Breakthrough to Dou Zong

"The required Mid-grade Energy points for upgrading to One-Star Dou Emperor are 8500. Upgrade now?"

"Whether"

A simple sentence, yet it made Mo Tang stare wide-eyed in astonishment.

"Eight thousand five hundred? But I clearly saw nine thousand before. How come it's five hundred points less? Is it a system glitch?"

Of course, the last sentence was just a casual remark. System malfunctions only happen in those trashy online games from my previous life. For a transmigration system, the quality is still quite reliable.

Even so, the Energy Points required for this upgrade have indeed been reduced, and by a full five hundred points!

"Could it be because my aptitude has improved?"

Given that such a change could occur in such a short time, this seems to be the only reason that Mo Tang can guess.

"That's not right of you..."

"Those with higher aptitude consume fewer Energy Points, while those with lower aptitude consume more. Isn't that discrimination?"

Clearly, the system will not answer his question.

But that's how it's set up, and whether Mo Tang likes it or not, he can't change it.

"But I've taken pills to improve my aptitude before, and my aptitude did improve, so why didn't I experience any energy reduction?"

He had previously exchanged a Marrow Cleansing Bone Strengthening Pill from Xiao Yan in Black Rock City.

However, the improvement of his qualifications was very limited at the time, and Mo Tang did not pay much attention to this aspect, so it is very likely that the fee reduction was given, but because the amount was too small, he overlooked it.

Regardless of the circumstances, it's clear that Mo Tang benefited greatly from achieving the current results.

If each star reduces energy by 500 points, then by the time you reach the Dou Zong, you can save several thousand energy points, which is much better than directly absorbing and converting them!

Satisfied, I closed the System Panel, then looked up and saw Medusa's strange face.

"What's wrong?" Mo Tang asked with concern.

Medusa barely suppressed a laugh, imagining Mo Tang's expression shifting between excitement, shock, and frustration—like he was mimicking a face-changing act...

What were you thinking about just now?

Only Mo Tang could see the System Panel, so his behavior just now seemed silly and stupid to Medusa, like a madman.

"Well..."

Mo Tang also realized what was happening and felt a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, he was thick-skinned enough to abruptly turn the page and, looking at Medusa, said, "Alright, we should head out now. It's been three months; Xiao Yi Xian's cultivation should be finished by now..."

Seeing Mo Tang forcibly change the subject, Medusa didn't expose his intention, but followed him out of the Ruins.

After returning to Poison Soul Valley, they found Xiao Yi Xian's secluded cultivation place and happened to witness her breakthrough to the final stage.

With a deafening roar, the energy of heaven and earth and the Poison Mist throughout the entire Poison Soul Valley began to boil.

As if drawn by some force, the energy in the surrounding world began to frantically converge towards the Poison Mist where Xiao Yi Xian was located.

"Is a breakthrough really imminent?"

Seeing this commotion, Queen Medusa's face showed a strange expression.

She really didn't expect that this Woeful Poison Body would actually improve by Three Stars within three months, and even break through the final Dou Emperor barrier and advance to Dou Zong!

Mo Tang was indeed very confident about this. You're kidding, do you think this Origin Qi is fake?

As the two talked, the tremors in the world grew increasingly violent.

Thick streams of energy, mixed with dense Poison Mist, continuously seeped out from between heaven and earth, then surged into the vortex surrounding Xiao Yi Xian.

From a distance, almost the entire Poison Soul Valley was enveloped in a colorful and violent energy, which was extremely spectacular.

Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of all the poisonous insects Demonic Beast in the entire Poison Soul Valley.

In an instant, countless gazes, some in astonishment and others in fear, were cast upon the raging energy in the sky that seemed to be tangible. The oppressive energy emanating from it made many of the weaker Demonic Beast tremble with fear.

The changes in the world did not diminish with time; on the contrary, they became more and more intense, until finally, it was as if countless colorful ribbons were constantly sweeping down from the sky...

"Is this aura really only from One-Star Dou Zong?"

Feeling that flutter in his heart, Mo Tang couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Queen Medusa watched all this intently, and after hearing Mo Tang's whispered words, she immediately replied, "Judging from this aura alone, even an ordinary One-Star Dou Zong expert cannot compare."

However, this is likely because she just broke through, so her aura has reached its peak. Once she completes the breakthrough and her strength stabilizes, it should gradually decrease.

Mo Tang nodded; this explanation made sense.

In fact, breakthroughs are not always better the more breakthroughs you make.

If one relies solely on a burst of energy to advance, the internal Dou Qi will become too weak, leading to instability in one's cultivation level. In severe cases, this could cause a regression in cultivation and harm oneself.

Therefore, when many people break through, they take advantage of the rich energy of the surrounding world to compress and solidify their Dou Qi.

Xiao Yi Xian was clearly aware of this, so after her own aura reached its peak, she began to compress her Dou Qi, causing it to slowly decrease, then increase again, then compress again...

After several such repetitions, Xiao Yi Xian's aura finally stopped at the peak of the One-Star Dou Zong realm, and could no longer be lowered.

"Is it about to end...?"

After several anxious visits, Mo Tang was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

There was no way around it; he relied on a cheat code to boost his cultivation, directly reaching his peak state, and had never experienced the repeated compression of Dou Qi.

Under their watchful eyes, the vortex of highly poisonous energy that filled the sky seemed to be torn apart by an invisible hand, automatically splitting open a channel...

The moment the passage that had split open in the sky appeared, a slender, beautiful figure slowly emerged.

With his feet lightly stepping on the void, his snow-white robes ethereal and otherworldly, the immense aura emanating from his body was like a heaven-splitting sword, piercing through the endless sky above!

"Dou Zong..."

Mo Tang stared at the figure with shining eyes and couldn't help but utter two words.

Moreover, because the flaws of the Woeful Poison Body had been completely remedied, Xiao Yi Xian's hair, which had turned gray, had returned to its original black color. As she gracefully walked towards Mo Tang, her feet treading on the void, her figure swaying, he stared wide-eyed...