98: Unable to control the power

Jiang Donghua allowed his master, Mo Xuan, to carry him as they flew rapidly, the wind whistling past his ears, and mountains and rivers swiftly receding below.

He looked down at the ice crystal jade box in his hand, which contained the Wood Flame Howler's source fire, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

"This thing is worth at least two to three million gold coins!"

He secretly smiled bitterly.

If he had sold it to Chen Yan or Bai Zhi just now, he might have been able to exchange it for some rare medicinal herbs, or even make them owe him a favor.

But now, his master had forcibly taken it away, without even a chance to transfer it.

"Although Master is overbearing, he wouldn't harm me. But how can he, a Dou Wang Expert, get a sixth grade beast fire?"

Jiang Donghua comforted himself, but he still couldn't help but wonder.

A Sixth-Tier Demonic Beast, that was an existence comparable to a Dou Emperor!

Even a dying Sixth-Tier Demonic Beast, in its final struggle, could make a Dou Wang Expert regret it!

Just as his thoughts were in disarray, Mo Xuan suddenly paused, his Dou Qi wings behind him abruptly retracting, and he plummeted like a meteor!

"Master?!"

Jiang Donghua was caught off guard and almost cried out in surprise.

Below was a deep valley, surrounded by steep cliffs, with mist swirling in the valley, and the faint echo of low beast roars.

"We're here!"

Mo Xuan grinned, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Jiang Donghua's heart tightened, and he quickly circulated his Dou Qi to stabilize himself, while also vigilantly looking around.

"Is there really a Sixth-Tier Demonic Beast here?!"

Seeing Jiang Donghua's silence, Mo Xuan raised an eyebrow and suddenly grinned.

"Stinky Kid, you can now refine the fourth-grade pill, the fire spirit pill. Your talent is indeed good. I promised you back then, and I won't trick you. With my influence, I can guarantee your entry into the Inner Academy right now. How about it? Do you have any thoughts on that?"

Jiang Donghua heard this, but his heart remained unmoved.

He shook his head secretly and respectfully cupped his hands.

"Master, Disciple believes the Outer Academy is more suitable for building a foundation, and I don't want to enter the Inner Academy for now."

Mo Xuan stared at him for two seconds, then suddenly burst into laughter and patted his shoulder.

"Good! All geniuses think this way! Not arrogant or impatient, but steady and meticulous!"

He changed the subject, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

"However, since you have this mindset, let me see your true strength. Now, use all your power and let me feel it!"

Jiang Donghua was stunned, not expecting his master to suddenly make such a request.

"Go all out?"

He thought to himself.

"Did Master discover something?"

He had the afk. Normally, his cultivation relied on the system's automatic operation, and he had hardly ever seriously engaged in combat. But at this moment, his master's gaze was burning, clearly not intending to let him get away with it.

"Alright, then Disciple will show his humble skills!"

Jiang Donghua took a deep breath, and the Dou Qi within him suddenly circulated, his aura rapidly rising!

Boom!

A scorching Fire Attribute Dou Qi erupted from his body, the ground beneath his feet instantly cracked, and airwaves surged, showing a faint tendency to break through to Great Dou Master!

A sharp glint flashed in Mo Xuan's eyes, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly upwards.

"Just as I thought!"

Jiang Donghua, however, was startled.

"Oh no, I think I used too much force!"

He had originally intended to just go through the motions, but the automatically operating Dou Qi of the system was too profound. This eruption directly exposed his true strength!

"Hahahaha! Good! Good!"

Mo Xuan laughed heartily.

"I really didn't misjudge you, Stinky Kid. You hide it deep enough!"

Jiang Donghua let out two dry laughs.

"Master, you've misunderstood. I just..."

"Stop pretending!"

Mo Xuan waved his hand, interrupting him.

"Geniuses like to be low-key, I understand! But today, you must show your true abilities!"

Before he finished speaking, Mo Xuan's figure flickered, and he directly struck out with a palm!

Bang!

Jiang Donghua hurriedly blocked, and his entire body was forced back several steps, his arm numb.

"Master, are you serious?!"

He widened his eyes.

"Nonsense! If I don't push you, how will you take it seriously?"

Mo Xuan grinned.

Jiang Donghua felt bitter in his heart; this was going to be hard to fool!

"In that case!"

His eyes narrowed, and the Dou Qi in his body surged again, flames swirling around him, and a Dou Qi armor immediately attached to his body!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Jiang Donghua's figure was like lightning, his Roaming Cloud Steps executed to the extreme, his entire being transforming into an afterimage, swiftly moving through the dense forest.

However, no matter how he dodged and weaved, Mo Xuan's figure always followed like a shadow, even faster than him!

"Too slow!"

Mo Xuan snorted coldly, flicked his sleeve, and an invisible gust of wind swept out, directly cutting off Jiang Donghua's retreat!

"Blazing Flame Palm!"

Jiang Donghua gritted his teeth and let out a low roar, pushing out his right palm. The scorching Fire Attribute Dou Qi condensed into a crimson palm print, fiercely striking towards Mo Xuan!

