The 33rd Star Fighter

  This came too suddenly, Tang Yan didn't expect that after being knocked unconscious by Second Brother, he would enter a strange space, making Tang Yan both shocked and delighted. However, he wouldn't be grateful to Second Brother; over the years, Tang Yan had suffered greatly at their hands, and he had sworn that one day, he would repay them tenfold. What's more, as a fellow disciple and brother, Tang Yan, who came from another civilized world, was not some kind of good boy, despite being an excellent student.

  The hazy sky enveloped the entire mountain, a vast expanse of white mist, adding a touch of mystery to the atmosphere. For Tang Yan, however, the environment behind the mountain was so familiar that he could walk with his eyes closed just like usual. In the deep mountain fog, visibility was less than 20 meters, but it didn't affect Tang Yan's speed at all.

  Tang Yan was filled with excitement, hastily heading deep into the rear mountains. Although his master had said that there were many magical beasts in the depths of the rear mountains, Tang Yan wasn't afraid. As long as he didn't enter their territory, nothing would happen! In the past, Tang Yan had gone hunting there before, so it could be said to be familiar ground for him.

  "Ah, it's just here!" Tang Yan said, crawling over a hill in the forest behind, looking for a secluded spot.

  Tang Yan had calculated that from the back to here, it would take at least two hours, and even if someone from the sect discovered him, Tang Yan could still break through before they arrived, unless his master came. As for Tang Yan's master, he was a powerful Seven-Star Great Dipper cultivator, with extremely strong abilities, especially in that one style of fist and footwork, which was known to everyone within a hundred miles.

  Tang Yan, who had entered the giant stone crevice, first piled up some stone gates at the entrance, then sat cross-legged inside and began to circulate the "Dragon-Eating Technique" in his body's meridians. After several cycles, a dan (elixir) like a balloon slowly rose up in Tang Yan's lower abdomen.

  This phenomenon Tang Yan had experienced two years ago, this is the real broken phenomenon, the true gas in the dantian overflows and rises up, slowly getting bigger, as Tang Yan's body shakes slightly. The dantian bursts like an explosion, a surging tide of Dou Qi spreads outwards throughout the body, then suddenly retracts back into the dantian like a receding tide. This causes the Dou Qi in the dantian to increase greatly and become more robust, this is the reason for the breakthrough.

  "Damn it, I've finally reached Three-Star Warrior! I'm telling you, old man, why don't you make me happy for once!" Tang Yan said with a smile as he stood up.

  "Kid, you think you can show off with your Three-Star Dou Technique? Let me tell you, even if you break through to the Dou Saint level right now, in my eyes, you're just a 2B!" The old man struck Tang Yan.

  "Impossible, right? In this Martial Arts Continent, there aren't even a few of you. Who do you think you are? A Martial Saint? Or a Martial Emperor? If you're really that powerful, why not make me a Martial Saint in one go!" Tang Yan said, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

  "Heh heh, if possible, I'd naturally want to make you a Dou Sheng, but unfortunately, I and you were not born in the same era! Don't worry, as long as you master the Xiao Long Jue, it's not just Dou Sheng, even if you encounter a Dou Emperor, they won't be your match!" The old man said to Tang Yan.

  When he heard the mysterious old man's words, Tang Yan thought in his heart: "Is this Dragon Devouring Technique really that powerful?"

  Tang Yan, who had just broken through the Three-Star Stage, didn't rush to leave. Instead, he continued to sit cross-legged, circulating his internal energy to solidify the power of his recent breakthrough. It wasn't until almost noon that Tang Yan returned to the sect, but before leaving, he hunted a small animal in the back mountain and brought it back to the thatched cottage for lunch. This seemed to have become one of his daily necessities, as he could eat at the dining hall, unless he didn't mind being bullied by his senior brothers.

  Like last time, several senior brothers picked up a steamed bun that had fallen on the ground and stuffed it into their mouths, forcing Tang Yan to swallow it too. To this day, Tang Yan still remembers this in his heart. At that time, many senior brothers were surrounding him watching, but not one of them lent a helping hand. At that time, Tang Yan really felt like crying out to heaven with no response, calling out to the earth with no sound.

  Tang Yan was still self-aware, but in other people's eyes, the Three Star Warrior was just a rookie. Fortunately, his junior sister Zi Lan brought him some food every month. Otherwise, Tang Yan's life would be unbearable, and going down the mountain was not an option because his master planned to keep him under house arrest for the rest of his life unless he made a breakthrough. Of course, if Tang Yan wasn't afraid of death, he could try to cross the tens of thousands of miles of demonic beast forest behind the mountain to go down the mountain.

  "Hmph, other people's books say the protagonist is invincible after crossing over, but I've been crossing over for two years and have suffered to no end. Damn it, it's all because of you, old man! If it weren't for you, would I be living in this thatched hut? And if it weren't for you constantly absorbing my internal energy, I'd have already started a life with Little Sister by now!" Tang Yan muttered to himself as he burned the food in his hands, blaming the old man inside the Dragon Seal.

  "Little boy, aren't you living a good life now? This is called eating bitterness in the midst of bitterness, only then can one be a superior man. A great man stands upright between heaven and earth, what worry is it that he has no wife?" The old man knew Tang Yan was blaming him for saying this.

  "Suffer, you're always getting beaten half to death and being looked down on. How dare you reason with me? Alright, compensate me for my mental distress, and I won't bother with you that much!" Tang Yan had read a few Xianxia novels before, where the main character would usually extort money from the strong like this.

