Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

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Feeling the increase in his battle qi, Xiao Fan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he fell into deep thought.

"The Fire Lizardman Fire Bead of a one-star Dou Zong increased my Dou Qi value by ten points."

Ten points of Dou Qi are equivalent to absorbing ten fire lizardmen who have reached the Dou Zong realm, allowing Xiao Fan to advance to the next level.

"I just don't know if absorbing the fire pearl like this will increase my resistance."

Although a one-star Dou Zong fire lizardman can increase Dou Qi by ten points, it is unknown how much the effect will be reduced if he absorbs more later.

If this effect isn't mitigated, it would be absolutely terrifying...

With this in mind, Xiao Fan took out the fire bead from the three-star Dou Zong lizardman again. Compared to the previous one, this fire bead was a size larger, and the rich fire attribute energy made Xiao Fan's pores open wide.

Wanting to see how much the absorption effect of the fire orb would be weakened, Xiao Fan circulated his cultivation technique again and completely absorbed the fire orb left behind by the three-star fire lizardman.

[Battle Aura +30]

As Xiao Fan absorbed all the energy within the fire bead, it turned into a handful of ashes in his hand and disappeared.

"Thirty o'clock..."

Feeling the battle qi within his body, a hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Fan's eyes. After absorbing two fire beads in succession, Xiao Fan could feel that the battle qi within his body was already abundant. In other words, he felt that he had already broken through.

"System, open the panel!"

Sensing that he was about to break through, Xiao Fan had an idea and called upon the system to open his interface.

The Strongest Supporting Character System

Host: Xiao Fan

Strength: Four-star Dou Zong (4951000) Sixth-grade Alchemist (6851000)

Source Coins: 13250

Cultivation Technique: Nine Stars Shining Sun Technique (Advanced Earth Rank)

Combat Techniques: Low-level Profound Rank Absorbing Palm (Mastered), High-level Profound Rank Eight Extremes Collapse (Mastered), Low-level Profound Rank Dragon Step (Mastered), Low-level Earth Rank Cloud Crane Shadow (Mastered), Mid-level Earth Rank Shadow Prison (Beginner), Mid-level Profound Rank Void Blade (Mastered), Low-level Earth Rank Combat Technique Three Thousand Thunderclaps (Mastered, Thunder Instant Realm), Golden Eyes (Mastered)...

The cultivation of combat skills is divided into four stages: beginner, master, advanced, and proficient.

main mission:

[Moon's Lament, Quest Rewards: High-level Earth-rank Battle Skill, Moon Shadow; 500 Battle Qi Points, 7000 Source Coins.]

Xiao Fan examined his battle qi value and alchemy proficiency, both of which were about to enter the next stage.

After Xiao Fan broke through his previous level, his Dou Qi value, combined with the Dou Qi he had accumulated over the years, had reached 455, placing him in the mid-stage of the four-star Dou Zong realm.

The fire orb from the one-star Dou Zong fire lizardman just now increased by ten points, and the fire orb from the three-star Dou Zong fire lizardman increased by thirty points.

Xiao Fan's Dou Qi value reached 495, only five Dou Qi values ​​away from becoming a five-star Dou Zong.

"Since there's only such a small gap, let's go all out and break through directly..."

Xiao Fan looked at the mere five-point difference in battle qi, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes. He then took out several fire beads he had just collected from his storage ring.

After refining two in succession, Xiao Fan's brows furrowed involuntarily.

"It's no use?"

Looking at the fire beads that had turned into two handfuls of ashes, Xiao Fan's expression turned somewhat grim. Then, as if he had thought of something, Xiao Fan took out another fire bead, which was a fire bead transformed from a fire lizardman at the peak of the Dou Wang realm.

As he circulated his cultivation technique, feeling the familiar fire-attribute energy filling his body, Xiao Fan looked at his battle qi value and found that it had not changed at all.

"Still no effect?" Seeing that even a peak-level Dou Wang fire bead had no effect on him, Xiao Fan, unwilling to give up, took out another peak-level Dou Wang fire bead and absorbed its energy.

[Battle Aura +1]

Seeing that his battle qi value had only increased by a single digit, a hint of helplessness flashed in Xiao Fan's eyes.

The fire beads condensed by the two peak-level Dou Wang fire lizardmen were only enough to increase their Dou Qi value by a little.

