Misjudged

The moment Xiao Yan said this, the entire hall was shocked.

Ge Ye had already thought he had misjudged him, and now he felt he had misjudged him again.

Ge Ye could not help shaking his head inwardly. Sigh, his pride is getting the better of him. Yanran cultivates the sect's Mystic High-Rank Cultivation Method, and her Azure Wood Swordplay has even reached Lesser Mastery. A clan from a little border city like this probably doesn't even have a Mystic High-Rank Cultivation Method.

Ge Ye really had not guessed wrong. In all of Wutan City, the highest-grade Dou Qi Cultivation Method was only Mystic Middle-Rank. The higher the grade of the Cultivation Method, the stronger and deeper the Dou Qi cultivated from it would be, and the Dou Techniques unleashed with it would naturally be even more powerful.

As the saying went, a higher official could crush a man to death. The same principle applied to Cultivation Methods.

It was just that Ge Ye had not noticed that when Xiao Yan proposed such an "unreasonable" Bet Battle, not a single Xiao Clan disciple present, not even Xiao Zhan or the elders, thought anything was wrong with it! At this moment, none of them realized where the confidence beneath this calm came from.

When Nalan Yanran heard Xiao Yan's words, a faint smile appeared on her face, and Xiao Yan seemed much more pleasing to the eye.

"Do you mean that?"

Before Xiao Yan could even answer, Xiao Mei rushed to speak loudly. "Brother Xiao Yan's word is his bond, unlike certain people who go back on theirs."

Nalan Yanran's eyelid twitched unnaturally. On the Dou Qi Continent, marriage was like it had been in the old days, decided by the orders of one's parents and the words of the matchmaker. Nalan Yanran had not dared to tell her grandfather, Nalan Jie, that she had come to break off the engagement, because in the end, she was the one in the wrong.

Xiao Yan smiled confidently and nodded. "Of course I mean it."

"However, if you can't take it, then I'll go to your Nalan Mansion and divorce my wife in public."

!!!!!

"You!" Nalan Yanran froze. She wanted to retort, but could not find any words to refute him. Her small face immediately turned somewhat livid with anger, and her fists clenched tightly.

Because what Xiao Yan had said was, in fact, exactly what she herself was doing now.

Nalan Yanran's words sounded nice, but in truth, they also carried her young miss's temper and willfulness.

Although Xiao Yan was not against Nalan Yanran pursuing freedom, hurting his father in pursuit of her own freedom was something Xiao Yan could not forgive.

Although Xiao Yan spoke with a smile and a gentle tone, Nalan Yanran could see it in his eyes. If she truly could not take a single move, Xiao Yan would absolutely do exactly as he said.

Xiao Yan held grudges.

Nalan Yanran took a deep breath, and pale-green Dou Qi surged from her body. The Cultivation Method Nalan Yanran cultivated was a Wind Attribute Cultivation Method.

Nalan Yanran brought the index and middle fingers of her right hand together like a sword, and pale-green spiraling gale-force wind shot out, twisting around itself into a wind sword.

Azure Wood Swordplay. Being able to cultivate a Mystic Low-Rank Dou Technique to the point of Dou Qi taking form proved that Nalan Yanran did indeed possess the talent that had caught the Misty Cloud Sect's eye.

Originally, Nalan Yanran had not wanted to bully someone with a high-grade Cultivation Method, but Xiao Yan's wager meant she could not lose no matter what.

Xiao Yan looked at Nalan Yanran and smiled teasingly. "Wait a moment. I forgot something."

"You want to take a Medicinal Pill?" Nalan Yanran frowned slightly. There were indeed some Medicinal Pills that could temporarily grant a person the strength of a Dou Zhe.

Xiao Yan ignored her. He reached into his pocket and rummaged around. Under the dumbfounded gazes of Ge Ye and the others, he took out a golden star and slowly pinned it to his chest.

Of course they knew what a golden star represented. It was proof of being a Dou Zhe! In other words, Xiao Yan was already a One-Star Dou Zhe! When Xiao Yan took another golden star from his pocket, Ge Ye's expression changed, turning a little unnatural. He was actually a Two-Star Dou Zhe! Only then did Ge Ye discover that the surrounding Xiao Clan disciples all had a trace of mockery on their faces, all wearing expressions as though they were watching a joke.

Ge Ye's heart gave a thump, and a terrifying guess rose within him. N-no way.

