I Do All This Only Because I Admire You

What is the one thing undead fear most in their lives?

Almost all undead would unanimously answer:

Lightning!

The magic that counters undead most effectively is undoubtedly lightning magic.

Among the many player classes, the class that undead fear most is the Elemental Mage specializing in lightning spells.

In terms of attribute resistance, undead's lightning resistance should be -500.

So, when a golden lightning bolt descended from the sky,

Ghost Fiend's entire skeleton froze in terror.

When the thunder sounded, he instinctively froze in place, watching helplessly as the golden lightning struck his head.

Boom!

Splash splash splash...

With the thunderous sound, a black skeleton was blasted away, along with countless shattered stones.

All of Pingnan's troops halted in their tracks.

Lightning pierced the ground, as stones and electric snakes danced wildly on the ground. A black figure, transformed into a parabolic arc, crashed hard onto the heads of Pingnan's troops.

Thud thud thud...

Ghost Fiend Commander crashed into Pingnan's troops, the tremendous downward force directly blasting away the shield soldiers in the middle of Pingnan's army.

The scene instantly became chaotic.

"Such powerful lightning force. Who has arrived?" Bone Duke Pingnan, sitting on Pure White, changed color slightly.

The ground that had just been blasted was now dusty, preventing him from seeing the true situation inside.

He only knew that within the dust, there must be something.

And it was extremely powerful!

Pfft...

As the dust settled,

A pair of golden sword wings suddenly appeared in the dust, emerging before Pingnan's army.

The golden light, under the blazing sun, shone with dazzling brilliance.

The white snow on the ground reflected the golden wings, making them appear even more magnificent.

Fierce, profound, immeasurable, undeniable momentum.

When Jiang Cheng's figure, riding Lightning Steed, appeared before Bone Duke Pingnan, it immediately made him slightly stunned.

This blue bone-quality body, along with that unique temperament, seemed so familiar.

"Jiang Beiming?" Bone Duke Pingnan raised his bone hand, stopping his subordinates from attacking, and tentatively asked.

Jiang Cheng didn't speak, but the Nether Blade - No Mercy in his hand was constantly trembling.

It seemed very eager for the upcoming slaughter.

Bone Duke Pingnan instantly understood.

"Deep blue body, golden wings. So you're the Blue Skeleton who killed the Nine Nether Three-Headed Hellwolf?"

Jiang Cheng's teeth parted in a smile, but he didn't respond.

"I was just planning to request merit for you before His Majesty, to bring you under my command as my military advisor. I didn't expect you to have other plans?"

Bone Duke Pingnan's expression became very unpleasant.

Although he had suspected early on that Jiang Cheng came to the Skeleton Kingdom with ulterior motives, in the current situation, with Ghost Fiend injured by his single attack, how could Bone Duke Pingnan not understand what Jiang Cheng wanted to do?

"You're blocking the only exit, trying to prevent me from occupying Luoyun City? Whose man are you really?" he demanded.

Jiang Cheng's position was exactly blocking the only exit from the valley.

Only through this exit could one choose three routes to go elsewhere.

This exit could only accommodate ten people passing through at once.

And Jiang Cheng's wings, when spread, completely blocked the exit.

From his demeanor, it seemed he wanted to use his strength alone to stop their 50,000-strong army?

Bone Duke Pingnan suddenly found it laughable.

Although they had just fought a battle with Cutie Shakes the World's rangers, their losses weren't significant, only about 3,700 of Pingnan's troops had fallen.

Who did Jiang Beiming think he was?

"Stop guessing. To be frank, I do all this only because I admire you," Jiang Cheng finally spoke.

"Pfft! Haha," Pingnan's troops, after hearing Jiang Cheng's words, burst into laughter.

"This is the best joke I've heard in my life... no, including my previous life," Bone Duke Pingnan's entire skeleton was shaking with laughter.

A lowly, insignificant skeleton, daring to claim he admired the mighty Bone Duke?

