It felt so good to be close to the witch!

The upper limit of battle qi for silver ranks is 10 to 99, while for gold ranks it is 100 to 999. Although both are a 10-fold increase, the numerical values ​​are vastly different.

Therefore, testing the speed of battle qi cultivation after reaching the gold rank is a very important matter.

After entering the state of Flame Breathing, Roy could clearly sense that, with the blessing of the "Crimson Gold Kidneys," each cycle of his breathing technique drew more magical power from nature.

An hour later, Roy opened his eyes and stopped practicing the breathing technique.

After a simple comparison, he determined the rate at which the upper limit of battle qi could be increased after reaching the gold rank.

It increased by about three times compared to the silver price.

The Qi Transformation Organ acts like a high-powered booster pump, greatly increasing Roy's speed in drawing magic power from nature. Moreover, the Qi Transformation Organ also significantly improves efficiency in the process of fusing magic power and life force into Qi.

However, compared to the 999-point limit of Battle Qi, this increase in cultivation speed is still too meager.

"After reaching the Gold rank, the speed of a knight's training has decreased significantly..."

Roy muttered to himself.

Because of [Infinite Desire], his knightly talent is even stronger than that of Fuma, who is known as the Empire's number one genius. Even his training speed has been reduced in this way, so you can imagine how slow the other knights must be.

"To further increase my cultivation speed, it seems I need to obtain other organs for Qi transformation..."

Shaking his head, Roy stopped thinking about it and smiled as he felt the surging power within him.

The leap in his Battle Qi realm propelled his physique to new heights, officially placing him in the Gold II level.

"Burning Heart" can increase physical strength by about half a star, "Rage State" can increase it by one star, and "Destruction State" can increase it by more than two stars.

In other words, once Roy enters the "destruction" state, his physique will surpass the peak of the Gold Saints.

Unfortunately, the "destruction" state lasts too short and can only be used as a trump card.

After being promoted to Gold Saint, Roy had many things to deal with.

Among them, the most important are the exclusive secret techniques of the two major traits of "Breath of Flames" [Explosive Flame] and [Extreme Bloom].

"Burning Heart" is a secret technique for the [Explosive Flame] Bronze rank. In Silver and Gold ranks, there are two other secret techniques: "Burning Heart Modified" and "Burning Heart Secret".

[Explosive Flame] emphasizes extreme bursts of power, without any fancy tricks. The Silver version of "Burning Heart Modification" and the Gold version of "Burning Heart Secret" are essentially advancements of "Burning Heart".

To put it in terms of data, "Burning Heart" can improve physical strength by half a star, so "Burning Heart Modification" is 0.6 stars, and "Burning Heart Secret" is 0.75 stars.

Although the effect is simple and direct, learning "Burning Heart and Changing" or even "Burning Heart and Secret" is not an easy task.

Just looking at the densely packed explanations in the book made Roy feel a bit overwhelmed.

Compared to the "Burning Heart" secret technique of [Explosive Flame], the secret technique of [Extreme Bloom] is much more difficult to learn.

The secret technique names corresponding to Bronze, Silver, and Gold of [Extreme Bloom] are "Brilliant Light", "Brilliant Light Modified", and "Brilliant Light Secret" respectively. Hmm... they are just like [Explosive Flame], and the naming method is so casual.

The "Brilliant Light" technique has two effects: one active and one passive.

The active effect allows the user to use a "bright light" once. This "bright light" is useless even if the user closes their eyes. It will cause the enemy they "see" to fall into a "blind" state. The specific duration depends on the strength of the enemy. If the enemy is of the same level, it can last for at least five seconds.

The passive effect, on the other hand, grants the user a higher upper limit for the temperature of their fighting spirit.

It must be said that [Extreme Bloom] truly lives up to its reputation as the second trait above [Explosive Flame], even its secret technique has one more effect than [Explosive Flame].

But while the "Brilliant Light" technique is powerful, the difficulty of mastering it is...

Anyway, Roy was prepared to spend the entire winter practicing these secret techniques.

Strive to master the "Burning Heart Secret" and the "Brilliant Light Secret" before the start of spring.

At that time, his combat effectiveness will be able to reach a new level.

"Tap..."

Just then, footsteps could be heard from not far away.

With his senses expanded and after advancing to the Gold rank, Roy was able to perform a simple scan within a radius of 100 meters using his senses.

Sensing the familiar presence, he smiled slightly.

A dozen seconds later, the footsteps stopped at the entrance to the courtyard, and then Red's deep voice rang out: "Lord Roy, may I come in?"

"Please come in."

After Roy "emerged from seclusion," he sent the knight to inform Red, so he was not surprised by Red's visit.

The middle-aged knight, clad in dark silver armor, stepped in. After advancing to Silver and stabilizing his realm, Red's spirit and energy had greatly increased, and his eyes became bright and alert.

"What's wrong, Uncle Red? Is there something you need from me?"

Red knew that Roy had gone into seclusion to break through his cultivation level. Usually, people who have just broken through need a few days to consolidate their cultivation. Now, Red came to visit him not long after his breakthrough, which meant that something important had happened.