When Xiao Yan reached into his pocket once more, Ge Ye's guess was confirmed.

"Th-th-th-three-Star Dou Zhe!!!!"

Looking at those three glittering golden stars, Ge Ye and the other Elder completely lost their composure! When they came, they had indeed heard that Xiao Yan of Wutan City was a genius, but at the time, they had been full of disdain, believing that a genius from a remote little city, a fourteen- or fifteen-year-old Xiao Yan, would at most have reached the ninth stage of Dou Qi. With external help, perhaps he could barely be considered a Dou Zhe.

They had been wrong, ridiculously wrong!

Why had Ge Ye and the others obeyed the words of a junior and come to Wutan City to break off the engagement? It was because Nalan Yanran had reached Three-Star Dou Zhe shortly after turning fourteen, had been accepted as a disciple by the Sect Master Yun Yun, and was even intended to be trained as the next Sect Master.

With the talent of a fourteen-year-old Three-Star Dou Zhe, as long as she had enough resources, she could basically reach Dou Emperor.

Ge Ye himself was only a Da Dou Shi. Above Da Dou Shi was Dou Ling, above Dou Ling was Dou Wang, and only above Dou Wang was Dou Emperor! The gap between them was comparable to heaven and earth.

To put it plainly, they were currying favor with Nalan Yanran and betting on her future.

But not only was Nalan Yanran born into a famous and powerful clan, her grandfather Nalan Jie was also a Dou Wang expert, and she had the aid of Medicinal Pills refined by the Rank 6 Alchemist Pill King Gu He. Only then had she barely reached Three-Star Dou Zhe.

In this remote Wutan City, there probably was not even a second-tier alchemist, yet Xiao Yan's Cultivation Level was actually the same as Nalan Yanran's! With one side lacking so much and the other possessing so much, didn't that mean Xiao Yan's talent far surpassed Nalan Yanran's!! At this moment, only three words filled Nalan Yanran's mind: I don't understand!

What was wrong with this world! Even in the history of the Misty Cloud Sect, those who reached Three-Star Dou Zhe at fourteen were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns, yet now such a genius had appeared in a remote little city! She did not understand!

Only then did Ge Ye understand that the confident smile on the young man before him came from strength! The Bet Battle Xiao Yan proposed was not to give them a way out. He truly believed that you, Nalan Yanran, could not even withstand one move from him! He was serious! Xiao Yan patted his clothes, the three golden stars reflecting the light.

"Make your move. It's getting late."

Nalan Yanran was truly in an impossible position now. If she retreated without fighting, then she could forget about inheriting her Master's mantle and becoming Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect in the future. Her state of mind might even be shattered and affect her cultivation.

Under everyone's gaze, Nalan Yanran slowly adjusted her breathing, and her Master's reminder echoed by her ear: have a clear conscience.

The gale-force wind of the Azure Wood Swordplay immediately grew a few degrees denser.

Seeing Nalan Yanran's Azure Wood Swordplay, Ge Ye finally let out a quiet sigh of relief. So what if they had the same Cultivation Level? The Cultivation Method and Dou Technique Nalan Yanran cultivated were both top-tier, and she also had the Sect Master's guidance. Between those of the same Cultivation Level, combat strength mainly depended on Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques.

"Speaking of which, have any of you seen the Young Clan Leader fight?"

"With the Young Clan Leader's Cultivation Level, who would go looking to get beaten for no reason?"

"But I heard that a few years ago, Xiao Yu Tangjie chased the Young Clan Leader all over the mountain to beat him up. Back then, Xiao Yu Tangjie had cultivated longer, and her Cultivation Level was a little higher than the Young Clan Leader's."

"I really don't think I've heard of him fighting someone at the same level."

Nalan Yanran opened her eyes, her gaze sharp. She took a swift step forward, and the gale-force Thin Sword in her hand stabbed straight at Xiao Yan.

Facing this powerful Mystic Rank Dou Technique attack, Xiao Yan showed not the slightest Flustered reaction. The Dou Qi within his body instantly circulated through his entire body, and he roared inwardly, Eight Extremities Collapse—elbow strike!

As the two Auras erupted and their attacks collided, a powerful shockwave spread through the entire hall, shattering flowerpots and cups one after another.

The next second, a Beautiful Figure flew backward out of the hall and crashed through the hall's wooden doors with a boom.

Ge Ye had misjudged him again, again, and again!