Matriarch Joins the Team, Mad Lich!

The sword energy collided with the elephant's foot, like sandalwood splitting Mount Hua! Boom! After the earth-shattering attack, the elephant's foot shattered.

The sword energy pierced through the air, tearing a huge hole in the Firmament above Hell, which is now slowly healing.

The Devil Elephant Master felt a sharp pain coming from his lower body.

However, his own elephant foot had been pierced, and blood was flowing freely.

Its expression changed, and it retreated rapidly while blocking with both arms.

But then a black-armored Knight carrying a giant sword appeared, his right fist clenched, the gauntlet radiating light as bright as the sun.

"Upward Hook Sky-Rending Fist!"

Boom! This is a clash of power against power.

Both sides relied on brute force to overcome all techniques, without any fancy tricks.

The massive body of the Devil Elephant Master was lifted up, and fine cracks appeared on the surface of its thick arm bones. Its internal organs were trembling, and its qi and blood were unstable.

Just as it flew out, another giant ape descended from the sky, wielding a giant club. It smashed down with terrifying force, and the Devil Elephant Master was thrown to the ground uncontrollably.

Boundless blood flames spread from the void, transforming into a blood-red behemoth covered in blood scales and with bat wings on its back. It exhaled a dragon's breath, engulfing the Devil Elephant Master.

Between heaven and earth, thousands upon thousands of blood-red flying dragons appeared. They were not large in size, but had sharp teeth and mouths. They lay on the body of the Devil Elephant Master like vampire bats and began to suck blood.

"Asura Devil Elephant!"

The violent Black Qi blasted away the vampire bats, and the Devil Elephant Master stared at the countless bloody holes all over his body, his face grim.

The Black Armor Swordsman drew his sword and slashed!

Upon seeing its face clearly, its expression changed drastically.

"It's you?!"

This Black Armor Swordsman is the same human swordsman who pierced the horn of the Unicorn Prince four hundred years ago! Back then, he might not even be able to defeat a level seven Unicorn Prince... Only four hundred years have passed, and he can already stand up to me?

What the hell is this thing?!

The three sisters on the other side were overjoyed to see their master, but dared not show it.

He secretly thought that his mother was saved, and all he needed to do was persuade her to submit to his master, who would surely show her mercy.

The Purgatory Demon Sword was even more excited.

The power of that sword strike was still vividly etched in his mind! "After a century, my elder brother can now stand up to an eighth-level expert, a power monster like the Devil Elephant Master. He is the true role model for us Body Refinement Wizard!"

The Devil Elephant Master said coldly:

"Outsider, mind your own business. Leave now and we can let bygones be bygones; otherwise, even if you escape Hell, you will never have peace."

Levi remained silent.

He sent a telepathic message to Blood Fiend Bat Dragon and Lope, telling them to keep an eye on the Demon Fox Matriarch over there, while he would deal with Devil Elephant Master himself. Since Eisenke had already been exposed, there was nothing more to say.

In the blink of an eye, he charged towards the Devil Elephant Master.

The Devil Elephant Master, with its trunk waving, charged forward to strangle them.

Unexpectedly, Levi feinted and then suddenly appeared on Eisenke's side.

Then he slashed out with his sword, severing Eisenke's head.

For him, killing a drained early-stage level 7 was just a matter of a single sword strike. Spiderwebs emerged from the void, taking away Eisenke's soul and body.

Eisenke's physical body is quite good; it can be turned into a corpse demon to guard the various organizations on the Ancient Dragon Continent. It shouldn't be wasted.

Although a demon's physical body is not bad, it is too polluted by demonic energy. After the demonic energy is purified, the demon's physical body is ruined. Therefore, no one uses a demon as a corpse demon.

With his own son killed before his eyes, the Devil Elephant Master's eyes turned bloodshot, and he roared in fury:

"You have already chosen your own path to death!"

It strode out and unleashed a devastating punch.

Levi activated his Red Emperor Domain, using Strength Rune and other techniques, and unleashed the Dragon Whale Way.

As the two exchanged blows, Levi's fist transformed into a sharp blade.

Pfft

The sharp blade pierced through the rough elephant hide, penetrated deep into its flesh and bone, and tore open the right hand of the Devil Elephant Master.

Blood was flowing freely, and the pain was excruciating, as each finger was connected to the heart.

The Devil Elephant Master was completely bewildered.

The human in front of me pretended to throw a fist, but then it turned into scissors?

Is this how you play? Are you resorting to dirty tricks? Its powerful strength healed its injuries, and it pulled out a long-handled Sledgehammer from somewhere, swinging it around with earth-shattering force. It had clearly learned its lesson and dared not fight Levi head-on.

