In the wilderness.

The pale shadow was paralyzed, surrounded by three big men like a dead man.

"Get out of the way." Levi pushed away the Demon Mountain, the Demon Shark, and the Demon Sea.

The three brothers of the Mo family stood aside obediently.

Levi looked at the pale shadow dying on the ground.

His mask had been left by Levi at the scene of the incident, so that the Deathbird could take the blame for the Scorpion Knight's death.

"What a pity. The old man's method of poisoning insects is quite magical. The holy scorpion seems to be able to devour human souls. It is said that in the myths of some civilizations, the holy scorpion is related to the underworld and is the messenger of death. Maybe this holy scorpion is also some kind of alien species."

"I still have to visit the old man's family some other day to see if I can find a way to control this poisonous insect."

Originally, Levi wanted Tutankhamun to devour the soul, but he found that the old man's soul had disappeared.

After much thought, it can only be the scorpion's fault.

After taking off the mask, Levi saw the true face of the Pale Shadow for the first time.

With a thin face and pale complexion, he looks quite aristocratic, with gloomy eyes, like the legendary vampire.

It’s a pity that he has not seen much and has not gained much knowledge.

I looked for a long time but couldn't recognize who it was.

He must be a great nobleman. After all, great knights are basically great nobles, or trained by great nobles.

"Hello, Lord Pale Shadow, I didn't expect that we would meet in this way." Levi said.

"Who are you?" asked the Pale Shadow.

"Who am I? Don't you know, sir? After all, you have assassinated me, three times in a row! You are really a forgetful person." Levi said sarcastically.

"What? It's you? How is it possible?"

In the history of Deathbird Voice, there was only one case where three assassination attempts failed in a row. This was still fresh in Pale Shadow's memory...

Pale Shadow didn't expect that the man in the white wolf mask in front of him was actually Baron Levi!

No wonder the assassination failed. This baron hid his true strength. His strength is far more terrifying than what the intelligence said.

He is not an ordinary knight, not even an ordinary great knight. Even if he is a top-level great knight, he cannot be so strong!

Since his debut, the only one who has brought so much oppression to Pale Shadow is the three-meter-tall man from the Tuva Empire... The Fist of the Empire.

If he had known that Baron Levi was so powerful, Pale Shadow would never have let his men assassinate him, which would be tantamount to giving him away for free.

Unfortunately, there is no if.

"Although I already know the answer, I still want to ask again, Lord Pale Shadow, who commissioned you to kill me?" Levi asked again.

"If you tell the truth, I will let you die with dignity and comfort, and I will not cause trouble for your family."

He asked this question to the assassins who tried to assassinate him but failed one after another, but unfortunately none of them told him the answer.

Pale Shadow knew that he was going to die, and given the current situation, it would not hurt to tell Levi. After all, that big client had become a public enemy, and now that the fig leaf of the law had been torn off, there was nothing to worry about.

The pale shadow said calmly: "The Duke of Montenegro."

"Thanks for letting me know."

After asking, Levi stabbed the Pale Shadow's chest with a sword, causing him to die quickly and painfully.

He had no more questions to ask of Pale Shadow.

Even if he asked, the other party wouldn't tell him.

And he had no idea who the family behind Pale Shadow was.

What I just said was purely to scare Pale Shadow.

Levi released Tutankhamun.

Tutankhamun, who had happily eaten the soul of a great knight some time ago, patted his belly and looked at the freshly-extracted body of the great knight on the ground.

"Are you...are you the Great Knight Harvester?"

Tutankhamun was somewhat shocked.

The great knight's strength has already touched the threshold of transcendence.

Once you enter this realm, you are different from ordinary people.

Although I cannot say that my destiny is in my own hands, I can definitely avoid most of the misfortunes in this mundane world.

Even if he was a high-level wizard apprentice during his lifetime, if the Grand Knight got close to him and he hadn't prepared spells in advance, he might have been killed by the Grand Knight. After all, those passive spells used to strengthen the body are formal spells that can only be mastered by formal wizards.

The bodies of these wizard apprentices are very fragile.

