CHAPTER 277: Promoted To Archmage Necromancer

The eastern part of Ossen City was where the business organisations gathered and the associations were formed. In addition to all sorts of shops, the eastern part of the city was home to the Mages' Guild, the Swordsmen's Guild, the Bowmen's Guild, the Thieves' Guild, and the Mercenaries' Guild.

These guilds, large and small, were extremely influential and spanned the entire Profound Continent. They existed in every single country and were recognised organisations for all professions. As long as a mage or swordsman was accredited by the Association, he could obtain a rank that was recognised by every country on the Profound Continent.

The building of the Magic Association was like a tall tower. From a distance, it looked like a magic tower. Unlike the buildings of the Swordsmen Association and the Mercenary Association, its entrance wasn't filled with endless people. Instead, only a few people entered, making the entrance of the Magic Association look rather deserted.

Mages were the most mysterious group of people on the Profound Continent. Of course, in terms of numbers, they could not be compared to the huge number of swordsmen and knights. That was why there seemed to be so few mages who came to the Magic Association to be tested.

Since Phoebe was too tired at the moment and had yet to wake up. Han Shuo arrived at the Magic Association after daylight had broken, after he had put her on the bed properly. At the moment, Han Shuo had the mental strength of a Grand Magus, but he was still an Archmage in name. Furthermore, Han Shuo had fully assimilated Clarendon's soul and could now master all the necromancy spells that Clarendon had learnt after several days of endless practice in the Cemetery of Death.

However, in addition to the magical abilities Clarendon already possessed, he had also gained knowledge of two new spells, 'Plague' and 'Soul Shock', from the book entitled 'Necromancy of Magic' that he'd found in the cemetery. "Plague was similar to Corpse Reanimation. It was one of the most notorious and feared large-scale killing magic. The Plague spell was a large part of the reason why necromancers were so feared.

"Plague was pure destructive magic. The scale of this magic was not large, but what was terrifying was that it had the ability to spread quickly. As long as one person within a town or city was afflicted by Plague, unless they were immediately burned and buried, the spell would follow them wherever they went, infecting more and more people and causing them to die as their bodies rotted away.

Unless a village, town, or even an empire dealt with it quickly, the place could become a hellhole. Combined with the Corpse Reanimation spell, an archmage-level necromancer could reanimate all the people who had succumbed to the plague, creating a terrifying army of zombies out of thin air.

Han Shuo had no intention of practising Plague just yet, as this spell was truly too terrifying. Once Plague was cast, even Han Shuo himself would find it difficult to control. This kind of pure destructive magic was a nightmare for any country. There was no question that he would be the public enemy of the entire continent if he cast such a spell, so after careful consideration, he decided not to practice it.

"Soul Tremor was a spell that directly affected the soul. Archmage Necromancers had a greater understanding of the soul, and could use their own mental power to attack an opponent's soul as a kind of sneak attack.

Normally, the mental strength of a mage was much stronger than that of a swordsman or a knight. In the face of such a direct attack on the soul, they could still defend a bit with their mental strength, but swordsmen and knights had much weaker mental strength compared to mages, so they would be at a huge disadvantage in the face of such an attack on the soul.

Han Shuo was currently practising Soul Tremor, but since Clarendon's memories had no experience in using this spell, it was impossible for him to grasp it quickly. Archmage level spells were much deeper and more difficult to understand than those of the previous levels. Even if one knew the incantation, it was still very difficult to cast it correctly. Only when one's recognition and understanding of the soul reached a very high level would they be able to cast it. Even though Han Shuo had not reached that level yet, it would not stop him from advancing to the Archmage level.

"Excuse me, have you come to advance your level?" A young woman wearing a sky-blue one-piece asked with a smile after Han Shuo entered the Magic Association.

Han Shuo nodded, then said with a smile, "That's right, I plan to advance to Necromancer Archmage, so where do I start?"

"First, you need to prove that you are indeed an adept mage. Then you must pay a thousand gold coins as a test fee. Whether you pass or fail, this fee belongs to the Magic Association. Do you accept?" The girl replied politely with a friendly smile as she looked at Han Shuo with a bit of shock. There were not many mages who practised necromancy. It surprised her that such a young man had the confidence to rise to the rank of Archmage.

One thousand gold coins. It seems that this magic society is very profitable! Han Shuo blinked for a moment, then asked directly, "No problem, when can we start?"

