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

"Long time no see, Yun'er." Xiao Li looked Yun Yun up and down. Only two years had passed, how did Yun Yun grow from a young girl into a mature woman? She's grown so much!

"Hmm~ It's been a long time, Brother Xiao Li." Yun Yun's pretty face was flushed, still feeling shy about her actions just now.

"Two-star Dou Ling? It seems you've worked very hard these past two years." Xiao Li could tell Yun Yun's cultivation level at a glance.

When I parted ways with Yun Yun, she was only a two-star Dou Shi. To say that she advanced a major realm every year is a bit outrageous.

However, with the support of pills from Elder Wang, a sixth-grade alchemist, it makes sense.

The investment of a sixth-grade alchemist can naturally lead to a rapid improvement in cultivation level. Xiao Li's slow improvement in cultivation level at that time was mainly because he was honing his alchemy skills. Xiao Li spent most of his time studying alchemy.

Yun Yun, on the other hand, focused on cultivating her battle qi, unlike Xiao Li who needed to be distracted by other things, so her cultivation level improved quickly.

Yunyun: "How have you been lately?"

Xiao Li: "How have you been these past two years?"

Xiao Li & Yun Yun: ...

chant—

Suddenly, a blue handprint shot straight towards Xiao Li.

"snort!"

Xiao Li formed a fist with his right hand, and suddenly a ball of golden flame appeared on his right arm, enveloping his right fist. The golden flame was extremely eye-catching, and upon closer inspection, it looked as if golden magma was flowing within the flame, which was quite strange.

"What kind of flame is this?"

"That feels amazing!"

boom--

The golden fist collided with the cyan palm, causing a violent energy fluctuation that sent the Yunlan Sect disciples with low cultivation levels flying.

Yun Yun crossed her arms in front of her to protect herself from the energy fluctuations.

"Good lad, indeed impressive." An aged voice rang out, and the newcomer was an old man dressed in a white robe, with white hair and beard. He was quite tall but thin, possessing an air of otherworldly elegance. However, the aura emanating from him was that of a true Dou Huang powerhouse.

"Elder..." Yun Yun was about to speak.

"Young Sect Master, don't panic. I just wanted to test how capable the person who could win your heart is. It seems that your judgment is indeed excellent."

The old man stroked his beard with his left hand and smiled faintly, while his right hand was placed behind his back, because he didn't want anyone to know that he had suffered a loss in the fight just now. At this moment, his right hand was burning with pain, and his entire right hand was burned black.

"Xiao Li, please don't be shy. This is Yun Ji, the Grand Elder of our Yunlan Sect." Yun Yun came to Xiao Li's side and introduced the old man to him.

"Elder Yunji, please forgive me for my rudeness," Xiao Li said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

From their recent exchange, Xiao Li had roughly determined Elder Yun Ji's cultivation level, which was roughly between a two-star Dou Huang and a three-star Dou Huang.

In terms of strength, he should be about the same as his grandfather Xiao Ting, because Xiao Ting's cultivation technique is more advanced. Although his cultivation level is lower, his aura is no less than Yun Ji's.

"Hehe, it's alright, it's alright. Yun'er, take our honorary elder to see the sect leader." Yun Ji said with a smile.

Yun Yun then led Xiao Li to the main hall. After everyone had gone far away, Yun Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief, raised his right hand, and felt the burn on his right hand. The pain made Yun Ji gasp.

"This kid is pretty ruthless. That golden fire was really powerful. A strange fire? It doesn't seem like it. If it were a strange fire, my right hand would be ruined. It should be a beast fire."

It's probably a seventh-tier beast fire. Tsk, this kid is really amazing. According to the sect leader, he's also Old Man Wang's last disciple, and his alchemy skills are extremely high.

With his current cultivation level of a Battle King, his alchemy skills are probably at least at the fifth rank. I wonder if Yun'er can handle him.

Yun Ji pondered for a while. He had high hopes for Yun Yun. She had reached the Dou Ling level at a young age. Although he didn't know how the sect leader had trained her, the fact was that the sect leader would never harm Yun Yun.

