BTTH: From Genius to Invincible

Chapter 224: Chapter 224: I Want Them All!



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Saying he wanted a Tian Class Dou Technique, Xiao Yan knew he was being a bit fanciful. Techniques of that level could only be found in places like the Central Plains.

However, he did have his own objective in coming to the Book Collection Hall this time-he hoped to find a sonic-type Dou Technique.

After consuming the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill, Xiao Yan was fortunate to inherit a trace of faint dragon aura. When he used sonic-type Dou Techniques, they would carry a hint of dragon might that could shake people's hearts and souls.

But within his mysterious storage ring, there were no sonic-type Dou Techniques suitable for him to cultivate. So he planned to try his luck at the Book Collection Hall.

'Is there really nothing else? Only this Lion Tiger Gold Shattering Roar? But it's just a High Xuan Class Dou Technique.' Xiao Yan hadn't failed to find a sonic Dou Technique; it's just that this sonic Dou Technique was only High Xuan Class. He felt it was a bit too low-level.

Now that he was already a 2-star Dou Spirit, the strong enemies he'd encounter in the future would basically be Dou Kings and above. A High Xuan Class technique seemed somewhat inadequate.

"Xiao Yan ge-ge, there's not much time left," Xun Er gently reminded him.

Suddenly, a fiery-red light shot out from within the energy wall with a whoosh.

The temperature in the massive room rose slightly as soon as the fiery-red light appeared. Bai Shan and the others hurriedly turned their gazes over. Seeing the momentum brought by this fiery-red cluster of light, they were momentarily stunned, then reflexively darted toward it. However, just as they began to move, Xiao Yan, who had noticed the fiery-red light before them, transformed into a dark shadow and suddenly appeared. His palm grabbed the cluster of light, enduring the scorching heat, and scooped it into his hand. He then rapidly retreated while Xun Er cleverly flashed forward, blocking Bai Shan and the other two.

"Heh heh." Xiao Yan grinned at Bai Shan and the others, then walked over to Xun Er's side while holding the fiery-red cluster of light. His gaze swept over the contents within the glow, then he was stunned for a moment, his throat slowly moving as he swallowed.

"Not bad, it's indeed a good item."

Within the fiery-red cluster of light in his hand was a pale-red scroll, and that scorching heat was emitted from within it. His gaze penetrated the glow and carefully scanned over the pale- red scroll, vaguely able to see some words on it.

"Nine Layer Phoenix Flame Skill, Middle Di Class Qi Method."

Just these few simple words made Xiao Yan involuntarily swallow hard. A Middle Di Class Qi Method!

The Flame Mantra had devoured so many Heavenly Flames just to reach Low Di Class! And now, he held a scroll of a Middle Di Class fire-attribute Qi Method in his hand.

Even if this kind of Qi Method was placed in the Black-Corner Region where stolen or smuggled goods from the continent flowed through, it would definitely be able to set off a sensation. Countless factions would fight over this Qi Method until their heads were broken and blood flowed. Yet now, this invaluable Di Class Qi Method had so simply fallen into his hands. It really was somewhat drama like.

Xiao Yan's palm tossed the extremely light scroll in his hand. His hand, however, felt a somewhat heavy feeling. Something that he couldn't even dream of obtaining in the past was now casually spat out from this mysterious Book Collection Hall. The vast collection owned by Jia Nan Academy left him endlessly amazed.

Xiao Yan sighed inwardly; it was a pity. Now, no matter what, he couldn't possibly switch to cultivating another Qi Method. If he could obtain the Fallen Heart Flame, combined with the Bone Chilling Flame, he was confident he could evolve the Flame Mantra to the Tian Class! "Xun Er, your Qi Method hasn't reached the Di Class yet, right? Here, this is for you." Xiao Yan shattered the light barrier with a palm strike and handed the Qi Method to Xun Er.

"This guy is really generous. That's a Di Class Qi Method!" Although Bai Shan and the other two were mainly focused on continuing their search, they still noticed Xiao Yan handing the Qi Method to Xun Er. Especially after hearing what Xiao Yan said, they couldn't help but be stunned, their expressions turning complex. A Di Class Qi Method was priceless-this guy was a bit too generous, wasn't he?

Seeing Xun Er's stunned expression, Xiao Yan shrugged and said, "I can't change my Qi Method now. I noticed yours seems to still be at the Xuan Class."

Xun Er looked at Xiao Yan's sincere face, pursed her lips in a sweet smile, and said, "Alright then, I do need a transitional Qi Method right now. This item is just right."

"Xun Er, you head out first. Time is almost up. I'll take another look. If there's really nothing good, I'll just take this Lion Tiger Gold Shattering Roar." Xiao Yan patted Xun Er's shoulder and gave her a wink.

