Imperial Crown

After the potion was taken, the wound on Volav's face began to shrink visibly, but the energy that had been condensed accelerated its dissipation.

This breakthrough was about to fail.

"Give me a God-given potion!" Raven stretched out his hand.

Although he didn't understand what Raven wanted to do, Mosingan immediately took one and handed it to Raven respectfully.

After pulling out the cork, Raven immediately poured the potion into Volav's mouth.

Volav felt mixed emotions at the moment.

On the one hand, there was the numbness brought by the rapid repair of his body, and on the other hand, there was the weakness and loss brought by the dissipation of the energy that had just been condensed, especially the explosion of the condensed Dou Qi seeds, which made him feel a little desperate.

How precious is the God-given potion? If you miss this opportunity, you don't know when the next time will be!

The moment the potion entered his mouth, Volav felt unbelievable at first, as if he suddenly ate meat after being hungry for a month. The feeling was indescribable.

When the potion dissolved in the stomach, the energy that was about to dissipate gathered again, surging wildly into the lower abdomen, and condensed the seeds of fighting spirit again!

I thought I had lost it, but I got it again. This experience from hell to heaven made Volaf's heart beat!

When the fire was completely stable, Volaf opened his eyes, looked at the two potions on the ground, and then looked at Raven standing beside him, his eyes suddenly turned red.

Baron Raven actually used two God-given potions on me!

This is not an enchanted equipment, and it can be given to others to use. The potion went into the throat, but it couldn't be pulled out.

Volaf knew the preciousness of this God-given potion.

How many mercenaries, who have been born and died all their lives, surrounded and killed monsters, and eliminated bandits, can't save a bottle.

He knew even more that this potion was not dispensable to Baron Raven. It would take hundreds of bottles of Angel's Tears to exchange for one bottle.

I am a soldier born in the lower class. What virtue and ability do I have to be so cared for by Lord Raven?

With his heart full of emotion, Volaf knelt on one knee with a thud, and his strength was so great that he crushed a floor tile directly:

"I Volaf, swear by my blood, from today on, I will swear allegiance to Baron Raven, I am willing to use my blood and my soul as fuel, and burn for the Griffith family all my life!"

Raven nodded seriously: "I, Raven Ota Griffith, accept your loyalty!"

This is the fourth time today, but Raven is not annoyed by the repetition.

This kind of annoyance, the more the better!

Walking to the table, putting the box into the space belt, Raven raised his hand and showed the glass jar containing the iron core: "Eric!"

Eric's eyes had been fixed on it for a long time, but he just kept holding back and didn't say it.

Hearing Raven's call, he hurried forward: "Baron!"

"This is yours." Raven pressed the glass tube into his hand.

Eric still felt the heat in his palm even though he knew it was for himself.

He has been stuck in the first level for more than ten years.

Over the years, he has been willing to save money and pave the way for his son, but if he says he has no desire to move up, he is lying.

No warrior does not desire power.

Gore and others also cast their eyes over, they all want to know what the process of promotion to the second level is.

Eric held the iron core and said: "Baron, if you want to upgrade your fighting spirit, in addition to natural minerals like iron cores, you must also hone your fighting spirit."

"And you have been honing it for more than ten years, right?" Raven asked with a smile.

"Yes, I have been ready!" Eric took a deep breath and nodded heavily: "My lord, I am ready to start the breakthrough immediately."

"Go to the secret room?" Raven asked.

"No need." Eric said: "Just here, so that everyone can understand the process of upgrading and have a benchmark in their hearts."

When these words came out, the four people watching showed excited expressions on their faces, they were waiting for this moment.

The place where Gore successfully awakened seemed to have become some kind of "holy land". The three people after him all awakened here, and Eric was no exception.

But unlike the other three, he first took off his full body armor, leaving only a set of underwear, and then sat down.

He opened the glass jar and grabbed three walnut-sized iron cores in his hand. Under his broad palm, the iron cores looked small and exquisite.

The next moment, his action made everyone's eyes widen - he directly stuffed one of the iron cores into his mouth.

Then, Eric held an iron core in each hand, closed his eyes tightly, and the whole body began to shine with silver-gray fighting spirit.

"So powerful..." Gore couldn't help but admire in a low voice, and the others nodded.

Before, they were all mortals, knowing that Eric had fighting spirit and had seen him use it, but they only knew that it was "very strong", but they had no idea where it was strong.

But now, they all have fighting spirit, and if they compare carefully, the gap will come out.

Their fighting spirit can only cover part of the body at present, and it is not stable. It can only be used when they concentrate all their energy.

But in the battle with Anderson, Eric used fighting spirit all the time, even in the most intense battle!

They can only feel it empirically, but Raven can see the difference between Eric and these new extraordinary people more intuitively.

The fighting spirit in his body is obviously more vigorous, and the total amount of fighting spirit is much higher.

It seems that the iron core is not necessary to improve Dou Qi. This natural mineral is probably more likely to make Dou Qi more pure, so as to break through the barrier between the first and second levels.

