Acting Up

"It could be a Dou Skill and a Dou Skill, or a Dou Skill."

Xiao Han clicked his tongue inwardly and cursed irritably, "Damn it, System, when did you become so humorous?"

"Ding dong!"

"System reporting to Host: the System does not yet possess the function of humor. The only thing on Xiao Yan that currently meets the conditions for Grafting Flowers onto Trees is a Dou Skill."

"Seriously? What about Yao Lao? Isn't there also an Old Grandpa—Yao Lao—on him?" Xiao Han reminded it.

"Ding dong!"

"System reporting to Host: although Yao Lao is currently a Soul Body, he remains an independent entity. He is not within the scope of Grafting Flowers onto Trees."

"Uh, so that's how it is!" Xiao Han immediately understood.

"Ding dong!"

"Please choose an item from Xiao Yan. It could be a Dou Skill and a Dou Skill, or a Dou Skill. The Dou Skills currently available on Xiao Yan are: Stone Crushing Palm, Eight Extremes Collapse!"

The System's voice rang out again right afterward.

"System, is there even a need to choose? Of course it's Eight Extremes Collapse!"

One was a Yellow Rank Low-Level Combat Skill, while the other was a Mysterious Rank Advanced Combat Skill. If he did not choose Eight Extremes Collapse, he would be a complete idiot!

"Ding dong!"

"Host has selected Xiao Yan's Dou Skill, Eight Extremes Collapse. Please choose the item to be transferred."

"Me!"

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations. Using the divine ability Grafting Flowers onto Trees, you have successfully transferred Xiao Yan's Dou Skill—Eight Extremes Collapse—to the Host."

Name: Xiao Han.

Level: Level 3 (Three-Star Dou Zhe, 5220).

Energy: 1.22 points.

Combat Skills: Immense Strength (Beginner, 0/10), Absorption Palm (Mastery, 290/1000), Eight Extremes Collapse (Beginner, 0/100).

Cultivation Method: None.

Equipment: None.

Treasure: Bone Spirit Cold Fire.

Items: Black Iron Shard, two Gold Notes worth two thousand Gold Coins each, three Gold Notes worth five hundred Gold Coins each, three Qi Gathering Powders.

Special Item: Tuoshe Ancient Jade Fragment (1/8).

Attached Divine Ability: Grafting Flowers onto Trees (8/10).

Points: 0.

From the personal information panel, Xiao Han saw that the Dou Skill Eight Extremes Collapse had been added to his combat skills. Perhaps because Eight Extremes Collapse was a Mysterious Rank Advanced Combat Skill while Absorption Palm was a Mysterious Low-Rank Dou Skill, the beginner proficiency for Eight Extremes Collapse was not 0/10, but 0/100.

Eight Extremes Collapse: Mysterious Rank Advanced Combat Skill. A close-combat Dou Skill renowned for its overwhelming attack power. Once mastered, each strike contained eight layers of hidden force. With all eight layers stacked together, its power rivaled an Earth Low-Rank Dou Skill.

"Haha, from now on, I have Eight Extremes Collapse too!" Xiao Han was overjoyed.

On the other side, Xiao Yan staggered back several steps, his gaze unfocused. I feel like I've forgotten something. What exactly did I forget? Why can't I remember it?

The hatred in Xiao Yan's eyes toward Xiao Han deepened. Though he did not know what he had forgotten, he could still keenly sense that it seemed to be very important to him.

"Xiao Yan Gege, from now on, you and Xiao Han-gege can put aside your differences." Xiao Xun'er was immensely delighted that Xiao Yan could be so magnanimous.

Put aside their differences?

Xiao Yan stared blankly at his hand. Just shaking hands had caused him to lose something. The more he thought about that ability, the more terrifying it became.

Leave!

Xiao Han was too strange. Instinctively, Xiao Yan turned and left the Training Field. Before leaving, the icy, savage gleam in his eyes gave Xiao Xun'er a fright.

