Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 516 Ayak's Treasure Bag, The Throne of Hyotei! (Seeking double monthly votes at the end of the month)

Ancient Banyan Tree Wonderland.

A crow returned to Li Wei's mind.

A continuous stream of spiritual warmth flowed into Aya's body like a spring.

Its faint, ethereal image began to solidify, and its aura began to rise.

Finally, Aya faintly exuded the majesty of an eighth-level being.

Of course, the companion spirit creatures that are upgraded from low-quality rare items have relatively weak combat power.

Even so, as Li Wei's spirit creature, A'ya can barely be considered an eighth-level being.

Its next dimensional travel will allow it to explore further and go to more places.

Of course, after wandering around for seven hundred years, Aya might have gotten a little bored.

Li Wei planned to let it rest for a year and a half.

After flying out of his mind, Aya arrived at the ancient banyan tree.

It stood on a branch, seemingly considering where would be a better place to build its nest.

Having chosen a location, Aya began to regurgitate the collected materials from its stomach.

Splash!

A burst of colorful, dazzling things emerged.

Mana materialized, lifting A'Crow up: "What are you doing on my head?"

The crow said, "I want to build a nest."

Li Wei silently collected what Aya had vomited.

"I'll teach it a lesson."

Li Wei grabbed Aya and shook her a few times, as if she were throwing away trash.

Aya vomited up everything in her stomach.

"Isn't it enough that you live in my head? You want your own house too? Dream on."

In a moment of thought, Li Wei took Aya into the Holy Tower of the Ring of Law.

"Ah Jin, introduce Ah Ya to her new friends."

Back at the Little Stone Pool, Li Wei began to take stock of Aya's gains, his smile growing wider and wider, impossible to hide.

First came mountains of ordinary gold, silver, and jewels, which Li Wei found useless. He then summoned Ronan and said, "Go and distribute them to everyone."

Ronan's eyes gleamed. "Yes, sir."

As Ronan left, he was still muttering to himself.

Today isn't the day the Dragon Palace pays salaries, yet I've received unexpected wealth. Could it be a year-end bonus?

The other dragons were overjoyed as well.

Only Izzysera, looking at her foolish compatriots as if they were idiots, stood with her arms crossed, shaking her head and sighing.

Although both are juvenile dragons, I am far more mature than Ronan.

Only the reincarnation of the Ash Dragon is more mature than himself.

Next came the minerals that emanated the power of elements such as earth, fire, wind, and water, or other energies, totaling 46 types.

The levels range from level one to level eight, and Li Wei even saw a level nine ore.

【Rui'er Stone】is a transparent, colorless metal with no attributes.

Extraordinary metals can be roughly divided into three categories.

Firstly, the seven elemental metals are relatively common and are essential for crafting magical artifacts.

Secondly, energy metals are formed from various energy ores such as light, darkness, and death.

Both of these require corresponding wizarding schools to use, otherwise their special effects cannot be utilized.

The last category is rare, extraordinary metals that have no attributes.

This is even rarer.

Because it can be refined and used by wizards of any school, and there are no attribute barriers.

This type of neutral metal is often crystal clear.

"What a treasure! This is a sacred material for forging weapons that even great wizards dream of. The characteristic of the Ruil Stone is [sharpening], making it extremely sharp. After it reaches level nine, I will reforge it into my divine weapon, the Crimson Dragon Iron Cutter. With one strike, even a sacred soul weapon might not be able to withstand it."

So far, Li Wei has obtained two types of level nine metals.

Previously it was [Haigel's Gold], which is a water-based elemental metal with extremely high density and contains the property of [sturdiness].

He plans to reforge the Golden Dragon Sky Shield.

Of course, refining legendary materials would be time-consuming, laborious, and extremely inefficient for him with his current strength.

We'll have to wait until our strength improves further.

For the crow, ore is the foundation for building its nest.

The substrate is made up of various biological materials such as branches or soft feathers.

Therefore, the second major category of materials that Aya brought were these.

Black Goat's Hair, Raven's Feather from the Dark River...

All sorts of extraordinary biological materials were piled up like mountains, mixed with the body odor and stench of various creatures.

Li Wei endured the smell as he searched through the area; most of the creatures were low- to mid-level beings.

High-quality materials are scarce; after all, even with A'ya's strength, he wouldn't dare to pluck someone else's feathers.

