Xiao Ze looked at the task on the System Panel and chose to accept it. As long as he went back to the Test Magic Stele and retested his strength,
he would be able to complete the task and receive the reward.
And it was a reward of the Burning Art.
This was the most incredible cultivation technique on the Douqi Continent, bar none.
At its highest level, it could evolve into a Heaven Tier cultivation technique.
After accepting the task, Xiao Ze faced Xiao Xun'er's puzzled gaze and answered, "Xun'er, I plan to go to the Testing Plaza and retest my strength."
After saying that, Xiao Ze left directly for the Testing Plaza.
Xiao Xun'er immediately followed him, arriving at the Testing Plaza with him.
Xiao Yan stood where he was, hesitating. He was still discouraged by the fact that he only had three stages of Dou Qi.
At that moment, seeing his younger brother arrive and apparently intending to retest his strength, Xiao Yan comforted him. "Fourth Brother, you don't need to do this. I used to be just like you, thinking that years of cultivation couldn't possibly have brought no improvement and had instead kept declining."
"Because of that, I suspected that the Testing Stele had a problem, rather than it being my own fault. But the result... all I can say is that the Testing Stele's accuracy cannot be wrong."
"No matter how many times you test, the result will be the same. Nothing will change."
Xiao Yan said.
Xiao Ze smiled. He did not explain further, instead directly releasing his Dou Qi into the Testing Stele.
Before the result appeared, Xiao Ning and quite a few young members of the family began speaking with mocking expressions.
"Xiao Ze, I say you and Xiao Yan should stop wasting your effort. Neither of you has the talent for cultivation."
"If you ask me, you brothers should hurry up and start looking after the family's market businesses. When it comes to cultivation, you're both equally useless."
"Especially you, Xiao Ze. Xiao Yan was at least once a genius three years ago, but you? From beginning to end, you've only ever been a piece of tras—"
Before Xiao Ning could finish speaking, he saw the result displayed on the Testing Stele.
Dou Zhe, one star!
Xiao Ning had thought that Xiao Ze's result would be the same as before: one stage of Dou Qi.
Yet unexpectedly, he had entered the Dou Zhe realm—he was a one-star Dou Zhe. How could that be possible?!
When many family members in the Testing Plaza saw this, they were instantly stunned. They thought they had seen wrong, or that something had gone wrong with the Testing Stele.
Otherwise, Xiao Ze had clearly only been at one stage of Dou Qi a few days ago. How could he have entered the Dou Zhe realm in such a short time? That was simply impossible.
Xiao Ning's expression was shocked as he said in disbelief, "Xiao Ze? How could you possibly have the strength of a one-star Dou Zhe? Impossible!"
"The Testing Stele must be malfunctioning. Otherwise, you couldn't possibly possess such strength."
Even his own elder brother, the Xiao Family's Third Young Master, Xiao Yan, was greatly surprised.
He had never expected that his younger brother, who had remained at one stage of Dou Qi after cultivating for so many years,
had now broken through—and even reached the strength of a one-star Dou Zhe.
Xiao Yan was stunned. "Fourth Brother, when did you advance? And you even reached the Dou Zhe realm. I'm not seeing things, am I?"
At this moment, Xiao Yan was beginning to doubt himself.
He thought he might have gotten it wrong.
This was a one-star Dou Zhe.
Even Xun'er was only at nine stages of Dou Qi and had yet to advance to Dou Zhe.
How had Xiao Ze raised his Dou Qi realm so quickly in such a short period of time?
After completing the Dou Qi test, Xiao Ze fulfilled the task the system had just issued. Then, he saw the reward on the System Panel.
[Current task: Retest your strength.] [Reward: Cultivation technique, Burning Art.] [Reward successfully issued.]
Xiao Ze saw a black scroll immediately appear in the System Backpack. It was the Burning Art.
At present, because the Burning Art had not yet devoured any Heavenly Flames, its rank was naturally not high. It was merely a low-level Yellow Tier cultivation technique.
As long as he continued devouring Heavenly Flames, he could raise the rank of the Burning Art.
At its highest, it could evolve to the Heaven Tier.
Xiao Ze could no longer wait to begin cultivating the technique.
As he circulated his Dou Qi along the technique's meridian pathways, its effects began to show faintly.
This low-level Yellow Tier cultivation technique truly had no particular advantage during the early stages.
But that was fine. After all, Xiao Ze was bound to a system—and it was Xiao Xuan's Panel System, far better than the protagonist Xiao Yan's.
News that Xiao Ze had undergone a strength test at the family's Testing Plaza half an hour earlier and received a Dou Zhe realm result spread without wings in less than half an hour.
Before long, it had rapidly spread throughout the Xiao Family, naturally reaching the several elders and Xiao Zhan as well.
The elders wore astonished expressions. They did not believe it and wondered where such a rumor had come from or how it had spread through the family.
Xiao Ze possessed the strength of a one-star Dou Zhe? How could that be possible?!
There could be no such possibility.
They did not believe it.
As a father who had always been protective of his children, Xiao Zhan naturally hoped that Xiao Ze's realm would improve significantly.
But if he had advanced to Dou Zhe in such a short time,
Xiao Zhan did not believe that either.
It simply seemed too unlikely!
"What? Ze'er actually entered the Dou Zhe realm? This..."
After his surprise, Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Yan before him and asked, "Yan'er, is it true that your younger brother Xiao Ze advanced to Dou Zhe?"
Xiao Yan also found it difficult to believe. Reaching Dou Zhe so quickly—this cultivation speed was many times greater than his own three years ago.
Xiao Ze cultivated in his room for half an hour, studying the Burning Art.
As long as he next devoured a type of Heavenly Flame, he would be able to upgrade the Burning Art.
Xiao Ze spent the entire night cultivating in his room.
The next morning, Xiao Xun'er brought breakfast to Xiao Ze's room.
Seeing that Xiao Ze was still cultivating, Xiao Xun'er said, "Brother Xiao Ze, eat something first. You didn't cultivate the entire night, did you?"
"Brother Xiao Ze, put cultivation aside for now. There is no need to rush." Xiao Xun'er said.
Xiao Ze nodded. His stomach was indeed a little hungry, so he ate breakfast first.
Then, a line of text appeared on the System Panel.
[Current task: Cultivate for one night and advance to three-star Dou Zhe.] [Reward: Eight Extremities Collapse.] [Task completed. Reward successfully issued.]
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