The story of the black silk female knight

You can think of it this way: within our Sun Church, there's a secret, inherited technique that anyone with devout faith in Her Majesty the Goddess can practice… In fact, Valencia has been practicing this unique, inherited technique of our Sun Church since last year; you should have seen her use it.”

"You mean the Yangyan Divine Technique?" Tia immediately remembered.

"Yes, it's the Yangyan Divine Technique."

Lika smiled and nodded:

"As an advanced version of Holy Light Divine Art, Sunfire Divine Art is a compulsory course for Radiant-rank clergy within the Church of the Sun, and is also one of the hallmarks of Radiant-rank clergy... Those who can learn Sunfire Divine Art before reaching the Radiant rank are all precious talents with the aptitude of a saintess."

Our Church of the Sun forcibly elevates people to the Radiant rank through a special ritual to obtain the blessing of Her Majesty the Goddess, causing the holy light within the clergy to evolve into the power of the Sunfire God.

This ritual, aside from being used to enhance the church's fighting capacity in emergencies, is generally only used on clergy members who have made significant contributions.

Whether it was due to the contributions of Valensa's parents or Valensa's own efforts, Valensa had long been qualified to receive this blessing.

However, considering that her breakthrough to the Radiant Rank at such a young age might attract unnecessary attention and trouble, we decided to postpone the ceremony until after her graduation.

But now it seems we need to bring the ceremony forward.

Firstly, because she ate whatever she wanted this time, even without the ritual, she should be ready to break through to the Shining Rank by the time she digests what she ate. Performing this blessing ritual on her now will make her breakthrough smoother and faster, and allow her to achieve a greater improvement.

Secondly... it's about patching up the so-called secret treasure.

Valencia submitted such a powerful treasure to the church; how could she not receive a reward? This blessing ceremony, which allows the Beacon to advance to the Radiant Rank, can be publicly declared as a reward.

Of course, the fact that the Church of the Sun has a way to elevate the Lighthouse directly to the Rank of Radiance needs to be somewhat concealed. Therefore, we would say it's a miracle of Her Majesty the Goddess… although in fact it truly is a miracle of Her Majesty the Goddess.”

"understood."

Tia was finally completely relieved and smiled.

"In that case, I'll leave Valensa in your care, Lika."

"this is necessary."

Lika was still chuckling, but her tone carried a hint of seriousness:

“Valenza is not only your little lover, but also a sister of our Church of the Sun! We may give her some trials for her growth, but we will never let anyone bully her.”

. . . . .

The matter was settled.

The Church of the Sun remained true to its ways, disregarding what others thought and offering no further explanation after releasing the announcement regarding the secret treasure.

Want to know what this secret treasure is? What principle does it utilize? What is its maximum potential?

Sure, the location of the treasure is listed in the announcement. If you're really that curious, go and snatch it from the Divine Continent yourself.

Although the Church of the Sun has always played the role of a nice guy, this nice guy is not easy to bully.

They have powerful backing, are united, and protect their own.

Throughout the nearly 2000-year history of human civilization on the continent of Frenoia, there have been individuals or organizations that have attempted to oppose the Church of the Sun.

But those people and organizations have either been eliminated or beaten so badly they dare not show their faces.

In short, after the Church of the Sun made its announcement, the series of disturbances caused by the dungeon raid were temporarily calmed down, with only the Adventurers' Guild and the Gourmet Association, which suffered heavy losses, silently licking their wounds.

These things are currently none of Valensa's concern, and she knows nothing about them.

Since swallowing the mysterious sticker and being rescued by Tia, Valensa has been unconscious and has been lying in the Church of the Sun for half a month.

Valensa opened her eyes with considerable difficulty just as Rika and Sheila had prepared for the special blessing ceremony and were about to begin.

"This...is this?"

When Valensa opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a strange altar made of a cool metal, with golden runes full of sacredness painted on the surface.

Her armor, skirt, and boots had been removed and neatly laid out on the floor in front of her; she was only wearing a pair of black stockings.

Behind the altar is a statue of the Sun Goddess, bathed in brilliant sunlight, giving one a feeling of comfort and warmth.

Led by Shira, all the high-ranking clergy in the entire French cathedral gathered before the statue of the goddess in devout prayer, ignoring Valensa, who had regained her senses and was full of confusion.

Valensa was completely bewildered and had no idea what had happened.

But she didn't sense any danger and believed that the Church of the Sun wouldn't harm her, so she obediently continued to lie on the altar, only changing to a more comfortable position.

About half an hour later, the sunlight on the goddess statue was several times brighter than before, but it was not dazzling or hot at all, only warm and comfortable.

Just as Valencia was drifting off to sleep in that warm and comfortable atmosphere, the sunlight suddenly left the statue of the goddess and poured down on her, filling her body with its warmth.

