Fourteen years.
Climbing from twentieth place on the ranking to first.
This difficulty is even greater than climbing from two hundredth place into the top ten.
After one hundredth place, the difference in strength between Seventh Ring Wizards isn't that significant, nor is the difference in points.
Basically, increasing your points a bit allows you to advance one position.
But the top hundred are filled with monsters and freaks.
The further up the list you go, the more abnormal the Wizards become.
The top ten are mainly Seventh Ring Completion Wizards, and they are all geniuses and outstanding individuals among them.
These people, to varying degrees, have records of contending against Eighth Ring Wizards.
Whether they've fought above their level or not, they are far from ordinary.
The top three, needless to say.
World-Extinguishing Thunder, Light Divine Sword, and Hand of the Fire God, three big shots, have occupied these spots for years.
Creating a gap that leaves the others far behind! And this time, witnessed by everyone, the Twilight Hall Master, with incredible speed, stormed into the top spot.
[First place, Twilight Hall Master, 120 million points.] [Second place, World-Extinguishing Thunder, 118 million points.] [Third place, Light Divine Sword, 100 million points.]
Thus, in the 166th year since the start of the Bloody Battle, the top position on the Eighth Ring Demon Slaying Ranking finally changed hands.
God Forsaken Continent.
Levi, having accumulated 100 million Battle Merit, embarked on his return journey.
These past dozen years haven't been smooth sailing for him.
The Eighth Ring demons of the Burning Crusade Army have repeatedly tried to intercept him.
However, he successfully escaped each time; with his current life-saving abilities, even Eighth Ring powerhouses can't do anything to him.
Not long ago, they even dispatched two Eighth Rings to set up an ambush for him.
He knew he had to leave for a while.
After more than a decade of slaughter, Levi no longer remembers how many demon Lords he has hunted.
He's even killed quite a few Seventh Ring demons.
The accumulated high-level demon materials alone are enough to make him immensely wealthy.
Among the ten thousand Shadow Dragon Multitude, there are dozens of Sixth Ring shadows.
About a third of them are Fifth Ring shadows.
The rest are basically all Fourth Ring shadows.
One can see from the shadows just how insane Levi's slaughter has been over the years.
Because his appearance is always accompanied by the Shadow Dragon Multitude.
Gradually, among the demons, the title of [Shadow Demon Hunter] began to circulate.
Shadow Demon Hunter Levi, who commands incredibly powerful shadow magic, leads tens of thousands of powerful shadows.
When you discover this person, it means you are already surrounded by shadows covering the mountains and plains.
He alone is a legion.
Gradually, many Wizards also learned the secret of Levi's invincible dominance.
Seeing Levi controlling so many shadows.
Those genius Wizards of the Shadow School even suspected that they were practicing fake shadow magic.
Some people were dissatisfied, feeling that this method was cheating.
However, since the Demon Slaying Bracelet judged that there were no problems, no one cared about these voices.
No matter how many shadows Levi summoned, he was using his own spells, and there was nothing wrong with that.
And apart from the shadows, Levi's own strength also left them speechless.
After reaching the top spot, more and more congratulations and flattering voices came one after another.
Major newspapers also listed him as the headline.
Although Levi didn't want to be famous, the ranking list was there, and he couldn't keep a low profile even if he wanted to.
After successfully exchanging for the Winter Emperor's Hand in the Central Realm, Levi returned to the Ancient Dragon Continent.
Inside the container was a withered and skinny arm, exuding a chilling aura.
The surface of the arm was covered with dense frost, and countless frost truth runes shone within.
Levi breathed a long sigh of relief.
"The superior Strange Object of the Winter King sequence is in hand, the phased goal is completed..."
"When Holy Infant reaches Seventh Ring, I'll let him refine it. The Ice Fire Holy Body should be completely balanced, and it can even go a step further. Next, with Holy Infant's aptitude, Seventh Ring cultivation should be smooth sailing, surpassing those ordinary top geniuses, and I won't need to worry about it."
He put away the Winter Emperor's Hand. Holy Infant was already in seclusion to advance to Seventh Ring and might not be able to come out for a short time.
Only Gandalf hadn't reached his limit yet.
It wasn't that Levi was biased and didn't prepare a Strange Object for Gandalf.
It was just that there weren't any Full Moon Wonders in the Battle Merit shop that were very suitable for Gandalf.
Pure body refinement Strange Objects like the Proof of Elephant God were too few.
