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Half a month later.

Back mountain.

"Phew..."

Hun Xiu slowly exhaled a foul breath. In half a month, his strength had risen to the level of a five-star Dou Ling.

Although such strength was not particularly remarkable within the vast Hun Clan, among the younger generation, he stood among the very best.

After all, among the young people of his generation, if he claimed to be invincible, who would dare claim they could not be defeated?

Hun Feng and the others? Even if he gave them one hand, Hun Xiu could still easily beat them down and teach them a lesson.

Over the past half month, Hun Xiu had improved not only his cultivation realm. His combat skills had also risen from the Mysterious Tier to the Earth Tier.

The Earth Tier combat skills he was currently cultivating were: God-Slaying Palm, Calamity God Fist, and Wind-Thunder Nine Heavens Kick.

They were all high-grade Earth Tier combat skills. Combined with the two moves he had cultivated before, they could allow his former Yellow Tier combat skills—Man-Slaying Palm, Calamity Annihilation Fist, and Wind-Thunder Divine Leg—

to unleash destructive power comparable to Earth Tier combat skills.

After all, according to the system's introduction, these combat skills had originally been a single combat skill. However, for certain reasons, one had become four.

They corresponded to the four grades: Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow.

After cultivating the three high-grade Earth Tier combat skills—God-Slaying Palm, Calamity God Fist, and Wind-Thunder Nine Heavens Kick—Hun Xiu did not go to the Skill Pavilion to seek out the later Heaven Tier combat skills.

Because he felt it was enough for now.

What he needed to do now was work hard to increase his strength. Heaven Tier skills were certainly good, but one could not chew more than one could swallow.

With his current strength, using a single Earth Tier combat skill would leave him extremely weak. And he wanted to cultivate Heaven Tier combat skills?

So what if he cultivated them? With his current strength, could he even unleash a single Heaven Tier combat skill? He simply could not.

So, combat skills could stay as they were for now!

What he needed to do next was cultivate diligently, absorb the Dou Qi of heaven and earth, and strive to improve his realm and strength.

Earth Tier and Heaven Tier combat skills were good, but without sufficient strength, one could not bring out their true power and could only let them gather dust.

How should he put it?

No matter when or where, no matter what, strength was the key.

Combat skills were ultimately external things.

As long as one was strong enough—

a single punch could still destroy heaven and earth and render one invincible beneath the skies.

"Young Master, the Clan Head is looking for you." Just as Hun Xiu finished cultivating, a middle-aged man in black robes silently appeared behind him and spoke respectfully.

Silently?

With such strength, killing Hun Xiu would be as easy as lifting a hand.

"Father is looking for me?"

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, Hun Xiu blinked and asked in confusion, "Third Uncle, do you know why Father is looking for me?"

This middle-aged man was called Hun San. He was Hun Xiu's guard and was responsible for protecting him.

As for Hun San's strength?

Hun Xiu did not know. In Hun Xiu's eyes, Hun San's strength was at least at the Dou Huang level! Any lower?

Hun Xiu had never even considered it.

His status was what it was. He was Soul Emperor's son, yet his guard was merely a Dou Wang? That would be a joke if word got out.

In order to draw closer to him, Hun Xiu called Hun San "Third Uncle."

Hun San shook his head. "I don't know. The Clan Head seems to be receiving some important guest and has asked Young Master to hurry to the main hall."

"Oh!"

"I understand."

Hun Xiu stood up and dusted off his clothes.

"Let's go!"

Then, he took a step with his short little legs, preparing to leave.

After all, he was only a little over seven years old. At best, he was a child; at most, a youth.

If he wanted long legs, he would have to wait another couple of years.

"Young Master, this is too slow." Hun San shook his head.

Walk? By the time they reached the main hall, the Clan Head would have waited until the day lilies had wilted.

"Then what should we do?"

Hun Xiu blinked at Hun San.

"Forgive me, Young Master."

Hun San made an apologetic gesture toward Hun Xiu. As soon as he finished speaking, he reached out and picked Hun Xiu up.

His body rose into the air, turning into a streak of light as he left the back mountain.

The speed was too fast, and Hun Xiu could only close his eyes. When he opened them again, he had already arrived at the entrance to the main hall.

Hun San set Hun Xiu down and said apologetically, "Young Master, my apologies. It was a special situation."

Hun Xiu shook his head with a smile. "It's fine. Third Uncle said it was a special situation. I understand."

Yet inwardly, he was shocked. Third Uncle's strength definitely cannot be at the Dou Huang level. It seems I underestimated him far too much.

Standing in the air—only a Dou Zong powerhouse possesses such an ability.

Seeing Hun Xiu standing there in a daze, Hun San reminded him, "Young Master, the Clan Head is waiting in the main hall."

"Oh!"

Hearing Hun San's words, Hun Xiu came back to his senses slightly, nodded, and glanced at the doors of the main hall.

Then he walked in on his short little legs.

"Hm?"

Upon entering the main hall, he saw that besides his father, Soul Emperor, there was also a man in dark robes standing beside him. The two were chatting and laughing.

A little child of two or three was hugging the dark-robed man's leg.

When Hun Xiu entered, her large, bright, watery eyes kept glancing at him from time to time.

When she noticed him looking at her, she timidly "hid" again. Yet every now and then, she poked out her little head to secretly peek at him.

She was simply adorable beyond words.

Looking at the adorable little girl, Hun Xiu's eyes were filled with affection. He dearly wished to run over and pinch her cute little cheeks.

But in the end, Hun Xiu chose to restrain himself. After all, he had never seen this little girl before.

Her identity?

To him, it was still a mystery.

And who was this man in dark robes, chatting and laughing with his father, Soul Emperor, as an equal? His father held an extremely high status in the Hun Clan. Within the Hun Clan, there was only one person who could stand on equal footing with his father.

That was Nihility Devouring Flame.

He had seen Nihility Devouring Flame before. This dark-robed man was not Nihility Devouring Flame.

Therefore, Hun Xiu was quite curious about this dark-robed man's identity. Who exactly was he?

The moment Hun Xiu stepped into the main hall, Gu Yuan's gaze fell upon him, sensing Hun Xiu's bloodline power and his current strength.

Gu Yuan could not help clicking his tongue inwardly. This child's cultivation talent is terrifying beyond belief. He has the Potential to become Emperor!

The strength of a Dou Ling was not much, but appearing in a seven-year-old child, it was somewhat monstrous.

Such talent was exceptionally terrifying.

If nothing unexpected happened, he would reach the Dou Di realm in the future.

Dou Di?

For people like them, it was only one step away, yet it was a step they could never take.

Dou Di.

Lofty and supreme.

But at this moment, as Gu Yuan looked at Hun Xiu, it was as though he saw a young Dou Di.