The Mage: Grinding Experience from the Knight's Breathing Technique
Chapter 378

Thor, Help Me Seize Heaven's Might; The Eighth Talent: Shadow Dragon Legion!

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During Levi's seclusion.

The Holy Infant wasn't idle; his current role was supervisor. Mia and Miraya were his female assistants.

The Succubus is primarily responsible for handling internal affairs within the Ancient Saint Plane, Mia is responsible for external affairs.

The Holy Infant gave Mia all the spoils that Levi had obtained in the Ancient Tower that would not reveal his identity, including the [Heart of the Land Turtle].

Mia travels to the Wizard World, visiting various schools of thought and secretly dealing with the supplies, while using the Heart of the Land Turtle to exchange for other rare items.

This task will take a relatively long time to complete.

At that time, it should bring Levi a considerable income.

With Mia's level of cultivation Fifth Ring wizard, she should be able to avoid any problems if she acts cautiously.

Meanwhile, the Holy Infant began refining the new Eight Divisions Heavenly Dragon Prison Formation, as well as the battle formation used by the battle group, striving to perfect the formation skills as soon as possible.

Having spent so long refining artifacts inside the Ancient Tower, Levi's Artifact Forging skills have reached their maximum proficiency. He's just waiting to break through to the Origin Soul to refine Sixth Ring witch artifact and break through his limits.

Similarly, Potion Making skills have also reached the Fifth Ring of mastery.

It's worth mentioning that the minimum mental strength of Primal Soul Wizard is 2000 points. This is because when a wizard breaks through to the Origin Soul, their mental strength will increase by 1000 points.

This is an important marker that distinguishes the Origin Soul from the previous Fifth Ring.

Even if Levi raised his mental strength to 1620, he was still far from being able to refine a Sixth Ring Origin Soul potion.

Therefore, the next step is the breakthrough potion for advancing to the Sixth Ring.

Levi only had four choices:

Firstly, one could purchase it directly, but this would be extremely difficult. Potions for breaking through to the Origin Soul are unavailable to anyone with money, regardless of connections or channels. Strategic resources related to Origin Soul combat power are firmly controlled by top-tier wizarding organizations and powerful families. This is to prevent nouveau riche beyond their control from obtaining the potions, such as rogue cultivators like Levi.

Secondly, prepare the materials and find Sixth Ring Pharmacist with whom you have a good relationship to privately refine them.

Thirdly, there's the option of refining Fifth Ring level Origin Soul Breakthrough Potions. The advantage is that Levi can also refine them, and the cost is relatively low, with readily available materials. The disadvantage is that the success rate of this potion is extremely low, significantly lower than that of Sixth Ring potions. Generally, only Fifth Ring Perfection Wizards without connections or resources would choose this method.

Fourth, they try their luck by exploring ruins and the like.

As for getting promoted without taking medication, Levi wouldn't do something like that, gambling on luck.

For him, the Origin Soul Breakthrough Potion is definitely an essential item.

This item is needed whether the crystal is broken by external force or internal force.

Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm.

The aura of the Heaven Crystal Dragon Ant is growing stronger and stronger. According to the Ice Phoenix's calculations, it will awaken within a year at most.

At that time, Levi will possess three level-six combatants, making him High-Rank Wizard organization in the Wizard World. The likes of the Thunder Dragon Family are nothing but trash.

The Ash Dragon was full of life, and Levi eagerly awaited the day it would be born.

While it's still young and naive, extracting a tiny bit of its Bloodline Essence will likely accelerate its cultivation of the Ember Dragon Breathing Technique. After all, even as a one-year-old baby, it's still a genuine pure-blooded Dragonkind.

Having successfully completed Levi's mission, Solett now resides in a blessed land within the Immortal Realm, cultivating. This guy's talent was already quite good, on par with Ai Niya. Furthermore, he unintentionally received the inheritance of a fallen Thunder School Primal Soul Wizard on the Seventh Layer, a stroke of good fortune amidst misfortune.

Having received the inheritance, Solett broke through to the Fifth Ring perfection in one fell swoop, and is now moving towards a thousand points of spiritual power. Relying on the rich elemental power of the Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm, that day is not far off. Advancing to the Origin Soul, the future is promising.

Leviathan, Gustav, and other retired employees with deep affection for Levi also gained immigration status to the Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm. They now all reside in the ocean, cared for by the Shell Fairy Clan. Leviathan's wife, the Right Whale, also came along.

