It felt so good to be close to the witch!

“Your Highness, you should call me Uncle.” As usual, Marquis Herman, who was completely in the shadows, said in a hoarse voice, “This is a battle that was never in doubt from the beginning.”

"Border Duke Breton Soros is doomed to defeat."

"Oh, what do you mean? You think highly of the Chief of Divine Punishment? As it stands, their cultivation levels are similar, their equipment levels are comparable, and it's hard to tell who is better." The Second Prince seemed intrigued.

"No, I don't have confidence in the Chief of Divine Punishment. The Border Duke is very strong; otherwise, we wouldn't have gone to such lengths to win him over. If it were a one-on-one fight, the outcome would be uncertain. But Your Highness, you must understand, this is the capital, Saint Fuye, and the place where they are fighting is right in front of the Privy Cathedral..."

……

"Kachacha..."

The sickening cracking sound continued.

After the clash of weapons, a hazy blue light appeared on the Chief of Divine Punishment's body, which was a domain compressed to its limit. At the same time, a rapidly spinning gale emerged from the surface of the gray-white greatsword in his hand.

Wherever the cyan battle aura passed, countless terrifying black spatial cracks spread out.

With a single downward slash, the sword swept across the land like a roaring, furious dragon of wind.

Faced with this sword strike, the border duke's expression became extremely solemn.

The crimson flames on the greatsword in his hand surged forth, and the terrifying heat caused the surrounding black spatial ripples to show a red "melting" phenomenon.

The two sacred swords collided with a deafening roar, one above the other.

"Boom--!"

The two, focused on their own efforts, could no longer care about their surroundings. The vast Baiyu Square was in complete disarray. All the houses within a one-kilometer radius were reduced to dust by the shockwave, while houses within a one to three-kilometer radius collapsed and crumbled.

If it weren't for the countless temple knights guarding the three-kilometer border and fighting desperately to block the aftershocks of the battle, houses further away would likely have been doomed.

Looking down from the sky, in the center of the royal city of Saint Fuye, a "splendid flower of interwoven blue and red" was in full bloom.

As the smoke and dust gradually died down.

At the heart of the battle, the Chief of Divine Punishment and the Duke of the Border once again stood facing each other, a hundred meters apart.

Compared to the last time, the difference in skill between the two was now obvious.

The Chief of Divine Punishment's gray robes were tattered and blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth, while the Border Duke's clothes were much more intact, remaining clean except for some dust.

“You’ve lost, Oxius,” the Border Duke said coldly.

"Purely speaking, I have indeed lost." The Chief of Divine Punishment wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Unfortunately, I didn't want it to be like this..."

Without a sound, two figures appeared a hundred meters behind the Border Duke, forming a triangle with the Chief of Divine Punishment, surrounding the Border Duke.

As the Chief of Divine Punishment took out a dark and eerie cross from his robes, the other two did the same. In the next instant, the dark sky enveloped the Border Duke.

……

"An A+ level forbidden item, the inverted cross, can create a bizarre space with no regularity in orientation or space, which changes according to the user's thoughts. Those who are in it will not only lose their sense of space, but will also be continuously weakened by the black sky, and their soul fire will become dim."

Marquis Hermann's deep, hoarse voice rang out: "The Privy Cathedral is the center where the temple keeps forbidden items..."

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Chapter 182 Really, thank you so much!

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Blackstone Territory, the lord's residence.

Fuma stood alone under the eaves at the edge of the courtyard, staring blankly at the endless snow.

After a while, she stretched out her fair hand and let the snowflakes fall on it. The biting cold brought a little light to her eyes.

"There's no need to worry too much. Now that Lady Latie has gone to the capital, the safety of the border duke is greatly guaranteed."

Roy walked lightly to Fuma's side and stood with her under the eaves.

“I’m sorry…” Fuma pursed her lips. “I don’t know why, but I feel very uneasy. I have a bad feeling about this.”

"..." Roy fell silent for a moment.

As a witch with the talent of starlight prophecy, Fuma's sixth sense could not have been unfounded.

However, under the current circumstances, all they can do is wait.

If even the Space Witch Latie, who has been cleansed of pollution and completed her second talent evolution, cannot bring back the Border Duke, then even if the two of them desperately rush to the capital, it will be to no avail.

Moreover, the journey from Rafa Province to the capital is long and arduous, taking more than a day even with legendary flight speed. By the time they arrive, it will be too late.

"I'm sorry, you must have found this amusing." Fuma bowed her head apologetically. "I'm planning to focus some of my energy on basic meditation techniques in the near future, hoping to break through to the Grand rank as soon as possible. If I reach the Grand rank, perhaps I'll be able to see more prophetic visions..."

Once you reach Legendary Star Two, external things can hardly have a significant impact on a knight's training. Even with Fuma's talent, she would need to spend a considerable amount of time honing her skills at the Legendary Star Two level. This is the key reason why she shifted her focus of training.

“…Go ahead.” Roy didn’t know how to comfort him. Saying “Don’t worry” was easy, but he wasn’t the one in the situation and couldn’t truly understand how the other person felt.

Fuma returned to her room.

Roy stood alone under the eaves, his eyes deep in thought.

