Wizard: Starting With the Knights Breathing Method Chapter 3002: 612: The Vanishing Sea

Gandalf proclaimed with gravity. Clad in the defensive power of the Abyss Sky King Armor, he advanced upon the Clamp Sea Demon King like a deity of war, driving a fist infused with Holy Light deep into the creature's hide.

A pained roar erupted from the Clamp Sea Demon King.

"Foolish, arrogant insects! Even the combined strength of three ninth-levels wielding supreme treasures amounts to nothing!"

Illuminated by the brilliant aura of the Holy Infant’s "Treasure Tower" and the Ice and Fire Realm Armor, a relentless succession of fire dragons and frost phoenixes streaked across the firmament.

"Sword Formation: Three Thousand Universe Destruction!"

The Heavenly Star Sword Formation coalesced into a colossal, star-drenched greatsword measuring thousands of miles in breadth!

The blade descended from the heavens, cleanly bisecting the Clamp Sea Demon King.

"Cursed..."

Having narrowly cheated death on two prior occasions, the demon king had now depleted its ultimate trump cards.

Under the relentless barrage from the Three Heroes, the beast rapidly deteriorated, collapsing into a mass of writhing, formless demon flesh that was promptly shackled by the three wizard towers.

The Clamp Sea Demon King! Fallen!

The tidings rippled through every clan, leaving them in profound shock.

Following the example of the Dusk Palace Master, the Gondor Three Heroes proved they could stand against a near level-ten threat; despite being only at the Nine Rings Senior Realm, their potential for further growth was immense.

Celebrations broke out across the Blood Battle theater.

With two major victories lifting morale, the defenders were stripped of their fear.

...

Within the Land of Darkness.

The Succubus Queen and Hera remained locked in a stalemate, a level-ten conflict so evenly matched it could potentially endure for a millennium without resolution.

The Queen, however, felt no urgency.

Its purpose was merely to fulfill its master’s objective.

As soon as the Seven Demon Lords were successfully transferred to the Dusk Palace Master, it intended to retreat to the Abyss under the guise of an unavoidable strategic withdrawal.

After that, it would gladly leave the Underworld and Nora to be handled by Nightmare. Whether the factions perished or the Abyss itself vanished was of no consequence to it.

After eons of existence, the sights of this universe had faded into dullness; it only awaited that one man to lead it to other realms, to explore the highest peaks of the multiverse.

While Levi found himself encircled by the Four Great Calamities, the defenders of Nora were suffering under the pressure of several Nightmare Monarchs, with the Sky Light Empress sustaining grevious wounds.

Brandishing a supreme treasure, she prepared to vanish into a streak of light.

However, the binding force of the Round Table’s oath struck, forcing her to cough blood as she collapsed from the void, clutching her chest before being swarmed by monarchs and meeting her end.

Watching this, Edmund felt a pang of internal sorrow.

"The Round Table, forged by Sauron, is an oath even the level ten cannot easily break. Had you abandoned that treasure, you might have escaped. Your own greed was your undoing."

Regrettably, a mid-stage level 10 fighter was lost.

The sudden demise of the Sky Light Empress sent a shudder of dread through the other reinforcements.

They realized with chilling clarity that this oath was far more potent than ordinary supreme treasures—surpassing even the [Covenant Sword] of the Council of Ten Thousand Clans.

It was an ironclad vow that even a level ten dared not violate!

Overcome with regret, they fought with desperate fervor.

The Dusk Palace Master had liberated itself from the Four Great Calamities, proving that Nora still possessed the strength to strike back. Had the Sky Light Empress not hesitated so early, her survival might have been possible.

In a grand-scale war, existence hinges on the span of a single thought.

Having mitigated the threat of the Four Great Calamities, Levi turned his gaze toward his primary targets: the [Azure Steel Demon King], [Prince Thunder], and the [Imprisoned Witch].

He surged forward like a bolt of aurora, hunting his prey.

"Quick, someone intercept him!"

Feeling a lethal intent locking onto its soul, the Azure Steel Demon King screamed in terror.

Pinned in battle against Gargamel and the summoned Poison Smoke Lady, it was already failing; with a second, far more formidable nemesis approaching, it sought to flee, but Gargamel's mastery over seals rendered escape a fantasy.

"Queen, you must save me!"

The Azure Steel Demon King desperation prompted a plea to the Succubus Queen.

But the Queen was deeply embroiled in her duel with Hera.

"I am powerless to assist you. Azure Steel Demon King, your sacrifice for the Abyssal cause is a credit to the Earth Demon clan; the Earth Demon Lord shall honor your fall even in the Netherworld."

The message echoed coldly within the demon king’s mind.

An instant later, the Azure Steel Demon King slipped into oblivion.

A torrent of blade-like Qi, launched from ten thousand miles away, obliterated its stone statue armor and cleaved its body in two—the 168th-floor defenses were simply lacking.

Gargamel seized the moment to seal the remains into the [Sealing Demon Book].

"Levi, you may find use for this," he signaled through his telepathic link.

Levi shook his head, shifting his trajectory.

"Keep it sealed. I have a superior quarry in mind."

Intelligence had reached him that the [Lord of Earthquakes] from the 404th layer of the Abyss, a mid-level 10 Earth Demon significantly more powerful than the Azure Steel Demon King, had invaded Nora.

That entity was currently being stalled by the Primordial Demon Lord.

Levi refused to rush; his goal was to cull as many level tens as possible to tip the scales in Nora's favor before hunting the Lord of Earthquakes within the territory.

Observing Levi’s confident stride, the Lost Monarch’s gaze grew icy.

"Ignorant, you must stop the Dusk Palace Master," it transmitted, "we cannot allow this trajectory to continue."

"Very well. Can you manage Edmund?"

"I can."

"Then consider it settled."

The Ignorant Monarch darted forward, hurtling toward Levi.

Edmund let out a sharp laugh.

"Do you truly think you are going anywhere?"

Assuming the form of the Eternal Blazing Sun Witch, Edmund cast aside his current opponents, transforming into a searing red comet as he intercepted the Ignorant Monarch.

"Edmund, it seems you have touched the veil of Supreme... to wield such overwhelming power so carelessly, are you prepared to sacrifice your very soul?"

The Lost Monarch splintered into billions of black threads, weaving a snare around Edmund. Edmund simply flexed his arms, launching consecutive suns that shattered the darkness, replying, "That is of no concern to you."

Trapped in their engagement, the two emperors cursed under their breaths.

Elsewhere, the war raged on.