"When the Marshal's Black Flame rose, the entire battlefield became her domain. The soldiers gained armor and blades of blazing fire, exchanging their enemies' flesh and lives for power."
The news reports came quickly, especially when the front lines had indeed scored a major victory.
Even Lu PingAn had not expected Lu Lu to seize this still-incomplete power without hesitation and force it directly into use.
What she had obtained was a third-tier Black Flame Rider. To her, though, it was merely a "spark."
Yet what she displayed far surpassed the original. All she needed was to purchase Lu PingAn's "Profession Modules" from the Courtyard and combine them with her own eighth-tier Soldier (Warlord) primary path to recreate most of it.
"I'm rather lacking in offensive power," Lu Lu said.
Do not misunderstand. As an eighth-tier being, she had never lacked personal combat strength. Rather, her Soldier Warlord primary path was indeed somewhat commonplace, and its large-scale buffs for the warriors under her command were relatively ordinary.
When she saw the world-burning Black Flame in the battle reports and recordings, she used it without hesitation, merging it into her primary profession.
As for the side effect of "burning life" to gain power, that was a necessary cost.
Power did not come without reason. If burning one's life could bring strength, those warriors who had long lingered on the edge between life and death would likely ignite themselves without hesitation.
Moreover, as long as they killed and absorbed enough life, it would not be a chronic poison, but a means of strengthening themselves.
Judging by the results, it had worked very well. Judging by the casualty list, it was probably rather terrible.
"Why didn't you discuss it with me?"
"...You would have refused."
"It isn't complete. I need time to evolve