Talent Bloomed

Talent Bloomed

With a crash, Xiao Zhan was so shocked that the teacup in his hand slipped from his grasp and fell to the floor. He panicked!

"Three stars in a year?! Six-Star Dou Zhe?!!!"

Xiao Yu's eyes were filled with shock. She had been gnashing her teeth in anger, but now she was stunned speechless by Xiao Yan's terrifying Cultivation Level.

As a student of Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Yu knew about Jia Nan Academy's entrance assessment. Cultivation Level under the age of twenty was graded from F to S, and S-rank meant reaching Six-Star Dou Zhe before the age of twenty.

In over ten years, only the Little Vixen of Jia Nan Academy had ever reached that record. One had to know that Xiao Yan was only at his Coming-of-Age Ceremony now, only fifteen years old! This was no longer as simple as breaking a record. This was a terrifying cultivation talent that was simply unimaginable! "Xiao Yan Gege's talent has finally bloomed." A glimmer of moved tears appeared at the corners of Xun Er's eyes.

Xun Er's identity was special. She knew that across the vast Dou Qi Continent, Xiao Yan's cultivation speed could not be considered fast, but she had always believed that Xiao Yan's talent went far beyond just this.

As for the members of the Xiao Clan, there was even less need to say it. This kind of cultivation speed could only be described with four words: terrifying as this! "At this cultivation pace, perhaps... maybe in a few decades, the Xiao Clan will truly produce a super expert at the Dou Emperor level." The people in the VIP seats exchanged glances, and an equally horrified thought flashed through all their minds at the same time.

A Dou Emperor. As long as any small clan in the Jia Ma Empire produced a single expert at the Dou Emperor level, then that clan, no matter what limitations it originally had, would see its status soar in an instant. At that time, even the three great clans of the Jia Ma Empire would not dare adopt a suppressive stance toward it.

After all, experts at the Dou Emperor level, in this vast empire, numbered only a scant two or three that could be counted on one hand. Moreover, every one of them possessed the ability to overturn the heavens and seas and fight ten thousand alone. No rational empire would choose to offend a Dou Emperor expert! Although no one knew how the world would change in a few decades, and having talent did not mean one would definitely become an expert—it was possible to die during some wilderness training, even die of illness, or fade into mediocrity.

But what could not be denied was that Xiao Yan had now obtained the ticket to the peak of the strong.

Only Xiao Yan himself rubbed his nose with slight embarrassment. He wanted to say that even he had not known his Cultivation Level had actually risen by three stars! Heavenly Flames really are terrifying. Xiao Yan could not help sighing inwardly.

If he had cultivated normally, relying on the circulation of his Cultivation Method to absorb the power of heaven and earth and transform it into Dou Qi, then Xiao Yan would at most have advanced by one star.

But this year, Xiao Yan had obtained two opportunities. One was the Medicinal Pill refined by Hun Xuzi that he had gambled his life for, and the other was the Bone Chiling Flame.

Traditionally, there were only two ways to raise one's Cultivation Level: transforming Dou Qi through a Cultivation Method, and increasing Dou Qi through Medicinal Pills. But Xiao Yan possessed a third method—using the special nature of the Flame Mantra to absorb Heavenly Flames, integrating the power of the Heavenly Flames into his Dou Qi.

In Xiao Yan's own words, the Heavenly Flames absorbed by the Flame Mantra were like a nuclear reactor, keeping the Heavenly Flames controlled inside his body, then using the energy released by the Heavenly Flames.

"I didn't expect that practicing the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler with the Heavy Xuan Ruler would actually improve the efficiency of absorbing Heavenly Flames."

"Maybe I can push a little harder and absorb a little more of the Bone Chiling Flame's fire threads."

There were already three strands of ghastly white fire threads inside Xiao Yan's body.

In a certain sense, this was also what Xun Er had just said: Xiao Yan's talent had finally bloomed. As the saying went, all things were difficult at the beginning. As long as he obtained one strand of fire thread, that was equivalent to making a start. Xiao Yan's speed of absorbing the Bone Chiling Flame would continue to accelerate, until, when the time was right, he could completely devour the Bone Chiling Flame.

"Clan Leader Xiao, Little Brother Xiao Yan's cultivation talent is truly shocking. This time, I'm afraid an extraordinary expert is really going to emerge." Ya Fei's Beautiful Eyes stared tightly at the black-robed youth in the field, her gaze carrying a subtle, hidden meaning.

