The Enemy Finally Arrives

"Qian Zhao, Qian Yue! Go get some rest!"

Ya Li sent the Twins away from Sea God Pavilion, then comforted Long Yeyue. "President Zhen Hua is just worried about their situation."

"But can an Ultimate Attribute really reach that level?"

Cai Yue'er furrowed her brow and voiced her doubts. "In front of Qian Zhao and Qian Yue, everyone else's Ultimate Attributes feel just like ordinary attributes! Even at Shrek Academy, there's never been any record of this!"

"Or... let me put it another way. Can anyone really possess a Martial Soul like that?"

Cai Yue'er's question left all the elders of Sea God Pavilion silent. Indeed, even with all their experience, they had never heard of anyone possessing such powerful Ultimate Martial Souls!

Just as everyone fell silent, Yun Ming suddenly said, "Do you remember an ancient legend?"

"A legend?"

Everyone looked at Yun Ming as he continued, "Every ten thousand years, an opportunity to become a god appears on Douluo Continent! Just like Sea God Tang San twenty thousand years ago and Spirit Ice Douluo ten thousand years ago. Now... perhaps it has come to pass in them?"

"That's possible!"

Long Yeyue nodded in agreement with Yun Ming's guess. His words filled the elders with excitement.

"If that's true, then the gods of the future will once again come from our Shrek?"

"That's the only explanation I can think of! But don't get ahead of yourselves, everyone, or we might make a mistake." Yun Ming nodded, then offered a few more words of caution.

"Yes, Pavilion Master!"

Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue had no idea that the people of Shrek considered them an opportunity to become gods. As soon as they returned to their residence, they shut the door!

They had already begun to sense that their Martial Souls were special. The power they possessed was probably not Ultimate Ice and fire, as others believed, but two even more powerful attributes!

Perhaps Taiyin and Taiyang were more accurate names!

Their power came from the sun, moon, and stars beyond this world!

It was power that transcended the Douluo Plane!

The elders, however, had already decided that the Twins were this era's opportunity to become gods, and their actions only made them more certain of it.

After that, Shrek Academy provided the two with anything they needed, without exception.

And that suited the Twins just fine!

Several years passed like this.

Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue kept to themselves, staying on Sea God Island to cultivate whenever they weren't studying the Sky-Piercing Spear Technique with Yun Ming.

As a result, aside from a few major powers such as the Tang Sect and Spirit Pagoda, few people in the entire Federation knew that Sky-Piercing Douluo Yun Ming had taken on disciples.

Qiangu Zhangting, for his part, stayed the course and truly remained on Sea God Island. Though Yun Qianyue kept shutting him out, it did nothing to dampen his enthusiasm.

Another new semester began. Red Dragon Douluo Zhuo Shi led a silver-haired girl onto Sea God Island and headed toward Sea God Pavilion. Along the way, he happened to run into Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue, who were returning from the Blacksmith Association.

"Crimson Dragon Crown, who is this?"

The Twins greeted Zhuo Shi with a nod, then turned their eyes to the silver-haired girl behind him.

"Her name is Na'er. She's a new student."

Zhuo Shi introduced Na'er to the two, but Yun Qianzhao found it strange and asked, "Why would a new student come here?"

Hearing Yun Qianzhao's question, Zhuo Shi explained, "She wants to enter the inner court."

The inner court?

Yun Qianyue frowned. "To qualify for the inner court, you have to break through to the Six-Ring Soul Emperor level before turning twenty and become a Two-Word Battle Armor Master. She—"

"Of course she doesn't meet the requirements."

Zhuo Shi sighed, then added, "It's just that this girl's situation is special. At such a young age, she's already a three-ring Soul Elder, and her Martial Soul is the Silver Dragon Spear! It's a top-tier dragon-type weapon Martial Soul! The academy won't let any genius slip through its fingers, so I'm bringing her to meet the other elders and hear what they think."

The Silver Dragon Spear?

When Zhuo Shi named Na'er's Martial Soul, both Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue turned to look at her!

The Twins clearly remembered that the Lord of Soul Beasts wielded the Silver Dragon Spear! In other words, the girl named Na'er following Zhuo Shi was inextricably linked to that Lord of Soul Beasts!

At the very least, no human could possibly possess a Martial Soul like that!

After Zhuo Shi led Na'er away, the Twins fell into thought.

"Na'er... Gu Yuena, could it be her? But why doesn't she look like the Gu Yuena I remember?"

In their previous life, Tang Wulin's proposal to Gu Yuena had been broadcast live across the Douluo Plane. They had seen Gu Yuena's appearance, and she hadn't looked like this! They could tell that this wasn't simply a matter of her changing as she grew up.

Na'er, walking behind Zhuo Shi, glanced back at the Twins and asked softly, "Senior, who are they?"

"They're disciples of Sky-Piercing Douluo, and the leading figures of the new generation at Shrek Academy! But your talent is no less than theirs." Zhuo Shi introduced Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue to Na'er.

"When you meet the other elders in a moment, you don't need to be nervous!"

Na'er nodded, though her expression turned a little grave. Sky-Piercing Douluo Yun Ming had taken on disciples? When had that happened?

How come she didn't know!

Na'er had come here intending to become Yun Ming's disciple! If he already had disciples, wouldn't that make her goal impossible?

Just like Na'er, Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue were unsettled after seeing her.

The hatred they had carried for years was rekindled, and the Twins decided to go out and clear their heads.

They left Sea God Island by ferry and headed ashore, making their way toward the outer city.

At the main entrance to the inner court, a man with lake-blue hair was kneeling. A white-haired girl stood beside him. They recognized the girl: she was Zhuo Shi's disciple, Shen Yi! But who was the man on his knees?

When she saw Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue appear, Shen Yi looked surprised too. "What brings you here?"

"We just got back from the Blacksmith Association. We came out to clear our heads," Yun Qianzhao replied.

Yun Qianyue looked at the kneeling man and asked, "Senior Sister Shen Yi, who is he?"

"This is my senior fellow apprentice, Wu Changkong!"

Shen Yi smiled as she introduced them. Then she said to Wu Changkong, "Senior Brother, these are the disciples of Heavenly Pillar Crown, Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue!"

"Heavenly Pillar Crown took on disciples?" Wu Changkong looked at Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue in surprise.

Yun Qianyue looked at Wu Changkong and asked, "Why are you kneeling here?"

Wu Changkong hid his shock, then gave a bitter smile. "I'm trying to win an opportunity for my student!"

"Your student? Who?"

Yun Qianyue frowned. What could kneeling possibly win him?

But when Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue learned that Wu Changkong's student was Tang Wulin, both fell silent. It was as if a storm were brewing in their stillness.