4: Grand Fighter

【 Target: A Great Dou Master with a small reputation. 】

【 Strength: Five-star Great Dou Master. 】

【 Cultivation Technique: Mad Lion's Roaring Aura, Profound Rank Intermediate. 】

...【 Physique: None. 】

【 Copy Time: One hour! 】

【 Copy now? 】

“Copy!” Xiao Lei quickly said in his heart.

“One hour! I hope it’s enough time!”

One hour—if it were an opening ceremony from Xiao Lei's previous life, he would be very confident that he would only need to arrange for two speakers to stretch the time until completion.

“Next, come up!”

The Coming-of-Age Ceremony had to continue. Even if Xiao Zhan and the others were excited, they could only wait until after the ceremony to find Xiao Lei.

Xiao Lei appeared indifferent to the remaining people, simply staring fixedly at Xiao Zhan and the others.

The testing speed was not fast. For each person whose cultivation was tested, the Examiner had to announce it, and various other matters delayed some time.

After a long while, the Examiner finally called out the last name.

“Xiao Yan.”

From among the crowd, a young man quickly stepped forward and arrived before the magic stele.

“Dou Qi: Eight Stages.”

This also surprised everyone present, but after the nuclear bomb-like shock from Xiao Lei earlier, this bit of astonishment was nothing more than that.

“Xiao Yan: Eight Stages of Dou Qi, High-tier!”

“How is this not quite what I imagined?!” Xiao Yan scratched his head, at a loss.

Shouldn’t everyone be shocked, looking at him with incredible gazes, and then he could proudly raise his head, washing away the years of grievances and proving that he was still a Genius?

Why did it feel like no one really cared!

Xiao Yan was bewildered; a perfect opportunity to show off had been missed.

Everyone’s attention was on Xiao Lei.

It was simply that Xiao Lei had given everyone a greater shock; jumping to a Four-star Dou Practitioner all at once—such talent was truly...

“Why is Xiao Lei still looking at the Elders on the stage, not paying any attention to the other people's tests?”

The crowd, who had been observing Xiao Lei for so long, also noticed something unusual: Xiao Lei’s head hadn't turned once from beginning to end.

At this moment, in front of Xiao Lei.

【 Copy progress: Six minutes remaining. 】

“Almost there!” Xiao Lei’s heart stirred, and he quickly controlled the corners of his mouth, which were about to curl into a smile.

He absolutely couldn't smile at this moment!

At the same time, Xiao Zhan on the stage suddenly felt an itch on his body.

“Didn’t I shower yesterday? Why is it so itchy?!” Xiao Zhan twisted his body slightly and felt a little better.

But then, a surging Aura suddenly darted wildly within his body, wanting to drop from a certain place.

“Hiss... Oh oh oh!”

Xiao Zhan quickly tensed his lower body, pushing it back in.

“What’s going on? Didn’t I go to the restroom before the Coming-of-Age Ceremony started?” Xiao Zhan said suspiciously, clenching his hands, using all his strength to hold a certain place taut.

This was at the Xiao Family's Coming-of-Age Ceremony. If he couldn't control himself at this moment, this matter would likely spread to the neighboring Empire, and then Xiao Zhan would probably suffer social death.

“Oh! It’s coming again! Why is it running back and forth?!”

...While Xiao Zhan was 'enjoying' himself, feeling like every day was a year, Xiao Lei wasn't faring much better.

“Faster, faster!”

Xiao Lei roared in his heart. With his strength leaping so much, it was possible someone would arrange for him to be challenged. If it happened after his copy was successful, it wouldn't be a problem; he could teach the opponent a lesson with two punches. But if he were challenged right now, his hour of staring would be wasted, and it would be difficult to find such a good opportunity again.

“Next, we begin the challenge segment. Those who are unqualified can voluntarily challenge an opponent; if victorious, they can still qualify!”

At this stage, the Second Elder had taken over as host, which was also to ensure no lives were lost at critical moments.

