Successive Breakthroughs, Setting Out for Home!

The moment the Amethyst Source entered his mouth, Xiao Lei felt a massive surge of domineering energy rush fiercely into his body.

Under normal circumstances, it was extremely dangerous for an ordinary human cultivator to refine and absorb the energy of the Amethyst Source.

One careless mistake and the qi cyclone within their body could burst apart; they might even be consumed by Purple Flame and turned into ashes!

However, Xiao Lei now possessed the Azure Heaven Overlord Body. Purple Flame energy of this level was still far from threatening him.

The massive, domineering purple energy surged wildly into Xiao Lei's body, rampaging through him and battering his meridians.

However, Xiao Lei's meridians had been strengthened by Yun Yun's Dou Qi and further enhanced by the Azure Heaven Overlord Body. They had become thick and resilient, and were not damaged by the purple energy.

Without hesitation, Xiao Lei formed the cultivation hand seals and swiftly activated the Dou Qi Cultivation Method, the Thunderclap Skill.

Strands of domineering purple energy were forcefully guided by Xiao Lei along the cultivation path, then converted into Purple Dou Qi.

Suddenly, as though sensing danger, that domineering purple energy actually gathered together and formed a mass of purple energy.

The purple energy mass suddenly trembled violently. Wisps of purple flame rose from its surface, brimming with danger.

Xiao Lei remained calm. Operating the Thunderclap Skill, he mobilized the Dou Qi within his body to envelop the purple energy mass, gradually removing the violent factor contained within the purple energy.

As time passed, the violent factor within the purple energy mass steadily diminished until it finally became pure energy that could be directly absorbed.

Xiao Lei immediately stopped hesitating. He swiftly converted the pure energy into his own Dou Qi, poured it into his Dantian Qi Cyclone, and then compressed it into purple Liquid Energy.

As Xiao Lei absorbed and converted it, the Liquid Energy within the qi cyclone surged upward at a rate visible to the naked eye...

Nearly two hours passed before the qi cyclone within Xiao Lei's body was finally completely filled.

At the same time, a faint purple glow had enveloped his entire body.

The purple radiance covered his body, taking the shape of a Dou Qi Gauze Armor. It continued to twist, as though constructing and testing something.

Faintly, the originally illusory Dou Qi Gauze Armor began to display traits resembling something tangible.

Xiao Lei slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and his hand seals quietly changed. At the brink of a breakthrough, every Dou Practitioner would instinctively choose the correct course of action: compression...

Gaseous energy could be compressed into higher-grade Liquid Energy, and Liquid Energy could likewise be compressed into an even higher-grade solid energy.

This so-called solid energy was precisely the secret behind a Dou Grandmaster's ability to summon Dou Qi Armor.

As Xiao Lei's hand seals changed, the qi cyclone in his body first fell instantly silent. A moment later, ripples suddenly began to spread across its surface, growing more and more violent...

In the end, it was almost like boiling water. Blossoms of purple waves continuously seeped out from the center of the qi cyclone.

The instant the energy ripples began to fluctuate, the qi cyclone, which had originally been rotating slowly, also began to accelerate quietly. It soon became a madly spinning spiral sphere.

Due to its high-speed rotation, rings of cyan arcs actually appeared around the qi cyclone...

Gradually, the twisting Dou Qi Gauze Armor on Xiao Lei's body came to a stop. Purple light flashed fiercely as Purple Dou Qi rapidly fused and gathered, finally merging together to form a suit of purple armor.

A thunderbolt pattern was branded upon the armor's chest. Faint purple lightning arcs flickered intermittently across the pale purple armor, lending it an added air of dominance.

At this moment, the Liquid Energy within Xiao Lei's qi cyclone was rapidly decreasing.

The Liquid Energy within the wildly spinning qi cyclone had gradually run dry. Under Xiao Lei's spiritual gaze, a thumb-sized purple diamond-shaped crystal slowly floated at the center of the qi cyclone, motionless and silent.

The instant this diamond-shaped crystal appeared, Xiao Lei could clearly feel a sense of comfort radiating from the depths of his soul.

This little thing was the most crucial requirement for becoming a Dou Grandmaster. Dou Grandmaster experts usually called it a Dou Crystal.

In the eyes of many experts, only after one possessed a Dou Crystal could they be considered to have truly stepped into the halls of Dou Qi cultivation.

This little thing was the crystallization of all the Dou Qi within a person's body, containing an immense amount of energy.

After the Dou Crystal formed, another quarter of an hour passed before the pure energy brought by the Amethyst Source was completely refined and absorbed by Xiao Lei.

"Phew!"

Xiao Lei let out a long breath of stale air and slowly opened his eyes.

Sensing the aura of his cultivation, Xiao Lei nodded in satisfaction.

"Since that's the case, I'll keep up the momentum and raise it another level!"

After pondering briefly, Xiao Lei moved his mind and retrieved the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill he had obtained from a lottery draw from the System Space, placing it into his mouth.

Boom!

In an instant, another wave of pure energy surged into Xiao Lei's body.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Lei activated the Thunderclap Skill and began refining and absorbing the pure energy.

At the same time, his aura continued to rise.

More than an hour later, Xiao Lei finally finished completely absorbing and refining the medicinal power of the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill. His cultivation had risen from a One-Star Dou Grandmaster to a Three-Star Dou Grandmaster!

This time, Xiao Lei finally ended his cultivation. He rose to his feet, heavily stomped on the ground, and his body instantly appeared several meters to his left as though shifting through space. His fist, carrying a suffocatingly powerful force, slammed viciously into a large tree before him!

Bang!

With an explosive crack, the trunk of the tree, which required two people to encircle it, burst apart on the spot. Amid flying wood chips, the towering tree crashed down!

Xiao Lei curled his fingers slightly, and a faint purple gleam spread between them. A moment later, he flicked his finger, sending a purple force shooting out like an arrow and piercing through another tree trunk.

This was Dou Qi Emission, an ability that could only be mastered at the Dou Grandmaster realm.

"It's about time to head back!"

Xiao Lei raised his head and glanced at the lingering glow of the setting sun. His figure flashed as he sped toward the outskirts of the Demon Beast Mountain Range.

Xiao Lei had been away from Wu Tan City for more than half a year, and the coming-of-age ceremony was not far off.

Xiao Lei did not wish to miss the Xiao Family's coming-of-age ceremony, especially the subsequent enrollment at Jia Nan Academy.

When Xiao Lei left, he did not notice that atop a concealed mountain peak beyond his perception stood a woman dressed in a snow-white plain gown.

Only after seeing Xiao Lei safely emerge from the dense forest did she softly let out a breath of relief. She watched the youth's figure gradually disappear, then let out a faint sigh.

After gathering herself for a long while, she finally composed her emotions. The green wings on her back trembled slightly, and she flew in another direction toward the outskirts of the Demon Beast Mountain Range...