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

　Under these circumstances, many of Professor Harvey's methods become ineffective.

　However, since he already knew that his opponent would be Professor Jones, Professor Harvey certainly couldn't have failed to prepare a countermeasure in advance.

　—The "Right Arm of the Giant Emperor" is not absolutely invincible!

　The so-called "invincibility" is based on the fact that the opponent cannot force it to retreat by any means.

　However, in the current environment, there is indeed a possibility that "the right arm of the giant emperor" could be forced to retire.

　This wasn't an insurmountable problem for the professors. In fact, even Dark Dimon possessed the means to force the "Right Arm of the Giant Emperor" to retreat.

　The simplest and most direct method is to use the "Chaos Demotion" technique of the "Mosty Beast" to create a portal through time and space, sending it to the other side of another dimension.

　Even if the judgment of "the right arm of the giant emperor" is questioned, it cannot interfere with spatial jumps that are unrelated to itself.

　The only questions to consider are how to push it into the portal and whether the portal's passage is wide enough.

　Correspondingly, Professor Harvey could naturally conceive of and prepare similar methods.

　In this duel, he chose to send the "right arm of the giant emperor" to the underworld!

　The underworld is the most widely believed destination for the dead in the world today.

　How to establish a connection with the underworld is a topic that all necromancers have studied.

　Professor Harvey was no exception.

　Before the Age of Gods, the connection between the underworld and the mortal world was basically severed or blocked, and only under extremely rare circumstances would there be a brief connection.

　Therefore, the so-called spells related to the underworld that necromancers used in the past were actually extremely abstract concepts.

　However, with the arrival of the Age of Gods, the connection between the mortal world and the underworld was re-established, and opening the gates of the underworld was no longer an impossible task.

　After all the undead on the field were wiped out, Professor Harvey finally decided to take a desperate gamble and open the Gate of the Underworld to forcibly absorb the "Right Arm of the Giant Emperor" into it.

　however.

　What Professor Harvey could think of, Professor Jones could naturally think of as well. Therefore, the latter had clearly made ample preparations when he chose to summon the "Right Arm of the Giant Emperor".

　The two sides activated their magic cards almost simultaneously.

　Professor Harvey had just summoned the Gates of the Underworld when Professor Jones activated the secret ritual that had been planted long ago—the "Space Bomb"!

　Once someone releases a spatial skill that causes spatial fluctuations, it can trigger a "spatial bomb," causing the space to explode.

　This naturally disrupted the opening of the Gates of the Underworld, causing Professor Harvey's plan to fail completely.

　The moment the gates to the underworld were destroyed, Harvey's tense expression suddenly relaxed, revealing a slightly helpless look.

　The "Right Arm of the Giant Emperor" was simply too powerful. Without the ability to open the Gates of the Underworld again, he had no chance of turning the tide. This duel, in the end, was over.

　【End of battle】

　The referee's whistle blew simultaneously with the commentators' excited announcement. The winner of this World Cup Duel Challenge had finally been decided. Professor Steven Harvey displayed terrifying strength in this duel, but ultimately, it was Pava Jones who had the last laugh.

　"It can only be said that 'The Right Arm of the Giant Emperor' is simply too powerful." Dark watched Professor Harvey stroll off the stage, a hint of regret on his face. Although Professor Jones was his dueling professor, he was clearly closer to Professor Harvey.

　Unfortunately, the "Right Arm of the Giant Emperor" was truly invincible.

　Professor Jones' victory in this duel can be said to be inextricably linked to the Spell Card "Right Arm of the Giant Emperor".

　This magic card, though not a "God Card," is better than one, once again highlighting the importance of having an invincible magic spirit card in your deck.

　And actually.

　Dark was able to defeat Professor Lily in the previous duel, in the eyes of many viewers, because he possessed the [Fossil Aerodramus (Ancient Form)].

　While this is true, the existence of these magic cards should not negate a duelist's other abilities.

　Even without the "right arm of the Emperor of Giants," Professor Jones is not someone that an ordinary fighter can defeat.

　Her ability to become the winner of the upper bracket is undeniable. Many even believe she is the strongest player in this World Cup. The remaining three players are merely vying for the runner-up position.

　After the game.