It was better to let Gandalf accumulate Battle Merit himself and slowly exchange for the random Strange Object worth 50 million Battle Merit to try his luck.
If it wasn't suitable, he could just take it for his own cultivation.
Besides the Winter Emperor's Hand, there were some other Full Moon Wonders that looked good among the non-random Strange Objects.
However, Levi didn't plan to exchange them.
These Strange Objects were more than twice the price of random Strange Objects, and the cost performance was not high.
Once he used up his random Full Moon Wonder chances worth 50 million, he would start saving Battle Merit.
He wanted to exchange for a Sun Flare-level Strange Object in one step.
So far, aside from the random Sun Flare Strange Object worth 500 million.
The Battle Merit shop, exclusively for Seventh Ring Wizards to exchange, had a total of only 9 selectable Sun Flare-level Strange Objects.
The seven major elemental factions each had 1, and the remaining 2 were Shadow and Death.
The value of these Strange Objects was generally above 1 billion Battle Merit.
Some popular factions even exceeded 2 billion.
For example, the Combustion Faction's Flame Emperor's Sword was worth 2.3 billion Battle Merit.
The Earth Faction's Heart of Gaia was worth 2.2 billion Battle Merit.
The Ocean Faction's Water God's Palace was worth 1.9 billion Battle Merit.
The Storm Faction's Undying Wind was worth 1.7 billion Battle Merit.
In addition, the Shadow Faction's Shadow Emblem, the Thunder School's Thunder of Destruction, and others were all valuable.
These Sun Flare Strange Objects dazzled Levi.
To be honest, he wanted them all.
However, according to the exchange rules.
Each person had 2 non-random exchange slots for Sun Flare-level Strange Objects, in addition to 1 random exchange slot.
Therefore, Levi could only choose two of them at most.
Predictably, the traditional Earth-Fire Wind-Water four elemental factions are extremely competitive.
There are only a few of these, but a large number of geniuses want them, and the top of the Demon Slaying Ranking are all Wizards from these factions.
The Death, Thunder, and Frost Factions are not much better.
Overall, the competition in the Bronze and Shadow Schools is relatively minimal.
These two schools currently only have some Great Wizards, without even a Legendary Wizard.
There are some top geniuses, but compared to other schools, the quantity and quality are lacking.
Judging from the officially marked value, the [Shadow Emblem], worth 1.6 billion, is likely inferior to the 1st-ranked [Flame Emperor's Sword].
According to the Strange Object Illustrated Handbook, the Flame Emperor's Sword is indeed a leader among Sun Flare-level items.
However, Levi listed the [Shadow Emblem] as one of the must-have Strange Objects.
Sun Flare-level Strange Objects have an important function.
That is to strengthen one of the Wizard's innate spells, elevating it to a new level.
Usually, innate spells are already finalized after advancing to the Primal Soul.
Because it has been solidified into the Wizard's innate instinct.
It can only continuously increase in power as the realm improves.
But the spell itself is difficult to evolve.
At most, it can only undergo some simple structural optimization through Truth Wonders, but these are not qualitative changes.
And Sun Flare Wonders are heaven-defying objects.
They are powerful enough to drastically strengthen the Wizard's instinctive talent a second time! This strengthening is a true qualitative change.
Therefore, if Levi wants to choose the first Sun Flare Wonder, he must choose the one that maximizes his benefits.
Besides Myriad Dragons Arise, his most powerful innate spell is Shadow Dragon Multitude.
If it can undergo a qualitative change through the [Shadow Emblem], then the power of this talent will be even more terrifying.
Spells like Fire Dragon Tribulation and Water Dragon's Chant are less rewarding to strengthen.
Levi believes that after Shadow Dragon Multitude is strengthened, his shadow summons will definitely receive different blessings.
Of course, if there is a choice, Levi would prefer to strengthen [Myriad Dragons Arise] as his ninth talent.
However, this spell is somewhat special, as it is of the Chaos attribute.
Currently, he can only access Sun Flare Wonders with a single attribute, making it difficult to strengthen it.
According to the Strange Object Illustrated Handbook, Strange Objects of the Chaos attribute are all Legendary Wonders, which are too far away for him.
The Shadow Emblem is worth 1.6 billion Battle Merit.
Even if Levi has Shadow Dragon Multitude, it is impossible to accumulate so much in a short time.
Fortunately, he looked at the Demon Slaying Ranking of the Shadow School and then felt relieved.
