Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm.
Flame Mountain.
The Black Scales giant egg is still sleeping.
The Iron Tree has grown taller than before.
In the distant sky, flame clouds piled up, layer upon layer, like dragon scales.
The power of the fire element within a ten-mile radius surged wildly.
At this moment, the Black Lotus Beast's secluded cultivation place has become the center of the Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm.
In the Sky, several figures descended and came to Levi's side.
Mana said with a solemn expression, "The Black Lotus Beast's tribulation looks a bit terrifying."
Levi asked:
"What was Senior Mana's tribulation?"
Mana said, "My tribulation was a lightning and fire disaster. I was struck by lightning for three days and three nights, and then swept by a sudden wildfire. Alas... the less said about it, the better."
Martha shared, "I used the path of the plane master to advance to Sixth Ring, but I also experienced a tribulation. My tribulation, and that of the Ice Crystal Plane, was a huge fire meteor that came from the Darkness Zone."
Dragon Ant and Diablo nodded in agreement, they also had their own disasters.
Levi thought to himself, In the dark, Sixth Ring is a watershed. If you want to successfully advance to Sixth Ring, it seems that you have to go through a tribulation, and the tribulation varies depending on the transcendent system.
The Wizard's tribulation, from the looks of it, is the most terrifying, with a full Three Calamities and Four Tribulations.
This gave Levi the feeling that Wizards were being targeted.
Levi and the others did not dare to approach the volcano where the Black Lotus Beast was, for fear of affecting its advancement.
From the appearance of the anomaly until now, the power of the fire element has been continuously pouring into the crater, and the Black Lotus Beast is slumbering within it.
The area of the flame cloud is also constantly expanding, as if splashing ink on the sky, depicting some kind of giant.
Dragon scales, dragon wings, dragon claws, dragon heads, dragon tails, etc. emerged one by one.
The only thing that was not depicted was the dragon's iconic golden eyes.
Seeing this scene, Levi was shocked.
"Red Lotus Dragon?"
Yes.
The shape formed by the flame clouds in the Sky is the Red Lotus Dragon, which is the Black Lotus Beast's bloodline ancestor! "Sure enough, if Dragon Spawn like the Black Lotus Beast want to advance, they have to go through the test of the Primal Ancestor in their bloodline."
This coincided with Levi's previous guess.
"My Golden Serpent Breathing Technique is formed by fusing the Black Serpent and the Golden Horned Beast, two legendary creatures. Could it be that I have to experience the tests of these two bloodline ancestors at the same time? Or am I to accept the test of the Golden Serpent, which has never truly been born throughout history?"
Levi thought of the Crimson Emperor Dragon Breathing Technique, which contained even more powerful bloodlines... When the time comes to overcome the tribulation, I'm afraid it won't be as easy as I imagined.
"It seems that I still have to do a lot of preparation, first experiment with the Golden Serpent Breathing Technique, and then promote it to other breathing techniques."
Once a Wizard's tribulation begins, it can end quickly.
However, the Black Lotus Beast's disaster, just brewing, lasted for three full days, and the volcano kept shaking, as if it was about to erupt at any time.
The Red Lotus Dragon formed by the flame clouds, except for the lack of eyes, can be said to be lifelike, as if a real Red Lotus Dragon had descended.
It silently watched the bottom, exuding a powerful aura, even Mana and others couldn't help but feel palpitations.
The voice of the Holy Grail sounded in his mind: "As expected of the strongest Fire Dragon, a mythical existence, even if it is just an illusion, this kind of majesty is still so appalling... I'm afraid that even the Chaos Ancient Serpent that controls Earth-Fire Wind-Water is not necessarily its opponent."
Levi asked:
"Why? The Chaos Ancient Serpent controls the power of chaos, shouldn't it be able to suppress the Red Lotus Dragon?"
The Holy Grail shook its head and said:
"Not so, mastering the power of chaos is indeed very strong, but if the level is not proficient enough, then it is better to take the ultimate path of fire. If you use the so-called 'authority' of the gods to quantify it, the Chaos Ancient Serpent only masters a small part of the 'Chaos Authority'. The real big head... is in the hands of that god in the Star Realm."
Levi understood in his heart.
The Holy Grail was referring to the Lord of Chaos.
Although this god is not as prominent as the Seven True Gods in Nora, its influence in the multiverse far exceeds that of any of the Seven Gods.
The Holy Grail said, "The Red Lotus Dragon is the ultimate in Strength, a world-destroying flame dragon. Strength and Flame are its areas of expertise. However, these are too distant for you now, and you will naturally understand them in the future."
Levi nodded.
These things the Holy Grail mentioned probably require Ninth Ring or higher to get involved with.
Time passed day by day, and on the seventh day.
