Levi——

Giant Breathing Technique: Level 4 (1/20000), Special Effect: Primary Strength.

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"The Giant Breathing Technique has reached its limit at level nine, and the Giant Rhino Breathing Technique has reached its limit at level eight. From now on, the Giant Rhino Breathing Technique will not need to break its limit. After the Giant Breathing Technique reaches level nine, the Giant Rhino Breathing Technique at its level eight limit can be converted into 5 limit-breaking points and fed to the Giant Breathing Technique."

"Anyway, the current extraordinary power is more than enough."

According to Levi's speculation, breaking the ninth level limit should require 7 breaking points.

The Sandigo breathing method I got some time ago is also a power breathing method, and it is the sixth level, which can be converted into 3 limit-breaking points.

With the Sandigo Breathing Method and the Giant Rhino Breathing Method, it should be enough for the Giant Breathing Method to break the limit. After the Giant Breathing Method reaches the tenth level, Levi will integrate the Ostrich Mountain Breathing Method into it to see if this breathing method can break the limit again after the tenth level.

In short, Levi now has no shortage of power breathing techniques.

During this period of practice, Levi's Siren Breathing Technique has also improved a lot.

However, in order to prevent the Black Snake Breathing Technique from being unable to suppress so many eighth-level breathing techniques, Levi temporarily slowed down the speed of practicing the Siren Breathing Technique.

He wanted to push the Black Snake Breathing Technique to the ninth level, and then push the Siren Breathing Technique to its limit.

This is safer.

"Now my training of Giant Breathing Technique is on the right track, the only thing left is the Vortex Beast Breathing Technique."

"In terms of seal training, the proficiency of the Flame Flow Seal is slowly improving, and it is expected to reach the third level next year. The Dragon Might Seal is basically stagnant, and the same is true for the Guardian Seal. There is still a lack of materials."

"Golden Cross Slash is improving slowly. It would be great if we can achieve a breakthrough within three years."

"Now is the golden time for my growth. I will not go anywhere from now on. I will practice with peace of mind and raise the black snake to the ninth level first."

Levi was making the next plan in his mind.

After the two generals Heng and Ha came to the territory, they lived like masters all day long. Levi was naturally happy with this. After all, this was a guarantee for his future practice of breathing techniques.

Everything is now normal in the territory. Levi has filled his whale sac again and fed his gluttony bag.

He felt that this storage item was too useless and not the magical item like the storage ring he had envisioned.

After all, you have to feed them every once in a while, otherwise there is a risk of losing items.

However, Tutankhamun said that this Bag of Gluttony might be the first version, and later versions might be improved, but he had been away from the wizarding world for too long and was not very sure.

Levi didn't worry about it anymore. After all, having storage items was already a big improvement.

You have to take it step by step, just like gaining experience on your own.

Levi continued his retreat.

He also placed the breathing technique that he had fully mastered at the Shining Tavern in exchange for some potential collectors of the breathing technique.

I am looking forward to switching back to some breathing techniques that I haven’t learned yet.

At the same time, in Icewind City.

Earl of Silver Mountain, who had gone with the army, also returned to Silver Mountain Castle.

At this moment, Earl Silver Mountain was exhausted all over. Even with his strength as a great knight, he seemed exhausted by this war.

He looked at the soldiers who were training, and at the mithril armor and weapons he had prepared, and suddenly felt that all his preparations were meaningless.

No one cares about the snow demon at all.

It is still the same today.

This made Earl Yinshan very discouraged.

He went to see his old friend Adolf, the bishop of the Ice Wind Church, and expressed his concerns to Adolf.

Adolf shook his head and said with a wry smile, "I can't persuade them, unless the Pope personally persuades them. In this chaotic world, it's good to be alive, so don't worry too much. And I heard that there is also good news from the Kingdom of Eternal Night. It seems that a city with many snow monsters entrenched has been successfully cleared. It seems that the Kingdom of Eternal Night is still quite powerful. Let's wait and see what happens."

Adolf was just a retired bishop of the second rank. Although he was still a giant in Icewind City, looking at the entire kingdom, no one would care about what this old man said.

