Ch. 3621..3630
Chapter 3621 Metamorphosis
Just as Phoenix, Forlevia, and the others were discussing how they should continue their investigations, Kirin left the scene with an excuse. He was an impatient person.
Albeit skeptical about being able to acquire the truth out of Floyd, he figured that there was no harm in trying.
Meanwhile, Floyd was still obsessed with devouring the spiritual energy in the world.
Due to the surge in his overall strength, Floyd captured Kirin’s presence when Kirin was still far away, to which he stopped his cultivation before looking toward Kirin indifferently.
“Floyd, I’m here only to ask you about one thing. Did you leak the technique Evie taught you?”
The question had Floyd’s expression turned as cold as ice, but Kirin did not falter. Instead, he took another few steps forward.
“We’ve got our hands on solid evidence. If you are the one who leaked the technique to someone else, then we could basically conclude that the mysterious woman is Gloria.”
The words came like a bolt from the blue, striking Floyd like a thunderbolt.
“What nonsense are you spouting?” Floyd’s gaze was scorching hot as he locked his eyes on Kirin, attempting to find an opening in Kirin.
Yet, Kirin remained calm and unruffled as he stared right back at Floyd.
“This is no nonsense. I’m going to ask you the same question again right now because everything is in order, and what we are lacking is the answer to that question. Now, look me in my eyes and tell me. Did you leak the technique to Gloria? Tell me the truth!” Kirin articulated each word clearly and loudly.
At that moment, Floyd suddenly felt a bit guilty.
Though he was still looking at Kirin face to face, he averted his gaze for a second.
Even though it was very faint, Kirin still caught sight of it, but he did not expose Floyd. He was still waiting for Floyd’s answer.
“I didn’t,” Floyd uttered in a deep voice.
However, as compared to the haughty tone he used just now, Floyd was visibly much less confident at this moment.
“Very well. You’d better remember that answer of yours, Floyd. We’ve already done our best and everything we could for you. If what you said is a lie, and this lie ended up costing us a hefty price, then you’d better be prepared for what’s coming, especially Boss’ wrath.” With that said, Kirin turned around and walked away.
In actuality, he already had the answer he needed.
Floyd might have denied leaking the technique, but the man’s eyes couldn’t lie, after all.
Floyd had blatantly lied.
In other words, the chances of Gloria being the mysterious woman just increased.
Watching Kirin’s leaving silhouette, Floyd failed to snap out of it even after some time.
The warning from Kirin about facing Levi’s wrath was still ringing in his ears.
Perhaps Phoenix and the others do have their hands on some solid evidence. They have probably gathered every clue they needed apart from those coming from me, which means they have most likely come to a conclusion that the person is Gloria. If my lies put everyone in danger, will I be able to handle Master’s wrath?
Floyd began to panic.
The once unfaltering trust he bore toward Gloria shattered a little.
But that was all.
Maybe I could try baiting some answers from Gloria the next time I see her.
Floyd silently made up his mind.
It’s been some time since I last saw Master. I wonder where he is right now.
Floyd did not overthink and continued to devour the spiritual energy.
Floyd was persistent. He firmly believed that if he were powerful enough, Levi would reconsider his decisions carefully, even if he was angry.
Such was the benefit of absolute power.
On the other side, Levi arrived at the Atlantis project’s underwater training base.
As soon as he arrived, he immediately tore through the spiritual ley line with raw power and prepared to use it to boost his strength.
The powerful energy fluctuations even triggered a terrifying tsunami that this region had never seen before.
Under Levi’s barrage of attacks, the dragon ley line that was hidden at the bottom of the ocean finally revealed itself.
Chapter 3622 No News
From afar, the vein was shimmering golden light. Even before Levi got close to the spiritual ley line, the extremely pure spiritual energy had already hit him with full force.
Moreover, that was only the beginning. As time passed, immense spiritual energy radiated from the spiritual ley line and spread across the surrounding.
The spiritual energy spread quickly, gradually finding its way to every corner of the world.
In the northern borders of Erudia, there was a small sect, and the disciples were going through their routine training in the morning.
The master, leading the disciples, suddenly felt endless spiritual energy flowing into his body.
Even with the slightest channeling of his techniques, he was capable of speeding up the energy absorption process.
What mattered the most was that the spiritual energy was far more condensed than before.
In fact, it was so condensed that his overall strength just advanced to the next level.
“Hurry! Absorb the spiritual energy with your technique!” The old master hurriedly advised his apprentices.
Perhaps, I could even push our sect to the next level using this spiritual energy eruption!
A similar situation was also happening in the other sects in Erudia.
