Xiao Yu, You're the Weakest of the Four of Us

After "treating" Bai Shan, Hu Qian indeed stopped arguing with Xiao Yuan and took Bai Shan to continue healing.

Xiao Yuan trembled slightly, then jumped up from the stands. After flashing a few times, he arrived in front of Xiao Yu. Looking at the beautiful face he had seen since childhood, Xiao Yuan smiled like warm jade and said softly, "I'm back!"

"Um."

Tears welled in Xiao Yu's eyes as she nodded and forced a calm reply.

But when Xiao Yuan reached out and pulled her into his arms, she finally couldn't hold back the tears welling up in her eyes. The two streams of tears that had just flowed out were wiped onto Xiao Yuan's clothes.

"Wasn't it supposed to be a year? Why are you only coming now?"

Xiao Yu sobbed softly, asking with a pitiful expression.

"We encountered some unexpected situations on the way, which caused a delay. We apologize for keeping you waiting."

Xiao Yuan put one arm around Xiao Yu's waist and gently patted Xiao Yu's back with the other, softly comforting her.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er, who were standing to the side, no longer hugged each other. Instead, they held hands and looked at their older brother and sister, their brother and sister-in-law, and their sister and brother-in-law with smiles on their faces.

A moment later, the two keenly sensed that something seemed amiss, so they glanced to the side and saw their Mentor Ruo Lin, pouting and looking sullen.

"You two, you actually know how to come back?"

Mentor Ruo Lin spoke, she was clearly so angry that her teeth were itching.

"Mentor Ruo Lin!"

Upon hearing this, both Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yan bowed apologetically to Mentor Ruo Lin, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"You still remember that I'm your mentor? You've skipped classes for a whole year, you're really something. Do you know how many times I've talked myself hoarse with the department for your sake this year?"

Mentor Ruo Lin said indignantly.

She, who has always been as gentle as water, has broken down every time in recent years because of these two little ones! "Hehe, Mentor Ruo Lin, don't be angry! I've already got Bai Shan under my control. In this Selection Competition, Xiao Yan and I will bring back a top three place!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan immediately put on a smile and said with a grin.

"I haven't even said anything to you yet! Be careful next time. It's best to do these things in a proper manner. Otherwise, if you leave any evidence against yourself, it might not be a big deal at the academy, but it could easily cause unnecessary trouble outside!"

Upon hearing this, Mentor Ruo Lin's expression softened, but she still lowered her voice and gently warned him.

"Yes, I will follow my mentor's teachings!"

Xiao Yuan nodded upon hearing this and responded earnestly.

"Alright, I'm not going to argue with you anymore. The Selection Competition is almost over today. Come back with me first. There will be even more intense battles in the next two days. Getting into the Inner Academy is not an easy thing. Never mind, it shouldn't be too difficult for you."

Mentor Ruo Lin waved her hand, habitually trying to get her students to be more serious and cautious, but when her gaze swept over Xiao Yuan, her tone changed, and she shook her head helplessly.

You should know that after two years of cultivation, she had already broken through to the Dou Ling level, but when Xiao Yuan recalled the Mystic Ice Douqi from Bai Shan's body, she still felt a sense of dread from afar.

It seems that his student's Dou Qi level is now not much weaker than his own, and his combat power is probably terrifying enough to be far ahead of the Outer Academy students of the Jia Nan Academy.

That's truly terrifying!

After leaving the bustling square, Mentor Ruo Lin chased away the girls who were staring at Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yan with wide eyes. Then, she led Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yan, Xun'er, and Xiao Yu through several shady paths and finally into a unique and elegant pavilion.

Upon entering the house, Mentor Ruo Lin asked the four to find seats wherever they pleased before turning her gaze to Xiao Yuan and saying with a smile, "With your current strength, I'm afraid even I am no match for you, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan shrugged and tacitly agreed.

"And Xiao Yan, your strength seems to be at the Da Dou Shi level as well?"

Mentor Ruo Lin asked with a smile.

"Yes, I managed to break through to the Five-Star Dou Grandmaster by sheer luck."

Xiao Yan nodded and said with a smile.

"And Xiao Yuan, what about you?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Mentor Ruo Lin's eyes, and she looked at Xiao Yuan with some anticipation.

"Me? Sigh, I'm only four stars." Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yuan saw Mentor Ruo Lin's beautiful eyes widen as she stared at him. He quickly confessed honestly, "Okay, actually I'm eight stars."

"Hiss!"

