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e ground. He forged three pieces of fine-grade knight armor in succession. He confirmed that he was qualified in controlling power.

After ten days of practice, it was only at this moment that he relaxed and stretched. His strength control reached an instinctive level, and his feet did not sink into the ground.
David then called Shadow Warrior over and felt the soul energy in Shadow Warrior’s body.
He couldn’t tell how much soul energy he got from Lumbu Star without sensing it.
Because Shadow Attendant has almost absorbed most of the souls of the entire Longbu Star into his body. Not to mention the quality of the soul, in terms of quantity alone, Shadow Attendant has absorbed the most.
The soul energy in Shadow Warrior’s body is extremely huge. Although it is not as large as the one hundred fifth-level souls he obtained from the small world of Plague God Gladstone, it is still second only to that harvest.
David felt a little hesitant in his heart. His current fifth-level spirit and physique had already exceeded the standards of the Earth Knights. He was even confident that his physical fitness alone would not be worse than that of the fifth-level Templar Knights.
So should you choose to resurrect the corpse of a fifth-level Templar, or choose to enhance your own spirit?
As for the corpses of the fourth-level sky knights in the space ring, although there are still more than a dozen, but after the divine battle on Lumbu Star, he understood that the power of the fifth-level Templar Knights is far from comparable to that of the fourth-level sky knights. .
If resurrecting the corpse of a fifth-level Templar is successful, then David can have the combat power of a fifth-level Templar. Although this combat power is not his own, it can ensure that he will grow up to a fifth-level Templar during the period. safety.
After receiving the huge harvest from the God War, David did not have the slightest worry about becoming a fifth-level Templar. He even believed that he would be able to achieve what Lord Gould had failed to achieve and become a transcendent fifth-level Templar. exist.
/“Resurrect the fifth-level Templar!” David said softly.
/Having made a decision in his heart, David no longer hesitated. His spirit entered the space pendant and saw the corpses of four fifth-level Templars.
David, who was used to seeing life and death, was still deeply moved when he looked at these five corpses again. These were not ordinary fifth-level Templar knights, but four lords, the most noble nobles in the divine world.
The top of the aristocratic hierarchy in the divine world is the lords. Lords hold secular power. Not only can they exercise supreme power in their respective territories, but they can also decide major matters in the divine world.
In the world of gods, when formally meeting the lord, the title of ‘great’ must be added before the name.
Four such beings are in David’s space pendant, allowing him to observe them. They are no longer as great as before.
Worried that the trace of activity in ‘Lord Ferdinand’s body w
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ing place for a large number of knight resources. You can usually live there, which will be of great help to your knight training!” Charlie continued.

“Charlie Knight, you are interested!” David replied with a smile.
The lunch was very sumptuous. Lord Cagel probably spent a lot of effort preparing this lunch. All kinds of food that David had never even heard of were placed on the table.
David maintained his learned aristocratic manner while dining. He didn’t say much and smiled the whole time. Although the dishes were novel, he only tasted them briefly.
It wasn’t just David who was like this, but everyone at the table was like that throughout the meal.
As soon as lunch was over, Baron Blackmer took his leave, and no one dared to object to his words.
Charlie got on the alchemy carriage pulled by Pegasus, and Baron Blackmer rode his golden eagle back to the huge ‘starry sky spaceship’ in space.
“Baron Arthur, let’s send them to the portal together!” Lord Cagel stopped David who was about to go back and invited him.
David couldn’t help but look up at the ‘Starry Sky Aircraft’ and see how the huge ‘Starry Sky Aircraft’ could pass through the portal.
You must know that the portal in Jianmo City is not very big, and it will definitely not be able to let such a huge ‘starry sky flying boat’ pass through.
David had previously thought that this ‘starry sky ship’ flew over from a large portal on a nearby planet, but this was not what Lord Kagel meant.
/This aroused his curiosity, so he rode on his traveling horse and headed to the portal with Lord Kagel.
The speed of the ‘Starry Sky Ship’ in the sky was not very fast, and it seemed to be aware of the farewell of Lord Cagel and David, and moved forward almost at the same speed as the two of them.
David saw the portal again. The seemingly huge portal seemed smaller in front of the Main family’s ‘Starry Sky Ship’.
The ‘Star Sky Ship’ slowly flew towards the portal. As it approached the portal, the ‘Star Sky Ship’ shot a white light towards the portal. The aperture around the portal expanded upwards, forming a super large portal.
The ‘Starry Sky Ship’ entered the super large teleportation gate, and then the teleportation gate returned to its original state.
“How about it? Every time you use this method to pass through the portal, you need to consume a lot of kryptonite to provide energy. I feel luxurious every time I see it!” Lord Kagel said to David with a smile.
“Isn’t it just to pick up Charlie Knight? Why does it need such a big pomp?” David asked, also not understanding the behavior of the Main family.
“This is the top noble. This time it is a simple trip. If you see the scale of the official trip, it is luxury!” Lord Kagel replied with a smile.
David shook his head. He had just come to the Divine World. After arriving on the planet, the Divine World he saw was backward. Everything here was extremely primitive.
Except for portals and temples, it is almost difficult to see a super empire that can match the divine world and span countless planets.
/But today
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the white light range of the space teleportation, the three sky knights could not deal with him and could only watch him leave.

