Dou Skills Reached Minor Mastery

Xun'er took out a bamboo slip from her storage ring, and large purple characters surfaced upon it.

"Mystic High-Rank Dou Skills, Swallow Reversal Strike. It can reflect an opponent's attack back at them in proportion. Once mastered, it can reflect all damage received."

As Xun'er carefully studied the information within the bamboo slip, she frowned slightly.

"This technique focuses on counterattacks. In other words, it needs external stimulation to be triggered." Yun Xi understood its secrets after reading through it once.

Although Yun Xi's strength was no longer what it had once been, it was still far beyond what the current Xun'er could withstand.

With a casual wave of his hand, a figure appeared out of thin air. The aura it gave off was only that of a One Star Dou Zhe.

"This is a Spiritual Clone. Let it train with you. It mainly uses physical attacks, and you may only use Swallow Reversal Strike to reflect its damage. You can rest only after you disperse it," Yun Xi said calmly.

Sweeping it with her spiritual sense, Xun'er discovered that the clone had neither Dou Qi protection nor a physical body. In other words, even a casual attack could shatter it.

However, she had no other offensive Dou Skills and could only use a passive skill, making the difficulty rise drastically.

"Here it comes!" Yun Xi called out.

The clone suddenly accelerated. A fist filled with Dou Qi slammed into Xun'er, striking her left shoulder before she could react and sending her flying several meters away.

"Hiss, that hurts."

Xun'er rubbed her somewhat numb left shoulder and cried out in pain.

"This is only the strength of a One Star Dou Zhe, while you're already a Two Star Dou Zhe. Don't tell me you can't even defeat it?" Yun Xi still spoke in an indifferent tone.

Though he said that, no one knew just how tense Yun Xi had been the instant the clone sent Xun'er flying.

Hearing Yun Xi's calm words, Xun'er felt somewhat upset, but she still got back to her feet.

Watching the clone draw nearer and nearer, Xun'er was nervous, but she still crossed her arms in defense and blocked the strike.

Just as Xun'er was about to laugh in delight, a hidden force suddenly surged through her arms and sent her flying again.

"I forgot to tell you. This clone's attacks carry hidden force."

Seeing the smile at the corner of Yun Xi's lips, Xun'er felt a little displeased, but she gritted her teeth, rose again, and accepted the clone's relentless training once more.

And so, she was driven back and sent flying—once, twice, three times... By the tenth time she was sent flying, Xun'er had finally found the trick.

The instant its fist arrived, she overlapped her hands before her chest, then bent her right arm backward. Golden light gleamed in her palm before she thrust it out.

Bang!

With a muffled thud, fist and palm collided in midair. Xun'er staggered back several steps, and the clone also retreated several steps.

Watching Xun'er's strange palm strike, Yun Xi sighed softly. "As expected of the Gu Clan's little genius. This comprehension is truly unprecedented. After being driven back barely more than ten times, you've already discovered the secret of Swallow Reversal Strike."

Although Xun'er had retreated several steps, the clone had also retreated several steps. This proved that she was training in the right direction, and that she had successfully displayed the rudiments of Swallow Reversal Strike for the first time.

Delighted, Xun'er watched the clone charge at her again and smiled confidently. Her hand seal formed once more as fist and palm collided again.

Only this time, the golden light in Xun'er's hand was even more dazzling.

Bang!

After another muffled impact, the clone slowly dispersed.

Seeing the clone vanish, Xun'er excitedly reported her success to Yun Xi. "Yun Xi! Yun Xi, look! I dispersed the clone!"

Xun'er's already rosy little face became even more flushed with excitement.

"Mm, not bad, not bad. As expected of the Gu Clan's little genius. You truly are extraordinary." Yun Xi smacked his lips and praised her without restraint.

"Hehe." Hearing Yun Xi's praise, Xun'er grinned foolishly.

She did not know why. Even when Gu Yuan praised her, her state of mind would barely ripple, but Yun Xi was different. A casual word of encouragement or praise from him could stir her normally steady heart.

