In the war of transcendent civilizations, unless it's a ceiling-level existence like Sauron, even the most outstanding individual can hardly sway the balance of war.
In fact, among demons, there is no shortage of gifted individuals. It's just that their strength is more average, not as diverse as that of Wizards.
In the three-hundred-year Bloody Battle, with the help of the right timing, geographical advantages, and popular support of the Wizarding World, the losses suffered by Wizards were far less than those of demons, but the current situation is still not optimistic.
The scale of this Nora Bloody Battle far exceeds the previous ones.
There are already six Tenth Ring demons on the front battlefield alone.
In the vast Darkness Zone, the Abyss has drilled countless wells.
Nowadays, fewer and fewer Wizards dare to travel between planes.
Because the Darkness Zone is more dangerous than before, there is a high probability of encountering wandering demons who intercept and devour passing creatures.
In terms of numbers, the only thing that can compete with demons may be the Black Beasts, but the Black Beasts are too scattered and have not formed a more organized structure.
Some Wizards have proposed a motion to select talents from the Spiritism School and vigorously develop the beast-taming industry, using Purification Potions to restore the Black Beasts to normal.
Then, specialized beast tamers would conduct basic domestication and control, without requiring deep understanding or tacit understanding, only needing to control them to go to the battlefield to kill enemies.
In this way, a large-scale army of extraordinary creatures can be formed to fight against demons and reduce Wizard attrition. As the Bloody Battle intensifies, any living force that can be used by Wizards must be utilized.
Ancient Dragon Continent.
"Still 400 million points short, and there are less than three years left. I definitely won't be able to save enough. I might as well prepare for the next time I enter Hell and the Ancient Tower."
Levi looked tired. Even a workaholic like him was indeed exhausted.
He fell into a deep sleep, one sleep lasting a month.
After waking up, he brewed some Mind-Clearing Tea, feeling refreshed.
He opened the proficiency panel.
The Golden Radiance Dragon Breathing Technique was also at the late Seventh Ring stage, with defense further improved, and the Magneto Domain reached a diameter of 25 kilometers. Now that the grade of Secret Medicines has increased, the cultivation speed of other breathing techniques has also gotten on track, far exceeding before.
These years of honing spells in actual combat have also brought the Coin of Transferring Luck, Voice of the Wild, and Wind of Shadow to their limits. Of the 16 Primal Soul spells currently mastered, only a few of the more difficult and later-learned ones have not yet reached perfection.
The Moon Rune is also at the Tenth Order, increasing Lifespan by 90%. With one more level, Levi's lifespan will directly double.
Lifespan, which plagues most Wizards, has never been a problem for Levi.
In the past ten years, through Levi's efforts, he has also killed four Eighth Ring demons, unlocking the milestone of killing ten Eighth Ring powerhouses beyond his level. Due to combat losses, he currently only has nine Seventh Ring shadows, but that's enough.
Now he is qualified to exchange for a random Sun Flare Wonder, but he doesn't plan to gamble on luck and continues to focus on the Shadow Emblem.
During this time, when mustering his troops, Levi discovered abnormal losses in his shadow legion, with many shadows injured in the Shadow World. Some even directly severed contact with Levi, and after being summoned, there was no news of them, seemingly killed.
The situation of shadows being lost in the Shadow World has always existed, after all, the Shadow World is not only inhabited by his shadows, but also by many Shadow creatures.
But it has never been so frequent.
After some investigation, Levi learned from some escaped shadows that they had encountered attacks from Shadow Demons. This made him sure that the demons were systematically targeting him.
Although Levi can continuously hunt new demons to replenish his shadows, how long will it take to gather ten thousand elite Shadow Dragon Multitude if this continues?
If it was a Fourth Ring shadow that was lost, that would be fine, as they were going to be eliminated anyway, and Levi wouldn't feel bad, but losing a Fifth Ring shadow meant that he had to hunt a Sixth Ring demon to make up for it.
Today, after resting his body, Levi chanted, and a dark door appeared in front of him. This was the Shadow Gate, not a very profound spell, but it could open a portal to the Shadow World, similar to entering Hell.
He used the Coin of Destiny to cast a divination. The Gold Coin fell, and it was actually the rare reverse crying face, which made Levi's expression solemn. He tried to approach the door, and his danger perception was frantically warning him, far exceeding the danger level of facing an Eighth Ring demon.
"I can't go over there, it might be a demon trap..."
