Chapter 1089: Altar Sacrifice - Part 1

Tang Shaoyang checked the lists. He did not resurrect the spirit based on rank but based on their time contracted to him. The next in line was Rumru, but the Black Dragon was still sealed. He could not resurrect the spirit that was not with him. After Rumru, the next on the line was Malki, the Fire Ant Emperor.

"I am sorry, guys. With the situation I am in right now, it would be more convenient for me to move with humans too. I will skip to the non-human spirit." He could feel disappointment when he said that, but they understood his situation. Skipping the non-human spirit, the next in line was Crystal the Frost Knight and Rosalie the Flame Empress.

[You can skip me and resurrect Rosalie first, My Lord. You need her more than you need me.] The Frost Knight took the initiative, asking Tang Shaoyang to skip her and resurrect Rosalie.

Of course, Crystal was doing this out of her consideration for Tang Shaoyang. Rosalie was known as his woman, so if he skipped the non-human spirits and resurrected Rosalie, the other spirits could not complain about it. Rosalie was their mistress, but it would be different for her. She was not Tang Shaoyang's woman, and they did not make that kind of deal either. This was the best option for both of them.

"Are you sure?" Tang Shaoyang asked once more.

[I am, My Lord.]

"But what do you mean by I need her more than I need you?" Tang Shaoyang asked. He was curious as the knight said that. Rosalie was S Rank Spirit, and Crystal was A+ Spirit. There was a little gap, but that was not much. Moreover, he planned to use [Spirit Blessing] on Crystal before resurrecting her. That way, he got additional strong individuals to his empire.

[You need her to relieve your stem. You have been stressed and need her to accompany you.] Crystal was blunt with her words. [It's not that you are in a relationship with Zowen too. So yeah, you need Rosalie more than me.]

[W-ww-what are you talking about, Crystal!?] Rosalie screamed in embarrassment. She was known for being a dignified Queen, and she was not used to having such a vulgar conversation.

[Don't be embarrassed, Rosalie. You will be a woman soon. Don't try to hide it. I have been watching you, watching the Lord doing it with the other women instantly. You even speak to yourself—]

Crystal's voice was cut off by Rosalie's scream, asking her friend to stop. Crystal and Rosalie were friends before they became a spirit, so they were close enough for Crystal to tease Rosalie.

"Alright, guys. We don't have much time for this. You two decide it." Both went quiet for a moment, but it did not take before the two came to a decision. Rosalie would be resurrected instead of Crystal.

"Grade S Spirit, let's use [Spirit Blessing] on you first."

[You have used two Spirit Blessings on Rosalie, The Flame Empress!]

[Rosalie, the Flame Empress, advanced to Grade SS Spirit!]

A cloud of flame formed in front of Tang Shaoyang. The fire spread out for a moment before gathering in one spot, forming a cocoon shape. It took longer for Rosalie to come out compared to Zowen.

Zowen was done testing her new body, getting a better feeling after being resurrected. She waited next to Tang Shaoyang. "Who will you resurrect this time?" The Grand Lightning Magus was not aware of the order of the resurrection, so she did not know who would come out from the flame cocoon.

A leg came out from the fire, showing the smooth white leg up to the thigh. The figure stepped out fully from the fire cocoon. A woman in a red dress and also with red hair came out, also wearing a red dress. Rosalie came out with a surprised look on her face as she looked at her hand; she could not believe everything was real.

She tried to move her hand and jumped around, testing the new body. It was the same as what Zowen did earlier. After a while, she realized that there were two pairs of eyes staring at her. She looked up and met Tang Shaoyang's eyes.

Rosalie took a big stride and arrived before Tang Shaoyang. His smooth hand held his cheeks and pulled his face closer to hers. She looked into Tang Shaoyang's eyes and blurted. "Your eyes really look beautiful up close like this."

"I am still here. If you want to flirt, then do it once we return to the village." Zowen raised her voice.

