Wizard: Starting With the Knights Breathing Method

by Little Merger

Travelling across a different dimension, you have become a noble who has fallen from grace. With the help of a proficiency panel, you can start your liver experience using the ancestral breathing method used by knights. Let us embark on this bizarre and mysterious journey and follow this wizard’s steps one by one

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Levi took advantage of this opportunity and used all his strength to slash again!

Coupled with the might of the lightning in the Lightning Hell, The huge undead spirit collapsed under his sword and dispersed into endless mist.

At the same time, the door to hell opened, and the fog seeped in. It was obvious that he had run away!

Madam Ghost's expression changed. Her most powerful summoned creature had abandoned her and slipped away. Her heart skipped a beat. Since the other party was good at body tempering, she would use mental attacks!

Fourth-Circle Talent: Howl of Resentment!

The spectres around her all opened their mouths like the abstract painting "Scream". The terrifying spiritual force impact gathered into a sharp spike.

"Mind Shock!"

Guillermo, who was protected, cast a mind spell on Madam Ghost. After the remaining mental attacks entered Levi's mind, they were all blocked by the Divine Ring Tower.

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

The bell rang three times!

The mental attack rebounded.

Beside Madam Ghost, countless spirits exploded and dissipated. Her face was pale, and her head felt like it was being pricked by needles.

"You… You actually gave birth to the Divine Tower?"

When her spiritual force attacked, she saw the Divine Tower in Levi's mind. As a Fifth-Circle Wizard, she didn't even have a Divine Tower. This was something that could only be born from a primordial soul.

"He must be the descendant of some giant. Otherwise, how could a mere fourth-circle cultivator be so abnormal?"

Madam Ghost began to think of retreating. Here, her strength was restrained. If it was just the Lightning Hell, she would not be in such a sorry state. However, the strange bugs around this person and him were too strange! It didn't make sense. She began to worry that she might fall.

"Break the array and leave first!"

Fifth-Circle Talent, Divine Spectre Body!

Madam Ghost opened her mouth. All the spectres that were running around in the array were sucked into her body.

In an instant, she transformed into a pitch-black spectre giant that was a thousand feet tall.

With a rip of her hands, the lightning storm in the sky was torn apart. The entire Lightning Hell was torn open, revealing the normal world outside.

There were a total of 20 Lizardmen figures. Judging from their auras, these Lizardmen were actually comparable to level 4.

"Praise the Emperor!"

The attacks of all the Ancient Saints gathered together under the enhancement of the Purgatory Ghost Killing Array!

Boom!

Another fifth-circle attack came. The spectre giant that had just leaped out and was about to retreat was sent flying back.

Below it, a thick sword qi shot into the sky. The spectre giant was split into two.

Madam Ghost's panicked expression was revealed.

"If you dare to kill me, the Spirit Catcher Steeple won't let you off!"

Seeing that Levi was unwilling to give up, Madam Ghost made up her mind and detonated the giant.

Tens of thousands of spectres exploded in unison.

The Lightning Hell was shattered and could no longer recover. In the face of such a large-scale attack, a portion of the entire Seven Kings of Hell array was destroyed.

Madam Ghost turned into a black light and was about to disappear. A fire snake quickly attacked from below.

Levi's strongest attack had finally made its move!

The World Burning Flame Snake with power exceeding 300 Cas!

It was as if an oil barrel had exploded, and flames swept through the sky. Countless spectres were burned into nothingness. However, a phantom still rushed out of the fire. It was Madam Ghost, who was wearing a shroud.

Despite so many powerful attacks, she still did not die. This Fifth-Ring Wizard Tool was the main reason!

Levi's cloak fluttered and the Thunder Dragon flashed. He turned into a blood light and activated Scarlet Escape without hesitation.

Soon, he caught up to Madam Ghost.

At the same time, array items flew out.

Fourth-Circle Array—Demon Cage!

Madam Ghost was colliding with them, and she couldn't get away for the time being.

Protected by the Shroud, it charged toward Levi.

"Petrification!"

"Snake Eye Demon Art!"

The two pitch-black magic rings on Levi's fingers emitted dark light one after another.

It was a pity that even with the blessing of the Lovers Rune, it still didn't work. But Levi hadn't counted on that in the first place.

He propped up his defense and fought Madam Ghost again.

Leon also joined the battle. The little guy was sent flying by Madam Ghost again and again and ran over again.

The Ancient Saint, corpse demon, Phoenix, and Owens also joined.

A group of people surrounded Madam Ghost and attacked her.

With Levi's decisive slash, Madam Ghost's shroud, this fifth-circle Wizard Tool, was torn open. Without the fifth-circle Wizard Tool, she was already exhausted. Leon hugged her face and gnawed on it.

As they fought, Levi realized that Madam Ghost's head was gone. Her life force quickly dissipated.

"Stop fighting. She's dead."

On the other side, Leon was snacking on Madam Ghost's head. Even her twisted, struggling, and unwilling soul was bitten and devoured.

At the same time, a green skull-like Soul Imprint appeared. The mark didn't fly toward Levi. Instead, it flew toward Leon. It was as if it wanted to brand Leon. It could be said that it was walking into a tiger's den and courting death. Leon, who didn't know the truth, grabbed it and ate it too.

"Wow, this is delicious!"

Leon spun around happily. Levi's heart fluttered. That skull was the symbol of the Painful Banshee.

He quickly cleaned up the battlefield, took away the knights under the island, and put away the array of the Seven Kings of Hell.

As Levi recited the incantation, the detonation array that he had buried under the island was awakened.

Amidst the loud bang and dust, Dusk Island began to sink.

"Goodbye, Dusk Island."

Dusk Island.

The island that had carried the history of the holy temple for more than a hundred years slowly sank. To the vast and boundless sea, it was not even a wave.

Levi's figure faded into the distance. He didn't bother to rest. He looked at the former Seven Kingdoms Continent and the current Nine Nations Continent.

Behind him, twenty elders stood solemnly in the sky.

"Come with me!"

To cut grass, one had to remove the roots!

Although Madam Ghost was dead, she still had a base in the human world. That was the Spectre Kingdom. There should still be her subordinates there. Since he had already killed Madam Ghost, he would go all out and completely uproot her faction. This way, he could better protect himself! Otherwise, when the headquarters of the Spirit Catcher Steeple came to investigate, they might even be able to trace it back to Levi.

Levi put the Ancient Saint, the corpse demon, and the others into Alice's ring. He flew towards the Spectre Kingdom as fast as he could.

…

In the subspace, the Realm of Hell.

This place was like hell, filled with negative energy. Death energy, miasma, poisonous gas… It was simply a forbidden area for life.

On the ancient battlefield that could be seen everywhere, weak undead were wandering everywhere.

As Nora's sub-dimensional portal, this place was originally not like this. After the end of the Ancient Era, some powerful existences in Hell had once led a vast army of Archdevils of Hell and countless devil lords and little demons to invade this place. A war broke out between the existence of hell and the Legendary Wizard here.

In the end, the existences of hell were killed and died here, just like the Wizard Fall phenomenon of wizards. It was a hellish existence comparable to the gods and the Archdevil of Hell's corpse. After death, it still contaminated this sub-dimensional portal. The existence of hell had even turned this place into a "purgatory on earth" with a vicious curse.

Endless negative energy filled this place. Most traditional Elementalist School wizards avoided it.

Only a small group of people remained. This was the School of Death.

Apart from "high-level" maps like Hell and the Underworld, no place was more suitable for them to cultivate than this place. Moreover, because they often studied corpses, they were accompanied by those dirty things.

The School of Death was still often stereotyped. Evil, cunning, brutal, and so on. This made it relatively easy for the wizards of the School of Death to be isolated by other schools.

The reclusive wizards of the School of Death were very happy about this. Here, they continued to take root, grow stronger, and develop until today. It had already become second only to the four traditional schools.

With a Legendary Wizard in charge, the Death Wizards became tougher. It was different from the Endless Sea, where the administrative area was divided by the number of rings. The Realm of Hell was divided into four regions.

Decay Swamp, Howling Wilderness, Dragon Bone Mountain Range, Devil Plains.

Every region had a high-level wizard organization similar to the six towers of the Endless Sea.

In the Howling Wilderness, the dominating party was the Undead Spirit Steeple.

As an organization that had given birth to several Grand Wizards, the Undead Spirit Steeple had faced pressure from its neighbors in recent years.

This neighbor was the Spirit Catcher Steeple. Other than the fact that no archmages had been born, the Spirit Catcher Steeple was not inferior to the Undead Spirit Steeple in terms of the number of primordial soul wizards.

The reason was that two primordial soul wizards in the Spirit Catcher Steeple were about to die. They were all lucky enough to become lichs.

One of them was a famous figure in the Howling Wilderness.

Painful Banshee!

Somewhere in the wilderness, hundreds of thousands of feet underground, there was a luxurious underground palace. There were terrifying undead creatures everywhere.

Even a Fifth-Circle Wizard would avoid some powerful existences. For example, the huge bone dragon lying in the underground lake had an aura comparable to that of a primordial soul wizard.

If it was Levi, a Dragon School of Thought Master who knew his stuff, it was obvious at a glance that this bone dragon should have been a pure-blooded Dragon Clan when it was alive. However, it seemed that it had become an undead creature when it was still in its growth stage.

In the wizard tower at the center of the underground palace, a pale witch in a black robe was conducting an experiment in the laboratory with a focused expression.

She was the Painful Banshee, Amira.

In her long lifespan, the lich's favorite thing to do was research. Because they had lived for a long time, lichs were more knowledgeable than regular primordial soul wizards. Not only that, but their strength was also above average. They had honed their spells to perfection, and the number of spells they had mastered was far higher than others.

"The 864th experiment failed…"

The Painful Banshee looked at the data in front of her, her heart calm.

"How can I solve the problem of the lich meditating without increasing my spiritual force? Can it be that without matter, one's spirit cannot be entrusted and strengthened? Then, how did the astral world where the gods are located exist and operate? If the astral world is formed by the spiritual force projection of living beings, the gods of the astral world should be some kind of 'pure mental energy body'. The gods can grow stronger by absorbing the power of faith. Then why can't my primordial soul grow stronger through meditation after leaving my body?

"I really want to… I really want to capture a god to study!"

Amira's eyes were eager. She craved knowledge, strength, and… true immortality!

Currently, the lich could only be considered a longevity species.

According to her research, after transforming into a lich, her life expectancy could be two to three times longer than her original life expectancy, but this depended on the individual.

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Even if a Legendary Wizard turned into a lich, he would have a lifespan of 30,000 years maximum. However, so far, no Legendary Wizard had successfully transformed.

"Let's continue. Begin experiment 865."

The Painful Banshee was not discouraged. If a thousand times didn't work, then ten thousand times might do the trick.

At this moment, a crazy woman-like figure appeared in the underground palace.

"What is it?" The Painful Banshee asked with a frown.

The crazy lady was Mistress Cruel, Isabella. She knelt on the ground and lowered her head.

"Teacher… there's news from the organization that Nala is dead."

"So be it. The dead can't be resurrected. Don't disturb my experiment."

The Painful Banshee said coldly and mercilessly.

If it wasn't for the organization's mission, she didn't want to take in a disciple. As a lich who had lived for three thousand years, these people's level of knowledge was on a completely different level from hers. There was no use in taking them in. It was a waste of her time. However, for the sake of the continuation of the organization, the Spirit Catcher Steeple required every primordial soul wizard to develop at least three Fifth-Circle Wizards every thousand years.

The Painful Banshee only developed three disciples to meet her performance indicator.

Mistress Cruel, Madam Ghost, Wildbone wizard.

Among them, because Mistress Cruel was the most talented, she had a chance of advancing to the primordial soul in the future. That was why the Painful Banshee paid more attention to her. As for the other two, they had long been set free.

"Teacher, the organization wants me to investigate the truth in the human world. At the same time, take over Nala's role in hosting the Human Division."

Mistress Cruel said in a low voice.

"Go ahead. However, you want to avenge your stupid son, right? Other than causing trouble every day, it's useless. If it were me, I would rather make such a son into a corpse puppet," the Painful Banshee said.

Mistress Cruel remained silent. Clearly, her teacher was right. Although she was crazy, her maternal love for Barzan was real. Most wizards did not want to be dragged down by their children to cultivate. They all only started to give birth after their cultivation was successful. They could even establish a wizard family and spread their roots, leaving their traces before they died.

Many of such wizards treated their descendants as tools. Their feelings were very indifferent. However, Mistress Cruel was different. She came from the human world. Before she became a wizard, she already had a child.

Later, both mother and son were tested to have wizard talent, so she took Barzan on a wizard journey together. She was very talented while Barzan was just average. She was only eighteen years older than Barzan. She was already a fifth-circle senior, but Barzan was only a fourth-circle body-refining wizard before he died. In fact, without her help, Barzan's fourth-circle would have been very difficult.

After some thought, Mistress Cruel said, "Teacher… I'm sorry, but I only have Barzan as a child. The thought that he wouldn't even have a chance to reincarnate, that the murderer might still be at large, I can't control my emotions. I'm afraid that I'll go completely crazy… I have to solve this problem! Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to pursue the path of the primordial soul."

After a long silence, the Painful Banshee said in a low voice, "Don't cause trouble for me outside. I just want to quietly do my research. After you reach the fifth-circle, our master-disciple status will be severed. Even if you die, I won't stand up for you. These trivial matters are not worth my time. Remember, I raised the three of you to help my teacher and the organization. I also hope that you can stop worrying after this matter is resolved. If you spend your time on learning and cultivation, with your talent, there's still hope for you to advance to the primordial soul."

After hearing this, Mistress Cruel was a little disappointed, but she didn't dare to show it.

She promised, "I understand. I can solve it myself!"

The Painful Banshee sighed as she watched Mistress Cruel leave.

The reason why she could transform into a lich was with the help of her teacher, the Tower Master of the Spirit Catcher Steeple. Therefore, there was no way for her to abandon the organization. Her teacher was only one step away from stepping into the Grand Wizard realm when he was alive.

However, in the end, his lifespan was about to end, and he had no choice but to become a lich.

He was already 5,000 years old. Under normal circumstances, this was the lifespan of a Grand Wizard. The accumulation of 5,000 years made her teacher stronger and stronger.

It could be said that in the entire Realm of Hell, only a handful of people who could be compared to her teacher other than Grand Wizards.

However, her teacher was not satisfied. He still wanted to step into the Grand Wizard realm, or even legendary!

Therefore, he never stopped experimenting and researching to solve the problem of the stagnation of the lich's spiritual force.

Her teacher was very normal until an experiment accident more than a thousand years ago. He went missing for hundreds of years. During this period, no one knew where he went.

After he returned, his temper became more and more eccentric, irritable, and crazy.

It was also during that period of time that the Spirit Catcher Steeple was led by him.

It began to grow savagely, expand rapidly, and make enemies everywhere. It almost had a conflict with the veteran organization, the Undead Spirit Steeple.

In the end, a high-level wizard war did not break out under the mediation and deterrence of a Grand Wizard in the congress.

As for her teacher, many people secretly called him: Crazy Lich Pan.

…

On this day.

In the sky above the forbidden spectre area, a figure appeared.

Behind Levi, the sages of the Senior State Assembly, the corpse demons, and the puppets stood in the air.

He gave the order, "Destroy this place!"

The Ancient Saint entered the Uninhabited Realm and killed wantonly.

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Leon was like a demon, causing the spectres and souls to avoid him.

Colorful attacks rained down one after another. In the end, the entire restricted region was razed to the ground under the indiscriminate bombardment.

All of Madam Ghost's subordinates were killed.

Levi had also purified the undead creatures in the forbidden area with flames.

"Let's go!"

Levi recalled his troops. After cleaning up the battlefield, they quickly retreated. The commotion here was too loud. Soon, there would probably be people watching.

The next day, Levi returned to the Ancient Saint plane.

After consuming some healing potions, he endured the pain and began to set up an array.

"Dusk Island is gone. We can't lose the Ancient Saint plane."

It wasn't just because of a small plane.

On this day of the plane convergence, no small plane near Nora was more aloof from worldly affairs than the Ancient Saint plane.

As an experimental ground, Sauron must have used some methods to isolate the Ancient Saint plane to avoid being found by other primordial soul wizards on plane travel.

Now, because of the irresistible force of plane convergence, the Ancient Saint Plane inevitably bordered Nora. The entrance also began to appear in the human world.

Levi must secure this entrance. Before he grew up, this would be his last home.

After setting up the fourth-circle array at the entrance of the plane, Levi was exhausted to the extreme.

He had prepared for a year or two for this fifth-circle battle. During this period of time, he had been extremely tense and mentally and physically exhausted. This was something that even a powerful physique could not change.

Levi asked the Ancient Saint and the corpse demon to guard the entrance while he returned to the Emperor's Palace. He was not even in the mood to count the spoils of war. After taking some medicine to nourish his body and mind, he closed his eyes. He didn't even know when he last slept.

This sleep lasted three months. There was no panel, no cultivate, no worries. It was just sleep. He slept until the Month of Northern Wind.

The cold wind in the Northern Territory blew to the south of the Peacock Kingdom again. Along with them were the Blue Frost Undead that covered the entire mountain, as well as the three Frost Bone Dragons that swept through everything. It was winter this year.

Under the mobilization of the church, an intense battle broke out between the Peacock Kingdom's army and the Blue Frost Undead. The battle line stretched across the entire northern and southern borders.

The price of mithril kept rising.

The "War of the North Wind" that could change the fate of the kingdom had begun. To fight against the undead spirits, the Church summoned knights to the front line in the name of a benevolent father.

The regular army and militia were all on the battlefield. Even so, they were still forced to retreat.

The Blue Frost Lord's daughter on the Frost Bone Dragon's back had the terrifying ability to transform mortals into blue frost.

Coupled with the undying characteristics of the Blue Frost Undead, it caused the undead army to increase in numbers and grow like a snowball.

Saint Ye Lin and Saint Teresa had no choice but to use their strongest Sealed Artifacts. They paid a huge price to join forces to defeat the Blue Frost Lord's daughter.

Of the three bone dragons, two had died, and only one was left. It fled back to the Blue Frost Plane with the severely injured Blue Frost Lord's daughter.

However, this did not change the fact that the "War of the North Wind" was about to end.

Unless they could crack the unsolvable "blue frost" and prevent the mortals from being corroded.

It was rumored that saints had already prayed to the astral world, praying for the gods to send divine power.

However, judging from the continuous defeat of the kingdom's army, be it the Heavenly Father or the Mother of Earth, there was no response.

When it rained, it poured. No one knew how long it would last. The rumor that the devil had appeared in the human world gradually spread, but no one knew if it was true.

Meanwhile, in the Lost Mountain Range, the conflict between the Benevolent Father Empire and the Molten Kingdom continued to escalate.

The Church of Eternity felt that the existence of their neighbor's benevolent father empire would endanger their rule.

After sending troops to the Lost Mountain Range many times, the final outcome was not ideal. The situation of the Nine Nations Continent standing side by side was a foregone conclusion.

The era of the devils has arrived. When immortals fought, mortals suffered. Whether it was a peaceful era or a dark and chaotic world, the most bitter ones were ultimately mortals who were used as tools and firewood by various big shots of interest groups.

On this day, in the sea area where Dusk Island used to be.

Saint Estella was wearing a starry dress in the air. Her beautiful face was filled with confusion as she looked at the empty sea. Beside her was a burly man with a heroic aura.

"He wasn't at home every time I came before, but this time… his home is gone," Estella said helplessly.

"A saint-level battle once broke out here." Dragon's expression was solemn. He grabbed at the air, and the ruins of a holy temple appeared in front of him.

"I heard that the restricted area in the Gaia Kingdom also disappeared a few months ago. It should be related to the disappearance of this place," Estella said.

"Who is it that can destroy a forbidden area? A Fifth-Circle Wizard is guarding it. Madam Ghost's strength is enough to make Teresa wary. In this world, who can defeat Madam Ghost other than Groudon?" Dragon was puzzled.

"It should be an internal conflict between wizards. It has nothing to do with us. Let's go. It seems like he doesn't want to work with us anymore." Estella was slightly disappointed.

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Month of Winter.

Levi woke up in the Emperor's Palace.

At this moment, he was like a metamorphosis. He was in high spirits and full of vigor.

"We still have to strike a balance between work and rest."

After waking up, Levi called the Feather King over.

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"During this period of time, nothing happened in the Empire, right?"

"No."

"Then let's retreat."

Levi left the Emperor's Palace and arrived at the plane's entrance.

He asked the Ancient Saint guarding this place and the Poison Fire Corpse Demon. In the end, he confirmed that it had been three months since he destroyed Madam Ghost and the forbidden area.

The organization behind her did not come looking for her.

He had already asked Leon to devour all the tracking marks and souls of those people. He had truly destroyed their corpses.

He felt that unless a primordial soul wizard personally came to the Spirit Catcher Steeple, he wouldn't have been able to find him. Even if he found out Levi did it, he wouldn't be afraid.

As long as the coordinates of the Ancient Saint plane were not exposed and he hid here, no one would be able to find him.

After confirming that he was safe for the time being, Levi returned to the Emperor's Palace happily. This time, he had killed a genuine Fifth-Circle Wizard. He would definitely gain a lot.

To leave some anticipation, Levi placed Madam Ghost's storage bags for last and started opening the storage bags. He first checked the storage bags of those ordinary wizards.

Then, he looked happy. The small fries under Madam Ghost provided him with a total of three million Aether Stones.

"I'm rich! Originally, I only had two million Aether Stones left… In an instant, I have another five million."

There was no way he could spend it all!

Levi felt refreshed. Previously, he had spent a lot of money to study the fourth-circle array. As expected, the only way to solve one's worries was to become rich!

In addition, there were dozens of various Wizard Tools. Most of them were low-level Wizard Tools. There were only five third-circle and above Wizard Tools, and only one fourth-circle Wizard Tool.

"They're all from the Death Sect, and many of them are standard Wizard Tools from the Spirit Catcher Steeple. I can't deal with them for the time being… I'll keep them for now."

With Levi's current Weapon Refinement, array realm, and knowledge level, he didn't even need to find Newt to appraise those low-level Wizard Tools, and he knew how to use them.

He chose some Wizard Tools that were useful for the development of the organization and the empire. He then placed them in the treasury of the Dusk Holy Temple and the Psionic Academy. Spell Casters who contributed enough could exchange for them. As for the rest, he would find time to get rid of them.

As for other resources and medicinal herbs…

They were all related to the School of Death. These miscellaneous items, together with the Wizard Tools, were worth at least two million Aether Stones.

It was just that he could not cash it out for the time being. Levi estimated that he had to go to the Realm of Hell if he wanted to sell these things quickly.

In other places, the School of Death wizards were scattered and could not be digested in a short period of time. However, if he went to the Realm of Hell to deal with it, he might be targeted by the Spirit Catcher Steeple. He didn't think about this for the time being.

After sorting out the spoils of war and categorizing them, Levi stored more than 100 types of spell knowledge from the School of Death, from cantrips to fourth-circle spells, into his knowledge base. He thought about it and waited to finish learning the Elementalist School's innate spells. He began to learn about life, death, and other factions.

Finally, Levi rubbed his hands and looked at Madam Ghost's storage bags excitedly. It took him a lot of effort to break the restriction on the storage bags with his knowledge of arrays.

A terrifying spectre appeared and attempted to attack Levi's mind. It was grabbed by Levi's large hand that was wrapped in blood qi and turned into ashes.

The storage bags were filled with Aether Stones, blinding Levi. After scanning with his spiritual force, Levi was pleasantly surprised.

"5.6 million Aether Stones… What a rich lady. And this is just an ordinary Fifth-Circle Wizard. If it's someone like Blue Dragon Lady or Sorrett, their assets would probably be in the tens of millions?"

Levi's imagination ran wild. He put the Aether Stones into his storage ring.

"10.6 million Aether Stones…"

It was like a dream. He still couldn't believe it when he woke up.

Tens of millions of Aether Stones in cash!

Who else could be this rich?

What Levi didn't know was…

Actually, most ordinary fifth-circle wizards did not usually have so much cash on them. Everyone would only leave some as backup and exchange them for Wizard Tools or resources to increase their strength.

Madam Ghost was so rich because Spirit Catcher Steeple sent her to establish a branch in the human world. A portion of it was publicly funded by the Spirit Catcher Steeple!

Now, all this money went to Levi. All of it.

"There are so many Aether Stones. If it were an ordinary Fourth-Circle Wizard, they would only earn money and not spend it. It might take several generations to save them… I'm considered a damned rich person."

Of course, 10 million seemed like a lot.

It was only the price of two top-grade fifth-circle magic artifacts that could not be spent.

"I don't need a Wizard Tool. Just the Fire Ouroboros alone is enough for me to use for the fifth-circle realm. I have to plan this money well. I have to use good steel on the blade. The hard requirement is the ingredients for the meditation supplementary potion. I must spend this.

"There are still more than ten years until the Dark Ancient Tower opens. Before it opens, I must prepare enough potion materials for decades. I don't want my cultivation progress to slow down because I can't find enough raw materials inside. Then, there is the knowledge inheritance. I have to buy this too. Knowledge is the ladder of progress, and it is also the condition for the panel to evolve.

"Only by mastering more knowledge can any transcendent profession understand the reason."

In his storage bags, other than the Aether Stones, there were only a few spell crystal balls. Levi went through them one by one. They were all fifth-circle spells, some from the School of Death, and some from other schools. He had collected a total of five fifth-circle spells.

Among them, the spell that was most useful to Levi was the fifth-circle "Summoning Undead Spirits".

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This spell could summon a level 5 existence like the scythe undead spirit. Such undead spirits usually lived on the fifth level of Hell.

Of course, it was also possible for it to appear on the first few levels, but the probability was not high.

Generally speaking, the deeper one went into hell, the richer the negative energy. Just like the roots of plants, whether it was demons or undead, if they had the strength, they would go deeper.

Of course, there were always some existences like the Duke of Blood Lake who might try their best to sneak to the front to avoid their enemies or other motives.

After depositing Madam Ghost's knowledge into his knowledge base, he realized that he already had about 3,000 cantrip models. There were even 132 rare third-circle spell models, 41 fourth-circle spell models, and 9 fifth-circle spell models. With so much knowledge, Levi could create his own Fifth-Circle Wizard organization.

Back then, the Gray Tower's knowledge base was nothing compared to Levi's.

Levi would incorporate this knowledge into the Dusk Holy Temple's knowledge management system. It allowed those with wizard talent to exchange for cultivation. At the same time, the Psionic Academy of the Ancient Dragon Empire could also supplement their knowledge.

Madam Ghost's storage bags were like a huge treasure vault. Including the shroud that Levi had torn apart, Levi had also obtained more than ten Wizard Tools from Madam Ghost. Moreover, they were all third-circle and above…

These Wizard Tools were not only limited to the School of Death. Other schools also had them. It was obvious that Madam Ghost had done a lot of killing and arson.

Among these Wizard Tools, a fourth-circle Wizard Tool that looked like a book caught Levi's attention. On the surface of the book, twisted vengeful spirits were drawn. They kept squirming and changing shape, trying to get out of the book.

"The Book of the Undead."

Under the cover of the book was the name of the creator.

"Soul Drawing Demon Wizard Wagner! It's him…"

Levi's heart skipped a beat.

This was the black wizard that the Immortal Banyan Dragon had mentioned back then. She also obtained a primordial soul Wizard Tool Book of Ten Thousand Spirits.

This Wizard Tool was similar to the Book of Ten Thousand Spirits. However, it looked even more ancient and the aura of time was even thicker.

Levi guessed that this Book of the Undead might be an early creation of the Soul Drawing Demon Wizard. Therefore, its functions should be similar to the Book of Ten Thousand Spirits, but it was a low-end version.

He looked at it. There was another paragraph on the title page of the Book of the Undead.

[Everyone will die, except me!]

"How arrogant… Didn't you get hammered to death by the Immortal Banyan Dragon? Don't plant flags randomly, buddy."

Levi flipped open the Book of the Undead and realized there were methods to use it. There were even methods to create and advance the Book of the Undead. It was as if the Soul Drawing Demon Wizard had deliberately allowed the wizard who had obtained this book to use the Book of the Undead. In other words, Levi could use it without an appraisal.

This made Levi pay special attention to this Wizard Tool. He was worried that this was a trap the Soul Drawing Demon Wizard had set up.

The Book of the Undead had two functions.

One was to summon undead spirits. As long as one recited the incantation in the book, even if one was not a wizard from the School of Death, they could summon a level 4 undead from hell to fight for them.

The other function was to seal the undead. The Book of Undead could seal spirit-type creatures in the book as the "artifact spirit" of the book.

During the battle, he would release these undead spirits to deal with the enemy.

A fourth-circle Book of Dead Souls could seal a hundred dead souls.

Among them, a level 4 undead spirit had to be the main artifact spirit. Of course, there couldn't be too many high-level undead spirits. This way, the Book of Death wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Undead spirits would backfire on wizards, and the consequences would be serious.

The Book of the Undead was a Wizard Tool that could grow. It was also very simple to grow.

Firstly, the user had to ask the weapon craftsman to use level 5 negative energy materials to strengthen and upgrade the Book of the Undead. Then, as he advanced the main artifact spirit to level 5, a fifth-circle Wizard Tool would be born. After growing, the upper limit of sealing undead would become 1,000.

"It's a very powerful Wizard Tool… but it's a little dangerous."

Levi opened the Book of the Undead. Every page was sealed with an undead spirit. The weakest of these undead were at the first-circle level. They were much stronger than those ghosts. The more he flipped, the stronger the sealed undead became.

Second-circle, third-circle…

He reached the last three pages.

Levi saw three level 4 undead with different forms.

They were a headless swordsman undead spirit riding a skeletal warhorse, a girl undead spirit holding a broken doll, and even a scythe undead spirit.

However, the aura of this scythe undead spirit was much weaker than the level 5 undead spirit that had escaped back to hell.

"Headless Swordsman, Vengeful Spirit Girl, Scythe Demon Spirit… They all have powerful and strange abilities. If they have the opportunity, they can all advance to level 5!"

These were Madam Ghost's most important collections. The strongest was the Headless Swordsman, who was also the main artifact spirit of the Book of the Undead.

He was already at the peak of level 4 and had mastered a powerful sword skill. If not for the fact that Madam Ghost was worried that the Book of the Undead wouldn't be able to hold on, she might have already helped him advance to a level 5 evil spirit. At that time, she would have a fifth-circle Wizard Tool.

The Vengeful Spirit Girl had a strange "curse" ability.

As for the Scythe Demon Spirit, Levi had already seen its enhanced version.

With a single slash, he shattered all his defenses and even severely injured him. If not for the fact that the scythe was of average quality and was shattered by the Crimson Dragon Slash, Leon might not have been able to scare the other party away.

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Levi closed the Book of the Undead.

"Although it's a Fourth-Circle Wizard Tool, its true power is stronger than some Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool!

"Unless you encounter someone like Leon, who is the nemesis of undead spirits, with this Wizard Tool, you are almost invincible in the same realm!"

He had no intention of refining this book for the time being. He would think about it after he studied it thoroughly.

Beside the Book of the Undead was a large pile of materials.

"Level 5 Soul Nurturing Wood, Level 5 Dark Ghoul Skin…"

These materials were extremely unorthodox.

Levi knew them because the Book of the Undead mentioned these materials. Their function was to advance them to the fifth-circle through refinement! At that time, there would be hundreds or even thousands of undead spirits. With the Book of the Undead in hand, he could incarnate the Undead Calamity and sweep through everything!

"Madam Ghost originally wanted to use these materials to advance the Book of the Undead to the fifth-circle.

"However, these materials aren't complete… There's still a portion missing. They're all produced only in Hell. This is troublesome."

Levi kept the Book of the Undead for later disposal. This was the most valuable thing on Madam Ghost. Moreover, the Book of the Undead was similar to the Gargamel's Book of Seals.

The difference was that the Book of the Undead could only seal spiritual creatures. As for the Gargamel, it could seal any creature, even a wizard!

Therefore, it was different from ordinary transcendent creature spaces. The Book of the Undead could be brought into the Dark Tower!

To make the trip to the Dark Ancient Tower smoother, Levi felt that he still had to refine it in the future. This way, his strength could also increase by a lot. Facing a Fifth-Circle Wizard in the ancient tower gave him more confidence.

As for the shroud, it had already been torn. In addition, there was no appraisal, so Levi didn't know how to use it. He kept it. He would appraise it when he had the chance in the future. If it was valuable, he would keep it. If not, he would sell it.

"Using something as inauspicious as a shroud to make a Wizard Tool… He's courting death."

Levi was in a good mood after counting Madam Ghost's spoils of war. Madam Ghost had dropped too many Fate Coins!

It was enough for Levi to hide in the human world and the Ancient Saint plane for a long time.

Levi found that Leon was the greatest contributor to the battle after reviewing the battle with Madam Ghost. He looked at the sleeping little guy in the Greenfield Immortal House.

"No matter what, I have to bring Leon in. He can be my backer."

Levi could only think of two ways to bring Leon in.

First, he would give Leon the key to the Dark Ancient Tower. When the time came to open it, Leon would enter.

However, he had heard from Triss that after the Dark Ancient Tower teleported in, everyone would randomly appear on the first level. This meant that he would be separated from Leon.

The Dark Ancient Tower was vast and boundless. If Leon was lost inside or killed by someone else, he would not be able to bear such a loss.

There was only the second method. He found a Wizard Tool similar to the Gargamel's Book of Seals. He used this Wizard Tool to temporarily seal Leon inside. After entering the Dark Ancient Tower, he could remove the seal.

"Shadow Wolf Matthias."

Levi muttered in his heart as his mind turned.

It took him so long to kill a Madam Ghost. He had planned meticulously and used all his trump cards, relying on the grand array to barely do it.

Shadow Wolf was a fifth-circle senior wizard.

Actually, even two or three Madam Ghosts might not be his match. Without external help, it was very difficult to do.

"Forget it, what am I thinking? Levi, you're getting arrogant. You're starting to want to take the initiative to hunt Fifth-Circle Wizards."

Levi pushed away this dangerous thought.

However, he still decided to pay more attention to Shadow Wolf's information. If there was a chance to take advantage of the situation, he could still give it a try.

As for buying a Wizard Tool worth millions from a Fifth-Circle Wizard?

With his fourth-circle strength, he was telling Shadow Wolf:

"I'm stupid and rich. Come and kill me and drop Fate Coins!"

Shadow Circle did not have a good reputation.

This branch leader wasn't a good person either.

In the following days, Levi did not step out. The experience of cultivating in the Ancient Saint plane all day was like a turtle, quietly lying dormant.

However, he would visit Rosa Witch every once in a while to help her do what she wanted in exchange for some information about the human world.

People had to hide, but they couldn't go into seclusion and lock down the country. He had to understand the general trends of the world and cater to the trends of the times to continuously improve.

In the blink of an eye, a new year arrived.

Holy Brilliance Calendar Year 1147, Month of Beginning.

The 46th round table meeting of the Twilight Knights ended perfectly.

Of the current members of the Twilight Knights, only the Golden Lion Knight and the Divine Light Knight stayed in the holy temple.

The Dark Moon Knight was training in the Nine Nations Continent while the Blood Knight explored the Forsaken Land of the God.

The Black Knight and Emperor Mu were in the Earth Realm.

Hogg was in the Realm of Crimson, looking for an opportunity to break through.

Everyone was far away from each other, so the scenery they saw was different.

Levi had also obtained more information through them.

It was also this month, in the Gaia Kingdom, which used to be a forbidden area for spectres.

A figure approached from afar. She looked ordinary and was wearing a black robe. Under her calm face, there was a faint hint of madness.

It was Mistress Cruel.

Her eyes were red and filled with killing intent as she looked at the palace relic that had turned into scorched earth.

She whistled.

A slender dog-form corpse puppet appeared.

The ability of the Craftsman Sect's Death Wizard was to create powerful corpse puppets. What was refined from humans and humanoid creatures were corpse demons. The others were all corpse puppets.

The main ingredient of her corpse puppet was called the Soul Shepherding Hound. She had paid a huge price to obtain it. It was to avenge her son on this trip to the human world!

These hell creatures came from the Underworld. Its body contained the blood of one of the legendary guardians of the Underworld, the Three-Headed Hellhound.

They could freely travel between the material plane, hell, and the Underworld. They would bring the souls that should have entered the Underworld Source River to reincarnate but stayed outside back to the Underworld.

"It's up to you."

Mistress Cruel touched the head of the dog-like corpse puppet. The corpse puppet drooled as it affectionately rubbed against Mistress Cruel's leg. She wanted to use the corpse puppet to search for the lost souls of the Spirit Catcher Steeple members who were killed by the murderer before they entered the Underworld Source River.

She would find them and use a secret technique to make them speak. This way, she might be able to find some clues.

With her intuition as a mother, she felt that the murderer who killed Barzan and the murderer who killed Madam Ghost were the same person.

It was Levi!

If she could use the souls of these dead people to restore the situation, she might be able to locate Levi and capture him alive. She would refine him into a corpse demon.

A smile appeared on her face.

She wanted to refine Levi into Barzan.

She wanted him to call her "Mom" every day!

The corpse puppet sniffed around, then turned into a ray of light and disappeared from the forbidden area. Mistress Cruel stood there without moving, quietly waiting for the result.

Seven days later, in the wilderness of the forbidden area, the corpse puppet carefully came to Mistress Cruel's side and shook its head.

Mistress Cruel's expectant gaze gradually fell flat.

"Why?" she asked.

The corpse puppet roared in a low voice and told Mistress Cruel the answer.

"The souls of the deceased didn't enter Hell, nor did they pass through the Underworld. They were all intercepted by a certain existence. I can't find them. I'm sorry, Mom, I'm sorry…"

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The Holy Brilliance Calendar, Year 1048, Month of Flowers

Dimension of the Ancient Saint, Emperor's Palace.

"Haha, it's done!"

In the mountain forest, Levi's triumphant laughter echoed.

He rose from the ground, shattering the earth beneath him.

Radiant hues surrounded him, layer upon layer of armor materializing.

Golden scales, golden witch body, icy wood body, heavy water barrier, earth dragon barrier, golden snake dharma idol, crimson emperor dharma idol, golden dragon heavenly shield!

Beyond these eight layers of protection, countless rocks and soil converged towards Levi, enveloping him in the sky above!

In the blink of an eye, a spherical shape about ten zhang in diameter formed, its color akin to earth, composed of layers of compressed and solidified earth and stone.

It was enhanced by spells, harder than luminant gold.

"Boom."

Levi, sealed within the earth and stone, whispered softly.

In an instant, the earthy sphere exploded.

The shockwave of flying debris covered a radius of several li.

The power of this explosion was truly intimidating.

"Ninth-layer defense, Fourth Circle spell: Earth Burst Barrier!"

Earth Burst Barrier: Ninth Rank (1/150,000).

…

Levi relaxed as he dispelled the protection.

Before the battle with Madam Ghost, Levi had started preparing his Fourth Circle protective force field.

But he hadn't succeeded in his research until now, nearly two years after Madam Ghost's departure.

In that battle, as a Fourth Circle Wizard, he was critically injured by a Level Five Scythe Demon Spirit from another realm.

It made him realize that his armor was still not enough!

So, he diligently began researching his Fourth Circle protective force field.

Levi chose the Ocean Faction's spell fusion for his Third Circle protective force field, while for his Fourth Circle field, he opted for the Earth Faction.

Of course, in naming, he followed the convention of his Third Circle, using the term "barrier."

He named it "Earth Burst Barrier."

The reason for the name "Earth Burst" was because this barrier could indeed… burst.

In other words, it was both a defensive spell and an area attack spell.

In terms of defense, the current Ninth Rank Earth Burst Barrier was already on par with the perfected Ninth Rank Heavy Water Barrier.

As the top-tier Fourth Circle spell researched by Levi, the Earth Burst Barrier could be cultivated to the limit of the Eleventh Rank.

Once the Earth Burst Barrier reached perfection, its final defense should be no less than Levi's perfected Third Circle innate talent, the Earth Dragon Barrier.

Now Levi's spiritual force had reached 260 points, halfway to perfection.

His spell power had reached an impressive 13,000 points.

He took out the "Fire Ouroboros."

"When I just entered the Fourth Circle, my spell power was insufficient to support the use of teleportation spells. Let's see if it works now."

Triss had mentioned the greatest strength of the Ouroboros ring.

It wasn't inherent attack or defense spells but rather rare teleportation spells.

That's why it was considered a premium Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool.

Under normal circumstances, only primordial soul wizards could use teleportation spells similar to "shrink to an inch" or "short-distance spatial teleportation."

Levi found a place with a wide field of view.

The drawback of this teleportation, compared to the spatial teleportation of primordial soul wizards, was:

It had to be within the line of sight.

Thus, the use of this wizard tool was also limited to a range.

This field of view referred to the conventional kind, excluding the use of spiritual perception, transcendent insight, or similar spells.

The teleportation location and Levi had to be in a straight line, with no obstructions in between.

The maximum distance for teleportation was 1000 miles, with the farther Levi could see, the farther he could teleport within that range.

Levi ascended to the sky, where his vision was at its maximum.

Even ordinary people with normal vision could see tens of li away under unobstructed conditions.

With his current vision, he could see up to a thousand li away.

Of course, "seeing" here only meant visibility, not necessarily clarity of objects or details a thousand miles away.

But that didn't affect teleportation.

Levi chanted the incantation.

His spell power within instantly drained, leaving him empty.

The next moment, before him, a blue light gate materialized.

On the other side of the gate, a scene of a cliff appeared, with a crooked-neck tree atop it.

Levi stepped into it, and the light gate vanished in an instant.

After a dizzying whirl, he had traversed a thousand miles.

Upon reappearing, he emerged from the blue light gate on the cliff, exactly where Levi had just seen.

"So that's how it works… if used properly, this is simply a deadly weapon, as well as an escape godsend. Below the primordial soul, no one can catch up to me."

