Advance to the Second Ring!

On the magic airship.

Levi leaned against the porthole, watching the blue sky and white clouds rush by outside.

He rubbed his arm, the fine hairs on his skin standing on end.

"A strange sense of danger... Is it because my hunting of the Eye Demon is inherently dangerous? Or is someone trying to harm me?"

Levi carefully recalled his year in Torrent City.

He stayed at home all day, and the only people he knew were Ha Fuman, Grimm, and Toman.

If these people were hostile to Levi, his Spider Sense should have detected them after such a long period of contact.

Besides, Levi had no dealings with anyone else, and it was even less likely that he would offend anyone else.

He has always been low-key, kind to others, and never actively seeks trouble.

"It must be because of my hunting of the Eye Demon. After all, in the current Sixth War Zone, Magic Creature are rampaging, which is definitely dangerous, and this is within my expectations."

But Levi couldn't wait any longer; if he missed this opportunity, he would never have another chance.

He's not getting any younger, it's time for him to move to the Second Ring.

Inside the cabin, the combat wizards, all dressed in uniform legion robes, looked tense as a Second-Ring Wizard gave them some instructions.

Unlike them, Levi chose a solo demon-hunting mission this time, rather than a group demon-hunting mission.

Unless you are very confident in yourself, you will not choose to go on a solo monster hunting mission, because it is easy to be overwhelmed by dangers and Magic Creature lurking in the sea alone.

In particular, since low-level wizards have a slow spellcasting pace, it is not uncommon for Second-Ring Wizard to be surrounded and killed by a group of level one Magic Creature.

Therefore, lower-level wizards are better suited to group combat, as they can coordinate the rhythm of spell usage, cooperate with each other, and achieve seamless spell attacks by controlling, defending, and attacking in all aspects.

However, it's inconvenient for Levi to team up with others to hunt the Eye Demon. Everyone knows that the Eye Demon's eyeballs are valuable, and disputes over the distribution of the spoils are inevitable. Under the influence of interests, it's not impossible for him to be betrayed by his teammates.

Since his first team effort to hunt the Earth Dragon Beast ended in Mortal World, Levi has become more accustomed to acting alone.

If he can't beat someone on his own, he'd rather wait until he's stronger before going, than team up with someone else.

This team of witch hunters consists of two Second-Ring Wizard and twenty First-Circle Wizard.

As far as Levi knew, in the military camps, the basic configuration was ten men to a small squad, a hundred men to a large battalion, and a thousand men to a legion.

The leadership team consists of Second-Ring Wizard, while the main force consists of Third-Ring Wizard.

Legion commanders, like Gu Erduo, are Fourth Ring Wizard.

As for the Fifth Ring, it's basically at the level of the Commander-in-Chief.

Such figures are rare in Torrent City; they are second only to the city lord in importance.

"You're not a battle wizard, are you?" a Second-Ring Wizard asked when he saw Levi sitting alone to one side.

"Yes, I'm from the Potion Master's Tower. I took on a demon-hunting quest myself," Levi said.

Upon hearing Levi say that he was from the Potion Master's Tower, the Second-Ring Wizard was slightly taken aback.

"Is the Potion Master's Tower now starving? You all have to find work yourselves?"

"Apothecaries dare to take on demon-hunting missions? These days, apothecaries are really that powerful."

The wizards nearby laughed as they spoke.

Levi smiled slightly and remained silent.

"My name is Sherman, and I'm the captain of this demon-hunting squad. You can join our team later, and we can look after you. Apothecaries are the darlings of Torrent City; they can't die out there," said the Second-Ring Wizard named Sherman.

Levi quickly thanked him, saying, "Thank you so much, Lord Sherman. But I won't trouble you any further. I'm just looking for some Magic Creature on the battlefield to test my spells. I won't go into any deeper."

Upon hearing this, Wizard Sherman nodded. "Then do as you please."

He meant well, but since Levi insisted on doing so, it meant that the other party was either a hothead or had absolute confidence in his own strength.

Sherman observed Levi and concluded that Levi was likely the latter.

He was also extending a gesture of goodwill, hoping to make the acquaintance of a pharmacist, which would also benefit him.

The effect was indeed quite good. At least now, Levi had developed some goodwill towards this wizard Sherman, whom he had never met before.

