It felt so good to be close to the witch!

The indifferent voice only slowly rang out after the Mountain Shaker Bradley made his move.

The face covered by the gray spiral mask lifted, and the rapidly approaching greatsword was reflected in the crimson-gold pupils.

"Qiang!"

A sharp, clear whistling sound tore through the air.

Bradley, the Mountain Shaker, who was in mid-air, narrowed his eyes and suddenly moved his body half a meter backward. Just as he completed this action, a jet-black blade mark appeared in the air.

Just a hair's breadth away, and the dark blade mark would have sliced ​​through his body.

"Whoosh..."

The spring breeze brought warmth, but at this moment, cold sweat involuntarily seeped from the forehead of the Mountain Shaker, Bradley.

Just a little bit different...

He could sense that the power contained in the knife mark was enough to break through his battle aura shield, shatter his protective armor, and cause him serious injury.

Although his own carelessness and failure to fully unleash the power of his domain were partly to blame, it is undeniable that this legendary two-star knight possessed the strength to threaten him.

The fact that a legendary peak-level player felt a tremendous threat when facing a legendary second-star player is laughable, but it is absolutely true.

With a flash, Mountain Shaker Bradley distanced himself from Roy by dozens of meters. His calm demeanor vanished, replaced by a look of surprise and uncertainty in his eyes as he stared at Roy.

Not only him, but even the other two Divine Punishment Knights behind him changed their expressions, looking at Roy with shock in their eyes.

They had thought the legendary two-star knight sent by the Duke's mansion was nothing more than a small fry, but little did they know that the small fry had turned into a prehistoric giant shark, ready to devour all the fishermen.

What was happening before their eyes shattered their previous understanding.

In the history of the empire, no one has ever been able to force back a legendary peak while only being a legendary two-star!

"Who are you!"

"Mountain Shaker Bradley spoke again, but this time, his voice was incredibly solemn."

Although it was unbelievable, the unknown legendary two-star knight before him possessed the strength to take him seriously.

"Fuma Soros, daughter of the Border Duke? No, that's not right."

The moment this speculation was uttered, Mountain Shaker Bradley immediately denied it himself.

The person before me, from any perspective, is undoubtedly a man, and could not possibly be the daughter of a border duke.

“You’re just nobody from the Duke’s mansion. You don’t need to know who I am,” Roy said in a hoarse voice. “If you can’t even get past me, then go back to where you came from.”

"Arrogant!" Mountain-Shaking Knight Bradley's eyes sharpened. His temporary retreat just now was merely out of caution, but it didn't mean he was truly afraid of this legendary two-star guy.

"Then let me see your superior skills."

When he got serious, the Mountain-Shaking Knight Bradley was surrounded by a rich, earthy-yellow light that rapidly spread, instantly covering an area of ​​a thousand meters in radius.

He stared intently in Roy's direction, wanting to see how the other would react under the pressure of his domain.

Regardless, the person before him was only at the second level of the Legendary Realm, and the intensity of his soul fire was far inferior to his. Under such circumstances, facing the pressure of a higher-level soul fire, he would inevitably experience a negative state.

To the horror of Mountain Shaker Bradley, the aura emanating from his opponent showed no signs of weakening under the domain's coverage, and he himself felt his fighting spirit and soul power constantly draining away.

It was as if the entity before me was not a human being with flesh and blood, but a black hole that was constantly devouring everything.

Startled, Bradley dared not expand his domain any further and forcibly brought it back together, making it completely adhere to his body surface.

"A weird guy."

Bradley frowned, his expression turning completely serious.

A dense aura of domain light spread across his body, creating entirely new body parts based on his original armor.

Two sharp, yellowish-brown barbs spread out side by side behind him, and his body began to grow enormous. His armor also grew larger, with scale-like structures appearing one after another, like a Tyrannosaurus Rex standing upright.

The greatsword, which would normally be inconvenient to use when it was as tall as a person, now seemed just right in the hands of the "Tyrannosaurus".

The change took only 0.01 seconds.

When their eyes met again, Bradley and Roy vanished into thin air at the same time.

"Qiang! Qiang! Qiang!"

The rich earthy yellow and brilliant reddish gold kept appearing and disappearing in the air.

A flurry of blades swept across the scene, and a greatsword slammed into the ground.

In just three seconds, the ground within a radius of hundreds of meters was covered with gullies.

"clang!"

With a loud bang, the two figures were separated by the shockwave, each standing on a protruding boulder, gazing at each other from afar.

A look of excitement, unnoticed even by himself, appeared on Roy's face beneath the mask.

Cool!

It’s so cool!

This was the first time he had experienced such an evenly matched, "fist-to-flesh" close-quarters combat.

At this moment, he had already activated "Burning Heart - Extreme". With the support of all his special passive effects, his true combat power had reached a legendary peak level, which was close to what he had estimated.

In terms of battle aura and domain power, he was indeed inferior to the four Divine Punishment Seats opposite him, but in terms of physique, he was superior.

This is why this tentative exchange failed to produce any real results for either side.