In the Ecclesiastic Order, the Acting Minister of the Holy Guild also sensed the changes in spiritual energy.
Initially, he thought something happened to the spiritual ley line that the Ecclesiastic Order relied on for survival.
After a careful examination, however, he noticed that there was nothing wrong with it.
Either way, no matter the cause of the sudden changes, it was good news to the Ecclesiastic Order.
After all, they were all powerful cultivators, and formidable foes were everywhere.
Hence, without the need for the Acting Minister to tell them, the many disciples of the Ecclesiastic Order started cultivating and devouring the condensed and enriched spiritual energy around them.
Xylas also noticed the changes.
To someone like him that was obsessed with devouring spiritual energy, the changes in the spiritual energy came in handy.
As such, he poured his attention into devouring the spiritual energy crazily without bothering to look into what exactly happened.
As for the men led by Xylas, they, too, tasted the sweetness of such condensed spiritual energy.
Therefore, they welcomed the changes happily, and they figured that the more, the better.
On the other side, Gloria was unaware of such changes, for she was focusing on using Heavenly Thunder to metamorphose.
The Heavenly Thunder continuously struck Gloria, and the rampaging lightning circled her. Under the guidance of her technique, Gloria utilized thunder and lightning to enrich every inch of her body. It was as if she was a blacksmith that continuously hammered onto a weapon to forge the most peerless weapon the world had ever seen.
With every hammering, the weapon turned stronger and sturdier.
If someone were to observe her carefully, the person would be able to tell that her skin was going through a rapid change.
A faint golden luster that gave off the vibe of a persevering metal texture started to appear on Gloria’s body.
Aside from that, a hint of thunderous power was seen in every pore of her body.
Such was the power of the Heavenly Thunder that Gloria extracted and purified before devouring to enrich her veins.
In fact, Gloria’s body was near to perfection.
Seems like the metamorphosis will be completed soon after a few more rounds of Heavenly Thunder strikes.
Gloria was thrilled, especially when her originally vast and strong elixir field became even larger than before.
A corner of her mouth twitched upward uncontrollably.
I can finally continue to devour the spiritual ley line again!
Gloria was so excited. She would’ve been dancing around to celebrate if it weren’t for the untimely situation.
On the contrary, despair was written all over the faces of the Esoteric Guild’s theurgists, for they could tell that Gloria was about to complete her metamorphosis.
The day she completed her metamorphosis would be the last day of the Esoteric Guild’s existence.
“Why is there no news from Levi yet?”
The master theurgist looked toward Caelum, who was also speechless and helpless. He tried to contact Levi, but there was simply no response from him.
Meanwhile, Levi had entered a frenzied state where he crazily enhanced his body in the spiritual ley line under the ocean. It was as though he became one with the spiritual ley line.
The massive spiritual ley line was now shimmering in dazzling golden light. As terrifying spiritual energy filled the surrounding, Levi could tell that the spiritual energy was enriching his body in every aspect.
Be it his strength or speed—they experienced a massive spike within a few days.
Chapter 3623 Gloria Is Gone Again
The dazzling golden light emitted by the spiritual ley line slowly dimmed as time passed.
On the other hand, faint dark gold energy emerged around Levi’s body.
As he swiftly wielded his foundational technique, the spiritual energy was rapidly extracted and augmented before being used to improve Levi’s overall strength.
Another few days later, the entire spiritual ley line darkened, and Levi gradually opened his eyes, for his body refinement had ended.
Without even using any techniques, Levi was displaying a powerful and unrivaled presence.
It was as though every single move of his exuded tremendous power that had the world tremble before him.
“Ha!”
With a roar, Levi punched toward the side, unleashing a powerful force that swept across the area.
The force was so strong that a massive vortex appeared around Levi.
Following right after the eruption of his power was a violent tsunami and a tremendous earthquake that rampaged across the region.
Bam!
As he exerted his strength, Levi jumped and surfaced from the water.
He felt incredibly fantastic as he immersed himself in his overwhelming power.
Both my strength and speed is on a whole new level!
Levi was very satisfied with the effect of his body refinement.
After all, the spiritual energy contained in this underwater spiritual ley line was far stronger than the one in Yartran.
With the increase in his overall strength, Levi was confident that he would be able to triumph over the mysterious woman should they cross paths again.
She’s using Heavenly Thunder to metamorphose, so I must not let my guard down! Time is of the essence right now.
With this thought in mind, Levi was ready to head toward the second spiritual ley line.
This time, the spiritual ley line he selected was the one in Yartran.
Meanwhile, the world was in a mess after the eruption of spiritual energy in the Atlantis project.
