Beast Tamer: My pet has a game panel.

Chapter 501 The Undead's Progress
Three days later, in the Abyss of the Dead, the Burial Ground.

On the platform atop the normally silent Hill of Bones, a dazzling light suddenly shone, standing out starkly in this deathly dark world.

Not far away, the low-level undead with their limited intelligence turned their heads to look at the source of the light. Their soul fires blazed up, igniting the desires deep within their souls.

"Aww!"

"Hoohoo!"

A deep roar resounded as the undead skeletons that had recently sprung from the ground rushed toward the hill, the allure of which was simply too great for them.

Before long, the undead skeletons that had gathered around the hill surged like waves, roaring incessantly.

Just then, a beam of dark light suddenly rose from the top of the hill, followed by a pressure that seemed to emanate from the beam, causing the surging undead skeletons to kneel and tremble under its influence.

Some of the undead skeletons that were closer to the hill were crushed under this pressure, their soul fire extinguished along with their bodies, turning into nourishment for the earth.

At this moment, on the platform at the top of the Bone Hill, Ye Mo, who looked exhausted, laughed heartily with undisguised joy in his eyes.

Beside her, Bai You withdrew the oppressive aura she had released earlier, and the dark light faded. She lightly leaped to the workbench in front of Ye Mo. "Ye Mo, what just happened? Why did that potion emit such a strong light? Could it be a fifth-tier potion?"

Ye Mo turned his head and saw the curiosity in Bai You's eyes. He shook his head and smiled, "No, this potion hasn't reached the level of a fifth-tier potion yet. But in terms of rarity and preciousness, it's no worse than an ordinary fifth-tier potion."

"Hmm? Is it that precious and rare? Could it be..." Bai You pondered for a moment, then her eyes lit up as she looked at Ye Mo expectantly.

Ye Mo nodded slightly and then said, "You're right, this potion is a fourth-tier potion of limit-breaking quality."

As soon as he finished speaking, his gaze turned fiery to the potion in front of him. With the detection function, the potion's attribute panel was displayed without any concealment.

【Origin Unity Potion】

[Rank: Fourth Rank]

[Rating: 103 (Breaking Limit)]

[Effect: Helps the user achieve unity of essence and successfully break through to the fourth rank. Depending on the user's spiritual talent, there is a 10% to 30% chance that the user will begin to condense their soul after breaking through to the fourth rank...]

[Evaluation: This potion breaks through the limits of materials, its effects far exceeding the power inherent in the potion's ingredients. It is extremely rare and exceptionally precious. If the user's racial level or talent is below legendary, only one dose of this potion is needed to break through to the fourth tier. Except in special circumstances, the success rate of breaking through after consuming this potion is 100%.]

This was the first time he had ever created a potion of such exceptional quality. And the potion's abilities were entirely worthy of its rating of over 100.

Even disregarding its 100% success rate in breaking through, the 10% to 30% contribution to condensing soul power is already terrifying.

It's important to know that if a fourth-tier transcendent wants to break through to the fifth tier, there are two ways to increase the chances of success on their own. One of them is to awaken their domain. Even a preliminary awakened domain can increase the chances of success by about 10%.

The second method is soul condensation. Even if the soul condensation is only in the initial stage, that is, 50% complete, it is still very helpful for extraordinary individuals to break through to the fifth level.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this breakthrough potion only has a 10% to 30% success rate, and even if it helps with soul condensation, it will probably only increase the progress of soul condensation from zero to one or two percent.

However, it's important to understand that for the vast majority of fourth-tier transcendents, the most difficult part of condensing a complete soul is going from zero to one. If they can embark on the path of soul condensation, even if they have to grind slowly, they can gradually increase their progress.

Even if those extraordinary individuals fail to reach 100% completion, 50% is still highly likely.

This demonstrates the rarity and value of this exceptional quality [Original Unity Potion].

However, Ye Mo shook his head and put the potion in front of him into his contract space.

If it were outside, this [Original Unity Potion] would indeed be extremely precious, whether in the Light Spirit Continent or the Flame Emperor.

But for him, or for his forces, this potion was really just so-so.

Now that he possesses mass-produced Soul Beads, let alone the ability to help condense a soul with a 10% to 30% chance, even if it were 100% chance, it would still be as effective as a Xuanming Ghost General Soul Bead.

