After leaving the Black Snake Kendo Pavilion, Leo first returned to the Black Rose Tavern.

The classic and elegant bar counter has not been seen for many days, and it is still full of people.

Compared to the secluded second-floor cubicle, most people still like to get together and drink lively.

The waiter waiting by the door saw Leo coming, and bowed respectfully.

As a waiter at a professional tavern, it is essential to remember the faces of every professional who lives there.

After nodding slightly to the waiter, Leo quickly came to his room.

Push open the door and fresh air blows in through the open window.

Leo went to the wooden table in the room and looked at a small box on it.

When it was opened, it was greeted by an irregular piece of red crystal, which was no bigger than a baby's fist.

Yesterday, Acater contacted Leo through the "Magic Letter", saying that he had accidentally gotten something interesting, and that he had heard some interesting rumors that he wanted to share with Leo.

This was also one of the factors that prompted Leo to decide to leave the Black Snake Kendo Gym.

Picking up the box and looking at the red crystal inside, Leo raised his eyebrows, and his eyes showed interest.

The aura emanating from this irregular red crystal gave him a familiar feeling.

It's very similar to the Blood Crystal, but it's different, the concentration is so low that the character panel doesn't even show it.

However, it can be speculated that this irregular red crystal should be related to the blood crystal.

And the appearance of blood crystals is inevitably inseparable from the remnants of the demon god.

"Funny ......"

Leo smiled and left a message for Arcater on the "Magic Letter" about his presence on the second floor of the Black Rose Tavern.

It didn't take long for Acater to reply.

"Mr. Leo, the second floor compartment, the old place, let's meet and talk in detail."

Closing the box containing the red crystals in his hand and tucking it into his pocket, Leo turned and left the room.

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The second floor compartment of the tavern.

Leo had just ordered a few drinks and a glass of water when he heard footsteps from far and near.

He raised his head, looked at Acat, who appeared at the entrance of the compartment, gasping slightly, and smiled: "Acater, I haven't seen you for a few days, not only have you improved your strength a lot, but your temperament has also been a lot more anxious." ”

Acater wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and sprinted for kilometers in one go, taking less than a minute to rush back to the Black Rose Tavern, even with his inhuman physique, he needed a few more breaths.

Hearing Leo's ridicule, Acatel responded with a smile: "After all, I made an appointment with Mr., and I can't let Mr. wait for a long time." ”

Hearing this, Leo shook his head with a smile and made a gesture of "please sit".

After Acat's breath had calmed down and he was seated in his chair, Leo spoke again:

"It seems that you have gained a lot during this time."

He looked at Acater with a look of curiosity in his eyes.

It's really Acater who has changed too much.

When they first met five days ago, the magic power fluctuations on Acate's body had only just broken through to the peak of the transcendent first order and had just entered the level of the transcendent second order, but it was only a few days, and he had reached the transcendent fourth order!

Crossed two small levels, and reached the point of being on par with him!

After carefully examining Acatel for a while, Leo frowned slightly: "Your state, something is wrong. ”

"You can see it." Arcater didn't refute, just smiled: "It's just the price you have to pay in order to accomplish something you have to do." ”

"......" Leo frowned even deeper.

As the first person he saw in the Moster continent, and the first friend he had a friendship, he shouldn't have ignored it, but looking at the firmness in the eyes of the gray-clothed young man, he still didn't say what he wanted to get to the bottom of.

There are some things, even if they are friends, that cannot be interfered with.

It's just that the other party's physical condition makes him a little worried.

Magic is a miracle power from the soul, and the sudden increase in magic power, no matter how it is achieved, still has a great impact on Acatel's soul after all.

"You stretch out your hand, and I'll see how you're doing." Leo said, his voice slightly louder.

Arcater sighed, but did not refuse, and generously put his hand on the table and stretched it out to Leo's face.

Leo's right index and middle fingers were pressed together and placed on Acater's wrist.

In an instant, he entered the state of [Transparent Realm], an indescribable, mysterious fluctuation, shrouded in a radius of three meters, not a single slight, not a single subtraction.