After extracting Bloodline Crystal from the heart of the Overturning Sea Crocodile Dragon obtained from the Sea of Stars, the Holy Infant used it to concoct a potion for Gustav. After Gustav consumed it, his potential was finally fully developed, and he is expected to advance to level five in the future.

After acquiring the Vampire Dragon, Night Fang was able to retire. She was already at the peak of level four, and without Levi's exploitation, advancing to level five was a natural progression.

Laja's cultivation level is still a bit lacking, but since the Thunderstorm Wolf Dragon came along, Levi has been less demanding of Laja. With the nourishing ingredients he provides, it won't be difficult for Laja to reach level five.

Among level five extraordinary beings.

Levi didn't assign any tasks to the veterans, including "Crab General" Sokins, "Shrimp Soldier" Pix, "Turtle Prime Minister" Lati, the three Earthquake Dragon Three Brothers, and Thunder Roc. They only needed to grow healthily and diligently cultivate within the Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm.

Phoenix, whose life was full of misfortunes, could never escape his fate of serving as a furnace. Day and night, he and his unfortunate brother, the Holy Infant, worked tirelessly in the furnace, voluntarily working overtime.

Furthermore, because they obtained many level-five amethysts and rare materials from the Ancient Tower, Levi instructed the Holy Infant to re-refine all the puppets he had previously discarded, such as the "Blood Armor Corpse Demon," "Poison Fire Corpse Demon," and "Tyrant IV," giving them level-five combat power before sending them to the Middle Earth Continent to guard the branch, ensure the safety of the Black Knight, and facilitate their work.

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, several months have passed.

The year 1232 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Month of Origin.

It has been almost half a year since the Ancient Tower closed.

All the level 3 and 4 rare metals that Levi brought back from the Ancient Tower, along with many materials, resources, and magical artifacts that he didn't need, filled the various treasure vaults of the Twilight Temple.

Members of the three major organizations in the Ancient Saint Plane can exchange points earned in their respective positions.

The members of the Twilight Eighteen Knights quickly used their accumulated contribution points to exchange for the advancement materials or divine weapon materials they needed.

In this way, everyone was upgraded from rags to riches, and their strength was raised to a new level.

A good weapon is an important asset for Knight to unleash his full potential.

Three months after the 132nd Round Table Conference of the Twilight Knight Order.

Levi also successfully refined the [Thunder God's Finger].

In the secret room.

A surge of purple energy entered Levi's mind, and the phantom of a purple severed finger appeared in Levi's seven-colored crystal.

He opened his eyes, and lightning crackled in the void, Divine Light light emanating from them.

Exhaling a breath of stale air, Levi quickly picked up the Klein Crystal Ball.

[Mental Strength: 1026/1360]

[Art Power: 102,600]

"That's great! My Lovers Rune wasn't lying to me. My mental strength limit has increased by 60 points, which is much stronger than the Withered Wood Wonder I obtained before!"

Levi was excited.

In this way, he is only 260 points away from 1620, which is within reach.

Levi carefully sensed the changes within his body, and then he extended the index finger of his right hand.

An aura of destruction was brewing above, and he gently pointed it out.

A purple Thunder ray shot out, piercing straight into the ground, destroying everything in its path.

"This attack is even more powerful than my Golden Radiance Ray, capable of piercing through a perfect Fifth Ring force field. It can be called the ' Thunder God One Finger '."

His body transformed into a bolt of Thunder and vanished from his secluded retreat.

When it reappeared, it was already high in the sky.

His eyes were indifferent, lightning flashed, and his hands were clasped together.

"Thunder God, help me!"

In the blink of an eye.

Behind Levi, a towering, hundred-meter-tall phantom of Thunder God appeared.

Thunder God's entire body was illusory, except for the part of his right index finger, which was solid.

The severed finger that Levi obtained was indeed his index finger! He pondered:

"The reasons for the birth of these Truth Wonder vary greatly. Some are due to certain special geographical environments, while others are probably related to certain fallen powerful beings."

After the fall of the Primal Soul Wizard, the phenomenon of Wizardfall occurs, which gives birth to the Traces of Truth. Those who come after him, if they are destined, can benefit from it.

This Thunder God's Finger must have been created by chance after the fall of a powerful figure in the lightning element, whose traces of truth scattered across the world.

