[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army":3,"chapter-reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1442":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1694094,2163,"Chapter 1442: Getting Weird Materials","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1442",1442,"\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sure hurt a little bit when I touched his flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems I am certainly not immune to them, and because they're Abyssal Death Flames, they can burn souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe that's why it hurt me as if I was a normal human getting burned with normal flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, the power and output is still not that strong, so I should be fine…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-Maria! Are you alright? Sorry, let's just not do this…\" Lucifer panicked a little. \"These flames are dangerous, and must only be used against foes-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have touched a Dream Weapon that is available for Dream Weapon Evolution.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The owner of the Dream Weapon has also given your approval of evolving the weapon.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Do you wish to evolve [Lucifer]'s Dream Weapon: [Demonic Scythe of Abyssal Death Fire (Elemental Weapon Type)]?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Material Requirements]: [Fire Attribute Spirit Stone] x30 [Darkness Attribute Spirit Stone] x10 [Crystalized Phantasmal Essence] x200 [Otherworldly Monster Magic Crystals (Yggdrasil) (Rank A+)] x100 [Fire Attribute Nightmare Beast Bones, Flesh, or Scales] x20 [Any Undead Attribute Material] x200 [Soul Flame Crystalized Essence] x1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cost]: [15.000.000 System Points]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes] [No]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh wait, I got it!\" I said, as my hand was burning. \"Looks like it requires a lot of materials! And it's called \"Demonic Scythe of Abyssal Death Fire\"… Isn't that the same name as the original skill that lets you summon the scythe?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I think so,\" Lucifer nodded. \"So it seems that's what became a Dream Weapon, huh? But because it also comes from my Abyssal Death Flames, it feels like it's all the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Technically it is, once this scythe grows stronger, all of your Abyssal Death Flames will also be upgraded.\" I nodded. \"After all, the Dream Weapon is a \"Elemental Weapon Type\" and requires no metal to upgrade, meaning it is only elemental in shape and form and- Ouch this burning sensation is sure painful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"C-Can't you pull your hand away?!\" Lucifer asked, growing a bit desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nahahaha, I'm fineeee!\" I giggled, although it hurt. \"More than anything, there's a material that I have no idea if I have… It's called [Soul Flame Crystalized Essence], just what is this? System, can you help?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Showcasing information about \"Soul Flame Crystallized Essence\"…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Loading complete.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Soul Flame Crystallized Essence (??? Rank)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crystalized essence of a Soul Flame, the flame of a very soul crystalized into a beautiful physical crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This item cannot be easily obtained, as even a strong soul cannot fully create one of them, multiple souls, thousands of them, are needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are capable of creating this Material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, so it's a material I can create… I guess it's similar to how I can make Crystalized Phantasmal Essence! Hmmm…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly whisked my fingers, rapidly summoning a hundred phantoms and ghosts I had kept within my Shadow Realm, only a fraction of my giant army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all the souls belonging to Nightmare Beasts we've hunted recently, except for the giant Kaiju.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I suppose I could do it with Alchemy, right?\" I wondered. \"Okay, let's try…!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spread my hands and then called for the souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"{Soul-Binding Alchemy}: {Soul Synthesis}!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power to bind souls into objects was now used to bind souls with each other and synthetize them until the point of crystallization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLAAASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The souls began gathering together, forming a phantasmal flame that became smaller and smaller…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not enough, huh? More!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly sent a few more souls, we had thankfully slain quite over a hundred Nightmaresaurs, so we had plenty of souls to spare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their souls served as amazing ingredients, as they were bigger and stronger than the usual souls I would take from monsters inside of Yggdrasil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the Nightmare Energy makes souls mutate… Or whatever could be the case, its not like it matters that much now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLUOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The souls continued crystalizing, until finally, a tiny, peanut-sized golden crystal was born from the burning souls that constantly merged, compressed, and crystalized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations! You have synthesized a [Soul Flame Crystallized Essence (??? Rank)] x1!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You earned +1.000.000 Alchemy Skill Proficiency.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Both of your Skills: [Alchemy: Lv10] and [Soul Binding Alchemy: Lv10] have reached Max Level and cannot Level Up anymore.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Using the Skill Fusion Forge, it is possible to combine these two Skills into a new, stronger Skill if you wish for.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The accumulated Skill Proficiency will enhance the power of the Fused Skills up to a certain level.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh yeah, they're both Level 10, huh? I could probably fuse them later I guess. I'm not in a hurry to combine them for now though, so let's leave that for later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's done! Ahh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I noticed my hand had become charcoal black from all the burning… The pain came back the moment I concentrated on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ouch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you not to touch the flame forever…!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer facepalmed, but I quickly cut off my hand with my other hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He panicked slightly, only to see the hand that was cut off turn alive and crawl around his arm, while I regrew a new one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-What the…?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I giggled a bit seeing him panic over such dumb things, it was just a walking, burned hand! Who could ever get scared for such a thing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph, I didn't think you would just cut your hand to regrow a new one… And this hand is alive? Is it some Phantom Clone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I actually don't know; I was planning for it to just disappear into phantasmal energies, but I now remember I'm quite solid after my last evolution… So let's keep the hand pet for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I don't like that idea…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, time for your Dream Weapon to evolve, Luci!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You still call me Luci?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha! Remember when we first met, and you would always complain about that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmmph…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blushed slightly, crossing his arms while trying to act like he didn't find it funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I touched his scythe once more, this time, with a layer of protective aura, and quickly began to evolve his weapon, while the Crawling Hand rested over his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLAAASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>",1014,"2026-06-06T14:08:01.314Z",1,"novelbin.me","f5b4e1d0a76977d0449fe974b688c3574a2f2180be54276a081a3a342e344076","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1443","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1441",1954,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-cover.jpg"]