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

　“Never mind then, I was just saying, just saying.” Count Stanley Longfellow rubbed his hands together and added, “Why didn’t you bring the Hero’s Son this time? That kid might be able to inherit the legacy of the ‘God of War,’ Ares.”

　Ophelia frowned slightly.

　Dark suddenly asked in surprise, "How do I obtain the legacy of Ares, the God of War? What conditions are required?"

　Stanley Longfellow chuckled, "What else is needed? At the very least, you need the aptitude of a hero. I heard your magical spirit can also wield the 'Holy Sword,' but it's a pity it's not you, otherwise you could give it a try."

　Dark asked curiously, "Is all it takes to be a hero? Is the legacy of the 'God of War' so easy to obtain?"

　“Well…” Stanley Longfellow scratched his head, “I’m not so sure about that. I guess it’s not something that will be particularly easy, don’t you think?”

　Dark sneered inwardly, "Maybe so."

　To guide and pass on the torch.

　These two statements are slightly different.

　However, it's safe to say that Stanley Longfellow is simply spouting nonsense. If obtaining the "God of War's" inheritance only requires the aptitude of a hero, why hasn't the Holy Church, which already has its eye on this, brought their "Holy Son," Evan Pearson, along?

　This is obviously unreasonable.

　Unless one of the "Twin Paladins" also possesses the qualities of a hero and wins the election against the "Holy Son".

　But it doesn't matter.

　The important question is: what exactly is Stanley Longfellow's purpose in coming here?

　Helping Gavin North gain divine power could not possibly be his true purpose!

Chapter 941 The Item Exuding Divinity (4k)

　Stanley Longfellow may have been trying to achieve something. But his clumsy performance was riddled with flaws in the eyes of Dark and his crew. The information he kept revealing, whether true or false, not only failed to confuse them, but instead only made Dark and his crew more wary of him.

　Dark glanced at "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye," but the latter only shook her head slightly, clearly Stanley Longfellow was already on guard against mind-reading abilities.

　Even Dark can defend against basic mind reading; this ability is only effective when used unexpectedly.

　But this also made Darker more certain of his judgment.

　Bishop Sabrina Melville and Count Gavin North returned afterward, their expressions clearly different as they sat down, having already made a decision.

　“Longfellow has a point. Cowardice is not the way of the North,” Gavin North said to her in a calm tone, as if he were not the one who had said “If not necessary, I suggest taking a detour” earlier.

　“Choosing to take a detour means facing a longer exploration journey and more unknowns, while continuing straight ahead at least allows us to clearly know where the greatest danger comes from,” Bishop Sabrina Melville said slowly.

　“That’s more like it! That’s the spirit of adventure!” Stanley Longfellow looked at Gavin North and Bishop Sabrina Melville with an exaggeratedly genuine smile.

　Since both the Holy Church and the representatives from the Northern Region have expressed their views, the Academy naturally will not raise any further objections.

　In fact, Darke and the others had already anticipated that if the object radiating divinity truly possessed "divine blood," Bishop Sabrina Melville would most likely not let it go. They believed that "divine blood" was needed to draw upon divine power, so they would definitely want more.

　Both the decision to take a detour and not to take a detour are acceptable to the college.

　The former could avoid known dangers, the latter could save time. They both simply wanted to reach the entrance to "Heaven" as quickly and safely as possible. But...

　“I have no objection to this decision,” Professor Mitya said. “However, since we are working together, I hope everyone will be more cautious and not do anything that is known to be impossible. Otherwise, we will have to go our separate ways.”

　Gavin North frowned sharply and said, "Since it's a three-way cooperation, we should stand together through thick and thin. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to talk about parting ways before anything has even happened?"

　Professor Mitis glanced at him and said with a smile, "It's always better to say it before it happens than after, don't you think?"

　Gavin North took a deep breath, straightened his posture, and said, "As expected of an academy professor."

　“I’ll take that as a compliment,” Professor Midia said casually. Bishop Sabrina Melville raised her hand and said, “Professor Midia is right, our cooperation is only this far along. Just as I wouldn’t expect you to shield me from danger if I were in peril. Now that we’ve chosen to face the danger head-on, these things naturally need to be made clear. However, I still trust the character of the ‘North Wind Tiger.’ He wouldn’t stab me in the back.”

　Gavin North's gaze darkened slightly as he said, "The bishops of the Holy Church are also trustworthy."

　Their gazes didn't meet, but the atmosphere had already become heavy. But this was an inevitable development in the situation.

　Since they both made the same decision, it means that they have both set their sights on that divine being.

　Whether or not the divine object is the "key to open the door," they certainly won't let it go.

