The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Jessica smiled faintly and said half-jokingly, "So I can accept what Uncle mentioned earlier about ordering people by seniority."

Pariston was a little embarrassed and coughed lightly, saying, "I think it's fine to leave it to you to decide."

"Both of you have drunk the tea offered by your unworthy disciple. If there are no other objections, then this matter is settled."

Seeing that the two were gradually calming down, Tilisa finally revealed her true colors.

Fadvi looked down at the empty tea in his cup and suddenly recalled the scene during the Griffin battle when Tilisa set a trap for them. He couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"I'm afraid I'll never dare to drink Lady Tilissa's tea again."

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The wedding took place as scheduled the following day.

"Vina, hurry up! Everyone's waiting for you!" Felix urged.

It was supposed to be an important day for Venus, but as the best man, he was even more nervous than the woman herself.

Incidentally, today's bridesmaid is Escudora in human form.

"Here we are."

Vina stepped out of the blacksmith's shop and, together with Felix, arrived at the square in the village of Lumiel.

Upon seeing the two arrive, Fadvi reluctantly placed Listy's hand into Vina's palm, his tone laced with threat: "If my daughter suffers even the slightest injustice later, I will absolutely not forgive you."

After saying that, he glared at Vena.

“Back then, you didn’t need to worry about me, Father-in-law. I would have been the first to punish myself,” Viner said with a smile.

On the other hand, Paris seemed much more carefree. He patted Vina on the shoulder and said earnestly, "I'm entrusting Anna to you. I hope you will cherish her."

“I definitely will.” Viner nodded solemnly.

Anna and Lisette took Venus's hands on either side, smiled at each other, and walked towards the center of the square, where Jessica and Escudo were already waiting below the stage.

Tilisa, standing on the stage, couldn't help but smile as she watched the students slowly walking towards her.

She straightened her clothes and was about to recite the oath when suddenly, the entire village of Lumiel began to shake violently.

The ground undulated like waves, tables and chairs overturned, cups and plates shattered, and screams rose and fell, plunging the scene into chaos in an instant.

And this is only a minor impact of the aftermath.

Lisette immediately pulled out her wand and stuck it into the ground, which stabilized the situation.

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying and extremely powerful aura came from afar. Even though it was thousands of miles away, its pressure was as real as if it were a physical force, making it hard to breathe.

That powerful presence was so overwhelming that it seemed as if the heavens and earth trembled at its power.

The expressions on Vina and the others' faces changed drastically. They exchanged glances, and all saw shock and solemnity in each other's eyes.

The weaker Anna, unaware of what was happening, asked, "What's going on? Was it an earthquake?"

"Do not."

Escudo shook her head; this was the first time she had shown a serious expression.

She looked up into the distance and gave an answer that no one wanted to accept.

"The demon god has revived ahead of schedule."

Chapter 696 Crystal Demon Cave

The sudden turn of events made it impossible for the entire wedding to continue.

After helping Sargozi calm down the villagers of Lumiel, Vina and the others escorted the Fadewi couple and Paris out of the village.

Lisette looked at her father with worry in her eyes: "Father, now that the Demon God has been revived, the rate at which demons will multiply will be extremely fast. We must be on guard when we return."

Fadvi glanced at the sword at his waist and nodded solemnly: "You don't need to worry too much about us, but you yourself need to be careful."

Xiumei stepped forward, took Listy's hand, and whispered, "Child, the journey to the Demon God is fraught with danger. No matter what happens, please remember to protect yourself."

“Don’t worry, Mother, Vena and I will be careful,” Listy nodded in response.

Meanwhile, Paris was watching Anna.

He asked tentatively, "Do you really have to go?"

“Wherever Vena is, I will be.” Anna looked at Vena beside her without the slightest hesitation.

Although the wedding was abruptly interrupted, she already considered herself Venus's woman.

Upon hearing this, Paris sighed and then earnestly entrusted Venus with the task: "I hope you can protect my daughter."

"Rest assured, Anna will not be harmed unless someone steps over my dead body," Viner said, meeting her gaze.

Paris paused for a moment, then finally nodded, before turning to walk toward Fadevi, who was preparing to board the vehicle.

"Lord Fadevi, how about I escort you and your husband on your way?"

"I appreciate your offer, but we're not going the same way, so let's go our separate ways."

As Fadevi was speaking, Paris pulled a scroll from his pocket and tossed it into the carriage.

“This directional teleportation scroll is destined for the territory of Cordelia,” Paris said.

Fadvi glanced at the scroll on the table, feeling somewhat conflicted.

In this era of demonic resurgence, every second is precious. The value of this teleportation scroll goes without saying, but the favor...

Xiumeia quickly put the scroll away and said gratefully, "On behalf of Fadevi, I thank President Paris."

"Madam, you don't need to be so polite. We're practically family now, so this little favor is nothing to worry about."

Paris waved, then looked back at Vina and the others, and said meaningfully, "Take care, everyone."

After saying that, he tore open another teleportation scroll, and his figure turned into a beam of light and disappeared from the spot.

"Once this matter is over, please come to my house for a visit," Xiu Meiya invited.

“We definitely will! Uncle and Aunt are waiting for us!” Felix quickly agreed.

“We are the same,” Viner accepted the invitation.

"Then I'll meet Cordelia."

After Xiu Meiya finished speaking, she immediately activated the teleportation scroll, and the carriage instantly disappeared from everyone's sight.