Whether the other person intends it or not, such a gesture can always increase goodwill.

Not long after Levi's magic airship departed.

Another small magic airship flew in the same direction.

On this magical airship, a wizard dressed in a gray robe, with an unremarkable appearance and a serious demeanor, sat in a corner.

He is the Wizard Murdor.

However, those who know him well, and his master, all like to call him: Old Mur.

Old Mur is no ordinary person.

He wasn't a native of the Wizard World; he came from the Mortal World.

More than a hundred years ago, he was the son of a fallen noble family. Relying on Mortal World ancestral Breathing Technique, he gradually became Great Knight and later joined the Voice of the Deathbird.

He became one of the Deathbird Five Shadows at that time.

Later, after an assassination mission, Old Mur accidentally came into contact with the wizarding tradition. Like Levi, he spent several years in the Mortal World before discovering his dual-elemental affinity and eventually entered the Wizard World.

Now, a hundred years later, Old Mur is Second-Ring Wizard, but he still can't shake the habits he developed from being an assassin on Mortal World.

Ultimately, in this Torrent City, Old Mur became an assassin for a powerful figure, specializing in secretly dealing with obstacles for that figure.

Old Mur does this job not for the money, but purely out of passion.

He enjoyed the desperate look in the enemy's eyes and the terrifying howl before killing them; it gave him a strange sense of pleasure.

"Killing a First-Circle Wizard brings no sense of accomplishment whatsoever," Old Mur thought helplessly.

In order to be a better assassin, Old Mur practiced the magic of the Shadow Faction. He was skilled in stealth, tracking, and assassination, and many Second-Ring Wizard died at his hands.

On one occasion, Old Mur even managed to defeat a powerful Second Ring wizard by defeating a much stronger one.

Therefore, if the enemy treats Old Mur as an ordinary Second-Ring Wizard, he will die without a burial place.

"Wizards focus more on research. Under the protection of the laws of the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council, some wizards have never used spells in actual combat for many years or even their entire lives. Their combat ability is too weak, and their awareness is also lacking."

This is Old Mur's assessment of the wizards he killed.

He's different; he's come from Mortal World beginnings, from countless assassinations.

Knight have limited skills, so everything Knight train in is for the purpose of fighting and killing. Every Great Knight who has survived the test of time is extraordinary.

Unfortunately, the line between Knight and Legendary Knight ends there.

Even after mastering his ancestral Breathing Technique to its limit, Old Mur still couldn't reach the threshold of Legendary Knight.

"This world is only now starting to get interesting."

Old Mur looked out the window and seemed to see the flames of war spreading across the endless Endless Sea, and the faintly visible flowers of death blooming.

This is the worst of times for everyone else, and the best of times for Old Mur.

A Wizard Tower, hundreds of feet high, stands on a deserted island in the sea.

This is one of the frontline strongholds. The Wizard Tower itself is equipped with a powerful Fourth Ring magic array, which is enough to withstand the attack of a level four Magic Creature.

The magic airship slowly landed next to the Wizard Tower.

Levi followed the others off the airship.

"The Eye Demon appears about 400 miles east of this stronghold. I hope I can find something."

Generally speaking, demons also have some sense of territory, and a level two demon is considered an elite among the demon army.

In fact, Levi only needs the eyes of a level one Eye Demon to refine the Eye Demon Gaze, but the effect of a level two Eye Demon is obviously better, and the success rate of the resulting potion is also higher.

Inside the Wizard Tower, everyone was busy preparing to clear out the Magic Creature, while Levi was already heading towards the location where the Eye Demon had appeared.

The area where this stronghold is located is in the outer region of the Hundred Eye Demon Domain, which is very far from the core area.

Upon entering this area, Levi could sense that in addition to the power of the etheric element, there was another strange energy in the world.

"Demonic energy."

Levi murmured to himself.

Although it was very thin, it was indeed demonic energy.

Those demon lords were all large sources of radiation, and their demonic energy could continuously spread in all directions.

Even if the opponent is killed, the demon lord's demonic energy can still turn the surrounding area into a Mortal World Magic Soil for a long time, turning any creature that accidentally enters into Magic Creature.

This is the terrifying aspect of the Abyss Civilization.

According to Ha Fuman, demonic energy can affect a wizard's spellcasting, and even corrupt the wizard into Magic Creature.

