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

　Professor Sylph said softly, "An accident."

　Professor Steven Harvey shook his head: "This can't be an accident. You must understand, using souls as materials to create highly intelligent magical spirits is the lifelong pursuit of countless mages. Of course, those filthy fellows only dare to do it in the shadows..."

　Conducting experiments in a dark sewer. Hmm, let me guess, you want to do the opposite—have me help extract her soul from the Magic Spirit Card and then transfer it back into her body?

　Professor Sylph said, "As expected of Professor Harvey, can you do it?"

　After receiving confirmation, Professor Steven Harvey strode into the room, saying as he went, "I haven't tried it, but theoretically it shouldn't be difficult. With a complete soul and body, you can reattach them with just a little adhesive. However, extracting the soul and consciousness completely from the Magic Spirit Card might be a bit tricky. Move the body over here and place it on this experimental bed."

　By the time Ophelia Brad placed her body on the snow-white laboratory bed, Professor Steven Harvey had already used a magic card to summon a pair of magical gloves.

　He even turned around proudly and said, "The gloves summoned using the equipment card can be used without disinfection!"

　The atmosphere at the scene immediately turned cold.

　Professor Steven Harvey, however, was unconcerned: "We'll talk about that later. Let me first repair the wounds on this body."

　With that, he spread his hands, and a faint light shone on his gloves. His right index finger even transformed into a blade formed from condensed magic, making it extremely convenient.

　Professor Steven Harvey repaired the body quickly. In less than three minutes, Ophelia Brad's chest wound was repaired, and there was no trace of injury visible on the surface.

　Such incredible skill is astonishing.

　Professor Harvey then pushed the corpse to the inside of the experimental bed, making room for half of it, and said to Ophelia Brad, "Lie down here. Also, tell your master to bring me the magic cards."

　Ophelia blushed and looked at Dark.

　"cough!"

　Dark coughed and quickly handed over the "Vampire Heiress" magic card.

　Professor Harvey gave him a strange look: "It's yours?"

　Even so, he took the magic card and carefully examined the magic spirit card, which was clearly not made from a standard blank card, and tried to infuse it with a little magic power.

　After encountering a blockage, he roughly understood and said, "Little guy, come over and help me for a bit."

　Dark walked over to Professor Harvey and, following his instructions, infused magic into the "Vampire Heiress" magic card.

　Then, the magic card emitted a faint magical fluctuation.

　Professor Harvey removed the glove from his right hand and pressed his index finger against the magic card, feeling the fluctuations of magic power as if he were touching it.

　A moment later, he examined Ophelia Brad's body again (the magical spirit).

　The entire examination process took almost ten times longer than the repair of the body.

　After the examination, Professor Harvey finally delivered some decent news: "Fortunately, this lady's soul is not the core of this magic card. I can extract her soul, but it will take some time. Also, without her soul, this magic card will likely become unusable due to this defect."

　He then looked at Dark and confirmed, "Since this is your magic card, you can decide. Are you willing to take the risk? This is a seven-star gold card."

　Dark smiled slightly and said without hesitation, "Of course I'm willing."

　“Then there’s no problem,” Professor Harvey said with a smile. “I’ll need about an hour now, so you can put her back into the card first.”

　Following Professor Harvey's instructions, Dark retrieved Ophelia Brad into a magic card. He then placed the card on a disc engraved with magic circuits.

　"This is a soul centrifuge, which can make the connection between the soul and the body less tight."

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　Professor Harvey explained while preparing.

　The preoperative preparations alone took more than ten minutes.

　Various complex cao

　The work was completely beyond Dark's comprehension.

　Even though Professor Harvey explained things from time to time, he still didn't quite understand. Apart from occasionally inputting magic power into the magic card as instructed by Professor Harvey, he just watched the whole time.

　Professor Sylph and Professor Mitis had already quietly slipped away during this process.

　Only the old man and the young man remained in the room.

　In Professor Harvey's dazzling cacophony

　Time flies by as I write.

