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

　Just as he was thinking this, a ray of light suddenly appeared in the statue's eyes, which were not closed to begin with.

　Then a wisp of mist appeared, rising gradually from the altar at the foot of the statue, a pinkish haze.

　Darke's eyes flickered, and he stepped into the temple without being affected at all.

　Walking in that pink mist felt like coming home. Far from being uncomfortable, I felt a sense of ease and comfort, like a fish in water.

　If it weren't for the worry that "bliss" would increase as a result, Dak would feel like he could just lie down and enjoy a light mist sauna.

　Before long, Dak had already stepped into the statue through the thin mist.

　He looked up again at the face of the moon goddess statue.

　Although its facial expression remained unchanged, for some reason, it always gave people the illusion of looking embarrassed, and even the glint in its eyes seemed to hesitate when it moved.

　After a moment's thought, Dak softly uttered two words to the statue: "Moon Goddess?"

　……

　She was born in the moon and descended upon the earth.

　She is both the goddess of the moon and the goddess of the earth.

　She is in charge of the propagation of all things and is generous with the bounty of the earth.

　She is the most beautiful goddess, the ruler of the night.

　Her beauty is timeless.

　She is sacred, noble, and the ruler of abundance, fertility, and love.

　……

　Among the ancient gods who once ruled all realms, the moon goddess was unique.

　But now, what's hidden inside the Moon Goddess statue is nothing more than a fragmented remnant soul.

　Dak neither excessively revered her nor excessively despised her; he simply regarded her as an ordinary person.

　After his soft call, the temple remained quiet for a long time.

　The swirling mist receded quietly like the tide. But the divine light flowing in the statue's eyes became even more dazzling.

　A melodious and ethereal voice emanated from his lips.

　"who are you?"

　……

　This inevitably brings to mind the classic three questions: Who are you? Where are you? What are you doing?

　Then the answer automatically popped into my head: I am me, I am here, and I'm going to fuck you.

　……

　Dak suppressed the urge to blurt it out.

　Looking up, he said clearly, "A person destined to meet me."

　Fate, amazing.

　If "Mr. Starfish" is the person destined to be the last Moon Goddess statue.

　So, Dark Dimon, the first person to find this Moon God statue in this infinitely vast secret passage, was undoubtedly also the one destined to possess it.

　He was gradually able to sense the enormous amount of "bliss" accumulating within the statue.

　Although the "Elysium" in the Moon Goddess Statue lacks a certain special element, it is therefore inferior in quality to even Dark's own "Elysium".

　But its advantage lies in its large quantity.

　Dark estimated that the statue contained at least one hundred points of "Bliss." Even with a 3:1 conversion ratio, that would be equivalent to more than thirty points of Dark's own "Bliss."

　That's the amount that, when forcibly injected into Impmon's body, can cause it to evolve into LadyDevimon.

　If Dark possessed a more advanced transmutation array, he might be able to forge a "Paradise 4? Moon" right now!

　Even if the Moon Goddess version of the Great Sin card causes the Magical Spirit to go out of control, having such a trump card that can turn the tide at crucial moments is still very good.

　Unfortunately, Dark has yet to reach the threshold of the transmutation circle exclusive to "The Great Sin 4".

　Without being able to refine "Blissful 4? Moon", the Moon God's "Bliss" held little significance for him.

　On the contrary, the "regret" within the moon goddess statue is his ultimate purpose in coming here.

　Based on the traditional virtue of "courtesy before force," Dark does not want to resort to violence if the problem can be resolved through communication.

　Therefore, he restrained himself very much.

　……

　The two sides did not use the same language in their conversation.

　Rather, it is a form of communication based on spiritual consciousness.

　After receiving a response to her first question, the Moon Goddess fell silent again.

　With keen observation, Dak immediately asked, "And who are you?"

　The Moon Goddess spoke again, her voice now slightly more undulating: "I am the Moon Goddess, and also the Earth Mother Goddess!"

　Dark smiled and said, "Aside from God being in office, what else do you have?"

　The moon goddess fell silent once more.

　The statue's eyes constantly shimmered with light, seemingly indicating that she was racking her brains in thought.

　Dak wasn't in a hurry, and waited patiently.

　But the moon goddess never responded.

　It seemed that Dak's simple question had completely stumped her.

　So, kind-hearted Darko Dimon changed the question: "Do you want to know the meaning of your existence?"

　This time, the Moon Goddess remained silent for a long time, but finally responded: "No need, my purpose in existence is to rediscover my original divinity."

　Although it sounds convoluted, it's basically about resurrection, right?

　Indeed, this is just like the instinctive behavior of living beings pursuing reproduction.

　As Dark pondered this, he asked again, "Have you ever considered that after regaining your original divinity, you will no longer be yourself?"

　Ultimately, she was just a remnant of a soul; the Moon Goddess's thinking ability was clearly weak.

　After racking her brains, she finally blurted out, "Why?"