This suddenly reminded Levi of the black mist he had encountered in the core area of that Dread Realm.

That thing is similar to demonic energy, and it can also affect a wizard's spellcasting.

Perhaps, in the core area of that Dread Realm, a demon is sealed away, but that demon is not of a high level, so its demonic energy is not very polluting.

The demonic energy of the Hundred Eye Demon Lord is extremely terrifying. If those with low cultivation levels were to be exposed to too much of it, they would be instantly corrupted and turned into Magic Creature.

However, this is a remote area with thin demonic energy, and Levi also has the Ice Heart Potion.

These demonic energies had no effect on him.

Here, Levi also fully activated his Synesthesia state.

In a state of Synesthesia, Levi can explore everything within a radius of tens of miles using all five senses.

The precision and accuracy of his investigation far surpassed what he had achieved before! Coupled with the Black Serpent's Tongue, his perception could only be described as divine!

The Spider Sense are still reacting, indicating that this place is likely risky.

Suddenly, a dark shadow descended from the sky onto the sea.

Levi's expression remained unchanged. It was a black seabird with eerie red eyes and terrifying demonic energy swirling around it.

Like a small glider, its sharp claws hurtled towards Levi.

"Black-Headed Sea Eagle, First Ring eagle-like extraordinary creature. It's a pity that it has been infected by demonic energy, otherwise this blood would be perfect for practicing the Maia Breathing Technique."

Levi had anticipated the Black-Headed Sea Eagle's attack and threw out a Greater Fireball Technique that he had prepared beforehand.

Boom! Flames tore through the sea.

The Black-Headed Sea Eagle plunged headfirst into the fireball.

Burned by terrifying flames, screaming in agony, another large fireball came hurtling towards them.

The Black-Headed Sea Eagle was completely burned away.

"For these extraordinary creatures below the Second Ring, there is nothing that a single Greater Fireball Technique cannot solve. If there is, then just use another one."

Levi watched as the Ashes of the eagle's carcass scattered, and continued on his way.

He felt the increasingly intense Spider Sense on his arm, but his expression remained unchanged.

Before long, Levi found the level two Eye Demon. Through Synesthesia, this monster hidden deep in the sea had nowhere to hide.

In a dark seabed, a huge fleshy ball about five meters in diameter floats there, surrounded by tentacles that float erratically.

Above those tentacles were mutilated corpses, and the Eye Demon seemed to be absorbing nutrients from them through its tentacles.

Levi noticed that there were five eyeballs on the fleshy ball, and these eyeballs were rolling around. Clearly, this Eye Demon was also on guard.

"Five eyeballs can be refined five times, how wonderful!"

However, the strength of a level two Eye Demon is close to that of Second Ring- ring wizard, so even Levi must go all out.

The Spider Sense made him uneasy. He felt that the danger he felt came not from the Eye Demon, but from someone else.

Levi closed his eyes, and in a state of Synesthesia, he carefully observed every clue in this sea area.

However, nothing was found.

"Perhaps I'm being paranoid."

Levi was no longer wasting time.

He directly loaded the Great Stone and sent the Corpse Digger into the fray to test the Eye Demon's true strength.

This was also the first time Levi had dealt with a demon, especially a level two demon.

Demons are different from ordinary Magic Creature. Magic Creature generally refer to creatures from other dimensions that have been corrupted by demonic energy, similar to the Secondary Blood Clan.

Demons, on the other hand, are native beings born from the Abyss.

It is said that all demons, whether they are high and mighty Abyss Lord or lowly cannon fodder demons, are demons.

They all evolved from an inconspicuous "Abyss Maggot" on the Abyss land.

In theory, every demon, if it continues to kill indefinitely—killing other creatures and its own kind—has the potential to evolve to a higher level.

This Eye Demon is a true demon, and even if it's only at level two, Levi must treat it with caution.

Before long, the Corpse Digger successfully attracted the attention of the Eye Demon.

The Eye Demon's senses were exceptionally sharp; it sensed the Corpse Digger even when he was still quite far away.

It waved its tentacles and quickly approached the sea surface.

Red light flickered within the eerie, vertical eyes.

An invisible mental attack suddenly materialized and hurtled towards the Corpse Digger.

Unfortunately, the Corpse Digger are Alchemy creatures and do not possess any kind of spirit, so this attack is ineffective against them.

