It felt so good to be close to the witch!

Roy's bloody appearance earlier had given her quite a fright.

Lilia had seen Roy use "Rage," but this was the first time she had seen him use "Destruction."

The feeling of destructive energy left her with lingering fear.

Shanika, standing to the side, also looked concerned.

"I am fine."

Roy waved his hand. He wasn't being stubborn; he genuinely wasn't seriously injured.

The reason he was in a near-death state the first time he used "Destruction State" was because his physical strength was only slightly stronger than his cultivation level.

Now, having only just entered the Silver Three-Star level, his physical strength far exceeds that of the Silver Peak, and his endurance has greatly improved. With Shanika's timely "treatment" and the subsequent replenishment of [Infinite Desire], he is now mostly fine except for being mentally exhausted.

Reaching the dark, empty space in the center of the ice island, Roy looked at Ais beside him: "Ais, did you see how the skeletal figure came out of there just now?"

Upon closer inspection, Ais confirmed that Roy's condition was stable, and the worry deep in her eyes gradually disappeared. Facing Roy's question, she nodded slightly, her slender, snow-white finger pointing to a certain spot on the dark, empty wall: "He suddenly appeared from there."

"But after looking at it several times, I didn't find anything special about it."

Roy stared intently, but after observing it several times, he still couldn't find anything unusual.

The interior walls were pitch black and hollow, as black as ink, and you couldn't see anything at all.

After thinking for a moment, Roy went to the edge of the dark, empty inner wall and entered the state of [Infinite Desire].

After activating [Infinite Desire], Roy's perception of energy will reach an extremely acute level within a one-meter radius centered on his body.

Although there were constant turbulent flows of magic emanating from the dark void, Roy quickly noticed something amiss.

Near the location Ais just pointed to, there was a faint and gloomy fluctuation.

Roy drew his long sword from his waist, reached into the dark hole, and flicked it. A black dagger, with only one-third of its blade remaining, flew up, spun, and fell to the ground with a crisp "clang".

Ais frowned.

Even though she could see the black, broken dagger, she still couldn't sense its presence. What alarmed her even more was that the ice crystals she had condensed with magic on the ground were constantly being eroded and disappeared upon contact with the black, broken dagger.

This thing is so strange?

Roy looked at the long sword in his hand.

A huge gash had appeared at the point where the blade had just touched the black, broken dagger, as if it had been rapidly dissolved by a highly corrosive liquid and was gradually spreading.

Roy was startled and quickly dropped the longsword. Before long, the standard-issue longsword turned into black ashes right before his eyes, leaving "no trace of the body".

Roy turned his gaze to the black, broken dagger.

After it detached from the dark, hollow wall, black ash kept escaping from its edges. To avoid inhaling this ash, Roy and the witches quickly retreated nearly ten meters away.

Before long, under the watchful eyes of the group, the black dagger vanished without a trace, leaving only a deep hole in the shape of a dagger, proving that it had once existed.

"What on earth is this?"

Roy's eyes were serious.

He sensed a strange, almost forbidden energy emanating from the black, broken dagger, but it was neither quite there nor quite there. The [Original Sin Cube] did not provide any indication that it could be absorbed.

The illusory figure with the skeletal face could be moved quickly using the black dagger, clearly indicating that this thing held extremely deep secrets. Unfortunately, these secrets were lost as the black dagger dissipated.

"call……"

Roy took a deep breath, suppressed his doubts, and stopped thinking about it.

Now that he has absorbed the "Class A Forbidden Item - Scales of Displacement", the Bone Man has died at his hands, and Fuma's "Destined Death" has been broken, although the identity of the Bone Man and the reason why the Bone Man cursed the unborn Fuma sixteen years ago are unknown, overall, this operation has been very fruitful.

"Let's go, we should go back."

Roy spoke up.

With Ais's help, the group quickly took off.

Just before entering the translucent vortex, Roy lowered his head and gazed intently at the dark void in the center of the island.

That deep, dark luster was like a small opening in the abyss in the human world. This small opening is now shrinking little by little. After a while, no more magic will flow out of it. It is estimated that it will have to wait until next year's Fertility Festival to reopen it.

Lost in thought, Roy's body entered the semi-transparent vortex, and the next instant, his vision went completely black.

……

The Blackrock Lord's Mansion, a hidden place.

Elena circled the semi-illusory portal, her fox ears drooping and her bushy tail swaying low behind her.

Beside the desk, Vivian held a book containing "Basic Meditation Methods," seemingly reading, but judging from her vacant pupils, her thoughts had long since wandered off somewhere else.

Several hours had passed since Roy and his group left.

Although they knew they were only there to provide support, Elena and Vivian were still uneasy because it involved a legendary figure.

Just then, the semi-illusory portal twisted slightly, and Elena's droopy fox ears, which had been staring at the portal, suddenly perked up, and Elena also turned her gaze towards it.

The first to walk in was Ais, with her flowing white hair and a cool, aloof demeanor.

Following closely behind Ais was Shanika, and then Roy and Lilia.

Meeting the two little ones' eyes, which were practically overflowing with joy, Roy smiled broadly and said, "We're back."