Levi's Limitless Way and Dragon Whale Way combined to enter the ultimate state of Unrestrained Ultra Instinct.

Every move he made relied entirely on combat instinct and intuition, transcending the constraints of conventional combat techniques. Every strike was a deadly attack, utterly vicious.

The Devil Elephant Master used the Chaotic Cloak and Hammer Technique to contend with Levi.

The Nine-Headed Emperor was not idle either. With a wave of its hand, it summoned spirit weapons, Miya, and those powerful level-seven shadows, all of which rushed towards the Devil Elephant Master.

One after another, innate spells flew out, one after another.

Moreover, it was accompanied by rapid spell chanting.

Powerful Origin Soul spells such as [Seven Suns Descend] and [Thunder Beast Art] were quickly unleashed, launching successive attacks.

The Devil Elephant Master was overwhelmed and had no way to defend against Levi Emperor's attacks, so he could only rely on his thick skin and tough flesh to withstand the summoned creatures and magical attacks.

But this is not a long-term solution; otherwise, we will be the first to fall.

It raises its arms, its giant hammer held high, as if supporting the heavens!

"Chaos Demon Elephant One Hundred and Eight Hammers!"

Boom! With this hammer blow, a ravine stretching for hundreds of miles was formed.

The entire continent seemed to have been smashed in two.

A terrifying shockwave swept through, shattering the surrounding spirit soldiers and Miya.

Even the seventh-level shadow was seriously injured and was taken away by the emperor.

It continued to summon spirit soldiers while bombarding them with spells.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Devil Elephant Master smashed his giant hammer toward Levi.

Once he is killed, the troublesome Nine-Colored Emperor will automatically disappear.

This is what makes wizards so difficult to deal with.

Relying on the shaman, it appears to be one person, but in reality it is two against one.

The storm lashed down, each blow more powerful than the last, like waves crashing one after another.

In the blink of an eye, he had already swung the hammer hundreds of times. The combined force caused Levi's arms to tremble violently, his blood vessels to burst, and blood mist to gush out.

"Excellent hammering technique!"

Levi was not surprised but delighted. He hadn't expected that the Devil Elephant Master had cultivated his hammer technique to such a level. Under the Undying Divine Domain, his injuries healed in an instant. In the process of breaking and healing, he fought more and more fiercely, his body colliding with the heavy hammer and creating endless sparks.

In all the years that the Devil Elephant Master had roamed the Seventh Layer of Hell, it had never seen a being that could rival it in strength. This human was the first! It refused to believe it and kept smashing down with its giant hammer, which weighed a million tons. The veins on its own arms were bulging and the blood vessels were bursting, indicating that the recoil force was also considerable.

But the Black Armor Swordsman, under such an onslaught, was still able to handle it with ease, and even possessed an indestructible body that allowed him to Undying and Indestructible.

Any injury heals instantly, and his stamina is terrifying. The Devil Elephant Master was horrified to discover that this person had no weaknesses in any attribute! Ultimate strength, absolute defense, super speed, abnormal physique, terrifying endurance, superhuman perception... This is a true all-around warrior! Under such circumstances, unless one can achieve overwhelming superiority in one dimension, there is no way to defeat the opponent in a prolonged battle.

But did it possess such power? Even its strength, which it was so proud of as a member of the Demon Elephant Clan, was only enough to barely hold its own against its opponent when it was a whole realm higher. How could it possibly fight back? Boom! After another collision, the Devil Elephant Master looked at the hideous wound on its chest and let out a deep breath.

"Very well, humans, you've driven me to such a desperate situation. I will remember you forever."

Its body swelled, and with a roar, it transformed into a real black giant elephant, its aura seemingly rising even higher.

"The Tyrant Power!"

The strongest of the Elephant Clan is the Sky-Supporting Giant Elephant·Finks, also known as the "Tyrant of Strength"! It has activated the trace of the Tyrant of Strength within its bloodline, determined to suppress the human in terms of strength! The giant elephant wields its trunk and hammers, charging straight in.

Seeing that something was amiss, Levi activated the Peng Serpent Way and decided to temporarily avoid the limelight.

He was sometimes Peng's Journey of Ten Thousand Miles, sometimes as graceful as a dragon soaring through the air! The sword energy left wounds on the giant elephant's body, and the emperor's magic was equally powerful, blasting the thick elephant hide into pits and leaving it bleeding profusely.

Levi, like a bull in a fight, slowly exhausted the last bit of strength of the Devil Elephant Master.

