Both time-traveled characters ended up as villainous henchmen.

Chapter 119 The Difficulty of Breakthrough

Border of the Sun and Moon Empire.

Beru Junior Soul Master Academy.

Today is the day of sixth-grade graduation, and also the day when most of the students in the college will be entering the military.

The Beru Junior Soul Master Academy, one of many junior soul master academies located on the border of the Sun Moon Empire, primarily enrolls children of border soldiers and civilians.

Moreover, due to the Empire's policies, border academies like the Beru Junior Soul Master Academy do not charge tuition fees at all, and all the academy's expenses are managed by the nearby military camps.

Standing among the graduates, He Nian looked at the principal in military uniform on the podium and listened to him recount the glorious deeds of the empire. His mind gradually drifted into the distance.

He wasn't originally from Douluo Continent, but after a stroke of luck, he became one.

And not only did I travel to Douluo Continent, but why did it have to be at the awkward time point of Douluo II?

He was even a descendant of a border military household of the Sun Moon Empire, and successfully inherited his cheap father's horse-slaying sword spirit.

He Nian vaguely remembered the day his martial spirit awakened. His father excitedly picked him up and said with spittle flying, "It's actually the Horse-Slaying Saber! It really is my son, hahaha!"

Xiao Nian, you will definitely follow in your father's footsteps in the future—no, you will definitely surpass your father and become a high-ranking officer in our army!

Old Man He was thrilled. As long as he became an officer, the He family would have successfully completed a huge class leap from ordinary soldiers to officers!

However, these words sounded like a death sentence to He Nian's life.

Officers who are only one rank higher than ordinary soldiers are still cannon fodder.

When war breaks out in the future, won't he still have to send it?

Oh, no, given that the Sun Moon Empire still has the Holy Spirit Cult at its disposal, he might not live to see the day the great war begins, and will die at the hands of some unknown evil spirit master.

His future is truly bleak.

And shortly after He Nian's martial soul awakened, his adoptive father died in a border conflict with the Star Luo Empire.

As for her mother, she had passed away from illness when He Nian was young.

And so, with his fresh and youthful appearance, he became one of the many war orphans in Beiru City.

Fortunately, the local welfare policies in Beiru City were quite good for these war orphans. He Nian was not forced to become a homeless person, and he didn't need to worry about going to school, as everything was managed by the Beiru military camp.

Of course, the price is that if you don't break through to level seven or above before graduation, you'll have no choice but to obediently enter the military and start heading towards the post of a border soldier.

As for soul tools, the lower-level academies on the border don't care about them at all. The soul tool knowledge taught in the academies is more inclined to the usage methods of various soul tools in a military camp atmosphere.

He Nian was very unlucky. His innate soul power was only level one, and coupled with his poor family background, his cultivation speed could not keep up.

Until the eve of graduation, he had not yet broken through to level seven and was still stuck at the peak of level six.

Of course, He Nian wasn't entirely without a chance to escape the military camp.

If he successfully breaks through to level seven before the end of the holiday, that is, before September arrives, he can escape the fate of being forced to enter the military camp, and may even receive a recommendation from the military camp to go to a higher-level academy for further study.

Of course, he would have to figure out how to pay for the advanced college tuition himself.

There are still nearly two months until September, which is plenty of time, as long as He Nian can make a breakthrough smoothly.

The problem is, He Nian has absolutely no idea how to break through.

Despite his low innate soul power, he was steadily progressing in his previous cultivation levels thanks to his constantly improving cultivation methods.

Why is the level 7 pass so difficult? It's almost as hard as breaking through the first ring.

He Nian always felt that there was something wrong with this, but he couldn't figure it out.

Just then, the military-uniformed principal on the podium finally finished his speech, and the graduation ceremony officially came to an end.

He Nian did not stay in the academy for long. He quickly packed his things, followed the crowd out of the campus, and headed towards his humble little home.

For the next two months, since her studies were over, He Nian devoted all her time, except for rest, to cultivation.

Besides his daily basic meditation to cultivate his soul power, he also added other cultivation directions for himself, the most important of which was body tempering.

Furthermore, he further refined and improved the basic meditation methods provided by the academy according to his own ideas.

When not cultivating soul power, He Nian would often go to quiet natural places to meditate, just to further cleanse his soul in order to achieve a breakthrough in soul power.

At the same time, he also took out his remaining savings and started buying some high-end ingredients to improve his nutrition.

Hard work pays off, and after a month of tireless effort day and night, He Nian finally succeeded.

The shackles that had bound him for so long were loosened.

He Nian made a decisive move and began to break through the barrier.

He sat cross-legged on the bed. On the wooden table in front of him was the most potent medicinal food he could currently buy. After feeling the surge of soul power within his body, he grabbed the medicine bowl on the wooden table and drank it all in one gulp.

The warm medicinal soup entered He Nian's body, and soon a faint medicinal effect dissolved within her.

At the same time, his already surging soul power became even more active.

Without hesitation, He Nian immediately unleashed his full soul power, striving towards a higher realm.

Moreover, this time, he did not choose the normal and error-free soul power circulation route he used to follow, but instead chose another soul power circulation route that he had experimented with himself, which was more violent and dangerous!

The next instant, the surging soul power pierced his meridians, and even his muscles and bones felt waves of unbearable soreness and numbness, almost forcing He Nian to stop the circulation of his soul power.

But he didn't give up. Instead, with a perseverance far exceeding that of a twelve-year-old child, he simply pushed through.

And the final result did not disappoint He Nian.

Although he suffered some internal injuries due to recklessly operating the dangerous soul power route, his soul power level successfully broke through from level six to level seven!

"In that case, once my injuries have healed, I can go to the military camp to submit my application to go to a higher-level academy."

He Nian laughed heartily, lay back on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

Five days later, He Nian, having recovered from his internal injuries, arrived at the military camp, found the officer in charge of admissions, and submitted his application for further education.

"Oh, He Nian, you actually broke through to level seven?"

The middle-aged military officer wearing glasses glanced down at He Nian, paused slightly, and then smiled, saying, "Congratulations, He Nian! I have accepted your application. Please wait in the lounge next door. Once we have confirmed that your household registration information is correct, you can go back and wait for our news."

"Okay, thank you, sir."

He Nian politely thanked her, then went into the empty lounge next door and waited silently for what would happen next.

While He Nian was waiting, a portly, obese officer walked into the lounge with an impatient look on his face.

"He Nian, right? I heard you were lucky enough to break through to level seven?"

The obese officer seemed to have little patience for He Nian, and he wasn't even willing to fake a smile.

"Come with me. There are some issues with your identity and household registration. We need to verify them again."

He Nian stood up from her seat, her heart sinking.

He sensed an almost undisguised murderous aura emanating from the other person.