There are three that are worth mentioning.

One type is a feather from a certain frost-covered bird, eight in total. Judging from its quality, it should have been left by an eighth-level creature.

After analyzing the composition and comparing it with his own information, Li Wei guessed that it was the tail feathers of the Siberian Wren.

This is a legendary creature resembling a white owl; this one is a juvenile.

It's possible that it lost some of its fur during a fight or molting, and that crow found it.

This is a great item for refining artifacts, especially for the Holy Infant.

His [Frosty Sky Seven Feather Fan] requires this material to advance to the eighth ring level.

Previously, I had acquired a level 8 cold-resistant bird at an auction, which fetched a considerable price.

However, its quality is certainly inferior to that of the legendary creature, the Siberian Hound.

As for the materials needed to advance the Holy Infant's [Nine Dragons Umbrella of Purgatory], there's no need to worry about that.

All we need to do is pluck a few feathers from Ronan when the time comes.

The second material is a scale.

It radiates dazzling starlight, its spiral patterns resembling a bottomless abyss.

A faint phantom of a giant snake, its head and tail intertwined, could be seen swirling around its scales, radiating a vast, level-nine aura.

"How did Aya get this kind of thing?"

These scales still have a slight vitality.

This indicates that it was not obtained from an inanimate object.

If it were Li Wei during his time on the Sixth Ring Road, he wouldn't have dared to pick it up.

This crow, being young and fearless, picked it up directly.

"The scales of the complete Star-Tailed Serpent possess a certain degree of regenerative ability."

These scales, if they could be refined into magical artifacts or divine weapons.

Even minor damage can be repaired quickly.

The biggest difference between level 9 legendary materials and previous levels is their [characteristics].

This characteristic represents the ultimate expression of a certain material's properties.

The [Sharpening] of the Riel Stone, the [Sturdiness] of the Hegel Gold, and the [Regeneration] of the Star Ring Serpent.

These properties grant objects unimaginable supernatural power.

The characteristics vary greatly, which makes the abilities of level nine artifacts far exceed those of before.

Therefore, the power of a great wizard is an improvement in all aspects.

The third material is a tangled mess of white silk threads, like a jumbled hemp.

It exudes a chilling aura, and its mere presence in the void destabilizes the surrounding space.

But this is just an inanimate object.

This terrifying feeling far surpasses the scales of the ring-tailed serpent.

It even triggered Li Wei's sense of danger, prompting him to instinctively issue warnings.

"Things from mythical creatures... This kid brings everything home, huh?"

Li Wei had already placed various restrictions around these materials, though he didn't know if they would be effective.

The methods of mythical creatures far exceed his current imagination and cannot be measured by common sense.

Of course, since Aya was able to return unscathed, the other party must not have cared or noticed.

"Hmm...it seems there's still a trace of divine power remaining."

Li Wei carefully felt the spider silk and murmured to himself.

He has basically confirmed the identity of the owner of the material.

That is the mysterious and unknown mythical creature, the Star Spider, whose true form has been seen by very few.

That is, the ancestor of that bloodline within the Spider King.

The Spider King said that these beings most like to prey on beings that possess divine power.

Saints, angels, even gods... could all be among them.

In some church texts.

The gods of the celestial realm call it the "God-Eating Spider," saying it is a demonic spider that crawled out of the bottomless abyss.

Li Wei once thought that the Spider of Stars might be a creature from the abyss.

Looking at it now, there is not a trace of demonic energy.

seeing is believing.

True knowledge can only be gained through personal experience.

The good news is that the Star Spider has not gone extinct.

It was simply hidden in the darkness, unseen by the wizard.

As for how to use these level 10 materials, Li Wei didn't know.

He used his sword energy, flames, destructive incantations, and even the Minor Disintegration Technique.

We've tried all sorts of methods, but none of them have been able to cause it any harm.

"Never mind, we'll talk about it later. Let's soak these materials in the purification potion first."

The third kind of gain is, of course, rare items.

Although Aya didn't know what it was, it was enough that it was glowing and beautiful.

However, none of the rare items it obtained were of the Bright Moon level.

Two Morning Star artifacts and sixteen Sky and Earth-level artifacts are not bad.

Perhaps due to Aya's preferences, most of these strange items belong to the Frost faction.

