Time flew by.
After the commotion caused by the last Family test, the Xiao Family gradually returned to its former tranquility.
The boys and girls once again immersed themselves in their day-to-day cultivation, as if the noise of that day were merely a pebble thrown into a lake—after the ripples faded, it returned to calm.
In the deep, secluded reaches of the Xiao Family’s back mountain.
On a giant, mirror-smooth blue stone, Xiao Qing sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his figure as steady as a mountain.
With him as the center, the heaven and earth energy within a radius of several hundred meters was being stirred in a nearly violent manner.
Forming visible, pale-white energy currents, as if drawn by an invisible force field.
They surged madly into Xiao Qing’s body, rushing and flowing through his wide, resilient Meridians, emitting a faint whistling sound.
This secret place was a cultivation spot Xiao Qing had spent great effort to find, with the sole purpose of concealing the astonishing phenomena triggered during his cultivation.
When ordinary Dou Practitioners Cultivate, they absorb heaven and earth energy in small amounts, like a trickling stream, for fear that overly massive energy might burst their Meridians.
Xiao Qing, however, was completely different.
Once he entered a cultivation state, his body seemed to transform into a bottomless black hole, devouring all surrounding energy without restraint.
The magnitude of the disturbance and the vastness of its scope were enough to make even a Great Dou Master turn pale with shock and feel inferior.
All of this stemmed from Xiao Qing’s transcendent [Innate Spirit Body]!
This Physique seemed born to harmonize with heaven and earth and to devour energy.
Without needing to deliberately operate a Cultivation Technique, heaven and earth energy would spontaneously surge toward him.
It was incredibly compatible, with a vast range and terrifying efficiency.
Were it not for the severe limitations of his Cultivation Technique, Xiao Qing’s cultivation speed could be even more terrifying.
The “Mystic Fire Mantra” Xiao Qing was currently cultivating was only Yellow Rank Intermediate, belonging to the bottom tier in the Fighting Qi Continent’s cultivation system.
Its efficiency in absorbing and converting energy was relatively low, becoming his biggest bottleneck.
If he could switch to a Profound Rank Low-level Cultivation Technique, using it as a Foundation, and combine it with his Innate Spirit Body and [Law of Fire], his cultivation speed would likely soar several times over, rivaling or even exceeding the cultivation efficiency of a Great Dou Master!
The most core transformation came from the ultimate evolution of his [Talent]!
The original Spiritual Grade [Flame Control · Initial Stage], after Xiao Qing unsparingly spent a massive amount of accumulated [Innate Spiritual Rhyme] and continuously “added points” via the mysterious book, had undergone an essential, Heaven-Defying leap.
It broke through the limits of the Mortal Realm and evolved to a level capable of shaking the entire continent.
Heaven Grade [Law of Fire · Initial Stage]!
[Law of Fire · Initial Stage]: The Incarnation of heaven and earth flames, the darling of the Law!
It can ignore the damage caused by the vast majority of strange flames with a status lower than its own, and possesses absolute authority of domination and suppression over mortal flames!
It grants high immunity to physical attacks, nearing elementalization!
After upgrading to a Heaven Grade Talent, Xiao Qing’s life essence seemed to have completed a thorough sublimation.
Viewed through the lens of the Fighting Qi Continent, calling Xiao Qing a Heavenly Exotic Flame that has attained human form and can grow infinitely would not be an exaggeration!
His true combat power surged exponentially.
The nature of his Flame Incarnation allowed Xiao Qing to be immune to the vast majority of pure physical impacts, and the flames he wielded contained a trace of the power of the Origin Law of heaven and earth—vast, majestic, and capable of burning everything!
With Xiao Qing’s Peak Dou Practitioner strength before breaking through, if he unleashed his flames, a Dou Master would surely die upon contact; he was capable of crossing ranks to severely injure or even kill a Great Dou Master.
