It felt so good to be close to the witch!

His expression turned solemn, and he raised his right hand, clenched his fist and placed it against his heart, performing a dignified knightly salute: "Please give me your guidance, Lord Silvat."

"Please." Silvat said nothing more, raising his hand in front of him as a gesture of respect befitting a knight of this world.

"Chong-"

The hum of a longsword being drawn echoed all around, and Roy, as the "weaker" one, launched the first attack.

The blade, as clear and bright as silver, reflected a dazzling light in the sunlight, prompting Silvat to exclaim, "What a fine blade! What a pity..."

Clad in full black armor, Silvat made no move to use the long spear with coiled patterns on his back. Facing Roy's straight-slashing longsword, he even had the leisure to comment, "More power than skill."

He raised his armor-clad hand, fingers together, forming the shape of a hand blade, and struck him with a force that was neither too strong nor too weak, when the blade was less than twenty centimeters from his face.

"Om..."

An invisible shockwave spread out, and Roy felt that more than 70% of the force of the longsword in his hand was deflected at this moment, and the angle of the slash also changed. He could only watch helplessly as the longsword grazed past Silvat's side.

"Tear..."

The ground where the blade had struck was left with a deep, long gash, its depth obscured by darkness, demonstrating the immense force of the strike.

But no matter how powerful the strike, it's useless if it misses.

After deflecting Roy's longsword, Silvat did not take the opportunity to attack. Instead, he took a few steps back to create distance and said with a smile, "It seems that Lord Nameless's 'battle aura system' is not good at weapon training."

"call……"

Roy took a light breath.

That last strike was certainly not his full strength.

In order to take advantage of Silvat's pride in the "Demon Mark" system and obtain more valuable information, he only used the physique of a normal Gold II star in this strike, without even activating his battle aura. Even so, Silvat's effortless resolution greatly exceeded Roy's expectations.

From Silvat's introduction, he learned that the "Magic Mark" system was exceptionally skilled in weaponry, but he never expected that it could overwhelm him in terms of skill.

Upon closer reflection, this is not surprising.

Throughout his career, Roy has always relied on overwhelming force in battles. In subsequent sparring sessions with the witches, he was quite experienced in dealing with magical attacks, as most of the witches were skilled in attacks based on their innate magical abilities. However, his progress in close combat skills was extremely limited.

It's quite normal to be crushed when facing practitioners of the "Demon Mark" system who specialize in weapon skills.

"From now on, we need to get serious..."

Roy thought to himself.

Admittedly, feigning weakness to provoke Silvat's pride and gain more information was his initial strategy. However, there is a limit to being "weak." If things continue as they are now, with the opponent able to easily deflect attacks without even using weapons, Roy will never be able to personally experience the true wonder of the "Demon Mark" in battle.

It cannot be too weak, nor too strong; it must be controlled within a subtle range.

Thinking of this, Roy turned his gaze to Silvat: "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Lord Silvat. Indeed, weaponry is not my forte."

"But if you think that the 'battle aura' system is only limited to this, then you are very wrong."

Roy's tone was full of resentment, with an urgent urge to prove himself: "Next, I will use 'battle aura,' and you may get hurt if you are not careful."

Despite being unknown, Silvat remained calm and said, "I'm looking forward to it."

After saying this, he stood there leisurely, waiting for Nameless to make his move.

"what!"

With a roar, crimson-gold flames of battle aura surged forth from the gaps in the dark silver ferocious armor, and in an instant, Roy transformed into a grim reaper in the flames.

The surging flames of battle aura caused the surrounding air to distort rapidly, and even the ground began to turn yellow and scorch. If the trees and weeds had not been cleared away in advance, the residual heat alone could have caused a fire.

The immense energy caused Silvat, who had previously been indifferent, to suddenly become serious.

"This temperature, this energy... It seems that the Dou Qi system has indeed had its own unique features to be passed down. I underestimated these hidden inheritances." Silvat sighed. He slapped the shaft of the coiled spear behind him with his left hand, which was hanging by his thigh. Under the action of a rotating force, the spear broke free of its straps and was grasped by his right hand.

