Breaking Through to a Two-Star Dou Wang

Xiao Jin returned to the Xiao Family in the latter half of the night. He practically walked on air now, for his trip to the Obba Family had yielded a fortune. He was now ready to return to his room and increase his strength.

As soon as he reached the Xiao Family gates, the two guards on night watch spotted Xiao Jin and asked in confusion,

"Young Master Xiao Jin, why are you still out so late?" One guard stepped forward to ask. "I went out to train today and lost track of time.

After getting tired from training, I found a Cave to rest in. Who knew I would fall asleep? By the time I woke up, it was already dark, so I hurried back to the family." Xiao Jin scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.

"Then you should hurry home. Do you know how worried the Second Elder was when he couldn't find you today?" the other guard said.

"What happened to the family? Why are there so many guards patrolling?" Xiao Jin asked, pretending to be confused. "You don't know? The Jia Lie Family was wiped out by two mysterious people today. I heard those two wore black robes and looked utterly vicious, their faces twisted in savage expressions. They didn't even spare a single dog from the Jia Lie Family." Guard One stepped forward and answered.

"Yeah. I heard from my uncle's younger brother's mother that the scene was horrific. Even the earthworms underground were chopped into several pieces. It was just too cruel," Guard Two said with a frightened expression.

Xiao Jin was rendered speechless. Who the hell is spreading such nonsense? When did I ever kill the Jia Lie Family's dogs or the earthworms underground?

And you—how did you see the face of someone completely covered in a black robe? And you heard it from your uncle's younger brother's mother? What exactly is your relationship? Did you see it with your own eyes? Believe it or not, I'll sue you for slander.

Xiao Jin thought to himself, staring at the two of them in exasperation. He did not even know what people had slandered him and Earth Demon Kui into becoming.

After bidding the two guards farewell, Xiao Jin headed home. Before he even arrived, he saw Xiao Ying anxiously pacing back and forth outside. Only when he saw Xiao Jin return did he finally let out a sigh of relief.

"You brat, why did you take so long to come home? Where did you go? Do you know how dangerous Wutan City is right now?" Xiao Ying stepped forward, his face full of anger as he looked at Xiao Jin with concern.

Looking at the anxious Xiao Ying, Xiao Jin was deeply moved. He had not felt this way in a long time. Ever since his parents had died, no one had cared where he went whenever he came home late. Every time he returned, he would turn on all the lights in the house, making the room brightly lit, yet he could not feel even a trace of warmth from home.

He had not expected to experience this feeling again after transmigrating.

"Grandpa, don't worry. Didn't I tell you? I have the trump card my teacher gave me. Nothing will happen to me." Xiao Jin walked toward Xiao Jin. "Come on, Grandpa, let's go inside first." Xiao Jin pushed Xiao Ying toward the house.

"No. You should go back and get some rest. Wutan City has been unsettled these past two days, and Grandpa needs to keep watch at the family. If I hadn't been waiting for you to return, I'd be in the family hall right now." Xiao Ying glared at Xiao Jin.

"Grandpa, you don't need to stand guard at the family anymore. I was the one who destroyed the Jia Lie Family," Xiao Jin said calmly.

"What? You did it? How did you manage that?" Xiao Ying asked in disbelief. Xiao Jin began with Jia Lie Bi's assassination attempt and recounted everything that had happened that day in full detail. Naturally, he did not mention a single word about teasing Ya Fei.

After learning what had happened, Xiao Ying laughed loudly. "Good boy, well done! In this world where the strong prey on the weak, showing mercy to enemies is cruelty to yourself. Grandpa is very pleased that you were able to adjust your mindset so quickly."

Xiao Ying looked at Xiao Jin with a face full of gratification, feeling that the youth before him had grown up. He was no longer a fledgling eagle who needed his protection.

Seeing Xiao Ying's delight, Xiao Jin was also very happy. It proved that Xiao Ying acknowledged him.

"You've been busy all day, so go get some rest early. Don't burden yourself over it either. This is a world where the strong prey on the weak. Weakness is the original sin. You did nothing wrong." Xiao Ying comforted Xiao Jin, afraid that he would be burdened by what had happened to the Obba Family.

Xiao Jin nodded. Though all the running around today had not physically tired him, he was indeed mentally exhausted. After all, it was the first time he had killed someone. Although he had adjusted his mindset quickly, it was inevitable that it would weigh on him.

After returning to his room, Xiao Jin lay down on his bed and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Xiao Jin got up and left as soon as the sky began to brighten. Today, he needed to find a secluded place to break through.

The Obba Family's wealth had greatly surprised him yesterday. There were more than 1.5 million gold coins alone, not even counting the value of the cultivation techniques and Dou Skills. If he sold all those cultivation techniques and Dou Skills, he would likely gain another three million gold coins.

However, he did not intend to sell those cultivation techniques and Dou Skills. The Xiao Family needed to develop, so he would leave them with the family as part of its foundation.

But he did not plan to hand those items over to the Xiao Family just yet. Though they belonged to the same family, there were still differences between those close to him and those who were not.

He planned to leave those cultivation techniques and Dou Skills to Xiao Ying when he left Wutan City. As for how Xiao Ying handled them, that would be none of his concern.

Soon, Xiao Jin arrived at a Cave in the mountains behind the family estate. He threw Earth Demon Kui out of the System Space and had it stand guard for him. The commotion from this breakthrough would not be small, so he naturally needed Earth Demon Kui's protection. If someone interrupted his breakthrough,

and caused it to fail, he would not even have the chance to cry. He might very well explode and die on the spot.

"Linglong, leave ten thousand gold coins in the System Space and recharge all the rest." Xiao Jin was extremely excited, because he had reached his favorite part again. He wondered just how far his strength would rise this time.

"Ding. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Breakthrough Points." Xiao Jin was thrilled as he looked at his Breakthrough Points, which had surpassed one million for the first time.

"Linglong, increase my strength as much as possible," Xiao Jin said excitedly.

"Ding. Congratulations, Host, for breaking through to a two-star Dou Wang. Remaining Breakthrough Points: points." The moment the voice fell, the diamond-shaped crystal inside Xiao Jin's body began to melt directly, transforming into streams of pure Dou Qi that spread through his internal organs, limbs, and bones. At the same time, Heaven and Earth Energy surged wildly into Xiao Jin's body, forming an energy vortex dozens of meters wide within the Cave.

At that moment, the Nascent Emperor Flame within Xiao Jin's body began to burn wildly again, directly enveloping him as it frantically purified the Heaven and Earth Energy pouring into his body. It then transformed the purified energy into droplets that merged into Xiao Jin's meridians. As the energy vortex continued to grow,

more and more droplets poured into Xiao Jin's body at an ever-increasing speed. Those droplets continuously expanded his meridians and Dantian, causing Xiao Jin immense pain. "Damn it, if I'd known it would hurt this much, I would've increased my strength step by step."

Xiao Jin gritted his teeth and endured it. Sweat streamed from his body like water, but before it could hit the ground, it was vaporized by the Imperial Flame and dispersed into the world.