245: Chapter 245 Aurora's Shock! The Earth Knight's Limit!

Rowen watched the Blood Blade Knight charging toward him with a roar, his eyelids drooping slightly.

The opponent's violent aura rose abruptly, like an erupting volcano.

Streaks of blood intertwined and coiled around his body, and the air instantly became thick and cloying with the scent of blood.

This was the Domain Power belonging to an Earth Knight!

Crimson Domain!

Seeing this, a faint glimmer flashed in Rowen's eyes.

Since that's the case, then come!

He took a deep breath, and the massive power within his body was suddenly released, his Domain Power unfolding in response—

Scarlet Flame Domain!

Waves of intense heat exploded outward from him, creating visible ripples in the air, while the wild grass beneath his feet instantly withered and curled from the heat.

Seeing this, the Blood Blade Knight's pupils contracted sharply, and he blurted out, "An Earth Knight?!"

"How is this possible?!"

He stared fixedly at Rowen, his fury mixed with incredulous shock: "Who are you?!"

Rowen did not answer.

He stomped his foot, and his entire body shot forward like an arrow released from a bow, crashing straight into his opponent!

Boom—!

The two domains collided violently!

Crimson and scarlet flames intertwined, causing the air to tremble violently and emit a dull, explosive roar.

The two distinct powers tore at each other, causing the ground to crack inch by inch and sending debris flying.

Rowen raised his head amidst the collision and chuckled, "You've come to my territory, yet you don't know who I am?"

Upon hearing this, the Blood Blade Knight's heart shook violently: "You are... Count Golden Flame?!"

Before the words even faded, Rowen's attack arrived again!

The two instantly engaged in a chaotic battle.

Battles between Earth Knights never had any need for flashiness.

There was only the purest, most direct frontal clash.

Domain against domain, power against power.

If you couldn't break the opponent's domain, everything else was moot.

The Blood Blade Knight knew there was no path of retreat, so his fighting style became extremely ruthless.

Every strike he made carried a madness and brutality that sought mutual destruction.

Amidst the flashing blood-red light, his offensive poured down like a violent storm.

He didn't hesitate to trade injury for injury, life for life!

For a moment, Rowen was slightly suppressed by this desperate style of fighting.

He did not want to get hurt.

However, the core protective domain of an Earth Knight was extremely resilient; one could say—

Wherever my breath reaches, it is a forbidden zone!

Within three inches, one man can rival a nation!

Before he could find a way to break the defense in one move, Rowen had no choice but to parry and counter.

Just then, he noticed that his outer Scarlet Flame Domain was showing signs of wavering under the desperate, frantic erosion of the Crimson Domain.

He could not drag this out any longer.

Rowen's gaze turned cold; he would no longer hold back.

Since he couldn't truly kill the opponent without first grinding away all their protective Battle Qi, then—

Let's make this process faster!

The Battle Qi within his body suddenly boiled.

A more profound, ancient power awakened completely from within the furnace—

[Vampire Prince]!

In an instant, Rowen's pupils turned dark gold!

Deep within that dark gold, it was as if two clusters of crimson flames were dancing!

The aura around him suddenly climbed to a terrifying height!

That pressure belonging to a Vampire Prince bore down like a collapsing mountain, and the Scarlet Flame Domain surged violently in response!

The consumption for both sides skyrocketed!

"This is... a Vampire Prince?!"

The Blood Blade Knight's pupils shrank violently.

He could feel it—

The blood inside his own body was stirring frantically!

It was as if it had received a summons from some supreme existence, attempting to break through the constraints of his blood vessels and escape his control!

For the first time, true fear appeared on his face.

But at this moment, if he retreated, he would be defeated and die.

He had no choice!

He could only grit his teeth, forcibly suppressing the agitation of the blood within him, his eyes turning blood-red in an instant.

Burning everything, he pushed forward once more!

The war of attrition between the domains entered its final stage.

Scarlet Flame and Crimson Domain tore at each other madly, twisting the air, while the ground had long since turned into scorched earth.

The Blood Blade Knight's protective domain began to dissolve at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Finally—

In this war of attrition between domains.

He burned through everything.

And then—

The domain collapsed!

In that split second, a hand with distinct knuckles pierced straight into his chest.

The Blood Blade Knight's body suddenly stiffened.

He stared blankly at the person in front of him, then looked down at the hand embedded in his chest, his eyes filled with disbelief!

He opened his mouth and murmured, "Why?"

Rowen did not speak.

His long, fair fingers tightened slightly.

Pfft—!

A frantically beating heart shattered in his palm.

The blood throughout the Blood Blade Knight's body seemed to find its destination, turning into streaks of blood that rushed eagerly toward his palm.

A moment later, Rowen withdrew his hand.

The Blood Blade Knight's shriveled corpse collapsed to the ground with a thud.

[Myriad Furnace Breathing Technique Proficiency + 4825]

...

On a hillside in the distance, Aurora watched this scene, dumbfounded, her mind a complete blank.

She knew Rowen was strong.

She had never doubted that.

From the first day she met him, she had faintly felt that there was a certain quality about him that was extremely attractive to her.

But she had never imagined—

That he would appear before her in such a form.

She stared at Rowen on the field without blinking.

He had completely changed his appearance at this moment.

Those originally amber eyes had now turned into a soul-captivating dark gold.

Deep within his pupils, it was as if two clusters of crimson flames were burning quietly, cold and noble, carrying an indifference that looked down upon all living beings.

His posture was as straight as a pine, and a faint, scarlet-red mist lingered around him.

That was his Earth Knight domain!

Elegant! Dominant!

These two distinct temperaments were perfectly fused in him at this moment.

He stood there, his sharp edge now concealed, yet no one dared to look him in the eye.

Aurora's heart skipped a beat.

...

Rowen also noticed Aurora's gaze.

But he ignored it for the time being and walked toward the five people who had been shot down by arrows earlier.

The five of them lay on the ground in a jumble.

For the sake of caution, he had not held back earlier.

All five of them were already dead.

But what caught Rowen's attention now was the aura emanating from them—

A thick scent of blood, so intense it had almost solidified.

Seeing this, Rowen narrowed his eyes.

This was a bloody aura that could only have accumulated after sacrificing countless people.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated; he reached out directly and began to Drain that energy.

The furnace within his body roared and activated once again!

First was the guy wearing the wizard's robe.

Under normal circumstances, there isn't much energy in a wizard's blood.

But this was an exception, because the opponent had just completed a grand blood sacrifice, and a large amount of unscattered sacrificial essence still remained within his body.

[Myriad Furnace Breathing Technique Proficiency + 1825]

Subsequently, he began to Drain the sacrificial essence from the remaining four people one by one.

[Myriad Furnace Breathing Technique Proficiency + 2354]

[Myriad Furnace Breathing Technique Proficiency + 454]

[Myriad Furnace Breathing Technique Proficiency + 1254]

When he reached his hand toward the last person.

He suddenly stopped.

He looked at the panel in his mind.

[Myriad Furnace Breathing Technique lv3 (29999 / 30000) (Earth Knight)]

It reached the limit.

He couldn't Drain any more.

Absorbing any more blood essence would not be converted into proficiency.

Rowen suddenly smiled.

Since that's the case, then—

Let's break through directly!