Peak! Advanced Ripple!

Peak Knight.

Even across the entire kingdom, they are extremely rare; while not exactly rare, they are certainly a sight to behold.

"With my Peak Knight strength, the top-tier defense of the Seventh Rank Black Snake, the advanced speed of the Sixth Order- Sixth Order Sea Siren, the advanced strength of the sixth-tier Giant Rhinoceros, and the Sixth Order Golden Cross Slash, coupled with the Frost Giant Armor, even without using the Frost Giant's Sigh, I should be able to put up a fight against the Demon Shark in its prime."

Of course, this is Levi's assumption. In actual combat, he would definitely use the Frost Giant's Sigh. It would be foolish not to use a spell when you have one.

During this period, apart from the Seventh Rank the Black Snake Breathing Technique.

The sword technique Golden Cross Slash taught by Knight Fred has reached Sixth Order, and the Intermediate Ripple has become Advanced Ripple.

Next comes the most difficult part: the Rotation Power. Levi wasn't in a hurry. The Intermediate Ripple, combined with the Mithril Frostmourne, was enough to cut through iron. The Advanced Ripple was even more effective at slicing through iron like mud! Now, unless it was armor mixed with Mithril, ordinary armor was no longer enough to provide effective protection for enemies facing Levi.

Li Wei guessed that even the Ripple Power level of the Dawn Swordsman Fred Knight in the past should not be comparable to his current level.

On the path to mastering the Golden Cross Slash, it's highly likely that only the originator of the Golden Cross Slash has gone further than me.

At the same time, Levi's Blood Whale Breathing Technique successfully reached the Fourth Order, giving rise to the special effect: Elementary Endurance.

However, given Levi's Peak Knight strength and physical attributes, the Elementary Endurance boost isn't significant, so he still needs to work on this Breathing Technique.

This is a high-quality Breathing Technique. Reaching Seventh Rank should be no problem, but Eighth Rank is another matter.

Of all the Breathing Technique Levi currently possesses, he is certain that only the Giant Breathing Technique and the Black Snake Breathing Technique are sufficient to reach the Eighth Rank. These two Breathing Technique have been verified by his father and the Great Knight of the Mellon Family, and are very likely to be the upper limit of excellent Breathing Technique.

Moving up from there, we should reach the Perfect Quality Breathing Technique.

Although the Elementary Endurance from the Blood Whale Breathing Technique doesn't significantly benefit Levi, what he's most looking forward to isn't that effect, but rather another amazing aspect of the Blood Whale Breathing Technique.

Whale Sac.

After reaching the Fourth Order, a new organ, as described in the Breathing Technique, was born in his body: the Whale Sac.

With his current Peak Knight level, a full Whale Sac allows him to go a month without eating, just like a camel. This saves Levi, the liver king, a lot of time to practice his Breathing Technique.

Time is like water in a sponge; you have to squeeze it out.

For a time management master like Levi, the ultimate workaholic, every little bit of time saved allows him to create another rudimentary Breathing Technique.

Of course, in order to enjoy delicious food, Levi would still eat when he needed to satisfy his appetite.

The Siren Breathing Technique has also incorporated the three speed-type Breathing Technique that Levi learned, successfully breaking through the limits, and can continue grinding for experience.

Levi's strength increases every month, which is almost impossible for ordinary Knight who may need several years or even more than a decade to break through. But with the Proficiency Panel, all of this is a natural outcome.

Although Fred is gone, with Demon Shark as Levi Weixin's experimental subject, he is well aware of how much stronger he has become than before.

Without using his trump cards like the Rune Seal Frost Giant's Sigh, Li Wei's strength has visibly improved, going from being evenly matched with the Demon Shark Demon Shark at the beginning to now steadily dominating Levi.

Currently, there are still many Black Snake Secret Medicine available, and Levi is confident that he will reach the Great Knight realm by the end of next year, before he turns twenty-one.

The only thing that dissatisfied Levi was the Giant Breathing Technique and the Vortex Beast Breathing Technique, these two unfortunate brothers.

Because there was no Secret Medicine, and for the sake of efficiency, Levi hadn't practiced these two excellent Breathing Technique much, and hadn't even reached the Third Order yet.

It's not that he hasn't been searching; it's just that the quests he posted at the Shining Tavern for so long, the Vortex Worm Egg and the Ice Ape, are still nowhere to be found.

On the contrary, after Levi changed the name of the bounty to the more easily understood "Frost Heart", he has acquired several more Undead Core during this period.

Levi also saw hope in advancing the Hell Seal to the Second Order.

