lcionline Chapter 365 Soul Crystallization? The Clone's Further Evolution!
Chapter 365 Soul Crystallization? The Clone's Further Evolution!
Chapter 365 Soul Crystallization? The Clone's Further Evolution!
Fangzhou reopened his personal terminal, browsed the logistics department's resource library, and carefully selected some cultivation resources that were useful to him.
He selected several undead attribute alchemy materials that he had accumulated over this period of time, as these materials were crucial for his next step in improving his alchemy skills.
In addition, he also selected several black iron-grade cultivation materials, which would help him better consolidate and improve his cultivation level.
The next step is to quickly accumulate soul power through hunting and killing with the corpse clones, which will be used for learning and developing new skills.
Fangzhou was filled with fighting spirit.
The successful deduction of the "Corpse Warlord Meditation Method" was merely his first step in reaching the Black Iron rank.
Next, we will deduce the summoning skills, the putrefactive poison skills, the bone skills, and the various buff skills.
It is indeed a long and arduous task.
Inside the dormitory, Fangzhou stood up from his portable meditation array and gently stretched his limbs.
A faint, meditative fragrance filled the air, creating a sense of tranquility and comfort.
Then he took out the Heart Mirror that he had exchanged from Gu Yueyuan and wiped it slightly.
Since Ark broke through its bottleneck and advanced to the Black Iron rank, the Soul Mirror, which was stuck in the gray inferior stage due to damage, has provided almost imperceptible soul nourishment.
As Fang Zhou toyed with the Heart Mirror, riddled with cracks, the scene of his discussion with Instructor Su Xinyan flashed through his mind.
During his recent training, especially in learning alchemy, he also discussed the Mirror of the Heart with Instructor Su Xinyan.
She once mentioned to Fang Zhou that such a mirror of the heart was likely unearthed from the ruins of an ancient civilization.
Based on her years of experience and alchemy expertise, she proposed several possible repair methods, which gave Ark hope of restoring the Mirror of the Heart.
Now, all that's needed is for Fang Zhou to accumulate enough soul power, and for Su Xinyan to compile the information on alchemy advancement and pass it on to Fang Zhou, so that he can begin his advancement to become a beginner alchemist.
By then, Ark will be able to craft or repair white, common-quality artifacts.
In the Ark's plan, the repair of the damaged artifact, the Mirror of the Heart, can then be put on the agenda.
Unfortunately, according to Su Xinyan's planned repair method, some rare spiritual attribute alchemy materials are still lacking.
With that in mind, Fangzhou opened his personal terminal, entered the Naval Academy's resource library, and began searching for the alchemy materials he needed.
Although Instructor Su Xinyan offered some suggestions for improvement, according to her plan, several rare materials with special mental attributes were still missing, such as "Dream Rose Pollen" and "Cleansing Heart Spring".
These materials are not only rare, but also often difficult to obtain. Fortunately, Ark found some other mental attribute materials in the resource library.
He added the discovered alchemical materials to his shopping cart, planning to start buying them once he advanced to the level of a novice alchemist and had a sufficient surplus of contribution points.
At this moment, Fang Zhou stands at the starting point of the Black Iron rank, and everything is a completely new challenge for him.
According to Ark's current plans, the training period ahead will be quite busy.
In particular, the enhancement of soul power mainly relies on the hunting and devouring of the corpse clones in the Netherworld.
The soul power that the skeletal clones gained through the Apostle function was only a drop in the ocean and needed to be expanded.
In addition, when Ark first obtained the Mirror of the Heart, it extracted some Soul Crystals from it and gained some Soul Power.
This led him to a guess.
Some ancient relics, weathered by the power of time, may still contain residual soul power that can be absorbed by the attribute panel.
Although he has not yet encountered a second such situation, he would certainly not miss the opportunity to study these ancient creations in depth if given the chance.
How can we access more ancient and historically significant artifacts from other civilizations, such as the Mirror of the Heart?
Fangzhou recorded this question in the memo on his personal terminal so that he could ask his instructors and senior students for advice.
