The Heaven-Defying Effects of Cultivating Together, Ascending to Dou Ancestor! Xiao Xun'er Ascends to Dou King!

At this very moment, Xiao Yan felt as if some shackle within his body had been shattered with a thunderous roar.

It was a profound and mysterious sensation, like a dragon long trapped in shallow waters finally returning to the vast sea, or a pearl covered in grime being wiped clean to reveal the radiance that was rightfully its own.

Within his dantian, two Heavenly Flames shone in mutual brilliance.

The crimson Red Lotus Karma Fire bloomed like a lotus, bewitching and scorching.

The golden Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame resembled a miniature sun, brilliant and majestic.

The two Heavenly Flames spiraled and intertwined, blending together yet remaining distinct, radiating terrifying fluctuations that made one's heart tremble.

Driven by this power, the Burning Mantra began to circulate frantically!

The cultivation technique, originally only at the high-tier Earth level, began to undergo a metamorphosis at this very moment—

Peak Earth level!

Low-tier Heaven level!

BOOM!!!

A surge of Dou Qi, so vast it was suffocating, erupted violently from Xiao Yan's body!

The Dou Qi appeared crimson-gold, dazzling and eye-catching, carrying the bewitching nature of the Red Lotus Karma Fire and the majesty of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, rising within the pavilion like a sun!

The aura emanating from Xiao Yan began to climb frantically at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Four-star Dou Huang!

Five-star Dou Huang!

Six-star Dou Huang!

Nine-star Dou Huang!

Peak nine-star Dou Huang!

Xiao Xun'er sat opposite Xiao Yan, feeling the terrifying aura rushing toward her, and was completely stunned.

She watched with her own eyes as Xiao Yan's cultivation soared like a rocket, breaking through from a three-star Dou Huang to a peak nine-star Dou Huang in just a few dozen breaths!

"This... this..."

Xiao Xun'er's delicate mouth parted slightly, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.

She knew the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame was powerful and that the Burning Mantra was miraculous, but witnessing this speed of breakthrough firsthand still made her scalp tingle.

However—

The even more shocking part was yet to come.

After reaching the peak of nine-star Dou Huang, the aura on Xiao Yan's body paused for only a moment before erupting like a volcano that had finally gathered enough strength!

BOOM!!!

A terrifying pressure, far exceeding that of a Dou Huang, surged out from within Xiao Yan's body!

The pressure was so intense that it even caused the space sealed by the Ten Thousand Soul Banner to tremble slightly!

Dou Zong!

One-star Dou Zong!

Two-star Dou Zong!

Three-star Dou Zong!

Only when it stabilized firmly at three-star Dou Zong did that violent aura slowly begin to subside.

Inside the pavilion, there was dead silence.

Xiao Xun'er stared blankly at the young man before her, her entire being as if petrified.

Three-star Dou Zong...

From three-star Dou Huang to three-star Dou Zong...

Crossing an entire major realm...

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn?

"Ho... how is this possible?"

Xiao Xun'er's voice trembled, her pretty face filled with utter bewilderment.

"Brother Xiao Yan was actually not a Dou King... but a Dou Huang?"

"So Elder Ling's sensing that night wasn't an illusion after all?"

She muttered to herself, her voice laced with unconcealable shock.

"No... that's not right... Brother Xiao Yan now... after fusing with my Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, he is already a Dou Zong!"

She suddenly snapped back to reality, her eyes widening as she stared fixedly at Xiao Yan.

Dou Zong!

A fifteen-year-old Dou Ancestor!

What kind of concept was this?

She, Xiao Xun'er, a prodigy of the Ancient Clan, bore a Divine Grade Bloodline and had cultivated with the clan's top-tier techniques since childhood, aided further by an Exotic Fire like the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.

Even so, her true cultivation realm at this moment was merely that of a Dou Ling!

And Xiao Yan—

A youth who grew up in a resource-deprived place like Wutan City had actually reached the Dou Ancestor realm at fifteen!

Looking across those ancient imperial clans, this was a monstrous talent that countless prodigies would never be able to reach in their entire lifetimes!

Even—

Compared to the very top existences among the younger generation of the Ancient Clan, they paled in comparison to Xiao Yan!

Looking across this Dou Qi Continent, past, present, and future, how many people could compare to him?

A stormy sea surged within Xiao Xun'er's heart.

