I opened a clinic in the Abyss World

"Actually, it's not too bad. Your young master is a genius, so he hasn't suffered much in cultivation." Charlotte closed her eyes and said with a smile, "Give me a massage first, I'm going to take a nap."

"Mmm," Fiona responded softly, sitting down by the bathtub and gently placing Charlotte's head on her lap, beginning to massage her head.

Fiona's massage skills were learned by Charlotte at her own expense. She studied under a famous master, and her techniques were superb, almost as good as Kasha's.

Kasa Massage's comfort comes primarily from its 3D surround massage. Not only does it provide a comfortable massage, but it also uses music to help you relax quickly, achieving a deep relaxation effect.

Today's battle against Bill proved Charlotte's current fighting prowess.

The state of Law he entered when breaking through to become a Sky Knight allowed him to reach a new level of understanding of the laws.

His approach to applying the rules differs somewhat from that of ordinary people.

After breaking through to level seven, many people like to use laws to condense a law domain, thereby restricting the opponent's actions. As an auxiliary means, it can play a good role in duels, especially when facing lower-level opponents, where it is a complete crushing defeat.

Charlotte went against the grain, completely disregarding the domain, and instead concentrated all the laws of swordsmanship onto the Judgment Sword, pursuing the ultimate destructive power.

This approach is somewhat risky and radical, meaning that he has completely abandoned using laws for defense.

However, he had also considered this point. The Three Thousand Lights and Shadows provided him with an extremely graceful movement technique, allowing him to attack or defend as needed, and offering a relatively higher margin for error.

The ultimate sword principles are condensed into a single sword strike, making its ability to break through defenses extremely astonishing.

This led to the situation where he cleaved through Bill's level eight magic domain with a single sword strike.

The range reached fifty meters. Although the level suppression was still powerful, the actual strength was not high. The law was condensed on the sword, which could cut through it with one strike and even break through its wooden shield.

Later, Bill shrank his Law Domain to within three meters, and its strength immediately increased. Even when he went all out, and even when he was attacking from the side, all the sword laws condensed at the tip of his sword could only pierce a small hole in his protective shield.

Of course, even a small hole can be deadly.

So Bill died.

  

This was the first archmage he had killed; when the sword pierced his heart, it was no different from killing anyone else.

If he were to face Basil again, he was confident he could kill him if he could close the distance.

Today's battle made him realize even more clearly the importance of the rules.

In high-level battles, the competition often boils down to the mastery and application of the laws.

Elizabeth was so strong right after breaking through to Star Knight because of her profound understanding of the laws. Once she broke through, she became invincible among those of the same level.

Moreover, Charlotte had no doubt that Elizabeth's ability to kill people of higher ranks was even greater than his.

However, she never fights with anyone and rarely makes a move in public; people only know her strength on the night of the red moon.

Charlotte was pondering how to solidify her strength in the mysterious space tonight, hoping to further solidify her Sky Knight realm through a duel with the Judge, when she suddenly felt a tingling sensation in her chest.

He opened his eyes. Fiona had somehow slipped into the bathtub, her clothes completely removed. Her snow-white, full body pressed against him, her rosy cheeks glistening with moisture. Her pink tongue was gently licking his chest. Suddenly, she looked up at him, like a little fox.

"Young Master, you said you would take me when I turned eighteen. I have waited for you for three years. Tonight, I will give you the best of myself." Fiona wrapped her arms around Charlotte's shoulders, slowly stood up, and presented her beautiful and delicate body to him. Then she leaned down and pressed herself against him.

"Young Master, why won't you let me shower with you?"

"You're still young."

"When will I no longer be considered a child?"

"You'll be eighteen then, when you're an adult and can decide who to give your body to."

"It must be you!"

"That's not necessarily true. When you grow up, you might not like the young master anymore."

"No! Fiona will always belong to the young master, body and life!"

……

A memory suddenly flashed through her mind; it was still in this bathhouse, when Fiona was a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl.

