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

　"The 'Book of Records' of 'Ancient Sagemon' is unlikely to yield positive feedback in the short term. But 'Barbamon' and 'Giga Steelix' are different."

　"If I have the chance, it seems I should indeed take some time to do something like what a Pokémon trainer would do."

　Dark smiled as he watched Mega Steelix prepare to unleash its next special move. Based on his assessment of Mega Steelix, "Snake" and "Iron Defense" were sufficient; the other two moves were entirely unnecessary. After all, Onix wasn't known for its offensive capabilities; fulfilling its defensive role was more than adequate.

　With that thought in mind, he focused his attention on the next finishing move of "Super Steelix" - "Pounce".

　"Hmm, a very simple and unpretentious name for a finishing move."

　[Pounce: Mega Steelix attacks by ramming its body into the opponent; the higher the defense, the greater the damage dealt.]

　"Pounce" is a move that uses one's own defense instead of one's own attack to calculate damage.

　Its attribute is Fighting, and its damage type is Physical.

　After becoming a magical spirit's ultimate move, the effect of "Pounce" remained largely unchanged.

　This immediately reminded Dark of Steelix's signature move – "Heavy Slam".

　"Heavy Impact" is a special move whose power increases based on the difference in weight between the user and the opponent.

　The final power of "Heavy Impact" is equivalent to the Magical Spirit's "Base Attack x Weight Multiplier", with a maximum multiplier of ten.

　If "Super Steelix" can inherit this special move, based on its base attack of 5000 points and its tenfold weight coefficient that can be maximized in most situations, the power of "Heavy Impact" can be increased to 50,000 points.

　This power is quite fitting for its size and weight. However, sometimes the composition of a finishing move is not as perfect as one might imagine.

　In fact, the special move that "Super Steelix" possesses is "Pounce", not "Heavy Bump".

　However, when comparing these two ultimate moves side by side, they each have their own advantages and disadvantages.

　First of all, "Heavy Impact" is definitely a powerful finishing move, and because it is a Steel-type move, it can get a type bonus.

　However, this also means it falls under the category of finishing moves and has a relatively long cooldown. In contrast, "Pounce" is a Fighting-type move and does not have any attribute bonuses. But its cooldown is much shorter, only thirty seconds.

　During the duration of one "Iron Wall" attack, two "Pounce" attacks can be unleashed.

　Moreover, the lifting motion of the "Pounce" attack, that is, the preparation time before release, is very short and almost negligible, making it a very fast-released finishing move.

　The "heavy impact" requires a certain amount of time to build up its power, making it easier to predict the direction and avoid.

　Furthermore, the damage calculation for "Pounce" is based on "Giant Steelix's" defense, not its weight, and there are no coefficient limitations. Therefore, its growth potential is actually higher than that of "Heavy Slam".

　However, according to simple mathematical calculations, "Super Steelix" needs to increase its defense by another 10000 points for "Pounce" to match the power of "Heavy Impact".

　Therefore, the so-called high growth potential is actually only theoretical.

　It is extremely difficult, to the point that it is practically impossible, to increase the defense of "Super Steelix" by another 10000 points.

　Conversely, the power of a "heavyweight impact" is calculated based on multiples of body weight. Therefore, it has no advantage when facing an opponent who is also heavyweight.

　In other words, it is very easy to target and suppress.

　In conclusion, both "slamming" and "heavy-hitting" attacks have their advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, Darko's idea is to have both!

　While it might not be very useful in magical duels, in actual combat, creating a "Heavy Impact" special move card that can only be used against the Onix family would be quite impressive.

　However, researching ultimate skill cards is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is not conducive to magic duels, so it is only a backup plan.

　These are small desserts meant to add a touch of fun to life during leisure time.

　……

　The final finishing move of "Super Steelix" is a mutated move called "Steel Sand Hell"!

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　【Steel Sand Hell: The Mega Steelix unleashes a steel sand storm mixed with steel particles and sand, trapping the opponent in the overwhelming storm and causing them the pain of steel sand entering their body. Unable to escape, the storm continuously drains the opponent's stamina, inflicting continuous damage for four to five rounds.】

　"Steel Sand Hell" is a Steel/Ground type, and its "Devour Stamina" ability is a manifestation of the power of "Greed".

　In the "Steel Sand Hell," the trapped person's physical strength will be lost in large quantities before their life force, thus they can only be trapped in the storm of steel and sand, and desperately head towards death.

