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

　His World Cup journey has come to an end. He finished 7th or 8th.

　They failed to make it into the top three.

　As a top favorite to win the championship that emerged from the preliminary rounds, Mephisto's mystery and strength attracted countless attention, bringing more unpredictability and topicality to this first World Cup.

　His presence was undoubtedly beneficial to this World Cup, contributing significantly to the success of this inaugural tournament and making him a meritorious contributor.

　If he wasn't the reincarnation of a beast god, then perhaps Jian Guo wouldn't want to use someone else's shell to lay eggs and seek personal gain.

　Principal Arte was even pleased with the outcome and didn't object to him ultimately winning the championship. But since he insisted on opposing the Magic League and humanity, there was no other option but to eliminate him early.

　At least before the gods' large-scale resurgence, humanity was not so vulnerable as to be easily exploited by a reincarnated beast god.

　Mavis's eventual elimination caused a huge uproar.

　Many people thought he was the most likely to fight his way back up from the loser's bracket and ultimately win the championship when Professor Harvey knocked him out of the bracket. Some who were particularly fond of him even defined him as the "hero" among the "three" based on the sacred legend of the "three-in-one". However, he ultimately lost, and lost in such a calm and uneventful way.

　Many viewers only realized at this point that they simply did not have the ability to understand the game.

　They couldn't understand it, so they had no way of judging it, and they had no idea how the duel had developed to this point.

　All they could understand was the final result: Professor Cazell had turned Mavis into a golden statue.

　As for the internal logic and the underlying reasons, they are all completely unknown.

　Those spectators who just wanted to watch the show were fine, but those who considered themselves "know-it-alls" were really in for a rough time.

　While the audience was stunned, confused, and excited, Mavis on the dueling platform finally regained his senses after his rebirth. His "Beast God Armament" was still there, and there were still many unactivated cards in his hand on the dueling disk.

　But his close association with the dueling ritual was telling him that he had already lost the duel.

　Everything seemed like a fleeting dream.

　He stood there for a long time before he finally recalled the feeling he had in that instant before he was refined into gold.

　not far away.

　The little old man, a half-goblin, was still standing there, a kind smile on his face.

　That moment.

　He had the urge to unleash the "Beast God Armament," but ultimately restrained himself. Not out of fear.

　Rather, it's about weighing the pros and cons.

　One elimination in a match, one failed plan, and that's not all.

　finally.

　Mavis silently put away her magic cards, turned around, stepped onto the elevator platform, and slowly walked down the dueling stage.

　"It failed." That's the end.

　Mavis's mind was a jumble of thoughts, but most of them revolved around how she had lost.

　Even if he were completely eliminated, he didn't even consider the olive branches extended by those human forces.

　Gods are gods, and humans are humans. The beast god cannot be insulted!

　"He's still somewhat rational."

　Professor Cazell looked away and turned to face the audience.

　The thousands of spectators in the stadium didn't give him much excitement.

　The cheers and applause of so many spectators cannot compare to the small success of a single research project.

　Through this duel, he also verified his position and height, thus achieving his initial goal.

　After this competition, he wanted to go to the underworld.

　This is the end.

　The third round of the losers' bracket has ended.

　Quintina and Mephisto Graham are eliminated. Lily Laplace and Professor Cazell advance. Only six players remain in the competition.

　All six contestants were from St. Marian Academy! This result was unexpected by most people. They probably thought that although St. Marian Academy was very strong, it would be quite good if two out of three made it to the next round.

　I never expected that they would be able to dominate the top six!

　The reincarnation of the Beast God, the messenger of Zeus, the Archbishop of the Holy Church, the Grand Magus of the Court, the prophet of fate, the Bloodthirsty Saintess… every single one of the contestants who made it into the main selection is a top-tier powerhouse.

　In the end, it was still the six students from St. Mary's Academy who made it to the finals. Among these six, perhaps some of them had better positioning.

　However, "good luck" has always been recognized as a key element of a duelist's strength.

　In short, this match is about to turn into an internal war within St. Marian Academy.

　Ordinary viewers didn't seem to mind. After all, what difference does it make who's fighting?

　They'll support anything that's exciting and entertaining enough. But viewers with a clear bias don't see it that way.

　The departure of the last orc contestant left the audience of the orc kingdom feeling utterly disappointed.

　Quintina's elimination also left the residents of the North feeling deeply regretful.

　For those people, the duel seemed to have ended prematurely.

　The rest of the game was pure garbage time.

　All that's left is to wait for the final awards ceremony.

　However, this feeling often arises only from idle daydreams during the intervals between duels.

　We commonly refer to this as "wise man's time".

　Once the duel begins, it's hard for anyone not to be drawn in. And that's the allure of high-level duels.

　“Mefis has been eliminated. What he will do next, and how Principal Arte will handle it, are things that need to be considered after the competition.”

　"Next up is the fourth round of the losers' bracket!"

　In the players' lounge, Darke stood up from his seat. The fourth round of the losers' bracket was about to begin.

　In this round of competition, he will face Professor Lily Laplace. And Pandora will once again face Professor Kazel! Leaving aside Pandora's situation… there's no time to discuss it. Dark himself will also face extremely severe challenges.

　When Professor Lily is a teammate, she is indeed a little unreliable.

　But when she becomes an opponent, she becomes exceptionally formidable. This is because she's the kind of person who acts erratically and without any logic. Well, saying she's "completely illogical" isn't quite accurate; she usually does have some logic, it's just that sometimes she gets a sudden burst of inspiration and does things that clearly defy logic.

　But that makes it even harder to guess.

　Therefore, the most important thing when dueling with Professor Lily is to avoid falling into logical traps.

　Also.

