By utilizing the Rinnegan, El was able to clearly see how Dou Qi flowed in Xiao Yan's body, understanding the basic principle, though not using it himself.
"I could have copied the Flame Mantra method if I wanted to." El smiled faintly. "But I already have the Samsara Mantra method, which is much more impressive, even without the elemental attribute."
His brow furrowed for a moment before he muttered, "Perhaps... Not having the elements is advantageous. That way, I can be more flexible in various tricks within Meridian."
"The point is, all my Skills are not bad, it's just that there are some that I don't really need." El said, closing the Skill List.
After that, El opened the Status Screen, looking at her current stats.
Ding!
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Name: El Ira Adrian
Race: Human
Title: Loli Killer
Profession: Dou Qi Practitioner
Realm: Dou Shi Star 2
Spirit Rank: Mortal State 5
Authority Level: 5
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STR: 60 (25+) {20+}
VIT: 111 (25+) {20+}
AGI: 60 (25+) {20+}
INT: 43 (10+) {32+}
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"This way, the quantity of Dou Qi in my body has increased even more than before," El muttered, watching the Status screen displaying his stats.
The latest data showed the progress of his cultivation realm over the past 10 days, in addition to practicing Dou Techniques and visiting some places in this Magic Beast Mountain to pick up some precious Treasures.
As for reaching the Dou Shi Realm in such a short period of time, El consumed one more Accompanying Purple Essence as well as using the Three Purple Crystal Stones as a catalyst in cultivation.
With the incredible speed and efficiency of absorbing Dou Qi, it was as if absorbing energy was like gulping water. Coupled with sufficient resources, breaking through to the Dou Shi Realm in 10 days was not impossible.
On the status screen, the STR, VIT, and AGI attributes remained at 20 points, even though El had reached 2-star Dou Shi. In contrast, INT increased by 2 points every time there was a small realm increase.
Seeing this pattern, El began to think that Dou Qi practitioners in the BTTH world, including Beyonders with the profession of Dou Qi practitioner, emphasized increasing the quantity of their Dou Qi more than directly increasing physical attributes.
This made sense, considering that Dou Qi played an important role in large-scale battles, whether for defense, speed, or attack explosiveness.
However, there was one thing that caught El's attention. When Yun Yun sealed her Dou Qi, becoming an ordinary person, it was likely that her physical attributes: STR, VIT, and AGI were still at 20 points, for a total of 60 attribute points.
This meant that the physical standard of a Dou Shi in this world was indeed in that range. That said, they were physically strong on par with a Cursed Child from the Black Bullet World.
But, leave that aside.
With full focus, El began to manipulate the Dou Qi in his body, then formed the Dou Qi Cloak, the hallmark of a Dou Shi.
Instantly, his body was enveloped in purple energy that glowed like a sea of stars at night.
Different from before, when the Dou Qi in her body looked like smoldering flames, it was now more dense, stable, and solid.
With a little manipulation, El could make this Cloak of Dou Qi resemble a transparent layer of glass protecting his body.
El could feel the difference very clearly in the previous realm, the natural Dou Qi around him was automatically absorbed when the Dou Qi Cloak was activated.
This energy cloak not only strengthened defense, speed, and attack power, but also passively increased the absorption of energy from the environment.
In other words, the energy drained in battle will be constantly replaced, making it much more efficient in long-range battles.
Moreover, the Dou Qi Cloak issued by Dou Zhe does not actually have a significant additional effect on speed, defense, or attack.
Only upon reaching the Dou Shi level does it truly acquire such abilities, making it the ultimate weapon in combat, something that all Dou Zhees crave for.
Hence, almost every Dou Shi always summoned their Dou Qi Robe as the first action before fighting.
If likened, the vortex of Dou Zhe in one's body was similar to a balloon, while Dou Qi was the air trapped inside.
Like a balloon that has a limited capacity, the Dou Zhe vortex also has a tipping point.
Once it reaches its limit, it cannot hold more Dou Qi, and if it is forced, the vortex will burst like an overblown balloon.
However, as one ascends from Dou Zhe to Dou Shi, the most significant transformation occurs to the Dou Qi within his body.
If Dou Qi was previously gaseous, then after this breakthrough, it will undergo condensation, turning into liquid energy droplets.
This change is not just a difference in form, and utilizing the natural energy around, but also a great improvement in the quality of the energy.
Dou Qi that has been condensed becomes much more dense, complex, and pure compared to ordinary Dou Qi.
This is why Dou Shi is much stronger than Dou Zhe, even though they differ by only one level.
Once Dou Qi undergoes transformation, the quality and quantity of energy in the body will increase drastically. With a much larger and stable store of Dou Qi, a Dou Shi had an absolute advantage in battle.
Moreover, the difference in grade and purity of Dou Qi between a Dou Shi and a Dou Zhe was enormous.
Whereas a Dou Zhe could only gather and use Dou Qi within certain limits, a Dou Shi could cultivate and refine his Dou Qi more effectively.
In other words, in a direct fight, a Dou Zhe would have almost no chance of winning against a Dou Shi, even if they were only one level apart, though it was different in the case of El who was a Beyonder.
"So, this is the difference between a Dou Zhe and a Dou Shi..." El murmured, his eyes twinkling in understanding this new concept.
"Although the 2-point increase in INT attribute still occurs, Dou Shi is far superior because it can borrow natural energy during battle within a limited scope," El nodded, further understanding the essence of the new realm he had reached.
Suddenly, the star-like colored Dou Qi in the night sky that enveloped his body vanished. After that, El closed his attribute status screen and began to control White Fire to float in the air.
El planned to use the Flying Sword Art as a means of transportation to reach the Teger Desert faster.
However, as soon as El set both feet on White Fire, Yuri's voice suddenly echoed in his mind. "Stupid Disciple! Before you leave, extinguish your fire!"
El frowned, feeling dizzy from suddenly being scolded by his master. "What does Master mean-"
His words were cut short when his nose caught the scent of something burning. He turned his head, only to realize smoke was billowing around.
El's eyes widened as the forest behind her was engulfed in flames. Some deer, even Magic Beasts were running away from the flames and birds were flying in the sky in panic.
These fires were not caused by any other factor, but by Tsunami's previous Flame Splitting attack, as seen from the Purple Flame burning the trees.
In other words, El was responsible for the fire.
Being too focused on improving himself, El didn't realize what was happening around.
"Oh my... How could there be a forest fire of that size?!" exclaimed El, hurriedly descending from White Fire and landing on the water surface.
Without hesitation, El immediately ran towards the fire area. After thinking for a moment about the best way to put out the fire, El called out to White Fire who was still floating behind him.
Swoosh!
With quick and precise movements, El caught his sword in the air.
Then, without hesitation, El jumped towards the burning forest, not to commit suicide, but to launch a special technique to extinguish the flames.