novelraw Chapter 669 - 448: Summon [Corpse Tomb], Portable Lord Space! (Part 2)
Chapter 669 - 448: Summon [Corpse Tomb], Portable Lord Space! (Part 2)
The view before him twisted for a moment, then blurred, before the entire world plunged into darkness.
The darkness was incredibly deep, accompanied by a dizzying sense of falling.
Then, his vision suddenly brightened and returned to normal.
Fang Zhou held his breath. Before him unfolded a netherworldly landscape as grim as a cemetery.
This was a profoundly sinister world.
Although there was no sign of a Blood Moon, a cold moonlight spilled down from the sky. A few black clouds gathered into clusters, drifting aimlessly.
Underfoot, the ground was densely covered with scattered bones.
Fang Zhou was completely accustomed to such a sight.
This was the most classic style of the Undead Realm.
Fang Zhou inspected the scene within the Corpse Tomb while experiencing its functions.
As the physical manifestation of a sliver of authority over the Undead Realm, the Corpse Tomb was the crystallization of the highest achievements of Undead Creatures, possessing a comprehensive set of functions.
If materials were needed, the Corpse Tomb could continually extract the various rare resources that existed in the Undead Realm.
Furthermore, by expending Soul Power and mastering the principles of resource production, he even had the chance to create anything he could imagine.
If an army was needed, the Corpse Tomb could cultivate legions of supremely loyal, elite Undead Creatures.
From the lowest Apprentice-rank Skeletons to various mutated skeletal undead and Zombies, they would all fight unconditionally under his command.
As the Lord of the Skeletal Hills, Fang Zhou held the highest administrative authority over the Corpse Tomb.
Everything in the Corpse Tomb belonged to him!
Taking a deep breath, Fang Zhou reined in his ecstatic emotions.
This small world buried deep within his Soul Fire was indeed very real.
Both the air and the environment carried a chilling, gloomy feeling.
Everything was vivid, yet one thing seemed to be missing.
That was the very Corpse Tomb he was most concerned about.
A thought flashed through his mind. Fang Zhou looked at his hands, from which countless points of light flowed from his palms, forming a scarlet screen of light before him.
Through the scarlet screen, Fang Zhou saw a sight that made his blood boil.
In the nearly half a year since his Awakening, Fang Zhou had come to deeply understand one truth.
The truth was that not even the greatest alchemy could create a demi-plane from thin air.
To have created this world was already a work of supernatural craftsmanship, something so great it was difficult for Fang Zhou to even imagine.
Attempting to conjure a grand Undead Tomb out of thin air would require an incalculable investment of time and energy.
Fang Zhou snapped his fingers. The scarlet screen immediately broke into pieces and vanished, leaving only a few flickering points of light.
Since there were currently no resources in the Corpse Tomb, only the Soul Power and Corpse Essence Fang Zhou himself had accumulated could be used.
Therefore, Fang Zhou could only choose from a few basic corpse-type structures.
The other buildings required obtaining the corresponding quantity of specific resources before they could be built.
Can I only choose from these for now?
Fang Zhou grew cautious and carefully observed the different points of light.
[Lord’s Hall]: The residence of the Corpse Tomb’s Lord, allowing him to comprehend the Corpse Lordship and search for other Spatial Fragments of the Undead Realm.
[Well of Souls]: Periodically produces Soul Power. The output is related to the strength of the Lordship, the completeness of the Corpse Tomb, and other factors.
[Token House]: Creates Commander’s Seals, up to the Centurion-rank.
[Personal Guard Camp]: Contract Corpse Personal Guards, with a maximum rank of Lower Bronze.
[Burial Ground]: Consumes Skeleton Series resources and Soul Power to produce Skeleton Series undead, with a maximum rank of Upper Black Iron.
[Corpse Pit]: Consumes Flesh and Blood Series resources and Soul Power to produce Zombie Series undead, with a maximum rank of Upper Black Iron.
[Corpse Transformation Altar]: Records, produces, and synthesizes new templates for Corpse Series undead creatures. Can consume resources to research and develop new Unit Buildings.
[Blood and Flesh Mother Tree]: Periodically produces Flesh and Blood Series resources, used for producing Zombie Series undead.