The Hundred Flower Knight said she had once seen a wondrous artifact called the "Thunder God's Eye" at a wizarding gathering. Now it seems highly likely that these two artifacts originated from the same powerful being.

Of course, these are just some of Levi's thoughts and speculations. It's impossible for him to collect all the Thunder God- related artifacts.

The phantom of Thunder God behind him is strikingly similar to the phantom of Fire God on Simon's back.

This thing is similar to a low-end "Primal Soul Wizard Form". It is a "derivative" of refining strange objects and cannot be considered a "companion spirit object", but it still possesses all sorts of incredible supernatural powers.

The thought just occurred to me.

The phantom of Thunder God raised his right hand, and a Spear of Thunder materialized.

Boom! Thunder roared, and the void trembled.

A streak of lightning, stretching for three miles, tore through the sky.

"As expected of Morning Star wonder, the power of this Thunder God phantom alone is enough to teach most Fifth Ring perfect wizards a lesson."

Simon's Fire God phantom was merely a derivative of a Sky-level artifact, far inferior to Levi's Thunder God.

Levi waved his hand.

The phantom of Thunder God transformed into a Thunder Pillar tens of meters thick, which fell from the sky.

A mountain peak was shattered in half by Thunder, and the cracks were covered with traces of lightning melting.

In a single thought.

The phantom of Thunder God spread out his palm, and the power of lightning elements within a radius of several miles began to gather, quickly forming a lightning ball with a diameter of about 100 meters.

The lightning ball shot out and exploded with a bang, the shockwave spreading outwards, turning an area within a five-mile radius into a purple sea of Thunder.

Levi casually tossed in some trashy magical artifacts, which were instantly melted by Thunder and turned into molten iron.

"What terrifying power! It's comparable to my Red Lotus Purgatory. The range of elemental power that the Thunder God phantom can mobilize is much greater than that of the companion sword spirit and the Faceless Fire God, so the power of the spell far surpasses both of them."

Soon, Levi removed the phantom of Thunder God.

His forehead was covered in sweat, and he seemed somewhat mentally exhausted.

"Unlike companion spirits, this Thunder God phantom requires a lot of mental and Art Power power to maintain and cannot exist for a long time. It can only be used as a means of bursting out in battle... After my Origin Soul is restored, this Thunder God phantom should be able to unleash its true power."

besides.

The most remarkable thing about this wondrous object is that it granted Levi a special talent.

He opened the Proficiency Panel.

A new entry has appeared after the special effect of "Aether Meditation Technique".

[Right Hand of Thunder: Your lightning elemental affinity has been greatly increased.]

This talent is probably the best special talent Levi has obtained so far.

It's much better than previous ones like [Iron Will], [Golden Serpent Plays in Water], [People of Wind and Thunder], and [Heart of Skywind].

Of course, if Levi's Breathing Technique continues to improve, the effects of these special talents will gradually increase, and one day they will be able to surpass the [Right Hand of Thunder].

As his special talents accumulate, Levi's Meditation Technique practice will become faster and faster.

Even in the incredibly difficult Origin Soul stage, with the help of the Proficiency Panel, his cultivation will proceed smoothly.

After all, his basic elemental affinity was really too poor; he was merely a [Child of Chaos].

It is truly remarkable that he has been able to cultivate himself to this level.

Levi put away Thunder God and returned to his secluded retreat, satisfied.

"Next, let's refine the Deer Head Sage in one go... and see what surprises await me."

With the Ancient Tower closed, the chosen ones and Primal Soul Wizard returned to their respective wizarding organizations. The Wizard World became even more lively.

Soon after, the final list of the Ancient Tower Ranking was distributed by the Wizard Council to various academic schools and wizarding organizations, requiring those on the list to go to the Central Realm to collect their rewards within a specified period; otherwise, they would not be accepted.

The Endless Sea.

Starry Sea Area.

Nether King City.

Ai Niya held the list.

"The Fire Dragon Master, the Faceless Wizard... Victor, Gandalf..."

This is the final top ten list, with Fire Dragon Master still far ahead.

The second-ranked Faceless Wizard is unassuming and doesn't show off his abilities.

Victor, who ranks fifth, needs no introduction. As the founder of the Flying Sky Secret Sword Style, he is undoubtedly number one in terms of fame. It's just a pity that he has too few achievements in the Ancient Tower.

The seventh, Gandalf, was equally famous, with a large following outside the Ancient Tower. Many independent cultivator markets voluntarily erected statues of Gandalf, thus solidifying his title as the "Light of Independent Cultivators."