After becoming a legend, the things he had to do didn't decrease; in fact, they increased.

The exclusive specializations of the "Starlight Paladin" fourth-tier Saint-level profession, the legendary versions of the Flame Breath "Burning Heart" and "Radiant Light", the cultivation of basic sword techniques, and the tempering of battle aura and soul fire...

The most important of these is the exclusive feat of the "Starlight Paladin" fourth-tier Saintly Profession!

This is the fastest way for Roy to improve his combat power.

The reason why the Starlight Paladin, the Sun Pope, and the Pure Saintess were able to become the top-tier inherited demonic marks of the Pure Church in the "Seventh Realm of Original Sin: The Realm of Lust" is primarily because these three professions possess extremely powerful combat strength far exceeding that of their peers at the fourth-tier holy mark stage, which is the legendary stage. And what supports this combat strength is their exclusive specialty at the fourth tier!

However, the fourth-tier exclusive feat of the Star Paladin is extremely difficult. After being promoted to Legendary, Roy tried it once, but it immediately discouraged him.

He estimated that, given his current expertise in runes, it would be impossible for him to complete it in less than ten days to half a month.

Fortunately, ten days to half a month is not unacceptable.

By then, his cultivation level will have risen to Legendary Level Two, and with the added benefits of his expertise and talent, defeating Legendary Level Three shouldn't be a problem.

"The road ahead is long and arduous..."

Roy sighed.

……

This is an extremely bizarre space.

The measure of direction loses its meaning here.

Endless, writhing black mist surged and churned, eroding the cluster of crimson-gold flames burning continuously in the center of the space.

The border duke's expression was solemn.

The black curtain of darkness descended in an instant, and even he could not dodge it.

He tried to break free, but no matter which way he went—up, down, left, or right—he always ended up back where he started, unable to move an inch.

What alarmed him even more was the eerie black mist—it could actually weaken the soul fire of a legendary Limit Knight!

The essence of a legend lies in the strength of the Soul Flame. Once the Soul Flame is weakened, the legendary knight will be weakened in every way.

Less than a minute had passed since he was shrouded in darkness, and the Border Duke noticed that his soul fire had dimmed by 1%!

This means that even if the Chief of Divine Punishment does nothing, he will be severely injured and on the verge of death in a maximum of one hundred minutes due to the complete dimming of his soul fire.

More importantly.

After losing the duel, the Chief of Divine Punishment pulled out an unknown forbidden item of extremely high level and shamelessly summoned helpers, having already chosen to completely abandon all pretense of shamelessness.

Under these circumstances, it's impossible to take Mayna away.

Therefore, what the Border Duke needs to do now is not to continue fighting the Chief of Divine Punishment, but to find a way to leave.

But... this eerie space...

The border duke frowned. He could sense that the chief of divine punishment and two other enemies were forming a triangle around him, clearly intending to wait until his soul fire was weakened to its limit before easily taking him down.

"Sigh... In the end, I still have to use it..."

The border duke sighed.

A flash of light appeared on the spatial ring on his hand, and a very unique little object appeared in his hand.

It was a metal necklace engraved with a unicorn pattern.

As the Border Duke exerted force, the unicorn horn on the metal necklace seemed to grow out as if it were real, piercing the Border Duke's skin. Blood gushed into the necklace, staining it a bright red.

In less than half a second, the unicorn necklace, having absorbed enough "tribute," let out a clear and melodious cry. The next instant, a halo of light, milky white with streaks of blood, spread outwards from the necklace.

Where the light passed, the black mist thinned, and the strange feeling that had made the border duke feel disoriented gradually faded.

"Don't think about it!"

Three loud shouts rang out, and the three leaders of Divine Punishment, who had originally planned to wait in comfort, could no longer sit still.

They appeared from three directions around the Border Duke, the dense black mist surrounding them negating the effect of the milky white halo, and launched a simultaneous attack on the Border Duke.

The appearance of the unicorn necklace means that the "A+ grade forbidden item - inverted cross" can no longer trap the border duke. Under these circumstances, the three chiefs of Divine Punishment have no choice but to take action.

After all, if a Border Duke, whose strength surpasses the limits of the legendary, were determined to escape, there would be no way to stop him without something to restrain him.

The previous desire to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out was merely to save energy and avoid risks, and did not mean that the three chiefs of Divine Punishment could not defeat the border duke when they worked together.

The three attacked simultaneously, their power far exceeding the intensity of the previous duel between the Border Duke and the Chief of Divine Punishment.

"clang--!"

A piercing metallic hum reverberated, causing the pupils of the three chiefs of Divine Punishment to contract. They saw a hazy white light emanating from the Border Duke, who stood still. Then, at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, he unleashed three sword strikes in an instant, simultaneously repelling the three chiefs of Divine Punishment.

The immense force forced the three chiefs of Divine Punishment to retreat backward.

"You were actually hiding your strength just now? What was that light?!"

The Chief of Divine Punishment's voice was filled with shock.

Just a moment ago, he saw the faint white light emanating from the border duke, a special fluctuation he had never seen before.

Then, the Chief of Divine Punishment's eyes turned sharp.