Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 458 The Hand of the Winter Emperor! (Long chapter, please vote and subscribe!)

Fourteen years.

From 20th on the leaderboard, they climbed to number one.

This is even more difficult than breaking into the top ten from the 200th place.

After the top 100, the difference in strength and points among the seventh-ring wizards is not significant.

Basically, improving your points will allow you to advance one rank.

The top 100 are mostly filled with monsters and demons.

The further back in time the wizard progressed, the more perverse they became.

The top ten are mainly seventh-ring perfect wizards, and they are all geniuses and outstanding individuals among them.

These people all have, to varying degrees, a history of fighting against eighth-ring wizards.

Regardless of whether they fought against opponents of higher levels, they were definitely not ordinary people.

The top three, needless to say.

The three powerful figures, Thunder of Annihilation, Sword of Light, and Hand of Fire, have occupied this place for many years.

After third place, a huge gap has formed!

This time, witnessed by everyone, the Twilight Palace Master entered the top of the list at an incredible speed.

[First place: Twilight Palace Master, 1.2 million points.]

[Second place: Lightning of Annihilation, 1.18 million points.]

[Third place, Sword of Light, 1 million points.]

Thus, in the 166th year since the start of the bloody war, the top spot on the Level 8 Demon Slayer Ranking has finally changed hands.

The continent abandoned by the gods.

Having accumulated 1 million battle merits, Li Wei embarked on his journey home.

The past decade or so has not been smooth sailing for him.

The level eight demons of the Burning Expedition repeatedly tried to intercept him.

However, he managed to escape successfully. With his current ability to save his life, even an eighth-level expert would be unable to do anything to him.

Not long ago, they even deployed two Level 8 officers to ambush them.

He knew he would have to leave for a while.

After more than a decade of killing, Li Wei had lost count of how many demon lords he had hunted down.

They even killed quite a few level seven demons.

The high-level demon materials he had accumulated were enough to make him incredibly wealthy.

Among the ten thousand Shadow Dragons, there are dozens of Level Six Shadows.

About one-third of the shadows are at level five.

The rest are basically all level four shadows.

You can tell just by looking at the shadows how insane Li Wei's killings have been over the years.

Because his appearance is always accompanied by the Shadow Dragons.

Gradually, the title of "Shadow Demon Hunter" began to circulate among demons.

Shadow Demon Hunter Levi wields incredibly powerful shadow magic, commanding thousands upon thousands of powerful shadows.

When you spot this person, it means you're already surrounded by shadows covering the mountains and fields.

He alone is an army.

Gradually, many wizards also learned the secret to Li Wei's invincibility.

Seeing that Li Wei controlled so many shadows.

Those genius wizards of the Shadow School even doubted that they were practicing fake shadow magic.

Some people are dissatisfied, feeling that this method is cheating.

However, since the Demon-Slaying Bracelet determined there was no problem, no one paid any attention to these comments.

No matter how many shadows Li Wei summons, he always uses his own magic, which makes no mistake.

Aside from the shadow, Li Wei's own strength left them speechless.

After reaching the top, more and more congratulatory and flattering voices came in droves.

It was also listed as a headline in major newspapers.

Although Li Wei didn't want to be famous, the list was there, and he couldn't keep a low profile even if he wanted to.

After successfully obtaining the [Hand of the Winter Emperor] in the Central Realm, Li Wei returned to the Ancient Dragon Continent.

Inside the container was a withered, emaciated arm, radiating a chilling aura.

The surface of his arm was covered with fine frost, within which countless runes of frost truth shone.

Li Wei let out a long sigh of relief.

"The superior-level artifact of the Cold King sequence has been obtained; the stage goal has been achieved..."

"Once the Holy Infant reaches the seventh ring, he will refine it, and the Ice and Fire Holy Body should be completely balanced, allowing him to advance even further. With the Holy Infant's aptitude, his cultivation at the seventh ring should proceed smoothly, surpassing even the most ordinary top geniuses. Then I won't need to worry about him anymore."

He put away the [Hand of the Winter Emperor]. The Holy Infant had already gone into seclusion to advance to the seventh ring and might not be able to emerge from seclusion for some time.

Only Gandalf has no limit yet.

It wasn't that Livy was biased and didn't prepare any wonders for Gandalf.

