Chapter 141: Six-Star Dou Ling

After chatting for a while, Elder Huo turned to look at the three people beside him, his face darkening slightly. Jia Nan Academy did not oppose student competition, or even hostility between them. Competition and rivalry could push students to excel in all aspects.

However, this rule only applied within the Inner Academy and was meant for those with exceptional cultivation talent. Such individuals were the elites among their peers, each possessing their own pride. When they clashed, it was inevitable that none would be willing to concede. That was why such a rule existed.

In the Outer Academy, due to the presence of new students, the regulations were different. They leaned more toward protecting newcomers.

"You three, go to the Academy's Law Enforcement Team and receive your punishment! Tell the truth when you get there, or else Jia Nan Academy may not be able to tolerate you anymore!" Elder Huo's gaze swept over the three of them. Upon meeting his eyes, their faces turned pale, and they quickly lowered their heads in response.

This Elder Huo had considerable prestige in the Outer Academy. His personal strength was one reason, but more importantly, he was the administrator of the Alchemy Department—a genuine 5th Tier Alchemist!

"You asked me to judge the matter. Are you satisfied with my judgment?" Elder Huo turned to Xiao Bai with a smile.

Xiao Bai glanced at the three figures in the distance, whose expressions were as sorrowful as if they had lost a loved one. The punishment from the Law Enforcement Team was probably not going to be light. He shrugged and responded indifferently, "It's alright."

No matter how severe the punishment, could it be worse than losing their lives?

If these three were not Jia Nan Academy students, and if this were not Jia Nan Academy, given what they had done to Xian'er earlier, they would have already crossed the Bridge of Helplessness and been reincarnated by now!

"Haha, not bad, kid!" Elder Huo looked at Xiao Bai with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

With Xiao Bai's strength and his lightning attribute, if he had decided to deal with those three himself, Elder Huo wouldn't have been able to stop him in time. Yet, instead of taking action, the young man called him over and followed the Academy's rules. Elder Huo admired that.

"You're called Xiao Yi Xian, right?" Elder Huo shifted his gaze to the beautiful Xiao Yi Xian beside Xiao Bai and said with a smile, "Don't take their words to heart. Poison Masters do face some rejection in the Outer Academy, but that won't be the case in the Inner Academy. There's only one rule there—strength reigns supreme. As long as you are strong enough, no one will say anything!"

"Thank you for your guidance, Elder Huo!" Xiao Yi Xian smiled gently, forming a favorable impression of the old man.

"Alright, I still have matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving. You all carry on with whatever you were doing." Elder Huo waved his hand and, after speaking, transformed into a streak of light and disappeared.

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you—there's a poison-attributed cultivation technique of Di Class in the Book Collection Pavilion. Whether you can obtain it depends on your own ability!" Suddenly, a distant voice echoed back, making Xiao Bai's eyes light up instantly.

Poison-attributed cultivation techniques were incredibly rare. The fact that Xian'er had reached her current cultivation level without one was entirely due to her physique and the Seven-Colored Poison Codex she possessed. However, the Seven-Colored Poison Codex was not of particularly high rank; she needed a proper high-grade poison cultivation technique to replace it.

Before leaving Wu Tan City, he had even asked Hai Bodong to keep an eye out for one, thinking it wouldn't hurt to try his luck. One of his goals in coming to Jia Nan Academy was to find such a technique, though he hadn't been very hopeful. Now, with confirmation of its existence, he could finally set his mind at ease. Otherwise, he would have had to take Xian'er to the Poison Sect in the Chu Yun Empire in the future.

Although the Calamity Poison Body didn't require cultivation, a cultivation technique was still necessary. It would allow better control over the flow of Dou Qi within her body and help regulate the eruptions of the Calamity Poison Body.

Xiao Bai had carefully studied Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body. This physique was quite mysterious, naturally containing extremely potent toxins. The last time he examined her body, he had been rather apprehensive.

It was as if there were multiple layers of seals within Xian'er's body. Each time a layer was undone, it triggered an eruption of the Calamity Poison Body. After each eruption, the released toxins would further advance her cultivation, which was why the Calamity Poison Body had allowed her to reach Dou Zong in just a few years in the original story.

The method to unlock these seals was by consuming poison. When the accumulated toxins in her body reached a certain threshold, the Calamity Poison Body would undergo a minor eruption, rapidly boosting her cultivation.

Just think about it—gaining cultivation by consuming poison, and once the accumulated toxins reached a certain level, triggering another eruption to push cultivation even further. How could her advancement not be fast?

