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Seeing that the main event was finally about to begin, Maria immediately perked up her ears and began to listen attentively, afraid of missing any detail that Bai Xun was saying.

"A knight set out from the Northern Undead Asylum, traveled 365 miles, overcame numerous obstacles and defeated many enemies, and passed on the First Flame to illuminate the dark world."

As times changed, the fire gradually died out, and the king's shadow was nowhere to be seen. A new little knight awoke from the grave to carry on the great cause of the fire, but he went too far in his pursuit of victory and forgot why he had set out in the first place.

In the end, it became an avatar of Dark Souls 5, leaving only a chaotic whisper: "Hehe, I must win!"

Bai Xun paused slightly at this point, making sure Maria was still listening attentively before continuing.

"After the death of the incarnation of Soul 5, its power did not dissipate, but instead transformed into six senses scattered throughout the world, where they were claimed by various noble beings. Their names are: (Please provide an image, fellow readers)"

Ring direct take

wet sickle

Left Bow B

Half-leaf spiral

Small snack

Pamper Cut

By defeating various nobles and collecting all six roots of Cinder, the young knight of destiny can become the embodiment of Dark Souls 5, possessing all five arts and becoming as powerful as a monster.

But remember, those who master all the skills of Dark Souls 5 are not Lords of Cinder. Those who aspire to become Dark Souls 5 are not Knights.

After listening to Bai Xun's account, Maria frowned slightly, and after thinking for a long time, she looked at Bai Xun hesitantly and asked,

"Sensei, are you the destined little knight who defeated all the nobles and collected the six roots of Cinder?"

"That's right!"

Bai Xun nodded approvingly, and with a wave of his hand, six orbs of light appeared beside him.

A flaming straight sword, a wet scythe, a barrage of arrows, a spinning Guan Dao... each with its own unique brilliance shimmered within, these were the Six Arts of Soul 5 that he conjured through the Jizo's Soul.

"These are the knightly martial arts I will teach you, but your energy is limited and you can only learn one of them. I wonder which one you would like to learn?"

Maria didn't have much combat experience and couldn't figure it out herself, so she naturally cupped her hands and said, "I will follow your advice wholeheartedly."

Bai Xun took out an unassuming little scythe from the first ball of light and said...

"How about I teach you how to wet the sickle?"

Maria looked at the dark-colored scythe in Bai Xun's hand and asked in confusion, "What do you mean by 'wet scythe'?"

Bai Xun raised his hand, explaining as he applied a dark enchantment to the Wet Scythe, "Wet Scythe, dagger attack speed, straight sword attack power, R1 reset, sliding combat skill, and the dark attribute enchantment further enhances its damage, making it the undisputed number one among the five or six arts of Soul!"

The dark power attached to the wet scythe made the light-attribute Pegasus frown and shake its head repeatedly, saying, "Wet scythe, dark enchantment, contrary to light, I won't learn it."

Bai Xun frowned, his wet sickle transforming into a longbow in his left hand, and continued, "How about I teach you left-hand bowing?"

Maria then asked, "What is the meaning of the left bow?"

"Left Bow B is a bugged skill. It requires holding the bow with the left hand and using a secret technique to fire continuously and instantly defeat the enemy. However, it is a way that defies the heavens and may bring disaster of 4000+."

Maria shook her head: "This disciple is dull-witted, not good with bows and crossbows, and has no lock, so I will not learn."

Helpless, Bai Xun picked up the Half Leaf Blade again and raised it above his head. With skillful, whimsical movements, he almost wielded the Half Leaf Blade like a helicopter rotor blade. "How about I teach you the Half Leaf Spin?"

Maria asked, "What kind of enlightenment is Half-Leaf Whirl?"

"The Half-Leaf Greatsword spirals upwards and can rotate infinitely. As long as it hits once, it can continuously interrupt the enemy's actions, leaving them unable to resist until they are defeated. Unless you encounter a tough dog, it will be invincible."

Maria felt a surge of interest and took the half-leaf broadsword from Bai Xun's hand, but suddenly felt a weight on her arms and could only shake her head and say, "This technique is good, but it requires a strong body and is difficult to execute indefinitely. I won't learn it."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xun was about to grab the next ball of light when he looked closely and realized it was already the snacks' turn, so he immediately gave up.

