Ch. 2941..2950

They kept staring at the vortex for any other signs of changes, but it went back to normal a few minutes later, and they could see no one coming out of it.

“Huh? What the…”

“Could that all just be a natural phenomenon caused by the vortex?”

“It’s probably just because of the vortex. Come on, we’re leaving!” said the woman seriously.

The four of them then left the area shortly after.

Unbeknownst to them, a figure appeared in the distance moments after they left.

It was none other than Levi himself.

He was leaving the area after finding no magical herbs around the super spiritual ley line when he sensed the four.

He then concealed his presence as he made his way toward them.

“So, this is the Ecclesiastic Order?” Levi mumbled to himself with a frown as he glanced in the direction that they went.

Judging by their outfits, they must be from the Ecclesiastic Order. I know because I used to disguise myself as one of them to scare the Lab of Gods. Given how powerful the four of them are, it makes perfect sense that they’re from the Ecclesiastic Order. The fact that they came all the way here looking for the site of the eruption that changed the world further confirms their identity. If they are from the order, then that means it really does exist! This is unbelievable! Where the hell were they when they were needed? The eruption of the super spiritual ley line that changed the world must’ve drawn them out of hiding. If the Ecclesiastic Order exists, then the Esoteric Guild must exist too. From the looks of their armor, weapons, and energy levels, they most likely rely on spiritual energy for their training. Maybe the Ecclesiastic Order and the Esoteric Guild were nowhere to be found because there was little to no spiritual energy remaining. They probably left in favor of somewhere else with spiritual ley lines to provide them with a huge amount of spiritual energy to suit their training.

Levi had guessed everything right.

Those four were indeed from the Ecclesiastic Order and had come out of hiding due to the massive change in the world.

They came all the way here to investigate the cause of the sudden change, and they had been hiding in some parts of Erudia that contained spiritual ley lines.

The one they had access to was not as powerful as this one in the South Pole, but it supplied them with enough spiritual energy that they didn’t need to come out of hiding at all.

They were only drawn to the outside world because of the high concentrations of spiritual energy.

So, that’s why the Lab of Gods was so scared! The Ecclesiastic Order really does exist, and they’re so powerful at such a young age! They said Erudia doesn’t have Deities, but we clearly have a group of people capable of killing even Deities! Those four are stronger than the Cardinal Hall General in terms of their basic strength, and their training matches the one that Evie created. I bet the entire world would freak out if they found out about this secret!

Levi chuckled to himself in amusement at the thought of that.

After returning to the aircraft, Levi told Dr. Erebus about the situation beneath the vortex.

“My goodness! I never thought this was possible!” the latter exclaimed.

“This actually makes sense if you think about it. Too much of something good is bad for you. There is a limit to everything in life!” Digital God chimed in as well.

“But then, I came across a group of people just now…”

Levi held nothing back as he told them all about the Ecclesiastic Order.

“The Ecclesiastic Order and the Esoteric Guild really exist?”

Being from the Lab of Gods, they knew about those two organizations all too well.

It was then that they understood why they were being watched earlier.

“If the Ecclesiastic Order does exist, why don’t we have them cure Forlevia’s poisoning?”

 

Chapter 2942 Huge Discovery By Venom Fiend

Dr. Erebus’ sudden question hit Levi like a bolt from the blue.

That’s right! Since I’ve witnessed their existence with my own eyes, I could ask them to help cure Evie’s poisoning! There is no guarantee that they’ll be able to pull it off, but at least there’s a high chance they can do it. Damn, I should’ve grabbed them instead of letting them leave just now.

“I’ll go take a look outside!” Levi shouted as he went out there searching for the four, but they were nowhere to be found.

“Where should we go?” Digital God asked.

“For now, let’s go check on Evie at the sacred spring!”

With that, the three of them headed back to the sacred spring.

After checking up on Forlevia, Levi was able to confirm that she was fine.

Troy and the eighty others kept their training going as they watched after her, so she had a really powerful group keeping her safe.

Although Carigrey Academy was a restricted area and contained a ton of spiritual energy, the spring wasn’t half bad either.

It had a tiny spiritual ley line beneath it to provide them with sufficient spiritual energy, so they could still carry on with Levi’s training methods and keep strengthening themselves.

The nature of their surroundings added variety to their daily training, which was something he felt satisfied with.

The three of them then headed toward Erudia, and Levi went looking for Daxon and the others to ask if they knew where to find the Ecclesiastic Order.

However, they all had confused looks on their faces when they heard his question.

