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Chapter 312 Refining the Fire Demon, Phoenix's Strength Soars, He Advances! (Long Chapter, Please Subscribe and Vote!)

Kiss of the Fire Demon.

Perhaps due to their extreme rarity, the Illustrated Compendium of Truth only provides some brief descriptions.

This rare item has an extremely small chance of being born only in places with earth fire of level five or higher.

"Mysticism still works."

Li Wei quietly left the area above the crater.

The fire elemental spirit must have already sensed its presence, but it was overconfident in its strength. Being surrounded by level-five earth fire, with all the advantages of timing and location, it did not flee.

"The Fire Demon's Kiss moves extremely fast. If I attack it directly and fail, it will escape into the interconnected fire tunnels, like playing whack-a-mole. It will be troublesome to catch it again."

Sky-level artifacts are not Earth-level artifacts; even a fourth-circle wizard could easily deal with an Earth-level artifact.

However, even a five-ring wizard might lose a celestial wonder if he is not careful.

"Fortunately, I am a master of magic arrays, so this is not a difficult task for me."

After comprehending the six-ring magic array, Li Wei's magic array skills became increasingly proficient.

He immediately devised a solution, creating a new four-ring magic array and setting up a warning array around the island to prevent the two from escaping. The two appeared to have a symbiotic relationship: the fire elemental spirit provided protection for the strange creature, while the fire demon assisted the elemental spirit in its growth and expansion.

Time flies, and half a year has passed.

Li Wei is very patient; he can wait three years for a Great Earth-level artifact.

Even ten years would be worth the wait for a celestial-level treasure!

The year 1182 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Primordial Moon.

The Dark Tower has been open for 17 years.

While studying the magic array, Li Wei also went online to chat on the roundtable and convened the 81st roundtable meeting.

The Knight of Flowers was not present; she needed to devote herself entirely to planning that Morning Star artifact.

This Morning Star-level artifact is located in the lair of a level seven Thunder Elemental Lord.

The situation is similar to that of Li Wei's Kiss of the Fire Demon, both being protected by powerful elemental spirits.

Li Wei was a little worried about Baihua's safety.

A level seven lightning elemental lord—that's the genuine strength of a seventh-ring wizard.

After all, the average strength of an elemental spirit is no weaker than that of a wizard.

However, since Baihua agreed, she must have known what was going on.

Li Wei could only pray for the flowers in his heart, using his lover's rune.

Not long ago, Andrew also became a second-class knight.

He reported to Li Wei on the research results of his talent imprint over the years, which were extremely rich. This made the other knights feel ashamed, and they couldn't help but sigh that there are still differences between people. Some people are destined to be geniuses that ordinary people cannot understand.

Today, Level 2 branding has become widespread among formal members at Level 2 and above, and its types involve several dimensions of breathing techniques.

Unlike the ordinary spells of wizards, the knight's mark has always followed a path of fewer but more refined spells, similar to the wizard's innate spells.

Talent imprints are primarily used as a supplement to combat skills, to compensate for the shortcomings of a knight's abilities.

For a knight, the most important means of attack is still combat skills!

Having passed the temple's tests and mastered first-level combat skills, a first-level knight with three first-level marks is already nearly on par with a seasoned first-level wizard in terms of combat ability. A knight's burst damage, stamina, and margin for error are all superior to a wizard's. However, in terms of mobility, they are easily outmaneuvered by wizards; frankly, they are still vulnerable to being kited.

After all, a knight needs to be at least at level two to transform their blood energy into wings; level one blood energy is simply insufficient to support this transformation. There's no way around it; you can't have everything. No profession is absolutely perfect. Wizards have been around for so long, and their advantages are obvious.

The Knights have already caught up to this level, and their development speed is comparable to the Industrial Revolution in Levi's previous life, progressing every single day.

As the leader of the group, Li Wei was very satisfied with everyone's current state.

He once again advised the Knights to develop steadily and to keep a low profile.

After the meeting.

Li Wei continued with his own affairs.

After more than a year of research, he created an original magic array specifically for this hunting activity.

"Earth Fire Elemental Magnetic Vein Sealing Array!"

Before him were arrays of objects resembling nails in the ground.

This magic array has only one function: to temporarily close and seal the earth-fire channels within a certain range. After that, Li Wei can safely and boldly capture the [Kiss of the Fire Demon].

"Let's begin."