He then pinched Maria's delicate cheeks and pulled them apart, laughing and scolding, "You little pony, you keep saying you'll do whatever I want, but now you're not learning this or that. What are you going to do?"

"Waaah, Sensei, stop rubbing me, I know I was wrong."

Maria, whose cheeks were being rubbed, let out a muffled plea for mercy, and Bai Xun finally let go.

The blond pony rubbed its cheek and explained pitifully.

"Sensei, sensei, what you've said is all very impressive, but it's still too difficult to learn. Do you have any Five Arts that are easier to operate, more stylish and fit the image of a knight, and preferably can also be used in conjunction with my Originium Arts?"

After listening to Maria's request, Bai Xun thought for a moment, and then slowly nodded in the pony's delighted eyes.

"Yes, Maria, yes."

As he spoke, under Maria's expectant gaze, Bai Xun finally drew the jet-black straight sword he had always carried on his back, raised it high above his head, and made a sound like that of a certain blue chubby character, Hakimi.

"Clang clang clang, Ringed Knight Straight Sword!"

This is the Ring Strike, one of the Six Arts of Dark Souls 5, the sword of the Ringed Knight. It burns with the power of lingering flames; by simply activating the flames within the blade, the sword can instantly return to the moment before it was swung. This technique is called Ring Strike.

"What a cool flaming straight sword! I want to learn this! I want to learn this!"

Maria's eyes lit up the moment she saw Bai Xun's straight sword return to its original position with a completely illogical movement and speed the instant it flashed and burst into flames.

Even though she had virtually no experience in knightly competitions, she knew just how powerful such skills were in those competitions.

Not to mention, she had also undergone sword and shield training, so she was somewhat confident in her swordsmanship.

Also, judging from its appearance, this Ringed Knight Straight Sword looks more like a knight's weapon than the Wet Scythe. Since it's called the Ringed Knight Straight Sword, it must be a knight's weapon, right?

Definitely!

And he's so handsome!

"You have good judgment. Then let me, Sensei, teach you the supreme path of the Ring Direct Approach!"

Seeing that Maria had chosen to go straight for the ring, Hakuhiro, who was himself a master of going straight for the ring, felt quite gratified.

He drew a jet-black straight sword from the void, identical to the one in his hand, and handed it to Maria.

He would never hand over his own Ring Straight to Maria, since it wasn't actually a Ring Straight, but rather a mimicry of Jizo's Soul.

Without the Jizo Soul, how can he freely cheat in games and get free memberships to various websites?

With the Jizo Mitama, he didn't even need to subscribe to Baidu Cloud. He directly used the power of the Corruption Herrscher to thoroughly insult that damned Baidu Cloud speed limit!

Therefore, the Ringed Sword he gave to Maria was actually a high-quality replica of the Ringed Knight's Straight Sword, made by fusing his own blood with the Xuanyuan Sword (Key of Domination).

Otto flew to Fu Huahua's grave and frantically stole Fu Huahua's offerings, namely the hundreds of Xuanyuan Swords (Swords of Domination), and then used them in his Soul Steel Body to perform the Immortal Path Killing Move, Myriad Self, for Bai Xun.

Unfortunately, it was completely crushed by Bai Xun's unreasonable Demon Qiankun Dao Ultimate True Form. Most of the Domination Keys, which were spoils of war, were left in Destiny, but Bai Xun also took more than a dozen to play with, one of which was the Ring Straight that had been fused with his blood.

Although he lacks embers, as a fire demon, his blood contains just as much fire element, and with a little skillful control, he can replicate the ring-shaped effect.

"Come, Maria, follow me to practice the direct access to the ring."

"Okay, I will definitely work hard to become a knight who masters the Ring Technique!"

Maria gripped the black straight sword tightly and began her serious study under Bai Xun's hands-on instruction.

A little knight practicing something diligently.jpg

At first, Maria's use of the Ring of Fire to cancel attack stuns was quite clumsy, but after repeated practice, she quickly mastered it and became more and more proficient at canceling. Each flash of fire was a perfectly timed attack reset.

"Got it, Sensei, I've learned it!"

Maria, having grasped the basics of the circular strike technique, looked at the black straight sword in her hand, her expression gradually becoming clear.

"So, you've always been with me..."

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Chapter 125 The Three Mysterious Transformations of the Heavenly Horse: The Horse Head is Here! The Horse Head is Big! (4k)

The Meshko Building Materials Company building.

