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

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Chapter 1555 The Legendary Fairy Ritual, The Bloody Saintess's War (4k)

　The stadium was covered by a canopy that resembled the sea.

　The "seawater," a mixture of varying shades of red, reflected the scene within the venue.

　Strands of light descended from the sky, turning into fluid upon contact with the ground and spreading outwards, coloring the entire area with the same hue.

　Eluri Clarissa excitedly raised the magic card in her hand towards the sky.

　Endless radiance flowed forth.

　A phantom-like image, like a spirit, flew out from the card, instantly absorbing all the light and causing the entire field to go dark for a moment.

　When visibility returned, the little fairy was already floating in the air. "The legendary fairy—Nia Aristarchus!"

　Although to many humans, all little fairies look the same—cute in a similar way.

　But as a fairy herself, Professor Lily recognized the fairy that appeared in the dueling arena at a glance.

　"Nia Aristarchus?" Dark asked, slightly puzzled.

　Professor Lily leaned over his head and said, "It is said to be a little fairy that disappeared a thousand years ago, but I did not expect it to reappear in the form of a magical elf."

　Fairies are a race with extremely long lifespans, and their appearance is always accompanied by all sorts of legends and stories.

　Nia Aristarchus is one of the more famous ones. But even when the legends about her flourished, it was already a thousand years ago.

　She was once known as the "Fairy Princess" and also as the "Fairy King".

　But in reality, there is no such thing as a princess or king among the little fairies.

　Because all the little fairies are their own kings, they always follow their own will and are the epitome of "willfulness".

　The legendary fairy Nia Aristarchus was no exception. And aside from those meaningless titles, Nia Aristarchus had another title that truly highlighted her characteristics—"The Sun Fairy"!

　She always appears on the horizon just as the first rays of dawn illuminate the ground.

　People can always spot her silhouette from the round sun at sunrise.

　And naturally, legends about her flourished.

　Such as "Child of Dawn," "Born from the Sun," "The Little Fairy Who Brings Light to the World"...

　Since the rising sun always symbolizes beauty, most of the legends about Nia are positive.

　This is quite different from most little fairies who are inseparable from "pranks".

　However, there is a different explanation for this characteristic among the fairy race.

　"She is a role model for fairies, an admirable idol," Professor Lily commented.

　"She appears at sunrise every day, making the rising sun her backdrop."

　"To make herself visible to more people, she cleared obstacles, worked hard to guide others, and adjusted perspectives... day after day..."

　In short, it was very tough!

　This is truly admirable for someone who only has a three-minute attention span.

　"So, the whole legend of the Sun Fairy is just Nia's prank?" Dark asked.

　Professor Lily said with a smug look, "Of course, otherwise there wouldn't be so many coincidences, and people would always see them."

　Dark: "As expected of a little devil."

　Legend has it that the fairy Nia Aristarchus was not a god.

　But Nia, summoned by Eluri, still exuded a faint divine aura.

　It should belong to the fifth tier.

　There is a gap between the fifth and sixth steps.

　However, that Holy Church contestant clearly did not possess the "God Card".

　Even if there is.

　With the blessing of "Fantasy Heavenly Principles", the "Legendary Fairy Nia" can even play tricks on the gods!

　Eluri successfully stalled until the moment when the outcome was decided, ultimately reversing the situation and defeating the Holy Cult member.

　This further boosted her popularity.

　The duel is over.

　Eluri returned to the players' lounge.

　Knowing he could no longer hide, the little vixen flew to her side with a beaming smile.

　But upon closer inspection, one will find that the little fairy's figure is somewhat illusory, as if it might disappear at any moment.

　Eluri returned to her seat and recounted her encounter with Nia to Dark and the others.

　It was an experience that could never be replicated. It happened during an extracurricular activity. It happened at the very location of that activity. There, she found a slightly pinkish stone. When she woke up, the little fairy was attached to her. Nia had almost no memory of what was happening; she was completely bewildered.

　But as time went on, Nia gradually regained her senses. One night, she suddenly entered a magical spirit card and became "Legendary Fairy Nia".

　Her form was roughly somewhere between life and death; she had a soul and consciousness, but no physical body.

　The transparent body it now possesses is entirely formed from the power of fairies.

　Her status is close to that of a god, similar to that of an angel, and could be called a demigod. "If I can go further on the path of magic, perhaps I can make her a god, and like those gods, complete the resurrection."

　As Eluri finished speaking, she turned to look behind her.

　But Nia was happily grabbing Professor Lily's hands, and the two little fairies were dancing in a circle in the air, just like they had found their best friends.

　"cut……"

　A faint voice came from the corner, its source unknown.

　The game continues.

　Eluri became the first student from St. Marian Academy to advance to the third round.

　But it certainly won't be the last. The eighteenth duel.

　Ergani stepped onto the stage and won the match cleanly. Her opponent was a highly respected orc wizard, skilled in various curses, poisons, and sealing spells, but specializing in insect-based magic.

　She used the swarm of insects she summoned to create a nine-star insect king, and then used a secret ritual to hatch a twelve-star voodoo insect demon from a giant insect egg.

　However powerful the magical spirits are, they are rendered powerless by various mechanical ultimate moves.