Chaos descended, and conflicts arose among the many sects because of the uneven distribution of spiritual energy.
Every place was in a mess.
What had happened, however, remained a mystery.
While Xylas was spreading chaos across the land, he, too, was looking for the source of the spiritual energy.
The source had to be a super-spiritual ley line to be able to trigger the eruption of the world’s spiritual energy.
Either way, it was very important to both Gloria and Xylas, for they could probably advance into the next level through this super-spiritual ley line.
Hence, Xylas was very enthusiastic on this matter.
On the other side, the spiritual energy was significantly far more condensed than before.
Thus, for Azure Dragon and the rest who cultivated the same technique from Forlevia, they cultivated as much as possible while investigating for more clues.
They were trying their best to build up their strengths while Floyd’s strength welcomed a tremendous change.
Given the extreme nature of the devouring technique he cultivated, he needed a massive amount of spiritual energy in the early stages. Coincidentally, the spiritual energy eruption came in just in time, allowing him to increase his strength by folds.
Floyd was delighted as the increase in his strength meant that his words would carry more weight.
By then, when he introduced Gloria to everyone, they would have to reconsider their actions due to his strength despite being unwilling to accept her.
What disappointed Floyd, however, was that Gloria could not be contacted once more.
He wanted to share the happiness of his advancement with Gloria and try to win her favor.
Is she in danger again?
Floyd was a little worried but soon discarded the thought because there was no related news about her.
Besides, if something happened to her, he would receive news about it with how Phoenix and the others were paying close attention to Gloria.
He had also sent her several messages, but every message he sent was ignored. There was simply no response.
“Maybe she is hiding in a secret location and risks being located if she tries to get in touch. That must be it!”
Floyd was at ease upon this thought.
More importantly, becoming stronger was of utmost importance at this moment. With that, he continued devouring the spiritual energy around him.
Chapter 3624 Smart Plan Of Kirin As he devoured the spiritual energy, Floyd also noticed a unique phenomenon. Whenever he ran into a powerful foe, Floyd wanted to devour their energy from the bottom of his heart.
At first, such urge was too minimal to be detected. But as the time he spent cultivating the devouring technique increased, so did the urge.
What made him think that way even more was that during that one time when he personally talked to Forlevia, he actually had this strong urge to devour Forlevia’s power!
At that moment, a chill ran down Floyd’s spine upon capturing this urge, rendering him afraid of being alone with Forlevia for a very long time.
For a moment, Floyd thought that he had gone mad because of the intense cultivation he went through.
Nonetheless, Floyd finally gave in to the temptation of being able to get stronger in a short time.
As a result, he slaughtered and devoured a couple of the Glorian Order’s Fatalis Warriors wandering around the base.
The more he committed such a monstrosity, the less guilt he felt.
They’re all enemies, and I’m just recycling the trash by doing so, am I not?
Floyd was constantly convincing himself with an excuse.
Recently, he even started looking for the enemies aggressively with the sole purpose of killing and devouring their power.
His act of devouring the power of formidable foes planted a seed of sin in him, and it sprouted and grew quickly.
In the meantime, Phoenix and the others found a significant breakthrough while gathering more evidence.
They found out that Floyd had only started cultivating with everyone else despite receiving the technique from Forlevia long ago, which went against every logical sense possible.
Something was definitely off!
Phoenix and the others found Forlevia, and they told her about this.
Upon hearing this, Forlevia started thinking back to the time when Floyd shared everything about technique cultivation with her.
After a moment, Forlevia suddenly said, “Floyd once said that people who are not ready would descend into madness if they cultivated this technique. He even told me to be careful when selecting who I teach this technique to, and for safety purposes, it’s best not to teach it to an outsider. As for Floyd, he started cultivating it after seeing how everyone is fine after cultivating this technique.”
Her words immediately left everyone on the scene all tensed up.
“Logically speaking, he should have been cultivating this technique as soon as Evie taught it to him. Apart from that, where did the saying that people who are not ready would descend into madness if they cultivated this technique come from? Hmm… According to our investigation, it probably happened when Floyd was keeping close contact with Gloria.”
Speaking of Gloria, they felt like they had reached some form of the truth.
Phoenix, who was intellectual and sensitive, quickly concluded, “Floyd most likely taught the technique to Gloria, who purposely created such a saying to avoid being suspected. She did this to convince Floyd that she would not touch this technique.”
Phoenix’s analysis was on point, and everyone nodded in agreement.
This was because the conclusion was very logical, and everything that happened during the time received a perfect explanation.
“But we still don’t have solid evidence against Floyd if he denied leaking the technique,” Azure Dragon grumbled.
