Chapter 1 The Birth of Rhine

West of the Magical Beast Mountain Range in the Yulan Continent, there were the Holy Alliance and the Dark Alliance. The leading kingdom in the Holy Alliance was the Fenlai Kingdom.

Fenlai City was the royal capital of the Fenlai Kingdom and also the holy capital of the Holy Alliance because the headquarters of the Radiant Church was located in the western part of Fenlai City.

The entire Fenlai City was mainly divided into two parts: the eastern city, managed by the Fenlai Kingdom, and the western city, managed by the Radiant Church.

Precisely because Fenlai City was both a royal capital and a holy capital, its prosperity was unparalleled throughout the entire Yulan Continent. It occupied a vast area and housed over a million residents, making it one of the top five super cities in the entire Yulan Continent.

Many nobles resided here. Of course, some nobles remained high above, enjoying the most luxurious lives, while others had fallen from grace, merely retaining the title of nobility.

Many nobles lived on a certain avenue in the eastern city, and on this day, a new life was quietly born in the home of a certain fallen noble.

It was a boy, his eyes filled with confusion as he beheld the light for the first time, as if wondering why he had appeared here.

Especially when he saw two foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes, looking at him with smiles.

"Elina, thank you for your hard work."

The man said with a gentle smile, stroking the pale-faced woman lying on the bed.

"Evan, let me see our child." The woman was somewhat weak, but a smile graced her lips, giving her a special charm.

"Alright." The man named Evan reached out, gently picked up the infant, and brought him to the bedside, allowing the woman lying in bed to hold him.

"My child…" Elina's eyes shone with happiness, then she looked at her husband and asked, "Have you named him yet?"

"Yes." Evan nodded and slowly said, "What do you think of the name Rhine?"

"Rhine?" Elina held the infant in her arms, her eyes still filled with happiness. "A delicate name, but it sounds lovely. I like it very much."

Then, she looked at the infant in her arms and said in a coaxing tone, "From now on, you will be Rhine Harult!"

"Rhine Harult? Is that my name in this life?"

The infant in her arms finally came to his senses, understanding his current situation. He had been reborn! After that final battle, he hadn't died completely, but had gained a new life, arriving in this new world.

"Qiankun Shenzun, Mengluo Tianjun… One day, I will kill my way back!" Rhine swore in his heart, recalling that battle. If the four supreme experts of the God Realm hadn't surrounded and attacked him, how could he have perished? Perhaps he would have already surpassed the Heavenly Dao.

"But how exactly did I survive?"

Rhine wondered, Qiankun Shenzun and the others were supreme experts of the God Realm, with extraordinary strength. How could they have left him a chance to live? They should have annihilated his soul completely.

But he couldn't figure it out now. After all, he was just an infant, a mortal with a physical body. He couldn't even examine himself internally, let alone explore the secrets of his past life.

"Forget it, since I'm here, I'll make the best of it. Now that I have this opportunity in this life, I will wield my sword to break through all Daos and laugh proudly in the Nine Heavens!"

For a moment, Rhine was filled with great ambition, wanting to rush up to the Nine Heavens and fight again in this life!

However, the next moment, a hand gently patted his bottom, forcibly stopping his body from rushing to the Nine Heavens.

"Rhine, don't move around." A gentle voice came, it was his mother, Elina, in this life.

But Rhine didn't have the mind to think about it. All he knew was that he, the sword saint whose swordsmanship was unparalleled in the Nine Heavens in his previous life, had been spanked!

If this person in front of him wasn't his mother in this life, if he didn't have any cultivation now, if he wasn't still an infant, if not… he definitely wouldn't be able to endure it and would have fought that person for eight hundred rounds!

"This matter… must never be mentioned!"

The generation's sword saint swore in his heart that this matter must never be spread, or he would kill anyone who heard about it!

…

Spring passed and autumn came, and Rhine had been in this world for six years.

During these six years, he had also learned about the situation of this world. There was no spiritual power here, only elemental laws and *dou qi* (inner force/qi) magic power. Cultivators only had two paths: mages and warriors.

At the same time, he also learned that the Harult family he belonged to was once a renowned sword saint family in the Fenlai Kingdom. It was said that during the era of the Four Ultimate Warriors, a peerless sword saint had emerged from their clan, who had once slain a magical dragon and protected the land.

