Advancing to Dou Emperor!

Chapter Twelve

In the end, Instructor Ruo Lin had no choice but to accept Xiao Lin's suggestion and had someone escort those troublesome students out.

Xiao Lin slowly descended, his crystalline Dou Qi Wings gradually fading away.

"You should take the others and leave first."

Xiao Lin looked at the Third Elder, who understood what Xiao Lin meant.

"Yes, Uncle."

The Third Elder left grandly with several dozen heavily armored Dou Zhe. However, after moving far away from the Plaza, they changed direction and headed straight out of the city.

No one knew what they had gone to do, but to everyone in the Plaza, this was undoubtedly another victory for the Xiao Family.

So what if they were students of Jia Nan Academy? If they angered the Xiao Family, they would still be punished!

"I hope Instructor Ruo Lin will take good care of the Xiao Family's younger generation."

After all, he had embarrassed Jia Nan Academy in front of everyone. Xiao Lin did not mind offering a smile and chatting amiably with Ruo Lin, despite being a Dou Wang while she was merely a Da Dou Shi.

With Xiao Lin watching over things, that eventful day of recruitment finally came to an end.

It was worth mentioning that although Xiao Yan passed the assessment in the end, he requested a year of leave.

So much had happened that day that Ruo Lin did not wish to press the matter any further. Especially since his grandfather was a Dou Wang and had said nothing, there was no need for her to say more. Thus, she approved Xiao Yan's leave.

With Jia Nan Academy's recruitment over, Wutan City returned to its peaceful atmosphere.

In truth, the people of Wutan City bore no ill will toward the Xiao Family. Though the Xiao Family had acted arrogantly that day and directly trampled on Jia Nan Academy's dignity,

they knew that as long as they did not court death and provoke the Xiao Family, the Xiao Family could not be bothered with them.

Moreover, compared to when the Three Great Clans had stood side by side, the Xiao Family had not done anything excessive after becoming the dominant power. In fact, things were even better than before—the prices they paid for others' medicinal ingredients had risen rather than fallen.

Within the Xiao Family's luxurious estate in Wutan City.

With more than twenty members of the younger generation having gone to Jia Nan Academy, the entire Xiao Family had become much quieter.

Inside Xiao Lin's Study Room, Xiao Lin cultivated diligently. He knew that everything the Xiao Family possessed came from him.

It all came from an elderly Seven-Star Dou King. Without him, the Xiao Family would immediately decline into what the Three Great Clans had once been.

But likewise, if he continued advancing and became a Dou Emperor, then a Dou Zong, the Xiao Family could continue growing stronger!

"The Xiao Family's foundation is still lacking. I can only wait until I become a Dou Emperor before going out to obtain some resources for them..."

Xiao Lin shook his head. He had already handed all miscellaneous matters over to his son Xiao Zhan and the Three Elders, allowing himself to focus wholeheartedly on cultivation.

It was worth mentioning that although Xiao Yan and Yao Lao had left the Xiao Family to gain experience, the Xiao Family's pill business had not ended. Every so often, they would send pills back through the Xiao Family's channels.

Xiao Lin could even judge Xiao Yan's progress in strength from the quality of the pills.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, several months went by. During cultivation, Xiao Lin suddenly sensed an incomparably powerful Dou Qi feedback. His heart settled, and he knew it was time to break through.

To advance from Dou Wang to Dou Emperor!

Xiao Lin's brows drew tightly together. Within the meridians of his body, boundless Dou Qi began circulating along with his cultivation technique. As he cultivated, he gradually entered a wondrous state.

As he cultivated, one spiral funnel after another appeared above his head, madly absorbing the Dou Qi between heaven and earth.

However, the energy between heaven and earth was only a small part for him. The true bulk was the Dou Qi feedback from his clansmen that came every day.

Advancing from Dou Wang to Dou Emperor was no ordinary matter. Promotion at this level required an enormous amount of energy, and such vast energy could naturally not be accumulated in a day or two. Only through long-term accumulation could the process of transformation be completed in full.

Yet with the aid of the Family System, Xiao Lin received feedback energy every day to assist his cultivation.

Therefore, compared to ordinary Dou Emperors breaking through, his speed was much faster.

Even so, it still took Xiao Lin nearly half a year.

That day, from the secluded cultivation site of the Xiao Family Old Ancestor, Xiao Lin, which had remained unchanged for so long, waves of Dou Qi fluctuations suddenly spread upward.

Xiao Lin's cultivation site was naturally the most important place in the Xiao Family, so when this change appeared, Clan Leader Xiao Zhan and the Three Elders learned of it immediately.

"Father should be about to break through."

The four stood nearby. Under their orders, many figures lay in ambush around the area to prevent anyone from disturbing the place.

"Uncle's last breakthrough was a year ago, wasn't it? Time truly flies."

The First Elder laughed heartily. The relationships among the Xiao Family's upper ranks were now quite good.

The Xiao Family's pie had once been only so large. If one person ate more, the others would get less, so conflict naturally arose.

But with Dou Wang Xiao Lin's powerful return, the Xiao Family's scale had expanded more than tenfold. Xiao Zhan and the Three Elders could all benefit from it, so naturally they no longer fought among themselves. Instead, they sincerely worked to protect the Xiao Family as a whole.

However, Xiao Lin's breakthrough this time was not what the four outside imagined—not from Two-Star Fighting King to Three-Star Fighting King, but from Nine-Star Dou Wang to a Dou Emperor!

Inside the cultivation chamber, the eyes that had remained shut for half a year finally slowly opened, trembling slightly.

The instant his eyes opened, streaks of lightning flashed through his dark pupils like thunderbolts amid a raging storm. At that moment, even the air in the stifling cultivation chamber let out a faint crackling sound.

As those eyes opened, a vast aura that had lain dormant for nearly half a year finally raised its head like an awakening male lion and let out a roar that shook heaven and earth.

Under this vast aura, several times stronger than before, even the cultivation chamber began to tremble faintly. Arm-thick cracks spread from where the man in green robes sat, like a spiderweb, eventually covering every corner.

Crack!

A faint sound suddenly rang out from the bluestone beneath him. Then, tiny cracks abruptly emerged and rapidly spread across the entire stone. Finally, with a deep rumble, the bluestone exploded into countless fragments.

Though the bluestone shattered, the green-robed man sitting atop it did not move in the slightest. His legs remained crossed in midair, and without relying on any external force, he simply floated in the air.

"So... this is what it feels like to be a Dou Emperor..."

Xiao Lin slowly spread open his hands, feeling the vast Dou Qi within him erupting like a mountain flood. A faint curve appeared at the corner of his lips.

At that moment, a bold feeling of holding heaven and earth in his palm surged from his heart. His powerful Soul Power, centered on his body, swept out in all directions like a storm, as swift as lightning.

With a sweep of his powerful Soul Power, he took in the entire Xiao Family at a glance. It did not stop there, instead extending toward the more distant Wutan City, and even then, it continued onward.

The Xiao Family was close to the Monster Beast Mountain Range. At that moment, Xiao Lin's Soul Power directly entered the entire mountain range. Once there, he no longer concealed his soul aura.

Across the vast mountain range, earth-shaking roars suddenly rang out. Amid those roars, countless low-level Magical Beasts throughout the mountains began to tremble uncontrollably.

However, Xiao Lin suddenly intensified his Soul Power, and those roars immediately fell silent, no longer daring to continue.

"It is time to leave seclusion!"