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

　With the arrival of the "Resurrection of the Gods," the dungeon, which had accumulated over countless years, finally had the opportunity to be "resurrected."

　The creation of the "heart" was the first step in its "resurrection." However, unexpectedly, that "heart" was eventually removed and used to create another independent god.

　The long-standing mystery of its birth was solved so easily.

　Ergani's mind suddenly cleared, and she suddenly heard a sound like a "po" coming from within her body, and she naturally comprehended another authority.

　Its name is "Lord of the Labyrinth".

　Almost at the same time.

　She felt an unusually clear connection between herself and the academy's underground city.

　With just his eyes closed, he seemed to be able to see through all the mysteries of the underground city.

　At that moment, the monsters, still busily constructing the Temple of Wisdom deep within the dense forest, suddenly sensed something, their faces glowing with divine light. From that moment on, they truly became Ergani's servants.

　Athena witnessed Ergane's entire process of comprehending authority, but showed no surprise on her face.

　The dungeon of St. Mary's College is its flesh and blood manifestation.

　When Pao first arrived at the academy, he naturally sensed the existence of the underground city and then established a connection with it.

　Ergani could only be considered the second master of that underground city.

　However, neither is superior to the other.

　As Xiu watched Ergani's divine light gradually fade, she felt an even greater sense of closeness to her.

　"Tell me, what changes have taken place in this world?"

Chapter 1653 Darkdemon and the Absorption of Great Sin (4k)

　Athena's arrival was completely unexpected.

　With Demeter's cover-up, no one noticed at all. Principal Art and Professor Sylph were both focused on Demeter and had no idea that the gods arriving at dusk were actually two people.

　Fortunately, Athena's arrival was not malicious, and Demeter only played with "Shaymi" at the Magical Creatures Club for a while before leaving the academy.

　Principal Art and Professor Sylph were completely baffled by Demeter's purpose in coming, only to discover later that the "flower fairy" who came with "Shemi" had actually received Demeter's enlightenment.

　"Flower Fairies" are a type of grass-type fairy. Their life form is somewhere between animal and elemental. Higher-level "Flower Fairies" can also master abilities such as "elementalization".

　However, the "flower fairy" at present is only the lowest-level common flower fairy. It does not even have a high enough level of intelligence. It is basically equivalent to an undeveloped child and has very little potential for growth.

　But after receiving Demeter's guidance, its life level instantly rose to the level of a high-level Pokémon, and it gained extremely high growth potential, becoming a completely different creature from the original low-level Pokémon. However, it remained ignorant and unaware, simply lying on "Shaymi" humming a song, as carefree as ever.

　Ever since it successfully latched onto "Shaymi," it hasn't had a single day without being happy. Now, receiving Demeter's guidance is probably also thanks to "Shaymi."

　It just goes to show that sometimes choice really does matter more than effort.

　For the next few days, Athena did not leave the academy.

　Ergani didn't tell anyone, so naturally no one knew that the "Goddess of War and Wisdom" had been staying in the academy for so long.

　April has passed in the blink of an eye, the weather is getting warmer, and there is only one month left until the end of the school year.

　May has just arrived, and everyone is getting busy. Students in grades one through five need to prepare for their final exams. Sixth-grade graduates are also about to face their final graduation assessments. And the annual Academy Cup will be held as usual this month.

　Each college and each grade has begun selecting participants for the College Cup.

　The sixth-year students who had gone out to gain experience gradually returned to the academy.

　At the same time, it also brought back a lot of news from outside.

　But none of these matters concern Dak. He will definitely be taking the final exams.

　But this year he doesn't plan to spend time reviewing, and he's quite relaxed about his final exam ranking.

　As for the Academy Cup, they simply gave it up, intending to remain spectators and leave the stage to those who needed it more.

　With the honor of finishing fourth in the World Cup, he really no longer needed the Academy Cup stage.

　However, the students of the Noble Academy would probably feel very disappointed about this.

　But the ultimate goal of the Academy Cup is to gain the opportunity to make a wish upon the Holy Grail. However, the Holy Grail can offer him only so much help. He no longer needs the Holy Grail.