Huh? The Ecclesiastic Order? Isn’t that just a rumor?

Although many had guessed that Edmund’s mentor was the one backing Erudia up, they didn’t know it was Levi.

“Weren’t you the one who took action when you were inaugurated as Crown King?” Daxon asked.

Levi nodded. “That’s right.”

“Then you are the one backing Erudia up, aren’t you? Who else could possibly do that?”

“The Ecclesiastic Order and the Esoteric Guild are merely the stuff of legend! They don’t even exist!”

Levi frowned when he heard that.

He thought the Ecclesiastic Order had shown themselves in public, but nobody even knew about their appearance at all.

“The Ecclesiastic Order exists. I saw them with my own eyes!”

Levi’s words came as a huge surprise for Daxon and the others.

“What? They really exist?”

Their eyes were nearly bulging out of their sockets from shock and disbelief.

“I believe it’s them that I saw. Those young ones are far more powerful than your son, and we haven’t taken into account their equipment!” Levi replied.

“What?”

If Levi says so, then the Ecclesiastic Order must truly exist!

“Then why didn’t they show up when Erudia suffered back then? Why would they come out now… Oh, right, the spiritual energy revival…”

Daxon immediately realized what was going on.

Levi nodded. “Correct. They rely on spiritual ley lines for their training, and the changes in the outside world have gained their attention. That’s why they came!”

That explains everything! The Ecclesiastic Order and the Esoteric Guild really do exist, and they only care about their own self interests. They would never show up unless their self-interests are affected. Since Erudia’s survival has nothing to do with them, it makes sense why they didn’t bother showing up at all!

“If that’s the case, we should send more men out there to investigate this! Let’s see if we can find any clues on their whereabouts.”

Daxon and the others knew Levi was doing this for his daughter, so they quickly ordered their men to search for the Ecclesiastic Order.

“Forget it. I’ll search for them myself. It’ll be hard for you guys to find them anyway!” Levi said after giving it some thought.

If someone like Dr. Erebus couldn’t detect their presence, I doubt anyone else would be able to find them. I have no choice but to look for them myself.

Suddenly, Venom Fiend came running over in a hurry.

“Master, we made a huge discovery!” he shouted while panting heavily as he stood before Levi.

“Catch your breath before you speak!”

 

Chapter 2943 The Location Of The Poison Handbook

After taking a moment to regain his composure, Venom Fiend continued anxiously, “We found some clues after spending a long time searching the ruins! First of all, we discovered an incomplete Toxin Ranking. It has a record of all terrifying poisons in the world, and most of them match those in the Poison Handbook! The third poison listed in the Toxin Ranking is called Wither All, but it wasn’t recorded in the Poison Handbook. I did some research, and I think it closely resembles the one that your daughter is poisoned with. Because the list we found is incomplete, I can’t find any information on the first, second, and many other poisons.”

Levi gave him a serious look as he asked, “What do you mean by that?”

“Well, according to the records, the Toxin Ranking belongs to the Ecclesiastic Order!” Venom Fiend replied, shocking everyone around him.

It belongs to the Ecclesiastic Order? We’ve only just established the fact of their existence, and now we’re being presented with yet more evidence to support that fact!

“However, I suspect that the Toxin Ranking is made up. You see, through the discovery of the Toxin Ranking, I found another important piece of information. According to the records, there is a second volume to the Poison Handbook, and the Ecclesiastic Order is currently in possession of it! Since they didn’t really need the first volume, they released it to the public so that someone else could have it.”

Venom Fiend’s words got Levi all worked up once again as he had found another clue to the second volume of the Poison Handbook.

“I think this is just a bunch of bullsh*t! I can’t believe my sect would be dumb enough to believe such rumors! The Ecclesiastic Order and the Esoteric Guild don’t even exist! If they can’t prove the existence of a second volume to the Poison Handbook, then it’s nothing but a rumor!” Venom Fiend added with a sneer.

Although he had found lots of clues regarding the Ecclesiastic Order, he didn’t believe in their existence at all.

Just like everyone else, he thought of them as nothing but a rumor that wasn’t true.

Levi looked him seriously in the eye as he said, “Well, let me tell you something. The Ecclesiastic Order really does exist!”

“What? They exist? I don’t believe it!” Venom Fiend shook his head profusely.

“They really do! Crown King has confirmed it!” said someone in the background.

Venom Fiend stared at Levi in disbelief to confirm if that was true, only to see him nod at him solemnly in response.