After a brief standoff, the two moved again.

When Bradley enters "Tyrannosaurus Mode," each strike of his greatsword carries immense force. Moreover, it subtly carries a pulling force, which can affect the opponent's movements.

In a battle between equally matched opponents, this slight pull can have fatal consequences.

But Roy was no pushover either.

This invisible and intangible force of attraction might be impossible for other legendary peak knights to resist, but it was different for him.

Roy's training during this period, especially the "guidance battle" with the border duke, has given him new ideas on the application of [Infinite Desire - God].

With the support of his various abilities, his combat power is indeed comparable to that of a peak legendary figure. However, the intensity of his soul fire is only at the second level. When faced with the pressure of a soul fire at the peak legendary level, he will inevitably be affected, resulting in a weakening of his strength.

The only way to avoid this phenomenon is to eliminate the influence of the high-level soul fire on oneself.

Roy doesn't have the ability to weaken the enemy's soul fire, but he can prevent the flames from reaching him.

The radiance of the Soul Fire is essentially a kind of soul power, a high-level energy, and [Infinite Desire - God] can absorb soul power.

Using [Infinite Desire - God] at high power will immediately be detected by the enemy, but what if the energy absorption effect of [Infinite Desire - God] only occurs on the surface of one's own body?

In this way, once a high-level soul fire gets close, it will be absorbed and will not be able to affect Roy. Moreover, this passive absorption method is less likely to alert the enemy.

In fact, the effect of this technique is not limited to this. Any form of energy attack will have a negligible impact on Roy if the space inside his body is not filled.

In some ways, this is already a low-budget version of "Satan's Redemption".

The difference is that [Satan's Redemption] can ignore any form of attack, while [Infinite Desire - God] can only ignore energy-based attacks and has an absorption limit.

Roy can absorb even high-level energy like soul power, let alone a little bit of attraction force, which he can simply ignore.

The longswords slashed out, each strike faster than the last, the violent collisions causing large black patches to spread through the air within a dozen meters around the two men.

That's a sign that the air has been completely blasted apart and is now in a vacuum.

Ten moves, fifty moves...

Roy swung the Starfire Blade faster and faster, suppressing Bradley so much that he had no chance to attack and could only defend.

When the two had exchanged a hundred blows, the longsword in Roy's hand seemed to transform into a sky full of starlight, causing Bradley to momentarily lose his senses.

Although he regained consciousness in the next instant, it was too late.

How could Roy miss such a golden opportunity?

With the enhancement of the "Meteor Blade Technique," the speed and power of his longsword strikes were boosted by 50%, making this strike far faster than before.

A moment of mental distraction followed by an increase in the speed of the blade.

With a tearing sound as flesh was cleaved, a head with bulging eyes and a face full of shock and resentment flew high into the air.

Blood splattered, like a blooming scarlet flower.

"Sisi..."

The blood on the Starfire Blade sank into the ground as the blade tip fell.

Bradley did not die immediately after losing his head.

A legendary knight who has ignited the flame of his soul possesses an extremely tenacious vitality, let alone a legendary peak knight like him.

If a spirit is decapitated and its heart destroyed, it can continue to live as a spirit if a suitable container exists.

However, he didn't get that opportunity.

As Roy thought this, the [Heart of Leviathan], which had not been craved for a long time and was already starving, let out a deafening roar that only Roy could hear. Immediately, Bradley's soul was crushed into countless fragments by a descending force. Along with his life force, the fragments were completely absorbed by the heart and transformed into a large, blood-yellow essence of blood soul with a shrill cry.

Compared to the Blood Soul Essence Roy had previously obtained, this Blood Soul Essence was not only several sizes larger, but also much deeper in color, making it completely different in scale.

At the same time, [Infinite Desire God] also began to exert its power, drawing away all the fighting spirit that had been involved in Bradley's corpse.

Having lost his soul, vitality, and fighting spirit, Bradley's once vibrant body froze completely. His instinctively raised hand remained suspended in mid-air, turning into fine ashes in the breeze.

This situation is truly terrifying.

Roy turned his head and looked in the direction of the other two temple knights. He had thought that the two of them would come out to stop him at the last moment, but to his surprise, the two of them stood there as if it was none of their business and did nothing.

Faced with Roy's gaze, Knorrs, the fifth seat of the temple and the Wind Rider carrying a longbow, trembled involuntarily, his eyes darting away, unable to meet Roy's gaze.

What just happened really scared him.

Although he reached the pinnacle of legend earlier than Bradley and was stronger, the method of annihilating his bones and even his soul after death was simply too terrifying.

If the opponent could kill Bradley, even if he were in that situation, he wouldn't dare say he had much of a chance of winning.

After all, among legendary figures of the same rank, defeating them is easy, but killing them is extremely difficult.

Even for a seasoned legendary peak like him, killing Bradley, who had only recently entered the legendary peak, was virtually impossible.

Wind Rider Knorrs couldn't understand the other party's methods.

The unknown brings fear.

However, according to the Pope's instructions before this operation, he had to go after Bradley's defeat.