It felt so good to be close to the witch!

Ais is a quiet person; she wouldn't appear in front of Roy so readily if there wasn't a reason.

"Roy, I've finished copying the second rune for the second stage of the Basic Meditation Technique, and it's ready to be imprinted at any time."

Pure white snowflakes fell on the girl's silver hair. Ais said in a cool voice, "I was planning to try to break through my mark today, but my body has been polluted again."

"I need your help."

“Pollution?” Roy’s eyes narrowed. He stepped forward and took Ais’s hand in his.

Her hands, as white as jade, felt cool.

The girl let Roy hold her hand without any resistance.

Roy carefully sensed it and, sure enough, found that Ais's ice-attribute magic was entangled with extremely fine wisps of contamination, which, judging from the degree of contamination, was about 1%.

The training at the Grand Witch stage can actually accumulate corruption...?

Roy frowned and guessed.

Prior to this, there was only one case of contamination, Shanika, but her case was special because she was affected by the insane personality of the Moon Witch Cecilia, making it impossible to determine the exact cause of the contamination.

But now, Ais's situation clearly demonstrates that Grand Witches accumulate contamination during the practice of basic meditation techniques.

Is the pollution caused by a "curse" of the soul itself, or by the influence of primordial magic in the universe?

Roy pondered, unable to be certain.

If it is the former, it means that the "curse" on the witch's soul is of such a high level that it even surpasses the authority of the gods, which is why [Infinite Desire God] could not detect the slightest trace of the "curse".

If it is the latter, then what exactly is the source of primordial magic? Why do knights who also cultivate using primordial magic not experience contamination within their bodies?

I don't understand.

With a sigh, Roy looked at Ais and said, "Let me help you remove the pollution from your body first. A pure body without pollution will make your breakthrough safer."

"Please observe the relationship between the rate of pollution increase and the time you spend practicing basic meditation. We need to set a suitable time to regularly cleanse the pollution that has appeared in your body."

Aisyu nodded slightly, indicating that she understood.

Absorbing pollution is incredibly easy for Roy now. He can extract and store a mere 1% of the pollution in less than a second, converting it into energy.

A blush rose on Ais's earlobes.

Although it's only 1% pollution, the irritation it causes should not be underestimated.

After the pollution was removed, Ais's body turned into azure light spots and disappeared, leaving only the words, "I went to the hidden place to break through."

Roy smiled, shook his head, and turned back to his room.

Sitting on the bed, this time, instead of adjusting his specialty runes, he prepared to try something else.

That is the condensation of the "true form".

With his battle aura level reaching Gold Three Star, Roy now has the qualifications to condense the "true form prototype".

"True Form Prototype" is a simplified version of "True Form". It is far less powerful than "True Form", but it can still bring a huge boost to the Golden Knight's combat power.

Sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, Roy could clearly see that five of his internal organs were shining brightly: his kidneys, heart, liver, spleen, and lungs.

一般来说，特级呼吸法能改造六个斗气器官，分别在斗气上限99、299、499、699、899和999时进行。

Roy's current maximum battle aura is around 660. In theory, he should only have three battle aura organs. However, due to his mastery of the [Extreme Bloom] trait in Flame Breathing, he was able to modify his organs at maximum battle aura levels of 199 and 399. Therefore, he now has a total of five battle aura organs!

The transformation of Roy's five internal organs—heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys—through the application of battle qi has caused tremendous changes in his body, enabling him to now achieve the "true form prototype," a feat that only a typical Gold Knight with 899 points of battle qi can attempt.

The true form is the highly condensed and embodied essence of the Golden Knight's fighting spirit, vitality, and spirit.

The reason why the true form is called "form" is because its composition only requires fighting spirit and life force, without the addition of spirit.

The difference between the two lies in the fact that one has a spirit and the other does not, resulting in a huge difference in the ease of manipulation and the destructive power they can cause.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Roy circulated his battle qi according to the breathing technique, connecting his five battle qi organs in a unique trajectory, and began to resonate with them.

A surge of battle aura spread outwards, and then, a faint, semi-illusory giant shadow appeared behind Roy.

With the subsequent addition of life force, the semi-illusory giant shadow's form became increasingly clear.

The knight's true form is related to breathing techniques.

The true form of the Flame Breath is a giant beast that resembles a lizard.

But Roy's true form is somewhat different.

Its true form is also that of a giant lizard, but it is much more robust and has a pair of folded, fleshy wings on its back.