David’s thoughts were good. At this time, he just wanted to leave this dangerous place quickly.
“Close the portal, cut off the energy!” At this time, he heard Maynard Sky Knight giving the order.
Then David sensed that the energy fluctuations of the medium-sized portal above slowly calmed down, and finally the energy fluctuations completely disappeared.
This made him feel helpless. He looked at the three Sky Knights in the sky through Shadow Attendant, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
The other party was determined to find him and then open the portal. He could only get rid of all the troubles before he could leave here.
Thinking of this, David used ‘underground stealth’ to move towards the nearby castle building.
David likes the Great World of God because the isolation materials used for safety in the castle’s underground here are all rocks. Under the influence of the ‘underground stealth’ ability, no matter what kind of rock it is, the passage can be easily separated.
This makes it not as difficult for him to get through underground as it is in the Interstellar Federation, and it is very easy for him to enter the interior of the castle.
Just as David approached the castle, the shadow attendant who stayed above to observe saw five groups of knights converging towards the square. He couldn’t help but stop and wanted to know the number of knights here.
/“Your Majesty, all the knights have gathered!” David saw a group of knights lining up neatly and reporting to an old man in armor.
David didn’t know the earl, but when he heard the earl’s title, he knew that the old man was the owner of this place.
It’s easy to tell where this place is, because the flag hanging on the outer wall of the castle is the coat of arms of the nobles here.
The noble heraldry here does not use blood-related patterns, but a hammer and two swords, which is a very special heraldry.
“The Barry family, their main castle is on the planet Harker, and their family mainly deals in high-grade equipment!” David’s mind immediately thought of the relevant information about the coat of arms.
Although the information was not much, it was enough for him to determine which planet he was on.
David then focused his attention on the knights who were gathering. The knights were divided into five groups, each group had six official knights and an earth knight captain.
These are five earth knights and thirty official knights, plus the earl of earth knights in armor. The combat power of this knight alone is enough to withstand an interstellar federation army of ten thousand people.
Even if the two meet on the ground, the victory is estimated to be by a smaller number of knights.
David was extremely surprised by the strong background of the Barry family.
“All the knights will work in small groups and search every corner of the square. After discovering the target, as long as you delay for a while, three sky knigh
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ht to the cafeteria.