On the current Eighth Ring Demon Slaying Ranking, the strongest of the Shadow School is a Seventh Ring peak Wizard named Ghost Shadow.
He is currently ranked fifteenth with 40 million points.
As for the Eighth Ring Wizard big shots on the Ninth Ring Demon Slaying Ranking, they will not participate in the exchange of these Strange Objects.
They have their own prize pool and do not need to compete with Seventh Ring Wizards.
Otherwise, with the strength of the Eighth Ring Wizards, there would definitely be nothing for the Seventh Ring Wizards.
In this way, as long as he doesn't slack off too much in the future.
Going to the God Forsaken Continent to hunt demons every once in a while, this Strange Object should be secure.
Levi even felt that if there was enough time, he could first exchange for the popular [Flame Emperor's Sword].
And then exchange it back for the [Shadow Emblem].
After all, the competition in the Combustion School is fierce, and by the time he has exchanged for the [Shadow Emblem] and saved up another 2.3 billion.
Like Hand of the Fire God and others of his ilk, those completionist grinders, they were probably already one step ahead.
As for the random Strange Object worth 500 million Battle Merit, he would exchange that last. In any case, everyone was guaranteed one exchange opportunity.
With a renewed goal, Levi immediately felt motivated.
However, after hunting demons for more than a decade, he was also a little tired and didn't want to go to the God Forsaken Continent for the time being.
He planned to change his mood and relax.
Through Lyon's memory disc.
He learned from the memories of those demon Lords that he was now the number one wanted criminal of the Burning Crusade Army.
The legion commander of the expeditionary force was offering a reward of a Ninth Ring Abyss Heart for his head.
This was also why those Eighth Ring demon Lords were going out of their way to find trouble with him.
If he hadn't mastered heaven-defying abilities like the Death Ember Divine Palace and danger perception,
he would most likely have been defeated and buried in the God Forsaken Continent.
As far as he knew, there were not many Wizards in the Wizard world with a bounty of a Ninth Ring Abyss Heart on their heads.
Lucy, the commander of the Deep Blue Expeditionary Force, was one.
There were also a few Eighth Ring peak battle group powerhouses.
And he, Levi, was the only Seventh Ring Wizard to receive such an "honor."
Even World-Extinguishing Thunder and Light Divine Sword couldn't enjoy such treatment.
After resting for a while.
He came to the Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm, looking at the Black Soul Magic Tower and the Book of the Dead in his hand.
"It's been a long time since I personally refined artifacts."
He planned to upgrade the Book of the Dead to the Seventh Ring, and at the same time combine it with the Seventh Ring Black Soul Magic Tower.
Emulating Hundred Flowers' Star Ring and Summer Flower Tower, he would refine them into a combined Wizard artifact.
Then he would repair the Black Soul Magic Tower and temporarily use it as a Wizard Tower.
Taking this opportunity, he would practice refining his own Wizard Tower in the future and familiarize himself with the process.
No sooner said than done, Levi immediately began his closed-door refinement.
Seven years passed in the blink of an eye.
Nora Calendar 387.
Bloody Battle Year 173.
Before he knew it, only thirty years remained until the next opening of the Ancient Tower.
Middle Earth Continent.
Gondor City, Fire Dragon Shop.
Rolling fire elemental power stirred up the wind and clouds, red clouds filled the sky, and flames danced.
Everyone poked their heads out of the Wizard Towers, looking over with shocked expressions.
But, this was not the end.
In the sky, there was another endless stream of Frost power, like a northern wind passing through!
Cold waves, cold winds, frost, snowflakes, many celestial phenomena intertwined, creating a beautiful scene.
The surrounding twenty-odd miles of heaven and earth were dyed red and blue.
One side was a fiery hell, with scorching winds sweeping; the other side was a Realm of Frost, an ice age.
"This... Ice and Fire Dual Cultivation, it's Fire Dragon Master!"
"Finally, is this day coming?"
"Did Master just advance to Sixth Ring less than five hundred years ago? Is he advancing to Seventh Ring already? This progress is too fast."
"What do you know? For a top genius like Master, this is already considered slow. I estimate that Master deliberately delayed his advancement in order to imprint more Wizard Marks."
"This is what a genius is. We can't wait to get nine Wizard Marks as soon as possible, and then hurry up and advance, racing against time, but others are unhurried and have room to choose."
The red and blue world, like a yin-yang fish, tumbled and rotated, causing rolling elemental tides to form in Gondor City.
