The story of the black silk female knight

There was no other way, so Valensa had to patiently start reading from the birth of the red-haired witcher beauty.

Somewhat unexpected, yet not entirely unexpected, the red-haired witcher beauty was not born naturally, but rather in a secret US military laboratory, codenamed "Project X." She was the most outstanding and successful creation of this project.

The red-haired witch hunter beauty doesn't even have a normal name, only a military code name.

XT-3057.

Some Americans she helped would call her Exusiai after hearing her code name, based on the pronunciation of the first two letters.

She herself quite likes the name.

According to Aikosti's childhood training records, or rather, the research findings of the scientists responsible for Aikosti, it is known that if Aikosti's mental power interferes with the outside world, it will also suffer a powerful backlash.

When Ekosty was a child, she almost died many times while practicing her spiritual powers, and the U.S. military tried many methods but failed.

Just when Aikosti's superiors were planning to have her give up using her mental powers in combat and focus on training her laser eyes and steel body, a South American druid with genuine talent established a partnership with the US military through various connections.

With a "let's give it a try" attitude, the US military consulted the Archdruid about the power of the mind.

Surprisingly, the Archdruid actually had a solution. He believed that Exusiai would suffer a backlash after using her mental powers to interfere with the outside world, a punishment from nature. To avoid this backlash, Exusiai needed to gain nature's approval.

So Aikosti followed the Archdruid for a period of time. She didn't learn any of the Druid's nature spells, but she did learn a lot of Druid techniques for communicating with nature, which allowed her mind to become one with nature and enter a state somewhat similar to the so-called 'unity of man and nature'.

It is precisely because of this state that Exusiai is able to use various mental powers to interfere with the outside world, instead of merely using them to strengthen herself like Valensa did.

This intelligence gave Valensa a lot of inspiration.

She couldn't replicate Echost's method of learning to communicate with nature as a druid, because there were no druids in this world anymore... These people who believed in the spirits of nature had, many years ago, widely propagated the theory of the threat posed by the sun goddess, saying that the sun goddess's various miracles were disrupting the balance of nature, and even launched a holy war against the Church of the Sun... The result, naturally, was complete annihilation.

Of all the existing spells, the only one that is somewhat similar to Druid spells is probably the Wood Spirit Ninjutsu used by Chiba. This Wood Spirit Ninjutsu is one of the secret techniques of the Chiba family, and unless Valensa marries Chiba, no matter what she does to Chiba, Chiba will not reveal it to outsiders.

In short, Valensa cannot follow Exusiai's path, nor does she intend to.

Regarding the matter of not using mental power to interfere with the outside world, Valensa's junior sister, the Phantom Thief, had repeatedly warned her about this, and even told her about their master, a powerful figure equivalent to the peak of the Moonlit Realm, who used mental power to reverse reality and save the Phantom Thief who was supposed to die, but was then backfired by the laws of the world and died on the spot.

In other words, mental power cannot be used to interfere with the external world; it is forbidden by the laws of the world. Just as committing a crime will eventually lead to being caught and imprisoned, using mental power to interfere with reality will result in a backlash from the laws of the world.

However, just as law enforcement officers can be corrupted by money to grant criminals 'medical parole,' the laws of the world can also be influenced by personal feelings, or rather, can be subject to similar acts of personal favoritism.

Valensa guessed that Aikosti's cultivation, which resembled a state of oneness with nature, was essentially about cultivating the favor of the world's laws—what druids called nature's favor. This allowed her to minimize the backlash damage she received, to the point that it was negligible given her indestructible body and super-fast regeneration.

Valensa didn't know if the laws of her world had consciousness and self, but she knew that there was an omniscient and omnipotent creator god in her world, an existence that transcended the laws of the world and was the creator of the laws of the world.

In other words, if one could obtain the official authorization of the Sun Goddess, it might be possible to use mental power to interfere with the outside world without being harmed by the laws.

Valensa felt that the Sun Goddess was quite fond of her, so perhaps she could give it a try.

Just try it.

There was a picture of the sun goddess on the wall of the meditation room. Valensa immediately knelt down in front of the picture, her chest pressed to the ground, her buttocks sticking out as high as possible, and she even kicked off her boots to pray devoutly.

The prayer was quickly answered, and the sun goddess gave Valensa a divine message in a mysterious way that could only be understood intuitively.

The message from this oracle was quite complex. Valensa spent a long time lying in front of the goddess's image before she finally understood the message completely.

In terms of results, we can say we've achieved half the success.

The power of the mind must not interfere with the outside world; this is indeed one of the laws of the world. Any intelligent life that uses the power of the mind to interfere with the outside world will be devoured by this law, which may at least damage its origin or at worst cause its soul to be destroyed.

