Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

Celia chose to search on the spell ring.

The relevant information was easy to find.

This is a continent-wide competition held every four years. It was formed a hundred years ago after the four great empires gained independence. The Holy Court and the four empires were at war for many years, which led to a strong desire for peace among the people. After the peace talks, the five great empires jointly established this league with the aim of opposing war and turning war into a competition for peace.

Considering the immense destructive power of mages of rank four and above, the competition was limited to ranks three and below, with no distinction between ranks, only between teams and individuals.

The second and third order are all in the same arena.

Later, elves and orcs joined the league and obtained league slots, as did those independent small principalities. From then on, the Mage League became a continent-wide competition.

Before the July competition begins, each empire and magic school will hold selections. Leaving aside the empire's selections for now, the magic school's selections are usually held in May and last until the end of May. After a month's rest, they will go to the designated competition venue for the final league.

"Many schools will search for highly promising genius mages from all over the country after the previous year ends, spend four years training them, and then let them not rush to advance to the fourth rank, but accumulate their power until the limit of the third rank, and then advance to the next rank after the competition... Wow, isn't that too unfair?"

Celia had experienced the limits of the third tier.

The Blue Winged Seahorse is one.

"Five level 3 mages at the limit in a team competition... Why aren't they exploring ancient ruins? What kind of competition are they even participating in?"

Ross's voice came through: "Even a team at the peak of the third tier might not be able to defeat a berserk Bluewing Seahorse, and how do you know they didn't explore the ruins?"

"makes sense……"

Perhaps those ruins that were completely conquered were conquered by the third-tier limit mages trained by these schools.

"Let me check on the situation at our school..."

Celia looked up the Protoss Wall at the school and asked her mentor Elena before finally coming to a conclusion.

"The school doesn't have a dedicated team for the competition; the team competition relies entirely on students forming their own teams... No wonder we haven't won the trophy in several years."

Celia stared intently at the rules of the competition, which stipulated the limited use of scrolls and potions: "But this has nothing to do with me, a second-tier mage. Without scrolls, a third-tier mage like the Blue Winged Seahorse is not someone a mere second-tier mage like me can defeat."

Ross laughed and said, "Aren't you going to look at the reward?"

"I'm not going to look anymore. No matter how generous the reward is, it's the same as not getting it."

Even so, Celia couldn't help but check the previous awards.

"Let me see. In addition to a lot of gold coin rewards, the top ten in the individual competition and the top three in the team competition will all receive fourth-tier magic puppet customization materials provided by all empires."

"The top three in the individual competition and the team that comes in first place will also receive a very powerful... passive spell, [Puppet Meditation]?"

Celia's eyes lit up. "Puppets can meditate?"

She immediately looked at Ross and asked curiously, "Lord Ross, do you know this passive spell?"

Ross shook his head: "This is a new spell, it didn't exist a thousand years ago. Back then, puppets were only used to assist in combat. They didn't have natural puppet hearts, so they couldn't exert even one-tenth of the combat power of today's puppets, and they didn't study spells like puppet meditation."

Hilia searched for the effects of the [Puppet Meditation Technique]. As one of the rewards of the Mage League, its effects were no secret on the Protoss Network, and Hilia quickly found them.

"After learning the Puppet Meditation Technique, it should be used in conjunction with the Puppet Storage Technique. It is triggered after the puppet is stored in the storage space, allowing the puppet to 'meditate' and continuously increase the magic concentration of the sorcerer. The effect varies from person to person, and can reach up to 50% of the efficiency of the basic meditation technique... which is equivalent to a 50% increase in meditation efficiency. That sounds amazing."

Celia was somewhat tempted.

Suddenly remembering something, she asked, "Lord Ross, do you have a similar passive spell?"

Ross smiled slightly: "Yes, a third-tier passive spell, Deep Meditation. I'll teach it to you after you reach the third tier."

Celia asked, "Is there anything that can be learned at the second level?"

"I've already taught you what I need to know. The meditation method you're using now is already the optimal one. It's just that you've entered the depths of the God Realm, and your magic power limit has been expanded to the second-tier limit, so it seems like your progress is very slow."

"Do you remember what I said at the end of last semester? We'll finish all the second-year courses within a month. Starting tomorrow."

Celia's heart tightened. "I'll do my best..."

"It's not about trying your best, it's about making sure you succeed."