Rumble! Accompanied by tens of thousands of tons of magma and volcanic ash spewing into the Sky.
The volcano where the Black Lotus Beast was in seclusion erupted!
A giant beast, two hundred meters tall, wrapped in Black Flame, opened its eyes, its gaze of destruction looking towards the Sky.
There, the Red Lotus Dragon, with a wingspan of over a thousand meters, had golden light radiating from its empty eye sockets.
The finishing touch, the dragon's golden pupils, were finally complete! "Roar!"
Accompanied by a dragon roar that resounded throughout Flame Mountain.
The Red Lotus Dragon had come to life!
It suddenly swooped down, its wings of death tearing through the Sky, scorching patches of void.
Levi was shocked.
"Mana, senior, this Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm should be able to withstand it, right?"
Mana seemed a little uncertain, she said:
"It should be fine. These two forces have not fully reached the Sixth Ring level, but are only infinitely close."
Levi calmed down. He wanted to see how the Black Lotus Beast would overcome the tribulation.
Looking at the oncoming Red Lotus Dragon, the Black Lotus Beast's body trembled instinctively. This was suppression at the bloodline level.
With the Black Lotus Beast's power, it might not be difficult to pass the Wizard's Three Calamities and Four Tribulations.
But what it needed to overcome was the Strength suppression from its bloodline.
If it wanted to reach Sixth Ring, it had to tear apart the ancestor of its bloodline that was pressing down on it!
The Black Lotus Beast mustered its courage. It roared, stomped on the ground, and stretched out its thick dragon claws, colliding with the Red Lotus Dragon's claws.
Boom! The explosive shockwave directly leveled the volcano, and magma overflowed.
Fire meteors splashed out all over the Sky. Fortunately, this place was deserted, otherwise other plants would have suffered.
The Black Lotus Beast had taken this into consideration when choosing to undergo its tribulation here.
Unknowingly, the Black Lotus Beast had grown to two hundred meters tall.
Its Strength was already several times greater than before.
However, under the heavy pressure of the Red Lotus Dragon, its huge body was ruthlessly thrown away.
Rumble.
The Earth was plowed into a ravine by the Black Lotus Beast's body. Scales burst on the Black Lotus Beast's body, and blood gurgled from its blood vessels.
At this moment, Levi felt extremely distressed... He couldn't wait to rush over with a jar to collect it.
But he didn't dare, fearing that he would disturb the Black Lotus Beast's tribulation, or get himself involved, which would be terrible.
In his opinion, the aura of this Red Lotus Dragon was no less than that of the Crypt Wizard he had killed before.
In other words, if the Black Lotus Beast wanted to overcome this tribulation, it would have to rely on its not-yet-complete Sixth Ring body to defeat the Sixth Ring Red Lotus Dragon.
The Red Lotus Dragon pressed its advantage. It flapped its wings, and the Fire elemental Strength within a seven- or eight-mile radius poured into it, followed by an extremely high-temperature solar wind that swept out!
Wherever the solar wind passed, the Earth turned into scorched Earth and lava.
The Black Lotus Beast stood up and roared to the Sky. It suddenly rushed over, resisting the solar wind. At the same time, it opened its bloody mouth.
Much thicker than before, the annihilation breath that even Levi didn't dare to resist head-on spewed out!
Black Light raged, striking the Red Lotus Dragon and sending it flying.
Levi secretly said, "Come on, Black Lotus Beast, I believe in you!"
He had seen the Black Lotus Beast's efforts.
A large hole was blasted in the Red Lotus Dragon's chest, and flame clouds continuously repaired it. It roared and opened its dragon mouth.
Boom! A Red Lotus Breath, even thicker than Annihilation Breath, shot out!
Wherever the breath passed, Red Lotus flowers bloomed in the void, forming a Red Lotus Domain covering a five-mile radius!
Mana's expression shifted.
"Such a powerful attack, Black Lotus Beast, hold on!"
At this time, the other members of the Dragon Palace also came to watch the battle.
Turtle Prime Minister Lati said:
"Black Lotus, go for it!"
The Gan Wen Cui Three Brothers were cheering and waving flags, while also learning from the experience, as they would likely face such tribulations as well.
The Vampire Dragon said silently, "Big brother, if you can't overcome this tribulation, who among the Dragon Spawn in the world can?"
In fact, as it stood now, the Black Lotus Beast's chances of overcoming the tribulation were no higher than those of other Dragon Spawn.
It was certainly powerful, but the tribulation it faced was far stronger than that of other Dragon Spawn.
Because most of them only needed to face legendary-level Bloodline Power, while the Black Lotus Beast faced the mythical Red Lotus Dragon!
On the wilderness.
