From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 275 Lich Amulet
Day .

The wind dragon that Lu Heng slashed out was able to roll a one-meter-wide rock into the sky, but it was still far from being able to roll up a thirty-ton stone pillar.

The proficiency gained from practicing Wind Dragon's Last Breath Slash has been increasing, but the martial arts item of Wind Dragon's Last Breath Slash does not appear on the data panel.

This means that this sword skill has not yet been mastered, but Lu Heng feels that it is not far from being mastered.

However, now there is a problem.

The wind pressure generated by Lu Heng has reached its limit. If he continues to practice, it will be difficult to significantly increase the power of the wind dragon he generates.

Wind Dragon's Breath Slash is not a sword technique that relies purely on skill, it also requires the support of hard power.

Take the ability to create a sonic boom, for example. It is not something that can be achieved by just skill. If the sword's speed cannot exceed the speed of sound, there is no way to create a sonic boom.

Therefore, Wind Dragon's Breath Slash requires hard power as a foundation, and producing a sonic boom is only the first threshold of cultivation. It cannot be mastered by being able to produce a sonic boom.

Lu Heng has clearly felt that he has encountered a bottleneck in practicing Wind Dragon's Absolute Breath Slash, and this bottleneck is difficult to break through through practice alone. It requires an improvement in hard strength.

There are many ways to improve your hard power. Upgrading to increase your strength and agility attributes can increase the power of your sword, thereby increasing the wind pressure of your sword.

In addition, increasing speed can also directly improve hard power.

Moreover, Wind Dragon's Breath Slash is a wind-attributed sword skill, which complements the [Wind Walker] skill.

After a few days of practice, the proficiency of the [Wind Walker] skill has reached the maximum (3000/3000).

The problem now is that there is not enough divine energy to upgrade this skill.

The last time I fused the B skill [Spiritual Control], I consumed a lot of divine energy, and now there are 700 points left.

[Wind Walker] is a B-level skill. To upgrade it to A-level, 1500 points of divine energy are required.

Unless you can obtain a sum of divine energy in this world, you will have to wait until the Abyss Battlefield ends and get the mission reward before you can upgrade your skills.

……

After another day of practice, it was noon on the seventh day.

Terris came down from Storm Peaks, stood behind Lu Heng, and asked in a stiff tone: "When are you going to the Royal City?"

Lu Heng put away his sword, looked back at him, and asked, "Has a crisis occurred?"

Tyrese was silent for a while before answering, "A patrol team found the Abyss Summoner outside Kolos City."

The appearance of the Abyss Summoner confirmed what Lu Heng had said before.

There are indeed Abyss Summoners appearing on the continent, which indirectly proves that the Royal City of Kolos is about to face a crisis.

As soon as the Abyss Summoner appeared, the Elf Sword Saint took the initiative to ask Lu Heng when he would go to Kolos City.

It can be seen that the elven swordsman is indeed worried about his students, but he just can't go there in person.

Lu Heng waved his hand with a relaxed look and said, "It's just that the Abyss Summoner has appeared. Don't worry. I haven't mastered my Wind Dragon Absolute Breath Slash yet."

Tyrese's face darkened and he snorted, "Do you think my unique skills can be mastered in a few days? You may not be able to comprehend them even after practicing for several years. Don't tell me you want to master the Wind Dragon Absolute Breath Slash within the conscription time?"

Lu Heng did think so, but he also knew that it was a bit difficult.

However, in the process of cultivation, Lu Heng has found a way to break through the bottleneck. If he can upgrade the [Wind Walker] skill, the wind pressure brought up by the Wind Dragon's Breath Slash will definitely be qualitatively improved.

If he cannot upgrade this skill, Lu Heng will plan to practice Wind Dragon's Breath Slash to a level that satisfies him before leaving Storm Peaks.

"I feel I can still make progress after practicing for a few more days. If I can gain some divine energy, the breakthrough will be even faster." Lu Heng turned back, took a deep breath, and prepared to continue striking with the sword.

Tyrese's face fell.

One of the reasons why he taught Lu Heng the Wind Dragon's Absolute Breath Slash was to let Lu Heng go to the Elf King's City to help his students resolve the crisis.

But Lu Heng stayed in Storm Peaks and refused to leave, which made him very unhappy.

