Chapter 135 – The Undead Emperor Who Wields the Domain, Gazing from Below

Professional Tier power was increasing explosively!

Red Robe, Lu Liu, Rakshasa, and other generals, as well as Lord Mu himself, had all seen significant improvements in their Ranks.

This was one of the purposes for which he had tried every means possible, sparing no expense to advance as quickly as possible.

The zeroth purpose was:

「Your Hero ‘Deadbone’ has leveled up and reached Rank 1 Great Perfection.」

「Your Hero ‘Dolai’ has leveled up and reached Rank 1 Great Perfection.」

Both of them had a small amount of excess experience.

Mu Yuan felt a slight regret, then took out the ‘Perfect Breakthrough Stone (Initial)’ that he had treasured for a long time and had not used even when Red Robe, Lu Liu, and other generals had their Breakthroughs.

They could now advance to the Elite Tier.

Once they broke through, the top combat power of the Tianyuan Territory would undergo a qualitative leap.

The vast world could then… be explored hundreds of kilometers further.

“Breaking through to the Elite Tier is not as quick and easy as the Professional Tier. Even when using Materials for a superior Breakthrough, one must slightly adjust their state and ensure they are not disturbed during the Breakthrough.”

It required a certain amount of time.

For this reason, the main forces like the Skeleton General, who had just broken through to the Professional Tier, quickly left the Breakthrough Dojo.

They vacated the spacious Dojo for General Dolai and the Undead Emperor.

Deadbone received the Breakthrough Stone with both hands and stepped inside.

It said nothing, as everything was understood without words. It would firmly defend the glory of Tianyuan and eliminate all external unstable factors.

Seeing Deadbone so serious, Dolai felt too embarrassed to ask the Lord if there would be a promotion banquet… It was referring to the territory’s promotion banquet; the pretext didn’t matter, it just wanted everyone to feast together.

One skeleton and one slime entered one after another, adjusted their states, and then used the ‘Perfect Breakthrough Stone (Initial)’ to assault the Elite Tier barrier, which was not difficult for them either.

Energy began to gather and swirl within the Breakthrough Dojo.

Mu Yuan shifted his gaze to the newly expanded territory.

「Regional Safety Index: 81%（↓）」

Compared to before the upgrade, this value had dropped significantly because…

Scattered red dots had appeared in the newly expanded territorial areas, meaning monsters existed even within the Tianyuan Territory’s borders. How could the Safety Index not drop?

“Most of the stray monsters have been eliminated during routine patrols and sweeps, but it’s inevitable that some slip through the net.”

After all, the area was vast.

These minor monsters, like large cockroaches, could never be completely eradicated. Even if they were cleared out today, a few would pop up tomorrow or hide in some remote corner, making them hard to detect.

But now, under the Lord’s vision, they were all laid bare.

Time to clean up!

A faint Mental Energy spread out, linking the troops and conveying his will.

Immediately, the Hurricane Falcons cried out and soared high, while the Skeleton Generals and Skeleton Warriors moved out, using overwhelmingly superior force to slay the gray wolves, goblins, and walking corpses one by one.

To die at the hands of a Skeleton General—the goblin’s life must have been one of no regrets, surely.

So said Mu Yuan.

His thoughts drifted, but suddenly his expression changed.

In the northwest part of the territory, two Skeleton Warriors who had gone to a designated location to clear out monsters suddenly collapsed. Their helmets were almost completely shattered, and a dagger wreathed in shadow energy was embedded in them.The Skeleton Warrior’s soul flame had extinguished, turning into withered bones as it collapsed to the ground, devoid of life.

Not far away, on the branch of a towering tree dozens of meters high, a shadowy figure stood. He was clad entirely in black armor, a cloak billowing fiercely in the wind.

He was the Shadow Hunter, one of the top-ranked assassins in the Netherworld.

Yet he had been dispatched by the newly appointed Chieftain to scout and locate the Destiny Territory.

“The third Destiny Territory already.”

“Hmph, that female spider of a Chieftain is nothing but trouble. It would have been better to eliminate these territories outright when we discovered them.”

These weak, village-like territories—the Shadow Hunter alone could slaughter them all clean.

However, recalling the female spider’s ruthlessness and a certain unbreakable command, the Shadow Hunter ultimately refrained from charging into the Destiny Territory. He merely vented his anger by slaying two skeletons before preparing to make his exit.

A wisp of brownish-red mist suddenly shot forth like an arrow.

The Shadow Hunter leaped down.

The thick tree trunk was blasted to splinters, wood fragments flying everywhere. The lightning-fast brownish-red mist materialized into a burly figure with dark skin, a blue face, and fangs, holding a long spear.

The Rakshasa Lieutenant General had intercepted the enemy!

Yet, Rakshasa’s expression was grave, and Mu Yuan’s face was equally solemn.

“The Shadow Hunter is a rare three-star monster, typically appearing underground in monster forces of Tribe-level strength. But this one before us…”

A monster capable of evading Rakshasa’s lethal strike was undoubtedly one that had stepped into the Elite rank.

A formidable foe!

With Deadbone and Dolai still undergoing their Breakthrough, Mu Yuan even entertained the thought of taking up his spear himself, but quickly dismissed it. “This is a powerful enemy. I should remain in the rear to command and deploy forces instead.”

The other generals were already mobilizing.

Meanwhile, Rakshasa and the Shadow Hunter had exchanged several blows. Their speeds were extreme—one darted through the forest like a phantom, while the other shifted between ethereal and solid forms, leaving ghostly afterimages in his wake.