“There is hope for your daughter, then! Even without the Poison Handbook, the Ecclesiastic Order should has tons of talented individuals! I’m sure they should have someone capable of curing her! If something as nasty as Wither All is only ranked third on the list, then Evie’s poison might not even come close to that level!”

Venom Fiend got excited as well.

To Levi, finding the Ecclesiastic Order was crucial to curing Forlevia.

“Find the Ecclesiastic Order!”

With Levi’s command, everyone present at the scene hurried off to begin the search.

Right as Levi was about to head out and search for them himself, Zoey and the others came over to check on Forlevia’s condition.

In order to calm them down, Levi told them that Forlevia’s condition was stable for the time being.

He chose not to tell them about the Ecclesiastic Order as he didn’t want them to panic and end up revealing that information to the public.

That would not only cause a huge commotion, but also do nothing to help the situation as they wouldn’t be able to find them anyway.

Just like that, Levi and the others began secretly searching for clues related to the Ecclesiastic Order within Erudia.

However, Erudia was so huge that finding the Ecclesiastic Order was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Unless they happened to run into them, they could very well walk past them without even realizing.

The Ecclesiastic Order was a highly secretive group to begin with, so searching for them without any clues was near impossible.

Ever since the spiritual energy revival, the spiritual energy beneath Erudia had been reactivated and released into the air.

That resulted in Erudia having a higher concentration of spiritual energy than anywhere else, so it would be pointless for Levi to detect their presence through his senses.

As the search went on for a few days, something big happened in Erudia.

A group of individuals who would never show up there had arrived.

 

Chapter 2944 Put Your Legs Down

It was a team sent from Xyperia, the strongest force in the world.

They struck fear into the hearts of people wherever they went, especially since they had previously come up with a plan to take over Erudia.

Everyone figured their reason for coming was to test Erudia and see how things were in the country.

Instead of simply spying on Erudia in secret, they were so emboldened by their status as the most powerful force that they decided to just waltz right into the country.

The guys who came over were so arrogant that they didn’t even care who it was backing Erudia up.

Although Erudia had Edmund’s mentor to back the country up, no one knew the exact details as to what was going on.

On top of that, word on the street was that the Ecclesiastic Order and the Esoteric Guild did not exist.

As such, the Dragonites treated the men from Xyperia with great respect and tried their best to satisfy their every request.

That only worsened things as the men grew increasingly insolent and made more unreasonable demands like having Edmund as well as his mentor come see them at once.

All of those demands were to scope out Erudia’s strength before having them comply with Xyperia’s requests.

The Dragonites were furious with their behavior, but there was nothing they could do about it.

When Levi returned from his search for the Ecclesiastic Order at night, Dr. Erebus and Digital God came over to see him right away.

“Mr. Garrison, a group from Xyperia came over today. I think they demanded to see The Cardinal Hall General and his mentor!” said Dr. Erebus.

An icy-cold glint appeared in Levi’s eyes the moment he heard that. “Oh? I can’t believe they’ve still got the guts to set foot in Erudia!”

“They probably don’t want to give up on a profitable country like this. I believe they’re trying to scope out Erudia’s limitations,” Digital God explained.

Levi let out a cold chuckle. “Heh, okay… They wanted to see The Cardinal Hall General’s mentor, right? Well, that would be me! I’ll go meet them right away!”

He then quickly headed over to the conference room where the Xperian representatives were being served.

The head of the Xyperian representatives was a man named Tyrian. He had both of his legs on the desk and an arrogant look on his face while his men continued to make unreasonable demands.

“You guys should understand that we’re giving Erudia a chance here! As long as you do everything that Xyperia says, we will provide you with the resources and methodology to create Deities! This will help increase the amount of Deities in Erudia! I’m sure you are all well aware of the situation here in Erudia, right? Sure, some powerful individual killed a Deity from Keerea back then, but you guys don’t even know who that person is!” said Bennett with a cold sneer.

These men sure have done their research very thoroughly! They even know about the powerful individual who killed the Keerean Deity when we have no idea who that person is!

The Dragonites were rendered completely speechless after hearing that.

“You should know that Xyperia has plenty of powerful fighters capable of killing Deities. Now, we hope to have a peaceful relationship with Erudia. You rely on us, and we’ll offer you our protection in return!” Bennett continued.

Bam!

The door to the conference room was kicked down all of a sudden.

“Like hell we’d rely on you!” Levi shouted angrily as he came running into the room.

Smack!

The next thing they knew, he had slapped Bennett hard across the face.

The sound of it echoed loudly in the conference room, shocking everyone inside speechless.