Levi removed the spell and closed his eyes in thought.
The Shadow World, an unknown and mysterious place.
The rules there, everything, cannot be measured by common sense.
It is also a large world, and its size is not small, with many Tenth Ring existences.
Although it is not an ultra-large plane, its danger level is not inferior.
Because apart from Shadow creatures, no other transcendent can fully adapt to the rules of the Shadow World, which are different from the main material plane.
Levi's shadows usually stay in the Shadow World.
Only during battles are they summoned to the Wizard World.
For a time, Levi was in a difficult position, falling into a rare state of passivity.
He learned from Louise that the Shadow Demon Queen, the master of billions of Shadow Demons, had also come to the Nora World to join the war.
This explained everything; the Shadow Demon Queen was dispatching Shadow Demons to hunt his shadows in the Shadow World.
"Damn it, if you can't beat me, you go after my shadows."
Levi naturally couldn't sit idly by, but he couldn't think of a good solution.
He was only a Seventh Ring Wizard, how could he fight against the Shadow Demon Queen? After thinking it over, he decided to seek help.
Central Realm.
Black Abyss Tower.
Levi asked:
"Senior, what do you think I should do to break this situation?"
The Abyss Walker frowned, pondering, "This is indeed troublesome. In the Shadow School, the strongest in the Wizard World is currently only a Great Wizard, whose cultivation is far inferior to the Shadow Demon Queen. They simply don't have the qualifications to fight..."
Specialization exists in every field. The Abyss Walker might be stronger than Levi in the Shadow Domain, but it wasn't enough to solve Levi's problem.
"How about this, you go back first, and I'll help you ask the Legendary Wizard and those Great Wizards of the Shadow School."
Levi said:
"Thank you, Senior!"
The Abyss Walker suddenly asked, "By the way, have you prepared the potion for your advancement to the Eighth Ring?"
Levi said, "Not yet, but I took a look, and it can be exchanged with Battle Merit, so it's not a problem."
The Abyss Walker said:
"Even so, you should still take this potion recipe."
Levi took it, his face filled with joy.
He saw the words Formless Phaseless Dream Bubble Potion written on it.
After a glance, he found that it was indeed a breakthrough potion mainly made of demonic materials, consistent with the previous Mind Flayer and Succubus potions.
This was an Eighth Ring potion, a top-grade potion among breakthrough potions. The main materials needed were [Formless Demon Crystal Core], [Formless Demon Heart], [Sleep Demon Brain], and [Shadow Demon Claw], all of which were Eighth Ring.
The auxiliary materials also required [Dream Spirit Grass], [Eighth Ring Void Orb], [Devil Dragon Grass], etc... The success rate of the breakthrough was 18%, which was 5% higher than the top-grade Lady Spring's Potion Levi had seen, allowing him to achieve a saturated promotion success rate.
"I already have half of the main materials."
Levi had killed a Formless Demon before, and he had deliberately kept the crystal core.
The Formless Demon was actually the Mire Demon, which Levi also had.
What he didn't have were the Eighth Ring Sleep Demon and the Eighth Ring Shadow Demon.
Now, in the God Forsaken Continent, there were traces of Sleep Demon activity.
Gandalf was still brooding over the Sleep Demon Lady who had cursed Soraya in the past, and he had already figured out her whereabouts and information. However, he wasn't strong enough to take revenge yet, so Levi could help him when the time came. The Shadow Demon wasn't a problem either. Since the Shadow Demon Queen had come, her subordinates would definitely appear on the battlefield.
As for the [Dream Spirit Grass], although Levi didn't have it, judging from the name, it was related to Nightmares and dreams, so it might be found in the Nightmare World.
The Eighth Ring Void Orb required hunting Eighth Ring Void Spirit Clan.
Levi often dealt with the people from the Myriad Races Council. There were Void Spirit Clan there, so this wouldn't be difficult to solve.
As for the Devil Dragon Grass, he could have gone to the Dragon Ruins Weird Realm, but the Weird Realm had been destroyed and could no longer be entered. Besides trying his luck at auctions, Levi knew another place where it might be found, which was the giant dragon in the Sleeping Dragon Realm.
He also intended to pay a visit, and if he brought some gifts and had Ya Lishan Zhuo say some good words for him, he should be able to get one.
