Another World: When a Necromancer Possesses the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls

Guided by the awakening energy, the Myriad Soul Banner trembled violently deep within Li Xingyao's mind! The previously blurry dark patterns on the banner suddenly lit up, bursting forth with a deep, dark light! An indescribable, terrifying power erupted, surging wildly into Li Xingyao's body!

"Huh?!" The technician in charge of monitoring Pillar Three let out a short, surprised exclamation. On the monitoring instrument in front of him, the curve representing the energy reaction within Li Xingyao's body was soaring wildly at an astonishing speed, like a runaway rocket! The value instantly broke through 50, 55, 60... and was still climbing at an alarming rate!

At the same time, the No. 3 Star Energy Crystal Pillar suddenly burst forth with light! In contrast, the other crystal pillars remained unresponsive. Instantly, it drew the attention of everyone in the Awakening Hall! The previously calmly flowing ghostly light within the pillar became violent, surging like a raging river! The sturdy crystal pillar even began to tremble slightly.

"What's going on?!"

"What happened?!"

"What happened to pillar number three?!"

The hall erupted in commotion! Students turned their attention to the screen, murmurs of curiosity filling the air. The teachers were equally drawn to the scene, with Director Zhao Zhenguo's pupils shrinking as he rushed to the instrument panel, his gaze fixed intently on Li Xingyao's monitoring data.

"Star energy intensity: 65...68...70...80! It's still rising! This is not the usual way, it's unbelievable!" The technician's voice trembled with disbelief.

Buzz—Buzz—

An invisible force field instantly formed from the dome and walls of the hall, like an invisible giant hand, forcefully enveloping Crystal Pillar No. 3 and Li Xingyao. The abnormality erupting from the crystal pillar was suppressed, its brightness decreased sharply, and the vibrations stopped, but the radiance flowing within the pillar continued to surge.

At this moment, Li Xingyao was completely unaware of the exclamations, commotion, and changes in the venue.

"Is this awakening?" He silently sensed the changes in his body.

Li Xingyao's consciousness seemed to be pulled into a strange space by an irresistible force. All around was boundless darkness and deathly silence, cold and empty, as if devouring all perception. Only the Ten Thousand Souls Banner floated in the center, emitting a ghostly dark light, seemingly capable of devouring souls. The banner moved without wind, the illuminated dark patterns on it twisting and writhing like living things, sometimes coalescing into ferocious, roaring ghost faces, sometimes transforming into vast, desolate, and cold starry skies.

Cold, deathly still, desolate, vast… countless complex and ancient auras washed over his consciousness like a tidal wave. He felt as insignificant as dust, as if he could be crushed and assimilated at any moment before this terrifying power. But strangely, the ancient aura emanating from the banner resonated with him in a peculiar way, as if the banner itself was a lost part of his soul.

[High-dimensional energy resonance detected... Compatibility confirmed...]

[The carrier's mental threshold is met... Initial binding begins...]

[Binding progress 1%...5%...10%...]

Fragments of thoughts, cold and devoid of emotion, pierced his consciousness like steel needles.

"What is this information?" The information in his mind caught Li Xingyao's attention.

Just then, the guiding star energy surging into the body seemed to have reached a certain critical point.

boom!

Li Xingyao felt as if his mental world had been violently blasted open! A completely new and vague perception appeared in his consciousness—it was a hazy space of about ten square meters, with chaotic mist slowly flowing around its edges. In the center of the space, a faint but incredibly clear ghostly blue flame burned quietly, emitting a cold and pure aura of death.

[The Realm of the Dead...opens...]

[Undead Summoning...Unlocked...]

The cold message flashed by again.

"The Necromancer's Space..." Li Xingyao asked inwardly, because this thing had not appeared in the job descriptions of this life.

outside world.

The violent light of the third crystal pillar finally stabilized completely. The radiance within the pillar no longer surged and roared, but instead condensed into a solid and stable pillar of light, which remained steadily at a height of nearly three-quarters of the pillar, radiating a powerful yet restrained energy fluctuation.

On the monitoring screen, the wildly fluctuating numbers finally came to a stop.

The technician stared at the glaring numbers on the screen, his mouth agape, as if he could fit an egg in it. His voice was dry and trembling as he read out the result:

"Li Xingyao... Novice Necromancer... Star Energy Intensity: 100. Potential Rating: A!"

Whoosh—!

After a brief, suffocating silence, the entire Awakening Hall erupted in chaos!

"100?! Star energy intensity 100?!"

"A-level potential?! Are you kidding me! Our school hasn't produced an A-level student in ten years, has it?!"

"Necromancer? That summoning class that's incredibly weak in the early game, supposedly very strong in the late game, but few people can actually reach its full potential?"