"Okay! I'll definitely do it!"

Chapter 271 Learning Divine Skills and Hands-on Practice

The curriculum for second grade is quite different from that for first grade.

The required courses—Sacred Words, Meditation, Spells, and Puppetry—remain the same.

However, meditation and spells have become advanced meditation and advanced spells.

The puppet class has been transformed into a combination of puppet theory and training, becoming a completely new concept called "Puppetry and Practice".

For students without puppets, the school will provide standard puppets, which are non-elemental puppets with uniform materials and puppet hearts.

This type of puppet has average combat power and can only be used for regular combat training. If a sorcerer's own puppet provides a minimum 200% increase in combat power, then this type of puppet can only increase it by 50%.

The elective courses of potions, scrolls, magic arrays, and runes, along with the less important required course materials, were unified into the Rune Course and Materials Course, which became compulsory.

The remaining six courses were transformed into practical simulation, divine realm simulation, basic spells, history, flight, and sorcerer code of conduct.

Celia stared intently at the mage's code of conduct. "Why is there a course on this?"

She looked at Ross with a pleading expression: "Lord Ross, can I skip this course?"

Ross chuckled and said, "Don't ask me whether you want to learn it or not, ask your school. This course is quite interesting. The original intention of its creation was to prevent you from doing evil and from taking advantage of your magic to do whatever you want. It's pretty good."

Celia: "..."

"There are twelve courses in total. Overall, that's not too many. A month should be enough. Now, let's immerse ourselves in the ocean of knowledge."

Celia's face fell, but she still obediently took out the Holy Word.

"Don't look at it yet, learn this spell first."

As Ross spoke, he transmitted a spell to Celia.

"Clarity spell?"

Celia was taken aback, then closed her eyes and began to comprehend it.

A moment later, she opened her eyes and exclaimed in surprise, "The effect of this spell is actually to accelerate the consumption of mental energy, thereby enhancing memory, thinking ability, reading ability... up to double? How could such a powerful spell have been lost..."

"It's not that it's lost; it's because there are two conditions for learning this spell: first, the magic refinement level must reach 100%, and second, you must learn the Mage's Hand technique."

"Isn't this a mental spell? Why does it require a certain level of magic refinement?" Celia asked, puzzled.

"Because it needs to be paired with the special spell [Magic Conversion] to achieve the best effect."

Ross said calmly, and then transferred the [Magic Conversion] to Celia as well.

"This spell is also... special. Its effect is to convert magic power into mental power... It seems to have a great effect, but it also seems to be of little use."

Celia only encounters situations where her mental energy is completely depleted after a battle.

However, in this situation, the magic power is also almost completely depleted.

This spell is indeed a perfect match for [Clarity], and can be used to learn all sorts of knowledge.

"It might even speed up the learning of spells."

Celia quickly discarded the Holy Word and began to practice the two spells.

Thanks to her mastery of the Mage's Hand and the significant enhancement of her mental strength, learning these two spells was not too difficult, and Celia quickly mastered them.

The initial Clarity spell isn't very efficient, only increasing thinking speed by about 10%. The same goes for [Magic Conversion], which can only convert 10% of magic power. Of that 10%, only 10% is actually converted, and the rest is wasted.

At 100% refinement level, Celia is very sensitive to the consumption of magic power and can easily feel it.

She frowned slightly. "What a waste."

Ross laughed and said, "Even if you reach the level of proficiency, you can only achieve a 20% conversion efficiency. Reaching the level of mastery will give you a 50% conversion efficiency. Only by reaching the level of subtlety can you achieve lossless conversion."

"Subtlety... is too far beyond my reach; mastery is enough."

As she spoke, Celia continued to use magic conversion until she had converted 80% of her magic into mental energy.

She quickly mustered her unprecedented energy, activated her clarity of mind, and immediately picked up the Bible to read.

At this point, the Clarity spell was only 10% effective, but Celia discovered that this 10% overall improvement made her reading speed extremely fast, and she could also memorize the text without having to repeatedly study it as before.

Sensing this change, Celia suddenly developed a strong interest in reading.

And so, for the next week, Celia plunged headlong into the ocean of knowledge.

In spell class, she learned the characteristics of spells from different schools; in holy words class, she memorized the contents of holy words; in puppet and practice class, she did not participate in practice, but instead picked up books about puppets and started reading.