Li Wei chanted a spell, and then the spikes in front of him instantly burrowed into the ground, surrounding the largest volcano.

These ground spikes, like nails driven into underground blood vessels, seal off the ley lines beneath the volcano!

Rumble.

This kind of formation involves altering the terrain, so the impact is naturally considerable.

Inside the crater, the fire demon lazily lay on the back of the flame toad, basking in the sun.

As a wondrous creature born from this world, the Fire Demon had already sensed the changes in the earth's veins.

It jumped off the toad's back, plunged into the level 5 fiery ocean, and swam toward the interconnected passageways.

For an ordinary wizard, if they fail to land a hit on the first attempt, it basically means that the wondrous item they have obtained has escaped.

Fortunately, Li Wei is a magic array wizard.

boom!

At the entrance of each magic array, a strong repulsive force emanated, forming magnetic fields.

Before the fire demon could even get close, it was pushed away by the magnetic field.

It quickly flew towards the direction where the fire toad was.

The fiery toad opened its blood-red maw and swallowed it whole.

The fire demon felt a sense of security hiding inside the toad's belly.

Only then did it see the culprit behind all of this.

In the sky, there stands a towering, black-scaled giant!

Just to be on the safe side, Li Wei immediately used his strongest form, the Three-Headed Dragon God!

Meanwhile, night fell, and the hunt began.

Power runes flashed within his body, activating the forms of Dragon Warrior and Wrathful Dragon Lord!

Heavenly Dragon Sword Manual, First Form: Crimson Dragon in the Sky!

Li Wei, like a true Crimson Emperor Dragon, unleashed this unparalleled sword strike!

A sword light shaped like a giant dragon tore through the heavens and earth.

The crater trembled incessantly, and the fiery toad opened its mouth, its belly swollen, like an inflated pufferfish.

The surrounding magma is visibly decreasing.

boom!

Its breath is incredibly swift!

Sword energy and breath collided.

The entire giant volcano is riddled with cracks.

"Not bad, you big toad, your strength is no less than those wizards. This great master needs talents like you to follow me."

Li Wei then began to persuade them to surrender.

But this giant toad has a very strong personality. If it were Phoenix, he would have surrendered by now!

Its belly swelled even more, lying dormant in the sea of ​​fire, bulging and contracting as if it were practicing the Toad Kung Fu!

From its rear end, countless fiery jets shot out, transforming into a streak of light that instantly reached Li Wei, its gaping maw ready to swallow him whole.

"You beast!"

The three-headed dragon god held up a massive black flame shield in front of him and slammed it down.

The fiery toad was struck by the shield and fell into the volcano.

"If I weren't worried about destroying the wonder inside your belly, I would have used three thousand wind and thunder feather blades to kill you."

After exchanging a few blows with Li Wei, the fiery toad realized it was no match for him, so it burrowed into the sea of ​​lava and fire, never to emerge again, as if to say, "Come down here!"

Li Wei sneered.

The three-headed dragon god, enveloped in black flames, sank into a sea of ​​magma and fire.

"With my level four Flame Dragon True Form, although my fire element resistance is not as good as yours as a natural fire-type being, it is more than enough to deal with you in the time it takes to brew a cup of tea."

In fact, the best way to deal with the fire elemental spirit is not the physical attacks of the Knight's Way, but the Wizard's Way.

You can attack it using targeted spells. However, Li Wei's wizarding skills are only at the peak of level four, so the effect is not as good as physical attacks.

Moreover, his attacks are all imbued with blood energy. Blood energy can harm any spiritual entity.

Rumble.

The three-headed dragon god and the fire toad fought fiercely in the sea of ​​fire. The flames engulfed them, and the scales on their bodies fell off layer by layer, turning into ashes, only to grow back again and again.

The entire sea of ​​fire was stirred up by the battle. Li Wei had a sudden inspiration. The cloak behind the three-headed dragon god billowed and grew longer and longer. Then, like a magic ribbon, it spun and reached into the surrounding sea.

The waterspout phenomenon was thus formed, with the surging sea pouring into the crater.

The sea of ​​fire steamed up the seawater, white mist rushed into the sky, and the clouds began to gather, growing thicker and thicker.

The level-five earth fire was incredibly powerful; ordinary water could never extinguish it. However, the seawater flowed continuously, gradually weakening it. The fiery toad within was also affected, and the three-headed dragon god, wielding his longsword, seized the opportunity to cut off the toad's head.