  "What's this about mental trauma compensation? Didn't I compensate you with a peerless Dragon-Slaying Manual that can conquer the world?" The old man was somewhat speechless.

  "Invincible in the world? Alright, you see that the most valuable thing on this Martial Continent is alchemy. You teach me a recipe for an immortal pill or a divine pill, and I won't bother you about anything else!" Tang Yan said, tapping the branch in his hand against the charcoal in the fire pit.

  "Even if I had it, giving it to you wouldn't do you any good. How about this: when your abilities improve a bit more, I'll give you some extra benefits, but you have to agree to one condition!" The old man said to Tang Yan using his spiritual energy.

  "What conditions?" Tang Yan heard his words and thought in his heart: "Having benefits is better than having none!"

  "Do you still remember two years ago, the ancient tomb you encountered in the forbidden land?" The old man said with a faint tone.

  Tang Yan recalled that two years ago, when he was fleeing for his life in the forest, he indeed saw an ancient tomb resembling a mountain. The ancient tomb was surrounded by many scattered fruit trees emitting a fragrant aroma of divine fruits. Why was Tang Yan so certain those were divine fruits? Hehe, don't forget that Tang Yan had been living here for two years now, and within these two years, he spent one year understanding this world.

  Apart from knowing that this world has a continent called Douwu Continent, it is also known that this world is in the Cold Weapon Era, similar to the Warring States Period. The currency is naturally those glittering gold coins, silver coins, and copper coins, with an exchange rate of 1:100, where one gold coin is equivalent to one hundred silver coins.

  It is also known that the forest where Tang Ye fell was actually called: Devouring Forbidden Land. It is said that anyone who enters will never return alive, not even a Dou Zun can come out alive. As for what terrifying things are inside, no one knows, and over millions of years, people who entered disappeared without a trace, so it's impossible to bring out any information.

  However, many people say that there are many divine fruits in the forbidden land, eating which can make one's skills soar, but whether it is true or not, no one knows, only knowing that the rumors have been circulating among the people for a long time.

  "You're not asking me to help you open that ancient tomb, are you?" Tang Yan thought back to when he saw the entrance of the ancient tomb from afar, where several demonic beasts were lying. Now thinking about it, his heart still had some lingering fear. Fortunately, they didn't attack him at the time; otherwise, Tang Yan wouldn't have enough lives to die even if he had a few hundred.

  "You're right, old man is indeed asking for your help to open the ancient tomb. Don't worry, I won't let you do it for nothing!" The old man said to Tang Yan.

  "Damn it, aren't you asking me to go die?" Tang Yan jumped up and scolded.

  "You want to die, but I don't want you to die yet. I didn't tell you to come now, either. You can swallow a few dragon souls and become a Dou Saint or Dou Zun before coming over; it's not too late. I'm not in a hurry!" The old man said to Tang Yan.

  "It's fine like this, but can you give me the thing first and I'll go over there later?" Tang Yan said with a distant tone.

  "What's your hurry? I've already said that once you're a bit stronger, it'll be yours. Are you afraid I'll run away with it?" Tang Yan said to Lao Zi.

  "Alright!"

  Although Tang Yan didn't know who this guy was, he could be certain that this old man wasn't an ordinary person. Otherwise, why wouldn't those revered Fighting Saints enter his eyes? In order to become stronger, after lunch, Tang Yan continued to cultivate the Devouring Dragon Technique's mental method. After each meditation session, he would practice the Fist Gate Sect's fist and foot techniques. Twenty-four hours a day without stopping, fortunately, these past few days none of Tang Yan's senior brothers came over to bother him.

  In order to rapidly increase his strength, the old man had Tang Yan carry a massive boulder weighing over a ton on his back while running in the mountains behind their home. If carrying a stone of several hundred kilograms was still acceptable, but the old man had Tang Yan carry a massive boulder weighing over a ton, wasn't this making things difficult for him?

  "Damn it, what if I get crushed underneath, who's gonna save me?" Tang Yan said, staring at the massive boulder.

  "Don't worry, it won't happen, don't you want to break through the Great Dou Shi level within a month?" said the old man.

  "Really, can I really break through to the Great Dou Shi within a month?" Tang Yan heard his words and was very happy to ask, while also thinking in her heart: "Little Shifu, Shixiong is coming!"

  "You don't even know who I am. If I can't make you break through to the Grandmaster level in a month, my face will be lost!" The old man said with an arrogant tone.

  "Alright, I'll listen to you! Anyway, in the past two years, I've suffered all sorts of hardships!" Tang Yan knew that this old man wouldn't harm him, but he had one thing he didn't understand - how could a single pee bring him here? Sometimes he wondered if his own urine was really that powerful, or if it was just dumb luck.

  Until the fifth day, Tang Yan felt that he was about to break through to the fourth-star warrior. He had planned to go to the back mountain forest to make a breakthrough, but unexpectedly, his second and third senior brothers came to find him. This made Tang Yan feel depressed for a while. Currently, Tang Yan was not their match at all, nor did he dare provoke them. He knew that today he would be bullied by them again.

  "Tang Yan, your senior brother came to find you today. There's just one thing I want to discuss with you. Hehe, don't be afraid, I won't hit you. But if you don't listen to me, don't blame me for crippling you!" Tang Yan's second senior brother said with a sly smile, putting his hand on Tang Yan's shoulder and pretending to be like an older brother.