His words immediately dissipated the happiness everyone felt, for this was a difficult puzzle to solve, especially when Floyd had gotten so strong recently that Forlevia said that he could still easily hide under her radar despite being unable to win against her.
With that, the plan where they keep an eye on Floyd to pinpoint Gloria’s location came to a halt.
It was also at this moment where Kirin’s voice was heard.
“I have a way, but I need your cooperation,” Kirin said mysteriously.
Chapter 3625 The Beginning Of Metamorphosis
Phoenix and the others approached Floyd once more. As for Floyd, he barely managed to suppress the evil urge to devour them after seeing how they were rich in power.
“Why are you here again?” Floyd asked calmly. On the contrary, Kirin’s tone was fretful. He said, “Floyd, Evie just told us that the technique she created is incompatible with the apprentices of the Ecclesiastic Order. According to her, there’s a flaw in her technique where those who cultivated the Ecclesiastic Order’s techniques would descend into madness if they cultivated her technique.”
Phoenix, too, chimed in, “That’s right, Floyd. Thank goodness you didn’t leak the technique to Gloria, or you would have put her in danger.”
“We came to inform you about this as soon as we learned it. We were worried that your good deeds would go wrong.” Azure Dragon and the others had gotten their stories straight, acting like they were doing this for Floyd’s sake.
“Yeah, Gloria also realized…” Floyd replied out of instinct but quickly changed his word choices immediately after he noticed he spoke the wrong words.
“Thank you. I did not teach the technique to anyone else. The Ecclesiastic Order is once our enemy, and I wouldn’t make such a huge mistake because of my own emotions.”
Though Floyd acted honestly and straightforwardly when he spoke, he was still glancing at the others from time to time.
Fortunately, Phoenix and the others did not expose anything as they were prepared for this.
“We’re just here to warn you about that so that you wouldn’t endanger others and yourself.” Phoenix walked away right after that while everyone followed.
Yet, Floyd still felt odd as he watched them leave, but he couldn’t tell what was wrong.
After all, there was nothing odd about Phoenix and the others just now.
Maybe I’m just overthinking.
Meanwhile, Phoenix and the others could tell that the other party was shocked and surprised by his expression when they left.
The words Floyd said out of instinct had already exposed him. He had taught Gloria the technique that Forlevia created.
The final piece of the puzzle was found!
They hurriedly went to look for Forlevia and asked her for solutions.
However, Forlevia did not have a better way to deal with it despite being shocked by the news she had learned.
“I guess we have to wait for Daddy to return and talk to him about this!”
Forlevia paused and added, “But, of course, we must not expose ourselves, or we would draw his suspicion.”
Phoenix and the others nodded to this suggestion as they still had to obtain more solid evidence to seal the case when Levi returned.
At the same time, after using the first spiritual ley line to complete the metamorphosis, Levi rushed to Yartran, where the super-spiritual ley line was located.
After some careful examination, Levi found no traces of anyone suspicious.
It seems like the mysterious lady didn’t send someone to keep an eye on the spiritual ley line.
Levi felt a little more relaxed, for the mysterious lady was not done with her metamorphosis.
In fact, the reason Gloria ultimately decided to summon her men back was that she thought no one would have any use for the super-spiritual ley line.
Without any hesitation, Levi activated the power of the spiritual ley line.
In an instant, he unleashed the energy contained within the spiritual ley line and put the entire Yartran under the impact of this energy shockwave.
Regardless, Levi was not bothered about it. Instead, he quickly used the spiritual ley line’s power to metamorphose.
As he channeled his techniques again, he quickly devoured the energy within the spiritual ley line into his body.
Through the technique, he extracted, augmented, and converted the energy into its purest and original form.
Levi devoured the energy like a starving refugee, greedily inhaling the power of origin.
Starting from the elixir field, the energy began spreading toward the bones and veins in his body.
Swoosh!
The energy and life force in his body started rampaging all of a sudden.
This feels great!
Levi could feel that his veins and bones’ tenacity grew once more.
Chapter 3626 First Stage Achieved
As Levi continued devouring the energy within the super-spiritual ley line, the power of origin that he extracted and converted started accumulating in his body.
As a result, his bones and veins were further enriched, and his overall strength increased tremendously.
Though this super-spiritual ley line in Yartran was not as powerful and terrific as the one underwater, it was still almost on par with it.
Levi felt that the golden energy entirely overshadowed his body as time passed.
He felt like he was floating in the air in one moment and was struggling in a swamp in the next.
It was just like a cycle that kept repeating itself.
Yet, with each cycle completed, Levi felt his strength was enhanced furthermore.
