Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

"At least we can learn more about our opponents!"

Celia said, "No need, I already have a plan. Instead of wasting magic up there, let's come back and discuss tactics. Running fast doesn't mean we've lost."

Doris asked in confusion, "Does running fast mean you lose?"

"This is called preserving strength and making a strategic retreat; it's a victory."

Doris opened her mouth, but had nothing to say.

What is the subtle level of winning strategy?

But this is for the best. They didn't use up much of their magic, and they weren't injured. The puppet was unharmed, so they definitely won.

Back in the rest area, Benovia said, "The contract between them is not a master-servant, cooperative, or lovers contract, but a rarer one: a contract of close friends and family."

As she spoke, she explained, "This is a contract that falls somewhere between cooperation and love, more than friendship but not quite romance. It's a relatively uncommon contract. Generally speaking, close friends and family wouldn't specifically sign such a contract."

Celia said, "It's really obscure. I've never heard of such a contract before."

The girl blinked and looked at Ross expectantly.

"Lord Ross, I will not interfere with the spells and incantations of the contract..."

Ross smiled slightly, "The contracts with your dearest friends and family are the easiest to be affected by. You just need to ask that male sorcerer who he likes before the match starts, and you can weaken the contract. Then you can use the most basic contract nullification spell to temporarily nullify their contract."

"But I don't know any spells..."

"I teach you."

"Hey, good!"

Chapter 357 Champion, Mysterious Grand Prize

The knowledge about the [Contract Invalidation] spell was quickly instilled into Celia's mind by Ross.

After carefully sensing it, Celia discovered that this spell was not difficult once the principles of spellcasting were understood.

The difference between spells and magic is that magic only requires magical power to be cast, while spells require runes in addition to magical power, and some spells also have casting conditions.

For example, the condition for casting the spell "Contract Invalidation" is that the opponent's contract must be weakened to a certain extent before it can be used.

As a rune prodigy, Celia quickly mastered sorcery, and within minutes she had thoroughly grasped the spell and successfully entered the beginner level.

“This kind of simple spell can be learned from scratch. There’s no need to waste time practicing it, and you don’t have the conditions to do so anyway,” Ross said.

Celia nodded, "Okay!"

"Wait until you reach the fourth rank before considering learning other spells. Learning spells before the fourth rank will only be a waste of time."

"Uh-huh!"

……

Soon, the third match began.

It had been a long time since the team match had ended in a 1-1 tie, and all the audience's expectations were high.

Amidst the cheers and applause of the audience after both players entered the arena, Celia silently calculated the time. Just as the trash-talking session was about to end, she suddenly asked with 'curiosity,' "Mr. Ryan, you kept looking at Miss Marika during the match. Is she your beloved?"

The atmosphere on the other end changed immediately after those words.

The girl named Marika looked at Ryan with hearts in her eyes, while the other three girls also looked at him, but their gazes were cold.

Ryan broke out in a cold sweat and shook his head repeatedly: "I didn't, I didn't."

"10, 9..."

He tried to explain, but the referee's countdown had already begun.

Ryan quickly composed himself, but still felt threatened. He dared not turn around to explain, because the match had already begun, and any explanation would have to wait until after the match.

If the game is played well, then there's no need for explanation!

Having come this far, his teammates understood the bigger picture, so they didn't say anything and immediately began preparing dragon language magic after the start.

However, what they didn't notice was that the contract connecting them seemed to have weakened somewhat...

At the same time, Celia and the others were also ready. According to the plan they had just agreed on, while directing the puppet to move forward and use defensive spells to confuse the opponent, they were all secretly gathering their strength.

This time, they will no longer use combat tactics and combo attacks.

He prepared to unleash his strongest attack, waiting for the opening that Celia had mentioned to appear.

The Blue Dragon team quickly used their dragon language magic. Seeing that Celia and the others hadn't used "Super Invincible I Love You," they used the first round's Puppet Fireball, or what's called—Simulated Dragon Breath.

Ryan stared at Celia, and after calming down, he immediately knew that Celia was trying to sow discord. He snorted inwardly.

Trying to sow discord is useless and won't affect the outcome of the game.

Having lost your strongest killing move, you are no longer a match for Dragon Language Magic.

Victory belongs to the Blue Dragon Empire!

Take this dragon's breath!

The puppet transformed into a giant white fireball, hurtling towards the Saintess Squad with an eerie, scorching heat.

"Well done!"

Celia raised her staff, and a strange ripple spread out.

Everyone sensed the ripple, but no one knew what its purpose was.

Until Ryan suddenly felt that his connection with his four teammates had become unstable.

His expression changed, and he looked up at the puppet charging towards the Holy One team, only to be surprised to find that the white flames on the puppet's body were rapidly dissipating.

