Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 192 A Mortal Body Crushes the Vampire Clan! (Long Chapter, Please Subscribe and Vote!)

After returning to the hotel.

Li Wei took out the Lorraine Crystal, wanting to see what changes had occurred in his bloodline.

[1% bloodline of an unknown mythical creature...]

"As expected, since King Kong was created by fusing and mutating a Holy Ape and a Giant, it wasn't included in the Crystal's database. At least the Golden Serpent could be analyzed to be a dragon creature, but this one can only be vaguely described as a 'mythical creature'."

"According to the Life School's classification of extraordinary beings, all extraordinary beings can be divided into nine rings. The ninth ring is also known as a 'legendary being,' which is roughly equivalent to a 'great wizard.' Above the ninth ring are 'mythical beings,' which are comparable to 'legendary wizards.'"

"Therefore, theoretically, the growth limit of the Vajra bloodline should be the level of a mythical creature. Of course, it may be higher than a mythical creature, since mythical creatures are only the highest level in the wizard's understanding, and it is an upper limit set by the wizard."

Li Wei put away the crystal, and as the Vajra Breathing Technique also broke through its limits, he moved towards the twelfth level, establishing his four major power breathing techniques system.

Red Lotus, Black Whale, King Kong, and Ostrich Mountain have already taken shape.

However, the Ostrich Breathing Technique is currently at the eleventh level limit, and Li Wei has not yet broken through that limit.

He planned to wait and see if he could find a perfect breathing technique that enhanced leg strength, and then emulate the giants and the holy ape to create a new variant of the breathing technique.

Overall, the variant types of breathing techniques seem to be quite powerful.

The next day.

Li Wei wandered aimlessly through the streets like a street urchin.

He was very curious. Within his perception range, if there were vampires or other monsters in Wanlong City, they shouldn't be able to escape his senses.

So far, Li Wei has not sensed any monster's presence.

There are only two possibilities in this situation.

The monsters aren't even in the city.

Either the monster is in that place in the center of Wanlong City that I haven't explored yet.

Thinking of this, Li Wei looked towards the location of the Dragon God Church.

Out of fear of the Church's influence, Li Wei would deliberately avoid contact with the Church whenever he sensed its presence.

In his view, most monsters hiding in the church were simply courting death.

However, the possibility that the most dangerous place is the safest place cannot be ruled out.

"Vampires have the ability to change their appearance at will, so it's possible that they really are hiding within the church," Li Wei murmured to himself.

He then planned to focus on the area around the church to see if he could find any clues.

Six days later, in the dead of night when no one was around.

Li Wei was practicing meditation when he suddenly opened his eyes.

"A suspicious person has appeared."

These days, he has been keeping a close eye on the church.

Finally, we found a clue.

He observed that there was a person who would leave the church and go out of town alone in the middle of the night, almost every so often.

And this person is none other than the bishop of the Dragon God Church in Wanlong City, Bancroft!

"That's strange, I can't sense any vampire aura at all."

Li Wei had also come into contact with vampires, and his Golden Serpent Letter contained the aura of vampires.

Although each vampire has a slightly different aura, Li Wei's perception should be able to detect it.

Unless this bishop is not a vampire, or he possesses an extremely advanced method of concealing his aura.

A thought struck Li Wei, and he was about to go out to follow the bishop.

At that moment, another figure stealthily emerged from inside the church.

This caused Li Wei to temporarily stop what he was doing.

The figure was burly and appeared to be a knight, a knight whom Li Wei had seen before.

He is the commander of the Holy Dragon Knights stationed in Wanlong City, a powerful figure on par with the White Horse Knights, just one step away from becoming a legendary knight.

His name seems to be Hogg, and he is probably the strongest person in Wanlong City and even the Eastern Empire on the surface, with a status similar to that of the former Imperial Fist.

This commander often led the Holy Dragon Knights on patrols within the city, so Li Wei recognized him.

According to the information Li Wei gathered, Hogg had a very good reputation among the people and was a highly respected and powerful figure.

One was a bishop, and the other was the grandmaster of a knightly order; both of them secretly slipped out of the church in the middle of the night and headed out of the city.