Twelve years ago, he rescued six-year-old Fiona from a group of refugees' barbecue grill and took her in as his personal maid ever since.

Now, she has grown up and he has raised her to be a beautiful woman.

Tonight, she has come to repay her debt of gratitude.

The girl's skin was very smooth and tender; a gentle pinch or pat would turn it red. As this was her first time experiencing love, Charlotte treated her with as much gentleness as possible, hoping to give her a wonderful first experience.

Water splashed gently against the edge of the bathtub, making a soft pattering sound. A drop of blood spread in the water, accompanied by suppressed groans, until it could no longer be contained.

After a long while, Fiona, exhausted from the ordeal, fell into a deep sleep in Charlotte's arms. The allure in her eyes had not yet faded, and the upturned corners of her mouth showed that she was still in pleasure.

Charlotte smiled and pulled her into her arms, looking at the red marks all over her fair body, feeling a little helpless.

He treated Diana and Nancy much more roughly, yet they were able to take from her again and again. Fiona's body, being an intermediate-level mage, was still too fragile to withstand such treatment; she needed to improve her physical condition, otherwise she wouldn't be able to fully enjoy herself.

Charlotte took out a bottle of strength potion from her spatial ring, gently pried open Fiona's mouth, and poured the potion down her throat.

The medicine quickly took effect; her delicate body trembled slightly, a look of pain appeared on her face, and her body began to turn red, with impurities mixed with blood oozing out from her pores.

Charlotte gently waved her hand, washing away the stains on her body with the water from the pool. As the red color faded, her skin returned to its snow-white state, and all traces disappeared.

This bottle of power potion not only increased her strength by 100kg, but also gave her body a comprehensive boost.

You can imagine how strong a frail woman's physical abilities are if she can lift 100kg with one hand.

Charlotte put Fiona on the bed, pulled the blanket over her, and folded her clothes and placed them at the head of the bed so that she could wear them when she woke up the next morning.

Charlotte dressed herself, picked up Evelyn who was fast asleep beside her, and took her to the study. She casually rolled up a blanket on the desk, put Evelyn in it, and let her continue sleeping, so that the cold air she emitted wouldn't make Fiona sick.

Lock the door from the inside and attach a trigger-activated magic shield.

Charlotte took the scroll of the Sword of Judgment from her spatial ring, sat down in the chair, slowly unrolled the scroll, and looked at the little figure in the center of the scroll.

The sword in the little man's hand began to move, faster and faster, until it pierced through the scroll.

Charlotte saw a flash of sword light before her eyes, and when she opened them again, she found herself in a stone forest, standing atop a towering stone pillar.

No, this isn't a stone forest, it's a forest of swords!

These swords, some hundreds of meters tall, resembled towering trees planted upside down in the ground, forming an endless forest of giant swords. A chilling sword intent emanated from beneath their feet, as if it would split a person in two.

Charlotte drew her sword, the tip of the Judgment Sword pointing downwards, neutralizing the sword intent emanating from her feet, while simultaneously looking at the Judge standing a hundred meters away on the tip of a giant sword.

"Welcome to the world of swords, young man. Your breakthrough this time is of very high quality!" the Judge said, still with that slightly arrogant tone.

"A world of swords?" Charlotte glanced around. Indeed, this world consisted only of swords, making the name quite fitting.

"Your choice is correct. A knight doesn't need a so-called 'domain.' The range your sword can reach is your sword domain, existing on the tip of the sword, not condensed in space." The Judge looked at Charlotte, quite satisfied. "Unfortunately, most knights don't understand this principle, because they always choose opponents weaker than themselves. A true warrior dares to face opponents stronger than themselves!"

"Is the ultimate attack the best defense?" Charlotte asked the Judge.

"That's right, I only understood that principle later." The judge nodded slightly.

"So, you got poisoned later because you weren't on guard?" Charlotte asked.

Judge: "..."

He fell silent, which was uncharacteristic of him.

