8mi Chapter 385 The Evolutionary Direction of Clone, The Trade Fair is Coming!
Chapter 385 The Evolutionary Direction of Clone, The Trade Fair is Coming!
Chapter 385 The Evolutionary Direction of Clone, The Trade Fair is Coming!
"Damn it, even in my combined form, I'm running out of energy—"
Gu Yueyuan gritted his teeth and braced himself with his arms.
However, his energy recovery could not keep up with his consumption, and he gradually ran out of options.
After completely squeezing out the potential of the Azure Dragon Centipede in one go, Gu Yueyuan's energy recovery speed was very fast.
However, his natal Gu was only at the lower level of Black Iron, and even if he went all out, he had no strength left to exploit.
If this were a mid-tier Black Iron Azure Dragon Centipede, the battle would undoubtedly undergo a dramatic transformation.
However, in a life-or-death struggle, there are never any "what ifs".
Regardless of victory or defeat, the outcome must be accepted.
Ultimately, the shockwave from the skeletons grew increasingly massive, and Gu Yueyuan, who was desperately holding on, paid a heavy price.
His hands were originally the size of a carriage, but his body was made entirely of vines and insect shells.
But at this moment, only three fingers remained on his left hand and four on his right, with most of his palms corroded by the necromancy of the Ark.
Of course, Gu Yueyuan's current physical appearance is all formed from the energy of the Azure Dragon Centipede.
Aside from the intense energy expenditure, he did not suffer any substantial harm.
However, once the Azure Dragon Centipede's energy was completely exhausted, a mage, weakened and powerless, trapped in the Ark's skeletal shockwave, would naturally only be defeated.
As the shockwave from the skeleton continued to expand, Gu Yueyuan's face grew paler and paler.
He knew very well that if things continued this way, the only outcome would be failure.
Ark remained calm, continuously channeling mana to ensure the skeletal shockwave's power remained undiminished.
At this point, the Ark still had some spare capacity.
He maintained the energy input of the Bone Shockwave while casting the Bone Cage skill.
Several skeletal shackles formed a bone cage, attempting to trap Gu Yueyuan within.
"hateful!"
At this moment, Gu Yueyuan was filled with helplessness.
As the Azure Dragon Centipede's energy was depleted, its insectoid body lost all sensation and became a complete burden.
With a snap, the bone cage closed in, and under the skill's effect, Gu Yueyuan completely lost the ability to resist.
"We won!!"
Seeing this from afar, Sylvanas cheered with joy.
In the two months they spent together, she had become a complete fan of Fangzhou, just like Bai Xiaochun had been before.
The Insect Nest Walker class in Ancient Moon Origin is recognized as an extremely powerful class on the human-demon battlefield!
Seeing that Ark, relying on the terrifying combat power newly developed by the necromancer class, finally defeated Gu Yueyuan, who was unleashing a desperate attack, after a fierce battle, Sylvanas couldn't help but be excited!
In this battle, Ark unleashed various types of necromancer skills, including summoning, skeletal, soul, and enhancement skills.
Each skill has proven its effectiveness in actual combat.
As a research assistant who personally participated in the deduction of these necromancer skills, how could Sylvanas not be overjoyed and so excited and proud that she lost her composure?
The moment Gu Yueyuan was trapped in the skeleton cage, the entire arena fell silent, followed by thunderous applause.
The Ark steadily withdrew its magic power, and the shockwave from the skeleton dissipated, leaving only a quiet bone cage that firmly locked Gu Yueyuan within.
"Ark wins this battle!" The referee's voice echoed across the arena, announcing the final result.
The students outside the arena applauded and cheered for the exciting battle.
Liu Diewu and Sylvanas exchanged a smile, gaining a deeper understanding of the strength of Fangzhou and Gu Yueyuan.
"Fang Zhou, you are really amazing." Liu Diewu stepped forward and congratulated Fang Zhou.
Gu Yueyuan also managed to stand up. His natal Gu was dead, and he was in extremely poor condition. He simply nodded silently to Fang Zhou.
On the arena, Fang Zhou waved his hand and retrieved the skeletal cage that had bound Gu Yueyuan.
After exchanging military salutes, the two returned to their respective rest areas to recuperate.
