It felt so good to be close to the witch!

Knorrs screamed inwardly.

Then, under the gaze of his bulging eyes, the short blade in his hand clashed with the jet-black longsword.

At that moment, time seemed to stand still.

"Pong..."

For some reason, Knorrs seemed a little dazed, and vaguely, he seemed to hear a very faint cracking sound.

It felt like the surrounding scenery was rapidly falling and flipping...

How is this going?

Knorrs was puzzled, then he saw a broken blade and a familiar corpse with its head missing and blood gushing out.

Are those my weapons and my body?

how so?

My soul is burning... yet I can't even withstand a single move?

It's truly pathetic...

The soul's eyes met the crimson-gold eyes beneath the gray spiral mask, and in the next instant, Knorrs completely lost consciousness.

His life force and soul power were plundered by the [Heart of Leviathan] and transformed into a blood-blue blood soul essence. His battle aura was absorbed by the [Infinite Desire God], filling a portion of the void in Roy's body.

Under the steel sword knight Rielco's hateful gaze, Roy, who had slain the fifth seat of the Divine Punishment with a single strike, continued moving at supersonic speed without stopping. In the process, he rapidly digested the newly acquired Blood Soul Essence within his body.

Enraged, Rielco was surrounded by countless gusts of wind as he rapidly pursued Roy.

After killing the five members of the Divine Punishment, Roy had almost exhausted his strength by using the force of the collision. At this moment, in the chase, his speed was obviously inferior to Rielko's. Only a second had passed before Rielko caught up behind him and slashed down heavily with his knight's sword.

Wherever the sword blade passed, it left behind a pure blue sword shadow and rapidly distorted spatial ripples.

Compared to the peak of the legendary realm, the attack at the limit of the legendary realm becomes extremely condensed. If it weren't for the spatial ripples, it would probably be almost indistinguishable from an ordinary attack.

But the more this is the case, the more terrifying it becomes.

When all the force and power are concentrated in one line, the destructive power it brings to a single target far exceeds that of a diffuse attack.

Sensing the threat of the knight's sword behind him, Roy dared not be careless. In the nick of time, a dazzling golden light burst forth around him.

The light was so blinding that even though Rielko sensed something was wrong and closed his eyes just before the light was about to burst forth, it was to no avail.

"Brilliant Light - Extreme!" - Active effect: Allows the user to use "intense light" once. This "intense light" is useless even if the user closes their eyes. It will cause the enemy who "sees" it to fall into a "blind" state. The specific duration depends on the strength of the enemy. If they are of the same level, it can last for at least five seconds.

Because of the difference of three minor realms, the effect of "Brilliant Light Extreme" is weakened by 90% when facing a legendary ultimate knight who has mastered the characteristics of the domain, and can only barely cause a 0.5-second "blindness" effect.

The sudden turn of events caused Rielko's knight's sword to pause instinctively, before he slashed down with even greater speed and force.

However, in that short time, Roy had already created some distance and, taking advantage of the precious time that Rielko was "blind," continued to flee into the distance.

The blinding effect produced by "Brilliant Light Extreme" is very peculiar. It is not only a blindness of the physical body, but also a blindness of the perceived world, which is a vast expanse of white.

In this situation, even someone as strong as Rielko wouldn't dare to act rashly, fearing he might fall into a trap set by the enemy. He could only stay where he was and activate his maximum-powered aura shield to protect himself.

0.5 seconds later, the blinding effect disappeared, and Rielko, who had regained his "sight and perception," saw the figure hundreds of meters away. His expression grew increasingly grim: "Breath of Flame, Second Trait [Extreme Bloom]?!"

The Breath of Flame is renowned throughout the Radiant Empire.

As a top-tier breathing technique, it is naturally unattainable for ordinary knights, but the temple is different.

Through various channels, they have gained a very deep understanding of the Flame Breathing Technique.

The Flame Breathing Technique possesses three qualities, a fact well understood by every knight who has practiced it. However, knowing is one thing, and being able to actually do it is another.

99.9% of knights who practice the Flame Breathing Technique can only learn the most basic [Explosive Flame] trait. As of now, the second trait, [Extreme Bloom], is only known to the Border Duke in the Temple's intelligence. Perhaps the genius girl Fuma Soros, who has the "strongest knight talent in the Empire," also possesses it.

Apart from this, even the legendary-ranking retainers of the Duke's mansion have no one in control.

This thing relies entirely on comprehension; if you can't grasp it, you can't learn it, and all you can do is lament your lack of understanding.

Right now, the Duke's Mansion has produced another genius who has mastered the second trait of Flame Breathing?

In the temple, or rather, in the potential assessment of the major forces on the continent, anyone who has mastered the second trait of Flame Breath has the qualifications to advance to demigod.

Of course, in Rielko's judgment, this strange gray-screwed masked knight, who was able to kill two legendary peak Divine Punishment seats with the status of a legendary two-star, had potential that could not be measured by the aptitude of a mere demigod.

The murderous intent in Rielko's eyes grew stronger.

The more talented the other person is, the less we can afford to leave here today.

Even if this plan fails, if we can eliminate such a genius from the Duke's mansion, I believe even His Holiness the Pope would consider it worthwhile.

