The ninth layer of Hell.
In the wilderness, the Death Knell Knight and the Gluttony Demon King were locked in a fierce battle. Their realms were similar, with the Gluttony Demon King being slightly stronger, but relying on the Overlord treasure, the Death Knell Knight had instead suppressed it.
The Gluttony Demon King cursed the damned Twilight Hall Master inwardly. They had prepared so thoroughly, yet they still couldn't defeat their opponent. What more could they do? This was the closest they had ever come to success.
Now that the plan had failed, it dared not linger. The ninth layer was the main base of Hell's powerhouses and guarded the gateway to the Netherworld. If it were entangled here and more tenth-level powerhouses arrived, it would surely die today.
"Moira, retreat!"
The Gluttony Demon King was forced to endure another slash of blade light, demonic blood splattering from its body. It spat out several Demon Mountains that exploded to cover its escape, then Shattered the Void, disappearing into it, not caring whether its teammates had escaped successfully.
Selling out teammates was an old tradition for demons.
The Death Knell Knight did not pursue. It would be extremely difficult for it alone to capture a Lord of the 380th layer of the Abyss. It turned its horse around, its domineering blade light slashing towards the Poison Mistress. Since that was the case, it would leave this Lord of the 304th layer behind! Seeing that the operation had failed, the Poison Mistress had also considered fleeing, but the Legendary Wizard and Levi had joined forces to keep it here.
A pointed hat floated in the Sky Dome, spinning rapidly, generating an extremely vast suppressing force, sealing off this area.
Gargamel held an ancient book, his white hair spread out.
This was his soul weapon, the Grotesque Spire. It looked like a hat, but it was actually his Wizard Tower. He had recently advanced to Legendary, and this hat was now considered a Legendary Wizard item, though he had not yet had time to perfect it.
Compared to the Wizard items of those long-established Legendary Wizards of the Supreme Council, it was naturally much inferior, but it was enough to leave this demon behind! Because sealing, controlling, and suppressing were precisely the areas that his current Legendary profession, the Demon Sealing Book Master, excelled in. He was the nemesis of demons!
The green sea of mist writhed constantly, resisting the power from the Grotesque Spire. The Poison Mistress cursed inwardly. If it were just Gargamel alone, it would not fear him. It could leave no matter what, but the problem was that there was also the Twilight Hall Master.
Eternal Star Abyss was pushed to its limit by Levi, and the rippling starlight fell upon the sea of mist, constantly eroding the Poison Mistress's power.
Moreover, a sea of blood shuttled through it, and endless Bloody Battle Spirits devoured everything in sight. After devouring a pile of demonic flesh, the Bloody Battle Spirit's strength was not much weaker than Levi's at full power.
It might be difficult for it to cause too much substantial damage to the Poison Mistress, but relying on its undying and indestructible characteristics to harass and contain it was definitely not a problem.
And the most terrifying thing was that the Death Knell Knight had also joined the battlefield.
As the blade light that astonished the heavens and earth swept across, the endless sea of mist was torn open with a gap of hundreds of thousands of miles, and the Poison Mistress was instantly torn in half.
For it, the sea of mist formed by poison gas was the true body and source of power. If the sea of mist did not dry up, it would not die.
But now it was trapped here and would be exhausted to death.
Levi once again activated the Blood Bath effect, his mental Strength expanding to over 90,000 points, and the Chaos Dragon Wizard Manifestation also grew larger, becoming a thousand-mile-long dragon.
It plunged into the sea of mist, its scales flashing, Chaos Power surging, and its innate spells began to bombard wildly. Nine rounds of Sun Flare hung in the air, suddenly exploding, and the firelight illuminated a corner of the sea of mist, causing the Poison Mistress great pain.
"Thousand Poisons Demon Realm!"
A full twenty layers of Demon Realm power erupted instantly, followed by thousands of different forms of poisonous insects and snakes swarming over the Sky, covering the earth. They clung to the Wizard Manifestation like locusts, and no matter how strong the Chaos Dragon's force field defense was, it was quickly bitten through.
Fire Dragon Tribulation! Explode! Levi detonated his innate spells around the dragon's body, and large swaths of poisonous insects were reduced to ashes, but many still burrowed into the Wizard Manifestation, spewing green smoke.
Feeling the erosion, Levi had the White Dragon temporarily withdraw from the sea of mist, Art Power and elemental power surging in to repair its injuries.
At the same time.
