With Sun and Moon in My Grasp, I Pluck the Stars; None in This World Can Rival Me

"I never imagined this wisp of my divine consciousness would find its way to another world."

An aged voice rang out within Qian Renxue's Sea of Consciousness.

The gray bead that had lain dormant in her mental space vanished, replaced by the illusory figure of an elderly man.

The illusory elder wore an ornate black robe studded with gleaming golden runes. Over it hung a large white cloak, a stark contrast to the black beneath. Its hood covered his head, lending him an exceptionally mysterious air.

He was none other than Electrolux, the visitor from another world known as the Holy Necromancer and the Undead Disaster!

Sensing someone trying to pry into Qian Renxue's memories, Electrolux murmured, "Little one, I am lodging in your Sea of Consciousness now. Since that is the case, let me lend you a hand."

Outside the Sea of Consciousness, in the guest room.

Qian Renxue sat cross-legged, still circulating her meditation technique to absorb Heaven and Earth Origin Energy. She had no idea that a powerful Soul Douluo had silently approached her from behind.

Rather, with her current strength and Spiritual Power, it would have been strange if she could detect a Soul Douluo.

Wang Tao's martial soul was nightmare. Its power allowed him to invade other people's dreams, trapping his enemies in endless nightmares and destroying their minds within them.

Searching memories was merely a minor trick he could perform along the way. For Wang Tao, it was a piece of cake, especially when his target this time was only a six-year-old child.

Among the eight Soul Rings circling Wang Tao's body, the first and third began to flash.

A cloud of purple mist appeared in his broad, slender, white-jade-like palm. Then he gently held his hand above Qian Renxue's head.

Qian Renxue's bright golden eyes instantly grew vacant, making her look as though she were sleepwalking.

Wang Tao concentrated his Spiritual Power and murmured, "Let me see your memories."

His Spiritual Power invaded Qian Renxue's Sea of Consciousness, and he began examining her memories.

In the memories Wang Tao searched, the little blond girl named Ren Xue was an orphan.

With neither father nor mother, she had been taken in by a reclusive old woman, a two-ring Soul Grandmaster who pitied her. The woman had raised her, named her Ren Xue, awakened her Sacred Swan Martial Soul, and taught her to cultivate.

Not long ago, however, Ren Xue and the old woman had encountered an Evil Soul Master. To protect her, the old woman had stayed behind to cover her escape and died at the Evil Soul Master's hands.

The Evil Soul Master had then pursued her relentlessly until Ren Xue finally fled to Qinghe Village.

There, Chen An, who had awakened his martial soul, killed the Evil Soul Master with support from Ren Xue's Sacred Swan Martial Soul...

After finishing his search, Wang Tao withdrew his hand.

So she is an orphan who was adopted by a reclusive old woman.

No wonder Qinghe Village and the surrounding towns had no information about her identity or background.

It seems she is just an ordinary little girl plagued by misfortune, not a pawn of some other faction. In that case, we can rest easy.

With that thought, Wang Tao knew he could return and report to Mu En. He lowered his head to look once more at the blond girl's vacant eyes and sighed.

A Soul Skill that searched memories like this inflicted a certain impact on the Sea of Consciousness. It would take a considerable period of rest to recover completely.

Even though he had been very gentle and his control over his Spiritual Power was exceptionally precise, that damage could only be reduced, not eliminated.

Wang Tao thought, Little girl named Ren Xue, do not blame me. If you must blame anything, blame your ill fortune.

Then Wang Tao's figure silently disappeared.

For a time, the entire room was utterly still. Only Qian Renxue remained, staring blankly down at the floor with unfocused eyes.

"Wake up... wake up..."

Within Qian Renxue's Sea of Consciousness, the mysterious, weathered elder spoke in a strange cadence, somewhere between a chant and a hymn.

A wondrous ripple of spiritual power instantly roused the dazed Qian Renxue and drew her consciousness into her Sea of Consciousness.

Within the Sea of Consciousness, in a white expanse.

