The most tragic way to be reborn was if you were reborn into an undesired body. Following the footsteps, or better yet, example of Ao Lie (White Dragon Horse)— Xigua was now a dog.
Better yet, a very powerful dog.
He was clearly a dragon king that retained his memories and intellect. He finally thought he got away by seperating his soul into a spirit light but he was undeniably glued to Jin Luo's ass.
This is a rebirth that deserves its own documentation...
Ever since Xigua's arrival, the class atmosphere was more alive than ever. Students would come, caress his fluffy cheeks, and run home skipping.
More importantly, Jin Luo's presence had further been faded into transparency.
Finally, what I've wanted...
Jin Luo was satisfied with the outcome.
Therefore, Xigua's existence was accepted under preconditions.
...
The most unnerving thing, was that Xigua could bark but he wouldn't bring himself to.
Han Ye's family ran a very popular spirit beast business, so he was assigned to mentor Xigua.
A dragon reborn into a dog: teach it how to embrace being one!
Xigua then realised that this was just outrageous!
Seriously, you're influencing me to bark?! Who do you think you are, bird lover!
Immediately after, everyone witnessed Han Ye's teaching process.
Han Ye, with his efforts, tried numerous ways to sway Xigua to bark. Including him just gathering dog videos and shoving it into his face. But every time, Xigua showed disinterest, just lying down on his back and rolling over.
Later, Han Ye realised maybe he had to resort to other methods...
After all, Xigua's previous life was as a majestic level ten dragon king! Obviously, it would be very shameful.
Therefore, Han Ye had an idea.
So the next day, everyone saw Han Ye bringing rolls of posters with him and hanging them on the wall.
"Why'd you bring posters of God of War in the Heavens?"
Han Ye chuckled smugly and pointed to one of the posters. "Xigua! Lookie here! See this? Tian Gou or commonly known as the Heavenly Dog! It's nothing less prestigious to your title right? This is your example and role model to follow!"
Xigua: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Actually, the person that made Xigua abandon his previous status as dragon king and fully embrace barking was not Han Ye, but his pet Dandan and Su Xinyue, a girl from their class.
Su Xinyue was unlike Jin Luo had ever encountered. It took him a full week to register her presence and put her as his sixth person to be careful around. Additionally, she was a seasoned bl fangirl...
The most obvious thing that gave this away, was that she was unanimously doodling sketches of Dandan and Xigua as a couple...
The most important thing, was that Xigua, who seemed to have a strong offense, was actually...
In response, the two sides expressed protest.
As soon as "Get out of class!" commenced, she would work the two to try and make sense out of them. "Look! According to studies, 40% of dogs are most likely to have a partner with another species! Like chickens or even cats!"
Xigua: "..." The f**k!? This is a owl we're dealing with here!
Such a shameless explanation made Xigua bark in disgust.
"Heh..." Su Xinyue snickered. She had provoked him into giving in.
Xigua: "..." Bitch...
...
Fast forward a week later, Jin Luo had been attending this school for seven full days. Although various things had happened during those seven days, he could say that he had some semblance of peace—he still met a lot of goofy people nonetheless.
At least, the sense of presence I made at the entrance exam slowly faded because of Dandan and Xigua...
However, good times had a reputation of not lasting forever.
On Friday afternoon after school, Jin Luo noticed that somebody was following him.
So, out of the corner of my eye, I immediately lock onto the direction where the malicious gaze is from.
This group is very clever. They used high-end technology tracking devices to find me very quickly.
Unfortunately, even with those methods, they still couldn't escape Jin Luo's superior perception. His eyes were tens of thousands more powerful than any scanner in the whole world; his ears like a monitor to the Earth's orbit; combined with his telepathic abilities, no one could hide from him.
...
"Master. We have spotted the target leaving the school gate." A man in a black suit walked up to a black supercar that was one of the most limited in the world, and bowed as the window slowly lowered.
"Good. Keep an eye on him." A cold voice came from inside, a sip of wine was heard.
"Uh... just as I am reporting you this master... the target unexpectedly disappeared."
He suddenly spat out his wine mid sip. "Disappeared?!"
Holy crap... Wally West...?
"I wonder why you are some determined to find this person, master."
The young man in the car gave the black suited man a slightly sad look and sighed. "You wouldn't understand." After all, he had been looking for Jin Luo for almost eight years... ever since the beast anomaly. And now, he was finally making progress.
Why do we need to find this person though?
"... Because..."
"He is my true master."
The black suited man was caught off-guard. "That student... is master's Master?"
The men in suits nearby, including the driver were all stupefied.
Because the person who admitted this fact, was Xue Feng— Phoenix Head Of Excellence and Deputy Director of the Central Bureau of Scholarly Cultivation Schools, a senior icon in No. 72, Phoenix Ridge High School, and now a legend.