Hero of Darkness

Chapter 429: The Ancient Rank

After Kahnʼs command, the system reported the details of Cerilʼs new ability and stats in its usual lifeless and robotic voice.

[Following are the statistics for the subordinate named Ceril :

Name : Ceril

Species : Necromancer (Variant Undead Summoner)

Job : Apostle of Necromancy (Ancient Rank Class)

Rank : Legendary Rank

Level : 284

Strength : 6921

Agility : 7848

Dexterity : 8330

Defense : 5820

Mana : 19437

Congratulations to the host!

Subordinate Ceril has acquired a Pseudo-Soul!

The subordinate is now a true living being while still retaining the constraints of the hostʼs Divine Abilities.

In case the host was to die, Ceril will still continue to exist.

Following are the upgraded physical and magical skills and abilities :

Monarch of the Dead (SAINT RANK) (Passive) :

Allows the subordinate to summon undead creatures and command them as part of its army within a 10 kilometers radius. All the summoned Undeads will have 200% additional physical and magical stats.

The higher the number of undeads the caster commands in a battle, the more mana and spell attack damage will be gained over time.

Darkness Barrier (SSS Rank) (Active) :

Allows the subordinate to cast a defensive barrier around 5 kilometers radius made of darkness element which has 12 times the durability of the casterʼs physical defense.

Note : This skill is only weak against Holy magic.

Shadow Blades Barrage (SSS Rank) (Active) :

Allows the subordinate to attack with thousands of long-range dark elemental blades in quick succession.

Current Range : 10 kilometers.

Note : This skill can only be used when the subordinate is in his true form.

Void Realm (SAINT RANK) (Active) :

Allows Ceril to temporarily freeze everything and anyone using highly dense darkness aura and black magic. Anyone other than the caster, the host and fellow subordinates will lose their ability to move under this spell.

Current spell duration time : 3 minutes.

Current range : 5 kilometers radius.

Rapid Mana Recovery (SSS Rank) (Passive) :

The subordinate has a fast mana recovery speed that is two and half times compared to a legendary rank creature or a saint rank magician of the same level.

Dark Magic Absorption (SSS Rank) (Passive) :

Allows the subordinate to absorb dark magic energy from other beings including the undead creatures created by the subordinate.

The more subjects Ceril absorbs Dark Magic from, the more boost in stats he will receive.

Current limit : 50% boost in all physical stat points.

Following are the newly acquired Blessings by the subordinate :

Scythe of the Reaper (SAINT RANK) (Active) :

Allows the subordinate to amass, compress and absorb an immeasurable amount of darkness elemental aura and dark magic regardless of his rank or levels.

There is no restriction on how much of it the subordinate can handle or absorb.

Chains of Judgment (SAINT RANK) (Active) :

Binds any enemy with hundreds of darkness chains. The bigger the enemy size is, the more chains will be used.

The Chains of Judgement will seal the flow of mana inside the enemy target and will reduce their physical attributes by 60%.

The higher the defense of the enemy, the stronger the chains will become to immobilize it.

Book of the Damned (SAINT RANK) (Passive) :

Grants 500% increase in mana and 300% damage output and effectiveness in magic spells as well as darkness elemental attacks after the subordinate takes his true form.

Note : The subordinate must be in his true form to use all 3 of these skills.] reported the system.

Kahn was shaken to his core after the system notified him about Cerilʼs new information. There wasnʼt just one but too many reasons for it.

And at the same time, the current Ancient Rank class Ceril had gained with his own efforts was beyond Kahnʼs understanding.

”This shouldnʼt even be possible!!”

Shouted Kahn in disbelief as he gazed at Ceril who politely knelt in front of Kahn.

”Heʼs not a being naturally born in this world.

So something like acquiring a Pseudo-Soul doesnʼt make sense.” spoke Kahn as he started off with the first issue he found in the report by the system.

Creating souls was something beyond him and even Armin, who specialized in soul-related skills and abilities, didnʼt have anything remotely connected to forming a soul naturally.

”Tell me… how did you achieve it by yourself?” asked Kahn to Ceril who just stood up.

Because unlike Blackwall and Oliver, who were merged with a Primordial Titan and a descendant of the Godbeast Roc…

Ceril himself invoked an Ancient Rank class without needing any help or having a legendary creature used for his evolution.

