They cultivated the same Essence-Devouring Demon Art and had both reached great perfection of the Yuanqi stage. Wen Jiuzhou and Qiu Ying attempted their breakthroughs at the same time.
Yet the results were as far apart as heaven and earth.
Qiu Ying gathered his power three times, channeling it along the meridians connecting his upper, middle, and lower dantians. He successfully pierced the barrier of the sea of divine sense between his brows, entering the Primordial Spirit Realm in one stroke.
Wen Jiuzhou failed to control his power with sufficient precision. It ran wild at his fragile neck, severing his head from his body.
One succeeded, becoming Teng Kun's formal disciple and earning the right to reside on the Central Continent.
The other met a violent death on the spot.
"What a shame."
Zhao Changfeng frowned, looking somewhat dissatisfied.
He had already done everything he should, but everyone's talents and condition differed. Every step on the road to a breakthrough was perilous; the slightest misstep could plunge someone into eternal ruin.
"A-another one succeeded!"
In the corner, Teng Ling stood on the Brain-Devouring Snake's head and began dancing with excitement again.
Wu Long and Zheng Tong were equally thrilled.
They had all fought their way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Long steeped in ruthless laws, they had grown accustomed to life and death and felt no ripples in their hearts at Wen Jiuzhou's demise.
They were increasingly convinced that Zhao Changfeng truly possessed the miraculous ability to help others break through!
If Wu Long alone had succeeded, it could still have been chalked up to luck. They could not have credited Zhao Changfeng entirely.
Qiu Ying's subsequent breakthrough proved it was no fluke. Zhao Changfeng truly possessed such power!
"Good! Very good!"
Teng Ling steadied her surging