Just when all of Douluo Continent had given up on Yu Xiaogang, perhaps because he had undergone a cleansing upon entering the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands from Douluo Continent, Yu Xiaogang's physical strength had increased tremendously. Thus, after the Old Figure forced that Wolf and Tiger Medicine down his throat, he not only did not explode and die, but the blood and qi throughout his body began to boil. His body rumbled as though thunder were exploding within the cave.
The Old Figure beamed at the sight.
"Excellent. It seems the new body-tempering medicinal liquid I developed is effective. At this rate, he will complete the Blood Transporting Realm and enter the Hole Heaven Realm in at most one day!"
"After that, as long as he is properly replenished, he might even attain the strength of the Hole Heaven Realm!"
"With that, there is hope for restoring the kingdom!"
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Ning Rongrong watched the enormous Fierce beasts occasionally streaking across the distant horizon and could not help looking toward Zhao Xiao, who stood at the very front of the Golden Horned Flood Dragon.
Sensing Ning Rongrong's gaze, Zhao Xiao smiled faintly.
"Don't worry. I keep my word. I said I would take you out of the Barren Mountain Range, so I will take you out of the Barren Mountain Range."
"However, I'm heading to the Barren Region next. I hear there is a major event taking place soon in Stone Country, one of the Ancient Kingdoms there. Do you want to come take a look with me?"
After pondering for a moment, Ning Rongrong realized that compared to everyone else, this young youth before her actually made her feel more at ease. She nodded.
"I won't hold you back, will I?"
At that, Zhao Xiao smiled.
"Don't worry. With your strength, you are still far from being able to hold me back. On the contrary, if you really could hold me back, I would look at you in a different light."
As he spoke, Zhao Xiao raised a finger and pointed at himself.
"I told you, I possess one hundred and twenty-eighth of the bloodline of a Chu Clan Extreme Dao Supreme. Don't underestimate that mere one hundred and twenty-eighth—it is the bloodline of an Extreme Dao Supreme. Across the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, there simply is no one capable of standing against such an Extreme Dao Supreme!"
"Moreover, the blood flowing through that Extreme Dao Supreme was from a collateral branch of the Immortal King Chu Clan!"
"Its source was a Quasi-Immortal King!"
"With such a bloodline, how could I possibly lose to these trash from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands?!"
"I can tell you plainly that I have never regarded these pieces of trash from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands as worthy of my notice!"
Although this was not the first time Ning Rongrong had heard Zhao Xiao say such things, she could not suppress her curiosity and asked him.
"Young Master Zhao, you keep saying that you carry one hundred and twenty-eighth of the bloodline of a Chu Clan Extreme Dao Supreme, and you also mention the Immortal King Chu Clan. What exactly are these things you speak of? Why can't I understand any of it?"
It could only be said that, no matter the world, very few people could escape the urge to teach others.
With Ning Rongrong's question, Zhao Xiao's desire to teach others—show off and boast—was completely stirred awake.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Xiao asked.
"Before I answer your question, let me ask you this: how much do you know about the cultivation realms of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands?"
Ning Rongrong shook her head, indicating that she did not know.
Zhao Xiao sighed softly and drew two circles of different sizes in the air with his hand, one many times larger than the other.
"Do you know what these two circles represent?"
Ning Rongrong: ...
The tiny person in Ning Rongrong's mind had already grabbed the tiny Zhao Xiao and was repeatedly slamming him into the ground, her face full of rage.
Is something wrong with Zhao Xiao's brain? Why does he keep asking me questions? Can't he just say it outright?
After venting some of the frustration in her heart through the little figure in her mind, Ning Rongrong forcibly suppressed the urge to complain and shook her head.
"I don't know. Please teach me, Young Master."
Zhao Xiao nodded in satisfaction and pointed at the larger circle.
"This represents the Immortal Domain where I was born and raised. The Immortal Domain is vast and boundless, rich in gifted individuals and blessed lands. Every genius of the Immortal Domain is exceptionally powerful. Even I can at best be considered a Third-Rate Genius within the Immortal Domain."
"I will not introduce the Immortal Domain in too much detail, since you will not be going there anyway. Beyond the known regions of the Immortal Domain, however, lies an even vaster No Man's Zone. It is said to be incomparably dangerous. Even Immortal Kings standing at the peak of the Immortal Domain do not dare venture too deeply inside, for fear of suffering calamity."
"As far as I know, only the Ancient Ancestor of the Immortal King Chu Clan, Chu... Forget it, I can't say. In any case, the Chu Clan's Ancient Ancestor once ventured deep into the No Man's Zone and fought a great battle against the monsters within. It is said that battle shook the entire Immortal Domain. It was precisely because of that battle that the Immortal King Chu Clan established its absolute hegemonic position in the Immortal Domain."
"Besides that Ancient Ancestor who had shaken the ages, the Immortal King Chu Clan also has nine Quasi-Immortal Kings and several hundred True Immortals."
"And the blood flowing within my veins comes from a descendant of a Quasi-Immortal King from a collateral branch of the Immortal King Chu Clan—a collateral Extreme Dao Supreme's bloodline!"
At this point, Zhao Xiao's face was brimming with pride.
Though by his generation, the Quasi-Immortal King bloodline had already become so diluted that it could nearly be ignored, it was still the bloodline of a Quasi-Immortal King!
Even the faintest trace had an enormous influence on him!
After a brief pause, Zhao Xiao continued.
"I have said all this only to tell you that even in the Immortal Domain, immortals are exceedingly rare, while the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands can no longer produce immortals!"
"Therefore, my bloodline can absolutely be considered among the very finest, even in the Ten Lands of the Upper Realm and above the Nine Heavens!"
"Even those ancient Eternal Life Clans above the Nine Heavens may not be as noble as I am!"
Clap clap clap clap clap...
Ning Rongrong applauded nonstop while exclaiming things like, "So impressive!" and "That's amazing!" She gave Zhao Xiao all the emotional validation he could want.
Only after quite a while did Zhao Xiao turn his gaze back to Ning Rongrong and say with a smile.
"You are quite an interesting woman. You actually managed to make me rather happy. If it were not for certain reasons, I would truly want to keep you by my side."
At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect on Douluo Continent, Ning Fengzhi's expression changed instantly.
"What does this bastard want to do to my daughter?!"
"I don't agree! I absolutely do not agree! I wouldn't agree even if you beat me to death!"
"My precious daughter can only find someone from Douluo Continent—no, only someone from the Heaven Dou Empire—no, only someone near my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect! She absolutely cannot find someone from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands!"
At that moment, Ning Fengzhi was like an old father terrified that his daughter would marry far away, nearly losing his mind.
Elsewhere, at Spirit Hall, after Bibi Dong paused the Light Screen displaying Qian Renxue, she happened to turn her gaze toward Ning Rongrong's Light Screen.
Listening to Zhao Xiao's words, she somehow suddenly thought of her own daughter, Qian Renxue.
Perhaps it was because the term Upper Realm had appeared on Qian Renxue's side, while it had also appeared on Ning Rongrong's side!
It must be an illusion. Probably.
Shaking her head, Bibi Dong cast aside those messy thoughts and began analyzing Zhao Xiao's words.
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