It felt so good to be close to the witch!

At least, ordinary spatial rings won't work.

In less than three days, Fuma returned not only with the Lost Ice Coffin, but also with the curse of the "A-level Forbidden Item - Scales of Displacement".

What an incredible thing this is.

Even though he didn't know the specific cost of using the "A-level forbidden item - Lost Ice Coffin", the Border Duke knew very well that it would be a burden that even a legendary knight could hardly bear.

Activating any Class A forbidden item requires paying an extremely terrible price!

Within three days, find the lost ice coffin, discover the specific price for its use, fulfill the price and open it, then defeat the user of the "Balance of Replacement"... Each of these tasks is not easy and cannot be completed in a short time, unless...

There is an extremely powerful organization helping them from behind! And this organization is also extremely knowledgeable about forbidden substances.

As the strongest knight in the Radiant Empire, the Border Duke knew very well that the world was far more complex than it appeared. Just outside the empire, there were many terrifying magical beasts lurking.

Humans have never been the masters of this world...

Andrew remained silent in the face of the border duke's question.

After a moment, he slowly said, "I'm sorry, Your Grace, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but I have signed a blood pact with the young lady and will never reveal anything that happened in these three days."

Upon hearing Andrew's words, the Border Duke was somewhat surprised: "A blood pact?"

Looking at the giant knight with his head bowed before him, the border duke smiled and shook his head: "In that case, let it be."

"If Little Fuma is willing to sign a blood pact to keep it a secret, there's probably nothing wrong with it. If I forcefully investigate, it would make the Soros family seem unreasonable."

“Here’s what we’ll do, Andrew. Tell little Fuma when she wakes up that if any organization that helps her needs anything, she should just let us know.”

"My Soros family has always been one to repay kindness."

"Yes."

"By the way, you can at least talk about the users of the 'Displacement Balance,' right?" the Border Duke suddenly asked.

Andrew thought for a moment. The young lady's intention in making him sign the blood pact was to avoid revealing information about the Witch's Guild, and the user of the "Swap Balance" was clearly not in that category, so he nodded.

"Have you made any discoveries about the users of the 'Displacement Balance'?" The Border Duke asked after seeing Andrew nod.

"When he first appeared, he was wearing a hooded black robe, which concealed him very well. In the later battle, the black robe was torn, revealing a mask with pale bone structure and a body supported by a large skeleton with almost no flesh and blood."

“He was dressed in simple gray clothes, and there were no obvious features in his clothing that could indicate his identity. At the same time, his breathing method was very peculiar, a kind I had never seen before, with a similar yet different fluctuation to the taboo.” At this point, Andrew’s face revealed a cold smile: “But no matter how hard the Bone-Faced Man tried to hide, many habits cannot be changed.”

“I sensed the presence of the temple in the opponent’s swordsmanship.”

"Temple, forbidden object..." The border duke repeatedly chewed on these two words, but instead of showing anger as Arnok and Andrew had expected, he fell silent, as if he was thinking about something. In the end, his eyes gradually became sharp, as if he had made some kind of decision.

"Many things, in the end, need to be put to a conclusion..."

……

Blackrock Territory, a hidden place.

Roy sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed, looking inward at the "Blood Soul Essence" floating inside his heart.

Previously, in the Magic Pulse Space, facing the legendary Flame Sword Knight Andrew, it wasn't truly safe, so Roy didn't dare to absorb it rashly.

Now that we've returned to the Hidden Lands, it's time to try out the true effects of the new talent [Heart of Leviathan].

To exterminate, to plunder, to thrive.

He had already experienced the first two, "extermination" and "plunder," and only the final "growth" was left.

With a thought, the spherical condensate, like a pure ruby, shattered and turned into countless blood-red mist droplets, which flowed along with his blood and merged into every cell of his body.

