Abyss, 660th floor.
The Succubus giggled, her face flushed with desire.
The Pleasure Power within her began to stir again. Three hundred thousand years had passed, and only that man could make her feel this way, as if he were the Succubus! That man was Sauron.
He snapped his fingers, and lines of text appeared.
[To initiate the next wave of the Abyssal Bloody Battle, dispatch at least one Tenth Ring Fish Demon, Flame Demon, Gargoyle, Wind Demon, Black Thunder Devil, Icy Demon, and Chain Demon to the Nora battlefield, along with other Tenth Ring demons as desired.]
The text vanished, and the image disappeared without a trace. Seeing the young Sauron fade away, the Succubus felt a sense of loss.
"In that case, while the Nightmare is preparing, let's start recruiting for the next round of the Abyssal war… This is the master's task."
The Succubus rose, adjusted her revealing clothes that barely covered anything, and then went to the 645th floor, where the Wind Demon Lord Pazuzu resided.
"Mekansute, what brings you here? I have no interest in you," Pazuzu frowned upon seeing the Succubus Queen.
The Succubus Queen giggled. "I have no interest in your ancient body that hasn't changed in several epochs either. I'm here to initiate the next Nora Bloody Battle."
"Why start it? Let the Nightmare World handle it."
"The Nightmare World is expected to send over eighty Lords. At this rate, they might obliterate Nora in a year. Will we even be able to catch up if we go late?"
"Nora is at its peak right now. If we go now, we're bound to suffer significant losses. I don't recommend it."
"We'll just mobilize our troops first, then hide around Nora, waiting for the Nightmare and Nora to be mutually injured before we move in to reap the rewards."
"I'm not going, anyway."
Pazuzu shrugged, looking like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water.
"Could it be that you're scared of Eamon?"
The Succubus Queen sneered.
"So what if I am? Now that the Four Demon Lords can't merge, and you old fogies from the 660th floor and beyond don't dare to descend, why should I go?"
Pazuzu was completely immune to the Succubus's goading.
"Fine, if you won't go, I'll go," the Succubus Queen said after a moment of thought.
"You'll go?"
Pazuzu was secretly delighted, but he didn't believe it.
After that bitch was scared by the Mother River, she refused to come out, only sending some mediocre cannon fodder to put on a show.
The Succubus nodded. "I'll go. I can't count on those five behind me. It's said that the Lord of Fallen Stars is about to reach Eleventh Ring, and another Chaos Attendant is about to be born."
Pazuzu was envious.
It also wanted to become a Chaos Attendant. Even a strong Tenth Ring was just a pawn; only by reaching the top could one become a chess player!
"Then go ahead, I support you," Pazuzu said. It had consulted the Lord of Fallen Stars, who said that this millennium was a year of turmoil, and the Abyss would be fine.
However, many Tenth Rings might fall, as the Earth Demon Lord had. Only by staying in the Abyss could one rest easy!
If the Succubus died, she wouldn't be able to reincarnate, and her Abyssal floor would be vacant. Then everyone could move down one floor, wouldn't that be wonderful?
"Hmph! Cowardly fool."
The Succubus Queen swayed her hips as she left.
"You stinky bitch, look at how capable you think you are."
Pazuzu snorted inwardly and continued to sleep at home.
Nora Calendar, 1900.
In the name of the Supreme Will, the Succubus Queen successively summoned nearly fifty Tenth Ring demons, including the Cyan Adamantine Demon King Gasu, Lord of the 168th floor; the Skyfire Lord · Ikurod, Lord of the 230th floor; the Ghost Wind Overlord · Garuru, Lord of the 234th floor; the Lord of the Deep Shust, Lord of the 235th floor; the Deep Cold Demon King · DePaul, Lord of the 280th floor; the Thunder Prince · Lyle, Lord of the 290th floor; and the Imprisoned Witch · Kasijia, Lord of the 305th floor.
Next, it was time to wait.
Star Realm.
Thousand Hills Kingdoms, Ten Thousand Gold Mountain Range.
After being conferred as a god, the Amethyst Saint, relying on its powerful strength, quickly became the Lord of Myriad Golds' right-hand man. It suddenly discovered that being conferred as a god was quite appealing.
