"Well, damn. You really didn't hold back at all, brat."
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li suffered a swift, decisive defeat, and everyone clearly saw one thing: the weapon in Xiao Yan's hand wasn't something he had brought with him. He had condensed it from Dou Qi!
Condensing Dou Qi into solid objects-what did that mean? That was an ability exclusive to Dou Ling experts!
In other words, this sixteen- or seventeen-year-old youth had already reached the Dou Ling realm?
One had to understand that the Da Dou Shi realm alone was enough to hold most people back for their entire lives.
A Dou Ling could dominate an entire region in the Jia Ma Empire. Even in the Imperial Family's service, someone at that level could become a legion commander.
And the strongest expert these mercenaries in Stone Desert City had ever seen was Luo Bu, the leader of the Sand Mercenary Group, who was merely a Three-Star Da Dou Shi.
"Little Yanzi, we originally thought that, after leaving the Xiao Clan and surviving countless life-and-death battles, we could grow faster than you and close the gap between us.
"But who would've thought you'd progress even faster? Looks like your eldest brother and I can forget about surpassing you in this lifetime."
"I just got lucky."
At his second brother Xiao Li's praise, Xiao Yan merely smiled without offering any further explanation.
"By the way, that move just now-you materialized Dou Qi, didn't you?"
Dressed in white, Xiao Ding couldn't help asking. Or perhaps it had been some unique Dou Technique.
"Yes, that move was indeed Dou Qi materialization. Your little brother had a bit of luck and successfully advanced to the Dou Ling realm a few months ago. I'm a Two-Star Dou Ling now."
A Two-Star Dou Ling?
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