The Death Knell Knight unleashed another brilliant blade light, and the sea of mist was cut into four pieces like a cake, while still wriggling and continuing to fight.
Ordinary attacks were difficult to kill such a demon.
Seeing this, the ten-thousand-mile ancient book above Gargamel's head moved without wind. Each time a page was turned, Seventh Ring, Eighth Ring, Ninth Ring, and innate spells flew out, exploding in the sea of mist. This book was his former Wizard Manifestation, the Grotesque Fairy Tale.
After advancing to Legendary, the Wizard Manifestation merged with the Legendary Wonder he had refined, the Demon Sealing Scroll, transforming the Wizard Manifestation into the Myriad Demons Ancient Book.
Gargamel was knowledgeable and possessed a vast number of spells. At this moment, they exploded in a chain reaction, clearing most of the terrifying poisonous creatures from the battlefield.
However, the Poison Mistress's main body was extremely difficult to kill. The three of them had output so much firepower for so long, yet they still couldn't defeat it. Gargamel was worried that other demons would come to rescue it, so he transmitted a message to Levi and the Death Knell Knight:
"The two of you should weaken and suppress this demon as much as possible. I will cast a Legendary spell to contain it, and then slowly refine and kill it."
Hearing this, Levi and the Death Knell Knight's attacks became even more fierce.
The Bloody Battle Spirit was reborn and reorganized countless times, frantically killing its way into the green sea of mist. The Primal Soul Emperor, Chaos Dragon, and Starlight Giant Spirit also displayed their own abilities.
Levi even used the majestic Six Saint Heavens to suppress it, his body wrapped in six types of Saint domain power, his sword light streaking across the Sky! In terms of momentum, it was not much weaker than the Death Knell Knight's blade light.
"Don't force me!"
The Poison Mistress was entangled by the three of them and could not wait for support. Its misty body began to compress, eventually turning into a ten-thousand-foot-tall green star, covered with goosebump-like pits, flowing with poisonous water and green smoke.
It wanted to self-destruct!
The battle-hardened Death Knell Knight unleashed the Overlord's profound meaning, Chaos Sky, using time-space distorting saber techniques to hard-control the Poison Mistress for a moment.
At the same time, Gargamel's legendary spell was ready.
A ten-thousand-foot golden character condensed within the ancient book. Seeing this, Levi's eyes narrowed. It was a Chinese character: [Seal] (Fēng - Seal)! He understood that this was a character Sauron had bestowed upon Gargamel through the envelope. It wasn't just a simple Chinese character, but Sauron had fused a portion of his Knowledge and Strength into it as a gift for Wizards fighting for Nora to advance to Legendary.
He had once seen the Dragon Flame Divine Wizard's character [Dragon] (Lóng - Dragon), and later, he had also seen the Blazing Star Divine Wizard's character [Phoenix] (Fèng - Phoenix). Now, he saw another [Seal] (Fēng - Seal). If he advanced to Legendary, would Sauron bestow a character upon him in a letter? Legendary Spell - Gargamel's Grand Demon Sealing Art!
Subsequently, golden chains shot out from the ancient book, like heavenly punishment from the Sky Dome, all piercing into the green star's body.
Gargamel's expression was solemn as he chanted incantations. Art Power as vast as the Star Realm surged into the chains, causing them to spread and grow wildly, enough to envelop an entire world. In the end, the golden star formed by the chains crashed heavily onto the wilderness. Each chain was covered in profound sealing runes.
The Poison Mistress's curses could be faintly heard, and wisps of green poisonous gas that had just begun to spread were annihilated by the runes on the chains.
At the same time, the green venom on Levi's Bloody Battle Armor also completely dissipated. He was shocked. This was fundamentally sealing the Poison Mistress. No matter how many tricks she had, she would not be able to revive. Gargamel was too strong! He thought to himself that if the demons also had such thorough sealing methods, he would probably suffer as well. He still needed to be cautious.
For a Wizard like Gargamel, who had just entered the Legendary realm, casting a Legendary spell to seal a demon was very taxing. His face was pale, and he quickly adjusted his breathing to recover. After taking some potions to restore his condition, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's fine now. I'll collect and hold (shōuróng) her first. Let's find a safe place to exterminate (mièshā) her to eliminate any future troubles."
The Death Knell Knight said, "Hell is too chaotic right now. You two can return to Nora to suppress this demon. Thank you for supporting the Hell battlefield."
Gargamel said,
"This demon was subdued by the three of us working together, and you contributed the most. This Tenth Ring demon is a treasure trove. Why don't you come with us?"