Even though Xiao Yu knew Xiao Yuan's talent, she was still shocked and stared wide-eyed.

Eight stars?

Xun'er, who was standing to the side, was also a little surprised. You know, she was only Seven Star Great Fighter at the moment!

Xiao Yan, standing to the side, helplessly rubbed his nose.

Four stars is actually the level that the Third Brother reached before.

If it weren't for the fact that my Third Brother spent some time on the road switching between cultivation techniques and practicing Dou Technique, and constantly consuming his Dou Qi to carry me along, I probably would already be able to break through to the Dou Ling realm by now!

As for why he was able to advance so quickly, it was naturally because he also refined a Three-striped Qingling Pill for his Third Brother!

According to his estimation, the current Third Brother is not only Eight-Star Great Dou Master, but is very likely at the peak of the Eight-Star Great Dou Master level.

It will probably take at most a week for him to break through to the Nine-Star Great Dou Master.

With such strength, combined with the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations, Third Brother is now capable of directly confronting even a Dou Ling level expert. If he were to use that secret technique to unleash his power, even some Five-Star Dou Ling level experts would probably be no match for Third Brother.

The strength of the Third Brother needs no further explanation!

"They've actually cultivated to the level of Eight-Star Great Dou Master?"

Mentor Ruo Lin recovered from her shock, she looked at Xiao Yuan's smiling face and felt it was somewhat surreal.

Back then, Xiao Yuan, who had just entered the Dou Shi level, was able to threaten her, a Da Dou Shi. Now that the gap between them has narrowed, she might really not be his match anymore!

What an amazing little guy.

"But I'm relieved now. At Xun'er's insistence, I've included your names in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament. So, for the next two days, you and Xun'er must strive to be among the top fifty. That way, you'll have the opportunity to study in the Inner Academy, and I'll be able to advance from Yellow Rank Mentor to a Profound- Profound Rank Mentor."

After a moment, Mentor Ruo Lin spoke earnestly.

"Uh, mentor, what about my Xiao Yu?"

Xiao Yuan blinked upon hearing this and asked with some confusion.

"Her? She's only at the Peak Dou Master. She misses you so much that she can't even eat properly, let alone cultivate. With her current strength, it's probably difficult for her to make it into the top fifty."

Mentor Ruo Lin glared at Xiao Yuan and said indignantly.

"Um, mentor, what is the format of the Selection Competition? If conditions permit, I can help Xiao Yu get into the top fifty."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan also became serious and asked.

"Well, before the top 50, it should be a single-elimination tournament. If you lose, you won't have a chance to make it into the top 50. As for after the top 50, I heard that the college intends to change the competition system, but there has been no specific notification yet."

Mentor Ruo Lin naturally doted on Xiao Yu, but she couldn't do anything about the gap in hard rules and hard skills.

"Yes, I know. I'll try my best to help Xiao Yu stay in the top 50, or maybe I should secretly take down her opponent?"

Xiao Yuan nodded. He was serious at first, but his words became more playful as he spoke.

Stop being so sarcastic!

Xiao Yu naturally couldn't accept such a victory and rolled her eyes at Xiao Yuan.

"Hehe, well, let's do our best and leave the rest to fate!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan smiled and didn't bring up the matter of hitting someone with a stick again.

"And you?"

Seeing that Xiao Yuan agreed, Mentor Ruo Lin's gaze also swept towards Xiao Yan.

"What are the benefits of entering that Inner Academy?" Xiao Yan leaned back in his chair, his fingers interlaced in front of him, and looked up to ask.

Her eyes were fixed on that smiling young face. After a long while, Mentor Ruo Lin suddenly sighed and said, "It seems that taking a two-year leave is indeed the best thing for you. Now, where is the naivety you had back in Wutan City? Looking at you like this, no one would mistake you for a mere eighteen-year-old boy."

Xiao Yan smiled without saying a word. He had indeed experienced too much in the past two years. He had learned a lot from his Third Brother and broadened his horizons considerably.

"Jia Nan Academy is divided into inner and outer academies. The Outer Academy is where we are now. The new students recruited from all over the continent will study in the Outer Academy until their strength reaches a certain level. Then they can participate in the annual Inner Academy Selection Tournament. As long as they enter the top fifty in the Selection Competition, they will be qualified to enter the Inner Academy. The Inner Academy is different from the Outer Academy. To put it bluntly, the Outer Academy of the Jia Nan Academy is just a place to test the new students. The true core of the Jia Nan Academy is in the Inner Academy!"

