It felt so good to be close to the witch!

“You’re only in your early twenties, barely thirty, yet you already possess the strength of a Grand Witch. One more step and you’ll reach the level of a ‘Great Witch.’ There’s no need to push yourself so hard.”

"The Blood Refinement Method is ultimately not the right path. It can help you reduce the level of contamination and assist you in breaking through to the Grand rank, but the 'Great Witch' cannot be achieved simply by accumulating quantity. It requires you to truly resonate with your own original sin characteristics."

"By aligning with the characteristics of original sin, one can discover a 'path' that is uniquely one's own, or rather, a true 'realm'."

"The Grand Domain is merely the radiation inherent in the Witch's Heart; at best, it can only be considered a 'pseudo-domain'."

At this point, the aged witch sighed, her voice filled with desolation and resentment: "In the end, the level of pollution was still too high..."

"Even though we have tried everything, we can only suppress the pollution level to 30%. At this level, it seems to have reached the standard defined by the rules, and no matter what we do, it cannot be reduced."

"If it weren't for the effects of pollution, how could it be so difficult for us to align ourselves with the characteristics of original sin! How hateful!"

“I know what you’re thinking. You plan to use a large amount of living blood to break through the legendary ‘third level’ of the Blood Refining Technique, thereby reducing your level of corruption to below 30% and attempting to break through to become a ‘Great Witch’…”

"But the third level of the Blood Refinement Technique is only a realm that exists in the deduction. In all these years, including myself, no one in the Witch Society has ever truly achieved it."

"Can you tell me what's making you so anxious?"

Moonlight Witch Cecilia fell silent. After a long while, she slowly said, "I have an older sister. She also awakened as a witch three years after I did. Unlike me, she had very ordinary talent as a witch. Not long after she awakened, she was captured by the people of the temple, put on a witch controller, and became a 'service witch'."

"Over the years, her pollution has accumulated to a deeper and deeper level, and now it is on the verge of getting out of control."

"And the territory she served in was within the borders of the Soros family, the hereditary ducal family of the province of Fran."

"The Soros family is one of the most powerful noble families in the Radiant Empire. They have three legendary knights on the surface. In addition, the temple in the Rafa province is not far from that territory. With my current strength, even if everyone in the Witch Society were willing to help me and come out in full force, the probability of rescuing my sister would be less than 10%."

"I don't want everyone to pay such a heavy price because of my personal family matters."

"I will handle my own affairs."

For once, Moon Witch Cecilia spoke at length, and due to the surge of her emotions, the crimson in her eyes began to churn, and the deepest blood-red light intensified.

"I do not agree to your taking the risk." The old witch's voice was stern. "You are the most talented witch in our witch association since its inception. With your talent and the passage of time, you will definitely reach the level of 'Great Witch'."

"Once you can take another step beyond 'Great Witch,' then you will be able to truly reverse the tragic situation of us witches in the Radiant Empire and even the continent."

“I know these words are heartless, but if you insist on going, I will stop you.”

"Although I am old and have little strength left, I have taken more than half a step on the road from 'Grand Rank' to 'Great Witch'. You are no match for me."

"Cesil, I would rather you hate me than let the hopes of all the witches be buried like this."

As she spoke, an unparalleled and terrifying aura emanated from the aged witch wielding her staff, and deep purple magical light formed roaring lightning. Wherever she passed, even the wind between heaven and earth froze.

That was not an exaggerated description, but rather a place where magical light emanated, and everything was governed by an even more powerful will.

Magical light enveloped the Moon Witch Cecilia, and a layer of seemingly faint but actually incredibly strong dark blue radiance appeared on her body, resisting the suppression of the aged witch.

“President, no, teacher…” Moon Witch Cecilia spoke again: “I know you are doing this for my own good.”

"Indeed, perhaps after another ten or twenty years of honing my skills, reaching the 'Great Witch' realm will not be difficult for me. With continued training, I may even be able to break through to an even higher level."

