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Chapter 98 A Brand New Legacy!

"Finally passed Level 4!"

Feeling the power rising within him once again, Chu Xiu couldn't help but reveal a look of ecstasy.

The improvement in basic attributes was certainly gratifying, but what truly excited him was that he had finally unlocked a new round of inheritance!

Three options appeared before him.

【Netherworld Corpse Driving Technique (Superior): As a prerequisite for creating zombies, the Corpse Driving Technique is an essential skill for unorthodox cultivators. It can revive corpses for combat, and depending on the completeness of the corpse, it can possess up to 60% of the attributes it had in life. After being improved by the elders of the Holy Sect, it can also be imbued with additional Netherworld Yin energy to fight enemies.】

[Note: Manipulating corpses requires mental energy.]

This is the inheritance of the Supreme Demon Lord, unlocked directly upon reaching level four. Judging from the description alone, this skill is incredibly powerful! It can possess up to 60% of the opponent's attributes, plus an additional bonus from the Yin energy of the Netherworld! Even taking into account the damage to the corpse, achieving 50% of the opponent's strength in life would be more than satisfactory!

This means that Chu Xiu only needs to kill two monsters of similar strength to himself to nearly double his power!
He can continuously use new resurrected corpses to kill powerful enemies, and then use the corpses of these powerful enemies to generate even stronger resurrected corpses! This is a snowballing method that is even more powerful than the ghost army!

This prompted Chu Xiu to eagerly point at the nest leader he had just destroyed and activate the [Netherworld Corpse Driving Technique]!
As eerie flashes of light passed by, Chu Xiu's energy began to deplete rapidly. At the same time, the wounds of the massive corpse demon lying on the ground began to heal quickly, its broken bones reconnected, and it was enveloped by a cold, dark aura, becoming even stronger!
He could feel his consciousness dispelling all the remaining soul fragments within the leader ghoul, and spreading into its body as if taking root, establishing a strange connection with it.

Under this connection, the ghoul's nerves began to recover, and about fifteen minutes later, it shakily stood up.

A panel appeared before Chu Xiu's eyes.

[The resurrected Type 015 mutated ghoul (elite)]

[Rank] Warrior Rank 7

[Attributes] Constitution 56.9, Spirit 4.6, Energy Level 26.0
[Completeness] 79% (Can be further improved by refining corpses; after being fully replenished, there is a chance to restore some talent skills)
【Skill】None
[Trait] Mental Consumption (You have 4.6 points of mental energy consumed to maintain the actions of the resurrected corpse)

[Talent] Netherworld Yin Qi (Possesses Netherworld Yin Qi with a total energy level of 26. When activated, it grants +9.8 defense and +240% health regeneration. It can also consume Netherworld Yin Qi to further heal injuries.)
The panel that appeared before him made Chu Xiu look thoughtful.

"This resurrected corpse is 79% intact, which means it has about 40% to 50% of its original attributes."

"Even so, its physique has already surpassed that of a materialized ferocious ghost of the same level! And this doesn't even take into account the enhancement from the Yin energy of the Netherworld!"

"Once the completeness is improved to 100%, the strength will also increase significantly."

Even so, at first glance, it still seems somewhat unworthy of being the legacy of the supreme demon lord.

Compared to creating fierce ghosts, the corpse-driving technique consumes much more resources and also requires mental attributes, meaning there is a limit to the number of corpses that can be created. Crucially, the original talents and skills of the corpses are not preserved, which means that while nearly half of the attributes are retained, the actual combat power is far from sufficient.

"Could it be that this technique is not very powerful because it is only a preliminary method for creating zombies?"

Chu Xiu fell into thought.

But he quickly realized something, and his eyes lit up: "No, the corpse-driving technique is very powerful! It's just that I used the wrong method!"

The resurrected corpses were not intended for Chu Xiu to use in direct combat, but rather as meat shields to launch joint attacks in conjunction with other summoned creatures!