In the Dawn Tower, Victor sat at home, the secret sword in front of him, gathering momentum.
If an enemy took this opportunity to interfere with the Holy Infant's advancement, he would surely kill them with thunderous means.
Looking closely, the flame part of the yin-yang fish seemed slightly larger than the frost, obviously not balanced enough.
Although it didn't affect the advancement, it didn't look comfortable.
Victor murmured:
"The Primal Chaos Holy Emperor once said that yin and yang balance is the ultimate truth..."
Half a day later.
Those elemental tides all poured into the Fire Dragon Shop.
A purple Primal Soul, sometimes solid, sometimes illusory, with flowing ripples, stood in the void.
A purple divine dragon stretching for a thousand meters coiled around it, its dense purple scales shining with a noble aura.
The dragon's smooth mane billowed in the wind, and its dragon eyes scanned the auras spying from within Gondor City.
A tall tree attracts the wind; not everyone respects Fire Dragon Master.
Some people wish that Fire Dragon Master's advancement would fail, and he would become a fallen genius.
Sensing the dragon's gaze, those gazes retracted one after another, and silent sighs echoed within Gondor City.
They knew that their wishful thinking had failed again.
Fire Dragon Ace successfully advanced to Seventh Ring, leaving a large group of Wizards behind on the path of pursuing truth.
From then on, he joined the ranks of Gondor City's top powerhouses.
Looking at the Wizard World, he was also in the upper layer of the pyramid, getting closer and closer to those at the top.
The most terrifying thing was that, with Fire Dragon Master's talent, perhaps advancing to Eighth Ring would not fail either.
Those with ill intentions no longer had the possibility of catching up.
Among them were the spies of the Myriad Races Council.
"Fire Dragon Ace's momentum is complete, it's hard to contain him anymore."
"Yes, report to Snake Envoy."
Seeing Ace successfully advance, Victor retracted the secret sword that had been fully charged and continued his own cultivation.
"Next, only Gandalf is left."
After stepping into Seventh Ring, he realized how wonderful this realm was.
Especially for top geniuses.
Among the powerhouses active in the subspace of various schools in the Wizard World, very few could pose a threat to them.
And apart from a few top Wizard organization leaders, Eighth Ring Wizards, and Great Wizards, they all held important positions in the Central Realm.
To some extent, Seventh Ring was the top combat power walking in the world.
In fact, with the strength of the Three Heroes of Gondor, they could easily find a very good position in the Central Realm.
However, they followed This Venerable One's warning that they could cooperate with the official side, but they must never join them.
Fire Dragon Shop.
The Holy Infant opened his eyes, and the aura of Seventh Ring erupted.
Although he didn't have danger perception, he could sense that some small fries seemed to be hostile to him, based on his instinct as a Primal Soul Wizard.
That was just a trivial warning to them.
"Seventh Ring... I can finally craft items again!"
The Holy Infant was excited.
"No rush for now, let's stabilize my realm first, then refine the [Winter Emperor's Hand] to balance my Ice Fire Holy Body."
The Holy Infant felt the unstable Primal Soul in his mind and had a bit of a headache.
With the advancement to the Seventh Ring, this feeling of imbalance became more and more intense.
"I still need to be careful in the future. Ice and fire are inherently incompatible. If they cannot develop in a balanced way, it will inevitably damage my foundation in the long run. I can't just seek quick results."
Generally speaking, those dual cultivation Wizards are either Earth-Fire, Wind-Thunder, or Water-Ice...
In short, there are very few Water-Fire or Ice-Fire combinations. The Holy Infant's situation is a special case.
"Master, congratulations!"
Ya Lishan Zhuo and Aisley, who were in seclusion, also felt the changes brought about by the advancement and woke up one after another.
The enthusiastic Red Dragon Queen couldn't help but hug the Holy Infant.
The Holy Infant laughed and took a step back.
"I'm one step ahead at the Seventh Ring, ladies, keep up the good work."
Aisley pinched Ya Lishan Zhuo's arm.
"Mind your image."
"Master, you should consolidate your realm first, we won't disturb you. Oh, I crafted a top-grade Wizard item myself a few days ago."
Ya Lishan Zhuo pouted, "Now the whole city knows you crafted a top-grade Wizard item."
The Holy Infant encouraged, "That's great. Being able to craft top-grade items is the mark of a mature Sixth Ring artificer, and it's a testament to every artificer's glory."
