CHAPTER 298: GREAT BATTLE ERUPTS

Based on Blue Stone Bamboo Clan Swords, the newly born Black Knights would definitely master ice power.

Not long ago, after Carlos had sublimated all Silver Sword Orchid Black Knights, 5 Skeleton Revival slots remained.

[Name: Carlos Valois]

[Pathway: Death Herald Pathway]

[Spiritual Essence: 27 (Spiritual Essence: 3786/27000)]

[Health: 1630 (Constitution x50)]

[Psionic Energy: 335 (Spiritual Essence x10 + Mental x10)]

[Attributes: Strength 32.5/Speed 6.5/Constitution 32.6/Mental 6.5]

[Skills: Child of Nature (Max Level), Skeleton Revival (23+30 Level), Sun Emperor’s Court Swordsmanship Level 5, Crimson-Gold Feathered Serpent Wings (Max Level), Dawn Flame (Max Level)]

[Remaining Skill Points: 0; Remaining Attribute Points: 0]

Through these days of Black Knight slaughter, Carlos’s spiritual essence had jumped to 27 points—an incredibly fast improvement rate.

Same as always—attribute points went to Strength, skill points to Skeleton Revival.

Adding the 30-level Skeleton Revival bonus from spirit gear, Carlos’s total Skeleton Revival level reached 53.

Without delay, Carlos started sublimating new Black Knights...

...

Soon, weird fluctuations kept appearing on the ice plains as five Skeleton Warriors went through sublimation...

...Blue Stone Bamboo Skeleton Guards...Blue Stone Bamboo Shield Guards...

After second sublimation ended, Carlos briefly scanned the 5 Blue Stone Bamboo Shield Guards’ attributes—no problems.

Then after brief rest, he would finally sublimate them into Blue Stone Bamboo Black Knights.

...

After recovery, Carlos started drawing the Black Knight sublimation ritual circle.

Skilled technique easily handled the complex steps.

Soon, a large-scale complex ritual circle appeared on the ice plains—layered patterns interlocking, radiating mysterious aura.

"Phew!"

Carlos’s tense nerves relaxed slightly, then he had a Blue Stone Bamboo Shield Guard step into the circle’s core position.

He summoned a Phantom Dark Horse, placing it at the secondary core position.

Next, tons of monster corpses filled the sacrifice positions—the Black Knight sublimation ritual officially began!

Death Herald energy ignited as cold flames rose.

"&&**...##...&&&"

Corpse fuel melted as Carlos chucked rare precious materials into the flames.

"Bang!"

Pale flames boiled, transforming the area into a sea of fire. Carlos stayed unmoved, continuing his whispered chanting...

Soon, a brand new Black Knight appeared in the sublimation ritual circle. Countless flames poured into its body, then the next second, extremely amazing cold aura erupted as ice crystals fell from the sky.

"Success!"

Carlos looked over.

This Blue Stone Bamboo Black Knight wore pitch-black bone armor with strange Blue Stone Bamboo patterns covering its entire body. Its surface was covered with crystalline ice armor, radiating amazing cold!

It carried a golden shield on its back with a cold, icy golden falcon whose blue pupils froze the heart.

The lance in its hand, transformed from a Blue Stone Bamboo Clan Sword, seemed crafted from ice crystal, radiating extremely terrible cold. Even its Phantom Dark Horse had thick ice crystals forming at its feet.

[Blue Stone Bamboo Black Knight]

[Health: 400 (Constitution x50)]

[Strength: 28]

[Constitution: 8]

[Speed: 3 (foot combat state)/40 (cavalry state)]

[Skills: Blue Stone Bamboo Enhanced, Blue Stone Bamboo Cavalry Tactics (1+3) Level]

The attributes stayed as powerful as other Black Knights. Carlos focused on the skills.

[Blue Stone Bamboo Enhanced: Powerful talent born from the fusion of Blue Stone Bamboo Clan Sword, Ersbah Second Legion Stalwart Shield Equipment, and Phantom Dark Horse essence

(1) Blue Stone Bamboo Cavalry Tactics Level +3

(2) +10% damage and +10% defense when using Blue Stone Bamboo Cavalry Tactics.

(3) Bond: Stalwart Blue Stone Bamboo!

Blue Stone Bamboo Black Knights resonate during combat, adding ice explosion effects. Each additional one bumps up wielder’s Strength by 1 point and ice damage by 10%. In this state, can absorb enemy psionic attacks and release psionic beam counterattacks after brief buildup (each Constitution point sustains for 10 minutes)

(4) Umbral Iron Bone Armor: Massively increased defense, can absorb Umbral Iron or bones to heal wounds.

(5) Ghostly Flame: Soul-targeting cold flames with seriously increased soul damage.]

...

Except for the bond skill, the rest didn’t differ much from other Black Knights.

Perfect fusion of Blue Stone Bamboo Clan Sword and Stalwart Shield Equipment abilities.

With the first Blue Stone Bamboo Black Knight’s birth, Carlos immediately started running the second ceremony...

Soon after, the remaining four Blue Stone Bamboo Black Knights were all born, once again boosting Carlos’s forces.

...

Dotruu Kingdom—massive battle erupted as strange surging mercury clashed violently with sky-covering shadows.

"Old man, who are you anyway?"

The Shadow Twins looked ticked off. The shadows covering the sky writhed strangely as pitch-black, vicious monsters poured out.

Blob Beasts reappeared—winged, constructed like black mud, faceless creatures.

Opening gaping maws spitting crimson, they let out several shrill cries before howling toward the altar.

"Damn!"

The Mercury Archbishop’s face was black. These two monsters had no intention of compromise, attacking directly.

A pure silver staff appeared in his hand, which he hurled skyward.

Boom!

Endless mercury swept out, swallowing the large batch of attacking shadow monsters.

"Interesting!"

Though the Mercury Archbishop gave the Shadow Twins a sense of threat, it was way less than that golden knight they’d run into that day.

That day’s embarrassing flight still pissed them off.

They were certain that mysterious golden knight had long since split—now was time for them to properly vent!

Sister Riley raised her crescent scythe as vast shadow power gathered. Rounds of pitch-black shadow moons appeared, radiating extremely amazing fluctuations.

The next second,

Boom!

Like meteors falling, they instantly pierced the mercury tide, covering the entire altar!

"Oh shit!"

The Mercury Archbishop’s expression was grim. With a great shout, the pierced mercury tide regathered, transforming into countless mercury pythons that crashed head-on into the rounds of shadow moons.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Successive air waves exploded in the sky, making the earth tremble as fleeing residents tumbled everywhere with despair on their faces.

"Decent power."

The Shadow Twins mimicked that day’s golden knight, nodding slightly as they sat upon aerial thrones, expressing approval toward the Mercury Archbishop.

"Good, good, good!

You’re real good!"

The Mercury Archbishop’s neck veins bulged with rage. Since advancing to Controller, no one—not even enemies—had ever shown him such contempt!

"This old man will fill your entire bodies with mercury poison to vent my heart’s hatred!"

Before finishing, he suddenly performed secret techniques. The cult members beside him immediately screamed, then transformed into weird blood-silver that merged into the mercury tide.