The pillar suddenly retracted, it was but a feint all along.
Once Martha had returned home, the Three-Headed Dragon Abomination, holding up the Holy Grail, descended from the skies and with corners of its mouth turned upwards, said:
"Farewell forever!"
The Black Star Wizard was mocked and flew into a rage.
"Die!"
In his hand appeared a Black Flame Spear, shattering the Void as it was hurled.
Before the spear could strike the Three-Headed Dragon Abomination, its figure exploded. Behind the shockwave, the presence of the dragon was gone, and the spear stabbed nothing but empty air.
In a faraway land, within the Wind Disaster Stratum, sat an eerie black divine palace.
Within the palace, as endless ash fell, Leviās body began to reform.
He snapped his fingers and the ashen divine palace receded, giving way to a Scarlet Divine Palace instead.
The Scarlet Divine Palace resonated, sparking everywhere. The Void shattered, and he stood within it with an indifferent gaze, leaving through Void Travel.
All of this seemed effortlessly done.
The Black Star Wizard had no way to reach it;
the range at which the ashen divine palace had appeared had long exceeded his blockade distance.
This Three-Headed Dragon Abomination had already prepared an escape route from the start and escaped from the divine palace through a suicidal ruse.
The Black Star Wizardās face turned ugly. He returned to the battlefield, continuing to wait for an opportunity.
The battle of Chaos City was not over;
he still had other chances.
...
With the Shadow Demon Crystal Core and the Deer Head Sage in hand, Levi finally achieved his ultimate goal.
He didnāt covet other treasures anymore. Using every trick he had, he teleported over eight thousand miles away, then continued to run into the Scarlet Dark Dimension.
After running over ten thousand miles outside Chaos City and confirming his safety, he delved underground, established a shelter, and entered the Holy Grail.
Inside the fairyland.
On the trunk of the Queen Banyan, Rose and the Deer Head Sage were both bound at this moment.
Both of them looked like the very picture of despair, as if waiting for death.
The Deer Head Sage said:
"Who are you? We hold no grudges;
why do you harm me when Iām down?"
Levi said:
"Me? Iām but a Nameless nobody."
The Deer Head Sage said:
"What do you want? Feel free to talk to me, thereās no need for abduction."
Levi said:
"I want you."
Leon shot out a strand of spider silk that stuck to the true soul of the Deer Head Sage and then wrapped around it in layers.
Soon, the voice of the Deer Head Sage was muffled by the silk, turning into something like a cocoon.
After Leon injected venom, he piled it in his den along with the "Soul Cans" from the Blood Feast. After digesting Roman, their turn would come.
What remained was a confused little black deer that was still constantly struggling, driven by some innate oddity instinct to escape.
Mana plucked several branches and tied up the little deer, then handed it over to Levi.
She laughed and said:
"Who would have thought? The legendary Deer Head Sage turned out to be a Truth Oddity, and it seems like itās not a low-grade one..."
Levi used a special container meant for oddities to store it.
From his relatively rich experience in refining oddities, he judged that the Deer Head Sage was still a Morning Star-level oddity.
However, it was likely among the finest of its kind as the complexity of the Truth Runes on it surpassed that of the Withered Wood Oddity that Levi had obtained.
Bright Moon Artifact, let alone the fifth floor, was extremely scarce even after the sixth floor. According to the intelligence of the Flower Knight from the seventh floor, only a few top wizard organizations obtained Bright Moon Level Artifacts on the seventh floor.
Therefore, Levi didnāt hold much hope from the start. After all, Morning Star-level oddities were already extremely rare, and primordial soul wizards would vie fiercely for them.
"I now have two Morning Star-level oddities, eight golden leaves, and other Truth Oddities in the Roman Ring. Gathering 330 points for the maximum limit of spiritual force is very hopeful. The prerequisite of Infinite Primordial Soul should not be a problem anymore, what remains is the tedious work of condensing the soul to the maximum."
Levi came to Rose and placed his palm on her smooth forehead.
Roseās gaze flickered and she asked:
"Do you want to kill me?"
Levi nodded.
Rose sighed, closed her eyes, and awaited death.
She had wanted to beg for Mercy, but ultimately, she gave it up. As a former level six expert, she still retained a bit of dignity.
Mana, puzzled, said:
"Couldnāt you contract her? Why not keep her? In the future, she might be able to advance to level six and be of use to you."
Levi replied:
"Rather than keeping her, itās better to further enhance my seniorās strength."
Crimson Emperor Dragon Flames blazed upon his arm, entwining around Rose.
Rose, without uttering a sound, looked at Levi with resentful eyes, as if trying to imprint him in her memory.
Levi was unmoved until her presence completely faded and her soul was packaged by Leon.
The once-feared Dark Elf Mistress had come to this.
After Roseās death, a section of a root exuding life force dropped to the ground.
Pandoraās Root.
The Original Root from Pandoraās mother tree, infused with the powerful force of the divine tree.
Levi felt that this should be far stronger than those golden leaves.
How could a leaf compare to a section of a root?
The trunk of the Queen Banyan split open, revealing a crevice emitting green light.
The section of the root was rolled up by branches and brought inside.
Mana said:
"Then I will refine her to prevent her from resurrecting and causing trouble in the future."
Refining Pandoraās Root was not an overnight task.
Levi felt an eager anticipation;
after this, Manaās strength should slightly increase, and it would be great if she could break through to the Mid Stage of level six.
Now.
The only slip in Leviās action plan was those from the Golden Absolutes Race. It seemed that before the ancient towerās closure, they would not cross paths again.
"Life needs some regrets to be more perfect," thought Levi, comforting himself.
After resting for a moment in the wilderness, the Holy Infant silently appeared, tossing a pile of war spoils to Levi.
Levi roughly inspected them;
they were mostly materials and magic stones, the leftovers of level 5 experts from the battlefield.
It stands to reason, for the treasures of level six beings were far out of the Holy Infantās reach, already snatched away by the greedy primordial soul wizards.
Levi looked in the direction of Chaos City, miles away, where a tremendous battle still raged on.
But none of that mattered to him anymore. Who lost and who won the war, who would remember in a thousand years?
The relentless passage of time would smoothen everything.
He contacted the outside world through the round table and learned that the signs of the ancient towerās closure were growing stronger.
"A journey of sixty-six years in the ancient tower, itās time to come to an end."
With a flick of his sleeve, he dispersed the clouds, stepped into the Scarlet Dark Dimension, and vanished between heaven and earth.