Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 284 Fusion! The Deep Blue Body! (Long chapter, please vote and subscribe!)

The Crimson Realm.

Red Leaf Mountain Range.

Li Wei, along with the two prisoners, found a temporary shelter and concealed it with a magic array.

Both of them had already sworn an oath under the sword of oath.

Unless they want to be killed by the Oath Sword, the probability of them suddenly betraying them is not high.

But while it may not be large, it is not nonexistent; such a contract is ultimately no match for the domineering Crimson Contract.

So Li Wei remained cautious and on guard at all times.

If they dare to make a move, all nine layers of his defenses will light up.

Let them know what despair is.

The reason Li Wei wanted to keep them alive.

One aspect is to figure out the forces behind them.

On the other hand, he felt that he needed to find some workers for the Seven Kings Hell Formation.

Wizards are clearly a better fit than supernatural beings.

"Speak, are you two from the Bloodfire Demon Tower? Who ordered you?" Li Wei looked at them with an unfriendly expression.

"I'm not from the Bloodfire Demon Tower. I'm a rogue wizard who was brought here by the Blood Demon. He said you're a little fat sheep, and an outsider. He wants to kill you here quietly so that the forces over there won't find out," said Red-Eyed Roch.

"Don't make false accusations. I just thought this friend looked impressive and wanted to make friends," the Blood Demon quickly explained.

"So you weren't sent by the Bloodfire Demon Tower?" Li Wei frowned.

Li Wei had dealt with the Bloodfire Demon Tower organization before, back in the Endless Sea.

There was a fourth-circle wizard named Bloodflame Wizard who started a Red Robe Wizards' Guild and tried to rob me, but I wiped them all out.

Later, from the things he left behind, Li Wei learned of the existence of the Bloodfire Demon Tower, a fifth-ring black wizard organization.

Unexpectedly, upon arriving in the Crimson Realm, he found himself targeted by this organization once again.

Fate is truly a wonderful thing.

"Friend... no, senior, I really have no reason to lie. You can ask around in Fire Crocodile City or the surrounding cities. The Bloodfire Demon Tower organization is gone. I'm a rogue wizard now, and I'm trying to reform myself... To be honest, before I did this job with you, I had already decided that after this, I would leave the Crimson Realm, go to the Endless Sea to find a peaceful volcanic island, open a small crafting shop, and live out the rest of my life there," the Blood Demon said.

"Don't go and wreak havoc on the Endless Sea. After I finish my business, I can give you two a chance to turn over a new leaf. If you behave well in the future, you might even regain your freedom," Li Wei said with a smile that was so innocent.

Blood Demon and Red Eyes exchanged a glance and said, "As long as you don't send us to the Nine Cities Alliance... The Nine Cities Prison is no place for humans."

"Now let's talk about the Truth Wonders. If you dare to lie to me... I happen to have some extraordinary creatures in heat. I don't mind letting you experience what bestiality is like." Li Wei's tone suddenly turned cold.

Hearing the threat in Li Wei's words, the Blood Demon quickly said:

"I witnessed this with my own eyes, and it is absolutely true. Some time ago, an enforcer from the Nine Cities Alliance, along with the city lord of Fire Crocodile City and several other fifth-ring wizards, joined forces to launch a sneak attack on my Bloodfire Demon Tower... Our tower lord, the Blood Demon Wizard, was forced to self-destruct and die."

As I fled in the chaos, I passed through a forbidden area of ​​our organization and discovered that the city lord of Fire Crocodile City was capturing a crimson fire cicada. At the time, I didn't know what it was, but later, after some research, I found out that it was actually the legendary artifact of truth, the Cicada's Song!

"My strength is weak, and I was only concerned with escaping, so I don't know what happened afterward. I don't know if the city lord obtained the rare item, but I heard that the city lord has been in seclusion recently, presumably refining it."

After the Blood Demon finished explaining everything, bound by the oath sworn by the Sword of Oath, he indeed could not deceive Li Wei.

Li Wei recalled the information he had found about the Truth and Strange Things.

There is indeed such a strange object.

However, judging from the information, this strange object seems to be similar to the Water Dragon's Roar, also giving birth to a three-ring talent.

Li Wei already has all three rings of talent, so he doesn't need to use them.

On the contrary, the slight increase in mental strength limit is most useful to Li Wei.

However, offending a fifth-ring white wizard for this would be a losing proposition.

Moreover, the Fire Crocodile City Lord, being a wizard of the Burning Faction, might have already refined it.

Seeing that Li Wei's expression was completely calm, the Blood Demon assumed that Li Wei looked down on the Earth-level rare artifact and felt uneasy.

"Hand over all your storage bags and such," Li Wei said.

Both the Blood Demon and the Red-Eyed Demon wore expressions of pain as they reluctantly took them out.

Li Weiqing counted them and found that the total value of the Taishi stones was only a few hundred thousand.

The rest of the things are worthless.

In the end, he did the math and realized that even though they were fourth-circle wizards, they weren't as rich as Rex.

"Where is your money?" Li Wei asked.

