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

　He calmly folded the magic cards and put them into his card holder, then turned around with a smile and said, "Good afternoon, Miss Emma."

　Emma's eyes narrowed slightly as she quickly walked past him, muttering, "Don't underestimate me."

　Dark felt a little embarrassed; he knew this was clearly meant for him.

　Darkdemon vs. Emma Metis.

　This pair received significantly more attention than yesterday.

　As the top students in their second year of study in their respective colleges, they attract attention even when they walk down the street.

　Emma is still so sensitive.

　As the two contestants appeared outside the dueling arena, the second-year students watching from the ring suddenly became lively.

　Although they had high hopes for their all-knowing Miss, their chances were ultimately slim when their opponent was Darkdemon.

　The duel between Darkdemon and Saraswati, the second-year head of the Magic Academy, during the opening ceremony on Friday had already left them in awe.

　Even though Sara's strength far exceeded that of a normal second-year student, Darkdemon still won so easily.

　The second-year students of the Knights' Academy and the Nobles' Academy are vying for supremacy under the leadership of their respective prefects.

　The students of the Noble House were all full of confidence, certain that this confrontation would once again result in a victory for the Noble House.

　Although the students from the Knights Academy spoke louder, they were clearly all bark and no bite.

　In previous sophomores, both Emma and Sara were considered "shining stars".

　However, among this year's second-year students, there is one who has advanced to the next grade!

　If Emma and Sara had the strength of a third-year student in their second year...

　Those layers of contrasts make it impossible to muster any courage to challenge them.

　Therefore, Jimmy Abbott's ability to step onto the dueling stage yesterday and calmly engage in the duel has already impressed some people.

　The students at the Knights Academy all acknowledged Emma's strength, but they only considered her to be on par with Sara.

　With such thoughts in mind, the second-year students looked toward the dueling arena.

　Both players had now taken their places on the platform.

　Therefore, Darkdemon is someone with the strength of a fourth-year student.

　The difficulty level is 10 for each level above.

　The difficulty level is 100 if you're two levels above that!

　The sound of the automatic shuffling echoed in his ears, and Dak gradually focused his attention.

　This duel didn't mean much to him.

　But he will take every duel seriously.

　Darkdemon is on the red side, and Emma Metis is on the blue side.

　Adhering to their long-standing habit of being taciturn, the two did not exchange a single extra word during the preparation phase.

　As both players placed their prepared decks into their slots, the highly anticipated duel finally began.

　In contrast, Emma was now completely focused; she had decided early on to give it her all!

　To understand Dark's deck, she also watched Dark's duel with Jimmy yesterday afternoon.

　And win every single game.

　Until a true powerhouse appears before us—

　He's even more excited for next month's Golden Cup!

　Even if you gain a huge advantage in the early game, you can still be turned around by being left with low health in the late game – that's the resilience of Darkdemon's deck!

　The more Emma summarized, the more she realized that Dark's achievements were already awe-inspiring.

　To surpass, one must break through the limits.

　Unfortunately, Jimmy was too useless and failed to bring out Darko's new system.

　For the time being, she could only make calculations based on Dark's past duel records. Then she would mentally rehearse the game, trying to find a way to win.

　But even in her imagination, she never won.

　With the acquisition of all five magic cards, the expressions on both sides varied.

　Emma cautiously looked up at Dark's projection, and her heart sank.

　On the red team's platform, Darko Dimon was naturally smiling.

　"Beep——"

　"30-second countdown to the preparation phase!"

　The moment the referee blew the whistle, both Emma and Dark immediately drew their cards, their magic surging and their mental focus becoming highly concentrated.

　Dream Demon

　Rei-fox Beast

　Monster Eevee

　That unwavering confidence, as perceived by outsiders, is truly enviable.

　Darko did indeed get a good hand.

　"Dreammon, Renamon, Eevee!"

　"These three Magic Spirit cards can all be used to evolve into the second tier with Elysium 3."

　"Differentiated by star rating, after evolution they are four-star, five-star and six-star respectively."

　Elysium 3

　Pride 4

　The instant the preparation phase switches to the combat phase.

　He immediately began casting a normal summoning spell.

　"In the name of Darkdemon, I summon—Renamon!"

　"And the final Pride 4 is for maintaining order!"