Qian Renxue's soul form slowly opened her eyes at the very center of the space.

The next moment, she discovered a mysterious elder inside her Sea of Consciousness and immediately grew wary.

Qian Renxue's brows knitted tightly. The Sea of Consciousness was a Soul Master's most important and secret place. An injury there could leave one with a splitting headache at best, or reduced to an imbecile or a vegetative state at worst.

Thus, when she saw that an outsider had actually invaded her Sea of Consciousness.

Like a tiger whose territory had been violated, Qian Renxue immediately tried to expel the mysterious elder before her.

But she soon discovered that he seemed not to exist within this space at all.

No matter how she rejected him or manipulated her Spiritual Power, nothing worked.

It was like passing her hand through intangible air. She could not touch the mysterious elder before her at all.

"Who are you? Why are you in my Sea of Consciousness?"

Seeing that she could not drive him out, Qian Renxue immediately began probing him with words.

Electrolux looked at her, his aged voice ringing out. "Little girl, you need not be afraid. I do not believe I originally belonged to this world.

"I only remember that I seemed to be dying. Perhaps because my soul was too powerful, it broke through space at the moment of death, leaving this wisp of divine consciousness behind. I ended up in your world.

"A few days ago, an enormous worm with exceptionally powerful Spiritual Power burrowed into your young companion Chen An's body.

"When that enormous worm fused with him, it produced intense energy fluctuations that drew me over as well.

"Originally, I intended to settle in his Sea of Consciousness, but then I discovered you, a little girl with a sacred attribute.

"Your attribute is very similar to mine, so I changed my mind and settled in your Sea of Consciousness.

"But rest assured, little girl. I bear you no ill will, and I fear I will no longer be able to leave this place. All I have left now is a single, exceedingly fragile wisp of divine consciousness. I need time to mend it gradually before I can slowly recover all my memories.

"Also, someone tried to examine your memories just now. I helped hide your true memories and fooled him with false ones."

After listening to the mysterious elder, Qian Renxue was utterly overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information.

What did he mean, an enormous worm had fused with Chen An? What even was that worm?

Was Chen An all right? Surely that enormous worm had not possessed him?

And what did he mean, a wisp of divine consciousness from a powerful being in another world had come to the Douluo Continent? This mysterious being had even settled in her Sea of Consciousness and refused to move.

Wasn't that far too dangerous? What would she do if this mysterious elder tried to possess her?

Qian Renxue had never shied away from assuming the worst of others.

But she soon realized that if the mysterious elder really could possess her, he certainly would not waste words on her.

There were only two possibilities: either the elder lacked the ability to possess her, or he was a good person.

Either possibility was undoubtedly good news for her. Both meant that her life was safe, at least for the moment.

Qian Renxue's guarded mood immediately eased.

Her gaze grew calm again, and she asked, "You said someone tried to examine my memories just now?"

Electrolux nodded. "Yes. Someone did indeed try to examine your memories."

Then he waved his hand, and an image appeared, showing the scene of Wang Tao using his nightmare martial soul to search Qian Renxue's memories.

Qian Renxue was badly frightened after watching it.

Had she not been inside her Sea of Consciousness, her delicate little face would surely have turned deathly pale, and cold sweat would have soaked her back.

Qian Renxue realized she had been far too naive and had underestimated Shrek Academy far too much.

She had never imagined that Shrek Academy's higher-ups would be so cautious. They had not overlooked even an insignificant Soul Master like her, directly sending a Soul Douluo to search her memories.

Without the mysterious elder's help, her identity would probably have been exposed by now, and an unknown fate would have awaited her.

Qian Renxue swallowed involuntarily and bowed to the elder before her.

"Thank you for helping me. Without your help, I fear I would already have... Oh, I still do not know your name."

Watching Qian Renxue bow to him, Electrolux smiled. "I am living within your body now. Helping you is helping myself, so there is no need to thank me. As for my name..."

Remembrance stirred in Electrolux's weathered eyes.

