Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Since he didn't plan to enter the River Styx in the short term, Lynn stopped dwelling on the matter, turned around and went to his room to prepare for the next task.

They took out the "Soul Furnace" from the laboratory and placed it in the center of the room. They also took out the golden dragon soul and a large number of pure soul fragments.

The Dragon Soul is nearing its limit, and the sooner we master this life-saving technique, the more at ease we'll feel.

In the days that followed, he devoted himself entirely to his research.

He first carefully studied Morpheus's complete notes on refining the main soul and the substitute main soul, using [Analysis] to analyze, verify, and deduce word by word.

Morpheus's research was indeed profound, but his thinking was limited in many areas. Lynn combined his own understanding and constructed a more optimized refining plan in his mind.

The feeding of dragon souls requires precise control; too little will result in slow growth, while too much will cause the soul to collapse due to the inability to withstand it.

Lynn regularly fed the dragon soul fragments a fixed amount each day, while using his mental power to observe the dragon soul's every tumble, expansion, and contraction, recording its "satisfaction" and "absorption efficiency."

Five days later, the dragon soul finally reached its limit.

The golden soul mist was so dense it was almost liquid, and the dragon-shaped phantom at the center could be clearly distinguished by its wings, claws, and ferocious head. Each movement carried a faint dragon's might.

At this point, it's time to begin refining the "Substitute Soul".

According to the method of refining the substitute soul, this step requires integrating the soul fragments of the refiner into the dragon soul to complete the final contract imprint.

Lynn took a deep breath and poured a wisp of his soul consciousness into the furnace.

The dragon soul instantly boiled.

The golden mist churned violently, and the dragon-shaped phantom at its center let out a silent roar, as two different soul consciousnesses clashed fiercely within it.

Lynn's mental power firmly controlled the furnace's energy output, while continuously imprinting his soul consciousness onto the dragon soul core.

One hour.

Two hours.

Three hours.

As the light from the furnace finally stabilized, the turmoil of the dragon soul gradually subsided.

The golden mist solidified completely, and the dragon-shaped phantom at the center no longer displayed wild instincts in its eyes, but rather a hint of submission.

Lynn raised his hand, and the dragon soul obediently floated into his palm, transforming into a golden sphere the size of a fist, with faintly visible dragon patterns on its surface.

The substitute soul has been successfully crafted.

This not only gave him an extra life, but also directly increased his combat strength by 5 levels.

Moreover, the Dragon Soul has enormous potential; as long as it has enough souls to continue nurturing it, it can directly reach level 6.

However, when it comes to a real battle, unless you are absolutely certain of victory, it's best not to let it out.

It would be a huge loss if someone beat you to death.

After refining the dragon soul, Lynn took out Morpheus's pure soul.

First, use your mental power to completely erase all memories, emotions, and spirituality from it, leaving only a primordial "soul essence".

Morpheus's "id consciousness" was stripped away, and his last trace vanished from the world.

This is another method for refining a substitute soul.

Using a pure, unclaimed soul as a base, and then incorporating fragments of one's own soul, one can also forge a substitute soul.

The problem is that this step requires an enormous amount of soul essence.

Although Morpheus was powerful, his soul essence was insufficient to support the complete refining process.

Lynn looked at the dim, grayish-white mist and shook his head.

"Half is still needed."

He needs more pure souls, or a more powerful soul essence, to refine this soul into a second substitute main soul.

This can't be rushed; it can only be accumulated slowly.

After finishing with the "substitute soul", Lynn took out two sets of materials he had exchanged from the academy in the last few days.

A set of materials for enhancing the [Lava Bone Colossus] includes "Earth Core Molten Core", "Titan Alloy Refined Block", and "High Temperature Soul Core", consuming a total of 73,000 Magic Stones.

Another set is used to enhance the [Corrupted Ancient Tree Guardian], which requires materials such as "Life Tree Heart Fragment", "Death Essence Dew", and "Earth Vein Essence Crystal", consuming a total of 49,000 merit points.

The Stone Golem is, after all, based on Titan skeletons, making it stronger than undead of the same rank, and upgrading it is also more "expensive".

However, being able to create a Cataclysmic Undead using tens of thousands of magic stones is still a worthwhile investment.

In the following days, with the help of analysis, the "Stone Man" successfully advanced to the next level.

After advancing to the next level, the surface of this enormous object was covered with even more concentrated dark red magma than before, and with each "breath," waves of heat radiated outwards.

Lynn used his mental power to probe its core, and [Analysis] quickly scanned out a series of data.

...

[Target: Lava Skeleton Colossus]

[Rank]: Level 5 Beginner (Catastrophe Level)

[Core Components]: Titan Alloy Skeleton (Deep Refining), Earth Core Molten Core (Replaces the Original Energy Core), High-Temperature Soul Core (Soul Core Upgrade), Millennium Lava Shell (Strengthened)

[Skills and Traits]:

1. Lava Titan Body: Physical defense reaches the level 6 Nightmare standard, greatly reducing damage from fire, high temperature, blunt force, and slashing. It continuously emits a high temperature field, causing all units within a radius of 30 meters to suffer burning damage every breath.

2. Earthquake Shock: The range of vibrations caused by your footsteps when moving expands to a radius of fifty meters. You can actively release [Earthquake Wave], which will cause a devastating impact on the fan-shaped area in front of you.

3. Lava Ejection: Can eject high-temperature lava flows, covering a fan-shaped area, and the lava continues to burn after it adheres to the surface.

4. Lava Armor: When attacked, Lava Armor is automatically activated, converting a portion of the damage into heat to counterattack melee attackers. Once the armor is broken, it can be quickly repaired by consuming energy.

5. Powerful Stomp: Raises a giant foot and stomps the ground, triggering seismic waves that damage all units within range, causing dizziness and imbalance, and inflicting structural damage on buildings.

6. Volcanic Eruption: Consumes a large amount of energy to transform oneself into a temporary "volcano" state, randomly spewing lava pillars around. Attack power is doubled in this state, but defense power is reduced.

[Potential]: High. If you obtain a higher-tier Titan Remains or a Core of the Earth, there is a chance it will evolve into a level 6 [Ancient Titan Colossus].

...

Level 6 Nightmare-level standard physical defense!

Lynn raised an eyebrow slightly.

Level 6 is equivalent to the level of a third-ring wizard. How could a stone golem, who has just advanced to level 5, have physical defense that can reach that threshold?

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

Titans are extremely hard. Their alloy skeletons have undergone a qualitative change after being deeply smelted in the Earth's core. Combined with the constantly flowing millennia-old lava shell, they can indeed withstand most level 5 attacks without breaking through their defenses.

"Very hard, very good." Lynn nodded slightly.

He then looked at the newly added ability, [Volcanic Eruption].

The effect of this skill is to put the Golem into "volcanic state".

The Stone Golem is already slow-moving, and this skill turns it into a "stationary attack," where whether you hit the enemy is purely a matter of luck...

Lynn mentally rehearsed the practical application of this skill, and his lips twitched.

The stone golem stood in the center of the battlefield, suddenly transforming into an erupting volcano, spewing water indiscriminately in all directions...

It can indeed cause devastating area damage, but the problem is, what about its friendly forces nearby?

Lynn rubbed her temples.

This thing is quite useful in legion battles. Just throw it into the middle of the enemy formation, activate the volcano mode, and it can instantly throw the enemy into chaos.

But friendly forces must be withdrawn beforehand, otherwise it will be a double kill for both sides.

"A rather impractical terrain monster," Lynn defined it.