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

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　The audience outside the venue erupted in uproar.

　The commentator screamed with excitement.

　No one could have imagined that Dak Dimon would be able to launch a counterattack in such a situation.

　Moreover, the counterattack was so clean and swift that it almost simultaneously killed the two powerful twelve-star magical spirits!

　But the reactions of the spectators were unrelated to the duel itself.

　Dark Dimon felt no joy at the moment despite successfully killing "Master Alchemist Sinzer".

　Under pressure from "Alchemist Sinzerde," he used the "Berserk Sword" to cleave the enemy in two, thus losing his chance to surprise and end the duel completely.

　Furthermore, "Knight's Soul" only lasts for thirty seconds. Once these thirty seconds are over, his attack and speed will drop significantly.

　And the "Super Blaze Chicken"...

　To quickly eliminate the obstacle of the "Universal Construct Golem," "Super Blaziken" used "Super Blaziken Kick" twice in succession. Although it successfully defeated the Golem before it could unleash its finishing move, only one "Super Blaziken Kick" remained.

　Professor Kazel also has an "alchemy beast" attached to him!

　In fact, Dark had no idea how many trump cards Professor Cazell had laid out.

　After all, Professor Kazel has made almost no moves since he attempted "Dual Bond Evolution," making it impossible to discern his true intentions.

　That being said.

　However, with both "Master Alchemist Sinzer" and "Universal Construct Golem" killed at the same time, Professor Kazel is undoubtedly at his most vulnerable defensive position.

　If you don't seize this opportunity now, you'll truly have no chance at all! And this opportunity is fleeting, lasting only a few seconds that ordinary people can't even react to.

　Therefore, almost without thinking, Dark charged toward Professor Cazell!

　His speed was incredibly fast, almost like a phantom, and the moment he started moving, he already had his swords in both hands, unleashing his aura to attract attention.

　Without the "Rage Sword's" ability to cleave in two, he could no longer shoulder the responsibility of being the "main attacker" and could only fulfill his duties as the "secondary attacker," providing opportunities for "Super Blaziken's" attack—even if it was only a tiny bit.

　"Super Blaziken" is closer to Professor Kazel and is also faster.

　After it kicked the "omnipotent construct puppet" to death, it went from motion to stillness, then from stillness to motion, and suddenly started up again, leaving a clearly visible phantom of flame in its place.

　In the blink of an eye, he had already rushed to Professor Cazell's side. His speed was incredible, almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

　When it arrived, the fiery aura that enveloped its body suddenly caught up and merged with it.

　It suddenly raised its foot, about to unleash its third "Super Flame Kick"! No matter what other trump cards Professor Kazel had up his sleeve, this kick was an arrow already on the bowstring, and it had to be released.

　And as expected.

　The "alchemy beast" attached to Professor Kazel almost immediately swelled into a ball, expanding its defenses to prevent the "Life Card's" life shield from being directly attacked.

　Super Blaziken's final kick landed squarely on the spherical defense!

　BOOM!

　The "Alchemy Beast's" spherical body was almost instantly blasted apart by the "Super Flame Kick," with absolutely no chance of defense.

　As the body of the "Alchemist Beast" dissipated into light after its death, the "Super Blaziken's" claws plunged in, intending to carry the aura of that final "Super Blaziken Kick" and continue its flying kick.

　Even though the power boost from the finishing move has disappeared, the inertial force generated by the increased speed during the kick is enough to make this kick far more powerful than usual.

　However, Super Blaziken's kick suddenly missed its target, sending its entire body flying forward with its claws and crashing hard into the "wall of light" in front of it.

　Professor Kazel vanished the instant the "alchemy beast's" body expanded.

　All three of his twelve-star magical spirits were killed in that short round.

　This is a sign of defeat that cannot be ignored in any situation or at any time.

　Even if one's mentality breaks down on the spot, it is possible to lose the will to fight.

　But Professor Cazell showed no such aura whatsoever. He vanished completely from the circular area at the very center of the arena, disappearing from Dark's sight as well.

　A look of astonishment flashed across Dark's face for a moment, and he instinctively stopped in his tracks.

　During this process, the "Knight's Soul" enhancement within him finally reached its limit, and his aura suddenly dropped.

　His defense has recovered to 6000 points, while his attack has dropped back to 11700 points.

　While an attack of 11700 points is enough to break through the "light wall," it's unlikely to gain a decisive advantage in a battle against a twelve-star magical spirit.

　But at the same time, "Super Blaziken" has entered a second phase of "Boost", increasing its speed by another 10%!