The axe that the Corpse Digger threw struck the Eye Demon's body directly, embedding itself deep within.

The Wrath Eye Demon's eyes blazed with red light, and beams of red rays shot out from them.

These red lights tore through the deep sea, piercing several large holes in the body of the Corpse Digger, causing engine oil to leak out.

"My goodness, what power!" Levi hurriedly told the Corpse Digger to run back. This Eye Demon was even more powerful than he had imagined, and it pierced through the Corpse Digger's defenses in an instant.

Even with his Golden Serpent Scales, it would be difficult to completely defend against them.

However, he can now barely use the Second-Ring Spell Adamantine Rock Body, and with these two stacked, it should be fine.

The Eye Demon's powerful senses quickly detected Levi, and it rushed towards Levi, its tentacles growing longer and waving around. In its eyeballs, strange rays began to gather power again.

Levi's Golden Serpent Scales spread out one by one, his Blood Wing swirling and transforming into propulsion, propelling him swiftly across the sea.

Blood Restriction Cone appeared in Levi's hand, and one by one, they hit their mark, all piercing the Eye Demon's body.

The eerie red light that had just appeared on the Eye Demon instantly dimmed.

"It actually works!"

This Blood Restriction Cone is actually quite useful.

The Eye Demon was enraged; its eyes were its most powerful attack.

At this moment, after those strange blood spikes pierced its body, all five of its eyes became unusable.

This eliminated the ray attack that Levi feared most.

He quickly closed the distance between himself and the Eye Demon.

Golden Cross Slash! A golden sword light slashed at the Eye Demon! The Eye Demon felt the pain as the golden Rotation Power was tearing its flesh apart.

Boom! Another terrifying mental shock struck.

Levi was momentarily dazed when the Eye Demon's tentacles bound Levi up.

In an instant, countless tentacles wrapped Levi up like a giant rice dumpling.

The Eye Demon's spiritual power was far greater than Levi's, and Levi was caught off guard and fell victim to it.

The Eye Demon succeeded, and its tentacles began to try to pierce Levi's scales.

But they found that the scales were like Vajra, and after trying for a long time, they couldn't bring themselves to eat them.

Meanwhile, over there, Skein's Moonlight Greatsword gleamed with a blood-red light in the deep sea! Crimson sword energy tore through the deep sea and swept in.

A terrifying sword aura.

He directly severed half of the Eye Demon's body. In pain, the demon released Levi, and surging demonic energy poured out from both halves of its body.

Ash Annihilation Cross Slash! The all-annihilating sword light obliterated half of the Eye Demon's body, turning it into ashes.

With no eyeballs on this half of the body, Levi confidently used the Gray Flame Cross Slash.

If he weren't afraid of knocking out his eyeballs, Levi wouldn't be so hesitant.

Simply lure the Eye Demon to the surface of the sea, then use Greater Fireball Technique and Red Lotus Flame to cleanse the area.

It's important to know that karmic fire deals bonus damage to Abyss demons.

In the end, the Eye Demon died unwillingly under the combined attack of the Corpse Digger, Skein, and Levi.

Levi's heart stirred slightly. Just as he was about to take the eyeball, the Spider Sense that chilling sense of danger and attacked him again.

Click.

Levi's Golden Serpent Scales were pierced.

Golden runes shimmered on Levi's chest.

Then, a black blade pierced into Levi's Adamantine Rock Body, its tip already embedded in Levi lava heart.

A sharp pain shot through my chest.

A strong physique allows heart wounds to heal quickly.

Levi's face was cold as he stared at the sword blade in his chest.

This is a void blade formed from black shadows, without any physical form, and it is integrated with the dark, sunless deep sea.

"How is that possible?"

In the deep sea, a black shadowy figure's face twisted in shock.

This shadow, like the black blade, blended into the deep sea and had no physical form.

It was Old Mur.

He had been secretly following them all the way, but seeing that Levi had some strength, he didn't rush to make a move.

The stronger Levi became, the more excited Old Mur. He discovered that this kid had actually been hiding his strength.

Of course, Old Mur wasn't stupid. He was an assassin and not good at direct combat, so he watched Levi and the Eye Demon fight, planning to profit from their conflict.

Then, while Levi was distracted by killing the Eye Demon and preparing to take the spoils, he immediately activated his Second-Ring Spell, Shadow Blade!