Levi then shifted his gaze toward Tyrian and said, “Put your legs down or I’ll take them from you!”

Before Tyrian could even react, Levi had stomped down on his knees with all his might.

Crack!

The sound of bones cracking could be heard as both of Tyrian’s legs were broken on the spot.

“Ahhhhh!”

What followed was a blood-curdling scream that filled the entire conference room.

 

Chapter 2945 So What If I Bully You

Everyone was completely stunned.

Even Dr. Erebus shuddered in fear. Furthermore, his blows were so vicious.

All of a sudden, only their shrieks of misery resounded loudly in the entire conference room.

Tyrian curled up on the ground in pain.

“L-Levi…” The others from the Xyperia regiment recognized Levi.

“Do you know what you’re doing? You’re pushing Erudia into an irreversible demise! If you attack us, it’ll be like attacking the representatives of Xyperia. You’re obviously provoking us! Furthermore, you’re the Crown King. You represent Erudia! Your actions signify that of Erudia’s. This implies that Erudia looks down on us and is trying to provoke us! We came here to negotiate in peace and discuss the future benefits to Xyperia and Erudia. How dare you hit us for no reason? Do you want us to launch an attack? We’d be happy to do so! In fact, we were troubled because we couldn’t find a reason to start a war!” Everyone chided.

They all blamed Levi.

Furthermore, they emphasized that Levi represented Erudia and used this as a reason to start a war.

Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!

Levi slapped the other four of them forcefully on their cheeks.

“F*ck you! Negotiate in peace? Are you here to f*cking negotiate? You’re demanding Erudia to rely on you. So what if I represent Erudia? So what if we start a war? Do you think that I’m scared of you? Fine! Since you’re all mighty and powerful, just come at us! I’ll kill everyone that you send to us.”

Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!

Levi slapped the other side of their faces.

Their cheeks were smudged with blood as the skins split open.

Naturally, no one dared to say another word. They were all screaming in pain.

Everyone was shocked, especially those the Dragonites were hosting. They could barely believe their eyes.

As they were afraid of creating a conflict, they were extremely respectful toward the representatives of Xyperia.

However, the moment Levi arrived, he beat everyone up violently.

“Levi, you…” Someone from Xyperia was about to speak.

However, when he met Levi’s terrifying gaze, he was so scared that he quickly shut his mouth.

Levi’s slap was so forceful that he almost died. Hence, he did not even dare to say another word to Levi.

Even the Dragonites were scared. Sensing the murderous aura from Levi, they shuddered in fear.

Levi walked forward and yelled at the rest, “Go and stand in front! Who told you to sit down?”

“Don’t bully us like that!” snapped Tyrian, whose legs were crippled, through gritted teeth.

Levi sat on the sofa and scoffed coldly. “So what if I’m bullying you? Can you defeat me? Come and attack me, then!”

The representatives of Xyperia stared at Levi. Their faces were twisted in fury and their veins bulged.

However, they could not do anything about it.

If they talked back, they would get beaten up. Hence, they had no choice but to relent.

“Go on! Stand in front!” yelled Levi.

As they did not dare to defy him, they dragged Tyrian over and stood in front of Levi.

“Who gave you the courage to cause trouble in Erudia?” demanded Levi coldly.

“Furthermore, didn’t I warn you to quickly cut ties with Idrae and give them up?”

Glaring at Levi, Tyrian laughed coldly. “I’ve heard you, but so what? Are you teaching us what to do? Are you teaching the tens of thousands of Deities in Xyperia what to do? We’re too weak, so you were able to bully us. We admit it! However, I hope that when all the Deities of Xyperia come, you’ll still dare to act so arrogantly.”

Bennett scoffed coldly and added, “Well, we don’t even need tens of thousands of Deities. Just a single Deity is enough to make him shut his mouth obediently.”

“Yeah, that’s right. Although I acknowledge that, I’m unwilling to admit defeat! Do you dare to let me call for backup?” insisted Tyrian stubbornly, despite having his legs broken.

 

Chapter 2946 They Did Not Keep Their Word

In fact, he looked in the direction of the Dragonites.

“Go ahead and condone Levi’s actions. He is obviously taunting us with his behavior. Even though we are not particularly powerful, we still represent Xyperia. By attacking us, you are attacking our nation and forcing us to declare war. Once the ten of thousands of our Deities march on you, you will regret your actions today.”

The other representatives added, “That’s right. We know that Erudia has a warrior that can kill Deities. However, let’s see if you can kill ten of thousands of them!”

