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

Chapter 1452 Darkdemon and the Authority of Life (5k)

　February 28th, Sunday.

　The spring sunlight slanted in, casting a thin veil of light over the settlement nestled in the cracks of the earth.

　The altar and barrier in the distance have been removed, and huge vines hanging from the ground cover the rock walls.

　The land that was turned into a desert after the temple was unearthed has now been filled with much denser vegetation.

　The morning dew glides off the branches and leaves, moistening the soil, and the whole earth is full of vitality.

　February is drawing to a close.

　Dark and the others gathered again at the entrance of the Temple of Life. Once they were ready, they entered the temple.

　This was their first time setting foot in the temple since arriving here. Accompanying them was a group of investigators.

　Although there are still remnants of the "virus" in the Temple of Life, as long as one enters the "virus-free area" around the young Quetzalcoatl within three hours and disinfects it regularly, one can stay in the temple for a long time.

　Moreover, in this process, the "virus" can be stored in the body in this alternative way, and then physically brought in for purification and disinfection.

　Their main objective today is to clear out all the remaining "viruses" from the temple, including those stubborn "viruses" lingering in various corners.

　Therefore, the young Quetzalcoatl also had to travel with them throughout the entire Temple of Life.

　Dark and others have been conducting tests during this period.

　As the young Quetzalcoatl grew up, the monsters appearing inside the temple generally became stronger.

　However, the number of monsters is decreasing.

　Those monsters were indeed like the temple's "immune cells." Because "viruses" always existed within the temple, they continued to multiply and accumulate until their total number approached a certain threshold.

　Now that there are few remaining "viruses", their numbers have naturally decreased.

　However, when humans, who are also considered foreign viruses, appear, they will still re-emerge.

　These monsters only attack outsiders, not the inhabitants of the "Kukuku" gods.

　Although the young Quetzalcoatl could not incorporate Dark and others into his "divine people"...

　But it can control the birth and death of monsters.

　As its intelligence grew, its ability as the central control point of the temple became apparent.

　As it passed by, all the monsters that had already spawned turned into bubbles and disappeared.

　After that, no more monsters respawned.

　The journey was smooth sailing.

　Soon after, Dark and the others arrived at the central area of ​​the third level of the temple and witnessed the ruins, which was the place where the young Quetzalcoatl was born.

　The cause of the birth of the "Feathered Serpent God" infantile disease cannot be traced at present. However, its origin has been completely determined.

　Dark stood in the center of the ruins, slowly turning to look around. The divine aura that remained here was still strong.

　If the Temple of Life is to be rebuilt, this would be the best place to build the control room.

　As the control center of such a temple, the young Quetzalcoatl's control over the temple certainly wouldn't be limited to the defensive system composed of those monsters.

　This temple was not originally located underground in the present world.

　Based on existing information, it can be inferred that it should have originally been located in a different dimension outside the present world, just like the "Heavenly Court".

　However, in terms of relative spatial coordinates, it just happens to coincide with the coordinates of this underground location in the present world.

　This is very similar to the way St. Marian Academy exists. This Temple of Life should originally exist in another dimension. But it can project its image onto the real world, allowing people to enter the real world directly from the temple, and vice versa.

　This special projection system doesn't seem so rare nowadays.

　Perhaps in some distant past, it was a common thing. If we could study it thoroughly and replicate it...

　Perhaps it is possible to project a certain area of ​​the "Magical Heaven" into the real world, thereby bypassing the "Gate of Heaven" and establishing a fixed passage from the "Magical Heaven" to the real world.

　Although Dak hasn't considered that direction yet, it's actually quite necessary.

　The so-called "unearthing of the temple" actually means that it came out of another dimension and truly entered the real world.

　Furthermore, because its real-world coordinates are underground, its entry into the real world caused an earthquake. After all, in the realm of reality, it forcefully squeezed into the earth; it would be strange if it didn't cause ground fissures.

　therefore.

