One month later.
Levi awoke from his Golden Throne.
He returned to the Emperor Palace, and Elena, mysteriously dressed in a night-like black low-cut evening gown, came to his room. After a good sleep, Levi was full of energy, and seeing her like this, he couldn't help but celebrate again.
"Be gentle..."
Day after day, for dozens of days in a row.
Elena leaned languidly against Levi's chest during his sage time, while Levi was thinking about the Ninth Ring dream sequence spell.
His idea was that the higher the ring number, the deeper the layer of the dream. Multiple dreams stacked on top of each other would drive the enemy completely insane, losing their reason, and not knowing whether they were in a dream or reality.
Just like the movie Inception from his previous life. So for the Ninth Ring spell, he planned to set up nine layers of dreams. The structure of this spell was extremely complex, and even he needed a long time to research and experiment.
"By the way, have you forgotten something?"
Coming back to his senses, Elena looked up and asked.
"What?"
"Birthday presents, the birthday presents I prepared for you."
"What are they?"
"You'll never guess."
Elena spread out her palm, and three rays of light revolved around Levi. He fixed his eyes on them and revealed a slightly surprised expression.
They were three beads, black, blue, and gold.
Inside the black bead was a miniature Nine-Bend Great River, like the Yellow River, full of mud and sand, with a torrential flood and an extraordinary momentum. The blue bead was a scene of a freezing cold ice field, with thousands of miles of ice and snow. The golden bead was a desolate scene like an iron rust wasteland, withered and decayed.
"Flood Calamity Pearl, Frost Calamity Pearl, Metal Calamity Pearl... Unexpected, right?"
Elena had a smug look on her face.
Levi nodded and said:
"Indeed, I didn't expect it."
"I knew you liked collecting things, and seeing that you were missing these three beads, I've been secretly searching for them for you, and I actually found them.
But I also have to thank the Fire Dragon Skycraft's Xi An the Wizard for her help, she provided me with some clues about Doster Ke Lin."
"You put your heart into it."
To be honest, Levi really couldn't forget about the remaining beads of that Wizard. He knew that even if he collected them, they wouldn't be of much use to him. But it was just that obsessive-compulsive disorder and collecting habit that made him always feel incomplete.
Now, this wish had been fulfilled.
His dragon spirit surged, and he hugged Elena back onto the bed, turned over and pressed her down, cackling strangely: "I'm going to reward you properly again."
"You... you're biting the hand that feeds you!"
A month later, Elena left the Emperor Palace, and said that she would be in seclusion to seek Eighth Ring completion, and also advance her Qi Sect and Knight levels to Eighth Ring as soon as possible. Presumably she was too tired during this time and needed to use cultivation to relieve it.
Levi collected all seven beads of different colors.
"Not bad, the Seven Dragon Balls are gathered, I can make a wish."
His broad hands played with the Seven Calamity Pearls. These were seven exotic treasures, some Sixth Ring, some Seventh Ring, whose function was to release various elemental disasters.
He subconsciously injected all of his Chaos Power into these exotic treasures, activating them all. Suddenly, the Seven Calamity Pearls trembled with a buzzing sound.
Levi's expression changed slightly.
"Damn it, Doster Ke Lin didn't really leave a Seven Dragon Balls-like function inside, these Seven Calamity Pearls are not simple."
In an instant, the Seven Calamity Pearls began to melt, turning into seven liquids of different colors, which then blended together, eventually merging into a seven-colored bead. On the bead, a faint inscription appeared.
Ke Lin's Artifact Crafting Notes.
A stream of information flooded into Levi's mind. He didn't bother with the notes for the time being. He examined the seven-colored bead, which had actually become an Eighth Ring peak exotic treasure.
He injected Chaos Power into it, and then seven forces of calamity comparable to the power of an Eighth Ring complete Wizard, such as floods, fires, thunderstorms, and landslides, shot out, forming a rotating seven-colored domain.
With this kind of power, no one within the Eighth Ring should be able to resist it. Levi believed that even a Ninth Ring Wizard could withstand it for a moment.
And this was merely a peak Eighth Ring extraordinary treasure.
"Doster was Loomon Duke's disciple in his previous life. I remember the duke saying he died young without advancing to the Ninth Ring, so he must have fallen in the Eighth Ring realm. To be able to create such an extraordinary treasure, his artifact crafting talent was truly astonishing! If he had advanced to Legendary, with his artifact crafting skills, he would surely be a divine craftsman no less than Treasure Dragon Master if he were to cultivate again in this era!"
