Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 212 Raging Karmic Flames, Burning My Lotus Body! Time for Revenge! (Long Chapter, Please Vote)

【Blood Mist Body (Level 1): As your bloodline power increases, you will possess some of the traits of a blood beast, allowing you to transform your body into a blood mist state.

While in Blood Mist mode, your movement speed will be greatly increased.

You can also be immune to most physical attacks and reduce magic damage by one-third.

When your body suffers a fatal attack, it can disintegrate into a certain number of Blood Demon Bats. The more Blood Demon Bats there are, the less damage you will suffer. You only need to escape one Blood Demon Bat to reassemble your body.

After your body is reconstructed, you will enter a period of weakness during which you will be unable to use the Blood Bat's abilities again.

The effect of this special effect gradually increases as the power of one's bloodline increases.

Avoid using Blood Mist Body in sunlight, as it will weaken your effect.

Every vampire knows this:

The night of the full moon, the time for slaughter!

"Hiss, what kind of heaven-defying ability is this?" Li Wei couldn't help but gasp.

In other words, unless one is a fourth-circle wizard, it is impossible to see through Livy's Hermit rune.

"So powerful, but unfortunately, the third tier is the limit."

Li Wei sighed inwardly.

He solidified the Hermit Rune onto his body, and then he, along with his clothes and his aura, all vanished into the Wizard Tower.

He walked up behind Argenta, who was humming a song while cooking.

Argenta was completely unaware of him.

After being empowered by the Hermit Rune, Li Wei disappeared from the perception of others in all aspects and dimensions, not just in terms of sight.

He's now practically invisible.

"With this ability... he might as well become a thief."

"That's not appropriate. Although I'm not exactly a gentleman, I can't keep doing petty theft."

All evil will eventually be brought to justice, and I am no exception. If you do too many bad things, you will eventually be caught.

Li Wei, you must try your best to be a good person!

Li Wei advised himself in his heart.

About five minutes later.

The effect of the Hermit rune then disappeared.

Li Wei revealed himself.

"The invisibility effect only lasts for five minutes... but in most cases, that's enough."

Moreover, the effect of concealment is unlimited and is constant.

Li Wei muttered to himself.

Everything is ready, except for one opportunity.

Li Wei gazed in the direction of the upper city, his heart turning cold.

Now, it's time to switch roles.

……

Time flies, and a year has passed.

The year 1052 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of wheat fields.

Stromgarde, Upper City.

Rex Mansion.

Rex, who was always high and mighty, now looked like he was bowing his head and admitting his mistakes.

Because, opposite him, was a handsome, chiseled middle-aged man.

The man was wearing a purple lightning robe, and a knight's longsword hung at his waist.

He stood there, as if he were the center of the world.

He was one of the top fifth-ring wizards in Stromgarde.

Thunder Spear - Soret.

The most outstanding genius in the Thunder Dragon Clan in nearly a thousand years, a dual-elemental affinity user, and also possesses a second special talent, [Heart of Thunder].

In fact, it was this second special talent that allowed Soret to advance to the fifth ring in just five hundred years.

However, this important figure was not in a good mood at the moment.

The reason is well known.

Soret lost in the competition with Lady Blue Dragon.

One reason for the failure was the disappointing performance of his successor, Rex.

"You're a piece of trash. You've wasted so many of the family's resources. Not only did you fail to do a good job as the head of the apothecary department, but you also dragged me down in the election," Soret couldn't help but curse.

Rex remained silent. His status in the Thunder Dragon family depended entirely on his father, a fifth-circle wizard.

However, this status was of no use to Soret, who was also a member of the Fifth Ring.

"If it weren't for the bastards you did that were found out by Lady Blue Dragon, how could I have lost to her? I've been so careful all these years, but I've been dragged down by a piece of trash like you. I hate it!"

Moreover, you haven't brought any profit to the family for many years.

Following a unanimous assessment within the clan, all future clan resource support for you will be suspended.

If it weren't for your father's sake, I could kill you right now.

Soret said without any mercy.

"You'd better watch yourself. The Thunder Dragon Clan doesn't support useless people."

After Soret finished speaking, Rex was left standing there in a daze.

Forrest Gump walked out of the house, barely daring to breathe.

