Xiao Yu's Hostility, Profound Fire Mirror!

Xiao Yan stared at the tall beauty, his brows furrowing slightly.

Hadn't this woman gone to Jia Nan Academy for further study? Why had she returned?

"This is trouble."

Xiao Yan rubbed his aching forehead, intending to sneak past while Xiao Yu was not paying attention.

"Xiao Yanzi, what did you do to her to be so afraid?" Yao Lao teased.

"Don't mention it!"

Xiao Yan cursed under his breath. "That unreasonable woman is a complete nuisance! Back then, I accidentally barged into the hot spring where she was bathing in the back mountain, and accidentally touched her thigh. That crazy woman chased me down for half a year because of it!"

In the distance.

Xiao Yu seemed to notice something. Watching Xiao Yan try to pass by her with an utterly calm expression, disgust and disdain flashed through her beautiful eyes.

Without the slightest hesitation, she moved those alluring, long legs and walked toward Xiao Yan.

"Hehe, I heard you've become a One Star Dou Zhe again. I never expected you to have a chance to turn things around. What a surprise." Xiao Yu sneered.

"Your information is outdated." Xiao Yan replied blandly.

"That sharp tongue of yours hasn't changed. It seems those three years of disgrace still failed to wear down your edge." Xiao Yu looked down at Xiao Yan, her tone condescending and admonishing.

"That tone again..."

Xiao Yan tilted his head slightly and carefully examined the woman he had not seen in so long.

"Your legs are still so long. I just wonder whether any other men have touched them since then."

At those words, Xiao Yu's sneering face instantly turned livid.

Then.

She reached out and gripped the hilt of the longsword at her waist.

"Did you see Xiao Ning after you came back?" Xiao Yan asked helplessly.

Whoosh!

Xiao Yu drew her sword and sneered mockingly, "How unfortunate. The first person I saw when I got home was the one I hate most! Honestly, every day at Jia Nan Academy, I wanted to chop you apart!"

"I never knew you cared about me so much. I'm touched." Xiao Yan said in an infuriating tone.

"You!"

Xiao Yu held her longsword horizontally against Xiao Yan's neck, forcibly suppressing the urge to cut him down.

"So what if your talent has returned? Three years ago, I, Xiao Yu, could chase you all over the mountains. Three years later, I still can!"

Three golden stars were marked on Xiao Yu's chest.

Three Star Dou Zhe.

"Where are those dog eyes of yours looking?" Seeing Xiao Yan's gaze, Xiao Yu grew even more furious.

"You put the mark there. Isn't it meant for people to look at?" Xiao Yan said as though it were only natural.

"You little bastard!"

Gritting her silver teeth, Xiao Yu finally snapped and swung her sword at Xiao Yan.

"You little runt, do you believe I'll cut out your tongue?!"

Xiao Ning, who had been happily enjoying his return home, happened to witness the scene.

"Sis, stop!" Xiao Ning cried out in alarm.

Xiao Yu flicked her wrist, and the blade carved a sharp arc through the air.

"Don't worry. I'm only teaching him a lesson. I won't take his dog life!"

Sigh!

Xiao Yan sighed speechlessly and raised his hand, catching the descending sword.

"What?" Xiao Yu's pretty face changed abruptly.

"Wasn't it just that I accidentally saw you bathing and accidentally touched your thigh? Was there any need to be so petty... If you think you got the short end of the stick, I can let you look at me to make it even."

With a flick of Xiao Yan's wrist, Xiao Yu's sharp longsword became a blur and returned to its sheath.

Staring at the sword's hilt, Xiao Yu stood there blankly, unable to recover for a long while.

By the time she raised her head, Xiao Yan had already walked far away.

"He... he..."

Xiao Yu's mind had crashed. She seemed to have frozen up, and her whole body felt wrong.

Xiao Ning smiled bitterly. "Sis, he's a monster now. Not only is he a Second Grade Alchemist, he can even blast a Da Dou Shi to death in the street!"

Hearing Xiao Ning's words, Xiao Yu stood stupidly where she was, as though struck by an invisible bolt of lightning.

A Second Grade Alchemist?

Able to blast a Da Dou Shi to death?

Was this still that shameless, useless little pervert from her memories?

"Xiao Ning, did that guy beat you stupid?" Xiao Yu finally managed to squeeze out after a long while.

Xiao Ning looked into Xiao Yu's eyes and spread his hands helplessly.

"I don't believe it!"

Xiao Yu drew her sword again and charged aggressively toward Xiao Yan's room.

Xiao Ning could only smile bitterly at the sight.

Inside the room.

Whoosh!

With a sweep of Xiao Yan's Storage Ring, twenty small bottles appeared in a row, the Beast Flames within them crackling as they burned.

"This is the Secret Technique you mentioned?"

Xiao Yan turned a jade slip he had taken from the Dou Qi Pavilion, his face full of suspicion.

"You'd better believe it!"

Yao Lao chuckled. "You weren't born in that man's era, so you can't experience his brilliance. The value of this Secret Technique even surpasses a Heaven Rank Dou Technique!"

"Although this Secret Technique is somewhat incomplete—for instance, the famed Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Flame isn't included—it is still extremely powerful!"

"For example?" Xiao Yan asked.

"It can fuse Heavenly Flames."

Yao Lao's mysterious voice shook Xiao Yan to the core, leaving him unable to believe it.

Heavenly Flames could fuse?

"The fusion of Heavenly Flames isn't as simple as one plus one equaling two. Even when I roamed freely through Central State back then, I possessed only one Heavenly Flame. Once you grasp the mysteries of this Secret Technique, even as a Da Dou Shi, you'll be able to confront a Dou Wang head-on!"

Yao Lao's snickering laughter filled Xiao Yan with excitement. He immediately summoned the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire.

Devour!

As the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire surged, it resembled a stampede of countless beasts, with innumerable beast heads flashing within it.

Whoosh!

Twenty Beast Flames were swallowed by the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire. As they floated within it, they transformed into exquisite fire lotuses.

"Fallen Heart Flame, refine!"

While the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire refined the Beast Flames, the Fallen Heart Flame also circulated at high speed, enhancing the effects of the Beast Flame Dou Qi.

Outside the door.

Xiao Yu, who had been about to kick the door open, suddenly withdrew her slender leg and glared angrily at it.

"Why is there fire burning in that brat's room? Could he really be refining pills?"

Xiao Yu pondered for a moment, forcibly resisting the urge to kick down the door as she leaned against it in a huff.

"I believe he's a First Grade Alchemist, but I don't believe he's a Second Grade Alchemist!"

"I believe he can kill a Dou Zhe, but I don't believe he can kill a Da Dou Shi!"

Xiao Yu glared furiously at the door. Once Xiao Yan finished refining his pill, she would definitely teach him a lesson.

"Sis, perhaps we should..."

"Shut up!"

Xiao Yu snapped at Xiao Ning. "Do you really take him for a genius? You've never left the clan, so you have no idea how vast the outside world is. There are countless men more outstanding than him!"

"The reason you think he's a genius is because you've never seen a true genius!"

"Once you do, you'll understand the difference between a firefly and the bright moon!"

Facing Xiao Yu's bloodline suppression, Xiao Ning shrank back and did not dare utter a word.

"How much longer is he going to refine?"

As the night deepened, Xiao Yu grew increasingly impatient and decided to settle the score tomorrow.

Just as she was about to turn around.

Boom!

A surge of Dou Qi even more powerful than that of an ordinary Da Dou Shi suddenly burst through Xiao Yan's roof.

Magnificent two-colored Heavenly Flames surged forth, spreading across more than half the night sky!

"Haha!"