Reid walked a short distance in front of Roy and bowed respectfully: "Congratulations, sir, on your successful advancement to Gold!"

Having just completed his promotion, Roy was still unable to properly contain the scattered battle aura emanating from his body. Therefore, when Red sensed the battle aura fluctuations on Roy that far exceeded his own, he was completely shocked.

Although he already knew that Roy's seclusion was to break through to a higher realm, he couldn't imagine how Roy, who had only been practicing breathing techniques for less than a month, could reach a realm that most knights could never achieve in their entire lives.

After the initial shock, Red was filled with joy.

The stronger Roy becomes, the brighter the future of the Tulumbel family will be.

After composing himself, Reid said in a deep voice, "Lord Roy, the knights patrolling the east discovered this this morning."

As he spoke, Red pulled a thick, reddish-brown hair from his pocket.

"This is?"

Roy narrowed his eyes, reached out and took the reddish-brown hair. Sensing the extremely faint magical fluctuations on it, he slowly said, "The fur of a ferocious animal?"

“Yes.” Red nodded solemnly: “After the Knights found the hair, they reported it to me immediately. Then, in the dense forest by Star Lake, I killed a giant red boar that was 1.3 meters tall at the shoulder and nearly 3 meters long.”

"Now, its body is in the backyard next to the kitchen."

"Ferocious animals have appeared so early..." Roy squinted, feeling a little heavy-hearted.

There are still two days until winter, and in previous years, ferocious animals would only start to appear in the middle of winter. Unexpectedly, they have appeared so early this year.

Judging from this glimpse, it is clear that a large number of animals must have mutated prematurely due to the influence of the demonic tide that erupted from Xinghu Lake.

Now that ferocious animals have appeared, how far away can Warcraft be?

Most ferocious animals are at the bronze level, while even the weakest magical beast has the strength of a gold-level beast.

For Roy, ordinary magical beasts were nothing to worry about, but for ordinary people, encountering a magical beast meant certain death.

Even if he eventually kills the monster, the people who died at its hands cannot be brought back to life.

"Uncle Red, pass down the order to strengthen vigilance. Report to me immediately if there is any sign of ferocious animals or even magical beasts."

“Yes!” Red nodded emphatically.

"Lilia, tell Ada and the others to be on high alert as well."

Beside Roy, Lilia's delicate figure emerged from the shadows: "I understand."

The appearance of the ferocious giant red boar means that the arrival of a "beast tide" is not far away.

"Uncle Red, have all the reserve members of the Blackstone Knights come over here."

"So many days have passed, I suppose some people have already completed the adaptation of the breathing method."

Roy raised his head and looked at the distant sky, where a faint gray hue was faintly visible at the boundary between heaven and earth.

"We must accelerate the development of the Blackrock Knights."

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Under Red's command, it wasn't long before all twenty reserve members of the Blackstone Knights arrived and lined up in two rows.

Roy checked it out.

In nearly three days, five of the twenty official knights have completed the adaptation adjustment of the breathing method, and the remaining fifteen are expected to complete it in another day or two.

This pleased Roy greatly—the talents of the twenty official knights were all quite decent.

Of course, this is inseparable from Red's contribution. During Roy's breakthrough, Red constantly guided and helped these twenty formal knights with their breathing techniques, which is why they made such rapid progress.

"Tom, Hack, Will, Yuri, Kenlov, you five, step forward!"

Under the envious gazes of the fifteen formal knights who had not yet completed their breathing technique adjustments, the five whose names were called walked proudly to the front of the line.

"Next, I will use a unique secret technique to help you advance to the Bronze level."

"But extraordinary achievements are not so easy to attain."

"Even with the secret method, without an iron will, you cannot succeed. If you fail because you cannot withstand the pain, your lives will be in danger."

"So, are you ready?"

"We are willing to fight for the glory of the Turenbell family! We are willing to fight for Lord Roy!" The unanimous shouts and the unwavering determination in their eyes revealed the five people's firm resolve.

The five official knights are all between thirty and thirty-five years old. Having been stuck at the peak of the official knighthood for many years, their desire for the extraordinary is unparalleled.

As long as they can advance to the Bronze rank, they would gladly endure any physical pain, even if it meant falling into the abyss of endless hell.

“Very good.” Roy nodded in satisfaction: “You five come with me. The rest of you, get to work on your breathing techniques.”

Led by Roy, the group of five arrived at Roy's small courtyard.

"You will all practice the breathing technique simultaneously. Then I will use a secret method. During this time, you will feel intense pain. If you can't hold on and faint, this breakthrough will be considered a failure, and you will not be able to try a second time in the short term."

"And this also means that you have lost the opportunity to become members of the Blackrock Knights."

Upon hearing Roy's words, the five official knights' expressions hardened, and their eyes became even more serious.

They sat cross-legged on the ground, adjusted their state, and soon entered the breathing exercise.

Behind Roy, particles of light, pure white with a hint of blue, appeared, and soon, Shanika's delicate body materialized.

The "mass production" of Bronze Knights naturally required Shanika's help.

Roy raised his hand, and five pale white energies flew out from his palm, accurately connecting with the five official knights.