It felt so good to be close to the witch!

As Roy exhaled softly, crimson flames ignited in his eyes.

Without using any secret techniques or active feats, he simply drew the Starfire Blade from his waist, lifted his foot, and walked step by step toward Doug, who was thirty meters away.

At first, his speed was very slow, but in less than 0.1 seconds, his body left a phantom and he arrived directly in front of Doug.

Without any fancy moves or earth-shattering slogans, Roy simply raised his hand and slashed down with the Starfire Blade.

"Well done!"

Doug's eyes blazed with light. He patted the blood-red spear on his back, and with a buzzing sound, the spear sprang into his hands. He held it with both hands, and the flowing crimson battle aura flames wrapped around it, which bounced up from the bottom.

"Boom-"

The collision of metals produced a loud hum, and a visible shockwave swept rapidly in all directions from the point of impact.

At the point of impact, Doug lowered his hands, his powerful strength gradually pressing down on the gun barrel he had raised. His expression was solemn. The initial exchange made him realize the terrifying power of Roy, which was actually several levels stronger than his own legendary one-star peak strength.

"Burning Heart - Ultimate!"

Without hesitation or delay, Doug, knowing he was at a physical disadvantage, decisively activated his breathing technique.

Burning Heart, Burning Heart Modification, Burning Heart Secret, Burning Heart Ultimate, and Burning Heart Ultimate is the secret technique of the [Explosive Flame] trait when the Breath of Flames is at the legendary level.

Its effects far surpass those of the Burning Heart Secret, granting the user a 100% boost to battle aura, strength, and speed!

"clang!"

Using the explosive power of "Burning Heart - Extreme", Doug stopped the downward movement of the gun barrel, exerted force with both hands, took a step and twisted his waist, directly sending Roy flying.

"Whoosh-"

The sound of strong air currents swept past his ears, and Roy wore a faint smile.

A simple test gave him a clear understanding of his current physique—without using any enhancement techniques, specialties, or talents, his normal physique already firmly surpassed that of the legendary one-star peak Doug.

Even if Doug used "Burning Heart - Extreme", he was only slightly stronger than him.

Unfortunately, there were no legendary two-star knights to spar with... Roy felt a little regretful.

On the ground, Doug, who had launched Roy dozens of meters into the air, let out a scream.

He knew very well that he was no match for Roy in a physical contest, and the only thing he could rely on to win was his fighting spirit.

There is never a case of the weak defeating the strong in battle. Even if the level of cultivation is lower, the one who wins will definitely be stronger than the one with a higher level in some aspect!

A dense aura erupted from Doug's body, continuously accumulating and colliding, forming in a very short time a giant crimson energy lizard, over ten meters tall at the shoulder and indistinguishable from a real creature.

The giant crimson lizard raised its head, opened its mouth, and a crimson energy beam shot into the sky, accurately targeting Roy, who was high in the air with no foothold and could hardly move.

A dazzling crimson aura of battle qi came into view, and a faint sense of emotion appeared deep in Roy's eyes.

That day, he saw Doug use this very move to freeze the masked pangolin, which was crashing down from a hundred meters in the air, in mid-air.

It's important to understand that with the weight of the masked pangolin, the combined gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy make its destructive power unimaginable. Yet, even so, it was still forcibly repelled by the energy beam.

Now, the target of the energy beam has changed from the masked pangolin to himself.

"I still need to be more serious..."

A crimson-gold flame suddenly shone in the center of Roy's pupils, and "Burning Heart Secret" was activated silently. Not only that, he ran his left index and middle fingers across the blade of Starfire Blade, adding a layer of shimmering starlight to it.

Advanced Specialization - Meteor - Accumulation: Active buff, consumes 100 Starlight.

The Starlight Enchantment, granting a 100% increase in sharpness, transformed the original crimson-gold Starfire Blade, enveloped in battle aura, into a form where crimson-gold and star-silver intertwined. Its extreme sharpness caused subtle black streaks to appear in the surrounding air.

Facing the oncoming crimson energy beam, Roy smiled slightly, then forcefully slashed down with the Starfire Blade in his hand.

"Thorn..."

The collision of fighting spirits triggered a powerful explosion.

However, even the crimson beam of energy was forcibly sliced ​​apart by the extremely sharp Starfire Blade, which was enhanced by the Starlight Enchantment.

Far away on the battlefield, Fuma, who was watching the battle, witnessed an incredibly dazzling scene.

A blade of light, interwoven with crimson gold and star silver, appeared out of thin air, flashed through the energy pillar, and forcibly cut the crimson energy pillar that was about to explode in two.

The scattered crimson fighting spirit particles, like a rain of fire, fell in profusion, colliding with the snowflakes in the air to form a thick white mist, dreamlike and illusory.

At the very bottom of the bursting crimson pillar of light, two figures stood facing each other.

A longsword, its two colors intertwined, rested on Doug's shoulder. Its extreme sharpness pierced through the protection of the "Armor of the Flame God," leaving a shallow bloodstain on Doug's neck even before making contact.

"Concession."

The longsword traced a graceful semicircle in mid-air before returning to its sheath, and Roy performed a standard knightly salute.

The slight pain in his neck brought Doug back to his senses after he had been stunned.

Looking at the handsome young man before him, Doug shook his head with a bitter smile: "Truly, impressive..."

"With your peak Golden level, you could easily defeat me..."

"Lord Roy, you haven't used your full strength yet, have you?"

Roy didn't answer Doug's question; he just smiled slightly.

Seeing this, Doug sighed with admiration: "Such a young talent... If it were you, you might even be able to reach the supreme realm above legend."

"Clap clap clap..."

Loud applause came from the side, and Fuma stepped forward, her eyes full of amazement: "Lord Roy, your strength has truly broadened my horizons."

