It felt so good to be close to the witch!

"So, are you prepared to endure suffering?"

As Roy's voice fell, all the official knights suddenly raised their heads, their eyes fixed intently on Roy, on their lord.

"We are ready!"

A chorus of roars rose into the sky, almost tearing the clouds above.

“Very good. Now that you are ready, come forward one by one, and I will conduct a breath symmetry test for you.”

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Chapter 131 Roy vs. Lilia!

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There is a compatibility between breathing techniques and the human body.

Or, to put it another way, compatibility.

This idea stems from the human body's ability to accept magical particles with corresponding attributes.

If the compatibility is too low, the knight will still be unable to absorb magical particles from nature into his body after practicing the breathing technique, thus failing to generate battle aura.

Generally speaking, those who can train to become official knights can meet this minimum requirement, but there are exceptions.

Admittedly, the Bronze Knights' battle aura has no attributes, but that doesn't mean the magical particles they absorb are without attributes. It's just that those tiny attributes disappear after being neutralized by the human body's life force, allowing the Bronze Knights' fragile bodies to withstand them.

The Fire-attribute Explosive Breathing Technique and the Earth-attribute Golden Breathing Technique require practitioners to have a minimum compatibility between fire-attribute and earth-attribute magical particles. The method of checking is also very simple: a knight practicing an advanced breathing technique inputs a wisp of attribute-less battle qi into the body of the person being checked.

This wisp of attribute-less battle aura is extremely weak. As long as the examinee does not show any obvious physical collapse, it means that there is a minimum degree of compatibility with magical particles. As for further testing to determine which specific attribute of breathing technique is suitable, that is very troublesome and cannot be measured by ordinary testing methods. The cost is extremely high.

For these official knights, such a complicated process is unnecessary; it is sufficient to check whether they have a minimum level of compatibility with magical particles.

Since Red had just broken through and couldn't control his internal fighting spirit well, Roy was tasked with the compatibility test himself.

The knights, lined up in two rows, stepped forward one by one with trepidation to undergo the tests.

When elemental aura enters the body, some formal knights only frown slightly and feel a little uncomfortable, which indicates a high degree of compatibility. However, a small number of knights turn red in the face and their arm veins bulge, indicating a lower level of talent.

After one round of testing, although the compatibility of the magical particles among these twenty knights varied, they all generally met the minimum requirements.

This made Roy nod in satisfaction.

“Very good. Tom, Hack... the ten of you will practice the Explosive Breathing Technique. Will, Yuri... the ten of you will practice the Golden Breathing Technique.”

Roy's arrangement was not arbitrary, but rather a decision made after careful consideration based on the manual provided by Red.

The Explosive Breathing Technique is a fire-attribute technique that emphasizes explosive power, making it suitable for knights with a brave and daring personality.

The Golden Breathing Technique is an earth-elemental technique, focusing on defense, and is suitable for knights with a conservative and steady personality.

Since we are going to form an extraordinary knight order, it is impossible to have only one type of extraordinary knight; we need both offensive and defensive knights.

If he had a suitable breathing technique at hand, Roy would have even considered adding ranged, scout, and other types of extraordinary knights.

Breathing techniques are precious, so Roy did not choose to give each of these formal knights a copy, but instead let them learn them here.

Red is responsible for instructing the formal knights who practice the Explosive Breathing Technique, while Roy is responsible for instructing the Golden Breathing Technique.

In fact, Roy had not practiced the Golden Breathing Technique, but thanks to his increasingly powerful spirit and memory, after watching it a few times, he could easily simulate the specific operating route of the Golden Breathing Technique, so leading these formal knights in their first breathing exercise was not a big problem.

After some time, the formal knights who had memorized the breathing techniques were led by Roy and Red to practice the breathing for the first time.

Unfortunately, none of these twenty official knights were particularly talented, and they were unable to complete even the first challenge, "Breathing Technique Adaptation," in a short period of time.

Breathing technique adaptive adjustment—the body gradually adapts to the magical particles—absorbing the magical particles and gradually integrating and transforming them with its own life force.

These are the three steps of advanced breathing technique training, and also the three key milestones that a formal knight must go through to break through to the Bronze Knight level.

Although Roy has a way to help these formal knights break through to the Bronze level, he can only do so after they have reached the second step of the three-step process and their bodies have gradually adapted to the magical particles.

The first step before that requires the efforts of these official knights themselves.

According to Red's experience, even the most mediocre knights can complete this step within two weeks, and most can achieve it in about a week.

After all, the first step of these three steps is just the most basic. What's really troubling a formal knight to break through to the Bronze rank are the second and third steps.

After demonstrating the breathing technique twice more in the training area, Roy waved for the formal knights to leave.

The foundation has been laid; now it's up to these official knights to put in the effort themselves.

Not long after the knights left, Red also took his leave.

He has just made a breakthrough and still needs to adapt to and organize his new strengths.

After everyone left, Roy was the only one left in the training field.