"Give me your certificate and the gold coins, I can only tell you after I go upstairs and ask about it!" The young woman replied with a smile.

Han Shuo handed the girl his graduation certificate from the Babylon Academy of Magic and Strength as well as two bags of gold coins. After taking a look at Han Shuo's evidence, her expression became very strange and she looked at Han Shuo as if she had seen a monster before quickly saying, "Wait a moment, I'll be right back!

The moment she finished speaking, the girl lifted her skirt a little and ran up the magic tower. Her expression was extremely strange, causing Han Shuo to be a bit surprised.

There were a total of five levels in the Magic Association, with large boundaries on each level. Within the boundaries, there was a dense magical essence. Although Han Shuo was a bit confused by the girl's actions, he didn't release any Yin Demons to snoop around because of the existence of the magical boundaries.

After a while, a friendly looking old man with white hair hurried down the stairs. From the magical symbol on his chest, Han Shuo could tell that he was an Earth Grand Magus. Behind the old man, there were also a few mages, two Water Archmages, two Thunder Archmages, and four Adept Mages.

"I am Ares Hosein, the head of the Magic Association in the Lancelot Empire. I am in charge of the advancement exams for mages in the Lancelot Empire. Do you wish to ascend to the rank of Archmage of Necromancy?" The old man walked over with Han Shuo's certificate and looked at him with sparkling eyes, as if he was a bit surprised.

Han Shuo nodded and said confidently, "That's right, are there any problems?"

"No, no problems at all!" Ares said quickly, looking at Han Shuo's certificate. "You've gone from being an apprentice magician to an adept magician in less than two years. This - this is a miracle! Especially since you practice necromancy. If it weren't for the fact that I know your Dean, Emma, and recognise that she created this certificate, I would definitely think that you had forged it".

So that was the case! Han Shuo thought in surprise. Then he smiled, "Can I start then?"

"Of course, of course. Our test is different from that of your academy. We only need to test your precise mental strength. You only need to release the strongest magic you are capable of releasing, so that we can determine whether you have passed or not," Ares' attitude was surprisingly good. He said kindly, "Come with me to the second floor, we'll do the test there.

There was a blue boundary in the middle of the second floor, while the hard wall was engraved with all sorts of magical symbols. After arriving at the second floor, Ares took out a magic stone used to test mental strength and handed it to Han Shuo, "Pour your mental strength into it. We can use the data from it to confirm if your mental strength meets the criteria."

As Han Shuo slowly poured mental power into the magic stone, it slowly began to glow. When Han Shuo noticed that Ares had a satisfied expression on his face, he stopped infusing the mental power so as not to fail the Archmage's mental power test by surprise.

"Not bad, your mental strength has indeed reached the level of an Archmage. Next, you can stand inside the boundary and cast one of the strongest spells you know. We can use the spell to determine if you have truly reached the level of an Archmage! Ares' attitude towards Han Shuo was extremely good as he kindly pointed towards the boundary and said.

With the level of development of Han Shuo's brain, his speed in collecting and releasing mental energy was ten times that of normal mages. The last time at the Babylon Academy of Magic and Strength, Han Shuo had understood that when other people tested their mental strength, the magic stone would slowly glow, but because Han Shuo's brain was different from normal people, the speed at which he gathered mental strength was extremely fast. As a result, he was able to make the magic stone glow at the brightest level almost instantly.

During today's test with the magic stone, Han Shuo deliberately released his mental energy slowly and didn't fully release the mental energy of a grand magus in order to avoid unnecessary trouble. Therefore, he didn't pass with any surprises.

"No need to stand in the boundary. We necromancers don't need to be so annoying!" Han Shuo smiled lightly and then properly cast a necromancy spell. Out of nowhere, an evil knight in pitch black armour, riding a warhorse with both eyes spitting fire and carrying a huge bone staff appeared on the ground.

It was a well-known fact that evil knights could only be summoned by archmage necromancers. When Han Shuo's evil knight appeared, it basically proved his level as an archmage. This was even more convincing than other powerful spells.

"God, you actually went from being a magician's apprentice to an Archmage in less than two years. This is too incredible! By the way, why did Dean Emma allow you to leave the Babylon Academy of Magic and Strength? Your necromancy major shouldn't have an Archmage necromancer yet. She should have tried to keep you," As soon as Ares saw the evil knight appear, he knew that he didn't have to say anything more. Han Shuo truly possessed the power of an Archmage Necromancer.