"Why do you want to stay in this village, once they find out that you are not a pure god heir, you will have no place here."

"It's my own business. Ever since I retrieved my demon sigils, there has been a voice from time to time, it should be you, who are you!" Artevans looked at the black mist floating in front of his eyes, and he knew very well that this black mist had emerged after he had obtained the demon sigil.

"Who am I?" Hahahaha...... Black Mist let out a shrill laugh, "You know very well who I am......

The black mist gradually turned into a vortex, winding around the Athenes.

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"Brother Artevans!" A hurried cry woke Atvance from his sleep, pulling him back from the whirlpool to be exact.

Artevans slowly opened his eyes, and the sunlight was shining into his room, and it was already morning. After returning from the wasteland with Siya last night, Athenes just stayed outside for a while before returning to his home to sleep.

Looking at Royatt, who was a little anxious on his face, and the light on Roat's right hand that gradually dissipated, and then thinking of the black mist that he talked to in his sleep, Artevans probably understood what happened to his physical body during this time, and also knew what Royat had done.

"Roat, are you the only one who saw what I looked like just now?" Atfans sat up.

"Originally, Priest Nick came with me to look for you, but I felt a strange smell in the room outside, so I asked Priest Nick to wait outside. I didn't expect to see such a scene."

Roat said, looking sideways at the closed door of Atvance's room, then leaned into Atvance's ear and whispered, "You were shrouded in a dark aura just now, which seemed to touch the power of your oracle, and the two forces were entangled. I have now calmed down both forces.'"

(Royat said this, which means that after the energy of the dark dragon crystal strengthened the power of the demons, the power of the demons planned to take the initiative to attack when the oracle mark was suppressed in order to prevent the oracle mark from continuing to intervene.) So, it should be that black fog? But it doesn't seem to be, what is that black fog? ）

Artevans didn't continue to think, he knew there was more important things to do now.

"You say, Nick is here?" More than his own physical condition, Artevans cares more about the Nick mentioned by Rodart. As a close confidant of Notek, why Nick came to him made Artevans a little curious.

"Yes, he seems to have something to ask you for, I didn't ask, if it's convenient, I'll let him in now." Seeing Atfans nodding, Rodat turned to open the door.

"Brother Artevans, be careful......

"Of course I do."

After the two secretly communicated through the soul transmission, Artevans brushed his newly awakened hair that looked a little messy, and Rodat opened the door to Atvance's room, let Nick in, and then left himself.

"Priest Nick, it's rare that you're coming to me today. I don't know, what's the matter?' Atfans nodded to Nick in greeting, then asked.

"Elder Notek heard that you single-handedly repaired the rift in the Forest Enchantment, and it was later found that the rift was caused by the attack of the Dark Dragon. And you can repair it on your own, Elder Notek is a little amazed by your strength...... ' Nick said enthusiastically to Atfans.

"If you have anything to say, just say it, as for repairing the rift in the forest barrier, Talia and Roart can do it on their own, and there is nothing to praise if I can do it." Without hesitation, Artevans interrupted Nick's polite words.

"Elder Notek, I hope you will go to Tole Village and compete with the younger generation there, and by the way, you can help hone those young people." Nick said, deliberately lowering his voice a bit, and leaned closer to Atvance, "Presumably, with the power of Attevis, he can do it."

Strength? Atlance turned his head and looked directly at Nick, who was smiling at him, and a strange feeling welled up in his heart. A guess arose in Artevans' mind, and he took a closer look at Nick's body. Nick's clothes were clean, but Artevans noticed something inconsistent, and that was the dirt marks on his shoes.

(It's impossible to get mud on your shoes if you walk from Tole, Nick loves cleanliness and doesn't go out into the wild, and the mark is at least from yesterday.) What is the matter, he must be in the wild, the traces of dirt have spread to almost the upper of his shoes, which means that he crouched for a long time in a position with dirt in order to be more hidden. ）

"Priest Nick, looking at the way you look, you don't seem to have slept well yesterday, and the breath on your body is a little disordered." Artevans deliberately tested Nick.

"Ah, bother, there were some tasks last night that made me rush a lot." Nick was stunned for a moment and replied.

"It's strange that some mission should bother you to move at night." Atlence continued to probe the truth.

"This ......" Nick swallowed the words that had just reached his mouth, and he looked at the smiling Atfans in front of him, and his heart tensed a little, "Instead of this, it is better to reply to me first, I can go back and explain to the elders, I don't know if you are willing to go to Tole Village."