"It's alright. I'll carry more trigger-type magical shield talismans with me from now on. I'm a bit different from you; I value my life more," Charlotte said with a smile.

"Cherishing your life doesn't mean you can save it. Your sword needs further sharpening." The Judge drew his sword and slashed at Charlotte.

A dark golden sword aura, trailing a ten-meter tail, slashed towards Charlotte with overwhelming momentum.

Charlotte's pupils dilated, and she instinctively tried to dodge, but her body seemed to have lost control. Before she could dodge, she was cut in two by the sword energy.

"What kind of sword technique is this?" Charlotte's body reassembled, and she stood on the original sword, looking at the Judge with some shock.

"A very ordinary sword aura slash," the judge replied.

"But why can't I move?" Charlotte asked, puzzled.

"Perhaps you are not unable to move, but simply haven't had the chance to move?" The Judge unleashed his second sword strike.

Charlotte watched as the sword energy, trailing a long tail, came hurtling towards her, but she still couldn't dodge it.

However, this time he used the microscope in his right eye and he could see clearly.

What cleaved him in two was not the sword energy, or rather, the sword energy he could see was merely an afterimage. The real sword energy had already struck him before the sword energy itself, but his attention was still focused on the afterimage left by the sword energy.

The Judge's sword strike was too fast!

So fast that even the afterimage couldn't keep up, it also served as an illusion, making it impossible to guard against.

"How could it be so fast?" Charlotte was still puzzled.

"Laws are rules, and since you've already mastered the rules, what's wrong with that?" the judge asked with a smile.

"Laws...rules..." Charlotte felt that she had received some incredible knowledge, but the concept was very vague, and she couldn't grasp it.

"That's not just the law of swordsmanship!" Charlotte suddenly said.

"Who says knights can only comprehend the laws of swordsmanship? Mages can freely comprehend the laws of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, light, lightning... and so on." The Judge chuckled. "Then why not add a bit of the law of space to the laws of swordsmanship?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he casually swung his sword again.

At the same time, Charlotte, on edge, also drew her sword and slashed out.

clang!

Charlotte slashed her sword into the void, colliding with the extremely fast sword energy, and her wrist went slightly numb.

However, he managed to block the sword strike.

If the two are of equal strength and are prepared, this sword strike is not so difficult to block.

Charlotte's smugness lasted only a second. The next instant, a sword aura appeared from his body and severed his head.

"You...you didn't even draw your sword!" Charlotte protested.

"Is it possible that I just unleashed two sword strikes?"

In the world of swords, Charlotte is sometimes cut in half, sometimes beheaded, and sometimes even cut into dozens of pieces.

The Judge's sword was too fast, and after incorporating the laws of space, it became even more unpredictable and difficult to discern, making it hard to accurately judge his sword aura or where he appeared from.

Charlotte hadn't expected that the Judge would become so monstrous once he reached the Sky Knight rank.

Not to mention being invincible among his peers, he would probably be a real headache for opponents even in battles against opponents of higher levels.

Charlotte kept the surgical microscope on the entire time, trying to track and locate the Judge's position, and to explore what the so-called laws of space were through his actions.

Charlotte had to admit that this knight, combined with the laws of space, was practically like having a cheat code.

If he learns this, all magicians will cry when they see him.

"What kind of movement technique did you just use?"

"Void Shadow Domain".

"?"

"An upgraded version of Shadow Realm."

"凸(艹皿艹)!"

With a curse, Charlotte was cut into eighteen pieces, which fell to the ground and were neatly pieced back together.

The principles of swordsmanship are the ultimate understanding of sword skills and sword intent, seeking the origin and rules from them, and then transforming them into one's own, thus becoming the so-called principles of swordsmanship.

The laws of space require an accurate understanding of space, to find the rules of space, and then to use those rules to obscure or even manipulate space.

Charlotte thought he knew nothing about this, but when he carefully observed the Judge's movements under a microscope, he was surprised to find that the Three Thousand Light and Shadows was actually a movement technique based on the laws of space, which is why it was so strange and difficult to discern. It could appear a hundred meters away in a flash and could distort space to bewitch enemies with its shadow domain.

