Battle Formation Aura

Battle Formation Aura Xiao Yan rushed off in a burning hurry to ask Xiao Yu about Jia Nan Academy's Heavenly Flames, but unfortunately, Xiao Yu did not know the details either. She herself had only heard it through rumors.

She had only heard that the reason the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower inside Jia Nan Academy could increase cultivation speed was because of the existence of Heavenly Flames. As for exactly what Heavenly Flame it was, Xiao Yu did not know. It was only a rumor.

"What? I thought you didn't want to go." Xiao Yu crossed her arms and lifted her chin as she looked at Xiao Yan, who had come to ask her.

Xiao Yu had once asked Xiao Yan whether he wanted to enter Jia Nan Academy, but Xiao Yan's answer had been vague, making Xiao Yu think he did not want to go to Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Yu had returned to the clan this time because of Jia Nan Academy's upcoming recruitment, to see how many people the clan would arrange to take the exam. She could help pull a few strings.

As the Young Clan Leader, there was absolutely no question about Xiao Yan's talent and Cultivation Level. No matter how reluctant Xiao Zhan was to let Xiao Yan go, he also understood the principle that vast seas let fish leap and high skies let birds fly. Wutan City was still too small in the end.

Xiao Yan also understood that he was bound to leave Wutan City and venture into the outside world. Only by going to a more prosperous city could he become stronger, which was why he had set up a whole chain of plans to take down the two great clans.

"Come on, I'm an alchemist. Isn't it normal for me to want Heavenly Flames? Since Jia Nan Academy has Heavenly Flames, of course I'm going."

Xiao Yu was startled and hurriedly said, "Don't do anything reckless, you little pervert. Jia Nan Academy isn't Wutan City. If you cause trouble there, no one will be able to protect you."

"The Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower having Heavenly Flames is only a legend. And even if it does, that belongs to Jia Nan Academy. It's not something just anyone can take away."

Seeing Xiao Yu's nervous expression, Xiao Yan patted her shoulder and put on the air of an otherworldly expert. "Relax, I know what I'm doing. Even at Jia Nan Academy, as the Young Clan Leader, I'll protect the safety of our clansmen. I've got you covered."

In the blink of an eye, almost half a year passed. Looking at the clan, which had suddenly become much emptier, Xiao Yan shook his head somewhat helplessly. Today, Jia Nan Academy's recruitment team would arrive in Wutan City.

Even those in the clan who knew they were not qualified had mostly run off to watch the spectacle. At this moment, Wutan City's gates had probably long since been completely blocked by the crowd.

"Those guys. It's not like you can pass Jia Nan Academy's assessment just by looking." Xiao Yan shook his head and muttered, then slowly walked toward the city gates as well.

When Xiao Yan arrived at Wutan City's central plaza, he could not help pressing his temples. There really were a lot of people, and they really were crazy. It had even required Wutan City's Garrison Army to maintain order, for fear that some conflict might break out.

Xiao Yan had also asked about Jia Nan Academy's recruitment process. The first step was lining up to check one's Cultivation Level and age. Jia Nan Academy only accepted students under twenty years old, and their Cultivation Level had to be above the seventh stage of Dou Qi.

The idea of Education for all did not work on the Dou Qi Continent.

Every year, there was a huge crowd of people trying to fish in troubled waters.

"Hmph, no way around it now, huh? So even our super genius Young Clan Leader has times when he's helpless." Seeing Xiao Yan's gloomy expression, Xiao Yu, who had arrived at the plaza long ago and was responsible for gathering the clan members to explain the situation, gave a proud little snort.

She had been back for so long, and at last she was seeing this little pervert Xiao Yan suffer a setback. It felt unbelievably satisfying!

Rolling his eyes, Xiao Yan could not be bothered with her.

"Xiao Yu Jie, you must have a way, right?" Xiao Mei, standing to the side, grabbed Xiao Yu's clothes and began acting spoiled.

Xiao Yu lifted her pretty nose, patted her already well-developed chest, and said with a beaming smile, "Follow me."

As she walked, Xiao Yu said proudly, "The person in charge of recruitment in Wutan City this time is my mentor. As her prized student, I spoke to Mentor about it long ago."