Top-grade Wizard items are hard to come by.
Of course, except for him.
Next, Silver Beard, Tie Ya, Copper Ear, and Gold Eye also came to congratulate him.
"Congratulations, Shopkeeper."
The Holy Infant said, "Thank you all for your hard work. What's the progress on the alchemical constructs?"
They said, "The Thunder God Weapon, Ice Divine Weapon, and Gold Divine Weapon have all been crafted. We also retrieved the Nicholas God Model from the Dawn Tower and re-refined it. Next, we can combine them to advance to the Seventh Ring alchemical construct, [Titan]."
The Holy Infant said:
"Good, in a while, I'll work with everyone to create this work of art that represents the highest skill of ancient alchemy."
The reason it's called ancient is because after the advent of the mechanical path, the traditional Alchemy School has actually transformed.
Alchemy was originally imitated from the Mechanical School, and now that there is a proper path ahead, it should naturally get on the right track.
Mechanical constructs are the representatives of advanced technology.
Therefore, the Titan Giant God Soldier is the last glory of ancient alchemical constructs.
Everything must have a beginning and an end. The Holy Infant will create it, which can be regarded as fulfilling Wizard Le Mei's wish.
Artificer Xi An looked at the Seventh Ring Fire Dragon Master, and there was an inexplicable joy in her heart.
She felt that she had joined an organization that was constantly advancing and on the rise.
Under this general trend, even she might be able to ride the east wind and go further than she could on her own.
A year later, after stabilizing his realm, the Holy Infant left Gondor City. He looked back at the small pharmacy.
"Old thing, you're the only one left. Keep it up."
Darkness Zone.
The Snake Envoy listened quietly to his subordinate's report, his mood as still as an ancient well.
"He's Seventh Ring now, hahaha, I lost..."
It suddenly laughed towards the sky, as if relieved.
The Snake Envoy recalled its life.
It possessed the bloodline of some ancient behemoth, the Komodo Lizard, which was why it called itself the "Komodo Serpent."
From a small snake, it gradually grew into a hegemon of one world, reaching the Seventh Ring realm.
Later, in pursuit of eternal life, it became the master of its own world.
It carefully sheltered its world, living a life of seclusion in this Darkness Zone.
Originally, all of this should have been perfect.
Until the Great World Convergence began, its world began to collapse uncontrollably.
It could feel that its world's will was also constantly weakening.
It fell step by step from a former Seventh Ring late-stage expert to its current Seventh Ring early-stage state.
Just recently, the world's will entered a deep sleep.
Next, this world would become a part of Nora.
It would also be reduced to ashes, never to exist again.
Over the centuries, it had personally witnessed Fire Dragon Master advancing from a Fifth Ring Wizard to the Seventh Ring realm, becoming its equal.
And as a top genius, Fire Dragon Ace's strength was likely even greater than its own, which was at the end of its rope.
In its view, Wizard geniuses led by Fire Dragon Ace were the most typical symbol of Wizard civilization.
Hypocrites, plunderers, colonizers, destroyers, arrogant beings...
It didn't hate Fire Dragon Ace, but the Wizard World! A lofty and unfathomable voice sounded in the Snake Envoy's ear.
"Are you ready? After this battle, you will inevitably die."
The Snake Envoy said, "Lord, I am ready."
The voice said:
"Very well, in a few years, when your world converges with Nora, take this potion, it can allow you to temporarily exist outside the constraints of the plane. Remember, you only have one day, after which you will be reduced to ashes, and even your soul will dissipate... I don't recommend you go to kill Fire Dragon Ace, that way your death may be meaningless. Currently, the organization's danger rating for Fire Dragon Ace is [7+]. Only an Eighth Ring expert can take him down with relative certainty. Of course, everyone has their own obsessions. You have followed me for a long time, and I respect your choice."
The Snake Envoy said resolutely, "Lord, I understand. I still want to find Fire Dragon Ace. It would be best if I could take him to hell with me. If not, I will try to drag as many Wizards to hell as possible."
The voice was silent for a moment, then said:
"I wish you success."
Nora Calendar 388.
Ancient Dragon Continent.
Inside the Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm, the Holy Infant took the Winter Emperor's Hand.
To prevent any unexpected changes, Levi had him refine it on the spot within the Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm.
In any case, the Holy Infant couldn't do anything else during the refinement of the Strange Object, so it was the same wherever he refined it.
