It felt so good to be close to the witch!

The unique breathing rhythm of the Explosive Flame Breathing Technique slowly spread from Red's mouth and nose. Half an hour later, a wisp of battle qi condensed and took shape in his body.

The battle qi, which had already reached the limit of Bronze II, underwent a qualitative change with the addition of this trace of battle qi, reaching the purity of 5 battle qi.

Roy was highly focused, constantly monitoring Red's condition.

In the first second, Red's face turned pale, and large beads of sweat covered his forehead.

The next second, blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

In the third second, his skin began to crack in countless ways, and violent battle energy surged within him, constantly tearing his flesh apart.

It's now!

Roy's eyes narrowed, and his talent [Infinite Desire] was activated. Because it did not need to be converted into usable energy, the absorption speed was very fast. In less than a second, all five streams of fighting energy in Red's body were absorbed into his body.

"Hu Chi... Hu Chi..."

The disappearance of the fighting spirit within his body allowed Red to recover. He gasped for breath, his eyes filled with lingering fear.

The ferocity of the Bronze Three-Star level battle qi was even more intense than he had imagined. His body only lasted for 3 seconds before it was on the verge of collapse. If it weren't for Young Master Roy's talent ability that absorbed all the battle qi in his body, he would have exploded and died by now.

However, with suffering comes reward.

Red could feel that the brush with death in those three seconds had greatly improved his adaptability to the Bronze Three-Star level battle qi.

The physique of a Bronze II star is inhumanly strong. Without the damage caused by the battle qi in his body, Reid had recovered a lot after fifteen minutes.

"Young Master Roy, please continue!"

Reid's eyes were filled with determination. The opportunity for promotion was right in front of him, and he was never the kind of person who would stop because of fear of pain.

Such an opportunity is something many people would kill for, and Reid understands this very well.

Upon hearing this, Roy nodded and channeled the fighting spirit belonging to Red back into his body.

Chapter 33 The Breathing Technique of the Bronze Stage - Burning Heart!

After six cycles of extraction and reinfusion, Red finally fully adapted to the Bronze Three-Star level of battle aura.

He was covered in blood and looked miserable, but his eyes were incredibly bright.

Having experienced this transformation and adapted to the Bronze Three-Star level of battle qi, Red will no longer face any bottlenecks until he reaches the Silver rank.

Feeling the powerful battle qi surging within him, Red stood up, intending to bow deeply to Roy, but Roy stopped him with a raised hand:

“Uncle Red, we’re family, there’s no need to be so polite or say any formalities.”

Roy wore a genuine smile.

Upon hearing this, Red did not insist, but nodded silently, his heart filled with even deeper emotion.

He was never a man of many words, believing that actions speak louder than words.

“It’s late, Uncle Red. You’ve had a long night too. Go wash off the blood, change your clothes, and get some rest. I’m tired too.” Roy let out a deep breath and sat down on the edge of the bed.

Assisting Red in breaking through was much harder than he had imagined.

Admittedly, the consumption of absorbing and re-introducing battle qi is very low, but ensuring that Red's battle qi is not converted into energy consumes a lot of his mental energy.

It's like taking a sip of water. It's easy to swallow it directly, but if it gets stuck in your throat, it's bound to be very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Red finally broke through to Bronze Three Star, and will be able to exert stronger combat power in the territory merger battle the day after tomorrow, which will make his hard work worthwhile.

"Alright, Mr. Roy, you should get some rest too." Red bowed slightly and then left.

"Squeak-"

The night breeze blowing in through the gradually closing door made the candlelight on the desk flicker a few times before settling back down.

Roy sat cross-legged on the bed; it was about 11 p.m.

I did so much today. After breaking through to the Bronze rank this morning, I conducted combat training, rescued the fox-eared witch Elena, created magic crystal grenades, and assisted Red in breaking through to the Bronze rank three.

After dealing with so many things, even he felt extremely exhausted.

"Then I'll reward myself by only cultivating for five hours tonight and leaving two hours for sleep."

Roy said this to himself, then closed his eyes and began practicing breathing techniques.

"breathe……"

A unique rhythm of breathing emanated from the room.

In the small courtyard outside the house, Red, who had just finished showering and changed into clean clothes, stood under the kerosene lamp in the corner. He heard the faint breathing coming from the room not far away, and a look of admiration flashed in his eyes.

Young Master Roy is so talented, yet he continues to cultivate despite being extremely exhausted... He can't slack off either.

……

The sunlight falling on his eyelids woke Roy from his sweet sleep.

Although he had only slept for two hours, he already felt refreshed.

Since his physique improved, his energy has also increased. He only needs a short rest to maintain his energy throughout the day.

Feeling the Dou Qi within his body, which had reached 1.52 Dao after a night of cultivation, Roy's face showed a satisfied smile.

The feeling of becoming stronger always brings a sense of peace.

Pushing open the door, the bright morning light greeted him, and the refreshing air made Roy instinctively stretch.

"Good morning, Mr. Roy."

Not far away, Red, clad in armor and with a knight's sword at his waist, stood up from a corner of the courtyard and bowed respectfully.

