The words “Necromancer Knight” had a profound impact on the members of the 21st Demon Hunt Squad, causing almost everyone’s face to betray their shock and fear.

After releasing a layer of aura to isolate the external sounds, Long Haochen then detailed his true experiences within the Eternal Tower. Now that he had made up his mind, he held nothing back.

The entire process wasn’t complicated. It took Long Haochen less than half an hour to describe everything, including the details.

Silence descended upon the villa. Long Haochen’s account not only shocked them but also changed their perceptions. The fact that the Necromancer Saint Magician, Ilex, was actually of the Light attribute alone was enough to leave people speechless.

How could a Necromancer possibly be of the Light attribute?

After recounting his experience, Long Haochen remained silent, knowing that his companions needed time to process what he had said.

Nearly a quarter of an hour passed before Lin Xin spoke somewhat dryly, saying, “Boss, do you want to inherit the legacy of this Necromancer?”

Long Haochen shook his head. “Of course not. No matter what attribute a Necromancer is, he is still a Necromancer, and they have brought enormous disasters to humanity. If it weren’t for them, we wouldn’t be facing the Demon Clan’s hardship now. How could I possibly learn the abilities of a Necromancer?”

“Boss, I don’t think that’s quite right,” Sima Xian said. “It’s only people’s hearts that are wrong, not the abilities themselves. Can’t we also make mistakes if we use our current abilities to kill people? The name of a Necromancer may be sinister, but if their abilities are used for good, to fight the Demon Clan, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it. Since that Necromancer Saint Magician chose you as his heir, I don’t think you should pass up this good opportunity. As long as we use it solely to fight the Demon Clan.”

“No way,” Han Yu said urgently. “Sima, don’t give wild suggestions. What you said makes sense, but Necromancy is ultimately rejected by the Alliance, and we humans have suffered greatly from it. If the captain learns Necromancy, he will surely be rejected by the Alliance. The captain is the Child of Light! He’s the future hope of our Knight Temple. He will surely become a God-Chosen Knight in the future. Are God-Chosen Knights weaker than Necromancers?”

Chen Ying’er pouted and said, “Just don’t let the Alliance know. What’s wrong with having one more ability?”

Wang Yuanyuan rarely disagreed with her, “I agree with Han Yu. After all, we live in the Alliance. With the captain’s talent, not learning Necromancy won’t affect his development. It’s better not to take the risk.”

Two to two, the four people’s eyes fell on Lin Xin at the same time.

“Don’t look at me, I have no opinion. I’ll support whatever the captain decides,” Lin Xin said, spreading his hands and looking indifferent.

Long Haochen had been listening quietly to his companions, nodding secretly in his heart. Although there were agreements and disagreements, they were all focused on whether or not to learn Necromancy, and there were no extreme accusations.

“Don’t worry, everyone. Just as Han Yu said, I also think that if I can become a God-Chosen Knight in the future, I won’t necessarily be weaker than someone who learns Necromancy. I don’t plan to learn it either. The reason I told you about the situation in the Eternal Tower is to tell you that whether or not to learn Necromancy, the Eternal Tower is an excellent place for trials. The blow that I killed the sixth-tier Demon Commander and finally defeated the Fifth One, called Shura Slash, was a skill I learned after defeating a skeleton during my first trial in the Eternal Tower. Moreover, trials within it are very beneficial to the improvement of our spiritual power. If used properly, the Eternal Tower will greatly accelerate our progress towards the sixth tier.”

Hearing his words, the five looked at each other, and a feeling of gratitude gradually emerged, without any pretense, completely from the bottom of their hearts.

The Eternal Tower was related to Necromancers, how sensitive was that? Trials within it could even accelerate the improvement of strength. Would anyone else, even them, share this secret? No one could give a definite answer. However, Long Haochen had shared the secret. How could they not be moved by this selflessness?

Sima Xian had a straightforward personality and spoke most directly, “Boss, we are so lucky to have a captain like you. Don’t worry, the secret of the Eternal Tower will definitely rot in our hearts and will never be revealed. We won’t even tell our closest mentors.”

The other four also nodded firmly at the same time. The Eternal Tower had now become their common secret, and they were also aware of its sensitivity. This secret could only belong to them.

Long Haochen smiled slightly and said, “Good, since that’s the case, entering the Eternal Tower for trials is our top priority now. However, before that, everyone’s strength needs to be improved. The first floor of the Eternal Tower is already designed for sixth-tier powerhouses. Although we are a team, it is still difficult to say what kind of trials we will encounter after entering as a whole. For safety, we must at least improve our strength further.”

