Darkness Zone.
Gray mist shrouded everything, boundless and endless.
A murderous intent descended, locking onto Levi.
It must be said, this Nightmare Lord had some real skill.
It seemed to have mastered some kind of tracking method, clinging to Levi like a maggot, and used the time Levi spent entering the Dark Ancient Tower to set a trap.
As soon as Levi came out, he fell right into the ambush.
Levi didn't want to fight it now. He was no match for a mid-level Tenth Ring, and it would only waste his energy and time.
He activated the Formless Secret Word and randomly chose a direction.
Whoosh! In an instant, he was millions of miles away.
Levi emerged from the light, his expression grave.
The surroundings were still filled with boundless gray mist, seeping in everywhere, trying to penetrate his Bloody Battle Armor and infiltrate his body, accompanied by a chilling laughter.
"I told you, once you enter my Gray Mist Domain, no one can escape. Do you think you're special just because you killed an Atu?"
Levi ignored the Gray Mist Monarch's taunts.
It indeed had some tricks up its sleeve, far surpassing Atu. Not that its direct strength was particularly high, but its abilities were bizarre.
This Gray Mist Domain could confuse and distort space. So, while Levi seemed to have teleported millions of miles, he was actually still in the same place.
It wasn't that the Gray Mist Domain's range exceeded millions of miles.
To verify his suspicion, Levi teleported three times in the same direction, covering a distance of over four million miles.
Sure enough, he still hadn't escaped the gray mist.
"Distorting space, interesting." Levi abandoned the idea of escaping, drew the Red Dragon Ironcleaver, and decided to fight since it wanted to fight.
"Heh, not running anymore?"
The voice came again from the gray mist.
Levi smiled slightly and sat down cross-legged.
"That's right, I'm not running. Just taking a break."
Surging mist pressed in from all directions, and Levi heard the sound of space shattering, as if an invisible wall was trying to imprison him.
Terrifying pressure acted on the Bloody Battle Armor, creating intense sparks.
Levi remained unmoved. The Bloody Battle Armor, if nothing else, had an inherent hardness and defensive power. He believed that no one below Eleventh Ring could break it.
Sauron had used ten Tenth Ring crystal cores just for the armor itself. Not to mention the other divine objects and Primordial Relic materials.
He was surrounded by the power of the Adamantine Saint Domain, preventing the mist from penetrating, while he pondered a way to break the situation.
The Gray Mist Monarch was perhaps wary of Levi, as it hadn't shown itself yet, only continuously eroding him with the Gray Mist Domain.
In this kind of situation, I need to find a way to destroy its main body.
Levi's Crimson Eyes split open, and thousands of red rays shot out in all directions. The Crimson Eyes not only had the function of predicting danger, but also of seeing through illusions.
As a Nightmare Lord, this powerful being was likely using illusionary techniques, just extremely advanced ones. In that case, he would try using the Nightmare Emperor Dragon.
"Useless."
The ethereal voice came again.
The red light gradually dimmed, and Levi retracted his Crimson Eyes, revealing a smile.
"So, you're here."
The gray mist was silent for a moment, then sneered:
"Trying to trick me? Naive."
It didn't believe Levi could see through its abilities.
Levi stood up. He didn't dare to stay here for long, lest he be taken to the Nightmare World's base camp by the Gray Mist and be sealed and refined.
"All-perceiving, nothing hidden! No Hiding Heaven!"
Buzz! The Six Saint Heavens descended, and Levi's figure disappeared.
"Damn it, impossible!"
An incredulous voice came from the Gray Mist.
Inside No Hiding Heaven, Levi appeared on the throne, transcending all illusions and deceptions from another realm and dimension, looking down.
What met his eyes was a gray mist covering an area of about ten thousand miles. It wriggled, and a mysterious force rolled up the surrounding space, turning it into a ball. Under the action of this force field, the space became a circular track.
"No wonder I couldn't fly out, so that's how it is. This method is good, it inspires me, it will be very useful for future research into spatial magic."
Crimson Eyes locked onto the southeast corner of the mist. There, a sneaky figure looked up at the sky, meeting Levi's gaze.
A giant arm formed from the Gray Mist, spanning ten thousand miles, reached out to grab Levi.
