First, take down the Sword Demon, then save Runeterra.

"Holy crap... Ionia!" The scene before him truly shocked Ator.

While Irelia was performing a dance, a forest suddenly appeared.

"Old man, the plants and trees here are just as troublesome as the Yordles..."

“She’s a natural leader,” Aatrox commented before falling silent.

Irelia's dance was over, but her birthday celebrations were far from over, and the rebels were thrilled by the restoration of the forest.

They started dancing around the campfire, oblivious to their own surroundings.

In fact, every Ionian has learned some traditional dance, but their dance moves are far inferior to Irelia's.

"Master Ji, aren't you going?"

Irelia still had tear stains on her face, but she couldn't hide the joy in her heart.

"I only know how to kill enemies; I have never participated in such a situation before."

In his past life, when Ato still had a few friends, they forcibly dragged him to some kind of nighttime event.

Four people tried to push him onto the stage to dance, but they couldn't manage it.

Irelia sighed, didn't insist, nodded to Ator, and then joined them.

She quickly became the center of attention, her graceful dance captivating everyone.

Except for Atto.

He sat in a dark corner, clutching the Darkin Demon Sword, watching the happy crowd not far away, when suddenly a sentence came to mind.

Of all the lights in the houses, not one belongs to me.

"You refused to go when I told you to, and now you've brought this on yourself."

That was Aatrox's voice.

Aatrox could hear Aatrox's thoughts.

"I……"

Ato was about to retort, but found that he couldn't utter a single word.

"Where did your courage to roar at Lissandra go? Where did your courage to roar at the Teyvats go? There were more people in Teyvat harbor back then than there are now!"

"You were shouting in a way I couldn't understand, and I thought you already had one percent of my peak spirit. Now you're getting stage fright?"

"Little one, remember, you'll never have it if you don't try."

Aatrox dealt a thousand points of damage to Aatrox's mind.

Then Ato felt as if something inside him had broken.

"Really... old man, you're not like a Darkin anymore."

Atto stood up and dusted himself off.

"Yes, why didn't I have any friends in my past life? I always waited for them to invite me and talk to me first."

"And yet I kept refusing, spending my days staring at electronic screens and grinning like an idiot. I am indeed quite a boring person."

"Now that we have a second chance, we should make some changes!"

With that, Atuo plunged the magic sword into the ground, straightened his hair, and walked resolutely toward the dance troupe.

At this birthday celebration, Atto was the one whose movements were the least standardized.

But the rebels expressed their understanding, because the Wuji Masters on the mountain were detached from worldly affairs, and their participation in the celebration was already astonishing.

The next day, the rebels, who had been reveling all night, did not wake up until the sun was high in the sky, and continued their march toward Presidium.

Ato actively chose to participate, and his way of looking at issues changed a lot.

"There's really nothing embarrassing about it. You can't care too much about what other people think. Maybe they don't even think that way."

"Good that you understand. Little one, find an opportunity to test out your new ability. I have results in my analysis of Shadow Tears."

"So fast?" Atto exclaimed in surprise.

He had assumed that Aatrox, as a seasoned veteran, wasn't good at flashy abilities.

“It was supposed to take several more days, but the girl’s dance last night inspired me.”

"They are all abilities that originated in Ionia, and I always feel that they have a common source."

"A common source?" Ator was taken aback. "Could it be the Soul of Ionia?"

"I don't know about that. It's best to test the new ability during the day when your shadow can be seen; the effect will be less noticeable at night."

Ato looked at the rebel ranks but did not see the scouts from the Equilibrium Sect he had seen before.

He should still be gathering information from afar.

After all, Ato obtained the Shadow Tear from the Order of the Balance. If that scout found out about it, Ato would have a hard time explaining himself.

He quickened his pace, caught up with Irelia ahead, and said to her, "I sense something nearby. I'll go check it out and be right back."

"What is it?" Irelia became wary. "Shall I go with you?"

"No need, maybe I'm just imagining things. You guys go first, I'll catch up soon."

"Alright then... be careful." Irelia had confidence in Ator's abilities.

Last night, she certainly noticed Atto's awkward movements at the back of the line, and a smile flashed across her eyes.

"The masters of the Wuji Sect aren't as rigid as I imagined..."

Ato temporarily separated from the main force to test the new abilities that Shadow Tears had given him in the nearby woods.

His thoughts drifted over the Darkin Blade, discovering that it contained an additional layer of shadow.

"Is this the power that Shadow Tears gave me?"

Ator stirred up this layer of shadow, and the next moment, black covered the original red of the demon sword.

The ground beneath his feet seemed to turn into water, and his entire body sank rapidly into the ground.

But his shadow remained on the ground.

"My vision wasn't affected, but to others it seemed like I had disappeared, leaving only a shadow."

He tried taking a few more steps, even increasing his speed to the maximum, and his movements were not affected in any way.

Ato released the shadow from its hold, quite pleased with his newfound abilities.

"Let's call it Shadow Cloak, but I thought it would create a clone of myself."

"You think you can create a clone of a Celestial Warrior with just a single Shadow Tear? It's not at that level yet." Aatrox curled his lip.

He then asked with great interest, "Little one, do you know when this spell is at its strongest?"

"Isn't this just half an invisibility spell? What's so powerful about it?"

"Hahahaha~" Aatrox laughed wickedly, "What if your shadow overlapped with the shadows of this forest?"

Ato suddenly realized that, in the presence of other shadows, Shadow Cloak was almost indistinguishable from Invisibility!

If it can be used at night, then it can achieve complete invisibility without needing terrain.

Even under normal use, it is difficult for the average person to notice the shadow on the ground.

"If used properly, it can have unexpected effects!"

After testing his new abilities, Ato quickly caught up with the rebel forces.

Upon reaching Irelia, she immediately asked, "How is it? Did you notice anything unusual?"

Atto shook his head: "I sensed a magical fluctuation, but it had disappeared by the time I got there."

"Magical fluctuations?" Irelia pondered for a long time but couldn't come up with an answer.