Earl Yinshan had no choice but to go back.

And so the days passed.

Some are happy and some are sad. This is just how the world is.

Being able to live in peace in a corner and survive is the ideal of many people.

For example, Levi, who was working like crazy in the shelter.

The year 1012 of the Holy Hui Calendar, the month of germination.

The Giant Breathing Technique has reached level five.

For Levi now, practicing breathing techniques before the seventh level is a piece of cake, and breaking through is as easy as drinking water.

Levi's Black Snake Breathing Method has also completed more than half of the progress bar.

But it is far from enough. If one wants to have the strength to fight against the Duke of Black Mountain, one must at least reach the ninth level of Black Snake.

Considering the possibility that the other party may possess the power of evil spirits, it might be safer to reach the tenth level!

Just when Levi was in seclusion, strange changes occurred in Icewind City.

A few days ago, after returning from the battlefield, Earl Yinshan was attacked by a powerful evil spirit.

Although he managed to save his life later, it was only after paying a huge price that he barely recovered.

My strength is no longer at its peak, and I don’t know when I can recover.

This evil spirit invasion made Adolf, the Archbishop of the Ice Wind Church, extremely angry. He could no longer tolerate the evil spirits frequently doing evil under his nose, and he vowed to fight the evil spirits to the end.

However, it didn't take long.

Adolf was also caught...

He was old and frail, and his strength was not as good as that of Earl Silver Mountain, who was at the peak of his powers. If he had not relied on some trump cards of the church, he might not have been able to save his life.

For a time, people in Icewind City were in panic.

This unknown evil spirit seemed to specifically target the strong.

In the following period of time, a number of powerful knights were attacked one after another. Facing the mysterious and terrifying evil spirits, these powerful knights were completely doomed.

In the next two short months.

In Icewind City, nearly ten knight-level nobles or wandering knights died.

Some voices questioning the church began to emerge among the people, but of course these voices disappeared soon after.

Although Adolf felt ashamed, for the sake of his own safety and the safety of the residents in the city, he still asked the headquarters to send stronger people over, under the face of him, the former deputy captain of the Seven Paladins of the Mortal World.

The current vice-captain of the Seven Paladins of Midgard has arrived at Icewind City.

This is also a top knight, whose real name is unknown. The people in the Knights Templar call him the "Black Annihilation Knight".

His strength is no weaker than Adolf in his prime.

He is also Adolf's apprentice.

Inside the Ice Wind Church.

The Black Annihilation Knight looked at the sick Adolf and couldn't help but smile helplessly.

"I didn't expect that the famous Holy Sword Knight would be so down and out now. Can't he even deal with an evil spirit?" The Black Annihilation Knight said sarcastically.

"Stop talking nonsense, you little bastard. I didn't ask you to come here to criticize this old man. If I were ten years younger, how could this evil spirit be my opponent?" said the gray-robed wise man Adolf unhappily.

"Okay, let's get back to the topic, teacher. What kind of evil spirit is it this time? Tell me so I can be prepared." The Black Annihilation Knight stopped joking and asked seriously.

"It should be a dangerous evil spirit, and it is very likely not an ordinary dangerous spirit. According to the information I found, it is very likely the legendary [Soul-stealing Nun] that can steal souls. When dealing with this kind of evil spirit, you must be careful. It is best to practice the spiritual secret method [Furnace Method] that is passed down by the church. Now I regret not practicing the Furnace Method. I only focused on physical practice and ignored spiritual practice. It really doesn't work."

"As for the Furnace Method, I have practiced it, but I didn't practice it very deeply. After all, it's a spiritual secret method, which wastes time and progresses very slowly. It's illusory, invisible and intangible. I think there aren't many people in the entire church who have the patience to practice the Furnace Method to the great perfection." said the Black Annihilation Knight.

"Then you should be careful. If it really doesn't work, just give up. Saving your life is the most important thing. The Soul-stealing Nun is indeed not comparable to ordinary dangerous evil spirits. The Silver Mountain Knight is also a top knight, but he is still no match for her." After Adolf finished speaking, he let the Black Annihilation Knight leave.