"Xiao Yan Gege!" Xiao Xun'er looked at him in confusion, unable to understand why her Xiao Yan Gege still harbored such deep hatred for Xiao Han. Could it be that her Xiao Yan Gege truly was a narrow-minded man?

As the eldest young lady of the Gu Clan, Xiao Xun'er did not want her future husband to be a petty, narrow-minded villain incapable of accomplishing great things.

Nearby, Xiao Han took in Xiao Xun'er's expression and knew that it was time to say something.

Xiao Han let out a soft sigh and said helplessly, "Sigh, it seems he has always been prejudiced against me!"

"It's alright. You've already done your best." Xiao Xun'er comforted Xiao Han, but there was no spirit in her tone. In her heart, the only person capable of stirring her emotions was Xiao Yan.

Watching Xiao Xun'er's retreating figure, Xiao Han's gaze was rather helpless.

When Xiao Xun'er had still been very young, Xiao Yan had slipped into her room in the middle of the night. Xiao Yan had done no shortage of bad things in his youth. Xiao Yu's legs had been harmed by Xiao Yan. As for what Xiao Yan had gone into Xiao Xun'er's room to do back then, given Xiao Yan's nature, it was probably nothing good. When he realized Ling Ying had discovered him, he had likely deceived Ling Ying with that utterly useless excuse of warming her meridians.

There was no longer any way to verify whether things had truly happened as Xiao Han imagined. However, it had caused Xiao Yan's image to be branded into the heart of that lonely and helpless young girl.

Now, Xiao Han knew that erasing Xiao Yan's image from the girl's heart would definitely not be something that could be accomplished overnight.

Xiao Clan, Xiao Yan's Courtyard House

Xiao Yan sneaked into his room and stuffed a large bundle of medicinal herbs into the cabinet inside.

After leaving the Xiao Clan's Training Field, Xiao Yan headed to the Medicinal Herb Market and bought enough herbs to last four months. Xiao Han's recent rapid progress in cultivation had dealt him a heavy blow. Xiao Yan had already made up his mind—over the next four months, he would devote himself to rigorous cultivation.

"Little Yanzi, now that you have the medicinal herbs, improving your cultivation is only a matter of time. For a powerful Dou Zhe, aside from cultivation itself, proficiency in Fighting Techniques is also extremely important."

After Xiao Yan hid the medicinal herbs away, Yao Lao turned into a wisp of white mist and emerged from Xiao Yan's Ring.

"Teacher." Xiao Yan was delighted. After soaking in the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid last night, he could clearly feel his cultivation improving.

"Mm. Stop standing around. Take off your clothes," Yao Lao ordered.

"Take off my clothes? What for?" Xiao Yan asked in confusion.

"Enough nonsense. Take off your clothes," Yao Lao shouted softly.

"Take off my clothes?" Xiao Yan smiled and teased, "Teacher, don't tell me you have that kind of preference?"

That kind of preference?

Yao Lao was momentarily stunned. After thinking it over, he realized Xiao Yan meant a Homosexual Relationship. Understanding the meaning behind Xiao Yan's words, Yao Lao snapped coldly, "Enough nonsense. Hurry up and take off your clothes!"

"I really have to take them off?" Xiao Yan was dumbfounded.

"Nonsense." Yao Lao's expression darkened.

"Teacher."

Xiao Yan had his limits too. His gaze darkened as he said sternly, "Though you possess vast powers, can refine pills, and can help me rapidly improve my cultivation, asking me to sell my body is something this student cannot comply with."

"Sell your body?"

Yao Lao blinked in surprise and retorted, "What? Wasn't this what you begged me for? You wanted me to whip you!"

"Uh!"

Xiao Yan was stunned as well. He rolled his eyes at Yao Lao and argued irritably, "Teacher, my brain isn't broken. Why would I ask you to hit me? Do I look like I enjoy being abused?"