Sitting across from Leo, Arcatel felt this most clearly.

He saw Mr. Leo's eyes at this moment, so pure, black and white.

Mr. Leo in this state gave him a very peculiar feeling.

Obviously, his person was reflected in his child's eyes, but in Acat's perception, there was nothing in front of him, as if Mr. Leo at this moment had blended into the world.

"Field? It doesn't seem to be? ”

Because of the shock, Acater subconsciously exclaimed, and then he saw Leo's eyes closed and frowned, with a serious expression, and realized that his voice might disturb Mr. Leo, so he quickly closed his mouth, but the surprise and curiosity in his eyes couldn't be suppressed.

At this moment, Acater saw Mr. Leo's brow soothed slightly, and then, he felt an invisible pressure descending from all directions, obviously everything in the material world had not changed, but in Acat's sense, the gravity he was subjected to suddenly increased to a hundred times the original amount!

The indescribable feeling of oppression penetrated the skin, muscles, and bones, reaching the soul, and Acat's soul, which was somewhat unstable due to the surge of magic, instantly froze a little.

The pressure lasted for a short time, and it disappeared the moment Acater felt like his soul was about to be crushed.

"Whew...... Whoop......"

Violent gasps came from Acater's mouth, obviously not suffering any physical damage, but he felt a deep depression in his heart.

But after the repression, Acater actually gave birth to a long-lost sense of ease.

Sensing the change in his soul, Arcat's gaze at Leo grew with more and more surprise.

He had never heard of any means of influencing souls!

And in this unbelievable way, it helped him stabilize his vain soul body.

Even legends can't do that!

I thought that after relying on special means to promote the fourth rank of transcendence, I would be able to close the gap with Mr. Leo and have a good fight, but now it seems that the gap is not only not narrowing, but getting farther and farther.

Perhaps, I never really saw the back of Mr. Leo, right?

Even Acater, who has a tough personality, can't help but feel a moment of loss when he thinks of this.

But the next moment, this lost poop burned more and more vigorously to replace it.

"Mr. Leo's methods were an eye-opener for me."

Leo opened his eyes and didn't respond to Arkart's compliment, but just sighed, "I don't know how you use to increase your magic powers, and I won't ask you why you do it." ”

"But this method is too drastic, your soul is difficult to adapt, although I have helped you stabilize a little, but after all, it still needs time to heal, within three years, you must not use it again, it is best not to use it again in the future, otherwise, once the soul collapses, no one can save you."

In the face of Leo's stern warning, Acater nodded gratefully: "I understand." ”

Looking at the young man's serious expression, Leo shook his head, said "It's good if you know", and then stopped continuing the topic and turned to another direction:

"The interesting thing you mentioned earlier, that irregular red crystal, I've already seen it, really intrigues me."

"And what's that interesting rumor?"

Hearing that Leo did not continue to ask, Arcater breathed a sigh of relief, and after sorting out his emotions, he spoke:

"Almost three days ago, in the black market of the ancient city of Sammu, this kind of red crystal began to spread on a large scale."

"Mr. Li, you haven't been here for a long time, so you may not know about the existence of the black market. It is a regular meeting of professionals hidden beneath the surface, a gray area, selling prohibited items and secret messages. ”

"This kind of red crystal, can increase the user's magic power to a certain extent, even if it is extraordinary, it can also take effect, although the effect is very weak, but the treasure that can increase the magic power, no matter where it is, is extremely cherished."

"And along with the appearance of this red crystal, there is also a rumor."

"It is said that in the depths of the Frosty Mountains to the south of the ancient city of Sammu, there are such veins of red crystals, and the crystals of better quality can also play a very good role in the transcendent peak."

Hearing this, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of Leo's mouth: "It sounds like a 'fishing'." ”

Let's try it soon, everyone. 】

"Yes." Acater smiled and said: "But the problem is that the red crystals are real, and the enhanced magic power is also real, even if they know that this is a 'fishing', but how many transcendents can endure it?" ”

"The temptation of magic is too big. Especially for those at the pinnacle of the extraordinary. ”

"After reaching the peak of the transcendental, the accumulation of magic power will become extremely slow, and it will take at least ten years for a normal professional to go from the peak of the transcendent to the limit of the transcendent peak."