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Affected by the demon god's immense demonic energy, the space within a radius of hundreds of miles became extremely chaotic.

Even a Grand Emblem user like Jessica, who is proficient in spatial magic, could not create a stable spatial passage even with the power of the Yamato Blade.

Left with no other choice, she could only send everyone as close to their destination as possible before summoning the horses to continue their journey.

The atmosphere was heavy.

Vina cast her gaze toward the distant silhouette shrouded in black mist and murmured, "I never imagined that this demon god would be sealed beneath the dungeon."

When Wiener first heard the news, he was quite shocked, but he quickly understood the logic behind it.

The purpose of establishing St. Freya Academy was to suppress the Demon God, so choosing a location on the Demon God's seal is quite reasonable.

The massive amount of magic energy needed to maintain the dungeon's cycle cannot be provided by just a few sealed demons; the missing part comes from the magic energy overflowing from the demon god.

From this perspective, everything makes sense.

"Before we left, we had already wiped out most of the demons in the dungeon who could move. Who broke the seal?" Felix asked, frowning, his tone revealing a hint of doubt.

Jessica shook her head, her expression serious: "That's a seal that even demon gods can suppress. Ordinary demons, let alone break it, would be unable to move just by getting close to it."

She paused, then added, "The academy only repairs the seal on the dungeon itself each time. As for the seal that is truly placed on the demon god, even if a hero were to come in person, it would be difficult to break it by brute force."

As the group drew closer to St. Freya Academy, the suffocating pressure intensified.

A viscous aura permeated the air, making it difficult for even those of average strength to breathe.

Escudo transformed into human form and sat behind Vina, raising a barrier centered on himself that enveloped everyone. Under the protection of this barrier, the group immediately felt much more relaxed.

But Escudo had a slight doubt: "Something's strange."

"What do you mean?" Wiener asked, turning around.

“Although this aura is powerful, it is still quite different from the demon god I know. It may be the effect of prematurely breaking the seal,” Escudo replied, raising his head.

This sounds like good news. If the demon god is not yet at its peak, this might be the best chance to defeat it.

However, Wiener did not feel relieved at all because of this.

If this demon god has not yet reached its full power, then completely eliminating it will probably be more difficult than he anticipated.

When they arrived at the valley where the academy was located, the sight before them made everyone hold their breath.

The once-familiar St. Freya Academy is now completely unrecognizable, enveloped by an enormous purple crystal that exudes a suffocating pressure.

Although they hadn't witnessed it firsthand, they all knew that the resurrected demon god was peacefully residing within this crystal demon cave.

“No, there’s no way to teleport in directly,” Jessica said, frowning.

Although she could still use spatial cutting techniques, she was completely unable to lock onto the target through this strange amethyst barrier.

“I’ll give it a try.” With Venus’s tacit approval, Lisette summoned the Dream Staff.

She took a deep breath, unleashing the full power of her magic, and then fired a dazzling beam of light at the academy that had been transformed into a demonic abyss.

"boom!"

The deafening explosion caused a powerful attack, yet it only caused a ripple on the amethyst barrier.

This level of defense alone surpasses the invincible barrier of most demons.

"I've never heard of a demon called the City Wall."

The moment the light cannon struck, Lisette clearly felt that most of the impact was dissipated by the amethyst, which prevented it from shattering.

But before she could re-condense her magic essence, the seemingly indestructible amethyst suddenly changed.

The crystal city, which was originally still, suddenly separated a part from the main body, and the separated amethyst quickly became soft like a gelatinous liquid.

These liquid substances continuously decomposed and multiplied, each division giving birth to new individuals, eventually transforming into a massive demon army.

The separated amethysts account for only one or two percent of the entire Crystal City, yet these randomly separated armies exude a military might no less powerful than that of the Demon Army.

Viner squinted, sensing a familiar feeling within this purple demonic army.

"Felix, are you sure you defeated that slime monster?"

Chapter 697 Exploring Recognition Mechanisms

"You still don't trust me? I watched it turn into a demonic blood soul right before my eyes..."

Felix's tone suddenly became somewhat guilty halfway through his sentence.

“If I remember correctly, the Time-Piercing Sword used to seal Bartholomew was destroyed in that battle, wasn’t it?” Vena countered.

These words struck like a thunderbolt, instantly bringing to mind previously overlooked doubts that had already begun to surface.

"Blame me!"

Felix raised his hand and slapped himself hard across the face.

The crisp sound was particularly jarring in the silence, and a clear red mark immediately appeared on his cheek.

Just as he was about to continue blaming himself, Wiener quickly reached out and stopped him: "Forget it, no one thought about it that way at the time, so this isn't your responsibility alone."

Rimuru, this newly born demon, always runs away whenever we encounter him.

Such a cowardly display naturally makes one easy to look down upon.

"So this Crystal City was also formed by a slime monster in disguise?" Anna broke the brief silence.

"It's almost the same."

Wiener had considerable confidence in his judgment.

"There are indeed records that demon gods can greatly amplify the power of their demons, but this is the first time I've seen it amplified to this extent."

Lisette's gaze swept over the magical light flowing across the surface of the amethyst, and a vague sense of unease rose in her heart.

Given the plasticity of slimes, turning them into grass, trees, and stone houses is an easy thing for them; turning them into a giant city like this, while rare, is still within the realm of understanding.