This was absolutely ridiculous!

"I admit, you could harm Ghost Fiend and control lightning magic, so your strength is indeed somewhat impressive. But with just this, what makes you dare to speak such big words?" Bone Duke Pingnan laughed loudly. "Admiration is a term used by superiors toward subordinates. Jiang Beiming, don't get things backward."

"If you kneel before me now and admit your mistake, my previous promise to you still stands."

"That won't be necessary," Jiang Cheng's teeth parted slightly, and then he lightly waved his right hand.

Instantly, Blood Fiend, Magic Fiend, Mo You, Nine Nether Three-Headed Hellwolf, Black Fiend, Green Fiend, Purple Fiend, Blood Raven, and 72 other subordinates were all summoned out.

Among Pingnan's troops, there was an immediate uproar.

"Magic Fiend Commander? Blood Fiend Grand Commander?"

"That's... the Three-Headed Hellwolf? It turned into an undead?"

"Isn't that Green Fiend Commander?"

"And Black Fiend?"

When Pingnan's troops saw Magic Fiend and the other subordinates summoned by Jiang Cheng, they were all stunned.

Hadn't Magic Fiend and the others all died?

Why were they now Jiang Beiming's subordinates, being summoned by him?

"You! What kind of technique is this?" Bone Duke Pingnan's expression finally changed slightly. "Why have they become your subordinates? Being summoned by you? What are you trying to do?"

"Hmph, you don't think that with these useless Magic Fiend and Blood Fiend, you can do anything to me, do you?"

Jiang Cheng shook his head, "Don't misunderstand. I summoned them only to show you what kind of troops you'll be leading in the future."

After speaking, Jiang Cheng made another gesture, recalling Blood Fiend and the others.

"What do you mean?" Bone Duke Pingnan finally sensed something was wrong.

"You went to great lengths to hide your identity, willing to humble yourself, coming to the Skeleton Kingdom, just to make me end up like them, as your subordinate?"

Jiang Cheng nodded, not saying anything more.

"Haha... This is ridiculous. Do you really think I'll end up like those useless ones?" Bone Duke Pingnan laughed loudly. "It seems you don't understand the Bone Duke's strength at all. I should..."

"It doesn't matter. Once you become my subordinate, I'll naturally understand," Jiang Cheng interrupted him.

Zing...

With a passionate zither sound, the Nether Blade - No Mercy in Jiang Cheng's hand instantly transformed into a blue longbow.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Drawing the bow, nocking arrows, five arrows shot simultaneously, instantly piercing through five shield soldiers in the front row.

A thousand white phantoms appeared, and in an instant, across three hundred meters, the white phantoms, carrying golden light, flashed into Pingnan's army, causing a large explosion of thunder.

Thousand Shadow Illusions, lightning appears, Red Lightning flashes.

Where the phantoms passed, countless shield soldiers disintegrated upon contact, their bodies breaking apart, bone powder splashing, forming a dazzling white line!

Boom!

Boom boom boom boom boom!

Lightning Steed stood firm in the center of Pingnan's army, triggering the Thunder Shock effect.

In the blink of an eye, all skeletons within a ten-meter radius were paralyzed by the Red Lightning effect for 1.5 seconds.

Clang!

The azure longbow transformed into a gleaming large crescent blade, suddenly swinging down.

From top to bottom, it slashed down at a shield soldier who was raising his shield!

Splat!

Splat splat splat splat...

Since evolving, all of Jiang Cheng's skills except Plunder had evolved as well.

The group-killing great weapon Rage Slash had naturally evolved into Nether Death Rage.

The splitting range increased from a two-meter radius to a five-meter radius!

The attack damage from splitting reached 30%!

After splitting, it applied Nether World Curse Fire to enemies within a 10-meter radius, reducing opponent's movement speed by 30%!

When Jiang Cheng's blade pierced through that shield soldier, instantly, all shield soldiers within a five-meter radius were slain!