"But, Sister Yuna, she doesn't have time..."

"If you were feeling better, I would even swallow my pride and beg you to help me rescue my sister, but..."

The Moon Witch Cecilia's voice was filled with deep sorrow: "I can wait, but Sister Yuna can't."

Her gaze was fixed on the aged witch not far away, and she pleaded, "Master, please let your disciple go."

"Sigh..." The old witch sighed deeply, her eyes flashing with complex emotions such as pity and wavering, but in the end, they turned into determination: "For the sake of the witches' future, please forgive the teacher."

The oppressive aura emanating from the magical light grew stronger. Moon Witch Cecil remained silent for a long time before softly saying, "Since you do not agree, then this disciple has no choice but to force my way in."

“You have been cultivating in seclusion in the hut for ten years. During these ten years, although my realm has not improved much, my strength has also made considerable progress.”

"I'm sorry, teacher."

The next second, a dazzling dark blue light burst forth.

From afar, the summit was divided into two parts, deep purple and dark blue, each occupying half of the area. The terrifying magical pressure caused many witches below the summit, even those who had reached the "Grand Rank," to feel their hearts tremble.

Fortunately, the stalemate between deep purple and dark blue did not last long. As the deep purple magic radiance weakened, a figure enveloped in dark blue magic radiance soared into the sky, landed on the back of a giant eagle, and sped away into the distance.

On the edge of the isolated island, on a small boat, sat a seductive witch dressed in a dark, tight-fitting leather outfit. Several ropes were fixed to the bow of the boat, and the other ends of the ropes were tied to several sharks on the surface of the sea. Watching the island recede into the distance, the seductive witch muttered, "The guild master must be furious this time. No, no, as an accomplice, I'd better make a run for now."

"We'll come back after things calm down."

Roy's illusory body hovered in mid-air. He couldn't see the battle at the peak of the mountain clearly because of the blinding light. However, in terms of the result, although the Moon Witch Cecilia's realm was lower than that of the Old Witch, her actual combat power was a notch stronger.

While the fact that the old witch was too old and her condition had declined significantly was certainly a factor, the more important reason was the difference in talent.

It must be admitted that talent varies in strength.

The Moon Witch's Dark Moon talent is clearly superior to the Old Witch's Lightning talent.

Recalling the words spoken by the Old Witch and the Moon Witch Cecilia before their battle, especially the method for breaking through to the "Great Witch" rank above the Grand rank, Roy was deeply shaken.

Alignment with the characteristics of original sin...

The reduction in its own level of pollution...

After thinking for a moment, Roy's face showed a strange expression.

In terms of the level of contamination, with his help, each of the five witches can achieve zero contamination, and their compatibility with the characteristics of original sin...

Suddenly, the image of the "abnormality" after the healing witch Shanika completely removed the pollution flashed through his mind...

So, does that mean all five witches have met the requirements to break through to the "Great Witch" level?

Speaking of which, apart from the Ice Witch Ais, there must be no other witch who has met all the conditions to break through to the "Great Witch" realm before even breaking through to the Grand rank.

At this moment, Roy's vision blurred again.

Having experienced so many visual shifts, Roy is now able to handle them with remarkable composure.

Soon, he found himself above a dense forest.

Under the crimson moon, the lush, dense forest rustled, carpeted in crimson.

Wait, bright red?!

Roy's pupils contracted as he looked closer, only to be horrified to discover that the branches, canopies, and even the base of the trees in the dense forest contained the withered, lifeless corpses of knights.

The knights' corpses were in extremely gruesome condition, their faces contorted and twisted, clearly indicating that they had suffered immense torment before their deaths.

From the style of the armor worn on the knights' corpses, Roy could easily tell that they were all the corpses of the Divine Punishment Knights!

Even with a rough estimate, there are at least a hundred corpses here, including many silver-level and even a very small number of gold-level Divine Punishment Knights!

Roy turned his eyes, trying to find the Moon Witch Cecil.

Soon, he found his target.

