Battle Through the Heavens: Achievement System at the Start

On the cobblestone path leading to the square, Xiao Yao and Xun'er walked side by side, their steps light and unhurried, seemingly unconcerned about missing the family's test.

Xiao Yao's gaze slowly swept across the crowd in the square, but he couldn't find Xiao Yan. He muttered, "It seems, Little Yan hasn't arrived yet."

After a while, the First Elder looked at the clansmen who had come to participate in the test in the square, glanced around briefly, and then turned to the clan leader and said, "Clan leader, the time is almost up. Xiao Yan should know that today is an important day. He wouldn't be thinking that he can't pass the test and therefore not come, would he?"

Just as the Grand Elder was about to finish speaking, a shadow rapidly approached from the end of the path in the distance.

Xiao Zhan squinted at the black-clad youth's figure in the distance, a faint smile appearing on his lips as he responded to the Grand Elder's words: "Tsk tsk! Look, here they come, all of them so impatient."

Xiao Zhan watched as Xiao Yao and Xiao Yan sat quietly in a corner, resting. He could only pray that they would succeed.

After a short while, Xiao Zhan stood up, looked around the now quiet training ground, and said in a deep voice, "You are all the fresh blood of the family, and you should know how important today's test is for you. The test rules are: those with the seventh level of Dou Qi or above are considered qualified, and those below that level are considered unqualified. However, according to the previous additional rules, after the test, those with Dou Qi below the seventh level have the right to challenge a companion with the seventh level or above once. If they win the challenge, they can also enter the qualified area!"

He paused briefly, then shouted loudly, "Now that everyone understands, let the test begin!"

As Xiao Zhan's deep shout fell, the boys and girls on the training ground immediately tensed up.

Beside the black stone tablet, the indifferent examiner stepped forward, took out a list from his pocket, and his cold voice sent chills down the spines of those whose names were called.

Sitting cross-legged on the clean bluestone floor, Xiao Yan calmly looked at his peers who were dejected and crying because they failed the battle qi test. He curled his lips indifferently, feeling no pity for them. These people who liked to laugh at those who were lower than him did not deserve sympathy.

While they sought pleasure in people of lower social standing than themselves, they probably never imagined that they too would one day face the same fate.

Those who insult others will be constantly insulted in return!

"Xiao Mei!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yao looked at Xiao Yan beside him and teased, "Little Yan, I still remember when I came back, I saw that the two of you were very close. It's a pity that things have changed, and now she..."

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Mei on the field with a contemptuous smile and chuckled, "It's all in the past. I've come to understand a lot of things in these three years. Only strength can earn the respect of others. But I still have family members who have never abandoned me."

Xiao Yao looked at Xiao Yan in front of him and smiled, saying, "That once show-off boy has matured quite a bit now!"

"Power of Fighting: Eighth Dan!"

A burst of intense light erupted from the black stone tablet, revealing large, upright characters that seemed to float on its surface.

"Xiao Mei: Battle Power, Eighth Stage, Advanced!" The indifferent examiner glanced at the black stone tablet, nodded slightly, and announced in a deep voice.

"I've improved my Dou Qi by one level in a year, barely..." Xiao Yan commented casually, touching his nose.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yao teased Xiao Yan, "Hehe, yeah, he's not as good as Xiao Yanzi, who improved his Dou Qi by five levels in a year."

"Next up, Xiao Xun'er."

Upon hearing this, Xun'er stood up, looked at Xiao Yao in front of her with a sweet smile, and said, "Brother Xiao Yao, I'll go up first."

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the girl in green as she slowly walked up, and the entire hall fell silent.

At this moment, Xun'er slowly placed her small hand on the black stone tablet. As her internal fighting spirit surged rapidly, the black stone tablet instantly erupted with a powerful light...

The tester looked at the inscription on the black stone tablet and slowly read aloud: "Fighter: Four Stars!"

The three elders looked at Xun'er on the field with shocked expressions. Although she was not as good as Xiao Yao had been that year, and her cultivation speed was slightly slower than Xiao Yan's in the past, such talent was still enough to be called a freak.

Xun'er listened to the cheers of the crowd, but her face did not show any joy. Instead, she calmly walked to Xiao Yao's side and sat down.

"Next, Xiao Yao."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yao stood up and walked towards the black stone tablet in the center of the field. When he arrived at the black stone tablet, he placed his palm on it.

As he mobilized his internal fighting spirit, it flowed down his body to his arm and then surged directly into the black stone tablet.

After a brief silence, the black stone tablet suddenly burst forth with a powerful light. After the light faded, the enormous golden characters that appeared shocked everyone.

"Battle Master: One Star!"

The entire audience immediately began to discuss the matter.

"This...how is this possible? Hasn't he been maintaining a four-star Dou Zhe status for the past few years? How could he suddenly break through to a one-star Dou Shi in just one year?"

"Could it be that he's been hiding his true self all along, only to stop pretending on his coming-of-age day?"

Xiao Zhan, standing on the high platform, looked at Xiao Yao on the field with a faint smile on his face. He thought to himself that Xiao Yao had already shown the cultivation of a Dou Shi in his room a few years ago, and he wondered how far he could go now.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xiao Yao slowly walked down.

As time went by, more and more people failed, and the atmosphere on the training ground gradually became somewhat somber. Those who failed all wore long faces, but whenever another newcomer failed, a hint of schadenfreude would subtly flash across their faces...

Sitting cross-legged on the floor, the three of them were too lazy to watch the tests anymore. Among the hundreds of people who took the tests, only one or two people had reached the eighth level of Dou Qi, just like Xiao Mei. As for the ninth level, no one had appeared yet.

Fewer and fewer people were not called up, until finally only a handful of people, including Xiao Yan, remained.

The last boy not far in front of him also got up to take the test, but after a while, he also failed and returned dejectedly.

"Next up is the last one, Xiao Yan!"

Beneath the black stone tablet, the examiner, with a complex expression, called out the last spot, thinking to himself, "Since his brother Xiao Yao has already achieved such an unexpected miracle, perhaps..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yao smiled at Xiao Yan and said softly, "It's time for you to show them what you've got. Let them see that the once-genius boy has returned!"

Under the complex gazes of the entire audience, Xiao Yan arrived at the black stone tablet on the stage. He looked at his father on the platform and smiled slightly.

Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone present, Xiao Yan's chest rose and fell slowly, and he stretched out his palm, gently placing it on the cold black stone tablet.

All eyes were fixed on the stone tablet, unblinking. They knew very well that this test might be the last for this genius boy who had once amazed the entire city of Wutan.

The stone tablet calmed down slightly, and then a bright light suddenly shone through!

The huge golden characters on the stone tablet made everyone present's hearts stop beating for a moment.

"Fighter: One Star!"

The entire place was silent, as silent as the night!