Seven days have passed since the rescue operation in the Privy Council.

The disappearance of the upper echelons of the temple caused an uproar in the Glow Empire.

The people of the cathedral shrines in the major provinces that have lost the leadership of the archbishop are like ants on a hot pot, and they are in a hurry.

Unfortunately, no matter how they searched, there was not the slightest clue.

And after the first few days of forbearance, the temples of the Throne and God all over the empire ushered in a top-down counterattack.

Countless transcendent forces that were normally overwhelmed and like rats in the gutter launched attacks on the Cathedral Temple.

Although the temple usually doesn't pay much attention to things other than witches, the huge temple requires huge resources for its daily operation, and it is bound to clash with the local supernatural forces.

In just three days, several cathedral temples were completely destroyed - without the suppression of legendary combat power, the Divine Punishment Knights were still outnumbered despite their individual combat power.

Of course, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the so-called "counterattack" of the extraordinary forces is only the appearance, and its inner essence is the temptation of the local lords.

If there is anyone in the entire province who is most dissatisfied with the cathedral temple, it is undoubtedly the great nobles who rule the land. After all, anyone with a fish bone in their throat will feel extremely uncomfortable.

A few days of temptation, the destruction of several halls and shrines, did not lead to the upper echelons of the temple, coupled with the signal of the royal capital, at this moment, the major provinces suppressed the hall shrine more and more fiercely.

For a moment, the temple staff were like rats crossing the street.

Blackstone Collar, Lord's Mansion, in a small courtyard.

Roy put down the hot black tea in his hand and let out a long sigh of relief.

Before you know it, it's past early spring.

The climate has become warmer, and it is extra comfortable.

Although the powerful knight is not afraid of the cold and heat, he will also feel uncomfortable, and it is better to be more comfortable.

Sitting next to Roy was Shanika, who had just brought a bunch of refreshments.

During this time, in his spare time after practice, Sheep's Horn also researched several new desserts.

One of them, called "doughnuts", is very popular with everyone, which is made from the nectar of "sweet flowers", mixed into the dough, and baked with honey and other ingredients, which tastes soft and glutinous and sweet.

After tasting afternoon tea, Roy turned his gaze to Lilia, who was sitting on his right side, wearing tight black pants.

"How's it going, are you ready?"

In the face of Roy's inquiry, Lilia smiled sweetly, and then nodded firmly: "Lord Roy, please rest assured." I have been well prepared, and I have consulted with Finaki, Sister Latiyi, and Sister Shanika about the key points, and there is no problem. ”

"That's good." There was concern in Roy's tone, but more than that, it was a blessing to Lilia.

After a week of gestation, Lilia became the second witch among the witches after Shanica to try to break through the realm of the Great Witch.

As early as three days ago, Lilia had completed the imprinting of the nine runes of the second stage of the Basic Meditation Method.

But this time, Roy deliberately asked Lilia to adjust for a while more and then make a breakthrough, so that she didn't have the same recklessness as Shanica.

Now, three days have passed, and Lilia, who has adjusted her body and mind to her peak state, is finally about to officially start the breakthrough of the Great Witch.

Got up and personally escorted Lilia into the hidden place, looking at the slowly closing door of the space in front of him, Roy sighed.

With Lilia's conditions, the success rate of advancing to the realm of the Great Witch is still very high.

But he was still worried.

With a sigh, Roy returned to the courtyard and sat down again.

A week passed, perhaps stimulated by the temple's party, and his progress in fighting spirit was faster than expected.

If it is described on a 100-point scale, his current realm of fighting spirit has reached 95% of the legendary two-star.

At most, tomorrow night, he will be able to reach 100% of the legendary two-star and start working on the breakthrough of the legendary three-star.

Not only that, but in terms of physique, Roy has also improved slightly, from 11 to 12...... Well, although the gap with the demigods is still ridiculously large, at least in terms of its own increase, it has increased by nearly 10%.

Congratulations.

Sipping hot tea, Roy's eyes gradually drifted.

Three days ago, the Duke of the Frontier and Fuma had moved out of the Blackstone Lord's Mansion and returned to the Duke's Mansion in the Solid Stone Wall.

As for Maina, after some discussion, the group finally decided to respect her own opinion and let her return to Witch Island.