Levi was quite satisfied.

Of course, with his current spell power, teleportation meant he wouldn't have the ability to use other spells.

Fortunately, he still had knightly means; otherwise, going there would be handing himself over.

When pursuing someone, with a "blink," he could appear behind the wizard. Who could withstand the Destruction Sword Qi?

"Not bad, another ace up my sleeve."

Levi put away the Ouroboros ring and flew all the way to the Dusk Holy Temple.

The temple was now situated where the once Black Line City stood.

Over the years, with the help of the Ancient Dragon Empire, the temple had been quickly built.

The temple stood aloof, beyond the jurisdiction of the Ancient Dragon Empire.

Likewise, the temple couldn't interfere with the affairs of the Ancient Dragon Empire.

Both were under Levi's direct control.

Leveraging the abundant elemental power of the Ancient Saint plane.

The current Andrew had reached the peak of a mid-level apprentice wizard.

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It wouldn't be long before he became a high-level apprentice wizard.

Levi estimated that Andrew had a good chance of becoming a First-Circle Wizard before he turned forty.

After all, being a Child of the Elements, a one in a million, was something Levi envied.

As a Child of the Elements, with such abundant resources from the temple and occasional guidance from Levi, if Andrew couldn't become a Third-Circle Wizard before a hundred, it would be a waste of his talent.

Thinking back to when Levi first entered the Endless Sea.

No talent, no resources, no connections.

He had nothing, relying solely on knightly means, proficiency panels, and his cautiousness, slowly making progress to achieve what he had now. It wasn't easy at all!

Seeing Levi's arrival, the Divine Light Knight hurried over.

"Commander."

"Where's Dinos?"

"He's in seclusion, preparing to advance to the Blood Source realm."

"I see."

Levi had originally wanted to see the progress of Dinos's bloodline rune research, but since he was in seclusion, they could discuss it later.

Among the first batch of knights who joined the Knights, many had gradually entered the realm of Level 3 Knights.

At the same time, over the years, there had also been a new batch of recruits who had been stuck at the threshold of Blood Awakening Knights.

Perhaps in the near future, among these individuals, several Blood Awakening Knights would emerge.

This would help complete the Eighteen Knights of the Round Table sooner.

Seven days later, Dinos successfully advanced to the Blood Source realm.

He felt the abundant blood qi within him, the golden lion blood qi circulating, making him resemble a Golden-Maned Lion King.

The blood qi formed magnificent golden lion mane that spread around his neck, resembling long hair fluttering behind him.

"So, this is the Blood Source realm. This power is completely different from before, too powerful, too cool!" Dinos roared, breaking through clouds and rocks.

The blood qi transformed into golden wings as he arrived at the Extreme Path Palace where Levi was.

"Commander, sorry to keep you waiting," Dinos said.

As he spoke, Andrew also entered the hall.

"You two are primarily responsible for the research on bloodline runes and Talent Brands. Let's have a simple meeting; you can tell me about your research progress and any difficulties," Levi said.

"I'll go first because Andrew mainly focuses on organizing and deciphering Shielding Runes for defense. So, I'm in charge of Swordfighting Runes for offense. This is the 'Basic Template of Swordfighting Runes' that I've compiled."

"I feel that, given some more time, perhaps I can try to create some Talent Brands of the same level as cantrips used by wizards."

It may not have much practical value, but as a starting point for the system, it should inspire the development of real Talent Brands in the future," Dinos handed over a book, which Levi scanned and nodded in approval.

"Well done, let's start with the Shielding and Swordfighting research. If successful, we can gradually extend it to the other four major domains," Levi said.

"As for my situation, it's similar to Dinos's. However, I conducted a small experiment yesterday and made a discovery," Andrew said, his face showing excitement.

"Let's hear it," Levi smiled.

Andrew took a deep breath and opened the armor on his right arm.

There were bloody patterns on his forearm, crossing each other like circuit boards, with some nodes on top, appearing very complex.

Finally, all the patterns formed a rather abstract dragon pattern.

This was the Iron Dragon, the symbol of Andrew's breathing technique.

The Iron Dragon's wings crossed, resembling a tattoo or engraving, etched on Andrew's forearm.

Andrew smiled slightly, veins appearing on his face as the bloodline seed within him suddenly activated!

Waves of blood qi flowed through his veins, surging from his limbs, and then continuously poured into his right arm, appearing on the Iron Dragon tattoo on his forearm.

Upon closer inspection, the Iron Dragon tattoo was not a simple flat image.

On his arm shield, the rusty bloodline runes formed an iron dragon with crossing wings, protecting his body!

Andrew drew the longsword in his left hand and exerted his force.

With a Golden Cross Slash, he slashed towards his right arm!

Now a grand knight in his cultivation, this strike could cleave through the kind of large shields wielded by ordinary people.

Boom!

Accompanied by the sound of impact, Andrew's longsword was shattered.

The shadow of the iron dragon arm shield trembled slightly, showing cracks, but did not break.

Seeing this, Levi's eyes lit up.

Andrew dismissed the arm shield shadow he had just conjured, his face pale and devoid of color.

This was a sign of depleted vitality. Levi gave Andrew some vitality-restoring potions he had developed.

"Not bad, not bad. How did you discover this?" Levi asked curiously.

Although the tattoo was too simple and crude, it was already close to the Talent Brand he envisioned.

Its power was also not inferior to a wizard's cantrip.

So he was somewhat surprised.

"A few days ago, I had been contemplating how to combine the deciphered bloodline runes into a Talent Brand that could unleash transcendent power," Andrew explained.

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"After pondering for a long time, unable to come up with any solutions, I realized my knowledge was too limited, my realm too low, and I couldn't even touch such a complex level… So, I decided to go to sleep."

"Coincidentally, I hadn't slept in a long time due to my research on bloodline runes, so I slept for seven days and seven nights, even getting the rare chance to dream."

"In my dream, I seemed to see an iron dragon with crossing wings, covered in rust!"

"There seemed to be many spots of light on the iron dragon's body, these spots flickered rhythmically and orderly… It was like the nodes of a wizard's spell model, and the spell runes that shimmered at these nodes!"

"At that moment, I suddenly had a bold idea. When I woke up, I recorded this idea."

"I tried to replicate the bloodline runes according to the form, posture, and spots of light of the iron dragon in my dream, then, I used blood qi as the driving fuel, with the Bloodline Seed as the driving core. A very simple transcendent ability was born."

"This transcendent ability, with power similar to a small wizard's cantrip, was not worth mentioning."

"However, I believe that as we decipher more Shielding Runes and continue to optimize them, eventually, this transcendent ability will be no less than a wizard's formal spell."

"Of course, with the blood qi level of a grand knight, it's obviously difficult to perform such a complex ability. If forced, it may lead to depleted vitality."

"So my next plan is to advance to an official wizard within ten years and become a Blood Awakening Knight within fifteen years."

"I believe, Commander, as you said, the path of Talent Brands is entirely feasible!"

Andrew spoke passionately, his eyes shining brightly!

Levi thought to himself.

"Are you a reincarnation of Mendeleev or Descartes, or perhaps Kepler reborn?"

"How else could you make research discoveries in your dreams? Did the iron dragon send you a dream?"

Actually, Andrew's approach had crossed Levi's mind before.

Over a hundred years ago, when Levi first encountered the spell model of the cantrip "Insect Controlling Technique," he realized the similarities between the nodes of wizard spell models and the small figures on the Knight Breathing Technique inheritance diagram.

The practice of the Knight Breathing Technique involved specific postures, movements, breathing rhythms, and secret medicines to enhance physical fitness and refine bloodlines. It taught knights to mimic colossal beasts, tapping into their bloodline power and laying the foundation.

To harness these bloodline powers and extend abilities similar to innate spells from this foundation, knights needed to observe real beasts closely. They had to study their every move, posture, and the points of exertion when using their innate abilities.

Then, they could manifest these patterns in the form of Talent Brands, granting knights their own innate abilities!

This process was akin to the epiphanies experienced by some in the myths and legends of various civilizations, where individuals observed battles between "gods and beasts" or "immortals" and suddenly grasped some profound truth.

In Levi's view, Andrew's realization was similar to such an epiphany.

It was something encountered rather than sought after.

This lad was definitely favored by fortune!

Being a Child of the Elements was one thing, but having such insight as a knight was exceptional.

Levi increasingly realized he had struck gold with Andrew!

Though Levi had laid out many foundational theories and ideas, he was too busy to participate much in deciphering bloodline runes and constructing Talent Brands.

He hadn't expected Andrew to achieve results so quickly.

The founding purpose of the Dusk Holy Temple was precisely for this day.

Levi created a secure and stable living environment for the temple, and in return, it contributed the collective wisdom back to him.

Now, it seemed this model was gradually proving successful.

After toiling for a century to establish the Holy Temple, Levi could finally see the fruits of his labor. All those efforts hadn't been in vain!

However, one Andrew wasn't enough; he needed more talent like him!

Talent!

It's the core of any force's thriving development!

Take the wizard civilization, for example: "Klein," who quantified spiritual force and spell power; "Rowling," who quantified bloodlines; "Caslot," who quantified combat; "Gargamel," the master of sealing arts; "Franken," the pioneer of Monster Studies…

Under the brilliance of Sauron, these entities continued to shine in their own right!

With stars shining brightly, civilizations can progress!

Sauron, as powerful as he was, capable of slaying gods, still had eighteen fellow practitioners, each following different paths. That's the essence of collaboration and mutual learning, the true path.

Reality wasn't as lofty as dragons, even in the transcendent world, even with true gods present. No one could be all-knowing and perfect.

As wizards say, "The truth can only be approached infinitely, but can never be fully grasped!"

At this moment, Levi truly understood why nations in his past life were so eager for genuine talent.

Andrew, that lad, was naturally inclined toward research. It wasn't just because of his talent, but because of his heart's dedication to the cause!

"You've done well, but be cautious with these experiments. Using your own body as a test subject, mistakes could be fatal," Levi cautioned.

"Thank you for your concern, commander," Andrew quickly replied.

Dinos couldn't help but feel amazed. "Is this what genius looks like? Is this what Children of the Elements are like?" He felt like a outdated old man.

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Andrew was both honored and surprised. "If it weren't for the commander documenting all the foundational theories of those bloodline runes, and if it weren't for the refinements and supplements from all the seniors, I wouldn't have been able to figure it out… To put it simply, I was just lucky to receive guidance in my dreams."

"Don't be modest. Wait until the commander commends you. From now on, the research on Talent Brands will rely on you!" Dinos patted Andrew's shoulder firmly.

"This is indeed a significant breakthrough. From now on, you can freely access knowledge up to Level 3 in the first two floors of the Holy Temple. I hope it will inspire you, Andrew. Make the most of your strengths; your future is bright!" Levi remarked.

With thoughts by day and dreams by night.

Dreams or not, Andrew must have put a lot of thought into it; it wasn't that simple.

"After you become an official wizard, go to the Dawn Holy Temple and get yourself a Second-Circle Wizard Tool for protection," Levi added after a moment of thought.

"Thank you, commander."

Leaving the Extreme Path Palace, Levi returned to the Emperor's Palace and reviewed Andrew's research notes. After reading them, he gained considerable insights. With Levi's knowledge base and realm, he already had some ideas for constructing his own Talent Brand; it just needed time to make it possible.

For someone of his realm, those simple Talent Brands were mostly useless, similar to the early effects of breathing techniques. However, if he could research some complex Talent Brands, they might complement his innate spells. In the future, when his vision was broad enough, his knowledge extensive enough, and his proficiency panel sufficiently evolved, he believed that innate spells and Talent Brands might even merge.

He had chosen to make his innate spells part of the "Dragon" series for this reason. Of course, this was just speculation. He estimated that he would need to reach Legendary Wizard status at least before he could begin the "Wizard-Knight Integration."

Six months passed like sand slipping through fingers, carried away by the wind.

At the end of the year, during the Month of the Northern Wind, after the revelation of creating a simple Talent Brand, Andrew hadn't made any new discoveries. Such things couldn't be forced. Transcendent research wasn't achieved overnight.

At the very least, since Andrew created the Talent Ability "Iron Dragon Arm Shield," the knight system has expanded its transcendent domain. It's no longer just about brute force and toughness.

Levi also offered Andrew a new approach: to observe similar creatures and their innate abilities. For instance, the "Ironclad Lizard," a first-circle transcendent creature, contains the bloodline of the Iron Dragon. Some of its abilities are likely similar to those of the Iron Dragon. By observing them closely, Andrew might gain insights.

Levi had a small population of these Ironclad Lizards in the Sea Beast park behind the Emperor's Palace. He immediately had one sent to Andrew.

With this, the embryonic form of a perfect transcendent civilization system had been established in the Ancient Saint plane. The Ancient Dragon Empire maintained order and served as Levi's right-hand, collecting resources within the plane for civilization operation and Levi's cultivation.

The Dusk Holy Temple, on the other hand, constantly explored new aspects of the knight's path, acting as Levi's think tank.

At the same time, another institution needed to be established: a department dedicated to the cultivation and propagation of transcendent creatures. By establishing a population on a small plane, a rich variety of transcendent creatures, covering most of the knight's cultivation practices, could be created.

These creatures could provide both cultivation and promotion secrets. Furthermore, studying transcendent creatures seriously might even lead to the creation of Talent Brands.

The path of bloodlines came from bloodlines and returned to bloodlines. When at a loss for ideas, a stroll through the Sea Beast Park might just provide a breakthrough.

Levi himself was considered a master of transcendent creatures. Therefore, he planned to find some individuals with talent and interest in this area to pass on his knowledge. He couldn't expend all his energy on this matter; he needed talents from all fields.

…

In the year 1149 of the Holy Brilliance Calendar, on the first day of the Month of Beginning, the 49th round table meeting of the Twilight Knights was held.

During the meeting, a young figure appeared—it was Andrew.

Although Andrew had not yet reached the realm of the Blood Awakening Knight, given his talent, Levi surely gave him special attention.

This meant that if Andrew made any new discoveries, he could contact Levi at any time.

During the meeting, Andrew discussed the results of his Talent Brand with the other seniors.

These old folks looked at each other in amazement, gasping in awe and calling it terrifying.

At the same time, they also felt pressure from the younger generation.

They were inspired to work harder, striving not to be outdone by the younger knights.

During the meeting, the Black Knight mentioned that he was now at the peak of a high-level apprentice wizard.

With a bit more time, he would become a true wizard.

As for the promotion potion for the first circle and meditation resources, he, as a level 3 knight, had already prepared them.

With knights leading the way and resources at hand, the path of wizardry wouldn't be too slow.

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At the end of the meeting, Knight Hogg from the Realm of Crimson spoke up.

"Commander, I've found a lead on elemental metal. Three days ago, I attended an auction held by a nomadic wizard at the Flaming Mountain. There, someone was selling Black Flame Meteorite Iron, supposedly a fifth-level fire element metal originating from the Land of Darkness. However, that stuff was too expensive. Just a small piece of ore, about the size of a head, could only yield a small chunk of Black Flame Devil Iron, yet it sold for sixty thousand Aether Stones. I couldn't afford it, but after the auction, I managed to locate the seller through the organizers. I mentioned I knew a big buyer, and if he still had some, I could facilitate a deal for you. Whenever you have time, you can come to the Realm of Crimson. Based on his tone, he may have more than one piece."

Levi nodded and replied.

"Well done, Hogg. With your abilities, it was best not to get involved in bidding for valuable items. The wizarding world is too chaotic nowadays, with dark forces specifically targeting various gatherings to commit unjust robberies. Give me your coordinates, and I'll find time to visit the Realm of Crimson. I'll personally speak with that wizard."

Black Flame Devil Iron, similar to Blood Demon Crystal, was a special ore formed by the fortuitous coincidence of some powerful creatures falling in the Land of Darkness. Its fire element properties were unique, different from Heavenly Fire Meteorite Iron. Levi felt that his Death Ember Breathing Technique complemented this Black Flame Devil Iron well.

However, as the Death Ember Breathing Technique was a physique type, Levi intended to forge a knight armor type divine weapon or, dare we say… divine armor!

This could be considered quite extravagant. For elemental metals like Black Flame Devil Iron, adding a small piece during wizard weapon refinement could create a fourth-circle wizard tool.

The amount of Black Flame Devil Iron required to forge a knight armor might cost millions of Aether Stones in raw materials.

Fortunately, Levi was wealthy enough then. As long as the seller had it, he had no fear of being unable to afford it. Crafting the divine weapon of the Death Ember Breathing Technique, after collecting the Four Divine Armor, would significantly enhance his strength.

After the meeting concluded, Levi left the Ancient Saint plane and flew towards the mortal realm. During this time, he obtained information about the wizarding world through messengers and the Rosa Witch.

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Peacock Kingdom, Flower City, Shining Tavern.

Rosa Witch, dressed in her finest, radiant as fire.

Levi, holding a cup of Hundred Flowers Wine, savored its spicy sweetness as it flowed down his throat.

"I heard that the City Lord of Flower City is also named Levi…" Rosa Witch glanced at Levi, softly remarking.

A stir of realization crossed Levi's mind; it seemed Rosa Witch had uncovered his true identity.

He was indeed the Lord Levi from a hundred years ago.

Though he had kept it concealed, with the information network of the Shining Tavern and Rosa Witch, it was perhaps inevitable.

Yet Levi no longer cared about this revelation of his identity.

Once, he was too weak, fearing reprisal from the Church of Holy Light, which led him to hide his name.

Now, with his strength, he wouldn't bother the Church unless they provoked him, which would be them giving him face.

If the Church dared to provoke him, he would march straight to Heavenly Mountain And scatter the ashes of past saints!

After over a hundred years of concealment, it was time for Master Li to make a splash!

He had realized that the Church was nothing but a paper tiger, relying on the power of their God from behind.

Many wizards adhered to the initial agreement between Sauron and the gods, avoiding trouble.

But some unscrupulous wizards, like that mysterious figure, only a Fifth-Circle Wizard, dared to openly seize the statue of the Lord of Storm.

Would it be excessive for him to snatch a few Sealing Sacred Objects from Heavenly Mountain?

Moreover, the seal heritage of the Van Helsing family was still up there.

As a collector, Levi would eventually retrieve it.

Surely, the gods wouldn't use divine power or angels to punish him over such trivial matters, would they?

If the gods had the leisure to do so, the "War of the North Wind," which had been ongoing for years and was undermining the foundation of the Church's faith, would have ended long ago!

In reality, the Church had only barely managed to halt the southward advance of the Blue Frost Undead, without completely overthrowing the Blue Frost Empire.

Although Levi didn't know what the gods were doing in the astral world, he could still deduce from events on Earth and the Great Expedition that there was definitely unrest in the astral world!

Refocusing his thoughts, Levi smiled and said, "In this world, there may have been countless others named Levi."

"Haha, indeed. The reason I called you here this time was twofold: firstly, Madam Triss had something to discuss with you, and secondly, we needed to discuss the location for the branch wizard tower of the Witch's Family," Rosa Witch said.

"Please, go ahead," Levi replied.

"Madam Triss asked me to give something to you," Rosa Witch said, and suddenly, a fiery red rose blossomed on her chest, with a small black pagoda at its center.

"The key to the Dark Ancient Tower?" Levi was puzzled. He already had two of these things, and now there was another one.

It seemed Madam Triss was still thinking about sending him to the Dark Ancient Tower. She really went to great lengths as a mother for Anya.

Levi felt a pang of jealousy towards Anya. Why didn't he have a mother like Madam Triss to take care of him?

"Snap out of it and take it. This key was not disclosed to the Witch's Family and was obtained through her own means. Keep it low-key," Rosa Witch reminded him.

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"If the Witch's Family asks, just say you accidentally stumbled upon the key yourself. So, anything you find in the Dark Ancient Tower will be yours, and you don't need to report it to the Witch's Family. Understand? This trip to the Dark Ancient Tower, Madam Triss hopes that within your capabilities, if Anya is in trouble, you'll secretly help her. But if not, then don't interfere. And don't mention this to Anya. If she asks, just say it's helping out a friend, without mentioning Madam Triss. Ah, Madam Triss really went to great lengths for this son."

Levi tucked away the key, smiling ruefully. "Alright, I understand. Parents do everything for their children. Anya and I are friends, and if he's in trouble and within my abilities, I won't stand idly by!"

Levi's words were sincere, not just because of the ancient tower key.

Levi had come to appreciate Anya's character over the years: quiet, reliable, and even a bit naive and kind-hearted.

In the Dark Ancient Tower, he could easily be deceived by some unscrupulous individuals.

Moreover, saving Anya would further put Triss in his debt.

The favor of a respected and kind-hearted primordial soul wizard like Triss was priceless!

"Oh, and Madam Triss also instructed that the Dark Ancient Tower will probably open within fifteen years. Remember to activate and blood-bind the tower. When it opens, you'll be automatically transported to the first floor. She also asked me to give you a part of the tower's map. When the time comes, you can use these maps to search for treasures. There's a greater chance of success and less danger in these places, and Anya and the Witch's Family team will likely be there."

"Thank you, Madam Triss is indeed very meticulous!" Levi sighed.

Next, he and Rosa Witch discussed the location for the branch of the Witch's Family.

Finally, they settled on a nameless island in the outer sea region.

This location was chosen because the elemental power of water was richer in the outer sea region, making it suitable for cultivation. Additionally, it would avoid some meaningless conflicts.

Thus, the address for the Witch's Family branch was set on an unnamed island.

"This place isn't too far from the mainland, which is good," Levi said as he and Rosa Witch stood on the small island.

"Oh, Levi, did you know that Madam Ghost has died?" Rosa Witch looked at Levi meaningfully.

"Yes, I heard. The forbidden zone was razed, and it seems she died quite tragically," Levi said calmly.

Rosa Witch smiled meaningfully. "It seems some god or saint has done what I've always wanted to do but didn't dare… Seems like an opportunity to pay a visit."

"I think so too."

"But, recently, I found out that Madam Ghost's senior sister, Mistress Cruel, has come to Earth. She's even more twisted and powerful than Madam Ghost." Rosa Witch seemed wary just mentioning this person.

Levi's heart skipped a beat.

Mistress Cruel was the most powerful one of the three disciples of the Painful Banshee.

It seemed that Rosa Witch had already known that Levi had dealt with Madam Ghost, so Levi could sense that her attitude towards him had improved since Madam Ghost's death. She now regarded Levi as an equal.

Because Rosa Witch's strength was comparable to Madam Ghost's, the two had fought to a draw before. In the world of wizards, strength was always respected.

Whether relying on Levi's personal strength or the mysterious organization behind him, it was all Levi's ability.

After bidding farewell to Rosa Witch, Levi hurriedly returned to the Ancient Saint plane with the ancient tower key.

Arriving at the treasury of the Emperor's Palace, he looked at the three keys lined up side by side, feeling conflicted. By a twist of fate, he now had three keys.

He was now considering whether to sell one. One for himself, another as a backup for Leon. As for the third one, he couldn't think of anyone suitable to give it to.

"Forget it, I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. If I don't find a suitable candidate before the tower opens, I'll sell this one in the Wizard World."

In the days that followed, Levi began to prepare for his journey to the Realm of Crimson.

He had Hogg investigate, and it seemed that the owner of the ore was a Fourth-Circle Wizard. With his own strength, Levi should be able to handle the situation without being killed for the treasure.

However, he still needed to be cautious. Fortunately, his skills in weapon refinement were not far from the fourth-circle level.

Before setting off, he began to focus on cultivating his weapon refinement skills, intending to upgrade the Tyrant III when the time came.

Three months passed quietly.

It was the Month of Grass, a season when the grass grew lush and birds sang joyfully.

In the Ancient Saint plane, within the Sea Beast Park, it was once again the season for transcendent creatures to mate and reproduce.

On this day, deafening roars echoed through the mountains and forests.

"Probably another transcendent creature promoted from those released earlier."

Levi sent someone to investigate.

It turned out to be the Iron-Winged Griffin he had acquired early on, which had unexpectedly advanced to become a Lord of Silver-Winged Griffins, a third-circle being.

Now, there were several griffins in the beast park, all acquired by Levi from dark wizards over the years.

They had even begun breeding offspring.

Levi felt that once the population grew larger, the strong from the Ancient Dragon Empire and the Holy Temple might be able to form a "Griffin Legion."

Of course, what made Levi happiest this vibrant spring was his Weapon Refinement skill, which had also reached the fourth-circle level.

Levi, Weapon Refinement: Seventh Level (1/50000), Special Effect: Weapon Heart.

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In fact, compared to array formations and pharmacy, Levi had invested very little energy into weapon refinement.

Firstly, because the effect of weapon refinement was not as significant as the other two skills, and secondly, Levi himself did not use wizard tools much, only creating alchemical creatures.

However, with the Special Effect of Weapon Heart, cultivating this skill was relatively smooth sailing.

"After reaching the fourth circle, I can create alchemical creatures called Skywalkers, which can be brought to the Dark Ancient Tower in the future to wreak havoc!"

Levi was a little excited.

He rummaged through the treasury and found two pieces of elemental metal.

Luminant gold was no longer suitable for forging Skywalkers.

Coincidentally, he had obtained two pieces of level 3 elemental metal from some unknown dark wizard.

These elemental metals were not qualified to be Levi's divine weapons, but they were more than enough to refine Skywalkers.

One was Thunderstone, and the other was Underground Fire Iron.

With these two pieces, along with some Luminant gold, Levi could create Skywalkers.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Levi began his busy work in the alchemy workshop.

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Year 1149 of the Holy Brilliance Calendar, the Month of Flowing Fire.

In the alchemy workshop, Levi was busy.

Now that he was a fourth-circle array wizard and weapon craftsman, it was not difficult for him to refine a Skywalker.

In two months, the original Tyrant III had been completely unrecognizable.

After Levi's original modifications and upgrades, the entire world was in chaos.

Skywalker was born.

From the first generation of Corpse Diggers to Grave Diggers, to Wanderers, and now to Skywalkers.

From the changes in this alchemical creature, it could be seen that Levi's Weapon Refinement skills were constantly improving.

Skywalkers were only three meters tall, smaller than the previous models.

On one hand, Skywalkers wanted to pursue flexibility and mobility, so they gave up some of the heavy parts.

On the other hand, as Levi's alchemy knowledge increased and his wealth increased, he could now create lighter parts.

Of course, the most important reason was that elemental metals were too rare. The larger the volume, the higher the consumption of elemental metals.

Even if it was only a level 3 elemental metal, Levi could not afford it.

As the saying goes, what was concentrated was the essence.

Skywalkers were much more powerful than wanderers, be it in terms of destructive power or mobility.

As the masterpiece of Wizard Lemay, it was known as the 'strongest in the sea, land, and air' among the fourth-circle alchemical creatures. Naturally, it did not live up to its reputation.

Both of Skywalker's arms were equipped with highly compressed elemental alchemy cannons.

The two types of elemental metals Levi used were fire and lightning.

It relied on elemental metals to automatically absorb the corresponding elemental power.

Levi had forged two types of alchemy cannons. One was the [Inferno Emperor Cannon, and the other was the [Thunder God Cannon]!

The Inferno Emperor Cannon could release fire elemental energy bombs that were comparable to a fourth-circle combustion spell. The firing speed was extremely fast, and the effective range was up to two hundred miles. It was enough to shatter the force field of an ordinary fourth-circle wizard!

Of course, because the individual mobility of the Wizard World was too strong and had a variety of methods, it might not be as accurate as in his previous life. It was mainly used as a means of firepower suppression.

The Thunder God Cannon was a medium and close-range attack.

It shot out an explosive ball of lightning liquid energy with great power and had an effective killing radius of several miles.

These two kinds of alchemy cannons could charge themselves when they weren't used.

Although the charging time was very long, over time, he could save a large amount of Aether Stones.

Not only the firepower system but the power system could also be automatically recharged.

This was why high-level alchemical creatures used elemental metals.

Coupled with the charging array, as long as it was not used for battle, the energy requirements of alchemical creatures were basically self-sufficient.

Of course, if the battle lasted for too long, it would definitely consume additional energy.

At this time, he could use the Aether Stones or Phoenix to fill the gap.

Apart from the alchemy cannons, Skywalkers were also equipped with a greatsword on their backs. Levi called it the [Flame Dragon Sword, which was as exaggerated as the door. It was both a sword and a shield!

The greatsword was mainly made of Luminant gold, mixed with a portion of other elemental metals, and used as a weapon for melee combat.

Other than that, Skywalkers were also equipped with a level 4 magnetic field, which had the functions of defense, flight, traction, and so on.

There were countless other small functions.

It could be said that he could be treated as a fourth-circle wizard.

If he went all out, even a fourth-circle veteran wizard could be killed!

"Not bad, you have more tricks up your sleeves. It's a pity that elemental metals are too rare. Otherwise, I could build ten Skywalkers and they would be able to fight even a fifth-circle wizard."

However, the cost was too high. Levi calculated that the cost of a Skywalker was almost equivalent to a top-grade fourth-circle Wizard Tool.

One or two of these external objects were enough. Any more would be a waste.

After all, apart from alchemical creatures, Levi also had puppets like the corpse demon.

Money still had to be spent on improving one's own strength.

Next, Levi found a place.

Tyrant IV and the Blood-Armored Corpse Demon fought once.

In the end, the Blood-Armored Corpse Demon was suppressed by Tyrant IV.

It seemed that a body of flesh and blood was still weaker than a body of steel.

However, it was also because the Blood-Armored Corpse Demon's attack methods were inferior to Tyrant IV's. The Blod Artifacts that Levi had refined for it were all third-circle.

"It's time to go. If we delay any longer, that person might sell all the Black Flame Meteoric Iron."

This time, Levi only brought Tyrant IV and Phoenix with him.

As for the corpse demon puppets, he had left them at home to guard the Ancient Saint plane.

The next day, he returned to the human world.

A few years ago, he had gotten the coordinates of the portal to the Realm of Crimson from the old man who was guarding the portal to the Endless Sea.

Not long after, he arrived at this place.

Now, the passage between the human world and the Wizard World had been completely opened.

The one guarding the portal was a middle-aged wizard wearing a robe of flames that was commonly seen in the Burning School of Thought.

From the looks of it, he should be at the level of a beginner third-circle.

"Hello, I'm Ron, the gatekeeper. Please show me your identification." The 3-circle wizard sensed Levi's powerful spiritual force and his expression changed.

For some reason, he felt like he had seen Levi somewhere before.

Levi smiled and handed him the pass that he had prepared beforehand.

After there were no more questions, Ron let Levi pass.

"This fourth-circle wizard looks very young, and I've seen him before. Perhaps I've met him before when I was a guide."

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Before Ron became a gatekeeper, he was a low-level civil servant who was responsible for guiding wizards to the Wizard World.

He had come into contact with too many people, and some of them were very talented. They quickly surpassed him in terms of wizard cultivation.

They went from his junior to his senior.

He had already calmed down when it came to such matters.

Following a burst of light, Levi opened his eyes and looked around.

It was as if there were nine suns in the sky, shining down for all eternity.

Everything he saw was red. The mountains and the Earth were the same.

"Nine Suns Hanging in the Sky, Realm of Crimson!" Levi muttered, feeling somewhat shocked.

The so-called nine suns were not nine suns.

Instead, there were nine super-large wizard cities that floated high in the sky, so high that all the wizards in the entire territory could see them.

Each wizard city represented a top wizard force that was comparable to the six towers of the Endless Sea.

And in the Realm of Crimson, there were a total of nine such top wizard factions!

This meant that these nine forces had all been born before, and there were even powerhouses at the level of Grand Wizard now.

However, due to the regulations of the congress, the Grand Wizard and Legendary Wizards were basically in the Central Realm. They held high positions and were responsible for competing with the other powerhouses who were spying on the Wizard World.

Therefore, there were very few Grand Wizards in the cradles of the various large guilds.

Levi walked out of the sub-dimensional teleportation portal.

"The last time I saw Wizard Ron who was guarding the door was a hundred years ago. At that time, he was the one who divided us into the various schools… I'm already a fourth-circle wizard, and he's only a third-circle wizard. It feels like a lifetime ago."

Levi sighed inwardly. It was not that he looked down on them.

He had the proficiency panel, and that was why he was able to soar to the sky like this.

If not for the panel, with his talent as a Children of Chaos, he would at most be a second-circle wizard.

Levi took out a slate.

This was a map of parts of the Realm of Crimson that he had obtained from the Rosa Witch, as well as an introduction to some forces.

Compared to the Endless Sea, the area of the Realm of Crimson wasn't big. However, the overall strength of the Realm of Crimson wasn't inferior to the Endless Sea at all. In fact, it was even better than the Endless Sea!

After all, the current Grand Council Chairman, Edmund, was born here.

Apart from that, there was also the Dragon Flame God, Lehger.

The power structure of the entire Realm of Crimson could be called the 'Nine Cities, Ten Caves, and Twenty-Four Mountains'.

The nine cities were the nine wizard organizations that floated in the sky.

They formed the law enforcement organization of the Realm of Crimson:

Nine Cities Alliance.

In the high sky, there was the purest and most advanced fire elemental power:

Heavenly Fire Elemental Power!

For the Burning Faction wizards, this kind of elemental power cultivation was the best, and the spells they cast were also the strongest.

However, so far, only nine giant organizations had the ability to build such a giant city in the sky.

If one looked closely, there seemed to be golden light spreading out around the giant cities, constantly radiating like the sun.

In reality, those golden lights were all super-large arrays built to absorb the power of the Heavenly Fire Elemental Power for cultivation in the city.

Without this kind of conversion technique, it would be very difficult to absorb the rich Heavenly Fire Elemental Power even if one broke through the heavens!

Those who could enter the Nine Cities to train were either geniuses of the Burning Faction in the Wizard World or rich and powerful.

If there was 'Heavenly Fire Elemental Power', there would be the power of the 'Earth Fire Elemental Power'.

The power of Earth Fire Elemental Power was relatively inferior.

Ten caves refer to ten giant lava Catacombs located in the heart of the Realm of Crimson.

There were ten high-level wizard organizations that were second only to the nine cities that were training there.

The Earth Fire Elemental Power in these Catacombs was extremely rich.

Next, the twenty-four mountains were twenty-four giant volcanic clusters scattered across the Realm of Crimson.

It was also occupied by high-level wizard organizations.

The power of the Earth Fire Elemental Power in it was slightly weaker than that in the Ten Catacombs.

Further down were the low-level and mid-level wizards. They would gather in the usual fire elemental areas.

All these were relative.

For the majority of the Burning School of Thought wizards, the 'Nine Cities, Ten Caves, and Twenty-Four Mountains' were all holy lands for cultivation.

As long as one entered any one of them, it would be enough to glorify their ancestors.

The place Levi was heading to was 'Flaming Mountain', one of the 24 mountains.

This was a wizard city that was overseen by several primordial soul wizards. Under the wizard city, there were dozens of wizard markets of various sizes scattered in this volcanic cluster.

Levi's destination was one of the markets.

With Hogg's identity as a knight, he could only wander around in such a loose wizard market. He definitely couldn't enter a real wizard organization.

After he finished looking at the map, he knew that he was in Fire Crocodile City, a medium-sized wizard city under the Nine Cities Alliance.

Under the Blazing Sun God Wizard's reform, the Realm of Crimson had been transformed. Wizard organizations were all divided by Wizard Cities.

A small wizard city was a low-level wizard organization.

And so on.

The large-scale wizard cities were all high-level organizations, just like the Ten Caves and Twenty-Four Mountains.

Further up was the 'Nine Cities' that were detached from the world.

After coming to the Realm of Crimson, Levi's biggest feeling was:

The atmosphere here was completely different from the Endless Sea.

The Endless Sea was more free and diverse, and it was very tolerant.

This place, on the other hand, seemed to be more professional and focused.

"Please register."

A staff member said as they walked out of the teleportation portal management office.

"Alright."

Levi did as he was told and left.

Although Fire Crocodile City was a medium-sized city, it was not weak.

There was a fifth-circle wizard guarding the place, which was also known as the 'Fire Crocodile City Master'.

"Lord Wizard, is this your first time in Fire Crocodile City?" a short wizard asked.

"Yes, I want to go to Flaming Mountain. Is there any airship flight over there? Or do you know where I can buy a complete map of the Realm of Crimson?"

Levi sensed that this male wizard was a high-level apprentice wizard. He seemed to be a street gangster who made a living by being a guide for foreign wizards who had just arrived. There were many such people in the Endless Sea.

He handed over a piece of Aether Stone, and the male wizard immediately showed a respectful expression.

With his spiritual force, he could only sense that Levi's spiritual power was as deep as the ocean. He was definitely a second-circle or wizard lord, but he could not see clearly what level Levi was at.

"Thank you, My Lord. Currently, there are no flights from Fire Alligator City to the Blazing Mountain…"

"This Fire Crocodile City should be an important port city in the Realm of Crimson. Otherwise, they wouldn't have set up a teleportation portal here. Flaming Mountain is also a big city. Don't they have flights there?" Levi asked.

"There was originally one," the short wizard said with a bitter smile, "However, after the temporary war between the dark and righteous wizards for a hundred years, the air routes of Fire Crocodile City have also been severely affected. They have yet to fully recover."

"However, My Lord, you can go to the Fire Crocodile Chamber of Commerce to take a look. It's the largest chamber of commerce in the city and often goes to the big cities to trade. I think they have the map you need. You can also spend money to get the people from the Chamber of Commerce to bring you there."

When Levi heard this, he turned around and headed towards the Chamber of Commerce. Hogg had followed the caravan to the Flaming Mountain.

However, Levi felt that it would be too slow, so he planned to buy a map himself and rush over.

The short wizard left the place happily.

As soon as he reached the corner, a bald wizard in a red robe appeared in front of the short male wizard and blocked his path. This was an official wizard.

"Kid, take out the money." He said with a cold smile.

"I earned this…" The short wizard looked reluctant.

The official wizard released a powerful spiritual force fluctuation.

The short male wizard's expression was ugly. Then, he handed the Aether Stone to him unwillingly and fled.

The bald wizard muttered to himself as he looked in the direction where Levi had disappeared.

"This wizard might at least be a third-circle. It seems like he's new here."

"He casually took out a piece of Aether Stone, which means that he does not lack money. That's a pretty good target."

In the knowledge of the bald wizard and many of the Burning School of Thought wizards, as a powerful official wizard, it is the person's honor to ask for directions from a mere apprentice wizard.

Under normal circumstances, no one would give these apprentice wizards money.

In his opinion, Levi was just a fool with a lot of money.

According to the customs of the Endless Sea where Levi was, even if it was just an apprentice wizard, as long as it was helpful to the person, they would still reward the apprentice wizard a little.

This was a detail of the cultural differences between different schools and regions.

There was once a paper published by a wizard from the Ocean School of Thought.

He said that it might be because of the different characteristics of the elements.

Comparatively speaking, the Ocean School of Thought's wizards were more gentle and tolerant, while the Earth School of Thought's personality was more steady and heavy.

As for the Burning School of Thought and the Lightning School of Thought, they were more irritable and easily angered, while the School of Ice was more cold and indifferent.

Of course, there was no scientific basis for this, but he had analyzed the crime rates of the various schools.

Indeed, the wizards of the Ocean School of Thought and Earth School of Thought had the lowest crime rate, far lower than the Burning School of Thought and Lightning School of Thought.

In the Endless Sea, the wizards of the Burning School of Thought and Lightning School of Thought were only one percent of the population of the Ocean School of Thought, but they accounted for one-tenth of the population of the dark wizards.

As for the School of Death wizards, they were nicknamed the 'dark wizard school' by many schools.

Some people called the death spell 'black magic' saying that it was a spell only demons could use.

It couldn't be helped. Dealing with corpses and negative energy every day would inevitably affect a wizard's personality.

Of course, this argument was quickly refuted by the Wizard Council.

The Burning School and the Death School of Thought, led by the Blazing Sun God Wizard, both claimed that this was absolute discrimination!

The crime was only related to the quality, psychology, morality, and environment of the individual. It had nothing to do with the objective existence of equality and neutrality!

Then, the scholar who published this statement immediately retracted the paper.

However, he still went missing and died unexpectedly.

In Fire Crocodile City, the bald wizard disappeared from the street.

At the Fire Crocodile Chamber of Commerce, Levi stroked his arm, his eyes calm and emotionless.

"Hello, I want to buy a map of the Realm of Crimson." Levi asked, "If you don't have it, it's fine if you have the route to the Devil's Cave."

According to Hogg, the Devil's Cave wasn't far from the Blazing Mountain.

The reason why Levi did not mention Flaming Mountain was because he was worried that his true destination would be exposed and some people with ulterior motives would find out.

He had just arrived, so he had to be careful!

The person in charge of the Chamber of Commerce was a red-haired witch. She was dressed scantily, revealing her bronze belly and long legs.

"Please wait for a day or two. There are too many wizards coming to the Realm of Crimson during this period of time. Only the Nine Cities Alliance has the right to publish the map of the entire territory. We are temporarily out of stock."

This witch was a third-circle wizard. She could perceive that Levi's spiritual force was far superior to hers. He should be a fourth-circle wizard.

In this Fire Crocodile City, he was definitely a strong fighter, so her tone when she spoke to him was especially respectful.

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"Is there any grand event in the Realm of Crimson recently?" Levi asked.

If there was a grand meeting, he had to stay away from it to avoid being targeted by that mysterious force.

"Not really… Ever since the Legendary Wizard Luther of the Ocean School of Thought had fallen, our Burning School of Thought seemed to be able to attract new wizards with fire element affinity."

"After all, the Legendary Wizard was the face of a school, and most people were not optimistic about the Ocean School of Thought.

"The Lightning School of Thought is a new school that was founded later than the four traditional schools, and it has two Legendary Wizards overseeing it."

When Levi heard this, he sighed inwardly. The fall of Deep Blue Sage was like a butterfly effect, causing many unexpected results.

At this moment, a wizard with a feminine appearance and wearing a white robe arrived.

