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

　"Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" observed with the "Eye of God" and said after a moment: "Divine energy flows in three caves."

　Bishop Sabrina Melville frowned. "Three?" Professor Cazell said decisively, "Choose one, all at once."

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Chapter 955 A Variable from the Underworld (4k)

　Scattered actions are not advisable.

　In short, we should first select a cave for joint investigation.

　Professor Kazel said a few words and then had "Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" point out the three caves from which divine energy emanated.

　As it turned out, all three caves were located on the north rock face, but they were scattered in different locations.

　He asked "Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" which cave emitted more divine energy, but "Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" simply shook her head slightly and said, "The divine energy flowing from those three caves is about the same. If I had to choose one, I would say the one at the very top."

　“Let me see.” Professor Cazell nodded, then waved his wand and flew upwards.

　There were sticky, damp marks at the entrances of all three caves, and there were even more as you looked inside.

　The topmost cave is the largest in terms of size, but it is not much different from the other two.

　Choosing to explore this particular cave based solely on this information wouldn't be considered a valid basis for decision-making.

　After observing carefully to no avail, he landed.

　"How is it, Professor?" Dark asked.

　Professor Cazell shrugged and said, "It seems we'll have to pick one randomly. But I suggest we take this opportunity to rest for an hour or two. Although there are signs of creatures coming and going in those caves, they seem safe for now."

　Dark nodded and said, "I do need some time to adjust." Among those present, only his Magic Spirit Card was severely depleted, and he needed time to replenish the Magic Card's magic power and create some buffer time.

　Albert and Emily also needed time to recuperate their "Sword Guardian Angel" and "Slow Angel," so they agreed to take a break.

　So they marked out an area in the underground cave, set up a barrier, and rested there.

　This rest period lasts at least an hour.

　Professor Sylph waved her hand and summoned a large amount of fruit using the "Food Card".

　Everyone took the opportunity to replenish their fluids and energy.

　While eating, Dak replenished the magic cards' mana. After more than an hour, most of the magic cards had been restored to a state where they could be restarted.

　But perhaps because they had stayed in the open space for too long, a rustling sound suddenly came from the more than thirty caves on the surrounding rock walls.

　Soon after, slippery, crawling creatures emerged from the caves.

　Among those reptiles were creatures as black as snakes, and also giant lizards with four legs.

　But even if it's a "black snake," it's definitely not a "snake from the abyss"!

　Dark was so familiar with those "Abyssal Serpents" that he could recognize them almost at a glance.

　Since it is not a "serpent of the abyss," it means there is no need to worry about the appearance of pollutants.

　While he felt fortunate about this, he also felt a deep sense of regret. Clearing out those reptiles wasn't difficult for them.

　The Twin Paladins took the initiative and annihilated all the attacking reptiles.

　Professor Kazel then summoned the "Alchemy Beast" again to extract mucus and tissue from the reptiles for analysis.

　By studying the organisms themselves, we can infer the environmental conditions in which they live.

　After a brief analysis, Professor Kazel gained an understanding of the environment inside the cave and immediately concocted a potion to adapt to it.

　After the remaining reptiles were also frightened away by the "Twin Paladins'" frenzied slaughter, the group rested for another fifteen minutes before setting off again.

　At this point, they had made a choice among the three caves—but not the top one, but the bottom left one.

　The selection method is very simple.

　Dark simply transformed "Shemi" into "Sky Form" and, after triggering "Heavenly Grace," performed a "twig divination," which involved planting a twig in the ground and letting it fall naturally; the direction the twig pointed was the direction fate would point.

　If possible, they would certainly prefer to achieve their goal by exploring only one cave.

　Therefore, Dark chose to believe in the luck of "Shemi".

　Once the group was fully prepared, they entered the cave in the lower left corner and continued deeper under the guidance of "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye".

　Meanwhile, Professor Mitia and the rest of the group had returned to the place where they could smell the "fragrance" and found the source of the "fragrance" by following its direction.

　At first, a few small flowers appeared scattered in front of them.

　Let's dispel the fog and continue tracing back.