The real reason is that the War Merit Shop doesn't have any Moon artifacts that are quite suitable for Gandalf.

Pure body-refining artifacts like the "Proof of the Ganesha" are extremely rare.

It would be better to let Gandalf accumulate merits and slowly exchange them for that random item worth 5000 million merits to try his luck.

If it's not quite suitable, he can use it for cultivation.

Besides the [Hand of the Winter Emperor], there are also some decent-looking Moon artifacts among the non-random artifacts.

However, Li Wei did not intend to exchange for it.

These rare items are more than twice the price of random rare items, making them not cost-effective.

Once he's used up all his random Moonlit Treasure attempts worth 50 million, he'll start accumulating battle merits.

He wanted to get the Sun-level rare item in one go.

So far, let's set aside the random daily artifacts worth 500 million.

The Battle Merit Shop is exclusively for seventh-ring wizards to exchange for, and there are only nine Sun-level rare items to choose from.

There are seven elemental factions, each with one path; the remaining two are shadow and death.

The value of these rare items is generally over 10 billion in battle merits.

Some popular factions have even surpassed 20 billion.

For example, the Burning faction's [Sword of the Flame Emperor] is worth 23 billion battle merits.

The Earth faction's [Heart of Gaia] is worth 22 billion battle merits.

The Ocean faction's [Palace of the Water God] is worth 19 billion battle merits.

The Storm faction's "Undying Wind" is worth 17 billion battle merits.

In addition, the Shadow School's [Shadow Emblem] and the Thunder School's [Lightning of Destruction] are both very valuable.

These wondrous objects dazzled Li Wei.

To be honest, he wanted them all.

However, according to the exchange rules...

For the Sun-level rare item, each person has one random exchange slot and two non-random exchange slots.

Therefore, Li Wei can only choose two at most.

It is foreseeable that the traditional four elements of Feng Shui—earth, fire, and water—will face fierce competition.

There are only a few of them, but a whole bunch of geniuses want them. The top of the Demon Slayer List is full of wizards from these factions.

Death was inevitable for both the Thunder and Frost factions.

Overall, the competition between the Bronze and Shadow factions is relatively minimal.

These two factions now only have a few great wizards, not even a legendary wizard.

There are some top geniuses, but compared to other schools of thought, they are lacking in both quantity and quality.

Based on the official valuation, the [Shadow Emblem], valued at 16 billion, is likely inferior to the number one [Emperor's Sword].

According to the Illustrated Compendium of Strange Items, the Sword of Emperor Yan is indeed one of the best among the Sun-class swords.

However, Livy listed the Shadow Emblem as one of the must-have artifacts.

The Sun-class artifact has one important function.

That is to enhance one of the wizard's innate spells and elevate it to a new level.

Generally speaking, innate spells are already fixed after advancing to the Yuanhun level.

Because it has been solidified into the wizard's innate instinct.

Its power can only increase as one's cultivation level rises.

However, magic itself is difficult to evolve.

At most, one can only achieve some simple structural optimizations through the wonders of truth, but none of these are qualitative changes.

The Sun's Strange Object is something that defies fate and can change one's destiny.

It is powerful enough to drastically enhance a wizard's instinctive talents a second time!

This kind of enhancement is a true qualitative change.

Therefore, if Li Wei were to choose the first Sun-shaped artifact, he would inevitably choose the one that would bring him the greatest benefit.

Besides Wan Longsheng, his most powerful innate spell is Shadow Dragon Clan.

If it can undergo a qualitative change through the [Shadow Emblem], then the power of this talent will be even more terrifying.

The enhancement benefits of spells such as Fire Dragon Calamity and Water Dragon Roar are much less significant.

Li Wei believed that after the Shadow Dragons were strengthened, his shadow summons would definitely receive different buffs as well.

Of course, if given a choice, Li Wei would prefer to strengthen [Wanlongsheng], his ninth talent.

However, this spell is somewhat special; it has chaotic properties.

Currently, all the artifacts he can access are single-attribute Sun-shaped artifacts, making it difficult to enhance them.

According to the encyclopedia of strange artifacts, those with the attribute of chaos are all legendary artifacts, far beyond his reach.

The Shadow Emblem is worth 16 billion battle merits.

Even if Li Wei had the Shadow Dragons, it would be impossible for him to amass so many in such a short time.

Fortunately, after looking at the Shadow School's demon-slaying rankings, he felt relieved.