The Death Knell Knight shook his head.
"I don't need it. I'm already grateful that you were able to help us hunt demons. I don't ask for anything in return."
Levi said, "Thank you for saving me, Death Knell Knight."
If not for this Tenth Ring undead's help, Levi would have had trouble escaping the pursuit of the two demons for some time. Now, not only had he escaped, but he had even killed one of them. Although it wasn't a solo kill, he still felt a great sense of accomplishment.
As for the Death Knell Knight, it only wanted to get through the Hell Bloody Battle as soon as possible and then reincarnate and cultivate again. Of course, if it could cultivate a Tenth Ring successor among the Seventy-Two Pillars of Hell before that, it would be even better.
After all, it was an undead in this life, and it had some feelings for this race. It didn't want there to be no Tenth Ring undead. When the war ended, the undead creatures would be exploited to death by the devils, with no "ghost rights."
After saying goodbye, Levi and Gargamel chanted spells, and the Hell Gate slowly appeared. The two returned to Nora and flew straight to Sauron Continent.
This was Gargamel's first time sealing a Tenth Ring demon, and he was afraid of complications during the refining (liànhuà) process. On Sauron Continent, any problems would be nipped in the bud by the Supreme Council President.
Sensing the new Legendary aura, Legendary figures appeared from the Sky Dome to welcome them. President Eamon's smile couldn't be concealed.
"Good, good, Gargamel, you've become a Legendary."
Gargamel laughed and said, "Thank you, President, for saving my life. I haven't failed you. If I hadn't become a Legendary, then I would have let you bear that curse in vain."
"That doesn't matter. It's good that you're a Legendary, it's good..."
Eamon muttered. With each additional Legendary, his pressure lessened. Moreover, he believed that with Gargamel's abilities, he would surely shine in the upcoming Bloody Battle, and his role would be even stronger than that of ordinary Legendary Wizards.
"Congratulations, Gargamel!"
"Congratulations, congratulations."
Gulveig, Thunder Lady, and others came to congratulate him one by one.
"Hahaha, I remember that Gargamel, you came from the Death School, although you later specialized in Sealing, it's not an exaggeration to call you a Death Wizard."
Hand of the Netherworld was the happiest.
Throughout history, the Death School had at most one Legendary. This was the first time there were two Legendary Wizards. Next, the Death School would surely usher in an explosion and could be comparable to the four traditional factions. Healthy competition between schools was also a force for the continuous progress of Wizard civilization.
Gargamel laughed and said, "Yes, I am indeed considered to be from the Death School."
The division of factions was mainly for those below Ninth Ring.
In fact, at the Great Wizard level, many Wizards would dabble in a wide range of fields and begin to specialize in a variant of a certain path in order to advance to Legendary.
For example, the Black Abyss Overlord was from the Ocean Faction, but his Legendary profession was related to negative energies such as the Seven Deadly Sins.
For non-elemental factions such as Death and Life, there was even less strict distinction. As long as they were interested, they could try.
After advancing to Legendary Wizard, they would focus on expanding and cultivating their respective Legendary professions, and the content they learned would often intersect with other factions.
Every Legendary Wizard would know a little about Space and Astrology.
As for Sauron's Greater Disintegration Art, Sauron's Star Travel Technique, and Sauron's Wizardry Truth Unraveling, these were all compulsory Legendary forbidden arts.
"Everyone, I cooperated with Levi and the Death Knell Knight in Hell to seal the Poison Mistress of the 304th layer of the Abyss. I need to refine (liànhuà) her as soon as possible. Afterwards, I will ask you all about the matters after becoming a Legendary." Gargamel said.
"What? You sealed the Poison Mistress?"
Thousand Mountains Undying was slightly surprised. As a veteran Tenth Ring Wizard, he had crossed paths with the Poison Mistress during his travels and knew how formidable she was.
"This fellow and the Gluttony Demon King, two Tenth Ring demons, chased Levi all the way from the eighth level to the ninth, but failed, hahaha. I had just been promoted to Legendary in Hell not long ago. The three of us joined forces, drove away the Gluttony Demon King, and sealed the Poison Mistress. We were quite lucky."
Everyone's eyes turned to Levi.
Good heavens, Levi has been quite the daredevil lately, actually being chased by two Tenth Rings. He truly is skilled and bold.
Eamon reminded him, "Before you reach Tenth Ring, it's best not to go to large-scale Bloody Battle battlefields like Hell. You're too much of a target now; all the demons want to hunt you down."