"Wow!" Elena jumped into Ais's arms, her big tail wagging excitedly. Even from a distance of more than a meter, Roy could feel a considerable amount of airflow.

Compared to Elena, Vivian was much more ladylike, but her expression still betrayed her excitement, her fair hands clasped tightly together in front of her.

Behind Roy, Lilia stepped forward and embraced Vivian. Vivian, who had been suppressing her emotions for a long time, buried her head in Lilia's arms, her shoulders trembling slightly.

Looking at the scene before him, Roy had a faint smile on his lips.

Just then, he felt a gaze on him from the side. Instinctively, he turned his head and met a pair of moist and charming eyes.

Shanika blinked, saying nothing, yet she said everything.

Everything is left unsaid.

Chapter 119 The Golden Ambition!

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Fuma felt like she had a very, very long dream.

In her dream, she was like an infant nestled in her mother's womb, enveloped in a long-lost sense of warmth.

What outsiders don't know is that Fuma, who was born with a small missing part of her heart, is actually very afraid of the cold. Even in the height of summer, she can't help but shiver.

The border duke felt sorry for her, so he sent female knights to nourish her body with fighting spirit year-round.

This situation only improved after Fuma later mastered the breathing technique and advanced to the Bronze rank.

But only Fuma herself knew that the chill that emanated from within had never disappeared. Even after she reached the peak of the Gold Realm, she was still constantly being attacked by the chill. It's just that her resistance and endurance were stronger now.

Essentially, the chill remained, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get rid of it.

But now, that chill has completely disappeared, enveloped by the long-lost warmth all around!

The sense of loss was filled...

For the first time since birth, Fuma has felt "true warmth from the heart".

After an unknown amount of time, Fuma received information from the outside world: the irritation of light on her skin, the sound of anxious conversations and footsteps, and the familiar, faint smell of gunpowder...

Then, she opened her eyes.

The first thing that catches the eye is the gray stone ceiling and the ice crystal coffin walls on both sides of the line of sight.

Upon seeing the ice crystal coffin walls, Fuma couldn't help but recall the scene when she first entered the Lost Ice Coffin.

When she first lay down in the lost ice coffin, she was still conscious, but as the coffin closed and icy mist surged in, her consciousness began to fade away.

It was only then that she truly understood what the "absolute isolation" of the lost ice coffin meant.

—Not only was she isolated from any external connections imposed upon her, but she was also isolated from herself. Without the intervention of external forces, she, at the peak of her golden age, would have remained in eternal slumber within the lost ice coffin.

Blinking, Fuma sat up, supporting herself on the bottom of the coffin with her hands. Then, she met three pairs of eyes full of surprise.

"Father, elder brother, Mr. Andrew..."

A clear, ethereal voice rang out, and the girl clad in crimson, close-fitting scale armor swept her gaze over the three people in the hall. A faint smile bloomed on her expressionless face, like a white lotus emerging from the mud, pure and clear: "I'm back."

Anorok Soros's face was filled with excitement as he looked at his sister waking up from the ice coffin. All the previous heartache and worry in his eyes disappeared, leaving only pure joy.

Anok loved his only sister dearly, which is why, despite always being obedient to his father, he chose to secretly cooperate with the Second Prince's faction during the Star Lake incident, without telling his father.

Instinctively, he walked toward the ice coffin, but when he was still two meters away from it, Fuma suddenly shone with a hazy glow.

The light was initially weak and dim, but soon it became so bright that people had to squint.

"Fuma?!"

The sudden change made Anok shout anxiously, wanting to get closer, but just then, he felt a hand suddenly press down on his shoulder.

A force as heavy as a mountain came from his hands, firmly fixing Anok's body in place.

A tall and imposing figure appeared beside Anok.

"Don't worry, little Fuma is fine, she's just..."

"We're about to break through."

The authoritative and deep voice reached his ears, and the anxiety in Anok's eyes was replaced by astonishment and joy.

The astonishment stemmed from the fact that Fuma's strength had already reached the peak of the Gold rank, and if she broke through again, wouldn't she be reaching the legendary realm? The joy, however, came from the fact that their father had not stopped his sister's breakthrough, which meant that he believed Fuma's success rate was very high, and she was no longer bound by the missing heart.

"Let's go, let's leave this place and let little Fuma break through in peace."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Border Duke turned and walked towards the gate, with Anok and Andrew quickly following behind.

After the three left, Fuma got up from the lost ice coffin, walked to the center of the hall, closed her eyes and sat cross-legged. Her whole body was gradually enveloped by a layer of flowing liquid crimson battle aura, like a giant egg that had been accumulating power and waiting to be reborn.

Outside the hall, sensing the gradually increasing fluctuations within, the border duke's face showed a rare smile.

He gazed at the distant, sprawling imperial fortress—the Wall of Solid Stone—and slowly spoke:

“Andrew, tell me about what happened on your trip.”

When they left the border, the border duke realized that his daughter was hiding something, but he was seriously injured and in dire need of recuperation, so he didn't ask any further questions. Moreover, he was certain that little Fuma did not have the lost ice coffin on her at that time.

At his level of strength, even the barrier of a spatial ring would be difficult to conceal.