It is worth mentioning a rare item from the Morning Star, named the Blood of the Winter Emperor.

This is a dark blue water droplet crystal.

It can complete the Winter Emperor sequence of the Holy Infant.

This bountiful harvest of rare items is actually a good thing for the Frost Faction wizards of the Ancient Dragon Continent.

Of the remaining gains, two were rather special.

It's the same dark gold dagger, with that unique forging style and obsidian gold texture.

It is undoubtedly a token of the treasure trove of the sea kings.

Why are these keepsakes everywhere? Where did that guy A-Ya go?

"We are just one token away from unlocking the Treasure Vault of the Emperors and exploring the most important place of inheritance for the Sea Clan."

Li Wei's feelings were complicated.

Intentionally planting flowers but not blooming, unintentionally planting willows and willows make a shade.

He never thought of collecting this thing, but over a thousand years later, he's almost finished with it.

If the Eight-Armed Demon Emperor in the afterlife knew this, he would die with his eyes wide open in disbelief.

The other item was an ice-blue ring, beautiful and antique.

After erasing the marks, Li Wei's expression changed slightly as he opened it.

A wave of deathly aura swept out, causing the vegetation around the small stone pool to wither rapidly.

Fortunately, Li Wei would set up a barrier before each battle to gather all the loot, thus aggregating all the energy.

"Such rich and pure death energy, it seems to come from the underworld."

Li Wei had witnessed the death energy of hell, but it wasn't this powerful.

He emptied everything out of the ring.

There are two level 8 ores, both from the Frost faction, called [Extreme Frost Star Crystal].

They're all about the size of a fist, and each one is worth at least 5 million tai.

Li Wei put it away and gave it to the Holy Infant for weapon crafting.

The remaining items are a pile of level 7 and level 6 ores, all of which are Frost.

These ores combined are worth billions.

"Whose ring is this? Is Aya's luck really that incredible? Could it be that companion spirits can inherit their master's luck?"

The ring emanated a faint aura of the eighth level, indicating that its strength in life was not much weaker than Li Wei's.

First, we can rule out that Aya killed it; it must have been picked up.

What remained were some medicines and herbs used for healing.

There was also an egg, about the size of a human head, radiating an extremely cold aura. The fact that it could be placed in a storage ring meant that it was already dead.

Based on Li Wei's biological knowledge, it should be some kind of insect egg.

Judging from its aura, it seems to be no ordinary insect.

Li Wei's knowledge of the Zerg was limited, all of which came from the Zerg illustration book by Ice Phoenix.

No matter what it was like in life, a dead egg has no value.

He was about to put it away when he suddenly remembered the Heavenly Crystal Dragon Ants.

This guy is currently at the peak of level six, but it seems he has encountered a bottleneck.

Last time it molted, it almost got trapped and died inside.

According to the theory of the entomological school.

If dragon ants, these strange insects, can keep molting, there is no limit to their growth in strength.

Of course, that's impossible.

They will always lack strength during one of their molting processes and then die in the process.

When this happens, it means that the potential is almost exhausted.

Not long after, the dragon ant logged off from the Nightmare World and came to the edge of the small stone pool.

It still can't speak; it can only communicate with Li Wei through thought.

"Will this be useful to you?" Li Wei asked.

The dragon ant's antennae touched the dead egg, then retracted.

"If I can refine it, I hope to advance to level seven in my next molt, Master."

Li Wei nodded and handed the dead egg to it.

"Here you go, good luck."

The dragon ant, carrying the dead eggs, left as happily as a puppy.

The remaining item is an eighth-level combat skill called "Ice Forging Soul".

It's a combat technique that uses cold air to temper the body, not bad.

However, given Li Wei's current limited perspective, he's too lazy to learn it.

The rest are worthless and need no further explanation.

What caught Li Wei's attention most was a jet-black arm armor.

It is entirely black, with grotesque images of hellish demons engraved on it.

There was also a figure of a knight in armor, with a flowing cloak and a standard longsword hanging at his waist.

He rode a skeletal warhorse engulfed in blue flames.

According to the occult knowledge Livy gained from his conversations with the merchants of the underworld, this is Hades.

The so-called Hades King is naturally a being one level below the Hades Emperor, that is, a level nine Hades powerhouse.