It no longer needed to worry about being targeted by the Nora Council and also obtained the long Lifespan that those short-lived races couldn't even imagine.
On this day, the Amethyst Seven Kings flew over with nervous expressions.
"My Lord, the Holy War Monarch is dead..."
"Killed by the Twilight Hall Master?"
"Yes."
"I knew this day would come sooner or later. It seems the Bloodfire Overlord is truly unable to free himself, otherwise, he wouldn't have watched his proxy be killed."
"My Lord is wise. Now that we reside high in the Star Realm, we can rest easy!"
The Amethyst Clan hadn't been happy for long when a divine decree came from the Lord of Myriad Golds' Divine Kingdom, immediately making the Amethyst Saint's old face turn ugly.
[The borderlands of the Ten Thousand Gold Divine Domain are being harassed by the insect race "Mayfly Queen". The Obsidian God is hereby ordered to lead the Amethyst God Race to quickly go and exterminate them without fail!]
One year later.
Nora Calendar 1901, Bloody Battle 1789.
In the East Sea, a figure quietly emerged. Levi looked at the continent, which was several times larger than before and shaped like a soaring dragon, and revealed a sigh.
"Almost three hundred years have passed in a flash."
He landed near the Summer Flower Tower and sensed that Elena was in seclusion. She had told him in a call some time ago that she was breaking through to the Eighth Ring of the Qi Sect, so it seemed she was really working hard.
Levi didn't disturb her and returned to the Emperor Palace alone.
Jinx and the Golden Heavenly King Ape appeared. Levi said:
"You go to the Sauron Continent and say that I sent you. First, join the council, and then Jinx, you settle the Golden Scales Clan on the Seven-Colored Continent."
The Seven-Colored Continent was also artificially constructed by the Earth Saint, with an area similar to the Ancient Dragon Continent, and it was inhabited by the Seven-Colored Scale Race.
Next, Levi would use the Knowledge of Wizards and Knights to strive to restore the Seven-Colored Scale Race to its peak and give birth to its own Tenth Ring powerhouse.
Not long after.
Luo Lin came to the Emperor Palace and smiled:
"I was researching at home and sensed your aura."
"Long time no see, Madam."
"I heard recently that you killed the Holy War Monarch."
"Did the Bloodfire Overlord cause trouble in Nora?"
"Not at all."
"When you're done with the Ancient Dragon Continent's affairs, come to the Supreme Council."
"Alright."
Levi came to the organization's treasure vault and put in more than five thousand Truth Wonders he had on him. Counting those stored by other members, the number of Wonders in the vault was in the tens of thousands. Once the Wizards of the Ancient Dragon Continent had digested them, their overall level could rise a step.
Just dealing with the spoils of the expedition took several days. The exotic treasures, extraordinary creatures, and minerals amazed the organization's leaders.
"Is this the wealth of the God Race?"
"It's terrifying. It's truly a waste to give so many treasures to them."
"My friends in other organizations have gone crazy with envy when they heard I was working on the Ancient Dragon Continent. It's just a pity that his aptitude is average, so he really can't get in here."
Afterward, Levi participated in the Twilight Eighteen Knights' meeting for the first time in a long time. Except for Elena, who was in seclusion, everyone else had arrived.
Among the older generation of Knights, the Blood Knight, Black Knight, Ash Knight, Golden Lion Knight, and Holy Ape Knight were still there, all with mid-Eighth Ring cultivation.
The Goddess and the Divine Light Knight temporarily left the team.
The mid-generation Knights were the Dark Moon Knight, Hundred Flower Knight, Thousand Illusion Knight, and Steel Dragon Knight, all at the early stage of the Eighth Ring. The Silver Dragon Knight was temporarily absent.
The new generation Knights, Alligator Turtle, Jade Elephant, Fire Dragon, and Feather Knight, were still present. The Snow Dragon Knight and Pheasant Knight were temporarily absent.
The Fire Dragon Knight was far ahead, at the late stage of the Eighth Ring.
The other three were still at the late stage of the Seventh Ring. With the Fire Dragon Knight's talent, Levi felt he could attempt a trans-mythical breakthrough when advancing to the Ninth Ring.
Bluebird, Halo, Peacock, Dragon Flame, and Snake Knight joined later.
