Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 204 Legendary Physique Breaks Limits, Death Breathing Technique! (It's the end of the month! 1.2 words, please vote with your last monthly tickets!)

The gap between a third-circle wizard and a second-circle wizard is even greater than the gap between a second-circle wizard and a first-circle wizard.

After the mental energy liquefies, its quality completely surpasses that of a second-ring wizard.

The power of third-circle spells is far greater than that of second-circle wizards.

Moreover, after the spiritual energy is liquefied, the wizard can solidify a talent spell, which is an instinctive spell that can be cast instantly without any casting or chanting.

Therefore, it is said that only above the third ring can a wizard truly embark on the path of cultivation, and only then can the wizard's power be truly revealed.

Li Wei felt that if he could reach the thirteenth level of the Way of the Knights, coupled with the level of a second-circle senior wizard, and trump cards such as the Great Black Sky Curtain and the Blood Forbidden Cone, he would be able to achieve great success.

Maybe... they can rival the Third Ring Road?

The reason he was unsure was that Li Wei was not sure whether his level could be compared to that of a third-circle wizard after reaching the thirteenth level of the breathing technique.

After all, the transition from the second ring road to the third ring road is a significant hurdle.

If the thirteenth-tier golden serpent is indeed comparable to a third-ring wizard, then Li Wei feels that he will have no problem dealing with ordinary third-ring wizards.

However, if we can't compare them, I believe that with the Golden Serpent's defense, plus the superposition of multiple forms, it's formidable.

Even when facing the Third Ring Road, it remains undefeated.

Of course, these are all just Li Wei's guesses.

He wouldn't be foolish enough to fight against a third-ring wizard. The safest approach would be to wait until he himself advanced to the third ring, and then, combined with the strength of a knight, crush the enemy.

He doesn't like evenly matched fights; he prefers to crush his enemies.

He took out the Great Black Sky Curtain from his storage bag.

This magical artifact had been gathering dust in Li Wei's storage bag for a long time.

This is an extremely practical three-ringed sorcerer's artifact.

Li Wei had already had the artifact appraised by Newt the wizard, and now he also knew how to use it.

After taking drugs for a period of time, Li Wei's magical power limit is also catching up.

To become a third-circle artifact, one must at least solidify a precious third-circle spell, and the third-circle spell of the Great Darkness Curtain is [Iron Curtain's Blessing].

The black curtain formed an unbreakable iron barrier force field, strong enough to withstand a single strike from a third-circle spell.

These past few days, Li Wei has been constantly working on getting used to this three-ringed magical artifact.

Such high-quality magical artifacts are not so easy to master.

Seven days later.

Inside Li Wei's secret chamber, a black ribbon danced and spun around him, like a magic ribbon wrapped around his arms.

"It can grow big or small, it can attack or defend, it can go to the sky or go to the sea, it can do everything. This magical artifact is really good. It can be called the ultimate weakened version of the [Hun Tian Ling] in the wizarding world. Now I only need the [Qian Kun Quan] and the [Feng Huo Lun], then I can cosplay Nezha."

Li Weiyou's Fire-Tipped Spear is actually the Sea King's Halberd. As long as the Red Lotus Karmic Fire is attached to it, it becomes the Fire-Tipped Spear.

After these days of practice, Li Wei has completely mastered how to use the Great Black Sky Veil.

Without using the "Iron Curtain" third-circle defensive spell, the mana consumption of the Great Darkness Curtain is still within Li Wei's tolerance range, and it shouldn't be a big problem for regular combat.

However, if the Iron Curtain's Blessing is to be used, a full 500 points of magical power are required, and Li Wei's magical power is only enough for three uses.

This is what makes the third-circle spell so terrifying; it requires a massive amount of magical power and mental energy to support it.

A person with 70 points of mental strength and who has mastered more than five second-circle spells can be called a second-circle senior wizard.

In the second stage, a wizard's maximum mental strength is 100 points and maximum magical power is 3000 points.

Li Wei put the magical artifact into his storage bag and stood up.

"I'm still missing a second-level active defense spell to serve as my second-level defensive force field. However, once an active defense spell is selected, it cannot be changed. There's no rush. At least it has to be a second-level spell with A-grade defense strength to qualify as my defensive force field."

After this period of dormancy.

Li Wei's strength has increased significantly compared to before. After all, the knight's methods are too terrifying, and many times, he still has to rely on the wizard's methods to fight the enemy.

He had already informed Huffman, who had submitted Li Wei's leave request to the tower master for approval, and it had been approved.

Li Wei has completed the pharmaceutical production tasks for the past two years to a high standard, so taking a three-month vacation is naturally no problem for him.

Three hundred merit points will be deducted every three months, which is not much for Li Wei now.

Green was puzzled when he heard that Levi was going to leave for a while.

"With things so chaotic outside right now, honestly, the safest place in the Endless Sea is a military fortress like Stromgarde," Green said helplessly.

"There are a few things I still need to do. By the way, do you have the formula for a second-ring meditation aid? If so, I can buy it, as usual, just for my personal use," Li Wei asked.

