That wisp of grayish-white mist was, in legend, the purest Death Energy between heaven and earth.
Death, too, is a kind of power.
This power is called Death Energy.
In the supreme tome of the [ Undead Temple ], the [ Divine Codex of the Teachings of Death ], there is a description of a power that countless Necromancy dream of. The gist is that when Undead Magic is cultivated to a certain level, one can return to simplicity and master the purest Death Energy energy in the world. This is the most ultimate power, recognized by the gods. This power is pure and flawless, possessing various incredible powers, and even, like the Holy Power of the Church, has the power to Grant life and Revive.
Unfortunately, for many years, since the mysterious disappearance of the 99th Pope of the Dead, no one in the Undead Temple has been able to comprehend this extremely pure power of death. This is the fundamental reason why the Undead Temple eventually declined and perished in its struggle against the Holy Church.
Of course, some people speculate that since Undead Magic was once known as a power that even the gods feared, it was the gods' fear and jealousy that caused this type of magic to disappear from the continent.
For many years, in the immediate period after the [ Undead Temple ] was breached and destroyed, countless passionate Undead Magic tried to find the missing Pope, to unravel the ultimate mysteries of death's power, to save and revitalize the nearly extinct necromancy, and to rebuild the [ Undead Temple ] and revive Undead Magic. At one time, there were also a few outstanding and amazing up-and-coming talents who made great achievements. Unfortunately, the trend of the world could not be changed by the power of two people, and in the end, they were all sent to the Holy Church Holy Mountain, Ten Thousand Streams Peak, to be burned at the stake and tortured to death.
Hasselbaink had also worked tirelessly for the revival of the Death Temple for a time, but the cruel reality ultimately forced this once powerful temple elder to hide and eke out a living like a dog, Avoid the Holy Church's pursuit. This period can be considered the darkest era for Undead Magic. Hasselbaink was also disheartened by the cruel reality and gradually suppressed the impossible idea of revitalizing the Undead Temple deep in his heart, drowning his sorrows in alcohol.
During his time in exile, Hasselbaink's strength was greatly diminished by the Holy Church's relentless pursuit, leaving him constantly on the move and in a state of utter disarray.
About two weeks ago, he suddenly learned of a very confidential piece of information by chance.
It is said that a member of the Holy Church named Kaká, the " Son of God," was attacked by a mysterious Undead Magic near the territory of the Zenit Empire, suffering heavy casualties, including the death of a Moon Class Divine Master. Furthermore, it is rumored that this audacious Undead Magic who attacked the Church's " Son of God " possesses the legendary forbidden power of the gods—the purest Death Energy —and countless profound legacies of the " Death Temple," making him highly likely a remnant of the core members of the original " Death Temple."
This news spread within a small circle, shocking countless powerful individuals.
The Holy Church's high command was furious, clearly taking the matter very seriously. They dispatched a large number of experts to investigate and kill this Necromancy who wielded terrifying power, determined to eliminate him and prevent future troubles.
Initially, Hasselbaink scoffed at the news.
He didn't believe that the pure Death Energy, which even the combined power of the [ Death Temple ] couldn't comprehend, would inexplicably appear in the hands of some mysterious magician. He also didn't believe that anyone in this era could master any profound death magic tradition, because he and a few old friends who had survived and gone into hiding almost represented the pinnacle of death magic attainments in this era.
However, clinging to a last glimmer of hope, he began to secretly investigate the matter.
Hasselbaink didn't believe the legend. He guessed it might have been an assassination attempt by a highly talented up-and-coming death mage. However, hoping to save a promising young talent in his magical lineage, he still searched the Zenit Empire several times. But he found no clues and was instead discovered by the Church's experts. He was chased all the way and barely escaped to the desert.
But fate is a strange thing.
At the most improbable moment, Hasselbaink discovered that the most impossible thing had become a reality.
The scene before him struck him like a bolt of lightning.
"You are... the Undead Magic who attacked [ Son of God ] Kaká?" Hasselbaink had seen it all in his life, but at this moment he was also filled with apprehension, his throat was dry, and he was afraid that what he had just seen was a hallucination caused by old age and blurred vision.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Sun Fei naturally couldn't admit to this so rashly, otherwise, if it were leaked, not only would he be in big trouble, but the entire Chambord City would also be destroyed, and countless families would be ruined.
