It felt so good to be close to the witch!

She seemed to be sitting on the other side of the cliff, waiting for the steed that might never arrive.

Unbeknownst to her, Elena's emotions were also sensed by the woman, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face.

The wetness of her tears roused Elena from her daze.

She reached out her slender fingers to wipe away her tears: "What are you waiting for here?"

The girl didn't understand.

Shaking her head, Elena forced herself to look away from the woman's eyes. Then, she saw the woman's tail lying smoothly on the ground behind her, almost blending into her white dress.

One, two, three... eight, nine!

It has a full nine long tails!

Elena didn't understand what the nine fox tails meant, but she knew very well the trembling sensation emanating from the woman that made her soul feel like it was about to shatter.

"Hu Chi... Hu Chi..."

With rapid breathing, Elena continued to observe her surroundings and found that apart from the cliff beneath her feet, there was only endless black seawater all around, nothing else.

In other words, is this woman and the sword-shaped stone tablet she is leaning on the key to whether my talent can successfully evolve?

Elena calmed her breathing and thought silently to herself.

She dared not look into the woman's eyes again, afraid of being infected by the woman's strong emotions once more. After hesitating for a moment, she took a step and came to the sword-shaped square monument.

Without any hints or explanations, Elena had no idea how to complete her talent evolution in this bizarre talent evolution space.

Therefore, she had no choice but to try them one by one.

Compared to the eerie nine-tailed woman, the sword-shaped monument looks more normal.

Looking left and right, Elena, unable to discern anything, decided to reach out and touch it—perhaps there was some ingenious mechanism on this monument that was invisible to the naked eye?

The instant her fingers touched the sword-shaped monument, something unexpected happened to Elena.

An extremely terrifying attraction emanated from the sword-shaped monument, and Elena felt her spirit and magic being constantly drawn into it.

Instinctively, Elena tried to break free, but her strength was far too weak compared to the attraction, and she could only watch helplessly as her spirit and magic rapidly diminished.

Just as she was filled with despair, the sword-shaped monument abruptly stopped after absorbing 99 streams of magic power and an equal amount of spiritual energy.

Then, under Elena's gaze, the blurry characters on the sword-shaped stele quickly appeared, but unfortunately, they were not the script of the Radiant Empire, and Elena could not understand them at all.

The light on the square stele quickly faded, and then a beautiful purple mark appeared between the eyebrows of the woman leaning against the stele.

A beam of purple light shot out from the markings, flying into Elena's brow at a speed she couldn't possibly dodge.

"Boom..."

As if struck by a heavy blow to the forehead, Irina closed her eyes and fainted instantly.

On the cliff, her body disappeared, leaving only the sword-shaped monument and the woman standing alone, just as before.

……

After an unknown amount of time, Elena slowly woke up.

Her eyes, when she opened them, were hazy and blank, as if she had just experienced a very long dream.

"Elena! Elena!"

An anxious voice came from beside her, which gradually cleared her eyes.

"Sister Ais...Brother Roy..."

A hoarse voice escaped her throat. Elena looked at Ais, who was as aloof as a snow-capped mountain in her memory but now looked anxious, by the bedside. She saw a young man in a gorgeous dress standing behind Ais, his brows slightly furrowed as if he was worried. A big smile appeared on her face.

"I am fine."

"The talent evolution went smoothly. I succeeded."

Upon hearing the little fox girl's words, Ais could no longer restrain herself and reached out to embrace the little fox girl.

Elena's dazed expression when she woke up startled her, making her think something had happened.

"Congratulations," Roy said with a smile.

Standing in another direction, Shanica glanced at Ais, who was somewhat out of control, and then at Roy. To ease the tension, she spoke up: "Elena, if it's convenient, could you tell me what you experienced in the Talent Evolution Space? Also, how did your abilities change after the Talent Evolution?"

Shanica's words were effective. As soon as she said them, even Ais calmed down and turned her curious gaze to Elena in her arms.

Without hesitation, Elena recounted her entire experience in the Talent Evolution Space, and then began to introduce her evolved talents:

"After my talent evolved, my illusion ability has improved significantly, and I've also gained an additional derivative ability. I don't know the specific effects yet, but you can see for yourselves."

Elena raised her delicate white hand, and under the watchful eyes of the others, a pulsating purple arc of electricity suddenly appeared in the calm air.

Roy narrowed his eyes, extended his aura-covered fingers, and lightly touched the purple arc of electricity. The moment they made contact, he exclaimed in surprise and doubt, "Lightning? No, that's not right!"

"This numb sensation of physical deprivation and mental trembling..."

"This is... the Thunder of the Mind?!"

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Daily book recommendation: "The Legend of the Bad Guys: The Rise and Fall of the Tang Dynasty"

[Recommendation]: The protagonist travels back to the late Tang Dynasty, a time of warlordism and fierce competition among heroes.

For over three hundred years, the ruthless leader had painstakingly cultivated his power, treating everyone in the world as mere pawns.

Those who intrude into the game either accept their fate as pawns or drift along as bystanders.

If the world is at peace, why can't we unify the land? Time is in my hands, and so is the world.

Chapter 147 The Little Angel's "Initiative"

After a series of attempts, Elena gradually understood the effects of her new ability derived from the evolution of her talent—Mind Thunder.

