It felt so good to be close to the witch!

After taking stock, Roy's eyes lit up with joy.

Inside the dark purple crystal tree, there were indeed top-grade magic crystals, and not just one, but a total of three!

Looking at the three top-grade magic crystals in front of him, each a deep purple with naturally beautiful patterns on its crystalline surface, Roy smiled.

He then took out one of them and decisively began to absorb it.

Each high-purity magic crystal (standard unit) contains 100 units of natural magic power, while each top-grade magic crystal contains approximately 10000 units of pure natural magic power!

Natural magic and pure natural magic are not the same.

The latter is of higher purity, and after a long period of sedimentation, it has developed a special substance that can nourish the power of the soul, which is something that ordinary natural magic cannot achieve.

Ordinary legendary knights need to slowly refine top-tier magic crystals with their soul fire before absorbing them all at once. However, Grand Witches, due to their constant exposure to magic, can directly absorb pure natural magic even at a lower level, though they can only absorb a small amount at a time, otherwise they would find it difficult to withstand.

But who is Roy?

Of course, it won't be like the ordinary legendary knights, going through a painful refining process.

He chose to absorb it directly!

The intensity of the Soul Fire is essentially the quantity of Soul Power.

Upon entering Legendary Star 1, the amount of Soul Power is 1000. As long as it can be increased to 2999, it will naturally meet the requirements for advancing to Legendary Star 2.

After learning the key points of cultivation for the legendary rank, Roy discovered that with the assistance of [Infinite Desire God], he didn't even need top-tier magic crystals to quickly increase the intensity of his soul fire.

However, while soul power is easy to recover, it is relatively slow to improve.

When his energy levels are high, Roy could recover his soul power from depletion to full in less than a minute. However, he had tried to increase the upper limit, and estimated that he could only increase it by about 80 per day, which would take about 25 days.

This speed is basically the same as the speed at which battle qi increases.

Compared to the training speed of a normal legendary knight, this speed is terrifying to the extreme. It is even comparable to that of a "luxury type" like Fuma, who gets top-tier magic crystals as soon as she advances.

Unlike Fuma, after reaching Legendary Level 2, the top-tier magic crystals became useless, and Fuma's training speed plummeted back to normal. However, Roy, relying on [Infinite Desire God], was still able to maintain the same speed!

Even though he could reach the threshold for advancing to Legendary Level 2 in just 25 days, Roy was still somewhat dissatisfied.

With his current strength, he's confident he can defeat a Legendary 2-star, but if it's a Legendary 3-star...

Having witnessed the power of the legendary three-star Fang Wind Knight Sima firsthand, Roy had no confidence whatsoever.

As for legendary three-star knights like Sima, there are nine of the twelve seats of divine punishment who are at least as strong as her or even stronger.

This might not be entirely accurate, since the legendary three-star Sima is very likely one of the twelve seats of divine punishment, but even so, there are at least eight more!

If even a legendary three-star character cannot withstand the "catastrophe" predicted by Fuma, then any attempt to do anything is simply absurd.

Therefore, Roy wants to become stronger in a short period of time.

But the top-tier magic crystal gave him hope.

Although top-tier magic crystals only have miraculous effects at the Legendary One-Star stage, Roy was quite satisfied that they could shorten the training time at the Legendary One-Star stage.

With four talents including [Infinite Desire - God], he had no need to care about the rage of pure natural magic.

Although he cultivates the battle qi system, in reality, under the subtle transformation of his four talents, his body's ability to withstand magic power is even stronger than that of a Grand Witch, probably comparable to that of a Great Witch.

Therefore, his choice was to absorb the pure natural magic power within the top-grade magic crystal, just like a witch!

The fierce and violent pure natural magic surged into Roy's body as he absorbed it, like a rushing river flowing into the sea. Although there were some ripples, they could not shake the existence of the sea.

Roy closed his eyes and began his training in the Breath of Flame.

With each breath, the pure, natural magic gradually transformed into his battle aura, and the special substances contained within it silently turned into the "fuel" for the surging fire of his soul.

After an unknown amount of time, Roy finished practicing the breathing technique and opened his eyes.

Feeling his battle qi and soul power increase by about twice as much, he could no longer suppress the smile on his lips.

He glanced at the time; only 12 hours had passed since he began absorbing the top-tier magic crystal.

If he absorbs another top-tier magic crystal, he will reach the threshold for advancing to Legendary Level Two!

This cultivation speed is truly like flying!

"pity……"

Roy smacked his lips.

He could feel a strange sense of fullness in his soul, as if he had eaten too much and needed some time to digest it before he could "eat" again.

"It seems we'll have to wait a while longer."

Roy stood up, dusted off his clothes, and walked out of the secluded place.

He planned to go and see if the Space Witch Latie had completed her talent evolution.

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Chapter 180 You're Still Too Naive (A 6,000-word chapter, please help!)

The moment Roy stepped out of the hidden place, he sensed the enormous and familiar magical fluctuations within the circle, and a look of delight appeared in his eyes.

In the next instant, ripples appeared in the space in front of him, and a tall and alluring figure stepped out from them.

The cloud-patterned palace-style cheongsam outlined the wearer's ample bosom and the breathtaking curves of her waist, which narrowed sharply before bulging out. Her fair and flawless skin glowed with a faint pink hue, and her thin lips were as delicate and dewy as rose petals. What was even more captivating were her eyes, as clear and bright as the moon under a frosty sky.

