After saying goodbye to Xun'er and the others, Xiao Fan hurried straight back to his room without stopping.
He had yet to claim his reward for defeating Bai Cheng. There had been too many people around when the fight ended, and after returning to the Pan Gate, he had fired up its members with a few words.
"System, claim the mission reward!"
Ding! New mission: challenge Bai Cheng. (Completed) Mission rewards: Dou Qi points +100, Source Coins +2000, secret art: Radiant Sun Transformation (Secret Technique of the Nine-Star Radiant Sun Art)
Radiant Sun Transformation (Secret Technique of the Nine-Star Radiant Sun Art): depending on the user's aptitude, consumes a certain amount of Flame Origin to condense energy within the body, which can then be expended to increase strength.
The system's mechanical voice echoed in Xiao Fan's ears once more.
As its voice faded, Xiao Fan could sense his Dou Qi, which had only recently advanced, beginning to increase slowly again with the system's help.
"That same familiar flavor..."
Watching the Dou Qi points on his system panel rise from 476 all the way to 576, Xiao Fan sighed as the Dou Qi within him gradually grew abundant.
Back when he had still been a Da Dou Shi, the tens portion of his Dou Qi points had already reached nearly seventy. That was Dou Qi he had painstakingly cultivated himself, yet even after all this time, the portion gained through his own cultivation still hadn't been enough to advance him by a single star. Xiao Fan felt rather ashamed.
In this short month, he had triggered several missions in succession: the Inner Academy selection competition, the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, taking control of the Eagle Protector, and defeating Bai Cheng. In particular, failing the mission to control the Eagle