However, thousands of years had passed, and the glory had faded. Later generations had failed to inherit the will and glory of their predecessors. No strong individuals had been born for a long time, and the family had gradually declined.

As for his father, Evan Harult, he was now only a seventh-level warrior, but with his family's swordsmanship, he was considered a strong individual among seventh-level warriors and currently served in the kingdom's army.

His mother, on the other hand, was a mage, but her level was not high either, currently only at the level of a fifth-level mage.

Of course, whether it was the warrior system cultivated by his father or the mage system cultivated by his mother, they were too crude in Rhine's eyes, far inferior to the world he had lived in before.

"The cultivation methods of my father and mother are too crude, as if they are completely unsystematic. I have to spend time and effort to re-deduce the cultivation methods."

Rhine shook his head, feeling helpless. The two power systems were different, so the cultivation methods from his previous life could not be directly cultivated, otherwise, exploding and dying would be a light consequence.

However, as a being who was known as the sword saint in his previous life, his knowledge and insights were also incredible. At the age of one, he had deduced a simple method for cultivating soul power.

Of course, it seemed simple to him, but if other mages obtained it, they would definitely regard it as a treasure and would be willing to spend everything to exchange for it.

It was precisely because of this method that his soul power was able to improve rapidly, and he also had more energy to deduce other methods.

Until today, although he was only six years old, his mental power and other aspects had reached an extremely astonishing level.

At the same time, he also discovered the reason why he was able to survive in his previous life. It was an ancient stele, standing in his sea of consciousness. He still remembered that he had obtained it in a forbidden area before he entered the God Realm, but he had never found out its true use.

Who would have thought that this ancient stele, which he had almost forgotten, had become his greatest savior, giving him a chance to live another life.

"Rhine, in a few days, it will be the annual magic enrollment test. Are you ready?"

After dinner, Evan asked. Every year, magic academies were recruiting students, so there would be corresponding magic enrollment tests.

Moreover, the best magic academy in the entire Yulan Continent, Ernst Academy, was located in their Fenlai Kingdom, so every year during the magic enrollment test, people from all directions would come to participate.

"Yes, I'm ready." Rhine nodded. If the magic scrolls in this world weren't restricted, he wouldn't bother going to any magic academy to study.

"Our Rhine is very excellent and will definitely become a very excellent mage." Elina had blind faith in Rhine. Of course, she didn't know that her son, who seemed well-behaved sitting in the chair, was already a mage.

"I hope Rhine becomes a warrior, or even… reaches the realm of our ancestors and restores the glory of our family."

Evan sighed. He had taught Rhine some simple warrior cultivation methods and knew that his son was very excellent. If he became a warrior, he might really reach the level of his ancestors.

"Father, I still want to become a mage." Rhine retorted. The warrior system in this world was so crude that it couldn't be any cruder. Any cultivation method he deduced was better than it.

For example, the swordsmanship that his father was so proud of, to be honest, if it was in his previous life, it was a piece of trash that he wouldn't even bother looking at if it was thrown on the ground. It didn't arouse any interest in him at all.

In comparison, although the magic system's cultivation methods were also relatively crude, the elements and laws were still valuable and had great potential, worthy of him to comprehend.

Moreover, while cultivating magic, he could also cultivate the warrior system. It might be difficult for others to cultivate two systems at the same time, but it was very easy for him.

"When I become stronger, I should create some cultivation methods for my father and mother to cultivate. Let my father realize his dream of becoming a sword saint." However, Rhine was also thinking in his mind that his strength was not strong enough yet, so some things couldn't be exposed.

But when his strength was sufficient, he could create methods for his father and mother to cultivate, so that they could obtain a longer lifespan. This could also be regarded as making up for his regret in his previous life of not being able to let his parents live forever.

"You little rascal…" Evan shook his head helplessly, but he didn't force Rhine to learn the warrior system.

A few days later, Rhine came to Green Leaf Road in the eastern part of Fenlai City with his parents. This was one of the main roads in Fenlai City. Most of the buildings on both sides of Green Leaf Road were luxurious mansions and some buildings belonging to the kingdom.

The tallest building among them was the Radiant Church's cathedral, and this was also the location of the mage test.

When they arrived, many people had already gathered at the entrance of the cathedral. Most of them were nobles wearing noble clothes, and carriages had almost filled the empty square in front of the cathedral.