However, Levi, who immersed himself in the metamorphosis, did not know that everything was being observed by a pair of blue eyes in a secretive place.
The pair of eyes was as starry as the vast universe filled with stars, enchanting those who looked into the eyes.
Meanwhile, as their investigation continued in the base, Phoenix and the rest unveiled more clues that pointed to Gloria.
On this day, Phoenix acquired an important message.
It turned out that a few months ago, Gloria had this sword that contained a horrifying amount of energy in it.
According to the witness, it looked very similar to the God Crusher that Levi lost.
The finding had Phoenix and the rest stunned once again. They recalled all the clues that they had gathered.
First of all, the time when Gloria and Floyd went missing was the time when the mysterious woman devoured the two deviant clans’ spiritual ley line.
Secondly, Gloria was among the list of the people Levi almost killed in West Pavilion. Levi was also very sure that the mysterious woman was hiding among the people at that time.
Third, during the slaughter of West Pavilion, whoever had conflicts with Gloria all suffered a tragic death, and those on good terms with her survived. These survivors would, later on, join the Glorian Order.
Fourth, Linda, who was accused of being a traitor, was also killed in the process of arresting Gloria. It was notable that with Floyd’s strength at that time, he was not even capable of killing Linda, even if he sneaked up on her.
Fifth, when Floyd and Gloria went missing again, the mysterious woman underwent metamorphosis using the Heavenly Thunder in the Esoteric Guild.
Sixth, Floyd had already leaked Forlevia’s technique to Gloria.
All of these evidence were all related to Gloria.
If it were only one or two, it would be yet another coincidence, but the evidence leading straight to her suggested that she was definitely part of everything.
At this point, Phoenix deduced that Gloria was the mysterious woman.
“What should we do now?” Phoenix asked.
Forlevia and Zoey kept quiet for a moment at his question, and they decided to discuss it again when Levi returned.
In the meantime, Forlevia received a message from Caelum telling her that Gloria had completed the first metamorphosing stage.
Without hesitation, everyone quickly hid back in the safe house.
After all, Gloria’s motives were as clear as broad daylight when she had Xylas circle the base with his men.
In the end, she was worried that Levi would be stirring up trouble for her in the Esoteric Guild.
With the metamorphosis completed, it was very likely that Gloria would return with her men for vengeance.
No one in the base could put up a fight against the mysterious woman.
Even if it was Xylas alone, he was capable of defeating everyone in the base.
Levi also learned about it quickly.
At this moment, Levi finally completed the second metamorphosis using the second super-spiritual ley line.
He felt that his strength had once again increased.
“Don’t worry. I’ll come back at once.”
With that said, Levi returned to the base as fast as he could.
With Levi in the base, everyone was finally relieved from the tension that worried them all.
Levi was their pillar of emotional support.
Yet, as they prepared themselves for what was coming, the retaliation of the mysterious lady did not arrive.
Little did they know that instead of impatiently trying to get her revenge, Gloria went straight to the spiritual ley line in Yartran.
However, when she arrived, she was dumbfounded.
Chapter 3627 Race Against Time
The disbelief was visible in Gloria’s eyes. She could not believe that Yartran’s super-spiritual ley line’s terrifying spiritual energy had completely dissipated.
“What’s going on?” Gloria was instantly livid. Again, she quickly went to the depths of the spiritual energy to look into it and found out that, indeed, there was little spiritual energy floating in the air.
The energy depletion of the super-spiritual ley line was akin to a dried-up well—its vitality was gone.
Could it be that someone has sabotaged this place?
The gears in Gloria’s head spun quickly.
The location of this super-spiritual ley line was quite hidden to begin with.
There were only a handful of people from Yartran who knew the exact location of the spiritual ley line.
Moreover, they were all high-rank officials of the Yartran government.
Therefore, it was unlikely that forces outside Yartran were the ones who sabotaged the spiritual ley line.
“It seems like someone has guessed that I’ve become more powerful by devouring, so they’ve destroyed these super-spiritual ley lines. It’s to stop me from becoming stronger. Moreover, this person must be terrifyingly mighty as well. Otherwise, they won’t be able to dissipate the spiritual energy even if they want to.”
Gloria narrowed her eyes. As far as she knew, the only person who could pull this off without alerting anyone to it was Levi.
“It seems like I’ll have to find out more about this from Floyd.”
Before she could think any further, Xylas came with news.
“Master, I’ve found out that Levi was the one who came to Yartran and destroyed the spiritual ley line.”
Gloria’s face turned cold. She sneered. “Did you think that you’ll be able to stop me from getting stronger by destroying this spiritual ley line?”
