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

　Those who voted for the Knights Academy and received welfare benefits suffered heavy losses and cursed wildly.

　A slight commotion ensued in the audience.

　However, the various branches of St. Marian are naturally quite safe, far from being places where one or two people could act impulsively.

　Therefore, that slight confusion quickly dissipated.

　The start of the third round of the competition immediately shifted the audience's attention completely to the competition itself.

　The fateful duel between the House of Nobles and the House of Knights sparked...

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　They engaged in a heated discussion.

　After three rounds of matches, the stadium entered halftime.

　Dak and his classmates went to the cafeteria for lunch, and the boys along the way whispered excitedly.

　The fateful duel between the House of Nobles and the House of Knights ultimately ended with the House of Nobles winning by one point.

　In the three rounds of matches this morning, the House of Nobles won both of their two matches, while the House of Knights lost both of their two matches.

　This outcome was exactly what the students of the Noble Academy wanted.

　The students from the noble academy, who had been fighting fiercely with the Knights Academy for several years, couldn't wait to see the Knights Academy fall to the bottom.

　But the knight is strong and courageous, and should not be defeated. He should have the strong belief that even if he falls to the bottom, he should return to the battlefield.

　After lunchtime, in the fourth round, the Knights Academy vs. the Magic Academy, surprisingly rose against the odds and defeated the Magic Academy with a score of 3 to 2!

　However, in the fifth round, the Magic Academy defeated the Fool's Academy with overwhelming force, turning the tide of the battle.

　In terms of the total number of wins in a single match, the Magic Academy even surpasses the Knight Academy.

　The Knights Academy, having won seven matches, and the Magic Academy, having won eight matches, both set their sights on the final round of duels between equals.

　The House of Nobles vs. The House of Fools!

　……

　Since the Fools' House couldn't even defeat the Magic Academy, which was defeated by the Nobles' House, logically it shouldn't be able to defeat the Nobles' House either.

　However, facts speak louder than words. In the battle between the House of Nobles and the House of Fools, the House of Nobles suffered a crushing defeat.

　The House of Fools rose against the tide, its fame soaring, and it brought the House of Nobles down to the mundane!

　Ultimately, the Noble Academy won eight matches, tying with the Magic Academy for first place.

　The Fools' House won six matches, finishing last with the worst record.

　However, the difference between the fourth and first places is actually only 20,000 temporary credits.

　A successful challenge against a higher level can easily bridge that gap.

　To truly win, taking on challenges of a higher level becomes the key.

　The contestants from all four departments set their sights on the higher-level rewards and secretly prepared to work harder.

　……

　During dinner, the students had a heated discussion about this, with students from different departments standing several tables apart taunting each other, wishing they could smash each other's brains out.

　In the end, it even devolved into private duels, with people fighting one after another in the open space outside the cafeteria. The intensity of these duels was no less than that of the matches held inside the cafeteria.

　The students in grades two through five were the most excited. Although they adhered to the bottom line of school rules, the shouting matches continued to escalate.

　The sixth graders, however, became more restrained as they were about to graduate.

　First graders simply can't compete with each other.

　Dak and Doron, among others, wandered through the gaps, excitedly gossiping and seemingly eager to stir up trouble.

　Before things could escalate further, Professor Sylph, having finished her dinner, strolled slowly past, and an instant silence fell.

　Then someone shouted, and the students suddenly realized that a new round of the competition was about to begin, so they hurriedly returned to the open-air dueling arena.

　At 7:00 PM sharp, the new round of the competition officially began!

　Unlike the students competing within the academy, the audiences in various venues are mostly fans of individual star players, and they get very excited as long as their favorite player performs well.

　And after the excitement comes the desire to spend money.

　When you're sad, you also need to consume something to vent your emotions.

　As a result, a large number of food items, souvenirs, and model Easter eggs appeared appropriately inside the venue!

　Especially the model Easter eggs.

　After two months of high sales, the popularity of the model Easter eggs has actually increased rather than decreased, with each duel becoming an advertisement for the model Easter eggs.

　Viewers and fans went into a frenzy in their quest to obtain their desired magical spirits.

　After obtaining a regular model, players will then want to obtain an animated magical model, leading to further spending of money.

　In an era when wealth was concentrated in the hands of a small group of people, the wealth of nobles and large families was immeasurable. Once they started spending money, it was like a golden river.

　The personal trading market derived from this model Easter egg unexpectedly boosted economic circulation.

　As the market value of rare models increases, some people even see it as an opportunity to make a fortune overnight, similar to the lottery.

　Naturally, there will be no shortage of "gamblers" as a result.

　However, this is a phenomenon that is difficult to avoid in similar industries.

　Just as the duel economy hides countless gambling industries.

　It cannot be eliminated no matter what.

　……

　The stars are exceptionally bright tonight, and the St. Marian Duel Arena is brightly lit.

　The cross-grade challenge is more exciting and anticipated than the duel between students of the same grade.

　The deep night sky can also evoke stronger emotions.

　Both students and audience members were captivated by the persistently high level of emotion.

　Control, adding fuel to the fire of the duel.

　However, for contestants, taking on challenges beyond their level is a matter that requires extreme caution.

