BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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”Whew~”

Three days later, Lin Feng slowly opened his long-shut eyes, exhaling a heavy breath of turbid air from his throat.

”Bang!”

With a casual punch, the sound of a sonic boom—caused by his fist forcefully cutting through the air—suddenly erupted within the cultivation room.

Sensing that the power behind his strike was far greater than before, Lin Feng grinned and said,”I didn’t expect that even the remaining half of Dou Qi from Fang Yan and the other two would be enough to push me to the peak of Dou Huang.”

Although the Dou Qi contained within that Life Transforming Flame hadn’t helped him break through to Dou Zong, it had still allowed him to make a further breakthrough within the Dou Huang realm.

However, when he sensed the faint yet solid barrier ahead, Lin Feng could only shake his head helplessly.

”No wonder the barrier between Dou Huang and Dou Zong blocks so many people from advancing. Without some kind of rare treasure or heavenly resource, breaking through really isn’t easy...”

Letting out a sigh, Lin Feng turned his gaze to the now greatly weakened ash-gray flame in front of him.

With a flick of his finger, he wrapped it in his emerald flame and swallowed it back into his body.

He would now use it as nourishment to feed his own Life Transforming Flame.

After all, in times of danger, the Life Transforming Flame could be used to create the World-Destroying Emperor Lotus—a devastating ultimate weapon.

Naturally, the stronger it was, the better.

Of course, if it wasn’t consumed in battle, and if the Life Transforming Flame grew strong enough, he could even use the Flame Mantra to absorb it, boosting both the technique and his own Dou Qi level.

However, with his current strength and the grade of his Flame Mantra, feeding it a mere Rank 7 beast flame wouldn’t be enough to strengthen the Life Transforming Flame to the point that it could advance the technique itself.

Unless… he continued refining Rank 8 beast flames and fed them into the Life Transforming Flame.

Only that kind of nurtured Life Transforming Flame might be able to upgrade his Flame Mantra from Quasi-Earth Class...into a true Mid-Grade Earth Class Cultivation Technique!

This fusion with the Life Transforming Flame only lasted a few days before it was complete.

Lin Feng opened his eyes once again.

Sensing that the flame seed within him had grown considerably stronger, he slowly stood up after sitting in meditation for nearly a full month.

Stretching his body, a series of popping sounds echoed from his joints. Then, he slowly pushed open the thick stone doors of the training chamber.

”Lin Feng, you’re finally out! I’ve been waiting forever!”

As soon as he appeared, the little girl Zi Yan ran straight over to him. But her tone didn’t sound all that happy.

”Heh, I was just refining the Life Transforming Flame—it took a bit of time,” Lin Feng chuckled, gently ruffling her purple hair.

”Hmm?”

Suddenly, Lin Feng’s eyes shifted to two unfamiliar figures standing nearby: a burly man and an old man in white robes.

The burly man, though simply dressed in crude magical beast hide, radiated an overwhelming aura of dominance that drew immediate attention.

From the pressure faintly exuding from his body alone, Lin Feng could tell—this man was far more powerful than any opponent he had ever faced, including Old Ground Demon Ghost.

But what shocked him even more was the elderly white-robed man beside the burly one.

Everything about this old man seemed entirely ordinary.

Yet, despite him standing right there, Lin Feng—with the soul power of a seventh-tier alchemist—had not sensed the slightest trace of his presence.

If he hadn’t seen the man with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have even known such a figure was standing there.

Sweeping his gaze over the two of them, Lin Feng turned to Zi Yan and asked, ”And these two are…?”

Hearing the question, Zi Yan patted her forehead as if just remembering something and replied, ”Almost forgot to introduce them! These two are members of my clan who came looking for me while you were in seclusion. At first, I thought they were frauds, but after some tests, it turns out they might actually be legit.”

As she spoke, the little girl pointed at the burly man and said, ”That big guy—his name’s Hei Qing.”

”Heh heh, little guy, just call me Uncle Hei like Zi Yan does,” the burly man scratched his massive head and gave a silly smile as Lin Feng looked over.

If someone familiar with Hei Qing were present at that moment, they would probably have their jaw drop.

This man—a peak-level Eight-Star Dou Zun—was speaking so politely to a mere Dou Huang.

”Uncle Hei, it’s an honor to meet you.”

Hearing the man speak so humbly, Lin Feng quickly cupped his fists and bowed in greeting.

The name Hei Qing immediately triggered recognition in Lin Feng’s mind—thanks to his knowledge of the original timeline.

This man was a top-tier expert from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, a peak-level Eight-Change Dou Zun!

Although Hei Qing treated him with great respect, Lin Feng knew very well that all of this was only because of Zi Yan.

Otherwise, even with his status as a seventh-tier alchemist, there was no way he’d receive such courtesy from someone of Hei Qing’s level.

”And this old man,” Zi Yan said, shifting her little hand toward the side to point at the white-robed elder, ”His name is Zhu Li. He seems to be some kind of elder in the clan too.”

Hearing her, Lin Feng immediately recalled everything he knew about Zhu Li and respectfully bowed.

”Junior Lin Feng greets Elder Zhu Li.”

”Mm. Not bad.” The elder gave a slight nod, his sharp eyes briefly scanning the snow-white storage ring on Lin Feng’s hand.

Stroking his white beard, he smiled and said, ”Such a young age, and already a seventh-tier alchemist. Your Dou Qi isn’t lagging behind either. I suspect it won’t be long before you attempt to break into Dou Zong.”

Though he appeared calm, Zhu Li’s heart was rather intrigued.

In all his long years, he had encountered many geniuses—some even more gifted than Lin Feng.

But most of those prodigies came from powerful ancient bloodlines or possessed rare physiques.

A talent like Lin Feng—someone who came from humble origins, possessed no special constitution, and had climbed his way up step by step—was exceedingly rare.

He had also learned a lot about Lin Feng’s story through Zi Yan these past few days.

So he had a fair understanding of the young man’s past.

”Elder flatters me. I dare not claim such talent,” Lin Feng replied modestly, bowing slightly.

He knew himself well enough.

While his achievements already surpassed most cultivators, when compared to the monstrous prodigies from ancient clans, he still had a long way to go.

Zhu Li nodded at Lin Feng’s calm demeanor, seemingly more satisfied than before.

”Little girl, now that you’ve seen us in person, won’t you come back to the clan with me?”

Once the pleasantries were done, Hei Qing turned toward Zi Yan, his tone carrying a bit of helplessness.

Just a few days ago, on Eastern Dragon Island, the clan had sensed—through their ancestral artifact passed down through the generations—a strange and powerful aura of a fellow clansman.

That aura had suddenly appeared in Central Plains.

Puzzled, the clan immediately sent Hei Qing to investigate.

But what he found shocked him to the core.

The source of the aura… turned out to be a little girl with pure Dragon Emperor bloodline!

Ecstatic, he immediately invited her to return to the clan.

Unfortunately, this stubborn girl didn’t believe him at all. She thought he was a con artist.

Hei Qing had to provide an overwhelming amount of evidence. In the end, he had nearly fallen to his knees and called her ”ancestor” before she finally believed him.

Author’s Note:

Hei Qing’s strength in the original work seemed to spike from Eight-Star Dou Zun to Eight-Change Dou Zun without explanation.

So here, I’ve directly set him as an Eight-Change Dou Zun, which makes more sense.

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