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

Li Xingyao once again thanked Lin Wei in his heart for her help; this skill was perfect for him. The ability of mental imprinting allowed Li Xingyao to obtain many skills from the lich for free. These skills, activated through mental imprinting, could be used after practice and familiarization, which greatly reduced the time he spent learning skills.

After reviewing his own improvements, Li Xingyao took out the stone tablet that recorded his personal contribution points. The number on it showed "47". He silently calculated.

"A medium-sized battle yielded 47 contribution points. At this rate, I'd need to participate in ten more battles of similar scale to accumulate enough to exchange for my first Blood Crystal." He felt this pace was a bit slow, so he was considering whether to change his battle strategy.

He knew that war was dynamic. The three barbarian tribes had likely committed a total of 300,000 troops, not counting the conscripted mercenaries. The battles to come would only become more brutal and frequent, and the casualty rate would rise sharply.

"We still need to think of some ways." Li Xingyao's eyes sharpened. "We need to acquire as many blood crystals as possible before the war enters its final stage to enhance our strength."

He ate some high-energy compressed military rations and drank some water to replenish his strength. Then, he began to think about his next move.

With a massive amount of soul power at his disposal, his first thought was to further strengthen his undead army. The Skeleton Swordsman and Death Archer could be upgraded further, and he could even summon higher-level undead creatures.

"Blood Crystal...comprehension of the Laws..." Li Xingyao murmured to himself, his eyes filled with unwavering determination. This brutal highland battlefield might be hell for others, but for him, who possessed the Myriad Soul Banner, it was a "treasure trove" brimming with soul power.

He wants to take advantage of this unique environment to elevate his abilities to a new level!

The cold wind of the plateau swept through the temporary camp. Li Xingyao sat alone in his tent, with a battle replay video and a battlefield analysis map projected on his personal terminal in front of him. His fingertips unconsciously tapped his knees.

Recalling the fierce battle that morning, he reviewed the entire process, examining every detail with the help of data processing on his personal terminal.

Based on the data analysis, his combat style is becoming increasingly fixed, with Death Arrow as the core output skill. The accompanying Death Corrosion effect can effectively reduce the enemy's status and also has a chance to directly kill the enemy.

However, when facing large-scale, high-intensity battles like barbarian wars, especially when the enemy numbers are relatively large, this single-target killing efficiency becomes somewhat inadequate. Single-target and area-of-effect mental attacks like Soul Impact and Soul Explosion are not used frequently due to concerns about resource consumption and mental backlash; they are more often used as control or interruption methods in crucial moments.

"Not enough... We need to increase our wide-area attack capabilities," Li Xingyao muttered to himself, his brow furrowed slightly. He had realized that if he wanted to quickly eliminate enemies, accumulate battle merits to exchange for blood crystals, and eventually truly become an army on his own, he had to break through the existing combat model and transcend the theoretical knowledge he had learned.

He needs a means to significantly alter the local battlefield landscape and inflict massive casualties on the enemy.

A commotion gradually rose in the camp. Li Xingyao glanced at the time displayed on his personal terminal; it was already afternoon. The sounds were those of the mercenaries, who had rested and were maintaining their equipment, treating the wounded, and analyzing the battle situation, interspersed with speculation and analysis about tomorrow's battle.

The Bloodskull Tribe achieved a minor victory today, somewhat dispelling the gloom caused by their previous setbacks. As a result, many who had planned to leave chose to stay and continue fighting; they still wanted to give it their all.

Listening to the discussions outside, Li Xingyao learned that daily battle orders were issued at this time. Since he hadn't received the afternoon's order to engage, today's battle was considered over. Li Xingyao prepared to seize this precious time to plan his battle strategy for tomorrow.

After some time of reflection, Li Xingyao finally finalized his plan. It was a plan that had been brewing for a long time, which he had just recalled, and the ideas behind it became clearer and clearer as he thought about it.

Back when exchanging skills and cultivation experience with the lich Alex, it mentioned a characteristic of liches: they can form a mage group by using the summoner's mental link, based on their experience from their past and present lives.

By coordinating the release of a high-level skill, the damage of that skill can be increased and the casting time can be reduced. If this high-level skill is chosen to be an area-of-effect skill, then Li Xingyao can possess a weapon of mass destruction.

Therefore, he prepared to summon the fifteen liches whose locations he had already pinpointed. These liches were powerful necromancers, each possessing strength comparable to a super-ranked mage. He simply hadn't summoned them before because he didn't have enough soul power.

