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Chapter 1:

The battle entered a white-hot stage. Both the Alliance and the Xiabai Empire invested all their troops, but every few hundred years of holy war made both the Alliance and the Empire clearly understand each other's strength, and the battle was stalemate until the night fell.

As if they had made an appointment, after the last ray of sunlight fell on the horizon, the Alliance and the Empire called out gold and retreated at the same time, threw down a large number of corpses, and retreated for more than ten kilometers. The battlefield, which was originally shouting to kill the sky, became extremely quiet in a blink of an eye, leaving only the corpses on the ground and the embers of the beacon fire silently demonstrating the previous tragic battle.

The moon is in the sky, and the cold wind in the night passes across the earth, making a shrill whistling sound. In the middle of the battlefield, a large pile of white bones piled on the ground, and a dark red light suddenly ignited from the head of one of the bones.

The black dragon woke up, and the faint soul fire was flashing in its empty eyes. The soul fire was the source of energy of all undead creatures. As long as the soul fire was not extinguished, the undead creatures could move freely. The soul fire of the black dragon was given by the death summoner. It was very weak and could only last for a few hours. But at this moment, the black dragon was already very happy. There was no driving of the death mage and no indestructible steel jungle. For the first time, the black dragon raised its head according to its own wishes.

In his empty eyes, the fire of the soul was flashing, and everything around him was collected in his heart. On the dark night, without the annoying sunlight, his fire of the soul could last a little more.

The entire battlefield was empty at this moment, only corpses everywhere silently confirmed the previous war, with no winners and no losers. The result was only added to countless corpses.

The black dragon stood up shakingly, and the creaking and rubbing sounds came from the joints on his body. He bent down his head and looked at his body. Fortunately, three ribs were broken and his left arm was broken, which did not affect his ability to move. The black dragon felt a sense of gratitude in his heart.

Standing upright, the black dragon strolled on the battlefield where corpses were everywhere. In fact, he was a very responsible skeleton. Every time he obeyed the command of the summoners, rushed towards the enemy with his companions, fearing death and never retreating. Then he was knocked to pieces and waiting for the next summon. This is the duty of the skeletons. Walking around the battlefield at will like the black dragon now may never have done this. The black dragon proudly thought in his heart: This may be a major innovation of our skeletons.

Under his feet was a corpse that was cut into two pieces, and a faint soul aura came from the corpse. The black dragon squatted down curiously and let his soul fire sense that power. That's right, it was indeed the power of the soul. Although this human was dead, his soul had not completely dissipated. Looking at the corpse, the black dragon suddenly felt his heart moved.

The soul fire is a force that supports the movement of undead creatures. As long as the flames are not extinguished, the undead creatures can move forever. However, the soul fire on the black dragon is too weak and can only last for several hours. Once the time limit passes, he will fall into a deep sleep again.

If the soul power on the corpse can be absorbed, wouldn’t it be possible to extend the time of his activity? Heilong suddenly became excited. This was a great discovery!

He put his head close to the corpse, and the black dragon sucked it hard, and a few rays of blue light suddenly appeared from the corpse and penetrated into his body. Suddenly, the faint flames in the black dragon's eye sockets lit up.

The soul power of human beings is really powerful. Even for those who have died, the soul fire that has not yet dissipated is countless times stronger than the skeleton of the Black Dragon, which is enough to support his activity for a month. Turning around and looking around at the entire battlefield, the Black Dragon became extremely excited. The soul fire of a corpse can be active for a month. Ten thousand is ten thousand months, and twenty thousand is twenty thousand months. How long should it take?

The simple wisdom of the Black Dragon seems to be unable to do such a complex calculation. After calculating for a long time, I can't figure out how long it should be. I only know that it will be a long time.

He ran quickly to the next corpse, repeating the previous procedure, and again and again, the flames in his eyes became more and more vigorous.

The black dragon soon discovered that not the soul fire of every corpse has not dissipated. Only those corpses with distorted faces and expressions of fear, resentment, etc. on their faces will have the energy of souls.

