Breaking Through the Limit

It is the end of the month of the Month of Vitality in the year 1009 of the Holy Radiance Calendar.

The Shining Auction countless people have been eagerly anticipating in Icewind City's underground world is about to begin tonight.

Inside the Shining Tavern, nobles dressed in splendid attire and wearing masks entered one by one.

Inside the small inn, Levi emerged from his meditation on Breathing Technique.

"Harris," Levi called out.

Outside the window, a snow-white raptor swooped down in a perfect arc from the horizon into Levi's room.

This speed is comparable to that of a peregrine falcon in my previous life.

Even Levi, who now possesses Intermediate Speed, is far behind.

After all, that's a diving speed comparable to that of a high-speed train.

A distance of 100 meters can be covered in less than a second.

Levi had seen speed-type Great Knight before, and that Pale Shadow was clearly one of them.

His burst of speed almost created a phantom black line.

That speed still couldn't match Harris's dive speed.

This is an evolutionary advantage that birds have developed over millions of years by perfectly combining aerodynamics and gravity, something that Knight's flesh and blood body cannot match.

Harris ate meat obediently on Levi's shoulder. Now, Levi's Wild Heart can begin to communicate with Harris.

Every day during the day, he would feed Harris until he was full and then let him circle over Icewind City for some fresh air.

According to the intelligence Harris returned with, Levi knew that there were an unusually large number of people in Icewind City today, many of whom had come to attend the auction.

Master-level Mithril armor hasn't appeared in Icewind City for a long time.

"It starts tonight."

"After this period of seclusion, I have almost completed my cultivation."

"Now we just have to wait for the prey to take the bait."

Levi ——————

Siren Breathing Technique: Fifth Order (1/30000), Special Effects: Intermediate Speed, Bone Shrinking and Shape Shifting.

Giant Rhino Breathing Technique: Fifth Order (Limit, Limit Can Be Broken, Current Breakthrough Progress 2/3), Special Effect: Intermediate Strength.

Now, Levi has successfully raised the Blue Falcon Breathing Technique to the Fifth Order, and then integrated it into the Siren Breathing Technique. After the Sea Siren Seed devoured the Blue Falcon Seed, it successfully broke through the limit.

This means that Levi can continue to grind experience with the Siren Breathing Technique. Once he reaches Sixth Order of the Siren Breathing Technique, he will have advanced speed.

Meanwhile, the Giant Rhino Breathing Technique had successfully reached the Fifth Order. As he had expected, the Fifth Order was the limit of the Giant Rhino Breathing Technique.

He fed the Giant Rhinoceros the Wild Bull Breathing Technique and the Giant Bear Breathing Technique, and now the Giant Rhino Breathing Technique's progress bar is only 1 point away from breaking the limit.

Power-type Breathing Technique are relatively common, but it won't be long before the Giant Rhino Breathing Technique breaks through its limits.

Now, within Levi's heart lie dormant Seed of Life: the Giant Rhinoceros Seed, the Sea Siren Seed, the Human-Faced Spider Seed, and the Black Snake Seed, which reigns supreme over them.

Other Seed of Life came and went in a hurry, while only the proud Black Snake looked down on all of this.

As night fell and he made all the necessary preparations, Levi gathered all his equipment, including poison, Casting Material, hidden weapons, a bow and arrows. He touched the Frost Giant Armor beneath his Dragon Armor before heading towards the Shining Tavern with peace of mind. If nothing unexpected happened, the Great Knight should have already arrived in Icewind City.

The Shining Tavern, the auction hall, once sparsely populated, is now packed with people.

The armor crafted by a Master Smith over six months is a treasure coveted by countless Knight and nobles.

After all, in Knight's eyes, a set of fine armor is more tempting than the most beautiful woman in the world, and more delicious than the rarest food.

That's what Shark Tooth Knight thought. As Great Knight, he was powerful, but not defensive.

So even he needs this kind of armor.

In this way, when fighting against strong opponents of the same level, his weaknesses will become fewer and fewer.

Earl Silver Mountain thought so too. In the VIP section of the Shining Tavern, a man wearing a silver mask and with a full head of beautiful silver hair sat there leisurely, waiting for the auction to begin.

