The Martial Soul Skeleton, in Douluo Continent's Bone-Changing Susanoo

Chapter 22 The Alien Skull

Furthermore, even the Skull Martial Soul itself doesn't have a skull part, so how could it possibly mold the black and purple ghost fire into the shape of a skull out of thin air?

With a sigh of dejection, Xia Liang stood up and stretched his stiff body.

The anthropomorphic, somewhat spiritual black-purple will-o'-the-wisp was obtained at the cost of its good looks.

At first, I wouldn't say I was particularly good-looking, but at least I had a delicate appearance. However, after upgrading my undead attribute, I became ashen-faced and gave off a listless and lifeless feeling.

If you're not handsome in appearance, at least your fighting style should be cool, right?

Summoning countless sentient skulls to aid in battle—that would be a really cool sight.

This is also Xia Liang's motivation for wanting to turn the dark purple ghost fire into a skull.

But things didn't go as planned.

shadow?

As Xia Liang stretched his stiff body, he suddenly noticed that under the moonlight, his shadow on the ground was also making the same movements.

It's not surprising that shadows mimic their owners' behavior.

Xia Liang found it strange, even odd, that the shadow on the ground mimicking his own movements looked exactly like a stick figure.

Compared to humans, stick figures do not have such a complex body structure. They are usually depicted as being entirely black, with a head shaped like a match head, while their bodies and limbs are shaped like thin rods.

Simply put, stick figures are simple line drawings of humans.

The stick figure and the human figure correspond perfectly to the black and purple will-o'-the-wisp and the skull.

In animation production, it is very difficult to create a character with exquisite facial features and a vivid image.

But if it's just about making a stick figure, that's a very simple thing.

The same is true.

Sculpting the dark purple will-o'-the-wisp into a complex skull is an incredibly difficult task.

But if you just want to turn the dark purple will-o'-the-wisp into a simple sketch of a skull, it's as easy as making a stick figure.

Xia Liang immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes and concentrated, and quickly entered a meditative state.

His mind was still in a state of darkness, with no spiritual world yet developed.

With his mental energy highly focused, Xia Liang was trying to put his earlier idea into practice, shaping the dark purple ghost fire into a simple line drawing of a skull.

First, draw a round head inside the dark purple will-o'-the-wisp. Then, carve eyes and a mouth on the head. Don't worry about the texture of the skull or the unevenness of each part. This completes a simplified skull burning with dark purple flames.

Using this image as a prototype, Xia Liang activated his necromancy attribute, and a ball of blackish-purple ghost fire the size of a human head appeared in front of him.

With the fusion of soul power and spiritual power, the dark purple ghost fire was slowly wriggling, constantly changing towards the image fixed in Xia Liang's mind.

The next day, in the evening.

Just like last night, Xia Liang began another day of hard work in order to shape the dark purple will-o'-the-wisp into a simple skull drawing.

About two hours later.

It was nearly midnight, and the stars and moon in the sky were very bright.

His mental energy was depleted again, and his soul power was almost exhausted.

When Xia Liang finished meditating, he opened his eyes and his breathing became a little rapid. When he looked up at the blackish-purple ghost fire floating in mid-air, his rapid breathing suddenly stopped and his pupils involuntarily dilated.

The dark purple ghost fire in front of me did not dissipate; on the contrary, it changed shape.

Although it was different from what I had imagined, it was still a success.

At this moment, the dark purple will-o'-the-wisp really did turn into a simple line drawing of a skull!

However, this simple skull drawing looks out of place no matter how you look at it.

The strange skull floating in front of Xia Liang had a round, black head burning with dark purple flames, a pair of large white eyes, small black pupils, and a mouth with a pair of fangs.

This strange skull doesn't seem as scary as I imagined at all; instead, it gives off a mischievous vibe.

After staring at the strange skull burning with dark purple flames for a long time, Xia Liang finally realized that the strange skull looked quite unique.

If someone were to pass by, they would surely think it was some kind of ghost-attribute spirit beast with the ability to float, rather than a fearsome skull.

Xia Liang raised his right hand, and the alien skull slowly flew into his palm.

What should we call this palm-sized, strange skull from now on?

The simplified skull evolved from will-o'-the-wisp, let's call it Little Ghost Head?

Xia Liang immediately rejected the name, feeling that "little devil" and "little guy" sounded a bit awkward.

Or perhaps it could be called, Super Undead Night Skull Generation 1?

Xia Liang rejected the name he had just thought of again.

Its round, black head was burning with dark purple flames, and it had a pair of large white eyes with small black pupils and a mouth with a pair of fangs.

Why does this look like I've seen it somewhere before?

For a moment, Xia Liang couldn't remember anything, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

With a clench of his right hand, he crushed the alien skull he was holding into a blackish-purple aura that dissipated.

Like the black and purple will-o'-the-wisps, these strange skulls are a combination of soul power, spiritual power, and necromancy. They are essentially energy entities, and once they dissipate, they can be recreated simply by consuming energy.

Naturally, like the black and purple will-o'-the-wisps, the alien skulls, being objects of extreme yin, can only be summoned at night. Even if they are summoned during the day, they will not survive more than a few breaths.

Therefore, if the problem of being afraid of sunlight is not solved, the dark purple will-o'-the-wisp will have huge limitations no matter what form it takes.

Two days later.

Teacher Mo has successfully applied for resignation from Dean Ding's position, and Dean Ding has also approved Xia Liang's early graduation.

Back in Guowan Village, Xia Liang explained the situation to the nearby villages that had given him a work-study spot, and then told Mr. Cui, the owner of the fish-fried restaurant, that he was resigning.

Boss Cui wanted to keep Xia Liang, his cash cow, but since Xia Liang was already a first-ring Soul Master and had Teacher Mo, a third-ring Battle Soul Master, backing him up, he agreed to his resignation.

It was noon.

Under the dazzling sunlight, four people walked out of the gates of Nottingham.

One of them was Teacher Mo, and the other was Xia Liang, who looked to be thirteen or fourteen years old, but was actually only eight.

Two women were accompanying Teacher Mo and Xia Liang; they were Teacher Mo's wife and sister-in-law, respectively.

After taking care of their personal matters, the four of them gathered at the gates of Nottingham.

"Ah Liang. This is your warrant. From today onwards, you are a member of our mercenary group."

As he spoke, Teacher Mo handed a token to Xia Liang.

Upon receiving the token, Xia Liang noticed that its material and shape were exactly the same as the token for entering the Soul Hunter Forest, with a red "Speed" character written on it.

It is said that this token originally came from the Soul Hunter Forest and was used as identification for members of a certain mercenary group.

"The character '速' (su) engraved on the warrant means speed. Our mercenary group is called the 'Speedy Mercenary Group'."

(End of this chapter)