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

　But it can also unleash "lightning strikes"!

　Without the "Thunder Domain," the "Zeus' Thunder Eagle" can no longer protect Quintina on its back!

　"Boom!"

　The "Thunder God Jade" and the "Lightning Strike" were emitted almost simultaneously.

　However, the power of these two ultimate moves cannot be compared on the same level.

　However, the "Thunder God Jade" shattered the "Four Foxes Barrier," but that was the end of it.

　"Lightning strike" was almost instantaneous, but then "Thundercloud" roared and pounced on it.

　Miyamon unleashed its light-attribute "Purifying Flame Fox Dance." Its ultimate attack, the Purifying Flame Dance!

　In its "Miko Mode," the "Purifying Flame Dance" unleashed by "Hoyamon" has an extremely long range and a huge coverage area.

　The white, fox-shaped flames were enough to cover the entire area.

　Quintina ultimately had no way to avoid it, and her life came to an end in the dance of the goddess.

Chapter 1600 [60% Off Full Subscription] The Living Are Dead, the Dead Are Lived (4k)

　As the white flames engulfed the sky, almost all the spectators held their breath, waiting for the result.

　But the anticipated comeback did not happen.

　"Crown of the Sacred Oak," "Spear of Thor," "Illusion of Thor." Quintina had indeed used all the strongest techniques she possessed. But when "Hoya Beast" transformed into "Miko Form," she knew that all was lost.

　As for the resurrection of "Thundercloud", it only brings this duel, which was about to end, to a premature end.

　Therefore, she quietly waited for the white flames to burn away the remaining health of the life shield before waving her hand to dispel the remaining flames.

　"Still lost."

　Quintina's soft sigh drifted through the air, carrying a hint of girlish coquettishness and reproach.

　She didn't let "Zeus" truly take the stage, because that would be meaningless. Besides, the future is long; she will stand in the realm of the gods, awaiting the next confrontation.

　"Hmm, and there's also the losers' bracket..."

　After feeling sentimental, Quintina suddenly realized that she had not been completely eliminated yet.

　However, she was already emotionally satisfied, so she decided to ignore these minor issues.

　Dark noticed that the girl across from him was acting strangely.

　Despite losing, I wasn't discouraged, nor did I have the same fierce determination I had when I won.

　This doesn't seem to be a change resulting from the influence of "Zeus's" divine consciousness.

　"You're still laughing even though you lost..."

　He really wanted to say that.

　But he wouldn't do something so haphazard and unproductive. And he won this duel by sheer luck.

　If any link in the chain goes wrong, he will lose the duel. Quintina has truly become stronger.

　This is true in every aspect.

　After thinking for a while, Dark felt he should say something. But the only things he could think of besides "Jue Daixiao" were "I'll be waiting for you in the finals."

　But can these words be said? Of course not.

　Regardless of whether Quintina has any chance of making it back from the losers' bracket, even he himself isn't sure if he can reach the finals.

　Perhaps in the next round, he'll also be heading to the loser's bracket. After all, his next opponent is Professor Pava Jones!

　The thought of dueling with Professor Jones gave him a terrible headache.

　Because he simply doesn't have a behemoth-level magical spirit that can rival the "King of Mountain Giants".

　Having finally overcome Quintina's hurdle, an even higher mountain awaits ahead, which inevitably leads to despair.

　Dark took a deep breath and, in the end, simply said "Thank you for your kind words" to Quintina as they shook hands before stepping off the dueling platform amidst cheers from the audience.

　After this battle, Darko Dumont advanced to the second round of the winners' bracket, while Quintina North fell into the losers' bracket, where she will face "Archbishop" Harpagon Molière in the second round!

　The two players didn't interact much, their relationship barely extending beyond a nodding acquaintance.

　But duels can indeed help to increase understanding.

　Dark had a general understanding of what Quintina was originally like. After leaving the dueling arena, he returned to the lounge and put these trivial matters behind him.

　He took out his notebook and began to recall the events leading up to and following the duel. He then recorded and carefully analyzed the numerous details, ultimately drawing a conclusion.

　—Avoid over-reliance on the "God Cards"!

　This wasn't said to Quintina, but to himself.

