In the Wind and Lightning Pavilion of the Central Plains on the Dou Qi Continent,
"You lost again. You've been challenging me continuously for a year now. Do you yield yet?"
On the Dou Technique arena of the Wind and Lightning Pavilion, a youth with flying white hair, skin as white as white jade, and handsome features slowly spoke.
Standing opposite him at this moment was Feng Qing'er, a genius maiden of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan. She was somewhat younger here than when she first appeared in the original work,
possessing a perfect melon-seed face and eyes like the most beautiful gems,
yet right now she still looked rather unconvinced, her gaze staring tightly at the opposite youth like a pair of knives.
"If you don't speak, I'll take that as default. So the upcoming agreement remains in effect for another month. Whenever you defeat me, we'll swap roles."
Qin Yun slowly exhaled a breath, whereupon his white hair turned back into black silk, transforming him from a figure resembling a celestial descending to earth into an ordinary youth.
Then he left the Dou Technique arena without looking back, leaving behind another proud daughter of heaven whose silver teeth were practically about to grind to pieces.
"Damn it! Why can I never beat him? A whole year! Every single month I challenge him once, and today I failed again. The next time I win, I'm definitely going to ride on his back and circle the Central Plains a whole lap!"
Feng Qing'er fiercely hammered the ground with her fist, then wiped away a trace of blood from the corner of her mouth with extreme reluctance.
When the two of them first met, Feng Qing'er had looked upon this Young Pavilion Master of Wind and Lightning with utter disdain.
She was born to the noble Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, while mere geniuses from peripheral regions could only reign as kings and dominate a tiny area.
Placed across the entire continent, they didn't even count as cannon fodder and simply weren't worthy of her notice.
So since she had come here, the position of young pavilion master ought to be inherited by her.
However, things did not develop at all the way Feng Qing'er had anticipated.
During their first spar, Feng Qing'er took a massive tumble. Her opponent employed a very strange cultivation method.
When this cultivation method was deployed, not even her hair turned completely white, but her skin also turned a bizarre shade of white.
As for her physical constitution, it underwent an all-around enhancement; ordinary attacks landing on him couldn't even break his defense.
After a set of Dou Techniques, not only did she fail to inflict much damage on her opponent, but she ended up beaten black and blue.
To reclaim her dignity, Feng Qing'er spent a month in bitter cultivation, challenged the other party once more, and even dropped harsh words: this time, whoever lost would become the other's mount.
As for surpassing the other party in the future, the status of the mount would then be reversed.
Unsurprisingly, she got beaten up again. From then on, Feng Qing'er poured all her energy into cultivation, hoping that one day she would be able to defeat her opponent and make him her mount.
Meanwhile, Qin Yun, who had already left, let out a long breath of relief. Seeing that there was no one around, he found a quiet spot to sit down and regulate the Dou Qi within his body.
Damn it, this crazy woman is even more willful than in the original work. But I have to admit, this talent is definitely not weak even placed across the entire continent. If a few more months pass, she might even suppress me.
Qin Yun muttered to himself softly, then looked at the palm of his right hand. There were a few conspicuous wounds on it, with a bit of red blood mixed in the middle.
Although these minor injuries could recover in just a few breaths, his defense had still been breached after all. If the opponent's attack had been slightly more fierce at the time, even his Threefold Reversal would have struggled to hold on.
Looking at the wounds on his hand, Qin Yun gazed toward the distance with a complex look in his eyes. He was originally a person from Blue Star who accidentally arrived at the Dou Qi Continent,
and right at the start, he was picked up and brought home by Thunder Venerable of the Wind and Lightning Pavilion. This was the Wind and Lightning Pavilion! The very one that Xiao Yan kicked away like a stray dog in the later stages.
As glorious as it appeared upon its first appearance, it was just as miserable in the later stages. However, although Thunder Venerable had harbored murderous intent toward Xiao Yan in the original work,
from his own perspective, the man had been pretty good to him.
When he first transmigrated, he was only a child of seven or eight. Over the past ten years in the Wind and Lightning Pavilion, the man never mistreated him,
providing him with plenty of resources and even making him the Young Pavilion Master a year ago.
By reason and by emotion, this nurturing grace still had to be repaid by him. However, the days ahead were not going to be too easy; calculating the time, Xiao Yan should still be in his trough period right now.
Qin Yun would certainly not firmly believe that he was the son of destiny. As the saying goes, man proposes, heaven disposes; even with a system, if one didn't work hard, one would still remain good for nothing.
Having stayed in the Wind and Lightning Pavilion for so long, it was also time to go check out Xiao Yan's side. Even if they didn't become good brothers, at least he could get a familiar face so that the Wind and Lightning Pavilion wouldn't be kicked to pieces like a wild dog by the roadside in the future.
Of course, he couldn't pin all his hopes on Xiao Yan either. If possible, he also wanted to catch a glimpse of that legendary realm of Dou Di.
Besides, he wasn't alone; he also carried a system of his own. However, this system belonged to the sign-in and check-in variety.
He could check in upon arriving at any significant and memorable location, and upon a successful check-in, he would be awarded an ultimate technique from The Outcast.
The first location he checked in at was the Wind and Lightning Pavilion, and the reward at the time was the Three-One Sect's Threefold Reversal. The moment he acquired it, he automatically entered the first layer,
enabling him to transform his skin into Qi, gain the strength of dragons and tigers, and simultaneously heal minor skin abrasions.
However, this thing was truly difficult to cultivate. Even with him cultivating for this long, he had only half a footstep into the second layer.
Although difficult to practice, the benefits gained were also extremely huge. His fleshly body at the same realm far surpassed ordinary people,
and with his current One-Star Dou Wang realm, he could suppress Feng Qing'er, a genius of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan at the same realm as himself.
Even though this fellow was known as Sister Iron-Head and was the number one affectionate person in Battle Through the Heavens,
one had to acknowledge that she was also the first genius in the same realm to force out Xiao Yan's Fire Lotus trump card.
Being able to suppress her for a whole year could already be considered quite good.
Qin Yun quickly made up his mind. If possible, he would set off for Wutan City in the Jia Ma Empire immediately tomorrow, extending a helping hand while Xiao Yan was at his lowest,
and sign in while he was there. After all, this was the birthplace of the future Flame Emperor, and he believed the things he would obtain definitely wouldn't be weak.
No sooner said than done, Qin Yun went straight to Thunder Venerable's lounge, wishing to apply with him for a few months' leave to head to the Jia Ma Empire to handle some personal matters.
Thunder Venerable was named Lei Ming, a middle-aged old man with dark skin and an extremely robust figure, giving off an unangered and imposing aura.
Setting aside the filter of the original work, although his temper was somewhat irritable, his treatment of disciples and the like was not bad.
"You're saying you want to spend a few months going to the Jia Ma Empire? You at least have to give me a reasonable explanation.
If I remember correctly, the Jia Ma Empire is a remote place where there isn't even a proper Dou Zong.
To be honest, I don't think it will be of much help to the improvement of your strength."
Thunder Venerable said in a rumbling voice. Although he didn't refuse outright, the meaning he expressed was also one of disapproval.
The current Thunder Venerable was already a Two-Star Dou Zun, holding plenty of prestige in the early stages, so naturally he looked down on such small places.
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