Wizard: Starting With the Knights Breathing Method Chapter 3032: 620: One Hundred Thousand Spirits!

Land of Darkness.

The Power of the Green Emperor Dragon poured in, easing the half-dead Star Spider a little, yet level-10 wounds won't recover so easily.

Levi wasn't some expert healer.

"Returning this time, the Green Emperor Dragon will likely hit level 10 too."

Levi muttered softly.

"I’ve seen you before."

The Star Spider suddenly declared.

It recalled sensing a tiny figure spying from afar during its last hunt, but that weakling felt like mere vermin, unworthy of a glance.

Incredibly, a millennium later, that same being had ascended to peak powerhouse status.

Levi gently caressed the quivering Little Spider King in his hand, declaring:

"I’ve come here to find you."

"My power can't aid you greatly."

"I admire your puppet mastery. I rescued you so you'll serve me for ten thousand years... In exchange, I'll guarantee your protection.

If you accept, perfect.

If not, I didn't save you without cost, especially after clashing with astral realm Gods for your sake. I'll ship you back as the Lord of Storm's mount.

Choose wisely."

The Star Spider paused briefly before replying:

"Fine, I'll serve you."

Levi felt a spark of satisfaction and responded:

"Without my say-so, hold off on slaying Divine Angels for now. When the moment's right, we'll hunt them together—Gods and angels will fall in droves."

"Got it, I'll follow your lead. I planned to hibernate anyway."

This defeat left the Star Spider wary. Without Levi's help, it'd be enslaved as a God's steed.

Three days passed.

A faint beam shot from Levi's palm into the Star Spider's form. Thick black mist churned, forming a savage Black Emperor Dragon shadow in its spirit sea.

This marked a fresh technique he'd crafted.

[Black Emperor Poison Seed].

Unlike Black Emperor’s Enslavement that twists the mind forcibly, this poison seed lurks within the host harmlessly unless rebellious intent arises.

The host lives normally otherwise.

But hostile thoughts toward Levi trigger it.

The Black Emperor Dragon's dread poison ravages body and soul alike.

Inflicting agony beyond death.

Levi stated coolly:

"Just a minor safeguard—as long as you honor our deal, ignore it. Otherwise... the fallout defies imagination. Naturally, it fades after ten thousand years, settling your debt for the rescue."

A man under another's roof must bow.

The Star Spider nodded eagerly like a chicken pecking rice.

"Fine, I trust you'll keep your word."

"Fear not—ask around the Multidimensional Plane. As Dusk Palace Master, I always honor my vows, never tricking anyone, young or old, man or woman!" Levi grinned assuredly.

His detractors were mostly gone.

"This little spider's your underling now; it'll aid you at your side. It's been with me ages, knows my expectations well.

Direct queries to it."

With that, Levi produced Divine Crystals and heaps of Immortal Wine.

"Feast on these for the interim."

The Little Spider King chirped:

"Master, don't worry—we'll handle the Land of Darkness."

Task done, Levi set off for Nora.

"Big and little spiders together can turn the Land of Darkness into Nora’s personal garden. Plus, the Star Spider’s innate poison counters divine might. Back home, I'll collaborate with Triss to analyze it, maybe devise counters to Divine Treasures."

The Star Spider's natural venom poses no real danger to Gods alone. Wizards must refine it in bulk via their arts and methods.

Ten years on, Nora Calendar 2650.

Levi arrived in Nora and entered seclusion.

...

Time flows relentlessly like a ceaseless river, day and night.

The Age History Book advanced to Nora Calendar 2700.

Three centuries had elapsed since the Nightmare War.

Nightmare slumbered, Abyss lay quiet, astral world battled insect plagues.

Nora appeared overlooked for the moment.

Yet Legendary Wizards' Astrology and the Snake of the End's forecasts warned of a raging tempest gathering.

This war solidified Nora as a Quasi-Giant. Its ties to the Underworld kept the three Giants on edge.

Nora alone? Manageable. But with Underworld?

All must calculate risks.

The sole surefire way to end Nora:

Alliance of at least two Giants in true unity, like Underworld-Nora pact, to smash both at once.

Yet that's near impossible.

Abyss breeds chaotic lunatics.

Underworld and astral world are sworn enemies.

Finding alliance grounds among them proves arduous.

The Abyss-Nightmare fiasco three centuries back proves it.

Alternatively, ignore Nora.

Let it claim fifth cosmic pole status, acknowledge its place.

Five powers check each other, scheming eternally.

But unlikely too.

Cosmic resources finite, scarcity reigns—Nora's ascent demands concessions from the three, a price none pay willingly.

The global balance hangs fragile.

In bygone eras, Giant challengers fell to astral world's overlord. This epoch, astral world fights solo.

Thus Nora seizes vital growth window.

Of course, if forces mustered heroic resolve, enduring Giant thefts to unite against Nora, it could occur.

No one dares gamble.

In essence, Nora’s ascent...