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Chapter 3351 The Furies

There were more and more people who wanted to fight against Levi.

Almost everyone in the Ecclesiastic Order had joined the alliance.

After all, Levi had humiliated them.

How could they let a monkey ride on their heads and tell them what to do?

The main combat force consisted of the top fighters from the Five Pavilions. They even brought their divine tools with them.

That was the only reason so many people joined them.

Otherwise, the chances of victory would be so low that no one would have the guts to join the alliance.

They all saw just how powerful Levi was.

Even Invincible Clan wasn’t his opponent.

They had never heard of him losing a fight before.

If they knew Levi was protecting North Pavilion, they would probably go crazy.

Of course, someone suspected that was the case, but most didn’t know.

They weren’t afraid because they were ignorant and they had the greatest fighters in the order with them.

The alliance that wanted to defeat Levi grew larger by the hour.

In just one short day, hundreds of factions had already joined the alliance.

It was then Gloria received the news that they were planning to kill Levi.

She immediately jumped in joy.

Those who opposed Levi were useful to her, after all, and she just got a lot of useful pawns.

However, her facial expression turned dark in the next second.

So what? Even if they did slay Levi, I still have no idea how to beat Forlevia.

He’s not the only problem here. That daughter of his is an issue too. It’ll be great if they can kill him, but what if they can’t?

I don’t think they stand a good chance of winning even with the top fighters and cornerstone divine tools on their side.

I saw just how scarily powerful Levi was back at North Pavilion. Still, it’s a good thing someone’s trying to beat him, especially when they’re using the cornerstone divine tools of the Pavillions.

I know the divine tools are monstrously powerful. Now, I’m kind of excited to see if those divine tools can threaten Levi.

Or perhaps, it’ll show me just exactly what Levi is fully capable of. It’ll be for the best if it can defeat Levi. Of course, I’m not going to sit by and watch.

I’ll have to cook up some schemes to increase their probability of winning. Hmm, maybe I can send someone to ambush him when he’s least expecting it.

The Ecclesiastic Order has its own assassin organization, after all.

In the past, the Ecclesiastic Order has an assassin department. However, they eventually split off and became their own independent assassin organizations.

The most famous ones were Hell’s Gate, The Rakshasa, Zar’s Fang, Bloodleaf, and Green Death.

Among those organizations, the scariest assassin squad had to be The Furies working under Hell’s Gate.

Just their name alone inspired fear in those who heard it.

They would do anything to complete their mission, though their price was very high.

The organization would only accept jobs that involve assassinating targets more powerful than earth-level fighters who used the Art of Consumption.

If The Furies were to be mobilized, the target had to be at least celestial-level.

That group of assassins was also a bunch of crazy people.

As long as you could pay the price, they would kill anyone.

For example, they would even kill the elders in the prominent factions.

“No, this is the best opportunity that I’ll get! I can’t control Invincible Clan. They’re too unpredictable. I need to make sure I have control over the battle. Once the Ecclesiastic Order attack Levi, I’ll lend them a hand! Go and contact Hell’s Gate, Zar’s Fang, The Rakshasa, Bloodleaf, and Green Death right now! Give them everything they want as long as we can get their best assassins! Hire all the most powerful assassins from other assassin organizations too! Remember, I only want the best! I’m willing to pay the price!” A cold look flashed across Gloria’s eyes.

She would’ve felt a little guilty if she had to waste resources on Forlevia’s technique.

However, she had everything she needed to hire the Ecclesiastic Order’s assassins.

 

Chapter 3352 Yartran

If Gloria was smart with the cards she was playing, she would be able to make all the assassin organizations dance to her tunes.

“I heard someone managed to poison Levi’s daughter before. Actually, poison isn’t that bad of an idea. I want to see if Levi can be hurt by poison. If it works, then it’ll be great!” Since she was going against Levi, she had to spare no expense to take him down.

The more methods she employed, the greater the chance Levi would be hurt.

There were still a few rogue cultivators in the Ecclesiastic Order. They were people who weren’t in any of the factions and only depended on themselves.

Quite a lot of rogue cultivators were powerful because they wouldn’t have survived in the Ecclesiastic Order otherwise.

After all, it was an environment where the strong prey on the weak.

Weak members would be bullied, or even worse, killed.

Therefore, the rogue cultivators were really strong, as they only had themselves to rely on.

Currently, Gloria was gathering as many elite rogue cultivators as she could to defeat Levi.

Rogue cultivators were also the type of people who wouldn’t do anything unless they could get something beneficial out of a deal.

Of course, she was prepared to give them enough benefits to lure them in.

Even though she had many elite rogue cultivators joining her ranks already, it still wasn’t enough for her.

After all, it was a rare opportunity.

“I heard the monkeys from Adrune also wanted to take out Levi.” She knew about what was going on in the outside world pretty well.