"Good morning, Uncle Red," Roy greeted with a smile.

After finishing breakfast at the stone table in the courtyard, Roy was about to return to his room to continue practicing his breathing technique when Red suddenly spoke up: "Young Master Roy, I have learned the breathing technique you gave me."

"Oh?" Roy's eyes lit up, and he immediately became interested.

The breathing technique was left behind by the old lord of Blackrock Territory. There is one technique each in the Bronze and Silver stages, and it is extremely difficult. I never expected that Red would master it in just a few days. It is a pleasant surprise.

"Tell me quickly, what are the effects of this breathing technique?" Roy asked expectantly.

“Let me explain and demonstrate as I go, so it will be easier for you to understand,” Red said in a deep voice.

“That would be perfect.” Roy said expectantly, then stepped back a few paces to clear the space for Redten.

"The secret technique of the Explosive Breathing method at the Bronze stage is called 'Burning Heart'."

As he spoke, Red took a deep breath, and a hazy white light emanated from his body, similar to the "battle aura burst," but the difference was that the light on his body resembled a burning flame, giving people a scorching and overwhelming feeling.

"The effect of the Burning Heart Secret Technique is the same as that of 'Battle Qi Burst,' both of which enhance one's explosive power. However, the difference is that the Burning Heart Secret Technique explodes more thoroughly."

"One strand of battle qi can maintain the 'battle qi burst' state for one minute, but if 'burning heart' is used, it can only last for 20 seconds."

"Greater consumption results in greater explosive power. The effect of 'Burning Heart' is about 1.5 times that of 'Battle Qi Burst'."

After demonstrating the effects of the "Burning Heart" secret technique, the white flames on Red's body slowly disappeared. He took out a booklet from his pocket that recorded the "Explosive Flame Breathing Technique and its secret techniques" and handed it back to Roy: "Young Master Roy, I have memorized all the contents of this booklet. Please keep it."

Roy took the booklet and said expectantly, "Uncle Red, please teach me this secret technique now!"

“If you’d like, of course you can.” Red nodded. “First, you need to memorize the points recorded in the secret technique.”

Upon hearing this, Roy opened the booklet in his hand and turned to the page corresponding to the "Burning Heart" secret technique.

There was a human figure drawn on it, with red lines connecting the points on the figure to form a closed line.

There are five points highlighted in bold inside the body, located in the abdominal cavity.

"The core of Burning Heart lies in compression and explosion."

Red walked up to Roy and said in a deep voice, "Please unleash your battle aura first."

Without hesitation, Roy immediately mobilized the fighting spirit flowing within his body.

A hazy white light emanated from his body and surged rapidly within him, greatly enhancing his bodily functions.

Red reached out and touched a spot on his abdomen, saying, "To successfully unleash 'Burning Heart,' you need to continuously rotate your internal fighting spirit between five points, forming a vortex. In this way, you compress your fighting spirit and then unleash it."

"The location I chose is the one I found through continuous experimentation to be the most suitable point for my body to unleash battle qi. It is also known as the 'Burning Point'. Starting from here, the qi flows back to the heart, completing the great cycle and enabling the execution of 'Burning Heart'."

"Because of individual differences, the location of each person's 'ignition point' is also different, which requires you to conduct continuous experiments to eventually find it."

"I've come up with a little trick: the faster the battle qi rotates between the five points, the more violent the vortex formed, and the easier it is to find your own 'burning point'. But this will put a heavy burden on the body. How to choose depends on your own ability to bear it."

“I see…” Roy’s eyes showed understanding.

After learning the principle behind the "Burning Heart" technique, he couldn't wait to try it out.

Chapter 34 Mastery

Battle aura is the product of the combination of magical particles and the knight's own life force.

Because it incorporates one's own life force, battle aura has a strong personal nature, making it very easy for a knight to control, provided that his body can withstand the stimulation and burden brought by the battle aura.

Roy sat cross-legged, controlling the flow of fighting spirit within his body, eventually reaching his abdomen, where he began to move it at high speed according to the five points of the "Burning Heart" secret technique.

Since it was his first time trying this, Roy didn't dare to turn too fast.

The battle qi formed a shallow vortex, drawing more battle qi to converge there, but that was all.

Not only could he not unleash "Burning Heart," he couldn't even find the "Burning Point."

As expected, the RPM is still too low...

Roy thought to himself.

After assessing the strain on his body at the current rotation speed, he immediately increased the rotation speed to more than three times.

"Om-"

The battle qi vortex, with its greatly increased rotation speed, draws in battle qi more quickly, while also condensing the absorbed battle qi at its center, forming a highly active mass of battle qi.

Roy vaguely sensed the presence of the "Incineration Point," but it was still not very clear.

Because of his body's strong adaptability to magic and battle aura, the battle aura vortex, which rotated three times faster, still did not reach Roy's limit. With a fierce look in his eyes, he directly increased the rotation speed of the battle aura vortex to five times!

"Buzz!"

The extremely high rotation speed made the fighting energy at the center of the vortex even more active, and it even turned into a burning flame.

Under the intense heat of the raging battle aura flames, a deep red dot appeared in Roy's perception.