In another world, Lu Mingfei is learning card making.

Thunder Rosary

【✪】【Equipment】

[Provides 100/100/100. Damage dealt by the wearer is converted into lightning stored in the Thunder Rosary. After accumulating a certain amount, a wave of energy is launched to attack the designated target.]

—Yes, equipment cards are generally that powerful.

It directly provides the physique of a Level 1 Magical Spirit, along with an additional skill. Combined with the polar bear's already extremely high physique, it can almost transform it from a mere Level 1 Spirit with high physique into a standard Level 2 Spirit!

And it's even faster than summoning a level 2 magical spirit!

Don't be fooled by Lu Mingfei's ability to summon things on a whim; it's only because there's no danger around that he can sit there and wait for the bar to open.

If it were to be played on a standardized competition like this, it would be more realistic to have a level 1 magic spirit engage in hand-to-hand combat.

"Haha! Take this, this is my plan!" Anna pointed at Lu Mingfei's magical artifact, and the rosary around the polar bear's neck floated up at her command, from which a shimmering blue-white ball of lightning emerged.

The ball floated in mid-air, emitting a faint smell of ionized ozone. Lu Mingfei watched it approach, and after a moment's thought:

"Hey Anna? Why don't you take a look at your magical artifact?"

"?"

Upon hearing this, Anna looked down and saw a cavalryman charging towards the magical artifact.

But the horses were too fast; even though Anna could see the cavalry, she didn't have time to maneuver her magical artifact to dodge. So, to her astonishment, the lance pierced through her spherical magical artifact.

"The victor is Lu Mingfei!"

The magical sprites patrolling the sky recalled the scene and deduced that Lu Mingfei's cavalry had pierced Anna's magical artifact first, and then Anna's ball lightning destroyed Lu Mingfei's magical artifact.

Anna observed the situation on the field, pondered for a moment, and then asked:

"You have three spirit cards now?"

Lu Mingfei nodded, without offering any further explanation.

Another arena disappeared, leaving only five. All the new students' eyes were fixed on the final battle that was about to begin—

"Fourth match: Moin Tiltifi vs. Serena Box!"

The battle between the Academy and the House of Nobles. Mu Yin was a white-haired girl with squinting eyes, seemingly always exhausted. Her long hair was rather messy and unkempt, but it couldn't hide her elfin, 'fantasy-like' face—

Lu Mingfei felt almost immediately that he should support Mu Yin.

Well, he's decided to stop hiding his "face-value" tendencies. After all, it's hard to hide something so ingrained, so he might as well just admit it openly.

The two bowed to each other, preparing for their duel. After the magical spirits patrolling the sky issued the command "Duel Begins," the two began summoning in astonishing synchronization—

On the podium, Professor Liss adjusted the display screen, showing the magical spirits used by the two of them:

【Star Elf】

【✪】【0/0/100】

[Race: Ethereal] [Attribute: Stellaris] [Powers: Agility, Astral Projection]

(Anomaly: Unless manifested, this spirit is not in the material plane and does not interact with real matter.)

[Ultimate Weapon: Divination]

[Divination: Divination 1, Curse 1, Initiate an attack in another dimension, dealing a certain amount of damage to the target enemy after a certain period of time]

(Divination: When the next magical effect that occurs to you is random, spend energy to manipulate it)

(Curse: When the next magical effect that occurs on an enemy is random, it consumes energy to manipulate it.)

This is the magical spirit used by Muyin, a floating female spirit that perfectly matches her own temperament. Although its ultimate attack is visibly powerful, it's not very useful at this stage.

【Gargoyle】

【✪】【100/250/50】

[Race: Construct] [Attribute: Evil] [Ability: Flight]

[Ultimate Move: Petrification]

[Petrify: Petrify your body and slam down, gaining additional defense and dealing significant damage based on your defense to ground units]

Above the sky, the gargoyle's wings flapped back and forth, but Lu Mingfei felt that they were just like the wings of the Ironwing Wyvern, probably just for decoration.

The star spirit looked up and gazed into the distance. The gargoyle soared for a moment, then suddenly folded its wings, and its base plummeted rapidly toward Muyin's magical artifact—

Unfortunately, they hit nothing.

But the next moment, the gargoyle's presence vanished silently, returning to Serena's spirit card.

"...So this is the attack launched by the divination method in other dimensions?"

Rong En watched this scene with surprise in his eyes.

Ignoring armor and difficult to observe, the [Star Spirit], as the initiator, is not even in the material plane—this card would be useful even in a formal competition.

It can even provide 'divination' and 'curses' that are useful everywhere—

"However, I don't recommend that you delve deeper into decks like 'Stars'," Professor Liss said, stopping the crowd from speculating. "Think about it, have you ever seen a duelist using a Stars deck as their main deck in any major tournament?"

"This deck is excellent as a small-scale attack, but it has a very serious problem: it has too few front-line units that can be used to block enemy units with high stats and large bodies!"

"Every year there are duelists who defy this law and try to reverse it, but they usually fall in the early stages, and very few duelists even make it to the mid-stage."

"They are great as small shafts, but not as main shafts."

The students present nodded silently, keeping Professor Liz's teachings in mind.

On the battlefield, Serena surrendered without hesitation upon seeing the gargoyle being killed. The first round of the quarterfinals concluded, and the four remaining players will face off in a second round of two-on-one matches.

But before that, Professor Liz raised her hand and pulled all four students into the audience.

"Next, you have ten minutes to prepare. You can talk to other students to understand the strengths of your opponents—and find their weaknesses as well."

Professor Liz smiled and said, "You need to know one thing: when battles take place on the battlefield, the key events that determine victory or defeat often happen outside the battlefield. Information about the enemy, communication with your teammates, or even your own confidence in achieving victory—these seemingly insignificant things are often closely related to the outcome."

"In ten minutes, the four finalists will draw their opponents. First come, first served."

The students from the Knights Academy rushed around Lu Mingfei, chattering about the match they had just witnessed and analyzing how Lu Mingfei should deal with his opponent; the Bachelors Academy also surrounded Mu Yin, but they were more restrained in their exchanges, without arguing, and simply continued to demonstrate.

The House of Nobles still maintained its estrangement, with only his own friends surrounding his four strongest members. As for the House of Fools, although they didn't have four strongest members, the students still gathered around Naiafili, comforting her.