As he got on another lightning taxi and headed for the Flower Saints' hideout, Rosen looked at the street scene outside the window, still reminiscing about Grenfell's dreamland.

'In terms of power quality, soul is slightly greater than mana.'

'The two have many similarities and can be transformed into each other, but they also have many individual characteristics.'

'Soul is more suitable for the outer void, and mana is more suitable for driving elements.'

'My biggest shortcoming now is that although my soul is strong enough, it is too small. Once the soul is isolated, it immediately reveals the weakness of a mortal.'

Within the magic circle, he used various legendary magic instruments to achieve a huge scale of magic power close to that of void life, but his original soul was still that of a mortal.

"So, the dream realm is so scary because it hits my greatest weakness."

'The fundamental solution is to create a large-capacity soul container similar to the legendary crystal, specifically used to store souls, in order to strengthen my original soul.'

Is there such a soul container? Rosen didn't have one before, but after getting the branch of life, he has it.

'Inside the mortal brain, there is an elemental structure that houses the soul.'

"I used the Tree of Life to cultivate this structure, and connected it to my soul, which can fundamentally strengthen my soul."

This method is equivalent to connecting a mobile phone to a super mobile power bank, which essentially solves the problem of the weak souls of mortals.

Having said that, this method is used to fight against the void gods and demons.

Magic is the best way to deal with the gods, demons and apostles in the mortal world.

"Crack~~"

The car stopped and the driver's voice was heard.

"Sir, we have arrived at the Baihua Hotel."

"Oh, very good."

Rosen paid the fare and got off the car to look at the hotel.

It is a very high-end villa-style hotel, much more luxurious than Weilan's Blue Whale Mansion, and it also has a very large and well-maintained garden in the backyard.

Although it was winter, the climate in Medasilin was still warm, and it was the season when violets were in full bloom.

Even through the courtyard wall, Rosen could clearly smell the elegant and fresh scent of orchids.

"It seems that this Saint of Flowers is a very sentimental person."

He concentrated his senses again and soon sensed a faint but very condensed aura in the backyard of the inn.

Lai Fu immediately came to the conclusion: 'Basic soul strength 7, basic mana strength legendary 13, mana scale 400 Rosen, strength attribute unknown'.

He is on par with the Dream Saint Grenfell, but I don’t know what it would be like if they fought.

Wearing a gentleman's hat and holding a ghost resonance staff that looked like a gentleman's cane, Rosen walked into the Baihua Hotel like an ordinary customer.

A young and beautiful attendant immediately came forward and said, "Welcome."

'Crash'

Rosen took out a 100-trillion-dollar deposit slip, rolled it into a small cylinder with a flick of his finger, and stuffed it into the cleavage of the servant's low-cut uniform in a very unconventional way.

"Open a good room, and the extra one is yours."

"My name is Robin, and I'm from Elilio, a city in the northern Gothic province."

"Okay, don't bother me. I'm a regular customer of the hotel and I want to go to the backyard to enjoy the flowers."

This behavior was so natural that it frightened the servant. When she came to her senses, Rosen had already walked out of the front hall and entered the flower-viewing corridor in the backyard garden.

Through a lush patch of violets, Rosen saw the Flower Saint Laresia.

She was a very beautiful woman, wearing a lavender dress and some exquisite gold jewelry. She had gentle eyes and a graceful demeanor, like a beautiful hostess in a respectable aristocratic family who took care of her husband and children.

It is hard to imagine that these are the servants of the Void God who are preparing to wreak havoc in the Glorious Imperial Capital.

'You really can't judge a person by his appearance.'

Legendary strongmen are extremely sensitive. After Rosen looked at him a few more times, Laresia noticed it.

She raised her head and looked towards Rosen, a hint of confusion in her equally lavender eyes, but this confusion only lasted for less than a moment before turning into solemnity.

Almost at the same time, Rosen felt the garden shake slightly, and the air seemed to freeze.

What was even more peculiar was that the few guests in the garden all stood still and did not move, as if they had become lifeless sculptures.

Rosen's thoughts were also affected by the magic circle and became stagnant for a moment.

He immediately knew that this saint had activated her flower array, which had the powerful effect of solidifying the soul.

The thinking speed of mortals, and even legendary warriors whose soul strength is lower than theirs, will be greatly affected.

Fortunately, Rosen has a basic soul strength of legendary 12, otherwise he would have been defeated as soon as the fight started.

