The referee’s voice had barely fallen when Clyde sprang into action like a tightly drawn bowstring.
He fully understood the importance of striking first, unleashing the surging Sixth Tier Magic within him without reservation.
At the tip of his expensive magic wand, the deep blue magic crystal suddenly flared with dazzling light.
Water-type Sixth Tier Magic, [Deep Blue Touch].
As Clyde swung his wand, several gigantic tentacles formed from highly compressed streams of water abruptly appeared, tearing through the air with a whistling roar as they lashed toward Sefina from different angles.
The momentum was terrifying, eliciting gasps from the audience.
Yet, faced with an attack fierce enough to instantly strangle a giant beast, Sefina’s reaction was so calm it was suffocating.
She didn’t even glance at the incoming water tentacles, lazily tapping her foot.
The next moment, an invisible force lifted her delicate body, floating lightly about a meter above the ground.
[Advanced Levitation].
This move stunned all the students. Floating in the air could grant better vision but also made one an easier target. It was not the best choice in an evenly matched fight.
But Sefina’s reasoning was simple: standing on the ground and fighting this guy, having to look up at him, was too lacking in presence.
Floating up allowed her to meet him at eye level—at least that looked… well, a little more commanding.
As for becoming an easier target? She hadn’t even considered that.
The fierce “Deep Blue Touch” tentacles were already about to engulf Sefina suspended in midair.
At last, Sefina lazily lifted her eyelids. Her garnet eyes showed no ripple of emotion.
She casually raised her right hand, her slender, fair wrist lifting her wand like shooing away flies, giving a gentle flick forward.
Suddenly, clear magic array patterns appeared.
Fire-type Sixth Tier Magic, [Fiery Stream].
In that instant, the water-infused tentacles collided violently with the blazing flames, erupting at their tips with thick white steam accompanied by sharp “sss” sounds.
Then, the powerless sections collapsed helplessly, turning into ordinary water that dripped quietly, not even touching the hem of Sefina’s skirt.
The crowd erupted!
“What… what magic did they just unleash? Is Sefina’s magic rank higher?”
“No! Both are Sixth Tier magic—[Deep Blue Touch] and [Fiery Stream].”
“Isn’t water supposed to counter fire magic? Why did…?”
Clyde’s pupils contracted sharply, horror rising in his heart.
Despite the elemental advantage, this still happened…
Either Sefina had an exceptionally strong affinity for fire magic, or…
Her magic power far exceeded his.
If it was the former, fine; but if it was the latter…
Then they weren’t even magicians of the same tier!
Unwilling to accept defeat, Clyde roared again, swinging his wand rapidly as he chanted increasingly complex incantations.
Ice-type Sixth Tier Magic, [Extreme Frost Prison].
Clyde had strong affinity for ice magic and great confidence in his own ice spells. His expensive wand was even enhanced for ice magic.
He was confident that, assuming Sefina’s magic power remained constant, even considering the fire-weakness of ice, his magic would still prevail!
Terrifying icy magic gathered as the duel arena’s temperature plummeted. Countless ice crystals formed in the air.
A massive frost magic array materialized beneath Sefina’s feet, spewing extreme cold as if it intended to freeze her and the surrounding space solid.
Sefina finally showed a hint of alertness, as if feeling a bit cold. She gripped her seemingly plain wand and casually pointed downward.
“Annoying.”
The magic array patterns appeared at lightning speed. Torrents of overwhelming fire magic burst forth from her petite body like a volcanic eruption!
The wand’s tip emitted a blinding white light impossible to stare at.
It was a simplified version of Seventh Tier fire magic, [Heavenfire Annihilates the City].
Of course, Sefina controlled the intensity, not unleashing the full power of [Heavenfire Annihilates the City].
But even so, the sudden wave of terrifying heat violently distorted the protective barrier.
Like a tiny sun, a massive fireball slammed down fiercely, colliding explosively with the surging icy aura!
“Boom—!!!”
A deafening explosion thundered!
Ice and fire frantically intertwined and annihilated each other! White steam instantly engulfed the arena, only to be completely evaporated and dispersed by the more furious fire magic.
Clyde’s prideful [Extreme Frost Prison] was shredded and evaporated as if it were made of paper!
The remaining shockwave of flames smashed against his defensive magic, staggering him backward more than ten steps.
His Blood Qi surged turbulently; his face turned pale, and the hand clutching the wand trembled slightly.
Overwhelmed!
Utter and complete magic suppression!
The students were dumbfounded, jaws dropping wide enough to fit an egg.
“Wh-what kind of magic was that?! Such terrifying fire power!”
“Clyde’s Sixth Tier magic… was instantly crushed?!”
“This isn’t an even fight at all! How strong is Sefina, exactly?!”
What they had expected to be an exciting duel had turned into a one-sided, merciless domination!
That petite figure floating lazily in the air now seemed towering and unfathomable to everyone, exuding a suffocating sense of pressure!
Sefina hovered, lightly yawning, looking bored.
Her reason for not using “programmed magic” tactics to outsmart brute force was simple—
No need.
Vitality.
Against an opponent like Ophidora, who was a higher-tier and formidable foe, she would have to rack her brain, using every trick and calculation to fight for even a slim chance.
But against a magician like Clyde, who was lower tier than her, simply overwhelming him with absolute, overwhelming magic power was the easiest and most efficient approach.
Tactics?
Those were challenges for the strong—not acrobatics to entertain the weak.
“Damn it! I refuse to believe this!”
Clyde was utterly infuriated by Sefina’s lazy, disdainful attitude. The arrogance and pride of a noble son would not tolerate such humiliation.
He roared and recklessly began to overdraw his magic power, preparing to unleash his strongest spell!
However, Sefina no longer bothered to give him the chance.
Just as Clyde was desperately concentrating his magic, mid-incantation, Sefina’s figure appeared like a phantom, suddenly materializing right in front of him without warning.
Still using [Advanced Levitation], but moving so fast she was before him in an instant!
Clyde’s chant was abruptly cut off, his eyes filled with shock as he felt Sefina’s terrifying magic fluctuations, as deep and unfathomable as an abyss, so close at hand!
Sefina calmly looked at him, casually extending her wand forward.
No magic was cast—just the wand itself.
But the moment the wand was offered, a mountain-like oppressive magic pressure slammed down like a solid force, locking Clyde tightly in place!
He felt the air around him grow thick and heavy like lead, his breath suddenly labored, as if an invisible mountain pressed down fiercely on his shoulders and soul!