　However, without the "Super Flame Kick," the only special move that could perfectly utilize its physical attack advantage, "Super Blaziken's" ultimate combat power has actually declined significantly.

　Looking back now.

　Professor Kazel, upon first encountering Knightmon and Mega Blaziken, managed to force both Knightmon to unleash its Berserk Sword and Mega Blaziken's Mega Flame Kick.

　He himself escaped unscathed, without sustaining any harm. As for the lives of [Alchemist Master Xin Zhe De], "Universal Construct Puppet," and "Alchemy Beast," if he possessed a group resurrection magic card, he could immediately turn the tide!

　Darke's vigilance immediately rose to its limit.

　He suddenly turned his head to look around, but all he could see were walls of light. He had no idea which "forbidden zone" Professor Kazel had hidden in.

　"First, rule out the areas where WereGarurumon and RiseGreymon are located..."

　As Dark analyzed the two magic cards he had acquired this turn, he felt an overwhelming sense of joy, as if he had "seen the light again," upon seeing the [Fossil Wyvern (Ancient Form)]. He instinctively looked at the "Shield of Hope" on his back.

　However, just as he turned around to look, the "walls of light" around him suddenly faded, and the disc of power that had divided the entire area into nine "forbidden zones" quickly dissipated and disappeared completely in the blink of an eye.

　He suddenly realized that the change in the ground was caused by the disc artifact, which belonged to the alchemy master Xin Zhede! The power of this alchemy artifact should have disappeared the moment the alchemy master Xin Zhede was killed.

　The fact that they've been able to hold on until now is clearly the result of external forces. However, with the tools lost, relying solely on external forces wouldn't be sustainable.

　After Professor Cazell accomplished his "transfer" objective, he decisively abandoned it.

　The entire dueling arena was instantly clear once again. Professor Kazel's figure reappeared in Dark's sight.

　He did not use a "Monster Resurrection" type magic card to revive his magical spirit from the "Graveyard".

　Not only that.

　There were no other magical spirits in sight. This obvious deliberate attempt to create a false impression was unsettling.

　Dark's mind sank. Instead of seizing the opportunity to attack, he summoned a three-star magical spirit and instructed "Rising Tyrannomon" to attack Professor Kazel through a mental bond.

　"RiseGreymon" has very little magic power left. However, it still possesses the ranged finishing move "Rise Destroyer Cannon" and some remaining magic power to continue creating "Quick Attack Bullets".

　Furthermore, if its magic power is below 50%, using it as a sacrifice can easily lead to the failure of the sacrificial summoning.

　Therefore, this time, Dark chose [WereGarurumon] as the nine-star offering!

　Offering a three-star Magical Spirit and a nine-star "Werewolf Garurumon" as sacrifices, I will summon the [Fossil Aerodactyl (Ancient Form)]!

　When you don't know your opponent's formation, summoning the strongest magical spirit that can secure victory is always the "right" choice.

　Meanwhile, "RisingGreymon" was also testing the waters with its special attack. It first raised its "Trident Revolver" and fired a pre-loaded "Rapid Fire Bullet".

　"Fast-attack bullets" have the ability to penetrate obstacles.

　If Professor Cazell's pre-installed trump card is just something like a defensive shield, it will be immediately penetrated by "fast-paced bullets".

　However, an unexpected phenomenon occurred right before Dark's eyes. The extremely fast-moving "rapid-fire bullet," when it approached within ten meters of Professor Kazel, suddenly slowed down to its absolute limit, almost as if it had fallen into a realm of time freeze, hovering almost completely motionless in mid-air. Dark immediately connected this to the "Nightmare Space" of the "Dream Demon."

　Then, he decisively commanded "RiseGreymon" to continue unleashing its ultimate attack, "Rise Devastation Cannon"!

　The "Leap Destruction Cannon," being of a non-physical nature, is theoretically not subject to the speed limitations of the "Nightmare Space."

　Then, the beam barrage fired from the wings and chest of "RiseGreymon" was exactly the same as "Quick Attack Bullet". After entering Professor Kazel's ten-meter range, it suddenly stopped moving at zero speed and froze in the air in an almost static state.

　—Not completely solidified.

　If you look closely, you can still see the "rapid-fire bullets" and the beam barrage moving forward little by little. Moreover, the "beam barrage" moves faster than the "rapid-fire bullets," showing a strong tendency to overtake them.

　However, once the speed is reduced to one-thousandth or one-ten-thousandth, as long as Professor Cazell's feet are fine, he can easily walk out of the attack range.

　Dark was shocked, but his mind was still racing as he quickly considered the methods Professor Kazel had used and how to counter them.