A strange light flashed in Xun Er's beautiful eyes. She smiled sweetly, nodded, and left the Book Collection Hall with the scroll.

When Wu Hao and Hu Jia saw Xun Er leaving and Xiao Yan standing at the entrance with a smile on his face, they glanced at each other and subconsciously swallowed, then quietly left the Book Collection Hall without searching further.

In their hearts, they silently prayed for Bai Shan. This fellow still hadn't realized who was targeting whom.

When everyone had left, and only Xiao Yan and Bai Shan remained in the Book Collection Hall, the energy walls emitted a faint glow, and a suction force appeared at the entrance, trying to

pull them out.

"Damn it! Are there really no other Di Class Dou Techniques?!" Bai Shan was extremely frustrated. He had just seen several clusters of light with strong energy, but failed to obtain any of them because of Xiao Yan.

With a buzz, a silver-white cluster of light suddenly flew out from the wall. Bai Shan recognized it as the cluster of light containing the Di Class Dou Technique he had almost grabbed at the very beginning!

That's mine!" Bai Shan let out a loud roar, his entire body erupting with Dou Qi, transforming into a white shadow and charging toward the cluster of light. That cluster of light seemed to be waiting for him, not moving at all.

"Got it!" Bai Shan grabbed the cluster of light, but in the next second, his soul felt a piercing pain. The cluster of light in his hand seemed to be stimulated and whooshed out of his grasp, flying back into the energy wall.

His face instantly turned pale, full of frustration. "How could this be? What exactly is going

on?!"

"Senior Brother Bai Shan, I thought you were just pretending to be stupid, but I didn't expect you to be truly stupid." Xiao Yan crossed his arms, grinning as he looked at the still-confused

Bai Shan.

Bai Shan abruptly turned to look at Xiao Yan, suddenly realizing what had happened. He exclaimed, "It's you! This is all your doing!!"

Xiao Yan immediately burst into laughter, doubling over as he said, "Didn't you hear what the Deputy Headmaster said earlier? In the past, there have often been students who obtained no rewards and left empty-handed. Did you think it was because they were greedy?"

When Xiao Yan first entered, he had understood. Those students didn't fail because of greed. They failed because they were obstructed by others.

"Jie Jie Jie, if you can take any reward out of this Book Collection Hall, I'll write my name 'Xiao Yan' backward." Xiao Yan spread his Eagle Wings; Mao Wu emerged from the void and stood on his shoulder.

A powerful black flame enveloped the Eagle Wings, turning them into Black Flame Wings. Xiao Yan hovered silently in the air, looking down at Bai Shan.

Though killing was prohibited in the academy, and students couldn't be severely injured without reason, Xiao Yan could still prevent him from obtaining any resources.

Bai Shan was incredibly regretful now. He had been basking in the limelight of the Outer Academy for too long. Xiao Yan had only arrived four months ago and had basically been training Xiao Ning and the others in the Dou Technique Hall, almost like an invisible person. He still hadn't realized that Xiao Yan was someone he couldn't afford to offend.

No matter how Bai Shan tried to snatch the clusters of light, just as they were about to be in

his grasp, the empty space would distort, and a wisp of black flame would shoot out to knock

the cluster of light away.

Xiao Yan was like a cat playing with a mouse. Since someone didn't know his place, he naturally had to teach him a good lesson.

"Ah! Damn it!!" The suction force grew stronger and stronger, finally pulling away the empty-handed Bai Shan, leaving only his unreconciled roar echoing.

At this point, Xiao Yan was also about to be unable to resist the force pulling him out, but the corner of his mouth curled into a meaningful smile.

"'No matter how many you can pick up, you can only bring out one item from the Book Collection Hall. Do not be greedy; otherwise, you may end up with nothing...' I'd like to see

whether the rules of your Book Collection Hall are stronger or the power of the Nihility

Devouring Flame is stronger."

Boom boom boom!!

The Dou Qi within Xiao Yan's body circulated frantically!

Meow!! Mao Wu let out a cry and spat out a large amount of Nihility Devouring Flame from its

mouth!

Xiao Yan wasn't here to get just one reward; he was here to sweep the shelves!

The Nihility Devouring Flame possessed the power to devour everything. It could even

swallow the Amethyst Lion Birth Essence of the Amethyst Winged Lion King and cut off the Green Lotus Root of the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Since that was the case, the rule that one couldn't take out more than one light cluster reward from the Book Collection Hall could certainly be devoured!