In fact, Ai Niya had met Gandalf twice, and on one occasion, he even saved her.

Gandalf's strength is indeed unfathomable; even after he reached the Fifth Ring, he still dared not compare himself to him.

Suddenly, Ai Niya's communication device rang.

After returning from the Ancient Tower, he contacted Levi.

However, Levi seemed to be busy and hadn't had time to reply to him.

He glanced at the message and smiled.

"As expected of Lord Levi! I barely managed to advance to the Fifth Ring after encountering an incredible opportunity upon entering the Ancient Tower, while he has already quietly advanced to the Fifth Ring..."

On the other side.

The House of Witches.

Triss and Elena sat facing each other, drinking fine wine and chatting about their experiences in the Ancient Tower.

Triss picked up a list of Ancient Tower Ranking and said, "The Fire Dragon Master ranked first is really calm... The reward notice from the Wizard Council headquarters has been out for so long, and he hasn't even claimed it. Ten million Great Stone, three top-grade wizard artifacts, and a Sky-level rare item—that's no small sum for Fifth Ring wizard."

Elena said:

"For such a prodigy, these rewards may really mean nothing. On the contrary, the Wizard Council's decision to send him to the Central Realm to collect the rewards is probably an attempt to recruit him and find out his background. Such a prodigy must have many trump cards and secrets he doesn't want to reveal, so perhaps that's what he was thinking."

Triss laughed and said, "You're right. So far, among the top ten, all those who went to collect the rewards are from top-tier wizarding organizations. None of the suspected Rogue Wizard went."

Then, Triss joked, "Speaking of which, it's been a while since Levi came back from the Ancient Tower, and he hasn't come to visit his boss at all... It seems he got some good stuff in the Ancient Tower, and now he's all grown up and looks down on me."

Elena chuckled and said:

"Don't you understand him? He's busy cultivating all day long. With his strength and intelligence, he must have gained a lot in the Ancient Tower. He's probably digesting and absorbing it now."

Triss nodded, sighing helplessly. She took out a projector and started playing it. It displayed various battle videos of Dragon Spawn that she had collected.

"Could you give me your opinion? Do you think this is Dragon Spawn?"

Elena took the projector, her brow furrowed slightly. Looking at the arrogant Dragon Spawn on the screen, she shook her head and said:

"This... I can't tell either, it shouldn't be."

Triss said:

"He was the most celebrated person when the Ancient Tower opened this time. Many voices in the Wizard World said that he was not Dragon Spawn, but a person from another race or a wizard in disguise... He did this just to cover his tracks."

Elena nodded:

"Perhaps."

In fact, after seeing the projection, she and some members of the Knight already had a general idea of who the Three-Headed Dragon Spawn was.

The Three-Headed Dragon Spawn very well disguised; only the Knight could discern some of his tricks.

They all tacitly chose to ignore his true identity, pretending not to know. Some things are best left to fade away...

After the best friends finished their heart-to-heart talk.

Triss saw Elena off.

"Elena's cultivation level is almost catching up with mine... I also need to hurry up and break through to the seventh ring in order to welcome the grand interdimensional Plane Convergence."

As I turned to go home.

On the Demon Tree, Lady Ysezhuola, the Immortal Banyan Dragon who had been sleeping for almost a hundred years, suddenly awoke, and her youthful voice entered Triss's mind.

"Triss, is the Ancient Tower closed?"

Triss smiled and said:

"Yes, ma'am."

"Where's that little guy named Levi? Has he come back?" Ysezhuola asked.

Triss was somewhat surprised that Immortal Banyan Dragon Lady actually remembered Levi, such a nobody.

"Levi is back, madam."

Ysezhuola said, "Could you please contact him for me when you have a moment? Tell him I need to talk to him about something."

Triss had her doubts, but she agreed nonetheless.

She returned home, bathed in the medicinal bath, and pondered:

"This kid has actually managed to get the attention of so many big shots. He's really a hot commodity. Luckily, I was the first Primal Soul Wizard to invest in him. As the saying goes, those near the water get the moon first. In his heart, I should still be number one..."

Time flies like an arrow, and years pass like a shuttle.

Before we knew it, half a year had passed.

The first prize awarded by the Wizard Council remains unclaimed to this day, and eventually expired and was revoked by the Council.

