Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Cold Winter Curse The next day. Warm sunlight streamed into the room on the second floor of the castle. David and Reina almost simultaneously opened their eyes and exchanged smiles. By the time another round of battle between the two concluded, the sun was already hanging high in the sky. Today, David spared Reina early. After having breakfast, Reina went to the City Hall, while David headed to the training room, planning to elevate his Snow Demon Spirit to Tier Four. With a thought, the Frost Wolf Spirit in his Spiritual World let out a roar. An invisible force infused into the Frost Wolf Spirit, making its body more solid, while the terrifying Ice Power continuously emanated. The Frost Wolf Spirit successfully reached Tier Four, which equated to crossing a major realm, bringing dramatic changes. One could see the Frost Wolf Spirit in the Spiritual World visibly growing stronger, akin to the arrival of a true ancient Frost Giant Wolf! Next was the Spiritual Feedback brought by the Snow Demon Spirit’s level-up, causing David’s Spiritual Power to surge once more, shaking the entire Spiritual World. The next moment, his Spiritual World expanded again, pulling his Spiritual Power to break through the Tier Two Peak, successfully reaching the Tier Three Spiritual Power Level. Purely in terms of Spiritual Power strength, Tier Three Spiritual Power is already the peak of a Low-level Mage, very close to Intermediate Mage Level! [Snow Demon Spirit: Tier Four (229/10000), gained racial ability: Cold Winter Curse (effect: cast a cold curse on the target, slowing them down.)] Suddenly, a completely different notification sounded, startling David, but upon realizing it, he showed a look of surprise on his face. This breakthrough of the Snow Demon Spirit granted him a racial ability of the Snow Demon Race, and it’s a very strong continuous control ability! Especially when paired with his Earth Knight Level combat power, as long as the opponent shows a bit of a flaw, it can directly affect the outcome of the battle. However, he was unsure of how effective this Cold Winter Curse ability was, or whether it could affect opponents at the Earth Knight Level, and to what extent it would influence them. Besides gaining a racial ability of the Snow Demon Race, David could also feel his control over Ice Power strengthening. With a thought, the Ice Elemental Energy around him gathered, unexpectedly forming an Ice Knight Sword in front of him, glistening with a cold light! He reached out to grasp the Ice Knight Sword, cutting at the wall, leaving a deep gash as if with a weapon forged of true Cold Iron! "My control over Ice Power now surpasses Amy, and I can even achieve Ice Elemental Transformation." David looked at the Ice Knight Sword in his hand, his eyes glinting. With a thought, a number of Ice Swords suddenly appeared around his body. Even Amy hasn’t mastered this Elemental Transformation ability. Yet, with the Tier Four Snow Demon Spirit and Intermediate Ice Element Talent, he can easily manifest it. With Tier Three Spiritual Power combined with his mastery over Ice Power, he felt he could battle even an Earth Knight without relying on Knight power! Now his strength wouldn’t be weaker than a true Low-level Mage. And the power of mages of the same level tends to overwhelm knights, capable of even battling across levels. After successfully completing the breakthrough of the Snow Demon Spirit, David did not rush to test the Cold Winter Curse skill’s effects but instead began cultivating the Snow Demon Breathing Technique. Instantly, a larger amount of Ice Elemental Power continuously gathered, entering his body. In the Spiritual World, the Frost Wolf Spirit opened its mouth in a roaring stance, instantly absorbing a large amount of Ice Energy! And as the Frost Wolf Spirit refined this Ice Elemental Power, bursts of cold air spread from his body, constantly strengthening him. Seizing the moment, David switched to the Frost Wolf Breathing Technique, channeling all this Energy into his Frost Giant Wolf Bloodline, further stimulating the bloodline’s power! ... In the following time, David continuously trained the Snow Demon Breathing Technique. To quickly familiarize himself with the newfound power, he even sacrificed some dual cultivation time. This made Reina breathe a sigh of relief. When the four of them went back to sleep in the attic on the third floor, she surprisingly felt a sense of relief. Although she did indeed consider how wonderful it would be if she could have Lord Duke all to herself, she knew she couldn’t fully satisfy him alone. ... Another sleepless night. Once David and the others were asleep, he opened the system panel. [Frost Giant Wolf Bloodline: Tier Five (7289/50000)] 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚 [Snow Demon Spirit: Tier Four (1507/10000)] [Ice Element Talent: Intermediate (6230/10000)] The advantage brought by a knight’s physicality in dual cultivation is indeed significant. Despite giving extra care to Amy, the Ice Element Talent is still only halfway, and the growth rate of experience points is a bit slow. However, even an Intermediate Ice Element Talent has brought him numerous benefits, and if he could break through to High, his strength growth speed would surely improve significantly. ... Thus, everything returned to its usual calm. Until a morning half a month later, a figure riding a Gray Wolf rushed into the castle. "Lord, they’re here!" David was having breakfast when he heard the scout knight’s report, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. The Ice Bear Clan, indeed, could not endure and sent troops. Thinking of this, he swept the roasted meat off the table and got up to walk outside. After leaving the castle, he headed straight for the back mountains. In the back mountains, two Snow Wolves sensed their owner’s presence and quickly approached. "Cynthia, I’m taking these Gray Wolves with me." Hearing his words, Cynthia’s face turned a bit solemn, "Yes, these Gray Wolves can follow basic commands without any issues." "You’ve worked hard." Saying this, David mounted Xiaobai. Then, the two Snow Wolves led hundreds of Gray Wolves, swiftly leaving the back mountains. The Gray Wolf Knight with the trained Wolf Cavalry was already waiting outside the castle, each Gray Wolf calmly standing donned in leather armor. After the two forces merged, the Frost Wolf Knight Order, led by David, went straight to Eagle Wing Castle on the front lines.