He gave off the spiritual force fluctuation of a fourth-circle. The moment he came in, he coldly said, "I bought a third-circle Wizard Tool from your Chamber of Commerce a while ago. I only used it for three days and it's already broken. How will your Chamber of Commerce deal with such a defective Wizard Tool?"

After he finished speaking, he took out a circular Wizard Tool and showed it to the witch.

At the same time, he looked at Levi, who was beside him.

Levi's expression was calm as he turned around and left. He found a hotel and stayed there.

"Sir, please wait a moment. I'll go and ask the weapon craftsman of our Chamber of Commerce. If it's really our quality problem, we'll give you a proper explanation."

Fourth-circle wizards were all big customers. The witch quickly sent a message to the weapon craftsman.

After communicating with the weapon craftsman, she realized that the white-robed wizard had disappeared.

"Really… Are you trying to make fun of me? Do you think you can do whatever you want just because your cultivation is high?" She was feeling indignant.

The Wizard Tool that the white-robed wizard mentioned just now was not sold by their Chamber of Commerce!

The next day.

While waiting, Levi cultivated silently in Fire Crocodile City.

In his mind, in the Divine Ring Tower, another spiritual force dew star lit up.

Levi's spiritual force had reached 274 points!

"It seems like my spiritual force will reach Perfection in fifty years," Levi muttered to himself.

Moreover, on the Divine Ring Tower, the purple Divine Dragon's pattern became more solid and lifelike.

This was the innate talent spell model of the Thunder Dragon Flash.

Levi-

[Thunder Dragon Flash: Level 9 (1/150000)]

…

"The Thunder Dragon Flash is also at level 9… As expected of a fourth-circle talent, it takes a long time to cultivate."

After level 9, the speed of the Thunder Dragon Flash increased.

Its speed was already comparable to the Scarlet Shadow.

After all, the Scarlet Dragon Breathing Technique was only at the Second Transformation of the Blood Source realm.

"The cultivation of innate spells is not something that can be done in a day. It needs to be slowly polished. This is the most important method for intermediate wizards. When I reach the peak of the fifth-circle, I'll master the nine great innate spells. Then, I'll pair it with my path of knights, Rune Language, and all the other things."

"My strength then should be ranked first among the fifth-circle wizards!"

"However, the difference between a fifth-circle and a primordial soul is too huge."

"Even a fifth-circle wizard with nine talents would not be able to withstand a single blow from a primordial soul."

"Apart from innate spells, primordial soul wizards could also cast primordial soul spells."

"With just a raise of their hand, they could use the elemental power of heaven and earth. They are already like the immortals in my previous life."

"Primordial soul wizards could even create [Primoridal Soul Wizard Forms, and wizard forms possess incredible magical powers."

"These are all qualitative changes. I'm really looking forward to it. My primordial soul wizard form… What could it be?"

Later…

After the Thunder Dragon Flash broke through, Levi's Strength Rune also successfully reached the level 8 realm.

The runes had increased his strength by a terrifying 70%!

Moreover, the Chariot Rune was at the later stage of level 7. As for the Lovers Rune that he had learned much later, it was still at level 4.

"Not bad, my strength has increased quite a bit."

Being in a strange and new place, he really lacked a sense of security.

On the third day.

Fire Crocodile Chamber of Commerce.

Two fourth-circle wizards arrived.

They were wearing standard robes with patterns of fire crocodiles. They were obviously the law enforcers of Fire Crocodile City.

"Tell us the identities of the fourth-circle wizards who have been here in the past few days. We have received news that a dark wizard has infiltrated Fire Crocodile City," said one of the law-enforcement officers.

The witch was shocked and quickly did as she was told.

It seemed like this dark wizard had a powerful background since he had alerted a fourth-circle enforcer.

Was it the foreign wizard who wanted to buy the map the other day? Or was it the White Robe Wizard who was deliberately looking for trouble?

She told the law enforcers the situation in detail.

"A fourth-circle wizard. Middle-aged and slightly burly. He might be heading to the Devil's Pool Cave?" An enforcer pondered.

In the afternoon.

Levi was cultivating in the hotel when suddenly, he opened his eyes and found that the owner of the inn was being questioned by two wizards.

Not long after, someone knocked on his door.

"Come in."

Levi released the array.

The two wizards looked at Levi. One of them said, "We are the law enforcers of Fire Crocodile City. We are also public officials under the Nine Cities Alliance. Please show us your identification."

"This is my Identity Token. This is my Realm of Crimson entry pass…" Levi handed over the entire set of documents to the two of them.

He had asked Rosa Witch to let the Witch's Family handle all these for him.

As a giant organization under the Wizard Council, it was definitely not a problem.

"So you're a friend from the Witch's Family. Sorry to disturb you." The enforcer's expression changed slightly. He returned the documents to Levi and turned to leave.

Fire Crocodile City.

In a burning wizard tower, a middle-aged wizard in a gold-gilded crocodile robe walked out of the laboratory.

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Two enforcers were standing there waiting.

"City Lord, we haven't found the dark wizard from the Blood Fire Demon Tower. We've checked all the fourth-circle wizards in the city. I suspect that he has already left the city."

"Were there any other suspicious people during this period?" asked the City Lord.

"There's a fourth-circle wizard from the Endless Sea, and he's an external aid of the Witch's Family. His identity is fine, but I don't know what he's doing here."

"Then forget it. That dark wizard might just be passing by. We just have to do our duty and report it. Our city is fine." The City Lord waved his hand and dismissed them.

He returned to his wizard tower, set up the array, and took out a small red bottle.

He opened the bottle, and a flame came out.

A thumb-sized red cicada poked its head out of the fire.

This red cicada seemed to be made of runes and flames. Its entire body was translucent, and if the apprentice wizard took a second look, his spiritual force would explode.

This was because this was an Earth-level Truth Oddity.

The Summer Cicada's Chirp!

Even as a fifth-circle wizard, he was very excited at this moment.

According to the Illustrated Guide of Strange Items that he had read, the Summer Cicada's Chirp was considered first-rate among Earth-level Truth Oddities.

It was almost the same as the Water Dragon's Song that had appeared in the Endless Sea a few years ago.

Refining it had three main functions:

Increase the power of fire elemental spells, increase the upper limit of spiritual force, and give birth to a third-circle fire elemental innate spell.

Of course, the prerequisite was that it had to be refined before the primordial soul was formed. After the primordial soul was formed, it would no longer have any effect.

"This Truth Oddity is in my favor. I've cultivated for six hundred years. From a human youth, I've become an old thing in the Wizard World. Although I've become a fifth-circle wizard, I've left behind many regrets… When I was at the third circle, I only grasped two innate spells and quickly advanced to the fourth-circle. Now that I'm at the fifth circle, I'm at a disadvantage compared to those wizards who grasped three innate spells from the beginning."

Third-circle, fourth-circle, fifth-circle.

The easiest to achieve was the third-circle talent.

After that, it was rare for fourth-circle people to have three talents. After the fifth-circle, it was even rarer.

Up until now, he already attained fifth-circle, but he had only grasped two third-circle talents, two fourth-circle talents, and one fifth-circle talent.

If it was just a battle of magic, it would not be a big problem for the Fire Crocodile City Lord.

The most important thing was that he had heard a rumor from a primordial soul senior some time ago.

The latest unpublished and unconfirmed research showed that…

After reaching the peak of the fifth-circle and advancing to the primordial soul realm, in addition to the six basic talents, every additional third-circle talent would increase the success rate of advancing to the primordial soul realm by 3%, fourth-circle talent by 4%, and fifth-circle talent by 5%!

In other words, when a wizard with nine innate talents advanced to the primordial soul wizard realm, the success rate was 12% higher than that of a wizard with six innate talents!

For a primordial soul, every 1% increase in success rate was a huge victory!

That's why a 12% increase in success rate was incredible!

It was a pity that he did not pursue perfection back then and just muddled through like that.

If he wanted to make up for it now, he could only rely on the legendary Truth Oddity that could give birth to talents.

The Summer Cicada's Chirp was such a treasure.

"If I want to give birth to a fourth-circle innate spell, I'll have to obtain a Sky-level Truth Oddity… In the current Wizard World, to be able to obtain an Earth-level Truth Oddity, has already exhausted six hundred years of my luck.

"If one wanted to obtain a Sky-level Truth Oddity, they would have to go to the Dark Ancient Tower or some planes that no wizard had set foot in. With my ordinary fifth-circle strength, it's difficult for me to get involved.

"However, I'm already very satisfied. Next, I'll refine it to avoid any more trouble."

Fire Crocodile City Lord immediately went into seclusion and opened the Truth Oddity.

The red fire cicada flapped its wings and flew high, trying to get out of the wizard tower.

He used an array to stop it.

"It's essentially just a cluster of dead objects with some intelligence, yet it wants to fly out of my palm… Do you think you're a Glorious Sun-level Oddity?"

He snorted coldly and grabbed the cicada with a hand made of flames.

He could not wait to refine it in his mind.

With his fifth-circle strength, it would not take him long to refine this Earth-level Truth Oddity.

When he sent the strange object into his mind, a strange and hoarse cicada cry sounded.

"Fire Crocodile City Lord, you have really been blinded by a strange object. You can't even see the main body hiding inside… Hahaha, your body is mine!" A strange laughter sounded in his mind.

An illusory blood-colored figure crawled out of the cicada's abdomen and appeared in Fire Crocodile City Lord's consciousness.

He looked at the fiery-red mental power crystal of the Fire Crocodile City Lord and the soul hovering on it.

"Fifth-circle talent, Blood Shadow Soul Seizing!"

"You… You're the Blood Demon Tower Master? Didn't you self-destruct? How can you possess a body? Is this an ability that only the soul has?" Fire Crocodile City Lord's soul cried out in fear.

"Ignorant wizard. There are thousands of spells in this world. There will always be some that a country bumpkin like you can't think of." The blood-red figure pounced on the soul of the Fire Crocodile City Lord and turned into a blood-red demon. It opened its bloody mouth and crazily devoured the soul of the Fire Crocodile City Lord.

The Fire Crocodile City Lord did not want to be outdone and tried his best to counterattack.

"Give up struggling. I was already a fifth-circle senior wizard thirty years ago. Your spiritual force and soul are far inferior to mine!

"I'll let you know that there's a gap even between fifth-circles.

"If it wasn't for the eight talented enforcers from the Nine Cities Alliance, do you think you could destroy my Blood Fire Demon Tower with your strength?"

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"My Demonic Tower guarded the Blood Chrysalis Pond for 10,000 years just to wait for this Truth Oddity to appear!

"And now, you want to get your hands on it?

"A bunch of sanctimonious guys. The law enforcers of the Nine Cities Alliance probably don't know that you've hidden this Truth Oddity, right?

"What righteous wizard… Bah, black and white can't be distinguished. You and I are on the same path!"

"Ahhhh, Blood Demon Tower Master, you are really despicable and cunning. You knew that you were no match for that enforcer, so you deliberately self-destructed in front of him. You hid your soul in the Truth Oddity with a secret technique to lure me to take you away. You seized me when I was unprepared?" Fire Crocodile City Lord shouted unwillingly.

"You're right. Unfortunately, it's too late. Die!"

Fourth-circle talent, Blood Demon God Devourer!

This was accompanied by the terrifying chewing sound at the soul level.

The Fire Crocodile City Lord's soul was being eaten bit by bit, and his struggle was getting weaker and weaker.

In the wizard tower, the Fire Crocodile City Lord had a serene expression.

Little did he know that in his sea of consciousness, it was a thrilling battle between the souls of the fifth-circles!

In the evening, the Fire Crocodile City Lord suddenly opened his eyes. His appearance and temperament were no different from before.

However, that strange smile revealed that he was no longer the original City Lord.

"My Blood Fire Demonic Tower's ancestors were, after all, an organization that had given birth to a soul… My life is rather hardy."

A red fire cicada appeared in his hand.

"Unfortunately, my third-circle talent is already full… After refining it, other than an insignificant increase in spiritual force, there won't be any substantial improvement."

He stretched out his right hand, and blood-colored flames flowed within it.

A small black tower floated up and down.

"Fortunately, I was already prepared. This [Blood Chrysalis Pond] that nurtured [Summer Cicada's Chirp] was originally brought out by the ancestor of the Blood Fire Demon Tower from the fifth level of the Dark Ancient Tower ten thousand years ago. It's not complete…

"Everyone thought that the Summer Cicada's Chirp was just an Earth-level Truth Oddity, but they didn't know that it was from the fifth floor of the Dark Ancient Tower.

This Summer Cicada's Chirp has a chance to evolve into its true form, a Sky-level Truth Oddity:

[Cry of the Cicada]!

From summer to winter, from the fire attribute to the mutated frost attribute!

"This trip to the Dark Ancient Tower is the time for my luck to change. With the Cry of the Cicada, I'll be able to do it when I reach the peak of fifth-circle.

Ice and fire meet and shatter the crystal. After breaking it, it will form the primordial soul!"

In the darkness, cackling laughter rose and fell.

…

The next day.

Levi went to the Fire Crocodile Chamber of Commerce and got the map as he wished.

He looked around and found that Fire Crocodile City seemed to be quite far away from the Flaming Mountain.

Hogg was quite good at running.

However, with Li Wei's normal flying speed, he estimated that he would arrive at the Flaming Mountain in about seven days.

After leaving Fire Crocodile City, Li Wei found a remote route and hurried on his way.

His gaze gradually turned cold, and towards the end, it was filled with killing intent.

He calmed himself down and arrived at an uninhabited mountainous area.

The mountain range here was also red, and it was covered with plants that looked like maple trees.

He descended from the sky and into the red forest.

Not long after.

Two flames appeared here, and two figures appeared in the flames.

They looked around and swept their spiritual force around.

One of them was the white-robed wizard who had appeared at the Fire Crocodile Chamber of Commerce that day. He was a fourth-circle wizard.

There was also a fourth-circle wizard who had never appeared in Fire Crocodile City.

From the looks of it, they should be partners.

"Blood Vampire, is that fat sheep from the Endless Sea really a fourth-circle wizard? Why did we lose him?"

"Red Eye, you're questioning my judgment. We didn't lose him. He must have used some kind of breath control technique to hide here!" Blood Vampire, Bullo, snorted coldly, "Let me use an area-of-effect spell to force him out… However, let me make it clear first. I was the one who discovered him. I'll split the profits with you, 60% for me and 40% for you!"

"I understand. Let's take this person down first…" Red Eye Roche smiled and continued, "I have a feeling that the kid must have sensed that we were following him and used an escape spell to escape."

As he spoke, a red light flashed in Roche's eyes.

This was the third-circle innate spell he cultivated, the Red Flame True Eye.

Although this spell was not good at actual combat, it could see through illusions, bewilderment formations, and some concealment methods.

If that fat little sheep was still here, he shouldn't be able to escape his eyes!

"Let me try and see if he escaped." With a thought, blood flames swept out, covering a radius of several miles, or even dozens of miles.

Fourth-circle talent, Boundless Blood Sea!

The attack power of his spell was average, but its range was very wide!

In the next moment.

Behind Bullo, the void rippled, and a figure quietly appeared and let out a sneer.

"Be careful!"

Roche's expression changed, and his Red Flame True Eye shot out two lines of fire toward that figure.

The figure did not dodge.

Before the line of fire could touch him, a Golden Snake rose into the air and protected him.

The line of fire bounced off and reflected into Roche's eyes.

"Ahhh, my eyes!" Roche covered his eyes and cried out in pain!

Obviously, he did not expect this person to be able to reflect his spell attack.

Even though it was only a part of the attack power, it was the most vulnerable part of the human body!

He endured the pain and put down his hands, his eyes bleeding profusely.

On the other side, Bullo sensed danger and his expression changed drastically.

The blood flames quickly retracted and surrounded him, forming a protective force field.

At the same time, his white robe was also shining. It was obviously a fourth-circle Defensive Wizard Tool.

"Break!"

Puchi.

The sword qi of the Crimson Dragon Slash swept across!

The Crimson Emperor Dragon was at level 15. In addition to the recent breakthrough in his Strength Rune, his strength had increased greatly!

This was an ordinary force field.

Li Wei did not even need to use his Flame Dragon's True Form and Bullo's protective force field could be easily broken.

The fourth-circle Wizard Tool below was pierced after resisting the sword qi for a moment. It was obviously of ordinary quality.

"What?"

At this moment, Bullo and Roche's expressions changed drastically.

The power of one attack had broken through fourth-circle force fields and a Wizard Tool!

"A fifth-circle wizard? Impossible! This spiritual force fluctuation is even inferior to mine!" Bullo couldn't understand.

"This person is actually a dual cultivator of body refinement and magic! Blood Vampire, you've done me a lot of harm! You can keep this little fat sheep for yourself!"

Although he was blind, he still had his spiritual force.

After seeing the body-refining runes on Levi, Roche, who was called over by Blood Vampire to work together, was stunned.

A fourth-circle body-tempering dual cultivator was a genius. To a certain extent, he was even rarer than Children of the Elements!

Was Blood Vampire crazy? After squatting for half a day, he found such a difficult opponent. He was really courting death!

Roche quickly turned into a streak of fire and was about to disappear.

The next moment, a fierce figure descended from the sky. The broadsword roared and shattered the flames!

Tyrant IV!

Behind the Tyrant was Phoenix's 100-foot-long flaming wings, which looked extremely dashing!

At the same time, the Thunder God Cannon exploded, and the electric net covered a radius of several miles!

Roche's body went numb. At this moment, other than fear, he felt regret.

The target was indeed a fat sheep, but the problem was that it was too f*cking fat! It was fine if they were dual cultivators, but there was also such a powerful alchemical creature protecting their path!

This was definitely a proud son of the heavens who had come out to train!

On the other side, Li Wei carried the dying Blood Vampire to Roche, who had been beaten up by Tyrant, and grabbed him again.

"I will only ask the next question once."

"Want to live? Or do you want to die?"

The Excalibur slowly appeared behind Li Wei.

"Alive! I want to live!" Roche hurriedly said.

"Me too! Don't kill me… I'm from the Blood Fire Demonic Tower… know the whereabouts of a Truth Oddity, I don't want to die."

Li Wei was calm.

These wizards were really heartless.

In this aspect, they were not as good as those simple-minded, well-developed noble knights in the human world.

Knight, turn the tables!

"Wait a minute… Did you just say Truth Oddity?"

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Realm of Crimson.

Red Leaf Mountains.

Levi took two captives and found temporary shelter, concealing it with an array.

These two individuals had already sworn oaths under Excalibur.

Unless they wanted to be struck down by the Excalibur, the probability of sudden betrayal was low.

But low didn't mean nonexistent; this kind of contract was ultimately inferior to the domineering Scarlet Contract.

So Levi kept his guard up, ready to act if necessary.

If they dared to make a move, his nine-layer defense would activate, showing them what despair truly meant.

The reason Levi wanted to keep them alive was twofold.

On one hand, he wanted to find out about the forces behind them.

On the other hand, he felt that he needed some workers for the array of the Seven Kings of Hell.

Wizards were obviously more suitable for the task than transcendent creatures.

"Speak up. Are both of you from the Blood Fire Demon Tower? Who ordered you?" Levi asked, his expression dark.

"I'm not from the Blood Fire Demon Tower. I'm a nomadic wizard brought here by a blood vampire. He said you were an easy target, a foreigner, and that he could quietly get rid of you here without the other side noticing," said Roche with red eyes.

"Don't accuse me. I just thought this friend looked extraordinary and wanted to make friends," the blood vampire hastily explained.

"So you're not sent by the Blood Fire Demon Tower?" Levi frowned.

Levi had dealt with the Blood Fire Demon Tower organization back in the Endless Sea. There was a Fourth-Circle Wizard named Blood Flame Demon Wizard who had created a Red Robe Association and tried to rob Levi, only to be annihilated by him.

Later, Levi learned about the existence of the Blood Fire Demon Tower, a fifth-circle dark wizard organization, from the things left behind.

Unexpectedly, he came to the Realm of Crimson and was targeted by members of this organization.

Fate was indeed unpredictable.

"Friend… Oh no, senior, there's really no need for me to lie. You can inquire in Fire Crocodile City or the surrounding cities. The Blood Fire Demon Tower organization is no more. I'm now a nomadic wizard, and I'm also striving to turn over a new leaf… I'll be honest with you, before I even got involved in this, I had already planned to leave the Realm of Crimson after this job. I'll find a peaceful volcanic island in the Endless Sea and open a small weapon-making shop to spend the rest of my days." The blood vampire spoke.

"Don't go causing trouble in the Endless Sea. Once I'm done with my business, I can offer you both a chance at redemption. If you behave well in the future, you might even regain your freedom," Levi smiled, his expression pure.

The blood vampire and Roche exchanged glances and said, "As long as you don't send us to the Nine Cities Alliance… The Nine Cities Great Prison is not a place for humans."

"Now, tell me about the Truth Oddity. If you dare to lie to me… I happen to have some transcendent creatures in heat, and I don't recommend you experience what beast feels like," Levi's tone suddenly turned icy.

Hearing the threat in Levi's words, the blood vampire quickly said, "I saw it with my own eyes, it's absolutely correct. Some time ago, an enforcer from the Nine Cities Alliance, along with the City Lord of Fire Crocodile City and several other Fifth-Circle Wizards, launched a joint attack on our Blood Fire Demon Tower… Our Tower Master, the Blood Demon Wizard, was forced to self-detonate.

"While I escaped in the chaos, I passed by a forbidden area of our organization and saw the City Lord of Fire Crocodile City capturing a red fire cicada. At the time, I didn't know what it was, but later I investigated and found out that it was the legendary Truth Oddity, the Summer Cicada's Chirp!"

"My strength is weak, and I was only concerned with my life, so I don't know what happened afterwards or whether the City Lord got the Oddity, but I heard that the City Lord has been in seclusion during this time, presumably refining it."

The blood vampire recounted everything truthfully, constrained by the oath under Excalibur. He couldn't deceive Levi.

Levi recalled the information he had gathered about the Truth Oddity.

Indeed, such an oddity existed.

But from the information's function, this oddity seemed similar to the Water Dragon's Song, also bestowing a third-circle talent.

Levi already had a full third-circle talent now, so he didn't need it.

Instead, the increase in the limit of spiritual force was most useful to Levi.

But to offend a Fifth-Circle Righteous Wizard for this was not worth it.

Moreover, the City Master of Fire Crocodile City, as a Burning Faction wizard, might have already refined it.

Seeing Levi's expression unchanged, the blood vampire thought Levi looked down on an Earth-level oddity, feeling anxious inside.

"Hand over all your storage bags," Levi said.

The blood vampire and Roche both wore pained expressions and reluctantly handed them over.

Levi checked and found that the Aether Stones amounted to only a few hundred thousand.

Everything else wasn't worth much.

In the end, after calculating, as Fourth-Circle Wizards, they weren't as wealthy as Rex.

"Where's your money?" Levi asked.

The blood vampire gestured to his torn white robe. "I used it to buy materials for making this Fourth-Circle Wizard Tool… Although it's broken now."

"You're still a Fourth-Circle weapon craftsman?" Levi's interest was piqued.

"Yes."

Levi was pleased. It seemed that this blood vampire was indeed talented.

Having a skill like that and yet choosing to engage in such risky dark wizard activities was truly baffling.

Getting something for nothing was certainly enjoyable.

Next, Levi used spells and restrictions to bind the two individuals.

After ensuring everything was secure, he placed them into the Bug House.

"Leon, keep an eye on them. Don't eat them!"

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In the Bug House, Leon nodded solemnly.

Then, the eerie face stared at the blood vampire and Red Eye.

Both of them felt their hearts sink.

"What on earth is this thing?"

"I have no idea. It's terrifying. I feel like my soul is trembling instinctively!"

"It looks at us as if we're food, wanting to eat us but not daring to…"

"But leaving the Realm of Crimson is a good thing. This person is definitely a prodigy of a major power. If we make it into his favor, when he advances to the Fifth Circle or even the Primordial Soul in the future, we, as his underlings, might rise to prominence too!"

…

In the Holy Brilliance Calendar year 1149, the Month of the Furnace, Levi successfully arrived at Flaming Mountain.

Even though he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the scene before him.

All he could see ahead was an endless expanse of black volcanoes.

The volcanoes were of various shapes, crafted by nature in all its splendor.

At the highest volcano, magma churned and bubbled incessantly.

A large wizard city stood at its edge, absorbing the surging fire elemental power from outside the city's array.

Next to Levi was Red Eye, who had undergone a transformation. His eyes had recovered, and he now stood respectfully by Levi's side, dressed as a servant. Having originated from Flaming Mountain, Red Eye was familiar with the area.

"This city is built on the volcano. Wouldn't it be submerged if the volcano erupts?"

"Lord, you may not know, but the core of the entire volcanic group, the fire elemental land, is all suppressed by the wizards' arrays of Flaming Mountain's Primordial Soul. So, although the power of fire element leaks out for thousands of miles around, there won't be an eruption."

"How many Primordial Souls does Flaming Mountain have now?"

"On the surface, there are three, all from the Fire Bull Wizard family: Clan Leader Red Horn, Lady Green Robe, and the Red-Haired Ghost Child… Speaking of which, the most talked-about aspect of Flaming Mountain is the relationship between these three Primordial Souls. Red Horn and Green Robe are husband and wife, and the Ghost Child is their child. They are all Primordial Souls! This is rare even in the Wizard World."

"Indeed, Red Horn is probably the ruler of Flaming Mountain."

"Heh heh, outsiders think Red Horn is the strongest, but in reality… the true authority figure of the Fire Bull family is not Clan Leader Red Horn, but Lady Green Robe. She's not a local, but comes from a big wizard family in the Realm of Divine Wind, a rare Wind-Fire dual-cultivation Primordial Soul… Lord, I noticed your previous techniques weren't just from one school of meditation, right?"

"I was just fooling around. Others have advanced the meditation arts of two major factions into Primordial Souls. I can't compare…"

"That's still pretty amazing. Daring to pursue both schools of meditation is already extraordinary."

"Alright, stop flattering me. Just show me the way."

The master and servant arrived, weary, at one of the small markets and found lodging.

Levi arranged to meet with Hogg through the Teatime Round Table to discuss their next steps, only to find no response after messaging him.

"Hogg's already at the peak of level 2. Maybe he's in the midst of advancing… Let's wait a few days."

While waiting, Levi stowed away Red Eye and wandered the scattered wizard markets nestled among the volcanoes.

Making a rare visit to this place, he decided to take the opportunity to purchase some specialty resources.

The next day, Levi stood before a wizard stall.

The stall owner, a Second-Circle male wizard, sensed Levi's presence and hurriedly asked, "What can I do for you, Lord?"

Even on Flaming Mountain, being in the Fourth-Circle was considered powerful.

Levi's gaze fell upon several beast eggs on the stall, each larger than an ostrich egg.

"I'll take these eggs."

As an expert in transcendent creatures, Levi immediately recognized them as Dragon Finch eggs.

He had a retired Dragon Finch in his sea beast sanctuary, constantly showing signs of mating with Levi. He intended to buy these eggs to soothe it and strengthen the population.

"These eggs were obtained from the nest of Second-Circle transcendent creatures, and each one is priced at 5000 Aether Stones…"

"It's a bit pricey. Five thousand Aether Stones could buy a Second-Circle Wizard Tool. How about this? I'll take all of them for five thousand… No one really wants these besides transcendent biologists, as wizards lose everything after all the effort to nurture them."

The wizard hesitated for a moment, then agreed, "Alright, five thousand it is."

Five thousand Aether Stones was a huge sum for an ordinary Second-Circle Wizard.

Placing the eggs into Alice's ring, Levi was in good spirits.

For years, he had been trying to establish a Breeding Base for transcendent creatures, believing that the more specimens and populations he had, the better.

Given the density of the Ancient Saint plane, it would take a long time to saturate.

As it turned out, men also enjoyed shopping, as long as they had money.

Seven days later, Levi had spent two million Aether Stones.

Not only had he spent all the money confiscated from Red Eye and the blood vampire, but he had also taken a considerable amount from his own tens of millions-level reserve.

Of course, the harvest was also quite good.

Dragon Finch, Crimson Fire Dragon Lizard, Magma Serpent, Inferno Bird… Eight kinds of fire-based transcendent creature eggs or younglings.

In addition, Levi also found a piece of fire elemental metal the size of a human head, level 3. He could use it to refine Tyrant IV again in the future.

However, all these expenses were relatively small.

What really cost him was knowledge. In addition to cantrips, he bought hundreds of spell models from first to fourth circle, and even a few fifth-circle spell models.

This knowledge was the most important goal of his shopping spree.

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After all, once he left this place, it would be difficult to purchase Burning Faction spells on a large scale again.

Among them was a fifth-circle model, precisely the advanced spell Levi was currently studying as a follow-up to his fourth-circle Sun Splitting Strike: Solar Aggregation!

Basically, Levi collected all the Burning Faction knowledge circulating in the market of Flaming Mountain that he didn't already have.

"Only 8 million Aether Stones left, it's really too extravagant… But, knowledge is priceless. Investing in knowledge can't go wrong," Levi comforted himself.

With 8 million left, he decided not to spend any more for now.

After completing his transactions with the seller, he planned to purchase some weapon-making and alchemy knowledge to bring back with him.

The Burning Faction wizards were particularly skilled in weapon-making, and the headquarters of the Alchemy Faction was actually located within the Burning Faction.

It was one of the Ten Halls, the "Alchemy Hall."

Next, Levi secluded himself at home to quietly cultivate.

Three days later, Hogg and Levi got in touch.

At the Teatime Round Table, Hogg looked apologetic as he spoke, "Commander, I had a sudden urge a few days ago. I felt the time was right for advancement, so I went into seclusion. Now, I've become a Blood Knight."

"No worries, congratulations on your successful promotion. Arrange a meeting with that person for me. Once things are settled here, I'll head back," Levi said.

"Alright."

The next day, in a larger wizard market, inside a tavern's private room, Levi was already waiting there, deep in thought with his eyes closed.

He opened his eyes to see a figure entering the room.

The person was a wizard dressed in crimson robes, wearing a mask.

With a fourth-circle wizard's cultivation, judging by his spiritual force, he should be nearing perfection, or at least a senior fourth-circle practitioner.

"Are you here to buy Black Flame Meteorite Iron?" the man asked calmly.

"That's correct. If you're sincere about trading, let me see your goods first," Levi smiled.

"I don't have any on hand right now, but I know where to find Black Flame Meteorite Iron," the man replied.

Levi's expression darkened immediately, and he chuckled coldly, "When you contacted my friend earlier, you claimed to have stock."

"Please, calm down. Black Flame Meteorite Iron is a fifth-level fire element metal. If I had any extra, I would have sold it at an auction. There would be no need for you to buy from me," the man said nonchalantly.

After a moment of silence, Levi spoke, "It seems the location of the Black Flame Meteorite Iron isn't simple."

"To be honest, I recently discovered a lost and ruined secret realm where I found the Black Flame Meteorite Iron… and there's quite a lot of it. However, that secret realm has been invaded by black beasts from the Land of Darkness, some of them even being fifth-level black beasts ruling over it. The Black Flame Meteorite Iron ore was found near the lair of these black beasts. Due to the large number of black beasts in the secret realm, after obtaining a small piece of Meteorite Iron, I came out early and used the auction as an opportunity to release some clues, hoping to attract demand like yours to join my team and explore the secret realm together. In that secret realm, the largest Black Flame Meteorite Iron mine is occupied by a fifth-level black beast. During this time, I've found some demanders like yourself, all of them fourth-circle practitioners, including some array wizards. When the time comes, we'll use arrays to kill those black beasts. After that, the Black Flame Meteorite Iron mine will be up for grabs. What do you think?"

Levi's expression shifted as he listened.

"I think it'd be better for you to find Fifth-Circle Wizards," Levi said bluntly, "A few Fourth-Circle Wizards… they might not even know how they died."

"It seems you're some sheltered wizard who's not experienced in the real world," the wizard retorted, "You don't know how tough it is out there, exploring secret realms. When exploring secret realms, you look for wizards of the same realm. Why would you seek higher realm wizards? Even if you can relatively safely obtain treasures with their help, will they share with you? Do you naively believe that mere contracts can restrain wizards of higher realms?"

Levi pondered inwardly.

At 160 years old, he had only explored secret realms twice. One of those times had left him with psychological scars. Apart from himself, everyone else either died or was close to death.

So, he didn't really understand some of the unspoken rules of exploring secret realms.

Unless absolutely necessary, he wasn't fond of risking his life for riches.

But for most ordinary wizards, seeking resources beyond their status often required taking risks.

"So, how many people have you found now?" Levi asked.

"I've already found five assistants, all Fourth-Circle Wizards. We just need one more, and we can form a Fourth-Circle array to trap the black beast… I can tell you're fairly new to the Fourth Circle. If it wasn't for a wizard who had promised to come with us but had some sudden business, I wouldn't usually consider someone of your strength," the masked man said arrogantly.

"After the joint kill, it's every man for himself, right?" Levi clarified.

"Exactly."

"Alright… I'm in."

"Good. Hunting down a fifth-level entity isn't as terrifying as you think, as long as you have the courage. Enough said. Leave me your contact information, prepare yourself, and we'll set off in three days."

Levi exchanged contact information with the wizard and then returned to his lodging.

"How did it go, Commander? Smoothly?" Hogg inquired.

"Not bad. Now that you've advanced to Blood Source, do you plan to stay here or return to the mortal realm?" Levi asked.

"I want to explore a bit here first. If the temple needs me, I can always go back. I'll follow your lead."

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"Then you should stay here, but still, be cautious. The Wizard World is much more dangerous than the human world."

Over the next three days, Levi had been adjusting himself.

"I haven't dealt with black beasts before, but it seems there are plenty of them in the Dark Ancient Tower. This is a good chance for me to get some practice, see how capable these people are. If they can really hunt down fifth-level black beasts, then I'll join them for a bit… If not, I'll just slip away."

Levi had no intention of facing fifth-level black beasts alone.

It was said that black beasts, to adapt to the harsh environment of the Land of Darkness, had strength far surpassing the average transcendent creature of the same realm, nearing that of wizards in the same realm.

The next day, inside the inn, Levi noticed that his Golden Dragon Heavenly Shield was shining even brighter.

He glanced at his proficiency panel and saw that his Bloodline Divine Weapon had advanced to level 2.

"Defense has slightly increased."

But that wasn't all.

With a thought, Levi emitted a chill, and his body began to turn woody. He transformed into a sturdy, ice-cold tree.

His second body tempering technique, Frost Wood Body, had also reached the fourth-circle level.

"Mastering just one body tempering technique should suffice."

Without hesitation, Levi merged Frost Wood Body Tempering Technique with Metal Poison Body Tempering Technique.

At the same time, the golden Toxic Swarm within him began to devour the Frost Wood Body, emitting an eerie, rustling sound like termites gnawing on wood.

The next day, Levi found that the golden Toxic Swarm inside him had turned into a strange deep blue color, exuding a mysterious cold aura and vitality, making it unpredictable.

In a moment of thought, a figure identical to Levi in deep blue emerged from his body, facing him.

This figure had no emotions or thoughts. It was still composed of Toxic Swarm, but its surface was covered in even more complex body-refining runes.

Levi could sense that after multiple mergers, the strength of this body-tempering clone had become even stronger. Even an ordinary senior Fourth-Circle Wizard might not be its match.

"The deep blue body-tempering clone… Let's call it the Deep Blue Sage body tempering technique from now on. This technique is capable of reaching the realm of primordial soul wizards. In the Wizard World, it's undoubtedly the top-tier body tempering technique!

But… it's not enough! I need to continue searching for other body tempering techniques to merge with. Perhaps, I'll become the first Grand Wizard-level body-refining wizard!"

He opened the proficiency panel.

Levi, Deep Blue Sage Body Tempering Technique: Level 8 (25,124/100,000), Special Effect: Deep Blue Body.

…

[Deep Blue Body: Possesses strong defense, resilience, strength, shape-shifting, stretching abilities, strong resistance against thunder and frost elemental attacks, and strong resistance against negative energy erosion.]

"Come back, Deep Blue," Levi said to the Deep Blue Sage clone, though it was more like talking to himself since the clone had no consciousness.

The Deep Blue Sage turned into smoke and surged back into Levi's body.

After a moment, he returned to normal.

Three days later, Levi was practicing his breathing technique when suddenly the letter in his hand began to burn, revealing writing on it.

It was the coordinates of the secret realm provided by that person.

Levi looked at his arm, and his current danger perception was fluctuating within normal ranges.

"Third time entering the secret realm. Hopefully, everything goes smoothly!"

…

The scorched black desert!

This was a desolate area in the eastern part of the Flaming Mountain.

In fact, not only humans, but other creatures were also scarce here.

Occasionally, some low-level fire elemental transcendent creatures passed by, quickly disappearing into the vast desert.

In the center of a certain part of the desert, there was a pitch-black crater.

The crater emitted blazing flames and exuded terrifying heat, along with the smell of sulfur.

Around the crater, three Fourth-Circle Wizards were sitting cross-legged. After dividing the area with protective arrays, they rested and meditated.

When Levi arrived, the three men turned their attention towards him.

One of them, wearing a mask, was the wizard Levi had met the other day.

His name was Eman, but it probably wasn't his real name; he had been the leader of that expedition.

Eman said, "Gentlemen, this was Lord Geralt, the final member of our secret realm exploration team."

"Lord Geralt, this was Fire Wolf Quill, a Fourth-Circle Array Wizard, crucial to our mission. To recruit him… let's just say it had cost me quite a bit," Eman said with a smirk. "And the other was Fire Crow Bob, a powerful external wizard from the Fire Bull family."

"Nice to meet you both," Levi smiled.

"Eman, we were going after a Level 5 Black Beast this time… Your choice for the last member seemed a bit casual," Fire Wolf glanced at Levi, sensing Levi's much weaker spiritual force than his own, and couldn't help but transmit his voice.

"Geralt specialized in body tempering. If the Level 5 Black Beast went berserk, we could let him handle it for a while. Besides, if it weren't for your array needing seven people to activate, we wouldn't need so many people. The more people, the greater the likelihood of something going wrong. I had used some weaker Fourth-Circle Wizards to fill the numbers. When we killed the Level 5 Black Beast, we would start cleaning up, leaving the others behind… In the end, it would just be the two of us sharing that Black Flame Meteorite Iron, wouldn't it?" Eman replied via voice transmission.

Fire Wolf Wizard understood the logic and didn't say much more.

The Fire Crow Wizard, on the other hand, remained silent and meditated alone.

Seeing that neither of the two men had paid him any attention, Levi hadn't bothered to disturb them and had quietly waited for the others to arrive.

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The other three wizards also arrived one after another.

Among them were two witches who looked identical, dressed similarly. They seemed to be twins, always hand in hand.

The other one was a male wizard, dressed in a blue robe, with a calm demeanor.

"It seems we're a bit late, Eman. Would you introduce us?" the busty witch among the twins said. She was the elder sister, while the other, with a flatter chest, was the younger one.

Eman hurriedly acted as a mediator and introduced everyone to each other.

Levi only learned then that the male wizard in the blue robe, like himself, also hailed from the Endless Sea and was named Marquis.

When Levi was introduced as a body-refining wizard, Marquis glanced at him.

"Now that everyone's here, under the leadership of Fire Wolf, we'll practice the array. Once we're proficient with it, we'll proceed," Eman said.

"Besides me, does anyone understand arrays?" Fire Wolf asked casually.

After a moment, no one responded.

"In that case, I'll assign randomly."

He smirked inwardly. As a Fourth-Circle Array Wizard, coupled with his nearly perfected spiritual force and two Fourth-Circle Talent spells, he was already unbeatable.

As long as they succeeded in slaying the Level 5 Black Beast this time, the rewards would undoubtedly be rich.

Apart from him and Eman, the spiritual force levels of the other five were all ordinary Fourth-Circle, probably mastering at most one innate spell.

What needed attention were the twin sisters.

He learned from Eman that the twin sisters were also somewhat famous in the Flaming Mountain area, known as the "Holy Flame Twins."

The elder sister practiced the "Azure Flame Meditation Art," while the younger one practiced the "Purple Flame Meditation Art." When their flames combined, they could unleash a terrifying "White Sacred Flame."

They had once killed a senior Fourth-Circle dark wizard.

Another noteworthy individual was the external wizard from the Fire Bull family, who had caught the attention of the primordial soul faction, indicating his extraordinary abilities.

As for Geralt and Marquis, from the information available, both hailed from the Endless Sea, one belonging to the Ocean School of Thought and the other a body-refining wizard, both appearing to be ordinary Fourth-Circle.

Unless they had some hidden cards, the two of them together wouldn't be his match.

Moreover, being outsiders in this place, they probably didn't have any influence, making them the easiest to manipulate.

Next, the seven of them spent a full three days practicing the formation.

Levi pretended not to understand the formation to avoid drawing too much attention to himself and becoming a target for others.

Finally, when they had mastered the formation, Eman looked at the fire pit and said, "The entrance to the secret realm is inside a small fire pit. Be safe, my friends from the Endless Sea."

With that said, Eman leaped into the fire pit, transforming into a stream of flames.

Fire Wolf then waved several red array flags and casually entered.

The Holy Flame Twins embraced each other and spun around in a strange posture as they entered.

The Fire Bull wizard transformed into a giant fiery bird and followed suit.

It all had a taste of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their unique abilities.

Finally, only Levi and Marquis remained.

"If you have no means of entry, you can come with me," Marquis said as his robe transformed into a blue water sphere, enveloping him.

"No need, thanks," Levi replied.

"Fair enough… Geralt, this exploration only has the two of us outsiders. So, if anything unexpected happens inside, I hope we'll be collaborators and both make it back safely to the Endless Sea," Marquis said cryptically.

Levi smiled faintly but didn't respond.

It seemed that everyone entering here had mentally prepared themselves to be betrayed by their teammates.

