120: Chapter 120 This Xiao family is terrifying! A prodigy graduate-level...

[Xun'er successfully cultivated the Burning Technique.]

[She successively used the Burning Technique to devour the Rank 8 Magical Beast Fire, Crimson Flame Blood Phoenix Beast Fire, and the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, raising the technique's grade to Di Tier Low-grade.]

[From this, it seems the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame truly lives up to its fourth place on the strange fire ranking list; its essence is indeed powerful, bringing such a great advancement to the Burning Technique.]

[According to my speculation, the Burning Technique's ability to upgrade its grade by devouring Strange Fires is unrelated to the Strange Fire's power level and only related to its essence.]

[The Void Swallowing Flame should still be an Eight-star Peak Dou Sheng right now. Born with the power of devouring, it can even devour and absorb bloodline energy. Theoretically, devouring other Strange Fires would be a simple matter for it, as Strange Fires naturally possess the instinct to devour others.]

[However, even if it were to devour the Purification Lotus Demon Flame, which is comparable to a Five-star Dou Sheng, it would only increase its strength and would not possess the purification power of the Purification Lotus Demon Flame.]

[Even if it devours a hundred or a thousand Strange Fires, the Void Swallowing Flame will still be the Void Swallowing Flame, only its strength will increase.]

[But using the Burning Technique to devour Strange Fires allows for the birth of a brand-new fire through continuous fusion, retaining the abilities of all the Strange Fires.]

[Furthermore, as the strength of the Strange Fire increases, the ability of each individual Strange Fire will also increase. This is the fusion and rebirth of the Strange Fire essences.]

[Based on this theory, the seedling of the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower in the Inner Academy of Jia Nan Academy would be enough for Xun'er to devour and evolve.]

Xiao Ting wrote his analysis and conjectures about the Burning Technique into his Diary.

Xun'er had already successfully cultivated the Burning Technique, and the Strange Fire she controlled was indeed no longer just the pure Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame.

She even discovered that if she wished, she could separate the fused Strange Fire back into two individual flames.

"Is the core the fusion of essences?" Xun'er's lips curled slightly; she already understood what needed to be done.

She would never be able to obtain the Strange Fires held by the Yan Clan, Medicine Clan, and Burning Flame Valley.

Unless she revealed the information about the Burning Technique to her clan, the Gu Clan would likely dispatch experts across the continent to search for Strange Fires for her, or even Gu Yuan himself might take action.

But she could not do that, otherwise it would endanger Xiao Yan's life and create a rift between her and Brother Xiao Ting.

However, if only the essence of a Strange Fire was needed, even a seedling would suffice, then she would have ways to gather many types on her own.

Although she wouldn't be able to have her cultivation soar alongside the technique's grade as she would with a mature Strange Fire.

But as the daughter of the Gu Clan patriarch, she didn't need such a surge; the clan had plenty of cultivation resources.

Once she rapidly advanced to Dou Zun, she could obtain the Clan Tattoo to activate her bloodline blessing.

"The next one, Fallen Heart Flame." A look of longing appeared in Xun'er's eyes.

The time she could spend with Brother Xiao Ting was running out!

"Today's Plane Blessing is quite good."

Somewhere in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, after confirming Xun'er's success in cultivating the Burning Technique, Xiao Ting arrived while writing in his Diary and using his Flying Dou Technique.

A thousand-year-old stalactite cave occupied and controlled by an initial stage Rank 5 Earth Underworld Purple Scorpion. In the deepest part of the cave was a small pool containing about three large vats' worth of Millennium Stalactite Spiritual Liquid.

Xiao Cai made her move and easily dealt with the Earth Underworld Purple Scorpion, and all the Millennium Stalactite Spiritual Liquid fell into his hands.

After drinking a few mouthfuls, he bathed in it to cultivate. Vast and dense energy traveled through his meridians, transforming into Dou Qi and merging into the fighting crystal within his dantian.

After several consecutive days, Xiao Ting, whose cultivation had reached the level of a six-star Dou Ling, emerged from seclusion and used his Flying Dou Technique to return to Wutan City.

By this time, the Jia Nan Academy recruitment examination had already begun.

Perhaps due to the inertia of the plot, Xiao Yan was once again in a classic scene of showing off and face-slapping.

But this time, his performance was far more impressive than in his original life trajectory, simply because his strength had already reached the level of a nine-star Dou Practitioner.