Relying on its fire elemental body, the toad was not seriously injured, but its form gradually faded, all due to the real damage caused by its blood energy.

Meanwhile, the fire demon inside the belly took advantage of the chaos to escape into the magma. It discovered that one of the ley line entrances that had been sealed had been opened.

In its panic, it darted inside.

The next moment, three thousand feather blades emerged from the earth's veins, began to rotate, and surrounded it.

"Heh, although it has some spiritual intelligence, it's ultimately just a strange object," Li Wei sneered.

Three thousand feather blades brought the fire demon to him, where he grabbed it.

With no more scruples, the three-headed dragon god grinned as he looked at the fire toad!

"If they disobey, destroy them."

Li Wei said calmly, picked up the strange object, and left the place.

Although he could leave the Crimson Contract slot for the Nine-Headed Serpent vacant, Li Wei intended to reserve it for the fifth level, to contract with a true powerhouse. He no longer considered ordinary level five strength worth his attention.

The three-headed dragon and the fire toad battled in the lava!

All around, there was the giant dragon sword energy that the Crimson Dragon had gathered in the sky!

The sword energy trapped the flame toad, but the flame toad refused to yield and was repeatedly cleaved into pieces by Long Nie's sword energy. Its true spirit dissipated and turned into a mass of unconscious fire elemental energy.

The fire elemental energy continued to compress and condense, and finally, a crimson bead appeared in the sea of ​​fire, silently floating.

The three-headed dragon god held it in his hand, came to Li Wei, and gave the bead to Li Wei.

"This is... a level five fire elemental core?"

Li Wei held the bead in his hand, which emanated an extremely rich and refined fire elemental power.

It must be an excellent level 5 material, invaluable, whether for crafting tools or refining medicine.

"Looking at it this way, the Elemental Spirits and the Amethyst Clan are essentially the same. They are both elemental beings that have given birth to true spirits and possess intelligence. It's just that the Amethyst Clan is more advanced."

Li Wei sensed some activity coming from the Necronomicon.

He released Phoenix, and the fiery bird stared intently at the bead in Levi's hand, with flames oozing from its saliva.

"Considering you've been a decent employee over the years, I might reward you, but you're always up to your old tricks, that's a problem..."

Li Wei said calmly, toying with the fire element core in his hand.

This thing is definitely not as useful to me as Phoenix.

After this guy self-destructed, he fell from level 5 to level 4, but after such a long time of recovery, he has returned to the peak of level 4. Now he is stuck here, and advancing to level 5 seems a long way off.

However, if one were to devour this bead and return to level five, it should be quite easy.

"Give it to me quickly, the great Flame Avenger Ambition, Anvada, needs it!"

Phoenix both wanted and didn't want to completely submit to Levi, so he circled around Levi and even rubbed his head against Levi's legs.

Li Wei remained unmoved, quietly watching Phoenix.

Ultimately, it seems to have made some difficult decision.

At the same time, a surge of contractual information flooded into Li Wei's mind.

"Elemental Spirit Contract? I knew this guy had been keeping it a secret all along." Li Wei sneered inwardly.

This elemental contract is a contract that can only be formed when the elemental spirit actively casts it.

After a contract is formed, the spirit can be summoned by the spellcaster, and neither party can harm the other, making it a relatively equal contract. Some elemental wizards can summon elemental spirits to fight because of this kind of spiritual contract.

"Change it for me. From now on, you'll be on call 24/7. Otherwise, you can forget about this bead. I'd rather throw it away than give it to you," Li Wei said calmly after glancing at the contents of the spirit contract.

Phoenix was furious, trembling with rage, and a chill ran through his head.

"How could there be such shameless, greedy, and ugly humans! Fine, let them change it. I'll endure it for the sake of regaining my strength. Anyway, my lifespan is far longer than his. When he dies of old age, this contract will naturally be dissolved. Then, the sky's the limit and the sea's the freedom to leap!"

Having convinced himself, Phoenix quickly revised the contents of the Spirit Pact.

Li Wei nodded, signed the contract, then tossed the Fire Elemental Core to Phoenix, smiling as he said, "My greatest virtue is honesty and trustworthiness; I treat everyone fairly, young and old!"

Phoenix nodded reluctantly and quickly swallowed the fire element core, relying on the wisps of divine fire within his body to begin refining it.

"Get to level 5 as soon as possible, don't waste my fire element core."

Li Wei released Phoenix into the level 5 fire, where it would help Phoenix recover its strength.