Actually, there's not much need to look for her; at this moment, the Moon Witch Cecilia is the most dazzling presence in the entire area.

A crimson light emanated from her, and even the moon floating behind her changed color from dark blue to deep red.

Not only that, the irregular lines on the cheeks of the Moon Witch Cecilia also turned into a shimmering, deep red color.

The feeling she gave Roy at this moment was completely different from what he remembered: violent, bloodthirsty... If she hadn't still maintained her human form, Roy would have thought she had lost control.

The third level of the Blood Refinement Technique...

Recalling the words spoken by the aged witch, who was also the president of the Witch Guild, in the previous memory fragment, Roy suddenly understood.

But isn't the third level of the Blood Refinement Technique supposed to help witches reduce their own level of corruption? Why does she look like she's become so corrupted that she's spiraled out of control?

Was it because the Blood Refining Technique failed to advance? Or was there some other reason?

Roy couldn't understand it, but the next second, his attention was drawn to the light in mid-air.

Behind the Moon Witch Cecilia, who had fallen into madness, was a girl lying unconscious. Roy recognized her at a glance as Yuna, who would later become a witch and Cecilia's older sister.

Eight knights, each possessing a terrifying aura so powerful it could influence the surrounding environment, stood atop a giant metal pillar, one meter in radius and thirty meters in height, surrounding the crimson Moon Witch Cecilia.

Such fighting spirit...

Roy's pupils contracted, and he quickly realized what was happening.

The scene before us is very likely the place the black-robed, hooded figure spoke of, the place where the Moon Witch Cecilia and eight legendary knights fought an earth-shattering battle on Star Lake a hundred years ago.

Is this Blackrock Territory? So, the territory where Sesil's sister, Yuna, serves is Blackrock Territory?

By the way, what about such a big Xinghu Lake?

Looking around at the dense forest, Roy felt a sense of surprise.

"Boom!"

A terrifying roar exploded in the sky.

The magic emanating from the Moon Witch Cecil formed giant, rolling magma balls that snapped trees and scorched the earth wherever they passed.

At this moment, although the Moonlight Great Witch Cecilia's mental state and talent were very abnormal, there was no doubt that she had broken through to the "Great Witch" realm. Her powerful aura was so strong that even the eight legendary knights working together were overwhelmed.

They never had a chance to use the "Demon-Locking Array" they had planned to unleash. Faced with countless rolling magma balls, they were already finding it extremely difficult to protect themselves.

Under the extreme heat, even the surface of the giant metal pillar beneath their feet turned red.

Before long, under Roy's watchful gaze, the entire dense forest burst into flames, the sea of ​​fire spreading outwards, thick black smoke rising and gathering in the sky, obscuring the radiance of the crimson moon.

Soon, the two weaker of the eight legendary knights could not hold on any longer, and the light of their battle aura went out. If it weren't for the help of the other legendary knights, they would probably have died on the spot.

If things continue this way, all eight legendary knights will perish here, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Roy watched the battle raging in mid-air, his mind filled with questions.

According to the figure in the black robe and hood, although the eight legendary knights died, they ultimately succeeded in sealing away the Moon Witch Cecil. However, given how the situation is developing, the so-called seal is simply a huge joke.

Judging from the appearance of the Moon Witch Cecilia, killing eight legendary knights was not easy, but it was definitely not difficult either.

Could something have happened?

Roy watched quietly as an observer.

Time passed by second by second, and before we knew it, a new day had arrived.

The fertile land will eventually be reached.

Perhaps due to the aftermath of the battle between the Moon Witch Cecilia and the eight legendary knights, or perhaps for some other reason, the magical energy veins hidden deep within this place erupted.

"Boom--!"

In an instant, the earth cracked open, and thousands of tons of soil were churned up by the immense force, while a magical beam of light with a radius of twenty meters, visible to the naked eye, shot straight into the sky.

This is the purest magic power from within the magic vein, and also the energy with the strongest corrosive power against living beings.