In Levi's heart, the black snake seed formed a cocoon and lay dormant quietly.

A terrifying aura emanated from the black cocoon, causing the giant rhinoceros, human-faced spider, sea monster, and blood whale outside to bow down in worship.

It seemed that something terrifying was brewing inside the black cocoon, and that was the suppression from the bloodline.

Levi sat still like an old monk, motionless, waiting for the day when the black snake would break out of its cocoon and become a butterfly.

He had stored a month's worth of food in his whale bladder, enough for him to complete the metamorphosis without eating or drinking.

The transformation can take as short as one day or as long as seven days. If the transformation is not completed within seven days, it means the transformation has failed.

Transformation also requires a lot of energy. Many knights fail to achieve their transformation because they have not accumulated enough energy. In serious cases, some knights even become crazy.

But for Levi, who owns a whale sac, this is not a problem.

Whale sac in hand, knight madman or something? Not happening!

He firmly believed that he would succeed in his transformation.

It took me seven full years of hard work, bit by bit, to achieve this!

With the help of the always reliable Panel Brother, there will be no failure in the breakthrough.

If a mere knight fails to overcome the bottleneck, wouldn't it be even more difficult for future wizards?

The failure of the black snake seed to transform is not as life-threatening as the condensation of the life seed.

But it would be extremely difficult to transform again.

This is the way of chivalry. You must act with all your might. Once you fail, the road may be cut off and you will have no choice but to stagnate and become depressed for the rest of your life.

Inside the shelter, the two brothers, Shark and Mountain, stood guarding Levi motionlessly. They were like two burly statues. If there were any invaders, they would destroy them without hesitation.

Levi has forged top-grade full-body mithril armor for the two brothers. Each set is as good as the "Leviathan Armor", which makes the two brothers' defense stronger than that of ordinary knights!

Above the territory, Snow Eagle Harris soared into the sky, overlooking the Blackwater Valley and monitoring everything in the territory in real time.

On the ridge behind the castle, three brothers, like small hills, lay together, guarding their master's territory.

During this period of time, Levi has completed forging the armor for the three brothers.

The materials used included earth dragon scales, fine iron, and even a little mithril. Levi spent a lot of money.

These three sets of giant bear armor are naturally extremely sturdy and reliable.

Moreover, the main material is earth dragon scales, which are not very heavy and will not limit the three brothers' strength too much.

The three brothers now usually wear armor when they move around. This is the training Levi gave them.

They are now adults, and their true strength is comparable to that of high-level knights.

At this stage, their future size will not grow much, and the strength of the Northern Giant Bear basically caps at the peak knight.

Unless there is a mutation like the Mountain Wolf King, it is possible to break through to the Great Knight, but this situation is extremely rare!

Their lifespan is as long as forty years.

Now they are in their prime, and when the three brothers join forces, there is no one who can rival them except the Great Knight.

With them cooperating with Levi's army to guard the Blackwater Valley, and high-altitude scouts like Harris on guard at all times, Levi, who stayed in the shelter, was very confident about the breakthrough.

As Levi was transforming, the outside world was also constantly changing.

The "Devil Duke" Black Mountain Knight used his cavalry and evil spirits to sweep across the southern region.

The Southern Allied Forces suffered successive defeats under the offensive of the Northern Allied Forces.

The worst thing is that an elite force of Montenegro has directly reached the "Green Dragon Territory" where the Emerald Royal Family is located.

And in this defensive battle, the royal family showed its trump card for the first time.

As soon as this trump card appeared on the historical stage, it attracted countless attention.

A new king organization appeared before the eyes of the nobles:

The King's Seven Swords!

A national protection organization composed of four great knights and three peak knights!

The knights of the Emerald Kingdom always like to use the number "seven" because of the Holy Light Church.

For example, the seven great knights of the Order of Radiance of the Church are also known as the "Seven Paladins of the Earth".

The seven strongest knights in the north are called the "Seven Knights of the North".

Today, the kingdom also has such an organization, "The King's Seven Swords".

The King's Seven Swords, a violent organization that answers directly to the King.

It is not known when this organization was formed. Many people speculate that it was most likely a temporary group launched by the Emerald Royal Family in order to compete with the northern nobles.

After all, whether they are the "Seven Holy Knights of the World" or the "Seven Knights of the North", they are all seven real great knights.

You have only four great knights and three peak knights.

This is a bit like forcing someone to do something they are not prepared for.

However, despite this, the King's Seven Divine Swords still demonstrated their powerful strength.

The seven swords are all masters of swordsmanship, led by the strongest "National Sword" Zod. Zod himself is also the captain of the royal guard, but he was previously suppressed by the White Horse Knight, the strongest person in the Emerald Royal Family. As the eternal second in command of the royal family, he is naturally not well-known.

And now, when the Seven Divine Swords were used, their power was truly extraordinary.

This was the first major victory of the Southern and Royal coalition forces since the outbreak of the Civil War, and it boosted the morale of the Southern nobles.

All of a sudden, all kinds of names began to circulate, and some great nobles tried to replicate the ways of the Seven Divine Swords. In this war-torn era, they wanted to gain fame and honor through war, so that they could make their presence felt more when the war merits were distributed after the Duke of Montenegro was liquidated.

There are all kinds of weird names like "Seven Sons of Green Forest" and "Seven Heroes of Blue Sea", but behind them may be just some ordinary knights.

Generally speaking, it is human nature to pursue fame and fortune.

Especially for mortals, life is only a hundred years.

The average life expectancy of people in this era may not even be half a hundred.

For most people, in such a limited life.

Living a timid and mediocre life in vain.