She was reading through courses on materials, runes, spells, history, flight, and the code of conduct for sorcerers, covering more than what her instructors were teaching. Whenever she didn't understand something, she would directly ask Ross.

Since she had already reached the second level, the practical simulation class was not very meaningful to her. So she directly explained to her instructor that she had demonstrated the various tactical knowledge she had memorized and was then granted permission to act freely.

During the God Realm simulation class, she directly read the God Realm knowledge given by Rosti in the God Realm simulation—the instructor's teaching was too basic, only enough to deal with the first-level mages in the class. After a year of study, most of them with better talent had already reached the boundary of ascending to the next level, and it was time for them to need God Realm knowledge.

Finally, Celia applied to her mentor and was granted permission to move freely.

Celia only stops studying during meditation class, using the incense provided by the school to aid her meditation.

As the understanding of knowledge gradually deepened, the proficiency in Clarity Spell and Magic Conversion improved smoothly, with the efficiency of both increasing by 20%.

That day, Celia went to class as usual. In the Puppet and Practice class, she was reading a book and would occasionally look up at the students being scolded by their teacher outside, feeling quite content.

At that moment, Mir, who was talking to his mentor, suddenly ran over and stood in front of Celia.

Celia looked up. "What's up?"

“Celia, I will enter the realm of the gods tomorrow and complete my ascension. I will catch up with you soon.”

Celia said "Oh," then lowered her head and continued reading.

Mil gritted his teeth and asked, "Celia, I'm sincere. Don't you even consider me at all?"

Celia didn't speak, continuing to read her book.

Mir said, "You may not believe it, but I dare tell you, you will definitely not become a saint in the end."

Celia remained silent, but her brows furrowed slightly, indicating some impatience.

Mir seemed not to notice and continued, "Others may not do anything to you, but their families will definitely not let you grow up easily. Only by giving up will they stop them from attacking you."

"You may think that the Holy Court will definitely protect you and won't let the nobles attack you. But have you ever thought about it? If the Holy Court still has such strong control, why has it become like this? Why did it have to separate the Ishtar Royal Family?"

"The election of the Saintess also represents the struggle between the great nobles of Shining City and even the Ishtar Empire. Otherwise, why are all the other Saintess daughters of nobles? You are all alone and can't compete with them. Why not join the Deville family and become my wife? Although you won't become the Saintess, I guarantee that you will grow up smoothly."

"Have you said enough?" Celia put down her book and released her second-tier aura. The high concentration of magic power made her power comparable to a third-tier mage, making the first-tier Mil feel suffocated.

Mir hesitated, then left.

Ross chuckled, "This guy has hesitated for so long, but he's finally going to make a decision."

"What decision?"

"I'm going to lay a hand on you."

Chapter 272 I'm entrusting this to Lord Ross!

"He attacked me?" Celia asked, puzzled. "Haven't he been making moves all along? He just stopped after I reached Tier 2."

Ross laughed and said, "It's different. When I say 'take action,' I mean actions that will influence your future actions. Actually, back when I asked you to treat Ainars, he was already thinking of taking action under the influence of his brother, but he hesitated at the last moment."

Celia: "?"

The girl frowned. "Could it be that he was going to stop me and imprison me in his house?"

Ross chuckled: "No, do you remember Enarse's revenge?"

Celia nodded. "I remember, what's wrong?"

"Do you remember how you dealt with it back then?"

“I remember, disguise yourself and stop those gangsters from attacking Enarse.”

As she spoke, Celia began to recall.

"They also took a lot of gold coins from them, and later they discovered that the local high priest was growing pearl rosemary, so they sent him to the court of judgment."

Ross nodded: "Yes, that's what you did to help Enarse, but if you hadn't stopped her, but had instead joined Enarse in the killing, you would have faced murder charges when you returned."

Celia blinked. "Murder charges?"

"Yes, if you killed someone that time, even if you impersonated someone else to commit the murder when you came back, evidence would eventually be found to accuse you of murder. Together with the nobles who participated in the saintess election, they would accuse you and revoke your saintess qualification."

Celia's eyes widened, and she quickly understood, feeling extremely relieved: "Thank goodness I didn't kill anyone back then."

In helping Enarse, Celia thwarted the gang's actions several times, but she could only freeze them or extort money from them; she didn't actually use her own appearance.