I, the Knight King, wield my sword for my myriad subjects.

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Only in the main seat sat a young woman in a gorgeous dress, her eyes closed and fast asleep.

The young woman's exquisite makeup bore a striking resemblance to her.

Lani knew that this elegantly dressed young woman was the witch's will that would be revived from her and Vivi's bodies in the future—the grey-red Rose Witch, Morgan.

After hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.

After a while.

Merlin spoke first, breaking the silence:

"The banquet hall scene that appeared in Miss Lani's dream may not be a figment of imagination, but rather a real place."

"Ok?"

Arthur looked intently at Merlin.

Merlin continued:

"I think that the existence of that banquet hall is similar to the gap between the underworld and the mortal world where I live; both are subspaces with certain independent laws."

The witch's ability to reincarnate frequently independently of the underworld is inextricably linked to the banquet hall in Miss Lani's dream.

The emergence of "witchcraft factors" within Miss Lani's soul, initiating the process of "witch homogenization," foreshadows a connection between you and that banquet hall.

Merlin's guess convinced Arthur, who nodded in agreement.

But he pressed on to the more pressing issue at hand:

"Mr. Merlin, do you have any good ideas on how to prevent Miss Lani and Vivi from being possessed by witches in the future?"

In fact, he already had an answer to this question in his heart.

He learned this answer from the butler Leon a month ago after settling Miss Lani and the others at Merlin's residence and returning to Blackrock Territory.

Lawson, the Thunder Badger Knight and Lani's grandfather, inherited a method from Lani's Mann family to suppress the resurgence of witches.

At the cost of a Silver Knight's life, the resurrected Witch I can be suppressed through the medium of a dark elemental essence creation.

When he heard about this method, he realized Lawson's intentions over the years, and his real deal with Merlin—a life for a life.

Just as his thoughts were drifting, Merlin's voice pulled him back to the present:

“The ‘heart’s blood’ items created by the ‘witchcraft factors’ of different witches will mutually inhibit each other’s recovery progress.”

Therefore, I suggest that Mr. Arthur search for other extraordinary things similar to "the witch's heart's blood."

Arthur snapped out of his reverie and looked at Merlin:

"Is there any way to obtain such extraordinary substances as 'witch's heart's blood'?"

Merlin answered him succinctly:

"The power of the church, no, to be precise, is the Holy Church."

Upon hearing the name of the Holy Church, Arthur seemed to realize something and raised an eyebrow.

He first glanced at Lani on his left, then at Gawain on his right.

Then, he thought to himself:

One is a "vessel" of witches who is very likely to be attacked by the Holy Church, and the other is a "son of the sun" who is very likely to be worshipped as a treasure by the Holy Church.

It seems that a clash with the Holy Church is inevitable in the future!

Arthur's impression of the Holy Church was still based on their extreme beliefs of judgment and sentencing.

During his first encounter with Merlin, he also learned from the other man about the holy war launched by the Holy Church three hundred years ago.

The fact that they almost wiped out the equally powerful Shadow Church at the time shows just how extreme the church's followers were.

Thinking about this, a question couldn't help but arise in his mind:

How exactly did Merlin obtain the legendary weapon "Sword of the Sun King" that had lost its sword spirit?

Logically speaking, this sword, which had brought countless victories to the Holy Church, should still be an invaluable treasure within the church, even without its sword spirit.

How did it end up in the hands of outsiders?

However, he did not voice this doubt to Merlin.

He had a premonition that the unknown deal Gawain made to Merlin when he drew his sword was definitely related to this secret.

Thinking like this.

Suddenly, another important thing came to Arthur's mind:

After Louise, the Priestess of Crescent Moon, helped him deal with the traitor Wood the Knight of the Moon Eclipse and demonstrated the Lv.2 "Blessing of the Crescent Moon," she made a promise with him that she would come to Blackrock Territory a month later to build a branch of the Church of Crescent Moon.

Now that I think about it, the time for this Moon Priestess to appear is almost here.

Chapter 135 Lancelot Advances to Silver Rank

"Lord Arthur, I recently plan to travel around and visit some old friends."

Merlin's voice pulled Arthur back to the present:

"Let's see if we can find something from them that can suppress Miss Lani and Vivi's abnormal soul state."

He reiterated his enthusiasm for helping Arthur and others resolve the crisis of "witch homogenization".

"On behalf of Miss Lani and Vivi, I thank Mr. Merlin for his contributions."

Arthur looked at Merlin with gratitude and, in return, made his promise:

"If Mr. Merlin needs any help, I would be happy to do my best."

"Lani will remember Mr. Merlin's kindness and will pray for your safety every day."

Lani then solemnly stood up to respond to Merlin's kindness.

This month.

She lived in the alchemist's residence and received much care from him.