"You can't escape! No matter which dimension you enter, you are still within the original space. No matter how you teleport, or traverse the void, or use elemental escape techniques, you cannot leave. This is my Gray Mist Domain!
Even many Tenth Ring late-stage experts are not as good as me in the Dao of Space. Let alone you, a Ninth Ring Knight who only relies on brute Strength."
Boom! Levi's figure plummeted, leaving No Hiding Heaven. The Bloody Battle Spirit emerged behind him, taking the lead in attacking the southeast corner, with a monstrous sea of blood crashing into it.
The Gray Mist giant arm collided with the sea of blood, tearing it apart and sending the Bloody Battle Spirit flying.
Taking this opportunity, Levi used his sword energy to cleave through the giant arm, arriving before the Gray Mist Monarch's main body.
He activated the power of the Sixfold Saint Domain and unsealed all six attribute enhancements of the Bloody Battle Armor except for mental Strength. As for the Strength of the Frost Giant Ancestor, he didn't use it for the time being. That could only last for a quarter of an hour at a time and had to be used at a critical moment.
"One Halberd Shatters Nine Stars!"
The halberd technique from the Holy War Monarch connected to the nine heavenly stars. Accompanied by the annihilation of the stars, extreme destruction surged out, and sword energy engulfed the Gray Mist body.
The Gray Mist Monarch's figure disappeared without a trace.
Suddenly, a Gray Mist giant palm struck from behind Levi.
Bang! His figure flew out, and the flesh in his body exploded.
"Tsk tsk tsk, I heard you have Indestructible abilities. Let me see how many times you can revive? There is no true immortality in this world!"
Hundreds of Gray Mist tentacles attacked wildly. Levi dodged and weaved, occasionally being hit, and his figure would explode. The power of a Tenth Ring mid-stage expert was terrifying to this extent.
The Gray Mist Monarch's offensive became more and more fierce.
"I don't believe I can't kill you!"
Puchi.
A blood-colored longsword pierced through the Gray Mist Monarch's head.
"Useless, I also have Indestructible abilities. This Venerable One is the embodiment of mist. What attack in this world can eliminate mist? None!"
The Gray Mist Monarch ignored the Bloody Battle Spirit's attack.
Levi pondered while fighting.
"If I had Gargamel's Sealing Art, it would be much easier to deal with the Gray Mist Monarch. Its abilities are similar to those of the previous Poison Mistress."
After he finishes with the mental and spatial schools, he will study Sealing Art.
A quarter of an hour later, the Gray Mist Monarch looked at the unkillable Levi with a grim expression.
"How could this be... It must be the power of that blood-colored treasure! Such a good thing should belong to me!" It was relentless and continued to attack.
Levi only dodged, seemingly without any power to resist.
Half an hour later, a look of joy appeared on his face.
"Found it."
On the other side of the spherical space, a pure white dragon, under the protection of the Bloody Battle Spirit and the Primordial Spirit Emperor, broke through numerous obstacles and arrived at a void.
Here, there was an extremely subtle spatial rift, not easily noticeable. This was the connection node of the spherical space, which was the weakness of the Gray Mist Domain.
On the Chaos Dragon's body, the light of thousands of spells shone brightly. Levi also activated 70% of his mental Strength enhancement and 500% of his Giant Strength! Nine Suns Suspend in the Sky, Myriad Forms Heavenly Thunder, Fire Dragon Tribulation, and other powerful spells were all blasted towards the node, and the spherical space began to tremble violently.
"What? Impossible!"
The Gray Mist Monarch, who was entangled with Levi, had a drastic change in expression. This person had actually found the flaw in his domain, something many Tenth Rings couldn't find.
Non-stop spell bombardments and sword Qi attacks poured out. The Gray Mist Monarch tried his best to stabilize it, preventing Levi from escaping.
Levi frowned slightly. Such a fierce attack couldn't break this barrier in a short time. It seemed he could only use that move... He saw the only unlit rune on the Chaos Dragon flashing with a strange luster.
"Disintegration Art!"
Tzzzt!
An indescribable ray of light struck the trembling node.