Although he wore a mask, his signature silver hair and unparalleled charisma betrayed him.

"The Earl Silver Mountain has come in person? My goodness!"

"My God, it really is him. Such an important figure has come in person. It seems that Earl Silver Mountain is determined to win him over."

The crowd whispered amongst themselves, knowing that once Earl Silver Mountain arrived, ordinary nobles and Knight would lose their eligibility to auction the Leviathan Armor.

"Sigh, to live like the Master of the Golden Warhammer, this life has not been in vain."

"That's right. The works Forging so exquisite that even a high-ranking count or Great Knight would personally participate. That's probably what makes Master Smith."

As the crowd sighed with emotion, the auction began.

Levi did not wear the Golden Mask, but instead wore the White Wolf Mask, inconspicuously hiding among the ordinary seats.

His Intermediate Vibration Sense was fully activated, and his gaze casually swept across the entire room.

Two figures caught Levi's attention, one of whom was the renowned Silver Mountain Knight, one of the Northern Seven Horsemen and the ruler of the city.

Another figure, wearing an iron helmet and heavy armor, looked like an ancient behemoth. He sat in a corner, silently watching the stands. On his back was a broadsword with serrated edges like shark teeth.

This signature weapon directly exposed his identity.

"That Nameless Great Knight, one of the Black Mountain Duke's men!"

Levi concealed his anger and calmed down.

He has now successfully lured the enemy to Icewind City.

The next step is to figure out how to deal with him. The enemy is in the open, while Levi is in the shadows. He needs to make good use of this advantage to deal with the opponent more safely.

Despite having the Frost Giant Armor, Levi was already quite confident.

However, it's always better to play it safe than sorry.

Soon, the auction began, and the auctioneer, without any preamble, started bidding on each item one by one.

Levi also wanted to see if there was anything he needed at this auction.

Then, the third item surprised Levi.

"Red Pig Breathing Technique, the ancestral Bloodline Breathing Technique of the Red Pig Family that perished a hundred years ago. Starting bid: 20 Gold Coins. Each bid must be at least 1 Gold Coins higher."

"The beautiful auctioneer called out."

Before Levi could even place his bid, the Earl Silver Mountain in the VIP section announced his.

"30 Gold Coins." Earl Silver Mountain's voice was very pleasant, with a magnetic, bubbly tone.

Levi frowned. This was a rudimentary Bloodline Breathing Technique. What did Earl Silver Mountain want with this?

Could he be Breathing Technique Collector? "40 Gold Coins." Levi naturally decided to take it.

This Red Pig Breathing Technique is clearly a power-type Breathing Technique. I only need one more power-type Breathing Technique to break through the limits of the Giant Rhino Breathing Technique, so naturally I can't miss it.

As soon as he finished speaking, all eyes were on Levi.

"Who is this ungrateful brat? How dare he try to steal the Breathing Technique from Earl Silver Mountain?"

"He's probably from out of town; he doesn't know this is Earl Silver Mountain."

Levi wore a mask and was fearless.

Ultimately, after a bidding war with the Earl Silver Mountain, he...

The Red Pig Breathing Technique, which wasn't originally worth much, was auctioned off for 100 Gold Coins, and was ultimately acquired by Levi.

Earl Silver Mountain, as expected of a great nobleman, was still humiliated by Levi.

He remained calmly seated, making no attempt to intimidate Levi by using his count status.

Although Earl Silver Mountain was wealthy, the Breathing Technique was merely for his collection; he still needed to save his money for auctioning the Leviathan Armor.

"Very good, there's no problem with breaking through the limits of the Giant Rhino Breathing Technique."

Levi was in a good mood, having already made good progress right from the start.

But his happiness didn't last long before it was overwhelmed by an even bigger surprise.

The auctioneer then brought up a small tray.

She lifted the black cloth covering the tray.

In the dimly lit auction hall, a faint blue light, like a blue flame, emanated from the tray.

Levi looked closely and saw that it was a Deep Blue stone, about the size of a walnut, with countless tiny pores.

