Dou Wang Little Girl

At the mountaintop, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on a blue stone, surrounded by thick mist. The rain was pouring down harder and harder, the sound of it pattering incessantly. The entire mountain range in the vicinity was shrouded in the raging storm.

His face was tense, and his hands, which were forming cultivation hand seals, trembled slightly. Occasionally, sparks would shoot out from the pores of his body, landing on the ground and melting into small pits.

The years pass unnoticed during spiritual practice. The dense dark clouds in the sky have thinned considerably. After a night of torrential rain and wind, the air is filled with a rich, humid atmosphere, and the mixed scent of earth and plants wafts through the air.

Sunlight pierced the gloomy sky and poured down on the earth. Soon, the dark clouds seemed to be torn apart, and even more sunlight poured down, making the forest below, whose leaves were still covered with dew, shine brightly.

The warm sunlight gently shone on Xiao Yan, a warm feeling emanating from his very bones, making him feel so comfortable that he couldn't help but hum softly.

A moment later, Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes, a dark red flame flashing across them.

As the hand seals dissipated, Xiao Yan slightly raised his head, then parted his lips and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

"How?"

The Old Yao floated over, smiling as he asked.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan calmly stood up, then immediately took out the three-foot-long Azure Edge Sword that Yun Yun had given him years ago from his storage Storage Ring, and forcefully slashed it across his arm.

No blood was sprayed out.

This sword is extremely sharp. When Yun Yun gave it to Xiao Yan, she said that it was sharp enough for him to use until he reached the Da Dou Shi level.

However, without the support of Dou Qi or powerful Dou Technique, this sword can no longer cause any harm to Xiao Yan's body.

"I've completed the initial stage of cultivation. With the help of the Heavenly Flames, I entered the first level in just one night."

Seeing his physical body becoming increasingly powerful, Xiao Yan smiled and said.

"Hehe, not bad..."

Upon hearing this, Old Yao was not surprised. Even though it was an extremely difficult Advanced Earth Tier Dou Technique to cultivate, it was still not as difficult as one might imagine for Xiao Yan, who possessed Heavenly Flames.

If an ordinary person could master the basics of cultivation within a week, they could be considered a genius.

"Intensify your training. You've come this far, so you can't waste the time. Don't go back until you've mastered the Quenching Body."

These words from Old Yao were exactly what Xiao Yan wanted to hear.

I've been a bit too obsessed with women lately. Now that I've finally had some peace and quiet, I need to cultivate myself properly!

However, although he hasn't yet mastered the Quenching Body, his current physical strength, combined with his Dou Qi, makes it quite manageable to deal with some ordinary Dou Ling experts...

As a fully automated, relentlessly competitive cultivation machine, Xiao Yan didn't need Old Yao's urging at all. After a short rest, he resumed his Legendary Fire-Resistant King cultivation mode.

This time, the intensity increased, and he started Green Lotus Core Flame.

Compared to the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, which is not yet mature, the Green Lotus Core Flame is far more powerful!

In less than half a day, Xiao Yan reached his limit and had to stop cultivating.

But he wasn't idle either.

Can't I refine my body?

Then let's cultivate Qi!

He took some pills to accelerate the absorption of energy from heaven and earth, and applied some medicinal liquid to accelerate the absorption of energy from heaven and earth externally, and began to cultivate Dou Qi.

Two and a half hours later, the energy of the pills and medicinal liquid was exhausted, and Xiao Yan was refreshed again, beginning to cultivate his Dou Technique.

Cultivating Dou Qi...

Cultivating Dou Technique...

This cycle repeats endlessly.

Without a doubt, cultivation is an extremely tedious thing.

This practice of self-immolation, in particular, is a form of torture for both the mind and body.

Ironically, this torment was being inflicted on Xiao Yan himself through his soul power, with increasing precision, pushing his body to its limits.

An ordinary person would probably have given up long ago.

Where else can one do what he did, not only enduring physical and mental torment, but also relentlessly raising the temperature of the flames to the limit he could withstand under such interference?

Even though he had long understood that Xiao Yan had his reasons for doing so, Old Yao still felt genuine admiration.

Those who can be ruthless to themselves are destined to avoid mediocrity.

As time passed, the mountain where Xiao Yan was located melted due to the extreme heat, and its height decreased accordingly. Xiao Yan's aura became increasingly powerful, and his physical fitness improved at a visible rate every day!

Two months later.

On the small hill.

Xiao Yan suddenly opened his eyes, his skin glowing with a dark red light. The blue stone beneath him had already melted away, and with each breath, the intense heat distorted the air itself.

Feeling the explosive power within his body, Xiao Yan's face showed a deep joy.

Damn it, after enduring the agony of Heavenly Flames for two months, I've finally managed to cultivate this damned Dou Technique to the level of Quenching Body!

Strictly speaking, his current Quenching Body is only at the minor completion stage, which is somewhat insufficient to deal with experts above the Five-Star Dou Ling. However, it should be noted that this is without using Dou Qi, relying solely on physical strength and physique to fight against Dou Ling experts!

Moreover, another advantage is that even if he is seriously injured one day, he cannot be backstabbed by a low-level cultivator, because they simply cannot break through his defenses.

The Old Yao's illusory figure floated in mid-air, looking down at the naked boy with a joyful expression. A hint of satisfaction couldn't help but show on his usually indifferent face.

