From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star

Day 6.

The wind dragon that Lu Heng slashed out could already roll a one-meter-wide rock into the sky, but it was still far from being able to roll up a thirty-ton stone pillar.

The proficiency gained from practicing the Wind Dragon Absolute Breath Slash has been increasing, but the martial arts item of the Wind Dragon Absolute Breath Slash has not appeared on the data panel.

This shows that this sword skill has not been practiced yet, but Lu Heng feels that it is not far from being practiced.

However, there is a problem now.

The wind pressure that Lu Heng slashed out has been close to the limit. If he continues to practice, it is difficult to greatly improve the power of the wind dragon he slashed out.

The Wind Dragon Absolute Breath Slash is not a sword skill that relies purely on skills, but also requires the support of hard power.

Take the point of slashing out a sonic boom, which cannot be achieved by skills. If the sword speed cannot break through the speed of sound, there is no way to make a sonic boom.

Therefore, the Wind Dragon Absolute Breath Slash needs hard power as a foundation, and making a sonic boom is only the first threshold of practice, and it is not possible to practice it just by making a sonic boom.

Lu Heng has clearly felt that he has encountered a bottleneck in practicing the Wind Dragon Absolute Breath Slash, and this bottleneck is difficult to break through by practicing alone, and it requires an improvement in hard power.

There are many ways to improve hard power. Upgrading to improve strength and agility attributes can increase the power of the sword, thereby increasing the wind pressure of the slash.

In addition, increasing speed can also directly improve hard power.

Moreover, the Wind Dragon Absolute Breath Slash is a sword skill of wind attribute, which complements the [Wind Walker] skill.

And the proficiency of the [Wind Walker] skill has been fully practiced (3000/3000) after practicing for a few days.

The problem now is that there is not enough divine energy to upgrade this skill.

The last time the B skill [Spiritual Control] was fused, a sum of divine energy was consumed, and 700 points were left.

[Wind Walker] is a B-level skill. If you want to upgrade to A-level, you need 1500 points of divine energy.

Unless you can obtain a sum of divine energy in this world, you have to wait until the Abyss Battlefield ends and get the task reward before you can upgrade the skill.

...

After practicing for another day, it was noon on the seventh day.

Terris came down from the Storm Cliff, stood behind Lu Heng, and asked in a stern tone: "When are you going to the Royal City?"

Lu Heng put away his sword, looked back at him, and asked: "Has the crisis appeared?"

Terris was silent for a while before answering: "A patrol team found the Abyss Summoner outside Kolos City."

The appearance of the Abyss Summoner was equivalent to confirming what Lu Heng said before.

There are indeed Abyss Summoners on the continent, which is equivalent to indirectly confirming the statement that Kolos Royal City is about to face a crisis.

Just because the Abyss Summoner appeared, the Elf Sword Saint took the initiative to ask Lu Heng when he would go to Kolos City.

It can be seen that the Elf Sword Saint is really worried about his students, but he can't go in person.

Lu Heng waved his hand with a relaxed look and said, "It's just that the Abyss Summoner appeared. Don't worry. I haven't practiced my Wind Dragon Absolute Breath Slash yet."

Terris's face sank, and he snorted, "Do you think my unique skill can be practiced in a few days? You may not be able to comprehend it even after practicing for several years. Don't tell me you want to practice the Wind Dragon Absolute Breath Slash within the conscription time?"

Lu Heng did think so, but he also knew that it was a bit difficult.

However, in the process of practice, Lu Heng has found a way to break through the bottleneck. If he can upgrade the [Wind Walker] skill, the wind pressure rolled up by the Wind Dragon Absolute Breath Slash will definitely be qualitatively improved.

If this skill cannot be upgraded, Lu Heng will practice the Wind Dragon Absolute Breath Slash to a level that he is satisfied with, and then leave the Storm Peaks.

"I feel that I can make progress after practicing for a few more days. If I can obtain a sum of divine energy, the breakthrough will be faster." Lu Heng turned back, took a deep breath, and prepared to continue to draw the sword.

Terris's face sank.

One of the reasons why he taught Lu Heng the Wind Dragon Absolute Breath Slash was to let Lu Heng go to the Elf King City to help his students resolve the crisis.

But Lu Heng refused to leave Storm Peak, which made him very unhappy.

