Bagua Palm

In the following period, because the year-end assessment was approaching, Xiao Ling relaxed his guidance of Xun'er quite a bit, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

However, his training for Xiao Yu became even more rigorous.

In a clearing behind the Xiao Clan mountains, a slender figure dressed in a blue dress lifted her jade-like foot and took the final step.

Immediately, a blurred shadow emerged behind her. As that blurred figure's step landed, a giant boulder a square yard in size in front of her was instantly pulverized.

However, before Xiao Yu could even feel surprised, her legs went weak and she nearly collapsed to the ground, but fortunately, she was caught in time by Xiao Ling, who was standing nearby.

The girl looked completely satisfied, and even took the opportunity to cast a provocative glance at the little girl in the purple dress sitting in the nearby pavilion.

"Thank you, Brother Xiao Ling, for teaching me this Dou Technique. Yu'er feels that even if I face a Dou Practitioner now, I can put up a fight. I definitely won't embarrass you during this assessment."

Xiao Yu said playfully.

"Alright, don't let your guard down. With your current cultivation at the eighth stage of Dou Power, you can only perform it once." Xiao Ling's expression was grave: "Remember what I taught you: anyone who sees your trump card must be a dead person."

"But since this is a clan sparring match, for our own people, just use the clan Dou Techniques I taught you. Besides, I see you are close to a breakthrough. I happen to have a Grade One Breakthrough Pill here; take it and strive to reach the ninth stage of Dou Power before the assessment."

As he spoke, Xiao Ling took out a small jade bottle and handed it over.

Hearing this, Xiao Yu's eyes lit up, and a warm current flowed through her heart. She took the Grade One Breakthrough Pill with great care, determined in her heart that she would not let a certain someone down.

Immediately, she stood on her tiptoes, quickly kissed Xiao Ling on the cheek, and ran down the mountain, her crisp voice trailing from afar.

"Brother Xiao Ling, Yu'er is going back to cultivate now..."

"This..."

Xiao Ling stood frozen in place, reaching up to touch the spot where Xiao Yu had kissed him.

To be honest, this was the first time in his past or present life that a girl had taken the initiative to kiss him.

Especially since it was Xiao Yu, a beautiful girl with long legs.

If this were his past life, she would definitely be at the level of a goddess; who knows how many people would be captivated by those long legs.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ling suddenly sensed a gaze fixed on him from behind. He turned his head and saw the little girl, Xun'er, staring at him with a half-smile.

Seeing him look over, she smiled at him slightly.

"Brother Xiao Ling, does it feel great to have a girl take the initiative to kiss you?"

"If Brother Xiao Ling likes it, Xun'er can give you one too~"

"Holy... holy crap..."

Is a God-Tier Bloodline really this overpowered?

Cold sweat broke out all over Xiao Ling's back. He looked at the little girl who didn't seem to be joking, instantly retreated in defeat, and immediately began walking down the mountain. His pace grew faster and faster until he disappeared in a flash, leaving behind a voice trying to sound authoritative.

"Little girl, you are not allowed to spread word of today's events, or else you'll see what happens."

"Hmph, stinky Brother Xiao Ling, how dare you threaten me..."

After a pause, Xun'er looked down at her small figure, her curved willow eyebrows furrowed, and then she trotted to catch up.

On the other side, Xiao Ling returned to his small courtyard and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He suppressed the restlessness in his heart and began to practice the Swallow Return Strike in the courtyard.

As he continuously unleashed the Dou Qi within his body through every move and stance, it actually formed a current of air within the courtyard.

At this moment, Xun'er, walking with her short legs, had just stepped into the courtyard when she froze in place. She furrowed her willow eyebrows as if thinking about something, then asked softly.

"Elder Ling, is what Brother Xiao Ling performing the clan's Swallow Return Strike?"

Hearing this, a faint, ethereal voice drifted from the shadows behind the fruit tree near the courtyard entrance.

"It seems to be?"

His voice was not very certain.

The main reason was that Xiao Ling had unconsciously integrated the essence of Taiji from his past life, causing the Dou Technique to seem as if it had broken away from its original system.

