Eight Extremes Collapse

Chapter 8: Eight Extremes Collapse

"Since you've already taken me as your master, I should teach you a thing or two right away."

Yao Chen said this, and Xiao Yan was slightly stunned.

"Is it alchemy?"

"You wish, kid." Yao Chen shook her head slightly. "Alchemy requires Dou Qi to sustain it. With the little Dou Qi you have now, you probably wouldn't even be able to light the furnace."

With that, Yao Chen drifted in front of Xiao Yan and lightly tapped his brow with a finger.

"I'm going to teach you a Dou Technique now. This Dou Technique doesn't require much Dou Qi to support it, which fits your current situation perfectly."

In an instant, Xiao Yan felt something rush into his mind, and his pupils suddenly dilated.

High-grade Xuan-tier Dou Technique, Eight Extremes Collapse!

You must know that the highest-grade Dou Technique currently in the Xiao Family was merely a mid-grade Xuan-tier one!

Moreover, according to the description, if this Dou Technique was cultivated to the grand completion stage, its power could rival a Low-grade Di-tier Dou Technique!

"Xiao Yan thanks Elder Yao!"

"Get up, get up~ There's no need for such empty formalities with me." Yao Chen waved her hand impatiently, a trace of sorrow flashing slightly in her eyes. "Empty formalities are, after all, just empty formalities."

Xiao Yan looked at the desolate Yao Chen and furrowed his brows tightly.

This teacher seemed to have a past she didn't want to bring up.

Immediately, Xiao Yan focused his attention back on the Dou Technique, Eight Extremes Collapse, and softly muttered under his breath.

"Eight layers of force, eight layers stacked..."

At that moment, Yao Chen also snapped out of her grief, looked toward Xiao Yan, and instructed.

"Right, although this Dou Technique doesn't require much Dou Qi to support it, its demands on the physical body are extremely harsh, so you must never be impatient for quick success..."

Bang!!!

Yao Chen's words came to an abrupt halt as she blankly watched Xiao Yan smash a two-meter-long giant boulder into tiny fragments, remaining dazed for a long time without recovering.

What the heck?

This kid actually pulled it off just like that?

Meanwhile, Xiao Yan naturally hadn't noticed Yao Chen's astonishment, and instead looked excitedly at the shattered stones scattered all over the ground.

"It really is just like Elder Yao said! The power of this Dou Technique is simply terrifying!"

Before this, whenever Xiao Yan managed to smash a stone, it was the result of continuous, relentless effort, but now he could crush a stubborn boulder with a single strike!

Immediately, Xiao Yan turned toward Xiao Yan—wait, turned toward Yao Chen—and cupped his fists once more.

"Junior Xiao Yan, I once again thank Elder Ya—"

"Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!!!"

Yao Chen repeatedly stopped Xiao Yan's second expression of gratitude, drifting around him in a circle and occasionally reaching out to touch Xiao Yan's body, an extremely horrifying expression showing in her eyes.

"You kid... You clearly only have Three-stage Dou Zhi Li right now, yet your physical body is already comparable to a Dou Zhe."

Dou Qi was capable of strengthening the physical body.

Although the physical body could also strengthen Dou Qi, the effect was negligible.

Therefore, everyone diligently cultivated Dou Qi, because the gains from cultivating Dou Qi were much greater than those from training the physical body.

However, training the physical body had one absolute advantage over cultivating Dou Qi, and that was the foundation.

Using Dou Qi bonuses could indeed grant a tough physique, but conversely, when Dou Qi was insufficient or even completely depleted, the physical body would become extremely frail.

Training the physical body, however, didn't have this worry; the basic strength of the physique remained right there, and it wouldn't drop even a fraction even if the Dou Qi was gone.

"Previously, Xiao Yan made no progress at all in Dou Qi, so he could only turn to wholeheartedly training his physical body. That move was also a last resort..."

"Alright, alright! The more you say, the guiltier I feel!"

Yao Chen hurriedly waved her hand to signal Xiao Yan to stop talking.

Why did Xiao Yan's Dou Qi show no progress? Wasn't it precisely because she had been secretly pilfering it all along?

Although Xiao Yan didn't say a single word about his Dou Qi being stolen by her, every line and space constantly revealed this point, even though Xiao Yan himself had no intention of blaming Yao Chen.