The Black Scales beast and the Red Lotus beast collided continuously, and the most primitive and savage battle was unfolding.
Within the Red Lotus Domain, the Red Lotus Dragon's strength greatly increased, completely suppressing the Black Lotus Beast. The Black Lotus Beast was already a bloody mess, covered in wounds.
Although its physical qualities were strong, it was not specialized in physique, and its self-healing ability was poor.
In a short time, these injuries caused its Strength to constantly drain away, and it became increasingly weak.
But the Black Lotus Beast's unyielding spirit and will allowed it to stand up again and again, and fight the Red Lotus Dragon.
The Red Lotus Dragon's condition was not much better. Its body was broken and tattered, its wings were broken, and its dragon tail was torn off. Relying on the Red Lotus Domain, it still had the upper hand.
The Black Lotus Beast looked towards the Dragon King and the members of the Dragon Palace.
"Roar!"
Accompanied by a roar, its heart, like a stellar engine, suddenly vibrated.
A black ripple, centered on the Black Lotus Beast, rippled out! Within the ripple, black lotus flowers bloomed eerily!
One flower, two flowers, thousands upon thousands! "Black Lotus Destroys the World!"
During the long battle.
The Black Lotus Beast imitated the Red Lotus Dragon and comprehended its own domain ability.
It was also the first Sixth Ring spell-like ability it had mastered! As the domain unfolded, the fire elements within a ten-mile radius surged towards the Black Lotus Beast.
Black Flame filled the sky, vaguely forming a huge black dragon phantom behind the Black Lotus Beast, similar to the Red Lotus Dragon.
Seeing this scene, a hint of appreciation flashed in the Red Lotus Dragon's eyes, like a teacher observing a student.
It roared, and the Red Lotus Domain collided with the Black Lotus Domain.
Red and black illuminated the heavens and the earth.
After an unknown amount of time.
The Black Lotus Domain tore apart the Red Lotus Domain, and the black dragon phantom completely shattered the Red Lotus Dragon transformed from flame clouds.
Heaven and earth fell silent.
The flame clouds in the Sky completely receded, and the heavily injured body of the Black Lotus Beast stood alone in the wilderness.
A phantom of the Red Lotus Dragon looked at the Black Lotus Beast, silent.
A moment later, the Red Lotus Dragon transformed into a ray of light, pouring into the Black Lotus Beast's body.
The Black Lotus Beast's wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, with new flesh and scales beginning to grow.
As if undergoing a complete transformation, the Black Lotus Beast's body completely transformed into a Sixth Ring body, exuding a terrifying majesty.
It had just advanced to the Sixth Ring, yet it brought considerable pressure to the Sixth Ring experts present. This was the might of the strongest Dragon Spawn!
The Black Lotus Beast closed its eyes, seemingly comprehending something.
Clearly, after surviving the tribulation, it had gained a lot, not just a Sixth Ring body.
Several days later.
The Black Lotus Beast opened its eyes, its gaze excitedly turned towards Levi.
"Dragon King, I'm Sixth Ring!"
Levi felt delighted and laughed loudly:
"Congratulations, congratulations! Our Dragon Palace has gained another powerful general!"
Now Levi had five great generals under his command! The Black Lotus Beast had just advanced and still needed to stabilize its realm. After everyone congratulated it, it found a new volcano and began to cultivate.
Levi was not in a hurry to draw the Black Lotus Beast's blood; he was a very considerate boss.
Beside the Small Stone Pond.
Levi also had some ideas about the upcoming advancement of the Gold Serpent.
"The Black Lotus Beast is already Sixth Ring, I, as the Dragon King, can't fall behind. This time, I'll seclude myself and push the Gold Serpent to its limit in one go, and begin to evolve."
One year later.
Holy Radiance Calendar 1286, Month of Origin.
The 186th Round Table Conference concluded successfully.
The Twilight Eighteen Knights had been training in the Nightmare World for twenty years.
Following the Blood Knight.
The Ash Knight also entered the Fifth Ring realm and named his Blood Source True Armor [Withering Armor].
As the name suggests.
While enhancing his own physique and self-healing abilities, it could also directly corrode the enemy's vitality through the power of ash, causing them to wither like fallen leaves.
After reaching the Fifth Ring, through the Blood Source True Armor and the external release of the Divine Palace, the Ash Knight further developed the abilities of the Ash Dragon.
Among the older generation of Knights, Divine Light, Golden Lion, Holy Ape, and Goddess Knight had all advanced to the late or peak Fourth Ring stage and were not far from the Fifth Ring.
In addition, after Levi obtained the Freezing Ice Breath, he passed this sword technique on to the Goddess Knight.