With a thought, Xiao Yan controlled Mao Wu to wrap up the dozens of clusters of light he had marked with Soul Chase. With several whooshing sounds, Mao Wu suddenly inhaled, and those clusters of light were sucked into the Nihility Space within its body, like pearls being

sucked up while drinking bubble tea.

"Let's go!"

Xiao Yan held the scroll of the Lion Tiger Gold Shattering Roar in his hand and called Mao Wu

into his Acceptance Soul. After that, he flew out of the Book Collection Hall with a flap of his

Eagle Wings.

Just as Xiao Yan was about to fly out of the Book Collection Hall, his powerful Spiritual Strength sensed a spatial force actually penetrating his body, reaching into his Acceptance Soul, attempting to seize the clusters of light.

Whoosh! A surge of black flame erupted, directly devouring this spatial rule force. Feeling the

power of the Nihility Devouring Flame at work, a smile tugged at Xiao Yan's mouth as he transformed into a dark shadow and flew out of the Book Collection Hall.

Ending up empty-handed like drawing water with a bamboo basket? Someone with true strength would just take the entire well!

Xiao Yan landed steadily on the ground with a soft thud after exiting the Book Collection Hall.

"You... you actually triggered the rule power of the Book Collection Hall and still managed to

come out with a scroll???" The two elders guarding the Book Collection Hall stared at Xiao Yan, who emerged unscathed and was even holding a scroll, as if they had seen a ghost. This Book Collection Hall was established by the Headmaster of Jia Nan Academy; the items inside were all his treasured collections. Moreover, the Book Collection Hall was not just a simple library. It contained spatial rules set by an elite Dou Venerate.

Triggering the spatial rules meant Xiao Yan had violated them by taking more than one item. Even the two of them couldn't break the Headmaster's rules, which was why they became the guardians of the Book Collection Hall, so they could obtain more high-grade Qi Methods and

Dou Techniques.

Xiao Yan smiled faintly and waved the scroll in his hand, "Didn't you say one item per person?

Of course I can come out."

The two guardians exchanged glances, knowing that Xiao Yan was lying. They could see the surprise and confusion in each other's eyes.

In the end, both shook their heads. Since Xiao Yan was able to come out, it meant he had

complied with the rules, so they couldn't interfere.

"Xiao Yan ge-ge." Xun Er hurried over, looking at Xiao Yan with concern. Having been with

Xiao Yan for so many years, she could understand his intentions with just a glance and knew

The wanted to do something outrageous.

Xiao Yan smiled and gently stroked Xun Er's silky hair. "It's alright." "Huh? Where's Senior Brother Bai Shan?" Xiao Yan asked, feigning ignorance.

Hu Jia said irritably, "You tell me. That guy looked like a wronged little girl, about to cry after

coming out, and stormed off in a huff."

Wu Hao shook his head. He could tell that Xiao Yan was someone who repaid grievances

tenfold. Anyone who offended him would certainly face consequences.

Xiao Yan's eyes darted around slightly as he said somewhat sheepishly, "Since everyone has

received their rewards and come out, let's head back."

Hu Gan looked at Xiao Yan strangely and said, "Alright, you've all obtained your rewards.

Now, take two days to rest. After that, you'll need to enter the Inner Academy. You'll have plenty of chances to cry out in hardship then."

Looking at Hu Gan's smiling face, Xiao Yan and the others exchanged glances and nodded

slightly.

The two guardians sighed as they watched Xiao Yan leave. The one on the left, Qian Mu, said,

"I bet this kid definitely took more than one item."

Ba Lie stroked his beard and laughed, "If he has the ability, then it's his skill. The Headmaster

initially said that the top five could enter the Book Collection Hall, but he never specified how many items they could take."

"It's just that later, many people became greedy and ended up leaving empty-handed, which

led to the additional rule that only one item could be taken."

"In any case, this kid's future growth is immeasurable. The Inner Academy is likely to be

turned upside down."

What the two guardians didn't expect was that while the Inner Academy would indeed be turned upside down, it would be in a completely different sense.

With the disappearance of Xiao Yan and the others, this Book Collection Hall, hidden who

knows where, finally returned to its usual tranquility, not to be opened again until the end of

the next Inner Academy Qualifying Competition.

...

After returning to the Xiao Clan's building, Xiao Yan rubbed his hands together and summoned Mao Wu.

"Come on, be a good kitty and spit out the goods," Xiao Yan said with a grin as he looked at

Mao Wu.

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Meow! Mao Wu frowned and turned its head away. Those are mine.

"Don't worry, you won't miss out this time. I promise to refine pills for you."

Only after hearing Xiao Yan say this did Mao Wu spit out all the 'loot'-a total of over twenty

clusters of light!