After finishing all that, Li Wei took out the Fire Demon's Kiss, which struggled incessantly in his hand.

"What an ugly little thing."

Li Wei controlled the Fire Demon's Kiss and then began to refine it.

Nothing is more important than refining rare items.

The Black Lightning Wizard serves as a cautionary tale; if you don't refine it soon and someone else destroys it, you'll die with your eyes wide open in disbelief!

It has to be said that refining a Sky-level artifact is a real hassle.

Li Wei can refine a top-tier artifact in about six months.

It took him three whole years to refine the Fire Demon's Kiss!

His cultivation level is too low; if he were a fifth-ring wizard, he would probably be faster.

In this secluded volcano, Li Wei immersed himself in the edge of a level-five fiery zone, accelerating the refining of the Truth Artifact in this way. He discovered this by chance; in an ordinary place, the refining process might have taken more than five years.

In the end, the little devil turned into a red flame, which was inhaled by Li Wei through his mouth and nose and entered his mind.

At the same time, his entire body turned bright red, and blood resembling magma seeped out, causing him to feel a trace of pain even with his willpower.

"Hiss... This Fire Demon's Kiss actually has a small effect on tempering the body. No wonder it is a Sky-level treasure. If an ordinary wizard were to refine it, he would benefit immensely. It's just a pity that I am a knight and a body-refining wizard. This body-tempering effect is better than nothing."

Another month later, the blood on Li Wei's body had congealed and formed scabs.

It was covered by a crystal-clear scab, resembling a giant blood-red egg, standing quietly and motionless on the shore.

a few days later.

With a burst of power, a fiery dragon claw tore open the beast egg, and blood scabs fell to the ground.

A burly figure emerged from within.

Li Wei felt a profound sense of transformation, as if he had been reborn, and was deeply moved.

"This Fire Demon's Kiss is too powerful."

Just now, eighteen more spiritual energy stars materialized out of thin air within the Holy Tower of the Ring in his mind!

This means that the Fire Demon's Kiss saved Li Wei nearly four years of arduous training!

However, this is not its most amazing feature.

A thumping sound came from Li Wei's stomach, as if a fetus was growing and couldn't wait to be born, so it was pounding on Li Wei's abdomen.

He started clapping his stomach, his face turned red, and he was sweating profusely.

Li Wei opened his mouth, and a fiery red light emerged, condensing into a small flame figure not far away.

The little man was only three feet tall, like a halfling, and looked like an eight-year-old human child. However, his head was unusually large, like a big-headed doll, making him look somewhat strange and terrifying.

If you use your mental power to investigate, you will find that the little man is a living, breathing human being with flesh and blood.

The little man sat on the ground with his eyes closed. After an unknown amount of time, he opened his eyes and smiled.

"The most powerful function of this Fire Demon's Kiss is to create an external avatar within the body, which can be called the [Fire Demon Clone]."

This fire demon clone appears no different from an ordinary person. In reality, it is born with a fire elemental body and can, like a fire elemental spirit, use elemental transformation to avoid a lot of damage, possessing extremely high fire resistance.

In addition, the Fire Demon clone can also cast all the non-body-refining spells that Li Wei has mastered, although there are some differences.

By casting burning-based spells, one can benefit from the fire elemental body of the fire demon, making the spells even more powerful than those cast by Li Wei himself.

The power of ice and water spells, which are the opposite of fire spells, is weaker than when Li Wei casts them himself.

His ability to cast spells from other schools is almost identical to that of Li Wei.

The Fire Demon clone itself has no consciousness; it is merely Li Wei's second body, similar to the [Deep Blue Clone] that Li Wei created.

However, the Deep Blue clone can only use body-refining spells and cannot use innate spells, while the Fire Ghost clone is the opposite.

If the Deep Blue clone is a "body-refining clone," then this Fire Ghost clone is a "magical clone."

Furthermore, the Deep Blue clone cannot stray too far from Li Wei, otherwise, without Li Wei's control, it will disintegrate and return to Li Wei's body.

This fire demon clone is different; even if it is thousands of miles away or even in a different realm, it can still be controlled by Li Wei's will.

If the Fire Demon clone dies, it will not affect the main body. It will only deplete a little of Li Wei's spiritual energy. For the wealthy and powerful Li Wei, it is easy to make up for it with a potion.

After death, the fire demon clone will be reborn in Li Wei's body, and after a year of pregnancy, it can be born again.