　In other words, the conflict that was originally supposed to erupt in the "Heavenly Court" has already erupted ahead of schedule at this moment.

　Professor Mitia saw this clearly, which is why she immediately distanced herself from the matter—that was her true intention.

　Although the college wasn't entirely without interest in the so-called "key," it was impossible for them to reveal it at this time.

　At this point, all three parties were aware of each other's intentions, but the cooperation would not be immediately interrupted.

　At least until the details of that divine entity are discovered, they still have a basis for cooperation.

　Following this, the three parties immediately began to formulate their next course of action.

　The dense fog made reconnaissance extremely difficult. But this did not mean we should give up on reconnaissance; on the contrary, we should pay even more attention to it.

　Therefore, after the Holy Church and the Northern Region finished their discussions, they immediately returned to their posts and began to form reconnaissance teams.

　Since the fog rendered mental detection and magical spirit reconnaissance methods ineffective, then we should form a human-based reconnaissance team.

　However, both sides had already considered this before entering the Mountain of the Gods, and had already included people skilled in reconnaissance in their teams. At this time, they simply picked them out, and soon a team was formed.

　The Holy Church's reconnaissance team consisted of seven people, including six silver-armored paladins and one gold paladin.

　The northern reconnaissance team consisted of twelve people, all of whom were "Ice Fish Dragon Knights," and their "Ice Fish Dragons" clearly had more dragon-like characteristics.

　Two of these twelve are Ice Fish Dragon Knights who also hold the profession of "Weather Master," making them the elite of the North.

　Stanley Longfellow had already returned to the Northland group, while Dark and the others crawled back into the pumpkin carriage.

　As soon as they entered the carriage, the professors quickly poured out what they had been communicating with only their eyes.

　Dark immediately pulled the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye" in front of him and said, "I have good news. My magical spirit has the ability to ignore the fog and see all objects within the normal field of vision."

　“That’s certainly good news,” Professor Kazel said, rubbing his eyes. “Shortly after entering the Mountain of the Gods, I collected samples of the mist for analysis. I discovered that its ability to obstruct vision is both physical and magical; one must possess both X-ray vision and illusion-breaking abilities to see through the mist.”

　Darke's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "I see."

　Professor Kazel looked at the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye" and said, "Of course, one also needs sufficiently high abilities of clairvoyance and illusion-breaking. Just how high is the rank of your magical spirit?"

　Dark said, "It should... be at the level of the third tier." "Third tier," Professor Kazel understood, "A one-star magical spirit possesses the rank of the third tier. You mean, its rank can be raised by two tiers? I have never seen a rank trait that can raise two tiers before. No, its rank should be higher than you think."

　Dark frowned and asked, "Is a +2 rank really that rare?"

　Professor Kazel said, "You mean Rank +2? Then those magical elves who reach the God rank are Rank +1. Wait, could it be that Rank +2 is the foundation for magical elves to reach the sixth tier? Then Rank +2 and Rank +1 are definitely not a one-to-two relationship."

　Upon hearing this, Dark also looked at "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye". However, "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" remained unmoved, her eyes fixed on the center of her mind.

　“This is not the time to discuss this, Kazel,” Professor Sylph said. “Sabrina and Gavin North have already gone to assemble reconnaissance teams. What about us?”

　Professor Kazel immediately shook his head and said, "No need. Forming a reconnaissance team means dispersing our forces, and dispersing forces will only do us harm. My suggestion is to let Dark handle all the reconnaissance. Since his magical spirit can see through the fog, we should take advantage of that. In the journey ahead, we need to tighten our defenses and focus on protecting ourselves."

　Professor Mitia nodded and said, "From the moment Sabrina and Gavin North decided not to take the detour, their course of action has already diverged from ours. Be prepared to part ways at any time."

　Professor Sylph said, "With their help, we made it through the early stages without much loss, and we were hoping to at least get closer to the entrance."

　“There’s no need to be too pessimistic,” Dark suddenly said. “Perhaps that divine being isn’t as dangerous as we think.”

　“Exactly!” Lily exclaimed, looking eager to try. “We haven’t even entered the Heavenly Court yet. If we can’t even handle the things in these mountains, how can we talk about entering the Heavenly Court? Let’s help them out!”

　"Ha." Professor Sylph sneered and said, "Today you will stay in the carriage and are not allowed to go anywhere."

　"Ah," Lily said, looking annoyed.

　Professor Sylph continued, "If it's within our power, we should naturally offer our assistance. Resolving the problem as soon as possible will also help us move forward. There's still time; let's do a simple deduction, Cazell."

　Professor Cazell immediately began to analyze the situation. His mind raced, and he spoke without pause.

　Everyone fell silent and listened intently.