Seeing Nick's expression, Artevans frowned, and then curled the corners of his mouth very secretly.

"Of course I do, but I'm going to talk to the master first......

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Pano Village, Church.

"Notek wants you to try it out against their young people?" Artevans told Siya what Nick had told him, causing Siya to frown.

"Master, it seems that there are some things that I still can't hide." There was some helplessness in Artevans' tone, "If my guess is correct, Notek sent Nick to watch outside the village yesterday, and he saw it when we went back."

"You mean, there's a good chance that Notek already knows about you?" Siya had a look of surprise on her face.

If Artevans' guess is correct, the main purpose of sending Nick to invite Artevans is to force Artevans to use the power of the Demon Mark through a competition. In this way, Notek can use it as a stain on Siya and successfully implement his plan.

"Master, after so many years of kindness, after I repay you, we can be regarded as two clear." Artevans said, and walked outside the church, "Don't you want to come and see, what the hell will I do?"

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Tole Village.

"I didn't expect the archbishop to come in person, this is really unexpected." Seeing Siya who had come with Atfans, Notek was shocked.

(The old man is here too, and the plan is not easy to implement.) ）

"Elder Notek, I'm running out of time, so please hurry up and get started." Seemingly impatient, Artevans glanced at Nick, who was sitting in the corner, planning what to do next.

Although Siya was also present, now that Artevans had arrived, Notek had no choice but to carry forward his plan. Notek brought five young Divine Heirs to Artfans, all of whom were young people with good strength and great potential in Tole Village, and if they went together, they would definitely be able to force Atfans to use his true strength.

The oracle sigil will be dimmed by the intervention of other forces, which will cause the power of the oracle to weaken, as Notek is well aware of. If what Nick reported yesterday was true, and Artevans really possessed the power of darkness, it would be very difficult to face the young people he had arranged with the power of the oracle alone.

Atellance carefully looked at the five people in front of him, and from the energy intensity of the five people he perceived, he already had a rough idea of what Notek wanted to do.

(Do you want to rely on these five people to test my bottom line?) Nautke, the plan is really well planned, but you seem to have thought too well of my character. It just so happens that these five people can give me an idea of what my current strength is. ）

Only to hear the sound of a bell ringing, signaling the start of the competition, the five people in front of Atvance glanced at each other, and then launched an attack on Atfans together. Blades of light flew towards Artevans, but Artevans didn't seem to have any intention of dodging, just stood in place.

(Strength, it's really good, but Notek, using these idiots with little to no actual combat experience against me, but it doesn't work.) ）

Attefan raised his hand and unfurled a shield of light, blocking all the blades of light. At the same time, Artevans secretly condensed a black flame and threw it over.

"Elder Notek!" Atfans suddenly raised his voice, "Do you like watching the fireworks?"

Before Notek could understand what he meant, he snapped his fingers. In an instant, the black flame condensed by Artvance appeared among the five young Divine Heirs in Tole Village, and all the clansmen present saw it.

"What!? Get out of the way, you guys!'

But Notek's words were still too late, and before the five young people knew what was happening, the black flames suddenly contracted, and then a strong dark aura spread out, sweeping the entire competition venue. It all happened so suddenly that the five of them didn't even have time to react before they were torn apart by the aura of darkness.

"Follow me, but you have to pay the ......price" At the same time as the dark aura spread, Artevans had already dodged behind Nick and slapped Nick's back with a palm, injecting the power of darkness into Nick's body.

Nick only felt as if his body was being burned by flames, and he screamed, a thick black mist erupted from his mouth, and after a while, he fell to the ground and lost his life.

Everything Artevans did was done almost instantaneously, and even Siya couldn't stop it immediately, even if he saw the black flames that Artevans had condensed.

Siya now knew what Artevans meant by the return, and if Artevans took the initiative to expose the dark power he had, and Siya was present, then Notek would not be able to impose the charge of harboring aliens on Siya anyway. It's just that this will make Artevans invite death.

"Master, I'm disappointed, isn't it, one of your proudest apprentices actually has the power of the demon race. I've been waiting for this moment for twenty years.'" Artevans looked at the swords-rattling gods in front of him and shouted, "My father was killed by you, and today I will avenge them!"

With that, Artevans made a gesture to condense the spell again. But at this time, a strong cyclone struck, and Siya slapped Atvance on the chest with a palm before Atvance could do it again, knocking Atvance directly out of the Ramas Forest.

The moment he was knocked away, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

(Master, we, no longer owe.) From then on, my path, I choose for myself. ）