Unless he is the second generation of a wizard in a wizard family, or has found a good teacher and has some defensive wizard weapons bestowed by the teacher, he can avoid being crushed by the close combat of the big knight.

So, Tutankhamun knew how difficult it was to kill a great knight.

In other words, this man must be extremely powerful.

Especially since the other party is suspected to be a descendant of the four major families and has mastered the power of the seal.

Tutankhamun felt that he had followed the right master.

If this man truly embarks on a wizarding journey and possesses good wizarding talent, he might be able to do well in the wizarding world in the future.

"Eat quickly, we're still one great knight short. Remember to prepare the meditation method in advance. It won't be long before the third great knight is here." Levi said calmly.

He was a little excited as he would be able to learn meditation soon.

Let the Duke of Montenegro be the fuel for you to learn meditation!

This was something Levi had thought of in advance, and it was also one of the few rituals he had.

The strong man Tutankhamun nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, opened his mouth, and swallowed the soul of the Pale Shadow into his stomach.

"It's so comfortable, the soul of the great knight tastes so good."

"Go back." Levi said.

Upon hearing this, Tutankhamun quickly returned to the snuff bottle and closed the lid himself.

Levi searched the body of Pale Shadow and began to touch it.

A small bag of gold coins, some hidden weapons, some poison powder, and a small piece of parchment...

In the end, he did not find the breathing method inheritance diagram, but he found something else he wanted.

The information recorded on that small piece of parchment was not the breathing method inheritance diagram.

It is a secret technique, a secret technique that masters the more advanced use of black energy.

"Dark Blade".

“That’s it.”

Levi was excited.

One of the important reasons why he was more concerned about the Pale Shadow was this secret technique of black energy.

He didn't expect that Pale Shadow really carried this thing with him.

After putting the things away, Levi also embalmed the Pale Shadow and turned him into a living dead.

"Let me call you Demon Shadow."

Levi said.

On the one hand, it can "commemorate" the dead Pale Shadow, on the other hand, Demon Shadow is more suitable for naming a speed-type knight.

The previous mountain, sea, and shark were all powerful knights.

As the only speed-type Great Knight Zombie created by Levi, Shadow makes up for the speed advantage of his Great Knight Corps.

The Pale Shadow, who was bursting out at full strength, was even faster than his own extraordinary speed. This was probably because the quality of the opponent's breathing method was higher than that of the Siren's breathing method.

So Levi made a prompt decision and used the Seal of Dragon Power.

Otherwise, it might take some effort to catch the Pale Shadow again.

"Let's go back to the city."

Levi led the current "Four Generals of the Demon Family" towards the Flower City.

And in the territory of the Scorpion Knight, there was chaos.

Someone found the torn body of the Scorpion Knight in a public bathroom. His body was naked and looked miserable, with poisonous scorpions crawling all over his body.

In addition, a death-telling bird mask was also discovered.

Those who know the matter know that this is the work of the Sound of Death Bird.

Obviously, this was the work of assassins hired by the Duke of Montenegro, the enemy of the Scorpion Family.

The successors of the Scorpion Family expressed strong dissatisfaction and condemnation of the Duke of Montenegro's act of hiring killers. They wanted to integrate a new army and were determined to fight the Duke of Montenegro to the end.

However, without the suppression of the Scorpion Knight, the Scorpion Family itself is also undercurrent, and many people want to get their hands on the throne of the head of the family.

Now is a time of complete chaos. The original rules and systems are being abandoned by more and more ambitious people. In this chaotic era, they want to make their own voices heard, change the world, and establish their own clan.

The news that the Duke of Montenegro commissioned assassins to kill southern nobles soon spread to other nobles, and everyone could not help but sigh at the Duke of Montenegro's unscrupulous and unscrupulous means.

He has abandoned all nobility and chivalry.

In order to achieve his own goals, he became a complete tyrant and devil!

Of course, Levi, who killed the Scorpion Knight with a casual sword, has returned to the Flower City and continued his boring journey of practice.

During this period, in addition to practicing, Levi was studying "The Black Demon Blade".