In the streets and alleys.

Countless people who coveted these rewards were indignant.

"What a waste! Such a good thing, why not take it? If you don't want it, you can give it to me."

"That's right, what a pity... Even if you gave me a million Great Stone, I'd be laughing in my sleep. It's true what they say, comparison is the thief of joy!"

"A Sky-level artifact! In all my years, I've never even seen a Sky-level artifact, let alone an Earth-level artifact."

"A single top-grade Fifth Ring witch artifact would cost two to three million Great Stone; it's all a waste."

"Is this Fire Dragon Wizard so arrogant? Does he look down on these rewards?"

The vast majority of lower-level wizards completely failed to understand.

The top wizarding organizations also focused their attention on these lists.

"The Rogue Wizard, led by the Fire Dragon Wizard, are quite sensible. If they dare to go to the Central Realm, they will likely be targeted by those big shots immediately... which might even bring some trouble."

"These people have no foundation, and they are always hesitant and cautious in everything they do, as if walking on thin ice, which is understandable."

"By the way, are the results of the investigation into those Three-Headed Dragon Spawn still pending?"

Although the Ancient Tower has ended, the enthusiasm of the people seems to have not diminished. However, as time goes by, the Ancient Tower will eventually be gradually forgotten.

Ten thousand years later, apart from the wizard families and organizations that have been Rogue Wizard at the bottom of society still remember the Ancient Tower.

The year was 1232 in the Holy Radiance Calendar.

The Month of the Freezing Winter.

Over the course of more than a year, I traveled to many places and changed countless identities and aliases.

Mia finally managed to secretly dispose of the spoils of war that the Holy Infant had given her in various markets and Black Market.

Although she was cautious and had mastered the true teachings of Levi, she still encountered several unexpected events after doing so many times.

Some overconfident Black Wizard, or those with ulterior motives, still managed to track her down and attempt to kill her and steal her treasure.

However, she possesses several top-grade magical artifacts bestowed upon her by the Holy Infant, capable of defense, control, attack, and void travel... Even at the Fifth Ring of perfection, she can still put up a fight.

In most cases, she escaped danger, successfully turned the tables, or managed to escape.

Occasionally, in critical situations, she would receive a large number of Fourth Order divine talismans bestowed upon her by the Holy Infant. Below the Origin Soul, there was no enemy that hundreds of divine talismans could not defeat; if there were, then a few hundred more would suffice.

In the end, Mia returned to the Ancient Saint Plane unharmed. Her heart had trembled the entire way, for her Storage Ring contained a staggering eighty million Great Stone ...

Yes.

Eighty million! Mia wouldn't even dare to dream of that much.

She even doubted that even the Sixth Ring wizards had such a high price tag.

Fire Dragon Peak.

The place where the Holy Infant secluded himself to refine weapons.

With a trembling heart and excited hands, Mia handed the ring, laden with Great Stone, to Ace.

Only after the handover was completed did Mia breathe a sigh of relief. Wiping the sweat from her forehead, she said with a wry smile, "My lord, this task was far too arduous... Mia have successfully completed it!"

The Holy Infant laughed:

"You've worked hard. Now, just focus on your cultivation in the Ancient Saint Plane and don't go out for the time being."

Mia nodded and said:

"Thank you, sir. By the way, that earth-elemental Truth Wonder has still not been exchanged..."

The Holy Infant said, "It's alright."

After Mia left.

The Holy Infant gazed at the Great Stone, but his heart remained calm and undisturbed.

At that moment, he deeply understood what his father Ma had said in his previous life.

"Money is nothing more than a bunch of data to me."

Today, Levi's Great Stone holdings have reached 120 million yuan! He has become a true billionaire.

What Mia dealt with were merely the magical artifacts and items that Levi had collected inside the Ancient Tower that he no longer needed. The truly valuable, top-tier magical artifacts and treasures were not sold; they were all kept for his own use and for internal organization use.

In other words, Levi earned nearly 100 million yuan just from selling garbage, which shows how lucrative his business was.

The Holy Infant took out the [Heart of the Land Turtle].

"Very well, let's bestow this artifact upon Andrew. During my absence, he made the greatest contribution to the development of the Knight ' theoretical system, and he deserves an Earth-level artifact."

For Levi Wei, the only function of a Great Earth-level artifact, unless it can give birth to a companion spirit, is to increase the upper limit of spiritual power.

