Xiao Yan knew very well that although his cultivation had improved rapidly lately,
defeating Xiao Yu was no easy feat.
"Cousin Xiao Yu." Just as Xiao Yan was about to speak, he realized that his body had suddenly fallen out of his control.
Then, a powerful force pressed down on him, pinning him in place.
Yao Chen's spirit immediately possessed Xiao Yan, taking over his body. He looked at Xiao Yu and said, "All right. I accept."
"Good. You've got some guts, kid. I thought you wouldn't dare accept my challenge."
Xiao Yu said, then drew her weapon, ready to use a Dou Technique against Xiao Yan.
But after thinking it over, she realized that Xiao Yan only had the strength of a mere Three-Stage Dou Qi. Using a Dou Technique against him would be making a mountain out of a molehill.
She didn't need a Dou Technique to deal with him.
He probably couldn't even withstand an ordinary attack, could he?
But at that moment, Xiao Yu was astonished to see the power within Xiao Yan suddenly surge. Its strength had clearly surpassed hers.
It even far surpassed that of Xiao Clan patriarch Xiao Zhan, a Da Dou Shi.
At the very least, only a powerful Dou Ling could possess such strength.
A Dou Ling? Xiao Yan? How was that possible?
Still reeling from the shock, Xiao Yu immediately found it unbelievable. She simply couldn't believe it.
Before half a round had passed, Xiao Yu was defeated in an instant.
She crashed to the ground, her face bruised and swollen, her pretty features covered in wounds. It was a pitiful sight.
"Xiao Yan, you're actually this powerful! What did you do? How did you get so strong?" Xiao Yu exclaimed in shock.
Xiao Yan was just as astonished. He hadn't expected his teacher to take control of his body and unleash the power of a Dou Ling.
At the same time, Xiao Yan was curious. Was his teacher really a Dou Ling?
Or was the power of a Dou Ling merely the tip of the iceberg of his teacher's full strength?
Was his teacher's true strength even higher, even greater?
For a moment, Xiao Yan's mind brimmed with endless speculation.
After defeating Xiao Yu, Yao Chen could hardly wait to claim his reward.
He had just obtained three blind boxes, which had been placed in the system's inventory.
He opened the system inventory, then opened the three White Blind Boxes he had just obtained.
[You opened three White Blind Boxes and took part in a draw. You received the following rewards.] [You received 20 points, 15 soul power, and 1 Revival Coin.] [Once you have obtained 100 Revival Coins, host, you will be able to reconstruct your flesh-and-blood body, leave your spirit state, and regain your physical body.] [Host currently has 100 points. The Points Mall has been unlocked.]
Yao Chen's expression showed a hint of surprise. He hadn't expected to get a Revival Coin just now. According to the system's explanation, he only needed 99 more to reconstruct his body and regain his physical form.
But he knew very well that Revival Coins were extraordinarily precious. They weren't something he could obtain easily.
As for the system's Points Mall, it had also just been unlocked.
Yao Chen couldn't wait to open the system's mall.
He saw a dazzling array of goods: pills, Dou Techniques, cultivation methods, weapons, and other rare treasures. There were even Heavenly Flames that could be exchanged for points.
The prices, however, were shockingly high.
Green Lotus Core Flame: 10,000 points.
Purifying Lotus Demon Flame: 1,000,000 points.
Good grief.
It seemed that exchanging points for rare treasures like Heavenly Flames would cost an astonishing amount.
Still, Yao Chen believed that as long as he completed more missions, he would earn more and more points.
The higher the grade of the blind box, the greater the chance of drawing points as a reward.
Yao Chen's attention left the system panel and returned to the world before him.
He had left the ghostly state, withdrawn from Xiao Yan's body, and returned to the Storage Ring.
Once Yao Chen's spirit had left him, Xiao Yan felt as if his body had been completely hollowed out.
With his current physical strength and cultivation, Yao Chen's spirit had pushed him to his limits by unleashing the power of a Dou Ling through his body.
After Yao Chen's spirit left, the aura around Xiao Yan immediately weakened considerably.
Xiao Yu found it baffling.
What was going on?
Why had Xiao Yan's aura weakened so much after he defeated her?
What kind of method had he used just now? How had he gone from the strength of a mere Three-Stage Dou Qi to the power of a Dou Ling in an instant?
Xiao Yu wasn't stupid. After all, she had spent quite a long time at Jia Nan Academy.
She had seen a thing or two.
So she knew very well that the power Xiao Yan had used just now definitely hadn't been his own!
Half an hour later.
In the Inner Academy of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Yu had just returned to the courtyard where the Grand Elder lived.
The Grand Elder was talking with Xiao Ning.
Then he saw his elder sister Xiao Yu return to the courtyard, her face bruised and swollen.
"What happened, Sis? How did you get hurt so badly? Who beat you up?" Xiao Ning asked, stunned.
The Grand Elder was baffled, too. His granddaughter Xiao Yu was a student at Jia Nan Academy.
Her Dou Qi strength was far beyond what ordinary people could match.
What on earth had happened?
Xiao Yu didn't know how to describe what had just happened.
If she said that Xiao Yan had defeated her—and with the power of a Dou Ling, no less—her grandfather and younger brother Xiao Ning probably wouldn't believe her.
Xiao Yu's instincts told her that
although she had indeed been defeated by the power of a Dou Ling, that power definitely hadn't come from Xiao Yan himself.
Xiao Yu wanted to find out what Xiao Yan was hiding, something she didn't know about.
Could some mysterious powerhouse be backing Xiao Yan?
If so, it wouldn't be hard to explain why Xiao Yan had dared to make the Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran.
He wasn't even afraid of the Misty Cloud Sect, the super sect of the Jia Ma Empire.
Could there really be some mysterious powerhouse behind Xiao Yan?
Who was that person? How could they be so powerful?
The strongest person in the entire Xiao Clan was Xiao Zhan, a five-star Da Dou Shi.
A Dou Ling powerhouse was an existence they didn't even dare dream of!
In the back mountain of the Xiao Clan,
Xiao Yan felt as if his body had been completely hollowed out. It took him a long while to recover.
Then he asked, "Teacher, was that the power possessed by a Dou Ling powerhouse?"
"It really was powerful!"
Yao Chen's spirit drifted out of the Storage Ring and looked at Xiao Yan.
His attention was on the system panel.
Several lines of text were displayed.
[Current mission: Auction a Rank 4 Pill and gain Ya Fei's attention.] [Reward: One red treasure chest.]