　Professor Kazel quickly went through a detailed deduction of the possible situations that might arise, the potential dangers posed by the divine object, and the coping strategies for various scenarios.

　He emphasized protective measures.

　Such as how to form a team, how to escape, and how to reunite in case of special circumstances.

　The midday break ended quickly, and the three teams lined up again.

　The Holy Church's team remained a complete group of forty-nine people, while the Northern Region, after streamlining, retained over sixty people, and the remaining one hundred-plus people had already set off to return.

　In this way, the team was significantly smaller, but on the surface, it also had more cohesion.

　The team set off again, with the academy still summoning magical spirits as the "arrow," but the people sitting on the platform were a different group.

　Chris slipped into Dark's shadow.

　Trina followed Dak out.

　The road ahead is even more dangerous, and protecting the young master is the maids' top priority.

　Then, "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" appeared beside Dark. Professor Sylph replaced Professor Kazel and slowly walked out.

　The front of the vehicle is not very spacious, so not too many people can squeeze in.

　Professor Sylph stood to the right of "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye," her golden hair moving without wind, the wind element naturally becoming active. With a light touch of her hand, the "Mud Dragon" hiding underground had been replaced by a fourth-tier magical spirit.

　Based on the nine-star magical spirit, only one first-tier magical spirit is needed to sacrifice and summon a fourth-tier magical spirit.

　Professor Sylph chose a flying elemental species called "Wind King". "Wind King" is an exceptionally pure elemental species. It has no physical form at all, and people without a keen sense of wind element cannot even recognize it.

　Replacing the "Mud Dragon" with diving underground to ensure the team is not suddenly attacked by underground creatures is not a difficult task for the "Wind King".

　It is a natural "barrier" and can move at high speed.

　Besides the academy, the Holy Church and the Northern Region also immediately dispatched their two reconnaissance teams after setting off again.

　The main task of these two reconnaissance teams is to identify dangers ahead and eliminate potential traps to ensure a smooth advance.

　Although it may seem hard to understand, the result of the discussions among the three parties was to accelerate!

　accelerate!accelerate!

　Concentrate your efforts to overcome all difficulties and rush into the inner area as quickly as possible. Guided by the "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye," find the object that exudes divinity!

　Bishop Sabrina Melville activated a "magic card" during the march, and the entire group was enveloped in golden light, like an indestructible golden cone that plunged fiercely into the mist.

　The reconnaissance team cleared the mines, and the rest of the team followed.

　At this moment, this team, composed of elites from three different sides, finally unleashed its true strength.

　Half an hour later, the group finally stopped as the golden light faded. But by then, they were extremely close to the divine entity! Everyone stopped, looking up at the depths shrouded in thick fog, their gazes solemn.

　Even without the guidance of "Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye," they already knew the location of the divine being.

　Even its shape can be vaguely discerned!

　A grayish-white mist filled the entire world, making it impossible for normal vision to penetrate the layers of mist and see into the depths.

　But that enormous figure managed to pierce through the mist, its black outline appearing in everyone's sight.

　Just by staring at that spot, the black shadow grew clearer and clearer. It was a flower, enormous and terrifying, like a pillar supporting the sky! "Professor..."

　With absolute determination, Dark turned his gaze away and looked at Professor Sylph beside him.

　For a brief moment, the aura of "Demeter's Skirt" emanated from Professor Sylph, but it was immediately dispersed by the wind.

　Professor Sylph's expression was unusually serious, and she said in a low voice, "Just as you thought."

　Dak took a deep breath.

　Before witnessing it with his own eyes, he could never have imagined that the true form of this divine being would be such a gigantic "Demeter Flower"!

　My eyes are killing me after a long day...

Chapter 942 The Filthy and Mad Flower of God (4k)

　The Flower of Demeter.

　Only the stamens are light green, then gradually fade from the center outwards, eventually becoming completely white.

　The flower shape is very ordinary, with six to eight petals, just like the small white flowers that can be seen everywhere.

　But in reality, it is a symbol of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, grain, and harvest, capable of turning a barren desert into an oasis in an instant.

　It was impossible to identify it by the dark silhouette that appeared in the thick fog alone.

　However, Professor Sylph wears the "Dermeter's Dress," which allows her to create "Grass Element Seeds" and cultivate (Dermeter's Flowers) if she so desires.

　Her perception of that flower was, of course, infallible. But could such a gigantic "Flower of Demeter" truly exist in this world?

　Dark took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "Professor, could this be the real reason why Principal Art sent the dress out?"

　Professor Sylph frowned and simply said, "I don't know either." As originally planned, the "Dermeter's Skirt" was supposed to be an initial tool for dealing with the pollution after entering the "Heavenly Court."