　The host invited Professor Jones to the stage and interviewed him about winning the bracket.

　The interview was fairly standard. Professor Jones might have made some emotionally charged remarks in his younger days, but over the years as a professor, he has cultivated a relatively calm demeanor, and it's entirely impossible for him to utter any overly extreme words.

　After the interview ended, the stage switched to a performance by a famous pianist.

　Then, the fifth round of the losers' bracket, the final duel before the last three are decided, has finally entered the preparation stage!

　After completing the final construction in the lounge, Darke walked towards the players' tunnel with a slightly resigned expression.

　Even though the host had "tried his best" to stall for time, and even interviewed the winner of the bracket, it was still far from enough time for the one-hour CD to finish.

　He is already destined to be unable to use "Elysium V" in the loser's bracket semi-finals. Although even if he could use "Elysium V," there's no guarantee he'd have a chance to defeat Professor Cazell.

　But to lose on such a stage without giving it your all is truly a pity.

　It can only be said that his foundation is indeed far from sufficient, and there is still a certain gap compared with the world's top mages.

　It's already incredibly fortunate that we made it all the way to the semifinals.

　If he were given another two or three years, he would definitely be able to make the most thorough preparations.

　—Bring at least a full sack of "Elysium V" or "Pride V".

　Okay, enough joking around.

　Dac had actually considered it in great detail.

　He can only use three deck archetypes right now. One is the Evolution archetype, one is the Golden Country archetype, and the other is the Blue-Eyes White Dragon archetype.

　However, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon system was not yet fully developed and was extremely uncompetitive in this duel.

　When the Golden Country system is presented to Professor Cazell, it's nothing short of showing off one's limited skills; bringing it out only makes things difficult for oneself.

　Therefore, in the end, all that's left is the evolution system. Even without "Elysium V," there's no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it. But that's fine too; since things have come to this, let's just go for it.

　His opponent is Professor Cazell, so he doesn't need to be timid or worried during the duel.

　That being said, Dark's feelings when he stepped onto the dueling ring were actually very complicated.

　He saw that Professor Cazell had also come down from the platform, so he walked towards the center line of the field.

　Tonight, the full moon hangs high, the stars are dazzling, and the increasingly passionate piano music resounds throughout the venue.

　Dak and Professor Cazell met at the center line of the court. The two nodded to each other and then shook hands.

　Although Professor Cazell was short in stature, he appeared exceptionally tall in Dark's eyes.

　He had received so much from the professor, far exceeding the typical teacher-student relationship. The professor's eyes were wrinkled, and his forehead bore the marks of time. But his eyes remained forever bright, clear, and pure, as if they could see right into one's heart.

　Every time he made eye contact with the professor, Dark felt a sense of security naturally arise.

　"Let's duel!"

　He said suddenly.

　"it is good."

　The professor smiled.

　Afterwards, both players retreated to their own areas and took out their "Life Cards" to activate their domains!

　The domains collided, clashed, merged, dispersed, and expanded at the midline. Dark suddenly realized that the elements he had added to the domain had been completely dissolved, and the entire duel domain returned to its original pure state.

　Neither side has any additional field effects, and the duel enters the [Preparation Phase (1)].

　Dark's mind suddenly cleared, and without the slightest hesitation, he took out the deck that had been completed, placed it in the Duel Disk, and activated the shuffle.

　The duel then enters the [Preparation Phase (2)].

　Both players draw cards simultaneously.

　It was yet another duel between student and professor. The audience was in high spirits, discussing the final outcome. The commentators recounted the historical record of student vs. professor battles.

　Inside the open-air dueling arena of St. Marian Academy, the third-year students looked at Darkdemon and Professor Kazel standing on the same dueling platform and couldn't help but feel a deep sense of awe.

　When Dark's opponent was Professor Lily, their feelings were not nearly as profound as they are now.

　But that's because Professor Lily's usual behavior is too casual, making her seem unapproachable and causing students to instinctively disregard her authority.

　But when Dark's opponents changed from Professor Lily to Professors Jones and Cazell, the feeling became completely different.

　Unfortunately, Dark is only a third-year student.

　If Dark had another three years, and Dark entered sixth grade like Pandora, the outcome of today's duel might have been even more suspenseful.

