NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 778: Eight Effects!
Upon seeing this, Sterl's expression grew more serious.
He was not from the Skullbrave Clan. The only reason he was able to assume the identity of War Demon was because of the power of the Dream Orb.
Therefore, without the Skullbrave Clan's bloodline and soul, he naturally couldn't wield the true War Soul Resonance.
Sterl wasn't arrogant enough to believe that his powerful physique could withstand the backlash of the ability. After all, this was a result that the Dream Spirit Empire had tested at the cost of blood.
Although this world mainly focused on collective combat power, the strength of individuals should not be underestimated. The warrior who had attempted to use War Soul Resonance was a general of the Dream Spirit Empire, with strength at the peak of divine authority. Yet, his outcome was still tragic.
In the end, even a Grand Marshal at the level of a mighty deity personally attempted to activate the resonance of a million soldiers. But less than half a day later, he was unable to withstand it.
Even with the immense strength of this Grand Marshal, he left irreversible aftereffects that he would never recover from.
If the War Soul Resonance arcane skill were to be datafied, it would appear as follows:
[War Soul Resonance]
[Category: Arcane Skill]
[Description: The strongest arcane skill of the Nightmare Legion. The one who masters the War Soul Resonance arcane skill can use soul resonance to awaken and ignite the soldiers' inner combat will and potential, greatly enhancing the combat power of soldier units, making the entire army as one on the battlefield, unstoppable!]
[Effects:]
1,Immortal Battle Will: Within the designated range, the morale of all soldiers in the army will never collapse. Even when facing enemies several times their number, they will maintain extremely high fighting spirit. Additionally, the soldiers' stamina recovery speed is greatly enhanced, and they will be unaffected by fatigue, fighting until the last drop of blood!
2,Lightning March: The army's marching speed is increased by 100%, and all terrain effects are ignored. When encountering traps and formations, ancient battle souls will be summoned to crush everything in their path!
3,War Rhythm: A spiritual resonance is established between the commander and the soldiers, making the entire army as one. Soldiers will instantly understand and execute the commander's tactical intentions. Their coordination ability reaches its peak, allowing them to perform almost impossible tactical combinations. Furthermore, during combat, soldiers will automatically comprehend combination combat techniques as their experience increases!
4,War Soul Awakening: After activating War Soul Resonance, all units enter the War Soul Awakening state, with all attributes increased by 50%, physical defense +3, endurance +20%, recovery speed +50%, and pain perception reduced by 80% when injured. Additionally, all soldiers' potential is fully unlocked, allowing them to rapidly break through their limits and continuously grow stronger during battle. The soldiers can reach up to 60% of the commander's overall strength. Once the limit is reached, the soldiers' potential will be exhausted.
5,War Protection: All soldiers in resonance will form a protective shield on the surface of their bodies. The shield's defense rank is increased by 2, and the shield's durability is calculated as: (own life force * defense rank * number of soldiers in the army / 100,000).
6,War Domain: Once War Soul Resonance reaches its maximum potential, the commander can activate the "War Domain." Within the domain, enemy morale will be severely suppressed, and their movement speed will decrease by 30%. Friendly soldiers' attack speed will increase by 20%. Within the domain, all spatial elements will be isolated, preventing the use of spatial abilities and teleportation formations, until one side is completely annihilated!
7,Fury of the War Soul: All allied units' normal attacks will have a tearing effect, easily piercing through enemy armor and causing continuous bleeding damage. Each attack also carries the power of the war soul, dealing an additional 300 points of true damage per hit!
8,Ancient Behemoth: Using the battle souls and blood of all soldiers, awaken the Colossal War Beast that rests in the flow of time and space. Once awakened, the Colossal War Beast will fight for you for 100 seconds. The Colossal War Beast's strength is directly linked to the number of soldiers in your army.
(Note: This is the ultimate power of War Soul Resonance. Once the giant beast is awakened, do not attack or provoke it.)
(The above abilities will awaken when the number of soldiers under the command reaches: 1000, 3000, 5000, 10,000, 100,000, 1,000,000, 5,000,000, 10,000,000.)
Debuff Effects:
1,To activate War Soul Resonance, a deep trust and understanding must be established between the commander and the soldiers. It cannot be effective on new recruits or unfamiliar armies.
2,The effectiveness of War Soul Resonance is linked to the strength of the commander's spiritual power. Forcing its activation will lead to the commander's mental collapse, potentially losing control of the army.
3,After forcibly activating War Soul Resonance, the commander will enter a prolonged period of weakness. Additionally, during the resonance, soldiers' life force will be continuously consumed. After the resonance ends, the soldiers will fall into a weakened state and temporarily lose their combat abilities.