Green shrugged and gave a wry smile: "This is a second-ring meditation aid potion, you think too highly of our family. But I saw that the merit shop does have the potion recipe, you've been working so hard, you must have accumulated quite a few merits by now."

"It's all hard-earned money. How much can I earn? The meditation potion recipe over there requires at least 30,000 merit points. I'll wait for Huffman to give it to me."

Levi informed Green and Tomman, then bid farewell to Green and turned to leave.

Toman has been busy with the important matter of breaking through to the second level of pharmacist lately, and has been in seclusion making medicine. I haven't seen him for a long time.

This guy agreed to use his family's resources to help Li Wei find out where Teacher Li and the others are. Whether or not it will succeed, having more hope is always a good thing.

Li Wei, on the other hand, went alone to the port where the magic airships docked.

"I'm not in a hurry for meditation aids. I'll take it slow. Even without them, my cultivation won't be slow."

So far, Li Wei and his team have primarily focused on producing red, blue, and green potions, as well as some wartime healing agents. They haven't yet developed meditation-enhancing potions.

He knew that Huffman must have the formula for the second-circle meditation aid, and Levi had been waiting for a chance to get it for free.

At the lower levels of wizarding, potions are merely icing on the cake for wizards like Levi who possess elemental affinity, not essential.

However, once you reach the intermediate level or higher, even the Child of Elements will need a lot of potions as an aid.

Back then, talent mattered on one hand, and resources on the other.

As the child of the elements, one generally doesn't need to worry about resources; all the major wizarding organizations will be vying for them.

Although Li Wei's talent was enhanced by the Breathing Technique, in the eyes of wizards, he was still the Child of Chaos.

After the Third Ring, he will also face a choice: whether to continue as a rogue cultivator and rely on himself, or to reveal some of his talents and enter a large wizarding organization for cultivation.

Li Wei now tends to expose his talent for medicine making, using it to pry open that insurmountable threshold, and then drive the overall cultivation of his wizards.

Stromgarde is now the perfect place for Livy to rise to power.

He heard from Green that the Tower of Stromgarde, where the two city lords resided, would occasionally release some spots for rogue cultivators or wizards in Stromgarde City who wanted to switch jobs.

Joining a high-ranking wizarding organization like the Tower of Triumphs can grant access to resources and a higher social status.

Moreover, if Rekman joins the Riptide Tower, the interest groups behind him will think twice before making a move against him.

Li Wei also understood the requirements for entry.

Firstly, the Child of Elements, needless to say, with this talent, regardless of cultivation level, can be specially recruited.

Secondly, dual elemental affinity requires one to reach the first ring of wizardry before the age of thirty.

Thirdly, those who reach the third ring of wizards before the age of one hundred are not limited by talent.

Finally, those who possess expertise in a particular skill, such as medicine making, artifact crafting, magic array making, alchemy, or scholarship.

Of course, if you are a fourth-circle wizard or a fifth-circle wizard, you can naturally join in. The Tower of Rapids definitely welcomes the strong.

But the fourth and fifth ring roads are so far away that most wizards wouldn't even dare to dream of them.

For Li Wei, the first two were out of the question, so the third and fourth were no problem.

He's only 53 years old and already a second-ring wizard; reaching the third ring before he turns 100 shouldn't be a problem...

Moreover, his Knight Breathing Technique might generate even more elemental affinity effects. Perhaps one effect isn't as powerful as the Child of Elements, but they add up.

He still didn't believe that with so many special effects and his own stats, he couldn't overwhelm the Child of Elements.

Therefore, Li Wei's estimate of three rings before the age of 100 is conservative.

If things go smoothly, it won't take that long.

……

Airship port.

Li Wei gazed at the city of Rapids behind him and boarded the airship.

On the airship, there were also some wizards like himself who had asked for leave to go home.

Their faces were etched with exhaustion, and some were even disabled because they hadn't received treatment and had to have their limbs amputated and fitted with alchemical prosthetics from the military.

These are all battle wizards. Sure enough, those who have been carrying out demon-hunting missions for a long time are bound to get their shoes wet.

This is why Li Wei stayed in the Apothecary's Tower.

The battlefield is not a game; there are no level restrictions. Even in the outer areas, terrifying level 3 monsters may suddenly appear, bringing devastating damage.

Even if the Well of the Abyss is truly opened, it wouldn't be surprising for Li Wei if a high-ranking demon lord from the Abyss civilization suddenly appeared in Stromgarde.

Li Wei also spotted Kankull the Windsored Arrow in the corner, sitting there alone, staring blankly at a portrait.

Li Wei vaguely remembered that Kankuer seemed to have a lover, who most likely died in the war.

Kankul now only has one leg left; the other leg has been replaced with an alchemical prosthetic.

There is currently a shortage of wizards in Stromgarde who have mastered the Life School of magic, and there are far too few healing wizards. An urgent request is being made to headquarters.

Even ordinary healing agents have difficulty achieving limb regeneration.

Furthermore, due to the corrosive effects of demonic energy, there was no time to delay, so Kankur had no choice but to undergo alchemical prosthetic modification.