A hint of understanding appeared in Charlotte's eyes. She took a step forward and disappeared from the spot as well.

The next second, Charlotte appeared on the tip of a sword a hundred meters away, and slashed forward with her sword.

clang!

The judge's figure appeared, and the two judgment swords clashed, with the dark golden sword laws colliding wildly.

As the judge turned his head, a sword aura slashed out from behind him, grazing his head and tearing a crack in his shoulder armor.

"Not bad, you grasped it very quickly this time!" the judge laughed heartily.

The next moment, a sword was thrust out from behind Charlotte and pierced his back.

Charlotte died again, but he had a smile on his face, as if he had grasped a bit of the essence of the laws of space.

With his current strength, what is the limit of his flash of inspiration?

Distance and speed are both essential!

Only the laws of space can allow one to traverse a distance of hundreds of meters in an instant.

The movement technique I learned first among the three thousand forms of light and shadow, yet it directly points to the essence.

100 meters!

120 meters!

150 meters!

……

220 meters!

……

Charlotte had a flash of inspiration and the distance between them increased, as did their speed.

As long as he dodges fast enough, the Judge's sword cannot catch him.

In the world of swords, a figure flashed wildly among the sword spirits. Originally, it only flashed above the sword forest, and often it was cut in two by a sword as soon as it appeared.

So Charlotte quickly landed in the forest of swords and began to move about. At first, she was not very skilled and often bumped into the giant swords as soon as she appeared, tearing herself apart.

However, after dying several times, this situation quickly improved. He became faster and faster, but his control also improved. He was able to accurately judge the distance and landing point because he was able to determine his limits.

250 meters!

This is the limit of his current ability to reach distances with a flash of inspiration.

There wasn't even a meter of room for improvement!

However, this distance is already quite astonishing. When facing a mage, you can use Flash of Inspiration to instantly close the distance and force the opponent into close combat.

But the limit Charlotte had painstakingly reached was something the Judge could easily achieve, so the next moment, a sword pierced through his temple from the side.

Charlotte's final slash severed the Judge's left arm, while another sword strike from the void opened a gash in his back.

Unfortunately, it wasn't fatal enough.

"If that's not enough, then bring more!"

Charlotte was resurrected atop a sword tip and once again traversed the forest of swords, constantly seeking an opportunity.

He comprehended the laws of the void through movement techniques and then applied them to sword skills.

This method is somewhat like cooking; it emphasizes proper combination to achieve the best results.

Charlotte's understanding deepened with each passing day, and she became increasingly adept at using it.

He no longer simply imitated the judge's moves, but made some changes based on his own understanding of the law.

This may be what Elizabeth meant when she said that even if people at level seven and above practice the same combat skills and movement techniques, they will not be completely identical.

Even if they are taught by the same master, their understanding of the laws will be different. This is purely a matter of talent and cannot be taught.

When the two collided again, they suddenly transformed into a dozen or so judges and Charlottes, creating an extremely crowded area within a few meters.

The clash of the Judgment Swords produced a series of clanging sounds, and the sword energy crisscrossed, striking the surrounding giant swords and stirring up different sword intents, bringing about even more changes!

The two separated again, and blood slowly seeped from Charlotte's chest. She planted her longsword on the ground, barely managing to support her body.

"Still a little short." The judge also had a bloodstained wound on his chest, but his voice carried the smugness of a victor.

laugh!

A sword aura slashed from the side, severing his proud head, which flew high into the air.

"This time, I've hidden one more sword than you."

Charlotte laughed too, slowly falling backward, her laughter particularly hearty and triumphant.

……

Charlotte suddenly opened her eyes and met Evelyn's innocent and pure face.

"Uncle, the way you laughed just now was so weird!" Evelyn said, resting her chin on her hand. "So, did you just have some kind of dream about being a big bad guy?"