There was no excruciating physical pain that Roy had imagined from the sudden increase in physique. The "Blood Soul Essence" looked like a bead of blood, but in essence it was a product of a higher level condensed by the [Heart of Leviathan] using life force and soul power. The mechanism by which it affected the body was something that Roy could not understand with his current knowledge and understanding.

All Roy knew was that, upon internal observation, every cell in his body had undergone a fundamental transformation under the influence of the "Blood Soul Essence".

The "Blood Essence" is transforming every cell in his body, and even his deeper genes, making his structure more stable and orderly without changing his physical form.

The improvement of each individual cell may not be significant, but when countless cells come together, the result in an unimaginable increase in physical strength in the material world.

As the last trace of "blood essence" was absorbed by his body, Roy slowly opened his eyes.

He looked down at his outstretched and loosely clenched hands. Even without exerting any force, he could feel the explosive power within him.

"Boom--!"

Roy clenched his right fist, and the next moment, a strong ripple spread outwards, blowing out the candle burning on the desk in the distance.

The sudden explosion and the extinguished candlelight startled the witches. Vivian was the first to conjure a large ball of light in her hand to serve as a light source, and in an instant, the entire hidden place was as bright as day.

Roy gave an awkward smile as he met the gazes of the witches. The increase in power made him want to try it out, but he hadn't expected his physical strength to improve so much this time. Just clenching his fist generated a violent airflow.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, I just clenched my fist a little."

In the corner, leaning against the wall, Ais's pale silver eyes flashed with a faint light.

The sheer force of a fist is remarkable; even a Gold One Star would struggle to achieve such a feat, requiring at least a Gold Two Star.

Roy's progress in strength far exceeded Ais's expectations.

Ais felt a strange mix of emotions about this.

Roy's increased strength is a good thing, but it also means that there are fewer things Roy cannot do on his own. In that case, when will the "three-item agreement" be fulfilled?

With a sigh, Ais closed her eyes and stopped thinking about it. Right now, she had imprinted another rune for the first stage of the basic meditation technique within her body, and it wouldn't be long before the third one was imprinted as well.

The Star Lake incident and this Balance of Power incident made Ais realize her own weakness. Even as a Grand Witch, she was as weak as an ant in front of a Legend.

She needs to hurry up and become stronger...

After calming down the witches and seeing them get back to their own business, Roy breathed a sigh of relief and then turned his attention to his suddenly increased physique.

Before absorbing the "Blood Soul Essence", Roy's physical strength was above the peak of Silver and below the first star of Gold. Now, he himself is not sure what level his physical strength has reached.

But one thing is certain: he has definitely reached the Gold rank, and even within the Gold rank, he is not considered weak.

With a silver body and a physique of the gold rank, it's hard to say that there are no predecessors or successors, but in the history of the Radiant Empire, they can be counted on one hand, all of them are legends engraved in history.

One "Blood Soul Essence" has given my physique such a tremendous boost...

Roy took a deep breath, feeling invigorated, but he quickly calmed down.

It's true that the "Blood Soul Essence" has a powerful effect on physical growth, but this is also largely due to the fact that this "Blood Soul Essence" was transformed from a legendary knight.

Although the Bone-Faced Man's strength eventually dropped to around one gold star, his legendary foundation remained. The "Blood Soul Essence" he transformed into after death far surpassed the effects of an ordinary gold knight.

If it were "Blood Soul Essence" transformed from a normal Golden Knight, the effect would definitely not be nearly as good.

Moreover, given Roy's current physical strength, the "Blood Soul Essence" transformed from a Silver Knight is likely no longer effective. As for Gold Knights, each one has a name and identity, and he wouldn't kill others for no reason to transform them into "Blood Soul Essence" to enhance himself. Therefore, this newly acquired talent [Heart of Leviathan] is almost always idle.

However, Roy thought again that with the Second Prince's influence and his "relationship" with him, this talent might keep him busy in the future.

Roy chuckled to himself, his thoughts drifting away.