Currently, the strongest member of the Shadow School on the Level 8 Demon Slayer Ranking is a seventh-circle perfect wizard named [Ghost Shadow].

Currently ranked fifteenth with 4000 million points.

As for the level nine demon-slaying list's eight-ring wizards, they will not participate in the exchange of these rare items.

They have their own prize pool and don't need to compete with seventh-ring wizards.

Otherwise, given the strength of an eighth-ring wizard, a seventh-ring wizard would certainly be out of the picture.

In this way, as long as he doesn't slack off too much in the future.

I'll go to the Forsaken Continent to hunt demons every now and then; this rare item should be a sure thing.

Li Wei even felt that if he had enough time, he could first go and exchange for the popular [Emperor Yan's Sword].

Then you can exchange them for the [Shadow Emblem].

After all, the competition within the Burning School is fierce. I'll wait until I've exchanged all the [Shadow Emblems] and saved up 23 billion.

Those hardcore gamers like Vulcan have probably already gotten there first.

As for the random item worth 500 million, we can exchange for that last. Everyone is guaranteed one chance to exchange it anyway.

With a renewed goal to strive for, Li Wei immediately felt motivated.

However, after hunting demons for more than a decade, he was somewhat exhausted and didn't want to go to the God-Forsaken Continent for the time being.

I'm planning to change my mood and relax.

Through Leon's memory disc.

He learned from the memories of those demon lords that he was now the Burning Crusade's most wanted criminal.

The commander of the expeditionary force offered himself a bounty of a level nine Abyss Heart.

This is why those level eight demon lords all want to cause him trouble.

If he hadn't mastered the Death God Palace and possessed such heaven-defying abilities as the Danger Perception, he wouldn't have been able to achieve this.

They have most likely already suffered a crushing defeat and their bones have been buried in the abandoned continent.

As far as he knew, there weren't many wizards in the wizarding world with a bounty on their heads for the Heart of the Abyss, a level nine weapon.

Lucy, the leader of the Deep Blue Expeditionary Force, is one.

There are a few more, all of whom are powerful warriors from battle groups who have reached the eighth level of perfection.

Li Wei is the only seventh-ring wizard to receive such an "honor".

Even the Thunder of Annihilation and the Divine Sword of Light do not enjoy such treatment.

After resting for a while.

He arrived at the Ancient Banyan Wonderland, gazing at the Black Soul Demon Tower and the Necronomicon in his hand.

"It's been a long time since I've personally forged a weapon."

He plans to upgrade the Necronomicon to the seventh ring and combine it with the Black Soul Tower of the seventh ring.

Imitating the Star Ring of a Hundred Flowers and the Tower of Summer Flowers, I crafted a combined magical artifact.

Repair the Dark Soul Tower again and use it as a wizard tower for now.

Take this opportunity to practice and familiarize yourself with the process in preparation for building your own wizard tower in the future.

Without hesitation, Li Wei immediately began his secluded cultivation to refine the product.

……

Seven years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Nora year 387.

A bloody battle that lasted 173 years.

Unbeknownst to them, only thirty years remain until the ancient tower opens again.

Middle-earth.

Gondor, Dragon Shop.

The surging power of fire element stirred up the winds and clouds of heaven and earth, with crimson clouds filling the sky and flames dancing in the air.

Everyone peered out of the wizard tower, their faces filled with shock.

But that's not all.

A sudden surge of frost power swept across the land, like a north wind sweeping through!

A cold wave, cold wind, frost, snowflakes—a multitude of celestial phenomena intertwined, creating a breathtaking spectacle.

The land and sky within a radius of more than twenty miles were dyed red and blue.

On one side is a fiery hell, swept by scorching winds; on the other is a frozen realm, an ice age.

"This... dual cultivation of ice and fire... it's Master Fire Dragon!"

"Has this day finally arrived?"

"Master, you've only been at the sixth ring for less than five hundred years, and you've already advanced to the seventh ring? That's too fast!"

"What do you know? This is already considered slow for a top genius like the Master. I suspect that the Master deliberately delayed his advancement in order to imprint more witch marks."

"That's what genius is all about. We're all eager to get nine witch marks as soon as possible and then rush to advance, racing against time, but others are unhurried and still have options."

