A Massive Resource Expenditure, Breaking Through to Dou Emperor!

After leaving the Imperial Plaza, Xiao Yan returned directly to his own courtyard within the Mittel Family.

He released his Soul Power, sensing all directions.

After confirming that no one was following or monitoring him, Xiao Yan took out the Earth Fire Lotus Platform and placed it in the center of the courtyard.

Then, a telepathic message entered the ring. "Teacher, please protect me."

The Yao Lao's Soul Body floated out, and compared to before, Soul Body was visibly much more solid.

Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Wow, teacher, you look exactly like the real person now!"

The Yao Lao stroked his beard and smiled with great satisfaction, "The Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva is truly effective. My Soul Power has not only recovered to its peak, but it has also recovered more than half."

"To maintain its current Soul Power, if it were to possess you, the boost it would provide would be substantial."

"Oh? How big is it?" Xiao Yan asked curiously.

The Yao Lao proudly raised his head. "Not much, not much. Even High-Star Dou Zong wouldn't be able to do anything to you."

Xiao Yan's eyes lit up. "Even High-Star Dou Zong can't do anything to me? Then, with my own physical Heaven-Swallowing Talent and the Heavenly Flames, wouldn't I be able to defeat him directly!"

Yao Lao affirmed Xiao Yan's idea. "That's right, with your physical Heaven-Swallowing Talent, Yan'er, plus your Dou Skill and Heavenly Flames, you'll have no problem dominating the Dou Zong stage."

"With this level of strength, even in the Central Plains, he would be considered a master."

Xiao Yan nodded repeatedly, clearly quite pleased.

With his Dou Zong -level strength, he was completely worry-free, at least in the Northwest Continent, let alone in the Central Plains.

Xiao Yan stroked his chin, pondering, "If what Teacher said is true, then after we arrive in the Black-Corner Region, perhaps we can directly attack the Demon Flame Valley. The sooner we obtain the method for refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet, the better."

"With simple training, they can become effective combat forces, and at least at the Dou Zong Dou Venerate stages, they can play a significant role."

With this thought in mind, Xiao Yan collected his thoughts.

"Teacher, please begin protecting me; I'm about to break through to the next level," Xiao Yan said.

The Yao Lao apothecary nodded seriously, releasing his Soul Power to form an invisible barrier.

Xiao Yan felt relieved and sat cross-legged on the Earth Fire Lotus Platform.

He took out a jade bottle from his Storage Ring, which contained the Dou Ling Pill that he had refined back in Black Rock City.

Feeling the stable Eight-Star Dou Wang cultivation within his body, Xiao Yan did not hesitate and poured the Dou Ling Pill from the jade bottle into his mouth.

The pill entered his stomach and was instantly digested, its immense energy surging into his meridians.

Xiao Yan activated the Flame Mantra, continuously digesting and absorbing the energy of the Dou Ling Pill.

Gradually, the bottleneck between the Eight-Star Dou Wang and Nine-Star Dou Wang began to disappear.

As energy continued to accumulate, Xiao Yan emitted an invisible wave of energy, and his aura suddenly increased slightly.

Nine-Star Dou Wang!

His breathing was slightly unsteady, Xiao Yan knew this was inevitable.

The same pill can indeed increase cultivation level by One-Star star, regardless of its star rating. However, the increase in cultivation level at a higher star rating will inevitably be unstable, which is unavoidable since the total energy of the pill remains the same.

Fortunately, he had anticipated this situation.

Xiao Yan took out the Storage Ring given to him by Yun Yun, retrieved the Beast Flame from it, picked up the fire seed with his bare hands, and put it into his mouth.

Under the dual suppression of the Fire Spirit Body and the Flame Mantra, the Beast Flame became incredibly docile and was easily digested, with all its energy used by Xiao Yan to consolidate his cultivation.

One flower... two flowers... three flowers... four flowers.

In no time, he swallowed all four Fifth-Rank Beast Flame, transforming them into immense energy. His previously somewhat unstable Nine-Star Dou Wang cultivation level was also completely stabilized.

