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

　The story is basically about the previous "hero" sacrificing himself to completely destroy the Demon King, merging his soul with part of the Demon King's soul, weakening its power to the extreme. However, he himself fell into a slumber until Vitgold awakened him with the Holy Sword during his battle with the Demon King.

　Then, the remaining soul of the previous "Hero" Brightgold, combined with the power of Vitgold's holy sword, dissolved the soul of the "Undying Demon King." Brightgold, as the Demon King's soul perished, gradually faded away.

　The final scene imprinted on the projection was Brightgold's smile.

　It ended with tears falling.

　The entire script's scenes and characters are readily available; it's basically just an adaptation of Dark's experiences in the Dark Crystal Cave.

　Finally, as requested by the "investors," Charles's scenes were removed as much as possible, leaving only the scene of the Demon King's soul emerging from his body, to show that Charles's previous actions were all due to the Demon King's manipulation.

　In short, that's the script; the process is up to your imagination, but the outcome is set in stone. After completing the projection, Darke handed it over to the professors for review. First, the viewpoint had to be locked, essentially mounting a camera on Charles's face.

　Finally, after the Demon King's soul emerged from Charles's body, the perspective shifted to a third-person view, with Charles acting as the cameraman.

　Basically, the goal is to create the feeling that this projection is a memory directly extracted from Charles's mind.

　If there are any continuity errors, just blur them out. After all, it's normal for memories to fade, right?

　When the projection was finally completed, Dak made multiple copies, intending to show them to Witt and Ophelia first.

　Meanwhile, Ergani had also completed the erasure of Charles's memory and the reshaping of his personality.

　She opened her eyes, a fleeting glint of light in them, and a hint of weariness crossed her face.

　"Brain in a Vat" is considered a relatively advanced use of power, but it still takes a considerable toll on her.

　However, the final result was quite good.

　After his personality is reshaped, Charles will essentially return to the state he was in before being influenced by the Demon King's soul.

　The professors then conducted final tests and recorded the data on Charles.

　It was already broad daylight.

　After finishing up, they ate their meal directly in the laboratory.

　The whole process went very smoothly, with virtually no errors.

　The only regrettable thing is that we still couldn't avoid the occurrence of aftereffects.

　Charles will likely be in a state of weakness, lethargy, and memory decline for a considerable period of time afterward, with the recovery time uncertain, but it will certainly be no less than three to five months.

　But nothing is perfect, and it's already a miracle that no irreparable damage has been left behind.

　In short, subsequent rehabilitation treatment is not within the scope of responsibility of Dak et al.

　They planned to notify the king to come and pick them up in two days.

　The two days were mainly spent removing surgical scars, and secondarily to prevent the old king from thinking that the surgery was too easy.

　It wasn't easy at all.

　It's just that the two professors' methods were too clever, and that there was divine intervention involved.

　Discuss and summarize during meals.

　After the meal, leave and rest.

　Dak returned to his dormitory, washed up, and went to sleep. When he woke up again, it was already afternoon.

　At six o'clock in the evening, he returned to the hidden laboratory.

　This time, however, it's time to finally deal with "Demon King No. 3"!

　First comes memory backup, then magic alchemy.

　Dark has extensive experience in this area and has made the most thorough preparations. He is determined to refine "Demon King No. 3" into a card tonight!

　six thirty.

　Principal Arte, Professor Sylph, and others arrived at the experimental site to witness the end of the Demon Land. 7:30.

　Everything is ready; the forging of the Demon King begins.

　In order to completely eliminate the "Undying Demon King", the professors made complicated treatments on both of the "Demon King No. 3" bodies, making sure that his body was also refined into a magic card during this refinement, so as to eliminate the possibility of the "Undying Demon King" being reborn from the physical body.

　As the saying goes, "once bitten, twice shy," and having learned from past mistakes, they will not and cannot leave any way for the Demon King to be resurrected.

　—Even if the resurrected demon king is no longer the original demon king.

Chapter 1646 The Final Piece of the Puzzle, Perfectly Forged (4k)

　Each time the Demon King is forged, there is no turning back. If any step goes wrong, the Demon King may awaken and escape.

　Therefore, even the preparations beforehand must be done to perfection.