The world of red and blue, like a yin-yang symbol, rolls and rotates, causing a rolling tide of elements to form over Gondor.

At the Tower of Dawn, Victor sat at home, the secret sword before him gathering power.

If any enemy were to take this opportunity to interfere with the Holy Infant's advancement, he would surely kill them with swift and decisive action.

Upon closer inspection, the yin-yang symbol appears to have a slightly larger flame portion than a frost portion, clearly indicating a lack of balance.

Although it doesn't affect my promotion, it still doesn't feel quite right.

Victor murmured:

"The Primordial Saint Emperor once said that the balance of Yin and Yang is the ultimate principle of the Great Dao..."

Half a day later.

All those elemental tides surged into the Fire Dragon Shop.

The purple primordial spirit, its form shifting and undulating, stood in the void, its form unpredictable.

A purple dragon, stretching for a thousand meters, coiled around it, its deep purple scales gleaming with an aura of nobility.

The dragon's smooth mane billowed in the wind, and its eyes scanned the lurking presences within Gondor.

A tall tree catches the wind; not everyone can respect Master Fire Dragon.

There are always some people who would love for Master Fire Dragon to fail in his advancement, thus becoming a fallen genius and never recovering.

Sensing the dragon's gaze, those gazes withdrew, and silent sighs echoed throughout Gondor.

They knew that their wishful thinking had failed once again.

Fire Dragon Ace successfully advanced to the seventh ring, leaving a large number of wizards behind on his path to pursuing truth.

From then on, he joined the ranks of Gondor's top warriors.

Looking across the wizarding world, it's also at the upper part of the pyramid, getting closer and closer to those at the top.

The most terrifying thing is that, with Master Fire Dragon's talent, he might not fail to advance to the eighth ring.

These ill-intentioned individuals have no chance of ever reaching their level.

Among them were spies from the Council of All Races.

"Fire Dragon Ace's momentum is unstoppable."

"Yes, let's report to Lord Serpent."

Seeing Ace successfully advance, Victor retrieved his fully charged secret sword and continued his own training.

"Now, only Gandalf is left."

Only after stepping into the Seventh Ring Road did I realize how wonderful this realm is.

This is especially true for top geniuses.

Among the powerful figures active in the various schools of thought and the warp realms of the wizarding world, very few pose a threat to them.

Apart from a few top wizarding organization leaders, eighth-ring wizards, and grand wizards, all of them hold important positions in the Central Realm.

To some extent, the seventh ring represents the pinnacle of combat power in the world.

In fact, with the strength of the three Gondorians, they could easily secure a very good position in the Middle Kingdom.

However, they heeded the original master's warning: they could cooperate with the authorities, but they must never join them.

Fire Dragon Shop.

The Holy Infant opened its eyes, and the aura of the Seven Rings erupted.

Although he lacked a sense of danger, he relied on his instinctive perception as a Yuanhun Wizard.

It could also sense some small fish and shrimp, which seemed to be somewhat hostile towards it.

That was just a minor warning to them.

"Seven rings... I can finally rebuild the weapon!"

The Holy Infant was deeply moved.

"No rush. First, I'll stabilize my realm and then refine the [Hand of the Winter Emperor] to balance my Ice and Fire Holy Body."

The Holy Infant felt a headache coming on as he sensed the unstable primordial spirit within his mind.

As he advanced to the seventh ring, this feeling of imbalance intensified.

"We still need to be careful in the future. Ice and fire are incompatible. If they cannot develop in a balanced way, they will inevitably damage my foundation in the long run. We cannot just rush things."

Generally speaking, those dual-cultivation wizards are either earth and fire, wind and thunder, or water and ice...

In short, there are very few water and fire, ice and fire, and the Holy Infant is an exception.

"Congratulations, Master!"

Alyssandra and Ashe, who were in seclusion, also sensed this change brought about by the advancement and both woke up.

The passionate Red Dragon Queen couldn't resist giving the Holy Infant a hug.

The Holy Infant laughed heartily and took a step back.

"I've already reached the seventh ring; ladies, keep up the good work!"

Ashe pinched Alyssa Draco's arm.

"Pay attention to your image."

"Master, please consolidate your cultivation first. We won't disturb you any longer. By the way, I recently crafted a top-grade magical artifact myself."

Alexandra pouted and said:

"Now the whole city knows that you have forged a top-grade magical artifact."