Li Wei looked at the fire demon with great interest, as if he were looking at his own child.

"That's amazing."

The Fire Demon clone and Li Wei spoke at the same time.

Then, the fire demon clone took to the air and landed on the sea.

In the blink of an eye, the little man pointed out, and a crimson dragon nearly a hundred meters long roared out, sweeping everything away and exploding on the distant sea, with flames shooting into the sky and seawater steaming!

"The power of the Crimson Dragon Calamity has increased again, and it has already reached the lower limit of the power of a fifth-circle spell... This is the power of the Fire Ghost Clone."

Immediately afterwards, he had his fire demon clone cast spells such as Thunder Dragon Flash, Wind Dragon Swiftness, and Earth Dragon Barrier, discovering that their power was no less than that of his own spells. At the same time, Li Wei noticed that his magical power was beginning to decline.

"I see. The Fire Ghost clone doesn't need to consume magical power to cast fire spells; its own internal power is sufficient. However, if it casts spells of other schools... it will consume my magical power. In other words, my magical power is used as a channel to cast spells remotely."

"These Yuanhun level experts will surely love this wondrous item. The mere ability to create an avatar is enough to make it a top-tier Sky-level wondrous item. In some ways, the Fire Demon's Kiss is even more powerful than most Morning Star level Truth wondrous items. Such wondrous items that can create avatars are rare indeed. Hahaha, I've truly struck gold! The Lover's Rune, it really lived up to its name!"

Li Wei laughed heartily, feeling a sense of relief he hadn't felt in a long time.

He tirelessly experimented with the ability of the fire demon clones.

Using it to set up formations, to make tools, and to refine medicines is perfectly fine.

This is a "budget-friendly" Levi's that can be remotely controlled!

The reason it's a low-spec version is because the Fire Demon clone can't use Li Wei's knight and body-refining wizard techniques.

The knightly methods, derived from Livy's flesh and blood, cannot establish a connection with the fire demon.

Even so, this greatly enhanced Li Wei's strength, and he could already figure out many ways to use the Fire Demon clones.

Exploring dangerous secret realms, developing brand new identities... In the future, after the Yuanhun, or even having the fire ghost clone travel between planes, Li Wei only needs to stay at home, just like playing the Travel Frog game, waiting for his fire ghost to bring back gifts.

If someone dies, then just wait a year and have another one born.

Of course, it's best not to die, otherwise the Fire Demon clone's equipment will drop, and there's no way to bring it back.

Li Wei became more and more excited as he thought about it. He had been in the ancient tower for so long, and all his other gains combined were not as valuable as this Fire Demon's Kiss. ​​It was a truly priceless treasure!

In an instant, the fire demon clone transformed into a streak of fire and entered Li Wei's body.

Besides its function of creating clones, this Fire Demon's Kiss also has other uses.

There are also a few relatively standard functions.

Firstly, it enhances the power of fire-based spells. The Fire Dragon Calamity was so powerful precisely because of this amplification.

Secondly, it directly increased Li Wei's mental strength by 18 points.

Thirdly, it increased Li Wei's maximum mental strength by 30 points!

Of course, these three functions are just side effects for Fire Demon's Kiss.

Just as the most powerful function of the Weasel's Breath is to control the Flying Scythe Beast, the Fire Demon's Kiss is to create clones.

Levi reached out and placed his hand on the Klein crystal ball.

[Mental Strength: 520/570]

[Spell Power: 26000]

……

"If it weren't for the Truth artifact, my mental strength would already be at the fourth ring level... no, it would be beyond the fourth ring level, it would already be at the fifth ring level."

Li Wei was both amused and exasperated, experiencing a bittersweet mix of pain and pleasure.

He is currently 50 points away from perfecting his spiritual power, which would take him ten years of cultivation.

If he were to advance to the fifth ring with his current level of spiritual power and undergo crystallization, his success rate when advancing to the Yuan Soul realm would be 7% higher! This is equivalent to him being able to take an extra potion to break through to the Yuan Soul realm compared to others!

In addition, there is another benefit after mental strength exceeds 500 points.

That means Li Wei's medicine-making skills can also break through to the fifth level. In that case, it's not impossible to refine a fifth-level breakthrough potion.

"I knew it! This fourth floor is so big, how could it not have good stuff? Those people rushed to the fifth floor, but they were unlucky and their harvest wasn't even as good as mine. Better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond!"

