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

A super-ranking mage with his own summons, and a huge number of them, would be terrifying.

Thinking of this, even with Li Xingyao's increasingly composed demeanor, he couldn't help but feel an overwhelming surge of excitement and confidence. Advanced professional! This was already the level his father, Li Hai, had reached!

It is a height that many professionals strive for half their lives to reach! It is the threshold to truly enter the social elite class and enjoy high authority and all citizen rights!

After all, there is no nobility in China, regardless of social status. The highest rank is citizenship, and one can only increase their influence in society through strength, power, and position.

Li Xingyao opened his personal terminal to view the detailed advanced professional privileges.

His terminal then provided detailed information based on his situation.

Government Rewards: For families of martyrs who are minors and promoted to senior positions, both the federal government and the Tianjing municipal government will provide a substantial bonus. The specific amount is unknown and requires government review based on each individual's circumstances.

Privilege Upgrade: Your citizen privilege level will automatically be upgraded to Lv.4, the highest level. Unlock higher-level information databases, such as advanced skill previews, more in-depth otherworldly geographical data, and all star beast illustrations. Enjoy more generous social welfare benefits, including higher-level apartment application rights, medical security, and transportation privileges.

Furthermore, Li Xingyao's strength will undergo a qualitative change after increasing, more than doubling his star energy. His undead space will expand again, allowing it to accommodate more and larger summoned creatures.

Moreover, based on the previous performance of the undead evolution, the evolution limit of the summoned creatures will also increase after upgrading. After advancing to the intermediate level, he used his soul power to sense the situation of the skeleton swordsmen. They were already able to be infused with soul power again. However, because he was short of money, Li Xingyao did not try to evolve again.

Once Li Xingyao finds a better source of soul power, he can try to evolve the soul power of his existing summons, or if he's lucky, he can summon even more powerful undead.

Finally, you learn advanced spells. Once you unlock the access level, you'll be qualified to learn advanced necromancer skills, such as the powerful spells "Death and Decay" and "Bone Altar".

Li Xingyao currently has no other way to acquire magic, nor does he have the budget to purchase the skills available on the market.

After Li Xingyao's analysis, a crystal-clear plan took shape in his mind: Return to Tianjing City, sell materials, purchase low-level star cores, and strive to become an advanced professional!

The only problem now is time. With less than three weeks left of the holiday, completing this series of procedures will take a considerable amount of time.

Returning to Tianjing City will take more than a day, finding a suitable buyer for the transaction will take time, and absorbing the star core will also take time. He'll also need time to experiment with new methods of acquiring soul power. If he wants to maintain this income, the evolution of his undead team is essential, and soul power is the key.

"Go see my sister's plans..." Li Xingyao hesitated for a moment. It had been almost a year since he last saw his sister after she left this time. The underground train needed to make several stops, and it would take several days to get from Tianjing City to her city.

"Perhaps we could arrange some cultivation on the train? We could book a single, basic-level private room. Doing some cultivation tasks on the train should be feasible. It would allow us to travel quickly without interrupting our cultivation, and it would also give my sister a surprise."

The one-way fee for a single basic private room is about 15,000 credits, which used to be a considerable expense. But with his current financial resources, he can afford it completely. Compared to the tedious cultivation, his relationship with his sister is also very important.

After all, she was his older sister, who took care of him during the most vulnerable 16 years of his life.

Just as his thoughts were racing, a skeleton warrior on reconnaissance ahead transmitted a threat warning signal through mental connection!

Something's up!

Li Xingyao instantly suppressed all his thoughts, returned his focus to the present moment, and switched his consciousness to the perception of the skeleton warrior.

Through the skeleton warrior's hollow feedback, he learned that about 3 meters away, in a relatively sparse forest clearing, a life-or-death chase was taking place!

The pursued group consisted of three human professionals, who were in extremely disheveled condition.

A burly man wielded a massive tower shield. His alloy plate armor was damaged in several places, especially his leg armor, which was ripped open with blood staining the lining.

He staggered, but stubbornly shielded the other two behind him, wielding his tower shield to block attacks from the side and rear.

A lithe woman carried a longbow, but her quiver was mostly empty, with only a few arrows remaining. She was pale, breathing rapidly, and her leather armor bore several deep claw marks that exposed bone, from which blood seeped continuously.

She moved with difficulty, trying to distract her pursuers with her remaining arrows, but to little avail.

The last woman wore a tattered, dark blue robe. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, and her face was deathly pale; clearly, her stellar energy and mental strength were completely depleted.

