The secret passage should have been winding and twisting, yet each of these bronze dragons was perfectly straight. It was startling to behold; who knew what earth-shaping method had been used to create them?
Compared with Professor Kazel's "little experiment," the previous Moon God ritual and Demon King ritual now seemed hardly worth mentioning.
Yet considering the purpose of this experiment, it felt only right that it should be matched by such a scale.
Dark shifted his gaze slightly in his mind, looking toward the heads of the six dragons. A strange sensation suddenly rose within him, and his vision instantly drew closer, bringing the professors stationed in the other positions right before his eyes.
"You're here." Professor Sylph spoke softly, her expression grave.
The other professors did not look at ease either.
Clearly, advancing the entire ritual to this point had not been nearly as easy as it appeared.
Dark could not help feeling deeply regretful that he was still not qualified to fully participate in it.
But he did not forget to nod in response before quickly asking, "When do we light it? And how?"
Professor Sylph said rapidly, "Use blood as fuel and magic power as the flame. There are roughly three to five minutes left before the appointed time. Kazel will send a message when the time comes."
Then she added, "Grip the torch tightly. Don't let go."
Dark was about to agree when Sister Callian reminded him, "You can also use a Magic Spirit capable of controlling flames to light it, like that fox with nine tails."
She was referring to Kyubimon.
But Dark replied, "I do know a little about gathering flames with magic power."
Sister Callian said, "That's good, then."
Though Dark's study of Magic Fire remained at the first volume, Fire of