novelODS Chapter 133 Next Target: Elf Stronghold
Chapter 133 Next Target: Elf Stronghold
Chapter 133 Next Target: Elf Stronghold
The returning spirits temporarily stopped outside the city.
The bodies of the fallen orcs were transported back and sent to the Misty Forest.
Not long after, Lin Chuan saw a notification on the Lord System.
The evil energy has reached one thousand.
The new cemetery building slowly came together.
At the same time, Lin Chuan obtained his second territory and acquired the identity of the Undead Lord.
[Territory Name]: Misty Bone Land [Lord]: Lin Chuan [Level]: LV1
[Evil Energy]: 1000
[Buildings]: Great Necropolis, Undead Scourge Tower [Buildable Buildings]: Necropolis [Trainable Undead]: Low-tier Skeleton Spearmen, Low-tier Skeleton Longbowmen, Low-tier Skeleton Lance Knights [Notes]: Low-tier undead territory, needs to be upgraded as soon as possible, otherwise it will be attacked by enemies.
The main territory has reached LV10.
No conditions are required for the level of a territory.
With enough resources, this undead territory can be upgraded to LV10.
Looking at the resources in the warehouse, it was clear that supporting the upgrade of a level 10 territory would be no problem at all.
A moment later.
The undead territory within the Misty Forest has expanded, and a large number of new buildings have been acquired, such as altars and shrines.
The trainable undead have also been upgraded from low-level to high-level skeletons.
No new undead appeared.
After reaching LV10, the energy required to upgrade the territory becomes evil energy.
Reaching LV11 requires one million evil energy.
The source of evil energy is corpses; the stronger the enemy you kill, the more evil energy you convert into.
Besides being used to upgrade territory, evil energy is also needed to train undead, resurrect key undead, and so on.
This characteristic of the undead dictates that they can only wage constant wars against external forces, obtaining evil energy through hunting and plundering.
In addition, undead from other regions can also be transformed into evil energy within the territory.
Lin Chuan turned his gaze to the undead army in the distance, beyond the territory.
The number is not small.
Among them were some high-ranking undead.
Unlike the territories of other races.
The undead units are derived from dismantling other undead.
By dismantling the Dark Knight, one can train a Dark Knight using evil energy.
"Preparations are almost complete; now it's just a matter of whether the other party is truly committed."
Lin Chuan nodded slightly to Antonia beside him.
"Go."
"Bring the enemy leader here."
"Yes, my lord."
As Field approached, he sensed a powerful, malevolent force emanating from the area.
This power, as the Black Knight said, indeed belongs to the Undead Lord.
However, looking at the city's architecture, it is quite different from that of the undead lords; it is a typical human lord's architecture.
"Dual lord status?"
Field wondered what was going on in his mind.
But it seems that this has never happened before.
At least Field has never encountered it.
At this moment, he couldn't help but wonder if the other party was planning to kill him.
But soon, the evil power surged, instantly reaching a terrifying level.
This eased some of the doubts in Field's mind.
"Such powerful evil energy."
"If the other party pledges allegiance to a certain god, they will definitely be annihilated."
The power of the dead is inherently incompatible with that of other deities.
No god would tolerate a lord among his subordinates possessing such terrifying and evil power.
Because once it gets to that point...
The other party will inevitably embark on the path to becoming the supreme ruler of the undead.
Once this divine spark is condensed, it will undoubtedly possess powerful divine strength.
Moreover, its combat power is among the best of all the gods.
At that point, the tables will turn, and you'll either become the supreme being of the dead or die.
This was not uncommon before several wars between gods.
Some deities coveted the power of the Undead Supreme and attempted to control him when he was weak.
But just when he thought he had successfully controlled the other party through his manipulation techniques...
The disaster began.
The moment one ascends to the Supreme Undead, all contracts are automatically annihilated.
Instead, they will be chased down and killed by the other side.
"The Undead Lord is the candidate for the Undead Supreme."
"With such immense evil power, the opponent must not be a lackey of other gods."
Field was certain in his heart.
At that moment, Antonia appeared riding a warhorse.
She nodded slightly at him.
"Follow me to see the lord."
Field bowed slightly and followed behind.
Soon they arrived at the foot of the city wall, where Field saw Lin Chuan.
Field, dressed in the skin of an orc, looked somewhat ferocious.
After staring at Lin Chuan for a long time, he took the initiative to speak.