Now, he has a relatively abundant amount of soul power and wants to make use of it. Therefore, he is now motivated to put that plan into practice.

"Alex," Li Xingyao murmured to himself.

The lich, clad in an old robe, appeared silently as if emerging from the shadows: "Master, what are your orders?" Its voice appeared directly in Li Xingyao's mind, dry and respectful.

"I remember you mentioned that when liches cast group spells, they can form skill nodes, especially large-area skills like Death and Decay, which can stack damage through group casting and significantly reduce the casting time?"

"That's right, Master." Alex nodded slightly. "The shared and powerful death energies resonate and intertwine, enabling them to more efficiently manipulate the laws of death. The Lich Mage Corps is precisely what was prepared for the undead legion."

A glint flashed in Li Xingyao's eyes, and the last trace of hesitation in his heart vanished completely. He couldn't help but imagine the scene: on the battlefield, as the warriors of the savage tribe surged in like a tide, a vast, life-devouring death and decay suddenly descended and enveloped them.

Withering, decay, the passing of life... just imagining it made his heart race, filled with indescribable anticipation and excitement.

Li Xingyao made up his mind, "Now... I'll summon them!"

With his immense spiritual power acting as an invisible bridge, Li Xingyao once again entered the world of death. This time, his goal was clear: he went directly to the city ruins.

The soul power required to summon a lich is far greater than that required for an ordinary undead. Therefore, Li Xingyao did not hold back at all. With a thought, a massive amount of soul power, like a burst dam, poured into the summoning channel he had constructed.

Within the undead space, the grayish-white summoning light flashed repeatedly with unprecedented frequency and intensity! Each flash was accompanied by a powerful aura suddenly descending.

One, two, three...

These liches seemed to have answered a summons, crossing realms to arrive. They varied in form, but without exception, they all exuded a super-level pressure that suffocated ordinary people, and their bodies were surrounded by visible fluctuations of death energy.

The entire summoning process lasted nearly two hours. Li Xingyao was completely focused, his mental energy highly concentrated, precisely controlling every bit of soul power transferred to ensure the stability of the summoning process.

As the last lich's figure solidified in the undead space, the fifteen newly arrived liches, along with Alex, a total of sixteen powerful undead spellcasters, stood silently, their soul fires leaping in their eyes all looking at Li Xingyao, silently expressing their obedience.

Li Xingyao let out a long sigh of relief, slightly easing his tense mind. Summoning so many high-level undead in succession had been a considerable strain on his mental strength. But feeling the lich legion radiating destructive power, all his fatigue was replaced by a tremendous sense of satisfaction.

However, Li Xingyao did not stop. Alex had previously told him that a lich legion needed a powerful central hub to control its skills. Therefore, he planned to make the lich who had followed him the earliest the leader of this group.

"Alex," Li Xingyao's gaze fell upon him, "what level do you think one needs to reach to be the skill control center of this lich legion?"

Alex's soul fire flickered violently in his eye sockets, his voice carrying a hint of suppressed excitement: "Master, to perfectly coordinate the power of fifteen super-tier liches, as the core hub, one must at least reach the legendary tier to unleash the full potential of the skills."

"Legendary rank, huh..." Li Xingyao pondered for a moment, a decisive glint in his eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, he communicated with the Myriad Soul Banner once more.

"boom--!"

An even larger torrent of soul power than when the lich was summoned before instantly poured into Alex's body, amounting to 4500 units. The dazzling light of evolution shone once more, completely engulfing Alex.

As the light faded, a new Alex appeared. His robes had become deeper, as if woven from the night, with intricate runes faintly visible on them.

A gray-black energy core, constantly spinning, was gathered in its hand, radiating a chilling aura. Its physical form had not changed much, but the aura it exuded was completely different.

Li Xingyao quickly checked its new status:

[Summoned Item: Lich Alex]

[Status: Stable (Contractual Slavery)]

[Star Energy Rank: Early Legendary Stage]

[Star Energy: 10300]

【属性：1星能=6.5精神+0.5敏捷】（推测精神约66950，敏捷约5150）

[Talent Skills: Mastery of the Laws of Death (Intermediate), Mastery of the Laws of Frost (Beginner), Death and Decay (Forbidden Spell), Undead Plague (Summoning Enhancement), Life Drain, Ice Barrier, Advanced Curse, Undead Resurrection (Group Healing)...]

[Legendary Traits: Skill Enhancement (significantly increases skill effectiveness), Soul Resilience (reduces spell backlash), Domain Awareness (greatly wide area energy perception)]