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Chapter 318 - 318 317 Centaur Form

Chapter 318: Chapter 317: Centaur Form Chapter 318: Chapter 317: Centaur Form After returning home in June, Russell finally stayed in his territory for two months, occasionally attending banquets at Fluorescent Castle or dining with his mother and sister.

Most of the remaining time was spent in tedious cultivation.

Once he had mastered Battle Qi Sword Control and Fighting Spirit Armor, he started the next phase – the training of Beast Fusion Shadow and developing Prime Breath Greatsword Skill.

Being an Armed Knight or a Great Knight could only be considered the preliminary stages of cultivation.

It was only after advancing to a Phantom Beast Knight that one could truly claim to have mastered transcendent powers and stepped through the gate into the supernatural world.

The myriad ways of combat allowed Russell to appreciate the bizarre and varied supernatural world.

“Compared to Fighting Spirit Armor and Origin Breath Armour, Beast Fusion Shadow is more interesting,” he said, now able to briefly perform Beast Fusion Shadow with Unicorn Polly, “As opposed to the energy body of Origin Breath Armour, the energy body of Beast Fusion Shadow evolves in a different direction.”

“Yes, indeed.”

Polly’s voice rang in Russell’s mind: “When transforming into Origin Breath Armour, what I need to do is compress and condense the energy body to form a set of armour. When transforming into Beast Fusion Shadow, what I need to do is to disperse and enlarge the energy body to amplify the original abilities.”

The essence of a Fantasy Beast lies in the “illusion.”

The word “illusion” encapsulates the process of transforming from a flesh and blood body to an energy body, which can either condense the energy body or expand it.

Once condensed, it becomes Origin Breath Armour, covering the knight, thereby dramatically increasing the knight’s combat power.

When expanded, it forms Beast Fusion Shadow, also covering the knight, helping in combat as well as endowing the knight with the abilities of the Fantasy Beast.

For example, most Flying Beasts, once fused with a knight, can grant the Knight the ability to fly. In battles on the Snowfield, many knights fly through Beast Fusion Shadow to scout for enemies from above.

“Polly, let’s do it again!” Russell continued his training.

In an instant, Polly transformed into a beam of white light, striking Russell.

Unlike when he deployed Fighting Spirit Armor or converged Origin Breath Armour, this white light did not condense but instead exploded over his body, transforming into a head of snow-white luminous hair that floated smoothly and silkily behind him.

Not only that, but his hands and feet also grew long luminous hair, and he felt as silky smooth as Dove.

The next moment.

Russell was floating in the air, then like an arrow, he shot towards Sharp Knife Mountain, crashing into the vast Snowfield.

“Two hundred kilometers per hour, Polly, my current speed has reached your limit,” Russell remarked, admiring the howling wind around him, “This is much faster than when I use Wind Walking Skill. I can only fly up to one hundred kilometers per hour, and can’t last for long.”

After all, Wind Walking Skill is Polly’s fixed magic; it’s less effective for Russell to use, consuming more energy and achieving only half the speed.

But after deploying Beast Fusion Shadow, he could reach Polly’s maximum speed with minimal consumption.

“What a pity, my speed is still not fast enough,” Polly sighed in his mind, “After all, I am not a Flying Beast… Russell, when you form a contract with Hape and wish to fly, perform Beast Fusion Shadow with Hape.”

“You are already amazing, Polly. You should know that since I contracted you, unicorns have replaced Nightmare Specter Horses as the companions knights most yearn for.”

“Really?”

“Of course.” Russell spoke the truth.

Knights have an extraordinary sentiment towards their steeds, and a flashy, flying unicorn is particularly appealing.

Flying swiftly over the Snowfield, he spotted not a single Snow Ghost — around Wuyao Snake Manor, the Snow Ghosts were swept away by Russell and Polly during the day, and cleansed by the Little Dream Dragon at night, leaving them no space to survive.