"My lord..." he said softly.

"Forrest Gump, who am I working so hard for all day long, all this anxiety and worry about?"

Wasn't I doing this for the Thunder Dragon family?

Just because I suffered a temporary setback, they became so heartless?

All those awful things I did? Weren't they all for the family? And now it's all my fault?

He himself is no match for Lady Blue Dragon, and now that's become my reason too.

How laughable, how laughable, this is what family is all about.

Rex's smile was sinister.

"Am I the one who's wrong, Forrest Gump?"

"Sir, it wasn't you," Agan said quickly.

"I also think the family is at fault, it's Huffman, it's... Levi!" Rex suddenly realized.

"Agan, when will the family's assassins arrive?" Rex asked.

"My lord, we've arrived. I've asked him to wait outside the city," Agan said.

"Alright, I'll go see him. Huffman and Levi, those two are no longer worthy of playing with me. I'm fed up." Rex flicked his sleeves and strode towards the city gates.

Although his position in the family was becoming increasingly precarious, even his father was starting to dislike him.

However, he still managed to get his hands on a member of the Third Ring Road suicide squad.

This assassin is a rare giant spellcaster with formidable strength.

Ordinary third-ring wizards are no match for him.

Because giants are born with immense strength and powerful physiques.

This giant assassin can fight against a third-ring wizard with his bare body.

Not to mention, he was also a third-ring wizard.

Even a seasoned wizard of the third ring might not be a match for a giant assassin.

Such a loyal assassin should be able to take down Li Wei.

After taking down Levi, Rex can slowly regain his dominant position.

Eventually, find an opportunity to take down Huffman as well.

He wanted to show his family that he could still make a name for himself in this City of Rapids without their support!

Inside the Wizard Tower in the central city.

Li Wei also opened his eyes.

After more than a year of training, his strength has improved again.

Li Wei————

Crimson Copper Armor: Tier 7 (Limit)

Thunderbird: Tier 6 (13456/40000)

……

"Another max-level second-circle defensive spell."

"Bronze armor, earth spirit shield, a diamond body—with so many second-ring defensive spells stacked together, plus my Aether Overlord talent, my spell defense is already enough to rival a third-ring wizard. Not to mention, I also have the thirteenth-tier Golden Serpent."

It's no exaggeration to say that against an ordinary third-ring wizard, my defensive capabilities alone would be enough to make me invincible.

Of course, what truly gave Li Wei confidence was...

It wasn't this ultimate second-level defensive spell, but rather his newly acquired thirteenth-level Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique.

Li Wei————

Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique: Thirteenth Level (1/500000), Special Effects: Body Burned by Karmic Fire (Level 1), Blood of Crimson Lotus, Child of Karmic Fire.

……

[Burning Body in Karmic Fire (Level 1): Raging karmic fire consumes my lotus body. Having undergone a baptism of karmic fire, your body has undergone a tremendous transformation. Your primary attribute of strength has been greatly enhanced, and other attributes have also improved to varying degrees. From now on, your resistance to fire is no weaker than that of a fire giant of the same level. For a newly born Crimson Lotus, only through repeated baptisms of karmic fire can the supreme Crimson Lotus body be forged!]

Li Wei would never forget the agonizing experience of being baptized in karmic fire some time ago; he felt as if he were trapped in an endless state of self-immolation.

"Compared to the molting of the golden snake, the baptism of karmic fire by the red lotus is far too painful," Li Wei couldn't help but sigh.

"It was painful, but it was worth it."

The power boost brought by the thirteenth-tier red lotus is extremely terrifying.

This gives Li Wei the ability to break through the defensive force field of a third-ring wizard under normal circumstances.

He looked at his body with satisfaction, and then put on his robes.

"The time is right; the moment of revenge has arrived."

He gazed at the starry sky and quietly left the wizard's tower.

According to his informant at the port, he learned that Rex had secretly left the city that very night.

"On a dark and windy night, murder and arson are most likely to occur."

Today is an auspicious day for killing.

……

outside the city.

A quiet sea.

The sea was calm and the starlight was scattered on the surface, creating a serene and beautiful scene.

Rex and Agan found a giant assassin sitting alone on the seabed.

