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

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　Calenoris was very unhappy about this.

　At a time when the Holy Church is facing a life-or-death crisis, it is truly irrational for His Holiness the Pope to be preoccupied with family feuds.

　Sure enough, it's because the brain is aging too quickly.

　"Callet, what do you think of the story of the 'Saint' subduing demons and turning away from evil to do good?"

　It's not that they're really pedantic!

　Calenoris abruptly looked up, his gaze fixed intently on the Pope's question.

　He said, "The 'saint' saves all living beings and reforms demons, using them as his tools."

　The Pope moved his lips, pondering for a long time: "Let me think about it more carefully."

　Intelligent people can always see the crux of the matter. "That's going too far, junior..."

　Eluri Clarissa stared at the screen and muttered to herself.

　He was in the top ten of the points rankings, and he had just shown off his "God Card," on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of his life. How did you manage to beat him up like that?

　How strong must one's resilience be to recover? Eluri shook her head and sighed, turning to the bar to pay for her water. But as she sipped her "elf grass juice" and walked out of the shop, she was met by a spectator who expressed his immense admiration with great surprise. He immediately asked for an autograph and a photo, slipping a note into her hand as he left.

　After reading the note, Eluri's face turned green. "You old fool, don't you have a daughter yourself?"

　As soon as she finished speaking, she clenched her five fingers together, releasing magical energy that burned the note to ashes.

　"While the suggestion is not bad, do I look like a puppet? Nia."

　A gentle breeze blew by, and Eluri heard a giggle. Nia said, "Times have changed, Eluri."

　"But someone will always forget," Elurly said.

　Nia said, "In a little while, in a little while, soon everyone will notice."

　"But what does that have to do with us?" Elurly said.

　Nia said, "Yes, yes, it's time to find the next playmate, hehe."

　Eluri smiled and said, "Let's go with that girl in front. Keep giving points."

Chapter 1511 The Rankings Are Reshuffled (4k)

　After winning the "Dragon King" arena, Dark's total points reached fifty-nine. However, his ranking had dropped considerably due to the delay. He glanced at his ranking on his points card, patted his cheeks, cheered himself up, and told himself he must work twice as hard to make up for the lost time and continue his push towards the top 100.

　Fortunately, the "Dragon King" arena has been secured, and now it's time to go all out for points.

　The scoring rate in the "Dragon King" arena had already decreased after the previous six or seven hours of consumption.

　However, thanks to Raqi Hodge's "God Card," the scoring rate in the arena has rebounded and should be able to continue for a longer period of time.

　Dark focused on recovering, waiting for a new challenger to qualify to challenge the "Dragon King." By the time he walked across the arena from the dragon's neck, he had largely recovered.

　He greeted his challenger politely, and after they exchanged scorecards, the duel began immediately.

　In order to retain his title as "Dragon King," Dark took this duel very seriously, and as a result, he won the duel easily.

　Although his opponent was also a dragon-specialized mage, it was clear that he was simply challenging him for the sake of challenging him.

　In reality, its strength is neither weak nor particularly strong.

　Among the more than 3,000 participants in the World Cup qualifying tournament, the average score was slightly below average.

　But this is the true essence of the "Dragon King" arena.

　The contestants' enthusiasm for participating in this arena competition stemmed more from their love for dragon-type magical creatures than from their genuine desire for the "Dragon King" title.

　For most challengers, their ultimate ambition is to stand in the ring with like-minded individuals for a fierce, dueling exchange. Noah Sharp and Darko Dimon are the exceptions. To put it another way...

　Dark Demon, who now stands on the throne of the "Dragon King," is powerful enough to defeat Raqi Hodge, who possesses the "God Card."

　If a contestant is aiming to advance from the preliminary rounds, they are unlikely to go out of their way to challenge Dark.

　Putting aside whether they can win or not, even if they can, it will probably take a very long time.

　If you lose, you'll lose two points.

