Chapter 512: Breaking Through to Tier 6

Chapter 512: Breaking Through to the Sixth Tier

After the battle between the Eight-Winged Radiant Angel Russell and the Demon Lord's Apostle Bassam—

The Ice City finally settled into tranquility.

Li Wei could at last cultivate in peace, fully focused on breaking through to the sixth tier.

With the disappearance of the Ice Queen, Gusevi had become the new master of the Jade Ice Palace.

Though there had been no formal ceremony transferring authority from the Ice Queen, as the Sacred Maiden of the Jade Ice Palace, Gusevi naturally assumed leadership in her absence, becoming the new ruler of the Ice City.

Thus, Li Wei was able to remain safely within the palace, secluded in deep meditation.

Gu Ze came repeatedly seeking Li Wei, but each time he only encountered Gusevi, who informed him that Li Wei remained in seclusion cultivating.

After several such visits, Gu Ze himself became inspired and returned to his own chambers to begin closed-door cultivation, determined not to emerge until he too had broken through to the second tier.

Although Gu Ze’s talent paled in comparison to Gusevi’s, reaching the second tier of magehood at his current age still marked him as gifted.

After all, he was only twenty-seven.

A second-tier mage at twenty-seven was still quite young.

There was hope for him yet to break through to Archmage level.

To become an Archmage—even in the Ice City—was to be someone of considerable standing.

Despite appearances, the Ice City did indeed house double-digit numbers of sixth-tier professionals, and once even boasted the legendary-level Ice Queen herself.

Yet among them, there wasn’t a single true Archmage.

Gusevi herself couldn’t be considered a pure Archmage; compared to ordinary mages, she resembled more a bloodline sorceress dependent upon innate gifts.

She had been too deeply influenced by the Ice Queen.

Having finished today’s affairs, Gusevi set down her quill and turned her gaze toward a small palace to the left.

Li Wei was within, secluded in contemplation of transcendent traits.

It had already been nearly a month since the end of the great battle when he entered seclusion.

In recent days, intense fluctuations of fire element energy had occasionally emanated from that palace.

Gusevi suspected Li Wei was approaching a critical moment in his breakthrough.

Assisted by the century-old Jade Ice Bodhi Fruit given to him by the Ice Queen, Li Wei accelerated the awakening and advancement of his transcendent traits.

After a full month, the fruit was nearly exhausted.

And now, the progress of his transcendent trait awakening had finally reached its final stage.

[Sun Gazing Meditation (Tier Five Awakening)] 9999/10000

As the last sliver of proficiency increased, Li Wei’s consciousness was instantly engulfed by flames—he felt himself transform into a blazing sun.

The imagined radiant orb burned fiercely within his mind, rapidly expanding in size.

Rebirth through fire, transcendence beyond mortal bounds.

Sacred power interwove with solar energy, forging a new body from holy flame.

The transcendent trait of the High Flame Lord underwent ultimate sublimation and transformation.

[Sacred Flame Lord (Exclusive Epic)] Advanced Fire Immunity, Advanced Flame Domain, Advanced Flame Laws, Advanced Magic Penetration, Advanced Abnormal Status Immunity

The Advanced Fire Immunity trait allowed Li Wei to resist all fire-based magical attacks up to and including the sixth tier.

His Advanced Flame Domain had expanded dramatically, no longer constrained by the limits of transcendent trait levels—the range now depended solely on the strength of his mental force.

Currently, the radius of his Advanced Flame Domain extended to 1,600 meters.

As Li Wei grew stronger, this domain would continue to expand.

Advanced Flame Laws were already forces comparable to those wielded by legendary beings.

Even newly ascended legends could grasp only advanced laws; further progression required understanding fundamental principles—that realm belonged to gods alone.

For creatures beneath divine status, advanced laws represented the pinnacle of their potential.

These encompassed every aspect related to flame—including combustion, extreme heat, thermal energy, explosion, scorching, incineration, ashing, annihilation, fiery light, spreading...

The Advanced Magic Penetration granted by the Sacred Flame Lord stemmed from sacred power, enabling him to bypass all defensive magical measures up to the sixth tier.

Whether magical shields or enchanted artifacts—

Likewise, the Advanced Abnormal Status Immunity derived from sacred power.

Previously, Li Wei’s physical form merely resisted common negative statuses—paralysis, dizziness, petrification, burning, hallucination, poison, freezing, bleeding...

Now, under the Sacred Flame Lord form, his immunity extended to abnormal conditions originating from the “energetic” plane.

Such as the Draconic Curse "Elemental Return" once used by Erika.

Theoretically, Elemental Return forced elementalized mages out of their transformed states back into human forms.

With Advanced Abnormal Status Immunity, Li Wei could now resist such effects.

Similar energy-targeting anomalies were not uncommon:

Elemental Silence, Energy Erosion, Element Theft, Elemental Siphoning...

Saint Xi’s corruption by Void Energy also counted as an energetic-side debuff.

However, the level of Void Energy involved was so high that even Saint Xi, possessing the physique of a legendary dragon, struggled to withstand it.

The Advanced Abnormal Status Immunity of the Sacred Flame Lord might prove insufficient against such threats.

