Three Thousand Lightning Movement, the Might of a Single Punch!

"Let's give it a try."

Xiao Cang poured his Spiritual Sense into the Human-Demon Puppet and found a control nexus within its body.

With a thought, he left an imprint on the nexus.

At once, the Human-Demon Puppet raised its slightly lowered head, and a flash of orange-yellow Dou Qi flickered through its hollow eyes.

Xiao Cang clearly sensed a faint connection forming between himself and the Human-Demon Puppet.

"So this is how I control it?"

With a thought, Xiao Cang tried controlling the Human-Demon Puppet.

The Human-Demon Puppet immediately raised an arm and clenched its fist according to his will.

It was as easy as moving his own limbs.

Xiao Cang played around with it for a while, then took two steps back and gave the Human-Demon Puppet an order. "Throw your strongest punch at me. Let me see whether you truly possess the strength of a Nine-star Dou King!"

The moment it received the command, the Human-Demon Puppet stepped forward without the slightest hesitation, gathering strength as it swung its fist.

Mighty Dou Qi rapidly condensed, and Xiao Cang's expression changed slightly as he caught a hint of danger.

The next instant.

The Human-Demon Puppet threw a punch. Orange-yellow Dou Qi wrapped around its fist, erupting with an incomparably terrifying force.

Startled, Xiao Cang did not dare underestimate it and hurriedly dodged.

Three Thousand Lightning Movement!

His figure shot backward.

Yet the Human-Demon Puppet faithfully carried out its command, wind rising beneath its feet as it gave chase.

However, Xiao Cang's Three Thousand Lightning Movement was incredibly fast. Afterimages trailed behind him, and in the blink of an eye, he had opened up a distance from the Human-Demon Puppet.

But the Human-Demon Puppet continued its relentless pursuit.

Thus, the two flashed and dodged throughout the room.

"Three Thousand Lightning Movement truly is exquisite. The Human-Demon Puppet is no slower than a genuine Nine-star Dou King, yet it cannot even touch the corner of my robe." Xiao Cang praised it as he evaded.

After a few breaths, curiosity flashed through his eyes. "I wonder what would happen if I took one of its punches head-on."

With that thought, Xiao Cang immediately stopped moving and threw a punch at the Human-Demon Puppet.

His punch carried not only the terrifying cultivation of a Five-star Dou King, but also the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame. Its power was no weaker than the Human-Demon Puppet's!

In the blink of an eye, the Human-Demon Puppet arrived before him, its fist wrapped in orange-yellow Dou Qi as it smashed toward Xiao Cang.

"Boom!!!"

The two fists collided, and terrifying Dou Qi instantly surged outward, destroying his sleeping quarters from within.

"Oh no, I forgot we were still indoors."

Xiao Cang's eyelids twitched as he watched the shockwave from their clash crack the walls and reduce them to rubble.

"Rumble!"

Amid a tremendous roar, the sleeping quarters collapsed with a crash.

At the same time, a terrifying aura swept out from the area, alarming every expert atop Misty Cloud Mountain.

The next instant.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Aside from Gu He, who had spent several days drinking himself into a stupor in his room, all the Dou King-level elders shot into the sky and rushed over at top speed.

The instant Yun Yun sensed the disturbance from Xiao Cang's sleeping quarters, her lovely face changed, and she dashed out of her palace.

In the blink of an eye, Yun Yun arrived.

With a single glance, she saw that Xiao Cang's sleeping quarters had become ruins, with terrifying Dou Qi still leaking from within.

"Husband!"

Yun Yun's expression changed drastically.

Even she found this aura intimidating, let alone Xiao Cang, who was only a one-star Dou King.

She immediately dove downward, and with a clench of her delicate hand, a sharp green sword appeared.

Elder Yun Leng and the other elders followed closely behind.

Every one of them wore grave expressions and was deeply wary.

The aura erupting here was actually more terrifying than their full-force attacks.

But before they could charge into the Dou Qi ripples below, Xiao Cang flew out of the smoke and dust.

"Husband, are you all right?" Yun Yun stepped forward and asked with concern.

