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

　However, while the "Omnipotent Construct Puppet" failed to simulate the "Ancient Power," it successfully acquired the "Fossil Demon's" ultimate move.

　The "Fossil Ghost's" "Fossil Skin," combined with the damage reduction passive inherent in the "Universal Construct Puppet," gives it an unprecedented boost in survivability.

　Even with the numerical difference, it still has the ability to entangle the [Fossil Pterosaur (Ancient Form)].

　Once its "Construct Golem Bug" turns "Super Blaziken" into a puppet, the duel will end on the spot.

　Because Dark has no more trump cards left to counter "Super Blaziken".

　After Dark's failed raid on Professor Kazel, he was caught up by the Alchemist Sinzer.

　"Vilizion" is forced to activate its special move "Quick Defense" and enter a defensive state.

　Its defense increases to 9000 points while in "Quick Defense" mode. However, it still cannot completely withstand the attack of [Alchemist Master Xin Zhe De].

　In just one exchange of offense and defense, they were already at a disadvantage.

　Dark has no time to deal with the "Omnipotent Construct Puppet Bug" and can only place his last hope on the "Ancient Sword"!

　The "Ancient Sword," formed from two "Sword Beasts," is currently the only "Magic Spirit" with room to maneuver.

　Dark has taken control of the Ancient Sword through a bond with the Fossilized Pteranodon (Ancient Form).

　Although control signals need to be relayed, at least they can be transmitted seamlessly.

　While dealing with the attacks from (Alchemist Sinzerd), he also controlled the [Ancient Sword] to launch a continuous offensive against Professor Kazel.

　However, Professor Cazell moved more and more, even moving before the attack arrived, rendering his sword attacks completely ineffective.

　He immediately sensed that the duel was nearing its end.

Chapter 1630 Despite giving it my all, I couldn't win, but I felt no disappointment (4k)

　Although Professor Cazell appears to be without any props, his movement and ability to anticipate attacks are clearly unusual.

　Dark couldn't immediately tell whether he had a hidden item or was relying on the "Clockwork Throne".

　However, regardless of the method used, as long as the final result remains the same, it will be very disadvantageous for Dac in the current environment.

　Because this means he cannot execute a "decapitation strike".

　So far, he has played almost all the cards he could in this duel.

　Even if the duel dragged on, it wouldn't help him. Conversely, Professor Cazell clearly had more leeway. Therefore, the longer the duel lasted, the more disadvantageous it would be for him. Being unable to execute his "decapitation strike" meant he couldn't end the duel quickly.

　With his trump card gone, he was powerless to turn the tide. But a duel can be lost, but one must not lose heart.

　Even in such a predicament, Dark was still trying his best to think of a way to win.

　The two "ancient swords" split into left and right under his control, thrusting out wildly.

　If any one of the "Ancient Swords" can pierce through, it will break through Professor Kazel's life shield and reduce his life to zero.

　However, an assassination attempt that misses is utterly meaningless.

　In the instant that Dark's assassination attempt failed once again, he commanded the [Fossil Pteranodon (Ancient Form)] to unleash its ultimate attack—"Ancient Sword".

　The "Ancient Sword" has both passive sword control and active attack release effects.

　Dark anticipated Professor Kazel's prediction and, before Kazel moved to a certain location to dodge the attack, thrust a giant sword formed from ancient power from the ground in that location!

　The Ancient Sword actually has a very wide attack range.

　Therefore, Dark didn't need to make precise judgments, which made his attack so unexpected.

　Moreover, he was very clear that this "surprise" attack had a high probability of not being able to harm Professor Cazell.

　as predicted.

　As the Ancient Sword ceased its thrust, Professor Kazel appeared atop the sword's tip!

　He maintained his posture, but it was as if there was a flat surface beneath his feet that lifted him into the air at a speed slightly faster than the "Ancient Sword," without causing him any harm.

　But Dark's offensive doesn't stop there!