Gloria was furious, but she was panicking a little as well.
She never thought that Levi would do this.
This was a desperate move indeed.
To ensure that she would not devour more spiritual ley lines to upgrade herself, he had decided to release and destroy the spiritual ley line’s power.
Now, the concentrated spiritual energy had spread across the world. It had been completely diluted.
Even if Gloria were to continue to absorb the diluted spiritual energy, she would not gain much from it.
In fact, it would be a waste of time.
“D*mn you, Levi Garrison. I’m going to make you pay a heavy price for this!” Gloria gritted out.
Then, she wondered out loud in a serious tone, “Should I just confront Levi head-on and put off upgrading myself?”
She had no idea that Levi could upgrade himself with the power of the spiritual ley line as well.
Otherwise, a thought like that would not have formed in her head.
Nevertheless, after ruminating about it, she dismissed the thought.
“It’s best for me to play safe,” she muttered, narrowing her eyes again.
She had come up with another way to upgrade herself.
“Even if I don’t have Yartran’s super-spiritual ley line anymore, I still have the Ecclesiastic Order’s super-spiritual ley line. It’s time to wipe the Ecclesiastic Order off the face of this world.”
A glint appeared in Gloria’s eyes as she said that.
At the same time, she began to exude a murderous aura.
Once she made up her mind, Gloria quickly went back to Corpse Pit.
As that place was the base of the Glorian Order, many elite followers had gathered there.
Although Gloria thought nothing about the Ecclesiastic Order, Levi and the Esoteric Guild were a different matter.
It was especially so since Gloria did not want to reveal her true identity yet. Therefore, it was best for her to discreetly devour the power of the Ecclesiastic Order’s spiritual ley line.
Of course, there was another thing that Gloria was worried about.
If Levi was capable of destroying Yartran’s spiritual ley line, there was a chance that he would do the same to the Ecclesiastic Order’s spiritual ley line too.
No matter how unwilling the members of the Ecclesiastic Order had been, once they realized that no one would be able to stop Levi from stealing their spiritual ley line, they might end up agreeing to Levi’s demands.
In any case, even if the Ecclesiastic Order did not agree, Levi would likely resort to force and destroy the spiritual ley line anyway.
“Time is of the essence. I have to absorb the Ecclesiastic Order’s spiritual ley line before Levi destroys it!”
With that thought in mind, Gloria quickly made detailed arrangements to make sure whatever happened next would go according to her plan.
Chapter 3628 Control Over Levi
In the meantime, Levi was making plans as well.
Ever since the young theurgist told him that the mysterious woman had completed metamorphosis, Levi realized that he did not have much time to spare.
The success of the mysterious woman’s metamorphosis meant that she could continue devouring.
Although he had used Yartran’s spiritual ley line to strengthen himself, there was no guarantee that she would not find another spiritual ley line to continue devouring, especially since the spiritual ley line that the Ecclesiastic Order depended for their survival was no secret.
Therefore, it was highly likely that the mysterious woman would be targeting that super-spiritual ley line next.
It was not a good idea for Levi to target the Ecclesiastic Order right away, for that would allow her to reap the benefits instead.
Furthermore, the news of the Minister’s upcoming return had reached Levi’s ears.
Hence, Levi had to seriously consider the feasibility of succeeding in snatching the spiritual ley line from the Ecclesiastic Order.
Most importantly, the mysterious woman had gained much power after her metamorphosis. She might attack the base at any time.
Frankly, Levi did not dare leave the base for prolonged periods of time. Even though they had a safe house, it was not a perfect plan.
Yet, just as one side was preparing to devour and the other preparing to metamorphose, news suddenly came from the Ecclesiastic Order.
The Minister, Thundera, was returning soon. He would be bringing along several mighty beings from the legendary world.
That news took everyone aback.
Both Levi’s and Gloria’s plans were forced to a halt.
They both wanted to use the spiritual ley line. To do that, they needed time.
However, the Ecclesiastic Order’s security was tight around their spiritual ley line. After all, the order relied on it as their source of energy.
There was no way either Levi or Gloria could discreetly access the spiritual ley line.
Furthermore, the Ecclesiastic Order was essentially the enemy of both Levi and Gloria. As a matter of fact, they were archenemies.
Hence, if Levi and Gloria were to continue to carry out their plans, they might encounter desperate resistance from the Ecclesiastic Order.
Now that Thundera was soon returning with the legendary mighty beings, the Ecclesiastic Order was going to be an even tougher challenge.
There was no guarantee that either Levi or Gloria would emerge as the victor if a fight broke out.