At that moment, the seriousness of the situation dawned upon the Dragonites.

Given that those men were representatives of Xyperia, the Dragonites knew that they couldn’t afford to offend them in any way.

It was true that there was someone in Erudia that was capable of killing Deities. Nevertheless, no one knew who it was.

Nevertheless, it didn’t matter how powerful that person was, for there was no way he could defeat a thousand Deities, let alone tens of thousands of them.

Evidently, Xyperia was the most powerful nation in the entire world.

Considering the growing number of artificial Deities they produced, the power they possessed was truly terrifying.

As a result, no one wanted to get into trouble with them.

Since Erudia didn’t have any secret weapons, they were certainly no match for Xyperia.

Thus, infuriating the representatives would only give them an excuse to declare war.

It was a consequence that no one dared to bear.

When they saw how terrified the Dragonites were, Tyrian and Bennett broke into smiles respectively.

“Do you now know what needs to be done?” Tyrian sneered.

“I-I’ll apologize on behalf of the C-Crown King. This is nothing more than a misunderstanding. Given how magnanimous you are, please forgive us for our transgressions,” the Dragonites apologized at once.

In spite of that, Tyrian was still dissatisfied. Just when he was about to speak, Levi’s voice rang out. “Their words don’t carry any weight!”

Tyrian and the others stared at Levi. “Don’t tell me that yours do?”

“Indeed, what I say counts!” Levi nodded.

“However, have you thought about the consequences? Can you afford to take responsibility for them? Once war breaks out, we will deploy tens of thousands of Deities that will trample upon Erudia. Can you really afford for that to happen?” Tyrian glared at Levi.

“Why waste time with words? If you want to start a war, go ahead and do it! Don’t just threaten me verbally.”

A vicious glint flashed in Levi’s eye. “In that case, I will kill you and see if Xyperia has the guts to actually declare war on us!” Levi’s audacious words shocked everyone present.

The moment Tyrian saw Levi’s bloodthirsty gaze, he felt his knees tremble while his face lost all color.

“H-How dare you!” he screamed at Levi.

“There’s nothing I don’t dare do!” Levi laughed.

When they sensed Levi’s murderous intent, the Dragonites panicked, for they knew that Levi would follow up his words with action.

“No, Crown King. For the sake of the greater good, we cannot kill him! Or else, disaster will follow!”

“That’s right, Crown King. Think about the bigger picture. We can’t afford to offend Xyperia.”

“We really have nothing to fight them with!”

The Dragonites persuaded Levi against it and even tried to hold him back.

“Hahaha…” When they saw the Dragonites’ response, Tyrian and his men burst into laughter.

From their perspective, Levi had even less leeway to kill them since he was restrained by the big picture.

Unless of course, he was a madman which was unlikely, for he had made his name from being a shrewd tactician.

Given that he was the military strategist who was responsible for defeating the Lab of Gods, he was obviously not crazy.

In fact, he couldn’t be any more rational.

“That’s the way it should be. As long as he apologizes, I will consider letting the matter slide,” Tyrian suggested with a smile.

As a result, the Dragonites continued to persuade Levi to back down on the account of Erudia’s future…

“Is that so? I alone can determine the big picture. Die!”

Levi suddenly unleashed a tremendous amount of power and pushed the Dragonites aside.

Boom!

A terrifying force blew Tyrian’s brain apart.

 

Chapter 2947 The Arrogance Of Idrae

Without any warning, Tyrian’s head was blown to mush, causing his brains to splatter onto the faces of everyone around him.

At that moment, everyone was shocked by how merciless Levi was.

“Oh no, we’re doomed!” the Dragonites lamented as they felt their hearts sink. They had made enemies of the most powerful nation in the world.

As for Bennett and the rest, they stood stiffly still, as if they were staring in the face of death.

Just a while ago, they had assumed with high certainty that Levi wouldn’t kill anyone unless he was a lunatic.

However, they didn’t expect him to actually be crazy enough to kill Tyrian.

After a while, Levi looked at them and asked, “Who’s the leader?”

The other four pointed at Bennett with trembling fingers.

“You, go back to Xyperia with these three messages. Firstly, stop sending men here to mess around with Erudia. I will kill every single one that comes. Secondly, if you want to declare war, go ahead and do so. We’re not afraid at all. Thirdly, hand Idrae over before I personally set off to kill them. When it comes to that, Xyperia will be turned into hell on earth. Consequently, be prepared to suffer the consequences of your choices!” Levi declared with his finger aimed at Bennett.