He had noted before that today’s limited offering was foie gras pan-seared in red wine, served with apple slices and butter-soaked bread.
After getting the food, Klein carried the plate and walked to the table where Talim was. At this moment, in addition to Talim, there was another acquaintance of his who also served as a guarantee and introduced him to the club. Surgeon Alan Kress.
As soon as he placed the dinner plate and before he could sit down, Klein suddenly noticed a cane leaning against the famous surgeon’s chair.
“Alan, what’s wrong?” he asked with concern.
/Allen, who is tall, thin, cold-looking, and wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, patted his right leg and said:
“No, don’t mention it. This is really unlucky. I fell down the stairs and suffered a serious bone fracture. I had to wear a plaster to fix it.”
“It’s really unlucky.” Klein sighed in agreement, cut a piece of foie gras, dipped it in the juice and stuffed it into his mouth. The feeling of melting as soon as it touched made the aroma of fat continue to expand, stimulating every move. Taste buds.
“I’ve been unlucky for a long time.” Allen raised his hand to push the frame of the mirror and rubbed his forehead.
He then looked at Klein, then at Talim, and asked hesitantly:
“Mr. Moriarty, have you, have you?”
“What?” Klein raised his head and asked.
Allen lowered his voice and said:
“You are a well-known detective. You should know many people.”
“It’s okay.” Klein said perfunctorily without understanding what the other party meant.
Allen looked at Talim again, took a breath and said:
“Do you know anyone like a village witch doctor? No, I mean, a fortune teller or occult enthusiast with some ability. I think, I think, my recent bad luck is too abnormal.”
“I know that those are probably fake and deceptive, but I can’t find any other way to get rid of the bad luck. I tried going to church to pray, donate, and attend mass, but nothing worked.”
As a diviner or occult enthusiast with some skills, you seem to be talking about me. Klein thought:
“Ellen, please tell me in detail what happened to you.”
Talim next to him also nodded:
“Don’t worry. Although I am a believer in the Lord, I do not reject occult things.”
Allen sighed in distress:
“There are many, many things, such as mistakes during surgery, a steam train accident while traveling, finding a thief when I got home, going to the hospital and falling down the stairs. Do you think someone was cursing me?”
Well, Klein frowned slightly when he heard Allen mention something similar before.
As a former Nighthawk, he could easily associate a sealed object from this description:
Ragdoll of Doom
He turned on his spiritual vision for similar items and asked seriously:
“Alan, think about it carefully. Before those unlucky things happened one after another, did you or your family, well, did your family also encounter unlucky things?”
Klein originally wanted to ask whether Allen or his family had brought any more unusual items home, such as a slightly dirty doll, be
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, bowed and said, and Anselm, the fifth-level Templar beside him, followed suit and bowed. .

David was also surprised when he saw the two fifth-level Templars. The two fifth-level Templars actually came in their own bodies and did not use safer energy clones.
From this, we can see the sincerity of the two fifth-level Templars, which also made David certain in his heart the authenticity of what the other party said.
“Do the two Templars recognize my flying mount?” David was pleasantly surprised. You must know that when the Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin saw the little guy just now, he just regarded the little guy as a pet and did not recognize him. Flying mount, and judging from the performance of the two fifth-level Templars, they recognized the little guy.
David naturally knew what Armand, the fifth-level Templar, meant. He probably wanted to say something that he did not want Minister Gershwin to know. He also guessed what Armand, the fifth-level Templar, wanted to say.
“It doesn’t matter, Gershwin and I are good friends!” David said with a smile.
/A look of curiosity flashed in the eyes of Gershwin, Minister of Noble Affairs, and he couldn’t help but laugh when he heard David’s words.
Armand, the fifth-level Templar, still waved his hand to consume some of his bloodline power, and placed a layer of bloodline power shield around the room.
This bloodline power shield is extremely thin, of course it is not for defense, it is just to prevent someone from eavesdropping.
In fact, there are two fifth-level Templars here, plus David’s strong spirit. If anyone had eavesdropped, they would have been discovered by the three of them. However, Armand’s fifth-level Templar’s actions reflect They took this matter seriously and made their attitude clear.
“Duke Arthur, your flying mount should have come from the Dennis family. The Dennis family got a black flying mount egg from the ritual of sacrificing to the evil god. Except for the top brass of the Dennis family, only a few of us know this news. The Templars knew.
The Black Flying Mount Egg has been tried by many fourth-level sky knights in the Dennis family, but none of them were able to sign a life-sharing contract. I didn’t expect that you succeeded! “Armand, a fifth-level Templar knight, explained.
The eyes of Gershwin, the minister of noble affairs, widened. He looked at David and then at the two fifth-level Templars.
Previously, Gershwin, Minister of Noble Affairs, had guessed that David might have wiped out the Dennis family, but he knew the details of David. In just one year, a large aristocratic family with a fifth-level Templar, together with The fifth-level Templars were wiped out together. This is unbelievable!
Just look at the expressions on the faces of David and the two fifth-level Templars, and then look at the dark and ugly little guy, all of this is real.
/“Then do you know what breed this little guy is?” David was extremely curious about the little guy’s species and asked.
Armand, the fifth-level Templar, had a smile on his face. Although he
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“Duke Arthur, we will guide you!” McCracken walked over quickly and said as soon as he walked out of the embassy.

