Battle Xiao Yu

At this moment, Xiao Xun'er, seated beside Xiao Chen, smiled faintly at his words. She rose to her feet and, with graceful steps, made her way toward the stage. As Xiao Xun'er stepped out, most of the gazes in the arena converged upon her lovely figure.

When Xiao Xun'er reached the stone monument, she extended her fair little hand, revealing a slender wrist as white as snow. Her palm lightly touched the monument, and the Dou Qi within her surged, flowing through her hand and into the stone.

A moment later, the enormous black stone monument suddenly shone brightly. Large golden characters, written in a bold, dancing script, appeared on its surface.

"Dou Zhe: One-Star!"

At once, whether among the guests or the crowd in the arena, no one showed much surprise as they looked at the golden words on the monument. They had already learned of it during the prediction a month ago, though they could not help secretly marveling at Xiao Xun'er's astonishing cultivation talent.

However, some Xiao Clan Members in the arena who admired Xiao Xun'er spoke up one after another in praise.

After Xiao Xun'er finished her test, she gracefully stepped down from the stage and returned to where she had been sitting.

On the high platform, Second Elder Xiao Ying watched Xiao Xun'er leave the stage and inwardly sighed over her talent. However, when his gaze fell upon Xiao Chen beside her, a smile appeared on his face. He then called out loudly:

"Xiao Chen!"

Xiao Chen had been talking with Xiao Xun'er, but upon hearing Second Elder Xiao Ying call him from the stage, he stood up, waved to Xiao Xun'er, then turned and walked toward the high platform.

When Xiao Chen arrived before the stone monument, Second Elder Xiao Ying beside him nodded in acknowledgment. Xiao Chen immediately extended his fair, slender hand and lightly pressed it against the monument. Dou Qi surged within him, traveling through his meridians to his palm before finally entering the stone monument.

The next moment!

Light bloomed from the black stone monument. When it faded, several large golden characters in a bold, dancing script appeared on its surface.

"Dou Zhe: Three-Star!"

At this moment, the guests and all those who had come to watch the test in the plaza stared wide-eyed at the golden words on the monument.

They had only heard that Xiao Chen had still been at Five-Segment Dou Qi one year ago. Yet in just a single year, he had broken through to become a Three-Star Dou Zhe. This cultivation speed was even more terrifying than Xiao Yan's and Xiao Xun'er's.

A sixteen-year-old Three-Star Dou Zhe—at such an Age, with such Cultivation, Xiao Chen was absolutely without precedent in all of Wutan City.

However, this was merely Xiao Chen's apparent strength. He also possessed another identity: a Third-Rank Alchemist.

Moreover, because Xiao Chen cultivated the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, his true combat power was far from that of an ordinary Three-Star Dou Zhe.

Xiao Chen had now awakened more than two hundred Giant Elephant Micro-Particles. A single Giant Elephant Micro-Particle contained one hundred thousand jin of Giant Elephant Power. If Xiao Chen activated over two hundred Giant Elephant Micro-Particles in battle, who could withstand over a hundred million jin of Giant Elephant Power?

Among the guests present, some compared Xiao Chen with Xiao Yan after witnessing Xiao Chen's Cultivation. Their eyes immediately lit up, for the Xiao Family had actually produced two such terrifying geniuses.

At the center of the upper end of the plaza, Ya Fei sat beside Xiao Zhan, her beautiful eyes fixed tightly on Xiao Chen atop the stage. Her red lips parted slightly as she said with a smile:

"Clan Leader Xiao, Young Master Xiao Chen's cultivation talent is even more terrifying than Young Master Xiao Yan's. It truly is astonishing. It seems your Xiao Family may genuinely produce an extraordinary powerhouse this time."

"Miss Ya Fei, you flatter them. Even I have been surprised by these two little fellows' cultivation talents. They weren't nearly this monstrous before."

Upon hearing Ya Fei's words, Xiao Zhan laughed twice. The pride and excitement on his face were almost impossible to conceal. He politely cupped his hands toward Ya Fei and let out a casual sigh.

Ya Fei's alluring eyes curved slightly as she let out a soft, charming laugh. Her beautiful eyes remained fixed on Xiao Chen atop the stage. Not only was his cultivation talent terrifying, but he was also exceptional in alchemy. On top of that, he was mysterious and impossible to see through.

Ya Fei thought of how, with Xiao Chen's help, her own cultivation talent and aptitude had changed, while her strength had also risen rapidly. Yet when she recalled some of Xiao Chen's actions toward her, a faint blush appeared on her charming face.

As Ya Fei's seductive eyes shifted, she thought about how she had actually tried to recruit Xiao Chen into the Mite'er Family. She could not help shaking her head inwardly.

After Xiao Chen's test was complete, several more Xiao Clan Members took their tests, until the final person had finished.

A total of seventy-nine clan members took part in this Coming-of-Age Ceremony, including Xiao Chen, Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er, and the others.

However, only Xiao Chen and Xiao Xun'er had reached the Dou Zhe realm. Twenty-seven people had reached Seven Stages of Dou Qi or above.

The remaining fifty were all below Seven Stages of Dou Qi. These clan members would be assigned to the family's businesses to manage some of its shops and the like, serving the family.

Clan members who had reached Seven Stages of Dou Qi or above would have the opportunity to enter the Dou Qi Pavilion and choose cultivation methods and Dou Techniques. They would also receive the family's focused training.

After the Ceremony Retest ended, the next event was the arena challenge.

If the Coming-of-Age Ceremony test measured the strength of one's Dou Qi, then this challenge tested the clan members' cultivation and mastery of Dou Techniques.

After all, once a life-or-death battle began, Dou Techniques were also an important factor in determining victory or defeat. Every clan attached no less importance to this than to the cultivation of Dou Qi.

After several Xiao Clan Members completed their challenges, Xiao Yan was the first to step forward. In the end, he knocked his opponent off the stage and claimed victory.

Xiao Xun'er went up next. Since she was a One-Star Dou Zhe, no one wished to challenge her. In the end, she could only smile faintly and walk down from the stage.

After Xiao Xun'er stepped down and returned to Xiao Chen's side, several more clan members went up to challenge one another.

After a while, it was Xiao Chen's turn. Without any hesitation, he slowly rose to his feet and walked onto the high platform.

As Xiao Chen entered the center of the platform, a lovely figure also approached from the other side. Xiao Chen looked up and saw that it was actually Xiao Yu.

When Xiao Chen saw Xiao Yu step onto the platform, his brows furrowed slightly. This woman really holds a grudge.

Heh, women.

Xiao Chen naturally knew that Xiao Yu only wanted to take this opportunity to teach him a lesson, but he was not afraid in the slightest.

In the past, Xiao Chen might truly have been unable to defeat Xiao Yu. Without the system, he could only have cultivated Yellow Rank Cultivation Methods and Yellow Rank Dou Techniques like everyone else.

In contrast, Xiao Yu had spent three years studying at Jia Nan Academy, so he naturally could not compare to her. After all, how could someone who cultivated a Yellow Rank cultivation method defeat someone who cultivated a Mysterious Rank Cultivation Method?

But now, Xiao Chen had the system, and the cultivation method he practiced was not even from the Dou Qi Continent. Its power had long surpassed those so-called Heaven Rank cultivation methods and Heaven Rank Dou Techniques of the Dou Qi Continent.