Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 124 Ninth-Order Black Serpent! Gaseous Black Scales! (1st update! 5000 words, please subscribe!)

Li Wei————

Giant Breathing Technique: Level 4 (1/20000), Special Effect: Basic Strength.

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"The Giant Breathing Technique reaches its limit at level nine, while the Giant Rhinoceros Breathing Technique reaches its limit at level eight. After that, the Giant Rhinoceros Breathing Technique no longer needs to break through its limit. Once the Giant Breathing Technique reaches level nine, the level eight limit of the Giant Rhinoceros Breathing Technique can be converted into 5 limit-breaking points and fed to the Giant Breathing Technique."

"Anyway, my current supernatural power is more than enough."

According to Li Wei's speculation, breaking through the ninth-order limit should require 7 breakthrough points.

The Santigo Breathing Technique I obtained some time ago is also a power breathing technique, and it's at level six, which can be converted into 3 points of limit-breaking points.

With the Santigo Breathing Technique and the Giant Rhinoceros Breathing Technique, it should be enough for the Giant Breathing Technique to break through its limits. After the Giant Breathing Technique reaches level ten, Li Wei will then integrate the Ostrich Breathing Technique and see if it can still break through its limits after reaching level ten.

In short, Li Wei now has no shortage of powerful breathing techniques.

During this period of training, Li Wei's Siren Breathing Technique has also improved considerably.

I've reached level five of the Giant's Breathing Technique.

For Li Wei now, practicing the breathing techniques up to the seventh level is a piece of cake, and breaking through is as easy as drinking water.

Meanwhile, Li Wei's Black Snake Breathing Technique has progressed more than halfway.

But that's far from enough. To have the strength to fight against the Duke of Black Mountain, one must at least reach the limit of the ninth rank of Black Serpent.

In addition, given the possibility that the opponent may possess evil spirit power, it might be safer to go to the tenth level!

Just as Li Wei was in seclusion, strange events occurred in Icewind City.

A few days ago, after returning from the battlefield, Earl Silver Mountain was attacked by a powerful evil spirit.

Although he miraculously survived, it took a great deal of effort for him to recover.

His strength is no longer at its peak, and it's unknown when he will recover.

This incident of the evil spirit's invasion enraged Archbishop Adolf of the Icewind Cathedral. He could no longer tolerate the evil spirit's frequent misdeeds right under his nose and vowed to fight it to the end.

However, not long after.

Adolf also contracted the virus...

He was old and frail, and his strength was not even as great as that of the Earl of Silver Mountain, who was at his peak. If it weren't for the church's trump cards, he might not have been able to save his life.

For a time, panic gripped Icewind City.

This unknown evil spirit seems to specifically target the strong.

In the following period, one after another, some powerful knights were attacked. These powerful knights were doomed in the face of the mysterious and terrifying evil spirit.

In the next two short months...

Within Icewind City, nearly ten nobles or wandering knights of knightly rank have died.

Some voices began to question the church among the public, but of course these voices disappeared not long afterward.

Although Adolf felt ashamed, for the safety of himself and the city's residents, he still requested that headquarters send a stronger person over, out of respect for his former position as the vice-captain of the Seven Holy Knights of the Mortal World.

The current vice-captain of the Seven Knights of the Mortal Realm has arrived in Icewind City.

This is also a top-tier Grand Knight, whose real name is unknown. The Knights Order refers to him as the "Black Annihilation Knight".

His strength is no less than that of Adolf in his prime.

He was also Adolf's apprentice.

Inside the Icewind Church.

The Black Knight looked at Adolf on the sickbed and couldn't help but smile helplessly.

"I never imagined that the renowned Holy Sword Knight would be so destitute, unable to even deal with an evil spirit?" the Black Annihilation Knight said sarcastically.

"You brat, stop talking nonsense. I didn't send you here to berate this old man. If I were ten years younger, how could this evil spirit possibly be a match for me?" the gray-robed sage Adolf said irritably.

"Alright, let's get back to the point. Teacher, what kind of evil spirit is it this time? Tell me so I can be prepared." The Black Annihilation Knight stopped joking and asked seriously.

"It should be a dangerous level evil spirit, and it's very likely not an ordinary dangerous level one. According to the information I found, it is very likely to be the legendary Soul-Stealing Nun. We must be careful when dealing with this kind of evil spirit. It would be best to cultivate a spiritual secret technique passed down by the church, such as the Furnace Technique. I regret that I didn't cultivate the Furnace Technique back then. I only focused on physical cultivation and neglected spiritual cultivation. It really didn't work."

