Chapter 81 - 79: Frost Moon World, Bloodline Wizard

Chapter 81: Chapter 79: Frost Moon World, Bloodline Wizard

’Count Rock Lion was killed?’

The Ironblood Duke’s brow furrowed the moment he heard the report from James, Captain of the Personal Guard.

He had more than ten Counts as his vassals.

In terms of personal strength or family power, Count Rock Lion was not the strongest among them.

But his impression of Count Rock Lion had been quite favorable.

This was because the annual taxes and gifts sent by Count Rock Lion always ranked among the top.

Not only that, but a few months ago, when Count Rock Lion brought Nox to Iron Blood Castle, he had also taken the initiative to propose marrying his eldest daughter, Catherine, to the Duke’s youngest son, Vincent.

Although Count Rock Lion hadn’t brought Catherine directly to Iron Blood Castle at the time, the Duke knew that she was a true beauty with an outstanding face and figure—no ugly duckling.

After a few seconds of silence, the Ironblood Duke looked at James with a grim expression and asked sharply, "Give me the details."

Without any hesitation, James immediately recounted everything he knew in full detail.

After listening to his account, the Ironblood Duke fell silent once more.

He had heard of the Dark Night Knight and knew that he had previously killed Jeremy and Webb, but he never expected that Count Rock Lion would also die at the Dark Night Knight’s hands.

More importantly, the Dark Night Knight had easily defeated Count Rock Lion in just a few moves.

After some thought, the Ironblood Duke said to James, "Take a few Peak Knights to Rock Lion Castle. Tell Catherine that I can recognize her as the successor to the title, on the condition that she must swear fealty to me and continue to fulfill her duties as a vassal."

"Also, tell her about Nelson’s previous marriage proposal. I agree to the union and will have Vincent marry her."

"As for the Dark Night Knight, bring me his head."

"Even if Catherine hired him, Nelson was still my vassal. Killing my man requires a price to be paid."

Although he was somewhat surprised that the Dark Night Knight had advanced to a Black Iron Great Knight and easily defeated Count Rock Lion, the Ironblood Duke still didn’t think he was that strong.

Based on level alone, Count Rock Lion was indeed a Black Iron Great Knight.

However, Count Rock Lion was long past his prime. His strength wasn’t particularly great; among Black Iron Great Knights, he could only be considered average.

In the Ironblood Duke’s eyes, as long as James made a move, the Dark Night Knight’s death was certain.

James was not just a Bronze Great Knight; he also had a record of killing other Bronze Great Knights. He was one of the top three strongest subordinates under the Duke’s command.

"Yes, My Lord!"

James replied respectfully without any hesitation.

Then, he bowed to the Ironblood Duke and turned to leave the office.

After James left, the Ironblood Duke picked up another document and began to browse through it quickly.

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「Chaos Square.」

Roy stood in the center of the square, assuming one cultivation position after another as he focused on his cultivation of the Ghost Leopard Breathing Technique.

Time passed bit by bit.

When he once again completed a full set of cultivation positions, the skill proficiency information, which only he could see, appeared before his eyes.

[Ghost Leopard Breathing Technique has been upgraded!]

[Ghost Leopard Breathing Technique: Tier Seven (Limit), Effect: Middle Level Speed (Can be fused with Ice Wolf King Breathing Method for upgrade)]

’Finally, the Tier Seven Limit!’

Looking at the information before him, Roy broke into a satisfied smile.

Taking a deep breath, he didn’t hesitate, immediately opening the Skill Proficiency Panel and fixing his gaze on the Ice Wolf King Breathing Method.

[Ice Wolf King Breathing Method: Tier Seven (Limit), Effect: Middle Level Speed (Can be fused with Ghost Leopard Breathing Technique for upgrade)]

The next second, the Skill Proficiency Panel, sensing his thoughts, presented a prompt asking whether to upgrade.

[Upgrade Ice Wolf King Breathing Method?]

Roy didn’t overthink it and immediately chose "Yes."

Just like the last upgrade, as soon as he made his choice, the Ice Wolf King Seed in his Sea of Life immediately pounced on the Ghost Leopard seed.

