Another World: When a Necromancer Possesses the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls

With 10300 Star Energy, it has just stepped into the threshold of Legendary status, but its Spirit attribute has already soared to a terrifying level. Although its talent potential seems slightly inferior to that of the Bone Dragon Flamel, as a pure spellcaster, especially with its fusion of the Death and Frost dual-elemental laws reaching 20%, this attribute is extremely valuable.

"How are you feeling, Alex?"

"Unprecedentedly powerful, Master." Alex's voice remained unchanged, only carrying a hint of coldness. "I can clearly feel that my astral energy and the resonance of the laws have been greatly enhanced. Now, under my leadership, in conjunction with fifteen super-tier liches, we will unleash Death Decay covering ten kilometers."

The casting time can be reduced to less than ten minutes. Within the range, intermediate-level enemies will survive for no more than 5 seconds, advanced-level enemies for no more than 20 seconds, and super-level enemies for no more than 1 minute. Legendary-level enemies may escape the skill's range, but will still suffer considerable damage.

Li Xingyao nodded in satisfaction. Guiding a high-level skill covering a ten-kilometer radius in ten minutes already possesses the practical potential for use on the ever-changing battlefield.

Just then, footsteps and the aroma of food drifted from outside the tent. Li Xingyao composed himself and stepped out. A soldier from the Bloodskull tribe brought him dinner: a large portion of roasted meat, sizzling with flavor, along with some local staples and water. Li Xingyao thanked him briefly and accepted the food.

During the meal, Li Xingyao received orders to launch an attack the next day, against the Beast Tribe once again. It seems that the Blood Skull Tribe and the Silver Blade Tribe's strategy is indeed to concentrate their forces first and weaken the strongest of the three, the Beast Tribe, to the greatest extent possible.

As night fell, the camp gradually quieted down, leaving only the footsteps of the patrolling soldiers and the distant howling of the wind. Li Xingyao, however, did not rest; his consciousness once again sank into the realm of the dead.

He looked at his soul power reserves: after continuous consumption, 101300 units remained. Resources wasted if not used, so he decided to further strengthen his ground units.

Target—Tyrant Zombie!

These tough-skinned creatures were his best meat shields and forwards. Li Xingyao randomly selected ten Tyrant Zombies and began their continuous evolution.

A massive amount of soul power continued to flow in, and the light of evolution flashed continuously.

The first evolution consumes 500 soul power per animal, for a total of 5000 soul power for all ten. The Tyrant Zombie's corpse swells to nearly three meters tall, its claws become even more ferocious, and its skin's keratin layer thickens, giving it a metallic sheen.

The second evolution consumes 940 soul power per unit, for a total of 9400 soul power for ten units. The light fades, and a brand new undead unit is born!

Their height remained stable at around three meters, but their lower limbs became abnormally thick, like giant pillars, firmly supporting their even heavier and larger bodies. Their upper arms changed relatively little, but their claws had become ridiculously large, with the tips almost touching their ankles when hanging naturally!

Its entire body is covered with layers of grayish-white bone armor, more than five centimeters thick, with sharp bone spurs growing from its joints. Overall, it looks like a suit of armor that can be worn.

……

The following day, the morning bugle sounded.

The army marched forward again, this time pushing the battlefield several kilometers into the territory controlled by the savage tribes. The earth beneath their feet turned an even darker red, as if soaked in countless drops of blood.

The war drums sounded, the bugles blared, and the bloody clashes began once again.

Li Xingyao deliberately kept a low profile today, taking a position on the edge of the mixed formation during the assembly. The position he was in yesterday's ranged group had already been taken by others. The human professionals who fought alongside him yesterday watched his situation with indifference, while the mercenaries of other races watched the "internal strife" of the human race with a spectator's attitude.

At the start of the battle, Li Xingyao did not immediately commit his full strength. He first summoned ten Berserker Tyrants, ten Death Archers, and five Skeleton Sword Saints to form a solid formation that was both offensive and defensive, while he himself took command from the center.

The Berserker Tyrant stood firm against the onslaught of the Beast Warriors, while the Death Archer precisely targeted and eliminated enemy units or lightly armored targets that tried to approach. The Skeleton Blademaster roamed and attacked with great efficiency.

