Three-star Dou Practitioner! Advancing Again

Xiao Ze looked at the mission on his System Panel and chose to accept it. As long as he proceeded to re-test his strength on the Test Magic Stele, he would complete the mission and receive his reward.

And it was a reward of the Burning Art, no less.

This was the most formidable cultivation technique on the Douqi Continent, bar none.

At its peak, it could evolve into a Heaven-tier technique.

After accepting the mission, Xiao Ze faced Xiao Xun'er's puzzled gaze and replied, "Xun'er, I intend to go to the Testing Plaza to re-test my strength."

With that, Xiao Ze left immediately and headed for the Testing Plaza.

Xiao Xun'er followed closely behind, arriving at the Testing Plaza with him.

Xiao Yan stood where he was, hesitating; he still felt defeated by the fact that he only possessed three stages of Dou Qi.

Seeing his younger brother arrive and seemingly intend to re-test his strength, Xiao Yan comforted him, "Fourth Brother, you don't have to do this. I was once like you, thinking that after years of cultivation, it was impossible not to have made progress, yet I kept regressing instead."

"Because of that, I suspected there was something wrong with the Testing Stele, not that the fault lay with me. But the result... I can only say that the accuracy of the Testing Stele is beyond reproach."

"No matter how many times you test, the result will be the same; it won't change at all," Xiao Yan said.

Xiao Ze smiled. He didn't offer any further explanation, instead channeling his Dou Qi directly into the Testing Stele.

Before the results appeared, Xiao Ning and several other young members of the clan began to jeer and mock him.

"Xiao Ze, I suggest you and your brother Xiao Yan stop wasting your breath. You two aren't cut out for cultivation."

"If you ask me, you two should just go look after the family's market business early. When it comes to cultivation, you're both equally useless."

"Especially you, Xiao Ze. Xiao Yan was at least a genius three years ago, but you? From start to finish, you've just been a piece of tra—"

Xiao Ning's words were cut short as he saw the result displayed on the Testing Stele.

Dou Practitioner, one star!

Xiao Ning had assumed Xiao Ze's test result would be the same as before: one stage of Dou Qi.

He never expected that he would have reached the strength of a one-star Dou Practitioner. How could this be?!

Many clansmen in the Testing Plaza were shocked at the sight, thinking they had seen wrong or that something was wrong with the Testing Stele.

Otherwise, just a few days ago, Xiao Ze had clearly only been at one stage of Dou Qi. How could he have reached the strength of a Dou Practitioner in such a short time? It was simply impossible.

Xiao Ning's expression was one of shock as he stammered, "Xiao Ze? How could you have the strength of a one-star Dou Practitioner? This is impossible!"

"The Testing Stele must be broken; otherwise, there is no way you could have such power."

Even his older brother, the Third Young Master of the Xiao Family, Xiao Yan, was astonished.

He had not expected his younger brother, who had spent so many years stuck at the one-stage Dou Qi realm, to have broken through—and to have reached the strength of a one-star Dou Practitioner at that.

Xiao Yan was stunned: "Fourth Brother, when did you advance? And to the strength of a Dou Practitioner? I'm not seeing things, am I?"

Xiao Yan began to doubt himself at that moment, wondering if he had been mistaken.

This was a one-star Dou Practitioner, after all.

Even Xun'er was currently only at the ninth stage of Dou Qi and had yet to advance to a Dou Practitioner.

How had Xiao Ze managed to improve his Dou Qi realm so rapidly in such a short time?

After completing the Dou Qi test and the mission issued by the system, Xiao Ze looked at the reward on his System Panel.

[Current Mission: Re-test your strength.]

[Reward: Cultivation technique, Burning Art.]

[Reward successfully issued.]

Xiao Ze saw a black scroll appear in his system inventory—it was the Burning Art.

Because the Burning Art had not yet devoured any Heavenly Flame, its rank was naturally low, merely Yellow-tier low-grade.

As long as he continued to devour Heavenly Flames, he could raise the rank of the Burning Art.

At its peak, it could evolve to the Heaven-tier.

Xiao Ze could not wait to begin practicing the technique.

As he channeled his Dou Qi into the meridians required by the technique, the effects began to manifest slightly.

This Yellow-tier low-grade technique indeed had no real advantages in the early stages.

But that didn't matter; after all, Xiao Ze was bound to the system—specifically, Xiao Xuan's Panel System—which was far superior to that of the protagonist, Xiao Yan.

The news that Xiao Ze had tested his strength at the family's Testing Plaza half an hour ago and achieved the rank of Dou Practitioner spread like wildfire.

Within a short time, it had swept through the Xiao Family, naturally reaching the ears of the elders and Xiao Zhan.

The elders wore expressions of shock; they did not believe it, wondering where such a rumor had come from and how it had spread through the family so quickly.

Xiao Ze, the strength of a one-star Dou Practitioner? How could this be possible!

There was no such possibility.

They did not believe it.

As a father who had always been protective of his cubs, Xiao Zhan was naturally looking forward to Xiao Ze's cultivation realm showing a significant improvement.

But to say that he had advanced to a Dou Practitioner in such a short period of time?

Xiao Zhan also did not believe it.

He truly felt that it was somewhat unlikely!

"What, Ze'er has actually entered the realm of a Dou Practitioner? This..."

In his astonishment, Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Yan before him and said, "Yan'er, is it true that your younger brother, Xiao Ze, has advanced to a Dou Practitioner?"

Xiao Yan also found it hard to believe; to improve to a Dou Practitioner this quickly—this cultivation speed was many times stronger than his own from three years ago.

Xiao Ze had been cultivating in his room for half an hour, studying the Burning Art.

As long as he swallowed a Heavenly Flame next, he would be able to upgrade the Burning Art technique.

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 for the entire night last night, did you?"

"Brother Xiao Ze, put your cultivation aside for now; there is no need to rush," Xiao Xun'er said.

Xiao Ze nodded. As it happened, his stomach was a bit hungry at that moment, so he ate some breakfast first.

Following that, a line of text appeared on the system panel.

[Current Task: Cultivate for one night and advance to a three-star Dou Practitioner.]

[Reward: Eight Extremities Collapse.]

[Task completed, reward successfully issued.]