My queen is rebelling!

Cursed Marks are a symbol of mysterious and powerful strength, generally appearing as complex and bizarre纹路patterns.

Such as burning flame纹, dark ink marks, and ferocious ghost faces.

[Cursed Mark Warriors] can gain special talent abilities by activating Cursed Marks, at the cost of consuming energy and stamina.

However, overuse can cause irreversible damage to the soul.

Cursed Marks are divided into combat Cursed Marks and auxiliary Cursed Marks.

Cursed Marks that enhance the combat attributes of transcendents all belong to combat Cursed Marks.

As for some others that have special functions, such as the "Concentric Cursed Mark", and the "Dragon Force Conversion Cursed Mark" in Cohen's hand, they are all standard auxiliary Cursed Marks.

Generally speaking, it is best to only imprint one combat Cursed Mark in each major section of the transcendent sequence, otherwise the body and spirit will find it difficult to bear.

Like Arnold, who is a fourth-order, can only imprint one combat Cursed Mark at most, and can imprint another one when he reaches the sixth-order.

Any more than that will cause damage to the body.

As for what type of Cursed Mark to imprint, Cohen already has a plan.

Whether starting from Arnold's own development, or considering the team configuration, Cohen is prepared to develop Arnold in the direction of defense.

Arnold will command thousands of troops in the future, and does not need to charge into battle himself, so he only needs to protect himself.

From a team perspective, reconnaissance, attack, and control are all already possessed by the "Endless Blade".

The only thing missing is a meat shield.

Cohen discussed his thoughts with Arnold, and the other party readily agreed.

Rather, that's what he thought too, and from a personal point of view, developing in the direction of defense would allow him to better protect his warlock daughter.

The "Eternal Heart" turned, and Cohen took out the prepared materials for imprinting the Cursed Mark.

He said to Arnold:

"'Petrification Cursed Mark'.

Can petrify part of your body, forming a powerful defense in an instant.

This Cursed Mark will evolve as your transcendent sequence level increases.

With your current fourth-order transcendent strength, you can withstand attacks of around the sixth-order after petrification."

Arnold stretched out his arm, his skin rough and bronze, his muscles bulging like rocks.

A silver light flashed, and Cohen had a sharp carving knife in his hand, shimmering with silver light.

A faint magical power flowed, this was a gold-grade magical weapon that had entered the ranks.

Otherwise, ordinary weapons would really not be able to cut through Arnold's silver body.

Cohen finally exhorted:

"The imprinting process will be a bit painful, this pain is deep into the bone marrow, you'd better be mentally prepared.

You must stay conscious throughout the entire imprinting process, otherwise it will affect the effect of the Cursed Mark.

If you can't help it, you can call a stop, don't worry, there are no outsiders here, no one will laugh at you."

Arnold replied stiffly:

The red liquid and silver runes contrasted each other, forming a picture that was both beautiful and bizarre.

Arnold gritted his teeth, the muscles on his face twisted due to extreme pain, he felt every inch of skin on his right arm burning, and every bone being hammered by a heavy hammer.

Pain surged like a tide, wave after wave impacting his will.

Arnold tried to stay conscious, not letting the pain drown his mind.

Seeing this, Cohen sped up his hand, but still remained exceptionally steady, continuing this mysterious and dangerous creation.

When the last stroke was completed, the entire Cursed Mark shone with a strange light, as if it had life, and merged with Arnold's right arm.

The light gradually converged, leaving only a mysterious mark.

Huff!

Cohen breathed a long sigh of relief, imprinting the Cursed Mark was also a considerable burden for him as a second-order.

Seeing that the Cursed Mark was finally completed, Arnold could no longer bear it, opened his mouth and let out a deafening roar.

The sound seemed to break through the sky, releasing all the pain.

Looking at Arnold, who seemed to have come out of the water, Cohen said:

"Try your new ability, use your heart to activate the Cursed Mark, and you can gain the ability of petrification."

Arnold rested briefly, and as his will moved, a mysterious power surged from the Cursed Mark on his right arm.

Almost in an instant, starting from his feet, his skin became as hard as rock.

Gray纹路patterns slowly spread like ancient totems, exuding a cold and solid aura, as if covered with a layer of rock armor.

As the process of petrification continued to advance, soon, Arnold's legs and abdomen were covered by hard rocks.

Every inch of skin was like an indestructible shield, shimmering with a steady luster.

The petrification stopped when it spread to his chest.

Cohen said from the side:

"With your current cultivation, you can probably petrify half of your body, but only the outside.

When you cultivate to the later stage, your whole body, including every internal organ and bone, will be protected by petrification.

Usually, you only need to petrify part of your body during combat."

Arnold nodded, moved a bit, and the petrified part of his body made a dull sound, as if it was the pulse of the earth.

Arnold didn't express too much gratitude, he wasn't the type to express emotions anyway.

The contract had already been signed, and saying some verbal thanks was too hypocritical for him.

He believed that he would prove his ability and loyalty to this young king with impeccable performance.

……

Cohen took out the dragon blood that he had tricked from the Oathbreaker Garcia.