The Frost Witch chimed in, "Yes, don't think that just because we've won three consecutive wars against the demons in Nora, that we can replicate that success elsewhere. It's practically impossible."
The Daydream Believer laughed, "Don't forget, the Nightmare World might also have its eyes on you."
Everyone knew Levi was powerful, but the Abyss had too deep a foundation. Demons with all sorts of abilities emerged endlessly. If it were in Nora, it would be like hundreds of Legendary Wizards with different professions, which was a terrifying thought.
Levi knew the seniors were concerned about him, so he said, "Indeed, what you all say is true. I've taken it all to heart."
The next day.
The Supreme Council issued a major announcement.
[Warm congratulations to Mr. Gargamel on advancing to the Legendary realm, becoming the 26th seat of the Supreme Council, and also the 16th Legendary Wizard.] Gargamel, Legendary title: [Lord of Grotesqueries], Legendary profession: [Demon Sealing Book Master], Legendary demiplane: [Grotesque Demon Realm], Legendary honorific: [Collector of Oddities, Writer Who Seals Myriad Demons].
This news served as a reassuring tonic for the slightly panicked Nora populace, signifying that Nora had given birth to another pillar of support, making it even more stable.
Unlike the Star Realm gods and demons, whose strength varied greatly, every Legendary Wizard was bound to be an elite among the Tenth Rings, with extremely high potential.
Legendary Wizard Form, Legendary Wizard Artifact, Legendary demiplane, innate spiritual objects... and many other means were what set Wizards apart from ordinary Tenth Rings.
Subsequently, the council issued another announcement.
[Recently, the Lord of Grotesqueries and the Twilight Hall Master, together with their Hell ally, the Death Knell Knight, joined forces on the battlefield to slay the Poison Mistress of the 304th level of the Abyss, and repelled the Eternal Hunger Lord of the 380th level. The Abyss has lost another general! Victory in the Bloody Battle will surely belong to us!]
As soon as this news came out, the world was in an uproar.
The Old and New Continents, the Four Seas Land, Wizards, alien races, all were shocked.
A Wizard who had just entered the Legendary realm, a Ninth Ring Knight, cooperating with the Death Knell Knight, actually killed a veteran powerhouse of the Abyss. This was incredibly impressive.
The Poison Mistress was not a weakling like the Balrog Tyrant Kasas.
When the news reached the Ancient Dragon Continent, the Knights all exclaimed "Awesome!" It was worthy of being their commander. The matter of a Eighth Ring body reversing and beheading a Ninth Ring seemed like it had happened just yesterday, and now, with a Ninth Ring body, he cooperated with his teammates to kill a Tenth Ring. Regardless of how much he contributed, just being able to participate in the Tenth Ring battlefield was amazing.
Ordinary Ninth Rings wouldn't even dare to imagine it.
This wave of publicity from the Supreme Council directly maxed out the Knights' exposure. The communication Wizard Artifacts of the admissions office were about to explode, filled with people wanting to sign up. There were even some who had already achieved some success in Wizardry or other paths, and even several Ninth Ring Wizards were tempted, contacting Levi to inquire about working as a Knight part-time.
He gladly agreed. He felt that as long as one had enough confidence in themselves and the ability, dual cultivation was a good thing.
The Goddess Knight was an example. Her Knight talent and potential were not great, but she had never given up on the path of Wizardry. Not long ago, she also stepped into the Seventh Ring realm as a Wizard. She even had the momentum to surpass her Knight progress, because her Lifespan was longer, and she had hope of reaching Eighth Ring in this lifetime, and her combat power was also among the best in the same realm.
Inside the Emperor Palace.
"Oh, you even dare to hunt Tenth Ring demons now," Elena said in a teasing tone, but her eyes were filled with worry and resentment.
"If there weren't any Tenth Rings present, I would have run away long ago. I was just there to make up the numbers, there was no danger to my life," Levi said to reassure her.
"Forget it, I don't care about you, as long as you're fine."
"How's your Qi Sect going? After the Ancestor returned, I see everyone's cultivation speed has increased by leaps and bounds. Victor is already Eighth Ring."
"Like the Knights, I'm currently in the mid-Seventh Ring stage, but I'll be in the late stage soon. I feel that when my Eighth Ring is complete, all three paths can reach the Eighth Ring realm. Hehehe, it won't be long before I can become the strongest below Ninth Ring!"
