Logan listened to Vincent's explanation and unrolled the parchment, studying it carefully.

After looking it over, Logan felt that this [Slime Battle Style] Rune Array was 70% similar to his own [Resonance] Rune Array.

Especially the one engraved in the Soul Sea was almost 90% the same as the [Resonance] pattern.

Logan held back his shock and glanced at Vincent, smiling and saying: "This pattern looks familiar. I think I've seen it somewhere before."

Vincent rolled his eyes and said: "This is a secret of The Black Church. Not everyone can learn it. You definitely haven't seen it before."

Hearing that, Logan became even more curious about Natalia's [Resonance] Battle Style.

From his research on the [Resonance] Battle Style, Logan knew that the one engraved in the Soul Sea was the most important.

Vincent told him not to worry about the Rune Array in the Soul Sea. That was clearly misleading.

Logan bit his lip and made up his mind. He would not only engrave the [Slime Battle Style] Rune Array in his Soul Sea, but he would do it perfectly and as much as possible.

Then, Logan followed Vincent's parchment and started engraving.

With the golden life crystal on his forehead, he completed the engraving without any difficulty.

At that moment, a Rune Array representing the [Slime Battle Style] began to work deep in his Soul Sea.

Logan kept engraving and studying, and soon he fully understood how the Rune Arrays worked.

The Rune Array engraved in the Soul Sea was the central pattern, responsible for gathering and combining the power of all the Slimes.

The Rune Array engraved in the familiar space was the individual pattern, and each one represented a single Slime familiar.

The central pattern in the Soul Sea could quickly pull power from each individual pattern, combining them together.

And the more central patterns there were, the more talents and skills the familiar tamer could enhance.

So, Natalia's [Resonance] Battle Style was about combining the soul power of multiple familiars to boost their stats and energy.

While The Black Church's [Slime Battle Style] was about combining soul power to boost talents and skills.

Since Slimes had the ability to merge and split, this kind of enhancement perfectly matched their nature, allowing them to grow in stats, energy, talent, and skills all at once.

After understanding this, Logan suddenly had an idea. What if he could introduce the [Slime Battle Style] Rune Arrays into the [Resonance] Battle Style? Then he could boost talents and skills however he wanted.

That would make his own power far greater than any familiar. Even Lilith wouldn't stand a chance against him.

But since this required testing in his Soul Sea, and it wasn't strong enough yet, Logan decided to hold off for now and focus on mastering the [Slime Battle Style] first.

Soon, Logan finished all the Rune Arrays for the [Slime Battle Style].

He not only engraved three Slime patterns in his own Soul Sea, but he also created a special island in his familiar space and carved over a hundred patterns as backups.

After finishing everything, Logan stood up and checked the time. Only three hours had passed, so he kept absorbing the surrounding space energy.

Vincent frowned slightly. "This guy… has he already finished engraving the patterns?"

Fischl watched Logan's actions and sighed. "He checked the time just now. He probably finished then."

She turned to Vincent and said, "I never expected someone would be better at learning the [Slime Battle Style]' than you."

Vincent was also surprised by how easily Logan had managed it. He shrugged and said: "No wonder Lord Kerparos chose to follow him. Sir, please watch over him for a moment. I'll be right back."

"Where are you going?" Fischl asked, her eyes showing curiosity.

"To catch a Slime. It's too slow to take him with us," Vincent said, then suddenly vanished into thin air, disappearing before Fischl's eyes.

For the next while, Logan kept absorbing space energy while waiting for Vincent to return.

Fischl wasn't idle either. She kept practicing her "Dimensional Ambush," trying to combine it with her own abilities.

Before long, Logan finished absorbing the last bit of energy from the Blood Cultivation Realm, and the underground cave returned to its original size.

To fully remove the effects of the Blood Cultivation Realm on this land, Logan called out Kerparos and released a lot of dark flames, burning the entire underground space.

Only when the cave started to collapse under the flames did Logan finally leave with Fischl and return to the surface, to Morgan Castle.

It had been two days since the Morgan Castle banquet. The whole castle was covered in destruction—burned, broken, and full of blood.