Only after his apprentice left did he stare at the dome in a daze.

"It's really funny that these people in the church belittle wizards all day long, but in the end, they still have to practice wizard meditation to deal with evil spirits."

"If we give up the true way of wizards for the sake of an illusory god, then why has the world been suffering more and more over the past thousands of years?"

Adolf sighed. As he grew older and saw more of the world, his faith seemed to be shaken.

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Levi, who had just come out of seclusion, also learned about the evil spirits invading Icewind City.

"Again? It hasn't been long since the last evil spirit attack, and the situation is getting more and more serious."

"I wonder if it's the Black Mountain old dog who's causing all this trouble."

"Forget it. It has nothing to do with me. I will continue to gain experience and try to reach the limit of Black Snake Breathing as soon as possible."

Levi continued to retreat. The more it was at this time, the more he couldn't panic.

There is no time in spiritual practice. Just like that, half a year has passed amidst the ups and downs of the outside world.

The year 1012 of the Holy Hui Calendar, the month of harvest.

Inside the shelter, Levi's body was undergoing tremendous changes.

His entire body seemed to be shrouded in black air, which attached to the surface of his body. Lines began to spread on the surface of the black air, forming circles, layers, and rows of them.

This made Levi look as if he was covered with a layer of hideous scales.

These scales made of black air exuded a metallic luster. Along with Levi's breathing, they continued to collide and overlap, and faint sounds of metal clashing could be heard.

Levi opened his eyes and looked at his body covered with scales. He stretched out his hand, and there were scales on the back of his hand as well.

As soon as he thought about it, the scales disintegrated into black gas and flowed back into his body.

In another thought, the black gas reappeared and transformed into a number of half-real and half-virtual scales on his body surface.

"Is this the defense of a ninth-order black snake?" Levi muttered to himself.

He looked at his heart, and the black snake seed became more lifelike. It surrounded Levi's heart, circling and entwining, never stopping.

In front of the powerful ninth-order black snake seed, other life seeds pale in comparison and cannot face the majesty of the black snake seed.

Levi opened the proficiency panel.

Levi——

Black Snake Breathing Method: Level 9 (Ultimate, can be broken, current limit breaking progress 0/7), Special Effect: Black Scale (Gaseous)

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The extraordinary defense special effect is upgraded to a new special effect, black scale.

"Black scales: scales composed of extremely strong defensive black gas. The more solid the scales are, the stronger the defensive power is. Black scales are divided into three stages: gaseous scales, liquid scales, and solid scales. The defensive power increases as the scales become solid."

Levi looked at the special effects introduction and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Is there really no way to escape the curse?"

"If you want to become stronger, do you have to stop being a human?"

"The ninth-level black snake only has gaseous black scales. So, the tenth-level black snake should be liquid black scales, and the eleventh-level black snake should be the strongest solid black scales. Why does it feel like the breathing method is reverting to its ancestral form... step by step, it is approaching those monsters in the legend..."

Levi pondered.

If there is no limit to the breathing method, will I become... a black snake holding a candle?

The legendary savior snake that circles the world and illuminates all directions?

I, Levi, am a man who wants to be a wizard.

Why does it feel like I'm on the road to becoming a monster?

Levi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He thought about it and thought that if the limit of the Black Snake Breathing Technique was to have the scales of a black snake.

Is it the same for other breathing methods?

I have so many breathing methods, each of which gives me inhuman characteristics.

After the Siren Breathing Technique reaches its ninth level limit, will it be able to grow eight legs?

After the human-faced spider's breathing method reaches the ninth level limit, the whole body will be covered with spider bristles?

There is also the Giant Breathing Method, the Blood Whale Breathing Method...

Accompanied by more and more breathing method limits.

Wouldn't that make me a monster that looks like neither fish nor fowl?

"No matter what, as long as I can pursue power, all of this is worth it."

Levi cleared his mind of distractions. He firmly believed that strength was the most important thing. For this reason, it would be harmless to become a little bit inhuman.

This is not a monster, this is the ultimate creature!

It is the perfect form that comes from life's continuous strengthening and evolution!