Bennett was jolted by the threats. “How dare you—”

Boom!

Just when he was about to retort, he suffered a strike so powerful that his body exploded into a mist of blood.

What the?

Everyone was shocked and looked at Levi in disbelief.

Another kill? Just because he wanted to say something?

All of the Dragonites turned deathly pale.

Levi has gone utterly mad. By doing this, he has destroyed our relationship with Xyperia and left us no room to turn back.

“Now, it will fall on you to convey the message.” Levi looked at the remaining four shivering representatives.

Just when they were about to say something, they swallowed their words at the last minute before nodding vehemently.

None of them wanted to repeat the same mistake of dying for having too much to say.

“In that case, why aren’t you leaving? Are you waiting for me to kill you all?”

Upon hearing Levi’s words, the four of them fled in terror and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, the Dragonites gave Levi a conflicted look and attempted to speak.

Before they could do so, Levi’s expression drastically changed. “Clean this place up. Also, whatever you said earlier doesn’t count!”

Sigh!

The few of them sighed before cleaning up the mess.

With that, Levi left together with his companions.

Not long after, the four representatives returned to Xyperia and reported everything to their superiors, causing an uproar throughout the nation.

After being repeatedly taunted by Levi, their representative ended up being slaughtered.

On top of that, Levi sent the rest back with a warning and dared them to start a war.

“Has Levi gone mad? How dare he try and challenge us?”

“Furthermore, he is daring us to start a war! He must be out of his mind!”

“In that case, should we attack Erudia directly?”

Suddenly, silence filled the room.

Naturally, everyone wanted to take over Erudia given what a lucrative proposition it was.

However, ever since the massacre of the fifty Deities from Keerea, no one was confident enough to do so.

They didn’t dare act recklessly until they got to the bottom of the matter.

After all, they had already suffered a devastating defeat in Emberfall Rainforest.

Even though the impact wasn’t big, their superiors had planned to reorganize by getting Idrae to monitor the artificial Deities.

Consequently, they decided against attacking Erudia for the time being.

War would be declared sooner or later, just not now.

With regards to Levi’s warning about Idrae, they ignored it, for they didn’t see it as a threat.

If Levi really has the guts to do so, he is welcome to try.

“In spite of that, we will never forget how Levi has humiliated us!”

Everyone in Xyperia trembled in rage.

Meanwhile, when Idrae received news of Levi’s threat, they too laughed it off.

“Levi is just trying to scare us. If he truly means it, he would have already sought revenge for his daughter!”

“That’s right, he’s just talking big. I’m certain he doesn’t dare to come to Xyperia. There’s no need for us to take him seriously.”

 

Chapter 2948 Forlevia Is In Trouble Again

Not only did Idrae and Xyperia mock Levi, but everyone else also did the same once the news began to spread.

To them, it was just the rants of a helpless man.

Unable to exact revenge upon Idrae, all Levi could do was issue toothless threats, turning him into the butt of everyone’s jokes.

Even though there were some who didn’t find it funny at all, such as the imperial family of Raysonia, the majority of the rest of the world did so, especially the group that had tried to recruit Levi to help them with revenge.

They too ridiculed him unreservedly.

“He is nothing but a coward. In fact, it was obvious to me the last time I saw him. Other than issuing verbal threats, he doesn’t have the courage to seek revenge despite what happened to his daughter. He truly isn’t worth his salt as a man nor a father at all!”

“Anyway, he can just stand by and watch, while we take action. Even though we might not be strong enough to destroy Idrae, we are still capable of killing a few of their members, and that’s what we’ll do to prove our point to him!”

They had received news that Idrae had sent five men from Xyperia to conduct experiments in a forbidden area. It was likely related to the matter of the artificial Deities.

Therefore, they formed a group to assassinate the five men from Idrae.

It would consist of thirteen of the best assassins who used to be at least Ultimate class warriors. Among them, four had become Deities.

Evidently, assassins who were at Deity level were naturally more powerful than ordinary Deities.

Thus, they were confident that they would be successful in eliminating their targets.

It would also serve as a preview of their abilities.

The next day, their mission began. Unfortunately, news of their failure quickly arrived.

Every single one of the thirteen assassins was killed, including the four Deities.

As for the Idrae entourage, they only had one fighter defending them.

When the news finally got out, everyone was stunned by how powerful Xyperia was.

It served as a declaration that Idrae was under their protection. Whoever tried to attack Idrae would meet their doom swiftly.

The failed mission caused the organization that was seeking revenge on Idrae to suffer tremendous losses.

