Hollow Knight: Hallownest

Recently, the knights who were training in the martial arts arena noticed something unusual.

The king came to inspect much more frequently.

Although it may be a bit inappropriate to say this, everyone knows it.

Even when Bai first arrived at the palace, the king only saw him once a day, and most of the time only once every two days. As time went by, the frequency kept decreasing. Before that, it would take a long time for the king to come to the martial arts arena to see Bai, and each time he just left after testing his martial arts, never staying for long.

In the center of the martial arts arena, sand and stones were flying everywhere, black and white intertwined. The aftermath of each collision was almost similar to that of Mo Rong before. The four knights stood far away at the edge of the venue, staring at the center of the battle in silence. It was a long while before a sound was heard.

"When Bai fought with that little guy earlier, I noticed that it held back when sparring with us, but I didn't expect it to hold back so much."

Hegmer sighed and talked about the halo explosion spell. Only then did he see that it actually had a second stage. Although the halo was much smaller in size, the explosion speed was much faster. If it had been used during the previous sparring, he probably wouldn't have dared to get close.

Orgrim looked at the huge spikes that were popping up like bamboo shoots in the distance and nodded in approval, his tone full of envy.

"His Majesty's martial arts are truly unfathomable. Just a little bit of instruction can make Bai far superior to us. Even though this is also due to Bai's own efforts, if it were me, I would definitely be able to reach his level."

After saying that, he was afraid that other knights would misunderstand him, so he quickly added: "I was talking about training time."

His words did not attract the attention of the other knights, or rather, instead of paying attention to Bai's martial arts, they would rather think about why the king came so frequently.

"Could it be that there is some action in the palace recently that requires Bai's presence? Or is it that fatherly love suddenly..."

Isma frowned and stopped talking midway.

She herself didn't believe what she said. The explanation was too forced and pale.

"Is it to push Bai into the public eye, or to choose a day to announce the new knight? If that's the case, it may have to be arranged in advance." Zemor nodded solemnly with a serious expression.

"That shouldn't be possible. It looks like they are going to a battlefield. If they show up like this, I'm afraid it will leave a big psychological shadow on the residents."

The knights chatted with each other, and before they knew it, the battle in the distance had come to an end. The dust cleared and revealed two figures, one tall and one short.

The former bent his knees and leaned in front of the latter, with his head slightly lowered, his posture like a strong sculpture.

The White King looked at it, his eyes seemed relieved, but also a little inexplicable, and there was a smile in his words.

"You have become more proficient in mastering the power of the void. I can feel your efforts. Your progress has far exceeded my expectations."

"But don't slack off in your training just because of my praise. Try to further improve your understanding of the void so that you can better control it."

"That's all for today, you've done great."

King Bai gently stroked Bai's head, turned around, took a few steps, and then disappeared in the martial arts field like smoke, leaving no trace.

At this time, Bai raised his head and looked in the direction where King Bai had just left, and did not stand up for a long time.

......

"I was anxious. I was too anxious."

As the White King walked towards the workshop, the look in his eyes kept changing.

One of the main reasons why he seldom went to the martial arts arena to observe Bai in the past was that his presence too close would suppress the void power in its body.

This phenomenon is obviously due to the inconsistency in the power levels. Even if one's own aura is restrained, it can easily suppress the void power in Bai's body, so one's distance can actually provide him with a better environment.

But during the high-frequency sparring in the past few days, he found that this phenomenon had disappeared!

Even if he did not deliberately control the leakage of his breath, Bai's power was not obviously suppressed. Even when he actively adjusted the degree of his breath release to half a degree higher than before, it did not have much impact. It was not until his breath was released to nearly 70% that the void power in Bai's body began to be suppressed.

This phenomenon is undoubtedly his most surprising discovery so far!

This means that Bai's power has changed fundamentally. In other words,

It has gradually begun to transform from a divine creation into a true god!

The White King lowered his head and walked quickly into the workshop, sitting on the chair in front of the table.

The stone door closed and he laughed wildly.

He hadn't lost his composure like this in a long time, and the advanced nature of the plan made him feel extremely relaxed, as if the ancient god that was pressing on his heart or sealed in his body had completely dissipated, and Holy Nest was no longer a threat.

That is exactly what is going to happen.

The White King's laughter slowly subsided, but the corners of his mouth still remained raised.

He really didn't expect that the plan would go so smoothly, so that the only shortcoming happened to him.

Yes, he had recently gradually discovered that the seal in his body had begun to show signs of loosening.

Although he had never seen the power of the ancient god in the abyss, he already had a certain degree of understanding of the radiation.

We must not give her a second chance to escape.

"We were lucky this time. We were able to seal her with the help of another dream god. But if we let her out again and let her do evil, Holy Nest will definitely suffer a devastating disaster."

He didn't want to use the long history of Hallownest as a gamble for the outcome of this battle.

"If I can hold on a little longer, maybe the sealing will become inevitable." The White King sighed.

"Try to hold off for a few more days. When you are about to give up, take the final step. If I count, that day is not far away."

"Before that, we need to detail all matters before the seal."

Bai Wang opened the manuscript on the table and listed the ideas that had already been organized in his mind on paper one by one. The tip of his pen kept dancing, and when he was about to stop, there was already another pile of ideas on the table.

"The location, the sealing array, and the sealing chains are all ready. When the time comes, I just need to release the radiation, let Bai absorb it, and then activate the sealing chains and the sealing array together, and I can seal her directly inside Bai's body."

"After that, the lines extending from the formation will absorb soul particles from above and below the Holy Nest, providing energy for the sealing formation and the sealing chain. Finally..."

The White King flipped through the stack of papers page by page, checking to see if there was anything missing.

"Then feed the soul particles back to them at the same time to maintain the continuity and monitoring of the sealing formation."

"At this point, the seal is complete."

The last page was left blank, with only three different heads arranged neatly, and three large characters above them:

Dream keeper.