Although the card name does not contain the word "dragon".

　However, the essence of this "Thunder God Pearl" is still that it was made from a Dragon Ball.

　Lei Qi summoned the "Thunder God Orb" and then gently tossed it upwards, causing the dragon orb to float into the air.

　The azure light emanating from it chilled half of the venue.

　And wisps of electrical elements also emanated from that "Thor's Pearl".

　The entire area was soon filled with electrical elements, and even the air seemed to be filled with electric current, causing numbness if one was not careful.

　He waited three seconds, then pointed at the "Thunder God Orb," and immediately a divine aura erupted from it. This "Thunder God Orb" was actually a "God Card"! Although it wasn't a Magic Spirit Card.

　However, the fundamental concept of the "God Cards" is that they are "God Cards". The immense divinity emanating from these "Thunder God Orbs" is astonishing, in no way inferior to the "Thunder Dragon".

　"Lei Qi really has a trick up his sleeve!" The supporters in the audience exclaimed in surprise. On the field, Lei Qi looked confident.

　This "Thunder God Pearl" has no other function than to directly summon all the "Thunder Dragons" in the player's hand that are not higher than nine stars!

　He currently has three "Thunder Dragons" in his hand.

　Of these three "Thunder Dragon" cards, two are nine-star cards and one is a six-star card.

　That six-star "Thunder Dragon" is a special offering that can be Special Summoned, and it is called "Universal Thunder Dragon".

　"Wanxiang Leizilong" also belongs to the category of thunder dragons.

　It can be specially summoned in environments rich in electric elements. Once summoned, it can continue to absorb electric elements to create clones called "Thunder Dragon".