Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master

Xiao Family, Martial Arts Training Ground

At this moment, there are four people standing on the training platform: a boy and three young men. If you look closely, it is the boy facing off against the three young men.

"Xiao Li, aren't you being too arrogant? Trying to challenge all three of us at once? Do you really think your cousin's fists are made of clay?"

The younger youth said angrily.

"Cousin Xiao Hu, to me, your fists are nothing but mud. You're only at the seventh level of Dou Qi, two levels lower than me. What right do you have to swagger around?"

"you!"

The young man named Xiao Hu (who would later become the third elder of the Xiao family) was furious and immediately unleashed his fighting spirit, wanting to fight Xiao Li to the death.

The oldest young man pulled Xiao Hu back from his rage.

"Little Tiger, don't be in a hurry. Since my little brother wants to challenge the three of us, let him show us what he's capable of."

This young man is named Xiao Lie (who will later become the Grand Elder). He is mature and has already reached the ninth level of Dou Qi. Once he breaks through to the Dou Zhe level, he will be able to help the family with some matters.

"Young man, fists and feet have no eyes, be careful." The middle youth spoke up; his name was Xiao Ying (later the Second Elder). Among the three, he was perhaps the most talented, having reached the ninth level of Dou Qi.

Xiao Li's three cousins, although called cousins, are actually related by blood to each other by more than five degrees of kinship. Perhaps calling them clan brothers would be more appropriate. But they are all family and of the same generation, so it's fine to be casual about it.

"Please!" Xiao Li put one hand behind his back and gestured to his three cousins.

A faint aura of fighting spirit lingered around the hands of the three youths.

The three attacked simultaneously, heading towards Xiao Li. For these "strong" warriors of Dou Qi, their combat was very basic, just a simple physical clash, without any fancy moves.

"Mountain-Splitting Palm!"

Xiao Lie quickly closed in on Xiao Li, his right palm slightly gathering fighting spirit. He swung his right palm and slashed diagonally at Xiao Li's shoulder.

[Mountain-Splitting Palm, a mid-level Yellow Rank combat skill, only clansmen with at least the fifth level of Battle Qi are qualified to learn it!]

Faced with Xiao Lie's attack, Xiao Li calmly raised his left elbow and blocked Xiao Lie's attack.

But the attack wasn't over yet. Xiao Li's opponents weren't just Xiao Lie; there were also Xiao Ying and Xiao Hu!

"Iron Mountain Fist!"

With two loud shouts, Xiao Ying and Xiao Hu clenched their fists tightly, and a sharp, piercing force resounded in mid-air, attacking Xiao Li's shoulder and knee respectively.

[Iron Mountain Fist, a high-level Yellow Rank combat skill, possesses considerable power. Only those with a Battle Qi level of seven or higher are qualified to learn it.]

Although both are high-level Yellow-rank fighting techniques, Xiao Ying's technique is much more powerful than Xiao Hu's. Xiao Hu's technique seems fierce, but it's actually a bit of a showy display.

Xiao Li naturally saw it too, but without moving, he clenched his right hand and delivered a powerful Iron Mountain Fist to Xiao Ying.

Xiao Li blocked Xiao Hu's attack by raising his right leg.

boom--

A cloud of dust rose from the training platform as Xiao Li effortlessly blocked the attacks of Xiao Lie, Xiao Ying, and Xiao Hu.

"The three of you worked together quite well. Keep it up! Fiery Cloud Palm!"

【Fire Cloud Palm, a low-level Xuan-rank combat skill. As a low-level Xuan-rank combat skill, it is more advanced and powerful than Huang-rank combat skills. It requires a higher level of application and control of battle qi and can unleash more astonishing power than Huang-rank combat skills.

The user must concentrate their fighting spirit in their palms, transforming it into blazing flames, and then use their palms as weapons to attack the opponent. The palm strikes, carrying intense heat, possess considerable destructive power.