This was the exploration of the secret realm, and everyone knew that their teammates were likely harboring ulterior motives, all villains in their own right!

After Marquis entered as well, Levi's Deep Blue Body armor covered him.

He jumped pretentiously.

With his current physique and resistance to fire elements, this was entirely unnecessary.

Before long, as Levi descended, the temperature rose steadily. Even his third-circle wizard force field wouldn't hold out for long.

However, with the protection of his Deep Blue Body, he felt as comfortable as if he were bathing in the sea, without any discomfort at all!

At the bottom of the fire pit, Levi saw a crack opening in the pitch-black rock wall, shining with light.

This was the entrance to the lost secret realm. From Eman's description, it seemed similar to the Forsaken Land of the God, invaded by black beasts.

All of Levi's protective force fields were activated as he stepped into the crevice.

Looking around, he saw cracks in the sky and lifeless earth. Occasionally, some strange plants grew, but he couldn't tell if they were medicinal herbs.

In the distance, black mountains stretched endlessly, disappearing into the horizon.

According to Eman, this secret realm was a medium-sized one, possibly a resource point of some wizard organization that was abandoned due to the invasion of black beasts and depletion of resources.

As soon as Levi appeared, he heard the sounds of battle not far away.

His Deep Blue Body emerged as he withdrew his other force fields.

He looked towards the fight where a group of black crows vanished under the terrifying innate spell of Fire Wolf.

"Geralt, hurry up! In this secret realm, there are many black beasts. We can't afford to split up, or they'll pick us off one by one. And as for the Black Flame Meteorite Iron, none of us will get it!" Eman called out.

Levi hurried over, his right arm suddenly extending dozens of meters, revealing a giant Deep Blue Sage-colored claw.

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One black beast at the peak of Level 1 was grabbed by the void, crushed, leaving only a pile of frozen corpses emitting a chilling aura.

Levi looked down at the corpse, emanating an unsettling black aura, both flesh and bone tainted.

"No need to check. The corpses of these black beasts contain corrosive power that's hard to purify. They're unusable for both alchemy and weapon refinement," Fire Wolf frowned and shouted ahead.

Levi knew well that the corpses of these black beasts were unusable. He just felt that the corrosive power of these black beasts was somewhat similar to the feeling he got from the bone wizard tool used by that mysterious member of the godly organization.

"That mysterious organization might be from the Land of Darkness… and they've already begun to master the technique of using the corpses of black beasts for weapon refinement," Levi thought to himself.

In truth, Levi believed that his Purification Elixir could remove this kind of corrosive power. But it wasn't worth it. The current cost of Purification Elixir was too high, and using it to purify the corpses of black beasts would be more trouble than it was worth. Perhaps in the future, when the cost decreased and he encountered materials from higher-level black beasts, it would be worth a try.

"You've made good progress with your body tempering technique," Eman remarked.

"It's alright. Hopefully, I won't slow everyone down," Levi smiled awkwardly.

The seven of them united, battling in this desolate wilderness.

"It's really unlucky this time. We've just entered and encountered this flock of black death crows. Although individually they're only Level 1, the problem is there are too many of them. Every time, there are hundreds, even thousands," Eman complained.

Levi killed the incoming black death crows while keeping an eye on the surroundings. With their strength, wiping out this flock of crows was only a matter of time. Right now, it wasn't even a warm-up.

"Caw, caw!"

Accompanied by the departure of a Level 2 black death crow leader, the other crow group scattered. Finally, the wilderness fell silent.

On the ground lay the bodies of hundreds of crows.

"Let's take a break," Eman said, looking at the other six.

Levi saw them drinking a potion and beginning to meditate.

After a short rest, they resumed their journey.

As they walked, the Holy Flame Twins suddenly waved their hands, and a fist-sized black ore appeared.

"Black Flame Meteorite Iron!" Levi murmured to himself.

"Eman, whoever finds these things gets to keep them, right?" the elder twin sister chuckled, while the younger sister remained silent.

"That's right. These ores can only yield small pieces, not worth much… It's still far from being refined into wizard tools. As long as everyone follows my command, I guarantee that our harvest this time will exceed your imagination," Eman said, seemingly unconcerned about the twins taking the ore.

Knowing that raw ore could appear along the way, everyone became extra vigilant, including Levi.

However, their luck didn't hold.

They never encountered such a stroke of luck again.

Before long, a Level 3 Black Wings Snake descended from the sky, only to be incinerated by the elder twin's blue flames before it could approach.

"How much longer until we arrive, Eman?" Marquis asked.

"Almost there. The lair of the Level 5 black beast is in the heart of the black mountains ahead. When we arrive, the six of us will distract the black beast for a while. Once the fire snake sets up the array, everyone swiftly enters and uses the array to kill the black beast. Otherwise, even if we exhaust all our resources to kill it, it will not be worth it," Eman explained.

Levi remained silent, silently following behind.

As they neared the black mountains, stronger Level 4 black beasts began to appear along the way.

A black tiger with two heads roared, leaping over the Holy Flame Twins and heading towards Marquis at the back.

Marquis activated his blue force field and quickly retreated.

Seeing this, the tiger pounced towards Levi.

Levi's expression changed, and with a single thought, layers of ice condensed in front of him, forming an ice wall.

Crack!

The ice wall, formed by the cold aura of the Deep Blue Body, shattered as the tiger broke through.

Seizing the opportunity, Levi ran forward.

"Die!"

Eman threw a flaming dagger, piercing into the tiger's body.

With a deafening explosion, the tiger's body shattered, emitting a final wail before dying.

Eman remained calm and said, "Let's go quickly. Don't waste energy on these things."

Levi looked at the tiger corpse lying on the ground, untouched by anyone.

Silently, he took out an empty storage ring and placed it inside.

After all, it was still a Level 4 creature. It might come in handy later.

Seeing Levi's actions, Fire Wolf and Eman exchanged a glance but said nothing.

An hour later, after being delayed by various black beasts, they finally reached the black mountains.

"I'm not sure if there are any other Level 5 black beasts besides the lair, so let's try to avoid fighting nearby. After killing the black beast, quickly dig out the Black Flame Meteorite Iron and leave. Our array can only be used once, and we don't have the strength to deal with a second Level 5 black beast," Eman said sincerely.

"Understood."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Safely passing through the black mountains, they arrived at an abandoned mine.

Levi glanced around and guessed that this mine was probably used to extract Luminant gold or mithril.

It seemed to have been a resource point for the wizard organization in the past.

With bated breath, they entered the dark tunnel.

After walking for who knows how long, accompanied by the sound of trickling underground water.

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They arrived at a mining hall, where the accumulated water had submerged the area.

The seemingly bottomless water emitted unsettling noises, making Levi uneasy as he gazed at it.

It appeared that Eman hadn't misled him; there were indeed Level 5 black beasts here.

"The black beasts are in the water, and so is the iron ore. Get ready to fight, everyone!" Eman declared. "Fire Wolf, we're counting on your array."

"I won't have any problems. Just make sure you all keep up. Remember, if we don't kill the black beasts, we won't get anything, and we might even lose our lives here. So, think twice before making any moves," Fire Wolf added.

Eman took the lead, charging into the water with a sun-like flame appearing in his hand.

Third Circle Talent, Sun Flame Explosion!

Boom!

Before the fireball hit the water, a massive tentacle emerged from below, swatting the fireball away and causing it to explode in mid-air.

The explosion illuminated the mining hall, revealing various black beast corpses scattered along the shoreline of the underground lake, some even with the decapitated bodies of wizards.

Next, eight hundred-meter-long tentacles emerged from the water, each adorned with a grimacing human head, likely belonging to wizards who had perished there before.

"Everyone, hurry up! Don't hold back, or we'll all die here!" Eman roared, directly engaging three of the tentacles.

Meanwhile, the Holy Flame Twins released their green and purple flames, giggling as they fought against two of the tentacles.

The remaining three tentacles were confronted by Levi, Marquis, and the Fire Bird, each taking on one.

Levi's Deep Blue Body collided with a tentacle, sending him flying into a crevice in the rock wall.

"As expected of a Level 5; just one tentacle can send me flying," Levi thought.

However, as he was struck, all his defenses were activated, neutralizing the attack. This reassured Levi that the conventional attacks of these Level 5 black beasts couldn't break through his defense.

With a roar, he drank a potion and charged back into the fray.

On the other side, Fire Wolf's expression was solemn as he quickly set up the array.

Without the array, the seven of them, all Fourth-Circle Wizards, would eventually show weaknesses and be defeated one by one by the black beasts, leading to their ultimate demise.

"Hurry up, Fire Wolf!" Eman urged.

"Alright, take your positions, form the array!" Fire Wolf commanded. Array items flew out from his body, embedding themselves around the edges of the water.

Then, the other six followed the original plan, entering the array one by one.

In the next moment, seven white beams of light intertwined in the mining hall, forming a large white net that covered the entire lake.

Simultaneously, the bodies beneath the eight tentacles were also exposed.

Everyone's expression turned shocked at the sight.

They all assumed it was some sort of giant octopus-like black beast.

However, they discovered that the body of the black beast was a humanoid creature clad in jet-black armor.

The armor was composed of chunks of black flame meteorite iron ore.

"This beast has fused the ore into its body! Quick, attack with all your might!" Eman's expression shifted.

Terrifying flames began to spread across the white giant net, scorching the black beasts trapped within. However, the damage caused by the ore was extremely limited.

"If you hold back again, we'll all die here," Fire Wolf said coldly.

In the next moment, Levi's right hand transformed into a deep blue drill, adorned with mystical runes that shimmered.

Boom!

With a deafening sound, the armor began to show signs of wear.

"Are you all just going to watch?" Eman looked at the others.

The Holy Flame Twins spun rapidly, intertwining their azure and purple flames to form pure white holy flames!

The holy flames transformed into a giant white axe!

Boom!

Under the impact, the armor continued to tremble.

The Fire Bird wizard summoned a feather-shaped wizard tool.

He whistled, and the feathers ignited, charging forward like a raging river, beginning to slice through the tentacles.

Behind Marquis, a cyan shadow of a giant-toothed shark emerged, sweeping forward.

Seeing everyone using their trump cards, Fire Wolf and Eman breathed a sigh of relief.

Fire Wolf manipulated the array to attack the black beast, while Eman held a fiery red sphere in his hand, which appeared out of nowhere.

The fluctuation emitted by the sphere caused the faces of all the wizards except Fire Wolf to change.

A Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool!

In an instant, Eman's face turned pale, then returned to normal.

The sphere expanded to a diameter of a hundred meters, resembling a blazing sun, with countless lava debris inside, looking incredibly heavy.

Boom!

The sphere descended!

A smile appeared on Eman's lips!

"Die!"

Accompanied by a deafening explosion.

The armor on the black beast's body shattered completely, revealing the desiccated corpse of a woman inside. The eight tentacles began to dissolve and struggle in the blaze.

Seizing this opportunity, everyone's attacks surged forward. These seven were not to be underestimated; even a Level 5 black beast would sustain heavy injuries from their assault.

Atop Fire Wolf's head, a sea of flames hovered and crashed onto the black beast.

Finally, under the relentless assault, particularly from the Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool, the black beast ceased struggling and met its end in a tragic demise.

The seven Fourth-Circle wizards, accompanied by two Perfection-level adepts, plus the array and Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool, had indeed slain a Level 5 black beast!

Levi couldn't help but marvel at the world of wizards. Talents were everywhere.

He immediately began collecting the black flame meteorite iron ore, as did the others. Next came the individual prowess of each wizard.

Eman and Fire Wolf exchanged a glance.

In the next moment, lines of fire shot out from various parts of the cave, forming an impenetrable cage of flames, enveloping everyone except Eman and Fire Wolf.

"Are you two resorting to desperate measures already? If the Fire Bull family finds out about my demise, you should know the consequences," the silent Fire Crow wizard spoke, eyeing the new Fourth Circle array with a cold tone.

"Fire Crow, you're overthinking it. You're just an external wizard; they won't care," Eman chuckled.

"What if the Fire Bull family learns of the Level 5 elemental ores here? If I die, my servants will immediately disclose this location to them… Can you two escape then?" Fire Crow suddenly grinned.

"You… didn't we sign a confidentiality agreement? Don't try to deceive me!" Eman's expression shifted slightly.

"Whether I deceive you or not, you'll find out soon enough," Fire Crow said calmly.

"Well then, let's lay our cards on the table. The Red Bone wizard is already on his way here from the Flaming Mountain… You two better not do anything foolish," the Holy Flame Twins giggled.

"The Red Bone wizard? The nomadic wizard who's a Fifth-Circle Perfection?"

"Exactly. Forgot to mention, my sister and I now serve Lord Red Bone together." The Holy Flame Twins were confident.

"No more nonsense. Kill them all! We've already torn off the mask. What more do you want?" Fire Wolf, seeing Eman hesitate, immediately rebuked!

Instantly, the flames of the cage contracted, forcing the five into a corner.

They could only resist with protective force fields, while Eman, with a determined expression, immediately unleashed his innate spell, launching a terrifying attack toward them.

"Both of you from the Endless Sea, have you disclosed our affairs to others?" Eman attacked while asking. "If I let you two out, will you join forces to kill these people, and then owe me a life-and-death contract? I won't harm you anymore and will even share some of the black flame meteorite iron ore with you! Only by joining forces can we escape from the Red Bone wizard's clutches!"

"You two foreigners, do you think Eman will let you go? Now that the array is broken, we have a chance!" Fire Crow hurriedly spoke.

"Indeed, we're all on the same front now," the Holy Flame Twins added.

Marquis hesitated, asking via telepathy, "Lord Geralt, what should we do?"

The next moment, he saw Geralt's body suddenly emit array items, which then entered the flame cage.

Immediately after, the flames of the cage extinguished abruptly, causing Fire Wolf's expression to change dramatically. "He's an array wizard! Eman, kill him first!"

As flames soared, filling the mining hall, amidst the radiance emerged a sturdy figure clad in crimson scales.

The Golden Snake Dance, Heaven Burning Crimson Emperor, and the gigantic beast Dharma Idol overlapped around him, with Divine Dragons of four colors shimmering in succession!

"Apologies… I'll take everything!"

Unknown secret realm.

In the abandoned mining hall, the crimson-scaled man extended his right hand.

At some point, a fiery crimson longsword had found its way into his palm, with a crimson dragon hovering over it, exuding a majestic aura.

Marquis was somewhat dazed at this moment, clearly not expecting things to turn out this way.

By now, the Fourth-Circle array meticulously arranged by Fire Wolf had already been extinguished.

In Eman's right hand, the fiery red sphere reappeared.

"Why was your Fourth-Circle array broken so quickly?" Eman asked as he cast his spell.

"Even a Fourth-Circle Wizard shouldn't have been able to break my array so quickly… Unless, this person had detected our plan from the start, so they were prepared long before." Fire Wolf's mind was filled with killing intent.

Meanwhile, Levi's Crimson Dragon Slash swung, accompanied by an unparalleled brilliance.

Fire Wolf was the primary target. As a Fourth-Circle array wizard, he was the most likely among them to thwart Levi's plans.

Around Fire Wolf, streams of light flowed incessantly, forming hexagram array patterns.

From within emerged a colossal flame demon shadow towering hundreds of meters high.

The flame demon spewed flames from its mouth, blocking the sword energy.

Seizing this opportunity, Fire Wolf began setting up a new array.

"Eman, create an opportunity for me. Just delay him for a while, and I can set up an array to trap him. Together, we can kill him!" Fire Wolf said.

On the other side, Eman, with a serious expression, watched as the fiery red sphere in his hand expanded once again. "I'll trust you one more time!"

"This Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool, even with my spiritual force, only has the power of three strikes. If this attack fails, then it's time to retreat. With Fire Wolf there, he should be able to hold him off," Eman muttered to himself. His biggest trump card was this Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool.

He knew Geralt was formidable, so he didn't even consider using his innate spells.

From the outset, it was all about unleashing the strongest move!

A massive magma fireball streaked across the sky, surrounded by scorching heat and light too intense to look at directly!

The Holy Flame Twins and other wizards, like Fire Crow Witch, were now too preoccupied to collect the Meteorite Iron. They all employed their skills, trying to escape from this fifth-circle onslaught.

On the other side, Fire Wolf was preparing another fourth-circle array.

Suddenly, a figure descended from above, with a vast phoenix wing that blocked out the sun!

It was Tyrant IV and the pilot Phoenix!

The Inferno Emperor Cannon and the Thunder God Cannon lit up simultaneously!

The wings behind them fully spread out, shooting out flames from every feather!

Fire Wolf's protective force field barely withstood the Inferno Emperor Cannon and the Thunder God Cannon, but he was struck by the feathers and fiery bird claws conjured by Phoenix!

"What a powerful alchemical creature… Is he from the Alchemy Hall?" Fire Wolf's fourth-circle Wizard Tool barely resisted this fierce attack.

However, he couldn't deploy another array, only able to engage in combat with Tyrant!

On the other side, the fireball exploded, causing extreme chaos.

In the blaze, the force field around the Fire Crow Witch flickered briefly before being destroyed, along with her Wizard Tool, melting away. Even as a member of the Burning Faction, she was fragile in front of this fifth-circle spell.

The Holy Flame Twins flew out a scroll, which unfurled to reveal a strange blood-red skeleton that lifted them, shielding them from the attack.

"Interesting… You little brats, prepare to die," the blood-red skeleton sneered.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Holy Flame Twins hugged tightly, their chests pressing against each other, merging into a white flame amidst the entanglement and rotation.

The flame rushed directly towards the top of the mining hall, accompanied by a deafening rumble.

Before long, a passage burning with white flames formed, but the presence of the Holy Flame Twins vanished without a trace.

"D*mn it, two of them got away!" Eman cursed inwardly, using the fiery red sphere to shield himself.

The sword energy pounded against the sphere, causing it to wail continuously.

Eman cast a reluctant glance at the mine pit before turning to flee, disregarding the fact that his teammate Fire Wolf was still entangled with the alchemical creatures!

There was so much Black Flame Meteorite Iron ore left, enough to refine into three Fifth-Circle Wizard Tools!

The value of these raw materials alone was worth at least two to three million.

Eman's heart was bleeding!

Who would have thought that this inconspicuous foreigner would turn out to be so powerful!

Up until now, he still couldn't understand what kind of technique the terrifying sword energy attack belonged to. It was beyond the scope of a body-refining wizard.

On the other side, Marquis also emerged from the water. He looked miserable but surprisingly didn't die, indicating that he may have a chance of survival.

The Holy Flame Twins had escaped.

The Fire Crow Witch was dead.

Geralt seemed to be engaged in battle with Eman, who possessed the Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool, chasing them outside.

Fire Wolf was entangled by Geralt's alchemical creatures, unable to extricate himself.

He hesitated.

Should he go help Geralt kill Fire Wolf and Eman?

Or take advantage of their distraction, collect the Black Flame Meteorite Iron ore, and make a quick getaway, seizing the opportunity?

The answer was obvious!

Driven by greed, he had forgotten that he could escape because Geralt had broken Fire Wolf's fourth-circle array!

He also forgot the words of mutual assistance he had spoken with Geralt before entering the mine!

In the explosion just now, the ores had been blasted into pieces and sunk into the bottomless lake.

Marquis spent a lot of effort collecting all these ores.

He deliberately left some ore scattered on the shore and at the bottom of the lake, which was only one-third of the total amount.

In his shell-shaped storage bags, the remaining two-thirds of the ore piled up like small mountains.

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"D*mn it, with so much ore, selling it could fund my cultivation for a long time… It looks like that Red Bone wizard at the fifth-circle Perfection might come here. When that happens, everyone here will probably die! I need to leave this place immediately and return to the Endless Sea. I'm never coming back to this dump again!"

Marquis transformed into a blue light, ready to leave.

But he found that Geralt, who had just chased after Eman, had already returned.

"What bad luck. Suicide? Wasn't it good enough for him to be a lackey for me?" Levi lamented inwardly.

Originally, he could have spared Eman, but since the other party didn't cherish the opportunity, he had to let it go.

Marquis, seeing Levi return unscathed, felt hesitant and fearful.

"So soon? Even if he's powerful, shouldn't Eman with the Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool take longer to be captured… Could it be that Eman has already slipped away?"

As his thoughts turned, Marquis said, "Lord Geralt, I didn't expect you to be a fourth-circle array wizard. I was able to escape today thanks to your help. When you return to the Endless Sea, you can find me at the Ocean Abyss Alliance… No merit, no reward. I don't want the Black Flame Meteorite Iron ore anymore. It's all yours."

After saying that, Marquis quickly left.

Levi remained silent, watching Marquis's retreating figure. He maintained his force field, clearly wary of Levi.

Levi extended his hand.

In his palm, a red fire dragon coalesced!

Boom! Fire Dragon Tribulation!

With a terrifying explosion, Marquis's force field was directly shattered, leaving him half-dead.

"Lord Geralt, what is the meaning of this? I am a wizard of the Ocean Abyss Alliance," Marquis threatened weakly.

"You took something you shouldn't have," Levi said indifferently.

Then he extended his giant hand and directly grabbed Marquis, taking his storage bags.

"I despise freeloaders the most!"

He was extremely angry inside.

Up until today, Levi had amassed nearly tens of millions of Aether Stones through hard work, hunting down dark wizards. He had taken numerous risks and even acted as a bait to enforce the law!

Marquis, this scoundrel, dared to steal the fruits of his labor!

"I don't want any of these. They're all yours. I still have some assets in the Ocean Abyss Alliance, and you can have them all… Please don't kill me, I beg you. We're both from the Endless Sea, so we're practically fellow countrymen. There's no need for us to kill each other in this foreign land. It was my mistake just now, and I apologize to you!"

Pfft!

Levi's longsword pierced through Marquis's skull, shattering it.

"Trash, don't even qualify to work for me."

Levi collected the spoils from the man's body.

After Marquis's death, the shark-shaped cyan tracking mark on him was swallowed by Leon before entering Levi's soul.

Dealing with wizards backed by powerful forces required ruthless measures. Otherwise, there would be trouble in the future. Even the use of Excalibur wouldn't guarantee safety.

If they sought help from some primordial soul elder to forcibly erase the contract, they would definitely seek revenge on Levi later.

Compared to them, nomadic wizards like Red Eye and blood vampires were relatively easier to deal with.

As Marquis's soul was devoured, his remains turned into Fate Coins to summon Owens.

Levi ruthlessly squeezed out every valuable thing from Marquis's body!

On the other side, Phoenix and Tyrant IV were suppressing Fire Wolf.

Although Fire Wolf was powerful, he had already used two fourth-circle arrays, which greatly depleted his energy.

With no one giving him the opportunity to set up arrays, he couldn't fully unleash his strength.

"You hid it quite well…

"You pretended not to know how to set up arrays when you started, making us relax our guard.

"Then, when we were killing that black crow, you deliberately drank the potion to create the illusion that your strength was average.

Afterward, picking up some rubbish along the way to deepen our stereotype, making us think you were just a country bumpkin… You're really cunning!"

Fire Wolf said darkly. He knew he would undoubtedly die today, feeling deeply resentful and regretful.

He felt that it was his own carelessness that had led to all this!

"Can't even handle my alchemical creatures, yet still want to play dirty tricks like that." Levi's Excalibur oath sword appeared behind him.

This Fire Wolf was quite strong, much stronger than the Black-Eyed Crow from before.

His spiritual force should be over four hundred.

"Under this sword, sign the contract according to my terms, and you'll live… Otherwise, you die!" Levi said calmly.

"I, Fire Wolf, have been on the wizard's journey for eight hundred years, with Children of Chaos' talent. How could I become your slave? Wishful thinking! If it weren't for my carelessness, it would be you dying today!" Fire Wolf suddenly recited a spell, his body expanding into a giant figure made of fire.

His spiritual force and soul intertwined, starting to overflow.

The 452 droplets of liquid spiritual force in his mind rolled and exploded!

"Let's die together!"

The liquid spiritual force of the Fourth-Circle Wizard all exploded. Within Fire Wolf's mind, all spell models and talent models lit up!

Various spells were cast, crackling like fireworks, and a colorful array of attacks came crashing towards Levi, unavoidable!

His pride wouldn't allow him to become Levi's slave.

So, even if it meant burning his spiritual force and life with a secret technique, he would take Levi down with him.

Just to prove that his death today was merely due to carelessness, not because he was weaker than Levi!

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Boom!

In an instant, Levi's nine-layered defenses all lit up!

Just tearing through Levi's five layers of defense… the explosion dissipated silently.

"You!"

Fire Wolf's blurry remnant soul revealed a resentful expression.

Even his most sublime strike couldn't penetrate the enemy's defense?

How ridiculous.

His final pride and dignity were ruthlessly crushed by the unmoving figure before him.

"Despicable! Despicable! It's all because of my Children of Chaos talent hindering my path as a wizard. If there's a next life, even if I'm only given a double affinity talent, I would have the confidence to enter the primordial soul!"

With a sucking force, this resentful remnant soul was directly sucked away by a strange bug, swallowed whole.

"Thinking about another life? In the next life, you'd still be Leon's piece of crap!"

Levi put away Leon, feeling regretful.

This Fire Wolf and Eman were ruthless indeed.

After hundreds of years of hard practice, they willingly gave up like this.

"Don't like being a lackey, huh? Without hardship, how can you taste the sweetness of success? Better to be alive than dead. This understanding is far from that of Red Eye and blood vampires."

Levi collected the things exploded by Fire Wolf without checking, then went back to the bottom of the lake in the mining hall. He collected the remaining Black Flame Meteorite Iron ore, including the remaining parts of the black beast's corpse.

After doing all this, Levi quickly flashed his Hermit Rune and flew towards the entrance.

When he reached this side of the entrance, Levi was about to step out.

His hand was sweaty, and he felt alert.

"There's someone waiting outside! F*ck, could it be those Red Bone wizards… or maybe people from the Fire Bull family? Anyway, whoever can give me this feeling must be a Fifth-Circle Wizard!"

Levi thought for a moment and immediately turned back. He randomly chose a direction and flew towards the depths of the secret realm.

His intuition told him that someone outside might have arrived long before, but he hadn't come in to save trouble or for fear of ambushes inside. Since there was only one exit in the secret realm, he could just wait there. No matter who won in the end, they would have to come out eventually.

He might have even set up an array outside and arranged manpower.

Then, he would capture all those who explored the secret realm in one fell swoop!

If it were Levi, he would probably do the same.

With that in mind, Levi plunged into the black mountains.

Finding a place, he carved out a shelter, set up a concealment array, and rested to meditate.

"Red Bone wizards are Fifth-Circle Perfection, and anyone who can be called Perfection is no longer just a simple Fifth-Circle senior. Their spiritual force is close to 1000 points, far exceeding mine threefold. My Hermit Rune is completely ineffective against them. The gap in the realm is too vast. Forcing my way through is definitely not an option!

"If what the Fire Crow Witch said is true, the Fire Bull family will probably send Fifth-Circle Wizards too. If the two sides clash, I might have a chance.

"And, there should be other Fifth-Level black beasts in this secret realm, another force I can exploit." Levi schemed inwardly.

He wasn't in a hurry; with his strength, a few tricks would be enough to escape.

Thinking this, Levi took out the spoils from exploring the secret realm and began to count.

First was the fiery red sphere, undoubtedly a Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool.

Its power was considerable, capable of killing black beasts, mainly relying on this tool.

"I'll identify it later."

Levi continued searching in Eman's storage bags.

"This darn thing still has a large chunk of Black Flame Meteorite Iron ore inside." Levi couldn't help but curse under his breath as he collected the ore.

"With this much Black Flame Meteorite Iron ore collected, refining a heavy armor wouldn't be a problem. If I refine light armor, I could still have some left to refine a Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool!"

With this Black Flame Meteorite Iron and the Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool, Levi estimated he had already earned several million.

He suddenly felt that spending so much money at the Flaming Mountain market wasn't such a big deal after all.

"All my spending can return with my talent…" Levi felt a bit smug inwardly.

In addition, in Eman's storage bags, there were over 500,000 Aether Stones, some spell knowledge, and a red book with a quaint style, depicting a majestic aerial city.

"The Book of Noen."

Levi probably perused it. After finishing, he felt excited, seemingly happier than obtaining a Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool.

"Artifact Making Inheritance, and it's high-level…"

Noen City was one of the nine celestial cities, comparable to organizations like the Witch's Family.

Noen City excelled in artifact making, ranking high among the nine cities.

The Book of Noen recorded hundreds of wizard tool designs and corresponding runic knowledge.

Among them were nine Fourth-Circle Wizard Tools, three Fifth-Circle Wizard Tools, and a Soul Artifact design.

"This level of knowledge, especially that Soul Artifact, is truly priceless. Where did Eman come from to possess something like this?" Levi couldn't help but be astonished.

With doubt lingering, he continued his search, eventually finding a compilation by Eman herself titled "Eman's Memoir on Weapon Making Insights."

After flipping through some experiment logs, Levi had his answer.

Eman was once a wizard in Noen City, part-time as a Fourth-Circle weapon craftsman. Through fortuitous circumstances, he obtained The Book of Noen and the Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool, possibly through theft or robbery.

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In any case, he left Noen City and secluded himself in the wizard market on Flaming Mountain, afraid to return.

In The Book of Noen, Levi discovered a Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool called the "Secret Fire Sphere," identical to Eman's.

He was delighted.

"It seems I don't need to go for identification."

With his current weapon-making knowledge, he quickly understood how to use the Secret Fire Sphere.

The Wizard Tool solidified over twenty-third and fourth-circle spells, along with two fifth-circle spells.

Its functions were straightforward.

One was a fifth-circle attack spell called "Solar Aggregation," and the other was a fifth-circle defensive spell called "Stellar Halo."

"Solar Aggregation is the advanced version of my fourth-circle spell, Solar Strike. When perfected, its power should surpass even the World Burning Flame Snake."

Overall, this Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool was relatively ordinary compared to Levi's Fire Ouroboros. After all, the latter could teleport and was a familial heirloom, possibly unique in the world.

Meanwhile, the Secret Fire Sphere was a standardized wizard tool produced in Noen City, nothing extraordinary.

Even so, it could easily fetch one to two million Aether Stones at an auction.

"Eman really hit the jackpot. I hope Fire Wolf doesn't disappoint," Levi muttered as he searched through Fire Wolf's storage bags.

There were over 700,000 Aether Stones, two fourth-circle Wizard Tools, and knowledge of spells…

Finally, in Noen's storage bags, Levi found a book.

It was clearly an inheritance book.

He looked at the cover, where a crimson single eye blinked at him.

"Book of Cypher…"

He quickly pulled another "Book of Cypher" from his storage bag.

These two "Book of Cypher" looked identical in format and style, except Levi's was much smaller than Fire Wolf's!

There were also slight differences in the crimson single eye on the covers.

Levi's book had a left eye, while this one had a right eye.

"It seems like the Book of Cypher has been divided into two parts. I previously obtained the upper volume, and this one should be the lower volume… Otherwise, where did Fire Wolf get his knowledge of arrays?"

Levi glanced through it.

As he suspected, this Book of Cypher contained knowledge of arrays ranging from third to fifth circle levels.

Of course, it also contained lower-level array knowledge, but none of it overlapped with what Levi had obtained before.

Levi compared the two books.

Suddenly, the Book of Cypher from Fire Wolf's possession split open a large mouth and swallowed Levi's book whole…

In a sudden turn of events, Levi's expression changed slightly.

He had already mastered all the arrays in that book, so being eaten wasn't a big deal, but there was something eerie about this book.

The Book of Cypher burped, and its blood-red single eye unexpectedly transformed into a pair of eyes.

One large and one small, the eyes, filled with bloodshot veins, were curiously sizing up Levi.

Levi flipped through the Book of Cypher again and found that the knowledge from both books had been fully integrated.

"Are you the artefact spirit of the Book of Cypher?" Levi asked.

The blood-red eyes closed, ignoring Levi.

"There should be another Book of Cypher… Without a doubt, it contains knowledge of high-level arrays. This book has been artificially split into several parts and scattered throughout the wizarding world."

If he hadn't come here himself, Levi might have thought it was just an ordinary array inheritance book.

Now, it seemed that this book, or rather, its creator Cypher, was not ordinary…

In addition to array inheritance, there were also some array items on Fire Wolf, such as array flags and array swords, all of which Levi gladly accepted.

Next, Levi cleaned out Marquis and the Fire Crow Witch's storage bags.

Marquis was quite poor, not even having a fourth-circle Wizard Tool. Perhaps it was destroyed in the recent battle. He only had 200,000 Aether Stones, a pauper indeed.

The Fire Crow Witch, on the other hand, had nearly 600,000 Aether Stones and some spell knowledge from the Fire Bull family.

Finally, Levi found a blue book on Marquis.

"Introduction to the Sea Clan's Body Tempering Technique."

"The Sea Clan's Body Tempering Technique? This guy doesn't seem like someone who practices body tempering…" Levi glanced at the introduction of the body tempering technique and suddenly realized something.

Levi glanced at the introduction of the body tempering technique and suddenly realized.

In the wizarding world, body-refining wizards were few and far between, and among them, those at the level of primordial soul were even rarer, numbering only a few dozen across all schools of magic.

However, the Ocean Abyss Alliance had several such individuals!

This was because they started teaching the basics of body tempering to apprentices from the very beginning, and it was mandatory education for all members with an affinity for water elements. Even those of mixed Sea Clan heritage had to learn!

And this mandatory education program was precisely what "Introduction to the Sea Clan's Body Tempering Technique" entailed.

This technique was modeled after the practices of the Sea Clan, enhancing a wizard's physical qualities and melee abilities, while also unlocking some of the bloodline abilities of mixed Sea Clan wizards.

After graduating from apprentice wizard status, the Sea Clan's body tempering technique was no longer compulsory.

Only those who demonstrated talent, perseverance, and determination in body tempering would continue to receive the next level of the technique.

Therefore, Levi had only obtained the introductory volume for apprentice wizards, with subsequent volumes covering low-level, middle-level, and even high-level techniques!

"So that's why Salman became a body-refining wizard after joining the Ocean Abyss Alliance. He must have exceptional talent in body tempering," Levi mused to himself.

"Unfortunately, the higher-level stages of the technique are closely guarded secrets of the Ocean Abyss Alliance. Unless one joins them, learning is impossible. Otherwise, I'd be curious to see if my Deep Blue Sage body tempering technique is superior to the Sea Clan's."

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After tallying up all the spoils, Levi withdrew his attention, sensing the lingering danger.

In the mountains, the occasional roar of black beasts sent shivers down one's spine.

Meanwhile, at the entrance of this lost secret realm, on the side of the bottomless lava pit, a seductive figure in a red robe sat cross-legged. Beside her, the Holy Flame Twins stood obediently.

"Lord Red Bone, should we go in and take a look?" the elder twin asked.

"No need. Going in might only give them a chance to escape. By staying here, they can't elude my sight," the red-robed witch replied with a smile, her teeth eerily crimson. And so it went.

A day passed.

Red Bone remained focused and calm, showing no signs of impatience.

The Holy Flame Twins spoke, "Lord, what if they were killed by the black beasts in the secret realm?"

Red Bone pondered this possibility. It was indeed plausible.

Otherwise, the battle should have ended by now, and the victor would have left immediately.

"Wait for three more days. If they don't come out, we'll go in. The Black Flame Meteorite Iron is invaluable to me, and I won't allow anyone else to obtain it," she said coldly.

"I wonder how the battle inside is going? That darn Fire Wolf and Eman actually schemed against us. If not for the Endless Sea body-refining wizard who happened to break their array, we might not have seen you again, Lord," the elder twin pouted, speaking with a pitiful tone.

"If they could break Fire Wolf's array, they must be a fourth-circle array wizard. A combination of array wizard and body-refining wizard is rare," Red Bone's gaze shifted slightly.

The next day, just as Red Bone continued to wait, she suddenly looked up.

"Someone's coming. It's also a fifth-circle, from the Fire Bull family," Red Bone said.

"Oh, Lord, should we go in?" the twin asked.

"Let's go in first." Red Bone leaped into the air and flew in, followed by the twins.

Before long, a fifth-circle wizard with a leaf-patterned face descended.

His spiritual force was vast, comparable to Red Bone's, and he had a continuously growing and withering leaf-shaped wizard tool beneath his feet.

"It seems someone I know just went in… Why is she here too? This is troublesome," the fifth-circle wizard, Raphael, who was under Lady Green Robe's command, frowned.

Upon hearing from the Fire Crow Witch's minion that there was Black Flame Meteorite Iron here, he hurried over.

After a moment's thought, his force field shimmered, and he entered the secret realm.

A green leaf fell onto the lava floor at the entrance, disappearing into it.

The long-dormant secret realm once again became bustling.

…

Inside the secret realm, deep within the Black Mountain Range, Levi opened his eyes.

"The sense of danger is getting stronger. That person must have entered… If this fifth-circle wizard is meticulously probing with spiritual force within the secret realm, staying still here will eventually expose me. But if I move around, it's even easier to be detected. I need to think of another way."

Soon after, under the guidance of the Holy Flame Twins, Red Bone arrived at the mining hall.

However, the hall had already collapsed, buried under rubble.

With a snap of her fingers, a crimson octagram summoning array appeared in the void behind her.

Then, a hundred-foot-tall pink skeletal undead appeared.

Red Bone was actually a strong practitioner of the School of Death.

"Remove these!" Red Bone said casually.

With a breath, the red-pink skeleton exhaled, and a strange red wind blew, carrying the sound of children's laughter.

Looking closely, it was a myriad of small skeletons busily carrying stones, bustling around in a comical yet eerie manner.

"Heave-ho, heave-ho."

They worked diligently.

In no time, all the piled-up boulders were removed.

On the ground, various spell fluctuations indicated the intense battle that had erupted here.

Apart from that, everything was gone, seemingly obliterated by terrifying flames.

"It seems Fire Wolf and Eman won, then they used combustion spells to destroy the evidence and left," Red Bone said.

"Lord, I don't think it's certain… That outsider, although a wizard from the Endless Sea, from his performance, he also seems to use Burning Faction spells. It's possible he emerged victorious in the end," the elder twin said.

"As a body-refining wizard from the Ocean School of Thought, dabbling in array magic is one thing, but also practicing the Burning Faction?" Red Bone was slightly astonished.

If it were dual cultivation in other factions, she could understand.

But practicing both water and fire, or even ice and fire, was hard to comprehend.

As the saying went, fire and water were incompatible.

As far as she knew, someone had tried this dual cultivation method of water and fire before. They barely reached the fifth circle, but their spiritual force crystalized, and due to instability… they exploded.

So even if some geniuses succeeded later, very few dared to attempt dual cultivation of water and fire.

"What do we do now, Lord?" the Holy Flame Twins asked.

"I'll lend you two a wizard tool temporarily. It's called 'King's New Clothes.' After putting it on, you can conceal your presence. Under the fifth circle, it's impossible to be detected. If the fifth-circle wizard doesn't investigate carefully, it's also difficult to notice. After putting it on, you must not move, let alone fight. You will hide at the exit of the secret realm. I will search the entire secret realm and find them."

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"Regardless of who it is, they will try their best to escape to the exit. I'll give you another fifth-circle summoning scroll. You can instantly summon Madam Red out, let her capture them alive. If it's not possible to capture them alive, then kill them. We must obtain the Black Flame Meteorite Iron!" Red Bone said.

"Understood, Lord," the elder sister said, spreading her hands.

Red Bone extended her bony hand with red nails and placed something on the sister's palm.

After a while, the sister looked at her empty hand and asked, "Lord… did you give me something?"

Red Bone's lips curled up into a smile. "If you could easily perceive it, what's the point of calling it the King's New Clothes? After you arrive there, just recite the following spell… But this garment can only be worn by one person."

The elder sister chuckled. "That's fine."

The Holy Flame Twins embraced and spun around, like two beautiful snakes entwined with each other, eventually transforming into a witch with hair of both blue and purple colors.

Her breasts, one large and one small, looked particularly strange.

"Lord, we're off. Please be careful. There might be fifth-level black beasts inside," the Holy Flame Twins said.

Red Bone watched the departing figures and began a thorough search.

A powerful spiritual force, even stronger than Sorrett's, suddenly surged, covering an area of several hundred miles.

Disturbed by this spiritual force, a blind level four black beast stealthily attacked Red Bone.

It opened its gaping mouth, ready to devour Red Bone.

However, behind Red Bone, suddenly split open, flesh and blood flew, countless ribs turned outward, like a black hole, emitting terrifying suction.

The long black beast was instantly sucked into it without a sound.

A moment later, Red Bone opened her cherry-like mouth and stuck out her tongue.

Black skeletons spewed out from her mouth, falling to the ground, spinning around and chattering.

"Let the cat-and-mouse game begin. I must find that person before Raphael does."

After a while, since no one was leading the way, Raphael took some time to find the mining site.

"Red Bone has been here."

His spiritual force spread out, sensing everything. At the same time, he extended his hand, a mini hurricane brewing within it.

The green leaf wizard tool under his feet shattered into countless tiny leaves.

"Wind!"

As he recited the spell, these leaves were swept into the sky, spreading in all directions.

"Haha, Red Bone, it seems I'm going to surpass you," he said.

He already regarded the Black Flame Meteorite Iron as his own. As for the tragic death of the Fire Crow Witch, it had long been forgotten.

…

The Black Mountains.

Levi's figure kept advancing deeper.

He could feel that as he delved further, the sense of danger grew stronger.

This indicated that there should be fifth-level black beasts lurking in the depths.

He was now certain that someone had entered here.

Because amidst the rubble of the blasted mining site, he had set up a simple cantrip array.

Once the array was destroyed, he would sense it.

"I wonder if it's one fifth-circle wizard or two…"

He needed to find a place where fifth-level black beasts nested and hide himself within.

Compared to wizards, these transcendent creatures' perception abilities were weaker, and they were not as cunning and astute.

After a while, accompanied by an increasingly intense intuition of danger,

Levi arrived at the heart of the mountains. From afar, he could see a group of black beasts floating in the sky, resembling some kind of giant whales.