After stabilizing his cultivation, Xiao Yan took a breath and sat down to meditate and adjust his state.

After he had fully recovered, he took out all the resources he had used to improve his cultivation.

Yun Yun prepared a Sixth-Rank Beast Flame for him, plus the Sixth-Rank Beast Flame from the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Jia Xingtian prepared for him.

He also received the essence blood of a magical beast prepared by Jia Xingtian, as well as the Earth Flame Fruit with compatible attributes.

The essence of the magical beast needs to be absorbed by soaking in a bathtub, so Xiao Yan left it for last.

After a moment's thought, he picked up the Earth Flame Fruit, which resembled a dragon fruit but tasted like piping hot yogurt.

The fruit was the size of a palm, and Xiao Yan finished it all in just a few bites.

In an instant, the fiery energy of the Earth Flame Fruit erupted within his body, like a volcanic eruption.

Xiao Yan activated the Flame Mantra, and with the Fire Spirit Body's extreme absorption efficiency of fire-attribute energy, his cultivation level rapidly increased.

In just a short while, his cultivation level had increased significantly.

"Half-Step Dou Huang!" Xiao Yan's face lit up with joy; the energy of this Earth Flame Fruit slightly exceeded his expectations.

He had hoped that he could use this fruit to break through to the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Wang, but he actually broke through to the Half-Step Dou Huang directly.

With the addition of two Sixth-Rank Beast Flame, he could break through to the Dou Emperor even without absorbing the essence of magical beasts.

"This physique is truly heaven-defying," Yao Lao exclaimed from the side. He believed that this was entirely due to Xiao Yan's physique's extraordinary absorption of fire-attribute energy.

If it were someone else, even if they possessed the same Flame Mantra and the same Fire Attribute Dou Qi, they would probably find it very difficult to reach the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Wang.

"Yan'er, it's getting late, hurry up and break through," Yao Lao reminded her.

Xiao Yan glanced at the sky subconsciously and found that it had already darkened.

Knowing that he would be leaving the Imperial Capital and returning to the Xiao Clan tomorrow, and that he didn't have much time to waste, he immediately refocused his attention and began to improve his cultivation.

He took out the two flames of Beast Flame, one in each hand, and put them into his mouth one after the other.

The two sparks of Beast Flame collided and immediately reacted violently.

Two flames of different colors seemed about to erupt within Xiao Yan's body.

Xiao Yan's expression remained unchanged as he began to circulate the Flame Mantra.

As the Flame Mantra was activated, the two Beast Flame immediately became obedient.

Xiao Yan kneaded two lifestyles together like dough, absorbing energy at the same time.

The two Beast Flame traveled through his meridians, were completely assimilated by the Flame Mantra, and their energy was injected into his body.

As energy was injected, Xiao Yan felt a subtle qualitative change occurring within his Dou Qi.

He sat cross-legged, with the Earth Fire Lotus Platform beneath him emitting a faint light, autonomously gathering the surrounding fire-attribute energy of heaven and earth and channeling it into his body.

Time slowly passed by.

At one moment, Xiao Yan felt as if he were connected to both the inside and outside worlds, and that the world was vast and boundless.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the surrounding Power of Heaven and Earth) surged, and under his full control, the energy seemed to be directly under his command.

This is the most obvious characteristic of Dou Emperor: mobilizing a portion of the Power of Heaven and Earth.

"Breakthrough successful!" Xiao Yan opened his eyes, his pupils gleaming with a sharp light.

Sensing the difference within himself, he murmured to himself with some delight, "Fire Spirit Body... As expected of the Fire Spirit Body, the amount of heaven and earth energy I can mobilize, especially fire-attribute heaven and earth energy, seems exceptionally abundant."

Just as Xiao Yan was curiously fiddling with the Power of Heaven and Earth, Yao Lao's voice came to remind him.

"Yan'er, have you completed your advancement? If so, let's set off immediately."

"It's already dawn. Hai Bodong and Mittel Teng Shan were outside shouting to remind you that it's time to set off for Wutan City."

Xiao Yan looked up again; it turned out that a night had already passed.