Simply put, mental lightning is a tangible, intangible form of lightning that directly attacks the mind of others.

It is not a purely magical substance, but a product of the mysterious combination of magic and spirit.

When the lightning of the mind comes into contact with battle aura and magic, it becomes penetrating, ignoring some of their obstructive effects, and thus invades living beings.

The reason it is described as "partial" is because the resistance produced by Roy's fighting spirit and Ais's magic was significantly different between the two people in the experiment.

In numerical terms, Roy's fighting spirit can block about 50% of mental lightning, while Ais's magic can block 90%.

In reality, this means that Roy was hit by Elena's all-out Mind Lightning. Even with his full fighting spirit, he couldn't completely block it. He would not only suffer some damage, but would also be forced into a "mind paralysis" state for a full second. Even Ais, who could block 90% of the effects, would be in a "mind paralysis" state for 0.2 seconds.

The so-called "mental paralysis" is a terrifying and abnormal state that has the same manifestations as "physical paralysis" but is completely different in nature.

Once trapped in this abnormal state, one loses control over their body and mind, and although they can perceive everything in the outside world, they are unable to react in any way.

This greatly surprised Roy and Ais.

Keep in mind that Roy is only a Gold 2-Star Knight on the surface, but his physical abilities and mental strength are no less than those of a Gold 3-Star Knight. Ais is a true Grand Witch, and Irina? She's still just a little witch!

Even though she has completed her first talent evolution, she is still essentially a witch.

Even after transcending a higher realm, it can still generate such powerful coercive control.

This demonstrates the domineering nature of the Mind Thunder ability.

If this is the case when facing an opponent of a higher realm, then it goes without saying that it is even more so when facing an opponent of the same realm.

Roy had Tonière try it out.

After the lightning of the mind entered her body, Toni's face turned pale, and her body stiffened on the spot for nearly 4 seconds before she regained control of her body. Moreover, even after she recovered, her reaction was a few beats slower than before, which was a fatal flaw in battle.

Of course, the subsequent side effect of "being a few beats slower in reaction" is basically negligible, because in a battle of the same level, being in a state of "mental paralysis" for nearly 4 seconds is tantamount to death.

Toniel showed a slight resistance to Mind Lightning, around 5%. Such low resistance means that Mind Lightning's damage and control effects can be utilized at 95%, almost 100%!

In battles between opponents of the same level, Mind Thunder is akin to a dimensional reduction attack.

Of course, such formidable abilities are not without their flaws.

First, it's very mana-intensive. Even when her mana is full, Elena can only unleash two full-power Mind Thunders at most. During the experiment, she was able to use three, entirely thanks to Roy replenishing her mana and Shanika's "healing" mental relief.

Unlike conventional illusions that purely consume mana, the "blue" of Mind Lightning is composed of both mana and spirit. Once depleted, it results in a state of severe weakness.

Secondly, compared to its domineering control abilities, Mind Lightning's direct attack capabilities are relatively weak. Take Toni as an example: if she takes two hits of Mind Lightning, she will be under control for up to 7.8 seconds, but the direct damage she receives will at most cause her moderate injury, not even serious injury.

Regardless, Mind Blast is an extremely powerful control ability.

As Elena continues to be developed, it remains to be seen how far it will go.

This time, in addition to gaining a brand new Mind Thunder ability, Elena's original illusion abilities have also been greatly enhanced.

Now, the silver-ranking knights and below who have been hypnotized or given psychological suggestions by her have no chance of breaking free.

As she later rose to the Grand rank, even Gold Knights found it difficult to resist this invisible and intangible illusionary ability.

In fact, it wasn't until Elena ascended to the Grand rank that her innate ability truly began to unleash its terrifying power. Among the witches around Roy, Elena's illusionary abilities might not be as directly destructive as the others, but against living beings, they were the most terrifying of all.

As illusions evolved, they could steal souls and control minds with a single glance. The thought of being manipulated without even realizing it is terrifying.

Originally, Elena was affected by the pollution, and her innate magic power limit was low. Even if she went all out, the effect was very limited. However, with Roy's help, she is no longer restricted by the pollution. The deficiency of her innate magic power limit is also gradually made up for in the practice of basic meditation. She slowly began to show the brilliance of this terrifying ability.

Thankfully, these are our own people.

If it were an enemy, knowing that the other party had such abilities, Roy would definitely strike first and nip it in the bud.

After learning about the changes in Elena's talent after its evolution, Roy sent her back to her room.

Next, the hidden place will also serve as a place for Vivian to cleanse herself of pollution and evolve her talents.

Time is precious.

Roy wasted no time. After asking the witches to leave, he returned to the place with the timid Vivian.

……

The dimly lit room brightened a bit with Vivian's arrival.

This is not an illusion; the brightness in the room has indeed increased significantly.

Under emotional tension, Vivian's light-attribute magic dissipated slightly, causing her smooth hair to emit a hazy but not dazzling light.

It has an ethereal and beautiful feel.

Looking at the girl in front of him, whose skin was whiter than milk, whose hands were clenched into fists in front of her chest, and whose eyes were filled with trepidation, Roy's eyes were momentarily dazed.