Chapter 56: Advancement Information 【Solar Corona Knight (Three Stars)】

He said thoughtfully: "So a 'Bloodline Awakening' ceremony is needed?"

"That's right," Andre's expression was serious: "This ceremony requires specific potions and guidance, with some risks, but the success rate is relatively high. Once awakened, the strength improvement is quite stable, and it has good compatibility with other cultivation methods."

"What about Demon Hunter?"

"Demon Hunter takes a more radical route," Andre explained:

"They directly change the body structure through special 'suturing' to obtain special abilities similar to semi-magical beasts. This method has greater risks, with a failure rate of over seventy percent, but the strength improvement after success is more significant, especially in perception and reaction speed."

As soon as the words fell, the information panel appeared before Luo En's eyes again:

【Professional Advancement Information Unlocked: Demon Hunter (Two Stars)】

【Job Transfer Conditions:

1. Constitution attribute reaches 2.5

2. Complete magical beast organ "suturing"

3. Successfully withstand rejection reaction】

【Traits: Sensory Enhancement, Abnormal Resistance, Magical Beast Transformation】

Luo En remembered some people with strange physical signs he saw in Lizard Alley before; they might be practitioners who took the Demon Hunter route.

"As for Magic Swordsman..."

Andre's voice became lower:

"That is a rarer and more powerful one; they perfectly combine magic power with sword technique, capable of directly guiding magic power through the sword to perform attacks similar to spells. But this route has extremely high requirements, not only needing excellent sword technique talent but also considerable spiritual power."

"Almost all Magic Swordsmen are already Sword Masters before advancement, and also possess decent spiritual power aptitude. In fact, people with such dual talents are extremely rare, which is why true Magic Swordsmen are so scarce."

Luo En's heart moved; this route seemed to fit his current development direction extremely well—having both Knight's physical strengthening and Wizard's spiritual power proficiency.

At the same time, a third information panel appeared before his eyes:

【Professional Advancement Information Unlocked: Magic Swordsman (Two and a Half Stars)】

【Job Transfer Conditions:

1. Constitution attribute reaches 2.5

2. Spiritual attribute reaches 2.0 √

3. Basic Sword Technique reaches Proficient

4. Breathing Body Tempering reaches Proficient

5. Complete Magic Sword Creation】

【Traits: Spell Seal, Weapon Enchantment, Magic Power Surge】

"However..." Andre added:

"I heard that people with 'Solar Corona Protection' have a chance to take a more special route after becoming a Magic Swordsman—Solar Corona Knight. That is a legendary profession that only exists in the records of Royal ancient books, said to be able to directly guide solar energy, with unparalleled combat strength."

"According to ancient records, those Solar Corona Knights were already extremely outstanding Magic Swordsmen before becoming Solar Corona Knights; perhaps because they perfectly fused sword technique, spells, and Solar Corona power, they achieved unparalleled combat strength."

At this time, the information panel appeared before Luo En's eyes again, but this time it was different from before; the words on the panel were flickering and incomplete:

【Rare Professional Advancement Information Partially Unlocked: Solar Corona Knight (Three Stars)】

【Job Transfer Conditions (Not Fully Unlocked):

1. Job transfer prerequisite profession - Magic Swordsman (Two and a Half Stars)

2. Possess talent - Solar Corona Protection (Complete)

3.???

4.???】

【Traits:???】

【Prompt: Need more relevant information to fully unlock】

"Solar Corona Knight?" Luo En was somewhat surprised: "This is indeed the first time I've heard of it; it seems there is no relevant information in the school's basic database."

"Because there hasn't been a Solar Corona Knight for many years." Andre explained:

"In the hundreds of years since the founding of the country, the entire Faruk Kingdom has only had two Solar Corona Knights. It is said that their power was even stronger than many research-type formal wizards. Because of this, at its peak, the Royal Family was almost on par with the Black Fog School..."

The two walked and talked, continuing to walk through the small path of Lizard Alley.

"In short..." Andre finally concluded: "Regardless of which route you choose, you need a solid foundation; proficiency in the 'Solar Corona Breathing Technique' and matching sword techniques is an indispensable prerequisite."

Luo En agreed deeply; the Time Guardian's Pocket Watch and the materials collected this time would undoubtedly become powerful assistants for his accelerated growth.

"Thanks for sharing." He said sincerely, "This information is indeed very valuable to me."

Andre laughed and teased upon hearing this: "Haha... if you really want to thank me, charge me fewer magic stone fragments for potion refining; that's more real than anything."

"If we talk about discounts, then this friendship is over."

Luo En replied to him somewhat amusingly, then unconsciously quickened his pace, quickly leaving this area that wasn't suitable for slow chatting.

After returning to the dormitory, he carefully probed every corner of the room with spiritual power, confirming there were no monitors or traps, before finally relaxing.

Locking the door, he took out the silver pocket watch from his bosom again and examined it carefully under the candlelight.

The pocket watch emitted a soft silver light under the candlelight, and the black gemstone embedded on the surface was like a sleeping eye, deep and mysterious.

Reaching out to wipe away the residual dust on the surface, those ancient patterns became even clearer.

Now observing carefully, these patterns were indeed not ordinary decorations, but a kind of ancient rune he had never seen before.

These runes didn't belong to the rune system commonly used by the Wizard School, nor did they look like marks used by any other known extraordinary forces.

They were more like some kind of mysterious text from a distant time and space, every stroke containing power that was unclear and indescribable.

"Time Guardian's Pocket Watch... Time Guardian, it sounds like some kind of profession."

He whispered in his heart, his fingers stroking the black gemstone lightly.

【Time Guardian's Pocket Watch (Pending Activation)】

"How to activate you?" He whispered in his heart, his spiritual power carefully probing into the interior of the pocket watch, looking for possible clues.

The black gemstone on the pocket watch seemed to sense his intention, suddenly lighting up with a trace of dark red light, as if a pair of eyes had started to gaze at him.

At the same time, he heard an ancient and vicissitudinous voice ringing in the bottom of his heart:

"With blood as a contract, with time as a vow."

Luo En understood the activation method of the pocket watch almost instinctively, just like a long-distant but familiar memory fragment re-mapping in his brain.

He put down the pocket watch, took out a small knife, and lightly cut his fingertip, without hesitation or fear of pain.

A drop of blood slowly dripped onto the black gemstone of the pocket watch; this might be a small but extremely important drop of water in the river of fate.

The moment the blood touched the gemstone, like boiling molten iron poured into an ice lake, a strong energy fluctuation erupted from the pocket watch, spreading out like ripples, and then quickly converged.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 57 =====