Among them were three hundred-meter-long beasts with astonishing momentum, obviously fifth-level black beasts.

Above the group of whales was a grim crack in the sky, possibly the Land of Darkness.

The corrosive power of darkness began to intensify here.

Levi's Deep Blue Sage armor covered him, countering most of the erosion.

"Thank goodness I assembled the Deep Blue Body, otherwise, it wouldn't be pleasant to stay here for long with my flesh…"

This erosion was the terrifying aspect of the Land of Darkness.

So generally, only primordial soul wizards would dare to traverse the dark void and travel between planes.

Levi concealed himself with Hermit Runes and silently infiltrated the ground, turning into a blood fog. He remained hidden until he reached a distance he couldn't get any closer.

…

The next day, Levi opened his eyes.

"They're here, that was fast."

In the distance, a figure approached, with green leaf patterns on the forehead, it was the wizard Raphael.

"I've set up a trap spell at the exit. So far, no one has gone there… It seems he must be hiding in the most dangerous central area, trying to use the black beasts to cover his tracks."

The group of whale black beasts ahead was too large in number, and with three fifth-level ones, Raphael didn't dare to provoke them casually.

Before long, the figure of the wizard Red Bone also appeared here.

"Raphael, nice to see you're safe," she smiled.

"Red Bone, you're here for the Black Flame Meteorite Iron too, right?" Raphael said.

Red Bone nodded. "The kid who got the meteorite iron is quite clever. He's hiding here, trying to scare us off with the black beasts."

"I've noticed too. How about we work together? Let's drive away those black beasts together. After that, we'll split the Black Flame Meteorite Iron and other loot in half, how does that sound?" Raphael suggested.

Red Bone thought for a moment and said, "That's acceptable."

They continued to explore forward, getting closer to the group of whales.

Suddenly, a figure emerged from underground.

He was clad in blue armor, his palm striking out a scarlet divine dragon.

Its attack direction was none other than the hovering group in the sky!

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Boom!

Fire erupted around the group of beasts!

Such a commotion woke up many sleeping black beasts.

They all looked towards the culprit, the tiny figure that was now running away.

The giant beasts emitted whale songs as they flew through the void, quickly catching up, their imposing presence terrifying.

Red Bone and Raphael had already seen what the person was up to.

Their fifth-circle spells were ready, terrifying waves brewing as they launched towards Levi!

But the next moment, a blue teleportation portal appeared beneath the figure's feet!

"Oh no! He has a teleportation scroll!" Raphael exclaimed.

Red Bone's expression changed too. She extended her hand, conjuring a huge white bone claw, reaching towards Levi.

However, it was too late.

Thousands of miles away, Levi stepped out of the teleportation portal!

He looked at the silhouette of the giant beasts in the distance.

The spells cast by Red Bone and the others hit the center of the beast group, killing many smaller beasts and driving the three giant beasts into a frenzy.

He smirked, his crimson cloak billowing as scarlet power surged!

Swish!

He turned into a blood light and flew towards the exit of the secret realm!

Meanwhile, on the other side.

The two fifth-circle wizards quickly turned back to chase, throwing spells behind them as they pursued. Giant whales fell occasionally.

The speed of the giant whales certainly couldn't match that of Red Bone and the others. However, with the thunderous fifth-circle spells echoing throughout the mountains, more and more black beasts began to emerge.

This inadvertently slowed down Red Bone and Raphael.

Realizing this, Red Bone transmitted to the Holy Flame Twins:

"Twins, the man is heading towards the exit of the secret realm. Get ready to use the summoning scroll to deal with him with Madam Red!"

As a fifth-level undead spirit, Madam Red was one of her proudest summoned creatures and also the reason for her title "Red Bone Wizard."

She had killed more than one fifth-circle wizard, and there was no way that person would escape!

After transmitting to the Holy Flame Twins, Red Bone breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking up at the sky filled with cracks, it seemed that more black beasts were descending.

"The crystal wall of this secret realm has cracked…"

That kid used a teleportation scroll, instantly thousands of miles away.

Then he activated some kind of extremely fast escape method, seemingly burning his own life. So much so that she and Raphael couldn't catch up with him temporarily.

"I don't believe that you can keep using this life-burning escape spell forever!"

Another group of black beasts rushed towards them.

"Die!"

Red Bone slapped out, and the white bone giant claw tore through everything in front of her.

Whether it was fourth-circle or third-circle, they were all killed in seconds!

This was the terrifying strength of fifth-circle perfection!

Raphael found himself surrounded by a group of black beasts, countless green leaves turning into blades under the force of the hurricane, raining down on the black beasts.

In the mountains, a black wind howled, and from it flew a black giant bird.

The bird's eyes were fierce, with a comb on its head and white patterns on its wings, emitting a "cackle" sound!

Another fifth-level black beast!

Raphael's expression darkened as the black beast came towards him.

"D*mn it!"

He wasn't afraid of not being able to defeat the black beast, but he didn't want to waste time being delayed by it, letting Red Bone get the upper hand.

Red Bone was overjoyed to see Raphael being delayed by the fifth-level black beast, and she quickly headed towards the exit.

On the other side, under the influence of the Scarlet Shadow, Levi's speed was unprecedented.

He was flying at full speed now, occasionally encountering some low-level black beasts that were too reckless.

He didn't dodge or evade, directly crashing into the black beasts, which were killed instantly, turning into blood fog and bone fragments.

Soon, he arrived at the exit.

"With the arrangement of a fifth-circle wizard, there must be an ambush at the exit, but I can't worry about that now. As long as it's not personally arranged by a fifth-circle wizard, I can force my way through!"

At the exit, the assembled Holy Flame Twins watched the blood light flying towards them.

"Attack!"

In an instant, they tore off the King's New Clothes, and the Holy Flame Twins split apart again, turning into twins.

They spun quickly, tearing open the scroll. A giant pink skeleton creature, towering a hundred meters high, spanned the exit, blocking Levi's path!

"A fifth-level undead spirit… and even stronger than the Scythe Demon Spirit!"

All the protective force fields around Levi lit up!

The Crimson Emperor Dragon coiled behind him, with the Golden Snake wrapping around its body!

Horns grew from his head, and his body expanded enormously.

In the void behind him, the shadow of the Nine Swords Asura appeared!

The Crimson Dragon Slash, like a world-destroying flame sword, was held in Levi's Bloodline Dharma Body!

At the same time, the sky suddenly darkened, covering everything!

The Giant Dragon Warrior, the Furious Dragon Lord, the Bloodline Dharma Body, and the Nightmare Descend!

At this moment, Levi's attack power reached an unprecedented peak!

The level of battle in the mine earlier was just a warm-up for him.

Annihilation!

He swung his sword!

A black sword qi stretching a thousand meters tore through the void, endless flames engulfing it, turning into a long river rushing relentlessly, washing away everything in front of him!

The Holy Flame Twins felt the unparalleled power of the attack, their hearts filled with uncertainty and fear of death!

"Fifth-circle?!"

Boom!

Accompanied by a deafening explosion.

The pink skeleton was directly shattered.

Countless bones flew around, reassembling into a humanoid skeleton in the distance.

It looked at its rapidly reforming body, clearly puzzled.

Its giant claw reached out towards Levi again.

But it was blocked by a small creature, a humanoid insect with a human face.

It looked extremely ferocious, howling as it gnawed at the pink aura on its body, causing it to instinctively feel fear.

The pink flames in its eye sockets flickered, and it seemed to hesitate for a moment.

Levi's cold eyes stared at the Holy Flame Twins, a fierce killing intent brewing within him.

But with the powerful protection of the undead spirit, he couldn't kill them for the time being!

There was also a Fifth-Circle Wizard behind them, who could catch up at any moment.

He no longer wasted time, his blue arm stretched out, grabbing Leon's tail and stepping into the exit.

As soon as he emerged, Levi found himself in a realm surrounded by green leaves and gentle breeze.

This wasn't an array, but rather a trap of some fifth-circle spell, comparable to a fourth-circle trapping array.

"These old guys are really f*cking cunning! Just wait, one day I will settle all of this!"

He took a deep breath, and the Golden Snake Divine Palace and Crimson Emperor Divine Palace emitted a dazzling light, activating the breathing technique explosively!

Unmatched sword qi tore through the barrier!

He quickly broke free and turned into blood light, flying out of the fire pit.

He recited an incantation in his mouth, and at the same time, each item of the array was swiftly inserted into the surroundings of the fire pit, clean and neat.

Then, he chose a direction and left without looking back.

Flying for who knows how far in one breath, even with top-tier endurance, using Scarlet Escape for so long, his Scarlet Power was running low.

With his remaining spell power, he activated Thunder Dragon Flash in an instant, enveloped by a purple divine dragon, turning into a thunderlight and disappearing without a trace!

Meanwhile.

At the exit of the secret realm, Red Bone looked at Madam Red and the Holy Flame Twins, her expression dark.

"Didn't catch him?"

The younger sister trembled, silent, while the older sister, with trembling courage, said, "He's too strong. He might be a Fifth-Circle Wizard hiding his true power…"

"Useless! Fifth-circle my foot, he's just fourth-circle!"

Red Bone, with Madam Red in tow, had just stepped out of the entrance to the secret realm when they were trapped by a green barrier!

"D*mn Raphael!"

Madam Red tore apart the spell trap, while Red Bone soared into the sky.

"You stay here and stop Raphael. I'll go after him!"

She commanded, and Madam Red nodded, obediently waiting aside.

As soon as Red Bone burst out of the fire pit, beams of light lit up around her, forming an indestructible cage.

Fourth-circle array: Demon Cage!

"I hate array wizards!"

Red Bone violently tore apart the array. As the array was destroyed, all the array items suddenly trembled.

Boom!

A terrifying explosion engulfed Red Bone!

This was a small modification Levi made to the Demon Cage, triggering automatically upon destruction!

Such an attack naturally couldn't harm Red Bone.

She emerged unscathed, her face twisted with anger.

She didn't pursue further.

Looking around, the kid was long gone without a trace.

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In the vast Gobi Desert, at the exit of the fire pit, Red Bone stood here, her face cold and no longer as calm as before.

She put away Madam Red. It was pointless to block Raphael now.

Before long, Raphael's figure also appeared here.

"Red Bone, does our previous agreement still stand?" Raphael asked.

"What's up?"

"If you've obtained the Black Flame Meteorite Iron, should I get a share?" He chuckled.

"I didn't get it," Red Bone said flatly, already too lazy to argue with Raphael.

"Really?" He frowned, clearly not believing her.

"Believe it or not, the kid escaped," Red Bone said.

"A Fourth-Circle Wizard managed to escape right under your nose? I find that hard to believe," he remarked.

"As if you caught him. You were the first to spot him, and you…" Red Bone sneered.

Raphael's face darkened, indicating that Red Bone had indeed failed.

Before long, Raphael's figure also appeared here.

"Red Bone, does our previous agreement still stand?" Raphael asked.

"What's up?"

"If you've obtained the Black Flame Meteorite Iron, should I get a share?" He chuckled.

"I didn't get it," Red Bone said flatly, already too lazy to argue with Raphael.

"Really?" He frowned, clearly not believing her.

"Believe it or not, the kid escaped," Red Bone said.

"A Fourth-Circle Wizard managed to escape right under your nose? I find that hard to believe," he remarked.

"As if you caught him. You were the first to spot him, weren't you…" Red Bone sneered.

Raphael's face darkened, indicating that Red Bone had indeed failed.

"Interesting. Even a genius wizard from Nine Cities like us, Children of the Elements, would find it hard to escape from both of us. This kid is something else," Raphael said with a wry smile.

"Holy Flame Twins said he's from the Ocean School of Thought in the Endless Sea. How about we team up again, go to the port and intercept him… Aren't you from the Fire Bull family? Use your connections to contact the teleportation portal management and check the recent arrivals from the Endless Sea," Red Bone suggested after some thought.

"You believe he's from the Endless Sea just because he said so? I observed the battle traces over there. He seems more like from the Burning School of Thought. Plus, to avoid being caught by us, he might intentionally avoid going to the Endless Sea… Besides, I'm not a primordial soul wizard. I don't have the energy to access the entire teleportation portal's entry and exit records. You know how strict the Nine Cities Alliance is about these things," Raphael replied.

Upon hearing this, Red Bone couldn't help but furrow her brow.

Since the war between the dark and righteous wizards, the Wizard World had descended into chaos, with personnel movements becoming extremely frequent. Additionally, due to the destruction of the Central Realm's legendary wizard tool, the Heart of Skynet, the registration of wizard identities could no longer be managed as uniformly as before.

Until now, she had only learned from the Holy Flame Twins that his name was Geralt, a body-refining wizard from the Ocean School of Thought, and an array wizard… Nothing else.

Geralt was most likely an alias, making finding him as difficult as climbing the heavens.

"Are you going to inform the Fire Bull family about this?" Red Bone suddenly asked.

She was a nomadic wizard, solitary, with only herself and a few subordinates.

But Raphael belonged to Lady Green Robe.

"Whether I do or not is my affair… It's just fifth-level elemental metal, something Lady Green Robe wouldn't care about," Raphael sneered.

No one else was aware of his actions this time.

Naturally, he intended to keep all the Black Flame Meteorite Iron for himself.

Upon hearing Raphael's response, Red Bone breathed a slight sigh of relief.

She didn't want too many people to know about this matter.

Even among primordial soul wizards, fifth-level elemental metal wasn't easy to come by.

With such a large quantity of fifth-level metal, even primordial soul wizards might be slightly interested. If they joined the competition, she would have even less hope.

"Let's go, from now on, it's every man for himself," Raphael waved his hand, and the green leaf wizard tools gathered at his feet. He turned into a streak of green light and disappeared from there.

Red Bone glanced at the Holy Flame Twins, who were bowing their heads, the twin sisters dared not to raise their heads to look at her.

"I never said I wanted to kill you. Don't act like you're about to die!" Red Bone whispered softly.

The elder sister lifted her head, pulling her younger sibling down with her to kneel.

"Thank you, my lord. It's all our fault this time, we messed things up," the elder sister sobbed, like a porcelain doll that cries at a mere touch.

"It's not entirely your fault…" Red Bone said softly as she summoned her beloved summoned creature, Madam Red.

A petite pink skeleton appeared in her palm, bowing its head in silence.

"What's wrong? Even a fifth-circle senior wizard isn't necessarily your match. How could you fail to capture a mere fourth-circle?" Red Bone's tone softened slightly as she asked.

The little skeleton gestured back and forth with its hands, mute like a mute.

"You're saying that person's pet frightened you? What kind of pet?" Red Bone inquired.

The small skeleton gestured again.

"An ugly… big bug?" Red Bone suppressed her emotions, sighed, and said helplessly, "Let's not dwell on it."

She withdrew the pink skeleton and then turned to the Holy Flame Twins.

"You two, take this token and go to the Endless Sea. In the Star Sea, in the Nether Capital, there is an old acquaintance of mine, a wizard named Wildbone. Tell him to find his senior sister and bring her here. I need her help to find someone's whereabouts. Once the task is done, I will reward her."

As a wizard of the School of Death, Red Bone had heard of the famous Painful Banshee, who excelled at questioning the "dead."

As the most favored disciple of the Painful Banshee, Mistress Cruel should also be capable.

Since she wasn't close with Mistress Cruel, she needed an intermediary.

Coincidentally, the reclusive Wildbone wizard in the Endless Sea was an old acquaintance with an unusual relationship. It was better to let that old guy make the trip.

The Holy Flame Twins nodded repeatedly. "Yes, my lord, we will surely accomplish the mission perfectly this time."

"Nonsense! If you can't even pass on a message properly, you might as well just die in the Endless Sea!" Red Bone threw a red ribbon with two cute skull heads drawn on each side, one pink and one black, to the twins.

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Then, the aloof witch left the area.

Leaving behind the Holy Flame Twins, who sat on the ground with legs crossed.

"It's all because of that guy, making us look bad in front of the lord," the busty twin sister complained.

The younger sister remained silent.

She thought that if it weren't for that person, neither she nor her sister might have made it out alive.

"But I wonder if this Wildbone wizard could be… the lord's… old flame? This token doesn't seem like Red Bone's style," the elder sister said, looking at the bow with curiosity.

Suddenly, the pink skull on the bow spoke up, "Hurry up and go, stop dawdling here!"

This startled the Holy Flame Twins. They quickly got up, spun around in a whirlwind, and left the area.

…

On the other side, Raphael returned to the Fire Bull family and pondered.

"Regardless, let's assume he's an outsider. In that case, he should try to leave the Realm of Crimson during this time.

"If only I knew someone at the teleportation portal management, from the Ocean School of Thought, fourth-circle body-refining… with these conditions, I can narrow down the search range.

"Come to think of it, I actually know a manager of the teleportation portals, but he oversees the channels to the mortal realm. The possibility of that guy coming from the Endless Sea is the highest.

"But he might also travel through the mortal realm to reach the Endless Sea. Either way, let's give it a try.

"The Fire Crocodile City Master once opened the trading channel to the Flaming Mountain for his Fire Crocodile Chamber of Commerce. He gave me a lot of trouble back then, but now, I'm asking for a small favor. He shouldn't refuse."

With this thought, Raphael quickly sent a message to the Fire Crocodile City Master.

The next day, after waiting all night with no response, Raphael's face darkened.

Just as he was planning to find an opportunity to "pay a visit" another day,

Finally, there was a response. It said "Okay".

He breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"Whether it works or not, let's give it a try."

He didn't hold any hope of finding that guy.

"Let's continue preparing for the trip to the Dark Ancient Tower… if I can break through the primordial soul in my lifetime, that would be the endgame. I won't live for ten thousand years."

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Fire Crocodile City.

Inside the City Lord's Mansion, the "Fire Crocodile City Master," who had been possessed by the Blood Demon Tower Master, was in meditation.

"Lord, here is the list of wizards who have been transported from the mortal realm to Fire Crocodile City in the past decade." A subordinate entered and handed a slate to the Fire Crocodile City Master.

Most Fifth-Circle Wizards did not have the qualifications to access these lists.

But the Fire Crocodile City Master was different. He was essentially a "civil servant" under the Nine Cities Alliance, responsible for maintaining order in this port city.

"You may leave."

After the subordinate left, the Fire Crocodile City Master browsed through the list on the slate.

There weren't many wizards who had been transported from the mortal realm to this side, apart from a few wizard talents.

Soon enough, he found a name.

"Levi, Ocean School of Thought, fourth-circle body-refining wizard, external wizard for the Witch's Family.

"It seems this person is probably the one Raphael is looking for. Why would a Fifth-Circle Perfection Wizard like him want to find someone like Levi, unless there's something important or secretive about him that Raphael is concerned about.

"Well, I'll just reply to him to avoid him coming knocking on my door. Revealing my identity as the Fire Crocodile City Master poses a risk, and I can't afford to offend Raphael for the time being." He thought.

With this thought, the Blood Demon Tower Master immediately replied to Raphael: [Apologies, no such person found!]

After sending the message, the Blood Demon Tower Master looked at the list and muttered to himself:

"If that person returns from here to the mortal realm, I'll find an opportunity to kill him and see what valuable things he's hiding."

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The Flaming Mountain Range.

Red Tower Mountain.

This mountain was named after the red bone tower at its summit.

The Red Tower was the wizard tower of Red Bone.

Inside the tower, Red Bone finished her meditation.

Beside her, a pink little skeleton sat meditating in a mimicking manner.

"Do you think Wildbone will be heartless enough not to help?" Red Bone asked.

The little skeleton tilted its head, unsure how to respond.

"That guy has been planning the Dark Ancient Tower for a long time. He'll definitely enter this time when it opens. Maybe I'll even run into him inside. If he doesn't help me this time… well, then I won't be polite about it. Hmph!"

…

One month later, on the edge of the Flaming Mountain, somewhere thousands of feet underground.

A figure was sitting cross-legged in a shelter, meditating. It was Levi. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Finally healed. Overall, this exploration of the secret realm was without much danger. With my strength and pre-planning, I can't beat wizards below the primordial soul level, but I can escape.

"Whether it's Red Bone or another fifth-circle, they're even stronger than Sorrett and Blue Dragon Lady, probably having practiced for six or seven hundred years or more."

The spiritual force range of a fifth-circle wizard was from 500 to 1000 points. The gap between their spiritual force and spell power was significant.

After the fifth circle, innate spells began to take shape. Even a regular fifth-circle, even if perfected, only had six innate spells compared to the nine of a full nine-circle wizard.

Also, with the differences between fifth-circle wizard tools and other variables, the gap between fifth-circle wizards was even greater than Levi imagined.

With his current strength, he felt he can handle one or two blows from Sorrett without harm.

But facing those two fifth-circles, he feels like even his nine-layer protection would be instantly shattered.

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Their attacks might only be around three to four hundred Cas.

Normal fifth-circle, senior fifth-circle, perfected fifth-circle, those who master seven, eight, or even nine innate talents.

"I still need to be careful in the future. Just because I killed a Madam Ghost doesn't mean I can relax. Even though they are all fourth-circle, Red Eye and blood vampires are third-rate, Holy Flame Twins are second-rate, while Fire Wolf and Eman are first-rate. As for me, I should be beyond first-rate… Hmm, I could call myself the strongest gatekeeper under the fifth circle!"

Levi analyzed the gains and losses of this battle and found it quite fruitful.

Apart from the meteorite iron and loot, he also learned more about the strength of fifth-circle wizards, which would help him in his future trip to the Dark Ancient Tower!

"My injuries have healed, it's time to leave this place."

Levi left the shelter and flew towards the direction of Molten City.

Molten City had a teleportation portal leading to the Earth Realm.

After careful consideration, he decided to go to the Earth Realm first and then return to the human realm from there.

Fire Crocodile City was too far away, and if the enemy found out, they could easily guess that Levi came from the human realm. His safety in the human realm would be further compromised.

As for other realms of non-believers, if he went to the Endless Sea, his primary identity as a body-refining wizard of the Ocean School of Thought exposed by Levi might lead to the enemy setting up an ambush there to continue pursuing him, risking being discovered.

Considering all options, the Earth Realm seemed most suitable.

After all, there were Saint Ape Knights, Goddess Knights, and Black Knights there, so he wouldn't be completely in the dark.

Considering that continuing to let Knight Hogg stay here might involve him, three days later, Levi, accompanied by Knight Hogg, successfully arrived in the Earth Realm.

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Time flew by, and a month had passed.

Endless Sea.

Star Sea.

Nether Capital.

The aftermath of the auction incident in the Sea Capital years ago gradually subsided.

With stricter enforcement by the Star Tower, the security in Nether Capital had improved significantly.

Inside a wizard tower in the city, Anya left the table filled with models and experimental data.

He couldn't hide his excitement.

"Fourth-Circle Talent, achieved."

Just now, he finally mastered his first Fourth-Circle Talent, also his fourth innate spell.

"The Armor of Verdant Bronze!"

As mana surged, a verdant aura enveloped Anya, eventually condensing into a sturdy and majestic green armor.

"The Dagger of Aurous Bronze, the Sword of Azure Bronze, the Patrol of Crimson Bronze, the above three third-circle talents focus on offense.

"The Armor of Verdant Bronze emphasizes defense, versatile in offense and defense, standing invincible!"

Anya remembered Levi's admonition. "Spells are unpredictable, there's no absolute offense without defense, only defense won't go wrong."

So he chose defense as his first Fourth-Circle Talent spell.

"In a dozen years, the Dark Ancient Tower will open, and now my strength should be enough to protect myself in the tower.

"It's a pity Levi can't go. Otherwise, with one offense and one defense, our collaboration would be unmatched… That Phantom Witch would probably be stunned."

Anya felt content.

Indeed, silent ones often had hidden depths.

"I wonder what strength Levi has now and where he's traveling. Lonely as snow."

Little did he know, Levi had already obtained three keys to the Dark Ancient Tower and was pondering which to take along.

"Young master, they're calling you over at the Witch's Family to prepare for the combat array rehearsal!"

The butler's voice came through.

Anya sighed.

"Coordinating with these women is so dull… And I'll be the only warlock in the Witch's Family team. Just thinking about it gives me a headache."

Anya left the house.

The streets were bustling with activity.

Two witches swirling around each other caught people's attention.

"They're… hugging and kissing in the middle of the street."

"Twins, probably practicing some special spell."

These two were none other than the Holy Flame Twins.

Anya glanced at them.

"Their strength surpasses mine. I'm still not strong enough… I need to master the Second Talent before entering the ancient tower!"

On the other side, the Holy Flame Twins met with the Wildbone Wizard in a black wizard tower.

In the Wildbone Wizard's home, black clouds loomed, filled with undead skeletons, resembling a haunted house.

He looked at the butterfly bow in his hand, memories flooding back.

"This woman always troubles me… Oh well, it's been a long time since I visited those two senior sisters. A trip to the mortal realm might be a good idea."

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Star Sea.

The teleportation portal could lead to the Realm of All Things.

On this day, the teleportation portal shimmered brightly.

A blue-robed witch with a troubled expression appeared.

Soon after, one wizard after another emerged from the portal.

These wizards varied in strength, mostly consisting of low-level wizards and apprentices, but there were also a few Third-Circle Wizards among them.

After registering, they made their way to a private room in a tavern in Nether Capital.

"Melina, what do we do now?" asked a Third-Circle Wizard.

"We'll stay in the Endless Sea for now instead of returning to the Realm of All Things. When my father served as the deputy minister of the Breeding Department, he made many enemies due to his strong personality. It's safer for us to stay in the Endless Sea than in the Realm of All Things. Let's find a place here and start anew," Melina said softly.

At the mention of her father, her eyes welled up. Her father, a Fifth-Circle Wizard, should have had a bright future ahead, but three years ago, he died during the Thousand Spirits Day.

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The outlaw not only stole many rare creatures from the transcendent creature breeding base but also killed her father.

In just three years, Melina had experienced what it meant to be abandoned by the crowd.

"Alright, let's start over. Let's establish a new organization in this endless sea and continue our work here," she said.

"Agreed."

Everyone was passionate and eager for the new life ahead.

Melina's hope was reignited.

Some of them were disciples of her father, while others were employees of the breeding base.

Regardless of who they were, they all shared a love for transcendent creatures.

They just wanted to find a place free from intrigue, power struggles, and treachery.

A peaceful life with transcendent creatures, deepening the bond with their spiritual beasts.

"I know a transcendent biologist who is a senior teacher in the appraisal department at the Starfire Wizard Academy. The Endless Sea hasn't been very peaceful lately, so you all stay in the city for now. I'll go find him; perhaps he can provide us with some help and guidance," Melina said.

"Understood."

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Starfire Wizard Academy.

Newt finished his class, feeling troubled.

He worried about Rose, trapped in the jar.

If it weren't for these cursed nightmares, he planned to have a grand wizard wedding with Rose and invite their friends.

"Professor Newt, someone is looking for you outside the school."

Newt went to the door and found a witch standing there.

"Melina? Didn't you return to the Realm of All Things?" Newt asked.

Melina smiled bitterly. "Newt, let's find a place to talk."

After hearing Melina's words, Newt couldn't help but say solemnly, "You have my condolences. This is truly unexpected."

"I came here to thank you for your guidance before. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to find the whereabouts of the Ten-Winged Sky Sea Dragon King and advance my spiritual beast to a Six-Winged Sea Dragon. I also wouldn't have been able to advance to the third circle so quickly.

There's another matter. I want to find a quiet place to establish a small School of Spiritualism organization, but I'm not familiar with the rules and customs of the Endless Sea. I'd like you to enlighten me."

Newt listened attentively and then said, "Establishing a small wizard organization in the Endless Sea shouldn't be too troublesome procedurally, given your financial resources as a Third-Circle Wizard. However, I don't recommend it."

"All ears."

Newt pushed his glasses up and said, "Firstly, the dark wizard factions in the Endless Sea are deeply rooted. Over the past century of the dark and righteous wizard wars, hundreds of small wizard organizations have been wiped out. Although the war has temporarily ended, the situation hasn't improved much. Especially in the outer sea region, it's practically dominated by dark wizards. The inner sea region and the Star Sea are a bit better, but with your level of power, you won't be able to establish a wizard organization here."

Melina listened, feeling somewhat disheartened, and remained silent.

Newt cleared his throat and continued, "I have two suggestions for you, Melina. You can consider them based on your circumstances. Firstly, you could join the Starfire Wizard Academy. Although the academy currently doesn't have a department for spiritualism, the academy's ideology is inclusive and open-minded. It's likely they will establish one in the future. The second option… is to go to the human realm. With the convergence of the Heavenly Spheres and the Dark Wave Revival, the elemental power in the human realm, though not as strong as in the wizard world, is enough for wizards to practice and gradually move away from the realm of the last days. As far as I know, many places in the human realm are beginning to show signs of transcendent creatures, which would be highly advantageous for the development of your School of Spiritualism. Moreover, apart from the Church, there are only a few major organizations with branches there, and the number of wizards is extremely low. This means less competition, and similarly, because of relatively scarce resources, dark wizards rarely cause trouble in the human realm. It's a place more suitable for the establishment of your emerging organization."

"The human realm? That's something I hadn't considered… After all, many wizards, like my father, have struggled to come from the impoverished realm of the last days to the wizard world. I never thought I'd return there one day. Thank you, Sir Newt. I'll go back and think it over."

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Earth Realm.

The dojos of the four major traditional schools.

The Ocean School of Thought, located in the Endless Sea, forced wizards to settle on islands, with the combined land area possibly not even equal to one percent of the ocean.

The Burning School of Thought, found in the Realm of Crimson, consisted mainly of scorching deserts, volcanic clusters, and catacombs, with a harsh climate unsuitable for habitation.

The Storm School of Thought's Realm of Divine Wind, shrouded in perpetual storms, was equally inhospitable.

Only the Earth Realm resembled the Seven Kingdoms Continent of the human world the most.

Here, the land stretched endlessly, with mountains, rivers, snow-capped peaks, lakes, dense forests, and oceans, providing a variety of terrains.

The entire Earth Realm was situated on a continent known as "Midland."

Thanks to these unparalleled geographical conditions, the Earth Realm was the most suitable place for human survival.

Every year, the Earth Realm would send the largest number of wizard apprentices to the Wizard World, more than all the human realms and other realms of the unbelievers combined.

Therefore, it was also the most valued place by the Wizard Council.

On the continent of Midland, there were thousands of human kingdoms, large and small.

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Behind these human kingdoms, there often lurked the presence of wizard organizations.

They provided shelter for humans, while humans produced and gathered basic resources for them.

However, with the outbreak of the dark and righteous wizard war, the sporadic conflicts in these countries gradually evolved into widespread chaos.

During this period, countless humans were injured and killed.

To protect the future soil of the Wizard World, the congress allocated the most troops and resources to the continent of Midland.

Eventually, the war between dark and righteous wizards here was basically quelled.

Now, after the fires of war, there was a resurgence of prosperity, as humans and wizards together rebuilt their homes upon the ruins.

On the westernmost edge of the continent of Midland lay a desert, where red sands blanketed the earth, earning it the name "Red Soil Continent," a land of drought and scorching heat.

Here, oases dotted the landscape sporadically.

On one such oasis, spanning thousands of miles in circumference…

Three thousand years ago, a mortal named "Armor King Tai Kula" established the "Tyra Kingdom" here.

Today, the kingdom, after the turmoil of war, had gradually returned to normalcy.

At the heart of the Tyra Kingdom stood a towering white tower, revered as a sacred site by the kingdom's inhabitants.

It was The Tower of Singing Sands!

It was said that the ancestor of the Tower of Singing Sands, a powerful third-circle wizard, had aided King Tai Kula in establishing the kingdom.

Afterward, he erected a wizard tower here, founded a wizard organization, and passed down his legacy for three thousand years.

On this day, two rugged swordsmen dressed in casual attire strolled down the streets of the Tyra Kingdom.

It was Levi and Hogg.

They had arrived at a port city in the Red Soil Continent a month ago and had stayed hidden for a while for safety reasons.

Once they confirmed it was safe, they contacted the Black Knight and his companions.

Emperor Mu and his wife were far to the south of the continent of Midland, distant from Levi and his companions.

The Black Knight, currently training as an apprentice wizard at the Tower of Singing Sands, was much closer.

The Black Knight had a triple affinity for earth, fire, and wind, and was practicing the Earth Faction. He was likely still striving to become an official wizard.

Levi used the Hermit Rune to make himself look similar to Hogg, appearing as an ordinary human swordsman.

He had previously investigated and found that the strongest man in the Tyra Empire, the Tower Master of the Tower of Singing Sands, was only a third-circle wizard.

He had come here to meet the Black Knight and didn't want to attract attention from the local power player.

In a dilapidated tavern, they encountered the Black Knight.

"Commander, what brings you here?"

"We're just taking a stroll," Levi replied.

In reality, they were fleeing from those who wanted to kill them and seeking refuge here.

But as the commander, it didn't sound good to say so.

He had to maintain a friendly demeanor while still commanding respect and authority among his team members!

"Still haven't become an official wizard yet?" Levi asked.

"Almost there. Once I become an official wizard, I plan to leave the Tower of Singing Sands. It's located on the fringes of the Midland Continent, with scarce resources and a rare lineage of wizards. The entire wizard tower, except for an aging third-circle wizard, consists mainly of low-level wizards lacking vitality. But it's safe. Currently, I'm just an apprentice wizard, but in this country, apart from the Tower Master, I am the second strongest," the Black Knight chuckled.

"Alright, it's good to explore other lands," Levi said.

"Yeah, I'm staying here for another reason. From my observations, there are many knight families in the human kingdoms of Midland Continent. These families may have originated from knights who migrated here from the mortal world for various reasons. In some kingdoms, there are even tales of 'legendary knights'. Commander, should we establish a small branch of the temple here to recruit more outstanding knights to strengthen our organization? We'll conduct regular selection and trials, forming a group of excellent individuals and bringing them to our headquarters for the oath ceremony. To maintain secrecy, apart from us formal members, no one else will know about the temple's existence until after the oath ceremony. I'll establish a small knight mutual aid organization in the legendary knight's name, the 'Midland Knights'. This way, we'll have two fronts advancing together. Eventually, one day in the future, the 'Midland Knights' of Midland Continent will grow under the nurturing of this land and become an indispensable force for the Dusk Holy Temple!"

After contemplating for a moment, Levi responded, "This idea is feasible. Relying solely on the mortal world, progress may be slow. The mortal world has experienced the Doomsday Era for too long, with shortages of secret medicines and the path of knights withering away, turning into historical dust. Although Midland Continent is known for wizards, it surprisingly retains some soil and heritage of knights. Let's make use of it. The name 'Midland Knights' is also good."

"Indeed, I agree. So, I'll stay here as well, and together with the Black Knight, build the Midland Knights… Anyway, with our strength, we can't do much for the commander in the mortal world," Hogg chuckled bitterly.

"Agreed. Opportunities in Midland Continent are more abundant than in the Endless Sea, of course, the competition is fiercer too. But you'll grow faster here.

The Saint Ape Knight and the Goddess Knight will also stay here. The four of you will form the 'Midland Squad,' with the Black Knight as the team leader, and establish the organization. Provide more excellent blood for the Dusk Holy Temple."

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"If we could encounter knights with wizard talents, that would be the best… As for Children of the Elements, I doubt we'll have a chance. They've probably been snatched up by various wizard organizations big and small. But if you happen to come across any, contact me immediately!"

"Understood, Commander!"

At this moment, both the Black Knight and Hogg were visibly excited, evidently full of hope for the future of the Midland Knights.

Next, Levi gathered the Saint Ape Knight and the Goddess Knight to the round table and convened an impromptu meeting.

The impromptu meeting marked the birth of the Midland Squad and outlined the development plan for the Midland Knights for the next decade.

Before leaving the Tyra Kingdom, Levi gave the Black Knight some Aether Stones. To him, these were just a drop in the ocean. However, as the initial funding for the Midland Squad, they were sufficient.

Now, it was up to them to make their own way.

"If we could find more research-oriented geniuses like Andrew, the development of the Dusk Holy Temple would be much smoother," Levi concluded, ending the meeting.

Levi headed eastward across the Midland Continent. To the east lay the sea.

There, were sub-dimensional portals leading to the outer sea region and the Ocean School of Thought's Endless Sea.

During this time, although his danger perception occasionally gave slight warnings, they were all within normal fluctuations.

He had basically escaped the crisis and now had the leisure to explore Midland Continent.

"I rarely come here. I should buy some knowledge of the Earth School of Thought to take back… It's a pity that I was in such a rush to leave the Realm of Crimson last time and didn't have time to purchase knowledge of alchemy."

Although Midland Continent was not as vast as the Endless Sea, it was still much larger than other sub-dimensional portal locations.

Here, Levi encountered races such as dwarves, elves, and halflings, which were relatively rare in other places, broadening his horizons.

Stopping and exploring along the way, he found himself wandering through wizard markets without realizing it.

In the year 1149 of the Holy Brilliance Calendar, the Month of Harvest arrived.

In the central part of Midland Continent, there was an empire thousands of times larger than the bordering kingdom of Tyra—the Modo Empire!

The capital of the empire was the city of Sauron.

In the city stood a statue of Sauron.

Levi stood before the statue, gazing into the wise eyes of Sauron.

"It's my first time in Sauron City…" A white-robed wizard with gray hair approached Levi, leaning on his staff.

Like Levi, he was also a Fourth-Circle Wizard, but it seemed that his time was running out, as there was a faint aura of death around him.

"Yes," Levi smiled. "Why is the city named after Sauron?"

"It is said that Sauron founded the congress here originally. Later, when the Central Realm was discovered, the congress moved there. After three hundred thousand years of changes, the people here still commemorate Sauron."

"I see."

"I'm a Fourth-Circle Wizard of the Modo Eye. May I ask where you're from?" the White Robe Wizard inquired.

The Modo Eye was a high-level wizard organization behind the Modo Empire and served as the guardian of Sauron City. However, it was not among the top-tier organizations like the Nine Cities or the Six Towers. The towering wizard tower atop the Montenegro Mountain range in the distance was the headquarters of the Modo Eye.

"I'm just a nameless nomadic wizard traveling around," Levi replied with a slight smile.

"I have some spells that allow me to sense age, and it seems you're quite young. Do you have any intention of joining a high-level organization?" the White Robe Wizard asked. He wasn't here to be Levi's tour guide; rather, he was passing through Sauron City and noticed this young Fourth-Circle Wizard, thinking of recommending him for membership in the organization so he could also receive some rewards.

"Sorry, but I currently have no intention of joining any organization. I'm just here to admire the legacy of Sauron and then leave," Levi chuckled.

The White Robe Wizard shook his head in resignation and left.

Levi continued to explore discreetly throughout the Midland Continent, purchasing local herbs and knowledge.

During his travels, he inadvertently reached a new year.

In the year 1150 of the Holy Brilliance Calendar, on the first day of the Month of Beginning, the 160-year-old Elder Levi convened the 50th round table meeting.

The Black Knight successfully advanced to the realm of official wizardry and left the Tower of Singing Sands.

The Midland Squad had selected a secret base and begun recruiting knights on a small scale.

Their base was located at the southern end of the Midland Continent, where Emperor Mu and the Goddess Knight were doing quite well. Moreover, due to the hospitable climate, there were many human kingdoms in the south.

As for the central region of the Midland Continent, although it was better, there were too many middle-level and high-level wizard organizations, which were not conducive to the clandestine development of the Midland Knights.

Seeing their enthusiastic efforts, Levi felt reassured letting them handle it.

Meanwhile, Levi wandered around various places in the Midland Continent, spending nearly three million Aether Stones before satisfactorily using a teleportation portal to return to the mortal realm.

Thanks to the gains from the exploration of the secret realm, even after spending so much, Levi's Aether Stone reserves were still above seven million, enough to prepare for his upcoming journey to the ancient tower.

Back in the mortal realm, Levi hurriedly made his way towards the Ancient Saint plane.

In the Inferno Hell, a Poison Fire Corpse Demon sat amidst the sea of flames.

"Master, you're back."

"I'm back. Nothing happened while I was away, right?" Levi asked.

"Nothing."

Levi nodded. He released Red Eye and the blood vampire from Alice's ring and admonished them, "As I mentioned before, I'll provide you both with employment. Here is where you'll work from now on. As guardians of this grand array, you can avoid unnecessary detours… Don't try to play tricks. My contract is not like ordinary contracts. Focus on guarding here, and each year, you can receive some resources for cultivation from me. It's better than engaging in illegal activities outside, right? Follow the rules of the congress, be a law-abiding wizard, and don't disappoint the late Sauron. Do you understand?"

"We understand, Master. We'll definitely mend our ways and start anew. Rest assured, with the two of us guarding the gate, no one can enter!" the blood vampire and Red Eye assured.

"If there's any situation, contact me promptly." Levi waved his hand, returning their wizard tools and the trash from their storage bags to them.

"Thank you, Master!"

Watching Levi disappear, the blood vampire and Red Eye also found a place in the Inferno Hell and sat down, looking at the silent Poison Fire Corpse Demon.

"He's stronger than us even though he's just guarding the gate. Is he really a Fourth-Circle Wizard?" the blood vampire exclaimed.

"Who cares? This place is quite good anyway. It's the era of the Dark Wave Revival in the mortal realm. His strength far exceeds that of an ordinary Fourth-Circle Wizard. He's definitely not an ordinary person; he must be a representative sent by the Lord of the Wizard World to the mortal realm. We've inadvertently seized an opportunity. In the future, he might become a great figure in the mortal realm. By then, the two of us will also be esteemed elders… Being a nomadic wizard is nothing compared to being a head figure in a great organization."

"Yeah, you're right. This array looks extraordinary. Even if a Fifth-Circle Wizard comes here, we won't benefit."

Back at the Emperor's Palace, Levi began forging divine weapons. Time flew, and six months passed.