The Holy Infant naturally agreed and began to refine his first Full Moon Wonder.
Levi continued to study the Black Soul Magic Tower.
Two years later.
Nora Calendar 390.
Within the Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm, in the Little Frost Mountain area, the surging Frost power awakened the sleeping Heaven Crystal Dragon Ant.
It had been reclaiming land in the Nightmare World during this time, and was exhausted both physically and mentally.
The butterfly effect formed by the Rebellion of the Eight Kings gradually spread towards the Black Dragon Territory.
The Dragon Palace members had experienced battle after battle in recent years.
Above the high sky, a figure in a purple robe sat beneath the firmament.
A Primal Soul, both illusory and real, was surrounded by a Tai Chi diagram formed from the blue and scarlet fire elemental power.
This time, the power of ice and fire was finally mostly balanced, appearing harmonious and unified.
In just two short years, the Holy Infant, who had only recently advanced to the Seventh Ring, had his aura increased by another level.
Within the Primal Soul, those solidified organs gleamed with a unique luster.
His right arm blazed with scarlet flames, distorting space.
His left arm emanated waves of frost, with frost flowers filling the sky.
The Holy Infant casually unleashed a Fire Dragon Tribulation and an Ice Dragon Prison.
The ice dragon formed a domain that froze everything, while the fire dragon rotated and roared within it.
"The power is even stronger. With the effect amplification of so many Strange Objects, it's completely comparable to a seasoned Seventh Ring Wizard."
The Holy Infant then placed his hand on the Klein Crystal Ball.
[Mental Strength: 7260/12060]
"My mental strength has also increased by nearly two hundred points, saving me decades of arduous cultivation. This is the power of a Full Moon Wonder. With this, I'll have more time to focus on refining artifacts."
"The Ice Fire Holy Body's affinity for elements has increased once again. With my current talent, and with the aid of Nether Soul Jujubes and Soul Stones, advancing to a seasoned Seventh Ring Wizard within two hundred years shouldn't be a problem."
"It's a pity that this refinement didn't give birth to a companion spirit, but the little fellow, Snow King, seems to have undergone a mutation."
The Holy Infant's consciousness arrived inside the Seventh floor of the Law Ring Holy Tower.
Lion King was snoring loudly in his sleep, while Luo Man hid in a corner, curled up into a ball, its snake head buried in the corner.
It had been bullied, and the culprit was none other than Lion King.
Of course, Lion King was actually just joking with Luo Man, but the difference in strength between the two was too great.
Although it was playing, the big cat's paw could easily swat the poor, helpless Luo Man onto the tower wall.
The Holy Infant woke Lion King up, grabbed the lion's mane on its neck, and scolded, "Don't bully Luo Man, you rascal."
Companion spirits are not true living beings. They have no souls, but they all have their own instincts and personalities.
The side effect of having too many spirits in his mind was like this, a happy problem, one might say.
Snow King was in the corner at the moment, looking at his left arm with a puzzled expression.
His round body had grown the arm of a bodybuilder, with bulging veins, like a Qilin arm.
This was the mutation that occurred after refining the Winter Emperor's Hand.
Snow King, this companion spirit derived from the [Snow King Sequence], seemed to have evolved a second time.
The Holy Infant could sense that within Snow King's Qilin arm, there was an extremely terrifying power.
If he were to throw a punch, ordinary Seventh Ring Wizards would probably not dare to face it head-on.
When he goes to the God Forsaken Continent to hunt demons next time, he can test the effect.
"Ace, go back to Gondor City. Next, upgrade all the top-grade Wizard artifacts on you and on my side. Take all these Seventh Ring demon materials."
Over the years that Levi had been hunting demons, he had accumulated a mountain of high-level demon materials.
Except for a portion that he kept for Potion Making, he gave them all to Ace to make full use of.
He had all the major organizations handle and digest the low- and mid-tier ones.
These resources could allow the Ancient Dragon Continent to develop even further in the long run.
The Holy Infant left, and next up was happy artifact refining.
On This Venerable One's side alone, there were five top-grade Wizard artifacts that needed to be upgraded, such as the [Falling Star Ring] and the [Snow Iron Dragon Armor].
Not to mention his own treasure trove.
Months later.
Nora.
Outer Sea.
Unknowingly, another medium-sized continent surfaced on the sea.
Such things happen from time to time, and the Wizards are already used to it.
The current Nora has increased by a third compared to before the Great Confluence, and this is just the beginning.
