Chapter 85 Xun'er cried. It
was almost noon and the sun was scorching.
Xiao Yan was spending time in the grove behind the Xiao family's mountain as usual, escaping from reality. Only here would no one ridicule him.
Over the past year, his cultivation had completely stopped at the third stage of Dou Qi. No matter how he practiced, the energy he absorbed into his body would disappear without a trace before he could refine it.
"Oh, this damn fighting spirit, why am I so unlucky." Stopping the meaningless practice, Xiao Yan fell backwards onto the soft grass.
A beam of dazzling sunlight shone through the gaps in the trees, causing Xiao Yan's eyes to hurt slightly. Xiao Yan did not avoid it, but squinted his eyes and silently endured the slight pain until his stomach began to growl.
"It's time to eat." Xiao Yan stood up, clapped his hands, and walked down the back mountain.
On the way to the Xiao family cafeteria, the chaotic crowd of onlookers attracted Xiao Yan's attention. Out of curiosity, he also went over.
When he saw Xiao Se's figure in the field, Xiao Yan's pupils shrank suddenly, "It's him."
At this moment, the voices of several girls from the Xiao family were heard beside Xiao Yan.
"Sister Mei'er, who is Cousin Xiao Ning going to challenge? Why haven't I seen him before? He looks quite handsome, but I don't know how strong he is."
Xiao Mei shook her head. "I don't know him very well. I think his name is Xiao Se."
"Xiao Se? The one who missed the fighting test?"
"From the tone of cousin Xiao Ning, that should be it."
"Sister Mei'er, who do you think will win between the two of them?"
"Being able to train outside for a year and return safely, his strength must have improved significantly. However, I am more optimistic about cousin Xiao Ning. You also heard that he has reached the seventh level of fighting spirit, which is enough to participate in the coming-of-age ceremony."
The girls nodded. They didn't think Xiao Ning would lose. After all, in their eyes, Xiao Se was just an unknown nobody. If he hadn't missed the Xiao family's annual testing ceremony, few people would have known of his existence.
"Go ahead!" Listening to the discussions of the people around him, Xiao Se waved at Xiao Ning who was "warming up", his voice sounding a little impatient.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Xiao Ning was a typical guy who wanted to use Xiao Se as a stepping stone, showcasing his strength at the seventh level of fighting spirit in order to confirm his status as the number one male among the younger generation of the Xiao family.
"Hehe, Xiao Se, although I don't know what you've been through this year, but you'll suffer a great loss if you underestimate me." Seeing that the younger generation of the Xiao family were almost there, Xiao Ning stopped "warming up", smiled, put his palms behind his back, stomped his feet on the ground, and with a leap, he approached in front of Xiao Se. Under the gaze of everyone, he raised his hand knife mixed with the wind-breaking energy and chopped it fiercely at Xiao Se's shoulder.
"Yellow-level advanced fighting skill: Mountain Splitting Palm!"
Xiao Ning, who was familiar with Xiao Se's powerful strength, did not dare to be careless at all and immediately used the strongest fighting skills he mastered.
"Cousin Xiao Ning is so fast!" Someone in the crowd exclaimed, but then they were dumbfounded.
Under the gaze of everyone, Xiao Se slowly dodged Xiao Ning's knife and grabbed Xiao Ning's elbow with his left hand, threw him to the ground, slightly bent his right leg, and pressed his knee on his back.
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The whole set of movements was performed smoothly without any drag.
Xiao Ning was easily subdued.
"Oh, it hurts, Xiao Se, I lost, let me go, it's going to break." Xiao Ning grimaced in pain as his wrist joint was twisted, and he begged for mercy quickly.
Hearing the other party admit defeat, Xiao Se casually threw out a jade bottle and said calmly: "Take it and wipe it, it will be fine tomorrow."
After saying this, Xiao Se turned around and slowly walked away in front of everyone's astonished gazes.
In the crowd, Xiao Yan also had a look of astonishment on his face. If it was before the Dou Qi disappeared, Xiao Yan would naturally not care. But now, after a year, including Xiao Ning who lost the game, it seemed that everyone had made great progress. Only he was still struggling in the third stage of Dou Qi, especially Xiao Se, who gave him an unfathomable feeling. He had a premonition that if he took over, even if the Dou Qi had not disappeared, he would end up like Xiao Ning.
"Damn it." Xiao Yan cursed softly and quietly left the crowd before anyone noticed him.
Yao Lao, who no longer fell asleep so often in the ancient ring on Xiao Yan's finger, was also very surprised. He thought to himself, "This kid is not simple. He didn't use his fighting spirit or fighting spirit, nor did he use his soul power to perceive. He completely relied on his body's reaction ability and his excellent dynamic vision to subdue this little guy named Xiao Ning. Let me see how capable you are!"
As he spoke, Yao Lao released his soul power to investigate Xiao Se.
On the other side, Xiao Se, who had just walked a short distance, suddenly felt a chill on his back and subconsciously activated the Guiyuan Soul Technique to cover his body with a layer of soul protection shield.
Yao Lao also felt something in his heart. Before his soul power came into contact with Xiao Se's soul shield, he took it back in advance. He couldn't help but admire it and thought to himself, "What a sharp soul perception. If I hadn't taken back my soul power in advance, I'm afraid..."
"Brother, the old man in the ring used his soul power to detect you last time, but he noticed in advance that your body was covered with a layer of soul power protection shield, so he retreated for fear of being discovered." In Xiao Se's ear, the soft voice of Blue-clothed Longkui sounded in his heart.
Then Hong Kui's voice sounded again, "Brother, there is also the Dou Huang hiding in the dark, who is also watching you again. Do you want me to kill them?"
Xiao Se shook his head and said, "Not for now. Xiao Xun'er from the Xiao family is the same as the Soul Clan I told you about. She is from the Ancient Clan, one of the ancient clans. The Dou Huang is responsible for protecting Xiao Xun'er. As long as you are not discovered by him, it will be fine. She cares about Xiao Yan very much. If we take action against the Dou Huang or Xiao Yan, who knows what kind of trouble that crazy woman will cause. In the future, we will need Xiao Yan and the old man to attract the attention of the Soul Clan. We should just focus on our development."
The backyard of the Xiao family, Xun'er's courtyard.
Xun'er was sitting in the pavilion, sipping her tea carefully. Suddenly, a strange black gas condensed from the edge of the pavilion and finally turned into a human shape, kneeling on one knee in front of Xun'er.
"Mr. Ling, what happened?" Xun'er picked up a cup of fragrant tea and blew it gently.
"Miss, Xiao Se is back." Ling Ying said hesitantly.
"Crack..." The jade cup in Xiao Xun'er's hand fell to the ground and shattered. Under Ling Ying's gaze, a line of tears quietly flowed across Xun'er's eyes.