The power of the complete Seven Calamity Pearls is very strong.
However, it was still useless to Levi.
With his current strength, ordinary Ninth Ring extraordinary treasures are useless to him. Taking them would only gather dust, let alone an Eighth Ring one. However, after he finished reading Ke Lin's Artifact Crafting Notes, his expression changed, and he revealed a look of surprise.
"So that's how it is. He actually created a unique method of crafting extraordinary treasures, taking a different approach to research something called 'Spirit Treasures'."
As everyone knows.
Wizard extraordinary treasures belong to ancient artifact crafting methods, bearing many traces of alien races and other civilizations' ancient crafting methods, with two major drawbacks:
1. Once crafted, they are of a fixed level and cannot be upgraded. 2. They are expensive to make and consume a lot of resources.
These two points cause extraordinary treasures to be eliminated as Wizard levels increase. Coupled with the already scarce resources, the Wizard civilization subsequently evolved a more efficient and upgradable method of crafting Wizard artifacts, becoming one of the three Wizard arts.
Doster's teacher, including his ancestors, were all from extraordinary treasure crafting backgrounds. He was determined to research a new type of extraordinary treasure that could evolve with its master, thereby changing the gradually declining situation of extraordinary treasures.
To this end, he visited many ancient extraordinary treasure forging masters and embarked on a long plane journey to learn from alien race divine craftsmen.
According to the notes, Ke Lin even visited a disciple of Treasure Dragon Master and received guidance from Treasure Dragon Master, which benefited him greatly.
Subsequently, he painstakingly researched and finally achieved some results, initially researching the so-called Primal Soul Artifact Crafting Method.
Refining extraordinary treasures with Primal Soul Power, nurturing, matching, and bonding with the soul, eventually making the extraordinary treasure psychic, giving birth to a ignorant spirituality.
This wisp of spirituality comes from the long-term Primal Soul fusion between the refiner and the treasure, similar to a soul weapon, relying on the growth of spirituality to give the extraordinary treasure the potential for advancement, thereby breaking the limitation that extraordinary treasures cannot be upgraded.
Seeing this, Levi remembered the Bloody Battle Spirit inside the Bloody Battle Armor, which seemed to have the same effect. The Bloody Battle Armor is also an upgradable Tenth Ring supreme treasure, and the Bloody Battle Spirit is the key.
In general, this method is of little significance to the modern Nora civilization, where the Wizard path has already been popularized.
Because soul weapons themselves are upgradable and are cultivated in conjunction with the Wizard's life. The greatest value of the Primal Soul Artifact Crafting Method is to make reasonable use of existing extraordinary treasures, giving them room for improvement, avoiding waste and being covered in dust.
However, this method is also incomplete. Doster fell due to an accident before he could complete it, so it can only be said to be half a method.
"It doesn't matter. Next, let Holy Infant and Fire Dragon Skycraft study it carefully, and call Loomon Duke to work on it together. It should be possible to complete it."
Xi An of Fire Dragon Skycraft already obtained a part of Doster's extraordinary treasure crafting inheritance and is now a leading extraordinary treasure master within the organization. If the Seven Calamity Pearls can be advanced to a Ninth Ring extraordinary treasure, then its power will definitely be extraordinary.
Especially that seven-colored domain, which is somewhat similar to the Three Calamities and Four Tribulations encountered by Wizards during tribulation, is the most powerful function of the Seven Calamity Pearls, called: Seven Calamity Domain! In short, this treasure is very compatible with his Chaos Power. It can bring out Levi's specialty of cultivating multiple systems, making it worth working on. One day, it may become his second supreme treasure! Subsequently, he assigned this task and found Loomon Duke, telling him about the situation of the Seven Calamity Pearls. After hearing that it was an unfinished artifact crafting method of his former student, he readily agreed.
Loomon Duke himself also has a Star Smoke Armor, which was his proud work in his previous life, belonging to the top grade among the Ninth Ring.
Not being able to forge a supreme treasure of his own was also his greatest regret in his previous life. Now that he has this opportunity to make up for it, he naturally can't ask for more.
In fact, most Legendary Wizards and Tenth Ring powerhouses do not have the ability to forge supreme treasures alone. Most of the supreme treasures used by the Nora Council today are forged jointly by Sauron or past Legendary Wizards.