Even if you exchange it for a new one, it will most likely be useless.

"Andrew is now Third-Ring Wizard. This Heart of the Land Turtle can give birth to a Third Ring talent spell. Giving it to him will save Andrew a lot of time for arduous training, allowing him to focus on studying Knight theory."

The Holy Infant summoned Andrew.

Now, Andrew wears a wizard's robe but always carries a sword, giving him a wizard-like style.

"Manager Ace, what are your orders?"

During Levi's seclusion, this supervisor was in charge of all matters, large and small, in the Ancient Saint Plane.

Ace said solemnly, "This item is a legendary Truth Wonder, extremely precious, a rare treasure in the Wizard World that is priceless. The captain asked me to give this to you. After you refine it, you will benefit immensely... From now on, perform well and do not disappoint the captain's high hopes for you!"

Andrew stared at the strange object, his breathing quickening, and said, "This... this is too precious, I can't accept it, I can't accept it. How about I exchange it for contribution points?"

Ace said, "This is an order. Take it. Your contribution points aren't enough to exchange for the Truth Wonder. This thing is not exchangeable. Just keep this to yourself."

Unable to refuse, Andrew solemnly replied, "The Steel Dragon Knight will certainly not disappoint the supervisor and the captain!"

After obtaining the strange object, he hurried back and quickly refined it.

Once the refining is complete, he should be close to entering the advanced level of the Third Ring.

The Holy Infant continued refining the magic array with a blank expression.

after a while.

He combined the [Purgatory Ghost Killing Array] used by the Ancient Saint with the battle formation knowledge of other wizarding organizations and the three major indigenous civilizations that he obtained in the Ancient Tower, and refined a Fifth Ring battle formation that was more suitable for the Ancient Saint.

[Dragon King Formation].

Its name is simple and unpretentious, and doesn't sound very appealing, but its functions are extremely powerful.

This battle formation, having absorbed the knowledge of the barbarians, does not require a spellcaster to set it up.

The key element of this formation is a token called the "Dragon King Token".

The Dragon King Token is divided into [King Token], [General Token], and [Soldier Token].

The [King Token] was personally refined by Levi and is used to oversee the overall situation.

[General Token] is refined by level four and five powerhouses and used to command soldiers.

The [Soldier Token] is refined by a level three Knight or Lizardmen and is the foundation.

Every warrior who possesses the [Dragon King Token] can connect with the energy of nearby comrades.

Therefore, whether it is two people or two hundred people, they can form a battle formation anytime and anywhere, adapting to local conditions.

Of course, the more people there are, the more powerful the battle formation will be.

Ten or more people can form the "Ten Absolutes Formation," a hundred or more people form the "Hundred Battles Formation," and a thousand or more people... This has not yet been developed, and the Ancient Saint Plane cannot cultivate so many warriors in a short time.

"With this battle formation, coupled with the Sword of Victory, both the Knight Battle Group and the Ancient Saint Battle Group will see a significant increase in combat power, making them no less formidable than the regular warbands of the Wizard World."

With the current military strength of the Ancient Saint Plane, this formation is enough to contend with a normal Fifth Ring perfect wizard. On the battlefield, it is invincible under the influence of the Origin Soul.

One month later.

The Dragon King Token was issued to all warriors of level three or above in the Ancient Saint Plane.

For those below level three, the Holy Infant does not have the energy to refine the Dragon King Token for the time being. They can mass-produce it later when the Ancient Saint Plane has its own team of weapon refiners.

After everyone had finished refining the Dragon King Token, they were summoned by the Holy Infant to the wilderness training ground in the Ancient Saint Plane.

The Wing King said, "Reporting to the supervisor, the battle formation has been rehearsed and is ready for demonstration at any time."

The Holy Infant said, "Then let's try it. Take me as your opponent and attack without restraint. There's nothing to worry about."

On the training field.

One after another, figures filled with a chilling aura floated in the void.

Whether they were Knight or Ancient Saint, their auras were intertwined under the influence of the battle formation, resulting in a qualitative change.

The blood and qi of hundreds of people condensed together under this connected momentum, forming a giant dragon phantom with a wingspan of hundreds of meters, exuding endless majesty.

"Kill!"

The phantom of a giant dragon, carrying the warriors' various attacks, rushed towards the Holy Infant.

The Holy Infant moved through the attacks, then gently pointed a finger.

The crimson dragon exploded, and the shockwave swept away all the attacks.