Crack! The mirror shattered, annihilating piece by piece... From a god's-eye view, the Gray Mist Domain was like a deflated ball, with billowing thick fog spewing out and dissipating into the Darkness Zone.
The gray mist dissipated, revealing a dazed gaze within.
"Sauron's Greater Disintegration Art? No! This isn't it."
A sense of fear couldn't help but rise in the Gray Mist Monarch's heart.
Most of the time, as Nightmare Lords, they weren't afraid of Legendary Wizards... but when the Disintegration Art appeared, it was completely different.
Its nature was no less than a madman attacking you with a nuclear bomb on his back. Legendary Wizards rarely used the Disintegration Art to kill enemies; each use was a desperate battle.
With his domain shattered, the Gray Mist Monarch knew that this assassination had failed. With the Twilight Hall Master's methods, he must have already escaped millions of miles away.
"Die!"
A long sword, surrounded by the power of a Twenty-sixfold Saint Domain, slashed over!
Levi wanted to run, but before leaving... he had to take a swing!
He wanted to see the gap between himself and a mid-level Tenth Ring!
The Gray Mist Monarch's body turned into mist, trying to avoid this sword! The sword Qi pierced into the thick fog and exploded.
The starry sky sparkled with various colors.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
The Gray Mist Monarch's figure seemed to have thinned a little.
"Giving you a chance and you don't escape... truly arrogant!"
A long dragon of mist spiraled out, obscuring Levi's vision.
His mental Strength now exceeded 100,000, and his innate spells, with power between Ninth Ring and Tenth Ring, were released without restraint.
Hundreds of Fire Dragons shuttled through the mist, exploding.
These methods were only minor injuries to the Gray Mist Monarch, not enough to be fatal, but there were too many of them, making it a little overwhelmed.
However, the most troublesome thing was the Bloody Battle Armor. Many of its methods were blocked by it, and the aftermath couldn't kill Levi at all. This was the strongest turtle shell in the Multiverse that Sauron had built for Levi!
It knew that if it continued to entangle, there would only be one result... that was that it, a mid-level Tenth Ring, would lose. Although it was unbelievable, that was the truth.
"Hmph, I'll spare your life today!"
"Want to leave?" Levi laughed. "You're a fucking mid-level Tenth Ring. I'm not even running, why are you running? Stay and fight me!"
Spells and sword Qi constantly attacked the mist. The Wizard Tower and Eight Trigrams Formation hung high in the starry sky, trying to keep the Gray Mist Monarch, but they were easily broken by the other party.
With his current methods, defeating and exhausting the other party was no problem.
But a mid-level Tenth Ring wanted to leave, and he couldn't keep it.
"Don't be too proud, someone will take care of you!"
The mist disappeared into the void like cockroaches fleeing in all directions. Levi had no way to stop it and could only write it down in his little notebook for revenge in the future.
Suddenly, his expression changed.
He saw the surrounding world playing back as if time was flowing backward, and the mist that had dissipated into the void began to return uncontrollably...
"Damn it, Hela!"
The Gray Mist Monarch roared.
Levi watched this magical scene as if he were an outsider. There were billions of beings named Hela in the Multiverse, but only one could make the Gray Mist Monarch change color: Void Saint Seat Hela!
She possessed the [Death Saint Seat], a treasure second only to the Dark Ancient Tower in the pan-universe, and was once the third strongest being in the pan-universe, second only to the Fire Monarch.
Now, it was unknown who was stronger between her and the Grand Speaker.
In any case, she must be at the peak of Tenth Ring, and could even use means similar to time reversal to pull back a Tenth Ring mid-stage expert who had already escaped.
Levi suspected that she might have already stepped into Eleventh Ring with half a foot.
Although she was a woman, she led the second largest extraordinary force in the pan-universe, second only to Nora, with a scale no less than the Myriad Races Council at its peak.
She had come, but where was she? Levi was also quite curious about this mysterious woman. In fact, in terms of reputation, the Grand Speaker, who had been hiding his strength, was not as well-known as Hela.
Time reversed to three breaths ago.
The Gray Mist Monarch shouted:
"Don't be too proud, someone will take care of you!"
It had already said this sentence, and it knew it, but in the face of the great power of time reversal, it could only repeat it like a robot.