The Ghost Leopard seed, which had just reached the Tier Seven Limit, was shattered by the Ice Wolf King Seed without any suspense, like a sandcastle on a beach, turning into fragments of various sizes.

At the same time, the Ice Wolf King Seed generated a powerful suction force and began to frantically devour the fragments of the Ghost Leopard seed.

In just a few short seconds, the fragments of the Ghost Leopard seed were completely devoured by the Ice Wolf King Seed.

After devouring the fragments of the Ghost Leopard seed, the Ice Wolf King Seed swelled dramatically, far surpassing the Iron Claw Bear Seed in size as it domineeringly occupied the center of his Sea of Life.

[Frost Moon Silver Wolf Breathing Technique: Tier Eight (1/50,000), Effect: Advanced Speed]

[Advanced Speed: Your Agility Attribute is permanently increased by 80%.]

’Frost Moon Silver Wolf?’

’What kind of creature is that?’

Seeing the upgraded Breathing Technique’s name change to Frost Moon Silver Wolf, Roy frowned slightly.

Ice Wolves and Ice Wolf Kings were both creatures that actually existed on this continent.

Although there were no traces of Ice Wolves or Ice Wolf Kings in the Laine Kingdom, they were not uncommon in the northern part of the continent.

Roy had read many books documenting various Fierce Beasts before, but he had never come across any information about the Frost Moon Silver Wolf.

Just as he was wondering if the Frost Moon Silver Wolf was a higher species of Ice Wolf, a piece of information suddenly surfaced in his mind.

[Frost Moon Silver Wolf, a Level One Bloodline Creature from the Frost Moon World. In ancient times, it was brought back to the Wizarding World by an Ancient Wizard for cultivation. It is now on the verge of extinction. It is the higher species of creatures such as the Ice Wolf, Silver Wolf, Shadow Wolf, and Mad Wolf. By extracting its Bloodline Crystal and using a Bloodline Transformation Witch Array, one can advance to a Level One Bloodline Wizard!]

After reviewing the information provided by Chaos Square, Roy closed the Skill Proficiency Panel and began to circulate the Fighting Qi in his body.

As he had expected, with the Breathing Technique breaking through to Tier Eight, both the total amount and the intensity of his Fighting Qi had increased significantly.

Not only that, but the color of his Fighting Qi also changed from pure white to silvery-white.

Clearly, this was a change brought about by the Ice Wolf King Seed transforming into a Frost Moon Silver Wolf Seed.

After a simple test of his post-advancement strength, Roy stopped circulating his Fighting Qi, looked at the gray fog before him, and checked the situation in his room.

After confirming that there was no one else in the room, with a thought, his figure immediately vanished, and he returned from Chaos Square to his room at the tavern.

He rested on the sofa for a moment, then got up, left the room, and headed toward Sandru’s office.

Soon, he arrived at Sandru’s office and sat down in front of him.

As soon as he sat down, Sandru furrowed his brow and asked in confusion, "You seem... different than before."

"My Fighting Qi just improved a bit, that’s all."

"Never mind that. Any news on the Earth Dragon in Gel County?" Roy asked Sandru.

Although he had briefly tested his post-advancement strength back in Chaos Square, he still felt unsatisfied.

After a moment’s thought, he decided to seek out the Earth Dragon in Gel County to really test his new strength.

Like the Three-headed Dog, the Earth Dragon was also a famous Fierce Beast on the continent. Once it reached adulthood, it possessed strength on par with a Black Iron Great Knight.

As they aged, the strength of Three-headed Dogs and Earth Dragons would increase even further.

Typically, the strength of Three-headed Dogs and Earth Dragons could only grow to a level where they could contend with Silver Great Knights.

But there were always exceptions.

It was said that there had been Three-headed Dogs and Earth Dragons that grew to a point where they could rival a Peak Golden Great Knight.

Right now, Roy only knew that the Earth Dragon in Gel County was an adult. He wasn’t very clear on how much it had grown beyond that.

However, that didn’t change his desire to use that Earth Dragon to test his skills.

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