Chapter 996 Origin Strengthening
He immediately found a soul pool of little value - no special products, only skeleton soldiers.
His right hand lit up with a brilliant light, and he pressed it down.
Boom!
The situation was like a match thrown into the mouth of an oil well, which was instantly ignited, and the blazing white flames shot up into the sky, and Gavin was in the center of the sea of fire.
But he was not affected at all, but felt comfortable all over, as if he had been exposed to the sun after a long period of wet rainy days.
The ubiquitous power of the abyss will not only erode a person's soul, but also his body.
Fortunately, Gavin is an extraordinary body, and he has the strengthening blessing of divine power, which greatly improves his resistance to this aspect.
If it were an ordinary person, he would have been eroded and corrupted by the power of the abyss and become a member of this place.
But even so, a part of the power of the abyss would still lurk into his body in every possible way, and now it was ignited together.
Countless sharp and painful howls came from the soul pool under his feet, and the surrounding land seemed to be pulsating uncontrollably.
But he did not mobilize more soul power to put it out.
That kind of behavior is undoubtedly like putting out a fire with gasoline, which will only make it more prosperous.
Instead, he cut off the tail of a gecko.
Remove those souls that have not been ignited, completely cut off the connection with the souls here, and turn this place into a waterless dead land.
All this was within Gavin's expectations.
Destroying evil uses the evil in the evil soul as fuel. The Abyss Soul Pool is the door to the shaping of evil souls. It is normal for it to be destroyed and purified.
The Bone Plain has its own macro-will. Although it has no wisdom, it will make the most favorable decision for itself when facing threats.
Therefore, Gavin does not have to worry about the situation of igniting his own territory.
Now he just waits to see what the essence finally calcined by the soul pool is used for.
It's just that this calcination time is much longer than Gavin imagined, and it took more than five hours.
The reaction of the great will of the Bone Plains was timely, but the ability to destroy evil was their deadly nemesis. They did not dare to get too close and abandoned all the souls within a kilometer around them. There were not ten thousand, but probably eight thousand.
When the accumulation of small amounts made a large amount, the size of the purification essence was beyond imagination, three times that of the purification of the Death Patrol.
The question now was where to use it.
The first thing Gavin thought of was to strengthen himself, but after suffering a loss, he had made up his mind not to use the purification essence on himself without knowing the effect.
Moreover, on the Bone Plains, there was no worry about the source of this purification essence. In comparison, it was easier to get than the Death Patrol.
If Gavin's guess was correct, its awakened ability, in addition to further strengthening bone strengthening and bone manipulation, was likely to be related to summoning, and it was probably to summon skeleton soldiers.
This was the most basic soul pool of the Bone Plains. Even if it was chosen to be strengthened on his own body, it should be more advanced, not this kind of useless stuff.
Then he could only find another experimental subject, and the dog demon seemed to be a good subject.
But he is also his first confidant in the Abyss, and has made many outstanding achievements, especially this time the transformation of three Death Patrols is even more meritorious, it is worth paying more attention to him.
This kind of experimental work should not be done on him, wait until the effect is confirmed, if it is extremely useful to him, then strengthen it on him.
It is better to use the Death Patrol that has just been obtained as the experimental subject.
Before that, Gavin still needs to verify one thing-can it be used to strengthen the Soul Pool, after all, the two come from the same source.
"It works!"
Gavin couldn't help but smile.
As soon as he approached the Soul Pool with the Purification Essence, he felt a strong suction coming from his feet, and he couldn't wait to make it a part of himself.
Although the Purification Essence is purified by destroying evil, it is neutral in itself, without the distinction between good and evil. Naturally, it can be absorbed by good creatures and used by evil beings, including its former owner-Bone Plain.
Since it is feasible, let's test them one by one.
Gavin decided to start with the Death Patrol.
Because the soul pool has the enhancement of killing divinity, it is quite good compared to ordinary soul pools.
What he lacks most at present is a top-level strongman with a decisive effect.
Snap! Snap! Snap!
As Gavin took out the purification essence in front of the Death Patrol, their whole bodies shook uncontrollably, and the friction between the corpses made a creaking sound. This was obviously excitement, and the desire from inside to outside was obvious.
They clearly sensed that this was a good thing and would be very helpful for them to improve their strength.
Gavin stuffed it into the Death Patrol No. 1 without hesitation. He had the highest life dice, so of course he had priority to enjoy the good things.
Snap! Snap! Snap!
As the purification essence entered the body, the Death Patrol No. 1 trembled uncontrollably, and the sound of bone compression was heard inside and outside, which made its body shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye, but the sharp trident bone claws became longer and thicker.
For the Death Patrol, this reduction in size is not a bad thing, as it means that it is more compact inside and all aspects will be improved.
Source Enhancement (Source Ability) - The Death Patrol's source has been fully enhanced, with all attributes +2.
Summon Skeletons (Original Ability) - Death Patrol has established a soul origin channel with the Bone Plains, and can summon Skeletons continuously. The number of summons is the Charisma adjustment value/every ten minutes.
