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

　But that's not enough! It's far from enough!

　As "Gatomon" listened to the voice transmitted from its heart, its entire body emitted an intense white light as it ran.

　Divine power instantly permeated the air, and the light of evolution burst forth from within. As one of the magical spirits with the deepest "bond" with Dark, it finally seized the opportunity for evolution amidst the wave of spiritual power.

　"Gatomon, Mega Evolution!"

　BGM, go!

　A warm power, completely different from its previous evolutions, filled its body, and a smile involuntarily appeared on Gatomon's lips. Its petite body kept changing, and in the blink of an eye, it had transformed into a pure angel with eight wings.

　Angewomon!

　As the star rating increases, the power amplified by the "Holy Sword" surges dramatically.

　Angewomon continued to unleash "Sword Dance," its sacred aura merging with that of HolyAngemon, dispelling the darkness within the hall.

　Beneath the mask of the "mysterious man," his expression suddenly changed.

　However, his demonic sword was blocked by "HolyAngemon", so he could only unleash his full power to suppress it, and then suddenly leaped back, trying to avoid the sharp edge.

　However, Angemon was incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, it had already reached him. With the added power of Sword Dance, it unleashed a full-force attack that slashed towards his neck like lightning.

　"Evil eye!

　His eyes widened, releasing an eerie, demonic light from his scarlet pupils.

　But suddenly, a purple light flowed around Angewomon's body, instantly breaking through the evil eye's demonic light.

　Then the purple light spread to the "Holy Sword" blade, merging with the power of the Holy Sword, causing the pure white sword light to gradually turn purple.

　Angewomon's eyes gleamed, revealing that she had already unleashed the full power of "Heavenly Purple Light".

　This "Heavenly Purple Light" is specifically designed to counter evil; the more evil the opponent, the greater its power.

　Combined with the "Sword Dance" bonus.

　Even if the opponent is a reincarnation of the Demon King, he will be cut in two!

　"Damn angels!"

　But the "mysterious man" suddenly roared, and countless demonic lights shot out from the eyes of the surrounding statues, converging on the demonic sword in his hand.

　He paused, no longer retreating, but instead wielding his sword with both hands and slashing down fiercely! All the demonic light in the entire hall converged in this one sword strike, vaguely revealing a terrifying demonic shadow.

　next moment.

　The Holy Sword and the Demon Sword finally clashed.

　But the intense purple light slashed into the demonic light with overwhelming force, instantly severing the "demon sword" in two!

　The "mysterious man" desperately tried to block, but the blazing white orbs of light shot towards him from both sides at high speed.

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　"BOOM!"

　Two "Explosive Gale Bullets of Annihilation" exploded on his body. He had no time to react before being blasted away, slamming heavily into the enormous statue of the evil god.

　"Crack!"

　The statue's neck snapped in half. It slid down.

　Black mist emerged from the neck of the statue, revealing a blurry face within the mist, which suddenly lunged at him!

Chapter 1356 The Demon King Returns, The Death of Lion Beast (6k)

　The black mist had clearly been planning this for a long time. Whether the statue was decapitated or not was actually unimportant.

　The real key point is that at this moment, the "mysterious man's" body is not only filled with the dark energy that originally belonged to him, but his condition is also extremely poor.

　This was a golden opportunity to seize his consciousness! Thus, in the blink of an eye, the black mist had already entered the "mysterious man's" body.

　Immediately afterwards, the mask on the "mysterious man's" face shattered piece by piece, revealing a hideous and twisted face.

　The face was constantly deformed under the pull of the two forces, sometimes resembling a human, sometimes a demon.

　Tiny faces emerged from his forehead, constantly displaying all sorts of bizarre expressions.

　The "mysterious man" suddenly raised his hands and grabbed his head. He screamed in pain as if something had drilled into his brain—oh, something really had drilled in!

　This sudden and bizarre change left Dark's magical spirits stunned.

　Angewomon intended to press its advantage and unleash a "Triple Slash". However, the black mist emerging from the evil god statue exuded a terrifying aura that sent chills down its spine, giving it a sense of dread that it would lose everything if it came into contact with it.