However, even so, the number of soul fires is still very large. The black dragon repeated again and again, and his soul fire continued to grow. Until he absorbed more than a thousand soul fires, the black dragon stopped because he found that the soul fire in his body had actually changed, forming a ball of rotating fireballs in his head, and it was slowly jumping.

This inexplicable change made the Black Dragon very confused. What happened?

Through sleeping, the soul fire will continue to grow, and finally condense the soul heart. The soul heart is the soul form that only high-level immortal creatures have. By chance, the black dragon absorbed thousands of soul fires and gathered the soul heart, and from then on, it became the ranks of high-level immortal creatures.

But the Black Dragon didn't know about this, so he was confused.

But soon he felt relieved. This change did not seem to bring any harm to him. The change was more powerful and felt more sensitive than before. In this way, it seemed that this was a good change.

But after changing the soul heart, the black dragon can't make it stronger by absorbing the soul's power. Can't it be absorbed anymore? Looking at the tens of thousands of corpses around, the black dragon felt very regretful. There are still tens of thousands of corpses whose souls have not yet dissipated on the battlefield. If they are not absorbed now, the power of these souls will disappear forever soon.

After watching for a while, the black dragon suddenly caught a skull from the ground, separated a little soul fire from the heart of the soul and put it into the skull. The hollow eye sockets of the skull quickly flashed with dark red flames.

The skull that received the soul fire ignited a blue flame in his eyes, and the skeletons scattered under him seemed to be caught by an invisible big hand, flying one by one to the skull, and quickly pieced together a complete skull.

Looking at the skeleton in front of him, the Black Dragon was very confused. Originally, he just wanted to separate a little soul fire from his skull and collect the undissipated soul power in case of emergency. Unexpectedly, the soul fire would automatically piece together a skeleton.

Although the matter was beyond his expectations, it was obviously not a bad thing, because this guy listened to the black dragon's words and ran to collect soul energy. Without having to do it himself, the black dragon simply made a few more and separated ten skeletons in succession to let them take action separately. With the help of these guys, as soon as the sky was dawn, all the energy of the soul was collected.

Ten skeletons were neatly arranged in front of the Black Dragon, and the blazing light in their eyes showed that these skeletons all condensed the soul heart. Seeing so many similar people, the Black Dragon was very happy. These were all created by him, just like his children. Looking at the hot flames jumping in their empty eyes, the Black Dragon felt a sense of accomplishment.

With all the skeletons, the black dragon walked towards the depths of the canyon. The Colorado Grand Canyon is very large, more than 70 kilometers long, with more than 40 kilometers wide at the widest point and only three kilometers narrowest point. It is the place where the two armies fight the most fiercely, while other places are covered with various shrubs and poisonous weeds, which are basically sparsely populated.

Walking to the depths of the canyon, the Black Dragon led everyone to climb up the mountain. He didn't want to return to the dull and repeated battlefield. For humans, they were aliens, and it was okay to command skeletons to die, but they would never be willing to live with them. The Black Dragon knew this very well. Therefore, they could not go to the human territory, they could only go to a place without humans and establish a territory where skeletons live freely. The mountains on both sides of the Grand Canyon would be a good choice.

Many broken weapons and armor were left on the battlefield. Human bodies were not much tougher than skeletons, but with these weapons and armor, humans transformed into much stronger than skeletons. The seven holy wars made the Black Dragon deeply touched this matter, so when he left, he and the skeletons collected a lot of weapons and armor, and then equipped them crookedly on their bodies. After they transformed, they immediately turned into a mighty skeleton warrior.

Climbing to a height that is difficult for humans to reach, the black dragon uses a broken weapon to open a hole in the mountain wall. Undead creatures are most suitable for hiding in dark cemeteries or caves. Without a cemetery, the cave is the only choice. Skeletons will not be tired or hard. The greater the strength they can bear, the greater the strength they have. Therefore, the excavation work progressed very quickly. Six hours later, a cave that can accommodate more than 20 people was opened on the mountain wall. At this time, the sun had moved directly above the canyon. It is not suitable for undead activities under the scorching sun. In the newly opened cave, the black dragon and his children quickly fell asleep.

Sleeping can not only reduce the consumption of soul fire, but also slowly strengthen the soul's heart, especially in the Colorado Grand Canyon, a place of battle. The abundant breath of death continues to come from the direction of the battlefield, constantly strengthening the souls of these skeletons.