They are numerous, all riding iconic skeletal warhorses, and are the most terrifying group in the underworld.

Hades can travel between the underworld and other multiverses via the River Styx.

Their job is to punish those who seriously violate the order of the underworld.

Occasionally, he would earn some extra money by taking on private jobs and responding to requests from certain waiters.

These attendants are those who practice forbidden techniques related to the underworld.

Li Wei once obtained a copy of the "Secret Codex of Hades" in an ancient pagoda, which recorded a "Nine Deaths Secret Technique".

By sacrificing one's lifespan, one can summon the cross-dimensional power of up to nine Hades to enhance oneself.

Li Wei preserved that method, but neither practiced it nor passed it on to others.

Once you reach his level, you will understand.

Many so-called forbidden methods.

To put it bluntly, it's a way of forging an unequal contract with the powerful that goes against the established order.

According to the rules of the underworld, Hades cannot arbitrarily interfere in battles across multiple dimensions.

But there are always some people who are unwilling to be bound by rules.

Therefore, the higher levels of the underworld turn a blind eye to this situation.

As long as it's not too excessive, no one will investigate further.

This extraordinary treasure is most likely part of the standard armor worn by the Hades.

For some reason, it ended up in multiple dimensions and was not found by the underworld.

Although it is a standard item, it is more powerful than ordinary rare treasures.

There's no other reason than that it was made in the underworld.

Li Wei put away his arm armor.

He can't use this thing right now, and he doesn't dare to wear it casually. If the underworld notices him, it might cause a misunderstanding.

I'll subtly inquire about it next time I meet the underworld merchant.

Seeing that Aya had brought back so many treasures, Li Wei could understand its behavior of wandering for seven hundred years.

There are only 11 years left until the ancient tower opens.

After several encounters with level nine beings, Li Wei gained some confidence.

Based on his current sense of danger.

Unless there is strong astrological interference, even if a level nine being comes to hunt him down, he can calmly predict it and escape.

Li Wei analyzed that, apart from a very few, most of the demons were not good at divination.

Otherwise, the Wizarding World would have suffered losses several times greater than they have now.

Moreover, he also possessed the incantation to travel to [Aurora Star].

As long as the conditions are met, one can return to the demiplane of level ten existence at any time.

After careful consideration, Li Wei felt it was time to pick up the demon-hunting business again.

Currently, on the Level 9 Demon Slayer Ranking, he has over 4 billion points, placing him outside the top 20.

He didn't care about the ranking; he just wanted to accumulate more battle merits and exchange them for two non-random Sun-themed items.

He opened the Battle Merit Shop and the Daily Curiosities Shop, where there were a total of twenty-eight items that had not yet been redeemed.

He set his sights on one of the Storm faction artifacts called "Whispers of the Wind".

"With my current strength, it won't be long before I reach 27 billion battle merits."

Judging from the encyclopedia of strange objects, this strange object is quite effective.

Suddenly, the icon for Whisper of the Wind began to dim.

[No longer available]

This means that someone has already swapped this strange object.

"Forget it, let's change our target."

Li Wei scanned the area but didn't find any particularly interesting items.

Looking back, they discovered that a new strange object name had appeared where the Whisper of the Wind had previously been.

[Ice Emperor's Throne: 36 billion battle merits, a rare artifact from the Frost Faction.]

Li Wei's eyes narrowed, and his breathing became slightly rapid.

"The Throne of Hyotei?"

Isn't this one of the rare items that are proof of the elements?

"This is it! I'll try to redeem it within twenty years!"

Li Wei immediately had a goal to strive for.

He didn't care about the other rare items of the day, but he was determined to get this Elemental Proof!

This could be related to his future legendary advancement.

He browsed through the entire nine-level demon-slaying list.

The Frost Faction wizards number 12 in total.

Currently, the highest-ranking member is the leader of the top wizarding organization, the Ice Tower.

17th place, 45 billion points.

He only has 3 million more points than Li Wei, and you have to remember that Li Wei took a long vacation.

"It's safe... but we can't let our guard down, lest we be taken away by dual-wielding wizards from other schools."

The third-ranked wizard is an eighth-circle perfect wizard.

This person is the leader of the elite Ice Sea Wizards, [Ice Sea Witch Katarina].

She was born in the Endless Sea, but she cultivated both the Ice and Ocean factions, and had already reached the eighth level of perfection in both.

