Dou Qi Test: The Former Genius Xiao Yan Had Supercharged!

Three days later, Wutan City, the Xiao Clan.

Dawn broke, tracing the distant mountains outside Wutan City with a golden rim.

Today was the day of the Dou Qi test for the Xiao Clan's younger generation.

Quite a few young people had gathered in the Xiao Clan's Dou Qi Square early that morning.

They were the vibrant younger generation of the Xiao Clan, including many peers Xiao Yan knew.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er stood side by side at a distance, watching the crowd.

Among them, Xiao Yan spotted Xiao Mei and Xiao Ning.

Other young members of the Xiao Clan stood beside them: Xiao Teng, Xiao Ke, Xiao Jian, and Xiao Qiang.

These juniors clustered around Xiao Mei and Xiao Ning like stars surrounding the moon.

"Sister Xiao Mei, you were already at the fifth stage of Dou Qi a year ago. Now that another year has passed, you must have broken through again, right? Your talent really is admirable!"

"You're beautiful and so talented, too. Comparing yourself to others really can drive you to your grave."

The Xiao Clan juniors surrounded Xiao Mei, showering her with praise.

After the genius Xiao Yan had fallen into worthlessness, Xiao Mei and Xiao Ning had risen to become the Xiao Clan's leading figures. Xiao Mei thoroughly enjoyed the flattery.

After all, what girl had neither vanity nor a love of beauty? Naturally, she was happy when her peers in the clan put her on a pedestal.

Xiao Mei said, "As long as you work hard at cultivating, breaking through within a year won't be a problem at all. Still, compared to Brother Xiao Ning, I'm a notch weaker. Isn't that right, Brother Xiao Ning?

"I heard your cultivation has been advancing by leaps and bounds under the Great Elder's special training lately. I wonder what stage of Dou Qi you've reached?"

Xiao Mei looked at Xiao Ning beside her.

Although she had good talent, Xiao Mei knew that there was still a considerable gap between her and Xiao Ning.

After all, back then, Xiao Ning had been the most talented of his peers in the Xiao Clan after Xiao Yan. Once Xiao Yan's talent vanished and he became a good-for-nothing, Xiao Ning naturally became the clan's number one genius.

If Xiao Mei's guess was right, Xiao Ning was now at least at the eighth stage of Dou Qi.

Xiao Ning chuckled softly and said, "Hehe, you'll find out during the Dou Qi test in a little while."

Seeing that Xiao Ning clearly did not want to discuss it yet, someone changed the subject.

"By the way, do you think our third young master's cultivation will improve in this year's Dou Qi test?" one Xiao Clan junior asked mockingly.

"Improve? How could it? Xiao Yan's cultivation has been trapped at the third stage of Dou Qi for three straight years without budging. This year will be the same. If you don't believe me, just wait and see."

"What a shame. Xiao Yan's talent was truly terrifying back then. How did he become a good-for-nothing overnight?"

"Who knows? Maybe he did something shameful and brought the gods' wrath down on himself."

The group discussed Xiao Yan.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yan was still chatting with Xun'er outside the square.

It was not that he was unsociable or unwilling to speak with his peers in the Xiao Clan. His reputation as a "good-for-nothing" over the past three years was simply too notorious.

Everyone in the Xiao Clan now regarded him as useless. They had given him more than his share of scornful looks and treated him as a disgrace to the clan. Xiao Yan knew what they usually talked about, so naturally, he would not invite humiliation by going over to chat with them.

Thus, at every Dou Qi test over those three years, he had waited on the outskirts before it began, only approaching when his name was called.

Xun'er looked at Xiao Yan. She felt that her Brother Xiao Yan seemed very different today.

"Brother Xiao Yan, I feel like you're very different today. It's not just because your talent has recovered, is it?"

Xun'er seemed to have noticed something.

Xiao Yan smiled at her words and rubbed his nose. "So you noticed after all, you little rascal? That's right. For these past three days, I've stayed behind closed doors, cultivating the Xiao Clan Inherited Technique Ancestor Xiao Xuan gave me.

"That inherited technique activated the ancient Xiao Clan bloodline within me. Over these three days, my cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds. I'm afraid you're in for a surprise today."

Today's Xiao Yan was completely different from before. The former good-for-nothing Xiao Yan had rarely smiled, his face steeped in dejection.

But today, a confident smile never left his face. It felt as though the genius Xiao Yan from three years ago had returned.

