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Chapter 98 The Spirit Seal Controller, the Power of the Underworld Lord's Bloodline!

Gu Qing's eyes lit up as he looked at the rare skill book, Undead Redemption.

Withdrawal!

Although this skill is a one-time use skill, it will disappear immediately after use.

But it's a resurrection skill!

Of course, there are side effects: after being resurrected, you will become an undead creature, and your level will be reset to zero.

Looking at the skill description, after being resurrected, the opponent is very likely to become his undead creature.

If I were to use it when Master Lin Lei died, wouldn't I be in trouble...?

Gu Qing shook his head and slapped himself. What was he thinking?

Regardless, this is an extremely rare epic skill.

Let's learn it directly and see if we can use it later.

Subsequently, Gu Qing stored all the resources in his spatial ring.

After that, Gu Qing brought up his professional panel.

[Rune Inscription Master (Rank E)]

[Simplified Advancement Requirements: Use Rune Power 1000 times, Current Progress: 942/1000]

This simplified advancement requirement means there are only 58 more attempts needed to reach the maximum level.

Gu Qing thought for a moment, then got up and headed to the advanced training room, ready to complete the last of his attempts.

Gu Qing was really looking forward to advancing as a Rune Engraver.

After quickly tidying up, Gu Qing headed straight for the Advanced Training Center in the North District of Jinling Academy.

The place was bustling with activity, with students from Jinling Academy moving about.

The training center is the most frequently used place by students of Jinling Academy, so Gu Qing went straight to the front desk.

"Give me an A-level combined training room."

Gu Qing handed over her student card. This was also a place to use school points; you could just swipe your student card.

The receptionist, a part-time senior student, looked at Gu Qing's freshman student card and said, "Junior, A-level rooms are basically used by students around level 30. It costs 800 points per hour."

"For freshmen, this is not cost-effective. I suggest you use the C-level training room, which only costs 100 points per hour."

The training room consumes a lot of points, and this senior student meant well by wanting to help the freshmen save some points.

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, senior, but it's not necessary. Just open an A-level composite training room for me."

The senior student didn't say anything more, swiped his card, and then handed Gu Qing a training room card.

After receiving the item, Gu Qing went directly to the A-level composite training room area and randomly found an empty room to enter.

The entire complex training room was filled with dense arrays of magic circles, and the walls were made of a special alloy, making them extremely sturdy.

There are also various targets inside, all of which are intelligent.

Gu Qing arrived at the main control panel, browsed through the various modes, and then selected one.

Extreme Defense Pressure Mode!

A piercing alarm sounded briefly, followed by a sudden burst of light from the array patterns on the surrounding alloy walls.

The next moment, thousands of energy beams rained down on Gu Qing like a dense downpour.

This energy beam attack is equivalent to the attack of a peak second-tier mage.

Although the main purpose is to simplify the advanced requirements, we should also take this opportunity to practice.

Gu Qing's eyes flashed, and he unleashed his full mental power, rapidly slicing his hands across the void.

One by one, talisman papers flew out of the storage ring, and under Gu Qing's sketching, they quickly formed runes.

First, several shield runes were activated, forming a shield that enveloped Gu Qing's entire body, blocking the energy beam attack.

Then, the fireball rune was activated, and a violent fireball exploded, colliding head-on with the energy beam.

The violent energy instantly spread around, and Gu Qing's fingers moved faster and faster, the speed of the engraving also increasing.

Runes were drawn one by one and then activated directly.

The talismans were treated as if they were free.

At that moment, the alarm lights in front of the staff on duty in the back suddenly started flashing.

The staff member on duty, who had just picked up a cup to drink tea, choked and quickly pulled up the surveillance footage.

"An abnormal energy level? What are the students in this room doing?"

When the surveillance footage appeared, the staff on duty were completely stunned.

"Wait, what are you doing? Throwing runes around for free?"

"Wait, what kind of hand speed is that? Even though it's a low-level rune, the success rate is way too high!"

The staff on duty clicked the record button next to it to start recording the situation in Gu Qing's training room.

The A-level training room has a strong capacity, so there's no need to worry too much. You just need to record a video to explain the situation.

condition.