The vampire pointed to the tattered white robe on his body.

"I recently bought materials and made this fourth-circle witch artifact... although it's broken now."

"You're a fourth-ring weapon maker?" Li Wei's heart skipped a beat.

"Yes."

Li Wei was satisfied; it seemed this Blood Demon was quite a talent.

He clearly has a skill, yet he insists on engaging in this dangerous dark sorcery.

It is indeed a pleasant thing to gain something without working for it.

Next, Li Wei used magic and restrictions to bind the two people together.

After checking and finding no problems, they were placed in the insect house.

"Leon, keep an eye on those two for me, don't let them steal any food!"

Inside the insect house, Leon nodded solemnly.

Then the eerie face stared at the blood demon and the red-eyed man.

The two men felt a chill run down their spines.

"What the hell is this thing?"

"I don't know, it's terrifying, I feel my soul trembling instinctively!"

"The way it looked at us was like it was looking at food, wanting to eat but not daring to..."

"However, leaving this Crimson Realm is also a good thing. This person is definitely a prodigy from a major power. If we make it onto the list, and he advances to the fifth ring or even the Yuanhun realm in the future, we servants will also be able to rise to prominence!"

……

The year 1149 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of the Furnace.

Li Wei successfully reached the Flaming Mountain.

Even though he was somewhat prepared, he was still shocked by what he saw.

All that could be seen ahead were endless black volcanoes.

The volcanoes have different shapes, like the masterpieces of nature, and are breathtakingly beautiful.

The highest crater in the volcano constantly spews and bubbles lava.

A large witch city lies on its edge, and the surging power of fire elemental energy is absorbed by the magic array outside the city.

Beside Li Wei stood Red Eyes, now completely transformed. His eyes had recovered, and he stood respectfully to the side, dressed as a servant. Red Eyes hailed from Flaming Mountain, so he was very familiar with the area.

"This Flame City is built in this volcanic crater. If the volcano erupts, won't it be submerged?"

"My lord, you are unaware of the fact that the core of the entire volcanic cluster, the fire elemental land, has been suppressed by the Yuanhun Wizards of Flame Mountain using magic arrays. Therefore, this volcanic cluster, spanning tens of thousands of miles, only leaks out fire elemental power but does not erupt."

"How many Yuan Souls are there in Flaming Mountain now?"

"On the surface, there are three, all of whom are the primordial spirits of the Fire Bull Wizard Clan: Crimson Horn Ancestral Witch, Lady Green Luo, and Red-Haired Ghost Child... Speaking of which, the most talked-about aspect of Flaming Mountain is the relationship between these three primordial spirits. Crimson Horn and Green Luo are husband and wife, and the Ghost Child is their child. The whole family of three are primordial spirits! This is quite rare even in the wizarding world."

"Indeed, this Crimson Horn Ancestral Witch must be the ruler of Flaming Mountain."

"Hehe, outsiders all think that the Crimson Horn Ancestral Witch is the strongest, but in reality... the true leader of the Fire Bull Clan is not the Crimson Horn Clan Chief, but Lady Green Luo. She is not a local, but comes from a large wizarding family in the Divine Wind Realm, and is a rare dual cultivator of the Wind and Fire factions... My lord, judging from your previous methods, you are not a single cultivator in terms of magic, are you?"

"I was just joking around. They've advanced both major schools of meditation techniques to the Yuan Soul level. I can't compare..."

"That's quite impressive. To dare to cultivate both the physical body and the spiritual body is already extraordinary."

"Alright, stop flattering me, lead the way."

The master and servant arrived at a small market, travel-worn, and found a place to stay.

Li Wei arranged for Hogg to meet with him through a tea party to discuss future plans.

But after sending a message to Hogg, he found that there was no response from the other party.

"Hogg was already at the peak of level two, he might be advancing in the process... Let's wait a few days."

While waiting, Li Wei put away his Red Eyes and strolled alone through the wizard markets scattered among the volcanoes.

He rarely comes here, and thought he would take this opportunity to buy some local specialties to take back with him.

The next day.

Li Wei stood in front of a wizard's stall.

The stall owner, a second-circle wizard, sensed the arrival of Li Wei, a fourth-circle wizard, and quickly asked, "What would you like, sir?"

Even in the Flaming Mountains, a fourth-ring expert is considered strong.

Li Wei's gaze fell upon several animal eggs on the stall, each larger than an ostrich egg.

"I want this egg."

As an expert in extraordinary biology, he immediately recognized it as the egg of the Fire-Stealing Dragon Bird.

In his Mountain and Sea Beast Garden, there was a retired Fire-Stealing Dragon Sparrow that spent all its time in heat with Li Wei.

He plans to buy it back, appease it, and at the same time increase the population.

"My lord, I obtained this egg from a second-ring extraordinary creature's nest. It costs 5000 Tai Shi each..."

"It's a bit expensive. Five thousand Taishi can buy a second-ring witch artifact. How about this, five thousand, I'll take all these eggs... Nobody wants these things except for extraordinary biologists, after all, the witch is gone after all the effort of raising them."