He thought for a moment and said, "You want divine energy, right? There is a lich hiding deep in the Dusk Mountains. Go kill him and bring back his magic secret book. I can help you extract the divine energy inside."

Lu Heng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Since you know there is a lich there, why don't you go and get rid of him?"

Terris smiled and asked back, "How do you know I haven't been there?"

Lu Heng was stunned for a moment and immediately understood what he meant.

Liches are immortal undead monsters. Even if a strong man like Terris catches a lich and kills it, the lich can be reborn with the help of a life box.

In other words, if you want to kill a lich, you have to destroy his life box, otherwise it will be useless no matter how many times you kill it.

Moreover, since this lich is hiding in the Dusk Mountains and was killed by Terris, it must be hiding more secretly, and it is not so easy to find it.

The Dusk Mountains are a famous undead mountain range in the Quel'dorei world, and there are many undead in the mountains.

That is to say, if Tyreese appears in the Dusk Mountains, the lich will definitely hide deeper after receiving the news.

It is conceivable how difficult it is to find a lich in a mountain range that stretches for thousands of kilometers.

So now there is a question.

"The Dusk Mountains are thousands of kilometers long. Finding a lich in it is like looking for a needle in a haystack." Lu Heng raised this most critical question.

There was a glint in Tyrese's eyes, he raised his right hand and said, "Use this to lure him out."

Hanging from his finger was a magic amulet engraved with a skull with horns on its head.

"Is this something from that lich?" Lu Heng had already guessed the origin of this magical amulet.

"Yes, it was very important to him to kill what he picked up last time. If I took this magic amulet to the Dusk Mountains, he would definitely not dare to come out, but if you go, the situation will be different." Tyrese revealed his plan.

Lu Heng thought for a moment and then agreed: "Okay, I'll find this lich."

As he spoke, he reached out and took the magic amulet.

After acquiring the magic talisman, the attribute data is displayed.

[Lich's Shadow Amulet]

[Item level: A level]

[Specifications: 6 cm long, 150 g weight]

[Attribute: Spirit +10 (limited to the undead system, the spirit increase of non-undead creatures is halved)]

[Special Effects: Shadow Shield, Undead Dominance]

[Shadow Shield: When the wearer is attacked, the talisman will automatically activate a layer of shadow shield to absorb part of the damage and reflect the damage with shadow energy. 】

[Undead Dominance: Wearing this amulet will have a coercive effect on undead units. Based on the mental attributes and undead level, it will have a control effect on undead units. 】

[Evaluation: This amulet is shaped like a ferocious skull, with a deep black color that seems to swallow up all surrounding light. It is made of unknown dark metal, with complex runes and patterns engraved on its surface, exuding an ancient and mysterious atmosphere. 】

Seeing the effect of this lich talisman, Lu Heng knew that Tyrese was right. If the lich knew that there was a way to take back this talisman, he would definitely take action.

Because the special effect [Dominion of the Undead] is so important.

Lich is originally a high-level unit of the undead system and has certain control capabilities over undead units. However, the control effect is relatively poor against some higher-level undead units.

If there is this amulet, it means that this undead can conquer many higher-level undead and become his servants.

This amulet can also be worn by ordinary people with powers, and it can also gain 5 points of spiritual attribute improvement, as well as two special effect bonuses.

However, if ordinary superpowers don't take the undead route and wear this amulet, the effect is actually relatively average.

With 5 points of spiritual attributes, it is basically at the level of a B-level rune jewelry.

As for the effect of [Undead Dominance], for ordinary power users, there is actually no way to control undead units. The real effect is to avoid being attacked by mid- to low-level undead units.

However, this will bring a greater danger.

If a lich or an undead being of the same level discovers this amulet, they will definitely snatch it away and then turn the wearer into an undead servant.

Therefore, as long as a person with a sane logical ability would not wear this amulet.

What's more, the amulet is full of undead aura, which is not a good thing for ordinary people.

…

After Lu Heng read the properties of the Lich Talisman, he held it up, shook it and said, "Okay, I'll take this Talisman into the Twilight Mountains and lure the Lich out. By the way, what's the name of that Lich?"

Tyrese replied simply and concisely: "Dionysus."

"What level is this lich?" Lu Heng continued to ask.

"I was at level 42 when I met him." Tyrese replied.

Lu Heng swallowed and asked, "Are you sure I can handle this?"