"To express my apologies, Lord Nameless, I will now use the true power of the 'Demon Mark' as well."

The patterned spear was held by Silvat with both hands, its tip, tinged with crimson blood, pointing diagonally forward at the ground.

"Thorn Discipline Construct, activate!"

"Kakaka!"

A crisp sound rang out in the air as the patterned spear in Silvat's hand was covered by layers of emerging semi-transparent components. In an instant, a half-meter-long "component" appeared at the front and back of the two-meter-long spear, extending its length to three meters.

The exact appearance of these "components" is difficult to discern, resembling a vast and dazzling star map, shimmering with a mysterious silvery light.

Not only that.

Holding the "Thorn Discipline Spear," Silvat's eyes became serene and unwavering. In Roy's perception, at this moment, the other man and the spear in his hand almost became one with each other. The presence of the surrounding things suddenly became weak, as if the man and the spear had become the entirety of this world.

A strong sense of threat swept over his entire body. With his construct activated, Silvat's threat level in Roy's perception skyrocketed, jumping from the original Gold Two Star to above Gold Three Star!

Faced with this situation, Roy's face, hidden beneath his helmet, showed no sign of panic, but rather was filled with anticipation.

That's right, that's exactly how it should be. If it weren't for this "special" nature, how could the Demon Mark system possibly reach the path of divinity?

The blazing crimson flames, as the longsword was swung, transformed into an astonishing crescent-shaped blade of energy, tearing through the air and hurtling straight toward Silvat.

With this strike, Roy, based on his Gold Two-Star Battle Aura and physique, and aided by the secret technique "Burning Heart," further amplified its power.

It can be said that, apart from innate abilities, this attack is close to the upper limit of the attack power that a Gold Two-Star Knight who has mastered the dual traits of the Flame Breathing Technique can unleash. What it lacks is nothing more than the enhancement brought by the secret technique "Brilliant Light" of the [Extreme Bloom] trait.

Of course, if one can cultivate "Burning Heart" to "Burning Heart·Change" and "Burning Heart·Secret", its power can be further enhanced.

Even without these factors, the power of this strike must be taken seriously by even a Gold-ranked three-star player.

Silvat looked serious and focused.

Just as the blazing crimson-gold blade light was about to arrive, he stepped forward, twisted his waist, and turned his hand, sending the coiled spear in his hand spinning out like a roaring giant python.

As the spear moved, the "Thorn Discipline Construct" attached to it also moved.

As the crimson spear tip pierced through, it carried the mysterious silver light of the "Thorn Discipline Armor," appearing dazzling and captivating.

In mid-air, crimson gold and blood silver collided with a deafening roar.

The next instant, a terrifying explosion erupted, and the powerful shockwave bent trees within a radius of fifty meters.

Chapter 152 The Legacy of the Demonic Mark

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The violent explosion plowed up layer after layer of the ground. When the smoke and dust cleared, two figures stood facing each other, one on the left and one on the right.

"call……"

The Thorn Discipline Knight, Silvat, took a deep breath. The lingering dust around him dissipated completely as his magical energy surged. He gazed at the menacing figure in dark silver armor not far ahead and couldn't help but exclaim, "What an amazing ability! Its name... is it Battle Aura...?"

"The magic marks, the composition, the marksmanship... Lord Silvat's skills have truly broadened my horizons." Roy sheathed his Starfire Longsword and nodded slightly to Silvat.

"I lost this match."

Roy's voice was very calm.

The strength of a Gold 2-Star Knight who has mastered the dual traits of Flame Breathing is no match for Silvat. Although Roy still needs to improve his secret techniques, even if he masters "Burning Heart Secret" and "Radiant Light Secret", the final result of this sparring match will not change in the slightest.

He could sense that although Silvat was getting serious, he still had some cards up his sleeve.

At the same rank, without using his talents, Roy indeed could not defeat the third-rank professional - Thorn Discipline Knight Silvat.

