Chapter Sixteen: Combination Attack

  Promoting one's rank is no easy feat; killing an undead of a higher rank than oneself, few people can accomplish this.

  Don't think that having some high-ranking relatives or friends can easily promote your title, in fact, it's impossible. When killing the undead, if someone with a higher title than yourself helps, you won't get the title after killing the undead, even if it's someone with the same title as yourself helping, no more than ten people are allowed to help, otherwise, you still can't get the title, and you must also give the final fatal blow to the undead.

  So even if it's a viscount with an earl title like Viscount Doulon, he can't personally help his daughter get a viscount title and has to rely on others.

  "Count, although we want to help Miss Shangfei, our strength is not enough to defeat the undead Viscount, and it will only harm Miss Shangfei," said Li Yan.

  "You don't have to worry, since I've called you here, it's only natural that I'm well-prepared. How could I let my own daughter take risks and do things that aren't guaranteed?" Earl Dalen slapped his hand, and instantly five maidservants came over with five plates, placing them on the stone table in front of the five people.

  "This is the five Baron-level golden martial skills, which are the rewards you obtained from the martial competition. In fact, these five martial skills have a special relationship. After each of you masters one skill, you can join forces to unleash an extremely powerful killing move, with just one move, it's enough to help Xiangfei behead a Viscount-level undead. These five martial skills are somewhat strange, each person can only cultivate one, and cannot cultivate multiple ones. You can take a look for yourselves and choose one each."

  Bai Cangdong knew that since he had come, there was no room for choice, so he went up to choose a martial skill.

  Bai Cangdong looked at the names of the five martial arts, which were "Dong Lizi", "Xi Lizi", "Bei Lizi", "Nan Lizi" and "Zhong Lizi".

  I flipped through the content and found that this is indeed a combined skill, which requires five people to practice one finger each. When all five fingers hit someone at the same time, it will unleash an unexpected power, even a Viscount-level undead can be killed. However, when used separately, its power is only mediocre among Baron-level Golden Martial Skills.

  "You helped Xiang Fei obtain the title of Viscount, and I naturally won't treat you unfairly. In addition to these martial skills, each of you can also get a full set of golden armor at the level of Baron, as well as a longevity technique. If you are willing, you can also serve in the Earl's mansion."

  The five people of Bai Cang Dong looked at each other and each chose a martial skill on the stone table, while thanking Earl Dao Lun.

  "Alright, these martial skills aren't difficult to practice. I'll give you one night's time, and tomorrow morning, set out with Shangfei to hunt down the Undead Tribe."

  The earl ordered the silver-plated knight to take five people to rest in a separate courtyard of the mansion, and also sent a complete set of baron-level golden armor.

  "A complete set of White Wolf armor, what a luxury!" Chen Xifeng didn't hesitate to put away the entire suit.

  "The White Wolf is quite formidable among the undead nobility, and they always appear in packs. It's not easy to hunt them down. Even a viscount wouldn't dare to provoke a pack of White Wolves easily. Only someone as powerful as an earl would be able to hunt down a pack of White Wolves and obtain a complete set of White Wolf armor." Rog said, quickly putting away a set of White Wolf armor.

  Li Yan didn't have any special reaction, and lightly put away the White Wolf armor set. His own armor wasn't inferior to the White Wolf set, so he wasn't particularly excited either.

  Mei Wanjian also put away a set and got up directly, returning to his own room, and was unwilling to talk more with Bai Cangdong and others.

  Bai Cangdong picked up the remaining set and put it on directly. The all-ivory-white armor included a wolf-headed helmet, upper body armor, battle skirt, a pair of gauntlets, and a pair of combat boots, totaling seven pieces of equipment.

  Bai Cangdong moved around, feeling that the entire set of armor was light and wouldn't hinder his movements. Except for not knowing its defensive capabilities, it was indeed a very good set of armor.

  Bai Cangdong took out his own pure white knight's double-handed great sword, and indeed looked somewhat like a fully armed knight, only lacking a warhorse.

  "I'll head back first, time is limited, I need to master 'Dongli Zhi' as soon as possible."

  Chen Xifeng returned to his own room, Li Yan and Luo Ge also left separately. After Bai Cangdong returned to his room, he took out the "Bei Li Zhi" and began to cultivate.

  As Lord Doul said, the Northern Dipper is not difficult to cultivate. Like an axe splitting wood, as long as one correctly drives the movement of the celestial bodies, it's easy to succeed in cultivation.

  Bai Cangdong spent less than two hours and successfully cultivated the "Bei Li Zhi", the only difference being the experience of use.

  "Not bad, you can cultivate the 'North Departing Finger' to a certain extent within two hours, your talent is indeed very good." A voice suddenly entered Bai Cangdong's ears, startling him.

  He looked around and found that it was Honglian Furen who was lazily lying on his bed, propping up her cheek with her hand, looking at him with great interest.