Hearing his words, Xun'er asked curiously, "Oh? Brother Xiao Yan, what realm have you broken through to?"

As a fellow descendant of the Eight Ancient Clans, Xun'er naturally understood their bloodlines.

The bloodlines of the ancient clans contained Dou Di inheritance blood. At a sufficiently high concentration, it could greatly increase cultivation speed.

The reason Xun'er had cultivated so quickly over the years was the Gu Clan's Dou Di bloodline within her.

Now that Xiao Yan had also activated his Xiao Clan bloodline through the Xiao Clan Inherited Technique, Xun'er was very curious about what level he had reached to make him so happy.

Xiao Yan said, "Hehe, I'll keep it a secret for now. You'll find out in a little while. Don't be too shocked."

Xiao Yan did not tell Xun'er right away, choosing to keep her in suspense instead.

Over these three days, he had not only cultivated the Xiao Clan Inherited Technique diligently to improve his cultivation, but also received compensation from the eighth-tier alchemist Yao Chen.

After all, Yao Chen had occupied Xiao Yan's body and secretly absorbed his Dou Qi for three years, inexplicably reducing him to a good-for-nothing and a laughingstock for all that time. He felt guilty.

Thus, as soon as he restored his physical body, Yao Chen refined pills suited to Xiao Yan's current Xiao Clan Dou Di bloodline as compensation. They could increase the speed at which he absorbed Dou Qi and cultivated, helping him recover his strength quickly.

Besides that, Yao Chen had also accepted Xiao Yan as his disciple.

Yao Lao had long since discovered that Xiao Yan possessed powerful soul strength and was excellent material for an alchemist.

Over the past three years, Yao Chen had secretly observed Xiao Yan's temperament and character as well, and was thoroughly satisfied.

He had already planned to pass on all his alchemical knowledge to Xiao Yan in the future, holding nothing back.

Over these three days, with the combined assistance of his Xiao Clan bloodline, the Xiao Clan Inherited Technique, and the pills Yao Chen provided, Xiao Yan's cultivation had swiftly risen to a level he had never dared imagine before.

Xiao Yan took a deep breath and gazed at the nearby Dou Qi Testing Stele that had brought him three years of humiliation.

He thought, This Dou Qi test should finally let me cast off that label of good-for-nothing, shouldn't it?

It's time to return those three years of humiliation to the people who inflicted them on me.

Soon, they'll know that the former genius Xiao Yan hasn't just returned-he's supercharged himself!

Seeing Xiao Yan brimming with confidence, Xun'er smiled faintly beside him. She could not help sharing the young man's anticipation.

Meanwhile, elsewhere, Xiao Zhan had come to invite Xiao Xuan to observe the proceedings.

Three days earlier, Xiao Xuan had specifically stated that he wanted to see the strength of the Xiao Clan's younger generation. Now that the Dou Qi test was about to begin, he had emerged from seclusion.

Xiao Xuan had not been idle over those three days, either. He had been feeding the heavenly flame seed Yao Chen had given him.

In three days, he had nurtured the bone spirit cold flame seed with his Half-Emperor-level Dou Qi.

Although the bone spirit cold flame was still some way from becoming a fully mature heavenly flame, it would grow ever stronger as time passed.

Now, Xiao Xuan could be considered to possess a fourth heavenly flame within his body.

Four heavenly flames housed in one body-across the entire Dou Qi Continent, he was probably the only such case at present.

After emerging from seclusion, Xiao Xuan arrived outside the Dou Qi Testing Grounds and looked down at the young people crowding the Xiao Clan's Dou Qi Square below.

"These are all descendants of my Xiao Clan's younger generation. Without the support of the Xiao Clan's Dou Di bloodline, their strength is clearly far too weak..."

After looking around, Xiao Xuan was deeply disappointed.

Only when his gaze swept over Xiao Yan standing at the edge of the grounds did his eyes brighten slightly.

This boy truly is an exceptional case of ancestral bloodline reversion. In just three short days, he's managed to break through repeatedly by relying on our Xiao Clan's inherited technique and bloodline.

Even with Yao Chen's pills helping him, reaching this realm in three days is remarkable. Such talent was rare even in the Xiao Clan of old.

As Xiao Xuan studied Xiao Yan, he also heard gossip about him, including talk of him being a good-for-nothing.

Xiao Xuan said, "A good-for-nothing? In a little while, you'll learn what it means to be a monster of the Xiao Clan."