The Devil Elephant Master quickly regained its senses, roaring angrily, but there was nothing it could do.

It had been fighting the old fox for a long time and was already quite exhausted.

It encountered such a monster again, and it was simply no match for it.

"You vixens, you've colluded with outsiders, you're doomed!"

Devil Elephant Master uttered a harsh threat, immediately blasted open the Nine-Colored Emperor's greatsword, tore apart a group of spiritual soldiers, and was about to Breaking Void when he crashed head-on into an air wall.

Duang!

Not only that, a prison suddenly appeared out of thin air on the ground with a rumbling sound, a black lightning net covering dozens of miles descended from the sky, and pairs of invisible hands reached out from the void.

Air Castle!

Turn Earth into Prison!

Sky Net Thunder Light!

The Hand of Emptiness!

The sealing spells that Levi had learned finally came in handy today.

Although it is a seventh-circle spell, many of them are not yet perfected.

But he learned a lot, and quantitative change led to qualitative change.

The Devil Elephant Master was unable to escape for the time being.

After quickly finishing the chant, the Nine-Colored Emperor pointed out with one finger.

Absolute Zero!

The Devil Elephant Master's mind ceased, and it turned into an ice sculpture.

"Si Lei!"

In an instant, terrifying Thunder Pillar fell from the sky.

One after another, seven in a row!

After achieving the seventh ring of perfection, Levi's Thunder Pillar were significantly more powerful and numerous than before. Seven Thunder Pillar —how could the Devil Elephant Master possibly withstand that? Once the void-sealing technique was broken, it struggled to move its body, gazing at the Black Annihilation Divine Thunder, the Netherworld Death Fire, and the scarlet poison covering its entire body...

Despair, utter despair!

Not only are their attributes invincible, but they also have so many vicious methods.

Exhausted, it collapsed to the ground with a crash.

The Emperor pinned it to the ground, and Levi landed beside it, channeling the Scarlet Dragon Power into its mind, beginning to inflict Scarlet Enslavement upon it! Not long after, the Scarlet Dragon Mark flashed and disappeared.

Levi exhaled a breath of stale air and said:

"What a powerful demon! It can fight me for so long. It truly deserves to be the number one demon of the Seventh Layer. It is indeed qualified to occupy one of my Scarlet Enslavement."

As a result, the Scarlet Enslavement quota is temporarily used up, and Levi will need to find a way to reduce the number of personnel or add other methods.

Eisenke is too weak, and its potential has been exhausted by the three sisters. It is unlikely to achieve anything in the future, so there is no need to keep it.

Levi looked towards the Demon Fox Matriarch on the other side.

Her face was pale. She had just been severely injured by the Devil Elephant Master and was no match for Levi. Now, she was being stared at by two powerful men, Lope and Blood Fiend Bat Dragon. She looked at Levi with some doubt, unsure whether he was friend or foe, but still said, "I am the matriarch of the Demon Fox Tribe. Thank you for your help."

Levi asked, "How can we express our gratitude?"

The Demon Fox Matriarch's expression changed, then she smiled, releasing boundless allure, and blushed as she stammered in a low voice:

"Would you agree to repay me with your body?"

Levi thought for a moment and said seriously, "That's also an option."

The three sisters were naturally delighted.

They were initially worried that their master would also beat and kill the mistress.

Since the master is fond of his mother, it would be wonderful if they could be together.

Master is so strong, even the Devil Elephant Master was defeated. He and Mother are a perfect match, a match made in heaven. Only Master's powerful physique could subdue Mother. Even a lover wouldn't be able to...

The Purgatory Demon Sword's eyes were vacant.

He watched helplessly as his elder brother brutally smashed the Devil Elephant Master to pieces.

That's fucking awesome!

As expected of the eldest brother! The pride he felt after breaking through to the seventh ring vanished in an instant.

In front of his elder brother, what was there to be proud of with his meager talent and cultivation?

"But that's not right. Doesn't my brother have a wife? How could he have taken a fancy to this old fox? Although this old fox is extremely beautiful, he's not clean. How could he be worthy of my brother? My brother isn't a worldly and shallow person like me."

He was muttering to himself.

The Demon Fox Matriarch had already gracefully approached Levi's side.

It gently touched Levi's chest with its fingers and breathed softly into Levi's ear, saying, "Sir... no, young man, there are too many people around here. Let's go to my residence and I'll thank you properly. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Levi grabbed the old fox by the neck and lifted him up.

The Demon Fox Matriarch's expression changed.

"What do you mean?"

Levi said, "I'll make you repay me with your body!"