With this thought in mind, Rielco quickly chased after Roy, who was fleeing.

In the chase, less than a second had passed when Rielco caught up with Roy again.

Feeling the approaching danger behind him, Roy sighed inwardly.

It will take about 2.5 seconds to completely consume the Blood Soul Essence within the body. The Blood Soul Essence transformed from the fifth seat of the Divine Punishment, a senior legendary peak-level expert, is of higher quality and takes more time to absorb, reaching 5 seconds.

Currently, Roy's "Brilliant Extreme" has already been used once and cannot be used a second time in the short term.

His other attack methods were simply no match for Rielko, who possessed the power of domain characteristics.

Therefore, he currently has only a few methods left to use.

The knight's sword, imbued with the power of a hurricane, slashed heavily towards Roy. It was foreseeable that if this strike landed, Roy would be cleaved in two on the spot.

However, just as the Hurricane Knight's sword was only one meter away from Roy's body, no matter how hard Rielco tried, he couldn't bring it down.

A bright yellow halo emanated from Roy's body, spreading outwards in all directions to form a sphere of light that protected Roy within it.

The seemingly thin sphere of light gives people a feeling of indestructibility, as if the world were to collapse, but as long as the sphere does not dissipate, it cannot harm the people inside it.

"What the hell is this!"

Rielko cursed inwardly.

From the start of today's battle until now, the gray-striped masked knight before him has shown far too many things that he cannot comprehend.

For a Legendary Level 2 to contend against a Legendary Peak is already utterly absurd, not to mention the eerie, oppressive power of the Devouring Domain, and now this impenetrable yellow tortoise shell...

"We can't afford to delay any longer; we must finish this quickly!"

A bad feeling crept into Rielko's heart.

If someone had told him before today that a legendary two-star knight could drive him to this point, he would never have believed it, and would have even laughed at the person who told him.

But now...

Rielco had clearly sensed the changes in the gray-striped masked knight.

After killing Bradley, the aura emanating from the other party inexplicably surged, suggesting that he possessed the bizarre ability to absorb the fighting spirit of his enemies after killing them in order to enhance himself.

Rielco wasn't sure if this improvement was temporary or permanent, but right now, the gray-screwed masked knight was already close to the legendary limit. If he were to absorb Knors's battle aura, wouldn't it be possible for him to reach the legendary limit?

With this in mind, Rielko finally made up his mind.

A pale white flame quietly ignited on his body. The brilliant power emanating from the burning of his soul caused his battle aura, the strength of his domain power, and everything about him to experience an explosive increase.

Grasping the hilt of his knight's sword with both hands and raising it high above his head, Rielko, whose eyes were now completely pure blue, with no distinction between pupils and whites, roared:

"Tearing Wind - Sword of Judgment!"

This is a secret sword technique that he would find difficult to use under normal circumstances; he is only qualified to use it when his soul is burning.

Rielko knew very well that, facing a legendary two-star knight, he, having burned his soul, was already defeated. But at this moment, he no longer cared about the outcome of the battle.

He had only one thing on his mind.

That is, to kill this bizarre knight who has repeatedly shattered his understanding of the world!

A terrifying hurricane was gathering, forming a tornado thousands of meters high. Countless things on the ground were sucked into the tornado and torn to dust.

Dark clouds gathered, and sand and stones flew across the land.

At this moment, the towering tornado seemed like a natural disaster descending upon the earth!

This sword, imbued with the immense power of heaven and earth, crashed down upon Roy, who was protected by the extremely yellow sphere of light.

Under the power of the tornado, Roy was as insignificant as an ant under a giant's foot.

"Boom--!"

The earth roared, and layers of ground within a radius of a kilometer were torn apart. Trees, boulders... everything was pulverized by the terrifying force of the shockwave. From high above, a circular, empty vacuum zone with a radius of a kilometer appeared on the ground.

Rielco, who had unleashed the sword strike, hovered in mid-air, breathing heavily.

A sword strike imbued with all one's might and burning with the power of one's soul would severely injure even a demigod without taking any precautions. He refused to believe that a defensive technique employed by a fellow who, though strange, was ultimately only a legendary second-star individual, could block his sword strike.

A second later, Rielco, whose breathing had calmed down slightly, manipulated the wind to disperse the surrounding dust, revealing the scene beneath.

But the scene that came into view made Rielko's pupils shrink to pinpoints, his body tremble involuntarily, and his face was full of disbelief.

The hazy, extremely yellow aura still enveloped the gray-masked knight, calm and undisturbed, as if nothing had just happened.

However, the surrounding ground, which had sunk more than ten meters deep, told Rielko that his attack had indeed landed—but it could not break through the seemingly thin, extremely yellow light barrier.

"How... is this possible?!"

"What kind of ability is this?"

At this moment, Rielko was bewildered, his eyes falling into an unprecedented daze.

Within the extremely yellow aura, feeling the terrifying physique that had fully absorbed the essence of the blood soul and reached a new level, Roy slowly raised his head and gently exhaled.

He took a step forward, and the color of the aura around him faded instantly, like an invisible garment being removed, and his figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

Rielko's expression changed drastically in shock, but before he could react...

A deep voice sounded behind him:

"You really enjoyed chopping just now, didn't you..."

"Next, how about I chop you up?"

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