After obtaining the Flight Dou Technique, Purple Cloud Wings, Xiao Ze had gained the ability to fly ahead of schedule.
At this moment, his attention was on the system panel. Looking at the reward he had just received, he was extremely satisfied.
As for Nalan Yanran before him, she had never expected to lose—and to lose so thoroughly.
Elder Ge Ye at her side was even more stunned.
Hadn't they said this brat from the Xiao Family only possessed one stage of Dou Qi before?
Although he had recently heard that Xiao Ze's Dou Qi cultivation had surged dramatically after years of accumulated effort, he should have only been a Dou Zhe.
When had he entered the Dou Shi realm? And he had actually defeated Yanran?
This was no small matter. Once they returned, he absolutely had to report it to the sect master.
As the greatest sect force in the Jia Ma Empire, the Misty Cloud Sect had recruited countless disciples over the years, yet a disciple with talent as extraordinary as Xiao Ze simply did not exist.
If such a young man could be brought into service for the Misty Cloud Sect, it would be marvelous.
Perhaps he could even be nurtured into a Dou Emperor-level powerhouse in the future.
The instant Nalan Yanran was defeated, countless questions filled her heart.
Why did this Xiao Ze possess such profound Dou Qi cultivation? What exactly had he done over this short month or so?
Why had his strength improved and advanced so dramatically?
She had cultivated desperately at the Misty Cloud Sect for so many years and taken quite a few pills refined by Master Gu He, yet she had not progressed nearly this quickly.
And since they were both brothers of the Xiao Family, why was the gap between him and Xiao Yan so enormous?
Nalan Yanran was a woman who greatly admired the strong.
Or rather, everyone across the Douqi Continent was like this. Only when one was strong enough could one earn the respect of others.
"Xiao Ze, you're actually a Dou Shi." Nalan Yanran was now filled only with curiosity and admiration for Xiao Ze. She had never expected him to be so young and yet so powerful.
If the person she had been engaged to back then had been Xiao Ze...
Then for Nalan Yanran, it would not necessarily have been a bad thing. Perhaps she would not have specifically come to break off the engagement.
Only a genius like Xiao Ze was qualified to become her future husband and would not make her lose face.
After defeating Nalan Yanran, Xiao Ze spoke calmly.
"Since the sparring match is over, Miss Nalan, farewell if fate allows. I'll be leaving first."
After saying that, he turned and glanced at Xiao Xun'er. "Let's go, Xun'er."
"Yes, Brother Xiao Ze."
Before leaving, Xiao Xun'er considered a possibility. She hoped this Nalan Yanran would not harbor thoughts of revenge merely because she had lost to Brother Xiao Ze.
Otherwise, Xiao Xun'er would make her pay an exceedingly terrible price.
Thus, Xiao Xun'er turned around and looked at Nalan Yanran before her.
"Don't harbor any resentment just because you lost to Brother Xiao Ze. The Misty Cloud Sect may be powerful, but the Douqi Continent is vast, and there are many people stronger than Yun Yun."
As Xiao Xun'er issued her warning, golden flames flickered in her eyes, making her threatening intent unmistakable.
Elder Ge Ye seemed to think of some possibility and was immediately frightened into fleeing in panic, taking Nalan Yanran away from Wutan City.
After returning to the Misty Cloud Sect, Nalan Yanran recalled what had happened in Wutan City and still found it somewhat unbelievable.
She had never expected that a small place like Wutan City could nurture such an outstanding genius as Xiao Ze.
A thought arose in Nalan Yanran's heart. If someone like Xiao Ze could be brought into the Misty Cloud Sect, he would surely strengthen the sect.
In the future, under the Misty Cloud Sect's guidance, perhaps Xiao Ze's potential could rise even higher.
Although Nalan Yanran had lost to Xiao Ze, she was not someone who could not accept defeat, nor would she harbor hatred just because she had lost to him.
Instead, she had come to admire him!
She had never heard of such a young Dou Shi anywhere in the entire Jia Ma Empire.
After returning to the Misty Cloud Sect and meeting with many elders, she asked, "Where is my teacher? Has she not returned from her trip yet?"
"The sect master went to the Magic Beast Mountain Range. She will likely need some time before she returns."
"Then I'll tell my teacher about what happened in Wutan City once she returns," Nalan Yanran said.
At this moment, a woman dressed in black robes stood amid the mountains of the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
Although Yun Yun did not agree with Nalan Yanran going to the Xiao Family in Wutan City to dissolve the engagement, Nalan Yanran had insisted. Yun Yun had always doted on her and could not stop her. She had spoiled her too much, so it was inevitable that she was willful.
Although she was far away at the Misty Cloud Sect, Nalan Yanran's visit to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement had already caused a stir.
As a transcendent power in the Jia Ma Empire, information naturally spread quickly within the Misty Cloud Sect.
To help Nalan Yanran defeat Xiao Yan three years later, Yun Yun had come to the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
She wanted to see whether she could find Purple Spirit Crystal that could help Nalan Yanran improve her cultivation.
This was something possessed by the Amethyst Winged Lion King, who had the cultivation of a Dou Emperor. Obtaining it would not be easy.
After all, Yun Yun's current strength was only at the Dou Emperor realm as well.
Several hours had passed in the Xiao Family's inner courtyard.
It had sparked much discussion and uproar.
"What? Nalan Yanran, who broke off her engagement with Xiao Yan, fought Xiao Ze? And she even lost to him?"
"Xiao Ze possesses the strength of a one-star Dou Shi?"
"Is that... true?"
But when the matter being discussed within the Xiao Family reached Xiao Zhan's ears, he froze, thinking he had heard wrong.
He had never expected his younger son to possess such formidable ability. Not only had he defeated Nalan Yanran, who had been carefully nurtured by the Misty Cloud Sect.
He even possessed the strength of a Dou Shi. Was this... real?
Even Xiao Zhan, as his father, found it somewhat hard to believe. Not long ago...
Hadn't Xiao Ze only just entered the Dou Zhe realm?
How much time had passed? How had he advanced to Dou Shi so quickly?
Was this... real or fake? For a moment, Xiao Zhan could not tell.
"Impossible!" Several family elders questioned it repeatedly even as they stood stunned.
It would have been one thing if Xiao Ze had defeated Nalan Yanran, but advancing to Dou Shi? How could that be possible?
Xiao Ze arrived in the main hall.
Seeing the elders' doubtful looks and expressions, Xiao Ze remained calm.
They did not believe him, huh?
Xiao Ze liked this kind of opportunity to slap people in the face right in front of everyone.
As it happened, the system panel had just issued a mission, and he could claim a reward upon completing it.
[Current Mission: The family elders do not believe you possess the Dou Shi realm. Display your strength.] [Mission Reward: Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations, first transformation Dou Technique.]
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