Just like the Beast Tamer reward last time.
A vast torrent of information flooded into his mind. Xiao Yu felt as though his head were about to split open.
He pressed both hands to his temples, brow furrowed.
No one knew how much time passed.
Beneath the pavilion in the courtyard, the young man bathed in moonlight slowly lowered his hands and let out a soft breath.
He now had a basic understanding of array masters.
Among the knowledge he had gained was the Heavenly Stars Qi Gathering Array. Put simply, it was a grand array capable of continuously gathering and refining Dou Qi.
Ordinarily, Dou Qi drifted across the Dou Qi Continent. People drew it into their bodies using special methods, then condensed and purified it until it became their own Dou Qi.
After advancing to Dou Zhe, they could use a specific cultivation technique to transform their Dou Qi.
If the Dou Qi they absorbed was already exceptionally pure, it could help them cultivate faster.
"Excellent. With this array, my father, the Third Elder, the other two elders, and everyone else in the Xiao Clan can grow much stronger, much faster."
Xiao Yu's lips curled upward, his expression one of satisfaction.
Leaving distant Central Plains and the Ancient Eight Clans aside for now, even within the Jia Ma Empire, the Xiao Clan's foundations were exceedingly weak. Their strongest member was only Xiao Zhan, a Da Dou Shi.
In a place like Wutan City, a Da Dou Shi was certainly strong enough. But Xiao Yu had never limited his ambitions to Wutan City—or even the Jia Ma Empire.
Before setting foot in Central Plains, his sights were set on the entire Northwest Region.
That made it all the more important for his clan members to grow powerful.
With the Heavenly Stars Qi Gathering Array and the resources invested by the clan, they would be able to advance much faster.
Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes and murmured, "Besides, the array master inheritance has given me an entirely new way to make money, compared to the Beast Tamer inheritance."
The array inheritance contained a sea of information. Xiao Yu couldn't possibly digest all of it in a short time.
But amid that vast ocean, he had spotted two pieces of information that particularly caught his attention. They filled him with a joy unlike anything he had felt before.
The first was how to build a Teleportation Array.
The Dou Qi Continent was a vast land, stretching over an enormous area.
Even his counterpart in this parallel world, Third Brother, had only set foot in Central Plains. He had never visited the other regions.
Part of the reason was that the Soul Clan's pressure was too great, forcing him to spend every moment growing stronger. The other part was the sheer distance involved.
After all, even traveling from the Northwest Region to Central Plains through a spatial tunnel took nearly half a month.
That gave some idea of the distances involved.
To put it simply, Wutan City was thousands of miles from Jia Nan Academy.
And now, Xiao Yu knew how to build Teleportation Arrays!
As long as a Teleportation Array was built between two cities, they could travel between them in just a few breaths.
The difference in speed was like comparing an ancient horse-drawn carriage to a modern high-speed train—worlds apart.
"None of the cities or countries in the world could resist the temptation of an array like this," Xiao Yu thought, grinning to himself.
"To build a Teleportation Array, I need Earth Spirit Stones, Fire Spirit Stones, Water Spirit Stones, and Wind Spirit Stones. I've never heard of these before. I'll have to ask around tomorrow."
"Also, I'll need to be at least a third-tier array master to build one. It takes 1,000 experience points to go from novice to first tier, 5,000 to go from first to second tier, and 10,000 to reach the third tier."
Xiao Yu's smile faded, and his expression grew serious.
He had married four wives, but only three of them could provide him with experience points.
Yun Yun couldn't provide any for now, given her attitude toward him.
"Over a hundred experience points a day. Getting to 16,000 will be no small feat. I'll marry! I'll keep marrying! If I can't find anyone in Wutan City, I'll go to the neighboring cities. If the Jia Ma Empire has no one, I'll go to other empires!"
Ever since he learned he had been born into the Battle Through the Heavens World, Xiao Yu's greatest ambition had never wavered.
It was—
to become an Emperor of Fighting!