Seeing that Li Wei was so knowledgeable, the second-ring wizard hesitated for a moment before saying, "Alright, five thousand."

Five thousand taels of silver is a huge sum for an ordinary second-ring wizard.

Levi was in a good mood after placing the egg into Alice's ring.

Over the years, he has been trying to establish extraordinary biological breeding bases, and the more biological banks and populations he has, the better.

Given the density of the Ancient Saint Plane, it is impossible for it to become saturated for a very long time.

It turns out that men can enjoy shopping too, as long as they have money.

Seven days later.

Unbeknownst to him, Li Wei had actually spent two million taels of silver.

Not only did he spend all the money confiscated from the Red-Eyed and the Blood Demons, but he also spent it all.

He also took a considerable amount from his own multi-million dollar vault.

Of course, the harvest was also quite good.

Fire-stealing dragon bird, red fire dragon lizard, magma snake, firebird... eight kinds of fire-type extraordinary creatures' eggs or larvae.

In addition, Li Wei also found a piece of level-three fire elemental metal the size of a human head, which he can use to reforge Tyrant IV later.

However, these were all small expenses.

What truly cost him money was knowledge. Leaving aside magic tricks, he bought hundreds of spell models from the first to the fourth ring, and even a few fifth-ring spell models.

This knowledge was his most important purpose in going shopping.

After all, once you leave here, it will be difficult to purchase large quantities of Burning Faction spells again.

One of the five-ring models is the advanced version of the four-ring Sun-Splitting Strike that Li Wei is currently learning: Sun-Gathering Transformation!

Basically, he collected all the knowledge about the Burning faction that was available in the Flaming Mountains market that Li Wei did not possess.

"Only 800 million taels left, it's too short-lived... However, knowledge is priceless, investing in knowledge is a sure thing." Li Wei comforted himself.

He has 800 million left, which he will not use for the time being.

After completing the transaction with that person, he wanted to buy some more artifacts and alchemy knowledge to take back with him.

The Burning Faction wizards are most skilled at crafting, and the Alchemy Faction's stronghold is actually located within the Burning Faction.

It is the "Alchemy Cave", one of the ten caves.

After that, Li Wei stayed at home and quietly cultivated himself.

Three days later.

Hogg and Levi made contact.

At the tea table, Hogg said apologetically, "Captain, a few days ago I had a sudden urge and felt that the time for advancement had come, so I went into seclusion to advance. Now I am a Bloodborne Knight."

"It's alright. Congratulations on your promotion. Please arrange for me to meet that person. Once I'm done here, I'll head back," Li Wei said.

"OK."

The next day.

Inside a tavern box in a larger wizarding market.

Li Wei had been waiting there for a long time, his eyes closed in deep thought.

He opened his eyes and saw a figure walk in.

The newcomer was a male sorcerer dressed in a red-striped robe and wearing a mask.

Judging from his mental strength, a fourth-ring wizard should be close to perfection, or at least a senior fourth-ring wizard.

"So, you're the one who wants to buy Black Flame Meteorite, right?" the man said calmly.

"That's right. If you're serious about the transaction, why don't you let me see your goods first?" Li Wei said with a smile.

"I don't have any on hand right now, but I know where Black Flame Meteorite Iron is produced," the man said.

Li Wei's face immediately darkened, and he sneered, "When you contacted my friend back then, you said you had it in stock."

"Please calm down, sir. Black Flame Demon Iron is a level five fire elemental metal. If I had any extra, I would have sold it at an auction. It's not your place to buy it," the man said unhurriedly.

After a moment of silence, Li Wei said, "It seems that the location of that Black Flame Demon Iron is not simple."

"To be honest, I recently discovered a lost and dilapidated secret realm, which contains this Black Flame Demon Iron... and quite a lot of it."

However, due to some reasons, that secret realm was invaded by black beasts from the Dark Land, and a level five black beast even occupied it, ruling as king. This Black Flame Demon Iron Ore was discovered at the black beast's lair.

Because the secret realm was teeming with black beasts, I left early after obtaining a small piece of meteorite iron, and then used the auction as an opportunity to release some clues.

I hope to attract people like you who have this need to join my team and explore the hidden realm with me.

In that secret realm, the largest Black Flame Meteorite Iron Mine was occupied by a Level 5 Black Beast.

I have found some people with similar needs as you, all of whom are at the fourth level of strength, including some array wizards. We will work together to use the array to kill the black beast.

"After that, the fate of obtaining the Black Flame Meteorite Iron Ore will depend on individual abilities. What is your opinion?"

Li Wei's expression changed after hearing this.

"A level five black beast? I think you'd be better off finding a level five wizard. If you find a few level four wizards... they might not even know how they died." Li Wei said bluntly.

"It seems you are one of those wizard disciples who live in an ivory tower and are inexperienced in the ways of the world. You don't explore secret realms much and don't know how difficult this world is. When exploring secret realms, you should find wizards of the same level... Why would you seek out wizards of a higher level? Even if you could obtain treasures relatively safely that way, the problem is, would they share with you? Could you leave the secret realm alive? You don't naively think that you can restrain wizards of a higher level just by relying on those contracts, do you?" the wizard sneered.