It is now the year 1185 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of vitality.

This also marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Dark Tower.

As far as Li Wei knew, the fifth layer was a complete world, its area comparable to a medium-sized upper-level plane.

On the fifth level, there are quite a few level-six native powerhouses like Rose.

The order of the ancient pagoda only governs outsiders, not the natives.

Therefore, there's no rush to enter the fifth floor yet.

Li Wei arrived at that level-five fiery land.

He activated his Fiery Dragon True Form and stood within it. In the earth fire, a black substance was being scorched by the high temperature.

This is the hardest material on the human-faced spider, which Li Wei calls the "Nightmare Shell".

Li Wei set up a magic array to aid in smelting in this fiery land.

In this way, relying on the earth fire and the magic array, materials can be automatically smelted without his intervention.

After more than three years of melting, half of the carapace has melted. It is estimated that in another three years, it will be completely melted down. At that time, Li Wei will add some of the rare metals he has acquired over the years, using the Nightmare Carapace as the main material to forge the Nightmare Dragon God Weapon!

Back at the sanctuary, Livy continued his spiritual practice.

Several months later, a loud roar came from the crater, the sound piercing through the clouds and splitting the rocks.

Amidst the sea of ​​fire, a fire phoenix with a wingspan of a hundred meters and a phoenix tail broke through the magma and soared into the sky, showering down meteors and fire, as if it were a divine miracle!

Li Wei looked at the Fire Phoenix with a relieved expression. Who else could it be but Phoenix?

"Hahaha, I, Flame Avenger Anvada, have returned to the fifth level today! Fire, come!"

Phoenix cheered and jumped for joy, and the entire volcano, stirred up by their cheers, began to churn as if it were about to erupt.

It was incredibly smug until its arrogant gaze fell upon Li Wei's cold eyes below, and it immediately wilted.

"Damn it, why did I have to sign a spirit contract!"

However, it then thought that even if it didn't sign a spirit contract and advanced to level five, it would still be no match for Li Wei. The Flame Toad was a cautionary tale... It would be better to just patiently endure it.

"You little brat, you're still completely outmaneuvered by me!"

A smile appeared on Li Wei's lips.

Looking at Phoenix, Levi's heart stirred.

"Now that I have a Fire Demon clone and a level 5 Phoenix, there's no need for the clone to stay here and wait for the divine weapon to be forged... It would be better to let it and Phoenix go to the fifth floor first to collect the last main ingredient of the Five-Ring Meditation Potion, [Demon Blood Grass], and also scout out the situation on the fifth floor. I will continue to hide on the fourth floor as the Dragon Abomination. In this way, I will be safe and sound, and I can also explore the fifth floor without delay."

With this thought in mind, he opened his mouth and spat out a fire demon clone that appeared before him.

Li Wei took out a storage ring. Inside were the five-ringed sorcerer's artifact, the Secret Fire Orb, the Azure Sky Secret Sword... as well as a bunch of potions to restore physical and magical power, and some emergency supplies.

Then, Levi called Phoenix over and said, "Transform into a toad."

Phoenix was extremely reluctant; I had just returned to Level 5, a complete transformation from a pheasant to a phoenix.

Now you want me to be a toad? Do you think I can tolerate this humiliation?

I'll take it!

In the blink of an eye, a huge, bright red toad, its belly bulging and throbbing, appeared, clearly furious.

Next, the fire demon clone's size remained unchanged, but its appearance transformed into that of a doll with a topknot.

"From this day forward, you shall be the Holy Infant Wizard... and that fire elemental toad shall be your mount."

The infant wizard smiled and said in a childlike voice, "I'm off."

Then, the Holy Infant Wizard stood on the toad's head, transformed into a streak of flame, and disappeared into the horizon.

As Li Wei watched the Holy Infant depart, magically projected images began to appear on the walls of the Holy Tower of the Ring of Law in his mind.

"This is the Holy Infant's perspective. In this way, I can remotely control it while I'm cultivating, traveling thousands of miles in my mind without leaving home. That's what it means to be a master."

The Holy Infant's strength was already very close to that of the fifth ring, and with Phoenix returning to level five, he should be able to gain a foothold on the fifth level.

"Let's continue our training!"

Li Wei sat cross-legged and took out a black lightning ball.

"Now, let's refine this Black Annihilation Lightning."

In fact, besides the alien lightning, there are also alien flames, alien divine water...