Elena was full of confidence. As the Qi Sect and Knight realms caught up, her overall strength was increasing day by day. Although she was now a veteran Eighth Ring Wizard, she had no problem killing late-stage Eighth Rings and defeating peak Eighth Ring demons.
She had even fantasized about finding an opportunity to try to hunt a Ninth Ring with an Eighth Ring body after all three paths reached the peak of Eighth Ring, but Levi stopped her.
Without cheats, it was best not to try such things easily.
Of course, he believed that after Elena's three paths reached their peak, she would have no problem withstanding Ninth Ring demons head-on. But wanting to kill them without his means would be difficult.
Levi instructed, "I'll be in the Dark Ancient Tower for the next year. Before I return, you all stay in the Ancient Dragon Continent. Don't go out. It's safest here."
"You also be careful."
After a brief celebration with Elena, Levi entered the ancient tower. Even if a Nightmare invaded, even if the sky collapsed, he had to go to the ancient tower.
At the same time.
Darkness Zone.
"Commander-in-Chief, Fokarik from Hell is asking when we will start the war against Nora. He says that those Wizards now have the leisure to interfere with the war in Hell, causing the originally excellent war situation in Hell to deteriorate. Oh, and the Poison Mistress was just captured by the newly advanced Legendary Gargamel and the Twilight Hall Master."
Hearing his subordinate's report, Pazuzu looked displeased.
Fokarik is the [Star Capturing Lord] of the 655th floor of the Abyss, whose main body is a chain demon, also known as the [Chain Tyrant], belonging to the Iron Demons.
"We can't take action here for the time being. We can't let those people in the Nightmare World succeed. Let the demons in Hell figure out their own solutions. These guys are really useless. As a Lord of the 304th floor, they were taken down by two juniors, losing the Abyss's face. We have the troublesome Eamon here, so it's understandable that some people die. Do they have that in Hell?"
Pazuzu was completely too lazy to pay attention to his colleagues.
"Okay, I'll go and tell them."
"Also, that Death Knell Knight is too flamboyant. Let Hell find an opportunity to get rid of him and seize the treasure, the Overlord," Pazuzu said coldly.
"Okay."
"There's one more thing... As far as I know, Eternal Slumber isn't fighting the Lost Monarch at all. It's just an excuse. Tell him to get to Nora as soon as possible. We need his ability to defend against the Nightmare Lords."
Nightmare World.
While the various battlefields in the Abyss were passing the buck, more and more Overlords and Monarchs accepted the summons and came to the Lost Domain. The Lost Monarch didn't say anything when he heard that the Mind Monarch had refused the summons.
The Nightmare World didn't lack one of it.
Once the Nora matter was finished, he could settle accounts with it later. A mere foreign Legendary Dragon, it really thought it was a big shot.
"Is there still no movement from the Abyss?"
"No, but some time ago, the Twilight Hall Master appeared in Hell and joined forces with the newly advanced Legendary Gargamel to kill the Lord of the 304th floor."
Hearing this news, the Monarchs were slightly shocked.
"If we can't kill this person before the Tenth Ring, perhaps only the Supreme Will will personally intervene in the Multiverse after he reaches the Tenth Ring," said the Lost Monarch.
Hearing this, the Dark Alley Lord felt much better, as if it wasn't too embarrassing that he hadn't taken down the Twilight Hall Master.
"I said long ago that this person is difficult to deal with."
Sauron Continent.
Potion Makers' Association.
The [Super God No. 1 Potion], which can increase the upper limit of spiritual power, has been released.
Wizards below the Primal Soul realm can increase their spiritual power limit by 10 points by taking it. This is equivalent to an Earth-level Wonder.
And its cost is much cheaper than a Wonder. It is the kind that low-level Wizards can afford with a little effort and gritted teeth. The next step is to promote and popularize it, starting with the upper limit of spiritual power, to improve the overall success rate of Wizards' breakthroughs.
Of course, the Super God No. 1 Potion has drug resistance.
The first dose has the best effect, the second dose is halved, and so on. After the fourth dose, it is completely ineffective.
However, the council is already studying different types of [Super God No. 2 Potion] to allow all Wizards to enjoy the benefits of increasing their spiritual power limit as much as possible.
In general, this is prepared for the vast number of low-level Wizards. The main channel for excellent Wizards to increase their spiritual power limit is still Truth Wonders.
At the press conference.
The Thousand Mountains Undying excitedly announced that this is the third epoch-making potion after the [Stain Removal Potion] and the [Thousand Year Potion].