Over the years, he had accumulated a lot of Flame Demon materials, but unfortunately, he didn't have enough Devil Dragon Grass, so he couldn't refine Seventh Ring breakthrough potions to sell for money. If he could completely solve the Devil Dragon Grass problem, he wouldn't have to worry about expenses in the future.
Levi said gratefully:
"Thank you, Senior."
Actually, he had originally wanted to ask the Abyss Walker about the potion recipe, but he was too shy to keep bothering the senior and wanted to figure it out himself.
But since the Abyss Walker had taken the initiative to give it to him, he naturally wouldn't be polite.
Levi deeply etched the kindness of these seniors in his heart.
He knew that there was no such thing as unprovoked kindness.
All of this would need to be repaid in the future.
This was a kind of venture capital, just like Triss's investment in him back then. This wasn't about being mercenary; on the contrary, Levi felt it was a kind of trust. In the relationship of investing and being invested in, true friendship and affection could also be established.
For example, with Triss, perhaps at the beginning, they were just using each other, but now, Triss was no different from family to him and was worthy of trust.
Ms. Lucy, Senior Abyss, and the Overturning Sea Wizard were all the same.
The Abyss Walker said:
"You should go back. Although I don't know much about the Shadow World, I think the only way to solve your problem is to transfer those shadows from the Shadow World to the Wizard World and prevent them from returning."
Levi said, "I understand."
Although the shadows were used by Levi, they were essentially shadow creatures.
Their birth and daily life inevitably had to be in the Shadow World.
Levi summoning them also consumed his mental Strength, just like summoning undead creatures.
But the undead were different from shadow creatures. They were more adaptable to the Wizard World and could stay here for a long time. Moreover, wizards' research on the undead far exceeded that of shadow creatures, and they had developed various places for the undead to settle and cultivate, such as the Black Soul Magic Tower and the Graveyard of the Dead.
"I have to find a way to build a small Shadow World in the Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm to fundamentally solve these problems and allow my shadow creature army to escape the clutches of the Shadow Demon."
Shadow World.
This was a world of only black and white.
It was boundless, even more so than Nora.
Some shadow wizards said that the Shadow World was the opposite and mirror image of the prime material plane.
Some said that in ancient times, the Shadow World should have been a super-large plane like the Nightmare World, the Abyss, the Star Realm, and the Netherworld.
Because it was a reflection of the multi-dimensional planes, it had interconnected shadow dimensions that could lead directly to all parts of the universe, like the Star Realm Void Sea.
It was just that it had been downgraded due to some unknown change, but a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and it was still one of the best among the large planes.
Some also said that the Shadow World, like the Nine Hells, was just an affiliated world of some undiscovered behemoth plane.
Some scholars called this unknown world the [Dark Side World], but there was currently no direct evidence of the existence of the so-called dark side.
In short, this was a very special world. All spells of the Burning, Light, and Thunder Faction would fail here and could not be used in actual combat.
The power of spells from other factions would also be severely weakened. The only ones completely unaffected were shadow spells.
In the wilderness.
The Giant Whale King shadow was resting, waiting for its master's call.
Suddenly, a Sixth Ring peak aura descended from the sky.
"Hehehe, found you!"
The next moment, a door appeared.
The Giant Whale King shadow disappeared in an instant, obviously summoned away.
The Shadow Demon looked at the disappearing Giant Whale King and left unwillingly.
Emperor Palace.
Levi had many Shadow School ancient books and magic Crystal Balls in front of him.
"The Cause of the Shadow World", "Introduction to Shadows", "Shadow Country Holiday Hypothesis", "Shadow Book Design"...
Some of these books were purchased by Levi himself at great expense, but more were found for Levi by the Abyss Walker from those Shadow School Great Wizards through connections.
The Great Wizards also gave Levi many ideas and suggestions, giving Levi some direction.
"It's not difficult to leave Shadow Creatures in the Wizard World, just build a Wizard Artifact similar to the Book of the Dead. However, this Wizard Artifact is only a temporary shelter, equivalent to a pool of stagnant water. Shadow Creatures inside cannot draw on the Strength of Shadow to restore stamina and heal injuries... We also need a sufficiently powerful energy source to ensure the daily needs of my tens of thousands of Shadow Creatures. This is the most difficult part."
"If only there was something like my Ancient Banyan Immortal Realm Graveyard of the Dead, which could convert elemental Strength into Shadow Strength. This Shadow Emblem, the Strange Object Illustrated Handbook's introduction to it is also vague. I wonder if it has such a function?"
