Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

This was Lynn's first time encountering a legendary knight. Previously, when fighting against the academy alliance, the upper limit of strength was restricted, and the legendary knight could not participate.

He could sense that Rex possessed a core of life energy, which was the very foundation of the Knight Training System—the Seed of Life.

Its strength is roughly equivalent to a first-level wizard, but the "quality" of its energy is more inclined towards pure physical enhancement and burst.

Compared to the wizards with their diverse methods, the knights' attack methods seem particularly monotonous.

Therefore, wizards of the same rank look down on knights' methods, treating them like chicks.

Hmm... it's only good as a human shield.

"Rise, Sir Rex," Lynn gestured.

"I've heard of your exceptional skills. I've recently become interested in close combat techniques and would like to ask you to demonstrate them for me, and also explain the knight's training system, especially the connection between breathing techniques, life seed, battle aura, and combat skills..."

Rex stood up, his expression serious. "It is my honor to answer your questions, sir. May I ask where you would like to begin?"

"Practice your best combat skills first, let me see." With that, Lynn led Rex to the training ground.

"Yes." Rex slowly drew his longsword from his waist.

The blade is not made of metal, but of a matte grayish-white material, resembling both stone and bone. The blade is not sharp, yet it gives a sense of indestructible solidity.

Clearly, this sword is made of an unusual material.

Analysis revealed that this is a weapon made of "bone steel".

This material is extremely dense and heavy, thus giving it a "heavy" feel. It is not visually sharp, but its physical hardness and structural strength far exceed those of ordinary metals.

Unlike other weapons, it relies on pure mass and hardness to penetrate armor, rather than cutting force.

Rex took a deep breath.

In an instant, his entire demeanor changed.

The previously restrained murderous aura was like a beast awakening, and a surge of energy full of heat and vitality—battle qi—rose from his body.

A faint golden-red halo forms on the body surface.

The stone slab beneath his feet sank slightly, and the air distorted due to the high temperature.

"I practice the [Furnace Breathing Technique], and my life seed attributes are heat and resilience."

Rex's voice became deep and powerful.

"Please instruct me, sir—on the first move, [Molten Core Cleave]!"

He gripped the sword with both hands, seemingly simply taking a step forward and swinging it.

But the moment the movement begins, all the muscles, bones, and even the blood flowing through his body are perfectly synchronized under the coordination of the breathing technique!

The seed of life throbbed violently, and the fighting spirit surged like magma, all converging on the sword!

"boom--!"

The longsword slashed down, not at a physical object, but at the void.

A crescent-shaped golden-red battle aura blade flew out of the sword, tearing through the air with terrifying heat and impact, heading straight for the testing stone pillar dozens of meters away!

Protective runes instantly lit up the surface of the stone pillar, forming a simple one-ring defensive barrier set up by Lynn.

"Sizzle—!"

The aura blade made contact with the barrier, producing a piercing friction sound.

The barrier flickered violently and shattered with a bang after about a second!

The remaining power of the battle aura blade slammed into the stone pillar, leaving a cut that was half an inch deep!

And this is just the beginning.

Rex moved like the wind, his sword strikes flowing continuously:

"Second move, [Fire Thrust]!"

Man and sword became one, transforming into a golden-red meteor that instantly traversed a distance of fifteen meters. A point of cold light condensed to its extreme at the tip of the sword, and the sound of the thrust cutting through the air was as sharp as a whistle.

"Third move, [Blazing Whirlwind]!"

His body spun at high speed, his longsword drawing a perfect circular ring of fire, combining offense and defense. The vortex of flames formed by his battle aura shredded and incinerated everything within a three-meter radius.

"Fourth move, [Unyielding Barrier]!"

His battle aura converged, forming a solid golden-red shield in front of him, with faint lava patterns flowing through it, exuding an aura of indestructibility.

He practiced twelve sword techniques in one go, covering a variety of variations such as slashing, thrusting, spinning, parrying, dodging, and shaking.

Each move is simple, efficient, and full of explosive power, bringing out the "fiery", "explosive", and "condensed" characteristics of fighting spirit to the fullest extent.

Throughout the process, Lynn's eyes narrowed slightly, and his vast mental power had already enveloped Rex completely like an invisible net.

With analytical capabilities enabled, twenty out of thirty workstations were assigned to this task.

Five workstations were used to analyze the energy intake, conversion, and circulation of the breathing method, attempting to deduce its core model in reverse.

Five workstations scan the structure of the life seed, the frequency of energy fluctuations, and how it integrates with the physical body.

Five workstations track the entire energy trajectory of fighting spirit, from the initial spark of life, through the meridians, to its final outward release.

Five workstations record and break down the muscle exertion patterns, center of gravity shifts, and energy node detonation timing for each combat technique.

Massive amounts of data flooded into the sea of ​​consciousness like a torrent, were quickly categorized and stored by the [Memory Library], and were then subjected to in-depth processing by [Analysis].

Soon, Lynn reached a preliminary conclusion:

1. Breathing techniques are essentially a highly efficient method for absorbing life energy and strengthening the body, similar to shamanic meditation, but more focused on the material level.

2. Seed of Life: This is a "crystallization of life energy" that condenses within the body after the breathing technique has been cultivated to a certain stage. It is equivalent to the spiritual core of a wizard, but it is located deep within the physical body and is the source of fighting spirit.

3. Battle Qi: The highly active life energy stimulated by the seed of life, possessing extremely strong physical interference and attribute-adding abilities.

4. Combat Techniques: A "programmed skill set" that releases battle aura with maximum efficiency through specific movements, breathing rhythms, and mental guidance. It is similar to a witchcraft model, but relies more on the physical body to carry it.

After the drill ended, Rex sheathed his sword and stood still, his breathing steady, though fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

He immediately looked at Lynn, awaiting her evaluation.

Lynn remained silent for a moment, seemingly processing what he had just learned.

Then, he raised his hand, and a wisp of pure negative energy condensed at his fingertips.

The negative energy was gray, dark, and cold, forming a stark contrast with Rex's fiery and vigorous fighting spirit.

Lynn tried to mimic the trajectory of the fighting spirit he had just analyzed, guiding the negative energy within his body to simulate an explosion.

"laugh..."

As soon as the negative energy followed that fiery path, it immediately clashed violently with his death affinity and physical body!

A stinging sensation came from the meridians, and the negative energy became extremely unstable. Not only did it fail to produce a burst of energy similar to battle qi, but it also tended to backfire on itself.

Lynn stopped immediately. He shook his head: "Negative energy contradicts the energy essence of the life seed and cannot simulate battle qi."

He then tried to wrap his arm with negative energy and imitate the power generation technique of the [Molten Core Slash], slashing at another stone pillar in mid-air.

A gray-black blade of negative energy flew out and crashed into the protective barrier of the stone pillar.

The barrier flickered a few times, then steadily blocked the attack. The negative energy blade, coated with a corrosive effect, slowly weakened the barrier, but its impact and instantaneous destructive power were far inferior to Rex's aura slash.

"Simply mimicking the form doesn't give it more than 30% of its power," Lynn concluded.

Negative energy is better at eroding, penetrating, and causing continuous damage, but it lacks the extreme instantaneous physical destructive power and attribute burst power of battle aura.