　—Although Professor Kazel has not used any absolute trump cards like "The Fallen Angel" or "The Right Arm of the Giant Emperor" in the duels so far, his status in the students' hearts is by no means low.

　Moreover, just recently, Professor Cazell defeated the top student among them, Pandora Doragon.

　Now that their opponent has changed to Darkdemon, what will the outcome be? With all sorts of thoughts swirling in their minds, the third-year students couldn't help but start cheering for Darkdemon and Professor Kazel together.

　Inside the Alliance Duel Arena.

　Both players have already completed their initial card draws.

　Darke wondered what kind of deck Professor Kazel would use, constantly changing his strategy based on his own hand, but he was still unsure.

　— He never realized that the thirty seconds of the preparation phase (2) would be so short.

　But the sound of the turn switching arrived in the blink of an eye.

　He suddenly raised his head, and unconsciously began chanting the incantation for a typical summoning spell.

　"In the name of Darkdemon, I summon—Agumon!" "Agumon → Mega Evolution → RiseGreymon!"

　After summoning Agumon, Dark didn't hesitate to infuse it with mental power and the power of arrogance, causing it to evolve into its Ultimate form.

　"RiseGreymon" has higher attack and ranged burst capabilities than "BlackMetalGreymon".

　Once it had evolved, Dark commanded it to unleash its ultimate attack – "E-Trident Revolver"!

　He then drew another magic card and continued summoning. The "Trident Revolver" is a three-shot revolver made of super-strong alloy. Its first three bullets each have the power of a "Zero Cruise Missile".

　When three bullets are fired simultaneously, they can create a three-point explosion, resulting in a stronger overall power.

　If Professor Kazel's initial summoning choice is not compatible with him, he may suffer a severe blow on the spot, or even be eliminated directly.

　With only 16,000 HP, it's really not enough to stand up to "RiseGreymon".

　However, the ideal scenario is also the least likely to happen. Professor Kazel summoned the Spell Card "Mirror Pyramid" in his first turn!

　"Mirror Pyramid" is a magic item card. Its materialized form is a pyramid-shaped Rubik's Cube where every face is a mirror.

　When "Rising Tyrannomon" unleashed "Trident Revolver", Professor Kazel instantly deployed "Mirror Pyramid", creating a pyramid barrier that looked exactly like it.

　The barrier was about three meters high at its very center, with its four corners firmly planted on the ground, radiating a dazzling golden light.

　Just as the three bullets from the Trident Revolver were about to hit the Mirror Pyramid, two mirrors suddenly extended from the Mirror Pyramid, precisely cutting into the gaps between the three bullets and dividing them into three parts.

　"boom!"

　The three bullets exploded almost simultaneously, but were separated by the mirror, and the explosive force was dispersed, barely causing damage to the mirror.

　Professor Cazell smiled slightly and continued to summon.

　His "Mirror Pyramid" actually has the ability to reflect projectile magic. However, the bullets from the "Trident Revolver" are physical explosions, which is not a complete "targeted treatment".

　However, this is not a big deal.

　He knew that Dark's "Rising Tyrannomon" also had a type of bullet that could penetrate barriers. So what he needed to do now was to summon the Magic Spirit as soon as possible to use it as a shield.

　In this summoning, he chose the tool-type magical spirit – "Alchemy Beast"!

　This twelve-star magical spirit is extremely special to him, being the product of multiple "re-refinements".

　The conditions for Special Summoning "Alchemy Beast" are actually very simple; all you need is for "One Who Touches the Truth of Alchemy" to be present.

　Its judgment of "those who touch the truth of alchemy" is merely based on whether they possess the "eye of truth" or something similar.

　In other words, if Dark also had such a "Alchemy Beast" card, he could summon it directly without any sacrifices.

　In addition to being able to transform into various alchemical tools, the "alchemy beast" is not without other abilities.

　Its three stats are all the same: magic attack and defense, making it an extremely powerful weapon. Its core special move, besides transformation, is "Reforging".

　The effect of "Reforging" is to refine and strengthen.

　By placing magical items or magical tools into its body, it can analyze and refine those items, gaining access to their usage while simultaneously strengthening and refining them.

　This also applies to items that appear from item cards.

　"Alchemy Beast".