Li Wei pondered in his heart.

He lived to be 160 years old and only explored the secret realm twice.

One of these incidents even left me with psychological trauma; everyone else besides myself was either dead or about to die...

Therefore, he really didn't understand some of the unspoken rules of exploring secret realms.

Unless absolutely necessary, he doesn't particularly like the idea of ​​seeking fortune through risk.

However, most ordinary wizards have to take great risks to obtain resources that exceed their status and position.

"So how many people have you found so far?" Li Wei asked.

"I've already found five helpers, all of them fourth-ring wizards. We're just one short to form a fourth-ring magic circle to trap the black beast... I reckon you're relatively new to the fourth ring. If it weren't for one of the wizards I promised to go having to deal with something else, I usually wouldn't ask you to cooperate with someone of your strength." The other person spoke arrogantly behind their mask.

"After we work together to kill them, it's up to each of us to rely on our own abilities, right?"

"That's right."

"Okay... I'll go."

"Sure, you've got guts. Hunting a level 5 being isn't as scary as you think. Enough said. Here's my contact information. Get ready, we'll set off in three days."

Li Wei exchanged contact information with the wizard and then returned to his lodgings.

"How's it going, Commander? Is everything alright?" Hogg asked.

"Not bad. Now that you've advanced to the Blood Origin level, are you planning to stay here or return to the Human Realm?"

"I want to explore here first. If the temple needs me, I can go back and follow your instructions."

"Then you can stay here, but be careful. The wizarding world is far more dangerous than the human world."

The next three days.

Li Wei is adjusting his state of mind.

"I've never dealt with black beasts before, but there seem to be a lot of them in the Dark Tower. I'll take this opportunity to practice and see how good they are. If they can really hunt level 5 black beasts, then I'll play with them... If not, I'll just make a run for it."

Li Wei had no intention of fighting a level 5 black beast alone.

It is said that in order to adapt to the harsh environment of the Dark Land, the Black Beast's strength is much higher than the average level of extraordinary creatures at the same realm, and it is already close to that of a wizard at the same realm.

the next day.

Inside the hotel.

Li Wei discovered that the Golden Dragon Heavenly Shield within his body had become even more dazzling.

He checked the proficiency panel and saw that his Bloodline Divine Weapon had advanced to level two.

"Defense has increased slightly again."

Not only that.

With a thought, Li Wei exuded a chilling aura, and his body began to turn into wood, transforming him into a powerful, icy tree.

His second body-refining method, the Cold Wood Body, has already reached the fourth level.

"You only need to master one body-refining technique."

Li Wei did not hesitate to merge the Cold Wood Body Refining Technique and the Golden Poison Body Refining Technique.

at the same time.

Within his body, a swarm of golden poisons began to devour his icy wood body.

Like termites gnawing at wood, it produced an eerie rustling sound.

The next day.

Li Wei discovered that the group of deadly poisons within his body had changed from gold to a strange deep blue, exuding a chilling aura and a lush vitality that was elusive and unfathomable.

In the blink of an eye.

A deep blue figure, identical to Li Wei, emerged from his body and stared at Li Wei.

This figure had no emotions or thoughts; it was still composed of a swarm of highly poisonous creatures, and its surface was covered with even more mysterious and complex body-refining runes.

Li Wei could sense that after multiple fusions, this body-refining clone had become even stronger, and even an ordinary senior fourth-ring wizard might not be its match.

"This deep blue body-refining clone, let's call it the Deep Blue Body Refining Technique from now on... This technique is capable of being cultivated to the level of a Nascent Soul Wizard. Looking across the wizarding world, it's definitely one of the top-tier body-refining techniques!"

However… that's not enough! I must continue searching for other body-refining techniques to fuse with; perhaps, I will become the first body-refining wizard at the Grand Wizard level!

He opened the proficiency panel.

Li Wei——————

Deep Blue Body Refinement Technique: Rank 8 (25124/100,000), Special Effect: Deep Blue Body.

……

[Deep Blue Body: Possesses powerful defense, resilience, toxicity, strength, deformability, and stretching abilities. It exhibits strong resistance to lightning and frost elemental attacks, as well as to negative energies such as poison and dark energy.]

"Go back, Deep Blue."

Li Wei spoke to the Deep Blue clone, but he was actually talking to himself, because the clone had no self-awareness.

The deep blue turned into smoke and flowed into Li Wei's body.

After a short while, he returned to normal.

Three days later.

Li Wei is practicing breathing techniques.

Suddenly the letter in my hand began to burn, and the words on it appeared.

It was that person who provided the coordinates of the secret realm.

Li Wei looked at his arm; his current sense of danger was fluctuating within the normal range.

"Third time entering the dungeon, hope everything goes smoothly!"

……

The Gobi Desert is scorched black!

This is a no-man's-land in the eastern part of the Flaming Mountains.

In fact, not only humans, but very few other living beings are included.

