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

　All the ice statues that were resurrecting were tinged with an unusual "reddish" hue that shouldn't have appeared on the ice.

　"Roar!"

　The eyes of the third ice statue suddenly widened to their limit, and a terrifying beastly roar suddenly erupted from beneath its extremely handsome face.

　As the third ice statue to be fully "resurrected," its intelligence has been restored to the point where it can judge the current situation.

　The beast's roar clearly intended to break the "temptation of seven." But it failed without a doubt.

　Not only were the ice statues that were "resurrecting" still "reddened," but even the depths of its own eyes were flushed with a pinkish tide.

　Facing the "Seven Temptations," though her divinity is close to that of a "true god," her power is that of the Demon Lord of the Seven Sins, the symbol of bliss—Lilithmon!

　"Lilithmon" gracefully emerged from the pillar of evolution, its gorgeous attire, resembling that of a courtesan, making its already alluring limbs even more seductive.

　Its three stats aren't particularly high among Dark's Ultimate-level beings. However, as one of the Seven Great Demon Lords, its rank is only +1, yet it possesses extraordinary divinity.

　Its ultimate skill effect is ranked far above the regular fifth tier.

　"Ultimate move—'The Temptation of Seven'!" A captivating chuckle echoed throughout the hall in that instant.

　All the ice statues that were resurrecting were tinged with an unusual "reddish" hue that shouldn't have appeared on the ice.

　"Roar!"

　The eyes of the third ice statue suddenly widened to their limit, and a terrifying beastly roar suddenly erupted from beneath its extremely handsome face.

　As the third ice statue to be fully "resurrected," its intelligence has been restored to the point where it can judge the current situation.

　The beast's roar clearly intended to break the "temptation of seven." But it failed without a doubt.

　Not only were the ice statues that were "resurrecting" still "reddened," but even the depths of its own eyes were flushed with a pinkish tide.

　Facing the "Temptation of the Seven," this third divine statue, though possessing divinity approaching that of a "true god," was only at the demigod level. Even with timely reactions and clear resistance, it could not escape the influence of the "Temptation of the Seven."

　Within seconds, a glint appeared in its eyes, and it showed signs of being completely captured by "Lilithmon".

　then.

　The third ice statue suddenly turned towards the other ice statues that were "resurrecting," raised its scepter high, and a dense thundercloud suddenly drifted towards the top of those ice statues.

　But at the same time.

　The second ice statue, which was slapped away by the Demon King Aldrich, unexpectedly escaped the "Temptation of the Seven".

　It has the head of a beast and the body of a dragon, yet it seems to possess a strong resistance to charm-type skills. It may even have mastered the power of the corresponding rules.

　Therefore, when the third ice statue was about to turn around and unleash its thunderous punishment on the group of ice statues that were "resurrecting," the second ice statue suddenly opened its blood-red maw and spewed out a huge beam of light radiating strong divinity towards the third ice statue!

　"Roar--"

　As the beam of light approached, the third ice statue suddenly erupted with terrifying divinity. Countless lightning snakes coiled around its scepter, and bolts of lightning as thick as buckets shot out from the tip, colliding violently with the massive beam of light in mid-air. The lightning and the beam collided in mid-air but did not explode; instead, they remained locked in a stalemate, neither giving way.

　Divine power continuously erupted from the third ice statue, pouring into the scepter without regard for its own limitations.

　The second ice statue was caught in a dilemma and had no choice but to follow. Its originally massive body, which was five or six meters tall, began to shrink.

　Beneath the lightning and beams of light, dozens of ice statues were rapidly "coming back to life."

　Suddenly, a fourth ice statue abruptly opened its four eyes, and without warning, its weapon, resembling a knife or sword, pierced into the body of another ice statue in front of it.

　The ice statue was instantly "resurrected" by this intense stimulation, and turned around to slash its claws at the heart of the fourth statue!

　The weapon that had pierced the body of the fifth ice statue suddenly exploded from the four eyes of the fourth statue, under the infusion of unreserved divine power, instantly blasting the fifth "resurrected" ice statue into dust!

　after this.

　The fourth statue then suddenly turned its head and looked at "Lilithmon" with extreme fawning.

　"Lilithmon" smiled gently, her beauty captivating. Suddenly, the head of the fourth statue flew off. Having exhausted its divine power, it was now useless.

　The sixth "resurrected" statue had a cold expression, and the long sword in its hand gleamed.

　Not all ice statues were captured by the "Seven Temptations".

　But once the "backstabbing" begins, there is no stopping it.