After all, the array masters in the maintenance training room are all very irritable and can easily lose their temper without a good reason.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The array in the training room needs to be repaired almost every time it's used, and even with the points reward, it would still infuriate the array master who does the repairs.

Especially this kind of severe damage.

Just then, the training room where Gu Qing was located activated its defense mechanism.

The main control array operated frantically, and the densely packed energy beams shot out stopped abruptly.

The next moment, three deep blue water prison ripples formed and pressed down directly on Gu Qing.

This is not a real water prison, but rather a form created by the suppression of energy ripples, resulting in a very strong pressure.

The surrounding air crackled, and the massive energy fluctuations made Gu Qing raise an eyebrow.

Without hesitation, Gu Qing immediately used the rune imprint.

A massive surge of spiritual power erupted, piercing into the ripples of the water prison.

Using his understanding of formations, Gu Qing quickly pinpointed the weak point in the water prison's ripples.

Then, Gu Qing lightly clenched his right hand, and the Netherworld Soul Scythe instantly appeared.

Gu Qing quickly sketched with his left hand, forming a newly learned armor-piercing and sharp metal rune, which he then slapped directly onto the Netherworld Soul Scythe.

A golden light appeared on the pitch-black Netherworld Soul Scythe, then quickly converged, forming an armor-piercing sharp gold rune on the blade.

A sharp, metallic aura emanated from the scythe.

Gu Qing, wielding the Netherworld Soul Scythe, slashed directly at the weakest point of the falling water prison ripples.

"boom!"

A muffled thud was heard, and cracks instantly appeared in the weakest points of the water prison's ripples.

Gu Qing exerted force suddenly, and the water prison ripples shattered instantly, turning into pure energy that dissipated into the surrounding air.

Gu Qing checked the simplified advancement experience for rune engravers.

[Rune Inscription Master (Rank E)]

[Simplified Advancement Requirements: Use Rune Power 1000 times, Current Progress: 997/1000]

There are only three points left.

After the water prison ripples shattered, they transformed into sharp sword energy, which swiftly pierced towards Gu Qing.

Gu Qing conjured a Netherworld Soul Armor, which directly blocked these attacks.

Then, Gu Qing sketched the array patterns again, placing them on the blank runes.

Five fireball talismans were instantly drawn and thrown out by Gu Qing, exploding rapidly in front of him.

The offensive in the training room fell silent for a moment, then quickly returned to calm.

The extreme defense pressure mode has ended.

Gu Qing passed through unharmed.

In the monitoring room, the staff member on duty stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Even some third-year university students can't get past the extreme defense pressure mode in this A-level training room, so how did a freshman like him manage to pass it?

Inside the training room, a pleasant notification sound rang in Gu Qing's mind.

[The Rune Engraver's simplified advancement experience is full, meeting the advancement requirements. Advance now?]

Gu Qing did not hesitate and directly chose to advance.

[Ding! Advancement successful. The Rune Inscription Master has advanced to a D-rank Spirit Seal Controller.]

[Unlock New Skill: Void Condensation Rune]

[Unlock New Skill: Composite Array]

Gu Qing nodded in satisfaction. After advancing, he gained two new skills.

Gu Qing directly checked the two new skills.

【Void Condensation Talisman】

[Rank: D]

[Effect: No physical object or talisman is required; runes can be condensed in the void using mental power and used directly, but the rune's power is reduced by 20%.]

Composite Array

[Rank: D]

[Effect: Allows for the perfect fusion and superposition of three different attribute array patterns, doubling the power of the array.]

[Note: Complex arrays require proficiency; low proficiency may cause array pattern disorder, leading to the destruction of the large array.]

Looking at the effects of the two new skills, Gu Qing nodded slightly.

Both skills are decent, but only average.

After all, it's only a D-rank skill.

The Void Condensation skill allows the class to unleash some combat power even after runes are depleted.

But for Gu Qing, it was better than nothing.

Unless you learn some advanced runes later.

The composite array is good; it can double the power of the formation, but it requires practice.

The cost of practicing destroying formations alone is a huge sum.

Overall, it's not bad.