　After confirming that all materials and props were prepared correctly, Dark officially began the experiment.

　This time, the forging of the Demon King requires melting all the remaining physical remains of "Demon King No. 3" into it. Therefore, it is even more difficult than the forging of "Demon King No. 2".

　However, compared to when he created "Demon King No. 2", Dark's abilities have improved significantly. Overall, as long as he does not make any mistakes, the probability of the experiment succeeding is still quite high.

　However, in order to make the most of this "Demon King No. 3", he needs to add a "fusion" element to the forging process. This is a completely new attempt that has never been done before, and it will bring more uncertainties.

　Time passed slowly during the experimental process.

　Gradually, from 7:30 to 8:00, and then from 8:00 to 9:00, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his concentration became slightly scattered. He quickly stopped what he was doing, took a small sip of the potion, and then focused on continuing.

　This entire hour and a half was spent on the basic construction of the magic card, just to fully accommodate the body and soul of "Demon King No. 3".

　Compared to "Demon King Number One" and "Demon King Number Two", "Demon King Number Three" is more powerful in every aspect, at least in terms of rank.

　After all, he had devoured the existence of the "Ferryman of the Styx" and possessed the rank of the "Ferryman of the Styx". Although he had not reached the level of the "God of the Underworld", he had entered the "Underworld Ferryman System" and could be considered a "demigod" equivalent to an angel.

　His physical remains are mainly "isotope number one", which is also material of the same level.

　To fully fuse them, the foundation of the magic cards must be incredibly solid.

　After pausing briefly, he felt his spirit and magic return to their peak. Dark continued his experiments.

　His mental energy remained at its peak for extended periods. This was extremely taxing on his mind, but his mastery of "Netherworld God Technique" and his understanding of wave power made it easier for him to do so.

　Two hours later, as it approached 11 o'clock, he finally completed the last step before the materials were smelted.

　Everything seemed perfect, with almost every step completed to near 100%.

　Before beginning the material smelting, he carefully counted all the materials that needed to be added, drank a potion to bring his magic power to its peak, and then continuously circulated "Netherworld God Magic" for five minutes to eliminate mental fatigue. Then, he activated the first transmutation array and slowly dripped the [Paradise Version of Elysium] contained in the advanced mind bottle into it.

　Thanks to his long-term accumulation, he now possesses a "Paradise Version of Elysium" that he doesn't have to worry about running out of, making him more relaxed during this smelting process. First, he uses the "Paradise Version of Elysium" to render the entire smelting environment to its most suitable state, and then begins to pile up auxiliary materials, gradually constructing a furnace that flows with the power of darkness and Elysium.

　It was exactly midnight.

　Dark poured in another bottle of potion and began to melt down the remains of "Demon King No. 3's" body.

　It took him two whole hours to finally melt down the pre-treated remains of the flesh.

　It was already 2 a.m.

　During the smelting process, he continuously added "Paradise Version of Elysium" and "Fusion Factors," adjusting the direction to bring it closer to his desired outcome. Thus...

　The physical remnants of "Demon King Number Three" completely vanished from the world.

　Among these remaining physical remains, the bloodline belonging to Black God has been completely stripped away.

　This forging process will not be tainted by the aura of any previous heroes. Inside the furnace, black light ripples, as deep as the night sky.

　Dark began the final and most crucial step—to completely refine the soul consciousness of "Demon King No. 3" into a part of this magic card!

　The most crucial element in forging a Demon King is maintaining the Demon King's soul and consciousness.

　Once the forging is complete, the "Demon King's" soul consciousness will completely lose its freedom, forcibly bound by the rules of magic, with no room for resistance.

　This is the absolute seal against the "immortal demon king," and no matter how many containers it has, it is of no use.

　Unless someone can completely destroy this magic card itself, causing the "Demon King" to truly die as a magical spirit.

　Normally, this situation wouldn't occur if the archmage himself paid a little attention.

　Moreover, after this forging, Dark decided to modify the "Demon King" magic card again so that it would no longer present the original form of the Demon King.

　Once the death of the "Demon King" is confirmed, no one will suspect that the magic card he possessed actually belonged to the "immortal Demon King".

　Replicating past Demon Lords using magical techniques is not absolutely impossible.

