It felt so good to be close to the witch!

As for its active effects, for now, it can only be used as a trump card.

The advancement in his realm and the acquisition of the [Legendary Specialty - Ring of Stars] allowed Roy's combat power to leap forward.

Before his breakthrough, Roy already possessed the legendary three-star combat power acknowledged by the border duke. He estimated that now, without using his trump cards, he should at least be at the level of a senior legendary three-star, or even the peak of the legendary level.

"call……"

Roy stretched and slowly stood up. After three days of continuous cultivation without sleep, even he felt a little tired.

"It's time to go out."

He muttered something to himself, then strode out of the secluded place.

During his seclusion, he instructed Shanika and Lilia that if the temple made any major moves, they could come directly to the hidden place to find him.

Three days passed, and the two women did not come in, indicating that nothing significant had likely happened during those three days.

This actually made Roy feel a little strange.

Is the temple's response really that slow? Or has something happened?

With that thought in mind, Roy left the secluded place and came to the courtyard.

As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Fuma and the Border Duke practicing in the courtyard.

It was called a sparring match, but it was actually a training battle—the Border Duke lowered his own abilities in all aspects to be only slightly better than Fuma's, and fought against Fuma in order to put pressure on her in all aspects.

Under Roy's watchful eye, the training exercise quickly came to an end.

Facing the border duke who was slightly better than her in every aspect and had more combat experience, Fuma was defeated in less than twenty moves.

In fact, if Fuma hadn't dodged the attacks at crucial moments as if she could foresee the future, the battle would have ended in less than five moves.

"What is this?" Roy narrowed his eyes.

At this moment, Fuma, who had finished the battle, also noticed Roy's appearance. Her eyes lit up slightly, and a faint smile appeared on her face. Hearing Roy's words, she said softly, "It's the change in talent after becoming a Grand Master."

“Grand rank… I see. Congratulations, Princess Fuma.” Roy said with a knowing smile.

In response, Fuma sighed, "After becoming a Grand Master and experiencing the difficulty of the second stage of the Basic Meditation runes, I truly appreciated how powerful Shanika was."

Even knowing my original sin nature, I still don't know how to resonate with it...

Speaking of "compatibility", Fuma thought of her original sin traits (40% lust, 40% pride, 20% greed), and her gaze lingered on Roy for a moment.

Lust and pride are the two most prevalent original sins of her soul, while greed accounts for the least. In other words, if she wants to advance to the realm of the Great Witch, or even just to increase the speed of her cultivation in the second stage of the basic meditation method, she must conform to lust or greed.

After deeply analyzing her own personality, Fuma discovered that arrogance and greed were not things she could control in a short time.

If she had never met Roy, she, who possessed the "strongest knight talent in the empire," would have easily fit the original sin of arrogance—because as the number one, everyone else is inferior to her, and even the most humble person would inevitably feel arrogance deep down in such a situation.

Having witnessed Roy's knightly talent far surpassing her own, Fuma felt that her so-called "strongest knightly talent in the empire" was nothing but a joke.

Arrogance is hard to cultivate, but greed is even harder.

Greed not only accounted for a smaller percentage, but as the daughter of a duke, ordinary material things were simply not worth her attention. What she had longed for most since childhood was to escape her "fated death." But now that this goal had been achieved, her greed was no longer greed after it had been satisfied.

Therefore, the only thing that could possibly be achieved is lust...

The original sin of lust is both difficult and simple.

Only by having a beloved person and going to bliss together can one be at peace with the original sin of lust.

And the one I love...

Seeing that Fuma looked a little strange, Roy comforted her, "I believe you can do it."

Fuma didn't reply, she just pursed her lips.

The full, red lips developed an alluring indentation under the owner's force.

"Roy, it seems you've made quite a bit of progress in your training this time..." At this moment, the border duke said with a smile, "Legendary two-star, you only recently broke through to legendary one-star, didn't you?"

"This is all thanks to Princess Fuma's help. The top-grade magic crystals in the Duke's manor have been a great help to me," Roy said sincerely.

"..." Upon hearing this, the border duke's lips twitched. It wasn't that he was heartbroken over the top-grade magic crystals; compared to Roy's kindness, these material resources were insignificant. He just felt a strange pang of sadness, as if his daughter was about to be taken away by some random man.

The border duke's sudden "fierce" gaze sent a chill down Roy's spine. Fortunately, after taking a deep breath, the border duke's gaze quickly returned to normal.

Just as Roy was about to say something to ease the suddenly strange atmosphere, a crimson streak of light came from afar and fell into the courtyard of the lord's mansion.

Crimson light danced in the air, and Andrew's imposing figure emerged from it.

“Your Grace, Princess Fuma, Lord Roy.” Andrew first bowed respectfully to the border duke, then greeted Fuma and Roy.

"Andrew, is there something going on?" the border duke asked calmly.

“Yes, Your Grace!” Andrew’s spirits lifted. “Just ten minutes ago, the scout knights stationed at the border detected the entry of three unfamiliar powerful individuals. Their attire was clearly that of temple knights. Five minutes ago, these three arrived at the ruined temple, where they surveyed the area for three minutes before beginning to advance towards the solid stone wall at the speed of a normal warhorse.”

"Through the scouts' long-range observation, these three Temple Knights have special markings on their chests. The scouts couldn't understand them, but they were imprinted here. Please take a look."