Buzz! A dark skeleton throne emerged, surrounded by an indescribable aura of death. A dashing female swordsman in armor with golden hair draped over her shoulders sat there with her legs crossed.
She was confident, flamboyant, and domineering! "You say... who will take care of me?"
At this time, the power of time reversal had dissipated. The Gray Mist Monarch transformed into mist tentacles and attacked the figure on the throne, but stopped three inches in front of Hela.
The Gray Mist Monarch failed to achieve its goal and sneered arrogantly: "It seems that the Nightmare World has not taken action for too long, and you local snakes in the pan-universe no longer take us seriously. Let me leave, or I will flatten the Void Sanctuary within a hundred years!"
Boom! Hela made a grasping motion in the void, and a giant hand of death aura, hundreds of thousands of miles in size, directly slapped down. This power made Levi's eyes tremble.
If this strike hit the Bloody Battle Armor, the consequences would be unimaginable... Hela has also become stronger, or rather, she has always been strong. She was just hiding her strength like the Grand Speaker. Now that times have changed, Nora has risen up, the Shadow has entered the game, and the heroes have rebelled. She has also torn off this layer of disguise.
He didn't know why Hela was helping him. But attacking the Nightmare Lord at this juncture was undoubtedly a declaration of war against the Nightmare World. Could it be that top figures like Hela also wanted to join Nora? "Good, good!" The Gray Mist Monarch naturally wouldn't sit still and wait for death. Its mist-like body transformed into a gray giant sword and slashed towards the giant hand!
Then, the giant sword was shattered like dry weeds.
"Explode!"
The Gray Mist Monarch exploded with a bang, and the shock wave forced Hela to temporarily evade.
She smiled and said, "What a courage, such a decisive short-tailed escape."
"Hela! There is no place for your Void Sanctuary in the Multiverse anymore!" A stream of mist shot into the distance, wanting to return to nothingness and escape.
Hela didn't chase, because a starlight radiance stretching for three hundred thousand miles, as bright as the Milky Way, swept in from afar, engulfing the gray mist figure.
Levi was slightly shocked in his heart.
This... this is sword energy.
The Gray Mist Monarch's screams gradually dissipated in the sword energy. Its True Spirit fled into the void, resentfully looking at everyone: "You will all die!"
Hela was about to retrieve it when she discovered that the Nether Mother River had descended from the void. A Hell warhorse rode the waves, and then golden light divided the True Spirit into fragments.
On the horse's back was a three-inch-tall golden armored figure.
"So it's him." Hela murmured inwardly, without anger.
Just like that, a Tenth Ring mid-stage, extremely difficult Nightmare Lord died and disappeared, with no possibility of reincarnation or resurrection.
Lyon dragged his spoils back to Levi's side, which made Levi's heart tremble. How dare this little guy snatch Hela's spoils... If this woman asks, it's none of my Li Dragon King's business.
"Master, I found this in its True Spirit." Lyon handed a gray bead to Levi in front of Hela.
"This item was killed by Senior Hela, you should send it to Senior."
Levi said quickly.
Hela waved her hand and said, "It's useless to me."
At the same time, on the long river of sword energy that had not dissipated for a long time, a burly figure with a bare upper body and a height of ten thousand meters emerged.
It had twenty-four arms on its back, holding twenty-four swords.
Levi seemed to have heard of this person's legend.
Starry Sky Sword Saint Davis, the sixth strongest in the pan-universe, a loner, from the Arm Asura clan, ranked after the Amethyst Saint, Tenth Ring late-stage.
It possesses the supreme treasure [Autumn Water], ranked 12th. This treasure is composed of 24 sword weapons and is the ultimate in sword treasures, with unparalleled sharpness! As far as Levi knows, a Starry Sky Sword Saint hasn't appeared for ten thousand years. It's also not a member of the Void Sanctuary. This cooperation with Hela probably means it has joined them.
"Thank you, Hela and Senior Davis, for your assistance."
Levi bowed to the two.
The Starry Sky Sword Saint sized up Levi.
"I heard you are also skilled in swordsmanship?"
"I only have a slight understanding; I cannot compare to you, Senior."
