Three months later.
Deep in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
A man and a woman stood side by side.
"High Earth Tier Dou Technique, Ancient Lion Flame Burst!"
The black-clad young man flashed forward, his hands rapidly forming seals. Vast reserves of Dou Qi streamed from his body into his hands, swiftly condensing into an enormous fiery lion.
The energy of heaven and earth stirred, visibly converging on the fiery lion. The crimson beast swelled until it was over a hundred feet across, then hurtled toward a distant boulder with a roar.
"Ha!"
The black-clad young man shouted sharply and completed a hand seal. The terrifying fiery lion exploded in an instant.
Heaven and earth seemed to change color. Under the searing impact of the Dou Qi, the distant bluestone boulder shattered into pieces.
"Wow, Brother Xiao Yan, you're getting stronger and stronger! You've already reached minor mastery of this high Earth Tier Dou Technique!"
The girl in green held an ancient-looking book in her hands. Her expression brightened with delight as she watched the boulder explode.
"Hehe, that's because you taught me well, Xun'er. I never imagined a high Earth Tier cultivation technique could be so powerful. It's more than a thousand times stronger than my old low Yellow Tier cultivation technique..."
Fiery-red Dou Qi Armor enveloped Xiao Yan's body, setting off his sword-like brows and star-bright eyes. Although that sequence of attacks had left his Dou Qi nearly exhausted, his high Earth Tier cultivation technique was equally monstrous. Within moments, it had replenished most of his Two-Star Great Dou Master reserves.
"Hehe, it's your talent that's remarkable, Brother Xiao Yan. Not only have you mastered several Earth Tier Dou Techniques and cultivation techniques, your strength has soared from Dou Shi to Da Dou Shi. Talent like yours would