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

　The hard work of completing tasks multiple times to save up enough for materials has finally given them the opportunity to receive equivalent compensation.

　The second-year students gathered early in the magic theory laboratory, all eagerly discussing the creation method of the "phantom insect" and the possible mishaps that might occur during the forging process.

　Of course, what they care about most is which kind of "phantom insect" the people around them choose to refine.

　If the only purpose is to break illusions and stealth, the cheapest "Feather Illusion Insect" is more than enough.

　While the Light-attribute "Spirit Insect" is rarer than the "Feather Insect," its rarity doesn't hold much practical significance as a two-star magic card with limited synergy and relatively low strength.

　For some, choosing to cultivate into a "spiritual insect" is more of a symbol of "wealth."

　In other words.

　Many credits.

　capricious!

　……

　But Dark is not the only one who is so "willful".

　There aren't many "rich" students in the second year, but there are still quite a few.

　There will always be people who manage to earn a lot of credits through their own efforts.

　Diana and Rose, for example, dominated the rookie tournament on Saturday morning, even taking down the third-year students who had just joined the dueling club, and earned a considerable number of credits.

　Emma and Sarah, on the other hand, seem to have always been wealthy.

　Diana and Rose did not intend to waste their credits on creating "Phantom Bugs". Although they had some credits to spare, they still chose the flying type "Feathered Phantom Bugs".

　Emma and Sarah, on the other hand, clearly made the same choice as Dark.

　"Jingle Bell."

　As the school bell rang, Professor Cazell finally stepped into the classroom amidst everyone's anticipation.

　"Let's get straight to the point: today we begin learning targeted training!"

　……

Chapter 569 Darkdemon: Born in the Morning, Died in the Evening (4k)

　"I'm sure everyone here already has some understanding of today's experimental topic. That's right, it's the targeted creation of [Phantom Insects]. The requirements for the guiding language aren't very high either. Next, I will spend half an hour explaining the method of creating [Phantom Insects] in detail, and then we will begin the experiment. If you have any questions during the experiment, feel free to ask. Don't be afraid of failure; it will become experience for your next success."

　The second-year students were already familiar with Professor Cazell's teaching style, and immediately picked up their pens to listen attentively and take notes.

　Half an hour later, the students took out their materials and began the process methodically. Da calmed down and also began making (Phantom Insect Magic Cards). Perhaps the main reason it's used for teaching is simply because its requirements for magical language are very low. Normally, the targeted creation of magical spirits uses magical language for auxiliary compilation, but the compilation process varies from person to person, depending on the environment and their own magical power.

　The [Illusion] has a fixed format; you just need to fill in the magical language according to the format.

　In addition, the creation of the [Phantom Insect] involves a wide variety of materials, and there are detailed regulations for the addition of each material. No step can go wrong.

　It requires an extremely high level of knowledge from a mage.

　Of course, not every mage is interested in independent research and development. Even heroes like Claire, who are known as "sages," only truly devoted themselves to research after the war ended. Therefore, there is a distinction between [academic] mages and [combat] mages.

　Of course, most mages possess both skills, but each has their own emphasis. Dark didn't encounter too many problems in the process of forging the [Phantom Insect]. Although the forging steps of the [Phantom Insect] were more complicated than those of the [Cursed Cage] or [Fusion], the overall difficulty was much lower. Even though he deliberately slowed down to deepen his understanding, he still completed the final step of forging in less than forty minutes.

　Professor Cazell paused briefly beside him before turning and walking towards Witt and Robert. It was the light-attribute aura of the [Phantom Bug]. Dark used tweezers to pick up the slime-covered magic card, rinsed it under the tap, and then brought it to his face. The students in the classroom were all focused; no one noticed that someone in the corner had already completed the experiment. Dark infused a little magic power and observed carefully; he saw a faint purple light emanating from the edges of the [Phantom Bug].

　"It's a standard purple card, exactly as expected. Perhaps because it's light-attribute, the larva's body is very translucent, with a faint sense of transparency. On its back, there's a pair of small, transparent wings that are radiating light. There are no eye-like spots on the sides of its body; it's completely white."

　Dark infused more magic and quickly received feedback.

