BTTH: Thunder Emperor

BTTH-Chapter 12: Advancing to a Dou Shi.

Xiao Tian glanced at the three-star Dou Zhe badge on Xiao Yu's chest. "You don't seem to have made any progress at Canaan College for so many years. We'll see when the time comes!"

"You... you!" Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Tian, wanting to chop him again, but after thinking about it, she gave up. "What about you, Xun Er? Forget it, I won't ask you. If Xiao Tian goes, you will go. If he doesn't go, you will definitely not go. I don't know what kind of magic potion this guy has fed you. And what about Xiao Yan, you little bastard?"

Xiao Yan, who was worried about Xiao Yu's return, heard this. "I'll see when the time comes."

"Then you think about it yourself. I really don't understand why all the good talents have gone to you."

Just then, the scene suddenly became quiet. It was the clan leader, Xiao Zhan, and the three elders who came on stage with a group of distinguished guests. Ya Fei was also among them and winked at Xiao Tian without being noticed.

As the ceremony began and after a series of tedious procedures, Xiao Tian and the others, who were holding the coming-of-age ceremony, felt manipulated like puppets. It slowly came to an end after half an hour. After these ceremonies, there would be retesting.

Xiao Yan was the first to retest, reaching the eighth stage of Dou Qi, and then defeated Xiao Ning, who came on stage to challenge him. This time, because of Xiao Tian's many lessons, Xiao Ning did not take the Qi-enhancing powder like in the original book.

After Xiao Yan finished the ceremony, more and more clansmen came to take the test or retest. Some of them achieved good results, while others left in disappointment. The result of Xiao Xun Er's appearance in the test as a one-star Dou Zhe also shocked many people.

Seeing the ceremony end, Xiao Tian stood up and said, "The ceremony is over, and it's getting late. We should go back to practice." After hearing this, Xun Er said goodbye to Xiao Yu and left with Xiao Tian. Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan hurried away, afraid that Xiao Yu would suddenly attack him and seek revenge.

Time passed little by little, and days went by.

"Break!"

In the cave, the energy of the outside world continued to flow into Xiao Tian's body, transforming into pure Dou Qi. The meridians in Xiao Tian's body were also expanding. After a stick of incense, with a loud shout from Xiao Tian, his aura broke through from Dou Zhe to Dou Shi, the liquid Dou Qi running around in his body gradually stabilizing.

"Huh, I finally broke through to the Dou Shi level, and Righteous Wood Thunder finally succeeded in condensing. It's a double happiness." Xiao Tian clearly felt that after breaking through, his whole body was filled with powerful strength—many times stronger than that of a Dou Zhe realm. He then summoned the symbol of the Dou Shi: the Dou Qi Clock. Xiao Tian's Dou Qi Clock was silver-green. Simply feeling the defense brought by Dou Qi Clock, along with some weak auxiliary enhancements, he found it quite good, though the effect was not particularly impressive.

Seeing that it was still early, Xiao Tian prepared to continue absorbing Righteous Wood Thunder's evolution technique. According to the steps stated in the technique, the Righteous Wood Thunder was gradually guided into the liquid cyclone. As soon as the spiritual thunder entered, it was differentiated and absorbed, gradually replacing the silver color of the cyclone until, finally, the cyclone turned dark green. Then the cyclone trembled, throwing out drops of green lightning liquid, which gradually swam toward the meridians throughout his body. In an instant, an unbearable pain came, and Xiao Tian trembled all over as veins popped out in agony.

An hour later, the trembling of his body gradually calmed down, and Xiao Tian felt as if he had been fished out of water. "I'm fine. System, you lied to me, saying there was no danger, but you didn't say it would hurt so much."

Xiao Tian used his Dou Qi to dry his clothes and evaluated himself: "Four-star Dou Shi, I just advanced by the three-star, and my skills have evolved to the intermediate earth rank. With my current combat power, I can tie with a one-star Da Dou Shi Master without using physical enhancement. This pain was worth it."

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[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully absorbing the first spiritual thunder and achieving the achievement. Reward: Intermediate earth rank flying dou skill: Wings of Thunder Peng.]

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Xiao Tian saw the reward from the system and couldn't wait to take out the flying dou skill. This was a flying dou skill—no need to reach the level of fighting king to fly, and it was of intermediate earth rank. After opening the flying dou skill, he found a dark blue wing pattern inside. Xiao Tian reached out and touched it; it felt like real wings. Following the instructions on the scroll, he circulated his Dou Qi along the corresponding track and placed his hands on the scroll. The wings whooshed apart and entered his body through his hands, sending a tingling sensation through his back. After about five minutes, the tingling sensation disappeared, and a pair of wing tattoos appeared on Xiao Tian's back.

Xiao Tian came back to his senses and looked at the empty scroll. He walked out of the cave and input his Dou Qi into the tattoo. A pair of illusory wings appeared behind him. The wings were dark blue, shaped like a smaller version of the golden-winged Roc's wings. The total length of the pair of wings was about four meters, covered with feathers and subtle flashes of lightning.

Then Xiao Tian controlled the wings to carry himself up into the air, swaying left and right. With constant practice, he gradually mastered the stability of flight until he became proficient. After proficiency, he discovered that he could also use the feathers to attack and defend. The attack was probably of high-level Xuan-grade power, worthy of being a mid-level Earth-grade technique, and its function was much more powerful than the Purple Cloud Wings in the original book. After cutting off the supply of Dou Qi, the wings of the Thunder Peng turned into a tattoo and returned to his back. "Xun'er, come out when you're ready."

"Hehe, Brother Xiao Tian found me after all." Xiao Xun Er walked out with a smile.

"Why are you here? Did you miss me?"

"No... no, it's... it's my cousin Xiao Yu who said that Canaan College will be recruiting students tomorrow and asked if you want to go." Xun'er blushed the moment Xiao Tian asked her.

Xiao Tian pulled Xun'er to sit on a flat stone and looked at her quietly. "Xun'er, I know you are very mysterious. You have your secrets, and I have mine. It's not convenient for everyone to explain now. I will participate in the enrollment of Canaan College this time, but I may be away for about a year after registration. I will go to Canaan College to find you after a year."

Xun'er looked at Xiao Tian with a disappointed expression: "I won't be able to see Brother Xiao Tian for a year. Although Xun'er knows that Brother Xiao Tian has his own things to do and can't hold you back, Xun'er is reluctant to leave you for so long."

"I am also reluctant to leave Xun'er. I will definitely find you..." Xiao Tian stretched out his hands and hugged Xun'er, who was full of disappointment.

Xun Er was suddenly held in Xiao Tian's arms. She raised her head and their eyes met; hormones were constantly stimulated, and an ambiguous atmosphere filled the air. Slowly, Xiao Tian leaned over and finally kissed Xun'er on her soft and rosy lips.

After a long time, Xun'er pushed Xiao Tian away, then ran off with a blushing face, disappearing in a flash. "Brother Xiao Tian, you are so bad."

"Don't blame me; it's just because you are too beautiful, Xun Er. I can't control myself." Xiao Tian looked at his hands helplessly, realizing that he unconsciously touched a place on her upper body that should not have been touched during his excitement.

(End of this chapter)