Successfully Upgraded (13119)
As Liu Zhi took his final step, all the magic power in his body was drained.
Then the ship beneath him began to change as well. It slowly turned a translucent, deep blue.
Black lightning bolts circled around the ship one after another. The vessel, which had been so heavy it had nearly sunk beneath the water, now seemed to have no weight at all. Like the Space Battleships, it hovered about a meter above the sea.
At the bow, where Liu Zhi had first set up the Magic Array, a figurehead emerged.
It looked as though the statue Liu Zhi had used as a keel had crawled out from beneath the ship and become wedged neatly into the bow.
Green, flame-like light flickered in its eyes. It was clear that the statue had been activated and was now brimming with intelligence.
At that moment, Liu Zhi descended from the sky and landed on the statue's head. He touched its crown with the Soul-Devouring Eye staff in his hand.
This was the final step of the spell before him. After touching the statue's head with the Soul-Devouring Eye staff, Liu Zhi spoke calmly.
"I grant you a soul. You will become my servant."
"I grant you the form of a ghost. Like one, you will be able to shift between the unreal and the real!"
"I grant you the power of Death Lightning. All your fallen enemies will become a source of energy for you beneath the lightning!"
"I grant you life like that of a plant, so that you can restore yourself when you have enough energy!"
"I awaken your intellect, so that you may become an intelligent undead. You will become the core of the ship!"
"I grant you the blessing of death. Your presence