According to the description in the Spirit Driving Handbook, if the Hell Seal is at the Second Order, then the number of "Living Dead" that can be resurrected and controlled at the same time will become two. According to Constantine's own account, his ancestor at his peak could control up to five Living Dead at the same time. Therefore, Levi guessed that the limit of this skill should be the Fifth Order, or even Fifth Order.

"Controlling five Living Dead at the Great Knight level at the same time would be something to look forward to," Levi imagined.

Even if the "Living Dead" are not as strong as they were in life, they still have the advantage of numbers. In this era, they are still unstoppable. If all else fails, they can be used as laborers.

The Fifth Order Hell Seal is not a pipe dream. Now, with the Snow Wraith Disaster intensifying, more Undead Core will surely flow from the Eternal Night Kingdom to Icewind City in the north. As long as there are enough Undead Core, achieving the Fifth Order of this Rune Seal is not difficult.

The remaining two Rune Seal, the Flame Stream Seal, successfully advanced to the Second Order some time ago, with the Orange-Red Flame being upgraded to Yellow-White Flame, and the spray range increasing from two meters to three meters, naturally making it much more powerful.

Due to the scarcity of the Casting Material, Radiant Stone, progress on the Guardian Seal has been minimal. Levi Wei has been working hard to collect Casting Material, but many things cannot be accomplished simply through effort.

The last Dragon Might Seal is Levi's eternal pain.

Although an Evil Spirit dwells in the Blackwater River, and killing it would likely yield Evil Spirit Dust, Levi dared not do so.

That thing left him with childhood trauma.

Most importantly, even the Great Knight, the Demon Shark, could only flee in terror upon seeing it, so Levi naturally didn't have the courage to go after it now.

Fortunately, during this period, apart from when Levi ordered a ban on going to the Blackwater River, the Evil Spirit seemed to have disappeared.

Levi felt that this Evil Spirit did not attack everyone indiscriminately, but rather targeted specific individuals, as if it could only be seen by a specific group of people.

So many fishermen used to live along the Blackwater River, fishing and bathing, all of which required the Blackwater River.

But no one has ever heard of fishermen being attacked, nor has anyone seen this Evil Spirit.

The original owner went fishing in the Blackwater River. The Demon Shark Great Knight only stayed in the Blackwater River for a short while before the Evil Spirit appeared.

Damn it, this is blatant targeting! This Evil Spirit is a ticking time bomb hidden in the Blackwater River.

I'll have to deal with it sooner or later, or rather, completely abandon Blackwater Valley.

Since the Demon Shark was able to escape from the Evil Spirit, it means that the Evil Spirit is not invincible and can most likely be harmed by the Black Qi.

Levi only needs to continuously strengthen his Black Qi; perhaps he won't even need the Dragon Might Seal to defeat his opponent.

Of course, this requires a higher level of skill. Great Knight can only protect himself; perhaps only Peak Great Knight could handle it.

After finishing his cultivation, Levi's stomach rumbled, and he knew that the energy reserves in his Whale Sac were completely depleted.

Next comes the monthly "feast time".

He had his servants bring up the food, which filled a long table. Levi wolfed it down, transforming into a ruthless eating machine.

He was reviewing reports on the recent situation in the territory.

Since the birth of the Whale Sac, the monthly feast time has also been the time for Levi to learn about the outside world.

After reading the report, Levi also finished eating a huge amount of food, enough for almost a month's consumption. This food was quickly converted into energy reserves in the Whale Sac.

Everything was fine in the territory, and there were no uninvited guests, except that old dog Abraham came to see Levi again some time ago, and nothing else happened.

Levi didn't take it to heart, but Abraham never gave up on buying the Blackwater Valley from Levi.

However, thanks to Levi's previous "enthusiastic offensive," the old dog's attitude has improved a lot compared to before.

On this day, Levi went out for some fresh air after his meditation at the Sanctuary.

The Snow Eagle Harris, circling in the sky, cried out in a high-pitched voice—a warning signal.

Levi stood atop the city tower. Not long after, two figures appeared on the distant horizon along the path of the territory.

"Why are they here again?" Levi frowned as he looked at Abraham and the Glimmer Knight who had suddenly appeared.

He just paid this year's taxes to that old dog a while ago.

It seems he did have something to discuss when he came to see me three days ago.

Levi had the Demon Shark hide next to the council chamber, while he himself went down from the castle to greet him.

"Priest Abraham, what brings you, such a busy man, here?" Levi smiled kindly, just like a normal, sunny nineteen-year-old boy.

