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

The chill of death gripped his heart instantly! Almost instinctively, Li Xingyao leaned back to his limit!

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A crimson beam grazed past his chest! The front sensor of his training suit activated instantly, and a pale golden energy barrier appeared. The crimson beam slammed into the pale golden energy barrier, producing a dull thud and creating violent ripples before slowly dissipating.

Cold sweat instantly soaked Li Xingyao's back! Just a moment ago, he could even smell his own flesh burning! The shield appeared and blocked the damage; if they hadn't been in the training area… the consequences would have been unimaginable! And this was only the initial model with 60% power!

At the same time, just as Li Xingyao was fully defending against this fatal blow, the five skeleton warriors he controlled through his mental link appeared in front of Lin Wei, whose eyes flashed with a sharp light! Just as Li Xingyao was dodging the crimson chain and his mind was shaken, she activated her skill again!

"Resist the ring of fire!"

boom!

A scorching shockwave of fire erupted from her center! The violent force slammed into the skeleton warrior!

Click! Click! Click!

A series of skeletal thuds rang out! Five skeleton warriors were sent flying as if struck by a giant hammer, crashing into the energy barrier at the edge of the arena! The arena fell silent instantly, with only the low hum of the energy barrier remaining.

Lin Wei dispersed her star energy, walked to the control panel, and quickly brought up the data. On the screen, the energy curve of the Crimson Chain, the frame rate at the moment of penetrating the shield, the body parameters of Li Xingyao's extreme dodge, the force analysis of the skeleton warrior being knocked away by the fire ring... all the data flowed like a waterfall.

Li Xingyao was extremely shocked. At this stage, Lin Wei's skill damage was already so high, and his defensive skills were as easy to break through as paper. This was something he never expected.

"Red Chain, initial version, 60% power," she said, her voice still calm as she looked at the data. "Energy condensation meets the standard, and the form stability remains good before hitting the target. Penetration... exceeds expectations."

The combined defense of the Bone Shield is like paper before it. Your dodge reaction speed is at the A-level warrior level, excellent.

She raised her head, her gaze sweeping over the skeleton warriors in the arena and Li Xingyao, whose face was slightly pale: "The skeleton warriors exhibit excellent mental stability under high pressure. Their resistance to the fire ring is remarkably effective."

Li Xingyao took a deep breath, calming his heart which was pounding violently from the near-death experience, and silently nodded. The difference in skill damage was enormous and chilling. This was only the initial test of Lin Wei's new skill.

The two returned to their positions, and Li Xingyao summoned five more skeleton warriors, waiting for the training to begin.

"The third stage," Lin Wei didn't give him much time to catch his breath, her fingertips flashing with a dangerous red light again, "attempt to fuse with the 'Soul Burning' effect. The initial goal is to ignite the mental connection of any shield or summon the moment the Crimson Chain hits it, creating interference..."

Before she could finish speaking, something unexpected happened!

Perhaps it was the immense pressure from that life-or-death moment, or perhaps the continuous high-intensity battle had triggered some deep-seated connection. Deep within Li Xingyao's sea of ​​consciousness, the dormant Ten Thousand Soul Banner trembled violently without warning!

Om-!

A cold, deathly still, yet boundless surge of soul power, like an ancient beast awakened from its slumber, erupted instantly from Li Xingyao! This power was formless and intangible, yet it carried an absolute sense of "deathly stillness," sweeping ruthlessly across the entire training space!

puff!puff!puff!

Inside the arena, the soul flames of the five skeleton warriors flickered instantly, and then a surge of soul power was suddenly channeled into them through Li Xingyao's mental connection.

These five skeleton warriors, who had been fighting alongside Li Xingyao for the past two days, have now unexpectedly changed. Their skeletons are emitting a faint glow, and within that glow, some bones can be seen to have become thicker, and their height is also increasing.

As the light faded, the skeleton warrior's size increased by a quarter, and the weapon in its hand also grew in size. However, the shape of the weapon changed slightly; the blade became thinner, the edge changed from double-sided to single-sided, and the tip became sharper.

"What?!" Lin Wei's composure was shattered for the first time, and her pupils suddenly contracted! The crimson chains that had gathered at her fingertips instantly dissipated! She looked at Li Xingyao's five skeleton warriors, whose forms had drastically changed and were now completely transformed, with surprise and uncertainty.

Li Xingyao was also stunned!

He didn't activate the Myriad Soul Banner at all! Was this power a spontaneous reaction? Soul power resonance? He only felt a surge of soul power flowing through his body, his mental perception was amplified infinitely, and he could clearly sense the changes in the skeleton warrior. At the same time, a resonance originating from the soul was also fed back from the skeleton warrior.

