Chapter 176: Senior Knight

Chapter 176: Chapter 176: Senior Knight

"Your Fighting Spirit has achieved resonance with Natural Elemental Attributes. Title Acquired—[Senior Knight]. Reward: 8 attribute points."

"Upon acquiring the [Senior Knight] title, the quality and quantity of your Fighting Spirit will take another leap. You will also gain the ability to manipulate the Power of Nature, becoming the most powerful Senior Knight of your rank. Additionally, you will master all usage and combat techniques for High Level Fighting Spirit."

[Vili Ferren—Constitution: 14; Intelligence: 17; attribute points: 8]

"Senior Knight!"

Vili’s eyes revealed a hint of satisfaction.

He had striven for this realm for more than half a year. This was the title that had cost him the most time and effort ever, and it was also his first High Level Extraordinary title.

Although a Senior Knight was only one realm higher than a Middle Knight, the difference was a qualitative leap.

The power of a Middle Knight stemmed from their own reinforcement and accumulation, whereas a Senior Knight’s power came from the blend of their own strength and the augmentation of the external Power of Nature, achieving a fusion that harmonized the internal and external.

Many talented people could advance to Middle Knight through a decade or more of training and accumulation, but they could never advance to Senior Knight. This was a limitation of talent.

"A reward of 8 attribute points!"

Vili could barely stop himself from laughing.

Generally speaking, the difficulty of cultivation increased exponentially. The further one progressed, the harder it was to advance. Even the slightest improvement demanded immense mental and physical effort.

But Vili was different. As long as he continuously added his reward attribute points to his Intelligence Value, his comprehension would constantly improve. Therefore, when faced with the ever-increasing difficulty of cultivation, Vili didn’t struggle as much; on the contrary, he became even more at ease.

A genius wasn’t frightening. What was frightening was a genius whose comprehension and aptitude were still improving.

’This way, the potential enemies in the deep sea won’t be so troublesome anymore...’

By now, Vili had completely calmed his mind.

He tightened his grip on his Cross Sword, catalyzed the Fighting Spirit in his body, and swung the sword with one hand.

A silvery-white frost suddenly shot out, turning into a cloud of white mist under the starry sky.

A bone-chilling cold emanated from the frost. Shards of ice fell to the ground, instantly freezing the once lush green grass, leaving it withered and lifeless.

’Very good...’

Vili smiled in satisfaction as he observed the power of his Frost Fighting Spirit.

He was confident that, as he was now, he was qualified to face even a Junior Grand Knight.

...

「The Deep Sea.」

Far from the light of the sun, this was a place of endless darkness.

However, shrouded within this darkness was an area that emitted a bright light.

Fish, shrimp, and crabs all instinctively chose to detour when passing through here.

The periphery of this luminous area was overgrown with all sorts of corals: some were kaleidoscopic, others a dim gray-white; some were as large as trees, others as short as clumps of grass—every kind imaginable was there.

This was the Kala Coral Sea Elf Tribe, the home of Selena and Kangbi’Er.

Within the Kala Coral Tribe, houses and streets were constructed from undersea rock. Along the streets, every few dozen meters, stood a long pole holding a Fluorescent Pearl, resembling the streetlights from Vili’s previous life. It was these Fluorescent Pearls that emitted the bright light.

Inside a tall building within the Kala Coral Tribe.

"Kangbi’Er has been gone from the tribe for a full ten days..."

An old Sea Elf matriarch, her fish-like tail coiled on a stone seat, spoke slowly.

Her gaze fell upon a distant, circular disc woven from shells. On it, a stalk of seaweed swayed and slowly rotated, appearing to be some sort of time-keeping device.

"With Kangbi’Er’s strength, he shouldn’t have run into any danger..."

The speaker was a middle-aged-looking Fishfolk. A Fishfolk with such an appearance would have to be over seventy years old.

"But I have an uneasy feeling in my heart..."

The old matriarch frowned, her expression heavy.

Her name was Shariel, and she was the current leader of the Kala Coral Tribe.

"This is all Selena’s fault!"

At the mention of this, the middle-aged Fishfolk’s expression instantly turned to one of anger and disgust. "If it weren’t for Selena abandoning her marriage contract with Lord Chadur, our Kala Coral Tribe wouldn’t be in this difficult situation!"

Shariel didn’t respond immediately to the middle-aged Fishfolk’s words, but the dissatisfaction in her eyes clearly showed she agreed with him.

According to Shariel’s original plan, for the gradually declining Kala Coral Tribe, a marriage alliance with Lord Chadur would have been a wonderful thing. Although the Sea Elf Tribe that Chadur belonged to wasn’t exceptionally powerful, his status as a Silver Level Sea Elf could still provide the Kala Coral Tribe with a certain degree of security.

In the deep sea, a declining Sea Elf Tribe would sooner or later be annihilated by the hands of other powerful Sea Races.

However, on the eve of her betrothal to Lord Chadur, the normally well-behaved Selena actually chose to flee in secret.

Upon learning this, Lord Chadur flew into a rage. He felt his dignity as a Silver Level Sea Elf had been trampled into the sand at the bottom of the sea.

To appease Lord Chadur’s anger, the Kala Coral Tribe had no choice but to offer up treasures to delay his wrath and promise that they would definitely capture Selena and deliver her to him personally.

It was only because of this submissive compromise and tolerance that the Kala Coral Tribe managed to avoid the huge trouble Selena had caused.

However, the Kala Coral Tribe was now burdened with the task of capturing Selena and bringing her back to complete the marriage.

Kangbi’Er was one of the pursuers sent out to find Selena.

"Elder Shariel!"

Just as the two were talking, a young female Fishfolk entered the room.

She also exuded the aura of a Bronze Level Sea Elf.

"I’ve found traces of Selena and Kangbi’Er!"

The young female Fishfolk’s tone was quite excited. "On the coast, on the land, I used my Bloodline Power to sense Kangbi’Er and Selena’s location!"

"On land?"

Looks of horror appeared in the eyes of both Shariel and the middle-aged Fishfolk.

How could the two of them have ended up on land?

"If I’m not mistaken, they may have been imprisoned by the Humans on land..."

A worried expression appeared on the female Fishfolk’s face. "They are very close to each other, but there’s no sign of movement. Most importantly, I can sense that Kangbi’Er’s Life Force... is extremely weak..."

Upon hearing this, Shariel’s expression turned terrifyingly grim.

"It must be that Selena got too close to the coast and was captured by the land-dwelling Humans, and when Kangbi’Er found her tracks, he tried to rescue her and got trapped as well!"

The middle-aged Fishfolk immediately understood the crux of the matter.

"What should we do?"

The middle-aged Fishfolk looked at Shariel.