Priest Abraham also revealed his signature insincere smile, "Baron Levi, it's been a long time. I've missed you dearly. I came to visit you a few days ago, but you were busy, so I had to leave temporarily."

Abraham had aged considerably, Levi noticed that his spirit was not as strong as before.

His heart tightened.

Oh no, damn it, will that old dog die of old age before I get my revenge?

This won't do! I have to hurry up and get my revenge. If I don't, my enemies will get too old! I can't let waiting become a regret! Levi decided that after a while, he would take the White Wolf Mask and kill that old dog Abraham, and while he was at it, he would take back all the "accumulated funds" he had previously deposited with the old dog.

"Baron Levi, thank you for your selfless help to the Church and me during this time. By the Heavenly Father, it is the pride of the kingdom to have such a kind nobleman as you. However, I have come to discuss some matters with you. This matter is of great importance. Let us go inside and talk," Abraham said.

Levi smiled slightly, "Yes, Priest Abraham."

Inside the council chamber, the Glimmer Knight stood beside Abraham, head held high. As a priest, the Knight of Holy Light had advanced from Mid-Rank Knight to High-Rank Knight over the years.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but Baron Levi gave him a very dangerous feeling after not seeing him for a while.

This feeling is like facing the seven Great Knight of the Radiant Knight Order.

He could tell that Baron Levi had practiced Breathing Technique and was probably a Formal Knight, but this feeling was unlike that of an ordinary Knight.

"Perhaps I projected the fear I had of his father onto him, and it was probably just my imagination."

The Glimmer Knight suppressed his doubts and muttered to himself.

The Black Snake Great Knight once inspired awe and fear in many.

"Priest Abraham, please feel free to ask any questions you may have. I will try my best to answer them," Levi said with a smile.

"It's like this, I may be leaving Icewind Valley next year and returning to the Kingdom the Church headquarters. I've been here for so long, and I'm very grateful to Baron Levi for his support of my work. The Abraham Church is also thriving, and more and more souls of original sin who need redemption are being redeemed by the Heavenly Father."

After I leave, the new pastor Charafo will take over my position. However, within the Church, Priest Charafo is known by some as a "Shameless Priest" because he often resorts to any means to achieve his goals and has a Wrath and unpredictable temper.

If you become neighbors with Charafo, you, as the lord, might have a very difficult time.

"For the sake of our good relationship, Baron Levi, I'll show you a way out: sell Blackwater Valley to me. Considering how well you've developed Blackwater Valley over the years, I'm willing to offer double the previous acquisition price."

"Once you get this money, find a place and live a peaceful, secluded life. That would be much better than what you're doing now. I heard the Serpent Vulture Knight died in an accident recently. Baron Levi, managing this territory alone must be very difficult for you."

Abraham looked at Levi, who was about to leave the area. Although he was unwilling to let the church he had worked so hard to build for so many years be given to the next person to take over, it was the rule from above, and he couldn't do anything about it.

However, the Mellon Family's treasure in Blackwater Valley remained a persistent thought in Abraham's mind. Now that he was about to leave, he couldn't afford to waste any more time with Levi. If Levi still refused, he might have to resort to unscrupulous means, like the "Shameless Priest" Charafo.

"Priest Abraham, this matter is of great importance. Please give me seven more days, and I will give you a satisfactory answer," Levi said earnestly.

"Very well, I hope Baron Levi will consider this carefully. I won't disturb you any longer." Abraham left the territory with the Glimmer Knight.

Levi watched the departing Priest Abraham. He didn't know why the old dog was so determined to buy his land. Was there something special about his territory? But he didn't care anymore. He had been lying low for so many years; it was time to reap the rewards.

Three days later, Frostwind Territory.

The night was dark and the wind was strong, with gusts of cold air blowing.

Abraham Church.

A silent black shadow lay on the dome of the church. He shrank in size and wore White Wolf Mask; it was Levi.

In Abraham's bedroom, Abraham was looking through the church's account books from over the years.

"What a pity, what a pity. If it weren't for headquarters' wishes, I really wouldn't want to go back," Abraham sighed repeatedly.

"But as long as we can find the Mellon Family's treasure before Charafo arrives, that's enough," he thought to himself.

This is a secret that belongs only to him, and it is also the reason why he is so obsessed with Blackwater Valley.

A figure appeared behind Abraham, silent.

He held in his hand the unseeing head of the Glimmer Knight, which still emanated a chilling aura and was covered with a layer of Frost.

The next moment, Abraham's head was grasped by a large hand, gently twisted, and taken off by Levi as if picking a watermelon.

"Old dog, farewell!"

Levi silently mourned.