The Holy Infant encouraged:

"Excellent. Only those who can refine top-quality items can be called mature sixth-ring weapon makers, and it is also a testament to the glory of every weapon maker."

Top-grade magical artifacts are extremely rare and hard to come by.

Of course, he's an exception.

Next, Silverbeard, Iron Teeth, Copper Ears, and Golden Eyes also came to offer their congratulations.

Congratulations, store manager.

Holy Infant Path:

"Thank you all for your hard work. How's the alchemical bio-processing going?"

They said:

"The Thunder God Weapon, the Ice God Weapon, and the Gold God Weapon have all been forged. We also retrieved the Nick God from the Tower of Dawn and reforged it. Next, we can combine them to upgrade it into a seventh-ring alchemical creature, the Titan."

The Holy Infant said:

"Okay, after some time, I will work with everyone to refine this artwork that represents the highest level of ancient alchemy."

The reason it is described as ancient times is that after the advent of mechanical roads, the traditional alchemy school had actually transformed.

Alchemy originated from the mechanical school of thought, and now that there is a righteous path ahead, it is natural to follow the right track.

Mechanical biology is the true representative of advanced technology.

Therefore, the Titans represent the final glory of ancient alchemical beings.

Everything should have a beginning and an end. The fact that the Holy Infant refined it can be considered as fulfilling the wish of the wizard Flamel.

Looking at the seventh-ringed Fire Dragon Master, the treasure maker Zion felt a strange joy in his heart.

She felt that she had joined an organization that was constantly moving forward and on the rise.

Under this trend, even she might be able to ride the wave and go further than if she had gone alone.

A year later, with his cultivation stabilized, the Holy Infant left Gondor and looked back at the small apothecary.

"Old man, you're the only one left. Good luck with your efforts."

……

The Dark Land.

The snake envoy listened quietly to his subordinate's report, his mind as calm as still water.

"He got seven rings! Hahaha, I lost..."

It suddenly looked up and laughed, as if it had been relieved.

The snake recalls its entire life.

It possesses the bloodline of some ancient behemoth, the Komodo dragon, which is why it calls itself the "Komodo Serpent".

From a small snake, he gradually grew into the overlord of a world, reaching the seventh level.

Later, in pursuit of eternal life, it became the master of its own world.

It carefully sheltered its own world, living a peaceful and undisturbed life in this dark place.

Everything should have been perfect.

Until the great intersecting of planes began, its world began to collapse uncontrollably.

It could sense that its own world will was also weakening.

It has fallen from a late-stage level 7 powerhouse to the early stage level 7.

Not long ago, the world's will entered a period of dormancy.

Next, this world will become a part of Nora.

It will also vanish into thin air and never exist again.

Over the centuries, it witnessed the Fire Dragon Master rise from a fifth-ring wizard to a seventh-ring wizard, becoming one of its own.

As a top genius, Fire Dragon Ace's strength is most likely even greater than his own when he is exhausted.

In its view, wizarding geniuses led by the fire dragon Ace are the most typical symbol of wizarding civilization.

Hypocrite, plunderer, colonizer, destroyer, arrogant...

It doesn't hate the fire dragon Ace, it hates the wizarding world!

A high-pitched and unfathomable voice rang in the Serpent Envoy's ears.

"Are you ready? You will surely die after this battle."

The Serpent Messenger:

"My lord, I am ready."

The voice said:

"Alright, in a few years, when your world intersects with Nora's, take this potion. It will allow you to temporarily escape the constraints of the plane and exist. Remember, you only have one day. After that, you will vanish into nothingness, even your soul will dissipate... I don't recommend that you kill the Fire Dragon Ace. Your death might be meaningless. Currently, the organization's danger rating for the Fire Dragon Ace is [7+]. Only an eighth-level expert can reliably take it down. Of course, everyone has their own obsessions. You've been following me for a long time, and I respect your choice."

The snake serpent resolutely said:

"My lord, I understand. I still want to find the fire dragon Ace. If I can take him to hell, that would be best. If not, I will try to drag as many wizards as possible down to hell."

The voice paused for a moment, then said:

I wish you success.

……

Nora, 388.

Ancient Dragon Continent.

Within the fairy realm, the Holy Infant took the Winter Emperor's hand.

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Li Wei instructed him to refine the essence within the Immortal Realm.

