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  As the A Dragon's Roar resouhe void shattered, waterfalls flowed backward, and mountain ranges colpsed.

  The dragon's roar sted a full thirty seds. If not for Xiao Yan's strong Spiritual Strength, merely this spiritual memory of the A Dragon's Roar would have been enough to injure him.

  Even though the se was only imprinted with Spiritual Strength on the scroll, its power remained formidable.

  Qi Method and Dou Teique scrolls often tained such ses to facilitate learning. However, the number of times one could observe them was limited. The se would disappear ohe Spiritual Strength within the scroll was exhausted.

  Xiao Yan exhaled deeply and slowly withdrew from the vision, his expression filled with puzzlement. Although he had already grasped the Dou Qi circution route of the A Dragon Roar, he always felt something was missing. His thoughts raced like lightning, yet he still couldn't find what he needed.

  He felt disheartened. Whether it was the Asura Soul Reaping Teique or the A Dragon Roar, he couldn't grasp the essentials at all.

  In trast, his cultivation of the Three Thousand Lightning Movement rogressing very smoothly. Each Dou Teique scroll of the Three Thousand Lightning Movement tained a trace of wind and lightning power sealed by the Pavilion Master, and only by abs and assimiting this trace could oruly master the Three Thousand Lightning Movement.

  With his body strengthened by the Ten Thousa Fme, the process of tempering his body with wind and lightni somewhat like undergoing cupping therapy: slightly painful yet invigorating.

  The power of lightning could shock the soul, but his soul was exceedingly powerful and withstood it perfectly.

  Now, so long as he practiced diligently each day, achieviry-level mastery of the Three Thousand Lightning Movement wouldn't be difficult.

  "Let's tinue. You won't know how good your voice is if you don't shout," Xiao Yan murmured as he rubbed his throat. Feeling that his throat had recovered signifitly, he slowly stood up and resumed shouting.

  After about ten minutes of shouting, a little girl dressed in white suddenly emerged from the depths of the forest.

  "Uh? Little sister, are you lost?" Xiao Yan looked puzzled. This was deep in the mountains with magical beasts roaming about. How could there be a little girl eared to be only eleven or twelve years old?

  The moment the little girl saw Xiao Yan, her eyes grew gloomy and a hint of cold killing i appeared. She roared angrily, "What the hell are you howling for?!!!"

  Boom!!

  A terrifying sound wave instantly spread out with the little girl at its ter. The rumbling sound of colpsing trees echoed all around. Xiao Yan's expression ged dramatically as he hurriedly covered his ears, enveloping himself with Spiritual Strength.

  The angry roar tinued for over ten seds before finally stopping. Xiao Yan stared dumbfou the girl before him, utterly astonished.

  'What kind of little girl is this? How her roar be so terrifying? And… a Dou King???' Xiao Yan was fbbergasted, his eyes wide open.

  A twelve-year-old Dou King? Are you kidding me?

  He rubbed his eyes and pinched his cheek, firming he wasn't halluating or dreaming.

  Surveying his surroundings, he noticed that the dense forest had bee bare. All the surrounding trees had been shattered into splinters by the sound infused with Dou King-level Dou Qi, and rge ses of the ground had been torn up.

  "Um... little sister, you—"

  Before Xiao Yan could finish, the little girl in white suddenly gred at him. Despite her cute appearahe eerie aura and formidable strength she exuded made Xiao Yan tense up.

  The little girl stomped on the ground with a thunderous BANG. Cracks instantly appeared as rubble flew. She transformed into a white shadow and appeared before Xiao Yan in an instant, her small, delicate fist smashing straight toward his face.

  'What incredible speed!'

  Xiao Yan's heart trembled. He dared not uimate this mysterious girl. In an instant, he activated the Mad Lion t, and a yer of Blood Fury shielded his entire body. Now that he was a Dou Spirit, he no longer o use Dou Qi Armor; he directly densed his Dou Qi into a yer of Blood Fury shield.

  Seeing Xiao Yan employ a Dou Teique to defend, the ers of the little girl's mouth curled upward as she sneered coldly. Her small pink fist smashed down, actually peing Xiao Yan's defense!

  At the critical moment, Xiao Yan crossed his arms to block. That little fist, only half the size of his own, collided with his blog arms, and an enormous force that made him question his life choices surged through him.

  Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

  Xiao Yan was sent flying like a onball, crashing through tless trees before finally ing to a stop.

  The little girl in white then waved her small fist. A cute smile resurfaced on her face as she coldly snorted, "What's with all that wailing? You're disturbing this young dy's sleep. sider that punch your punishment."

  "That won't do."

  Xiao Yan's voice came from afar. In the sed, a bzing fme appeared. With a bang that rang out as he activated the Exploding Steps, and with the acceleration provided by his Eagle Wings, he burst forth with a speed not inferior to the little girl's and instantly appeared before her.

  "How was I supposed to know you were sleeping? There's no reason for me to take the bme." Xiao Yan had never beeo show meren; he only respected the strong, and this little girl before him was undoubtedly a top-tier expert.

  Fag Xiao Yan's punch, the little girl not only showed no fear but grinned instead. Her eyes revealed a hint of battle i as she raised her hand.

  Their fists collided with a tremendous 'bang.' Xiao Yan's heart sank. This punch felt as if he had hit solid ground. He could feel his knuckles and finger bones crag!

  'Oe Bst! Hidden Force Erupt!'