The supreme treasure-level communication network project led by Eamon is also a collaboration between many Wizards and powerhouses proficient in crafting and forging.
Therefore, the number of supreme treasures in the Multiverse is far less than that of Tenth Ring powerhouses. Ordinary Tenth Rings like Blue Dream Star Master use Ninth Ring extraordinary treasures.
The average combat power of Legendary Wizards in the pan-plane is almost higher than that of all civilized races except for the Amethyst Clan. Considering that only one Amethyst Saint has been born in the Amethyst Clan from beginning to end, the reference value is not high. Therefore, it is not a problem to call Legendary Wizards the strongest group with the highest average combat power in the pan-plane.
The key is that although not every Legendary Wizard has a supreme treasure, everyone has a "Legendary Wizard Artifact" with power comparable to a supreme treasure.
Three years later.
Nora Calendar 1580, Bloody Battle 1468.
Six Saint Heavens.
Over the past few years, with the power of faith pouring in like a tide, all six Emperor Dragon statues have been covered with a thin layer of Divine Light.
Levi has injected a large amount of Six Emperor Dragon Power into the statues. Given the difficulty of manufacturing the Six Emperor Cards, it is enough for the Twilight Temple to use for a long time.
These supreme-level cards are always luxury goods. According to the statistics of Six Saint Heavens, the Myriad Beasts Card has been used tens of millions of times in three years. These are the mainstream. They are affordable and good, and they are sufficient for most scenarios.
Now, the Twilight Card Manufacturing Factory affiliated with the Twilight Temple has also been put into use, and a group of Knights specializing in card making has begun to appear.
They imitate the successful case of the Myriad Forms Magic Card, making card packs and circulating them among the Knights. Cards are widely used in sparring, exploring Secret Realms, plane travel, and military battlefields.
A certain New Continent.
A restricted area ruled by demons. A fully armed team of knights clad in Red Dragon Armor descended in a Star Fortress. The Fire Dragon Knight, towering thousands of feet tall, carried the [Fire Dragon Greatsword] capable of piercing the Sky Dome, arriving to conquer the demons.
According to intelligence, at least three Eighth Level Demons were lurking here, wreaking havoc in all directions.
Before long, the Fire Dragon envoy engaged in a fierce conflict with the demons. Machinery roared, cannons fired incessantly, and chainsaws spun at high speed.
Suddenly, four Eighth Level Flame Demons rapidly emerged from the Earth's core magma, surrounding the Fire Dragon Knight. The leader was already at the late stage of the Eighth Level.
"Die, Supernova!"
Terrifying demonic energy swept over. The Fire Dragon Knight grinned, his figure soaring to tens of thousands of feet, his greatsword sweeping across like a bursting red sun. Not only that, but he also tore apart a card emitting Divine Light, depicting a Red Emperor Dragon.
[Gaze upon me, and witness destruction! Fight!]
The Eighth Level to Advanced Summoning Card [Red Emperor's Descent], and of Epic quality! The highest-level card used in public to date! Subsequently, a Red Emperor Dragon exuding the aura of the late Eighth Level tore through the heavens and earth, descending with a thunderous roar. With a mere slap of its dragon claw, it shattered an Eighth Level Flame Demon into dust. Then, with a sweep of its dragon tail, it severed another Flame Demon at the waist.
Finally, the Red Emperor Dragon, like a sun, enveloped in solar heat winds covering hundreds of miles, charged into the battlefield of the demon army, slaughtering them wantonly.
When the ten-minute duration expired, few demons remained alive. Soon, the Fire Dragon Knight annihilated them, reaping a large amount of Battle Merit.
He turned to look at the vice-captain:
"Did you record all of that?"
"Recorded it all. This is the best recruitment advertisement for knights."
"Too cool! What Eighth Level Demons? They're all trash!"
"Just a wisp of the Twilight Hall Master's power is so divine. I can't imagine what level he is at now."
"Indeed, this projection will definitely cause a sensation!"
Before long, the projection of the Fire Dragon envoy annihilating a New Continent's demon main force in ten minutes, sweeping invincibly with Knight Cards, spread throughout the Bloody Battle channel! Knights and Wizards alike forwarded it to their friends, attracting countless gazes.
"Too fierce!"
"Indeed, what kind of great power is this?"