　Dark patiently explained, "You call yourself the God of the Moon, but apart from the shell of your divine office, you don't even have a real name. So your divine office is just a facade; you are merely a wisp of consciousness derived from a divine statue. You are a statue, not a god."

　The moon goddess suddenly choked, as if all her previous understanding had been turned upside down, and exclaimed in astonishment, "Am I a statue?"

　At this moment, Dak raised his hand, pointed to the lifelike statue, and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "If you're not a statue, then what are you really a god?"

　"No, I am a god!" the moon goddess instinctively retorted.

　Dark said quietly, "No, you are merely a consciousness born from an idol. You have nothing but the appearance of 'Moon Goddess.' Once you rediscover your original divinity, that will be the moment your independent consciousness is swallowed up by the true consciousness belonging to the Moon Goddess."

　"You're lying!" The Moon Goddess's voice trembled even more violently.

　Dark said with pity, “Why would I lie? What would be the point of lying to me? You are nothing but a self-consciousness born from a mere idol, dreaming of becoming the Moon Goddess before I exposed you, unaware that you are merely a tool for the Moon Goddess’s resurrection.”

　Moon Goddess: "No, I am not!"

　Dark nodded: "Yes, you are not a god, you are a statue."

　Moon Goddess: "No, I am not a statue! I am a goddess!"

　Dark asked curiously, "Do you really believe you are a god? What about your divinity, your divine status, your divine authority?"

　The moon goddess's voice became noticeably weaker: "That's only because I'm in my weakest state..."

　Dark: "So weak that you've turned into a statue?"

　Moon Goddess: "..."

　……

　Dark's lips curled slightly as he turned away, ignoring the Moon Goddess's lingering resentment that was completely unaware of its own existence, and strolled through the magnificent temple.

　This temple was even more magnificent, with a circle of murals carved inside, starting from the left side of the entrance and ending on the right.

　At first glance, the murals depict peasant women immersed in the joy of harvest, shepherds entwined with their flocks of sheep, and babies crying under the bright moon...

　After carefully reading it, Dark called on the "Magic Secretary" to write it down.

　This long mural reminded him of the El Dorado mural he had acquired with Emma.

　If we can decipher this mural, we might gain another insight.

　After circling around, he returned to the base of the statue and gazed leisurely at the now completely still statue.

　The statue was completely harmless to him.

　As for whether that trace of the moon goddess's lingering resentment was generated by the statue or was a remnant of the true moon goddess's soul—that doesn't matter.

　Dak casually asked, "You wouldn't mind a change of scenery, would you?"

　……

Chapter 431 Darkdemon's Fighter Spirit (4k)

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　Dak didn't ask any more questions.

　He took "Meow Meow" out of his card pack and summoned it on the spot.

　"Meow!"

　Meow Meow, who appeared from the summoning circle, spoke with a hint of excitement in his voice.

　Dark pointed to the statue and asked softly, "So, are you interested in this statue?"

　"Meow?"

　Meow Meow immediately showed a look of confusion, and the excitement in her eyes quickly dropped.

　It originally thought that this summoning was to let it show its majesty after its evolution, but it never expected that it would just be to see a statue.

　What's so interesting about a stone statue like this?

　It's not even as good as its little wooden figure!

　"Meow meow meow."

　Meow immediately shook her head in denial.

　"Can't you?"

　Dak couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

　But Meow Meow is, after all, the embodiment of "greed" rather than "bliss," so it's normal that it has no interest in the statue of the Moon Goddess.

　But since Meow Meow can't muster any enthusiasm for this statue, the plan to use it for carving has to be abandoned halfway.

　"Looks like I'll have to do it myself!"

　Dak took a deep breath and, without retracting Meow Meow, took the piece of "living metal" out of his backpack.

　Living metal is a type of metal that mimics life; it exists between biological and metal, making it very special and rare.

　From the very beginning, Dac had a serious plan for the use of living metals, and has been planning it ever since.

　From obtaining the access card and entering the secret passage to finding the temple and searching for the statue of the Moon Goddess, everything was done to forge this living metal into a special weapon!

　In his memory, there is a digital weapon called "Fighter's Soul," which is the soul inheritance of the ten Digimon known as the "Ten Warriors."

　Humans or Digimon can absorb "Fighter's Souls" and evolve into the legendary "Ten Warriors".

　"Fighter's Soul" has two forms: "Humanoid" and "Beast". Some "Humanoid" and "Beast" forms can even merge into one and evolve into an ultimate Digimon!

　After recalling the events, Dark came up with the idea of ​​using this "living metal" to forge the "Soul of the Fighter".

　However, he had no way of obtaining the souls of the "Ten Warriors." So he set his sights on the "Moon Goddess"!

　By injecting the remnant soul of the "Moon Goddess" into "living metal" and then refining it using the "Three-in-One Weapon Forging Method," it might be possible to forge a weapon similar to the "Soul of the Fighter."