Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

Chapter 662 - 445: Clone Evolution, Corpse Knight Lord

Silvanas could now stably produce Black Iron-tier Artificial Undead. However, due to the lack of an Undead Summoning Space to store these creations, there were still many challenges to overcome in carrying and releasing them in combat.

Fang Zhou and Instructor Su Xinyan embraced and looked at each other, now with a clear understanding of their future work priorities.

The next, most important task was naturally for the Corpse Clone to quickly break through the Bronze-tier bottleneck, advance to become a Bronze Undead, slay the Skeleton Lord, and inherit its rich legacy. Meanwhile, his main body needed to continue perfecting the Soul Series and Corrosive Poison Series Skills and explore the possibility of creating an Undead Space.

Seeing Instructor Su Xinyan’s defiant gaze, Fang Zhou smiled and dove back into his work with great fervor.

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Subsequently, Fang Zhou returned to his familiar, busy lifestyle. While his main body was busy absorbing the spoils from the Forest of Nature, his Corpse Clone was relentlessly on the move.

His skeleton minions’ hunting range gradually expanded from the center and inner layers of the Corpse Hills outward. Every skeleton hunted represented Fang Zhou’s progress in absorbing Corpse Essence and evolving his race.

Finally, after half a month, Fang Zhou’s Corpse Clone experienced another surge in size, signifying the official start of its racial evolution.

It now stood in the ambiguous zone between a Black Iron Undead and a Bronze Undead. The combination of the Skeletal Armament Talent from the Skeleton Race and the Corrosive Poison Incarnation Talent from the Zombie Race allowed Fang Zhou to acquire his third piece of Corpse Armor.

Mysteriously, Fang Zhou sensed a divine connection with the Blood Moon above.

The attribute panel simultaneously issued a prompt.

"Four-dimensional Attributes have reached the current tier’s limit. Receiving the Undead Realm’s blessing!"

Suddenly, a dense glow from the Blood Moon was drawn down, converging on the Corpse Clone.

"Detected that the Four-dimensional Attributes have reached the racial limit. Soul Power may be consumed to initiate racial evolution."

"Current race: Black Iron-tier [Corpse Commander]. Evolution direction: Unknown. May acquire new skeletal armament. Estimated Soul Power consumption: 10,000."

Fang Zhou looked at the clone’s Skills Bar, where the [Corpse Armor] Skill hovered between the Black Iron and Bronze tiers.

He had a revelation. With each major Tier advancement, he could use the Corpse Armor Skill to condense a piece of exclusive Equipment.

So, what kind of equipment should I forge? A shield, javelin, bow, short sword...

Fang Zhou had already pondered this thoughtfully.

He decisively chose the Mutated Skeleton Warhorse, Yellow Springs Nightmare, as his third piece of Corpse Armor, fully evolving from an infantryman into a never-before-seen Undead Cavalry.

This was the optimal solution Fang Zhou arrived at after much consideration. Since low-level Undead lacked the assault-type Unit he desired, Fang Zhou simply leveraged the innate advantages of his Corpse Clone to create an unprecedentedly powerful cavalry.

A mere Skeleton Warhorse was insufficient for the role of charging into battle. Therefore, he planned to refine it into a skeleton’s mount, forging a brand-new breed of Corpse Knight.

Indeed, Fang Zhou intended to erase the original will of the Yellow Springs Nightmare and fully refine it into a part of himself. While an ordinary Black Iron-level Skeleton couldn’t achieve this, Fang Zhou possessed the Skeleton Monarch Skill granted by the Undead Blood Moon Blessing and could effortlessly erase the Yellow Springs Nightmare’s will.

Sensing a deep craving emanate from his clone’s body, Fang Zhou decisively placed his large hand on the Yellow Springs Nightmare’s head.

Refine!

Via the Absolute Domination Soul Link, the Yellow Springs Nightmare’s original will was effortlessly erased by Fang Zhou. Subsequently, Fang Zhou mounted the soulless Yellow Springs Nightmare and activated the Corpse Armor Skill.

As a natural progression, the clone fused seamlessly with the Yellow Springs Nightmare beneath it. Under the effect of Corpse Armor, the bones and flesh of Fang Zhou’s Corpse Clone and the Yellow Springs Nightmare tightly interconnected. With the infusion of Corpse Energy from Fang Zhou, the Yellow Springs Nightmare’s size grew and transformed, becoming more suitable for Fang Zhou to ride and command.

Furthermore, Fang Zhou’s originally impenetrable Skeleton Armor extended to cover the Yellow Springs Nightmare, transforming it into a terrifying war beast.

The Corpse Clone was already intimidating and formidable in appearance. Now, after merging with the Skeleton Warhorse to forge its third piece of Corpse Armor, the clone became one with its mount. As a single entity, its appearance was in no way inferior to the Celestial Court Knight Fang Zhou had once imagined on the Soul Struggle Battlefield.

"Begin evolution?"

Fang Zhou looked up at the Blood Moon. The auspicious moment has arrived. Begin evolution!

As the Soul Power was consumed, countless streams of essence that had settled within its bones began to surge through the Corpse Clone’s body. The hunts and growth of the past half-year flashed through his mind, and a realization dawned upon him.

The Path of Death is the Path of Slaughter. The Path of Slaughter is the Path of Evolution.

Following Fang Zhou’s decision, a torrent surged from the Void and entered the clone’s body once more. Under the transformation brought by this tremendous heat, its body underwent constant, subtle changes.

Its height did not increase. Instead, it dwindled, eventually stabilizing at around three meters. However, this did not signify a decrease in power—it represented an increase in the density of its bones and flesh.

For a hulking figure that once stood seven to eight meters tall when mounted to shrink to just three meters, the implied increase in power was self-evident.