On this day, in the alchemy chamber, a brilliant light emanated. A heavy black knight's armor, after Levi dripped blood onto it, integrated into his body and appeared in front of the Death Ember Dragon's seed.

"The Fourth Divine Weapon, since it's a physique type, let's call it the 'Indestructible Armor.'"

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Emperor's Palace.

In the secret room.

"Indestructible Armor!" thought Levi.

The Death Ember Dragon seed shone brightly, and pitch-black flames surged out of Levi's limbs and blood vessels.

Boom!

Black Demon Flames rose and Levi bathed in it, giving off the evil and arrogant aura of a dark wizard.

Beneath the raging flames was a rough, heavy knight's armor made entirely of Black Flame Demon Iron!

As a rare level-five elemental metal, the density and hardness of Black Flame Demon Iron were much higher than ordinary iron or even Luminant gold, resulting in its extremely heavy weight!

This knight's heavy armor had consumed 5,000 kilograms of pure Black Flame Demon Iron. This was not an ore, but the final essence extracted!

With so much Black Flame Demon Iron, it should be enough to forge three fifth-circle top-grade Wizard Tools.

If he cut corners and used fewer materials, he could make five or six of those standard Wizard Tools.

However, Levi gave all his cards to the divine weapon.

Divine weapons could grow and advance with him. He won't lose out by investing in it and he won't be tricked either!

Indestructible Armor.

The main functions were as follows:

First, defense. Needless to say, as an armor-type divine weapon, it definitely had a defensive function. Moreover, because it was made of level 5 elemental metal, even if Levi did not solidify any fifth-circle defensive spell, its defensive strength was far higher than most fourth-circle defensive Wizard Tools.

With this calculation, Levi's armor had reached the tenth level! This could no longer be described as a turtle. This was a thousand-year-old turtle!

The second was to strengthen his physique. The Indestructible Armor, which was designated as a divine weapon by the Death Ember Dragon seed, could amplify the physique boost of the Inferno Dragon Breathing Technique. Its effect was significantly improved, and along with the increase in physique, Levi's self-healing ability was even more exaggerated.

He even felt that as long as his head was still there, without any external interference, it would not take long for his body to grow back on its own. Of course, even he did not dare to try such an exaggerated experiment.

The third was the "Black Flame Void". The Black Flame Demon Iron contained a unique fire elemental power, which had mutated with Levi's Death Ember Dragon, giving birth to a unique flame.

Levi called it "Black Flame Void". Black Flame Void was extremely powerful and could burn the enemy. Once the flames come into contact with the enemy, it would be like maggots in the bones that could not be shaken off or extinguished. It could also suppress the enemy's self-healing ability. It could be called a "Reduction" divine skill!

These three abilities combined to form Levi's most expensive and possibly most powerful divine weapon.

The Crimson Dragon Slash he used was only Level Four Heavenly Fire Meteoric Iron, while the Scarlet Shadow was Level Four Blood Demon Crystal. Although the two materials for the Golden Dragon Heaven Defending Shield were both Level Five, the amount of materials used was not as luxurious as the current Indestructible Armor.

Scarlet Flame Longsword, Scarlet Cloak, Golden Dragon Round Shield, and Black Demonic Armor.

The appearance of the four-piece set made Levi quite satisfied.

"Although a wizard spellcasting and robe are more elegant, for a man, the most handsome one is still mine," Levi commented in his heart.

The Crimson Dragon Slash in his hand stretched out. The Crimson Emperor Dragon Flame and the Black Flame Void intertwined and fused…

Boom!

As the secret room collapsed.

The reinforcement array that Levi had set up… It cracked open, and the Emperor's Palace above the secret room shook.

"It can explode? Fortunately, I only used a trace of it. Otherwise, it would have caused an experiment accident."

Levi's layers of force field were removed, and he walked out of the smoke unscathed.

"If it's like this, I can develop it. I can fuse the Crimson Emperor Dragon Flame and the Black Flame Void to create a terrifying explosion to destroy the enemy. What should I call this move? I might as well call it… 'Twin Dragons Playing With a Pearl'!"

Levi left the secret room and went to the open space.

This time, he stood on the ground and pointed his sword at the sky.

"Twin Dragons Playing with Pearls!"

The two special flames converged on Levi's Crimson Dragon Slash, turning into two fire dragons, one red and one black, that intertwined.

Accompanied by crackling sounds, an extremely unstable feeling came.

Levi suddenly slashed out with his sword, sending out a Destruction Sword Qi.

As the pitch-black sword qi rushed into the sky, the red and black dragons trembled violently and soared into the sky.

The sword qi continued to weaken as the distance increased and it finally disappeared.

However, the flames continued to react and fuse.

With a bang, it exploded!

Art was an explosion!

Black and red flames that were hundreds of meters in diameter exploded. The shockwave covered a radius of several miles.

Within the radius of the attack, rocks and plants were turned into ashes.

A terrifying wind blew against Levi's force field, but it was not broken because it was far away.

Levi tested it out, and the explosive power was 160 Cas!

"The Crimson Emperor Dragon Flame is a level 4 flame… The Black Flame Void was formed by the combination of the power of the peak level 3 Death Ember Dragon and the fire elemental power contained in the level 5 elemental metal. It could be considered a level 4 flame.

"The fusion of two completely different level 4 flames could actually produce such a terrifying explosive reaction.

"Without buffs, its power has reached an astonishing 160 Cas. This is already the attack power of a fifth-circle spell, even though it was at the lower level. Let me try again to see if there is any change in power after transforming."

In the next moment, a horn grew out of Levi's forehead, and his body expanded. Runes flashed, and a nightmare descended!

After all the major forms were stacked, he used Twin Dragons Playing with Pearls again!

As the fireball exploded in the sky, the power this time was a little stronger than the last time.

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Seeing this, Levi frowned.

"It doesn't look like it's going to work. Those buffs are mainly aimed at increasing the attributes of the basic six dimensions. Thus, the buffs are huge for sword skills like the Destruction Sword Qi which rely on attributes. It is far too inferior to a magic attack like the Twin Dragons Playing with Pearls.

"However, the power of this move is only second to the two great killing moves, [World Burning Flame Snake] and [Full State of Destruction Sword Qi]. It could be used as a supplementary killing move.

"It's already very powerful for an area-of-effect attack to have such power. It's equivalent to an ordinary fifth-circle area-of-effect attack spell."

Levi used it again.

In the end, he realized that with his current power of the Death Ember Dragon, he would have to consume more than half of his blood qi to perform the Twin Dragons Playing with Pearls three times.

Then, he swung his sword again.

On the fourth strike, only the Crimson Emperor Dragon Flame was used. There was only a small spark left in the Black Flame Void, and it was quickly extinguished.

Levi looked at the pitch-black magic armor around him. The black flames that had been wrapped around it had all disappeared.

"The fire elemental energy contained in this is temporarily used up. It needs time to recover. I thought it could explode indefinitely. If that's the case, even a fifth-circle wizard would be heavily injured if not killed by my ten or twenty rounds of Twin Dragons Playing with Pearls."

Levi let out a breath and sat on the ground to rest. He kept the Indestructible Armor back into his body to nourish it.

The four divine weapons' embryonic forms had been established. Now, only the Sky Dragon and the Nightmare Dragon did not have divine weapons.

"Nightmare Metal. I've never heard of it in the Wizard World except for the research notes in the Dreamland Steeple… The materials for the Nightmare Dragon's divine weapon can only be obtained in the Nightmare World."

"The materials for the Sky Dragon's divine weapon, the elemental metals for storm and lightning, are also extremely rare. Relatively speaking, the fire elemental metal is already the easiest to find. If the Dark Ancient Tower doesn't have it, then I'll go to the Realm of Thunder and the Realm of Divine Wind to take a look after I return."

Levi already had a preliminary plan in mind.

Forming the Nightmare Dragon's divine weapon wasn't urgent because the Nightmare Dragon's breathing technique had only reached the First Transformation of the Blood Source, so it couldn't fuse with the divine weapon.

Other than that, after all these years of cultivation, Levi's Crimson Emperor Dragon and Golden Snake were already at the Third Transformation of the Blood Source, level 15.

The Scarlet Dragon, Sky Dragon, and Death Ember Dragon were at the Second Transformation of the Blood Source, level 14.

Originally, Levi's progress in cultivating the Scarlet Dragon was slightly faster than the Sky Dragon and the Death Ember Dragon.

However, due to the Wind Thunder Winged Dragon's fourth-circle soul, the Sky Dragon surpassed the Scarlet Dragon after a few years of cultivation.

Therefore, the Sky Dragon was most likely at the Third Transformation of the Blood Source, followed by the Scarlet Dragon and the Death Ember Dragon.

"I don't know when the Crimson Netherworld Sparrow will advance… However, even if he has advanced, with his bloodline potential, fourth-circle should be the limit. How do I find a fifth-circle Undying Bird descendant?"

After so many years of research, Levi had discovered some rules for the advancement of transcendent creatures.

Basically, those who could get first-circle could also get second-circle if they worked hard.

After the intermediate stage, those who had third-circle had hopes of reaching fourth-circle in the future.

However, there was a huge threshold between four and five rings, let alone six.

Even among the dragons, only the sub-dragon species had the potential to advance to sixth-circle.

Among all the transcendent creatures he possessed, the only one with a chance of attaining fifth-circle was the Thunderstorm Winged Dragon Raja.

Other than that, the fourth-circle Ground-Drilling Earthworm, the Flame-Blood Rampage Dragon, and the Green Armored Fish Dragon, these three Ancient Beasts seemed to be the same as the Ancient Saints. Perhaps it was due to the limitations of their plane or bloodline, but in any case, the peak of level 4 seemed to be the upper limit.

For hundreds of thousands of years, many ancient saints and beasts had been born in the Ancient Saint plane, but the only one who had broken through the ceiling of level four and entered level five was the real 'Initial Ancient Saint'.

"Let nature take its course. I have a lot of time now, so there's no need to be too anxious."

After returning to the Emperor's Palace, he renovated his secret room.

Levi took out the Book of Cypher that he had obtained from the Realm of Crimson and started reading.

There were two main fourth-circle arrays that Levi had mastered. One was the [Hell of the Seven Kings, and the other was the [Demon Cage].

He wanted to see if there were any other practical arrays in the Book of Cypher that he could learn from.

Time flew by quickly. Once one was engrossed in research and learning, time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.

Year 1150 of the Holy Brilliance Calendar, Month of the Northern Wind.

In the Emperor's Palace, Levi spent all his time comprehending the path of arrays.

In the past half year, after studying the Book of Cypher, even though Levi was a fourth-circle wizard, he had gained a lot.

"Cypher's achievements in the path of arrays far exceed mine. He has already proposed many of my ideas and plans. Moreover, it seems that there are still some areas that can be improved on for the Hell of the Seven Kings array."

Among the Three Arts of Wizardry, arrays were the most difficult, the most profound, and the least inherited.

Mastering arrays would allow one to understand weapon-making and alchemy by analogy.

In the past half a year, relying on books and continuous experiments, Levi's proficiency in arrays had increased by quite a bit. It was even faster than when he had relied on refining arrays to strengthen his cultivation. This was the effect of knowledge.

"The Book of Cypher is in the hands of Fire Wolf. It's really a pearl covered in dust. Such a good book is enough for me to become a fifth-circle wizard. I'll avoid many detours and save ten to twenty years of time."

In half a year, Levi created a new set of arrays.

This array was called the [Four-Sided Flame World, and it was also a four-circle array. In terms of power, it was even stronger than the Inferno Hell.

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However, the Inferno Hell was only a part of the [Hell of the Seven Kings]. This was the complete array.

The Four-Sided Flame World was a pure fire-type defensive array. Levi refined this array because it was not easy to gather a second set of materials for the Seven Kings Hell in a short period of time.

Therefore, he refined a Four-Sided Flame World and placed it near the altar of the Ancient Saint plane. The Red Eye wizard was in charge of the array, and there were four Ancient Saints providing support.

As a result, both the human world and the Ancient Saint plane would have fourth-circle arrays to defend themselves.

Apart from that, Levi also learned some small practical arrays during this period of time, which would be helpful for his future trip to the Dark Ancient Tower.

In the following days, Levi once again lived a life of peace. Other than exchanging some information about the Wizard World with Rosa Witch, he did not leave his house.

He had also refined the fifth-circle Wizard Tool, [Secret Fire Sphere, which he had obtained from Eman.

In this way, he would have two fifth-circle Wizard Tools that he could use in battle. Even ordinary fifth-circle wizards would not be as luxurious as this.

Unfortunately, his spiritual force was only at 281 points, and his spell power was only at 14,000 points.

He had used up all of his spell power, but it was not enough to cast all the fifth-circle spells on these two Wizard Tools.

If he wanted to be able to use it freely, he would have to be at least in the fifth-circle realm. This was why intermediate wizards would mainly use their innate spells in their later battles.

Innate spells were fast to cast, consumed little energy, and had great power. They were the foundation of an intermediate wizard!

Any other means, be it Wizard Tools or ordinary spells, could only be used as a supplement.

Furthermore, the power of an innate spell would increase with the advancement of the wizard's realm.

If the owner of an innate spell was lucky enough to reach the Legendary Wizard realm, the innate spell could even be used as a legendary spell.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, another year had passed.

Year 1151 of the Holy Brilliance Calendar had arrived.

At the 50th round table meeting, Levi learned that the work on the Black Knight's side was progressing quite smoothly. They had already recruited a batch of potential knights in the Wizard World, and there were many grand knights among them.

Emperor Mu, Hogg, and the Black Knight were all at the level of a level 3 knight. Besides Hogg, the others were also at the level of an official wizard. On the border of the Earth Realm, as long as they were not too high-profile, there would not be any big problems. That was equivalent to the outer sea region of the Endless Sea, where third-circle wizards were big shots.

Seeing that the Midland Knights were able to operate independently, Levi was also very pleased. He continued his long journey of gaining experience. At this stage, his focus was on the Sky Dragon Breathing Technique.

Before entering the Dark Ancient Tower, he wanted all of his breathing techniques to reach the Third Transformation of the Blood Source realm.

…

In the human world.

Gaia Kingdom, White Sand Mountain.

In a certain valley, a black castle stood there.

Around the castle were some herbs and spellcasting materials commonly used by the Death Sect.

Some corpse puppet butlers and servants were taking care of this isolated place in an orderly manner.

As a dark cloud descended outside the courtyard, Wizard Wildbone walked out.

He looked a little nervous. After all, his eldest senior sister was not only powerful, but her personality was also very strange.

"Come in."

A voice came from within the castle.

The black barrier slowly opened, revealing a pitch-black passageway.

Wizard Wildbone took a deep breath and walked to the end.

"Senior Sister."

"What is it?" Mistress Cruel was refining a new corpse puppet.

As a Crafty Death Wizard, other than meditating every day, she was studying corpse puppets.

"I want to ask you for a favor…" said Wizard Wildbone.

"In exchange for?" asked Mistress Cruel.

Wildbone handed her a storage ring. She glanced at it and said, "Tell me about it."

Wildbone explained the situation to Mistress Cruel.

"Are you still thinking about that Red Bone? Do you know that your Senior Sister Nala is dead?" Mistress Cruel sneered.

"What? Nala is dead? When was that? I've been in seclusion for quite a while, so I really don't know." Wildbone found it hard to believe.

Nala was a fifth-circle wizard, and there was still a long way to go before her lifespan reached its end.

"Forget it, it's useless to tell you." Mistress Cruel no longer had any hope of finding Barzan and Nala's murderer.

Therefore, she lived in seclusion in this valley all day long, preparing for the Spirit Catcher Steeple's branch in peace.

Teacher Painful Banshee was right. She had wasted too much time on meaningless worldly emotions. Otherwise, with her talent, she would have attained fifth-circle Perfection by now.

However, she could help Wizard Wildbone with this matter. She could easily obtain so many Aether Stones with just a simple move, so why not?

She was a lunatic, not a fool.

"Are you coming with me?" asked Mistress Cruel.

"I… I'm not going. She doesn't want to see me." In the eyes of many wizards in the Nether Capital, Wizard Wildbone was an extremely vicious wizard. However, at this moment, he was like a shy old boy.

"Then I'll go by myself." Mistress Cruel left immediately. She soared into the sky and left this place.

Wizard Wildbone sighed as he watched his senior sister leave.

In his hand, he held the blood-red bow.

"You should also be going to the Dark Ancient Tower, right…"

He solemnly put away the bow and left.

…

Several days later.

Realm of Crimson,

Red Pagoda Mountain.

In the wizard tower, Wizard Red Bone saw the legendary leader of the Painful Banshee's Three Disciples, Mistress Cruel.

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Judging from the level of her spiritual force, it seemed to be inferior to his.

Of course, she had been cultivating for far longer than Mistress Cruel. In fact, Mistress Cruel was more talented than her.

"Wizard Wildbone sent me. Tell me, what do you need me to do?" asked Mistress Cruel.

"I need you to help me find a murderer," said Red Bone.

"Take me to the place where the victim died."

Red Bone brought Mistress Cruel all the way to the secret realm.

"In the secret realm?"

"Yes."

The two of them entered and killed some blind black beasts before arriving at the mine hall.

"It should be here," said Red Bone.

"I'll try. I might not succeed. If I fail, don't blame me."

"No, just do your best. Wildbone should have paid for it, right?"

"Yes."

Mistress Cruel released the Soul-Chasing Hound Corpse Puppet.

"This is a good thing. With it, many things become very convenient." Red Bone's eyes were filled with envy.

Mistress Cruel did not say a word. She gave the Soul-Chasing Hound an order.

The pitch-black hound drooled as it sniffed the ruins. Then, it turned into black smoke and disappeared underground.

"Let's wait. This will take some time," Mistress Cruel said expressionlessly.

Red Bone nodded.

Seven days later.

The Soul-Chasing Hound was at a loss, it looked doubtful as it appeared in front of Mistress Cruel.

Mistress Cruel's heart sank when she saw the Soul-Chasing Hound's reaction.

"What's wrong?" Red Bone had a bad feeling.

"The souls of these people have been forcefully intercepted by an unknown existence. These souls have completely disappeared. They can't enter the Underworld, enter reincarnation, or reincarnate. My hound can't follow their souls to find clues…" As Mistress Cruel spoke, her thoughts returned to a few years ago.

This scene was familiar.

"How is that possible? Whether it was the death of the physical body or the dissipation of the soul, the final destination would definitely be to reincarnate in the Underworld. Only then could the balance and order of the Multidimensional Plane be maintained. I've never heard of anyone disobeying this rule. Even primordial soul wizards can't do this often. If you offend the Order Guardians of the Underworld, you won't have a good ending." Red Bone found it hard to believe.

"I have no reason to lie to you. No matter what, Wildbone is still my junior brother, and he has already paid."

"Forget it, you can go back. Thank you."

Back to Red Pagoda Mountain.

Red Bone felt a little depressed.

"Could it be that the person was possessed by a primordial soul wizard… Had his strength not fully recovered? If that's the case, I can't continue investigating. If I anger him, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my life. I'll let Raphael continue investigating."

The next day.

"My Lord, are we moving?" The big-breasted twin sister asked.

"Yes."

"Then we will follow you to the death!"

The elder sister quickly expressed her loyalty. They had offended Geralt. Without Red Bone's protection, they might disappear from this world one day!

On this day, Red Pagoda Mountain completely disappeared from the map.

Wizard Red Bone took the Red Pagoda and left the Flaming Mountain overnight.

She wanted to find an unworldly place and wait for the Dark Ancient Tower to open.

In the Fire Bull family, Farrah was busy preparing for the war in the Dark Ancient Tower and had gradually forgotten about this matter.

On the other hand, in Fire Crocodile City, the Blood Demon Tower Master remembered the person called Levi and prepared to find an opportunity to search for him in the human world in the future. Perhaps he could even earn some 'extra money'. Wouldn't that be great?

And in the human world.

After Mistress Cruel returned, her heart, which had originally calmed down, gradually became turbulent again.

"The person Red Bone asked me to find is similar to the murderer who killed Naira and Balzan. Although I can't be completely sure, I can assume that it's the same person. That means that the murderer has been to the Realm of Crimson and should have registered in Fire Crocodile City. If I can see the registration list, I might be able to find the organization behind the murderer and find his whereabouts."

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Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year 1151, the Month of Winter.

Outer sea region.

At the teleportation portal from the Endless Sea to the human world, a bright light shone.

After years of observation and discussion, Melina and a few other third-circle wizards finally decided to establish their organization in the human world.

Although the Starfire Wizard Academy was also very good, and especially so with a primordial soul wizard overseeing it, that way, they might walk the same path as before in the Realm of All Things. It was too troublesome to deal with so many wizards.

What Melina wanted to do was to pass on the psychic knowledge and nurturing knowledge she had learned from her father.

"Lord Melina, the elemental power in the human world is indeed not bad. It's enough for us low-level wizards," said an excited wizard.

Melina said, "I have come here many times to investigate. In the human world, we need to pay attention to the Church. If it is not necessary, avoid conflict with the Church. The other is some other secret organizations that have existed in the human world since ancient times. Although they keep a low profile, they also have the shadow of the gods behind them. As for wizard organizations, there are not many in the human world at present."

"Then where should we choose this organization's base? The Seven Kingdoms Continent?"

"With our strength, we shouldn't go to the Seven Kingdoms Continent for the time being. There are too many forces there, and the good and the bad are mixed together. We'll find a large island in this outer sea region and raise it in captivity to nurture our transcendent creatures."

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"Alright, everyone split up and search."

A month later.

Melina and the others chose their base, which was located in the outer seas far away from the mainland.

Here, there was a rather large uninhabited island with mountains, streams, and primitive forests.

"Let's do it here," said Melina.

"Alright, then what should we name our organization?"

"Ten Thousand Beast Tower?"

"It's too tacky."

"Spirit Control Tower."

"It's not too good either."

Everyone offered their suggestions. Melina suddenly said, "Why don't we make it simple? Let's call it 'Paradise'. Our Paradise is also a Paradise for transcendent creatures."

…

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, four years had passed.

Year 1155 of the Holy Brilliance Calendar, Month of the Beginning.

Levi ended his four-year-long seclusion.

Before his 165th birthday, he had successfully come out of seclusion.

He walked out of his seclusion and sighed, "As my lifespan increases, I seem to become more and more numb to the passage of time. For mortals, four years can change a lot… As for me, four years is just to make some breakthroughs in my cultivation."

In the past four years, Levi had been cultivating on the path of a wizard. His spiritual force had already reached 300 points, and his spell power had reached 15000 points! His spell cultivation had also improved a little. His idea for the fifth innate spell was from the Storm Faction.

On the path of knights, Levi focused on cultivating the Sky Dragon Breathing Technique.

A few months ago, his Sky Dragon Breathing Technique had reached the Maximum.

Similar to the Golden Snake Breathing Technique, there were also options for [Advancement] and [Evolution].

Levi still chose [Advancement]. He could gather the materials for evolution, but it would take Raja's life, so there was no need to. It would be better if the water flowed slowly.

Even if he had evolved, without Raja, Levi would not have any better ingredients to replace the secret medicine. His future cultivation would also be a problem.

Like the Golden Snake, the Sky Dragon's breathing technique had surpassed the legendary breathing technique, even though it was not as powerful as the Crimson Emperor Dragon.

Even if he didn't evolve, he would definitely become a level-nine knight in the future. It was even possible for him to become a level-ten knight.

Levi's idea was to focus on advancing at the moment and wait for the transcendent creature cultivation base to become bigger and stronger.

Or rather, if he encountered more transcendent creatures in the future, he would take advantage of the time before he developed feelings for them and directly harvest them as evolution materials.

After spending three months, Levi had completely absorbed all the advanced potions using the Blood Refinement Method.

Compared to the previous two times, this time was even smoother.

Now, his Sky Dragon Breathing Technique had advanced to level 15.

Levi-

[Sky Dragon Breathing Technique: Level 15 (1/700,000). Special Effect: Sky Dragon Pillar (Level 3). Wind Thunder Remnants, 3000 Fallen Feathers. Bloodline Dharma Idol: Wind and Thunder; Exclusive Weapon: None]

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Sky Dragon at level 15 brought about two changes.

The first was the increase in his endurance attribute. In terms of endurance, Levi had become even more powerful. His physical strength had become more abundant. This increase could be reflected in his other five-dimensional breathing techniques.

The second was the birth of the Bloodline Dharma Idol.

In a flash, white Sky Dragon power overflowed from behind him, forming a white storm.

In the center of the storm, the shadow of a Sky Dragon covered in white feathers appeared.

Wind Thunder Power rolled on the surface of the Sky Dragon's body like clouds.

Accompanied by crackling explosions, violent winds, and thunderstorms condensed in the Sky Dragon phantom, and the momentum was terrifying.

The image of the Sky Dragon seemed to be able to mobilize the power of the world, and it gave off a wonderful sense of harmony!

This was the Sky Dragon Dharma Idol, which Levi named:

Wind and Thunder Surge!

It was the same as [Golden Snake Dance] and [Heaven Burning Crimson Emperor].

The first function of this Dharma Idol was still defense.

This meant that in theory, Levi could use the eleventh layer of defense at his limit.

Of course, in most cases, unless he was fighting against a fifth-circle opponent, Levi did not need to expend so much energy.

The defense of the Wind and Thunder Surge was average, at the level of an ordinary fourth-circle protective force field.

This was because the Sky Dragon's level was much lower than the Crimson Emperor Dragon. It was also understandable that it did not specialize in defense.

Wind and Thunder Surge could also release terrifying electric currents and hurricanes from the body through the power of the Sky Dragon to attack the enemy. Its power was similar to that of a fourth-circle spell.

All of the above were just side effects of the Wind and Thunder Surge.

It was a Dharma Idol born from an endurance-type breathing technique.

Its biggest function was naturally related to endurance.

After casting the Dharma Idol, Levi could feel the Wind Thunder Power surging into his body.

This power was not elemental power, but pure energy.

This reminded Levi of the child of the Sea God and the God of Earth in ancient Greek mythology:

Arion!

As long as this god stood on the ground, he would have endless power.

Levi's current situation was similar.

After the Dharma Idol was released, he could obtain power from the Wind Thunder Power born from the Dharma Idol. The wind that was blowing in the high sky brushed past the Dharma Idol, and tiny traces of energy surged into his body. It was a magical experience.

In order to verify his guess, Levi went to the sky and displayed his Dharma Idol.

"Raja!" Levi shouted.

The Wind Thunder Winged Dragon appeared in front of Levi.

"Use your power, be it wind or lightning, and attack me as much as you want."

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Raja was used to it.

It immediately began to cast its spell-like abilities, and a gale and thunderstorm swept toward Levi.

Levi activated the Wind and Thunder Surge Dharma Idol. Other than that, he did not have any other defensive measures.

With Raja's attacks, the Wind and Thunder Surge was enough.

Boom!

After the terrifying electric currents and gales entered the range of Levi's Sky Dragon Dharma Idol, the Wind Thunder Power on the Sky Dragon's body became even denser.

At the same time, Levi felt that there seemed to be an endless stream of energy flowing into his body.

"This feeling… It's like charging or generating electricity. I can stimulate my body through lightning, and it's as if I've been injected with hormones and taken a blue pill. The power of the wind is like wind power, constantly increasing the intensity of the lightning's stimulation."

All in all, when fighting against Raja's wind and lightning attacks, Levi felt that his strength was inexhaustible.

If he was fighting a wizard from the Lightning Faction or the Storm Faction, he would be able to defeat them.

This meant that as long as the opponent's attack could not kill Levi, it could make Levi stronger and more tenacious.

Because when he was being beaten up, he was also charging up!

At this moment, Levi's eleventh layer of his stacked armors was revealed.

As long as his opponent was not an experienced fifth-circle wizard, ordinary fifth-circle wizards from the Thunder or Storm Faction should not be able to kill or severely injure Levi.

In this way, Levi could rely on the Wind and Thunder Surge Dharma Idol to quickly recharge his batteries from their attacks.

Then, his various defensive fields would be more durable, and his attacks would become more and more fierce.

It formed a virtuous cycle and eventually exhausted the other party to death.

"In theory, it's feasible. In fact… Why would I let a fifth-circle wizard beat me up? However, if I meet Sorrett again, I might be able to fight him."

It was precisely because of this abnormal ability that Levi named the Dharma Idol 'Wind and Thunder Surge'.

To put it bluntly, it was the 'Wind Power Generation' Dharma Idol. This would let Levi continue practicing his green and sustainable development philosophy.

Now, inside Levi's body.

In the center was the Crimson Emperor Divine Palace, where the Crimson Emperor Dragon sat on top of the throne.

On the left was the golden and resplendent Golden Snake Divine Palace. Golden snakes coiled around the pillars.

Now, on the right, another white divine palace suddenly appeared. It was pure white and holy, filled with lightning.

This was the Sky Divine Palace!

The giant dragon of wind and lightning, which was covered in white feathers and represented the sky, floated above the Divine Palace.

The endurance dimension had officially entered the Third Transformation of the Blood Source, which was level 4 of the knight realm.

"The only flaw is that the Sky Dragon still lacks a divine weapon."

Levi sighed and left the Imperial Palace.

The Dusk Holy Temple.

Levi arrived quietly.

On the training ground, two grand knights were fighting.

One of them held a halberd in his hand. His arm was as thick as a bucket, and there was a tattoo on his arm that looked like a horned beetle.

This horned beetle was a creature called the Heavenly Halberd Beast. It had immense strength and could move mountains. Its horn could pierce the sky.

The other grand knight was also extremely strong. Black gas covered his upper body as if he was made of steel. There was also a tattoo of a Crocodile Armored Turtle on his arm. He held a shield in his left hand and a door sword in his right hand.

Levi stood high in the sky and watched the battle between the two grand knights with great interest.

Their battle had also attracted many ordinary knights.

"That's Halberd Knight, a genius of the current generation of the One-Horned Beetle Clan. Although he only cultivates the excellent grade strength breathing technique, he's very talented. He's only thirty years old now, but he's already at the level of a top-notch grand knight.

"The other is the Snapping Turtle Knight. He's also has very good potential. Now that there's an Advancement Potion, if nothing happens to them in the future, they have a chance to advance to legendary level." Dinos appeared beside Levi and explained.

"It seems that the Talent Brand has progressed quite well after all I've gone into seclusion for a few years." Levi smiled.

"Yes, after Andrew broke through the 0 to 1 dilemma, we started to draw inferences. Other than the Shield Brand, we also made breakthroughs in the Battle Sword Brand and Phantom Brand.

"But so far, it's only limited to the cantrip level of branding. In order to compare it with the wizard civilization, Andrew and I call it [Level 0 Branding]."

After growing up in the Dusk Holy Temple for so many years, Dinos had become more mature and steady. His eyes were shining with wisdom.

"This is already an amazing achievement. Not bad." Levi commented sincerely.

"So far, the grand knights who had three basic dimensions of defense, speed, and strength in the temple have already mastered their first Talent Brand. For ordinary knights, the level of their Bloodline Seed is too low, and their blood qi is too thin. They can't support the consumption of the brand at all," said Dinos.

Levi nodded and said, "If that's the case, in order to connect with the wizard civilization and for the convenience of our own internal management, we might need to re-divide the traditional knight realm into a more reasonable division."

Previously, the division of the knight's realm was limited by the knight's vision and the knowledge of mortals. It was too rough and simple, not as intuitive and systematic as the wizard civilization.

Now that the Dusk Holy Temple wanted to lead the knights on a new path, it was necessary to redefine the name of the knight combat system.

"That makes sense. Commander, do you have any ideas?" asked Dinos.

"The path of the wizard can currently be divided into three levels of apprentice, followed by the first to the third to the ninth circle. Above the ninth circle, they are known as legendary!"

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"In terms of the path of knights, before becoming a true transcendent and becoming a first-class Blood Awakening Knight, the traditional division was:

"Knight Attendants, Official Knights, Grand Knights, Top-Notch Grand Knights… Below Official Knights, it was further divided into beginner, middle, advanced, and peak levels.

"In fact, all these realms are still within the scope of apprentice wizards.

"So, my idea is:

"A level one knight, which is below Blood Awakening, will be a trainee knight.

"Trainee knights are divided into three grades: low, intermediate, and high.

"The first tier allows one to grasp at least one Talent Brand, and grasp the same power as an apprentice wizard. Moreover, due to their own combat techniques and breathing techniques, their strength is not inferior to low-level apprentice wizards.

"The second and third grades are divided according to the number of Talent Brands you have mastered and the realm of the breathing technique. The specific details of the division need to be perfected in the following practice. What do you think?" asked Levi.

Dinos nodded and said, "I also agree with this. It'll be more convenient for the temple to evaluate knights in the future. After everyone has mastered more brands, we will carry out experiments and evaluations. Finally, we will come up with the standards for beginner, intermediate, and advanced brands."

Below them, the battle between the Halberd Knight and the Snapping Turtle Knight had reached its climax.

The two young knights released their talents.

A three-meter-long Heavenly Halberd Beast phantom charged forward like a charging knight, unstoppable!

On the other side, the Snapping Turtle Knight raised his left arm, and the brand instantly came alive. A ferocious crocodile-headed giant turtle appeared and roared towards the sky!

Boom!

The giant turtle was sent flying by the horn. The Halberd Knight was still stronger. He laughed heartily in a carefree manner.

The Snapping Turtle Knight was hit by the aftershock and flew out with a muffled grunt. In the next moment, his thick body was supported by a powerful hand so that he did not fall on his face.

After stabilizing himself, the Snapping Turtle Knight was shocked when he saw the owner of the big hand. The other knights also bowed.

That person had a determined expression and sharp features. He was wearing pitch-black magic armor and a scarlet cloak. He was tall and imposing, and his aura was heaven-devouring!

"Hello, Commander!"

A loud shout rang out in the training ground.

"You guys continue." Levi said with a smile, waved his hand, and turned to leave.

He was just someone who was hiding at home with nowhere to show off and just wanted to show off his Indestructible Armor.

"I was actually saved by the commander. He was holding my back just now. I can't wash this armor…" The Snapping Turtle Knight muttered in his heart, unable to react.

He was merely a grand knight. How could he be saved by the Supreme Knight, the supreme existence and leader of the Holy Temple, the Ancient Dragon Emperor, the unsurpassable knight on the path of knights?

Levi, on the other hand, went to Andrew's research site and found that the young man had made great progress in both the path of knights and the path of wizards. His research results were also increasing, and Levi was very pleased!

He called for the 54th round table meeting of the Twilight Knights.

The Midland team had already recruited some knights with very good potential and planned to send them to the headquarters after a period of testing.

As for the Goddess Knight, she had advanced to the realm of a second-circle wizard. Her talent was not bad to begin with, and she had been in the Wizard World for a long time. Advancement was simply a matter of time.

The Dark Moon Knight was already at the peak of the Blood Awakening stage. He was now a member of the Phantom Brand Research Team.

The Blood Knight of the Forsaken Land of the Gods seemed to have his own fortuitous encounters. His strength had increased significantly, and he had also provided the holy temple with a lot of information about the other side.

The other knights had their own encounters.

During the years that Levi had been in seclusion, the holy temple and its members had been improving.

After the meeting ended, he left the Ancient Saint plane. He had been in seclusion for too long.

There were only ten years left until the opening of the Dark Ancient Tower. He planned to master the Storm School of Thought's innate spells in these ten years.

Along the way, the Thunder Dragon surrounded him and roared. Suddenly, the fluctuations of a battle of spells came from below.

Levi sent out Perception and discovered a group of ugly Cave Wizards in black robes.

They were attacking an island. There was a third-circle protective array on it that was constantly flickering. It was obvious that it could not hold on.

"Looks like another wizard organization has come to the human world." Levi muttered to himself. Suddenly, his eyes moved.

The figure of a blue-robed witch in the array was somewhat familiar.

"It's her."

He couldn't help but think back to 90 years ago when he was cultivating his spirit in the mortal world of the Yellow Earth Continent. At that time, he was still a rookie at the peak of the second-circle.

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The mortal world, outer sea region, Paradise Island.

Five years ago, this was just an ordinary deserted island.

Melina and a group of young wizards from the School of Spiritualism arrived here and established the organization known as Paradise.

Subsequently, the entire island became a base for nurturing transcendent creatures.

However, now…

Melina gazed at the crumbling third-circle array, feeling desolate and hopeless.

She had thought that choosing this remote location in the outer sea region would be safer.

Indeed, it had been safe for a long time, a full five years without any disturbances.

During these five years, the infrastructure of Paradise had been mostly established, thriving.

The storms and upheavals on the Seven Kingdoms Continent had nothing to do with them.

However, not long ago, a group of cave wizards happened to pass by Paradise Island while wreaking havoc in the mortal world and discovered it.

Cave wizards were essentially the "dark wizards" of the mortal world.

Having lived in harsh environments for a long time, they, like locusts, plundered everything in sight to survive.

At this moment, a group of wicked and arrogant forces outside the array, comprising more than a dozen wizards, was fiercely attacking the array!

These people hailed from a level four cave on the outskirts of the Forsaken Land of the God.

The Cave Lord was a Fourth-Circle Wizard named Gargoyle Ur, a powerful figure!

Beside Ur were three third-circle wizards and more than ten low-level wizards.

Even in the outer sea region of the Endless Sea, this force was significant, let alone in the mortal world.

With a wave of a third-circle wizard's hand, a huge rock formed and hurled towards the array.

Boom!

The array trembled once again.

"Hehehe, surrender! Our leader is a Fourth-Circle Wizard… Even though you have a third-circle grand array, how long can you hold out against such intense attacks?"

On the side of Paradise, including Melina, there were also three third-circle wizards.

But they didn't have the strength of fourth-circle level.

That's why Melina felt so hopeless.

The fourth-circle wizard with grim features and iron-blue skin hadn't even made a move yet!

"Master, the enemy's attacks are too fierce, and the array consumes too much. We have to replenish the Aether Stones, and our reserves are running low…" A third-circle wizard named Frick, who was Melina's father's student and a master in nurturing transcendent creatures, asked.

"Master, should we deactivate the array? We still have those transcendent creatures to fight them off," Third-Circle Wizard Ray suggested.

Melina replied, "I have a fourth-circle spell scroll that my father left me. If used properly, it can kill that fourth-circle wizard."

Frick instantly understood. "Then Ray and I will distract the other third-circle wizards, giving you a chance. Focus on staying safe. If you can't kill him, then escape. With your father's legacy, as long as you're alive, Paradise can be rebuilt!"

Melina fell silent for a moment. "Let's give it a try."

In an instant, the third-circle array completely failed.

Frick and Ray, both third-circle wizards, summoned their respective Spiritual Beasts, a Level 3 Ghost Tiger Eagle and a Dark Terrifying Wolf!

Melina summoned her own Six-Winged Sky Sea Dragon!

This was a powerful mixed-blood dragon. The complete form was the Ten-Winged Sky Sea Dragon King, a fifth-level being.

With her talent, as long as she continued her training diligently, she could become as strong as her father. By then, she would be able to protect Paradise in the mortal world.

But now, the opportunity seemed slim!

"Ah, are you going all out now?" Ur's grim face twisted into a cruel smile.

With a wave of his hand, a fourth-circle Meteor Burst was unleashed!

Meteors fell from the sky, exploding with a terrifying shockwave.

The Six-Winged Sky Sea Dragon was blasted away.

"Hydra, hold him off for a while longer!" Melina commanded.

The already injured Hydra let out a roar and sent a terrifying water dragon towards Ur.

Ur sneered, clasping his hands together, and stone arms emerged from all directions, once again swatting away Hydra.

"This is the difference between fourth-circle and third-circle," Ur sneered.

But in the next moment, his expression changed.

While he was busy dealing with Hydra, Melina tore open a scroll.

"Fourth-circle spell, Flame Fire Drill!"

The shadow of a Flame Dragon Centipede emerged and rushed towards Ur.

The Flame Dragon Centipede was her father's fifth-level Spiritual Beast. This was a lifesaving scroll her father had made for her. She even had a fifth-circle scroll before, but it was used up in the Endless Sea.

Ur's protective force field flickered as countless stone arms wrapped around him.

Boom!

"Boss!"

Other wizards exclaimed in shock.

In the firelight, Ur's figure emerged, battered but not critically injured.

The black body-refining runes on his body shone, making him look like a real stone statue!

"Do you know why I'm called the Gargoyle? Because I practice both spells and body-refining!" Ur sneered inwardly.

Body-refining wizards were not much different from ancient times to now.

There were fewer wizards walking this path, so progress was slow, and development stagnated.

In some aspects, modern body-refining techniques were even regressing compared to ancient times.

Ur practiced the "Gargoyle Body Refining Technique," which could be cultivated to the realm of a fifth-circle wizard. It was created by ancient wizards based on the Gargoyle, this specific kind of devil in Hell.

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Melina turned and fled at the sight of this.

Ur shot out like a cannonball, his demonic gargoyle wings unfurling.

On the other side, Frick, Ray, and the others panicked, wanting to help Melina but unable to.

"Why run? Be my servant, and I'll spare your life," Ur chuckled calmly.

Seeing their leader unharmed, the other cave wizards breathed a sigh of relief, their arrogance returning.

Melina's force field flickered incessantly as she desperately tried to escape, but Ur was getting closer.

Hydra, desperate to protect its master, emerged from the sea, only to be swatted away by Ur, heavily injured.

Melina, whose life was linked to Hydra's, suddenly felt weak, spitting out blood.

"Ahaha!"

Ur's ghostly claws reached out for Melina.

But in a split second, a ripple appeared in front of him, and serpent-like Hermit Runes vanished into thin air.

A burly man clad in black flame magic armor with a blood-red cloak draped over his shoulders stood there, arms crossed, his posture upright.

His appearance was so sudden, and Ur's speed so fast, that with a loud clang, Ur slammed into the man's chest.

The collision between Ur's gargoyle body and the man's armor occurred.

The man stood unmoved like a mountain. He hadn't even made a move, yet Ur was sent flying.

Cracks appeared on Ur's stone body, with black flames crawling like maggots on the surface.

