A Little Morning Grumpiness

Watching Xiao Yan, who had one hand behind his back and had crooked a finger at him, Luo Bu gave a sinister laugh.

He had been at Jia Nan Academy for years, and he had seen plenty of prickly new students like this. Back in his hometown, he himself had once been a so-called genius, and he had tried being defiant too, but his end had been quite miserable.

Taking new students down a peg during recruitment was practically an unwritten rule of Jia Nan Academy. Most new students rarely suffered much ridicule or mockery in their own little corners back home. If they entered Jia Nan Academy, where outstanding people emerged one after another, with that arrogant mindset, they could easily suffer a huge loss and end up causing unnecessary trouble. Therefore, during recruitment, making new students clearly understand their own level and grinding away that newborn-calf boldness of theirs was a rather practical and important matter.

Luo Bu nodded to Ge La beside him. Ge La, a One-Star Dou Zhe, tightened his fist, faint Dou Qi covering it as he laughed darkly. At the beginning of the previous year, when Ge La had first entered Jia Nan Academy, he had also relied on his talent and resisted, but that senior, whose strength had been at the One-Star Dou Zhe level, had sent him out to obediently bask under the blazing sun for half an hour with just one punch. Having personally experienced that unusual humiliation, every time Ge La saw a new student, he felt a thrill at the thought of tearing apart that sharp spirit.

Now Xiao Yan was even deluding himself into challenging everyone. This was simply dreaming.

Xiao Yan shook his head and said, "All of you come at once. I came over today before I even had breakfast, so I really am a little hungry."

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Ge La's eyelids twitched violently, and anger immediately surged into his heart. At a time like this, you're still thinking about breakfast?!! "Good! Very good! I'll let you eat your fill right now!" Ge La's body suddenly leaned forward, his right fist clenching tightly. Dou Qi gathered over it, and he immediately brought up a gust of force, smashing it viciously toward Xiao Yan's head.

He had originally thought that giving Xiao Yan a beating would be enough, but now he had changed his mind. He wanted Xiao Yan to be carried out lying down and miss this recruitment!

Some of the Jia Nan Academy students nearby who were also in charge of recruitment frowned. He had even used a Dou Technique!

Watching that fist rapidly enlarge in his pupils, Xiao Yan sighed inwardly.

If you don't listen to Xiao Yan, you'll suffer right before your eyes.

Just before the fist was about to reach him, Xiao Yan stretched out an index finger and lightly tapped.

"What!"

No matter how Ge La exerted his strength, his fist remained completely unmoving. He felt as if he had struck a great mountain! The strength of the person before him was unfathomable!

Xiao Yan yawned and slowly said, "Your speed is slow! Your strength is weak! Your Dou Technique is half-baked. Are you really a student of Jia Nan Academy?"

Xiao Yan gave a simple kick to Ge La's chin, and Ge La flew backward like a kite with its string cut.

That slightly mocking voice left everyone around them speechless. Astonished gazes locked tightly onto Ge La, who had fainted on the ground. It was hard to imagine that a new student had actually defeated a One-Star Dou Zhe so easily! Luo Bu, whose face had originally been covered in smiles, slowly darkened at the sight. His cold gaze fixed fiercely on the faintly smiling youth.

It seemed he had misjudged things this time. Xiao Yan's Cultivation Level was probably not below his own!

Xiao Yan was a new student, which meant he had to be younger than twenty!

Such a small city had actually produced a genius like this!

Xiao Yan still had one hand behind his back as he looked at the cold-faced Luo Bu and said, "Come at me together. If every day after I enter the academy, ants keep using those so-called rules to make trouble, that would be far too annoying."

"You actually called me, Luo Bu, an ant!! Go, all of you, go!!" Luo Bu took a Magic Crystal Spear from his Storage Ring. Dou Techniques displayed with a weapon forged using a Magic Core would be even more powerful.

"Yu'er, hurry and call the mentor! Luo Bu has gone mad. He even took out a Magic Crystal Weapon. No matter how strong your cousin is, he can't possibly fight a dozen people at once!"

