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

　Fifty-nine seconds after killing "Fantasy Beast: Fantasy Sheep", "Fantasy Beast: Destroyer" decisively declared.

　Amidst the voice saying "You are dead," the slightly blurred soul of "Fantasy Beast: Fantasy Sheep" was summoned.

　"It really works!" Darke was overjoyed.

　The ability to proclaim the future and the ability to proclaim the past are two completely different concepts.

　Declaring the past can easily pinpoint time to the second, meaning it grants the deceased's spirit 100% of the deceased's abilities.

　This is practically a clone of "Monster Resurrection"!

　This has brought a qualitative leap in the usability of "Fantasy Beasts: God of Destruction"!

　After it's declared, offer it up as a sacrifice for fusion, squeezing every last drop of its value out of it... hiss—

　However, in complex environments, making a declaration accurate to the second is not easy.

　After carefully observing the spirit of "Fantasy Beast: God of Destruction", "Fantasy Beast: Sheep" said, "The special move is still preserved, but the effect and power of the special move have been reduced, and the strength has been reduced to about one-third of the original."

　"Does a one-minute delay in the announcement mean there's only one-third left?"

　Dark frowned slightly and said, "What about half a minute? Half a minute, or how much?"

　"Fantasy Beast: God of Destruction" shook his head and said, "Uncertain. The specific strength seems to involve some other factors, and cannot be simply calculated based on the time ratio."

　Dark nodded and said, "Then let's leave it at that for now. Let 'Moon Goddess's Soul' and 'Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye' take you to the clubroom to choose an empty room. Or you can share a room with one of them."

　"Fantasy Beast: God of Destruction" immediately showed a deep sense of disappointment: "Can't I stay here? I see there are a lot of beds over there... They're a bit small, but I can squeeze in!"

　You're over 1.7 meters tall, how can you squeeze into a small bed with cute little ones?

　Who knows where they'll end up!

　Dark glared at it and said, "You don't need to squeeze. No matter how powerful I am, I can't provide you with magic power while you're asleep. When it's time to sleep at night, I will temporarily put you back into the magic cards."

　"Sigh!" "Fantasy Beasts: God of Destruction" became increasingly disappointed.

　After handing her over to the two seniors, Dak began preparing for tonight's "astrology class".

　Although he wasn't particularly gifted in astrology, his diligence and hard work allowed him to acquire a considerable amount of basic knowledge.

　He has already felt that his skill level has improved significantly, and he will soon be able to begin researching the "Love Magic Circle" and then make his own "Hanafuda" cards!

　The growth of "Paradise" is becoming increasingly unstable, and the creation of "Hanafuda" can cause "Paradise" to fall from the danger line at crucial moments.

　—That was Dak's idea before.

　Now, he has suddenly developed an even stronger interest in "Hanafuda".

　"If the Moon Goddess Statue can draw upon the power of 'Elysium' from the students' emotions through 'Hanafuda' (flower cards), why can't I?"

　That's basically the idea behind it.

　Moreover, he possesses the "Soul of the Moon Goddess," which means he has a terminal to receive the Moon Goddess version of Elysium.

　Unlike the previous Moon Goddess Statue, the "Soul of the Moon Goddess" is an Armed Soul that belongs entirely to him.

　The "Lunar version of Bliss" derived from this may be closer to his own "Bliss".

　Also.

　This concept can be applied to other types of "serious crimes".

　Researching and creating "Hanafuda" is only the first step.

　The ultimate goal is to integrate this method with alchemy and magic to create other "great sin" "flower cards"!

　Even if such behavior does not comply with the rules.

　However, if he can successfully manufacture it, he can acquire it through a paid mechanism, using money as a transaction.

　Appropriate blood draws, like regular blood draws, are beneficial to the body.

　Of course, to craft other "great sins" in "flower cards", you first need a terminal similar to "the soul of the moon goddess".

　……

　A night with a full moon.

　Professor Mitia finally taught a practical course that captivated her students.