　However, even after successfully summoning the [Fossil Pteranodon (Ancient Form)], he still couldn't figure out a way to break it.

　As for the "methods".

　Although it seemed incredible, given Professor Lily's "Akato Dragon Tooth Flute" as a precedent, Dark couldn't rule out the possibility that Professor Kazel had used the power of "time".

　If Professor Kazel's current methods truly involve the power of time, then Dark's subsequent offensive strategies will be completely ineffective.

　While the power of the Fossil Pteranodon (Ancient Form) is immense, its immunity to such transformation effects is limited only by the basic resistance inherent in fifth-tier magical spirits.

　It has absolutely no possibility of crossing the "time barrier." Similarly, "Super Blaziken" cannot.

　But he couldn't let mere "guessing" stop him. Super Blaziken was already running under his command.

　The "Swords Dance" skill possessed by "Super Blaziken" has a relatively long duration.

　It remains at a relatively peak level.

　But since even the beam barrage of the "Leap Destroyer" couldn't break through the "Wall of Time," the chances of "Super Blaziken" breaking through it are basically nil.

　Once it gets close enough, it uses its ultimate attack – "Aura Missile" – releasing a powerful energy wave in the shape of a bullet.

　However, the "wave missile" was also frozen in the air, continuing to advance at an extremely slow speed.

　"Roar--"

　[Fossil Pterosaur (Sword Beast)] suddenly swooped down.

　However, the fossil pterosaur (sword beast), being a "living" creature, suddenly slowed down and froze in mid-air after entering Professor Kazel's ten-meter range. Moreover, not only the part that had burrowed inside, but also the part that remained outside was affected.

　Dark immediately tried to communicate with him using his mental powers, but found that the telepathic communication was like throwing a stone into the sea, with no response whatsoever.

　This seems to mean that the thought speed of the [Fossil Aerodramus (Sword Beast)] has also been slowed down to the limit!

　The speculation that Professor Kazel used the power of "time" is becoming increasingly plausible.

　Dark immediately tried to transform the Fossil Aerial Dragon (Sword Beast) into the "Ancient Sword," or to have another Fossil Aerial Dragon (Sword Beast) pull it out of the "Wall of Time."

　Both attempts failed.

　He immediately realized that all these attempts were meaningless in the face of the power of "time".

　Powers associated with "time" naturally hold a higher position in the hierarchy of power. This is because any power capable of altering "time" must touch upon the laws of the world.

　Those are the most fundamental laws governing the world, the rules and authority that gods wield after becoming gods.

　This power is superior to others simply because it exists.

　To ignore or destroy this force, one must be equal to or higher than it in terms of order.

　Normally speaking, this means at least ascending to a divine position.

　This was impossible for almost all the players present.

　—Except for Ergane.

　But Dark immediately realized that he, too, seemed to be one of the "outsiders." His divinity had manifested, though not as great as that of a "true god." But Professor Kazel's involvement with the power of "time" could not be too profound.

　By stepping into the "Wall of Time" on his own, he may have the potential to interfere with or disrupt the changes in the laws of time within that domain.

　The problem is that this is only a "possibility".

　Once you step in and are unable to intervene, you will end up like the [Fossil Aerial Dragon] Sword Beast, instantly plunged into an abyss of no return!

　Whether or not to gamble depends on the strength of one's desire to win.

　Faced with this level of choice, Dark's mind, which had been agitated by "rage," calmed down in an instant.

　He took a deep breath and at that moment did something that was hard for others to understand—he released the "Advanced Transfiguration Charm"!

　As the Armor of the Sun, the Shield of Hope, and the Sword of Fury disappeared, Dark emerged from the dissipating light, having returned to his original form.

　Then he suddenly activated "Eye of Truth"!

　In that instant of the "Eye of Truth," he glimpsed a sliver of reality. Behind Professor Kazel, in the void invisible to the naked eye, the shadow of an enormous golden clock suddenly appeared.

　It was a floor-standing clock, with a base resembling a throne, and countless gears of varying sizes rotating in mid-air around it.

　Item Card - "Clockwork Throne"!

　After glimpsing the phantom of the "Clockwork Throne," Dark finally sensed a mysterious and indescribable fluctuation of energy.

　He then saw Professor Kazel standing there smiling, making a gesture as if he were drawing a card to summon a monster.

　However, he did not draw a card or summon anything; instead, he activated another ability of the "Clockwork Throne".

　In an instant.

　Countless clocks were projected around it, ticking as the hands turned. All the hands were rotating counter-clockwise, and the rotation speed was gradually increasing.