The Knight of Light plants the sun in the eternal night.

Chapter 147 The Great Knight

A sufficient quantity of bread, bacon, milk, nuts, and potions were sealed by Leo within the secret treasure—the Philosopher's Stone.

The entire cubic meter of space was completely filled.

As for the Philosopher's Stone, along with the amber stone, Leo carefully wrapped it with special silk thread and kept it close to his body, hanging it on his waistband. These two treasures alone were worth far more than the entire Swamp Manor.

This is a priceless treasure, passed down privately among the nobility and never sold on the market.

In other words, the Countess could freely plunder the storerooms of Taro Castle and then give them to Leo.

"Having this cubic meter of spare weapons makes me feel much more at ease." After packing the supplies, Leo wrote a reply.

Tell the Countess to keep a close eye on the war and to come to Sunflower Castle as soon as the war is over.

Leo wanted to shake her hand to complete the branding ceremony.

Let's add each other on WeChat.

This will make it easier to chat later.

Surprises are always everywhere. After dinner, while Leo was still thinking about the Countess, he felt a warm touch on his palm.

"Very good, the luminous plants of my manor have not remained silent." Despite this, Leo had no expectations. He had already taken all the benefits he could, and the flower language couldn't be fabricated out of thin air; it would most likely be just empty words.

The fact that the source of this warmth points to a sunflower plant somewhere in the fortified village is even more likely to be nonsense.

"Is he just bragging about being the sun again?"

With this thought in mind, Leo touched the sunflower's flower head and was immediately infected by the enthusiastic voice: "A knight's home is on the battlefield. Let me lend you a hand and spread sunlight on the battlefield. Eat my sunflower seeds, and you can break through the boundary between Holy Light Battle Qi and Holy Light Battle Aura."

After listening.

Leo was taken aback, then overjoyed: "Finally, it's not just empty talk anymore! Excellent, you're more reliable than the Sunflower Ancestor!"

The Sunflower Ancestor is that wild sunflower plant suffering from infertility. Ever since its opportunity to guide the phantom beast was stolen by its companion, it has been unusually silent lately—perhaps because Leo is not often at home and can no longer hear its nonsense.

Leo's hand speed is incredibly fast.

He quickly picked all the sunflower seeds from the sunflower plant, then lay down under the oak tree in the inner courtyard and leisurely ate the seeds.

He has been cultivating diligently lately, and has been replenishing his nutrition with Holy Light Honey and various potions in turn. In particular, the Countess always sends knights to deliver a bunch of potions that can enhance Holy Light Battle Qi.

Therefore, he had already cultivated to the perfect stage of a first-tier knight with dense battle qi at a very early age.

The next step is to continuously refine the Holy Light Battle Qi, striving to gradually break through the boundary between "gas" and "solid" states through painstaking effort.

Holy Light Battle Aura is in a "gaseous state".

Holy Light Battle Aura is "solid".

There is a critical value for the transformation of form. Just like water freezing into ice, it is not enough to just drop to zero degrees Celsius. The temperature must be lowered even further. Leo is currently in such a state and needs to accumulate more energy to break through the boundary between battle qi and battle aura.

I finished eating a handful of sunflower seeds.

Leo felt no movement within his body, which reminded him of the Poisonous Fly Umbrella Light Plant. He had no reaction after consuming it, but it was only when he cultivated the next day that he suddenly felt hot and helped him awaken his Holy Light Battle Qi.

"So, let's go cultivate!"

Leo arrived at his and Vanessa's private training ground and began practicing the routines of martial arts techniques, his longsword dancing and flashing with light.

Not satisfied, he started using his secret technique—Sharp Light Slash, then switched to a spear and used the secret technique—Poison Dragon Drill, or switched to a bow and used the secret technique—Dry Wind Arrow. However, no one attacked him, so his secret technique—Heart Steel—couldn't be stacked.

When the mood is right.

He then stretched out his hands and cast a natural spell—Lightning Strike, followed by a secret technique—Crescent Moon Slash, and then cast all the holy spells he knew.

At this time.

When the feeling comes, it's a restless stirring within the body, as if it's some kind of profound transformation.