After practicing it, the Goddess Knight discovered that this sword technique was unexpectedly compatible with her, greatly increasing her combat power. Now, she was addicted to it and couldn't extricate herself.
The middle-generation Knights, all at the Fourth Ring, were still polishing their skills in the early or mid-stages.
Among the new generation Knights at the Third Ring, the Fire Dragon Knight still led the way, but he still needed decades of polishing before reaching the Fourth Ring.
After the Twenty-Four Flowers joined the Dawn Tower, they filled the personnel gap and promoted the rapid development of the organization.
After more than fifty years of development, the Dawn Tower currently had a total of 200 teachers and students. Although the number was small, they were all elites, and there were many Fifth Ring Wizards.
Placed in the Endless Sea, it was enough to gain a firm foothold in the Inner Ring waters.
Over the years, Levi's weapon crafting and Potion Making businesses had developed steadily.
In District One of the Inner Ring, the Fire Dragon Shop's business was still booming. Every time the Holy Infant launched a new Wizard item, it would be snapped up, and demand exceeded supply.
Everyone longed for the Fire Dragon Master to increase production, otherwise, it would be impossible to meet market demand.
To this, the Fire Dragon Master said that his time was limited, and the shop followed a boutique route, so it was temporarily impossible to increase production.
However, he would gradually put some of the fine Wizard items made by his students on the shelves in the future, which those interested could purchase.
The Holy Infant's move was to gradually get the Fire Dragon Shop out of its dependence on the Fire Dragon Master and start peddling low- and mid-tier Wizard items made by the Dawn Tower.
Using Fire Dragon Master's reputation for promotion to expand the business.
Of course, in order not to ruin his own brand, all Wizard items sold in the Fire Dragon Shop must ultimately have their quality strictly controlled by the Holy Infant or the organization's own Artifact Refining Masters.
Non-premium items are directly sold cheaply on the black market.
The potion shop run by Gandalf is the same.
Gandalf's reputation and persona cannot be ruined for the sake of making money; that would be penny-wise and pound-foolish.
In addition.
Under Gandalf's "persuasion," the Cave Elf Queen, the beauty Shakira, also brought her tribe to immigrate to the Ancient Saint Plane, starting a paradise-like life. Together with the Halflings, they laid the talent foundation for the Dawn Tower's subsequent Artifact Refining endeavors.
Four years later.
Holy Radiance Calendar 1290, Month of Origin.
Levi is 300 years old.
As an important milestone in his life, he simply celebrated his 300th birthday.
At this age, the Hundred Flower Knight had already advanced to Primal Soul.
Now, his Limit Soul has condensed 50 strands. There are still 31 strands left to reach completion.
To gather the 1620 points of mental power limit, he has put in countless efforts, and there is absolutely no reason to give up now.
After spending his birthday alone, he attended the 190th Round Table Conference of the Knights.
The Divine Light Knight became the third member of the Knights to advance to Fifth Ring.
Her Blood Source True Armor is called [Peacock Armor]. When activated, her body is covered with colorful feathers, forming a gorgeous peacock armor.
The Peacock Armor has extremely strong regenerative abilities, somewhat similar to a low-end Phoenix.
Denise demonstrated it, and after the armor appeared, strange phenomena arose, with many birds chasing after it like a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix.
If Maiya is the god of birds of prey, then the peacock is the king of birds.
Relying on the armor, Denise comprehended a domain-type skill called [Hundred Birds Domain].
Those covered by the domain will be subjected to dense attacks from hundreds of birds.
And the birds can also heal friendly forces, restoring their injuries.
In addition, the Divine Light Knight's [Peacock Divine Palace] also has a suppression power similar to the Gold Serpent, which can control enemies. It can also allow teammates to enter the Divine Palace to replenish their strength, making it a mobile supply station.
Paired with the [Five-Colored Divine Light] Dharma Idol, Denise has become the team's chief "healer" in one fell swoop, making her the strongest support in the current version, bar none.
Teammates only need to take a sip of her "milk" to be full of energy and fight the enemy for three hundred rounds.
After the Knights reached Fifth Ring, the first thing Levi asked them to do was to use Fifth Ring metal to reforge their Divine Weapons.
To test the combat power of ordinary Knights after reaching Fifth Ring, he had the Coral Witch, who was at the ordinary Fifth Ring realm, spar with the Blood Knight and others as a training partner.
Because it was a sparring match, both sides would definitely find it difficult to use their full strength, for fear of hurting friendly forces.
In the end, apart from the Blood Knight, who was at a higher realm and fought to a draw, the other two were still clearly at a disadvantage.
Firstly, the Ash Knight and the Divine Light Knight had only just broken through not long ago and had not yet fully mastered their power. The Coral Witch, on the other hand, had advanced to the ordinary Fifth Ring for decades.