Mentor Ruo Lin gathered her thoughts slightly and then spoke slowly.

"In the Outer Academy of the Jia Nan Academy, there are classes of two levels: Xuan and Huang. The class I manage is Yellow Tier, while Xue Beng, who fought you earlier, is Xuan. From this level, we can know that the overall strength of Xuan classes is generally stronger than that of Yellow Tier classes. Of course, there are no absolutes, such as Xun'er, and you two brothers."

Regarding the Inner Academy, according to the rules, I cannot reveal too much. However, since it is considered the true core of the Jia Nan Academy, it must possess aspects that the Outer Academy cannot match. Therefore, if you can enter, it will only benefit you.

After listening to Mentor Ruo Lin's introduction, Xiao Yuan nodded and agreed.

"Speaking of which, with your strength as Five-Star Dou Grandmaster, I think as long as you don't encounter Bai Shan or that Little Demoness and a few other people, breaking into the top fifty shouldn't be too difficult."

Seeing Xiao Yan nod, Mentor Ruo Lin breathed a sigh of relief and continued.

"Bai Shan? The one who was knocked unconscious by my brother's palm strike just now? That's a bit weak. My brother had to use all his strength to take me down."

Xiao Yan curled his lip upon hearing this.

"In the past two years, Bai Shan has been one of the most popular people in the Outer Academy of the Jia Nan Academy. He is handsome and strong, and has captivated countless female students. In addition, he is also one of Xun'er's suitors. Yu'er is a bit impatient, so she had some friction with him and suffered a minor injury."

He probably never imagined that Yu'er's little boyfriend would be so incredibly powerful.

Mentor Ruo Lin covered her mouth and giggled.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan shrugged indifferently.

Bai Shan is really bad!

Xiao Yan is right. If Xiao Yan were to go all out now, then I would have to go all out to take Xiao Yan down.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Xiao Yan's combat power is so high that Xiao Yuan has to use all his strength to deal with him. When Xiao Yan says "take down", he means defeating him without causing any major damage. Even some Dou Ling experts wouldn't dare say they could do that.

If the goal were to kill, Xiao Yuan wouldn't even need to go all out to send Xiao Yan away.

After all, he was either cultivating or traveling the whole way, so Xiao Yan didn't have much opportunity to test his new ideas.

"As for that Little Demoness, she is the Vice Dean's granddaughter, and her background is quite extraordinary. Coupled with her equally abnormal cultivation talent and the Vice Dean's personal guidance, I think her strength is probably even a notch above Bai Shan's, because of her independent and unconventional style of doing things and her beautiful appearance."

Therefore, she also had many suitors in the academy, but she seemed to have little interest in men, cough, but rather a strong liking for women. With Xun'er's temperament and talent, she was naturally her most coveted object. However, I think Xiao Yuan, you should also be careful, after all, your appearance, cough, might be even more attractive to her than Xun'er's."

She coughed lightly, Mentor Ruo Lin cheeks slightly flushed, and said...

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's expression immediately turned strange. He turned his head to look at Xun'er and his Third Brother, muttering, "Damn it, not only do they want to steal my girlfriend, but they also want to be my sister-in-law?"

Xiao Yu, standing to the side, shook her head speechlessly. Clearly, she was also quite troubled by the fact that Hu Jia was very likely to covet her Xiao Yuan.

"It doesn't matter, she's no match for me anyway."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan waved his hand dismissively, appearing quite confident.

"Alright, I'll go help you organize things. Uh, I'll go organize some information for Yu'er so that her upcoming battles will be a little easier."

Mentor Ruo Lin originally intended to organize the information for the four, but in the blink of an eye, she realized that among the four, only Xiao Yu seemed to need the support of these off-site aids. She had no choice but to change her mind, which was quite a way of urging Xiao Yu to improve.

As for you two, please rest here for now. This is my residence; Xun'er and Yu'er usually stay here as well. Starting tomorrow, all the strong contenders in the Selection Competition will make their appearance. At that time, you will have a better understanding of the strength of your opponents."

Immediately afterward, she gave her instructions and turned to leave.

Watching Mentor Ruo Lin's retreating figure, Xiao Yuan smiled and then said, "Mentor Ruo Lin, rest assured, this time I will definitely help you advance to the Profound Rank Mentor!"

Upon hearing this, Mentor Ruo Lin paused for a moment before continuing on her way, a laugh ringing out, "Alright, then I'll be watching with bated breath!"