In any case, the Holy Infant can't do anything else while refining the rare item, so it doesn't matter where it is refined.

The Holy Infant naturally agreed and began refining his first luminous artifact.

Li Wei continued his research on the Black Soul Tower.

Two years later.

Nora, 390.

Within the Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm, in the Lesser Cold Mountain region, the surging power of frost awakens the slumbering Heavenly Crystal Dragon Ants.

During this time, it has been exploring the nightmare world, and is exhausted both physically and mentally.

The butterfly effect of the War of the Eight Princes gradually spread towards Black Dragon Territory.

Over the years, the members of the Dragon Palace have experienced one battle after another.

High in the sky, a figure in purple robes sat beneath the firmament.

A primordial spirit, both real and illusory, was surrounded by a Tai Chi diagram formed by blue and crimson fire elemental power.

This time, the powers of ice and fire are finally basically balanced, appearing harmonious and unified.

In just two years, the Holy Infant, who had only recently advanced to the seventh ring, has gained even more momentum.

Within the primordial soul, those solidified organs shone with a unique luster.

His right arm was engulfed in raging crimson flames, distorting space.

Frost clung to my left arm, its white petals scattered across the sky.

The Holy Infant casually unleashed a Fire Dragon Calamity and an Ice Dragon Prison.

An ice dragon formed a domain that froze everything, within which a fire dragon spun and roared.

"It's even more powerful now. With the added effects of so many rare items, it's in no way inferior to a senior seventh-ring wizard."

The infant Jesus then placed his hand on the Klein crystal ball.

[Mental Strength: 7260/12060]

……

"My mental strength has also increased by nearly two hundred points, saving me decades of arduous cultivation. This is the power of the Bright Moon artifact. Now I have more time to focus on refining weapons."

"The affinity of the Ice and Fire Holy Body for the elements has increased once again. With my current talent, I should be able to advance to the seventh ring senior level within two hundred years, with the help of Nether Soul Dates and Soul Stones."

"Unfortunately, no accompanying spirit creature was born this time, but this little guy, [Snow King], seems to have undergone a change."

The Holy Infant's consciousness arrived inside the seventh level of the Holy Tower of the Ring of Law.

The Lion King was fast asleep, Roman was curled up in a corner, and the snake's head was buried in the corner.

It was bullied, and the culprit was none other than the Lion King.

Of course, the Lion King was just joking with Roman, but the difference in strength between the two was too great.

Although it was just playing around, its big paws could easily send poor, helpless Roman flying against the tower wall.

The Holy Infant awakened the Lion King, grabbed him by the mane, and scolded him:

"Don't bully Roman, you bastard."

Companion spirits are not living beings in the true sense; they have no soul, but they all have their own instincts and personalities.

The side effect of having too many spiritual things in one's mind is this—it's a happy kind of trouble.

At this moment, Xue Wang was in the corner, looking at his left arm with a puzzled expression.

Its round body had the arms of a muscleman, with bulging veins, like the arms of a unicorn.

This is the mutation that occurred after refining the Hand of the Winter Emperor.

Snow King, the companion spirit obtained from the [Cold King Sequence], seems to have undergone a second evolution.

The Holy Infant could sense that the Snow King's Qilin Arm contained an extremely terrifying power.

With a single punch, even an ordinary seventh-ring wizard would probably not dare to take it head-on.

When we go to the Forsaken Continent to hunt demons, we can test its effects.

"Ace, go back to Gondor. Next, upgrade all the top-grade magical artifacts you have and those I have. Take all the materials from these level seven demons."

Over the years of hunting demons, Li Wei has accumulated a mountain of high-level demon materials.

He gave all the medicine, except for a portion he kept for himself, to make full use of it.

He left all the low- and mid-level cases to the various organizations to handle and process.

These resources will allow the Ancient Dragon Continent to achieve even greater long-term development.

The Holy Infant has left, and what follows is the joyful process of weapon crafting.

On my own side alone, there are five top-grade magical artifacts that need to be upgraded, including the [Falling Star Ring] and the [Citroen Armor].

Needless to say, those of my own Duobao Tongzi (a child of a wealthy and powerful family) also have their own advantages.

……

Several months later.

Nora.

The land of the open sea.

Before they knew it, another medium-sized continent appeared on the sea.

Such things happen every now and then, and the wizards are already used to it.

