The Rebirth of the Supreme King Dong'er

"I'd forgotten—you know something about my world as well." As he spoke, the pride on Electrolux's face turned wistful.

"Although I don't know where you learned it, since you know my title, you must also know my story."

"Since we happen to be here today, Wang Dong'er, this old man is willing to swear upon this remnant soul and the Undead Demiplane that I will entrust all I have learned to you. Are you willing to accept?"

Electrolux wore a solemn expression.

To be honest, Wang Dong'er could have tried to farm Electrolux's coins through system quests, but looking at this old man with only a trace of his soul remaining, she had no such thoughts at all.

"Since Old Ilex is willing to entrust all he has learned to this junior, this junior naturally accepts." Wang Dong'er's voice was equally earnest.

"I swear here that I, Wang Dong'er, will do everything in my power to help Old Ilex restore his soul and body, and revive the name of the Holy Necromancer."

"Hahaha. Good, good, good!" Electrolux laughed heartily and said "good" three times in succession.

"You possess the physique of a Child of Light. In this world, it should be called Ultimate Light. Unfortunately, my memories are incomplete, and I remember little of light-element magic."

"In truth, what I know now is weighted more toward Undead Magic. Do not think Undead Magic sounds evil. My Undead Magic is magic fused with light, and it possesses strong resistance to light."

"In the world where I once lived, Becoming a God meant dissolution—merging with the laws of heaven and earth. Thus, I disdained Becoming a God. Yet godhood was, in the end, still my goal."

"Therefore, I hope that this Undead Magic of mine can also be passed down to you, and bear witness to your Becoming a God."

"However, whether the magic from my world can be recreated in this world will require some research first."

"Furthermore, I have gained some insight into the method of preserving soul beast souls within spirit rings. According to your world's naming conventions, perhaps it should be called a Soul Spirit."

After rambling on for a while, Electrolux laughed again. "When one gets old, one talks more. Since you have formally become my disciple, call me Teacher from now on."

"Teacher," Wang Dong'er called.

Looking at Wang Dong'er, Electrolux suddenly recalled the youthful vigor of his younger days.

"Without realizing it, so much time has already passed."

"Alright, those people outside should have left by now. You should return as well. Forcing open the Gate of the Undead this time may cause me to slumber for a while. Even if danger arises, I may not be able to help you in time. Be careful."

Wang Dong'er nodded and separated some of the pure energy she had obtained from refining Tang San's divine consciousness. "Teacher, use this energy to restore your soul for now."

"Good. You are thoughtful." Electrolux waved a hand and drew in all the energy.

The gate piled from white bones opened once more. Wang Dong'er took one last look at this strange Undead Demiplane before turning and stepping through it.

Outside, in the Star Dou Forest.

Emerging from the bone gate, she found herself in the same place as before.

But the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had long since vanished.

However, perhaps because Wang Dong'er was special, she could vaguely sense the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's location. It was deeper within the depths of the Star Dou Forest.

Original Text:

{1} Electrolux shook his head and said, "No, I am merely a human who did not wish to Become a God. In my original world, Becoming a God meant eternal annihilation. But this world seems to be different. Unfortunately, I no longer have the foundation to Become a God."

{2} "I have carefully sensed your world. Your world differs from mine. In my world, the existence of deities was a kind of sublimation achieved after elevating one's soul to an extremely high level. They could only exist indistinctly within space, as though transformed into countless elements, no longer able to control anything about themselves. Yet in your world, there seems to be a special power that allows one to rise to another place after one's cultivation reaches that level. That is true godhood! Unfortunately, Teacher will not live to see the day you reach it. If that day truly comes, please make the Undead Magic Teacher taught you a part of your own power. That is Teacher's greatest wish."

Outside the Star Dou Forest.

Even though they had been far enough away and had retreated in time, the shockwave spread too quickly, sending them flying backward.

Huo Yuhao was the first to awaken. With Sky Dream Ice Silkworm acting as an alarm clock within his Sea of Consciousness, he avoided being completely knocked unconscious.