Li Wei watched this scene with a sense of emotion.

Compared to Kankur and the others, I should be lucky enough.

half a month later.

The magic airship successfully arrived at Bass Island.

After disembarking from the airship, Li Wei did not delay and quickly headed towards his Blackfire Island.

From afar, Li Wei could see the outline of Blackfire Island. According to his perception, the magic array was intact and showed no signs of damage.

Before even setting foot on the island, the joyful whale songs of Leviathan rang out.

In an instant, it was as if a rallying call had been sounded.

On the shore, the Red Sand Ape, the Poisonous Fire Bone Serpent, the Red Fire Dragon Lizard, and the Black Flame Demon Bird all came out to line up and greet Li Wei.

Seeing this, Li Wei was relieved.

Thank goodness, our house wasn't robbed.

Firstly, Blackfire Island might be too remote, and secondly, his own Shadowless Tracking Formation might have worked.

Having not harvested any leeks for over two years, these guys were full of energy and vitality, fawning over Li Wei.

Finally, after Li Wei's series of maneuvers, these guys were finally intimidated.

"Wait for me a little longer. Once the big house is ready, you can move into your new home and come with me to see a wider world," Levi said softly, rubbing the horn of Leviathan.

The herbs on Blackfire Island were also growing well, and Li Wei casually harvested a batch.

After letting Esmerald take a nice bath in the lava, Li Wei also set up some of the new magic arrays he had researched during his time in Stromgarde City on Blackfire Island.

"Sigh, even after the war ends, I might not have the chance to live on Blackfire Island anymore, but having lived here for so long, I'm bound to feel a bit nostalgic."

Li Wei sighed and rode Leviathan around the Gray Tower.

The people from Whale Song Island still occupy that area. It seems that the situation in District 9 hasn't been good in the past few years. After so long, they still haven't taken down that old bastard Morpheus.

The disappearance of Teacher Mai Lin and the others is definitely related to Whale Song Island.

Li Wei still needs to settle this score.

However, I'll have to wait until I advance to the third ring.

He hoped that old devil Morpheus wouldn't die in this war between black and white. He would personally take the old man's head and let the Archmage devour his soul, so that he would never be reincarnated.

After learning about the situation in District 9, Li Wei arrived at the dangerous sea area where the Sea Dragon Crocodile had been discovered.

I wonder if that guy is still around after all this time. If I could tame him, he would be excellent, both as a secret medicine and as a battle pet.

……

On the island piled with bones, Gustav finished basking in the sun and then opened his dim, yellow eyes.

His vertical pupils were filled with indifference.

It swayed its body and entered the sea.

Gustav was hungry and was about to begin its hunt, not knowing which sea creature would be the lucky one.

Shortly after Gustav left, a young-looking silver-haired witch stealthily emerged from the seabed and landed on Gustav's island.

This silver-haired witch had a shapely figure and exuded youthful vitality. She endured the stench and searched among the pile of corpses and bones, finally finding the remains of an unknown sea beast.

I found a dark green herb with pale white flowers.

"Corpse Soul Flower, the finest among the three-ring herbs, is one of the ingredients for the [Soul Nourishing Potion]. It can be taken directly to nourish the soul and heal minor soul injuries."

"Great! We can get enough resources for six months of training from the Green Forest Witch."

This witch looks to be around thirty years old. To reach the first level of wizardry at this age is usually extraordinary.

The silver-haired witch carefully collected the Corpse Soul Grass and placed it in a specially made container.

"Phew, let's see if there are any more. That sea beast is terrifying. It's no less powerful than the second-circle wizard of the Green Forest Tower."

The silver-haired witch muttered to herself that her mental age seemed to be younger than her actual age, especially since she was already quite young.

So she gives the impression of being like a little girl.

If you look closely, the silver-haired witch's ears are slightly more pointed than normal, somewhat like an elf's ears.

With each breath she exhaled, a chill emanated from her, causing her body temperature to drop considerably.

In the end, the silver-haired witch successfully found two Corpse Soul Grasses and left the waters satisfied.

Just then, she sensed that huge waves suddenly surged on the sea behind her, and a tsunami was sweeping in. At the top of the waves, a sea dragon crocodile was riding the current and riding the waves.

"Oh no, the Sea Dragon Crocodile has spotted me?"

The silver-haired witch quickly retreated, surrounded by fluttering green leaves that enveloped her. A gentle breeze carried her into the sky, where she drifted with the wind.

"Thankfully, I have the magical artifacts bestowed upon me by the Green Forest Witch." She breathed a sigh of relief and looked down.

The sea dragon crocodile did not chase after her.

At this moment, the silver-haired witch realized that the huge creature didn't seem to have noticed her; rather, it was fleeing...

Because behind that huge creature, a wizard held a black ribbon, one end of which was tightly wrapped around the tail of the Sea Dragon Crocodile.

"Don't run away! I won't hurt you. As long as you submit to me and follow me, I guarantee you'll advance to the third ring."