Perhaps they can provide some valuable clues or suggestions.
At the same time, Ark is also considering how to increase contribution points.
Currently, his combat capabilities are not yet fully developed, so he is not suitable for carrying out high-risk combat missions.
In comparison, obtaining military academy awards and research grants by developing and refining new skills is undoubtedly a more reliable approach.
This profit is quite considerable for Ark now, enough to support his daily training and purchase necessary supplies.
Ark is not in a hurry to improve its four-dimensional attributes.
He had experienced significant improvements by taking attribute-enhancing elixirs, but now he values long-term, stable progress more.
The attribute feedback from the corpse clone, the soul nourishment from meditation, and the absorption of life crystals all require time and perseverance.
As for equipment, Ark is already equipped with a full set of white common quality equipment, reaching its current fully equipped state.
Upgrading to green, high-quality equipment seems unrealistic at present due to a lack of the necessary channels and permissions.
In terms of professional skills, Ark already possesses two crucial skills: "Mana Conductor" and "Powerful Undead Summoning".
The former allows him to channel and use magic more effectively.
The latter granted him powerful summoning abilities, enabling him to summon powerful undead creatures in battle.
However, these two specializations have already occupied space in his ethereal mana core, making it impossible to inscribe any new specializations in the short term.
According to Fangzhou's estimates, it will be at least until he breaks through to the Bronze rank before he can continue to expand his pool of professional expertise.
This means that, for the foreseeable future, Ark will need to focus its efforts on refining and utilizing its existing expertise.
As for titles, obtaining them is something that Ark considers to be something that can only be encountered by chance.
He wants to work hard, but he doesn't have a clear direction for his efforts at the moment.
As for the research on world runes, Ark is systematically studying according to the materials taught by Instructor Su Xinyan and Major General Ning Danxin.
Although no significant results have been achieved in the short term, Fangzhou firmly believes that with continued efforts, a breakthrough will eventually be made.
The three world runes, "Heart of Steel," "Night Watch," and "Gallows," are extremely useful even for Black Iron-level professionals.
Therefore, he has enough time to improve the effects of these runes before advancing to the Bronze rank.
The remaining major boost to the Ark's combat power naturally comes from its skills.
Ark has now mastered a diverse range of skills, covering multiple categories such as summoning, skeletal, corrosive, enhancement, and general skills for magic users.
These skills form the core of his combat system, but in actual application, Ark still needs to overcome many challenges.
Most importantly, it is the accumulation of soul power.
Soul power, enough soul power, he needs a lot of soul power.
Fangzhou was incredibly hungry.
The blood moon hung high in the sky, like a mirror stained red, reflecting the land below filled with the aura of death.
On these hills piled high with corpses, the air was so thick it felt like you could wring water out of it, and everything around was shrouded in a deathly silence.
Just then, a huge figure suddenly descended from the sky.
The three-meter-tall skeletal clone, carrying the force of thunder, passed through several thick stone pillars.
The stone pillar was as fragile as paper before it, and the sound of it breaking echoed in the air.
Finally, the massive skeletal clone landed heavily behind a slowly moving zombie, and the blue light emanating from it became exceptionally dazzling at that moment.
A deafening roar!
As if an invisible bomb had been detonated, an indescribable and powerful death energy was suddenly released from the center of the ark.
The air within a radius of several meters seemed to be distorted by this force, becoming turbulent.
Behind the ark, the previously stiff zombie met its end at this moment.
As the death power surged from the skeletal spear gripped tightly in Ark's hand, the zombie's skin began to melt rapidly.
The once solid body surface was pierced layer by layer, and the flesh and blood were reduced to nothingness under the erosion of death energy, as if it were being continuously dissolved by some invisible force.
The zombie let out a desperate roar, its last roar of life.
Then its body suddenly stiffened, and it fell heavily to the ground, never to move again.
"My king, you are truly amazing!"
Yone, the dual-wielding skeleton warrior, came running over excitedly, gazing at the ark.