After waking up, Huo Yuhao immediately roused Xiao Xiao and Cai Kun.

However, the first thing Xiao Xiao asked upon waking was whether Wang Dong'er had returned.

"Not yet, but she should be fine, right?" Huo Yuhao guessed.

After all, Wang Dong'er seemed to know many secrets. She even knew about Brother Sky Dream in his mind. She did not seem like someone who would die easily.

"No, I'm going back to find Dong'er." Xiao Xiao stood up.

"Stop!" Cai Kun blocked Xiao Xiao. "An abnormal change has occurred in the Star Dou Forest. We must report it to Shrek Academy first. You are all witnesses, so you must return to Shrek Academy with me and report what happened."

"Someone seems to be coming!" Huo Yuhao suddenly said.

Ever since waking up, he had kept Mental Detection activated, scanning the surroundings.

Cai Kun instantly unleashed his martial soul, and five spirit rings rose around him, bobbing up and down.

"It's Dong'er! She's back!" Xiao Xiao said in delighted surprise.

A streak of blue light was swiftly approaching through the air above the forest.

Though they could not make out the approaching figure, those butterfly wings alone were enough to identify her.

As she drew near, Wang Dong'er retracted her butterfly wings and descended from the sky.

"Are you all alright?"

"We're fine." Xiao Xiao shook her head. "Dong'er, it's a good thing you're alright too. I was worried to death."

"Alright, let's return to Shrek Academy first. The Star Dou Forest will probably start stirring up soon."

The commotion just now had been enormous, affecting nearly the entire Star Dou Forest. There was no way Shrek Academy could fail to notice it.

But no matter how hard they tried, they could never imagine that they themselves had caused it. After all, in their eyes, they simply did not have the strength to create such a commotion.

Wang Dong'er had been right. Just as the disturbance broke out in the Star Dou Forest, Mu En, who had been dozing outside the Shrek Academy dormitory building, opened his eyes.

Although the sensation was not particularly strong and was steadily weakening, Mu En still caught that faint fluctuation.

The only one capable of such a thing that he could think of was the openly acknowledged ruler of the Star Dou Forest, Beast God Di Tian.

But the fierce beasts of the Star Dou Forest had long since signed an agreement with Shrek Academy. So what was going on now?

Could it truly be as the prophecy left behind by the Sea God ancestor had foretold—that every ten thousand years would bring a turbulent age, with the continent thrown into chaos?

"I only hope it won't affect Shrek Academy..." Mu En let out a long sigh.

He carried hidden injuries, and his remaining strength could not be used lightly. Only when Shrek Academy reached a life-or-death crisis could he undergo ultimate sublimation and return to his peak.

After returning from the Star Dou Forest to Shrek Academy and undergoing a rather perfunctory round of questioning, Wang Dong'er and the other two returned to their respective dormitories.

Shrek Academy had originally intended to question them in detail, but when Yan Shaozhe came over and saw that it was Wang Dong'er and the other two, his vision nearly went black. He merely asked what they had seen, then left after receiving no useful answer.

It could only be said that being the Dragon King really did feel great. Seeing Yan Shaozhe's frustrated expression was sweeter than honey.

After first fleeing into the Undead Demiplane and then leaving the Star Dou Forest, Wang Dong'er had not had the chance to check her mission completion or rewards. Now, she could finally take stock of them.

First came her own Soul Power.

Before the Soul Descent Ritual, after obtaining her second soul ring, her cultivation had constantly been hindered by the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape. Now that she had gradually recovered, coupled with the mutually beneficial connection with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, her Soul Power had finally reached Rank 28.

At eleven years old and Rank 28, Wang Dong'er was the youngest among the new students, yet her rank was nearly among the very best.

At present, the only ones whose Soul Power likely surpassed hers were Ning Tian and Dai Huabin, the two specially admitted students who were a year older than Wang Dong'er, as well as the three people of unknown background led by Xie Huanyue.