Because of the existence of the Sun Goddess herself, the laws of this world are even more powerful and ruthless. They are simply machines working for the goddess and will not be easily favored by any intelligent life. Even if Valensa learns druidic magic, she will not be able to replicate Echost's success.

Valensa now has only two ways to use her mental powers to interfere with the outside world.

First, the Sun Goddess altered the laws of the world; second, Valensa sought authorization from the Sun Goddess before each use of her mental powers.

It's definitely impossible; the Sun Goddess wouldn't easily change the laws of the world for one person.

The second option isn't really feasible either... The Sun Goddess has the affairs of an entire universe to manage, and countless priests to favor; she can't possibly respond to Valensa's requests for authorization at all times. This method is best used as a backup plan in emergencies.

Therefore, in the oracle, the sun goddess also pointed out a path for Valensa, but the way to follow this path was rather obscure, and it took Valensa a long time to figure it out.

According to Valensa's understanding, the laws of the world do not prohibit the mind from interfering with reality, but rather prohibit the unauthorized interference of mental power with reality.

The mental power cultivated by Miss Phantom Thief's lineage is clearly a power they devised themselves, without being certified by the laws of the world. It may be fine for strengthening themselves, but it will suffer a strong backlash if they interfere with the outside world.

In other words, if Valensa can cleanse the mental power within her body and transform it into a power recognized by the laws of the world, she should be able to use it normally.

For example, just like creating the power of the Sunfire Divine Power, one can deeply fuse the basic divine power of Holy Light with the power of the mind, allowing the new power to retain the characteristics of both.

Afterwards, as long as this new power is used to activate the technique of using mental power to interfere with the outside world, one can avoid suffering the backlash from the laws of the world.

Because the techniques activated by this new power are no longer just mental abilities, but can also be called divine arts.

Chapters 61-63: Tia's Melancholy

After deciding in her heart that she needed to find a way to elevate her mental abilities into divine abilities, another flash of inspiration struck Valensa.

It's a premonition, a premonition with vague details but a very clear direction.

Valensa sensed that if she could truly elevate her mental abilities to divine magic, she herself would undergo a transformation, her strength would increase dramatically, and she would likely advance to the Radiant Rank.

This greatly excited Valencia, and she immediately began to try it.

But how easy is it to do something like this?

Valensa struggled for two whole days in the meditation room, feeling constipated, but made no progress. The holy light and spiritual power within her were like a fairy encountering a chauvinistic man—they just couldn't stand each other and couldn't merge no matter what they did.

Forcibly fusing them is equivalent to converting mental power into holy light... It can fuse more holy light or Yangyan divine power, but this is only a technique for converting mental power, not a fundamental change or sublimation of mental power.

Valensa knew that these things couldn't be rushed, and judging by the time, the third match was just around the corner. She could only leave the meditation room and prepare to head to Arant, the administrative center of America.

Tia had never been to Arant, so she couldn't teleport Valensa there directly.

The two didn't want to rush, so they rented a luxury carriage in Gangdia and traveled along the official road, enjoying the scenery as they headed towards Arant.

Of course, the carriage was still quite fast, unlike when Elsers went to Arant, where she would stop frequently to admire the scenery... that would have wasted too much time, and by the time Valensa arrived in Arant, she would have already won.

In the carriage, Tia leaned lazily against the window, glanced at the scenery outside, then took off her shoes and placed one of her white-stockinged feet on Valensa's leg. She pressed her big toe against Valensa's lower abdomen and gently drew circles around Valensa's navel.

"Speaking of which, how have you fared during your two days of seclusion?"

"...Hmm, it's not bad, is it?"

Valensa felt a warm, cozy sensation on her belly from Tia's white-stockinged feet, and first let out a soft moan before yawning with her eyes half-closed.

"Although there hasn't been any substantial growth, I've seen the path ahead clearly, and it should be only a matter of time before I break through to the Radiant Rank."

"...Is that so? That's great."

Tia blinked, sighed, and increased the pressure of her big toe, which was poking Valensa's belly:

“That’s great.”

"Hey?"

Valensa was somewhat puzzled. She took Tia's white-stockinged feet in her hands and gently rubbed them a couple of times, then tentatively asked in a soft voice:

"Tia, you... seem jealous of me?"

"..."

"Yes, I am a little jealous."

Tia was silent for a moment, then nodded:

“I can feel that you are constantly getting stronger and gaining new power. As for me, advancing to the Star Glory level is not difficult for me. Anyone with a family heritage can do it. But what about after that?”

Apart from our ancestors, no one in our Bretania family has ever successfully advanced to the Moonlit Realm.

I wanted to break through this barrier, so I consulted my teachers and searched for books in the Tower of Sages… but even the knowledge within the Tower of Sages couldn't give me the answer, couldn't tell me how someone with a family legacy could surpass their ancestors.

"Is it true that those who inherit the legacy cannot surpass their ancestors...? That is indeed a problem."

