145: Chapter 145 The Art of Summoning Souls!

[Undead Scourge] (Fragmented Authority):

Command: Grants absolute control over a portion of the Undead Legion under the Undead King's Command.

Exclusive Skill: Obtain [Necromancy] (Use on biological corpses to transform them into loyal undead).

Command Limit: 9.99 million / 10 million.

Incredible! This is simply incredible!

After sending the originally rioting undead army back to the Undead Realm, Su Chen stared at the Authority panel, his inner ecstasy almost radiating from his body.

In an instant, he had become the supreme commander of ten million undead!

Due to the fragmented nature of the Authority, he currently controlled 9.99 million elite units.

As for the remaining 10,000 slots, he only needed to use [Necromancy] to fill the roster.

From now on, he was a walking "miniature Undead Scourge" that could be activated at any time.

With just a single thought, the gate to the Void Realm would open, and ten million skeleton iron cavalry would trample any city that dared to stand in his way.

More importantly, the composition of this legion was extremely high-tier, ranging from legendary-grade and epic-grade BOSSes down to elite centurions; it had everything.

What comforted Su Chen the most was that because the Authority was judged by the System as "fragmented," the original prefix "God-given" had disappeared.

This meant that this power had been completely stripped of the Undead King's will, becoming Su Chen's privately bound eternal asset that no one could take back!

Su Chen suppressed his smile, his gaze sweeping coldly toward the now-insane Rhys in the deep pit.

With his talent, ultimate moves, and Authority all gone, this lich was nothing more than a piece of rotten wood with no value left to squeeze.

[Annihilation Stab]!

Su Chen's figure flickered like a ghost to Rhys's side, his sword edge drawing a cold arc as it slashed horizontally.

Crack—!

The head was thrown high into the air, and Rhys's withered skeletal body completely disintegrated and shattered, turning into a pile of dust.

[Ding! Your party has killed [Archlich Lais] (Sub-God BOSS), gaining 38.8 billion experience points!]

[Ding! Rank has broken through the current limit; overflow experience has been stored in the experience pool. Please complete the Fifth Awakening trial as soon as possible!]

As the lich fell, the [Soul Domain] enveloping the battlefield finally receded like a tide.

The long-awaited sunlight cast down, revealing the scene inside the barrier to the crowd outside without reservation.

"Uncle Jiang? When did you sneak in?"

Su Chen sheathed his sword and stood still, looking at the stunned Jiang Yu with some surprise.

"You... you really killed the Archlich?"

Jiang Yu stared blankly at the already cold Sub-God BOSS corpse, his throat dry as he subconsciously asked back.

"Killed him. It took quite a bit of effort."

Su Chen brushed the dust off his clothes and gave a sunny smile, his tone as flat as if he had just swatted an annoying fly.

Facing this terrifyingly affirmative answer, the top-tier awakened ones present collectively "petrified."

Gulp—

The sound of swallowing saliva rose and fell in unison; everyone felt that their Souls had received a massive shock.

Although their vision had been blocked earlier and they hadn't seen the whole battle, did that matter? A fourth awakening professional had slain a ninth awakening Sub-God in a duel—this was a miracle that transcended Rank classes! The name Su Chen had, at this moment, become the sole synonym for "miracle."

"Uncle Jiang, I'll have to trouble you all with cleaning up the remaining mess. I'm in a hurry to hand in my Fifth Awakening quest."

Su Chen didn't wait for the crowd to snap out of it. He deftly gathered the loot dropped by the BOSS and leaped onto the back of the Amethyst Thunder-Flame Dragon, leaving behind a dashing purple silhouette as he soared into the clouds.

The high-tier awakened ones who had been guarding the perimeter, each full of pride, now had the corners of their mouths twitching in unison.

A rookie who hadn't even reached the Fifth Awakening had single-handedly crushed the final BOSS, while they, a group of so-called "Seniors" at the sixth, seventh, and eighth awakening, had nearly lost their lives just clearing out the trash mobs for him.

As for the truth behind the undead army's retreat? No one dared to suspect Su Chen—after all, who could have imagined that this monster could not only kill a Sub-God but even dare to steal a god's Authority right to their face?

"Ah... okay, leave it to us." Jiang Yu nodded mechanically. It wasn't until the dragon's figure vanished into the horizon that he suddenly came to his senses.

Archon Zhang remained silent for a long time before turning to look at the city lords beside him: "Return to your cities immediately to handle the relocation of the citizens. The rest of you, follow me to meet the Sovereign."

With that, he resolutely tore a long-sealed pure gold scroll.

He had to personally tell the high-level officials of the Xia Country what kind of Heaven-Defying monster had been born here... a "Taboo" existence that could slaughter a Sub-God during his fourth awakening!

Above the clouds, on the dragon's back.

Su Chen sat cross-legged and began to leisurely take stock of Rhys's legacy.

As the saying goes, "The wealth of a lich is comparable to a nation."

As a top-tier researcher and alchemist of the Undead Realm, the Archlich's family assets were by no means comparable to those of an ordinary mage.

[Archlich Rhys's Alchemy Notes] (legendary-grade Treasure)

Core Attributes: Alchemy success rate increased by 20%; allows the analysis and inheritance of all exclusive potion and Puppet recipes recorded in the notes.

Exclusive Skill: [Bone Strengthening] (Increases all attributes of the undead legion under one's Command by 20% for 10 minutes).

"Good stuff!"

The value of these notes was enough to drive mythical-grade alchemists all over the world into a frenzy.

But for Su Chen, the additional [Bone Strengthening] was the truly divine skill.

Imagine activating a collective buff in the middle of a tide of ten million undead...

Now, he had 20 legendary-grade BOSSes of the eighth and ninth awakening and hundreds of epic-grade leaders under his Command. This terrifyingly configured legion was enough for him to achieve true "paid leveling"—sitting on the dragon's back and enjoying the scenery while the undead tide automatically harvested monsters across the entire map.

The only regret was probably that the limit of this ten-million-strong army couldn't be increased for the time being.