The three of them had all been Rank 31 Soul Elders during the freshman assessment. With less than three months having passed since then, they were probably around Rank 29 now.

And this period was enough for Wang Dong'er to cultivate to Rank 30 and obtain her third soul ring.

Opening the system panel, she saw that the new mission had already been marked complete.

Mission "Three-Eyed Golden Lion: Salvation or Destruction" completed. Mysterious reward obtained: Imperial Auspicious Beast · Three-Eyed Golden Lion Destiny Skull

"Hm? Huh?" Wang Dong'er froze.

So, without needing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to voluntarily sacrifice herself, she had obtained a head soul bone from the Imperial Auspicious Beast version of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion?

Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Dong'er grabbed the Destiny Skull and immediately began refining it.

Unexpectedly, this soul bone differed from ordinary soul bones. Absorbing it did not increase Wang Dong'er's Soul Power, but she gained four skills instead—skills that did not require any Soul Power to use.

The first was a passive skill: Divine Blessing.

The first effect of Divine Blessing was immunity to all Spiritual Power pressure. Furthermore, any spiritual attack launched against Wang Dong'er by someone with weaker Spiritual Power would be completely ineffective. Attacks from those with stronger Spiritual Power would have only half their power and effects.

The second skill was called Aether Superflow. Activating it would use Spiritual Power to construct an Aether Superflow space. Within that space, she could pull people within a certain range into it for transcendent-consciousness mental conversations, though there were limits on its duration and number of participants.

The final two skills were called Separation of All Beings and Soul Torrent. After striking an opponent, the former could strip away all defenses unrelated to soul skills based on the opponent's strength, including spiritual defenses. The latter was a skill that used Spiritual Power to attack.

Although absorbing the soul bone did not raise Wang Dong'er's Soul Power, she had received four skills that consumed no Soul Power. It was an incredible bargain.

The only requirement was that Wang Dong'er's own Spiritual Power had to be strong enough; she could not rely on any external aid.

But that did not matter. Wang Dong'er's Spiritual Power was already stronger than that of most people. Even though Huo Yuhao practiced Purple Demon Eyes every day, he still could not compare to her now.

Still, Wang Dong'er vaguely felt that absorbing this Destiny Skull had brought her more benefits than just these. She simply had no way of knowing what they were yet.

With a flip of her hand, another Mysterious Water Pill appeared in Wang Dong'er's palm.

The first Mysterious Water Pill produced the best effects, and every dose afterward would be less effective. Generally speaking, a soul master with Wang Dong'er's aptitude would reach the limit of its effects after at most three pills.

Other soul masters would need to wait until the effects of one Mysterious Water Pill had been fully absorbed before taking a second. Xiao Xiao, for example, would have to wait several days before taking her second Mysterious Water Pill. But Wang Dong'er's physique absorbed medicinal effects extremely quickly, so she had no such concerns. She swallowed it directly and began cultivating...

"Three months have already passed since you enrolled."

"And now, the freshman assessment is about to begin. This is your first challenge since entering Shrek Academy. Only by passing the freshman assessment and becoming first-year students can you truly be considered students of Shrek Academy."

In Class One of the freshmen cohort, Mu Jin stood at the podium and looked at the ninety-three students below, unable to stop herself from sighing inwardly.

New Student Assessment, Zhou Yi and Dai Huabin in Collusion

Mu Jin had originally been the homeroom teacher of Freshman Class Nine. But ever since the disturbance in the Star Dou Forest more than two months ago, Dean Yan Shaozhe had suddenly transferred her out of Class Nine for some unknown reason and assigned her to teach Class One. Not long afterward, Class Nine was placed under the instruction of the homeroom teacher from Class Five, while Zhou Yi was ultimately sent to Freshman Class Five.

The chain of changes left the students and teachers of all three classes unable to understand what Yan Shaozhe was up to. But since he was the dean of Shrek Academy, they could only obey his orders.

