Inside the Xiao Family hall, the atmosphere was tense.
"Nalan Yanran, I, Xiao Yan, offer you this advice—thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Never look down on a poor young man."
Xiao Yan's sonorous words landed heavily, and everyone in the hall froze.
Nalan Yanran was slightly taken aback, then a disdainful curve lifted at the corner of her lips as she sneered.
"Hehe, Xiao Yan, you're nothing but trash at the third stage of Dou Qi. Do you even have a future? Don't you find yourself utterly ridiculous for saying something like that?!"
Nalan Yanran's voice was exceptionally grating. Xiao Yan's face darkened further at her words, and the fury in his heart could no longer be suppressed.
Just then, a young man at the six-star Grand Dou Master level suddenly rose from the crowd.
"Nalan Yanran, you keep calling Xiao Yan trash. What the hell does your Cloud Mist Sect amount to? Are you that powerful?" the young man demanded bluntly.
Xiao Yan was stunned. At a time like this, even his father had not dared to stand up for him, yet his uncle had stepped forward. His eyes instantly grew a little moist.
Nalan Yanran frowned at his words.
"Who are you? How dare you insult the Cloud Mist Sect? Are you courting death?" Ge Ye rose to his feet and shouted.
Xiao Zhan's heart tightened at the sight, and he hurriedly said, "Lin Yang, don't talk nonsense. Sit down, now."
Lin Yang did not care in the slightest and waved a hand at Xiao Zhan. "Brother-in-law, leave it to me. Don't worry."
Xiao Zhan was slightly stunned. He wanted to say something more, but though his mouth was open, no words came out for a long while. How could he not want to step forward? Yet as the head of the Xiao Family, the circumstances simply did not allow him to act like that.
Now that Lin Yang had stepped forward, he seemed to have something to rely on. Perhaps... he should simply remain silent and see what Lin Yang intended to do.
Ge Ye's face turned cold. "Lin Yang..."
Before he could finish, Lin Yang cut him off. "Ge Ye, who are you trying to impress? If you have the guts, fight me. If you lose, crawl out of this hall with Nalan Yanran. If I lose, I'll slit my throat on the spot. Do you dare, you old dog?"
Ge Ye flew into a rage after hearing Lin Yang's provocation. "Boy, since you're courting death, this old man will grant your wish."
Xiao Zhan's expression immediately turned grave, and he could not help but break out in a cold sweat for Lin Yang.
Lin Yang gave a cold laugh and assumed a fighting stance.
Although he was only a six-star Grand Dou Master, one star below Ge Ye, who was a seven-star Grand Dou Master,
he was not the least bit afraid and was absolutely confident that he could defeat Ge Ye.
That was because he was no longer the Lin Yang of before. He was a transmigrator, and upon arriving here, he had awakened the Myriad Heavens Super Reward System.
From the novice gift pack, he had obtained the high-tier Heaven-class cultivation art, the Holy Sun Fire-Swallowing Art, as well as the low-tier Earth-class Dou Technique, the Holy Sun Fire Phoenix Palm.
With a high-tier Heaven-class cultivation art and a low-tier Earth-class Dou Technique in hand, not to mention Ge Ye, a seven-star Grand Dou Master, Lin Yang could easily defeat even a nine-star Grand Dou Master.
As for why Lin Yang was slapping the Cloud Mist Sect in the face so early, it was because the system had issued a famous-scene mission: humiliate Nalan Yanran during the annulment of the engagement and make her crawl out. Upon completing the mission, he would be rewarded with the cultivation of a six-star Dou Saint.
The generous reward had left Lin Yang somewhat stunned at first, followed immediately by wild delight.
Seeing Lin Yang assume a stance, Ge Ye curled his lips disdainfully and directly raised a palm to attack him.
"Wind and Cloud Palm."
Wind-attributed Dou Qi gathered in Ge Ye's palm, and a low-tier Profound-class Dou Technique blasted straight at Lin Yang.
Lin Yang sneered and directly unleashed the Holy Sun Fire Phoenix Palm against Ge Ye.
"What?!" Sensing that something was wrong, Ge Ye's heart jolted as he tried to withdraw and dodge.
However, it was too late. Lin Yang's attack arrived in an instant and slammed viciously into Ge Ye's palm.
A tremendous force mixed with violent scorching heat surged through Ge Ye's palm and directly into his body.
Ge Ye let out a muffled groan and was sent flying backward, smashing heavily into the ground before violently coughing up a mouthful of blood.
"H-How is this possible?" Nalan Yanran's heart trembled, her face full of disbelief.
Ge Ye lay on the ground for a while before shakily getting to his feet. His brows were tightly furrowed, his face dark with humiliation and fury as he gritted his teeth and roared hoarsely, "Lin... Lin Yang, you cheated. You... you used an Earth-class Dou Technique against me. That's not fair."
Lin Yang sneered. "Ge Ye, a loss is a loss. Crawl out for me now. If you don't, then today, you'll be carried out lying down."
Ge Ye's face sank to the extreme at his words, rage nearly rushing to his head.
He suddenly shouted, "Lin Yang! How dare you! You're only a six-star Grand Dou Master. So what if you beat me? If you dare lay a hand on us, be careful that the Cloud Mist Sect doesn't wipe out your Xiao Family!"
A scornful smile appeared on Lin Yang's lips. "Hehe, wipe us out? What a boast. Today, you'll crawl whether you want to or not. I'll give you three seconds to think it over. Otherwise, don't blame me for making you lie down first."
"Lin Yang, forget it. Spare people when you can. Don't cause trouble," Xiao Zhan said anxiously.
Lin Yang waved his hand slightly. "Brother-in-law, I have a way to deal with the Cloud Mist Sect. Just rest assured."
Xiao Zhan was stunned again, his gaze shifting continuously between Ge Ye and Lin Yang.
In the end, he gritted his teeth. "Fine. I'll listen to you."
Since Lin Yang could produce an Earth-class Dou Technique, he must have a powerful backing.
Ge Ye's face darkened once again. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Fine. Very well. This old man will crawl. But your Xiao Family had better wait for the Cloud Mist Sect's wrath."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ge Ye closed his eyes and crawled toward the door.
The younger members of the Xiao Family burst into laughter, while Xiao Zhan held his breath and watched with a grave expression.
Ge Ye crawled.
Nalan Yanran stood where she was, trembling all over, humiliated and furious.
Lin Yang snorted coldly. "Nalan Yanran, you too. What are you staring at? Hurry up and crawl."
Nalan Yanran's heart trembled. Her face was full of unwillingness, but what else could she do?
She shot Lin Yang a resentful look, but in the end, under the pressure of his icy gaze,
she could only grit her teeth and follow behind Ge Ye, crawling toward the door.
At that moment, a notification sounded in Lin Yang's mind.
"Ding. The system has detected that the host has completed the system mission. Would you like to receive the system reward now?"
Lin Yang shook his head slightly and replied inwardly, Not now. Store it for the time being. I'll accept it later after I find somewhere secluded.
"Ding. Understood, Host."
By then, Ge Ye had already crawled outside. He glared at Lin Yang with a vicious expression.
Lin Yang looked utterly disdainful. After sneering, he turned to Xiao Zhan. "Brother-in-law, I have something to do, so I'll be leaving first. I'll come back tomorrow."
Xiao Zhan sighed softly. "All right. Remember to come back early."
"Mm."
Lin Yang did not linger any longer. He headed outside Wutan City, intending to find a valley and accept the system's cultivation infusion.
Before long, Lin Yang arrived at a valley and sat on a level stone platform.
"System, accept the reward."
"Ding. The system is about to infuse cultivation. Please adjust your mental state, Host. The process may hurt a little."
"Mm."
Lin Yang began to steady his emotions. Once he was nearly ready, a heaven-shaking torrent suddenly appeared out of nowhere and poured directly into his body, simultaneously remolding his flesh and soul.
At the same time, an intense pain erupted within Lin Yang's body.
Lin Yang shuddered violently and nearly fainted. He bit down hard on his tongue, barely managing to regain some clarity.
Time slowly passed.
After three minutes of agonizing remolding, Lin Yang's aura began to soar as though mounted on a rocket.
Grand Dou Master, Dou Spirit, Dou King, Dou Emperor, Dou Ancestor, Dou Venerate, Dou Saint.
Finally, it stopped at the six-star Dou Saint level.
"Ding. The system infusion is complete. A new mission has been issued. Please check the system panel, Host."
Feeling the earth-shattering changes within his body, Lin Yang slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, his eyes brimming with dominance.
"Refreshing, truly refreshing. A six-star Dou Saint. So long as the ancient clans do not emerge, who else on the Dou Qi Continent can stand against me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yang took a deep breath and checked the new system mission, wondering what the next reward would be.
With a thought, Lin Yang opened the system panel. A few large words were clearly written in the task bar: Continue humiliating the Cloud Mist Sect. Please proceed to the Cloud Mist Sect and humiliate them again. Make Yun Shan kneel and apologize. Mission reward: Primordial Yellow Flame.
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