The wizard was shouting, his body radiating golden light, as if cast from pure gold, like a divine general from mythology.

The explosive muscles exuded an aura of male hormones.

Gustav, however, only wanted to escape.

Damn it.

What kind of monster is this?

In terms of strength and defense, this mighty Sea Dragon Crocodile, a hybrid of dragons, actually failed to gain the upper hand.

This doesn't look like a wizard at all.

Gustav was not without his battles against wizards.

The problem is, what kind of wizard is throwing fireballs one moment, and the next, seeing that the fireballs aren't working, immediately rolls up their robes and starts hand-to-hand combat with the sea monster?

Is there any reason?

the other side.

Li Wei's Great Black Sky Veil gripped the tail of the Sea Dragon Crocodile tightly.

"This behemoth's defense is almost as good as my Golden Serpent Scales, and its dragon bloodline is quite strong. It seems that the second ring isn't its limit; it might even advance to the third ring. Such a top-tier pet should rightfully be mine!"

Li Wei said to himself.

He encountered the Hai Po Long Crocodile, which he had been longing for, halfway there.

He took action on the spot.

With his current strength, defeating his opponent should not be difficult in theory.

Unexpectedly, this Sea Dragon Crocodile is even more ferocious than described in the information, definitely possessing the strength of a second-ring senior wizard.

Even with his somewhat mastered Five Fireballs technique, he could only inflict minor injuries on this guy.

It should be noted that although his Five Fireballs Technique is only at the sixth level, with the blessing of the Earth Fire Master, its power should be at the B-level.

Surprisingly, this couldn't defeat the Sea Dragon Crocodile, and Li Wei's defenses were immediately breached.

His first battle as a second-circle wizard ended in defeat.

He immediately used his knightly ability, using the Great Black Sky Veil to entangle it, intending to exhaust the creature's stamina and capture it alive.

Moreover, judging from its appearance, this sea dragon crocodile is only just an adult and has not yet entered its true prime.

For this type of dragon hybrid, there is no such thing as a decline in strength with age.

Like wizards, dragons become stronger and larger the longer they live.

In Li Wei's view, this guy's true limit is not the second ring; he is very likely to advance to the third ring, or even the fourth ring in the future...

Although it will take a long time, it's a good thing overall.

Once he subdues this behemoth, Li Wei can continue to exploit the dragon bloodline, which is at least compatible with water elements, for a very long time.

The silver-haired witch stared blankly at the violent scene below.

"This...is this a bloodline-modified wizard? Why does he feel different from the bloodline-modified wizards under the Witch's command?"

She was deeply shocked; she actually began to worry about the ferocious and violent sea dragon crocodile.

As the king of this sea, it had never suffered such humiliation.

In the end, with golden scales wrapped around him and karmic fire engulfing his body, Li Wei pinned the exhausted Hai Po Long Crocodile to the ground.

The sea dragon crocodile was already exhausted.

Its deadly maw was completely enveloped and bound by Li Wei's Great Black Curtain.

Li Wei had seen crocodiles caught in fish farms, and they used snares like this to cover their mouths.

Although the Sea Dragon Crocodile also possessed powerful magic-like abilities, it was unable to break through Li Wei's defenses and was even sealed by Li Wei's Blood Forbidden Cone.

The only thing that could pose a fatal threat to Li Wei is this big mouth.

Now, it's completely out of options.

He was pinned to the ground by Li Wei and gave up struggling.

Li Wei could see that there was a glint of intelligence in the crocodile's eyes.

"Submit to me, or death will await you!"

Li Wei exuded a powerful aura, and the golden snake effect [Dragon's Might] was activated.

First, conquer it with your own strength and the intimidation of the dragon, and then use [Dragon Affinity] and [Heart of Nature] to slowly and truly tame it.

One day, Li Wei will make this sea dragon crocodile as obedient as Leviathan.

As a second-ring extraordinary creature and a hybrid dragon, the Sea Dragon Crocodile could naturally sense the suppression of Li Wei's bloodline level.

Having roamed this sea area for so many years, it had never witnessed such pure dragon majesty, a dragon's might that could only be born from sub-dragon species and above.

The sub-dragon species are all at the level of high-level extraordinary creatures, which is between the sixth and eighth rings.

As for pure-blooded dragons, they start at the ninth ring, which means they are legendary creatures.

In fact, Gustav's bloodline was already considered to be in the middle to upper range among hybrid dragons, but unfortunately he encountered Livy.

He mastered a whole host of dragon-type breathing techniques, including Golden Serpent, Crimson Lotus, Silver Mountain Dragon, Emerald Dragon, and Ember Dragon, all of which were at a level far superior to Gustav's primordial ancestors.

Although Li Wei's bloodline is now very thin, this overwhelming power at the source level still instilled fear in Gustav, who actually wanted to submit.

It struggled fiercely, but Livy remained unmoved. The tyrant crashed to the ground and, together with him, pinned Gustav to the ground.

After another beating, Gustav lowered his noble head and stopped resisting.

Li Wei did not release the giant creature for the time being. He took some blood from it and put it into the Lorraine Crystal.

