Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Dawn broke, painting the eastern horizon with hues of pale orange and pink.

Alex surveyed the numerous death angels, a satisfied smile gracing her lips. This battle had yielded a bountiful harvest: one Sovereign level, four Emperor level, and countless King and Monarch level undead.

The Angel Holy City remained intact but stood eerily silent, a ghost town devoid of life.

She wasn't worried about the battle at the other branch. A two-on-one fight was a guaranteed victory. Her only concern was Wind. If he failed, the entire Eldoria continent would face the wrath of the Angel race.

Just as she turned her gaze northward, a massive bolt of lightning, reminiscent of Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods, struck from the sky!

She had a feeling that was the location of the Eldoria continent's core.

An undead fortress materialized within the Holy City, and Alex swiftly recalled all her undead, sending them back to the Sea Race battlefield. She then teleported to the other Angel branch.

Wind had promised her the souls.

The president of Hurricane City, Liora, wasn't a lord. She was the daughter of a lord and a native human.

The battle here had long ended. Liora and President Faelan of Yellowrock City were waiting for her.

Alex arrived shortly after. She looked around and realized the battle here must have been intense. The entire city was in ruins.

Liora greeted Alex with a warm smile, reminiscent of their first encounter.

"Should I address you as Miss Alyssa or Lord Alex?"

Liora teased, clearly still annoyed about being deceived for so long.

"Either is fine." Alex smiled politely. "It wasn't my intention to hide my name. Blame Eldrin."

Knowing Eldrin as she did, Liora instantly understood. But Wind and Thunder had known all along. She was Wind's confidante, yet she was the last to know.

Faelan quickly steered the conversation back to the matter at hand. "Lord Alex, the angel's body is over there."

Alex walked over and examined the corpse. The soul had already dissipated. It had only been a few hours. It seemed Sovereign level souls had a very short lifespan.

Death angels could only be transformed from living angels. For deceased souls, she would need Xiao Hui's companion weapon.

"The Sovereign level soul has dissipated. I can't summon it anymore."

Alex explained, but she wasn't disappointed. She had anticipated this outcome.

At least the other angels in the city were still viable. With the two presidents present, Alex didn't bother concealing her abilities. She unleashed her summoning sphere.

"What's that strange sphere?"

Liora and Faelan looked puzzled. They had never witnessed how undead were summoned.

Soon, all the angel corpses in the city transformed into undead. One by one, they rose from the rubble.

Alex didn't specify or control the types of undead summoned; they appeared randomly. There were massive bone dragons, ethereal specters floating in the air, and bewildered skeleton soldiers standing on the ground.

Once all the undead were summoned, Alex erected an undead fortress, providing a way for them to return to the northern continent.

These two fortresses also served another purpose: as staging grounds for future attacks on the Skyreach Mountains and Eternal Night City.

The three of them returned to Hurricane City. Alex had intended to part ways here, but she wanted to check on the situation at the central Holy City.

Upon arriving in Hurricane City, she met Wind. He seemed to be injured, but his usual flippant demeanor remained unchanged.

"Hey there, beautiful. I might be injured, but seeing you makes me feel all better."

Wind flipped his hair, which had been messed up during the battle. He had even used wind magic to style it.

Alex's lips twitched, but she remained silent. The others were used to his antics.

Besides Wind, she also saw a familiar face and a stranger. The familiar face was Thunder. It seemed that lightning bolt had been his doing.

Alex could still sense the residual energy of that attack, even from this distance.

The stranger was a Templar Knight, or rather, a Holy Church Knight now, also their ally.

There were five Sovereign level beings present, two of them at the third stage.

It was a formidable lineup.

"The Angel race's influence on the Eldoria continent is gone. But to make the continent's core of will appear, we need the consent of the other two races."

Thunder stepped forward, explaining the situation to Alex. Compared to the unreliable Wind, Thunder seemed much more dependable.

"What do you mean?"

Alex was confused. She had always assumed that the core of will was hidden somewhere on the continent, waiting to be found. But Thunder's words suggested it wasn't that simple.

"The core of will only appears after the continent is unified. But there's another way: if all the races acknowledge a single race's dominance over the continent." Wind explained on Thunder's behalf.

"That sounds vague and mystical."

There was no specific ritual or method, leaving Alex puzzled.

"Don't worry. The World's Heart has no conscious will. Once you unify the continent, it will appear automatically. You can then choose to destroy it or absorb it."

That was all Thunder knew. At least, that's what the intelligence reports said. But Wind raised a question.

"That's what they say, but has anyone ever actually destroyed a core of will?"

"Yes, he (the previous undead lord) did."

"Huh? You mean he was attacked by all the races because he destroyed a core of will?"

"Not necessarily. It's just a theory."

Alex pondered this. If it was true, she would have to reconsider whether to destroy the core of will.

After all, she would be no match for a third-stage Sovereign level being.

"I understand. But the Skyreach Mountains (werewolves) and Eternal Night City (vampires) are also formidable forces. After tonight, this world might undergo a drastic change. I need to become stronger as soon as possible."

Alex spoke with a newfound sense of urgency. Her spheres were already perfected. She had to break through to Sovereign level and find a way to ignite her divine fire.

The others listened silently to their conversation. This was the first time they had learned so much about the truth behind this world.