But this feeling came and went quickly. It lasted for less than three seconds before the vast, icy soul power receded like a tide, retreating back into the Myriad Soul Banner. The pale flames in the eye sockets of the five skeleton warriors rapidly changed, returning to their ghostly blue soul flames.

The training ground was deathly silent. Only the sensors were still operating silently, and various data were flowing on the control screen.

Lin Wei stared at Li Xingyao, her chest heaving slightly. Her beautiful eyes held a mixture of shock, curiosity, and doubt. She slowly lowered her hand, remaining silent for a few seconds, seemingly calming her emotions and organizing her thoughts.

"Energy peak...exceeding the summon limit, nature unknown, source unknown." She finally spoke, her voice tinged with doubt, her gaze sharp as a scalpel. "Your undead...the state you were in just now was far beyond what a novice professional could achieve. That situation...is very special. Your skeleton warrior has evolved."

Li Xingyao's heart skipped a beat. The secret of the Myriad Soul Banner must not be exposed! He calmed himself down, revealing a perfectly timed look of "confusion" and "bewilderment": "I don't know, I just felt my mental energy was a little out of control for a moment... Could it be some kind of hidden talent? Or the resonance between the summoned creature and me?" He pretended that he was also puzzled, attributing everything to an unknown reason of his own.

Lin Wei glanced at him, then walked to the control panel and quickly encrypted and locked all the abnormal energy fluctuation data captured in the previous three seconds, marking them as the highest research priority.

"Today's data... is very valuable." She turned around, a smile returning to her face, but the curiosity deep in her eyes hadn't faded. "It exceeded expectations. I'm very satisfied with the sparring session."

She walked to the rest area by the field, picked up an unopened bottle of high-grade star energy recovery potion, and tossed it to Li Xingyao. "Extra reward. Your potential... is higher than I imagined."

Li Xingyao caught the cool crystal bottle, feeling the gentle, pure energy it contained. "Thank you." He felt somewhat relieved, at least he had gotten away with it for now.

Lin Wei stopped abruptly at the door without turning around, her voice clear: "I hope to see your 'improvement' at next Tuesday's training. Don't disappoint me. Also... regarding your suggestion that 'other friends can contact you if they have needs,'" she paused, "perhaps we could really talk about a deeper level of cooperation. After all, some resources are difficult for an individual to access alone."

After saying that, she didn't linger. The alloy door slid open and closed silently, and her figure disappeared outside.

Li Xingyao stood there, clutching the expensive vial of medicine, the various instruments in the training field emitting a faint glow. Lin Wei's last words, like a stone thrown into a deep pool, stirred ripples in his heart.

A deeper level of cooperation? Some resources?

He looked down at his palm, wondering if he could replicate the previous event and evolve other undead summons. The Banner of Myriad Souls floated silently in his sea of ​​consciousness, as if the evolution just now was merely a dream.

"The road ahead is long..." he murmured to himself, his gaze fixed on the vast, simulated starry sky outside the pale golden barrier, the flame in his eyes burning even brighter.

At night, inside the house, the alloy door shuts out the neon lights outside the hallway window.

Exhausted after a long day, Li Xingyao returned home. The room fell silent instantly, save for the faint hum of the air circulator. Li Xingyao leaned back against the living room sofa and took a deep breath.

The afterglow of the intense battle receded like the tide, leaving a clear sense of fatigue deep within his limbs and body. The mental strain was particularly evident; commanding the skeleton warriors to fight in coordination, anticipating the opponent's movements, maintaining the bone shield defense, casting the Arrow of Death... every action, every maneuver, consumed Li Xingyao's computational power and mental energy.

However, beneath this exhaustion surged an even more powerful and restless force—the steadily growing star energy, and the lingering, persistent desire to become stronger.

He slowly walked to the center of the training room, his footsteps echoing softly in the empty, silent space. He sat cross-legged, the cool alloy floor sending a slight chill through his thin training clothes, which invigorated him slightly. Without rushing to explore the alluring possibilities, he first closed his eyes.

The "circulation method" is in operation.

His mind sank into the stellar energy network within his body. The stellar energy, which had just increased to 260 points, flowed gently through his meridians like a gentle yet vibrant silver stream. Each cycle brought a subtle yet real warmth, nourishing his slightly parched meridians and weary spirit.

As the star energy flowed, he could clearly "inner-vision" the sense of power brought by the 260 points of star energy. Every inch of his flesh and blood seemed to become more resilient and more active under the impact of this power.

The power surging beneath his skin was like a turbulent river, and his bones seemed to become denser and harder under the continuous immersion of this energy. He tentatively clenched his fist, and his knuckles crackled softly, as an energy far exceeding that of the early stages of awakening was about to be unleashed.

This was much faster than expected, thanks in no small part to the effects of Lin Wei's high-level star energy recovery potion and his own intense work during this period.