This assassin wore a massive suit of heavy armor, stood nearly ten meters tall, and exuded a powerful aura of earth element.

This set of heavy armor is a giant rock armor formed from the condensation of earth element.

This is a mountain giant.

There is a spell from the Earth School that is named after the mountain giant.

First-circle spell: Wrath of the Mountain Giant!

Therefore, this race is a natural darling of the earth element.

However, very few mountain giants possess the talent of wizards.

The assassin in front of us is an exception.

"Your name is Bogang, right?" Rex asked.

The mountain giant assassin looked at Rex and nodded expressionlessly.

This is how assassins are; they basically transform into complete killing machines, devoid of any emotion whatsoever.

He only does what Rex orders him to do now; otherwise, he remains completely still.

"From now on, I am your master," Rex said.

What he held in his hand was none other than a Spirit Binding Ring!

Moreover, this is an extremely rare level three spirit-binding ring, and its price is even higher than that of a level three witch artifact.

This is why training assassins is so expensive.

It requires a large investment of resources, as well as precious items like the Soul-Binding Ring to ensure the loyalty of the assassins.

"Next, I need you to kill someone," Rex said.

"Who goes there?" Bo Gang's voice boomed like thunder.

The powerful aura made even Forrest Gump, who was standing next to him, want to run away.

The mountain giant was so huge that its presence was incredibly imposing.

Agan knew that Bo Gang could crush him with one hand, and his second-level defensive force field wouldn't last a moment against Bo Gang.

This is the huge gap between him and Bo Gang.

suddenly.

Around Rex, streaks of light streaked across the sky; these were array flags.

At the same time, the starlight dimmed, and he felt himself completely plunged into boundless darkness.

Second Ring Magic Array - Shield of Darkness!

Rex realized something was wrong.

A strong sense of crisis swept over us.

Rex's protective force field surged, with lightning flashing within it, and a magical artifact quickly appeared, autonomously protecting him.

Ripples seemed to appear in the void right in front of him.

A terrifying phantom image of the Nine Swords of Asura suddenly appeared!

Before Rex could make any further response.

The nine swords cleaved through the protective sorcery artifact.

It tore through Rex's defensive force field and shredded Rex into pieces!

A purple lightning dragon mark appeared and flew towards the murderer who killed Rex.

This is a soul imprint planted in Rex by his father, which allows him to track down the person who killed Rex.

The next moment, a holy armored scorpion appeared in the void, devouring Rex's soul and condemning him to eternal damnation. Also devoured and obliterated was the purple lightning dragon mark...

Along with the Sacred Armor Scorpion appeared a gigantic monster whose body was engulfed in crimson lotus karmic fire, covered in dark gold scales, with runes flashing on its body, surrounded by multiple defensive spells such as red copper and earth spirit, and followed by a three-headed, six-armed bloodline avatar.

"The Sacred Armor Scorpion can also devour soul imprints? I'm prepared to use my Blood Mist Body to become immune to tracking."

It was Li Wei who used the Hermit Rune to sneak here.

He stared in astonishment at Rex, who had died.

"Speaking of which, a third-ring wizard... is he really that weak? Could this Rex be an avatar?"

Li Wei muttered to himself.

But look at Forrest Gump's expression over there.

This Rex must be the real Rex.

"So weak, and I've been afraid for so long..."

Li Wei couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

It seems I've been overly cautious.

Now, he possesses the Hermit's and Power Runes, three thirteenth-level breathing techniques, and the cultivation of the Wizard's Way.

In order to kill with one blow, he directly activated five enhanced forms: Crimson Lotus, Giant Whale, Vajra, Nine Swords, and Black Night.

Under his all-out attack, which he held nothing back, even Rex's three-ringed magical artifact was shattered by his nine swords.

How could Rex's ordinary three-ring defensive force field of the Thunder School withstand this ultimate attack?

Let alone an ordinary third-ring wizard, even the defensive force field of a senior third-ring wizard might not be able to withstand it.

Li Wei always considered the worst-case scenario.

Therefore, he was unaware that his current strength, combined with the Hermit Rune for sneak attacks, was enough to easily defeat Rex, an alchemist with only a third-ring cultivation level and who was not proficient in combat.