"Being a Knight is so awesome. It makes me want to undergo bloodline transplantation and modification."
"I don't have the time and energy to cultivate another path. I might as well find a Knight partner and have Knight descendants, and then we'll be a Knight family. It's a pity that the Twilight Eighteen Knights are all taken. Those people really hit the jackpot."
For a time, Knights, already quite popular, reappeared before everyone in a handsome guise, making even more people's hearts flutter. And those Knights of the Twilight Temple became highly sought-after in the partner market.
In essence, the transcendents of this world only recognize Strength. Whatever is powerful, they follow the trend and pursue it.
Not to mention that Knights, because their bloodlines are hereditary, are more stable for those who want to establish transcendent families.
As for that priceless [Red Emperor's Descent] card, it was naturally sponsored by Levi for the Fire Dragon Knight to create for recruitment purposes.
In any case.
At the end of the second millennium of the Nora Calendar, the development speed of Knights steadily increased, becoming one of the top transcendent systems in terms of current overall strength in Nora.
And Levi would constantly update and iterate on the [Myriad Forms Magic Card] to ensure that Wizard Cards could also undergo qualitative changes like Knights.
A few days ago, Loomon Duke shared and exchanged ideas with Levi about the [Psionic Interconnected Network] and the [Magic Net].
Levi thought this was a good idea because, influenced by the sword and magic culture of his previous life, he had naturally thought about the Magic Net.
But the path of Wizards is different from the path of bloodlines. If a Magic Net could be established, Sauron would have built it long ago. This project might have to wait until he reached Legendary or even further before it could be carried out.
Ten years later.
Nora Calendar 1590.
Golden light filled the sky, cracking like shattered mirrors, revealing a deeper and more distant golden world. Levi stepped through the void, the power of the fourfold Adamantine Saint Domain overlapping, covering him with a layer of indestructible gilded holy armor.
Unknowingly, the Golden Emperor Dragon Breathing Technique had also reached the mid-stage of the Ninth Level. Even the Bloody Battle Spirit at the peak of the Ninth Level could not tear apart his defense in a short time.
Before this, Levi had already mastered the fivefold Destruction Saint Domain, and the Crimson Emperor Dragon Breathing Technique had also reached a new level, his Strength soaring.
The other four major breathing techniques had also improved in their own ways.
Levi felt that it was time to prepare for a new journey.
The motivation for this journey was not just to seek resources and treasures, but after his exchange with the Will of Azure Sky, he wanted to learn more about this world and uncover more of the truths buried in the darkness.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.
He still knew very little about the four behemoth worlds.
Of course, he wasn't in a hurry for this journey. He planned to wait until the upcoming trip to the Ancient Tower was over before starting, making ample preparations.
Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm.
The
Three Realms Plan
was nearing completion.
Sky Realm, Nether Realm, Human Realm.
The Three Realms existed in parallel without interfering with each other, yet they also communicated with each other.
Many Sixth Ring and above dragons and extraordinary creatures had already settled on those islands floating in the Sky. At dawn, the roars of myriad beasts echoed, a magnificent sight.
On one of the islands, the power of elements suddenly fluctuated. The Three Calamities and Four Tribulations took shape. A yellowish-brown Giant, thousands of feet tall, wielding a Wolf Tooth Club engraved with magical runes, unleashed a series of innate spells, finally overcoming the tribulations.
Levi said with slight surprise, "I didn't expect Bo Gang to advance to Primal Soul. That's beyond my expectations. He should be the last one to advance to Primal Soul in the Ancient Dragon Continent, right? Being a Long-Lived Species Giant is good, but Bo Gang's elemental affinity talent is actually not bad, it's just that his comprehension in magical research is lacking, which has held him back."
Bo Gang, panting, came riding on clouds. He bowed before Levi and said, "Thank you, Master. I never thought I would have a Primal Soul one day."
"No need to thank me, you achieved this through your own efforts. By the way, Bo Gang, do you have any family or clansmen outside?" Levi asked.
Bo Gang pondered and recalled, "Master, when I was very young, I was captured by dark pirates and sold to the black market. Later, I was bought back by Wizards and became a slave, modified into a death warrior, so I don't have much memory of my clan."
"Then it's nothing."
"But when I was imprisoned in the black market, I met an elder of the Mountain Giant clan, who might know some information."