“Yuanyuan, ten days later, you go to the trade center and buy seven Holy Spirit Pills that can increase one thousand spiritual power. You all take them. In the next period of time, everyone must integrate this suddenly increased spiritual power with themselves and make it truly their own power. Our merits are enough, and everyone must add at least one or two glorious-level equipment. After gradually improving the equipment, we will enter the Eternal Tower to start training. We’ll decide on subsequent actions based on the training effect.”

Lin Xin said with a sad face, “Boss, isn’t glorious equipment too expensive? The most ordinary one costs 5,000 merits!”

Long Haochen chuckled and said, “You miser, although glorious-level equipment is expensive, it is much stronger than spirit-devil-level equipment. If we can improve to the sixth tier, spirit-devil-level equipment will have very limited improvement on us. And glorious equipment can at least allow us to use it until the seventh tier. Although we don’t have enough wealth to fully equip ourselves, adding one or two pieces per person is still possible. Your Fire Cloud Crystal itself is high-end enough, but it needs to be carved. There are also alliance-specific senior alchemists in the trade center, and we will upgrade it together this time.”

Lin Xin sighed and said, “Okay, it seems that we won’t have much merit left.”

Wang Yuanyuan said unhappily, “You guy is really a miser. We are a demon hunt squad, and merits are earned to improve ourselves. Only merits that are converted into immediate combat power are truly meaningful. Hurry up and transfer all the merits over.”

The Holy Spirit Pills were not purchased all at once. The trade center only had three of these powerful pills in stock, but they could be ordered. The first to enjoy the improvement of the pills were Chen Ying’er, Sima Xian, and Cai’er, who had lost her four senses and were most suitable for cultivating spiritual power.

After taking the Holy Spirit Pills, the three directly entered a state of closed-door cultivation to absorb the medicinal power and improve their cultivation.

Normally, it takes seven days to absorb the medicinal power of the Holy Spirit Pills, but Long Haochen set a closed-door cultivation of at least half a month for them, using the medicinal effect to understand the changes in spiritual power improvement as much as possible and further improve their cultivation.

In the next month, the other four Holy Spirit Pills that were ordered also arrived one after another. A sign saying “In Closed-Door Cultivation, Do Not Disturb” was hung outside the villa. Except for Long Haochen, all seven members of the 21st Demon Hunt Squad entered a state of closed-door cultivation.

Long Haochen was also in closed-door cultivation, but he did not take the Holy Spirit Pill. The reason was simple: his spiritual power had already rushed to the peak of the fifth tier during this period, and he could start to impact the bottleneck of the sixth tier. He would take this Holy Spirit Pill after he broke through.

As the time of contact increased, Long Haochen increasingly discovered the power of the Eternal Melody. Although so far, the effects he could feel were all reflected in the auxiliary effect, he also vaguely felt that this was because his cultivation was not enough, and he had not fully developed the ability of the Eternal Melody.

But even so, the effect of the Eternal Melody was still powerful. With the existence of this powerful equipment, the light elements around Long Haochen’s body could always maintain more than three times the normal concentration. Even more magical was that the Eternal Melody would directly purify these light elements, making Long Haochen’s cultivation twice as effective. Coupled with the amplification of the light element elf Ya Ting, he was sure that his cultivation speed was at least five times that of ordinary knights. Otherwise, he would not have been able to increase his spiritual power from more than 3,700 to 4,000 in just over a month and start to repeatedly attack the bottleneck of the sixth tier.

The equipment has not been purchased yet, because it is not needed for the time being. Improving cultivation is more important. After several difficult battles, the cultivation of the members of the 21st Demon Hunt Squad has improved to varying degrees. Among them, after taking the Holy Spirit Pill, Cai’er’s inner spiritual power has increased to more than 3,700. In a few months at most, she can also impact the bottleneck like Long Haochen. Even the weakest Chen Ying’er has about 3,200 inner spiritual power with the blessing of the Holy Spirit Pill.

The benefits of merits were fully realized for the first time. There are too few new demon hunt squads like them who can afford seven Holy Spirit Pills. Of course, there is still one now, that is, the soldier-level 4th demon hunt squad that successfully hugged a thigh. They are also in closed-door cultivation, and two months after Long Haochen and the others ordered the Holy Spirit Pills, they also ordered six. At the same time, they are no longer soldier-level 4th, but general-level 22nd demon hunt squad.

The several people who were originally at the fourth-tier cultivation level have greatly improved their strength through the mission of the Cave of Fear and Wailing, and finally broke through the fifth tier in closed-door cultivation. Then they took the Holy Spirit Pills and continued to cultivate in seclusion, greatly increasing the strength of the 22nd demon hunt squad. The increase alone is not weaker than Long Haochen and the others.

(To be continued)