Pioneer Lord: I Have Conquering System

'Looks like advancing to the Legendary tier is imminent.'

Levi planned to save the remaining two Attribute Points and use them after he advanced to the Legendary tier.

After some thought, he still decided to take a trip to what Igo Saint called the Trial World.

After all, there really was no class more suitable for him than Holy Knight, especially after hearing that advancing to the Legendary tier could unlock the latent Talents hidden within his body.

But all of that would have to wait until he had taken care of business.

'Greatest Holy Hall of all time, begin the evolution!'

The Holy Word Treasure Manual advanced one tier for every one hundred proficiency points. With over two thousand proficiency points to his name, he extravagantly spammed the button on his panel. In just a few breaths, his proficiency shot up from 199 to 599, and then he couldn't add any more.

Levi stretched, and his joints popped and cracked like roasting soybeans. Although he looked no different on the surface, he now exuded the dangerous aura of a tiger released from its cage.

His body greedily devoured the Holy Light from the surrounding space. The original Holy Light Seed inside him was already full, so this new Holy Light condensed beside it, forming a new seed. It swelled rapidly as if being inflated. And just like that, one seed became two, two became three, all the way until the process stopped at five.

Accompanying this was a sudden torrent of heat that erupted within him, working in tandem with the Holy Light to strengthen Levi's entire body.

One was a rather violent, all-at-once reinforcement, while the other was gentler, with the feeling of a long, steady stream.

The level of comfort was no less than getting a 998-yuan full-body deluxe spa treatment in his previous life.

"Hiss!"

Levi finally understood why those Beastman Barbarians always had that look of insatiable longing whenever he leveled them up.

The thrill of clearly feeling his tier rising and his body growing stronger was a pleasure both mental and physical.

In just a few minutes, he had instantly gone from a Firefly Tier Holy Knight to the highest rank of Holy Hall. His speed was enough to make any self-proclaimed once-in-a-generation genius die of shame.

At this rate, his two thousand-plus proficiency points were nearly depleted, with only just over four hundred remaining. The Holy Word Treasure Manual also gained a new suffix: Rule-Breaker.

[Weapon Proficiency: One-Handed Weapons 701, Two-Handed Weapons 651, Long Pole Weapon 601, Bow and Arrow 630, Throwing 699, Crossbow 310]

[Glowing Holy Word Treasure Manual: 599 (Holy Hall) · Rule-Breaker; Holy Light Baptism: 98; Holy Light Spirit Blade: 130]

[Assignable Skill Points: 450]

Levi glanced at the stats and closed the panel. If he wasn't sure before, he was now ninety percent certain that this suffix was related to advancing to the Legendary tier.

'I feel terrifyingly strong right now!'

Levi clenched his fist, his knuckles cracking with a series of pops. He grinned, revealing a set of pearly whites. "Nope, I have to go find that oaf Zat and get a feel for my current power."

In reality, his desire to show off had become incredibly strong. Not showing off your new finery is like wearing embroidered silks on a dark night. To put it simply, he was itching to flex.

The main contingent from High Cliff Castle had gone into Gonda City to have some fun in the morning. Since it was almost night, they should have been on their way back by now.

...

In the main hall, Leiden was discussing the upcoming banquet with Fu Jin. The Elder Mage was inwardly amazed by the knowledgeable and wise Giant Goblin.

Despite being a Giant Goblin from the Wilderness, his manner of speech made Fu Jin feel as if he were chatting with a Wise Man.

Every one of his unique perspectives brought a flash of insight to the mage, who felt he was benefiting greatly from the conversation.

He learned that the banquet wasn't being held by the King of Harland simply out of gratitude.

It was likely hiding more unsavory dealings.

BAM!

The door was thrown open, and a figure swept in with a gust of wind. Fu Jin was already old, and he'd been completely absorbed in the conversation, so the sudden noise made him jump. Turning to see who it was, he clutched his chest and couldn't help but grumble a little, "Lord Levi, you'll scare a man to death! An old man like me can't take such frights."