This person had already suppressed that group of top geniuses even before Li Wei was born.

At the same time, like Havis, she was also considered by Levi to be a "suspected reincarnation of a legend".

Her points have reached a terrifying 128 billion.

Having not paid attention to the rankings for a long time, Li Wei noticed that there had been significant changes.

Early dominators like Ms. Lucy have all risen to the rank of Grand Wizard, transcending the ranks.

Not only the Ice Sea Witch, but the top three are all dual cultivators of different factions.

Second place: [Hand of the Molten Core - Duke Rumon], with 140 billion battle merits.

He practices both the Earth and Combustion schools of thought and is also known as the "Flame Demon Terminator".

Even the Balrog, the son of magma, could not escape the fate of turning to ashes in Duke Rumon's palm.

In his youth, this man was a duke in the Emerald Kingdom.

Li Wei remarked with a sigh that this wretched place, the Jade Kingdom, had given birth to so many powerful figures.

It is estimated that Duke Rumon himself also has knightly blood.

However, since they had already cultivated their wizardry to this level, they naturally had no interest in training as knights.

First place: [Thunderfire Administrator - Gefei], with 168 billion battle merits.

This one is even more abnormal; he cultivates both the Thunder and Fire factions and is also at the eighth-ring perfect cultivation level.

It should be noted that both of these schools of thought are known for their fiery tempers.

Moreover, this person is a lone wolf, without a wizarding group.

He is a loner who dislikes socializing and comes from the top wizarding organization, Thunder Tower.

Rumors circulate that he is the offspring of a legendary wizard, but his exact identity remains unclear.

Li Wei, however, felt that these people were very likely reincarnations of legendary wizards.

Ordinary wizards dare not casually attempt the path of dual cultivation, not even legendary children.

In summary, the only variable in Li Wei's exchange for the Ice Emperor's throne should be the Sea Witch.

Judging from the opponent's achievements, if they don't squander their resources, they have a good chance of immediately taking the Hyotei throne.

Over the next few days, Li Wei kept a close eye on the exchange shop.

It was discovered that the Ice Sea Witch had not redeemed this rare item.

This gave him a slight sense of relief.

"She might be in seclusion and unaware of this... I'll seize this opportunity and get things done."

Just like in the seventh ring, the eighth ring also offers three chances to obtain a rare item each day: one is random, and the other two are non-random.

Li Wei has already used up his random number generator.

He plans to accumulate more battle merits so that he can acquire any useful daily artifacts that are newly listed in the future.

Once everything was ready, Li Wei threw himself back into the fierce battle and began his journey to climb the charts.

The Ancient Dragon Continent is impregnable; whether he is there or not makes little difference.

Unless attacked by a level nine demon, the current defense system is sufficient to hold out until official support arrives.

……

With Li Wei's renewed attack, the Level 9 Demon Slayer Ranking began to move.

The wizards knew that the man had returned.

Previously, he made a comeback to the top of the list in a very short time and dominated the list until he advanced to the eighth ring.

Will he be able to replicate his previous glory this time?

The prestige of the Level 9 Demon Slayer Ranking far surpasses that of the Level 8.

These were the most dazzling group of people in the wizarding world before the Great Wizard.

They are the leaders of official elite warbands, the leaders of top wizarding organizations, or the sons of certain prominent figures who have emerged from the world.

This is the stage for prodigies.

……

The Realm of Frost.

Inside a wizard's tower.

A witch with a cool demeanor and beautiful features, dressed in a magnificent blue cloak, sat gracefully at the tea table.

She is the Ice Sea Witch.

Before her stood a blue-robed projection, seated on the ground—the Frost Witch.

"The Throne of the Ice Emperor, if I remember correctly, should be part of that wondrous artifact." The Ice Sea Witch murmured, clearly she had also seen the wondrous artifact, but simply hadn't exchanged for it.

Gulveig said, "Yes, the Elemental Proof, a legendary artifact of experimental nature. To be precise, it is merely a concept of Sauron's. So far, no one has ever refined such an artifact."

"Madam, you put this strange item into the exchange system, right?" the Ice Sea Witch asked.

Gulveig said casually, "A few years ago, I happened to kill a level nine [Frost Demon], and I happened to have the materials to forge the [Ice Emperor's Throne], so I just made it on a whim."