Within two months, Xiao Yan successfully cultivated the Quenching Body to a minor level of mastery. To achieve such speed, Xiao Yan must have really endured a lot of hardship during this period!

Of course, because Xiao Yan had to rest and cultivate his Dou Qi many times during the past two months, he has now advanced to the level of Eight-Star Da Dou Shi, and is not far from the nine-star level.

Of course, it took him a full two months to reach the level of Eight-Star Da Dou Shi. This speed was indeed incomparable to his cultivation in the "Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower," but Xiao Yan was quite satisfied.

After all, in the process of cultivating the Great Sun Separation Fire Body, he also improved his Dou Qi by one level. Although it wasn't fast, it was still an unexpected bonus, so there was no need to feel dissatisfied.

"Don't be so smug. Put your clothes on first; you've been a naked man for two months now..."

The Old Yao chuckled and teased from the side.

"Ah?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan snapped out of his daze and realized that the wind was blowing coldly on his backside. He hurriedly and hastily put on an exquisite... black robe?

Well, it wasn't entirely a black robe; to be precise, it was a complete set of clothes consisting of a black top, black pants, black shoes, and a black shawl.

Although he knew that these clothes would inevitably draw stares and whispers from the older women, Xiao Yan didn't care at the moment. Even though he respected his teacher like a father, what child would dare to walk their bird in front of their father?

Standing up from the mountain peak, which had shrunk by a third, Xiao Yan pretended to be calm, stood with his hands behind his back, and gazed into the distance at the vast forest ahead.

At this moment, a gentle breeze swept across the forest, and instantly, the forest rippled, with an endless wave of trees surging in from afar, one wave after another, stretching on and on, as vast and magnificent as ocean waves.

Standing atop the mountain peak, Xiao Yan stared blankly at the towering waves of trees he had seen many times before, when suddenly a thought struck him!

The next moment, his back trembled slightly, and the Purple Cloud Wings shot out. With a light flap of his wings, his figure drew an arc in mid-air before his feet landed steadily in the boundless forest.

Xiao Yan retracted his Purple Cloud Wings Xiao Yan in the forest. Following the surging waves of the trees, his body swayed slightly, but he showed no sign of falling off the treetops.

In my mind, the pulling force of the Sucking Palm and the Fire Blowing Palm, the Taiji principle of using the opponent's force against them, intertwined with the towering waves of the forest under the wind...

Half an hour later, the ripples in the trees dissipated, and Xiao Yan opened his eyes. He clenched his right hand, and a huge, jet-black ruler flashed out. He then entered a state of enlightenment.

In his mind, like a movie playing, appeared a figure that Xiao Yan was extremely familiar with—himself.

The figure, wielding Heavy Ruler, took a step forward and began to wield Heavy Ruler: chopping, slashing, swinging, sweeping...

At first, it was slow, but later it became faster and faster, one move after another, and soon a set of overlapping ruler techniques was smoothly executed.

Xiao Yan fully unleashed the basic attack method of the Heavy Ruler at this moment, and with the swing of his arm, the speed at which Xiao Yan swung the ruler was also rapidly increasing.

In the end, from a distance, Xiao Yan's entire body seemed to have transformed into a black sphere!

A howling wind swept through the forest, and a large black ball rolled rapidly across it. Wherever it passed, leaves shattered, and those that occasionally fell into the black ball were instantly reduced to dust.

The Heavy Ruler was swung faster and faster, but just as it was about to reach its peak speed, Heavy Ruler suddenly slowed down. This abrupt change made people feel as if something was stuck in their throats, which was quite uncomfortable.

A low groan came from the figure that was faintly visible inside the black sphere, and one could vaguely see that the young man's face had suddenly turned much paler.

However, despite his pale face, Xiao Yan did not stop immediately. The flash of inspiration he had seen when the trees were surging kept replaying in the depths of his mind. Unconsciously, the Heavy Ruler in his hand changed its trajectory and arc by a very subtle amount.

With his mind focused, Xiao Yan began to relinquish the initiative to wield the ruler, instead handing over control to the sudden flash of inspiration in the darkness.

The sharp wind from the ruler gradually subsided, replaced by a rather slow swing of the ruler itself... The Heavy Ruler was swung quite slowly, and to outsiders, this kind of ruler technique was almost full of flaws. A single, casual strike could seriously injure the person wielding the ruler and force them to retreat.

As the ruler danced, a strange bewilderment welled up in Xiao Yan's dark eyes once more. His previously somewhat stiff swinging speed suddenly became extremely smooth. With this change, the ruler technique, which was originally riddled with flaws, suddenly transformed. The trajectory of the Heavy Ruler's swings became seamless, with the ruler's body touching the ground at every turn. When it danced, it was like an unbreakable sphere, with no place to attack!

At the same time, the steps that the figure took as it moved were gradually adjusted in the process. Sometimes, it would use the idea of Explosive Step to rush forward suddenly, and sometimes, it would be as unpredictable as the Flying Flurry Movement Technique, sometimes fierce and sometimes gentle. This artistic conception was gradually added to the ruler technique.

Seeing Xiao Yan's unfocused gaze, yet his body moving with a set of simple yet subtly sophisticated steps, unleashing a ruler-based Dou Technique he had never seen before, Old Yao was also somewhat dumbfounded.