He called these three potions the "Nora Three Divine Medicines" of the new era. As a core member who participated in the research and development of the three potions, Triss made great contributions. Every Potion Maker who participated in the research will receive a large amount of Battle Merit rewards.
After returning to the Ancient Dragon Continent, Triss finally saved enough Battle Merit to exchange for the second Sun Flare Wonder. She plans to choose the [Tear of the Water God].
The Water God Sequence Wonder is most suitable for Wizards to lay a good foundation, improve their talents, and also obtain a preliminary Water Element Saint Body in advance, further enhancing their ability to protect themselves. It's just that there is no stock in the exchange shop now, so she can only wait.
A month later.
She suddenly received a message from the Lord of Gondor City.
[Madam, remember to refresh the store first thing tomorrow morning.]
The message was vague, but considering the Lord of Gondor City's status, Triss vaguely understood and felt a sense of anticipation.
The next day, she refreshed the store and saw a new Wonder listed.
[Tear of the Water God]! ...
Thousand Mountains Residence.
Alexander watched the Wonder disappear, his expression unchanged.
"This is all I can do to help you."
He was particularly satisfied with Triss's alchemist talent and comprehension. This Legendary Medicine God had already begun to cultivate Triss as the successor to the association.
But objectively speaking, with Triss's current talent, Great Wizard was no problem, but Legendary was unlikely...
If she couldn't reach Legendary, it would be a huge loss for the alchemy profession. That's why the old Medicine God couldn't help but give Triss a little boost.
Like Eamon, Thousand Mountains Undying was also an old-timer from the old era, only a few thousand years away from the end of his Lifespan. Before his reincarnation, he wanted to cultivate more Ninth Ring alchemists and a "Medicine God" belonging to the new Nora era.
"Strive to grow."
Dark Ancient Tower.
Seventh floor, Saint Roland Continent.
This was the year 1100 of the Apocalypse.
Because Levi was busy exploring treasures on the ninth floor, he rarely appeared in the Three Realms and Four Lands, and the Apex Saint had become a mythical legend in the mouths of countless humans. Levi listened to the Saint Council's work report and nodded frequently.
After exceeding 40, the growth of Sixth Ring Saints or Primal Soul Wizards had slowed down and entered a bottleneck period. The initial dividends of the millennium had passed, and now it was time to accumulate background and grind slowly. No civilization could experience explosive growth forever; this was not in line with the objective laws of historical development. Levi estimated that a hundred Sixth Rings would be the upper limit for the human race in the Land of Runes.
In other aspects, everything was as usual.
The Flame Wolf Saint had now advanced to Eighth Ring late stage and was already one of the leading experts in the Three Realms and Four Lands, rivaled only by a few old antiques in the Three Realms and Four Lands.
He said, "Saint, not long ago, a new intersection point descended in the Sea of Heart, and with it, a peak Eighth Ring ferocious beast descended. It seems to be an ape, skilled in Thunder abilities. Two Eighth Ring experts from the Merman King's Palace were easily defeated.
There is also a person on top of that ferocious beast, who should also be a visitor from beyond. He is the master of the ferocious beast and is now attacking the Three Realms and Four Lands. Should we send troops? If the Three Realms and Four Lands are taken, it will be our turn next."
Upon hearing this, Levi said in a deep voice:
"I understand. I will take a trip there. The Land of Runes should strengthen its defenses to prevent that visitor from beyond from having any more of his kind."
"Understood."
The Dark Ancient Tower would occasionally absorb some unstable factors, as had happened with the Golden Absolute Clan before. Levi didn't pay much attention to it.
Before leaving, he left behind the inheritance of the Knight card creation method and visualization diagram, so that the few Knight families here could learn it.
Sea of Heart.
The Siren King was lying on the bed, attended by a group of female sirens.
"Ouch, easy, it hurts... I don't know where that fierce person came from. The Three Realms and Four Lands are going to be in turmoil again. Don't let it be another fierce person like the Apex Saint."
The Siren King muttered to himself.
"What's wrong with me?"
The sudden voice startled the Siren King, who jumped up from the bed and saluted reflexively, "What... what wind has brought you here?"
The familiar figure of the Black Armor Swordsman stood there, the maids trembling, not daring to look directly at his radiance.
"I heard that a ferocious beast has recently descended on the Sea of Heart?"