A year later, when the Strongest Gathering comes to an end, Yun Yun will go to complete the final test for succeeding the sect leader: the Gate of Life and Death!

Completing the test of the Gate of Life and Death not only greatly improves one's cultivation level, but also brings many benefits. In any case, when Sect Master Yun Shan walked out of the Gate of Life and Death, his cultivation level had reached the six-star Dou Wang level, and he successfully succeeded the sect master from the old sect master.

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Xiao Li managed to inflict a silent loss on a Dou Huang expert with a single punch, thanks to his own high-level configuration. That golden flame was indeed a beast fire, a seventh-tier beast fire, the Illusionary Gold Fire.

This flame will only remain in the shell of a seventh-tier Illusionary Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast after the young hatches. The shell will be burned to ashes by the attached flame within three days. To obtain this Illusionary Gold Flame, one must find the shell of an Illusionary Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast young within these three days.

Coincidentally, the inner courtyard's library had this beast fire in its collection, which Xiao Li used to cultivate the "Heavenly Burning Flame Demon Body." Xiao Li also possessed three more beast fires like this.

Unfortunately, Mang Tianchi refused to give him that eighth-tier beast fire, as it was far more powerful than a seventh-tier beast fire.

Besides the flames, Xiao Li's physical body is strong enough. He cultivated the "Heavenly Burning Flame Demon Body," making his physical body no less than that of a fifth-order magical beast.

With this kind of setup, if you can't even beat a low-level Dou Huang, you might as well buy a block of tofu and smash your head against it.

"Li, what is your cultivation level now? How could you fight Elder Yun Ji to a draw? Have you become a Dou Huang?"

Yun Yun asked, explaining that she had worked very hard these past two years, cultivating diligently to catch up with Xiao Li, but the gap was still so large.

"Of course I had good fortune. I am currently an eight-star Dou Wang, not a Dou Huang. I only narrowly won by relying on my seventh-tier beast fire and body-refining fighting techniques."

Xiao Li waved his hand and said.

"So you're a Battle King! Thank goodness, Yun Yun, you can do it! Keep it up! Catch up with Li, you can definitely do it!"

Yunyun kept encouraging herself.

Entering the main hall,

At the head of the main hall, there was still the familiar white-haired, white-robed Yunshan. He was sitting there, leaning back in his chair with one hand supporting his head. He looked very relaxed, as if he were dozing off.

"You're here?"

After Xiao Li and Yun Yun entered, Yun Shan's voice came over. Xiao Li sensed Yun Shan's aura, which was even stronger than all the Dou Huang elders of Canaan Academy!

There's also a hint of Elder Su Qian's style.

"Could it be that Elder Yun has achieved a breakthrough?"

Xiao Li guessed correctly. Since Yunshan met Old Wang two years ago, Yunshan had signed a series of 'unequal' contracts with Old Wang.

In order for his disciple to realize his talent, Yunshan asked Elder Wang for elixirs. To do so, Yunshan had to collect medicinal herbs in the Monster Mountain Range of the Gama Empire, the Tagor Desert, or other empires.

Yunshan has fought against many magical beasts and powerful humans. The more he fought, the more insights he gained.

Moreover, Yunshan had previously obtained a Royal Extreme Pill and a Royal Wind Spirit Pill from Elder Wang.

The Imperial Pill can raise a Dou Huang's cultivation by one to two stars, but at the Yunshan realm, it can only raise it by one star.

This Royal Wind Spirit Pill is a pill specifically for wind-attribute Dou Huang to enhance their cultivation. As long as a wind-attribute Dou Huang takes it, its effect is equivalent to the Royal Extreme Pill.

It was thanks to these two pills that Yunshan's cultivation level rose from the original seven-star Dou Huang to the nine-star Dou Huang, faintly touching the barrier of Dou Huang.

If Yunshan can break through this barrier, he can become a Dou Zong powerhouse. Unfortunately, many people on the Dou Qi Continent are stuck at this barrier and cannot break through.