Secondly, the Coral Witch was originally a Child of Element, and her strength was far above the average combat power of Wizards, making her a genius in the Wizarding World.
In summary, losing was normal.
For the Knights, they were already very pleasantly surprised.
All along, Wizards had been unattainable existences for them.
The Fifth Ring, as the strongest realm below Primal Soul, was even more so.
But today, relying on their own means, they could already contend with Fifth Ring Wizards, which was simply a miracle.
After reviewing the situation of the major organizations, Levi did not delay and continued his seclusion.
Several months later.
Beside the Small Stone Pond.
Levi completed his final run of the Golden Serpent Breathing Technique. With the prompt from the proficiency panel, Levi knew:
The Golden Serpent Breathing Technique had reached its Golden Serpent Limit.
Levi—
Golden Serpent Breathing Technique: Seventeenth-Order (Limit, can Evolve/can Advance).
"Three hundred years, Fifth Ring Limit, the path of the Knight, is about to usher in a new stage."
Levi sighed inwardly, talking to himself as he looked at the panel.
At this point, his breathing technique and divine weapon were both stuck at the Fifth Ring Limit node.
Levi clicked on the [Evolve] and [Advance] options.
He found that it was about what he had guessed. The basic potion material recipes were still the same.
However, both evolution and advancement prompted:
To advance to Sixth Ring, one would undergo a massive transformation.
This transformation would trigger the so-called [Blood Tribulation], and one must defeat the [Lord of Blood Tribulation].
What is the Blood Tribulation? It is like the Black Lotus Beast, a test brought about by the bloodline factors within the body.
And the Red Lotus Dragon is the Black Lotus Beast's [Lord of Blood Tribulation].
But unlike the Black Lotus Beast, it only needs to overcome the [Red Lotus Tribulation] to successfully advance.
If Levi's Golden Serpent Breathing Technique wants to [Advance], he must overcome the [Black Serpent Tribulation] and the [Golden Horn Tribulation] respectively.
And if he wants to [Evolve], he needs to add the newly increased bloodline factors.
In other words, Levi needs to overcome four tribulations this time, facing four Lords of Blood Tribulation directly! The Black Serpent Tribulation, the Golden Horn Tribulation, the Turtleback Tribulation, and the Rock King Tribulation.
In addition, whether advancing or evolving, for this bloodline that Levi created, he needs to overcome an additional tribulation.
This tribulation is called the [Darkness Tribulation].
The Darkness Zone is the cradle of all things in the world.
Planes and living beings all come from it.
Levi is going against the heavens, creating a new and powerful bloodline.
If he wants to reach Sixth Ring, he must overcome the tribulation from the Darkness Zone.
But what this tribulation specifically entails, the panel did not say.
The unknown is fear, especially when the danger comes from the Darkness Zone.
Even Levi felt somewhat uncertain.
Affected by the Lord of Blood Tribulation.
When a Knight undergoes the [Blood Tribulation], they can only use the power from that bloodline, including divine weapons, dharma forms, divine palaces, true armor, etc. In addition, battle techniques are fine.
Forcibly using other means to overcome the tribulation is also possible, but it is not conducive to the growth of the bloodline. The principle is similar to a bird breaking out of its shell on its own.
The Blood Tribulation, in some ways, is not a punishment, but a test, a tempering, and a reward.
Levi still remembered the look of relief on the Red Lotus Dragon's face after being defeated by the Black Lotus Beast.
Of course, not being able to use the divine weapons and true armor of other breathing techniques does not prevent him from having the basic attribute bonuses of these six dimensions.
Levi's hexagonal physical fitness is genuine.
The final [Darkness Tribulation] has no requirements, as long as Levi overcomes it with his own ability.
After understanding the advancement matters, Levi began to prepare on two fronts.
First, he would reforge the [Golden Dragon Controls the Sky] shield to make it the strongest quality under Sixth Ring.
2. Hone all combat skills and sword techniques to the strongest state below the Sixth Ring.
He has to rely on the Gold Serpent's power to overcome a full fourfold tribulation.
Therefore, he must practice all available means to perfection.
Cultivation knows no years.
A year later, Levi's [Golden Dragon Controls the Sky] shield was reforged.
He refined Sixth Ring Water Elemental and Earth Elemental metals into it, and added dragon scales obtained from the Swamp Rock Dragon.
After the reforging was completed, the shield's defensive power could withstand the ordinary attacks of the Heaven Crystal Dragon Ant for a short while. It should be enough to get through the tribulation.
The current shield can be called a "half-step Sixth Ring Divine Weapon". Once Levi is promoted, it can also be promoted to a Sixth Ring Divine Weapon like a Wizard's soul weapon.