The above was the basically finalized lineup of the Eighteen Riders.
Everyone gave Levi a detailed report on the organization's development over the past three hundred years. After several major changes, the number of Sixth Ring Knights in the Holy Temple had long exceeded five hundred and was still growing rapidly.
Before the Great Confluence in Nora Calendar, this was unimaginable. Ultimately, the surge in resources activated the civilization's potential.
Previously, poverty limited everyone's imagination, and they felt that an organization with dozens of Primal Soul Wizards was top-tier.
Now, they realized that as long as there were enough resources to drive a technological explosion, humanity's potential could transform Seas Change, Fields Transform in a few thousand years.
The situation in the Ancient Dragon Empire was also good, with over a hundred Sixth Ring experts. The situation for Eighth Ring experts was not optimistic, with only the old Three Kings.
In general, the Lizardmen's potential was still insufficient.
Levi estimated that the Ninth Ring was their limit, but the Lizardmen were already very happy to have reached this point. Contentment brings happiness, and not all races can climb to the top of the Myriad Races.
Levi also inspected the Dawn Tower, Giant Beast Paradise, Arcane Academy, Mechanical School, Dragonkin Hermit Order, White Dragon Commerce, various battle groups, and the Knight and Wizard card-making factories, a scene of prosperity and talent.
Statistics showed that at the end of the second millennium, the number of Sixth Ring experts under the Ancient Dragon Continent's organization had exceeded three thousand, close to the total of a second-rate school.
This was the era Sauron created.
This was the golden age in the heart of the Ancestor of Wizards!
Azure Sky Continent.
A figure exuding a powerful aura ascended the heavenly ladder step by step, passing through countless trials, and arrived at the Barbarian Ancestor Hall above the nine heavens.
"Barbarian Ancestor is above! The Dragon God Barbarian Lord has returned!"
He looked towards the Barbarian Ancestor Hall, tears of excitement in his eyes.
The Dragon God Tribe finally had a Tenth Ring expert.
"Good, very good, my Barbarian Race's six Lords are finally complete. My strength has also returned to the peak of the Tenth Ring, hahahaha!"
The Will of Azure Sky's laughter echoed.
Regarding the Bloody Battle, the Nightmare, and the war against the heavens… this top-tier expert who had created countless legends once again ignited his confidence, wanting to compete with the heavens! Last time, he stopped just outside the Eleventh Ring.
This time, with sufficiently powerful allies, he had nothing to fear!
Fight! Fight! Fight!…
The next day.
The council announced that the Supreme Council would be increased to 36 members, with the Barbarian Race occupying 7 seats.
The experts gathered around the Round Table, watching Levi arrive, covered in dust.
Eamon smiled:
"The great hero who annihilated the Myriad Races Council has arrived."
Levi said, "I dare not take the credit. It was the result of everyone's joint efforts."
Eamon said, "The Nightmare is mobilizing troops on a large scale and may launch a large-scale cleansing operation against the pan-plane within a century. Although we have a tripartite alliance, our overall strength is still far inferior to the Nightmare World, not to mention the Abyss, which is also eyeing us covetously.
Levi, how much longer do you need to advance to Legendary?"
As soon as he spoke, the experts looked at Levi. Having witnessed Levi's methods, everyone had high expectations for him.
"According to my current progress, it will take at least three hundred years. There are no major problems with mental strength. What I need now is time for the prototype of the Tenth Ring spell, and then the Legendary Wonder… The progress on the Knight side is also similar."
Of course, if Levi didn't require a top-tier Legendary Wonder, he could quickly maximize his mental strength and then advance using the Element Certificate.
He simply wanted to achieve the ultimate perfection in every realm. Only then, after reaching Tenth Ring, could he be invincible in the world, and after Eleventh Ring, could he suppress the Star Ancestor! He didn't want to hastily step into the Supreme Realm, only to repeat past mistakes. Perhaps Sauron had other backup plans, but Levi wouldn't accept failure!
Eamon said, "Alright, there's no need to feel pressured. We're just understanding your current situation to make corresponding arrangements. You don't need to participate in the upcoming Nightmare invasion. Just stay in Nora for closed-door cultivation and reach Tenth Ring as soon as possible."