In fact, she knew who was backing up Zarain and that they had a score to settle with Levi.

They wanted to kill him, of course, but they never had the chance, because they were afraid of his power.

If they wanted to hurt him badly, the price they would have to pay would be steep.

Even if they did pay the price, it wouldn’t guarantee their success.

That was why they couldn’t try.

Like Gloria, they were searching for the perfect opportunity to strike

She immediately went to Zarain after setting up her arrangements there in advance.

A long time ago, she had already contacted the power supporting Zarain.

That power was also a country, and it was called Yartran.

The name was supposed to mean that they resided in an eternally godly domain.

However, it was all bullsh*t because they hid like cowards whenever they met Levi.

After Gloria got in contact with the ambassador of Yartran, they learned that many factions in the Ecclesiastic Order were planning to take Levi down and were interested in doing that too.

As the saying went, the enemy of my enemy was my friend.

They agreed with Gloria’s plan.

It didn’t matter if they would become enemies with the Ecclesiastic Order in the future. At the moment, they were willing to work with the Ecclesiastic Order to take out their common enemy, Levi.

It was their best shot at defeating Levi, after all.

Just those people alone wouldn’t be enough to even survive a battle with him.

They had been keeping a close eye on where Levi was going.

Shield had almost stationed in Erudia and was delivering them live news of what was going on.

“Right now, the army that’s planning to defeat Levi is almost ready. In order to raise the probability of success, your help will be crucial! You can say that victory lies in your hands. Even if this fails, you’ll be able to gauge just how powerful Levi is. The data you’ll obtain will help you in the future!” Gloria was quite skilled at persuasion.

Soon, she managed to convince them to join her.

How could they resist participating in such a golden opportunity?

Additionally, they didn’t even need to use their trump cards.

They were just going to be there to help.

Still, a golden opportunity was a golden opportunity.

Regardless of what they needed to do, they would still send out some of their most deadly weapons and people to attack Levi.

“Okay! We’ll do our best to secure a chance to kill Levi!” The people from Yartran were pretty excited.

They immediately left to prepare for the upcoming battle.

With that, Gloria was absolutely confident about the attack.

Yartran’s strength was more or less on the same level as the Ecclesiastic Order.

With their participation, the forces that had gathered to defeat Levi had been doubled.

“I want to see just how powerful you are, Levi. Can you take out the Ecclesiastic Order and Yartran at the same time? Besides, I have also gathered the other forces?”

 

Chapter 3353 Gloria Leaks The News

Gloria promptly went to set up her arrangements.

She was very confident in the forces she had gathered.

I think this will be enough to defeat Levi. Even if we can’t last all the way until the end, I bet the elders from the prominent factions will attack.

There’s no way they don’t want to get rid of Levi unless they want to let that monkey make a home on their heads.

They just don’t know how to take him down. However, when the opportunity arises, they’ll definitely make a move.

Then, there’s Yartran, who’s backing up Zarain. Right now, they aren’t going to pull out their trump card.

Like the elders, if and when they see an opportunity to kill Levi, they’ll not hesitate to make sure he’s dead.

Our victory lies in their willingness to strike when it matters. I’m pretty sure they will. If that is still somehow not enough to kill Levi…

I can’t even imagine. The situation will undoubtedly go to sh*t. There’s no way anyone in this world can defeat him in that case. I can only hope that my plan will work.

Even in the worst-case scenario, I really wish we’ll be able to gauge his full strength. It’ll be for the best if we can kill him, of course. Now, for the next step of my plan…

The next thing she did was contact Floyd. “Bad news, Floyd! All factions in the Ecclesiastic Order have decided to work together to defeat your master!”

Floyd’s expression changed when he heard that. “What?”

“As you know, the Ecclesiastic Order calls people from the outside world monkeys. They don’t want monkeys to get too strong and make a fool of them! Right now, your master has gotten so strong that it had threatened all factions in the order and affected their interests!

“That’s the one thing they’ll never stand for! At this moment, they had formed an alliance and prepared to strike. Not only that, aside from North Pavillion, they’re going to use the cornerstone divine tools at their disposal to kill him! They possess incredible strength and their forces are massive! The attack will happen in just a few days!

“The divine tools in their possessions are so powerful that even your master may not be able to survive an attack from it! Now that they have formed an alliance, who knows how powerful they currently are?” Gloria told all her plans to Floyd, especially the bit about divine tools.

Floyd’s expression darkened, not knowing that she was the mastermind.

Logically, it would be for the best if she didn’t say anything because ambushes were the most effective.

However, she was aware ambushes wouldn’t work on someone as powerful as Levi. The difference to him was negligible.

Thus, it was better for her to just spill the beans.

She continued to use Floyd as a pawn while warning Levi.

