Four-star Dou Zhe

"Congratulations!"

"You overturned the Battle Through the Heavens Storyline and gained the favor of the supporting female character Xiao Mei. Reward: one-tenth of the Experience Points, 30,000 points."

"Ding dong, congratulations! Your Experience Points have filled up and you have leveled up. Current level: Four-star Dou Zhe!"

I gained Experience Points again by accident. What a pleasant surprise!

Xiao Han could sense that his realm had risen by another level.

Recalling the system's words, Xiao Han asked doubtfully, "Wait, Xiao Ai. What does it mean that I was rewarded one-tenth of the Experience Points?"

"Master," System Xiao Ai explained, "the supporting female character Xiao Mei merely has favorable feelings toward you. The seeds of love have sprouted, but you have not yet fully obtained Xiao Mei's true love. Therefore, the Experience Points rewarded are only one-tenth of the total."

"One-tenth!" Xiao Han was secretly astonished. He asked, "So if I obtain Xiao Mei's true love, the reward will be 300,000 Experience Points?"

"Yes, Master."

Three hundred thousand? Damn, that meant he could level up nearly ten times in a row!

Pick up a girl, and he could rise ten levels in a row. This Invincible Destroyer King System—Overthrowing System really was powerful!

Of course, Xiao Han also understood very clearly that something like true love could not be forced. It required fate and had to come naturally.

"He leveled up again?"

Around Xiao Han, a vortex of gathered Dou Qi had formed. This was precisely the sign of a breakthrough in cultivation.

Seeing this, Xiao Mei felt happy for Xiao Han, but a heaviness also settled deeper in her heart.

The day before yesterday, Xiao Mei and Xiao Han had both been at the Seventh Stage of Dou Qi. They had stood shoulder to shoulder, at the same level.

But now, Xiao Mei could no longer sense Xiao Han's exact realm. She could only feel that the gap between them seemed to have widened again.

Noticing Xiao Mei's expression, Xiao Han asked with concern, "What's wrong, Sister Xiao Mei?"

Xiao Mei lightly clenched her fists and asked self-deprecatingly, "Brother Xiao Han, I... am I no longer worthy of you?"

"Why would you say that?" Xiao Han asked.

"Your cultivation is advancing at an incredible pace. As for me, after two days, I'm still only at the advanced Seventh Stage of Dou Qi."

Thunk.

Xiao Han affectionately flicked Xiao Mei's forehead and scolded with a smile, "Silly girl, what are you thinking? Your talent is already quite good. You just happened to meet someone even more outstanding than yourself—me. With your cultivation, becoming some Emperor, Sect Master, or Venerable in the future won't be a problem. Even becoming a Dou Sheng would be possible. Besides, if two people are in love, realms and cultivation are nothing but clouds drifting by."

"Brother Xiao Han!" Xiao Mei looked at Xiao Han with misty eyes, deeply moved. Her delicate clenched hand tightened even further.

Xiao Mei had already made up her mind. Even so, she would definitely cultivate diligently in the future and become Xiao Han's right-hand helper as he dominated the world. Oh, no—she would become his virtuous wife. With Xiao Han's talent, he would surely become a major figure in the future. She did not want to hold him back.

"Brother Xiao Han, where are we going?" Xiao Mei noticed that Xiao Han was holding her hand as they entered the depths of the Xiao Family Market.

"Just follow me." Going by his memories, Xiao Han did not know whether this deep alley was the right one.

"Huh, isn't that Brother Xiao Yan, and... Xiao Xun'er!"

As they walked, Xiao Mei pointed at a young man and woman ahead of them.

"Xiao Yan!"

Xiao Han was slightly stunned. He was delighted, but also somewhat anxious.

He was delighted because Xiao Yan had not left. Instead, just as in the Storyline, he was still taking Xiao Xun'er around the Xiao Family Market. That meant Xiao Han could continue monitoring Xiao Yan's every move from a god's-eye view.

What worried him was that Xiao Yan had come out shopping to purchase medicinal ingredients for refining Pill-Forming Fluid.

This showed that even though Old Man Yao had been robbed of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame by Xiao Han, he still retained the ability to refine pills.

Moreover, according to the progression of the Storyline, Xiao Yan would obtain a small opportunity today. At a street stall, he would purchase a Mysterious Tier low-grade Dou Technique—Palm Absorption—from a Black Iron Slab for the low price of 470 Gold Coins.

Palm Absorption: Mysterious Tier low-grade Dou Technique. If cultivated to Major Success, it could draw in a thousand-pound boulder. When used fiercely against an enemy, it could forcibly tear the blood out of a human body!