　Suddenly, a huge flowerbed came into view. A rich fragrance of flowers filled the air, and the view opened up before me.

　Just like the area where the "Flower of Demeter" was located, there were no clouds or mists obscuring the flowerbed.

　The sudden appearance of clusters of flowers in various colors created a visual impact.

　But Professor Mitis and the others did not become obsessed with it. Instead, they became instantly more vigilant, carefully observing whether something like the "green threads" that Dark had mentioned would appear.

　But the fragrance emanating from the flowerbed and the fragrance emanating from p1n are completely different things.

　They do not materialize, nor do they make people wooden. They only fascinate, gradually causing people to lose their senses—and this effect is slow, seeping in little by little.

　After confirming that no monsters were hiding in the flowerbed, Professor Mitia and the others decisively entered the enormous "flowerbed maze," and finally fell into the flowerbed's trap.

　Again and again.

　Professor Steven Harvey, together with "Bloody Saint" Hayley Saint Meredith, finally sent "Magical Weatherman" Hugo Houston off Mount God.

　Hugo Houston was a refined old man around sixty years old. The injuries he sustained while fighting the giant elephant were several times more serious than the message Professor Harvey transmitted through the skull.

　In fact, almost half of his body was cut off, his mental state was almost shattered, and his soul was also severely damaged.

　The giant elephant had far more attack methods than it appeared on the surface. The sonic attacks it released by beating its drums could even shatter the mind and attack the soul.

　Hugo Houston was stunned by the sound of the drums, and then half of his body was cut off by the mist that suddenly condensed into swords.

　Had Professor Steven Harvey, the "necromancer," not been among those with him, he would likely have been reduced to ashes on the spot. Even so, his severed half-body had been crushed into dust.

　Professor Steven Harvey temporarily borrowed the flesh and blood of "Corpse-Stitching Demon" Rororo to complete his body and save his precarious life.

　"The Corpse-Stitching Demon" Rororo was one of Professor Harvey's trump cards, prepared specifically for this operation.

　He used Ergani's "Brain in a Vat" to re-edit the memories of "Corpse-Stitching Demon" Rorono, so that he replaced his creator, "Rune Ragnar," in Rorono's mind.

　Based on this, Professor Steven Harvey gained control of the "Corpse-Stitching Demon" Rororo and developed a large number of unique techniques belonging to "Rune Ragnar" from it.

　Seeing the unfavorable situation during this battle against the giant elephant, he released the "Corpse-Stitching Demon" Rororo, which was sealed inside the "Orb of Truth".

　However, even with the immense power of "Corpse-Stitching Demon" Rororo, it was still tragically killed. Its enormous life force was completely absorbed by the giant elephant, and the "Void Demon Sword" that erupted in the crisis could not cause any substantial damage to the giant elephant.

　The last remaining human head was then crushed by the enraged elephant.

　But its sacrifice ultimately proved to be worthwhile.

　Professor Steven Harvey and Hayley Saint Meredith used it as a shield to successfully rescue Hugo Houston, and afterwards successfully lured the giant elephant to a great distance from the group.

　And thus, the two of them managed to escape.

　Professor Steven Harvey and Hayley Saint Meredith were also injured.

　But their injuries were nothing compared to Hugo Houston's.

　During the process of sending Hugo Houston off Mount Everest, both of their injuries entered the final stage of recovery.

　Before this, the "Bloody Saintess" probably never imagined that she would one day cooperate with a "necromancer," and that their tacit understanding was evident in their first collaboration, with their compatibility in battle being unexpectedly good.

　After that, they became comrades-in-arms who had shared combat experience, and their relationship on the surface improved considerably.

　After leaving the Mountain of the Gods, Hayley Saint Meredith immediately summoned the members of the Holy Church and handed over the still unconscious Hugo Houston to them.

　Then, she summoned Professor Harvey and resolutely returned to the Mountain of the Gods.

　Inside the cave.

　Guided by "Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye", Dark and his companions entered the chosen cave.

　There were obvious signs of the reptilian species rampaging through the cave. But those reptiles were either dead or had fled, and had long since disappeared.

