Reincarnation: The Soul of Dashul

"Little Archmage... just who are you? How come you can make the Shadow Blade of Kahnwennan acknowledge you as its master?"

"Are you really Raziel's grandson? You don't look like that old man at all..."

"The magical energy around you is a bit strange... Why can't I identify your elemental type?"

"I am a level ten magical beast, stronger than your human archmages, yet you can't see through me?"

"Speak up... Are you mute? Speak up! What the hell? You little brat... How dare you mute me?"

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In the inner library of the Crystal Palace, the guardian monster gargoyle appeared on the wall, staring at Leido who was flipping through ancient books, and asked more than a dozen questions in a row, forcing Leido to activate the pendant Falling Moon to silence its voice.

"The Sweeping Teacher lifted the seal on the main gate of the Weapon Hall, allowing you to freely manifest anywhere in the Crystal Palace. This is to protect this place, not to let you chatter on and on and annoy me to death!"

Since the caretaker of the Crystal Palace moved the mysterious masked man who was about to attack, Leido has never seen the Sweeper again. With many questions in mind, he entered the Inner Library to look through ancient books and materials, hoping to find clues.

“‘The Key of Solomon’, ‘Kahn Wennan’s Shadow Blade’… I remember it was in this book… I found it!” Leido’s ability to remember everything he heard was so profound that he could recite it after hearing it once. Yesterday, when he heard the mysterious masked man scolding the old sweeper to hand over a book, he felt that the words sounded familiar.

Using his perception technique, Leido found a very old parchment book in the inner library. The book contained relevant information, but upon closer inspection, Leido frowned.

"'The Key of Solomon: The origin book of dragon dark magic, one of the creation magic books, lost during the ancient war, its whereabouts unknown, the rest is unknown.' Unknown? Just one sentence? So mysterious?"

Based on just one simple sentence on the page, Leido couldn't know anything more. His "Insight Technique" had automatically searched all the information he had browsed, and indeed there were no other records.

"Those people came to kill the Sweeper Teacher... From what they said, we know that the Sweeper Teacher was one of them back then, and when he left, he must have taken the Key of Solomon with him..."

Based on the available information, Leido tried to deduce the cause and effect of the matter, but the more he thought about it, the more confused he became.

"Our teacher is active in the Imperial Library and the Crystal Palace; a simple search will reveal this. Why wait until he reaches the level of Supreme Dharma King to settle scores? Why is the mysterious man's mask shaped like a Tai Chi symbol? Our teacher's methods aren't magic; they seem more like directly tearing through space? And..."

"Ledo... are you still in the inner palace?" Ledo was deep in thought when a very familiar voice suddenly rang in his mind, and he was stunned on the spot.

"Professor Norman? I'm at the Inner Library... What brings you to the capital?" Ledo, who had been looking worried just moments before, was now overjoyed. After the Magic Conference, he hadn't even had time to return to Smallville Town to visit his relatives and friends when Norman came to the Mount Everest Magic Academy.

"Hearing about the cult's unauthorized entry into the magic convention, your aunt and I were very worried and wanted to come see you, but Teacher Raziel said that since you haven't come out yet, it would be useless for us to come. Besides, what about your sister..."

Before Norman even saw Ledo, he communicated with him remotely using magical telepathy. Moments later, Norman appeared in the inner library of the Crystal Palace.

"Teacher... do you also have access to the inner library?" Just as Ledo was about to go out to greet his mentor, Norman teleported to his side.

"Your grandfather Raziel gave it to you... Hmm? You're already a beginner level two archmage? That's some speed of advancement..." Norman only knew that Leido had passed the Judgment of Fate, but he didn't know that Leido had advanced in succession. He was quite surprised when he saw it.

“A good teacher produces outstanding students… How are your mother and sister?” Ledo’s lips curled up. He was very relaxed in front of Norman, who was not only his mentor but also his family.

"Don't worry! Everything is fine. The spring water you left behind contains extremely abundant water energy, enough to maintain the formation for several years. Your aunt has saved a lot of energy every day, and her complexion has improved a lot!" Norman, who usually doesn't talk much, kept talking non-stop at this moment.

"That's wonderful! Isn't my aunt getting more and more beautiful?" Ledo raised an eyebrow, his words carrying a hidden meaning.

"Of course... She's the most beautiful woman in the world... You brat, how dare you tease your teacher? You have no manners!" Norman didn't react at first, but when he thought of her beautiful figure by Lake Norren, he couldn't help but feel happy.

"Hahaha..." Leido was overjoyed to see his mentor and chatted with Norman for a long time before remembering the important matter, "Teacher, there are a few things you need to take a good look at..."

Leido's spiritual sense had already spread out, and after confirming that there was no one else in the inner library, he summoned a dark brown wooden slip and a blue-green jade tablet, and began to explain to Norman in detail about the secret manual of the Azure Winged Wind God Dragon Clan and the Reincarnation Key.

"This kid is so destined to be with the dragon race. He's found so many dragon secrets in just a few years. I've studied dragon language for decades and only happened to get my hands on one historical secret..."

Upon hearing that it was a secret manual of the Dragon Clan, Norman couldn't wait to unfold the wooden scroll. He couldn't help but mutter to himself that Leido's luck was extraordinary, as he was able to collect so many rare manuals.

"Including mine... we already have five historical secret books from the Apaco Amethyst Thunder Dragon Clan, the Moon Elf Dragon Clan, the Cerberus Dragon Clan, the Leafwing Butterfly Dragon Clan, and the Azure Wing Wind God Dragon Clan. No one has ever been able to obtain so many secret books!"

Norman was extremely excited. He raised his right hand and took out the dragon secret manual he had collected earlier. He immediately began to study it. His expression changed from sudden realization to confusion to sudden enlightenment.

Seeing this, Leido stopped disturbing his teacher, sat down at the desk, and began his studies, still holding the parchment scroll he had just found in his hand.

"Kahnwennan Shadow Blade... one of the three sacred artifacts of the ancient magical empire? There's even such a legend about it... quite interesting!"

The new magical artifact that Leido selected from the artifact store—the Shadow Dagger—was identified through the Mountain and Sea Illustrated Manual. He did not know the traditional name for this artifact in the Dashuer Empire. He had hoped to have the opportunity to ask the old sweeper about it, but unfortunately, he never saw the old man again.

Before Norman appeared, the gatekeeper gargoyle accidentally saw Ledo playing with the Shadow Blade and exclaimed in surprise, "Kahnwennan Shadow Blade!"

Leido then had a flash of inspiration and found this very old book of strange tales, which not only recorded the "Key of Solomon" but also the strange tales about the "Kahn Wennan Shadow Blade".

"Legend has it that long before the establishment of the Dashur Empire, there was an extremely dark ancient magical kingdom, whose ruler was cruel and tyrannical, and all living beings lived in constant fear and misery, until a magician named Arthur Pendragon appeared..."

Even now, Ledo still dislikes dry theoretical knowledge, but he has no choice but to study it. However, he never tires of legends and unofficial histories, and he reads the records in ancient books with great interest.

"...The three sacred artifacts: the Sword of Kings, the Holy Grail of the Sage, and the Shadow Dagger...The Shadow Dagger is the posthumous work of Master Kahn Wennan, hence the name 'Kahn Wennan Shadow Blade'..."