　Since the young Quetzalcoatl is the control center of this temple, it should also be able to control the ability to send the temple back to another dimension.

　Even the ability to map "projections" to different locations. If that were truly possible.

　This means that the connection point between this temple, which has been sent back to another dimension, and the real world can be moved to another location.

　In reality, this is essentially "moving".

　after all.

　After clearing out those "viruses", the temple of life was no longer in danger.

　Moreover, unlike other temple ruins that are mostly in ruins, it has retained relatively good functionality despite its damage.

　Its very existence is its value.

　Its value will not depreciate until "Kukuku" is revived. Unfortunately, it ultimately belongs to the temple of "Kukuku" and cannot be completely seized.

　Dark built the "Magic Kingdom" from scratch because he wanted to have a "private domain" that existed in another dimension.

　However, the original situation of the "Magic Kingdom" and this temple is not exactly the same.

　The original "alternate dimension" where this temple was located was created by "Kukuku" and belonged to the "realm of the gods." It was a "small dimension" that was like a bubble.

　The "Magical Kingdom" is built within the "Warp," which is a world equivalent to the "Real World." In terms of specific functions, the "Magical Kingdom," built within the Warp, can expand infinitely, while the "minor plane" where the Temple of Life is located is a finite space.

　The "minor plane" of the Temple of Life is like a small bubble popped into the "real world," and is essentially still a part of the "real world."

　The "heavenly court" of the twelve Poirot gods and the castle of St. Marian's College are the same.

　"So, can it do it?"

　Dark withdrew his gaze and inquired with "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye".

　"Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" said, "It can't understand overly obscure words yet. But by telling it fairy tales like Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz, it has a slight understanding of the meaning of another dimension. For now, we can only trust its intelligence."

　When the topic of "intelligence" came up, a hint of worry crept into Dark's eyes.

　This young Quetzalcoatl is definitely intelligent. But it seems to use 99% of its intelligence on eating, and it's unclear whether the remaining 1% is enough.

　He looked at the young patient, "Quetzalcoatl".

　The young Quetzalcoatl, now known as Christina, was floating in the air, her brow furrowed, biting hard on the pacifier attached to "Ai Ai Milk," seemingly oblivious to whether she understood what they meant.

　However, Dark and the others were not in a hurry.

　Seeing that the young Quetzalcoatl was trying hard despite his illness, they began to walk around the area.

　Although most of the remaining sacred objects in the temple have been taken away, a lot of useful information can still be obtained from the texts, murals, statues and other artifacts, which is the significance of archaeology.

　Time flies, and it's already five o'clock in the afternoon.

　Dak had "Fat Sweetie" accompany "Fairy Beast" to take the bead and test the "virus" content on all three floors of the temple.

　It has finally been confirmed that 99.999% of the "viruses" have been eliminated.

　As for the remaining stubborn "viruses," the possibility of them causing harm is extremely small.

　As time goes by, they will eventually be completely eliminated.

　Meanwhile, there has finally been some progress in the case of the young Quetzalcoatl. Under the repeated instruction of the "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye," it seems to have finally come to its senses.

　It floated in the air with its eyes closed, and white rays of light extended from its body like spider silk, spreading outwards until they disappeared five or six meters away.

　The immediate impression this image gives is that it is "connecting" with the temple.

　Dak and the professors exchanged a quick word, then all became alert and focused intently on it.

　Fifteen minutes later, a change occurred.

　The ground beneath their feet suddenly began to vibrate slightly.

　Suddenly, a message came from the magical elf that Dark had left outside the temple.

　The enormous temple buried underground began to shake violently. Standing beside the young Quetzalcoatl, they could only feel a slight tremor.

　However, from the outside, the tremors of the entire temple were becoming more and more intense, to the point that the surrounding rock layers were cracking wildly, and even boulders were constantly falling from the rock walls next to the camp, only to be bounced off by the barrier.

　Dark and the others grew increasingly serious, but they did not flee the temple. Then, at a certain moment, the tremors beneath their feet suddenly ceased. An eerily quiet atmosphere descended upon them.