McCracken’s extraordinary mission is not to let Duke Arthur act alone. This is not to protect Duke Arthur, but to protect the residents of the Origin Star.
“Excuse me!” David said with a smile.
David did not take a hover car. After meeting with Generalissimo Andre, he was about to leave the Origin Star and return to the divine world. This was the last time he enjoyed the atmosphere of the Federation.
He didn’t know how long it would take for him to come back next time. It was estimated that he might come back after he became a fifth-level Templar.
/McCracken was a small step behind David. Twelve military soldiers guarded David, forming a security area.
David looked at a young couple feeding each other food on the street, and he couldn’t help but feel emotional.
If he had not gone to the Battle Star, maybe he would have lived his own happy life just like this young couple.
As his strength grew, David knew that such days were gone forever. Look now, he was walking on the street as Duke Arthur, with so many military soldiers guarding him.
If he walked the streets as David, the military probably wouldn’t do anything to him, but the government would definitely ask him to assist in the investigation through the police.
When it comes to the assassination of the former president, the government needs to investigate all possible targets even if it is to save face, not to mention that he is the biggest suspect.
“Honorable Duke Arthur, Marshal Andre is waiting for you on the second floor!” Adjutant Jekyll stood at the door waiting for David. When he saw David, he immediately stepped forward to greet him.
David looked at the building in front of him. It was a two-story building. Although it was located in the most prosperous business district of Origin Star, it seemed extremely inconspicuous.
Walking into the small building, there were no guests here. It must have been reserved by Generalissimo Andre.
Marshal Andre was alone on the second floor, and none of his extraordinary bodyguards were in the building.
David habitually used Shadow Guard to check around and found that all four extraordinary guards were staying outside the small building.
“Generalissimo Andre, it’s nice here!” David said with a smile and sat down.
Although the layout here is old, it is full of historical atmosphere. These tables and chairs are hundreds of years old. This kind of atmosphere in such prosperity can be regarded as an outlier.
“Of course, the chef here is a master of cooking!” Marshal Andre was saying when an old man wearing a chef’s uniform came from the stairs.
“Duke Arthur, this is Grandmaster Bunyan. I specially asked Grandmaster Bunyan to cook on site. Please taste the delicacies of the Federation!” Grand Marshal Andre introduced.
David looked at Grandmaster Bunyan curiously. Grandmaster Bunyan’s spirit was very strong, reaching nearly 5 points, which was extremely rare in the Interstellar Federation.
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s his greatest enjoyment.

Especially today, Little Bowater, a fourth-level evil god believer, saw the dragon showing pain many times, which made him even more excited and excited.
Just as the divine light in the eyes of little Bowwater’s fourth-level evil god believer flickered, he suddenly felt that the air around him had solidified.
His chant was forced into his stomach, and then his body seemed to be grasped by a big hand, with huge force squeezing inward from outside his body.
The fourth-level believer of Little Bowater wanted to call for help, but all the companions in sight were controlled by some kind of force just like him.
David did not give the fourth-level evil god believers any chance to counterattack. He used the mental crushing method. With a spirit that was as strong as the fourth-level sky knight, he attacked the fourth-level evil god believers whose physical defenses were not as good as the fourth-level sky knights. It’s very relaxing.
Not to mention that these thirty-six level four evil god believers were all immersed in chanting and did not put up any defense at all.
The sound of bones breaking was heard in the cave, and the thirty-six level four evil god believers did not know who killed them until they died.
Shadow Attendant flew out and absorbed all the souls.
The black dragon Alexis obviously discovered the existence of Shadow Attendant, but he was smart enough not to ask.
All the fourth-level evil god believers died, and the chanting was forcibly ended. The alchemy circle that lost the chanting returned to calm, and the five hundred souls that were madly biting the black dragon Alexis also stopped moving.
Shadow Warrior has no interest in this kind of polluted soul. It is estimated that the consumption of cleaning up the pollution of this kind of ordinary human soul is more than the soul energy gained.
The ‘Shadow Pteranodon’ released its ‘invisibility’ when David launched the attack, but all the evil god believers, including Little Bowwater’s fourth-level evil god believer, were under attack and did not notice David’s existence.
David’s figure flashed and came to the black dragon Alexis. The next thing he had to deal with was these six chains.
“Be careful, this chain is a high-level artifact!” the black dragon Alexis reminded through the soul connection of the ‘Shadow Winged Dragon’.
/Now the black dragon Alexis’ mood is extremely complicated. On the one hand, he has hope of getting out of trouble, and the hope is very high, but on the other hand, he is about to sign a master-servant contract.
After signing a master-servant contract, the black dragon Alexis’s every move was controlled by David until he could not forcibly break the master-servant contract.
As a giant dragon with combat power comparable to that of gods, he has to become a servant of humans. Although he is a fifth-level human, this is enough to make the black dragon Alexis feel embarrassed.
Fortunately, it only takes a few hundred years to get rid of the restrictions of the master-servant contract.
Even if Davi
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d-level healing potion, does this count?” David thought, took out an alchemy potion bottle from the space pendant and threw it at the black dragon Alexis and asked.