Ur looked bewildered for a moment, then quickly reacted.

He turned and tried to run, only to find a majestic alchemical creature with blazing wings blocking his way.

"Who are you? Why do you block my path? I am Gargoyle Ur!" Ur said coldly.

"Ur? Never heard of you. Phoenix, let's beat him unconscious… leave him alive," Levi said casually.

"Blood Lady, kill the rest of the small fries."

The Blood-Armored Corpse Demon wielded the Moonlight Greatsword, charging into the enemy ranks, hacking wildly, blood and flesh flying!

Levi had been observing for a while. He only showed up now to avoid getting caught in a bigger vortex. After all, there were some powerful primordial soul-level forces among the cave wizards.

On the other hand, he had a plan.

Melina was from the School of Spiritualism, as were the other wizards on this island.

Spiritualist wizards were exactly the kind of talent Levi needed to establish a base for cultivating transcendent creatures!

So, he decided to find a way to recruit them.

And if he wanted to recruit them, he had to establish his authority!

At Melina's most desperate moment, a sudden surge of divine power left behind a tall, handsome figure, combined with the charm bonus from her Lover's Rune, recruiting him would be much easier!

Phoenix rode Tyrant IV, the Emperor of Flames roaring, the Thunder God thundering!

Phoenix fought hard, remembering the Black Light Master whenever he saw a Cave Wizard.

If it weren't for the Black Light Master, he wouldn't have been captured by Levi!

Ur's proud gargoyle body was covered in cracks and blood from the Flame Dragon Sword.

It didn't take much effort to subdue Ur.

On the other side, the Blood-Armored Corpse Demon had already slaughtered Ur's minions.

Ur was escorted to Levi's presence by Phoenix.

"Want to live? Or do you want to die?" Levi's question was straightforward.

"Live! I want to live! I'm willing to do anything!" Ur saw a glimmer of hope and quickly replied.

Having lived in the Forsaken Land of the God for hundreds of years, no one was more eager to live than him.

"Good choice, very wise."

Excalibur appeared, and Ur swore as required.

Levi didn't take Ur's worthless wizard tools and meager Aether Stones.

Instead, he took his knowledge of spells, most importantly, his book "Gargoyle Body Tempering Technique."

"Such a good technique wasted on Ur, it should belong to me!"

This was a body tempering technique that could be practiced up to the fifth circle, on par with the Ice Body Tempering Technique.

It would be very useful for Levi to continue to explore body tempering techniques in the future!

"This is quite unexpected," Levi said, in a good mood.

After enslaving Ur, Levi looked at Melina, who was expressionless.

A century of time, years of suffering had matured Melina, her gaze firmer than ever.

Levi felt the same. As Melina looked at the figure before her, memories of a distant past began to overlap.

Though they had only met briefly, it left a profound impression on her.

"Miss Melina, it's been a while," Levi smiled.

"Senior, are you from Mirror Lake… Levi?" Melina was shocked.

When they parted ways, Levi was just at the peak of the second circle, not much stronger than her. Now, in just a hundred years, she had barely reached the senior level of the third circle, mastering her second innate spell. Yet, Levi could effortlessly overpower Ur, a fourth-circle wizard.

It's worth noting that Ur, despite being a cave wizard of an outdated version, was no weakling with his dual cultivation. Judging from Levi's performance, his true strength was at least at the perfection of the fourth circle, if not the fifth.

"What has happened in this hundred years?" Melina couldn't help but wonder.

"Long time no see. Why don't we have a chat in this place?" Levi suggested with a smile.

Melina was pleasantly surprised by Levi's courteous attitude, which made her feel even more that Levi was unfathomable.

"Senior, what about these cave wizards?"

"I can still make some use of Ur, so spare his life. As for the others, kill them all," Levi chuckled.

"Understood, Senior. I'll go and reassure my companions first, then catch up with you," Melina said as she arrived at Paradise Island.

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Although the recent battle was perilous, Levi's timely appearance prevented significant casualties, with only some of the transcendent creatures being startled.

"Melina… who was that presence?" Frick hesitated.

The powerful figure in the sky effortlessly dealt with the Fourth-Circle Wizard, a strength that seemed out of place in the mortal realm, especially since Melina seemed to know them.

"An acquaintance from before. Everything's fine now. You and Ray should take care of things here," Melina smiled, gradually calming her emotions.

"Alright, you take care," Ray said.

Melina tidied herself up and quickly flew into the sky.

"Melina has so many friends from outside. If not for that acquaintance, we would have perished here," Frick said with lingering fear.

"It's so hard to find a peaceful place nowadays," Ray sighed.

High in the sky, Levi set up a soundproof barrier and learned from Melina about her recent experiences. He felt sympathy for her.

"What are your plans now?" Levi asked.

"I'll continue to find a place to rebuild Paradise," Melina said helplessly.

"And then? What if you encounter such enemies again?"

"I… I don't know. Surely, I won't be that unlucky again, right?" Melina's gaze was lost in confusion.

She realized her strength was too weak to protect Paradise from harm.

"You know Sir Newt. I am a transcendent biologist as well," Levi smiled.

Melina nodded.

"Your idea of Paradise is excellent. You have the ideas, and I have the power. I have a safe place where you can conduct your research on transcendent creatures undisturbed. The elemental power there is more concentrated than in the mortal realm."

Levi's tone was confident. He and Melina were no longer living in the same world, seeing different landscapes.

"If you have any requirements, just let me know," Melina said after thinking for a moment.

"I can provide you with a base, even more transcendent creatures, and the necessary funds, but you and your organization must pledge allegiance to me. You must swear an oath on a treasure of mine. As long as you don't violate the oath, nothing will happen, but if you do, the price will be… your life. I won't interfere with your normal research, as long as it is related to transcendent creatures. What I want to do is establish a Giant Beast Paradise, filled with transcendent creatures." Levi stated bluntly.

"Senior, let me consider it, and I need to discuss it with my companions. I can't make decisions for everyone," Melina said after some thought.

She was torn inside. She didn't want to rely on major powers anymore, which is why she had refused the Starfire Wizard Academy's invitation. But now, this situation forced her to reconsider the future of Paradise.

"Very well, go ahead and give me an answer as soon as possible," Levi's gaze was serious as he looked at Melina.

Melina nodded and returned to Paradise Island.

Next, there was intense discussion among the people, and the differences were likely significant.

Levi closed his eyes in contemplation. If necessary, he would resort to force.

If it weren't for him, they would have died at the hands of the Cave Wizards long ago. The weak must have the resolve of the weak.

Before long, Melina approached Levi.

"Senior, we agree to join."

"All of you?"

"Yes, all of us!"

"Very well."

Levi ascended above Paradise Island, and the Sword of Oath materialized behind him, reaching into the sky.

"To receive my protection, you must swear under this sword according to my terms. Once sworn, you must not break your oath, or else face death!"

If their knowledge wasn't what Levi needed, he wouldn't bother with this level of commitment.

Melina and the members of Paradise organization all swore their oaths under the sword.

Levi had originally intended to go to the Seven Kingdoms Continent, but now he changed his plans on the spot.

"Don't resist. I'll take you to the base," Levi said.

With a wave of his hand, these people were sent into Alice's ring.

Levi was currently in seclusion in the mortal realm, so the transcendent creatures lived near the Emperor's Palace.

Inside Alice's ring, it was temporarily quiet.

"What a huge space… This must be a fourth-circle, or even fifth-circle, transcendent creature artifact," Ray exclaimed.

"It seems Senior is indeed a transcendent biologist," Melina felt relieved.

Before long, Levi arrived at the entrance to the Ancient Saint plane.

In the Inferno Hell, blood vampires and poison fire corpse demons held sway.

While in the Rolling Stone Hell, Mountain Giant Bo Gang presided.

"Bo Gang, you no longer need to oversee this place. Return to the Ancient Saint plane and focus on your cultivation. Ascend to the rank of Fourth-Circle Wizard as soon as possible," Levi said.

"Master, who will guard the Rolling Stone Hell then?" Bo Gang asked.

"Let him."

Levi released Ur.

Ur, like a startled bird, surveyed the giant array before him.

"Guard this array for me for a hundred years, then you can focus on your cultivation in my secret realm," Levi said.

Ur's talent was quite remarkable; his ability to cultivate both body and magic in the resource-poor Forsaken Land of the God was proof enough. There was hope for him to advance to the fifth circle, making him valuable.

Ur heard this and calculated in his mind. Fourth-Circle Wizards typically lived for about seven hundred years, and he was currently four hundred years old. With retirement at five hundred, he still had two hundred years of freedom ahead of him.

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He hadn't expected Levi to be so humane; it was like working for the wizard organization of his dreams!

"These are some of the latest spells from the Earth School of Thought. Study them while you guard the array, strengthen your abilities. As long as you remain loyal, you can also receive some cultivation resources from me each year," Levi said.

"Thank you, sir. I am deeply grateful," Ur said solemnly, stowing away the spells.

Despite being bound by Excalibur's oath before, he had still felt uneasy. But now, he truly felt like he had submitted.

As a dark wizard, his main goal had always been to seize resources for cultivation. By coming here to guard the gate, he had achieved his objective directly. Why wouldn't he seize this opportunity?

Levi departed with Bo Gang. Balancing benevolence and authority was crucial for effective management.

In Inferno Hell, the blood vampires watched Ur, a newcomer, and internally sighed with understanding, "Another one who took a shortcut instead of wandering for a hundred years. For nomadic wizards, the end of the road is always here at the gate!"

Ancient Saint plane.

Levi released Melina and the others from the ring.

"Senior, where are we?" Melina asked, looking at this world different from the mortal realm.

Mountains, plains, towering primeval forests, and the distant roar of beasts.

"This is my secret realm, you can call it the Ancient Saint Secret Realm."

The Ancient Saint plane was a small-scale plane. In terms of size, it wasn't much larger than the Nora plane's large-scale secret realms. However, those large-scale secret realms were all controlled by top-tier organizations.

"All the creatures in this secret realm are bred by me. There are even some fierce level 4 creatures inside, so don't wander around. They won't recognize you," Levi said.

"Yes, senior."

"I will arrange a base for you to breed transcendent creatures. You can build the Giant Beast Paradise here. In addition to the Giant Beast Paradise, there are two other organizations in this secret realm: the Dusk Holy Temple and the Ancient Dragon Empire. These two organizations are also under my control. I will inform them about you, and from now on, you will each be independent. Just remember to be responsible to me and not to kill each other. If you need help, Melina, you can go to the leaders of those two organizations," Levi said calmly.

The members of Paradise were overwhelmed by this revelation..

"To possess such a vast secret realm, and even two formidable-sounding organizations, is this person so accomplished at such a young age? Even the son of the Tower Master of the Spiritualism Steeple wouldn't be this wealthy!" Frick couldn't believe it.

They had learned from Melina that Levi was about the same age as her, and among wizards at their level, they were considered young. In their eyes, Levi was now a real winner in life.

Next, Levi instructed the Senior State Assembly to liaise with Melina and carve out a piece of land from the Ancient Dragon Empire to begin construction of the Giant Beast Paradise.

Wizard towers, bloodline libraries, breeding grounds, feed planting areas, training grounds, wilderness areas… A series of basic infrastructure projects commenced.

With the assistance of the Senior State Assembly, all these endeavors were completed in less than half a year.

In the Month of Flowers in the Holy Brilliance Calendar of the year 1155, the Giant Beast Paradise was officially established.

While Levi held the honorary title of headmaster, the actual management was overseen by the senior employee, Melina.

With expertise in their respective fields, after the establishment of the Paradise, Melina and other Paradise staff specialized in classifying and numbering the low-level transcendent creatures Levi had previously kept scattered. They began artificial breeding and even simulated their natural habitats using small arrays.

The Paradise also registered the long-single transcendent creatures and handed the list to Levi, who then passed it on to other members of the Knights, especially those from the Midland Squad, to find mates for these solitary beings.

The Midland Continent, relatively rich in resources, still retained many populations of transcendent creatures, making it a vast treasure trove.

With this arrangement, Levi could once again be hands-off.

As the leader of three organizations and the owner of the Ancient Saint plane, he only needed to oversee the big picture. Every detail was crucial, but cultivation remained his top priority.

…

Several months later, Levi emerged from seclusion.

"Chariot Rune, level 8, speed increased by 70%. Next, I need to prepare for the fifth innate spell."

The Storm Faction, emphasizing speed and control, commonly used spells such as "Gale" and "Dragon Twister."

Therefore, his second Fourth-Circle Talent naturally fell into three categories.

First, continue to develop long-distance escape skills like Thunder Dragon Flash, focusing on long-distance mobility.

Second, develop short-distance teleportation and movement auxiliary spells, such as "Shadow Step."

Third, focus on control.

As for attack spells like Wind Blade and Air Cannon, they were not within his consideration.

After some thought, Levi decided to pursue the second direction.

In terms of speed, he already had Thunder Dragon Flash, Scarlet Shadow, and Scarlet Escape, which were sufficient.

Instead, he needed to develop a skill for short-range sudden assaults, maximizing his melee advantage and complementing his path of knights.

With his direction set, Levi left the Ancient Saint plane.

He found the teleportation portal leading to the Realm of Divine Wind and arrived at the Storm Faction's dojo.

Similar to the Endless Sea, the Realm of Divine Wind was located on a vast sea, albeit much smaller in size.

In this realm called the Sea of Wind, terrifying storms and violent winds raged year-round, making the howling of the winds the dominant melody here.

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This time, Levi was only purchasing some commonly circulated spells from the market, so there was no danger involved.

Three months later, Levi returned safely from the Realm of Divine Wind, without encountering any incidents such as dark wizard ambushes.

The only thing that troubled him was that after purchasing a large quantity of knowledge from various schools, his Aether Stone reserves were reduced to only five million!

After accumulating for over a hundred years and investing heavily in knowledge acquisition, coupled with the continuous support from his dark wizard associates, Levi's spell library now boasted over 5000 cantrips, 1565 low-level spells, 323 third-circle spells, 108 fourth-circle spells, and 16 fifth-circle spells, covering a dozen or so wizard factions. It could be said that Levi was a walking spellbook.

In addition, those ancient spells were stored in the Truth Magic Mirror. Although outdated, they were still valuable references.

These were his most precious treasures.

Upon returning to the mortal realm, he didn't go out for leisure. Instead, he returned to the Ancient Saint plane to seclude himself and begin researching his Fifth Talent spells.

With the opening of the Dark Ancient Tower drawing nearer, he needed to enhance his strength as much as possible.

Now, he lacked nothing; he only strove for each day!

…

In the blink of an eye, a year passed.

In the year 1156 of the Holy Brilliance Calendar, during the Month of Vitality, the 55th round table meeting concluded successfully.

Andrew had already begun preparing for his formal wizard promotion and was expected to break through within the year. As for the realm of Blood Awakening Knights, it might take a bit longer.

The Divine Light Knight had also advanced to become a Blood Knight. One of the level 3 transcendent materials needed for her advancement potion came from the Giant Beast Paradise.

While exploring the Forsaken Land of the God, the Blood Knight obtained a small piece of Wind Spirit Moonshadow Iron. Because of this, she was pursued by a third-circle cave wizard organization for nearly half a year. Fortunately, her Maya Breathing Technique excelled in evasion and endurance, allowing her to escape without much harm.

Wind Spirit Moonshadow Iron was a relatively rare level 4 elemental metal, which contained the wind element and the power of the dark moon hidden within a trace of dark energy.

He learned that Levi needed materials containing the wind element and wanted to come back to give them to him, but Levi refused.

In Levi's eyes, level 4 elemental metals were no longer of interest, and that piece was too small to forge the Sky Dragon divine weapon he envisioned.

Besides, the elemental metal was obtained by the Blood Knight at the risk of her life, and Levi didn't want to exploit his senior and excellent employee.

The Blood Knight's Maya Breathing Technique was also of the wind element type, and he was also a member of the Secondary Blood Clan. The Wind Spirit Moonshadow Iron was simply a divine weapon material tailored for him!

On the Midland Squad's side, they recruited a knight candidate with dual-elemental affinity last year, as well as a Blood Awakening Knight from the Midland continent, known as the legendary "Thousand Illusions Knight," named Erica Cas, a female knight whose ancestral breathing technique was the "Illusionary Beast Breathing Technique."

This breathing technique was a perfect-grade perception-type breathing technique.

Legendary Illusionary Beasts were said to be able to construct powerful illusions and charm-like creatures, similar to foxes.

It was said that the charm ability of Illusionary Beasts was even more terrifying than succubi.

Erika's knight family moved to the Midland continent with a wizard thousands of years ago and existed as his knights, but the wizard disappeared into the annals of history. However, the knight family luckily survived to this day and even gave birth to what ordinary people would call a "legendary knight"!

Unfortunately, shortly after her legendary status, Erika was captured by a Second-Circle Wizard and became his servant. Later, the Second-Circle Wizard died at the hands of a dark wizard.

Afterwards, the wandering Erika was discovered by a Black Knight and, under the persuasion of the Midland Squad, joined the Midland Knights.

When enough people are gathered in the future, the Black Knight will lead the others on a pilgrimage to the mortal world. At that time, Erika may become the tenth official member of the Twilight Knights.

Levi also collected the Illusionary Beast Breathing Technique for future use.

Now, the Twilight Knights were divided into three branches.

At the headquarters of the Dusk Holy Temple, Dark Moon, Silver Dragon, Golden Lion, and Divine Light Knight were mainly responsible for the research of Talent Brand.

The Blood Knight explored the Forsaken Land of the God.

Ash, Goddess, Saint Ape, and Black Knight would establish branches on the Midland continent.

The development situation could be said to have been very promising!

On the other hand, the Giant Beast Paradise had also entered the right track.

As for the Ancient Dragon Empire, it went without saying that it had remained the strongest among Levi's three major forces.

Once Levi broke through to the fifth circle, he had planned to start researching the Ancient Saint Dharmic Formulation, aiming to enable the Ancient Saints to break through the fourth-level ceiling and enter the fifth level.

The path of the Ancient Saints had essentially been the same as that of the knights, both being the Bloodline Path. It should be considered a relatively successful attempt made by Sauron based on the knights' path, as it had given birth to so many level 4 Ancient Saints. Among them, the most successful experiment, the Initial Ancient Saint Yuan Tuo, had even surpassed the fourth level.

For the Ancient Saints to become stronger, they had needed to break through this fourth-level ceiling and enhance their abilities against opponents, enabling them to master transcendent abilities similar to the Talent Brand.

Once the theory on the knights' side had matured, Andrew or Dinos would have been sent to the Senior State Assembly to guide the Ancient Saints, referencing the knights to create their own transcendent abilities.

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If Levi could have dozens of Ancient Saints comparable to Fifth-Circle Wizards, then the Ancient Saint plane, besides the Primordial Soul Wizards, would hold no fear for Levi!

Even with advanced combat arrays, assembling the power of dozens of Fifth-Level Ancient Saints might… pose a threat to Primordial Soul Wizards, perhaps.

After outlining the future plans for the three major organizations, Levi continued to stay in the Emperor's Palace, practicing and researching the Fifth Talent.

…

In the year 1156 of the Holy Brilliance Calendar, during the Month of Harvest.

The north of the Peacock Kingdom.

In the Montenegro Mountain City, on the frozen throne, a blue light gate suddenly appeared.

The silver-haired witch Sheely appeared here.

However, the witch was now a thing of the past.

The half-elf Sheely, who had the blood of the Blue Frost Lord within her, had long abandoned the path of wizardry. After awakening her divine power, her strength had increased day by day.

Now, she was at the Fifth-Level.

Above her head, two peak Fourth-Level Blue Frost Bone Dragons were circling. These bone dragons had been powerful mixed-blood dragons in life, but after being invaded by the Blue Frost, they became Blue Frost Undead.

There had been one more Fifth-Level bone dragon to protect her, but it had been killed by Ye Lin and Teresa.

With eerie laughter, dozens of black smokes descended from the sky and appeared in Montenegro Mountain City.

The thickest smoke condensed into a giant with a pig's face.

It was the Devil Duke of Blood Lake, who had been wandering in the mortal world, enjoying himself.

Beside the Duke of Blood Lake were Earl Sarlin and other strong individuals.

Earl Sarlin was extremely frustrated. His wife, Madam Boring, had disappeared without a trace after being summoned to the mortal world by the damned Death Wizard. Even his devil tracking marks left behind were useless. She must have been erased by some special secret technique.

He had been searching for her in the mortal world for so long, to no avail. He had completely given up.

"Which Archdevil of Hell's underling are you? Why are you here?"

"The noble daughter of the Blue Frost Lord… It doesn't matter whose underlings we are. Blue Frost and Hell are one family. Once, the Blue Frost Lord left Hell and established the Blue Frost Plane independently. Now, with the resurgence of the Dark Wave, relying solely on the power of the Blue Frost, it is probably difficult to confront the gods. We have come this time to seek cooperation. Your most beloved bone dragon was killed by the Church of Holy Light. Don't you want revenge for it? As far as I know, there should be a sealed Sixth-Level Blue Frost Bone Dragon in the Heavenly Mountain of the Church of Holy Light… It was a fully grown sub-dragon, a Comet Dragon. If we join forces, the saints of the Church of Earth and the Church of Holy Light should not be our opponents. By then, breaking the Heavenly Mountain, releasing the Comet Bone Dragon, a Sixth-Level power, who in this mortal world can oppose you? Don't mention the mortal world; even in the Wizard World, Sixth-Level is considered high-end combat power." The Duke of Blood Lake spoke with the tempting tone characteristic of Hell's devils.

"Why are you helping me? My father said devils are all cunning and deceitful!" Sheely said coldly.

"Because the Church is our common enemy. You want revenge for your father, to overthrow the Church of Holy Light, and I want this Church gone from the mortal realm so that we devils can have free rein," the Duke of Blood Lake said unabashedly.

Sheely pondered for a moment before saying, "Alright, but I need some time to prepare. Within ten years, I will give you an answer."

The Duke of Blood Lake applauded and chuckled, "May our cooperation be fruitful, and may the Church of Holy Light cease to exist in ten years!"

With that, the Duke of Blood Lake turned into black smoke and, accompanied by a group of devil lords, soared into the sky, disappearing from sight.

…

Month of Winter.

Tuva Empire.

Above the God of Storm's Mountain, in the thunderclouds, the imposing figure of the saint Groudon appeared.

His strength had increased significantly compared to before.

The path of a saint could be divided into three realms.

Below level six, one was considered a saint.

Levels six, seven, and eight were God Attendants.

As for level nine, that was the realm of angels, qualified to be directly guided by the gods to the astral world and gain eternal life in their divine realm!

Although Groudon was still slightly short of becoming a God Attendant, his strength was now equivalent to a Fifth-Circle Wizard at Perfection.

Moreover, he possessed two sealing sacred objects, the Twelve Thunder Drums and the Storm Spear!

Since the statue of the Lord of Storm was stolen, Groudon had been seeking a divine revelation from the Lord of Storm.

Now that he had received guidance, he knew the approximate whereabouts of the wizard.

"Offend the Lord and think you can escape? Today, you face inevitable doom!"

Behind Groudon, the drums spun, and then he transformed into a thunderbolt, shooting into the sky and disappearing at a terrifying speed!

…

The tumultuous events of 1156 passed in the mortal realm.

In the Holy Brilliance Calendar of 1157, the Month of Beginning arrived.

On the first day of the new year, Andrew successfully ascended to the rank of official wizard, embarking on his journey as a wizard.

This speed could only be attributed to his status as a Child of the Elements. As an official wizard, with the increase in his arsenal, Andrew's research capabilities continued to improve.

Within the temple, more and more knights mastered the Talent Brand, becoming junior apprentice knights.

The criteria for intermediate and senior apprentice knights gradually became clear.

After numerous tests by Dinos and Andrew, they discovered that with each additional Talent Brand, the strength of the knights increased significantly.

Unlike wizard apprentices using cantrips, the manifestation of talents did not require an incantation, casting materials, or gestures. It only required the activation of bloodline seeds and blood qi, similar in essence to the spellcasting abilities of transcendent creatures.

Coupled with the knights' already superior physical qualities compared to wizards of the same realm, each Talent Brand mastered resulted in a substantial increase in their strength.

Therefore, the standard for junior apprentices was to possess a level zero Talent Brand, with each subsequent Brand leading to a slight promotion.

Senior apprentice knights could master three Talent Brands, and with combat techniques, their combat prowess was no longer inferior to high-level apprentice wizards.

For those apprentice knights with perfect-grade breathing techniques, their strength was already on par with apprentice wizards. If their combat techniques were excellent, they surpassed apprentice wizards.

Combat techniques and Talent Brands complemented each other. Thus, to further enhance the knights' strength, the temple established a dedicated Combat Techniques Research Committee.

Led by official members, they aimed to create new combat techniques surpassing the traditional realms of "shallow, excellent, perfect, legendary."

In the Month of Germinal, Levi, the negligent leader, finally broke through. Through tireless specialized research, his fifth major talent had taken shape.

Mastering the second Fourth-Circle Talent meant he officially entered the realm of senior wizards. He named this Fourth-Circle Talent Wind Dragon Scamper!

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Levi—

Wind Dragon Scamper (Fifth Talent): Level 8 (1/100,000)

…

After the Fire Dragon Tribulation, Earth Dragon Barrier, Water Dragon's Song, and Thunder Dragon Flash, Levi's fifth talent finally appeared!

In Levi's mind.

On the fourth level of the Divine Ring Tower, a fifth white Divine Dragon coiled around it, looking lifelike.

"The crimson dragon, yellow dragon, blue dragon, purple dragon, and white dragon have already gathered the five-colored Divine Dragons… Next is the Frost Faction and the Bronze School. The moment the Seven-colored Divine Dragon assembles is the time to make a wish!" Levi could not help but complain.

There were seven factions in the Elemental Faction of the Wizard World. Levi had already gathered five of them.

The fire dragon was in charge of killing, the earth dragon was in charge of guarding, the water dragon was in charge, the Thunder Dragon was in charge of escaping, and the wind dragon was in charge of assisting.

Levi turned into a blood fog and disappeared from the Emperor's Palace before condensing in the sky.

He called Phoenix, the Blood-Armored Corpse Demon, the succubus, Raja, and the other level 4 subordinates over.

"Everyone, attack together and use your strongest attacks," Levi said calmly.

Phoenix was already numb. This damn guy was here to destroy his confidence again.

After spending so much time together and witnessing Levi's strength, it no longer expects to defeat Levi while he's alive.

All it wanted to do was to live a good life and make Levi die.

However, Levi would always ask them to test their moves. Every time, they would be completely defeated.

This was humiliating!

Anvada, the great Flame Avenger, would remember the painful memories of these years! After Old Dog Levi died, it would pay him back double!

In an instant.

A bunch of level 4 beings attacked Levi from all directions with all kinds of fancy attacks.

"Not bad."

Levi snapped his fingers, and invisible whirlwinds and air currents circulated through the Indestructible Armor. These air currents lifted Levi, making his body, which weighed tens of thousands of kilograms, as light as a feather. It was as if he had turned into a mountain breeze!

"Swift in the Wind!"

In an instant, Levi disappeared from the spot like a phantom.

Behind him, a series of afterimages stretched for miles.

In the blink of an eye, he had already arrived several kilometers away and was shooting arrows from afar in front of the blood-armored corpse demon.

Blood Lady was shocked. This speed was too fast!

As a result, even with her level 4 perception, she could not completely keep up with Levi's speed, which resulted in an illusion.

She hurriedly used the Moonlight Greatsword!

A majestic blood-colored sword aura was unleashed and charged towards Levi.

The cyclone wrapped around Levi's body and struck out with a palm.

Boom!

The cyclone suddenly became larger!

It turned into a tornado that reached into the sky.

Yellow sand filled the sky, and fallen leaves rose into the sky.

Blood Lady's Armor was caught off guard and was swept into the wind.

In a flash, Levi had already dealt with the Blood-Armored Corpse Demon.

He had already dodged before the attacks of the others arrived.

Only Phoenix's flames engulfed Levi's surroundings. However, they were also swept up by the whirlwinds and airflows around him. In the end, they turned into fire tornadoes and charged at Phoenix.

Phoenix's fire elemental body was engulfed and turned into a ball of flowing flames that escaped.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

…

One level 4 subordinate after another was easily sent flying by Levi's high-speed dodges.

Levi could deal with them by relying on only Wind Dragon Scamper and simple combat techniques.

Levi flashed back to its original position, and the cyclone slowly dissipated.

"The Wind Dragon Scamper mainly focuses on dodging and moving. It's good at charging forward. Its movement technique is like a storm. Its dodging ability has greatly increased for those spells that don't attack in a range. In addition, it can also release hurricanes and wind walls for simple control and defense."

The Wind Dragon Scamper was only at level 8 now, there was still a lot of room for improvement in the future.

If he cultivated to the Perfection realm, he could dominate wizards of the same level with his invincible movement technique alone.

It was not in vain that he spent millions of Aether Stones to buy so much spell knowledge of the Storm School of Thought for research.

Although Levi was only in the fourth-circle senior realm, the innate spells he mastered were similar to most Fifth-Circle Wizards.

"It's only been seven or eight years since the Dark Ancient Tower opened. Time flies." Levi, who was already 167 years old, could not help but sigh.

He did not neglect his meditation homework while researching innate spells over the years. Now, he already had 309 points of spiritual force. So long as he had enough potions, he only needed 40 years to reach the upper limit of 510 points.

If he had obtained other opportunities in the dark ancient tower, he might not be able to use them for 40 years.

In short, if everything went smoothly, he would have a chance to step into the Five Environmental Realms when he was around 200 years old!

If a 200-year-old fourth-circle cultivator was a prodigy, then a fifth-circle cultivator was a prodigy of a top organization.

Levi might only have the Children of Chaos talent, but under the effect of the proficiency panel, his cultivation would only be faster than those geniuses.

"From the looks of it, the primordial soul has a chance before 300 years old… Hahaha!"

As he laughed, Levi disappeared from the spot and turned into a beam of light that flew towards the North Sea.

After passing through the continuous mountain ridges, there was a vast plain on the coast of the North Sea.

A mighty river about a thousand miles long flowed into the North Sea.

The climate here was moist, and the river was covered in clouds and fog all year round, so it was called:

Cloud Mist River.

And this plain, including the coastal area, was the sphere of influence of Giant Beast Paradise.

Here, they could nurture both terrestrial and marine transcendent creatures at the same time.

Giant Beast Paradise was similar to Jurassic Park in his previous life.

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Relying on the combination of arrays, the Giant Beast Paradise had a huge Breeding Base with a diameter of about a hundred miles, which was much larger than Alice's ring.

These arrays mainly served as deterrence and vigilance to prevent some ferocious beasts outside the base from accidentally entering and killing the young beasts.

The array would broadcast the terrifying roars of some "Ancient Beasts" all year round. For example, the Flame-Blood Rampage Dragon could scare off many ferocious beasts with its voice.

Levi saw a few turkey-sized Dragon Finches running around on the ground and chasing each other like dinosaurs.

He had bought this from Flaming Mountain a few years ago. It had already hatched and was growing healthily.

Melina was holding one of them, examining the little one, who didn't struggle.

This was because she had mastered a special spell that could reduce the hostility of transcendent creatures, especially this kind of youngling. It could make her feel like its family in a few days.

"There are specialties in every field," Levi said with a smile. Although he knew a lot about transcendent creatures, he was far inferior to Melina in terms of detail.

"Director, why are you here?" Melina quickly put down the Dragon Finch and let it play with its siblings.

"I'm here to see you guys. Have you encountered any difficulties all these years?" Levi asked.

Melina smiled and said, "No, this is simply heaven. In my opinion, it's even better than the Realm of All Things. There are all kinds of mixed-blood Dragon Clan ferocious beasts flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the sea… In our Realm of All Things, those who can use mixed-blood Dragon Clans as spiritual beasts are already elites."

"Yes, if our staff needs mixed-blood Dragon Clan spiritual beasts, feel free to contract them," Levi said.

Although there were many mixed-blood Dragon Clan members, they were essentially the descendants of the four ancient dragons.

"Thank you, commander. Let me show you around the Beast Paradise." Melina smiled happily.

Throughout the time she worked here, the conflicts of interest and scheming that she had been worried about did not exist at all.

The Lizardmen next door were busy praising the emperor, Levi. God knew why a wizard could become the idol of the Lizardmen.

As for the knights of the Dusk Holy Temple who were passionate about swords, they were even more uninterested in them. They also worshipped their hall master, Levi, fervently.

Not only that, although these knights generally looked like they were insensitive brutes, they were extremely enthusiastic and did not have the coldness of wizards at all.

Every year, on a fixed festival, they would invite the staff of Giant Beast Paradise to a ball, eat and drink. Even some witches in the Giant Beast Paradise were attracted by these knights and began to talk about love.

In the Wizard World, knights were treated as servants by sorcerers.

Soon, Melina brought Levi to the incubation base.

Here, Levi saw a transparent dome about a thousand meters in diameter.

Warm sunlight shone through the dome.

"Currently, more than a hundred transcendent creature eggs are in the incubation base. Most of them are reptiles, birds, and some insects.

"We will set up different incubation rooms for different transcendent creatures. The current incubation success rate is more than 80%.

"The biggest problem is still the insufficient number and species of transcendent creature eggs. These eggs were brought over when we left the psychic realm. They range from Level 1 to Level 3. There are only three types of level 4 eggs," Melina said.

"In the future, I will arrange for some people to go to the various sub-dimensional portals and even other planes to find more transcendent creature eggs," Levi said.

The cost of buying adult transcendent creatures was very high, and they were not easy to tame. Therefore, the School of Spiritualism had to start from a young age.

This way, after establishing a good foundation and reproducing, the future generation of the organization would not have to worry about transcendent creatures.

Following that, under Melina's lead, Levi toured other places. More and more people gathered around him. It felt like the inspection of a leader in his previous life.

When they arrived at the shore of the North Sea, the whale song came from the sea.

Leviathan sensed its master's arrival and sang happily, spraying water to liven things up.

"Leviathan has been growing well recently. We will check its body regularly and nourish it with nutrients. We will also inject some medicine that is beneficial to its development. It is already at the peak of level 2."

Melina knew this was one of the transcendent creatures Levi cared about the most, so she naturally took good care of him. This made Hydra rather jealous.

Levi looked at the Leviathan. It seemed that its strength had increased faster than before. Perhaps it did not need his blood to be drawn anymore…

"If there's a chance, help it find a companion. It'll be even better if it can advance to level 3," Levi said.

"Yes, no problem. I went to the Endless Sea some time ago and found a suitable partner. It's a level 3 female Great Horned Whale. We'll capture it later and let it and Leviathan mate here."

"The Dragon King Whale and the Great Horned Whale should be fine. After all, Leviathan is a mixed-blood Dragon Clan… Send me the coordinates of the Great Horned Whale. I'm going to the Endless Sea and catch it."

"Okay!" Melina was envious. To capture a level 3 creature, they needed to design various plans and make corresponding preparations. On the other hand, Levi was so casual… The difference between them was huge.

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Dusk Holy Temple.

Combat Techniques Research Committee.

This was an organization that specialized in collecting the combat skills of human knights and learning and researching them.

There were many types of combat techniques, but because most knights used longswords, they mainly used sword skills.

Sword skills could be divided into light sword skills and heavy sword skills.

Strength-type knights usually used heavy swords, such as door greatswords, saw-toothed swords, and so on. They could easily weigh more than 50 kilograms.

Such sword technique attacks, such as Opening Slash, Mount Hua Splitting Force, and Golden Cross Slash, were like this.

On the other hand, speed-type knights used light swords, various short swords, thin swords, and so on. They attacked all the martial arts in the world, and only speed was invincible.

When Levi arrived, the Dark Moon Knight, Silver Dragon Knight, and the others were sitting together. In addition, many grand knights were also in a meeting.

"Hello, commander."

Everyone stood up and bowed.

"Carry on." Levi smiled.

"We are discussing the classification of combat techniques," the Dark Moon Knight said.

"Tell me about it," Levi asked.

The Dark Moon Knight said, "Currently, we knights have already advanced to the realm above level 3, but our combat techniques are still at the same level as before. Other than the Talent Brand, we can't forget our combat techniques!

"Therefore, we believe that traditional shallow, excellent, and perfect combat techniques can all be divided into one grade, the level 0 sword skill.

"As for legendary combat skills, such as the Golden Cross Slash and the Gray Destruction Cross Slash, they are the real transcendent combat skills.

"However, they are only Level 1 combat techniques because these transcendent combat techniques were created by a Level 1 knight.

"If a knight wants to continue improving his strength, he needs to create level 2 and level 3 combat techniques.

"Ultimately, we can even develop level 9 or level 10 combat techniques.

"Otherwise, even if you have strength, you can't use it without any techniques."

Levi looked at him approvingly and said, "That's a good idea. However, creating combat techniques is even more difficult than the Talent Brand in my opinion. The Talent Brand only stimulates the power in the knight's bloodline. As for combat techniques, it is the knight's understanding and use of combat techniques, combat rules, and even rules.

"I have a combat technique called 'Destruction Sword Qi'. It's a sword skill born after I mastered the Golden Cross Slash and the Gray Destruction Cross Slash in the early stages. Combined with my understanding and experience over the years, the quality of this sword skill should be at level 2 or level 3.

"I'll place the inheritance book of the Destruction Sword Qi in the holy temple of knowledge. You can exchange for it and comprehend it.

"We can issue a bounty in the holy temple. Anyone who can create an original combat technique above level 1 can obtain points as a reward."

"Thank you, commander!"

Everyone admired him in their hearts.

As expected, their commander had already thought of every problem they had. They just needed to stand on the giant's shoulders and continue to develop.

Levi's Destruction Sword Qi had just reached level 9 some time ago, and then it had reached the maximum. He needed more transcendent sword skills comparable to the Golden Cross Slash to deduce, so he might as well give this mission to his subordinates. When the time came, he would pick up the fruits of their labor.

After walking around, Levi realized that the three major organizations were thriving. He was very satisfied.

Humming a tune, Levi left the Ancient Saint plane and quietly returned to the Endless Sea.

Nether Capital.

At the Witch's Family.

"Celia, not bad. You should be a third-circle senior from your spiritual power, right?" Levi smiled.

"Yes Sir Levi… No. Although my spiritual force has long reached 170 points, I still can't figure out the second innate spell. It's too difficult. Sir Levi, what should I do?" Celia blinked her big eyes.

"What kind of functional spells do you want to study?" Levi asked.

"I want to study escaping. The Endless Sea has been a little chaotic recently. I want to improve my life-saving ability." Celia was troubled.

Levi gave Celia some pointers.

After that, Celia almost knelt to Levi.

"Thank you so much! I even paid to consult a Fifth-Circle Wizard previously, but I don't think he's as good as you… Don't tell me you've already advanced to the fifth-circle?" Celia's eyes widened.

"What are you thinking about? I've only advanced to the fourth-circle recently. It's still early for me to reach the fifth-circle. It's just that I like to study more and work harder than you," Levi said.

"You want me to collect potion ingredients, right?" Celia smiled.

"Yes, prepare more ingredients for me this time… Prepare 40 years' worth of ingredients. I won't come to the Endless Sea much in the future," Levi said.

"Wow, forty years. That's not a small sum, but you're Levi. Leave it to me," Celia said, patting her chest.

After paying the deposit, Levi recited an incantation and arrived at Base Camp.

There was another reason why he came to the Endless Sea. Madam Triss was looking for him.

Madam Triss summoned him back. She must have something urgent to discuss with him.

As Triss would be his biggest thigh for a long period of time, Levi naturally rushed over without stopping.

At Madam Triss' cottage.

After taking a shower, Triss was wearing a sleeping robe. She placed her slender and fair legs on the sofa and smiled as she looked at Levi.

"Not bad. Your spiritual force should be more than 300." Triss was indeed a primordial soul wizard. She had sharp eyes and saw through Levi's spiritual force instantly. The error was only 9 points.

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"Yes, I've been busy cultivating in seclusion recently. Madam, why are you looking for me? If I can help you, I definitely won't refuse."

"Can't I find you for a chat if there's nothing?" Triss said in a joking tone.

"Of course." Levi smiled wanly.

"Nothing, just a friend you might know has returned. She has something to talk to you about."

"My friend? Who?" Levi was suspicious.

"Flower Witch Elena," Triss said.

Levi was shocked. The Flower Knight was back? Didn't she go on a plane trip?

However, Levi did some calculations. The Flower Knight had been traveling across planes for 70 to 80 years. It was indeed time for her to come back.

"Where is Senior Elena?" Levi asked.

"She's at the Starfire Wizard Academy. I've already told her about your arrival. She'll be here soon," Triss said.

"Okay." Levi was nervous.

It seemed that Elena was looking for him because of the Nightmare World.

This was a world of terror that Levi did not want to face.

Before long, there was a knock on Triss's door.

Triss gently waved her hand, and the door automatically opened.

Outside the door, a witch wearing silver light armor and carrying a knight's greatsword on her back stood there. She looked a little different from ordinary wizards.

Her golden curly hair was exceptionally beautiful under the setting sun. A breeze blew over. She lifted her hair and looked at Levi calmly. A natural pressure from her primordial soul made him feel a little suffocated.

However, he still held his head high and puffed out his chest. He was neither servile nor overbearing. After all, he was the leader of the Twilight Knights. He could not be frightened by a woman!

In the human world, "Flower Knight" was an adjective.

To describe a woman as extremely beautiful, Levi now saw that it was true.

He had cultivated for many years and studied many spells, but he did not know how to describe this feeling with words.

Her expression was confident and calm. Coupled with her capable and valiant clothes and the broadsword that only men would use, she had an indescribable heroic beauty.

"Stop gawking. You're stunned, aren't you?" Triss coughed and chuckled.

"No, I was stunned by the aura of a primordial soul wizard and didn't react," Levi said.

"But I'm also a primordial soul wizard, aren't I?" Triss retorted.