Seeing this Battle Formation Aura, Xiao Yu's close friend shouted nervously. This was no longer something that could be glossed over as playing around. One misstep might lead to serious trouble.

"These ants won't harm Xiao Yan Gege in the slightest." Xun Er smiled sweetly. Toward the youth standing in the field, she had more confidence than anyone, and she believed in this man more than anyone.

Xiao Yan watched as the dozen or so people all took out weapons and charged over like wolves and tigers. He did not plan to make this troublesome either and intended to use a Dou Technique.

In the past ten-plus years, Xiao Yan had learned a total of two Dou Techniques. One was the Mystic High-Rank Eight Extremities Collapse, which he had already cultivated to Greater Mastery. The other was the Earth Rank Low-Level Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler. His hard work had paid off; after cultivating it for a long time, Xiao Yan had finally reached Lesser Mastery.

Xiao Yan drew his hand into his robe, grabbed the edge of it, and used his sleeve as the Heavy Xuan Ruler. Dou Qi circulated through his entire body, and he swung his sleeve forward.

A small test.

Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler! A terrifying invisible heat wave rushed forward with the force of toppling mountains and overturning seas.

Pfft! Luo Bu bore the brunt of it. His chest suffered an inexplicable heavy blow, and a wave of scorching heat poured into his body. Luo Bu, whose face had been full of cold malice, instantly turned pale. A moment later, his figure suddenly shot backward, and a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed wildly from his mouth.

Bang!!! The other lackeys following behind him were the same. To outsiders, it looked as if they had staged a fake fall to extort him. Xiao Yan had not even touched them, yet everyone had fallen to the ground and was wailing nonstop.

After Luo Bu's body shot more than ten meters away, he smashed heavily onto the stone ground, which had been made scorching hot by the blazing sun. After his body twitched slightly, he stared in terror at the youth in the distance who still maintained his standing posture. His chest tightened, his vision went black, and finally, he fainted headfirst.

"My dear heavens!!"

"Am I dreaming?!"

From the start of the fight to the end, Xiao Yan had not even moved a single step! It had ended in just ten short seconds! Complete crushing! "Wh-who is this youth?!"

Under the scorching sun, those new students stared dumbly at the large group of older students lying on the ground. Their burning gazes immediately shifted to the youth standing in the shade. Even Xiao Yu and the others had never heard of a new student being able to defeat seniors, and moreover, instantly wipe out a whole group of them!

Xiao Yu's close friends slowly turned their heads to look at Xiao Yu. This was your cousin???? Younger than you?! Are you messing with us?!

Xue Ni asked, dumbfounded, "Yu'er, be honest. What exactly is your cousin's Cultivation Level? He has to be at least a Dou Shi!"

Xiao Yu could only smile bitterly. At the family Coming-of-Age Ceremony over half a year ago, Xiao Yan had been a Six-Star Dou Zhe, but now she had no idea.

"Yu'er, since he's your cousin, you don't want him, right? How about introducing him to me?" Xue Ni raised her brows and teased with a smile.

"Get lost. Dream on!"

Xiao Yu's Pretty Face flushed as she pushed her away. Xiao Yu suddenly muttered inexplicably in her heart, He and I aren't even that closely related by blood.

Xiao Yan naturally did not know what Xiao Yu was thinking. He looked at his somewhat charred sleeve and nodded in satisfaction. "As expected of an Earth Rank Dou Technique. Even without using a weapon, a casual swing actually has this level of power."

Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler had not even displayed half its power, but Xiao Yan was already very satisfied. If it were used together with the Heavy Xuan Ruler, that power would definitely be terrifying beyond compare.

"Hehe, little fellow, your Cultivation Level and talent are very high. Looks like I've picked up a treasure this time." A gentle voice that made Xiao Yan's heart suddenly soften rang out with a light laugh from inside the tent.

The tent was slowly opened, and a mature Woman as gentle as water appeared from within.

The moment they saw the Woman, Xiao Yu and the others also put away their smiles and said respectfully, "Ruo Lin Mentor."