Although the basic attributes have decreased significantly, the physical body used is still the same, so the body's "health points" and "defense" will not decrease at all! The decrease in constitution is caused by a decrease in strength and other attributes.

This is why the Holy Sect Elder added Netherworld Yin Qi to this secret technique when he improved it—to further enhance the resurrected corpse's resistance to damage! The resurrected corpse is even more resilient than it was in life!
This reminded Chu Xiu of the illusion he saw when choosing his path, where countless demons roared in the sky, and below were hordes of corpse kings and enslaved gods and demons.

"If I'm not mistaken, the summoned creatures born from the ghost path will become more and more like 'mages' at higher levels, while the zombie path will be meat shields that can withstand damage head-on!"

"In other words, from now on I only need to revive heavily armored ghouls with high physical attributes and a lot of bone armor protection. Other types of ghouls will still be refined into ghosts and enhanced magical artifacts according to the original plan!"

With a clear understanding of the situation, Chu Xiu continued to examine the remaining two inheritances.

[Golden Embryo Formation (Superior): The second chapter of the Golden Embryo Netherworld Technique, and also the foundation of this technique. It can create a golden embryo in the dantian, which is used by cultivators to store mana, greatly increasing mana storage. At the same time, it absorbs and releases mana to generate life essence, which is used to refine the body.]

【Corpse Fire Tempering (Superior): The first chapter of the Holy Sect's fundamental method of weapon forging, "Source Qi Removal," uses the corpses of living beings as fuel to create special corpse fire containing the essence of life, which is used to temper equipment to enhance its quality.】

Chu Xiu's eyes widened in surprise. Both of these new inheritances were incredibly powerful! And they perfectly suited his current needs!
The former is a body-refining technique that can replenish the basic attributes that Chu Xiu needs most, while the latter can improve the quality of his equipment such as bone spear and bone armor!
The bone armor has very strong attributes, extremely strong. With the restrictions of [Energy Absorption] and [Heavy Armor], plus its extremely high base attributes, it is among the best even among armor of the same [Perfect] quality.

However, after entering the Warrior rank, he gradually became less and less capable. For example, the high-level Warrior elites he encountered in the two times he wiped out the nests could still break through his defenses even after their attacks were reduced by 40%!
Although it didn't cause too much damage, it was enough to alert Chu Xiu. After all, the bone armor was only mortal-level equipment, and it was still too much pressure to deal with warrior-level combat!

Chu Xiu looked at it carefully again. Unlocking one of the inheritances required two thousand causal points, twice that of the first inheritance.

After destroying another nest, his total number of causal points has exceeded six thousand!
Of course, we should choose to unlock everything!

Instantly, a vast amount of knowledge flooded into his mind. Under the influence of the Book of Myriad Ages and the Point of Cause and Effect, the knowledge of [Azure Poison Corpse Fire], [Golden Embryo Rebirth], and [Corpse Fire Tempering] was almost completely mastered, as if he had studied in seclusion for more than ten years! With just a thought, he could display the knowledge he needed in his mind!

"The [Azure Poison Corpse Fire] and [Golden Embryo Rebirth] techniques require the consumption of Karma Points for cultivation. Of course, I can also cultivate them on my own using the methods described above, but it will take several months, or even several years, to even begin to master them!"

Chu Xiu checked the requirements. Just mastering the minimum level of [Azure Poison Corpse Fire] required at least 500 karma points, while the first level of [Golden Embryo Rebirth] required 3,000 karma points! "This is damn expensive!" Chu Xiu's lips twitched slightly. He thought to himself, no wonder the Book of Myriad Worlds told him to choose a path. Cultivating three disciplines simultaneously required terrifying amounts of resources!

"However, [Corpse Fire Tempering], like [Corpse Driving Technique], can be used directly as a skill."