After improving the strength of his team members, it was time for him, the团长leader, to step up.

Not to mention the two warlock ladies, currently, besides Nephthys being able to play a little bit of a supporting role, Freya, who had just awakened her warlock talent, was purely a mascot.

As for Asuna and Arnold, they were both fourth-order.

It was a bit embarrassing that he, the团长leader, was only second-order.

Cohen carefully opened the dragon blood bottle, and a mysterious and powerful aura rushed towards him.

In the simple blood bottle, the dark red dragon blood exuded a fiery light, containing endless power.

Cohen took a deep breath, and resolutely poured the dragon blood on his body, in an instant, the scalding dragon blood was like a fiery flame, quickly spreading out, burning his skin.

Pain surged like a tide, Cohen felt that the pain of dragon blood body tempering was no less than when he had just imprinted the Cursed Mark on Arnold.

The dragon blood began to penetrate into his body, every cell seemed to be activated, emitting a slight tremor.

His muscles began to swell, blood vessels like thick ropes began to protrude under the skin, and his bones became harder, as if cast from steel.

Suddenly, a silver light swept out from his body, and then, his whole body exuded a dignified aura, and a silver light instantly enveloped his whole body.

At the same time, a sound rang in his ears:

Bronze Body Tempering is maxed out, the [Silver Body] Trial is opened!

Silver Body!

After the dragon blood body tempering, Cohen's current physical strength was no less than that of an ordinary fourth-order professional.

Coupled with his transcendent profession and various enhancement runes.

He was confident that even without the attribute amplification of the [Potent Drink], his combat power was already no less than that of an ordinary fifth-order transcendent.

……

Asuna's series of questions to Cohen before still caused some ripples in his heart.

The direct manifestation was that when Cohen faced Queen Sister again, his heart beat fast.

He was worried about how he would explain himself if he really had to confess to Adair in the future?

In the Queen's palace, through a thin mist of ice, Cohen could vaguely see a graceful and moving figure lazily getting out of bed.

This was the first time in his life that he had entered Adair's palace.

In order to be able to go to the "Starfall Valley" to explore smoothly, Cohen came early in the morning to ask Queen Sister for leave.

He didn't expect that she hadn't gotten up yet!

The diligent and people-loving King had already gotten up, but the Queen was still lying in bed and hadn't woken up!

This was truly upside down!

It was necessary for him to criticize her properly!

Cohen didn't ask anyone to report, but followed the maid to the Queen's palace himself.

Unfortunately, Queen Yadel quickly sensed Cohen's presence.

She casually cast a wave of ice mist, blocking Cohen's attempt to barge into her boudoir.

Cohen sighed helplessly, waved the maids away, and waited outside alone.

Before long, the ice mist dissipated.

Cohen immediately walked in, and the air was filled with a faint fragrance.

Yadel was draped in an extremely loose robe, outlining her graceful figure.

Her long hair cascaded down like a waterfall, slightly disheveled.

A pair of jade-like legs, slender and well-proportioned, were placed together, their fair skin gleaming, even faintly reflecting a soft light.

Her delicate bare feet stepped on the soft silk cushion, and she pointed her fair, dazzling toes in the direction of the door.

Cohen immediately understood, picked up a pair of slippers at the door, and walked over.

Yadel ignored Cohen's attempt to personally put the shoes on her, casually slipped into the slippers, and walked to the mirror.

Her red lips bit on a hair tie, and she reached behind her with both hands to tie up her long hair, inadvertently revealing her mutton-fat jade-like back, her skin radiating a delicate luster in the soft light.

Every subtle movement exuded a silent temptation and amazing charm.

Yadel tied up her hair, and her calm voice sounded in Cohen's ear:

"Your Majesty, you came to me early in the morning. Is there something important?"

Cohen steadied his mind and replied:

"Uncle is going to take me for a period of closed special training.

Uncle said that my cultivation has reached a bottleneck and that I need to undergo a period of special training to hone my combat skills.

He said that I need to become stronger as soon as possible because there may be chaos erupting in the future, and raising my level will help me protect myself in the chaos."

Yadel looked at Cohen, who had a firm expression, and said softly:

"It's good that Your Majesty has this ambition, but you don't have to force yourself too much.

Cultivation should be gradual and not rushed.

You have already broken through to the second tier in just a few days, which is very fast.

Just listen to what your uncle says.

With me here, nothing can threaten Your Majesty."

Cohen's heart couldn't help but be moved.

However, according to the development of the game in his previous life, Yadel ultimately failed to protect herself.

Cohen used to doubt the Queen's loyalty, thinking that she did it on purpose, but now that question no longer exists.

Then there must have been some mistake in the middle.

Logically speaking, with the close protection of a Queen with legendary-tier strength, Cohen shouldn't have encountered any problems.

The Queen would definitely be very vigilant on the Southern Border, not giving the other party a chance to attack.

Then there must be a powerful reactionary force lurking in the dark. Cohen most likely died at their hands in his previous life.

Who could it be?

The suspicion of the DuPont family lingered in Cohen's mind for a long time.

If there was anything to worry about, it was the DuPont family, who were always hidden in the dark, that was the most concerning.

