Chapter 4
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I can’t stand being curious. I decided to try it right away.
*Whoosh!*
The Necrotic Magic Manipulation skill is a passive.
In practice, the Necrotic Magic moves according to my will. Following my intent, the Necrotic Magic extended and imbued the three Walking Corpses.
I can feel their movements becoming faster and their strength growing.
Oh… this… could this actually work?
*Crack!*
With a single strike, the necks of the Rat-men snapped.
The three Rat-men, struck by my fist, kick, and leg techniques, became corpses on the spot.
Of course, I pulled out their spears before killing them.
Because I need undead that can wield spears.
In truth, a martial artist who specializes in spears is more effective than one who focuses solely on fist techniques.
-What did I just see?
-LOL, what is this, seriously?
-Wait, why are the corpses using martial arts?
-What was that system window just now? A formation? Wasn't that something only martial-arts-type Awakened could use?
The viewers are going wild, too. Everyone seems shocked.
But I don't really have anything to say to them.
If I told them I was a Martial God in my past life, they’d hardly believe me.
As I thought that, it suddenly occurred to me that they might actually believe it.
There’s a Dimensional Tower, and there’s Awakening, so why wouldn't there be past lives?
I actually reincarnated, didn't I?
There are plenty of web novels about reincarnation and regression, after all.
If I claimed, "I was actually a Martial God in my past life!" I think some people would believe me.
That might… become a nuisance in its own way, though.
It would be wiser to keep my past life a secret.
[The next enemy is being summoned.]
And the long-awaited fifth enemy was summoned, but… surprisingly, a Gnoll-berd popped out.
"Oh."
A Gnoll-berd already? Wasn't that the one that appears on the sixth floor?
-A Gnoll-berd appeared!
-Isn't this only the fifth round? But a Gnoll-berd?
-But I bet the master will catch it easily.
-Is that even possible with that formation? Gnoll-berds are strong.
The viewers are worried.
That’s right. A Gnoll-berd isn't strong just because it carries a halberd.
From what I’ve seen in various videos, that thing is a warrior who actually knows how to fight.
Not only is it a warrior capable of wielding a halberd with great skill, but its physical abilities are also exceptional.
I had to assume its strength and stamina were roughly twice that of a human.
If you get hit by its bare hands, your bones would simply shatter.
And a creature like that wields a halberd with such proficiency?
It wasn't called the "Despair of the Tower" for nothing.
Anyway.
The viewer count is already at 221?
Where is this going viral?
If that’s the case… I should show them something interesting, right?
I sat down with a thud.
-What is this?
-Master? What are you doing?
-Why are you suddenly sitting down, you crazy— LOL.
-I’ve been watching from the start, and this guy’s concept is very dizzying.
Watching the viewers chatter, I said one thing.
"I welcome those who have come to see me. I am the Necrotic Martial Sovereign."
If it were my past life, I would have been a Martial God, but in this life, I’m a corpse-user. Still, I haven't done anything evil like that Necrotic Demon Lord fellow.
Therefore, in this life.
Let’s make my title the Necrotic Martial Sovereign.
-Ugh, this isn't easy.
-Old man, have you been watching too many martial arts dramas?
-Necrotic Martial Sovereign, my foot LOL.
"My death-spirits are hungry. I shall show you their power."
-No way, are you really going to stick with this concept?
-LOL, is he for real?
Watching the people burst into laughter, I moved my Necrotic Magic.
And then.
I poured it into the bodies of the corpses.
I made it move along the Eight Extraordinary Meridians within the corpses.
Then.
[Creature: 'Walking Corpse' is utilizing the Necrotic Heavenly Zombie One-Body Art.]
The message appeared.
As expected… I only experimented with it once, but…
It actually works.
So it is possible to utilize Necrotic Magic like Internal Energy inside an undead body?
And using it as Internal Energy myself is considered an illegal use?
This… what kind of judgment system is this?
[The battle begins.]
-It’s coming!
-Master, dodge!
"Shaaaa!"
The Gnoll-berd roars and charges.
One 'Walking Corpse' holding a spear stands to face it.
The other two stepped back to the left and right, and only one stepped forward.
Inside that dead body, the Necrotic Magic formed the Necrotic Heavenly Zombie One-Body Art, and the spear held in its hand began to move according to my spiritual control.
Yang Family Spear Technique: Angry Dragon's Tooth.
The spear seemed to tremble, then moved like a living dragon, advancing without hesitation.
As the Necrotic Magic was used like Internal Energy and imbued into the spear to thrust forward, it was truly like the fang of an enraged dragon.
Seeing this, the Gnoll-berd struck the ground with its tail in the middle of its charge, intentionally throwing off its own balance.
Indeed.
It is certainly a skilled warrior.
Usually, one could dodge by doing that, but the Yang Family Spear Technique isn't called a Legendary Divine Technique under heaven for nothing.
*Crunch!*
The spear changed its trajectory in mid-air and pierced the Gnoll-berd.
However, since the amount of Necrotic Magic wasn't very large, the force generated by the Walking Corpse wasn't strong.
Thanks to that, it couldn't fully follow the Gnoll-berd to pierce its neck or head, only penetrating its shoulder.