After his physique reached the Gold level, his strength increased further, but that was still not enough.

The weakness in his battle aura has disappeared; now he can further enhance it.

Currently, his battle qi is at the Silver Three-Star level. Although he has just entered the realm, he is not far from the peak of Silver.

So it seems I'm not too far from the Gold rank?

To think that the Golden Knight, who was once inhumanly powerful in my eyes, is now within reach...

Roy couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gan3kai3, mixed feelings).

His thoughts then drifted elsewhere.

After the scales of substitution were absorbed by him, the "curse" on Fuma naturally disappeared. I wonder how she is now?

He took a huge risk to help Fuma, and Fuma hadn't even told him about his original father, Jess Tulumbell!

This is what Roy can't forget.

Chapter 120: Things That Must Be Discussed Privately

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Hopefully, Fuma will wake up soon...

In the hidden place, Roy sighed and thought to himself.

Although he was eager to know anything about his father, Jess Turenbell, Fuma was still unconscious, and he couldn't force her to. All he could do was wait.

After thinking for a moment, Roy stood up and prepared to go outside for a walk.

Today is the fifth day after the Feast Day.

Judging from the current situation and the monitoring by the Shadow Ravens, the temple does not intend to take any additional action against Blackrock Territory.

In fact, this is normal.

In the eyes of the world, Roy was nothing more than a lord of a small territory in the province of Lafa. If it weren't for the special nature of Star Lake, a country nobleman like him, who was at the very bottom of the noble hierarchy, would never have caught the eye of the temple and many other great nobles.

The magical energy pore space beneath Star Lake is about to close, and the Moonlight Great Witch Cecilia, who broke free from its seal, has vanished without a trace. Based on common sense, it's clear that the possibility of the Moonlight Great Witch remaining in Blackrock Territory is almost zero.

In this situation, while the temple may have lost face because the legendary knight Sima of the Fangwind died in Blackrock Territory, what does that have to do with Roy?

He was just a minor lord, and no one saw or participated in the entire Star Lake incident. Well, that's not entirely true. The legendary knight Sima of Fangwind saw him, but how can a dead man speak?

Even if the temple wanted to save face, it wouldn't do anything to a minor lord like him. If it wanted revenge, it would only go to the Moon Witch Cecilia.

After all, although Roy's rank was low, he was still a subordinate noble of the Soros family. Taking action against him without a reason would offend the border duke, which would be a loss.

Currently, the only forces that pose a direct hostility and threat to Roy are the Second Prince's faction.

Roy thwarted the Second Prince's plan to seize Blackstone Territory, causing what was originally a pure act of kindness to later require cooperation with the eldest son of the Soros family, greatly diminishing the gratitude owed.

To put it in the worst-case scenario, if the Blackstone Territory's plot to seize power hadn't been thwarted, the Second Prince's Star Lake Plan might not have been ruined either.

Of course, this is just displaced anger.

Without Roy's intervention, no one could predict what kind of disaster would have occurred if Cecilia's normal personality had dissipated and her insane Moon Witch personality, which had taken full control of her body, had broken free.

But one thing is certain: from the very beginning, the Second Prince's plan to obtain the Lost Ice Coffin was doomed to fail. Unless he could find a legendary peak knight to suppress Cesil, but how could that be possible? If he had legendary peak combat power under his command, the Second Prince would not have needed to go to such lengths to win over the border duke.

Moreover, does being at the peak of legend necessarily mean being a match for the Moon Witch Cecilia?

not necessarily.

With over a hundred years of preparation, the legendary three-star knight Sima of the Fangfeng, along with the A-grade forbidden artifact - the Demon-Slaying Dagger, could unleash combat power not much weaker than a legendary peak knight. Yet, even so, the legendary knight Sima of the Fangfeng still fell at the hands of Cesil.

To deal with a fighter of such strength as Sesil, it would not be an easy task for the temple to gather enough fighting power to ensure victory.