It felt so good to be close to the witch!

Under everyone's gaze, Vivian took a light breath and then raised her hand.

A dazzling light emanated from Vivian's hand in the next moment, flowing upwards and downwards like a fluid, condensing into a scepter as tall as Vivian herself in a seemingly slow yet rapid motion.

The scepter is not a physical object, but rather a semi-illusory form, pure white in color, with a spherical jewel of brilliant gold at its top.

Vivian, holding this scepter of light, exudes a noble aura that is awe-inspiring and difficult to look directly at.

"After my talent evolved, I didn't gain any additional abilities. Similar to Sister Ais, the direction of my talent's evolution is a higher affinity for light attribute magic."

Vivian's voice became ethereal, with a unique rhythm, like a prayer, like a chant.

"This scepter of light will allow my light-attribute magic to unleash its full power."

After a brief introduction, Vivian took back the Scepter of Light from her hands.

The little angel was a little out of breath.

When she summoned the Scepter of Light, her body, mind, and magic were under great strain.

The Scepter of Light is powerful, but it also consumes a terrifying amount of energy. During the witch stage, it can't be used for more than a few seconds. Only after Vivian advances to the Grand rank will she have enough magic power to support the long-term appearance of the Scepter of Light's phantom.

This is similar to Ais's Bloodline Ice Sword.

However, the difference is that Ais already possessed the title of Grand Witch when she acquired the Bloodline Ice Sword, because the pressure she faced when using the Bloodline Ice Sword was far less than that of Vivian.

After learning about Vivian's changes, the witches returned to their rooms.

The same goes for Roy.

He returned to his room, prepared to rest well, and then began his first talent evolution.

During the time when Elena and Vivian's talents were evolving, he replaced sleep with cultivation.

He had just entered the room and hadn't even had a chance to lie down when, suddenly, as if sensing something, he reached into his robes and took out a large blue-gold conch shell.

Has Fuma sent a message?

The idea popped into Roy's mind.

More than a day has passed since Fuma took away the box containing the monstrous bird, the gray-blue frost.

Could it be that she has made some important discovery? That she would send a message so late at night.

With a sense of doubt, Roy "connected" to the Blue Gold Conch Shell, and the next second, a voice unique to the Fuma tone came from the conch shell.

"Lord Roy, there is something urgent I need to tell you."

"Today is the seventh day since the beginning of winter. All the provinces of the empire are plagued by magical beasts. Apart from our province of Rafa, the province of Morning Breeze, located in the northernmost part of the empire, is the most severely affected by the magical beast plague. An extremely high-risk individual among the magical beasts has emerged, whose strength is comparable to that of a legendary beast. It has been named the 'Overlord Magical Beast'."

"You also need to be extra careful. If you discover any trace of a powerful magical beast, please contact me immediately and I will arrive as soon as possible."

Upon hearing the serious voice coming from the Blue Gold Conch Shell, Roy's eyes widened instantly.

"A supreme magical beast? An extremely high-risk magical beast comparable to a legendary one?!"

Instead of the expected information related to destructive forces, they received a truly shocking message.

The news of the appearance of the Overlord Monster made Roy frown.

In fact, with the death of a large number of "artificial small magic points" and the magical beasts mutated by them, Roy was not worried that a dominant magical beast would be born in the province of Rafa.

As an extremely high-risk individual among Warcraft, the most basic condition for the birth of a dominant Warcraft is that the concentration of magic power in the world reaches a certain threshold, and the current province of Lafa clearly does not meet this condition.

He was worried about.

The appearance of the first overlord monster indicates that no "artificial small magic points" have been found in the Morningwind Province, or rather, they have been found but not many have been removed.

If the situation is like this in Morningwind Province, then the other provinces of the empire are probably not much better.

If monsters are merely a minor ailment to the nobles of various provinces, then the danger posed by a powerful monster-led army of monsters and ferocious animals would escalate dramatically, becoming a major threat.

The monsters were of similar strength and fought each other, none of them willing to submit to the others. Their strongest strength was only at the Gold level, which was nothing to a great noble who controlled a province and possessed legendary combat power. At most, it was a matter of how much property they would lose, but in the end, they could be wiped out.

But the Overlord Beasts are different.

Its legendary strength was enough to subdue all magical beasts and bring them under its command, eventually forming a mighty beast tide that swept through various territories, bringing indescribable and devastating casualties.

Given the inherent toughness and resilience of magical beasts, even a legendary knight would likely find it extremely difficult to kill a dominant magical beast.

Unless, a legendary, absolute powerhouse intervenes.

However, not every province is like Lafa Province, with a border duke in charge.

Moreover, the dominant Warcraft isn't stupid either.