　The various toxins and germs scattered throughout the cave did not have the slightest negative effect on them because they had taken the potion made by Professor Kazel.

　The cave is on the north side, and the road leads north.

　They continued forward without hindrance until they reached a fork in the road for the first time, at which point they finally stopped.

　But let alone one fork in the road, even if there were ten or a hundred, as long as only one of them had divine energy flowing out, it would be impossible for Dark and the others to get lost.

　They only stayed for a short while before finding the right route and continuing on.

　After that, signs of crawling creatures reappeared in the cave, and they encountered their first ambush since entering the cave.

　Although the sneak attack was ultimately ineffective, once it happened, it was bound to happen again, and once it happened again, it was bound to happen many more times.

　Reptiles began to appear frequently and launch attacks against them.

　Moreover, as they ventured deeper, the power levels of those reptiles continued to rise.

　Later, they finally encountered a reptile they had never seen before in the open field—a creature with two horns on its head, resembling an earth dragon.

　Even with Professor Kazel's vast knowledge, he couldn't name them. They were incredibly powerful; each one was stronger than a second-tier magical spirit, and some exceptional individuals even rivaled nine-star power.

　Its immense vitality far surpasses that of ordinary magical spirits.

　But that's about it.

　If they were encountered by other people, they might become synonymous with "horror".

　However, they encountered the most powerful group of mages among humankind at present.

　The "Twin Paladins" led the way, swiftly slaying every reptile they encountered.

　Even special individuals with combat power approaching nine stars couldn't last a single round.

　Their strength has long surpassed the third tier, and the upper limit of the power they can unleash is extremely high.

　Later, more and stronger reptiles attacked, but they were all killed one by one.

　Dark and the others simply sat on the "Storm Carpet" and followed along. The journey was much longer than expected.

　After entering the cave, they chose one fork in the road after another, slaying countless monsters, and advanced for a full two hours before finally reaching their destination.

　After emerging from that cave, a vast and brightly lit cavern suddenly came into view.

　Countless stalactites, radiating a snow-white jade-like light, hang upside down from the ceiling of the cave. It is their constant white light that illuminates the entire cave.

　In stark contrast to the bright environment, the dark aura emanating from this cave can drive the weak, who lack the corresponding resistance, into a frenzy.

　And the thing that exudes such a strong dark aura is located in the very center of this cave!

　In the very center of the cave, on a structure naturally formed from piled rocks that resembles an altar, floats a jet-black, translucent pearl.

　The jewel was only the size of a fist, but it was shrouded in a pitch-black demonic mist. The aura emanating from it was dark and evil, yet also imbued with divinity. The surrounding rock walls were riddled with cracks created by the changing terrain.

　The divine aura emanating from the other caves likely leaked from those cracks.

　There is only one true route to this place. Dak and the others came along that route.

　"Since it's a divine object of the dark attribute, and not a creature like that 'Flower of Demeter'!"

　Dark stared at the dark orb from afar, his heart pounding.

　Upon arriving here, he was finally able to perceive the aura of the precious pearl more clearly.

　Besides the oppressive aura of darkness and divinity, he also sensed a very familiar aura—an aura very similar to the "Netherworld Fire"!

　"Why would treasures from the underworld exist in the underground caves of this Mountain of the Gods?"

　While Dark was shocked, he was also filled with doubt and curiosity. His gaze was completely fixed on the dark orb, so much so that he completely ignored the magical beast guarding it—a ferocious-looking demonic dragon!

Chapter 956 Darkdemon and the Treasure of the Spirit Realm

　The dragon had already awakened when Dark and the others first entered the cave.

　Its eyes were bloodshot, its face was ferocious, and the black demonic mist swirling around its massive body was connected to the demonic mist emanating from the dark orb, exuding an extremely strong evil aura.

　However, neither the academy nor the Holy Church paid it much attention. It might be an extremely terrifying existence in the eyes of ordinary people, but to those present, it was only a slight threat.

　Leaving aside the giant elephant, even the "Green Angel" created by the "Flower of Demeter" is superior to it.