It felt so good to be close to the witch!

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Chapter 160 Kiss of Starlight

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"boom!"

A fragrant breeze wafted over, and before Roy could react, he was pinned to the bed.

He opened his eyes wide and met a pair of exquisitely beautiful eyes that were deep purple with a hint of silver light.

"Princess Fuma?"

Legendary-level power bound Roy's hands, freezing him on the bed. Not only that, Roy could also clearly feel the pressure on his lower abdomen.

Because of the owner's force.

After being promoted to Legend, under the dual nourishment of Legendary Battle Qi and Soul Fire, Fuma's figure remained slender and graceful, but her physical strength had already undergone a transformation. In fact, because she had comprehended the dual traits of [Explosive Flame] and [Extreme Bloom], her physical strength was even stronger than that of an ordinary Legendary One-Star Knight.

With Roy's current strength, neither the "Rage" state nor the "Burning Heart" secret technique will work; he would have to enter the "Destruction" state to have even a slight chance.

The "destruction" state is a trump card used when fighting desperately, but it is not applicable to the current situation.

A faint warmth wafted over Roy's neck, seeping into his chest and back through the gaps in his clothes, bringing a tingling, ticklish sensation.

Roy felt a little numb.

Although he knew that the stimulation that completely absorbing the pollution would bring to Fuma would be "somewhat" strong, he did not expect it to be this strong.

But it makes sense, considering that when Ais was first promoted to Grand rank, she entered a special state after the pollution was completely removed. And the legendary-rank Fuma felt a much stronger stimulation than Ais when she was in Grand rank.

Roy had initially thought that, as a legend, Fuma's willpower was far stronger than Ais's, but now...

Using her own hands and snowflakes to hold Roy to the bed, Fuma did not make any further moves. Instead, she remained in this position, her eyes, filled with a deep purple hue, fixed on Roy beneath her. Her gaze shifted between greed and clarity, while her body trembled throughout the process.

Unconsciously, Roy's breathing became heavy, and impulsive thoughts rose and fell in his mind.

But in the end, he suppressed it with immense willpower.

If the person on his body were Shanika, or a witch with whom he had an emotional connection, he would not have been so lenient. But Fuma was different.

The relationship between the two sides can at most be considered that of "allies".

Doing "that" to her at such a time would be suspected of taking advantage of her vulnerability.

Roy didn't want to, and was unwilling to, do that.

"Princess Fuma, Princess Fuma, please wake up!"

Roy shouted in a low voice, trying to awaken the other person's mind, which was affected by the "original sin characteristic".

The sudden sound caused Fuma's expression to change even more rapidly, shifting between dark purple and deep black.

In this situation, all Roy could do was keep shouting and cheering him on.

About a minute later, the "clear" light in Fuma's eyes gradually took over, and the frequency of the dark purple color appeared less and less. Finally, under Roy's tense gaze, the color of Fuma's pupils completely returned to the normal dark black color.

Seeing this, Roy breathed a sigh of relief.

Heaven have mercy on him; he's almost at his breaking point.

But at that moment, perhaps due to the intense fatigue brought on by the "struggle of the soul," Fuma's hands suddenly went limp, and she lost all her strength, collapsing to the ground.

Because of their positions, their faces were directly opposite each other. As Fuma's arms lost their strength, the distance between them suddenly closed, and finally, their lips met perfectly.

In that instant, their eyes met, and time seemed to stand still.

……

Three minutes later.

In the guest room.

The soft candlelight burned quietly, occasionally flickering, creating a play of light and shadow.

"Cough cough..."

Roy coughed, breaking the heavy atmosphere.

“Princess Fuma, the pollution on your body has been completely removed. Next, you only need to absorb the natural magic power within the high-purity magic crystal to quickly raise your magic power to the limit of the witch stage, thereby meeting the requirements for talent evolution.”

"I've already told you about the types of talent evolution, so I won't go into detail here."

Anyway, I wish you all the best.

"I believe that by then, you will be able to predict even more information."

At the edge of the bed, Fuma, still dressed in thin white silk, looked down at her hands, which were crossed on her full thighs. Her expression was calm, as if nothing had happened.

But the faint blush on her neck betrayed her true feelings.

No matter how "unconcerned with trivial matters" she may be, she is still just a teenage girl.

The events that had just occurred, which she had never experienced before, had a far stronger impact on her than others could have imagined.

As a legendary knight who ignited the flame of her soul, even though her body and mind had just fallen into an uncontrollable "strange" state, Fuma still retained the most basic perception of the outside world.

She "saw" the whole thing and knew that the "accident" was not Roy's fault.

"call……"

Taking a deep breath, Fuma, who had initially composed herself and showed no outward signs of distress, nodded gently: "I understand."

After saying that, she took out a high-purity magic crystal from her spatial ring and quickly began to absorb it.

Although the paths of martial arts and magic are different, they have similarities. With the foundation of a legendary knight, Fuma absorbed natural magic very quickly. In just over ten minutes, the upper limit of her magic power increased from about 60 to the maximum value of 100.

When Fuma opened her eyes, her gaze was filled with complex emotions.

After the pollution in her body was completely removed, she felt that her body and soul had become clearer and more comfortable than ever before. Not only did her magic power increase without any hindrance, but even the activity of her battle qi had increased significantly.

This feeling of breaking down barriers and being reborn...