This is Second-Ring Spell with an attack power of A-level, enough to penetrate the defenses of most Second-Ring Wizard.

Old Mur, who was once Great Knight, knew that this apothecary named Levi was no ordinary First-Circle Wizard. He might even be Legendary Knight, with a physique that was exceptionally strong.

So he immediately unleashed his ultimate move! But Old Mur never expected that his ultimate move would fail to break through Levi's defense.

As a seasoned assassin, Old Mur had long since developed the habit of fleeing a thousand miles away if his attack failed.

He didn't want to linger in the fight; instead, he planned to leave first and then make further plans.

He is currently using the Second-Ring Spell, Shadow Form.

He can transform himself into a shadow, and in such a dark environment, Second-Ring Wizard's senses will not be able to detect him at all.

Levi crushed the Shadow Blade embedded in his chest with his large hand; the fragments turned into shadows and vanished without a trace.

Upon seeing Levi's bloodshot body and murderous eyes, Skein wisely took the Eye Demon's corpse and quickly left.

He knew that Levi was angry.

The last time Levi angered was by that pitiful Yakes.

This enemy lurking in the shadows is in big trouble.

The lava heart pounded, and scorching blood surged. Levi's entire body was red and transparent, as if he had transformed into a lava man burning with crimson flames.

He transformed into a small sun, with Red Lotus flames burning around him, spreading outwards in concentric circles.

"Dragon Body!"

Boom! Like a volcanic eruption, more and more shockwaves surged from Levi's body!

The sea around Levi suddenly heated up and boiled! The flames around Levi continued to expand and spread in all directions! The Red Lotus Seed was operating at full power and exploded! In Levi's palm, he held a large fireball, which exploded in the void in front of him with the blessing of karmic fire.

The firelight illuminated the deep sea, making it as bright as day.

Levi's pale Gold Eye gazed ahead, his Synesthesia fully activated. He saw a black shadow flash past in the dim light several hundred meters ahead, rapidly fleeing! Levi sneered, gripping the Blood Feather Bow! The Blood Restriction Cone rested on the bowstring! The bow was drawn like a full moon, the arrow shot like a shooting star! Whoosh! In an instant.

The Blood Restriction Cone pierced through the black shadow.

A painful groan came from the shadows.

Old Mur's Shadow Form can conceal his figure to the greatest extent.

However, there is no way to avoid damage; if attacked, the target will be forced to reveal their true form.

A staggering figure suddenly appeared on the sea ahead. Without turning his head, Old Mur immediately used his escape technique to try to flee.

"You think you can just run away after offending your master?" Skein remained calm and composed.

This assassin is in for a world of trouble! Bang! Another arrow! Piercing Old Mur's chest.

With the Blood Restriction Cone and Blood Feather Bow combined, no one can defend against it below the Third Ring.

Not to mention, Old Mur wasn't good at defense; he was only good at stealth and assassination.

Seeing that the situation was about right, Levi did not kill him.

He quickly closed in, Blood Clan Touch shot out, binding Old Mur's legs, before pulling him towards Levi.

The heavily injured Old Mur weakly struck Levi's chest with his magic attack.

Without saying a word, Levi grabbed Old Mur by the neck and led him to the surface of the sea.

Levi randomly found a deserted island and threw Old Mur on the ground.

"You think you can assassinate me with this little strength? Tell me, who sent you?" Levi asked expressionlessly as he reverted to human form.

At this moment, Levi's Spider Sense finally gave no warning.

It turns out that what truly made Levi feel threatened was not the Eye Demon, but this wizard.

Old Mur's hands had been broken by Levi, and he was bleeding profusely, suffering unbearable pain. Levi had also driven all the Blood Restriction Cone into Old Mur's body.

He looked at Levi without saying a word.

"Kill me, and I won't tell," Old Mur laughed.

"So tough, huh?" Levi broke Old Mur's legs again.

Old Mur's screams echoed across the island.

Old Mur remained silent.

After a long period of torment.

Seeing that this guy seemed truly unyielding, Levi simply sliced off his head with a single sword stroke.

"Fine, don't tell me then."

After killing Old Mur, Levi began searching Old Mur's body and eventually found a Storage Bag.

He opened the Storage Bag and was astonished to find that, apart from some Storage Bag Casting Material, there was nothing inside!

