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

　See just how high the quality of these materials is.

　If Dark hadn't known the wonders of the dungeons, he would have been utterly astonished upon first seeing so many high-level demonic materials.

　They believe that this academy is harboring demons!

　That being said, these materials are not something the academy can easily provide.

　Many of them were actually stockpiled during the war.

　The materials used in this final smelting step are especially precious, enough for only four or five experiments.

　Therefore, special care should be taken when taking this final step.

　Dak clearly has a clear understanding of this.

　He poured almost all his strength into smelting the materials, using his absolute best.

　But when he smelted a quarter of the materials, excluding the soul consciousness of the [Demon King], his magic power...

　It was almost completely exhausted.

　Thus, he had no choice but to drink the mana-restoring potion prepared by Professor Kazel—which was not the [Phoenix Blood Potion].

　The Phoenix Blood Potion is prepared to break through the limit of magic power in a short period of time.

　Before that, he needed to take other potions that weren't as potent to sustain him.

　Furthermore, the dosage of potions must be increased progressively according to their strength; otherwise, resistance will develop, reducing their effectiveness.

　Gradually getting worse.

　After another hour, Dak suddenly gulped down a bottle of stimulant, finally managing to...

　The vast majority of materials, except for the soul consciousness of [Demon King No. 1], have been smelted. What remains are...

　The part that needs to be fused together with the soul consciousness of [Demon King - Number].

　"Professor, it's time for the main course."

　His gaze was firm, and without hesitation, he picked up the Phoenix Blood Potion once again.

　Professor Cazell quickly reminded Professor Harvey to bring out the "fish on the chopping board".

　The soul consciousness of [Demon King Number One] is also sealed within a [Sphere of Truth].

　Dark drank the Phoenix Blood Potion in one gulp, and flames instantly entered his throat. The intense heat spread throughout his body, making his blood seem to boil, and his magic surged forth.

　His face was slightly flushed, but the golden light in his eyes grew even brighter.

　Having kept the Eye of Truth active all day, he had almost reached the ultimate level in this regard.

　At this point, it already had a hint of a "last gasp before death."

　Therefore, he was very clear that if anything went wrong during this final smelting, today's experiment would have to end here.

　After spending about ten seconds suppressing the surging magical power, Dark reached out and grabbed the [Orb of Truth].

　He grasped it in his hand, then chanted an incantation. The magic pen in his right hand gathered slightly on the [Orb of Truth], and then...

　Then it suddenly pulled outwards, drawing out a clear, water-like ray of light.

　Even the soul of the Demon King, after being analyzed, remains transparent and pure.

　However, the next moment, a surging black tide followed, swallowing the light.

　Dark showed no surprise; the magic pen then—drawn—leading the way into the light array of the [Number 1 Alchemy Array].

　In the meantime, they began the smelting process!

　"coax!"

　A phantom flame suddenly ignited on his body, and magical power surged forth like a raging tide, becoming incredibly powerful.

　The momentum suppressed the soul of [Demon King Number One], rendering it completely unable to resist.

　There are only three minutes left.

　These three minutes will be the moment of life or death.

　The first thing to note is that the soul must not be allowed to enter a state of "death".

　Therefore, during the smelting process, he must simultaneously drip in [Paradise Version of Elysium] to preserve its soul and consciousness.

　Protect it.

　He doesn't have much experience in this area, but at least it's not his first time.

　Three minutes felt like three years, a difficult journey.

　The rate at which magic power, physical strength, and energy are consumed is terrifying.

　But to an onlooker, three minutes is still just three minutes.

　Ergani had put down her book and was staring intently at the center of the laboratory.

　Witt Gold also fell into a state of unusual tension.

　He had already been informed of the reason for being summoned.

　It is very clear that if this step of the experiment goes wrong, causing [Demon King No. 1] to enter a "dead" state.

　He is the last line of defense.

　He wasn't afraid of being possessed by the Demon King again; what he feared was a second separation, which would weaken his already fragile spirit.

　The soul was further ravaged.

　However, sometimes, what you fear most is exactly what comes to pass!

　When Dark had used nearly two-thirds of the [Paradise Version of Elysium] from the Mind Bottle, unexpectedly, it still...

　It has been produced.

　The consciousness of [Demon King Number One] was suddenly awakened during the melting process!

　It actually managed to break free from the dream of depravity through its own willpower!