Compared with the polishing of divine weapons, the practice of combat skills takes a lot of time.
Levi's current combat skills are mainly the Sky Dragon Sword Canon, the Three Barbarian Kings' combat skills, and [Freezing Ice Breath].
In order to be promoted to the Sixth Ring as soon as possible, Levi slowed down the cultivation of Rune Words and other breathing techniques, except for continuing to condense the Limit Soul.
Day and night, he practiced combat skills like a tireless robot, once, twice, thousands of times.
Now, Levi has only one thought in his mind.
Sixth Ring!
In the blink of an eye.
Another four years have passed.
Holy Radiance Calendar 1295, Month of Origin, Levi is 305 years old.
The Number One Dragon Tournament has been held for the fifth time.
The Black Lotus Beast no longer participates, and the Vampire Dragon narrowly won the first place.
There was no way, the second-place Faceless Infant Dragon's methods were too tricky to defend against.
At this rate, its first place will be lost sooner or later.
After witnessing his big brother Black Lotus Beast's promotion, it became more self-disciplined and worked hard towards the Sixth Ring.
The Black Lotus Beast has basically consolidated its Sixth Ring realm, and has given birth to Sixth Ring abilities such as [Black Lotus Domain] and [Black Lotus Breath], and its strength has greatly increased.
Twilight Eighteen Knights.
The Black Knight stepped into the Fifth Ring realm, becoming the second Fifth Ring in the Middle Earth detachment.
The Black Knight's Blood Source True Armor is called [Berserk Blood Armor].
On the one hand, this blood armor greatly improves the Black Knight's basic attributes such as Strength and defense.
On the other hand, the Black Knight has also comprehended a skill called [Blood-Soaked Frenzy]. Under the effect of rage, every time an enemy is killed, the Black Knight's Strength will be temporarily increased by about one-tenth, up to ten times, and finally double the Strength in a short time.
This is another divine skill comparable to the Thousand Illusion Knight's [Phantom Doppelganger]. Even Levi thinks it is very good.
Relying on this ability, the Black Knight, who had just entered the Fifth Ring, beheaded an ordinary Fifth Ring Black Wizard in Middle Earth, and jumped to become a strong output hero in the version.
So far, four of the Twilight Eighteen Knights are Fifth Ring Knights, and their combat power has soared.
The resources that Levi brought back before have also been exhausted, and the resources of the Nine Cities Alliance have begun to be consumed.
The progress of the teachers and students at Dawn Tower is also obvious.
The deputy Tower Master Herman and his wife are now comparable to the late Fifth Ring in strength, and the two can join forces to fight against a Fifth Ring peak powerhouse.
Led by Herman, the tower has begun to gradually select Alchemy geniuses to develop the mechanical school path.
Herman's idea is to gradually realize the transformation of the Alchemy School in the tower in the future, and strive for all members to enter a higher level of... the mechanical age.
At that time, the style of the Ancient Saint Plane may be a little different from the Wizard World.
Traditional Alchemy is still steampunk, and the Ancient Saint Plane has already started cyberpunk! As the saying goes, what age is it, and you are still doing traditional Alchemy? Of course, mechanical transformation will inevitably require an extremely long period of development and cannot take effect in the short term.
The partners at Gray-White Tower, such as Winnie and Li Ya, had already advanced to Third Ring Wizards, with a lifespan of five hundred years.
Mai Lin, under Levi's special care, had even reached the Third Ring's peak and was preparing to break through to the Fourth Ring.
The two female assistants of the Holy Infant, Mia, had stabilized her Fifth Ring senior realm, and her cultivation was steadily improving.
Miraya, after refining a portion of the Abyss crystal nucleus, broke through to the Fifth Ring intermediate stage in one fell swoop. Once she had refined all of it, she should be able to go further.
The Mind Flayer, after reaching the Fifth Ring late stage, was once again sent out by Levi to search for clues about Sixth Ring Mind Flayers.
Inside the Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm.
Under the wave of self-discipline, the Dragon Palace members were improving rapidly.
The shrimp soldiers and crab generals had reached the Fifth Ring intermediate stage in strength.
The Faceless Infant Dragon advanced to the Fifth Ring peak, becoming a popular candidate for first place in the next Number One Dragon Tournament.
Eight Divisions Heavenly Dragon Prison.
Phoenix's hard work finally paid off. It refined a pile of Fire Elemental crystal nuclei and stepped into the Fifth Ring intermediate stage, and was now sprinting towards the Fifth Ring late stage.
It had also previously refined a trace of Divine Fire power from the Eternal Church's relics.
With so many trump cards in hand, there was still hope for it to become a Sixth Ring Fire Elemental Lord like Diablo in the future.
The entire Ancient Saint Plane was a scene of prosperity.
