69: Two months later

Two months later.

Inside a secluded cave, Lin Xiu was roasting meat while checking his gains.

"Current 'Mountain Shatterer' and 'Charged Punch' can be fused..."

"You consumed 1 attribute point and gained Profound Rank Low-Grade Fighting Skill 'Life-Stealing Strike'."

"Life-Stealing Strike, Profound Rank Low-Grade..."

"Current 'Moon Shadow Finger' and 'Golden Flame Hand' can be fused..."

"You consumed 1 attribute point and gained Profound Rank Low-Grade Fighting Skill 'Wind Shadow Traceless Finger'."

"Wind Shadow Traceless Finger, Profound Rank Low-Grade..."

"Current 'Gale Step' and 'Snake Shadow Step' can be fused..."

"You consumed 1 attribute point and gained Yellow Rank Advanced Fighting Skill 'Wind Movement Step'."

"Wind Movement Step, Yellow Rank Advanced..."

"Current..."

"You consumed 1 attribute point and gained Profound Rank Low-Grade Fighting Skill 'Thunder Movement Golden Body'."

"Thunder Movement Golden Body, Profound Rank Low-Grade..."

"Current 'Flying Flower Piercing Leaf' and 'Wind Breaking Sword Style' can be fused..."

"You consumed 1 attribute point and gained Yellow Rank Advanced Fighting Skill 'Cloud Piercing Mist Breaking'."

"Cloud Piercing Mist Breaking, Yellow Rank Advanced..."

"Name: Lin Xiu"

"Age: 18"

"Realm: Two-Star Dou Master (200 / 2000)"

"Physique: 32"

"Spirit: 22"

"Aptitude: 20"

"Abilities:

(Profound Intermediate) Wind Lightning Skill lv8 (Max)

(Profound Intermediate) Ben Lei Palm lv8 (Max)

(Profound Low) Life-Stealing Strike lv1 (0 / 100)

(Profound Low) Wind Shadow Traceless Finger lv1 (0 / 100)

(Profound Low Defense) Thunder Movement Golden Body lv1 (0 / 100)

(Yellow Advanced Movement) Wind Movement Step lv1 (0 / 100)

(Yellow Advanced Swordsmanship) Cloud Piercing Mist Breaking lv1 (0 / 100)

(Yellow Intermediate Secret Art) Berserk lv3 (230 / 300)

(Yellow Intermediate Secret Art) Guiyuan Art lv5 (Max)

..."

"Attribute Points: 35"

"This should be my strongest moment now." Lin Xiu exclaimed, looking at his panel.

After Mountain Shatterer fused with another Fighting Skill to become a Profound Rank Low-Grade Fighting Skill, its explosive power and damage capability increased by another level.

In addition to palm techniques, he also obtained a Profound Rank Low-Grade finger technique.

His movement technique also improved, moving almost twice as fast as Gale Step, and he could perceive his opponent's movements with wind perception, making timely position changes.

His defensive Fighting Skill also greatly improved, allowing him to use thunder-attribute Dou Qi to strengthen his vital energy, becoming stronger, while the thunder-attribute Dou Qi also had a certain rebound effect.

"It's almost time to go back." Lin Xiu's thoughts stirred, and the Dou Qi in his Dantian receded. The wind-thunder Dou Qi rolled back into the two Yuan Acupoints, and his Realm dropped from Two-Star Dou Master to Nine-Star Dou Zhe.

In these two months, Lin Xiu found a first-tier thunder-attribute Demonic Beast core. Primarily, thunder-attribute Demonic Beasts are rare, so he didn't have a chance to find a second-tier one.

Crucially, second-tier thunder-attribute Demonic Beasts are also powerful, and he wasn't confident he could win steadily right now, as thunder-attribute is known for its explosive power.

"Rising to Nine-Star Dou Zhe in three months, the Academy Elder should have nothing to say, after all, this is Canaan Academy."

Lin Xiu planned to acquire Fighting Skills from the Academy next. He still had one Yellow Rank Low-Grade and one Yellow Rank Intermediate movement Fighting Skill left. No matter which one he got first, he could upgrade his movement technique to Profound Rank Low-Grade.

His sword technique was a bit lacking, needing at least one Yellow Rank Advanced Fighting Skill.

"There's still a year left. This generation doesn't have the protagonist Xiao Yan, nor Xiao Xun'er. Wu Hao and Bai Shan haven't grown up yet. I'll definitely have no problem competing for the top five. What I need to worry about is the Fire Energy scramble when entering the Inner Academy."

