Breakthrough to Dou Emperor

Two months later, Xiao Kun looked at the intangible Fire Python before him, three zhang wide and several dozen zhang long. Its lively eyes proclaimed that this enormous fire python condensed from a Heavenly Flame had finally gained intelligence.

Xiao Kun reached out and stroked the intangible Fire Python. Its simple intelligence seemed to understand that its master was showing it affection, and it immediately rubbed its enormous head against Xiao Kun like a spoiled child.

Watching the Fire Python's behavior, Xiao Kun could not help sighing at the wonders of the Secret Art: Flame Shaping.

Come to think of it, he had only succeeded in this cultivation by taking a shortcut.

Xiao Kun had previously shaped many things, but he had never had any idea how to grant them intelligence. Yet when he shaped this Fire Python, he immediately felt completely at ease.

Xiao Kun guessed that it might be because Fallen Heart Flame's original form was a Fire Python, so a Fire Python shaped from Fallen Heart Flame was easier to endow with intelligence.

Now that he had one successful example, shaping other objects afterward would become much easier.

Having accomplished another goal, a sense of satisfaction surged within Xiao Kun.

After savoring that satisfaction for a while, Xiao Kun recalled that his Dou Qi had already touched the threshold of Dou Emperor a few days ago. He decided to leave the Magic Beast Mountain Range and find a sparsely populated place to break through to Dou Emperor.

After searching for a day, Xiao Kun finally found a place rarely visited by anyone. That way, no people or Magic Beasts would disturb him during his breakthrough.

Xiao Kun first used his Soul Power to investigate the area. After confirming that there were indeed no problems nearby, he dug out a cave and blocked its entrance with a huge boulder. Only then did he prepare to break through to Dou Emperor with peace of mind.

Xiao Kun sat cross-legged in the center of the cave and took out a fifth-grade Emperor Breaking Pill. Once he felt everything was ready, he swallowed the pill and began his breakthrough.

The instant he swallowed the pill, Xiao Kun sensed the immense energy contained within it. Its total energy was likely equivalent to the amount Xiao Kun would absorb through half a year of normal cultivation.

Seeing this, Xiao Kun did not dare slack off. He hurriedly circulated the Spirit Burning Art to refine it.

Five days later, as the enormous energy vortex above Xiao Kun's head slowly dispersed, Xiao Kun finally broke through to Dou Emperor with the aid of the Emperor Breaking Pill.

Feeling the power within his body grow several times more vigorous than before, feeling that vast Dou Qi like a mountain flood bursting forth, a smile could not help appearing on Xiao Kun's lips.

He had come to this world nearly seventeen years ago. On the Dou Qi Continent, he could now truly be considered an expert.

Just as Xiao Kun was feeling deeply emotional, the system joined in on the excitement.

"Ding. It has been detected that the host has preliminarily become an expert of the Dou Qi Continent. For better future development—"

"Three Dou Zong Experience Cards, three Dou Venerate Experience Cards, and three Dou Saint Experience Cards have been awarded."

"The rewards have been stored in the System Space. Please check them."

Looking at the newly rewarded Experience Cards, Xiao Kun was overjoyed. It seemed the system was truly concerned about his safety.

Come to think of it, he had not even used the Dou Wang and Dou Emperor Experience Cards from before. Now it had sent him new ones.

With these Experience Cards, he at least would not have to worry that Hun Tiandi might suddenly lose his mind one day, come over, and slap him to death.

After all, each type of Experience Card granted the peak cultivation of its corresponding realm. A Dou Saint Experience Card would grant him peak Dou Saint cultivation for one shichen. At the very least, he could escape.

Today, he had both broken through in cultivation and obtained Experience Cards. With several happy events happening in succession, Xiao Kun decided to have a good meal. After roughing it outdoors for several months, it was time to properly satisfy his appetite.

With that thought, Xiao Kun immediately spread his wings and flew toward the nearest Rock City.

An hour later, Xiao Kun finally arrived outside Rock City.

Looking at this city, which was roughly the same size as Wu Tan City, Xiao Kun immediately released his Soul Power and spread it over the entire city.

After investigating, he discovered that the strongest person was merely a city lord at the Dou Ling level, which put him at ease.

He went straight to the most luxurious restaurant in the city and ate his fill.

After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Xiao Kun thought that after cultivating diligently for so many years, it was time to enjoy himself.

However, considering that this would damage his reputation, he put on a black robe to conceal himself.

Before long, Xiao Kun arrived at the most luxurious pleasure house in the city. Seeing the flourishing beauties and the constant flow of visitors, he nodded in satisfaction.

Entering the pleasure house, Xiao Kun directly booked the largest Heavenly Numbered Box.

Looking over the two-hundred-square-meter private room, Xiao Kun nodded, tossed the manager a Gold Card containing one million Gold Coins, and said directly, "Bring up the best girls—the ones with talent."

Before long, twenty pretty young women, each with her own distinctive charm, entered the private room.

Nearly ten of them held various musical instruments, while the other ten wore brocade dresses suited for dancing. Everything appeared ready.

Xiao Kun nodded in satisfaction and said, "I only came here to listen to music and watch dancing. You only need to do those things properly!"

The girls had originally been somewhat afraid of this mysterious man concealing his appearance, but after hearing Xiao Kun say that, they felt much more at ease.

Seeing that everything was ready, Xiao Kun waved his hand and said, "Play the music, begin the dance. Today, I too shall listen to tunes in a pleasure house."

At Xiao Kun's command, pleasant music immediately began to ring out in the private room.

Listening to the music and watching the seductive dances of the ten young women, Xiao Kun could not help sighing, "Being reborn wasn't for nothing!"

At dawn, a ray of sunlight shone onto the spacious bed in the private room. Regrettably, despite being large enough for ten people to sleep on together, the bed held only one handsome young man.

Xiao Kun opened his eyes. Thinking about last night's music and dancing at the pleasure house, he smiled faintly. This could be considered fulfilling one of his wishes from his previous life!

Of course, Xiao Kun had only listened to music and watched dancing last night. He had done nothing else.

Good times always passed quickly. After enjoying himself for a day, it was time to return to reality and improve his strength.

With that in mind, Xiao Kun leaped out of bed, got dressed, and washed up.

Amid the manager's flattering words, he left the pleasure house. Facing the sunlight, he stretched lazily and sighed, "Time to keep striving."

Two hours later, Xiao Kun looked at the cave in the eastern Magic Beast Mountain Range where he had lived for several months. He knew that arduous cultivation was beginning once more.

Time drifted by, and a month and a half later...

Feeling the cultivation he had just attained under the Sixth Grade Emperor Augmenting Pill—breaking through two stars in succession until reaching the level of a Three Star Dou Emperor—Xiao Kun smiled knowingly. He was quite satisfied with his cultivation progress.

Three Star Dou Emperor! Speaking of that level, Yun Yun should now have just reached three stars as a Dou Emperor as well.

And judging by the timing, it should be around now that Yun Yun would come to demand the Purple Spirit Crystal from the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

In the original story, Xiao Yan had only managed to win the beauty after Yun Yun was sealed by the Amethyst Winged Lion King here.

Thus, with his heart set on Yun Yun, Xiao Kun had been keeping a close watch on the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair ever since returning to the Magic Beast Mountain Range a month ago.

If a battle broke out near the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair, Xiao Kun would definitely know about it.

When the time came, after Yun Yun was sealed, Xiao Kun only needed to reach her before Xiao Yan and rescue her. With that, he could take his first step into Yun Yun's heart.