It felt so good to be close to the witch!

The flickering candlelight cast a faint red glow on his face.

The matter of the Overlord Beast has come to a close, and he doesn't have a good solution until new clues emerge.

What he needs to do now is to continuously improve his own strength. Only with sufficient strength can he have a solid foundation to deal with all enemies.

Looking inward, within his beating heart, he found two "Blood Soul Essences," one black and gold, the other dark red—the spoils of this campaign to subdue the overlord monster.

The black-gold "Blood Soul Essence" comes from the overlord monster, the Evil Spider, while the dark red "Blood Soul Essence" comes from the massive amount of mixed life force and soul power stored inside the shattered pale headless skeleton, which was absorbed and purified by the [Heart of Leviathan].

The former is of the highest quality, a Legendary One-Star, while the latter is even better, comparable to a Legendary Two-Star.

The effect of "Blood Soul Essence" is to increase one's physical strength. Roy's current physical strength has reached the peak of the Gold Realm. He is looking forward to seeing what level his physical strength can reach after using these two Blood Soul Essences that are far beyond his current level.

By the way, speaking of physical strength, there's one thing I need to clarify.

Roy's fighting spirit level is Gold Three Star 710, and his basic physical strength has reached the peak of Gold, or even stronger, but is far from the legendary level. His various specialties, such as lightning reflexes, physical fitness, and strength, are all enhancements based on his basic physical strength.

His numerous specialties pushed his physical strength to the peak of Legendary One-Star, which enabled Roy to suppress the Evil Spider in the battle against the Overlord Monster and ultimately achieve victory without using his "ultimate move".

The effects of the specialization are indeed powerful, but in reality, at most it only gives professionals a significant advantage in battles against aura knights of the same level, far from the exaggerated level that Roy is currently experiencing.

The main reason for this is that Roy possesses many talents.

His physique, nourished by [Infinite Desire God] and enhanced by the "Blood Soul Essence" formed from [Heart of Leviathan], far surpassed that of knights of the same rank. Even professionals from the "Seventh Realm of Original Sin - Realm of Lust" with numerous specializations could not compare to him.

On this basis, he also possessed many top-notch expertise, which created an unprecedented chemical reaction, giving him his current combat power.

Inside the room, Roy did not hesitate and used the two "Blood Soul Essences" in his body at the same time.

In the next instant, an unprecedented wave of heat swept over his entire body.

Body, mind, and even soul.

The nourishment from the two "Blood Soul Essences" injected a massive amount of "fuel" into Roy's flame-burning body.

The flames grew ever stronger, reaching the limits of the body, and continued to penetrate deeper until they touched the soul.

At that moment, Roy "saw" the light for the first time!

The illusory body suspended in endless darkness began to develop flame-colored patterns. These patterns formed the illusory body's "blood vessels," and from this foundation, bones, flesh, internal organs, and so on, eventually coalescing into a "real" physical form!

This is the legendary body!

Roy slowly opened his eyes, and in the center of his pupils, a crimson-gold flame was burning quietly.

This is no longer a phantom or an illusion of energy, but a real flame.

The human body has its limits; these are genetic limitations and structural constraints.

Of course, this level of achievement is something that 99.99% of knights and professionals will never reach.

The closer you get to your physical limits, the harder it is to improve them. If we describe it numerically, the limit of the human body is 100, then almost all knights have a physical "limit" of 80, with the exceptionally talented reaching 81 or 82.

However, what they consider the "limit" is not the real "limit." Those who believe they have reached the "limit" believe that the only way to break through it is to ignite the fire of their souls, use the fire of their souls to refine their physical bodies, and break through the "barriers" they see by expanding the upper limit of the human body.

With the help of numerous talents, Roy truly reached the limit of his physical body—100!

Thus, without igniting the flame of his soul, his physical body had already achieved a complete battle qi body!

Normal knight training involves gradually improving the physical body through the tempering of battle aura.

There has never been a case like Roy's, where his physical body far surpasses his battle qi by a whole realm. He is the first of his kind!

Through a series of unfortunate coincidences, the physical body that first achieved the Battle Qi Body began to nourish Roy's Battle Qi.

He originally had six fighting spirit organs in his body, but once the fighting spirit body was completed, all parts of his body became fighting spirit organs!

His body was emitting a strong craving—a craving to be filled with a large amount of battle qi!

Following his inner desires, Roy quickly refined the energy within his body, transforming it into pure battle qi...

Chapter 169 It's over, it's over, I've been seen naked.

Normal knights train by using battle qi to strengthen their physique. This is especially true after reaching the gold rank. Only by condensing a battle qi organ within the body can one obtain a higher limit of battle qi, thereby tempering the physique.

Therefore, the pace of cultivation is extremely slow.

With his physique surpassing a major realm of Dou Qi, Roy's cultivation speed in the opposite direction, focusing on Dou Qi cultivation, was simply phenomenal.

About six hours later.

In the room, when Roy opened his eyes, a look of surprise appeared in them.

At this moment, the upper limit of his battle qi has reached 999 points, which is the limit of the gold rank.

In other words, he is now a Gold-level expert, only one step away from becoming a legend.

Roy stood up, and with a series of cracking sounds as his bones stretched, he felt an unprecedented power.

Even when he was empowered by the power of faith in the "Seventh Realm of Original Sin - The Realm of Lust," he was far less powerful than he is now.

His battle aura improved from the initial Gold Three-Star level to the Gold Limit, and his physique transformed from the Gold Peak to the Legendary Battle Aura Body. The combination of the two significantly boosted his combat power in ways far beyond 1+1=2.