Familiar with the Storyline of Battle Through the Heavens, Xiao Han had been extremely fond of this magical and entertaining Palm Absorption.

This was also Xiao Han's main reason for coming out today: to seize the other party's opportunity.

Wutan City was vast, and the Xiao Family Market was also enormous.

Originally, Xiao Han had worried that he might have taken the wrong path.

But after spotting Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er ahead of him, Xiao Han knew he had not gone the wrong way.

"Hurry!"

Xiao Han pulled Xiao Mei along, almost jogging forward. If his guess was correct, the Dou Technique containing Palm Absorption was in the depths of this market street.

Once they reached the deeper part of the market, Xiao Han was troubled.

He discovered that there were several stalls selling Black Iron Slabs in this area.

"Huh, Xiao Han, and Xiao Mei!" Xiao Yan was slightly startled. He subconsciously stopped walking and looked at Xiao Han and Xiao Mei, who were continuously searching through goods at the stalls ahead.

Xiao Xun'er noticed Xiao Yan's expression, and her gaze immediately became somewhat displeased.

Xiao Xun'er had not forgotten how Xiao Han had targeted Xiao Yan yesterday, making Xiao Yan suffer such humiliation.

Of course, with love clouding her judgment, Xiao Xun'er did not consider the matter fairly. Xiao Han had perfectly resolved a crisis, yet Xiao Xun'er instinctively joined Xiao Yan in treating Xiao Han with hostility.

Upon seeing Xiao Han, Xiao Xun'er looked as displeased as if she had suddenly stepped in a pile of cow dung. She had wanted to kill Xiao Han last night, but Third Elder Xiao Family, Xiao Ding Tian, who possessed the realm of a Da Dou Shi, had guarded Xiao Han's room throughout the night. That was why she had failed.

Now, in broad daylight, she naturally could not kill Xiao Han directly either.

Noticing Xiao Yan's intensely hostile gaze, Xiao Xun'er suggested somewhat painfully, "Brother Xiao Yan, let's go look around over there!"

"Why should we go over there? Just because he's here?" Xiao Yan stepped forward, moving closer in Xiao Han's direction.

Like Xiao Han, Xiao Yan also examined the stalls laid out on the ground.

Before long, Xiao Yan found the magical crystal of the Tunmu Fox that he needed at one stall.

"If Young Master wants it, 500 Gold Coins will do. Sigh, several of my brothers suffered serious injuries just to kill this Tunmu Fox!" At the stall, the vendor raised the price with an emotional expression.

"Too expensive. How about 470?" Xiao Yan reached toward a pile of items as he continued bargaining with the vendor.

The vendor was slightly taken aback and gave Xiao Yan a sharp look. He had originally wanted to say something, but seeing that those items were not worth much, he was just about to agree readily when a voice suddenly rang out.

"Wait!"

The stall vendor, Xiao Xun'er, and Xiao Yan all looked toward the speaker.

"Xiao Han!" Xiao Yan frowned slightly, his expression solemn. He suddenly had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, Xiao Han said calmly, "Vendor, I want that Black Iron Slab!"

"Huh, a Four-star Dou Zhe!" In Xiao Yan's mind, Old Man Yao's expression revealed a trace of suspicion.

"What? A Four-star Dou Zhe?" Xiao Yan was slightly astonished.

"Yes. Just how did this brat do it? After only one night, when we met again, not only had he successfully condensed his Dou Qi Vortex, but his cultivation had also progressed by leaps and bounds, reaching the realm of a Four-star Dou Zhe." Old Man Yao's tone was also extremely grave.

"Wait, didn't you say he would have a Weakness Period? How is he still full of life and appearing here?" Xiao Yan asked doubtfully.

"I don't know. This brat is extremely strange. But one thing is certain: he used some kind of Forbidden Technique at the time, which was why he temporarily possessed the combat strength of a Peak Dou Huang. Now that the time has passed, his cultivation has returned to its normal level. This is not the time to kill him!"

In fact, Xiao Han did not know, and neither did Xiao Xun'er. She had not been the only one who went to kill Xiao Han last night. Xiao Han had taken Old Man Yao's Heavenly Flame, so Old Man Yao had gone as well. He had wanted to take advantage of Xiao Han's "Weakness Period" to kill him and find a way to reclaim the Heavenly Flame.

But just like Xiao Xun'er, he had failed because Third Elder Xiao Family, Xiao Ding Tian, had been guarding the place.