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Lu Xian wandered around Notting City with the little girl for a bit before heading back to the hotel. After all, he still had to make a trip to Huo Huo's world for a big job!
This trip to the Dou Qi Continent had multiple purposes—helping Huo Huo eliminate hidden dangers, farming abstract value, and chatting with Yao Lao to see if he could get his hands on some good stuff. Talk about killing three birds with one stone!
Lu Xian was excited to see what kind of treasure he'd pull from the legendary golden prize pool.
He knocked on the little cat's door. She still had that cold and indifferent look, showing no intention of inviting him in. Lu Xian knew this was just her way of protecting herself.
After last night's torment, she was feeling extra shy.
Once they did it more, just a little slap on her peachy backside would be enough to signal a change in position. They'd be like an old married couple—no more embarrassment.
"I need to take a trip. A friend's in trouble, and I have to help him out. Might take a while. The little girl's in your care for today."
Zhu Zhuqing took the child from Lu Xian, her delicate brows slightly furrowed. "What's going on? Is it dangerous?"
Lu Xian shook his head. "Not really, just might take some extra time."
He pulled a small iron box from his storage ring and handed it to her. "This is the gift I promised you when we got to Notting City—a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone."
A hundred-thousand-year spirit bone?!
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes trembled slightly. There might not be a gift in this world more precious than this.
"You don't need it yourself?" she asked in confusion, not taking it. After all, who wouldn't be tempted by a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone?
Lu Xian explained slowly, "You know I can travel between worlds. In many worlds, this kind of thing isn't even tough enough to use as a chew toy, let alone something I'd want to fuse into my body. It could even hinder my future growth."
"If I couldn't travel worlds, I'd absorb it without hesitation. The same logic applies to you."
"Then let's wait. We'll talk about it later. You keep it—it's safer with you."
Dou Qi Continent
At the foot of the back mountain behind the Xiao family in Wu Tan City, there was a small pond. The grass around it was lush, wildflowers bloomed here and there, and under the shade of an old tree, two figures were chatting lazily.
As a portal opened nearby, both of them turned to look.
Xiao Yan grinned. "Looks like Brother Lu is here."
Before he even finished speaking, Lu Xian had already stepped out of the portal.
"Huh? Ye Hei, how'd you get here faster than me? I don't remember sending you a travel token…" Lu Xian looked around in confusion as he walked toward them.
"Brother Lu, did you forget about the group sign-in points?"
Ye Fan chuckled. "I get at least 50 points daily from sign-ins. I can buy my own travel tokens now."
"50 points every day?"
Lu Xian glanced at his own group points. His eye twitched. 8019.
8000 was from doing missions and buying travel tokens. 19 was from the past two days of sign-ins.
Damn!
So, does that mean my daily sign-in points… are all single digits?!
"Where's Huo Huo?" Lu Xian asked, feeling a little bitter.
Xiao Yan gave him a strange look. "Me? My sign-ins are always 50 or more too."
Lu Xian's face darkened even more. What the hell?
Am I the only unlucky one here?
Or is it because they're both the chosen protagonists of their worlds, so their sign-in rewards are better?
And I'm just some random extra in Douluo, so I only get single digits?!
Xiao Yan glanced at Ye Fan, confused. "What's up with Brother Lu?"
Ye Fan smirked mischievously. "You think there's a chance… that Brother Lu's sign-in points are just that low? Low enough that he's kinda breaking down right now?"
"Enough! That's just rude now."
Lu Xian's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. "When are we making our move?"
Xiao Yan said, "We just discussed it. Dark, moonless nights are perfect for killing and arson. We sneak in at night. Lu, you handle sealing their mouths so they can't scream. Ye Hei has a special golden attack technique that can kill instantly. We take out the strong ones first, then deal with the rest slowly."
Lu Xian gave a thumbs up. "Solid plan! How many people are we bringing?"
"Just us three…"
Lu Xian withdrew his thumbs up and flipped them the middle finger.
Xiao Yan handed him a bottle of pills. "Also, my teacher made these recovery pills. Tonight's a big job—you'll probably need them."
Lu Xian didn't stand on ceremony and stuffed the pills into his storage ring.
"Where's Yao Lao?"
Lu Xian rubbed his hands together. Since he was here to work, he might as well get paid. "He should come out and teach us some powerful Dou Techniques, right?"
After all, one of his main goals today was to shamelessly ask for rewards.
Ye Fan's eyes lit up at the idea. He didn't have many attack techniques either, so learning more would be useful.
A wisp of white mist drifted out from Xiao Yan's ring, forming into an old man with flowing robes, white hair, and a youthful face. Yao Chen stroked his small white beard and chuckled. "You little brats really don't hold back with me, huh?"
"Well, what do you want to learn?"
A Short While Later…
Lu Xian held a black ruler, running his left hand quickly along its surface. White energy lines lit up along the blade, gathering at the tip.
"Flame-Splitting—Devouring Wave Ruler!"
With a soft shout, he swung the ruler horizontally.
A massive four-to-five-meter-long crescent wave of pale white energy shot out from the blade's edge, slashing into the mountain wall ahead with unstoppable force. A deafening explosion followed as rock fragments scattered in all directions.
When the dust settled, a crater three to four meters in diameter and nearly half a meter deep was left in the rock face.
Yao Chen's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
He had seen many geniuses in his time, but a monster like this? This was a first.
Flame-Splitting Devouring Wave Ruler required fire-attribute Dou Qi. Yet this kid, who wasn't even fire-type, modified it to fit his own physique in just a few minutes and successfully executed it on his first try. What kind of freakish comprehension ability was this?!
This wasn't some basic Yellow-rank technique either—this was an Earth-rank Dou Technique!
Even Yao Lao himself would have a hard time modifying something at this level.
Ye Fan and Xiao Yan were left gaping in shock.
They had both studied this technique. One was still struggling, the other was completely lost. But Brother Lu? Not only did he master it, he modified it on the spot to fit himself.
So this is the gap between people…
Now they understood why Lu Xian learned everything so quickly in the group chat. It wasn't just that he learned fast—he could adapt techniques on the fly.
If conditions weren't right, he'd create the conditions!
Could he really be… a genius?
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