Chapter 946: The Final Duel: Golden Realm vs. Greed Worms

After a brief rest, the semifinal match to narrow down to two competitors began soon after.

As the gates opened, both competitors entered, and the arena’s ground began to reshape itself, randomly constructing a suitable duel world.

“Sister, who do you think will win now?”

Alice looked again at Dorothy and asked this.

“Still Wendy, I think. Miss Mia has the power of a warship, but she’s still not very agile, and she hasn’t been able to fully manifest a warship projection yet.”

Dorothy evaluated this based on actual combat capability.

However.

“Oh, then I’m relieved—Miss Mia’s got this.”

The little witch sighed in relief, patted her flat little chest, and said this.

The home witch: “???”

Wait, are you treating me like a jinx who just eliminates wrong answers?

Dorothy, furious and trembling, grabbed her rebellious little sister by the arm and pulled her into her lap, then clenched both fists and drove them hard into the little witch’s temples.

Eat my Lightning Dragon Drill!

“Ow, sister, I’m sorry, I’m sorry! But you guessed wrong before—this is just reasonable deduction!”

Alice struggled in pain, screaming like a pig being slaughtered.

Nearby, Audrey couldn’t help but chuckle.

Just then, the suite door opened, and Madeline, having just finished her match, walked in.

“Miss? What are you doing here?”

The succubus witch stepped in and saw the sisters playing around; she was startled, then embarrassed, and asked.

She’d thought Miss had been exhausted from building that warship and would’ve rested by now—she never expected her to come watch the match, which meant she’d just witnessed Madeline’s humiliating performance?

Realizing this, Madeline’s coldly beautiful face nearly cracked—she wished the ground would open and swallow her whole.

At that moment, Dorothy sensed the door opening; she released her foolish little sister and turned to the succubus witch, smiling.

“Congratulations, Madeline—you’ve finally broken through! Tomorrow, I’ll cook a few extra dishes to celebrate properly.”

The home witch said happily.

She didn’t think losing mattered much—could anyone win forever?

Dorothy’s own martial path began with endless losses; to her, winning or losing didn’t matter as long as she gained experience and improved.

Though Madeline lost the match, she achieved a breakthrough in her martial technique realm—this was pure profit.

The still-embarrassed succubus witch looked at the home witch’s warm, sunny smile; the sincerity in her eyes made her gradually relax, realizing Miss wasn’t just offering empty comfort—she truly felt this way. Madeline felt much more at ease.

In truth, she herself had no problem with losing; her earlier embarrassment was merely a normal reaction to being seen in a humiliating moment by someone she cared for. As for the match result, she accepted it wholeheartedly.

That little prodigy was indeed far stronger than her now—this was undeniable.

But she was confident she wouldn’t keep losing; having taken that crucial step into the Divine Martial Realm, her power would soon explode in growth.

The little prodigy’s final assessment was right—her newly awakened Divine Martial Body, still unstable and only partially manifested as two arms, was far too fragile compared to a body forged through countless trials. But with just a little time, once her Divine Martial Body was fully refined, everything would change.

“Mm, thank you, Miss.”

Madeline finally smiled in response.

But her face was still flushed; she sneakily glanced at her sister on the sofa, feeling guilty.

Not good, Audrey—originally, I just wanted the same unyielding martial soul as Miss’s Long Wang, but if she keeps tempting me like this, I might not be able to hold back anymore.

If Dorothy now used the Witch’s Lover Spell to observe Madeline, she’d see the succubus witch’s affection steadily rising.

Attracted by beauty, trapped by talent, loyal to character.

Madeline realized Miss’s view of martial arts aligned with her own—oh no, she really might have a little crush.

Fortunately, just as the succubus witch felt guilty and flustered, a small head poked out from Dorothy’s arms.

“Boss, sister just said Wendy will win this round and Miss Mia will lose—what do you think?”

Alice looked eagerly at Madeline and asked.

Clearly, the little witch truly wanted those close to her to win—she was fiercely protective of her own.

