Necromancers are frantically stationing troops in the apocalypse.

Chapter 1009: Body Refining Technique Completed
After the starlight passed, the light of the Holy Ark gradually dimmed until it went out, and the entire hall fell into silence again.

The archbishop slowly opened his eyes, stars twinkling in the depths of his pupils.

He clenched his fists gently, feeling the strength in his body, the kind of strength that made him step into the realm of 'hero'.

"Congratulations!"

A deep voice came from the shadows of the corridor.

Another man in a gorgeous robe stepped out. The various patterns on his robe symbolizing power and faith showed that he was also a hero of the Vatican.

"Thank you!" The archbishop, who had just become a hero, whispered his thanks.

The Pope stood under the statue and looked at the two people below.

Including the religious leaders stationed at the headquarters, the four holy seats of the Holy See gathered again.

"Your Majesty, what are your instructions next?" The new hero asked softly, without any salute, but his tone was still respectful.

There was also a hint of excitement that was difficult to conceal.

The Pope raised his head slightly and looked upwards, "Wait for the oracle... Before that, do not act rashly."

"Yes!" the two heroes replied.

"Go back first."

The two heroes below nodded again, turned and left.

Outside the temple, the starlight and the vision disappeared. The believers slowly stood up, bowed devoutly towards the direction of the church again, and then dispersed like a tide.

The streets were bustling again, as if the starry vision just now was just an illusion.

……

In a courtyard.

The woman was squatting on the ground with her withered knees. In the distance were three wild cats eating bread crumbs. No one knew where they came from, but they had appeared in the yard in the past two days.

"Eat slowly, there will be more later, and the gods will bless us."

Her back was hunched and her abdomen was bulging. Purple blood vessels were twisted and wriggling under her skin as thin as a cicada's wing, like countless hungry insects.

The breeze blew through the sparse white hair, revealing a forehead covered with age spots.

The three wild cats ate greedily, but when she tried to get close, they stood on end and gave harsh warnings.

"I won't go over. You guys take your time eating."

Ahem….

She swallowed the bloody smell rising in her throat.

The trembling fingers stroked the belly, and the palm of the hand immediately felt the violent fetal movement.

"You are healthy, and your children are healthy too..."

His cloudy pupils looked at the spire of the church in the distance.

The remaining starlight there had not yet faded, and it was so beautiful that it reminded her of the spot of light cast by the rainbow on the back of her hand when she first heard a sermon.

It was so good back then, everything was beautiful.

"You should rest." A priest came over and helped her up.

"Don't bother the little guys."

The woman forced a smile and was supported as she staggered into the room.

……

In the study room.

Wu Heng took a look at the corpse core potion brought by the Alchemy Skeleton, opened the cork and drank it.

After so much time has passed, I no longer feel any psychological burden when drinking the medicine.

In an instant, a burst of burning energy exploded in the stomach and rushed through the blood vessels like magma to the limbs and bones.

Wu Heng groaned and curled up.

After a while, Wu Heng, who was curled up on the carpet, slowly opened his eyes. Four ghosts gathered above him and looked down at him.

"Uncle, you're sweating a lot!" Xiao Xiao used his telekinesis to control the towel and wiped his sweat.

"It recovered two seconds faster than before. Not bad!" Granda reported the time calmly.

"You are a devil! Why are you timing from the side?" Wu Heng sat up with the help of a chair and said with emotion: "My daughter is still the best."

Glenda smiled, "Yes, yes, who can compare to you two?"

"Hehe! Everything is fine. We are the best." Xiao Xiao tried to smooth things over.

The other two ghosts also smiled, and seeing that he was fine, they flew back to their positions.

The severe pain in his body completely faded away, and Wu Heng sat up with the help of a chair.

At this time, the system prompt also appears.

[Strength +3, Agility +4, Perception +3. ]

After the attribute prompt, Wu Heng waited for several seconds, but did not hear the awakening of the superpowers he was looking forward to.

Depend on!
I didn't wake up this time.

"Uncle, do you have any new abilities?" Xiaoxiao asked expectantly.

"No, my luck was a bit bad this time." Wu Heng turned his head.

Xiao Xiao comforted her: "It's okay! There will be next time."

"Well, I'll keep working hard next time." Wu Heng said.

As for awakening superpowers, I still haven’t figured out the rules behind it. It’s more like drawing cards when playing games, and relies heavily on luck.

Open the panel and the properties appear before your eyes.

[Name: Wu Heng]

[Level: Level 20]

【Faith: 2003/50000. 】

[Attributes: Strength 55, Agility 52, Constitution 57, Intelligence 62, Perception 51, Charisma 49.]

