Villain's Valor: A Noble Fantasy Resurrection

Anthony swung his sword, and a thin layer of darkness flew off its blade, cleanly cutting through the trees around him along with the cultists. All around Anthony, there was a thin layer of darkness that prevented noise from escaping this perimeter. He furrowed his brow in frustration. Warm light filled his body, and starlight appeared in the depths of his soul.

The essence of his body reached its peak, surpassing his brain. The darkness within his soul stirred and moved wildly, trying to break free. Like a sponge, his soul sucked in all the soul essence, leaving him completely dry. Returning to his feet, Anthony opened his eyes, which shone intensely.

He clenched his fists, and strength filled every fiber of his being. He felt his muscles becoming more compact, and the mana within his soul grew larger. The small fairy in the sea of his soul opened her eyes as her body shimmered. Similarly, she opened her hands, and the mana within Anthony's soul flew toward her.

Her body shone even brighter, her small wings behind her grew larger, and her body also grew a bit. The large amount of mana entered her tiny body, and she trembled slightly as a faint laughter escaped her lips.

As if it were an explosion, all the mana he had collected erupted from her. In seconds, Anthony's entire sea of soul was filled with a mist of darkness. From it, small specks of light emerged, and beneath the calm waters, dark flames appeared. The dragon watched all of this in silence. His body, as tall as a mountain, became slightly smaller, but it was almost imperceptible.

He closed his eyes deeply as a slight energy emanated from his body. The fairy had ranked up to Base-Platinum, he thought internally.

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Anthony's body suddenly filled with flames, crystal clear and as pure as if the mana had never been touched by impurities. The black flames consumed Anthony's entire body. The black flames began to peel away Anthony's skin, which became smoother and fairer. He felt all his wounds and exhaustion from moments ago disappear completely. It felt great. He had just ranked up to Max-Gold.

Throughout these events, he had killed countless creatures of ranks slightly higher than his, all thanks to the help of Professor Athena with the assistance of Professor Crystal. The thin layer of darkness in the area disappeared, and Anthony looked at his hands, where a black smoke danced. It moved constantly in all directions.

He extended his hand, and the black smoke also began to expand. Concentrating even more mana into the black smoke, it grew much larger, reaching a diameter of 10 meters. In this place, shadows danced along with the darkness. Anthony felt as if this place were godly. His senses sharpened even more, and he felt as if he were everywhere at once. With a single thought, he reached the other end.

After checking a few things, he felt his mana reserves completely depleted.

A cold sweat passed over his forehead, but he had a big smile on his face. "Pseudo Domain," he murmured to himself. There was unprecedented excitement in his eyes. Although it was just an intention, it was present. It was a vague and incomprehensible feeling for the moment, but it was only a matter of time. The smoke had disappeared from his hands, but deep within his soul, it was present.

He let out a sigh of exhaustion, took out a green pearl, and put it in his mouth.

Normally, to fully master domain, a person must have advanced knowledge of mana control and have an opportunity. The opportunity is said to be the consciousness of your bloodline; you must have good blood in your veins and too much talent, and great control over your affinity. It is much more difficult than awakening aura.

The number of people who possess a domain, whether of sword or magic, is few, but the level is very different.

The first step is "Domain Expansion," the basic form of soul projection. Normally, those with the minimum opportunity are people in the range between platinum and emerald. If you want to advance further in this art, the name of the next level is "Territorial Control." People in the diamond range can have this control, but there are cases where some people with mythic rank possess it.

Lastly, the name of the information you have is "Continental Space." This level of domain is in the hands of people who have reached the Sacred rank, as well as being the three most powerful people in the empire.

Anthony shook his head. He couldn't even imagine the control and power that this type of domain can exert. He had barely achieved a Pseudo Domain; he still had a long way to go. After fully recovering his reserves, he sank into the shadows. His eyes were cold now. He hadn't been able to find the third chosen one yet, but before that, he had to hunt down prey, a guinea pig.

But he couldn't do it so casually; after all, many pairs of eyes were focused on this event, but he could evade them. He didn't want to be disqualified for something so insignificant.

His figure moved extremely fast, with all his senses sharpened. The shadows rose from beneath the ground, becoming tangible and disappearing in all directions. He wanted to find a girl with familiar features. Although it wasn't the right way to achieve his goal, it was undoubtedly the easiest thing he could do.

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Matías' figure was in front of a quite familiar scene. His eyes were red, and his breathing was heavy. He clenched his fists tightly, and blood oozed from his hands as his heart filled with a familiar hatred. In front of him, a group of crazy bastards were laughing maniacally as they mocked the poor girl on the ground. The girl had black hair and black eyes, and only her head remained on her body. Your journey continues on My Virtual Library Empire@@novelbin@@

But there was an important detail that struck Matías: she looked like his mother.