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Half a year later.
In a small valley within the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
Inside a secluded cultivation chamber.
Vast pale-red energy filled the entire chamber, so dense it was almost tangible, resembling mist that refused to dissipate.
This energy continuously surged and converged, ultimately flowing toward the center of the chamber, where a tall and imposing figure sat cross-legged on a cushion.
That figure was Wei Yang.
At this moment, an extremely powerful aura radiated from his body.
And as time passed, the aura continued to grow stronger and stronger until it finally reached a critical point—its absolute limit!
Wei Yang's handsome face slightly furrowed.
His dantian and meridians were completely filled with boundless Dou Qi, swelling to the brink as though they would rupture at any moment, unable to accommodate even a sliver more energy.
With no other choice, he guided the energy into his Dou Crystal, compressing it over and over again.
Until finally, when the Dou Crystal reached its own limit—
Wei Yang's heart roared: Now!
Boom!
Inside his dantian, a thunderous explosion erupted as the dark red Dou Crystal, resembling a sea urchin, suddenly shattered!
A surge of vast energy flooded his entire body.
His flesh, bones, meridians, skin, and every fiber of his being were nourished, transformed, and strengthened.
Becoming more resilient, more powerful.
At the same time, external energy seemed to have found an outlet, rushing madly into Wei Yang's body.
And in that instant—Wei Yang successfully broke through to Dou Wang!
The originally stagnant aura around him suddenly surged once more, intensifying endlessly as more and more energy poured into him.
Onefold, twofold, tenfold!
At the level of Dou Wang, the Dou Crystal within the body ceased to exist.
Instead, a higher-quality form of energy now filled every corner of his being.
It was like a small pond evolving into a vast lake—able to hold more, withstand more, and command more power!
Over an hour later.
The turbulent aura around Wei Yang finally calmed.
His jet-black eyes snapped open, and a dark-red glint flashed through them, causing the air in the chamber to crackle with energy.
Crackle!
He stood up, stretched his limbs, and his bones emitted a series of popping sounds.
As he clenched his fist in midair—
Boom!
The very air before him seemed to explode under the sheer force of his grip!
Feeling the surging, boundless power within him, as though every cell in his body was rejoicing, Wei Yang couldn't suppress his excitement.
A wild grin spread across his face, and his voice grew louder and louder, echoing throughout the chamber—
"Hahaha! So this is the power of a Dou Wang!"
With a single thought, the surrounding energy responded to his call.
A torrent of Dou Qi burst forth from within him, converging behind his back—
Transforming into a pair of magnificent, gigantic wings, composed of dark-red flames, tinged with streaks of golden fire along the edges.
Dou Qi Wings!
A symbol of the Dou Wang realm and beyond!
Whoosh!
With a slight flap of his dark-red wings, a howling wind roared through the chamber, and Wei Yang's body lifted effortlessly into the air.
An incredible feeling!
It was quite different from using the Flying Dou Technique Black Wings.
Dou Qi Wings were more ethereal, while Black Wings felt more tangible—as though forged from real substance.
Whoosh!
After taking a deep breath, Wei Yang retracted his wings, descending steadily onto the ground.
"This breakthrough… It seems my soul power has also broken through a bottleneck!" Wei Yang murmured with a smile.
Compared to before, his soul power had more than doubled, finally breaking through the barrier that had stalled him for nearly half a year.
With a mere thought—
Boom!
A mighty soul power erupted from within him!
For a moment, the entire chamber seemed to be engulfed by a storm of spiritual energy.
After a while, the storm gradually subsided.
"If my guess is correct… My soul power should now be at the late-stage Mortal Realm?" Wei Yang pondered.
Half a year ago, after returning from Wu Tan City, he had sensed that his soul power was stuck at a bottleneck.
No matter how much he refined pills, exhausted his spiritual energy, and recovered it again, the growth was painfully slow.
And just like that—six months passed.
But today, by leveraging his breakthrough to Dou Wang, he finally shattered that bottleneck!
Right now, his soul power was strong enough to rival weaker ordinary low-rank Dou Zun!