About ten minutes later, while Fangzhou was resting and recovering in the lounge, Instructor Lu Hu entered the room with an undisguised smile on his face.
He announced to Fang Zhou the good news that he had officially become the number one seed student in the second year of Haicheng Military Academy.
Fortunately, Ark's previous Seed 1 badge doesn't need to be replaced anymore.
With the addition of Ark, the original No. 1 seed Gu Yueyuan and No. 2 seed Liu Diewu, among others, will drop one place in the rankings.
Of course, if any second-year seed student is dissatisfied with the Ark's ranking sequence, they can voluntarily apply to the school to challenge it.
However, based on Instructor Lu Hu's experience, after witnessing the fair duel between Fangzhou and Guyueyuan, few would likely still harbor the desire to challenge Fangzhou.
Not long after Instructor Lu Hu left, there was another knock on the door of Fangzhou's lounge.
Several familiar faces, including Gu Yueyuan, Liu Diewu, and Sylvanas, also came in.
After receiving meticulous care from the military academy's medical team, Gu Yueyuan's complexion has returned to its normal rosy color, which was initially pale.
Fang Zhou stepped forward, patted Gu Yueyuan on the shoulder, and laughed, "Senior Brother Gu, you really went all out."
Why should our normal sparring cost us such a rare and precious natural-attribute natal Gu worm as a price?
Gu Yueyuan shook his head and uttered a few words, "He got what he asked for."
He then fell silent.
Seeing this, Liu Diewu and Sylvanas also went forward to inquire about Ark's condition.
The ark was perfectly intact and unharmed.
Aside from the excessive depletion of his magical energy, he is in excellent condition and can withstand several more major battles.
At this moment, Liu Diewu looked at Gu Yueyuan and comforted him, "I heard that after the official start of the semester, the senior students of the military academy will all return to the military academy."
Some senior students will organize an unprecedented large-scale trade fair.
If you're lucky, you might be able to pick out a more suitable natal Gu worm at this trade fair.
After hearing this, Gu Yueyuan nodded silently and said, "I've also heard about this trade fair."
It's said the preparations were done in great secrecy; who knows what kind of treasure will appear.
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Upon hearing about the upcoming trade fair, Fangzhou immediately became very interested.
Since he became the number one seed in the first year and obtained E-level privileges, the trading channel in his personal terminal has been opened to him.
However, he soon discovered that the channel was not as useful as he had imagined.
The channel was mostly filled with barter information, leaving him with nowhere to spend his thousands of contribution points.
These contribution points were earned through various tasks and competitions, but they were left idle at the time due to a lack of suitable trading channels, which made Fangzhou feel somewhat helpless.
He had even raised this issue with his senior, Liu Diewu.
Liu Diewu patiently explained that the senior students at Haicheng Military Academy would hold offline trade fairs from time to time.
She suggested that Fangzhou participate in more of these activities to find the undead attribute resources and cultivation resources he needed.
She also specifically mentioned that these offline trade fairs often have many valuable items and resources that online trading channels cannot match.
Unfortunately, Ark has not encountered any such offline trade fairs in the past six months.
From what Liu Diewu was saying, it seemed that a brand new trade fair was about to open, which completely piqued Fangzhou's curiosity.
"What is the scale of this trade fair? When will it be held?"
Fang Zhou asked with great interest, his eyes sparkling with anticipation.
Liu Diewu turned to look at Fangzhou and replied, "It might start next week, and it's said to be bigger than ever before."
In addition to senior students at the Iron level, there are even senior students who are about to graduate and have reached the Bronze level who will participate.
They must possess a wealth of cultivation resources, ranging from rare materials to advanced cultivation resources.
For those of us who have just broken through the bottleneck and advanced to Iron rank, this is definitely an event not to be missed.
Ark, if you need anything, you can make a list of the resources you require; you might find something useful this time.
Fangzhou nodded and said with a smile, "I really have to thank Senior Sister Diewu for this news."
I have some resources that I want to exchange, but I haven't been able to find a suitable way to do so.
I hope this trade fair is as large as possible, so I'll have more options.
Sylvanas, standing to the side, also seemed quite expectant. She added, "Yes, Ark, the skeletal warhorse reins you crafted haven't been redeemed yet."