Unlike other mutated skeleton warriors such as Tryndamere, Varus, and Sion, Yone not only possesses greater intelligence but also exhibits a more enthusiastic and talkative personality.
"Say a few more words, I like to hear them."
Fangzhou responded, a hint of a smile playing on his lips.
After saying that, he stepped on the zombie's corpse and then activated the [Corpse Armament] skill.
The essence of the corpses within the zombies was extracted bit by bit and eventually completely absorbed by the Ark.
The battle is over; now is the time to reap the rewards.
Ark led the Skeleton Legion in a long sweep through this valley, wiping out all the low-level undead that roamed around, with the goal of collecting the resources here.
He looked up and saw the ground beneath his feet suddenly drop, revealing a magnificent world before his eyes.
The valley is 300 meters deep and is filled with colorful bone pillars.
They emitted a faint glow, adorning this dark world like a crystal palace.
The valley stretches for several kilometers, and its widest point reaches more than one kilometer.
Some of those bone pillars are over ten meters tall, while others are simply clustered together, forming small aggregates.
In this vast valley, there are also many palm-sized white specks of light drifting about.
They shimmered with a silvery-white light, as if they were creatures from another world, creating a beautiful scene in this desolate landscape.
Faced with such a magnificent sight, even the Ark was awestruck.
Then I felt some thirsty mucus being secreted in my mouth.
It seems that his racial instincts indicated that these white spots were extremely beneficial to his evolution.
I wonder what benefits eating those white specks would have.
As Ark led the Skeleton Legion to Crystal Valley, the surrounding lights scattered and fled instantly, as if they had been terrified by the invisible aura of fear emanating from Ark.
These points of light danced in the air, like countless tiny stars.
But under the Ark's overwhelming power, they all collapsed and disappeared into every corner of the valley.
"Whoosh!"
With a swift swing of its massive right claw, the Ark grasped a tiny point of light, slightly larger than a palm, with lightning speed.
The feeling was like holding a speck of dust, empty and light.
For the current Ark, the palm-sized speck of light is just the right size; it can be stuffed into the mouth without being felt, and can only be swallowed whole.
"Um!"
The moment the light spot was absorbed, a hint of surprise appeared in Fangzhou's eyes.
The energy within his body actually increased slightly in that instant.
This is not just an increase in total volume, but also an increase in the upper limit.
To use a simple analogy, the maximum amount of death energy contained within the newly evolved Ark is 1000 units.
After consuming that light spot, the energy contained within the body increased to 1001, with both the upper limit and the total amount increasing by one unit.
Of course, this thousand units is just an analogy, because the Ark cannot specifically measure how much energy it contains.
Although it's only an increase of one-thousandth, it doesn't seem to make a big difference overall.
But Fangzhou's gaze swept over the more than a thousand white dots that filled the entire valley, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, looking somewhat ferocious.
Fangzhou stared at the points of light, excited for quite a while.
Whenever his hideous maw opens, the immense suction force devours the specks of light between the bone pillars.
These specks of light made a slight hissing sound as they were sucked into the ark's mouth, as if in protest.
With each energy-rich speckle swallowed, the already abundant death energy within Ark's body surged wildly, making its aura increasingly terrifying.
His body seemed to be enveloped in a thin layer of black mist, within which flashes of electricity could be faintly seen, and the temperature in the entire valley seemed to drop by several degrees.
These points of light appear to coexist with these glowing bone pillars.
Even with the Ark frantically devouring and sweeping through, they merely burrowed into the gaps between the bone pillars to hide, showing no intention of fleeing the valley.
Fangzhou continued his rampage. When he had devoured nearly a thousand light points and his internal energy had doubled, a faint look of regret appeared in his eyes.
"I've reached my limit," Fang Zhou muttered to himself.
Just like other undead attribute resources he had consumed before, these points of light also had an upper limit to absorption, meaning that the enhancement effect that the resource itself could provide had a peak.
After the Ark consumed five hundred light points, the enhancement effect began to decrease.
To this day, the benefit gained from consuming a single point of light has been reduced to one-tenth of its original value.