Traversing countless worlds from the primordial era

Chapter 95 Breaking Through Haitings's Determination

"Thank you, Lord Gilmer!" Elvis and Austin didn't recognize the old man, but they both knew Gilmer.

Gilmer said, "It was Lord Carey who made the move just now; you were just lucky."

Elvis and Austin immediately said, "Thank you, Lord Carey!"

Kerry was sizing up Lei Ming, and Lei Ming was looking at him too. The pure light aura emanating from the other man made people feel good as soon as they came into contact with him. The gentle and warm feeling was like that of an elder.

"Your Highness Leiming, would you be willing to cultivate with me?" Kairi asked slowly.

Gilmer quickly said, "Your Highness Thunder, this is Lord Kerry, a hermit of my Church of Light. Lord Kerry reached the Saint Realm hundreds of years ago and is a renowned powerhouse on the continent."

Lei Ming knew that Kairi was powerful, but since Kairi cultivated the Law of Light, it wouldn't be of much help to him. Besides, Lei Ming didn't want to get involved with the Holy See of Light; his feud with Lin Lei was still unresolved.

"You saved my life. If this counts as your request for saving me, I can grant it," Lei Ming said.

Elvis and Austin were shocked. They were worried that Kerry would be angry, as the Kingdom of Fenlai could not afford to offend the Holy See's powerful figures.

Carey was surprised by Lei Ming's words. He smiled gently and said, "Of course not. I saved you only to spread the glory of the Lord. I have no other requests."

"Alright then, I'll repay this favor in the future." Lei Ming nodded and said seriously. It has to be said that there are also a group of people with pure faith in the Holy See, and Kairi is one of them.

Kerry nodded and left. Gilmer looked at Thunder, then at Kerry, and finally left as well.

"I never imagined that Lei Ming, at only ten years old, would possess the strength of a sixth-level mage. This news must be told to the Pope!" Gilmer recalled the scene just now, both astonished and amazed. Not only was Lei Ming's magic powerful, but his casting speed was also unbelievably fast. "We must bring Lei Ming into the Cult!"

"Let's go back to the palace." Lei Ming sighed softly. Eight warriors had died protecting him. "After you go back, bring their families to Fenlai City. I will arrange for people to take care of them."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Clyde was still preparing for his birthday party when he heard that Thunder had been assassinated on his way back, and he immediately put everything else aside.

"Thunder, are you alright?" Clyde asked. Putting aside his feud with Linley, he was still very kind to Thunder.

"I'm fine, it's just that Jers and the others died," Lei Ming said. "Luckily, we encountered the ascetics from the Church of Light, otherwise we would have been in real danger this time."

"I'll send people to investigate this matter immediately. I'll also arrange for the Thunder Squad to protect you. Don't leave the palace during this time," Clyde said.

Clyde then inquired about the details from Elvis and was both surprised and delighted to hear that Lei Ming had injured an eighth-level dark assassin with magic.

"Lei Ming, have you already become a high-level mage?" Clyde's voice trembled slightly. In the entire history of the Yulan Continent, the youngest high-level mage was sixteen years old, while Lei Ming was only ten years old.

However, Thunder's answer disappointed Clyde.

"I'm just a level six mage," Lei Ming said.

"A level six mage at ten years old, that's quite remarkable." Clyde quickly recovered his composure. "You will definitely become a Saint in the future. With your talent, my Kingdom of Fenlai might very well become an empire!"

King Clyde was rather frustrated. Despite his high status, the presence of the Holy See headquarters meant his words carried little weight in Fenlai City. Clyde dreamed of breaking free from the Holy See's control, but he knew it was impossible given his strength. Now, Thunder gave him hope.

"I'm confident I can break through quickly, but I'll need a lot of gold coins," Lei Ming said, seizing the opportunity.

"How much do you need?"

"Two hundred million," Lei Ming said calmly.

Clyde was also taken aback; he hadn't expected Lei Ming to make such an exorbitant demand. After all, the Kingdom of Fenlai's annual tax revenue was only tens of millions of gold coins, and the royal family was lucky to retain five million.