More than ten years have passed, and for the Border Duke and Fuma, it is not a short time.

Distracting her mind and soothing her mind may be beneficial to the recovery of her memory.

What's more, with Latti here, it is not a difficult thing to travel back and forth between Witch Island and Rafa Province.

It is worth mentioning that in order to help Maina recover her memory, Roy helped her remove some of the contamination - of course, not in the usual way.

Maina's identity is too special, in case something happens, it's no longer a matter of embarrassment or not, it's going to die.

As a result, Roy concocted a one-time pollution removal ball that melted into a blank high-purity magic crystal - a special thing that only needs to input energy to stimulate it, so as to absorb the pollution in the witch's body.

Because this method is not operated by Roy himself, it cannot completely remove the pollution from the witch's body, and the pollution can be reduced to 10% at most.

However, this is enough for Maina, who is more than 90% polluted.

The pollution level below 30% has already reached the minimum requirement for breaking through the realm of the Great Witch.

It's a pity that the reduction of pollution did not help to restore Maina's memory in the slightest, and Roy could only sigh helplessly.

By the way, there is one thing I forgot to say.

A week ago, the Duke of the Frontier made a trip to the royal capital, inviting another demigod of the Empire, the head pillar of the Twelve Pillars of Radiance.

Now, the demigod is a guest in the wall of stone.

At Roy's request, the first pillar of the Twelve Pillars of Glow was teleported directly to the Duke's Palace, and did not appear in the Blackstone Realm to meet Roy.

According to Roy's idea.

Although he has the strength of a true demigod in his current desperate state, he will not be able to completely feel at ease for a day if his normal combat power does not reach that of a demigod.

Even this operation of the temple, he carried out the operation as a gray threaded mask figure, and did not reveal his true identity to the greatest extent.

"Hoo ......"

With a deep breath, Roy got up and returned to his room, hurrying to practice the breathing method.

There is only one point left to complete, and he will strive to complete the breakthrough of the legendary three-star Douqi realm, and at that time, his combat effectiveness will be greatly improved.

……

The royal capital, Saint-Fuye.

The afterglow of the setting sun renders the palace golden red.

The second prince stood alone by the windowsill, watching the sunset as it gradually sank into the horizon.

Every time the sun sets, it means the disappearance of light and the occupation of darkness.

When the last trace of afterglow disappeared, and between heaven and earth, only the crimson moonlight was faintly visible, a steady footstep came from not far behind the second prince.

The tall and burly figure, standing in the shadows, spoke: "His Royal Highness the Second Prince, the King, has died. ”

"Oh." Hearing this news that was enough to shock everyone in the empire, the second prince just responded without saltiness, and after a few seconds, he shook his head slightly and said: "The old thing is quite able to survive, and it has only died until now." ”

"How are the relevant preparations?"

"My dear uncle, Marquis Herman."

"Of course." Marquis Hermann chuckled, "We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. ”

"Hmm." The second prince nodded slightly: "Then, let's start acting." ”

"Tomorrow morning, I will personally go to the palace hall, and I do not want any opposition at that time."

"As you wish."

Marquis Herman smiled and bowed back.

"Boom ——!"

I don't know when, above the sky, there were dark clouds, and a hideous lightning tore through the black curtain, reflecting the expressionless face of the second prince.

God, it's changed.

……

A world of distorted and elongated shadows.

Lilia looked up, looking up at the throne and scepter at the top of the steps.

Before the breakthrough of the Great Witch, she first began the second evolution of her talent and entered the shadow world again.

According to what Finahi said before, before the breakthrough of the Great Witch, the lower the level of pollution and the more times the talent evolves, the higher the success rate of the breakthrough.

If you can make a breakthrough to the Great Witch on the basis of 0 pollution and the perfect evolution of the secondary talent, the success rate will reach more than ninety percent!

This is an incredibly frightening odds.

Feeling the space around her that even her vision began to distort, and her body that had reached its limit, Lilia sighed in her heart.

Even with the strength of the peak of the crown, in the second talent evolution, she only walked the twenty-ninth step, and she was far from the hundredth floor at the top.

"I can only wait for next time......"

Thinking so in her heart, Lilia stepped on the thirtieth step under indescribable pressure, and in an instant, she suddenly rose to a large level and overwhelming pressure, completely crushing her body.

