You're Not Going to Tell Father, Are You?

At the same time, Soul Emperor's words had made it clear that, barring any surprises, Hun Xiu would become the next Clan Head of the Hun Clan.

Of course, that was assuming nothing unexpected happened.

Hun Xiu naturally understood what Soul Emperor meant. His bargain father seemed rather dissatisfied with him practicing Yellow Tier Dou Techniques.

Hun Xiu quickly said respectfully, "Then this child won't practice Yellow Tier Dou Techniques anymore."

In Hun Xiu's view, he had already practiced fist techniques, palm techniques, and leg techniques. If nothing unexpected happened, he would begin selecting Mysterious Tier Dou Techniques to practice tomorrow.

Yellow Tier Dou Techniques?

He would never choose them again.

"Mm."

Hearing Hun Xiu's words, Soul Emperor nodded slightly and said with some satisfaction, "Go back and rest early. Cultivation is important, but rest is equally important."

He had thought this son of his would argue or say something else. He had not expected him to be so obedient, which surprised him greatly.

Still, he was quite satisfied.

His son possessed terrifying talent and, more importantly, listened to his father. How could he not be satisfied? He was extremely satisfied.

As soon as he finished speaking, Soul Emperor vanished just like that.

In Hun Xiu's eyes, he disappeared with a whoosh, gone without a trace.

With his current Dou Ling strength, he simply could not detect how Soul Emperor had arrived or how he had disappeared.

After all, his bargain father, Soul Emperor, was a peak Nine-Star Dou Saint. A Dou Saint was still far beyond his reach.

Utterly out of reach.

After Soul Emperor disappeared, Hun Xiu also left the mountaintop.

The next day.

At noon.

Hun Xiu arrived at the Skill Pavilion.

He planned to exchange for another Dou Technique. A technique like the Wind-Thunder Divine Leg was still far too simple for someone at his level.

Comprehending its mysteries was incredibly easy.

When Soul Shou saw Hun Xiu arrive, he said, "Give me the Dou Technique. Go in yourself."

"Mm."

Watching Hun Xiu's retreating figure enter the Skill Pavilion, Soul Shou murmured, "I wonder what grade of Dou Technique he'll choose this time?"

"Just don't let it be another Yellow Tier Dou Technique."

Thinking of Hun Xiu's terrifying cultivation talent being used to practice Yellow Tier Dou Techniques, Soul Shou felt it was an utter waste.

Hun Xiu entered the Skill Pavilion and soon reached the end of the first floor. After hesitating for a while and seeing that the system gave no prompt, he stepped onto the stairs leading to the second floor.

Upon entering the second floor, Hun Xiu was quickly drawn in by the Dou Techniques before him.

The second floor was called the Mysterious Floor.

As the name implied, the Mysterious Floor was where Mysterious Tier Dou Techniques were kept. There were low, middle, and high-grade Mysterious Tier techniques.

Hun Xiu walked slowly onward. Apart from him, there was no one else here. For the Hun Clan's experts, the Dou Techniques here were no longer of any use.

And among the younger generation, other than Hun Xiu, who would choose such "trash Dou Techniques" as Yellow Tier and Mysterious Tier techniques?

Besides, choosing profound techniques like Heaven Tier and Earth Tier Dou Techniques was not something one could completely comprehend in merely one or two days, or even three or four days.

If Earth Tier and Heaven Tier Dou Techniques were so easy to comprehend, then they would not be Earth Tier and Heaven Tier Dou Techniques.

Hun Xiu walked slowly, his gaze sweeping over the Dou Techniques along the way.

Although, if nothing unexpected happened, he would ultimately choose only three of all the Dou Techniques here and would not take any of the others.

Still, he could not help wanting to look.

"Ding..."

"A choice has appeared. Does the host wish to check in?"

Hun Xiu had long been prepared. He said, "Check in."

"Ding..."