He punched through the Demon Fox Matriarch's chest and seized her heart.

"If you want to live, don't struggle!"

The Scarlet Dragon Power was injected into the body of the Demon Fox Matriarch.

Before long, she gave up struggling and looked at him with respect.

"Greetings, Master."

Levi then put the old fox down.

This old fox is of average strength, and with his body severely injured, he is no match for Levi at all. Even if Levi hadn't launched a sneak attack, he could have easily taken him down.

As a result, there is only one spot left for Scarlet Enslavement.

From now on, Levi will not enslave people indiscriminately; he will keep them as backups.

It's still a good deal to occupy two slots and enslave two level-eight individuals.

This would be very useful for Levi in establishing a base in Hell.

Seeing their mother enslaved, the three sisters felt relieved.

In this way, the entire Love Music City would belong to the owner.

We are all a loving family.

Levi used the Death Ember Dragon Power to almost completely heal the injuries of the Devil Elephant Master.

The devil stood up and said:

"Thank you, Master."

Levi said, "Go back first and wait for my instructions. I will come to find you later."

The Devil Elephant Master left, originally intending to avenge his son, but ended up getting himself killed in the process.

Seeing that the Demon Fox Matriarch was also one of their own, the Purgatory Demon Sword quickly came to Levi's side.

"Big brother, you're amazing!"

He took Levi's arm and rubbed his thick muscles with his hand.

Their eyes were practically dripping with envy.

"How can those arms be so strong?"

Levi pulled his arm back, patted his second brother's shoulder, and laughed:

"You're quite good too. You've become one of the few seventh-ring Body Refinement Wizard in the Wizard World, and you're even a dual cultivator of body-refining magic. Keep it up, maintain this momentum, and becoming Great Wizard will be easy for you. Becoming Legendary Wizard is your goal."

The Purgatory Demon Sword Path, "Big brother, are you almost at the eighth ring?"

Levi said, "It will still take some time. Perhaps the next time we meet in Hell, I will be at the eighth ring."

The Purgatory Demon Sword Path, "Unbeknownst to me, I've fallen a whole realm behind my elder brother."

Levi said earnestly, "Don't be discouraged. Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to me. It's pointless to compare yourself to me. Everyone's opportunities and destiny are different."

He added:

"From now on, the Demon Fox Matriarch will also be one of our people. You'll have a much easier time in Love Music City from now on. The Mistress will protect you in everything. You just need to work hard to become stronger."

The Purgatory Demon Sword Path, "Thank you for your kind intentions, elder brother."

Next, Levi discussed future development plans with them.

With the Demon Fox Tribe as the main force and the Demon Elephant Tribe providing covert assistance, they gradually established themselves in the Seventh Layer of Hell, secretly collecting more resources for Levi, such as Soul Stone.

Once the Seventh Layer is almost cleared, we will finally advance to the Eighth Layer.

Before parting, the second brother watched Levi leave with reluctance.

Levi instructed the three sisters and the Demon Fox Matriarch to take good care of his second brother from now on.

The Demon Fox Matriarch patted her firm, elastic chest and promised that she would treat her second brother as her own child and take good care of him, and would not disappoint her master.

Levi was satisfied.

With the help of the Demon Fox Tribe, my second brother's future cultivation will be incredibly smooth.

By incorporating the Devil Elephant Tribe and the Demon Fox Tribe, Levi obtained 103 Soul Stone, making it arguably his most fruitful harvest ever.

Once he returns from the Ancient Tower, exchanges for the Shadow Emblem, and cultivates for a while longer, his mental strength should be nearing its limit.

Therefore, he doesn't need these Soul Stone for the time being, so he only keeps a portion of them and plans to give the rest to his clone and Elena.

With rare and precious materials like Soul Stone and Nether Soul Jujube, as well as Mind-Clearing Tea, their cultivation speed can be further improved, allowing them to reach the eighth ring sooner.

Besides the Soul Stone, there are also 2.4 billion Nether Coin, so there won't be a shortage of money for the upcoming trip to the Nether Market on the Eighth Layer.

Whether it's Soul Stone or Nether Coin, these are secondary.

The bulk of the wealth comes from the minerals, herbs, and other resources that the two major tribes have acquired in Hell over the years—enough to make even a top-tier wizarding organization envious.

Of course, Levi only took a portion; the majority was used as operating funds for the two major tribes, since they still needed to develop in Hell.

Levi also obtained an eighth-level combat technique passed down through their Demon Elephant Tribe from the Devil Elephant Master's side, called "The Chaos Demon Elephant One Hundred and Eight Hammers," or simply "The Chaos Hammer Method."

