The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen

Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Corroded Holy Spirit Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Corroded Holy Spirit As her consciousness returned to her body, Bai Yi was still immersed in the scenes she had just witnessed.

The half-undead girl soaking in the blood pool, the eerie runes drawn in blood, and…

that miraculous ritual.

Bai Yi thought of Karis’s undead magic and the intelligence she had gathered from Landon I.

Undead magic summoned the dead, “Longevity” bestowed life, coupled with that ritual seemingly reshaping the body…

“So, all of this was done by Karis for her daughter…”

Bai Yi sighed, recalling the words she had heard through the swarm network after she opened her eyes…

“What kind of melodramatic storyline is this!”

No sooner had Bai Yi pondered this than the banyan tree network warned her.

She quickly looked up, seeing a black-robed figure slowly emerge from behind, flanked by undead.

Karis’s face was twisted, as he slowly approached, gasping loudly, seemingly trying to suppress his anger.

Zhan Yi and the other two, along with Karis’s undead, instinctively stopped and looked at him warily.

The battlefield fell into an eerie silence, with Karis’s heavy breathing so clear even Bai Yi could hear it distinctly.

Seeing a somewhat familiar expression on Karis’s face, a strange thought popped into Bai Yi’s mind.

*”Could he have just run all the way here and hasn’t caught his breath yet…”*

His appearance reminded her of being forced to run 800 meters in gym class, making it hard not to associate the two.

*But as a Third Rank mage, surely he wouldn’t still need to run…*

*Didn’t he have any flying techniques, like Wind’s Blessing?*

*No, no, I must be missing something, is he trying to put pressure on me?*

*Trying to use his presence to overwhelm me?*

*Yes, that must be it!*

Bai Yi quickly interrupted her racing thoughts, continuing to watch Karis vigilantly.

After over a minute, Karis calmed down and, with a hoarse voice, shouted,

“You’re indeed a child I’ve taken an interest in, are you the master they speak of?

You have some skills to actually defeat my Third Rank undead with your First Rank!

Though you used some tricks, you are qualified to become my sacrifice!”

Karis was not looking at Bai Yi’s actual body but rather at Nong Si, who stood slightly behind Zhan Yi and Zhan Er.

“Enough with the nonsense! If you want to fight, then fight!”

“How foolish, then let me show you the true gap between the Third Rank and First Rank!”

Karis sneered, raising his bone staff high, a flare of blue fire igniting and bursting open.

An eerie energy expanded with Karis at its center, enveloping the surroundings.

The three from Zhan Yi quickly raised their hands, as the energy passed through without causing them any discomfort.

But Karis’s undead seemed invigorated, their soul flames growing, as they roared and charged, reigniting the battle.

Yet still, their essence remained unchanged, continually retreating under the onslaught of the swarm of bees and insects.

Defeat was only a matter of time.

Karis swung his bone staff, casting blue fireballs that incinerated a few approaching giant bees to ashes, but it was merely a drop in the bucket.

His undead, every time they injured those flying insects, would die due to the corrosive blood.

Yet, those insects didn’t share this concern; it took at least two or three undead to bring down one flying insect.

And even when those insects fell to the ground, they astoundingly struggled alive, not fully perishing!

*This…*

*They seemed to embody “Longevity” more than he, the believer of Longevity!*

*Could it be that this world is truly favored by Longevity…*

The undead’s howls on the battlefield interrupted his thoughts, and Karis quickly realized that continuing like this was just a slow death.

Ever since arriving in this world, he had been trapped, with no time to replenish his undead, which were almost depleted.

If this continued, he might really be taken down by these First Rank women and these insects.

His expression changed several times before Karis gritted his teeth, deciding to give it his all.

The bone staff stabbed forcefully into the ground, and he began chanting.

“To the dead souls entrapped here, I, in the name of Karis, proclaim, complete with your incomplete souls, form with your incomplete corpses, bestowing you rebirth with these 237 undead as the foundation!

Corroded Holy Spirit, find the cornerstone for my grand task!”

The surrounding undead momentarily froze, their ghostly fires involuntarily flying out, forming a long river of blue radiance, merging with the bone staff in Karis’s hand.