The tall Kuranta man, dressed in a black coat, was diligently drawing line drawings at his workstation, working as conscientiously as the other senior civil engineers in the office.

But not long after, a female secretary in uniform approached his workstation diagram, lightly tapping her knuckles on the desk.

"Marna, the manager wants to see you."

"Ok."

There were no questions, no complaints.

The man named Marna immediately stopped all his work and silently followed the uniformed woman into the elevator, arriving at the manager's office on the top floor.

"Manager, is there something you need from me?"

“Marna, you are an outstanding employee of our company. There’s no need to be so reserved. Sit down and let’s talk.”

The middle-aged Kuranta man was very gentle, and Marna didn't hesitate at all, perfectly embodying the "do whatever your boss says" principle.

"Marna, as the head of the Nearl family, what is your view on the Knights' Tournament?"

It's a capitalist's performance, a game of making money, and a tool to deflect blame.

Several words flashed through her mind, but Marna didn't utter any of them. Instead, she quickly shook her head and smiled apologetically.

"I can't call myself the head of the family. I'm just an employee of the company. No matter how I view Knights Arena, it's the lifeblood of Kazimierz and creates enormous economic value."

"Yes, knightly competition is the lifeblood of Kazimierz!"

The manager nodded in satisfaction, flicked the ash from his cigar onto the ashtray, and a layer of ash fell from it.

"Our company has been operating steadily for so many years, but it has never really taken off. Ultimately, it's because we've remained outside the lifeline of Kazimierz."

"Manner, you've been a long-time employee of our company, so I'll be frank with you—Meshco Building Materials is also going to enter the esports arena."

"..."

Marner remained silent, listening as the manager continued his eloquent speech, pondering why he had chosen to speak with her about these things.

"To enter the field of knightly competitions, we need to form a knightly order. Only a Grand Knight can attract outstanding knights to join us. However, all the current Grand Knights have already been recruited by other companies, so we can only settle for second best."

"Marna, have you ever heard of the Sun Knight?"

"I heard something."

Even though Marna scoffed at knightly competitions, he had at least heard of the Sun Knight who had recently risen to fame in Kazimierz and donated all his prize money to the infected.

A rare "knight" who truly deserves the name of a knight.

Having said that, Marna understood that the manager wanted him to persuade this popular knight who had not yet joined any company.

But why me? Is it because they've got my name, 'Near Light'?

“Marna, I’m leaving this matter to you. After all, you do have some connection with this Sun Knight.”

"Is there a connection between us?"

Marner looked puzzled, while the manager handed her a document, smiling as Marner flipped through it.

"That's right. I had a detective agency investigate, and this Sun Knight goes to Whiplash Zofia's mansion every day. I remember Zofia is your cousin, right?"

Zofia?

Does this sun knight visit her mansion every day?

Marna remained silent for a moment, then understood.

Indeed, Zofia is of marriageable age, but I never expected her to choose a competitive knight.

"Go and meet with Sun Knight and explain our company's intentions. Even if you can't convince him directly, we want to leave a good impression."

Although I don't want to have anything to do with the Knights' Games, this is, after all, my boss's order.

Even seasoned office worker Marna could only sigh inwardly, but outwardly nodded hastily.

"It is an honor to be entrusted with such an important task by the company. I will not let you down, Manager."

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After several days of intensive mixed doubles training with Bai Xun and Zofia, Maria's competitive level has improved rapidly.

Maria's ability to cancel with her ring is already masterful, and with the Originium Arts healing that starts at zero frames to provide sustain, Maria won't be at a disadvantage in a short time, even when facing Zofia in actual combat.

Bai Xun also managed to trick Maria and Zofia into giving him a little blood using various excuses. After absorbing it, he gained a better understanding of the Originium Arts related to 'light' from the Nearl family.

It can definitely be used in the skill of Sun Incarnation.

"Talent, effort, and sweat!"

The blonde pegasus with her hair tied in a ponytail was wearing a tight-fitting sports vest that was soaked with sweat. The dark-colored fabric clung tightly to the girl's delicate body, highlighting her perfect curves.

Even with Bai Xun's keen eyesight, one could see beads of sweat sliding down the girl's delicate abs, shimmering like pearls in the faint light as Maria used Originium Arts to relieve her muscle soreness.