Although it didn't do any good in the original story...

Hearing this, Xiao Ning quickly gestured to a person standing in the unqualified area.

That person, seeing Xiao Ning look at him, struggled for a moment before finally stepping out.

Xiao Ning had already approached him before the test, hoping to use his hand to deal with Xiao Lei. The condition offered was for his grandfather to arrange a better position for him.

“I, Xiao Shan, challenge Xiao Lei!”

Due to nervousness, Xiao Shan’s voice even trembled slightly.

Everyone in the arena was surprised. A Six-stage Dou Qi challenging a Four-star Dou Practitioner?

What the hell!

However, after a moment, everyone understood. This Xiao Shan was clearly pushed out to test Xiao Lei.

After all, this was the only chance for unqualified people to turn things around. To use it to challenge a Four-star Dou Practitioner—if the opponent had no problems, it would practically be a one-punch affair.

Xiao Mei watched with bated breath, afraid of missing a single detail. On one hand, she hoped Xiao Lei was just putting on an act; at least then she wouldn't have been completely blind.

But on the other hand, she didn't want Xiao Lei to be fake; otherwise, where would she find someone with such good talent and who was also accessible?

“What is this Xiao Shan doing? Xiao Selang, quickly beat him up!”

Below the stage, Xiao Yu waved her small fists, wishing she could go up and give that Xiao Shan two punches herself.

On the stage, Xiao Zhan and the others remained silent. They actually had some doubts in their hearts; after all, Xiao Lei’s strength had appeared too suddenly. It saved them trouble if someone voluntarily tested him.

So, everyone's gaze returned to Xiao Lei.

“Faster! Damn it, hurry up!” Xiao Lei looked at the System panel in front of him, which still had half a minute left, cursing Xiao Shan ten thousand times in his heart.

The last time Xiao Lei felt this kind of time pressure was probably when he was writing an English essay for the college entrance exam.

Only, the two situations were quite different.

Xiao Lei said nothing, and Xiao Shan immediately bristled. Not even acknowledging him—wasn't that looking down on him?

“Xiao Lei! Stop playing tricks and come fight me!”

【 Ding! Copy successful. 】

【 Target: A Great Dou Master with a small reputation. 】

【 Cultivation: Five-star Great Dou Master. 】

...“Stop the nonsense! Give me the cultivation!” Xiao Lei roared in his mind.

【 Ding, copy successful. Host has gained Five-star Great Dou Master cultivation. 】

As the System's voice fell, a vast Dou Qi, far surpassing the previous Dou Qi he had obtained, inexplicably surged within Xiao Lei's body. His body rapidly strengthened, and the muscles beneath his layers of clothing felt fully pumped.

Feeling all of this, Xiao Lei turned his head to Xiao Shan, who had just been shouting, and gave a sinister smile.

“I accept your challenge!”

Meanwhile, on the viewing platform, a satisfied smile spread across Xiao Zhan’s face.

Ah! That felt good!

Xiao Lei’s confident smile at this moment was completely different from his earlier expression of discomfort, as if he had eaten excrement, when he was staring at Xiao Zhan. This even made Xiao Shan pause, then his face darkened again.

“Playing tricks!”

“The battle ends at the point of contact!”

The Second Elder gave a reminder and quickly retreated to the side.

“Take this, Mountain-Splitting Palm!”

Xiao Shan quickly stepped forward, striking a palm towards Xiao Lei. Xiao Lei, however, did not retreat at all. Without even activating his Dou Qi, he clenched his fist and slammed it towards the oncoming Xiao Shan.

Boom!

In an instant, the victor was decided. Xiao Shan's entire body was sent flying off the stage by Xiao Lei's punch, landing by the edge of the audience seats.

One-punch kill!

“He didn’t even use a Dou Technique and took him out with one punch. If he’s not a Four-star Dou Practitioner, who is he?!”

“Forget Four-star Dou Practitioner, I’d believe it if you said he was a Dou Master!”

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