"The Furnace Technique, I have practiced it, but not very deeply. After all, it's a mental technique, a waste of time, and progresses extremely slowly. It's ethereal, invisible, and intangible. I think there aren't many people in the entire church who have the patience to practice the Furnace Technique to the point of mastery," said the Black Annihilation Knight.

"Then be careful. If it really doesn't work out, just give up. Preserving your life is the most important thing. The Soul-Stealing Nun is indeed not comparable to ordinary dangerous evil spirits. Even the Silver Mountain Knight, a top-tier Grand Knight, is no match for her." After Adolf finished speaking, he let the Black Annihilation Knight leave.

Only after his apprentice left did he stare blankly at the dome.

"These people in the church belittle wizards all day long, but in the end, they still have to practice wizarding meditation to deal with evil spirits. It's really ridiculous."

"To abandon the true path of witchcraft for the sake of a vague and ethereal god—if the god cares about us, then why has suffering in the world increased over the past millennia?"

Adolf sighed, his faith seemingly wavering as he grew older and witnessed more of the world's complexities.

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Li Wei, who had emerged from seclusion, also learned of the evil spirits' invasion of Icewind City.

"Again? It hasn't been long since the last evil spirit attack, and the situation is getting more and more serious."

"I wonder if it was the Black Mountain Dog causing all this trouble."

"Forget it, it has nothing to do with me. I'll continue grinding for experience and try to reach the limit of the Black Serpent Breathing Technique as soon as possible."

Li Wei continued his seclusion; the more critical the moment, the less he could afford to panic.

Time flies when you're on a spiritual journey. And so, half a year passed amidst the storms and trials of the outside world.

The month of harvest in the year 1012 of the Holy Radiance Calendar.

Inside the shelter, Li Wei's body was undergoing tremendous changes.

He seemed to be shrouded in black mist, which clung to his body and spread out in circles and layers.

This makes Li Wei appear as if he is covered with a layer of ferocious scales.

These scales formed by black mist shone with a metallic luster, and as Li Wei breathed, they collided and overlapped, faintly producing the sound of metal clashing.

Li Wei opened his eyes and looked at his body covered in scales. He stretched out his hand, and the back of his hand was also covered in scales.

With a thought, the scales disintegrated into black mist, which surged back into his body.

In the blink of an eye, the black mist reappeared, transforming into semi-real scales on his body.

"Is this the defense of a ninth-tier black serpent?" Li Wei muttered to himself.

He looked toward his heart, where the black serpent seed appeared even more lifelike, coiling and entwining around Li Wei's heart without ceasing.

Compared to the powerful ninth-tier Black Serpent Seed, all other life seeds paled in comparison and could not bear to look directly at the majesty of the Black Serpent Seed.

Li Wei opened the proficiency panel.

Li Wei——————

Black Serpent Breathing Technique: Level 9 (Limit, can be broken, current breakthrough progress 0/7), Special Effect: Black Scales (Gaseous).

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The extraordinary defense effect has been upgraded to a new effect: Black Scales.

"Black Scales: Scales composed of black energy with extremely strong defensive capabilities. The more solid the scales, the stronger the defensive capabilities. Black Scales are divided into three stages: gaseous scales, liquid scales, and solid scales. The defensive capabilities increase with each stage."

Looking at the special effects description, Li Wei couldn't help but smile wryly.

"So, there's still no way to escape that curse?"

"Does becoming stronger mean you have to abandon your humanity?"

"The ninth-tier black snake only has gaseous black scales. In that case, the tenth-tier black snake should have liquid black scales, and the eleventh-tier black snake should have the strongest solid black scales. How come it feels like the breathing technique is regressing... getting closer and closer to those legendary monsters step by step..."

Li Wei was deep in thought.

If there is no limit to breathing techniques, will I eventually become... the Black Serpent Holding a Candle?

The legendary savior serpent that encircles the mortal world and shines its light in all directions?

I, Li Wei, am destined to become a wizard.

Why does it feel like I'm speeding down the path to becoming a monster?

Li Wei was both amused and exasperated.

He let his thoughts wander, thinking that the ultimate goal of the Black Serpent Breathing Technique was to acquire the scales of a black serpent.

Could other breathing techniques be similar?

With so many breathing techniques, I've given myself a kind of inhuman characteristic.

After the Siren Breathing Technique reaches the ninth level limit, does it mean it will grow eight legs?

After the Human-Faced Spider Breathing Technique reaches the ninth level limit, the entire body is covered with spider bristles?

There's also the Giant Breathing Technique, the Blood Whale Breathing Technique...

With more and more limits to breathing techniques being reached.

Wouldn't I become a monster that doesn't resemble anything else?

"Never mind, as long as I can pursue power, it's all worth it."

