The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　She didn't summon any magical spirits; she simply darted and weaved beneath the five bone claws, her laughter echoing incessantly.

　The skeleton was lashed repeatedly by the "Ice Bead" whip. At first, only a few places were frozen, but then the frostbite spread out, forming a large area of ​​freezing. Then, half of the body was frozen, making movement slow. Finally... it was frozen solid!

　……

　After confirming that the skeleton could not break free of the ice on its own, Dark and the others cautiously stepped over the threshold and entered the dilapidated hall.

　He took out his practice magic cards, casually summoned several large orbs of light, and then used the Magic Book to record the information before heading inside.

　The left hall is actually much larger than the front hall in terms of area, roughly estimated to be at least three times larger.

　If the front hall is the facade, then the left hall is the foundation.

　Based on the principle of symmetry, it is of a similar size to the left hall, even though the right hall has not yet been explored.

　There are six stone pillars in this left hall, but only one is intact.

　The roof above was completely destroyed, with only loose rocks hanging down in jagged pieces.

　Walking further in, you can see a stone platform at the bottom of the hall that is similar to the one in the front hall, with jade statues of the sun god and the moon god sitting on it.

　Unfortunately, both jade statues have been damaged to varying degrees.

　The jade statue of the sun lion on the left only has its hindquarters remaining, while the jade statue of the moon wolf on the right is relatively intact, retaining at least half of its head.

　Dark approached it, but did not sense much of a divine aura.

　It is evident that no divine power remains in these two jade statues.

　Naturally, it is unlikely that any source of divinity remains that can be drawn upon.

　Dark exchanged a glance with the "Soul of the Moon Goddess" that had floated to his side, and knew that his guess was correct.

　Then the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye" slowly walked over, her third eye on her forehead emitting light as it swept over the two jade statues.

　Dak waited patiently by his side.

　……

　Meanwhile, "Magic Book" is scanning everything it sees inside the hall.

　Aurora, on the other hand, stood before the ice formed from the bones and observed it carefully.

　Aoli and Angry were examined separately to rule out any possible dangers.

　Professor Lily flew around with a bunch of little things, but after not finding anything like a treasure chest, she quieted down.

　A moment later, the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye" seemed to have "seen" something and walked towards the jade statue.

　When it reached the jade statue, it stood there for a moment, pondering, before suddenly reaching out and rummaging inside the sun lion jade statue for a while, finally pulling out a spherical jade stone.

　"Here."

　The "Goddess of the Mind" turned around and tossed the jade to Dark.

　Dak quickly caught it and examined it closely, discovering cracks on the jade. However, it was not damaged, and upon closer inspection, one could faintly sense a trace of divinity.

　Such a sliver of divinity, given the great distance, would be impossible for his perception to grasp.

　But the "Goddess of the Mind" can accurately pick it out.

　After observing for a moment, he said, "Are these the eyes of the jade statue of the sun god?"

　The "Goddess of the Mind" shook her head and said, "I don't know."

　However, Dak had already made up his mind.

　He summoned his fiery spirit from between his hair, placed it on the back of his finger, and extended it toward the jade.

　The fiery elf then wobbled and flew onto the jade stone, where it lay down and rubbed against it.

　A faint light gradually appeared within the jade, and the divine aura that had almost been extinguished began to stir slightly.

　"nice one!"

　Dark felt a sudden inspiration, realizing that he had finally found the best material needed to create the "Corona Beast".

　He quickly took out a bag, sealed the jade, and then asked, "Are there other sources of divinity within this temple?"

　His response was a shake of the head from the "Goddess of the Mind".

　He couldn't help but feel extremely regretful.

　……

　Immediately afterwards, Dark returned to the skeleton ice block and shared his find with the others.

　Aurora then shared her observations: "If my judgment is correct, this skeleton was likely an ancient race known as the 'Godslayers' in life. They possessed both giant and dragon blood, had six arms and one pair of legs, and could wield a bow, sword, and shield simultaneously—a naturally powerful warrior race. Legend has it that at one time, the trend of having the 'Godslayers' guard the temples was very popular among the gods."

　Dark frowned and said, "So, it belongs to the guards, not the intruders?"

　Aurora shook her head and said, "It's more like a guard corrupted by invaders."

　She raised her hand and pointed to the left eye of the skeleton: "It was that snake's eye that corrupted its will, so it could not even rest in peace after death."

　Dark said, "Is it another snake eye? Could it be that this temple was invaded by the force behind the snake eye and buried deep underground? Theoretically, something that can be compared to the sun god and the moon god should also be a god. Could it be a snake god?"

　“There are too few clues,” Aurora said. “If only we could bring out this skeleton.”

　Professor Lily flew down from above and said, "The bones are not very useful. Taking that snake eye out of here is enough for research."

　Aurora nodded and said, "Then let's disassemble the snake's eye first, and save the bones for later."

　Professor Lily immediately rolled up her sleeves and said, "Leave it to me!"

　As she spoke, she took off again, took out a magic card to summon a small knife, cut into the area around the snake's eye, and disintegrated the entire block of ice that was encasing the snake's eye.

　The snake's eyes remained in a state of spreading power, and the entire ice block was about the size of a volleyball.

　Dak promptly removed the transparent bag and sealed it.

　Lily then picked up the bag and stuffed it into Aurora's huge backpack, and then added a barrier around the backpack to shield her aura.

　"Alright! Let's head to the next temple!"

　Inside the dilapidated and decaying hall, the little fairy's spirited voice rang out.

　……

　Two hours later.

