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

　They must find the investigation team that wants to conduct a thorough investigation within this hour and a half and return to this location.

　Although the task seemed extremely difficult to Dark, Aquinita did not hesitate at all.

　It was as if she was already used to tasks of this difficulty. Moreover, it was clear to Dark that she had a clear understanding of the situation and had calculated whether the task could be completed. In short, she was extremely trustworthy.

　After that, the group of two became a group of four, and they directly crossed the spatial passage and entered the "Divine Kingdom".

　As soon as they stepped into the "Divine Kingdom," Aquinita explained, "According to Miss Kate, this 'Snow Mountain Goddess Temple' should have fallen along with the 'Divine Kingdom' during 'Ragnarok,' with part of it landing in the present world. However, much more remained in another dimension, only reconnecting during the 'Resurrection of the Gods.' Therefore, the part within the 'Divine Kingdom' is unexplored territory, and we are the first to visit it."

　"The fact that the temple within the 'Divine Kingdom' has no walking restrictions indicates that the rule restricting movement is attached to something in this mortal realm. If this thing can be found and destroyed, the restriction can be lifted."

　Aquinita's voice was cool and calm, yet very clear. Dark listened and took notes while observing his surroundings.

　The temple sections located inside and outside the "Divine Kingdom" are architecturally identical.

　They were originally two parts of the same temple, so it is only natural.

　The biggest difference between the two lies in the "rules," that is, the internal restrictions.

　This distinction largely arose from the fall and separation of the temple.

　The temple, located in the present world, can only be reached by foot.

　While the temple, located within the divine realm, is not restricted to "walking," the "disordered flow of time" converges into rivers, spreading everywhere and effectively dividing the space into multiple parts using completely invisible "walls."

　Furthermore, the actual walls, doors, and windows here are protected by the power of the rules and cannot be destroyed at all.

　Excluding the unknown underground chambers, the temple has only one level above ground. But it is extremely tall, seemingly designed to accommodate giant beasts or giants.

　In the temples of the mortal realm, only a small number of ice statues exist. However, in the temples of the divine kingdom, a large number of them exist, and they have not been completely eliminated.

　"Due to limited time and manpower, we have not yet swept through the temples inside the shrine; we have only dealt with some ice statues that suddenly came to life."

　"The conditions for the resurrection of those ice statues are unknown, but Miss Kate said that all visible ice statues have the potential to be resurrected, so it is best to avoid getting close to them."

　"There is a temporarily feasible and safe path within half an hour from here. Once we reach the end of the path, we will send out a signal and wait there for half an hour."

　"If there is no response after half an hour, return immediately." Aquinita instructed her two maids, one in front and one behind, each ten meters away from her, to proceed along the "safe path."

　The purpose of stretching the team outwards and backwards was to deal with the "disordered time flow." Dark asked why they didn't use magical spirits to scout ahead.

　The answer I received was "Magical spirits are not trustworthy".

　This information was obtained at a great cost to the investigation team.

　The [Snow Mountain Goddess] is the presiding deity of "Time and Life." The robe's influence on "Life" permeates the entire temple. This influence is relatively weak within the temple grounds, but it intensifies significantly once inside the divine realm.

　Summoning magical spirits here might not seem like a big deal at first, but over time you'll find it impossible to know when they might suddenly rebel.

　It seems that to the "Snow Mountain Goddess," there is no difference between the magical spirits and the ice statues that fill the Nine Gods Palace.

　The sudden resurrection of the ice statue - The sudden rebellion of the magical spirit

　The sudden rebellion of the magical spirits meant that even using NTR-type magic cards could not reclaim their control.

　According to verification, this effect can only be eliminated by killing it and returning it to the Magic Card.

　This effect is relatively small for magical spirits who have a deep "bond" with the mage.

　For magical spirits that possess sentience, they are even smaller. But even at their smallest, they still exist.

　Further up.

　However, the effect is even smaller on magical spirits that possess divinity.

　If it is a magical spirit that possesses divinity and intelligence, then it has no effect at all.

　In other words, only "God Cards" can be used here.

　In addition, you can use non-magical spirit cards.

　The maids, led by Alvit, are all specialized mages who excel in "armor," so there shouldn't be any major problems.

