While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

With the Ice Emperor's Codex beginning to operate, Chen Xiao officially entered a breakthrough state.

The internal energy crystal suddenly began to spin, its speed increasing with each passing moment, frantically absorbing the pure battle energy that had been transformed through the cultivation technique.

At this moment, the Battle Crystal was like an insatiable, empty sea eye. Chen Xiao's speed of converting Battle Qi could not keep up with its absorption speed at all.

As if sensing a problem, the rotation speed of the battle crystal increased again, causing Chen Xiao's pores to open up, and a strong suction force spread in all directions from his body.

In an instant, the surrounding天地能量 (heaven and earth energy) surged and continuously converged towards Chen Xiao's room, creating a rapid energy whirlwind.

With the injection of external energy, Chen Xiao's technique increased rapidly in speed of converting battle qi, finally keeping up with the absorption speed of the battle crystals in his body.

However, it's only enough to keep up with the pace; it will still take quite some time to completely fill up the 'Gluttonous' battle crystals.

Maintaining his current state, Chen Xiao was free of thoughts and desires, forgetting everything in the outside world, and focused solely on transforming his battle qi.

"Buzz~"

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Xiao finally felt the rhombus-shaped battle crystal inside his body suddenly tremble slightly.

Immediately following, a low, buzzing sound quietly emerged, rhythmically echoing within the vortex.

At that moment, the light on the crystal began to flicker strangely, sometimes strong and sometimes weak.

Chen Xiao looked closely inside and discovered that as the light flickered, the originally somewhat irregular rhomboid crystals within the vortex seemed to be being polished by an invisible angle grinder, gradually becoming rounder.

From a long rhombus shape, it gradually became an oval, until it transformed into the shape of a sea urchin!

The icy blue light it emitted stabilized completely at this moment, and long, sharp spikes began to emerge, until nine spikes protruded before it stopped.

"Bang~ Bang~"

The next moment, a muffled sound suddenly came from inside the sea urchin crystal, rising and falling with the sound of Chen Xiao's heartbeat, as if he had two hearts, making Chen Xiao's breathing slightly rapid.

Noticing this situation, Chen Xiao had a thought and began to deliberately calm his emotions, so that the rhythm of his heartbeat was gradually in sync with the sound emanating from the sea urchin crystal.

After repeated adjustments and adjustments, finally, at a certain moment, the two pulses within the body completely merged!

In that instant, the sea urchin crystal within the cyclone trembled violently, and an extremely powerful energy ripple suddenly spread out from it!

The energy ripples passed through the cyclone, meridians, and bones without any hindrance, and finally burst out through the skin!

On the bed, Chen Xiao, who had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, his eyes bright and alert, as if a sharp, icy blue light flashed and disappeared in an instant.

Suddenly standing up and landing, Chen Xiao's body trembled slightly. In an instant, a powerful aura emanated from his body, causing the tables and chairs in the room to instantly turn into pieces on the floor!

Without rushing to fix it, Chen Xiao gently shook his drooping arm, causing his internal fighting spirit to surge wildly, and a solid ice spear made entirely of fighting spirit immediately appeared.

With a thought, the ice spear vanished without a trace.

With a thought, ice blades, ice swords, all kinds of weapons can be perfectly conjured simply by imagining them in one's mind!

The ability to condense battle qi into matter is the mark of advancing to the Battle Spirit realm!

Discarding the ice spear he was most satisfied with, Chen Xiao opened the door with a smile.

"Congratulations, Brother Chen Xiao, on reaching a new level."

"Congratulations."

"Young master is the best!"

One congratulatory message after another rang out. Chen Xiao looked closely and realized that quite a few people had come to see him because of the commotion caused by his breakthrough.

Xun'er, dressed in a purple dress, was poised and elegant.

The warm and cheerful Xiao Zhan, and the three elders of the Xiao family.

Finally, there's Qinglin, who lives next door.

