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

　The "Coffin of Death" sipped the "Fire of the Underworld" as if it were a lollipop, radiating a joyful aura.

　Based on a 16-hour workday, its magic power limit can increase by about 160 points per day.

　However, Dark could clearly feel the "Netherworld Fire" gradually weakening.

　It is evident that this absorption method, which can increase the upper limit of magic power, causes great damage to "Netherworld Fire".

　"Perhaps it won't even last a day?"

　Dark frowned and considered for a moment before instructing, "Remember to preserve the embers."

　“Death!” The Coffin of Death bowed deeply and nodded, and four shadowy hands embraced him again.

　Dak quickly stopped him.

　This kind of loss of "Netherworld Fire" is irreversible.

　The reason Dark kept the fire was simply to preserve his identity as the "holder of the Netherworld Fire" so that he could observe and perceive the "Netherworld Fire".

　However, after the duel in the afternoon, he would immediately go to Traveler's Street and have Eve use "Spiritual Connection" to communicate with the Duke's Mansion and inform Claire and Aylvit of the disappearance.

　Because by now, he was basically certain that the "Coffin of Death" could completely extinguish the "Fire of the Underworld"!

　Furthermore, if you want to continuously increase the magic limit of the "Coffin of Death", you need a constant supply of "Netherworld Fire" as sustenance.

　Assuming that one "Netherworld Flame" can provide 100 points of maximum magic power, then absorbing more than one hundred "Netherworld Flames" can increase the maximum magic power by a full ten thousand points!

　A six-star magical spirit with a magic power cap of 10,000 points, are you scared yet?

　In addition, he wanted to conduct a "separation experiment" to observe whether the "Death Coffin" could separate the "Netherworld Fire" from the human body through "sealing" and gradual absorption.

　If we can separate only the "Netherworld Fire" while retaining the power it grants, then this experiment will be considered a complete success!

　Dark repeatedly considered the plan in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

　He urgently needed the Duke's mansion to send someone to assist with the experiment.

　If the experiment is successful, the hidden danger of "Netherworld Fire" can be completely eradicated.

　This is of great significance.

　……

　At 8:30, Dark finished his remaining preparations and poured the seven points of "Bliss" he had prepared into the "Insect Branch," then picked up the "Fox Grass"... But as he carried the "Fox Grass" toward the balcony, he suddenly noticed the large amount of dragon-type materials he had traded from Pandora, and a thought suddenly struck him, so he put the "Fox Grass" back.

　"Eek?" Fox Grass affectionately rubbed against his trouser leg.

　Dark crouched down, hugged it, and rubbed it, muttering, "Perhaps adding some precious dragon-type materials could further increase the probability of obtaining a higher-star magical spirit?"

　The "Soul Orb" obtained by defeating the "King of Ghosts" is of extremely high quality and is very rare.

　From the moment he obtained the "Soul Orb," Darke had been thinking of using it as the core to forge a third-tier magical spirit.

　Of his magical spirits, only "Vampire Heiress" is a third-tier magical spirit.

　However, the "vampire heiress" is not actually a product of conventional alchemy.

　He wanted to achieve a breakthrough and wanted to forge the first third-tier magic spirit card on his own.

　The "Soul Bead" in his hand was the key.

　Even the "Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon" that was previously crafted using a "White Dragon Pearl" and a high-quality "Dragon's Reverse Scale" as core materials was only a six-star dragon, which was less than the third tier.

　Can a third-tier magical spirit really be forged using only this one "Soul Bead"?

　Dark regrouped and walked to the shelf filled with dragon-themed materials.

　Compared to the "Soul Bead," he actually possessed a higher-grade "Ghost Serpent Demon Crystal." However, that crystal was too specialized, seemingly a core material specifically for crafting the "Ghost Serpent."

　The "Soul Orbs" dropped by the "King of Ghosts" are purer and more suitable as refining materials.

　"What if we don't use this 'Soul Bead' as the core material, but instead use it as a secondary core?"

