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

　But the duel almost completely destroyed the dueling ring. Cleaning and repairing it is less effective than simply replacing it.

　The league organizers clearly thought the same way, and they actually changed it directly.

　Players lounge.

　When Professor Pava returned, everyone offered their congratulations. Professor Jones sat down and said with some helplessness, "The Abyss Summoning Technique of the Sea Clan is still difficult to control. Fortunately, the upper limit of the Abyss Summoning Technique is limited by the Abyss species. No matter how powerful it is, it can't surpass the Abyss species."

　Professor Kazel nodded, saying, "The 'Space Bomb' can only destroy a summon once; it cannot seal the source. After one destruction, it can be summoned again as long as new offerings are gathered. However, it wasn't entirely a magical artifact to begin with; its actual effect is to summon a projection of a species from the deep sea... so we shouldn't be too fixated on that."

　Professor Jones said, "Magic encompasses everything, including magic cards, occult cards, and so on. They all originated from the fusion of magic and rituals. The Abyss Summoning Technique is no exception."

　Darke suddenly interjected, "Then go and learn."

　Professor Jones smiled and said, "Indeed, it's worth learning."

　The "Abyss Summoning Spell" itself is not difficult to decipher if one studies it diligently.

　However, the essence of "Abyss Summoning" is to summon a creature projection from the "Abyss" deep in the sea.

　If they want to use the "Abyss Summoning" spell, they must first have their own "Abyss".

　So, this is just talk.

　However, Dark does indeed have plans to build his own "Abyss".

　With Will Smith's unexpected elimination, only Polka Boseton of the "Sea King" team remains as a contestant for the Sea Clan.

　The seemingly young prince's son sat upright, his eyes fixed straight ahead, making it impossible to discern his true nature.

　However, the next duel is between him and Elizabeth, and we'll find out the result soon.

　At this moment, the selection of the contestants for the eighth duel had begun on the stage. Polka and Eliza both stood up, preparing to enter.

Chapter 1566 King of the Mountain Giants, The Fall of the Kingdom (4/4)

　The list of contestants for the eighth duel was quickly finalized.

　The match will be between "The Lich of the Underworld" Sloan and an elder from the Elven race.

　The elder had white hair and beard, and a hunched back. Judging by the lifespan of the elves, it was impossible to tell how old he had been.

　From a distance, she even looks like she could be blown away by the wind, appearing even older than the "Bloody Saintess" did back then.

　It's hard to imagine that such an old man could survive the frequent duels in the preliminary rounds and even make it to the third round of the preliminary rounds.

　Unfortunately, his opponent in this round is the "Lich" Sloan. This "Lich," whose strength even the Holy Church has been unable to find a way to deal with for the time being, is immeasurable.

　He has the support of the god of the underworld, and given his ability to send people to the underworld, the awakening of that god of the underworld has at least entered the second stage.

　This is not only a huge threat to the Holy Church, but to all of humanity.

　Then the sixth duel began.

　Elizabeth vs. Polka.

　Human princess vs. son of sea prince.

　This duel can be described as a royal confrontation between two races, and given that Polka is the last member of the Sea Clan, it has attracted immense attention.

　Almost all the sea creatures with access to watch the match were on high alert. Dark chatted with the professors while watching the game. The duel officially began, entering the battle phase. The characteristics of Eliza and Polka's team compositions were gradually becoming apparent.

　Eliza uses a "Court" deck whose main structure revolves around the "King", "Queen", "Knight" and "Squire", supplemented by "Scepter", "Chapter", "Sword" and "Coin".

　Dark immediately recognized that this was an external evolution derived from a Tarot deck. In addition to the core of this "Court" deck, Eliza also included some extremely powerful magic cards.

　Among them was the twelve-star magical spirit she summoned in the second half – "The Sword of the Royal Court".

　Polka, on the other hand, uses a "Sea King" deck. This is evident from the Magical Spirits he uses; each Magical Spirit card is crafted using extremely precious ocean resources. It's practically a royal deck built entirely with resources.

　Moreover, his high-star Magical Spirit cards were all very powerful, and he did not use "Abyss Summoning" at all.

