How Could He Possibly Be a Dou Emperor?

Seeing Xiao Yun's indifferent attitude when speaking to her teacher, Nalan Yanran felt thoroughly annoyed.

As the personal disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect's leader, she had always been fawned over and respected wherever she went. Yet after arriving at the Xiao Clan, she had first been publicly humiliated by Xiao Yun. Now that even her teacher had personally come, he still dared to be so insolent.

"Xiao Yun, what kind of attitude is that?" Nalan Yanran snapped.

"My teacher is doing you a favor by speaking to you. Don't be ungrateful! You're just the young master of some minor clan, yet you dare sit there drinking tea in front of my teacher?"

"Do you believe my teacher could crush you to death with one finger?"

Before Nalan Yanran could finish, Yun Yun interrupted, "Yanran, shut up."

Yun Yun's tone was somewhat stern. "How many times have I told you? When you are away from the sect, restrain your temper. Don't just blurt out whatever comes to mind."

"This is not the Misty Cloud Sect. Don't assume everyone is supposed to indulge you."

"You were already in the wrong in this matter. You came here on your own to break off the engagement while I was in seclusion, and now you're shouting here as well. Is this how I usually taught you?"

After being reprimanded by her teacher, Nalan Yanran's expression turned ugly. She opened her mouth to argue, but upon seeing Yun Yun's stern face, she swallowed her words.

She also felt terribly wronged. Clearly, Xiao Yun had bullied her, yet not only did her teacher refuse to stand up for her, she was even speaking for an outsider.

"Teacher, why are you speaking up for him?" Nalan Yanran asked through gritted teeth.

"He's merely a young master from the tiny Xiao Clan. Even if he has some strength, the Misty Cloud Sect doesn't need to lower itself so much for him!"

"And I refuse to believe he is truly that strong. Maybe he used some secret technique or took pills beforehand to raise his strength. Otherwise, how could a teenager defeat Elder Ge Ye?"

"If he didn't have those underhanded methods, he definitely wouldn't be my match!"

The more Nalan Yanran spoke, the more convinced she became that she was right, and the hatred in her heart toward Xiao Yun grew deeper.

Xiao Yun sat there listening to Nalan Yanran's foolish words, and he truly could not be bothered to listen any longer.

What exactly was in this woman's head? If she lost, she claimed the other person had used a secret technique? Or taken pills? In any case, she simply refused to admit that she was inferior?

Just as he was about to say something, a light screen suddenly appeared before him.

[New mission issued: Fight Nalan Yanran and reveal your true strength, causing her to feel fear. Upon completion, reward: 1 keyword extraction opportunity.]

[If you choose to ignore her provocation and remain unmoved, you may receive 1 random title reward.]

Upon seeing the two options, he chose the first without hesitation.

A keyword extraction opportunity was far more worthwhile than some title reward. Besides, he had long found Nalan Yanran's face unpleasant to look at. This was the perfect chance to teach her a proper lesson.

"Nalan Yanran." Xiao Yun stood and called out to her.

"Haven't you always thought I only beat you by using some underhanded method? Then I'll give you an opportunity now. Fight me."

"If you can withstand even one move from me, you win."

Nalan Yanran froze upon hearing this. Disbelief appeared on her face, followed immediately by wild delight.

She had just been worrying about finding a chance to regain her dignity, yet this fool Xiao Yun had actually come knocking on her door.

"Are you serious?" Nalan Yanran immediately asked.

"Of course."

"Fine! I accept your challenge!" Nalan Yanran agreed at once, her face carrying an expression of certain victory.

"But let's be clear—you're not allowed to use any of those underhanded tricks. Fight me fair and square!"

Xiao Yun nearly laughed when he heard that. Underhanded tricks? This woman truly was stubborn to the end.

"Don't worry. I guarantee I won't use any underhanded tricks."

"Then let's go to your Xiao Clan's Disciples' Plaza. Today, I'll expose your true colors as a piece of trash in front of everyone!"

After saying that, Nalan Yanran took the lead and headed toward the Disciples' Plaza, her steps crisp and decisive.

As for Yun Yun, she sat in the hall and watched her disciple's retreating figure. She wanted to stop her, but it was already too late, so she could only shake her head helplessly.

Deep down, she also wanted to see just how capable Xiao Yun really was. No matter how convincingly Ge Ye described it, seeing it for herself would be more reliable.

Xiao Zhan, however, became somewhat worried. Yun Yun stood behind Nalan Yanran, and if Xiao Yun struck too heavily and injured her disciple, Yun Yun might be polite now, but if she proved protective of her own, it would be troublesome.

But when Xiao Zhan saw Xiao Yun's confident expression, he swallowed the words that had reached his lips.

Before long, the group arrived at the Xiao Clan's Disciples' Plaza. Many Xiao Clan disciples had already gathered around, each wearing expressions of anticipation and curiosity.

Nalan Yanran stood in the center of the plaza and drew her longsword, its tip aimed directly at Xiao Yun. "Come on, Xiao Yun. If you really have any skill, stop hiding it and let me see what level you actually are!"

"But let me make this clear first. If you dare use any underhanded tricks again, don't blame me for being rude!"

Xiao Yun stood opposite her, watching her bare her fangs and brandish her claws, yet his heart remained calm.

He did not say much. He merely began to slowly circulate the Dou Qi within his body.

At first, it was only a faint fluctuation of Dou Qi, but its rise was astonishingly fast.

One star, two stars... His Dou Qi continued to climb, quickly breaking past the realm of a Da Dou Shi and continuing upward.

Dou Ling, Dou Wang...

That terrifying aura showed no sign of stopping and continued to rise.

With a boom that exploded across the plaza, a vast Dou Qi fluctuation like an ocean swept forth from Xiao Yun's body.

Dou Emperor!

That aura was undeniably at the level of a Dou Emperor!

The entire Disciples' Plaza instantly fell silent. Everyone was dumbfounded after feeling that terrifying pressure.

Nalan Yanran's face instantly turned deathly pale. She nearly could not hold onto the longsword in her hand, and her entire body froze in place as she trembled all over.

A Dou Emperor?

Xiao Yun was actually a Dou Emperor?!

Impossible! This was absolutely impossible! How could he possibly be a Dou Emperor?!

Yet the oppressive aura rushing toward her was undeniably real, enveloping her so completely that even breathing became difficult. The Dou Qi throughout her body was suppressed to the point that it could not move.

The longsword in Nalan Yanran's hand fell to the ground. Her entire body went limp as she collapsed there, her face pale and her lips trembling, unable to utter a single word.