Furthermore, both Levi and Gloria were unsure about the power of those from the legendary world.
Perhaps, it would be better to say that they did not have a clear reference in terms of combat prowess,
Thus, both parties were forced to pause their plans.
“I can’t believe the Minister is coming back at a time like this. What great timing he has!” Gloria hissed.
Despite the boiling rage in her, Gloria did not dare to make a single reckless move.
Although she had the utmost confidence in her power, she had gotten wind that Thundera and the Cetus had found the legendary world.
Furthermore, they had already been initiated into the major faction in that world.
What kind of place is that world? What degree of power do Thundera and the Cetus have now?
Those were questions that Gloria did not have the answer to.
If she were to attack the Ecclesiastic Order, only to find out that she was not a match for them, she and the Glorian Order would risk getting annihilated.
“Levi’s the only one I have under control now, so I can’t make any rash decisions.”
Gloria sighed.
The feeling of getting impeded by unknown powerful figures put a damper on Gloria’s spirits.
“If I can enter the legendary world, I’ll surely stand above the people from the Cetus.”
Gloria had a determined look in her eyes. She was quite confident about that.
The main issue was that she did not know the location of the Celestial Gate to the legendary world.
That world must be full of energy sources, like how Yartran has the super-spiritual ley line. If I can enter the legendary world, I’ll be able to use the extreme devouring technique to strengthen myself. By then, the mighty beings will have to submit themselves to me.
“Once the Cetus is back, I’ll see if I can get Xylas to fish out the location of Celestial Gate,” Gloria muttered her plan under her breath.
Indeed, the legendary world was the place Gloria yearned to go to.
If she could, she would go to that wonderful world at once.
“Perhaps even the air in the legendary world is much sweeter!”
Chapter 3629 Remedial Ley Line Of Chad
At the base, Levi announced several orders meant to strengthen the defense of the safe house.
Once he was done with that, he fell deep into his thoughts.
Like Gloria, the legendary world piqued his curiosity.
Thundera had disappeared without a trace for many years during his search for the Celestial Gate. Levi could not help but wonder how powerful Thundera had become.
In fact, Levi anticipated the chance to exchange blows with those people.
That eagerness grew more intense ever since he metamorphosed with two super-spiritual ley lines, for his confidence had skyrocketed after that.
In other words, Thundera’s upcoming arrival was Levi’s motivation.
Of course, to play it safe, Levi would be even more confident if he had another spiritual ley line for his metamorphosis.
However, the Ecclesiastic Order’s spiritual ley line was one that he could not go after at the moment.
“Are there any other spiritual ley lines that are on par with that of the Ecclesiastic Order?”
Levi sighed. He knew that he could only rely on chance to find a spiritual ley line like that.
He was already fortunate to have been able to use two of those spiritual ley lines.
Right as Levi was feeling stumped by the matter, Chad, the Miracle Doctor, came to him.
“What’s with the sudden visit? Have you encountered trouble?” Levi asked in a low voice.
Chad waved his hands and smiled. “I’ve come to solve yours.”
“Solve mine?”
Levi was baffled and doubtful. He could not wrap his mind around what Chad was trying to tell him.
The other man explained, “Don’t you need a super-spiritual ley line for your metamorphosis right now?”
“How do you know about that?” Levi asked with a gasp.
To his knowledge, Chad had been living like a hermit—he no longer paid attention to the matters of the mortal world.
Therefore, how could he possibly be aware of Levi’s dilemma?
However, Chad only smiled at him. In truth, he had been observing the situation from the shadows.
That was how he managed to grasp so well the situations of each party.
Levi did not dwell on that. He switched the topic and asked, “Do you know the location of a super-spiritual ley line?”
Chad nodded. “Yes, I do.”
The land where Chad had cultivated his magical medicine was actually concealing a super-spiritual ley line. He called that the remedial ley line.
Upon finding out the crisis Levi was facing, Chad offered the remedial ley line without a second thought.
“How is the energy in the remedial ley line?” Levi eagerly asked.
Chad replied in all honesty, “It isn’t as intense as Yartran’s spiritual ley line, but its power is potent. In fact, it seems to be in the process of becoming a remedial dragon. It’ll be more than enough for your metamorphosis.”
Levi was elated to hear that.
Chad’s remedial ley line had come at the perfect time.
“No one else other than you know about the remedial ley line, right?” Levi asked.
A moment of silence later, Chad answered uncertainly, “I can’t say for sure. There have been quite a number of unfamiliar faces around the remedial ley line lately. That is why I urge you to use it as soon as possible in case others are after it as well.”
“All right. Once I’m done with the base, I’ll come with you to the remedial ley line,” Levi solemnly said.