　Thirty seconds of thinking time seemed excessive at this moment. Dark drew out a magic card and silently counted.

　"Tick!"

　"I wonder if Emma can withstand my attack in this first round?"

　Dark smiled slightly. After successfully summoning Renamon, he placed the magic card on the table and then drew the next card—Elysium 3.

　A white light, tinged with pink, descended upon the red team's summoning area.

　The Dream Demon has ample defense but insufficient attack.

　Magical Beast: Sylveon is at a disadvantage against the other two Magical Beasts.

　Only the Rei-Fox Beast is the signature choice for a strong offensive.

　After running ten meters, the fox beast's slender body suddenly blurred, as if it had disappeared. When it reappeared, it had already crossed the center line and was rushing towards the blue team's summoning zone with extremely strong acceleration!

　At this very moment, magical spirits have just materialized in the blue team's summoning zone.

　"Golden Beast X, form transformation!"

　The fox beast materialized in a crouching position, and then in the next instant, it charged out with the force of thunder!

　"Renamon, use Fox Flash!"

　Dark's command rang out instantly.

　Compared to the Golden Beast, whose magic power, attack, and defense are 1000, 1300, and 1500 respectively, and whose only special move is Golden Devour, Golden Beast X has further specialized in defense and has two special moves!

　Card Name: Golden Beast x

　On the blue team's platform, Emma shouted urgently, her expression grave.

　After discovering that Dark had drawn a good card, she immediately abandoned her plan to summon another magical spirit and chose the Golden Beast X that was right in front of her!

　This magical spirit, which belongs to the Ancient Machine type like the Golden Beast, was created by her using the same but further optimized formula as the Golden Beast.

　Attribute: Steel

　Mana: 1500

　Attack: 700

　Type: Elf Card

　grade:

　Race: Machine

　The golden beast X, resembling a golden lion, immediately unleashed its ultimate move—X Transformation—as the fox beast charged towards it!

　The next second, its spine split open to both sides, and a golden human-shaped figure straightened its back.

　The two sides of the body changed from solid to flowing liquid, flowing and converging forward.

　Defense: 1600

　Ultimate moves: Golden Devour, X Transformation

　The entire golden shield perfectly protected the golden man and the blue magic ball, like an impregnable fortress.

　Emma watched nervously as the charging fox beast charged forward, and immediately drew her second magic card in preparation.

　When the transformation was complete, Golden Beast X transformed from a majestic golden lion into a diminutive soldier wielding a huge round shield.

　The round shield was eggshell shaped, with a diameter of over two meters, and the surface of the shield was printed with the head of a golden beast, its eyes wide open in anger.

　After its form changed, Gold Beast X completely abandoned its offensive capabilities and transferred them to defense, resulting in this golden shield!

　The moment her thought crossed her mind, an extremely dazzling beam of golden powder lit up the red player's platform.

　Under Dark's deliberate manipulation, the beam of light became increasingly concentrated, almost directly piercing the body of the fox beast.

　The fox-like beast was instantly filled, and its body gradually turned into light as it ran.

　She knew very well that Renamon's base attack was only 1500, and even with its ultimate move, it wouldn't be able to break through Goldmon X's giant shield in a short time.

　However, since Darkdemon summoned this magical spirit at the outset, he most likely possesses the magical card that can transform and enhance it.

　as predicted.

　Card Name: Nine-Tailed Fox Beast

　Type: Elf Card

　grade:

　When it completely transforms into a luminous body, its entire form changes from humanoid to beast-like.

　Its size increased dramatically, and flames roared on its limbs. It actually rode on those blue flames and galloped through the air—at an even greater speed!

　Attack: 2600

　Defense: 2600

　Ultimate moves: Ghost Fire Ball, Fox Lightning Strike, Fox Flame Dragon, Tengu

　Race: Bird-beast

　Type: Fairy/Fire

　Mana: 3500

　"boom!"

　Like a thunderclap, the nine-tailed fox beast sent the golden beast holding the giant shield flying backward.

　The giant golden shield slid back along the ground, making an extremely loud scraping sound.

　Although the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast's attack and defense aren't top-tier among six-star magical spirits, it possesses a terrifying advantage when facing three-star magical spirits.

　Even after evolving into a magically specialized magical spirit, it still charged fiercely at the golden shield without any restraint.

　"Ospite fire jade!"