　It's unclear whether they felt it was unnecessary or simply lacked the necessary skills. As the competition progressed...

　Dark gradually realized that he had underestimated the eldest princess.

　Eliza, as expected of an outstanding graduate of St. Marian Academy, had become even stronger after undergoing re-education under the old king's watchful eye. Throughout the duel, Eliza steadily gained the upper hand, gradually overpowering Polka from the initial evenly matched battle.

　Unfortunately, she couldn't maintain her advantage until the end. When Polka had no other options, she summoned the magic card that decided the outcome—"Sea Bird"!

　"Sea Bird" is a "God Card".

　The tsunami it unleashed engulfed the entire arena, annihilating all of Eliza's magical spirits, including "Royal Court Sword," in an instant. Its ultimate attack was extremely terrifying, giving the impression that it possessed the aura of "Poseidon, the God of the Sea."

　Losing to the "God Card" is not shameful.

　But Eliza didn't seem to be so accepting.

　After all, she is indeed very strong; her only weakness is that she doesn't have the "God Card".

　As a princess of the kingdom, she possessed abundant resources, yet she failed to forge the [God Card]—of course, it wasn't so easy. Without leaving the palace and seeking miracles, would miracles simply come to her?

　Elizabeth hadn't received many "divine blessings" before participating in the World Cup, which was clearly insufficient for a miracle to come her way.

　Her path can be said to have gradually unfolded starting with the World Cup.

　The preliminary selection was the crucial period for her to obtain "divine intervention".

　She has only now obtained a significant amount of "divine cause," thus qualifying to be favored by God.

　It's time to go out and use facial recognition!

　Victory and defeat are common occurrences.

　Although Eliza couldn't accept it at first, she was alright after calming down.

　After experiencing the World Cup, she not only gained a sufficient number of "divine factors," but also gained a clear understanding of her own strength level and discovered her shortcomings.

　What she needs to do next is to make up for her shortcomings and then use royal resources to find a god who suits her as soon as possible, so as to obtain the "God Card". Her goal is not the next World Cup, but the "God's Cup" which is expected to be held soon.

　Although the competition format and rules of the "God's Cup" are unknown, she knows that to participate in the "God's Cup," one must first have (God Cards).

　If the "Life Card" is the ticket to the World Cup, then the "God Card" is the ticket to the "God's Cup".

　She must obtain it before the "God's Cup" is held.

　Eliza was defeated and left the field.

　Polka raised his arms in celebration.

　The human audience responded sparsely, but the sea creatures were incredibly excited. Will Smith may have lost, but thankfully they still had Polka Poseidon!

　The main draw will be held the day after tomorrow, and there will also be a Sea Clan player on the field!

　The Sea Clan also had a place among the top 16 in the World Cup and the first Duel King.

　"Look at the audience, the sea creatures' victory isn't a bad thing for the Magic Alliance."

　Dark glanced at the stands and said, "As long as the Duel King has a place among the sea creatures, they will have a strong attachment to the World Cup and will participate in every tournament. Over time, this will become a habit. Interactions between humans and sea creatures will gradually become more frequent, and there will be some exchange between civilizations..."

　Intercultural exchange, frequent communication, and mutual understanding between races can effectively reduce the probability of war breaking out.

　The humans and sea creatures of this world do not yet have a past filled with hatred; there is room for them to coexist peacefully.

　Dark turned his attention back to the next duel.

　The seventh duel will be between "Moon Elf Princess" Lucia Artemis and Professor Lily.

　The duel was essentially a foregone conclusion; Dark could only wish Lucia good luck.

　Despite the extremely low probability of winning, Lucia still gave it her all, hoping for even the slightest chance of victory.

　She didn't participate in this World Cup to win the championship; her main purpose was to hone her skills and learn from the strong.

　It's understandable to feel a strong sense of resentment when you finally get to this point but can't continue.

　Unfortunately, after a fierce battle, Lucia was still unable to defeat Professor Lily's magical spirit and suffered a regrettable defeat.

　As for why we only talk about magical spirits and not people, it's because Professor Lily disappeared into the moonlight again at the beginning of the match and didn't come out until the end of the match.

