Chapter 586: New Soul Attack, the Gaze Skill

Abyss, Demon Emperor Palace.

The Demon Emperor still lazily lies on his throne.

Below the Demon Emperor Palace, a Long Huang appeared.

It is a newly captured Dragon Race Long Huang, used to drink dragon blood.

Dragon blood is something the Demon Emperor still finds tasty for now, but when he will get tired of drinking it is unknown.

After all these years, tastes always change.

Its gaze turns outward from the palace, "The little guy went to the Meteorite Continent."

"What a pity, you are protected by Antares, so you cannot be moved for now."

"When you reach Divine Level and enter Deep Space, this Demon Emperor will come again to have a proper chat with you."

"But the Demon Emperor won't trouble you; that idiot Long Huang will probably not let you go."

"There's a good show to watch!"

The Demon Emperor's eyes shine brightly, showing a look that enjoys the spectacle.

Although its lifespan isn't as long as Antares's, there aren't many things that still pique its interest.

Jiang Chen's appearance sparked its interest.

While the Soul‑Melding Array was operating, it secretly left a trace of aura on Jiang Chen.

The aura is faint, yet it allows it to perceive certain situations.

For example, when Jiang Chen entered the Lower Space of the Ancient Battlefield, it could sense that.

It can even roughly sense Jiang Chen's location.

But this time it didn't send anyone; given Jiang Chen's displayed combat power, sending an ordinary Demon King would be a suicide mission, let alone a top‑tier Demon.

Sending fodder isn't done like that.

At least it must be a being of Black Sky Demon King rank to threaten Jiang Chen.

But a Demon King in Lower Space cannot move freely and is subject to various restrictions.

Considering everything, the Demon Emperor did not act.

It plans to wait until Jiang Chen becomes Divine Level and enters Deep Space, then it will go find Jiang Chen to discuss life.

Although it chose not to act, a piece of information unintentionally spread.

It quickly spread through the Abyss and reached the Dragon Race World.

One day after Jiang Chen entered the Meteorite Continent, the Long Huang received the news.

The Long Huang's hatred toward Jiang Chen surpasses that of the Demon Emperor.

That law crystal not only blew up its Long Huang Palace but also shattered its prestige.

When it received the news, a command was issued, and the entire Dragon Race sprang into action.

Undead aura spread before Jiang Chen like a black dragon vortex.

Within the vortex, flames rose.

A headless Knight standing five meters tall stands before Jiang Chen.

Even its White Bone Warhorse beneath it is three meters tall, standing there like a small mountain, extremely spectacular.

Silver flames rise, enveloping the White Bone Warhorse like armor.

The Level 70 Headless Knight looks like a BOSS.

Calling it a BOSS isn't an exaggeration; its stats even surpass a BOSS.

"Headless Knight"

"Level: 70"

"Strength: 1080000"

"Agility: 640000"

"Spirit: 640000"

"Constitution: 1280000"

"Skill: Charge"

"Charge: Rush forward at 3000 meters per second, dealing damage equal to five times its Strength to enemies along the way. Cooldown: 1 minute."

"Skill: Group Defense"

"Group Defense: Forms a team shield that can stack with the same unit type, enhancing defense."

"Skill: Immunity"

"Immunity (Passive Skill): Grants immunity to all negative statuses."

Its stats are extremely high; Strength exceeds that of a Skeleton Berserker by a margin, and Constitution is far higher, fitting the title of Knight.

It possesses three skills, easily defeating a Skeleton Berserker.

Although the Charge skill's burst damage is weaker than a Skeleton Berserker's, it has extremely fast chase capability.

Especially when executing large‑scale group charges, it can have a huge impact.

Moreover, with a cooldown of only one minute, it can be used repeatedly.

Group Defense is the first defensive skill of the Undead Legion.

Previously the Undead Legion's defense relied solely on stats, but now it finally has a skill.

Although its effect is unknown, the ability to stack this stat already proves the skill isn't weak.

Seeing the Immunity skill, Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel joy.

Immunity to all negative statuses and unaffected by control skills gives the Headless Knight all‑round combat capability.

No matter the opponent, it treats them all equally.

Although not a perfect troop type, it is a considerable supplement and enhancement for the Undead Legion as a whole, filling its shortcomings.

It compensates for the Undead Legion's defensive deficiencies and its lack of charging ability in large‑scale battles.