　An hour passed in the blink of an eye.

　The soul-splitting surgery has finally reached its final stage.

　Dark pressed his finger against the magic card, silently chanting the incantation for a normal summoning spell while continuously pouring magic power into the card.

　Summoning a seven-star magical spirit using a normal summoning spell takes at least half an hour.

　He certainly couldn't summon it on the spot; his main purpose was to fully activate the internal magic power of this magic card using a normal summoning spell.

　"Attention!"

　Professor Harvey tapped his wand on the card "Vampire Heiress," then pulled hard, forcibly ripping Ophelia Brad's soul out of it.

　He then conjured a scalpel from his other glove and carefully severed the connection between Ophelia Brad's soul and the magic card, quickly applying "adhesive" to the cut. He then pressed the soul back into Ophelia Brad's corpse.

　The pre-arranged magic circle was immediately activated, and Ophelia Brad's corpse was gradually surrounded by the magic power released by the magic circle.

　Professor Harvey breathed a sigh of relief: "Another half hour of stillness should be enough. Thankfully, the soul is intact enough. If I'm not mistaken, her soul and body should have separated during the ritual, right?"

　Dark raised his hand and smiled, "You still can't hide it from the professor."

　"So what?" Professor Harvey waved his hand casually. "Anyway, the surgery was a great success. You can check if that magic card is still usable. Also, I have a suggestion; would you like to hear it?"

　"What suggestion?" Dark picked up the magic card and asked curiously.

　"Come sit here for a while." Professor Harvey walked to the table and chairs used for receiving guests and gestured for Dark to sit down.

　Then he poured a cup of tea, handed it to him, and smiled, saying, "I'd like to take you as my disciple. What do you think?"

　Darke's eyelids twitched; he felt taken aback by Professor Harvey's sudden suggestion.

　Professor Harvey said gently, "I won't pry into your secrets, nor will I force you to learn things you don't like. As a remnant of the previous era, I simply want to witness the birth of a great mage. Are you interested in becoming the Merlin of the new era?"

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Chapter 421 Darkdemon's Vampire Daughter (48/233)

　Merlin, as the creator of magical technology, is both the most powerful and the greatest mage in history.

　He not only ushered in a new era, but also made a tremendous contribution to turning the tide of the war.

　Dark would certainly not be so arrogant as to think he could replace such a figure—especially in terms of the "greatness" factor, since he was essentially someone who liked to sit under the eaves and watch the rain pour down.

　But he was actually somewhat interested in becoming Professor Harvey's student.

　Professor Harvey, as a necromancer, was relatively proficient in the study of souls; his "Soul Centrifuge" alone could achieve the effect of the "Soul Loss Curse".

　The "Death Curse" can effectively reduce the brain's ability to shut down, making it easier for "great sins" to overflow.

　Dark's "Death Curse" is only at the beginner level, yet it can reduce the barrier to overflowing major sins from 100 points to 95 points.

　If one could learn a more advanced "Death Curse" from Professor Harvey, it would certainly further lower the threshold for absorbing major sins.

　With the demand for "great sins" gradually falling short of demand, a deeper understanding of the "Death Curse" becomes especially important.

　Moreover, it's already April, and in two months there will be a three-month-long holiday.

　When the long holiday arrived, he had no choice but to leave the college.

　The environment outside the academy is more complex, the interpersonal relationships are broader, and it is easier to cause "great sins" to get out of control.

　If the threshold for "serious crimes" can be lowered, security can be improved significantly.

　The problem is, he already has his own teacher.

　“I’m sorry,” Dark said, “Although I would love to become the professor’s student, my teacher Claire Kate would certainly not allow it.”

　Upon hearing this, Professor Harvey wasn't surprised: "Is it 'Sage of the Beasts' Claire Kate?"

　Dark smiled slightly and nodded, "Yes."

　Professor Harvey stroked his chin and said, "It's not surprising that you have a teacher. How about this, you can still ask me anything you want to learn, as professor and student, how about that?"