Li Wei cleared his mind of distractions. He firmly believed that power was the most important thing, and for that reason, becoming slightly less human was harmless.

This isn't a monster, this is the ultimate life form!

It is the perfect form that life constantly evolves and becomes stronger!

"Breaking through the Black Serpent Breathing Technique requires 7 Breakthrough Points. Among the breathing techniques I obtained from Earl Silver Mountain, there is a defensive breathing technique that can be cultivated to the fourth-tier limit. I can cultivate both of them during this period. However, I still lack defensive breathing techniques..."

"Take it slow. With the Black Serpent Breathing Technique at the ninth level of the limit, plus other breathing techniques, my strength is already comparable to the Imperial Fist. Now, below the legendary knights, I should be the strongest grand knight, even stronger than ordinary top-tier grand knights."

"Next, it's time for liquidation."

"With my current strength, I am capable of taking revenge on the Duke of Black Mountain."

Besides the Black Serpent Breathing Technique, Livi has also made progress in his other major breathing techniques.

The Siren Breathing Technique is not far from breaking through to the eighth level, and Li Wei will soon be able to master extraordinary speed.

The Giant Breathing Technique is almost at the sixth level. The secret medicine made using the blood of the Great Ice Ape King is far more effective than ordinary ice ape blood, which allows Li Xiuwei to practice the Giant Breathing Technique much faster than he imagined.

The only thing that has progressed slowly is the Breathing Technique for physique-type Vortex Beasts. However, even without the secret medicine, after such a long time, this breathing technique is still at the fourth level.

The fourth-tier Vortex Beast Breathing Technique gave birth to a rudimentary physique, the effect of which was to greatly enhance Li Wei's physical recovery ability, resistance to diseases and toxins, and self-healing ability.

Unfortunately, the quality of the special effects was too low, and the effect was not very noticeable for Li Wei. He was already a top-tier Grand Knight, so this boost was barely worth mentioning.

There hasn't been much progress in terms of magic signs, but the proficiency of the Golden Cross Slash has reached half of the sixth rank. In another two or three years, it should be maxed out.

Even with a proficiency panel, mastering the Golden Cross Slash is incredibly slow after reaching the Advanced Ripple level.

Without a proficiency panel, Li Wei might never reach the advanced Ripple realm, even until his death.

"The next step is to break through the limits of the Black Serpent Breathing Technique while simultaneously working on all other types of breathing techniques to the eighth rank or higher, striving to acquire more extraordinary attributes. Although I have already mastered Black Scales, extraordinary strength, extraordinary endurance, and the extraordinary speed that I am about to master, it is not enough. There is also extraordinary physique, extraordinary perception, and so on."

Li Wei tidied up the shelter, using the Gluttony Bag to pack everything he needed to take on this trip.

"To seek revenge against the Duke of Black Mountain, we must be fully prepared. He is mysterious and powerful, and I cannot be arrogant."

"The materials for the Holy Blood Elixir used for healing, which was recorded in the Book of Kungu that we obtained earlier, have also been prepared. We can refine some to save our lives."

Although the materials for Holy Blood Elixir are expensive and difficult to obtain, money can buy anything.

Li Wei lacks everything except money.

With his immense financial resources, he had already gathered all the materials for the Holy Blood Potion during this period.

Now, it's time to refine it.

For several days, Li Wei stayed in the shelter, quietly and patiently refining potions.

He refined a total of twenty doses of Holy Blood Potion, the cost of which alone amounted to several thousand gold coins.

Holy Blood Potion can quickly heal injuries before Li Wei possessed "Superhuman Physique".

Holy Blood Elixir can be used to accelerate wound healing after an injury.

Afterwards, Li Wei refined and supplemented a considerable amount of the human-faced spider series of poisons.

After this refining process, Li Wei's potion-making proficiency increased significantly. By continuously refining new potions, his proficiency could continue to rise. In the future, if he had the time and energy, regardless of whether the potions in the Book of Kungu were useful to him, he would refine some to push his potion-making skills to the limit.

Li Wei is currently in the shelter, making preparations for his upcoming journey.

He was like an assassin sharpening his knife before a hunting mission, honing his equipment step by step.

He reforged Frostmourne into a pure mithril sword, using materials from that mithril chest. Under his master craftsman's meticulous polishing, a silver sword gleaming with silver light was born.

Ten years of honing a sword, its sharp edge yet to be tested!

Li Wei spent ten years forging this sword.

Li Wei had been preparing for this revenge operation for ten years.

When the sword is drawn, it will surely kill.

Black Mountain Dog, I am Baron Black Serpent, you are about to die!

(End of this chapter)