In the meantime, Phoenix and the others were still investigating Gloria.
Just as they reached the base, they were informed that Levi had returned.
“Boss came back at the right time! Let’s hurry up and tell him about Gloria.”
Azure Dragon was thrilled, for Levi was finally back to lead them.
Now that they were certain Gloria was the head of the Glorian Order, the next thing they had to do was to have Levi decide what to do with Floyd.
However, when Phoenix and the rest came to the vicinity of the safe house, they did not see Levi anywhere.
After asking around, they found out that Levi had hurriedly left with Chad after making arrangements for the defense. No one knew where exactly he had gone.
“Boss is way too mysterious! I can’t catch up with him at all!” Phoenix mumbled morosely.
The others expressed their disappointment as well, for they had taken much effort to retrieve the intelligence.
Chapter 3630 Gloria Is The Lord
Floyd had been maniacally devouring energy lately. His strength grew by leaps and bounds.
He even took the time to head to Yartran to devour.
Although Levi had already dissipated the super-spiritual ley line’s energy, it was still the source of the re-emergence of spiritual energy. Hence, the spiritual energy nearby was much denser than in other places.
For an elementary-stage devourer like Floyd, the beneficial effects of the spiritual energy would be obvious.
What Floyd did not know was that Xylas had been cultivating in secret while Floyd was devouring spiritual energy.
However, Xylas never revealed himself. After all, Gloria had permitted Floyd to devour the spiritual energy; his duty was only to watch Floyd from the shadows.
Undoubtedly, he was tasked to get a hold of Floyd’s progress without any delay so that Gloria could continue using him.
Meanwhile, Forlevia continued to research the flaws of the extreme devouring technique.
To Forlevia’s knowledge—as the technique came from her—a destructive technique that destroyed the balance of nature would certainly had its downsides, which she had to eliminate.
Furthermore, the key to gaining control was to use one’s own technique book to control the space around oneself before one’s opponent could release the greatest amount of energy.
In that case, the spiritual energy and the elemental energy within the space would no longer be usable by the user of the pillaging technique.
Indeed, that period of time was extremely short. One could even say that it would end in the blink of an eye.
For elite cultivators like the mysterious female lord and Xylas, flaws like these would be even tougher to find.
That was why the person would have to be skillful in utilizing that technique.
So far, only Forlevia was somewhat capable of doing that.
Despite that, her capability must not be too far apart from her opponent’s to ensure that she would be able to defeat them.
Otherwise, if her opponent was too powerful, they would disrupt the balance of her power that was controlling the space.
As a matter of fact, her opponent might not even give her a chance to meld the power of the universe. If that were to happen, she would lose.
“At the end of the day, I’m just not powerful enough.”
Forlevia sighed.
On the other side, Phoenix and the others were still checking out Gloria.
For more in-depth investigation, the few of them split up to blend in among the members of the Glorian Order.
Their goal was clear. They had to figure out a way to confirm the identity of the order’s lord.
Although their infiltration was a risky move, it was an effective one.
Azure Dragon and the others soon received accurate and crucial information.
One piece of information they had gotten was that the sword belonging to the lord of the order was Levi’s God Crusher.
Back then, when the Glorian Order was decimating West Pavilion, the members had received a kill list. Those on the list were apprentices who had grudges against Gloria.
Furthermore, many of the Glorian Order’s council members were completely head over heels with Gloria.
Most importantly, numerous members of the Glorian Order’s description of their lord’s figure matched greatly with Gloria’s, especially the voice.
Moreover, they found out that the time period when the Glorian Order’s lord had devoured the spiritual ley line was a match for the time period when they had lost contact with Floyd and Gloria.
All signs pointed to Gloria being the Glorian Order’s lord.
There was no mistake.
Upon reaching that conclusion, Azure Dragon and the others dared not linger at the Glorian Order. They swiftly found a way to return to their base.
Meanwhile, after Gloria had failed to find the super-spiritual ley line, she temporarily put aside the idea of devouring it.
For now, the power she possessed was enough.
What she needed to do first was to decipher how powerful Thundera and the Cetus were.
Everything considered, how powerful they were would directly affect Gloria’s next moves.
“I still need to keep a close eye on Xylas’ transformation. By and large, he’s the last of the Cetus. I can’t tell for sure if he’ll still work under me once he gains the support of the Cetus and the mighty beings of the legendary world. In any case, I have to maintain Xylas’ loyalty. Even if he can’t become my support, I won’t let him become my obstacle.”
Gloria had made up her mind. She decided to brainwash Xylas a little more before the Cetus returned.