　When he remotely released the "Ancient Sword" from the [Fossil Pteranodon (Ancient Form)], he used it to issue the "Sword Beast Transformation" command to the two "Ancient Swords"!

　The two swords from the "Ancient Between" swayed and suddenly unfurled their dragon wings, transforming back into the form of a fossil pterosaur as they spun.

　The Fossilized Pteranodon (Ancient Form)'s three stats instantly decrease. But just like the "Universal Construct Puppet" with inferior stats can still entangle it, it can also entangle the "Universal Construct Puppet" after its stats decrease.

　However, there has been a slight shift in the positions of both sides.

　The two [Fossil Aerial Dragons (Sword Beasts)] immediately unleashed their ultimate attacks.

　—"Destruction Ray"!

　— "The Ultimate Impact"!

　Both physical and magical ultimate techniques are released simultaneously, with the target locked on the person standing on the tip of the sword.

　At this point, Professor Cazell's movement range had been reduced to zero, and his imposing presence atop the sword tip was undeniably impressive. However, this action also restricted his movement.

　The two "Fossil Aerial Dragons" unleashed their ultimate attacks simultaneously, arriving in front of him in an instant.

　"boom!"

　"Destruction Ray" versus "Ultimate Impact".

　Professor Cazell suddenly vanished and reappeared on the ground not far away.

　Instant teleportation!

　When Super Blaziken unleashed its final Super Blaziken Kick at him, he used Teleport to disappear from Super Blaziken's lock-on.

　However, he was enveloped by an "alchemy beast" and protected by a circular forbidden zone. After his instantaneous teleportation, he immediately summoned the (Clockwork Throne).

　So much so that the instantaneous teleportation seemed to be one of the additional abilities of those two items.

　But even now.

　We cannot rule out the possibility that the instantaneous teleportation is one of the additional abilities of the "Clockwork Throne".

　After all, Dark knew absolutely nothing about the "Clockwork Throne".

　However, if we exclude the "Clockwork Throne," we can integrate Professor Kazel's teleportation and his extremely unique movement method into a certain alchemical tool for escape.

　Then, the ability to "predict attacks in advance" is separated and categorized under (Clockwork Throne).

　The pursuit by the [Fossil Aerial Dragon (Sword Beast)] continues. Both Sword Beasts unleash their ultimate attack, "Ancient Power," simultaneously!

　The ancient power released from their bodies condensed into giant rocks in the air, and then was released simultaneously in two different directions.

　"Boom!"

　Boulders rained down, slamming and shaking the ground.

　But Professor Cazell escaped the attack range of those two deadly attacks once again, without any injury to his body.

　Dark was about to give chase when the flames nearby suddenly went out. "Super Blaziken" was now covered in "Construct Puppet Bugs," which were densely packed around it. Although its will was still clear, it had lost control of its body.

　The "alchemy beast" released it.

　The "Super Blaziken," now transformed into a "puppet," raced rapidly toward Dark.

　Its speed is still extremely fast.

　However, the fiery aura around his body had almost completely dissipated, and the effect of "Sword Dance" was practically gone.

　While the "Super Blaziken" is still powerful without "Swords Dance", it has lost its domineering, slicing-through-meat-and-chopping-meat-and-eating-meat-and ...-it-is-no-good-it-and

　However, the transformation of "Super Blaziken" into a puppet does not only mean that it has gone from friend to foe, but also that it has lost a companion.

　The "alchemy beast" over there was actually freed!

　"Super Blaziken", "Alchemist", and "Master Alchemist Sin Chewed"!

　Dark was instantly surrounded by three twelve-star magical spirits. And all he could rely on was "Vilizion"! "Vilizion's" strength lay in fighting evil.

　When there is no evil in the field, its power cannot grow; it is merely described as a nine-star "Holy Swordsman".

　It was no match for Alchemist Master Sin Zhede, not to mention the addition of two other twelve-star magical spirits.

　The result was as expected.

　With the defeat of "Vilijion", Dark was surrounded and fought alone.

　Super Blaziken's rage is about to explode.