"The Black Snake Breathing Technique requires 7 Breaking Limit Points. Among the breathing techniques I got from Earl Silver Mountain before, there is a defensive breathing technique that can be practiced to the fourth level limit. I can practice it together during this period of time, but I still lack defensive breathing techniques..."

"Take your time. With the ninth-order ultimate Black Snake Breathing Technique, plus other breathing techniques, my strength is no less than that of the Imperial Fist. Now, under the Legendary Knight, I should be the strongest Grand Knight, even more powerful than the ordinary top Grand Knight."

"Next, it's time for reckoning."

"With my current strength, I am able to take revenge on the Duke of Montenegro."

In addition to the Black Snake Breathing Method, Levi's other main breathing methods have also improved.

The Siren Breathing Technique is not far from breaking through to the eighth level, and Levi will soon be able to master extraordinary speed.

The Giant Breathing Technique is almost reaching the sixth level. The secret medicine made with the blood of the Great Ice Ape King is far more effective than ordinary Ice Ape blood. This allows Li Wei to practice the Giant Breathing Technique much faster than he imagined.

The only thing that was progressing slowly was the Vortex Beast Breathing Method for the physical type, but even without the secret medicine, after such a long time, this breathing method was still at the fourth level.

The fourth-level vortex beast breathing method gave birth to a primary physique, which had the effect of strengthening Levi's physical recovery ability, disease, toxin resistance, and self-healing ability.

However, the quality of this special effect is too low. For Levi, the effect is not very obvious. He is a top knight himself, and this bonus is better than nothing for him.

There is still no major progress in the area of ​​seals, but the proficiency of the Golden Cross Slash has reached half of the sixth level. In another two to three years, it should be full proficiency.

After the advanced ripple, even with the proficiency panel, the practice of the Golden Cross Slash is extremely slow.

If there were no proficiency panel, Levi might not be able to reach the advanced ripple realm until his death.

"The next direction is to break the limit of the Black Snake Breathing Technique while at the same time, I will try to improve all other types of breathing techniques to level eight or above, and strive to obtain more extraordinary attributes. Although I have now mastered black scales, extraordinary strength, extraordinary endurance, and will soon master extraordinary speed, this is not enough. I also need extraordinary physique, extraordinary perception, and so on."

Levi tidied up the shelter and packed all the things he needed to take with him on this trip in his Gluttony Bag.

"I must be fully prepared to seek revenge on the Duke of Montenegro. The other party is mysterious and powerful, and I cannot be proud."

"The Kungu Book I got earlier contains the materials for the holy blood potion used to heal wounds. We can make some to save our lives."

Although the materials for the Holy Blood Potion are expensive and difficult to obtain, money means you can do whatever you want.

Levi lacks everything now, except money.

With his powerful financial power, he has collected all the materials for the Holy Blood Potion during this period of time.

Now, it's time to refine.

For several days, Levi stayed in the shelter, quietly and patiently refining the potion.

He refined a total of twenty doses of Holy Blood Potion, and the cost of these potions alone amounted to several thousand gold coins.

The Holy Blood Potion can quickly heal injuries before Levi possesses a "supernatural physique".

After being injured, you can use holy blood potion to speed up wound healing.

Afterwards, Levi refined and supplemented a lot of human-faced spider series of poisons.

After this round of refining, Levi's pharmaceutical proficiency increased a lot. Only by constantly refining new potions can his proficiency continue to rise. In the future, if he has time and energy, regardless of whether the potions in the Book of Kungu are useful to Levi or not, he will refine some to push his pharmaceutical skills to the limit.

Now Levi is constantly preparing everything for this long journey in the shelter.

He was like an assassin sharpening his knife before carrying out a hunting mission, polishing his equipment step by step.

He reforged Frostmourne into a pure mithril sword. The material came from the mithril treasure chest. Under the careful polishing of his craftsman, a silver sword shining with silver light came into being.

Ten years of hard work to sharpen the sword, but the frosty blade has never been tested!

Levi spent ten years forging this sword.

Levi also spent ten years preparing for this revenge operation.

When the sword is drawn, it will kill people.

Black Mountain old dog, I am the Black Snake Baron, get ready to die!