Battle Through the Heavens: The Rock King Emperor's Leisurely Wanderings in the Mortal World

Chapter 35 Refining the Strange Lightning, Three-Star Fighter!

"This child will surely become a prominent figure on the Dou Qi Continent in the future."

"Well, being able to suppress it to four stars is close to the limit."

Zhong Li nodded with satisfaction, genuinely happy to have accepted Xiao Yan as his disciple.

However, Xiao Yan still seemed dissatisfied. He manipulated the Eternal Thunder Technique and once again used lightning to disperse the Dou Qi vortex.

Witnessing this scene, Yao Chen couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for Xiao Yan, thinking to himself, "This kid is incredibly audacious. I should first mourn for the forces that might offend Xiao Yan in the future."

Under the unconscious burning of the strange lightning, Xiao Yan's upper body clothing had long since turned to ashes, revealing his healthy, wheat-colored skin without reservation.

Zhong Li slowly extended his palm and gently applied his divine power to Xiao Yan's pants to resist the scorching heat of the strange lightning.

"Give it to me! Condense!!!"

Xiao Yan roared hoarsely, his voice seemingly capable of stirring the deepest fears of the soul, causing the fighting spirit within his body to tremble.

In an instant, three incomparably deep, fiery red Dou Qi vortexes condensed within Xiao Yan's body.

"Has Samsung reached the top rank?"

This time, Xiao Yan did not release lightning to disperse the Dou Qi vortex again, perhaps because he was satisfied, or perhaps because his body had reached its limit.

As the three Dou Qi vortexes were fully condensed, the powerful aura of a three-star Dou Zhe emanated from Xiao Yan's body.

Xiao Yan slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and only then did he truly complete the absorption of the Crimson Flame Lightning.

He slowly opened his palms, trying to recapture the feeling he had when he controlled the Eternal Thunder Technique.

"Crimson Flames and Burning Lightning, appear!"

As Xiao Yan finished speaking, a crimson lightning seed the size of a corn kernel appeared in his palm. The seed crackled and popped around it, but under Xiao Yan's control, the lightning could only move within a small, transparent circular area.

"Is this the power of the strange lightning?" Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling the Dou Qi vortex within his body.

"I've broken through to the three-star Dou Zhe level!" Xiao Yan excitedly reported the good news to Zhong Li and Yao Chen.

Zhongli nodded in satisfaction and continued, "Your Dou Qi vortex has reached an extremely high level of solidity, but the current grade of your cultivation technique is relatively low, resulting in insufficient Dou Qi reserves. However, as you heard before, your master has a low-grade Earth-rank fire attribute cultivation technique, which should be able to compensate for the fact that the Eternal Thunder Technique is only a low-grade Yellow-rank technique."

Xiao Yan turned his gaze to Yao Chen again, his eyes sparkling with anticipation.

However, a troubled look appeared on Yao Chen's face.

"What's wrong, teacher? Is there something troubling you?"

"Uh... no, no, I just didn't expect you to be able to completely absorb the Crimson Flame Lightning on your own. The moment that Crimson Flame Lightning appeared in your hand, my Bone Spirit Cold Flame felt an unprecedented threat. Although the energy of your Crimson Flame Lightning is not as great as my Bone Spirit Cold Flame, I can clearly feel the pain of absorbing a strange fire, and your performance just now was not much easier than mine back then."

"It's alright, I just don't want to be called a good-for-nothing anymore. I've had that label for three years, and I never want to have it again in my life."

Faced with Yao Chen's sudden praise, Xiao Yan scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

Then, Yao Chen controlled the storage ring in Xiao Yan's hand. The storage ring, which floated into the air, flashed with light, and then two completely different manuals appeared in Yao Chen's hand.

One of them was a low-level Earth-rank cultivation technique that Yao Chen had previously taken out—the Flaming Wave Burning Earth Technique. It was surrounded by fiery red flames, as if silently demonstrating its extraordinary nature.

The other dark red manual appeared rather plain compared to the Flaming Wave Earth-Burning Technique. It lacked both vibrant flame effects and an aura of intense heat.

"Teacher, what does this mean?"

Yao Chen's lips curled into a sly smile, then he asked, "Little fellow, would you be interested in cultivating another low-level Yellow Rank cultivation technique?"

"Huh? Teacher, please don't joke around. If I were to cultivate two low-level Yellow-rank techniques, wouldn't I be wasting the enormous potential of the Eternal Thunder Technique, which allows for the cultivation of two techniques? Besides, what low-level Yellow-rank technique could compare to the low-level Earth-rank technique you possess?"

Xiao Yan hurriedly explained, after all, he was overjoyed when he learned that his master possessed a low-level cultivation technique. In the Xiao family, the highest-level cultivation technique was only the mid-level Xuan-rank technique cultivated by his father, Xiao Zhan, and if nothing unexpected happened, he would inherit this technique as well.

"Hey! Wait a minute, let me explain in detail." Yao Chen slowly began, "Although my low-level Yellow Rank cultivation technique is not as powerful as the 'Blazing Waves Ignite the Earth Technique' at the moment, it is similar to the Guest Elder's 'Eternal Thunder Technique,' extremely rare, and belongs to the growth-type cultivation technique. In the later stages, its power will be comparable to the Heaven Rank, or even... surpass the high-level Heaven Rank cultivation technique!"

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"What kind of technique is this that can be compared to Master's 'Eternal Thunder Technique'?" Xiao Yan's doubts instantly turned into surprise. The appearance of the 'Eternal Thunder Technique' was already a groundbreaking technique. Although practicing the 'Eternal Thunder Technique' caused him great pain, the leap in strength was real.

If one were to cultivate steadily, not to mention that it would consume a lot of family resources, even with one's own talent, it would probably take a year and a half just in terms of time.

Now, he has reached a level that originally took more than a year to achieve in just three days. Such an enticing prospect is hard to resist. Moreover, when he truly stepped into the realm of a three-star Dou Zhe, he seemed to see a glimmer of hope in joining the struggle for that strange fire that seemed destined to be taken by his junior sister, Little Fairy Doctor, whom he had never met.

"This cultivation technique of mine has no name. I obtained it by chance in an ancient ruin. Based on its characteristics, I named it—'The Burning Technique'!"

"The Burning Blade?" Xiao Yan murmured softly. "May I ask, teacher, what is so unique about this 'Burning Blade'?"

"Haha, speaking of cultivation techniques, my 'Burning Technique' and Zhongli Keqing's 'Eternal Thunder Technique' are quite similar."

"Oh?" Zhongli leisurely poured himself another cup of tea, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes. "Please explain in detail, Brother Yaochen. I am also very much looking forward to it."

Zhongli was naturally very interested in this "Burning Technique". After all, in his Thunder True Notes, apart from the "Eternal Thunder Technique", there were no other records of growth-type cultivation techniques.

"Since Elder Zhongli is also interested, I won't hold back anymore. Elder Zhongli's 'Eternal Thunder Technique' advances the level of the technique by devouring different kinds of thunder, and my 'Burning Technique' is very similar, except that it advances the level of the technique by devouring different kinds of fire!"

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(End of this chapter)