Thinking of this, Xiao Fan didn't use the Dou Wang-level fire beads in his storage ring. Two peak Dou Wang level fire beads were only enough to increase his Dou Qi by a little bit. It would be too wasteful to use them all to absorb.

Xiao Fan took out a fire pearl originally prepared for Xiao Yan, a seven-star Dou Huang level pearl. After a slight hesitation, he still absorbed it completely.

There are still many sources of fire orbs to come, and he will encounter fire lizardmen again, so he can always get more. Now Xiao Fan wants to see how much resistance these fire orbs have to his enhancement.

[Battle Aura +4]

As Xiao Fan finished absorbing the fire bead condensed by the lizardman of the Seven Star Dou Huang, his Dou Qi value increased by another four points.

Although it's still a bit short, it's just enough to meet the requirements for advancement.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully broken through to the fifth-level Dou Zong realm.]

As the system's voice faded, Xiao Fan's strength naturally broke through to the fifth-star Dou Zong level.

Feeling the surge of battle qi within his body and the significant improvement in his aura, Xiao Fan finally had time to ponder the fire bead from earlier.

"It seems that the fire orbs of the fire lizardmen, whose strength is lower than mine, have lost their effect on me. It would be a waste for me to absorb them."

The fire lizardman, a seven-star Dou Huang, only increased Xiao Fan's Dou Qi by 4 points, and that doesn't even include the Dou Qi that might increase from the resistance later on, which could be even less.

After some experimentation, Xiao Fan made a plan: he would not absorb any fire beads below the Dou Zong level himself, but would leave them all for Xiao Yan. He didn't know how many Xiao Yan could absorb, or how much his strength could improve in a month.

After breaking through to the fifth-level Dou Zong realm, Xiao Fan's attention also turned to his alchemist experience.

Seeing that he was only 15 experience points away from breaking through to the seventh-grade alchemist, Xiao Fan narrowed his eyes slightly.

The Heavenly Soul Blood Fusion Pill is a seventh-grade pill, and only those who have reached the seventh-grade alchemist level can begin to refine it...

A month should be enough time for me to arrange all these things.

Chapter 55 Seventh-Rank Alchemist, Mo Shang

After completing his breakthrough in the magma world, Xiao Fan did not observe any unusual changes in the magma. Putting aside his doubts, he once again ventured deeper into the magma.

As Xiao Fan ventured deeper, the number of snake-people tribes around him decreased significantly, and similarly, the quality of the strong individuals among them also increased considerably.

Even with Xiao Fan's strength, resolving the battle quickly would be quite risky. To avoid alerting the snake people and hindering his exploration, Xiao Fan didn't attack them immediately. Except for occasionally targeting a lone snake person who ran into him, he bypassed these tribes and continued to move deeper into the lava.

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Zhongzhou, Soul Palace Branch.

Inside the silent main hall, numerous statues were arranged in a dense array. In the very center, a ball of light floated in mid-air, with chains extending from the soul within it. Strands of energy were drawn from the soul and surged towards the depths of the side hall.

In the silent hall, a man shrouded in black robes and wearing a strange mask sat cross-legged in front of the spirit body. A crimson medicine cauldron was placed in front of him, and black flames surged within it. One by one, precious and rare medicinal herbs were thrown into the cauldron, which were then refined by the black flames and gradually melted into clumps of precious medicinal liquid, with impurities being continuously extracted.

"Mo Shang's skill in alchemy is truly enviable..."

In the silent hall, a distorted spatial barrier separated the scene. To the outside world, it appeared no different from any other place. However, two aged figures, one in gray and one in black, were watching the figure refining pills in front of the soul entity.

"Heh, if he weren't truly talented in alchemy, how could he have attracted the attention of that old fellow Yao Chen...?"

The other figure did not turn around, his dark eyes fixed on Mo Shang's direction. He spoke slowly, his eyes also filled with amazement.

"Hehe, I really didn't expect that Yao Chen, who has always been the most hostile to the Soul Palace, would actually give Mo Shang some pointers. Although most of the time he was still cursing and sowing discord, the fact that he made an exception to give pointers is enough to show that even he can't ignore Mo Shang's talent for alchemy and is unwilling to waste it." The gray-robed old man stared at the black flames that were constantly churning in the medicine cauldron, and his eyes flashed as they landed on Yao Chen in the light sphere beside him.

"That's right, in such a short time, I didn't expect Mo Shang to have already reached the level of a seventh-grade alchemist..."