The Ice Sea Witch smiled slightly, with an expression that said, "I understand."

This is hardly a matter of "coincidence," "just in time," or "casual."

This is clearly like serving the food to the Twilight Palace Master, just waiting for him to hunt demons and exchange for it.

Gulveig added, "His growth rate is too fast. I think the Grand Council Chairman might make an exception and teach him the [Sauron's Method of Seizing the Heavens] ahead of schedule, so that he can start trying to forge artifacts on his own."

The Ice Sea Witch said, "With his current level of cultivation, he probably can't master that method yet, right? The Elemental Proof is a legendary artifact. I don't think we need to rush it. It's perfectly fine for him to start forging it after he becomes a Grand Wizard."

Gulweger was silent for a moment, then said, "You're right, maybe my expectations of him were too high."

The Ice Sea Witch sighed, "I understand. The pressure in this position is too great, so I'm striving to become a legend as soon as possible."

Gulveig looked grateful: "Thank you for being reincarnated into the Frost faction."

"I'm not doing this just for you. In my past life, I belonged to the Ocean faction. If I want to cultivate with the Ice faction, it would be the most suitable. To be honest, there are very few legendary examples of dual faction cultivators throughout history. I'm not confident at all. I hope I can succeed."

Gulverg looked up at the sky:

"That was before, times have changed."

……

Four years later.

Nora year 910.

In the Western Sea, Li Wei lay on the surface of the sea, resting with his arm behind his head, feeling very comfortable.

With the power of the Sound Barrier and the Shadow Wind, the Shadow Legion is wreaking havoc.

Before long, Li Wei's self-developed eighth-ring shadow spell will also be available.

By then, the shadows' power will also increase significantly.

In four years, his points accumulated to 46 billion.

It is growing steadily at a rate of over 1 million per year.

In my mind, crows were cawing loudly.

Li Wei said, "Alright, go on your trip, and be careful on the road."

With a wave of his hand, the ice-blue raven flew out of his mind, shattering the void without looking back, and headed towards the dark land.

I don't know how long this trip will last.

I hope that even though I'm already a great wizard, this guy still won't go home.

Before long, the sea became peaceful, and all the demons had been slaughtered.

The shadows spontaneously returned to Li Wei's side.

A gigantic, obese serpent, stretching for a thousand meters, appeared before Li Wei.

It was Ah She, Li Wei's automatic acquisition of companion spirits.

For years, Lyon has been asleep, and the heavy responsibility of picking up trash has fallen on Ah She's side.

"Huh? It's over already?"

As Li Wei watched his battle merits steadily increase, he waved his hand and collected all the shadows into the Shadow World within the emblem.

"Let's go, next place."

……

one year later.

In the year 911 of the Nora calendar, the 700th year of the Blood War.

The benthic fish demon leader, exuding the aura of a mid-level eighth rank, looked around warily.

Its entire body was covered in scorch marks from lightning and fire, and it was already riddled with wounds.

"Come out, you bug! All you do is hide!" it roared, trying to hide its panic.

Buzz! It suddenly turned around, and purple lightning elemental power gathered, transforming into Li Wei's figure.

The black-armored swordsman elegantly drew his Crimson Dragon Iron Blade and unleashed a horizontal slash!

stab.

A spatial rift stretching for hundreds of miles suddenly appeared between heaven and earth.

The head and body of the fish demon leader separated in an instant.

Its powerful physique allowed its mutilated, headless body to continue fighting, lunging towards Li Wei.

The other head also opened its mouth wide, devouring the sky and the earth.

"You're so naughty. Why can't you just die obediently? I just wanted to leave you with a whole corpse."

Bang! Li Wei once again dissipated into lightning elemental power and vanished without a trace.

The fish demon leader, having missed his target, was furious. "Damn it! Do you dare fight me head-on?"

High in the sky, endless lightning elements converged into a towering, ten-thousand-meter-tall phantom of a thunder god.

It has deer antlers on its head, a majestic face, and a thunder drum hanging from its waist.

"Destroy it..."

Li Wei gently pointed.

The phantom of Thor also raised a finger and pressed it down.

A purple pillar seemed to appear between heaven and earth.

boom!

Accompanied by a terrifying burst of lightning.

The electric snakes turned the sea surface, spanning hundreds of miles, into a pool of thunder.