[9% Sea Crocodile Dragon bloodline, 7% Sky Armored Storm Dragon bloodline, 98% Crocodile bloodline...]

"Sure enough, the concentration of dragon blood is much higher than that of Leviathan and the others. They are not even on the same level. Even the concentration of dragon blood in Joman's blood is not as high as this thing."

"The secret medicine made from this giant's blood will definitely allow me to experience the Golden Serpent Breathing Technique much faster," Li Wei thought to himself.

He took out a stone tablet, which was the [Dragon Clan Biology General Knowledge Tablet]. It was a book jointly published by a group of niche dragon science wizards and life science wizards, which Li Wei had redeemed at the Tower of Merit.

"Overturned Sea Crocodile Dragon: Hybrid Dragon Species, Race Maximum, Five Rings"

"Sky Armored Storm Dragon: Hybrid Dragon Race, Race Limit, Five Rings"

……

"This guy's bloodline is the top-tier hybrid dragon bloodline. The Overturning Sea Crocodile Dragon is the darling of the sea, born with powerful water-based magic abilities, while the Sky Armored Storm Dragon is the darling of the wind and excels in defense."

This Sea Dragon Crocodile, if it were in ancient times, would have been a vicious dragon that stirred up storms and commanded the wind and rain.

Li Wei was very satisfied.

The sea dragon crocodile lay helplessly on the ground.

And so, Li Wei and Hai Po Long Crocodile remained on the island.

Li Wei savored the food, replenishing his strength. After emptying a small storage bag of food, he licked his lips with his forked tongue, still wanting more.

On the other side, the Great Black Curtain, the Tyrant, and Skeyne control the Sea Dragon Crocodile.

Suddenly, the sea dragon crocodile let out a roar.

A young voice emerged in Li Wei's mind.

"Gustav is willing to acknowledge you as his master and establish the Dragon Covenant."

The sound was so abrupt that it startled Li Wei, who was eating over there.

Then he remembered that when he was reading about dragons, it was mentioned that mixed-blood dragons with high bloodline concentration could communicate using dragon language.

Moreover, these hybrid dragons often have their own true dragon names.

"Looks like I'm half a half-dragon now..." Li Wei thought to himself.

That's why he can naturally understand dragon language.

Leviathan and the Crimson Fire Dragon Lizard don't have enough concentration to communicate with Levi, and neither does Jolman.

"Gustav, is it? I agree to establish the Dragon Covenant. If we had done this sooner, wouldn't we have avoided all this physical suffering?" Levi said with a smile.

The Dragon Covenant is a legacy memory possessed only by high-level hybrid dragons like Gustav, and it is an ability that can only be used among dragons.

In this covenant, lower-level dragons submit to higher-level dragons, recognize them as their masters, and fight for them; they are also known as "belonging to the dragons".

Similarly, higher-level dragons also need to protect lower-level dragons as much as possible; these are known as the "Master Dragons".

This relationship, similar to that between lords and subjects in the Emerald Kingdom, is actually quite common in the world of Dragon Raja.

"interesting."

Livy was in high spirits after successfully recruiting Gustav.

He began searching Gustav's island, where a witch had apparently been looking for something, but Levi was too busy fighting Gustav to pay her any attention.

However, he had already preserved the witch's aura with his Golden Serpent's Letter and planned to go find her later.

Levi sensed a trace of Myrin's presence on the witch...

After subduing Gustav, Leviathan mustered his courage and came to the island full of skeletons, then looked at one of the huge whale skeletons and began to wail.

Li Wei picked up some storage bags from Gustav's lair, along with some rare stones and materials for free.

Then he looked at Leviathan sobbing over there.

"What? Is this your ancestor?"

Li Wei also discovered that where Gustav had been, there was a skeleton much larger than Gustav, about a hundred meters long, with a slender body, and it did indeed look similar to the Basilosaurus.

"Lord Dragon, these bones existed before I used this island as my nest," Gustav's voice echoed in my mind.

A thought struck Li Wei, and he painstakingly dug out the enormous skeleton that had been buried in the sand and rocks.

"I wonder if this thing can help Leviathan advance."

Leviathan was the first sea creature Levi tamed, so he developed a bond with it. Levi's achievements today are inseparable from Leviathan's support.

He naturally wanted Leviathan to advance as well.

Li Wei began to search carefully and eventually found a broken horn on the skull of the huge skeleton.

He could sense the aura of the hybrid dragon race within it, which was very similar to the aura emanating from Leviathan.

It should be some kind of ancient relative of Leviathan.

Although this broken horn has the aura of the dragon race, it can no longer be used as material due to the erosion of time, and the factors that were used as secret medicine within it have long since dissipated.

What truly caught Li Wei's attention was a plant that resembled a mushroom on the cross-section of the broken corner.

The mushroom, sealed within layers of amber-like transparent material, still exudes vitality.

"Parasitic blood bacteria, so this is what it is."

If Li Wei hadn't been researching a niche medicine recently, he probably wouldn't have recognized this type of fungus.

