(TL/N: Apology for the delay. I had no wifi connection š)
[Wu Tan City, the Xiao Clan.]
[After Ye Hao took Yao Lao and the ring away, Xiao Yan regained his former cultivation talent.]
[Now, he has already reached the Fourth Stage of Dou Power.]
[On this day, they were holding a test on the Xiao Clan square.]
[Suddenly!]
[A crack tore open in the sky, and several powerful figures stepped out from that rift.]
[You stood behind the Venerable Elder, using the black mist emanating from him to conceal your face.]
[The Venerable Elder moved a finger, and several Human-Level Protectors behind him appeared within the Xiao Clan, capturing every member of the clan.]
[You silently stood behind the group of Protectors, acting like a small, insignificant figure.]
Ye Hao: "This isā¦ raising an eyebrow slightly and letting the Soul Hall Protectors stand in front to take the pressure."
[The Xiao Clan members were already terrified out of their wits. No one noticed you at all.]
[Before long.]
[The Venerable Elder found a piece of ancient jade with strange shining light spots on Xiao Zhan.]
[You knew that was the Tou She Ancient God Jade!]
[After obtaining the ancient jade, the Venerable Elder was overjoyed and ordered his subordinates to slaughter everyone in the Xiao Clan!]
[Then he left with you.]
[The Venerable Elder did not stop at all and directly brought you to Central Plains.]
[You met the true high-ranking figure of the Soul Hall, the Heavenly Venerable.]
[While taking away the ancient jade, the Heavenly Venerable also gave you many rewards.]
[These heavenly treasures were enough to allow you to step into the Dou Venerable realm!]
[After the higher-ups learned that it was you who discovered the Xiao Clan's location, they gave you additional rewards.]
[This wave of gains made you incredibly rich.]
[You were exceptionally promoted to become the Hall Master of the Ravine Branch Hall in the Northwestern Continent.]
Logically speaking, the Branch Hall Master should at least possess the strength of a Dou Venerable.
Yet they let him, a Seven-Star Dou Ancestor, become the Hall Master of the Ravine Branch Hall in the Northwestern Continentā¦
Is the Soul Hall really this bold?!
Could there be a trap?!
Ye Hao was suspicious!
[After returning to Ravine, your former colleagues and superiors treated you with utmost respect.]
[They flattered you endlessly.]
[They never dreamed that one day you would climb above them.]
[And at such an astonishing speed!]
[You did not become intoxicated by it.]
[Three days later, using the excuse that you still needed to collect souls, you left the Ravine Branch Hall.]
[You knew that after Hun Tiandi obtained the Xiao Clan's Tou She Ancient God Jade, the next step would be acquiring the remaining six clans' ancient jade. You had to increase your strength as quickly as possible.]
[So that when that moment came, you would have the power to compete.]
[Half a year later, you returned to the Black Corner Region once again.]
[Black Seal City. Yuan Yi was sweating heavily as he bent his waist, not daring to raise his head to look at you.]
[During this time, he mobilized every force he could, yet still failed to find that fragment of the map.]
[You told him to keep searching.]
[Next, you would go collect other Heavenly Flames.]
[You arrived at Jia Nan Academy.]
[This is the highest academy on the Dou Qi Continent. Many families and factions send their talented youths here for training.]
[You knew that two Peak Dou Ancestors, the Thousand Elder and Hundred Elder, guarded Jia Nan Academy, so you did not use force directly.]
[You arrived at the Outer Academy and directly displayed your strength, asking the guards to notify the Outer Academy's Vice Principal.]
[Soon, Hu Gan, the Vice Principal of the Outer Academy, arrived before you.]
[Hu Gan looked you up and down. In his memory, he had never seen someone like you before.]
[Hu Gan asked, "Sir, you asked someone to notify me. What is the matter?"]
[You spoke directly, "My name is Ye Hao. I wish to join Jia Nan Academy and become both an elder and a teacher."]
Ye Hao: "So the plan is to join first, then when the Fallen Heart Flame riots, seize the chance to subdue it?"
This way, not only would he obtain the Fallen Heart Flame, he would also gain the goodwill of Jia Nan Academy.
Butā¦
Was it really necessary to gain their goodwill?
[You displayed a portion of your strength.]
[Of course, you only suppressed it to appear as a One-Star Dou Ancestor.]
[Such strength was enough to shock Hu Gan, while still remaining within Su Qian's controllable range, making it safe.]