　Dark was taken aback, and hesitated before asking, "Is this alright?"

　“Why not?” Professor Harvey waved his hand. “Does a professor need a reason to teach students?”

　Dark frowned in thought, and finally asked, "Then, Professor, do you know about the 'Death Curse'?"

　Professor Harvey nodded: "A minor technique."

　Dark said slowly, "I have some understanding of the 'Soul Loss Curse,' but I want to study it more deeply."

　Professor Harvey immediately became interested: "Tell me about it."

　Dark then explained the basic "Soul Loss Curse" that he had mastered.

　The "Soul Loss Charm" is actually very difficult to learn, far from being a "minor skill" as Professor Harvey described it.

　A normal "soul-losing spell" can cause a person to lose consciousness for a short period of time. At the same time, the bond between the soul and the body will become loose, and the mental matter will float, making it easier to be separated from the brain.

　Dark, relying on the "Holy Grail," mastered the "Soul-Stealing Curse." Not only could he control whether to apply a "stun effect," but he could also prevent the target from "losing consciousness" as a result, and the overall effect lasted for a very short time, less than three minutes.

　This can be described as either a "weakened version" or an "improved version".

　After all, it removed the negative effects of the "Soul Curse," making it more suitable for legitimate experiments.

　Professor Harvey grew increasingly astonished, and after a long pause, he said, "So this is all it takes to remove the negative effects of the 'Death Curse.' Wait, you didn't learn the 'Death Curse' to use on yourself, did you?"

　Dark didn't hide anything: "That's right, I need to use it to strip away the power of emotions."

　Professor Harvey immediately shook his head and said, "I can't just teach you haphazardly. Wait a minute, let me improve the basic 'Soul Loss Charm' according to your method before I teach it to you."

　Dark was delighted and said, "Thank you, Professor."

　“No need to thank me,” Professor Harvey smiled. “On the contrary, I’m the one who benefits now. With your method, it will be much more convenient to conduct experiments in the future. Let’s just say we’re exchanging favors.”

　Dak smiled and said, "I still need to thank Professor."

　Professor Harvey laughed and said, "Then I'll take it."

　……

　The teacher and student had a very pleasant conversation.

　Dak had also gained a preliminary understanding of the professor's temperament.

　Professor Harvey is actually a very lovable person who likes to tell corny jokes that can suddenly change the atmosphere.

　If it weren't for Claire being the first to arrive, he would have been quite willing to become her disciple.

　Perhaps we can talk to Claire when we're more familiar with each other?

　Emmm...

　Thirty minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

　Dark was so engrossed in his discussion with Professor Harvey that he didn't even have time to check on the changes in the "vampire heiress" when Ophelia Brad's "corpse" suddenly twitched.

　"woke up?"

　Professor Harvey immediately stood up and walked quickly to Ophelia Brad's side.

　Ophelia Brad gradually woke up, but seemed to still have difficulty moving her hands and feet and was unable to speak.

　Professor Harvey examined it slightly.

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　Cha smiled and said, "It seems your soul and body are bonding very well. Don't rush it; give your body some time to adjust. For at least three months afterward, you must not come into contact with any soul-related powers. Also, you can go to the infirmary and ask Sister Kallian to prepare some 'Grimm's Elixir.' Take one dose every night before bed for at least a month. It will solidify the bond between your soul and body."

　After a while, Ophelia Brad was finally able to speak.

　She thanked Professor Harvey immediately, and then tried to move her limbs slowly. It took her about fifteen minutes to finally get out of bed and walk.

　At this moment, Professor Sylph and Professor Mitis also walked in.

　The two thanked Professor Harvey and then helped Ophelia Brad leave Professor Harvey's dormitory.

　Dark waved to Professor Harvey and then left.

　Once outside, Professor Mitis was beaming with joy, while Professor Sylph put on a stern face.

　Instead of leaving the faculty dormitory, they went directly to Professor Sylph's dormitory.

　"Alright, now that the person has come back to life, I think you are mentally prepared to accept the punishment."