　Card Name: Phantom Bug

　[Type: Spirit Card]

　【Level: 00】

　[System/Light System]

　[Attack: 300]

　[Defense: 300]

　Ultimate Skill: Illusion-Shattering Eyes, Life in the Morning and Death in the Evening

　"Insect species, dual insect and light attributes, below-average attack and defense, barely passable magic power, emm..."

　The core of the competitive spirit lies in its ultimate move.

　- A killer move I've never heard of before.

　In addition to [Phantom Eye], [Phantom Insect] usually has a special move that matches its attribute.

　But this "born in the morning and dying at night"... is it really playing the role of a mayfly?

　[Born in the morning, dying at dusk: The Phantom Insect is born in the morning and dies at dusk, coming with the light and going with the light.]

　But this was clearly all the information he could get from this magic card.

　"Summon it and let's see," Darke said, tapping his finger as he cast a normal summoning spell.

　A few seconds later, a special summoning circle appeared on the card. The outer ring of the circle was inscribed with the magical language used during its creation, and a palm-sized winged larva flew out from it. After a moment of contemplation, he lowered his head...

　Dark took a deep breath and said, "Professor, the second ultimate move of my Phantom Bug is a skill called [Morning Life, Evening Death]. I really can't be sure about its effect." Professor Kazel pondered upon hearing this.

　Clearly, even Professor Cazell didn't have a particular impression of this ultimate move.

　Professor Cazell frowned and whispered, "You mean, it's reborn at sunrise, rather than producing new offspring?"

　Professor Kazel said: "Phantom Bugs are rare in nature, let alone the kind that are born in the morning and die at night. You told me it has such a... But that's not entirely true." Bidal sighed, "Unfortunately, my Phantom Bug is just a magical spirit, it can't be used to prove... That's not entirely true."

　Professor Cazell's interest was piqued, and he exclaimed, "Have you thought of a method of verification? If it can be proven, it would be a major discovery!"

　Moreover, since not many people care about the Phantom Bug, this academic paper is very likely to be ignored.

　However, if we broaden our thinking and consider things from a wider perspective...

　You will then find that this is an extremely important proposition.

　Because this involves (death and rebirth).

　"Eight o'clock tonight, atop the clock tower." Dark and Professor Kazel agreed on a time, then Dark retrieved the Phantom Insect from his card and began to ponder, noting down the problems encountered during this transmutation. Afterwards, he directly gave the remaining materials to Diana and Rose. If Ridley and Law's materials remained intact, they could use them; if they wanted to attempt to transmute the Phantom Insect, they would also have a set of materials available.

　Diana and Rose were overjoyed. Time flew by, and very few students managed to complete the transmutation experiment before the end of get out of class.

　Most students exhaust all their materials after repeated failures and can no longer continue.

　This week's homework was to "successfully craft a [Phantom Insect]". Dark did not use the [Great Sin Card] on the [Phantom Insect] after class; instead, he spent more time in the library searching for information to ensure he had a better understanding of the [Phantom Insect].

　Of the four types of Phantom Insects, the Feathered Phantom Insect, with its full plumage, flies extremely fast.

　The greenish-blue [Poisonous Illusion Bug] has small, poisonous horns. The fairy-type [Dream Bug], on the other hand, is a pale pink and, while possessing the [Illusion-Breaking Eye], seems capable of creating illusions itself.

　The [Phantom Insect] should normally possess the ability to "purify abnormal statuses," which mostly appears in its second and third ultimate attacks. At 8 PM, Dark received Professor Kazel in his office in the clubroom.

　This was the professor's first visit to the Fantastic Beasts Clubroom. The moment he entered, he noticed the plump and well-fed Ubume and couldn't help but be surprised.

　He probably didn't expect that the Fantastic Beasts Society would live up to its name.

　The curious club members naturally followed suit.

　Da Ke nodded, then took out the [Phantom Insect] magic card and summoned it. In the blink of an eye, a glowing larva with only short wings appeared before everyone.

　"Life, from its very birth, is a journey toward death. This rare individual of the [Phantom Bug] embodies this to the extreme. Eevee, come here."

　As Dark whispered, the little Eevee, wagging its fluffy tail, quickly came over.

　Its skill bar also includes a new field skill called "Sunny Day".

　With everything ready, Dark paused as he turned to the Phantom Worm. He said, "Professor, this two-star magical spirit disintegrated like a withering petal, eventually losing all its magic and embracing death. That's why Dark didn't awaken its intelligence."