It is said to have been created by the "Sky-Supporting Giant Elephant" who served among the Seventy-Two Pillars.

This combat technique is extremely powerful. When practiced to its limit, it can unleash 108 strikes in an instant, each strike more powerful than the last, until the final strike delivers the fatal blow!

It was precisely this move that made the Devil Elephant Master invincible in the seven levels of Hell.

Of course, what it got was only a fragment of the "Sky-Supporting Hammer Method".

Only the Sky-Supporting Giant Elephant himself possessed the complete version, which was called "Sky-Supporting Earth-Trampling One Thousand and One Hammers." It was a supreme level nine combat skill.

According to the barbarian terminology, that Sky-Supporting Giant Elephant was most likely a powerful being who had mastered the "soldier class" and was already a top-tier expert in hammer techniques.

Once this hammer technique is mastered to its peak, one can unleash a thousand and one heavy hammer blows in an instant, with the momentum continuously rising. The power of the final blow is enough to tear the sky and split the earth.

Relying on this move, the Sky-Supporting Giant Elephant is also one of the best among the Seventy-Two Pillars. It is inherently unparalleled in brute strength, and among the level nine powerhouses of Hell, only the Dead Sea Whale Overlord can contend with it.

This hammer Fa Da and sweeping, fully utilizing its strength advantage. A single strike to an enemy can cause serious injury, leaving them half-dead.

Levi felt that this hammer technique was extremely compatible with his [Dragon Whale Way], both being paths to ultimate power while sacrificing some other attributes.

Relying on the high defense and the high tolerance for error brought by the hexagonal attributes such as physique, once mastered, he only needs one hit to severely injure or even kill the enemy.

Similarly, this hammer technique is extremely difficult to master.

Before leaving, the Devil Elephant Master repeatedly emphasized that this combat technique has eight levels, but in the current Devil Elephant Tribe, there is only one person who has reached the Eighth Layer... and that is himself.

It has been practicing this combat skill since it was a child, and has been learning it for five thousand years.

Its talent is second only to the Sky-Supporting Giant Elephant, yet it took it three years to barely get started, so you can imagine how difficult it is.

The difficulty of learning this combat skill increases exponentially with each subsequent level.

So it thoughtfully tells its master that if he cannot master the skill in a short time, he should not be impatient. This combat skill requires time to hone, and haste makes waste.

After practicing a few times, Levi officially became a disciple of the Devil Elephant Master.

The Devil Elephant Master, like the one who saw the ghost, stopped talking nonsense.

As it turns out, the master really is a devil! The reason why Levi mastered it so quickly was firstly because of his Proficiency Panel, and secondly because his combat skill level was already high, possessing the [Ten Absolute Apex Paths] of the Apex Path Stratagem, which gave him a commanding perspective.

Thirdly, the power of the Heaven Severing Soldier Type. Although the soldiers he possessed were skilled in spear techniques, there are inherent similarities between different combat skills.

He possessed a profound understanding of the art of the gun, and through this ability, he could quickly master other combat skills, even those at level eight.

This Devil Elephant Master requires five thousand years to master. Levi estimates that, at his own cultivation speed, this combat skill can only last for two hundred years—that's how awesome it is!...

Hell, the Eighth Layer.

Levi, carrying the map he had obtained from the Demon Fox Matriarch, began to explore.

There's still some time before the Nether Market opens, so there's no rush.

He first went to the place where the Black Prison Beast might be hiding, intending to find out what was going on first.

When we're stronger in the future, we'll take it down.

But when he arrived, his brows were furrowed.

Although he did not approach their lair, he could still sense that there was no powerful aura emanating from them. His Hermit Rune flickered, and he planned to investigate.

But they discovered a scene of broken walls and ruins, with faint traces of the Dragonkind's aura.

The Black Prison Beast's lair has long been deserted.

"Were they attacked at their doorstep? Or did they run away?"

Levi muttered to himself, unsure why this was happening. Logically, the Black Prison Beast shouldn't know that he had his eye on it. Unless it also possessed a powerful sense of danger, sensing that he was coming for revenge and thus running away beforehand.

"Never mind."

Levi turned and left.

The Black Prison Beast wasn't essential to him.

He wouldn't let this affect his mood.

If fate allows, we will meet again in the future.

Levi nowadays adopts a Buddhist-like mindset.

One year later.

Nora, 517.

Blood War 303 years.

Fire Dragon Skycraft.

Inside the meditation chamber, as a vast power of ice and fire elements descended and flowed into his body, the Holy Infant opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of cold air.