But in the human world, the situation was becoming increasingly tense.
Such peaceful years might not last long.
The calm before the storm was the most deadly.
Levi himself was in the back mountain of the Emperor Palace, silently practicing combat skills.
He held a great halberd, sweating profusely.
After countless practices, the War King's Compendium had reached the Sixth Layer's perfect realm.
Levi had mastered the move "Rising Sun Ascends East."
Levi ——————
War King's Compendium: Sixth-Order (Limit), Effects: Unstoppable Wrath, Fearless Warrior... Rising Sun Ascends East.
It was noon, and the sun's momentum had reached its peak.
Levi stepped forward, holding the great halberd, and raised a ray of sunlight from bottom to top.
Boom! Rising Sun Ascends East! As Levi's momentum rose, within a three-mile radius centered on him, the rock layer cracked into irregular stones, and all of them rose into the air as if by Universal Pull!
Rumble! The power of one strike was terrifying! The sunlight made the void tremble constantly, and cracks spread.
It seemed like it could shatter at any moment, but it was still a little short.
"Without using the Primal Soul form, relying solely on my physical fitness and the Golden Serpent Breathing Technique, being able to do this is already my limit."
Holy Radiance Calendar 1299, Month of Vitality.
Levi had also trained other combat skills to the limit under the Sixth Ring.
Levi chose a secluded place on a remote island in the Ancient Saint Plane and set up a Magic Array.
He spent several days adjusting his state to its peak.
He used the Blood Refinement Method to introduce the refined Evolution Magic Potion into his body.
"Sixth Ring, here I come!"
As the magic potion entered his body, the vast Gold Serpent Blood Qi within him began to churn.
Not only that, but black and yellow forces were extracted from the Bloodline Crystals of the Black Water Dragon Turtle and the Swamp Rock Dragon.
These two forces were absorbed into the Golden Serpent Divine Palace.
Inside the Divine Palace, the Gold Serpent seed was wrapped around the pillar, greedily sucking in these two unfamiliar forces.
As different bloodlines fused, that long-lost sense of conflict resurfaced in Levi's mind.
There was bound to be conflict between different bloodlines.
Levi knew this well.
In the past, he relied on the proficiency panel to successfully resolve and fuse these conflicts.
Now, he had even given birth to the miraculous Primal Soul.
The Primal Soul in his mind emitted a soft light, smoothing out the different types of bloodline power one by one.
Then, the Gold Serpent Seed was able to smoothly absorb these bloodline factors.
As time passed, the bloodline factors from the Turtleback Dragon and Rock King Dragon brought new changes to the Gold Serpent Seed.
The golden light of the scales on its body became more intense, and its body was thicker than its previous serpent form.
Layers of heavy, rock-like scales began to emerge, like a knight wearing heavy armor.
If one looked closely, they would find that each scale resembled a turtle shell.
The factors from the Rock King Dragon and Turtleback Dragon were gradually transforming the Gold Serpent Seed, allowing it to evolve.
Levi didn't know how long this process would take.
Amidst the painful transformation, he gradually fell asleep, like a true dragon.
A year later.
Holy Radiance Calendar 1300, Month of Origin.
The 200th Round Table Conference was convened by the Blood Knight.
Because it was an on-site meeting and the situation was urgent, all of the Twilight Eighteen Knights were present.
The Blood Knight said solemnly, "This meeting is quite urgent. Since the Commander is in seclusion, I will preside over it."
The other knights sensed an unusual atmosphere.
In the past, the Commander's seclusion would usually delay meetings.
The fact that it wasn't delayed this time meant that something major must have happened.
The Blood Knight said, "Our intelligence department in the human realm has learned that the Black Dragon Empire has launched a full-scale war against the Seven Kingdoms Continent. The Earth General and Fire General are personally leading the 1st to 13th Legions, spreading the flames of war across the entire continent. The Seven Churches have suffered heavy losses."
The Black Knight said, "It seems that this war has escalated to the Primal Soul level..."
The Golden Lion Knight said, "Indeed. The Black Dragon Empire is running out of patience and wants to destroy the Church as soon as possible to gain the upper hand in the Seven Kingdoms Continent."
The Blood Knight said, "The Wind General and Water General are leading other Black Dragon Legions to launch a cleansing operation against other alien forces in the human realm. Their goal should be to counter-invade the worlds behind these alien races and use them as the Black Dragon Empire's base."
The God Forsaken Land was not a place for people to stay. The Black Dragon Empire had been accumulating power until now, and they could no longer endure it. They had no choice but to take a risky move and launch a large-scale attack.
The Fire Dragon Knight said, "I wonder when the Commander will end his seclusion?"