"No need to be modest. Once you reach Tenth Ring, we'll have time to spar and exchange sword techniques to see if we can break the Ninth Ring shackles of swordsmanship."
"Alright."
Hela said, "We didn't come to save you. With your abilities, that Gray Mist Monarch couldn't kill you anyway... It's causing trouble on our territory, being too arrogant and not taking my Void Sanctuary seriously."
Levi said helplessly, "These behemoth worlds always look down on us. You two seniors did well to kill it! But aren't you worried about retaliation from the Nightmare World?"
The Starry Sky Sword Saint laughed:
"Of course, we're worried, but we can't always be so cowardly. There are those with backbone in the Multiverse, and it's not just you Nora."
Levi asked:
"Have you, Sword Saint, and Senior Hela considered joining Nora?"
If they were brought in, Nora would receive an epic-level enhancement, even stronger than the Barbarian Race's great fusion. They could bring in friends and add at least a dozen Tenth Ring experts.
Hela said, "We don't want to live under someone else's roof for now. With our strength, we can protect ourselves in the Multiverse, but we can form an alliance to jointly resist the Abyss and the Nightmare."
Levi said, "Good, welcome, Seniors, to discuss cooperation matters."
Hela said to the Starry Sky Sword Saint, "Lord Davis, you can go back first. I want to chat with the Twilight Hall Master alone for a while."
Davis said again:
"Lord Levi, don't forget our agreement after you reach Tenth Ring."
Watching the Starry Sky Sword Saint leave, Hela said:
"Davis is a natural seed for swordsmanship. The Bi Xiuluo race is a Long-Lived Species, with three times the Lifespan of humans, but it reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship in less than six thousand years and became a Tenth Ring powerhouse in ten thousand years, loving the sword as its life."
Levi said, "So it became a Sword Saint!"
After exchanging pleasantries, Hela asked, "Lord Levi, have you ever seen Sauron?"
"I haven't." Levi shook his head. If the timing wasn't off, he would have suspected Hela was Sauron's lover; he was really getting tired of Sauron.
"Are you Sauron?"
"No."
"I see."
Hela looked at the Black Armor Swordsman before her, seemingly judging whether Levi was lying, and finally nodded slightly:
"Since you are not Sauron, then forget it. Now, the flames of war are rising in the Multiverse, and Nora wants to be the leader of the Multiverse. I admire your courage... But as the leader of the Void Sanctuary, I, Hela, cannot easily change my allegiance."
"I understand."
"Take this; your Nora Council should find it useful."
Hela gave Levi a translucent insect husk.
"This is?" Levi asked.
"This is the Tenth Ring insect husk of the Worm Overlord. It gave it to me as the price for helping it remove the [Sea Remnant] secret tracking technique.
I didn't use it. With this, you can find the Worm Overlord's lair. What you do next is up to you," Hela said.
"I can't accept unearned rewards. I have already received too many benefits from you today, Senior, and I am terrified. I hope you can tell me what price I must pay?"
Levi took the insect husk, somewhat puzzled.
The Worm Overlord was indeed hiding very deeply. He had inquired for a long time but didn't know where this guy was hiding. With this, through the connection between the insect husk and its This Venerable One, he might be able to find it with his Nightmare Perception ability.
Hela said, "Not long ago, the Netherworld invited me to become the Nether Emperor, but I refused because once I become the Nether Emperor, I would cut off the possibility of becoming an Eleventh Ring."
"Judging by your achievements today, Sauron must have played a part. With your potential, reaching Eleventh Ring should be no problem.
In the future, just lend me a hand when you can. To be honest, I'm already on the verge of Eleventh Ring, but I don't have the courage to take that step."
Levi suddenly understood; this was another big shot who saw his potential and came to make a venture capital investment. To this, Levi could only say... her judgment was spot on!
"If I can reach Eleventh Ring, I will definitely help you within my capabilities to repay your kindness today," he said after a moment's thought.
Befriending such a powerful figure was also a good thing.
So far, the Void Sanctuary and Nora had not had any conflicts. Ultimately, they were too far apart, and the convergence of pan-planes did not affect them.
Hela smiled, "Don't worry, I won't trouble you with things you can't do. So, it's a deal, young man."