Which was simply ridiculous.
A mere Dou Wang, yet his soul power could already compare to a low-rank Dou Zun?
"At this rate, forget about becoming a Tier 5 Alchemist—even reaching the Tier 6 should be within reach as long as I refine more pills!" Wei Yang chuckled to himself.
Before breaking through to Dou Wang, Wei Yang was already a peak Tier 4 alchemist. However, he had never dared to attempt refining a Tier 5 pill.
After all, a single failure would mean a tremendous waste of precious medicinal ingredients—too painful to bear.
This was the downside of having neither a system inheritance, a mentor, nor a powerful faction backing him.
Everything had to be explored and figured out on his own. No guidance, no access to abundant high-grade medicinal ingredients for practice.
Otherwise, with Wei Yang's previous soul power, he should have already reached the level of a Tier 5 alchemist.
But Wei Yang didn't mind too much.
After all, he wasn't even nineteen years old yet—still young, with plenty of time to accumulate experience at his own pace.
…
As these thoughts passed through his mind, Wei Yang collected his emotions, smiled, straightened his clothes, and pushed open the door of the secluded chamber.
Inside the cave dwelling, the environment was clean and tidy.
The simple decorations exuded a warm and cozy atmosphere.
Outside the cave dwelling—
The scorching sun hung high in the sky, its light filtering through the thin mist, bathing the small valley in a soft golden hue.
Wei Yang stepped out of the cave.
With a glance, he saw Xian'er, dressed in a simple white dress, sleeves rolled up as she busied herself in front of the stove.
Noticing Wei Yang emerging, her beautiful eyes lit up, and she smiled. "You're finally out! You've been in seclusion for ten days. You must be hungry, right? Wait a little longer, the food is almost ready."
"Mm." Wei Yang nodded, walked to a nearby rock, sat down, and watched Xian'er busily preparing the meal with a smile.
She had probably sensed the disturbance from his breakthrough and knew he would be coming out soon, so she hurried to cook.
Now nearly sixteen, Xian'er had become even more beautiful—her delicate figure more graceful and alluring.
Paired with her exquisite and pure face, as well as her ethereal, refreshing aura, her charm was growing stronger and more irresistible.
Even though Wei Yang had spent every day with her, he still found himself captivated.
It seemed like no matter how much he looked at her, he would never get tired of it.
She had that kind of beauty—the more you looked, the more stunning she became.
Especially now, as she moved gracefully in front of the stove, exuding a gentle and homely aura. That warmth stirred something deep inside him.
Even hardened steel would melt into softness before her.
Such thoughts ran through Wei Yang's mind.
…
"I can still sense a bit of instability in your aura. Was the breakthrough smooth?"
Xian'er added more firewood to the stove, then tossed a few green wild vegetables into the boiling pot. Lifting her head, she asked with concern.
"It went smoothly. Breaking through to Dou Wang wasn't difficult for me—just a natural progression." Wei Yang chuckled. "As for my aura being unstable, it's only because I came out right after breaking through. I'll be fine in a couple of days."
Xian'er nodded. She scooped a bit of broth with a small spoon, gently blew on it, then tasted it before saying, "I feel like I'm about to break through soon too."
Hearing this, Wei Yang carefully examined her aura and found that it was indeed fluctuating slightly, lacking the previous steady and restrained quality.
He immediately understood—Xian'er was also on the verge of a breakthrough.
Had she not been waiting outside to guard him during his breakthrough, she might have already entered seclusion to attempt her own.
Wei Yang clicked his tongue, feeling somewhat speechless. "Great. I worked my ass off to finally break through to Dou Wang, and the moment I step out, you tell me you're about to surpass me?"
Xian'er rolled her eyes at him. "Didn't you just say it was a natural progression? What's with the 'working your ass off' nonsense? From what I've seen, your cultivation journey hasn't been difficult at all."
Wei Yang was momentarily speechless.
Now that he thought about it… she wasn't wrong.
Ever since he started cultivating, he had never really encountered any major obstacles or bottlenecks.
Yeah… just a natural progression.
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