If it can't win, it can hide and secretly control magical beasts, bringing enormous disasters to various territories.

"Ugh……"

He sighed. Just thinking about it brought to mind the tragic scene in Morningwind Province.

What is the reason behind the mastermind who creates magical beasts, even overlord magical beasts, through "artificial miniature magical energy points" and instigates the beast plague? What is the significance of doing so to him?

I can't figure it out, I can't understand it.

“Your Highness Fuma, I understand. Thank you for your message.”

After transmitting these words through the Blue Gold Conch, Roy lowered his hand, feeling increasingly anxious.

The appearance of the Overlord Beast indicates that what the person behind it is plotting is far more terrifying than he had previously imagined.

Behind the layers of curtains, it seemed as if an invisible black hand was shrouding the entire Radiant Empire.

In this situation, only greater strength can give Roy a sense of security.

"call……"

Exhaling a deep breath of white air, Roy thought for a moment, then picked up the Blue-Gold Communication Conch again and spoke:

“Your Highness Fuma, I will be entering a deep state of cultivation for the next period of time. I don’t know exactly when it will end. I will give this conch shell to Lilia. If there is any emergency afterward, you can communicate directly with Lilia through the conch shell.”

Not long after the voice was transmitted, Conch received Fuma's reply: "I understand. I wish you a smooth cultivation journey."

Roy got up and quickly walked out the door. A short while later, he handed the Blue Gold Conch to Lilia and gave her some instructions.

After finishing all that, he returned to his room, lay down on his bed, and began a long-awaited sleep.

……

The next day, at dusk.

Roy, who was in peak condition, sat cross-legged on the bed in the secluded place. Shanica, Ais, and Lilia stood beside him.

Roy turned his gaze to Ais and Lilia and said with a smile, "For the next period of time, I'll leave the many things in the territory to you two to look after."

"Don't worry," Lilia said earnestly, pursing her lips.

She was not worried about Roy's evolving talent.

Now, all that they've been through together has given her an almost blind trust in Roy.

She believed that no matter how difficult things were, as long as it was Lord Roy, there would be no problem.

Ais, who was standing to the side, did not speak, but simply nodded coolly.

But Roy, who knew Ais's personality, knew that once she made a promise, Ais would definitely keep it. Just like back in the Star Lake days, even when facing the legendary three-star Fang Wind Knight Sima, Ais, having promised to hold off the enemy for him, never retreated an inch.

"I'll leave it to you." Roy smiled, watching the two witches leave the hidden place.

Then, under his control, the entrance to the hidden place slowly closed.

Only Roy and Shanika remained in the room.

The main reason for leaving Shanika behind was to prevent any accidents during the talent evolution process. With Shanika by his side to protect him, she could help stabilize Roy's body from the outside in time if anything unexpected happened.

He nodded to Shanika beside him, and she responded with a gentle, warm smile.

Now, everything is ready, and the first talent evolution can begin!

Before Roy's eyes, the text of the gray character panel appeared.

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[Perform the first talent evolution of [Infinite Desire]? (Please note that the time required for talent evolution is unpredictable, and any interruption during the evolution process will have unpredictable consequences, which may even endanger the host's life. Please perform this operation in an absolutely safe environment.)]

Alternatively, you can choose to remove "Lust" from the energy reserve progress, causing the energy reserve progress to drop below 100%.

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Logically speaking, Roy, who had witnessed the evolution of the five witches' talents firsthand, shouldn't have been so "cautious."

But only those who are close to them know their own affairs.

Roy knew very well that his talent [Infinite Desire], which originated from the [Original Sin Cube], was special.

No matter what kind of witch's talent, they are helpless against corruption, but [Infinite Desire] can easily absorb it.

This demonstrates the high status of [Infinite Desire].

However, evolving such talent is by no means a simple matter.

Danger and difficulties are inevitable.

But for greater strength, for the power to protect those around him, Roy would never give up, no matter how great the danger or difficulty.

Without further hesitation, Roy chose "yes".

The next instant, his vision was completely filled with the blooming, deep purple light.

Roy was very impressed with this color.

Its name is the original sin—lust!

His consciousness gradually became hazy in the dim purple light. In a daze, Roy felt as if he were on a stormy sea, riding in a small boat that could capsize at any moment.

Upside down, rotated...

He also completely lost consciousness during this process.

……

I do not know how long it has been.

In a hazy state, a cool sensation that penetrated the membrane swept over his entire body, causing Roy to slowly wake up.

Realizing he had entered the talent evolution space, his relaxed body instantly tensed up. He swiftly and powerfully flipped himself up, half-kneeling on the ground, and quickly looked around.