Wizard: Starting With the Knights Breathing Method Chapter 2942: 597: The Fall of the Holy War (part 2)

Previously on Wizard: Starting With the Knights Breathing Method...
Ayak stubbornly refused to regurgitate the mysterious bead it had swallowed to protect the Aurora Bird, trapping the artifact's indignant voice within its non-living form. Twenty years later, in the Nora calendar year 1840, the prodigious wizard Heim advanced to the eighth circle at the Tower of Dawn, catching the eye of the Survivor of the Vast Sea, who took him as a disciple and gifted him the ninth-level Sea Pearl before sending him to cultivate in Nora's core. In the Eastern Sea, Lord Victor shattered a ninth-level Catastrophe with his sword array, ascending to the ninth circle and joining frontline command centers against demons and spirits. Two years on, Shadow Queen Aya reached the Eight Environments and became a disciple of Undying Shadow Vicna, while the twin witches Yani and Yali entered the Seven-Ring Realm, marking another era of rising talents.

The Twilight Temple produced its 23rd type of Mythical Bloodline, as the mid-generation Thousand Illusion Knight, Dark Moon Knight, and Steel Dragon Knight advanced one by one into the Level 8 Realm. As a result, knights from both the elder and middle generations across the board have now attained the Level 8 Realm.

Three years onward, the year Nora 1845 arrived.

The Divine Light Knight declared his seclusion and chose to step back from the 18 Twilight Cavalry lineup. Through fierce rivalry, Snake Knight Raylo surged ahead and secured a position at the round table.

Stepping away doesn't spell the end of prominence; for someone like the Divine Light Knight, fresh chances might arise, allowing him to reclaim the spotlight once more.

Over two millennia later.

The Twilight Temple's elite squad of 18 Mythical Bloodline Knights has started to take shape. True enough, just a handful might climb all the way to level 10. Yet the groundwork stands firm; what follows is steady progress, shattering personal barriers!

Beyond the 18 Twilight Cavalry, the scene remains just as impressive.

Each Mythical Knight shines like a brilliant star overhead.

Should the Twilight Temple ever produce 108 Mythical Knights, it would mirror the 108 Stars of Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha! With their iron-shod charges aimed true, even colossal foes would tremble!

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Time flowed on, adding another 22 years.

Nora Calendar 1867, Blood Battle 1755.

In the Black Water World, the merging process drew to a close.

The vast realm once shrouded in gloom had vanished entirely, while upon the lofty divine tree in the skies, a fresh world took form as though born anew.

The divine tree's silhouette faded away,

Within the Ancient Banyan Fairyland, an immense tree stretched skyward for a thousand miles, its vast canopy spanning ten thousand miles wide, rooted at the world's heart and radiating an aura that dwarfed typical Level 9 beings.

Its roots plunged deep into the broadened Land of Man across the Three Realms, its treetop piercing the Heavenly Realm, and its limbs crafting mountain ranges where the Dragon Clan made their home.

Countless Groot Clan members dwelled under the colossal tree, building a basic primitive society, revering and making pilgrimages to Mana, hailing it as their god.

High above, three radiant portals hovered in the emptiness, leading to the small Ice Sea Secret Realm, the medium Black Swamp Secret Realm, and the large Black Water Secret Realm in turn.

A massive ordeal hung ominously, and Blood Vortex Venerable clashed through it for half a day until it concluded. Despite the fierce struggle, it brimmed with joy.

"I... I actually reached level 9?"

To this day, it struggled to accept the reality.

By all reason, the Vortex Beast bloodline capped at Level 8 Peak, and no tales from its forebears spoke of anyone pushing to level 9.

Yet as Secondary Plane Sovereign, the feedback from Mana's rise shattered that limit.

It emerged as the first-ever legendary Turbellarian!

Levi hadn't predicted this twist either. In the end, he chalked it up to the Divine Tree Power's overwhelming force, a stroke of fortune elevating its bloodline.

Occurrences like this prove elusive and impossible to force.

A plump youthful form materialized, offering a profound bow to Mana:

"Thank you, Lady Mana, for granting me rebirth!"

Now, its fate bound tightly to the Creation God Mana. Should Mana bid it depart at three, it wouldn't linger past five.

Still, given its status as a level 10 powerhouse, Levi held off on removing the Black Emperor’s Enslavement for caution, intending to delay until he or Mana hit level 10.

"You’re welcome, we aid one another in this, without you I couldn’t have attained the Ninth Level Realm." Mana sensed the powerful surge coursing through her.

As a divine tree, she stood apart from typical level 9 entities.

She could harness the Ancient Banyan Fairyland's full might at will; inside its bounds, not even a mid-stage level 9 could best her, though only a late-stage level 9 might hold its own. Naturally, beyond the fairyland, she ranked as a standard level 9, lacking unique edges.

Levi arrived in the Black Water World, where the Worm Lord’s people resided, most unaware their domain had transformed into a secret realm.

"Swold, from now on you serve as the Secret Realm Master; I'll dispatch teams to exploit the Black Water Secret Realm, and you'll handle the coordination."

"Okay, master."

After a century of isolation, the merger wrapped up at last, leaving Levi exhilarated; he promptly threw a lavish feast spanning the Three Realms, celebrating for three straight days!

Returning to the outer world, he stared far ahead.

"Next up, the final leg of this voyage... Holy War Monarch, are you prepared?" Levi whispered to the winds.

His spiritual force now hit 69,600 points, boosted by 70% to 118,000, fulfilling the legendary benchmark, even if the purity lagged behind. Still, the Chaos Faction’s raw power made up for it, more than enough to tackle early-stage level 10 foes.

Recently, the Black Emperor Dragon Breathing Technique notched a small advancement, Invisible Sanctuary Seven Realms, elevating power, speed, and defense—the core combat aspects—to late-stage level 9.

So far, he commanded 34 layers of Holy Domain Power.

Plus the Worm Lord, the level 10 might of Star Dragon Spirit and Blood Battle Spirit, alongside various tools rivaling quasi level 10, such as the Eight Formation Map and Seven Disasters Pearl.

The Holy War Army Master showed middling promise, mired at early-stage level 10 for millennia, and as a Plane Sovereign to boot, Levi felt confident in ending him.

The sole concern remained his ultimate artifact:

Sunset Moonfall Halberd, holding the 36th spot in the Pan-Plane rankings.

"My own divine weapon hasn't hit level 10 yet, so for now, I'll wield this supreme treasure as my primary combat tool."

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Holy War World.

Even after nearly two centuries without the Twilight Palace Master, echoes of his dominance kept the remaining Divine Generals and Generals on edge, forever uneasy.

The final nine of the Blood Fire Eighteen Generals now patrolled the world's eight corners without pause, conducting relentless high-stakes sweeps, ever poised for the epic clash with the Twilight Palace Master.

Deep in the Holy War Sanctuary.

The Holy War Army Master, arrayed in gleaming Golden Armor, drilled combat arts without rest, day into night, honing his prowess in a bid to push his power higher.