"My name... what was it? Hmm, let me think. I am only a wisp of divine consciousness. Apart from a few hazy fragments, I seem to remember only a single phrase.

"With sun and moon in my grasp, I pluck the stars; none in this world can rival me. My name is the Holy Necromancer, the Undead Disaster, Electrolux!"

The Holy Necromancer? The Undead Disaster, Electrolux?!

Qian Renxue's eyes widened at those domineering titles.

The Holy Necromancer—a god?! Could this elder have been a god at his peak? But that did not seem quite right. His aura felt far weaker than the Angel God's aura in the inheritance grounds. Was he a demigod, then?

Still, the title Undead Disaster did not sound like the name of a good person.

Looking at Qian Renxue's expression, Electrolux seemed to have already guessed her thoughts.

"Little girl," he said, "do not lump me together with those Evil Soul Masters."

Qian Renxue immediately felt a little embarrassed and scratched her little blond head. "Of course not. You saved me. How could those Evil Soul Masters who know only slaughter deserve to be compared with you?"

But she quickly realized something was wrong.

"How do you know what I am thinking?!"

Electrolux smiled. "Little girl, this is the Sea of Consciousness. Spiritual fluctuations reflect a person's thoughts.

"Also, while helping you resist that person's spiritual invasion just now, I accidentally saw a few fragments of your memories.

"I never expected you to have traveled here from ten thousand years ago.

"How interesting. And your identity is far from ordinary. You are actually Qian Renxue, the fallen God of Angels.

"However, you seem to be Qian Renxue from before you became the God of Angels.

"How fascinating. Could this be what they call travel between parallel timelines?"

As someone who had approached the divine level at his peak, Electrolux had some understanding of the concept of parallel timelines.

However, the laws of space and time were far too mysterious and profound. Not even he at his peak, nor even stronger gods, could easily grasp their secrets.

Hearing this, Qian Renxue felt as though a Clear Sky Hammer had slammed down hard on her head, leaving it ringing.

Her greatest secret—that she had traveled ten thousand years into the future—had actually been discovered.

Qian Renxue stared at Electrolux, the elder who knew her greatest secret, unable to utter a word for a long while.

Electrolux said calmly, "Little girl, do not worry. The two of us now share glory and loss alike.

"I am lodging within your body, and your attribute is extremely similar to mine. Once you grow stronger, you will be better able to sustain my existence. So not only will I not harm you, I will help you.

"For example, I can help you grow stronger and teach you more knowledge, making you the strongest person of this age."

Qian Renxue: ⊙᎔⊙ This old man's words actually seemed quite reasonable...

After thinking for a while, Qian Renxue felt that the mysterious elder Electrolux truly offered her every benefit and no harm, so she accepted him readily.

She was Qian Renxue, the young master of Spirit Hall, and she was broad-minded. Even if he was Electrolux, the Undead Disaster, she remained confident she could bring him into her service.

After chatting with Electrolux for a while, Qian Renxue questioned him in detail about his current condition.

She learned that he was merely a wisp of divine consciousness. Though its level was exceptionally high, he had no power to sustain it.

Thus, the strength he could unleash still depended on her, his host.

After learning about Electrolux, Qian Renxue asked, "Electrolux, you said an enormous worm fused with Chen An just now. Is Chen An all right?"

Qian Renxue cared a great deal about Chen An, her very first friend.

Thus, learning that an enormous worm had taken up residence in him had left her quite worried.

Electrolux looked at her and said, "He is fine. To be precise, that enormous worm's situation is somewhat similar to mine, only his condition is far, far better.

"After fusing with Chen An, he merged all his origin power into Chen An's body. You could say Chen An gained tremendous benefits. Given time, he will certainly become a powerful individual."

After hearing Electrolux's words, Qian Renxue breathed a sigh of relief. Then she could not help gritting her teeth.

Chen An, after all my concern for you, you actually kept a secret from me!

Damn you, just you wait! Sooner or later, I will expose your secret to your face, then thoroughly conquer you and make you submit at my feet!