　There's absolutely no need to take that risk.

　So, wouldn't the only remaining challengers be those with dragon cancer?

　Half an hour later, looking at his total score which had surged by seven points, Dak finally understood how Raqi Hodge had made it into the top ten.

　With those seven points, his total score reached 66, pushing him past the 200-point mark for the first time in the rankings, bringing him closer to 128th place. Half an hour later, Darke scored another seven points, bringing his total to 73 and placing him 190th in the rankings, moving up ten places. The higher the ranking, the faster a player climbs, and the harder it is to overtake them.

　However, the scoring efficiency of this "Dragon King" arena is very high.

　In the next half hour, Dark scored another six points, bringing his total score to seventy-nine and his ranking to one hundred and seventy-six. Moreover, his scoring efficiency shows no signs of decline at present.

　The illusory influence brought by the "Card of God" was so strong that not only Dark enjoyed it, but Lei Qi himself also thoroughly enjoyed it.

　Despite being driven off the "Dragon King" ring by Dark, Rachel Hodge had become a celebrity after those two duels, with many fighters vying to challenge him.

　Some players probably thought that if Dark could win, they could try too. If they won, they would get the title of "Slaying the Holder of the God Card".

　Even if you lose, you will still receive the title "You have dueled and interacted with the holder of the [God Card]".

　Of course, many players simply wanted to see what the "God Card" was.

　This term, which was essentially a "new word" for most players, had spread throughout Duel City at an astonishing speed. People began discussing what exactly a "God Card" was, who might possess a "God Card," how to obtain a "God Card," and a whole host of other related topics.

　Finally, the players generally agreed that Raqi Hodge's "God Card" was definitely not unique.

　To obtain the "God Card," one must collect "God's Cause." This means winning more battles in these large-scale duels. As a result, the players became more aggressive in their duels. Those players who weren't aiming to advance and weren't under pressure to be eliminated started dueling with anyone they encountered.

　This indirectly increased the previously slowed rate of increase in front-row points.

　Lei Qi's "God Card" has once again ignited the enthusiasm for the preliminary rounds. People always have irrational expectations of "gods".

　Even though "Thunder Dragon" was defeated by "Black WarGreymon", it did not lower their expectations for the "God Cards".

　They would only think that the defeat was Lei Qi's fault, not "Thor Dragon's" fault.

　Even the most powerful magic card requires a matching mage to wield it in order to unleash its true power.

　Raqi Hodge is not worthy of possessing the "God Card"!

　This style unexpectedly became popular and quickly gained widespread acceptance. As a result, more and more passersby challenged Lei Qi.

　This resulted in Lei Qi's ranking dropping slightly, but not drastically.

　He didn't expect that after coming down from the "Dragon King" arena, he could still maintain such speed and continue to score points.

　And, in this world, those who overestimate themselves...

　There are so many strong people!

　Six o'clock sharp.

　As the sun sets and the moon rises, the sky grows dark.

　Except for a very few regions, the Duel City quickly lit up with lights.

　From above, Duel City is brightly lit, as bright as day. The Alliance Duel Arena, located in the heart of Duel City, serves as its iconic landmark, showcasing a grand light show.

　The atmosphere in Duel City did not cool down at all as night fell; on the contrary, it showed a trend of rising again.

　People seem to have even higher expectations for the night in Duel City.

　It is said that night and day are two different worlds, and this is absolutely true for duelists as well.

　As night and day alternated, some duelists skilled in nighttime duels became active, causing changes in the leaderboard once again. Meanwhile, Dark, after staying in the "Dragon King" arena until 6 PM, noticed that the crowd on Dragon Cliff was gradually thinning out.

　He knew it was lunchtime.

　But he wasn't hungry.

　On the contrary, they are very energetic.

　Although the number of people on Dragon Cliff is decreasing, the efficiency of scoring points has not decreased much.

