Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Looking at the status on Wu Liuqi's panel: [Status: Energy dormant, requires a specific negative energy sequence to activate].

Lynn felt a little itchy inside.

This thing is already so powerful in its sealed state; imagine how awesome it would be if it were unsealed.

How about... we open a blind box?

Otherwise, it'll be nagging at my heart...

During the previous analysis, the panel had already fed back to him the energy vibration frequency and rune sequence required to break through this dormant state.

It only takes a slight touch to break it.

What are we waiting for? Let's do it!

To prevent any accidents, Lynn first reinforced the mental imprint, then extended his right index finger.

Pure negative energy swirled around his fingertips, rapidly sketching several twisted dark runes in the air.

Then, he flicked his finger and roared inwardly.

"The seal is broken!!!"

These runes, as if possessing a life of their own, successively disappeared into the black skull's thoracic vertebrae, the top of its head, and the main joints of its limbs.

"Click...click click..."

As if some kind of shackles had been broken, the black skull emitted a series of crisp popping sounds.

Its originally weak soul fire suddenly expanded and solidified, emitting energy fluctuations close to the level 2 elite!

A cold, swift aura emanated from it.

[Target]: Shadow Skeleton (Activated)

[Rank]: lv1 (Standard) Peak → lv2 (Elite)

[Capability Update:]

Bone Enhancement: Dense black bones provide physical defense and attack power far exceeding those of other bones of the same level.

Shadow Affinity: Significantly increases movement speed and stealth in shadow environments.

Deadly Backstab: When attacking from the target's blind spot, physical and soul damage is greatly increased.

Shadow Strike: Allows you to briefly merge into any shadow and perform a short-range thrust attack, with a slight armor-piercing and soul-disrupting effect.

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"As expected, she truly deserves to be called a high-potential 'baby'."

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Lynn's eyes.

[Bone Enhancement] Needless to say, it provides a considerable boost to both defense and attack.

[Shadow Affinity] may look ordinary, but in this demiplane where there is no sunlight, it is a divine skill!

There are shadows everywhere here, and you can get attribute bonuses and stealth effects anywhere.

[Deadly Backstab] is also considered a core ability of assassins, which can greatly increase attack power when launching a sneak attack.

The [Shadow Strike] skill is its only offensive skill, and can be considered its ultimate move.

By directly merging into the shadows to launch a surprise attack, and possessing the effect of soul interference, it is undoubtedly extremely deadly for wizard apprentices.

This unsealing directly propelled Wu Liuqi to level 2, reaching the strength of a second-class wizard apprentice.

Wait... the strength of a second-class apprentice...

Soon, Lynn realized something was wrong.

In just a short while, the spiritual imprint had become extremely dim and was on the verge of disappearing.

"Holy crap! How could the mental imprint disappear so quickly?!"

Oh, so I'm still a first-class apprentice. Never mind then...

Just as the mental imprint was about to completely dissipate, Lynn promptly added another imprint, temporarily stabilizing Wu Liuqi who was about to riot.

Fortunately, I was cautious and mentally prepared myself before opening the "blind box".

Otherwise, our future "Witch King" might be stabbed to death by his own "pet baby" today.

Now that Wu Liuqi's strength has greatly increased, the suppression time of the mental imprint has been greatly reduced, from ten minutes to one minute.

If Lynn opens the "blind box" first and then tries to control it, the mental interference of [weak undead domination] will probably not be able to suppress Wu Liuqi at level 2, let alone depict his mental core.

That would mean there would be no more opportunities to "transcend" and control Wu Liuqi.

All I can say is that this guy is incredibly lucky.

"Let's test the intensity first."

Lynn had a sudden thought and pointed to a discarded obsidian brick in the corner of the room, which was used to test witchcraft.

Wu Liuqi starts moving instantly!

Its silhouette left a blurry black trail as it swept across the room almost silently.

The skeletal dagger in his hand flashed with a pale, cold light as it precisely pierced the obsidian brick!

"laugh!"

With a soft sound, the tip of the dagger pierced nearly an inch deep into the hard stone brick!

At the same time, a barely perceptible wisp of shadow energy spread out like a spider web from where the dagger pierced, making the stone brick structure even more fragile.

"Not bad." Lynn nodded.

This attack power far exceeds that of ordinary skeleton soldiers, and can pose a fatal threat to some second-class apprentices with insufficient defense.

Even some unsuspecting third-class apprentices would probably be sent dead with a single blow.

Lynn gave the order again: "Hide."

Upon receiving the order, the Shadow Skeleton immediately retreated a few steps, its body silently dissolving into the densest shadow in the corner of the dormitory.

Even with Lynn concentrating his mental senses, he could only barely detect a very faint fluctuation of negative energy.

"The perfect assassin!"

Lynn was completely relieved.

With this level 2 undead lurking in the shadows, his safety was greatly guaranteed.

Unfortunately, I don't have enough control time right now, and I can't keep my nerves on edge and re-mark it every minute, so I can only put it away for now.

We can release it suddenly when facing the enemy, giving them a big surprise!

He ordered Wu Liuqi to curl up, and Lynn used the Bone Ring to retrieve him.

Although the Bone Ring can collect the dead, the space inside is too small and there is no negative energy inside.

The dead cannot grow or replenish their energy while inside.

This will cause the growth of your high-potential "babies" to stagnate, making them unable to keep up with your pace.

We still need to find a way to create a "Ten Thousand Souls Banner," a magical artifact that can store the dead and allow them to grow within it.

Lynn glanced at her assets.

Hmm... two whole magic stones.

Alright, go wash up and go to bed.

After sighing, Lynn turned his gaze to the [Memory Library].

The above records another major gain of the day—more than twenty level zero tricks obtained for free.

As for the four first-level spells, they cannot be inscribed yet. We can only analyze them for now and try to inscribe them when we advance to the second-level apprentice level.

Whether it's level zero magic or level one sorcery, most of them contain errors, omissions, or incompleteness during the copying process.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some people with dark intentions maliciously altered the witchcraft model.

Fortunately, it has its own parsing and optimization functions, which can complete the resolution to 100%, and even make it more efficient than the original version after optimization.

Although level 0 spells consume very little energy, building them on the mental core will still occupy valuable mental "bandwidth".

Especially in the first-level apprenticeship stage, this bandwidth is even more limited, and every bit is important.

Currently, Lynn has created four spells: [Weak Soul Impact], [Hand of Bones], [Bone Armor], and [Weak Undead Domination], which occupy more than half of his mental core capacity.

Lynn couldn't, and didn't need to, have all the magic tricks engraved on it.

We must make choices.

However, other forms of witchcraft are not entirely useless; even if they cannot be inscribed, they can be released "temporarily."

"Temporary" release requires a sufficiently high level of understanding of witchcraft, and the user must visualize the witchcraft model in their mind before releasing it.

But the release speed... let's not even mention it.

Imagine, during a battle, someone directly charges and releases the sorcery model depicted in the "Spiritual Core".

You're using a defensive spell to tank someone's attack, dragging and pausing for ages, and just when you're almost done, your hand slips and the model crashes.

Then you won't blow it up!

Therefore, the choice of which magic to depict in the "spiritual core" should be made with utmost care, to ensure that it meets all future needs.