　The young Quetzalcoatl, its eyes tightly closed, slowly opened them under the watchful eyes of the crowd. White light shot from its eyes, then rapidly transformed into beams of light, and then into a screen of light, instantly turning the area around it into a sea of ​​light.

　As Dak and the others bathed in the sea of ​​light, they suddenly felt waves of warmth rising within them, and their minds relaxed uncontrollably.

　But in that brief moment of relaxation, their vigilance returned naturally. They immediately snapped back to attention.

　Yuue, the Feathered Serpent Goddess, has already moved the Temple of Life back to the other dimension.

　Professor Kazel immediately took out the equipment to test it, and after a while, he said with a serious expression, "They actually did it."

　The previous hypothesis lacked empirical evidence, and since "Feathered Serpent God" Youhui was still one step away from becoming a "true god," he originally thought that even if it had this ability, it would not be able to do it for the time being.

　Surprisingly, it not only did it, but it didn't seem that difficult.

　About two minutes later, the ocean of light sank into the walls, floor, and ceiling of the temple, giving the temple a greater sense of life.

　The light in the young Quetzalcoatl's eyes disappeared, and his bright, lively eyes returned to normal.

　"Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" walked to its side and whispered in its ear.

　A moment later, "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" raised her head, a sweet smile appearing on her beautiful face.

　After the temple was sent back to the other dimension, the biggest problem became how to return to the real world.

　Judging from its expression, that shouldn't be a problem. Dak and the others relaxed slightly and waited for it to speak.

　Then, the voice of "Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" suddenly echoed in Dark's mind.

　As it spoke, it told others that the young Quetzalcoatl could project "doors" into the real world at any time.

　While conveying the message through a spiritual bond, it tells Dark that the young "Feathered Serpent" awakened its first authority at that very moment!

　The sea of ​​light we just saw was actually composed of countless "lines." As these lines became more closely connected to the temple, the young "Feathered Serpent God" formed a deeper connection with the temple and achieved complete control over the temple system.

　In that instant, it also received some kind of feedback from the temple, awakening a power of rules.

　As mentioned before, even without becoming a god, one may still have the potential to master the power of rules.

　That could be genetic, a genetic mutation, or even a gift from the gods.

　The remnant of the evil god summoned by the "evil god summoning" method also lacks divine status, but can still use the power of rules.

　The power of the rules of "Feathered Serpent God" Young Sai was naturally passed down to "Kukuku".

　It has not yet been named.

　But the effect of that rule is not complicated to describe. It can temporarily accept any life that enters this temple—which it calls a "divine kingdom"—as "divine citizens."

　This is actually very similar to the ability of the "Golden King, Golden Kingdom Alchemist" that can forcibly assign a target unit to the Golden Kingdom.

　However, the power that "Quetzalcoatl" possesses in his youth is unlimited in number and time.

　As long as it is within its divine realm, it can be "subordinated." This authority is derived from the "God of Life's" control over life and belongs to (the genealogy of life).

　If the target lacks ability and has a weak will, they can be manipulated at will. Moreover, "lacking" and "weak" are relative terms here.

　As the young Quetzalcoatl grows stronger, he will naturally be able to control even stronger life forms.

　Therefore, this is actually a very, very dangerous ability.

　However, just as Dark previously profited from "Netherfire," even the most dangerous abilities can generate stable profits if used properly.

　Anyway, this isn't the first time they've danced on the edge of a knife.

　The key to utilizing this ability lies in the awakening of "Kukuku".

　As long as it remains dormant, the danger of this ability is virtually zero. However, once it shows signs of awakening, one must immediately and decisively sever the "attachment" and leave the temple.

　As for its benefits...

　Naturally, in a state of "subordination," one will be regarded as a "citizen" of this temple and will receive the blessing of the divine words of the "Oracle Orb."

　That is, you can receive the effects of "Feast" and "Divine Feast"!

　"Where can it open the door?" Darke suddenly asked.