Chapter 80: Five-Star Dou Spirit, Evolution of Techniques

Xiao Ding smiled bitterly and sincerely said, "Jia Lao, I wasn't lying just now. We really haven't been down there."

Xiao Li, who was supporting Xiao Ding, also nodded.

They indeed weren't lying; it was the Zhang brothers who went in, not them.

Jia Xingtian nodded. It was just a casual question from him.

What was Queen Medusa looking for?

Jia Xingtian turned his gaze back to the cave entrance.

With a decision in mind, he flashed his figure and jumped down.

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li exchanged a glance. Xiao Li was about to say something but was stopped by Xiao Ding's gaze.

Xiao Li was startled but quickly understood.

After years of being immersed in Dou Qi, a Dou Emperor's vision and hearing were extremely powerful.

If he said something he shouldn't, Jia Xingtian might still be nearby, and it might be overheard.

On the other side, Jia Xingtian traversed through the underground passage and spread his wings of Dou Qi, flying over the magma.

Frowning, aside from endless magma, there was nothing else.

Feeling the heat here, Jia Xingtian gave up on further exploration.

If Queen Medusa returned empty-handed, there was no need for him to waste time either.

Shaking his head, he returned to the surface, ignoring the Desert Iron Mercenaries, and flew straight back to the Imperial Capital of the Amassing Empire.

The royal family of the Amassing Empire was in a dire situation, with not even a Dou King present, and his old companion was heavily injured.

If it weren't for something significant happening, he would usually stay in the capital.

Now that he had been away for a while, he had to rush back to oversee things in the capital.

Giving up on exploring the magma had something to do with this as well.

After seeing Jia Xingtian leave, Xiao Ding finally relaxed completely.

...

At this moment, inside the system space, Su Yun observed Jia Xingtian's actions.

Raising his eyebrows, now that Jia Xingtian had come over, Queen Medusa probably left.

Su Yun didn't rush out recklessly and continued to stay in the system space.

After three days and nights of treatment, Su Yun's injuries had healed, and his strength had become even stronger.

Although refining the Blue Lotus Earth Heart Fire had been extremely painful, the benefits were numerous.

After the refining with the Divine Fire, his aptitude improved further, and the capacity of Dou Qi in his body increased. After his flesh and meridians were destroyed and rebuilt, they became stronger.

Su Yun focused his mind on his dantian, guiding out the Blue Lotus Earth Heart Fire and activating the "Incinerating Cold Technique" to evolve his techniques!

In an instant, Su Yun was enveloped in blue flames.

After half a day of torment, the "Incinerating Cold Technique" finally successfully devoured the Blue Lotus Earth Heart Fire.

Activating the technique again, several more meridians were added to the circulation of the "Incinerating Cold Technique."

Earth-ranked low-level technique "Incinerating Cold Technique"!

At the same time, a massive energy surged through his meridians!

Su Yun activated the "Incinerating Cold Technique" to refine it.

After another two hours passed, Su Yun's aura soared!

Five-Star Dou Spirit!

After devouring this massive energy, his strength increased by four stars in one breath!

Feeling the abundant Dou Qi in his body, Su Yun's face revealed a satisfied expression.

Without immediately going out, the situation outside was still unclear.

Quiet!

Like this, Su Yun practiced in the system space for two months.

Above the entrance to the magma, no one had entered during these two months, so it should be safe...

Su Yun spread his Purple Cloud Wings in the system space, activated the Phantom Decision and the Flame Convergence Decision, and then quietly appeared in the outside world.

Arriving above the magma, a scorching heat rushed towards him.

Su Yun activated his soul perception.

No one.

Su Yun squinted, cautiously approached the passage, showing the demeanor of an old rogue like Lao Gou.

After some time, Su Yun flew out to the outside world.

Nothing happened.

Su Yun felt relieved in his heart and didn't feel that his actions just now were in vain.

In this world where the strong prey on the weak, one can never be too cautious.

Su Yun rushed towards the Desert Iron Mercenaries.

After all, as a famous supporting character and the elder brother of Xiao Yan, they might have been saved by someone. When Queen Medusa had just left, Jia Xingtian appeared, so it was possible that these two might have been rescued.

Arriving at the Desert Iron Mercenaries, Su Yun searched around and found Xiao Ding and Xiao Li sparring in a courtyard.

Dispelling the Phantom Decision, he revealed his figure.

"Two captains."

Upon hearing this, the two brothers from the Xiao family looked overjoyed.

"Brother Zhang!"

The three of them went into a secluded room.

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li explained to Su Yun what had happened underground after he went in, and Su Yun, protected by the Sect's secret treasure, wasn't discovered by the two Dou Emperors, and then found the treasures underground after spending two months down there before coming out.

Su Yun vaguely explained the reason for his long stay underground.

After some conversation, Su Yun took out two parchment scrolls.

One was a mid-grade Earth-ranked technique, and the other was a low-grade Earth-ranked martial skill.

These two things weren't appealing to him, but as a reward for the two brothers from the Xiao family, they were more than enough.

After a few more pleasantries, Su Yun left.

After Su Yun left, Xiao Li held the scroll in his hand, unwilling to let it go.

This was a mid-grade Earth-ranked technique with thunder attributes, which was perfect for him.

"Alright, look at you, hurry up and put it away."

Xiao Ding scolded with a smile.

"Hehe."

Hearing this, Xiao Li chuckled and changed the subject.

"Big brother, how powerful do you think the treasure that Brother Zhang was looking for is? He even provoked Queen Medusa."

Xiao Ding shook his head and said to Xiao Li, "How would I, a mere Dou Master, know? Since Brother Zhang doesn't want to tell us, it's better for us not to know. Knowing too much might attract disaster."

...

Following the desert map given by Hai Bodong, Su Yun arrived at the heart of the desert and spent a full seven days before finally finding the Sand Mandala he wanted.

Su Yun spread his Purple Cloud Wings and began his journey back, intending to head straight to Stone Desert City.

Actually, he was somewhat regretful.

He still hadn't encountered Qing Ling, the owner of the Blue Snake Triple Lotus.

He had asked the two brothers from the Xiao family to keep an eye out for her before. When he went to find the Desert Iron Mercenaries before, he also asked, but there was no news at all.

Su Yun shook his head, feeling a bit sorry.

After a while, Su Yun flew near Stone Desert City, put away his Purple Cloud Wings, revealed his figure, and entered the city.

After entering

 the city, Su Yun went straight to Hai Bodong's map shop.

But halfway there, suddenly, the mechanical voice of the system rang out.

"Ding, the system has detected that the host has contacted enough people with significant atmospheric luck. The system meets the upgrade conditions and is currently upgrading for one day.

During this period, all functions of the system are closed.

Please forgive the host.

Stay tuned for the 2.0 version of the system!"

The voice in his mind made Su Yun pause.

A strange expression flashed across his face.

On one hand, Su Yun had long been prepared for the system to upgrade, and he had speculated about it before.

And on the other hand...

Su Yun looked around.

In his opinion, the system should upgrade immediately when he came into contact with enough so-called people with significant atmospheric luck.

Just like when he met Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er, it immediately activated after contact, without delay.

So, the question was, who would be the person with significant atmospheric luck nearby?

(End of this chapter)