Support me at patreon for 80+ advanced chapters :
patreon.com/YaoIk
**
After becoming a Dou Zong, Xiao Lin temporarily ended his closed-door cultivation. For the upcoming period, he only needed to consolidate his cultivation base. Cultivation, after all, required a balance of effort and relaxation.
If one pushed themselves too hard, it was easy to take a wrong path in their practice.
During the time that followed, Xiao Lin spent his days helping Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng handle clan affairs and, when he had free time, pointing out the cultivation of the younger generation.
Of course, spending time with his own son was also a very important matter!
For a child who grew up without a mother, a father was his only reliance. Although the Xiao Clan stood behind him, in Xiao Zhan's heart, he was undoubtedly closest to his father.
In the blink of an eye, another year passed.
During this year, Xiao Lin's Dou Qi cultivation did not continue to rise, but his level as a Spiritual Array Master rose from Rank 2 to Rank 3, and he could now condense 68 Spirit Seals!
Furthermore, during this year, Xiao Lin focused more on the deduction of formations and the creation of Dou Techniques.
Particularly in the area of Dou Techniques, following his previous creation of the Starry Grand Seal and the God-Slaying Finger, Xiao Lin created a movement Dou Technique—Seven Star Void Steps!
Within seven steps, Xiao Lin could rely on speed to reach any place within sight!
This was a combination of speed and the application of a portion of Space Power.
One must know that while a Dou Zong could not independently open a Space Wormhole like a Dou Zun powerhouse, they could still utilize a portion of Space Power to enhance their own speed.
Given Xiao Lin's "old fox" personality, it was only natural for him to create such a technique. If he encountered an enemy he couldn't beat, he would just run away. Moreover, the movement technique Seven Star Void Steps was also very effective for hunting down enemies.
In addition to the movement technique, Xiao Lin also created two Star Dou Techniques and three Earth attribute Dou Techniques of his own innate element. The two Star Dou Techniques were the Starlight Heaven-Suppressing Seal and the Star-Swallowing Wall!
One was an offensive technique and one was defensive—one for attack and one for protection.
Adding the movement technique Seven Star Void Steps and the previously created Starry Grand Seal and God-Slaying Finger, having these five Star Dou Techniques by his side was enough for Xiao Lin during the Dou Zong realm.
As for why Xiao Lin specifically created three Earth attribute techniques in addition to the Star Dou Techniques, it was to serve his public strength as a Dou Wang.
Yes, Star Dou Techniques were simply too eye-catching.
Once Xiao Lin used them against an enemy in the future and failed to kill them, such Dou Techniques would basically be bound to his identity.
In the future, no matter how he changed his identity, the moment he used a Star Dou Technique, he would likely be recognized immediately. Therefore, you see, every time Xiao Lin used Star Dou Techniques against enemies, he left no survivors.
However, this situation would surely change in the future. Thus, it was very necessary to create some Earth attribute Dou Techniques to hide his Star Dou Techniques.
The three Earth attribute techniques Xiao Lin created were two offensive techniques, Earth Dragon Overturn and Mountain-Breaking Seal, as well as a defensive technique, Bright Earth Rock Barrier!
Adding in the miscellaneous Earth attribute techniques he had mastered before awakening his past memories, his public Dou Wang strength was already sufficient.
There was actually another reason why Xiao Lin wanted to separate his Star Dou Techniques and Earth attribute techniques to represent his hidden and public strength.
That was because Xiao Lin was preparing to go out for a period of experiential travel. The scope of this travel was not within the borders of the Jia Ma Empire, but the entire Northwestern Region!
He had even considered whether to take a few laps around the Central Plains. However, this somewhat bold idea was ultimately rejected by Xiao Lin. He definitely had to go to the Central Plains once, but not now.
At the very least, he had to wait until his strength reached the Dou Zun level!
In Xiao Lin's view, only a Dou Zun powerhouse possessed a certain level of self-preservation ability upon reaching the Central Plains. Although a Dou Zong was considered decent, the Central Plains was a place of crouching tigers and hidden dragons.
More importantly, it was home to the Eight Ancient Clans!
If you weren't careful, you could be walking down the street and get obliterated on the spot by some old monster who was in a bad mood!
A Dou Zun at least mastered Space Power and could open a wormhole to flee at any time. As for a Dou Zong, they really wouldn't even know how they died. So, at the Dou Zong realm, Xiao Lin planned to play it safe and travel through the Northwestern Region first.
After all, although it appeared on the surface that Dou Zong powerhouses ruled the Northwestern Region, Xiao Lin would never believe that there wasn't a single Dou Zun hidden in the shadows.
At the very least, there was a consensus among all parties in the Northwestern Region: there must be a Dou Zun within the Sky Serpent Empire, the overlord of the Northwestern!
Otherwise, if the Sky Serpent Empire only had Dou Zong level experts, they wouldn't be able to dominate the entire Northwestern Region!
Additionally, Xiao Lin believed that there were surely some resources hidden in the Northwestern Region that had not yet been discovered by others.
Traveling the Northwestern Region with the strength of a Dou Zong was enough for self-preservation, and it also gave him the chance to search for undiscovered resources. One could say this was the most suitable place for travel in Xiao Lin's mind.
Once he had the idea, Xiao Lin immediately went to tell Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng.
"What? Xiao Lin, you want to go out and travel? You mean... across the entire Northwestern Region?"
When Xiao Lin explained his thoughts, Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng's face was full of worry and surprise.
He was surprised at why Xiao Lin would think of traveling now, and his worry was naturally the fear of something happening to Xiao Lin during his travels. One must know that while the strength of a Dou Wang was considered good in the Northwestern Region, it was by no means invincible!
If it was within the borders of the Jia Ma Empire, that would be fine, but if he left the Jia Ma Empire, it was hard to say. Even if a hostile power of the Jia Ma Empire discovered a lone Dou Wang like Xiao Lin, they might arrange for people to surround and kill him.
Once an accident happened to Xiao Lin, it would be a major blow to the currently rising Xiao Clan.
They might even return to their previous struggling state overnight!
After all, the current status of the Xiao Clan in the capital of the Jia Ma Empire was maintained by Xiao Lin, this Dou Wang!
Plus, Xiao Dongcheng actually had the idea of stepping down and letting Xiao Lin inherit the position of Clan Leader, so he naturally didn't want Xiao Lin to go out traveling.
"Clan Leader, I know what you are worried about, but don't worry, I will definitely be fine. It's just the Northwestern Region, I can handle it! If I really encounter any danger, I will naturally come back." Xiao Lin said, looking calmly at the worried Xiao Dongcheng.
"I'm just afraid that if you really encounter danger, you won't be able to come back!"
Xiao Dongcheng ultimately did not say these words out loud. At this moment, he didn't know how to best persuade Xiao Lin.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Support me at patreon for 80+ advanced chapters :
patreon.com/YaoIk