This behavior is highly suspicious.

After waiting for a while, no one else appeared.

Li Wei's figure disappeared into the night.

……

Outside Wanlong City.

The bishop's figure moved forward in the night, his pace quickening until he disappeared into a dark forest ahead.

Not long after, the Hogg Knights also appeared at the edge of the Black Forest.

His gaze was calm, his expression resolute.

He had been ordered to investigate the truth behind the evil spirits haunting Wanlong City.

However, after going through countless hardships and gathering all the clues, he discovered that they all pointed to someone he had never suspected.

The bishop of the Dragon God Church in Wanlong City!

Lord Bancroft!

The headquarters of the Dragon God Church is not in Wanlong City, but on the high Dragon King Mountain.

However, Bishop Bancroft's status was among the highest of all the bishops in the Church of the Dragon God.

This bishop of Wanlong City, revered by believers and knights, a figure who could chat and laugh with the ruler of the Eastern Empire in the imperial palace, might actually be the mastermind behind the recent evil incidents in Wanlong City.

This was unacceptable to Hogg.

However, after his repeated investigations...

He knew that this might be the truth.

After thinking for a moment, he secretly sent a rallying signal to the Knights and finally decided to follow them to see what was going on.

The Black Forest stretches endlessly, deep and eerie.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the bishop arrived at the entrance of a dark cave.

The area was sheltered by dense bushes, and bats occasionally flew in and out.

The bishop looked tense before stepping inside.

The entrance to the cave didn't look very big, but the cave was very deep. The further you went in, the more cramped the space became, and there were pale skeletons everywhere along the way.

The bishop walked for a long time and came to an underground cave full of stalactites.

He looked up and saw that the stone wall was covered with black bats, whose eyes emitted an eerie green light that was incredibly unsettling.

In an underground blood pool inside the cave, animal skeletons and even various human skeletons, including adults and children, can be seen everywhere, soaking in blood.

The air was thick with the stench of blood. In the pool of blood, two blood-red monsters floated motionless, their fates unknown.

"You've come, Bishop Bancroft, my old friend. What delicious desserts have you brought me?" A hoarse voice echoed in the cave.

The bishop looked around but saw no one.

His forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his whole body was trembling uncontrollably.

"Lord Asat, I have fulfilled our agreement. While you were awake, you enjoyed the delicious blood food I provided. I think you should also keep your promise. Don't forget, you swore an oath with the will of the Blood River," the bishop said boldly.

"My friend, have you thought it through?" A tall, thin, blood-red figure appeared behind the bishop, its long fingernails gently stroking his back.

The bishop felt a chill run down his spine and turned around abruptly, only to see the fleshy monster, resembling a skinned corpse, staring at him with a half-smile.

"I've made up my mind. I want to become a vampire," the bishop said firmly, swallowing hard.

"Are you ready to betray the King of Dragons you believe in?" Asat sneered.

"Besides power and money, faith in the King of Dragons has brought me no real benefits. In this era, without power, the former two are meaningless. I am willing to become a member of the vampires and join the ranks of the Blood River Will," the bishop said, clearly having already made up his mind.

"Joining the vampire clan isn't that easy. Your test isn't over yet. In the next month, I need ten delicious young children as blood offerings, preferably virgins under the age of fourteen. These are the most exquisite delicacies in the world." Asat's voice echoed in the bishop's ears. The native vampire licked his lips and revealed a cruel smile.

"What? Ten virgins? Asat, although our contract stipulates that I will provide you with blood sustenance, this has gone too far! I, Bancroft, may not be a good person, but I couldn't do something so heinous!"

The bishop's face twitched, and he couldn't help but question him.

After accidentally coming into contact with this legendary, immortal vampire, he became extremely eager for the power of the vampires.

So he made a deal with this native vampire, Asat Lesenba: he would secretly provide Asat with blood and flesh using his own power, while Asat would offer his first embrace to him.

To prevent the other party from turning their backs on him, the bishop even used his knowledge of occultism to make Asat swear an oath to the will of the Blood River.

As far as he knew, no vampire could casually swear an oath to the will of the Blood River, and once a blood oath was made, it had to be fulfilled.