That warning wasn’t to let Levi prepare for the attack in advance, it was to numb him.

She understood how powerful he was and his personality.

Her ability to “read” people’s mind was astounding.

Even though she never met Levi face to face before, she already knew what kind of person he was.

Currently, Levi was so strong that he didn’t need to pay attention to any threat.

Therefore, he wouldn’t pay attention to people who could pose a threat.

He wouldn’t care even if Floyd told him about the attack.

To any other person, knowing what was coming would prompt them to make preparations.

In Levi’s case, it actually lowered his guard because he already knew what to expect.

And since he knew what to expect, why would he care?

There weren’t a lot of people he was afraid of.

Additionally, Gloria emphasized the cornerstone divine tools. She believed his attention would be focused on that.

And so, her objectives were completed.

Step one was to lower Levi’s guard while step two was to shift his focus to the cornerstone divine tools.

 

Chapter 3354 A Genius In People Studies

Her success, however, would not be predicated upon these people nor the four cornerstone divine tools, for those were designated to be little more than mere red herrings.

Her true weapon was those killers from the Ecclesiastic Order, the fighters from Yartran, and also, the varied expressions of her own deviousness in the art of poisoning, or the likes.

Although none of these would likely prove useful in a frontal assault, it was nonetheless subject to the terms of engagement.

Whatever she had told Floyd would serve as a sleight of hand to keep Levi off balance and cause him to lower his guard in the belief that he had full knowledge beforehand with regards to the degree of adversity he would be up against.

In truth, these were smoke and mirrors, for that woman’s schemes were as elaborately layered as a Matryoshka doll with the aim of keeping the real threat hidden from view.

Though she might have told Floyd about the cornerstone divine tools, he remained none the wiser about everything else that she withheld from him.

In actuality, she had a very specific objective in mind when she chose to divulge that secret to him ahead of time, and that was Forlevia.

Should the factional elites lay siege to Levi and somehow manage to harm or kill Levi, Forlevia would surely become the object of a tug-of-war.

How could I possibly serve Forlevia up on a platter for them?

She had to be doubly prepared.

By leaking that piece of intel ahead of time, she aimed to have Floyd and the others hide Forlevia away.

Knowing Levi’s personality, she also anticipated that he would choose to handle everything alone, meaning that the girl would not make an appearance.

That was how she could be sure that Forlevia would be hers and hers alone.

Although that meant temporarily putting the girl out of her own reach as well, she could not risk allowing anyone else to take her.

It was the means by which her own goal may be made easily attainable.

“That’s right. It is going down past the witching hour, three days from now!”

Gloria further provided the details of the timing to Floyd in a maneuver to throw Levi off his guard.

“Thank you for this, Gloria, really, as we would have been at serious peril this time otherwise,” an emotional Floyd said.

Again, Gloria told him, “Seeing how we’re like family, you don’t have to stand at ceremonies with me! In spite of that, I think it’d be best for you to not inform your master and the others of this for the time being, as they might question my intent!”

“Okay. Understood!”

Gloria chuckled while she watched Floyd depart from the rear.

Would this be enough? Far from it!

Not only must that information be fed to Levi via Floyd, she still needed others to tell Levi the same thing, for a more multi-prong approach would only help allay Levi’s suspicions.

Her choice candidate for that was North Pavilion, the only ones who were oblivious to the fact that the other major factions of the Ecclesiastic Order were currently in preparation to ally with one another against Levi.

Though others may not be aware of North Pavilion’s relationship with Levi, she was.

As such, she reckoned that their ongoing dependency on him would make them obliged to pass on such information to him without delay.

Very quickly, Gloria had the word leaked to North Pavilion who were under the impression that it was they themselves who stumbled upon it.

A personal order then came down from the Three Sages themselves. “Hurry! Have this brought to Mr. Garrison’s attention immediately!”

Floyd returned to the base with all haste and told Levi everything with a strong emphasis on the bit concerning the four cornerstone divine tools.

“Oh, is that so? Splendid! The tens of thousands of fighters from the Ecclesiastic Order were still as disappointingly weak the last time I crossed paths with them, so I do wish to see them send some stronger elites! Hopefully, those cornerstone divine tools would be much more intriguing and less of a letdown!”

If Levi indeed sounded condescending, that dismissive attitude of his was founded on the basis of his own prowess.

Succinctly put, it was not because he was cocky, but simply because everyone else was beneath him.

On her part, Gloria had a solid grasp of Levi’s mindset as she knew that he would not take it with any grain of seriousness.

Floyd, however, had not been very convincing in what he reported. Though he did cite the possibility of an attack, he did not specify when.

That though, was very much as Gloria intended.

Since it would be highly questionable how Floyd could have come into such an important piece of intel, delving too much into the specifics would have conversely roused Levi’s suspicions.