The next night, the black dragon woke up, and then he was surprised to find that the soul heart was much stronger. After separating more than a dozen soul fires, his soul heart had dimmed a lot. However, after a day of sleep, the soul heart actually returned to its first state. This discovery made him extremely excited, and he no longer had to worry about his soul dissipation in the future.

His children were still asleep. The black dragon did not intend to wake them up because they didn't know what to do. The world of death was lonely and not as colorful as human society. Human beings could entertain and reproduce, and would work hard for food and clothing for three meals. They had pursuits, had births, had deaths, fought and killed each other. Although it was absurd, it was colorful, while the skeletons could only sleep and wake up.

The black dragon returned to the battlefield alone. Three broken bones of his flank bones were so bad that he had to find a few good bones to make up for it. The children's hastily formed bodies are too fragile, so they have to help them find a good body. The joints are worn too much, so they need to find some ways to reduce joint wear. Humans often apply some lubricant on those large siege equipment, which can reduce a lot of friction. The bones of skeletons are too poor in resistance to strikes, so it may be a little stronger when they find a cloth to wrap it up. The black dragon thought silently, no matter what, find something to do, so as not to be too bored.

The Black Dragon found several tall and relatively intact corpses on the battlefield, scraped off all the rotten meat from their bodies, and then collected some clothes from the corpses, and found a bucket of yellow butter-like things next to a broken catapult. During the holy war, he had seen humans apply this kind of thing on the spindle of the catapult several times, which should be lubricating oil. The Black Dragon tried to apply a little on the lock bone, and it turned out that there was no longer a creaking sound when it moved.

Holding a pile of bones, clothes and yellow butter, the black dragon returned with a full load. Back in the cave, he woke one of the children and said to it in the voice of his soul: "Child, come, change the bones." This skeleton formed the body and was the most ragged of all children. Many skeletons were on the verge of breaking, so replacing the skeleton for it became an urgent task.

It responded nothing, but just walked to the black dragon as he said. Although these children were the same as him, strangely, they all had no idea of ​​their own. The black dragon asked them to do whatever they wanted.

The black dragon thought silently: Everyone is skeleton, why is there such a big difference? Is it because I am special?

Another puzzled question, the Black Dragon shook his head and threw these thoughts behind his head. Don’t think about things that you can’t figure out, letting it go naturally is the best way.

Heilong named the ten children Hei Da, Hei No. 2 to Hei No. 10 to avoid confusing everyone. Now the one who wants to change the skeleton is Hei Da.

He pulled out the heart of the big black soul and put it back into a new skeleton. The empty eyes in his head ignited a familiar light, and the skeleton moved.

After changing the skeleton of Hei Da, Heilong sorted out the clothes he collected by himself. He tore all the clothes into strips of cloth, then lubricated the joints of his body with lubricating oil, and then slowly wrapped them with strips of cloth, starting from the finger bones until his whole body was wrapped with strips of cloth. Because skeletons do not have to eat or speak with their mouths, he even wrapped their mouths firmly, revealing only two empty eyes. If they don’t look at his eyes, perhaps no one would recognize him as a skeleton, and at most they would think it was a serious injury with bandages all over his body.

The cloth strips are prone to wear, so Black Dragon simply found the armor he picked up yesterday and put it on his body, boots, leggings, hand and wrist guards, and then put on a helmet. He turned into a mighty warrior, but the broken armor and bandages on his body gave his mighty image a discount.

However, the skeletons would not care about these appearances. The black dragon stood up and moved his body. The tightly wrapped strips increased the bone's ability to resist the strike, and at the same time filled the gap between the bones and the armor, so that the armor would not sway around when it was placed on the body, and it was very close to the body. The lubricating oil reduced joint friction. After the rectification, the black dragon actually felt an unprecedented feeling of comfort.

The skeleton actually feels comfortable!? Of course, at least you don’t have to be afraid of getting stuck in the ribs when shaking your arms. Many of the black dragons have their elbows accidentally get stuck in the ribs when they are waving them. They will be broken by others when they are broken when they are unable to pull them out for a while. Once this disease is eliminated, you can do whatever you want when fighting.

