Number One Dou Zong Under Heaven!
Xiao Xun'er quickly stood up. "Daughter didn't know you were here, just now..."
The man before Xiao Xun'er was her biological father, one of the strongest humans in the world, and the Ancient Clan Chief whose cultivation had reached the late stage of the Nine Star Dou Sheng.
Gu Yuan!
"It's alright, Xun'er. I know you've been cultivating diligently lately and are a little tired, which is only natural."
Xiao Xun'er bowed slightly. "Thank you for your understanding, Father."
Gu Yuan looked at Xiao Xun'er with loving eyes. "Daughter, congratulations on breaking through to Dou Zun."
"Dou Zun?"
Xiao Xun'er herself found it hard to believe.
But when she raised her hand and gently clenched it, a ripple spread through the space.
Mastering the Space Power —this is the very mark of entering the Dou Zun! Xiao Xun'er looked at Gu Yuan, somewhat excitedly saying:
"Father, can I go to Central Plains to continue my training?"
Xiao Xun'er told Yang Shan that her "next stop for training" was in Central Plains.
However, he did not explain the specific situation to Yang Shan.
Central Plains is the region with the richest spiritual energy on the Dou Qi Continent, giving birth to countless top experts.
To succeed in Central Plains, even Dou Zong cultivator is insufficient.
The Ancient Clan is not ruled by Gu Yuan alone; the Gu Clan Elder also have considerable influence.
In fact, most of the Gu Clan Elder hoped that Xiao Xun'er would stay in the Ancient Realm and cultivate slowly. After all, Xiao Xun'er was the most perfect Dou Di Bloodline awakened by the Ancient Clan in thousands of years, and no mistakes could be tolerated.
In the end, it was Gu Yuan who stood up for Xiao Xun'er Xiao Xun'er, which gave her the opportunity to leave the Ancient Realm.
However, under pressure from the elders, Xiao Xun'er must reach the Dou Zun in order to continue her training.
Xiao Xun'er has been back for so long, but she only left the Ancient Realm temporarily because of the opening of the "Spirit Sealing Cave Abode".
At other times, Xiao Xun'er basically focused on cultivation within the Ancient Realm.
Others only marveled at Xiao Xun'er's cultivation speed and attributed it to the excellence of her "perfect bloodline".
Only Gu Yuan and Xiao Xun'er's old servant Ling Ying knew exactly how much sweat Xiao Xun'er had put in over the past few years to achieve such an astonishing breakthrough speed!
Looking at Xiao Xun'er's expectant eyes, Gu Yuan felt that even if he had to have another big argument with those old bastards at the next clan meeting, he would fight for his daughter's right to breathe more freely!
Gu Yuan nodded slowly:
"Of course."
"Thank you, Father, for your understanding!"
Xiao Xun'er first bowed to Gu Yuan, and then said:
"Please wait a moment, Father!"
Xiao Xun'er turned and ran back into the house, then quickly ran back, holding a three-foot-long and three-foot-wide wooden box in her hands, and handed it to Gu Yuan.
What is this?
"A gift from a daughter to her father!"
"A gift?"
Gu Yuan was momentarily dazed upon hearing those two words.
There is a bookshelf in Gu Yuan's bedroom.
The items displayed above are all from Gu Yuan's personal collection.
But in the very center of the bookshelf, there was a box made of eighth-order spirit wood, inside which was an ordinary white stone.
That white stone was picked up by Xiao Xun'er when she was five years old, after she secretly ran away to a spiritual spring.
Xiao Xun'er liked the most ordinary white stone.
At Gu Yuan's birthday banquet, Xiao Xun'er presented it to Gu Yuan as a gift, which made all the guests want to laugh but dare not.
Later, Xiao Xun'er was found to have a near-perfect Dou Di Bloodline. It seems that from that time on, her father was busy with clan affairs, while Xiao Xun'er, at the request of the elders, began a monotonous life of cultivation. Every time Gu Yuan came to see Xiao Xun'er, he felt that Xiao Xun'er seemed to have grown up quite a bit.
Gu Yuan often said, "Oh my, my precious daughter has grown taller again!"
But later Gu Yuan realized that it wasn't that Xun'er was growing up fast. When Gu Yuan really looked back, he found that he and his own daughter had gradually become estranged.
The father and daughter communicated less and less, and even Xiao Xun'er's tone of voice when she spoke to him was now only "respectful".
