91: Practice

The man's expression subtly changed the moment he saw Gu Qinghan bestow the skeleton profession, then quickly vanished.

He smiled at Gu Qinghan and said, "Alright, I've given you the rewards you're due. Before we part ways, I'll help you with one more small thing."

He tapped Gu Qinghan's right arm, and streams of black and red aura suddenly churned.

Like a group of untamed wild horses, they gathered on Gu Qinghan's right forearm under the man's guidance.

A few seconds later, a coin-sized flame outline appeared on his forearm.

"Don't ask me what this is; you can't know yet.

What I can do is let you know how long it will be until you see those things.

When this flame mark is completely filled, that's when you'll know of their existence."

Gu Qinghan suddenly recalled Blind Zhang's prophecy and subconsciously said, "impure souls?"

The man seemed surprised by Gu Qinghan's words, nodding slightly and saying, "We need pure Necromantic Power to increase our strength, or rather, soul power.

These souls have been corrupted, so calling them impure souls isn't wrong.

You must know that the moment you obtained this profession, you already stood on their opposite side."

After saying this, he no longer gave Gu Qinghan a chance to ask questions, directly waving his hand at him.

Then, Gu Qinghan felt an intense dizziness, and his vision plunged into darkness.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already in the RV.

Gu Qinghan looked out the window and realized it was already daytime.

Chen Yuting wasn't sleeping in bed; instead, she was sleeping face down on the table, sitting opposite him.

Hearing the sound, Chen Yuting immediately opened her eyes and then asked in surprise, "You're finally back?"

"What do you mean, 'back'?"

Gu Qinghan was a little confused, but Chen Yuting said, "You've been gone for almost two days. If Little Black hadn't been here the whole time, I would have thought something happened to you."

"Two days!?"

Gu Qinghan suddenly stood up, but found that he didn't have any uncomfortable symptoms.

"Yes, don't you know?"

Gu Qinghan shook his head, feeling a little shocked.

He hadn't felt like he'd been there for long at all, but in reality, almost two days had passed.

However, he immediately remembered that tonight was the time he had agreed upon with Chen Jianguo, and his heart tightened.

After eating something quickly, Gu Qinghan took a shower and then climbed into bed, preparing to get some sleep.

Although his strength had undergone tremendous growth, Gu Qinghan still wanted to maintain his best condition to face the battle tonight.

As night fell, Gu Qinghan left Chen Yuting in the RV and headed to the agreed-upon location with Chen Jianguo.

From afar, he saw Chen Jianguo pacing.

"Captain Chen, is everything ready on your end?"

Gu Qinghan walked over with a smile, but saw that Chen Jianguo's expression was a little grim.

"The plan has changed. News just came out this afternoon that the Mutated Bear King seems to have completely become Commander Level.

My original plan was for me to stop the Bear King, but now it seems I might not be able to do it!"

His expression was very serious, and he didn't notice Gu Qinghan's expression at all at this moment.

Chen Jianguo looked unwillingly in the direction of the town and said, "I came here just to inform you. Let's reconsider this matter."

However, Gu Qinghan asked curiously, "Commander Level? Is its combat power very strong?"

"It's said to have broken through four thousand. Two Professionals around level ten, leading a group of people, couldn't even break through its defense."

Gu Qinghan nodded, then stretched lazily under Chen Jianguo's astonished gaze and said, "Let's go. It's not good to wait too long."

If it were before, with the Bear King's combat power continuing to increase, Gu Qinghan could only temporarily avoid its Sharpness.

But now, Gu Qinghan felt that this was nothing at all.

Chen Jianguo immediately stopped Gu Qinghan, his voice carrying a hint of admonition: "I know you're eager to reclaim that Bear King, but the situation has changed now. We still need to improve our strength first."

Gu Qinghan scratched his head and said, "But I think my strength is already enough. If you're not at ease, Captain Chen can spar with me a few rounds."

Chen Jianguo looked at Gu Qinghan's expression and felt that he wasn't joking.

At the same time, Gu Qinghan being able to come here from outside meant he wouldn't be a reckless person.

He took off the shield from his back and said to Gu Qinghan, "Just spar, don't consume too much power."

Gu Qinghan hummed in agreement, taking this opportunity to familiarize himself with his new equipment.

He stepped back two paces, then summoned two Berserker Skeletons.

The moment the two Berserker Skeletons appeared, they charged towards Chen Jianguo, who had already adopted a defensive stance.

Seeing this, Chen Jianguo felt that Gu Qinghan was underestimating him. The shield in his hand was like an impenetrable wall, blocking all attacks from the two skeletons.

Gu Qinghan, seeing this, summoned two Extreme Ice Wizard Skeletons behind the opponent.

As soon as they appeared, they unleashed a large number of Exploding Ice Crystals, covering Chen Jianguo's area.

Chen Jianguo couldn't defend against all of these high-frequency attacks, but they posed no real threat to him.

The rate at which his vitality decreased was even slower than his recovery rate; only the gradually forming layer of ice made him somewhat wary.

"Trying to freeze me and then attack?"

The shield in Chen Jianguo's hand suddenly began to tremble rapidly, releasing a circle of energy that quickly swept over him.

Then, the thin layer of ice that had just appeared all fell off!

Before Chen Jianguo could be happy, he suddenly found several very weak-looking skeletons appearing around him.

These skeletons had no equipment, and even stumbled a bit as they charged towards him.

He frowned, bracing his shield to push away one of the skeletons.

However, with such a light collision, that weak skeleton actually shattered directly.

He looked at Gu Qinghan in astonishment and said, "This... I didn't mean to. I thought they were as strong as these two..."

"It's fine, fight freely."

Gu Qinghan smiled wryly and waved his hand. These newly appeared skeletons were like malnourished chicks.

His talent couldn't even affect them; they were completely cannon fodder.

However, Gu Qinghan noticed that after they died, a faint Necromantic Energy would appear and then be evenly distributed among the remaining skeletons.

No, Necromantic Energy was the name Gu Qinghan gave it. According to his mentor, it should be called Necromantic Power.

After confirming that Gu Qinghan wasn't angry about him destroying the skeletons, Chen Jianguo also refocused on the battle.

As a result, he was astonished to find that the skeletons around him had multiplied.