　“Your turn next.” Professor Cazell put away his wand, his gaze eager.

　Tek crouched down, gently stroking Eevee's head, and commanded, "Eevee, use Sunny Day!"

　Eevee let out an affectionate call, tilted its head slightly, and unleashed its unique Field Move 1 – Sunny Day (Arrogance).

　As a small "sun" rose into the sky, the dimly lit open space was illuminated by orange light, as if the sun were rising in the east and dawn had arrived.

　Then more light converged towards the center, condensing into a small sphere of light.

　The limbs of the Phantom Insect stretched out from the sphere of light, its small, thin wings gently opening and radiating a dazzling light.

　Before everyone's eyes, the Spirit Phantom Worm completed its transformation from death to life—a phoenix rising from the ashes!

Chapter 570 The Mystery of the Demon King's Immortality (4k)

　After a brief pause, Professor Cazell abruptly turned to look at Dark.

　He said with absolute certainty

　Professor Cazell's eyes lit up. He exclaimed excitedly, "It seems we've indeed found an interesting topic!"

　【Spirits】Because they belong to magical spirits, they differ from spirits in the natural world.

　For example, the characteristic of "being born in the morning and dying at dusk" is a phenomenon exhibited in nature by rare individuals among the Spirit Phantom Insects.

　Dark's [Phantom Bug] card, while possessing the [Morning and Evening] special move, is unaffected by the natural cycle of sunrise and sunset.

　Conversely, it will be affected by the corresponding field technique! But as things stand, with the [Sunny Day] effect fading, when "Sunset" occurs, [Phantom Bug] should...

　The effect of "Sunny Day" gradually disappeared.

　And the reborn [Spirit Phantom Insect] indeed died on the spot.

　Based on this, it seems that the ephemeral nature of the rare Phantom Bug species can be largely confirmed.

　Professor Cazell pondered for a moment: "But how did it manage to be reborn after such a long period of time? You must know, it's not immortal... When its physical body perishes, where do its soul and consciousness hide?"

　Professor Cazell suddenly turned to look at him, his expression grave: "You're right, it's about immortality. Guess what I'm thinking of?"

　Professor Kazel's lips moved, and a voice immediately entered Dark's mind, consisting of two words: "Demon King!"

　In the past, humanity even formed a "Council of Sages" to unravel the mystery of the Demon King's immortality. However, even with the most renowned sages and archmages of the time gathered, they were unable to solve the mystery.

　Full analysis.

　The Demon King can create tens of thousands of reincarnation vessels. Once he is killed, he can be reborn in one of these vessels.

　No matter how far away he is from the container.

　No matter how strong the barrier is, it doesn't matter.

　Nothing could stop his rebirth. Even the most powerful diviner couldn't trace it back. This is completely different from the rebirth of the undead. This is the Demon King's deepest secret, and the reason why humanity has yet to truly kill him.

　The rebirth of this [Phantom Insect] reminded Professor Kazel of the Demon King's method of rebirth.

　Both require certain conditions.

　Neither could be found

　However, it's hard to pinpoint exactly what overlaps or resembles between the two.

　Professor Cazell simply had a vague feeling that there might be some connection between them.

　"The Demon King can create vessels from life and gain the innate trait of the vessel."

　"The moment the container opens its eyes, it is already a demon king."

　Professor Kazel seemed more interested in the secret of the Demon King's reincarnation than in the secret of immortality.

　He talked with Dak in the club office for about half an hour before quickly leaving.

　Before leaving, the two agreed to conduct the experiment again at the same time the following night.

　Although he didn't believe the Demon King was qualified to become a future threat, the possibility of the Demon King remaining alive was still undeniable.

　"How can it still join the warm family of St. Marian Academy, following the original game storyline?"

　Or, in the original game, the team centered around the protagonist must have solved the Demon King's "mystery of immortality"!

　The original game was set entirely within an academy.

　Does this mean that the clue to unlocking the mystery of the Demon King's "immortality" lies within the academy?

　For example, the [Phantom Insect] magic cards that every second-grade student learns to make.

　“Boom boom boom.

　With only one week left before the dungeon opens to second-year students, the students are clearly more enthusiastic about physical training.