Chapter 225 – Mounted Combat Tactics, Ten Generals

Time flowed slowly as Bone Two, Bone Three, and Bone Four successively advanced to the Epic grade, awakening the skill ‘Undead Territory’.

They stood on the barren land, hundreds of meters apart.

Suddenly, ripples appeared in space as pale burial grounds filled with countless bones spread out from above or behind these three skeletons. The newly formed Undead Territories were naturally small in scale, covering only a few hundred square meters each, with several to a dozen grayish-white skeletons wielding broken swords wandering within.

The entire burial ground had flat terrain, far less majestic than the Undead Holy Mountain.

After all, the latter was an advanced form that Deadbone had achieved through his own Epiphany and improvements.

Whether it was the Undead Territory or the Undead Holy Mountain, their core power sources remained relatively consistent.

Now, as Bone Two, Bone Three, and Bone Four gradually gained control, three similarly scaled spaces slowly drew closer, their powers resonating.

Though they couldn’t truly merge into one, they could piece together like three torn puzzle fragments, resonating with power far greater than the sum of their parts.

Just like during the selection battles when Lord Mu served as the best support, charging up the Undead General.

Bone Two, Bone Three, and Bone Four were also excellent power banks.

Based on the characteristics of the Undead Territory and Undead Holy Mountain, the larger the territory scale, the greater the power that could be unleashed.

Through testing, the individual combat power of Bone Two and Bone Three might be considerably inferior to Red Robe and Rakshasa, but in legion battles or large-scale wars, their roles would be more significant than Red Robe and Rakshasa.

They could increase the Undead General’s burst limit by two, three, or even four times.

“Rakshasa, Red Robe, Ice Dragon? In large-scale wars, they’re nothing but super soldiers, while we and the boss can turn the tide of battle.”

“Jiejiejiejie—”

Bone Two, Bone Three, and Bone Four glanced at each other, hands on their hips as they let out delighted laughter that echoed far and wide, startling the few remaining small animals in the distant forest, making them tremble in fear.

…

Further away, dozens of kilometers from Tianyuan Territory in the sky.

Whoosh—

A massive crimson shadow swept past, shattering white clouds and stirring up violent winds. When she dove downward, all things trembled beneath her enormous shadow.

“Boss, Xiliu is going to accelerate!”

Her wings extended, releasing torrents of energy that erupted into blazing red flames across her body surface. These flames weren’t fire, but the physical manifestation of energy reaching an extreme intensity.

Even as mere energy manifestations, the flames radiated terrifying light and heat. After all, Xiliu was a dragon girl with high-level Red Dragon bloodline—her energy was vast and profound, yet as fierce as flames.

When outputting only wisp-like amounts of energy, she could control it to appear calm, but in truly intense combat, she couldn’t afford such restraint. Her energy would pour forth in its most violent, unreserved form.

Anyone riding the dragon would be reduced to ashes with the slightest misstep, let alone coordinating in battle.

Yet at this moment, a figure clad in dark red armor stood upon the dragon’s back. He too radiated blazing crimson flames that perfectly merged with the dragon’s energy, becoming indistinguishable from each other.

Their energies resonated, shaping and materializing into a massive knight’s spear over ten meters long in Mu Yuan’s hands.”This combat technique is feasible.”

He had a dream – to ride atop a giant Dragon and gallop across the skies.

But a true Dragon knight must be able to coordinate with the Dragon in battle, or have the Dragon coordinate with them. Otherwise, they are merely a Dragon rider at best.

And he, Lord Mu, happened to be capable of exactly that.

Currently loaded with the ‘Xiliu template’, he possessed power of the same origin as Xiliu, naturally enabling energy fusion and perfect resonance. Yet even this wasn’t enough – if he loaded the ‘Sario template’, his coordination with the Frost Dragon wouldn’t be as flawless.

Because Sario was a pure Dragon.

Most of its template and abilities required the Dragon form to be perfectly executed. When a Lord borrowed power from such ‘non-human’ subordinates, they could also transform into non-human forms to maximize their subordinate’s power, provided they reached a certain level of power borrowing.

When Mu Yuan used this template, he could transform into a Frost Dragon slightly smaller than Sario.

But one couldn’t have a Dragon riding another Dragon, could they?

However, without transforming into a Dragon, using Sario’s numerous skills would result in issues like less smooth energy flow and less coordinated skill execution.

Loading the Xiliu template didn’t have such concerns.

Xiliu possessed three forms: human, draconian, and Dragon.

Currently, the Red Dragon Xiliu continuously accelerated through the air, weaving freely among the giant forests. Sometimes she performed ten and a half aerial flips, yet the knight on her back remained magnetically stable in the saddle through energy fusion, his Spear tip flicking to blast apart various powerful monsters emerging from the woods.

Seeing this, Xiliu flew with even greater exhilaration.

This feeling of not needing to worry about surroundings, only focusing on prey while charging and bombarding – it was absolutely exhilarating!

The mount Dragon Xiliu was quite satisfied with her current state.

…

At the hunting team’s temporary outpost established 100 kilometers north of Tianyuan Territory.

