Chapter 34: The Undead Mage's Legacy - "Curse of the Corpse"

"Heal!"

Qin Muye cast a healing spell in an attempt to cure the sprite in front of him, afflicted by the curse of death. Unfortunately, his efforts were in vain.

After studying the "Curse of the Corpse" from the Undead Mage's legacy in the book, it was already nighttime. Qin Muye had delved deep into the research of this mysterious curse. He began the process of trying to save the cursed sprite, but the curse ultimately proved too powerful, causing the sprite to perish.

"You've seen it too. Not all sprites have the luck to become Champion-class. You can choose to give up. I won't let you suffer any longer," Qin Muye said, addressing the remaining sprite.

"Master, your kindness and mercy are sincerely appreciated. If my death can contribute to your further success, then let my life be a stepping stone for you!"

The sprite exuded a strong grayish-white aura of decay and death. Despite facing such a fate, its will remained resilient and positive.

Qin Muye fell into silence after hearing these words. He understood that the sprites' loyalty to him was twisted and blindly devoted, yet feeling it firsthand was different.

"I sense your loyalty, so you must embed this loyalty into your belief," Qin Muye said, burying himself in data comparison. His approach was straightforward – identify the problem and find a solution.

The sprite refrained from expressing loyalty, knowing that now was not the time to disturb Qin Muye.

As time passed, Qin Muye sorted and summarized all the problems, making plans to solve them. He activated his magical vision, a power independent of the "Lord's Era," revealing the flow of magic, elements, and death energy.

This particular sprite had not only magic and elemental energy but also a spreading death force. This force suppressed its vitality until the death energy completely extinguished the magic and elements, leading to the sprite's demise.

Fortunately, death energy was essentially a type of element. To be specific, it was not a conventional element, but similar to capturing death energy, as mentioned in the "Curse of the Corpse," and transforming it into magic.

Therefore, the key to success was magic.

Before this, Qin Muye had to remove the four elements – earth, water, fire, and air – from the sprite's body since they formed the basis of the Elemental Resonance skill.

Now, the challenging part was to suppress death energy with magic. The transformation process went even smoother than the last time, thanks to the practical experience gained before and the activation of his talents.

"Done."

With the removal of the four elements, Qin Muye successfully engraved the "Curse of the Corpse" into the sprite's body. He allowed the magic and death energy to merge, transforming the sprite's magic from the four elements to a more death-oriented form.

"Whether you can make it through or not depends on you. I hope this bit of luck will favor you as promised."

Qin Muye, having tidied up, realized that this sprite wouldn't complete its transformation easily. It would take around eight hours or so before it woke up, and during this time, it would probably remain in a state of unconsciousness.

There wasn't much he could do to interfere. Judging from the estimated data, the transformation process was smooth, and he couldn't risk intervening.

Thinking of his own shortcomings, Qin Muye contemplated how to address his knowledge deficit. His dissatisfaction with ordinary professions grew, feeling they fell short compared to rare ones. If only leveling up granted more than just one free attribute point and one knowledge point, his tasks would be much simpler.

Thus, Qin Muye considered ways to overcome this limitation.

"Congratulations, one of your sprites has evolved into a Champion-class."

Yawning, Qin Muye was about to meditate to refresh himself when he suddenly noticed this prompt.

"Done!" Without the need for meditation, his spirit immediately sharpened.

The sprite lying on the bed slowly stood up. Although its health was not fully restored, an aura of death surrounded it.

[Soldier Type: Sprite]

[Soldier Class: 1st Tier Champion]

[Health: 5/5]

[Magic Power: 40/40]

[Attack: 0]

[Defense: 0]

[Skills]

[Lucky Garden: Luck +1]

[Curse Body: When attacked, unleashes a magical curse, reducing the attack and defense of all enemies within 10 meters by 10 points and dealing 10 points of death attribute damage.]

[Magic Wisdom: Magic Power +40]

[Loyal Taming: Morale never falters]

[Cursed Entanglement: Each attack releases a curse orb, reducing the attacked target's attack by 5 points. Stackable up to 5 times.]

[Death Aura: Reduces maximum health by 10 points every day]

[Introduction: A mad creation of a certain Lord, immersing a sprite's body in the magic of death, creating a creature on the brink of death. Indeed, more insane than the previous Champion-class sprite. It is strongly recommended to confine it to Arkham Asylum, be it DC or Cthulhu, either one will do!]

Qin Muye stared at the introduction, feeling like he was being targeted.

"Master, I succeeded," the sprite spoke up.

(End of Chapter)