　The "Cards of God" truly possess an alluring charm.

　Even though he could use his spiritual bond and his own divinity to elevate many fifth-tier magical spirits to the sixth tier, a "God Card" is still a "God Card".

　Humans and gods exist in two different dimensions. It is an inescapable human nature for people of lower dimensions to yearn for gods of higher dimensions.

　Even Dac himself was not immune to this.

　So even after acquiring the "Thundercloud," a true "god card," he still subconsciously relied on it despite its many flaws. This even extended to his chances against Zeus.

　Looking at the outcome now, if he hadn't decisively abandoned the tactic centered on "Thunder Cloud," he would likely have been taken away by a "Thunder Explosion" from "Thunder God's Illusion."

　Ultimately, what helped him win this duel was "Fantasy Heavenly Principle" + "Renamon" + "Elysium V" + "Luna no Soul I".

　These four magic cards are indispensable.

　Of course, this is not to say that "Thunder Cloud" is unimportant.

　Without "Thundercloud," he wouldn't have survived until he acquired these magic cards.

　What he wanted to say was that people shouldn't have a special feeling about "God Cards" just because they are "God Cards". They should treat them with a normal attitude and regard them as just a magic card, one of the magic cards in a deck.

　Every magic card is extremely important; the "God Card" is no more noble than the other magic cards.

　After a moment's reflection, Dak closed his notebook and turned to look over his shoulder. Raymond was perched on a small, dark cloud, peeking out.

　Fortunately, Dark wrote only normal duel records in his notebook, so Rob didn't see them.

　Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he released his senses.

　Something about Raymond seemed to have changed. Seeing him staring intently, Raymond immediately crossed his arms, raised his chin slightly, and said with a hint of smugness, "I can tell." Dark hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

　Raymond's expression froze for a moment, then he lowered his head and said, "I really didn't realize that."

　Dak shook his head, indicating that he really couldn't tell.

　Raymond was somewhat deflated, sitting on the cloud twisting and turning, occasionally looking at himself and his back as if something had grown somewhere on his body.

　Dark smiled slightly, took out his card pack, and retrieved the magic cards he had used in the previous rounds one by one to replenish his magic power.

　Raymond's role in this duel cannot be ignored.

　Having accomplished the feat of defeating "Zeus" in a ritualistic duel, Chi naturally couldn't have come away empty-handed.

　Even though to outsiders it seemed that he was being chased by "Zeus" from beginning to end, the result had nothing to do with the process.

　Raymond did indeed emerge victorious in the entire duel.

　This victory manifested in him, making Pao's control over the Thunder God lineage more acceptable to the laws of this world—an achievement that Chi had not attained even in the age of the gods.

　As for the spontaneous gathering of "divine cause" and the small step forward in the resurrection progress, these are all normal effects.

　Match 3 of the first round of the winners' bracket.

　Professor Steven Harvey vs. Mavis Graham. This duel is highly anticipated.

　Dark quickly composed himself and focused intently on the duel.

　"Mysterious Orc" Mephissgramm advanced from the open qualifiers to the preliminary rounds, and then from the preliminary rounds to the main draw. So far, he has only revealed a portion of his true strength in his duel with "Court Archmage" Cortoinby.

　However, no one knows how much of his true strength actually accounts for.

　Professor Steven Harvey is a well-known necromancer with profound knowledge of necromancy that is beyond the comprehension of others.

　Some even speculate that Professor Harvey's path to becoming a necromancer has reached its zenith, and he is only one step away from achieving godhood and ascending to the throne. No one can say for sure who will win this duel between the two.

　Although Dark is psychologically inclined to Professor Harvey, if Mavisgum is truly the reincarnation of a beast god, his strength cannot be estimated by common sense.

　Moreover, Mavis exhibited a very reserved personality during this period, showing virtually no outward expression except when absolutely necessary.

　A person like this is either a puppet or extremely cunning.

　Professor Harvey will have to show some real skill if he wants to win this duel.

　Thinking of this, Dark couldn't help but look at the "Holy Spirit Ring" on his hand again, and felt a surge of admiration.

　It's so open and aboveboard!