　Those ice statues that are tempted and controlled will, under its guidance, unleash power far exceeding their limits, resulting in a significant depletion of their life force.

　In a battle between equals, one side unleashes its full power at the cost of its life, while the other side has just "resurrected" and gained sentience. How could the former possibly be a match for the latter?

　All the ice statues bewitched by the "Seventh Temptation" were killing each other. Those ice statues that were not tempted were completely unable to distinguish which were tempted and which were not.

　Some of the ice statues, as soon as they "revived," realized where their real target was. But just as they tried to escape from the chaotic mud pit, they were entangled by the ice statues deliberately guided by "Lilithmon" and dragged back into the mud pit.

　These ice statues were planted with the seeds of ecstasy from the very beginning by "Elysium V". Once they were successfully controlled by "Lilithmon", they could no longer break free and would only sink deeper and deeper into the erosion of "Elysium".

　And what awaited them was nothing but "death." Inside the hall, chaos reigned.

　Outside the hall.

　Having already activated the "signal device," Aquinita quickly completed her "armor" attire, her body steaming with moisture, and swiftly entered a state of combat readiness.

　But as soon as she reached K, she was so startled that she stopped in her tracks, and then her gaze lingered on "Lilithmon" for a long time.

　Lilithmon's allure transcends gender.

　With its charm fully unleashed, it no longer bothered to restrain its power. Aquinita was captivated by it at first glance. However, she did not lose her rationality. Although drawn by its charm, what held her gaze captive was the terrifying scene unfolding within the hall.

　The other two maids watched from beginning to end, their mouths agape, unable to utter a sound for a long time.

　Even though they had learned from outside sources that Dark had recently achieved a commendable fourth-place finish in the World Cup, they still couldn't accept the terrifying reality that he could control so many demigod-level ice statues at will.

　Dak did not let his guard down.

　The fact that an ice statue can resist the "temptation of seven" means that accidents could happen at any time.

　Therefore, after confirming the situation in the temple, he immediately continued the summoning.

　First, the "Alchemy Ritual" is triggered, which summons new "Golden Land Cavalry".

　Then, the "Golden Sacrifice" is triggered, using the "Golden Cavalry" as a sacrifice to summon the Demon King Plyushkin.

　Then repeat the above process to sacrifice and summon [Demon King Aleister].

　In situations where there are three... no, four "Demon Lords" present, [Demon Lord Aleister] is essentially limited to serving as a "fusion" tool. In comparison, [Demon Lord Plyushkin] is far more powerful. However, deploying them on the battlefield at this time would only backfire. With all three "Demon Lords" summoned...

　"Lilithmon" is also available as an optional offering.

　Dark is ready to fuse and summon the [Demon God Abyss Walker] at any time.

　He kept this coping mechanism, affixed the "Fairy Puppet" to his body, and then pre-activated it.

　Summon "Cute Beast" again, evolve it into "Fairy Beast", and activate "Fairy Barrier".

　Within the "Snow Mountain Goddess Temple," spatial teleportation is restricted. However, the "Fairy Barrier" itself provides defense, offering comprehensive and unobstructed protection, and can halve damage taken.

　Even if the opponent's attack can instantly break through the "Fairy Barrier" using the "Fairy Barrier" as a filter, the damage after being halved should not exceed the tolerance limit of the "Moon God Mirror" and the "Moon God Armor".

　As long as the opponent's attack does not exceed the limits of the "Moon God Mirror" and "Moon God Armor", Dark can launch it back.

　He had built his defenses to the limit! But that wasn't enough.

　He then took out the "Red-Crimson Bloodstained Golden Kingdom Elixir of Immortality," activated it, and used [Effect ②] to Special Summon "Golden Kingdom Alchemist."

　With the appearance of the [Golden King, the Alchemist of the Golden Kingdom], and the "isolated and helpless" posture, the "Golden City" naturally descends.

　After that, you only need to trigger the effect ① of "Golden City" to directly summon the second "Golden Kingdom Alchemist".

　But Dark didn't do that. Instead, he "crammed at the last minute" and used the "Pride" magic card to give the [Golden King, Golden Kingdom Alchemist] intelligence.

　His mind is meticulous and leaves no room for error.

　In this "Snow Mountain Goddess Temple", even magical spirits without intelligence or divinity are at risk of being controlled by the temple.

　As a crucial fighting force (and shield) in critical moments, the ownership of the [Golden King, Golden Kingdom Alchemist] must be secured.

　Therefore, the only magical spirits he has summoned that do not simultaneously possess both intelligence and divinity are the "Golden Knight" for temporary use, the "Devimon" for evolution, and the only one that currently exists, the "Fairymon"!