　However, its body was covered with countless "constructed puppet insects," and its limbs were completely out of control, beyond what could be regained by willpower alone.

　"Mind Magic" has a distinct advantage against mental control skills. However, it is ineffective against control skills that are entirely aimed at the body.

　【Fossil Pterosaur (Ancient Form)】 uses its special move "Silent as an Ancient Tomb" in an attempt to escape combat by becoming invisible and quickly provide support.

　However, Professor Kazel saw through its cloaking, and in the next second it was caught up by the "Omnipotent Construct Puppet" which also released "Silent as an Ancient Tomb", and could no longer escape.

　Dark faced an attack from three twelve-star spirits alone. Despite his all-out struggle, he was no match for them and ultimately perished.

　As his life force reached zero, the battle ended. The referee blew his whistle, and silence fell over the arena.

　But after a very brief silence, applause instantly filled the stadium. The fifth round of the losers' bracket, the World Cup semi-finals, had come to an end. The victor was Kazel, a legendary alchemist from St. Marian Academy, a professor of magic theory and a master of truth!

　Darkdemon, a third-year student also from St. Marian Academy, unfortunately stopped there.

　He will temporarily leave this stage with a commendable fourth-place finish in the World Cup.

　The commentator's voice was almost inaudible amidst the applause. Dak took a few breaths, letting the oxygen refill his brain, calming his emotions and allowing his thoughts to flow.

　Despite giving it their all, they could not win.

　But I felt no sense of loss.

　"My opponent is Professor Cazell, which makes me feel very safe."

　Standing on the dueling platform after the battle, I felt the "divine cause" surging towards me.

　Dark couldn't help but recall the details of the duel. He hadn't managed to remain calm throughout the entire battle.

　The intense battle and complex information overwhelmed his emotions, causing him to act in ways that were irrational. However, this also nearly caused him to lose control during the duel.

　While the "Double Bond Evolution" with "Blazing Chicken" was a pleasant surprise, it wasn't the fighting style he had chosen.

　When emotion surpasses reason and becomes the "brain" that dominates the body, he almost forgets all "concerns," and in that moment, only "victory" is in his eyes.

　Fortunately, his opponent was Professor Cazell, which always gave him peace of mind. Reaching the "last three" was the best result he could achieve in this match.

　This is the true victory for him.

　Let's leave the storyline where a character "unexpectedly wins" due to losing their composure in battle, leading to unpredictable outcomes, to another protagonist.

　Dak walked up to Professor Kazel.

　His identity changed back from "opponent" to "student".

　After shaking hands with the professor, he said, "Good luck in the loser's bracket final!" Professor Cazell blinked and whispered, "Steven won't be happy with that."

　Darke immediately said, "Then Professor Harvey, you should do your best too." Professor Cazell laughed and said, "Good luck, good luck to everyone."

　After Dark put away all the magic cards, he came down from the elevator, leaving the rest of the stage to Professor Kazel.

　After that, there should be an interview with the winner, followed by a performance segment for the contestants to rest.

　Next up is the loser's bracket final, where Professor Cazell will face off against Professor Harvey.

　Then, the winner between Professor Cazell and Professor Harvey will advance to the finals to compete against Professor Jones for the ultimate championship of this World Cup.

　The next two matches are also highly attractive to him; they are duels he absolutely must watch.

　But the outcome of the competition between the remaining three professors was not something he needed to concern himself with.

　As the competition has progressed, St. Mary's Academy has emerged as the biggest winner.

　The three professors who reached the final three in the World Cup will become the college's newest and biggest attraction, drawing countless students to vie for admission.

　The entrance exams for the new school year will likely be several times, or even dozens of times, larger than those of the previous ones.

　St. Maryann's College is about to expand its enrollment!

　However, given the available space in St. Mary's Academy's castle, it could accommodate even several times the number of new students.

　However, there may not be enough tower-style dormitories.

　After all, students at St. Mary's College all live in single dorm rooms, and their living conditions are far superior.

　Moreover, there are also problems with the quality of teachers.