A faint, flickering pale blue flame shield enveloped her, as if it might extinguish at any moment. She was half-supported by the warriors, practically being dragged along, her eyes filled with despair.

Pursuing them were five star beasts covered in dark purple stripes, with slender and long bodies and tails like whips—Shadow Leopards!

This star beast is renowned for its terrifying speed and stealthy ambush abilities, and its long, slender tail allows it to maneuver nimbly in the air. Its claws inflict a mild nerve-paralyzing effect during attacks, slowing down the opponent's reactions and making it extremely difficult to deal with.

They were like five purple ghostly figures, leaping and darting among the trees, moving so fast that they seemed to leave only blurry afterimages.

They were spread out and launched attacks from the flanks and rear. Each time they hit their target, they left new wounds on the three men, forcing them into a life-threatening situation and forcing them to desperately flee in Li Xingyao's direction.

"A three-person team, it seems they've encountered an accident," Li Xingyao calmly analyzed. Normally, even if they encountered danger, their escape route would be towards the camp, but Li Xingyao's location was in the opposite direction.

Judging from their ages, these three should all be around intermediate level. They should have no problem dealing with the Shadow Leopards, but facing five Shadow Leopards in their current situation, their chances of survival are slim. The direction they're fleeing will soon lead them into their own undead army.

In the few seconds that Li Xingyao was thinking, the situation suddenly changed!

Suddenly, a shadow leopard accelerated, using the trees as cover to circle around to their blind spot. Unexpectedly, it pounced from the shadows, its target the most vulnerable female mage, whose shield was about to break! It was incredibly fast!

"Watch out!" The soldier roared, his eyes wide with fury, as he brandished his shield in an attempt to block, but due to his leg injury, he was unable to regain his balance.

"Ouch!" The warrior groaned in pain, his already unsteady steps completely losing their balance. He stumbled and fell heavily to the ground, his shield flying out of his hand!

The female ranger cried out in surprise and hastily fired an arrow, but it was already out of aim. The arrow grazed the shadow leopard that was pouncing on the mage and stuck to the tree trunk.

As the female mage stared at the rapidly enlarging purple claws and ferocious teeth in her pupils, the last trace of color drained from her face, leaving only utter despair in her eyes. In her despair, she even imagined her own gruesome death.

"Tsk." Li Xingyao frowned slightly. Refusing to help someone in distress was not his principle. Especially since this was his only route back, and given the current distance, conflict was unavoidable.

Li Xingyao had a thought.

Just as the shadow leopard's claws were about to tear through the thin, almost invisible, fire shield and touch the female mage's neck—

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Three gray-white bone spears, like death spears shot from the dark sky, accompanied by a shrill and ear-piercing whistle, instantly traversed a distance of nearly two hundred meters, blocking all possible evasion paths of the Shadow Leopard from three completely different and tricky angles, and directly targeting its vital points!

One was aimed at the throat!

One was aimed at the chest and abdomen!

One of them predicted its landing point!

The teamwork was flawless!

The Shadow Leopard possessed extremely keen senses. The instant it caught the sound of the bone spears piercing the air, it sensed the deadly danger. It let out a sharp, piercing screech and forced itself into a physics-defying twist in mid-air, attempting to evade the attacks.

But it narrowly avoided the bone spear aimed at its throat!

puff!puff!

The other two bone spears struck their target squarely! One pierced its soft side, spraying out a cloud of dark purple blood! The other precisely penetrated its hind leg tendon!

"Agh—!" A piercing scream echoed through the forest. The immense impact sent it tumbling through the air, crashing heavily into a thick tree trunk, its blood instantly staining its fur and the ground. It struggled to its feet, but the piercing wound and ruptured tendons rendered it completely immobile, leaving it only able to howl in agony.

The sudden attack caused the other four Shadow Leopards, who were about to pounce, to freeze in place. They abruptly stopped, their fur bristling, emitting threatening growls, and stared warily and fearfully into the depths of the forest from which the bone spears had been fired.

Now, they are the ones who feel threatened.

The three human professionals who had narrowly escaped death were also completely stunned, stopping in their tracks, still shaken. Their faces showed a bewildered expression of relief and disbelief.

The warrior struggled to his feet, ignoring his leg injury, and grabbed the tower shield. He quickly shielded the stunned female mage and ranger behind him, his gaze filled with tension and a hint of elation at escaping a desperate situation, as he looked towards the direction of the unknown reinforcements.

Then, they witnessed a scene that they would never forget and that horrified them.