Gu Yuan was helpless, but there was nothing he could do.
Because he is the patriarch of the Ancient Clan! Unexpectedly, after fourteen years, Xiao Xun'er has finally given him another gift! Gu Yuan opened the wooden box, inside which was a white jade belt hook! This belt hook is used as a hook for men's belts, similar in function to a belt buckle.
"Your daughter knows that your father lacks nothing. This belt hook was made by my own hands. I'm going to Central Plains to train for several years, and I'm afraid your father will miss me."
"Daughter knows that Father has already endured a great deal of pressure so that I could leave the Ancient Realm. Daughter will come back to visit Father often!"
Looking at Xiao Xun'er's smile, it was as innocent and pure as when she was three years old.
Gu Yuan secretly decided to temporarily refrain from interfering in the matter of his "junior."
When Xiao Xun'er was asleep, she murmured "junior brother" twenty-one times! Gu Yuan was certain that Xiao Xun'er's current changes were inextricably linked to that "junior brother".
Even Xiao Xun'er's breakthrough to Dou Zun in a dream was because she dreamed of her "junior brother"! But Gu Yuan was very happy to see the changes in Xiao Xun'er now.
She can cultivate on her own without anyone's orders.
She began to understand that Gu Yuan's infrequent visits to her were not because she was not important enough.
Rather, it was because Gu Yuan, as the Ancient Clan Chief, was inherently unlikely to be a good father.
Since his daughter has undergone such a positive change, if Gu Yuan were to do something that would cause Xiao Xun'er to revert to her old ways, then he would truly be unworthy of being Xiao Xun'er's father! Gu Yuan must keep this matter a secret.
We must never let the elders in the clan find out.
Those old scoundrels all wished they could send Xiao Xun'er to the clan's forbidden area for three to five hundred years of seclusion.
If they find out that Xiao Xun'er has made male friends outside, how can that "junior" possibly survive?
Having gone through life's trials and tribulations, it's perfectly normal to make some sincere friends.
Gu Yuan was not worried at all about any special feelings between Xiao Xun'er and her "junior".
Xiao Xun'er has such high standards!
The young men of the Ancient Clan are both good-looking and capable.
Xiao Xun'er didn't even glance at them. What young person outside could possibly be more powerful than the prodigy of the Ancient Clan? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Xiao Xun'er Xiao Xun'er n't have many friends within the clan, so as her father, he had to protect her own "little friendships"!
In front of Xiao Xun'er, Gu Yuan replaced the belt hook with the one Xiao Xun'er had given him, and then solemnly said:
"Xun'er, go to Central Plains. Do whatever you want, whatever you need to do. Don't worry about anything. Your father will support you in everything!"
Xiao Xun'er was also deeply moved.
Her father, in the end, did care about her!
Yang Shan, who was completely unaware of this, had just left the secret realm of the Heart Demon Trial.
[Ding! Congratulations on completing the Heart Demon Trial! You have successfully broken through to the Dou Zong level.]
[Breaking through to the Extraordinary Foundation of the Dou Zong grants the following attribute boosts: 120 points of Meridians attribute, 120 points of Free Attribute, and +2 to Free Spiritual Root.]
[You are a once-in-a-millennium genius, having built Supreme Foundation and broken through the limits of the Dou Emperor! Your foundation is three times stronger than Extraordinary Foundation!]
[You have gained the following rewards for breaking through to the Dou Zong: 360 points of Meridians attribute, 360 points of Free Attribute, and +6 to your Free Spiritual Root!]
[Note: At the Dou Zong level, each star increase in Extraordinary Foundation grants the following attribute bonuses: 40 points of Free Attribute and 40 points of Meridians attribute.]
[Ding! Global Announcement: Auspicious Purple Qi Comes From the East in the east, a sign of good fortune! The Blade Sovereign - Yang Shan, with his Supreme Foundation, has broken through the shackles of the Dou Emperor and achieved the Dou Zong realm, causing a great stir among the forces of the Northwest Continent. The name of the True Monarch inspires awe in countless powerful figures Northwest Continent! Congratulations to player "Yang Shan" (Blade Sovereign) for becoming the first player in the entire server to break through to the Dou Zong with Supreme Foundation, earning the title "Number One Dou Zong Under Heaven"! Rewards: +40 Free Spiritual Root, +100 Meridians, +10 Comprehension, +10 Good Fortune!]
Yang Shan looked at the Global Announcement with some surprise and doubt.