"Although I don't need it, I can give it to the Pioneer Chamber of Commerce when I get back, and they can auction it off. I estimate I can get quite a bit of money from it." Ye Mo stroked his chin and nodded to himself.

"A potion of breakthrough quality! Ye Mo, does that mean you can break through?" Bai You, who was standing to the side, came back to her senses, and was shocked. She immediately looked at Ye Mo.

She had been by Ye Mo's side these past few days and had heard about the conditions for Ye Mo's breakthrough as a trainer.

That's why she was so surprised when she saw him create a potion of exceptional quality.

While breaking through to the fifth tier in her secondary profession wasn't a big deal for her—after all, she had already broken through to the fifth tier in her secondary profession as an array master long ago—Ye Mo's mentor was different. According to Ye Mo, after breaking through to the fifth tier in his secondary profession, he could research and create potions that could accelerate the process of condensing souls.

In this way, her younger sister Bai Ling will be able to increase the progress of condensing her soul to 100%.

"Yes, you can break through now," Ye Mo said with a smile. For a cultivator to break through to the fifth rank, he had only been missing a potion of limit-breaking quality for so long. Now that he had, he could naturally break through.

After saying that, he opened his attribute panel through his awakened talent, went to the secondary profession section, and saw that the level was ready to be broken through.

Without hesitation, once he made up his mind, the power of his awakened talent immediately granted him the knowledge and abilities of a fifth-tier cultivator.

Although he is still a bit rusty because he just broke through, he will become a skilled fifth-tier cultivator after practicing for a while.

"Alright, now that I can make fifth-tier potions, it's time to focus my energy on researching Soul Beads and developing potions to accelerate the process of soul condensation."

Ye Mo clenched his fists, his gaze resolute.

He'd been staying here these past few days making potions, hoping to break through to the fifth rank in his secondary profession as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be far too difficult for him to research a potion that could accelerate the process of soul condensation using Soul Beads as a resource. However, now that he'd broken through to the fifth rank as a cultivator, and considering the gains he'd made from researching Soul Beads and other materials during his break, he figured it wouldn't be too long before he could research the potion he needed.

"Phew—" Ye Mo let out a long sigh of relief, his eyes clear. He stood up, stretched, and turned to look at Bai You.

"Youyou, let's go for a walk. I've been feeling a bit bored staying here for the past few days, and making a potion just now has taken a toll on my mental energy. A walk will give me a break."

"Also, I'd like to see how things are going with the Golden Skull King these past few days. With so many soul orbs for them to absorb, I wonder if any of those undead have made it past the halfway mark in condensing their souls."

"Okay, let's go together then." Bai You nodded gently, a smile in her eyes.

Just then, Xiao Liu'er, who had been listening nearby, put down the Soul Pearl in her hand and shouted, "I want to go too!"

"Okay, let's all go together." Ye Mo turned his head, nodded, and smiled.

These past two days, since Xiao Liu'er learned how to purify soul beads, she's been in charge of processing all the other soul beads that arrive. Thinking about it, it's understandable that Xiao Liu'er needs a rest.

After making his decision, Ye Mo, along with Bai You and Xiao Liu'er, leaped down from the top of the hill and headed towards the place where the Soul Pearls were made.

…………

after a while.

Deep within the burial grounds, surrounded by countless undead, more than twenty powerful undead gathered at the center, their gazes fixed on the very center, where the tattered [Heart of the Dark Realm] resided.

A vast amount of complex spiritual energy surged in from all directions, then poured into the damaged [Heart of the Mysterious Netherworld]. After absorbing so much spiritual energy, the surface of the [Heart of the Mysterious Netherworld] began to emit a continuous stream of gray-black mist.

Once the gray-black mist reaches a certain amount, it will begin to condense, eventually forming a nascent ghostly shape.

At this point, the powerful undead warriors in the inner circle or the undead army on the outer circle would release their undead power together and inject it into the ghost spirit embryo.

Soon after, as the nascent ghost spirit absorbed enough necromantic power, a newly born fourth-order Xuanming ghost spirit emerged from it.

Then, as the long-prepared attack of the undead army and undead powerhouses landed, a loud bang was heard, and a violent energy fluctuation was generated. The Xuanming Ghost Spirit vanished into the void, leaving only a Soul Pearl in place.