Every original vampire has only one chance to be embraced, and the one who is embraced will become the first generation of secondary vampires.

The first generation of secondary vampires can also turn an ordinary person into a second generation of secondary vampires.

The bishop's idea was to first become a first-generation secondary vampire himself, and then turn his bloodline offspring into second-generation secondary vampires.

By following this logic, one's own family can become an extraordinary family.

Of course, such a chain of events cannot exceed four generations.

Unless the original vampire clan at the source is extremely powerful, ordinary original vampire clans are limited to four generations.

But no matter what, isn't becoming a vampire family much better than a traditional knight family?

What era are we living in? Still practicing traditional breathing techniques?

Without needing to practice breathing techniques, one can gain power comparable to a great knight, easily live for hundreds of years, and regenerate flesh and blood. The only price to pay is aversion to sunlight and the need to drink human blood.

Compared to the benefits of becoming a vampire, this cost is negligible.

During his years as a bishop of the church, he siphoned off the blood and sweat of believers and citizens of Wanlong City far more than he had sucked the blood of a vampire.

Throughout the entire process, the bishop never considered himself a morally upright person.

Who would be a bishop if they were a person of high moral character?

Therefore, he had already considered becoming a vampire.

"My old friend, this is the last time. If you pass this test, I can transform you into the vampire you've always dreamed of, and you will have a lifespan unimaginable to mortals. I've sworn an oath by the will of the Blood River; would I lie to you?" Asat said softly with a chilling smile.

The bishop struggled internally before coldly saying, "Fine, Asat, this is the last time. If you break your promise again, or try to harm me, my backup plan will immediately reveal the location of this vampire lair to the Dragon God Church headquarters."

At that time, this lair will be completely razed to the ground by the reincarnated saint from headquarters, who will bring the sealed sacred artifact. You wouldn't want to watch your compatriots, who are still sleeping in the blood pool, die in their sleep, would you...?

Assat, though aware of the threat in the bishop's words, was not angry.

As a member of the original vampire clan, why would he care about the threat posed by a little bread?

Humans are merely small loaves of bread for the vampires, and have been since ancient times.

"Alright, my friend, you should leave now. It seems some little bread has come to visit you." Asat grinned, glancing meaningfully at the cave entrance with a bloodthirsty expression.

As the bishop turned to leave, he noticed that squads of knights clad in holy dragon armor were appearing one after another at the distant exit, surrounding the vampire's lair.

These knights were all tall and strong, the weakest of whom were at least mid-level knights, and there were even several powerful knights among them.

Everyone stared in disbelief at their Bishop Bancroft, the seemingly approachable bishop who had secretly colluded with vampires.

Hogger Knight was shrouded in black mist, his body resembling burning ashes, a mixture of charcoal black and fiery red, radiating a scorching aura.

There was also a flame burning in his eyes, a flame of anger.

"Your Excellency, you have betrayed the Dragon King and defied the Dragon King. You should be punished by the Holy Dragon!" Hogg shook his head and sighed.

"Hogg?" The bishop's expression changed.

Then he continued, "You shouldn't have come, because you not only killed yourself, but you also killed these young men of the Holy Dragon Knights. You could never be a match for Asat."

Behind the bishop, the blood-red figure Asat drooled wildly: "So many powerful blood delicacies. Although they are a bit old, they are still quite delicious. Since you have come to us of your own accord, I, Asat, cannot be polite."

Knight Hogg said calmly, "I may die, but before I die, I will be content if I can eliminate the traitor for the Dragon King and find the lair of the vampires in Dragon City."

"Holy Dragon Knights! Hear my roar! Charge with me!"

Hogger pointed his longsword to the sky, spewing out a column of scorching smoke, like a world-destroying dragon about to unleash its breath.

"Like an ant trying to shake a tree, utterly overestimating its own strength!"

Asat's figure suddenly accelerated, and he charged directly into the middle of the Knights like a blood-red phantom.

The knights' battle formation was broken in an instant, faced with the absolute overwhelming power of the original vampires.

The so-called Holy Dragon Knights, apart from a few great knights, are nothing but chickens and dogs.