Returning to Cigar Courtyard.

Russell and Polly again deployed another complete form of Beast Fusion Shadow. The white light Polly turned into exploded instantly, forming the illusion of a unicorn.

The front half of the Unicorn’s illusory body overlapped with Russell’s, as if he had become a centaur, with a horn protruding from his head and a mane fluttering behind him.

Running like the wind, charging ferociously.

“Huff, huff!” The fully formed Beast Fusion Shadow consumed a lot more energy, but it brought unparalleled strength, “In my current centaur form of the full body, my combat power has soared at least four or five times, I’m really strong!”

“But the consumption is also great, not as energy-efficient as the simplified white-haired form, which can maintain the fusion for a longer period,” Polly said.

“Each has its advantages and disadvantages,” Russell nodded.

The full-body centaur form could fly and sprint, fight and charge, but the consumption was too great.

The simplified white-haired form didn’t add much to combat strength, but it allowed full-speed flight and was very energy efficient.

He dispersed the Beast Fusion Shadow.

Russell sat cross-legged on the lawn and began another round of contemplation, “I haven’t developed the Sword Control Technique yet… but, Polly, I feel like we can develop new forms for the Beast Fusion Shadow, and even integrate the Sword Control Technique into it.”

“How shall we develop it?” Polly was smart but didn’t like to use her brain. Russell was the one who developed all the Prime Breath Greatsword Skills.

“I don’t know, let’s explore slowly.”

“Alright then,” Polly comfortably lay down in the bamboo grove, leaving the brain-consuming task to Russell.

Russell didn’t expect Polly to help, after all, you can’t rely on a fantasy beast to develop Prime Breath skills, can you?

If everything, from merging battle qi into Prime Breath, to Origin Breath Armour and Beast Fusion Shadow, relied on fantasy beasts, let alone developing magic, wouldn’t that be living off someone else?

“Sir.”

Katie’s voice pulled Russell out of his thoughts, “Are we going to spar today?”

In this period, Eric and Grove had gone to the Knight Regiment, following Baron Roman to campaign in the Snowfield, leaving only Katie behind, so she was the only one who could spar with Russell.

After glancing at Katie, Russell shook his head, “Not today.”

Truth be told, the gap in combat power between him and Katie was too large; she couldn’t even withstand his swordsmanship using just Prime Breath, let alone fight against him using Fighting Spirit Armor or Beast Fusion Shadow.

Understanding this, Katie pursed her lips and said, “Sir, I will work hard in my training, in the hope of meeting your sparring needs.”

“No need to rush things, continue to solidify your foundation,” Russell shook his head again.

He didn’t think Katie would still be able to be his sparring partner, as the Black Oil Dragon Egg was soon to be perfected; it could be planted at any time to hatch the Black Oil Dragon. By then, he would be a powerful Flying Dragon Knight, and the disparity between his and Katie’s strengths would further widen.

After sending Katie away.

Russell looked up at the sky, where the sun of the scorching summer season shone brilliantly, bathing the entire Glowing Valley in an atmosphere of vigorous growth.

“Now, the only suitable sparring partner for me is none other than Baron Marcus,” Russell mused.

Sooner or later, he would have to challenge Marcus, to knock him down a peg.

…

In late August, the Messenger Knight from Fluorescent Castle arrived at Wuyao Snake Manor.

“Mr. Russell, Lord Baron has led the Knight Regiment back and is preparing to host a banquet at Fluorescent Castle. You are invited to attend the banquet as well,” Messenger Knight Raphael said as he dismounted, bowing and delivering the order to Russell.

“The Knight Regiment is back already? Good, I understand, I’ll head over right away,” Russell replied with a hint of excitement.

With every return of Baron Roman, he would bring back a bag of Ice Pellet Pearls.

The Black Oil Dragon Egg was almost fully compensated, and with one more bag of Ice Pellet Pearls, there would be enough to successfully hatch the Black Oil Dragon.