The first person to break through to the Dou Zong in his previous life was actually Yi Qingyang, one of the "Three Sects".
At that time, Yi Qingyang had already obtained the exotic metal, and his equipment and Dou Technique were even stronger than they are now.
Xiao Aotian, however, was ten days behind Yi Qingyang, and was so angry that he beat his chest and stomped his feet, shouting on the forum that he wanted to have another one-on-one fight with Yi Qingyang.
Of course, most importantly, Yang Shan remembered very clearly that the Global Announcement of the "Number One Dou Zong Under Heaven in the World" in his previous life did not directly mention the "Supreme Foundation," and the attribute rewards did not seem to be as good as they are now.
"Could it be because Version 2.1 underwent major content changes, resulting in changes to the triggering logic and rewards for the Global Announcement?"
Yang Shan did not know the specific reason.
But once this Global Announcement is released, other players will probably start scrutinizing the wording and paying attention to the "Supreme Foundation" thing.
But it's nothing serious.
The situation in this life is very different from that in the previous life. Now that the Global Announcement has been made, it is likely that all the settings for "foundation" in the next version, as well as the explanation of "Supreme Foundation", will be written in the "Player Encyclopedia".
How to break through to the Dou Zong with Supreme Foundation something other players will slowly struggle with! With a massive amount of attributes at his disposal, Yang Shan continues to allocate his points methodically, following what he considers the "253 point allocation method" that best suits his development.
Player: Yang Shan
Title: Blade Sovereign (Renowned throughout the Northwest!)
Rank: One-Star Dou Zong
Character Potential: Nine Star Dou Huang (Extreme Speed) Three-Star Dou Zong (Limit) Character Foundation: Supreme (Three-Star Dou Zong)
Cultivation Techniques: * Extreme Lightning Mystic Classic * (Earth Rank Middle-Level; Golden Word Seal) Dou Technique: * Imprisoning Spirit True Skill * (Earth Rank Middle-Level; Golden Word Seal), * Dark Soul Mist * (Earth Rank Middle-Level; Golden Word Seal), * Lingering Spirit Hundred Howls * (Earth Tier Low Grade; Golden Word Seal), * Three Thousand Thunder Movement * (Earth Tier Low Grade; Golden Word Seal), * Tyrant Blade * (High-level Profound Rank; Golden Word Seal) Soul Strength: Spirit Realm Middle Stage (71922/500000)
Total Soul Roots: 5005 Thunder Spirit Root: 50 Fire Spirit Root: 70 Wood Spirit Root: 1; Remaining Usable Roots: 101; Attribute Performance——
Constitution: 314; Bone Root: 785 Agility: 474 Meridians: 1362; Comprehension: 94 Good Fortune: 88; Combat Performance —
Qi and Blood: 51840 (Gold) Attack: 4431 (Multicolored) Defense: 2663 (Gold; Rising)
Speed: 1422 (Five-colored) Dou Qi Intensity: 2162 (Five-colored) Total Dou Qi: 10010 ("Golden; Rising" Character Imprint) Yang Shan specially took a screenshot of his panel.
Previously, when a group of Dou Zong from the Ghost Wither Branch Hall attacked the Serpent-People tribe, the higher-level members actually outnumbered them! This undoubtedly defies common sense.
Yang Shan's current combat attributes are the same! Three Five-Colored Word Seal, two golden "ascend" character seals, and one Golden Word Seal! Yang Shan is sure that once he upgrades to Two-Star Dou Zong, the color of these character seals will probably start to decline immediately.
Who can guarantee that every small level they advance will lead to a major breakthrough?
This is the most pleasing color to look at in his entire career!
I must take a screenshot and keep it so that my partners can show off when they reach the Dou Zong! "Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, give me some points!"
Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning emerged from the Naling and merged into Yang Shan's limbs and bones.
Yang Shan's attack, Dou Qi Intensity, and speed attributes immediately saw a significant boost! His attack and Dou Qi Intensity both reached the "Five-Colored Rise" level! His speed attribute even skipped a level, reaching the "Seven-Colored Rise" level! A surge of pride rose in Yang Shan's heart. "I, the Blade Sovereign, have walked a precarious path. My efforts have finally paid off! My sweat wasn't wasted! I deserve to be awesome!"
Aside from the normal breakthrough, the panel also includes a note explaining the Dou Zong level after "One-Star Dou Zong".