Hogg's eyes were only on the bishop who was trying to slip away amidst the chaos.

He rushed straight to the bishop, who, although a great knight, was old and no longer strong.

Under Hogg's terrifying attack, the bishop was instantly defeated and beheaded by Hogg.

Despite all his scheming, the bishop ultimately failed to become a vampire.

Then, Hogg charged toward Assat.

Asat's body exploded, turning into a thick cloud of blood mist that raged through the cave.

Any knight touched by the blood mist soon turned into a dried-up corpse.

"A courageous loaf of bread is still a loaf of bread; there's no difference between them."

From within the blood mist came Asat's mocking laughter.

Hogger's longsword was wreathed in black energy!

He charged forward fearlessly!

He watched as members of the Knights fell one by one.

Before long, he was the only one left in the entire cave.

Hogg underestimated the terror of the vampires. Even his great knight comrades were so vulnerable in the face of the native vampires.

He was consumed by deep remorse; he was the one who had caused the deaths of these loyal knights!

"Monsters die when they're killed! Ash Cross Slash!"

He showed no fear, unleashing his ancestral swordsmanship. A cross-shaped sword light, radiating a gray glow, swept through the void, scattering the blood mist!

A muffled groan came from within the blood mist.

Hogger used the black energy to inflict significant damage on the blood mist.

Asat revealed himself, revealing numerous wounds on his chest shrouded in black mist, with countless ash particles clinging to the wounds and preventing them from healing.

Hogg, panting heavily, stared at the terrifying vampire.

Even with my full strength, I could only inflict such a negligible wound...

Hogg felt a pang of sorrow. Was there any hope left for humanity?

He had almost reached the pinnacle of the knight's path; even a legendary knight, he was confident that he could hold his own for more than a dozen moves without being defeated.

Even so, it was still not enough to kill the opponent.

Is this monster truly immortal?

"As a human, you actually managed to hurt me, hahaha, I, Asat, hereby declare you the strongest mortal below the legendary knights!"

But, you naive little bread, even if a legendary knight came, he wouldn't be a match for me. I'm not comparable to those inferior secondary vampires.

No matter how powerful a human is, if they don't become a wizard, they are still just mortals!

Asat's figure solidified, and the phantom of the Blood River appeared behind him. The terrifying true form of the original vampire was completely revealed. A deformed flesh and blood monster, four meters tall, appeared, with a hunched body and drooling.

The monster laughed wildly, turning into a bloody light, and its giant blood claws swatted Hogger Knight away.

His armor warped and tore apart, leaving a deep claw mark on Hogger Knight's chest. Countless ashes danced around him, rapidly healing his wounds.

"Interesting, impressive self-healing ability," Asat laughed, his terrifying claw attacks growing more ferocious with each strike.

Hogg Knights were far slower than Asat, and had no way to dodge.

He was repeatedly swatted away by the claws, and his body was covered in more and more wounds. His self-healing ability could no longer keep up with the rate at which the wounds appeared.

"Too weak, too weak!" Asat attacked Hogg frantically.

Hogger was like a kite with a broken string, being repeatedly struck in mid-air by Asat, and finally crashed onto the stone wall at the cave entrance with a loud thud.

"Cough cough... So this is what you call a vampire? You haven't killed a single mortal in all this time."

Hogg leaned weakly against the stone wall, a relieved smile on his face.

His bones were broken, blood was flowing freely, and he was on the verge of death, severely injured.

"A stubborn little bread." Asat appeared calm on the surface, but was inwardly slightly shocked.

This human's willpower and physique are much stronger than he imagined. Given some more time, he might become a legendary knight.

"It's over." Asat accelerated with a roar, his arm transforming into a blood-red blade, ready to tear Hogg to pieces.

With a bang.

Assat felt as if he had bumped into something hard.

He was thrown off his feet and landed on the ground.

He looked ahead and saw a burly figure blocking the way of the Hogger Knights, unmoving as a mountain.

This is a well-proportioned, silver-haired middle-aged man with a full beard, possessing a dignified and masculine beauty.

He seemed to have done nothing; he simply stood there and blocked his terrifying attack.