A group of young Wizards from the Mortal Continent Wizard Academy happened to be on a trial here.
As the first eyewitnesses of this new continent, some were excited, feeling it was an opportunity.
Perhaps they could take this opportunity to gain something in the new continent, and quietly went up to explore.
They didn't notice at all that a black-robed figure appeared, it was the Snake Envoy after disguising himself.
"Is this the aura of Nora?"
It casually flicked out a few black streamers, instantly killing the group of young Wizards.
Then it transformed into a small snake, and with a whoosh, burrowed into the body of one of the young Wizards.
After a moment, the young Wizard moved his muscles and bones, expressionless.
It used a secret method to conceal its aura, its eyes calm.
"Fire Dragon Ace, we are finally going to meet!"
Gondor City.
With the help of an undercover agent, the Snake Envoy successfully infiltrated it.
Feeling the faint auras of strong individuals within the city, it felt complicated.
Can the ideal of the Myriad Races Council really be realized? It didn't rush to act, but leisurely strolled around the city, feeling the unprecedented lively atmosphere.
"Hehe, Dawn Tower, Fire Dragon Shop, Gandalf Pharmacy, the organization of the Three Heroes of Gondor..."
Logically, it knew that its chances of successfully ambushing Gandalf were the highest.
Among the three, only Gandalf was not a Seventh Ring Wizard.
But the Snake Envoy still focused its attention on the Fire Dragon Shop.
Infiltrating the city to launch a sneak attack was undoubtedly a suicide attack.
Because it would soon alarm the other strong individuals and the Magic Arrays in the city, it would be trapped within, and then be killed.
So far, those who have tried to do so in Gondor City have failed without exception, with no one escaping alive.
However, it only had half a day left to live, so it was naturally not afraid.
Inside the Fire Dragon Shop.
Ace was reforging This Venerable One's [Purple Light Sword], and the main material used was the Primordial amethyst.
The large piece of Primordial amethyst left behind was enough for it to refine This Venerable One's and the clone's Wizard Artifacts once, if used reasonably.
After all, not all Wizard Artifacts require amethyst.
Suddenly, its figure moved and disappeared from the refining room.
A terrifying aura rose between the Sky and the Earth.
Immediately afterward, exclamations came from some Wizards outside.
The magnificent Wizard Artifact display hall of the Fire Dragon Shop collapsed with a bang.
Some customers who were visiting the shop fled frantically.
A giant black snake, almost filling the building, exuded boundless poisonous gas, flicking its forked tongue.
Many Wizards were swallowed by it on the spot.
The light of the Magic Array lit up, enveloping the Fire Dragon Shop.
In the locations of those refining rooms, the light of the Seventh Ring Magic Array flickered even more.
Thanks to the protection of these Magic Arrays, the refining area where customers were stopped was safe and sound.
But the public area had already turned into ruins.
No matter how strong the Magic Array was, it couldn't prevent a suicidal sneak attack from within.
Streams of Primal Soul aura flew out from the refining room.
Colorful attacks flew towards the giant serpent.
In order not to cause large-scale casualties, everyone's offensive was very restrained.
Throughout Gondor City, all kinds of protective Magic Arrays lit up one after another.
Above the city, there was even a giant Magic Array sealing everything off.
Beneath the Sky Dome, the giant serpent wantonly wreaked havoc.
When a Sixth Ring powerhouse could disregard life and death, the consequences were very serious.
"Hahaha, die, die!"
"You pitiful worms, if Fire Dragon Ace didn't live here, you wouldn't have been affected."
The Snake Envoy's mad roar echoed throughout the city.
"Snow King!"
A white snowball shot out, appearing above the giant serpent's head.
The Snake Envoy had been studying Holy Infant's combat methods for a long time, so he naturally knew that this was his companion spirit object.
"Useless! Although I have fallen in realm, I am not someone a mere companion spirit object can shake."
Its tail swept across, and it spat out a destructive Black Light from its mouth, shooting towards Fire Dragon Master.
The Snow Iron Dragon Armor emerged, barely withstanding the terrifying attack.
Fine cracks appeared on its surface.
Even a Sixth Ring top-grade Wizard artifact couldn't withstand the attack of a powerhouse like the Snake Envoy.
Holy Infant's expression changed slightly. He hadn't had time to advance his Wizard artifact, and he didn't expect to encounter such a change.
