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More than a hundred types of divine arts belong to the Holy Knights, each with different powers and effects. The effects of the same divine art become stronger as it is cultivated to higher levels. However, the more one cultivates a divine art to advanced levels, the more time and effort it consumes. Lansino wasn't exaggerating when he said some ascetic monks dedicate their entire lives to cultivating one divine art without reaching its peak. Later, in order to experience the ultimate power of divine arts, someone invented the so-called "Fanatical Sacrifice." This ritual is somewhat similar to the demonic contracts in dark magic, where specific returns are exchanged for certain payments. To enhance a particular divine art, the practitioner must sacrifice their proficiency in all other divine arts, which is then added to the specified art at a certain ratio to increase its level.

Originally, this ritual wasn't used much because each divine art of the Holy Knights has quite a singular effect and must be used in combination with others to form a complete combat capability. Moreover, this ritual actually consumes a significant amount of one's cultivation, making it not worth the effort. Only retired Holy Knights with high levels of cultivation would choose to use it in order to experience the limit of the power granted by the Light God. However, it was later discovered that "Eternal Holy Water" could rapidly increase the level of divine arts when combined with certain secret methods. This kind of enhancement can only raise low and medium divine arts to around level six, after which further improvement through hard work becomes impossible. But when this method is combined with the "Fanatical Sacrifice," it can increase a particular divine art to an extremely high level in a short period.

However, the holy water is limited. Except for geniuses like Jin Luosha, who were directly designated by the higher-ups of the Temple, who could obtain nearly unlimited holy water? It just so happens that those who wanted to take shortcuts were mostly mediocre in talent but had influential noble backgrounds. Their actions to obtain holy water through various means greatly disrupted the Temple's rules, and eventually, the Temple condemned this "Fanatical Sacrifice" as a dark ritual, banning it completely.

"You... you're ruthless. So, all the holy water the Temple gave Jin Luosha was taken by you."

"I'm not that shameless. The holy water produced by the 'Eternal Holy Grail' can rapidly increase divine art cultivation, but it also has its limits and cannot infinitely enhance. Everyone's limit is different, and you couldn't tell. Half a year ago, the holy water had already become ineffective for that girl, so I had her hold back some of her strength to deceive you into continuing to supply it to help me cultivate my divine arts. Also, the Temple's library is so vast that even you haven't fully grasped all of its contents, which allowed me to find the forbidden data on the 'Fanatical Sacrifice' and cultivate this top-tier aura. When I was cultivating in the Temple, the artificial human Li Jia, having read extensively, accidentally found a scroll describing this ritual in the vast collection of Temple books. Since Jin Luosha had already reached the normal limit of its use, I took the liberty to begin my own cultivation.

"Then why didn't you choose the strongest of the four major auras and instead opted for the medium 'Vitality Aura'? Although the 'Vitality Aura' can increase movement speed, it doesn't enhance reaction speed or agility, making it not very useful in combat. Generally, it's used during heavy cavalry charges. Moreover, the top-tier 'Vitality Aura' is said to increase speed by tenfold, but your effect seems to fall short." Lansino, now aware that the top-tier "Vitality Aura" made him unable to catch up, stopped attacking and continued questioning. During the battle at Sacred Dragon Mountain, I had forced out a powerful move by using internal energy, damaging my origin. Now, my internal energy's replenishment rate is significantly affected, so I was happy to delay and restore my battle spirit.

"When an aura is cultivated to the top level, there are additional enhancements. I have average talent, and even with the help of holy water, I could only cultivate a medium aura. The so-called four major auras are only considered powerful for you Holy Knights. To me, the 'Vitality Aura' is the strongest divine art. Unfortunately, this aura cannot eliminate resistance, and the faster the speed, the greater the resistance becomes. For ordinary people, this top-tier aura can increase speed by tenfold, but for me, it only increases by about fivefold. Although the total amount is greater, the multiple is reduced. However, this is the limit my reaction speed and body can handle. Now, my speed on the ground is definitely not inferior to the Panther Clan's 'Short-Distance Horizon.'"

"I must admit, your current speed is indeed terrifying, and your earlier strike proved that you can fully control this speed. If I were to engage in a prolonged fight with you, I would have no chance of victory. So, I must use my final trump card to settle this." With a sinister smile, Lansino's epic divine blade "Moon of the Crescent" let out a piercing wail, and an earth-shaking wind-based magic, almost tangible, erupted. At the same time, his light wings, magical beasts, and magic auras all exploded, forming a colossal white holy light that surged into the sky. It then gathered the powerful wind force of the divine weapon, turning into a giant white holy bird that lunged at me. The violently vibrating light feathers scattered in all directions, tearing through the sonic waves that enveloped all the space around me, leaving me no way to retreat. "Final Song—Heartbreak of Heaven—"

The all-out killing move of Lansino, filled with his entire cultivation, was headed straight for me, but my heart was devoid of fear. Although this move was immensely powerful, it still couldn't harm me now. The divine sword "Divine Punishment Lightning" once again surrounded me with white and golden lightning as my figure, within a minimal range, created countless illusions. The white-golden blade wove into a ball of light, meeting the sharp beak of the incoming white holy bird and striking back. The blade that broke ten thousand arts cut through the offensive like cutting through butter. However, the downside of "Divine Punishment Lightning" is that it can only cut. The scattered energy after the cut, although far less powerful than before, still required my full effort to resist the power of a Sword Empress. Thus, my forward speed was ultimately slowed by a fraction.

"Lansino, it's all over... wait?" I easily penetrated Lansino's killing move, but what I saw in front of me wasn't Lansino. Instead, it was a massive bronze-colored pillar of energy, a terrifying battle spirit pillar with a diameter of one zhang.

With my divine sword sweeping across, even this attack, stronger than Lansino's final move, was cut into pieces. Although the force of those fragments hitting me was stronger than a giant stone thrown by a trebuchet, they could only force me to retreat without causing any harm. However, something even more shocking left me dumbfounded.