The feeling was very strange, as if someone had used an oversized syringe to draw in a tube of delicious broth made from the finest ingredients and then forcefully shoved it into her mouth... Valensa felt very comfortable, but also somewhat overwhelmed.

She felt her mind go blank for a moment, and couldn't help but cry out. Her already beautiful voice became even more charming at this moment.

But that power wouldn't show any mercy just because you cried out nicely; it continued to forcefully pour into Valensa's body and transform her.

First, the holy light that Valensa had cultivated within her body all rushed towards that power like tadpoles finding their mother, merging with it, evolving into an even more powerful entity, and then returning to Valensa's entire body.

Meanwhile, the spiritual power located in Valensa's Heart Lake hurriedly hid, even moving the entire Heart Lake to a new world in Valensa's lower abdomen.

That was the result of Valensa's coma this month. Her abilities as the Abyss Spirit Evil God finally digested the sticker and merged its essence with the nascent domain in her lower abdomen, causing the domain's development speed to double.

The new power resulting from the fusion of holy light and sunlight did not pursue the power of the mind, but instead circulated like blood within Valenza's body and limbs, transforming her according to its own will.

This aroused the discontent of another force, a very chaotic and evil force, with a madness that devoured everything in its path.

These are the chaotic divine powers that Valensa was born with as a descendant of evil gods. They are the original inhabitants of Valensa's body, but now they are being driven out by outsiders who want to reshape their homeland.

The Chaos God's power was naturally very dissatisfied and chose to fight back fiercely, battling the golden sunlight all over Valensa's body and causing enormous damage.

As a result, Valensa, who had been looking comfortable, suddenly screamed in pain, and her skin burst open from time to time, splattering blood everywhere.

Seeing this, the golden sunlight and the chaotic divine power, who were engaged in fierce battle, quickly stopped. One activated super-speed regeneration and the other activated healing of all things at the same time, allowing Valensa, who was just covered in blood, to recover completely in a few seconds. Her skin even became whiter, smoother, and more resilient.

Realizing that the outcome of fighting to the end would be that Valensa's body, her "ground," would be unable to withstand it first, the golden sunlight and the power of chaos could only negotiate a peace and choose to coexist.

The power of the golden sunlight was clearly stronger, forcing the chaotic divine power to yield.

This power belonging to the evil god split in two, with nearly 70% of it, like the power of the mind, entering the domain in Valensa's lower abdomen. This further accelerated the formation of the domain, making the originally void and chaotic scene within it completely clear.

It was a boundless expanse of water, seemingly similar to the previous Heart Lake, but its volume was entirely different; it could be said to have been upgraded from a lake to an ocean.

At the very center of that azure ocean was a colossal vortex, roughly the diameter of the entire domain. The vortex was jet black, incredibly fast and powerful, like a bottomless abyss devouring everything, or a reflection of a black hole in the starry sky.

The remaining 30% of the chaotic divine power gathered in Valensa's eyes, causing a noticeable change... a swirling black light appeared in her sapphire-like eyes, exactly like the ocean and black vortex in the domain.

After the Chaos God's power completely withdrew, the golden sunlight no longer held back and continued to strengthen and modify Valensa's entire body according to its own will.

The tingling, pleasurable sensation that ran through every vein from head to toe made Valensa cry out again, her breathing becoming rapid. It was as if she were playing music with Tia at night, only now Tia was not there, and only the goddess statue was smiling and watching her.

Valensa was not unfamiliar with the feeling of her body being constantly modified and strengthened.

She had a similar feeling every time she let the power of chaos flow in her blood to enter the evil god mode before.

However, the increased strength in the Evil God mode is temporary. When the chaotic divine power recedes like the tide, the powerful strength, endurance, speed, and super regeneration abilities will also disappear.

The current transformation and enhancement are permanent. The golden sunlight is constantly merging with every cell in Valensa's body, allowing Valensa to begin a comprehensive evolution at the level of life.

This evolutionary process continued for several more days.

Those who suddenly advance in battle like Fran are ultimately a minority; it's safer to advance and break through normally over time.

The golden sunlight's transformative effect on her body left Valensa feeling a constant, tingling, and comfortable sensation, while also keeping her in a hazy, half-awake state.

In a daze, she seemed to have experienced a wonderful pink dream, in which a stunningly beautiful woman with black hair, a black dress, and black stockings played with her in various ways... Some of the ways she was played with were clearly humiliating, but she only felt incomparable comfort.

Valensa finally snapped out of her daze and felt refreshed once the golden sunlight became a part of her body.

When Valensa woke up, she found that she was no longer at the altar, but back in her own room in the Church of the Sun, right in her own bed.

All I could hear was the clatter of keys and the breaths of someone excited yet nervous.

Besides Valensa, there were two other people in the room, Tia and Fran, who were engrossed in playing a game console and didn't even notice that Valensa had woken up.