【Features: Hero's body.】

【Expertise: ……. 】

Wow, the attributes are almost becoming a hexagon.

Fortunately, his intelligence is still ahead, proving that he is still a mage.

With his three attributes of strength, agility and constitution, he is capable of fighting even if he encounters a level 20 melee class.

It's nothing more than a difference in melee combat skills, and my own advantage is the skeleton servants.

Last time, I had a close combat with the religious leader 'Saidu' and was not inferior to him.

He flexed his wrist and looked at the figure in front of the desk, "Madam, could it be that you made up that technique on the spot?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? I can finish it before dark." The queen said without even looking up, and added harshly, "If you keep urging me, I won't write anymore."

Hearing that he would be given it to him in the evening, Wu Heng was delighted, "My Queen, you are the best!"

"Hmph!" The Queen snorted coldly.

Xiao Xiao cheered, "Uncle can finally become a martial arts master."

The queen said unhappily, "At most, your uncle can take a beating a little harder. In a fight, it still depends on your overall strength."

"Being able to take a beating is also a skill." Wu Heng followed.

Xiao Xiao agreed, "Yes, yes!"

Dong dong dong~!

There was a knock on the door and Minnie's voice came in, "Master, Miss Letili is here to visit."

Wu Heng opened the door and went out. Minnie was waiting at the door.

He naturally put his arm around her shoulders and asked, "Just arrived?"

"I've been here a while. I came to give Sister Viola a rare gift and to ask if you were there." Minnie replied.

"Well, let's go and take a look." Wu Heng took her downstairs.

……

living room.

When I walked downstairs, I saw Viola and Letili, two women with different temperaments but equally beautiful, sitting in the living room chatting.

I heard footsteps and saw Wu Heng and Minnie coming down the stairs.

The two men immediately stood up and saluted.

"grown ups!"

"Lord Chief."

"Please sit down!" Wu Heng sat down on the sofa.

After the two of them sat down, Viola took the initiative to say, "Miss Letili brought me the rare item I ordered last time." As she spoke, she took out a pair of silver-framed glasses.

[Phantom Mist Goggles (Rare Item)]

【Effect: Blurs the wearer's appearance.】

[Side effects: The wearer may experience dry eyes and pain as the wearer wears the device for a longer period of time.]

(Description: Lenses made of natural crystals, after being worn, are surrounded by a layer of light mist, making it impossible to see the wearer's appearance clearly.)
Now, Viola is also a celebrity, and to some extent, she is even more famous than Wu Heng.

At least, more people have heard of Wu Heng's appearance, while Viola's appearance is fully displayed to the outside world through the cards.

Now, go around the central area and come back.

But the effect of this strange item is indeed average.

Not being able to see clearly will arouse the curiosity of others.

Wu Heng took a look, then asked Viola to put it away first, and said to Letili, "The consortium is efficient."

"The Island Master's Mansion is our honored guest." Letili showed a professional smile. "After receiving Miss Viola's commission, we immediately contacted all the financial groups around the Emerald Sea. Let Miss Viola use it first, and when we find better rare items later, we will send them to the Island Master's Mansion."

The consortium also feels that this strange object is not very good.

"Okay!" Wu Heng nodded.

Viola followed and thanked, "Thank you Miss Letili."

“It is my honor to provide Miss Viola with satisfactory rare items.” Letili was equally polite.

Not to mention Viola joined Treasure Island.

But judging from the current situation, Viola, the former wanted criminal, is destined to become a hero.

It would be beneficial for her to get closer to them in advance.

We have finished talking about the strange things.

Letili continued, "Master Chief, this time I brought you the latest sales report, as well as the news from the consortium headquarters."

As he spoke, he took out a list from the space ring.

Wu Heng took it and handed it to Minnie who was standing behind, "Let Shannella see it."

"Yes, Master." Minnie took it and turned to leave.

Then he looked at Letili and asked, "What's the news from the consortium?"

Letili said: "The consortium wants to order cards of the same quality from Treasure Island. The price is negotiable."

Wu Heng raised his eyebrows, but he was not surprised by this.

The association mentioned it before, and this time it’s the consortium’s turn.

"Sorry!" Wu Heng said, and then continued, "A few days ago, the association made the same request. I have already declined this matter, so I can't agree to the consortium."

The room fell into silence.

Letili tried to say, "Perhaps... there could be an alternative solution? For example, secret cooperation."

