After leaving the Douji Hall, Xiao Lei returned directly to his residence and consumed a Star Soul Pill.
After refining and absorbing the pill's medicinal power, his soul strength increased dramatically, reaching the peak of the Mortal Realm, just one step away from breaking through to the Spirit Realm. The
soul strength at the peak of the Mortal Realm was comparable to that of many seventh-grade alchemists on the Dou Qi Continent.
As for the other rewards, Xiao Lei found them to be of little use for the time being, so he left them in the system space.
In the following days, Xiao Lei focused most of his attention on cultivation.
After all, in this fantasy world where strength reigns supreme, only one's own powerful strength is truly reliable! In
his spare time, Xiao Lei would occasionally give pointers to the younger members of the Xiao family and try his luck with the lottery, but unfortunately, he didn't get anything good.
Perhaps because of the previous conflict at the market, Xiao Xun'er didn't pester Xiao Lei to go shopping anymore.
However, from time to time, the two would stroll side by side within the clan's grounds or retreat to the secluded back mountains to enjoy their solitude.
The younger generation of the Xiao family, seeing Xiao Lei and Xiao Xun'er often seen together, were filled with envy, but dared not show it.
Even Xiao Ning, the grandson of the First Elder, dared not cause trouble for Xiao Lei after learning of his formidable strength.
Peaceful times always pass quickly, and two months went by in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Xiao Lei was sitting cross-legged in a secluded spot on the back mountain of the Xiao family, cultivating peacefully, when suddenly he felt the energy of heaven and earth surging desperately towards him!
"This is… the opportunity to break through to the Dou Shi realm has arrived!"
Sensing this, Xiao Lei was overjoyed. He quickly adjusted his emotions, carefully circulating the Thunder Technique to absorb and refine the surging energy of heaven and earth, while simultaneously focusing his mind on his body.
As Xiao Lei entered a meditative state, the energy surging around him grew increasingly rapid.
In the end, Xiao Lei's body almost became a black hole, continuously absorbing the surging energy of heaven and earth.
Focusing his mind on his body, Xiao Lei hurriedly began to guide the energy that had seeped in through his pores.
Although the quantity of this energy was enormous, it contained too many impurities and needed to be refined and purified through his meridians before it could be fully absorbed.
The overwhelming amount of energy was too vast for Xiao Lei to refine all at once; he could only control a small portion, leaving the rest to roam freely within his body.
However, he had carefully protected vital areas, preventing any damage.
Under Xiao Lei's careful guidance, a portion of the surging energy was finally refined into pure battle qi, which he then infused into the purple vortex.
Xiao Lei continued to refine the energy into pure battle qi in batches and infuse it into the purple vortex. Before long, the amount of battle qi within the vortex surged to its limit.
Immediately, Xiao Lei carefully guided the Dou Qi to compress it. After an unknown amount of time, the first drop of liquid energy, the size of a fingernail, was finally compressed within the vortex.
After successfully compressing the first drop of liquid energy, a second drop, a third drop, and so on quickly followed…
Under Xiao Lei's focused attention, as the Dou Qi within his body was compressed into drops of liquid energy, the purple vortex continued to rotate, and while rotating, it was strangely and slowly shrinking.
Until a certain moment, the purple vortex was no larger than the size of Xiao Lei's palm, and the Dou Qi within the vortex had all been converted into liquid energy.
Another ten minutes or so passed, and Xiao Lei felt that the surrounding天地能量 (heaven and earth energy) had returned to calm, and the purple vortex within his body had also stopped rotating.
"Hoo!"
Xiao Lei slowly opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of stale air, and then stood up.
Standing in place, Xiao Lei suddenly stretched out his right hand and then clenched it tightly.
Instantly, purple Dou Qi suddenly appeared on the surface of his body, and after appearing, it suddenly receded again.
In an instant, the purple battle aura slowly adhered to Xiao Lei's clothes, forming a layer of battle aura defense, as if he were wearing a thin gauze.
This was the signature skill of a Dou Shi (Battle Master), the Dou Qi Veil!
"Dou Shi realm, not bad!"
Xiao Lei clenched his fist, gazing at the majestic and dazzling purple Dou Qi Veil on his body, and exclaimed with delight. Then, with a slight thought, he removed the Dou Qi Veil, revealing his cultivation aura as an eight-star Dou Zhe (Battle Master).
After adjusting to his new realm in this deserted area, seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Lei returned directly to his residence to rest.
...
The morning sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the lazy sleeping boy on the bed, warm and comforting.
"Hmm..." Xiao Lei rubbed his eyes and slowly opened them.
He glanced at the sky, immediately got up, quickly dressed, and then did a quick wash.
"Knock knock," just as Xiao Lei was about to get something to eat, he suddenly heard a knock at the door, followed by a melodious, light voice, "Brother Xiao Lei, are you up?"
"Coming," Xiao Lei replied, walking a few steps to the door and opening it.
What came into Xiao Lei's view was Xun'er's stunningly beautiful face, adorned with a sweet smile.
Today, Xun'er wore a tasteful light green outfit; the soft color accentuated her youthful innocence.
A pair of tight-fitting trousers perfectly hugged her slender, long legs, highlighting their curves.
"To wake up to such a breathtaking beauty this morning is truly a stroke of luck," Xiao Lei said with a smile, admiring Xun'er.
Hearing Xiao Lei's words, Xun'er's eyes curved into crescent moons, her expression a mixture of playful annoyance and delight. "Did you put honey on your lips this early in the morning, Brother Xiao Lei?"
Xiao Lei leaned down slightly, almost touching Xun'er's cheek, and asked, "Can you smell the honey?"
Xun'er blushed slightly, took a step back, and gently punched Xiao Lei's shoulder. "Brother Xiao Lei, you're so annoying."
"Alright, I won't tease you anymore," Xiao Lei said, seeing Xun'er's shyness, and changed the subject with a smile. "Tell me, what brings you here so early?"
Xun'er said, "There's an auction at the Mittel Auction House today. I heard it'll be very lively."
"Including Uncle Xiao, the heads of the three major families will also be there. Let's go and take a look."
They hadn't gone shopping for almost two months, and Xiao Xun'er wanted to get some fresh air.
Besides, Xiao Zhan was there this time, so there was no need to worry about the powerful members of the Jia Lie family attacking them.
No one knew that Xiao Lei didn't care about the Jia Lie family at all.
With a puppet at the Dou Ling Realm, the mere Jia Lie family posed no threat to him.
"Alright, let's go take a look together," Xiao Lei nodded, a thought flickering in his mind.
Seeing Xiao Lei agree, Xun'er's face immediately lit up with a happy smile.
Immediately, the two headed out of the Xiao family compound, found a restaurant for breakfast, and then proceeded to the Mittel Auction House.
(End of Chapter)