Breakthrough to Dou Practitioner, Xiao Xun'er is Shocked

Hearing the gentle, ethereal voice of Xiao Xun'er before him, Xiao Ze felt an extraordinary sense of pleasure.

Fortunately, he had transmigrated at a relatively early timeline, allowing him to get ahead of Xiao Yan and intercept Xiao Xun'er first.

He had now bound himself to Xiao Xuan's panel.

Taking back everything the Ancient Clan had stolen, restoring the glory of the Xiao Clan in the Central Plains, and exacting revenge on that old immortal Gu Yuan—these were all things he needed to accomplish in the future.

The Xiao Xun'er before him was naturally no exception; she, too, would be intercepted and claimed by him.

After opening the door, Xiao Ze looked at Xiao Xun'er.

She still assumed his strength remained at the first stage of Dou Qi, and fearing he would be discouraged, she had come specifically to comfort him.

"Brother Xiao Ze, follow me to the back mountain of the family; Xun'er has something to tell you."

Xiao Xun'er spoke, then took the lead, waiting for Xiao Ze to join her in the back mountain.

Although Xiao Xun'er did not wish for her identity to be exposed, she had been hiding everything about herself for many years.

Yet, seeing Xiao Ze's strength, she noted that after all these years, he hadn't made the slightest bit of progress, remaining stuck at the first stage.

Xiao Xun'er felt that things could not continue to go to waste like this; once the optimal age for cultivation was missed, Xiao Ze's potential might be capped forever.

Therefore, Xiao Xun'er intended to have the only Dou Emperor powerhouse by her side—the only one from the Ancient Clan—examine Xiao Ze later.

She wanted to see exactly what had gone wrong with his cultivation.

It shouldn't be possible for him to have made zero progress after so many years.

However, after arriving at the back mountain, Xiao Xun'er spoke up, intending to have Xiao Ze reveal his strength and release his Dou Qi.

Xiao Xun'er froze, for she discovered that Xiao Ze's strength had reached the seventh stage.

Otherwise, he would never have possessed such powerful Dou Qi.

"What, seventh stage of Dou Qi?" Xiao Xun'er's expression was one of shock, thinking she had misjudged; when had Brother Xiao Ze's strength reached the seventh stage?

When did this happen? How was she completely unaware?

Moreover, not long ago, at the family's Testing Plaza, a strength test had just been conducted.

He had indeed only been at the first stage of Dou Qi, so how could he now...

Xiao Xun'er's expression was stunned, as this truly caught her off guard.

To have such a massive surge in strength in such a short time, the only possibility was that he had consumed medicinal pills.

But then again, during the Dou Qi cultivation stage, one could not consume overly potent pills, or the body would be damaged by the powerful medicinal energy that it could not digest.

Xiao Xun'er asked in surprise, "Brother Xiao Ze, when did your realm reach the seventh stage?"

Xiao Ze smiled, and before he could speak, Xiao Xun'er said with great excitement and agitation.

"That's wonderful, Brother Xiao Ze! Xun'er was worried, but now it seems my concerns were unnecessary."

"Although I didn't know what had gone wrong with Brother Xiao Ze's cultivation before, causing his strength to stagnate..."

"Looking at it now, Brother Xiao Ze's strength and talent are indeed far superior to others. Xun'er was right about you after all."

To break through to the seventh stage in such a short time was truly astonishing.

Even Xiao Xun'er herself, without the powerful resources and bloodline power of the Ancient Clan, would have been unable to achieve such a cultivation speed on her own.

[Current Task: Cultivate for one hour.]

[Reward: Condense Dou Qi Cyclone, break through to Dou Practitioner.]

Xiao Ze was thrilled. Having transmigrated to the Douqi Continent for so many years, he and Xiao Yan had shared the same misery, experiencing what it truly meant to be a "trash."

But then again, Xiao Yan had at least risen to prominence three years ago.

He, however, was different; from beginning to end, he had been stuck at the first stage of Dou Qi.

Now that he had bound Xiao Xuan's panel, he finally understood the true magnitude of the gap between a genius and a piece of trash.

"As long as I continue to cultivate for one hour, I can enter the realm of a Dou Practitioner?"

Xiao Ze thought to himself, As expected of the ancestor of the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Ze accepted the task, looked at Xun'er, and said to her, "Xun'er, stand guard for me; I am going to cultivate for an hour."

"Very well, Brother Xiao Ze. During this time, I will not let anyone disturb your cultivation," Xiao Xun'er replied.

Xiao Ze then sat down and began to cultivate, and this session lasted for a full hour.

During this hour, Xiao Ze's Dou Qi realm rose continuously.

Before long, his Dou Qi had already climbed to the eighth stage.

"Brother Xiao Ze... he has reached the strength of the eighth stage of Dou Qi?" Xiao Xun'er was astonished.

Just as she was murmuring to herself in her heart, Xiao Xun'er was shocked to discover that Xiao Ze's strength was still rising.

The eighth stage of Dou Qi was not his final destination.

Ninth stage.

Ninth stage, peak.

An hour passed, and he began to condense a Dou Qi cyclone.

"This is..."

Xiao Xun'er's expression was one of astonishment. Is Brother Xiao Ze condensing a Dou Qi cyclone? Could he be advancing to a Dou Practitioner?

Xiao Xun'er could hardly believe it. It had taken her so many years to climb from the seventh stage to the ninth, and even now, she had yet to make the breakthrough to Dou Practitioner.

Yet just now, in the span of a mere hour, Brother Xiao Ze had actually managed it?

The hour came to an end.

Xiao Ze looked at the system panel, where a few lines of text were displayed.

[Current Task: Cultivate for one hour.]

[Reward: Condense Dou Qi cyclone, advance to Dou Practitioner.]

[Reward distribution complete.]

Xiao Ze checked his attribute panel and sensed his own strength; sure enough, he was already at the level of a Dou Practitioner.

He was no longer in the Dou Qi stage.

Xiao Ze was thrilled. He was now far ahead of the protagonist, Xiao Yan, having become a Dou Practitioner first.

At this moment, Xiao Ze felt incredibly excited and stirred.

From start to finish, he had only cultivated for a little over an hour, right? To think he had reached such a speed.

It was no wonder Xiao Xuan was known as the greatest genius of the Dou Qi Continent.

A half-step Dou Di!

If not for the fact that the Dou Qi Continent lacked Origin Qi—a necessity for advancing to Dou Di—he likely would have ascended to that rank a thousand years ago.

The Xiao Clan would never have fallen into decline due to Xiao Xuan's passing.

Once Xiao Ze had entered the stage of a Dou Practitioner, his attention returned to reality.

He looked at the surprised expression and reaction of Xiao Xun'er before him.

Xiao Ze smiled but remained silent.

Just then, he noticed a few lines of text appearing on the system panel.

[Current Task: Re-test your strength at the Test Magic Stele.]

[Task Reward: Cultivation technique, Burning Art.]

[Do you accept the task? Please choose.]