It felt so good to be close to the witch!

Just as Shanika's cheeks were growing even redder with embarrassment, a crisp cracking sound from not far away caught her attention.

Shanika shuddered and immediately turned around to look, where she saw the clearly visible cracks on the "eggshell".

Her beautiful eyes widened slightly, filled with surprise and delight: "It's coming out?!"

"Kachacha..."

Under Shanika's watchful eye, the cracks on the surface of the "eggshell" multiplied until they covered the entire giant egg.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the crimson-gold "eggshell" shattered into countless tiny specks of light that scattered in mid-air.

In the very center of the light spot, a figure slowly stood up.

His slender figure features soft muscle lines that exude masculinity. As he stands up, the muscles on his thighs stand out like steel cables, radiating extreme power.

Her long, black hair fell to her shoulders, slightly disheveled, and her eyes, as bright as stars, seemed to burn with an inextinguishable sun.

"Young Master Roy!"

As the crimson-gold light dissipated, Shanika pounced on it immediately.

An indescribable bouncy sensation came from in front of him, and Roy opened his arms and embraced the horned girl who had thrown herself into his arms.

"Your clothes..." came the girl's slightly shy voice.

Roy smiled. His clothes were made of ordinary material and had long been burned away by the flames of his battle qi during his breakthrough.

Fortunately, the "eggshell" insulated him from the heat, which is why the bed beneath him survived.

"ah!"

Amid Shanika's gasp, Roy scooped her up and held her in his arms.

He chuckled softly, "Shanika, it's been a long time since we've been affectionate."

After saying this, he embraced the ram-horned girl and fell onto the bed beside him.

……

Roy smiled slightly as he looked at Shanika, who was fast asleep in bed with her brows and eyes completely relaxed.

The girl's skin, as smooth and delicate as white jade, was bathed in a hazy glow from the candlelight.

But soon, this inner impulse turned into deep pity.

He knew that Shanika, who had been waiting by his side, must have been extremely anxious and worried during his breakthrough.

"have a good rest……"

He leaned down and gently kissed the girl's forehead, then slowly got out of bed and sat down at the desk next to her.

Looking inward, Roy "saw" that the fighting spirit that had flowed like magma within him had been refined to only one-third under the "reflection" of the soul fire.

This means that his maximum battle qi capacity has increased from 999 to 2999.

Of course, purely in terms of battle qi, the change from the peak of gold to legend is not particularly significant. The biggest difference between legends and legends lies in the soul fire and the legendary battle qi body.

The legendary aura body grants the knight an extremely terrifying aura recovery speed. In a battle of normal intensity, he can fight for a day and a night without running out of aura. At this point, the tactic of overwhelming numbers becomes essentially meaningless for the legendary knight.

Only legends can stand against legends; this is a universally acknowledged principle between the two empires, except, of course, for monsters like Roy.

The effects of the Soul Flame are far more powerful than those of the Legendary Battle Aura Body. In fact, the Legendary Battle Aura Body is a product of the Soul Flame.

Normally, knights first ignite their soul fire, advance to legendary status, and then, under the tempering of the soul fire, their physique gradually transforms into a legendary battle aura body.

The case of Roy, who first possessed a legendary fighting spirit body and then advanced to the legendary level, has never occurred before.

The fire of the soul, ignited only after giving everything and reaching the pinnacle of sublimation, radiates its light to encompass the entire realm.

Within the domain, legendary knights receive epic-level boosts to their fighting spirit and physique, while enemies of lower rank who enter the domain will be suppressed in every way.

The combination of a legendary domain and a legendary fighting spirit makes anyone below the legendary level worthy of competing with a legendary figure.

Roy was able to defeat a Legendary Star while at the peak of his Gold rank because, with the support of numerous talents and specialties, his physique was stronger than that of a Legendary Star one-star under the enhancement of his domain. He was able to ignore the suppression of the Legendary domain, and with the support of the "Advanced Specialty - Meteor - Accumulation," his Starfire Blade was incredibly sharp. This gave him the ability to overcome a major realm and defeat a Legendary Star one-star.

Roy lowered his head slightly, and with a thought, the fire of his soul burned a little brighter, and the range of the flames expanded from what was originally condensed within his body to a radius of three meters.

"Is this what a domain is...?"

Roy could feel an inexplicable, powerful force empowering him within the domain. He knew that in this state, every move he made would be aided by the domain, allowing him to unleash attacks far exceeding his current battle aura and physical strength!

Due to space limitations, Roy restrained his urge to act and began to reduce the area of ​​his domain.

Three meters, two meters, one meter—once you reach this range, the area becomes like a spring compressed to its limit, impossible to shrink any further.

"Only one meter...?"

Roy shook his head slightly, not entirely satisfied. He had observed that both Andrew and Doug could compress their personal domains to a radius of half a meter around their bodies.

Compared to seasoned legendary one-star knights like them, I still have a long way to go in terms of controlling battle aura and domain.

A domain has a peculiar characteristic: it can either remain condensed within the body and not be released outwards, thus preventing legendary knights from receiving its blessings, or it can be released outwards, requiring extremely precise control to retract it.