"So he was a lord who was summoned to this world."
"Your presence seems to have been summoned not long ago."
Having roamed this continent for a long time, Field knew many secrets.
This includes lords summoned from various worlds.
Lin Chuan did not deny it, nor did he need to deny it.
"good."
"What, you don't like it?"
Field shook his head.
"No, it's just a bit strange. Normally, the growth cycle of a newly arrived lord is three years."
"One year to adapt, two years to become familiar, three years to weed out the weak and leave behind the essence of a civilization."
"After that, I began preparing to advance to the level of a weak god."
"Judging from your strength, it seems you are already preparing to enter the realm of weak godhood."
"It's just that your current body is too weak, and you need divine power to continuously strengthen it until you become a demigod."
What the undead in front of me said are the conditions for a lord to advance from LV10 to LV11.
Besides the fact that the territory needs to store enough divine power.
The lord's own strength must also be transformed into that of a demigod.
This transformation is a prerequisite for a lord to go from a mortal body to a divine body.
Once the demigod body is complete, the next step is to condense a divine spark, transform the territory into a divine domain, ignite the divine fire within the territory, and raise the divine throne to become a god of weak divine power and enter LV11.
Lin Chuan was unaware that it normally takes this long for a lord to grow.
It takes a full three years to get started.
The war of the gods is about to begin. Three years have passed; no wonder the Lord of Blue Star is so desperate.
At this point, Field continued.
"Your Mightiness."
"You have more than one identity as a lord."
"Although I have never seen you in this condition before."
"But I know that the more territory you have, the more difficult it will be to become a god."
"Each territory represents a rule of a god."
"In the end, when you become a god, you will need to integrate different rules, and this process will be very slow."
"The war of the gods is approaching, and no one knows when the gates of the divine realm will open and the army of gods will descend."
"You should now concentrate all your power on one territory and quickly become a god."
"If we divert our attention, just finding the fragments of divinity will take up a lot of time, not to mention the series of things that follow."
He paused, then looked at Lin Chuan.
"The undead represent the rule of death, which is one of the most powerful rules."
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"Abandon other rules and focus on fusing with the undead. If you are willing, I guarantee that the fusion can be completed within a year, helping you become a supreme undead with powerful divine power."
"Going back through several previous wars of the gods, every undead supreme being survived at least three wars of the gods."
Hearing this, Lin Chuan frowned slightly.
"Powerful divine strength, yet only able to survive three divine wars?"
Field nodded.
"The power of the undead is too strong, and they will be targeted by other gods."
"He had no allies and had to fight the gods all by himself."
"And it will be countered by Holy Light."
"The longest-surviving undead supreme being withstood six wars of the gods, but was ultimately killed by the Holy Light."
"Holy light represents the power of life, and therefore restrains the power of death."
Lin Chuan nodded slightly.
"Only humans can possess the Holy Light."
He looked at Antonia behind him.
"Yes."
"However, the rules of Holy Light only allow one to advance to intermediate divine power."
"Going further up requires the rules of the God of Light."
"This is a rule that is more powerful than the rule of death."
Field looked at Antonia, then spoke to Lin Chuan.
"Mastering the rules of light can make one a god-emperor."
"This is a power second only to the creator god."
"Since this continent fell into darkness, no one has ever mastered this power again."
"Your Excellency, the rules of death are the most appropriate at present."
Lin Chuan didn't speak, and after a moment of contemplation, he looked at Field.
"We'll talk about that later."
"The Undead Territory currently needs an increase in strength."
"Your spirit will enter the realm of the dead and be transformed into evil power."
Lin Chuan looked into the soul fire in the other person's eyes, waiting for their answer.
If they refuse, then they are not truly loyal.
The army behind Lin Chuan was ready.
Loyalty that is not absolute is the same as absolute disloyalty.
After hearing Lin Chuan's request, Field paused for a moment before speaking.
"Can."
"But I have one request: resurrect my several golden seedlings on the spot, including myself."
"They are my old subordinates who followed me out of the Undead Empire."
"Every memory is a precious treasure."
"And I also request that you retain some of my memories, my lord."
"I want to go back and find my daughter."
Lin Chuan was somewhat taken aback. Could the undead have children?
However, he didn't ask any further questions.
As long as they are willing to enter the Undead Territory and undergo a transformation, they can be guaranteed to become their loyal subordinates.
As for the memories, Lin Chuan was happy to keep them.