As such, the ambiguity about the timing and scope of the matter depicted by Floyd’s broad strokes would, by itself, make it more believable for Levi.

Soon after, Levi received a discreet missive from North Pavilion.

The contents furnished details with much greater accuracy and timeliness, to the effect that it reinforced Floyd’s muddled account.

“Hahaha… All right… Now, we’re talking!”

 

Chapter 3355 The Invincible Clan Got In On The Act

Such was his eagerness for the Ecclesiastic Order to surprise him that it got even North Pavilion concerned.

His anticipation in that regard had indeed, at the same time, contributed to an overall increased sense of complacency.

Having ascertained the identity of the enemy and the timing of their impending incursion, coupled with the belief in his own capability, naturally made him flippant about it.

To some extent, he even contemplated lazing around until the enemy eventually showed up at his doors.

Having seen the situation play out exactly the way she expected, Gloria’s brilliance had to be acknowledged.

With the sole exception of her inability to get a handle on the extent of Levi’s prowess, her predictions in all other aspects had been largely spot-on.

“Master! Should we have Zoey and Evie go into hiding when the time comes? I don’t doubt your capability, but my primary concern is whether they could potentially become a distraction if you kept them close. What if the four factions’ cornerstone divine tools are as formidable as they are reputed to be…” Floyd reiterated his thoughts on the issue.

Reflecting upon that, Levi concurred with a nod. “Yes. You have a point there. I’m not actually that worried about Evie who is more than capable of holding her own, but the others might end up causing Evie and myself to lose our focus!”

“When the time comes, Master, I and some of our guys will fight alongside you. Shall we make some preparations so that we may hand them a trouncing they’d never see coming?” added Floyd who was also hungering for battle.

Levi waved him off. “That won’t be necessary. You shall seek refuge alongside Evie and the rest as it’d be better if I handle things myself!”

“I… all right, Master…”

Initially insistent on assisting his master, Floyd backed down in consideration of the limitations of his own abilities.

I have to become stronger! That is the only way I can relieve Master’s burden, avenge Azure Dragon and the other, and make myself worthy of Gloria!

He thought that he was still a long way off from where she was at and shall have to train much, much harder in order to keep up.

“All right. All of you don’t have to go anywhere else as I’ve already built a subterranean palace here. You can all hide yourselves inside!” said Levi.

“Huh? There’s a subterranean palace here?” Floyd gasped.

“Yeah, I had it built a long time ago, but never thought that I’d ever find a need for it. To think it would unexpectedly come in handy at this very moment!” replied Levi with a laugh. “All right then, everyone, begin preparations for your descent. After this, I shall look to give our foes a proper welcome!”

Elsewhere, Gloria felt that she had still yet to do enough.

If only I could get Invincible Clan on board.

She was, however, unable to reach them as Invincible Clan had become extremely reclusive of late.

“Shall we try spreading the word in Gerton to see if the Cetus would come?”

Better known as Invincible Clan, that particular group in question was really called the Cetus, a name few actually knew of nor hailed them by.

That was something Gloria, who had numerous precious artifacts connected to them, such as tokens or markers used to contact them, understood well.

“Get all of these out and scatter them all over Gerton. I reckon that the Cetus would eventually get in touch with us. When they do, tell them everything that there is to know about our plans to take on Levi Garrison!”

In any case, Gloria thought it worth a try to greatly improve the odds of success.

It had to be said that that move by her ultimately paid dividends when the news that was spread in Gerton did reach the ears of the Cetus.

“What? The Ecclesiastic Order intends to take on Levi?”

The enthusiasm of the council members of the Cetus was piqued the minute they got wind of it, and it showed from the fire in their eyes.

How could they not be intrigued with the lot of them screaming for Levi’s blood?

“Master told us to stay put and warned us against messing with Levi for the time being!” said some of them who brought up the instructions from their leader.

That prompted a shift in everyone else’s expressions.

“This time though, the four factions are going to bring out their cornerstone divine tools. It is they who are going to be the primary force! On our part, we need only strike from the shadows if and when the opportunity presents itself!” someone else said.

“You’re absolutely right about that. When the time comes, all we have to do is observe and react accordingly! We won’t have to do anything in the event Levi proves to be too strong but should he falter, hehe…”

 

Chapter 3356 Too Many Variables

“We’d stay our hand if they aren’t equal to the task, and only assist in the killing of Levi if they are!”

“Yes! That way, we’d basically have everything to gain and nothing to lose!”

“Let’s not send too many people there! That way, Master would not become too upset with us if he were to find out!”

The Cetus’ involvement could be considered firm as they would be sending out ten of their finest elites to watch from the shadows and intervene at the most opportune moment.

