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

　As Dark was diligently studying the knowledge related to the "Zoo," the Sorting Card in his card pack suddenly vibrated.

　At first, he thought it was about tomorrow's class schedule, but when he opened it, he found that it was actually an invitation from Professor Steven Harvey!

　"Has the 'Soul-Stealing Curse' been improved?"

　A thought struck Dak, and he immediately put on his coat and hurried toward the teachers' dormitory.

　When he arrived at Professor Steven Harvey's dormitory again, Dak was quite familiar with it.

　"Dong dong dong."

　He knocked on the dormitory door, and Professor Steven Harvey quickly opened it.

　Good evening, Professor.

　Good evening, Dimon.

　Professor Harvey stepped aside to let him in.

　As Dark entered, he said, "Professor, it's been improved so quickly?"

　“It’s not going to happen anytime soon.” Professor Harvey closed the door and smiled. “It’s been almost half a month already. Come in and have a cup of tea.”

　As Dak entered the room, he found a pot of black tea and some delicate pastries already prepared on the coffee table.

　He hadn't expected Professor Harvey to have such leisure time, so he had no choice but to suppress his eagerness and chat with him for half an hour while drinking tea and eating snacks.

　When the conversation reached a particularly enjoyable point, Professor Harvey brought up the "Death Curse" again.

　He did indeed improve the "Death Curse," largely based on the basic Death Curse that Dark obtained from the "Holy Grail," and then re-developed it. Now, not only...

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　Having completed the derivation of the beginner-level "Soul Loss Curse," he has also completed most of the intermediate and advanced versions of the "Soul Loss Curse."

　Professor Steven Harvey's erudition is beyond question.

　As he said, the "Soul Loss Curse" was nothing more than a minor trick for him.

　However, even minor techniques are not used carelessly by him, and he is very cautious when teaching them.

　"The basic, improved version of the 'Soul-Stealing Curse' is here; you can copy it down. As for the later parts, I can only teach you after you've mastered the basics."

　Professor Harvey took out three sheets of paper filled with tiny writing, and stapled them together only in the upper left corner.

　Dark first browsed through it from beginning to end, and after confirming that there were no errors, he directly summoned the "Magic Secretary" and ordered it to record this basic improved version of the "Soul Loss Curse".

　“Your magical spirit is quite convenient.” Professor Harvey suddenly became interested and began to examine the “magical scribe” carefully.

　However, after completing the "Magic Book" recording, Dark put it back into the Magic Card.

　Professor Harvey gave a blatant look of regret and then said, "It's getting late. If you have any questions, you can come here and ask me. I'll be in my dorm most nights."

　Dak quickly replied, "Thank you, Professor!"

　Professor Harvey: "Be very careful when you are learning."

　……

　It was already very late.

　It was past 9:30 p.m. when Dak returned to his dormitory.

　After careful consideration, he did not start the experiment. Instead, he summoned the "Magic Book" and memorized the beginner part of the "Soul Loss Curse" by copying it down.

　It took him two days just to memorize everything without missing a single detail.

　Two nights later, he began to study the contents of this beginner-level "Soul-Stealing Curse" sentence by sentence.

　With the beginner-level "Soul Loss Curse" as a foundation, Dark's research process went very smoothly.

　My understanding of the basic "Soul Loss Curse" also deepened rapidly.

　However, he still did not try it easily.

　The "Soul Loss Curse" is, after all, a spell that touches the soul. If one is not careful, it can cause very serious consequences. One must be extremely cautious!

　Despite this, Dark did not forget to explore the secret passage because he was obsessed with the "Soul Curse".

　He prepared his supplies again on Friday night and set off early Saturday morning to enter the secret passage, beginning another round of exploration.

　Walking through the secret passage where nothing unusual happens is actually a very tedious and unbearable experience.

　It's impossible for Dak to maintain a high level of vigilance at all times.

　Later on, he would mostly sit on Leomon's shoulder to read and pass the time, and every hour he would evolve "Trash Slime" into "Greedy Slime 2" for a 15-minute search.

　He was prepared for a protracted battle from the moment he entered the secret passage.

　Since I didn't have high hopes, I wasn't disappointed after the search yielded no results.

　After a full day of walking, he ventured deeper into the secret passage, choosing a completely different route than before.

　This time, when he evolved "Trash Slime" into "Greedy Slime 2", he began to observe the surrounding terrain to see where it would be suitable to set up "Paradise" and camp out.

　But not long after, "Greedy Slime 2" suddenly got excited!

　Dark immediately snapped out of his daze and ordered Leomon to speed up along the direction indicated by "Greedy Slime 2".

　When "Greedy Slime 2" degenerates back into a trash slime, Dark's white mandala "flower card" finally reacts. Pure white mandalas fly out from the card, forming a long string that flies forward like wind chimes.

　Dark's eyes flashed: "Found it!"

　……

Chapter 430 Darkdemon, the Man of the Play (4k)

　Guided by the white mandala, the lion beast surged forward like a storm, galloping at breakneck speed.

