Battle Through the Heavens - chapter-40

Silent, everyone was silent!

All eyes were blankly focused onto the golden words reflected on the
black stone tablet above.

On the Guests’ platform, the sharp clear ring of shattering tea cups
falling to the ground resonated. The representatives from Wu Tan City
were all dumbfounded, disbelief spread across their faces.

The purpose of their visit was to confirm whether the rumors were true or
not: to see with their own eyes if Xiao Yan really did jump up 4 Duan Qi
in the span of a year.

However, what they had just seen not only confirmed the rumours but had
completely surpassed their expectations.

4 Duan Qi in a year? Now it turned into 5 Duan Qi… This training speed,
it could only be described with a single word: Frightening!

“The Xiao Clan has succeeded once more…” Everyone on the Guests’
platform couldn’t help but mutter under their breath. To have a clan
member that jumped 5 Duan Qi in a year, the Xiao Clan’s future was
looking bright.

“If this rate of growth continues, then perhaps…perhaps in 10 years,
the Xiao Clan will have a Dou Huang ranked member.” Everyone on the
Guests’ platform looked at each other as their hearts felt heavy at that
thought.

Dou Huang: if any clan in the Jia Ma Empire had a strong Dou Huang, their
status would skyrocket within the Jia Ma Empire. Even the three largest
Clans in the Jia Ma Empire, the Primer Clan, Nalan Clan and Ritter Clan,
would respect that clan After all, there were only a handful of Dou Huang
level Dou Zhes in the entire Jia Ma Empire. Each Dou Zhe who reached the
Dou Huang rank had the power to topple over anything from the heavens to
the oceans and to face ten thousands of enemies with ease. No sane empire
would dare offend a Dou Huang without weighing the consequences!

Three hundred years ago, Jia Ma Empire’s sole Dou Huang Dou Zhe had his
family killed as a result of a war. As a result, the Dou Huang
single-handedly massacred the enemy’s 10,000 elite knights in a fit of
rage. Both empires were shaken in awe by the bloodshed caused.

Since that moment on, no empire on the Dou Qi Continent dared to offend a
Dou Huang Dou Zhe. At the same time, everyone saw how scary Dou Huangs
could be.

Therefore, everyone that saw Xiao Yan’s gift looked at the Xiao Clan with
an extreme envy.

At the center of the high platform, even Xiao Zhan was looking at the
golden words on the monument with a his eyes slightly sour. After a
while, he let out a lengthy breath and viewed his black clothed son with
a look of gratitude.,”The best decision in my life was to not create
uneasiness between Yan Er and me…”

As Xiao Yan’s father, Xiao Zhan was well aware of his son’s
temperament. He could still clearly remember that in Xiao Yan’s
childhood, not long after his birth, how indifferent his son was to him.
Xiao Yan would always look at him with a cold look, as if he were looking
at a stranger and not his father.

Fortunately, over the years, the cold and detached looks toward Xiao Zhan
grew warm, as Xiao Zhan’s care and love…

Thinking back to the time when Xiao Yan was a child, Xiao Zhan shivered.
His mouth twitched while a gentle smile took over his face.

“Xiao Clan Leader, young master Xiao Yan’s talent is truly mind blowing!
This time the Xiao Clan will definitely have an amazingly terrifying Dou
Zhe.” Standing by Xiao Zhan’s side, Ya Fei’s beautiful eyes gazed at the
very same person Xiao Zhan was looking at. Her face was still slightly
red from her excitement while she said her thoughts.

Xiao Zhan laughed loudly, pride and excitement clearly showing on his
face. He cupped his hands together and with a courteous look to Ya Fei,
he replied, “Ya Fei, that kid’s talent is sometimes a huge surprise but
at other times, a huge letdown. You also know of how he fell from the
spotlight three years ago and faced countless hardships. No one would
have thought that he would regain his talent but here it is again…sigh!”

Ya Fei’s eyebrows bent slightly with her feminine smile. Whether Xiao
Yan’s talent was short lived or not, she didn’t know. Right now, the only
thing that mattered to her was his potential, which would be enough for
her.

Giving an enchanting look downwards, Ya Fei’s heart had already formed a
plan. In the future, she would be sure to come and do business with the
Xiao Clan as much as possible!

……

Beneath the ceremonial platform, Xiao Yu opened her mouth with a stiff
face. She stared at the Black Monument in shock while breathing heavily.
Suddenly she snapped at Xiao Ning: “Didn’t you say that he was 7 Duan
Qi? How is he higher?”

Xiao Ning’s opened mouth a couple of times before he mumbled
innocently, “Last month he was already 7 Duan…. This month, he, seems
to have had a breakthrough?”

“To go from 7 Duan to 8 Duan in one month… How is that possible? Even
if that brat got his old talent back, he wouldn’t be able to train this
fast!” Xiao Yu exclaimed. “To jump 5 Duan in a year? The little brat
should die dammit! This kind of speed can rival that monster woman in
Jianan Academy.”

“How would I know…” Xiao Ning gave a bitter smile as he glanced at
the far away Xun Er, only to see her gaze fixed on Xiao Yan below with
eyes of admiration and didn’t paying attention to him at all.

“F**king bastard!”

After being ignored by the girl he favored over all others, Xiao Ning’s
heart blazed with the fires of jealousy. Raising his head, he threw a
ferocious glare at Xiao Yan that contrasted with his youthful face.

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