"Then let's continue."

Before Yun Xi's voice had faded, the clone that had just been dispersed appeared again. Only, it was stronger than before and had reached the level of a Two Star Dou Zhe.

Yun Xi had his reasons for making Xun'er train this way. When first cultivating Swallow Reversal Strike, an opponent who was too weak made their attacks meaningless, while an opponent who was too strong made their attacks equally meaningless.

This clone was meant to test the highest limit of strength Xun'er could currently reflect. Without testing it, no one would know where that limit lay.

Gales from its fists howled through the air. Under its fierce offensive, Xun'er began to retreat step by step. Though she had learned Mystic High-Rank Dou Skills, repeatedly using Dou Skills in the previous rounds had left her internal Dou Qi struggling to keep up.

Narrowing his eyes, Yun Xi saw Xun'er's concern and called out loudly, "Xun'er, just focus on dispersing it. I have a way to handle the Dou Qi."

He brought his hands together and formed a strange hand seal. A mysterious symbol faintly emerged on his forehead as an array enveloped the entire area.

This array was exactly like the one beneath Xun'er's Bamboo House. Both actively absorbed and refined Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi before drawing it into the body, accelerating cultivation and restoring spiritual power.

After careful observation, Yun Xi had found that although the Dou Qi of this world and the spiritual power of his original world had different names, their natures were identical. Spiritual power had been the mainstay of his original continent, while here, Dou Qi was the sole mainstay.

In the midst of battle, Xun'er suddenly realized that her Dou Qi was recovering at an extremely rapid rate. Tilting her head, she looked at Yun Xi in the distance as he withdrew his hands, raised the corner of her lips, and gave a soft snort.

No longer holding back, Xun'er sent palm strike after palm strike crashing into the clone's fierce fists.

As her palm techniques struck out, the clone gradually became more and more illusory.

It was said that once mastered, the skill could reflect all damage. Yet the current Xun'er had not even reached the beginner stage. She could only take hits passively to reflect, little by little, the strength of her enemy's attacks. That was why it had taken her so long to disperse the clone.

Bang!

The clone dispersed, and a third clone appeared again. Clearly, it was a Three Star Dou Zhe...

She was sent flying once, twice... five times... twelve times. Along with more than ten knockbacks, Xun'er's speed in using the Dou Skill grew faster and faster, her hand seals became increasingly proficient, and the proportion of damage she reflected gradually increased.

Bang!

Another muffled impact rang out, and the third clone was dispersed. This time, Xun'er succeeded after using only a few Dou Skills.

She took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. Looking at the clone that had appeared before her again, Xun'er's gaze sharpened as she accepted the next attack once more...

The furrow between Yun Xi's brows gradually eased. Having watched Xun'er all along, he let out a heavy sigh of relief.

What he had worried about was that, as the young lady of such a massive clan, Xun'er might be somewhat arrogant and lazy. But now he discovered that this girl possessed both excellent perseverance and resilience.

As he continued watching Xun'er train, the gentleness in Yun Xi's eyes gradually spread.

Before they knew it, the sun seemed to shyly slip away, leaving behind only a streak of sunset glow at the horizon.

Bang!

The sixth clone dispersed. Xun'er finally could no longer hold on; her legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground.

Yet she did not feel the ground beneath her. Instead, she felt a particular warmth.

She raised her head slightly and looked at the handsome man before her. Just as Xun'er was about to speak, dizziness washed over her, and she went limp in Yun Xi's arms.

Quietly looking at the petite girl in his arms, Yun Xi reached out and smoothed the dark hair plastered to her forehead by sweat. Then he smiled faintly.

"Pretty good. Even a Six Star Dou Zhe can't do anything to you now, and your Dou Skill has more or less reached minor mastery. This girl really is a little monster."

Holding the unconscious Xun'er in his arms, Yun Xi murmured to himself.