Liam clicked his tongue as he surveyed the horde of undead creatures in front of him.


    With all theher swirling around him, it was an utter waste to let these undead creatures roam around in this haphazard manner without any aim in life.


    They were good experience points for newbies but they could be more, especially when he needed manpower tob through the entirety of the world for the world seed fragments and possibly other treasures and these so-called guardians.


    Also… Liam decided that it was time he explored everything he could do.


    He had always been wanting to dabble in the other parts of his Soulmancer ss or rather the Necromancer ss which relied heavily onher andher affinity.


    Since there washer all around him right now and countless undeads at his disposal, this was as good a time as any to start doing so.


    To stand against the enemies in front of him, he needed to sharpen every single weapon in his possession. Otherwise, he would only be underestimating his opponents and that was a very foolish thing to do.


    Liam quickly tried to remember what he knew about the necromancer ss. The most important part of the ss was the basic skill ''Awaken''.


    This allowed the caster to reanimate the dead and bring them back alive. Liam had even personally used this skill a few times but he hadn''t exactly gained any particr insight into it.


    Also, since he did not have an understanding, he currently was unable to use this skill.


    "Hmmm… Should I just go ahead and buy the skill book." Liam pondered. After all, he currently had a lot of mana cores in his possession, thanks to the near infinite isons.


    However, after a couple of seconds, he realized that he had something far better in his possession, a ve who already possessed the knowledge that he was seeking.


    Liam chuckled and summoned the poor soul whom he had enved for all eternity, after having stolen everything from him and having utterly decimated him.


    Liam watched the soul materialize into the familiar Japanese guy. The man who was a glorious battle general in one life was now reduced to his mere servant.


    "Kouske…"


    Huh? The soul minion dazedly blinked, trying toe out of its stupor. However, it couldn''t. It was as if something was preventing it from gaining full control of its body.


    In the end, it could only give up and lifted its head to look up at something or rather someone to whom it was drawn.


    Liam silently stood as the soul minion stared at him nkly.


    It took a moment but soon, there was a difference. Something stirred deep within the hollow non-existent eyes of the minion.


    "Liam!" The minion muttered as a wave of shock swept past its soul being. It looked like finally Kouske had regained consciousness.


    His eyes shed in anger and hatred before falling into confusion and then finally utter desperation.


    The soul minion stood frozen on the spot as he processed the fact that he had not only lost to his sworn rival but also that he was no longer alive.


    He waspletely and utterly defeated in every which way and now stood as a ve bound to the victor. How could he possibly stand something like this?


    Especially considering the way Liam had humiliated him and thrashed him around even at thest dying second, bitterness filled him to the brim.


    For a moment it looked as if his entire soul was burning with hatred, but the next second…<novelsnext></novelsnext>


    "Master, you summoned me?" Unexpected words came out of the minion''s mouth.


    Liam narrowed his eyes and nced at the new guy, remaining silent for a moment. He then chuckled and nodded.


    It looked like Kouske had an impressive, more than average consciousness after bing a soul minion.


    Not only was that guy hiding all of his emotions but he was also acting eager and obedient. Liam naturally knew the reason why he was doing all of this.


    The guy was waiting to backstab him the first chance he got. He was also plotting to get stronger by using Liam.


    Kouske''s reaction was something Liam had already predicted. What Kouske did not know was that Liam was already privy to each and every single one of his thoughts.


    However, Liam was not inclined to reprimand his little minion. Rather, he was curious to see just how far this small revenge plot was going to go. This was a good motivation for his minion to be stronger.


    "Tell me about your necromancy skills?" Liam pointed to the numerous undeads hanging out in front of them and asked the guy.


    Immediately, Kouske looked overjoyed. "Yes, Master. It would be my honor."


    The minion jutted out his chest and quickly stepped forward, waving his hand around. His acting was a bit over the line but the effect was on point.


    The next instant swirls ofher started condensing around the soul minion.


    "It''s good that your skills are still there," Liam observed. "How many of these undead can youmand?"


    Hearing the praise the guy became even more overjoyed and prepared to demonstrate. "I canmand everything here, Master!"


    Kouske then dispersed theher under hismand and small clouds ofher formed around many of the undeads.


    Visibly around a couple dozen of the creatures were affected and stood in ce.


    "I see." Liam nodded. He also did not just rely on Kouske''s demonstration or exnation. He went through the memories of the guy to get a deeper understanding of the skill.


    From what he could tell, the dead needed to be immersed inher after all of their life force got drained but before all of their soul strength evaporated. It was a very small time window.


    And based on how perfectly the skill was executed, the strength of the resulting undead would vary.


    Theher used to bind them was also a permanent addition to their current being. Instead of life force, these creatures were now running onher.


    Up to a certain point, they could act on their own but practically they need a constant infusion ofher to keep going. This seemed to be the basis of undead maniption.


    Liam contemted the other insights Kouske had gained while thetter in his current soul form was doing some hand motions to weave theher in the air to control the undead in front of him.


    The draconian princess walked over to the spot watching this scene. However, there was a visible smirk on her face.


    Liam noticed this and frowned. What was this woman up to now?