　In this fast-paced world, there's no need to waste time on such trivial matters.

　Rather than worrying about these things, he was even more concerned about Pandora's graduation exam.

　Slightly different from him, Pandora, who is about to face the challenges of graduation, will eventually have to spend some time preparing her research report and graduation thesis.

　However, perhaps influenced by Darko, she also made it clear that she would not participate in this year's "Academy Cup".

　—At their level, there's really no need for them to participate in the "Academy Cup".

　However, the "College Cup" is a long-standing and highly regarded official college tournament, and it remains quite important for students other than the college's own students.

　After all, even the most outstanding students need a stage to showcase themselves.

　The "Academy Cup" exists precisely as such a stage.

　Now that both Dark and Pandora have made it clear that they will not participate in this year's "Academy Cup", two spots will be available for the third year of the Noble Academy and the sixth year of the Magic Academy.

　Dark was unaware of the situation in the sixth year of the Magic Academy. However, he was certain that many students in the third year of the Noble Academy would be vying for this vacancy.

　This naturally includes Diana and Rose.

　—If he hadn't voluntarily withdrawn, Diana and Rose would never have had a chance to rise to the top.

　Of course, this wasn't the reason he gave up participating in the "Academy Cup." There were other competitive students among the third-year students of the Noble Academy. Diana and Rose weren't necessarily guaranteed a spot in the one-on-one duel competition.

　However, in the previous dungeon battle competition, the teams were in groups of three, and they should be able to join smoothly as they did last year.

　Since he gave up running, Dak didn't pay much attention to the "Academy Cup" quota.

　In the period leading up to May, he spent most of his time on paper studies and practicing "waveguide power".

　By May 1st, he was already able to skillfully use "waveguide power" to sense the surrounding environment and the state of the target, and to communicate with them telepathically.

　However, they still lack some skill in integrating "waveguide power" into the research of "mind reading".

　However, he also possessed the "wave missile".

　"Aura Missile" is the most basic application of "Aura Force", and theoretically it should be the easiest ability to master.

　The "waveguide power" is condensed into a sphere and then released. The method of using the "wave missile" is that simple.

　However, unlike fixed finishing moves, humans need to extract bio-energy from their bodies to release "wave missiles," which consumes an astonishing amount of physical energy.

　He tried to incorporate "qi" into the "wave missile" to slightly dilute the consumption.

　By this point, he had successfully mastered two remote output methods.

　Compared to the "Beast King Fist," the "Wave Missile" has more concentrated energy and a longer attack range. However, its attack range is not wide enough, and its overall power is slightly inferior.

　Both have their strengths and complement each other perfectly.

　After mastering the "wave missile," Dark also finally gained some ability to manipulate the airflow around him.

　This is also thanks to his practice of "qi".

　Manipulating external "airflow" is certainly different from manipulating internal "qi," but it can at least serve as a reference.

　Now, sitting cross-legged on the bed, practicing with his eyes closed, he has been able to briefly "levitate".

　If this continues, I believe I will soon be able to master the ability to fly.

　7:30 a.m. on May 1st.

　After completing his morning rituals, Dak picked up a newspaper and opened it. There were three documents on his desk: one was intelligence handed over by the maid, and the other two were the "Great Sage's Daily" and the "Clown's Daily."

　After a period of public opinion guidance and time to ferment, "The Demon King Who Returned from the Underworld" has finally come to its final conclusion.

　Although only fragmented projections reached the public, those who had seen them spoke with absolute certainty, and those who had only heard of them without actually seeing them were even more certain of their claims.

　Soon, countless people throughout the kingdom learned that the eldest prince had been possessed and controlled by the "Demon King who returned from the underworld," and was secretly gathering the remnants of the demon race in an attempt to restore the kingdom.

　Not long ago, Vitgot, the newly appointed "Hero" who had been secretly conferred a title in the Holy Church, happened to stumble upon the Demon King's conspiracy. He then secretly infiltrated the Demon King's organization, destroyed the Demon King's ritual, and finally fought the "Demon King" for 1,300 rounds, completely killing him.