It's less like a lizard and more like a Western dragon!

The reason for this is that he has mastered the second trait of Flame Breathing.

This is a qualitative change.

Roy slowly opened his eyes, and at that moment, his pupils turned completely crimson gold.

Looking at the dragon phantom on his body, a realization dawned on him—he could control this "true form phantom" formed from his own battle aura and life force to deliver a devastating blow to his enemies!

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Chapter 163 The Terrifying Effects of Advanced Feats

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"Huh...huh..."

The biting wind and snow swept up a desolate scene, turning the world into a solemn white expanse.

Everything in sight was covered with a thick layer of frost, and many tree branches broke and fell to the ground because they could not bear the weight of the ice and snow.

In a desolate mountain.

Three girls dressed in a way that seemed out of place for the season were talking to each other.

"This should be right here?"

"Within the sensory circle, the source of the flow of magic does indeed originate from this place."

Vivian opened her eyes, met Elena and Tonine's gaze, and said affirmatively.

As a pure elemental witch, Vivian's ability to perceive magic on the ground is undoubtedly the strongest among the three witches.

"Then, let's start digging."

Elena's large tail trembled, scattering snowflakes, as she looked at the expressionless Tonine.

Toni nodded, and the spatial ring on her finger flashed, revealing a mechanical construct four meters long, two meters wide, and two meters high in the open space in front of her.

It has a huge auger drill bit mounted at both the front and rear ends, and its overall shape is spindle-shaped. The surface of the machine is etched with faint fluorescent patterns.

—The excavator.

Searching for underground space cannot involve digging underground the entire time; doing so would be inefficient and extremely energy-intensive.

With a press of a button by Tonière on a spot next to the "excavator," the excavator opened on both sides with a "click," revealing the control cabin inside.

The cockpit was small, with only two seats. The pilot's seat belonged to Tonigne, so Elena and Vivian had to squeeze into the co-pilot's seat.

Although the two little ones are small, it was still a bit cramped for them to squeeze into one seat.

Vivian, acting as a "cushion," blushed slightly as Elena's fluffy tail wiggled against her lower abdomen.

Elena's earlobes were also flushed, and her two little tiger teeth were biting her lower lip. The softness against her back made her envious and jealous.

"Buzz..."

As Tonière operated the device, the "Excavator" began to vibrate, and the display screen in front lit up.

Because it is underground, the display screen only shows simple graphic structures and data, such as what kind of hard rock or ore exists at a distance of how many meters.

A series of technical data points that Elena and Vivian couldn't understand, and they didn't need to.

During the three days they were out on a search mission, the two of them could simply sit in the "excavator" and wait quietly.

According to previous practice, each underground search takes about ten to fifteen minutes. If nothing is found within this time, it means that there is no underground space in this area.

The province of Lafa is very large.

Over the past three days, the three of them traveled to various places, visiting areas with relatively high concentrations of magic, and then burrowed underground to explore.

Unfortunately, after searching more than twenty places, they found nothing.

"After this search, let's go back, report, and make some rest."

Elena thought to herself silently.

She is the leader of the three-woman witch squad.

Although she doesn't look very mature, Elena's experience as a wandering witch is far superior to that of Vivian and Tonine.

But at that moment, a red light suddenly flashed on the monitor, and at the same time, Tonigne's emotionless, mechanical voice quickly rang out:

"A void has been detected ahead, with abnormal magical fluctuations inside and extremely high energy levels."

Elena's eyes narrowed, and she quickly said, "Mark the location. Don't approach rashly. Go back immediately!"

"clear."

Toni responded, and then quickly operated the control panel in front of her. With a buzzing sound, the "excavator" began to return upwards.

Vivian's face showed seriousness, but there was also joy in her eyes.

After searching for so long, I've finally found something.

Regardless of whether this underground space with its unusual magical fluctuations is the target they are looking for, one thing is certain: there is definitely something wrong with this place!

Just as the excavators were digging upwards, a strong tremor came from afar. Toni quickly issued a warning: "A high-energy fluctuation is approaching, and it's moving very fast. The distance between us is only 100 meters."

"Could you go faster?" Elena asked, though surprised.

Tonière operated her hands continuously: "We have entered the load burst mode. The energy core will be destroyed in three minutes."

“Three minutes…that’s enough.” Elena nodded. “You focus on driving. Leave the blocking to Vivian and me.”

Vivian pursed her lips, her expression serious, and her body gradually transformed into a semi-illusory energy state.