"My apologies." Levi's apology was sincere in tone, but it clearly didn't sink in. With an air of breezy nonchalance, he plopped down next to the Zor Elf, who was leisurely cracking melon seeds with her legs crossed.

His eyes darted around the room before he asked, feigning carelessness, "Are Zat and the others back yet?"

"Not yet," Master Fu Jin said, nodding. "We haven't seen a sign of Si Kai or the Northern Border Knights he brought with him, either."

"I never should have let them go out! It's so late and they're still not back!" The Lord was suddenly filled with frustration, looking for all the world like a worried father. "Even chicks know to return to the coop at night, those heartless brats."

Everyone else suddenly found their own noses incredibly fascinating, pretending not to have heard his complaints.

Only Leiden, who knew the Lord of High Cliff Castle's temperament best, understood that someone had clearly gotten a huge upgrade and wanted to show it off, only to start grumbling when he found no one to show it to.

He smoothly picked up the thread of conversation. "My Lord, did you manage to get the continuation of the Holy Word Treasure Manual?"

"Got it. And I happened to advance a tier while I was at it," Levi said with a wave of his hand, his expression the very picture of nonchalance.

Hearing that he had not only obtained the Holy Word Treasure Manual but had also advanced a tier, the only other people in the room—Heather, Masha, and Fu Jin—immediately gathered around.

Everyone knew that their Lord loved to show off. It was no secret that his Holy Word Cultivation was already at the Firefly Tier, so advancing again would make him a Bright Star Saint Knight.

"In less than a year, Lord Levi, you've gone from entry-level to the Bright Star Tier. That rate of cultivation definitely puts you in the genius category," Fu Jin exclaimed in genuine admiration, stroking the white beard he had been growing.

The Ice and Snow Church and the Holy Light Church had never really gotten along, so every Ice and Snow Priest had studied the Holy Word Treasure Manual to some extent.

No one knew better than them just how difficult it was to cultivate this Treasure Manual.

"Actually, I'm now a Tier Five Holy Hall Knight."

The moment the words left his mouth, before anyone else could react, Masha was the first to gasp, her hand flying to her mouth. "That's amazing!"

"Really?" Fu Jin's small eyes went wide with disbelief. He was so stunned that he didn't even notice he had just plucked a strand from his beard.

It wasn't that he didn't believe Levi; it was the idea of leaping three tiers in just half a day to reach the final tier of Holy Hall.

Such a cultivation speed was not just unprecedented; it was unlikely anyone in the future could ever surpass it.

Though it was a bit disrespectful, Fu Jin couldn't help but wonder if this guy was the Holy Light Goddess's illegitimate son.

Levi stood up and walked toward the balcony with his hands behind his back. The rays of the setting sun fell upon him, coating him in a layer of golden light that made him look brilliant and dazzling. "I wasn't even planning to advance to Holy Hall, but I don't know if it's because I'm too much of a genius or what. The moment I started, my cultivation just shot up, and I couldn't stop it."

"Sigh, the Holy Light Goddess insists on feeding me. What can I, your Lord, even do? Don't you just hate people like me?" He finished with a shrug, shaking his head smugly.

Faced with their Lord's top-tier flexing, the others clutched their chests, half-dead from indignation. After a long moment, Heather finally broke the silence, asking curiously, "My Lord, does that mean your power has increased by more than ten times?"

"How could it? This Treasure Manual is pretty useless," the Lord said, still feigning modesty. "The power increase isn't instantaneous; it takes time to build up. It would be great if becoming Holy Hall immediately increased my power by more than tenfold."

"My Lord, you should be content," Leiden said with a calm expression. "If the other Holy Knights heard you went from Firefly to a top-tier Holy Hall Knight in half a day, every last one of them would line up to jump off the top of the Holy Tower."

"Your very existence makes them look worse than useless."

"Boss! We have a problem!" A Barbarian suddenly burst through the door again, panting heavily. "Mage Sam is fighting with some other nobles... No, wait, Mage Sam is being strung up and flogged by some other nobles!"