How Had His Strength Broken Through Again?

Before Xiao Ze even entered the Xiao Family hall, he heard fierce arguing inside, though he had no idea what they were arguing about.

But the moment Xiao Ze entered, the heated voices in the hall abruptly fell silent. Not a sound could be heard!

At that moment, Xiao Ze still had no idea what had happened.

Then he heard Xiao Zhan say to him excitedly, "Ze'er, you're back! Come, come stand before your father! Let me have a good look at you!"

Xiao Zhan was extremely excited because he had learned that the reason the Mittel Auction House had caused such a sensation throughout the Jia Ma Empire today was that it had auctioned off a Tier 6 Medicinal Pill called the Imperial Extreme Pill. It was said to help a Dou Emperor expert raise his strength by one star, with even a chance of increasing it by two stars.

Such a precious medicinal pill had drawn the attention of countless experts in the Jia Ma Empire, who had traveled from far and wide to the tiny Wutan City.

How could the Xiao Family, the Jia Lie Family, and the Aoba Family—three such minor clans—have been qualified to attend an event like that? Thus, they had not gone to join the excitement.

But afterward, they learned that the person who had sold the Imperial Extreme Pill was actually Xiao Zhan's own son, Xiao Ze.

Upon learning this news, Xiao Zhan was beside himself with excitement. It was not merely a father's hope that his son would become successful.

More importantly, he had seen hope for the Xiao Family!

And the reason he had been arguing so fiercely with the elders within the clan earlier was not because they were truly quarreling.

Rather, the elders all felt guilty and regretful for having looked down on Xiao Ze before!

They had been thinking that once Xiao Ze arrived, they had to apologize to him and admit their mistakes, no matter what! They wanted to beg for his forgiveness!

Xiao Zhan was naturally pleased to see the elders showing such an attitude, but he could not truly let them apologize when they were already so old.

Yet they had insisted, which was why they had argued so intensely just now. Still, it had not truly been a quarrel.

After entering, Xiao Ze strode directly before his father, Xiao Zhan. Seeing how excited his father was, Xiao Ze smiled faintly, feeling deeply satisfied as well.

Every father hoped that his son would achieve greatness and make something of himself!

Xiao Zhan was no exception, especially since he was such a protective father!

Xiao Ze remained quite calm, feeling that this was nothing remarkable. But if Xiao Zhan knew that his strength had already reached the realm of a Four-Star Grand Dou Shi, what would his reaction be?

Xiao Zhan said excitedly, "Ze'er, the elders and I weren't arguing just now!"

"Don't worry, there's nothing to worry about!" Xiao Zhan waved his hand, afraid that Xiao Ze would misunderstand, and hurriedly explained.

Then Xiao Ze's gaze and attention fell upon the several clan elders standing nearby.

They rose from their seats and said, "Xiao Ze! Back then, we old fools failed to recognize true greatness. We were narrow-minded and looked down on you far too much!"

"And that day, we even wanted to strip you and Xiao Yan of your cultivation resources within the clan!"

"Looking at it now, we old fools truly were short-sighted!"

After saying this, the elders immediately prepared to bow in apology. Xiao Zhan promptly said, "Elders, didn't we already discuss this? We are all one family. Whatever disagreements or differing opinions we had before were merely due to different positions! At the end of the day, we all bear the surname Xiao!"

"Now, Xiao Ze is so highly regarded by the experts of the Jia Ma Empire that even Jia Xingtian, the guardian of the Gama Empire Royal Family, wants to invite Xiao Ze to visit the royal family!"

"This is a great matter for our Xiao Family! From now on, our Xiao Family will only grow stronger, and our standing in the Jia Ma Empire will rise higher and higher! We should stand united against outsiders in the future!"

"You are all advanced in years. If you bow and apologize like this now, wouldn't that put Xiao Ze in an awkward position?" Xiao Zhan said.

"That is true. We were somewhat thoughtless," the elders replied.

Seeing their sincere attitude of admitting their mistakes and apologizing, as well as their unusual excitement, Xiao Ze was quite moved.

They had once looked down on Xiao Ze and Xiao Yan mainly because they felt the two were wasting the clan's cultivation resources. Yet their strength had remained at merely one stage of Dou Qi and three stages of Dou Qi!

If this continued, it would only waste resources. It would be better to give those limited resources to the other disciples of the clan!

Perhaps they could even nurture a few young Dou Zhe!

But now, it seemed that they truly had been short-sighted! Xiao Ze's strength had reportedly already risen to the realm of a Da Dou Shi.

"Xiao Ze, what star Da Dou Shi are you now?" the elders asked curiously.

Xiao Ze subconsciously touched his nose but did not answer clearly or in detail.

At that moment, several lines of text suddenly appeared at random on the system panel. A new mission had been issued!

[Current mission: Reveal your strength as a Four-Star Grand Dou Shi, shocking the Xiao Family elders and making them view you in a new light.]

[Mission reward: Three Red Treasure Chests!]

[Accept mission? Please choose.]

Xiao Ze had not wanted to reveal his strength. He wanted to keep a low profile, but the system mission was right before him. The system clearly would not allow him to remain low-key!

If he did not show off now, when would he?

Before Xiao Ze could speak, Xiao Zhan beside him immediately burst into laughter. When it came to Xiao Ze's strength, this father was more excited and thrilled than anyone!

Unable to wait to boast, he said, "As for Xiao Ze's strength, the elders may not believe it when you hear it!"

"He has now advanced to the level of a Two-Star Grand Dou Shi!"

"What? A Two-Star Grand Dou Shi?" Upon hearing Xiao Zhan's words, the elders froze, their faces filled with shock!

They were clearly taken aback. They had never imagined that Xiao Ze's strength had already advanced to a Two-Star Grand Dou Shi!

Hadn't he been only an Eight-Star Dou Shi before?

In such a short time, he had broken through again—and all the way to a Two-Star Grand Dou Shi?

"Xiao Ze, release your Dou Qi for us. As a Da Dou Shi, you can project Dou Qi outward and form Dou Qi armor! Show us," the elders said.

"No problem!" Xiao Ze replied. He immediately projected his Dou Qi, and a suit of Dou Qi armor emerged across the surface of his body!

The strength and density of the Dou Qi he had just released had already far surpassed that of a Two-Star Grand Dou Shi.

It even came close to Xiao Zhan when he had been a Five-Star Grand Dou Shi!

"A Four-Star Grand Dou Shi?" Xiao Zhan's expression turned utterly shocked on the spot!

How had Xiao Ze's strength broken through again?