“Interesting…” The border duke took the paper with three special patterns drawn on it, looked at it closely, and his smile widened: “Four, five, six…”

"The Sixth Seat of Divine Punishment - Mountain-Shaking Knight Bradley, Legendary Peak".

"The Fifth Seat of Divine Punishment - Wind Rider Knorrs, a veteran legend at the peak."

"The Four Seats of Divine Punishment - Rilko, the Knight of the Strong Sword, has just entered the legendary limit."

"It seems that the old geezer Pope wants to test my current state."

Fuma whispered from the side:

"Besides my father, the strongest legendary knight in the Duke's mansion is only at the peak of the legendary level, and there's only one..."

“I see.” Roy understood.

The warhorses would take about a day to travel from the border of Rafa Province to the Solid Wall. The three Divine Punishment Knights were heading towards the Duke's mansion at this speed to tell the Duke's people that they were waiting for them to stop them. If they arrived at the Duke's mansion and no one could stop them, they would no longer be so "restrained".

The strength of the Duke's legends is a mystery to ordinary people, but it is not difficult for the temple to find out. After all, the Duke's mansion has been guarding the border for many years, and the legendary knights have basically been on the battlefield.

The intentions of these three knights of divine punishment were laid bare: if the border duke did not appear, they would destroy the duke's mansion to avenge the destruction of the cathedral temple; but if the border duke did appear, they would immediately retreat. Their current "restraint" was merely a buffer for both sides.

"Your Grace, what should we do?" Upon hearing the names of the three men, Andrew's expression became extremely grave.

He had just been promoted to Legendary Level 2, and he couldn't even beat a Senior Legendary Level 2, let alone these big shots.

"..." The border duke was also deep in thought.

If he were to appear with "severe injuries," his combat prowess would hardly be a match for the legendary, ultimate strength of the four Divine Punishment Seats.

If they are "defeated," the outcome will be difficult to resolve.

However, if he demonstrates strength sufficient to defeat the four members of the Divine Punishment Seats, it means his injuries are not serious at all, which will cause the gradually murky situation to quickly become clear.

In that case, the person behind the scenes will not dare to make a move.

After all, no one dared to make a rash move against a demigod who was only slightly injured.

This is rather awkward.

It must be said that the Pope truly lives up to his reputation as the behind-the-scenes controller of the temple; this plan immediately put the Duke's mansion in a dilemma.

“I’ll give it a try,” Roy suddenly said.

Meeting the gazes of the three, he grinned: "I've just broken through, and I need an opponent to warm up."

"No!" Fuma said solemnly, "Two are at the peak of the Legendary Realm, and one is at the limit of the Legendary Realm. Roy, I know your combat power far exceeds your realm, but you are only at the second star of the Legendary Realm right now. You are two small realms away from the peak of the Legendary Realm, and three small realms away from the limit of the Legendary Realm. This is too dangerous!"

"Don't worry, don't worry." Roy said with a smile, "I'm a very afraid of dying. I'll ask Ms. Latie to come with me on this mission."

"With her around, even if we can't win, escaping won't be a problem."

To be honest, Roy was already heartbroken that he didn't get to personally deal with the legendary two-star archbishop during his last trip to the Cathedral Temple.

That was a living, breathing essence of blood and soul!

This time, with "Blood Soul Essence" coming to his door, how could he possibly let it go again?

Of course, he might not be a match for the four legendary ultimate punishment masters, but he felt that with his current strength, he could still give those two legendary peak masters a shot.

Using war to fuel war is the fastest way to improve combat effectiveness!

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Chapter 189 A Sky Full of Stars, A Blade Leaves No Trace, Strike, Instant Execution!

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This is a vast expanse of sandy and gravelly land, with a few scattered rocky hills in the distance, giving it a desolate and lonely appearance.

Three imposing knights clad in gleaming gold full-body armor marched forward on foot, each step leaving deep footprints in the gravel.

"Quack...quack..."

In early spring, several black birds flying out in search of food flew through the air, making a noisy and unpleasant sound.

The three golden knights walked silently without uttering a word, until, in the distant sky, a streak of crimson-gold light suddenly appeared.

"Boom..."

The light fell to the ground, producing a dull tremor, and countless reddish-gold particles of light danced around, highlighting the handsome and extraordinary figure in the center.

He was tall and slender, with long black hair casually draped over his shoulders. He wore a gray mask with spiral patterns on his face, and his crimson-gold eyes seemed to be burning with two flames.

The three golden knights stopped and faced the approaching gray-faced figure.

A few seconds later, the largest golden knight, carrying a greatsword, stepped out of the formation and stood a hundred meters in front of the gray-faced figure.

"Who are you?"

A deep, resonant voice came from the knight's lips.

"The sixth seat of divine punishment, the pinnacle of legend, the Mountain-Shaking Knight Bradley."

Roy said slowly in a hoarse voice, "Leave, or die."

"Breath of Flames... from the Duke's manor, interesting." Mountain-Shaking Knight Bradley's lips curled into a ferocious grin: "You think you can make me leave? You, a mere Legendary Two-Star?"

"Boom--!"

A violent tremor reverberated across the land as the Mountain Shaker Bradley stomped his feet, and terrifying spiderweb-like cracks spread across the ground. At that moment, the Mountain Shaker Bradley had vanished from his original spot and reappeared ten meters above Roy's head, wielding his greatsword in one hand and bringing it down heavily.

"If you can survive one of my sword strikes, then we can talk..."