"There is no division of good and evil in abilities; the power of darkness can also be used for righteous ends!"
Feeling this brand-new body, Ilyx had never felt so overjoyed. In his past life, the very reason he created the Eternal Tower was to nourish his own physical form, only for it to eventually turn to ash all the same. Yet, he never expected that after his rebirth, this transformation carried out from childhood would prove so remarkably successful.
A Necromancer possessing a physical body—and moreover, a physical body endowed with the power of the Child of Light. How incredible was this!
"Boom!"
Just as Ilyx completely fused those energies together, a violent explosion echoed from a small valley not far away. Shortly after, Xiao Xiao Number One came running from that direction, looking disheveled and covered in dust.
"What happened?"
"Master, that Long Xingyu is simply too powerful! He truly lives up to his name as a Divine Seal Knight. Every single skeleton you summoned earlier has been completely wiped out!"
Heh. He had almost forgotten about this big shot. Although the little fellow Long Haochen was currently just a rookie, he was by no means an ordinary rookie. Not only did he possess the bloodline of the Demon God Emperor, but he also had such a formidable Divine Seal Knight for a father.
"Forget it, let's not provoke this bunch. Let's go home first!"
Originally, Ilyx had deeply wanted to pay a visit to Long Haochen's mother, the woman hailed as the number one beauty of the Holy Demonic Continent. Of course, before Ilyx had awakened his memories, he had once gone to their house for a meal as a classmate, though his perspective back then was entirely different from what it was now.
"As you command, Master!"
With those words, Xiao Xiao Number One once again faded into invisibility. In truth, this little fellow had all along remained by his master's side as a precaution against any unforeseen needs. However, unless one truly encountered mighty powerhouses on the level of Demon Gods, there were genuinely very few people capable of posing a threat to the present Ilyx.
As for Long Xingyu, surely he wouldn't actually make a move against a human boy. These so-called Divine Seal Knights were all full of themselves, fancying themselves as super-powered agents of justice. When you stripped it all away, they were nothing special! If not for the fact that the Demon God Emperor Fengxiu held a somewhat ambiguous attitude toward humanity, these Divine Seal Knights likely wouldn't have had such an easy time of it.
"Heh, I suppose I'll go have dinner at little Long's place another day!"
Even though this was an entirely different timeline, in Ilyx's heart, Long Haochen remained his disciple. It was only natural for a master to go to his apprentice's house for a meal, wasn't it? Naturally, their household also featured an even more delectable existence—hehe!
Just as Ilyx reached the city gates, however, he caught sight of a familiar figure.
She wore a gorgeous mage's robe, her purplish-blue hair hanging in a light, graceful drape. Beneath a short blue skirt were two sections of fair, slender calves—so long and delicate that they instantly made one yearn to reach out and stroke them! She carried a magic staff that was extravagant to the extreme; a single glance made it obvious that it belonged to the exorbitantly expensive variety.
Wasn't that Lin Jialu? That legendary little wealthy heiress! She was also Li Xin's former close friend, though the two had later gone their separate ways over a man.
How amusing. What was this little heiress doing out here in the middle of the night? Could it be that she was drawn by the commotion outside just now? Even the high-level professionals hadn't mobilized—what was a young girl like her up to?
"Hey, little knight, did you just come from outside? Did you hear that commotion?"
Before Ilyx could even step forward, the little heiress herself took the initiative to strike up a conversation.
"Commotion? Are you talking about the valley over there? It was probably just an earthquake, though I did happen to see a great knight fly past!"
"Ah, really? Really? A great knight who can fly—what tier would that be? Tier 6? Tier 7?"
At this moment, Lin Jialu looked just like a bundle of curiosity, combined with a strong sense of justice. Yet this sheltered little heiress never dreamed that the very moment she delivered herself to his doorstep, Ilyx had already activated the Divine Maiden Furnace.
When it came to cultivation, aside from talent and power, money was an equally indispensable necessity. Li Xin's family was quite well-to-do, but they still couldn't compare to this prominent lineage of mages. Moreover, if he captured this little heiress, the system would in all likelihood continue rewarding him with a massive influx of Spiritual Power. 5,000 points of Spiritual Power might seem relatively high to ordinary humans, but on the peak stage of the entire Holy Demonic Continent, it was utterly insignificant—nothing more than a tiny bug. Battles between gods invariably involved over a million points of Spiritual Power. Back in his prime, Ilyx had successfully entered that echelon, and thus...
"Miss Lin, that valley is far too distant. Why don't we go chat in the grove up ahead?"
Seeing the gradual flush appearing on the enthusiastic woman's face before him, Ilyx knew that his Divine Maiden Furnace had practically taken effect. This young miss was timid by nature and possessed even weaker mental resistance; a single phrase was essentially all it took to settle the matter.
"Ah, th-this doesn't seem quite right. After all... after all, we only just met!"
Lin Jialu had no idea what was happening to her. Suddenly, she felt her face grow burning hot and her body flush with heat. The Ilyx before her was already rather handsome, and at this moment, Miss Lin even felt an irrepressible impulse surging within her—she wanted nothing more than to fling herself straight into the man's arms and act spoiled!
"Don't be shy, come with me!"
As he spoke, Ilyx reached out and directly seized the soft, delicate hands of the young lady before him. With a slight pull, a faint, elegant fragrance immediately drifted into his nostrils. As expected of a wealthy young miss, even her perfume was of such a high grade! It smelled wonderful—he liked it immensely!
"Y-You still haven't told me your name!"
Lin Jialu's current state was deeply bizarre, as if she had been instantly transformed into a love-struck fool. Furthermore, leaning against this man's chest made the wealthy young lady feel an incomparable sense of security, as though she had encountered the one and only person meant for her in this lifetime.
Even if the place before them was merely a sparse little grove with hardly any cover, even if pitch-black night had fallen, as long as this man remained by her side, Lin Jialu would be willing to follow him to the ends of the earth!
Naturally, Ilyx adored this kind of pitch-black environment. If not for the fact that he could never quite sever those lingering remnants of human emotion, this fellow would long ago have transformed into the God of Death reigning over the dark night. Fear? Such a concept did not exist for him. Ilyx was none other than the Scourge of the Undead himself!
Perhaps the night was simply too dark. The moment their figures crossed the threshold into the grove, they vanished completely from sight. No one could tell what transpired next; one could only vaguely discern that the bushes along the edge of that shadowy little grove were swaying without any wind, as if pressed flat over a large area by some invisible force.
Roughly two hours later, the Eternal Tower—invisible to ordinary mortals—slowly manifested above the grove and began to gently spin. After revolving a few times, two distinct wisps of black and white breath overflowed from the very base of the Eternal Tower, swirling in the air to form a Taiji diagram.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Before long, these two complementary forces of Yin and Yang simultaneously plunged back down into the bodies of the pair of wild mandarin ducks.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host on adding another offspring. Just as before, due to your constitution as a Necromancer, your child's birth may occur somewhat later.]
Fine, here it comes again...