While pondering, Levi raised his head. The Giant Whale King's shadow stood there quietly, also injured. He resisted the urge to go to the Shadow World and beat up that Shadow Demon.
"Wait a little longer, let them be proud for a while."
Two years later.
Nora 516, Bloody Battle 302.
In the Central Realm, the Bloody Battle Holy Temple welcomed three figures, the Three Heroes of Gondor.
Three hundred years after the Bloody Battle, they finally saved up 50 million Battle Merit.
After some drawing, the Holy Infant obtained a ring emitting a golden legendary light, Gandalf obtained a miniature blue whale phantom, and Victor obtained a cluster of scattered, biting cold Wind.
The three returned to Gondor City with their Strange Objects expressionlessly, and then the Holy Infant and Victor skillfully exchanged Strange Objects.
Gandalf laughed: "I'm still lucky, I directly drew what I needed."
His Strange Object, exchanged for the Silent Whale Heart, is a Strange Object of the Ocean Faction. Although it is not a Body Refinement Strange Object, it is very useful for him to cultivate the Thousand-Handed Ancient God Body Refinement Technique. It's just a pity that this is not a Sequence Strange Object, and its future growth potential is not very high.
That golden ring is the Golden Emperor Ring, belonging to the Golden Emperor Sequence.
In the same sequence, there are also Strange Objects such as the Golden Emperor Sword, Golden Emperor Boots, Golden Emperor Chain, and Golden Emperor Armor, all of which are Full Moon and Morning Star Strange Objects.
The Golden Emperor Sequence is somewhat inferior to Levi's Thunder God Sequence, Hundred Flowers' Water God Sequence, and Frost God's Frost God Sequence, and is about the same level as the Holy Infant's Winter Emperor Sequence.
That biting cold Wind is the Winter Emperor Breath, exactly the Strange Object the Holy Infant needed. Unexpectedly, Victor had such good luck and drew it for him all at once.
The Holy Infant said: "Next, let's refine the Strange Objects first. When we all have Seventh Ring senior cultivation, Victor and I plan to develop the complete Celestial Star Sword Array first. Gandalf, don't go hunting demons alone either, to avoid being targeted by the Myriad Races Council or powerful demons. Next, you should concentrate on studying the Amethyst Body Refinement Technique at the Body Refinement Academy."
Victor said:
"Yes, with the three of us working together and cooperating with each other, we can fight Eighth Ring demons, but after being separated, our realm is too low, and we can only run away when facing Eighth Ring demons."
Gandalf said:
"That makes sense. Next, I will wait for Victor to complete the sword array and take us flying, hahaha."
After completing the future plan, the three immediately returned to their respective homes.
Fire Dragon Shop.
Ya Lishan Zhuo and Aisley have not gone to the God Forsaken Continent to hunt demons since refining the Morning Star Strange Object, but have focused on refining weapons and cultivating in the Fire Dragon Shop.
Seeing the master return, Ya Lishan Zhuo greeted him: "Master, long time no see."
The Holy Infant smiled:
"Yes, I think you should be close to Seventh Ring too."
Ya Lishan Zhuo sighed and said:
"Alas, still a bit short. My mental Strength is almost at its limit, but my Wizard Mark is still lacking..."
Aisley also felt a little melancholy in her heart, but still smiled sweetly and said:
"Actually, we are very satisfied to be able to advance to Primal Soul. Since meeting Master, we sisters have known that we are ultimately not people of the same world."
They have known Master for more than seven hundred years, and their Lifespan is already more than 1,300 years old. Although Dragonkin have long Lifespans, they are less than a thousand years away from the limit of their Lifespan.
With their talent, it is no problem to advance to Seventh Ring in one or two hundred years, and then extend their Lifespan by more than a thousand years. In the remaining time, even if they are lucky enough to advance to Eighth Ring, they will probably be the most ordinary kind, with no hope of Ninth Ring in their lifetime.
And a genius like Master will inevitably be able to reach Ninth Ring, barring any accidents. If he can't reach Ninth Ring, then the Wizard World has no future.
Ya Lishan Zhuo, hearing Aisley's words, also rarely said melancholically: "Master, you say, every Wizard is running around busily, racing against time, meditating, researching, cultivating, and searching for resources in a limited time. In the end, it is still an ending of dying of old age, and even losing many of the pleasures of life for this. Is it really worth it?"
