Advancing to Dou Shi

"Yes, a Dou Huang. I was fortunate enough to witness Marshal Nalan's battle before. That woman was a whole level stronger than Marshal Nalan! And she could form Dou Qi Wings and remain suspended in the air!" A'da swallowed with difficulty. Even thinking of that Dou Huang still made his heart tremble.

"A woman?" Nalan Chaoge became even more certain. "Was she alone? What did she look like?"

"She was alone, wearing a plain light-blue dress. Her long black hair was arranged into a phoenix-shaped ornament. Oh, right—she held a sword, and when she attacked, the sword gave off a green glow!"

A'da tried his hardest to recall.

"Did she say anything?"

"No. Oh, she did. When the Mu Family's Dou Ling was about to attack me, that woman first let out a surprised sound, then softly murmured, 'Someone from the Nalan Family?' Then she raised her hand, and that Dou Ling died. I only managed to catch a single glimpse of that woman!"

She had killed a Dou Ling in one move, and she had ties to the Nalan Family.

So his guess had been right.

Had he left too early? Nalan Yanran had not gone to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement ahead of time, but had first returned to the Nalan Family, discovered he was not home, and only then headed for the Xiao Family?

That did not seem right either. Perhaps Yun Yun had discovered that Nalan Yanran had gone to break off the engagement and chased after her to protect her.

Yun Yun? Nalan Yanran?

After giving it some thought, Nalan Chaoge came up with an idea.

"A'da—no, brother. I'm deeply grateful that you still didn't abandon me at a time like this. Don't return to the Lion Army from now on. How about following me?" Nalan Chaoge said sincerely to A'da.

"Young Master, you mustn't. How could A'da possibly deserve to be called brother by you? Since you do not disdain me, from now on, A'da will serve Young Master with utmost loyalty!"

"Good. As long as I, Nalan Chaoge, am still alive, there will be a place for you on this Dou Qi Continent! From today onward, you will no longer be called A'da. Changmen will be your new name! I will have important tasks for you in the future!"

A'da froze, then dropped to one knee and bowed his head in submission to Nalan Chaoge.

A thirteen-year-old boy had gone from a useless waste to a genius in a single month, killing the Mu Family genius who possessed Seven-stage Dou Qi in one stroke.

With the strength of a Dou Zhe, he had escaped the pursuit of Mu Tong, a Two-star Dou Shi, and had even used a Tier 2 Magical Beast to destroy Mu Tong.

Whether it was his strength or his schemes, both filled A'da with heartfelt shock.

"Changmen greets Young Master!"

Nalan Chaoge did not reply. He merely turned around and looked calmly in the direction of Wutan City.

That was the true destination of his journey.

Since he had come into this world, he had no intention of changing anything. He only wanted to protect the things he ought to protect.

If anyone tried to disrupt his life, then he would stake his very life against them—even if they possessed heaven-defying cheats and the protagonist's halo!

Since Nalan Chaoge did not speak, A'da remained kneeling on the ground without rising.

For a moment, the hunting wind howled, and the entire Magical Beast Forest exuded a grim, deathly stillness.

"Changmen, I am not someone of this world. That is all I can tell you. Since I have come here, I will do what I must!"

Changmen stared blankly at the Young Master before him, who had not even come of age yet.

"Go back now. Return to the Nalan Family and help me protect Guo'er. She is mine!"

"Yes, Young Master!" Changmen rose from the ground, but did not leave immediately. "But Young Master, this is the Magical Beast Forest. If Young Master wishes to train here, without anyone by your side..."

"I'll be fine. Go."

Changmen hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Oh, right. I have something to give you!" After hesitating briefly, Nalan Chaoge took the Exploding Talisman from his pocket.

"This talisman contains the power of a full-force strike from a Dou Ling expert. I'm giving it to you. You are acting under my orders, so watch over Guo'er for me. At a critical moment, it may be able to help you once! This is the Profound Tier Intermediate Dou Technique of my Nalan Family, Raging Lion's Wrath. I'm giving it to you. If Grandfather asks, tell him I gave it to you!"

"Young Master, this..."

"Go!"

