Sixth Tier!
Levi was carrying not only Mai Ka's head, but also his only hope of obtaining the Giant Breathing Technique.
Moreover, Mai Ka is a truly despicable person.
Even in this dark era, it's still pretty despicable.
Levi returned to the Bloodhand Gang's winery.
"If you kill someone and don't touch the body, then the killing is meaningless," Levi muttered to himself, and began to touch the corpse.
Nothing is more enjoyable than killing monsters and getting Gold Coins.
If there were, it would be a huge loot! Unfortunately, the Bloodhand Gang didn't have a huge loot. In the end, Levi only gained a few hundred Tuva Gold Coin and a Breathing Technique Inheritance Diagram that was treasured by the Bloodhand Boss.
There are also some dried bloodstains on this inheritance chart.
Levi didn't rush to open it. After putting it away, he left this place of trouble, leaving only the mask of the Voice of the Deathbird quietly covering the Bloodhand Boss's disfigured face.
When they arrived at the Shining Tavern, Levi had already changed into the White Wolf Mask.
The old man from the Mellon Family didn't seem to be in the tavern, so Levi wasn't in a hurry.
Instead, he found a private room and ordered a glass of Black Rum by himself.
Activate the Breathing Technique obtained from Bloodhand Boss.
In the scene, fifty-six tiny figures are dancing and gesturing around a blood-red sea monster.
The behemoth looked like a whale, its entire body covered in blood-red scales. It opened its gaping maw as if it could devour the heavens and the earth.
"Blood Whale Breathing Technique, an endurance-type Bloodline Breathing Technique, and of excellent quality at that?!"
Even with Levi's composure, he was incredibly excited.
This is a high-quality Breathing Technique! And you actually obtained it from some Thug? This is a real surprise!
It's like playing a game where getting an orange-tier item from the final boss isn't as satisfying as getting a rare blue-tier item from a mob in the starting village.
"Calm down, let's practice this after we get back to Blackwater Valley."
After calming down, Levi continued to wait for the old man to arrive.
The outside world was in chaos all night.
But miraculously, the Shining Tavern remained peaceful and serene.
"That's real skill," Levi couldn't help but admire.
The Shining Tavern is like a witness, witnessing all the big and small events in the Holy City.
On the second day.
The masked old man entered Levi's private room.
His breathing was rapid, and his body was trembling.
"Did you bring it?" he asked.
"What about the Giant Breathing Technique, Your Mellon?" Levi asked softly, not in a hurry to open the package containing the human head.
The old man shakily pulled a Parchment Scroll from his bosom.
"I have failed my ancestors. I am incompetent. I possess the Giant Breathing Technique, yet I have accomplished nothing," the old man sobbed.
"From now on, it will only become one of your many collections, disappearing into the dust of history, just like our Mellon Family." He looked even older in an instant, speaking weakly.
Levi opened it and saw a dense array of tiny human figures, just like those in the Black Snake Breathing Technique. He roughly counted them and found that there were a total of seventy-one, just like in the Black Snake Breathing Technique.
This means that this is a top-tier Breathing Technique of the same quality as the Black Snake Breathing Technique, and it can be directly cultivated to the Great Knight level!
These seventy-one little figures are worshipping a snow-capped mountain, each with a different posture and movement.
But that wasn't a snow-capped mountain; it was a giant.
Legend has it that the Frost Giant possesses immense strength and can move mountains and overturn seas! After confirming that the Giant Breathing Technique was correct, Levi still felt like he was dreaming.
Unexpectedly, he actually obtained the Giant Breathing Technique.
"Frost Giant Armor, here I come!" Levi handed the head to the old man.
"Mai Ka, it really is Mai Ka!"
This man, possibly the last member of the Mellon Family, frantically grabbed Mai Ka's already dead head, poked out Mai Ka's eyeballs, and vented his anger to the fullest.
After he finished venting, Levi suddenly asked, "Mellon, if I may be so bold as to ask, why was your family destroyed by the Church?"
The old man paused, as if trying to recall something.
"There's no reason why. Countless families have been wiped out by the Church. Our family was just one of the unlucky ones. Aren't you curious why none of those Legendary Realm families that gave birth to the Legendary Realm still exist in the world?"
Levi said, "Because they were all erased by the Church?"
"Yes, young man, in these Seven Kingdoms, there are no living Legendary Realm, nor are there any long-lasting families. Kingdoms will fall, Legendary Realm will fall, only the Church, with the changing of eras, they are merely changing their names. All things are vanity, only God is eternal!"