Today, Nora is a third larger than it was before the Great Confluence, and this is just the beginning.

A group of young wizards from the Wizarding Academy of the Mortal Continent were undergoing trials here.

As the first witnesses to this new continent, some people were filled with excitement, seeing it as an opportunity.

Perhaps we can take this opportunity to gain something in the New World, so we secretly went up to explore.

Completely unaware, a figure in black robes appeared, none other than the disguised Serpent Envoy.

"Is this Nora's scent?"

It casually unleashed several streaks of black light, instantly killing the group of young wizards.

Then it transformed into a small snake and, with a whoosh, burrowed into the body of one of the young wizards.

A moment later, the young wizard stretched his limbs, his face expressionless.

It used a secret method to conceal its aura, its eyes remaining calm.

"Fire Dragon Ace, we're finally going to meet!"

……

Gondor.

With the help of an undercover agent, Snake successfully infiltrated the group.

Sensing the faint, yet powerful auras emanating from within the city, its heart was filled with complex emotions.

Can the ideal of the Council of All Races truly be realized?

Instead of rushing to act, it leisurely strolled around the city, enjoying the unprecedentedly lively atmosphere.

"Heh, the Tower of Dawn, the Dragon's Shop, Gandalf's Apothecary, the organization of the Three Heroes of Gondor..."

Rationally, it knew that its chances of successfully ambushing Gandalf were the highest.

Of the three, only Gandalf did not have the seventh ring.

But the snake envoy still kept his eyes on the fire dragon shop.

Infiltrating the city to launch a sneak attack was undoubtedly a suicide attack.

Because it will soon alert other powerful individuals and the magic array in the city, it will be trapped inside and then destroyed.

So far, all those who have attempted to do so in Gondor have failed without exception and none have escaped alive.

However, since it only had half a day left to live, it was naturally not afraid.

Inside the Fire Dragon Shop.

Ace is reforging his original Purple Light Sword, using ancient amethyst as the main material.

The large piece of amethyst left behind by the ancients, if used properly, would be enough for it to refine all the magical artifacts for both its main body and its clones.

After all, not all magical artifacts require amethyst.

Suddenly, he moved and disappeared from the weapon-refining room.

A terrifying aura rose between heaven and earth.

Immediately afterwards, some exclamations came from outside.

But then, the magnificent display hall of the Fire Dragon Shop, which housed magical artifacts, collapsed with a crash.

Some customers who were visiting the store fled in panic.

A giant black snake, almost filling the entire building, exuded boundless venom and flicked its tongue.

Many wizards were devoured on the spot by it.

The magic circle shone brightly, enveloping the Fire Dragon Shop.

In the locations of those weapon-refining rooms, the light of a seven-ring magic array was even more dazzling.

Thanks to the protection of these magic arrays, the weapon-refining area, where customers were not allowed to enter, remained unharmed.

However, the public areas have been reduced to ruins.

No matter how strong the magic array is, it cannot prevent a suicidal sneak attack from within.

Strands of primordial spirit energy flew out from the weapon-refining room.

Multicolored attacks flew towards the giant snake.

In order to avoid large-scale casualties, everyone's offensive was very restrained.

Throughout Gondor, various protective magic arrays lit up one after another.

Above the city, there was a giant magic array that sealed everything off.

Beneath the sky, the giant serpent wreaked havoc.

When a level seven expert can disregard life and death, the consequences are very serious.

"Hahaha, die, die!"

"Poor wretches, if it weren't for Fire Dragon Ace living here, you wouldn't have been caught in the crossfire."

The snake's frenzied roar echoed throughout the city.

"Snow King!"

A white snowball shot out and appeared above the giant snake's head.

The Serpent Envoy had studied the Holy Infant's fighting methods for a long time and naturally knew that this was his companion spirit.

"It's no use! Although I have fallen in cultivation level, I am not someone that a mere companion spirit can shake."

Its tail swept horizontally, and it spat out a destructive black light from its mouth, shooting it towards the Fire Dragon Master.

The Citroën armor materialized, barely managing to withstand the terrifying attack.

Fine cracks appeared on its surface.

Even a top-grade sixth-ring magical artifact couldn't withstand the attack of a powerful being like the Serpent Envoy.

The Holy Infant's expression changed slightly. He hadn't even had time to upgrade his magical artifact before he encountered this unexpected turn of events.