With the support of the battle formation, everyone's morale soared, and they carried out their attacks and defenses in an orderly manner.

For a time, these people were actually able to fight the Holy Infant, who was using 70% of his strength, to a standstill.

It should be noted that the Holy Infant's strength has already far surpassed that of an ordinary Fifth Ring perfect cultivator.

Finally, the Holy Infant nodded in satisfaction:

"Very good, but your teamwork is still not smooth enough. You need to train more."

Having resolved the battle formation issue for the battle group, the Holy Infant began to focus on refining the Eight Divisions Heavenly Dragon Prison.

The year is 1233 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Month of Flowers.

A secluded place.

Levi has finished refining the Deer Head Sage.

A warm current surged into his mind, and the phantom of a miniature deer appeared in the seven-colored crystal.

Levi opened the Klein Crystal Ball.

[Mental Strength: 1101/1360]

[Art Power: 110,100]

Levi looked somewhat regretful.

"It's a pity that it didn't increase the upper limit of mental power... But it did increase mental power by 66 points in one go, saving almost ten years of hard training. For an ordinary wizard, those 66 points of mental power might require sixty years of training. Thinking about it that way, it's not a bad deal."

Levi had anticipated this. His real hope lay in the eight Golden Leaf and other curiosities in the Roman's Ring.

"If all else fails, we can enter the Ancient Tower a hundred years from now and wipe out that entire Golden Absolute Clan in one fell swoop."

Having acquired the Ancient Tower Scepter, he now knew the location of the Golden Absolute Clan. Those creatures were deep within the underground world of Ai Ou.

The depths of the underground world are dangerous, with the presence of the Dark Beast Lord, who dares not venture deep enough to prevent the Flying Weasel from finding them.

Besides enhancing mental strength, the second function of the Deer Head Sage is to create a Fifth Ring level talent spell.

This spell is called "Inseparable Shadow".

Although Levi was not a specialist in the Shadow School, he did know a little about shadow magic, since he occasionally needed to tutor Aya.

But he had never seen such powerful shadow magic.

"Inseparable Shadow" can collect the "shadows" of enemies killed by Levi himself, and then send them to the Shadow Plane to transform them into Levi's "Shadow Servant," which is similar to the legendary skill of a tiger that creates a courier after eating a person, serving as the tiger's accomplice.

Shadowlings are essentially shadow creatures that usually reside in the Shadow Plane, but can be summoned by Levi at any time to fight for him.

As shadow creatures, traversing shadow dimensions is commonplace for them.

Upon becoming a Shadow Servant, one's strength will decrease by one level, and all of one's innate talents and skills will be transformed into special shadow magic and abilities by the Shadow Plane.

For example, [Fireball Technique] will become [Shadow Fireball Technique].

Although its power is somewhat less than its original strength, being able to master all the skills it possessed in its previous life is already abnormal enough.

Some Death School spells with similar functions to "Inseparable Shadow" are far less effective than this.

The number of Shadow Servants is limited; generally, Fifth Ring wizard can have no more than one thousand Shadow Servants. However, there are no restrictions on the strength of the Shadow Servants.

In theory, if Levi can kill a thousand level-five powerhouses, he can create a thousand level-four shadow warrior legions to fight for him.

"This is terrifying! It's far more powerful than any Alchemy creature. No wonder the Deer Head Sage could summon so many shadow creatures; they were all shadow minions he obtained after killing them. It's a pity I didn't get this artifact sooner. I killed quite a few level-five black beasts and archmages in the Ancient Tower."

While feeling regretful, Levi opened the Proficiency Panel.

Levi ——————

Golden Dragon Break (Seventh Talent): Twelfth Rank (1678/400,000) Inseparable Shadow (Eighth Talent): Eleventh Order (1/300,000)

"No, the name 'Inseparable Shadow ' isn't neat or aesthetically pleasing enough. We need to change it to a dragon-themed name..."

Levi rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought.

As everyone knows, Levi is terrible at naming things; the skill names he comes up with are often unpleasant to hear.

After much deliberation, he slapped his forehead and said:

"One person can become an army, the Black Shadow Corps... let's just rename it the Shadow Dragon Multitude."

From then on.

Levi's eighth talent is born.

"According to the general standards of wizards, strictly speaking, one must give birth to a second innate spell to be considered a senior Fifth Ring wizard... Well, I have finally said goodbye to the ordinary Fifth Ring realm."