4,After forcibly activating War Soul Resonance, the damage suffered by the army will be partially transferred to the commander, continuing until the commander's death.
5,Forcibly activating War Soul Resonance will cause all effects to be reduced by 90%.
(Note: The above debuff effects apply only to those who forcibly activate War Soul Resonance.)
With his thoughts, War Soul Resonance appeared in front of Sterl, surprisingly manifested in a data form.
This excited him greatly, as once any ability or entity was datafied, his ability to assess it would increase dramatically.
"This must be the ability gained from that golden code I received earlier," Sterl thought, a hint of surprise crossing his face.
Transcendence was, in fact, a real world. The reason it exhibited game-like characteristics was likely due to these codes.
Of course, these codes weren't true 'codes.' They resembled fragments of a powerful artifact that had the ability to datafy and describe all things.
If he could acquire more codes—or even obtain the full artifact that datafied Transcendence—then wouldn't he be able to instantly gain any information no matter where he was?
Don't underestimate this ability. Being able to check various information at any time, from any place, would allow him to maintain an advantage in any environment and avoid many risks.
Especially in battle. If he could gather detailed information on the enemy before combat, it would at least increase his chances of victory by 20%.
However, the code fragments he had acquired could only datafy the abilities and equipment he possessed.
He then began examining the information on War Soul Resonance, reviewing it all in one breath. After finishing, he sharply inhaled, his expression showing a sudden realization.
Finally, he understood why the Dream Spirit Empire viewed War Demon as a nightmare, why the powerful Nightmare Overlord treated War Demon as a great enemy, and why the entire Nightmare Legion took pride in War Demon!
From the very beginning, Sterl had already mastered several legion-type war auras, such as:
[Legendary Ability: Inspire]
[Category: Dominion]
[Description: A legendary ability formed from the combination of the second awakening talent [Command] and the skills [High Morale (Golden)] and [Full Army Preparation (Golden)].]
[Effect: Upon activation, all nearby friendly units receive a 20% increase in attribute effects, a 20% increase in movement speed, a 20% increase in skill cast speed, and 20% lifesteal. When Inspire is activated, all friendly units will have all control effects removed.]
This was an ability he obtained after slaying a legendary powerhouse.
The effect of this legendary ability, when compared to the effects of War Soul Resonance, was like night and day!
Moreover, this legendary ability had rank limitations and could only be used on units below the legendary rank.
In contrast, War Soul Resonance had no limitations in rank or number!
After all, the former activated its abilities at the cost of the user's own energy, while the latter activated the battle souls of all soldiers, entering a resonance state, unlocking their full potential!
The War Soul Resonance arcane skill had abilities so powerful that they were almost beyond belief.
Once the number of soldiers in the legion reached ten million, all effects of War Soul Resonance would be activated. Even a ragtag army would be capable of unleashing power that could make the world tremble!
Immortal Battle Will! 100% march speed! Ignore all terrain and traps! Perfect coordination! Massive increases in attributes and defenses, and completely liberated potential! Unbreakable protection! An unstoppable domain! Absolute true damage! And finally, the ultimate War Beast!
This series of abilities, when combined, would allow even an ordinary legendary figure to have their combat power skyrocket in a short period of time, reaching a level capable of contending with demigods and even gods!
It was like an increase of one or two ranks in strength!
The most crucial aspect was that this enhancement didn't apply to just one or two units, but to the entire army—every unit, including elites and even leaders!
Especially the unlocking of all potential, which meant that a soldier who was previously just a legendary cannon fodder could, after a few battles, potentially be promoted to a demigod or even a god!
Moreover, the soldiers of the Nightmare Legion were all stronger than demigods—none of them were below that rank!
Additionally, the 300 points of extra true damage dealt with each attack was brutally powerful.
True damage was considered the highest form of damage; no matter how strong the defense, it was difficult to mitigate the power of true damage.
While 300 points might not seem like much, if everyone in the army dealt this true damage, the amount would stack up to the point where even mighty gods would tremble!
The damage against various defensive structures would be incredibly high and nearly impossible to estimate!
The tearing effect was just as terrifying.
Imagine, during a battle between enemies and the Nightmare Legion, the enemy would be struck by a single attack that pierced through their armor, followed by continuous bleeding damage, which would instantly sap all of their will to fight.
As for the final Ancient Behemoth, Sterl didn't yet have an exact understanding of this ability.
But given its position as the ultimate secret technique, the power of this ability would certainly exceed all expectations!