251: Chapter 251 Lillian's Reward! The Road Beyond the Sky!

Inside the hall, the atmosphere was slightly stagnant.

Isabelle bit her lip, her peripheral vision quietly sweeping over Flora, but she still spoke truthfully:

"My Lord, if I am not mistaken, this is the third young lady of the Earl Silverleaf estate, Miss Flora Lawrence."

Upon hearing this, Lady Lillian was instantly startled.

She turned her head abruptly to look at Flora, her eyes filled with surprise.

The third young lady of the Earl Silverleaf estate?!

That ancient noble family that had ruled the neighboring Velen County for centuries?

Lady Lillian took a deep breath.

She had originally thought it was some viscount or baron from their own county, but she had not expected it to be a young lady from a top-tier noble Earl family in the neighboring county.

If it were before, she estimated that she wouldn't even have the qualifications to attend the other party's banquet, but now...

Rowan was also examining Flora closely.

His smile deepened slightly, and without saying anything more, he simply said to Isabelle:

"Then, Isabelle, this time, you will be responsible for settling them in."

Hearing this, Isabelle lowered her eyes slightly and immediately bowed in response: "Yes, My Lord!"

She turned around and said gently to Flora and the other two young ladies: "Young ladies, please follow me."

Flora kept her head bowed the entire time, silently following behind Isabelle as she left the hall.

Her steps were unsteady, her mind in a complete muddle; she didn't even know how she had walked out of the hall.

In the hall, only Rowan and Lady Lillian remained.

Rowan looked at Lady Lillian and said with a smile:

"Tell me, Lady Lillian, what reward do you want?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of seductiveness flashed in Lady Lillian's eyes.

She did not speak, but simply stepped forward gracefully, gently pressing against Rowan's side, her posture submissive.

Rowan understood.

He reached out to wrap his arm around Lady Lillian's waist and led her as he turned to head towards the master bedroom on the top floor.

...

Top floor master bedroom.

It was unknown how much time had passed...

The clouds parted and the rain ceased.

On the large bed, a messy silk quilt hung halfway off the edge.

Lady Lillian sat up, looking radiant, a few slightly damp strands of hair clinging to her flushed cheeks.

She took a deep breath and slowly exhaled; in those eyes that originally held the depth of autumn water, a strange, bewitching red light was now swirling.

She closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, that flash of red light had already receded, returning to its original color.

Then, she got out of bed, picked up the clothes on the carpet, and began to dress unhurriedly.

While putting on her clothes, she turned her head back to look at Rowan, who was half-leaning against the headboard, and said with a smile:

"My Lord, I shall take my leave now."

"Luna is still waiting for me to hand over duties. Today's city entry screening hasn't finished yet; if I'm not there, I'm afraid she won't be able to handle it alone."

Rowan smiled and nodded:

"You've worked hard."

He looked at Lady Lillian, and his panel swept over her.

[ 87 points ]

The progress is not bad.

Over these past few days, Lady Lillian's compatibility with the Vampire path has somewhat exceeded his expectations.

Ever since he transformed her into a vampire descendant, her strength had progressed rapidly, and now she was almost touching the threshold of a Senior Knight.

One must know that she was originally just an ordinary person who had never come into contact with extraordinary power.

To have such progress in such a short time was enough to prove her talent and potential.

Rowan watched her graceful departing figure, his gaze filled with a hint of satisfaction.

The door closed gently.

The sound of footsteps gradually faded into the distance.

The master bedroom returned to silence.

Rowan withdrew his thoughts and began to ponder another matter.

Since returning from Velen City that day, Aurora had buried herself in the Wizard Tower, taking the loot scavenged from that Red Moon Wizard, saying she needed to research some important topic.

The thought he had of inviting her to visit the castle's master bedroom had to be temporarily shelved, and he had to return to the castle alone with the remaining loot, depositing it all into the castle's treasury.

And over these past few days, he had spent most of his time in the castle researching the abilities of a Sky Knight.

At the moment of breaking through to Sky Knight, besides the comprehensive improvement in his battle qi and physical fitness, the greatest gain was comprehending a Law.

He named it the Sky Law.