Gu Qing carefully sensed the effects of the two skills, mentally rehearsed them several times, and then checked the challenges for advancing to the next level.

[Advanced Requirements: Independently construct a complex array covering a radius of one kilometer, and use this array to independently kill a level 30 lord-level monster.]

Gu Qing clicked her tongue slightly; this task was extremely abnormal.

Gu Qing estimated that, based on his understanding of formations, it would take at least a year to independently construct a complex formation covering a one-kilometer radius.

Fortunately, career advancement can be simplified.

Gu Qing directly viewed the simplified conditions.

[Simplified requirements: Use 10,000 runes.]

Gu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. Although the numbers were a bit exaggerated, completing the task was still relatively simple.

With Gu Qing's current financial resources, he could simply buy 10,000 fireball talismans and keep them as toys.

But that would be too wasteful. It's better to make your own fireball talisman to cast, which will also increase your understanding of runes.

After closing the panel, Gu Qing returned to his dormitory.

"Master~"

Ripples spread across the contract space, and Cecilia and Melissant emerged from within.

The two were wearing erotic clothes, which gave Gu Qing a headache.

Cecilia was dressed in a thin veil, her stunning figure almost bursting through it.

Melissand, standing to the side, was dressed almost entirely in a single garment, exuding a subtle fragrance.

The two of them stood close together, one on the left and one on the right, their eyes filled with tenderness, their meaning self-evident.

Gu Qing pushed the two away: "Rest tonight, go back to the contract space and stay there."

Tomorrow is the day to refine that unknown essence blood, so Gu Qing needs to conserve his energy and make full preparations.

Cecilia and Melissant pouted and reluctantly returned to the contract space.

After taking a quick shower, Gu Qing began planning what she needed to do over the next month.

Normally, freshmen attend classes at school and occasionally go hunting.

But Gu Qing had no intention of attending class.

His situation is special; his career can be continuously promoted, and attending classes would be a waste of time.

Gu Qing quickly made a decision.

After refining that unknown essence blood tomorrow, I will directly proceed with the second-tier advancement challenge.

After you finish, check the power rankings again.

Then go out into the wild to hunt and level up.

After reaching the second tier, the leveling speed will drop sharply, and it may take ten days to half a month to level up once. You will still need to spend more time hunting monsters.

The next morning, Gu Qing jumped out of bed.

I'm feeling quite energetic today, and I hope to increase the success rate of absorbing that essence blood.

Gu Qing pushed open the door and headed straight for the principal's office building.

Upon entering, Gu Qing quickly met Lin Lei.

"Master."

Lin Lei turned around, looked at Gu Qing, and nodded, quite satisfied with Gu Qing's current state.

He had seen many so-called geniuses who, faced with such a life-changing opportunity, would often become arrogant and unable to sleep all night.

But Gu Qing in front of me didn't exhibit this behavior at all.

"Let's go." Lin Lei didn't waste any words and quickly led Gu Qing downstairs.

Upon arriving at the third basement level, Lin Lei led Gu Qing directly to the door of the room containing the essence blood refining array.

As soon as I pushed open the door, an immense spiritual pressure rushed towards me.

The spiritual pressure was so immense that Gu Qing subconsciously condensed the Netherworld Soul Armor to stabilize this extreme sense of oppression.

"Stay calm. This formation has burned 100,000 energy crystals, and the aura it emits will be oppressive."

"The real test will come when you refine and absorb the essence blood."

Gu Qing nodded and followed Lin Lei inside.

At this moment, in the very center of the room stood a white jade altar.

The white jade shone brightly, clearly indicating it was no ordinary item.

Above the white jade altar, a transparent vessel floated, containing a drop of pitch-black essence blood.

Whether due to the influence of the great formation or not, the jet-black essence blood in the transparent vessel was constantly trembling.

That familiar longing welled up from the bottom of Gu Qing's heart once again.

Lin Lei looked at Gu Qing and said, "You can change it to refining angel blood essence now, but the situation of this drop of blood essence is too strange. To be honest, I don't recommend that you refine and absorb this drop of blood essence."

Gu Qing looked at Lin Lei with a firm expression and said, "Master, I've thought it through. I'll refine this drop of essence blood."

