Strongest Necromancer System Chapter 723: Bishop Class Milestones

"Alright, I really need a better name for that creature. Calling it the Beast of the Apocalypse every single time is such a chore."

Jason furrowed his brows while opening the monster's interface, humming to himself as he brainstormed potential labels. Since the creature was a walking catastrophe capable of wiping out entire worlds on its own, it deserved a moniker fitting its destructive power. He wanted something that invoked ice and frost, something that rolled off the tongue effortlessly. Maybe something like...

"Arcticus...?"

The thought struck him, and he hummed in quiet contemplation. The name originated from an old story he had read years ago about a wanderer lost in a frozen wasteland, and for some reason, it felt perfectly aligned. A deep, thunderous roar echoed from his Alternate Dimension as the beast signaled its approval. A grin tugged at Jason’s lips; it was settled, then. That would be the creature's new name.

[Would the user like to change the name of the subordinate [Beast of the Apocalypse] to [Arcticus]? (Yes/No)]

Jason selected yes, watching as the system generated the updated data tab.

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[Arcticus][Knight Rank I][Hierarchy Level: 7 [0%]][Subordinate Count: 0/1000][Upgrade Points: 0/1,000,000][Upgrade Limit: Knight Rank III][Independent Action: A Rank][MP: 3,000,000]

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"Hold on, what? One million!?"

Jason jolted, shocked by the sheer volume of upgrade points required to push Arcticus from Knight Rank I to Rank II. It was completely absurd! While he possessed plenty of points for the moment, the massive spike in cost felt entirely too steep. If moving to Rank II demanded this much, he couldn't even imagine the astronomical requirements for reaching Rank III.

"Mmh~ Jason~"

Hesabeth shifted restlessly as Jason accidentally jostled her. She pressed her face into the curve of his neck, wrapping an arm around his torso while draping a pale, slender leg over his thigh. Jason glanced down at the slumbering woman with an expression of annoyance. He was already aggravated enough by the system's inflated costs, and her clinginess was doing him no favors.

"I should just toss her off the bed."

He considered the thought, emitting a scoff of amusement before shaking his head. He remained perfectly still until he was certain she had drifted back into a deep sleep. Once she was motionless, he turned his focus back to the system, glaring at the '1,000,000' as if he could force the number to shrink.

"Ah, forget it. I just have to hunt tougher foes to rake in more kill points. I've got roughly five hundred million points right now, which converts to five million upgrade points. I suppose I'll just need to grind a little harder. Onwards."

Abandoning the tab, he turned his attention to his other followers and began distributing the upgrade points.

[Would the user like to send Upgrade Points to the selected subordinates? (Yes/No)]

Jason tapped yes, monitoring the distribution process.

——The user has consumed [482,375] Upgrade PointsThe user has upgraded [322] Rook Rank III subordinates to Bishop Rank IThe user has upgraded [1543] Rook Rank II subordinates to Rook Rank IIIThe user has upgraded [1326] Rook Rank I subordinates to Rook Rank IIThe user has upgraded [1090] Pawn Rank III subordinates to Rook Rank IThe user has upgraded [365] Pawn Rank II subordinates to Pawn Rank III——The user’s abilities have grown slightly stronger.——

Jason exhaled a calm, steady breath while reading the notifications. Even with thousands of upgrades, since they were all below Bishop Rank, the overall gain for him was negligible. He had grown so powerful that these advancements were merely a drop in the bucket. However, his mana capacity had seen a notable boost, finally pushing him past the fifteen-million mark.

——Mana Points: 16,120,316——

This pool of mana would be considered legendary, if not impossible, by standard metrics. Even among the high-ranking TITAN entities within the Primordial Expanse, most held only three or four million mana points. For a mage to break the ten-million barrier, they would typically need to be a Sage or a Primordial. Yet here he was, sitting at over sixteen million—it was genuinely unbelievable! He would never have to stress about mana reserves for future battles or experiments. Take the first-grade rune [Cage of Eternity], for example; it required five million mana just to toggle, a task that would take an average mage nearly three years of gathering mana-heavy stones or storing resources. For them, it was a Herculean task, but for Jason, this was an amount he could spend without batting an eye.

[Congratulations, the user has successfully crossed the second Milestone in the Bishop Class Skill Tree][Congratulations, the user has successfully crossed the third milestone in the Bishop Class Skill Tree]

——[Bishop Class][Milestone 1: Gain 1 Bishop Class Subordinate]-> 50% Boost in stats relative to the stats of the subordinates.-> 500% Boost in Mana Quantity to subordinates in the [Rook Class].-> Unlock the Unique Skill [Mana Blast]-> Unlock the Unique Skill [Self Heal][Milestone 2: Gain 10 Bishop Class Subordinates]-> Unlock the Unique Skill [Healing Aura][Milestone 3: Gain 50 Bishop Class Subordinates]-> Unlock the Unique Skill [Sanctuary of The Saint][Milestone 4: Gain 300 Bishop Class Subordinates]-> Unlock the Unique Skill [Diagonal Dominion][Milestone 5: Gain 1000 Bishop Rank Subordinates]-> ???——

[Sanctuary of The Saint: This skill grants the Rooks the unique ability to mark a specified region around them as their ’territory’. Within this territory, all enemies will suffer a 50% reduction in their attack power, and all allies will receive a 100% increase in their attack power. This skill has a Mana consumption rate of 5000MP/sec for 10 seconds, and a cooldown time of 10 seconds.]This skill is not evolvable.——[Diagonal Dominion: When this skill is activated, the Bishop will only be able to attack and hit enemies that are at a forty-five-degree diagonal angle to them. But in exchange for this limitation, the Bishop will gain a [Guaranteed Hit] effect that will ensure that all attacks will ignore distance or defences in order to guarantee a hit.]This skill is not evolvable.——

"Damn, these skills are monstrous."

Jason instinctively started to sit up in shock but caught himself, remembering the woman using his chest as a pillow. He carefully remained reclined so as not to wake her. It was his first time clearing two milestones simultaneously, a feat only made possible by his massive kill point stockpile. As he reread the descriptions, a satisfied grin spread across his face. The concept of an area-of-effect skill that simultaneously buffed allies while debuffing foes was incredibly rare and exceptionally powerful.