"A professional assassin..." Levi muttered to himself, a murderous intent filling his heart.

Clearly, to avoid revealing his identity, the assassin brought nothing but the necessary Casting Material before taking action.

"Someone hired an assassin to murder me, someone harmless as I am? I'm just a pharmacist," Levi wondered, perplexed.

If it were an enemy from Ninth District, Whale Song Lonely Island, trying to harm them, there would be no need for them to go through the trouble of hiring assassins. Whale Song Lonely Island are already Black Wizard; they would have already given up and acted recklessly.

Therefore, Levi felt that his enemy should still be the White Wizard in Torrent City.

"Who could it be? Have I offended anyone?" Levi thought for a long time but still couldn't figure it out.

"I work diligently every day making Potion Making and earning money legally. Why are there still inexplicable people trying to harm me?"

"Could it be that I've cut off anyone's source of income? No, there's no competition between me and other pharmacists. Merit points are distributed uniformly by the military; the more you work, the more you earn, and the less you work, the less you earn."

In this Torrent City, he was just an insignificant nobody who only wanted to live a simple and honest life.

Levi took a deep breath, calmed down, gouged out the Eye Demon's eyeballs, and burned the corpse to Ashes with Greater Fireball Technique.

Apart from the eyeball, nothing else on the Eye Demon's body is usable, as it also emits demonic energy radiation, so Levi naturally wouldn't keep it.

The military merit bracelet suddenly gave a notification.

After Levi opened it, he found that he had suddenly gained 500 merit points.

"Killing a Eye Demon grants 500 merit points, ten times that of a level one Magic Creature. Not bad."

Levi returned to the stronghold.

Looking at the diverse people in these strongholds, he felt as if everyone in the world wanted to harm him.

"That assassin seems to be from the Shadow Faction, a small branch of the Dark Energy faction. There shouldn't be many people practicing Shadow Faction in Torrent City, so someone who can hire Second Ring assassin must be of high status. I want to see who's messing with me."

"Hey, don't bully honest people."

Torrent City.

After being away for several days, Levi returned to the Potion Master's Tower. Ha Fuman breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Levi's safe return.

In the days that followed, Levi began making all sorts of preparations for crafting the Eye Demon Gaze, having already prepared the other materials.

He continued refining the Ice Heart Potion, and a month later, Levi's Potion Making skill reached the Ninth Rank.

This means that Levi has successfully advanced to the Second-Ring Potion Maker level.

He went to Ha Fuman's residence, told Ha Fuman about his promotion to the Second Ring, and successfully passed the Second-Ring Potion Maker certification exam.

After advancing to the Second Ring, Ha Fuman no longer allowed Levi to refine the Ice Heart Potion.

Instead, they had Levi refine Second Ring Red and Blue Potion for the front lines.

Because of the scarcity of Second-Ring Potion Maker, Red and Blue Potion in the Second Ring have always been in short supply.

Levi also took this opportunity to quickly improve his proficiency in potions.

His merit points are also increasing rapidly.

Grimm and Toman offered their congratulations upon hearing that Levi had advanced to the Second-Ring Potion Maker.

The stronger Levi is, the easier it will be for his Three Musketeers to get along in the Potion Master's Tower.

Levi temporarily put the matter of his assassination attempt out of his mind and did not tell Ha Fuman about it.

His most important task right now is to refine the Eye Demon Gaze and advance to the Second-Ring Wizard level.

After advancing to the Second Ring, he might not be considered a big shot in this Torrent City, but he was certainly no longer at the bottom.

That way, it will be much easier for me to conduct my own investigation.

Time flies like an arrow.

Potion Master's Tower, Levi's training went smoothly.

In his spare time, Levi would consciously make contact with the people of the Potion Master's Tower, hoping to use his Spider Sense to find out who was hostile to him.

In the end, Levi gained nothing.

Among the pharmacists who worked like him, none of them were hostile towards him.

He narrowed down the scope to five key executives.

However, among the five managers, apart from Ha Fuman, who was directly in charge of him, Levi had no way of contacting the other four managers due to his status and position.

For a time, Levi was unable to verify his guess.

He had a feeling that the mastermind might be one or more of the other four executives, but he had no evidence.

The year 1042 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Month of Flowing Fire.