”Thanks to you, master… I experimented and studied necromancy and dark magic so much to the point I lost track of time and reached enlightenment three times during the past four months.” said Ceril in a benign tone.

”Three times?! Are you kidding me?” asked Kahn in a bewildered voice.

To someone like him who himself received enlightenment 3 times, once during his Magic & Mana studies and twice during his practice sessions for Dimensional Law… he knew how greatly enlightenment in a particular field of study and profession affected someone.

But to receive 3 enlightenments in the same profession and field of magic… was unexpected even for him.

”But soon, I was out of SS Rank cores and my levels were restricted during my transformation so currently, Iʼm only comparable to a legitimate first stage saint.” spoke Ceril with a sense of loss.

GASP!

SHOCK!

SILENCE!

Not just Kahn but all the other generals and Omega were left speechless.

This was the biggest flex they experienced so far.

Even Kahn did not dare to be this shameless even with all his power boosts and divine abilities.

Ceril basically said that if not for him running out of high-grade cores during his transformation… he wouldʼve directly become a being comparable to a second stage saint.

”And how many undeads can you summon and control as of now?” asked Ronin who stood behind Kahn.

”At least 10 million, give or take.” responded Ceril in a carefree tone.

The very next moment… even Blackwall, who was a legendary rank himself, had his jaw drop on the ground.

The situation was the same for Kahn, Ronin, Omega and Jugram who stood close to him.

This revelation basically meant that Ceril had an army comparable to a countryʼs national defense forces.

Kahn picked up his jaw that dropped on the ground and asked in a jittery voice…

”So youʼre saying that when you are in your true legendary rank form… given all of your abilities and new boost in stats and skill…

Youʼre comparable to a 3rd stage saint?”

”Yes.” said Ceril nonchalantly.

Gasp!

Dumbfounded!

This was simply too much!

Ceril was talking as if it was no different than a walk in the park.

In their eyes, Ceril had become the Master of Flexing.

No…

He was the King of Flexing!

Kahn felt like he was really looking down on Ceril when he said that he had been working very hard in the past 4 months.

He felt like there was a huge difference in standards.

Because right now.. Kahnʼs level of hard work was 100 while Cerilʼs definition of hard work was 500.

For the next 2 minutes… none of them even dared to speak a word.

Because Ceril was now Kahnʼs biggest large-scale battle general. And undoubtedly…

Ceril was now the Strongest amongst all the generals, Omega and Rudra.

He was even stronger than Blackwall, the no. 1 spot holder, who currently seemed to be comparable to a second-stage Saint in terms of battle skills and abilities.

But even with his life-saving skills, Ceril and Blackwall could fight for days but eventually, even the Abyss Knight would run out of his physical strength and abilities.

Because no matter how strong his body or defensive capacity was… Ceril would eventually tire him out because he had the Darkness element in his skills and attacks.

So in the end, Ceril would get past Blackwallʼs defenses in a long and arduous battle and be able to defeat him.

The Chain skill, Void Realm, and the Scythe of the Reaper skills were enough to even kill Blackwall as the finishing move.

In terms of Saint Rank skills, Ceril had even surpassed Oliver who had 3 saint rank skills after he evolved into a Thunderbird species that even had the potential to surpass the Godbeasts.

At this moment, Kahn came to a sudden realization…

That day after day, all of his subordinates were surpassing him in strength, abilities and species.

Somehow, Kahn finally managed to collect his demeanor and asked in a solemn voice..

”Then tell… how did you achieve a Pseudo-Soul and what are those three Saint Rank blessings?”

”All three of those skills and the pseudo-soul are the gifts I received after invoking this ancient rank class.” replied Ceril in an obedient tone.

”I have received the blessings… from a Deity. He is the one who granted me a Pseudo-Soul. And these incredibly strong skills after I received my 3rd enlightenment.” he continued.

Flabbergasted! Everyone was flabbergasted to the point their brains went blank.

Kahn then asked..

”Which deity?”

He too had received five blessings and one gift from Kravel, the War Deity.

So the gifts Ceril received from another deity were obviously no joke.

Ceril had nothing but eyes full of worship and a vehement expression on his face as he revealed the name…

”Velsharoon… The Deity of Necromancy.”