It's like forcibly compressing a naturally expanding object; the difficulty is naturally extremely high.

On the contrary, it is very easy to expand the domain to its limit.

Roy estimated that the limit of his domain was a radius of about two hundred meters.

As Fuma had told him before, a newly promoted legendary knight's domain range is generally within a radius of 100 meters, while a legendary two-star knight's domain range is within a radius of 300 meters, a legendary three-star knight's domain range is within a radius of 500 meters, and a legendary peak knight's domain range is a terrifying 1,000 meters.

The scope of the domain best demonstrates the legendary knight's strength.

However, in battles between legends, unless there is a crushing difference in realm, the battles between those of the same or adjacent realms involve compressing their domains and enhancing themselves. This technique greatly tests the legendary knight's domain control ability.

After becoming a legend, Roy still has a lot to do.

Research the fourth-tier specialization of "Starlight Paladin", cultivate the advanced version of "Burning Heart Secret" "Burning Heart Extreme" and the advanced version of "Radiant Light Secret" "Radiant Light Extreme".

Of course, before that, there is something even more important—to try to change one's talents.

Each major rank advancement leads to the growth of one's talents.

【Infinite Desire - God】, 【Unquenchable Wrath】, and 【Heart of Leviathan】—these three talents from the 【Original Sin Cube】 are the foundation of his existence, and no amount of attention to them is excessive.

Unfortunately, the space inside the hidden place is too cramped, making it impractical to test one's talents.

Roy wasn't in a hurry. He sat cross-legged on the ground and began practicing the Flame Breathing Technique for the first time after advancing to Legendary status, feeling the difference while waiting for Shanika to awaken.

……

Six hours later, Shanika, still half-asleep, propped herself up in bed, letting the blanket slip down to reveal what lay beneath.

At the same time, Roy opened his eyes.

Sensing the changes in his internal fighting spirit, he sighed almost imperceptibly.

After advancing to the Legendary level, the purity of his battle qi had reached an extremely terrifying level. Under these circumstances, every increase in his upper limit was extremely difficult.

Even the magic power absorbed from the overlord demonic beast, the extremely evil spider, wouldn't have a significant effect on improving the practice of breathing techniques.

After six hours of breathing exercises, his battle qi limit only increased from 1000 to 1030. To reach the legendary level one limit of 2999, he would need at least 394 hours, or 16 days without sleep.

Of course, it's unrealistic to practice without sleep. Roy has other things to do and can't just practice breathing techniques all day long. If he actively practices for 12 hours a day and passively practices for the other 12 hours (only one-third efficient), it would take him about 25 days to reach the upper limit of legendary one-star battle qi.

Reaching the pinnacle of Legendary One-Star in just 25 days—that speed is enough to make countless people envious. Countless Legendary Knights have stagnated at the One-Star level for decades.

Roy remembered Fuma.

During the last battle against the overlord monster, Fuma's battle aura level was even higher than Andrew and Doug's, reaching the limit of Legendary One Star, 2999.

Based on the timeline, it should take Fuma about half a month to advance to Legendary status.

With Roy's [Infinite Desire God] blessing, his aptitude far surpasses that of Fuma. Logically, he should reach the Legendary One-Star limit in a shorter time than Fuma, unless Fuma used some kind of "treasure" that can accelerate the accumulation of battle qi at the Legendary One-Star level.

"You can ask her next time you meet her."

Roy thought so.

Twenty-five days, a time that would be incredibly short for other legendary knights, still felt rather long to him.

It's not that he's in such a hurry, it's just that the person behind the scenes won't give him that much time...

"How did you rest?" Roy stood up, looked at Shanika on the bed, and asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Shanika blushed, but her eyes boldly met Roy's gaze: "With Young Master Roy by my side, I naturally rested very well, or rather, I could have rested even better~"

Hearing this, Roy felt a surge of warmth, but remembering that he had important things to do next, he took a deep breath and said fiercely, "I'll deal with you next time."

"Let's go, everyone must be getting impatient. Let's go out and let them know we're safe."

"Okay~" Shanika stretched lazily, revealing her perfect figure.

You wretched little brat! Next time, don't expect to get off so easily!

Roy thought fiercely to himself, but at this moment, he could only suppress the restlessness in his heart.

After tidying up, Roy opened the closed spatial portal, and the two walked out one after the other.

……

Inside the main hall of the Blackrock Lord's mansion.

Lilia, Ais, Vivian, Elena, and Tonine each sat in a chair, their eyes fixed on the timid little girl standing in the center of the hall.

For a moment, the scene was eerily quiet.

At this moment, Red, standing at the entrance of the hall, clad in full gray-silver armor, held his helmet in one hand and said in a deep voice:

“Bea Sheffield”.

"The daughter of a fisherman from Tieshan Territory".

“One, a newly awakened witch.”

Chapter 174 The Musical Witch Beya

Roy was somewhat puzzled.

As he stepped out of the hidden place, he sensed that the magical energy fluctuations of the five witches, including Ais and Lilia, were all concentrated in the hall.

This puzzled him.