"Choice One: High-grade Mysterious Tier Dou Technique—Soul Slaying Palm. This palm technique is divided into four forms, each corresponding to the Yellow, Mysterious, Earth, and Heaven Tier Dou Technique grades. Once all four forms are cultivated to their peak, a single palm strike can destroy heaven and earth."

"Choice Two: High-grade Mysterious Tier Dou Technique—Calamity Killing Fist. This fist technique is divided into four forms, each corresponding to the Yellow, Mysterious, Earth, and Heaven Tier Dou Technique grades. Once all four forms are cultivated to their peak, a single punch can leave neither gods nor ghosts behind."

"Choice Three: High-grade Mysterious Tier Dou Technique—Thunderbolt Wind Leg. This leg technique is divided into four forms, each corresponding to the Yellow, Mysterious, Earth, and Heaven Tier Dou Technique grades. Once all four forms are cultivated to their peak, every kick contains terrifying wind and lightning power, capable of destroying heaven and earth. Slaying ghosts and gods would be nothing. Moreover, the Wind-Thunder Divine Leg is also an excellent movement Dou Technique. Once cultivated to the peak, you will be as fast as the wind."

So these are my choices this time?

Hun Xiu did not hesitate. He silently said in his heart, I choose the first one.

The moment he made his choice, Hun Xiu saw the technique he had selected, the Soul Slaying Palm.

He stepped forward.

One punch.

Crack.

He cleanly shattered the Dou Qi barrier, took out the Soul Slaying Palm, then turned and left.

"Huh? Register it, Elder."

"Let me take a look," Soul Shou said slowly.

This time, Hun Xiu had spent quite a while inside. In Soul Shou's opinion, Hun Xiu must have received the Clan Head's loving instruction and chosen a Dou Technique suited to both himself and his talent.

"Here."

Hun Xiu handed the Mysterious Tier Dou Technique, Soul Slaying Palm, to Soul Shou.

"Huh?"

The moment Soul Shou saw the Soul Slaying Palm, he was completely dumbfounded. This was a Mysterious Tier Dou Technique?

After confirming it again and again, he finally became certain that the technique Hun Xiu had chosen this time was indeed a Mysterious Tier Dou Technique.

Soul Shou had thought Hun Xiu had come to his senses after receiving the Clan Head's loving instruction. Now it seemed that he had indeed come to his senses.

But he was still a long way from truly coming to his senses!

From Yellow Tier Dou Techniques to Mysterious Tier Dou Techniques, this... seemed to make no difference at all, did it?

Whether Yellow Tier or Mysterious Tier, they were both trash in Soul Shou's eyes. With Heaven Tier Dou Techniques available, who the hell would choose Yellow Tier or Mysterious Tier Dou Techniques?

Yet the trash no one would choose in Soul Shou's eyes had been chosen by this fool, Hun Xiu.

A fool?

That's right.

In Soul Shou's eyes, Hun Xiu was a fool.

He ignored Heaven Tier Dou Techniques and instead chose Yellow Tier and Mysterious Tier Dou Techniques. If that did not make him a fool, what did? If Hun Xiu were a little smarter and chose a somewhat inferior Earth Tier Dou Technique, Soul Shou would not even consider him a fool.

Hun Xiu clearly possessed the Transcendent Divine Bloodline and peerless cultivation talent, yet he did not know how to choose Dou Techniques. He was wasting all that talent for nothing!

Soul Shou came back to his senses, filled with regret. He returned the Soul Slaying Palm to Hun Xiu, then finally could not help asking, "Hun Xiu, may I ask you a question?"

Hun Xiu accepted the Soul Slaying Palm and nodded. "What is it, Elder? Go ahead and ask."

Soul Shou asked, "Hun Xiu, does the Clan Head know that you chose a Mysterious Tier Dou Technique to practice?"

Hun Xiu: "..."

Hun Xiu had a string of curses in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged as he slowly said, "Elder, of course Father does not know. Father handles countless affairs every day, so he would not know about such a trivial matter. Elder, you're not going to tell Father, are you?"