Without further hesitation, Chu Xiu waved his hand, and all the corpses in the entire nest began to melt. A strange blue-green flame was born from the corpses. As more and more corpses were added, the blue-green flame grew rapidly, and in a few breaths it transformed from an initial flame into a dazzling flame that shot into the sky!

After the new lair was wiped out, the Fiend Banner was successfully refined to perfection, enough to hold two hundred Yin Ghosts or fifty Fiend Ghosts!

However, there were still more than four hundred ghoul corpses left, most of which were high-level ghouls, including many elites and warriors.

As they all joined in, the dazzling blue-green flames surged as if they had received a powerful tonic!
Chu Xiu pointed again, and his white bone armor entered the corpse fire. Under the scorching of this special flame, the material of the white bone armor became more tough, and the bone pieces became more and more translucent white, as if all the impurities in it had been refined. Moreover, there was a strange energy in the corpse fire that was constantly replenishing the consumption of the refining process!
It's as if the essence of those corpses was refined and injected into the white bone armor!

This refining process took longer than any of Chu Xiu's previous ones, a full half hour, before he finally let out a long breath and stopped. The densely packed corpses that had been piled up in the nest had all disappeared, leaving only black dust that had been completely burned away.

Before his eyes, the bone armor had undergone a complete transformation!
[Exquisite Skeleton Armor +8]

[Enhancement Progress: 7/10]

[Level: Scholar]

[Quality: perfect]

[Attribute: Protection (28.9)]

[Other: Omitted]

The fourth layer of restrictions will be unlocked after +10.

After being enhanced with Corpse Fire, the +10 Bone Armor was upgraded to Warrior-class Skeleton Armor! Although it was only +8, all attributes received a huge boost! Both the base attributes and the effects brought by the restrictions almost doubled!
Furthermore, its potential has also increased, and it can continue to unlock new restrictions after +10!
A satisfied smile appeared on Chu Xiu's face.

Now, if he encounters those two leaders in the lair again, he can stand still and they can't hurt him. The awakened ones have even less chance of breaking through his defenses.

Even an S-rank combat class, wielding a [Perfect] weapon, couldn't cut him down!

"However, there's still a long way to go before I can solo the Corpse King; I'll have to grind!"

"Then the next goal is quite simple."

"Continue killing ghouls, capture their souls to replenish the ghost army in the Ferocious Soul Banner, strengthen the flesh with bone armor, and save the resulting karma points for [Golden Embryo Rebirth]!"

Chu Xiu quickly devised a new plan.

But there are still several warrior-class creatures waiting for him to hunt down.

However, just as he was about to lead the ghost army to continue leveling up, he suddenly felt a strange movement coming from his storage space.

Chu Xiu's expression shifted, as if he had thought of something. With a flick of his wrist, a gray-black tongue, as if it had been burned, appeared in his hand.

The moment it appeared, the tongue began to wriggle up and down like a caterpillar, and at the same time, a hoarse, duck-like voice rang out in the arena.

"Urala—Urala—Hey everyone! Laplace's midnight party is starting!"

"What would you like to hear today? The Blood Demon Lady's private affairs, or the emotional entanglement between the Sunset Lord and the Hellhound?"

"How about we talk about Count Cass's kobold daughter instead? As everyone knows, Count Cass and his wife are both pure-blooded winged demons."

Chu Xiu looked at the chattering tongue in his hand with a strange expression, recalling the description of the thing in his mind.

[While within the territory of the Boundless Blood Pool, a secret can be obtained every day at midnight.]

If you satisfy his desires, he might even reveal the location of the Blood Arena to you.

"But you don't even have vocal cords, how do you make sounds with just your tongue?"

"Besides, who wants to listen to Count Cass's kobold daughter!"

He couldn't help but complain.

Strangely, as if it understood his voice, the tongue wriggled again and screamed: "You can't get valuable secrets for free!"

"Blood! I need blood! I need fresh, high-quality blood!"

(End of this chapter)