Aside from consuming poison, if she cultivated a proper technique, she would be able to finely control these eruptions. Strictly speaking, this control would only allow her to trigger the eruptions proactively rather than suppress them. As long as she continued consuming poison, the inevitable eruptions would still occur.

This isn't bad, though—it's equivalent to having a life-saving trump card. That was precisely why Xiao Bai was so determined to help her find a high-level cultivation technique. He couldn't always be by her side, and until the Calamity Poison Body was under control, having more trump cards was always a good thing. Just like today—even if her Dou Qi was depleted, she wouldn't be easily bullied as long as she had something to rely on.

In the original story, she had survived several crises thanks to the outbursts of her poison body. Although these eruptions were painful and accelerated the growth of the Calamity Poison Body—bringing the fate of its full awakening forward—it was still a better outcome than the worst-case scenario.

"Let's go, Xian'er. We're heading back first!" Xiao Bai gently took Xiao Yi Xian's small hand and said softly.

"Back? We're not training anymore?" Xiao Yi Xian asked, a little confused.

"Today was just an assessment of your training, and you've already passed. There's still about a month before the selection tournament. During this time, you just need to focus on improving your cultivation—no more training needed!" Xiao Bai waved his hand, and two Magic Cores flew into his grasp. One of them had a poison attribute, perfect for Xiao Yi Xian's use.

"Really?" Xiao Yi Xian's face lit up with joy, her smile as radiant as a blooming flower. She was finally freed from these days of rigorous training! She had thought this guy would keep her here until the tournament started.

"Oh? It seems my Xian'er is a little unsatisfied and wants to train even more?" Seeing her slightly incredulous expression, Xiao Bai teased with a chuckle. "How about we keep going, then?"

"No way!" Xiao Yi Xian's face changed instantly as she hurriedly refused. While she didn't hate this kind of training, she didn't particularly enjoy it either. Besides, when this guy trained her, he seemed like a completely different person—unbelievably strict. She sometimes wondered if she actually knew two different Xiao Bais.

"Haha." Xiao Bai looked at her adorable expression and couldn't help but pull her into his arms, wrapping his hands around her slender waist. He chuckled softly, "You've been exhausted these past few days, haven't you?"

"Hmph." Xiao Yi Xian nestled into his embrace, pouting slightly. "So now you realize I'm tired? And yet you always keep a stern face, doing nothing but bullying me!"

"Haha. Well, whose fault is that? That day when you were gathering herbs, you gasped in fear at just a second-tier Magical Beast!" At the mention of this, Xiao Bai recalled the scene and couldn't help but complain, "Come on, that was the weakest poison-type second-tier Magical Beast. Its poison couldn't even harm you—it was practically a supplement for you! And yet you were afraid? I had no choice but to toughen you up a bit."

Hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian finally understood why his attitude had changed so drastically after that day. Thinking back to that moment, her face turned slightly red, and she buried her head in his chest, murmuring shyly, "I… I had just broken through to Dou Shi and wasn't used to it yet…"

Xiao Bai was momentarily stunned by this rare display of shyness. Xian'er had always been independent—delicate on the outside but strong at heart. He had thought she would never act spoiled, but today, this little girl had proven him wrong.

Looking at her like this, Xiao Bai's gaze grew soft and affectionate. He tightened his grip around her slender waist, lifted her chin, and gazed at her bashful face, as delicate as a blooming peach blossom. Then, he lowered his head and gently pressed his lips onto her rosy, enticing ones.

"Mm…"

A soft moan escaped Xiao Yi Xian's lips as she instinctively wanted to resist. But when she met the deep, gentle gaze in front of her, her body instantly softened, giving up on resisting. Her delicate hands hesitantly rested against his chest as she closed her beautiful eyes, surrendering to his actions.

A blush spread across her fair ears, blooming like a fiery red flower, revealing her shyness and nervousness.

After a long moment, Xiao Yi Xian broke free from his embrace, glaring at him before softly scolding, "You scoundrel!" Her tone carried both complaint and a hint of coquettishness as she began straightening her slightly disheveled clothes.

Xiao Bai watched her ethereal face tinged with a hint of seductive charm and heard the soft, bone-melting sweetness in her voice. He couldn't help but close his eyes and take a deep breath, suppressing the fire rising in his body.

Xiao Yi Xian caught sight of his expression from the corner of her eye, momentarily stunned. Then, her face flushed red, and a glimmer of amusement flashed in her gaze. She secretly thought, This rascal!

Lightly biting her red lips, she sighed inwardly. Even though Xiao Bai had both her and Xun'er by his side, he rarely acted intimately with them. It wasn't because he didn't like them—on the contrary, it was precisely because he liked them too much that he exercised such restraint.