[After sensing your strength, Hu Gan's expression changed drastically.]
[His face immediately became serious and solemn.]
[Hu Gan said, "I'm sorry, but such an important matter cannot be decided by me alone. I must discuss it with the Great Elder of the Inner Academy."]
[You nodded and were temporarily arranged to wait in the reception hall by an Outer Academy elder.]
[Not long after.]
[Hu Gan returned again, and with him came an old man named Su Qian, the Great Elder of the Inner Academy.]
[At the current stage, he was the true decision-maker of the academy.]
[Su Gan had already prepared himself mentally after hearing that you were very young. However, when he saw you, he was still greatly shocked.]
[A Dou Ancestor under twenty years old!] (TL/N: It wasn't mentioned how old he is in this simulation until now.)
[Even across the entire Dou Qi Continent, such a person would be extremely rare.]
[Su Qian asked you why you chose to join Jia Nan Academy.]
[With your strength, any faction in the Northwestern Continent would treat you as an honored guest.]
[You smiled faintly and said with an unfathomable tone, "Passing down knowledge, teaching skills, and resolving doubts. That is the original intention of my cultivation."]
Ye Hao: "That act deserves 82 points."
[Su Qian and Hu Gan both shrank their pupils after hearing your answer.]
[They did not expect that despite your young age, you already possessed such profound thoughts. Their impression of you rose immediately.]
[However, they did not agree right away, since you appeared suddenly and were unfamiliar.]
[You understood this.]
[You were temporarily arranged to stay in the Outer Academy without any specific tasks.]
[Over the following months, you came out every day to guide students in practicing Dou Techniques and also instructed some students in alchemy.]
[Gradually, you gained extremely high prestige within the academy.]
[Combined with several occasions where you killed troublemakers from the Black Corner Region.]
[In Hu Gan's view, you had already passed the test.]
[Su Qian also agreed.]
[Thus, you officially became an elder and teacher of Jia Nan Academy.]
[You followed Su Qian and formally entered the Inner Academy.]
[Su Qian introduced you to several elders of the Inner Academy.]
[When they learned that you were a Dou Ancestor under twenty years old!]
[All of them looked at you with envy.]
[Among them were many who were already several decades old yet still only Dou Kings.]
[You introduced that you also had some research in alchemy.]
[Elder Huo of the Alchemy Department's eyes nearly popped out!]
[Especially after learning that you were also a Seventh-Grade Alchemist, he was so envious that tears streamed down his face, insisting on asking you for guidance in the art of alchemy.]
[The others asked you to teach them techniques for cultivating Dou Qi.]
[They wanted to improve desperately.]
[ā¦]
[You generously shared your knowledge with them.]
[Just like that, you successfully blended in with them.]
[Your objective was achieved.]
[You began appearing frequently in the places where students trained.]
[The students you guided broke through.]
[The students from the Alchemy Department you guided improved.]
[You became an idol in the hearts of the students.]
[They all looked forward to the day when they could become super experts like you!]
[You began following the elders to inspect the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.]
[The opportunity was right in front of you, but you did not act.]
[In the days that followed, you maintained the same lifestyle rhythm as before.]
[You searched among the students for Zi Yan, but unfortunately you did not find her.]
[You asked other elders, but no one had heard of a little girl called the Barbaric Strength King.]
[You also searched some of the deep mountains within the Inner Academy but did not find her.]
Ye Hao: "Could it be that Zi Yan no longer exists? Orā¦ perhaps Zhu Kun never brought her out back then, so she is still on Ancient Dragon Island?"
Looking for Zi Yan might be for the sake of obtaining Zhu Kun's help when the Ancient God Cave Mansion appears.
[Not finding Zi Yan did not affect your plan.]
[You told Su Qian that you sensed an opportunity for breakthrough and planned to find a place to enter seclusion.]
[Su Qian nodded blankly. Only after you had disappeared for a long time did he finally come back to his senses.]
[He felt that he had picked up a genius. When the Headmaster returns, he will definitely praise Su Qian for having a discerning eye.]
[You did not know about Su Qian's imagination.]
[After leaving the Inner Academy, you crossed the layers of mountains around it, returned to Ravine for a short stay of a few days, then went back to the Black Corner Region.]
[You went to the Eight Gates.]
[Yuan Yi had finally found the fragment of the map you wanted.]
[You took the fragment and returned to the Inner Academy, preparing to begin implementing the planā¦]
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