It felt so good to be close to the witch!

After speaking with the Border Duke, Roy found Tonnie and asked her to help repair and maintain the Starfire Blade.

This longsword played a crucial role in the battle against the three knights of the Divine Punishment Seats of the Temple. However, hundreds of collisions still caused very minor damage to the weapon. Although it does not affect its use, it will inevitably cause irreversible damage over time and will require regular maintenance.

Tonnie silently took the long sword.

She has always been like that.

Silent and taciturn, with almost no outward expression of emotions, yet meticulous in everything he does.

Just as Roy turned to leave, he suddenly heard Toni's mechanical female voice behind him: "Lord Roy, may I ask you for a favor?"

“Oh, you said it,” Roy said, intrigued.

"The border duke is currently in the manor. Could you perhaps discuss with him the possibility of having the master blacksmith from the duke's manor come to the manor? I would like to learn some enchanting techniques."

“I almost forgot.” Roy stroked his chin. He had considered this matter before, but he was too busy at the time and gradually forgot about it. Now that Tonnie brought it up again, he could discuss it with the border duke. “Okay, I understand. I’ll talk to him about it later.”

"Thank you for your help." Tonnie bowed slightly.

"Hey, why are you being so polite? In the end, once you learn the enchanting skill, I'll also be able to get better quality weapons." Roy smiled, waved his hand, and turned to leave Tonine's house and courtyard.

Afterwards, he went to see Ais, Lilia, and Vivian one by one to let them know he was safe. He even visited the new music witch, Bea, who had just arrived at the Duke's mansion.

After this period of adjustment, the little girl is no longer as terrified as she was at the beginning and has begun to slowly accept her new identity as a witch.

Under the guidance of Shanika and others, she also began practicing basic meditation techniques.

After offering some encouragement to Beya, Roy left.

As for Beya, he planned to leave her in the lord's manor for the time being, and if any major changes occurred later, he would ask Latie for help to send her to the Witch Island.

After everything was taken care of, Roy returned to his room.

The infiltration plan at the temple still requires more detailed intelligence gathering from the Duke's intelligence department before further action can begin.

Before that, Roy planned to thoroughly analyze the gains from his battle with the three Divine Punishment Knights.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Roy looked inward at his heart and saw the blood-blue orb of light that resembled a peerless gem, radiating a hazy glow.

This is the essence of blood and soul formed from the life force and soul power of the four Divine Punishment Seats after their deaths.

Recalling the previous battle, Roy couldn't help but sigh.

The legendary Limit Knight truly lives up to his reputation as the strongest knight below demigods and the pinnacle of the Empire's combat power.

Even after absorbing the blood essence of two Divine Punishment Knights and reaching the peak of the Legendary level, his physical strength was still no match for Rielko, who had just entered the Legendary limit, even when he went all out. He still had to use "Destruction State" to kill him.

The gap between the pinnacle of legend and the limit of legend, known as domain characteristics, is simply too vast.

The domain's characteristics allow for the initial mobilization of the immense power of nature, resulting in vastly different outcomes between individuals.

Recalling Rielko's dying words, "The power of a demigod?", Roy seemed to be deep in thought.

The state of destruction caused his physique to break through a certain limit; now that I think about it, it should be that his physique reached the realm of demigod.

Unfortunately, the Destruction state only lasts for a mere three seconds, making it at best a trump card. If it were to actually face a demigod, it would definitely suffer a terrible death.

Moreover, he only possessed a demigod body for three seconds, while true demigods, in addition to their demigod bodies, possess an even more powerful and terrifying ability to control the natural world.

Under incomplete rules and regulations, the mobilization of the great power of heaven and earth is far beyond what a half-baked domain characteristic can achieve.

These are still a bit far off.

Right now, what Roy needs to do is absorb this blood-blue blood essence.

"To what extent can the blood essence condensed from the legendary ultimate knight enhance my physique?"

Roy was really looking forward to it.

With a thought, the essence of blood and soul within the heart shattered, transforming into nourishing substances that circulated throughout the body.

Absorbing the blood essence of a legendary peak only takes three to five seconds, but this time, absorbing the blood essence of a legendary limit took Roy a full minute!

His current level is far from the limit of legendary status. Perhaps once his level rises, absorbing knowledge will be much easier and faster.

Having just reached the pinnacle of legendary power, his physique began to rise again under the nourishment of the Blood Soul Essence.

As the last trace of nourishing power receded, Roy slowly opened his eyes, feeling the surging and powerful energy within his body, and a smile appeared on his lips.

—The upper limit of the legendary peak is only one step away from the legendary limit!

Although it would take two or three more Blood Soul Essences to bridge this gap, it still shows how significant the progress has been.

"The problem of people holding others back due to bickering is getting more and more serious..."

After his initial joy, Roy couldn't help but sigh.

It is through comparison that we feel hurt.

His physical strength was increasing rapidly, but his battle qi and soul fire were progressing very slowly.

But Roy also knew that this was the normal phenomenon.

With the blessing of [Infinite Desire God], his cultivation speed has surpassed the imagination of ordinary people. However, the enemies he faces are getting stronger and stronger, which makes the legendary second-star realm seem insufficient.

Given his current situation, he has virtually no means left to effectively enhance his combat power in the short term—he has mastered all the secret techniques of breathing exercises, and his expertise has reached its limit.

Now, the only ways to improve combat power are: basic swordsmanship and talent.

The former is a large project that takes time to accumulate, and there's no use rushing it.

As for the latter...

Roy glanced at the character panel.