　However, the "Fairy Beast" is not very strong, and it can easily cope even when it is controlled by the temple.

　Dark summoned it not only because he needed the damage reduction filtering of the "Fairy Barrier," but also because he wanted to observe how strong the "Snow Mountain Goddess's" influence on life control was.

　He covered the "Fairy Beast" with his mental power and aura so that he could always control its ownership.

　The anomaly occurred during the unfolding of the "Golden City".

　A "resurrected" ice statue suddenly unleashed divine power during the melee. This divine power was mixed with extremely strong rule power, which almost instantly dispelled the "charm" state of the surrounding ice statues.

　Almost simultaneously, Dark sensed resistance from the mind of the "Fairy Beast".

　He multitasked, observing the situation inside the temple while guiding the power of his mind, aura, and bonds to resonate with the mind of the "Fairy Beast".

　"Boom!"

　A deafening roar, like an explosion, erupted within the "Fairy Beast's" heart. The divine power that had been trying to forcibly overwhelm its consciousness, which had come from nowhere, vanished with that loud bang.

　The Fairy Beast regained its clarity.

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　After all.

　From the moment it was determined that the temple's control over pseudo-life could not affect the "God Card," it was already clear that it would most likely not have much of an impact on Dark.

　Therefore, in addition to granting magical spirits intelligence, Dark can also grant them "divinity".

　What he was doing throughout the World Cup, subtly raising the rank of the magical spirits, was essentially "divine bestowal."

　"Divinity" plus "intelligence" can completely nullify the influence of this temple.

　This means that he can make any of his magical spirits immune to the temple's influence if he so chooses.

　However, theories and logic only work when applied within a framework that adheres to them. Therefore, induced experiments are necessary.

　While using the "Fairy Beast" to complete the induction experiment, Dark also became certain of one of his conjectures.

　That is, this "Snow Mountain Goddess Temple" possesses a certain degree of autonomy.

　As for whether that consciousness originated from the "Snow Mountain Goddess" or something else, that remains unknown.

　However, it had a very clear intention to expel those who entered the temple.

　The sudden "resurrection" of those ice statues in the hall.

　He specifically chose the moment when the ice statue unleashed its divine power to control the "Fairy Beast".

　The latter, in particular, is a clear manifestation of its independent consciousness.

　Having confirmed this, Dak immediately turned his attention back to the temple.

　At this moment, the divine power unleashed by the special ice statue had completely dispelled the "allure" in the vicinity, and more than ten ice statues were thus freed from the control of the "Seven Temptations".

　The situation on the field changed dramatically in that instant! Seeing this, "Lilithmon" suddenly sneered, her beautiful and dazzling face became solemn and majestic, and the radiance symbolizing "bliss" was suddenly released from the crown on her head, illuminating all the ice statues in the hall.

　The ice statues became translucent under the radiance, and those still under its control drew out all the remaining divine power within them in that instant, causing their surfaces to shatter layer by layer.

　As more and more cracks appeared on the bodies of the ice statues, bursts of divine power erupted rapidly, and an extremely terrifying aura filled the entire hall in an instant.

　"Bang bang bang!"

　The deafening roar that should have been deafening was reduced to a low, muffled thud by the rules.

　All sorts of divine powers collided wildly within the hall.

　The battle zone in the center of the hall became a chaotic mess.

　Even the "Eye of Truth" could not see through the situation for a while.

　Suddenly, a sense of danger arose in his mind. But before that sense of danger could even appear, Dark had already activated the additional skill of the [Moon God Armor], transforming his armor into a complete mirror. Almost simultaneously with the sense of danger, an extremely sharp golden light suddenly shot out from the chaotic battle area.

　In the blink of an eye, the golden light had already passed by "Lilithmon", then pierced through the body of "God Eater", through the "Fairy Barrier", and then through the "meat shield" standing in front of Dark - "Golden King? Alchemist of the Golden Kingdom"!

　The "Golden King? Alchemist of the Golden Kingdom" only had time to pull the "Golden Sword" out half an inch before the golden light pierced through the center of his body.

　The golden light then continued forward, striking Dark's heart with perfect accuracy.

　—It will be blocked by the "Moon God Armor" that has been transformed into a mirror!

　"boom!"

　A dull, soft sound emanated from the mirror.

　The [Moon God Armor] shattered layer by layer, as if made of glass. Dark's face tightened instantly as three "Moon God Mirrors" appeared in front of him almost simultaneously.

　The successful summoning of the "Moon Goddess Mirror" means that the "Moon Goddess Armor" has not been completely destroyed.