Beyond Genius, There Are Monsters

"Gulp." The sound of someone swallowing hard suddenly rang out across the Training Ground.

Standing amid the crowd, Xiao Mei covered her rosy lips with a small hand, her delicate face filled with shock.

In one year, he had raised his Dou Qi by a full five stages. Such cultivation speed... was simply unheard of!

I really underestimated you! Even without Yao Lao, you're still a genius, Xiao Xie thought as he looked at Xiao Yan. However, Xiao Xie was not overly surprised. Xiao Yan had already broken through to Dou Zhe once before; he was merely cultivating again. Besides, without Yao Lao, Xiao Yan's achievements in this life would probably stop around the Dou Emperor level.

Her gaze filled with complicated emotions, Xiao Mei stared at the young man standing beneath the Black Stone Tablet. Suddenly, a thought arose that left her mind in a complete mess: his astonishing cultivation talent seemed to have returned!

At the edge of the Training Ground, Xiao Ning, who had been preparing to laugh at Xiao Yan, stared blankly at the large words on the stone tablet and muttered in disbelief, "How... how is that possible?"

After three years of tempering, Xiao Yan was no longer affected by other people's gazes. He turned and returned to Xiao Xun'er's side, then sat down cross-legged.

"Cough..." On the platform, the examiner coughed, drawing everyone's attention back to him.

"Next, Xiao Xie!"

Following the examiner's announcement, everyone's eyes turned toward the white-clad figure whose expression remained calm and unruffled. Xiao Yan's restored talent was indeed astonishing, but the cultivation of the Xiao Clan's number one genius was even more eagerly anticipated. After all, over the past few months, Xiao Xun'er had challenged Xiao Xie no fewer than ten times, yet every single challenge had ended in her defeat.

Under the watchful eyes of the entire crowd, Xiao Xie calmly walked toward the black stone tablet. As he advanced, the crowd automatically opened up a path for him.

Xiao Xie Older Cousin, let me see your true strength! Xiao Xun'er thought, staring at Xiao Xie without blinking.

Xiao Xie pressed his hand against the cold stone tablet, continuously channeling the Dou Qi within his body into it. After a brief stillness, the tablet erupted with an unprecedentedly brilliant light!

Dou Shi: Two Star

Seeing the four glittering golden words on the tablet, the entire crowd sucked in a sharp breath. If Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan could still be called geniuses, then the person before them could only be called a monster.

As they looked at the elegant white figure beside the stone tablet, everyone suddenly felt that he had become impossibly tall, someone they could only look up to.

"Xiao Xie! Xiao Xie!..."

After a brief silence, everyone below the platform began screaming.

Looking at the calm-faced Xiao Xie, Xiao Xun'er shook her head speechlessly. She had better stop comparing herself to him. She was still a Dou Zhe, while he had already become a Dou Shi. Could they even play properly anymore?

Xiao Yan looked at the white figure and clenched his fists. Damn it, his strength was already this great. Though Xiao Yan said nothing, as the former number one of the Xiao Clan, he still possessed a strong fighting spirit toward its current number one, Xiao Xie. Yet Xiao Xie had already reached Two Star Dou Shi. This deep sense of powerlessness made Xiao Yan feel awful.

"I knew Xiao Xie Older Cousin would be the best!" Xiao Mei looked at that figure with a face full of admiration, but her little face could not help turning bitter. What kind of heaven's favored daughter could possibly be worthy of a Xiao Xie like this?

Xiao Zhan recovered his senses and exchanged glances with several equally shocked elders. They nodded knowingly to one another, and Xiao Zhan walked over to Xiao Xie's side.

"Cough..." Xiao Zhan gave a light cough, drawing everyone's attention to himself. He swept his gaze across the crowd and said, "I am very pleased, because our Xiao Clan has produced an unprecedented genius. I now announce that, from this moment onward, Xiao Xie will be the Fourth Elder of our Xiao Clan."

As soon as Xiao Zhan finished speaking, the venue fell silent before the crowd erupted into cheers.

"Elder Xiao Xie!"

"Xiao Xie! Xiao Xie..."

Only after quite a while did the cheers gradually subside. A bright smile appeared on Xiao Xie's face, though not because he had become an elder of the Xiao Clan. Rather, after Xiao Zhan announced that Xiao Xie had become an elder, his Worship Points had suddenly increased by several hundred. The disciples below were all looking at their newly appointed elder with faces full of admiration.

After becoming an elder of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Xie calmly walked over to an empty seat beside the Three Elders and sat down.

The Three Elders hurriedly greeted Xiao Xie with smiles. Xiao Xie merely nodded in acknowledgment, but the Three Elders were not offended. A genius had to possess some pride to be called a genius! Besides, this one was a monster! A fifteen-year-old Two Star Dou Shi—before long, he would likely break through to Da Dou Shi. After all, even Clan Leader Xiao Zhan was only a Da Dou Shi.

Moreover, Xiao Xie was still so young. They could already envision the day he broke through to Dou Emperor and led the Xiao Clan into becoming the empire's foremost great clan.

The disciples below all watched Xiao Xie, seated upon the elders' platform, with envy and admiration. Not a single person felt jealous, because the gap was simply too vast. That white figure on the platform was destined to be someone they could only look up to!

"Cough..." On the platform, Xiao Zhan looked utterly speechless as he coughed to draw everyone's attention back. Xiao Xie was indeed a monster, but could they stop ignoring him, the Clan Leader? You idiots!

"The test has ended. Next, we will proceed to the following stage. Those who failed have the right to issue one challenge to a qualified companion. Remember, you only have one chance!" Xiao Zhan said with a hearty laugh.

At his words, a slight commotion arose in the Training Ground. Those who had fallen just short of qualifying immediately turned heated gazes toward the group of qualified companions. Most of those gazes landed on Xiao Yan. Many believed that Xiao Yan had merely used some method to display an Eight Stage Dou Qi cultivation level, while his true cultivation had not actually reached Eight Stage Dou Qi.

"Cousin Xiao Yan, I challenge you!" A sturdily built young disciple was the first to step forward and challenge Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan shook his head with a bitter smile, but he still accepted the challenge.

Xiao Xie watched the scene below and smiled disdainfully. Xiao Yan's strength was likely second only to Xiao Xun'er; challenging him was no different from asking for trouble. Xiao Xie had no interest in the farce below, but now that he was the Fourth Elder of the Xiao Clan, it was not really appropriate for him to leave at this moment.

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