Rhine's family was also considered a noble family, but now it had declined and couldn't be compared with those still prosperous families.

After waiting for a while, the magic enrollment test officially began. After paying the registration fee of ten gold coins, Rhine was also arranged to join the testing team.

Every year, there were many people who came here to test, but very few could become mages, only because the requirements to become a mage were too high. Some people had even come for several consecutive years, but had failed to pass the test successfully.

Rhine's visit this time could also be regarded as an attempt. After all, the test results for talent in both the warrior system and the mage system were relatively standard starting at the age of six.

After a while, all the personnel to be tested had paid the registration fee. A clergyman wearing a black robe walked slowly and stopped at the entrance of the cathedral. He smiled and said loudly, "The magic test will now begin, and the recruitment personnel of the various magic academies are also ready. All those who want to take the magic test, please follow me into the hall. Family members can also enter, but please keep quiet."

Under the leadership of the clergyman, the people on the square entered the hall in the cathedral in an orderly manner. Huge crystal chandeliers hung in the hall, and it didn't feel crowded even with hundreds of people entering.

At the front of the hall, a row of chairs was placed, and the recruitment personnel of the various academies sat on the chairs.

In the very center was the testing location, where a crystal ball was placed, and next to it was a hexagonal complex magic circle.

Rhine stood in the team, waiting patiently, while also considering what kind of talent he should display.

Being too bad was definitely not acceptable, but being too good would cause unnecessary trouble.

After thinking about it, Rhine decided to use some historical records as the standard, so that he wouldn't be ignored and wouldn't cause trouble.

"Next!"

As time passed, there were more and more people in the hall. This magic test would last for seven days, so most people were not in a hurry. When it was Rhine's turn, the people participating in the test had already lined up outside the hall.

According to instructions, Rhine walked to the crystal ball and then put his hand on it.

Suddenly—

The crystal ball, like the sun, suddenly burst into bright light, with fiery red and cyan light interweaving, and even extremely tiny yellowish-brown and dark blue colors mixed in.

Seeing the crystal ball that was as dazzling as the sun, everyone in the hall was stunned.

The clergyman in charge of the test was also trembling. He looked at the paper in his hand and said excitedly, "Age six, elemental affinity, fire and wind elements, super grade! Earth and water elements, intermediate grade!"

"Dual-element super grade!"

The entire hall exclaimed. Dual-element super grade elemental affinity was too terrifying. Moreover, he also had earth and water elemental affinity, even if it wasn't high, he could still learn magic of these two elements.

Only Rhine seemed to not understand what they were surprised about at all. If he released all of his talent, this crystal ball would explode.

But he had to put on a fake smile to make outsiders think he was very happy.

"Please go to the magic circle." The clergyman rarely used a "please" to Rhine. This clergyman also understood that as long as Rhine's mental power met the standard, many academies would recruit him, and considering his age, his future would definitely be bright.

Rhine nodded and then stepped into the magic circle. The next moment, the warm white light of the magic circle lit up, and then a pressure directly acted on his soul.

"Oh, similar to coercion?"

Rhine didn't expect the method of testing mental power to be so backward. One's mental power wasn't entirely determined by the strength of the soul, it was also related to willpower.

It could be said that if a person's will was strong enough, he could even break the limit. In Rhine's view, the level of mental power measured by this method wasn't very valuable.

Casually calculating the time in his mind, he knew the strength of his mental power best. This magic circle was useless to him. He was just waiting for a suitable time to leave.

As time passed, Rhine seemed to breathe more heavily, as if he had a mountain on his shoulders, and it seemed to be constantly increasing. Finally, he couldn't bear it and fell to the ground.

Almost at the same time, the clergyman in charge of the test said loudly with a flushed face, "Mental power, nineteen times that of his peers, superior grade. Final result, superior grade mental power, dual-element super grade elemental affinity!"

For a moment, the entire hall was boiling, even the recruitment teachers of those magic academies ran towards Rhine one after another, fearing that this genius would be snatched away by another family.

Unfortunately, they still couldn't beat Ernst Academy. After all, Rhine's purpose of entering the academy was to learn more magic knowledge, so he would naturally choose the best one.

"Academy, I wonder what the difference is between it and the sects of my previous life?" Rhine thought in his heart, recalling some past events, and had some expectations for his future life.