　It stopped in its tracks, raising only the "Holy Sword" to observe. Behind it, white light suddenly emanated from the body of "Angemon," revealing itself to be "Angemon" that had regressed from its Ultimate form back to its Adult form.

　"Viligeon" and "Lion" rushed in from his left and right sides, protecting him from behind.

　The intelligent "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" flapped its wings, staring at the "mysterious person" with a puzzled expression.

　Outside the temple.

　Darko Dimon, who was obtaining information through a mental connection, couldn't help but show a strange expression.

　The mantis stalks the cicada while the oriole follows behind.

　Although the "mysterious man" wasn't exactly a qualified praying mantis, the oriole seemed quite professional.

　But as a hunter keeping a close watch on the oriole, he certainly couldn't just sit idly by and watch the oriole and the mantis merge—it was time to fire!

　With a thought, he issued the command through the mental bond. Angewomon, who had stopped to observe, charged forward like a tigress descending a mountain. Although the vortex of "Sword Dance" was gone from the "Holy Sword" in her hand, purple light still lingered.

　Despite being enveloped in this "Heavenly Purple Light," it still easily cut through the black mist surrounding the "mysterious man," precisely and ruthlessly stabbing towards the area below the "mysterious man's" brow.

　If this sword were to pierce through, it would shred the "mysterious man's" brain to dust.

　But at this critical moment, the "mysterious man" suddenly raised his right hand and grabbed the tip of the "holy sword" tightly.

　The "Heavenly Purple Light" continuously burned his palm. But dark power kept emanating from his palm, preventing him from pushing it any further.

　"Whoosh!"

　Behind them, "Viligeon" suddenly tilted its head back, having already triggered "Raging Righteous Heart".

　It possesses an unusually strong sense of justice, and cannot tolerate the slightest evil in its eyes. Its hatred of evil breeds a monstrous madness.

　When evil breeds and sins overflow, the burning madness will burn away its reason, but it will also give it the power to carry out justice!

　Its attack power doubled in that instant, and with the added power of the "Holy Sword", it easily exceeded 10,000.

　Then, a flash of green light appeared, and "Vilijion" had already rushed forward with its head down, its holy sword slashing fiercely at the neck of the "mysterious man".

　However, before being beheaded, the "mysterious man" raised his left hand again and firmly grasped the "holy sword" of "Viligion".

　But right after, the Lionmon, whose "heart of justice" had already burned, also rushed over.

　It leaped up suddenly, gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands, and thrust it down towards the top of the "mysterious man's" head!

　"Roar!"

　Seeing that the "mysterious man" was unable to defend himself, a black mist with a blurry face suddenly emerged from above his head and roared as it charged toward the "Lion Beast".

　The "Lion Beast" roared once before being swallowed by the black mist. The "Single Sword Sheath" was thrown away, narrowly escaping destruction.

　Angemon suddenly rushed out, leaped up and grabbed the Holy Sword, and charged forward in close succession.

　Ultimate move – "Sword Dance"!

　The violent currents rising from its feet instantly spread to the sword. Its attack power rapidly increased, and then it even imitated Angewomon's actions, extending the golden light of "Heaven's Fist" from its fist to the sword, causing the "Holy Sword" to shine with a holy golden light.

　Immediately afterwards, countless blades formed from leaves materialized around "Viligeon," rapidly coalescing in mid-air to transform into a giant leaf-blade sword, which slammed into the black mist.

　The black mist was thinned by the impact of the "leaf blade".

　Angemon ignored the mysterious man and instead unleashed a powerful strike with all its might at the black mist.

　"boom!"

　The golden sword light plunged into the black mist, exploding as if it had been thrown into a pot of oil.

　The black mist emitted a series of agonizing screams, as if the creatures had been annihilated by that single sword strike!

　Inside the "mysterious man's" body, the true form of the black mist continues to vie for dominance with him.

　The eerie black mist that the "mysterious man" used to conceal his aura now clearly appears to have been obtained from that evil god statue.

　But at this very moment, he finally suffered the backlash from the evil god's statue and was facing the imminent erosion of his consciousness.