　After the "Astrology Class" ended, Dark conducted his third "Declaration of Doom" test within the Fantastic Beasts Society.

　This time, we tested the announcement with a 30-minute delay. Without interference from other factors, the test results were indeed around half.

　Based on this estimate, the rate at which the effect of "Declaration of Annihilation" diminishes will slow down after a delay of more than one minute. However, the number of summoned souls may not be enough to serve as offerings.

　After a few minutes, the effect of "Declaration of Annihilation" should completely disappear.

　Dark did not stay at the Magical Creatures Club for further testing, but instead went to work in the dormitory after completing the record-keeping.

　Tomorrow is Friday, and he will be facing his first group of fifth-grade students since his debut!

　To increase his chances of winning, he plans to forge a new magical spirit tonight.

　As for the goal of the refinement, he had already thought about it.

　He obtained two "Soul Orbs" at the costume party on Halloween Eve.

　One is of lower quality, and the other is of higher quality.

　He plans to use the higher-quality "Soul Bead" to create a Ghost-type Magical Spirit!

　The target is either the "Zoroar" or "Gastly" family.

　The "Great Sin Fruit" used is the "Paradise Fruit" of the "Fox Grass".

　As for the other, lower-quality one, he didn't plan to use the "Bliss Fruit" but instead thought he'd try his luck. He would only add 1-3 drops of "Bliss" for the basic (or rather, rudimentary) refinement.

　In this way, it can ensure that the final magical spirit is compatible with "Elysium" and also save some money.

　Even without the "Bliss Fruit," an additional ingredient is needed to determine its properties, and the strength of the final magical spirit cannot be guaranteed.

　He needs to gather ideas from all sides.

　Tonight, we'll use that lower-quality "Soul Bead" from the "Dark Mummy" as the core for the refining process!

　……

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　[A long chapter of 9,000 words! Goodnight, brothers!]

Chapter 664

　Dark couldn't remember the last time he randomly created a magical spirit without using the "Great Sin Fruit" as an auxiliary ingredient.

　He was quite excited after preparing all the materials.

　The rise of pay-to-win models such as gacha pulls and loot boxes is not without reason.

　Almost everyone has a gambler's mentality.

　Thinking about it carefully, he had also created magical sprites like "Junk Slime" using the most basic transmutation methods—of course, most of them were things like "Hawkman" or "Ball-Ball Sea Lion".

　They are indeed not as powerful as magical spirits created using "Sin Fruits" as an auxiliary ingredient.

　The reason for this is that the "Fruit of Great Sin" contains complete biological factors, which can make the magical spirits created more "realistic".

　Secondly, the "Great Sin Fruit" enhanced the power of seven "Great Sin" to a power level of nearly ten "Great Sin" through the process of life nurturing.

　Adding "Sin Fruit" to refine a magical spirit is equivalent to adding ten points of "Sin" during the refinement process.

　The creation of "Hawkman" did not use "Sin", and the creation of "Sea Lion" only used two roots of "Elysium".

　The final result was obvious.

　Even if it later gained greater power through the "Sin Card" and evolution, the fact that "Pokémon's" initial form was too fragile cannot be ruled out.

　However, the "Soul Orb" currently in use is derived from the "Dark Mummy." Although its quality is relatively low, that's only relative. After all, it is a product dropped by a Seven-Star Ghost, and the ghost-type energy it contains is quite pure and concentrated.

　Therefore, Dak still has high hopes for it.

　"Even if you can't refine a seven-star magical spirit, a five-star or six-star one is already very good."

　The tactic of simply using "Evolution" to boost deck strength is feasible in short Magic Duels. However, once a battle becomes a prolonged affair, the drawbacks of the mere 15-minute evolution timeframe become apparent.

　Although Dark can ensure a high concentration of Magical Spirit cards on the field at every stage through excellent time management, this essentially means abandoning the Magician's advantage of outnumbering opponents.