Jiang Chen does not know what kind of enemies he will face in the future; the Undead Legion must become ever more complete, so it can handle all sorts of situations.

Cultivating the Headless Knight took a full two days.

While cultivating, Jiang Chen drew bows on both sides, simultaneously summoning reinforcements for the Undead Legion.

Starting at Level 70, the number of Undead Legion units surged dramatically, jumping from 86 at Level 69 to 120,000—a rise of over 30,000—requiring fresh replenishment.

Skeleton Berserker, Skeleton Great Mage, Skeleton Divine Archer, Headless Knight—the four major troop types of the Undead Legion—each at 30,000.

When a fully‑manned Undead Legion appears, its momentum is astonishing, truly worthy of the title "undead army".

Yet Jiang Chen feels no tremor at all.

Compared with the billions of undead he saw when his skill awakened, this tiny Undead Army he commands is nothing.

"Continue!"

Jiang Chen, without pausing, begins cultivating his second skill.

Skill: Undead Gaze.

"Undead Gaze (Level 1): summons an undead eye, burns with unholy flame, dealing soul damage to the target; damage is determined by skill level and soul intensity."

As the skill activates, the sky darkens once more, devoid of light.

An illusory Undead World materializes in the air, with countless undead wailing within.

Silver and white flames blaze fiercely, scorching burned skeletal remains everywhere.

The flames rage, incinerating everything; even souls within cannot escape.

Anyone who sees this illusory world for the first time gets the illusion that their soul is being ignited.

Then a massive gate appears within the illusory Undead World.

The pitch‑black gate also burns with silver‑white flames.

When the gate opens, a gigantic eye emerges from the flames.

Jiang Chen's heart skips a beat the instant he sees the eye.

What kind of eye is that? It's terrifyingly shocking.

No eyeball—just a pure white eye, ablaze with flame.

The eye gazes down upon heaven and earth, utterly emotionless, cold to the extreme.

No matter the angle, it feels as if the eye is staring directly at you.

Even Jiang Chen, the skill's caster, feels a stabbing sensation in his soul upon seeing the eye.

"This skill is powerful!"

"Far stronger than Soul Burn!"

Jiang Chen's first reaction is exactly that; his intuition tells him this skill is strong.

It's only at Level 1 now; if it reaches Level 70, how strong will it be?

Perhaps this will become the ultimate weapon that replaces Soul Burn!

Skills that can perform Soul Attack are all terrifying.

Excited, Jiang Chen begins cultivating the skill, repeatedly casting Undead Gaze.

The Undead World continuously surfaces, as if the flaming gate to the Undead World also appears.

Unfortunately, only one Undead Gaze can exist at a time.

Otherwise, Jiang Chen thinks the skill's power could be taken to another level.

Jiang Chen draws bows on both sides while cultivating the skill; previously, the undead aura formed a vortex.

Now black clouds blot out the sun; within a ten‑kilometer radius of Jiang Chen, it has become a pitch‑black world where one cannot see a hand in front of them.

Only when a Star Light Group falls from the sky does a sliver of light appear.

But even if a meteor from the Star Light Group strikes near Jiang Chen, the shockwave cannot disperse the undead black Qi.

The black Qi has become absurdly dense; Jiang Chen stands within it, beside a Headless Knight wreathed in silver‑white flames, making Jiang Chen appear like a dark lord.

Jiang Chen remains motionless, standing for two days, casting the skill countless times.

Finally, he cultivates Undead Gaze to Level 70.

Undead Gaze consumes a massive amount of Spiritual Power; without the comprehensive talent connections sustaining him, Jiang Chen wouldn't know how long it would take to cultivate the skill.

His three talents are all powerful; none can be lacking.

Jiang Chen's will condenses in midair as he again unleashes the Level‑70 Undead Gaze.

A Level‑70 skill is far stronger than at Level 1.

The phantom of the Undead World descends again, shrouding an area of several thousand meters.

Undead black Qi rolls down, and a flame gate thirty meters tall appears in the sky.

An eye emerges within the gate, gazing at heaven and earth.

Jiang Chen suddenly looks into the distance, a Dragon Race aura rushing toward him.

"Interesting, the Dragon Race actually knows I'm here."

"Just in time, perfect to test my skill."

A slight smile lifts Jiang Chen's mouth; he had been worried about finding someone to test his skill, and the Dragon Race's delivered specimen arrives just in time.