"However, there's one thing I don't quite understand: what was that silver energy you just used?"

After asking the question, Fuma quickly added, "Of course, if it's inconvenient for you to say, you can pretend I didn't ask."

Roy smiled and said, "There's nothing inconvenient about it, Your Highness Fuma. Do you remember what I told you when we parted last time?"

“You mean…” Fuma’s eyes lit up: “that ‘interesting thing’ you’re going to share with me?”

“That’s right.” Roy nodded with a smile. “Let’s go back to the territory first. There’s a lot to cover, and it would take some time to explain in detail.”

"Mmm." Fuma nodded quickly, beckoned to Doug, and eagerly followed Roy back to the Blackrock Lord's mansion.

Inside the hall, Roy sat opposite Fuma, whose eyes sparkled with curiosity. As for Doug, to avoid suspicion, he had already left the hall and gone outside.

“Your Highness Fuma, I want to share with you a special skill called ‘Specialty’.”

Chapter 172 The Road to Legend Begins Today!

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"Specialty?"

Inside the hall, Fuma tilted her head slightly, a hint of doubt in her eyes.

She had never heard of this word before.

“Yes, a specialty.” Roy nodded, then explained, “I once inadvertently obtained some special items from the ruins of the previous generation, which recorded a special inheritance called the ‘Magic Mark System’.”

"Unlike the 'Battle Qi System,' the foundation of the 'Demon Mark System' is a special kind of energy. What exactly it is is no longer known, but the specializations within the 'Demon Mark System' have given me great inspiration."

"After much research, I have finally combined my expertise with the battle qi system."

"You can think of a special skill as a passively activated secret technique that can greatly enhance a knight's combat power."

"From bronze to gold, there are corresponding specializations. As for the specializations of the legendary rank, I haven't been able to figure them out yet."

Fuma's star-like eyes widened little by little.

What Roy said was beyond her imagination—a secret technique that could be passively activated and existed at all levels from Bronze to Gold.

Even without experiencing it firsthand, just by hearing the effects, Fuma could tell how important the existence of a special skill would be to a knight.

The emergence of specializations will undoubtedly have a tremendous impact on the existing martial arts system.

“Next, let me introduce you to the three feats of the ‘Warrior Mark’ at the Bronze rank: Resilience, Strength, and Combat Reflexes…” Roy smiled slightly. Although he did not have the feat runes of the “Warrior Class” imprinted on his body, that did not prevent him from learning them.

After all, he had already mastered the feat runes for top-tier hidden classes like "Star Paladin," so the feat runes for "Warrior" were a piece of cake.

Roy explained in great detail. His long period of research had given him a profound understanding of the runes he was proficient in, and his explanation was both insightful and easy to understand. Fuma, on the other hand, sat up straight, her ethereal eyes fixed on Roy, listening intently as if afraid of missing a single word.

That's roughly it...

A few hours later, Roy, his mouth dry, stopped explaining his special rune technique, reached out and took the hot tea that Lilia handed him, and took a delicious sip.

Fuma took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and organized the new knowledge she had just learned. As a legendary knight who had ignited the flame of her soul, her memory was already at the level of photographic memory. The reason she was repeating it so many times was because the knowledge related to her "specialty" was too important. She had to memorize it repeatedly so as not to forget any detail.

"Thank you very much for sharing, Lord Roy."

Fuma stood up and bowed deeply to Roy with an extremely serious expression.

Roy accepted the greeting with a smile, then thought for a moment and said, "By the way, Fuma, the situation in the Empire is complicated right now. You can share your expertise with people you trust the most, and make sure they don't spread it around."

“I understand,” Fuma nodded vigorously. Even if Roy hadn’t told her, she wouldn’t have spread it around. Knowing the many specializations of the “Warrior” class, she was well aware that the difference in combat power between knights of the same rank was enormous, regardless of whether they had learned those specializations. Even she herself, who had already achieved legendary status, would still experience a significant boost in combat power after learning these specializations.

"That's about it. Next, I need to prepare for the breakthrough to the legendary level. As usual, I will give the communication conch to Lilia. If you need anything, just contact her directly."

Roy stood up. After Fuma's explanation, he felt that he had gained a deeper understanding of the specialty runes.

Learning works like this: reviewing the old helps you learn the new.

However, he no longer has any other specialization runes that he urgently needs to study. The legendary feat of the fourth tier of "Starlight Paladin" is too difficult to solve in a short time, and the many feats of "Pure Saintess" and "Sun Pope" are not useful for the time being, so there is no need to study them now. It is not too late to study them later when he needs to apply them to other areas.

“I understand.” Fuma nodded. “Then, I’ll head back now.”

She turned and walked to the door of the hall, about to step out, but paused, hesitated for a moment, then turned back to look at Roy: "Lord Roy, I also have a surprise for you when we meet next time."

"A surprise?" Roy was taken aback, then smiled and said, "I'm looking forward to it."

The familiar answer made Fuma's eyes daze for a moment, but she quickly recovered and bowed to Roy again with a perfect bow, her body turning into tiny reddish-gold specks of light, flying towards the distant south.

Seeing this, Doug, who had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time, gave Roy a solemn knightly salute as he walked to the entrance of the hall, and then soared into the sky.

Watching the two figures gradually disappear, Roy gently shook his head.

He did everything he could, and he had no idea what would happen next.

All we can say is, do our best and leave the rest to fate.

……

After Fuma and the others left, Roy did not immediately begin working on breaking through to the Legendary level. Instead, he spent two more days cultivating the secret technique of the Flame Breath [Extreme Bloom] to the level of [Radiant Secret].

At this point, his combat power at the Gold rank had reached its limit and reached a perfect level.