Levi replied, "It's fine. Secluding myself won't be of much use. My Legendary path, and even the ultimate Chaos Dao, requires at least seven Tenth Ring existences from different elemental factions to refine a Wonder. So, I will participate in the war and seek opportunities in battle."
Eamon asked, "You're not planning to take the Element Certificate? As far as I know, that's also a path to Chaos, right? And it was an idea proposed by Sauron."
Levi said, "I don't think it's enough. I think Sauron is just giving us an inspiration through the Element Certificate, but he certainly won't be satisfied with this Wonder, and neither will I."
The Will of Azure Sky suddenly clapped and said, "Good! Young man, you have ambition! Then let's make something even more awesome!"
Eamon nodded, "But finding seven Tenth Ring existences of different factions won't be easy. The Nightmare Monarchs mostly use negative energy and the Power of Fear. Currently, only the Star Realm and the Abyss are viable options. We can't actively attack the Star Realm right now, and the Abyss has retreated to its main camp to recuperate. How about this? I'll find a way to accompany you on a trip to the Abyss?"
Levi quickly stopped him, "No, you can't leave Nora! I'm not in a hurry yet. If I really need to go, I can do it alone. This armor I have is a treasure left by Sauron. As long as I'm careful and don't go too deep, it's enough to protect my life."
Eamon pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's do this for now. There are no Legendary Wonders in the Council Treasury. We Wizards all believe that the Wonders we refine ourselves may not be the strongest, but they are definitely the most suitable for us... However, there are Divine Medicines in the treasury. If you need them, you can take them."
Levi said gratefully, "Thank you, Great Council Speaker. I do need them."
The Frost Witch said, "Levi, keep it up and reach Tenth Ring soon."
The other Legendary Wizards also offered their blessings and said that if Levi had any difficulties in his cultivation, he could come to them at any time.
In his two lifetimes, Levi had never felt so needed. He had never thought of himself as a hero.
But at this moment, he felt that if he could truly turn the tide and save the collapsing world, he would be a hero in the Annals of Time ten thousand years later!
Afterward, in the Council Treasury, Levi obtained the Sun Splitting Fruit, the Wind God Grass, and the Zelong Root, three great Divine Medicines.
Adding the Lapis Lazuli Seven Leaf Green he obtained in the Ancient Tower, he quickly collected the four great medicines, which were enough for four Wizards to advance to Legendary.
This was the power of civilization, the power of the collective. Lone rangers had to spend their own time searching for these things.
Through Eamon, Levi learned that Vikna's and Gargamel's Divine Medicines were also obtained from the Council Treasury. Throughout history, half of the Legendary Wizards had come this way.
With the power of a Ninth Ring, how difficult would it be to find Divine Medicines? Without the help of a Legendary, it would only be a waste of time and delay advancement.
Throughout history, Nora's top combat power had never experienced a break.
It relied on this kind of passing on the torch.
With the Divine Medicines complete, Levi went to the Medicine God's Residence, where the Thousand Mountains Undying personally opened the furnace to refine medicine for him, creating Sauron's Legendary Blessing.
"Take my blessing and Sauron's, and become stronger."
The Medicine God's eyes were filled with vicissitudes and anticipation.
"Thank you, Senior."
Levi took his leave. The auxiliary means for advancing to Legendary were ready. His mental strength limit was almost at 76,000.
Of course, if possible, Levi wanted to raise the limit to 80,000 before becoming a Legendary, otherwise his obsessive-compulsive disorder would make him uncomfortable.
Everything was ready, except for the prototype of a Legendary spell and a Legendary Wonder.
Levi had the Abyss Bestiary. He knew the types of Demon Lords in each layer. His plan was to find a Bloody Battle battlefield, and then infiltrate the Abyss through the Abyssal Well by means of parasitism, and selectively hunt Demon Lords inside.
Of course, going deep into a behemoth world was very dangerous.
The Abyss was not the Nightmare World. Death was death. Although he could be resurrected by relying on the Blood Mark, it would delay him for a hundred years, which would outweigh the benefits.
As for reincarnation, it would be even more of a delay.
By the time he returned, Nora would be gone.
He still had a lot of room for improvement in his strength. His plan was to bring all six breathing techniques to the late or peak stage of Ninth Ring, and also maximize his Wizard mental strength, before venturing into the Abyss!
