The originally peaceful Land of the Undead was shattered by the shouts of tens of billions of undead.
Chen Xu, the Lord of the Undead, waved his hand just as his predecessors had, causing a rift to appear in the sky above the Land of the Undead.
Beyond the rift lay the vast and boundless Cosmic Sea—empty, void, and silent.
Then, Chen Xu took a deep breath.
Following Chen Xu’s movement, the Land of the Undead also began to breathe.
Within the Cosmic Sea, a massive number of drifting souls were drawn in by the breathing of the Land of the Undead, entering the realm through the rift.
These masterless souls had drifted in the Cosmic Sea for a long time, baptized by various energies, and had long since become damaged soul fragments.
Only a few souls that were powerful in life or exceptionally resilient could maintain their spirituality and endure until now.
These damaged soul fragments were of immense benefit to the undead.
After the birth of each Lord of the Undead, they would break through the world membrane of the Land of the Undead and drive the world to breathe, swallowing a massive amount of soul fragments to provide for the numerous undead.
This process would last for about a month. After that month, the low-tier undead of the Land of the Undead would receive a significant boost.
In addition, Chen Xu planned to add a little something extra for the undead.
He looked up at Taiyin and Shengyang in the sky and issued an order.
“Taiyin, for this month, follow your orbit and scatter double the amount of lunar essence. Every seven days, randomly scatter some lunar dew as a gift to those low-tier undead.
If you find any that catch your eye, you may recruit them as Divine Vassals and grant them even greater fortune.”
“Taiyin obeys.”
Taiyin nodded slightly and took her leave.
A beam of moonlight shone down, and Taiyin flew toward the moon. She activated her true form, entered her orbit, and began to carry out Chen Xu’s command, scattering patches of lunar essence along the way.
From time to time, she would teleport to a random moon, pick up a laurel branch with her left hand, and shake it a few times to scatter drops of lunar dew.
Below, the low-tier undead creatures, who had been chasing the soul fragments drifting down from the rift, suddenly saw the dense lunar essence and didn't know what to do.
On one side was their innate pursuit of souls; on the other was the lunar essence they had experienced recently, which provided immense benefits. The simple-minded, low-tier undead creatures momentarily fell into a state of frozen confusion.
However, Taiyin did not leave them thinking for long. After scattering the lunar dew, she focused on mobilizing the world power to produce more lunar essence.
In an instant, the nine moons radiated a slightly piercing light. The lunar essence shone down everywhere, sweeping away the gloom of the Land of the Undead.
The low-tier undead no longer hesitated and lunged directly for the souls drifting in the air. After all, they could be bathed in lunar essence no matter where they went.
“Shengyang.”
Chen Xu turned to look at Shengyang.
“Present.”
“Taiyin’s lunar essence is an excellent growth energy for the undead. Therefore, the main responsibility of patrolling the sky falls to you.
Normally, the nine suns do not need to shine their radiance, lest they accidentally harm the undead.
But if you discover any anomalies—for instance, the minions of Hell or any other abnormality not belonging to the Land of the Undead—you may act directly to extinguish the threat with thunderous force.”
“Understood.”
Shengyang’s voice was clear and full of vitality. After receiving the order, he turned and vanished on the spot.
The nine suns in the sky instantly retracted their light. Then, using the world power as a cover, they hid their traces and moved slowly along their orbits.
Although everything in the Land of the Undead was under Chen Xu’s control now that he had become the Lord of the Undead, this control required a portion of his energy.
With the Star Lords patrolling the territory in his stead, he could be liberated to focus on increasing his strength and building a stronger undead army.
With the ascension ceremony and the customary gifts completed, Chen Xu finally had time to organize the rewards from his advancement.
Chen Xu stood up and waved his hand to return the Supreme Throne to the secret realm belonging to the Land of the Undead. Then, he dove into the Undead Divine Court—no, it should be called the Undead Dao Court now.
【The ascension ceremony is complete. As the final victor, the rank of Lord of the Undead has been promoted to unique-tier.】
【The Undead Divine Court has been promoted. The Undead Divine Court has advanced to the Undead Dao Court.】
【The Lord of the Undead has reached the unique-tier. All seals have been unlocked. Acquired skills: Undead Dao, World Dao, World Body.】
【Acquired forbidden knowledge: 《Encyclopedia of Undead Biological Mysteries》, 《One Hundred Common Bases for Undead Synthesis》, 《Ten Thousand Forbidden Tips on Curses》, 《Secret Soul Deciphering: From Burial to Unearthing》, 《Top-Tier Materials for Undead Creation: Special Worlds Edition》...】
In addition to the many skills gained through normal promotion, Chen Xu had also unlocked extra things this time—forbidden knowledge left behind by his predecessors.