"I'm fine."

Xiao Cang waved his hand, dispersing the dust on his body with Dou Qi.

At the instant the sleeping quarters collapsed, he had recalled the Human-Demon Puppet and flown out.

"Elder Xiao, how are you?"

"What happened here just now?"

Elder Yun Leng and the others arrived and questioned him one after another.

"It's nothing."

"I merely wanted to test my strength just now. I didn't expect to cause such a huge commotion."

Xiao Cang showed an apologetic smile.

"Elder Xiao, are you saying that you caused that disturbance just now?"

"But that fluctuation was so terrifying. It doesn't seem like something a one-star Dou King could produce..."

The elders all looked doubtful.

"Indeed. Even I found that fluctuation intimidating." Yun Leng, a Nine-star Dou King, deeply agreed.

"It's like this... Over the past few days, I refined and consumed three King Breaking Pills. I'm now a Four-star Dou King, and with the support of Heavenly Flames, that was why I caused such a commotion."

Xiao Cang explained, conveniently providing a reasonable explanation for the progress in his cultivation.

"Elder Xiao is already a Four-star Dou King? Congratulations!"

"Gasp, as expected of a Fifth-grade Alchemist. He can even refine King Breaking Pills."

"This old man cultivated bitterly for decades just to barely reach Two-star Dou King. Yet Elder Xiao is only eighteen and already a Three-star Dou King. Truly... I envy you to death!"

Elder Yun Leng and the others immediately revealed envious looks, clicking their tongues in amazement.

They had long coveted precious pills like King Breaking Pills, which could raise a Dou King's cultivation by one star at a time. Unfortunately, such pills were extremely rare; even Pill King Gu He could not casually produce several of them.

Yet Xiao Cang had consumed three at once. Who would not envy him?

Xiao Cang smiled warmly at the elders' shocked expressions, wondering just how stunned they would be if they knew he had actually concealed another star of cultivation.

"Since everything is fine, this old man will take his leave first."

Yun Leng was the first to depart, and the other elders left one after another as well.

"Husband, are you really all right?" Yun Yun asked uneasily.

"Don't worry, Yun'er. I'm fine." Xiao Cang smiled warmly.

"All right."

After saying that, Yun Yun returned to her sleeping quarters.

Only after watching everyone leave did Xiao Cang click his tongue and touch the Storage Ring on his right index finger.

"This Human-Demon Puppet's combat power truly is terrifying."

"It's just a shame about the room I lived in for several years."

Xiao Cang glanced at the sleeping quarters below, now reduced to ruins. Shaking his head, he flew toward his and Yao Ye's Wedding Chamber.

Inside the Wedding Chamber.

Yao Ye was waiting anxiously.

She had heard the disturbance in the distance earlier and worried that something had happened to Xiao Cang.

However, she had only been married here for one day, so it was inappropriate for her to run around everywhere. She could only wait here.

Only when she saw Xiao Cang did Yao Ye finally relax.

"Young Master Xiao, what happened over there just now?"

"It was nothing. Don't worry, Ye'er. It's still early, so I'll take you out for a walk and help you familiarize yourself with the Misty Cloud Sect."

"Mm-hmm." Yao Ye nodded happily.

Xiao Cang spent half a day helping Yao Ye familiarize herself with the Misty Cloud Sect.

Under Xiao Cang's introductions, most of the sect's stewards also became familiar with Yao Ye.

Yao Ye finally developed some sense of belonging to the Misty Cloud Sect and no longer felt as unfamiliar as before.

In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.

During those seven days, Xiao Cang and Yao Ye worked tirelessly to continue the Xiao Family line.

During that time, Nalan Yanran came to see Xiao Cang every day, asking when he would leave for the Xiao Family to break off the Marriage Contract and return to finalize one with her.

It was not hard for Xiao Cang to see that Nalan Yanran could no longer wait to marry him.

Therefore, he abandoned his plan to wait until Yao Ye became pregnant before going to the Xiao Family to break off the Marriage Contract, and decided to set out that very day!