In fact, Lu Heng was also joking. The last time the lich named Dionysus was caught by Tyrese, he must have killed it once.

After the Lich was reborn with the help of the phylactery, it was impossible to immediately recover his talents, and all the treasures he had accumulated previously fell into Tyrese's hands.

In other words, after the Lich is reborn, it is equivalent to starting over.

Of course, the lich must have a certain level before choosing to transform, so it does not start from level 1 after rebirth, but from the level at the time of transformation.

Therefore, after the lich named Dionysus is reborn, his level will definitely be lower than level 42.

Tyrese speculated: "I estimate that his current level should be around level 37 or 38. If you escape quickly, you won't be killed by him."

Lu Heng's current source energy level is level 34, which is a bit 3 or 4 levels behind this lich.

This gap is not small, but it is not completely unmanageable.

"Okay, I'll go into the Dusk Mountains and see if I can find this lich." Lu Heng agreed.

In the next half day, Lu Heng and the others rested and set off for the Dusk Mountains the next morning.

…

The Dusk Mountains are located to the north of the Desolate Mire. Like the Desolate Mire, the Dusk Mountains are also filled with thick fog.

However, the altitude of the Twilight Mountains is relatively high, so the fog can only cover halfway up the mountain. The higher you go up, the lower the fog concentration.

Near the top of the mountain, the fog will be blown away by the mountain wind and difficult to gather.

The Dusk Mountains are one of the three largest mountain ranges in the world of Quel'dorei.

Due to the fog here and the presence of the undead, the Twilight Mountains have become an area where no life can enter.

The Twilight Mountains and the Desolate Swamp border each other, and the two areas are two connected life restricted areas.

Lu Heng and the others rode the mechanical tiger. After three hours of flight, they finally arrived above the Twilight Mountains and observed the mountain range from a high altitude.

The Dusk Mountains are like a winding black dragon, lying on the ground covered by mist, revealing its long back.

Su Muyu observed this mountain range full of mystery and evil, and sighed: "If you only look at the scenery, the mountains of this mountain range are actually very steep."

"Yes, you can also see the wonderful scenery of undead monsters that are not available on Blue Star." Lu Heng continued her topic and made a joke.

"Are we going down now? Do you have the approximate location of the lich?" Su Muyu started to get to the point.

Before setting off, Lu Heng had asked Teres about Dionysus's information.

This lich named Dionysus was rumored to have been an elf arcanist, but later he was polluted by the abyss and chose to transform into a lich.

Due to the characteristics of the lich, after transforming into a lich, he will gain permanent life.

It is not accurate to say that it is permanent life. After all, after transforming into a lich, he actually has no life, which is equivalent to death.

However, the will and spirit remain.

This is a way of transformation that chooses to give up life in order to keep the will and spirit forever.

"Where do you think the lich's phylactery is? If we can find the phylactery, we can kill the lich completely." Lin Zeyu thought more idealistically.

Lu Heng smiled and said, "Thyreus thought so too, but he didn't find it."

Since the spirit of the lich is immortal, even if it is killed, it can be resurrected through the phylactery.

In other words, the phylactery is the key to the survival of the lich.

If the phylactery can be found, the lich can indeed be controlled.

However, the lich knows his life better than anyone else.

Every lich will hide the phylactery very well, and ordinary people can't find it at all, and can't even think of where it will be hidden.

Su Muyu thought for a moment and said, "I don't think this lich will necessarily hide the phylactery in this mountain range. After all, it's not safe to put it in the same place as his lich body."

Lu Heng nodded in agreement and said, "Indeed, since Tyrese has killed this lich once, he must have tried to find his phylactery. Since he didn't find it, it shouldn't be nearby."

Su Muyu continued, "In fact, even if the phylactery is in the Dusk Mountains, it's not easy to find. This mountain range is thousands of kilometers long and it could be in any corner. Even if you just find a place and dig a hole to bury it, it's not easy to find."

That being said, liches will not bury the phylactery in the soil, and there will still be rain washing it.

After all, the phylactery is their life. If it is corroded by rain or bitten by insects, it's not a fun thing.

Lu Heng saw a pair of twin peaks, pointed to the middle of the two peaks, and said, "Land there. It was at these twin peaks that Tyrese killed Dionysus last time. Let's start from here and head west along the mountain range to see if the lich will come out."