Only by breaking through to Emperor of Fighting could he truly take control of his own destiny and live a life of endless possibilities.
"Dawn's almost here. If I keep thinking about it, I'll be chasing castles in the air."
He glanced at the light slowly spreading in the distance, shook his head, and focused on another array description.
This array was called the Heaven-Forbidden Earth-Severing Star-Locking Array!
It was a seventh-tier array, but constructing it was no less difficult than building an eighth-tier one. It was extraordinarily intricate, but if completed, its power would rival that of a ninth-tier array.
The Heaven-Forbidden Earth-Severing Star-Locking Array had no real offensive power, but its defenses were formidable.
It consisted of thirty-six main arrays and seventy-two secondary arrays. Once completed and activated, it could isolate the heavens, earth, and stars.
In addition, the array could conceal things.
That was the part Xiao Yu had his eye on.
"To take wives, I need to keep building my reputation so I can attract more outstanding women. But the more famous I become, the more likely I am to catch the Soul Hall's attention—because my surname is Xiao!"
Xiao Yu knew about the situation between the Soul Clan and the Xiao Tribe.
That was why the Soul Hall had always been a looming threat he needed to consider.
As soon as the Xiao Clan grew stronger, they would draw the Soul Hall's attention.
As for eking out a miserable existence in some remote corner of the world—that would only buy them a little time.
Sooner or later, the Xiao Clan would still be discovered.
Even without the system, Xiao Yu would never have entertained such a laughable idea. And now, with the system at his disposal, all the more so.
"To grow strong enough to face the Soul Hall, I'll need to reach at least Dou Zong. As for the Soul Clan, I'm still nowhere near strong enough."
Xiao Yu's plans became clearer by the moment.
First, he would find the materials and build Teleportation Arrays to amass wealth. Then he would marry to grow stronger while earning enough experience to raise his array mastery. At the same time, he would gather the materials for the Heaven-Forbidden Earth-Severing Star-Locking Array and build it.
Until he broke through to Emperor of Fighting, he would lie low, bide his time, and grow stronger in secret.
Just then, the sun rose fully above the horizon, its golden rays sweeping across the land.
A beam of light traveled an immeasurable distance and fell upon Xiao Yu as he slowly rose to his feet.
He twisted his body, stiff after sitting all night. Dou Qi surged within him, and with a few swift leaps, he raced toward the back mountain.
Before long, Xiao Yu reached the mountaintop and looked down.
The Xiao Clan's servants were already up, each busy with their own tasks.
His father, Xiao Zhan, pushed open his door and practiced Dou Techniques in the courtyard.
In the courtyard of the room beside his, the three elders sat cross-legged, Dou Qi swirling around them in radiant waves.
Like the rising sun, everyone in the Xiao Clan was working hard, striving toward a brighter future.
"Would you like to place the Heavenly Stars Qi Gathering Array here?"
"Yes."
Hearing the somewhat icy voice ask the question, Xiao Yu replied without hesitation.
The next moment,
a glimmer visible only to him flew from Xiao Yu's chest and shot into the sky. The farther it traveled, the brighter it became, gradually revealing an intricate web of crisscrossing lines.
When the array's lines came fully into view, it suddenly plunged toward the ground.
Boom!
Everyone heard a deafening crash. The ground trembled beneath their feet.
Some servants hurriedly grabbed onto nearby buildings, looking around in confusion.
Xiao Zhan and the three elders all stopped cultivating and shot into the air, landing on the rooftops.
They exchanged puzzled glances.
At the same time, figures appeared one after another on rooftops throughout Wutan City.
They had all heard a voice ring out in their minds.
At first, they thought it was an earthquake.
But from their vantage points, everything they could see—the ground, the buildings—was completely intact.
It was as though that sound had been nothing but an illusion.
"Clan leader, look!"
Xiao Zhan suddenly heard the Third Elder cry out. Following the direction of his pointing finger, he looked toward the Xiao Clan's back mountain.
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