Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

This method allows Transcendents to receive strong enhancements even at the Sequence 4-5 levels, which occasionally enables them to defeat opponents a rank higher than themselves. However, as their ranks increase, the blessings of such prayers become less significant.
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After listening to Tringle's explanation, Tilan nodded slightly and then, without further ado, Tringle asked the members beside him to step forward and demonstrate for Tilan.

Two black-robed wizards stood opposite each other, 50 meters apart, and then the battle began.

"First is our club's signature spell, 'Spectral Fright Night'."

A wizard lifted his hand slightly, and a twisting specter emerged from his palm. In an instant, it traced a purple path through the air, its rapidly expanding body creating a hissing sound like a giant python and crashing into the opponent, engulfing and piercing through them.

"Against ordinary people, this strike could tear apart their consciousness and soul, which is the Withering Sequence's most skilled combat method."

Attacks coming from the soul and mind aren't something ordinary armor can defend against or isolate, and even Transcendents, when facing those of the same rank from the Withering Sequence, are still in exceptional peril.

After the explanation, the wizard who had been engulfed by the deep purple python emitted a white glow, and then slowly descended from the air he had been flung into.

"Such spells that directly impact the soul aren't very effective against peers and the Radiant Feather Sequence, that's why we've also practiced other techniques to compensate."

The descending wizard began to counterattack; he muttered quickly under his breath and then swiped his hand in front of him, causing a smoke-like mist to spread instantly and rapidly extend, engulfing the entire area.

In such an environment, close-combat Transcendents were at a distinct disadvantage. Tilan closed her eyes to experience it; her usually sharp senses were blocked by the mist and she couldn't discern the distant scene.

However, her thoughts shifted and then she lucidly envisioned the silhouettes of two figures moving in the mist, already engaged in battle.

While ordinary people would have their senses shielded, the mist was, after all, made up of tiny crystals, and she could perceive the situation more clearly. This also opened her mind to the possibility of using this tactic herself in the future.

"What's that name?" asked the curious girl to the black wizard beside her.

"'Foggy Night Pervasion', it comes from an ancient urban legend."

Could it be the Foggy Night Murderer, Tilan wondered, and then she saw flashes of light within the arena followed by a ferocious fight that caused the mist to gradually dissipate.

A wizard wielded a wand, but on one side of the wand extended a broad purple light scythe that swung and slashed through the air incessantly, forcing the opponent to continuously retreat.

The purple light scythe wasn't solid, so it couldn't be blocked by weapons, and even if the wand was parried, the descending blade of light would still cut into the body, injure the consciousness, and cause intense pain and mental unconsciousness.

Dressed in a black robe and coupled with that type of scythe, there was indeed an inexplicable coolness.

However, in Tilan's view, the members of the 'Death Rose Club' should work on their running; their speed and combat skills were far inferior to those of the Slashing Blade Sequence's swordmasters or assassins. They certainly wouldn't stand a chance in close combat.

But on second thought, if she were a black wizard in the club, she probably wouldn't choose to engage in close combat with someone from the Slashing Blade Sequence. She would likely use various phantom and mental shock spells to attack the opponent's weaknesses and use Twilight Miasma to protect herself and prevent a surprise decapitation.

After all, the Necromancer Sequence's Soul-Devouring Great Scythe is mostly used for execution, or when there's no better way to deal with the Radiant Feather Sequence, one has to switch to close combat and physical attacks to win.

Facing the Radiant Feather Sequence is too much of a disadvantage, Tilan thought to herself.

Although the Radiant Feather Sequence doesn't have the ability to interfere with the soul, most who study this sequence build a pure barrier of the mind to prevent mental disarray and the collapse of consciousness. The purpose of creating the Angel Sequence was to imitate the existence of the Four Originals to combat the impact of Chaos Phantoms, and the Radiant Feather Sequence, as an improved version inherited from the Angel Sequence, is very similar.

This alone renders most of the Withering Sequence's techniques ineffective, and the purification and dispelling abilities practiced by the Radiant Feather Sequence can also cause various auxiliary spells of the Necromancer Sequence to fail.

In ancient times, the Necromancy might have relied on an army of resurrected corpses for attack, but in the Interstellar Era, the Withering Sequence has abandoned the manipulation of corpses, which also reveals a decline in combat effectiveness at the physical level. Unless there's specialized training, facing an opponent of the same rank from the Radiant Feather Sequence is definitely an unfavorable situation.

"There's no need to waste too much energy on one or two weaknesses," Tilan said, shaking her head after watching their demonstration and interrupting their subsequent display.

Competitions at Edith Academy aren't just on one or two occasions; losing a match isn't a big deal. Tilan didn't want these inherently excellent individuals to waste most of their energy on overcoming unfavorable matchups. Instead, she hoped they'd focus more on leveraging their strengths.

Reality isn't a test where every subject must be covered. People only need one particular strength to make a living. Wasting a lot of energy on weaknesses isn't a wise choice. If you can make your strengths stronger, then do your best to exploit them. Only when it becomes difficult to further develop your strengths should you consider improving your weaknesses.

Of course, if it were any other student chairman, they definitely wouldn't say this; after all, they'd hope that their academy would win, no matter which competition it was.

But Tilan thought more long-term. To her mind, the four years at the academy flew by quickly. Making the students, who should be pursuing their own development, give up chasing the areas they're good at and like in favor of practicing for victory in areas they're weak at seems somewhat unworthy.