The reason the Mite'er Family was the largest commercial clan in the Jia Ma Empire was because they had once possessed a Dou Emperor. And now, the Mite'er Family urgently needed a Dou Emperor to hold the fort.

Xiao Yan slowly stepped down from the high platform and walked toward Xun Er.

Originally, every qualified clan member needed to undergo a battle to test their strength, but fighting Xiao Yan at this Cultivation Level would only be asking for abuse. Xiao Yu's "tragic experience" was still vivid in everyone's minds.

Xiao Ning looked at his elder sister Xiao Yu, whose fingers were tightly clenched, and said quietly from the side, "Sis, the Young Clan Leader not only has a high Cultivation Level, but his Combat Techniques are also very strong. In the future, you'd better not act like you did just now. If you really anger the Young Clan Leader, even Grandpa won't be able to speak up for you."

Xiao Yu came back to her senses. She just could not understand it. How could Xiao Yan bitterly cultivate Dou Qi and also bitterly train Combat Techniques? Did his days have twenty-five hours? Xiao Yan looked at the beauty before him, raised his brows, and said, "Xun Er's Cultivation Level seems to have risen a lot."

Xun Er stuck out her tongue, and her light, delicate laughter rang out like silver bells. "I originally thought I could be stronger than Xiao Yan Gege this year. I didn't expect Xiao Yan Gege to give everyone such a huge surprise."

Xun Er had always suppressed her own cultivation speed, deliberately staying a little behind Xiao Yan. Originally, this year, because she had also reached adulthood, the power within her body helped raise her Cultivation Level by quite a lot, leaping straight to Five-Star Dou Zhe. She had even been thinking about how to explain it to Xiao Yan so he would not mind.

What she never expected was that Xiao Yan had also leaped three stars in a single year. It truly gave her a great shock as well. Xun Er guessed that Xiao Yan must have obtained some opportunity in the wilderness.

"Xiao Yan Gege, after becoming a Dou Zhe, the Cultivation Method becomes more and more important. From what I see, the color of Xiao Yan Gege's Dou Qi from your Cultivation Method barely reaches High Huang Rank. I have a fire-attribute Mystic High-Rank Cultivation Method here. It suits you very well, Xiao Yan Gege."

Xun Er secretly took out a Cultivation Method and handed it to Xiao Yan.

Although the Xiao Clan had auctioned off a Mystic High-Rank Wind Scroll Technique, it was Wind Attribute, while Xiao Yan was naturally fire attribute and unsuitable for cultivating it. The highest-grade fire-attribute Cultivation Method in the Xiao Clan was only High Huang Rank, so Xun Er mistakenly thought Xiao Yan had cultivated the Xiao Clan's Cultivation Method.

Warmth filled Xiao Yan's heart. He pinched Xun Er's cheeks and laughed. "Aiya, I'm about to be kept by rich lady Xun Er and become a Son-in-law."

"Not at all. Even a landlord's family has no surplus grain. I can't afford to support a great genius like Xiao Yan Gege."

"Hahaha, don't worry, Xun Er. I obtained a little benefit. I just haven't had time to switch Cultivation Methods yet."

The Coming-of-Age Ceremony finally ended amid the laughter and joy of the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Yan's name as a genius once again shook Wutan City, even spreading all the way to the Nalan Mansion in the Royal Capital.

At this moment, the entire Xiao Clan had yet to realize that a conspiracy targeting them had already quietly begun.

"Father, this is Master Liu Xi. He is a First-Rank Alchemist."

In the brightly lit hall, Galio was introducing the young alchemist beside him.

Quite a few people sat in the hall. Judging from their clothes, there were not only the higher-ups of the Galio Clan, but also the higher-ups of the Oba Clan.

Because of Xiao Yan, the Galio Clan and Oba Clan had already thoroughly formed an alliance of interests to protect themselves from being swallowed by the powerful Xiao Clan.

Seeing Liu Xi's appearance, the two clan heads, Galio Bi and Oba Pa, hurriedly rose to greet him.

"Master Liu Xi is truly a fine-looking talent."

"Hehe, compared to Master Liu Xi, what does a mere Xiao Yan amount to?"

Liu Xi opened his fan and slowly said, "Those who only know how to cultivate Dou Qi are nothing more than brutes. Only those who grasp the art of Alchemy can grasp everything."