The stone's surface was riddled with holes, from which wisps of pale blue mist rose, resembling blue flames rising from afar.

"This is a gem from the Eternal Night Kingdom in the Far North: the Frost Heart."

"This gemstone is extremely beautiful and feels very cool in the hand. In the hot summer, it feels like holding a piece of ice, which is especially comfortable."

"Moreover, it seems that this gem can also help one stay clear-headed and calm, which is helpful for practicing Breathing Technique, but this effect is rather weak."

"Regardless, the starting bid is 30 Gold Coins. Buying it won't be a bad deal, and it would make a great gift for your lover."

Levi was thrilled. This wasn't the Frost Heart! This stone, with its porous surface and emanating a ghostly blue mist, was clearly the Undead Core recorded in the Spirit Driving Handbook! This was the most crucial Casting Material for the Hell Seal! With this, Levi could cast the Hell Seal.

We must take this picture. Even if the King of Heaven himself came, he couldn't stop Levi from getting this Undead Core.

He was prepared for a falling out with Earl Silver Mountain.

However, silence prevailed.

A deathly silence.

Nobody was taking pictures.

"What the hell? This eerie gem? Who would want it?"

"This is ominous. I sensed an ominous aura emanating from the stone!"

"Wait... I think I've seen this before. Damn it, this is something from inside the Snow Wraith's body! How can your auction house sell something like this?"

The Knight below immediately gasped in shock.

Snow Wraith —although most people here have never seen her, she is very famous in the Eternal Night Kingdom.

So far, no trace of the Snow Wraith has appeared in the Emerald Kingdom.

However, people's fear of what they consider to be "Evil Spirit" has become ingrained in their very being.

Therefore, after hearing that it belonged to the Snow Wraith, even fewer people bid.

Undeterred, Levi stood alone and called out his bottom price.

Levi was in a good mood; he had definitely made the right choice by attending this auction.

A Breathing Technique and a Undead Core are both things I desperately need.

This trip was worthwhile.

Next, Levi quietly waited for the Leviathan Armor he had consigned to be carried onto the display stand as the grand finale.

"Everyone, I'm sure you've all been waiting for a long time."

"Next, the most important works of this auction will be presented!"

"The Leviathan Armor is an invincible battle armor forged by the genius Master Smith who emerged last year, Master Golden Warhammer Terra, over a period of six months Forging millions of hammer blows, representing the strongest Forging technology of this era!"

The armor, shimmering with the light of Mithril, was so dazzling! Everyone held their breath!

"This armor has a starting bid of 200 Gold Coins! Each bid must be at least 10 Gold Coins higher! The auction is now starting!"

In an instant, the atmosphere of the auction was completely ignited.

"210!"

"230!"

"240!"

"400!" Shark Tooth Knight shouted, looking at the excited young nobles.

He brought a thousand Gold Coins with him this time, and he has already spent most of them. He looked at the Silver Mountain Knight.

"500," the Silver Mountain Knight said calmly and elegantly.

Shark Tooth Knight gave up.

Anyway, I can take the Golden Warhammer Master back to Black Mountain City soon, and then I can have the master Forging one for me.

"550." Someone called out for a regular seat.

Levi thought 500 was the peak, but he didn't expect there to be quite a few wealthy people at the scene.

In the end, Silver Mountain and the wealthy man in the ordinary seat started bidding against each other, and Silver Mountain won the Leviathan Armor for a sky-high price of 1,000 gold.

"They're really rich." Levi was delighted to see this.

After deducting costs and Shining Tavern's fees, I still made a net profit of 600 Gold Coins from this auction. I'm raking in the cash.

After the auction ended, he first went backstage to retrieve the Red Pig Breathing Technique and the Undead Core he had been longing for, and then quickly left.

By the third day, the aftermath of the auction had subsided.

He then changed his appearance and transformed into the Golden Warhammer Terra Master.

They arrived at the Shining Tavern in a flurry of activity and received their share.

On his way back to the hotel, he sensed through vibrations that someone was following him—it was none other than the Great Knight.

Then a smile appeared on his lips, and he changed his route, heading out of the city.

"Come on, big guy, I've prepared a big gift for you."