After Yang Shan clicked on it, he discovered that the information inside was "secret information" that Yang Shan in his previous life had never known.
After all, in the previous life, there were only three Dou Zong players in total.
This indicates that there is a lot of information in the notes.
Yang Shan also read it carefully for a while before he had a relatively detailed understanding of the Dou Zong level.
Before reaching the Dou Zong, level suppression only existed between major realms.
The attribute suppression between each major realm is 20%.
In the barren lands outside of Central Plains, Dou Zong level expert would truly be considered a "top-tier powerhouse"!
Players will spend a considerable amount of time at the Dou Zong level.
Perhaps even after three or five versions, it's not guaranteed that one can break through to the Dou Zun.
At the Dou Zong stage, potential and foundation become the core and key factors for cultivation.
Both require a large amount of resources, and the corresponding resource output will gradually increase with each version update.
However, compared to the growth rate of the player base, it is destined to be "supply falls short of demand"!
Putting everything else aside, in this version alone, Yang Shan would have to go through a lot of trouble to get a Seventh Order Essence Spirit Crystal.
Therefore, at the Dou Zong level, there is a 5% level suppression between each star! In other words, even if a Three-Star Dou Zong is facing a Four Star Dou Zong who is one star higher than him, the damage he can inflicts on the opponent will be reduced by 5%!
Two stars suppress 10%, three stars suppress 15%, and so on.
Moreover, this Realm Suppression is superimposed on the suppression of a higher realm!
In other words, Dou Emperor player has a 20% attribute advantage when facing One-Star Dou Zong.
If it's Two-Star Dou Zong, that's a 25% attribute suppression! When Yang Shan was a low- Dou Emperor, he struggled to kill Seventh Order King of Beasts and had to rely on Ink Iron Marshal to tank for him. This attribute suppression played a significant role in that.
When Yang Shan first met Mo Tianxing, Mo Tianxing took the initiative and attacked. Although Ink Iron Marshal stopped him, Yang Shan was not without his own strength.
At that time, Yang Shan discovered that the power of his Dou Technique had been greatly weakened.
This weakening effect was significantly greater than when facing Su Qian or Han Feng! Yang Shan was somewhat puzzled at the time, but ultimately concluded that "Mo Tianxing is too strong."
But precisely because of this, Yang Shan had a rough estimate of the combat strength of mid-stage Dou Zong and mid- Seventh Order magical beasts.
This is also why Yang Shan has always been unwilling to fight against a mid-stage Dou Zong expert.
Now, the truth has come to light.
When Yang Shan was at the Dou Emperor level, he faced Mo Tianxing, Four Star Dou Zong, and his Realm Suppression reached 35%! (The suppression of One-Star Dou Zong is counted in the 20% of the major realm suppression.) Now that Yang Shan has broken through to the One-Star Dou Zong, he still faces a 15% Realm Suppression when facing Mo Tianxing.
If you're facing the Earth Demon Old Ghost, the chance is 30%; if you're facing the Thousand Flame Ghost Tiger King, the chance is 40%!
You wouldn't believe it until you calculated it; the results were shocking.
Yang Shan had originally thought that now that he had reached the Dou Zong, he might be able to compete with the Thousand Flame Ghost Tiger King.
What's the point of arguing? We still need to find ways to upgrade more and acquire more resources.
For example, he could kidnap the offspring of the Thousand Flame Ghost Tiger King again and make it produce some more Seventh Order Spirit Crystal. After closing the panel, Yang Shan opened the message bar.
Because the Heart Demon Trial is so important, players will not receive any notifications except for those triggered within the trial itself, in order to avoid information overload.
Yang Shan's message bar now has 99+ messages! That's a bit strange.
Yang Shan didn't have many friends, and even if each person sent a couple of congratulatory messages, it wouldn't exceed ninety-nine messages! Yang Shan looked and exclaimed, "Wow! Xiao Aotian alone sent more than thirty messages!"
Opening his friends list, Yang Shan filtered out the irrelevant messages; the last few were the key. "Damn you, Yang One-Blade! Why didn't you tell me you were breaking through to the Dou Zong beforehand? Why didn't you tell me?"
"You're really ruthless! We're business partners with tons of RMB in our dealings! You slapped me so hard! Couldn't you have told me beforehand?"
"Damn! Congratulations on breaking through to Dou Zong! Remember to treat me to a meal!"
Yang Shan was full of questions.
What's wrong with Xiao Aotian?