As the saying goes: "Time tests a horse's strength; time reveals a person's heart."
No matter the reason, Xiao Yu's willingness to greet him with a smile was something Xiao Jian appreciated deeply.
Last year, when Xiao Yu went to Canaan Academy, Xiao Jian had even sponsored her with a thousand gold coins.
For him, that had been a significant sum, yet he had given it without hesitation.
Typically, young masters and mistresses like Xiao Jian and Xiao Yu only received 20 gold coins in allowance per month.
A thousand gold coins.....even saving half of their allowance...would take eight years to accumulate.
It could even buy two First-Rank Magic Cores with some left over.
For Xiao Yu, who usually didn't save much, this sum was a meaningful gesture.
Without this, Xiao Jian's restoration of his talent might have been delayed by another year or so.
But he had no regrets.
Had he restored his talent earlier, the news would have been impossible to suppress.
What if Nalan Yanran had come to annul the engagement prematurely?
He disliked her spoiled attitude and impulsive actions, and he wanted to force her hand on his own terms.
From the moment Nalan Yanran departed the imperial capital intending to annul the marriage, the relationship between the Xiao and Nalan families was effectively over.
After a moment, the tedious ceremony concluded.
Xiao Jian wrinkled his brow slightly at the strange fragrance from the ritual materials lingering on him.
Exhausted from the process, Second Elder Xiao Ying placed the items down and walked to the Testing Magic Stone, announcing loudly, "Ceremony Re-Test!"
The previously bored crowd immediately became alert, all eyes focusing on the white-robed youth on the stage.
In the VIP section, representatives from various powers watched closely.
Their purpose was to confirm whether this so-called "useless" youth, wasted for fifteen years, had ruly achieved Fighter rank in just one year.
Second Elder Xiao Ying's gaze burned with anticipation, wondering if Xiao Jian had indeed broken through to Three-Star Fighter in these few days.
Xiao Jian approached the Magic Stone with calm composure.
Raising his hand, he placed it on the stone, channeling a strand of Fighting Qi into it.
"Brother Xiao Yan, do you think Xiao Jian has already reached Three-Star Fighter?" Xun'er asked with a cheerful smile from below.
"Although Third Brother's talent is impressive, breaking through a star in one month is still difficult.
Even if he doesn't succeed now, it should happen soon," Xiao Yan said thoughtfully.
"Three stars?" Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Jian in surprise.
After years of hard cultivation, her own Fighting Qi could be matched by someone who had only trained for a year? He was truly remarkable.
Watching Xiao Jian in his white robe, she couldn't help but smile.
In the VIP seats, Yafei's lips curled in a subtle smile, her posture exquisite and alluring.
Suddenly, the enormous Magic Stone on the wooden stage glowed brilliantly.
Golden characters appeared, dancing across its surface:
Fighter, Three Stars!
The hall fell completely silent. Many people stared blankly at the stone.
Tea cups in the VIP seats clattered to the floor in shock.
Representatives from all powers in Utan City were dumbfounded.
They had only come to confirm whether Xiao Jian had truly achieved Two-Star Fighter status in a year without prior Fighting Qi.
But the scene before them exceeded all expectations.
A year without Fighting Qi, now a Three-Star Fighter? Such talent was terrifying.
Undoubtedly, the Xiao family's future was bright.
"At this rate, perhaps within ten years, the Xiao family could produce a Fighter King."
Guests exchanged glances, each silently awed by the thought.
Even more astonishingly, with Xiao Jian's displayed talent, Fighter Emperor or Fighter Lord status was not out of reach.
In the Gamma Empire, Fighter Emperors were extremely rare, and Fighter Lords were nonexistent.
It seemed likely that in ten years, the three great families of the Gamma Empire could expand to four.
Xiao Zhan, feeling the envious gazes around him, could not help but smile proudly. After all, his talented son was not alone.
"Clan Leader Xiao, Master Xiao Jian's talent is truly shocking. Your family will surely rise to prominence in the imperial capital!" Yafei said with a smile.
"Hehe, thank you for the kind words, Miss Yafei. But we've grown accustomed to staying in Utan City. It's quite good to develop steadily here," Xiao Zhan responded politely.
Yafei only smiled quietly.
The Xiao family may wish to continue developing in Utan City, but their influence would surely not remain confined to a small city.
Thinking of the Xiao family's residence opposite the Nalan mansion in the imperial capital… perhaps it could be reclaimed for Xiao Jian?
Even annulling a marriage can be done with a sense of ceremony, after all.
Yafei's beautiful eyes flickered as her thoughts drifted far beyond the ceremony.
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