  Eight muffled explosions souhe little girl's brows furrowed as she took two steps bad waved her hand, directly dissolving the hidden force of the Oe Bst!

  "Iing, your Dou Teique is quite something." The little girl revealed an i smile.

  Xiao Yan stood in pce, eyeing the eleven- or twelve-year-old Dou King. His eyes narrowed as he murmured to himself, "She isn't using any Dou Teiques; she's relying solely on her incredibly powerful body! What kind of monster is this!"

  He felt numb—not just his hands, but his entire bei numb. A twelve-year-old Dou King was unbelievable enough, yet this was the first time he had met someone whose physical strength surpassed his own!

  Even without using the Ten Thousa Fme tthen himself, his physical strength was equivalent to that of a Rank 4 magical beast. But this time, even though he had used the Oe Bst, his oppo merely took two steps back while his own hand bones were fractured.

  "Hey, you still fight?" The little girl waved her fist at Xiao Yan and asked. She could naturally sehat he was injured.

  When she had sent him flying earlier, she had trolled her strength to avoid injuring him, yet when Xiao Yan terattacked, he ended up breaking his own bones.

  Xiao Yan was momentarily stuhe st time he had fought seriously seemed to be against Nan Yanran. Siering the Inner Academy, he hadn't entered anyone whose talent surpassed hers. Even with that Yao Sheng, Xiao Yaimated that Nan Yanran could defeat him instantly once she reached the 7-star Dou Spirit stage.

  But this little girl before him—Xiao Yan was one hundred pert certain that even if Nan Yanran reached the Dou King realm, she wouldn't be a match for her.

  Apart from Xuhis was the first person Xiao Yan believed had bat strength surpassing Nan Yanran.

  "You're uimatioo much."

  A small white carp appeared with a buzz. The Life Fme spat out a ball of fire that enveloped his fist, and within a few seds, his fractured bones had actually healed.

  The little girl in white blinked as she curiously looked at the little white fish and ughed, "Wow, you have quite a few novel and iing things."

  Xiao Yan smiled, "Not many, but enough to defeat you."

  His eyes narrowed as he spoke, and it was evident he was itg for a fight. Actual bat was, after all, the best way to cultivate Dou Teiques. This rinciple he had always upheld.

  "With just your Dou Spirit strength? Fet it, I don't want to injure you and have those old geezers nagging at me." The little girl waved her hand, not particurly ied in fighting.

  How could Xiao Ya go of such a great 'training opportunity'? Bck fmes and red fmes slowly surged from his body.

  In his heart, he shouted, 'Skyfire Three Mysterious ge—Bck Fme ge!'

  'Ten Thousa Fme—Beast Transformation!'

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!

  Xiao Yan's body was enveloped in bck fmes as his Dou Qi instantly soared to the peak of Dou Spirit, even reag the half-step Dou King stage.

  And that wasn't all. He fused the Ten Thousa Fme into his flesh and blood, elevating his physical strength another level to match that of a Rank 5 magical beast.

  "Don't worry, I'll go easy on you."

  Hearing Xiao Yan's provocative words, a hint of battle i lit itle girl's eyes. It had been a long time since she had met an oppo with whom she could have a good fight.

  Energy surged as a gentle breeze rustled the leaves. The little girl in white moved like a true dragon emerging from the sea. In that instant, she stepped forward, her speed several times faster than before; with one move, she shook the ground and space followed in her wake. With a single punch striking downward, the world seemed to flip upside down.

  This little girl didn't use any fancy Dou Teiques wheacked, nor did she have any powerful movement teiques. It was just a very simple straight punch.

  Yet this simple straight punch geed a howling wind that rang in Xiao Yan's ears.

  The most direct punch, yet it possessed absolute power—strong, domineering, destructive—a single punch desigo defeat the enemy.

  'Good!'

  Fag such a punch, Xiao Yan couldn't help but praise inwardly. Equally straightforward, he once agai fist with fist. He didn't use any Dou Teiques or movement teiques either; he simply threw an ordinary punch.

  True mastery appears effortless; simplicity hides brilliance.

  Their fists collided with a loud g and actually produced sparks upon impact. The bodies of these two had been tempered to the point of being even harder than steel. The sound was as ear-pierg as a volic eruption.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!!

  This time, not only did Xiao Yan unleash the Skyfire Three Mysterious ge to boost his strength, but he also employed the Ten Thousa Fme. Beh the seemingly simple punch y unimaginable power. Even an ordinary Rank 5 magical beast might be sent flying by such a strike.

  However, her could overpower the other in this exge of fists. They tinuously exerted force, their terrifying strength geing shockwaves that spread from their fists and uprooted the surrounding grass.

  "Ha!" The little girl let out a shout as she took a step forward, and Xiao Yan's eyes widened in surprise as he was forced to retreat repeatedly by her immerength!

  Even after strengthening himself with the Ten Thousa Fme, his physique still wasn't as strong as the little girl's. This greatly astonished him; it was the first time he had entered someone so terrifying.

  He couldn't help but draw a sharp breath. He had cultivated step by step, beginning with the entry-level teiques of the Oe Bst and tempering his body from the age of four. His foundation was extremely solid.

  In terms of physical frontations, he had never feared anyone. But today, not only had he failed to shake this little girl, she actually pushed him back.

  However, he wasn't disced. While he excelled in close bat, it wasn't solely due to his physical strength. Although he had lost in physical strength, he still had powerful Dou Teiques at his disposal.

  'Oe Bst—Ten Thousa Colpsing Fist!'