646: Episode 30 Undead Magic Chapter 204 Powerful Undead Mage (Part 1)_1 646: Episode 30 Undead Magic Chapter 204 Powerful Undead Mage (Part 1)_1 When Ye Yinzhu asked how to enhance the strength of the undead he controlled, Phil Jackson told him it was by devouring, devouring other undead.
Feeling Ye Yinzhu’s surprise and confusion, Phil Jackson laughed and said, “Are you thinking, boy, is devouring other spirits too malicious?
Or are you sensing the evil of necromancers again?”
Ye Yinzhu remained silent, indeed, those were his thoughts.
“If you think like that, you are gravely mistaken.
First of all, the cultivation methods of necromancers are different from those of other mages.
Yin Zhu, think about it, if humans can be good or evil, can’t the undead be the same?
When you are cultivating, wouldn’t you let the kind-hearted undead devour those evil ones that may cause harm?”
After hearing Phil Jackson’s words, not only did Ye Yinzhu’s confusion clear up, but he also had a moment of sudden enlightenment.
That’s right!
Any powerful ability does not have a nature of good or evil by itself; it belongs to the user.
If used for good, it’s good; if used for evil, it’s evil.
“Teacher, I understand now.”
Phil Jackson smiled in satisfaction and said, “Your talent is undeniable, and perhaps you are not the most intelligent person, but you are certainly one of the most perceptive.
During this time of sleep, I have been studying your Zither Magic, and I have found that this type of magic has a very high requirement for perceptiveness, above all other types of magic.
Nearly all Zither Magic spells are group attacks; no wonder you could lead your Qin City troops to a great victory over the Flore Army.”
“From the Green rank, every upgrade a Necromancer makes is a substantial leap in strength, but the cultivation of necromancers is also much more difficult and dangerous pared to mages of other attributes.
Gathering a large number of spirits requires high spiritual power and spirit control ability.
The standard for the Green rank is the control of one thousand spirits, with at least one Green rank spirit among them.
Having ten Green rank spirits qualifies one as an Intermediate Green rank mage, but it takes one hundred Green rank spirits to be considered High Green rank.
Simply put, the power of a Green rank Necromancer is at least equivalent to that of three or more mages of the same level bined.
This gap grows larger as one’s strength increases.
Why do all mages despise necromancers?
Some feel like you did before, believing necromancers are evil, but in fact, many mages dislike them because of the immense power of high-ranked necromancers.”
At this point, Phil Jackson became visibly excited, “Let me give you a simple example.
When you were fighting in Spirit City against the Flore Empire’s army, if there had been a Zi rank Grand Necromantic Sorcerer, the situation could have been pletely reversed.
Necromancers themselves have weak bat abilities, but through the control of spirits, they can unleash terrific power.”
“By the Blue rank, necromancers have already begun to defy the natural order.
The standard for the Blue rank Necromancer is the control of ten thousand spirits, among which there should be one Blue rank Undead for them to be considered Initial Blue rank, but having one hundred Blue rank Undead qualifies for Intermediate Blue rank, and one thousand Blue rank Undead spirits is the mark of Advanced Blue rank.
Just this process of reaching Blue rank, even for a necromancer with great talent, requires at least ten years of arduous cultivation.
And whether one can break through to the Zi rank is still an unknown.”
“Teacher, what is the standard for Zi rank?
By controlling so many undead, how can necromancers make them attack?” By now, Ye Yinzhu was pletely immersed in absorbing knowledge about Undead Magic.
Phil Jackson said, “There are various ways for necromancers to attack the enemy, and the most domineering one is by forcibly extracting the spirit of the living.
Once the spirit is lost, the opponent naturally dies.
However, this method is too malicious, and it’s also very dangerous, only those mages who lean towards evil like to use it.
We, the practitioners of Orthodox Necromancy, generally have methods of assault that include using the undead’s own strength for mental assaults, possessing corpses with spirits to transform them into warriors for the mage, and so on.
The specific methods of attack vary, and I will teach them to you one by one.
These spells all have certain restrictions and requirements.
For example, in spirit possession, the strength of the host’s body before death cannot exceed that of the possessing spirit; otherwise, the spirit’s power won’t be sufficient to drive the body.
The stronger the necromancer’s power is, the more intact the abilities of the deceased can be preserved after possession.”
“Think about it, a Blue rank Mage can control ten thousand spirits.