It was clear that after leaving the underground space, Holt and the council had completely wiped out the Morgan family.

Though those people deserved it, Holt and the council had gone way beyond the laws of the Federation.

Thinking about this, Logan sighed quietly, "This world is just a big fake show. The council looks like noble politicians, but in reality, they're just a bunch of sneaky robbers."

Fischl stood behind Logan and agreed: "Logan, why don't you join The Black Church? There's no such thing as tricks there—only power."

Logan smiled and shook his head. "I have my own path to walk. By the way, when are you going back to take the Supernova challenge?"

Fischl felt a little sad when Logan refused her.

But when she heard the word [Supernova], she quickly brightened up again. "Not much time left. Once Vincent comes back, I'll be leaving."

When Logan learned that Fischl was leaving, he felt a little sad.

Even though the girl had first come to him with her own goals in mind, after going through so many plots and battles together, Logan had started to see her as a friend.

Thinking about this, he smiled and patted Fischl on the shoulder. "So, Imperial Princess, do you mind if I, a regular high school student from the Federation, take a trip to The Black Church?"

Fischl's eyes suddenly lit up.

Then, Logan grabbed her wrist and jumped onto the back of the horned hawk, Red Feather.

Both of them took off into the sky. The wind blew through their hair, and their moods lifted.

"Where are you going?" Fischl asked, smiling for the first time.

"To go back to Saint Heart City for a bit. I need to finish some things before I go with you to The Black Church," Logan said with a smile.

From Snow Dragon to Saint Heart City, it was more than a thousand kilometers away.

Logan flew on Red Feather for three hours before landing at the city gate.

The city guards saw Logan return and immediately blew their horns to welcome him.

In an instant, all the guards stood straight and waved at Logan, giving him a salute.

As soon as Logan and Fischl landed, a wave of happy laughter came from inside the city.

"Haha, Logan, you're finally back!"

"Come in quickly—we're waiting for you at the City Lord's office!"

"You did a great job this time. The whole Federation is talking about your story!"

...

These voices weren't loud, but they spread through mental power, as if the people were speaking right in Logan's ears.

Logan recognized some of the voices—Garen, the City Lord; Philip, the General; Darwin, the General—plus one he didn't know.

"Come on, let's go to the City Lord's Office for a bit," Logan said, grabbing Fischl's hand and heading into the city.

But Fischl gently pulled her arm free and smiled, saying, "The Black Church and the military don't get along. I won't come with you."

Then she called out her own shadow crows and flew straight toward Star Lake. "I'll wait for you there. Don't make me wait long."

Logan watched her leave, then turned and entered the city.

At the front of the City Lord's Office, Garen City Lord, Philip General, and Darwin General greeted Logan right away.

Standing beside them was a middle-aged man in glasses. He stood tall, looked straight at Logan, and his eyes showed clear admiration.

Garen noticed Logan's confusion and pulled him over to the man. "Logan, you're back! Let me introduce you—this is Arthur from the Judgment Tribunal. One of the three Supreme Judges."

Logan was surprised by the man's title, then nodded politely. "Hello, Mr. Arthur."

Arthur smiled, seeing that Logan wasn't arrogant. "Hey, no need to be so formal. Just call me Arthur."

The group walked into the office and sat down. Soon, they started talking.

It turned out that the trouble at Morgan Castle had shaken the whole Federation.

But to keep the council looking good, the blame was put on [Pinocchini]—another human city built in the Lost World, a place Bell had visited before.

According to Holt's story, the temporary chairman, Alex, and his family had been taken over by Pinocchini.

The banquet in Morgan Castle was supposed to be a big attack on the Federation's top leaders.

Logan rolled his eyes when he heard this. "Doesn't Holt worry someone will find out?"

Garen laughed and shook his head. "It's the result of a big game. Everyone involved probably agreed with the council. And this time, the council actually paid a price."

Then Garen opened a news report and handed it to Logan. "Look, even if others don't care, your high school student status made you a hero. Holt didn't even try to take any credit from you."

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