Occasionally, some low-level extraordinary creatures of the fire element would pass by, but they would soon disappear into the vast Gobi Desert.

In the center of a certain place in the Gobi Desert, there is a pitch-black sinkhole.

Flames shot out from the pit, emitting terrifyingly high temperatures and the smell of sulfur.

Around the sinkhole, three fourth-ring wizards were already sitting cross-legged, each using protective magic circles to demarcate their areas before resting and meditating.

After Li Wei arrived, the three men turned their attention to him.

One of them, wearing a mask, was the wizard who had met Li Wei that day.

His name is Iman, but that's probably not his real name; he's the mastermind behind this operation.

Iman said, "Gentlemen, this is Lord Geralt, the last person on our expedition to this secret realm."

"Lord Geralt, this is Firewolf Quill, a fourth-circle magic circle wizard, the key to our operation. I went to great lengths to get him here…" Iman said with a half-smile. "The other is Raven Bob, an external wizard from the Fire Bull family, and a very powerful one."

"Hello, both of you," Li Wei said with a smile.

"Iman, we're hunting a level 5 black beast this time... Your choice of the last person is too casual." Fire Wolf glanced at Li Wei, sensing that Li Wei's mental strength was much weaker than his own, and couldn't help but transmit his voice.

"Geralt is primarily focused on physical cultivation. If that level-five black beast goes berserk, he can hold it off for a while."

Besides, if your magic array didn't require seven people to activate, we wouldn't need to call so many people at all. The more people there are, the greater the possibility of something going wrong.

"I'll use some weak fourth-level monsters to make up the numbers. Once we kill the level five black beasts, we'll start clearing the area, leaving the others inside... In the end, won't it be the two of us who split the Black Flame Meteorite?" Iman replied telepathically.

The Fire Wolf Wizard, finding this reasonable, said nothing more.

The Fiery Bird Wizard remained silent, lost in his own thoughts.

Seeing that the two men ignored him, Li Wei decided not to make a fool of himself and quietly waited for the others to arrive.

Next.

The other three wizards also arrived one after another.

Two of the witches looked exactly alike and dressed similarly, suggesting they were twins. They were always inseparable, holding hands.

The other was a male wizard, dressed in a blue robe, with a calm expression.

"It seems my sister and I are late. Iman, why don't you introduce us?" said one of the twins, a large-breasted witch who was the older sister, and the other, a flat-chested sister.

Iman quickly acted as a middleman, introducing everyone to each other.

Li Wei then learned that the blue-robed wizard, like himself, also came from the Endless Sea and was named Marques.

When it was finally introduced that Li Wei was a body-refining wizard, Namarques glanced at Li Wei.

"Now that everyone is here, let's practice the magic circle under the guidance of the Fire Wolf Wizard. Once we're familiar with the magic circle, we can go inside," Iman said.

"Besides me, is there anyone who understands magic arrays?" Fire Wolf asked calmly.

After a moment, no one answered.

"In that case, I'll arrange it randomly."

He sneered inwardly. As a fourth-circle magic array wizard, coupled with his near-perfect mental strength and two fourth-circle innate spells, he was already invincible.

If we successfully slay the level-five black beast this time, the rewards will definitely be substantial.

Apart from him and Iman, the other five people's mental strength level was only around the fourth ring, and they probably only mastered one talent spell at most.

The ones we need to pay attention to are the twin sisters.

He learned from Iman that the twin sisters were quite famous in the Flaming Mountain region, known as the "Holy Flame Twins".

The elder sister practices the "Azure Flame Meditation Method," while the younger sister practices the "Purple Flame Meditation Method." When azure and purple are combined, a terrifying "White Holy Flame" can be created.

He once killed a senior fourth-ring dark wizard.

Another noteworthy point is the Fire Bull Clan's external aid wizard. Being chosen by the Yuanhun forces must mean he is extraordinary.

As for Geralt and Marquess, according to the information, they both come from the Endless Sea, one is a marine school and the other is a body-refining wizard, both appearing to be ordinary fourth-ring cultivators.

If he doesn't have any trump cards up his sleeve, even the two of them combined wouldn't be a match for him.

Moreover, these two outsiders probably don't have much influence in this place, making them the easiest to manipulate.

Next, the seven people spent three full days practicing the formation.

To avoid standing out too much and being targeted by others, Li Wei had to pretend that he didn't understand formations.

Finally, after mastering the formation, Iman looked at the heated brick bed and said, "The entrance to the secret realm is inside a small fire cave. My two friends from the Endless Sea, please be careful."

After saying that, Iman leaped into the air and transformed into a stream of flames, surging into the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed).

The fire wolf, meanwhile, leisurely entered, summoning a series of crimson array flags that circled around it.

The Holy Flame Twins embraced and spun around each other, entering in a bizarre posture.

The Flame Wizard transformed into a giant flamingo and followed closely behind.

It has a flavor of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying their unique abilities.

In the end, only Livy and Marquez remained.

"If you don't have a way to get in, you can come over here." Marques' robes conjured a blue water sphere, enveloping him.

"No need, thank you," Li Wei said.

