Battle Through the Heavens: The Beginning of the Dou Sheng Inheritance

Chapter 15 The Tedious Coming-of-Age Ceremony

Xiao Yu gritted her teeth and said, "Look at your messy hair, and you even dyed it. You've gone astray all these years."

Xiao Jue reached out and touched his blond hair, chuckled, and said, "Is this hair getting in your way?"

"But Xiao Ning seems to have reached the ninth level of Dou Qi, right?" Xiao Jue asked playfully. "Don't you want to get him a Qi Gathering Powder?"

"I also have Qi-boosting pills here, which can help a fighter break through to the first star."

Xiao Yu frowned and asked, "What do you want?"

Xiao Jue smiled and said, "Come find me after the coming-of-age ceremony. Then we'll see if you want the Qi Gathering Powder and Qi Boosting Pill."

Xiao Yu glared at Xiao Jue and left with an unfriendly expression.

The procedures for coming-of-age ceremonies are so complicated that they can be quite a headache.

Sitting in the audience, watching the boy on stage being manipulated like a puppet, Xiao Jue couldn't help but rub his forehead. This was a rule that had been passed down for generations, and no one could change it.

The coming-of-age ceremony on the stage was more than halfway through when it was finally Xiao Jue's turn.

Hearing the shouts from the stage, curious eyes turned to Xiao Jue from the VIP seats on the high platform. A major reason they participated in the Xiao family's coming-of-age ceremony today was to find out just how terrifying the talent of this Xiao family genius really was.

An eleven-year-old Dou Zhe, and a fifteen-year-old Seven-Star Dou Zhe in last month's test—in their eyes, he might become a Dou Huang powerhouse in the future.

The ceremony was presided over by the Second Elder, Xiao Ying. He smiled and took several materials needed for the ceremony from the stage behind him, then walked towards Xiao Jue.

The patriarch and three elders of the Xiao family were very friendly to Xiao Jue. Because of the Purple Heart Breakthrough Pill, they had each broken through two stars in strength and regarded Xiao Jue as the future hope of the Xiao family.

Seeing the Second Elder approaching, and recalling the tediousness of the previous ceremony, Xiao Jue couldn't help but feel a headache coming on, and closed his eyes resignedly.

……

Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, Xiao Jue stood there like an idiot for a full half hour before the tedious ceremony finally came to a slow end.

Relieved, Xiao Jue opened his eyes, looked at the various spices scattered all over his body, and rolled his eyes in annoyance.

After finishing all these tedious tasks, the Second Elder wiped away his sweat, turned around, walked to the Black Stone Testing Stele, and loudly proclaimed, "Ritual retest!"

The ritual retest is another test of fighting spirit. The test a month ago was just a prediction, with the aim of selecting the best seeds in the clan. Only these excellent seeds are qualified to hold the coming-of-age ceremony on this high platform, while those below the seventh level can only hold some simple ceremonies, which are quite meager.

The retest of the ceremony was much more rigorous and meticulous than the prediction. This time, the retest was personally monitored and inspected by the Second Elder, who was a four-star Grand Master. This shows how much importance they attached to the coming-of-age ceremony.

Hearing the Second Elder's loud shout, the audience, who had been somewhat bored, immediately perked up and turned their gazes directly to the platform.

In the VIP section, the eyes of those from various factions were also fixed on the blond-haired boy on the stage, wondering what level of strength he could achieve at the age of fifteen.

On the high wooden platform, the huge black stone tablet suddenly shone with light, and large golden characters appeared on the surface of the stone tablet in a graceful and flowing style.

"Fighter: Seven Stars!"

Silence! Utter silence!

All eyes, after a slight pause, froze in disbelief on the black stone tablet that shone with golden light.

In the VIP section, the crisp sound of teacups falling to the ground could be heard repeatedly. The representatives from various forces in Wutan City were all dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief.

"The Xiao family has struck it rich this time..." In the VIP section, everyone couldn't help but gasp and murmur to themselves. One could imagine how bright the future would be for a clansman who was only fifteen years old and had reached the Seven Star Dou Zhe level.

"At this rate of cultivation, perhaps... maybe in a few decades, the Xiao family will produce a super strong expert at the Dou Huang level." The people in the VIP seats exchanged glances, and a somewhat horrified thought flashed through their minds.

As long as any small family in the Jia Ma Empire produces a Dou Huang-level expert, that family's status will immediately rise regardless of its limitations.

Even the three major families of the Jia Ma Empire would not dare to suppress them, since there are only a handful of Dou Huang level experts in this vast empire.

Moreover, each of them possesses the power to overturn the world and fight against ten thousand enemies single-handedly. No rational empire would easily choose to offend a Dou Huang powerhouse!

More than three hundred years ago, the only Douhuang powerhouse in the Jia Ma Empire at the time, caused his family to be caught in the crossfire when a neighboring country launched a war. In a fit of rage, he single-handedly slaughtered an elite iron cavalry legion of ten thousand men. The massacre left rivers of blood, and his infamous reputation shocked the entire country.

From then on, few empires on the Dou Qi Continent dared to offend a Dou Huang powerhouse!

This shows just how fierce a Douhuang-level expert is on this continent.

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Therefore, after witnessing Xiao Jue's displayed talent, everyone felt extremely envious of the Xiao family.

"Clan Chief Xiao, Young Master Xiao Jue's talent for cultivation is truly astonishing. Your Xiao family is likely to produce an extraordinary expert this time."

Beside Xiao Zhan, Ya Fei stared intently at the blond-haired boy in the arena with her beautiful eyes slightly parted, and said with a smile.

Xiao Zhan laughed twice, his smugness and excitement almost impossible to conceal. He politely cupped his hands in greeting to Ya Fei and said happily, "Miss Ya Fei, you flatter me! Hahahaha!"

Below the platform, Xiao Yu's mouth was slightly open, her pretty face stiffened, and her eyes were wide with shock as she stared at the black stone tablet in the arena.

After a long while, her full breasts heaved dramatically before she murmured, "A fifteen-year-old seven-star warrior? Damn little brat, this speed is comparable to that monstrous woman from Canaan Academy."

The golden light on the black stone tablet gradually dissipated, and after a moment, it returned to its deep and cold black color.

The golden light dissipated, and the entire arena remained silent. Clearly, everyone was still immersed in the shock they had felt earlier. Even a fifteen-year-old seven-star Dou Zhe, a Dou Huang powerhouse, had never possessed such strength in his youth.

"Cough..." The Second Elder's cough on the high platform finally drew everyone's attention back.

"The ritual retest is complete. According to the usual rules, Xiao Jue will accept a challenge. The challenger must be below the level of a Dou Zhe. Who wants to come?" The Second Elder's gaze swept over the younger generation of the Xiao family and he asked softly.

(End of this chapter)