　However, Claire Kate would find it difficult to function effectively within this temple. Nevertheless, she currently serves as the "brain" of the team.

　The "safe path" was indeed safe. Except for one time when I was forced to take a detour due to the addition of "disordered time flow", the whole trip was very smooth.

　Although Dark was ready to fight at any moment, Aquinita clearly couldn't take him into a truly dangerous place.

　Half an hour later, they completed the "safe path" and arrived at the entrance of a huge hall.

　In the center of the hall are dozens of ice statues facing away from the entrance, in a charging posture, lifelike.

Chapter 1665 Darkdemon and the Resurrected Ice Statue (4k)

　That's all for now.

　Aquinita slowed down and stopped before the temple entrance.

　Duck looked over and saw dozens of ice statues standing motionless in the hall, as if frozen in time forever.

　The dozens of ice statues were remarkably uniform in posture, all charging in the same direction.

　They come in all shapes and sizes: some are almost identical to humans, some have two horns like demons, some are covered in fur like wild beasts, and some have dragon wings on their backs and scales like armor...

　Almost every ice statue holds a weapon. Although they are all made of ice, their attributes and characteristics are still discernible, and each one is different.

　Yet this group of completely different people gathered in this hall, launching a fearless charge in the same direction. Dark stood at the hall's entrance, unable to see their expressions from behind, but he could still sense their unwavering resolve.

　In that instant, he even felt that the dozens of ice statues were alive. This suddenly alerted him, and he was no longer as relaxed as when he was admiring the spectacle.

　Then he heard Aquinita say, "As long as you don't step over this threshold, you won't stimulate the ice statues inside the hall. And without any stimulation, their resurrection is likely to be zero, at least for now."

　Dark nodded. In the half hour since entering the "Divine Kingdom," he had seen many similar ice statues. But none of those ice statues were clustered together, and none of them had the visual impact of the dozens of ice statues appearing at the same time before him.

　Of course, the real impact comes from much more than just the visual aspect.

　The key to this awe-inspiring phenomenon lies in the "divine convergence" created by the gathering of multiple ice statues together.

　Undoubtedly, Dark felt a disunity of divinity emanating from these ice statues located in the "Kingdom of Gods"!

　Each of these ice statues radiates divinity.

　What's most terrifying is that each of the ice statues emanates a different kind of divinity. This means that the divinity of these ice statues is not "of the same origin".

　They did not originate from the "God of Time and Life" who bestowed life upon them from the "ice god"! Ordinary people's perception of the subtle nuances of divinity is absolutely not as acute as Dark's.

　Just as Aquinita could sense faint divinity, she could not perceive the differences between those faint divinities.

　No wonder she thought the resurrection of those ice statues was solely due to the divine power of the "Goddess of Ice and Snow".

　Dak calmed down and observed carefully.

　Only when more ice statues are gathered together can there be more control samples. There are also ice statues in the "temple" located in the present world, but they do not possess divinity.

　However, it now appears that it is not that those ice statues lack divinity, but rather that the differences in environment have caused them to be worn away by time, ultimately leading to the disappearance of the divinity within those ice statues. Even if they were "resurrected," they would not possess the strength of demigods.

　Conversely, these ice statues located in the "temples" of the divine realm retain a faint divine quality even after thousands of years, which allows them to maintain demigod-level power after their "resurrection."

　And from this, we can further deduce that...

　If we go back a little further in time, these ice statues retain even more divinity, and their strength after "resurrection" might not be that of "demigods," but rather true gods!

　Dark shook his head abruptly, banishing the terrifying thought from his mind. According to Aquinita, this temple did indeed contain "divine bodies"—the bodies of true gods, not the ice statues before him. If these ice statues were also "gods," then what were those "divine bodies"?

　If even ice statues can be "resurrected," then how could a "divine body" possibly lie peacefully and quietly in an ice coffin?

　"Besides..."

　Dak suddenly turned his head to look behind him, the hands on the watch face in his hand trembling slightly.

　This sudden action left Aquinita puzzled. "What's wrong?" she asked.

　"No, it's nothing. Are we going to send a signal here?" Dark asked. The road they had just passed through had a long river formed by "disordered time flow," and the time in the "disordered time flow" was not only disordered in terms of "fast" and "slow," but also in terms of "advance" and "regression."

