I actually broke through to the Dou Wang level?

Hearing Yao Yue's curiosity just now, Yao Ye did not explain, as her mind was currently not on this matter at all.

She was wondering why her strength had suddenly surged.

Yao Ye closed her eyes and once again sensed the Dou Qi within her body.

One-star Dou King.

That's right, it was indeed a one-star Dou King.

She remembered clearly that before yesterday, she had been a one-star Dou Spirit.

Overnight, she had broken through to the Dou King level.

If she had been cultivating normally, it would have taken at least several years, or even decades, to achieve this.

But now, it had happened in just a single night.

It was truly unbelievable!

Yao Ye opened her eyes, her gaze filled with shock and confusion.

What on earth was going on?

She looked at Yao Yue and found that her younger sister was still worried about her.

"Yue'er, I am really fine."

Yao Ye said.

Yao Yue looked at her, her eyes full of doubt.

"Sister, are you sure you're okay?"

Yao Yue asked, "Why does your expression look so strange?"

Yao Ye was silent for a moment before speaking slowly.

"My strength has increased."

Yao Ye said.

Yao Yue was stunned for a moment.

"Your strength increased?"

Yao Ye did not speak, instead directly circulating the Dou Qi within her body.

The aura of a one-star Dou King radiated from her.

Feeling that aura, Yao Yue's expression changed instantly.

"One-star Dou King?"

Yao Yue widened her eyes.

"Sister, when did you break through to a one-star Dou King?"

Yao Ye shook her head.

"I don't know either."

Yao Ye said, "After waking up this morning, I discovered that I had broken through."

Yao Yue was dumbfounded.

Overnight, breaking through from a one-star Dou Spirit to a one-star Dou King?

How could this be possible?

Her sister had cultivated for so many years just to reach the one-star Dou Spirit level.

How could she have broken through overnight?

"Sister, did you take some kind of medicinal pill?"

Yao Yue asked.

"No."

Yao Ye shook her head.

"Then how did you suddenly break through?"

Yao Yue asked, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"I'm not sure either."

Yao Ye said.

The two sisters fell silent.

Yao Yue looked at Yao Ye, her heart full of confusion.

Her sister married Xiao Chen, and overnight, she broke through to a Dou King.

This was too much of a coincidence.

Yao Ye was also thinking about this matter.

A faint guess stirred in her heart.

Could it be because of Xiao Chen?

But she immediately shook her head.

That should be impossible.

Marrying a Snake-Person could increase one's strength?

There was no such thing under the heavens.

But if it wasn't because of Xiao Chen, then what was the reason?

Yao Ye could not figure it out.

Watching her sister lost in thought, Yao Yue did not speak again.

The two sisters sat in the room, each occupied by their own thoughts.

After leaving the palace of Queen Medusa, Xiao Chen walked through the tribe.

He walked while calculating in his heart.

The system had released the mission to marry Queen Medusa.

Upon completion, he could obtain an S-rank reward.

But currently, Queen Medusa's favorability was only at fifteen percent.

He was still far from the level required to marry her.

He had to find a way to continue increasing her favorability.

How to increase it?

Xiao Chen thought for a moment and felt the best way was to help Queen Medusa improve her strength.

Queen Medusa was stuck at her current realm, and breaking through was not easy.

If he could refine a medicinal pill to boost her strength, her favorability would surely increase significantly.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen immediately began searching through his system inventory.

The system inventory contained all sorts of rewards.

Medicinal herbs, pills, Dou Techniques—everything was there.

After searching for a moment, Xiao Chen found what he needed.

The ingredients for refining the Dragon-Tiger Pill.

The Dragon-Tiger Pill, a tier six medicinal pill.

It could help a Dou Ancestor expert increase their strength by one star.

Xiao Chen extracted the ingredients from the system inventory.

Several rare medicinal herbs appeared in his hands, emitting a rich medicinal fragrance.

Xiao Chen looked around and headed toward the depths of the tribe.

He found a quiet, open space where no tribesmen passed by.

Xiao Chen sat cross-legged and laid the medicinal herbs out in front of him.

Refining the Dragon-Tiger Pill required extremely high alchemy skills.

A tier six medicinal pill was something ordinary alchemists simply could not refine.

But Xiao Chen had the Heavenly Flame rewarded by the system, as well as the alchemy experience the system had granted him.

Refining a tier six medicinal pill was not difficult for him.