Now that Bo Gang was doing well, he hadn't forgotten his clan. He wanted to bring them all over and settle them on the Ancient Dragon Continent. He believed that his master would definitely not refuse the Giant race.
"Alright, tell me about it."
Thus, from Bo Gang, Levi learned of a Giant elder named Bahr, a Sixth Ring Giant from over two thousand years ago, who lived in the Forgotten Land. This place was extremely remote, far from Nora, and there were no worlds or civilizations nearby. It was said to be a gathering place for clans abandoned by the times.
Levi planned to visit there on the way during his journey. The Ancient Dragon Continent already had most of the classic races of sword and magic, only lacking Giants.
Of course, the collector's habit was only one aspect. The most important reason was that Giants had high potential. After all, their ancestors were also powerful Star Gods. There were even Eleventh Ring powerhouses like the ancestor of the Frost Giants.
If they could be integrated into the Twilight Temple, a dedicated Giant Soldier Knight Order could be cultivated, everyone a low-profile version of the Fire Dragon Knight! In addition, there were the remaining three-colored Scale Races that also needed to be collected.
Returning to the Emperor Palace, Levi saw Heim's message.
[Teacher, I'm Seventh Ring.]
Levi's eyes moved, and he sent a thumbs-up congratulatory emoji.
[Congratulations!]
This guy was only eight hundred years old now. This kind of progress was really too exaggerated. This was the power of the Three Waters Talent. It should be known that Heim had not taken many Truth Wonders along the way, and his foundation was very solid.
In addition, he also minored in the two arts of alchemist and Magic Array Wizard.
Based on Levi's eight hundred years of observation, he basically confirmed that Heim was not a reincarnation of a Legendary Wizard, he was a "pure natural" three-talent genius.
As for that calm and unwavering personality, it was not because he possessed the memory of a Legendary Wizard and was too experienced, but purely because of the "side effects" brought by the Three Waters Talent.
The highest excellence is like that of water, too gentle! Levi, with the permission of Loomon Duke, had once tried to use the Rebirth Stone to view his past life, but found no images.
Minotaur Mose told Levi that the reincarnation of a Legendary Wizard could not be viewed. This was also part of the agreement between Sauron and the Netherworld.
But when he used the Rebirth Stone to view Heim, it was very smooth.
His past life was a fish... and not even an extraordinary fish, just an ordinary fish in the Endless Sea with a Lifespan of only seven years.
After this, Levi had even greater expectations for Heim.
What height could an initial three-talent person reach in this magnificent new era?
He didn't ask for him to be as awesome as the Great Council Speaker. At the very least, he had to become a Legendary Wizard to live up to this talent.
From the looks of it, Heim was very stable. Levi, as his teacher, didn't need to worry at all, and he wouldn't cause trouble for Levi outside.
Half a year later.
Ancient Dragon Continent.
"Hungry, hungry... Ah wu, canned food is so delicious."
After sleeping for decades, Lyon finally woke up.
Its size hadn't changed much, still a miniature three-inch figure, clad in Nether King Armor, lying on the back of the Skeleton Warhorse, devouring the stored food.
Its belly visibly swelled, countless demon souls twisting and turning into strands of power that surged into its body, countless wraiths rising around it, eventually condensing into a deathly cloud of Yin energy spanning thousands of miles above the Sky Dome.
Perhaps because Lyon devoured ninety percent demon souls, a wraith giant with the aura of an early Ninth Ring actually materialized in the Yin cloud. It controlled the demonic energy of Earth-Fire Wind-Water, possessing the power to destroy the world.
This commotion alarmed Levi, who quickly arrived, looking solemnly at Lyon, who was still eating.
"Such a strong tribulation aura, this guy isn't worried at all, is he?"
The giant's claw tore through the Sky Dome, grabbing fiercely towards Lyon. This was composed of the resentment of countless demons, and ordinary veteran Ninth Ring Wizards wouldn't dare to confront it head-on.
Lyon had to put down the can in its hand, slapping the horse's rump fiercely, and then a golden longsword appeared in its hand, as miniature as a sewing needle.
"Take this!"
It transformed into a golden light, nimbly moving through the storm of death energy. The warhorse neighed, and Lyon's so-called sword strike was more like a needle prick... seemingly without power, but it caused the giant to wail continuously, its massive form constantly shrinking.