　Dak couldn't help but ponder.

　"When he forged the 'Single Sword Sheath,' he already understood the method for downgrading secondary cores. Of course, if the material used as the primary core is of a significantly higher grade than the 'Soul Bead,' then the 'Soul Bead' doesn't need any downgrading; it will automatically become a secondary core."

　"How about using 'Soul Beads' as a secondary material, and changing the main core to 'Black Dragon Fang,' a dark attribute material that best suits the ghost attribute and 'Bliss'?"

　"Black Dragon Fang" possesses both Dark and Dragon attributes.

　And there are two of them!

　Among the materials obtained from the trade with Pandora, there were also nine "Black Dragon Scales" as an extra.

　"Using the 'Black Dragon Fang' as the core material, the 'Soul Pearl' as the secondary core, the 'Black Dragon Scale' as the auxiliary material, and supplemented by the 'Bliss Fruit (Dragon)'..."

　"If even this doesn't allow me to forge a third-tier magical spirit, then I can only say that it's finally time for me to pay the price!"

　Dark made a quick decision and then evolved "Devimon" into "Devimon" and used "Instant Teleport" to bring "Dragongrass" back from the clubroom.

　Dak wiped the remaining liquid off the dragon grass with a towel, then carried it to the insect tree and fed it "Paradise".

　"Dragons, darkness, and ghosts—potential targets include the Dragapult family from Pokémon, the legendary Giratina, Giratina from Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Zombiemon from Digimon?"

　"Giratina seems unlikely, but the others are all possible."

　Dak took a deep breath and watched as tender shoots gradually sprouted, flower buds appeared, and eventually flowers and fruits grew on the top of the dragon grass. He carefully picked the fruits and handed them to "Pot Pot" for fresh squeezing. Then he cut off the roots and stems of the "Fruit of Bliss" to keep as an ingredient for later use.

　Only after "Potpot" turned "Fruit of Bliss" into "Fruit of Bliss Juice" did he bottle it and begin the experiment.

　"The alchemy method is [Dragon Seed - Ghost type]."

　"The core material is 'Black Dragon Fang'."

　"The secondary core is the 'Soul Orb'."

　"The auxiliary ingredients are 'Paradise Juice' and 'Black Dragon Scales'..."

　"The base material is the 'residual soul' of a spirit-absorbing monster."

　"Soul Residue" is a life base material superior to Elf Honey and Brain Essence Water.

　To ensure the success of this forging, Dark gave it his all.

　The entire experimental process is self-explanatory.

　After activating the first alchemy array, he successively added three "Black Dragon Scales" and other auxiliary materials, then added the secondary core "Soul Bead" and the main core "Black Dragon Fang", and finally gradually dripped in [Blissful Juice (Dragon)].

　Throughout the entire refining process, he deliberately slowed down, striving for perfection and aiming to avoid any mistakes. It took him a full hour to complete all the steps.

　As he watched the first transmutation circle blaze brightly to its peak after he poured in all of the [Elysium Juice (Dragon)], and then abruptly shrink back to the face of the magic card to begin its final self-melting, Dark felt a sense of relief. Exhaustion washed over him, and the emptiness of depleted magic power filled his entire body.

　He took the "apple juice" offered by Sylveon, drank it all in one gulp, and finally recovered.

　"This 'Black Dragon Fang' is unexpectedly difficult to forge..."

　To craft a third-tier magical spirit, thorough preparation is essential.

　This time, however, he was so anxious that he forgot to prepare the items to return to the demon realm.

　If his magic power hadn't increased so rapidly, he probably would have run out of magic power during the process of refining the "Black Dragon Fang," leading to the failure of the experiment.

　"Thank goodness."

　Once he calmed down, Darke focused his attention and slowly reacted to the magic card on the lab table.

　He had done his best in both the selection of materials and the alchemy experiment; if all of this failed, he would have to accept it.

　Therefore, he seems quite relaxed now.