　At this moment, his score has reached 91 points, and he has successfully advanced to the 150th place in the total score rankings, getting closer and closer to success.

　Under these circumstances, how could he possibly stop? Besides, mealtimes are the best time to rack up points.

　As long as there are always challengers here, he will never be able to leave the ring!

　He's like a millstone, constantly squeezing points out of dragon enthusiasts.

　As for dinner

　Dark's original plan was to send out the food-serving expert, "Little Devimon".

　But Sofia volunteered, so he agreed. 6:30.

　Sofia returned to Dragon Cliff, bringing back not only convenient foods such as hot dogs, sandwiches, and chicken wraps, but also some information she had hastily compiled.

　During a break in the competition, Dak replenished his food and also briefly checked on the overall situation of the preliminary rounds.

　At this point, his total score reached 96 points, ranking 139th. He was about to break into the top 128, so he was naturally in a good mood.

　128th place is definitely not secure; I need to break into the top 100 to be safe.

　That's what Dark's goal is in this preliminary round. He's not very interested in anything higher.

　Moreover, it is indeed quite difficult to continue climbing higher. The number of challengers in this "Dragon King" arena is ultimately limited, and it is impossible for him to keep going indefinitely.

　However, on another popularity chart, Dakdimon's name has been soaring and has been in the top three for a long time.

　This is partly due to his past popularity, and partly due to his victory over "Raygomon" with "BlackWarGreymon".

　Another part is the cascading effect caused by a combination of these factors.

　He noticed a large number of somewhat familiar names on the gift list.

　—They are mostly nobles from the capital!

　The same group of names also appeared on the gift list of the player who ranked second.

　That contestant's name is "Inessa". The reason is obvious.

　Now that things have come to this, the eldest princess's identity is completely exposed. How could those nobles of the kingdom, especially the original doves, not shower her with praise?

　No need to check the first place; it's still her. Fourth place goes to Lucia Artemis. Yes, our elven princess! Fifth place is an orc. Presumably a noble from the orc kingdom, but not a descendant of King Lionheart.

　Then, in sixth place, Audrey Jeanne, Her Highness. In seventh place, Pandora Dragon…

　The senior student has already surged to seventh place in the popularity rankings.

　If someone were to compile a list of her gifts, they might uncover a large number of core members of the heretics.

　In just one day, she's practically become an "anti-Cult leader."

　As a result, the battle for sixth and seventh place became extremely fierce, almost like a holy war.

　……

　By this point, the popularity rankings had almost no relation to the contestants' actual abilities.

　Just like the strongest fighter in the Holy Church, it's clearly not Audrey Joan of Arc. Cortoine, the highest-ranking court mage in the royal faction, has also been pushed out of the top ten.

　Of course, some forces are very low-key, like Sky City and Sea Clan, who haven't really boosted their players' rankings.

　—This is absolutely not because they didn't have enough people present! Absolutely not! But if we're talking about being low-key, the most low-key of all is still the eldest prince, Charles. Dark couldn't find anyone on the popularity rankings who looked like the eldest prince using an alias.

　This is completely different from his understanding of the eldest prince's faction.

　The only possibility is that the eldest prince is still hiding.

　Moreover, it's possible that one of the masked figures he saw along the way was the eldest prince.

　However, upon closer examination, as long as he wears a mask and changes his attire, the eldest prince is indeed not so easy to recognize.

　Because he has basically never shown his magical spirit to the public.

　Thinking about it this way, Dark suddenly realized that his understanding of the eldest prince's magic cards was also almost zero.

　Dark shook his head slightly and stopped thinking about those things. He was more concerned about the points leaderboard.

　Compared to noon, the leaderboard has changed dramatically. Kortoinby, who was previously in first place, has fallen to second. The orc named Mephisgraim has surpassed him to claim the top spot.

　This orc is not the same one as the orc ranked fifth on the popularity list.

　In short.

　Midway through this World Cup qualifier, an orc snatched the lead in points.