"Then I'll have to trouble Elder Ling to protect Brother Xiao Ling~"

Xun'er didn't dwell on it and said softly.

"As you wish, Miss." Ling Ying replied.

Under the protection of the old man and the young girl, the night gradually faded, and the morning sun rose.

However, no one expected that Xiao Ling's practice would last for half a month.

Even Xun'er hadn't expected it to take so long; later on, she had Ling Ying scare away all visitors.

Because she could see that Brother Xiao Ling was clearly experiencing an epiphany.

Having loved reading various books since she was young, she had once seen a similar record in an ancient text: a peerless genius had once comprehended a set of Earth-Tier Intermediate level ruler techniques from a forest of trees.

Similar examples were not rare on the Dou Qi Continent.

After all, the Dou Qi Continent never lacked geniuses, but the geniuses who could actually grow up were few and far between.

Because all geniuses had a common flaw: arrogance, always feeling that they were invincible under the heavens.

The result was as one would expect: dead as a doornail.

Early that morning, Xun'er opened her door as usual, only to see that Xiao Ling was no longer practicing his moves. Instead, he was sitting cross-legged in the center of the small courtyard, his entire body devoid of any aura, appearing just like an ordinary person.

Seeing this, Xun'er's eyes lit up. She knew that Brother Xiao Ling had reached a critical moment; if he were disturbed in the slightest right now, all his efforts would go to waste.

"Elder Ling, throw anyone who steps within ten meters of this courtyard out."

For this, she did not mind exposing the existence of Elder Ling.

"This... very well!" Ling Ying shook his head helplessly.

Who would have thought that just as her voice faded, a voice drifted over from afar.

"Brother Xiao Ling, I've broken through..."

Xiao Yu trotted excitedly toward the courtyard, but as she stopped and looked at the tightly shut gate and the familiar figure sitting cross-legged in the center of the yard, she couldn't help but freeze, hurriedly swallowing the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

Although she wasn't particularly clever, she wasn't stupid either.

She knew that her Brother Xiao Ling was at a crucial juncture in his cultivation and could not be disturbed.

Seeing that this woman wasn't acting foolishly, Xun'er frowned slightly. After a moment of thought, she decided not to throw her out, mainly because she was afraid Brother Xiao Ling would blame her when he woke up.

And so, amidst the waiting of one old man and two young women, the sun soon reached its zenith. At this moment, an aged voice came from afar.

"Nephew Xiao Ling, per your instructions, I have captured ten Rank 1 Magical Beasts. Tomorrow..."

"Elder Ling, throw him out." Xun'er frowned slightly.

"Yes, Miss."

The miserable Third Elder hadn't even finished his sentence before he was hoisted up by an invisible giant hand, his body tracing a perfect parabolic arc through the air before he landed who knows where.

At this moment, Xiao Ling slowly opened his eyes, still feeling a bit dazed. He reached out his hand and pressed it toward the empty space in front of him.

At the same time, the Dou Qi within his body surged along a jade-like meridian into his palm. As the Dou Qi was injected, a Bagua Seal actually manifested on his palm.

The seal then detached from his palm and hovered in mid-air, instantly shrouding the entire courtyard. In Xiao Ling's perception, besides Xun'er and Xiao Yu, he also saw a humanoid shadow hiding in the shade behind a fruit tree.

It was obvious that this was the only Dou Emperor powerhouse of the Ancient Clan, Ling Ying.

This made Xiao Ling's eyes light up. Just as he was about to test the power of this Dou Technique, a wave of dizziness suddenly flooded his mind. He collapsed to the ground, and the Bagua Seal shrouding the surroundings vanished.

"Brother Xiao Ling~"

As he drifted into unconsciousness, Xiao Ling felt as if he had bumped into two small cotton balls.

His hands grabbed out instinctively!

As the setting sun gradually dipped below the horizon.

The younger generation of the Xiao Clan were all excitedly rubbing their palms, making final preparations for tomorrow's Year-End Assessment.

On the other side, the two patriarchs of the Aoba Family and the Jialie Family had gathered together; no one knew what they were conspiring about.

However, even a silly reader could guess that there must be some unspeakable secrets hidden within.