It felt so good to be close to the witch!

The earth cracked, trees and boulders shattered into dust, and in just one minute, the land was a complete mess.

A minute later, the roaring stopped, which made the Divine Punishment Knights' hearts jump.

If Archbishop Mars is defeated, every single one of them will die at the hands of this terrifying witch who is attacking.

Amidst the anxious gazes of the Divine Punishment Knights, a long rainbow flew back. Sensing the aura of battle energy emanating from it, the Divine Punishment Knights all breathed a sigh of relief.

It is Archbishop Mars.

When Mars returned to the group, his clothes were tattered, he no longer had his previous majestic image, and half of his body looked withered, making him look extremely disheveled.

He looked westward, his expression grave.

With the help of the B+ grade forbidden item, the Ring of Light, he barely managed to repel the terrifying Grand Witch, but the shockwave from her also caused him considerable injury.

Although the opponent has retreated, they may attack again at any time, and in his current state, he cannot withstand activating the forbidden item once more.

"Let's go, hurry back to the Cathedral Temple!"

"Mali shouted."

Once he returns to the temple and activates the array, he will have ample time to recover. At that time, even if the terrifying Grand Witch attacks again, he will be well prepared and will not be as disheveled as he was this time.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing the order, the Divine Punishment Knights straightened their expressions and began to march at full speed toward the Temple of the Gods.

However, neither Archbishop Mars nor the Divine Punishment Knights noticed that several black creatures, smaller than fleas, had silently attached themselves to the hair of the five service witches being escorted.

Moreover, some of the Divine Punishment Knights, who were riding at full speed, seemed to have dizzy for a few moments, but they quickly recovered. These Divine Punishment Knights did not think much of it, simply assuming it was due to the shock they had just experienced while watching the legendary battle.

Only after the figures of the people in the temple had completely disappeared into the distance did the figures of Latie, Lilia, Irina, and Fuma emerge from the ripples in space, under the shadow of a large tree not far away.

"Is it okay?"

Latie looked at Lilia and Elena and asked.

Lilia and Elena both nodded, indicating that everything was going well.

"That's good then." Seeing the two witches nod, Latie breathed a sigh of relief.

The battle with Archbishop Mars had been incredibly difficult for her. Not only did she have to disguise herself as a witch wielding the power of shockwaves, but she also had to carefully control her strength, lest she accidentally injure Mars severely.

"I've completed my task of guiding you, so I'll head back now. I'll leave the rest to you," Fuma said softly.

“Go back now, little Fuma.” A faint smile appeared on Latie’s cool face. “With me here, you will all return safely.”

"Hmm." Fuma nodded, her figure flashing as she quickly headed south. To maintain secrecy, she didn't even fly, but instead chose to run quickly on the ground where there was cover.

Seeing Fuma leave, Latie, along with Lilia and Elena, leisurely followed behind the temple procession, quietly waiting.

……

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When Fuma returned and told him that the operation had gone smoothly, Roy finally felt relieved.

Although the opponent was just a weakling with only a legendary one-star rating and a group of Divine Punishment Knights whose combat power was negligible, even a lion will use its full strength to hunt a rabbit.

Nothing in this world is certain. What if a demigod happens to appear nearby?

Of course, the possibility of this is almost zero.

Roy's reaction was simply a case of concern leading to worry.

Elena and Lilia have already laid out their plans. Now, all they need to do is wait for the delegation from the Temple of the Emerald Feather Province to depart for the Cathedral of St. Fuye, the capital city. With remote monitoring, they will surely be able to uncover the secrets hidden within the Cathedral of St. Fuye.

This is crucial for Roy's next move.

The waiting time always flies by.

After returning to the temple, the people of the Emerald Feather Province's Cathedral Temple rested for a whole day. Finally, led by Archbishop Mars and accompanied by twenty Divine Punishment Knights, they escorted seven serving witches and three new witches, a total of ten witches, towards the royal capital, Saint Fuye.

During this time, in order to make it more realistic, Latie once again disguised herself as the "Shock Witch" and launched an attack, but was "wounded and repelled" by the well-prepared Archbishop Mars.

These intelligence reports were all brought back by Latie—she could travel between the two places at any time, but in order to protect Elena and Lilia's safety, she would return immediately after delivering the message.

It would take the Temple Knights about three days to travel from the Azure Feather Province to the royal capital, Saint Fuye, at their fastest pace.

On the second night after they set off, Roy sat cross-legged in his room, preparing to practice his daily breathing techniques. But before he could even begin, footsteps sounded at his door, followed by a soft knock.

"Young Master Roy, may I come in?"

Before the visitor even spoke, Roy already knew who it was.

The legendary knight's perception ability is no joke.

On a dark and windy night, Shanika's sudden visit stirred a burning passion within Roy.

It's been a while since we last made love...

"Please come in."

Using his fighting spirit, he gently opened the door and saw the beautiful ram-horned girl under the crimson moonlight. Roy stood up to greet her.

Amidst the girl's sweet cries, he picked her up in a "princess carry" position.

"Young Master Roy, wait a minute~"

The door closed, and as Shanica watched Roy carry her towards the bed, her face flushed, she reached out and pressed her finger against Roy's cheek.

"I'm here tonight because I have something important to discuss."

"Hmm?" Seeing Shanika's genuine expression, Roy paused, then sat on the bed, letting Shanika snuggle into his arms, and teased, "What could be more important than this?"

