Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 274: Alex ascended to King level

At that moment, the Orc King's realm space began to tremble violently, and the surrounding realm started to tear apart.

A black figure appeared in front of Arthas, with a Reaper Guard emanating death energy standing beside it.

"Arthas, take the other kings and leave. I'll buy you some time!"

Death Spirit's hollow voice echoed through the space.

Now, surrounding Death Spirit and extending behind it was an eerie blackness, filled with dense death energy—Death Spirit's realm!

The other half of the space was the Orc King's red and green realm, but it was clear that the Orc King's realm occupied a larger portion.

Indeed, Death Spirit had ascended to King level at this moment. However, being primarily a support entity, it knew it wasn't a match for the Orc King, but it could still delay him.

Seeing Death Spirit ascend to King level, Arthas finally breathed a slight sigh of relief. The remnants of the other kings were moved into Death Spirit's realm, and in the next moment, the six race kings were transported out of Death Spirit's realm, returning to the battlefield outside.

The Orc King was momentarily stunned. He had observed Death Spirit before and knew it was one of the undead leaders, but with so many clones, it was hard to kill.

However, the Orc King knew this leader wasn't skilled in combat, so he hadn't considered it a threat.

As for the Reaper Guard beside it, this was Death Spirit's way of compensating for its lack of combat power.

The Reaper Guard had initially been at lv8, and through the slaughter in the army, it had ascended to lv9. Now, with Death Spirit possessing it, the Reaper Guard could reach a power level infinitely close to King level. Death Spirit's realm would now become its realm!

To maximize combat power, Death Spirit had recalled all its Clones, leaving only one Standard level Clone in Gemini City as a last-resort safeguard.

The only drawback was the Reaper Guard's body. The combined King level power of Death Spirit and the Reaper Guard was naturally inferior to a true King level entity.

After all, Death Spirit's realm wasn't the most suitable for the Reaper Guard.

Death Spirit split into two Clones. One Clone hid in the darkness to manipulate the realm's power, while the other Clone directly possessed the Reaper Guard, preparing for a head-on clash with the Orc King!

The Orc King sensed the strengthened Reaper Guard and showed a hint of surprise, but it still wasn't enough.

In an instant, the powers of their realms collided, causing the entire space to tremble and begin to collapse.

The Reaper Guard attacked the Orc King, its scythe blade shooting out. The Orc King blocked with his axe, then swung his giant weapon, sending several axe blades toward the Reaper Guard, whose figure quickly vanished.

The axe blades struck Death Spirit's realm, corroding its space, while the Orc King's realm power grew stronger.

Just as the Orc King's morale soared, an invisible curse struck, causing a trickle of blood to appear at the corner of his mouth—his first injury.

Red and green energy coalesced, quickly forming armor on the Orc King's body, completely isolating the curse.

Although the Orc King still held the advantage, quickly resolving the battle without being delayed was no longer easy.

Outside the realm, the severely injured five race kings were already being protected by other Monarch Undead. With Death Spirit buying time, Arthas felt more at ease and rejoined the battle.

In just a few minutes, the six race kings had been reduced to this state, shocking the Xiao siblings.

"Brother, why hasn't the Orc King come out?"

Xiao Hui asked Xiao Mu in confusion. The six race kings were only Monarch level and couldn't leave the realm on their own.

Xiao Mu found it strange too. He scanned the battlefield and suddenly noticed that Death Spirit's Clone had disappeared.

Could it be Death Spirit?

"I don't know. Don't worry about it. Just kill the enemy."

Xiao Mu said, diving back into the battlefield. Xiao Hui, left pondering, soon resumed fighting as well.

The battle outside continued, with the orc army's numbers dwindling to just over fifty thousand. Facing the nearly three hundred fifty thousand undead army, their morale had collapsed, and they were trying to flee.

As the orcs scattered, over a hundred Monarch Undead flew over the battlefield, unleashing domain powers to easily slaughter the orcs.

Some Monarch Orcs continued to fight the undead, believing that once the Orc King reappeared, they would win and be rewarded.

However, these Monarch Orcs suddenly froze, realizing that although the undead leaders were severely injured, none had died, and their Orc King had yet to reappear.

One orc Chieftain, realizing the imminent collapse of the Orc Empire, abandoned any hope of the Orc King's reward and turned to flee, prioritizing survival.

But as he tried to escape, Xiao Mu, tipped off by Death Spirit, teleported in front of him, and several lasers pierced him before he could react.

The battle between the two races was nearing its end, and with the Orc King still absent, Xiao Hui suddenly remembered something Alex had once said.

"I remember now. Alex said that Death Spirit's level must not surpass hers!"