It is better to become the "heroic epic figure" described by the poets, who has made great achievements and is famous in the village, even though the latter may live a short life.

As people often say, there are only dead legends in this world.

As the war intensified, the Emerald Royal Family began to call on more and more remote areas, asking their vassals to provide support in terms of manpower and financial resources.

The remote Blackwater Valley is no exception.

Baron Black Snake is a direct vassal of the King.

Naturally, we also need to provide support to the Jade Royal Family.

The messenger from the kingdom rushed to Blackwater Valley with the information of conscription.

Generally speaking, positions such as Black Snake Baron.

In wartime, the king needs to be supported by 10 to 30 cavalrymen or several times the number of infantrymen, depending on the wealth of the territory.

Or you can convert 50 to 100 gold coins per cavalryman into money.

Levi told the butler before he went into seclusion to break through.

If someone from a higher position comes to recruit soldiers, just pay the money honestly and that's it.

With Levi's current financial resources and strength, he naturally would not cause himself trouble for this little money.

In front of Black Snake Castle.

The messenger frowned at the butler and said, "Where is Baron Black Snake?"

The butler looked at the official knight and said with a smile, "My lord has been busy lately and can't spare time. He said that our territory doesn't have that many people at the moment, so we can only provide financial support."

The messenger was a high-ranking knight, and he brought a small team with him to prevent some minor nobles with ill intentions from trying to get away with it or refusing to fulfill this sacred obligation.

"This war is different from previous ones. His Majesty has said that all of his direct vassals must lead the troops into battle personally. Just paying money is not enough." The envoy said in a cold voice.

The butler said: "But our lord..."

"Shut up. Your lord was appointed by His Majesty, and this land was also granted by His Majesty. Go and call Baron Black Snake out to me immediately! Otherwise, we will punish Baron Black Snake for desertion during the war and deprive him of his title. Can you bear the consequences of this?"

The messenger asked loudly.

The butler remained silent, thinking of how to make an excuse.

Suddenly, the voice of the lord came to my ears.

"I'll go."

Levi said.

"You are Baron Levi." The messenger looked at the thin man in front of him who looked quite capable.

"That's right, I will fulfill my obligations. When will we set off?" Levi said.

"Very good, let's set off now. Take your soldiers and gather at Count Cologne's territory and prepare to go to the battlefield on the northern front of Green Forest." said the messenger.

Not long after, Levi, led by the messenger, set out with a team of soldiers towards the territory of Count Cologne.

Levi looked at the messenger in front of him, a high-level knight. He also had a team of cavalrymen, as well as those with the level of quasi-knights or attendants.

Until the Black Snake Castle disappeared behind them, the team came to a small path in the wilderness. Two tall and burly figures wearing heavy armor blocked the team's way.

The two figures said nothing and just stared at the messengers silently.

"Who are you? Why are you blocking my way?"

"I am the Kingdom's messenger, get out of the way!"

The messenger's face changed drastically. The two figures blocking the way did not conceal their powerful momentum and the gloomy and cold aura at all.

"These may be two powerful knights..."

"How is this possible? How is it possible to just randomly meet two great knight-level warriors on the road?"

There may not be even a hundred great knights in the entire Emerald Kingdom.

On this remote path in the countryside, he was actually stopped by two great knights.

Moreover, these two people were like dead people, their dark blue eyes staring at him, making him feel creepy.

The next moment, the two great knights suddenly exerted their strength!

boom!

Two Titan-like giants, one swung a giant sword and the other swung a giant axe.

The high-ranking knight narrowly avoided the attack.

The cavalrymen behind him were not so lucky.

"Enemy attack! Retreat quickly!" Levi shouted to the soldiers.

The soldiers had never seen the Demon Shark and the Demon Mountain, and they thought that they were really enemies that appeared out of nowhere and attacked them.

At the lord's order, they quickly fled.

Those two people are so terrifying, even more terrifying than the giant northern bear raised by the lord.

Levi also slowly retreated. He looked at the two brothers, Shark and Mountain, tearing the envoys and cavalry from the kingdom into pieces.

In the end, none of these people survived.

"I originally wanted to just pay the money and be done with it."

"But why do you have to force me?"

"My father, a great knight, and his brave soldiers all died on the battlefield of the holy war. How could I possibly make the same mistake?"

"I can pay you. But selling your life? Impossible!"

"I am now a great knight. The world is so big that I can go anywhere."

Levi used the Seal of Flame to burn all the corpses.

His attitude was very clear, it was impossible for him to go to war for the king.

Just today, he has successfully advanced to the rank of Grand Knight.

A black snake broke out of its cocoon at the heart of his body. A majestic, larger black snake species coiled around Levi's heart like a dormant dragon.

The eighth-level black snake species is powerful and unparalleled.

In front of the black snake seed, whether it is the blood whale, giant rhino, siren, or the seventh-level life seeds such as the human-faced spider, they all pale in comparison. They fear and worship the transformed black snake seed, which is their king.

Black air was entwined around Frostmourne, making it as dark as ink. An extremely viscous fluid was flowing, shining with the luster of asphalt.

"The black energy is entangled, I have mastered it!"

Levi looked at all this and felt how powerful he was.

After advancing to the rank of Grand Knight, his strength changed dramatically.

The black gas defense covering his entire body gave him an incomparable sense of security.

The eighth level of Black Snake Breathing Technique is already extraordinary.

Levi——

Black Snake Breathing Technique: Level 8 (1/100000), Special Effect: Extraordinary Defense.

…

"Let's go home."

Levi murmured, and left with the two brothers of the Mo family.