[Bone Quarry]: Periodically produces Skeleton Series resources, used for producing Skeleton Series undead.
[Undead Teleportation Array]: After finding the coordinates of a stable Spatial Fragment of the Undead Realm, a large amount of Soul Power can be consumed for pinpoint teleportation.
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These were obviously all buildings with different functions.
A large amount of information rapidly flooded Fang Zhou’s mind. His eyes lit up, his fists clenched, and his blood surged through his veins.
What he had mastered for now was only the Corpse Lordship, so the related Unit Buildings could only produce undead creatures of the Skeleton and Zombie Series.
In the future, once his authority expanded to include Ghosts, Vampires, and even high-tier undead like Corpse Witches, the war potential his Tomb could unleash would be simply unimaginable.
Although this body was devoid of life, Fang Zhou still habitually took a few deep breaths, barely recovering from his agitated state of mind.
Fantasizing about the future was wonderful, but if he couldn’t keep his feet on the ground, that future would remain nothing more than an illusory bubble.
The buildings displayed on the scarlet screen were all very useful.
However, different buildings required different resources and vast amounts of Soul Power.
The undead authority Fang Zhou now controlled was still very weak, so he had to build them one by one and not rush.
Thus, Fang Zhou’s finger lightly tapped on the first building in the center of the screen.
First step, let’s start with the Lord’s Hall. It allows me to comprehend the Corpse Lordship and also search for Spatial Fragments from other parts of the Undead Realm. This is definitely the right choice.
With the consumption of 10,000 points of Soul Power and a huge amount of Corpse Essence, the point of light representing the Lord’s Hall transformed into the shape of a small tower. It then detached from the screen and flew toward the sky.
Fang Zhou raised his head. In the murky sky, a point of light rapidly expanded, finally forming a straight pillar of light that shone down on the ground not far in front of him.
Within the pillar of light, an imposing undead hall gradually solidified from an illusory state.
A dozen or so seconds later, the pillar of light faded and disappeared, and a terrifying hall constructed from bone and flesh appeared before Fang Zhou.
Fang Zhou reached out and touched the outer wall of the hall. His palm felt a rough, hard, and cold sensation.
He was very familiar with this feeling. Every time he killed a Skeleton or Zombie, the Corpse Essence he absorbed gave him this exact sensation.
With a thought, the heavy main doors of the Lord’s Hall rumbled open.
To Fang Zhou’s surprise, the hall was unexpectedly simple.
On a floor made of piled bones, there was only a single Blood and Flesh Throne, placed in the center of the empty hall.
Above the throne, the black vortex that Fang Zhou had spent a month comprehending spun ceaselessly, as if it had remained unchanged since ancient times.
Fang Zhou rode the Yellow Springs Nightmare to the center of the hall, then dismounted and sat upon the throne.
The Yellow Springs Nightmare obediently lay down by the throne’s side.
Closing his eyes and sensing the intimate connection between himself and the black vortex above, Fang Zhou was filled with eager anticipation.
It’s truly magical. This Corpse Tomb is right here inside my Soul Fire. And yet, my own Soul Body can enter and exit this Corpse Tomb without any hindrance. It’s as unbelievable as a set of nesting dolls.
Even more crucial was the fact that while inside the Lord’s Hall, he could not only perceive the Corpse Lordship at every moment, but also flawlessly control his powerful external body for combat.
This was equivalent to having personally built a solid command post for the soul of his Clone.
After experiencing the wonders of the lord’s throne, Fang Zhou closed his eyes to begin his first session of comprehension.
He still had much to do.
Until he could find a Spatial Fragment of the Undead Realm to teleport to, Fang Zhou’s skeletal Clone had nowhere else to go. It was confined to the Skeletal Hills, which felt quite cramped for him now.
Although the numerous Low-tier Undead Creatures scattered throughout the Skeletal Hills could no longer provide the high-purity Corpse Essence and Soul Power required to fuel his growth and evolution, they were more than sufficient as basic materials for constructing the Corpse Tomb.
And that didn’t even begin to cover all the functions the Corpse Tomb had to offer.