Lin Xiao's heart suddenly jolted.
If he claimed to feel no interest in the power Electrolux possessed, that would be a lie.
Yet before meeting Electrolux, he was not like Huo Yuhao—a child who had never left the Duke's Mansion, as blank as fresh paper.
Even before arriving in this world, he had already lived more than twenty years. Then, in the Holy Spirit Cult, he grew up once more.
As Electrolux had said, having lived through that environment and hiding so many secrets in his heart, he truly had never shown anyone his real self.
He had long grown used to wearing different masks for different people. Sometimes, even he could not tell which face was the truest.
Perhaps that was why Electrolux had always kept a certain distance. Though more than a year had passed since their first encounter, they had spoken a few times.
Until now.
"I am willing to learn the new power."
"Have you thought it through?"
"Yes." Lin Xiao answered firmly in his mind.
"Then listen well. I am the Holy Law God of the Undead, the Calamity of the Undead, Electrolux. I once passed two of my powers to two disciples. If you are willing, I will teach you my final power—necromancy."
"This world is different from the one I came from, yet the ways of using power are the same. Necromancy differs from the martial souls of your world; it is another way to wield strength."
"Everything in your Holy Spirit Cult that touches the soul does not even scratch the surface of necromancy."
"Now, do you still stand by your earlier decision?"
"Yes." Lin Xiao paused, then continued, "I am willing to learn necromancy… Teacher."
"Hahaha." Electrolux laughed heartily. "Good. Since you call me Teacher, I accept you as my disciple. I never thought that I, Electrolux, reduced to a wisp of remnant soul, would still have the chance to leave behind this final inheritance."
Electrolux collected himself, his tone growing calm. "Before we formally begin learning necromancy, I have one more thing to say."
"Teacher, please speak."
"Any power is righteous when used righteously, evil when used wickedly. Power itself has no good or evil; how it is used depends on the person."
"You grew up in that environment, yet still kept a trace of kindness. I believe you will not stray in the future."
"Still, I hope you will do one thing for me."
"Teacher, please tell me."
"After you have fully accepted my necromancy and gained some strength, I hope you will eliminate those who profane souls and restore the true name of necromancy."
"I will." Lin Xiao nodded.
"Very well. Then we begin with your martial soul."
"Martial soul?"
"Correct." Electrolux paused. "Where do you think the power of a martial soul comes from?"
Lin Xiao truly had never considered it. Perhaps because of memories from his previous life, after arriving in this world, he had quickly accepted martial souls and never wondered about their origin.
Electrolux did not wait for an answer. After a brief pause, he continued, "I have observed this world for a long time through your eyes. I believe a martial soul is your own power."
"You may have noticed that people with fire-attribute martial souls are usually more hot-tempered than those with ice-attribute martial souls. Have you ever wondered whether the martial soul affects them—or whether their innate temperament shaped the martial soul?"
"Apart from parental inheritance, the greatest factor deciding a person's martial soul is their own personality or experiences."
Lin Xiao listened, paused, then had to admit Electrolux was right. Such cases were common. In the Holy Spirit Cult where he lived, almost every soul master who awakened an "evil" martial soul had suffered miserable childhoods.
There were even some who had not originally been evil soul masters but fell into evil because of later experiences.
"You seem to have thought of some people. But today I will not teach you that. Today, I will teach you to comprehend true death from your martial soul."
"When speaking of the undead and souls, 'death' is unavoidable. It is the foundation of necromancy."
"I do not know how your martial soul formed. Perhaps as a child, you witnessed a death so unforgettable that your martial soul gained the rare death attribute."
"With this attribute, learning necromancy will be twice as effective with half the effort. And if I am not mistaken, your death attribute will become purer through studying necromancy."
Electrolux did not know where Lin Xiao's death attribute came from, but hearing his words, Lin Xiao understood something.
He had not merely witnessed death—he had personally experienced a real death before arriving in this world of martial souls.
"You were born with a martial soul involving death, and you love to study. You have already researched souls a little. Therefore, the necromancy I will teach you is not just simple spells. We start from the very foundation."
"We start from the boundary between life and death and the essence of the soul. This way, in the future, you may even create necromancy that belongs only to you."
"I understand, Teacher." Lin Xiao nodded inwardly. Though this meant he could not use necromancy in battle for a while, the rewards later would be far greater.
"Good. Calm and unhurried." Electrolux sighed softly. "Although your childhood experiences brought you much pain, they also made your character steadier."
"Very well. I will start with the simplest explanation of the soul. I should have mentioned before that in the word 'soul,' the more important character is 'spirit.' All necromancy begins from that spark of spirituality…"
High in the night sky hung a bright moon, its silver-white light slanting down. Lin Xiao's figure flickered constantly through the shadows as he sped toward the Sun Moon Empire.
Within his mental sea, an old man who had nearly become a god of death was unveiling a corner of souls and death, letting him glimpse their mysteries.
Lin Xiao already understood clearly: though he was only a Soul Sage now, higher realms were not unreachable. One day, he would obtain the power he desired—power enough that no one could control him.
Meanwhile, far away at Shrek Academy, several powerful auras gathered together on Sea God Island, converging inside the not-so-spacious Sea God Pavilion.
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