Some wizards particularly admire these things and go to great lengths to find them.

Li Wei, on the other hand, let things take their natural course and didn't pursue them much.

But if he does encounter such an opportunity, he certainly won't waste it.

His meditation method operates; the etheric meditation method encompasses all things, and all elemental attributes can be refined.

Refining this Black Annihilation Lightning is a piece of cake.

……

A month later.

Portal entrance.

A male and female wizard are currently attempting to pass a level.

They were rogue sorcerers of the Burning School, and also partners.

He was fighting a group of water elemental spirits in front of the portal.

"Pierre, quick, I've got this level four water elemental under control, you go in first!" The witch was pale, clearly exhausted.

This water element is already at the fourth-level advanced level, and it's located at the bottom of the sea.

With the balance of power shifting, it's extremely difficult to deal with this kind of combustion theory.

"No, Rose, let's go in together!" Another handsome wizard stopped, looking at his partner behind him.

"You go in first, don't worry about me."

"No!"

The two wizards were entangled in a passionate argument here.

Just then, a faint voice came from the sky.

"Stop hesitating and get out of my way!"

A toad, engulfed in flames, crimson in color, and ten zhang long, appeared in the sky with an overwhelming sense of oppression, like a demon!

"This... a level 5 fire elemental?" As wizards of the Burning School, Pierre and Rose dreamed of owning their own fire elemental, even if it was only level 3.

"Lord Fire Elemental, we'll make way right away." The two simply left the passage.

"What Fire Elemental Lord? I am the Holy Infant Wizard, this fire elemental is merely my mount!"

On the head of the fiery toad, a three-foot-tall boy with a topknot and dressed in a red robe shouted loudly. This finally attracted the attention of the two wizards.

Pierre and Rose were stunned.

Is this supposed to be a wizard? Even an eight-year-old looks more mature than him.

However, the mental energy fluctuations emanating from the other party, which were already at the fourth level of perfection, could not be faked.

This wizard must be born with a disability and never grows up, just like the red-haired ghost child of the Fire Bull family.

In a world where strength reigns supreme, appearance is irrelevant. After all, magic allows one to change their appearance at will.

This wizard can subdue level 5 fire elementals, so he must be a prodigy from some major organization, and therefore someone we shouldn't mess with.

The Holy Infant snorted coldly, ignoring the two of them. He sat on the toad's head and closed his eyes to meditate.

You don't need to lift a finger to get through this level.

Water elemental spirits appeared one by one in the passage ahead.

The toad's eyes revealed a mocking look, and then it opened its big mouth and spewed out a torrent of breath!

A river of rolling golden flames evaporated all the water elements along its path. In an instant, the underwater whirlpools were dried up, and a lone portal stood on the seabed!

The power of that single strike was terrifying!

Then, the toad, carrying the Holy Infant, casually entered the portal.

Seeing this, Pierre and Rose in the distance stared blankly.

"Comparison is the thief of joy. We're all fourth-ring wizards, but some are born with the ability to wield level five fire elementals, while we can only struggle at the bottom. Sigh," Pierre suddenly sighed.

"There's no need to compare ourselves to others. We can just live our own lives. The lives of legendary wizards aren't necessarily more exciting than ours... But this senior has already paved the way for us. The water elemental spirit is still being reshaped, so let's seize this opportunity to break through!"

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The Dark Tower.

The fifth layer, the continent of Io, the central land, in a mountain range of the Kane Empire.

Having learned from the previous two experiences of being ambushed and forced to hide in the bushes, the Holy Infant immediately erected a protective force field as soon as it emerged from the portal.

Of course, it was a false alarm.

The Holy Infant's eyes widened in surprise. Two bronze giants, each a hundred meters tall, stood before him, one wielding a longsword and the other a giant axe.

They stood on either side of the portal, like guardian deities, protecting this place. The aura of these two giants was so strong that Phoenix, a level five fire elemental, trembled in fear.

"This is not an alchemical creature... but a rare metal elemental spirit, probably an orderer of the ancient tower. It seems that blocking the door on the fifth floor is strictly prohibited."

The Holy Infant quickly rode the Flame Toad and left the doorway.

"Demon Blood Grass, a fifth-ring herb, generally grows in the places where powerful abyssal demons fall, so it's quite common in the abyss... As for the fifth level, according to the intelligence, there is one place that fits the description: the southern part of the continent of Aiou. The demons there are clearly related to demons. I'm currently in the center of the continent, and even traveling at full speed, it would take several months to reach the south."