　As a moon elf princess, Lucia did indeed have a way to make Professor Lily visible from the moonlight. However, she felt that simply making her visible was useless, so in the end, it was no use.

　So he sang another solo performance.

　The eighth duel.

　The Lich Sloan faced off against the Elder Elf. This duel was supposed to be uneventful.

　Almost everyone thought the elder elf had no chance of winning.

　However, as soon as the match began, the elder elf displayed an extremely high level of magical skill, completely suppressing Sloan.

　As a result, Sloan had to use the second "God Card"! That's right, the second one.

　What Sloan summoned in this duel was not the "Dragon of the Underworld" that could transform into the form of the Grim Reaper, but the guardian of the underworld—"Cerberus"!

　After summoning "Cerberus," Sloan finally managed to turn the tide, gradually suppressing his opponent and securing victory.

　This duel revealed quite a lot. Sloan's "invincible" image was shattered for the first time.

　His magical abilities weren't as high as one might imagine; at least not as high as that of the elven elder.

　Without the "God Cards," he would have a very difficult time winning this duel. But at the same time, he does indeed possess the "God Cards," and not just one!

　This is a discovery that the Holy Church has never made before.

　The Pope and others broke out in a cold sweat after seeing him summon the "Cerberus".

　"God Cards" also come in different grades, but the "Cerberus" and "Dragon of the Underworld" summoned by Sloan are clearly not ordinary "God Cards".

　If, after their duel today, they plot against Sloan and successfully defeat the "Dragon of the Underworld"—but Sloan suddenly summons a "Cerberus of the Underworld"—the consequences would be unimaginable.

　The Holy Church had never underestimated Slon, but the "Dragon of the Underworld" had already left them helpless; who could have imagined he had another trump card up his sleeve?

　Moreover, if one thing leads to another, then three. Will Sloan not only release "Cerberus" and "Dragon of the Underworld" (these two God cards)?

　Of course, the "God Cards" here always specifically refer to Magical Spirit Cards.

　The eighth duel has ended.

　Dark exchanged a few words with the maid, then looked up at the stage. The contestant lists for the ninth and tenth rounds had already been finalized.

　The contestants who will appear in the ninth match are, firstly, the "Mysterious Orc" Mephissgramm, who ranked first in the preliminary rounds. Then, a mage belonging to the kingdom's nobility.

　The archmage was said to have graduated from St. Marian Academy. He was later appreciated by the noble family and recruited at a great cost. After years of cooperation, they married one of their daughters to him, firmly binding him to the family's ship.

　This mage is quite powerful, as evidenced by his advancement to the third round of the preliminary rounds.

　Unfortunately, his opponent was Mephis Graham.

　The two contestants in the tenth duel were a sage from Phoenix City and a goblin warlock from the Goblin Kingdom.

　Both of these players are quite famous, but since it doesn't involve a duel between acquaintances, Dark hasn't paid much attention to it yet.

　The stage.

　Ms. Marilyn pulled up and down again, and the text panel spun rapidly.

　The name of the winner of the eleventh duel has finally been revealed.

　"Steven, it's your turn."

　Professor Kazel said with a smile.

　Professor Steven Harvey nodded slightly, his gaze still fixed on the podium.

　He also needs to figure out who his next opponent will be.

　"It's best to avoid running into Kazel."

　He thought so.

　—If this were a comic, it would be setting a flag.

　Fortunately, the flag was not raised.

　Professor Steven Harvey's opponent is a human player—Stanford.

　This human player was originally a soldier who had distinguished himself on the battlefield and was quite famous.

　However, in a later battle, his team was defeated, and almost all of its members were wiped out, leaving only a dozen or so people, including himself.

　He then left the army and began to study magic. From a pure muscle-bound warrior to a mage, Stanford worked extremely hard and endured hardships unimaginable to ordinary people, finally succeeding and becoming one of the Kingdom's Twelve Heroes a year later.

　He was one of the twelve heroes who made it to the end in this competition.

　Of the twelve heroes, Noah Sharp was actually the most promising.