It felt so good to be close to the witch!

Under the overwhelming energy bombardment from the Three Divine Punishments, Roy, despite the pressure, quickly arrived near the dozen or so legendary knights and unleashed a slash.

A dazzling blade of light swept through the air, leaving trails of black energy. However, as it approached the legendary one-star temple knight at the forefront, a pale golden shield appeared out of thin air, blocking the blade of light. This blade of light, which possessed eighty percent of Roy's power, only caused a few shallow ripples on the shield.

Its protective capabilities are terrifying!

A spherical light shield enveloped more than a dozen legendary temple knights.

Before the light shield is broken, no attack can harm the people inside in the slightest.

Flores, one of the three Divine Punishment Seats in the distance, revealed a mocking smile.

If the figure in the gray spiral mask could still use the "forbidden strike" that destroyed the sacred mountain's protective formation, then this protective shield that could withstand more than a dozen legendary ultimate attacks would naturally be useless. But the question is, is that possible?

The use of any forbidden item comes at a huge price, let alone the "Demon-Slaying Bow and Arrow," which is among the top-tier forbidden items even among A+ grade items. Once it has been used once, it is absolutely impossible to use it again in the short term.

Even if the figure in the gray spiral mask sacrificed himself, it would still fall far short of the requirements.

Therefore, it was simply wishful thinking for the figure in the gray spiral mask to break through the protective shield and harm the legendary temple knight inside under its own attack, thereby forcing the formation's blessing to stop.

Flores raised his right hand in a grasping motion, and dark purple arcs of electricity gathered and compressed in his hand, forming a lightning-fast spear. After a brief moment of charging, he hurled the dark purple spear with force, causing layers of air to explode and countless black, twisted ripples to spread outwards.

Its power is so fierce that it is almost on par with the power of a demigod.

The stinging pain from the back of his head made Roy realize the terror of the attack from the Three Seats of Divine Punishment. However, he did not dodge or evade. Instead, he calmly and naturally took out the "A+ Grade Forbidden Item - Demon-Slaying Bow and Arrow" from his spatial ring. With the string pulled, a jet-black arrow appeared out of thin air in the direction of the protective light shield.

Just as the purple-black lightning spear was about to strike, Roy released the bowstring.

"boom!"

"S-"

The previous sound was the violent roar caused by the purple-black electric spear exploding on Roy's body.

The next sound was the noise caused by the "Demon-Slaying Arrow" being fired.

A straight line of pitch blackness pierced through the entire protective light shield, and three "lucky ones" happened to be located on the line and were pierced through together, their soul flames extinguished in an instant.

The destruction of the protective light shield caused everyone inside to turn pale, with blood trickling from the corners of their mouths, and the energy supporting the three Divine Punishment Seats weakened by three points.

However, all these sacrifices were worthwhile.

The legendary knights had witnessed the power of the purplish-black lightning spear; it was something no legendary knight at the peak of their skill could withstand. Even Flores himself realized that if he were in Flores' shoes and struck by that spear, he would be severely injured or on the verge of death, if not killed.

Trading the lives of three legendary one-star knights for the critically injured legendary ultimate knight is a worthwhile trade no matter how you look at it.

The fact that the figure in the gray spiral mask was able to unleash the "Demon-Slaying Strike" once again greatly surprised Flores, who couldn't understand how the other party had managed to do it.

But this didn't stop him from conjuring two more purple-black electric spears as a precaution and throwing them towards the center of the explosion.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two loud explosions rang out in the air, and the powerful shockwaves turned many of the monastery buildings below into ruins.

"Huff... Huff..." Even Flores, who was protected by the array, was struggling to withstand the three consecutive purple-black lightning spears.

That purple-black lightning spear, besides drawing upon a trace of the power of heaven and earth, also required him to consume 50% of his battle qi. Fortunately, with the support of the formation, his battle qi recovered at an astonishing speed, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to throw three spears in one second.

Although the figure in the gray spiral mask was very strange, Flores was confident that even a demigod would be injured if he took three blows from his purple-black electric spears head-on, and might even be seriously injured.

After this period of fighting, Flores was able to accurately judge that the figure in the gray spiral mask was definitely not at the demigod level.

Those who haven't reached the level of a demigod have absolutely no chance of escaping his "triple attack".