Following these steps, the Golden Skeleton King and those fourth-tier domain-level undead powerhouses worked in shifts, like factory workers, producing Soul Orbs with their respective undead armies.

If it weren't for the fact that the process of producing Soul Orbs requires the consumption of their spiritual power and necromantic power, these sleepless undead could probably keep working until they die.

"It seems they haven't wasted these past few days. The Netherflame Knight, the Necromancer, the Corpse Lord... Hmm, they're all pretty good." Ye Mo stood high in the sky with his spirit pets, looking at the Golden Skeleton King and the others, and muttered to himself.

As the leader and superior of those undead, he had naturally made a decision long ago regarding the first batch of soul bead absorbers in the burial ground.

His method was simple: he prioritized those among the strongest necromancers, those with powerful mental strength, and those who were usually outstanding in their work.

If he excels in any one of these three aspects, he will choose to absorb the Soul Bead first.

Choosing the strongest among them is easy to understand. After all, he had those fourth-tier undead powerhouses absorb the Soul Beads in the hope that they could break through to the fifth tier. In this way, the strongest ones would naturally have a solid foundation, so their chances of breaking through to the fifth tier would be relatively high, as was the case with the Corpse Lord.

The reason for choosing powerful necromancers is that the maximum potential each extraordinary individual can reach by absorbing soul beads is different. For example, when Bai Ling absorbed soul beads to the maximum limit, her soul condensation progress reached 96, while Hanhan's was only 89.

This is because beings with stronger spiritual power are more likely to reach a higher limit when absorbing Soul Orbs. Letting them absorb Soul Orbs will accelerate the process of condensing their souls, naturally increasing the chances of breakthroughs; for example, a necromancer.

Ultimately, choosing those who excel in their work goes without saying. As for Ye Mo, although these powerful undead individuals had all signed contracts with him and become his subordinates...

However, according to the terms of the transaction contract, those undead powerhouses do not have to obey him completely in everything. They still have a certain degree of autonomy, just like working people, only this job is more demanding, as they cannot resign and have to complete their daily work.

As a result, some of these powerful necromancers were like lowly laborers, doing their jobs but never doing more or thinking much about them. In contrast, other powerful necromancers were much more capable, not only working diligently but also voluntarily working overtime.

Under these circumstances, it's no wonder he chose the latter to be included in the first batch of soul bead absorbers.

After all, if he had to choose a necromancer to break through to the fifth rank, he would naturally choose the one he was more comfortable and at ease with, just like the Netherflame Knight.

As Ye Mo nodded inwardly, the attribute panels of those undead powerhouses were revealed one by one under the detection function.

Over the past few days, those he arranged to be the first batch of Soul Bead absorbers have made quite a good progress in condensing their souls.

Among them, the Corpse Lord who led the legion was able to fight against a fifth-tier Corpse Lord, and its soul condensation progress reached 44%, which was even before it absorbed the Xuanming Ghost King's Soul Pearl.

Keep in mind that back then, both Hanhan and Isaac had only just broken 40%.

This also suggests that the upper limit of the necromancy-type transcendent soul bead absorption might be even higher.

Aside from the Corpse Lord, the Darkflame Knight is at 45% progress, and the other undead are at between 42% and 46%.

However, these powerful undead beings were all in the first and third categories of Ye Mo's selection criteria.

Among them, the few necromancers in the second category with outstanding spiritual power had a soul condensation progress of at least 48%, while the two with the highest progress, such as the necromancer archmage, had a progress of 50%, and the other was as high as 51%.

This was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise for Ye Mo.

Without absorbing the Xuanming Ghost King's Soul Pearl, they had already broken through half of their soul condensation progress by absorbing the Soul Pearls of the Xuanming Ghost General and Xuanming Ghost Commander. Under such circumstances, if they were to absorb the Xuanming Ghost King's Soul Pearl, there would be a very high probability that they would reach 100% of their soul condensation progress, thus condensing a complete soul.

This means that even before he has developed the Soul Condensation Elixir, he can already have some powerful necromancers attempt to reach the fifth rank. If he's lucky, he might be able to add another fifth-rank necromancer subordinate in just a few days.

(End of this chapter)