Terrifying Critical Hit

Ya Fei and Gu Ni watched Xiao Kun's retreating figure and could not help but sigh.

"Young Master Xiao Kun bought a medicine cauldron and materials for refining First to Third Grade Pills last time. This time, he brought out a Fourth Grade Pill to sell. Perhaps there really is a master behind him who is at least a fourth-grade alchemist."

"Indeed. I truly envy his luck."

As soon as Xiao Kun returned home, he wanted to subject the items from this auction to another critical hit. After thinking it over, he decided to give them to Xiao Yan again. After all, Xiao Yan was the protagonist and possessed the greatest fortune.

Just as he routinely gave the items to Xiao Yan, the system notification immediately immersed him in delight. This critical hit had actually triggered a hundred-million-fold compensation.

"Ding! You gifted Xiao Yan several auction items."

"Your hundred-million-fold critical hit compensation has been triggered."

"You obtained Infinitely Evolving Cultivation Technique*1, Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill*1, Bodhi Great Reversion Pill*2, Revered Breaking Pill*2, Sealed Sword*1, Sealed Inner Armor*1, Nirvana Pill*1, Secret Art: Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations*1, Shifting Form and Changing Shadow*1, Flame Shaping*1"

Xiao Yan watched Xiao Kun become incomparably excited after giving away the items and was utterly baffled.

After returning to his room, Xiao Kun immediately sorted through the items he had received as critical hit compensation.

Xiao Kun discovered that the Infinitely Evolving Cultivation Technique was similar to the Flame Mantra. Both could evolve by devouring Heavenly Flames, and both began at Yellow Rank Low Grade.

However, this cultivation technique was even more powerful. While cultivating it, one not only tempered the body but also cultivated Soul Power. This was something no cultivation technique on the Dou Qi Continent possessed.

Xiao Kun did not know what the true Flame Mantra was like, but since this technique was somewhat similar, he decided to name it the Spirit Burning Technique.

The Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill was the pill Hun Tiandi had devoured in the original story, absorbing the Origin Qi within it to advance to Dou Di. Its value was obvious.

The Bodhi Great Reversion Pill was a Ninth-grade Medicinal Pill that could increase a peak Dou Zun expert's chance of advancing to Half-Saint by fifty percent.

The Revered Breaking Pill was a Seventh-grade Medicinal Pill that could increase a Dou Zong's chance of breaking through to Dou Zun by twenty percent.

The Nirvana Pill was a Seventh-grade Medicinal Pill that had likewise never appeared in the original story. It could improve a person's innate foundation, allowing them to encounter no major bottlenecks before breaking through to Dou Zong.

Moreover, as a pill that improved one's innate foundation, it had no cultivation requirement for consumption. It could be called utterly heaven-defying.

The Sealed Sword and Sealed Inner Armor could advance along with Xiao Kun's strength. If Xiao Kun became a Dou Emperor, they would become sixth-tier equipment. He would no longer need to worry about weapons or armor in the future.

Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations was a Secret Art that required a strange flame to cultivate. It could increase one's strength three times over, allowing one to fight opponents above one's level.

Shifting Form and Changing Shadow was a spatial Secret Art that only Dou Wangs could cultivate. Not only could it grant speed akin to teleportation, it could also leave behind projections to confuse enemies. At a profound level, it could even summon tangible Energy Clones.

Flame Shaping was a special Secret Art. It could precisely control flames and make them corporeal, turning them into all sorts of weapons for attack or shields and armor for defense. It could even shape flames into animals, allowing them to attack autonomously with seeming intelligence.

In the hands of someone who possessed Heavenly Flames, it could not only greatly improve pill-refining efficiency but also unleash terrifying combat power.

Looking at the many treasures within the System Space, Xiao Kun once again felt the terror of the system.

After observing carefully, he also realized that when giving away many items at once, this so-called hundred-million-fold critical hit compensation did not increase every item by a hundred million times. Some gains were greater while others were lower. The overall reward must have been amplified by a hundred million times.

Now that he had obtained a new cultivation technique, Xiao Kun planned to switch to it first.

He hung a sign on his door reading, "In seclusion. Do not disturb," then began comprehending the Spirit Burning Technique.

A day passed. Xiao Kun felt that he had understood it well enough and began switching cultivation techniques.

Because he was switching from a higher-grade technique to a lower-grade one, it was easier than Xiao Kun had expected. Three days later, feeling the smoothly circulating new cultivation route within his body, he knew that the conversion was complete.

