Necromancer, but pre-collapse civilization

　Every bone in this giant skeletal serpent radiated a cold and profound light, revealing the boundless power of death it contained.

　The constantly flashing purple-white light on its body indicates that it still controls Honkai energy.

　This unique power belonging to the Tree Sea system did not dissipate due to the transformation of the undead.

　As the white light of the transformation ritual gradually faded, what appeared before the necromancer was no longer the mangled remains of Shesa, but a majestic and powerful skeletal serpent.

　It sat silently in the ritual space, emanating a chilling aura of death.

　Gazing at this newly born legendary undead, Moros felt an indescribable surge of excitement and pride.

　He knew he had succeeded!

　At that very moment, the feedback from successfully converting the legendary undead filled the last bit of space in the necromancer hero panel's experience bar.

　In an instant, Moros's hero level increased from 30 to 31.

　This level of difference is, in the eyes of spellcasters in the world of Ashan, a truly world-shaking difference.

　A level 31 Ashan professional has already stepped into the realm of demigods, while a level 30 professional remains at the rank of high-level legendary.

　Despite its imposing name, the High Legendary rank is ultimately only slightly higher than the Legendary rank.

　And legends, in essence, are simply those that transcend the boundaries of the mortal world.

　Compared to the transformation from human to god at the demigod level, the extraordinary transformation at the legendary level seems insignificant.

　However, this dramatic transformation also brought some trouble to Moros.

　That power, strong enough to propel him from man to god, forced him into a deep slumber in order to digest and integrate this newfound power.

　This slumber is something the necromancer cannot resist; it is both a baptism of demigod-level power and a reshaping and sublimation of the body.

　And so, under the cold yet loyal gaze of the newly born legendary undead, its master, the necromancer who had awakened it, slowly lay down on the ground and fell into a deep slumber.

　"Sigh~"

　The newly born legendary undead let out a low and long hiss, its massive skeletal body slowly moving, like a solid fortress, tightly surrounding the sleeping necromancer.

　This is precisely why Moros insisted on imprinting his will onto this legendary undead during the transformation process.

　The necromancer, whose knowledge of necromancy was quite extensive, knew that if he hadn't controlled this legendary-rank skeletal serpent during the transformation process...

　At this moment, this newly born legendary undead would probably not protect him, but would devour him without hesitation.

　He didn't know how much time had passed, but when Moros opened his eyes again, he instinctively knew that he was completely different from before.

　Is this the power of a demigod...?

　Clenching his fists and feeling the surging death magic within his body, which was ten times stronger than before, the necromancer couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh.

　"Jie Jie Jie~"

　"Sigh~"

　Amidst the unrestrained laughter, Moros suddenly noticed a low hissing sound mixed in.

　He turned his head, his gaze falling on the enormous skeletal serpent that tightly surrounded him.

　Reaching out, the necromancer gently stroked the cold, hard snake's body, his eyes revealing deep appreciation and affection.

　"Since you were transformed from the remains of Ananta the dragon, let's continue to call you Shesha."

　Softly murmuring, Moros decided on the name of this newborn legendary undead.

　Upon hearing the name bestowed upon it by its master, Shesa slightly swayed its snake body and emitted a low, satisfied hiss, responding to the necromancer's words.

　【Shesha】

　[Level: Legend]

　[Attack: 110]

　[Defense: 105]

　【Life: 1200】

　【Speed: 12】

　【Magic Power: 120】

　[Size: Giant (1000% bonus to health)]

　[Attributes: Death, Earth, Living Things (Honkai)]

　[Class Skills: Undead, Honkai Energy Manipulation, Death Resilience, Resurrection]

　Even without the necromancer attribute bonus, Shesa's basic attributes are already astonishingly powerful.

　And when it acquired Moros's [Attack] and [Defense] attributes...

　After being blessed, its power is multiplied.

　These are just the most basic attributes. The most powerful aspect of Shesa lies in its unique unit skills.

　As an undead creature, Shesa naturally possesses the basic skill "Undead," which makes it unaffected by morale and related effects, immune to mind magic and related abilities, and immune to all toxins.

　But what truly cemented Shesa's legendary status as an undead was his three core skills: [Honkai Energy Manipulation], [Death Resilience], and [Resurrection].

　[Honkai Energy Manipulation] allows Shesa to convert magic power into Honkai energy and manipulate it at will, thus reproducing her powerful strength as a Judgment-class Honkai Beast.

　【Death Resilience】 provides an additional 200% health.

　This is extremely important for undead creatures, which are usually very fragile.

　As for [Resurrection], this skill grants Shesa the privilege of resurrecting once every 24 mana.

　Of course, this is on the condition that Shesa's remains are preserved.

　After reviewing Shesa's attributes, Moros was extremely satisfied with the first legendary undead he had transformed.

　I should be able to easily defeat all the other Herrschers except for the End...

　Filled with anticipation for a bright future, Moros opened the hero panel.

　Compared to his own intuitive feeling, the necromancer felt that the hero panel created by a certain great being more accurately reflected his growth and transformation.

