Chapter 585 - 573: First Knight
The secret base of the Revolutionary Knights is located on the border of the Nash Dragon Whale Clan’s territory.
This area has numerous and deep sea trenches, and the complex natural magnetic field effectively hinders Divine Sense. With a little modification, it becomes an exquisite and effective barrier.
In the sea trench beneath the barrier, there is a vast natural cave, both spacious and secretive.
Hundreds of Revolutionary Knights are hiding here; some are focused on cultivation, refining their physiques, and honing their Knight Skills, while others are discussing and deliberating over revolutionary activities.
"Recently, the Canglan Divine Sect and various major clans have drawn away a large amount of their forces to guard the newly appeared Realm Gates in Central Continent, to prevent an Otherworld invasion."
"This is the time when the Canglan Divine Sect is most lax in management, and it’s our best chance to recruit new members and carry out revolutionary activities."
The one speaking was a tall and imposing Nasheli, with a human body and a dragon head, indicating his identity and cultivation level.
His physique was exceptionally strong, with muscles bulging all over his body, clearly showing his considerable achievements on the Path of the Knight.
Another Revolutionary Knight said, "For the Canglan Divine Sect, the emergence of the Realm Gates is a huge crisis, but for us, it is an unprecedented opportunity that must be seized."
Upon hearing this, the Nash Knight nodded repeatedly, "Indeed, over the past tens of thousands of years, we’ve been oppressed and besieged by the Divine Teachings countless times, losing countless brothers and sisters, forced to develop in hiding for a long time.
Although they are currently dealing with the Otherworld invasion, which is a righteous act, we must not show mercy. We need to grow rapidly, and then reap the benefits when both the Canglan Divine Sect and the Alien Race are exhausted.
This is our only chance; if missed, the Path of the Knight may never have the chance to walk in the light again.
For the freedom of all beings in Canglan, for the future of the Path of the Knight, we must grow at all costs and overthrow the evil rule of the Divine Teachings!"
Upon hearing such inspiring words, the knights responded one after another, their desire for revolutionary victory indescribable.
Their gaze turned to an open space where a particularly tall and strong Nash Knight stood, the very First Knight who created the Path of the Knight and led them in cultivation and revolution!
He is their spiritual leader, the de facto revolutionary leader, and the strongest on the Path of the Knight!
The First Knight, as robust as an iron tower, had a dense and hot vitality like the sun, radiating power from his body.
It seemed as though a casual punch from him could explode a giant undersea mountain range.
The First Knight practiced Knight Skills, each movement eliciting phenomena in the heavens and the earth, guiding his True Yuan within, while refining his tendons and bones, extracting the essence of his vitality.
’Source Power, only Source Power can combat Source Power.’ The First Knight longed to step into the realm of the True Tier.
Over the past few thousand years, even as his Knight Skills continuously broke through and his physical strength climbed higher, he was still stuck at the Peak of the Celestial Tier, unable to break through.
But after the appearance of the Realm Gate, he found the bottleneck blocking him starting to loosen; the opportunity for a breakthrough had emerged.
The First Knight continued his cultivation, now finally seeing the dawn of hope.
The hot vitality had already boiled, the surging True Yuan continually condensing.
Ultimately, amidst the extreme condensation and collision of vitality and True Yuan, the first wisp of Knight’s Source Power was born.
With the guidance of the first wisp of Knight’s Source Power, more source particles separated from his vitality and True Yuan, converging to form a Source Power cluster.
Witnessing the entire process, the First Knight was more excited than on his wedding day, a broad smile spreading across his face.
But in the eyes of the other revolutionaries, the First Knight’s vitality and True Yuan were spilling over, his whole aura gradually weakening, falling from the Peak of the Celestial Tier to the mundane, as if he had lost all his power.
Yet from the First Knight’s body, there was a faint emergence of the terrifying Life Force usually only held by the Archbishop, like an ancient fierce beast standing in front of them.
They immediately realized that the First Knight had broken through to the True Tier!
This was monumental news, signifying not only that the revolutionaries finally had a top-tier combat force but also the limitless potential of the Path of the Knight.
With the guidance of the First Knight, more True-tier Knights are bound to appear in the future!
At this moment, their belief in the Path of the Knight was unwavering.
Suddenly, the First Knight raised his head and looked upwards, seeing a faint figure becoming visible in his line of sight.
If not for stepping into the True Tier, with his perceptive abilities, he wouldn’t have been able to see the figure in the deeper space. Undoubtedly, it was a True-tier Creature.
"Who are you?" the First Knight asked, holding a Trident Blade, ready to fight at any moment.
The crowd was startled, quickly retreating behind the First Knight, knowing that any enemy the leader took seriously was definitely beyond their ability to handle.
Wang Xuan’s figure slowly emerged; he stood with his hands behind his back, smiling faintly, "Are you the First Knight? I didn’t expect you to forge your own path with your talent and insight and successfully step into the True Tier Domain."
Such a person, regardless of talent, aptitude, or insight, or even mental acuity and wisdom, is truly a dragon among men, remarkable even in Earth Civilization.
The First Knight replied coldly, "Thank you for the compliment, but isn’t it rather impolite of you to come uninvited?"
He simultaneously probed the opponent’s identity and purpose while assessing the opponent’s cultivation and strength.
No matter how he looked, he couldn’t ascertain the opponent’s depth; the person seemed like a Divine Mountain, or an endless Abyss, possessing infinite mysteries.
Wang Xuan said with interest, "If you can defeat me, then I’ll tell you who I am, how about that?"
He stretched out his hand and pushed forward, sending a bright moon floating towards the First Knight. The moon was infinitely beautiful, but the terrifying energy contained within could obliterate an entire continent once unleashed.
The First Knight dared not be careless, using the newly mastered Knight Source Power to strike the moon.
But before it hit, the moon disappeared without a trace.
With just this one move, the First Knight realized the opponent’s life level far exceeded his own, and their combat power was incredibly high.
Once he understood this, before the feeling of shock had dissipated, the opponent was already upon him.
The First Knight didn’t have time to think, throwing himself fully into the battle, not daring to be distracted for even a moment.
This was not the time for holding back; all the mysteries of the Path of the Knight were displayed to the fullest, the intense battle causing him to break out in cold sweat, with each move at his limit.
In just a moment, tens of thousands of moves were exchanged.
To say it was a battle is incorrect because the First Knight felt he was suppressed from start to finish, unable to pressure the opponent at all.
It should be noted, close combat is what the Path of the Knight excels in, yet he was completely overwhelmed in this area, repeatedly facing danger.
The knights watching from the side, their faces full of tension and worry.
Even though they couldn’t clearly see the movements of both parties, they could tell their leader was at a disadvantage.
Amid the fierce battle, Wang Xuan pushed the First Knight away with one hand.
Wang Xuan said calmly, "Alright, let’s stop here."
In the earlier confrontation, he had gathered enough data, his mind now full of analyses of the Path of the Knight.
The Path of the Knight under the True Tier was deconstructed completely by him with ease, and the range of the True Tier’s Path of the Knight was quickly being deduced and perfected by him.
Even the First Knight had not ventured into this realm.