In a battlefield, when ten thousand soldiers perish on both sides, and an Undead Mage makes a move, instantly, there would be ten thousand warriors who fear not death and follow mands without question, joining the battlefield.
The sheer shock of the dead rising again is enough to affect morale.
And these bodies may die again under the enemy’s assault, but the undead will not.
This means that as long as the Undead Mage is alive and has enough mana, they can continuously revive ten thousand soldiers.
At the same time, an Undead Mage can temporarily extract the souls of the dead from the battlefield, reanimating them temporarily to fight, creating a type of zombie.
Although their bat power is not as terrifying as real zombies, they still retain half of their bat power from when they were alive.”
Drawing a deep breath, Ye Yinzhu’s expectations for the power of an Undead Mage kept growing.
“When reaching Zi rank, Undead Mages face a significant trial, which is also the second bottleneck.
Ninety percent of Necromancers halt their cultivation after reaching Advanced Blue rank, because trying to break through the Purple barrier yields only two outes, success or death, with the death rate being over eighty percent.
After all, few are willing to take such a risk.”
“The first problem a Zi rank Necromancer must face is the spiritual backlash of all the souls returning.
When assaulting the Purple rank from the Blue rank, the first thing to do is to release all the previously contracted undead.
There are two ways to release the undead: one is to quell all the resentment in their spirits, allowing them to dissipate willingly; the other is to forcibly devour them, converting them into one’s own power.
The distinction between these methods is fundamentally what separates orthodox from evil Necromancers.”
“Consolation and devouring?” Ye Yinzhu asked in confusion, “Teacher, orthodox Necromancers release the souls they have collected through consolation, while evil ones make them disappear by devouring.
The difference between the two is quite significant.
Devouring clearly allows one to gain more powerful soul force, so wouldn’t Necromancers who choose the evil path bee more powerful?”
“Of course not, theoretically speaking, it is the orthodox cultivation that can gain even greater power.
Devouring souls indeed makes one’s own spirit stronger, but one also faces the risk of spiritual backlash.
After all, a devoured soul is dispersed, leaving no chance for reincarnation.
Even with contractual constraints, the undead will resist desperately.
Calming souls faces much less backlash.
Although Necromancers can’t enhance their soul power by calming, the process itself is the best exercise for their spiritual power and soul, making both more solid and stable, less susceptible to backlash.
Moreover, the chances of evolving to Zi rank are much higher.
Regrettably, the majority still choose the evil path for their cultivation.”
Ye Yinzhu curiously asked, “Why is that so?
Why choose the riskier method over the better one?”
Phil Jackson sighed, “It’s because of time.
The orthodox cultivation method, consoling all souls, takes ten times longer than directly devouring the undead.
That is to say, if one devours the undead and withstands the backlash, it might take only one year to break into Zi rank, while consoling might take ten or even dozens of years.”
Ye Yinzhu understood, “I see.
But after all the effort to obtain the undead, they must be abandoned—what does that have to do with reaching Zi rank?”
“It is closely related because to reach Zi rank, one must first refine their spirit.
Afterward, they must use all of their soul power to subdue new undead, which is another difficulty for a Necromancer striving for Zi rank.
Zi rank Powerhouse souls aren’t so easily obtained.
If a Necromancer’s strength hasn’t reached Zi rank and their soul continues to be scattered to control other spirits, then there’s no chance at all.
One must give up all other spirits and, with their own refined soul, might have the chance to subdue a Zi rank spirit, entering the First Rank Zi rank and being a true Grand Necromancer Sorcerer.”
“For a Necromancer to join the ranks of a Grand Sorcerer, the criteria for strength gain are clear.
Subduing a spirit of First Rank Zi rank or higher is considered entering Zi rank.
At the same time, one must control a range of within one thousand square meters with their soul.
This regional soul control is also a hallmark of a Zi rank Necromancer.
In other words, truly powerful Necromancers only have Zi rank Powerhouse souls under their direct mand, while other undead are controlled by area.
Within their range, any soul weaker than their own magic rank will be uncontrollably controlled, whether it’s the souls of the deceased or the living.
For example, if you were faced with hundreds of enemies, all within a thousand square meters around you, then, by using your soul to drive Undead Magic, you could forcibly extract their souls from their bodies, achieving an instant kill.
At the same time, you could control these souls.
If you wished, they would always follow you, whether you choose to dissipate them or devour them is up to your will.
This is the domineering nature of an Undead Mage.
Of course, this ability is also considered a Forbidden Curse in Undead Magic.”
(To be continued.
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