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Pearl watched as her attack was pierced through by Draco's Fiery Slash like butter, her eyes still filled with shock until Draco's attack reached her.

Before she could even think of moving to dodge, it was already too late. The attack was almost upon her.

"Glazed Shield!"

She quickly summoned this protective skill as Draco's attack struck her.

BOOM!

A massive explosion erupted from the clash, and the crowd fell into silence as they watched.

At first, they looked at Draco and Pearl with solemn expressions, confusion evident in their eyes.

What they had just transformed into was something familiar to them—a Volkoid.

This made them question whether Draco and Pearl were Volkoids or humans, as they were now completely uncertain.

"Hmph, Tera, I never thought you would accept a Volkoid as a student," Ken taunted.

Tera snorted. "Do you think, with my strength, I would allow a Volkoid to sneak into my academy?"

"Oh, we can't say. Maybe you're in cahoots with one another," Ken grinned.

When the representatives of the various academies heard this, they glanced at Tera in silence.

One couldn't be too sure—could it really be that Tera was working with Draco?

They became even more convinced that Draco was a Volkoid. After all, why else would they find nothing about his background—where he came from, his birthplace? The only thing they had discovered was that he first appeared in Mercenary City.

"Oh, so you're saying this old woman is in cahoots with the Volkoid Clan?"

Laura's voice rang out, maintaining the eerie silence.

"Then, if you're saying that, it means everyone in the Phoenix Academy are Volkoids, since the Heavenly Phoenix allows us to take on the form of a phoenix."

Laura snorted.

When they heard this, they began to think deeply about her words.

She was right. There were certain skills that allowed one to take on the form of Volkoids.

This made them reconsider their assumptions about Draco. Perhaps he simply had such a skill? But at the same time, they felt a hint of greed—after all, if there was truly a skill that could grant such a vivid transformation into a Volkoid while also significantly increasing one's strength, it was something worth obtaining.

Ken, hearing Laura's response, was surprised.

From her words, it sounded like she was supporting Tera.

Aren't they supposed to be rivals? Can't she see that her representative is getting suppressed?

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He sighed at the thought, unsure of what she was really thinking.

Laura felt Ken's gaze on her and simply chuckled.

She turned back to look at Draco's phoenix form. From the battle alone, she could tell that Draco's phoenix skill or bloodline was far superior to anything they had in the Phoenix Academy.

And given that their academy's foundation was centered around the phoenix, they didn't want to make an enemy out of Draco.

Draco's current strength was already terrifying.

But what about when he fully matures?

How strong would he be then?

She sighed, looking toward the explosion, her expression both contemplative and worried.

The entire crowd remained silent, all eyes locked on where Pearl had fallen.

Had she been defeated, or had she managed to survive?

As the dust finally settled, Pearl's figure was revealed.

A few peacock feathers were scattered around her, splattered across the ground.

If one looked closely, they would notice drops of blood dripping from her beak, little by little.

Laura's mind eased when she saw that Pearl had survived the attack.

Draco, too, was a bit surprised.

He had expected her to withstand the blow—but he didn't expect it to leave only minor injuries.

"PEACOCK'S PRIDE SURGE!"

Pearl cried out as a large image of the Nine-Glazed Peacock appeared behind her.

Then, in an instant, it fused with her body...

MEY-OW!

A loud peacock cry echoed through the arena as Pearl's peacock form began to grow in strength and size.

Peacock's Pride Surge: Temporarily boosts the peacock's strength, speed, and vitality.

Draco could feel her increased strength.

But alas, this didn't really change anything for him.

With a flap of her wings, she vanished—only to reappear in front of Draco.

"Spectral Peck!"

Spectral Peck: A swift, ghostly peck that deals damage and has a chance to ignore enemy defenses.

Her beak shot forward, aiming directly at Draco.

Draco quickly raised a defensive barrier—but to his surprise, her beak pierced through it effortlessly.

Her beak tore into his phoenix body, and blood dripped from the wound.

Pearl didn't stop.

She continued her relentless assault, striking Draco again and again, causing more and more wounds to appear on him.

This counterattack surprised the crowd. Pearl had been getting beaten up by Draco not long ago, but now the tide had turned—Draco was the one being pushed back and injured by her.

"Is this all you've got?" Draco suddenly asked as the battle progressed.

His words made Pearl look at him warily.

Suddenly, flames surged toward her from Draco, forcing her to dodge.

However, a small portion of the fire landed on her. She tried to extinguish it, but the flames persisted, continuing to burn. Every time she reduced them to mere wisps, they would ignite again, scorching her body.

Finally, she managed to put them out, but it had taken a considerable amount of effort and time.

"You know, the phoenix has one main power that it commands—fire," Draco said.

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Everyone knew that the core power of a phoenix was Fire Originat—it was a being born to control fire.

"Also, do you know another name they call the phoenix?"

"The Undying Bird."

As soon as Draco said this, three-colored flames ignited all over his phoenix body.

Strangely, his body was not burned. Instead, his wounds began to heal rapidly, and within a single breath, he was completely restored.

"Let me show you the true terror of a phoenix."

CHIRP!!

Draco let out a long cry, flapping his wings as he ascended into the sky. His entire body remained engulfed in three-colored flames.

He flew higher and higher until the only thing they could see was the radiant glow of his flames illuminating the sky.

The crowd and Pearl watched, wondering what he was planning.

Then, Draco let out another loud cry.

Suddenly, multiple three-colored flames appeared beside him.

No, it wasn't just flames.

As they looked closer, they realized—these were phoenixes.

Three-colored phoenixes.

The phoenixes spread their wings, letting out deafening cries.

Pearl, watching this unfold, felt a sense of unease creeping into her heart.

She didn't know what Draco was planning, and while she wanted to attack, she hesitated. Attacking recklessly might put her at risk and leave her completely at his mercy.

As the phoenixes spread their wings, they suddenly wrapped them around their own bodies, beginning to spin rapidly, their three-colored flames swirling around them.

Their forms morphed into spiraling drills, and with an explosive burst of speed, they descended toward Pearl like meteors.

Fear flashed in Pearl's eyes.

Without wasting any time, she quickly deployed multiple layers of her Glazed Shield.

The phoenixes moved at blinding speed, diving toward her like a storm of meteors.

"Thousand Phoenix Barrage!"

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

...

The phoenixes collided with Pearl's defenses, unleashing a barrage of devastating explosions.

Draco didn't just stand by and watch.

He, too, spread his wings, wrapping them around his body.

Then, just like the phoenixes, he began to spin violently, his flames burning ever brighter.

With a SWOOSH, he descended like a falling star.

Each phoenix broke through Pearl's Glazed Shields one by one. The flames that landed on her refused to be extinguished, reigniting each time they were put out—undying in nature.

Draco clashed with Pearl, who was already battered and covered in wounds from her battle with the other phoenixes.

BOOM!

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