Chapter 4: General Outline of Battle Skills

Although reluctant, the farewell between Xiao Yan and Xun'er could not last forever.

At this moment, Xiao Yan was already in the void tunnel returning to the Xiao Clan.

"Kid, you must know that there are some people whom someone of your level cannot hope to reach, understand?" Gu Kong said.

"This kid understands," Xiao Yan replied respectfully. He did not refute anything, because refutation without strength is ultimately just a joke.

"Hmph!"

It was already night, and the moon had risen high.

Swish! Above the sky, a void wormhole suddenly appeared, and a thin figure was thrown out from within.

When Xiao Yan stood up, the void wormhole had already vanished from the sky.

Curling his lips, Xiao Yan did not dwell on it; after all, he had courted the daughter of the clan leader right in front of the man, so how could he not expect the man to be angry?

Patting the mud off his body and identifying the direction, Xiao Yan quickly found the way to his bedroom and ran down the mountain.

Returning to his bedroom, he quickly shut the door tight. After confirming no one was around, Xiao Yan carefully moved the bed and pried open the third brick from the left under the headboard. Beneath the brick, a silver storage ring shimmered in the moonlight.

Xiao Yan carefully picked up the silver storage ring and probed it with his consciousness. When he saw a forest-white exotic fire emitting a bone-chilling cold lying safely inside, he couldn't help but heave a long sigh of relief.

That's right, this silver storage ring was none other than the relic of Elder Yao, the Bone Flame Ring.

Before heading to the Ancient Clan, because the Bone Chilling Flame within the Bone Flame Ring had been discovered and raised questions, he had specifically left it here. After all, it would be very strange for someone who already possessed an exotic fire to come asking for another. Although even if discovered, someone with Gu Yuan's strength and status might not care, one shouldn't gamble on such things. If something went wrong, losing the exotic fire was a small matter, but if the Burning Technique were lost, that would be the end. Fortunately, everything went smoothly. At the thought of this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but tremble with excitement.

You must know, he now possessed two exotic fires, and their rankings were not low. Once refined, he could instantly elevate the Burning Technique to the level of an Earth-tier cultivation method. This meant he wouldn't have to worry too much about cultivation methods until he reached the Dou Zun realm.

Moreover, he didn't even have to worry about cultivation resources, because the Volcanic Stone Flame given by Gu Yuan was intact, and the exotic fire energy was undamaged, unlike the Green Lotus Core Flame in the original story, whose energy was basically exhausted during Queen Medusa's bloodline evolution, only raising his cultivation by two stars of Dou Shi.

You must know, in the original story, the Dou Zun-level power of the Three Thousand Burning Flame directly propelled Xiao Yan from a four-star Dou Zong to a nine-star Dou Zong! The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was even more exaggerated; with the strength of a six-star Dou Sheng, it directly raised Xiao Yan from a two-star Dou Sheng to a five-star Dou Sheng. Don't look at the fewer number of stars raised; this was under the condition of being in the same realm!

From this, it can be seen that complete exotic fire energy is enough to allow a Xiao Yan of the same realm to advance two to three stars, and a Xiao Yan one realm lower to advance five to six stars; as for being even lower, one could basically skip over it entirely.

By this calculation, the Volcanic Stone Flame, which had already reached the early Dou Zong level, directly bringing Xiao Yan to the Dou Ling level is not an exaggeration, right?

Don't think of a Dou Ling as small; you must know that Xiao Yan's father, Xiao Zhan, was only a five-star Great Dou Shi!

So it's no wonder Xiao Yan was excited; this trip to the Ancient Clan had helped him far too much.

The next day at noon, Xiao Yan, who had been excited all night, climbed out of bed. He had originally wanted to cultivate directly, but who knew he was too excited to enter a meditative state, and could only huddle in bed all night, trying hard to fall asleep. Fortunately, he finally succeeded in falling asleep before the sun rose.

Inside a secret chamber of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan's two older brothers, Xiao Li and Xiao Ding, had been called over by Xiao Yan.

"Yan'er, is there something the matter that you've called me and your two brothers over so urgently?" said a middle-aged man wearing grey fine robes with a deep, resonant voice. This person was none other than Xiao Yan's father, Xiao Zhan.

"That's right, Little Yan, what exactly is the matter that you've brought us here for, and you even have to speak behind people's backs, making it so mysterious," said a tall, upright young man to the side. This person was Xiao Yan's second brother, Xiao Li.

Eldest brother Xiao Ding was naturally there too, and at this moment, he also cast a curious look.

"Father, eldest brother, second brother, whatever happens next, you must not spread it. Not even to other clansmen!" Xiao Yan said with a serious expression.

