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

Chapter 48 She has a cheat code, what am I supposed to do?

However, he was met with Yao Chen's merciless iron fist: "Boy, do you think cultivation is a joke? Do you think you can rely on luck for your entire life? Cultivation is a serious matter that cannot tolerate any侥幸心理 (a mentality of taking chances), do you understand? Otherwise, you will end up with a dead end sooner or later!"

"Ouch... I know, teacher..." Xiao Yan has been suffering terribly lately; the skin on his scalp looks like a "disaster site," constantly breaking out in bumps...

"What? Still thinking about competing with me now?" Little Fairy Doctor's lips curled up slightly, with a hint of mockery, and her slender fingers gently hooked Xiao Yan's chin again.

Xiao Yan's gaze fell upon those eyes, which held a hint of mockery yet were so lively they seemed to hold endless stars. This made Xiao Yan's resentment feel as if it were blocked by something, leaving him with nowhere to vent it.

Once the battle begins, the opponent will have a continuous supply of battle aura.

In comparison, my battle qi reserves are already inferior to Little Fairy Doctor's, not to mention the huge difference in the efficiency of absorbing battle qi between low-level Yellow Rank techniques and high-level Heaven Rank techniques.

Now, even the most basic replenishment of battle qi has become extremely difficult. If we were to actually accept a challenge, wouldn't that be blatantly asking for a beating?

"No... I won't fight you. You have cheat codes, there's no way I can fight you." Xiao Yan snorted, turned around and leisurely returned to the boulder, slowly sitting down.

Yao Chen and Little Fairy Doctor exchanged bewildered glances: "What is a 'cheat'?"

"There's nothing to explain. I'm not stupid enough to actually fight you. You should just wait patiently until my Burning Technique reaches the advanced Heaven Rank before we spar."

"whispering sound……"

"Alright, alright." Seeing that the two little ones had finally calmed down, Yao Chen slowly took out two secret manuals from his storage ring.

"Your primary task right now is to quickly improve your fighting skills. Little Fairy Doctor has one low-level Earth Rank fighting skill and two high-level Profound Rank fighting skills here. As for Xiao Yan, I have also prepared one low-level Earth Rank fighting skill for you—Flame Dividing Wave Ruler—and one high-level Profound Rank fighting skill—Eight Extremes Collapse. You should carefully study the contents of the manuals first. I need to make some preparations to strengthen my own soul power, and then I will come to guide your fighting skill training."

After Yao Chen finished speaking, he handed the five cultivation manuals to Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor respectively.

Then, he calmly sat down in the void and began to refine the two grains of spirit-nurturing powder in his hand, in order to nourish and repair the broken soul in his eyes.

The two little ones, unusually, stopped arguing and obediently opened the manual, studying it intently.

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Meanwhile, on the other side was the Xiao family.

As Xiao Zhan stepped out of the alchemy room, the Grand Elder beside him was manipulating the Dou Qi flames, continuously refining the body and soul of the third-tier Flame-Winged Cloud-Piercing Sparrow he had just acquired.

Since Xiao Zhan's fighting spirit attribute is wind, he cannot summon fighting spirit fire. Therefore, he can only ask the elder, whose strength is second only to his own and who has fire-attribute fighting spirit, to do it for him.

The First Elder slowly rose, still breathing heavily. He said, "Clan Chief, judging from the current progress, we should be able to complete the refinement of the third-tier Flame-Winged Cloud-Piercing Sparrow in about seven or eight days. At that time, Young Master Xiao Yan will be able to possess a flying combat skill. This is truly a joyous occasion! Congratulations, Clan Chief!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhan smiled slightly, but did not respond immediately. Instead, he paused for a few seconds before asking:

"When did I say this item was prepared solely for Yan'er?"

The elder paused slightly, then slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and continued, "What exactly is the patriarch referring to with these words?"

"The wings crafted from the third-tier Flamewing Cloud Sparrow will be called the 'Flame Cloud Wings.' I have decided to hold a grand clan competition soon. All the younger generation of the clan can participate and showcase their skills. The ultimate champion will have the honor of obtaining these high-level Yellow-tier flying combat skills—the Flame Cloud Wings!"

The Purple Cloud Wings are named as such because the standard crafting material recommended in the combat manual is the fifth-tier Black Flame Purple Cloud Eagle. However, this does not mean that all flying wings made in accordance with this manual must be called Purple Cloud Wings.

The Grand Elder remained calm and did not show much emotional fluctuation.

Xiao Zhan, however, was not about to give up. He then dropped another bombshell: "Moreover, neither Yan'er nor Xun'er will participate in this competition."

"Really?!" Upon hearing this, the Grand Elder could no longer contain his excitement.

He had heard about Xiao Yan's recovery of strength, and he also knew that Xiao Yan's cultivation had returned to the three-star Dou Zhe realm in a short period of time.

Just now, he thought that the so-called competition Xiao Zhan mentioned was just for show, a seemingly legitimate name, but in reality, it was just a way to transfer family wealth to buy treasures for his son Xiao Yan.

Furthermore, there is another matter: Xiao Xun'er, who possesses the strength of the ninth level of Dou Qi, will not participate in the clan's grand competition this time. As a result, there are very few people left who can compare with their grandson Xiao Ning's seventh level of Dou Qi.

"The clan leader's move is truly wise!" The elder was now completely convinced and quickly bowed in respect.

He was now confident that the work, which was originally expected to take seven days, could be completed smoothly in about five days.

Seeing the Grand Elder's reaction, Xiao Zhan was quite satisfied. He leisurely stroked his beard, then whispered some instructions before turning and entering his room.

Then Xiao Zhan took a piece of paper from the table, calmed down, and slowly began to write.

The recipient of this letter was Nalan Jie, the head of the Nalan family in the Holy City of Jiama.

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Originally, Master Nalan and Xiao Zhan's father, Xiao Lin, were sworn brothers, sharing a bond that transcended life and death.

In terms of seniority, Xiao Zhan should address Nalan Jie as uncle, while Nalan Jie should address Xiao Zhan as nephew.

As an elder, Xiao Zhan naturally wouldn't hold Nalan Yanran's unreasonable behavior against her. Moreover, Xiao Zhan learned from Nalan Yanran that the annulment of the engagement was not Nalan's original intention.

Although it is unclear what Nalan Jie's true thoughts are, for the time being, he still deserves to be addressed as Uncle by Xiao Zhan.

The letter contained nothing but a sharing of Xiao Yan's joy at recovering his Dou Qi, becoming stronger than before, and reaching the level of a three-star Dou Zhe.

Xiao Zhan and Nalan Yanran both possess wind-attribute Dou Qi, which reinforced Xiao Zhan's belief that his initial perception was correct—Nalan Yanran's strength was merely that of a three-star Dou Zhe.

In comparison, Nalan Yanran's talent seems mediocre. After all, she has the meticulous guidance of a famous teacher from the Yunlan Sect and abundant cultivation resources, yet her strength is comparable to that of Xiao Yan, who comes from an ordinary background.

However, Xiao Zhan did not mock Nalan Yanran's talent in the letter; he was secretly pleased with himself.

...He signed his name and carefully folded the envelope. ...

"I wonder what Old Master Nalan will think after seeing this letter? Alas, things have come to this point, and it seems there is no longer any possibility of a marriage alliance between the Nalan and Xiao families."

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(End of this chapter)