Above the Sky Screen, light and shadow swirled.
In the scenes of the White World, Huo Yuhao's days were fulfilling and stable.
During the day, he followed Xuan Ziwen to study spirit tool technology, from basic theory to advanced applications, taking every step firmly and steadily.
At night, under the guidance of Electrolux, he practiced Necromancy, and his mental force grew with each passing day.
Meanwhile, the resources provided by the Holy Spirit Cult's Bright Capital branch were endless, and the rewards from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy never ceased.
His spirit power was also improving imperceptibly, his mental force had long since far surpassed his peers, and his skill in crafting spirit tools was improving by leaps and bounds.
As for combat, he was never lacking.
Whenever he had time, he would go to the Undead Demi-plane to spar with the undead; what's more, he would even go to the Holy Spirit Cult's Bright Capital branch to spar with its members.
Although the branch Elder's Spirit and spirit power had been purified by Huo Yuhao, relying on the cultivation methods taught by Electrolux, his spirit power recovered to its original state before long, and even went a step further, possessing the possibility of breaking through.
In the scenes of the Black World, Huo Yuhao's days seemed busy and anxious.
After the dispute in the Sea Gods Pavilion settled, he began a life of running between the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Tool Department.
During the day, he accepted devilish training from Zhou Yi in the Martial Soul Department, and at night he went to the Soul Tool Department to learn the basics of spirit tools from Fan Yu.
Cultivating the Ultimate Ice Spirit was extremely difficult, and his spirit power increased so slowly it was despairing. This was only because of the Haodong Power between him and Wang Dong, otherwise, his spirit power would have been left further behind by others.
Yet, even though he tried his best, he could only watch the gap between his spirit power and that of his other classmates widen bit by bit.
Above the Sky Screen, the two scenes flowed quietly, and beneath the Sky Screen, the reality of the two Worlds was quietly changing.
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Black World, Douluo Continent.
Although the Sky Screen had appeared, the war between the Sun Moon Empire and the three countries of Star Luo, Heavenly Soul, and Dou Ling continued, and was intensifying.
The exposure of the Sky Screen added a strange color to the war—when the two countries fought, soldiers would occasionally look up at the sky to see what their counterparts in the other World were doing on the Sky Screen.
As the Marshal of the Sun Moon Empire, Ju Zi had originally commanded the three armies, but now she could only stay in the Bright Capital, unable to move a single step.
The young girl on the Sky Screen who was a fellow disciple of Huo Yuhao made her prestige in the army become subtle. She handled military affairs and reviewed battle reports every day, but could no longer go to the front line in person.
"Empress," a general reported cautiously, "The northern front has repelled another attack from Star Luo, but the casualties are not small."
Ju Zi looked at the map, was silent for a long time, and said softly: "Continue fighting. But remember, conserve strength."
The general received the order and left.
Ju Zi stood alone in front of the window, looking at the young girl on the Sky Screen who was making spirit tools in the laboratory, a bitter smile appearing on the corner of her mouth.
"The me in that World is truly happy."
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In Shrek City, the atmosphere was heavy.
The Sky Screen's comparison of the two types of education kept Shrek Academy at the center of the storm.
Although the Sea Gods Pavilion had released an announcement emphasizing that "Shrek's educational methods have cultivated countless powerhouses," the voices of doubt from the public had never stopped.
"I heard that the number of enrolled students this year has dropped by 20%?"
"More than 20%? I heard from the admissions office that the number of high-quality students has dropped by half! They all ran to the Sun Moon Empire."
"Sigh, you can't blame them. After seeing the Sky Screen, who would still be willing to send their children here to suffer?"
Inside the Inner Court of Shrek, Xuan Zi and the various Elders were speechless.
Yan Shaozhe said in a deep voice: "The three original Douluo countries have agreed to strengthen cooperation. But the Sun Moon Empire's offensive is too fierce, they are already overwhelmed, and the number of powerhouses they can mobilize is limited."
Qian Duoduo sighed: "At the end of the day, it's a matter of strength. The Sun Moon Empire in that World has already unified the continent and concentrated resources on spirit tool research and development. We are still in a tug-of-war here; what is there to compare?"
Xuan Zi waved his hand: "It is what it is, no point in talking more. Do our own work well and wait for the Sky Screen to end."
After the others had left, Xuan Zi looked up at the sky and muttered to himself:
"I hope you can give me some inspiration. Where should our Shrek Academy go from here?"
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Shrek City, Tang Sect.
Due to the appearance of the Sky Screen, Huo Yuhao, as the protagonist of the comparison, had become the core of the entire continent, and his every move was watched by others.
Therefore, he could not leave Shrek City and could only stay in the Tang Sect to cultivate and study the cultivation method of the Yin-Yang Complementary Spirit Core.
During his seclusion, he ignored all messages except those from Shrek's Sea Gods Pavilion.
After all, the Huo Yuhao from the other World put too much pressure on him.
Precisely because of this, Tang Wutong had come to the Tang Sect to look for Huo Yuhao several times but still hadn't seen him, which made Tang Wutong anxious.
As Tang San's daughter, she had a way to contact Tang San, but this method of contact was one-way; only her father could contact her.
And she came to look for Huo Yuhao, besides because of the fusion of her own memories, there was another important reason: her father had asked her to find Huo Yuhao.
Unfortunately, she couldn't even see Huo Yuhao's face.
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White World, Douluo Continent.
Unlike the war-torn Black World, everything here was peaceful.
The Sun Moon Empire had long since completed unification, and the Douluo Continent had entered an unprecedented period of peace. Resources were highly concentrated, and spirit tool technology was developing rapidly.
Inside Bright Capital, spirit tool lights shone all night, spirit tool flying cars traveled between high-rise buildings, and spirit tool communicators had become popularized in the homes of ordinary people.
Even more exciting was the appearance of the Reincarnation God Realm, which injected new vitality into this continent.
Kong Deming, the former number one Soul Engineer of the Sun Moon Empire and a peak existence among level 10 Soul Engineers, finally broke through his bottleneck of many years after observing the laws of the Reincarnation God Realm, his cultivation went a step further, and he had half a foot in the God Domain.
Long Xiaoyao, the former Limit Douluo, also regained a new life under the nourishment of the Samsara Law, and his cultivation recovered to its peak state.
Even the great fierce beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, under Gu Yuena's command, began to retreat and adjust their states, preparing to go to the Reincarnation God Realm to break through and become gods.
For a time, the White World was full of talented people and thriving.
Especially the Holy Spirit Cult, which had become the state religion of the Sun Moon Empire, with powerhouses emerging from it.
However, the Holy Spirit Cult at this time was already different from the Holy Spirit Cult of the Black World.
The people of the Sun Moon Empire looked at the Sky Screen with pride in their eyes.
"See that? Our World's spirit tools are a hundred years more advanced than theirs!"
"Those people from Shrek still have the nerve to call themselves the number one academy?"
"Just wait, when the Sky Screen ends and the two Worlds merge, we will definitely win!"
"That's right, Venerable Ming has improved our quality of life so much, I really don't want our quality of life to drop after the two Worlds merge in the future!"
"Well said, so after the two Worlds merge, there will definitely be conflict. At that time, we should also contribute our own part!"