Guess why the Military Minister dared to defy the Empire's Fist? It's all because of the support of the Storm Church. When the Church senses that the Empire's Fist is becoming a runaway horse and threatening the faith in the true God, that will be the time to settle accounts with the Empire's Fist.
Humanity does not need to worship the Empire's Fist. In this Tuva Empire, there is only one faith: the Storm Emperor! No matter how strong a mortal is, he is still just a mortal, and mortals will eventually die.
Thank you, young man. This time, I raise a glass to you a cup of Hundred Flower Fine Brew, wishing your future wife to be as beautiful as the Hundred Flower Knight.
After the old man finished speaking, he held Mai Ka's head and left in a mad manner. He had avenged decades of hatred, and the taut string snapped, leaving him somewhat mentally unstable.
Levi returned to the cellar, where he had all the Gold Coins he had collected cast into rings of gold, which he wore on his arms and hid under his sleeves.
They also gathered up the other spoils from their trip to the Holy City, found the Wild Dog Knight at the Shining Tavern, and then the two escaped the city through the Bloodhand Gang's secret passage.
Levi gazed at the Mass Burial Grounds to the south, which might be the stronghold of the Voice of the Deathbird, considering that the Shadow-Level Assassin of the Voice of the Deathbird might be there.
Remembering the terrifying power of the Pale Shadow's attack, Levi temporarily abandoned the idea of breaking in. He had gained so much from this trip to the Holy City, and he didn't want to fail here.
"I'll let you live a little longer," Levi thought to himself.
Then he looked at the Wild Dog Knight were fully prepared and ready to go on the other side.
"Let's get ready to leave," Levi said calmly.
"It's clear you've had a very fruitful trip," the Wild Dog Knight chuckled.
"Aren't you the same?" Levi retorted.
"Hehehe, anyway, after this job, I'm done. I'm going back to my hometown, buying a big estate, becoming a minor nobleman, marrying a few beautiful wives, having a dozen or so kids, living a happy life. It's so good to be alive," the Wild Dog Knight suddenly remarked.
"Stop talking nonsense and lead the way," Levi said.
The two disappeared on the horizon. Although they were not on horseback, they were both Knight and their speed was not slow.
Along the way, Levi also "borrowed" a group of deserters' horses.
They continued their journey on horseback with the Wild Dog Knight.
When they returned to Icewind City, it was already the Month of the Freezing Winter.
After saying goodbye to the Wild Dog Knight, Levi did not rush back to his territory.
After training on the road, his Black Snake Breathing Technique was on the verge of breaking through to the Sixth Order.
He simply rented a house and stayed in Icewind City for a few more days.
Sprint with all your might using the Black Snake Breathing Technique.
Finally, on this day, as the warm winter sun shone on Levi's sweat-drenched body, Levi let out a long breath.
The Black Snake around his heart grew longer, thicker, and more imposing.
A snake subdued the five creatures— the Sea Siren, the Giant Rhinoceros, the Giant Bear bear, the Wild Bull, and the Human-Faced Spider— completely.
Black Snake danced wildly, and Black Qi surged forth! Levi's upper body was almost completely covered by Black Qi Black Qi, except for his waist.
"Sixth Order! That's not easy. Finally, High-Rank Knight."
Levi stood up, stretched his muscles and bones, and felt his body becoming stronger.
He withdrew the Black Qi, put on his clothes, and opened the Proficiency Panel.
Levi ————
Black Snake Breathing Technique: Sixth Order (1/40000), Special Effect: Advanced Defense
[Advanced Defense: Possesses strong defense against blunt weapon attacks; ordinary sharp weapon attacks can hardly penetrate your Black Qi.] "After breaking through to the advanced level, not only has the area covered by the Black Qi increased, but the quality of the Black Qi itself has also been greatly improved."
"Now, those ordinary arrow attacks should be ineffective against me, just like the Iron Mountain back then. No, an even stronger defense than the Iron Mountain."
During this period of cultivation, in addition to breaking through to the Sixth Order of the Black Snake Breathing Technique, Levi's other major breakthrough was that he had also mastered the Giant Breathing Technique, which he had been looking forward to for a long time.
Levi ————
Giant Breathing Technique: First Order (1/1000)
"I wonder if I can wear the Frost Giant Armor now."
Filled with anticipation, Levi went to where he had hidden the Radiant Stone Radiant Stone, put it away, and embarked on his journey home.
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