Na'er and Yuanen Yehui exchanged a glance, nodded at each other, and then walked to either side, sitting cross-legged respectively.
Both of them were already prepared; if it were not to wait for today's momentous occasion that drew the attention of all, they would have made a Breakthrough long ago.
Now that the timing was right, they no longer suppressed the power within their bodies that had long accumulated to a critical point.
As they began to cultivation, the Origin Qi of heaven and earth above the ruins of Shrek Academy began to churn violently, as if the entire sky was stirred by some invisible force.
Those pure streams of Origin Qi transformed into two visible vortexes to the naked eye, surging into the bodies of the two respectively.
Long Yeyue stood aside, her expression calm, but her gaze never left them.
She was not worried at all about any problems arising from the two's Breakthrough, but her mental force spread out around them like a dense net, constantly guarding against any external factors that might interfere with their Breakthrough.
Time ticked away bit by bit, and the aura on Na'er and Yuanen Yehui grew stronger and stronger.
Anyone with clear eyes could see that this was a sign of impending Breakthrough to Titled Douluo.
In the end, Na'er was the first to complete the Breakthrough.
At the outermost layer of the eight Spirit Rings around her body, a red Spirit Ring slowly condensed and formed.
At first it was just a faint outline, then it became increasingly solid and clear, finally completely formed, steadily floating around her body.
At the same time, Na'er opened her eyes, and the Silver Dragon Spear was already held in her hand at some unknown time, its shaft shimmering with a silvery-white cold light.
The aura on her body suddenly erupted at that instant, and the aura belonging to a Titled Douluo spread out unreservedly, causing many people around to instinctively take half a step back.
Someone in the crowd exclaimed in a low voice, already recognizing who she was.
Someone pointed at her, their voice trembling with excitement: "It's her! She is the one who repelled the abyss invasion in the Land of the Extreme West back then, the hero of the entire continent!"
This exclamation quickly spread through the crowd, and many people's gazes toward Na'er became much more enthusiastic, adding a layer of genuine respect to the expression that was originally just watching or curious.
Seeing this, Long Yeyue's lips curved slightly into an extremely faint arc.
Letting Na'er choose to Breakthrough at this time was originally a part of her plan.
Taking advantage of Na'er's reputation as the continent's hero, she allowed the reconstruction of Shrek Academy to gain more attention and support right from the start.
Now it seemed the effect was indeed even better than she had expected.
Just as Long Yeyue was secretly satisfied in her heart with the repercussions brought by Na'er's Breakthrough, Yuanen Yehui's aura beside her suddenly heightened by a layer.
Long Yeyue felt a surge of joy in her heart, preparing to welcome the birth of the second newly-promoted Titled Douluo.
But the next moment, her expression changed abruptly.
She had explicitly instructed Yuanen Yehui beforehand that during the Breakthrough, the Titan Giant Ape Spirit should be dominant; that was a Spirit that Shrek Academy could openly display and that was accepted by the public.
But the layer of dark force bursting from Yuanen Yehui's body at this moment, which was so dense it was nearly substantive, was clearly the aura of her second Spirit.
Following that, circles of Spirit Rings emerged successively at Yuanen Yehui's feet, a total of nine; she had likewise broken through to Titled Douluo.
Two young Students breaking through to Titled Douluo on the same day should have been a highlight moment sufficient to prove that Shrek Academy had successors.
Yet just before everyone had time to utter praises for this, a pair of huge black wings suddenly unfolded behind Yuanen Yehui.
The edges of the wings shimmered with a dull luster, emitting intense dark element fluctuations.
At the same time, a pair of curved long horns slowly grew on her forehead.
That intense dark element force instantly filled the entire sky above Sea God Lake, making the surrounding air a bit sluggish.
Such a sudden accident made everyone present change their expressions.
After all, looking at Yuanen Yehui's current appearance, no matter how one looked at it, it did not resemble the image a righteous person should have.
Someone in the crowd soon recognized her Spirit and exclaimed in shock: "The Fallen Angel Martial Soul, she's an Evil Soul Master!"
This exclamation was like a fuse, instantly igniting the already tense atmosphere.
When everyone looked at Yuanen Yehui again, those gazes that originally still carried some doubt quickly overlapped with the impression of the "Fallen Angel Martial Soul" in their memories.
A flurry of messy exclamations and discussions suddenly sounded in the crowd; some instinctively took a few steps back, and some even performed Spirit Body Enhancement, preparing to make a move.
After all, Evil Soul Masters colluded with the abyss, almost cutting off the future of the entire continent.
Right now, everyone's hatred on the continent toward Evil Soul Masters had risen to the very top; Evil Soul Masters deserved to be executed by everyone!
At the same time, many people began to let their imaginations run wild in their hearts.
Wasn't Shrek Academy destroyed by the Evil Soul Masters of the Holy Spirit Cult?
Among those who survived now, how could an Evil Soul Master pop up?
Is it an undercover agent of the Holy Spirit Cult lurking in Shrek Academy?
Or... is someone inside Shrek Academy also colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult?
Long Yeyue's expression completely sank; the process she had originally designed and the rhythm she had carefully arranged were all disrupted at this moment.
She stood there, looking at Yuanen Yehui's eyes that had already turned purple, looking at the painful expression on her face as if being torn apart by some force, and a feeling of extreme foreboding suddenly welled up in her heart.
In an instant, those fragments that she had once shelved in the corner of her memory flooded into Long Yeyue's mind like opened old book pages.
She remembered that back then when Yuanen Yehui was admitted to Shrek Academy, it was Yun Ming who went against all opposition to make that decision.
She also remembered those demonic creatures that she and Yun Ming had once joined forces to deal with. She had forgotten most of the details of that battle, but she vaguely remembered that the appearance of those demons seemed to have some intricate connection with Yuanen Yehui's mother.
And watching Yuanen Yehui's gradually mutating appearance at this moment, that unease in Long Yeyue's heart was growing stronger and stronger.
Her appearance right now, why does it look more and more like the demons she saw back then?
Could it be that this out-of-control state of Yuanen Yehui will also draw out those so-called demonic creatures?
Just as thoughts surged in Long Yeyue's heart, a low roar came from Yuanen Yehui's mouth.
That sound did not sound human; it was more like a beast trapped in a cage using all its strength to break free from its restraints.
The pair of black Fallen Angel wings behind her slammed heavily, and her entire body shot up into the sky like a fired cannonball.
At this moment, only a murderous emotion remained in her heart, as if something was frantically urging her deep within her consciousness, making her want to destroy and annihilate.
At the same time, she also felt that her strength was still increasing at an extremely fast speed.
Following that, the ninth Spirit Ring at her feet suddenly flashed, and a condensed force emanated from it, rapidly outlining a huge purple-black magic array on the ground.
The patterns of that magic array were intricate and distorted, like a sleeping giant beast slowly opening its eyes.
Purple-black halos rose from the magic array, and accompanied by Yuanen Yehui's almost instinctive incantation chanting, a huge purple-black light gate began to slowly condense and form in the very center of the magic array.
At first that light gate was only a little over three meters tall, with a blurry and ethereal outline, as if it would dissipate at any moment.
But as it gradually solidified itself, the size of the light gate was also expanding rapidly, turning into a giant portal twenty meters high and fifteen meters wide in the blink of an eye.
Dark purple energy patterns flowed across the surface of that light gate, emitting an aura that did not belong to the Douluo Continent, making everyone feel their breathing stagnate for a moment.
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A/N:
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