Chapter 1078: Naraku Advancement Ceremony, [Corpse Witch] Treasure Book!_2

Fang Zhou was currently observing the scene of these high-tier undead strengthening and promotion, which would greatly enrich his knowledge and perhaps help him further analyze the undead rules in the future.

He himself was preparing to advance to the Glory Champion level, and knowing more was always beneficial.

The ceremony for the promotion and strengthening of golden-tier undeads was not like that of low-tier undeads, often lasting several days.

At this moment, the Tusk City Lord above set down the Full Moon Staff, which seemed like the center of power, and Fang Zhou quietly looked up.

After hosting the promotion ceremony, it seemed he had not consumed much energy.

Recollecting how Hecarim looked after hosting a promotion ceremony last time, exhausted like a dead dog, even after using many Demon Heart Cores, the Tusk City Lord now seemed relaxed and unfazed.

Either because of the ten or so golden-level undead promotions, the consumption for someone of Legendary Level like him wasn’t much.

Fang Zhou directed his gaze towards the ornate Full Moon Staff in the Tusk City Lord’s hand.

Or maybe, it was thanks to the Full Moon Staff!

Earlier, even though Fang Zhou dared not examine the Full Moon Staff too closely, he could still perceive that it seemed like the center of the world, even overshadowing the presence of the Tusk City Lord himself.

The Tusk City Lord sat back on his throne, casting a subtle glance at Fang Zhou, and said: “A rare Lower Realm lord, the promotion ceremony of the native Naraku undead of the Blood War Furnace holds no benefit for you.

What kind of reward do you seek?”

Fang Zhou already had a plan in mind.

Request too little and he’d be at a loss, request too much and he might anger the Tusk City Lord.

These golden-level undead, after the strengthening and promotion ceremony of the Tusk City Lord, had all opened the path of racial advancement.

The probability of them advancing to Glory Champion next was significantly increased.

According to the principle of equivalent exchange, he could also enjoy similar treatment from the Tusk City Lord.

Should he ask for the Vampire and Corpse Sorcerer troop manuals for his Blood Spirit Lord clone, or for the golden-level undead attribute heavenly and earthly treasures for his Undead Mage true form?

After pondering a moment, Fang Zhou’s gaze became resolute, he said, “My lord, I wish for the Vampire and Corpse Sorcerer troop manuals.

I hope you will allow it.”

His true form had just advanced to golden tier, and there was a long way to go before reaching the Golden Limit and breaking through to Glory Champion.

His current strength was enough to handle the upcoming battles, so he was not in a hurry to obtain golden-level undead attribute heavenly and earthly treasures for his true form.

For Fang Zhou now, it was more important to pave the way for his Blood Spirit Lord true form to break through the racial bottleneck and advance to Glory Champion.

Considering this, the troop manuals for the Corpse Sorcerer race were crucial for Fang Zhou.

As for the Vampire troop manuals, they were merely additional.

The Tusk City Lord, upon hearing Fang Zhou’s request, did not immediately agree.

He sat on the throne, hands resting on the armrests.

One hand lightly tapped the armrest, showing hesitation.

However, this hesitation did not last long; the Tusk City Lord looked at Fang Zhou again, his tone becoming playful.

“Fang Zhou, I see traces of vampire transformation in your body.

You appear to be a strange undead, mutated from a Vampire.

I can understand you seeking the troop manuals for Vampires and Vampire Nobles.

But why do you need the troop manuals for Corpse Sorcerers and Liches?”

Fang Zhou quickly paid respect, saying, “My lord, coming from the barren Lower Realm to Tusk City, I discovered there were so many powerful undead magics.

I also wish for my troops to possess such powerful undead magics to provide combat support.

Only in this way can I expand more territories for you and pay more taxes!”

The Tusk City Lord, hearing Fang Zhou’s words, laughed heartily.

After a while, he subdued his laughter, nodded, and said: “A good reason.

Then let me satisfy this somewhat greedy wish of yours.

However, the troop manuals for the evolution of the Corpse Sorcerer into the Lich are too precious; your loyalty to Tusk City is not enough to obtain it.

Come back when you’ve accumulated enough merits.”

He took out three large Crystal Balls and tossed them to Fang Zhou.

