After the global spiritual qi revival, Xu Ling unexpectedly turns into a zombie and takes a group of zombie underlings under his wing.
They can farm loot for him and help him save face.
When an underling fuses with a bear’s ability and fights monsters, Xu Ling can transform into a Bear King and slay a Demon King.
When an underling fuses with a blazing-fire ability and creates a sea of flames, Xu Ling can unleash hellfire and burn the sky.
When an underling gets a Heavenly Demon battle blade to cut down monsters, Xu Ling can wield the Demon God’s Riftblade and cleave a sacred mountain in two.
When the underlings draw their blades, monsters die. When their boss shows up, gods and demons flee.
The stronger the underlings, the more awesome their boss becomes.
In short, the boss has to be badass.