His aura had clearly reached the level of a senior seventh-ring cultivator.

"As expected of the Full Moon Wonder, it increased my mental strength by nearly two hundred points in one go, allowing me to enter the seventh ring senior level ahead of schedule."

In an instant, the illusory and real Origin Soul of the Holy Infant flew out.

The Ice Fire Holy Body has reached a new level.

Half ice, half fire.

The body of ice is slightly stronger than the body of fire, but it's not a big problem.

Relatively speaking, excessive internal heat is more harmful than excessive internal cold.

Over the years, the Holy Infant has also consulted a large number of classic texts and case studies on the balance of ice and fire.

He plans to research a secret method in a while that can harmonize the balance of ice and fire, yin and yang.

In this way, even if there is a short-term imbalance between ice and fire, the impact will be minimal.

This secret technique is now taking shape and is called the "Ace Equilibrium Law".

The main function of the "Ace Equilibrium Law" is to balance and seal off a portion of an element when it becomes too dominant.

In this way, it will not affect your usual meditation or practice at all.

If it's during a battle, simply unseal it; a short-term imbalance is not a major problem.

Once the Holy Infant becomes powerful enough, it will eventually bring ice and fire to a balance at a certain peak stage, or even completely merge them, and then there will be no problem of imbalance.

In the lungs of the Origin Soul, there was a wisp of cold air that was constantly shifting and uncertain.

This is the [Winter Emperor Breath].

"I have now refined two Full Moon Wonder and four Morning Star artifacts. Even a pig should be able to take off by now... Moreover, my talent is also very good. After testing, my current talent should be equivalent to the legendary [Child of Element]. My future path of cultivating ice and fire will be smooth sailing, and there will be no obstacles before advancing to the Ninth Ring."

In my mind.

The companion spirit, Snow King, has evolved once again.

It is no longer the cute snowball it once was; instead, it resembles a snowman with powerful arms and well-developed pectoral muscles. It wears a magnificent ice-blue cloak that exudes a powerful beauty, and an invisible vortex of cold wind swirls around it, chilling it to the bone.

If it weren't for the fact that it was already used to being called Snow King, the Holy Infant would have renamed it Snow Empress.

"The Snow King is a spiritual object born from the Cold King Sequence artifact, but under the catalysis of the Winter Emperor Sequence artifact, it continues to evolve and mutate. It seems that the superior and inferior sequence artifacts should have similarities and can promote each other."

Just by looking at the Snow King's appearance, you can tell that he's not someone to be trifled with.

The Holy Infant had also tried, and even the combined might of Luo Man and the Lion King were no match for its single Qilin Arm. These two fire-type spirits hid in a corner all day, trembling, afraid that if they got too close to the Snow King, they would freeze and extinguish their fire.

The Purple Zenith Holy Dragon appeared behind the Holy Infant. It coiled and twisted, covered in Purple Scales, and wrapped in red and blue ribbons composed of crimson flames and Blue Frost. It moved without wind, majestic and awe-inspiring, stretching for thousands of meters, exuding a terrifying aura.

After advancing to the seventh ring senior level, the Holy Infant's witch form also underwent a further transformation due to the advancement of the Ice Fire Holy Body.

These red and blue ribbons, like the rings of stars, are both offensive and defensive, controllable, and permanent. The Holy Infant calls them the "Holy Dragon Domain."

In short, the Holy Infant is now fully confident that he can fight a seventh-ring perfected being on his own, or even defeat him. Even when facing an eighth-ring being, his ability to survive has been greatly improved.

After consolidating his realm, the Holy Infant arrived at the Dawn Tower.

Next, we need to prepare for refining the complete Celestial Star Sword Array Formation.

Meanwhile, Victor had already finished refining the [Golden Emperor Ring].

Unlike the Holy Infant, this artifact didn't increase his mental strength, but rather raised his mental strength cap by 200 points. That wasn't bad; given Victor's talent, the increase in mental strength wouldn't be a problem.

He saw the Holy Infant arrive and smiled, saying:

"Congratulations, you've reached the seventh ring senior level."

The Holy Infant asked with some curiosity, "I heard that you also gave birth to a companion spirit. Let me see what it is."

Victor smiled slightly.

Besides his own sword spirit Fu Lei, he finally has his own companion spirit.

In the blink of an eye, a blurry female figure appeared behind him, dressed in a golden robe and wearing a crown, with her head held high and her face indistinct.

The golden elemental power around her gathered into constantly emerging and disappearing sword energy, giving her an aura that could only be admired from afar and not touched, like a cold and aloof female immortal wielding a sword.