He thought for a moment and said, "You want divine energy, right? There is a lich hiding deep in the Dusk Mountains. Go kill him and bring back his magic book. I can help you extract the divine energy from it."

Lu Heng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Since you know there is a lich there, why don't you go and get rid of him?"

Tyrese smiled and asked, "How do you know I haven't been there?"

Lu Heng was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what he meant.

Liches are immortal undead monsters. Even if a strong man like Tyrese catches and kills a lich, the lich can be reborn with the help of the phylactery.

In other words, if you want to kill a lich, you have to destroy his life box, otherwise it will be useless no matter how many times you kill him.

Moreover, since this lich was hiding in the Dusk Mountains and was killed by Tyrese, it must be hiding more secretly, and it would not be easy to find it.

The Dusk Mountains are a famous mountain range of the undead in the world of Quel'dorei, where many undead creatures exist.

In other words, if Tyreese appeared in Dusk Mountains, the lich would definitely hide deeper after receiving the news.

It is easy to imagine how difficult it would be to find a lich in a mountain range that stretches for thousands of kilometers.

So now there is a problem.

"The Dusk Mountains are thousands of kilometers long. How is it different to look for a lich in it than to look for a needle in a haystack?" Lu Heng raised this most crucial question.

There was a gleam in Tyrese's eyes, and he raised his right hand and said, "Use this to lure him out."

Hanging from his finger was a magical amulet with a horned skull carved on it.

"Is this something from the lich?" Lu Heng had already guessed the origin of this magic amulet.

"Yes, I picked it up last time I killed him. It's very important to him. If I took this magic amulet to Dusk Mountains, he would definitely not dare to come out, but if you go, the situation will be different." Tyrese told his plan.

Lu Heng thought about it for a moment and agreed: "Okay, I'll go find this lich."

As he spoke, he reached out and took the magic amulet.

The magic amulet is obtained and the attribute data is displayed.

[Lich's Shadow Amulet]

[Item Level: A-level]

[Specifications: 6 cm long, 150 g in weight]

[Attributes: Spirit +10 (limited to Undead creatures, the spirit gain will be halved when worn by non-Undead creatures)]

[Special effects: Shadow Shield, Domination of the Undead]

[Shadow Shield: When the wearer is attacked, the amulet will automatically activate a layer of shadow shield, absorbing some damage and rebounding the damage with shadow energy.]

[Undead Command: Wearing this amulet will produce a coercive effect on undead units. Depending on the spiritual attributes and the level of the undead, it will produce a commanding effect on undead units. ]

[Evaluation: This amulet has a hideous skull shape and is deep black, as if it can swallow all the light around it. It is made of an unknown dark metal, with complex runes and patterns engraved on the surface, exuding an ancient and mysterious atmosphere. ] Seeing the effect of this lich amulet, Lu Heng knew that what Terris said was right. If this lich knew there was a way to take back the amulet, it would definitely take action.

Because the special effect of [Undead Command] is so important.

The Lich is originally a high-level unit of the Undead system. It has a certain ability to control Undead units, but its control effect is relatively poor on some higher-level Undead units.

If this amulet is present, it means that this undead can subdue many higher-level undead and make them his servants.

This amulet can also be worn by ordinary psychics, which can also increase the spiritual attribute by 5 points and provide two special effects.

However, for ordinary psychics who do not follow the undead route, the effect of wearing this amulet is actually quite average.

5 points of spiritual attribute, basically belonging to the level of B-level rune accessories.

As for the effect of [Undead Command], ordinary psychics actually have no way to control undead units. The real effect is actually to avoid attacks from low- and medium-level undead units.

However, this brings a greater danger.

If a lich or an undead being of the same level discovers this amulet, they will definitely try to snatch it away and turn the wearer into an undead servant.

Therefore, any psychic with clear logic will not wear this amulet.

What's more, the amulet is full of the breath of the undead, which is not a good thing for ordinary people.

……

After Lu Heng read the properties of the Lich Amulet, he held it up and shook it, saying, "Okay, I'll take this amulet into the Dusk Mountains and lure the lich out. By the way, what's the name of that lich?"

Teres answered simply, "Dionysus."

"What level is this lich?" Lu Heng continued to ask.

"He was level 42 when I met him," Tyrese replied.

Lu Heng swallowed his saliva and asked, "Are you sure this is something I can handle?"