"Alright... Lord Geralt, this expedition involves only the two of us outsiders, so if anything unexpected happens inside, I hope we can be partners and return safely to the Endless Sea," Marquez said meaningfully.

Li Wei smiled slightly but did not respond.

It seems that everyone who enters here is mentally prepared to be let down by their teammates.

This is what exploration of the secret realm is all about. Everyone knows that the teammates are definitely up to no good and are all villains!

After Marquez also went in.

Li Wei's deep blue body transformed into armor that covered his body.

He pretended to jump in.

With his current physical body and fire elemental resistance, this is completely unnecessary.

Soon.

As Li Wei fell, the temperature rose higher and higher, and even a third-ring wizard's field of force couldn't hold out for long.

However, with the protection of his Deep Blue Body, his body felt as if he were bathing in the ocean, without any discomfort whatsoever!

At the bottom of the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove).

Li Wei saw a crack in the dark rock wall, gleaming with light.

This is the entrance to the Lost Realm. Judging from Iman's description, it seems to be similar to the Forsaken Land, having been invaded by black beasts.

He activated all his protective force fields and then stepped into the crack.

Looking around, the sky was cracked, and the earth was lifeless, with only a few strange plants growing there occasionally, I wondered if they were medicinal herbs.

In the distance, the endless black mountain range stretches as far as the eye can see.

According to Iman, this secret realm is a medium-sized one. It may have been a resource point for a wizarding organization in the past, but it was abandoned due to the invasion of black beasts and the depletion of resources.

As soon as Li Wei appeared, he heard the sounds of fighting coming from not far away.

A deep blue form appeared on his body, while other force fields were withdrawn.

He looked towards the battle, where a flock of black crows had been annihilated by the fire wolf's terrifying innate magic.

"Lord Geralt, hurry up! There are quite a few black beasts in this secret realm. The seven of us cannot get separated, otherwise we will be defeated one by one by the black beasts, and no one will be able to get the Black Flame Meteorite!" Iman said.

Li Wei rushed over, and his right arm suddenly stretched out to a length of tens of meters, revealing a deep blue giant claw.

A black beast at the peak of level one was caught by the void and crushed, leaving only a pile of corpse ice shards on the spot, emitting a chilling aura.

Li Wei looked down at the corpse, which exuded an unsettling black aura, both from the flesh and bones.

"Stop looking. The corpses of these black beasts contain corrosive power that is difficult to purify. They can't be used for either alchemy or weapon crafting," Fire Wolf shouted from the front, frowning.

Li Wei knew, of course, that the black beast's corpse was unusable. He just felt that the corrosive power emanating from the black beast was somewhat similar to the bone artifact used by that mysterious organization member.

"That mysterious organization may come from the Dark Lands... and has already mastered the technique of forging weapons using the remains of black beasts."

In fact, Li Wei believed that his purification potion could remove this corrosive force.

But there's no need.

The cost of purification potions is too high nowadays; using them to purify the corpses of black beasts is not worth the effort.

If costs decrease in the future, and I come across high-quality black beast materials, I might consider giving it a try.

"Your body-refining magic is quite good," Iman said.

"It's alright, I shouldn't hold everyone back," Li Wei said with an embarrassed smile.

The seven men joined forces and fought each other in this desolate wilderness.

"This is really unlucky. We ran into this flock of Black Death Crows as soon as we came in. Although each of these things is only level one in strength, the problem is that there are too many of them. Every time there are hundreds, or even thousands," Iman complained.

While killing the black dead crows that pounced on him, Li Wei kept an eye on his surroundings.

With their strength, it's only a matter of time before they wipe out this flock of crows.

He's not even warming up yet.

"Gagaga!"

It flew away accompanied by a Black Death Raven leader of about level two.

The other crows scattered in a flurry, and the wilderness finally quieted down.

There were hundreds of crow carcasses on the ground.

"Let's take a break," Iman said, looking at the other six.

Then they saw Li Wei drink a bottle of potion and begin to meditate.

After resting for a while, the group set off again.

As they walked, the Twin Saints of Holy Flame suddenly waved their hands, and a fist-sized black ore appeared in their palms.

"Black Flame Meteorite!" Li Wei murmured to himself.

"Iman, whoever finds these things keeps them," the twin sister laughed, while the younger sister on the other side hadn't said a word yet.

"That's right, this kind of raw ore can only be refined into ore the size of a fingernail, which is worthless... It's far from enough to make magical artifacts. As long as you all follow my instructions, I guarantee that your harvest this time will exceed your imagination," Iman said, seemingly unconcerned about the twins taking the ore.

After learning that there might be raw ore along the way, everyone began to pay extra attention, including Li Wei.

However, their luck turned sour after that.

I've never seen anything like this before, a windfall from heaven.

A moment later, another level-three Blackwing Serpent descended from the sky, but before it could get close, it was burned to a crisp by the twin sisters' blue flames.

"Lord Iman, how much longer until we arrive?" Marquez asked.