However, Mo Xuan merely raised his palm casually, clenching his five fingers.

"Crack!"

That Blazing Flame Palm strike, which was powerful enough to shatter boulders, was crushed by his bare hand!

Sparks flew, but it didn't even scorch his sleeve in the slightest!

"Is that all?"

Mo Xuan sneered.

"The strength of a Four-Star Great Dou Shi, used by you like a One-Star Great Dou Shi. What a waste of talent!"

Sweat seeped from Jiang Donghua's forehead, and he was secretly startled.

"Master's strength is indeed unfathomable!"

Before he could adjust his breathing, Mo Xuan's figure suddenly vanished!

"Not good!"

Jiang Donghua's pupils contracted, and he instinctively activated his Dou Qi, wanting to condense a Dou Qi armor to protect himself.

However, Mo Xuan's voice coldly sounded in his ear.

"Scatter!"

"Boom—!"

A vast pressure of Dou Qi suddenly descended, and Jiang Donghua's newly formed Dou Qi armor was instantly shattered into thin air!

"What?!"

He was greatly alarmed, and before he could react, he received a solid palm strike to his chest!

"Bang!!!"

Jiang Donghua flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into a thick ancient tree!

"Rustle, rustle, rustle—!"

The leaves trembled violently, and countless withered leaves rustled down, covering him.

"Cough... cough cough!"

Jiang Donghua clutched his chest, struggling to prop himself up, a trace of blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth.

Mo Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at him from above, his tone indifferent.

"With your pathetic level, you still want to participate in the Jia Nan Academy Outer Academy competition? I'm afraid if you go today, you'll be carried back to the Alchemy Department tomorrow!"

Jiang Donghua gritted his teeth, feeling both stifled and unwilling.

Seeing his silence, Mo Xuan snorted coldly.

"What? Disagree?"

Jiang Donghua took a deep breath, slowly stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and his gaze was firm.

"Master, again!"

Mo Xuan raised an eyebrow, and an almost imperceptible curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Good, you have guts! Then let me see how many moves you can last!"

"Bang—!"

Jiang Donghua was once again sent flying, his body crashing heavily, breaking a tree trunk the size of a bowl, and he rolled clumsily to the ground.

"Cough cough...!"

He clutched his chest, a sweet, metallic taste rising in his throat, but this time he didn't get up immediately. Instead, he stared intently at Mo Xuan, a hint of anger finally appearing in his eyes.

"Master!"

He gritted his teeth, his voice low.

"You are a Dou Wang Expert! Is it fun to bully your Disciple like this?!"

Mo Xuan's originally stern face suddenly relaxed, and a playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Stinky Kid, you're finally not stupid, you know how to complain?"

He patted his sleeve, and the vast and profound Dou Qi fluctuations around him suddenly receded, his aura rapidly dropping, finally stabilizing at Four-Star Great Dou Shi!

"Now, I will fight you at the same level. Let me see what you're really capable of!"

Mo Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, battle intent rising in his eyes.

Jiang Donghua was stunned, then his eyes ignited with fighting spirit.

"Good! Then Disciple won't be polite!"

"Swish—!"

His figure erupted, his Roaming Cloud Steps pushed to the extreme, and he approached Mo Xuan like a ghost, his right palm surging with crimson flames, a Blazing Flame Palm striking directly at his master's chest!

Mo Xuan didn't dodge, meeting the strike with his own palm.

"Boom!"

Two streams of Fire Attribute Dou Qi collided fiercely, and the airwaves exploded, instantly scorching the surrounding vegetation!

This time, Jiang Donghua was not sent flying, but instead went head-to-head with Mo Xuan, evenly matched!

"Again!"

He let out a low roar, his body twisting, his left leg sweeping out like a whip, aiming directly for Mo Xuan's waist!

Mo Xuan chuckled, his footsteps shifting slightly, easily avoiding it, and countered with an elbow strike to Jiang Donghua's back!

"Bang!"

Jiang Donghua was prepared, his body ducking, narrowly dodging, and at the same time, his right fist condensed Dou Qi, striking upwards fiercely!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The figures of master and Disciple intertwined, fists and palms clashing, exchanging more than ten moves in just a few breaths!

Jiang Donghua grew braver with each exchange. Although he was still suppressed by Mo Xuan, at least he was no longer as helpless as before.

However, just as he was momentarily distracted.

"A flaw!"

A sharp glint flashed in Mo Xuan's eyes, his figure suddenly accelerated, and a precise hand chop struck Jiang Donghua's wrist, instantly disrupting his Dou Qi circulation!

"Ugh!"

Jiang Donghua grunted, his arm numb, and before he could adjust, Mo Xuan's knee slammed into his abdomen!

"Bang!"

He flew backward again, but this time, Mo Xuan didn't let him fall too awkwardly. Instead, he reached out and grabbed his collar, steadily pulling him back.

"How about it? Even at the same level, you're still no match."