　The two players exchanged few words and quickly began their duel. Professor Harvey's duel field this time already possessed the aura of "Burial Grounds," a Ghost-type field card that boosts both Zombie and Ghost types.

　The dueling arena that Mavis set up remained unchanged, without any particularly distinctive features.

　In terms of mastery of magic and sorcery, he is probably inferior to Professor Harvey.

　However, the outcome of a magic duel is not solely determined by skill level. Otherwise, anyone with a skill level assessment certificate could simply go on stage and receive an award, and there would be no need for a duel.

　The deck archetypes used by both sides are relatively clear.

　Mavis was still using the same "Beast God" deck that he used in his duel with Cortoinby.

　Professor Harvey naturally used the "Undead" series.

　At the start of the duel, Mavis immediately summoned the Nine-Star Bird Beast. Since this ability had already been revealed, there was no need to hide it any longer. He even activated his ability to enhance the Nine-Star Bird Beast, causing it to mutate and grow a second head and a fourth leg. The magical spirit of that bird beast originally had three legs and was called the "Three-Legged Golden Contract," a legendary canine beast whose roar alone could shatter souls.

　After it grew a second head and a fourth leg, it didn't become normal; instead, it became even stranger.

　Because its fourth leg grew on its back.

　Mavis's ability is "mutation" rather than "evolution." He himself cannot control the direction of the magical spirit's mutation; he can only ensure that the overall power increases.

　The fourth leg was clearly a "misfit mutation," but the second head was "correct."

　The Three-Legged Golden King's abilities all lie in its mouth. With an extra head, it gains an extra mouth, and the power of its ultimate attack is not only doubled but also greatly enhanced.

　However, this mutation wasn't entirely successful because it didn't "advance in rank." But if one doesn't work, just summon another; it's not a big problem for Mavis.

　The strength of its magic cards is already extremely high. For example, "Three-Legged Golden Hair" has the special ability to cancel the summoning of magic spirits, which is very important even without mutation.

　Professor Harvey could summon an army of the undead, so he used his ultimate move, the "Three-Legged Golden Hairpin," to "persuade" his entire undead army to turn back.

　This is a fairly simple and clear line of thought.

　However, Professor Harvey did not start the duel by setting up a magic circle or summoning an army of the undead out of thin air.

　He didn't even summon anything; he just observed Mavis's magical spirit with great interest.

　Every necromancer is a biology expert.

　Professor Harvey was clearly very interested in the mutations of living organisms. But interest aside, could you wait until the duel was over before you go and observe? Darke, witnessing that scene, couldn't help but cover his head.

　He knew that the professors' participation in the World Cup was a spur-of-the-moment decision, and that making it into the top twelve and securing the "gift from God" was already their goal.

　But even if you're going to display something, you can't display it like this! Can't you look back at the dedicated Professor Pavajohn?

　Despite the complaints, Darke still doesn't believe Professor Harvey will just make a big deal out of it.

　Perhaps he didn't make a move, but he had actually already activated a magic card placed on the Duel Disk.

　As Dak pondered the possibility of using the initiation technique, he saw the "Three-Legged Golden Award" pause for half a second before suddenly opening its massive maw and roaring angrily!

　The three special moves of the "Three-Legged Golden Beast" all use sound as a medium, but they are not actually sonic attacks.

　Its roar was a mental attack, capable of instilling fear and confusion. But Professor Harvey merely squinted slightly, as if blown by the wind, completely unaffected by the mental attack.

　Mavis certainly didn't expect the roar of the "Three-Legged Gold Medal" to frighten or confuse him. So his main purpose in doing so was probably to test whether Professor Harvey had summoned an invisible ghost-type magical spirit.

　However, there was still no trace of Ghost-type magical spirits. Mavis frowned.

　Professor Harvey's "empty city ploy" clearly caught him off guard. However, he quickly came to his senses and realized that since his opponent's actions were unpredictable, he should focus on improving himself first.

　When you are strong enough, you will naturally not fear any means.

　So he continued to summon while ordering the "Three-Legged Golden Lamp" to step forward and probe.

　If it's a trap-type ritual, then sacrificing a "Three-Legged Golden Lamp" is nothing.