No one knew where Pale Shadow got this black energy fighting skill, but after Levi saw it, he exclaimed it was very exciting.

After reading this booklet, Levi realized that black energy could be used in this way.

The development and use of black energy by other great knights is not even one-tenth of that by the creator of this Black Demon Blade. It is too superficial and such a waste of black energy!

Black Qi is an extraordinary power that a knight can master, and there are many ways to play with it!

The use of black energy by the Black Demon Blade is mainly divided into three stages:

They are black energy condensing into a blade, black energy leaving the body, and evil spirits haunting the body!

Among them, the first stage is easier to practice. Generally speaking, a great knight can master it after practicing for one or two years.

The second stage, when the black energy leaves the body, takes three to five years.

The first two stages are relatively easy.

Only in the third stage, the evil spirits are haunting.

It is extremely difficult to practice. Pale Shadow has practiced the secret technique of black energy for more than ten years. He has already mastered the first two techniques, but he still has not mastered the secret of being haunted by evil spirits.

Being haunted by evil spirits is the most powerful move of this Black Demon Blade.

This move can release the black energy in the body, and then it will appear behind the user and transform into an incarnation of black energy. The appearance of the black energy incarnation will be randomly generated according to the user's state of mind.

The black gas incarnation is composed entirely of black gas. It will appear behind the user during battle, and hide inside the user's body when not fighting.

The strength of the black energy incarnation depends on the user himself. When it appears behind the user, it feels like an evil spirit appears behind him.

So the creator called it "evil spirit possession"!

The most important purpose of creating this secret skill is to enable the great knight to fight against evil spirits.

Imagine a terrifying stand made entirely of black energy, which is itself a part of you and fights for you. When it is released during a battle, it is basically equivalent to having an extra powerful fighting force out of thin air.

Pale Shadow has been practicing for more than ten years but has never reached the threshold of being possessed by evil spirits.

But Levi knew why he didn't grasp the mystery.

"Because the secret technique of being haunted by evil spirits has gone beyond the scope of physical training of a knight. In order to make the black energy condense into an incarnation so precisely and accurately, and have it completely obey the knight's orders, the knight needs extremely strong mental strength to control it!"

"In other words, being possessed by evil spirits is the product of a combination of physical and spiritual practice."

Levi himself practiced magic seals and had also studied wizards, so he found the problem immediately.

"So, if I practice meditation and my mental strength grows stronger, it should be easy for me to master the secret of being haunted by evil spirits."

"The cultivation of spiritual power is also very important, especially when facing enemies like wizards."

"If Pale Shadow's mental strength is strong enough, the effect of the Dragon's Might Seal on him will be minimal."

"This is the consequence of lacking spiritual practice. I currently lack it, but after learning meditation, this shortcoming can be made up."

"Looking at any civilization and era, there are a number of religious schools that advocate the simultaneous cultivation of both the spirit and the body. Some call it the unity of the soul and the body, while others call it the unity of the spirit, energy and soul. In short, the general mainstream view is that the cultivation of the body and the mind should go hand in hand."

"I, Levi, want to become a man with a 6A panel. My biggest shortcoming right now is my mental strength. Once this is made up, I will be truly complete in this mortal world."

Levi learned a lot from the Black Demon Blade.

After obtaining this secret technique, he began to practice it.

A few days later.

Levi stretched out his palm, and the black air at his fingertips continued to spread forward, eventually turning into a long black thorn.

"The Black Gas Condensed Blade can use black gas to simulate the appearance of any weapon, thereby enhancing the power of the black gas. Highly condensed black gas is itself the most terrifying weapon! When it reaches its peak, the knight can basically free his hands and no longer need weapons, because no weapon is more useful than a weapon made of pure black gas. Even a Mithril weapon is not as good as a black gas weapon."

"I have already entered the realm of the Black Demon Blade."

Levi thought to himself as he opened the proficiency panel.

Levi——

Black Magic Blade: Level 1 (1/1000)

…

"As expected, it appears on the proficiency panel. The next thing will be easy. I will start working hard to reach the second level as soon as possible. The effect of the black energy leaving the body will be greater."

