In awe, Ya Fei decided to continue monitoring El's development, while secretly planning steps to maintain a closer relationship with him.
At least, that was the case two weeks ago. Right now, El was sitting leisurely on a chair on the porch of his house, drinking hot tea while looking out over the quiet little garden, dotted only with green grass gently waving in the breeze.
On the other side of the chair, Yuri sat quietly, enjoying his hot tea in silence. Her petite body made the teacup seem huge compared to her.
The girl looked like a graceful little doll, holding the teacup with both hands, creating a scene of adorable contrast.
El sighed heavily, her voice full of frustration. "It's really hard. Two weeks ago, I was able to break through Dou Shi Qi Stage 2 in just four days. But now... why does it feel so slow? It's strange."
He put down his teacup, looking pensive. "Even though I've used the Elixir's help, I'm still at Dou Shi Qi Stage 2. Is this because my technique is not good enough? Ugh... A good Dou Qi absorption technique must be really expensive!" he complained in an annoyed tone.
El recalled other details of his current mission world. This continent was called the Dou Qi Continent. On the continent, there weren't many stories about magic users and their effects, but Dou Qi was the main star.
In this vast piece of land, Dou Qi training had become commonplace after the hard work of many individuals who continued to train for generations, expanding the knowledge surrounding Dou Qi to the peak.
Dou Qi and mankind were one and the same in daily life and thus, Dou Qi was very important on the continent. It could be called irreplaceable.
As the number of levels in Dou Qi continues to increase, so does the number of ways to practice it. Some are better than others, as expected.
After going through the analysis system, the Dou Qi rankings in the Dou Qi Continent were divided into four different classes: Tian, Di, Xuan, Huang. And each class is further divided into Beginner, Intermediate, and High ranks.
The Dou Qi technique learned also determines how strong you will be. For example, if one practices Xuan-class Intermediate rank techniques, one will naturally be stronger than one who practices Huang-class High rank techniques.
In the Dou Qi Continent, to distinguish the strong from the weak, there are 3 criteria to note.
First, and also most important, is your natural body strength: If one only has 1-star level strength, even if one practices Tian-class high-level techniques, one will not be able to defeat a Huang-class Combat Master.
Next is the level of technique: If two people with the same innate strength fight, the one with better techniques will obviously win.
Lastly is the Dou Technique: Dou Techniques are a special type of skill used when controlling Dou Qi and in the Dou Qi region, Dou Techniques are also separated into Tian, Di, Xuan, Huang. Dou Qi on the continent speaks for itself, but Dou Technique is different.
Almost everyone starts with the Huang Dou Technique class. If they want to learn more advanced controlling skills, practitioners need to join a sect or enroll in a Dou Technique school.
Of course, there are some people who, by chance, manage to learn the skills that others left behind earlier, or those with matching Dou Techniques.
For these people, their battle level might be a little higher than usual.
By relying on these 3 aspects, one could determine who was strong and who was weak.
In short, if one managed to learn a high-level Dou Technique, the benefits in the future would be enormous.
However, high-level Dou Techniques were extremely difficult to obtain as an ordinary person. The techniques open to the public were ordinary, Huang-class techniques.
For larger clans or small sects, Xuan-class techniques were the norm.
For example, in the Xiao Yan clan, their highest level technique was only practiced by the clan leader: Lion Wind Strike. It was an Intermediate rank wind force Xuan class Dou Technique.
Above the Xuan class would be the Di class, but this kind of high-level technique could probably only be obtained by organizations such as powerful countries.
As for the Tian class, in a hundred years, it had never appeared once.
As mentioned earlier, commoners who try to acquire high-level techniques are usually recklessly trying to climb mountains without equipment.
However, nothing is absolute. In the world of Dou Qi, there are thousands of clans. In the North, there are those who are referred to as 'Invincible'.
They fuse their souls with beasts and become barbarians. In the South, there were high-end beast spirit clans that were intelligent and talented, and even strange and famous underworld people.
Due to the vastness of this continent, there are bound to be some nameless figures who, by chance, discovered a miracle that made them powerful.
Or, perhaps, there are people who are destined to discover powerful techniques. In the land of Dou Qi, there is one famous sentence:
"If you find yourself stuck in a ditch or abandoned by the world, don't panic. Take two steps forward and perhaps you will find yourself stronger than ever."
Of course, while this statement is not wrong, in the thousands of years of history of this continent, there are not many stories of people becoming strong by chance.
As a result, every day, there are countless people who try to break through and discover new skills or techniques, but instead come back with a broken hip or leg. All in all, the continent is full of mystery and wonder.
To access the vault of Dou Qi's secret techniques, you had to be at least a high-level Dou Zhe to fulfill the basic requirements.
After recalling the information, El once again let out a long sigh, "The mission this time is really very troublesome and difficult!"
Yuri turned his head slightly, remaining relaxed. "Your improvement is nothing wrong, it's natural. Just think of what happened two weeks ago as a rare stroke of luck."
El let out a long sigh, then looked at Yuri. "But still, you know what? I only have three years to accomplish all this. Reincarnation Room completing all the main Missions is very difficult. Plus the Ascension Mission... "
Then, El took another slow sip of her tea before continuing. "For some reason, I feel like the protagonist who had an engagement canceled."
"Should I ask Yao Chen to be my Master?" said El, sighing heavily. "But... How do I persuade him? Yao Chen is very cautious and a bit arrogant. With my talent, would he be interested?"
Yuri smiled slightly, her gaze straight ahead. "If that's the case, how about you just become my disciple?"
"In the Origin World, my original body's cultivation level is already quite high. I was even given permission by Master to accept disciples," Yuri continued while slightly glancing at El.
Hearing those words, El immediately turned her head with furrowed brows. "Huh? You seriously want to be my master? This isn't one of your pranks, is it?"
Yuri sighed lightly, closing her eyes for a moment before opening them again, she gaze this time soft, yet full of meaning. "What do you think?" she asked with a faint smile on her face.
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Notes:
A strong mc must have a loli training him. This is an important rule!!