"Gentlemen, there's no need for such formality. Miss Lani's troubles stemmed from the silver ornaments I traded with Lord Arthur."

Upon seeing this, a fleeting, almost imperceptible hint of pleasure crossed Merlin's eyes, before his face returned to its usual languid expression, and he waved his hand dismissively.

"In order to resolve this karmic debt, I will naturally do my best."

"Yes, just do your best in everything and have a clear conscience."

Arthur acknowledged that Merlin shared his views on conduct.

He has always done this.

Thus, the discussion about how to resolve the crisis of "witch homogenization" in Lani and Vivi's souls has temporarily come to an end.

And just then.

Looking out from the open window at the end of this table, the surface of the deep blue lake suddenly rippled.

Immediately afterwards, a strong energy wave rippled outward from the depths of the lake.

"Such a rich water element scent!"

Merlin was the first to notice the nature of this energy fluctuation. A slightly surprised expression appeared on his face. He then stood up and stared intently at the dark blue lake outside the window, which had been calm but was now undergoing drastic changes.

"Is it Lancelot?"

Arthur followed closely behind, the familiar fluctuations of water reminding him of his loyal young knight.

A month ago, Arthur left the alchemist Merlin's residence alone.

Lancelot, inspired by the lake nymph Vivian, also stayed here and underwent some kind of trial.

Is he about to break through to the Silver rank?

Arthur immediately recalled what he had learned about Lancelot's recent situation from his conversation with Merlin:

The trials that the Lake Nymph Vivian had placed on him were coming to an end.

Thinking of this, Arthur couldn't help but let out a slightly bitter smile, sighing inwardly:

As expected, he couldn't compare to Lancelot, that monstrous genius of cultivation, who still managed to get ahead of him.

Arthur is the most qualified to speak about Lancelot's talent for cultivation.

Because he had personally witnessed Lancelot's meteoric rise from a emaciated slave to a Silver Knight poised to stand alone in just over two months.

People are more mad than people.

Arthur shook his head, quickly clearing his mind of these jumbled thoughts.

then.

He chose to leave the guest table and head towards the main hall of the alchemy workshop, ready to witness Lancelot's transformation outside the workshop.

Gawain was also concerned about Lancelot's condition.

After learning from Arthur that Lancelot was about to break through to the Silver rank, his expression was quite varied.

From a furrowed brow in confusion, to incredulous astonishment, and finally to a despairing lament:

"This guy actually overtook us?"

In the beginning, he chose to follow Arthur in Qingfeng Village and pledged his loyalty to Arthur.

Afterwards, he and Arthur returned to Blackrock Territory, where they clashed with Lancelot, who had just broken through to the Iron rank.

The two became friends after a fight, and after that contest, they regarded each other as formidable rivals.

Later, the two sparred privately on several occasions.

Although Gawain believed he was inferior to this boy who was two years younger than him in combat skills.

However, thanks to his slightly superior knightly level, he possessed greater strength and speed, barely managing to hold his own against him in sparring.

After the Battle of Blackrock Territory.

After another month of training, and with the generous instruction from the steward Leon and Lord Arthur, he was able to continue his studies.

He has broken through to the late stage of the Black Iron rank and believes that combat skills are no longer his weakness.

So, when he followed Arthur away from Muyang Town in Fengpu Territory, he heard him say that their next stop was the residence of the alchemist Merlin.

At that moment, Lancelot's image involuntarily appeared in Gawain's mind, and a desire to compete and spar with him secretly arose in his heart.

To his surprise, Lancelot is about to break through to the Silver rank.

Once the gap in their cultivation levels widens, can he still defeat this prodigy whose combat skills are only slightly weaker than Lord Arthur's?

As this doubt arose in his mind, a hint of cowardice crept into Gao Wen's heart.

"Ugh!"

Back in the present, he sighed and quickly followed Lord Arthur, leaving the main hall of the alchemy workshop with him.

Soon, the two arrived outside the workshop and stood on the shore of this deep blue lake.

At this moment, the strange changes in the deep blue lake seem to be unfolding to their most exciting stage.

The countless ripples on the lake surface intensified in an instant, and thick waterspouts rose from the lake in all directions.

In the center of the waterspout, a cubic space with a radius of more than ten meters quickly appeared.

Arthur and Gawain focused their attention, putting all their eyes on the Water Cube space.

Soon, the two spotted a familiar figure.

It's Lancelot.

At this moment, he was surrounded by an extremely azure water element.

These pure water elements, like silk threads, wove in the blink of an eye a perfectly curved and harmonious knight's armor.

Wearing this azure blue knight's armor, Lancelot sat in a strange yet graceful pose in the Water Cube space with a radius of more than ten meters.

And at this time.

A graceful figure appeared deep within the azure lake.

She slowly raised one hand and gently waved it towards Lancelot, who was sitting in the Water Cube space.

next moment.