Chapter 80
Chapter 80
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 80
Chapter Title: Skeleton Soldier Classes
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'Should I just go with Shuv's advice after all?'
Shin Yu-hyun had heard from Shuv that the first Immortal King had invested in mana and dominance at a 1:1 ratio.
Beyond that, after meeting Shuv, Shin Yu-hyun had learned several astonishing facts.
For starters, the chakra stat and Chakra Cultivation Method were among the contingencies prepared by the first Immortal King.
It seemed the Immortal King had known that opening vitality and mana would fuse them into chakra.
On top of that, he'd bestowed his unique trait, Immortal King's Blessing, upon Shin Yu-hyun.
Thanks to all this, Shin Yu-hyun had been able to grow at an astonishing pace.
Every last bit of it had been the Immortal King's careful preparation.
'Shuv said the first Immortal King didn't have traits like chakra or Immortal King's Blessing.'
That was why he couldn't even reach the magic beasts, let alone the chaotic entities beyond them.
Just like how, in his previous life, Shin Yu-hyun's sword couldn't touch the Getia.
But the Immortal King had left contingencies for his successor to reach both magic beasts and chaotic entities.
The Tower of Trials was one of them.
'For now, shall I raise chakra and dominance at a 1:1 ratio?'
Just like the first Immortal King, Shin Yu-hyun began allocating his ability points.
His Soul Points vanished in an instant.
Only 440 remained now.
But even that was wiped out in short order.
"Soul Points are melting away like ice cream."
Shin Yu-hyun gazed wistfully at his vanishing Soul Points.
But thanks to his boosted dominance, he could now command more Skeleton Soldiers.
And with his stamina up by 4 points, he could fight for longer stretches too.
'I need to raise the other stats as well...'
Shin Yu-hyun was currently in a state of imbalanced, explosive growth.
Focusing on chakra had let him advance his superhuman rank quickly, but it left his strength, agility, and stamina lagging far behind other superhumans.
He'd been compensating with chakra, Body Strengthening Technique, and the Immortal King's powers.
He needed to boost those other stats or improve his constitution somehow.
'If only I had a talent like Shin Cheol-ho's Heavenly Martial Body.'
Shin Cheol-ho's unique trait, Heavenly Martial Body, accelerated all stat growth with minimal training.
That was why he was hailed as one of the Heaven-Splitting Sword Clan's top direct-line talents in history.
'Still, it's not like there are no options.'
Shin Yu-hyun smiled to himself.
There were growth potions to rapidly enhance physical abilities, stat-boosting scrolls, and even dungeons that dropped items improving constitutions like Heavenly Martial Body.
'I'll devour them all.'
A grin tugged at his lips.
He turned to check his next trophy.
The reward from defeating the 5-star boss, Red General Ant.
'Jackpot.'
Shin Yu-hyun's lips curved into a delighted smile.
Red Essence, of all things.
Red Essence was a spiritual medicine packed with condensed yang energy.
Taking it alone was so risky—with its scorching yang—it could drive one into qi deviation and death.
But paired with Blue Essence's yin water mana, the yin-yang harmony yielded a massive mana boost.
'The problem is getting Blue Essence. But...'
There was another way to consume Red Essence.
By someone with a strongly yin constitution.
'Perfect gift for Lee Chae-hwa?'
Shin Yu-hyun smiled inwardly.
Lee Chae-hwa, 6-star A-rank hunter.
Known as the Crimson Mage, she was a 6-circle sorceress wielding flame magic freely, leader of the Crimson Tower Guild.
But her rare Nine Yin Severed Meridians caused mana backlash beyond 5-circle spells.
If time dragged on, her life could be at risk.
For her, Red Essence was both a cure and a path to greater power.
'She won't ignore Red Essence.'
Lee Chae-hwa didn't know how to cure her Nine Yin Severed Meridians.
Ordinary spiritual medicines couldn't touch it—only yang-energy elixirs worked.
And low-grade ones were useless; it needed at least 5-star Exceptional Rare.
Red Essence was her last line of defense.
'Plenty of time for now, so I'll hold onto it.'
"Dia."
"Yes! Coming right away~!"
Dia scampered over at his call.
Shin Yu-hyun handed her the Red Essence.
"Keep this safe for me."
"Yep!"
Dia flashed a cute smile and stored it in her sub-space.
Her sub-space was perfect for valuables.
'Next up...'
He eyed the next trophy.
Reward from the 4-star boss, Heavy Armor Ant.
'Not bad.'
Life Essence boosted stamina stats.
Exactly what Shin Yu-hyun needed right now.
Gulp.
Without a second thought, he swallowed the Life Essence.
'Nice.'
Satisfied, Shin Yu-hyun smiled at the message.
Rare-grade Life Essence gave a random stamina boost.
His physical stats—strength, agility, stamina—were all on the low side.
Even randomly, it maxed out at 4.
His stamina was now 51.
'That covers all the trophies from the magic beasts.'
He'd gotten mana stones too, but handed those to Kim Jae-hyun, finance manager of Black Tortoise Hall, for operations.
'A skill, perhaps?'
Shin Yu-hyun checked the Undead Creation entry in the Phnacoic Bible, an Immortal King skill.
Upon reaching 4-star, the third ability in Skeleton Core Mastery had unlocked.
Undead Creation (SSS)
(Omitted...) 4. Skeleton Core Mastery
1) Skeleton Legionization 2) Uniform appearance and abilities granted to legionized undead 3) Skeleton Soldier class assignment
4) Skeleton ?? (Inactive) - Activates at 5-star
'Class assignment? Who knew.'
Shin Yu-hyun grinned unwittingly. After hitting 4-star, getting Shuv had taken priority, so he'd only checked the skill without assigning classes.
Then, upon returning, he'd heard of the clan attack and rushed to defend the north gate—no time for it.
'Assigning classes will take some time.'
Several settings were needed for class assignment.
His controllable Skeleton Soldiers were limited in number, but classes were plentiful.
Plus, he could tweak their stats by class.
Melee Saber or Lancer: more strength and stamina.
Ranged Archer or Caster: more agility or mana.
He planned to assign slowly later.
But now, with Shuv, it was easier. Shuv knew the first Immortal King's undead tactics.
Just follow Shuv's intel and advice—no deep agonizing needed.
'Saber 30%, Lancer 30%, Archer 20%, Caster 20%. Special classes as exceptions.'
Shuv said this ratio was the safest baseline.
For more offense, up Casters; for frontline push, more Sabers.
Best: Adjust ratios based on battlefield reads.
Stats: Sabers as melee, prioritize strength and stamina.
Lancers behind Sabers: strength and agility.
Archers: agility primary, some strength.
Casters: mana focus.
Special classes differed.
They were elite undead guards for the Immortal King.
Janissaries: elite swordsmen, far superior to basics.
Night Raids: shadow-skilled dark entities, assassinating from hiding to protect the Immortal King.
'My personal guard force.'
The mere thought thrilled him. Janissaries and Night Raids were inherently his elite retinue.
They'd be immensely useful.
But...
'Tricky to create.'
Basics auto-filled once set, adjustable manually.
Specials required manual selection from existing soldiers, then assignment.
And...
'They cost Soul Points.'
Special Skeleton Soldiers needed Soul Points.
Thus, time-intensive and inevitably elite few—Soul Points had many uses.
'I'll build them gradually.'
Shin Yu-hyun decided to craft special Skeleton Soldiers slowly.
'Beyond skeletons, there's the new summon skill unlocked at 4-star.'
He grinned.
Another undead summon skill activated upon reaching 4-star.