Almost at the same moment, "Heart of God of War" responded.

At the same time, a thought flashed through Rosen's mind like lightning.

"The reaction speed of the gods and demons' apostles is amazingly fast."

Although he is not as good as Lai Fu in absolute terms, considering that it takes time to activate the power itself, Lai Fu cannot have an absolute advantage in casting speed when facing the apostles of gods and demons.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock."

As if time and space had stopped, it began to rain.

After the raindrops fell, they quickly opened up and turned into flawless water mirrors that floated everywhere. At the same time, countless violet petals in the garden flew up and swirled everywhere.

There are already many petals, and they are reflected everywhere by countless water mirrors, forming an innumerable sea of ​​flowers that is difficult to distinguish between real and illusory.

"What a beautiful flower formation! It looks so gorgeous and the technique is also extremely exquisite."

This is not only a magic spell, but also a soul spell. It also utilizes the principles of light and shadow to give people a sense of illusion as if they are in a dream.

And the terrifying murderous intent is hidden in the gorgeous sea of ​​flowers.

A large number of petals flew towards Rosen, as fast as lightning and silently, just like the killer's caress, which was apparently gentle but extremely deadly.

Faced with this extremely complex situation where it is difficult to distinguish between truth and illusion, Rosen can only resort to a head-on combat approach on his own.

But this is a downtown area and the Queen's birthday party is about to be held. Making too much noise would cause panic.

Therefore, the best way is to use cleverness to defeat cleverness.

There are three types of petals.

One is a magical illusion, the other is light and shadow, both of which confuse perception.

There is another kind, which is the real fatal petal.

The opponent possesses magic power granted by gods and demons, and its strength is legendary 13, so the attack strength of the fatal petals is as high as legendary 13.

After borrowing the +8 focus of the Endless Crystal, Rosen can reach the almost-limited mana strength of Legend 19, so he can actually achieve frontal defense easily.

But the aftermath of the force triggered by the head-on collision would turn the garden into a mess.

So, he adopted indirect defense, using the ordinary four-ring magic to avoid the attack by a hair's breadth each time.

As for the deceptive ordinary petals, he just let them hit the defensive barrier on the surface of his body.

How to distinguish between "real" and "illusion"? This is naturally Lai Fu's job. It doesn't have any tricks, it just uses its super computing power to do hard calculations.

It was impossible to do this before, and even if it could be calculated, there was not enough time.

But after Rosen's basic soul strength was raised to Legend 12, Lai Fu's computing power increased almost exponentially, and it could be done.

So Rosen walked out from the rain shelter corridor and walked towards his goal step by step at a walking pace.

About every three steps, his figure would suddenly speed up and dodge. The acceleration time was not long, just half a second, and the dodge range was also not much, just a few dozen centimeters.

'Shhh~~Shhh~~Shhh~~~'

The petals floated past Rosen's body, seemingly extremely dangerous, but they could never touch his body.

About ten seconds later, Rosen crossed thirty meters and walked to the side of the Flower Saint Larisia.

Rosen laughed too.

He suddenly raised his hand and pointed the staff in his hand towards the air beside him.

"Puff~~"

The staff hit something, and then the light and shadow changed, the saint on the seat disappeared, and a figure appeared in front of the staff.

The figure revealed itself, and it was none other than the real Flower Saint Larisia.

She covered her right wrist with her left hand, and a matte black rune dagger fell to the ground beside her.

The dagger is not an ordinary dagger, but a very powerful legendary spell-breaking dagger. It seems to be poisonous. Once it is cut by it, the person will die instantly.

The reason why she was simply knocked out by Rosen's staff was because she did not cast any defensive spells on herself.

The reason is to ensure absolute concealment.

With the appearance of the true Flower Saint, the time and space that had been almost stagnant once again resumed its normal flow.

There were not many guests in the garden, and the battle was not loud and did not last long. Their minds were frozen by the magic circle, so it did not cause any panic, but only a burst of surprise.

Rosen did not continue the attack because the outcome had already been decided.

He broke through the flower formation head-on and spared the opponent's life with the final blow.

Because he could have used a spell to completely end the other person's life.

Obviously, the opponent also understood this, so he just stood there motionless.

Rosen put away his staff and said calmly, "Ms. Laresia, there is a small wine hall over there. Shall we go and have a good chat?"