Mo Xuan said with a half-smile.

Jiang Donghua panted, forcing a bitter smile.

"Master, your combat experience is too much to handle, isn't it?"

Mo Xuan snorted.

"Combat experience is part of strength! Do you think you can walk all over the world just by relying on your cultivation realm? Naive!"

Jiang Donghua was silent for a moment, then suddenly looked up, a hint of determination flashing in his eyes.

"Master, again!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Fists and palms clashed, Dou Qi surged!

The more Mo Xuan fought, the more startled he became.

This Stinky Kid was not right!

He had originally thought that Jiang Donghua had merely forcibly raised his cultivation realm through some fortuitous encounter, and his Dou Qi would inevitably be unstable and superficial.

But after truly engaging in combat, he discovered that the Dou Qi within his Disciple was not only profound and solid, but also faintly carried a wild, scorching sensation, as if there was a volcano about to erupt hidden within him!

How was this superficial?

This was clearly a manifestation of power surging after not being fully controlled!

What shocked him even more was that although Jiang Donghua's combat skills were unrefined, his body's instinctive reactions were astonishingly fast every time he was pushed into a desperate situation!

"Swish—!"

A sharp palm wind brushed past Jiang Donghua's cheek. He instinctively dodged to the side, and at the same time, his right fist fiercely struck out, actually forcing back Mo Xuan's attack at the last moment!

This reaction speed was simply like that of a veteran who had experienced countless life-and-death battles!

A hint of surprise flashed in Mo Xuan's eyes, but it quickly returned to calm.

"Boom—!"

Another head-on clash. Jiang Donghua was forced back several steps, but this time, after stabilizing himself, the battle intent in his eyes grew even stronger, showing no intention of retreating!

Seeing this, Mo Xuan finally stopped his offensive, stood with his hands behind his back, and spoke indifferently.

"Enough."

Jiang Donghua was stunned.

"Master?"

Mo Xuan's gaze was deep as he slowly said.

"Your Dou Qi is not superficial. On the contrary, it is even more powerful than you imagine."

"But the problem is that you simply don't know how to use this power!"

Jiang Donghua's heart trembled, and he subconsciously looked down at his palms.

That's right! Ever since he had the afk, his cultivation had almost always been automatically raised, and his combat experience was almost zero!

Mo Xuan continued.

"You are now like a child holding a peerless divine weapon, but you only know how to swing it wildly."

"If you encounter a true expert, even if their cultivation realm is inferior to yours, they can easily defeat you!"

Jiang Donghua was silent for a moment, then finally took a deep breath and respectfully cupped his hands.

"Please guide Disciple, Master!"

Mo Xuan's lips curled slightly, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

"Very good, you finally have some awareness."

He paused, and his tone suddenly became meaningful.

"When you can perfectly master this power, I will naturally give you an unimaginably good thing!"

Jiang Donghua's eyes lit up.

"What thing?"

Mo Xuan, however, just smiled mysteriously.

"Don't you remember what I'm looking for for you?"

"To help you find a sixth grade beast fire that suits you!"

When Jiang Donghua heard that his master was going to help him acquire a sixth grade beast fire, his eyes instantly lit up like two burning sparks!

A sixth grade beast fire!

That was a treasure worth nearly ten million gold coins!

And it was priceless!

He was so excited he almost jumped up, but he quickly suppressed his excitement, feigning composure and coughing twice.

"Master, you are truly too generous!"

Mo Xuan glanced at him and snorted.

"Stop flattering me! Do you think a sixth grade beast fire is a common cabbage by the roadside? Even if I make a move, it will take some effort!"

Jiang Donghua nodded repeatedly like garlic being pounded.

"Yes, yes, yes, Master is mighty! Master is domineering!"

Mo Xuan couldn't be bothered with his frivolous demeanor and simply waved his hand.

"During this time, you will honestly hunt Demonic Beasts in the mountain range surrounding Jia Nan Academy, honing your combat skills!"

"Remember, don't just focus on showing off. Summarize every battle, and precisely control every wisp of Dou Qi!"

Jiang Donghua nodded solemnly.

"Disciple understands!"

Mo Xuan added.

"In addition, you must also quickly improve your cultivation. A sixth grade beast fire is no joke. If your strength is insufficient when refining it, at best your meridians will be completely destroyed, and at worst you will be attacked by fire poison on the spot and burned to ashes!"

Jiang Donghua felt a chill down his spine, but his fighting spirit quickly rekindled.

With the afk, his cultivation speed was already not slow. Coupled with practical combat training, quickly mastering the power within him should not be a very difficult thing!

"Master, rest assured, Disciple will not let you down!"

Mo Xuan nodded in satisfaction, then flicked his sleeve, his figure transforming into a stream of light that shot into the sky, leaving only a sentence echoing in the wind.

"One month from now, I will return to inspect the results!"

Jiang Donghua watched his master's receding figure, clenched his fists, and his eyes burned with battle intent.

"sixth grade beast fire, I'm coming!"