……

Inside the room, Roy slowly opened his eyes.

Feeling the fighting energy and soul power in his body, his eyes showed a touch of joy.

Finally, it's time to reach 100% of the Legendary 2-Star progress.

Next, he only needs to make a breakthrough in the small realm, and he can reach the legendary three-star realm.

The breakthrough of the legendary small realm is, in essence, the transformation of the soul fire.

If the soul fire meets the standard, promotion is as easy as eating and drinking, but if the soul fire is not up to standard, it is also the norm to be trapped in one realm for tens or hundreds of years.

And Roy's soul fire, nourished by the soul power transformed from energy by [Infinite Desire God], fully meets the criteria for promotion to legendary three-star.

So.

As his mind moved, the breathing method worked.

The so-called "pass" of the small realm could not be hindered even for the slightest time, and it was immediately shattered.

"Whew...... Suck ......"

When the operation of the internal breathing method slowly ended, Roy opened his eyes, and his red golden eyes bloomed with brilliant light in the dim room.

The three-star realm of the vindictive legend has been achieved!

Feeling that both the quality and quantity in his body far surpassed the fighting spirit of the two-star time, Roy couldn't help but let out a long roar.

He turned into a streamer and flew to the top of the house.

It was dusk, and the setting sun was on the distant horizon.

The golden light fell on his body, as if he was covered with a layer of golden armor.

Roy lowered his head and looked into the treasure room where the Hidden Place was located.

With a few steps, he came to the small courtyard and looked at Shanica, who was happy for his breakthrough: "Hasn't Lilia come out yet?" How long has it been? ”

"Lilia hasn't come out yet......" Roy's question made Shanika's face pause: "It's been a full 25 hours since it started." ”

"It's okay, it's okay......" Roy comforted Shanica, and at the same time comforted himself: "The evolution of talent, the breakthrough of the great realm, 25 hours is normal, don't worry too much about ......"

That's when it happened.

Roy seemed to sense something, and turned his head to look south.

I saw a red-gold streamer piercing the sky, and it came straight towards the position of the black stone collar in the general direction.

A few seconds later, the streamer disappeared, and after a few seconds, a tall and tall red figure appeared in front of Roy.

It's Fuma.

As soon as they met, Fuma couldn't help but hurriedly say, "Roy, something is wrong!" ”

"King, you're dead!"

"The king is dead?" Roy's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly asked, "When did it happen?" ”

"Just half an hour ago." Fuma calmed down: "According to the news sent back by the intelligence department, half an hour ago, King Gustav VI died suddenly without leaving any last words, and the current royal capital, St. Fuye, has fallen into great turmoil, and the battle for the throne between the eldest prince and the second prince has entered a white-hot stage in an instant. ”

"Because of this incident, His Excellency the Twelve Pillars of Radiance has to return to the royal capital of St. Fuye immediately."

"Died at this time...... Roy frowned.

The struggle for the throne of the empire, although the central vortex is located in the royal capital, has already had a profound impact on him.

At the beginning of his crossing, he was targeted by a series of measures brought about by the second prince in the battle for the throne in order to win the support of the border duke.

As for what the second prince did to him and to the Black Stone Collar at the beginning, Roy had already recorded it in the small notebook.

The sudden death of King Gustav VI had a multifaceted impact.

Among them, the greatest impact on the province of Rafah should belong to the departure of the Knight of the Twelve Pillars of Radiance.

Without this old demigod, Rafa Province will no longer have an advantage in terms of peak combat power, and if the temple attacks at this time, the consequences are unpredictable.

Although Roy's strength has improved, it is not as good as a glow pillar who has the strength of a senior demigod all the time.

"What did the Duke say?" Roy asked.

"Recently, there has been a comeback on the side of the Kolai Empire, and my father is lacking in skills." Fuma's face was also not good-looking: "Right now, I can only focus on the border guards, I hope that the turmoil on the royal capital can calm down as soon as possible, and Your Excellency the Glowing Shouzhu can return as soon as possible." ”

"If necessary, notify me in time, and I will rush to the wall of solid rock as soon as possible to support." Roy said in a deep voice.

He looked to the north of the empire and sighed, "The storm is coming." ”

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