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At the top of the cliff, Xiao Yan was lying lazily on the grass, a blade of grass stuck in his mouth, chewing lightly, letting the faint bitterness spread in his mouth...
He raised his somewhat pale palm to shield his eyes, looking through the gaps between his fingers, gazing at the enormous silver moon in the sky.
"Sigh..." Remembering the test in the afternoon, Xiao Yan let out a light sigh, lazily retracting his hand, resting his head on his hands, his gaze a bit absent-minded...
"It's been fifteen years..." A low mutter suddenly slipped out of the boy's mouth without any boundary.
In Xiao Yan's heart, there is a secret known only to him: he is not a person from this world, or rather, Xiao Yan's soul does not belong to this world; he comes from a blue planet called Earth. As for why he ended up here, he can't explain this bizarre journey, but after living here for a while, he gradually realized: he had crossed over!
As he grew older, Xiao Yan gained a vague understanding of this continent...
The continent is called the Douqi Continent, and unlike the various types of magic commonly found in novels, Douqi is the only dominant force on this continent!
On this continent, the cultivation of Douqi has almost reached its peak after countless generations of effort, and due to the continuous proliferation of Douqi, it eventually spread into the common folk, leading to Douqi becoming closely related to the daily lives of humans. Thus, the importance of Douqi on the continent has become irreplaceable!
Because of the extreme proliferation of fighting spirit, it has also led to the divergence of countless fighting spirit cultivation methods from this main line; as the saying goes, there are lengths to hands, and naturally, the differentiated fighting spirit cultivation methods vary in strength and weakness.
After summarizing statistics, the Fighting Spirit Continent classifies the levels of fighting spirit techniques into four ranks and twelve levels, from high to low: Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow!
Each rank is further divided into three levels: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced!
The level of the fighting spirit cultivation technique is also key to determining future achievements; for example, someone practicing an Intermediate Mysterious technique will naturally be stronger than someone practicing a High Yellow technique at the same level.
On the Fighting Spirit Continent, the distinction between strength and weakness depends on three conditions.
Firstly, the most important is, of course, one's own strength; if your innate strength is only at the One-Star Fighter level, then no matter how rare the Heaven-Rank Advanced technique you practice, it will be hard to defeat a Fighter practicing a Yellow-Rank technique.
Next, we have martial arts! If you're facing an opponent of the same level but your martial arts rank is much higher, then during a competition, the advantages will be obvious at a glance.
The last type is called combat skills!
As the name suggests, this is a special skill that utilizes fighting spirit. Combat skills on the continent also have different levels, generally divided into four ranks: heaven, earth, mysterious, and yellow.
There are countless combat skills on the Fighting Spirit Continent, but most of the commonly circulated ones are usually around the yellow rank. To obtain higher-level combat skills, one must join a sect or a fighting spirit academy on the continent.
Of course, some martial arts obtained through fortuitous encounters, or combat skills that are compatible with them, such skills that evolve from martial arts, can work together to yield even greater power.
With these three conditions, one can determine who is stronger or weaker. Overall, if you can have a higher-level fighting spirit martial art, the benefits in the future are, needless to say...
However, it's really hard for ordinary folks to get their hands on advanced fighting techniques. The methods that circulate among the common folks are mostly just yellow-level techniques. Some more powerful families or small to medium sects should have methods at the mysterious level, like the family where Xiao Yan is from; their top-tier technique is the "Furious Lion's Fury," which is a wind attribute and is a mid-level mysterious fighting technique.
Above the mysterious level is the earth level, but such profound techniques might only be possessed by those transcendent powers and great empires…
As for the heavenly level… it hasn」t appeared for hundreds of years.
In theory, it」s almost impossible for ordinary people to obtain advanced techniques; however, nothing is absolute. The Douqi Continent is vast and filled with myriad races. In the north of the continent, there are the so-called mighty barbarians, who can merge with beast souls. In the south of the continent, there are also various highly intelligent high-level magical beast families, and there are even those dark races famous for their cunning and ruthlessness, etc…
Due to the vastness of the land, there are many unknown nameless hermits who, after their lives come to an end, may hide the martial arts they created somewhere, waiting for a fated person to find them. In the Dou Qi continent, there's a saying: If one day you fall off a cliff and drop into a cave, don't panic; take two steps forward, and maybe, you will become a strong person!
This saying is not false. In the nearly thousand years of history on the continent, there are indeed many stories of people becoming strong through fortuitous encounters.
The consequence of this story has created a large number of dreamers who wait by the cliff every day, ready to jump off and obtain the ultimate martial arts. Of course, most of these people return with broken arms and legs...
In short, this is a land full of miracles and the creation of miracles!
Of course, to cultivate martial arts manuals, one must at least become a true fighter to be qualified, and right now, Xiao Yan seems still very far from that distance...
"Damn." Spitting out the grass roots from his mouth, Xiao Yan suddenly jumped up, his face twisted in rage as he roared at the night sky: "I fuck your ***, are you treating me like garbage by bringing me here? Damn!"
In his past life, Xiao Yan was just an extremely ordinary member of the mediocre masses; money and beautiful women were completely parallel lines to him, never crossing paths. However, after arriving in this Douqi Continent, Xiao Yan was pleasantly surprised to find that, thanks to the experiences of two lifetimes, his soul was actually much stronger than that of ordinary people!