Levi's merit points exceeded 10,000. He quickly increased his Potion Making proficiency to prepare for refining the Eye Demon Gaze, working himself to the bone.

Ha Fuman noticed his hard work and effort, which made Ha Fuman value Levi more and more.

A good employee is one who is willing to work overtime! At the same time, Ha Fuman's performance as a supervisor was also steadily improving.

The extra sales that Levi brought to Ha Fuman allowed Ha Fuman to buy an expensive residence in the Upper City District more quickly.

Soon after, Ha Fuman moved to the Upper City District, but continued to come every day to check on the wizards' tasks.

Finally, after feeling that he had a good grasp of the Second Ring potion, Levi began to refine the Eye Demon Gaze on his own.

Back then, Teacher Mai Lin needed to find other people to assist her, but Levi did all the work himself.

With his current skill level, he is far superior to Teacher Mai Lin back then, and he is fully capable of refining it himself.

Most importantly, the Eye Demon Potion is too precious, and even though they have a good relationship, Levi doesn't dare to cooperate with Grimm.

Wealth can be very tempting.

After this inexplicable assassination attempt, Levi became even more wary of outsiders.

Compared to them, Leviathan and his group of adorable creatures are more loyal and simpler.

Humans are so complicated...

Seven days later.

Levi consumed all five of the Eye Demon's eyeballs.

Because Levi refined the ingredients on his own, it was difficult to control the auxiliary ingredients.

Therefore, the success rate was not high, and he only succeeded twice in the end, but that was enough for him to break through.

Inside the container, two eyeball-like potions emitted an eerie glow.

"I'll keep one for myself, and I'll sell the other when I have the chance."

Levi figured that a single Eye Demon Potion was worth at least 30,000 Great Stone in this Torrent City, not much less valuable than Third Ring witch artifact. After all, it was a precious breakthrough potion, an essential item. Witch artifacts, on the other hand, were dispensable, merely icing on the cake.

Taking a deep breath, Levi swallowed the Eye Demon Potion and immediately began meditating.

This time, he aims to break through the Second Ring in one fell swoop.

With his current Fire Element Affinity, plus this Eye Demon Potion...

Levi is almost guaranteed to break through to the Second Ring; the probability of failure is extremely low!

If this fails, then Levi is a pig!

One day later.

Levi meditates.

In that Wu Yin void, a continuous stream of spiritual energy began to flow into Levi's mind.

Within the ocean of consciousness, spiritual power shone ever brighter, and there seemed to be some red light flickering and spreading.

In terms of quantity, that invisible spiritual power has grown much stronger than before.

In terms of quality, this spiritual energy is more solidified than that of the First Ring period.

Originally, it was an illusory spiritual force, but it gave Levi the feeling that if he went further, it could form a substantial spiritual force.

Levi heard that if he wanted to advance to the Third Ring, in addition to mastering the Third Ring spells, there was an extra special requirement compared to before.

That is, illusory mental energy can be transformed into gaseous mental energy within the mind.

This is what is known as the vaporization of spiritual energy.

After the Fourth Ring, mental energy liquefies.

The Fifth Ring solidify spiritual energy, forming what is known as spiritual energy crystallization.

Upon advancing to a higher level, the crystallized spiritual energy transforms into Origin Soul that merges with the soul!

The path of a wizard is one of constantly tempering one's spiritual power.

When the spiritual energy from the void stopped flowing in, the spiritual energy in Levi's mind also stopped growing.

Levi opened his eyes, his gaze sharp, and a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation emanated from between his brows. Fortunately, there was an isolation array, so these fluctuations did not disturb the neighbors.

This is the Second Ring environment. He looked at his own body, his Adamantine Rock Body radiating a pale golden glow, with runes flashing.

After mastering the First Ring of Earth Meditation Technique, Levi constructed this Spell Model.

Now that the Sun Meditation Technique has advanced to the Second Ring, my overall level has improved. Using this Second-Ring Spell from the Earth School, although not my specialty, is much easier than before.

As for those First-Circle Spell, they are even more responsive and easy to use, with both the rhythm and speed of casting far exceeding those of the First Ring period.

Levi touched the Klein Crystal with his hand.

Mental Strength: 51

"Art Power: 1001"

"Second Ring, in this Torrent City, we've finally escaped the ranks of the bottom class."

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