If the Deputy Headmaster saw this, he'd probably want to kick Xiao Yan out of Jia Nann/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Academy. This was like letting a mouse loose in a granary!

Xiao Yan crushed these clusters of light one by one. None of them contained scrolls; they were

all extremely precious medicinal ingredients and two high-tier pill recipes. High-tier pill recipes were equivalent to Di Class Dou Techniques for Xiao Yan. "Middle-Grade Tier 6 Pill-Golden Soul Pill. A pill that can temporarily enhance the soul.

After consumption, it adds a golden spiritual layer to the soul, strengthening one's Spiritual

Strength for a period."

"High-Grade Tier 7 Pill-Mysterious Flame Red Pill. When consumed by a fire-attribute Dou Ancestor, it can increase their cultivation by one star."

Xiao Yan revealed a satisfied smile when he saw the two pill recipes before him. He now only

lacked the alchemy experience to advance to Tier 6.

He had set goals for himself upon entering the Inner Academy: obtain the Fallen Heart Flame

to evolve the Flame Mantra, elevate his alchemy skills to tier 6 and above, cultivate all his

Dou Techniques to at least minor mastery, and raise his cultivation to the Dou King realm or

higher.

Oh right-and also help Queen Medusa condense a physical body. He almost forgot about that. Xiao Yan stored all the pill recipes and medicinal ingredients into his storage ring and toyed with the Lion Tiger Gold Shattering Roar scroll in his hand.

He had read the introduction to this Lion Tiger Gold Shattering Roar. It involved condensing

Dou Qi in the abdomen and throat, utilizing a special Dou Qi circulation method to attach Dou Qi to one's voice, thereby producing shockwave attacks against enemies. Because it was a special sound wave, it possessed penetrative power and area-of-effect damage. However, this was only a High Xuan Class technique, which seemed a bit lacking compared to

the Di Class Dou Techniques he was currently cultivating. "Sigh, it seems I still need to make a trip to the Soul Sacrifice Old Shop. I have a little over

20,000 soul points left. If that's not enough, I might have to sell some pills to Hun Lao Gui."

If it were just for that trace of dragon aura from the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill, then

the Lion Tiger Gold Shattering Roar would suffice.

But Xiao Yan discovered a problem. The special ability of the Ten Thousand Beast Flame

could amplify that trace of dragon aura.

The Ten Thousand Beast Flame could strengthen the power of all magical beasts. If combined

with its special ability, the Lion Tiger Gold Shattering Roar wouldn't be enough to fully

utilize it.

Since they had two days of rest before entering the Inner Academy, Xiao Yan rested for a day.

Early the next morning, after notifying the others, he flew out of Jia Nan City and arrived at

Peace Town.

...

After donning his Soul Robe, Xiao Yan walked into the small alley that had set him on this

path of no return.

Now, he knew that this alley had a spatial seal, and it was even more advanced than the Space Lock of the Hall of Souls.

After two years, Xiao Yan once again looked up at the dilapidated signboard that seemed like

it would collapse at any moment. This time, he pushed the door open without hesitation and

entered the Soul Sacrifice Old Shop.

Xiao Yan stepped into the Soul Sacrifice Old Shop. The shop remained unchanged. It seemed

that no matter how many years or millennia passed, this shop would remain the same, as if

nothing on the Dou Qi Continent could affect it.

Hun Lao Gui was still the same as two years ago, sitting in his chair as if he hadn't moved

since Xiao Yan left.

When Xiao Yan stepped in, the corpse-like Hun Lao Gui suddenly opened his eyes. His yellowed eyes flashed with a glimmer of soul light as they swept over Xiao Yan. "Jie Jie Jie, advancing from a Soul Envoy to a Heaven Grade Protector in just two years. Such speed is rare even within the clan. Moreover..." Hun Lao Gui's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had noticed something, and said in a deep voice, "The Dou God Bloodline of the Xiao Clan-

though very faint-you now possess it."

Having obtained the Yin-Yang Twin Flame, Xiao Yan naturally knew about the matters between the Hun Clan and the Xiao Clan.

However, he showed no fear, merely revealing a faint smile. Walking up to Hun Lao Gui, he placed his Soul Command Token on the table and said with a smile, "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm just here to purchase something."

Hun Lao Gui revealed an unsightly smile and slowly said, "Jie Jie Jie, it's all the same. Without

becoming a Dou God, all are mere mortals."

Xiao Yan waved his hand, not wanting to discuss these matters. Currently, what the Hun Clan

truly feared was the Gu Clan; they wouldn't think highly of him at all. "I'm here to exchange for items. Do you have any sonic-type Dou Techniques of Di Class or

higher?"