Laresia knew she had no choice. The battle just now had shown that her opponent was much stronger than her.

If she doesn't cooperate, death will be waiting for her.

She nodded gently: "Okay."

He bent down to pick up the dagger, but before he could move, Rosen stepped forward and stepped on the dagger.

With a slight twist of the leather boots, the legendary 19 mana-driven disintegration technique was activated, and the legendary dagger turned into powder and merged into the flower mud.

"Ma'am, you are now my prisoner, and prisoners are not worthy of possessing weapons."

"All right."

There was a flash of shock in Laresia's eyes, and she couldn't help asking, "Your mana focus strength has reached Legendary 15 or above, right?"

A very ordinary four-ring disintegration technique can disintegrate a legendary magic weapon. The only explanation is that the magic power has reached an incredible level.

Rosen did not hide it: "Legend 19.9."

Laresia's pupils trembled again: "How is this possible?"

Rosen smiled slightly: "I am the guardian of the Glorious Imperial Capital. How can I protect the Imperial Capital without some skills?"

He hadn't dared to think about such a thing before, but it felt very powerful to make a legendary 12 overlapping wave focus.

But who made him create the "artifact"?

Larisia was stunned, put away all unnecessary thoughts and cooperated honestly.

A few minutes later, the two arrived at the tavern inside the Baihua Hotel and found a seat in an inconspicuous corner.

Rosen took a sip of wine and asked with a smile: "Madam, I am very curious, as a mortal with outstanding talents, why are you willing to serve the void life?"

Continuously dealing with two saints made him feel that saints all retain free will.

In other words, they are capable of resistance.

Laresia spread her hands and said, "It's simple, because void life is far more powerful than us mortals."

"Then if there is a method more powerful than the void life, are you willing to escape from its control?"

Larisa nodded decisively.

"It's obvious. Which strong person would be willing to serve the weak?"

"But it is obvious that we mortals are indisputably weak and have no chance of fighting against the void life. For the continued existence of our race, surrender is the only option."

Rosen was noncommittal: “Are all saints similarly minded?”

Larisia thought for a moment and nodded: "Saints all have similar ideas, and God knows what we are thinking."

"We are master and servant, but we are master and servant with relatively equal status."

This reply made Rosen's heart move slightly, and he thought to himself: "In other words, I will follow whoever is stronger."

"I see. Thank you ma'am for sharing the information."

He drank the wine glass on the table. "I don't want to kill today. For this reason, I spared Grenfell. Now, I will spare you too."

"You should leave this dimension."

Larisia was quite surprised and stared at Rosen with her lavender eyes.

"Who are you?"

Rosen smiled and said, "If you come to my dimension often, we will interact with each other frequently in the future."

"You'll soon find out who I am."

"And also tell your master that we are not afraid of going to war. Even if we have to sacrifice one million, ten million, or even one hundred million mortals, we will not give up and completely destroy them."

"Let him think it over carefully before getting involved in this mess."

Laresia's face looked heavy when she heard this, but she was obviously not frightened.

"The biggest shortcoming of mortals is short-sightedness. A short period of unity may unleash great power, but it cannot withstand the erosion of time."

"Even a powerful country like the Nahuat Republic has fallen apart. Your Glorious Empire will surely not be able to prosper for long."

"Then let's give it a try."

Rosen put his hat back on and turned to leave, but he heard the other person's voice again: "This is the will of the great Adele. Even my master has no choice."

Rosen paused, turned around and smiled: "Then please tell the same thing to the great Adele on my behalf."

"You are the Natural Emperor Rosen, right?"

Rosen didn't turn around, but just raised his hand and waved, acknowledging the other party's guess.

"You are indeed a very powerful battle mage, and you possess amazing magical powers."

"I heard that you killed many demons, but they were all minor characters. The souls of mortals are far from being able to compete with powerful gods, let alone great ones."

"You should know this!"

Rosen didn't answer, he just walked away.

Laresia did not break her promise, and after a while, phase shift fluctuations were heard.

She left this dimension.

Then, the only elven assassin is left in the imperial capital.

These guys hid very well, but they could hide it from others except Rosen who possessed the Branch of Life.

But the Golden Warrior is indeed quite powerful and is known as the Mage's Nemesis.

If a fight really breaks out in the city, it will cause a huge noise.

Fortunately, he had started preparing in Mondanya.

It's not difficult to subdue these guys quietly.

(End of this chapter)