Hasselbaink felt a slight disappointment, but then a fervent glint appeared in his eyes.
Regardless of whether the King before him was the one in the rumors, one thing was certain: the Necromancy he possessed was definitely the ultimate secret of the Undead Magic system described in the [ Divine Codex of the Teachings of Death ], namely [ Undead Death Energy ]. In Hasselbaink's eyes, the person who possessed this power was simply a savior, someone he would protect and help even at the cost of his life.
The elder of the [ Undead Temple ] forced himself to calm down, slowly digesting and observing everything that was happening before his eyes.
"The battle has begun." With a thought, Sun Fei Summon a pure white skeleton using the [ Raise Skeleton ] skill, wielding a pure white Bone Blade and a dented Bone Shield with several broken arrows stuck in its hand, and marched resolutely towards a large group of black skeleton soldiers on the other side.
The black skeletons retreated with a whoosh, clearing a large area. Under Hasselbaink's command, a skeleton soldier stepped forward, wielding a jet-black Bone Blade, to engage in combat.
When the two skeletons were about four meters apart, a strange change occurred. The black skeleton suddenly began to tremble and crackle, like a mouse encountering a cat, or a subject encountering an empire. Its bones trembled violently due to fear and cowardice, and the fiery red flames in its eye sockets flickered violently, as if a candle in the wind was about to be extinguished at any moment.
Meanwhile, the pure white skeleton strode forward, its gray-white orbs of light in its eye sockets as calm as ever. It swung its Bone Blade and with a whoosh, cleaved the black skeleton in two, sending bone fragments scattering across the ground.
Hasselbaink opened his mouth, his heart filled with both shock and delight. "So it really is! The highest level of death power has a restraining effect on ordinary Undead Magic, just like an emperor looking down on his subjects. The legend is true!" With a thought, four more jet-black skeleton soldiers emerged and charged forward.
Click click click click!!!
As expected, four more piles of broken, rotten bone forks appeared on the ground.
Those black skeletons, which had been modified by Hasselbaink's Undead Magic and possessed Four-Star Class magical power, were utterly vulnerable to the white skeletons Summon by Sun Fei using the [ Raise Undead ] skill. Moreover, after being killed, their deep black Magic Power dissipated in the air, unable to penetrate into other bones to form new skeletons. The broken bone fragments also lost their black luster and turned pale and rotten again.
Although both are forms of Undead Magic, the attributes of the power they wield are vastly different; they are not even in the same league.
"Let's try something else, hehe..." Sun Fei chuckled to himself. He canceled the Bone Blade Skeleton and activated [ Raise Skeletal Mage ]. The broken skeleton on the ground quickly reassembled into a new skeleton. Unlike the previous skeleton that held Bone Blade Bone Shield, this skeleton had no weapons, but it shone with two dazzling silver-white flames, constantly emitting crackling sounds and releasing a sharp aura.
Lightning-type skeleton mage.
Hasselbaink opened his mouth again.
Humanoid Skeleton Mage?
It can be Summon without chanting a spell?
Hasselbaink was once again shocked. He could Summon skeleton mages, but it wasn't as simple as Summon [ Bone Blade Skeleton ], which didn't require chanting. After all, the [ Bone Blade Skeleton ] wielded melee weapons, which was very easy. But to wield magic in a Summon skeleton was a supernatural power, and that was a very difficult thing. In fact, a skeleton that mastered magic might not be much stronger in combat than Sword Skeleton. However, magic itself was a very mysterious thing. To make a skeleton master magic was like making an animal speak human language, almost like Grant them some rudimentary intelligence. Only a master with extremely high cultivation could do that.
What shocked Hasselbaink even more was that this skeleton mage actually possessed electric magic.
It's well known that Undead Magic has always been considered inseparable from poison, and the skeleton mages they Summon are all poison-based magic users. But what's before them... that skeleton holding two electric orbs in its hand overturned the [ Death Temple ] elder's understanding.
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