This alchemy potion bottle is naturally the immortal vitality that David prepared for cooking before. Although it is not much, cooking uses less, and this bottle is enough for him to use for a long time.
/The black dragon Alexis’s body is very huge, and the small alchemy bottle cannot be caught with the dragon’s claws. Besides, the black dragon Alexis’s body was seriously injured at this time, and he did not have the strength to make big movements.
The black dragon Alexis is not desperate at this time. If he is desperate to escape from here at this time, he can pay a certain price to forcibly stimulate the body’s potential, so that he can have a certain ability to move even when he is seriously injured.
The black dragon Alexis used his spirit to catch the alchemy potion bottle. When his spirit opened the alchemy potion bottle, his huge eyes were full of surprises.
“Immortal vitality!” The black dragon Alexis couldn’t wait to pour a bottle of ‘immortal vitality’ into his mouth.
Regarding physical injuries, the black dragon Alexis is more concerned about the injuries eroded within his body. The injuries to his vital organs are the main reason why he cannot recover quickly.
It’s a pity that although the ‘Immortal Vitality’ is good, compared to the huge body of the black dragon Alexis, this small bottle of ‘Immortal Vitality’ is really too little.
“Do you still have ‘immortal vitality’?” Black Dragon Alexis looked at David with expectant eyes and asked.
To be honest, the black dragon Alexis himself did not believe that David still had ‘immortal vitality’, which was also very rare in the age of dragons.
It is difficult for gods to be injured, but if they are injured, it is extremely serious. In addition to their own slow recovery, there are only a few ways to speed up recovery.
God-level healing potions are a method that the gods always prepare, but the problem is that god-level healing potions are difficult to obtain, and the gods need to pay huge profits to redeem them from some gods who can produce god-level healing potions.
‘Immortal Vitality’ is one of the top god-level healing potions. It has no side effects. As long as a sufficient amount of ‘Immortal Vitality’ is accumulated, all injuries can be treated.
“Black Dragon Alexis, you signed a master-servant contract with me, but this does not mean that I, the master, will pay for it for free!” David said solemnly.
Until now, the black dragon Alexis has not asked David’s name, and has never meant to ask. It can be seen that although the black dragon Alexis’s attitude shows respect due to the constraints of the master-servant contract, this is just It was just an appearance. From the fact that he didn’t ask his name, it was clear that He didn’t pay much attention to David at all.
“I’m sorry, I have dragon language knowledge here, please accept it!” Although the black dragon Alexis didn’t have a
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to Duke Arthur, and they can’t live there. Will not feel at ease.

