Fang Zhou was about to plan an evacuation route to get far away from this chaotic area when a thought suddenly occurred to him. The way this eerie ghost fire arose from the corpses of Demons seemed familiar.

Suddenly, a flash of insight struck him.

Su Xinyan!

In the cultivation notes for Undead Mages that Instructor Su Xinyan had given him, there seemed to be a similar record.

Could this eerie ghost fire actually be an Undead Creature?

Fang Zhou quickly opened his personal terminal and began flipping through the incredibly detailed cultivation notes. His finger slid rapidly over the table of contents, finally stopping at the chapter on "Undead-like Creatures." He scanned it quickly, muttering keywords to himself.

Suddenly, a line of text leaped into view—[Desecration Ghost Fire]!

Fang Zhou's heart skipped a beat; this was an exact description of the ghost fires he had seen. The book stated that the [Desecration Ghost Fire] is an extremely rare and highly dangerous Undead-like Creature. They instinctively hunt all living beings, inflicting soul-level damage through soul explosions. After a life form is killed by them, its corpse turns to dust, from which new ghost fires are born, forming an ever-expanding cycle of death.

Most critically, these [Desecration Ghost Fires] do not occur naturally. They are nurtured from souls polluted by a Desecration Creation: the [Desecration Torch]. Desecration Creations are evil artifacts made by Abyssal Demons using Desecration Power. Their sole purpose is to pollute worlds coveted by the Demons. Some are meticulously crafted, while others form naturally after prolonged erosion by Desecration Power.

Regardless of their origin, the Human Alliance's stance toward Desecration Creations was unwavering: destroy on sight!

Fang Zhou raised his binoculars again, gazing at the center of the distant Town Ruins. Under the ghostly light of the swarming fires, the scene there gradually came into focus. A giant, burning stone pillar stood starkly against the night! Despite the great distance, the evil aura it radiated pierced through the darkness and struck a chill in Fang Zhou's heart.

Under the tight surveillance of the Sea City Military Academy instructors, a [Desecration Torch] had appeared in Cave No. 1.

Could a High-Tier Abyssal Demon have infiltrated this place?

Fang Zhou's gaze darkened for a moment before he dismissed the speculation. Perhaps the appearance of the [Desecration Torch] was not a deliberate act by Demons. This Town Ruins was once the core battlefield of the Human-Demon Blood War. The loss of countless lives, the clash of Magic Power, and the rampant Abyssal Power had filled this land with chaos and darkness. This stone pillar, steeped in the Demons' Desecration Power for years, had slowly transformed. After decades, this quantitative accumulation led to a qualitative transformation, ultimately corrupting it into an entirely new Desecration Creation. This was highly likely.

Fang Zhou's gaze fell back to the cultivation notes in his hands, which detailed the methods for destroying Desecration Creations. Although breaking the exterior of a Desecration Creation was relatively simple, requiring only a powerful external force to disable it, dealing with its internal [Desecration Core] was difficult. Only Light-Attribute Professionals could slowly and thoroughly purify the Desecration Core using their own power of light. This was the only known safe disposal method. If other means were used, such as incineration or physical destruction, the Desecration Power would disperse into Blue Star's environment, causing immeasurable long-term harm and endless repercussions.

Facing this newly born [Desecration Torch], Fang Zhou weighed the risks. The Desecration Torch itself had no offensive capabilities; it was a barracks, continuously producing [Desecration Ghost Fires]. Although a large number of [Desecration Ghost Fires] had appeared, they had been produced too recently. The energy they had accumulated was minimal, and their explosion power was small, barely reaching the Lower-Rank Apprentice level.

Fang Zhou looked at his attribute panel.

[Name] Fang Zhou

[Profession] Undead Mage

[Tier] Apprentice, Middle Rank

[Attributes] Strength 5.7, Agility 5.5, Constitution 5.5, Spirit 7

[State] Soul Split

[Equipment] Apprentice Set (Full Refinement +1, 1x Level 1 Gemstone), Moon Orchid Fragrance, Goblin Sealed Bone Bell, Flower of Sighs, Frog Drum, Regeneration Phylactery, Ring of Burning Fire

[Skills] Skeleton King Meditation Method (Perfection), Summon Skeleton (Instinctive), Skeleton Flying Spear (Perfection), Skeleton Shield (Perfection), Skeleton Shackles (Mastery), Calm and Relaxed (Perfection), Domination Skeleton (Skilled), Resurrection of the Dead (Skilled), Skeleton Arrow Rain (Skilled), Skeleton Wings (Skilled), Group Brutality Skill (Mastery)

This vast array of skills and equipment greatly boosted Fang Zhou's confidence. Thanks to his Skeleton Clone, his Soul Strength had already reached the Lower Rank of Black Iron. Both the [Moon Orchid Fragrance] and the [Flower of Sighs], as Marvels exclusive to Undead Mages, possessed soul-enhancing capabilities, which might have a miraculous effect against the soul explosions of the [Desecration Ghost Fires]. Ranged attacks like the [Ring of Burning Fire], [Skeleton Flying Spear], and [Skeleton Arrow Rain] could be used to detonate these ghost fires from a distance. The [Skeleton Shield] could effectively defend against both direct and indirect attacks, which naturally included attacks on the soul level. [Skeleton Wings] could let him burst forth at extreme speeds, allowing him to glide and quickly approach the Desecration Torch. Not to mention, his loyal Skeleton Army could serve as cannon fodder and bait.

Maybe I have a chance to destroy this [Desecration Torch] myself?

Fang Zhou smiled faintly, then fiercely extinguished this reckless, heroic impulse.

I'm just an ordinary, rookie cadet at Sea City Military Academy. Simply discovering this desecration crisis and successfully ensuring my own survival is enough. All I need to do now is leave this area, find a place with a stable communication signal, and report the matter directly to the instructors. That alone would be enough to earn me great merit. Why risk my life just to show off?

In the night, the distant Desecration Ghost Fires danced madly like enraged evil spirits. The agonizing wails of Demons rose and fell.

Fang Zhou's expression grew solemn as he raised his magic staff.

"Skeleton Arrow Rain!"

Three streams of pitch-black light gushed from the tip of his staff, transforming into countless skeleton arrows. They poured down like a deathly rainstorm, instantly submerging the horde of Demons on the hill. To get away from this chaotic area, Fang Zhou no longer conserved his Spiritual Power. He waved his magic staff, and another stream of black-green light shot out, imbuing the Skeleton Army with Death Energy and Corrosive Poison.

"Group Frenzy Skill!"

Afterward, dozens of skeletons clustered around Fang Zhou and charged down the hill through the cleared path. They surged forward like an unstoppable black torrent, speeding in the direction away from the Desecration Torch.

As he ran, Fang Zhou activated his [Calm and Relaxed] skill, rapidly restoring a large amount of his Spiritual Power. However, as he gradually moved away from the swarm of Desecration Ghost Fires, the Demons, whose killing instincts had been suppressed by fear, reverted to their beastly nature.

BUZZZZ!

A large swarm of frenzied Fierce Mosquitoes, unable to restrain their bloodlust, swarmed toward Fang Zhou.

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