　Dark and his companions forced their way through numerous dangerous areas at an even faster pace than before, arriving at the right temple, which was symmetrical to the left temple.

　Surprisingly, the right hall is much better preserved than the left hall.

　From the outside, apart from the two stone statues guarding the gate, which are now just two stone piers, there are almost no signs of damage.

　But even Professor Lily calmed down when she arrived here.

　The temple, separated by only one door, exudes an extremely dangerous aura!

　Professor Lily stopped about twenty meters from the gate, raising her slender right arm slightly to stop Dark and the others from advancing further.

　The jubilant atmosphere that had followed them all the way suddenly froze.

　There was not a sound within a radius of 100 meters.

　Dark was right behind Professor Lily, holding his breath and focusing all his senses on his senses. He could faintly hear the very slight sound of her breathing.

　The sound of breathing had no effect when unnoticed. However, once noticed, it suddenly rang out like thunder, piercing the eardrums and causing a continuous roar in the brain.

　Dak suddenly covered his ears, his face turning deathly pale.

　In that instant, his spirit had been severely damaged!

　Re-opening.

　Aurora's senses were not as sharp as his, and she did not react at the moment.

　The "goddess of the heart" suddenly blurred at that moment, almost disappearing into thin air.

　Angry suddenly stepped forward, and a magic card in his hand released a soft light like water. A layer of water curtain instantly unfolded, rippling outwards and isolating the inside from the outside.

　The roar in Dak's head suddenly disappeared, and the expression on his face quickly improved.

　Immediately afterwards, a circle of white light appeared, and a beam of light shot into the sky, illuminating everything in sight.

　With a single step into the void, Aoli donned the "Aries Palace Holy Armor" and, like an arrow of light, sped toward the temple ahead.

　Lily frowned slightly and began to summon the "Fantasy Fairy Dragon".

　But as she prepared the offerings, Ollie, wielding a warhammer, ruthlessly blasted open the temple's walls!

　"Boom!"

　As the gate and walls collapsed in an instant, the enormous object hidden inside the temple was revealed.

　It was a gigantic, pitch-black serpent even larger than Witt Gold's "Bloody Serpent".

　The giant serpent coiled inside the temple, its entire body almost completely filling the interior space. It's unknown how it initially managed to get inside.

　Its head drooped in front of the door, its eyes were closed, its breathing was shallow, and its body was smooth and shiny, as if black light was flowing through it.

　The ground beneath him had turned into a black swamp, with black oil slicks rippling with each breath.

　Ollie broke down the door and wall with her warhammer, but failed to wake her.

　The flying stones struck its snake body like oil, losing all their force and sliding down into the mud below.

　Ollie floated in mid-air, her brows furrowed, her warhammer raised high in her hand, white light gathering at the top of the hammer and transforming into a lightsaber.

　This time, when the lightsaber reached ten meters in length, she stopped and flicked her right wrist, slashing the lightsaber down fiercely at the giant snake.

　"puff!"

　The lightsaber struck the giant serpent's head, and the blade was clearly embedded in the skull. But what gushed from the wound was pitch-black oil, utterly repulsive.

　When the lightsaber came into contact with oil, it became contaminated and corroded, emitting a foul odor.

　As if sensing something, Ollie almost immediately broke off the lightsaber, retrieved her warhammer, and retreated.

　"Meow--"

　Lily's "Fantasy Fairy Dragon" then appears, emitting a clingy meow.

　As Ollie passed by, she whispered, "Continue sending magical spirits into battle, it's 'Oil Serpent'!"

　“An oil snake? Where can you find such a big oil snake?” Professor Lily was initially surprised, but half a second later she was filled with delight.

　What could be more exciting than discovering unknown creatures during an adventure?

　So, with a quick glint in her eye, she chuckled and flew towards the "oil snake": "Such a big 'oil snake,' if only I could catch it..."

　……

　"What is an 'Oil Serpent'?" Little Devimon landed on Dark's shoulder and asked curiously.

　Dark said, "It is a type of snake that can secrete black oil from its body. But ordinary oil snakes can only grow to about two fingers thick and one meter long. The black oil they secrete also has beauty and skin care effects. Women often apply it to their faces for beauty, and nobles will fill their bathtubs with snake oil for snake oil baths."

　"Isn't that a good thing?" Little Devimon muttered.

　Dark said cautiously, "That's good, if they were only that big..."

　The reason why the black oil of the oil snake can beautify and nourish the skin is that the snake oil can just right corrode the skin's keratin, making the skin smoother and removing melanin.

　However, an ordinary oil snake can only secrete a small spoonful of the substance in a short period of time.

　But this giant snake could easily fill a lake.

　Quantitative change leads to qualitative change.

　Its black oil can even corrode the light energy on a lightsaber.

　Moreover, seeing how decisively Ollie withdrew, one could tell that the black oil of this "oil snake" could probably corrode the magic or spirit of the sword wielder through the energy of the lightsaber.

　Engaging in close combat with such an opponent inevitably results in injuries.

　Moreover, the fact that the "black snake" was able to withstand the force of that sword strike almost unharmed shows that the black oil could also "dissipate force".

　This is probably the opponent that Ollie dislikes the most.

　Getting entangled in a protracted battle with such an opponent in an unknown environment is extremely unwise.

　Therefore, Ollie decisively withdrew and handed it over to Professor Lily.

　While Darkmon was explaining to Impmon, Professor Lily had already touched the underside of "Oil Serpent's" head. Then, at extremely close range, she unleashed "Phantom Fairy Dragon's" ultimate attack—"Phantom Cube"!

　"Meow!" The "Fantasy Fairy Dragon" let out a soft meow.