What he didn't know was that this was already the result of Xiao Zhan dismissing many curious onlookers from the Xiao family.

Otherwise, the scene would only be more lively.

"I didn't expect to alarm even the clan leader and the three elders. I got carried away and lost control of my breathing, making a mess of the room. I'll have to trouble the clan leader to have someone clean it up."

"Haha, it's nothing to worry about. I'm genuinely happy to see you break through. Chen Xiao, you've just returned today, why don't you take a look around first? I'll have someone tidy up the guest room next to Miss Qinglin's and then let you know."

Those in high positions are adept at reading people's expressions and demeanor.

Xiao Zhan's position is so-so, but he knows a little bit.

He could sense that Chen Xiao was not used to flattery or humiliating situations, so he immediately spoke up.

Chen Xiao clasped his hands in thanks, and without any pretense, he led Qing Lin and Xun'er away first as a sign of respect.

Within the Xiao family compound, apart from the secluded back mountain, there weren't many quiet places to go. Since he rarely returned, Chen Xiao didn't want to head straight to the back mountain.

And so, they all eventually arrived at Xun'er's courtyard.

"Xun'er's place is so elegant. Every time I come here, I can't help but relax."

Hearing Chen Xiao's sigh, Xun'er smiled slightly, went inside to fetch some tea, and came out to greet him.

"Brother Chen Xiao ignored me just now. Xun'er thought we'd become estranged since we hadn't seen each other for a while."

"Of course not. If it weren't for Xun'er being here, I wouldn't have planned to come to the Xiao family this time."

Xun'er nodded with a smile. Of course she knew that Chen Xiao's response to Xiao Zhan was just a polite remark.

On the contrary, what seemed casual to her and Qinglin was actually a sign of closer intimacy.

However, Chen Xiao's answer still made her quite happy.

It always feels good to be valued.

"Brother Chen Xiao, you'll stay until the Canaan Academy recruitment team arrives in the Gama Empire before leaving, right?"

The Canaan Academy recruitment team doesn't choose a fixed recruitment location each year. Sometimes they come to Utan City, sometimes to the neighboring Blackflame City, or other cities.

At that time, people from several surrounding cities who are interested in entering Canaan College will gather together to participate in the assessment.

Therefore, Xun'er's statement that "the recruitment team went to the Jia Ma Empire" is undoubtedly more accurate.

"For the next few months, I will focus on my cultivation and wait for them to arrive. I won't go anywhere," Chen Xiao nodded in reply.

Xun'er smiled slightly and poured a cup of tea for Qinglin, who was sitting silently to the side.

"In that case, Xun'er won't be bored these next few months. By the way, just now over there, I heard this Qinglin girl call Chen Xiao 'Brother Chen Xiao'?"

"It's just a title, no need to take it so seriously. I met Qinglin in the Stone Desert City on the edge of Tagor. We were both alone, so we kept each other company. I'm so grateful to have her with me these days, otherwise I would feel lonely. Moreover, Qinglin has excellent cultivation talent and her future is immeasurable. It's pure luck to have found such a good seedling."

Because of Xun'er's identity, Chen Xiao didn't need to hide too much from her and could speak more freely.

At the same time, Chen Xiao also harbored a small selfish motive.

He wanted Xun'er to value and like Qing Lin more.

In this way, Qinglin's safety will be further guaranteed.

Xun'er nodded gently; she could sense that Chen Xiao valued Qing Lin highly.

The relationship between the two is not as it appears on the surface, but more like that of a brother and sister under the guise of master and servant.

"I see."

Xun'er nodded knowingly and looked at Qinglin, who was holding a teacup and sipping tea.

"We'll probably see each other quite often these next few months, so we need to have a proper way of addressing each other. I'm probably a little older than you, so from now on you can call me Sister Xun'er, okay?"

Still unaware of the significance of this title, Qinglin habitually looked at Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao returned an encouraging look.

Seeing this, Qinglin called out sweetly.

"Sister Xun'er~"