The fish demon's hard scales crackled and popped open.

The magical shield it summoned also shattered with a crash.

Then, a mangled, lightning-struck corpse, emitting black smoke, floated on the sea.

The demonic soul flew out, and Li Wei pointed it out with one finger.

Seventh Ring Spell: Finger of Death!

The eerie light pierced into the demon's body.

With his current level of skill, plus absolute luck and other favorable conditions.

This spell has a fairly high success rate against level 8 demons.

Under the influence of a mysterious force, the demon's true spirit began to crumble, its soul scattered and its essence dispersed.

Now, Lyon sleeps, and the work of destroying souls is all done by Levi himself.

Of course, he only targeted demons of level six and above, ignoring the lower and middle-level ones and letting them reincarnate.

"What a pity, it's all Lyon's canned food. When will that little guy wake up?"

Li Wei collected the body.

From all directions, the Demon Clan General is leading the Shadow Legion in a fierce battle against the Demon Army.

The leader of the demons was already at the early stage of level eight, and was the first benthic fish demon leader that Li Wei hunted down.

Level 8 is its limit; after that, hunting will not allow it to advance any further.

The shadow's strength can never surpass that of its living self.

Unless the Shadow Dragons' talents undergo another transformation.

That's something that Sun Artifacts can't do.

The talent it possesses now is already at its strongest form before becoming a legend.

The second major transformation requires advancement to Legendary status, solidifying into a [Legendary Talent].

In terms of past life's terminology, it could also be called: [supernatural powers].

In short, other spells, including elemental spirit spells, may gradually become secondary as one's cultivation level increases.

However, innate magical abilities will remain throughout a wizard's career and will always be the wizard's primary means of combat.

This is why Li Wei insisted on creating his own work; talent is too important.

After clearing the battlefield, Li Wei continued on to the next location.

He gradually rediscovered the feeling of hunting demons.

Perhaps, within a century, I have a chance to climb back to the top of the list.

……

A month later.

On the high seas, Livy is searching for traces of the demon.

A chill ran down his spine; his sense of danger was beginning to warn him.

"Level nine?"

In my mind, I could vaguely see a shadow suddenly descending.

Li Wei hadn't expected that the demons would start targeting him so quickly.

Without saying a word, he vanished into the distance using an invisible secret message.

Tens of thousands of miles away, Li Wei's figure appeared.

He muttered incantations until a twisted door appeared behind him, sucking him in.

……

Aurora Star.

"Hey, Li Wei, what brings you here?"

"Mr. Matthew, I've recently gained some insights into swordsmanship and would like to spar with you."

"Hahaha, great! Come on! This time I'm going to fight you for three days and three nights!"

Please enlighten me.

three days later.

Matthew was defeated once again.

However, it was not discouraged at all.

The battle with Li Wei taught it a great deal.

It had a premonition that it was getting closer and closer to the legendary pinnacle of swordsmanship.

One day, it will become the strongest dragon swordsman in the multiverse!

Levi was in a good mood after leaving Aurora.

Looking back now, my escape combo was incredibly smooth.

As long as a level 10 being doesn't intervene, everything will be fine.

Each level ten demon is guarded by a corresponding legendary wizard.

"Keep hunting demons. Sooner or later, I'll turn the tables!"

……

The continent of Solon.

City of Dragonflame.

This is the Sky City of Dragonflame Wizard Rego.

Inside the Wizard's Tower.

The Dragon Flame Shaman sat cross-legged, closing his eyes in meditation.

Before him floated a treasure that resembled an eyeball, radiating a scorching aura.

This is the rare treasure, the Eye of Nora, a replica of the Eye of Sauron, crafted by several legendary wizards including Amon and Rego.

Although the Eye of Sauron has a wide field of vision, it has one problem: it doesn't see Nora.

The Eye of Nora is primarily used to monitor Nora's usage.

The reason why we can detect those level nine demons with rich demonic energy is also due to this treasure.

The Dragonflame Shaman's area-of-effect "Dragonflame" attacks also rely on this item.

A projection of Eamon suddenly appeared.

He said, "Rego, I'll trouble you to keep a close eye on things during this time... We absolutely cannot let a level nine demon enter Nora's territory."

Dragonflame Shaman nodded: "I understand."