The Holy Infant traveled south.

According to the information from the last time the ancient tower was opened, ten thousand years ago, the Kane Empire had many level 5 powerhouses and even level 6 spellcasters.

The strongest spellcaster of each generation in the empire, known as the "Supreme Spell God," is suspected to be a level seven existence according to intelligence, and can be said to be the number one person on the continent of Aion!

Now, ten thousand years later, the Kane Empire may be even stronger.

The Holy Infant escaped the Empire's territory unscathed, avoiding some dangerous restricted areas and resource points where top organizations were stationed, and arrived at a wizard market established by a coalition of rogue wizards from the fifth level.

Falling Star Market.

This place is located on the Falling Star Plateau, which is one of the confluence areas.

On the fifth level, the vast majority of resource points are located at intersections.

According to some wizards, the Dark Tower is constantly devouring resources, materials, and even fragmented planes from the Dark Lands.

These places merged with the continent of Io, becoming a convergence zone.

The Crossroads is fraught with danger and teeming with black beasts, but it is also the birthplace of many resources, including rare artifacts of truth. Therefore, the top wizarding organizations of the fifth level, and even some indigenous civilizations, have been constantly waging war for control of the Crossroads.

The fiery toad beneath the Holy Infant shrank continuously until it became the size of an ordinary toad and landed on its shoulder.

He paid the "security fee" and then casually stepped inside, without concealing his cultivation level of the fourth ring.

"I came up here more than a decade later than others. I'll find a place to inquire about the current layout of the fifth floor before making any plans."

The market is small but complete, including a trading square.

This trading plaza is maintained by a fifth-circle wizard, and the reward for his protection is the "security fee" paid by these independent wizards. This security fee can be resources or even Taishi (a type of rare stone). Through this method, the fifth-circle wizard and the vast number of independent wizards achieve a win-win situation.

"Acquire level four fire elemental metal!"

"Level 5 Earth Dragon Grass, exchange for other herbs of the same level."

"Explore the Fallen Star Swamp, a magic circle wizard is coming!"

Everyone was busy with their transactions and didn't pay much attention to the little dwarf baby's arrival.

As a portly wizard with perfected fourth-level magic circle brushed past the Holy Infant, he suddenly transmitted a message to the Holy Infant:

"You must be a wizard of the Burning Faction. I have a piece of level five fire elemental metal here. Would you be interested in purchasing it?"

The Holy Infant floated in the air, met its gaze, and asked, "Alright, what do you need?"

The fat wizard was delighted and chuckled, "I belong to the ocean faction. If you have any level 5 water-based metals, that would be best. If not, other resources of equal value will also be acceptable."

Li Wei waved his hand, raising a barrier. He spread his small hand, and boxes containing level-five herbs floated in the void, along with several ocean-themed five-ring spell models obtained from rogue cultivators, and a piece of level-four water elemental metal.

"How about these?"

Upon seeing this, the fat wizard's eyes widened, thinking to himself that this short wizard was indeed extraordinary.

Especially the little toad on his shoulder, it's definitely a level five creature!

He said, "Deal."

The fat man handed over a piece of blue ore, about the size of the Holy Infant's head. The ore emitted a high temperature, distorting the air it heated.

The Holy Infant flicked his finger and handed the item in front of him to the fat man.

"It's a pleasure to cooperate with you," the Holy Infant said calmly, putting away the ore.

This ore, called Blue Moon Flame Ore, like Black Flame Demon Iron, contains a different kind of flame and can be used to reforge Crimson Dragon Slayer Iron.

"Judging from your appearance, you must be new here. Are you planning to settle down here in Falling Star Market temporarily? Or what are your plans?" the fat wizard asked casually after the transaction.

"I'm new to this fifth level and would like to understand the current situation, but I don't know who to contact. I can pay a fee," said the Holy Infant.

The fat man raised an eyebrow: "You can ask me, sir. Although my strength is average, I was among the first to enter the fifth level. I've traveled all over the country over the past ten years. I wouldn't dare say I know everything, but I can talk about most things. You're a straightforward person, so let's find a tavern, sit down and chat. No payment is required."

The fat man's attitude was very sincere, and his intention to befriend him was quite obvious.

"Thank you very much."

10000 words today, plus 4000 extra words, 21000 words still owed. Typos will be corrected later.

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