Instead of proving their point to Levi, they ended up being soundly beaten.

The result forced them to reevaluate their plans. After all, losing thirteen assassins was a heavy blow to them.

Soon, news of the failure reached Levi’s ears.

“It looks like Xyperia is using this event to show their dominance over us!” Dr. Erebus thundered.

Levi, who was focused on tracking down the Ecclesiastic Order, replied coldly, “I have no time to kill them now.”

He was feeling disheartened over the fact that he couldn’t locate any signs of them and didn’t have any leads at all.

Dr. Erebus remarked, “I think they are hiding their tracks on purpose. If that’s the case, it would be hard to locate them even for you. Unless we run into them in person, we…”

Considering that everyone else came up empty-handed, many began to lose faith in Levi’s words.

In spite of that, Levi firmly believed that the Ecclesiastic Order did exist.

It was just that they haven’t made any significant movements nor interfered in the workings of the world, making them hard to track down.

As of then, Levi’s objective was to locate the order’s headquarters.

Since the order had become a legend for many years, its headquarters must be extremely secluded or well-hidden with special techniques.

Thus, it would hard for anyone to discover its position.

“Since you mentioned that they need spiritual energy for their cultivation, we should then start looking at places that are inherently rich in it. As of now, haven’t all these places been designated as restricted areas?” Dr. Erebus speculated.

At that moment, Digital God hurried over. “Bad news, something has gone wrong!”

“There’s news from the sacred spring. Forlevia is in trouble, and we need to return at once!”

By the time Digital God finished, Levi was already gone.

Travelling through the air, he headed for Emberfall Rainforest at once.

He didn’t even bring Dr. Erebus along with him, for he was worried the latter would only slow him down.

Hence, Dr. Erebus and Digital God had to fly there instead.

 

Chapter 2949 The Poison I Created

Soon, Levi arrived at the sacred spring.

Initially, he assumed that Troy and the others were faced with a powerful enemy.

However, he arrived to find that they were not in danger at all.

“What happened?” Levi asked sternly.

Forlevia had fainted inside the sacred spring, while her face was covered with lines that were induced by the poison.

From the looks of it, she had struggled for a while as the poison caused her to behave hysterically.

“She was doing fine until she suddenly went raving mad. It looks as if the poison was acting up,” Troy explained softly.

Even though her reaction had given them a fright, they had no idea how to help her.

Subsequently, Levi examined her.

Indeed, the poison was acting up again. Her current condition is similar to when she was just released. That means that the time she spent in the sacred spring didn’t help her at all. In fact, every part of her seems to be gradually weakening, and she is now resigned to being in a semi-unconscious state most of the time. What’s really going on?

Checking the sacred spring’s water, Levi noticed that it had become black. Moreover, all its minerals had also been absorbed.

By then, the rate of mineral absorption had increased significantly compared to when the sacred spring cleansed Forlevia earlier.

What is it that’s absorbing all the spring’s nutrients?

As a sense of uneasiness crept into him, Levi investigated the reason.

I understand now! It must be due to how strong the poison is. It actually has the ability to grow and strengthen itself.

In the beginning, the sacred spring’s water suppressed and even managed to cleanse Forlevia of the poison.

However, the poison managed to adapt to the conditions and used the spring water as a means to reinvigorate itself.

In fact, by using Forlevia as a medium, it was able to absorb even more nutrients from the water.

After all, the poison’s objective was to convert Forlevia into poison itself.

The Final Malice does live up to its reputation as the most powerful poison ever. Not only can it evolve but also grow stronger by itself.

The discovery was something that Levi hadn’t expected. The poison was so strong that it had overpowered the sacred spring instead.

Fortunately, Forlevia’s had absorbed a lot of medication when she was soaked in the spring earlier.

Or else, her life would be threatened by the poison acting up.

Soon, Dr. Erebus and Digital God arrived.

Once they heard what happened, they were stunned.

“Doesn’t that mean that the sacred spring is now useless? If she continues to soak in it, wouldn’t the poison grow stronger from feeding on it?” Dr. Erebus highlighted the most important point.

Consequently, Levi felt disheartened. Just when he thought he had found a solution, it backfired on them.

The poison is just too powerful. Those b*stards!”

Levi was filled with rage.

More importantly, what should I do? Am I to give up on the sacred spring just like that?

At that moment, Levi and his companions refused to accept what was going on.

Are the Ecclesiastic Order and the second half of the Poison Handbook our last hope?

As of then, the idea of finding magical herbs in restricted areas was dead.