"If he's the strongest mortal, then what am I?" Li Wei asked casually, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Who...who are you? This is impossible!" Asat's face turned crazed as he charged forward again.

His attacks, like a storm, were all unleashed upon the silver-haired middle-aged man.

The claws and blood-red blades seemed to strike the steel body, sparks flying and a metallic clang echoing through the air.

Li Wei stood still, allowing the native vampire to strike him a hundred times.

Asat was panting heavily as he looked at the human before him. The human's clothes were torn, revealing a body covered in dark golden scales.

Asat's attacks only left slight scratches on the dark gold scales, which then quickly healed.

In other words, he didn't break through this person's defenses at all!

How is that possible!

He Yasat is a noble native vampire!

How could any human being possibly withstand their own attack?

Even a legendary knight would not be able to withstand his own attack.

Judging from this person's methods, he's not a wizard!

"You're not human! What kind of monster are you?!"

Asat asked in horror, "This person is definitely not human, but some kind of powerful monster beyond my comprehension!"

They could be lizardmen or dragonborn!

He felt fear.

The last time he had this feeling was a hundred years ago, when he inadvertently provoked a wizard hiding among humans.

But the man in front of him didn't look like a wizard at all, and he didn't use any magic.

He used his own body to withstand the attack of a native vampire.

"Damn it, you're the monster! Your whole family are monsters! I'm a human!"

Li Wei broke through the defenses and flew into a rage.

His figure vanished suddenly, turning into a bloody light.

He hates it when people call him a monster!

I, Li Wei, am a purebred human with 100% human blood!

Before Asat could react, Li Wei's large hand had already gripped Asat's neck tightly.

The raging black energy completely imprisoned him, and Asat was unable to move due to Li Wei's immense strength.

As a Bloodthirsty Knight, dealing with a low-level native vampire was naturally a piece of cake for Li Wei.

He took out the Spirit-Binding Ring and chanted an incantation.

An illusory circle appeared within the Binding Ring.

Then it landed between Asat's eyebrows and settled on his soul.

Before long, Yasat stopped struggling.

Li Wei put him down, and Asat bowed his head in submission to Li Wei.

This is a sign that the binding ring's forced contract has been successful.

Li Wei immediately told Asat to stay in the Insect House.

He felt a surge of joy, never expecting to form a contract with a native vampire so easily.

"The original vampires, who were once incredibly terrifying to me, are now nothing special in terms of strength," Li Wei remarked.

Time has passed, and now, apart from the hidden power of the church, he is practically invincible in the human world.

Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, Li Wei couldn't help but sigh.

Although he could have intervened earlier to save these people, he didn't have a good impression of the church.

So he chose to make his move last.

The reason for saving the Hogger Knight was naturally because he valued the knight's breathing technique and swordsmanship.

While Li Wei was secretly observing the battle, he discovered that this Hogg Knight must have practiced some kind of powerful breathing technique similar to the Phoenix Breathing Technique.

Not only does it possess the ability to heal itself, it can also prevent others from healing themselves.

This breathing technique is absolutely insane!

This breathing technique should be attributed to Li Wei!

So he stepped in and saved Hogg.

Hogg was shocked, his mind filled with the image of Asat being subdued by that man in one move.

He is the strongest man in the Eastern Empire and the man closest to a legendary knight.

He knew how powerful Asat was; even legendary knights might not be a match for Asat.

However, Asat was powerless against this middle-aged silver-haired man. This gap seemed even greater than the gap between him and Asat, since he had at least managed to break through Asat's defense.

Li Wei came over, examined Hogg's injuries, and then said bluntly, "I don't like beating around the bush. I saved you for a reason. Give me your breathing technique inheritance diagram and sword skills, and I can save you."

This is the confidence that comes with strength; there's no need for all those roundabout ways, just get what you want!

Hogg was taken aback, clearly not expecting the man in front of him to be so straightforward and unpretentious.

He then said with a wry smile, "My inheritance diagram is with my family. What do you want our family's breathing technique inheritance diagram for?"

"I'm just collecting a rubbing; I'll return the original to you," Li Wei said calmly.