Rosalie smiled and took two steps back from Tang Shaoyang. Once more, she looked into her palm. The white palm turned into a flame. "The same control as before, but I should be stronger when I am alive, right?"

"What's your rank, Rosalie?" Zowen asked.

"Let me check." Rosalie opened her window status and checked it out. "I am level 2301, Myth Rank. My class is Flame Empress. I am two ranks higher compared to where I died before. What about you?"

"What? How?" The confusion was visible in her voice. "We are both Grade S Spirit, but how are you higher than me in rank and level? I am level 1501, Ancient Rank, and I keep my upgrade class, Lightning Grand Magus. But how?"

Rosalie glanced at Tang Shaoyang, who pretended not to see them or even hear their conversation. She realized that he might forget to use the [Spirit Blessing] on Zowen before resurrecting the magus. "I don't know. The System is hard to understand, and we can't figure out why that's the case. Also, does it really matter? As long as we are alive, we can increase our level and also our rank, no? Take the bright side, Zowen."

Rosalie hugged Zowen's shoulder and winked at Tang Shaoyang, who secretly looked at the two. Tang Shaoyang was at the edge of the cliff, watching the settlement down there. He intended to send the Skelly Family to clear the settlement and take the treasure chests. But there might be a change of plan where Zowen would volunteer to fight.

"I will kill them all. I can't accept that the system resurrected with lower status like this." Zowen did not wait for Tang Shaoyang's approval as she jumped down on her own. When Zowen jumped into the cliff, Rosalie came next to him.

"You forgot to use [Spirit Blessing], right?" Rosalie asked to confirm her guess.

Tang Shaoyang scratched his hair. "I remembered the skill when I tried to look for the order for the resurrected. So yeah, I forgot about the skill instead." He had too many skills, a lot of unused skills. When he looked at the spirit list, he saw the skill then he remembered he could upgrade the spirit with the blessing.

"I will keep it a secret for the time being, but you better prepare the right excuse when she finds out later." Rosalie stuck her tongue and jumped off the cliff, chasing after Zowen. She also wanted to try her new power, and Tang Shaoyang followed them after letting out a sigh.

The moment Tang Shaoyang landed on the bottom, a notification rang in his head.

[You have entered the Rock Lizardmen territory!]

[You have attracted the Rock Lizardmen's hostility!]

"I guess such settlement is also a resource." Tang Shaoyang muttered.

Lightning exploded twenty meters ahead of him. Zowen had started running a rampage with her lightning, zapping the closest Rock Lizardmen with her lightning. Not long after, Rosalie followed into the fray, controlling her flame to burn the Rock Lizardmen.

Soon, Tang Shaoyang noticed that the Rock Lizardmen seemed to have a high resistance to magic. The lightning and flame failed to kill the Rock Lizardmen instantly, even though Rosalie and Zowen were higher in rank. It took a while for their magic to kill level 800+ Rock Lizardmen.

"It will be tough for them, huh? But they should not be this weak to struggle against non-rank monsters." Since Rosalie and Zowen went with a boom, they quickly attracted all the Rock Lizardmen from the settlement. The Rock Lizardmen did not care about the lightning and the flame in front of them as they ran past it.

Tang Shaoyang summoned Skelly5 - Abyssal Guardian Skeleton, and Skelly6 - Abyssal Slaughterer Skeleton. The two skeletons jumped in front of the two women and pushed the Rock Lizardmen that came closer.

"I don't need your help." Zowen was quite prideful, and it hurt her pride that Tang Shaoyang helped her to fight the non-rank Rock Lizardmen.

"I know, but I want to clear this settlement faster, so we can go to the next resource."

Zowen could not refute the excuse and accepted the help. With the two vanguards, Zowen and Rosalie did not need to worry about the Rock Lizardmen coming too close to them. Within an hour, they entered the center of the settlement after killing hundreds of Rock Lizardmen and faced the final fight.

Ten Epic Rank Rock Lizardmen and one Ancient Rank Rock Lizardmen stood in front of the altar, protecting the treasure chest on the altar.