Watching Hela leave, Levi checked the battlefield and found a gray crystalline object, surrounded by mist, and his face lit up with joy.
"A Tenth Ring Nightmare Crystal, such a good thing that even the big shots don't want."
Confirming that nothing was left behind, Levi headed towards the coordinates of the Giant Kingdom.
Three years later.
Nora Calendar 1720, Bloody Battle 1608.
Nightmare officially declared war on the Void Sanctuary.
At the same time, the 6th strongest in the pan-plane, [Starry Sky Sword Saint], the 17th, Lord of the Ross Kingdom [Dao He Luo], and the 18th, the strongest space pirate [Dark Conqueror Apolos], all announced their joining the Void Sanctuary.
This second power in the pan-plane already had ten Tenth Ring experts. It surpassed the Myriad Races Council at its peak, second only to Nora.
Levi knew that Hela was an ambitious woman. This was also a fair competition with Nora, vying for Tenth Ring talents in the pan-plane.
In any case, the Void Sanctuary was currently sharing a lot of pressure from the Nightmare World, which was also a good thing for Nora. Once everyone survived this calamity, they could compete for the position of overlord of the Multiverse based on their own abilities.
Nora's three victories over the Abyss and one great defeat of Nightmare had far-reaching effects, proving that juggernauts were not invincible.
The pan-plane was not weak either; there were hundreds of Tenth Ring experts. If they all united, even the juggernauts would not dare to underestimate them.
Nightmare World.
A group of Monarch-level experts looked grim.
The Gray Mist Monarch who chased Levi was killed by Hela and the Starry Sky Sword Saint. In this Nightmare invasion, an unprecedented seven Monarch-level experts had fallen... When had they suffered such losses in the nearly 300,000 years of the ancient era? The World-Defying Demon Lord raged:
"These mundane insects are trying to form an alliance against us... Local wars are no longer enough to deal with them. I suggest immediately launching a call to arms throughout the Nightmare territory, dispatching three hundred Nightmare Lords to kill all the troublemaking Tenth Rings!"
"That's right, the pan-plane needs a major cleansing!"
The Lost Monarch looked at the agitated generals and said calmly:
"Calm down, three hundred is impossible; it will only allow the other Three Realms to take advantage of our weakness, which would be penny-wise and pound-foolish. Remember, our main conflict has always been with the Star Realm. No matter how much these pan-planes make trouble, the end result is destruction.
But the pan-plane can't be allowed to grow unchecked. We must nip it in the bud. From today onwards, This Venerable One will communicate with the Supreme Will and summon 100 Nightmare Monarchs to flatten the Shadow World, the Void Sanctuary, and the Nora Council!"
The repeatedly defeated Monarchs had lost their patience.
This time, they were serious! ...
Forgotten Land.
A certain Shelter.
Levi finished inventorying the gains from this trip to the Dark Ancient Tower.
Needless to say, there were 3 Sun Flare Wonders, as well as 15 Full Moon Wonders, 54 Morning Star Wonders, and a total of 546 other levels of Wonders.
There were 56 Sixth Ring or higher treasures, 2 Ninth Ring treasures, and 1 Divine Artifact.
There were countless other resources.
After coming out, he encountered the Gray Mist Monarch and got a Tenth Ring Nightmare Crystal for free. Levi held it in his palm, and within it, he could see profound spatial rhythms and knowledge.
"Good stuff, it will help me study spatial sequence spells."
There was also a Tenth Ring Illusionary Artifact. Unlike Divine Artifacts, Levi, as a Nightmare Lord, could also use this thing. After studying it, he found that it was called the [Night Obscuring Pearl].
It has two main functions:
First, to obscure the heavenly secrets, countering divination and prophecy. Even with Levi's powerful Crimson Eyes, he was deceived, demonstrating its power.
Second, it can form a Nightmare force field covering a radius of 100,000 miles, obscuring the enemy's perception, plunging them into terrifying illusions, and forming a powerful control.
This treasure is not strong in direct combat, but it is an auxiliary artifact, which can supplement his Nightmare methods before his Nightmare Emperor Dragon reaches Tenth Ring.
Finally, Levi took out the Tenth Ring insect husk, and his Crimson Eyes widened.
"Little bug, let me see where you're hiding?"