Levi thought to himself, 'You're someone's wife. You have a gentle nature.'

"Greetings, Flower Knight. I'm Levi, an external wizard from the Witch's Family!" Levi took the initiative to greet him.

Elena, who was standing at the door, had a strange expression on her face. Then, she smiled and said, "It's been a long time since anyone called me the Legend of the Human Realm."

Since they came to the Wizard World, the Flower Knight had become a Flower Witch.

"I've heard about you from Violet Witch. I heard that you're also a legendary knight."

"Yes." Levi nodded.

"Sister Triss, I'll take Levi away then," said the Flower Knight with a smile.

"Let's go."

Triss waved her hand and watched the two wizards with similar styles leave with a playful gaze.

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Blue sky, white clouds, and blue sea.

The waves were surging, and the wind was very noisy today.

Levi followed the Flower Knight and left the Witch's Family, arriving at the sea outside Nether Capital.

"Lord Elena, why are you looking for me?" Levi asked.

"You went into a secret realm with Rose and the Whitewater Witch, right?" Elena said calmly.

"Yes, in that secret realm, we were attacked by monsters from the Nightmare World."

"What do you know about Nightmare Monsters?"

"They are very difficult to kill, and they are good at creating illusions. Because I have some secret techniques, I managed to break free from the illusions. However, the Whitewater Witch and the Rose Witch unfortunately fell for it. They were controlled by a giant spider monster with eight heads. As long as they slept or even meditated, they could be pulled into the Nightmare World. This should be how the Whitewater Witch died." Levi sighed.

"It seems like you have done some research on the Nightmare World… I came to look for you because of this matter. Most of the 24 Flowers are extremely talented little girls that I brought back from the gathering place of mortals. I will never allow any monsters to dare to attack my girls!" At this moment, the Flower Knight's eyes were cold. His entire body was like an unsheathed sword, filled with killing intent!

"Lord, what do you want to do?" Levi asked.

"Find the culprit… and kill it! I've also done some research on the Nightmare World. The eight-headed giant spider you mentioned should be a nightmare lord of the Nightmare World."

"Nightmare Lord?"

"Yes, there are two types of Nightmare Worlds. One is normal Nightmare Creatures that range from Level 1 to Level 5. The other is Nightmare Lords which range from Level 6 to Level 8. Above the Nightmare Lords, there are Level 9 Nightmare Overlords, Level 10 Nightmare Monarchs, and even terrifying existences that surpass Monarchs…"

"This is too terrifying. An existence that surpasses a Legendary Wizard." Levi felt a sense of urgency in his heart. He only wanted to become stronger as soon as possible.

"But I'm not sure what level of Nightmare Lord that human-headed spider is. I need you to bring me to the secret realm again. I want to see if I can find any clues."

"Okay, but it's pretty dangerous there," Levi whispered.

"With me around, you'll be fine," Flower Knight said confidently.

With such a guarantee, Levi immediately led the Flower Knight to the secret realm in his memory.

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In the human world.

In the boundless outer sea region.

Above a seemingly desolate island.

Rumble!

A thunderclap exploded in the sky!

The saint Groudon appeared!

Groudon looked at the island below.

"Hehe, so you're here!"

After this period of searching, he finally confirmed the exact location of the Fifth-Circle Wizard!

He did not say much. The Twelve Thunder Drums behind him flew into the sky and spun, forming a circle.

Countless dark clouds gathered in the circle and pressed down, threatening to destroy the city!

Even a Fifth-Circle Wizard would find this power extremely terrifying!

"Thunder Emperor's Twelve Strikes!"

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

…

A total of 12 purple lightning bolts struck the island!

Crack! Crack!

When the Thunder God was enraged, doomsday descended!

Colorful lights suddenly erupted from the island below, and the light of the array soared into the sky.

A figure flew out. He looked a little disheveled and his body was charred black. It was obvious that he was injured. It was Sorrett.

"How did you find me?" Sorrett's expression changed. Groudon's aura was much stronger than his.

"Die!"

Lightning fell from the sky!

Even Sorrett of the Lightning Faction did not dare to resist.

"Thunder Dragon Shield!"

A purple dragon with two wings circled around him. With a thought, a purple lightning spear shot toward Groudon.

"Hmph, how dare you show off your insignificant skills before an expert! I'm the Thunder God's spokesperson!" Groudon's Storm Spear left his hand and shot towards Sorrett!

The Storm Spear would not stop until it hit the enemy!

Sorrett dodged the lightning while dodging the spear!

His innate spells also flew out continuously towards Groudon.

However, he realized that they were all sucked into the Twelve Thunder Drums.

As the strongest Sealing Sacred Object of the Church of Storm, the Thunder Drum grew automatically with the strength of a saint.

The current Lightning Drum was already comparable to a quasi-Soul Artifact and had surpassed the scope of a fifth-circle top-grade Wizard Tool!

At this moment, Sorrett knew he no longer had the qualifications to fight Groudon. Even a fifth-circle Perfection cultivator might not be his match.

"It's a pity that although the Wind Thunder Meteorite Iron has been refined, I haven't had the time to find someone to refine it. Otherwise, I wouldn't be in such a passive position if I were to make a fifth-circle top-grade Wizard Tool!" Sorrett regretted.

After tearing apart Sorrett's innate spell, the lightning spear attacked again!

This time, Sorrett transformed into lightning and fled into the sky.

The lightning spear immediately used Shattering Void and chased after him!

Sorrett grunted and fell out of the lightning.

Seeing that he was about to be killed by the lightning spear again, he hurriedly released his Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool!

Fifth-Ring Wizard Tool—Lightning Strike Sword!

The greatsword was wrapped in lightning, and it rumbled like a missile!

The Storm Spear and the greatsword clashed!

The greatsword wailed and shattered inch by inch.

"My sword!"

He was in despair. He was the head of the Thunder Dragon Family. However, he was in dire straits in the human world and also bullied by the saint of the Church!

"I can't die!"

Sorrett's desire to live was so strong that he fled for his life.

The Thunder Drum released endless thunderbolts from behind. The Storm Spear once again pierced the Shattering Void and disappeared without a trace.

When he appeared again, he was already in front of Sorrett.

Sorrett was about to die and turn into ashes.

The level 5 creature, the Purple Thunder Snake, stood before Sorrett to protect him!

Creak!

The Storm Spear shot into the Purple Thunder Snake's body, and the snake wrapped around it tightly!

Groudon's expression changed.

"You're courting death!"

He wanted to recall the Storm Spear, but he could not do so for the time being.

Sorrett's eyes were filled with anger as he looked into the Purple Thunder Snake's eyes.

"I understand, Elsie!"

He took this opportunity to escape!

Crack, crack, crack!

Elsie's snake body cracked inch by inch, and blood splattered across the sky!

When the Storm Spear appeared again, Sorrett was nowhere to be seen!

Groudon looked at the Purple Thunder Snake that was still breathing despite being split in half.

"You're so good to him, but he abandoned you. Is it worth it?" He suddenly sighed.

It was unknown if it was out of pity for the life that was about to die or some other mentality.

The Purple Thunder Snake, Elsie, was silent. Her eyes gradually lost their light as she slowly closed them.

No matter how outsiders evaluated Sorrett, it only knew that Sorrett had saved it when it was about to be killed to refine alchemy.

Only Sorrett would not only treat it as a snake!

Groudon's Thunder Drum was like a black hole as it kept the giant snake's Corpse.

This was the material of a level 5 creature and even a thunder-elemental one. It could be used to make Sealing Sacred Objects, so it naturally could not be wasted.

"Unfortunately, that person still escaped. After this battle, there's a high chance he will run back to the Wizard World. It's impossible to recover the statue."

Groudon had no intention of getting the statue back. After such a long time, it must have been refined into a Wizard Tool.

However, anyone who violated the authority of a Legendary Emperor must be punished!

Just as Groudon had guessed, Sorrett left the human world and returned to the Endless Sea through a secret passage. He hid on an island in the outer sea region.

"It seems like Groudon is still very close to the Lord of Storm. Otherwise, how could he find me?" Sorrett's heart was numb.

The Wizard Tool was gone.

Elsie was gone.

My Elsie, my beloved snake!

It was even more hopeless to seek revenge on Blue Dragon Lady.

In the Endless Sea, he was a criminal who had been wanted for a hundred years. He was worth two Fifth-Circle Wizard Tools, so he dared not run around.

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"I'll wait here quietly for the Dark Ancient Tower to open. Only the Dark Ancient Tower can allow me to turn the tables!

"However, before that, I have to find someone to use the Wind Thunder Iron to refine a fifth-circle top-grade Wizard Tool."

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Deep Sea.

The hole emitting a green light appeared.

Levi and the Flower Knight had already arrived at the entrance of the secret realm.

The Flower Knight thought for a moment and stepped in first.

"Stay close to me. I can protect you."

"Will do."

Levi followed behind Hundred Flowers, afraid that he would be left behind.

To be honest, he was not prepared to face the Man-Faced Spider again.

What a joke. That was a Nightmare Lord comparable to a primordial soul wizard.

It would be better if he was given another one or two hundred years.

However, since the Flower Knight was here, even if the sky collapsed, she would carry it. Levi mustered her courage and came here again.

"Be careful. From the moment we entered this secret realm, we might have fallen into its illusion."

Levi reminded as he looked at Hundred Flowers' vigorous footsteps.

"Thanks for the warning."

The Flower Knight suddenly turned around, leaving Levi rooted to the ground.

She stretched out her slender fingers and pointed at the air in front of Levi.

"Flower Barrier!"

In an instant, petals surrounded Levi, protecting him.

"This is a simple barrier. If you're not attacked, it can last for an hour. In this hour, most attacks below the primordial soul will be useless against you. Even the attacks of the primordial soul will be enough to last for a moment."

Levi was shocked when he heard that.

"It's this simple? Is this the strength of a primordial soul?"

A random barrier could make his primordial soul almost invincible for an hour!

Wasn't this heaven-defying innate spell like any Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool?

Levi wished he could find Sorrett, the Red Bone Wizard, and the others immediately and fight them for 300 rounds!

The Flower Knight turned around with a smile.

This was one of her third-circle innate spells. It could be used on both herself and others.

Considering that Levi was only a Fourth-Circle Wizard, she applied a flower barrier on him to prevent him from encountering danger in the mystic realm and dying suddenly.

After all, Levi could not have come here to take the risk. He did this to help her.

In fact, without the protection of the Flower Knight, Levi should not have been fooled by the illusion of his current Nightmare Dragon realm.

"I feel safe."

Levi quietly walked behind the Flower Knight.

The fog in the distance indicated that this place was still affected by nightmares.

From the looks of it, after finding this place that could connect to the Wizard World, the Man-Faced Spider was unwilling to give up on this place and tried to wait for the next wave of people to arrive.

Not long after, a Beauty Snake suddenly collided with Levi's barrier and was burned to death by the Black Flame Void on Levi's armor.

The Black Flame Void was formed by the power of the Death Ember Dragon. It was the nemesis of nightmare creatures!

The Flower Knight also had such a Beauty Snake.

"These are Nightmare Creatures," Levi said.

"It's like a terrifying monster that only appears in people's nightmares," the Flower Knight added.

After passing through the primitive forest and arriving at the botanical garden, Levi even picked some low-level herbs.

In the end, Levi and the Flower Knight arrived at the plain. All they could see was ruins.

"This is where I found the Rose Witch and Whitewater Witch," Levi said.

The Flower Knight's eyes seemed to contain a world of flower petals, emitting a bright divine light. It seemed like it had cultivated some eye technique.

She put her hands together and chanted an incantation.

"Primordial soul wizard form—Hundred Flowers and Thousand Trees!"

Suddenly, the shadow of a thousand-meter-tall tree appeared behind the Flower Knight. It was covered in all kinds of flowers and vines!

As a Fourth-Circle Wizard, Levi knew a little about this.

"Primordial soul wizard form is one of the most important techniques after the primordial soul. It seems that this wizard form is similar to the Heart Form of the Bloodline Dharma Body. It's related to a wizard's mental state and opportunities. Garcia has the Black Pearl wizard form, while the Flower Knight has the Hundred Flowers wizard form.

However, this tree feels very similar to the World Tree wrapped by the Immortal Banyan Dragon… The Flower Knight's breathing technique should be related to the Immortal Banyan Dragon. Could it be related to this?"

Levi hid at the side and took the opportunity to observe the methods of the primordial soul wizard.

Ninety-nine percent of wizards would never see such a precious experience in their lives!

The huge tree supported the sky as Hundred Flowers bloomed. A terrifying power sealed the surrounding space!

As far as Levi knew, apart from a handful of geniuses with special talents, the Dao of Space was a level only primordial soul wizards could reach. It was the same for any school.

Under such a blockade, his teleportation portal spell could not be cast.

As Hundred Flowers exerted strength, the ruins began to be destroyed. The fog that filled the sky also began to dissipate.

In the sky of the secret realm, an insignificant red crack distorted the space there.

The Flower Knight's expression was solemn.

Suddenly, a pair of strange woman's eyes appeared on the other end of the crack, spinning!

She was looking over through the entrance of the crack. She had discovered Levi and the Flower Knight.

The moment he was stared at, Levi felt a chill run down his spine.

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The Flower Knight patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry. If it can't come over, we can't either. This dimensional passageway is only in its embryonic form. It hasn't been opened."

Petals appeared in Hundred Flowers' hands and turned into colorful butterflies. They wanted to enter the passageway but were blocked by an invisible barrier.

"Was she the Nightmare Lord you saw that day?" Flower Knight asked.

"Although I only saw a pair of eyes, I'm sure it's her!" Levi exhaled and said slowly.

"Logically speaking, this passageway hasn't been opened yet. She can't infiltrate her strength, but how did those Nightmare Creatures enter this secret realm? Unless she's here, there's some medium that can allow her strength to descend here," Flower Knight muttered in her heart.

After hearing this, Levi pondered. He suddenly remembered that there were four cocoons in the wizard tower.

One of the cocoons was different from the others. It was the cocoon left behind by the Extreme Fire Ancestral Wizard. There were strange symbols and patterns engraved on the floor where he was.

Moreover, the monster he killed in the wizard tower looked like the Extreme Fire Ancestral Wizard.

He remembered that the Extreme Fire Ancestral Wizard had disappeared from the outer sea region for a long time. When he returned, he had broken through to the third-circle.

Could it be that he had once gone to the Nightmare World with his physical body and successfully returned?

The reason why he could return was because of the symbols he had grasped.

However, although he seemed to have returned, he had already been targeted by the Nightmare Lord.

Therefore, his body had long become a vessel for the descent of nightmare creatures.

He was the one who brought the Nightmare Creature back.

As if to verify Levi's guess, a strange distorted figure appeared behind him again. It looked like the Extreme Fire Ancestral Wizard.

Levi did not kill the Extreme Fire Ancestral Wizard. Or rather, the Extreme Fire Ancestral Wizard invaded by nightmares could no longer be measured with common sense.

As soon as the Extreme Fire Ancestral Wizard appeared, it was grabbed by the hand formed by the Flower Knight's petals and crushed in the air!

On the other side, the strange eyes at the crack revealed a smile.

"Let's go. This is just a Nightmare Doppelganger condensed by the Nightmare Lord using its Nightmare Power. It can't be killed. It will appear again soon.

Just like how the group of people from the Dreamland Steeple had used Dream Doppelganger to descend into the Nightmare World.

"This fellow also used a similar method to descend his clone from the Nightmare World to the Wizard World to… counter-invade."

Hundred Flowers sighed and pulled Levi into the void, disappearing.

At the exit, Hundred Flowers and Levi stood side by side.

"Lord Elena, what should we do now?" Levi asked.

"That Nightmare Lord should only be at level 6 judging from its clone. With my strength, my chances of winning are more than 80%. However, it's a little difficult to find it.

There were only two ways to enter the Nightmare World. One was the hallucinatory potion in the Dreamland Steeple, and the other was to enter through the dimensional passageway with one's body.

From the looks of it, the first method was most likely a trap set by the Nightmare World. Sooner or later, he would be completely lost in the Nightmare World.

"As for the second method, it's even more dangerous. I do know of a Dimensional passageway that leads to the Nightmare World. However, if you enter from there, you might accidentally enter the territory of other powerful Nightmare Lords… You're quite knowledgeable about the Nightmare World. Do you have any solutions?"

The Flower Knight's beautiful eyes stared at Levi, giving Levi the illusion that this primordial soul wizard could see through his heart.

Considering that he needed to come into contact with the Nightmare World, whether it was the Nightmare Metal or the cultivation of the Nightmare Dragon breathing technique, he couldn't leave it.

After a moment of silence, Levi said awkwardly, "Lord Elena, I might have a way… but I'm not sure. I need some time to prepare."

"Alright, I'll leave a message for you. You can contact me anytime if anything happens. You don't have to worry too much. I won't treat you badly. After all, you're Sister Triss's subordinate. I'm indebted to her." After saying that, Flower Knight handed Levi a letter that emitted the fragrance of flowers.

"Do you need me to send you back to Nether Capital? It doesn't seem safe outside recently," Flower Knight asked.

"There's no need for that, Lord. I'll go back by myself," Levi said.

The Flower Knight nodded and looked back at Levi. Then, he stepped into the void ripple and disappeared.

Levi looked at the flower barrier around him and smiled.

"It can last for another 40 minutes… I have to fish out a few dark wizards. I'm running out of money."

He put away the letter that the Flower Knight gave him and quickly left.

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Endless Sea.

Inner Circle Area.

Greenwater River Wizard Market.

The ruler of the market was a fifth-circle ordinary Ocean School of Thought wizard named Deborah.

Today was the day of the annual Greenwater Auction.

At the auction venue.

The host smiled and said, "Everyone, to increase the efficiency of our auction, this auction will be held at a reduced price. The first bidder will directly obtain the ownership of the auction item. If no one bids when the price reaches the bottom, the auction item will not be sold."

"Cut the crap. Let's get started," said a wizard who was anxious to buy a fourth-circle breakthrough potion.

It was said that there was a potion that could help one break through to the fourth-circle at this auction. Most people came for this.

"Let the auction begin."

The first item was brought up. It was an exquisite-looking hut, like a child's plaything.

"The first auction item is a fourth-circle Wizard Tool, Minnie Miaomiao House. The starting bid is 400,000 Aether Stones. The starting bid is 100,000 Aether Stones. If the price reaches 100,000 Aether Stones and no one bids, it will be sold out!"

The Minnie Miaomiao House was bought by a client. He had originally planned to breed transcendent creatures, but his business failed.

He didn't want it anymore. He wanted to auction it off to make up for his losses.

Soon, the number on the counter began to drop from 400,000.

It dropped to 300,000, but no one made a bid.

200,000 Aether Stones, still nothing.

When it was 150,000 Aether Stones, a client could not take it anymore. He stood up and bid 150,000 Aether Stones for Minnie Miaomiao House.

Next, the auction items were either sold or sold out.

In the end, the fourth-circle breakthrough potion sold for an astronomical price of 600,000 Aether Stones.

The auction had just ended and everyone was about to leave.

The wind and clouds surged in the sky, as if an expert had descended.

"Hehehe, there are really a lot of people."

Four powerful Fourth-Circle Wizards descended.

The leader was a witch who had reached the Perfection of the fourth-circle.

She wore a coral-like crown and a gorgeous robe, making her look like a queen.

The other three were male wizards. Their auras were weaker than hers. They looked like ordinary fourth-circle cultivators or senior fourth-circle cultivators.

At the auction, three fourth-circle wizards in charge of maintaining order flew out.

"Four Monsters of the Nether Sea, Coral Witch… It's them." A white-robed wizard looked solemn and said, "The Greenwater River Market is guarded by Fifth-Circle Wizards. Those who want to cause trouble can go back!"

The Four Monsters of the Nether Sea were all dark wizards. In this inner sea region, they were a top-notch dark wizard faction.

Their leader, the arrogant witch, was called the Coral Witch. She was a famous powerhouse on the Savages List of dark wizards in the inner sea region. Although her ranking was lower, those who could be on the Savages List were not ordinary people!

She was originally a witch from Lilith's Cabin, one of the six towers, and a genuine Water Element Child!

At the third-circle and fourth-circle stages, she had mastered three innate spells.

This was definitely a genius-level witch who was famous among the younger generation of the Star Sea.

Later, when the Coral Witch's spiritual force reached the Perfection stage, she broke through to the fifth-circle with great confidence.

No one thought she would fail.

However, the final outcome was self-evident!

She had failed. A genius had fallen.

That failed breakthrough severely damaged the Coral Witch's spiritual force. Although she recovered later, it also made it difficult for her to reach the fifth-circle realm in this lifetime.

The snobs who had once gathered around her because of her status and talent all left coldly. Even her fifth-circle fiancé, who had a special talent in the Letney Family, announced that he would break off the engagement!

Amidst the endless mockery and ridicule, she did not meet her "grandpa".

The Coral Witch directly turned evil and became a dark wizard. She had been on the loose in this sea area for more than ten years.

She relied on the Children of the Elements, the six innate spells, the Perfection spiritual force, and her original identity as a genius of the six towers.

Her strength could be said to be the strongest below the fifth-circle. It was enough to fight against ordinary fifth-circle cultivators. It was said that she had escaped the pursuit of the fifth-circle enforcers several times.

She even called herself a half-step fifth-circle wizard. She directly created an extremely funny and comical half-step fifth-circle realm between the fourth-circle and fifth-circle!

Then, she gathered three fourth-circle dark wizards and established the "Four Monsters of the Nether Sea" organization. In this inner sea region, she was doing the work of an outlaw fanatic.

The Coral Witch smiled wickedly. "Stop bluffing. Since I dare to come here, I know that old thing Deborah is in seclusion. If you hand over all your belongings obediently, you won't have to suffer any physical pain! So what if Deborah is here? Before I failed to break through, when he saw me, he had to call me Lord Coral and address me as his peer."

"You… I think you've failed your breakthrough and damaged your brain! Do you think that our Greenwater River Market is easy to bully? Everyone who participated in the auction is now bound together for good or ill. The dark wizard is arrogant. If you watch coldly from the sidelines, you'll be the ones to suffer. Everyone, attack. There are so many of us. Are we afraid that we can't defeat four people?" The white-robed wizard hurriedly called out.

"Just a motley crew." The Coral Witch sneered. With a thought, the innate spell, Jellyfish Barrier, descended!

A huge purple jellyfish directly enveloped the three Fourth-Circle Wizards in the market.

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"I want to fight three of them!" The corners of her mouth curled up.

The expressions of the three Fourth-Circle Wizards in the market changed drastically. After being enveloped by the Coral Witch's barrier, they felt that the operation of their spell power had actually stagnated.

"Oh no, this is a rare domain-type spell that inflicts negative effects!" a wizard shouted.

"If we're too late, we'll all die!" The Coral Witch fought three men alone and was not at a disadvantage. Her bravery was unparalleled!

The other three dark wizards were like wolves in a flock of sheep, attacking the low-level wizards or third-circle wizards below.

The battle was intense. These nomadic wizards could not work together to deal with the enemy at all. It was like a herd of cows on the grassland encountering a ferocious beast. They flew away in the face of a calamity and were quickly scattered!

Ten minutes later.

"Retreat!"

The Coral Witch quickly left the wizard market with her subordinates and storage items.

Although she threatened to kill everyone present, it would take a lot of time. The Coral Witch was worried that the enforcers would come at any time, so she couldn't stay here for long.

It was a mess at the venue.

Of the three wizards who maintained order, one died, and two escaped without a trace. The other wizards also suffered heavy casualties, but most of them still escaped.

At this moment, somewhere at the bottom of the sea.

A short-haired white-robed wizard sat cross-legged in it. His silver hair fluttered in the wind, and his face was ordinary. He belonged to the kind of appearance that would make people forget at a glance.

As the mysterious snake-shaped rune on his body flickered, the Hermit Rune communicated with the power of stars.

He disappeared on the spot and chased after the four dark wizards. This person was Levi, who had changed his appearance.

Twenty minutes ago, he bid farewell to the Flower Knight. Then, according to the map, he went straight to the wizard market closest to him.

In fact, Levi did not expect to meet any dark wizards in 40 minutes. He was purely here to try his luck.

It was also impossible for him to release some precious treasures, such as the key to the Dark Ancient Tower, to lure the dark wizard into the trap. That way, he would only be able to catch a big fish that he could not deal with. It was simply courting death.

However, after he came, perhaps because the Lovers Rune's luck enhancement had taken effect, he bumped into the dark wizards' looting.

Furthermore, they were four fourth-circle dark wizards. Out of caution, he was not in a hurry to make a move.

Firstly, there were too many people here. He had many abilities that could not be exposed in public. If some people with ulterior motives found out, he would not be able to live in peace in the future.

Secondly, he had heard of the Coral Witch, the leader of the four-man team of dark wizards. She was a top-notch dark wizard below the fifth-circle. She was much stronger than the Fire Wolf Wizard and seemed to be a "super-class" fourth-circle powerhouse.

Seizing this opportunity, he observed the fire from the other side of the river and learned about the Coral Witch's strength.

Now was the best time to make a move.

On the other side, the Coral Witch and her subordinates had arrived at an uninhabited sea. Seeing that there was no one around, they prepared to dive into the seabed.

Suddenly, the Coral Witch's expression changed, and a figure suddenly appeared in the void beside her.

Whirlwinds swirled around him as if he was teleporting. Soon, he arrived in front of the Coral Witch and slashed with his sword. Sword energy swept across!

The protective force field around the Coral Witch flickered, and layers of coral reefs protected her!

Crack!

Crack!

A terrifying shockwave exploded!

The Coral Witch's force field shattered. Taking advantage of this opportunity, she threw out her fourth-circle Wizard Tool!

A harpoon-shaped Wizard Tool flew over. Black light flickered on it, and it was clearly poisonous.

At the same time, corals quickly grew out from under the attacker's feet and wrapped around him.

However, that person did not dodge. The Wizard Tool suddenly stopped in the air around him and could not advance an inch. A protective barrier formed by petals suddenly appeared and blocked the Wizard Tool!

The protective barrier only rippled slightly.

The Coral Witch was shocked. With her Perfection fourth-circle cultivation, the attack power of her fourth-circle Wizard Tool could even protect a Fifth-Circle Wizard. Could it be that this person was a primordial soul?

No, that was impossible. It should be some kind of Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool or a special treasure's protective force field!

As she retaliated, she asked, "You and I have no grudges in the past and no grudges recently. Why did you ambush me? Are you an enforcer?"

"It's everyone's responsibility to attack dark wizards. Every law-abiding wizard can be an enforcer! This is illegal. Hurry up and surrender yourself to me!" Levi kept attacking and said righteously!

"Who's responsible? I think you're trying to take advantage of me! You must have been hiding in the wizard market at Greenwater River Wizard Market. Why didn't you do anything just now? Why did you do it now?" said the Coral Witch.

"You talk too much!"

Levi's sword energy tore the surface of the sea, and the Coral Witch barely avoided it.

At the same time, the other three Fourth-Circle Wizards quickly charged at Levi.

Levi gave the order.

Phoenix, the Blood-Armored Corpse Demon, the strange worm, and Levi's Deep Blue Sage clone all appeared and surrounded them from all directions to kill the three Fourth-Circle Wizards so that Levi could focus on dealing with the Coral Witch!

"You… You came prepared!" The Coral Witch's face hardened. "Don't think you can get carried away just because you have a Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool! I'll show you what it means to be half a step into the fifth-circle!"

The Coral Witch was infuriated!

Levi sneered inwardly.

Half-step fifth-circle? He was a half-step to the peak of the fifth-circle Great Perfection!

This witch was also a talent who had created her own realm… The fourth-circle was the fourth-circle, and the fifth-circle was the fifth-circle. There was no such thing as a half-step fifth-circle realm!

Despite the Coral Witch's unparalleled attacks, Levi's flower barrier was as stable as a mountain.

However, for safety reasons, Levi still stacked a few layers of protection. It was better to be safe than sorry.

Flames emerged from his pitch-black magic armor and surged into the Crimson Dragon Slash in his hand.

At the same time, scarlet flames also wrapped around it.

Two waves of level 4 flames intertwined and entwined. As he struck out with his sword again, they whistled over!

Twin Dragons Playing with Pearls!

Boom!

A small mushroom cloud soared into the sky. Black flames and red flames exploded, illuminating the sky in two colors.

Crack!

Crack!

The Coral Witch's force field was shattered, and cracks appeared on her fourth-circle Defensive Wizard Tool.

"How is this possible? This is a fifth-circle attack. How many Fifth-Circle Wizard Tools do you have? Which force are you from?" The Coral Witch was in complete despair.

She prided herself on being a prodigy. Even if a genius died, she was not someone ordinary Fourth-Circle Wizards could compare to.

However, the Fourth-Circle Wizard in front of him, be it his impenetrable defense or the destructive flames, had exceeded his imagination.

Levi didn't answer her. He wanted to kill her while she was down.

The Wind Dragon Scamper was activated again. He disappeared from the spot, turned into a phantom, and charged at the Coral Witch.

At the same time, the Fire Dragon Tribulation blocked the Coral Witch's movement! The Water Dragon's Song roared and suddenly emerged from the sea, wrapping around the Coral Witch!

The Twin Dragons Playing with Pearls had already attacked together with the sword qi.

After another earth-shattering explosion, the protective Wizard Tool on the coral woman's body completely shattered.

She was seriously injured and no longer had the strength to fight.

If not for the fact that she had consumed too much energy fighting three men at the market just now, she might have been able to hold on for a while longer.

"I can give you a chance to live…" Levi said lightly, pointing his sword at the Coral Witch.

At the same time, Phoenix and the others had already cooperated with the Deep Blue Sage clone to take down the other three Fourth-Circle Wizards. One of them self-destructed in the battle, while the other two were beaten half to death and were waiting for Levi to deal with them.

Considering that the Seven Kings of Hell's array had to guard the door, Levi would not blindly kill Fourth-Circle Wizards now. If he could subdue them, it would be a way to maximize the benefits.

"Ridiculous, do you pity me? I, the Coral Witch, have never been without glory." She was immersed in her former glory and was still stubborn, but her trembling body betrayed her.

"If that's the case, then die. I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it." Levi stabbed the Coral Witch's chest with his long sword. Blood gushed out. Feeling the loss of life, the fear of the Coral Witch's death began to magnify infinitely.

At the moment when she was about to die, she realized that there was really nothing in this world that was more terrifying than death… It had been difficult for thousands of years, and it was the only death!

Her emotions suddenly began to crumble. As a Perfection-level four-ringed wizard, her body trembled as tears streamed down her face. She cried loudly, "Please… don't kill me. I want to live. I don't want to die!"

Levi smiled and drew his long sword. His palm suddenly turned into a blood fog, which surged into the witch's chest. Like the most precise scalpel in the world, it repaired her broken heart and brought her back from the edge of the God of Death.

Then, he cast some of the low-level spells he had learned from the School of Life, such as "Healing" on her. The Coral Witch's pale face finally regained a trace of color and vitality.

"It's better to live than to die. Sauron said that he wanted to give every dark wizard a chance to turn over a new leaf. Now, swear under my sword that you will be loyal to me from now on. You will start a new life," Levi's bewitching voice said. The white sheep-like Lovers Rune flickered in his mind, imperceptibly adding a lot of charm!

"Alright." The Coral Witch who had walked past the Gate of Death nodded and finally swore under Excalibur's oath.

Levi was in a good mood and came to the two Fourth-Circle Wizards.

"Your boss is mine now. You should be smart. Do you understand what to do next?" His voice was indifferent.

"Understood, we understand. We are also willing to swear to be loyal to you and become your wizard servants!"

After contracting the other two, Levi put away the spoils of war and sent them into the Greenfield Immortal House for Leon and his other subordinates to watch.

"This contract sword is too powerful. I've contracted so many people, but I don't feel that saturated. Could it be that I can keep contracting?"

Levi muttered as he looked at the Flower Barrier on his body.

"There are only ten minutes left… Let's not waste any more time. I shall hurry up and leave. I still have to catch the big-horned whale."

Levi soared into the sky. His Scarlet Cloak fluttered as he flew towards the coordinates of the whale.

He promised to send the Flower Knight into the Nightmare World.

However, he had never been in there himself. At the moment, he did not know how to bring people in. He needed some time to study it.

Moreover, although the Nightmare Dragon's breathing technique cultivation was very slow, after cultivating for such a long time, it was still barely on the verge of advancing to level 14.

With the quality of the Nightmare Dragon's breathing technique, advancing to level 14 should be a matter of course, and there was no need for an Advancement Potion.

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Levi's idea was to wait for his Nightmare Dragon breathing technique to level up to Level 1 before bringing the Flower Knight into the Nightmare World.

This way, his life-saving ability would also increase greatly.

He preferred to believe in himself. Even if the Flower Knight was a primordial soul wizard, he could not completely rely on others.

As he was on his way, Levi felt a sudden sense of danger for no reason.

"What's going on? The Coral Witch doesn't have any other accomplices. She's already cut ties with Lilith's Cabin." Levi had already asked about this after the contract, so she dared to take them away with ease.

In the next moment, ripples appeared in the shadows behind Levi.

At the same time, two powerful auras approached rapidly from afar.

"Fifth-circle? Damn it! Why didn't you come earlier or later? Why did you choose to come when the Flower Barrier only has five minutes?" Levi was speechless.

Although Levi's primordial soul was almost invincible under the Flower Barrier, the problem was that with his attack power, he could not possibly kill three Fifth-Circle Wizards in five minutes.

Once the barrier was gone, wouldn't he be dead?

Furthermore, those two auras did not seem to be ordinary fifth-circles!

Therefore, he took out the Fire Ouroboros without thinking!

The teleportation portal opened, and they found a direction with a wide field of vision.

He stepped into it and disappeared, traveling a thousand miles in an instant!

Immediately after, he activated Scarlet Escape and turned into a red light as he ran in the direction of the human world.

Relying on the endurance enhancement brought about by the Wind and Thunder Surge Dharma Idol, Levi's flight time with the Scarlet Escape this time was far longer than before.

Not long after, he flew past several Inner Circle Areas and crossed thousands of mountains. If he was in the third-circle, he might have to fly for an entire day.

At the same time, above Levi's escape light, a purple bolt of lightning was flickering. It was Sorrett, who was planning to find someone to make a magic weapon.

He frowned and looked at the light below. He could not help but mutter, "I keep feeling that this aura is familiar. Forget it, I can't interfere now. I have to make my Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool first. Otherwise, my strength will be greatly reduced. I won't be able to defeat the other fifth-circles in the Dark Ancient Tower."

He didn't meddle and quickly flew forward.

After fleeing for such a long time, he was becoming more and more cautious. He was completely different from the arrogant and arrogant Sorrett!

Just like that, Levi and Sorrett brushed past each other!

When they reached a safe place, Levi's expression did not relax. He quickly set up an array around him.

At the same time, he looked at the shadow behind him.

"Nightmare!"

Boom!

With a thought, the area where Levi was completely dark! His shadow was also gone, as if something had crawled out of his shadow.

Levi's force field lit up layer by layer. On the Crimson Dragon Slash in his hand, black and red flames intertwined, and the Twin Dragons Playing with Pearls appeared again.

This time, he was heading towards his feet!

Boom!

A terrifying explosion swept through the night.

A shrill cry of pain suddenly sounded. "Are you crazy? Such an unstable explosive attack is thrown at your feet. Do you want to die? How… how did you know I was here?"

The night disappeared. In front of Levi, a human figure appeared. It seemed to be the man in black in Conan.

After seeing the shadow's face, all the protective force fields on Levi's body were activated. His Crimson Dragon Slash sword energy slashed out, pressing forward!

"Shadow Wolf Matthias!"

Matthias was recognized. He dodged Levi's sword aura and said, "You know that I'm the branch leader of the Shadow Circle, but you still dare to attack me? Do you know the consequences?"

"You're hiding in my shadow. You don't have good intentions. You deserve to die!" A terrifying sword aura attacked Matthias.

The other party only dodged and did not attack. Levi could tell that there was something wrong with his current state.

"Stop, stop. I'm hiding in your shadow. I don't have any ill intentions. I only used you to escape. I was chased by that damned mysterious organization and was forced to use a secret technique to escape. You must have seen all of this. I'm not lying to you," Matthias suddenly said.

Immediately after, he added, "If I had any ill intentions towards you, I would have attacked you when you were running for your life just now. Don't you think so?"

Levi's attacks did not stop. A sword qi struck the figure and tore it apart. The figure shattered like a mirror and scattered in the sky.

Then, these fragments reassembled into Matthias' figure.

"You can't kill me," Matthias said. "I'm a shadow now. Can you kill a shadow?"

The next moment, Levi released Leon.

"Leon, is this edible?" he asked.

Leon flapped his wings, and his scorpion tail emitted a cold light.

"Master, you can eat it. It smells quite good."

The next moment, Leon howled and pounced at Matthias.

Matthias' expression changed as he felt a strong sense of danger.

He knew that even in his shadow state, there was a high chance that he would be eaten by this ugly insect!

In fact, he was not a "shadow" at all. This so-called shadow was something he had created by using a secret technique to separate his soul and spiritual force from his body.

Today, he went to the wizard market in Greenwater River to discuss cooperation with Deborah. He would provide the potions, and Deborah would use his identity as the manager of the market to open up channels and markets in the market.

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Who would have thought that he would meet the people from that mysterious organization halfway?

After the Star Auction in the Sea Capital 20 years ago, many of the participants were attacked by the mysterious organization.

Shadow Wolf was once assassinated in the Gold Capital 16 years ago. He was lucky enough to escape, but he was seriously injured.

It was not easy for him to recover from his injuries and live for more than ten years safely. He thought that he was safe, but he did not expect to encounter that group of people again today.

Moreover, it was two people this time. He was at a disadvantage against two people. To escape, he used his innate spell, Pursuing Shadows, to hide in the shadow behind Levi and teleport for a short distance through this method.

Unexpectedly, this fellow ran quite quickly. He even had a teleportation portal that teleported him thousands of kilometers away. Then, he ran wildly and dodged the pursuit of the mysterious organization's members.

He did not expect that a mere Fourth-Circle Wizard could find him hiding in his shadow.

How could Levi dare to slack off in the face of a fifth-circle expert? His innate spells surrounded him as his three Dharma Idols appeared and his Bloodline Dharma Body appeared behind him.

Levi didn't even use half of his strength against the Coral Witch.

Now, he went all out and directly made Matthias, a fifth-circle senior wizard, flee.

He didn't even have a physical body. Only this shadow had escaped with Levi, and he couldn't use any offensive spells. Naturally, he wasn't Levi's match.

In the end, Matthias was caught by Leon.

"Don't kill me. I can give you my Fifth-Circle Wizard Tool and my fifth-circle pharmacist inheritance! I don't have these things on me. If you kill me, you definitely won't be able to get them."

Matthias was completely flustered. He did not expect the fourth-circle wizard he had casually possessed to be so powerful!

Levi asked Leon to hold back for the time being. He looked at the Divine Ring Tower in his mind, which was as stable as a mountain. His intuition told him that this guy wouldn't try to possess him.

"Tell me, where is it?" Levi asked.

"You have to sign a contract with me and not hurt me. Otherwise, if you still won't let me off even if I tell you, I might as well not say anything," Matthias said.

"Then you can die. If you're eaten by it, you won't even have a chance to reincarnate. You have to think carefully," Levi said with a cold smile.

At the same time, a suction force came from Leon's mouth. Matthias's soul began to twist and was about to be sucked in.

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you… I won't sign a contract with you. I just hope that you can let me go and rely on the trust between us. How about that?" Matthias said. If he didn't agree now, he would die immediately. He told Levi that if Levi was in a good mood, he still had a chance to live.

"Sure. Tell me, where is it?" Levi asked calmly.

"In one of my hidden quarters in the inner ring," Matthias said.

"You're lying to me, right? Ordinary wizards would carry their valuables with them. After all, there are storage items. How can it be safer to keep them at home than to bring them with you?" Levi sneered, looking like she was about to attack again.

"I'm not lying to you. Ever since I was targeted by the mysterious organization, I rarely went out. I even moved out of the Shadow Circle branch and lived alone with my family. To prevent me from dying one day and letting others have all my assets, I placed a portion of my assets at home. When the time comes, I can even pass it on to my descendants," Matthias said very sincerely.

"Send me the coordinates of the stronghold," Levi said.

"Okay, I hope you can let me and my family go after you get what you want… At the very least, don't hurt my family. They're innocent." Matthias's voice was low, as if he knew that Levi would definitely kill him after he had outlived his usefulness. He no longer had any hope.

Levi was silent for a moment before saying, "I didn't expect you to be so good to your family. I'll see how it goes."

"Thank you. Even if you kill me, I have no complaints. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to escape from those people."

"Cut the crap."

"Will do."

…

Levi sat in the airship while Phoenix drove the ship.

He was not in a hurry to go. Instead, he crazily consumed various potions to make up for the aftereffects of using the Scarlet Escape.

As for the shadow that Matthias had turned into, it had already been locked up by Levi with various restrictive spells and arrays, and Leon had been biting it.

Leon was craving it, but he couldn't eat the food that was in his mouth.

About seven days later.

Levi's body had almost recovered, and they had arrived at Matthias's hidden stronghold.

"Please make sure no one is following us," Matthias said. "I don't want those people to find out about this place. My family is very important to me."

"No," Levi said.

On an uninhabited island, Levi's eyes lit up as he said calmly, "There's an array."

"Yes, I hired someone to set this up. It seems that you're also an array wizard… I didn't expect there to be a monster like you in the Endless Sea. It's not injustice for me to die in your hands," Matthias said.

The array was only a fourth-circle array. Matthias told Levi about the incantation to activate the array.

However, Levi used his own method to break the array in no time. Matthias watched everything in silence.

"You're really cautious. That incantation of mine is real." He suddenly smiled bitterly.

Levi did not say a word. He looked at everything inside the array. It was a black wizard tower.

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