Hearing this, Madeline glanced at the home witch, then nodded.

“I agree with Miss—the odds favor Wendy.”

The succubus witch stated honestly.

She and Miss Mia were old acquaintances; they’d sparred often back at school.

Though their past records were always even, Madeline could tell that the gentle-looking Miss had always held back during sparring with her and others—she’d never unleashed her full power.

Madeline suspected that if they fought at full strength, Miss Mia was slightly stronger than her—their power levels were roughly four to six.

But now, after leaving the Golden Realm, Miss Mia lost her personal arsenal and suffered severe power loss; even though she just summoned a warship shield, she clearly hadn’t mastered it yet, and her flexibility still couldn’t match the many treasures she once wielded effortlessly.

So right now, Miss Mia’s strength might even be slightly weaker than Madeline’s—and facing that little prodigy Wendy, she’d have a hard time.

Still, the Golden Princess’s firepower was immense—if Miss Mia could land a direct hit, even the little prodigy couldn’t withstand it and would be instantly obliterated.

Unfortunately, if Miss Mia had kept her warship as a secret weapon until facing Wendy, she might’ve had a high chance of winning with surprise.

But now that her trump card was exposed, Wendy was already prepared—landing another shot would be extremely difficult.

Unless Miss Mia could push beyond her limits and manifest the Golden Princess’s radar targeting module for a locked-on barrage—but that was clearly overloading her current capacity.

So Madeline truly believed Miss’s assessment was reasonable—Wendy had the higher chance of winning.

“Hmph, fine, I’m not talking to either of you. Boss, you’re just as clueless as sister.”

Hearing the succubus witch agree, Alice pouted and pulled her head back, her cheeks puffed up like a steamed bun.

Nearby, Audrey couldn’t take it anymore; she moved over and took the little witch’s hand, showing she was on her side.

!!

Dorothy and Madeline exchanged a glance and smiled, each shaking their heads.

They hadn’t said Miss Mia would definitely lose—only that Wendy had a higher chance. No one knew the final outcome, after all; neither of them had good fortune-telling results. This was exactly the kind of question to ask Sophie Lyra—Pure White Witch was the one who could accurately predict wins and losses.

“Oh, by the way, aren’t you going to keep fighting in the resurrection bracket?”

The home witch remembered this and asked Madeline again.

Though the succubus witch lost, she still needed to fight Melanie to determine who placed fourth and who placed fifth.

“The ranking matches are tomorrow—today’s only the finals. After all, loser bracket matches don’t draw much viewership.”

Madeline shrugged and said this.

In major tournaments, people usually only care about the top three—champion, runner-up, third place—hardly anyone cares about fourth or fifth.

Sometimes, people only care who the champion is; even the runner-up and third place go unnoticed.

That’s why they say “In literature, no first; in martial arts, no second”—most glory belongs to the final victor.

“I see. Still, keep going—I believe in you.”

Dorothy nodded, offered her blessing, then turned her gaze to the arena.

At that moment, the countdown ended; both combatants’ health bars appeared—the duel began.

Miss Mia remained in her Golden Gundam form, clad in heavy armor, wielding shield and spear.

Opposite her, Wendy still radiated solemn authority, her shield-spear exuding overwhelming pressure.

This was a duel between two heavily armored witch-warriors.

“Descend, Golden Realm.”

A dragon’s roar sounded again—Miss Mia did the same as before, summoning the Golden Realm to seize the earth vein’s energy.

This time, she wasn’t fighting an internal battle—no one else should be competing for the earth vein’s energy, so she could summon the Golden Realm calmly.

“Devour, Greed Worms.”

Wendy stomped her foot, and demonic blasphemous words echoed.

Instantly, Miss Mia’s expression changed—she felt several worms suddenly appear within the earth vein.

At first, the worms were tiny and harmless, but as they began devouring the earth vein’s energy, they swelled rapidly, growing visibly before their eyes.

“Damn it—Mamen’s lackeys.”