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【当前能量储备进度：64%——32%贪婪、29%混沌、2%色欲、1%懒惰】

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"64%, another 36% is needed to awaken a new talent or evolve an existing one..."

Roy pondered.

He was considering whether he should make a trip to Witch Island soon.

Having acquired four talents—[Infinite Desire - God], [Unquenchable Wrath], [Heart of Leviathan], and [Satan's Redemption], one of which has undergone a perfect evolution by activating the [Original Sin Cube] five times—it is now extremely difficult for him to accelerate the progress of energy reserves through external forces.

As you can see, the last time it absorbed the "original sin contamination branch aggregate" of Latie from the Great Witch Realm, it only increased the progress by 60%. You can imagine that an ordinary little witch probably can't even bring about a 1% increase.

In the realm of the Great Witch, besides Latie, the only witch on Witch Island is the original owner's mother, the president of the Witch Guild. However, she is located in the Black Mist Forbidden Zone and cannot be seen in the short term.

Therefore, Roy's target is the Grand Witches on Witch Island.

While the individual boost to energy reserves from a Grand Witch may not be significant, if the quality is insufficient, the sheer quantity can compensate.

36%, that should be enough, albeit barely.

If all else fails, Roy actually has another option—the two A-grade forbidden items in his spatial ring: the Lost Ice Coffin and the Demon-Slaying Dagger.

However, doing so would be too wasteful. Class A forbidden items all have their own unique functions, and Roy would not choose to absorb them unless absolutely necessary.

"Once we've figured out the temple's purpose in summoning the witches, we'll head to Witch Island!"

Roy made a decision.

Then, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and a jet-black dagger, exuding an ominous and eerie aura, appeared in his hand.

Grade A forbidden item, the Demon-Slaying Dagger.

Roy pondered as he examined the "Demon-Slaying Dagger" in his hand.

The Moon Witch Cecilia once warned him not to attempt to use A-grade forbidden items before reaching legendary status. However, now, in terms of combat power, he far surpasses the former legendary three-star knight, Sima, so it's not impossible for him to use A-grade forbidden items.

As long as you can afford the price.

Class A forbidden items are further divided into three levels: A-, A, and A+, based on considerations such as power and uniqueness.

Even an A-level forbidden item, when unleashed, can affect the limits of a legendary being. As for A-level forbidden items, even demigods cannot be exempt from them.

The A-grade forbidden item, the Demon-Slaying Dagger, is an extremely powerful armor-piercing weapon of the A-grade forbidden item. Once used, it is enough to pierce through the physical body and domain power protection of a demigod, causing extremely terrifying damage.

Once injured by it, even if it only damages the skin, it will cause incurable bleeding damage. If it penetrates vital organs, such as the heart or brain, then even beings with "immortal talents" will have almost no chance of survival.

As for the price of using it, it is barely acceptable for a legendary knight—it requires sacrificing all his life essence to activate it, kill enemies, and satisfy the bloodlust of the Demon-Slaying Dagger. However, if he fails to kill enemies after activating it and allow the Demon-Slaying Dagger to drink its fill of blood, then the user will suffer a strong backlash from the Demon-Slaying Dagger, resulting in death and annihilation of his soul.

This is a sinister and forbidden object that, once used, will either result in the death of the enemy or the death of the user, and even if the enemy dies, the user will suffer severe damage.

Even legendary knights cherish their essence and blood. Once it is completely depleted, they will inevitably fall into a state of severe exhaustion. Without carefully prepared nourishing substances, they will have almost no chance of recovering on their own.

Even with all the preparations complete, it takes a long time to recover.

Looking at the ominous and eerie dagger in his hand, Roy's eyes were full of curiosity.

Having been in this world for so long, he has heard of many forbidden items, but there are very few that he can actually handle and use.

The Demon-Slaying Dagger, at present, is barely qualified to be used.

This thing is an absolute godsend for surprise attacks!

This reminded Roy of a game called "Assassin" from his previous life on Earth... well, Assassin's Creed!

Ahem, that’s too far off topic.

As Roy held the Demon-Slaying Dagger for a long time, he could feel a cold and ominous aura flowing upwards along his right hand, which was holding the dagger, attempting to invade his body and soul.

Even without being used, the mere existence of a Class A contraindicated substance can cause harm to the human body.

In fact, without a legendary rank or the status of a great witch, the moment one comes into contact with an A-level forbidden object, one will be corroded by its aura, resulting in serious consequences.

Roy thought for a moment, then lowered his defenses, allowing the strange aura to invade his body.

He wanted to see if [Infinite Desire God] could directly intervene in this strange aura, or whether the existence of [Original Sin Cube] would affect his use of forbidden items.

The [Original Sin Cube] can directly absorb any forbidden object it comes into contact with, even A-level forbidden objects cannot escape it, as evidenced by the shattered "Displacement Balance".

In Roy's perception, this eerie and ominous aura, as black as ink, entered his body. In an instant, all the flesh and blood that it touched turned grayish-black, as if it had lost all vitality.

This scene caused Roy to frown.

Even with a physique approaching the limits of legend, this strange black aura was utterly powerless to resist it. From this perspective, the black aura's status was probably equivalent to that of a demigod, belonging to an incomplete form of rule power.

As more and more pieces of flesh turned grayish-black, Roy knew he couldn't let things continue like this.

With a thought, [Infinite Desire - God] was activated.

The black energy that was "dominating" seemed to sense something and began to struggle violently. However, its resistance was futile against the attraction of [Infinite Desire God] and it was directly absorbed into Roy's internal space.