"And a lot of older transcendent peak professionals don't have that much time anymore."

"Only by breaking through the legend can we extend our life."

Hearing the word "lifespan", Leo suddenly asked, "Acater, what is the limit of the life span of an extraordinary person?" ”

Hearing Leo's question, which was contrary to common sense, Arcater didn't care, he knew that Mr. Leo had amnesia and had forgotten many things, so he explained:

"Generally speaking, the practice of a professional is to break through the limit step by step by squeezing the potential of the body."

"Normal professionals, in the warrior and knight stage, because of their cultivation, have many physical injuries, and most of them die from physical injuries when they can't even reach the average life expectancy of ordinary people."

"And although the transcendent activated the magic power, and in the process of shaping the body of magic, repaired the previous damage of the body, but it is only a hundred years, once it is more than a hundred years old, and fails to break through the legend, there is only death."

"And for those who are at the peak of their age, such a treasure that can speed up the accumulation of magic power is an irresistible temptation, even if they know that there may be something wrong with it."

"What's the reaction from the City Lord's Mansion? Didn't someone send someone to investigate? Leo wondered.

In this regard, Acate shook his head: "The kendo exchange conference is imminent, and it is already not easy for the City Lord's Mansion to maintain order. The news came out very suddenly, and it was impossible to lock down the source of the news, and the location of the higher quality red crystals was rumored to exist, located in the depths of the Frosty Mountain Range, and the area of the Frosty Mountain Range was very large, and it was simply impossible to find out in a short period of time. ”

"What's more, to put it bluntly, what happened outside the ancient city of Sammu has nothing to do with the ancient city of Sam?"

Leo nodded thoughtfully: "Interesting, it seems that some people, or something, deliberately took advantage of the opportunity of the kendo exchange conference to release such a message." ”

"Something?" Acater heard the meaning of Leo's words, and hurriedly asked, "Mr. Leo, do you know some information?" ”

Leo pulled out the small box containing the red crystals from his bosom and opened it, revealing the irregular crystals that glowed reddish.

"Do you know what this thing is?"

Without waiting for Arcat's reply, he continued: "I've seen this thing in Port Perynce, it's a crimson crystal, and its effect is indeed as rumored, it has a good magic enhancement effect on the peak of transcendence. But ......"

The words "but" made Acat's heart tremble, and it must have been unusual to know what Mr. Leo was going to say next.

"However, this thing has side effects, and this side effect is too big to accept."

"This thing, called Blood Essence, doesn't it sound normal?"

Meeting Acate's gaze, Leo smiled: "But this thing is something that will only be left behind after the death of the remnants of the demon god." ”

"At the limit of the transcendent peak, you can get a considerable increase in magic power if you absorb it, but on the other hand, the soul that has not reached the legend, once you absorb this thing, you will be polluted by the remnants of the demon god contained in it, and the fate of being polluted, I guess I don't need to say more, right?"

After listening to Leo's words, Arcat's expression froze little by little.

He didn't know what the "Demon God Wreckage Breeding Creature" was, but he knew the "Demon God Wreckage".

Legend has it that the fallen demon god, perhaps unwilling, or for some other reason, its wreckage has a pollution that ordinary people can't imagine.

"Absorbing this stuff has such terrible side effects......"

Acat's expression was unusually solemn.

Souls that have not reached the legend cannot avoid pollution, that is to say, once the transcendent peak professionals attracted by this rumor find and use this strange thing called "Blood Crystal" in the Frosty Mountain Range, their souls will be polluted, and there is a high probability that they will become monsters!

Immediately, he thought of the group of professionals in the ancient city of Sammu who couldn't resist the temptation and used the red crystal, and his heart tightened.

"It's a terrible conspiracy."

Acater looked at Leo and said word by word.

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