However, Xiao Li did not use his full strength, but instead repelled the three of them. After all, they were all from the same clan and had blood ties, so the sparring was only to a certain extent.

boom--

All three were repelled by Xiao Li at the same time. Xiao Hu lay directly on the ground, Xiao Lie knelt on one knee, and Xiao Ying barely stood there.

"You flatter me!" Xiao Li bowed to his three cousins.

The three of them naturally saw Xiao Li's actions and quickly returned the greeting. They were already inferior in skill, so they couldn't afford to lose face in terms of manners.

Xiao Li smiled as he stepped off the stage, only to see a little girl running over in a hurry.

"Uncle, uncle, you're amazing! Even if all three of your cousins ​​joined forces, they couldn't beat you. I want to be as good as you."

The little girl who spoke was named Xiao Zhan, who was none other than Xiao Yan's father, the future Emperor Yan.

"Haha, you want to be as powerful as me? Then you'd better train hard. You're only at the third level of Dou Qi right now, far from enough. Train hard, and when you reach the seventh level of Dou Qi, I'll teach you Dou Techniques, how about that?"

Xiao Li patted Xiao Zhan's head. He still liked children very much, even though he was a child himself.

Not far from the training platform, four old men stood there, having just watched Xiao Li spar with the three men.

"Hehe, Li'er is truly amazing. I've lived for so long and I've never seen such a genius."

"Yes, yes, as long as Li'er cultivates steadily, he will definitely become a Dou Huang powerhouse in the future, and might even become a Dou Zong!"

"Absolutely! Absolutely!"

The four people speaking were three elders of the Xiao family and the head of the Martial Arts Pavilion. They were all powerful Dou Ling experts.

"What are you whispering about?" an old voice asked.

The elders turned around and saw that it was the patriarch who had returned, and behind him was...!

Chairman Wang!

Good heavens! Chairman Wang actually came to the Xiao family!

"Clan Chief!" Several Douling Elders first bowed to Xiao Ting, and then respectfully bowed to President Wang.

"Greetings, Chairman Wang. Your presence at the Xiao family is truly an honor for us..."

Before the elders of the Fighting Spirit Sect could finish speaking, they were interrupted by President Wang.

"Alright, alright. Stop with these tired old rhetoric. I'm just a guest, so please relax."

Chairman Wang himself disliked these complicated formalities, finding them troublesome.

Chairman Wang looked at the boy and his eyes lit up: "Old Xiao, is this your grandson? He looks quite good. He can use a low-level Xuan-rank fighting technique at such a young age, and his physical fitness is also quite good."

Chairman Wang stroked his beard, feeling quite pleased, but now was not the time to be happy; he still needed to conduct further testing before he could feel at ease.

How could Xiao Ting not know what to do next? He called out to Xiao Li, "Li'er, come here for a moment."

Xiao Li heard someone calling him and looked in the direction of the voice. It turned out to be his grandfather. The people next to his grandfather were all the Douling Elders of the family, and there was another old man that Xiao Li did not recognize.

"Xiao Zhan, go back to your cultivation. Your uncle has something to attend to," Xiao Li said gently, patting Xiao Zhan's head.

"Okay, Uncle, I'm going to cultivate now, goodbye Uncle!" Xiao Zhan was very obedient and ran straight to his room. After all, children are more innocent.

After sending Xiao Zhan away, Xiao Li jogged over to his grandfather and bowed to the elders there.

"Greetings, Grandpa, Elder Grandpa, and this Grandpa!"

Chairman Wang stroked his beard and laughed, "The little guy is quite polite, very good. He's not arrogant or impatient, and his future is promising. Come here, child, let Grandpa give you a check-up."

Xiao Li looked at this unfamiliar grandfather and wondered what kind of inappropriate words he was saying. Then he looked at his own grandfather.

Xiao Ting then said with a slightly serious expression, "Li'er, you must not be rude. This is Wang Ming, the chief alchemist of our Jia Ma Empire and the president of the Alchemist Guild."

He is the third strongest among the top ten experts in our Jia Ma Empire, a Dou Huang level expert, and also a sixth-grade alchemist.