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

His thoughts returned to normal, and his gaze refocused. A slight mental unease lingered, but the intense anticipation made it impossible for Li Xingyao to wait any longer.

He took a deep breath, rubbed his hands together, and a look of anticipation and excitement, like opening a blind box, appeared on his face. "Alright, now it's time to go see my big guy."

Consciousness sank in again, connecting to the realm of the dead.

The central area of ​​the undead space was now almost entirely occupied by a colossal object! The undead that were originally there had already retreated to the edge, not daring to approach even a fraction of a second.

The 25-meter-long bone dragon lay there quietly. Its sheer size still exuded an unparalleled sense of oppression, its appearance a strange beauty intertwined with power and decay. Ice-blue soul flames flickered slowly in its eye sockets. Sensing Li Xingyao's will sweep across it, the soul flames remained unchanged; it was now Li Xingyao's most powerful summon.

"Good...very good!" A huge sense of satisfaction and security welled up in Li Xingyao's heart. With it, and in conjunction with the other undead, the success rate of his plan would greatly increase.

He carefully sensed his spiritual connection with the bone dragon, beginning to understand its state and abilities:

[Summoned Item: Bone Dragon (Beginner)]

[Status: Stable (Contractual Slavery)]

[Star Energy Rank: Super (Early Stage)]

[Star Energy: 5200]

【基础数值：1星能=5力量+2敏捷+3精神（种族天赋属性）】PS：人类战士属性：1星能=3力量+1.5敏捷+0.5精神

[Talent Skills: Nether Dragon Breath (Spews a cone-shaped breath of death energy, inflicting soul/spiritual corrosion and freezing effects), Dragon's Might (Aura, suppresses the spirit and attributes of enemy units within range), Strength Amplification (A powerful racial attribute that allows its physical damage to stack with a strength multiplier), ? ? ? (Unawakened)]

Although the information was incomplete, it was enough to make Li Xingyao's heart race. Especially his innate skill, which meant it possessed an extremely high growth ceiling and unknown potential!

Suppressing the urge to immediately invest resources in strengthening it, Li Xingyao decided to first communicate with it to understand its "intelligence" status.

Li Xingyao stared at the bone dragon. "It's definitely different."

He muttered to himself, his consciousness floating gently in the necromantic realm. Ordinary undead, once summoned, would convey their will to obey through a mental link, but this skeletal dragon, since descending into the necromantic realm, had been like a silent stone, showing no sign of wanting to communicate.

Its massive body exuded a cold aura, as if silently proclaiming the pride and majesty of the dragon race.

He tried to extend a wisp of his spiritual energy, but it was like a stone thrown into a deep pool, not even causing a ripple. The bone dragon seemed completely unaware of his presence, or rather, it simply disdained to respond to his communication.

Just as Li Xingyao frowned in thought, a figure silently approached him. The lich Alex bowed slightly, his withered fingers tucked into his wide sleeves, and the soul fire in his eye sockets flickered.

"Master," the lich's voice rang directly in Li Xingyao's consciousness, "High-ranking undead, especially dragons, possess extremely strong self-awareness. They do not consider themselves the same kind of creature as ordinary undead. Although it is bound by a contract, its rank is higher than yours, and it can choose not to actively respond to your call."

Unless you use force, it won't easily relinquish its dragon pride. This is a characteristic of dragons; even as undead, they retain the arrogance they possessed in life.

Li Xingyao suddenly realized, then a smile curved his lips: "I see, a proud dragon, is that it? Then I'll have to show some 'sincerity'."

The consciousness slowly raised its hand, and a ball of pure soul power emerged from its palm, radiating an irresistible allure that no undead could resist. This ball of soul power stood out conspicuously in the undead space, and the energy it contained drew the attention of all the surrounding undead.

Sure enough, the moment the soul power appeared, the bone dragon's icy blue eyes suddenly lit up, and it slowly raised its head to turn in Li Xingyao's direction, as if it had finally found its target.

"Is this why you were able to forcibly summon me?" A powerful and icy mental wave entered Li Xingyao's consciousness, its tone filled with arrogance and skepticism. "How could such pure soul energy be possessed by an ant-like being like you?"

Li Xingyao ignored its tone and attitude, his soul power pulsating even more actively in his palm: "How I acquired it is unimportant; what matters is that I still have plenty. How about we become friends? I will continuously provide soul power to help you evolve, and you will obey my commands. Even if you die in battle, you can be reborn here."

The bone dragon let out a low, sneer, sending ripples through the undead realm: "How much do you have left? Promises are meaningless to a dragon. I know better than you how precious soul power is; even the lords of the undead wouldn't dare make such a promise."

"How much do you need to evolve? What level can you reach?" Li Xingyao asked directly, the soul power in his hand growing even stronger.