Flores thought so, and believed so, but when the smoke from the explosion cleared and the scene that came into view made his pupils shrink sharply, filled with disbelief.

The gray-masked figure, who was expected to be severely injured even if not dead, was now surrounded by a bright yellow aura and appeared to be completely unharmed!

Their eyes met, and Flores "read" a clear smile in the other's eyes. Then, with eyes blazing with fury, the figure in the gray spiral mask transformed into a streak of crimson-gold light, passing through the legendary temple knights who had lost the protection of the protective light shield.

"Sisi..."

A faint melting sound rang out, and the eyes of more than a dozen legendary temple knights were glazed over. A black hole, about the size of a thumb, appeared between their eyebrows—a mark left by a sharp object that had pierced through them and then burned and turned black by the high temperature.

This includes Makor, the seventh seat of divine punishment, and Akira, the eighth seat of divine punishment.

The two knights from the Divine Punishment Seats, one a peak Legendary and the other a seasoned Legendary Three-Star, couldn't even last a single round against Roy.

This is the overwhelming power of a legendary limit knight against someone who hasn't reached the legendary limit. Not to mention, Roy's combat power is already stronger than that of a typical legendary limit knight.

The bodies of these legendary knights of the temple, now dead, gradually turned to ashes in the gentle breeze. Their life force, soul power, and residual fighting energy, under the influence of the [Heart of Leviathan] and [Infinite Desire - God], flowed into Roy's body, forming twelve blood soul essences of varying brilliance.

Roy turned his head and looked in the direction of the three seats of divine punishment.

Without the support of the array's power, Flores' energy fluctuations plummeted, and his aura even became somewhat unstable due to the backlash from the broken array.

Upon seeing the gaze cast upon him by the figure in the gray spiral mask, Flores didn't hesitate for a moment before turning tail and running straight for the summit of the holy mountain.

He was afraid.

This terrifying figure with the gray spiral mask was like a demon from hell descending. Those who died at his hands had their bodies, minds, and souls utterly destroyed.

He believed in the gods and that even if he died in battle, he could be reborn in the divine kingdom. However, once he died fighting such a hellish demon, there was no possibility of him ever waking up again.

How could Flores not be afraid?

The escape of Flores, one of the three seats of the Divine Punishment, was not unexpected for Roy. What puzzled him was why the three seats of the Divine Punishment would go to the top of the Holy Mountain.

Could it be that the Pope of the Temple is stationed there? Or perhaps the Temple still has some trump card left behind there?

Without rushing to chase, Roy had a thought, and at that moment all the dozen or so Blood Soul Essences in his heart dispersed, transforming into pure nourishing substances to strengthen his physique.

One second, two seconds... a full ten seconds!

The immense warm current allowed Roy's already legendary peak physique to break through that thick barrier, finally reaching the legendary limit!

The immense physical power caused subtle ripples to appear in the surrounding space.

In the physics community, when the mass of an object reaches an alarming level, such as a white dwarf, the gravity on its surface is 18 times that of a blue star of the same volume. Under this level of gravity, elements, particles, space... everything will be completely distorted.

Roy's quality certainly doesn't reach the level of a "white dwarf," but in terms of the magical environment of heaven and earth, his legendary battle qi body, which has reached the "legendary limit," is, in a sense, a beggar-like, inferior version of a "magical white dwarf." Every move he makes can have a significant impact on the space of this world.

The breakthrough in his physical abilities brought a smile to Roy's face beneath his mask.

His strength has now undergone a tremendous evolution.

Roy turned his head and looked at the Great Witch of Nature, Finage, not far away.

Finage was also very surprised at this moment.

She originally thought that Roy's strength would be insufficient to deal with these temple knights, and that she would have to take action in the end.

After all, while the strength of the three seats of the Divine Punishment is nothing to her, it is still the limit of the Legendary level. Even with Roy's Legendary Level 2, his battle qi realm is still difficult to deal with.

But reality opened Fenech's eyes to a whole new world.

"Amazing……"

She was filled with emotion.

When Roy looked at her, their eyes met, and she understood what he wanted to say—want to go see the top of the holy mountain?

Finage nodded in agreement.