Xiao Chen raised his hand and channeled the Dou Qi within his body.

A ball of flame condensed in his palm.

The flame burned quietly in his palm, and the surrounding air became scorching hot.

Xiao Chen tossed a medicinal herb into the flame.

Under the scorching heat of the flame, the herb slowly melted, turning into a ball of liquid.

Xiao Chen was fully focused, controlling the temperature of the flame.

Refining a tier six medicinal pill allowed for no carelessness.

The slightest mistake would not only cause the pill refinement to fail, but all the materials would also be wasted.

After one herb was refined, Xiao Chen tossed in the second.

The refinement time and temperature requirements for each herb were different.

Relying on the alchemy experience in his mind, Xiao Chen refined them methodically.

He did not know how much time had passed, but all the medicinal herbs had been refined.

Xiao Chen suddenly retracted the flames in his hands.

A mass of medicinal liquid slowly merged within the fire, gradually solidifying.

The prototype of a medicinal pill began to take shape.

Xiao Chen continued to channel his flames, proceeding to the final step of pill formation.

Just then, a figure walked over from the distance.

Yao Yue.

After leaving Yao Ye's room, she was filled with pent-up anger.

Her sister had been bullied by Xiao Chen, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

She decided to find Xiao Chen and settle the score.

Even if she couldn't beat him, she had to give him a piece of her mind to vent her frustration.

Yao Yue searched the tribe for a while and finally spotted Xiao Chen in this open space.

She was about to rush over, but suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Xiao Chen was refining a medicinal pill.

Yao Yue stared at the flames in Xiao Chen's palm, stunned.

Was that a Heavenly Flame?

Although Yao Yue was a princess of the imperial family, she had heard rumors about Heavenly Flames.

Heavenly Flames were the most precious fires in the world, the ultimate treasures that all alchemists dreamed of.

In the entire Jia Ma Empire, no one possessed a Heavenly Flame.

Yet, in Xiao Chen's hands, there was actually a Heavenly Flame?

Watching Xiao Chen's skillful refining technique, Yao Yue felt even more shocked.

He was actually an alchemist too?

And judging by his technique, his rank was definitely not low.

He was at least a tier 5 alchemist.

A tier 5 alchemist was already a rare existence in the Jia Ma Empire.

In the entire Jia Ma Empire, apart from the Pill King Gu He, only Fa Ma, the president of the Alchemist Guild, was a tier 5 alchemist.

But Xiao Chen looked much younger than Fa Ma.

Such a young tier 5 alchemist?

Yao Yue stood where she was, watching Xiao Chen refine the pill.

She had originally come to settle the score with Xiao Chen.

But now, she couldn't bring herself to take another step.

A Dou Ancestor powerhouse.

A Heavenly Flame.

A tier 5 or higher alchemist.

Yao Yue's heart was filled with shock.

She suddenly recalled what her sister had said earlier.

After marrying Xiao Chen, her sister's strength had broken through from a one-star Dou Spirit to a one-star Dou King overnight.

Could it be...

An absurd thought welled up in Yao Yue's mind.

Could her sister's increase in strength be related to Xiao Chen?

Yao Yue shook her head, suppressing the thought.

Impossible.

But if it wasn't because of Xiao Chen, how could her sister's strength have suddenly skyrocketed?

Yao Yue stood there, watching Xiao Chen refine the pill, her heart filled with complex emotions.

Xiao Chen was fully focused on refining the pill and did not notice Yao Yue in the distance.

The flames in his hands changed constantly, sometimes large, sometimes small, sometimes strong, sometimes weak.

The medicinal liquid slowly solidified within the flames, and the shape of the pill became increasingly clear.

After some time had passed.

The flames in Xiao Chen's hands suddenly retracted.

A medicinal pill hovered in mid-air, perfectly round and emitting a faint golden light.

Dragon-Tiger Pill, successfully refined!

The surface of the medicinal pill featured several patterns, which were the unique pill imprints of a tier 6 medicinal pill.

Xiao Chen reached out and grabbed the pill, clutching it in his hand.

He looked at the Dragon-Tiger Pill in his palm, the corners of his mouth curling upward slightly.

With this Dragon-Tiger Pill, Queen Medusa's strength would be able to increase by one star.

When that time came, her favorability toward him would certainly increase.

Xiao Chen put the pill away and stood up.

Just as he was preparing to leave, his peripheral vision caught sight of Yao Yue standing not far away.