It is very simple to increase the proficiency of the Black Gas Secret Technique. Just keep using the black gas to condense weapons. Levi went from being unskilled in the beginning to becoming more and more skilled later, and his proficiency in the Black Demon Blade skyrocketed.

With his current realm and vision, practicing the first two stages of the Black Demon Blade is a piece of cake.

In the 1013th year of the Holy Hui Calendar, the beginning of the original month.

Levi's Black Demon Blade has reached the second level.

It took him less than two months to master this secret technique to the second level.

This is because he spent most of his time practicing breathing techniques, otherwise it would be even faster.

Levi——

Black Magic Blade: Level 2 (1/5000)

…

In the wilderness, in Levi’s palm, black energy condensed into a shuriken.

Then he swung the shuriken lightly and it flew out of his body.

Unfortunately, after flying about one meter, it turned into a ball of black gas and disappeared without a trace.

"The black energy leaves the body but does not dissipate. This is the most important training goal of the second stage. This way, the knight will have an efficient and dangerous long-range attack method. My full-level archery skills will also be put to good use!"

Ever since Levi became a great knight, as his enemies became stronger, weapons such as bows and arrows have long been eliminated by Levi.

And now, with the skill of Black Magic Blade, Levi’s archery skills have finally reached the maximum level and he can finally get a job again!

"It's a pity that the distance is too short. It needs to be able to fly at least dozens of meters to exert its power!"

"Keep practicing."

After reaching the second stage of the Black Demon Blade, Levi's practice became using black energy to condense darts and then throwing them out all day long.

With the foundation of full-level archery, this kind of throwing is basically not difficult for Levi, and it is easy for him to hit the target every time.

At the beginning, the black gas dissipated once it was one meter away from the body, but later it did not dissipate for two meters, and then three meters...

By the end of the month, Levi had achieved the state where the black energy could remain twenty meters away from his body without dissipating.

His proficiency in the second level of the Black Demon Blade has also decreased by one fifth.

"Not bad, not bad."

"At this rate, we'll be able to reach the second level limit in five months."

However, Levi's quiet life of practice is about to come to an end.

The Bloody Earl told him that the Duke of Black Mountain asked the Bloody Earl to lead a team to the Royal City for support.

During this period of time, the Montenegrin army has been approaching the border.

The royal coalition forces and southern nobles are about to engage in a final battle with the army led by the Duke of Montenegro himself under the royal city!

After this decisive battle, the winner and the loser will be determined.

"The royal city?"

Levi murmured in his heart, he had never been to the royal city.

"It's time for me to settle things with the Duke of Montenegro," he thought.

On this day, after Levi packed his things, he took the four generals of the Mo family with him.

He disguised himself as a soldier of the Bloody Count and blended into the army.

The Bloody Count looked at the White Wolf Mask and the four extraordinary-looking guards around him.

"It seems... all of them are great knights... Is this person really from the Black Snake Family?"

Even the Pope cannot have four great knight-level guards.

Unless the Seven Paladins of the Earth do nothing and just follow the Pope around every day.

Only at this moment did the Bloody Count realize how right he was in not trying to be clever.

This man who is suspected to be the resurrected Black Snake Knight is so powerful!

His methods were beyond the imagination of the Bloody Count!

About a month later, the Bloody Earl's army also arrived at the final battlefield. At this moment, there was a murderous atmosphere in the Black Mountain camp.

And in the very center of the Montenegrin military camp, surrounded by the army, was the camp of the Duke of Montenegro.

Levi stayed in the military camp, stationed there, waiting for the right time to take action, while the Bloody Count was responsible for passing on some information about the Duke of Montenegro to him.

"Now is not the best time to take action."

"When the final decisive battle begins, the Duke of Montenegro will not have any extra troops to protect himself. That should be the best time for me to take action."

Levi was not in a hurry. He lived in seclusion in the city, hiding in the military camp, and practicing secretly.

On the other side, the royal family and the southern coalition forces were also gathering. In this wilderness, the evening clouds were low and the cold wind was bleak.

The war is coming soon.