Meanwhile, Fang Zhou's skeleton clone also underwent a slight change.
His body seemed to have become sturdier, and new bones had grown in the previously damaged parts.
Of course, the biggest change was in Fang Zhou's attribute panel!
[Attributes]Strength 1.1, Constitution 1, Agility 1, Spirit 1
[Soul Power]0.1
Fang Zhou clenched his bony hand, his heart filled with excitement.
The strength attribute increased by 0.1, which should be the effect of [Skeleton Armament].
The Skeleton Race can inherently grow stronger by devouring their kind.
Most importantly, there's also an influx in soul power.
If his guess is correct, whenever he kills an enemy, he can absorb the enemy's soul essence, converting it into soul power!
And what can soul power do?
"Soul power, converted from soul energy, has multiple uses such as inference skill, potential enhancement, and equipment enhancement."
Fang Zhou's soul fire flickered; isn't this just "Deep Blue, add points" setup?
Let's go!
Crack.
Crack.
Fang Zhou's jawbone clicked, emitting a silent laugh.
He already understood what he needed to do next.
Explore, kill, devour, evolve!
Accumulating soul power, strengthening both his body and clone, creating his own legend in this Era of Myth!
Soon, Fang Zhou calmed down, picked up a femur from the ground, and carefully observed the surrounding environment.
Guided by the instincts of a skeleton, he could clearly sense the density of the scarlet moonlight.
From his recent experience, the scarlet moonlight for undead creatures is akin to the "Emperor's Liquid" in mythical legends that can awaken spiritual intelligence.
The denser the scarlet moonlight, the stronger the undead creatures should be.
Of course, you pick the soft ones first, Fang Zhou waved the bone club in his hand and decisively explored towards the area where the scarlet moonlight was weakest.
Soon, another dilapidated, frail skeleton appeared in Fang Zhou's sight.
He repeated his trick, maneuvering to the skeleton's rear.
Crack!
When the femur in Fang Zhou's hand broke into two again, this skeleton, like the first, had its skull shattered, soul fire extinguished, and its ashen skeleton scattered across the ground.
Fang Zhou once again placed his bony hand over this pile of bones.
A familiar warm current emerged, entering his body.
However, this time, Fang Zhou did not use the skeleton essence to strengthen himself, but attempted to craft his own [Skeleton Armament].
To do a good job, one must first sharpen the tools.
The bones picked up from the ground were too fragile, making them barely suitable for weapons.
Since he had the [Skeleton Armament] skill, he might as well create a durable weapon by himself.
An inch longer, an inch stronger; Fang Zhou wanted to craft a long spear of his own.
Just like humans are born to breathe and fish are born to live in water, [Skeleton Armament] is also an instinct of the skeleton.
Ordinary apprentice-level skeletons do not have skeleton armament simply because they lack the consciousness to use weapons.
With a flick of his mind, Fang Zhou instantly felt strands of skeleton essence flowing within himself. Within just a few breaths, a long spear appeared in his hand.
"Successfully crafted equipment [Skeleton Long Spear]!"
[Skeleton Long Spear] (Gray Inferior): A long spear condensed from skeleton essence, slightly increases damage.
The spear is nearly two meters long, wholly pale white, made entirely from the hardest bone material from Fang Zhou's body, with a hint of sharpness at the tip!
In the Era of Myth, humanity classified professional equipment into several grades: Gray Inferior, White Ordinary, Green Excellent, Blue Fine, Purple Zhuo Yue, and more.
As a skeleton armament, the solidity and sharpness of the skeleton long spear are directly linked to the amount of skeleton essence Fang Zhou invests.
Now, Fang Zhou is just starting, with little skeleton essence invested, so the skeleton long spear is only equivalent to gray inferior equipment.
As he invests more and more skeleton essence, the skeleton long spear could potentially rival epic equipment, legendary equipment, or even the mythical divine artifact!
This is a growth-capable exclusive weapon, so he must wisely allocate the skeleton essence ratio between strengthening himself and the weapon.
With the skeleton long spear in hand, Fang Zhou once again embarked on the path of devouring and evolving.
Hiss!
Another skeleton was pierced through its soul fire, its skeleton also had all its essence absorbed.
Agility +0.1, Soul Power +0.1.
...
An hour passed.
On the land named by Fang Zhou as the [Burial Wilderness], a robust skeleton holding a long spear was gazing around.
It stood about 1.7 meters tall, entirely ash-white, with an unusually vibrant soul fire, starkly different from the newly born frail skeletons on this land.
This was precisely the skeleton clone of Fang Zhou.
In an hour's time, Fang Zhou had completely hunted dozens of skeletons in the vicinity.
These skeletons not only greatly enhanced his four-dimensional attributes but also brought him 10 points of soul power.
At this moment, the attribute panel of the skeleton clone had become:
[Attributes]Strength 3, Constitution 2, Agility 2, Spirit 2
[Soul Power]10
There had been a two to three-fold increase in these four-dimensional attributes of strength, constitution, agility, and spirit, which was indeed a massive gain!
However, Fang Zhou was still somewhat dissatisfied.
Because at the start, he could absorb 0.1 attribute value from each skeleton.
Later on, the attribute value absorbed from each skeleton decreased to 0.05.
Now, he needed to absorb the skeletons of several skeletons to gain 0.1 attribute value.
The benefits from the [Skeleton Armament] skill were diminishing.
After all, for Fang Zhou now, the newly born skeletons around were too weak, naturally providing less and less skeleton essence.
"Perhaps it's time to explore deeper?"
The thought emerged in Fang Zhou's mind, but he quickly dismissed it.
Hold on a little longer, as long as he stays cautious and continues to grow, he will become stronger, with no need to rush.
At least wait until the weak skeletons on the outskirts no longer provide value, until his skeleton clone's attributes grow significantly, and preferably he can learn a few skills using soul power.
After making foolproof preparations, he could then explore deeper.
With a firm resolve, Fang Zhou wielded the skeleton long spear, dug a pit in the ground, and buried himself.
The continuous slaughter had left him weary; it was time to rest a bit.
...
In the dormitory of Sea City Military Academy, Fang Zhou opened his eyes, the exhaustion from his soul made him yawn.
He glanced at the attribute panel of his main body, suddenly widening his eyes in surprise.
[Attributes]Strength 1.2, Constitution 1.1, Agility 1.1, Spirit 2.11
[Skills]Skeleton Meditation Method, Summon Skeleton, Inference Skill (+)
There were changes in both the attributes and skills sections.
"My major attributes are slowly growing," an incredible hypothesis emerged in Fang Zhou's mind.