Electrolux Awakens (Greatly Revised)

Originally, You Jie had prepared a small gift for Yan Shaozhe, who was highly likely to come knocking to demand an explanation.

However, Yan Shaozhe had poured all of his world-shaking intellect into feuding with the reclusive Fire Dragon Family, never once considering other possibilities, nor even taking the step to investigate the scene for clues left behind at the Sea God Lake on the outer academy grounds.

This paranoid investigative attitude was enough to drive a truckload of Sherlocks to their graves.

According to gossip Qian Duoduo had secretly shared with You Jie, Yan Shaozhe had even briefly suspected that the person who injured Ma Xiaotao might have been Wu Feng from Class Nine, a notion so absurd that it was completely dropped only after Mu En gave him a thorough dressing-down.

Is this guy truly deranged? If Shrek Academy can let someone like this become its Dean, it seems the academy has long since been suffering from a lack of talent...

Although You Jie had already anticipated Yan Shaozhe's world-shaking intellect, he still nearly lost his composure upon hearing the gossip, almost becoming the "Water-Spitting Douluo."

Wu Feng herself had no idea that Yan Shaozhe had actually considered her capable of spinning Ma Xiaotao around like a top.

If she were to ever find out, she would likely point at herself in utter bewilderment and ask, "Huh? Me, spinning Ma Xiaotao like a top? For real?"

Following this, You Jie's life became quite peaceful.

Cultivating, discussing Soul Tools with Qian Duoduo, and resting with Zhang Lexuan.

As the great-grandson of the Sea God Pavilion Master, You Jie's life was simple and plain, without a single ripple...

Or so You Jie had thought, until one day, when the fragment of divine consciousness belonging to Electrolux within You Jie's spiritual sea suddenly stirred.

You Jie had been meditating in his dormitory room when, as the Dragon Mark on his arms began to glow once more, his entire consciousness was pulled into his spiritual sea.

At this moment, within the spiritual sea, aside from You Jie himself and the nearby Junk Synchron and Dark Resonator, there appeared an elderly man with white hair and a weathered face.

Seeing You Jie appear, the white-haired elder revealed a gentle smile and nodded toward him.

"I never expected that I, Electrolux, would be so fortunate as to encounter a human possessing such an exceptionally unique dragon power."

"My sincere thanks for your care, You Jie."

"Old sir, you are..."

If You Jie remembered correctly, in the original work, Electrolux did not gain the ability to manifest a human form within the spiritual sea until Prisoner Huo had fused with that piece of Life Gold; before that, he had been nothing but a gray mass.

Although he could still forcibly take control to fight on Huo Yuhao's behalf, his capabilities were extremely limited; merely purifying the Spirit-Devouring Evil Blade could exhaust almost all of his strength.

Yet now, Electrolux did not feel nearly as weak to You Jie; he was already capable of condensing into a human form to converse.

It was exactly as Electrolux had appeared to others after Prisoner Huo had fused with the Life Gold in the original story.

"Thanks to the assistance of the dragon power within your body, my fragment of divine consciousness has been stabilized, which is why I am able to converse with you as I am now."

Oh, so it's the power of the Red Dragon? That explains it!

Hearing Electrolux's explanation, You Jie immediately felt much more relaxed.

As the true powerhouse behind the main cast of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, the power of the Red Dragon was indeed incredibly miraculous and potent; stabilizing a fragment of Electrolux's divine consciousness was naturally a trivial matter.

Moreover, it seemed that due to the protection of the Red Dragon's power, Electrolux was unable to read You Jie's memories.

Otherwise, having learned the plot of the original work, You Jie was ten-tenths certain that Electrolux would never be as calm as he was now.

One must remember that his title in the original work was the Holy Necromancer, the Undead Disaster.

If he were to learn of how Tang San had handled Electrolux and his promising student, Huo Yuhao, Electrolux would likely treat Tang San to an ultimate insult in the form of an undead demi-plane.

Thinking of this, You Jie chatted with Electrolux for a short while longer before his consciousness returned to his body.

Since Electrolux had awakened, You Jie could now strive to obtain that treasure tainted by the power of the evil soul masters.

That's right—the Spirit-Devouring Evil Blade crafted from Life Gold.

Originally, You Jie had wanted to bid on the frequently unsold Spirit-Devouring Evil Blade, but he lacked any means to safely purify it; therefore, neither Mu En, Zhang Lexuan, nor Qian Duoduo would have agreed to his plan.

But now, with Electrolux, You Jie had sufficient confidence to purify the Spirit-Devouring Evil Blade.

The benefits You Jie would gain after purifying the blade were numerous.

Whether it was increasing his own vitality, consolidating his spiritual sea, adding +1s to the lifespan of his Mystic Ancestor Mu En who shielded him from the wind and rain, or stabilizing Electrolux's divine consciousness—Life Gold could do it all.

Speaking of such a good item, how did that evil soul master get his hands on it in the first place? Could it be that, like that Golden Hawksbill, he played the role of a Life Gold miner, snuck beneath the Life Lake in the Star Dou Great Forest, stole a piece of Life Gold, and ran for his life?

After fantasizing about the possible origins of that Life Gold, You Jie re-entered a state of meditation.

Although You Jie could have purchased a Light Soul Bone worth 9.5 million Gold Soul Coins from the original work just from his share of the Soul Tool Department's profits—thanks to the many good ideas he had provided to Qian Duoduo—the unique nature of the Spirit-Devouring Evil Blade meant he did not intend to wait for someone else to buy it back to the academy. Instead, he planned to make a trip to Star Luo City himself.

So...

"You Jie, this old man has heard of that Spirit-Devouring Evil Blade. This Ranking Engraving Knife has claimed the lives of thirty-seven owners and caused nine of them to fall into the path of evil soul masters."

"Do you truly have the confidence to purify the Spirit-Devouring Evil Blade?"

Inside the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En asked with a grave expression after hearing You Jie's request.

With the matter concerning the notorious Ranking Engraving Knife, Mu En naturally would not lower his guard.

"I do, Mystic Ancestor."

You Jie nodded, staring into Mu En's eyes with a serious gaze.

"Very well, then this old man shall accompany you and Lexuan on a trip to Star Luo City."

"I have been to Ming Capital far too often lately; it is high time I head to Star Luo City for a change of pace."

Mu En's nonchalant words left You Jie at a loss for what to say. Could something like this really be considered a "change of pace"?

It was no wonder Mu En was so particularly concerned about the threat posed by Soul Tools. Kong Deming likely had no idea that while they were busy researching Soul Tools, a Limit Douluo was watching them from the shadows.

However, the fact that Mu En had taken the initiative to have You Jie bring Zhang Lexuan along—could this be considered using official business as an excuse to send them on a date?

Or perhaps Mu En intended to use this trip to Star Luo City as an opportunity for the young couple, You Jie and Zhang Lexuan, to experience the thrill of combat in an entirely new setting?