　"Steel Sand Hell" adds the "steel" element to the base of "Quicksand Hell", which almost doubles the continuous damage it deals.

　Escaping the "Steel Sand Hell" will become even more difficult. In addition, the "Super Steelix" can also control the "Steel Sand Hell" to surround itself, forming a wall of steel sand and constructing defensive fortifications.

　These kinds of terrain-based special moves always have various uses. Other people's magical spirits might find it difficult to do this, but Dark's magical spirits can basically perform this level of operation with ease.

　It is not impossible to build an iron barrier using this.

　However, magical spirits do face difficulties in developing and utilizing their powers, which is due to the limitations imposed by the mechanism of their "ultimate skills".

　However, if magical spirits could be transformed into real life, the limitations of the so-called "ultimate move" would instantly disappear.

　Take "Super Steelix" as a ready example.

　If it could be transformed into a real life form, it could learn the ultimate move "Heavy Impact" on its own.

　Furthermore, if, based on this, a projection of "Super Steelix" could be summoned using a method similar to "Abyss Summoning," it might even be possible to configure different combinations of special moves according to the needs of the situation.

　Of course, this is on the premise that "Giant Steelix" has already learned those special moves and can stabilize its evolution form.

　While Mega Evolution theoretically falls under the category of temporary evolution, there's a real-world example: the pterosaur (ancient form). Therefore, as long as there's hope, anything is possible.

　Dark then focused more on his research into "the life-giving of magical spirits." In just two days, he completed the pre-setting of the "life essence" for "Agumon" and "Gabumon."

　Then, in just one day, they simultaneously completed the "Life Beast" training for both "Agumon" and "Gabumon".

　Over the next two days, the experiments to transform "Agumon" and "Gabumon" into Heroic Spirits were completed, converting them from magical spirits into Heroic Spirits.

　On the morning of August 10th.

　It has been only eight hours since Gabumon completed its Heroic Spirit transformation. Thirty-two hours have passed since Agumon completed its Heroic Spirit transformation.

　The observation period for the stability of the "Heroic Spirit" must be at least three days and seventy-two hours before the "stitching" can begin.

　Therefore, in the remaining forty hours, Dark took the opportunity to complete the "Life Primal" pre-setting of "Ditto" and successfully nurtured it into "Life Beast".

　On the evening of August 11th.

　After confirming that Agumon's Heroic Spirit transformation was stable enough, Dark went to sleep early to maintain his condition.

　On the morning of August 12th.

　Having rested and rejuvenated, Darkdemon began to "stitch" the "Heroic Spirit" of "Agumon" with the "Beast of Life" as its physical body.

　The "stitching" experiment, which lasted for 24 hours, was extremely taxing on both mental and physical strength.

　On the morning of August 13th.

　Dark successfully completed the stitching of Agumon's "heroic spirit" and "physical body".

　After that, he handed over the rejection test to the "Cosmic Brain Beast" to be in full charge.

　He replenishes his energy through sleep.

　That night, he woke up again, first glanced at the rejection test results, and seeing that the test results were fairly good, he began to sew the "Gabmon's" "heroic spirit" to its "body".

　Next came nearly 24 hours of suturing experiments. As the number of suturing sessions increased, Dak could clearly feel his skill level improving.

　To ensure the success rate of the "suturing," he is now trying to be as stable as possible. However, if he deliberately speeds up the process, he should be able to reduce the 24-hour "suturing" time by a little less than half.

　As proficiency continues to increase and operational skills rapidly improve, this time can be further reduced.

　When he finally managed to completely sew up Gabumon's "heroic spirit" and "body", it was already the evening of August 14th.

　In the blink of an eye, half of August has passed, and there are only half a month left before the start of the fourth grade.

　But Dark didn't seem to feel much about it.

　Since the end of the World Cup, he has completely settled into his own rhythm.

　Whether it's research or study, there's no longer a need for guidance from professors. To illustrate, using St. Mary's College as an example, it's as if he's entered sixth grade early, gaining a great deal of freedom in his academic system.

　Therefore, even if he starts fourth grade, his current research pace should not change much.

　If there's anything different, it's probably that you can feel a lot more "human presence" when walking through the academy castle.

　While such changes in living environment may seem ineffective, they can actually be beneficial to a person's mental health.

　Humans are, after all, social beings and cannot truly exist in isolation from society.

　On the morning of August 15th.

　After waking up naturally, Dark began to carry out the "Heroic Spirit" experiment of "Ditto".

　Noon on August 16th.