Therefore, the twenty-four fifth-level Templars must have their own tents, service servants, vigilant knights, etc.
Later, a large number of low-level knights will come, which will require logistical support and consume a lot of supplies.
Before the planet-level portal was cracked, this temporary portal was still very busy.
/Two energy clones of fifth-level Templars stood in front of the temporary portal. Their mission was to ensure that Duke Arthur would not leave from the temporary portal.
Of course, the two energy clones of the fifth-level Templars would not believe that anyone could secretly use the temporary portal to leave under their noses.
But the fact is that David rode the ‘Shadow Winged Dragon’ to the temporary portal, entered the temporary portal mentally, and used the ability of the ‘Alchemist Master’ to easily add his permissions to the permissions.
Then something unexpected happened. David saw that this temporary portal was actually connected to the main planets of all the top nobles except Speaker Abe’s Litton family.
In fact, this is not a surprise. There are a total of twenty-three top nobles, and Speaker Abe’s supplies were provided by the Mather family.
The twenty-two top nobles all prepared corresponding resources from their respective families and prepared to send them in batches. Naturally, they needed to establish a fixed connection with the temporary portal.
On the Garmis side, twenty-two top-level nobles and fifth-level Templars can authorize the portals to connect to their respective families. This resulted in this inconspicuous temporary portal, which almost connects twenty-two people in all directions. The main star of two top nobles.
This temporary portal is the permission given for this operation, so during the operation, even if the Garmistar planet-level portal cracks the permissions, the temporary portal will be a backup portal and will always maintain the default allowed transmission. state.
David had always wanted to obtain the qualification to teleport to these planets, but now they all appeared in front of him, leaving him at a loss as to how to choose.
In the end, he gave priority to the Mather family. He still remembered the dead Knight Andrew, Euphemia and Butler Albin.
Amidst the constant flickering of the busy temporary portal, a flash of light suddenly appeared, but this did not attract the attention of the two fifth-level Templar energy clones.
The ‘Shadow Winged Dragon’ remained invisible and did not attract anyone’s attention when it appeared. No one knew that someone had just used the portal.
David chose Mather, the main star of the Mather family.
The reason why the top nobles chose the main star as the planet to deliver materials is to keep it secret. Once it is known by the new forces headed by Lord Gould, subsequent trouble will come.
The top nobles believe that as long as the Garmi star is blocked, they can slowly find Duke Arthur. In terms of combat power, they are confident that a
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rection was good, there would be no problem in going faster in space.

This is why he flew into space as soon as he felt his condition.
/Since the ‘Emperor Level Heritage Pattern’ requires the power of faith to operate, and he can accommodate the ‘dead space’ of legendary level strength, the power of faith cannot enter, which makes him can only enter space to avoid causing harm to the surroundings.
Just as David thought, every burst of breath around him had a power of level five, which was not something the federal command could withstand.
David kept flying forward until he was five hundred kilometers away from the rear fleet, and then he stopped.
He activated the artifact ‘Dark Shadow’ on his body, and his figure disappeared into space. The ‘shadow space’ would not affect his absorption of the power of faith.
David did this so that his subsequent promotion process would not be broadcast live by the Interstellar Federation military. Once the promotion to the legendary level was spread, it may have unpredictable consequences.
In the world of gods, the legendary level has been a taboo for a long time. Except for a very small number of top nobles, it is rarely mentioned. There are even a few people who know about the legendary level.
Before David made clear the attitude of the five major temples towards the legendary level, he did not want to expose his becoming a legendary level.
/He kept pouring the nutrient solution into his mouth. In a short period of time, he had drank more than 100 kilograms of the nutrient solution.
The black dragon Alexis carefully checked David’s status. This speed of improvement seemed incredible to the black dragon Alexis.
He was worried about the adverse effects such a rapid improvement would have on David’s body, but in his perception, David’s physical condition was still within control until now.
For any other world, this approach would be a huge waste of the power of faith.
The most important thing is that the power of faith in other worlds is not so easy to transfer. Believers cannot be allowed to believe in this god today and another god tomorrow. How can they ensure the piety of their faith? Without pious faith, where can there be faith? Power.
David’s body made a sound, the sound of his blood flowing in his veins, the oscillation of his muscles tensing and relaxing, these sounds came together to form a glorious symphony of life.
This is space and sound cannot be transmitted, so only David and the black dragon Alexis can hear the sound.
Hearing this voice, the black dragon Alexis’s eyes filled with joy. This voice represented that David’s physique had reached its current limit, the true peak of level five.
In this short period of time, David crossed the fifth level and directly reached the fifth level peak. His soul had already reached the legendary level. In addition, he now changed to practice the ‘Black Dragon Sleep’, and the legend in front of him Steps are not obstacles.
Inexplicably, David felt a burst of joy in his body, and felt that his body was closer to the wo

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