  "Madam, how are you here?" Bai Cangdong's eyes fell on Hong Lian's wife and found that she was only wearing her nightgown, and he suddenly didn't dare to look again.

  "This is the Earl's residence, and I am the Earl's own sister. Where else would I be?" said Lady Honglian with a smile.

  "Uh, you know I didn't mean it that way." Bai Cangdong said helplessly.

  Lady Honglian stood up straight, looking at Bai Cangdong and said: "I came here just because I didn't want you to die unjustly. After all, your eyes belong to me, they can't just go to waste like this."

  "What did your wife mean?" Bai Cangdong was shocked and lost his color.

  "Don't you think that the Five Departure Fingers are too easy to cultivate, yet their power is too great?"

  Bai Cang heard this and his heart moved slightly. He was also somewhat perplexed about this, but no one could give him an answer, so he had to bury it in his heart.

  "A baron-level martial skill that can annihilate viscount-level undead, yet can be mastered in just one night. If such a good thing really existed, I'm afraid viscounts would already be flooding the streets." Lady Honglian said disdainfully.

  "Please instruct me further, madam." Bai Cangdong knew that his own life was at stake and he had to figure out the true purpose of the "Five Departures Finger".

  "It's actually very simple, the 'Five Severing Fingers' is not meant to kill the undead, but rather for the five of you to transfer your powers to Miss Shangfei, allowing her to possess the power to instantly kill a Viscount-level undead in a short amount of time."

  Lady Honglian paused before continuing: "The 'Five Severing Fingers' is only one part of a martial technique. Apart from the 'Five Severing Fingers', there's also the 'Harmonizing Fingers'. When someone who has cultivated the 'Five Severing Fingers' uses it to strike someone who has cultivated the 'Harmonizing Fingers', they will instantly transfer their powers into that person's body, and with five streams of power combined, they can unleash the unbeatable 'Harmonizing Fingers'. The person cultivating the 'Harmonizing Fingers' doesn't have anything to worry about, but the person cultivating the 'Five Severing Fingers' might be bedridden for a year or two at best, or die from exhaustion at worst."

  "Ah!" Bai Cangdong was shocked and amazed, never expecting that the "Five Departures Finger" still had such a profound mystery hidden within it.

  "When the time comes, the Silver Armored Knight will surely make you use the 'Five Departed Fingers' to help Xiang Fei kill the Undead Clan. What do you think you'll do then?" Hong Lian said with a smile that was not quite a smile, looking at Bai Cangdong.

  "Please, madam, save me."

  "I have no relation with you, and Xiangfei is my niece. Why should I help you and ruin her good fortune? Moreover, you still owe me an explanation for what happened to my eyes, give me a reason to save you?" Madam Honglian's face turned cold.

  "Since you've come here and told me all this, it's clear that you don't want to die in vain. Please speak plainly, madam," said Bai Cangdong.

  "As long as you understand, I can save you, but I have a condition."

  "Please go ahead, madam."

  "I want you to be my knight." Hong Lian's eyes shone brightly as she stared at Bai Cangdong, enunciating each word clearly.

  "Milady, I am but a humble baron, nothing extraordinary about me. I don't know why you insist on having me as your knight."

  "It's precisely because you've just been promoted to baron and don't have much of a reputation yet, but the timing is also quite coincidental, so I need you to impersonate someone." Madam Honglian's words were completely beyond Bai Canghai's expectations.

  "Feign being someone?" Bai Cangdong was completely baffled by Hong Lian's words.

  "Yes, I want you to impersonate Masked Baron and then help me with something."

  "Ah!" Bai Cangdong couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, as Hong Lian Furen actually wanted him to impersonate the "Masked Baron".

  "Is the Masked Baroness referring to the same Masked Baron who shattered the Elixir of Immortality not long ago?" asked Bai Cangdong with a strange expression.

  "Besides him, who else could be the Masked Baron." Lady Honglian gave him a glance: "After seeing your skills, I think with some more training, you should be able to impersonate the Masked Baron."

  "Madam, what do you want me to disguise myself as Viscount Mask for? I don't have the ability to break the Eternity Crystal like Viscount Mask does, let alone the privileges that come after breaking it." Bai Cangdong was now somewhat curious.

  "You don't need to have the power of Viscount Mask nor the privilege, I just want you to pretend to be Viscount Mask to deceive one person and one thing."

  "What kind of person is this? What kind of thing is this?"

  "This you don't need to know now, I'm just asking you, are you going to gamble with your own luck, see if you'll be lying in bed for a year or two, or die immediately from exhaustion, or become my knight and help me do things?" Red Lotus Madam stared at Bai Cangdong and asked.

  "I am willing to serve the lady." As soon as Bai Cangdong finished speaking, Hong Lian's face lit up with joy, but then she heard Bai Cangdong continue: "But I really can't become the lady's knight."