　You can't arbitrarily determine the order of effect judgment for Professor Lily's magic cards based on "position".

　Like Professor Cazell, she is someone who cannot be judged by ordinary standards. (And apart from that, Professor Lily is definitely the opponent he is most likely to defeat among the remaining four professors.)

　Because Professor Lily does not possess magical spirits of any rank higher than "God Card".

　Her strongest magical spirit is [Didi Maxwell], who wields "Thunderous Divine Might".

　Although the Magical Elf card [Didi Maxwell] is comparable to the "God Card".

　But "Thunderous Might" is an electric-type artifact, and Dark possesses "Thundercloud." "It's that time of year again when I have to pull out 'Thundercloud'."

　Dak sighed inwardly, but did not reject the idea.

　Without "Thundercloud," he might not have made it this far. We shouldn't dislike a magical spirit just because it has a flaw.

　A qualified mage should know how to maximize the strengths and minimize the weaknesses of the magical spirit.

　"Thundercloud" will still play a key role in this duel.

　Of the four remaining professors at St. Marian College, Professor Lily is definitely the laziest.

　Unsurprisingly, her deck wasn't as strong as the others. Darke took a step forward, gathering her thoughts.

　When he walked out of the contestant passage, he found that the little fairy was already waiting on the contestant stage.

　"Are you in such a hurry?" Dark was somewhat speechless.

　Even from a distance, he could feel Professor Lily's excitement. This was definitely her most exhilarating performance since becoming a regular. It seemed she was quite interested in beating up students.

　I wonder who will have the last laugh!

　Thinking of this, Dark gritted his teeth slightly and quickened his pace. Soon.

　He also climbed onto the elevator platform, arrived at the dueling arena, and then walked towards the center line.

　Although shaking hands before a match is a courtesy, not a mandatory rule, it's always polite to do so if the opponent is a professor.

　Dark walked to the center line of the field, shook hands with Professor Lily who had flown over faster than him, then resolutely shook off her hand and turned away.

　"hey-hey."

　Professor Lily stood with her hands on her hips, a sly look on her face.

　She had been waiting for this moment ever since she entered the main team, and now it had finally arrived.

　Next, it's Lily's mealtime!

　"The field expands!"

　Dark took out a "Life Card" with 16000 life points and immediately activated his domain.

　The types that are somewhat effective against Fairy-type are Poison and Steel, but those are not his areas of expertise.

　In this duel, he will do the opposite, using bliss against the demon!

　As the battle unfolds and the duel continues, the arena for both fighters changes slightly.

　Professor Lily's duel arena is a pink color scheme full of girlish charm. Colorful bubbles keep rising from the edge of the arena, and mist floats in the air. The phantoms of little fairies shuttle between the bubbles and the mist, creating a fantastic and beautiful scene.

　Dark added a touch of "Ecstasy Power" as a seasoning when he expanded the domain, making the originally brilliant domain relatively soft, reflecting the moonlight and rippling like water.

　Both of these domains make their respective environments more fairy-like, and the compatibility is quite high.

　If it weren't for the fact that the domains belonged to two different parties, they might even have merged. Dark wasn't surprised by this, because this was exactly the effect he wanted. He wasn't familiar with the field effects of dueling domains. But if you can't win, join in. Now, with the help of Professor Lily's domain, "Elysium" and "Fairy" were secretly merging, so at least they wouldn't be at a disadvantage in terms of field effects before the match even started.

　If both sides receive a bonus, it's equivalent to neither side receiving a bonus.

Chapter 1616 Lily's Mealtime? (4k)

　Chapter 1616 Lily's Mealtime (4k)

　In short, adding a bit of "Blissful Power" to the field has a good effect.

　Dark felt that he had even slightly grasped the knack of "domain siteification".

　Furthermore, it must be said that turning a domain into a field is a truly ingenious idea. If it were just an ordinary field, that would be fine, but if a field of the "Fantasy Heaven's Principle" level could be integrated into a domain... that's something I wouldn't even dare to dream of!

　That basically means that the duel was already over when the domain was deployed.

　However, integrating "Fantasy Heavenly Principles" into the field is certainly extremely difficult. It can only be said that if magic technology continues to develop, it may become the dividing line between truly top-tier mages and slightly lesser mages.

　The development of magic is indeed very rapid; in just these few days of competition, there is a feeling of rapid progress.

　The thought of these new technologies, which have not yet been thoroughly explored, makes Dak eager to get started.

　This feeling was even more compelling than the duel itself. But it was duel time now, so technical research could wait. He then took out his pre-prepared deck, placed it in the duel disk, and activated the automatic shuffle.

　Then, he took a deep breath and waited for "Preparation Phase 2" to begin.

　The noise from the audience gradually subsided, and the arena became slightly quieter. Both contestants calmed down, their focus sharpened, and their magic began to activate.

　[Preparation Phase 2][30s] "Beep!"

　Dark finished drawing cards as quickly as possible, his gaze falling on the five cards in his hand, and he felt slightly relieved.

　However, his Elysium deck is relatively mature, and as long as his luck isn't extremely bad, he can basically fight back with any type of hand.

　This time, however, the opponent is Professor Lily, making that magic card particularly crucial.

　—"Paradise? Misty Ground"!

　Dark's confidence in defeating Professor Lily largely stemmed from this ultimate move card.

　The effect of "Elysium? Misty Field" is to shroud the field in fairy mist for five turns, and magical spirits within the fairy mist will not be affected by status ailments.

　If it is a magical spirit possessing the power of "Elysium", it will also gain the additional "Charming Body" effect.

　Additionally, Dragon-type special moves are halved in power during Fairy Mist. "Mist Terrain" treats all Magical Spirits except Dragon-type equally.