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

400:1! That's an excellent ratio! Li Xingyao's heart skipped a beat. He had already met the requirements, and if he exchanged it now, it meant he could experience the effects of the Blood Crystal today.

Suppressing his excitement, Li Xingyao nodded without hesitation and said, "I accept your proposal, High Priest."

"Very good!" Prophet Augur smiled and extended his hand. Li Xingyao understood and took out a stone tablet recording the number of kills from his pocket and handed it over.

Augur took the stone tablet, his withered fingers gently brushing over the runes on it. A faint glow appeared on the surface, and the number displayed changed from 742 to 342. He then took out a small box from inside his robe. Inside, a crystal about the size of a thumb, radiating an alluring energy, lay quietly in soft velvet.

That was blood crystal!

The prophet Augur handed the blood crystal and the box to Li Xingyao, and also returned the stone tablet to him. "This is yours, necromancer. I look forward to your even more dazzling performance tomorrow."

Li Xingyao took the box, and the moment his fingertips touched the blood crystal, a warm and vibrant energy surged through him, and his body felt a strange attraction. Li Xingyao closed the lid, carefully put it away, and then solemnly thanked the prophet Augur.

Afterwards, Li Xingyao followed the priests' group back. Upon returning to camp, Li Xingyao noticed that the area where the priests' group was located was clearly much better than the camps of the mercenaries and other barbarians.

Although tents still dominate, they appear neater and more organized. There are even many yurts built with thick felt and wood, with the bottom suspended half a meter above the ground to keep out moisture and insects.

Li Xingyao was assigned to a smaller yurt. Inside, the space was small but dry and clean, with animal hides on the floor, a simple wooden bed, and a small table—far better than the previous small tent.

Closing the door, Li Xingyao let out a long sigh of relief, his tense nerves finally relaxing. He first thoroughly reviewed today's battle. "A legendary powerhouse..." he murmured to himself, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes.

Flammel was powerful, but he still needed a team of undead that could truly protect him and deal with sudden high-end combat forces. This thought became increasingly clear in his mind.

Setting aside his thoughts for the moment, Li Xingyao's attention was drawn to the blood crystal he had just acquired. He took out the small box again, opened it, and carefully picked up the dark red crystal.

Based on the information he had gathered beforehand, and the hint that the prophet Augur had casually given him: "Activate the blood crystal with blood, swallow it after it melts, and feel the power of the laws it brings." Li Xingyao took a deep breath, gently cut the tip of his left index finger with the tip of his dagger, squeezed out a drop of bright red blood, and dripped it onto the blood crystal.

Then, a strange scene unfolded: the drop of blood, upon contact with the surface of the blood crystal, was instantly absorbed as if it had been dripped onto a sponge.

Immediately afterwards, the entire blood crystal seemed to be activated, beginning to soften and deform. In just a few seconds, it transformed from a hard crystal into a lump of crystal-clear, dark red gelatinous substance, like a jelly with life energy, swaying slightly in Li Xingyao's palm, emitting a rich energy fluctuation and an indescribable fragrance.

Without hesitation, Li Xingyao tilted his head back and put the strange "energy jelly" into his mouth. It didn't have the unpleasant taste or be difficult to swallow that he had imagined; it melted instantly in his mouth, and a warm current quickly slid down his throat and into his body. Li Xingyao felt the energy spread throughout his body even before it entered his stomach, as if it had merged into his entire being.

The next moment, Li Xingyao's body suddenly trembled!

An indescribable feeling instantly swept over his entire body! There was no violent energy surge or pain, but rather a sensation... as if he had been instantly immersed in an invisible "warm water." This "warm water" was omnipresent, enveloping him and permeating him. Li Xingyao saw countless fine, spiderweb-like patterns of laws appearing in the air, clearly displayed in his perception!

"This is... the Law of Death! The materialized Law of Death!" A storm raged within Li Xingyao. He instantly understood the true value of the Blood Crystal!

It did not simply provide energy, but in an incredible way, it briefly and clearly "displayed" the originally ethereal and elusive laws around the body of the merger, allowing them to directly "see," "feel," and "understand" them!

This is undoubtedly a heaven-defying treasure for any professional, especially those who need a deep understanding of the laws to advance to higher levels! Ordinary people, if they want to comprehend the laws, can only capture a faint trace of the laws' rhythm through years of exploration, and the progress of exploration is extremely slow.

Blood Crystals, on the other hand, present the laws to you in a simple and direct way!

Li Xingyao forcibly suppressed his excitement, immediately abandoned all distracting thoughts, focused his mind, closed his eyes, and immersed all his consciousness in the perception of the incredibly clear death law patterns around his body.

