Black Court Mountain was mostly mountainous terrain. Since Rowena was heavily pregnant and inconvenient to move around, Cooper accompanied Russell as he looked around.
They looked at the mountains, looked at the water, and talked about the Second Battle of the Fall.
For the rest of his time there, Russell did not idly wait for his little nephew or niece to be born. Instead, he took the opportunity to continuously cultivate his primordial breath.
Battle Aura Sword Control, Battle Aura Armor Transformation, and Phantom Beast Fusion were all techniques that a First Transformation Phantom Beast Knight urgently needed to train.
In addition, Russell needed to develop primordial breath spells together with Unicorn Polly.
Dream Walk had relied on Little Dream Dragon's dragon flame to evolve into its second stage, the Dream Escape Technique. Whether it could evolve into another stage, and whether more related magic could be developed, would require long-term exploration.
As for Wind Walk, Russell felt that it still had room for further development.
"Ha! Hah!"
On the training grounds of Black Court Castle, Russell and Grove attacked each other with swords, fighting fiercely without either gaining the upper hand. However, it was broadly apparent that Grove was on the offensive while Russell merely defended passively.
They traded blows, and dozens, even hundreds, of exchanges passed.
Grove never found a single opening in Russell's defense. In the end, a flaw appeared in his control of primordial breath, and his fine steel longsword was instantly knocked in two.
Crack!
Grove held his broken sword and said breathlessly, "My lord, I've reached my limit. I still couldn't break through your sword net."
"Alas." Russell sighed and gazed up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle. "Not enough. This level of intensity is far from enough."
Grove said shamefully, "My lord,