The six calamities surrounding them all gazed at the holy light in the sky as if on a pilgrimage, quietly showing their respect.

Meanwhile, at the distant Imperial Magic Academy,

Rive, who was watching everything through the screen of the natural bird, suddenly widened his eyes.

His expression turned extremely serious, and he held his breath, staring intently at the changes in Erica.

Even Persephone behind him widened his eyes, sensing the astonishing power emanating from Erica.

Leah was still unconscious, lying motionless in Priscilla's arms.

Fortunately, Priscilla was broad-minded and gentle.

Otherwise, if it were placed on any tablet, the light would be so sharp that it would wake Lia up.

At this moment, Rivi's brows were furrowed, and his expression was solemn.

He clenched his fists nervously, and the words involuntarily escaped his lips:

"Erica... is receiving the inheritance."

As Erica's father, Revey knew exactly the steps she would take to inherit the legacy.

After conquering the six great temples, she can travel to the supreme holy land of the Goddess of Nature to complete her inheritance.

And now, Erica is in the final step.

Persephone was particularly shocked by this, and after feeling Erica's intense power, he blurted out.

"Accept the inheritance!?"

"Doesn't that mean..."

Before he could finish speaking, Rivi interrupted Persephone and said in a deep voice:

Yes, that's exactly what you think.

Revi took a deep breath, his face serious, and watched as Erica's power rapidly increased before continuing,

"She will carry on her mother's legacy and become the new—"

"Goddess of Nature".

However, at that moment, what happened on Tianranque's screen made him widen his eyes again.

It seemed to sense that incredibly powerful energy fluctuation.

Viktor slowly opened his eyes.

However, mere physical actions wouldn't have been enough to shock Levi.

But as he opened his eyes...

A fierce and dense darkness suddenly descended from the sky, as if obscuring the holy light above and even enveloping the entire firmament.

In an instant, profound darkness completely engulfed the world, even submerging the formation that had once illuminated the sky.

Not even a glimmer of light could be seen.

Darkness spread rapidly, imprisoning the entire world in endless darkness.

Darkness surged, and evil and resentment erupted like a boiling abyss, pouring out into the vast world.

Beneath this eerie darkness, Victor's figure seemed unaffected, remaining clearly discernible to everyone.

However, everyone only glanced at Viktor's figure.

The intense aura caused the scene before their eyes to begin to distort and become grotesque.

The spirit began to twist and bend under the ravages of this force, as if it had already stepped onto the edge of collapse.

Then, Viktor, with his eyes open, suddenly vanished into the darkness and disappeared into the air.

He suddenly appeared behind Erica, standing atop the dragon's head, the source of the wind calamity.

Before Erica could react, she felt an arm wrap around her waist.

"Huh!!!?"

At that moment, Erica cried out in surprise and involuntarily collapsed into Victor's arms.

At the same time, she clearly felt her body gradually going limp, and her previous determination vanished along with it.

Because the next second, Professor Victor, whom she had been longing for, bent down and kissed her lips.

Feeling the familiar scent clinging to her body, Erica had no strength left to resist.

She felt as if there was endless power within her body, which was being constantly taken from her by the other party.

After a long while, their lips parted.

The world fell silent once again because of this unexpected kissing scene.

Aurelion remained silent, and the power of the entire sky seemed to diminish.

Countless mages instantly felt an increased pressure, as if the whole world had become incredibly heavy.

Gwen also raised her head in the dim light, her eyes vacant as she stared at where Victor was.

Only Viktor straightened up again.

Looking at Erica, whose cheeks were flushed and whose eyes seemed to be brimming with tears, he said softly.

"I think I understand now why I chose you to confess my feelings."

Is this Professor Victor's declaration of love?

Erica now felt completely powerless and unable to muster any strength.

She simply let Viktor pull her limp body into his arms and whispered:

"From then on, there was no more Goddess of Nature in the world."

At the same time, the six surrounding calamities also turned their pilgrimage heads toward Victor's body.

It seemed as if even his body had been tainted with a touch of darkness.

They bowed their heads in worship, professing their absolute loyalty to their new master.

"Your power will also belong to me."