"However, this will make it much easier for you to regain your strength." Yao Chen raised a finger and said slowly, "The body and dou qi actually complement each other. Although everyone cultivates dou qi, if you can temper your physique beyond the limit it can contain, then it will be much easier for your dou qi to catch up."

"...Elder Yao, please forgive Xiao Yan's dullness."

A trace of incomprehension showed in Xiao Yan's eyes, and Yao Chen patiently explained.

"To put it simply, I originally anticipated that you would return to Seven-stage Dou Zhi Li within a year. Now it looks like you can reach it in three months at most, and advancing to a Dou Zhe within half a year will be absolutely no problem!"

Yao Chen said with full confidence, and a look of excitement also appeared on Xiao Yan's face.

He could return to the realm of a Dou Zhe in just half a year!

Just as Xiao Yan was brimming with excitement, Yao Chen spoke up once more.

"Of course, you have to find these things on the list for me first~"

Yao Chen listed out an inventory in the void. Looking at the items written on the list, Xiao Yan furrowed his brow for a moment, then nodded.

"Tomorrow, Xiao Yan will immediately go procure what is listed."

"Let's leave it at that for today." Yao Chen looked up at the stars filling the sky. "It's getting late, you should go back and rest as well, so you don't cause your family to worry."

During the period when Yao Chen had awakened but had yet to reveal herself, she, hidden within the ring, had also come to deeply understand Xiao Yan's family through him.

The remote Wutan City and the tiny Xiao Family were, in Yao Chen's eyes, no different from a speck of dust.

Yet, this very weak family—one that no one would care about even if it suddenly vanished one day—possessed something that even a powerhouse like Yao Chen envied.

That was emotional bonds.

This continent had long been eroded by the Law of the Jungle.

No matter who they were, from birth, everyone believed in this philosophy deep down in their bones.

Yet the Xiao Family was different; they didn't excessively pursue powerful strength, and by comparison, they placed greater importance on familial affection. This family was clearly as weak as dust, yet their cohesion was so strong it made even Yao Chen feel a sense of dread.

And all of this was because of the Xiao Yan in front of her.

Yao Chen looked down at Xiao Yan, ruby-red pupils flashing with tiny ripples of light.

Could this child really change the entire continent?

Clutching such doubts, Yao Chen returned to the ring on Xiao Yan's chest, and Xiao Yan also slowly left the Back Mountain, walking toward the Xiao Family.

Along the way, as if remembering something, Xiao Yan asked Yao Chen in the ring.

"Elder Yao, may I ask if the Eight Extremes Collapse you taught your disciple can be passed on to others?"

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Yao Chen immediately understood what he meant.

"As you like, this isn't that big of a deal anyway."

"Xiao Yan thanks Elder Yao!"

"I'm telling you, can you stop being so deferential toward me?"

"When facing a mentor, how can one not be respectful?!"

"..."

Upon returning to the Xiao Family, just as Yao Chen had anticipated, Xiao Yan found a scroll in his room and wrote down the cultivation essentials and usage conditions of Eight Extremes Collapse without holding anything back, but solely omitted the Dou Technique grade of Eight Extremes Collapse.

Regarding this, Xiao Yan also gave his explanation.

"Perhaps to Elder Yao, this Dou Technique isn't anything rare." Xiao Yan put away the scroll after finishing writing, and said slowly, "But in our Wutan City, a high-grade Xuan-tier Dou Technique is enough to make people green with envy, and even lead them to take actions detrimental to the Xiao Family. Therefore, Xiao Yan must avoid that to the utmost."

"You kid..."

A full sense of shock rose in the depths of Yao Chen's heart, elevating her evaluation of Xiao Yan another level.

He did everything in his power not to keep secrets from his family members, while simultaneously making full preparations to prevent his own contribution from bringing disaster to the family.

If it were anyone else, being able to teach such a precious item to others was already quite remarkable; they certainly wouldn't consider whether this item might bring devastating misfortune to others.

From a normal person's perspective, bestowing a favor was already a tremendous grace, and any subsequent evil consequences had nothing to do with them.

(Perhaps... I really have found a good disciple this time.)

Yao Chen thought to herself in her heart.