This fungus, similar to the worms found in Cordyceps sinensis, can parasitize the bodies of certain powerful organisms, absorbing their blood to grow.

These blood bacteria appear to have parasitized this ancient behemoth, but with the behemoth's death, they were miraculously preserved, like fossils, and sealed here.

"This is a good thing. It must contain extremely refined bloodline essence, and it is most likely from the ancestors of Leviathan."

I remember there was a potion recipe in the Tower of Merit that the Spiritualist school used to help spirit beasts break through their bloodline shackles.

If it can be successfully refined, Leviathan might be able to break through its limitations and evolve towards the second ring, or even towards its ancestor. In that case, I would have a continuous supply of secret medicine ingredients…”

Li Wei was excited.

I never expected that subduing Gustav would also bring me such a treasure.

This trip was worth it.

Li Wei simply cut off the broken corner. This huge skeleton was very strong when it was alive, but after the erosion of the long river of time, the skeleton had long been weathered away, so it was not difficult to break it off.

I carefully preserved the blood bacteria and put it away.

Levi happily led Leviathan and Gustav away from the island.

Not long after, Li Wei appeared in a sea area of ​​the Eighth District.

He frowned, looking deep in thought.

"The breath stopped here... Where did that girl go?"

Suddenly, Li Wei had a guess in his mind.

"Could it be that there is an entrance to a secret realm in this sea area?"

Thinking about this...

To verify his idea, Li Wei found a place to cultivate while waiting.

With Gustav, the Tyrant, and Skine as protectors, Livy can cultivate with complete peace of mind.

One of the most important reasons he came out this time was to find Mai Lin and the others.

Now that he has finally found some clues, he naturally cannot give up easily.

It's impossible for a mere first-level wizard to simply vanish into thin air right under my nose.

Seven days later.

Li Wei opened his eyes.

"The Ember Dragon Breathing Technique has reached its eleventh level limit," he muttered to himself.

He is now completely indifferent to such matters.

Li Wei——————

Ember Dragon Breathing Technique: 11th level (limit), special effect: scales of ash (solid), ash envelops the body.

……

[Scales of Ash: Flames from the Ash Dragon can heal wounds and suppress the enemy's self-healing abilities. This effect increases as your Breathing Technique levels up.]

"Sure enough, it's pretty much what I expected." Li Wei had already guessed the effect of this special effect.

Overall, the self-healing effect of Scales is much weaker than that of Phoenix Blood Ash. The strength of Scales lies in its ability to prevent others from healing themselves.

If you encounter an unkillable cockroach like a vampire, Scales and Ashes is a god-tier skill.

The fact that Hogg, a mere Grand Knight, could injure a native vampire with this special effect is proof of that.

The other special effect, however, is much more interesting.

[Ash Within: The ash power within you forms an ash field surrounding you, creating an effective defense. This effect cannot be upgraded, but its effectiveness can be increased as your breathing technique is upgraded.]

Li Wei activated the Ember Dragon Breathing Technique, causing the Ember Dragon Seed within his body to erupt with endless ash.

These ashes continuously spewed forth from Livy's limbs and bones, swirling and dancing around him, seemingly without end.

Livy let the tyrant swing his giant axe at him.

The power of the giant axe strike, comparable to that of a normal second-level spell, entered the ember field surrounding Li Wei, where it was caught in the swirl and encountered an obstruction.

However, this ember field did not last long before it shattered.

After all, the Ember Dragon Breathing Technique was only at the eleventh level, and this effect had already exceeded Li Wei's expectations.

"This defensive power is surprisingly good. It's basically equivalent to a first-ring defensive force field, which can temporarily make up for the fact that I don't have a defensive force field. Once the Ember Dragon Breathing Technique reaches the twelfth level, Ash Entanglement should be at the level of a second-ring defensive force field."

The legendary organ of the Ember Dragon Breathing Technique is somewhat different from other breathing techniques.

The legendary part is Livy's eye, or more precisely, Livy's left eye.

This legendary organ, which Li Wei calls the "Eye of Ashes".

Li Wei's pupils turned gray and lost their light.

Li Wei's world became hazy and utterly bleak.

Ashes always fall from the sky, like snowflakes, landing on the sea.

Endless ashes also floated on the sea surface.

This is the world as seen through the eyes of the Ember Dragon, a lifeless world of ashes.

In the world of ashes, there is no distinction of color, only varying shades of gray and specks of fiery red.

Meanwhile, Gustav and his group were surrounded by bonfires burning with embers.

Li Wei gazed at the school of fish before him, which resembled burning sparks.

With a thought, as he gazed upon them, the sparks began to dim and eventually turned into ashes.

From Skearin's perspective, Levi only glanced at the passing schools of fish.

The fish died inexplicably, floating lifelessly on the sea surface.

Li Wei closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the world had returned to normal.

Blue skies and white clouds—that vibrant, colorful world is back.

In his hand, a faint ember appeared, radiating a gentle vitality.

This vitality comes from the school of fish we just saw.

"What kind of ability is this? It's so strange."