The Blood Knight said, "The Commander's seclusion this time is of great importance and cannot be disturbed. Judging from the Black Dragon Legion's repeated attacks, our coordinates have likely been exposed. This time, the Black Dragon Legion has come out in full force, and the Ancient Saint Plane may not be spared. Everyone, be prepared. We can't let the Commander worry about everything, and the Commander can't always save the day. We must rely on ourselves to solve the enemy!"
The Hundred Flower Knight said solemnly, "If there are Sixth Ring enemies invading, leave it to me. I am now stationed in the Ancient Saint Plane and can go to battle at any time."
The Blood Knight said gratefully, "Thank you, Hundred Flower Knight."
The Hundred Flower Knight sighed inwardly.
Levi had foreseen the matters discussed at today's meeting before he went into seclusion, and he had privately met with Hundred Flowers to discuss it.
Levi didn't know where he got a Fire Elemental Lord with Sixth Ring Strength, saying that it was also an employee of the Ancient Saint Plane.
Hundred Flowers didn't know about Levi's trip to the Dragon Ruins Weird Realm, and only thought that he brought it out from the Dark Ancient Tower.
In any case, having a Sixth Ring helper with decent strength greatly reduced the pressure on Hundred Flowers.
As for Mana, Martha and other Sixth Rings, Levi did not reveal them openly in order to conceal his Dragon Spawn identity.
He didn't know that his Dragon Spawn disguise had already been guessed by Hundred Flowers. He was still pretending and hadn't come clean, and Hundred Flowers was still acting along with him.
After the meeting.
The Ancient Saint Plane entered a state of pre-war alert.
The already sizable Knight, Fur Race, Lizardmen, and other battle groups, in addition to their cultivation, trained in battle formation joint attack techniques.
The Holy Infant continuously refined new [Dragon King Tokens] and distributed them to newly promoted Third Ring members.
The Dawn Tower's Wizard battle group did not yet have the conditions for large-scale warfare; only the teachers and high-level members could fight.
However, to jointly protect their homeland from the Black Dragon Empire's invasion, everyone from Fifth Ring to apprentices was busy.
Regardless of whether the Black Dragon Empire would invade, it was necessary to prepare and take precautions.
A year later.
Holy Radiance Calendar 1301, Month of Green Grass.
Endless Sea.
Inner Ring Sea, First District.
Azer Continent.
Wizard City Number One.
On this day, a piece of news spread throughout the city.
"City Lord Surging Wave Wizard is suspected to have fallen; the council is investigating the matter."
Without a Sixth Ring Wizard to suppress them, the rogue cultivator gathering place of Wizard City Number One was rife with undercurrents.
Fire Dragon Shop.
The Holy Infant, who happened to be inspecting the area, had a slight change in expression.
"This Surging Wave Wizard disappeared without a word; something's fishy."
Surging Wave Wizard was one of the backers of the Fire Dragon Shop.
Now that he had fallen, the shop would definitely be affected.
However, the shop still had the Flower Witch as its honorary manager, which should be enough to deter those with ulterior motives in the dark.
The Fire Dragon Shop had always been low-key, not causing trouble, and not expanding aggressively.
So, up to now, the Three Great Families had not suppressed it.
Moreover, after hearing that Elena was the manager, they even showed goodwill to the Fire Dragon Shop.
After pondering for a long time, the Holy Infant decided to temporarily close the shop for a few years and resume business when the situation stabilized in the future.
Half a year later.
The Schubert Family, one of the Three Great Families, announced its official entry into the Wizard Tool industry.
House of Witches.
Triss looked at the communication Wizard Tool.
She recently had something she wanted Levi to do, and the reward was a Mind Flayer brain.
But after she sent the message, Levi had not replied to this day.
"He's probably in seclusion again, that guy..."
A year later.
Holy Radiance Calendar 1302, Month of the North Wind.
Ancient Saint Plane.
Overseas isolated island, where winds and clouds gather.
Above the Sky, a Black Scales giant serpent, hundreds of meters long, coiled.
The giant serpent held a bright candle in its mouth, illuminating all directions, its golden eyes gazing at the island.
A figure clad in golden armor, surrounded by a round shield, and wielding a purple halberd stood in the void.
The halberd was just an ordinary cold weapon Levi had forged from amethyst.
It was merely made of a special material, neither a Wizard artifact nor a unique treasure.
His aura was astonishing, his eyes gleaming with Divine Light as he gazed at the giant serpent.
The giant serpent was none other than the emblem of their Black Serpent Family: the Candle-Holding Black Serpent.
When myths and legends reflected reality, a towering beast descended from the Sky.
The once weak mortal Lord could now face it with equanimity.
Levi felt endless emotions in his heart, filled with boundless pride.
"Come!"