"How can it be……"

He was met with a powerful spell that the Holy One team had prepared long ago.

Without the blessing of dragon language magic, they are just ordinary third-tier limit magicians.

They are even inferior to the other three-tier limit fighters, because their training for the league is all centered around dragon language magic.

When dragon language magic fails, they cannot even use ordinary spells normally.

It didn't take long.

When the smoke cleared, the audience found that the referee had already stood in front of the Blue Dragons.

The five members of the Blue Dragon Clan were stunned, seemingly unable to react.

The referee made the final announcement:

"The Sacred One team wins this match."

"Congratulations to Team Holy One for winning the final victory and taking the championship of the Mage League Team Tournament!"

Countless spectators stood up in excitement.

"Sacred One! Sacred One! Sacred One!"

"Celia! Celia! Celia!"

"As expected, Celia is the strongest!"

"I expected this, after all, Celia hasn't even used the move that killed the referee yet!"

"This year's competition is amazing! This is the most talented mage team on the entire continent!"

"Wow! I won 5 gold coins, hahaha!"

"Aaaaaah—! I lost 10 gold coins, damn Blue Dragon team!"

"Go to hell, you gamblers!"

"..."

On the stage, Ryan stood there lost in thought. After a long while, he came to his senses, looked at Celia opposite him, and asked, "Miss Celia, may I ask what kind of magic you are using?"

Celia said, "Basic spells, contracts are nullified. Although your dragon language magic is strong, it relies too much on contracts. As long as your contracts are nullified, even temporarily, it will be enough to decide the outcome."

Ryan seemed to understand. "I see. Thank you. Ryan accepts defeat wholeheartedly."

Having said that, he imitated those powerful figures by flicking his sleeves, intending to leave with an air of arrogance.

But when he turned around, he wasn't greeted by the steps to leave, but by four teammates who were eyeing him menacingly.

His expression changed: "Please, not here."

As he spoke, he ran out, looking quite disheveled, followed by his four teammates.

Watching him leave, Doris muttered to herself, "That guy, flirting with four girls at the same time, he should be split up, one for each of them."

"Ahem, you can't say things like that carelessly," Benovia reminded her.

Doris gave a soft hum.

After the competition, there was an awards ceremony and speeches.

In addition to the competition itself, another attractive aspect of each team competition is the mysterious grand prize prepared by the league committee.

The same applies this year.

As the interim president, Ashburn replaced Adrian to conduct the awards ceremony. He was a little unaccustomed to it and read the entire speech from the script. After reading it quickly once, he announced the final, mysterious grand prize.

The grand prize for this year's Mage League team competition is—

"A high-grade elemental crystal core, custom-designed for the contestants!"

Exclamations immediately erupted from the audience.

"Some people may not know what elemental crystals are, so let me explain them here."

“Elemental crystal cores are similar to magic crystals, but the difference is that magic crystals are formed by the condensation of magic power, while elemental crystal cores are formed by the condensation of various elements individually. They can not only be used as gems for embedding weapons, but also provide additional training efficiency when carried daily, and have special effects.”

"For example, ice elemental crystals allow mages to walk freely in cold regions like the far north without needing to consume extra magic to keep warm, and they can also be immune to ice spells to some extent."

"Ok?"

Celia immediately looked over, her gaze intense.

This is something that was tailor-made for her.

Because after the competition, she was going to the far north.

Such a coincidence?

Chapter 358 Elena's Current Situation

Today's main focus is the Sacred One team.

Upon winning the championship, all the team members, and even the spectators who accompanied them from the Holy Magic Academy, couldn't contain their excitement.

Blake was all smiles, laughing louder than anyone else.

"Hahaha, I knew my decision was right! I'll definitely show off in front of the Holy Lord when I get back!"

"Oh, right, and that guy Alvis too. I'll show him that even though I don't understand that junk, I can judge people!"

Laughing, Blake returned backstage. After Celia and the others returned, Blake showered them with praise, saying excitedly, "When we get back to school, I'll apply for extra rewards for you!"

Celia looked at Blake and said, "Principal, I would like to ask for a few days off and return to school in a few days."

Blake was slightly taken aback. "What are you going to do?"

Celia said, "I still have some things to take care of."

Blake seemed thoughtful. "You still have some heretical strongholds to deal with?"

Celia: "...No."

Why do you think the matter I'm dealing with involves a heretical stronghold?

Celia didn't quite understand Blake's thinking.

Blake said, "While I would love to agree, we don't have much time to stay in Koster. After the game, we have to go back tomorrow or the day after, because we are registered and need to return."

"What if we don't register?"

"Crossing the border requires registration and a visa; otherwise, crossing the border is prohibited."

"What if my visa expires and I can't go back?"