"Yes, Young Master! I will definitely keep Young Lady Guo'er safe! Take care, Young Master!"

Watching Changmen leave, Nalan Chaoge still could not help worrying about Guo'er's safety. He hoped Changmen could protect her for him for a while.

Turning around, he glanced at Mu Tong, who had already been reduced to chunks of flesh. Nalan Chaoge gave a desolate smile. Even without this, the Mu Family and he had already become mortal enemies.

He walked over to Mu Tong and pried a Na Ring from his finger.

His soul power swept into it, easily breaking the soul imprint on the Na Ring.

Yet what disappointed Nalan Chaoge was that, aside from a few Vitality Pills, the ring contained nothing useful at all. Most laughably, he himself had sold those Vitality Pills to the Mittel Clan.

The Mu Family was supposed to be a great clan, so why was this guy even poorer than him?

It seemed this Mu Tong was merely a pawn the Mu Family used as a weapon.

He glanced once more at the Tier 2 Magical Beast. What a pity—there was no Magic Core. Otherwise, he could have raised the system's level again.

Huh, that's not right!

Just as Nalan Chaoge shifted his gaze, a blood-red flash of light flickered.

A Magic Core?

Haha!

It seemed Changmen was not very skilled at searching for Magic Cores either!

Nalan Chaoge walked over to the Red-haired Ape. An irregular crystal no bigger than a pinky finger lay on the ground.

Looks like his luck wasn't too bad after all!

Nalan Chaoge picked up the Demonic Core and immediately recycled it to raise the system's level.

"Ding! The system level has been upgraded. The current system is a [C]-rank system! The system has awarded 400 Points! The host may raise their cultivation level to Dou Master or Grand Dou Master! Available ninjutsu exchanges are [C]-rank. Upgrading to a [B]-rank system requires four Tier 2 Demonic Cores."

Grand Dou Master? Tier 2 Demonic Cores? Why were they still Tier 2 Demonic Cores? By the usual pattern, it should have been Tier 3 Demonic Cores!

"Ding! Due to the Dou Po rank restrictions and the gap between Dou Masters and Grand Dou Masters, upgrading the [C]-rank system still requires Tier 2 Demonic Cores, but the quantity has increased to four!"

Right, the highest rank the [C]-rank system could raise him to actually surpassed Dou Master and jumped straight to Grand Dou Master. This pleasantly surprised Nalan Chaoge. In other words, the rank of Demonic Cores he needed had been lowered, while his strength could leap across an entire rank.

"Ding! If the host advances to Grand Dou Master, four Tier 3 Demonic Cores will still be required!"

Having roughly figured out the system's requirements, Nalan Chaoge checked his system panel.

Name: Nalan Chaoge

Gender: Male

System Level: [C]-rank

Dou Po Cultivation Level: Dou Master

System Alchemy: Tier 3

Exchanged Ninjutsu: [Clone Technique] [Transformation Jutsu] [Eight Inner Gates]

Summoned Tailed Beasts: None

Impure World Reincarnation: None

Points Owned: 400

In other words, as long as he had enough Points, he could directly advance to a ten-star Dou Master!

Of course, Nalan Chaoge knew all too well that it would be even harder to obtain Points from now on. Tier 3 medicinal ingredients were no longer something gold coins could afford. Even if he could buy them, he definitely wouldn't be able to farm them like Tier 2 ingredients.

From now on, he would have to search for medicinal ingredients and Demonic Cores himself!

Since he couldn't farm the system, then he would start farming the map!

Opening the ninjutsu exchange section, Nalan Chaoge froze.

[C]-rank ninjutsu had already exceeded his imagination.

Shadow Clone

Rasengan

Thousand Senbon Like Rain

Mind Body Switch

Fire Release: Great Fireball

Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire

Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall

Summoning Jutsu: Queen Bee, Sparrow Bee

Body Technique: Shadow Leaf Dance

Illusion Technique: Fox's Heart

Illusion Technique: This Is Not Here

All kinds of basic defensive techniques, body techniques, illusion techniques, and summoning techniques were more or less complete now. Only now could this truly be considered a complete exchange system!

Wait?

Rasengan?

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