"It's not so easy to hide the current status of the association." Wu Heng continued, "After all, I am the hero of the association, and there are some things that I have to consider the reaction of the association."

Letili said no more and nodded, "I understand. I will tell the headquarters about your difficulties truthfully."

Wu Heng smiled and nodded, then continued: "You also work hard. When you reach level 18, if the consortium doesn't help you, Treasure Island will."

Letili's eyes lit up instantly. "Really? My Lord, I've made a note of this. You can't go back on your word later."

“But then you will have to withdraw from the consortium.” Wu Heng said with a smile.

Letili glanced at Viola beside her with her beautiful eyes and whispered, "What you said makes me want to join Treasure Island now."

"You're welcome anytime."

"You'd better wait until I reach level 18, so that I can do more things for you within my ability." Letili answered very cleverly.

"That's fine!" Wu Heng continued, "I'll write some materials and you can fill out the commission for me when we get back."

"it is good."

Wu Heng took out a pen and paper and filled out some materials for performing rituals for the ghosts, which would be used to give the Empress additional abilities later.

Letili picked it up, took a look at it, and then put it into the space ring.

The two sat in the living room and talked for a while. Minnie returned with the list a short time later to make sure there were no problems.

After chatting for a while, Letili got up and left.

……

dusk.

The dusk shines through the window screen, casting mottled shadows on the floor.

After dinner, Wu Heng immediately returned to the study, looked at the empress and asked, "My empress, have you finished writing the exercises?"

“Write it down!” The queen hooked her finger, and the writing technique floated up and fell into Wu Heng’s hand.

Wu Heng took it and opened the first page. There were three handwritten words: "Body Refining Art".

There’s no impressive name, just these three words.

Glenda, Tiny and Benny also flew behind him and read the contents of the book.

After all, we have waited for such a long time, and everyone is a little curious.

The originally messy content with many scribbles and corrections has been reorganized, the text is clear, and the content is not as much as expected.

Wu Heng began to read it carefully. The skills were still divided into three stages.

The first stage is the black bird bathing in fire.

Paint a black bird pattern on the body, let the fire spirit enter the body, and temper the mortal body.

The next step is to practice the lengthy training methods and precautions.

Wu Heng read it quickly. It was his first time reading it, so he wanted to try to finish reading it normally to see if he could unlock the skills directly.

After the first stage is completed, the effect will make the body feel as hot as iron when touched and can resist being chopped by spears and halberds.

The second stage was to cast a tripod and forge bones. The king gave the witch copper and cast bones into weapons.

After completing this stage, the bones become as strong as steel and broken bones can regenerate quickly.

It seems that this technique was not intended for heroes when it was first developed.

Heroes can grow their bodies back after death, and regenerate broken bones, without the need for special training.

But increasing bone strength definitely has an effect.

The third stage is the destiny body.

Set up the formation, draw the thunder from heaven to temper the body, and use the thunder and fire to forge a golden body.

The body is immortal and cannot be invaded by evil spirits.

Rise from the ashes.

"Immortal from evil spirits!" Xiao Xiao understood the last few words, "What are evil spirits?"

The queen turned her head and looked over. "Guess what it is?"

"Ghosts? Uncle is a necromancer, he is not afraid of these." Xiaoxiao said.

Glenda said, "It feels like they are defending us."

"Ah? The evil demon is us! Yes, he is guarding against us." Xiaoxiao suddenly realized.

Wu Heng ignored the ghost who started chatting, and focused on reading the last page and the entire book of exercises.

I sat on the chair, raised my head and waited for a while.

The system prompt still did not appear.

No skills unlocked!
This situation also occurred when I was learning [The Art of Building Luxury Houses] before. At that time, my level was not high enough, so I did not unlock it immediately after reading it.

But this is definitely not the reason now. As a hero, I am definitely qualified to learn this skill.

He raised his head again, "Madam, are you sure there is no mistake?"

"I practiced it myself back then, and I checked it several times." The empress also came over, "What's wrong?"

The tone didn't sound that confident.

Wu Heng couldn't explain what was wrong.

You can't say that you haven't unlocked any skills on your panel.

Even if I say it, it's still hard to explain something like the system panel.

“I just don’t understand!”

"I'll teach you how to practice." The empress flew over to the side of his shoulder and said, "Prepare the materials listed above. Tomorrow I'll teach you how to practice the first stage."

It seems that I really need to practice.

"Okay, I'll have someone prepare it tomorrow." Wu Heng continued to ask, "If I can practice, can others practice?"

"Anyone can practice it, and there are no restrictions on race. This is also the feature of this body refining manual."

(End of this chapter)