Enhanced Summoning (Charisma Extraordinary Reward) - The number of summoned Skeletons is replaced by the Charisma adjustment value.
Seeing the three new abilities of the Death Patrol, Gavin smiled more.
This purification essence is indeed the most compatible with these corpses and undead spirits. This not only makes the Death Patrol more powerful in all aspects, but also directly turns it into a mobile soul pool, which can continuously recruit soldiers around it.
Moreover, it is a living thing and will be affected by its own attribute enhancement, which directly makes its recruitment speed equivalent to a soul pool that has been infused with two points of killing divinity and developed.
The only thing that is not beautiful is that it is not integrated with the territory and will not be enhanced by the godhead. It summons only ordinary Skeletons, not four-armed killing Skeletons.
For the Death Patrol, this is not a big difference.
Because it does not lack the extra combat power provided by the four-armed skeleton soldiers, it can use them as blood packs to replenish its own consumption. Five skeleton soldiers are enough to restore 150 points of blood. In addition to the 45 points of blood-sucking attack provided by the killing blessing, it will directly turn it into an indestructible cockroach.
Especially in a battlefield with dense personnel, it will only fight more and more bravely, making the name of the Death Patrol worthy of its name, bringing death wherever it goes.
After determining the next development direction of the territory, Gavin is happy to recycle those soul pools.
For him who has the killing divinity, one soul pool of the same type is enough for him, and more is a waste.
Now it can both strengthen the combat power of subordinates and eliminate safety hazards.
The souls buried underground, when the total area of his territory is in place, even if there is no soul pool, he can still develop them.
It can be said that there are only benefits and no harm.
Gavin tried to continue to strengthen this death patroller, but unfortunately, this kind of original strengthening is not infinite and can only be strengthened once.
If it is forcibly strengthened, most of the energy will be wasted, and only a small part will be effective. For example, the summoning ability of the Death Patrol will be strengthened, and there is a chance to summon special undead, just like the soul pool, provided that the soul pool itself has this ability before purification.
Although Gavin has gained a lot in this wave, it is not extravagant to the extent of waste.
Gavin chose to use the second soul pool purification essence on the dog demon. This matter is still somewhat experimental. After all, he is a devil, and his origin is the Shura power of the Shura plane, not the demon power of the bone plain.
As expected.
After a soul pool purification essence was swallowed, the dog demon did not activate the original ability, but the ability previously strengthened by the corpse hound was strengthened, but its effect was more powerful, equivalent to the strengthening effect of two corpse hound purification essences.
Not only did the dog demon's bone manipulation and bone strengthening surpass the ordinary level and reach the advanced level, but it also opened the blasphemous strength as Gavin expected.
This is reasonable.
Whether it is the Corpse Hound or the Death Patrol, the essence of the Purification Essence is exactly the same as the Soul Pool. They are the origin of the Bone Plains and can strengthen bones and corresponding manipulation abilities.
This essence has the ultimate effect on these corpse creatures, and can only strengthen the corresponding abilities on those outsiders.
Therefore, whether this essence is extracted from the Corpse Hound, the Death Patrol, or the Soul Pool, there is no essential difference.
To go all out, Gavin directly stuffed another Soul Pool Purification Essence into the Dog Demon to see what the ultimate enhancement of this ability is.
Vitality: 386 (Hit Dice: 19D12+152+114)
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Size: Huge
Attributes: Strength 29, Agility 20, Constitution 27, Intelligence 22, Perception 22, Charisma 23
Spell-like abilities: Use at will - Levitation, Misdirection, Projection.
Once a day - Charm Monster, Charm Person, Anywhere Door, and Extreme Fear.
Special abilities: Gnawing, Change appearance (goblin or wolf), No trace, Scent, Damage reduction 15/+1, Power burst (Strength bonus), Teleport (Intelligence bonus), Infinite tracking (Perception bonus), Permanent charm (Charisma bonus), Eat alive (Constitution bonus), Walk on flat ground (Agility bonus), Killing blessing (19 points), Road blessing (19 points), Legendary bone enhancement, Legendary bone manipulation, Supernatural body, Profane strength, Fierce momentum
The dog demon's life dice changed from D10 to D12, which means that the vitality potential has been tapped to the extreme.
At the same time, the bone enhancement and bone manipulation are pushed to the top, and the ferocious momentum ability is enabled.
Legendary bone enhancement (extraordinary ability)-Your bones are strengthened to an incredible degree, and your physical fitness is greatly improved, strength +5, constitution +5.
Legendary Skeleton Manipulation (Special Ability) - Your understanding and manipulation of bones has reached an incredible level. You can use bone spells below the fifth ring at will. When using high-level bone spells and psionic powers, you will get twice the result with half the effort. If you attack the enemy in close combat, once you hit the enemy's bones, it will be more likely to cause bone fractures.
Ferocious Momentum (Ex) - You can evoke fear in your enemies by dashing or attacking. Affected enemies must make a Willpower roll or they will enter a shaken state that lasts until they are 18 meters away. This saving throw is based on Charisma.
This series of ability enhancements directly gives the dog demon a combat power far beyond its life dice, and its challenge level is infinitely close to legendary.
