"The power of Sincaro, the Demon King."
Rowena said, "Kadela once was His believer but betrayed his master, so now I am here to reclaim everything that traitor received."
He was facing the chosen one of Sincaro, the Demon King.
An existence equivalent to Kadela, the God of Trickery, naturally would not fear a counterfeit like him.
That’s why she could harmlessly hide behind Ethan, even Ethan and the Lindong Witch became tools for her manipulation!
Did those people realize Rowena’s intentions?
Perhaps everything happening in the imperial capital is part of Sincaro, the Demon King’s plan?
He must take this information out!
Kadela’s figure transformed into a mass of grayish light, casting aside the treasures in the Observatory.
But darkness blocked his retreat, he failed to tear open a gap and was instead bounced back by the indestructible wall, landing heavily on the ground.
Since inheriting the name of Kadela, he had never been this despondent.
If the true Kadela appeared here, would the situation change?
Kadela saw the stars were obscured by darkness, forcing him to pray to the omnipotent God of Trickery, hoping that the great existence would guide his path in this desperate situation.
This time, the starlight did not shine upon Kadela.
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The chosen one of the Demon King waved a wand, and he was lifted from the ground by shadows that could easily reach his soul.
Obliteration of the soul meant true death.
"The great Master of Demons is watching you, and you are boring Him."
The books on the left stopped flipping, with a light sound, an identical ebony wand flew to Kadela’s side, "So, I decided to give you a chance, under the joint witness of the Master of Demons and the traitor - now, pick up the wand like a magician."
Kadela looked at the wand at his feet, and as he hesitated, a blue light whipped across his body.
It left no wound, more like pure humiliation.
Rowena intensified her tone, giving him no chance to refuse, "End it like a magician."
Kadela had to pick up the wand, grasping it in his palm.
After thousands of years, his soul once more touched the wand.
The feeling was incredibly unfamiliar, he could no longer remember how long it had been since he last dueled as a magician, nor who his previous opponent was, or what magic was used in the duel.
Ultimately, these were not his strengths, but now it had become his only chance of survival.
A beam of light seemed to pierce through the desperate world.
If he could defeat Sincaro’s chosen one through a fair magical duel, he might just survive despair.
Surely, this would be an outcome recognized by the Master of Demons.
Rowena placed the wand before her chest, patiently waiting for Kadela to pick up the wand on the ground, then came the ritual of the pure-blood mages which emphasized etiquette.
Even in a magical duel, they must maintain dignity and composure.
Standard courtly aristocratic etiquette, she saw Kadela still standing there, and said coldly, "Have you forgotten the dueling etiquette? Now it’s your turn to salute."
The darkness pressed down on Kadela’s shoulders, forcibly making him lower his proud head and bend down.
Next, was the upright battle.
After lies, battle was inevitable, but Ethan had already shared the secret to victory with her.
— Drag Kadela into her most adept realm, then defeat him with ample experience!
Back in her days at the Astrology Guild, she was a maestro of magical duels!
Such scenes had happened countless times, she even developed muscle memory.
Rowena steadied herself.