Ten Lightning Patterns

At this moment, Mo Yu naturally had no idea how much damage the risqué lines he had learned on Blue Star had inflicted on Ya Fei, a woman who had been lonely for so long.

After leaving the auction house, he immediately returned to the family. Once he had sorted through his gains, he stored some of the more important items in his Storage Ring.

The Storage Ring only had three or four square meters of space, making it the lowest grade. Even so, it could not be bought for less than one hundred thousand gold coins.

The cost of the Storage Ring, the Mountain River Stone, and the two Second-Order Demonic Cores had caused the one hundred and fifty thousand gold coins he had just earned from auctioning the Dou Technique to vanish almost entirely, leaving him with only ten or twenty thousand.

Mo Yu did not care in the slightest. Wealth was useless to him. Only resources were worth his attention.

The next day, Mo Yu deliberately took one thousand gold coins from his Storage Ring and returned them to Grandfather, Steward Mo. He did not give him too much because the source of the gold coins would be difficult to explain.

As for the Storage Ring, because his identity was still too sensitive at the moment, he did not wear it on his finger. Instead, he tucked it into his chest.

After this outing, Mo Yu once again began living in seclusion, rarely leaving his home.

Time flowed like water, quietly slipping through one's fingers when one least expected it.

The scorching summer had already been replaced by a cool autumn. Even the lush green branches had begun to show faint traces of yellow.

"Thunder Adamant Body!"

At that moment, deep within a small forest atop a mountain far from the Xiao Family, a cold Sound of Drinking suddenly rang out.

A nimble shadow leaped agilely through the woods. The dense thorns between the trees did not hinder him in the slightest.

In the next instant, the shadow abruptly stopped before a bluestone the size of a crouching tiger. His feet shifted, his body tilted halfway to the side, and his fist slammed into the stone.

"Bang!" A muffled boom rang out as stone fragments flew in all directions. Spiderweb-like cracks spread outward from the point of impact.

"Crack..." The bluestone, blasted nearly hollow by a single punch, let out a thunderous roar before finally splitting apart moments later.

As the bluestone shattered, the agile shadow, as nimble as a monkey, had already retreated. He then landed lightly atop another bluestone.

Looking at what he had accomplished, Mo Yu's handsome face revealed a faint smile.

After breaking through to the Ninth Stage Dou Qi, Mo Yu had obtained two Second-Order Demonic Cores. However, he had not immediately used the Vermilion Bird Sky-Burning Thunder to devour them and break through to the Dou Practitioner Realm. Instead, he had continued coming to this secluded place to hone his Dou Technique.

He understood that the more critical the moment, the more important it was to endure loneliness.

At the Dou Qi stage, foundations were the most important thing. Breaking through too quickly was, on the contrary, the greatest taboo.

He had not advanced a single stage of Dou Qi in three months. This pace seemed much slower than during the previous few months, but Mo Yu was extremely satisfied. He could already feel that after three months of steadily building himself up, the foundation of his Dou Qi had become solid to a terrifying degree.

Moreover, he had not gained nothing during these three months. The Lightning Rune on his right arm had already condensed ten Lightning Patterns, barely reaching the level of a Profound-tier Dou Technique.

Just now, Mo Yu had used only the power of five Lightning Patterns to completely crush a bluestone. If the power of all ten Lightning Patterns had been unleashed, the might would surely have been enough to kill a Dou Zhe on the spot.

After using the Thunder Adamant Body, Mo Yu nodded in satisfaction. He then returned home, preparing for the prediction the following day.

One month before the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, all the family Juniors had to participate in a prediction. Its purpose was naturally to eliminate those whose Dou Qi failed to meet the standard.

Mo Yu had now caught the family's attention and was naturally listed as a member of the Xiao Family. Of course, with his strength, attending the prediction was merely a formality.

Early the next morning, just after he had changed his clothes, a light knock came from the door.

"Cousin Mo Yu, are you there?"

Hearing the Young Girl's clear voice, Mo Yu raised his brows. After fastening his clothes, he leisurely walked to the door and pulled it open.

As the door opened, warm sunlight poured inside, illuminating the Youth in his blue robes and making him look exceptionally striking.

Outside the door, the Young Girl stood gracefully. Although she could not be considered a peerless beauty, her immature little face held a faint hint of charm. The contradictory combination of purity and allure added even more to her appeal.

Looking at the delicate young girl outside the door, Mo Yu chuckled. "Oh, it's Cousin Xiao Mei. What brings you here today?"

Ever since Mo Yu had defeated Xiao Ning, earned the attention of the Family High-Level Officials, and attended the family gathering, Xiao Mei's attitude toward him had undergone a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree change.

She was always coming to him, whether to ask about Dou Techniques or simply chat. In any case, she had suddenly grown much closer to him.

Mo Yu naturally understood why, but he did not feel any resentment toward her.

Of course, it was not because he was driven by lust. Rather, he knew that human nature involved relying on and currying favor with Strong Persons. Xiao Mei'er was merely an ordinary person, so there was no need to hate her.

Besides, after finishing his hard training every day, was it not pleasant to have a beautiful Young Girl around to soothe the eyes?

Looking at the handsome Mo Yu standing in the sunlight, Xiao Mei blinked her alluring eyes and carefully sized up the Youth who had just opened the door.

After arriving in this world more than half a year ago, Mo Yu had undergone tremendous changes.

His handsome face appeared more mature, and his body had developed further. Without realizing it, he had grown several centimeters taller. Most importantly, his bearing had changed from that of a cautious and dutiful Servant of the Xiao Family into that of a confident, mysterious, and powerful genius Youth.

There was no denying that Xiao Mei'er valued Mo Yu's talent and strength, but his handsome appearance was also an indispensable bonus.

Stepping out of the room, Mo Yu closed the door behind him. Seeing Xiao Mei'er staring at him without blinking, he suddenly teased her, "What, did I become even more handsome today?"

Xiao Mei's alluring little face flushed slightly. Even though she was somewhat open by nature, she hurriedly looked away after hearing such a joke and said enviously, "Let's go, Cousin Mo Yu. Today is the day of the prediction. You defeated Cousin Xiao Ning last time, so the family has high hopes for you this time."

Hearing this, Mo Yu waved his hand dismissively. "Then let's go. This time, there will probably be some interesting things happening."

As if he had thought of something, a playful smile appeared at the corner of Mo Yu's mouth.

If his memory served him correctly, Xiao Yan's first proof of rising to prominence was about to arrive...