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In Undead City, the entire palace was empty, with only alchemy warlocks and hobgoblins in the outer city working on various research projects.

In the vast palace, Alex was alone.

If one listened closely, a faint humming sound could be heard from within, growing clearer as the perspective drew closer.

Alex was curled up on the throne, her face flushed, undergoing some kind of transformation.

Her aura grew steadier, and the various elemental energies within her raged through the hall. After an unknown amount of time, Alex's aura began to stabilize, and the surrounding energy started to retract into her body.

At that moment, a system dashboard automatically popped up in front of Alex.

[Congratulations on ascending to King level!]

Seeing this message, Alex finally smiled, knowing it wasn't over yet.

Sure enough, the system continued to display several notifications.

[Your attributes have increased, allowing you to wield your bloodline power more effectively]

[Special ability reward: Soul Magic (high-level)]

[Other enhancements, please check on your own]

"Huh?"

Half-lying on the throne, Alex's eyes widened. The system's introduction was too brief. Was it really that simple?

Only one high-level magic?

Alex intended to integrate the new magic into her right eye's abilities, but then she paused.

It was actually left-eye magic?

But the surprises didn't end there. Alex discovered that all her existing magic had become high-level!

The six high-level magics in her left eye began to merge, forming a pitch-black abyss, her pupils turning a deep, eerie blue.

This was Alex's realm, named Annihilation.

The realm's abilities were incredibly overpowered. Alex realized that a King level couldn't be defeated by sheer numbers of Monarch levels. Her previous thoughts had been too naive.

With her ascension to King level, she sensed that both her domain and realm had room for further improvement, and there was a level beyond high-level magic.

A King level's realm was unique, unlike domains, which could be multiple.

But Alex was still puzzled. Her realm was centered on her left eye, and while it would still exist without the aid of her left eye, it would be significantly weaker.

Yet her right eye was also real, so why didn't it have a similar effect to her left eye?

Strange.

Before Alex could ponder further, the system displayed new information.

[Kingdom establishment conditions: Lord level reaches King level (achieved); Kingdom's Tear (achieved); city reaches max level (not achieved).]

[Unlock Empire ascension conditions: Lord level reaches Emperor level; kingdom has at least thirty cities; at least twenty subjugated races.]

[Note: Possessing an Empire's Tear allows direct establishment of an Empire, bypassing kingdom ascension. Empire's Tear can only be obtained by upgrading Kingdom's Tear.]

"So, kingdoms can continue to ascend and become empires."

But the ascension conditions seemed as challenging as upgrading the Kingdom's Tear.

The last two conditions were manageable, but reaching Emperor level seemed extremely difficult.

If she completed the Kingdom's Tear upgrade conditions before reaching Emperor level, she would use the Empire's Tear. Otherwise, she would ascend normally.

Whichever was faster. But these weren't Alex's immediate concerns.

[Lord: Alex]

[Strength: lv1 King level (personal and troop kills can increase)]

[Territory level: lv7 city]

[Troops: undead]

[Equipment: Grim Reaper's Scythe, Ring of Space, enhancement crystal]

[Health Points: 2k (?)]

[Mana Points: 1k]

[Strength: 310]

[Stamina: 305]

[Agility: 300]

Alex glanced at her attributes. Ascending to King level had increased each attribute by a hundred points.

With all her left-eye magic now high-level, Alex understood what the system meant by "attributes increased."

"Oh right, I still have the enhancement crystal."

Alex remembered that the Bone Throne would be obsolete when she at King level.

Perfect timing to use the enhancement crystal on the Bone Throne.

The other features weren't as important, but the 1.5x experience boost was crucial.

Alex used the crystal to enhance the Bone Throne, which lost its luster and needed twenty-four hours to recharge.

As expected, upgrading the Bone Throne to a King level special building increased the experience boost to King level.

Moreover, the effect now covered the entire city, meaning Alex could enjoy the experience boost anywhere in Undead City.

"Sweet!"

Alex was full of joy, but more pressing matters awaited her.

Upon ascending to King level, Alex's body underwent significant enhancement and transformation. Her bloodline became purer, expelling many impurities and toxins from her body in the process. This left her drenched and sticky, especially her clothes, which were completely unwearable.

Alex tied her hair up high and took a quick shower, finishing in under two minutes.

She didn't even bother to dry off; her body emitted intense heat, instantly evaporating the water from her skin. With another teleport, Alex was already in her bedroom, hastily putting on clothes.

There was no time to be picky; she grabbed whatever was at hand.

"Damn it!"

Fully dressed, Alex suddenly realized she had forgotten to put on a bra. Oh well, the situation was urgent; it would have to do.

With that, Alex teleported outside the palace and sped towards the Portal of Transit.