Those ten elites in question were head and shoulders above those they had sent out against Levi earlier, with each of them also wielding divine tools of the Cetus.

They had neither the courage nor the desire to face Levi head-on but were absolutely competent as assassins to launch sneak attacks at Levi or toss in a stab or two from the dark.

Gloria, too, had gotten wind of the news that the Cetus would be partaking in her plans.

The one thing that did bug her about it was that she had no clue whatsoever as to when they might opt to strike.

In spite of having ways and means of infiltrating the major factions of the Ecclesiastic Order, she had no similar access to the Cetus. Hence, their thought strains remained completely outside of her estimations.

On the flip side, the Cetus must surely be taking the stealthy route as a result of having their asses kicked previously by Levi.

Though Gloria had no idea when or how they would act, that element of unpredictability would similarly translate to Levi’s inability to read their next moves and was, as such, precisely what she needed.

This is what would pose the biggest threat to Levi.

Coupled with the assassins and elites she hired from Yartran operating from the shadows, she felt the odds further tilted in her favor…

No one could have expected Gloria to be the real mastermind behind the plotting of Levi’s assassination.

Outside of Gloria herself, there was also the threat of the mysterious power controlling the Miracle Doctor from before.

From the time they learned of Levi’s strength, they became fearful of reprisal. Being deeply afraid that Levi might come knocking, they had been keeping a low profile ever since.

Though he had, indeed, been searching for them, they were in no way a priority of his at present.

How could he concern himself with them, with everything else on his plate?

The lot of them would already have been sniffed out long before had he so desired, and they knew as well as anyone what fate awaited should he ever lay his hands on them.

That was why they dreaded the day that Levi might locate them.

In spite of that, when word reached them that the Ecclesiastic Order were secretly plotting to move against Levi, the lot of them were quickly enthused.

That, they opined, had to be the turning point for them, for the best way to avail themselves of their fears was to eliminate Levi himself.

Of course, they themselves lack the wherewithal to pull that off, but with the Ecclesiastic Order now in the mix, they had a real shot at doing away with Levi and likely the best one they could ever ask for.

In their esteem, it was without question that they must join forces with the major factions of the Ecclesiastic Order to take Levi out, as it was only with his death that their woes might be addressed for good.

As much as that was another unknown variable, it was also a tremendous source of power that could only pile on the pressure on Levi from that end exponentially.

Yartran was also secretly on the move. This time, opting for finesse over a frontal assault as well.

Having seized control of Shield outright, they were in the process of infiltrating Erudia and strategically positioning their pieces in advance as needed.

While all of that was taking place, Shield itself remained unaware, as the Black Hawk would have informed Levi of that long before had they known any better.

Step by step, Gloria had her own machinations laid into place. Thus, the stage was set, ready for the commencement of the attack.

There was a slight hitch though, in the form of Gloria’s inability to reach Floyd.

She still wanted to gather some intel on Levi’s current status, but Floyd had just seemed to have vanished asudden in spite of not having left the base.

That worked to Gloria’s advantage, regardless, as her inability to reach him would, at the minimum, suggest that he, alongside Forlevia, had been squirreled away somewhere by Levi.

In view of that, Forlevia would remain safe even if Levi should fall, and she would eventually still be able to get her hands on the girl through Floyd.

Very swiftly, the third day was upon them, and the Ecclesiastic Order had quietly completed the amassing of the elite force from its multi-factional coalition.

 

Chapter 3357 Top Ten

Even the four cornerstone divine tools had all been brought to the fore.

The Five Pavilions boasted of five cornerstone divine tools, namely; Demonsbane, the sword of East Pavilion; the Ethereal Spear of West Pavilion; Tear of Grace, the saber of South Pavilion; the Dragon Trapper Formation of North Pavilion; and last but not least, the Nine Celestials Bow of Central Pavilion.

With the exception of the Dragon Trapper Formation of North Pavilion sited in front of North Pavilion’s great halls which was practically immovable, the other four divine tools could be transported elsewhere and wielded with ease.

This time, the four sets of divine tools from the relevant factions had been taken out on loan with the blessings of their elders to be employed in their unified effort against Levi.

Not only that, but the representatives collectively sent out from the four factions were also their best and brightest.

The Top Ten from the Five Pavilions were generational talents, heralded as the future of the Ecclesiastic Order.

Certainly, only North Pavilion was to be deprived of such gifted personnel, having had the two of them that they had identified previously snagged away by the most influential East Pavilion.

Currently, East Pavilion sat atop of the heap with four members of the Top Ten to their name, with the remaining pairs split equally between the other three factions.

Very quickly, those of the Top Ten had all arrived.

The contingent from East Pavilion was the largest, and from there, hailed four members of the Top Ten; Lonedra Thork, Ryvonne Bhayer, and the two members previously poached from North Pavilion, namely Flavius Whitestar and Rylai Frostbringer.