If it were any other third-ring wizard, someone with strong combat awareness and well-practiced magic, Li Wei might not have been able to land a single blow.

With all these conditions combined, Li Wei instantly defeated a third-ring wizard.

He was stunned; his other prepared methods, such as the second tyrant, hadn't even been used yet...

Forrest Gump on the other side was even more dumbfounded.

Just moments ago, Rex was confidently preparing to make his move against Levi.

The next moment, a strange, unrecognizable monster suddenly appeared and killed Rex with a single sword strike.

He was bewildered.

"Forrest Gump, is that right?"

Li Wei asked with a smile.

"Yes... sir, please don't kill me. I don't know what I did to offend you, but I'm certain that Rex forced me to do it. I had no choice; I signed a contract of servitude with the Thunder Dragon family, and I had no other option."

Forrest Gump immediately begged for mercy.

He didn't even know which of Rex's enemies had come seeking revenge.

Because Rex has... a lot of enemies.

"Are all the assets in Rex's mansion in his storage bag?" Levi asked, holding Rex's storage bag.

Forrest nodded: "Rex is a suspicious man by nature. He never keeps his possessions at home; he always carries them with him."

"Thank you for letting me know. I will give you a quick and painless end."

Li Wei opened his mouth.

The terrifying red lotus breath, which had been brewing for a long time, engulfed Forrest Gump.

When the firelight disappeared, Forrest Gump's figure also vanished.

"I was so focused on testing the power of the upgraded breath attack that I forgot to leave a complete corpse to collect Ash Coins," Li Wei cursed inwardly.

Over there, Rex's corpse had long since turned into countless ashes and vanished completely.

In Li Wei's palm, after the fist-sized embers died down, a silver ash coin appeared.

"Iron coins, copper coins, silver coins, fourth-circle wizards, isn't it time for gold coins to drop?"

Li Wei put the silver coins away.

The mountain giants over there remained motionless, stunned.

Judging from the conversation that Li Wei overheard, this giant wizard was a suicide warrior.

In Li Wei's hand, he was holding a level three Spirit Binding Ring.

The mark of Rex on it has been erased and replaced with Levi's own.

This seemingly insignificant iron ring alone is estimated to be worth almost as much as an ordinary four-ringed magical artifact, and at least 100,000 Tai Shi.

Because this Soul-Binding Ring controls a genuine three-ring being.

"What should I do with you?" Li Wei asked, staring at the motionless assassin.

Perhaps because the Soul Binding Ring was in his own hands, this assassin had not made any move so far, just staring blankly at Li Wei.

Moreover, Rex died before he could give it any instructions.

Li Wei really wanted to take this big guy away because the mountain giant's blood could be used to practice the Vajra Breathing Technique.

The problem is that this is a death squad member of the Thunder Dragon Clan, unlike ordinary Tai Shi. It is unknown what kind of mark the Thunder Dragon Clan has placed on it, making it easy to take away and easy to be tracked.

It would be inappropriate to leave without taking him away, as letting this assassin go is clearly not a good idea either.

In the end, Livy had the mountain giant find a secluded place and wait there.

"Take some blood first, then wait three to five years. Check back in time. If the Thunder Dragon Clan has a tracking mark, they will probably come to check the situation and take the assassin away. With the Soul Binding Ring in hand, I can kill this assassin in an instant."

If no one comes here in three to five years, it means the Thunder Dragon family hasn't left a tracking mark, and I can take it away.

After all, their opponent was the Thunder Dragon family, so Li Wei decided to handle the situation with caution.

Extreme obedience to orders is the most basic requirement in the training of the Thunder Dragon family.

Li Wei hid it in a secluded valley on an island.

"Come back once every three months from now on."

Li Wei pondered for a moment.

He only carried the Tai Stone, potions, and some materials from Rex's storage bag with him.

As for Rex's storage bag, along with the magical artifacts and some items that seemed to be unique to the Thunder Dragon family, he hid them all in the Hundred-Eyed Demon Realm, creating the illusion that he was killed by a demon.

He planned to retrieve it later when the opportunity arose, and if a passing wizard picked it up, he would accept his fate.

This was Li Wei's first encounter with the Great Wizard Family.

These people have too many tricks up their sleeves; Li Wei can't be too careful.

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