Chapter 604: Section 391: Ghost Seed, Superior Technique
Cang Xu was also casting spells.
Under his command, a group of Flagfish charged into the battlefield from behind the Ghost Ship.
The Flagfish launched a charge, skewering several Water Monkeys.
When colliding with stronger Water Monkeys, many Flagfish died on the spot as if they had hit rocks.
The scene was brutal; the Flagfish fought desperately, holding back the offensive of the Water Monkeys.
When the enraged leader of the Water Monkeys stormed onto the deck, the Undead Samurai Ku Feng immediately drew his sword to fight.
Ku Feng quickly found himself at a disadvantage and was forced to retreat.
The leaders of the Water Monkeys were all Golden Level, and Ku Feng’s combat strength was reduced in the deep sea. He was only Silver Level and didn’t have as much equipment as the Dragon-man youth. It was commendable that he was able to hold off the leaders temporarily.
At a crucial moment, the Ship Ghost intervened.
With the Golden Level’s Undead Magic combined with the Ghost Ship itself, the power became formidable.
Swiftly, the Water Monkeys who had boarded the ship were slaughtered, including their leader.
After the battle, everyone quickly cleaned up the battlefield, assessed the damages, and divided the loot.
The Ship Ghost, Cang Xu, and the Little Prince all performed the Soul Summoning Technique, extracting Water Monkey Ghosts from the corpses.
“These ghosts are perfect for transforming into Water Ghosts,” the Ship Ghost said, taking two Golden Level Water Monkey ghosts, pleased.
Cang Xu and the Little Prince only took a small portion.
The bulk went to the Ship Ghost, with most assigned to the Ghost Ship.
The more ghosts hosted on the Ghost Ship, the stronger the ship became. Meanwhile, the Ghost Ship also offered protection and benefits to the ghosts aboard.
It was a mutually beneficial arrangement.
Next, the Little Prince cast another piece of Undead Magic—the Summoning of Skeletons.
The corpses of the Sharp Clawed Water Monkeys trembled violently; then their skeletons split from their flesh and emerged.
“Water Monkey skeletons… Well, they’re decent,” the Little Prince assessed.
Finally, the remaining flesh was further divided.
The distribution adhered to a structured rule based on contribution in combat.
Qing Xin also had acted, so he received some Water Monkey flesh as recompense.
Cang Xu’s main desire was the Water Monkey heads.
The heads had to be intact—souls, bones, flesh, and all—to have the highest chance of crafting a Death Skull.
In the end, Cang Xu obtained five Silver Level Water Monkey heads, some Black Iron Level, and a large quantity of Bronze Level.
“The success rate of the Skull Crafting is very low, but these should ensure I obtain at least one Death Skull of a Water Monkey, right?” After some time in cultivation, Cang Xu had roughly gauged his success rate with the skill.
This time, in his desire to obtain many Water Monkey heads, he spared no expense on controlling the Flagfish group.
As a result, after the battle, the Flagfish group was almost entirely annihilated with severe casualties.
Consequently, the bodies of the Flagfish were treated the same as those of the Water Monkeys and were quickly divided among the Undead Mages.
The specific details of the distribution had been deeply discussed by Cang Xu with others before the battle.
The sacrifice of the Flagfish group was planned.
Because, Cang Xu found that the Death Skulls produced from the Flagfish were already heavily damaged and difficult to preserve further.
This occurred during an underwater hunt when Cang Xu, due to careless command, allowed the Death Skulls to get damaged.
“Although the technique of preserving Death Skulls was also passed on to me by the good doctor who dismembered corpses, I find it difficult to use,” Cang Xu lamented, limited by his alchemy skill, unable to fully unleash the true essence of the Flying Head Skill inheritance.
Cang Xu identified the hallmark of this inherited skill: it primarily relied on alchemy, with Undead Magic serving merely as the cornerstone. In many aspects, profound alchemy skills were required for effectiveness.
Returning to the cabin assigned to him, Cang Xu summoned the Death Skull of the Flagfish leader in front of him.
The next moment, he flicked his finger.
With a bang, the Death Skull exploded.
The explosion was weak; the already decaying flesh and bones burst, ultimately leaving behind a cluster of ghost.
This ghost was small in size, generally spherical. However, within the golden-gray smoke of the sphere, the semblance of a flagfish head occasionally materialized.
Above the sphere floated a wisp of ghost mist.
Unlike loose long hair, the ghost mist was more condensed, resembling young sprouts.
According to the Flying Head Skill inheritance, the remnant from the shattered modified Death Skull was known as a Ghost Seed.
Cang Xu opened his mouth and inhaled the Ghost Seed.
Undead Magic—Head Ascension Technique.
He then cast a spell, and the Flagfish Ghost Seed temporarily merged with his head, transforming into a purple blue flagfish emblem that appeared like a tattoo on Cang Xu’s right cheek.
This was another utilization mode for the Death Skull.
Once a Death Skull was destroyed, either accidentally or intentionally shattered, it would leave behind a Ghost Seed.
By utilizing the Head Ascension with the Ghost Seed, an Undead Mage had a certain probability of mastering all the abilities of the Ghost Seed.
However, the ability Cang Xu obtained from the Flagfish Ghost Seed was nil.
Because he had not invested resources in modifying it, the Golden Flagfish Death Skull had not mastered any Undead Magic but could only command schools of flagfish.
Now that the appearance of the Flagfish was gone, Cang Xu also had no way to continue commanding them.
Normally, an Undead Mage would cultivate outstanding Death Skulls, letting them master some Undead Magic.
These Undead Magic models were engraved inside the body of the Ghost Seed.
In the future, after Head Ascension, an Undead Mage would carry a Magic Book, not only improving the success rate of casting spells but also accelerating the process and reducing the cost of casting.
Cang Xu wasn’t without this idea; he had attempted some experiments, all of which had ended in failure.
Again, the real threshold of this inheritance was the alchemy skill.
Creating a Golden Flagfish Death Skull was already a minor miracle for Cang Xu.
Not only was Cang Xu limited by this; he also lacked many Undead resources and truly had no means to continue cultivating Death Skulls.
“Even so, this Golden Level Ghost Seed is now my biggest asset,” Cang Xu touched his right cheek, feeling no unusual sensation.
It’s worth mentioning that the Ghost Seed had another benefit.
That is, if Cang Xu ever wanted a Golden Level Flagfish Death Skull in the future, he could release this Ghost Seed, find a Golden Level Flagfish head, and refine it.
The success rate of such refinement was much higher than starting from scratch!
“This is also a process of accumulation.”
“I hope that next, I can craft several Silver Level Water Monkey Death Skulls.”
“Because the highest quality material is only at the Silver Level. So, one is too few, two barely suffice, but three would be enough to handle some smaller situations.”
After taking a brief rest, Cang Xu began processing the Water Monkey skulls.
He was very weak, and this time having ventured deep into the White Hair Sea Trench, a sense of urgency arose within him—he needed to fully enhance his combat power.