Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

Seeing this, Xia Jian, who was hiding, was about to make a move when he suddenly frowned and looked towards the southeast.

The three giant bears also stopped in their tracks, scanning their surroundings warily, as if something terrifying was nearby.

Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed through the woods, rapidly approaching Leia's direction.

"not good!"

Xia Jian, who was hiding in the tree, suddenly narrowed his eyes and rushed towards Leia.

At this moment, the dark figure in the forest revealed its true form, which was none other than the blue-eyed, black-skinned tiger that had chased Xia Jian before!

Compared to before, the black tiger is now significantly larger and much faster.

Seeing the black tiger rushing towards Leia, Xia Jian was extremely anxious, as the black tiger was clearly faster than him!

"That's the only option we can try."

At this critical moment, Natsume placed his hand on the scabbard, and his mind gradually calmed down.

Just as the black tiger pounced on Leia, Xia Jian drew his longsword, accompanied by a black crescent-shaped sword aura.

The black crescent sword energy was incredibly fast. Even though the black tiger had sensed the danger, it was too high in the air to dodge and could only take the hit head-on.

The power of the black crescent sword energy was clearly beyond Black Tiger's comprehension.

Without any hesitation, the black crescent-shaped sword energy swept across Leia's head, then pierced through the black tiger's brow, and instantly struck the opposite stone wall.

The black tiger landed in front of Leia, looking no different from before.

Before Leia could recover from her shock, a bloody gash extended backward from between the black tiger's eyebrows, and then the black tiger fell to the ground, split in two.

Not to mention Leia, even the three black bears seemed stunned, standing motionless in place.

Xia Jian was also taken aback; the power of this attack clearly exceeded his expectations.

The black sword energy was a mixture of basic swordsmanship, the Gate-Severing Slash, and the mental and magical power brought by meditation.

Although continuous meditation enhanced his mental strength, Xia Jian never imagined that mental strength and magical power could amplify his basic swordsmanship so dramatically.

In Xia Jian's opinion, that black tiger had clearly reached the strength of a mid-level knight, and was even considered top-tier among mid-level knights.

This powerful tiger was cleaved in two in the blink of an eye, demonstrating the sheer force of the attack.

"It seems that basic swordsmanship does indeed have great potential for development."

Xia Jian stroked his chin and muttered to himself.

Although the wizard's power seems formidable, only Xia Jian knows that the main reason is the "sword energy" generated after reaching level ten in basic swordsmanship.

And for some unknown reason, under the enhancement of high-intensity mental power, the nature of the 'sword energy' seemed to have undergone some kind of change.

However, due to the previous living conditions, Xia Jian had never had the opportunity to conduct the final test, which is why he did not expect the power to be so strong.

Xia Jian had previously been thinking of testing the power of other skills.

With this level of intensity, even the black tiger died; there's probably no other creature in the forest that could withstand such an ordeal.

Summer quickly went to check on the terrified Leia.

As a young girl, after facing a life-or-death situation, Leia cried out and rushed into Xia Jian's arms.

It was only then that Xia Jian remembered there were several giant bears around.

But turning around, they saw three black bears carrying two cubs in their mouths, stealthily retreating towards the edge of the area.

Faced with such a terrifying summer, the giant bear's animal instincts made it want to flee.

Upon seeing Xia Jian looking over, the giant bear immediately took off running as fast as it could, as if afraid that Xia Jian would chase after it.

Seeing the giant bear's comical appearance, both Natsume and Leia, whose face was covered in snot, were amused.

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Next, Xia Jian gave Leia some medicine and then bandaged her wound.

Now that her goal has been achieved, Leia has been promoted to a junior knight.

Although he did not advance to the intermediate knight rank, he still gained a considerable amount of experience. Xia Jian planned to go back and discuss moving with Phyllis.

Even with his exceptional talent, progress was slow after practicing the Wuluo Meditation Method. At this sluggish pace, who knows how long it would take to complete the practice.

However, with the help of the '+1' talent, the Wuluo Meditation Method has already produced a pill recipe.

However, those materials were extremely precious and could not be bought with money alone; one had to get in touch with high society people to purchase them.

Given their current situation, this is clearly not realistic.

Since his knightly cultivation level couldn't be improved in a short time, he decided to cultivate meditation techniques first, which is why Xia Jian decided to move.

Furthermore, with his current strength, unless he encounters a high-ranking knight in his prime, probably no one in the entire city of Chelan can stop him.

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Since they didn't need to hunt, and with Leia's strength improved, the two of them returned to Chelan City in just one day after finishing their roasted tiger meat.

As usual, Xia Jian's notice was posted on the city gate, and Xia Jian was always speechless when he saw it.

I was just taking back what was rightfully mine, how did that make me a heartless man?

However, since they were not wanted, the two managed to pass by the guards at the city gate with simple disguises.

However, when Xia Jian arrived at the old house in the old town, he did not see Phyllis and the others when he pushed open the door.

"Did he go out to buy something?" Natsumi raised an eyebrow slightly.

Phyllis was too careless. How could they act together in this situation? What if they were wiped out?

Just as Xia Jian was mentally criticizing Phyllis's behavior, Leia tugged at Xia Jian's sleeve and pointed to the table in the bedroom.

Xia Jian turned his head and saw a letter on the table.

Sensing that something was amiss, Natsumi immediately rushed to the table and picked up the letter.

If Phyllis wanted to leave, she only needed to tell him; leaving without saying goodbye was clearly not Phyllis's style.

Upon opening the letter and examining it closely, Xia Jian's face immediately darkened.

The letter was simple: Phyllis and the others had been taken to the lord's manor, and if they wanted them, they should go to the lord's manor to find them. The letter was signed "Hiber".

Xia Jian's eyes flickered, hesitating whether or not to go and rescue Phyllis and the others.

If it were before, he probably would have packed up and left long ago.

But things are different now. Phyllis and the others are being a little too nice to him, which makes it hard for Xia Jian to let go of them for a while.

A true man born between heaven and earth, how could he... no, there are things he should do and things he shouldn't do.

"It seems a bloodbath is inevitable."

Xia Jian looked at the longsword in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.

As a model citizen, Natsumi had absolutely no thoughts of murder.

But some people are courting death, and it's uncertain whether anyone can withstand his sword...

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