"Yes, that ferocious beast is controlled by a visitor from beyond. I am no match for him. I surrendered the treasures that the Merman King's Palace has treasured for many years to save my life."
"Where is it now?"
"It is said that they are attacking the Ice Realm."
Ice Realm.
Two Eighth Ring White Bears led their clan, their faces grave as they looked at the figure and beast before them. The figure wore purple armor, was powerfully built, and had a purple bracelet on his arm. Beneath him was a purple giant ape ten thousand meters tall, crackling with lightning.
"Hand over the treasures, I do not like killing," the figure said in somewhat broken Saint Roland Continent common tongue, clearly learned after descending.
The White Bear Chieftain said, "Do you know that the Three Realms and Four Lands are protected by the Apex Saint?"
The figure frowned.
"What Apex Saint? I've never even heard of it."
But the Siren King before had also tried to scare him with this person.
He had been accidentally sucked into this realm, discovering it was isolated from the world and devoid of strong individuals. With his Eighth Ring peak cultivation, he could be said to be sweeping through it. So, while searching for a way out, he also collected resources.
Seeing the White Bear Clan unmoved, he lost his patience.
"Oswald, take them down. Just injure them, it doesn't matter. Once we find a way out, we won't have any more dealings with this group of people anyway." He still didn't know that he had been sucked into the Dark Ancient Tower and still held onto the fantasy of leaving.
The purple ferocious ape below, wrapped in thousands of tons of thunder, condensed it into a Wolf Tooth Club. With a casual sweep, a sea of thunder poured out. On the White Bear Clan's side, a white wall of frost lit up, trembling with a rumble, unsure how long it could hold.
Chieftain White King's face was anxious, occasionally looking into the distance.
According to past patterns, the Apex Saint appeared once every hundred years. His intuition told him that if the Saint knew about this, he would definitely not sit idly by.
Half a day later, the White Bear Clan's protective barrier could no longer withstand it.
The purple ferocious ape smashed the ice wall with its Wolf Tooth Club, roaring as it charged into the White Bear Clan's army, sending clan members flying in pieces. It was a complete sweep.
Suddenly, a beam of light struck.
Before anyone could see what happened, the purple ferocious ape let out a wail and crashed to the ground with a boom, dust billowing.
"What's wrong? Oswald?"
The man looked around, seeing no one. Fear filled his heart until a powerful hand pressed down on his shoulder.
At that moment, he felt like he was carrying Ten Thousand Great Mountains on his back! BOOM! He involuntarily collapsed to the ground, his breathing heavy.
"Spare me, spare me... Are you perhaps the Apex Saint?"
His mind immediately thought of the legendary figure these alien races spoke of.
Levi didn't bother wasting words with him and directly enslaved him with the Black Emperor Dragon.
"Master, what are your orders?"
The man knelt on the ground, his face respectful.
This kind of method stunned the White Bear Clan.
Especially the White King. After a thousand years, he was only at the Eighth Ring mid-stage, while the Apex Saint was probably already ten levels higher than him! "Thank you, Saint!"
The White King led his clan to kneel down and express their gratitude.
"It's nothing. Were there any casualties?"
"No."
"It's alright, I'll go back now."
"Lord, is my younger brother... doing well?"
"He's doing great, already at the Eighth Ring late-stage."
Levi comforted him.
Watching the Saint disappear, the White Bear Clan couldn't calm down for a long time.
"Even a true god in this world wouldn't be more than this, right?"
"Yes, that is a great figure from beyond the heavens."
Ninth floor.
Levi, riding on the White Tiger, had A Jin and the hounds lead him to treasure while the man beside him recounted his situation in detail.
This man was named Rite, a favored son of a large civilization.
From a Wizard's perspective, that civilization was located outside the pan-plane, called the Nairarian Civilization... There were no complex spells, no dazzling combat skills, only the way of Beast Taming, developed to its peak! It ranged from Level 1 to Level 10, and if compared to the Wizard's Low, Medium, High, Great, and Legendary ranks, it could be divided into: Professional, Master, Epic, Legend, and Myth.
Rite was an Epic Beast Tamer at the peak of Level 8, and his tamed beast was the Legendary Purple Lightning Heart Ape, giving him a high probability of advancing to a Legend Beast Tamer. This reminded Levi of Newman from the Giant Beast Paradise, whose summoned beast was also Legendary.
The history of the Nairarian Civilization also traced back to ancient times, probably starting around the same time as the Wizard Civilization. After listening to the introduction, Levi felt that the Nairarian Civilization and the Wizard's Spiritism School had similar approaches but different paths.