He found the "Construct" ability, a core skill of third-tier professionals, particularly the one used by Silvat, very interesting.

The existence of constructs is very similar to the "true form" of the aura system, but the difference is that Silvat's constructs can be manifested on weapons, while the true form is the image of the aura and breathing techniques within the body of a Golden Peak Knight.

As we know from Silvat's previous introduction, the Demon Mark system involves cultivating both the physical macrocosm and the external microcosm. It seems that the external microcosm refers to this kind of external "construction" method.

The power of the construct is no less than that of the true form of a Golden Peak Knight.

If a third-tier professional of the Demon Mark system also possesses a "construct" of their physical universe, their combat power at the same tier will far surpass that of the Battle Qi system under the dual "constructs".

Moreover, Silvat's marksmanship is exceptionally superb, possessing an indescribable quality that elevates his combat prowess to an even higher level.

I've learned about it, I've tried it, so what's next...?

A flash of light appeared in Roy's spatial ring, and a magic crystal, larger than the one he had given Silvat, appeared in his hand. He tossed it toward Silvat.

"This is the agreed-upon thank-you gift."

He caught the thrown, dark purple magic crystal, and Silvat's eyes lit up. He immediately put it into his pocket. At the same time, his gaze swept over the spatial ring on Roy's hand, and a hint of greed inevitably surfaced in his heart.

But he quickly suppressed his greed.

Although he had the upper hand in the sparring just now, his opponent's calm and composed demeanor even after losing left Silvat somewhat unsure of his opponent's true strength.

What outsiders don't know is that Silvat has had a very keen sense of danger since childhood.

He sensed a subtle sense of crisis from the nameless foreign traveler he had "defeated".

The premise of a transaction is that both parties are of equal "qualification". If one party is strong and the other is weak, what is being done will no longer be a transaction, but plunder.

He was indeed a knight, but the Thorn Knight was never a kind or upright knight; otherwise, the passersby on the road wouldn't have been so quick to avoid him.

He loves money, but when necessary, he doesn't mind shedding his glamorous facade and becoming a "plunderer".

The most fundamental reason for this exchange was his apprehension towards this foreign traveler who had suddenly appeared and was called "Nameless".

He was also quite surprised by the opponent's "battle aura" system.

The pride of the "Magic Mark" system kept Silvat outwardly "reserved" and "superior," but he had to admit that the "Battle Aura" system had its highlights.

The special methods that can significantly increase one's physical strength and energy level in a short period of time are something that the "Demon Mark" system is not good at.

Most importantly, Silvat had a feeling that the "battle aura" system would perform drastically differently at higher levels.

However, at only the third level, he was still unable to comprehend the specifics.

This made Silvat even more cautious.

Mutual "disappointment" is an excellent prerequisite for a transaction to take place.

“Lord Silvat, I would like to request a copy of the ‘Demonic Mark Inheritance Diagram’ from you.” Roy smiled sincerely. “In exchange, I can offer you a copy of the ‘Battle Aura Breathing Technique’ and ten high-grade magic crystals.”

After hearing Roy's words, Silvat did not answer immediately. He stood there thinking for a while before finally speaking: "The Demon Mark Inheritance Map is extremely rare, and those involving hidden professions are even more treasures. I can only offer an ordinary Demon Mark Inheritance Map as a trade, to see if you are willing to accept it."

"If you are willing to accept it, then all will be well. If you are not willing, then I have no other choice."

After saying this, Silvat quietly looked at the "nameless" person opposite him, waiting for his reply.

Ten high-level magic crystals are very valuable, and a breathing technique involving the "Battle Aura System" also greatly tempted Silvat. Even if the "Battle Aura System" is not as good as the "Magic Mark System", it is still worth learning from. After getting in touch with the Battle Aura System, he might be able to take on a "side job" in addition to his main profession, thereby improving his combat power.

However, the "Thorn Discipline Transmission Chart" is the core secret of the Thorn Knights, to which he serves. When he was learning it, he used his heart and soul as a guide and swore an oath never to pass it on to anyone else.