"Sixteen years old, a nine-star Dou Practitioner!" Instructor Ruo Lin's mouth hung open slightly, her face flushed, knowing she had struck gold this time: "This Potential Value has already exceeded S-rank!"

The so-called Potential Value grading was merely a somewhat superficial way of ranking talent.

Because most cultivators cannot use external force during the Dou Zhi Qi stage, and those factions with the strength to provide cultivation assistance to their younger generation during that stage do not need—and basically would not—send their people to Jia Nan Academy to study.

Therefore, cultivation level before the age of twenty can indeed reflect a cultivator's talent to a large extent.

But the actual distribution of students would still have to wait until they returned to Jia Nan Academy for a comprehensive assessment.

"Yu'er, is this cousin of yours too much of a freak?" The classmate beside Xiao Yu covered her mouth in amazement.

Xiao Yu was also shocked, her face full of disbelief: "How did he become so strong?"

"Do you not know your own cousin at all?" Xiao Yu's classmate asked.

"Nearly four months ago, he had only just broken through to Dou Practitioner," Xiao Yu said.

The classmates around her: ?

Who can increase their cultivation by seven stars in four months!?

"Actually, he broke through to Dou Practitioner at twelve, but for some reason his cultivation regressed for three years. A little over a year ago, he was still at the 3rd stage Dou Zhi Qi," Xiao Yu continued.

The classmates around her: !?

For a moment, they suddenly lost the ability to think.

Instructor Ruo Lin's heart was racing, so excited she didn't know what to say.

After a long while, she finally restrained her emotions and said: "Continue."

The next one was Xun'er: fifteen years old, six-star Dou Practitioner!

Following her was Xiao Yi Xian: seventeen years old, nine-star Dou Practitioner, with the Calamity Poison Body beginning to show its edge.

The last one was Qing Lin: fourteen years old, six-star Dou Practitioner, and the performance of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils was also not weak.

The scene was silent, followed by wave after wave of people gasping for air.

Hadn't they heard that the strongest person in the Xiao Family was only a Great Dou Master? Why were there so many monsters clustered together!?

With the Potential Value these four had displayed, entering the Inner Academy in the future was a certainty, and as long as Inner Academy students graduated normally, they would at least be a Dou Ling.

This Xiao Family... is terrifying like this!?

"I've hit the jackpot."

Ruo Lin kept swallowing her saliva.

She secretly pinched herself several times to make sure she wasn't dreaming.

If she brought this batch of students back, the rewards the academy would give her would be incredibly generous.

She wouldn't even dare to dream of such a good thing, yet it was actually happening before her eyes.

"All registrations are complete." Ruo Lin restrained her emotions and asked, "Yu'er, have all the people from your Xiao Family finished registering?"

"There's still one person who hasn't arrived," Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yan spoke at the same time.

This reaction from the four made Ruo Lin realize that the one who hadn't come yet was definitely not simple; at least, they held a significant position in the hearts of these four.

"The one who hasn't come... surely won't be even more monstrous than Student Xiao Yan, right?" Ruo Lin made a joke.

As a result, Xiao Yan nodded seriously: "My fourth brother is definitely more excellent than I am."

"Instructor Ruo Lin, I'd like to ask, what cultivation level is required to directly enter the Inner Academy?"

Everyone: ???

Whose family goes to study at Jia Nan Academy and starts directly with the Inner Academy?

Oh, wait, there were some, but those were all good seeds occasionally found outside by the Headmaster, the Outer Academy Dean, or the Inner Academy's Great Elder Su Qian.

Could the Xiao Family have one?

With the potential displayed by Xiao Yan and the others, if their cultivation were a bit higher, they would actually have that qualification.

"If someone under the age of twenty reaches the level of a four-star Great Dou Master or above, they will have the chance to enter the Inner Academy directly. With this strength, they would generally be able to pass the Inner Academy Student Selection Tournament as well."

Ruo Lin didn't think she would encounter a true monster, but she still answered Xiao Yan's question.

"A four-star Great Dou Master or above has a chance?" Xiao Yan nodded slightly. "Then it shouldn't be much of a problem; my cousin is a Dou Ling."

Everyone at the scene: ???

Do you hear yourself?

You're only sixteen, your cousin is definitely younger than you, and if he has the cultivation of a Dou Ling, then how monstrous must he be?

This is the cultivation level of many Inner Academy graduates.

Who would go to study at Jia Nan Academy when they are already at graduation level!?