Hearing Gu Qing's words, Lin Lei nodded: "Okay, once you go in, stay calm and keep your composure."

"If there are signs of a backlash, don't hesitate, shout 'Stop!' Your life is the priority!"

Hearing Lin Lei's concerned words, Gu Qing felt a surge of warmth in her heart: "Don't worry, Master, I know what I'm doing."

With that, Gu Qing took a step forward and went directly to the white jade altar.

Sitting cross-legged, Gu Qing released all her mental energy to stabilize herself.

"Master, I'm ready." Gu Qing signaled to Lin Lei that they could begin.

Lin Lei took a deep breath and directly activated the entire refining array.

In an instant, the surrounding array patterns suddenly lit up.

Then, Lin Lei released a bolt of lightning from his hand, instantly shattering the transparent vessel containing the dark essence blood.

That drop of blood essence was like a demon breaking free of its shackles; its body suddenly extended, and a shrill scream came from it.

Then, the essence blood fell directly into Gu Qing's body, instantly merging into her body.

The grand formation was suddenly activated at this moment.

The refining process officially began.

The moment the dark blood essence entered his body, Gu Qing felt a violent force rampaging through his body.

Intense pain instantly overwhelmed Gu Qing.

Gu Qing frowned, realizing he had completely underestimated the pain of refining essence blood.

However, Gu Qing did not panic and activated the Netherworld Soul Armor with all his might.

The ghostly light on the surface of the Netherworld Armor shone brightly, and it began to suppress the violent power within its body.

The violent energy of his blood essence surged within him, threatening to shatter his body.

Even so, Gu Qing managed to stabilize.

Lin Lei, who was outside the formation, was ready to stop the refining formation at any time, but he did not expect it to be better than he had imagined.

At this moment, the violent blood essence within his body, after a brief period of rampage, stopped abruptly and began to vibrate continuously, as if trying to trigger something.

"Buzz!"

Gu Qing felt the power of the undead within his body being drawn out, beginning to envelop the raging blood essence.

Moreover, a dense necromantic power spread from Gu Qing's body, as if turning the surrounding area into a necromantic zone.

Lin Lei raised an eyebrow. With such a strong necromantic aura, his disciple's mastery of the undead was no small feat.

As time passed, the spirits within Gu Qing's body continuously drained into the raging blood essence, causing the blood essence's ferocity to gradually...

It gradually becomes flat.

However, Lin Lei's brows furrowed.

He could sense that a tremendous power was brewing within that dormant, raging blood essence.

If Gu Qing breaks a certain balance, this force will explode and tear Gu Qing's body apart.

Now, Gu Qing can only rely on herself.

Gu Qing also sensed this situation, his brows furrowed, and he released the power of the undead even more carefully, continuously injecting it into the berserk blood essence at the current frequency.

About half an hour later, Gu Qing felt a gentle power begin to emerge from the violent blood essence enveloped by the power of the dead, rapidly flowing into Gu Qing's limbs and bones.

Lin Lei breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing this.

This means that the essence and blood refining process has entered the right track.

Barring any major unforeseen circumstances, this essence and blood refining session will conclude successfully.

This was somewhat unexpected for Lin Lei. He had originally thought that this blood essence refining process would be quite difficult, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.

It seems that this drop of blood essence is highly compatible with Gu Qing.

Gu Qing's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and the necromantic power that had been emanating from the surroundings quickly flowed back into Gu Qing's body.

A faint aura of power emanated from Gu Qing's body, causing Lin Lei to raise an eyebrow slightly.

Although this essence blood is unknown, its power is already very strong after absorption.

The situation gradually stabilized afterward.

Another half hour passed, and the light of the essence blood refining array completely disappeared.

The energy of the 100,000 energy crystals was completely consumed, and the power of that drop of essence blood was also completely refined.

Gu Qing did not open her eyes, still trying to stabilize the power within her body.

Just as he had calmed all his power, a notification sound rang in Gu Qing's ears.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the power of the Underworld Lord's bloodline. You can transform this bloodline power into a secret technique of the Underworld Lord's bloodline, or you can use this bloodline power to unlock a brand new profession related to the Underworld Lord.]