"Very well, by the King of Dragons, I, Hogg, agree to your terms." Hogg collapsed to the ground and swore an oath to the heavens.

"I have no faith, and I don't believe in oaths. This is the contract tablet. From now on, you must not have any thoughts of resistance."

"In this way, I will extract a portion of your spiritual power to create a mark, and then we will form a contract. If you violate the terms of the contract, your soul will be scattered and your body and soul will perish!"

Li Wei took out a contract tablet. Although it was used to regulate contracts between wizards, it could also be used on mortals.

However, although mortals also possess spiritual power, they obviously cannot condense their own spiritual power imprints.

Therefore, ordinary people need to actively cooperate in order for Li Wei to extract spiritual energy to form a mark.

After thinking for a while, Hogg nodded and said, "It seems I have no other choice now."

In this way, Li Wei successfully signed an unequal contract with Hogg, a contract in which only Hogg had obligations, while Li Wei had no obligations at all.

"As long as you don't violate the contract and honestly give me what I want, you'll be fine."

Li Wei gave Hogg a healing potion he had concocted himself, and then said, "I will stay in Wanlong City for a few days. Remember to bring me the inheritance diagram and sword skills. If you try to play any tricks through the church, you will regret it, Knight Hogg, the number one genius of the Ember Dragon family in a hundred years."

Hogg nodded.

Li Wei's formidable strength and the confidence in his words made Hogg understand.

The mysterious man before us possesses extraordinary power, and must be some peerless master hiding among the people, with the strength to defy the Church!

After taking Livy's Holy Blood Potion, Hogg's injuries were almost completely healed in a short time thanks to his own strong physique.

He stood up, bid farewell to Li Wei, and then turned and disappeared into the night.

Li Wei continued exploring the cave, and deep inside, he came across a pool of blood.

Within the pool of blood, two terrifyingly shaped primal vampires slumber.

Even such a fierce battle just now failed to awaken them.

Li Wei decided to go all the way and threw the two sleeping native vampires into the insect house, leaving the Holy Armor Scorpion to guard them.

If they wake up and cause trouble, Li Wei can kill them then.

After confirming that there was nothing of value in the nest, Li Wei set fire to all the corpses on the ground and then left the wilderness.

three days later.

The Shining Tavern in Wanlong City.

Inside the small private room.

Hogger Knight gazed at the mysterious man before him.

He was a man of his word, and he obtained the Breathing Technique Transmission Diagram and the Ash Cross Slash sword technique manual from his family.

He is now the head of the Hogg family, so everything is decided by him.

"Indeed, you have the qualities and potential to become a legendary knight. If you are tired of church life, you can contact me at the Shining Tavern."

Follow me, and you'll see a much wider world. Remember, reply to me within six months.

Li Wei had essentially extended an invitation to the Hogg Knight. Apart from his faith in the King of Dragons, the knight had no other flaws, and overall, Li Wei admired him.

If they become legendary knights, they might be able to serve me.

Moreover, based on his inquiries and observations during this period in Wanlong City.

Although this Hogger Knight is a bit old-fashioned, he is a good person, upright and honest, but he is a bit too reckless in his actions.

"Thank you for your appreciation, senior. I will seriously consider what you said."

Knight Hogger spoke with trepidation and a solemn expression.

He never expected that such a peerless expert as his senior would actually invite him; what an honor!

After experiencing this incident, he realized that having faith without strength is meaningless!

If he wants to avenge his comrades, at the very least, he needs to break through to the legendary knight level to have the ability to fight against the vampires!

Finally, Hogg left the tavern, his heart pounding with excitement.

Li Wei then opened the inheritance chart and sword technique book of the Jinlong family.

"The Breathing Technique of the Ember Dragon and the Ash Cross Slash".

"A legendary-quality breathing technique for those with a constitution-type body, and a powerful sword technique created by a legendary knight of the Ember Dragon Clan—this trip to Ten Thousand Dragons City was worthwhile!"

8,000 words today, 26000 words still owed. I've been too busy these past few days. There's a case that's going to trial tomorrow, so updates may be irregular. I'll post this first and revise later. Please point out any typos or misspellings in the comments.

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