　Unauthorized attempts to challenge someone of a higher level will not only waste your only challenge slot, but also greatly increase the chance of suffering a crushing defeat due to the gap between grades.

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　A crushing defeat can cause a star player's popularity to plummet, so those who care about this need to be cautious.

　Furthermore, what we usually refer to as "crossing levels" is actually a lower-level strong person challenging a higher-level ordinary person. But every contestant here is an outstanding student in their grade, and theoretically, they cannot be measured by their current grade level.

　Therefore, successfully challenging someone of a higher level is extremely difficult.

　Even those with some confidence need to carefully consider how many levels they are going to skip.

　……

　The first person to apply for a challenge beyond their level was none other than Winnie Skadi, a third-year student at the Magic Academy!

　This rising star in dueling was already quite popular for her intellectual demeanor and beautiful appearance, and her strength was perfectly demonstrated in the daytime dueling matches.

　What truly made her famous was the Halloween party.

　Princess Elizabeth chose her as her dance partner from among all the others, and at the time, major newspapers published in-depth reports about her.

　It was from then on that Winnie Skadi truly entered the public eye.

　Tonight, Winnie Skadi, the first to apply for a challenge, entered a powerful state of "no book in hand" and directly challenged the fourth-year student of the Knights Academy who had performed well during the day!

　The Knights Academy defeated the Magic Academy 3-2 in the daytime duel.

　But the fourth-year student suffered a crushing defeat at Pandora's hands.

　Although that did not affect his subsequent brilliant performance, that crushing defeat still haunted him.

　Being suddenly chosen by third-year students of the Magic Academy as a target for a challenge beyond his level made him feel like he was being treated as an easy target by the Magic Academy.

　Therefore, the fourth-year student, whose anger was thus ignited, stepped onto the contestant's stage with the intention of teaching his junior a lesson.

　On the other side of the contestant's platform, Winnie Skadi remained remarkably calm, her beautiful face gleaming under the starlight.

　After both players took to the stage at the same time, they decided to quickly enter the preparation phase and then switch to the battle phase.

　Despite facing a powerful fourth-year student, Winnie Skadi maintained an assertive demeanor completely out of character, suppressing the student from the very beginning.

　It was almost exactly the same rhythm as when Pandora defeated this fourth-year student, a clean and decisive victory!

　Even as the final magic orb completely returned to zero, the fourth-year student of the Knights Academy still looked on in disbelief.

　The deafening cheers from the audience, fueled by his successful first challenge against a higher level, assaulted his eardrums, dealing him a tremendous blow.

　Before this duel, he was still thinking about which fifth-grader to choose for a challenge against someone from a higher level.

　That fighting spirit was completely shattered!

　……

　Following Winnie Skadi, Pandora Drogon, also a fourth-year student at the Magic Academy, forcefully selected fifth-year students from the Noble Academy.

　The fifth-year powerhouse who helped the Noble Academy turn the tide in the duel between the Noble Academy and the Magic Academy was none other than the renowned "Silver Dragon Girl".

　The duel began amidst wave after wave of cheers.

　The speed and intensity of the opening moves by both players exceeded the comprehension of a first-year student.

　The intensity of the duel was in no way inferior to any of the sixth-grade battles that took place during the day.

　The beautiful, slender white dragon, seemingly capable of transcending reproductive barriers, reappeared, eliciting cheers and applause from the "White Dragon Fanatics."

　A huge banner depicting the entire white dragon fluttered in the wind.

　The uniform chant of "Silver Dragon Girl" from the entire audience didn't feel awkward at all at this moment.

　The entire huge audience seats seemed to be occupied by fans of "The Silver Dragon Girl".

　Amidst the fervent shouts, the "Silver Dragon Girl" lived up to expectations, suppressing her opponent with an imposing presence!

　……

Chapter 448 Darkdemon and the Real and Fake Executions (4k)

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　After that, the Magic Academy's score jumped from 81,000 to 120,000 in an instant, making it the top-ranked institution.

　If the other branches do not achieve three victories against higher-level institutions, it will be completely impossible for them to surpass the Magic Academy.

　Suddenly, the pressure hit them.

　The fifth-year student from the Noble Academy, who had just been defeated by Pandora, took a deep breath and began replenishing the magic of his magic cards in preparation for his next challenge against the sixth-year student.

　Although it sounds a bit presumptuous of him to challenge a sixth-grader after just losing to a fourth-grader.

　But how can you know your limits if you don't try?

　Learn from failure.

　They grow through duels.

　Even fifth graders are the same.

　……

　The House of Nobles, the House of Knights, and the House of Fools also took action after that.

　On the contrary, the Magic Academy went quiet.

　However, the difficulty of the challenge, which was aimed at a level far beyond the current level, was fully demonstrated.

　Defeating an equally outstanding opponent who is at least one grade above you is not something you can do just by talking about it.

　Subsequent attempts to challenge students of higher levels failed one after another, except for a hard-fought victory by a fourth-year student from the House of Nobles against a fifth-year student from the House of Fools.

　However, the fifth-year student who had regained his spirits was defeated once again in his challenge against the sixth-year students.

　After that, the second and third year students of the House of Nobles were forced to take part, but none of them succeeded.