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

Just as Li Xingyao had guessed, it was not a native artifact of this world at all. It was discovered by a star god of the Abyss Empire when he was traveling and exploring in the Sea of ​​Planes a long time ago.

However, that Star God already possessed a natal artifact that perfectly suited him, so he returned it to the Abyss Empire as a foundation for its use.

The artifact's abilities are exactly as Li Xingyao had anticipated; it was originally designed to manipulate the rules of the material plane.

However, it encountered many insurmountable core problems during the manufacturing process, and in the end, it only possessed some special abilities that were close to the original goal.

The previous summoning of the Sea of ​​Laws on the battlefield was actually a deceptive tactic that used the power of distorting reality to induce the Sea of ​​Laws to misjudge the elemental attributes of this area, causing abnormal fluctuations.

Now, with the fusion of this artifact and the Reality Crystal that Li Xingyao already possessed, its sealed core abilities have been fully restored.

As long as the user has enough stored energy, it can disregard physical laws, chemical principles, and causal logic within a certain range.

It directly transforms the user's own ideas and fantasies into real things.

However, according to the feedback this artifact gave to Li Xingyao, if he wanted to fully unleash this ability, with his current strength and level, he could only affect a range of about a thousand meters around him at most.

He currently has no access to the power involved in causal logic; he can only distort existing material forms and modify basic physical and chemical rules.

It can create complete things out of thin air, directly erase existing objects, and cause inherent natural laws to fail. These rules can be arbitrarily modified simply by the user's will and energy.

After confirming the specific abilities and uses of this artifact, Li Xingyao did not immediately attempt to distort reality directly, but instead tried to activate the Law of Death that he had mastered.

Using this artifact to induce the power of the corresponding elemental law, the invisible force directly broke through the spatial barrier in the next moment.

Guided by the artifact, the Law of Death, so vast as to be indescribable, was brought forth from the "distant" Sea of ​​Laws.

Guided by the divine artifact, this immense power flowed directly into Li Xingyao's body, filling his already abundant death attribute energy.

It suddenly expanded rapidly and uncontrollably, and the enormous energy forced Li Xingyao to quickly sever the connection with the artifact and stop the use of it.

After trying out the Law Extraction ability, which was most needed in the current battle, Li Xingyao also tried to modify part of the environment in the room he was in.

As the star energy particles in his body were rapidly consumed, the originally thick walls of the house suddenly disappeared into thin air, leaving the roof hanging alone in its original position.

Even the beams and pillars supporting the weight of the roof disappeared into thin air, and the roof, which should have fallen downwards according to the laws of gravity, seemed to be steadily held up by an invisible force.

It hovered quietly in mid-air without the slightest tremor.

Li Xingyao's heart stirred slightly, and he added a new mental command to the floating roof. The original wooden roof instantly transformed into a translucent, pure crystal.

Warm sunlight streamed through the cracks in the crystal, casting shimmering, scattered spots of light on the floor of the room.

Feeling the star energy within his body rapidly draining away, he had gained a clear understanding of the terrifying energy consumption of this artifact.

This was only a small-scale attempt at modifying the environment; before even attempting the more difficult task of "creating something out of thin air," Li Xingyao already felt that his energy reserves were running out.

If you want to eliminate an opponent of the same level in battle, you might end up being drained of energy and turned into a dried-up corpse by this artifact before the opponent is even eliminated.

After fully understanding the limits of this artifact's power, Li Xingyao activated it to restore the altered parts of the surrounding environment.

He used it again to simulate the process of summoning the Sea of ​​Laws, and then sat down cross-legged to slowly recover the energy he had just consumed.

The energy environment of this recuperation base is very stable and pure. The rich energy does not fluctuate abnormally. Time passed quietly and slowly as everyone was focused on cultivation and recovery.

By the evening of the following day, the group of five people and eight dragons had fully recovered to their peak condition and were ready to begin the next leg of their journey.

Li Xingyao slowly opened his eyes after a long period of meditation, and the faint starlight swirling around his fingertips slowly receded into his body.

He silently sensed the presence of the others accompanying him, confirming that they had all completed their injury recovery and condition adjustment. He then gently brushed the dust off his clothes, got up, and slowly walked towards the open, flat circular plaza outside the sanatorium.

At this moment, four high-level Saint-rank experts from the Empire, along with eight contracted dragons carrying dragon riders and dragonborn generals, were already waiting there in an orderly fashion.

Upon seeing Li Xingyao emerge from the base exit, everyone present, including the dragon, turned their gazes toward him, quietly awaiting his announcement of the next course of action.

"It seems that everyone has adjusted their state. The surprise attack we launched on the western front last time should have already alerted the Magic Energy Dynasty and the God Empire."

If we remain inflexible and continue to use the exact same tactics in the same war zone, they will most likely deploy even more advanced weapons in advance.

Conversely, suppressing our actions will have a very negative impact on the subsequent progress of our entire plan.

Therefore, after careful consideration, I decided to switch to another war zone and continue to implement the same surprise attack and harassment tactics.

The southern war zone is still in a stalemate as it was before the start of the war, even though they have received detailed intelligence about skirmishes on the western front.

It is also highly likely that due to the great distance between the northern and southern theater commands, there will not be enough time to make quick adjustments to troop deployments.

The military situation is urgent and time is limited. We will use the teleportation network reserved at this base to launch a surprise attack in the southern war zone shortly.

His words were concise and clear, without lengthy explanations of the complex tactical logic; everything was centered on achieving the highest possible results in the surprise attack.

The four high-ranking Saints who accompanied him had already witnessed his outstanding command abilities and accurate battlefield judgments in the previous surprise attack on the western front.

This firsthand experience was far more direct and profound than reading any written battle report at the Military Affairs Department, so no one raised any questions after hearing his arrangements.