The Dou Qi within Xiao Yan's body erupted without reservation. That surging aura was unmistakably at the Dou Shi level, and judging by how condensed it was, he was far from someone who had only just entered the Dou Shi realm!
"Dou Shi?! He's actually a Dou Shi?!"
"How is that possible?! Three years ago, he couldn't even hold on to Dou Zhi Qi Third Stage. He was a complete and utter waste!"
"Three years, from Dou Zhi Qi Third Stage to Dou Shi?! Th-This... what kind of cultivation speed is that?!"
Around the mountain gate plaza, every Misty Cloud Sect disciple was stunned, letting out cries of disbelief!
Many of them had cultivated for years and had only barely reached the Dou Zhe and Dou Shi levels.
Yet Xiao Yan, whom they had regarded as a joke, who had borne the name "waste" for three years—
Had actually reached a level equal to theirs, perhaps even stronger, in just three short years?!
The immense contrast dealt their understanding a severe blow!
Even the several Cloud Sect Elders hidden in the shadows watching the battle showed slight changes in expression, their eyes filled with shock and gravity.
"This boy... possesses such talent?"
A white-haired elder stroked his beard, his gaze sharp. "Three years to cross more than an entire major realm... such speed is unheard of!"
"It seems we all underestimated that boy from the Xiao family," another elder said gravely. "He must have encountered some great opportunity during these past three years!"
"Hmph! Even so, what does it matter?" a Stiff Elder said coldly. "He is merely a Dou Shi. Yanran is already a Da Dou Shi!
The gap in realms is right there. This boy cannot stir up any real waves! It's just..."
His tone shifted, carrying a