Before his upgrade, Roy was able to defeat the peak Legendary One-Star Extreme Evil Spider. Now, he figured he could at least hold his own against a Legendary Two-Star.

This isn't him being modest.

Rather, the difference in strength between each star level in the Legendary series is extremely vast.

He couldn't make an accurate judgment before actually facing a legendary two-star.

"call……"

Roy took a deep breath and looked into his own body.

His legendary battle qi body has given him an unprecedented affinity with battle qi. Right now, he is only one step away from becoming a true legend—igniting the fire in his brain!

But this step is not so easy to take.

Once the fire in one's mind is ignited, if one cannot find the "ignition point" of the soul before the "fuel" composed of vitality, fighting spirit, and spirit burns out, and truly ignite the fire of the soul, then the only fate awaiting him is death!

His fighting spirit instantly surged from the initial Gold Three-Star level to the Gold Peak. Although Roy didn't feel any weakness because it was driven by his physical strength, he decided to consolidate his strength for a while and try to break through to Legendary level again, just to be on the safe side.

In short, Roy still has a lot to do.

Practice basic sword techniques, adjust and imprint the third-tier feat of "Starlight Paladin", learn the secret techniques of the two traits "Breath of Flames" [Explosive Flame] and [Extreme Bloom] from the Bronze to Gold ranks, and after completing these two tasks, attempt to specialize in the breathing technique secrets.

Basic swordsmanship is crucial; it's a skill, an "amplifier" of combat power. Basic strength is one thing, but how much of it one can unleash is another. In the battle against the Evil Spider, if Roy had mastered basic swordsmanship to a certain level, he could probably have severed the Spider Spider's "spider paradox" with a single strike.

Breathing techniques can be specialized, a fact that Roy became increasingly clear about as he delved deeper into the study of specializations, but achieving this was not an easy task.

By imprinting the "Star Paladin" feat into his body, Roy was standing on the shoulders of giants, requiring only slight adjustments to the feat runes. However, to specialize in the Breathing Technique, he would have to create the corresponding feat runes himself, a task of immeasurable difficulty.

Therefore, Roy decided to postpone the specialization of breathing techniques until the very end.

"Regarding the matter of advancing to Legendary status, we still need to communicate more with Fuma..."

Roy pondered this in his mind.

Although Fuma's combat power was far inferior to his, she was, after all, a genuine legendary rank and had more experience in the matter of advancing to legendary status.

With these thoughts in mind, Roy's mood brightened.

The improvement in his strength greatly increased his sense of security. A legendary two-star knight is one of the few in the entire empire.

Subconsciously, Roy lowered his head and looked at the dark blue doll girl lying on the pocket of his clothes in front of him.

The Sleeping Moon Witch, Sesil.

"How much longer do you need to sleep..."

With a sigh, Roy pushed open the door and went out.

After a long period of intense training, he decided to give himself a half-day break to rest properly.

A balance between work and rest is essential for better progress.

At this moment, the sky was just beginning to lighten, and looking into the distance, there was only a faint gray light between heaven and earth. One after another, large snowflakes, like goose feathers, fell down, creating a scene that was both beautiful and cruel.

Roy stepped out from under the eaves into the courtyard. He raised his hand, letting the snowflakes fall onto his palm. The faint coolness made him sigh.

Natural disasters likely cause more deaths than animal tides.

The continuous heavy snow has caused the temperature to drop again and again, now reaching a terrifying minus seventy degrees Celsius. If this continues, even ordinary people staying indoors with fireplaces may freeze to death.

Such heavy snowfall was unprecedented in the original owner's memories of more than ten years.

The bizarre natural disaster seemed to be a premonition of something.

"Tap..."

Just then, deliberately slow footsteps came from not far away. Roy didn't turn his head; just by sensing the aura, he knew who the newcomer was, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

He didn't speak, but let the person behind him tiptoe up behind him, and then two soft, delicate hands covered Roy's eyes.

"Guess who I am?"

A strange look appeared on Roy's lips.

Even though his senses were impaired and his voice was deliberately lowered to make it difficult to distinguish, the majestic mountains behind him still immediately revealed his identity.

With a sudden thought, Roy turned around abruptly, wrapped his arms around her, and with a soft cry, lifted up a graceful and alluring body.

"Shanika, why are you up so early?"

The ram-horned girl, being picked up, turned her head slightly, pouting, "Young Master Roy, you're cheating! How can you do this..."

Her flushed cheeks reflected a beautiful glow in the dim light, causing Roy to momentarily lose his senses.

Shanica turned slightly to the side, making her clothes, which were already a little disheveled from being lifted up, open even more. She tilted her head back and looked directly at Roy:

“Young Master Roy, I get up very early every day.”

"Who said that? Those few days... cough cough..." Roy coughed halfway through his sentence.

Upon hearing this, Shanica gave Roy a reproachful look and changed the subject: "I did get up a little early today, does young master know why?"

A question mark appeared above Roy's head.

"Today is Elena's birthday." Shanika brushed a few stray strands of hair behind her ear. Her fair face was like the finest jade, delicate and gentle. This touch of charm was breathtaking. If it weren't for the wrong location and time, Roy would have wanted to "take Shanika right there and then."

Hearing Shanika's words, Roy paused for a moment: "Elena's birthday?"

“Yes, oh~” Shanica adjusted her position slightly, making it easier for her to hold Roy. Although she knew her weight was nothing to Roy, she subconsciously wanted to make things easier for him. This more intimate position also made her feel both shy and satisfied.

"I'm going to make a big cranberry cake for my sister Elena. I made some small cranberry pastries last time, and I noticed that Elena really likes the taste of cranberries, so I'm planning to give her a little surprise."