Development! That was the most important thing at this stage!
Four years later.
Nora Calendar 1905.
In the Crimson Realm, within a land of earthfire, a chimera-like giant of flame was born, breaking through the tribulation clouds and stepping into the Ninth Ring.
"Hahaha, I am the Flame Element Overlord!"
After Flame Devourer of Stars · Ilos reached the Ninth Ring, Levi arranged for him to join the Nora Council, and also serve as the "Grand Boiler Manager" at the Dawn Tower.
He was responsible for dispatching all the elemental spirits within the organization, ensuring the production and living needs of the various organizations. Along the way, Levi had collected hundreds of elemental spirits.
They shone and generated heat in their respective positions.
As of now, the Ancient Dragon Continent and the Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm together possessed 27 legendary creatures and 14 legendary dragons, which had become a unique spectacle of Nora.
A month later.
Destruction Heaven.
The seventh world shattered with a bang, and a mighty figure with invincible momentum went one step further, stepping into the eighth world. Vast power poured out, shaking the heavens and the earth.
"Destruction Saint Domain, Eighth Ring. Still two Rings away from the limit. At this rate, the Red Emperor Dragon also has a chance to reach the Tenth Ring within three hundred years... I also have some ideas on how Wizards and Knights can coexist in the future.
The physical body, Divine Kingdom, and spiritual power are all essentially derived from chaos, from nothing to something. Wizards, Knights, and the Primal Soul method, which uses spiritual and physical dual cultivation as a bridge, these three may be unified after the Tenth Ring.
Based on the chaos-related legendary profession, integrate the path of bloodlines into it, becoming a unique Wizard Knight throughout the ages. If it really succeeds, then even the Supreme Will may not be able to do anything to me."
Suppressing the thoughts in his heart, Levi continued to cultivate.
Five years later.
Nora Calendar 1910, Bloody Battle 1798.
At the Summer Flower Tower, a fiery Vermillion Bird phantom soared into the sky, enveloping a graceful silver-armored, golden-haired figure. Elena's Qi Sect Dao broke through to the Eighth Ring. As soon as she appeared, she sensed Levi's familiar aura and eagerly came to the Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm.
"You're finally back!"
Elena threw herself into Levi's arms, her eyes moist.
Levi hugged Elena and gently comforted her.
"Not bad, Wizard, Knight, Qi Sect, Eighth Ring in spirit, Qi, and essence. You are also unique in this universe. Keep up the good work."
After a long while, Elena asked, "Are you going on a long journey again?"
"Not for now, at most I'll take a trip before becoming a Legend."
"Where to?"
"The Abyss, but I'll just wander around before the three hundredth floor."
"The Abyss? That's too dangerous."
"Don't worry, I won't go without sufficient preparation."
"Well, it's best not to go. I'm not worried about the Tenth Ring, I'm worried about the Supreme Will locking onto you. It's better to be safe than sorry."
"Yeah, I understand."
If it weren't for the Supreme Will and that Chaos Attendant, Levi would have dared to rush into the Abyss now. Anyway, those below the Supreme Will couldn't kill him.
Next, Levi and Elena spent a month together in tender bliss.
Within the Small Stone Pond, spring was in full bloom.
Over at the Ancient Banyan Tree, Mana pouted. Although she couldn't sense what was happening over there, she could probably guess what Levi and his wife were doing.
"Humans are too troublesome. I can have a baby by myself, hmph!"
Two years later.
Nora Calendar 1912, Bloody Battle 1800.
In the sky above the Sauron Continent, light and shadow formed two distinct worlds, a Wizard in black robes and a Wizard in white robes sat in the light and shadow, like the Yin-Yang Fish of the Taiji diagram.
Ash fell, condensing into the figure of Vikna. He quietly looked at this fellow practitioner of the Shadow School, his face gratified and full of expectation.
Light and Shadow Walker · Aliye Wu.
One of the two Great Wizards who went to the Shadow World to save Vikna back then, the other being a Shadow Walker, both with Ninth Ring completion cultivation... it's just that the latter failed to advance to Legendary a few years ago and died.
The Light and Shadow Walker is an extremely rare dual cultivator of the Light and Shadow schools, the difficulty of which is no less than Water and Fire, or the Holy Infant's dual cultivation of Ice and Fire.
