"Congratulations, Knight Li Xin! You are probably the youngest Tier 4 Knight on our side!"
Seeing the reading of over 900, the examiner nearby almost dropped his jaw.
Just how old was Li Xin? And she was a young girl, too! How had she managed to reach a level that took ordinary adult knights until thirty-five or forty to achieve? Even among those heaven-defying geniuses, nobody reached this rank before turning at least twenty! Could it be—?
"Thanks a lot! Let the Hall Master know for me—I'm heading back to sleep!"
At that moment, Li Xin was brimming with joy, eager to share this great news with that punk Ilyx.
However, when the Hell Rose returned to her dormitory, she discovered that Ilyx was not in the room. There was a note on the table:
"I'm going out for some fresh air, I'll be back soon!"
In fact, Ilyx was far more excited at that moment than Li Xin. What did an increase of 5,000 in Spiritual Power represent? It meant he could step directly into Tier 6 as a practitioner. With such massive spiritual power, undergoing a sacred awakening right after would allow him to summon high-grade undead creatures very soon.
Although Ilyx currently appeared to be posing as a knight, he would never forget his true origins. In fact, ever since that glorious era of the past, the name Ilyx had been firmly bound to the Scourge of the Undead. Of course, there had been framing by the Pope involved, but that only served to demonstrate how formidable this fellow truly was. It could be said that the Ilyx of yesteryear was a figure who had suppressed an entire glorious era!
"Master, the awakening stone has been prepared. However, as a former Child of Light, transforming into a Necromancer during the awakening might..."
Out on a barren mountain in the outskirts, Xiao Xiao Number One was summoned once again.
On the surface, Ilyx was about to enter the state of a sacred awakening because he was originally the Child of Light. But in reality, Ilyx had a plan B—precisely because he had been reborn, he had this opportunity to transform directly from the awakening of the Child of Light into a Necromancy Saint Mage. Once successful, it would be even more perfect than his previous life.
"No one should come around a place like this, right? I'll summon a few skeleton knights, and with you as well, we should be able to clear the area!"
Even with a powerful system, some fundamental things still had to be done by oneself.
"Understood, please rest assured, Master. With these preparations made, we can send even a Demon God packing if one appears!"
Thanks to the existence of the Eternal Tower and Xiao Xiao's assistance, Ilyx was now capable of summoning skeleton warriors one tier lower than his own! Since he currently possessed the spiritual power of a Tier 6 practitioner, summoning Peak Tier 5 skeleton warriors was not a problem at all. Along the way, by setting up a few skeleton mages and skeleton archers as well, he could completely control an area with a radius of over a dozen square kilometers.
Of course, the primary reliance was still Xiao Xiao Number One, who served as his core little steward.
Everything was ready. Ilyx slowly took out that awakening stone and handed it to the servant beside him.
The next moment, his tender, boyish body slowly floated up into mid-air, his entire body radiating a sacred golden glow, while the surrounding energy crystals were infected into gold one by one. This was the defining characteristic of the Child of Light.
Ilyx was already thoroughly familiar with this awakening process. But what came next was the most critical part!
*Buzz, buzz, buzz!*
Just as the readings of all the crystal stones reached their peak, a terrifying change occurred. It was a transformation.
Suddenly, a wisp of black Qi emerged in Xiao Xiao Number One's hand. Accompanied by the black wisps exhaled from the mouths of the surrounding skeleton warriors and skeleton archers, a black sphere of light condensed.
*Clang!*
The black sphere of light directly contacted one of the energy stones that had been dyed golden. In practically an instant, all that golden energy transformed completely into the black power of the undead!
"Ah!"
This transformation was agonizing—not only mentally, but physically excruciating as well. Even in his dormant state, Ilyx's brows were tightly knitted.
Fortunately, this sensation was already second nature to him. In his past life, he had obtained the legacy of the Necromancer and undergone transformation only after reaching adulthood. Although he had appeared immensely powerful back then, he had lacked room for further growth. But now, growing from a teenage boy into the Necromancy Saint Mage of yesteryear meant countless possibilities.
At this moment, he could cultivate the power of light while simultaneously incorporating the power of the undead. The Scourge of the Undead forged in this manner would be far more terrifying than the one from the past.
However, during this process of transformation, a massive amount of dark energy would be released, causing all dark entities in the vicinity to become restless.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
"Awoo!"
There were naturally magical beasts in this forest, and wolf demons had even appeared recently. Just as expected, when Ilyx the Necromancer underwent his awakening, incredible roars echoed from all directions. Among them was a giant wolf of a terrifying appearance, its body even exuding the aura of a Demon God.
"Interesting. In this human territory, I actually smell a trace of kindred aura—oh no, it seems even darker!"
Elsewhere, a mysterious Grand Knight passing through the area also cast his gaze in this direction.
"Feels a bit odd. What is this? The Demon Clan?"
If Ilyx and this Grand Knight were to come face to face, he would likely recognize the man's identity at a glance.
It was Long Xingyu, legendary holder of a Divine Throne. This time, Long Xingyu had come to this region with a specific objective: he was searching for a woman, his lost lover from years ago—Long Haochen's mother.
Ilyx probably never dreamed in his wildest dreams that his transformations would actually attract these big figures out into the open.
The next moment, however, Xiao Xiao Number One seemed to sense that something was amiss and immediately commanded his skeleton soldiers to charge off in the opposite direction.
"You lot, make a detour toward the direction of that human powerhouse and try your best to draw his line of sight away!"
He truly lived up to being the little steward of the Eternal Tower; Xiao Xiao Number One was not only formidable in combat, but his mind worked remarkably fast as well.
*Clack, clack, clack!*
*Boom!*
Soon, a small-scale skirmish broke out about eighteen miles to the south of this location.
Yet precisely because of this opening, Ilyx completed the most perfect mental and physical transformation.
"Holding the sun and moon to pluck the stars, there is no one else in this world quite like me!"
The sacred awakening ritual concluded. The information regarding Ilyx returned to normal once more. But by now, he had become an unimaginable existence—capable of wielding the power of a Guardian Knight, summoning the undead at will, and simultaneously utilizing all the functions of the first floor of the Eternal Tower, making him the most incredible entity across the Holy Demonic Continent!
[Ding! The system has detected a change in your identity. Data is currently matching...]
[Name: Ilyx]
[Titles: Child of Light, Scourge of the Undead]
[Classes: Guardian Knight, Necromancy Saint Mage]
[Equipment: Dual-class equipment can be worn simultaneously]
[Rank: Tier 6]
[Divine Artifact: Eternal Tower]
[System: Prolific Blessings]