In the next few nights, the Black Dragon continued to sneak into the battlefield, looking for the right skeleton and as many cloth strips as possible, and put all the children in new clothes. Now, the eleven people in their group are no longer the kind of ragged skeletons that they were at the beginning, but are all replaced with complete skeletons, the joints are covered with lubricating oil, the skeletons are wrapped in cloth strips, and they are also equipped with skeletons with broken armor and weapons.

Heilong and his children were very satisfied with such a new body. First, they had more flexible movements, and second, their bodies were much stronger and less likely to be damaged.

The sun rises and the moon sets. I don’t know how many years have passed. The Black Dragon and his children live a peaceful life in this dark cave. This period of time has made the Black Dragon sure that the soul heart will not fade with the passage of time, but will grow stronger. Every day after the sun sets, a cold breath will continue to come from the direction of the battlefield, constantly strengthening their souls. Now they don’t have to climb up step by step like the beginning. With just a few jumps, they can jump to the cave halfway up the mountain. It is even more convenient to go down the mountain. Just jump down the mountain. Just jump down directly. This height that humans cannot reach cannot affect their increasingly strong souls and bodies.

But nothing happened. The black dragon tried to stay in the cave. The children of Hei Da Hei Er were asleep most of the time. This kind of sleep could strengthen their soul hearts more quickly.

But the Black Dragon could not sleep. He had too many questions and curiosities in his heart. Most of the time, the Black Dragon would sit alone at the entrance of the cave, watching the sun rise and the moon set, the clouds change, the wind blowing, and then think about the many problems that followed. This made him often unable to calm down, and often aroused the urge to explore the unknown world.

However, the outside world has too many unknowns to the Black Dragon, which often makes him feel very scared, and the fear in his heart often stops this impulse.

Today is another bright and starry night. The black dragon sat at the entrance of the cave as usual, looking at the rugged outline of the canyon under the moonlight, and felt confused. It has been many years since he got freedom. He has no idea about time. He only knows that the heavy snow outside the cave has melted dozens of times.

After countless months of rising and setting sun, the Black Dragon began to slowly get tired of this kind of life. He had a deep desire in his heart, eager to understand everything unknown.

At some point, a strange whirlwind blew in the cave. The whirlwind became stronger and stronger, alarming the black dragon and the black dragon in their contemplation. The black dragon slowly woke up from the sleep.

Heilong was stunned when he sensed the awakening of Hei Da. If he had not been given his orders, Hei Da would never have woken up. What happened?

The black dragon rushed into the cave, awakened the other children, and then nervously looked at the strange wind hovering in the cave. The whirlwind was strange. There had never been such a strong whirlwind in the cave. Hei Da never woke up automatically. It was obvious that everything was caused by the whirlwind.

The whirlwind became stronger and stronger, and finally a large dark hole was torn in front of Heida. At this time, the Black Dragon received a black soul fluctuation in his heart, and it told the Black Dragon that the hole was pulling it in.

Because of the frequent sleepiness, the power of their souls is stronger than that of the Black Dragon, and the Black Dragon is the strongest among them. However, at this moment, the Black Dragon was attracted by the black hole and leaned towards the entrance of the hole bit by bit.

The black dragon was very anxious and rushed up to hold Heida's body. The other children also rushed up and tightly grabbed Heida. Strangely, the attraction from this strange hole only acted on Heida's body. Even though the black dragon and the other children were close to the black hole, they did not feel the attraction at all.

This attraction is very powerful. Even if the ten skeletons of the black dragon tightly pulled the black hole, its body was still pulled towards the black hole bit by bit. The suction and the black dragon and the pulling force interacted with each other, and the black body was already squeaking. If this continues, the bones' body will be pulled apart. What is this strange black hole? The black dragon stared at the black hole, feeling anxious.

Hei Da is his child, and the Black Dragon is absolutely unwilling to let it be pulled in for no reason. The Black Dragon's soul heart beat. After a while, he suddenly ordered everyone to relax. The Black hole pulled Hei Da's body, and then led the Black Dragon and the others into the hole.
Chapter completed!