Piles upon piles of monster carcasses were sorted and stacked.

Undead remains, flying monster carcasses, humanoid monster remains, among others, including some from rare species monsters.

Before these carcass piles, General Dolai stretched open a Spatial Rift, storing all these materials needed for transport back to the territory for sacrifice into dimensional space. Drooling, it looked at the final pile – rare monster remains… no, rare ingredients.

“This for today’s meal.”

“This for tomorrow’s meal.”

“As for the rest…” it said reluctantly, “store them in the reserve Devour space.”

This was its combat preparation.

During simulated battlefield exercises, General Dolai had noticed its own power deficiencies. Thus, it sought out the omnipotent Lord, hoping to develop some more trump cards.

Back then, the Lord had stroked his chin, wisdom flashing in his eyes.

「Your talent doesn’t lie in skill combinations or technical applications…」

Mu Yuan indeed had several ‘advanced Dolai development plans’ – he could enhance the railgun foundation, transforming Dolai into an electromagnetic orbital weapon.

However,

Dolai truly wasn’t adept at the Dao of ‘finesse’.

It wasn’t completely incapable of development, but it would require relatively long periods – one month, two months, half a year. By the time Dolai developed new killing techniques, these techniques might quickly become outdated due to its own power growth and facing enemies of higher Ranks.Dolai’s development speed couldn’t keep up with the version’s upgrade pace.

Therefore,

“Leverage your strengths—use overwhelming force to break through intricate techniques. As long as your energy reaches a certain magnitude, you can shatter all technical skills and abilities.”

“For this, you need to make two preparations: first, gather a sufficient amount of high-Rank ingredients and master the ability to rapidly Devour and digest them during intense combat, entering the ‘Limitless Devour’ mode. The shorter this process, the better.”

“Second, enhance your physical body as much as possible through training in liquid condensation and shaping, as well as Devouring specific Treasures.”

Although Dolai’s close-combat capabilities were even more lacking, by strengthening its body, it could withstand greater Rank elevation under ‘Limitless Devour.’

“It would be even more suitable if it possessed an Advanced skill that could temporarily enhance its physique.”

To this end, General Dolai flipped through the ingredient… monster encyclopedia while Devouring.

It sought suitable high-Rank monsters to Devour, aiming to Awaken skills that could bolster its physique.

When facing powerful enemies, General Dolai would then be able to showcase its awe-inspiring, unstoppable prowess before the younger generation.

Dolai fantasized, placing its hands on its hips and laughing heartily, “Hohohohoho!”

The laughter echoed continuously through the stronghold, startling many newly Awakened low-Rank soldiers into trembling.

…

While Dolai was making progress, Bone Two and Bone Three were acclimating, and commanders like Lu Liu and Seventeen continuously practiced their epic abilities, striving to develop more applications and create even more formidable killing techniques.

Everyone had a very bright future.

As for Mu Yuan himself… with each of his territory’s commanders stepping into epic life forms and providing feedback, he could feel his own life Rank rapidly and imperceptibly rising.

The most notable sign was that he was growing stronger with every breath he took.

Experience was accumulating incessantly, and his efficiency in absorbing and utilizing Soul Sand had multiplied several times over. His physique and spirit were also constantly transforming and growing, with noticeable changes day by day.

Without a doubt, he already possessed an epic Rank, and a relatively high one at that.

After all, he had plenty of epic life forms at home.

While Tianyuan Territory continued to improve, explore, and expand, the date for heading to the ‘Pure Soul Source Pool’ was repeatedly postponed.

There had indeed been an unexpected development.

The surprise came from…

“It seems intelligence has been gathered that this year’s Dragon Court Competition format has changed. It’s no longer about deploying large numbers of troops for competition but severely limits the number of participants.”

“Reportedly, each Lord can only bring 10 soldiers or Heroes into the arena.”

Thus, the Military Soul Legion would no longer be the main force.

This wouldn’t be a contest of armies but a battle of commanders!

In this scenario, supreme powerhouses became exceptionally crucial—a single top-tier expert could potentially tear through enemy formations and decapitate opposing Lords on the spot.

“Therefore, Taixuan has delayed the opening of the Pure Soul Source Pool, seemingly recharging this special Treasure Land to accommodate more users.”

In this mode, the Rank of commanders became even more critical.

Some Lords might struggle, as it would be difficult for their territories to assemble ten commanders—they might not even have that many junior officers.

As for Mu Yuan…

He glanced around and counted a full fifteen epic commanders. When the time came, he’d have to carefully deliberate over whom to bring.

Several days later, deep in the night.”The Undead race’s Evolution Points have accumulated almost enough. Aside from reserving one thousand as backup, it’s time for the Undead General to advance further.”

Mu Yuan pondered.

He activated the Heavenly Eye to locate the Undead General’s position.

Not in the Skull Graveyard.

Not in the Training Ground either.

As this period was dedicated to cultivation and improvement, Deadbone rarely led teams deep into the Wilderness—the round trip was too time-consuming.

So where had the Undead General gone?

First update…

(End of chapter)