After much cajoling, Xiao Jin finally put Zi Yan down, then hugged Cai Lin and the other two one by one.
Seeing Qing Lin looking eager to try but never daring to step forward, Xiao Jin rubbed the girl's little head.
That alone was enough to make Qing Lin blush. She kept her head lowered, grinning foolishly.
The Pill Tower Ancestor had no awareness whatsoever that he was intruding, happily watching several of the younger generation.
Only after everyone had sat down again did he say, "It seems you benefited tremendously from this seclusion, little fellow."
Xiao Jin chuckled. "Old man, I'm a Six-Star Dou Zun now."
Zi Yan was shocked. "What? You're already a Six-Star Dou Zun?!"
She had thought her own progress was already fast. After breaking through to the Eighth Grade in the Star Domain, she had directly crossed the One-Star Dou Zun level and reached Two-Star Dou Zun.
She had never expected Xiao Jin to quietly reach Six-Star Dou Zun.
"How about it, little girl? Who's the weakest now?" Xiao Jin asked smugly, raising his brows. However, he knew very well that he would not be able to enjoy his triumph for much longer.
Zi Yan had already reached the Eighth Grade. As long as she advanced three more stars and reached the Five-Star Dou Zun level, Xiao Jin planned to have her consume the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit.
In the original story, Zi Yan had consumed the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit when she was a Nine-Star Dou Ancestor. After completely refining it, she had broken straight through to the Four-Star Dou Saint Early Stage.
Now, her cultivation was even stronger, and she had also refined Zhu Kun's Essence Blood.
Even if she could not soar straight to the Five-Star Dou Saint level, her minimum achievement would still