Chapter 21 - Lord Skeleton
How on earth did an undead appear in my divine realm? Han Wu, completely baffled, proceeded to investigate, sending his visage to view the fierce battle Divine Hammer was engaged in.
Divine Hammer wielded a Faith weapon which closely resembled Hellforge, attacking the invading skeleton with powerful swings. Curiously, this particular skeleton was merely a meter tall, its jade-white bones glistening like a finely crafted artwork.
Han Wu instantly remembered the Skeleton Lord that had appeared during the twenty-first wave of his exam. The little skeleton greatly resembled the Skeleton Lord. After observing the fight for a while, he came to the conclusion that the little skeleton was very strong. Its bone claws left clear marks on Divine Hammer’s Faith weapon and fought him evenly, all while remaining completely unharmed.
“Incredible!” Han Wu exclaimed in shock. He tried but ultimately failed to use his authority to view the little skeleton’s data and abilities. In his excitement, he had forgotten that he could only observe the data of his believers, and the skeleton definitely wasn’t one. He didn’t have any inspection-type skill either, so the skeleton remained unobservable to him.
Seeing that Divine Hammer was beginning to lose his ground, Han Wu quickly called Steely to aid in the fight against the skeleton.
Steely, a Heroic life form, effortlessly sliced the little skeleton to pieces. However, the bones sprang back to life, seamlessly reassembled themselves and once again pounced onto Steely. With his swords, Steely once again destroyed the little skeleton, but its bones reassembled themselves yet again. However, Han Wu noticed a minor difference the second time—it had taken an extra second to revive.
He perceived that there was a limit to the number of times it could reassemble itself and his suspicions soon proved to be true. Having been repeatedly destroyed, the little skeleton’s strength began to wane, its regenerative abilities weakening.
Han Wu persuaded, “Submit to me and become my worshipper. I will grant you a new life.” Upon hearing those words, however, the little skeleton attempted to tear Han Wu’s visage apart, but such an act was useless. After all, they were in his divine realm. As long as his Core existed, his visage could never be destroyed.
“Smash it until it submits to me,” he ordered. Steely and Divine Hammer obeyed his command without hesitation. They worked together, taking turns to attack the little skeleton. The beating lasted three whole days before Steely and Divine Hammer finally delivered the now dull bones to the Temple.
A weak feminine voice slowly floated into Han Wu’s mind—the little skeleton’s prayer.
I… submit… willingly… to God…
Han Wu appeared and gently patted the smooth skull of the little skeleton in satisfaction. He had to admit, it was smooth and pleasant to the touch.
He could now use his authority to observe the little skeleton’s information.
[Race: Skeleton.]
[Rank: Lord. (Weakened) (Incomplete) (Sealed)]
[Talent: Crystal Bones. Reanimation.]
[Faith: Believer.]
[Faith Points: 1 million/day.]
Han Wu was temporarily baffled by the little skeleton’s missing lifespan data, until he remembered that skeletons were undead. After all, undead beings, having already experienced death, had no concept of lifespans.
More importantly, he had discovered that the little skeleton before him was a bona fide Lord life form, despite the fact that the title had three negative status effects attached. If he could nurture it properly, the little skeleton could one day regain its powers.
As he was thinking of how to raise the little skeleton properly, its prayers reached his mind once more.
God… Hungry… I’m hungry…
Han Wu, completely stumped, found himself unsure what to do. The little skeleton claimed it was hungry, but it had no stomach to digest flesh. How was he supposed to feed it then?
Noticing his confusion, the little skeleton specified what it needed. I need… bone… bone marrows…
“Oh, you need bones. Why didn’t you say so?” Han Wu exclaimed in relief and ordered his locusts to bring in the skeleton of a Flesh Golem. The Flesh Golem corpses were completely devoid of all flesh, thanks to the ravenous locusts.
The little skeleton sprang onto the bones without hesitation, imediately proceeding to absorb the energy contained within. In one minute, it managed to completely absorb the energy residing within a femur much larger than its body. Though the femur rapidly lost its luster, the little skeleton briefly gained a bit of its initial glow.
Han Wu, however, frowned in dissatisfaction. Judging by how long it would take for the little skeleton to completely absorb the energy from just one Flesh Golem skeleton, it would take a lot more time for it to regain its strength than he had expected, not to talk of increasing it.
After thinking about various possible solutions, he finally came up with an idea. After ordering his locusts to throw a large amount of bones into the Refiner, he brought the result, a Bone Stone, to the little skeleton.
The spiritual fire in the little skeleton’s eye sockets dancing wildly the moment it noticed the Bone Stone. The little skeleton viewed the bones as nothing more than pieces of bread, but the Bone Stone it was given was more like a buffet!
The little skeleton, drooling over the alluring Bone Stone, desperately and earnestly prayed. God… please… give… I want… need…
Han Wu finally handed over the fist-sized Bone Stone. The little skeleton hurriedly grabbed and absorbed the Stone as if afraid Han Wu would take it back, restoring the former luster of its bones at a rapid pace.
Han Wu, using the opportunity to try deepening the little skeleton’s faith in him, urged, “Submit fully to me and follow me, and I will give you more in the future.”
The spiritual flames of the little skeleton jumped wildly, displaying its excitement, and it turned from a Believer to a Worshipper. As a result of the little skeleton’s advancement, Han Wu would receive a daily output of 10 million Faith Points, representing a tenfold increase, which equated to one-tenth of a Divine Point.
Han Wu admitted inwardly that Lord life forms were indeed strong, even with negative status effects. To think that the little skeleton could provide as many Faith Points as 10 million Heavenly Demon Insects!
After dealing with the little skeleton, he noticed that both Steely and Divine Hammer were staring enviously at the Bone Stone. They wanted something for themselves from their God too. As their God, Han Wu had to be fair, so in order to appease them, he immediately purchased wind and fire attribute ores from the market, costing him 100 million Divine Points. He threw the ores into the Refiner, which consequently produced a number of Fire and Wind Stones.
If they can’t use them all, I can still sell the Stones, so ultimately, it’s still a net profit.
After purchasing more Flesh Golem corpses for his locusts with the Divine Points he had left, he checked the time in the real world and saw that it was 07:59 am. With class about to begin, he quickly got ready and got to class just in time to hear Tian Wen’s question. “Class, are you ready for a new challenge?”
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