"My Holy Light Battle Aura is changing!"

Leo sat cross-legged on the ground, silently experiencing this transformation. The holy light battle aura, which was originally as thin as a hemp rope, was flowing rapidly through his meridians, but at this moment a chain reaction occurred, and its circulation speed began to decrease.

Then, just like a traffic jam, all the holy light and battle energy in the meridians came to a standstill, but the kinetic energy did not disappear.

Instead, it continuously attacks the already stagnant holy light and battle aura.

Like a blacksmith wielding a sledgehammer, hammering and forging the iron block, these holy light battle energies gradually solidified under the constant impact.

It is still a mass of energy, but it has acquired some characteristics of a "solid state": hard, tough, and no longer dissipates.

The holy light and fighting spirit became a unified whole.

Leo seemed to hear a tinkling sound, a beautiful note indicating the completion of the transformation of his Holy Light Battle Qi.

The Holy Light Battle Qi, solidified into a whole, is no longer in a "gaseous" state, but rather a "solid" Holy Light Battle Qi.

Holy light and fighting spirit moved slowly through his meridians, like an old man taking a stroll. But if Leo activated it with his will, it could quickly transform into a rushing river, moving at a speed like a race. This was a combination of the properties of fighting spirit and fighting energy.

"So that's how it is. This is the Holy Light Battle Aura; it hasn't completely 'changed its nature,' but rather it's been given new attributes!"

Leo stood up and unleashed his fighting spirit.

A dense layer of white light slowly emerged in front of him, as if it were a shield, similar to the secret technique—Heart Steel. In other words, the secret technique—Heart Steel was created by the Sycamore Tree Light Plant, imitating the Great Knight's fighting spirit.

"Wonderful, wonderful! I've been promoted to a 2nd-tier Grand Knight!" Leo laughed heartily, his laughter ringing out loudly in the night.

This startled many of the light sleepers.

The servant, who was grumpy in the morning, was about to curse, but upon listening carefully and recognizing Young Master Leo's laughter, he held back.

Butler Dirk was waiting at the back door.

Seeing Leo return with a beaming smile, he couldn't help but ask, "Young Master, did something wonderful happen to you?"

"Haha, I am indeed happy, and it's worth celebrating." Leo displayed his battle aura, with a white shield hanging in front of him. "Just now, I had a lucky breakthrough in my battle aura cultivation, and I've been promoted to a second-tier Grand Knight."

He smiled faintly: "About to head to the battlefield, to break through on the eve of battle—this is a good omen!"

"Ah, praise be to the Holy Light!" The old butler was both surprised and delighted. "The Holy Light favors the young master, the Holy Light blesses the Fluorescent Mushroom family! This is wonderful, young master! I will immediately prepare the banquet for tomorrow to celebrate for you!"

"Hmm." Leo didn't refuse. "We're setting off on campaign the day after tomorrow, so please invite the knights to a banquet tomorrow. It will be both a celebration for me and a reward for them!"

"Yes, young master!"

Butler Decker quickly woke up the servants, especially Mrs. Abby, Mrs. Nicole, and the other kitchen staff, to prepare the dishes for a big feast the next day.

Leo then patted his behind and went upstairs to sleep.

Lying in bed, I felt a surge of excitement, both for the breakthrough and for the impending battle ahead.

Unable to sleep, I thought about cultivation.

"Vanessa told me about the training progress of a Grand Knight. Like a Tier 1 Knight, it can also be divided into four stages: Battle Aura Shield, Battle Aura Counterattack, Battle Aura Armor, and Battle Aura Unity. I have just been promoted and am currently at the Battle Aura Shield stage."

This is a rough application of the Holy Light Battle Aura. The next step is to continuously temper the body and strengthen the Battle Aura.

And they skillfully control the fighting spirit, step by step, cultivating it into an integral part of their body, as easily as using their own limbs.

"With the shield formed by fighting spirit and the armor layered with heart steel, wouldn't I be a mobile fortress on the battlefield?" Leo couldn't help but laugh out loud at this thought. Ordinary knights and great knights would probably have a hard time breaking through his defenses.