The so-called forbidden knowledge was simply information that previous Lords of the Undead believed should not be mastered until one reached the unique-tier.
As Chen Xu scanned the tens of thousands of pieces of new knowledge in his mind, a spark of excitement rose in his heart.
Most of this knowledge was traditional, such as the undead creature modification experiences left by predecessors or research manuscripts for curse spells.
But there was also some non-traditional knowledge that recorded many secrets—or rather, gossip—of the myriad worlds.
Titles like 《Shocking! The Secret Behind the Fall of Lucifer the Fallen Angel—Was It Really for This?》, 《Charm Ranking of the Strongest in the Myriad Worlds (Including the Mother of Hell)》, and 《Past Events of Heaven (Unofficial Version)》.
Chen Xu was stunned by what he saw, but these were secondary. He would have plenty of time to read them later. His priority was to sort through the new skills and the changes to the Undead Dao Court.
After stealing a few more glances, Chen Xu immediately turned his attention back to his new skills.
【Undead Dao: The myriad undead and the shifts between life and death all reside within the heart. From archdukes to skeletons, creation can be achieved in a single thought.】
【You have mastered the Undead Dao.】
【You can instantly master any undead-type skill. Simultaneously, you can freely create any undead-type skills, creatures, and items.】
【World Dao: Originally, there was no world. Fortune comes through the void to open a realm and nurture life.】
【You have mastered the World Dao.】
【You can instantly master any world-type skill. (Due to the restrictions of the Undead Dao, you cannot freely create non-undead creatures, skills, or items.)】
The 【Undead Dao】 originated from the unique nature of the Land of the Undead, while the 【World Dao】 originated from the Land of the Undead itself.
The reason the unique-tier was called the Dao Lord rank was that one mastered Dao principles.
The eternal-tier was about entering the Dao, while the unique-tier was about mastering the Dao.
Wherever one’s thoughts reached, Dao rhyme followed.
【World Body: I am the world, and the world is me. Life is shared with the world, and the soul resides within heaven and earth. As long as the world is not destroyed, the true spirit is immortal.】
【(Young man, your enemy is right there. Draw the sword at your waist and launch an attack! What? You say I'm just pointing at thin air? Nonsense! Our enemy is this entire world!)】
The 【World Body】 was a relatively special skill. It was not a common attribute of all unique-tier beings, but rather a common attribute of those who were born from a world.
The Lord of the Undead, the Lord of Heaven, and the Mother of Hell—these unique-tier beings were both Dao Lords and the worlds themselves.
This characteristic also meant that unique-tier beings born from worlds were far more difficult to deal with than ordinary Dao Lords.
Of course, for someone like Chen Xu who played the summoning style, the life-saving capability of the 【World Body】 was just the icing on the cake.
He rarely had the chance to fight on the front lines anyway. Moreover, he already had the 【Lord's Covenant】 to share damage. If he encountered a threat, he could just retreat into the Undead Dao Court and play it safe; his survival capabilities were already maxed out.
The other characteristic of the 【World Body】 was the truly high-value one, an ability enough to make other Dao Lords of the same tier green with envy: the comprehension of the Dao.
Dao principles themselves were born from the world. The 【World Body】 allowed Chen Xu to possess a world-view similar to that of Blue Star’s Heavenly Dao—the same sensation he had when sitting on the Undead Throne, but a deluxe pro magnified version.
With this boost, it would be much easier for Chen Xu to comprehend other Dao principles.
Mastering a single Dao principle allowed one to reach the unique-tier, but no one said a Dao Lord could only master one.
For example, the Lord of the Undead simultaneously possessed the two Dao principles of the 【Undead Dao】 and the 【World Dao】.
The unique-tier was both an end and a beginning.
And the talent that supported Chen Xu in moving quickly and steadily seemed to have changed once again to keep up with his pace.
【The talent 【007】 has discovered the 【Undead Dao】 and the 【World Dao】. After multiple rounds of interviews, the 【Undead Dao】 and the 【World Dao】 have successfully joined the company, granting new talents: 【Off-Duty】 and 【On Duty】.】
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