Finally, Lyon opened its mouth and sucked, swallowing it into its belly. The tribulation clouds dissipated, and Lyon's Ninth Ring aura swept out. Levi breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
The little guy scurried to Levi.
"Master, I've finished my canned food."
"Let's go, follow me to the Hell battlefield."
"Okay, in the future, if Master wants to check other people's past lives, you won't need to use the Rebirth Stone anymore. Lyon can also see, and see in more detail."
Two years later.
Nora Calendar 1592, Bloody Battle 1480.
Over the past period, Levi and Lyon, father and son, wandered through Hell, hunting demons. Levi's Shadow Dragon Multitude had given birth to another Ninth Level Flame Demon King, reaching five in total. Demon generals had even reached 72, briefly forming the "Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Generals."
Lyon had also stabilized its Ninth Level realm through a large amount of eating.
After advancing to Ninth Level, it possessed all the authority that a conventional Nether King had, similar to the Ox-Head and Horse-Face, Black and White Impermanence of its previous life.
Of course, it also had what the Nether King didn't have.
One was unlimited access to viewing past lives, only needing to consume the Netherworld Power within its body. Levi could save the remaining Rebirth Stones.
The second was summoning the Mother River to descend, drawing upon the Mother River's power for healing, combat, escape, etc. This kid was definitely a Nether Emperor in his previous life, and most likely a child personally conceived by the Mother River, rather than one who later joined the Netherworld.
Thirdly, Lyon could also form its own Netherworld legion, bestowing titles like Nether King and Nether General.
There were many other authorities belonging to the Nether Emperor.
The little guy was also gradually awakening and adapting to its abilities. In short, its combat power could already suppress mid-Ninth Level demons, and its potential was great.
Hell's Seventh Layer, Dragonfall Valley.
The former land of the undead was now a terrifying Magic Soil.
Above the Sky, an Abyssal Well slowly emerged, revealing a towering mid-Ninth Level Heavenly Wrath Demon figure.
Behind it were more than ten Eighth Level leaders with powerful auras, one of whom was actually the Crow Feather Demon King Victor!
After completing the Serpent Mother's mission, it returned to the Abyss, re-recruited its old subordinates, and The King Returns! It vowed to establish its own Jiangshan foundation in this earth-shattering new era!
One day, the name of the Crow Feather Demon King would resound throughout Hell!
Buzz! A monstrous sea of blood swept over, but it was a blurry blood-colored figure attacking. A blood-colored greatsword shaved off half of Dragonfall Valley, and countless blood-colored Evil Spirits swarmed in, engulfing everything in front of them like a whirlwind.
The Heavenly Wrath Demon leader's expression was horrified.
"Damn it, it's the Twilight Hall Master! I'll fight you to the death!"
It surged with anger, rising from the ground. But it saw a golden world pressing down, and the figure on the golden throne reached out, the sound of a sword striking directly at the soul.
Ninth Ring spell - Sword Nine!
The Heavenly Wrath Demon fell powerlessly, its body turning into scattered flesh and blood like shaved noodles. After theoverwhelming boundless bloody sea subsided, only a lone demon stood between heaven and earth, looking at the figure of the Black Armor Swordsman high above.
The gaze from the throne lazily swept over, and it chuckled:
"Crow Feather Demon King, Victor?"
"How do you know my name?"
Victor couldn't move, utterly terrified.
With its status as a leader, it stood to reason that a big shot like the Twilight Hall Master shouldn't recognize it. In the demon ranks, where experts were as numerous as clouds, what was it?
Looking at this demon, Levi was slightly emotional. He hadn't expected Victor to still be alive, having survived three large-scale wars. Its luck was truly good.
"It's alright, you can die now."
With a grasp in the void, Victor exploded, its demon soul taken away by Lyon. If its demonic life could restart, it probably would never leave the Abyss again.
"Let's go, Lyon, Hell isn't safe anymore."
Levi's [Crimson Eyes] appeared between his eyebrows. He sensed that a Tenth Level Demon was plotting against him, perhaps setting up a trap or something. The time wasn't right; he didn't want to fight a Tenth Level yet. A battle where neither could kill the other was meaningless.
"Let's go."
Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm.
"Master, this is Victor's memory."
"Good."
Levi took the new disc from Lyon and read it. Victor was both a demon and a member of the Myriad Races Council.