Lin Xiu was thinking not only about securing his own share but also about how to snatch everyone else's.

If he entered the Inner Academy early, he could snatch from this generation, and also hide his strength. When Xiao Yan and his group arrived, he could snatch again, snatching twice.

Fire Energy could be used in the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower, which contained the Fallen Heart Flame, capable of purifying the Dou Qi in the body and accelerating the improvement of strength.

Therefore, Fire Energy was very important in the Inner Academy.

Lin Xiu couldn't imagine how fast his Cultivation speed would be with the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower and his panel.

After eating the roasted meat, Lin Xiu set off back to the Academy... On the other side.

A dusty figure dismounted from a griffon and walked towards the Academy.

"It's been over two months. I wonder how Lin Xiu's Cultivation progress is now?" Huo Lan's expression showed worry.

The last time he arranged for Lin Xiu and Du Chaoping to go out for training, it was mainly because he saw Lin Xiu fishing all day and worried he was wasting time.

He didn't expect Du Chaoping to return and tell him that Lin Xiu's fishing wasn't a complete waste of time; at least he managed to get a Profound Rank Intermediate Dou Skills from Vice Dean Hu Qian.

At that time, Huo Lan was stunned when he heard it.

Originally, Huo Lan wanted to talk to Lin Xiu, but Elder Huo suddenly found him, saying there was an important matter to arrange and he needed to go personally.

As a mentor, Huo Lan naturally had an upward-looking heart. Being able to help Elder Huo with tasks, he felt uneasy and dared not be negligent.

He just didn't expect it to delay him for two months, and he couldn't help but worry that Lin Xiu might have been lazy.

Huo Lan himself had been a student and understood very well that persistent Cultivation was a boring and tedious task.

If Lin Xiu had wasted this time, it would greatly hinder his plans.

"I'll find him later to check. If he's been lazy, I'll reprimand him." Huo Lan, upholding his mentor identity, felt it was fine to educate him a bit.

But then, Huo Lan denied it in his heart, "Reprimanding is not good. A little lecturing will do. It's important to know that haste makes waste. As long as Lin Xiu can participate in the assessment within two years and get into the top five, I'll be satisfied."

Walking into the Academy, he ran into Ge Mu coming his way.

Huo Lan greeted him, but to his surprise, Ge Mu didn't even show a good face this time, unwilling to say a single word.

"What's going on? Is this old guy too petty? I haven't provoked him in these two months, so why is he in such a bad mood?" Huo Lan was stunned, puzzled in his heart.

He didn't stop his steps, "Speaking of which, Ge Mu does have a good seedling under him, seemingly named Bai Shan. This guy treats that Bai Shan like a treasure. In the future, when Lin Xiu participates in the Inner Academy assessment, he will definitely become an opponent to Bai Shan.

Regardless of the outcome of Lin Xiu's test this time, as his mentor, I should also make some investment."

Since Elder Huo's task was not urgent, Huo Lan didn't rush to report but first returned to his residence to wash up.

On the way, Huo Lan saw his students and notified them to contact Du Chaoping to come over.

Before leaving, Huo Lan had instructed Du Chaoping to keep a close eye on Junior Lin Xiu during his absence from the Academy.

Therefore, Huo Lan planned to first understand the situation from Du Chaoping, then complete Elder Huo's task, and then it wouldn't be too late to talk to Lin Xiu.

While Huo Lan was cleaning, Du Chaoping also received the notification.

After thanking the student who informed him, Du Chaoping found Han Pu and Qin Zhi.

"The mentor is back. He's looking for me, it might be related to Junior Lin Xiu. You two also benefited from Junior Lin Xiu, so come with me."

Du Chaoping told the two. During this period, their strength had greatly improved due to their refined Dou Qi.

Du Chaoping had Advanced to Two-Star Dou Master, and Han Pu and Qin Zhi had also Broken Through to One-Star Dou Master.

A large part of this credit came from Junior Lin Xiu. They had gained benefits and had to show them to their mentor.

Perhaps they could give the mentor a surprise and also ask the mentor to specifically reward Junior Lin Xiu.

"No problem, Senior."

"Okay."

The two had no objection at all; on the contrary, they were full of anticipation. They were both students valued by their mentor, and now that they had made such great progress, it was time to make their mentor happy.