　Dak gripped its thick, deliberately raised arm tightly, his eyes filled with excitement as he looked ahead where torches were being lit one after another.

　The road ahead was constantly being cleared, and flames streaked past on both sides.

　The white mandrake could no longer keep up with the lion beast's pace and was dragged backward into a long, shimmering tail.

　But Leo seemed to have already sensed the destination and continued moving forward with unwavering determination.

　Suddenly, it stopped abruptly.

　Driven by inertia, Dak suddenly leaned forward, narrowly avoiding falling.

　The next moment, he saw a temple that seemed somewhat familiar!

　Although it was immediately recognizable as a temple, it was not entirely the same as the previous Temple of the Moon.

　The most obvious difference is in size.

　Although the Temple of the Moon is mysterious, it is only the size of a lecture hall. Inside, apart from two stone pillars and an altar, there is only a statue of the goddess.

　But this temple, even just in its exterior, gives people a more magnificent feeling.

　The temple walls are carved with floating clouds and mythical beasts, and the main gate is a dazzling golden gate, which is not only magnificent but also glorious!

　Moreover, Dark clearly remembered that the small Moon Temple had no door.

　The golden gate in front of them was half open, with only a crack visible.

　The aura of the moon god statue clearly emanated from it.

　When the lion beast suddenly stopped, the white mandalas released by the "flower cards" finally drifted forward, one by one floating into the crack of the door.

　As Dak watched the white datura flowers disappear through the crack in the door, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

　"Leomon, be careful!"

　Theoretically, there shouldn't be anyone else in this secret passage besides him.

　But now that the temple has appeared, no one can say for sure what might suddenly burst out of the secret passage.

　It could be another Vlad, or it could be another Frieza.

　First, we need to determine who opened the door.

　……

　Dark reached out and pulled out the [Single Sword Sheath (Weapon Form)] from his card pack, summoning the "Holy Sword" and handing it to Leomon.

　Then he leaped off Leomon's shoulder, wielding the "Magic Book," and went with it.

　When they were close to the door, he stopped and ordered the lion to peek ahead.

　The lion took a very cautious step forward, reached out and pressed one side of the golden door, and then pushed the door open slightly to allow one person to enter.

　A musty smell immediately hits you.

　But without changing his expression, he pushed the golden door on the right side open with even more force!

　In an instant, the interior structure of the temple came into view.

　Dak suddenly opened his eyes wide.

　There was no one inside the hall. In the center stood four stone pillars, each carved with a familiar image of a goddess dancing.

　In the center of the four stone pillars stands a taller and more magnificent altar.

　The familiar goddess statue stands gracefully, as if she were still alive.

　As the gate was pushed open, the braziers on top of the four stone pillars were automatically lit, illuminating the entire temple and revealing the goddess statue in exquisite detail.

　It was a statue that was almost exactly as I remembered it, exquisitely carved from white jade, without a speck of dust on it.

　Its posture is slightly different; it is no longer the posture of a girl praying with her hands clasped to her chest and her eyes closed, but a solemn posture with her arms raised and her expression stern.

　On its raised palm, it holds a bronze mirror as round as the moon.

　The firelight from all sides shone into the bronze mirror, yet it reflected no light at all, as if all the light had been absorbed into it, leaving the mirror surface pitch black.

　"This statue..."

　As Dak looked at the statue from afar, he sensed that something about it was different.

　He cautiously continued to observe his surroundings, and after confirming that there was no one around, he ordered Impmon to go behind the altar to check.

　Although this temple was larger than the previous one, its structure was still clearly visible, except that people could hide behind the altar.

　However, after wandering around, Little Devimon still couldn't find any trace of any other people or monsters.

　→No one is hiding.

　But if no one is hiding, then who opened the temple doors and allowed the aura to leak out?

　Dak's gaze gradually settled on the face of the statue.

　The statues of God are alive!

　After the previous incident, Dark knew that the statue was not an inanimate object.

　The reason why the last incident happened was ultimately because a trace of lingering regret had always existed within the statue of the Moon Goddess.

　It was that lingering regret that drove the statue of the moon goddess to instinctively seek resurrection.

　She charmed the students, and Professor Didi seized the opportunity, which led to the subsequent events.

　The current statue is very likely an artifact that arose after the destruction of that statue.

　It doesn't even have a crack, and doesn't need...

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　It has been repaired; it was in a complete state from the beginning.

　It seems that only a special ritual is needed to resurrect it.

　Is it fish bait?

　"They deliberately opened a crack in the door to let in some fresh air in order to attract fish to their hooks."

　"So you finally caught my little fish?"

　Dak carefully observed the facial details of the statue.

　He was not worried that he would be "bewitched" by the idols like the Seafood Cult.

　He knew he was safe until the statue truly came to life.

　In his eyes, a statue that only retains a trace of its former glory and can only perform small movements is the real fish—a fish lying clean on a chopping board.