　This situation has already been demonstrated in previous dungeon explorations.

　He basically relies on Tailmon and Leomon, who wield the "Holy Sword," to gain some ability to fight for extended periods.

　Therefore, his main goal afterward was to create high-star magical spirits.

　Even if this high-star magical spirit isn't necessarily usable on the magical duel stage, with the "Resurrection of the Gods" underway, improving its actual combat capabilities is now an urgent matter.

　Dak picked up the apple juice squeezed from the "pot," sipped it, and then focused his attention on the experiment.

　……

　His long absence from using the basic alchemy technique did not slow down his hand speed.

　Just half an hour later, Dark had already progressed to the final step of basic alchemy.

　He watched as the first transmutation array unfolded. He first put in some pre-set Ghost-type auxiliary materials and then used his recently acquired technology to adjust the environment to make the transmutation direction more in line with Ghost-type.

　Only then did he take out the properly treated "Soul Bead" and glance at it.

　The "Soul Pearl" is shrouded in gray mist. Upon closer inspection, it resembles a ghostly face, with faint ghostly wails emanating from it, sending chills down one's spine.

　If this were in the previous era, such items would certainly have been classified as "cursed objects".

　But in the eyes of a mage, the properties of materials are nothing more than properties.

　Dark took a deep breath and slowly placed the "Soul Bead" dropped by the seven-star "Dark Mummy" into the No. 1 alchemy array.

　As the "Soul Pearl" touched the light array, ripples immediately spread out.

　He used his other hand to hold the magic pen, tapping it on a corner of the transmutation circle to infuse it with magic power, and making slight adjustments as needed, slowly and reliably refining the "Soul Bead".

　His ever-growing magical power still allows him to smelt high-level materials with ease.

　In the end, Dark still couldn't decide which secondary material to add to define and narrow the scope of the transmutation. He ultimately chose to leave the result entirely to "randomness".

　The improved quality of materials has increased the number of "great sins" that the transmutation array can accommodate.

　At the very last moment, Dark picked up the Mind Dropper, extracted one drop of "Ecstasy" from the Mind Bottle he had prepared beforehand, and then dripped it into the transmutation array.

　Accompanied by the shrill cry of the demonic brain, three drops of "Paradise" were dripped into the array.

　The radiance released by the first alchemy array finally reached its peak.

　The entire refining process went quite smoothly, and the three points of "Bliss" consumed were within expectations.

　One point, three points, ten points, and thirty points are the four points representing the cumulative effect of "major sins".

　The "Great Sin Fruit" shrinks the node from ten points to seven points, and is further enhanced by the function of "Pot Pot," resulting in a magical spirit with an extremely high minimum potential.

　As the light faded, Dark waited quietly for the internal melting of the magic card to be completed.

　At the same time, he began to think about the method for the next basic alchemy – he planned to carry out the next basic alchemy directly tomorrow morning!

　Several minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

　As a large amount of impurities were expelled, the melting reaction inside the magic card finally stopped.

　Dark picked up the mercury knife and skillfully sliced ​​open the cocoon of light encasing the magic card. An unusually dense aura of death then leaked out.

　As soon as Dak focused his mind, he discovered that the "Netherworld Fire" in his palm was becoming restless!

　"Is it a magical spirit with the same properties?"

　He released the "Netherworld Fire," and as he watched the flickering gray flames, his gaze gradually turned serious.

　Then he clenched his fist and pulled the "Netherworld Fire" back into his palm, picked up the magic card and went to retrieve it.

　Once the stains on the card were washed away, a faint golden halo appeared around the edge of the magic card.

　"A gold card with four ultimate skills."

　The unusual movement of "Netherworld Fire" had prepared him in advance, so he wasn't too surprised at this moment.

　Located in the center of the card is a magical spirit that is clearly an immortal being, shaped like a coffin!

　The coffin was made of pink and grayish-white, with blood-red eyes, a small grayish-white mask embedded above its brow, and teeth that were jagged like serrations.