　The existence of the magic card "Demon King Amster" is proof of this. However, the "death time" of "Undying Demon King" Aleister Eldridge is too recent, and theoretically, he has not yet become a legend, so there is basically no possibility of him becoming a magical spirit.

　Therefore, it is still necessary to maintain a facade.

　Dark used a large amount of "Paradise Version of Elysium" to turn the entire furnace into his own domain.

　As the melting process continues, all the seals placed on the soul of "Demon King No. 3" will be removed one by one, and its awakening will be inevitable.

　The key to this final step lies in how to push the critical point of awakening to the limit, so that the degree of weakness at the time of awakening is the highest, and how to completely suppress the consciousness after awakening, so that "refining" becomes a fait accompli before the other party can react.

　To ensure the 100% success of this final step, Ergani has cooperated by unleashing her authority and using her divine power to completely surround the entire laboratory, almost turning it into a divine realm.

　If the consciousness of "Demon King No. 3" were to even slightly peek out, it would be enveloped by divine might and temporarily lose its ability to think.

　However, this is only a last resort. If possible, it's best not to use it.

　In fact, Dark's suppression of "Demon King No. 3's" soul was extremely complete. Even though it already had the "Ferryman of the Styx" class, it couldn't make any waves in Dark's hands.

　The difference in status between the two sides objectively exists.

　Dark's divine power at the last moment was remarkable.

　"Demon King No. 3" didn't even have time to think before it was sucked into the furnace vortex and completely disappeared from everyone's sight.

　"call out--"

　In that instant, the dark power within the entire furnace stirred violently, and the pink light abruptly contracted, suppressing it from the outside in.

　The agitation of the dark power seemed to have never existed, instantly returning to calm. Then, ripples spread, and a dazzling light shone forth.

　The furnace began to shrink, and the brilliance began to diminish.

　Soon after, only a magic card remained on the table, encased in a dark cocoon of light.

　The refining process is complete.

　This was an absolutely perfect forging.

　There wasn't a single mistake, not a single flaw. Every imaginable detail was executed flawlessly. The moment Dak relaxed, he felt utterly exhausted.

　But he immediately activated the "Netherworld God Technique," instantly refocusing his attention, which had been collapsing like an avalanche. Afterward, he deactivated the "Netherworld God Technique," placed his fingers on the dark cocoon of light, and sensed and controlled its internal reactions, determined to eliminate the last uncertainty.

　This process lasted for nearly half an hour.

　Finally, the heart-pounding energy within the cocoon of light stabilized. All eyes instantly turned to the cocoon, holding their breath and waiting for the final result.

　Once successful.

　This marks the end of an era.

　After half a minute of absolute silence, Dark raised his hand and exhaled. He was certain that the Demon King forging was successful, but it would be safe to wait a few more minutes before "unlocking" it.

　At such a critical moment, no amount of prudence is too much. A few minutes later.

　Without needing anyone's prompting, he took a small mercury knife, placed it on the cocoon of light, and carefully cut it open.

　The moment the blade pressed down, the black light that shot out from the crack instantly darkened the entire laboratory.

　A surge of magical power, accompanied by a torrent of dark divinity, flowed out madly. The filthy viscous fluid burst open the cocoon of light in an instant, spilling outwards with a "whoosh."

　With a flick of the tip of his blade, magic flowed, and a magical barrier rose around the four sides of the table, blocking the filthy slime.

　The "Shami" he summoned opened its mouth and inhaled, absorbing and purifying all the filth.

　The black light faded, and the air in the laboratory became fresh again.

　Dark picked up the magic card, glanced at it, and a smile appeared on his face.

　Become!

　"Still twelve stars."

　Lily's little head popped out from the ceiling, her big round eyes staring at the magic card whose surface still had stains, and she was the first to blurt it out.

　It's still twelve stars, still the fifth tier. Even though this forging was fraught with difficulties and carried out with great fanfare, a "Demon King" is still a "Demon King," and there's still a sliver of distance to go before becoming a "Demon God."

　Dark's vision of his position is also the fifth step.

　If the "fusion" element can be successfully added to it, a higher-star sixth-tier magical spirit can be created after fusion.

　That is the real "god"!