"It's that Serpent Mother again... Azure Ghost mentioned this Hidden One before as well. It seems she's the one spreading the problematic Nine-Headed Hell Serpent Body Refinement Method."
Temporarily suppressing this matter in his heart, Levi continued his cultivation.
A month later, he opened the Proficiency Panel.
Levi———————— Nine Realms of Submergence: Twentieth Order (1/20,000,000).
Nine Realms of Submergence, a Ninth Ring spell of the Nightmare sequence, was Levi's culmination of knowledge regarding illusions and dreams. It was composed of nine spiraling dream spaces. After casting, it drew upon the power of the Nightmare World to condense.
After the target fell into the first dream space, it would search for a false "exit" under the guidance of various subconscious suggestions and illusions. Once it entered, it would enter the second dream space, a deeper sea of subconsciousness.
After realizing it hadn't escaped, it would repeatedly search for new "exits" and "paths to survival." In this process, its reason would gradually be lost, its will completely collapsing, and it would finally arrive at the despairing ninth layer of dream space.
This was the lowest level of the subconscious, a sea of darkness. The trapped would be submerged here for life. If they couldn't break through the illusion, they would spend their entire lives here until death! After creating this spell, Levi had a basic understanding of the Lost Monarch's methods of building a [Nightmare Labyrinth] within the body.
He felt that if he advanced to Legendary, he should be able to construct something similar. He wasn't doing it for the sake of maliciously teasing others.
He wanted to create his own dream trial space, where he could train members' minds, willpower, wisdom, and other qualities.
Next, Levi found the Flame King Dragon and tested the effect of Nine Realms of Submergence. As he expected, this silly dragon sank deeper and deeper.
Before long, it was submerged in the ninth realm, unable to extricate itself.
Others tried various methods but couldn't awaken the Flame King Dragon. This was both an illusion spell and a curse, only Levi could undo it, or a stronger person could break it with brute force. Subsequently, this sequence of spells was put on the shelves of the council's knowledge repository.
Some time later.
Sauron Continent.
Sky City.
Daydream Believer inadvertently saw Nine Realms of Submergence, and his eyes lit up. In a flash, his figure disappeared and arrived at the Ancient Dragon Continent.
"Senior, is there something you need?"
A Legend visited, and Levi came to greet him.
"I've seen your research results, very good. It reminds me of the years I spent inside the Lost Monarch's body," the Daydream Believer said with a smile.
Levi asked, "Senior, is my path correct?"
"No problem, this is a spell sequence that can directly point to the Legendary rank. You must grasp it well and never give up. After you become a Legend, you can use this as a foundation to research a Tenth Ring spell powerful enough to fight against the Lost Monarch. Our School of Dream Weaving may still need your help in the game against it," the Daydream Believer highly praised.
"Okay, then I know what to do."
Taking this opportunity, Levi consulted this Legendary Wizard, and the two collaborated to make some improvements to this sequence of spells.
Nightmare World.
Lost Domain.
On the silent throne, the Lost Monarch awoke from his slumber. A graceful figure approached with a smile, it was the Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord.
"What do you want from me?"
"I want to seek cooperation with you."
"I don't think we have anything to cooperate on, do we?"
"What do you think of Nora's rise?"
"I have no opinion. It has nothing to do with me, nor does it affect me."
"I heard that a Wizard escaped from your labyrinth some time ago, and even achieved Legendary status. Don't you think he will seek revenge in the future?"
"So what? Since my birth, I don't know how many gods have wanted to seek revenge on me. Now they have all become nourishment for my labyrinth's expansion. I can't wait for more to come to my door."
"You are still immersed in the glory of the past, Mr. Rost Trevor, wake up, open your eyes and look... the times have changed. Nora has defeated three waves of demon attacks, and has even extended some tentacles into the Nightmare World."
"Are you talking about the Black Dragon Territory in the Borderlands?"
"Yes."
"I can destroy it with a snap of my fingers."
"What if you destroy it? The true bodies of those Wizards are in Nora. They are only relying on the Black Dragon Lord behind the scenes to descend into the Nightmare World with the power of projection. Killing them will only allow them to revive. Taking action in advance will only alert Nora and make them wary."
"What do you want to say?"
"My appeal and prestige are above yours. We should unite and lead more Nightmare Monarchs... to launch an expedition against Nora!"
"Unite with the Abyss?"
"Naturally impossible. We only need to reap the benefits while the Abyss and Nora are fighting each other.