Valensa thoughtfully tickled Tia's sole twice with her fingers:

"But Tia, isn't it a bit too early for you to worry about this? We haven't even reached the Star Glory level yet... Besides, the Star Glory level is already a very impressive level of strength in this world. If we don't do anything reckless, we can live a carefree and happy life. There's no need to force ourselves to reach the Moon Glory level, is there?"

"……Fool!"

Tia glared angrily at Valensa, then lifted her other white-stockinged foot and playfully gave Valensa a sharp, piercing kick.

"I worry about the future, and isn't it all because of you? If you were just an ordinary person, the power of Star Glory would indeed be enough for me, but you are not."

You possess the bloodline of an evil god. Even without any cultivation, the growth of your bloodline over time will continuously strengthen you, allowing you to easily break through various bottlenecks that are difficult for ordinary humans to overcome.

Not only that, you are also deeply favored by Her Majesty the Goddess... Although I do not understand divine magic, I can still tell the strength and changes of energy... Your divine magic cultivation increases with each prayer, and its efficiency is almost dozens of times that of other paladins.

I can barely keep up with you now because you were too lazy before and wasted more than ten years of your life. But what about the future?

The bottleneck from Star Glory to Moon Glory is definitely not a problem for you, and Moon Glory level is probably not your final destination. You will become an even more powerful being sooner or later... What will I do then?

Of course, I know you wouldn't despise my weakness... but what about lifespan? I want to stay by your side longer, I don't want to die alone first, I don't want you to live alone, and I certainly don't want you to foolishly die with me... ugh!

Tia didn't finish her sentence.

Valensa grabbed her white-stockinged feet and pulled her into her arms, kissing her fiercely. Her words that followed were all muffled sounds, half coquettish and half annoyed.

After a while, Valensa finally gave Tia the freedom to breathe through her mouth again, and gently kissed Tia's earlobe:

"Why are you suddenly worrying about this today, darling?"

"...Actually, I've been worried about this issue for a long time."

Tia ignored the warm, wet sensation against her ear, nestled softly in Valensa's arms:

"Ever since we took Sister Friggia back to Fran after killing the Great Prophet of the Wild Beasts and soaked in the hot springs together that night, I've been concerned about this issue."

"That's it..."

Valensa kissed Tia's cheek again and fell into thought.

Although it is indeed a bit too early to consider this issue now, since Tia has brought it up directly, Valensa must also think about the answer together.

A problem that is difficult to avoid in all kinds of interracial relationships.

The theory of lifespan.

How long do evil gods actually live?

Valensa didn't know, but she could sense that even with only half the blood of the evil god, her lifespan could be counted in tens of thousands.

As a human, Valensa is indeed an adult. But as an evil god, Valensa is actually about the same age as an infant.

Perhaps this is why her parents let her run wild and do nothing from a young age; evil gods don't need to grow up and receive education like normal humans.

And what about humans?

While the evolution of life levels beyond the Radiant Rank can indeed significantly extend lifespan, even the most skilled Star Radiant Rank experts can only live for a few hundred years at most... and even Moon Radiant Rank experts rarely live for more than a thousand years.

So, is there a way for human practitioners to pursue immortality?

Of course the answer is yes.

The simplest solution is to stop being human.

For example, if one practices necromancy and transforms themselves into a lich, the lich will not truly die as long as the phylactery is not destroyed.

Alternatively, one could create a doll from the body; theoretically, the doll's body could exist indefinitely, provided there are enough materials to replace the parts.

One can also seek help from special races such as vampires, succubi, and demons, and transform one's race at the cost of losing some freedom or soul, which is also a way to achieve immortality.

But what these methods have in common is that they all require abandoning one's humanity.

Even the Sun Goddess was transformed from a human into a true god, gaining immense power and eternal life at the cost of abandoning her humanity.

So giving up the path of being human isn't bad, but not everyone can become a god. Many who choose this path end up becoming various dark creatures.

Is there a way to maintain both human form and immortality?

The answer is yes and no.

Because this method only exists in theory, not only Tia, who was training in the Sage's Tower, but even Valensa had heard of this legend when she was a child.

The legend of the time manipulator.

The concept of lifespan exists based on time, so for those who can manipulate time, lifespan becomes meaningless.

But this is only in theory... There are spellcasters who can use powerful time spells, but the cost and consequences of any time spell are extremely heavy.

Cultivators who can easily use the power of time to transcend their lifespan currently only exist in theory and fantasy.

Tia definitely didn't want to transform into some strange, dark creature, becoming a god was too far-fetched, and manipulating time was just a fantasy, so she suddenly became somewhat melancholy.

Although Valensa felt that Tia's melancholy came a little too early, the problem had already been raised and a solution still needed to be found.

Considering why Tia would think in this direction, the solution is actually not difficult.