Global Composite Master: Compositing an Undead Army from the Start Chapter 814 - 394: Repairs Complete! (Double-Length)
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Regrettably, following extensive injuries, their power had dwindled drastically, leaving their divine element intensity struggling to hold at the fourth-transition level.
Even under these conditions, overcoming Zhui Yi remained a formidable challenge for them.
To begin with, the seal on the uppermost floor proved overwhelmingly potent, restricting their Divine Power to flow outward without replenishment. Activating any Divine Skills, no matter how basic and ineffective, would drain their reserves completely.
Sustained battles were utterly impossible in this state.
Zhui Yi merely needed to unleash several assaults from the Undead Army to deplete their Divine Power entirely.
Moreover, irrespective of this tactic, the fighting capabilities of Chen Mo and Zhui Yi extended far beyond just the Undead. Their own true forms represented their peak prowess.
This stemmed from their possession of a sacrificial summoning ability that could dramatically boost their power by offering up every Ghost in their command.
They had refrained from deploying it until now because the Undead Army had performed admirably throughout, and no crisis had arisen demanding the sacrifice of all Ghosts for personal engagement in battle.
As such, absent that pressing need, they retained substantial untapped potential.
During Zhui Yi's conquest of these ten Demon Kings on the tenth floor, the skill was unused, suggesting the Great Demons here had suffered profound weakening.
Zhui Yi dispatched them effortlessly, yet these Great Demons met their end in utter frustration and helplessness.
The outcome mirrored what Chen Mo had faced earlier with the cat person in the Divine Skill Tower; with his capabilities, clearing the path was entirely feasible.
That said, in the broader context, few who ventured into this crack world could rival Chen Mo's might.
After all, within the odd crack of the third region's World of Heavenly Element, the survivors among the destined ones in this zone weren't exceptionally formidable, while Chen Mo had the prowess to advance to the following region but chose to linger for mission fulfillment and resource collection.
Typical destined individuals arriving here might struggle far more to prevail.
Even in their diminished state, these Demons preserved a fourth-transition divine element intensity.
Although their Divine Power could only exit without returning, confronting someone at third-transition divine element would still be manageable for them, but in this phase of the region, third-transition divine element holders were scarce as well.
Having shared memories, Chen Mo accompanied Zhui Yi to the tenth floor.
At that moment, the tenth floor still held ten Great Demon corpses. Curiously, given Chen Mo and Zhui Yi's abilities, the slain entities ought to revive as Ghosts.
Yet, these ten Great Demons on the tenth floor refused to resurrect as Special Undead, and Chen Mo found himself unable to claim their remains.
The Sealed Areas maintained their hold even beyond death, trapping them firmly inside the tower.
Chen Mo remained largely unconcerned by this.
Although the living might of these Great Demons was undoubtedly formidable, the power they would wield upon revival as Special Undead remained unpredictable.
Consequently, he viewed the inability to recruit these ten Great Demons not as forfeiting ten elite fighters.
Arriving at the tenth floor, Chen Mo swiftly noticed the fracture at the tower's summit.
He retrieved the peculiar item bestowed by the cat person for mending the tower's apex from his chest.
Tossing the oddly squirming clay upward, it expanded on its own and enveloped the damage, sealing the gap flawlessly while matching the hue and feel of the adjacent surface.
With the unique clay flawlessly integrated, the tower's top looked pristine, as if no harm had ever befallen it.
After fixing the tower's top, just as Chen Mo and Zhui Yi prepared to depart, a strange sensation gripped them.
They observed the previously lifeless ten Great Demons revive in an astonishing manner.
However, upon revival, each one entered a dazed state, standing immobile and making no move against Chen Mo and Zhui Yi.
Confronted by this bizarre sight, Chen Mo and Zhui Yi experienced a wave of unease. Before long, they detected a profoundly powerful seal energy descending from the tower's top, exerting influence on the surrounding ten Great Demons.
Although this sealing force targeted solely the Demons, Chen Mo opted for caution and exited the Demon Tower alongside Zhui Yi.
Descending from the tenth to the ninth floor, they encountered another anomaly.
Astonishingly, every Demon on the ninth floor had also revived miraculously.
In this condition, they resembled the tenth-floor Demons precisely.
All remained dazed and stationary, showing no response as Chen Mo and Zhui Yi moved past them.
In this way, Chen Mo and Zhui Yi continued downward, floor by floor.
On every level they visited, the Demons slain earlier revived right then.
Nevertheless, this phenomenon lasted only until the sixth floor.
Beneath the sixth floor, the Demons stayed dead, lying where they had fallen initially.
Witnessing this, Chen Mo and Zhui Yi grew intrigued, puzzled over the cause.
Yet they grasped that the Demon Tower's purpose transcended merely containing these Demons.
If its sole aim was to manage them, channeling resources into a sealing array and sustaining an Energy supply to bind them indefinitely would prove inefficient.
Direct elimination would suffice far better.
Chen Mo had long suspected the Demon Tower deliberately restrained the Demons to extract their Energy.
Perhaps channeling that Energy to sustain the crack world's functions was the true intent.
In the end, regardless of the underlying motive, Chen Mo held little desire to investigate further.
His sole objective here was fulfilling the cat person's assignment.
Upon task completion and return, the awaiting reward was a mystery, though Chen Mo harbored some anticipation.
Earlier, when accepting the task, he had asked about securing a second Divine Skills set upon return, only to receive a firm denial—even the cat person, guardian of the Divine Skill Tower, couldn't circumvent the regulations.
Thus, the nature of his return rewards stayed completely unforeseen.
As Chen Mo exited the Divine Skill Tower, a burst of light enveloped him, and he vanished from the tower's entrance.
Zhui Yi underwent the identical process: a flash of light, and he too disappeared from before the Divine Skill Tower.
The instant after, both reappeared before their original sender.
Chen Mo stood once more inside the Divine Skill Tower before the cat person.
Meanwhile, Zhui Yi materialized in front of the Divine Storage Tower's keeper.
"Destined one, splendid work. You fulfilled the duty and mended the Demon Tower as required. Though the task registers as completed by two people at once, you'll receive the standard rewards nonetheless.
Having already obtained Divine Skills in my Divine Skill Tower, you're barred from claiming another prize here. While this regulation stands unbreakable, I can direct you to a different tower.
Normally, entrants to this realm access only a single tower, and trying another after some time usually proves impossible. Thus, reaping gains from two towers quickly is rare.
Yet, when our Lord founded these structures, no bans were placed on visiting several towers in quick succession.
Therefore, as your reward, I can transport you to another tower for its benefits. What do you say?"
Upon hearing the cat person's words, Chen Mo grinned and responded, "Of course, that's fine. A place of such value surely contains nothing ordinary."
Deciding on the next tower would demand thoughtful deliberation.
"What towers are available here? Might you share their names and purposes to help me decide wisely?"
"Certainly, no issue there."
The cat person, having spoken, reached out a paw to touch Chen Mo's brow.
At once, details about every tower in the secret realm space surged into his thoughts.
As Chen Mo processed the cat person's explanation, the Divine Storage Tower's keeper conveyed the same details to Zhui Yi.
Enabling Zhui Yi to select a tower of his preference.