Xun'er might not understand the situation, but she herself knew very well—until the Calamity Poison Body was under control, she could never truly be with him!

When Xiao Bai opened his eyes again, now calm and composed, Xiao Yi Xian walked over, gently taking his hand and whispering, "Let's go."

Xiao Bai nodded, lifted her into his arms, and with a flash of lightning beneath his feet, shot toward the outskirts of the forest.

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Time galloped like a speeding horse, and days flowed like falling petals in a stream. In the blink of an eye, more than twenty days had passed.

Inside a quiet room, Xiao Bai sat cross-legged. The dense heaven and earth energy surrounding him gradually thinned until it finally disappeared completely into his body.

At this moment, a strange energy fluctuation rippled through the room. Shortly after, a powerful aura suddenly surged from Xiao Bai, who had been sitting with his eyes tightly shut. This aura continued to rise, as if something was suppressing it. The pressure intensified until, in an instant, that suppressive force was shattered like a crumbling dam.

The aura was unleashed, and a wave of energy abruptly spread from his body. Xiao Bai's tightly shut eyes slowly opened, and a silver lightning glow flashed within them before quickly retracting and vanishing.

"Six-Star Dou Ling!"

Xiao Bai clenched his fists, sensing the significantly denser Dou Qi within his body. He let out a deep breath, his mind calm.

"I wonder how much I can improve in a year?" he murmured to himself. Thinking about the Yun Lan Sect, a trace of apprehension flashed through his eyes.

It wasn't the people of Yun Lan Sect that he feared—there was nothing in the sect worth dreading. As for Yun Shan, he was just so-so. Even Xiao Yan, at the peak of Dou Wang, could handle him. While that was partially due to his protagonist status, it also indicated that Yun Shan, despite being a Dou Zong, didn't have much besides arrogance.

The one he truly feared was Protector Wu from the Hall of Souls.

Even with Cai Lin and Yao Lao, dealing with a Four-Star Dou Zong like Wu wasn't going to be easy.

"I wonder if I can enter the space beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower. If I can bring out the Yao Tian Huo, then it won't be a problem!" Xiao Bai pondered. However, entering through the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower meant facing the Fallen Heart Flame—a major obstacle.

Forget it. I'll decide after entering the Inner Academy. By then, I can bring Little Dragon down with me and see if there's any reaction. Finding that old Dragon Emperor might only be possible this way. Otherwise, in the underground magma space, there are Half-Saint level Lizardmen. If I dare to dive in looking for the Dou Di's cave with my current strength, I won't even have a chance to escape if I run into them!

Thinking of Little Dragon, Xiao Bai suddenly recalled another "dead dragon." He pulled a small golden dragon out of his sleeve, looking at the still-sleeping creature with exasperation.

Ever since its last awakening, Little Golden Dragon had fallen back into slumber not long after, showing no signs of waking up even now. However, its aura had grown stronger. Xiao Bai could sense that, with each breath, it was slowly absorbing the surrounding energy.

"If this little guy meets Little Dragon, I wonder what kind of scene that will be!" Xiao Bai smirked mischievously. Given Little Golden Dragon's sharp tongue and Zi Yan's mischievous nature, there was a high chance they'd either become best friends or start fighting right away. The thought of that scene made him wickedly anticipate the outcome.

As for who would win in a fight, Xiao Bai wasn't sure. He hadn't met Little Dragon yet, and as for this little guy in his hands, he needed to wait for it to wake up and see if any changes had occurred.

A Ancient Void Dragon and a Thunder Spirit Dragon—Zi Yan might have extraordinary talent, but Little Golden Dragon was no pushover either. Its origins were mysterious, and it seemed to have a remarkable affinity for spatial forces. The two were truly worthy rivals, evenly matched in strength.

However, as soon as this thought crossed his mind, Xiao Bai's amusement quickly faded. In the future, both of them would be following him. Imagining the chaos that would ensue made him shudder—that would be nothing short of a catastrophe and a nightmare! Two troublemakers with immense power and destructive potential!

Shaking his head, Xiao Bai pushed the terrifying scene out of his mind. He stored Little Golden Dragon back into his sleeve, secretly making a resolution—if either of those two dared to cause trouble, he would deal with them directly. Whoever made trouble would be suppressed immediately!

Just as he was making this ruthless decision, a sudden surge of energy fluctuation erupted from the adjacent room. Sensing this aura, Xiao Bai's eyes lit up—this little girl was finally coming out of her seclusion!

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