"We'll be there soon. The lair of that level-five black beast is in the heart of that black mountain range ahead. Once we get there, the six of us will hold the beast back for a while. After the fire serpent sets up the magic array, everyone should quickly enter the array and use it to kill the beast. Otherwise, even if we use all our trump cards to kill the beast, it will be a loss!" Iman said.

Li Wei followed silently behind without saying a word.

As they drew closer to the Black Mountains, powerful level four black beasts began to appear along the way.

A giant, jet-black tiger with two heads roared and bypassed the Holy Flame Twins, arriving at Marques's location behind them.

A blue force field lit up around Marquez, and he quickly retreated.

Upon seeing this, the giant tiger pounced on Li Wei.

Li Wei's expression changed. In an instant, layers of ice condensed in front of him, turning into an ice wall.

Click.

The ice wall formed by the chilling aura of the Deep Blue Body was shattered by the giant tiger.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Wei ran forward.

"die!"

Iman threw a flaming dagger, which pierced the giant tiger's body.

Accompanied by a tremendous explosion.

The giant tiger's body shattered, and it died with a mournful howl.

Iman remained calm and said, "Let's go, don't waste our energy on these things."

Li Wei stared at the giant tiger carcass lying on the ground, untouched and uncollected.

Silently, she found an empty storage ring and put it inside.

It's a level four creature after all; you never know when you might need it.

Seeing Li Wei's reaction, Fire Wolf and Iman exchanged a glance and remained silent.

An hour later, after being delayed by various black beasts, they finally arrived at the black mountain range.

"I don't know if there are any other level-five black beasts besides that nest, so we should try to avoid fighting in this area. After killing that black beast, we should quickly mine the Black Flame Meteorite Iron Ore and leave. Our magic array can only be used once, and we don't have the strength to deal with a second level-five black beast," Iman said quite sincerely.

"clear."

Everyone echoed this sentiment.

After a close call crossing the black mountains, they arrived at an abandoned mine.

Li Wei looked around and concluded that the mine was likely for mining obsidian or mithril.

It seems that it was indeed a resource point for the wizarding organization in the past.

Everyone focused their attention and stepped into the deep tunnel.

I don't know how far I walked, but I was accompanied by the sound of gurgling underground water.

They arrived at a mine hall, which was already flooded.

There seemed to be a sound in the bottomless water, and Li Wei looked at the uneasy hair.

It seems that Iman wasn't lying to him; there really are level five black beasts here.

"The black beast is in the water, and the meteorite ore is underwater too. Prepare for battle, everyone!" Iman said. "Fire Wolf, the magic circle is up to you."

"I'm sure I won't cause any problems, just don't let us down. Remember, if we don't kill the Black Beast, we won't get anything, and we might even lose our lives here, so think carefully before you start thinking about anything," Fire Wolf added.

Iman was the first to attack, rushing into the water, and a red sun appeared in his hand.

Three-Ring Talent: Sunfire Burst!

boom!

Just before the fireball hit the water, a giant tentacle emerged from underwater, swatting the fireball away and causing it to explode in mid-air.

The firelight illuminated the mine hall, and the shore of the underground lake was littered with all sorts of black beast carcasses, and even some headless wizard corpses.

The next moment, eight tentacles, each a hundred meters long, emerged from the water, baring their fangs and claws, each bearing a grotesque human head.

These heads appear to belong to the wizards who died here previously.

"Hurry up and attack! Don't hold back, or you'll all die here!" Iman roared, and went straight to deal with three of the tentacles.

The next moment, the Holy Flame Twins, accompanied by giggles, released cyan and purple flames to fight against the two tentacles.

The remaining three are Levi, Marquez, and Fierce Bird, one for each of them.

Li Wei's deep blue body collided with the tentacles and was blasted away, emerging from the pit in the rock wall.

"As expected, it's level five. Even a single tentacle can send me flying."

However, the moment the attack struck, all of his defenses lit up, negating the attack.

This put Li Wei at ease; it seemed that the level 5 black beast's regular attacks couldn't break through his defenses.

He roared, drank the potion, and charged forward again.

On the other side, Fire Wolf had a solemn expression and quickly set up an array.

Without the magic array, one of the seven fourth-ring wizards would eventually slip up and be defeated one by one by the black beasts, ultimately leading to their complete annihilation.

"Fire Wolf, hurry up!" Iman urged.

"Alright, return to your positions and form ranks!" In front of the Fire Wolf, arrays of magical objects flew out and inserted themselves into the surrounding shore of the water.

Then, the other six people entered the magic circle as originally planned.

The next moment, seven white rays of light intertwined in the mine hall, forming a large white net that directly covered the entire lake.

At the same time, the body beneath the eight tentacles was also revealed.

Everyone who saw it was shocked.

They all thought it was a black beast like a giant octopus.

But they discovered that the black beast's body was actually a humanoid monster wearing jet-black armor.

The armor is made up of chunks of raw black flame meteorite ore.

"This beast has refined all the ore into its body! Quick, attack with all your might!" Iman's expression changed.

On that giant white net, terrifying flames began to spread, scorching the black beast within.