　【Moros】

　【Level: 31】

　[Race: Human]

　[Template: Green Excellent]

　[Class: Necromancer]

　[Racial Talent: Efficient Learning (Experience Gain Efficiency +10%)]

　[Hero Specialty: Necropolis Lord (Attack and Defense +1 every four levels when commanding Necropolis units)]

　Attack: 18 + 7

　[Defense: 60 + 7]

　[Curse Power: 46 + 10]

　[Knowledge: 30]

　[Magic Power: 4500 (Demigod Transformation +1000%, Wisdom +50%)]

　[Skills: Summoning Magic (Expert), Destruction Magic (Expert), Sorcery (Expert), Light Magic (Expert), Logistics (Beginner)]

　[Mastery: Necromancy (Legendary), Enlightenment (Expert), Dark Magic (Expert), Alchemy (Intermediate), Potions (Beginner)]

　【Trait: Spellcasting Demigod (Magic Amplification, Spell Power Amplification)】

Chapter 196 Practical Test (Part 1)

　Even in the world of Ashan, where powerful beings abound, the demigod level is a huge dividing line.

　Once a professional reaches the demigod level, their strength will experience an extremely terrifying leap.

　Below the demigod level, even those powerful professionals at the high-level legendary rank inevitably appear powerless and subtly at a disadvantage when facing the higher-ups of the nine factions.

　However, once one advances to the demigod level, even the nine major factions must maintain the most basic respect for them.

　After all, for most cities without a faction's main army stationed there, demigods and natural disasters are practically synonymous.

　Even a demigod in physics could easily crush the garrison of a city and destroy it.

　The spellcasting demigods are even more terrifying; they could reduce an entire city to ashes with just a single spell.

　Such events have occurred before in the world of Ashan.

　Of course, just as there are huge differences within the legendary tier, the gap between demigods is often more disparate than the gap between a human and a dog.

　Even the weakest demigod is enough to become a powerful figure in the perilous world of Ashan.

　If we consider the Tree Sea system, even though Moros is only among the weakest of the demigods.

　They might not even be as good as many powerful high-level legendary professionals who have reached the end of the legendary path.

　However, thanks to his [Spellcasting Demigod] attribute, he was able to hold his own against [Karma] Kevin.

　Indeed, since he has not yet mastered a sufficiently powerful single-target legendary spell, the necromancer does not pose a significant threat to Kevin, the [Karma] Demon.

　However, even Kevin, the [Karma Demon] who wielded the Seventh Divine Key, the Key of Destruction, the Judgment of Heavenly Fire, could no longer threaten the necromancer's life.

　In the pre-civilization era of Earth, this level of strength would have been enough for Moros to live quite comfortably before the arrival of the Herrscher of the End, without fear of any threat.

　Even when facing the Herrscher of the End, a necromancer who has reached the demigod level can put up a fight.

　At least they won't be instantly killed.

　After carefully examining the changes to the hero panel, Moros opened a large teleportation portal leading to the outside of the cemetery city.

　He wanted to test the changes in his strength after advancing to the demigod rank (level 31) by using the newly spawned wild monster army.

　At the same time, the necromancer also wanted to see how his first legendary undead, which he had painstakingly created, would perform in actual combat.

　As the master of a demiplane,

　Moros naturally knew the exact location of the spawning wild monster army.

　Thus, after the enormous skeletal serpent, which was over a hundred meters long, rushed out of the large teleportation tunnel, it crashed headlong into a monster army composed of GrimRaiders and DarkRaiders.

　Dark Riders are Tier 4 units of the Dungeon faction.

　These well-trained armed warriors, armed with spears and clad in heavy armor, rode into battle on lizard mounts resembling velociraptors.

　The Cold-Blooded Cavalry is an advanced unit of the Dark Cavalry, with even greater combat power.

　With a total of nearly a thousand units, this dungeon force is quite formidable among the many spawning monster armies.

　But when faced with Shesa, the legendary undead behemoth meticulously crafted by the necromancer, these level 4 units from the dungeon faction were nothing special.

　Although she did not receive any killing orders from the necromancer, Shesa's combat wisdom, as a legendary undead creature, is still trustworthy.

　Sensing that the cold-blooded cavalry and dark cavalry before it were not under the command of the necromancer, the skeletal serpent immediately revealed its true nature.

　"Sigh~"

　Shesa raised its massive skeletal serpent head, and a low, hoarse hiss echoed across the battlefield.

　The next moment, this legendary undead behemoth displayed the unit skill that earned it its place among the legendary undead—[Honkai Energy Manipulation].

　Under Shesa's will, a massive amount of magic power was transformed into violent and dangerous Honkai energy.

　These Honkai energies surge within Shesa's skeletal body, granting it even greater power.

　The giant skeletal serpent raised its thick, long tail, covered in bone spurs, and swung it across fiercely.

　With its terrifying size of 150 meters, Shesa's strength was already formidable.

　With the added enhancement of Honkai energy, the results of this serpentine sweep were extremely significant.

　"boom--"

　A series of collisions rang out, and hundreds of Dark Cavalry and Cold-Blooded Cavalry units were sent flying into the sky like leaves swept by a gale under the immense force.

　These dungeon faction units that were pulled away were considered lucky.

　Although their injuries were so severe that survival was no longer an option, at least these Dark Cavalrymen and Cold-Blooded Cavalrymen died relatively quickly, without much struggle or pain.

　Those Dark Cavalry and Cold-Blooded Cavalry who were unfortunately pierced by the sharp and thick bone spikes on Shesa's tail suffered an even more tragic fate.

　The moment the bone spurs pierced their flesh, intense pain burned like wildfire through the nerves of these once proud and powerful dark elf warriors, causing them to let out heart-wrenching screams.