"Fine, I'll give it to you!" Clyde gritted his teeth. Although the power of the Finlay royal family was limited by the Papacy, their heritage was also protected by the Papacy. Over thousands of years, the royal family had accumulated a vast amount of wealth, so producing two hundred million gold coins was not a problem.

Lei Ming wasn't particularly surprised. Having gold coins would make his cultivation go more smoothly, and even without gold coins, Lei Ming had other methods.

Lei Ming intended to use Clyde's gold coins to buy magic crystal cores. With enough magic crystal cores, Lei Ming would be able to reach the Refinement of Spirit and Return to Emptiness stage in a short period of time.

When Kare and Shak learned that Lei Ming had returned to the palace, their expressions were somewhat strange, but they quickly returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

"The Dark Alliance are such useless people, they can't even kill a child!" Shak said to Kare in private.

Kare already knew what had happened: "That little bastard was lucky; he just happened to run into a powerful figure from the Holy See. What's even more terrifying is that that little bastard has actually become a level six mage!"

Both of them were very unwilling to accept this, as they were only level six warriors, while Lei Ming had caught up with them at such a young age.

"If this continues, once he becomes a high-level mage, there will be no place for us in the Kingdom of Fenlai," Kare said.

"The more talented he is, the less likely the Dark Alliance will let him go. Besides, we can ask other organizations to help. I recently contacted the Sabre organization..." The two began to discuss this.

Lei Ming used the money Clyde gave him to buy ten level-nine magic crystal cores from the Dawson Merchant Guild. While level-nine magic crystal cores weren't as rare as Saint-level ones, they were still few in number, and only a large merchant guild like the Dawson Merchant Guild could gather them in such a short time. Lei Ming spent over 80 million gold coins on these magic crystal cores alone!

The energy contained in a level nine magic crystal core far exceeds that of a level seven magic crystal core. Lei Ming only absorbed one water-type magic crystal core, and his Black Emperor Primordial Spirit was already on the verge of a breakthrough. However, Lei Ming didn't break through immediately; he then absorbed a fire-type magic crystal core, followed by an earth-type magic crystal core…

"The three primordial spirits break through simultaneously!" After preparations were complete, Lei Ming absorbed the three magic crystal cores at the same time, and the Black Emperor Primordial Spirit, the Crimson Emperor Primordial Spirit, and the Yellow Emperor Primordial Spirit broke through simultaneously. The aura of the three primordial spirits continued to increase, and finally stopped at the peak of the early stage of Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness.

Earth, water, and fire elements flowed continuously into Lei Ming's body, transforming into magical power and battle aura. In just half a day, Lei Ming became a high-level warrior and mage.

"After the breakthrough, my perception of the laws is much clearer. If I can reach level nine, the Holy Domain should be no obstacle for me."

Lei Ming's primordial spirit clearly sensed the three elements of earth, water, and fire in the world. Even without meditation, these elements were constantly being absorbed by his primordial spirit. In essence, the primordial spirit of the Five Emperors was far stronger than the spiritual power of an ordinary person.

Not long after Lei Ming's breakthrough, Pope Haitings of the Holy See learned of it. Since Lei Ming's assassination attempt, the Holy See had sent Saint-level experts to secretly track him. The Holy See also knew about Lei Ming's purchase of a level-nine magic crystal core.

"A ten-year-old level seven mage, that's incredible." Even with Haitings's strength and status, he found it hard to believe. In terms of talent, Lei Ming was undoubtedly the best on the entire continent.

"Your Holiness, we absolutely cannot miss out on a genius like Lei Ming," Gilmer said.

Haitings nodded slightly: "With Lei Ming's talent, he will most likely become a Saint, and he should also enter the Holy See."

The Holy Alliance comprises numerous kingdoms and duchies, but none possess a Saint-level expert; all Saint-level experts are absorbed into the Holy See. This is why the Holy See maintains firm control over the Holy Alliance.

"But Clyde is not willing for Thunder to enter the Holy See..." Gilmer said.

Haitings glanced at Gilmer, who indeed felt immense pressure.

"How to get him to agree is your business. If he insists on not agreeing, then let's change the king of Finlay!" Haitings said.

"Yes, Your Holiness!"

(End of this chapter)