This was the most essential difference between a Sky Knight and an Earth Knight.

This Law was not merely as simple as allowing him to fly.

It was more like a key, opening a brand-new door for him and granting him a completely new perspective from which to observe the world.

Before this, the way he viewed the world was based on the level of matter and energy.

He could see mountains and rivers, and could feel the flow of battle qi, but that was all.

After mastering the Sky Law, his perception underwent a qualitative change.

He could feel that the world itself possessed a set of fundamental frameworks, layered, strictly ordered, and interlocking, constructing the foundation of all existence.

Because of this, he also understood why the Sky Knight was theoretically the limit of the Knight's path.

Because, upon reaching the realm of Sky Knight, the potential of the human body itself was basically fully excavated.

Just like him now, even if he continued to increase the proficiency of his Breathing Technique, his physical fitness would still improve, but it could no longer undergo a qualitative change.

More accurately, the domain power of an Earth Knight was already the limit of the physical path.

An Earth Knight's domain was the fusion of one's own will, battle qi, strength, and everything else into one, transforming it into a world belonging to oneself.

In this domain, he was the master.

This was a power based on the body and will, the peak configuration that a human as an individual could achieve.

And the Sky Knight, based on this foundation, added a Sky Law; essentially, it was not an attribute of the human body itself, but merely required battle qi as an energy source to drive it.

The greatest advantage brought by this Law was a qualitative change in mobility.

Therefore, a person who had just entered the Sky Knight realm, if they wanted to kill an Earth Knight, could not simply wipe them out with a wave of their hand.

An Earth Knight's core protective domain was a very sturdy line of defense.

A normal Sky Knight's long-range battle qi attacks could only consume but could not directly penetrate this layer of defense.

To break open the domain, one must either engage in close-quarters combat and crush it head-on with stronger force.

Or, one must kite them, slowly consuming the opponent's battle qi until it collapsed.

This also meant that if a Sky Knight wanted to advance further and achieve a true qualitative change, they needed to turn their attention to the power of Law.

This was the true meaning of the Sky Law.

It was not an end point, but a starting point.

A window to contact the Laws of the world.

With this window, a Sky Knight, in addition to mastering the Sky Law, could also attempt to understand and master other Laws.

And Laws were the domain belonging to gods.

In other words, the Sky Knight was actually also the starting point of the path to becoming a god.

The quantity and depth of mastered Laws became the key to the differences in strength between Sky Knights.

These days, he had also been speculating—

Perhaps gods were actually existences whose understanding of a certain line of Laws had reached a certain degree, until they mastered a certain authority.

Thinking of this, he slowly withdrew his thoughts and looked at the panel in his mind.

[ born succubus more children more blessings system ]

[ Name ]: Rowan Flynn

[ Age ]: 23

[ Current Qualified Partners ]:

Sylvia Latour (92 points)

Aria Windsor (93 points)

Elena Farrell (90 points)

Cecilia White (91 points)

Helena Payne (90 points)

Anna Moss (90 points)

[ Current Number of Offspring ]: 16

...

[ Innate Class ]: Succubus

[ Innate Skills ]:

Charm lv3 (6704 / 10000)

Drain lv4 (2013 / 80000)

Remaining Free Attribute Points: 3864

[ Second Class ]: Myriad Knight

[ Class Skills ]:

Myriad Furnace Breathing Technique lv4 (1811 / +∞) (Sky Knight)

Current Traits: [ Annihilation (Light Purple) ], [ Vampire Prince (Purple) ], [ Fire Bearer (Purple) ]

[ Third Class ]: Alchemist

All-Things Evolution Meditation Method lv2 (22 / 10000) (First-Ring Warlock)

Potion Making lv2 (26 / 3000)

Insight Spell lv1 (14 / 1000)

Deduction Spell lv1 (12 / 1000)

...

Rowan first looked at the current traits column of the Myriad Furnace Breathing Technique; this was the direction he needed to focus on next.

But on that Blood Blade Knight, he had not found a Perfect-grade Breathing Method.

Therefore, as he currently had no Perfect-grade Breathing Method to smelt, he could only give up for now.

Then he looked at the column for remaining free attribute points and began to ponder how to use these points.

...