　The final battle scene is depicted in detail, and the appearance of the spirit of the previous "hero" Brightgold is heart-wrenching.

　Countless people were saddened and shed tears because of the reunion and separation of this "brave" father and son.

　In no time, the fame of "Hero" Vitgot soared, making him the hottest figure in the kingdom recently, and major newspapers rushed to report on him.

　The "Great Sage Daily" obtained firsthand information and wrote extensively about it.

　Charles, the "victim" in this incident, has completely disappeared from public view and has been almost completely ignored.

　—The reason it is "almost" is because there are still newspapers reporting on him.

　One example is The Joker Daily.

　This entertainment publication portrayed Prince Charles as a complete clown.

　Fortunately, his status as a "victim" was not corrected.

　Dak casually flipped through the section about Charles in the Daily Joker and suddenly noticed that there was also a report about the "Chosen Ones" after that.

　Although the reports about the "Chosen Ones" were all speculation, they surprisingly matched the facts to some extent.

　The source of their information was an unnamed person who had been invited by the gods to the tea party.

　Official newspapers deliberately avoided this kind of information, but these small, peripheral newspapers made no attempt to hide it.

　The Joker Daily even speculated that a list of invitees to the tea party had been compiled.

　However, in its description, the tea party became the "Trial of the Chosen Ones," and the list was also called the "List of Trialers."

　Dakdimon's name was prominently listed.

　Dark read the report with great interest, absorbing its entertainment value before setting it aside and then flipping through the intelligence documents handed to him by the maid.

　The date for the "Celestial Tea Party" has not yet been determined.

　But since it's between half a month and a month, that means it will be one to two weeks from now.

　This year's "Academy Cup" dungeon battle tournament will officially begin on the evening of May 14th.

　If the tea party is postponed further, it might even overlap with the event. Dark has already given up on participating in the "Academy Cup," so he's not worried.

　But Diana is a strong contender for the Dungeon Fighter Online tournament.

　In addition, Emma and Witt are also promising candidates for the Knights Academy. Speaking of which, Wittgold, as the "hero," finally received an "invitation to the tea party" a couple of days ago.

　The goddess who invited him was none other than Artemis, the "goddess of the hunt".

　Like Diana, Vit also hopes to become the "chosen one" of Ares, the "God of War".

　But things didn't go as planned; in the end, it was the "Goddess of the Hunt" who wholesaled invitations who took a liking to him.

　The reason Dark knew about this wasn't because Witt intentionally leaked it. In fact, he had a strong sense of secrecy and only discussed it with his mother after receiving the invitation.

　However, due to the outbreak of public opinion, he suddenly became a hero of the kingdom and instantly became the focus of all students' attention. Someone happened to see the scene of him receiving the invitation, so it was spread far and wide in no time.

　Following that, the "invitation wholesale incident" of Artemis, the "Goddess of the Hunt," was quickly exposed in the internal communication network of the academy professors.

　Dak heard that Professor Mitis had gotten drunk again.

　Some invitees have excessive expectations of the "Celestial Tea Party" and find it difficult to accept when they learn they are just "one of them".

　Professor Mitis was already a seasoned and experienced person, but when it came to matters of the heart, she still found it difficult to remain calm and composed.

　Perhaps this is the interpretation of the saying, "The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment."

　However, when Dark "bumped into" Eudora, he found that she was much more at peace and had been planning to compete for a spot in the "Academy Cup." In their third year at the Noble Academy, she and Doron were both strong contenders for the final spot.

　Although Dark didn't pay much attention, he did hear from "Devimon" that the competition was extremely fierce.

　However, intensity is a good thing.

　The strong should emerge from fierce competition.

　This evening.

　Dark took out the "Demon Brain Dropper" and began absorbing the "Great Sin" of the new month.

　In May, his entire goal for the month was "arrogance".

　With preparations for the forging of "Pride V" essentially complete, only 100 points of "Pride" remain before the experiment begins.

　As his "Netherworld Art" reached an advanced level, he was able to compress a drop of "Great Sin" to more than 6 points.

　Now is the time for testing.