Looking at Xiao Yu walking at the front, raising her sexy long legs as she headed to the other side, Xiao Yan helplessly spread his hands toward Xun Er, while Xun Er covered her mouth and chuckled.

It truly was rare to see Xiao Yan suffer a setback. This was a rare thing.

"Let's go. I'm not very fond of such huge crowds either."

Hearing this, Xun Er smiled and gently nodded, then followed along with Xiao Yan.

Although they called it pulling strings, not all Xiao Clan members could follow. Only Xiao Yan, Xun Er, Xiao Ning, and Xiao Mei, the four most talented in the clan, could go together.

The other clansmen who barely met the standard could only obediently line up for the test.

The group followed Xiao Yu to the rear of the plaza. Fully armed troops had surrounded this place in a full two or three layers. Their weapons, flashing with cold light, reflected dazzling rays beneath the sun.

Xiao Yu gave Xiao Yan and the others a reminder, then stepped forward alone. She took out an emerald green token from her chest and quietly spoke for a while with a soldier who looked like an officer. Only then did she wave at Xiao Yan and the others, signaling for them to come over.

The middle-aged officer's somewhat sinister gaze swept inch by inch over Xiao Yan and the others. Only after a long while did he wave his hand and shout, "Let them through!"

Clack, clack, clack, clack. At the middle-aged officer's shout, the orderly sound of armor colliding rang out. A narrow path just wide enough for a person to pass through slowly appeared.

After putting away the jade token, Xiao Yu entered first. Xiao Mei and Xiao Ning followed close behind, with Xiao Yan and Xun Er at the back.

"Hmm?" The instant Xiao Yan stepped onto the narrow path, he felt his skin turn a little cold. The faint bloody scent emanating from the expressionless soldiers around them made those who had never seen such a display feel a suffocating sense of pressure.

"Is this Battle Formation Aura?" Xiao Yan remembered that a book inside his Storage Ring had once mentioned such a thing. When an army returned from mountains of corpses and seas of blood, after the tempering of their will, they would release a kind of Battle Formation Aura that pressured a person's soul.

With Xiao Yan and Xun Er's high Cultivation Levels, there was no real problem, but for those with comparatively lower Cultivation Levels, like Xiao Ning, Xiao Mei, and even Xiao Yu, their bodies were trembling, their faces without a trace of color.

The short distance of less than ten meters felt to Xiao Mei and Xiao Ning as difficult to finish as if it were a thousand meters.

Xiao Yan frowned, and powerful Soul Power was released. One had to know that the current Xiao Yan was already a Tier 2 Alchemist, able to refine high-grade Tier 2 Pills, and he also had a wisp of Bone Chiling Flame inside his body.

Xiao Yan's Soul Power carried both cold and scorching heat.

The instant Xiao Yan's Soul Power was released, all the soldiers felt a surge of interwoven cold and heat. They could not help suddenly retreating two steps, and even the leading officer took half a step back. All the pressure from the Battle Formation Aura was scattered by Xiao Yan in that instant.

Feeling warmth coming from behind them and the icy chill on their bodies vanish, everyone hurriedly looked at Xiao Yan. Without a doubt, this was definitely Xiao Yan's doing.

All the soldiers looked at Xiao Yan in astonishment. Their Battle Formation Aura had actually been shattered by a teenage boy!! "Why are you all looking at me? Hurry up and go. Why are you blocking the road?" Xiao Yan pretended to know nothing and spoke in a calm tone.

Only then did Xiao Yu react and hurriedly lead Xiao Ning and the others out of the narrow path. She looked at the middle-aged officer and said, "Ke Senior, were you messing with us on purpose?"

The middle-aged officer merely smiled apologetically, then looked at Xiao Yan, who had a calm expression, and cupped his fists politely. "This one must be the Xiao Clan's Young Clan Leader. What happened just now was part of my duty. Please forgive the offense."

Xiao Yan likewise cupped his fists in response. "You're too polite. I'm the one who should apologize."

Looking at Xiao Yan and the others as they left, the middle-aged officer smiled and said, "Looks like Ruo Lin Mentor is going to receive a good student this year."