Amon gazed into the deep sky: "The demons are researching artifacts that can deliver devastating attacks, intending to send level nine or even level ten strikes from the distant dark lands deep into Nora to deal with us. The Wind Demon Lord is more cunning than the other demons and is a formidable foe."

"If the research is successful, we'll be in an even more passive position. Do you have any countermeasures?"

"To be honest... no, I haven't reached Sauron's level yet. We've been fighting for seven hundred years, and we've been on the defensive the whole time. I think the demons must think we wouldn't dare leave Nora. I plan to launch a surprise attack to ruin their plans."

Are you alone?

"Me."

"This is a bit risky, isn't it? There are already eight level 10 demons surrounding Nora. Half of them are troublesome beings from the 400th level of the Abyss."

"Everyone else has important matters to attend to, and bringing them along might only be a burden to me. The Wind Demon Lord certainly wouldn't expect that I, as the Speaker of the Grand Council, would risk getting involved in the early stages of the bloody battle."

"Alright, then be careful. It's a pity I have to stay here, otherwise I'd like to test the Wind Demon Lord's methods."

"Haha, you're still as belligerent as ever."

Amon's figure vanished, clearly to prepare.

The Dragonflame Shaman was in a somber mood.

Of the 14 legendary wizards, only Amon is closest to level eleven.

His importance is self-evident.

He never does anything he's not sure of, and the Dragonflame Wizard chose to believe him.

"Speaking of which, it seems that Li Wei has the ability to escape a level nine pursuer even without my supervision."

Not long ago, he killed a level nine Shadow Fiend who was trying to invade Nora through the Shadow Dimension and ambush the Twilight Temple Lord.

This is the first time the demons have deployed a level nine being, risking being killed, to deal with the supernova.

The demons weren't stupid; they saw Li Wei's potential and wanted to nip it in the bud.

Therefore, a large part of the Dragonflame Shaman's attention was focused on Li Wei.

"To deal with Li Wei, the Shadow Demon Queen must be heartbroken to lose a level nine general."

……

The Dark Land.

Inside a colossal demonic mountain comparable to a different dimension.

"Damn it! That idiot Poros not only lost track of the target, but also got himself caught up in it."

Shadow Fiend Queen Rexsa's furious, piercing roar sent shivers down the spines of the generals below.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger. Poros is doing this for the sake of our Abyss cause."

"That's right. Once our [Abyssal Prism] is developed, we can launch a cross-dimensional attack on Nora. If that Twilight Palace Lord dares to act so recklessly, we must kill him no matter the cost!"

"Hehehe, in that time, Nora and her group of wizards will only be able to cower in the sanctuary built by Sauron and die a slow death."

Suddenly, a projection appeared in front of the Shadow Fiend Queen.

"Rexsa! Get here immediately! Amon is here! I need to forge the Prism and can't concentrate on it. He's trying to ruin our plans!"

A deep roar resounded; it was the voice of the Wind Demon Lord.

The Shadow Queen had never seen the Wind Lord so flustered.

"That Amon is incredibly arrogant. This is the perfect opportunity to capture him and severely damage the wizarding world!"

……

The next day.

Early morning.

Elena opened the window and stretched.

"I haven't slept in so long, it feels so good."

She gazed at the horizon, where a hazy sun, one she had never seen before, seemed to be rising slowly.

It is vast, fiery, masculine, and illuminates all directions.

She had never seen such a scene before.

This is not a celestial phenomenon, but the immense power of an individual.

In the Sauron panplanet, perhaps only two beings could accomplish this.

One is a true "sun" whose lifespan may be even longer than that of the wizarding civilization.

The other is the wizards' own "sun".

She activated the communication device.

[Li Wei, look up at the sky!]

……

The land of the North Sea.

An unnamed island.

Li Wei put away his communication device, and naturally he also noticed the anomaly in the sky.

It's so conspicuous, Nora probably saw it too.

"Eternal Sun of Emon..."

He muttered to himself, his feelings a mix of emotions.

The war situation is changing too fast. It's only been seven hundred years of bloody fighting, and the Grand Council Chairman has to personally get involved.

Generally speaking, in such a long-term war of civilization, the commander-in-chief will not easily withdraw from the battlefield.

Unless it's a critical moment for the survival of the wizarding world.

"I hope the sun will rise as usual tomorrow."

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