Second Advancement Quest

Although the Naraku, God of Death governs the dead, he himself is a human being, as can be seen from the statues in the temple, which Naraku, God of Death him as a gaunt old man.

Upon approaching the statue, Xiao Yu immediately used his Divine Power Theft skill.

This skill has a 1% chance of triggering Divine Punishment. Xiao Yu was quite nervous when using it because if he was killed by Divine Punishment, he would lose a level and his equipment.

He found this information in online guides.

Furthermore, divine punishment sometimes doesn't kill the player directly, but Curse them, giving them a debuff for a certain period of time.

Xiao Yu had heard that a player had been punished by Lady Luck, and as a result, he didn't get anything from killing monsters for a whole week, which was extremely miserable.

However, no one knows what the specific divine punishment will be.

Fortunately, he wasn't so unlucky this time and didn't encounter that 1% chance.

System notification: You have stolen the domain power of the Naraku, God of Death, and you have obtained the exclusive divine techniques of the Death Domain.

A new list of divine spells suddenly appeared before his eyes, all of them spells related to the Death Domain. Since Xiao Yu was now a Level 3 Blasphemers with Level 2 spellcasting ability, the list included both Level 1 and Level 2 divine spells.

Level 1 Death Spells include: Summon Undead I, Command Undead, Curse, Animate Corpse, Spirit Communication, Bone Enhancement, and Negative Energy Ray.

Level 2 Death Spells include: Summon Undead II, Enslave Undead, Bone Armor, Evil Spirit Possession, Blade of Curse, Death Ripple, Tomb Descent, Plague.

It's clear that these aren't all the level one and two divine spells from the Death Domain. Xiao Yu guessed that the divine spells stolen each time Divine Power Theft was used were likely different, since the extraction of divine spells was always the same.

The general divine spells generated each time you use Divine Power Drawing are mostly the same, but occasionally one or two very special divine spells will appear.

However, both Divine Power Drawing and Divine Power Theft are skills that can only be used once a day, so the specific divine spells involved still need to be investigated.

However, the sheer number of divine spells before him was more than enough for him to use. After glancing at the skill descriptions, he realized they were indeed much more powerful than the common divine spells.

This makes leveling up much easier.

After leaving the temple and finding his other teammates, Xiao Yu said, "Let's go, let's level up together."

This time, Xiao Yu brought along Guiying Wuzong and several other Undead he knew. The five Blasphemers naturally acted together as well. Everyone had spells at their disposal, making them incredibly powerful. Their team's strength was already approaching that of adventurers.

Previously challenging dungeons became much easier this time. With the week-long cooldown period over, Xiao Yu led the group through several dungeons in the Death Wilderness area, and also engaged in several battles with adventurers in the wild. In just three days, they leveled up from level 7 to level 10.

However, their special abilities were gradually noticed. After all, they were capable of casting spells, and there was more than one of them. It seemed that they had found some way to quickly improve their strength. Although no one had found the specific method yet, it was clear that some people had noticed some of their past actions. For example, many people knew about Xiao Yu's call for people to go to the Mist Wilderness.

As a result, many Undead teams ventured into the Mist Wilderness, only to return empty-handed one after another; entering the Misty Wilderness was practically a death sentence.

However, Xiao Yu felt that it was only a matter of time before the Blasphemers's secret was discovered. Fortunately, he had already reached level 10, a level 4 Skeleton Swordsman/level 6 Blasphemers.

Now, I can finally receive the quest to advance to the next level, the Skeleton Knight.

Xiao Yu also studied the advanced missions and finally came to a conclusion that the content of the advanced missions should be related to the captain's background. For example, the advanced mission he accepted last time, to kill the Demon Sniper, was because he had been killed by the Demon Sniper once before.

Therefore, he guessed that this time, he would likely receive a mission related to his past.

Of course, he could have let someone else be the team leader, and the tasks they would receive would probably be different, but Xiao Yu decided to be the team leader himself.

He brought several players who wanted to advance their levels to the Great Graveyard, where they stood before the Undead Andrew.

"Welcome to the realm of God of Death, my friends. What has brought you here?" the Undead Andrew said in a calm voice. Judging from his appearance alone, he did not look like a powerful and evil Undead at all; on the contrary, he had the air of a learned old scholar.

"Hello, Lord Andrew. In order for the glory of my Lord to descend upon this world and for more people to find peace after death, I wish to further enhance my strength. I wonder if I could receive your assistance."

Andrew first looked everyone over (actually, he was checking if their levels met the mission requirements), and seemed to think that everyone's levels were sufficient, so he nodded, "Well, although you haven't joined my Lord's embrace, your ideas are very commendable. I happen to have something I need you to do."

I am about to organize an attack on Fang Fortress is our greatest threat. However, although I already possess a powerful Undead army, those Undead are far too mindless and lack a commander to lead them..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu thought to himself, "Wow, this old guy has some insight. He can tell at a glance that I'm a seasoned veteran and suitable to be a leader."

"Hehe, Lord Andrew, rest assured, I am willing to lead and command this Undead army for you, and I guarantee that we Fang Fortress to the ground."

Xiao Yu said confidently.

"Uh..." Andrew fell silent.

"What I mean is, I need you to help me find a commander. In fact, I already have a suitable candidate: the last emperor of the Rhine Empire, Emperor Odyssey. He was killed in a battle with the Kern Kingdom and is buried in a tomb on an ancient battlefield. I need you to find him and awaken him. Be careful, there are many guards from the Kern Kingdom protecting that place."

Xiao Yu was speechless for a moment. Damn it, so they weren't looking for me to be the commander? This old guy has no taste at all. This is such a waste of my feelings. But I should still try. That mission sounds really difficult. Since Andrew is an intelligent NPC, maybe there's a chance.

"Lord Andrew, think about it. Since that Emperor Odyssey was defeated and killed, it means he didn't have any real ability. Letting him command a war against the Kern Kingdom is just plain stupid."

Andrew shook his head. "That's not the case. Emperor Odyssey was killed because his lieutenant betrayed him. He himself was a very capable commander, practically undefeated. Anyway, are you going to take this mission or not? If you don't, I'll give it to someone else."

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "Don't do that."

"I'm willing to accept this task, but how do I awaken the soul of Emperor Odyssey?"

Andrew nodded. "Very good, it's good that you're willing to accept the mission. As for how to awaken Odyssey's soul, I'll give you a magic scroll. You just need to find Emperor Odyssey's corpse and use this resurrection spell on it."