Once entering the Sacred Flame Lord state, one was virtually invincible below the legendary tier.

Its sole weakness lay perhaps in lacking sufficient physical offensive capabilities.

Should he encounter enemies completely immune to magic, things might grow slightly troublesome.

Breaking through to the sixth tier, though unlike the fifth tier which added another awakened transcendent trait, brought about a significant leap in Li Wei’s overall strength.

The Sacred Flame Lord trait far surpassed both [Elemental Fission] and [Arcane Codex].

Even just the Advanced Flame Law alone outweighed the other two combined.

The Arcane Codex was essentially a developmental-type transcendent trait.

Only after encountering enough mages could Li Wei accumulate sufficient spells to unlock its true potential.

While the Arcane Codex broadened his spell repertoire, allowing him effortless mastery over many techniques,

Both Elemental Fission and the Sacred Flame Lord traits deepened his core power, raising his upper limit.

Different types yielded different results.

Li Wei sensed that upon reaching seventh-tier legend status, both Elemental Fission and Arcane Codex would undergo earth-shattering transformations.

At the sixth tier, these two epic traits already ranked among the most formidable.

Ordinarily, a typical professional reaching sixth tier and awakening even one epic transcendent trait would consider themselves blessed.

Yet Li Wei began awakening epic traits starting from fourth tier.

Today, he possessed not only multiple potent epic-grade transcendent traits, but also several legendary ones.

This was precisely why his combat power far exceeded his current level.

It was no exaggeration to say that any single epic transcendent trait on Levi could make any class-holder a peak powerhouse among their peers.

Having carefully sensed his amplified power after breaking through to the sixth tier, Levi cautiously restrained his strength and aura to avoid causing damage to the Ice Jade Palace.

Ending his seclusion, Levi looked up and saw a gaping hole directly above his head.

He had already exercised extreme restraint over his own power.

Yet, during the final critical moment of the breakthrough, he had still accidentally punctured the roof.

It was mainly because when the power of the blazing sun grew rapidly, the solar force descending from the outside world was simply too formidable.

Levi stepped out of the room and saw Guisewei standing just outside, waiting for his emergence.

Guisewei looked at Levi, her eyes brightening as she asked with a smile, "You broke through?"

She could not perceive the strength of Levi's power, because his spiritual perception had long surpassed hers.

Even without the factor of spiritual perception, Levi possessed an exceptionally high degree of mastery over his mana, rarely allowing any magical fluctuations to escape.

It was also difficult for Guisewei to sense the intensity of Levi's mana.

She had discovered this point ever since she first met Levi.

She knew that Levi's strength could absolutely not be measured by the standards of ordinary class-holder levels.

Even before breaking through to the sixth tier, he had already been capable of dealing with legendary powerhouses.

Now that his strength was even greater, Guisewei found it somewhat difficult to imagine just how powerful Levi had truly become.

Levi nodded and said, "I broke through."

"It is just that... I accidentally broke the roof," Levi said with a touch of embarrassment.

Guisewei walked over, took Levi's hand, and said with a smile, "That does not matter at all. Come, you have been in secluded cultivation for a month, it is time to take a good rest."

The two walked outside hand in hand.

Guisewei glanced at the profile of Levi's face and asked, "What do you want to eat? Roasted bear paw or stewed snow rabbit meat with potatoes?"

Levi was just about to say "anything" when a person walked around the corner ahead.

Mornice, clad in the armor of a Valkyrie Commander, halted her steps, glanced at their clasped hands, swept her gaze past Levi, and looked directly at Guisewei.

She looked at Guisewei and said in a flat tone, "Holy Lady, the location of the rebel leader has been found. Please issue new orders."

Hearing this, Levi revealed a look of doubt, "The rebels?"

He glanced at Guisewei and did not question her immediately.

Hearing the news, Guisewei released Levi's hand, her expression turning slightly serious as she nodded and said, "Very well, then you shall lead the Valkyries to exterminate them. Bring the rebel leader back if he can be captured alive; if not, there is no harm in killing him on the spot."

Mornice lightly struck her chest with her left hand, bowed her head, and replied, "By your command."

"Then your subordinate shall take her leave."

Mornice stepped back, cast a glance up at Levi, and turned to depart.

Her metallic knight boots struck the floor with a rhythmic clanging sound, her stride firm and steady.

Levi looked toward Guisewei and asked, "What are the rebels?"

Guisewei assumed a relaxed manner and said, "It is nothing, no need to care about those people, they are merely a few buffoons playing the clown."

Levi noticed that a change had occurred in Guisewei; compared to a month ago, a bit more majesty and indifference had appeared in her aura.

Perhaps this was the price of becoming a ruler.

Seeing that Levi was still staring at her with an attitude that demanded to get to the bottom of the matter.

Guisewei had no choice but to explain the origin of the rebels to him.

"After Her Majesty the Queen disappeared, a faction claiming to want to liberate Forred City emerged within the city, causing chaos everywhere under the banner of liberating the people."

"We have already captured many troublemakers, but the leader of the rebels had eluded us for a long time. Today he was finally found, and I hope Mornice can bring this matter to an end."

(End of chapter)