　Dark began studying the pre-set "Life Primal" of "Potpot" and "Milk Pot".

　Both "Potpot" and "Milk Jar," after being reforged, are second-tier, six-star magical spirits.

　Dark's previous experiments on "life-forming magical spirits" were all aimed at the first tier of magical spirits.

　The advancement in level makes the pre-set research of "Life Primal Embryo" more difficult.

　Fortunately, Dark had already mastered the directional transmutation formulas for "Potpot" and "Milk Jar". So although the difficulty increased, he still successfully completed the pre-setting of the "Life Primal Embryo" and nurtured it into a "Life Beast" body that was suitable for use.

　Late at night on August 19th.

　Darkdemon, who had long since lost track of day and night, immediately began the "heroic transformation" experiments on "Pot Pot" and "Milk Pot" as soon as he woke up.

　The experiments on "heroic transformation" of six-star and three-star magical spirits are not fundamentally different.

　On the evening of August 21st.

　Dark successfully transformed "Potpot" and "Milk Jar" into "Heroic Spirits".

　He had reached a point where he was so engrossed in his work that he forgot to eat and sleep.

　After that, he didn't even sleep, and immediately began to study the "Life Primal" preset of "Sylveon".

　Evening of August 22nd.

　After taking a short nap, Dark threw the "life embryo" that had already been set up into the jar.

　After 24 hours of nurturing, Sylveon's "Life Embryo" successfully grew into "Life Beast".

　After that, he immediately began the experiment of "Sylveon's" "Heroic Spirit" transformation, and continued until the experiment was completed.

　Early morning of August 24th.

　Dark finally began to "stitch together" the "spirit" of "Potpot" with its "life beast".

　Early morning of August 25th.

　The "stitching" experiment of "Pot Pot" was completed. Noon on August 25th.

　[Big-Breasted Monster]'s "stitching" experiment begins. On the evening of August 26th.

　The "stitching" experiment of "Sylveon" begins.

Chapter 1723 Darkdemon and the God Behind the Scenes (2/2)

　On the evening of August 27th.

　The "stitching" experiment with "Sylveon" is complete. August 30th, evening.

　With Sylveon successfully passing the three-day rejection test, Dark finally ended this phase of the "Magical Spirit Life Transformation" experiment.

　The first phase of the experiment began on July 6th and has now reached August 30th. After two full months, Dark can finally officially announce that he has completely mastered the technology of "life-forming magical spirits".

　Next, he needs to shorten the cycle of "transforming magical spirits into life".

　The research focuses on how to detect the stability of the "Heroic Spiritification" and "Stitching" experiments in a shorter time.

　These two experimental steps actually consumed most of the experimental cycle. However, they were indispensable for the life-transformation of magical spirits.

　Therefore, if the stability of the "Heroic Spirit Transformation" and "Stitching" experiments can be detected in a shorter time, the experimental cycle of "Magical Spirit Life Transformation" can be significantly shortened.

　This allows for the life-transformation of more magical spirits at a faster pace. However, up to this point, Dark has already life-transformed all the magical spirits he already possesses, to whom he has researched the [Directed Transmutation Equation].

　These include Impmon, Agumon, Gabumon, Eevee, Sylveon, Ditto, Shuckle, Miltank, and the first to complete the life-transformation research, the Vampire Heiress. If Dark wants to continue the experiment of "life-transformation of Spellbeasts," he first needs to select another Spellbeast, research its "directed transmutation formula," and then use the "Life Primal Embryo" to cultivate a perfectly compatible "Life Beast."

　However, the research on the "directed alchemy formula" was too time-consuming and had not yielded significant results in the short term. Therefore, he decided to put it aside for the time being and make a preliminary summary.

　The development and construction of "Magic Kingdom" is still underway, so there is no rush to create magical life forms.

　After attending the fourth-year opening ceremony, he plans to leave the academy and head to the "Magic City" near the City of Freedom to simultaneously begin the development and construction of both the [Magic City] and the "Magic Heaven." According to the latest information obtained from the maid, the hidden laboratory within the [Magic City] has already been completed.

　The Duke's mansion decided to move its research team in as well. This would allow them to serve as Dak's research assistants and conduct more clandestine research.

　All Dark needs to do is move to the "City of Magic" and summon "Angemon" on time to evolve it into "HolyAngemon" and open the "Gate of Heaven".

　Besides, he could continue his studies and research, offering advice only on the general direction, and his subordinates would naturally follow his suggestions.