If it weren't for the Deer Head Sage, it would have taken Levi at least twenty years to research a satisfactory eighth talent, as the difficulty increases with each subsequent talent level.

The third function of refining the Deer Head Sage is to enhance the power of Levi's Shadow Faction spells. This is self-explanatory; it's practically a universal template function for Truth Wonder.

As for the fourth function, it gave birth to a special talent called [King of Night Deer].

[King of Night Deer: Your affinity for shadow-based negative energy and shadow creatures is extraordinary]

This means that Levi's training in the [Shadow Dragon Multitude] spell, or his summoning of shadow creatures from the Shadow Plane, will proceed much more smoothly.

Aside from lacking the ability to increase the upper limit of mental power and the companion spirit, this strange object gave Levi all the top-tier functions.

[Inseparable Shadow] and [King of Night Deer], either one of them is a function that drives even the Fifth Ring and the Primal Soul Wizard crazy.

"The two Morning Star artifacts have been refined. The next step is to focus on breaking the Roman's Ring and increasing the maximum mental power to 1620 points."

Levi has only condensed 16 of the Limit Soul so far, which is still far from 81.

He opened the Proficiency Panel.

Of the six Breathing Technique, all except Nightmare Dragon have reached Seventeenth-Order.

Among them, the Golden Snake's cultivation progress is temporarily ahead, having already completed a quarter of the course.

Levi pondered:

"From the current perspective, it will take about sixty years to perfect the Golden Serpent Breathing Technique... and given the speed at Limit Soul is condensed, obtaining the Origin Soul is a distant prospect. The path to Infinite Primal Soul is inevitable, and this cannot be rushed; good things take time. I can afford to spend this time if I want things to go more smoothly in the future."

With the current changing situation in the Mortal World, the Ancient Saint Plane has most likely been exposed to the Black Dragon Empire. Furthermore, due to the unprecedented Plane Convergence, this plane is highly likely to be completely swallowed up by Nora, merging into it and becoming a new continent.

At that time, the Ancient Dragon Empire and the Temple will inevitably clash with many forces in the Mortal World. Having level six strength is of utmost urgency.

Therefore, the primary task now is to grind the Knight's Way to level six, gain the power to protect oneself, and then slowly plan for the Infinite Primal Soul.

Levi devised a grand plan for the future.

First, begin collecting various level-six Bloodline Essence in the Wizard World to prepare for advancing in Breathing Technique. Simultaneously, actively search for clues about Dragonkind of level six and above.

Second, find the Spirit Hosting Fruit, separate the Body Refining Avatar as soon as possible, cultivate the Body Refining Method on its own, and become an existence like the Holy Infant Avatar.

Third, collect the remaining materials for the Origin Soul Elixir and ask Ms. Triss to refine it.

Fourth, prepare the Holy Infant clone for advancement to the Origin Soul realm. The clone differs from the original body, and there are some issues Levi needs to address. The Origin Soul is a fusion of spiritual power, Art Power, and soul. The Holy Infant's soul belongs to the original body, and Levi is unsure whether this non-independent soul can advance. Extensive research and experimentation will undoubtedly be needed.

Fifth, I will ascend to the Infinite Primal Soul! Of course, I must not neglect any of the important skills such as the Divine Talisman Way, Rune Words, Bloodline Avatar, and Combat Techniques.

Just thinking about it is enough to make others despair. For Levi, at least.

One word: Liver!

Levi temporarily left the cultivation room to relax.

Soon they heard about the rewards issued by the Wizard Council.

Three of the top ten are his alternate accounts...

This left Levi both amused and exasperated.

He naturally wouldn't go; he had too many secrets to keep. Going to the Central Realm, the "capital" of Wizard Civilization filled with powerful figures whose influence only Origin Soul could wield, carried some risks.

He's now a nouveau riche with a small fortune; he doesn't lack money, he just lacks time.

Suddenly, Levi had a sudden inspiration and did some calculations.

"The Wind Disaster Secret Realm that the Tower Master sent me to before only opens once every two hundred years... According to the calculation, it will open next year. I was not strong enough before and did not explore it completely. This time I can go and take another look. If a rare plant like the Seven Day Soul Return Grass grows there again, I can transplant it back."

I'm requesting subscriptions, monthly votes, and Recommendation Ticket for this long chapter of over 10,000 words.

Typos should be corrected first, then revised.

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