A pig with scallions in its snout, posing as an elephant

"Dou Qi, third stage!"

Watching Xiao Yan on the platform, looking utterly lost and dejected, Xiao Han sighed inwardly.

Because from this moment onward, the Flame Emperor Xiao Yan would rise at a flying pace, unstoppable.

Xiao Han sighed because his Past-Life Wisdom had awakened too late.

The body he had grown up in was now twenty-five years old, yet his Dou Qi cultivation was only at Three-Star Dou Zhe. He could be called the ultimate trash among trash.

It was not that he had never considered approaching Xiao Yan. Unfortunately, Xiao Han was merely a collateral descendant of the Xiao Clan and had had little contact with Xiao Yan since childhood. Showing up out of nowhere to offer goodwill would only arouse Xiao Yan's suspicion.

Besides, by this point, Yao Chen had long since awakened.

So approaching rashly would not only put Xiao Yan on guard; Yao Chen might even off him.

After all, Yao Chen at this time was like a bird startled by the twang of a bow. The moment he sensed anything unusual, he would strike with thunderous force.

Then Xiao Han would die without even a place to be buried.

Having lived again, Xiao Han did not want to get offed so soon after awakening.

He still wanted to properly experience this world with its earth-shaking power.

It was time to leave.

Glancing once more at Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er beside him, who was bowing respectfully to him, Xiao Han silently made up his mind.

He had no choice but to leave.

Along with Xiao Yan's rise, what the Xiao Clan would receive was bloody winds and rains of gore. Before long, the Xiao Clan would be slaughtered to the last, with everyone getting offed except for a handful who escaped.

Xiao Han did not want to be that cannon fodder.

Though his current Dou Qi cultivation was somewhat low, it was not impossible to survive if he went to some small town.

Besides, he knew where Qingshan Town's greatest secret treasure lay.

The medicinal herbs and gold coins in that cave ought to be enough to support his breakthrough to Dou Shi.

After that, he only needed to wait for Xiao Yan to become a Dou Di. No matter how distant his blood relation to Xiao Yan, he ought to become a Dou Emperor or Dou Zong at least.

At that thought, Xiao Han hesitated no longer. He turned and headed toward the main gate.

Just as he was about to leave the square, amid the jealous wolf howls rising from the crowd there, a crisp sound rang out beside his ear.

"Ding, protagonist Xiao Yan and female lead Xiao Xun'er detected. The Battle Through the Heavens Answering System is officially activated."

"Drawing on the male and female leads' fortune to generate the Answering Space."

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Xiao Han silently stopped in his tracks.

He had been about to leave precisely because he had no system. He could only coast along until Xiao Yan became a Dou Di, then pick up some scraps Xiao Yan did not want and thoroughly enjoy the blessings of having multiple women.

But now that his system had arrived, why leave?

He might not be able to snatch Xiao Xun'er away, but Xiao Yu and Ya Fei were beauties of the highest order too.

Having come to the Battle Through the Heavens World, he would not rest in peace if he did not make them his!

He wanted ninety-nine women from the Battle Through the Heavens World!

"Drawing in the contestants!"

Xiao Han suddenly felt his perspective shift as his soul was pulled into a space.

"The question-and-answer session begins!"

"The first contestant: Hun Tiandi."

"The second: Gu Yuan."

"The third: Zhu Kun."

"The fourth: Xiao Xuan."

"The fifth: Nascent Pill."

"The sixth: Xiao Han."

Dou Di! Hun Tiandi was utterly horrified.

Given his present cultivation, probably only a Dou Di, who had not appeared for a very long time, could draw his soul into a space without a sound or trace.

While this filled him with horror, excitement also rose in his heart.

Because it meant that as long as his bloodline was sufficient, it was possible for him to advance to Dou Di.

Immediately afterward, the others' shocked voices rang out.

"Dou Di?"

Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, Xiao Xuan, and the other Nine-Star Dou Sheng who had been transported in also thought of a Dou Di instantly.

Then they saw one another.

"Hun Tiandi!"

"Xiao Xuan?!"

"Brother Xiao!"

"Brother Gu, Hun Bastard?"

Everyone present was acquainted and recognized one another by appearance, except for Zhu Kun, the ancient dragon who had been trapped, the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill who kept scrutinizing everyone, and Xiao Han, the little lamb pretending to be a big shot.

Hun Tiandi's gaze shifted, and he asked with a smile, "To think I would meet Brother Xiao Xuan here. Have you been well in the ancient tomb all these years?"

Xiao Xuan was no pushover either. Had this place not been so strange that he could not use even a trace of soul power, he would have blown himself up with Hun Tiandi no matter what.

But being unable to detonate his soul did not mean he could not rile Hun Tiandi up. So he replied with a smile, "Thanks to you, I occasionally get to kill a few Hun Clan juniors who come in. Life has been passable."

"Hmph."

Hearing Xiao Xuan's words, Hun Tiandi snorted coldly and stopped trading barbs with him.

Instead, he turned his gaze toward Zhu Kun, who stood to one side with an imposing stance, and Nascent Pill and Xiao Han, whose faces were cold and expressionless.

Not one person who could cultivate to the late Dou Sheng stages was anything but a wily old hand. Though their presence and cultivation realms could not be sensed within this space, three of the six people brought in were Nine-Star Dou Sheng, so the other three were very likely the same.

Otherwise, why had it not brought in the Eight-Star Dou Sheng they knew, rather than these three?

"You three brothers seem unfamiliar," Hun Tiandi asked with a smile.

Zhu Kun glanced at Hun Tiandi without replying. He was considering whether this damned space was Tou She Ancient God's doing. Naturally, the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill was thinking the same thing.

Xiao Han cupped his hands toward Hun Tiandi and, like a pig sticking scallions in its snout to pose as an elephant, put on airs. "So you are the leader of the Hun Clan. My apologies for failing to pay my respects."

At those words, not only was Hun Tiandi profoundly shaken, but Gu Yuan, who had been greeting Xiao Xuan, also abruptly turned his head.

"To think this world still had several elder brothers at Nine-Star Dou Sheng." A thought stirred in Gu Yuan's mind, and he cupped his hands with a cheerful smile.

To reach Nine-Star Dou Sheng without a sound or trace under the Eight Clans' watch-such strength and forbearance secretly alarmed Gu Yuan.

"Leader of the Gu Clan, I have long admired your name!" Xiao Han turned slightly and greeted Gu Yuan as well.

"I wouldn't dare!" Gu Yuan hurriedly shifted aside to avoid the salute.

At this sight, the corner of Hun Tiandi's mouth twitched slightly.

After all these years, how could he not understand what sort of person Gu Yuan was? He was a hypocritical fraud.

Xiao Xuan was naturally no exception, though he merely snorted inwardly.

He had asked Gu Yuan to look after his Xiao Clan back then. Yet after all these years, Hun Clan members had entered the Heavenly Tomb in wave after wave, while not a single member of his Xiao Clan had...

To Zhu Kun, an Ancient Void Dragon, this scene was utterly revolting.

He snorted coldly and cursed, "A bunch of hypocritical humans!"

At those words, Hun Tiandi, Gu Yuan, and Xiao Xuan, each harboring his own little schemes, spoke in unison without any prior agreement. "A magical beast?"

"Unexpected, truly unexpected. To think there is still a Peak Ninth-Rank Magical Beast on the Dou Qi Continent." A sharp gleam flashed through Hun Tiandi's eyes.

A ninth-rank magical beast held far greater appeal to him than the half-dead Xiao Xuan.

After all, Xiao Xuan could not leave the Heavenly Tomb, whereas the bloodline of a ninth-rank magical beast could allow his Hun Clan to produce more high-level Dou Sheng.