This siphoning had not ended; not only were the soul flames being absorbed, but even the bones that had returned to lifelessness were lifted by an invisible force and floated towards Karis.

“This is bad! It must be interrupted!”

Feeling the growing threat, Bai Yi heightened her consciousness again, connecting to the insect swarm’s perspective.

All the beetles seized up for a moment, then collectively turned into cannonballs, charging towards Karis.

“It’s useless…”

Karis cackled, sweeting his bone staff, diverting a stream from the skeletal flow to form a bone shield, halting the swarm in mid-air.

And Karis’s spell was already in its final stage.

Numerous bones connected, raising Karis into the air, the pallor spreading onto him, extending from both sides to form limbs.

The bones raising Karis split in the middle, forming legs, and the pallor continued to climb, piecing together a skull on that body.

The half-meter large blue flame found its place within the skull, reflecting Karis’s eyes.

“Everything has ended, surrender, become a sacrifice, lay the foundation for my grand task!”

Corroded Holy Spirit

Life Value: 12500/12500

Magic Power Value: ???/???

Level: lv.40 (Fourth Rank)

Attributes: Strength ???, Spirit ???, agility ???, Constitution ???

Talent: ???

Skills: ???

*Am I fighting a Fourth Rank? Is this for real?*

“Come out, I am now truly Fourth Rank, your hiding won’t escape my sight.”

Although the ten-meter-tall skeleton had no eyes, Bai Yi felt a gaze locking onto her.

Bai Yi sighed, stepping out from her hiding place among the trees.

Looking up at the absurd height difference and feeling the pressure from the Fourth Rank, Bai Yi swallowed hard, steeling herself to meet the giant’s gaze.

The swarm of insects and bees had already been heavily depleted, and even handling the previous Third Rank undead would be a struggle, letting alone taking down Karis, who had reached Fourth Rank!

But if they just held out a little longer, just a little…

“Longevity above, the life force within you rivals Fourth Rank!

I swear by Longevity, if you agree to become part of my ritual, I’ll spare your people!”

Karis’s voice was unusually heavy, resonating through the skeleton giant with a low hum.

“But in your current state, are you truly worthy of Longevity’s favor?”

Bai Yi summoned her courage and shouted loudly, her eyes fixed on the skeleton giant as her consciousness was heightened once more.

“What do you know! To grant life, to resurrect the dead, that is the path I am on!”

Karis swung his arm made of interlocked bones forcefully, knocking down several high sightlines, undeterred even as the Poison Blood sizzled and corroded his arm.

“But where is your blessing!

You call yourself Suffering Doctor, yet the blessing of Longevity on you has long since vanished!

How dare you invoke the name of Longevity?”

“You!”

“Do your actions truly honor Longevity’s blessing!

Do they honor your title as Suffering Doctor!

Do they honor your daughter—”

“Shut up! Shut up!”

Karis’s reason snapped instantly, his double arms slamming down, forcing back Zhan Yi and the other two.

Bai Yi, still distant, retreated quickly, concealing herself in the woods and directing the swarm to counterattack.

“You’ve sacrificed so many lives just to bring back your daughter, but have you ever considered whether your daughter would truly want to see you like this!”

Even the sturdy banyan trees couldn’t stop his progress, and in his rage, the skeleton giant crossed hundreds of meters in just a few strides, blocking Bai Yi’s escape route.

“You do not understand!

You do not understand!

As long as she can come back, I am willing to sacrifice everything!

Killing you isn’t enough, then I’ll kill all of you. If that’s not enough, I’ll kill more!

Die—”

In his frenzy, Karis swung his fist, but it was stopped as the shrubs behind Bai Yi seemed to come alive, enveloping her in their branches and climbing onto Karis’s fist.

Though the branches and vines were torn apart the next instant, the punch didn’t land where it should have killed Bai Yi.

Instead, it was…

blocked.

“Father, please stop…”

……

Sky Control Technique: Third Rank basic spell, the first spell most Third Rank mages learn. Unfortunately, without the spell model, it can’t be learned. But with undead around, I probably don’t need a transportation spell, and with Life Spirit Fire, I can figure something out at the Fourth Rank later.

— Karis’s notes