From West Pavilion, came Davin Shoghone and Katri Crellin.

Representing South Pavilion were Sven Holmquist and Thelomios Grange.

Lastly, there was Luna Bamdawn and Zordian Shumaker from Central Pavilion.

The Top Ten had convened in concert to act as the heart of the upcoming campaign, tasked to spearhead the endeavor of the elites from the various factions to end Levi.

They were also the ones to carry those cornerstone divine tools there on their backs.

The domineering aura exuded by the members of the Top Ten took everyone present by storm, and all who bore witness to their entrance were left awestruck without exception.

It was a truly intimidating sight to behold.

Save those in the class of the elders from the various factions, there was none who could rival their presence, so much so that even those elders from the minor or middle factions did not even come anywhere close.

Though the ten of them were barely into their twenties, there were few who could profess to surpass them and they were already counted amongst the Ecclesiastic Order’s most elite.

They were, without doubt, the keys to the Ecclesiastic Order’s future.

With the vastly superior talents of the Top Ten supplemented by four of the cornerstone divine tools, it was a boon to everyone else and provided them with a huge lift.

How could Levi possibly survive when one took into consideration the elite force that had also been drawn from within the Ecclesiastic Order, on top of everything else?

That was something they could not wrap their heads around.

How powerful could Levi possibly be?

Also observing from the shadows was Gloria, and at that moment, she felt like breaking into a boisterous guffaw.

Prior to this, she herself was considered supremely gifted and a rare talent, but nevertheless paled in comparison to those ten from the Five Pavilions; the ones who were truly generational and unparalleled in their capabilities.

That was especially the case with Flavius and Rylai, who were individually strong enough to take on one of the Three Sages from North Pavilion on their own.

Therein, laid the evidently insurmountable gulf between them and herself.

It was a gap that she could only appraise from afar without hope of ever closing, for any attempt at bridging that would only further expose the existent disparity.

The pace of growth experienced by those ten blazed at the speed of a rocket, unprecedented by the standards of the Ecclesiastic Order.

Seeing how they were projected to eventually surpass everyone else in the order, there was no possibility that I’d ever catch up to them.

Gloria had never thought otherwise until she acquired the technique developed by Forlevia. Afterward, she became constantly tempted to test her own mettle against the Top Ten.

With their convening, she would finally have her chance.

Gloria’s eyes were delirious with joy at the prospect of being able to prove herself, considering how her skills had seen improvements in leaps and bounds ever since she attained Forlevia’s technique.

Now, she just might be able to match up against those Top Ten who were previously beyond her reach.

Aside from the strongest ones in Flavius and Rylai, she had grown confident of being able to go toe to toe with the others in a straight fight.

If I were given more time to practice this technique, I might just be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the best of them.

That was what she was ecstatic about.

She could only get stronger if she could wield Levi’s Ancient Divine Sword, and should she be able to attain Forlevia’s devour spiritual bone as well, it would only be a matter of time before she left the lot from the Top Ten in the dust.

 

Chapter 3358 The Great War

What a pleasant surprise!

She had managed to achieve what was out of reach.

Next, she wanted to become the unreachable dream of the group of Top Ten of the Ecclesiastic Order.

Would she achieve that some day?

She would achieve that not by trickery or conspiracy but by pure hard work and power to be on par with the Top Ten.

Naturally, the Top Ten were super powerful and that was beyond her expectations.

She had thought that she could surpass them after her period of growth, but that was not so.

If they had resorted to the cornerstone divine tool, they would certainly stand a chance in fighting against Levi.

That was another fact that pleasantly surprised her.

Then, the main force against Levi was strong enough which was beyond her expectations.

Flavius and the other Top Ten stood there, each one proud and arrogant as if they were the best on earth.

Levi had shown that he was powerful.

After destroying the thirteen clans of Wolf God Palace, he also defeated the Cetus.

However, the Top Ten were unimpressed because they were convinced that they themselves were able to do that too!

They felt that they could have done even better than Levi.

Furthermore, they had the cornerstone divine tool.

Thus, they feared no one.

If not for their sect rules and regulations, these Top Ten would want to meet Levi in single combat.

In fact, they felt that it was shameful for the Top Ten to act together!

However, there was no other way, because that “monkey”, Levi was quite powerful.

They had no choice but to act together.

Everyone present respected them for their strength and power!

These people looked up to them as leaders.

They were just waiting for the Top Ten to call the shots.

“Now there is a reprobate who is getting the better of us and making a fool of us. How can we tolerate him?” Flavius shouted in a loud voice.

“No, we cannot tolerate this!”

“We cannot let anyone make a fool of the Ecclesiastic Order!” everyone shouted in unison.

“What shall we do then?” Flavius asked.