Xiao Kun sensed the Dou Qi vortex within him, which was smaller than before and stored less Dou Qi. A bitter smile appeared on his face. The initial Spirit Burning Technique truly was too weak.

He decided to immediately devour the Fallen Heart Flame and evolve the cultivation technique. Considering that evolving it would cause quite a commotion, he ran to the cave on the back mountain where he often stayed.

Xiao Kun sat cross-legged in the center of the cave and circulated the Spirit Burning Technique to begin devouring the Fallen Heart Flame. In Xiao Kun's perception, the system-gifted Fallen Heart Flame did not resist its fate of being devoured.

Thus, Xiao Kun suffered far less than Xiao Yan had. His skin merely reddened all over like a boiled shrimp, and even the rocks beside him were heated until they cracked apart, though they had not yet melted.

A day later, Xiao Kun felt the terrifying white Dou Qi within his body that had changed after devouring the Heavenly Flame, the lake-like vortex in his dantian, and the clarity in his mind. His Soul Power had likely increased considerably as well. He knew the cultivation technique had evolved successfully.

Circulating his Dou Qi once more and sensing its production efficiency and circulation speed, he knew that the technique had evolved to Profound Rank Mid Grade.

Just as Xiao Kun relaxed in joy over the successful evolution of his cultivation technique, he suddenly felt the vortex in his dantian swell as if it were about to burst. This frightened him badly, but upon sensing it carefully, he realized he was about to break through!

Delight immediately filled his heart. Xiao Kun hurriedly circulated the technique and compressed the vortex. As long as he compressed the liquid energy in his dantian vortex into a solid "Dou Crystal," he would successfully advance.

After Xiao Kun worked at it for two hours, the liquid energy within his body finally turned into a diamond-shaped transparent crystal. A nearly transparent White Armor also condensed from Dou Qi outside his body.

The armor and Dou Crystal were the two great hallmarks of a Da Dou Shi. With both hallmarks, Xiao Kun had truly become a new Da Dou Shi.

Feeling the incomparably abundant power within him, Xiao Kun burst into laughter. This feeling of personally wielding power was something he could never have possessed in his previous life. It was absolutely wonderful!

Thinking of how a Da Dou Shi could release Dou Qi externally, Xiao Kun curled his middle finger into the pose he used to shoot marbles in his previous life. A faint white glow spread across his fingertip.

A moment later, he flicked his finger. The white force shot from his fingertip like a sharp sword, and with a bang, it shattered a fist-sized rock on the ground into powder.

Seeing this power, Xiao Kun nodded in satisfaction.

After returning to his room, Xiao Kun first took out the sword and inner armor that he could now use.

The sword and inner armor looked somewhat more ordinary than Xiao Kun had imagined. Only the faintly glowing patterns on their surfaces revealed their extraordinary nature.

The sword was entirely red. Its blade was bright red, while its hilt was dark crimson. It emitted intense Fire Attribute power, as if it had been custom-made for him.

The inner armor was entirely black. It seemed to possess no attribute, yet also every attribute. It appeared to have excellent absorption capabilities against all types of attacks.

The more Xiao Kun looked at the two items, the more he liked them. He named the inner armor the Heaven Devouring Armor and the sword the Crimson Flame Sword. He then put on the Heaven Devouring Armor and stored the Crimson Flame Sword in his Storage Ring.

He then took out the Secret Arts he could currently cultivate: Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations and Flame Shaping. He prepared to begin cultivating them.

Thinking of the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill and Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill in his Storage Ring, which could help him swiftly break through the Da Dou Shi realm, he decided to enter seclusion for several months and work hard to raise his cultivation and master the Secret Arts.

Five months passed like this. During that time, aside from occasionally meeting his father and Xiao Yan to let them know he was safe, he cultivated bitterly on the back mountain.

The results of five months of bitter cultivation were extremely impressive. The Dou Crystal within his vortex grew from the size of a fingernail to the size of an egg. Xiao Kun's cultivation had also reached the peak of Da Dou Shi.

He had also successfully cultivated the first level of Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations, Heart Flame Transformation. Now, once he used the Secret Art, he could possess the strength of a Dou Ling.

The Secret Art Flame Shaping had also made some progress. He could now turn Heavenly Flames corporeal, transforming them not only into armor to block damage but also into sharp arrows with immense penetrating and burning power.

Without pills or heavenly treasures to assist him, breaking through from Da Dou Shi to Dou Ling would take even Xiao Kun half a year. Therefore, he decided to leave seclusion.

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