The undead that have survived countless battles are bound to have different combat abilities than the undead that have just been trained.
I promise you.
Field made no further demands under his leadership.
The undead legion crossed the city walls and entered the Misty Forest one after another.
Ultimately, it transformed into evil power within the Bone-Melting Altar.
"These tens of thousands of dead souls actually only produced 100,000 units of evil power."
"It seems that obtaining evil power is not easy."
Then the bone-melting pool was opened.
The building panel displays the ability to re-condense the spirits of the departed.
The stronger the undead, the more evil energy it gathers.
Retaining previous memories and combat experience also requires additional evil energy.
Lin Chuan summoned all the undead soldiers.
Lin Chuan transformed several golden seeds into heroes.
It condenses directly on the altar of the undead heroes.
While the memories are not lost, less evil energy is consumed.
Not long after, a new army of undead appeared in the Misty Forest.
Field arrived before Lin Chuan with the Black Knight, the Lich, and the Undead Knight.
"Greetings, Your Excellency."
Lin Chuan checked their panels.
The rest were unremarkable.
But Field surprised Lin Chuan.
He was in a state of sealed power; previously, he was a demigod.
What surprised Lin Chuan the most was the weapon in Field's hand.
"A divine artifact."
"No, it's a semi-divine artifact."
It is inlaid with many fragments of divine essence.
When activated by demigod power, the artifact can unleash its full potential.
The most terrifying skill is the resurrection of the undead, which immediately revives all the dead after they die, and their strength will continue to increase.
The highest level they can reach is demigod. If they can be promoted to divine artifacts, then these undead will be resurrected and reach the level of weak godhood.
That's pretty scary.
"The Scourge Tower merely resurrects the dead on the spot."
"This semi-divine artifact is actually this powerful."
Lin Chuan asked.
Field bowed slightly.
"This is the weapon of the previous Undead Supreme. I once followed him. After the Undead Supreme died in battle, the artifact was downgraded to a semi-divine artifact."
"And it requires fragments of divine essence to maintain its rank."
"Later, I led the millions of undead from the Undead Empire to search for the divine status of the Undead Supreme."
"In the numerous battles fought across the continent, both north and south, and in the many divine wars, it was this semi-divine artifact that was used to slay gods."
"But the price was the successive deaths of my men, and my strength continued to decline."
"I was eventually ambushed by a god, and only escaped with my soul seed and a semi-divine artifact by my loyal subordinate."
"I have already died in the hands of this god."
After a pause, he continued.
"This weapon was exposed on the Crimson Plains this time."
"I'm afraid that in the near future, one of this deity's subordinates will come to investigate."
"After several battles of the gods, the opponent's strength has probably reached the level of a powerful god."
"My lord, I have brought you a powerful enemy."
Lin Chuan was somewhat speechless.
"You can't have everything. Antonia warned me before that you might be in trouble."
"Taking you in was a decision I made after careful consideration."
"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything here."
Hearing this, Field was somewhat stunned. The last time he heard this was from his former lord.
He was somewhat moved at that moment.
"Perhaps... a new undead supreme being will be born here."
He murmured something.
Lin Chuan then took out a map.
"The current situation is not about considering threats that don't exist."
"Then we must take the Crimson Plains as soon as possible."
"The news of the orcs' defeat will surely get back quickly."
"We may face a threat from the orcs next."
Lin Chuan looked at Field.
"I'm giving you a task."
"Take your undead spirit, disguise yourself as an orc, and enter Ironstone City."
Lin Chuan pointed to the remaining orc corpses.
Among them was Simon, the orc commander.
"According to intelligence, the orcs are currently scattering and fleeing."
"Originally, this was the best opportunity to capture the orc city."
"But my forces are insufficient, so even if we take it, it will be difficult to achieve actual occupation."
"Once the main orc force arrives, we'll have to retreat again."
"So my plan is to find reinforcements first."
"At the same time, we will infiltrate a portion of our forces among the orcs."
"Your undead can merge into the orc's body, making you a perfect infiltrator."
"I want you to enter Ironstone and await my orders."
Field bowed slightly.
"Yes, ma'am, I'll take care of it right away."
After the other person left, Antonia asked him a question.
"Your Mightiness."
"Where are your reinforcements?"
Lin Chuan's gaze fell on the battlefield where the orcs and undead had fought before.
"here."
"The Elf's stronghold!!!"