“Get rid of him!” everyone replied in unison.

“Actually, Levi is not that powerful after all. You see, none of the Elders of the major factions have come? That’s because he is not worthy! We are enough to deal with him!”

The Top Ten seemed to have underestimated Levi.

Furthermore, the elites in the Ecclesiastic Order were full of self-confidence, and they looked down upon Levi.

“Great, let’s go ahead now!”

“Let’s hope Levi is powerful enough for us to employ the cornerstone divine tool!”

The Top Ten were rather proud and arrogant.

Even though they had brought along the four cornerstone divine tools, in their opinions, the tools were unnecessary and would not be put to use.

If the tools were used, that would be better.

It would allow them to see how powerful Levi was.

Immediately, the Ecclesiastic Order division quietly set off and slowly approached Levi’s base camp.

Gloria followed suit.

The Ecclesiastic Order assassins that she hired were also dispatched.

One by one, they took their places to lie in ambush where they had already scouted and selected beforehand.

Their overall position was in the rear of the Ecclesiastic Order army.

At the same time, Gloria alerted Yartran.

All the personnel in Yartran were in position.

Yartran’s power was based mainly on technology way ahead of time.

Quite a number of them were not at the same location.

However, once the war broke out, their support could arrive within tens of seconds or even sooner.

Gloria was pleased with their great power.

This was comparable to the power of the Top Ten.

Besides that, Gloria was pleasantly surprised that there was a group of powerful forces lying in ambush close by, ready to attack Levi.

It was unexpected but she was delighted.

“Apparently, those are Levi’s other enemies who are here, on hearing that he is in trouble, as they are eager for revenge.”

Gloria was surprised and delighted at the same time.

Then, she set up her own game plans again.

When the right time came, she would use trickery to set off another round of attacks on Levi.

“By the way, the Cetus has also sent an elite troop, but it’s not clear where they are and when they will strike!”

Another message came from her subordinates.

“Great, their uncertainty is the biggest threat to Levi!”

Gloria sneered.

 

Chapter 3359 The Rush To Kill Levi

Soon, Levi’s base camp was completely surrounded by the Top Ten and Gloria’s elite forces.

They arrived with a vain display of importance, each of them believing that they had concealed themselves well.

However, Levi who was sleeping at the base camp was well aware of them.

“Finally, they’re here. I hope they will not disappoint me!”

Levi could not help sitting upright and stretching his body.

Forlevia and the rest were all hiding in the underground facility of the base.

No one would know where they had gone.

Outside, the troops of the Ecclesiastic Order had completely encircled Levi’s base camp.

As they looked at the base camp looming not far away, everyone in the Ecclesiastic Order was excited.

Nevertheless, everyone was puzzled by the fact that the Top Ten did not spread themselves out among the others over the whole area, but stayed together in one group.

The others were of the opinion that to attack Levi’s base effectively, the Top Ten should be spread out equally over the area. Moreover, the four cornerstone divine tools should be distributed in four corners, so as to maximize their power.

That would also prevent Levi or his men from fleeing.

However, it was not carried out.

Instead, the Top Ten were gathered together in one spot.

Each of them looked poised, with their hands at their backs. There was no sense of urgency which was the norm when preparing for a battle.

They seemed like they were about to do something unimportant.

“Mr. Whitestar, Ms. Frostbringer, I am convinced that you, Top Ten should be spread out at various spots and the four cornerstone divine tools should be arranged at four corners, so as to deal a devastating blow to Levi!”

“That’s right! This is the only way. Once you attack Levi, you must kill him with one strike. You must not leave him any escape route!”

“Levi may be a reprobate, but he is powerful and cunning!”

The others continued to give reasons why the Top Ten must not segregate themselves in one area.

Everyone looked at the Top Ten and gave their opinions.

The Top Ten exchanged glances and laughed.

“Hahaha! We are only fighting Levi. Is that even necessary?”

“It’s not necessary! Just the ten of us would be sufficient! Besides, we have brought the cornerstone divine tools just to reassure the troops. We won’t even need to use them!”

“To take him down, I’d think just two of us would do the job!”

“I would say that either Flavius or Rylai could defeat him single-handedly!”

They were very proud and arrogant, believing that they were better than everyone else.

What they had seen, experienced, learned, and come into contact with were unimaginable to the others present, even beyond their wildest fantasies.

Their experiences and powers were beyond what this group of people could ever come across in their entire lives.

Hence, in their opinion, Levi was certainly a powerful and amazing man who was a threat to them.

Nevertheless, among the fighters of the Ecclesiastic Order, Levi was nothing unusual.

The Top Ten attacking together was actually a sign of undeserved respect for Levi.

This was to be Levi’s utmost glory, to be attacked by the Top Ten together as a group.