"The soul power I received during the triple summoning was enough to allow me to evolve to the early stage of Legendary," the Bone Dragon replied, a hint of curiosity in its voice. "But you must understand, this is only the amount of soul power required to evolve to the Legendary rank; the soul power needed will only increase further afterward."

Early stage of Legendary! Li Xingyao was shocked. This was practically a legendary existence on Blue Star. The top combat forces of major organizations on Blue Star were only at the super peak, and legendary powerhouses were few and far between, most of whom were already in semi-retirement. If he could truly possess a legendary bone dragon, his strength would undergo a qualitative leap.

"No problem, I can have as many as you want!" Li Xingyao suppressed his excitement. "However, it will take time, and I'll need your help in the fight! In exchange, I will respect your dragon's dignity and won't treat you like an ordinary undead. We can establish a relationship of equal exchange."

Silence spread through the undead realm. The soul fire in the bone dragon's eyes flickered uncertainly, clearly indicating an intense internal struggle. Li Xingyao waited patiently, the soul power in his hand swaying slowly like tempting bait.

After a long silence, a complex mental fluctuation came: "I fell into the dead precisely to prolong my life and continue my ascension. You can help me evolve, and I can obey your commands. But remember your promise: the dignity of a dragon cannot be disregarded."

My real name is Flamel, and I was once the guardian of the glaciers in the North.

"Deal, Flamel!" Li Xingyao mobilized the soul power stored in the Myriad Soul Banner without hesitation.

A massive surge of soul power erupted like a flood, slowly pouring into the Bone Dragon Flamel's body. As the soul power flowed in, the Bone Dragon's greyish-white body began to glow faintly white, as if a special light effect had been applied. It slowly closed its eyes, entering a deep state of slumber, and its body began to undergo wondrous changes.

Li Xingyao watched the process intently, feeling his soul power surging into the bone dragon's body like a river flowing into the sea. When the soul power injection reached 15000 units, the light was so intense that the bone dragon's shape was almost invisible.

All that can be seen is a blurry outline that stretches and deforms in the light, growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This is a miraculous process; the bone dragon's body is changing at a 3:1 ratio—for every 3 meters it grows in length, its body becomes 1 meter thicker. From the initial 25 meters, it gradually stretches to 45 meters! Nourished by soul power, the dragon bones become even stronger, the scales become thicker and denser, the dragon wings become more robust, and the bone spikes on the dragon's tail even grow barbs.

When the white light finally subsided, what appeared before us was an even more majestic and ferocious bone dragon. Its scales had become thicker, shimmering with a metallic sheen; as its wings spread, they stirred up gusts of wind, and mysterious runes appeared on its wing membranes;

The soul fire in his eye sockets had changed from ice blue to blue-white, radiating bursts of spiritual energy as it flickered; the short bone spurs on his spine had become sharp and long, with a sharp bone spear growing from the tip of their tails; his entire body appeared heavier and more powerful.

"roar--!"

A high-pitched, long dragon roar echoed through the undead realm, causing the surrounding low-level undead to tremble. Flamel spread its enormous wings, its dragon head held high, displaying the imposing aura befitting a legendary creature. The roar contained a powerful dragon's might, making even Li Xingyao's consciousness feel its oppressive force.

Li Xingyao asked with a smile, "How are you feeling now?"

There was no response, but a clear mental fluctuation directly entered Li Xingyao's consciousness, revealing the Bone Dragon's attributes to him:

[Summoned Item: Bone Dragon Flamel]

Status: Stable (Contractual Cooperation)

[Star Energy Rank: Early Legendary Stage]

[Star Energy: 11300]

[Attribute: 1 Star Energy = 5 Strength + 2 Agility + 3 Spirit]

[Talent Skills: Nether Dragon Breath (Enhanced), Dragon's Might (Domain Level), Strength Amplification (Legendary), Death Frost Domain, Undead, Frost Spell Mastery]

Special Abilities: Dragon Language Magic, Bone Regeneration, Soul Shock, Undead Domination

[Legendary Traits: Domain Suppression, Law Resistance, Soul Resilience]

Li Xingyao gasped. These attributes were more than double those of a human professional! 11300 Star Energy meant Flamel possessed 56500 Strength, 22600 Agility, and 33900 Spirit. Was this the power of a legendary creature?

It can easily sweep away all the undead under its command! Even more terrifying are its legendary traits: Domain Suppression can greatly reduce the strength of enemies within its range, Law Resistance means that it is almost immune to many control skills, and Soul Resilience ensures that it can be reborn in the undead space even if it is completely wiped out.

"Very good!" Li Xingyao nodded with satisfaction. After exiting the necromantic space, he felt a slight mental fatigue, but mostly excitement. He temporarily abandoned the idea of ​​summoning vengeful spirits. He glanced at the time; it was already past 3 PM. There was still time before his departure the next day, and he needed to make thorough preparations.