Victor said:

"I call her Golden Emperor, and she is a purely combat-type spirit creature."

The Holy Infant looked at the Golden Emperor behind Victor; it was truly extraordinary, heroic, and pleasing to the eye, like a Valkyrie.

He then looked at his own uniquely styled Snow King...

Both are companion spirits, so why is Victor's so much cooler?

This man is truly handsome from every angle.

Snow King also emerged from behind the Holy Infant, his small eyes gazing at the older sister in the golden robes.

Yes, there is indeed a significant difference in their appearances...

However, when it comes to actual combat, it feels it is more powerful and pursues pragmatism.

As the two chatted and laughed, Gandalf also stepped in, looking smug.

Although he did not advance to the seventh ring senior level, his strength was still superior to before.

After refining the Silent Whale Heart, Gandalf's maximum mental strength increased by 150 points. His current maximum is 12,300 points, second only to his original self's 13,079 points.

In addition, he also obtained a special Bright Moon- level talent called "Lonely Whale Solo," which gave his Water Element Affinity talent a qualitative change.

With the addition of the top-tier Dragon Elephant Mighty Body -refining talent, the speed at which he cultivated the "Thousand-Handed Ancient God Body Refinement Technique" over the years has achieved a leap forward. Unfortunately, the lack of accompanying spiritual objects or other special means is a minor drawback.

His "Ten-Winged Sky Dragon Body Refinement Technique" is not far from the seventh ring, and the strongest secret of the Wisdom King Martial Path, the "Wisdom King Dragon Elephant Fist," has been deduced to the realm of fifteen dragons and fifteen elephants.

The power of that punch was so great that even a seventh-ring perfect wizard dared not meet it head-on and could only temporarily avoid its edge.

Gandalf laughed and said, "It seems that you two have made great progress in your skills, and you are already senior members of the seventh ring."

Holy Infant said, "You're not far off either. By the time you reach the seventh ring, our Celestial Star Sword Array should be fully completed. Then the three of us can join forces to hunt down Eighth Level Demon and strive to break into the top ten of the rankings as soon as possible."

Gandalf laughed and said, "No problem. I'll be stationed at the Body Refinement Academy from now on. The ' Amethyst Body Refinement Method ' has made some progress recently. The low-level body refining method is almost ready to be released. Hehehe, next up is another Morning Star body refining artifact. In the meantime, I'd appreciate it if you could keep an eye on my Gandalf Pharmacy for me."

Victor said:

"Go ahead without worry."

Fire Dragon Skycraft Refining Room.

The Holy Infant took out the remaining 6 Blood Scales.

Victor said:

"This Bloodscale Venerable is a very kind person. He gave us exactly 13 Bloodscales, which perfectly match the Godfall Celestial Star Thirteen Killing Array. It was destined that he would suffer this calamity."

The Holy Infant said, "Perhaps so. Everything in the universe operates and changes in the mysterious way, following its own trajectory. Every drink and every bite is connected."

Hell.

The Eighth Layer.

A figure in Black Armor Swordsman toyed with a white bone sword in his hand, riding a majestic White Tiger, moving at varying paces. On his shoulder, a golden-haired rat with wings on its back whimpered and pointed the way, its eyes gleaming.

In the blink of an eye, Levi had been wandering around Hell for a year. Following Goldie, he had acquired some rare and precious materials from Hell, and even picked up a high-quality seventh-ring witch artifact that had been lost in Hell, named [Sorrow of Bones], a secret sword worth a lot of money.

Suddenly, a small tavern appeared ahead, its dim light reflecting the Hell sunset.

The sounds of lively drinking and rock-paper-scissors could be faintly heard from inside.

This scene reminded Levi of the once-famous Shining Tavern.

After the Rose Witch's fall, the management rights of the Shining Tavern were transferred to Levi free of charge, and he sent people to take over as one of the intelligence departments of the Twilight Temple.

The Shining Seven Legends Legendary Knight the same, with no new additions. They have become a symbol of a bygone era, a tribute to bygone times.

"Let's have a drink."

Levi rode a majestic White Tiger and stepped into it.

The tavern's patrons were a group of bizarre undead creatures: undead skeletons, bone goblins, ghosts, skeletal Knight... They drank their wine, letting it spill out of the skeletons and onto the floor.

They were not surprised to see a stranger like Levi, and fearing Levi powerful aura, they dared not approach to disturb him.

Those undead who can survive on the Eighth Layer are all cunning and powerful, with many exceeding level six.

"Boss, bring me the best wine."

Levi shouted, his voice like Thunder.

"The wine is here!"