In fact, Lu Heng was just joking. The last time this lich named Dionysus was caught by Teris, he must have been killed once.

After the lich was reborn with the help of the phylactery, it was impossible for him to recover his talents immediately, and all the treasures he had accumulated before fell into the hands of Tyrese.

In other words, after the lich is reborn, it is equivalent to starting over again.

Of course, the Lich must have a certain level before choosing to transform, so after rebirth it does not start from level 1, but from the level at the time of transformation.

Therefore, after the lich named Dionysus was reborn, his level must be lower than level 42.

Tyrese speculated, "I estimate his current level to be around level 37 or 38. If you run fast, you won't be killed by him."

Lu Heng’s current energy level is 34, which is about 3 or 4 levels lower than that of this lich.

The gap is not small, but it is not to the point where it is completely unmanageable.

"Okay, I'll go into the Dusk Mountains and see if I can find this lich." Lu Heng agreed.

Lu Heng and the other two rested for the next half day and set out for the Dusk Mountains the next morning.

……

The Dusk Mountains are located to the north of the Barren Mire. Like the Barren Mire, the Dusk Mountains are also filled with thick fog.

However, the Dusk Mountains are at a relatively high altitude, so the fog can only cover the middle of the mountain, and the density of the fog decreases as you go higher.

Near the top of the mountain, the fog will be blown away by the mountain wind and will be difficult to gather.

The Dusk Mountains are one of the three great mountain ranges in the world of Quel'dorei.

Because this place is shrouded in fog and there are undead spirits, the Dusk Mountains have become an area where no life can enter.

The Dusk Mountains border the Barren Swamp, and the two areas are two connected life-forbidden zones.

Lu Heng and his two companions rode on the mechanical tiger and after three hours of flight, they finally arrived above the Dusk Mountains and observed the mountain range from high above.

The Dusk Mountains are like a winding black dragon, lying on the foggy land with its long back exposed.

Su Muyu observed this mountain range full of mystery and evil, and sighed: "If you only look at the scenery, this mountain range is actually very steep."

"Yes, you can also see the wonderful scenery of undead monsters that are not available on Blue Star." Lu Heng continued her topic and made a joke.

"Are we going down now? Do you know the approximate location of the lich?" Su Muyu started to get to the point.

Before setting off, Lu Heng had asked Teres about the information about Dionysus.

This lich named Dionysus was rumored to have once been an elven arcanist, but was later contaminated by the abyss and chose to transform into a lich.

Due to the characteristics of the lich, after transforming into a lich, one will gain eternal life.

It is not accurate to say that it is permanent life. After all, after transforming into a lich, one actually has no life, which is equivalent to death.

However, the will and spirit remain.

This is a form of transformation in which one chooses to give up one's life in order to keep one's will and spirit alive.

"Where do you think the lich's phylactery is? If we can find the phylactery, we can kill this lich completely." Lin Zeyu thought more idealistically.

Lu Heng smiled and said, "Thyrese thought so too, but he didn't find it."

Since the spirit of the lich is immortal, even if it is killed, it can be resurrected through the life box.

In other words, the life box is the key to the lich's survival.

If we can find the phylactery, we can indeed capture this lich.

It's just that the lich knows his lifeblood better than anyone else.

Every lich will hide its phylactery very well, making it impossible for ordinary people to find it, or even guess where it is hidden.

Su Muyu thought for a moment and said, "I don't think this lich would necessarily hide his life box in this mountain range. After all, it's not very safe to put it in the same place as his lich body."

Lu Heng nodded in agreement and said, "Indeed, since Tyreese has killed this lich once, he must have tried to find his phylactery. Since he didn't find it, it should not be nearby."

Su Muyu continued, "In fact, even if the life box is in the Dusk Mountains, it is not easy to find. This mountain range is thousands of kilometers long and it could be in any corner. Even if we just find a random place and dig a hole to bury it, it is still not easy to find."

That being said, a lich would not bury the phylactery in the soil, as it would still be washed away by rain.

After all, the life box is their life. If it is corroded by rain or eaten by insects, it will not be a fun thing.

Lu Heng saw a pair of twin peaks, pointed to the middle of the two peaks, and said, "Land there. It was at these twin peaks that Teres killed Dionysus last time. Let's go west along the mountain range from here and see if the lich will come out."

(End of this chapter)