"Really..." Shanica gently tapped Roy's cheek, then said softly, "I feel like I'm ready for my second evolution of my talent."

Upon hearing this, Roy's anger subsided slightly, and he asked in surprise, "Your basic meditation method?"

“Yes, oh~” Shanica nodded slightly, giving Roy a reproachful look. She could feel the mischievous hand reaching into her clothes, but she didn’t refuse. Instead, she shifted her body to make it easier for the hand to move: “I’ve already completed the ninth rune of the second stage.”

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Shanika's words made Roy pause, his hands stopping on a warm, soft mass.

"So fast?"

A look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

A little over a week ago, Shanika had reached the seventh rune of the second stage in her basic meditation technique. It seemed that she was only two runes away from the ninth rune. But you should know that the higher you go in meditation, the more difficult it becomes, and the slower you can practice.

To be able to complete the last two runes of the second phase in just over a week, Shanika must have worked extremely hard during that time.

After a moment's thought, Roy knew that it must be the series of legendary battles that had recently occurred that had spurred the witches around him.

Putting myself in his shoes, I would feel the same way... Watching someone close to you face a powerful enemy while you can only stand by helplessly is something that is unbearable no matter what.

Roy activated [Infinite Desire - God], scanned Shanika's body, absorbed the newly formed trace of pollution within her, and then nodded: "In that case, let's begin the second talent evolution."

"I believe you, you can do it."

Among all the witches, Shanika is undoubtedly the one with the lowest risk of talent evolution or realm breakthrough.

Her "life-healing" talent ensures that even if she fails, her life will not be in danger.

Of course, Roy didn't know whether "Life Healing" would work when Shanika broke through to the extremely special realm of the Great Witch, but at least, her incomparably strong life force would give her more time than others to find the "fire point" when igniting the soul fire.

Speaking of this, we must discuss the method for a Grand Witch to break through to become a Great Witch.

With a powerful witch like Latie by his side, Roy naturally made the most of her, consulting her early on about specific methods for a Grand Witch to break through to the level of a Great Witch.

Grand Witch Breakthrough: Great Witch and Golden Knight Breakthrough: Legendary Knight share similarities but also have differences.

When a witch reaches the later stages of the Grand rank, those with exceptional talent can condense a magical body.

This was true of Cecil, and it was also true of Latie.

The Grand Witch, whose body is formed from magic, possesses strength comparable to a newly ascended Legendary One-Star Knight, making her extremely formidable in combat.

After acquiring a magical body, the following conditions must be met in order to advance to the realm of a Great Witch:

First: The level of contamination must be below 30%. If this condition is not met, the body and soul will inevitably be consumed by contamination during the breakthrough process, with absolutely no chance of survival. This is a bloody lesson left by countless witch predecessors.

Secondly, the compatibility with the original sin characteristics of one's own soul must reach a certain standard. This point is rather vague to define. Even Latie, who has already broken through to become a Great Witch, cannot clearly articulate what this "certain standard" is. Latie's method of breaking through to become a Great Witch was through the "Demonic Puppet System," which differs significantly from the orthodox methods of witch breakthrough. The existence of the Demonic Puppet allows her to achieve advancement under relatively lenient conditions, but in return, her strength is somewhat weaker than that of a traditional Great Witch.

After fulfilling the two conditions mentioned above, the Grand Witch can officially begin her path to becoming a Great Witch.

Similar to the Golden Knight, at this stage, the Grand Witch also needs to ignite the fire in her own mind and find a "fire point" to eternally illuminate the fire of her soul.

The moment the Soul Flame is ignited, the magical body formed by the Grand Witch will undergo a transformation, becoming a high-level magical body. This is the key reason why the Grand Witch's combat power is enough to rival that of a legendary three-star once she breaks through.

The high-level magical body granted the Great Witch a tiny fraction of the power to manipulate the forces of nature within her magical domain. While this amount was far less than the domain characteristics of a legendary limit, it was still difficult for a legendary three-star character to withstand.

In fact, without three or five legendary three-star heroes, or legendary peak heroes, it would be impossible for a legendary knight to defeat a newly-breakthrough great witch.

Because both require going through the step of igniting the soul fire, the process of a Grand Witch breaking through to become a Great Witch is also a do-or-die situation, with no chance of failure and a second chance.

Encouraged by Roy, Shanika, leaning against him, relaxed her brows and looked even happier: "Then I'll begin. But, Lord Roy, could you please take your hand out first?"

"Cough cough..."

Since Shanica was going to get down to business, Roy, though still burning with desire, had no choice but to suppress it.

Looking at the girl with ram's horns sitting cross-legged on the bed, Roy made a cheering gesture to her: "I'll be right here, waiting for your successful return!"

"Mmm!" Shanika smiled gently, then took a deep breath, slowly closed her eyes, and began practicing basic meditation.

This is a little trick that Ms. Latie told her—when you feel the awakening of your witch talent, you don't have to start immediately. You can suppress it temporarily with your willpower. If you want to do it later, you only need to perform the basic meditation method at the highest power.

As she deepened her understanding of the basic meditation techniques, Shanika's aura began to change, and a hazy, pale blue light began to emanate from her entire body.

The second talent evolution has begun...

Roy observed Shanika at the bedside for a while, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there were no problems.