　However, that body belonged to him, and it was not easy for the black mist emerging from the statue of the evil god to invade his body.

　In the end, it's even uncertain who will devour whom!

　Dark stood outside the temple, and suddenly frowned. He sensed a familiar aura from the temple once again.

　That was neither the strange divine power from before, nor the general dark power, but a special aura from the underworld!

　"The power of the underworld!"

　His mind raced, and he immediately concluded that the temple was a place to worship some kind of "god of the underworld".

　But when this aura erupted, a scream suddenly came from the "mysterious man's" body. Countless black mists with faces rushed out of his body, only to be pulled back by a terrifying force.

　The power within the "mysterious man" was rising at an astounding rate!

　He immediately realized that the power of the underworld actually belonged to that "mysterious person"!

　"Roar--"

　The roar was as loud as thunder.

　The "mysterious man" suddenly raised his head and roared, emanating a terrifying aura full of divinity from his body. A powerful and unknown force erupted instantly, blasting away the three magical elves that were surrounding and killing him!

　But after the three magical spirits were blasted away, the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons simultaneously unleashed two beams of Destructive Jet and a Burst Gale of Annihilation.

　The "mysterious man's" body was engulfed by the light of destruction in the blink of an eye. But the evil aura emanating from that light grew stronger and stronger. A spherical energy composed of various forces erupted from his body, and even after neutralizing the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon's" attack, it continued to spread.

　In the blink of an eye, the ceiling of the third floor of the temple was cracked open. The countless statues in the walls also shattered.

　The "mysterious man" suddenly roared, and the third level of the temple suddenly split open, exposing the entire scene.

　It flew into the air, its body tattered, even its card pouch long gone. But its dark skin and robust physique, along with its long black hair flowing behind it, exuded the aura of a villainous boss.

　"Fossil pterosaur".

　But even when faced with such a domineering and arrogant "mysterious man with amputated feet," Dark remained calm, though a slight hesitation did arise within him. This was because he was extremely sensitive to the aura of "underworld power" and knew well the origin of the "underworld fire" that was now circulating all over the world.

　Now, facing this "mysterious person" with the face of a previous hero, he couldn't help but delve into the true identity and origin of this "mysterious person" in his mind.

　The "Fire of the Underworld" leaked from the Underworld during the long break after the end of the first year, during the Holy Church's "execution ceremony" for the Demon King.

　Although the "execution ceremony" was largely a show, a closer analysis reveals that the entire process was meticulously executed.

　The Holy Church did indeed kill the "Demon King" in that "execution ceremony".

　However, the "Demon King" they killed was a "new Demon King" created by using a ritual within the body of the original Demon King.

　They believed that the "new demon king" was merely a product of the ritual and did not possess the immortality of the "undying demon king."

　But in reality, Dark and his companions had already captured the "Second Demon King" while they were in the City of Freedom.

　That "Second Demon King" has even been refined into a magical spirit card by Dark. But where did the "Second Demon King" come from?

　It is a demon king who is reborn after the soul of the "new demon king" created through the ritual in the "execution ceremony" of the Holy Church is buried in the underworld!

　This is the origin of the "Second Demon King," also known as Dark's "Demon King Aldrich."

　However, in summary...

　There is indeed a "new demon king" between the "first demon king" and the "second demon king".

　However, that "new demon king" should theoretically have already been buried in the underworld.

　Let's call it the 1.5... never mind, let's just call it the "Third Demon King"

　And that being the case.

　Could this demon, who appeared out of nowhere, bearing the face of a previous hero and possessing the power of the underworld, be the "Third Demon King" created by the Holy Church and ultimately destroyed by the underworld?

　Although this reasoning was not actually definitively proven, Darke always had a vague premonition that his deduction was the truth.

　If that "mysterious man" is indeed the "Third Demon King," then killing him on the spot is definitely not the best option!

　Since the "Second Demon King" was able to be reborn from the "vessel" left behind by the "First Demon King," there's no reason why the "Third Demon King" couldn't be the same.

　Even if its true form is merely a crudely made product of a ritual, if it is reborn within a "vessel," it could very well become something like a "second Demon King."