Fortunately, the material of the Snow Iron Dragon Armor was basically at the Seventh Ring level, so there was no major problem.
It had been damaged several times in the previous great battle with the demons, and it could still be used after patching it up.
At the same time, Snow King's size soared wildly.
It transformed from a snowball into a Frost Giant with a height of a thousand meters!
The giant's shape resembled the David statue, possessing a beauty of art and philosophy.
However, its head was still a round ball...
The giant's left arm was muscular and knotted.
"Winter Emperor's Fist!"
Boom! Endless Frost power erupted, instantly engulfing the thousand-meter giant serpent.
Crack, crack! Accompanied by the sound of freezing.
The giant serpent's body turned into an ice sculpture frozen in mid-air.
While the Snake Envoy was shocked, he felt more sorrow and despair.
"Now, I am actually no match for his companion spirit object..."
It desperately burned its power, wanting to do everything it could to make Fire Dragon Ace remember this day forever! Fine cracks filled the surface of the ice sculpture, and pitch-black mist seeped out from within.
Crack.
The ice sculpture shattered, and the Snake Envoy regained his freedom.
It used its still-frozen body to rush towards the Fire Dragon Ace, wanting to injure him with a self-detonation! A starlight-like ray shot out.
A delicate secret sword pierced in from the Snake Envoy's mouth.
As if a zipper was being pulled open, the kilometer-long snake body was torn apart inch by inch under the incomparably sharp Gold Element Sword Qi.
Then, the Snake Envoy's body was split in two.
A fragmented snake soul flew out.
The Snake Envoy roared unwillingly towards the sky, and then, after taking a punch from the Snow King, vanished like smoke.
From the Snake Envoy's sudden attack to its annihilation, it all happened in a flash.
It had originally wanted to cause as much damage as possible within Gondor City through its entanglement with the Fire Dragon Ace.
Who would have thought that the Snow King's punch would directly extinguish its fire?
The terrifying Frost Power rendered it unable to move.
Then, a sword from Victor entered through the snake's mouth, tearing it in two from the inside.
Victor had done this many times, and was already familiar with the process.
The Snake Envoy's massive body fell to the ground.
The Holy Infant's expression was neither sad nor happy.
It was clear that the other party was a powerhouse from the Myriad Races Council.
Seventh Ring meant it was already Envoy Level.
The Myriad Races Council actually dispatched an Envoy to launch a suicide attack on him.
No wonder they had been lying dormant all this time, without making a move.
It turned out they wanted to take advantage of his relaxed vigilance and strike directly in the safest place.
It was just a pity that he was already Seventh Ring, and had even refined a Full Moon Wonder.
Even if Victor hadn't intervened, he would have had absolute confidence in killing this person.
It was just that his methods had too large an area of effect, and were not suitable for use within the city, otherwise it would easily affect the innocent.
Fortunately, the Fire Dragon Shop's protection work for artificers was very well done.
The artificing area was protected by a Seventh Ring Magic Array, and would not allow any outsiders to enter.
In addition, the battle ended quickly.
Therefore, the damage caused by this terrorist attack was not great.
The biggest loss was the innocent customers who were caught in the crossfire.
These aftermath tasks must be done well, otherwise it would affect the reputation of his Fire Dragon Shop.
However, seeing the huge corpse of the Seventh Ring giant snake, the Holy Infant suddenly felt that this wave didn't seem to be a loss at all.
"This is excellent artificing material! This giant snake, at its peak, should have been more than just early Seventh Ring, at least late Seventh Ring."
In the sky.
The Lord of Gondor City, who had been in seclusion, was also awakened by the fluctuations caused by this terrorist attack.
He frowned and came to the Fire Dragon Shop.
"Lord Ace, are you alright?"
The Holy Infant said, "I'm fine, but the enemy's attack caused some accidental damage. I'm considering whether to move the Fire Dragon Shop to another area, to avoid encountering this situation again and affecting innocent lives."
The Lord of Gondor City said, "It's alright, just stay in Gondor City, there's no need to go anywhere else... I can use this incident as an excuse to apply to the Central Realm for a high-level military Strange Object. I've applied several times before, but they wouldn't approve it. That thing is too expensive and scarce, and some people are always reluctant to give it to loose cultivator Wizard cities. This time, let's see what excuse they use? If you lose a high-level talent like you, it means personally burying a Great Wizard seed!"
The Holy Infant was overjoyed and quickly said gratefully, "Thank you, Lord City Lord!"