"Kyaaaak!"
The beast screamed.
Then, it swung its halberd.
*Clack!*
But with its shoulder injured and its posture broken, half-collapsed on the ground, the swung halberd didn't have much power.
It only embedded itself into the side of the Walking Corpse; it couldn't cut the body in two.
Hmm. That Gnoll-berd. You’re quite something.
But in this sequence of events, it was already over.
*Swish!*
The Yang Family Spear Technique was unleashed again. It precisely pierced the throat of the Gnoll-berd, which was in a position where it couldn't even flee.
*Gurgle…*
While the beast was spitting out bloody foam, I snatched the halberd away.
Then, the Gnoll died on the spot and vanished into light.
-Crazy.
-Was the Necrotic Martial Sovereign concept for real?
-Awesome.
-What did I just see?
-Eh? A corpse? Martial arts? For real?
-LOL, damn, a bottom-tier Walking Corpse using spear techniques…
-How did he do that?
The viewers were astonished, and the chat room began to scroll at an incredible speed.
And so, the fifth trial.
Cleared!
* * *
"The undead are using martial arts!?"
Park Il-chim.
He is getting hooked. Usually, martial arts are classified as skills possessed by the "Kangho" type among the Awakened who climb the Dimensional Tower.
Internal Energy is generated, and the vast majority of skills are focused on melee combat, which is quite powerful. In fact, Tingwu, the Awakened that China boasts, is even among the top 24 rankers.
But.
A bottom-tier undead, a 'Walking Corpse', is using such martial arts?
How? Weren't they supposed to just fight like beasts if you controlled them?
Then why can't other Necromancers do that?
Countless question marks are forming in his head.
And he thought he shouldn't be the only one watching this video.
[The undead are slaughtering the tutorial using a Legendary Divine Technique?]
He quickly began posting the same content to various communities he frequents.
* * *
The viewer count suddenly hit 1,021.
It was in the two-hundreds, so it increased fivefold in an instant.
Well, I suppose.
Seeing a bottom-tier, trash-mob-level undead destroy a Gnoll-berd one-on-one with the Yang Family Spear Technique is shocking even to me.
Even though I was the one who did it, I was actually surprised myself.
The result of imbuing about half of the Necrotic Magic I possess and operating it was truly amazing.
Based on my experience in the Kangho of my past life, the Necrotic Magic I poured in now is barely equivalent to one year of Internal Energy.
Even so, Internal Energy is Internal Energy.
The undead displayed powerful martial prowess.
As I grow, I’ll be able to pour more Necrotic Magic into the undead… this seems like it will be very useful.
And at this point, there was one more thing to consider.
Originally, Internal Energy is created by communicating with heaven and earth through breathing to draw in energy and gather it in the *dantian*.
If so.
What would happen if I kept pouring my Necrotic Magic into the *dantian* of the undead I created?
I confirmed that Necrotic Magic can be used like Internal Energy specifically for the undead.
If so, could I make it gather there permanently?
Then this would be.
An undead with Internal Energy!
Just like a Jiangshi.
The reason I was called a Martial God in my past life was not just because I was strong, but because I had collected and remembered an enormous amount of martial arts through various means.
I am well-versed in these theoretical aspects as well.
Based on my experience and knowledge.
I had a hunch that this would work.
Jiangshi also contain energy within their bodies through various spells and grand methods.
And the Jiangshi Art (僵屍功) was created to apply such Jiangshi power to humans.
So, I just need to use the Jiangshi Art in reverse on the undead.
Then they will come to possess Internal Energy just like a Jiangshi.
Hmm. How amazing!
However, my Necrotic Magic recovers automatically. Usually, Awakened recover all the magic they possess in about 7 days if they use it all up.
It gets faster if you have skills, items, or locations that aid in magic recovery.
But those are expensive, or you need to have a stroke of luck to obtain them.
In the past, a certain GodTuber gained popularity by broadcasting that the vacant lot he bought had a dragon vein, making it great for magic recovery, which led to a real estate jackpot.
In other words, it’s like this.
The Necrotic Magic I poured in now is similar to about 1 year of Internal Energy.
Assuming I can convert it into Internal Energy by continuously pouring Necrotic Magic into a single undead, it means it’s possible to accumulate 1 year of cultivation in 7 days.
4 weeks would be 4 years of cultivation.
60 weeks would be 1 *gapja* (60 years of cultivation).
1 year is roughly 52 weeks… so in a little over a year, it would possess 1 *gapja* of cultivation, is what this means.
That’s insane.
Even among the demonic arts I know, there are few that can accumulate Internal Energy at this speed.
And all of those demonic arts have fatal side effects.
Roughly 5 years, and I’ll have an undead with 4 to 5 *gapja* of cultivation just like that!
Huh… what is this situation?
[The next enemy is being summoned.]
While I was lost in thought.
The 6th enemy appeared.
There are three Gnoll-berds.
Is this difficulty for real?
The only saving grace was that my Necrotic Magic had fully recovered, and the wounds on my undead had all healed as well.
So, the claim that they would restore my condition to normal after every trial was true?
[The battle begins.]
I remained seated in a meditative posture.
The three Gnoll-berds charged at me.
My three undead met them head-on.
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