After only taking two steps, Shi Yu felt the energy disturbance and quickly looked towards Zhang Lexuan.
The silver moon radiance around Zhang Lexuan, which had been as still as water before, was now like it was swept by a gale, completely chaotic.
"Is she having a cultivation deviation or is she about to break through?" Shi Yu's heart tensed, and for a moment, he was a little at a loss.
After the energy around Zhang Lexuan became chaotic, it became extremely oppressive, making Shi Yu dare not approach at all.
Zhang Lexuan is a Soul Saint, and a Soul Saint very close to the Soul Douluo realm, much stronger than Shi Yu.
Her energy intensity was not something Shi Yu could easily withstand.
Shi Yu looked around, wanting to find someone who could help.
Before Shi Yu could even take a step, someone appeared nearby. It was the unkempt Old man Xuan Lao whom Shi Yu had seen once before.
After Xuan Lao appeared, he made a shushing gesture to Shi Yu, telling him not to make noise and disturb Zhang Lexuan.
Shi Yu was not shouting in the first place, and now he became even more silent and quiet.
Xuan Lao did not pay much attention to Shi Yu, just quietly watched Zhang Lexuan, a hint of relief in his slightly weathered eyes.
She's about to break through. It's only been a month since Zhang Lexuan's twenty-third birthday, and she's about to break through to level 80. Her talent is among the best in the history of Shrek Academy.
"Her talent is even higher than mine," Xuan Lao muttered. Although he said that, he wasn't unhappy at all.
On the contrary, he was very relieved. For someone like him who had dedicated most of his life to Shrek Academy, the most hopeful thing to see was for Shrek Academy to produce as many geniuses as possible.
Especially super geniuses like Zhang Lexuan. Her talent being higher than his only made him happy, not uncomfortable.
He broke through to the Soul Douluo realm at the age of twenty-four. Zhang Lexuan's age was almost a year faster than his.
This speed was almost catching up to the age at which Mu Lao broke through to the Soul Douluo realm.
Mu Lao broke through to the Soul Douluo realm before the age of twenty-three, making him one of the youngest Soul Douluo in Shrek Academy.
Mu Lao was also the youngest Title Douluo in Shrek Academy in the past thousand years, and the third youngest Title Douluo in Shrek's ten thousand years.
Xuan Lao quietly guarded Zhang Lexuan. It was almost impossible to encounter danger within the Inner Courtyard of Shrek Academy.
This is also why Zhang Lexuan dared to cultivate and break through while sitting on the rooftop.
She had great trust in the safety of Shrek Academy's Inner Courtyard.
However, Xuan Lao still wanted to ensure everything was foolproof, preventing external interference and also preventing Zhang Lexuan from having problems during her breakthrough.
Breaking through is not 100% successful; it is possible to fail.
Once failed, at best, the vitality will be damaged, requiring a long period of recovery before attempting to break through again.
In more severe cases, it is even possible to be trapped in the original realm for a lifetime, with no hope of breaking through.
The possibility of a genius like Zhang Lexuan failing to break through is less than one percent. The possibility of success is very high, but it is not absolutely guaranteed.
Xuan Lao at this time just wanted to minimize the harm if this small probability event occurred.
Shi Yu felt much more at ease after seeing Xuan Lao appear and also quietly watched Zhang Lexuan break through.
His heart was still quite shaken. Zhang Lexuan was only around twenty-three years old, and she was about to break through to the Soul Douluo realm?
"The talent of Soul Master in this era is really somewhat overwhelming compared to the Soul Master from ten thousand years ago," Shi Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
He didn't know if it was because cultivation became easier with the development of the era, or if the cultivation difficulty was the same, but the talent of people in this era overwhelmed the Soul Master from ten thousand years ago.
Perhaps it's both. First, with the development of the era, countless Soul Master have continuously summarized and improved cultivation methods, providing later generations with better cultivation conditions.
With the same talent, cultivation will definitely be faster with better cultivation methods.
There are still no cultivation methods similar to the Mysterious Heaven Skill popularized in this era.
However, there are some cultivation methods similar to insights and experiences, which are beneficial for the cultivation of various Soul Master realms.
Furthermore, the talent of Soul Master should be in a state of continuous evolution.
It's similar to how primitive humans might have been apes, and their bodies continuously optimized and evolved into the current human form.
Soul Master talent may also become higher and higher. Various reasons have led to the situation where one can break through to the Soul Douluo realm at the age of twenty-three or twenty-four.
You know, ten thousand years ago, Qin Ming breaking through to the Soul Emperor realm around the age of thirty was considered one of the fastest breakthrough speeds.
In this era, his talent can only be said to be upper-middle. Such talent can be found among dozens, or even possibly a hundred, people in Shrek Academy.
Zhang Lexuan's breakthrough caused quite a stir, even triggering a lunar anomaly, making the moonlight nearby exceptionally bright, like a moonlight lamp illuminating the surroundings.
Many people in the Inner Courtyard were startled by Zhang Lexuan's breakthrough. Some students walked out of their rooms and looked towards this side from a distance.
Upon learning that it might be Senior Apprentice Sister about to break through, they all showed reverence. As expected of Senior Apprentice Sister, she's about to break through to the Soul Douluo realm?
Some Teacher were also alerted. Yan Shaozhe and several other Teacher were approaching this side.
Mu En also appeared outside the Sea God Pavilion. He didn't come over, just looked from a distance, showing a look of relief.
Unknowingly, this girl is also about to cultivate to the Soul Douluo realm.
His memory of her is more of that pitiful little girl who pleaded with him to avenge her family.
"Is she about to awaken her domain?" Xuan Lao said in surprise when he saw the anomaly appearing around Zhang Lexuan.
"Domain?" Shi Yu was not far away and also heard Xuan Lao's words, which didn't take into account his presence.
Domains had a strong presence ten thousand years ago, but they seem to be rarely mentioned in this era.
One might not even know that the concept of domains still exists.
"Domains are usually awakened when breaking through to the Title Douluo realm. She's awakening it ten levels early?" Shi Yu was even more surprised by Zhang Lexuan's talent.
Many Teacher approached, all watching Zhang Lexuan's breakthrough with joy and anticipation.
Shi Yu stood silently, his curiosity driving him not to leave at this time.
He still wanted to witness the process of a Soul Saint breaking through to a Soul Douluo.
Zhang Lexuan's breakthrough lasted for more than two hours. The energy around her gradually stabilized and was well controlled by her.
Zhang Lexuan opened her eyes. At this moment, there was silver moonlight radiating from her eyes.
Seeing that there were many Teacher present, Zhang Lexuan didn't have time to stabilize her still somewhat chaotic Soul Power. She came down from the rooftop and bowed to these Teacher to greet them, being very polite.
These Teacher all had relieved smiles, and many of them praised her, saying that Zhang Lexuan's future potential was immeasurable.
"I am still far from that realm; I still need to continue working hard," Zhang Lexuan responded humbly, not becoming arrogant because of her current achievements.
Her goal is to become someone like Mu Lao, and she is still far from that.