At this moment, she truly realized just what kind of monster and heaven-defying existence the man she had always loved really was!

She recalled her initial choice to hide her identity, to stay in the Xiao Family, and to silently protect this youth...

Those decisions were all correct!

She had indeed not misjudged him!

"Brother Xiao Yan..."

Xiao Xun'er murmured softly, her eyes filled with infatuation and joy, her reliance on and love for Xiao Yan growing even more intense at this moment.

This man was worth entrusting her life to!

And at this moment—

Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes.

Two streaks of crimson-gold brilliance shot out from his eyes, scorching the air before him until it hissed.

Feeling the surging, terrifying power within his body, he couldn't help but curl his lips into a brilliant smile.

Three-star Dou Ancestor!

This breakthrough was even more exaggerated than the last time he fused with the Red Lotus Karma Fire!

He had directly leaped across an entire major realm!

"The Burning Mantra technique is truly overpowered..."

Xiao Yan sighed inwardly.

As long as there were enough Exotic Fires, and they were strong enough, breaking through realms was as simple as drinking water!

The Red Lotus Karma Fire had propelled him from Dou King to Dou Huang, and the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame had propelled him from Dou Huang to Dou Ancestor...

Then, if he were to fuse with the third-ranked Pure Lotus Demon Fire, the second-ranked Void Devouring Flame, or even the first-ranked Emperor Flame in the future...

Wouldn't he be able to break through directly to Dou Zun, Dou Sheng, or even Dou Emperor?

Xiao Yan's gaze was fiery, and his breathing became rapid.

The upper limit of the Burning Mantra truly had no bounds!

He lowered his head to check his system panel.

[Host: Hun Tiandi]
[Current Cultivation: Three-star Dou Ancestor]
[Constitution: Innate Great Sun Sacred Body]
[Exotic Fires: Red Lotus Karma Fire, Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame]
[Technique: Burning Mantra (Heaven Tier, Low Grade)]
[Battle Skills: Great Wild Heaven-Turning Seal (Heaven Tier, High Grade), Five Elements Thunder Summoning Method (Heaven Tier, High Grade), Great Nirvana Finger (Heaven Tier, High Grade)...]
[Great Divine Ability: Earth-Traversing Golden Light]
[Treasures: Ten Thousand Soul Banner, Lotus Lantern, Devouring Ancestral Talisman, Dragon-Phoenix Golden Armor...]
[Special Abilities: "Heaven-Defying Comprehension", "Supreme Alchemy", "Double Casting", "Clan Fortune Embodiment"...]
[Luck Value: 38,500]
[Super Villain Points: Over 1.13 Million]

Xiao Yan nodded in satisfaction.

A Heaven Tier Low Grade Burning Mantra!

A three-star Dou Ancestor cultivation!

And—

The most crucial part was not even these.

With a flick of his mind, a dazzling cluster of crimson-gold flames emerged in his palm.

As the flames danced, they possessed both the bewitching allure of the Red Lotus Karma Fire and the majestic authority of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame; the aura of these two Heavenly Flames fused perfectly, radiating a terrifying fluctuation that made one's heart tremble.

"The characteristic of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame is 'burning Dou Qi'..."

Xiao Yan muttered to himself, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

"The characteristic of the Red Lotus Karma Fire is 'burning body and soul'..."

"Now that the two Heavenly Flames have fused, their power has compounded—it is by no means as simple as one plus one equals two!"

He sensed the power contained within the flame in his palm, a confident smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

With his current cultivation at the three-star Dou Ancestor level, combined with this fused Heavenly Flame, he had the confidence to battle even a peak Dou Ancestor!

As for Dou Wangs and Dou Huangs—

In the face of this fused Heavenly Flame, they likely wouldn't even be able to withstand a single exchange!

Not to mention—

He still possessed many trump cards, such as the Lotus Lantern, the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, and the Hundred Thousand Dou Wang Death Soldiers!

If he were to use them all...

Xiao Yan chuckled softly.

The Cloud Mist Sect?

In his eyes now, they were nothing more than a minor force that could be extinguished with a wave of his hand.

"Brother Xiao Yan..."

A soft voice pulled Xiao Yan back from his thoughts.

He looked down to see Xiao Xun'er gazing up at him infatuatedly, her eyes filled with a hazy, joyful glow.

"Are... are you really a Dou Ancestor?"