The Holy Infant, who is busy all day long, naturally has not thought about such a question.
He thought for a while and said seriously: "I think it is worth it. Life in this world always needs a goal. For this goal, holding on to a breath, even if you know you can't achieve it, it's not a wasted life. Don't think wildly, after advancing to Seventh Ring as soon as possible, go and exchange the Full Moon Wonder. After refining it, you will be able to experience the power of this high-level Strange Object. The Bloody Battle is an opportunity for us ordinary Wizards, so seize it!"
Aisley couldn't help but laugh.
"Haha, just an ordinary Wizard Ace... Thank you for your guidance, Master."
The Holy Infant said seriously, "Then hurry up and cultivate. Ten thousand years is too long, seize every minute and second."
After doing some mental work for the two girls who were feeling down because of him, the Holy Infant went to refine strange objects. He never thought about these philosophical questions.
Living is meaning in itself, and everything you do has meaning.
For him, striving to improve his realm and refine the most awesome wizard tools was his ultimate goal. One day, why couldn't he, the Holy Infant, refine a wizard tool comparable to the Dark Ancient Tower, turning his value into eternity, immortal in the world!
Ancient Dragon Continent.
Dawn Tower, in the drizzling rain.
At Teacher Winnie's residence, Li Ya, Herman, Yolman, and a group of teachers and students stood silently, the atmosphere somewhat sad.
Winnie's eyes were downcast, surrounded by death, and full of twilight. Her beautiful face, propped up by magic, could not hide her aging, and her golden hair began to turn gray.
Levi looked at Winnie, as if the years had returned to that afternoon more than nine hundred years ago, when the golden-haired senior sister on the ship introduced the basic knowledge of the Wizard World to the young Knight.
He was now 940 years old. Although Winnie was a little older than him, she was not even a thousand years old, but now, she had reached the end of her life, not even living up to the average Lifespan of a thousand years.
This situation was quite common.
Some Wizards, if they had used methods that consumed vitality and Lifespan, or often burned their mental power and consumed their origin, would accelerate aging.
Winnie looked at everyone who was silent, and suddenly smiled: "Everyone, don't be so depressed. All things must come to an end. Death is not the end, but the rebirth of life. The me in the next life may be able to accompany you in other ways, with new names and identities... It's just that we don't know each other."
She held a herb in her hand, which she had picked from Mai Lin's medicine garden, and murmured:
"The herbs planted by Granny Mai back then have also matured."
As she spoke, her eyelids were about to close, and drowsiness struck.
She tried hard to open her eyes and waved her hand, saying:
"Everyone, farewell."
Herman said in a hoarse voice full of electromagnetism:
"Goodbye, little Winnie."
Stella said:
"Winnie, see you in the next life."
The equally old Li Ya pouted and said bitterly:
"Sister Winnie, I will miss you."
Levi said: "Goodbye, Senior Sister Winnie..."
When Winnie heard 'Senior Sister', her body trembled slightly, and her eyes recalled the distant years.
She smiled sweetly: "Goodbye, little Levi, hurry up and let everyone leave... My face-preserving technique is about to fail, hahaha!"
Levi nodded and turned to leave.
Everyone stepped forward to say goodbye one by one, either hugging and kissing, in their own way.
The song ended and the people dispersed, leaving only Winnie in the house.
"Let's cast a spell one last time, Winnie..."
A lonely, bleak voice said.
Her dim eyes lit up, and she chanted words.
"End of life, water dissolves my body, all rivers flow to the sea, soul returns to the Netherworld..."
Zero-Ring Trick - Water Dissolution.
A spell that many Oceanic School Wizards would master. It was the first spell that many people mastered on their path to becoming a Wizard, and it was also the last spell to end this journey.
Within Winnie's body, it was as if there was a stream of water gurgling. Her body turned into a pool of salty seawater, and then evaporated into water vapor.
Apart from a beautiful wizard robe, there was nothing else left in place.
Such a death is considered a dignified way to die by many Wizards of the ancient era, better than having one's body turned into an undead creature by others, or being dismembered by wild beasts.
A starry night.
It seems another star has lit up because of it.
Levi gazed at the stars in the deep sky, his expression calm.
Of the group of companions he met after joining the Gray-White Tower, apart from the Tower Master and Yolman, everyone else had already left him.
Parting and death are the main themes of life.
Of course, as old things pass away, new things are also born. The Gray-White Tower is now the Dawn Tower, and those young Wizards are the inheritance and continuation.