Just then, Fuma suddenly felt her consciousness begin to become hazy, a hazy feeling that even the fire of her soul could not dispel.

Fuma was not alarmed by this, because she knew that this was a sign that her talent evolution was about to begin.

Before closing her eyes, she raised her head and took a deep look at the profile of the young man sitting at the desk not far away, then slowly closed her eyes.

……

The bright candlelight was reflected in Roy's eyes.

Roy breathed a sigh of relief upon sensing the magical energy fluctuations emanating from Fuma, which had risen to the peak of witchhood, and the special talent evolution state she subsequently entered.

Although the process was a bit tortuous, the result was wonderful.

With the combined strength of a peak-level witch and a legendary knight, there was absolutely no chance that her first talent evolution would fail.

Next, all we need to do is wait for her to complete her talent evolution.

During this waiting period, Roy planned to organize and experiment with perfecting the battle aura system.

There are two aspects of the Demon Mark system that are worth learning from: one is expertise, and the other is weapon skills.

The latter, Roy, has "basic knife skills," which can be learned gradually. There are no shortcuts to honing and practicing this skill; it requires a down-to-earth approach and daily practice.

Besides "Basic Knife Techniques", the other three top-tier inheritance diagrams, "Pure Saintess", "Sun Pope", and "Starlight Paladin", also record other basic weapon skills, such as "Basic Sword Techniques" and "Basic Spear Techniques", which can be used for reference.

Roy's main focus is on his expertise.

What is expertise? And what is its essence?

When Roy first obtained the "Warrior" inheritance chart, he had no idea what it meant, because the "Warrior" inheritance chart was only a low-to-mid-level inheritance, comparable to the advanced breathing techniques of the Radiant Empire. Later, through his interactions with the Pure Saintess Tristelle, and with the inheritances of the three top hidden professions, he gained a deeper understanding of his specialization.

The so-called specialty is the manifestation of magic based on the magic mark diagram.

Simply put, the Demon Scar can be understood as a complete world map, and each country that makes up this map has a specialty.

Advanced expertise, composed of numerous lower-level expertise, can be viewed as a "continent" made up of many countries.

A large number of low-level feats and a small number of high-level feats make up the "core" of a profession, and the higher the level of the Magic Mark, the more feats you can obtain and the stronger their effects.

Each specialty has its own unique structure, a structure based on magic, similar to the runes of the witch's basic meditation method, but not quite the same.

This special structure is generally imperceptible to professionals who cultivate according to the Demon Mark Inheritance Diagram. Only powerful professionals like the Pure Saintess Tristelle, who have cultivated to the pinnacle of the system, can clearly "see" it with their soul power.

In Roy's view, what the Demon Mark system can do, the Battle Qi system can certainly do as well.

The energy of "Seventh Realm of Original Sin - Realm of Lust" is a special lower-level magic derived from primordial magic. In essence, battle aura is energy derived from the combination of primordial magic and life force, and can also be seen as a special lower-level magic of primordial magic.

You can try it as long as you convert the energy that constitutes the feat into battle aura. Of course, because of the difference between the two special lower-level magic powers, there will definitely be some details that need to be fine-tuned if you want to condense battle aura into a feat.

Roy is now preparing to try to solidify a low-level feat called "Charged Slash," which is available to "Star Paladin" class members at level 3.

Its effect is to grant the user the ability to unleash a powerful slash without needing to charge up during combat, and it can be used once per minute.

The recommended weapon for Starlight Paladin is a heavy melee weapon. Combined with "Charged Slash," this allows the Paladin to possess burst damage approaching the peak of Tier 1 at level 3, making them worthy of being one of the top hidden classes.

Tristle created something similar to the three top-tier Spell Mark inheritance diagrams, each with its own rune structure corresponding to a specialization. Once used, it would be engraved in his mind and he would never forget it.

Referring to the runes of the "Charged Slash", Roy circulated his internal fighting spirit and began to try to condense it.

Because there was a prototype of the rune, it was very easy for Roy to copy it. In about ten minutes, he used his battle aura to simulate the corresponding rune.

Having completed the copying of the runes, the next step is to imprint them onto the corresponding parts of the body. There are five locations corresponding to the "Charged Slash": the hands, the feet, and the heart.

Roy's first attempt was with his left hand.

With a thought, the rune of "Charged Slash" began to merge into his left arm. Just when Roy thought it would go smoothly, with a "bang," the "Charged Slash" rune, which had merged into one-fifth of his left arm, exploded.

The force of the explosion caused his left arm to bleed profusely instantly, with large areas of internal muscle torn apart, and even shallow cracks appearing in the left arm bone.

Pain struck, but Roy paid no attention. He frowned as he looked at his injured left arm, channeling his energy to perform simple treatment while trying to figure out why he had failed.

"Is it the nature of energy? Because battle aura incorporates life force, its nature is relatively milder. In that case, the direction in which the 'Charged Slash' rune structure needs minor adjustments can be worked in this direction..."

Roy was not discouraged by his first failed attempt.

Even standing on the shoulders of giants, perfecting the battle aura system is not an easy task.

He was prepared for hundreds or even thousands of failures.

"The injury is a bit troublesome. Although I can treat it myself, I'm not a professional, and there's no guarantee that it won't leave any minor effects. I'll need Shanika's assistance."

Thinking this, Roy stood up, glanced at Fuma lying on the bed with a steady breath, and then walked out of the guest room.