You have to know that in the Douqi Continent, the soul is innate. It might slightly strengthen with age, but there has never been any technique to specifically cultivate the soul; not even a Heaven-tier technique can do that! This is common knowledge in the Douqi Continent.
The strengthening of the soul also created Xiao Yan's extraordinary cultivation talent, and likewise, it established his genius reputation.
When an ordinary and mediocre person realizes he has the potential to become the center of attention for countless people, if he lacks sufficient willpower, it」s hard for him to stay true to his heart. Clearly, Xiao Yan, who was just an ordinary person in his previous life, didn」t have this superhuman willpower. So, after he started to cultivate Dou Qi, he chose the path of becoming an acclaimed genius, instead of quietly growing over time!
If nothing unexpected had happened, Xiao Yan might have really been able to grow bigger under the title of genius. However, unfortunately, in his eleventh year, the title of genius was gradually stripped away by an unforeseen change, and the genius became the laughingstock of the streets overnight, turning into a waste!
After roaring a few times, Xiao Yan's emotions gradually calmed down, and his face returned to its usual desolation. At this point, no matter how furious he was, he couldn」t recover the Dou Qi vortex he had painstakingly cultivated.
Bitterly shaking his head, Xiao Yan actually felt a bit wronged in his heart. After all, he had no idea what had happened to his body. Despite regular check-ups, he had never found anything off. His soul, with age, was growing stronger and stronger, and the speed at which he absorbed Dou Qi was even more vigorous than in his peak state from a few years ago. All these conditions indicated that his talent had never weakened. However, the Dou Qi that entered his body vanished without exception, leaving no trace behind. This bizarre situation left Xiao Yan feeling dejected...
With a gloomy sigh, Xiao Yan raised his hand, a black ring on his finger. The ring was quite ancient, its material unknown, with some vague patterns etched on it. This was the only gift his mother had given him before she passed away. He had worn it for ten years since he was four. As a relic of his mother, Xiao Yan held a certain affection for it. He gently stroked the ring and bitterly smiled, "These past few years, I've really let my mother down..."
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yan suddenly turned his head, warmly smiling at the pitch-black forest and said, "Father, you」ve come?"
Although his Dou Qi was only at the third stage, Xiao Yan's soul perception was much sharper than that of a five-star Dou fighter. When he previously mentioned his mother, he had already sensed a slight movement in the woods.
"Hehe, Yan'er, why are you still up so late?" In the woods, after a brief silence, a man's concerned laughter echoed.
A branch swayed, and a middle-aged man jumped out, his face beaming with a smile as he gazed at his son standing in the moonlight.
The middle-aged man wore a luxurious gray robe, walking with a commanding presence, and his thick eyebrows added to his imposing demeanor. He was the current head of the Xiao family and also Xiao Yan's father, a five-star Grand Master, Xiao Zhan!
"Father, aren't you still awake too?" Looking at the middle-aged man, Xiao Yan's smile grew even wider. Although he had memories from his past life, this father had showered him with love since birth, and even after his downfall, the affection only increased. Such behavior made Xiao Yan willingly call him 'Father.'
"Yan'er, still thinking about the test this afternoon?" Xiao Zhan said with a laugh as he strode forward.
"Hehe, what's there to think about? It was all expected," Xiao Yan replied with a forced smile, shaking his head like an old man.
"Sigh..." Looking at Xiao Yan's still somewhat youthful and handsome face, Xiao Zhan sighed, paused for a moment, and suddenly said, "Yan'er, you're fifteen now, right?"
"Mm, father."
"In another year, it seems... it's time for the coming-of-age ceremony..." Xiao Zhan said with a bitter smile.
"Yes, father, just one more year!" Xiao Yan replied calmly, gripping his palm slightly tighter. He understood very well what the coming-of-age ceremony represented; once he passed it, he, who had no cultivation potential, would lose the qualification to enter the Dou Qi Pavilion to seek Dou Qi techniques, and would then be assigned to manage some ordinary matters in the family's various businesses. This was the family rule, and even though his father was the clan leader, it couldn't be changed!
After all, if you don't become a fighter by the age of twenty-five, you won't be recognized by the family!
"I'm sorry, Yan'er, but if your fighting spirit doesn't reach the seventh level in a year, then your father will have to reluctantly assign you to the family's business. After all, this family isn't just run by me; those old geezers are just waiting for me to mess up..." Looking at the calm Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan sighed with some guilt.
"Father, I'll work hard. In a year, I will definitely reach the seventh level of fighting spirit!" Xiao Yan smiled and reassured him.
"One year, four levels? Heh, maybe in the past it was possible, but now... there's basically no chance at all..." Although he was comforting his father with words, Xiao Yan couldn't help but let out a self-deprecating bitter smile in his heart.
Similarly aware of Xiao Yan's background, Xiao Zhan could only sigh and respond. He knew how difficult it was to cultivate four stages of Dou Qi in a year. He patted Xiao Yan's head and suddenly laughed, saying, 「It's getting late, go back and rest. Tomorrow, there will be a distinguished guest in the family, so don」t lose your manners.」
「Distinguished guest? Who is it?」 Xiao Yan asked curiously.
「You」ll find out tomorrow.」 Winking at Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan laughed and left, leaving Xiao Yan feeling helpless.
「Don't worry, father, I」ll do my best!」 Stroking the ancient ring on his finger, Xiao Yan murmured as he looked up.
At the moment Xiao Yan looked up, the black ancient ring on his finger suddenly emitted a faint, strange glow. The glow vanished in an instant, unnoticed by anyone...