The clashing of metal rang out from all corners of the woods, unleashing shockwaves that sent rocks and saplings flying with each impact.

Yet, the Shadow Hunter grew more alarmed the longer they fought.

“Aren’t these territories on the outermost fringes of human civilization supposed to be backward and weak? How could there be such a fierce warrior here?”

Thirty seconds ago, he had planned to cut down this general and leave with flair.

Twenty seconds ago, he decided to probe the situation, gradually growing serious.

And now, even after summoning his energy armament, he still hadn’t managed to defeat this devil-faced brute.

If the battle continued, he couldn’t even guarantee that he would be the one to emerge victorious and alive.

Could this territory be the one Great Serpent is searching for? No wonder that female spider… the Spider Chieftain is taking it so seriously.

With this thought, the Shadow Hunter hurled a dark, unidentifiable object that exploded upon impact, releasing a cloud of black smoke that obscured everything.

Seizing the opportunity, he swiftly broke away from the incredibly troublesome blue-faced, fanged brute and sped off into the distance.

“In the name of fearlessness!”

A resolute, firm voice imbued with unwavering will suddenly echoed. A black figure smashed through everything in its path, a tower shield crashing down like a mountain.

The Shadow Hunter cursed inwardly once more.

After a few more entangled exchanges, he swiftly fled.

“This time, I can finally break free.”

“No, this humble one has been ordered to guard this place. Ahead… is forbidden passage.”He looked up and met a pair of profound eyes, as if containing the entire world.

Meanwhile, Rakshasa had already ridden the smoke to arrive, his long spear thrusting down heavily and nailing the dazed Shadow Hunter directly to the ground, like pinning an eel that hadn’t quite died yet.

Shadow Hunter’s pupils gradually turned red, crimson blood vessels crawling outwards like insects.

He roared.

Rakshasa condensed several more brownish-red spears, whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-whoosh, all stabbing down.

“Hmph!”

“Die, monster!”

“Malevolent Dragon!”

The malevolent power concentrated at the spear tips erupted completely at this moment, brown smoke clouds surging into the sky like an evil dragon.

…

“Such a formidable enemy likely comes from the tribes around the underground city.”

“I had already abandoned exploring the Netherworld and cleared all traces, yet I was still targeted.”

This world is indeed too dangerous!

Developing just a bit too slowly could lead to catastrophic disaster.

Fortunately, Tianyuan Territory has been promoted to Second-Level Territory, with self-defense capabilities somewhat strengthened.

「Prompt: You have consumed 10 Soul Crystals. Building ‘Thundercoil Tower’ is being upgraded.」

「Prompt: You have consumed 10 Soul Crystals. Building ‘Mage Tower (Elementary)’ is being upgraded.」

With the territory’s promotion, most buildings can be upgraded to ‘Second-Level’ matching the territory by consuming Soul Sand.

Like the Arrow Tower – at first level it could only deal with monsters like Great Goblin, but after upgrading it can pierce through the defenses of Professional Tier monsters.

The Thundercoil Tower will certainly see significant improvements as well.

Regaining the glory of ‘King of Territory Defense’ from the ‘Dolai Recipe’.

「Ding!」

「Prompt: Your Hero ‘Dolai’ has broken through to Elite Tier.」

Dolai has broken through, praise me quickly~!

Within the Mental Link, Dolai’s emoji burst forth, as if saying this.

“Mhmm, you’re very amazing.”

After Dolai’s breakthrough, there weren’t any new changes, but its Mental Energy saw substantial improvement, and its energy capacity gradually expanded from pond-level towards small lake-level.

Using this as foundation and skills as leverage, it can unleash several times, even over ten times the power it had before.

What it lacked was just the foundation.

As for energy armament, this signature ability of Elite Tier? Others who just broke through might need to spend time practicing and mastering it, but for the clever Dolai, of course it understood immediately and learned it right away.

“Yes yes yes, that’s exactly it~!”

Dolai: (*︾▽︾)

Its breakthrough was relatively fast, possibly related to its Devouring Talent, but Undead Emperor certainly wouldn’t be much slower.

Not long after, Mu Yuan received the prompt about Undead Emperor’s breakthrough.

Unlike Dolai, who rushed out happily seeking praise right after breaking through, Deadbone remained in the Breakthrough Dojo, still sitting in meditation, still…

It suddenly flew out.

“Indeed, Deadbone can’t possibly come up with new things all the time either. It just broke through so much yesterday, surely it has exhausted all its potential already.”

Mu Someone was initially somewhat disappointed, but upon rational thought felt he was being sinful.

After all, Deadbone is just a skeleton.

Still just a child.

He shouldn’t and couldn’t…

Deadbone, having flown down to the empty wasteland, stood steadily and closed its eyes in meditation.

Imperceptibly, the earth churned, exposing stark white bones, transforming the surrounding area into a domain of white bones.

Yet the next moment, it all disappeared without a trace.White bones, trees, and streams seemed severed, vanishing into thin air ahead.

Along with them disappeared the figure of the Undead General.

“No, not vanished.”

“Merely separated from sight, spirit, and consciousness.”

“As if transported to another space.”

“As if the surrounding area had been gathered into the palm of a single bone.”

Ding!

Notification: Your Hero ‘Deadbone’ has created a Domain through the skill ‘Withered Bone Earth’.

A black-and-white Domain spread outward from Deadbone, engulfing everything around.

Today marks the 51st day since arriving in the Eternal World.

The Undead Emperor achieved a Breakthrough to Elite rank and created the legendary Domain.

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