Chapter 776 - 500: Full Set of Enchantments, Explosive Power!

Charge!

The moment the lance of the Ice Remains Earth Dragon Knight struck, the titanium alloy target in the testing field was torn to pieces by a frost shockwave. The splattered metal fragments were corroded into dust by the Death Dragon Breath while still in the air. Vigus’s monitoring data showed that the kinetic energy of this charge was equivalent to a strike from a Bronze Upper-Rank combatant.

However, the true combat capability of the Ice Remains Earth Dragon Knight still needed to be tested in battle. On the training ground, Olaf, serving as an expendable test subject, was the first to initiate a counter-charge. The impact from the collision of his Rune War Axe and the Frost Riding Spear unleashed a shockwave that spiderwebbed the protective glass in the spectator area.

In this bout, the Ice Remains Earth Dragon Knight demonstrated astonishing tactical intelligence. As the Earth Dragon sidestepped to avoid Olaf’s sweeping strike, the knight’s lance pierced precisely into the gap in the Berserker’s shoulder armor, freezing the muscle tissue of his entire right arm.

Although Olaf quickly broke free and defeated it, the fact that a single Ice Remains Earth Dragon Knight could tie him down for so long spoke volumes of its power. Compared to ordinary Undead Knights on Corpse Warhorses, the knights of these powerful Ice Remains Earth Dragon Knight units possessed a strength of Bronze Middle-Rank, while their mounts were at the Bronze Lower-Rank. Together, their combat capability reached the pinnacle among ordinary Undead Creatures and would be the absolute core fighting force within Fang Zhou’s Undead Army.

What a powerful Bronze Undead unit!

Even the well-informed Instructor Su Xinyan and Master Sandro were amazed. After all, if the battlefield terrain was suitable, a hundred homogenous Bronze Middle-Rank Earth Dragon Knights could destroy an Abyss Squad composed of Bronze Demons in one swift charge, easily winning a small-scale battle.

And this was only a small part of Fang Zhou’s strength. At this point, the true power of an Undead Mage becoming a one-man army was finally revealed.

Even Fang Zhou himself understood that aside from the precious legacy of Naraku Civilization knowledge in Skeleton Mage Ryze’s mind, these 100 Ice Remains Earth Dragon Knights were his greatest gain from exploring the Naraku Civilization’s mage tomb.

Of course, besides this single greatest reward, Fang Zhou also attempted to fuse the Blue-Fine [Fear of Frost Skeleton] with the Green-Excellent [Soul Shattering Magic Ball], as previously planned with the assistance of Instructors Su Xinyan and Huang Qiuyue.

「In the forging workshop.」

Su Xinyan’s Moon Shadow Spider Silk wove a network of energy guides, like a star map, across the workbench. The radiant crystals condensing at Huang Qiuyue’s fingertips maintained a constant room temperature of twenty degrees Celsius.

Fang Zhou inserted the [Fear of Frost Skeleton] into the core of the Alchemy Array, and frost mist suddenly spouted from the staff’s broken tip.

"Frequency calibration," Huang Qiuyue commanded, suspending the [Soul Shattering Magic Ball] seven inches above the staff. The Nether Stone on the orb’s surface began to vibrate at a high frequency.

When their energy fields overlapped, the protective crystals in the workshop suddenly shattered. It seemed the ancient Frost Spirit sealed within the staff refused to fuse with the low-tier Magic Ball. Instructor Su Xinyan frowned slightly. Vigus’s silver hair instantly wove into a cushioning net, while dragon breath from Tiamat condensed in the air to form an energy-damping layer.

However, this did not stop Fang Zhou.

His carving knife, dipped in Master Sandro’s specially prepared [Soul Blood Secret Silver], inscribed the first fusion rune onto the staff. The weapon suddenly erupted in a backlash. Frost thorns clambered up the knife’s edge but were frozen in place by Huang Qiuyue’s radiant protection before they could touch his skin. Seizing the opportunity, Su Xinyan’s spider silk pierced the gaps between the thorns and channeled the rampant frost energy toward the Magic Ball.

"Now!"

As the Nether Stone on the Magic Ball glowed red from the overload, Fang Zhou abruptly pressed the prepared alchemical adhesive at their junction. Amidst the chaotic energy currents bursting from the fusion interface, the faint silhouette of an ice crystal skull’s jaw could be seen biting down on the Resentful Soul Threads of the orb’s surface. The staff and the orb had formed an eerie symbiosis.

In the forge, the bubbling [Nether River Heavy Water] frothed up with blood-red bubbles as Fang Zhou immersed the intertwined staff and orb into the liquid. Huang Qiuyue immediately activated her Radiant Barrier, working with Tiamat’s dragon breath to stabilize the furnace temperature at its critical point. Meanwhile, Su Xinyan’s spider silk network penetrated the furnace wall, monitoring the internal energy changes in real-time.

When the energy levels peaked, the Magic Ball suddenly broke its restraints and slammed against the furnace wall. At this crucial moment, Tiamat’s black gem scales played a key role. It curled its tail, plucking three scales and tossing them into the furnace. The triangular force field formed by the scales confined the rampaging Magical Artifact in place.

Seizing the opportunity, Fang Zhou injected his Origin Energy, imprinting his Soul Mark onto the Magical Artifact’s core.

This was Soul Fire Tempering!

The moment the tempering was complete, all the ice crystals in the laboratory simultaneously vaporized. The new Magical Artifact hovered in mid-air, its body displaying a spiraling pattern of intertwining azure and dark green. The top of the original staff had evolved into a trihedral structure. The front retained the chill of the Frost Spirit, the left bore the resentful visage from the Soul Shattering Magic Ball, and the right displayed Fang Zhou’s Soul Mark.

As Fang Zhou grasped the staff, a path of intertwined frost and resentful souls automatically formed on the ground. He looked at the equipment section of his attribute panel.

**[Soul Shattering Bone Staff]**

**Quality:** Blue Fine

**Type:** Weapon, Undead Mage Exclusive

**Description:** Forged by fusing the [Fear of Frost Skeleton] with the [Soul Shattering Magic Ball].

* Moderately enhances the power of Undead Attribute spells.

* Moderately reduces the Mana cost of Undead Attribute spells.

* Provides additional bonuses to Summoning Series skills.

* Grants bonus Magic Penetration to Direct Damage Skills and Control and Debuff Skills, making it easier to break enemy defenses.

* Has a chance to inflict the [Soul Shattering] status on an enemy, reducing their casting success rate.

* Grants summoned undead creatures the [Frost Aura], adding Frost Attribute damage and a slowing effect to their attacks.

* Possesses three Magic Charge Slots (max capacity: Silver Upper Rank).