A skeleton dressed in gentleman's attire and wearing a top hat dragged a bottle of dark green wine through the crowded streets.

Levi took the wine and drank it all in one gulp. He pointed to the distant mountains and the towering Bone Tower there and asked, "Whose residence is that? It looks like a wizard's dwelling."

The skeleton's eye sockets gazed into the distance as it said, "Guests, you've just arrived on the Eighth Layer, haven't you? This area of ours is called ' Undead Paradise.' Including our tavern, it's all protected by that Bone Tower. Even the devils of Hell wouldn't dare to provoke it. The master of that Bone Tower is called ' Mr. Lost Heart,' but behind his back, some people call him... the Mad Lich."

Levi said, "I see, thank you."

Upon entering this region, he sensed a faint feeling of being probed and spied upon, and guessed that there was a powerful figure there. He never expected it to be a lich.

To be able to openly build one's own Wizard Tower on the Eighth Layer, one must have some skill, both in terms of strength and background.

Since it was someone else's property, Levi, who had originally wanted to recruit some of the dead, lost interest and left after finishing his drink.

As we walked to a desolate place, an old gentleman stood by the roadside. He wore glasses and had an elegant and simple scholarly air, exuding an aura of perfect composure.

"Lord Levi Wei, my master invites you to be his guest."

Levi remained calm and said, "I have some things to do. Maybe next time."

The old gentleman smiled politely and said, "Alright, then please take care."

He watched Levi's figure disappear into the distance. From within the Bone Tower, a calling seemed to echo.

"Come back, Blyde."

The old man's figure disappeared into the wilderness.

Inside the study, an elderly man dressed in a white robe, somewhat thin and with a slightly bluish complexion, was studying something in front of a pile of Crystal Ball. He was none other than Mr. Lost Heart.

Blyde said:

"This person is quite cautious and declined the master's invitation."

Mr. Lost Heart raised his head and smiled:

"It must be those undead in the tavern who told him I was crazy, which scared him. It's alright, there's plenty of time, he'll definitely come back here again."

Leave the Undead Paradise.

Levi randomly chose a devil city and waited for the Nether Market to open.

"Mr. Lost Heart? Among the current high-ranking members of the Death School, I have never heard of a lich whose strength is at least at the eighth level of perfection, or even possibly Great Wizard."

The most famous lich in the Wizard World is the Hell Walker.

This person is an ancient relic of the Wizard World, and the only publicly known lich of the Great Wizard level. However, he holds a position in the Wizard Council and resides in the Central Realm year-round.

"However, although this Mr. Lost Heart is powerful, he does not seem to have any ill intentions."

Levi would definitely not accept an invitation with such unclear motives.

"The Nether Market has opened!"

In the sky, the mighty Nether River reappeared, and a mast sailboat slowly descended. The demons swarmed aboard and sailed away in a noisy throng.

"They look just like the elderly folks I remember from my past life going to the market..."

With a staggering 2.4 billion Nether Coin money in his pocket, Levi arrived at the ship.

In the square, a burly man with his arms crossed stared at Levi.

The burly man with the tiger-like head was taken aback.

"It's him again?"

Last time they were only on the Seventh Layer, and now they dare to roam the Eighth Layer?

The number of level eight experts here is far greater than that of the Seventh Layer.

Recalling his previous experience of checking this person's lifespan, the burly man felt a pain in his eyes and immediately closed them to rest.

Levi was already picking and choosing at the stall.

"Spirit Hosting Fruit, 200 million Nether Coin, buy!"

The Spirit Hosting Fruit is of little use to him now, but he keeps it in reserve for any eventuality.

"Soul Stone, five million Nether Coin each, take them all!"

In the blink of an eye, another eighty Soul Stone were obtained.

"As expected, it has to be the eighth level of Hell, full of good stuff."

In this way, Levi has obtained nearly two hundred Soul Stone. If he refines them all, increasing his spiritual power by about a thousand points will not be a problem.

Of course, such a massive surge in spiritual power in a short period of time is unsustainable and should be avoided. It requires a phased, batch-wise, and reasonable process of refining and absorbing the spiritual power.

Soul Stone are a true form of hard currency in the Wizard World.

As the Blood War began, the value soared.

Previously, it could be exchanged for five million Great Stone, but now it has exceeded ten million.

Even so, it's impossible to buy them at all.

Unless a wizard is desperately short of money, no one will sell Soul Stone.

This kind of thing that directly enhances mental power is crucial for wizards whose meditation efficiency is low! (Long chapter, please vote, subscribe, and Recommendation Ticket!)

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