Even at the super-spiritual ley line beneath the South Pole, they couldn’t find any at all.

Those that were found in other restricted areas weren’t strong enough to cure Forlevia of her poisoning.

Now that the sacred spring was useless, Levi had no choice but to carry Forlevia up and leave.

Nonetheless, he still had to find an antidote to the poison.

“Everyone, return to Erudia, and search for the Ecclesiastic Order. Once you have a lead, inform me at once. I will then let you know how to recognize them.

With that, Levi sent Troy and eighty men back to Erudia to continue the search for the Ecclesiastic Order.

Also, he taught them the special way to identify them.

As for him, he continued searching for magical herbs in Rank One restricted areas.

Also, he got Digital God to stay behind to locate exceptional humans throughout the world.

Evidently, Levi would give every single possibility a try.

Before he set off, Dr. Erebus suddenly exclaimed, “Mr. Garrison, I have an idea, and I think it might work!”

“What is it? Tell me quickly,” Levi shouted anxiously given how lost he felt.

 

Chapter 2950 A Reward

Dr. Erebus proposed, “Let’s issue a reward.”

“What?” “Whoever is able to cure Forlevia or provides the magical medicine and herbs to do so will be richly rewarded.”

Dr. Erebus looked at Levi. “The lucrative reward will serve as a catalyst for the appearance of all kinds of magical medicine or for powerful figures to reveal themselves. After all, we have plenty of valuable items to give away.”

After exploring a ton of restricted areas, the magical herbs that Levi didn’t care about were actually so valuable that others were willing to die for them.

Just dangling some of them to the world would be enough to drive the world mad from clamoring for them.

After all, Levi had an abundance of them in his possession.

On top of those that they had in storage, Digital God’s aircraft was stocked full of them.

Therefore, they had a seemingly unlimited supply of magical herbs.

As long as Levi headed to the restricted areas, they would be able to continue harvesting spiritual energy crystals by the tons.

In the market, the spiritual energy crystals were sold by the pieces. Just having one or two alone was enough for others to kill for it.

Evidently, that was the power Levi possessed.

Based on the value of what they had recovered, Levi was already the richest man in the world.

He could afford anything that he wanted.

In fact, the reward he was capable of offering would satisfy any demands that were made.

Consequently, Levi felt that Dr. Erebus’ suggestion was brilliant.

By offering a lucrative reward, some magical medicine or someone powerful would definitively show themselves.

Ignoring their efficacy, they would at the very least provide some form of hope.

“Mmm-hmm. All right then, arrange for it at once! As long as they can cure Forlevia’s poisoning, I will give them whatever they want. If that isn’t enough, I’m more than willing to fight for whatever they request,” Levi replied.

With that, Dr. Erebus made the necessary arrangements and declared the reward to the world.

The goal was to cure Forlevia of her poisoning.

On top of that, he had dangled some of the magical herbs and spiritual energy crystals as the reward.

After the announcement was made, it caused an uproar throughout the entire world.

Even though many were aware that Levi’s daughter was poisoned, they were still shocked by the magical herbs that were offered as a reward.

Ordinary folk aside, many Deities were unable to resist the lure of those magical herbs.

After all, they were something the Deities desperately coveted.

Even a piece of impure spiritual energy crystal was worth fighting for, let alone those that were of significantly higher purity.

By using his alias, the Erebus Angel, Dr. Erebus had negotiated with five nations to guarantee the authenticity of the magical herbs.

After going through a verification process, the magical herbs were all declared to be genuine.

In fact, the spiritual energy contained in one of them was sufficient to create another Deity.

That was the reason why an uproar was caused.

Furthermore, Dr. Erebus had commented that these herbs weren’t even the best they had on hand.

In fact, they had plenty of herbs like that.

As long as one was able to cure Forlevia of her poison, one would be able to have anything one desired.

In spite of that, what was offered as part of the reward was enough to fulfill the needs of everyone.

If that still wasn’t enough, the spiritual energy crystals could be thrown in.

Consequently, the world was shocked once the reward was announced.

Many were moved by how lucrative it was.

Even Xyperia, the world’s most powerful nation, was astounded by the announcement.

After all, the reward was something that they didn’t possess. Even if they did, they wouldn’t mind having more of it.

Regardless of how Levi managed to obtain the magical herbs, everyone was desperate to get their hands on them.

In fact, the first thing that came to mind for the leadership of Xyperia was if Idrae was capable of curing the poison.

They had wanted Idrae to collect the reward if they could.

After all, everyone in the world coveted it like mad.