Oh, no, it's Roy and the two witches.

Lilia led Elena out of the shadows in the corner. Meeting Roy's questioning gaze, Elena smiled confidently, her fluffy, soft fox tail wagging up behind her: "All done!"

"I left mental suggestions on two books that record the breathing techniques. As these knights memorize and recite the breathing techniques, the mental suggestions will become deeper and deeper. Now, they will subconsciously resist telling outsiders about the breathing techniques and what just happened in this training ground."

"This kind of mental suggestion will subtly influence them as their breathing techniques become more profound. Unless one day their mental strength far surpasses mine by a whole realm, there is absolutely no way to break through it."

"Compared to strong mental control, this kind of subconscious suggestion is more convincing to the person, and they will come up with a lot of reasons to hide these things."

When talking about her areas of expertise, Elena appeared radiant, her eyes sparkling.

During this time, she had been under Roy's protection, but could only helplessly cower and hide in the face of various dangers, unable to help in the slightest. Although she didn't say it on the surface, she felt very guilty.

Now, she can finally help.

This made the little fox girl extremely happy.

"Thanks a lot."

Roy said in a gentle voice.

From the fox girl's slightly pale face and unsteady breathing, Roy could deduce that implanting psychological suggestions into twenty official knights at once was an exceptionally heavy burden for Elena, whose magical power was far from being strong.

"Hmph~" Elena gave a light hum and wagged her tail. "If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

"By the way, Roy, Shanika asked me to tell you that she made you honey cream bread and left it on the table in your room. Remember to eat it."

"understood."

Watching the two witches disappear with a smile, Roy looked up at the sun, which was stretching its light through the clouds but could only bring a little heat, and sighed softly.

Winter is drawing ever closer.

……

Dusk hour.

Indoor training ground.

Roy and Lilia stood facing each other.

The girl, dressed in a black tight leather outfit, had her body shimmering in the slanting rays of the setting sun, especially her straight and full thighs, which gave her a vibrant, leopard-like appearance.

At the edge of the training ground, the other four witches also craned their necks, eagerly anticipating the battle that was about to take place.

Because this is a direct confrontation between a knight and a witch at the same level.

If it were any other knight, this battle would be utterly pointless, with a 99.99% chance of defeat. The only 0.01% chance of victory would be if the witch were severely wounded and on the verge of death, or if a bolt of lightning suddenly struck and killed the wounded witch.

The difference in victory and defeat was so vast.

The difference in combat power between witches and knights is exceptionally pronounced, especially between the witch stage and the silver knight stage.

When it comes to the Great Witch, it becomes even more exaggerated.

But since the knight in this battle is Roy, things aren't so certain anymore.

Roy, who cultivates the Superior Breathing Technique of Flame Breathing with both [Explosive Flame] and [Extreme Bloom], is already far more powerful than other knights of the same level. Of course, if that were all, he would not be a match for the witch; at most, he could only last a little longer than the other knights.

What truly makes the outcome of this battle uncertain is Roy's talent.

The "rage" and "destructive" state that Roy had shown in front of Ais and others alone made him capable of defeating witches of the same rank, not to mention that Roy also had hidden methods.

It's really uncertain who will win this battle.

"Lilia, are you ready?" On the training field, Roy, with a smile on his face, rested his right hand on the long sword at his waist.

Deep within his eyes burned a fighting spirit.

To solidify his foundation, the best way for him is through battle. And now, he has reached the peak of the Silver Realm, which, in terms of pure realm, puts him on the same level as Lilia.

Of course, his physical body has reached the Gold rank, which is a bit unfair, but a witch's fighting power has never been about direct hand-to-hand combat.

The previous close combat was merely Lilia's restraint in order to take care of Roy.

Lilia's true strength lies in her talent for shadows.

From this perspective, the two are evenly matched.

“Ready.” Lilia nodded, a serious expression on her fair face.

Because she spends most of her time guarding Lord Roy, Lilia has a very clear understanding of Roy's strength.

She knew very well that if she didn't take it seriously, she would really lose this battle.

Even against Lord Roy, Lilia did not want to lose.

Because that would make her existence as a "personal bodyguard" seem meaningless.

A somber atmosphere enveloped the entire venue, and the afterglow of the setting sun cast long shadows of the two men.

"start!"

With a roar from Roy, his crimson-gold battle aura surged and ignited, instantly putting him into the "Burning Heart State".

At the moment Roy unleashed his fighting spirit, Lilia also moved.

Without a sound, her body entered a semi-illusory form of "shadow elementalization," merging into the shadow and disappearing from the spot.

Roy gripped the hilt of his sword tightly with his right hand, and crimson-gold flames of battle aura spread from his hand to the longsword. He closed his eyes. Facing an "assassin-type witch" like Lilia who controlled shadows, visual observation was almost useless. Only extremely keen perception could allow him to react and launch a counterattack the instant Lilia launched an attack and her body broke away from the shadow world.