The sense of danger emanating from the woman, which instinctively stung Roy, made him realize something, and he smiled as he said:

"Congratulations, Ms. Latie, you have successfully completed the second evolution of your talent."

Before Latie had been cleansed of the pollution, Roy could feel a clear sense of oppression from her, and now, this oppression was becoming stronger and even developed into a stinging sensation.

"It's all thanks to you." A faint smile appeared on Latie's usually aloof face.

The removal of the pollution allowed her to experience a long-lost sense of comfort and freedom. Without the constraints of pollution, the magic within her could unleash even greater power. Moreover, the unpolluted magic brought unprecedented nourishment to her riddled body, causing her strength to increase every second. This increase would not stop until it reached its "proper limit."

Because she cultivated the "Demonic Puppet System" and used a trick to advance to the Great Witch realm, although Latie relied on her powerful spatial talent and even legendary peak knights couldn't do anything to her, excluding her escape and evasion abilities, her direct combat strength was actually inferior to that of a normal Great Witch.

Now, having completely rid herself of pollution and completed the second evolution of her talent, Latie's strength is rapidly increasing, beginning to surpass the scope of the first stage of the Great Witch.

"By the way, Ms. Latie, there's something I need to tell you beforehand." After offering their congratulations, the two went to the hall, and Fuma also came out of her room. After the three of them sat down, Roy spoke:

"The pollution in your body has now been completely removed. However, as time goes by and the number of times your talent is used increases, the pollution will accumulate again. But your pure body will greatly slow down the rate of pollution accumulation."

"As long as the pollution is removed again before it reaches 10%, there should be no impact."

“Is that so…” Roy’s words caused the joy in Latie’s eyes to fade slightly. She shook her head: “It was expected.”

"What do you mean?" Upon hearing Latie's words, Roy's eyes flickered, and he quickly asked, "Do you know the root cause of the witch's corruption?"

Upon hearing this, Fuma, who was standing nearby, also perked up.

No witch would be uninterested in this topic.

"I don't know." Amidst the disappointment in their eyes, Latie gently shook her head: "However, the seniors of the Witch's Guild, combining various texts excavated from ancient ruins, have come up with a general guess."

"Among the magic power that permeates the world, there is a special substance that is harmless to any living or non-living being. However, when it exists as pure magic power within a witch, it exhibits an extremely terrifying polluting quality, as if the world is cursing the witch's magic power."

"A knight's battle aura is essentially a secondary energy resulting from the combination and transformation of magic and life force. But in the end, it is also a kind of magic. However, a witch's cultivation of battle aura will not increase pollution."

“A senior researcher conducted a study: he injected his magic into different creatures. Apart from those that couldn’t withstand the pressure and exploded, the surviving creatures did not show any signs of contamination. It’s as if magic has an ‘automatic recognition function’ and will not show any contamination when it encounters non-witches.”

"Bizarre, eerie, and even frightening."

"Sometimes, I really don't understand what the witches did wrong to deserve such suffering..."

At this point, Latie paused for a few seconds before saying, "I've said a bit too much."

"It's getting late, I need to get up and head to the capital."

Her gaze swept over Roy and Fuma: "Don't worry, I'm absolutely confident I can pull someone out of a legendary extreme battle now."

"I'm entrusting everything to you." Fuma stood up and bowed deeply.

Roy also bowed slightly.

When the two straightened up, Latti's figure had already disappeared, leaving only a slight ripple in the air where she had stood.

Looking at the spot where Lati disappeared, Fuma took a deep breath and prayed silently.

Roy, on the other hand, was pondering a question—when would the witches around him be able to undergo their second evolution of talent?

The power of talent evolution can dramatically enhance a witch's strength.

The conditions for the first talent evolution are that the pollution level is below a certain percentage and the magic power limit reaches 90 or above.

From this, we can make a simple inference that the conditions for the witches' second talent evolution are: the degree of pollution is lower than a certain percentage and the upper limit of magic power reaches more than 900.

The witches around Roy have exceeded expectations in fulfilling the first condition. As for the second condition…

Come to think of it, Roy hasn't kept track of the witches' progress in basic meditation techniques for quite some time.

Roy glanced at Fuma beside him, pondered for a long time, and finally made a decision.

"Your Highness Fuma, I have a few witches in my household. Would you like to get to know them?"

Upon hearing Roy's words, Fuma, who was praying, looked up in surprise and met his gaze. Their eyes met, and she sensed something from Roy's eyes. A smile bloomed on her face: "Of course, it's my honor."

……

During the time Fuma stayed at the Blackrock Lord's manor, apart from Ais and Lilia, the other witches stayed in Shanica's private space, avoiding contact with Fuma.

The reason Roy arranged for the witches to meet with Fuma was mainly because, as close allies, the witches' existence couldn't be kept secret for long.

Rather than waiting to be discovered, it's better to proactively reveal it now.

Inside the hall, as Shanika, Elena, Vivian, and Tonine entered, Fuma's eyes widened.

One, two, three, four, plus Ais and Lilia, a total of six witches, and what's most terrifying is that the magical power fluctuations of these six witches have all reached the Grand level!

As a member of the witches, Fuma knew very well the difference between witches and knights.

Their various amazing talents are unmatched by the path of knightly battle aura.

Take herself as an example. Her talent for starlight and the power of prophecy are difficult to reach even in the realm above the legendary level, but she can do it easily at the witch stage.