The Pope of the Temple is still nowhere to be found, and there has been no news from Latie either. Clearly, neither side has discovered the Pope of the Temple.

Therefore, further exploration is needed here.

The legendary sanctuary atop the sacred mountain is a perfect testing ground.

The two transformed into streaks of light, arriving one after the other in mid-air atop the sacred mountain, where they saw Flores, one of the Three Seats of Divine Punishment, who had arrived before them.

The magnificent yet ancient church, bearing the marks of time, evokes a sense of awe in anyone who sees it.

However, the doors of this ancient building are now tightly shut, and Flores, one of the three Divine Punishments, kneels before them, seemingly praying or pleading.

Soon, Roy and Finage's eyes locked.

The two saw a tall knight standing before the temple gates, slowly drawing his sword from his waist and clad in full armor forged from fine gold.

Chapter 204 Pilgrim

Adamantite, as one of the highest-grade magical metals of the Radiant Empire, is extremely light and hard, while having an energy conductivity of nearly 99.9%.

Armor made of refined gold can provide knights with an extremely powerful boost to their combat strength. Most importantly, it can form its own "small space," which means that external rules are difficult to affect him.

Such powerful "equipment" is naturally of great value.

It's hard to say whether the treasuries of the Glorious Empire's royal family and various noble families even contain a single item.

If a legendary knight at the pinnacle of power could possess such a suit of adamantine armor, even a demigod would find it troublesome for a while—because the power of a demigod stems from the incomplete power of the rules they control, while the adamantine armor greatly restricts the power of the demigod's incomplete rules.

Right now, atop the sacred mountain, before the legendary temple gates, two burly knights slowly drew their weapons from their waists. The armor they wore was a truly priceless treasure—a full suit of fine gold armor!

While Fenech's eyes were filled with shock, a look of seriousness also appeared.

She was certainly familiar with adamantite, but she never expected that the temple's resources were so incredibly profound, possessing two "pilgrim knights" clad in adamantite armor.

The so-called "pilgrimage knights" are those who, among the knights of divine punishment who died in the past, reached the legendary limit and had unwavering and devout faith. Under the influence of the temple's secret magic, they are transformed into a "special existence" that has lost most of its consciousness and only retains a certain belief.

Their strength and combat experience have been preserved to the maximum extent; their only flaw is a lack of agility.

However, with the addition of the adamantite armor, the deficiency of "lack of agility" is completely made up for.

The adamantine armor grants them an indestructible defense, so even if they make a slight mistake in battle, their enemies cannot harm them. Furthermore, every strike from the pilgrims, amplified by the adamantine armor's energy, is terrifyingly powerful, and even demigods dare not take it head-on. The adamantine armor's spontaneous "mini-world" weakens the demigods' incomplete rule power, reducing not only their attack power but also their defense.

As for the information about the "Adamantite Armor" and the "Pilgrim," Finage transmitted it to Roy through her soul the moment she saw the Pilgrim.

The Voice of the Soul is a very unique technique that uses secret methods to resonate with the soul and transmit information. It allows the recipient to understand all the information being transmitted in almost an instant, solving the problem of the slow transmission of information through sound in high-level battles.

However, to Finage's surprise, after hearing her information, Roy not only did not show any fear, but instead seemed eager to try.

"Senior Finage, do you mean that the most powerful aspect of the adamantite armor lies in its ability to weaken the power of incomplete rules? What if it's just pure brute force?"

The message that Finage had just transmitted also contained the technique of "Voice of the Soul." "Voice of the Soul" is not difficult; anyone with legendary soul power can use it easily. Therefore, Roy tried it briefly, learned it, and used this technique to transmit the message to Finage's mind.

Upon hearing this, Finaiji's eyes widened slightly, and then a faint smile appeared on her lips.

With two pilgrims clad in adamantine armor as guards, even a demigod would have no chance of defeating them and entering the sanctuary in a short time.

Such protective measures are undeniably strong.

But how could the Pope of the Temple possibly have predicted that there was a "monster" in this world who could crush the limits of legends with just pure physical strength?

"...Then, I'll leave them to you, Roy."

"Hey." Roy smiled slightly as he looked at the pilgrim who had fully drawn his adamantite knight's sword from his waist, and whose eye sockets under his helmet were glowing with gold.