Necromancer Of The Shadows

Chapter 1289 Peak Of Rank Three (Part 1)

Chapter 1289  Peak Of Rank Three (Part 1)

The moment Evan used the Energy Devouring skill, the vines pierced the Eldritch Horror's body.

Under the devouring force of the vines, the horror's body began to shrink at an alarming speed, transforming into World Essence to further promote Evan's core.

The 2.5% power of the forty-three patterns of the Rune of Absorption was far beyond Evan's imagination.

In just a few moments, the body of the horror had turned into a dry husk, looking extremely eerie.

But he did not pay attention to it, as his focus remained on the Eldritch Energy that resided deep within the Horror's dry body.

As the vines absorbed the Eldritch Energy, Evan infused his will into the Rune's patterns, willing it to convert the devoured Eldritch Energy into the energy of the void crystals.

The speed of transformation was significantly faster than the previous attempt, where he had inscribed only one pattern of the Rune of Absorption on his energy veins.

In just twenty seconds, a small part of the Eldritch Energy that was being absorbed by the vines changed its form and instead of turning into World Essence, it transformed into a dark purple energy.

Evan, however, did not immediately absorb the purple energy. Instead, he isolated it using his spiritual power, allowing it to remain within the vines for the time being.

Time passed, and after five hours, the vines had completely absorbed all the Eldritch Energy from the peak Rank Three Horror.

During this time, the majority of the Eldritch Energy absorbed by the vines had turned into World Essence, demonstrating the standard effect of the Energy Devouring skill.

However, due to the influence of the Primordial Rune of Absorption, a small portion of the energy was converted into the energy of the void crystal.

Evan observed the accumulated void energy and, with a single thought, finally absorbed it.

The moment he absorbed it, his mind buzzed, and numerous insights related to the conceptual energy of the void emerged within his consciousness.

Thanks to his high spiritual power, he was able to quickly process and absorb all of these insights in a matter of minutes.

He opened his status window to review his progress and was immediately delighted by what he saw.

---) Current Understanding of the Conceptual Energy of Void: 76.5%

"A full increase of almost 1.5 percent..." He muttered to himself, his delight evident.

Although he already possessed enough void crystals to push his understanding to its peak, he was thrilled to discover that the body of a single peak Rank Three Eldritch Horror could increase his understanding by 1.5%.

Items like void crystals, capable of enhancing one's understanding of conceptual energy were extremely rare.

Had it not been for the large number of void crystals he had obtained while exiting the Tomb of the Ancient, it would have been impossible for him to achieve such a high level of understanding.

"I don't necessarily need to rely on the Rune of Absorption to acquire the energy of void crystals, but..." Evan trailed off, his eyes returning to the status window, focusing on the section related to his conceptual understanding.

---) Current Understanding of the Conceptual Energy of the Soul: 0.8%

---) Current Understanding of the Conceptual Energy of Death: 0.6%

"Since I can convert Eldritch Energy into the energy of void crystals, which enhances my understanding of Void Energy, then could I also convert it into Energy that could enhance my understanding of these concepts as well?" Evan's voice held a hint of excitement as he spoke.

This idea had already become one of the many experiments he wanted to perform using the combination of Energy Devouring and the Rune of Absorption.

Without further delay, he retrieved the body of another Eldritch Horror and activated Energy Absorption, attempting to convert the Eldritch Energy into a form of energy that could enhance his understanding of the conceptual energy of the soul.

Time passed slowly, but even after twenty minutes, the vines continued to transform the Eldritch Energy into World Essence, failing to convert it into anything that could enhance his understanding of the soul's conceptual energy.

"Something is wrong..." Evan muttered to himself, ceasing the Energy Devouring skill, his frown deepening.

After a moment of thought, he activated the skill again, this time attempting to convert the Eldritch Energy into energy that could enhance his understanding of the conceptual energy of death.

However, the results were the same. The vines absorbed the Eldritch Energy and continued converting it into World Essence, without producing the desired energy.

"What's the matter?" Anastasia, who had been standing nearby noticed the frown on his face and asked.

Evan took a deep breath upon hearing her and explained what he was trying to achieve.

"It's strange. The Rune of Absorption can convert Eldritch Energy into the energy of void crystals, which enhances my understanding of Void Energy, but it can't seem to convert it into any energy that could deepen my understanding of the conceptual energy of the soul or death."

Anastasia fell silent upon hearing Evan, her expression thoughtful. After several seconds, she seemed to thought of something and spoke.

"Could it be because you have never absorbed anything capable of enhancing your understanding of the soul or death energies? Perhaps you are unable to convert the Eldritch Energy because you have no reference point—no understanding of the energy you are trying to create."

Evan raised an eyebrow at her explanation and felt It sounded logical. After a brief moment of reflection, he turned to her and asked,

"You are saying that I need to first find something capable of enhancing my understanding of the conceptual energy of the soul and death. Once I have experienced that type of energy and gained a basic idea of what it's like, only then should I try converting Eldritch Energy again?"

"Exactly," Anastasia nodded her head.

Evan frowned slightly at her response and asked,

"Are there items similar to void crystals for the conceptual energies of death and soul? Things that can increase my understanding of them?"