This change was too strange.
He had clearly thrown the Undead Essence into the Book of Death to let the Book of Death absorb its power, so how could it be like this?
This was a bit illogical …
Lin Yun stood there, holding the Book of Death in a daze, a grave expression on his face. The changes to the Book of Death were completely out of his expectations. He had often used the Book of Death to absorb Undead Essence before, but this kind of strange phenomenon had never happened. Even the notes left behind by Bane in the decaying library didn't mention anything about it.
'Right …'
He suddenly recalled that before coming to the Tulan Mountain Range, the Book of Death only had the Sage Chapter and the Truth Chapter. Now that he had the Element Chapter, the changes to the Book of Death were most likely related to the addition of the Element Chapter. After figuring this out, he gradually calmed down. Perhaps this change was a good thing …
After taking a deep breath, he tried pouring mana into the Death Horseman's image. That mana was quickly absorbed, and then …
"Roar …"
A deafening roar echoed as the three-meter-tall Undead Horseman emitting a terrifying aura appeared beside Lin Yun.
"Damn …"
Lin Yun was clearly stunned, but he didn't hesitate and instantly cast three Ice Walls and a Runic Shield. After doing all this, he discovered that the "resurrected" Undead Horseman didn't seem to plan on attacking him.
'What's going on …'
He looked down and found that the image in the Book of Death had already disappeared. He then turned to look at the Undead Horseman, and his expression became extremely brilliant. At this time, he realized that he had established a spiritual connection with the "resurrected" Undead Horseman.
This meant that the Undead Horseman existed as a summoned lifeform and would listen to his commands.
But a level 36 summoned lifeform was a bit too powerful … After all, even at the peak of the Magic Era, it could make countless mages go crazy.
He was almost certain that the Undead Horseman's strength could compare to a 6th Rank Sword Saint.
"Let's go back …"
Lin Yun was somewhat reluctant to cut off the spiritual connection. Then, the Undead Horseman's figure gradually blurred and turned into a mass of death aura that entered the Book of Death once again before condensing the image of the Undead Horseman. In the dozens of seconds it took to summon the Death Knight, Lin Yun could clearly feel that this powerful undead creature consumed a lot of energy.
'Looks like I have to speed up the progress on the Bone Plane …' Lin Yun bitterly smiled. With a Flame Flash, he rushed into the Undead army with the Book of Death in his hand, casting Flame Bursts one after another. Each Flame Burst turned a large number of Skeleton Warriors into ashes.
Now that the Book of Death had changed, the death power it consumed had increased by a few levels. The Undead Essence produced by the black wasteland was far from enough.
As a large number of Skeleton Warriors fell, one Undead Essence after another rushed out, seemingly drawn in by that mysterious power. But the Book of Death was even more tyrannical than that mysterious power. Just as the Undead Essence appeared, it was immediately collected and turned into pure death energy before being stored.
He chanted an incantation, and a weak light suddenly became hot. The raging flame turned into a rocket, and shot towards the last Bone Devil with a dazzling radiance. "Bang!" A muffled sound rang out, and sparks swirled in the air. Pieces of broken bones fell to the ground. The Bone Devil didn't even have the time to let out a roar before its Soul Fire completely dimmed.
"Phew …"
Everyone sighed in relief. This battle that had lasted over three hours had finally come to an end. Close to ten thousand Skeleton Warriors, as well as several hundred Bone Devils, had all been annihilated. As far as the eye could see, there were piles of densely packed bones. It looked especially sinister, and the surroundings were filled with a large amount of death aura.
"Fuck, how could there be so many Undeads …" Weiss cursed before sitting on the ground, panting with lingering fear. Even a 5th Rank Archmage like him couldn't bear fighting for three hours straight.
Moreover, his situation was a bit special. He had to gather a large amount of mana at all times to resist the erosion of the two Withering Flames.
In fact, the others weren't much better off than him, naturally, Lin Yun was an exception.
Weiss recalled that extremely fierce battle and was somewhat shocked, especially at the end of the battle. That terrifying ring emitting a black beam of light almost scared him to death.
With his insight, he could naturally see that the power of that black beam of light was enough to seriously injure a 6th Rank Archmage. He really couldn't figure out how the young mage could have such a frightening thing.
He turned his head and saw that the young mage was sitting not far away. After thinking for a bit, Weiss cautiously walked over to Lin Yun 'side and squeezed out a smile. "Err … High Mage Merlin, I'm sorry to bother you. May I ask if that Undead Horseman was called Lagulin?"