Li Xingyao waited patiently while observing the battlefield situation. When he saw the legendary experts from both sides end their probing attacks and begin to fight one-on-one, their energies colliding and erupting with thunderous roars and blinding light, Li Xingyao knew his time had come!

It's now!

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he did not hesitate.

A powerful, dark gray summoning light shot up around him, and an intense, overwhelming aura of death suddenly spread, causing even the soldiers on both sides of the battle to look in his direction!

Sixteen figures, with the legendary lich Alex at the core and fifteen super liches as nodes, suddenly appeared on this bloody wasteland like death messengers descending from the underworld!

The moment they appeared, they spontaneously stood still around Alex, forming a magic circle imbued with some profound law. The fifteen liches simultaneously raised their hands, and dark energy surged from their bodies, resonating with the energy core in Alex's hand.

A deep, majestic chant, seemingly emanating from the abyss, arose in unison, not through the air, but directly into the minds of the surrounding creatures!

Accompanied by chanting, a huge, dark, semi-transparent light shield, flowing with countless death runes, rapidly unfolded around the mage group, enveloping Li Xingyao and all the liches within it. This was the liches' combined magical shield.

"What...what is that?!"

"Liches! So many powerful liches!"

"It's that necromancer! He's the one who summoned it!"

On the mercenary side, exclamations arose from all sides, filled with shock and disbelief.

On the other side of the savage tribe, the commander, after a brief moment of astonishment, immediately sensed an extremely dangerous aura. Although they didn't understand what the skill was exactly, the sight of sixteen undead liches exuding super-ranking power chanting together was something even an idiot would know was extraordinary!

"Interrupt them! Quick! Ranged attacks, focus fire on that summoner and those liches!" the savage commander roared hoarsely, even personally leading his troops in an attempt to charge into the enemy lines.

In an instant, arrows, spears, elemental skills, and even attacks from flying star beasts driven by some beast tamers rained down on the area where Li Xingyao was!

However, the combined magical shield was exceptionally sturdy; attacks landing on it created ripples, but were difficult to break through in a short time. Li Xingyao himself also fully activated his telekinetic power, manipulating it to form an invisible shield that precisely intercepted those highly penetrating attacks, especially those with anti-magic abilities.

The Death Archer, along with the Berserker Tyrant and Skeleton Swordsman on the periphery, were under increasing pressure, desperately resisting the savage warriors who were launching a fierce attack.

The focus of the battle on the flank instantly shifted to this corner!

Li Xingyao's forehead was beaded with sweat, his mind on edge. He had underestimated the visual impact and intimidating power of sixteen liches gathered together, and overestimated his ally's combat prowess.

The Bloodskull Warriors and other mercenaries around him, under the relentless onslaught of the Beast Tribe, merely offered simple resistance, with some even instinctively retreating, making Li Xingyao's lines even more exposed and subjecting him to greater pressure.

"Alex, how much longer?" Li Xingyao asked through the mental link.

"Five minutes, Master! Energy resonance is complete, and the skill model is being constructed at an accelerated pace!" Alex responded, its chanting remaining steady, but the legendary soulfire fluctuated slightly, clearly indicating that it was under immense energy load.

The waiting time felt incredibly long, with each second stretching out.

finally--

"Alright, Master!" Alex's voice carried a hint of relief.

The liches' chanting stopped abruptly, followed by a silent, continuous outpouring of star energy.

The sixteen liches simultaneously pointed to the most densely packed rear area of ​​the beast tribe army, where a large number of archers, shamans, and the army that was resting and rotating were gathered.

Li Xingyao noticed that the air in that area suddenly became murky.

It wasn't the kind of dusty fog, but rather a thin mist resembling smog that appeared there. However, this smog wasn't transparent but rather dark gray, and it covered a huge area of ​​about ten kilometers in radius!

Within the area, the soil lost moisture at a visible rate, turning gray and cracked. Wisps and strands of dark gray negative energy light seeped from the cracks in the ground and from the air, floating and drifting upwards.

At first, there were only a few scattered points, but in an instant, they turned into countless black specks of light flying everywhere!

These black specks of light seemed to possess life, attracting and converging with each other to form fist-sized, constantly rotating purplish-black energy spheres.

These orbs of light drifted aimlessly, distorting space wherever they passed, emanating a chilling cold and a deathly stillness that seemed to wither everything.

The terrifying effect was immediate!