　Magic cards have an extremely slow reaction speed.

　Time passes bit by bit.

　The internal reaction did not completely stop until about ten minutes later.

　Meanwhile, Dark had cleaned the impurities expelled from the magic card more than once during this period.

　Even so, the lab table was still covered with a thick, black, gel-like substance.

　"At this time, you must not rush."

　Dark first cleaned up all the trash on the table, and then picked up the stained magic card and rinsed it under the tap.

　If he could, he would even like to take a bath, change his clothes, clasp his hands in prayer, and go through the whole process before opening the card.

　Unfortunately, there were too many magical elves watching in the dormitory, and he just couldn't bring himself to do it—

　In short, after calmly removing and rinsing all the stains on the surface of the magic card, he finally got his hands on this brand new magic spirit card!

　At first glance, look at the star rating!

　"One, two, three, four, five... six, seven! Seven stars, yay!"

　Only now did Dak finally relax, feeling an indescribable excitement.

　According to his expectations, if the materials were used for targeted refining, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to refine an eight-star Magic Spirit Card.

　But seven stars are always better than six stars, after all, it is considered the third tier.

　As this is our first breakthrough, we can't ask for anything more!

　Greed +1 (Failed)

　Dark raised his hand and looked at the entire card.

　"It's a seven-star card, a dragon-type card, and its attributes are dragon and ghost. The card name is... Dragapult!"

　"Drowbaruto" is the final evolutionary form of the "Drow" family.

　"Dornammesia" → "Dornamchi" → [Dornambalto]

　……

　Since they were newer Pokémon, Dark's knowledge of the Dragapult family was limited to pictures.

　The design of the Dragapult family is a breath of fresh air in a world where Pokémon are becoming increasingly bizarre and exotic.

　He had a good impression of "Dorambaruto", and was overjoyed to see that he had actually made it.

　The "Drow" family is basically a dragon species designed based on "arrows", and "Drow Balto" is no exception.

　Its head is a flat triangle with four launch port-like holes at the corners extending to both sides.

　One of the two innermost caves is inhabited by a "Dronmecia"!

　As an "invisible Pokémon", "Drompal" has the ability to become invisible.

　Its tail tip gradually became transparent, like a ghost floating in the air.

　Dark carefully examined the card, then suddenly realized something and immediately channeled his magic to check it out.

　A moment later, the joy on his face deepened.

　"As expected, this is a 'Legion' type Magical Spirit card!"

　The so-called "Legion" type of Magical Spirit Cards specifically refers to a Magical Spirit Card containing multiple Magical Spirits.

　These types of magical spirit cards are usually very rare.

　What impressed Dak the most were Angelia's "Fairy Choir", Diana's "Bear Den", and the prize that Joseph Bruno, who won the Easter Duel Festival championship at the same time as him, received on the podium - "Nine Little Pigs".

　Of course, that magic card shouldn't be called "Nine Little Pigs"...

　Joseph Bruno is now a first-year astronomy professor and passes by the Magical Creatures Club every Wednesday.

　The "Dragon Balto" magic card in Dark's hand consists of one Dragon Balto and two Dragon Mesias.

　According to the setting, after the battle begins, Dramberto will launch Dramelcia, who lives in the hole on its horn, at supersonic speed. This special move is called "Dragon Arrow" and is Dramberto's exclusive special move!

　In addition, those two Dorgonmesia are undoubtedly independent individuals with their own identities.

　Therefore, after confirming that it was a "Legion" type Magical Spirit Card, Dark couldn't help but have a guess in his mind—could these two "Dronmesia" be evolved using "Sin Cards"?

　Once the thought came to mind, it was impossible to stop it.

　He was filled with anticipation and couldn't wait to inject magic power to check the specific data of the "Dronmesia" magic card.

　Card Name: Dorambaruto

　[Type: Spirit Card]

　【grade:】

　[Race: Dragon]

　[Type: Dragon/Ghost]