Clearly, these three Crystal Balls contained the Vampire, Vampire Noble, and Corpse Sorcerer troop manuals.

As long as enough soul power is consumed to absorb and devour them, Fang Zhou will have a great chance to break through the bottleneck and advance to a powerful undead of Glory Champion level.

After receiving the Crystal Balls, Fang Zhou bowed again to thank the generous Tusk City Lord.

Thinking that the matter would end here, the Tusk City Lord did not leave directly; he raised the Full Moon Staff once more.

This time, the Full Moon Staff was aimed at Fang Zhou, and the Tusk City Lord recited the Blood Moon Rune, saying: “I bestow upon you the undead pioneer branch authority!”

A rune shot from the Full Moon Staff towards Fang Zhou; Fang Zhou did not dodge, allowing the rune to hit him.

After entering his body, the rune quickly approached his Soul Fire, there forming a small soul prism.

Just then, the attribute panel issued a prompt.

“Detected unknown undead authority, can consume soul power for harmless processing.

Do you want to start consuming?”

In a flash, Fang Zhou did not hesitate, choosing to confirm.

Soon after, the small soul prism, before Fang Zhou could react, was absorbed by the attribute panel.

Its form changed from a prism to a small crescent emblem.

Of course, this crescent emblem couldn’t compare to the Tusk City Lord’s Full Moon Staff, whether in the complexity of rules or internal rune structure, it was far simpler.

Fang Zhou’s Soul Fire reached out slowly, sensing it, and understood its function.

It was the symbol of Fang Zhou’s status as an undead pioneer.

With this authority, Fang Zhou could use soul power, Blood Moon Coins, Demon Heart Cores, or other undead resources to hold promotion ceremonies for his mid to low-level undead underlings.

This ensured that after going out to expand, he wouldn’t be without undead to command.

Not all undead pioneers had a massive army like Fang Zhou, a Lower Realm Undead Lord, at their disposal.

After bestowing Fang Zhou and others with the undead pioneer authority, the Tusk City Lord left with his retinue.

Left in the great hall was only a team of Hate Samurai guards.

Besides, there were those undead still in the process of promotion.

Fang Zhou did not leave either; observing these complete undead promotion ceremonies was highly beneficial for him.

Time flew by, three days passed, and the promotions of these undeads reached their final phase.

Among this batch of advancing undead, only two managed to directly promote to Terror Knight.

Unfortunately, the others failed to evolve successfully, retaining their original forms as Corpse Sorcerers or Vampire Nobles.

It was normal, as the Tusk City Lord only provided the opportunity for advancement, and whether one succeeded depended on each undead’s talent.

Having seen this, Fang Zhou didn’t stay any longer.

This round of undead promotion ceremonies was nearly concluded.

Fang Zhou left the Tusk City’s lord mansion, returning to his temporary lodging.

Although he had obtained the Demon-Vanquishing Order from the Tusk City Lord, he didn’t set out immediately to expand territories.

It was more critical to enhance his strength now.

The Blood War Furnace was still too dangerous; even though golden-tier strength was not weak here, it wasn’t strong either.

Only upon reaching Glory Champion could one have a measure of safety.

Fang Zhou didn’t want to one day be eating hotpot and singing songs on his expanding territory, only to have demons break through suddenly.

He opened the troop manuals bestowed by the Tusk City Lord and began ardently absorbing them.

In the following times, he devoted himself wholly to this, losing sleep and appetite as he studied.

……….

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Two months later, Dark Jungle, Storm Secret Cult camp.

After months of ongoing battles, with the secret assistance of the Calamity Special Operations Team, the Storm Secret Cult had now become the largest esoteric rebel army in this area.

Several weak esoteric rebel armies nearby had been wiped out, and, growing stronger, the followers of the Storm Secret Cult were no longer satisfied with small skirmishes. They slowly turned their attention to the dozen or so Calamity Sun Demon Country garrison points nearby.

This was precisely what Fang Zhou was pleased to see.

He was deeply engrossed in cultivation during this time, leaving the plundering of resources to Leng Feng, Zhuo Yue, and others to handle.

Now, the national strength of Calamity Sun Demon Country was declining; even before the Dawn Legion attacked, it had already decayed this much internally.