Only Dou Spirit level experts, relying on their vigorous Dou Qi, could barely contend with and resist Xiao Qing’s terrifying flames that contained a trace of the power of the Law!
The dual Heaven-Defying blessings of the [Innate Spirit Body] and the [Law of Fire] brought Xiao Qing’s cultivation speed to an unimaginable level.
In the past, during the Dou Zhi Qi stage, it appeared slow due to insufficient energy accumulation, but once he stepped into the Dou Practitioner Realm, it was like a hidden dragon emerging from the abyss; his cultivation efficiency soared like a rocket, advancing by leaps and bounds!
At this moment, the Dou Qi in Xiao Qing’s Dantian was already full, compressed to a limit, reaching the critical point of the Nine-Star Dou Practitioner Peak!
Surging power roared through his Meridians, waiting only for that final kick to shatter the barrier and step into the brand-new Realm of Dou Master!
Xiao Qing’s mind was focused as never before.
The Dou Qi within his body circulated rapidly according to the route of the “Mystic Fire Mantra.” His ten fingers formed several profound and complex hand seals like phantoms, completely releasing the suppression on his own aura, preparing to welcome the final Breakthrough!
“Boom!”
As if an invisible dam had suddenly burst, the already surging energy in the surrounding heaven and earth instantly became even more violent, pouring into his body at an even more ferocious and terrifying speed.
Xiao Qing’s body began to madly devour all the incoming energy, even forming a small energy vortex behind him.
Sinking his consciousness into his body, Xiao Qing cautiously guided this incomparably massive yet slightly mottled torrent of heaven and earth energy. Enjoying the story? Read on at g.com.
Ordinary people facing such massive and chaotic energy would have to spend a great deal of time and mental effort to painstakingly refine and purify it, but Xiao Qing bypassed this most time-consuming and laborious step.
The [Law of Fire] operated on its own.
The moment any foreign energy surging into his Meridians made contact with Xiao Qing’s Origin Dou Qi, it was instantly tempered and purified by that supreme power of the Law, transforming into the purest, most original Dou Qi energy essence!
This was the fundamental reason why Xiao Qing could absorb heaven and earth energy so crazily and unscrupulously without ever worrying about his Dou Qi being unstable or his Foundation being shaky!
The power of the Law was the ultimate purifier!
The incomparably pure torrent of energy, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, was poured entirely into the crimson vortex in his Dantian, which was already spinning to its limit.
The vortex expanded and solidified at a speed visible to the naked eye, spinning faster and faster, emitting a low, storm-like humming sound.
The surface of Xiao Qing’s body began to emit an increasingly intense red light, illuminating the surrounding rocks into a deep crimson.
Heaven and earth energy from even further away was forcibly dragged in, injecting into the energy vortex above Xiao Qing’s head.
Just as the critical point of the Breakthrough was about to arrive, Xiao Qing suddenly felt a power deep within his body—a force that had been dormant for a long time, originating from the source of his Bloodline—quietly stirred by this powerful energy fluctuation and the aura of the Law.
A miraculous tremor originating from the depths of his Bloodline emerged from his heart!
Immediately after, a warm current, gentle yet carrying an ancient and noble aura, emerged and began to wash over Xiao Qing’s entire body, his internal organs, and even the depths of his Soul!
“This is?!”
“Dou Di Bloodline!”
Under the dual stimulation of the [Law of Fire] and the opportunity for a Breakthrough, it had begun to truly revive and awaken!
The appearance of this ancient and noble power instantly imbued his Dou Qi with a trace of immortal properties, forcefully shattering that solid barrier of cultivation!
After a long while, a sound of breaking through a barrier resonated within his body.
“Bang!”
It was as if a boundary of some life level had been completely broken!
A power more than ten times stronger than in the Dou Practitioner stage began to surge through the Meridians in Xiao Qing’s body, emitting an astonishing might!
“One-Star Dou Master!
Success!”
At this moment, the black ring on Xiao Qing’s finger flashed with a trace of white light, invisible to the naked eye!