He needed to speed up the layout with Herman.

He now needed to find out the DuPont family's secret plans as soon as possible.

Swords and spears in the open were not scary, but poisonous arrows from the dark were the most harmful!

Cohen quickly replied:

"How can I just let my sister protect me!

I am the King, and you are the Queen. It should be me protecting my sister!"

Yadel was silent for a while, then opened her red lips slightly:

"Since Your Majesty has already made this determination, then work hard.

I'll be waiting for Your Majesty to protect me."

......

After reluctantly leaving Queen Yadel's palace, Cohen gathered his team.

He spread out a map of the Ceylon Kingdom and said to everyone:

"Tomorrow we will depart from Florence and head to the territory of Duke Gavin of the Ceylon Kingdom in the name of the 'Endless Blade' adventure group.

It's here, a place called 'Starfall Valley'."

Cohen handed everyone a few badges and said:

"The adventure group has already been registered. These are identity badges.

From now on, we will travel in the name of the 'Endless Blade'."

......

The carriage sped along the official road leading to the Ceylon Kingdom.

Inside the carriage, besides Cohen, there were only two sorceress young ladies.

Nefertis's mind arts could play an unexpected role.

As for Freya, Cohen was completely bringing her out this time to see the various mechanisms and traps in the ruins of the Arcane Empire.

The most important thing for a [Mechanism Artificer] was to practice.

Arnold unhesitatingly took on the role of coachman.

Asuna, on the other hand, was unwilling to ride in a carriage like a noble lady and chose to ride her own horse.

Although there was such a beautiful woman wandering outside, there were no face-slapping scenes that everyone loved to see.

This made Cohen curse that the third-rate fantasy novels written by those third-rate writers in his previous life were all fooling people.

The group smoothly crossed the border and, after another day of travel, entered Duke Gavin's territory.

Night enveloped the earth, and the group began to set up camp.

Cohen instructed everyone:

"This is already the outer area of 'Starfall Valley,' the Starfall Forest.

It's about half a day's journey from 'Starfall Valley.' Tonight, everyone should rest well and recharge your energy. Tomorrow, we will enter 'Starfall Valley'!

Also, please do not wander around at night.

Due to the influence of 'Starfall Valley,' small-scale magic turbulence may occur in the Starfall Forest."

Magic turbulence not only interferes with spellcasters' casting but also often contains elusive energy, even affecting the surrounding environment and producing extreme changes.

It was the existence that wilderness adventurers were most unwilling to encounter.

Arnold's expression also became serious when he heard that there was magic turbulence in the forest.

After a simple dinner, Cohen arranged the night watch, and the group was preparing to rest.

Suddenly, a low roar broke the silence of the night.

Immediately afterward, there were shouts from men and women and the sound of weapons clashing.

Looking from afar, the traces of the transcendents' spellcasting could be vaguely seen.

The group instantly gathered together. Arnold tilted his head slightly to listen. His rich adventure experience allowed him to make a judgment immediately, saying:

"It sounds like a group of kobolds are besieging an adventure group.

Northwest direction, about two kilometers away from us."

Cohen was slightly surprised:

"An adventure group? This place already belongs to the outer area of 'Starfall Valley.'

Ordinary adventure groups would not easily step into such a place."

Asuna asked, full of fighting spirit:

"Do we want to go take a look?"

Having just become a transcendent, Asuna couldn't wait to test her combat abilities in the field.

Cohen frowned, considered for a few seconds, and said:

"You guys stay here and guard. I'll go take a look at the situation first and then make a decision."

As he spoke, he disappeared into the night.

The "Azure Gale Braveheart Squad" was a relatively well-known adventure group in the northwestern region of the Ceylon Kingdom.

The team members included two second-tier thieves, three third-tier archers, two fourth-tier warriors, and a magic apprentice.

The rest were more than twenty first-tier adventurers.

The leader was a sixth-tier [Bounty Hunter] who had recently recruited a fourth-tier life domain priest.

They were considered a mid-level force in the northwestern region of the kingdom.

They heard that a great noble from the Central Empire was recruiting adventure groups, and the reward was said to be very generous, so they braved the danger to come here.

It had been relatively safe along the way, but they didn't expect to encounter a group of tough guys tonight.

In the darkness, pairs of eyes flashing with strange light made the members of the "Azure Gale Braveheart Squad" feel a chill down their spines.

This was a medium-sized kobold tribe.

Taking advantage of the night, they quietly surrounded them from all directions, like ghosts in the darkness, completely encircling the "Azure Gale Braveheart Squad," who had just set up camp.

The kobolds were short and sturdy, their rough fur reflecting a dim luster in the faint moonlight.

Although the weapons in their hands were crude, the dried bloodstains left on them were enough to show the ferocity and bloodiness of this group of kobolds.

With a sharp cry, the kobolds launched an attack instantly.

(Recommend another book, the writer "Dust Walker's" [Mount \u0026 Blade All Heavens: Starting from the Three Kingdoms Ziwu Valley], a Mount \u0026 Blade game combined with Three Kingdoms history. Interested readers please take a look, thank you bosses!)