Don't forget, we have already taken most of the dark side fragments of the universe, including Nora's. It is also more convenient for us to enter Nora than the Abyss. We can also transport troops through the existing space nodes."
Hearing the Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord's remarks, the Lost Monarch seemed to be moved. He pondered for a moment, and then said, "I will think about it and give you a reply."
"Okay, I'll go contact the Monarchs of several nearby Great Territories first. Don't fall asleep again, otherwise when you wake up, either Nora will have been taken by the Abyss, or Nora will have already... become a new behemoth."
With a chuckle, the Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord's figure dissipated.
One month later.
Nora's dark side.
Windmill Village.
Owens, who had advanced to the Eighth Stage of Ash Swordsman, was hunting the corrupted creatures that filled the Ash World alone. Such days had lasted for thousands of years. However, compared to the past, there was more hope in his eyes now.
"Owens, how have you been lately?"
Levi came to visit his old friend with a large pile of Nightmare Crystals.
"I'm doing well, although the monsters are still increasing... By the way, are you about to reach Tenth Ring, Levi?" Owens wiped his sweat.
"Still a bit short."
"That's great. When we first met, we were evenly matched, but now... never mind." Owens sat on the ground, his long sword stuck into the ground beside him.
Levi chatted with him for a while, and before leaving, he instructed:
"Owens, let me know immediately if there are any situations here."
"Okay."
Back in the Ancient Dragon Continent, Levi's expression was heavy. During this period, he felt uneasy, as if something major was about to happen.
Through the Crimson Eyes, he discovered that on the central screen, another level ten hostility had appeared. Its figure was blurry, and only the red and black sky in the background could be seen, indicating that it came from the Nightmare World. Levi paid special attention and investigated all places related to the Nightmare World.
"Could it be that the Nightmare Monarchs discovered me after I hunted those Horror Overlords before?" he murmured.
If that was the case, then that blurry figure was most likely the Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord, because among the monarchs he had offended, it was the strongest, possibly at the late stage of level ten.
If the other party had already discovered it was him, why hadn't they attacked the Black Dragon Territory yet? Levi couldn't figure this out. However, he still told the Daydream Believer about this matter, so that this big shot could be mentally prepared.
The Daydream Believer told Levi not to worry, and quoted the famous saying of the plagiarist Sauron: "If it is a blessing, it is not a curse. If it is a curse, you cannot avoid it."
With the comfort of the Legendary Wizard, Levi continued to cultivate step by step, just making the Black Dragon Territory ready for battle at all times. Levi made the worst plan, which was to lose the Black Dragon Territory and start all over again. With his current strength, he could still develop by moving away from this place and changing to another location.
One year later.
Nora Calendar 1593.
Great Territory of Despair.
The Despair Monarch looked at the departing figure of the Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in its heart. It coiled around the Sky Dome, its eyeballs rolling around, lost in thought.
It thought that the Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord had discovered its old deeds of oppressing the Horror Overlord, but the other party was looking for it for something even more shocking.
The Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord and many other Nightmare Monarchs wanted to invade Nora, in order to plunder the fruits of the Abyss and the Bloody Battle of Nora. The scale of this war was second only to the previous Nightmare World invasion of the shadows, the battle to plunder the dark side of the universe.
Moreover, the Heaven Swallowing Demon Lord had also found out that the disappearance of the previous Nightmare Overlords was the work of the Black Dragon Lord, and planned to use this as an excuse to have a justified reason.
Of course, with the status of the Nightmare World, it didn't matter whether there was a reason or not... the Black Dragon Lord just happened to run into the muzzle of the gun.
"What to do, what to do? Should I participate?"
The Despair Monarch, who knew the way of survival, naturally didn't want to participate, but as a newly emerging monarch, if it didn't fit in, it was afraid that it would be isolated, or even targeted.
When in doubt, simulate it once! "End Serpent" simulator! Start! It took a deep bite, biting its own tail, blood flowing straight down. The snake's body was connected from head to tail, like a perfect and mysterious circle of fate.
Two years later.
After experiencing a full 10,000 simulations, the Despair Monarch's face was pale. During this period, it had almost exhausted all of its power. It looked in the direction of the Black Dragon Territory, its eyes shocked, blood dripping from the corners of its mouth, and muttered to itself:
"How could this be? I wouldn't have miscalculated, would I?"