It has speed, strength, and vitality.
The key is the ability to control, which makes up for his biggest attack weakness.
The excited dog demon, like finding a new toy, turned his eyes, and the bones on the ground flew up out of thin air, turning into bone spears and flying out.
In a blink of an eye, a large number of bone hands emerged from the ground again, grabbing at the surroundings.
As his mind turned, countless bones flew towards him, twisting with a click, and in a few seconds, they attached to his body and turned into a wolf-shaped armor condensed from corpse bones.
From a distance, Meng Buding could easily be mistaken for a corpse hound.
The dog demon's wolf mouth couldn't close its smile. While testing, he praised it endlessly: "Powerful, it's really too powerful. No wonder this bone manipulation is called the legendary level. It has indeed reached the peak of the mortal world.
There is still huge potential to be tapped. If it is combined with special spells, the power it exerts will be even more powerful, and it can completely integrate attack, defense, and control.
But the most powerful is the Lord, who can even purify and extract the origin of a plane. This is a unique ability that only those demon lords have.
They use this ability to control the advancement of those low- and middle-level demons.
Now with this ability, the Lord disguises himself as a demon lord, and they have no choice but to believe it."
For the future advancement path, the dog demon has no worries at all.
They only need to meet a powerful demon lord from the Shura plane, extract the Shura power from it, and strengthen their own original power.
After confirming the true efficacy of the soul pool purifying essence, Gavin no longer hesitated and directly integrated the two balls into his body, and also opened up four abilities for himself: legendary bone strengthening, legendary bone manipulation, blasphemous strength, and fierce momentum.
As the two new special abilities were opened one after another, an incomparable wonderful feeling came to his heart. Gavin clearly felt that he had established a close connection with a certain law.
This law was integrated into his words and deeds, forming a powerful blessing beyond imagination.
The charm attribute is not completely equal to a person's appearance. It represents a person's personality, persuasiveness, leadership, and appearance attractiveness.
As long as one of them is outstanding enough, it means that the person is very charming.
Of course, if you have an extraordinary appearance, in many cases, it is a plus point. After all, there are still many people in this world who like appearance.
In Faerun, this attribute is powerful. The core attributes of paladins, warlocks, and bards are all charm. This is their bond with the gods and the source of their own power.
Both blasphemous strength and fierce momentum are charm-related abilities.
The former can be regarded as a charm shield surrounding the owner. Before hurting him, this shield must be broken first, but it is manifested in the form of vitality.
This ability is simply the ability that all high-charm professions dream of. It directly increased Gavin's vitality by 171 points. Not to mention those spellcasters with fragile vitality, even the barbarians known for their vigorous vitality, the legendary level is only this number.
And this ability is constantly improved with the improvement of professional level and charm.
The latter can be regarded as a magical ability that impacts the mind.
This ability usually appears in creatures with terrifying appearance or size. For example, most dragons have this ability, but people are more accustomed to calling it dragon power.
It is rare for a human like Gavin to activate this ability.
Gavin is very satisfied with this ability, because it is not only a combat skill, but also very useful for a lord in daily rule, which can enhance his own majesty.
Hit Points: 500 (1D10+18D4+228+55+171 Hit Dice)
Attributes: Strength 30, Agility 22, Constitution 35, Intelligence 33, Perception 27, Charisma 29
As for Gavin's current attributes, they are not comparable to most adult dragons, but far surpass them. They are not qualified to fight him in melee at the same size.
His vitality is almost heaven-defying. The vitality of the Death Ranger with 45 Hit Dice is only 501 points.
If he transforms into a violent blue bear with thick skin and flesh, and activates a series of bonus abilities, it will be even more terrifying. It is easy to break through 700.
Based on this attribute alone, no one believes that he is a spellcaster.
Snap! Snap! Snap!
Gavin just admired his attributes, and then, like the dog demon, he shifted his attention to the legendary bone manipulation.
He had already realized this ability.
Its compatibility with mind magic is much higher than that with magic.
Because it is also invisible and highly integrated with one's own will. The stronger one's own will, the stronger this ability will be.
When using secondary bone manipulation, Gavin can easily see the weakest part of the enemy's bones.
Now let's go a step further.
Gavin just glanced at it, and heard a click. The left front leg of the super skeleton minotaur next to him was broken at the thick thigh root.
Caught off guard, the super skeleton minotaur was unstable and fell forward involuntarily.
Gavin's mind was concentrated again, and several huge cracks appeared on the heavy bone armor of the super skeleton minotaur, giving people the illusion that it would be completely shattered with a little force.
This is the legendary bone manipulation, which can not only find the enemy's bone weaknesses, but also use the mind as a pry bar to directly attack it.
The former only consumed Gavin's one psychic point, and the latter was only two points.
If such an attack was placed on a flesh and blood creature, it would be even better.
The pain caused by the twisted thighbone will cause even those well-trained warriors to lose their fighting power, but it will also cause their offensive or defensive movements to become deformed. This kind of loophole is often fatal, and he will be greeted by a thunderous and fatal blow. (End of this chapter)