However, the damage caused by the ore is extremely limited.

"If you hold back any longer, we'll all die here," Fire Wolf said coldly.

The next moment, Li Wei's right hand transformed into a deep blue drill! Mysterious runes flashed!

boom!

With a deafening roar, the armor began to show signs of wear.

"Are you guys just going to watch?" Iman looked at the others.

The twin holy flames spun rapidly, their blue and purple flames intertwining to transform into pure white holy flames!

The holy flames transformed into a giant white axe!

boom!

The armor trembled violently under the impact.

The Fierce Bird Wizard then conjured a feather-shaped magical artifact.

He whistled, his feathers burst into flames, and he charged forward with unstoppable force, beginning to sever the tentacles.

Behind Marquez, a phantom of a sea-blue megalodon appeared and swept away.

Seeing that everyone had used their trump cards, Fire Wolf and Iman breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Fire Wolf manipulated the magic circle to attack the black beast, while a fiery red sphere appeared in Iman's hand at some unknown time.

The fluctuations emanating from the sphere caused all the wizards except for the Fire Wolf to change their expressions.

Five-Ring Witchcraft Artifact!

Iman's face turned pale for a moment, then returned to normal.

The sphere expanded to a diameter of 100 meters, resembling a fiery red sun, filled with countless fragments of lava, and looked incredibly heavy.

boom!

The sphere falls!

A smile crept across Iman's lips!

"die!"

Accompanied by a tremendous explosion.

The black beast's armor shattered completely, revealing a long-dried female corpse inside. Its eight tentacles began to melt and struggle in the flames!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, everyone launched a simultaneous attack. These seven people were no pushovers, and even a level-five black beast was seriously injured by this attack.

A sea of ​​fire floated above the fire wolf's head before crashing into the black beast.

Finally, under the combined attack of the group, especially the five-ringed magical artifact, the black beast ceased its struggle and died on the spot.

Seven fourth-ring experts, two perfect-level powerhouses, plus a magic array and a fifth-ring magical artifact, actually killed the level five black beast!

Li Wei couldn't help but sigh, the wizarding world is indeed full of hidden talents.

He immediately began collecting the black flame meteorite iron ore, and so did the others; the next stage was for everyone to rely on their own abilities.

Iman and Fire Wolf exchanged a glance.

The next moment, streaks of fire flew out from all parts of the cave, forming an impenetrable cage of flames!

It enveloped everyone except Iman and him.

"So you two are already revealing your true intentions? If the Fire Bull Clan finds out I'm dead, you should know the consequences, right?" The Fire Bird Wizard, who had been silent all along, looked at the brand-new four-ring magic array and said coldly.

"Lord Fierce Bird, you're overthinking it. They won't care about a mere outside help wizard like you," Iman laughed.

"What if the Fire Bull Clan finds out there are level 5 elemental ores here? If I die, my servants will immediately tell the Fire Bull Clan the location of this place... Do you think you can escape?" Firebird suddenly laughed.

"You... didn't we sign a confidentiality agreement? Don't try to trick me!" Iman's expression changed slightly.

"Whether it's a scam or not, you'll find out once you try," the Fiery Bird said calmly.

"Since that's the case, let's lay our cards on the table. The red-bone wizards of Flame Mountain are already on their way here... You two better not do anything foolish," the Holy Flame Twins said with a charming laugh.

"The Red Bone Wizard? That rogue cultivator who reached the fifth ring perfection?"

"That's right, I forgot to tell you, my sister and I now serve Lord Red Bone together." The Holy Flame Twins were fearless.

"Stop talking nonsense, kill them all! We've already broken off relations, what more do you want?" Fire Wolf shouted when he saw Iman hesitate.

Instantly.

The fiery cage contracted.

They quickly cornered the five people inside.

They could only use a protective force field to withstand the attack. At the same time, Iman's expression hardened, and he immediately used his innate magic, unleashing a terrifying attack on these people.

"You two from the Endless Sea, you haven't told anyone else about our affair, have you?" Iman asked while attacking. "I released you two so you could join forces to kill these people, then we'd sign a life-or-death pact promising never to harm you again, and I'd even give you a share of the Black Flame Meteorite Ore! Only by working together could we possibly escape from the Red Bone Wizard!"

"You two outsiders, do you think Iman will let you go? We need to break the magic circle now, or we'll have a chance to survive!" the Fiery Bird said hurriedly.

"That's right, we're on the same side now," the Holy Flame Twins added.

Marquez hesitated, then asked telepathically, "Lord Geralt, what should we do?"

next moment.

He then saw magical arrays suddenly fly out from Geralt's body and disappear into the cage of flames.

Immediately afterward, the fiery cage went out, and Fire Wolf's expression changed drastically. "He's a magic array wizard! Iman, kill him first!"

Flames soared into the sky, filling the mine hall, and in the light, a tall, imposing figure with crimson scales appeared.

Golden snakes dance wildly, the Crimson Emperor burns the sky, the images of giant beasts overlap all around, and the four-colored divine dragons shine brightly together!

"Sorry... I want them all!"

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