　In that chaotic and disordered river of time, there even exists a "time reversal".

　And if "time reversal" occurs in places where ice statues exist... perhaps because he plays too many cards, Dark always subconsciously thinks about those "coincidences".

　But in reality, the probability of those "coincidences" occurring is ridiculously low, almost zero.

　Continuing to think like this will only lead to unnecessary internal friction.

　In response to Dark's question, Aquinita nodded and said, "Going further back, taking this great hall as an example, besides the numerous ice statues within, there are other unsolved mechanisms. Currently, the investigation team's primary goal is still to break through..."

　"That means if we keep going, there's a possibility of triggering unknown traps," Dark said.

　Aquinita said, "That's right."

　Dark's gaze lingered briefly on the ice statue in the hall before he said, "Sending a signal from here won't upset the ice statue, will it?"

　Aquinita frowned; she had just answered that question.

　But since the questioner was Dark, she had no choice but to patiently repeat herself: "Generally speaking, each room in this temple has a relatively clear division of areas. As long as you don't enter the areas divided by rooms, you won't trigger the mechanisms within those areas. Even if you're just separated by a threshold, it's the same."

　After saying that, she took out the "signal device," hesitated for a moment, then walked back a distance, creating more distance between herself and the temple, before finally fixing the "signal device" to the ground.

　In the temple within the present world, because the temple is embedded inside the snow mountain, and some parts even require excavation of the mountain to pass through, visual signals cannot be transmitted at all.

　Signals at the radio wave or sensory level will be interfered with by the temple rules, resulting in a significant reduction in signal propagation distance and propagation effect.

　The "signal device" used by Aquinita was specially made for the environment of this temple, but it could still only transmit over a short distance.

　That's why she walked as far forward as possible before releasing the signal.

　However, within the "Divine Kingdom," there is space outside the temple buildings, and no barrier to obstruct the view. Therefore, visual signals can be transmitted. However, limited by the height of the space and the obstruction of the buildings, the distance that can be transmitted is still limited, and they may not necessarily be seen.

　But this is the limit that can be achieved at present.

　By transmitting signals through multiple levels such as vision, radio waves, and perception, the chances of receiving a response can be increased.

　The original purpose of developing this "signal device" was actually for "sending out distress calls".

　After Aquinita secured the "signal device," she prepared to release the signal.

　Once the signal is given, all that's left is to wait for a response.

　She believed she had done her best in fulfilling her responsibilities.

　Even if the invitation cannot be delivered in the end, there is nothing that can be done but accept it.

　But just as she unlocked the safety device and was about to press the signal transmission button, she suddenly sensed something unusual and abruptly turned her head to look behind her.

　But then they saw that the two maids protecting them had suddenly realized what was happening and were putting on their clothes at the same time.

　The use of [Armed Cards] consumes magic power continuously.

　Therefore, they use "equipment cards" in regular battles.

　Only when faced with a serious crisis will they immediately put on their clothes.

　But this crisis is clearly beyond their ability to handle.

　After transforming into "armored" form, the two maids suddenly appeared in front of Dak, about to shout, "Young master, run! I'll cover your retreat!"

　But then a silvery glow appeared, and Darkdemon had already evolved into (the Moon God).

　"You guys stand back."

　Before the two maids could speak, Dak calmly and collectedly gave the order.

　Something unusual is happening inside the hall.

　Even though the "signal device" hadn't been activated yet, some of the ice statues inside the hall seemed to "move" as if they had been stimulated.

　"One, two, three..."

　The good news is that not all the ice sculptures are "moving".

　The bad news is that the "resurrection" of the ice statue has not yet stopped.

　Dak quickly glanced down at the watch face in his hand.

　The worst-case scenario did not occur; the hands on the dial were still only twitching slightly, which meant that the nearest "disordered time stream" was still the same one that had passed before.

　The ice statues that have been resurrected are at most at the demigod level.

　He has also killed "angels" who are at the standard demigod level.

　"how come"

　Aquinita turned her head and saw the ice statue slowly moving. Her usually cold and indifferent face finally changed color, and her lips parted slightly in disbelief.

　However, the temple mechanism within this divine kingdom was never fully deciphered, and there is still the possibility of any unforeseen changes.

　Therefore, she immediately took Ant Heart Yi, the demigod who was not a god.