"A necromancer with 100 Star Power? This... this potential must be all in his mental strength, right?"

"Holy crap! This luck is insane! Such high initial star energy!"

Envy, jealousy, disbelief, curiosity, and scrutiny... all sorts of gazes were fixed on Li Xingyao, as if trying to see right through him. Director Zhao Zhenguo stared intently at the monitoring data, then glanced deeply at Li Xingyao, who had just emerged from the connection and whose eyes still held a hint of confusion and exhaustion. He said in a deep voice, "Data verification!"

The technician worked with lightning speed, his fingers almost blurring the virtual keyboard. A moment later, he looked up, his voice still filled with shock: "Verification successful! Star energy strength 100, potential rating A! Class: Necromancer!"

Zhao Zhenguo nodded, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. He whispered a few words into the communicator before announcing loudly, his voice drowning out the clamor: "Li Xingyao, awakening successful! Potential rating A! Rejoin the team!"

Li Xingyao somewhat dazedly removed the device. The moment his palm left the crystal pillar base, the cold, hard touch disappeared, and the surging power within his body and the clear image of the undead space in his mind receded like the tide, leaving only a faint aftertaste and an unprecedented feeling of mental clarity intertwined with exhaustion.

"Necromancer... Rank A..." It feels pretty good, but it's somewhat different from what I expected. Considering the classes my sister and brother awakened, I should have awakened the Warrior class, since my "father" in this life is also a Warrior.

The necromancer class somewhat disrupted Li Xingyao's plans. After all, based on experience, his training and studies over the past decade or so had been geared towards a warrior-like profession.

He walked back to the line, clearly sensing the change in the gazes of his classmates. Many of the unfamiliar classmates looked at him with scrutiny and inquiry, even a hint of jealousy. 100 Star Energy, in the initial awakening stage, was already at the very top of the pyramid.

"Awesome! Star Glory! You've been hiding your true strength!" Chen Hao nudged him hard with his elbow, his face filled with pure excitement and pride. "A-rank! Necromancer! Star Energy 100! Your start is just too dreamlike!"

Li Xingyao forced a smile, but his mind was completely occupied with something else. That brief anomaly—the tremor of the Myriad Soul Banner, the chilling intent, the sudden appearance of the gray mist space… it was definitely not an illusion!

The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls… it really awakened along with me! Moreover, it was activated at the crucial moment when I awakened my class! It must have indirectly affected my initial star energy strength and class, as well as something called "Undead Space"! These are definitely related.

Necromancer... Necromancer's Realm...

Li Xingyao's heart began to pound uncontrollably. Having read countless online novels in his past life, he instantly realized what this meant. This "craft" he bought from the street stall was probably an incredible cheat code!

The awakening ceremony continued, but Li Xingyao had lost all interest. He appeared calm, but his mind was in turmoil. He desperately needed to find a completely quiet and safe place to figure out what was going on with the banner in his mind and that space! What did that eerie blue flame represent? And what were the words that had just flashed through his mind?

After finally enduring the awakening ceremony, Director Zhao announced the end of the school day. Li Xingyao was almost the first to rush out of the awakening hall, ignoring Chen Hao's calls of "Wait for me!" behind him, hurrying towards home, wanting only to return to that small but uniquely his own room as soon as possible.

The setting sun cast a long shadow over him. At the school gate, beside the suspended bus stop, a slender figure in a fiery red dress seemed to glance at him casually—it was Lin Wei, the campus goddess. No matter the occasion, she was always the center of attention.

"How did she get here?" Although puzzled, Li Xingyao had no time to think about anything else; he just wanted to get home as soon as possible.

"Hey, isn't this our newly promoted A-level genius, the Necromancer? So eager to get home? Who are you going to share this good news with?" A sarcastic voice came from the side. It was Lin Binbin from the next class, an awakened intermediate warrior with Star Energy 45 and a rating of C+. He was currently chasing after Li Xingyao with a few followers, looking at him with a mocking expression, but a hint of barely perceptible jealousy lurked deep in his eyes.

Li Xingyao paused, giving him a cold glance. His gaze was calm and expressionless, yet carried the lingering chill of someone who had just experienced a profound mental shock, as if he were looking at an insignificant object rather than a person. This look instantly froze Lin Binbin's smile, and the sarcastic words he was about to say stuck in his throat.

"Get out of the way." Li Xingyao's voice was flat, and he silently maintained this state.

"What a silly kid. I can usually interact with you, but I'm really not in the mood today." This thought flashed through his mind. Li Xingyao, who was about to break down, just wanted to "bluff" these people.

Lin Binbin felt uneasy under that gaze and subconsciously turned slightly to the side. Li Xingyao walked straight past him and boarded the electric bus that had just arrived at its stop.