　Darkdy—Time realized this and suddenly poured the greatest amount of magic power he could muster into it, attempting to suppress its consciousness in that instant!

　But at that moment, just as the three minutes were about to expire, he became so focused that he lost his sense of time.

　The magic fluctuated just as it was about to be severed, and the consciousness of [Demon King Number One] found the gap.

　Dark suddenly reached out and grabbed the second bottle of [Phoenix Blood Potion] that Professor Kazel handed him, and opened his mouth directly...

　Pour in.

　Before his magic could be regenerated, golden light overflowed from his eyes, his expression became almost ferocious, and he unleashed his full power!

　But the originally resilient soul of [Demon King Number One] suddenly became more brittle than tofu.

　His magic surged down like a raging torrent, crushing it into dust!

　“Jie Jie Jie!

　A chilling, triumphant laugh suddenly entered Dark's mind as his soul abruptly collapsed.

　Dark frowned, and with a forceful push of his fingers, the newly generated magic crushed it cleanly into powder.

　"died."

　As he spoke, his expression quickly returned to calm.

　Today's entire day's experiments have now come to a complete failure.

　The precious materials consumed as a result are priceless.

　The escape of "Demon King No. 1" is now a foregone conclusion.

　But he wasn't nervous at all.

　"understood."

　Professor Cazell raised his wand and waved it in the air. In an instant, hundreds of magic circles lit up on the ground.

　Layer upon layer of magic arrays rose and spread, enveloping the entire laboratory in radiance.

　Each person's face was painted with a different color.

　Professor Kazel's body floated up under the influence of magic.

　Professor Steven Harvey also acted simultaneously, releasing a magic circle in his palm through the [Magic Card].

　Searching at high speed, it was a magic array disc engraved with dense markings.

　Meanwhile, Witt Gold, watching from behind the partition, instantly tensed to the limit, while Ophelia Brad...

　She firmly grasped his wrist, offering him emotional support.

　Professor Mitia snapped her fingers, and the magical barrier surrounding the entire hidden place activated simultaneously, almost completely blocking it out.

　The local area has been incorporated into a completely independent domain.

　However, despite all these measures, they failed to find any trace of the [Demon King] after its death.

　It was as if it were truly dead, and utterly and completely dead, leaving not even a trace of its soul or consciousness.

　But everyone knows that it has already been reborn somewhere!

　Professor Cazell exhaled and floated down from mid-air.

　Then he put down his wand and said, "Harvey, bring Number Two here."

　They previously found Demon King No. 2 through Demon King No. 1, but now it's finally time to turn things around.

　However, after speaking, he walked behind the partition and asked Ergan, whose expression remained indifferent, "Did you sense it?"...

　Dark's gaze also turned to Ergani.

　How many times has the "immortal demon king" traversed the cycle of life and death, besides himself?

　No one else knows about it.

　But no matter how many times it has experienced something, it has never encountered anything like what it is today.

　It has never played its "resurrection" trick in front of a true god.

　Of course, it had just been reborn, and its soul and consciousness were still in an extremely weak state, barely aware of its surroundings.

　There was no perception, nor any room for thought.

　It would never have known that when it chose to "suicide and rebirth" again, and opted for a "hibernation-style" rebirth to avoid immediate detection, someone pointed out its secrets without it revealing even the slightest trace of its presence.

　Its location.

　Ergani extended her slender finger and pointed at Witt Gaud.

　"It's already inside."

　She said this

　So Witt Gold went back to the lab bench.

　Professor Steven Harvey said excitedly, "Carlian, come and help."

　Sister Kallian quickly approached, and by the time she reached the bedside, she was already fully immersed in the moment.

　They had already made all the necessary preparations for the experiment to fail.

　The current situation is undoubtedly the best possible one.

　The Undying Demon King—as expected, he entered the cage they had prepared for him.

　Although they had already sensed that the specific reason it had entered the cage was likely somewhat different from what they had expected.

　However, given the current reality, we can proceed with the next step in the plan based on this fact.

　While it is just beginning to grow, cut off the entire piece of its soul that is growing!

　Such a method is undoubtedly much more violent than cutting, decomposing, and then recombining it.

　But given its extremely limited reach, this is actually the most effective option, causing the least damage to Werther's soul.

　The professors have a clear understanding of this point.

　Dak took off his gloves, stepped out of the partition, and sat down in the chair.

　Aurora quickly picked up a warm, damp towel and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead.