Battle Through the Heavens: Reborn into the Xiao Clan, Starting with Xiao Xuan's Inheritance

When Xiao Yi focused his gaze, he saw a tall, pine-straight man approaching. His tight muscles were wrapped in a plain gray coarse-cloth outfit, without the luxurious robes, gold trim, or jade ornaments of other Dou Venerables. Even the hem of his clothes was stained with dust.

He was not particularly handsome. His square face had hard lines, with loose strands of hair hanging casually over his forehead. A faint knife scar ran from his brow bone to his jaw along his left cheek, adding a touch of ferocity.

Most eye-catching was the weapon constantly clenched in his right hand—not a massive battle saber or a gleaming treasured sword, but an ordinary palm-sized iron knife.

Its blade had been polished bright, and its handle was wrapped in old strips of cloth. It looked like something one could casually buy from a blacksmith's shop on the street, yet a faint aura belonging to a Dou Venerable seeped from between his fingers.

"This appearance, this weapon..."

"Could he be the renowned Little Knife Venerable?"

Xiao Yi cried out inwardly. He had not expected to encounter the real Little Knife Venerable today!

However, seeing how young Xiao Yi was, Little Knife Venerable developed a measure of contempt. He looked at Xiao Yi and spoke provocatively.

"Kid, hand over that Dou Technique..."

"Today, this venerable one may spare your life..."

Xiao Yi merely smiled faintly and said softly, "Entering this ruin to seek fortune and opportunities all depends on luck. Since I obtained this Dou Technique first, why should I give it to you...?"

Little Knife Venerable snorted coldly. "Ignorant brat, you're courting death!"

The next second, the muscles beneath Little Knife Venerable's gray cloth outfit suddenly tensed, and the scar on his left cheek gleamed coldly beneath the sunlight.

The others only saw