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"Ah, I just promoted to Dou Zun shortly before returning to the Xiao Clan."
Xiao Lin remained quite calm.
However, following Xiao Lin's second confirmation, Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng's breathing began to grow rapid and heavy.
"Huff, huff... I need a moment of silence."
Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng said, struggling to suppress his trembling emotions.
At a time like this, Xiao Lin naturally wasn't so tone-deaf as to crack a joke and ask who "Silence" was. Finally, after an unknown amount of time had passed, Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng slowly accepted this fact that had almost turned his brain into a mess of mush.
"How... exactly did you do it?"
Feeling his throat grow dry, Xiao Dongcheng took a sip of tea to moisten his voice before impatiently pressing for an answer.
"How did I do it? How should I put this? I just practiced and practiced, and then I reached Dou Zun..."
After scratching his head, Xiao Lin suddenly found himself at a loss for where to begin.
However, it was precisely this response that earned him a massive eye-roll from Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng.
Practiced and practiced, and in less than twenty years, went from a Dou Ling to a Dou Zun? If that were the case, then Dou Zun across the entire continent would be less than dogs!
But in reality, Xiao Lin truly wasn't lying.
After all, he was a cultivation fanatic to begin with, and with that "tiny bit" of talent added in, he achieved what he had today.
"Forget it, perhaps everyone's talent is different. You kid must belong to that category of freakish geniuses."
Seeing Xiao Lin racking his brains as if he didn't know how to explain, Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng spoke up considerately.
One couldn't blame Xiao Lin for still hiding things from Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng. The matter of awakening his past life's memories was truly something he couldn't speak of!
But because of that, there really was no way to explain why his cultivation had suddenly accelerated so drastically. However, Xiao Lin perhaps wanted to give Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng a little bit more of a surprise.
After the other party had accepted the fact that he had become a Dou Zun, Xiao Lin dropped another bombshell.
"Oh, right, Clan Leader. My soul realm has also reached the mid-stage Heaven Realm."
Xiao Lin spoke words that would not stop until they shocked people to death.
Xiao Dongcheng: "!!!!!!"
If this were the world from Xiao Lin's previous life, at this very moment, Xiao Dongcheng might have already shouted that he needed fast-acting heart relief pills!
Unlike those with low Dou Qi cultivation who didn't even know what soul power was, the Xiao Clan's ancestors had once been prominent. As the Clan Leader, although Xiao Dongcheng was only at the Dou Ling level, he clearly knew a few things regarding soul power.
Heaven Realm soul power was something that even some low-level Dou Sheng did not possess. Now, not only did Xiao Lin possess Heaven Realm soul power, but he was also at the mid-stage Heaven Realm!
To Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng's ears, how could this not feel like a complete fantasy?
"Xiao Lin, tell me... am I not awake yet? Am I having auditory hallucinations?"
Once again, Xiao Dongcheng fell into doubt.
Xiao Lin's self-exposure was simply too intimidating!
First, a Dou Zun, then mid-stage Heaven Realm soul power. It was like playing Fight the Landlord where you first throw out four Twos, and then follow up with the Joker Bomb.
Xiao Dongcheng felt like his heart couldn't take much more.
"Clan Leader, you didn't hear wrong. I am currently a One-Star Dou Zun plus mid-stage Heaven Realm soul power. It's just so-so, really; at most, I can fight a mid-level Dou Zun."
Mhm, this was Xiao Lin's version of a humblebrag!
However, these words falling into Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng's ears caused him to feel a momentary sense of bewilderment.
What do you mean "at most" can fight a mid-level Dou Zun? Listen to that, is that even human speech?
Thus, Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng was currently clutching his chest with one hand while struggling to calm an emotion that he didn't know how to describe.
One is a pleasant surprise; two becomes a fright.
By the time Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng finally managed to accept this fact, the gaze he turned toward Xiao Lin was as if he were looking at a monster.
Wasn't he?
In less than twenty years, soaring from Dou Ling all the way to Dou Zun was one thing, but to even have the soul realm improve to the level of mid-stage Heaven Realm alongside it—was he even human?
In any case, in Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng's heart, Xiao Lin had already surpassed the ancestors by more than ten streets. Although the current history of the Xiao Clan hadn't been completely severed, in reality, it could only be traced back roughly nine hundred years or so.
Information regarding the Xiao Clan had not been passed down.
Therefore, in Xiao Dongcheng's eyes, Xiao Lin had naturally surpassed the ancestors of the past.
"Xiao Lin, you..."
Perhaps it was truly because Xiao Lin's strength exceeded his imagination by too much, but for a moment, Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng didn't know what to say.
Seeing this, Xiao Lin silently swallowed back the fact that he was also a Rank 5 Spiritual Array Master. Firstly, in this world of Battle Through the Heavens, people nowadays basically didn't know what a Spiritual Array Master was.
Even if Xiao Lin said it, Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng would likely only have a half-baked understanding. Secondly, Xiao Lin was truly afraid that these consecutive self-exposures would shock Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng into a faint.
Then he truly would be a sinner.
Therefore, Xiao Lin gave up on mentioning the matter of being a Rank 5 Spiritual Array Master.
"Clan Leader, are you surprised? Is it unexpected?"
Looking at Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng who didn't know what to say, Xiao Lin suddenly teased him with a question.
Seeing Xiao Lin's somewhat "playful" manner, Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng suddenly broke into a faint smile.
Fine, he was very surprised and it was very unexpected, okay?
"Xiao Lin, you... you are very good. Truly, very good. Having you in the Xiao Clan is the clan's fortune!"
Ultimately, such a sentence escaped Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng's mouth.
Xiao Lin clearly possessed such formidable strength, yet his attitude toward the Xiao Clan and himself remained unchanged from start to finish. This caused the slight sense of estrangement that had just sprouted in Xiao Dongcheng's heart to instantly vanish into thin air.
Yes, just now, because he realized Xiao Lin had suddenly become so strong, for a brief moment, Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng felt like he didn't recognize Xiao Lin anymore.
This was actually quite easy to understand.
It's like two poor kids who grew up together; if one suddenly becomes wealthy and successful, the other will naturally feel a sense of distance from their now-successful companion.
But how keen was Xiao Lin's observation? He had seen every move and reaction of Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng!
That was why he used this method at the end to dispel the doubts in the other man's heart.
"Clan Leader, you're wrong to say that. My surname is also Xiao; I am a member of the Xiao Clan! Therefore, I will naturally share in the Xiao Clan's glory and disgrace!"
At this point, Xiao Lin paused, glanced at Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng's weather-beaten face, and finally made a certain decision before speaking again.
"Clan Leader, you've protected the Xiao Clan for so many years, I imagine you are tired. From now on, let me be the one to protect the Xiao Clan!"
As Xiao Lin's words fell, Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng seemed to realize something, and a joyful expression immediately surfaced on his face!
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