After finishing his work, Herman, with the white snake, came to Levi's side.
He said, "After a thousand years, only the three of us are left... a snake, a mechanical monster, and you, the great genius."
Yolman raised his head, his eyes filled with sorrow.
Although he was a mixed-blood dragon, his Lifespan was only a few hundred years left. After all, he was from the same era as the first Tower Master, Salman.
Levi sighed:
"Yes, Yolman, try to live a little longer."
As a member of the Dragon Palace, he had drunk a lot of the Fountain of Youth, so he should live longer than ordinary Fifth Ring mixed-blood dragons.
As for the Tower Master, Levi wasn't worried.
He was able to obtain the inheritance of the Mechanical Sage, and now he has become the number one on the mechanical path, not far from the Seventh Ring, so he will definitely go far.
Herman said, "I'm going to advance to the Seventh Ring [Machine Soul Great Harmony] realm next. I've temporarily handed over the work of the Mechanical School to Ai Niya and the others. During my seclusion, it won't delay the normal operation of the Sky Dome System and the Demon Piercing Shuttle."
Levi said, "Okay, okay, focus on your advancement, don't worry about the organization's affairs."
The Tower Master turned and left.
Levi also composed himself and began a new journey.
The seventh layer of Hell.
Dragonfall Valley.
The sound of dripping water echoed rhythmically in the underground cave.
Will-o'-the-wisps and Phantoms lit up in the darkness like stars.
Levi descended alone until he reached a cavern.
The sound of flowing water trickled. On the rock wall, a stream of yellow water, only a foot wide, flowed from a spring, falling below to form a yellow pond. A rich aura of death accumulated here. Apart from undead creatures, no one should like being here.
In the pond, a strange fish, like a dragon and a fish, was swimming in the dim yellow water. Two dragon whiskers fluttered at its mouth, and its wary little eyes peered around. Each scale was an abstruse Truth Rune, radiating treasure light.
This was the Truth Wonder that Luo Wei had discovered.
Luo Wei didn't know what to call it, and Levi didn't know what to call it either. Coincidentally, the Strange Object Illustrated Handbook didn't know either... it should be something that had never been discovered in history.
"However, this pond is somewhat like the legendary [Yellow Springs] from my previous life, a natural spring formed by extremely rich death energy. For Wizards of the Death School, this is an absolute treasure land. It's a pity that it relies on the ecological system of Hell and is difficult to move. Otherwise, moving it to my Graveyard of the Dead would be wonderful."
After confirming that there were no problems with the Wonder, Levi set up a hidden Magic Array and left.
He looked into the depths of Dragonfall Valley, his eyes flickering.
"Forget it, I won't look for that skull-headed woman for now..."
It wasn't that Levi couldn't beat her, or that he was afraid.
He had no grudges against that woman, so there was no need to be too petty.
There was also a negligible reason: his danger perception told him that there was risk over there.
Demon Fox Tribe.
The Purgatory Demon Sword looked empty, lying pale and gaunt on the bed.
The three sisters had each left to cultivate.
"How has life been recently?"
A woman wearing a long black dress, with a high, full chest, a slender waist, and long legs, with her hair piled high in a bun, appeared as if from nowhere, sitting on the edge of the bed, dignified and elegant.
The Purgatory Demon Sword coughed and quickly said, "Matriarch, I'm fine... cough, cough."
The Demon Fox Matriarch said with a smile:
"Really? How are my daughters?"
The Purgatory Demon Sword said, "Good, too good."
The Demon Fox Matriarch stretched out her jade-like hand and touched the Purgatory Demon Sword's Adam's apple.
She was suspicious in her heart.
This Purgatory Demon Sword can withstand the three sisters' plundering for hundreds of years without dying; he truly has a divine body. Could there be something strange about this?
The Purgatory Demon Sword lay paralyzed on the bed, allowing the matriarch to take advantage of him.
Has this old fox noticed something strange? It shouldn't be; even an Eighth Ring powerhouse should find it difficult to see through my secret technique.
Just then.
The Form Realm Witch suddenly said, "Mother, something bad has happened! Scouts report that Ghost Elephant Lord·Eriks has arrived ten thousand miles outside the city and seems to be heading this way. He looks aggressive."
The Demon Fox Matriarch's expression changed.
"What? Ghost Elephant Lord? What is that old thing doing in our Love Music City?"