This trade fair is a perfect opportunity to promote the reputation of our necromancer alchemy artifacts.
I believe that many people will be interested in our skeletal warhorse reins.
This will not only bring us more resources, but also allow more people to understand and recognize our research findings.
As outstanding second-year students at Haicheng Military Academy, Gu Yueyuan and Liu Diewu naturally have enough contribution points to exchange for the Skeleton Warhorse Reins.
Because of their close relationship, Fangzhou didn't force them to barter. He just gave them a friendly price of 500 contribution points.
After experiencing the advantages of the skeletal warhorse firsthand, these two students no longer needed to use other mage mounts.
Gu Yueyuan even asserted that among all the Black Iron-grade mage mounts, there was none more practical than the Skeleton Warhorse.
Fangzhou planned to use the skeletal warhorse reins, which only he could produce exclusively, and thousands of contribution points to make a large-scale purchase at this trade fair.
Fangzhou quickly assessed his asset and resource needs.
What he desires most right now is naturally the Black Iron-grade undead attribute treasure, [Breath of Decay].
Once he obtains this resource, he can combine it with the [Bone-Corroding Blood Spring] given to him by Master Sandru to create a rare potion that greatly enhances his affinity for undead energy.
Ark has already experienced the incredible effects of this rare and precious treasure on [Amber] during his apprenticeship.
In addition, Ark needs a massive amount of soul power to deduce the Corruption-based skill tree.
Besides relying on his skeletal clones to hunt and devour things daily, Ark was also hoping to find some ancient artifacts like the [Mirror of the Heart], which contained soul crystals, at the upcoming trade fair.
If we can find some of these ancient artifacts, not to mention their inherent value, the soul crystals inside could provide the Ark with a large amount of soul power.
This is essentially an effective way to exchange contribution points for soul power. This aligns with Ark's monetization strategy.
In addition, Ark still has some artifacts that need to be replenished and strengthened, such as the Mirror of the Heart and the Flower of Sighs in his possession.
The Mirror of the Heart has suffered severe damage, its surface is covered with cracks, and its functions are seriously impaired. It needs alchemical raw materials with the attribute of the mind to repair it and restore its original powerful functions.
The Sighing Flower, on the other hand, was rendered ineffective against Ark, a Black Iron-level necromancer, because the materials used were too low-grade and the alchemy techniques were too crude.
Ark hopes to find higher quality materials and more refined alchemy techniques at the trade fair to re-refine the Sighing Flower and enable it to truly exert its intended effect.
Of course, for the Ark, soul-nourishing resources and mana-restoring resources are equally indispensable.
Although he still has some stock, it would be even better if he could get some new types or more effective resources.
After confirming the time and location of the trade fair with Senior Sister Liu Diewu, Fang Zhou stretched slightly, bid farewell to everyone in a cheerful mood, and returned to the rest room of the necromancer research group.
Now, he is the undisputed number one seed in the second year of Haicheng Military Academy.
He could give Instructor Su Xinyan another massage, so she could see if he had made any progress during this time.
Beneath the blood moon, a hill of corpses.
Ark stood atop a high hill, overlooking the endless paradise of the dead below.
During the two months of hunting, not only did his necromancer form make significant progress.
His skeletal clones led their skeleton servants deeper into the Corpse Hills, increasing their killing efficiency and leveling speed accordingly.
Currently, the clone's strength attribute has reached the highest level of Black Iron, 100 points.
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Based on Ark's previous experience of advancing from an apprentice-level skeleton to a black iron-level skeleton warrior, it is impossible to further improve a single attribute of strength before the level is increased. Therefore, Ark's current hunting, killing, and devouring targets are mainly to enhance his other three-dimensional attributes such as physique, agility, and spirit.
Based on Ark's previous experience, when all four of his attributes reach the perfect 100 points, the Blood Moon will bless him.
With the help of the attribute panel, his skeletal clones will undergo another unprecedented evolution.
This evolution is not just a simple attribute improvement; it may also be accompanied by the unlocking of new skills and abilities.
I wonder what direction this evolution will take?
Ark's mind raced with various possibilities, but he quickly pulled his wandering thoughts back to the undead creature beneath his feet, his expression turning somewhat grave.