Fortunately, the materials used in Citroën armor are mostly of the seventh-grade level, so there's no major problem.

It had already been damaged several times in previous battles with demons, but it can still be used after being patched up.

At the same time, Snow King's size increased dramatically.

It transformed from a snowball into a frost giant standing a kilometer tall!

The giant's shape closely resembles the statue of David, possessing an artistic and philosophical beauty.

However, its head was still a round ball...

The giant's left arm, with its bulging muscles.

"The Fist of the Winter Emperor!"

boom!

The power of endless frost erupted, instantly engulfing the thousand-meter-long giant snake.

Click, click!

The sound of ice forming came from behind.

The giant serpent's body transformed into an ice sculpture frozen in mid-air.

The snake instilled not only shock but also sorrow and despair in me.

"Even I am no match for his companion spirit now..."

It desperately burned its own power, trying its best to make the fire dragon Ace remember this day forever!

Fine cracks filled the surface of the ice sculpture, from which dark mist seeped out.

Click.

The ice sculpture cracked, and the snake regained its freedom.

With its still-frozen body, it charged toward the fire dragon Ace, intending to injure him with its self-destruction!

A beam of light, like that of a star, shot out.

A delicate, secret sword pierced through the snake envoy's mouth.

Like a zipper being unzipped, the kilometer-long snake body was torn apart inch by inch by the incomparably sharp golden elemental sword energy.

Then, the snake's body was split in two.

A fragmented snake spirit flew out.

The snake roared to the sky in resentment, then took another punch from the Snow King and vanished into thin air.

From the moment the snake suddenly attacked to its eventual annihilation, everything happened in the blink of an eye.

It had originally intended to cause as much damage as possible within Gondor by engaging in a fierce battle with the fire dragon Ace.

Unexpectedly, Snow King extinguished the fire with a single punch.

The terrifying power of the frost rendered it unable to move.

Then, a sword from Victor entered the snake's mouth and tore it in two from the inside.

Viktor had done this many times before and was quite adept at it.

The snake brought its massive body down to the ground.

The infant Jesus' face showed neither sorrow nor joy.

It was obvious that the other party was a powerful figure from the Council of Ten Thousand Races.

Level seven is already at the envoy level.

The Council of All Races actually dispatched messengers to launch a suicide attack against them.

No wonder they've been lying low and haven't made a move yet.

It turns out they wanted to take advantage of my relaxed vigilance and strike directly in the safest place.

Unfortunately, he had already reached the seventh ring and had even refined the Bright Moon artifact.

Even without Victor's intervention, he was absolutely confident that he could kill this man.

However, his methods are too damaging and should not be used within the city, otherwise innocent people may be harmed.

Fortunately, the Fire Dragon Shop does a very good job of protecting the weapon refiners.

The weapon-refining area is protected by a seven-ring magic array, and no outsiders are allowed to enter.

In addition, the battle ended quickly.

Therefore, the damage caused by this terrorist attack was not significant.

The biggest losses are suffered by the innocent customers who are caught in the crossfire.

These follow-up tasks must be done well, otherwise it will affect the reputation of my Fire Dragon Shop.

However, upon seeing the enormous corpse of the level seven serpent, the Holy Infant suddenly felt that this wave of events hadn't been a complete loss.

"These are excellent materials for refining weapons. At its peak, this giant serpent should have been at least late level seven, not just early level seven."

In the sky.

The lord of Gondor, who was in seclusion, was also awakened by the shockwaves caused by the terrorist attack.

He frowned as he arrived at the Fire Dragon Shop.

"Lord Ace, are you alright?"

Holy Infant Path:

"I'm fine, but the enemy attack caused some accidental injuries. I'm considering whether to move the Fire Dragon Shop to another area to avoid this situation from happening again and endangering innocent lives."

Lord Gondor said:

"It's alright, you can stay in Gondor, no need to go anywhere else... I'll use this as an excuse to apply to the central government for a high-grade military treasure. I've applied several times before, but they haven't allocated it. That thing is too expensive to make and scarce, and some people are always reluctant to let rogue wizard cities use it. Let's see what excuse they'll use this time? If we lose a high-level talent like you, it means we've personally buried the seed of a great wizard!"

The infant was overjoyed and quickly expressed his gratitude:

"Thank you, Lord City Lord!"

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