Leaving the Skill Training Room, Fang Zhou hurriedly headed to the Concentration Meditation Room.
Thanks to the Skeleton Clone’s breakthrough from Apprentice to Black Iron level, Fang Zhou’s Soul Strength significantly increased.
Additionally, with the effects of the Meditation Room’s [Concentration Array] and [Moon Orchid Incense], Fang Zhou was pleasantly surprised to discover that he could now control the skeleton clone to combat and train for 4 consecutive hours.
A smile appeared simultaneously on the faces of both the original and the clone, the former gentle, the latter grim.
Tonight, let’s hunt to our heart’s content!
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In the depths of the Burial Wilderness.
Under the Blood Moon, the dense death aura permeated the air, making the Skeleton Clone feel stronger with each passing moment.
Of course, receiving the nourishment of the death aura passively couldn’t compare to the speed of active hunting and devouring.
Fang Zhou estimated that with his current strength, it would take at least a few months of survival here to enhance his attributes by 1 point.
The dense death aura also naturally nurtured stronger Skeleton Warriors, but their distribution was relatively sparse, adding some obstacles to Fang Zhou’s hunting.
He couldn’t help but think how great it would be to have a fast-paced mount or a group of subordinates acting as scouts.
So Fang Zhou took advantage of the journey, continuously casting the [Charge] skill, aiming to quickly raise it to [Instinct] level proficiency.
A few minutes later, Fang Zhou encountered the first Skeleton Warrior in this area.
"A Long Spear Skeleton Warrior? Nice taste!"
Soon, the Long Spear Skeleton Warrior also noticed Fang Zhou.
Without any hesitation, this Skeleton Warrior lifted its Bone Long Spear and charged towards Fang Zhou’s direction.
It was also hunting, so naturally, it wouldn’t refuse more prey.
Even though they were Black Iron lower undead creatures, the Skeleton Warriors Fang Zhou encountered still lacked any wisdom and couldn’t communicate at all.
Whenever they encountered any other creatures besides themselves, they did not care about the strength discrepancies, only charging forward for a life-or-death struggle.
At this moment, the stronger-than-usual Skeleton Clone appeared as a particularly robust and nourishing growth source in the eyes of the Long Spear Skeleton Warrior!
Its speed was fast; within a few breaths, the Skeleton Warrior had crossed a dozen meters, appearing right in front of Fang Zhou.
Then, the pale Bone Long Spear swept out!
Charge!
Block!
Brutal Strike!
Fang Zhou casually activated three skills, thrusting his spear forward.
Zheng!
A sound like the dull clash of metal echoed through the air.
Taking advantage of the Long Spear Skeleton Warrior’s swept strike, unable to defend in time, the Skeletal Long Spear in Fang Zhou’s hand slashed fiercely on the spine of its kin.
Bone dust scattered,
a large gap appeared on the spine, and Fang Zhou’s strike directly severed the fearless Skeleton Warrior in half.
Though not dead, it lost its combat ability.
Gazing at the continuously struggling skull, Fang Zhou experimentally sent an idea to it.
"Submit or die!"
As with his previous attempts, the soul fire of this Long Spear Skeleton was chaotic, unable to comprehend Fang Zhou’s intent.
Seeing this, Fang Zhou wasn’t disappointed; he just happened to see a Skeleton Warrior using a Skeletal Long Spear and was a bit excited about the hunt.
Since there was no way to communicate, Fang Zhou didn’t waste any more time. He raised the Skeletal Long Spear in his hand and gently stabbed.
Tch!
In front of a +1 refined Skeletal Long Spear, the skull of this Skeleton Warrior was as fragile as tofu, directly shattered into several pieces.
Its soul fire flickered a few times before dissipating into a wisp of blue smoke, and the body fell apart into a pile of bones.
Skeletal Armor, activate!
A familiar warmth surged through his body, slightly increasing Fang Zhou’s strength attribute.
He stood up, ready to choose a direction to search for the next hunting target when he suddenly saw a gray gemstone flashing with a faint light amidst the bone dust of the Long Spear Skeleton Warrior.
What is this? Do skeletons also have stones?
Fang Zhou’s interest was piqued, and he lightly poked the gray gemstone with the Skeletal Long Spear.
"Detected an enhancement resource, can consume 10 points of Soul Power to enhance."
"Begin enhancement?"
Fang Zhou was slightly stunned and quickly looked at the attribute panel’s prompt.
[Level 1 Nether Stone]: Can be inlaid into equipment, slightly increases undead attribute damage effects.
It’s a [Gemstone] type resource?
Fang Zhou was somewhat surprised but quickly understood.
Since Blue Star and the Mythical World can both produce [Gemstones], naturally, the Undead Realm can also produce [Gemstones].
Moreover, the Undead Realm’s production should all be exclusive resources for undead creatures, which is very advantageous for both the Skeleton Clone and the original body.
It’s known that Blue Star, the Mythical World, and even the Abyss occupied by demons are worlds of the living, with very few undead series resources, extremely rare.
This results in the Undead Mage profession having a hard time acquiring suitable exclusive equipment in the later stages, significantly affecting combat performance.
But the Undead Realm is a haven for undead creatures. If a large number of undead series resources can be excavated here and fed back to the original body, the prospect is simply exhilarating!
Fang Zhou’s Soul Fire trembled violently, decisively activating the attribute panel to inlay the [Level 1 Nether Stone] onto the Skeletal Long Spear, slightly enhancing the damage capability.
Then Fang Zhou searched nearby but did not find any similar gemstones.
This Long Spear Skeleton Warrior had already turned to ash; even if it were still alive, it couldn’t communicate.
Fang Zhou didn’t know where it had luckily obtained this [Level 1 Nether Stone].
Lucky if I get it, destiny if I lose it, Fang Zhou didn’t dwell on it.
For a mere Black Iron lower Skeleton Warrior to obtain a [Level 1 Nether Stone] suggests that the Undead Realm indeed has a wealth of resources to be exploited.
As the Skeleton Clone grows stronger, more gemstones will inevitably be found in the future.
Fang Zhou straightened up, and the Skeleton Armor creaked.
Casuall y choosing a direction, he roamed again across the Burial Wilderness, searching for the next target.
Four hours of slaughter passed, and the Soul Fire of the Skeleton Clone dimmed somewhat.
Tonight, nearly 30 lucky skeletons fell under his Skeletal Long Spear, cumulatively providing him with 20 points of Soul Power and 5 points of four-dimensional attributes.
The [Charge] skill was also close to [Instinct] level proficiency.
Looking up at the eternal Blood Moon overhead, Fang Zhou refocused his attention on the original body.
It was already early morning, and the Concentration Meditation Room was silent.
Fang Zhou restrained from succumbing to soul fatigue, tilting his head back to drink a bottle of [Soul Calming Potion].
A soothing sensation, several times stronger than consuming Soothing Mushrooms, surged into his mind, as if a spring gushed from the parched land, utterly refreshing.