The Golden Princess cursed inwardly.

The Golden Realm had always clashed with the Greed Demon God Mamen—they were direct competitors, each hoping the other would die so they could monopolize wealth.

Due to their long-standing rivalry, Mamen had developed techniques specifically to counter the Golden Realm—this Greed Worm was one of them. These terrifying worms, capable of devouring earth vein energy and easily digesting spiritual metal, were the Golden Realm’s natural enemy.

Of course, the true dragon-blooded Radiant Dragons of the Dragon Realm suffered too—though Radiant Dragon witches still had witch traits, the true dragons who lived within the earth veins were furious; these worms were like termites in a human’s wooden house—something they hated with every fiber of their being.

In short, she couldn’t just unleash the Golden Realm and dominate the battlefield with earth vein energy this time.

Miss Mia had hoped that if she could successfully summon the Golden Realm, she might even manifest the Golden Princess’s radar targeting module—then, no matter what tricks Wendy had, she could obliterate her with a single shot.

But plans never survive contact with reality.

This Wendy was truly terrifying—had she mastered the power of the Sin of Greed?

No choice—time to go all out.

Miss Mia continued dodging the Greed Worms while seizing as much earth vein energy as possible, then launched a direct attack on her opponent.

This time, she made no Shitan —no feints, no testing.

In her last match against Melanie, they knew each other’s moves well, so a war of attrition worked—but she didn’t know Wendy’s techniques at all.

Besides, Wendy’s one-hit knockout of Madeline had frightened her—so she’d go all out now.

Miss Mia plunged her spear into the shield on her other side, transforming the special staff into a heavy hammer-axe form. Still not enough—the dragon carvings on the hammer-axe opened their mouths, as if waiting for something.

The Golden Princess pulled two crates of gold coins from her pocket and shoved them inside.

The dragon closed its mouth, but its once-golden eyes turned blood-red, glowing with dangerous energy.

Magic energy charging boost mode, activated.

This is a specialized enhancement derived from modifications to traditional cannon-wand ammunition charging modules, but in this Golden Village version, it doesn’t consume magical energy cartridges—it consumes gold yuan, wealth itself.

The advantage is that it doesn’t drain your own magic, and the upper limit of amplification is higher, the power greater.

The downside? Most people can’t afford it. While magic can be restored, your wallet recovers far slower—unless you’re a rich woman, using it a few times might bankrupt you outright.

Though Mia-senpai is certainly not as wealthy as before, she has now reclaimed her P5 permission level and remains a rich woman—this minor spending is still within her means.

In fact, she even finds this replica wand slightly disappointing, limited by materials and craftsmanship: its gold-spending cap is only 100,000 gold yuan per use, amplifying power tenfold—truly insufficient.

If she still had her original exclusive wand, she could directly spend a million gold yuan, starting with a hundredfold amplification—and spending gold would also strengthen the wand itself, raising the cap for next time.

But whatever, I’ll just make do with it for now.

“Ultra-Powerful Dragon Flame Liberation Slash”

After gold-spending amplification, the hammer-axe in Mia-senpai’s hand grew drastically heavier, but dragon power is no joke—her strength stat is S-class, so she didn’t mind the weight at all; in fact, she felt the replica wand was still too light, lacking proper heft.

Thus, Golden Gao Da lifted the massive hammer-axe with one hand, drew back to charge, then bent her waist and back into an exaggerated arc like a coiled spring, before unleashing a violent downward strike with fully charged force.

A terrifying roar echoed across the world; the earth shattered beneath this blow, and from the fissure, terrifying dragon flame erupted like a volcanic eruption, burning everything on the ground.

With this single strike, half of this duel world’s continent was permanently destroyed.

This attack alone could annihilate a nation in an instant.

The witch’s destructive power was perfectly displayed here.

Senpai in ultra-release mode.

I don’t care—I’ve got full energy bottles, time to release, I’ve got the urge, if I don’t release now, what’s the difference between me and a lazy fish who won’t climb the dragon?