Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone-Chapter 517 - 371: Naraku Meditation Method, Power Surges!
Believers offer faith; Divine Spirits provide protection.
Where the Divine Spirits point, believers sacrifice their lives without a second thought.
Although the apostle soul connection Fang Zhou possessed currently lacked any mandatory or binding force, the appearance of such conceptual power in a mere Upper Black Iron Undead Creature was simply unprecedented.
If this ability were to become widely known, it could attract immense attention and controversy, Fang Zhou thought to himself. He decided to keep this discovery a secret for the time being and to gradually apply it only when the time was right. At the same time, he realized that this ability could not only help him cultivate a group of loyal and powerful apostles but might also play an unexpected role in his future development.
Another thought quickly surfaced in Fang Zhou’s mind.
Instructor Su Xinyan and Master Sandro had long been practicing the Apprentice-level Skeleton King Meditation Method he had developed, becoming apostles of his clone. But why have I never discovered this soul connection in those two apostles before?
Looking at Silvanas sitting primly across from him, Fang Zhou quickly formed a hypothesis.
Perhaps it’s because Instructor Su Xinyan and Master Sandro, as Golden Tier Great Undead Mages, possess a soul essence that is far too powerful compared to my own. Based on my own senses, with the combination of my clone and main body, my soul essence might be stronger than a Black Iron Tier Professional’s, but it still hasn’t reached the strength of a Bronze Tier Professional. Compared to the Golden Tier soul essence of Instructor Su Xinyan and Master Sandro, the gap is truly enormous. How could a believer possibly be stronger than their Divine Spirit? In contrast, Silvanas, who just visualized the Corpse Clone and established an apostle link with me, is merely a Lower Black Iron Undead Mage. Her soul essence is naturally far weaker than mine. That must be why I can so easily perceive the apostle soul connection in her—something I never sensed in the other two apostles.
After studying the apostle soul connection for a while longer without any new discoveries, Fang Zhou didn’t dare to make any more subtle moves under the watchful eyes of the two Golden Tier Great Mages. He therefore redirected his focus to Silvanas.
At that moment, Silvanas was casting spells to test her feelings after successfully converting to the Corpse Commander Meditation Method. She chanted spells while making precise hand gestures, releasing a series of incantations.
"Summon Zombie!"
Space cracked open, and several decaying zombies crawled out, their movements slow yet menacing.
"Summon Skeleton Warriors!"
Next, several Skeleton Warriors equipped with simple weapons appeared beside her. Their bones were more solid, clearly having been enhanced. Under her command, these Skeleton Warriors lined up in perfect formation, like a well-trained squad.
"Corrosive Net!"
She then cast an area-of-effect spell. A black, web-like substance emitting a foul odor covered a section of the area, rapidly corroding anything it touched. The net quivered in the air, seemingly containing immense corrosive power.
"Continuous Death Missiles!"
With a wave of her hand, a series of black orbs shot from her fingertips, bombarding a target in the distance and setting off a string of explosions. The power of these missiles was noticeably stronger than before, with a larger blast radius.
"Eye of Weakness!"
Finally, Silvanas gazed at a training puppet, her eyes flickering with an eerie light. A ray of light penetrated the air and struck the target, whose surface seemed to instantly lose all vitality, becoming dull and lifeless.
Under the watchful eyes of Fang Zhou and the others, Silvanas skillfully cast her spells, testing every Black Iron Tier Undead Mage skill she had mastered.
In the end, Silvanas’s silver-gray pupils shone with excitement as she spoke to Fang Zhou and the two Golden Tier Great Mages, "I’ve only just begun practicing the Corpse Commander Meditation Method, yet it has already provided a far greater boost to my Undead Mage skills than the Zombie Meditation Method, which I had already mastered.
"I can sense that by visualizing the Corpse Commander, my connection to the Undead Realm is becoming deeper. The efficiency with which I can channel mana to command Undead Attribute energy has also greatly improved.
"To put it simply, based on that brief test, the mana cost for casting Black Iron Tier Undead Mage skills like Summon Skeleton Warriors and Summon Zombie has been reduced by at least thirty percent.
"Moreover, the skill effects have also been enhanced as the concentration of the Undead Attribute energy I can command increases. Although I haven’t done precise testing, based on my feeling, the improvement is at least thirty percent.
"I feel as though I’ve visualized an entity in the Undead Realm that represents the will of death. It remains silent, yet it can lend me great aid.
"As my proficiency with the Corpse Commander Meditation Method improves, my connection with the Undead Realm will grow even closer.
"This is truly unbelievable. I’ve never felt so uninhibited while casting spells before!"
As the apprentice of the strongest Undead Mage, Master Sandro, Silvanas had naturally received the most complete and traditional education an Undead Mage could have. It could be said that, aside from Fang Zhou, she was the most outstanding figure in the new generation of Undead Mages, with undeniable talent for the profession. However, despite this, she was constrained by the natural barrier between the living and the Undead Realm, which meant her cultivation speed and actual combat power were less than ideal.
