Undead Mage from a Cell

Chapter 960: Chapter 958: Summoning Vampire

As Gu Xi proceeded with the Soul Summoning Skill, some of Eve’s requests swiftly reached Gu Xi’s ears through the Eye of the Soul.

These were problems Eve discovered while preparing for the ceremony, which required minor adjustments.

These adjustment issues emerged in locations far from the ceremony site but couldn’t be ignored.

For the success rate of the ceremony, Gu Xi had to cooperate in handling them.

Fortunately, Gu Xi didn’t need to do it himself; he just needed to delegate the tasks.

For instance, the disrupted energy transmission line inside Screaming Castle needed rearranging. Normally, even with two breaks, it wouldn’t matter.

But the current ceremony required the entire Screaming Castle to participate.

Though now only three to four levels of Screaming Castle remained above ground, the underground was relatively intact. Some areas had interrupted energy, which meant the Assembly Hall voluntarily abandoned parts without energy support.

The ceremony could be completed, but it would affect the integrity of Screaming Castle.

This part needed adjustments.

There were also issues with the species and population in Screaming Castle that required re-adjustment.

It’s not that some vampires were unsuitable to appear here,

but for Eve, any undead in Screaming Castle could be utilized.

The problem was that besides the forces prepared by Gu Xi for Screaming Castle’s defense and the vampires serving as its population, there was also the elite force Gu Xi brought himself.

If they remained, they would be counted as part of Screaming Castle, becoming its permanent members.

If not for Eve’s reminder, when Gu Xi needed to deploy forces in battle, he would first need to transfer them from Screaming Castle back to Yalidu City before deploying to the battlefield.

After the battle ended, they would need to return the same way.

That would be a bothersome task.

So before starting the ceremony, Gu Xi needed to station his regular forces outside.

This was something Eve couldn’t manage; it required Gu Xi’s personal intervention.

Thus, Gu Xi called upon Di Mi, who was still in Screaming Castle, to lead the undead corps out of the city.

As for their destination, after some thought, Gu Xi directed them to a small plain he had observed earlier.

Of course, some undead laborers responsible for transporting materials and supplies naturally returned to Yalidu City through the main city gate.

Since their combat power was lacking, sending them to the small plain only to work outside was futile, and it would require additional supervision, which was a hassle.

Seizing this opportunity, all were sent back to Yalidu City.

Meanwhile, some of the vampire squad killed in the battle inside Screaming Castle had been transformed by Gu Xi’s Double Death method and had corresponding undead species in Yalidu City.

They could also be sent to Screaming Castle as an auxiliary replenishment for the ceremony’s required undead.

However, the true residents of Screaming Castle were the undead Gu Xi was about to summon.

While managing these tasks, Gu Xi didn’t pause, quickly arriving inside the Soul Summoning Tower of Screaming Castle.

Unlike the Soul Summoning Tower in Yalidu City, the one before him was imbued with the Blood Race’s style.

The tower stood only five meters high on a vacant lot behind the castle.

Previously, when Screaming Castle was abandoned, this tower was crushed by debris from buildings above.

Now resurrected by undead laborers, it stood upright again.

The wreckage had been cleared away.

When Gu Xi arrived, he saw the restored Soul Summoning Tower on the freshly cleared ground.

The tower resembled a large, five-meter-high coffin placed upright on the ground, with an inverted cross carved on it.

Sharp fangs protruded from the coffin.

It clearly conveyed that the coffin was intended for vampires.

Yet, Gu Xi felt something was amiss.

But as long as the tower was functional, that sufficed for Gu Xi.

He stood before the tower and first summoned a group of necromancers.

Then he placed his hand on the tower.

At that moment, the Blood Feast Book automatically appeared, settling atop the tower.

Gu Xi understood this was the book signaling it had found a suitable Soul Summoning Tower.

This further convinced Gu Xi of his idea to install more Soul Summoning Towers in Yalidu City for targeted summoning in the future.

While contemplating this, Gu Xi’s hands continued to work.

The Blood Feast Book flipped its pages, meaning Gu Xi could summon souls without much intervention.

There was no need to concern himself with other matters, as the summoned undead were all vampires, mostly at Level 8 or higher.

This was quite convenient.

After a brief test, Gu Xi took no further action, directly activating his Soul Summoning Skill, channeling all his mana into it.

Under Gu Xi’s summoning, all corpses within Screaming Castle and on the mountain were affected by a crimson glow, transforming into vampires and rising.

The number of vampires was vast, with various species totaling over forty thousand.

This process exhausted Gu Xi’s mana several times over.

After all, Gu Xi’s current mana was only over seven thousand. Resting in Yalidu City for a night doubled it to over fifteen thousand.

Faced with over forty thousand corpses, Gu Xi could only drain his mana to completion, then swiftly replenish it.

Fortunately, Gu Xi previously experienced this and had undergone several mana extraction rituals at the Demon Sacrifice Camp, leaving him with several large bottles of magic potion.

This was beneficial for mana replenishment.

Thus, Gu Xi could summon over forty thousand vampires in a short time.

Once the summoning was complete, Gu Xi noticed something peculiar.

He seemed to have summoned three vampire heroes and numerous vampire bosses.

The presence of vampire bosses was understandable, given the significant number of vampire species in Screaming Castle, making their existence reasonable.

However, the emergence of vampire heroes puzzled Gu Xi.

When he invaded, he didn’t encounter enemy heroes or resistance.

Moreover, Yalidu City didn’t report an increase in hero presence.

This situation confused Gu Xi. After completing the summoning, he called the three vampire heroes over to inquire about this.

Their explanation astonished Gu Xi.

They turned out to be prisoners held by the Duke of Wailing, with one of them being a mummified corpse Gu Xi had transported from a secret chamber.