Li Wei gazed at the dead fish floating on the sea surface.

They looked perfectly fine, but with a casual whistle from Li Wei, these dead fish turned to ashes and drifted across the sea.

"These ordinary fish simply cannot withstand the gaze of the Eye of Ash..."

This is some kind of bizarre eye technique that can deprive the weak of their life force simply by looking at them.

These chances of life will appear in Livy's palm in the form of some kind of embers.

And these embers seemed to be able to heal Li Wei's injuries.

However, the true purpose of the embers is certainly not like that; it's just that Li Wei hasn't discovered it yet.

That world of ashes felt so real, unlike the illusion created by the eye technique.

Perhaps, in the eyes of the Ember Dragon, the world of color in which Li Wei resides is an illusion.

But that world of ashes was the real one.

Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly, and the butterfly dreamt he was Zhuangzi.

After a moment's thought, Levi found a safe place and asked Skeein to keep an eye on the sea area where the silver-haired witch had disappeared.

Li Wei wanted to fuse and mutate the Ember Dragon Breathing Technique and the Phoenix Breathing Technique, and also incorporated the earliest obtained Vortex Beast Breathing Technique as a raw material.

Before long, a brand new breathing technique was born.

Li Wei——————

Death Breathing Technique: 11th level (1/300000), Special effects: Feather Ember (solid), Rebirth from the Ashes, Enveloped in Ashes, Call of the Embers.

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Judging from the appearance of the Seed of Death.

The creature called Death Ash should be some kind of dragon-like creature with black feathers.

It has bird wings, bird feet, a dragon's head, and a dragon's tail, exuding an ominous aura and possessing a strange beauty.

Like the Golden Serpent and Vajra, the Ashes of Death is an existence created by Li Wei himself.

The Feather Ember effect is pretty straightforward; it's essentially a combination of the Phoenix and the Ash Dragon's strengths, possessing both powerful self-healing abilities and the ability to prevent enemies from healing themselves. This move is incredibly cunning.

What Li Wei was more concerned about was a new special effect that appeared after the mutation.

[Call of the Embers: You can use the "Embers" of your enemies to bribe a powerful Ash creature from the Ash World to fight for you. The more "Embers" you send, the stronger the Ash creature becomes, but the Ash creature you bribe cannot exceed your current strength limit. This effect cannot be upgraded.]

According to Li Wei's estimation, the so-called embers should be the enemy's life force. As for how to deprive this life force and offer it to the so-called ash creatures, Li Wei thought of the Eye of Ash.

"I see, that's how the embers are used."

Li Wei understood immediately.

However, he hasn't had a chance to try it yet.

He was interrupted by a shout that came from afar.

Skine flew rapidly across the sea ahead, shouting as he flew:

"Master, save me!"

Li Wei was so engrossed in studying breathing techniques that he forgot about this thing.

Behind Skearin, two strangely shaped second-circle wizards, who appeared to be bloodline-modified wizards, were cursing and swearing.

"You damned vampire, stop right there!"

"I didn't do anything wrong, so why are you chasing me?" Skine asked angrily as he ran.

"Because you're a vampire!"

"A vampire's life is a life too!" Skine retorted weakly.

"You're just making excuses. I'll catch you and soak you in medicine."

The attacks from both second-ring wizards were directed at Skein.

Just as Skearn was about to be overwhelmed by the spells of the two second-circle wizards, Levi flicked the Great Black Curtain.

They entangled and pulled Skearin towards them, and the spells bombarded the Great Darkness Curtain like dazzling fireworks, booming loudly.

"What a powerful magical artifact! Who are you? Why are you colluding with the vampires?"

A wizard looked cautiously at Levi and asked.

"What do you mean by 'going along with the crowd'? This is my pet," Li Wei sneered.

"Why is your pet lurking around the entrance to our organization's secret realm? I think you're a dark wizard," another wizard questioned.

"Stop wasting time talking to him. He must be a dark wizard. I didn't expect that even though we hid so well, he still found us. We have to kill him to prevent our whereabouts from being revealed."

Li Wei was puzzled. How did I become a dark wizard?

He flashed his membership card and said bluntly, "I'm not a dark wizard. You two ugly things, your bloodline modifications must have messed up your brains."

"There's no point in saying more. Either come with us to see our master, or we'll erase this memory from your mind. The choice is yours," a wizard said, softening his tone.

It seems that Li Wei really isn't a dark wizard, but these are critical times, and the location of the organization's secret realm must not be exposed!

"I don't want to fight with either of you. I think we can sit down and talk things over."

Li Wei sighed and said, "Let's try to communicate."

Because he now most likely knows which organization is in this secret realm.

At first, Li Wei was unsure of the silver-haired witch's identity, but now, combined with the two bloodline-modified wizards, long-forgotten memories resurfaced in Li Wei's mind.

"The silver-haired little girl on the Dogo ship was named Celie, I think... If that's the case, the organization here is most likely the Green Forest Tower."

Because the Green Forest Witch is a third-ring powerhouse of the Life School, many of the wizards under her command are bloodline-modified wizards.