A long silence fell over the yurt, broken only by Li Xingyao's barely audible breathing. Time passed quietly, and the light filtering through the gap in the curtain shifted slowly, gradually changing from the intense heat of midday to the gentle warmth of the afternoon.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Xingyao slowly opened his eyes. Deep within his eyes, a faint, dark red light seemed to flash and disappear, and his entire aura seemed to become even more restrained.

He slowly raised his right hand, his five fingers slightly spread, and with a thought, the air around his fingertips distorted slightly, and a wisp of gray-black aura, thinner than a strand of hair, appeared out of thin air, swirling and emitting a faint aura of death.

"So this is the law of death... Although extremely weak, I've grasped it." Li Xingyao muttered to himself, carefully savoring his recent gains. "My level of comprehension is probably close to 2%."

This result shocked him. He knew that, based on the information he had learned from Qin Mo's advancement guidance, the first 1% of understanding the laws and the final 1% of breaking through the bottleneck were the most difficult to overcome.

Countless people might be stuck at the threshold of basic comprehension, unable to make any progress in their entire lives, or trapped at the peak of their level, unable to advance. But this blood crystal actually allowed him to directly cross the most difficult threshold.

Li Xingyao began to recall the formula mentioned in the data regarding the diminishing effect of Blood Crystals: Effect = 2% × 0.9^(n-1). After calculating for a long time without success, he quickly took out his personal terminal to perform the calculation.

"The first one is 2%, the second is 2% × 0.9 = 1.8%, the third is 2% × 0.9² = 1.62%, the fourth is 1.458%, the fifth is 1.3122%..." Li Xingyao calculated, his brow furrowing slightly. The decrease was indeed significant. "Advancing to a Super Professional requires 10% Law Comprehension, so I'll probably need... 7 Blood Crystals to reach that level?"

The calculation results both excited and put him under immense pressure. He was excited because, if all went well, he might actually be able to gather the necessary Law Enlightenment to advance to the Super Rank in a short time; the pressure lay in the fact that the effect of each Blood Crystal would weaken as he progressed, and the number of Blood Crystals required would increase dramatically.

"Regardless, this has far exceeded expectations." Li Xingyao took a deep breath and put away his personal terminal. He then checked the soul power reserves of the Myriad Soul Banner. The soul power had increased by 233700 units, bringing the total soul power to an astonishing 320600!

Looking at that number, Li Xingyao couldn't help but grin slightly. If the right environment is found, the growth of soul power will snowball, accelerating faster and faster. The benefits of a large-scale battle are terrifying. He couldn't help but sigh to himself, "It seems I really am a 'kid' suited for war."

……

Time flew by amidst the intense warfare and training; it seemed like only a blink of an eye, and Li Xingyao had already spent nearly a month in the Blood Skull Tribe.

During this month, he became a thorn in the side of both the Beast Tribe and the Silver Blade Tribe, and it was also the period when Li Xingyao's strength soared the fastest.

Just as High Priest Augur had predicted, in the ensuing battle, Li Xingyao and his undead lich became the target of the enemy's attacks. Every time he prepared to cast Death and Decay, he would be met with a frenzied, relentless assault and ranged attacks from the enemy. On several occasions, the enemy's legendary warriors even went to great lengths to force their way through the battle lines and directly attack his position.

However, the Bloodskull tribe's priesthood also demonstrated their strength. At such times, the accompanying shamans would chant obscure prayers, and phantom images of blood-red totems would appear around them, coalescing into a sturdy shield;

Or they could summon projections of ancestral spirits to interfere with or even repel attacking enemies. In addition, Li Xingyao also summoned Flamel, using the power and robust body of the legendary bone dragon as the last line of defense, which allowed them to survive each close call without serious injury.

Although the process was fraught with danger, Li Xingyao's gains were also extremely substantial. Apart from the first time when the enemy was caught off guard and Li Xingyao's Death Decay resulted in over six hundred kills, the subsequent enemies learned their lesson and spread out their formations, with each spell's direct kill count generally stabilizing between three and four hundred.

However, it was precisely because of his intimidation that the enemy was unable to form a dense formation, and thus they were scattered and broken by the berserkers of the Bloodskull Tribe on the front line, with overall losses far exceeding those before.

The kill count on Li Xingyao's stone tablet continued to accumulate at a steady and considerable rate. He exchanged for blood crystals one after another, and then immediately absorbed and comprehended them.

At the same time, the massive amount of soul power also allowed him to evolve his undead army time and time again.