The old man in black nodded, his gaze coldly fixed on the sphere of light. Then his eyes swept over Mo Shang, a strange meaning flashing in his eyes, and a cold glint appeared in them.

As the two were talking, the energy in the surrounding air gradually began to boil, and a magnificent energy phenomenon continuously condensed in the sky above the hall. Wisps of medicinal fragrance also spread from the medicine cauldron, filling the entire hall.

Within the distorted spatial barrier, two aged figures, one gray and one black, watched the fluctuations appearing in the sky without any emotion on their faces, as if they were already used to such strange phenomena.

As the strange phenomena continued to gather, the clouds in the sky suddenly became incredibly heavy. The originally clear sky was gradually covered by a thick layer of dark clouds in the blink of an eye, hanging low as if it were about to fall to the ground, and the atmosphere in the air became much more oppressive.

"Danlei is here..."

The old man in black looked at the dark clouds that suddenly gathered in the sky, spoke slowly, and then fell silent, watching quietly without any intention of making a move.

Even the guards hidden in the forest outside the main hall seemed to have become accustomed to the thunder in the sky. They only looked up curiously for a moment before continuing to hide in the shadows, carefully guarding themselves and paying attention to any movement around them.

"boom!"

As the dark clouds gathered, bolts of lightning twisted and turned within them, emitting muffled echoes.

Mo Shang's soul power continuously refined the nascent pill within the cauldron, causing it to condense towards a perfect state. Meanwhile, the thunder within the dark clouds in the sky seemed to grow increasingly impatient, with streaks of lightning flashing continuously within the clouds, as if the heavens were roaring at the object below.

Sensing the thunder in the sky, Mo Shang's face beneath the mask revealed a hint of helplessness.

On the Dou Qi Continent, starting from the seventh grade pill, it is already considered a divine object that has seized the creation of heaven and earth. When such a thing appears, once it is formed into a pill, it is accompanied by a grand celestial phenomenon and an essential item for pill formation: pill lightning.

Starting from the seventh grade of pills, the pills already possess a rudimentary spirituality, making them an extremely rare existence. Once a pill is formed, it will inevitably be accompanied by pill lightning. The alchemist must not only deal with the pill's formation but also be wary of the pill lightning that accompanies it. Only by successfully weathering the pill lightning can a pill be considered a true success.

On the Dou Qi Continent, many alchemists find the Pill Lightning quite troublesome. This Pill Lightning not only destroys pills that are about to be formed, rendering the hard work of many alchemists futile, but also poses a significant risk to those who are refining pills when facing it.

After all, most alchemists are not good at fighting. Facing the extremely yang and strong lightning of heaven and earth, some alchemists will still be in considerable danger. If they want to make pills and resist the lightning, they may suffer the backlash of the lightning and be seriously injured. There are even quite a few alchemists who die and perish because of the pill lightning during the pill making process.

Of course, this doesn't mean that as long as an alchemist successfully overcomes the Dan Thunder, they can experience the joy of completing a pill.

Pills of grade seven and above have already begun to possess their own spirit. Since they have a slight sense of spirit, they will want to break free from all control and gain freedom. This naturally includes creating their own alchemists.

Therefore, after surviving the Dan Lei, alchemists must also guard against the betrayal of the pills, reserving some of their energy to subdue them.

Therefore, the higher the level of the alchemist, the more thorough the preparations will be when refining pills, after all, they have to guard against sneak attacks from other malicious people, the hostility of pill lightning, and the betrayal of the pills.

Looking at the gradually forming pill lightning above his head, Mo Shang sighed softly: "Alas, pill lightning. If only I had the Heavenly Demon Puppet of the Earth Demon Old Ghost. That thing is a godsend for alchemists. It can withstand attacks and fight. The pill lightning that forms pills is actually the best nutrient for the opponent's evolution. Moreover, it can greatly make up for the weakness of alchemists who cannot fight."

Thinking of this, Mo Shang couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for the old demon. The other party was only a seven-star Dou Zong, yet he was able to obtain such a thing. He wondered if the old demon had created it himself. If the old demon had researched it himself, then his talent was simply terrifying.

The method for refining the Earth Demon Puppet has not been leaked. Otherwise, if all the alchemists on the Dou Qi Continent knew about this existence, they would probably use the best materials to directly refine the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

After all, what high-level alchemist could resist the temptation of a puppet whose combat power is comparable to that of a Dou Sheng, and who is loyal to him and will never betray him?