"Yes …"
Lin Yun frowned and faintly glanced at Weiss before softly nodding. "He seems to be someone from the 3rd Dynasty. He followed Baiers and ultimately died in the Tulan Mountain Range."
"Eh …"
After hearing Lin Yun 'answer, Weiss frowned. "Then it should be him. I remember that during Emperor Zhantui's era, there was a rather famous Sword Saint called Lagulin. Moreover, he had a very high status in the 3rd Dynasty. He was the Head Guard of the Imperial Guard and even received pointers from Emperor Zhantui …"
Lin Yun inwardly shook his head. 'No wonder Emperor Zhantui died ten years after returning from the Tulan Mountain Range. It looks like he was too grief-stricken. Not only did his son betray him, but the people he helped also unhesitantly betrayed him …'
"Did you kill Lagulin?"
Just as Weiss and Lin Yun were talking, black smoke filled the surroundings and a sharp voice suddenly echoed. At the same time, the voice was sharp, low, and faintly discernible. It carried an eerie aura of death …
Following this voice, the black smoke became even thicker and a huge amount of death energy instantly spread. At this time, everyone could see a bony silhouette walking out of the black smoke. A pair of throbbing phosphorescent lights were like eyes staring at Lin Yun's group.
The person who appeared was filled with the power of death from head to toe. He wore a black mage robe and held an ancient white staff in his hand. Strangely, his face was devoid of flesh and blood. Instead, it was eerily white and his eye sockets were still pulsing with Soul Fire.
This was an Undead lifeform.
"Lich … It's really a Lich!"
Everyone was stunned when the Lich appeared. The death energy coming from the Lich's body scared them to the point that they were covered in cold sweat. Even Lin Yun frowned.
The formation of an Undead lifeform was actually a very complicated process. Undead lifeforms like the Lich were very rare in Noscent. Archmages could only transform into Lich after death. And the Undead Horseman Lagulin they met a few hours ago had been a Sword Saint during his life, so after transforming into an Undead lifeform, he directly became a High Rank Undead Horseman.
In fact, the power of an Undead lifeform was determined by their strength during their life.
Just like Baiers, who had been a Heaven Mage during his life, his body had transformed into an Undead lifeform after his death and he had become extremely powerful. Thus, in the 8th Floor, the Heaven Rank Three-Eyed Secret Wolf had kindly warned them not to provoke him in the 2nd Floor.
"Quick, answer my question, did you kill Lagulin?" The two phosphorus fires fiercely throbbed as the Lich let out a sharp voice. As he spoke, strands of black mist poured into the Lich. This was the frightening aspect of High Rank Undead lifeforms. They could absorb death energy, and every time they absorbed, their power would increase. "Humans, you are quite courageous. You actually dared to trespass His Highness Baiers' resting place and even killed Lagulin. I, Barton, will definitely kill you all …"
After it finished speaking, the two violently pulsing phosphorescent flames swept across everyone's bodies like eyes, and a powerful fluctuation spread out from its body. It suddenly raised the bone staff shrouded in black mist and emitted a few strands of white light. In a flash, boundless death energy surged towards everyone.
"Barton … Even he turned into an Undead lifeform."
Weiss, who was standing next to Lin Yun, suddenly paled when he sensed that death energy. "Barton was one of the Imperial Court Mages of the 3rd Dynasty during Emperor Zhantui's era. It is said that before he disappeared, he was already at the peak of the 9th Rank of the Archmage realm and even touched upon a wisp of Extraordinary Power. His strength was comparable to Okland's Star Sage Joy. I truly didn't expect that Barton didn't disappear, but rather died here and turned into an Undead lifeform. "
In fact, when he heard Barton's name, Weiss knew that the situation was far from good.
How frightening would the Undead lifeform of a Peak Archmage's death be? After transforming into a Lich, it could inherit a large part of its magic knowledge and battle experience. Moreover, its wisdom was no different from an ordinary person's, and it had several millennia of history, constantly absorbing death energy.
Barton …
After hearing Weiss' introduction of Barton, Lin Yun couldn't help frowning. The Lich in front of them was actually comparable to Joy when it was alive. No wonder it put so much pressure on everyone.
This Lich wasn't easy to deal with …
In terms of strength, it was a lot stronger than the Undead Horseman Lagulin. Lagulin was at most level 36, and Lin Yun could handle him on his own. But this Lich called Barton was close to level 37. Moreover, Barton was proficient in magic and had existed in this Undead World for several millennia.
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