Hearing this, Instructor Ruo Lin shifted her gaze toward Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er.
"I'll go first!"
Facing Instructor Ruo Lin's inquiring look, Xiao Yan rubbed his nose and said, "My name is Xiao Yan, a three-star Dou Practitioner, and I'm 16 years old this year."
"Three-star Dou Practitioner, indeed..."
Instructor Ruo Lin started to speak but suddenly realized something, exclaiming in disbelief, "What did you just say? You're a three-star Dou Practitioner?!"
If Xiao Yan were merely a three-star Dou Fighter, two stars higher than Xiao Mei's cultivation, Ruo Lin might have only been surprised. But a three-star Dou Practitioner? That was almost unacceptable!
Are you kidding me?!
Seeing Instructor Ruo Lin's incredulous expression, Xiao Yan didn't waste words. He directly summoned his fiery Dou Qi veil.
Although Ruo Lin still found it hard to believe, faced with undeniable evidence, she could only accept this absurd reality.
"A 16-year-old three-star Dou Practitioner... how... how did you cultivate to this level?"
Xiao Yan smiled modestly. "Just lucky!"
In truth, Xiao Yan wasn't being overly humble. If it weren't for Xiao Feng bringing him the Green Lotus Core Flame, which evolved his Flame Mantra and greatly accelerated his cultivation, even with Yao Lao's help, he would have never reached the level of a three-star Dou Practitioner.
"You're far too modest."
Finally regaining her composure, Instructor Ruo Lin turned her gaze toward Xiao Xun'er.
Xiao Xun'er blinked her beautiful eyes and softly said, "My name is Xiao Xun'er, a nine-star Dou Practitioner, and I'm 16 years old."
"Ah—"
Despite preparing herself mentally, Instructor Ruo Lin still gasped in astonishment.
Seeing her about to faint from excitement, Xiao Xun'er calmly added, "Instructor Ruo Lin, there's no need to be so surprised. Compared to Brother Feng, I'm still far behind!"
"Brother Feng? Who is that? Could he have already broken through to the Dou Grandmaster level?"
After all, Xiao Xun'er was already a nine-star Dou Practitioner. If this "Brother Feng" was someone she looked up to, he must have surpassed the Dou Practitioner level.
However, the idea that "Brother Feng" might have reached an even higher realm was something Ruo Lin dared not think about—or believe.
"Instructor Ruo Lin," Xiao Yu interjected, "Xun'er's so-called Brother Feng is actually named Xiao Feng, and he's Xiao Yan's twin brother. As for his cultivation..."
Xiao Yu paused, her expression complicated. "At our Xiao Clan's coming-of-age ceremony six months ago, Cousin Xiao Feng publicly revealed that he had already reached the level of a four-star Dou King."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Without hesitation, Instructor Ruo Lin waved her hand in denial. "Even the most talented graduates in the history of Jia Nan Academy only became Dou Kings in their twenties!"
"Instructor Ruo Lin, I know it's hard to believe. If I hadn't seen it myself, I wouldn't believe it either. But this is the truth."
Xiao Yu sighed deeply. "If not for Cousin Xiao Feng becoming a Dou King, the Xiao Clan wouldn't have been able to dominate Wu Tan City within six months."
"…"
Looking at Xiao Yu's confident expression, Instructor Ruo Lin showed signs of hesitant belief.
One couldn't blame her for doubting—it was simply too outrageous.
Unless she saw Xiao Feng with her own eyes, it would be hard to fully accept Xiao Yu's words.
Black-Corner Region, Demon Flame City.
Demon Flame City was the closest city to Demon Flame Valley, separated by less than twenty miles.
The city's name itself indicated its affiliation with Demon Flame Valley.
As the auction hosted by Demon Flame Valley approached, the population in Demon Flame City surged significantly.
Whenever large-scale public auctions were announced, they attracted numerous merchants, forming an unspoken rule over time.
About a month before the auction, many merchants would flock to these cities with their goods, hoping to sell their items.
Besides ordinary merchants, there were also some shady individuals who took advantage of the crowd to offload illicit goods that were otherwise difficult to sell.
Thus, many who planned to attend the auction would arrive early, hoping to stumble upon treasures.
That said, the real crowd-puller remained the Demon Flame Auction House, the official host of the event.
The truly valuable items and contraband typically flowed through this auction house.
In the luxurious top-floor office of the auction house, a voluptuous middle-aged woman in a purple dress was copying a scroll titled Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
This enchanting and seductive woman was named Ye Ziyi, a nine-star Dou King.
Ye Ziyi had originally been an outer elder of Demon Flame Valley. After the valley was renamed Supreme Alliance by Xiao Feng, she was recruited by Little Fairy Doctor and made deputy head of the Sky Poison Hall.
Since Ye Ziyi had always managed the auction house efficiently, Xiao Feng entrusted her with overseeing the upcoming auction.
As for the scroll before her, Three Thousand Lightning Movement, it had been consigned for auction by a mysterious, black-robed guest about half an hour earlier.
Three Thousand Lightning Movement was one of Wind Lightning Pavilion's top-tier agility techniques, rated at low Earth tier.
This technique was a closely guarded secret. Any outsider caught practicing it would face relentless pursuit by Wind Lightning Pavilion.
Ye Ziyi's act of secretly copying the scroll was questionable but adhered to common auction house practices.
Unlike other auction items, techniques like this retained their value even if duplicated. The consignor likely had backups, and as long as the copying was discreet, there would be no trouble.
Soon, Ye Ziyi finished duplicating two copies of the scroll—one for personal practice and the other for submission to Little Fairy Doctor.
Little Fairy Doctor examined the scroll briefly before passing it to Xiao Feng.
Gazing at the scroll, Xiao Feng chuckled. "I never thought this technique would find its way into my hands. Truly, what you seek may come effortlessly."
(End of Chapter)
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