Having no grudge against the Green Forest Witch, he naturally did not want to anger this powerful figure.

Moreover, it seems that...

Teacher Mylin must also be in the secret realm. She must have been accepted by the Green Forest Witch, since the two of them have a good relationship.

"Then why don't you come with us into the secret realm?" The two wizards naturally didn't want to fight.

The person before them was no ordinary being; he possessed a level-two vampire as a pet, a level-three magical artifact, a powerful alchemical creature, and, in the distance beneath the sea, the aura of a terrifying behemoth lurking beneath the surface.

All of this demonstrates the man's formidable strength.

They wouldn't dare to provoke such a being.

"If I'm not mistaken, you must be from the Green Forest Tower," Li Wei asked, not in a hurry to enter the secret realm.

We still need to confirm this beforehand.

"That's right, it is indeed the Green Forest Tower. We have no ill intentions towards you."

However, you must enter the secret realm with us no matter what, so that our tower master can make the decision.

"Whether you did it intentionally or unintentionally, now that you know our organization's location, we can't let you leave easily. We hope you understand." They calmed down and said.

"I won't go in. Who knows if there are traps in your secret realm? If it's convenient, you can send a message to your Green Forest Witch and say that Li Wei, the apprentice of Mylin from the Gray Tower, has come to pay his respects."

"You're the apprentice of Deputy Tower Master Mylin?" a wizard asked, slightly surprised.

"The deputy tower master does indeed have an apprentice named Li Wei, but he is only a first-ring wizard..."

Seeing that Li Wei didn't seem to be faking it, the two wizards were shocked.

Are these apprentices of Mai Lin's already better than their teachers?

"Please wait here for a moment, we will inform them immediately."

After the two second-circle wizards sent a message using a special communication tool, they kept an eye on Li Wei to prevent him from escaping.

Before long, several auras appeared on the sea surface and quickly rushed towards Li Wei.

Among them was the aura of a powerful third-ring wizard. Li Wei remembered this aura vividly; it was none other than Laura, the Green Forest witch who had registered him as a pharmacist.

The other auras were all familiar to Li Wei, which brought a smile to his lips.

"Little Li Wei, it's been a long time!" Mylene said happily from the sea ahead.

"Teacher, I'm back." Li Wei said with a sigh of relief and a joyful expression.

Mai Lin, with her wrinkled face and bright, piercing eyes, stood before me, looking much the same as before.

After not seeing him for several years, Winnie, standing next to Mai Lin, almost didn't recognize Levi.

She sensed Li Wei's immense spiritual power, which seemed to be no less than that of Granny Mai.

This means that in just a few years, Li Wei has already become a second-circle wizard.

Marco and Teacher Tim were also reluctant to recognize each other. Although they had made progress over the years, they were still quite far from reaching the second-highest level.

Who would have thought that the young Li Wei of yesteryear would now be a second-circle wizard?

Even a powerful third-ring expert like the Green Forest Witch was slightly surprised.

To be honest, she didn't have any special impression of Li Wei at first, only knowing that he was Mai Lin's apprentice.

She met too many people in her long life, but only a few left a deep impression on her.

But the confident aura that Li Wei exudes now makes it hard for her to connect her with the timid and humble young man who sought her out for pharmacist certification.

"Alright, now that you and your disciple have met, Mylin, you don't need to keep nagging. Go inside; this isn't a place to linger," the Green Forest Witch said with a smile. "But what about that Sea Dragon Crocodile?"

"Lord Green Forest, that's my pet too..." Li Wei said with a smile.

The two bloodline-modifying wizards were also still shaken.

That terrifying behemoth really was that person's pet!

Fortunately, they resisted the urge to fight.

Who is this amazing person, with both vampire pets and sea monster pets?

If a real fight breaks out, they probably wouldn't even be able to beat Li Wei's pet.

Throughout the journey, the silver-haired witch Celia kept her eyes on Levi. She had witnessed Levi unleash his power, directly chasing after the terrifying Sea Dragon Crocodile.

Unexpectedly, this person turned out to be Granny Mai's apprentice.

Li Wei also noticed Xili, who had been stealing glances at him. He looked at her, and the little girl immediately hid behind the Green Forest Witch.

He couldn't help but smile slightly; this little girl was quite interesting.

"This is Celie, my apprentice," the Green Forest Witch said with a smile.

Li Wei laughed heartily, not minding at all. He even took out a witch artifact he no longer used, the Blue Gloves, and handed it to Xili.

"This magical artifact works quite well. You can take it and use it; it's a small token of my appreciation."

Celie's eyes lit up, but she didn't dare to take it.

Only after the Green Forest Witch nodded did she cautiously accept it: "Thank you, senior!"

Li Wei sighed inwardly. It seemed that the Gray Tower was gone, and it had most likely merged with the Green Forest Tower.

Li Wei didn't care what the organization was called; as long as Mai Lin and the others were there, it didn't matter.

No matter how powerful he becomes now, he will never forget the kindness that Myrling and the Tower Master showed him when he first arrived in the wizarding world.

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