However, Mu Jin knew that all of this was likely connected to the pinkish-blue-haired girl named Wang Dong'er, who sat by the window in the back row of this class.

Rumor had it that Zhou Yi had been provoked by Wang Dong'er to the point of a shattered Dao heart. She had only barely regained her confidence after being comforted by Dean Yan Shaozhe and Fan Yu, only to then indirectly cause Wang Dong'er and two students to nearly die in the Star Dou Forest. That was why Dean Yan Shaozhe had transferred her away.

Mu Jin did not know the truth, nor whether Zhou Yi had brought all of it upon herself. But she guessed that Yan Shaozhe probably considered Zhou Yi a jinx, which was why he had transferred her to Freshman Class Five.

After all, ever since Zhou Yi came to Class One, Shrek Academy had hardly known a moment of peace.

Or rather, whichever class Zhou Yi went to could never have peace.

There were now ninety-three students in Class One. The seven missing students had all been expelled by Zhou Yi. When she went to Freshman Class Nine, she expelled another ten students in a single day, making her even more extreme than before.

Left with no choice, Yan Shaozhe transferred Zhou Yi to Class Five and sternly warned her not to cause any more trouble.

Yet two months later, Freshman Class Five seemed to have only a little over forty students left.

However, the class monitor of Freshman Class Five, the student named Dai Huabin, seemed to admire Zhou Yi greatly. He had even compared Zhou Yi to Shrek Academy's second Great Master.

Some students refused to submit to Zhou Yi's discipline, and Dai Huabin would even take the initiative to act, arrogantly declaring that anyone who couldn't beat him was trash—and trash had no place at Shrek Academy. Who knew what he was thinking?

They were rather... birds of a feather.

In any case, through this fortunate coincidence, Mu Jin became the homeroom teacher of Freshman Class One early on and had led the class ever since.

"Shi Yin, hand these out to the students." Mu Jin called the class monitor's name. Shi Yin immediately rose to his feet, jogged over to Mu Jin, took the stack of papers she handed him, and swiftly distributed one to every student.

Once Shi Yin had finished, Mu Jin said, "After the freshman assessment ends, you'll be assigned to different classes according to your cultivation paths. Write down your names and cultivation paths on this sheet, then pass them forward to me from the back."

A cultivation path was simply a Soul Master's classification.

During the freshman stage, the teaching consisted only of basic material. But after advancing to the next year, Soul Masters of different classifications would study and cultivate different things.

After hearing Mu Jin's words, everyone picked up their pens. Most of them thought for a moment before scribbling down their cultivation paths. Wang Dong'er did not hesitate at all, immediately writing the three words "Assault System" on her paper.

To Wang Dong'er, Soul Master classifications were essentially no different from the division of roles in a game.

Xiao Xiao, seated beside Wang Dong'er, pondered for a while. Only after seeing Wang Dong'er write "Assault System" on her paper did she pick up her pen and write down a few words.

Before long, after seeing that every student had finished writing, Mu Jin clapped her hands and announced, "Alright. If anyone wants to change their cultivation path, come find me after class. Now, I'll explain some key points about the freshman assessment."

"First, the assessment will primarily take the form of combat. This includes Artifact Soul Masters of the Support System and even the Food System. Shrek Academy places greater emphasis on your capabilities on the battlefield. Take note—I'm not talking about fighting, but the battlefield!"

"Of course, to ensure fairness, the academy won't make Support System Soul Masters fight Assault System Soul Masters. Therefore, the battles in this freshman assessment will be conducted in the form of team battles. Each team will have three members, but only one Assault System Battle Soul Master is allowed per team. The other two members have no restrictions."

"As for forming teams, the academy will first consider students from the same dormitory as one team, followed by freely formed groups. Those who still fail to form a team in the end will be assigned by drawing lots."

After explaining the team arrangements, Mu Jin went over the rules of the freshman assessment in detail once more.

This freshman assessment would be ranked by points. Of all participating teams, only the top half by points would be allowed to remain.