Her Demon Fox Tribe and the Demon Elephant Tribe had always kept to themselves.
"Let's go, come with me to take a look."
The Demon Fox Matriarch turned into a wisp of black smoke and flew towards the outside of the city.
"Old slutty foxes! What have you done to my child?"
Outside the city, a figure thousands of meters tall, with a wide, fat body, like a mountain, stood in the clouds, surrounded by boundless Black Qi, exuding the aura of an early Eighth Ring powerhouse. Knotted muscles were like black pythons coiled around his arms, legs, and back.
It was Ghost Elephant Lord! Eisenke's father.
His expression was unkind, obviously having discovered something wrong with Eisenke.
For years, he had been wondering how Eisenke's cultivation had made no progress for hundreds of years, stuck at the early Seventh Ring stage, given his talent? He had investigated and even asked the best doctors in the tribe to check, but to no avail.
Finally, he went to one of the Seventy-Two Pillars, the Sky-Supporting Giant Elephant·Finks, and asked the Ninth Ring powerhouse to take action. After sniffing around, the Sky-Supporting Giant Elephant did not say what the reason was, but gave the Ghost Elephant Lord a sentence.
"Eisenke has the smell of fox on him."
The answer was obvious: it was that damned Demon Fox Tribe, using the art of seduction to make Eisenke infatuated, and then using the method of plundering yang to supplement yin to promote their own cultivation, squeezing Eisenke and causing him to be unable to improve.
So, over the years, the three sisters had successively reached the Seventh Ring, but Eisenke had remained stagnant. The Ghost Elephant Lord had long known that the Demon Fox Tribe was not disciplined.
However, the Demon Fox Tribe had always only dared to bully small tribes or outsiders. He never expected that this group of slutty foxes would dare to offend someone powerful and pull teeth from an elephant's mouth!
"Slutty foxes, get out here! I want to fight you three hundred rounds!"
The Ghost Elephant Lord narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists.
If he could not get a satisfactory explanation this time, he would definitely have to take action.
When it came to fighting, the entire Demon Fox Tribe was not enough for him to take on alone.
The Demon Fox Matriarch appeared with the three sisters, her expression unkind.
"What nonsense are you talking about, you old thing?"
The Ghost Elephant Lord threw Eisenke out from behind him and said:
"Tell me, did these three slutty fox sisters seduce you?"
Eisenke said, "No... Father, let's go back. It really has nothing to do with them. It's my lack of effort in cultivation. It's all my fault."
Pa! The Devil Elephant Master slapped Eisenke, sending him flying a hundred miles away. If it weren't for his restraint, Eisenke would already be a pile of minced meat.
"Youungrateful child...ungrateful child, you're infuriating me! Lust is a knife above your head, and you're already in this state, yet you're still speaking up for these foxy women!"
The Demon Fox Matriarch's face turned fierce.
"Old thing, you keep calling us foxy women, do you really not take this Matriarch seriously? Speak, what exactly do you want? If you want to fight, I'll accompany you to the end!"
Although Demon Foxes are naturally flirtatious, you can't say it about me, otherwise, you're in the wrong! The Devil Elephant Master pointed at the three sisters and angrily rebuked, "Ask them, what did they do to my child? Or did you also participate? It's outrageous, morally reprehensible!"
The three sisters said in unison:
"Senior, don't speak nonsense, we didn't do anything."
"It's none of our business that your son is stupid?"
"That's right."
The Demon Fox Matriarch said:
"Please leave, I won't pursue today's matter, otherwise, I'll have to report you to the Seventy-Two Pillars for false accusation and framing."
Seeing that these people refused to admit it, the Devil Elephant Master stopped wasting words.
"Since that's the case, let's see the truth under our hands. Today, I'll take you to the Seventy-Two Pillars and let the adults personally investigate this matter!"
It took a step forward, its thick elephant leg landing. The earth within a hundred miles began to tremble, and many places even collapsed.
The Demon Fox Matriarch's expression changed drastically. Eight fox tails composed of Black Flame appeared behind her, like eight pillars supporting the sky, resisting this unparalleled and powerful force.
Crack, crack...
A cracking sound came from the fox tails. The Demon Fox Matriarch quickly retracted them. She howled and revealed her true form, a slender Demon Fox that was a thousand meters tall and two thousand meters long, opening her mouth to unleash a thick Black Flame breath.
