A tempestuous sea roiled in Tang Shuo's heart.
He was completely immersed in the exhilaration of his Soul Power rising at breakneck speed, forgetting the passage of time.
One day.
Ten days.
One month.
Three months later.
In the cultivation chamber, Tang Shuo sat cross-legged, the Soul Power around him already so dense that it had formed a crimson-gold cocoon of light.
His Soul Power had reached the peak of level thirty-nine two months ago.
The barrier leading to the Soul Ancestor realm was exceptionally sturdy.
Yet under the tyrannical circulation of the God-Demon Art, that barrier had long since been battered to the point of collapse.
At this moment, the Soul Power within Tang Shuo had accumulated to a critical point.
He abruptly activated the God-Demon Twin Vortices within him!
"Break... for me!"
"Crack—"
A crisp sound that seemed to exist only on the spiritual plane suddenly rang out within his body.
That seemingly indestructible bottleneck shattered at once!
Vast Soul Power surged like floodwaters bursting through a dam, instantly breaking past the barrier and pouring into an entirely new realm.
Level forty!
He had succeeded!
The crimson-gold cocoon enveloping Tang Shuo exploded with a bang, dispersing into pure energy that drifted through the air.
He slowly opened his eyes.
A flash of gold and a glimmer of violet flickered deep within them before vanishing.
Feeling the Soul Power in his body, now several times more powerful than before.
"Next, it is time to find my fourth Spirit Ring."
Meanwhile, at Shrek.
"Something's not right."
Ning Rongrong suddenly stopped chattering.
"How did you... not just get stronger?"
She leaned in so close that she was nearly pressed against Zhu Zhuqing's face, scrutinizing her carefully.
"It seems like... you have gotten prettier too?"
"Look at this skin—so fair and