Sighing helplessly, Valensa could only jump out of bed and tiptoe behind Tia, grabbing her tightly. Tia was so startled that she dropped her game console, which landed right on Fran's game console, causing the word "game over" to appear on both consoles' screens simultaneously.

"You're awake?" x2

Surprise was to be expected, but then came delight.

Without a word, Tia and Fran pressed Valensa back onto the bed, touching and examining her entire body, making her very itchy, and she kept giggling and begging for mercy.

Seeing Valensa so energetic, Tia visibly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked:

"How are you feeling now? Is your stomach still upset?"

"Of course I don't feel uncomfortable, I feel great!"

Valensa sat up again, clenched her fist, struck a muscular pose, and proudly shook her head and chest.

"It's hard to say about other things, but just looking at my body... I seem to be even stronger than when I entered the Evil God Mode. My strength, speed, endurance, and recovery have all increased significantly... I feel like I can beat up four or five of my previous selves at the same time without any pressure."

"And what about here?"

Tia poked Valensa's lower abdomen:

"In the days after we came back from the dungeon, you were clutching this place and crying in pain every day... Has that stuff really been digested by you?"

"I think so, let me see... huh?"

Recalling the sticker that was hard to swallow and caused excruciating stomach pain, Valensa wasn't very confident and decided to focus her attention on her physical condition.

Unexpectedly, with the disappearance of the Heart Lake, her consciousness instantly found itself on a vast ocean, with a bottomless abyss vortex that devoured everything beneath her feet.

"This……"

How did my body become like this?

Valensa was astonished. She had a very clear feeling that this place was completely different from where her heart lake had been before.

Previously, the location of Heart Lake was also an inner world that Valensa could freely control. She had even disguised Heart Lake as Pink Rose to lure and capture a part of Exusiai's consciousness.

But that is ultimately just an inner world, existing only in imagination, and no matter how rich and colorful it is, it cannot interfere with the outside world.

The current Abyss Vortex Sea is completely different from the Heart Lake. It seems to have become an independent existence that can materialize in the real world, and has become the terminal skill of Ekosti's Mind Skill Tree - Mind Image World, which is the domain used by the Radiant Monster Lords in Valensa's world.

"Valensa? Valensa! Wake up!"

Just as Valencia was marveling at the new world inside her body, a call from the outside world pulled her consciousness back.

The somewhat anxious voice did not come from Tia, but from Fran.

When Valensa regained consciousness, she saw Fran's very serious gaze.

"Don't use your domain casually yet."

Fran wasn't joking at all; her tone was serious.

"Your domain is not entirely self-generated; it has absorbed too much external power, and there are still many unknowns to be tested. Therefore, before you understand the characteristics of your domain, do not expand it casually... It would be terrible if it caused any uncontrollable dangers."

"oh, I understand now."

Valensa nodded obediently.

Just like how children playing with guns can easily misfire and injure themselves or others, unknown and powerful abilities must be thoroughly tested before being used.

The thought that she had actually obtained a domain made Valensa feel strange, even a little lost.

"I always thought I would become a Radiant-rank warrior, and I even designed what kind of Noble Phantasm I should forge. I never expected that I would end up as a Radiant-rank monster..."

"...Who said you're just a Radiant-rank monster?"

Fran gave Valensa a strange look:

"You have been practicing as a paladin, and now that you have finally broken through to the Radiant Rank, you are naturally able to sublimate and forge magical artifacts... This realm is just an unexpected gain for you."

Not only that, you also received Her Majesty the Goddess's blessing through a special ceremony, gaining the complete inheritance of the Sunfire Divine Art... and you're also considered a Radiant-rank spellcaster.

Chapter 24 Holy Shield. Rikka

Although she learned or mastered many strange skills for various reasons, Valensa's main training path has always been that of a knight... According to some online games from her previous life, her main profession has always been a knight. The paladin is an advanced profession of a knight, but it still belongs to the knight class.

Of course, paladins are also clergy... This class is quite special. According to Valensa's previous online game experience, both knights and clergy can advance to paladins.

While paladins may also master many divine spells, they are theoretically still considered warriors. After advancing to the Radiant rank, most paladins will choose to sublimate and forge their treasures.

Valensa had already cultivated to the peak level of the Lighthouse, and even without receiving the blessing of the ritual, breaking through to the Radiant Rank would only be a matter of three years.

Although it might seem like she's pushing things too hard, Valensa has a deep foundation, so being pushed a bit won't bother her. Her knightly training over the years is enough for her to elevate or forge her Noble Phantasm just like a normally promoted Radiant Warrior.

The power of the ritual blessing comes entirely from the Sun Goddess and has little to do with Valensa's original training... According to the game, it's a new development path that provides a significant boost to attributes without taking up the character's original resources.