The Devil Elephant Master didn't dodge or evade, its body erupting with Black Qi, colliding with the fiery breath, distorting space and shattering the void.
"Is that all you got? Tickling me!"
Its trunk suddenly lengthened, stretching for ten thousand meters, transforming into a whip that swept away everything.
The Demon Fox Matriarch was extremely agile, dodging the attack and circling around the Devil Elephant Master.
Its Strength and defense were far from being a match for the Devil Elephant Master, but fortunately, its speed and agility were superior, coupled with powerful spell-like abilities, it was able to fight evenly for the time being.
The Matriarch angrily said:
"Do you want to provoke a pillar-level war between the Sky-Supporting Giant Elephant and the Demon Fox Master?!"
The Devil Elephant Master sneered.
"I just want an explanation for my child."
The two Eighth Ring powerhouses clashed outside the city. The three sisters and the Purgatory Demon Sword also felt somewhat helpless. With their Strength, they couldn't participate in this level of battle at all.
Boom! The thick trunk suddenly wrapped around the slender waist of the Eight-Tailed Demon Fox, no matter how it struggled, it couldn't escape.
"Got you!"
As the trunk exerted force, the Demon Fox's waist emitted the sound of bones breaking. The Demon Fox spat out blood and fiercely bit towards the Devil Elephant Master's trunk.
"You dare bite me! Foxy woman!"
The already bloody trunk swung the Demon Fox around on the ground, forcibly smashing out a huge pit. The surrounding hundreds of miles were filled with ravines and cracks, the central area being a pit thousands of feet deep, with blood flowing like a river.
The three sisters flew over, using their respective spell-like abilities to bombard the Devil Elephant Master.
But they were slapped away by the Devil Elephant Master, the palm wind sending the three sisters flying far away.
"Get lost, don't even think about escaping after I deal with the old one!"
The Purgatory Demon Sword transmitted a message to the three sisters: "Don't try to be brave, let's prepare to evacuate. Since this Devil Elephant Master dares to attack, it means he has already gotten approval from above, and may want to take this opportunity to annex the Demon Fox Tribe... Moreover, the Matriarch seems to have discovered my problem. No matter what, continuing to stay here is not a long-term plan."
The Form Realm Witch hesitated, "But what about my mother..."
The Purgatory Demon Sword sighed:
"There's no other way. In this world, order and law are just fig leaves for the strong to maintain their position. Only fists are truth, and weakness is the original sin."
Although the three sisters were unwilling and reluctant to leave their mother, they didn't dare to disobey their master's order to listen to the Purgatory Demon Sword.
Meanwhile.
The great battle between the Demon Fox Matriarch and the Devil Elephant Master had reached a fever pitch. Both seemed to have been provoked to unleash their primal ferocity, as their true forms clashed, stirring up wind and clouds.
But in the end, the Devil Elephant Master was superior. After half a day, the Demon Fox Matriarch was already panting, her speed no longer agile, and she was frequently struck. The Devil Elephant Master was thick-skinned and had a high fault tolerance. Just one punch was enough to make the Demon Fox suffer unspeakably.
Bang! Another heavy punch sent the Demon Fox Matriarch crashing to the ground, her eyes filled with despair.
The Devil Elephant Master grinned hideously:
"Die!"
It raised its right foot, its elephant foot transforming to a width of ten thousand meters, falling from the sky like the Buddha's Five Finger Mountain descending, impossible to resist! The sky shattered like a mirror.
The dim hellish clouds were replaced by nine-colored scale-like clouds.
This phenomenon covered hundreds of miles, and nine-colored Divine Light illuminated the earth.
In the light, a three-thousand-meter-tall Nine-Colored Emperor tore through the sky, intruding into this world with an extremely savage posture.
It was covered in nine-colored heavy armor, and a giant sword resembling the gate of hell dragged on the ground, carving out a chasm thousands of feet deep.
Blazing flames, thunder, hurricanes, floods, and many other phenomena manifested around the sword, shaking the hearts of men.
The Nine-Colored Emperor roared, its figure instantly appearing beneath the ten-thousand-meter elephant foot.
It was like a god descending, with the Red Emperor Domain, Undying Divine Domain, and many other domains activated around its body.
Both hands dragged the sword up, drawing it and slashing upwards! A sword aura stretching for a hundred miles and a thousand feet thick surged against the current, vast and mighty! The void shattered, and heaven and earth dimmed!