　She used curses and poisonous mists in an attempt to reduce Ergani's health, but they were all purified by the magic cards she had prepared beforehand.

　As for her most proficient sealing techniques, they had absolutely no effect.

　The "targeted" magic cards added to the deck before the match turned out to be more and more useless during the actual game.

　It's useless. Absolutely useless!

　Ergani only summoned a few low-star magical spirits, yet she still managed to control the entire field.

　When she's in a duel, the style of the duels always seems distinctly different from the ones she's in.

　While the other duelists were trying to summon more high-level magical spirits faster.

　She's the only one still using low-star magical spirits. Looking back at the history of magical duels...

　Of course, there are also mages who focus on various mechanic-based ultimate moves. After all, as long as you control or disable all of your opponent's magical spirits, you can easily win the match.

　However, in practical applications, it is often limited by various magic cards used for field removal.

　Those special moves with mechanical mechanics will also have their effects reduced due to the difference in rank between the magical spirits.

　Ergany was not the first duelist to use this tactic.

　But only she could apply this tactic with such mastery.

　As her opponent, all I could feel was despair!

　The nineteenth duel.

　The "Lich" Sloan, who has returned from the underworld, steps onto the dueling ring. His opponent is a professional duelist named Dijour. Dijour enjoys a very high reputation in the professional dueling world. However, his journey in this World Cup has not been smooth. He barely made it through the qualifiers with a low ranking.

　Having finally made it to the preliminaries, he faced an opponent ranked in the top fifty in the first round, and only managed to defeat him with all his might.

　In the first round, he encountered the now-famous "Lich" Sloan.

　When he stepped onto the dueling platform, his face was ashen, showing none of his former gentleness.

　But his fans still gave him their full support. The name "Dijul" resounded throughout the entire stadium.

　The competition has now begun.

　Then, just two rounds later, Dijour's health was reduced to only two thousand.

　In this moment of despair, the turn changes.

　Dijul drew two new magic cards, his face instantly lighting up with elation. After that, he summoned and activated the "God Card".

　That's the Twelve-Star Dark Element Demon – "Demon Clown"!

　The appearance of yet another "God Card" has caused a sensation. High-ranking officials from various countries are paying close attention.

　Dak also obtained firsthand information about Dijour.

　He looked down and flipped through the documents, combining them with the duel information he had previously noted down. He quickly formed a concrete image of Dijul in his mind.

　But the duel on the stage ended in just a short while. Sloan did not summon his God Card "Dark Dragon". Dijul's "Demon Jester" was also still intact.

　But with less than two thousand health points remaining, he was instantly shattered by the silently stealthy magical spirit.

　Sloan abandoned a direct attack and quickly ended the duel.

　The twentieth duel.

　Professor Steven Harvey stepped onto the dueling ring. His opponent was a powerful sea creature.

　The sea creature contestant transformed the entire arena into a sea at the very start of the duel.

　But Professor Harvey then immediately built a mountain of bones in the middle of the sea.

　After a fierce duel, Professor Harvey successfully advanced.

　The twenty-first duel.

　Emily Reda Ingersoll, ranked sixth in the preliminary rounds and from the "Twilight Clan" of Sky City, steps onto the dueling stage.

　And her opponent was none other than the Holy Church's powerful figure—"Bloody Saintess" Haley Saint Meredith!

　Following "The Singer of the Rising Sun" Eva Elthorpe, Amelida once again faces a veteran powerhouse of the Holy Church, which is quite dramatic.

　Even she herself felt quite helpless about it.

　However, no matter who her opponent was, she had no reason to back down. Moreover, the "Twilight Clan" were fearless of light and darkness.

　She has an absolute advantage in terms of elemental advantage. However, this is already well-known.

　"Rising Sun Singer" Eva Elthorpe cannot avoid attribute disadvantage. But "Bloody Saintess" Hayley Saint Meredith is different.

　After learning that her opponent was Emelida of the "Twilight Tribe", Hayley switched to a deck that had nothing to do with light or dark.

　Despite her hunched figure, wrinkled face, and need for a cane to walk, the "Saint" in her name was genuine. This duel between top-tier powerhouses was captivating. Dark even set aside his attention to Diyul, focusing solely on watching the battle. Before stepping onto the elevator platform, the "Bloody Saintess" put down her cane, slowly straightening her perpetually hunched back, even the wrinkles on her face seemed to thin out somewhat.

　The price of creating an "artificial saint" was far too high. But in that era, victory was the only guiding principle. In her youth, Hayley was also a stunning beauty.

　She underwent the "artificial saint" experiment later than Pope Sith. But the more frequent battles caused her to age faster than the Pope.

　If she weren't so much younger than the Pope, she would be in a much worse condition than him.

　Even so, the signs of aging are more obvious on the surface.

　She relinquished her beauty and her life, transforming from a gentle, saintly woman into a bloodthirsty and ruthless saint.

　This World Cup match is her only chance to revive her future. Her time is running out.

　We won't be able to wait for the next World Cup.

　Hayley Saint Meredith used an Armor Card in this duel.

　The blood-red full-body armor concealed her aged face and withered limbs, making her appear as if she had returned to her peak.

　Amelida's vigilance instantly rose to its limit. Haley was a saint.

　A man-made saint is still a saint.

　The combat methods of traditional mages have never been related to saints.