However, this civilization had a deeper understanding of the way of Beast Taming because they had two Level 10 Myth Beast Tamers:
The Lord of Beasts, Holy Lord of Light, Guardian of Earth and Forest, King Rocker, who occupied the Rian Continent.
And the Mother of the Sea King, Dark Matriarch, Guardian of Rivers and Deep Sea, Queen Orisa, who occupied the Naira Sea.
These two were the strongest in the Nairarian Civilization, and also a couple, jointly protecting this vast Beast Tamer civilization.
The former's natal tamed beast was actually the Light Ancient Saint Dragon that Levi was familiar with, which was Duke Loomon's original Myth bloodline.
The latter's natal tamed beast was the Star Sea Behemoth, a Myth creature that could be considered the ancestor of all Siren-like beings. Its main body was a super octopus with hundreds of millions of tentacles, entrenched in the Darkness Zone, capable of plucking stars and seizing the moon with ease.
Levi had always thought that these two kinds of Myth creatures were extinct, but he didn't expect them to still exist in the distant outer pan-plane.
Besides these two Myth-level Beast Tamers, the Nairarian Civilization also had 24 Legend-level Beast Tamers, known as the Twenty-Four Sea and Land Heavenly Kings.
Rite, stuck at the peak of Level 8, went out to seek opportunities to advance to Level 9. While collecting resources in a ruined world, he was sucked into the Dark Ancient Tower.
He thought he had accidentally entered some kind of mechanism ruin, but after hearing from Levi that it was the Dark Ancient Tower, his expression turned somewhat ugly.
Their civilization had also heard of the legends of the Dark Ancient Tower, and some people had even entered it before, but unless it was the great opening that occurred once every ten thousand years, once you entered this place, you could forget about ever leaving.
After learning the coordinates of the Nairarian Civilization from Rite, Levi was overjoyed because this place was in the same area as the Golden Holy World.
The next time he traveled far, he could first go to the Nairarian Empire for a stroll. So many Legend creatures had already been collected. Next, he just needed to figure out how to bring this civilization to Nora, so that the Twilight Temple could also get on the fast track of development.
However, after all, they possessed two Level 10 powerhouses, and Levi's current strength was still far from enough. This matter needed to be considered carefully and couldn't be rushed.
Hearing Levi and Rite constantly talking about the Nairarian Civilization, the long-dormant Twilight Round Table suddenly woke up and said, "I seem to have heard of the Nairarian."
"Is this also a Walker?"
"Yes, I remember that the one sitting next to Osereel was a Nairarian. He was only a Level 9 powerhouse at that time, and the proposals he exchanged with Sauron were all related to Beast Taming."
Hearing this, Levi asked Rite, "Are the Naira Sea and the Rian Continent named after historical figures of your civilization?"
Rite said, "Yes, combined, they are the name of the most important figure in our civilization... Nairarian.
He was born 300,000 years ago, later integrated the Beast Taming knowledge system, and traveled through the Multiverse, collecting, breeding, and saving countless rare biological groups.
He also compiled the unprecedented Beast Taming Holy Scripture and Myriad Beasts Illustrated Compendium. He was the first to advance to a Myth-level Beast Tamer and was called the Beast Ancestor by later generations.
To commemorate the Beast Ancestor, later generations used his name separately to name the continent and the sea. And the year of the Beast Ancestor's birth was taken as the first year of the Nairarian era.
After the Beast Ancestor's fall, relying on his legacy, the Nairarian developed rapidly. At its peak, it once had four Myth-level Beast Tamers at the same time, known as the Earth, Fire, Wind, Water Four Holy Ancestors. But due to multiple invasions by demons and visits by colonists from the Golden Holy World, the bloodlines of many Legend and Myth creatures withered. Developing to this day, only two Myth Beast Tamers remain."
Speaking of this, Rite's eyes could not hide his disappointment.
Levi could imagine that being able to simultaneously possess four Level 10 powerhouses was not much worse than the early Nora Civilization.
However, the way of Beast Taming ultimately relied on external objects, and its natural flaws were relatively large, easily affected by external environmental instability.
The decline of the Nairarian was also normal.
But now it was fine.
The Dragon Palace Master, Ancient Dragon Zoo Director, Pokémon Card Collecting Master Levi patted Rite on the shoulder, his eyes shining brightly:
"Don't be discouraged, revitalizing the glory of Beast Taming is our duty!"