Figures of Legendary level surrounded the Yin-Yang colored world.
"Go, Aliye Wu."
"I didn't expect the Shadow School to give birth to a second Legendary. With Vikna's return, good things are really happening one after another."
"This should be the first dual cultivation Legendary Wizard in the Nora Calendar, which is of great significance. This newly promoted Legendary must have extraordinary strength."
"That's right, Light is the nemesis of all dark creatures. With Gargamel and Aliye Wu, there is nothing to fear from the Abyss demons."
On the other side.
A black-armored figure also silently emerged, it was Levi. Elena held his arm, equally curious and shocked to watch the Legendary advancement.
"The Light and Shadow Walker is actually two people, one main body cultivating the Shadow Dao, and one clone cultivating the Light Dao, and then combining them with secret methods, which is equivalent to dual cultivation of two Daos at the same time. So that's how it is, it can be considered a shortcut.
It's just that the clone is different from the main body after all, so the difficulty of successfully passing the Legendary tribulation has also increased. There are advantages and disadvantages."
He also has three clones, which he mainly created to make money. He has absolute control over the clones, so he never worries about rebellion.
Later, under his nurturing, the strength of the three clones also expanded day by day, each growing into a strong person capable of standing alone: a Grandmaster of Item Crafting, a King of Body Refinement, and a Founder of Secret Swords.
He doesn't plan to merge the clones for the time being when he advances to Legendary.
These three clones still have a lot of potential to be tapped, and with his current methods, he doesn't need to merge them.
But if he advances to Supreme in the future, in order to fight against Star Ancestor and other top cosmic powerhouses, he may need to merge the three bodies into one.
Time passed day by day.
A month later, the Yin-Yang Fish-like two-colored world gradually merged into one, and the black-robed and white-robed figures also turned into a black and white swimming fish.
"My Legendary Wonder is the [Yin-Yang Fish]. Yin is Shadow; Yang is Light. These two completely opposite things are harmoniously unified in the Yin-Yang Fish through a special rhythmic rotation resonance force."
Afterwards, the Yin-Yang Fish jumped out of the two-colored world and rushed into the Darkness Zone, beginning to undergo the Legendary tribulation belonging to the Light and Shadow Walker.
No one but himself could see it.
This was a special tribulation arranged by this universe.
Everyone waited anxiously, day after day. Especially the Wizards of the Shadow School and the Light School were the most excited.
If this newly promoted Legendary succeeds, the Shadow School will have two Legendaries, and the Light School can also say that they have one Legendary, which is truly a win-win situation.
Half a year later.
Above the high sky of Nora, a black and white Tai Chi pattern with a radius of tens of thousands of miles appeared in the sky, stirring up endless wind and clouds. A male Wizard wearing black and white robes, with one black and one white eye, and even black and white hair, descended leisurely.
He exuded a Legendary aura, and said in his heart:
"Today, I, Aliye Wu, have stepped into the Legendary realm for the second time!"
His previous life was a Legendary of the ancient Light School. In this life, in order to go further and challenge himself, he chose dual cultivation of Light and Shadow.
Of course, this is also inseparable from the special nature of his body, which was born with the initial talent [Heart of Light and Darkness], a top-level special talent that is rare in 100,000 years.
Its probability of appearance is as low as the initial three talents.
He came step by step, steadily and surely, and after passing three waves of Bloody Battle and one Nightmare War, he finally became the 17th living Legendary Wizard in the world! "Congratulations, congratulations!"
"Great, another Legendary!"
"Hahaha, Aliye Wu, which faction do you belong to?"
After celebrating the newly promoted Legendary, Levi returned to the Ancient Dragon Continent to cultivate. Currently, he is expected to become one of the top twenty Legendary Wizards.
The next day.
The Supreme Council announced:
The dual cultivation Legendary Wizard of the Shadow (Light) School is born! [Lord of Light and Shadow · Aliye Wu], the Legendary profession is [Light and Shadow Overlord], the demiplane is [Black and White Land], the Legendary honorific is [Master of Light and Shadow, Walker of the Yin-Yang World], and the Legendary Wizard Aspect is [Yin-Yang Realms].
The Supreme Council has added a 37th seat!