A single Skeleton Soldier's remains had given Su Mu a full 1.3 points of attribute growth.
Among them was even a 0.1 increase in Spirit Attribute.
Spirit Attribute might be the most important stat for the Skeleton Clan—at least in the early stages.
Members of the Skeleton Clan either originated from fallen members of other races (typically mid- to high-tier skeletons), or were born from bones nourished and incubated day after day by the aura of death (low-tier skeletons).
Putting aside the mid- to high-tier skeletons, the lower-tier ones like Su Mu usually only had a pitiful 0.1 Spirit Attribute.
A 0.1 Spirit meant they had no memory, no awareness, and certainly no concept of actively hunting other skeletons to level up. Their growth in level came entirely from the death aura that permeated the Bone Burial Ground.
Skeletons like these naturally couldn't provide Su Mu with any Spirit Attribute.
If Su Mu was an anomaly among the Skeleton Clan, then the Skeleton Soldier he had just killed was a genius among them.
Perhaps it was due to a higher initial Spirit Attribute, or maybe it had gained random Spirit growth when leveling up. Whatever the case, it had gained awareness and the concept of leveling up.
Because of this...
While other skeletons relied purely on instinct, that Skeleton Soldier could actively hunt—and when it detected Su Mu, it had charged him immediately.
Of course...
That wasn't the point.
The real point was... Su Mu had obtained the class advancement information for a Class Template from that Skeleton Soldier!
[Template]: Skeleton Soldier
[Rank]: Basic Class Template
[Bonus]: +50 HP, Strength ×1, Agility ×1, Constitution ×1
[Ability]: Bone Armament
"Bone Armament: As the basic combat unit of the Skeleton Clan, every Skeleton Soldier possesses the ability to turn bones into weapons."
Just as Su Mu had suspected.
In the Skeleton Clan, whether one had a Class Template or not made all the difference.
A 50-point HP boost immediately doubled Su Mu's health!
And that was only because his Constitution was already much higher than normal. For regular skeletons, that 50-point bonus might have multiplied their HP several times over!
The stat boosts were just as powerful.
With each level-up granting +1 to Strength, Agility, and Constitution—three full points per level—that was six times greater than the pitiful 0.5 stat gain ordinary skeletons received.
Not to mention the innate "Bone Armament" ability included in the Class Template.
That ability alone dramatically increased the power of a Skeleton Soldier!
It was no exaggeration to say that, had he not landed a killing blow that shattered the Soul Flame—a known fatal weakness of the Skeleton Clan—Su Mu would have stood no chance in a one-on-one fight.
"Skeleton."
"Skeleton Soldier."
As the Class Template took root, the class advancement information surfaced in Su Mu's mind.
As a Basic Class for the Skeleton Clan, the conditions to become a Skeleton Soldier were simple: 1) Reach level 10; 2) Have at least two out of the three stats—Strength, Agility, Constitution—at 2 points or higher.
Meeting both conditions meant automatic promotion to Skeleton Soldier (system advancement).
Meeting only one required obtaining the Skeleton Soldier's class advancement information in advance. And the easiest way to get that... was to kill a Skeleton Soldier! (manual promotion)
The first method was fair, but the second was extremely difficult.
One would either need overwhelming strength, like Su Mu... or incredible luck to stumble upon a maimed or dying Skeleton Soldier.
Regardless of the path, once promoted, it meant ascending in rank—from the weakest mob in the game world, Skeleton, to a slightly less pathetic monster, Skeleton Soldier.
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…
"You have obtained the class advancement information for 'Basic Class Template – Skeleton Soldier.'"
"Class advancement conditions met."
"Would you like to change class to 'Skeleton Soldier'?"
As Su Mu finished reviewing the details of the Skeleton Soldier Class Template, the system prompt appeared in his mind.
Suppressing his excitement, Su Mu confirmed the class advancement.
In the next instant...
A surge of heat materialized and poured into his bones.
Then...
His bone body began to transform drastically!
Maybe it lasted a second, maybe it took much longer.
When Su Mu regained awareness, his class advancement was complete.
Compared to before, his Bone Body had undergone massive changes.
His height shot up from just over 1.7 meters to 1.8 meters, and the bones composing his frame had thickened considerably. Though he still had no flesh, his skeletal form now appeared far more solid and intimidating.
At this moment, his attribute panel showed:
[Name]: Su Mu
[Race]: Undead – Skeleton
[Template]: Basic Class Template – Skeleton Soldier
[Level]: 5 (117/500)
[Status]: HP 96, MP 16
[Attributes]: Strength 3.7, Agility 4.3, Constitution 4.6, Spirit 1.6
[Talent]: Erosion (Unique Talent)
[Skills]: None
Although he still had no skills, his attribute panel was now nearly complete.
As for skills...
Bone Armament was a racial ability, not a skill.
Just as humans are born knowing how to breathe, and fish are born able to live in water, Bone Armament was an instinct for Skeleton Soldiers—more like a talent than a skill—so it didn't appear in the panel.
And as for what it could do...
With a single thought—
Su Mu felt streams of Bone Power surge through his form. In just a few seconds, a large blade took shape in his hand.
The blade was nearly two meters long.
Half a meter of hilt gripped in Su Mu's hand, and the rest forming a gleaming bone blade.
The blade, forged from Su Mu's own densest bones, gleamed cold and white. Though made of bone, its edge and tip shone with deadly sharpness.
The weapon formed by Bone Armament didn't have a fixed shape—it adapted to the Skeleton Soldier's instincts and intent.
From the moment of its creation, the weapon would become that Skeleton Soldier's exclusive armament.
As for the strange, oversized blade now in Su Mu's hand...
Any player would instantly recognize it.
This oddly shaped weapon, so out of place in the aesthetic of Second World, was modeled after one of the most fearsome weapons in the ancient history:
The Falling Moon Blade.
Bone Falling Moon Blade!
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