Hearing this, the three of them also felt their hearts grow heavy. They believed that Xiao Yan would never joke with them under such circumstances, so what followed was truly of the utmost importance.

"This is... an Earth-tier cultivation method! And an Earth-tier high-level one at that!" Xiao Ding slapped the table and stood up, exclaiming.

"This, this, Yan'er, where did you get this from?" Xiao Zhan also couldn't help but ask.

As for Xiao Li, he was already stunned, his mouth agape, his eyes vacant, looking completely foolish.

"Father, eldest brother, second brother, rest assured, the source of these cultivation methods and battle skills is not a problem; you can cultivate them with peace of mind," Xiao Yan said.

Xiao Zhan looked at the calm Xiao Yan, trying his best to calm the surging emotions in his heart, but still couldn't help asking: "That, Yan'er, it's not that Father doesn't believe you, but you must tell me where this came from, otherwise I will always feel uneasy in my heart."

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li also nodded in agreement at this time.

Xiao Yan looked at the three's reactions, pondered for a moment, and finally chose to tell the truth.

"Father, eldest brother, second brother, it's like this..."

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"I never imagined that our Xiao Clan's ancestors actually had such glory," Xiao Zhan couldn't help but sigh.

"That's right, and that little girl Xun'er is actually the daughter of such a big shot as the Ancient Clan's leader, it's truly unexpected!" Xiao Ding also echoed, turning his head to look at Xiao Yan with some worry. He knew about the feelings between Xiao Yan and Xun'er, and he also sincerely felt that Xiao Yan and Xun'er were a match made in heaven. Although he had roughly guessed before that Xun'er's background was unusual, our family's Xiao Yan wasn't bad either, was he? He was a Dou Zhe at twelve! It's just that he didn't expect the other party's background to be this immense.

Unlike Xiao Zhan and Xiao Ding, who were focused on family history and Xiao Yan's marriage, the younger and more hot-blooded Xiao Li was already rubbing his hands and looking at the two jade slips on the table. He was not a pedantic person; let alone that there was no problem with the origin of these two cultivation methods and battle skills, even if there were, he would practice them first. Of course, Xiao Zhan and Xiao Ding were the same; the reason they wanted to clarify the origin was just so that if there were any problems, they could make corresponding preparations in advance.

"Quick, let's see what the second jade slip is!" Xiao Li said eagerly, his eyes unconsciously glowing green.

Hearing this, the thoughts of Xiao Zhan and Xiao Ding were also quickly pulled over. Even Xiao Yan was a bit curious at this moment, because he hadn't seen what battle skill was inside either. After all, his main battle skills had long been decided, and he also believed that the battle skills on the Ancient Clan leader would definitely not be bad. The man wouldn't go out of his way to find a piece of trash battle skill just to trick him; Xiao Yan asked himself that he didn't have that much face.

The four father and sons, with feelings of anticipation, probed their consciousness into the jade slip together, and a massive amount of information instantly flooded into their minds.

"General Outline of Battle Skills - Earth-tier Volume. In the Dou Qi Continent, there are thousands of battle skills, but the only truly powerful ones are those created by oneself. The General Outline of Battle Skills is the experience and lessons in creating and perfecting battle skills summarized by the successive experts of the Ancient Clan after studying thousands of battle skills. Those who study the General Outline of Battle Skills can create their own battle skills, and those who master their own battle skills can be invincible among their peers and fight across realms!"

"General Outline of Battle Skills, what a big boast!" Xiao Yan muttered. He originally didn't care much about battle skills, but he didn't expect Gu Yuan to give him such a big gift. Don't think that because the General Outline of Battle Skills is not a specific battle skill that can be used directly, it is not precious. On the contrary, the value of this General Outline of Battle Skills is higher than even ordinary Heaven-tier battle skills! As the General Outline of Battle Skills says, what one creates oneself is the best. Furthermore, since it explains the key points of battle skill creation, it naturally has to provide a few case studies. The General Outline of Battle Skills alone lists ten cases of Earth-tier battle skills, and the number of Xuan-tier and Huang-tier ones is countless! It can be said that one General Outline of Battle Skills is a huge treasury of battle skills!

The faces of Xiao Zhan and the other two were also overflowing with excited smiles. Xiao Li and Xiao Ding had already begun to discuss the specific details of practicing the two cultivation methods.

But at this moment, Xiao Yan poured a bucket of cold water on the three excited people: "Father, eldest brother, second brother, there is one thing I must tell you in advance: the four of us cannot practice these two cultivation methods and battle skills at home."

"What!" Hearing this, Xiao Zhan and the other two looked over with expressions of astonishment.