“Later, you guys do not fight with me for the chance to kill him. Let me destroy him on my own.”

At this point, Sven of South Pavilion suddenly announced for all to hear.

Zordian from Central Pavilion declared, “No way! Levi is mine!”

From West Pavilion, Davin spoke up. “He’s mine. Please don’t fight over him. Just give me the honor of finishing him off!”

“That’s not fair! We are all here. Why must some of us make the trip for nothing?”

Thelomios, Lonedra and the rest joined in.

This group of Top Ten was so arrogant that they were blind to everyone else.

Each wanted to kill Levi alone and they started to argue over it.

The others of the Ecclesiastic Order were dumbfounded by the scene.

What’s going on?

Is Levi now the coveted game of the hunt?

The Top Ten have become hunters.

They are fighting and arguing over the prey.

At this moment, a female member of the Top Ten, Luna from Central Pavilion sneered. “Enough! Stop arguing!”

“When the time comes to kill Levi, all of us will do our best. Let’s see who can take his life! The ten of us has not competed for a long time. We will take this opportunity to see who is the best and who will kill Levi first!”

This time, the two female Top Tens, Ryvonne and Katri both nodded in agreement.

 

Chapter 3360 The Hunt For Levi

The ladies in the Top Ten were no exceptions and their eyes were aflame with the desire for killing Levi.

Even the leading lady of the Top Ten, Rylai, nodded. “Let’s compete, then. I will not give anyone a chance!”

She was full of pride and self-confidence!

That was the attitude of the Top Ten.

To them, Levi was nothing but the game in a big hunt.

They did not think that they were arrogant. In their opinion, Levi was nothing much, that was all.

Whatever Levi could do, they, too could achieve with ease.

How could they think highly of Levi?

They did not know about Levi’s defeat of the Three Sages of North Pavilion and the forced retreat of tens of thousands of the elites there.

At that moment, Gloria was the only person who knew.

If they had known earlier, they would not have been so confident or arrogant.

Hence, according to their understanding, Levi was powerful but just on par with them.

They could only see him as an equal and nothing more.

There was no need to mention the cornerstone divine tool which they believed would not be put to use.

“Okay, let’s get ready to attack!”

“Just remember, you’re only to kill the people who are with Levi, not him. He is ours!’

The Top Ten gave orders to the Ecclesiastic Order troops.

That gave them a boost in their confidence.

The Top Ten are so confident. This means that they are sure of their success in the hunt.

At the very least, they were well prepared.

Naturally, they would not go near Levi.

That was up to the main forces to handle.

“All right! Let’s get ready to attack!”

The Top Ten are not working hard. Where is the sense of urgency before a battle?

“Everyone, let’s launch an attack, shall we? Certainly, we can surprise him!”

“We just rush in from all directions and we will definitely catch him off guard!”

The attackers spoke of what the attack could be like.

They were so excited that they could see it in their minds.

Levi would be caught off guard and at a loss on how to fight back.

However, the Top Ten laughed.

“That is funny. Why do we need to launch a surprise attack? If this leaks out, we would be ridiculed.”

“That’s right. It’s just one person, Levi. We don’t need to catch him by surprise.”

“There is no need to surprise him at all. We will just go up to him and fight him.”

“We march inside in full view!”

With that, the Top Ten strode forward.

With a great display of dignity and importance, they proceeded towards Levi’s base.

The others followed suit.

“Inform the men from all provinces to march forward!”

“Tens of thousands of the troops from the Ecclesiastic Order surrounded the base in an ever-tightening circle.”

Gloria continued to observe quietly.

The assassins that she had put in place were coming forward.

Posted at strategic positions, they were all ready to attack Levi.

When the troop from the Ecclesiastic Order entered the base camp, these assassins were to enter the base and lie in ambush.

That way, Levi would have no escape.

Furthermore, she knew the layout of the base well and had already given the plan to the assassins.

Hence, the assassins knew the environment well and hid in order to do the most harm to Levi.

It was the same with those from Yartran.

Gloria had given them the map beforehand.

This would facilitate their attack.

The Cetus was well-prepared with maps of the area.

“A good show is about to start!”

Gloria had waited for this moment for a long time.

The only thing that she found puzzling was why she was unable to contact Floyd up till then.

Where has he gone?

It did not seem like he had left.

Is he still inside?

This was puzzling to Gloria.

In truth, Floyd, too, was trying to contact her, but hidden in the underground facility, there was no way, he could do so.

He was just considering Gloria’s situation. If he did contact her without taking precautions, he might expose her.

So he decided against it.

Boom… Rumble…

At this moment, led by the Top Ten, the Ecclesiastic Order troops had reached the base.

Without trying to conceal themselves, they marched on, creating a huge din.

The place shook, birds were startled and animals scrambled away. It was a mess everywhere.