The energy changes in Eric's body confirmed Raven's judgment.

He mobilized Dou Qi, first wrapped the iron core with Dou Qi, so that Dou Qi and the steel elements contained in it vibrated and resonated, and then absorbed the steel elements into his body.

The Dou Qi seed first expanded, then contracted, and then spun like a vortex, mixing the elements of the iron core seed with his own Dou Qi.

Snap.

A crisp sound.

As the absorption of the steel element became faster and faster, the iron core in Eric's hand suddenly broke into two halves, and the cracked part seemed to be oxidized.

At the same time, Eric felt that the Dou Qi in his body became more condensed and heavier. The Dou Qi seed spun like a vortex, constantly absorbing elements and Dou Qi, and then spewing them out.

Gradually, the Dou Qi on Eric's body became brighter and brighter, as if he was wearing a cloak woven with Dou Qi.

Raven also understood why Eric wanted to take off his armor. If he didn't take off his armor, this set of enchanted plate armor would probably become a pile of scrap metal.

As time went on, the iron cores in Eric's hands gradually turned into two piles of debris.

Eric's breakthrough also came to the most critical juncture.

The Dou Qi on his body suddenly converged, and under the attraction of the Dou Qi seed, it condensed and compressed inward.

Dou Qi and steel elements surrounded the seed of power, but they were also clearly separated.

This is a very difficult process. It is necessary to completely integrate the steel element with Dou Qi and further strengthen the essence of Dou Qi.

If it fails, the manic elements are likely to wreak havoc in his body, just like Volaf, who failed before, with scars all over his body.

Eric's fighting spirit far surpassed Volaf's, and the elements accumulated in his body were not comparable to a bottle of God's potion. If he failed, his end would be much more miserable than Volaf's.

But to Eric's surprise, this step was much simpler than he thought.

He concentrated his mind and tried to devour the steel elements with his fighting spirit. He thought there would be resistance and escape, and he needed to suppress them with all his heart and soul.

But those elements were extremely docile, allowing the fighting spirit to devour them, and had no intention of escaping.

At this moment, he thought of the previous strengthening that Raven had done to him. After each time, he became more proficient in controlling the fighting spirit in his body.

And this, by comparison, was an extension of that strengthening.

When the fighting spirit completely devoured the steel elements, Eric exhaled a long breath, and the fighting spirit flashed across his body.

Buzz——

The enchanted plate armor closest to him suddenly vibrated as if it was under some kind of attraction.

He stood up and knelt on one knee to salute Raven: "Lord Baron, I succeeded!"

"Haha, I knew you would be fine, get up." Having said that, Raven was also relieved: "Now I am finally a proper baron!"

He has five extraordinary people under him, one of whom is at the second level, which is worthy of the status of a baron!

"Mr. Eric, since you have been promoted to the second level, why don't you show us a few?" Volaf said with a little excitement.

Eric was still hesitating, so Raven said, "It's time to show off your skills, so that we can know what the second-level extraordinary performance is."

"I see, Lord Baron." Eric hesitated for a moment and said, "But a simple performance won't show anything. The four of them have just been promoted. Why don't we practice here?"

They are all former soldiers, especially the four of Gore. They have either followed Eric for more than ten years or were trained like dogs by Eric. Now there is this opportunity for a four-on-one "fair competition". How can they let it go?

Everyone began to rub their fists, just wanting to "beat up" and "repay" the old commander.

Raven did not refuse their wishes and agreed, "This is a good idea, let's do it!"

Eric put on his armor, and Gore and the other four also picked up their weapons and stood in the center of the dungeon.

Raven leaned aside, seeing that everyone was almost ready, and waved his hand and shouted, "Start!"

The fighting spirit flashed at this moment.

The light in Gore's hand flowed, covering the half-hand sword with a thick layer of yellow-brown light.

The fire in Link's hand was blazing, covering the half-hand sword with a layer of scorching fire.

Volaf's hands burst into cold light, and a layer of cold frost was wrapped around the half-hand sword.

Mosingan wrapped his right arm with fighting spirit, which immediately made his right hand thicker than his left hand!

This also shows the characteristics of fighting spirits of different attributes. Earth fighting spirit, fire fighting spirit, and ice fighting spirit are more inclined to be released outward to add characteristics and attributes to their weapons; while life fighting spirit is more inclined to strengthen the user's body.

Eric, holding a bloody scimitar, also stimulated his fighting spirit. The silver-white fighting spirit light flowed on the armor, accompanied by a crackling sound. The smooth plate armor was obviously much thicker, and even the gaps at the joints were filled.

It no longer looks like a person, but a war golem cast in one piece using dwarf technology!

He stepped on the ground, breaking a tile, then charged at a speed that was disproportionate to his huge physique, and almost instantly rushed into the faces of the four people!

The first person to greet Eric was Gore, who raised his hand and half-sword and thrust it upwards.

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