Five-star Fighter

"Five-star Fighter!"

Xiao Yan stared at Xiao Han with immense wariness in his eyes.

Just two days ago, he had still been confident that he could catch up to Xiao Han. Yet now, he was only at the Three Stages of Dou Qi, while Xiao Han had already become a Five-star Fighter.

Without realizing it, Xiao Han had already left him, the former number one genius of Wutan City, far behind.

"His aura is so powerful. He seems to have reached the level of a Dou Zhe!"

Nearby, the stall owner stared at Xiao Han in utter shock.

At first, he had thought Xiao Han was some fool with more money than sense. He had been secretly delighted at having made a killing.

Who would have thought that Xiao Han, at such a young age, was already a Dou Zhe? How could such a genius possibly be a fool?

"Black Iron Slab!"

The stall owner instinctively felt that Xiao Han's sudden breakthrough was likely related to the Black Iron Slab he had just sold.

That was right, that was right.

Xiao Han had suddenly advanced only after picking up that Black Iron Slab. Could it be that this item was extremely beneficial to a Dou Zhe's cultivation?

When he had killed the Tunmu Fox, he had stumbled into a small ruin. After searching the entire place, he had found only this inconspicuous Black Iron Slab.

The more the stall owner thought about it, the more convinced he became.

"Um..." The stall owner paused, then pointed awkwardly at the Black Iron Slab in Xiao Han's hand. "I'm not selling this anymore. Here are your one thousand gold coins."

Xiao Han shot the stall owner a glance.

This stall owner was clearly no honest merchant. An idea rose in his mind. "Two thousand gold coins!"

"What?" The stall owner stared at Xiao Han, thinking he had misheard.

"We exchanged money and goods fairly just now. The deal has been completed, and this item belongs to me now. If you want to buy it back, fine. Two thousand gold coins. No bargaining!" Xiao Han said with a smile.

"Uh..."

At the side, Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Han in surprise.

Xiao Yan's Soul Perception was exceptional. He could sense that the Black Iron Slab no longer carried that strange fluctuation. In other words, it was now merely a piece of scrap iron, utterly worthless.

"Stall owner!" Seeing that Xiao Han wanted to make a profit off him instead, Xiao Yan deliberately tried to sabotage him. "This piece of scrap iron isn't worth a single coin anymore. I advise you not to do this!"

"This..." The stall owner grew hesitant.

Two thousand gold coins was no small sum to him.

Ignoring the stall owner's expression, Xiao Han stated, "That's right, I broke through just now. It was all because of this Black Iron Slab. I dare swear upon the Heavenly Dao that I truly gained enormous benefits from this Black Iron Slab. Two thousand gold coins, final price. Buy it if you want. If not, I'm not short on such a small amount of money!"

After speaking, Xiao Han waited for the stall owner's response.

The stall owner was experienced, and Xiao Han had been smiling all along. He had even sworn upon the Heavenly Dao, so it probably wasn't false.

But he had sold it for one thousand gold coins, only to buy it back for two thousand afterward. Wasn't that just asking to be made a fool of?

The stall owner remained hesitant.

"Stall owner, I advise you not to buy it, or you'll definitely regret it," Xiao Yan warned again.

"Uh..." Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the stall owner became even more hesitant.

Of everyone present, Xiao Yan was the most pleased. Xiao Han had targeted him repeatedly, and he had finally managed to strike back once. He looked at Xiao Han with provocative eyes.

How could Xiao Han not know what Xiao Yan was thinking? He smiled faintly. "Fine. Since the stall owner doesn't want to buy it, forget it. I'm not short on money. Sister Xiao Mei, let's go!"

To a Dou Zhe, combat strength was of utmost importance.

If it could increase one's combat strength, even ten thousand gold coins would be worth it.

"Wait!"

Seeing that Xiao Han was truly leaving, the stall owner hurriedly chased after him and blocked his path. "Fine, two thousand it is. Who told me to misjudge it too!"

"Uh..."

At the side, Xiao Yan clenched his hands slightly as he watched Xiao Han's scheme succeed. The first time he had tried to strike back at Xiao Han, he had returned empty-handed.

"Little Yan!"

Old Man Yao suddenly spoke. "This Xiao Han seems to possess some kind of divine ability. It seems he can extract things from objects. Just now, I noticed that after his finger touched the Black Iron Slab, the soul fluctuation recorded on it by an Alchemist was erased. Yes, it was an Extraction ability. Last time, he used this move on me as well and took my Heavenly Flames. If you fight him in the future, do not let him get close!"

"Mm." Xiao Yan nodded gravely.

Elsewhere, Xiao Han had already collected the two thousand gold coins from the stall owner and sold him the now-worthless Black Iron Slab.

Originally, Xiao Han had not intended to cheat the stall owner, since making a living was not easy for him either. But the man was a merchant, and far too cunning, so Xiao Han decided to swindle him once.

Xiao Han looked at the stall owner, who held the Black Iron Slab as though it were a precious treasure, and smiled faintly. The stall owner probably still did not know that today, he too had become a fool with more money than sense.

"Brother Xiao Han! You were far too reckless today. Spending one thousand gold coins on a Black Iron Slab was simply not worth it. Fortunately, you made a profit in the end! But wasn't swearing upon the Heavenly Dao a bit excessive?" Xiao Mei looked at Xiao Han worriedly.

For a Dou Zhe, one's state of mind was also extremely important. Making oaths carelessly could leave behind an Inner Demon in the future. In Xiao Mei's eyes, Xiao Han's oath had merely been a trick to fool the stall owner.

Thunk

Xiao Han lightly flicked Xiao Mei's forehead. Smiling, he said, "Sister Xiao Mei, Brother Xiao Han wasn't lying. My breakthrough just now really was related to that Black Iron Slab!"

"Really?" Xiao Mei looked at Xiao Han suspiciously, clearly unconvinced. To her, it had been nothing more than an ordinary Black Iron Slab.

"Mm." Xiao Han looked deeply at Xiao Mei. Since she would become his future confidante, he did not intend to hide it from her. "Just now, I obtained a Dou Technique from that Black Iron Slab!"

"What? A Dou Technique?" Xiao Mei looked at Xiao Han in surprise and asked curiously, "What grade is it?"

"Mysterious Tier Low Grade!" Xiao Han answered smugly.

"Oh, Yellow Tier Low Grade. What? Mysterious Tier Low Grade?" Xiao Mei stared at Xiao Han as if she had been turned to stone.

On the Battle Qi Continent, social hierarchy was strict. The importance of Dou Techniques to a Dou Zhe went without saying.

The highest-grade Dou Technique in the Xiao Clan was only Mysterious Tier Intermediate. Moreover, only the three elders and the clan leader were qualified to learn it.

Yet Xiao Han had spent just one thousand gold coins to buy a Mysterious Tier Low Grade Dou Technique. He had struck it rich beyond belief. If it were put up for auction, let alone one hundred thousand gold coins, even if it were priced at one million gold coins, people would still scramble to buy it.

"But Brother Xiao Han, why did you sell it afterward?" Xiao Mei looked at Xiao Han even more doubtfully.

"Haha, don't worry. I've already erased the technique from it. Now, it's just an utterly ordinary Black Iron Slab." Xiao Han laughed happily.

"Uh..."

Xiao Mei was slightly stunned. Looking back at the stall owner, who treated the Black Iron Slab like a priceless treasure, she could not help secretly laughing.

That crooked merchant probably never imagined that he had wanted to fleece a fool with more money than sense, only to become one himself in the end.