Senior, Help Me Out

In the dense forest, scattered sunlight filters through the leaves, casting dappled patterns on the ground covered with fallen leaves, making the entire forest seem dreamlike.

In the quiet forest, footsteps suddenly sounded, growing louder as they approached. A moment later, five figures slowly appeared. The five seemed to be a small group, but they were constantly arguing and shouting at each other, their sharp insults echoing through the forest.

"Oh, how leisurely you lot are! You even have the time to argue at a time like this?"

Suddenly, a faint, mocking voice rang out from the woods. The five people walking around froze abruptly. They quickly looked up and saw five young people standing on the branches above them. These young people wore badges with a tower-like design on their chests and were looking down at the five people with mocking expressions.

Soon, the two teams started fighting, while in a dense forest a few dozen meters away from the clearing, five figures hid and secretly observed the situation.

Before long, the battle ended in a one-sided affair.

Watching the departing figures of several Inner Academy Student, Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes.

Although these five people were quite capable and their teamwork was very smooth, they could only cause Xiao Yuan some trouble at most. If it came to a real fight, the five of them would be no match for Xiao Yuan.

But for the other trainees, such an opponent was already beyond their ability to cope with.

"It seems that Third Brother was right. The ' Fire Energy ' inside this crystal card does indeed play an extremely important role in the Inner Academy. Otherwise, those guys wouldn't be so eager to get their hands on it."

Slowly withdrawing his gaze, Xiao Yan said thoughtfully.

"Um."

The others nearby nodded in agreement. The Inner Academy Student had a very clear goal: they only wanted the "Fire Energy" on the crystal card.

"You all saw what they did just now. So, are you confident you can defeat them?"

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan asked with a smile.

"It's not a big problem."

Xiao Yan said casually.

Xun'er, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement.

Xiao Yu hesitated slightly. With her Peak Dou Master strength, it wouldn't be easy for her to deal with a Da Dou Shi level expert.

Fortunately, Xiao Yuan brought in Hu Jia and Wu Hao, precisely to solve this problem.

He doesn't plan to use Xiao Yu as a main fighting force in this Fire Energy Hunting Competition.

Although Xiao Yu had just obtained Earth Rank Cultivation Method, due to the tight schedule, she didn't have time to switch to a different technique, and her combat power hadn't improved much. Therefore, it was clearly impossible for her to defeat a senior student who had been cultivating in the Inner Academy for a year.

However, Xiao Yuan believed that once they entered the Inner Academy, Xiao Yu would be able to catch up and surpass these people.

For now, he needs to acquire more Fire Energy for his future cultivation.

After watching the freshmen exchange gloomy glances before parting ways, Xiao Yuan didn't have any intention of taking them along to get rich.

If it weren't for Xiao Yu, he might not even have bothered recruiting Hu Jia and Wu Hao. With his strength, it wouldn't be impossible for him to fight five against one.

Of course, if they were to establish influence within the Inner Academy, they would need to recruit Hu Jia and Wu Hao; otherwise, it wouldn't be easy to be a hands-off manager. "Let's go, follow that senior student. We need to ask him what we need to ask and take what we're entitled to!"

Sensing that the senior students' group was moving again, and that they were about to exceed his perception range, Xiao Yuan waved his hand and then took the lead, moving silently through the forest like the wind.

The others followed closely behind. Apart from Xiao Yu, whose strength was slightly inferior, the others were even stronger than the group of senior students they had seen earlier. After following them for a while and confirming that there were no other groups of senior students around, the group finally decided to make their move!

In the dense and quiet forest, the leaves trembled slightly, and several figures darted out from the branches. They then moved like nimble monkeys, touching the tree trunks and rushing forward again. But soon, the leader suddenly stopped, looked around, and then jumped down from the tree with a relaxed expression.

"There shouldn't be anyone around here, let's rest for a while!"

The leader said with a smile.

"I'm lucky, I've run into two groups of new students today!"

A teammate behind him also said with a smile.

"Yes, six days of Fire Energy, we've finally broken even!"

Another team member laughed along.

"However, the strength of this year's freshmen is indeed quite good. Even the Peak Dou Master can fight to a standstill with the Da Dou Shi."

The leader's face showed a hint of seriousness.

"I think it might be because we're dealing with top-ranked freshmen that things are so difficult."

One of the team members calmly analyzed the situation.

"Tsk, I heard there are six people in the top five this year! Their strength is probably no weaker than ours. We'd better be careful if we run into them!"

The last team member had a feeling that something terrible was about to happen and couldn't help but say something.

"Hehe, that's different. We all fought our way up in the Inner Academy. What decent battles could these freshmen possibly have? Even if their level is higher than ours, their combat strength might not be at the same level!"

The leader said with a rather arrogant tone.

The other four nodded in agreement. Indeed, their year in the Inner Academy had been a complete transformation! "That's not necessarily true!"

As a loud laugh rang out, a gentle breeze swept by, and Xiao Yuan, dressed in white, suddenly appeared fifty meters in front of the leader.

Upon sensing the aura of Four-Star Dou Grandmaster released by Xiao Yuan, and seeing the team of six—two men and three women—emerging from the surrounding woods, the young man in the lead immediately changed his expression!

What bad luck! I just mentioned this strong team, and then this happened!

At this moment, the group of six—three men and three women—had surrounded the five senior students who were preparing to rest. Seeing their confident, even arrogant, faces, the five senior students couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Right now, the Four-Star Dou Grandmaster on the other side is already difficult to deal with. Adding the other five people, their strength is probably weak as well. Our side has little chance of winning!

But shouldn't these freshmen be scurrying away like rats? How come these guys dare to appear openly in front of them? "Their strength is barely around Two-Star Great Dou Master. One of them, don't delay, finish this quickly. Remember, none of them can escape!"

Looking calmly at the five senior students in the open space, Xiao Yuan turned his head to look at Xiao Yan, Xun'er, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao, and gave them a reminder.

"Um."

The four nodded slightly, exchanged glances, their bodies trembled slightly, and Dou Qi powerful battle qi surged out. Then, with a swift movement, they appeared on the open ground as fast as lightning!

As powerful Dou Qi surged forth from Xiao Yan and his companions, the five senior students on the open ground felt a chill run down their spines! Judging from their aura alone, these five freshmen were far stronger than them! The leader, Four-Star Dou Grandmaster, was actually the weakest?

What kind of monsters are these freshmen?!

A very ominous thought flashed through his mind. The senior student waved his hand, but before he could utter the words he wanted to tell his companions to retreat, a white figure suddenly appeared in front of him in a strange way. The senior student's pupils shrank, and his fist, which contained powerful Dou Qi, swung fiercely at the head of the black figure without the slightest hesitation.

The moment the leading senior student threw his punch, the white figure spun around, its sharp energy creating a muffled sonic boom in the air. Its palm struck out like lightning, far surpassing the leading senior student's attack in both speed and power! "This time we've been caught off guard." Sensing the power and speed of the white figure's palm strike, the leading senior student felt a sudden surge of shock. He looked up and saw a handsome face filled with ease.

Two fists, each imbued with powerful and surging Dou Qi, collided with a deafening roar in an instant. A ripple of energy surged out from the point of contact like a wave, instantly sending the withered leaves standing on the ground flying and scattering them everywhere.

"Pfft!"

As their fists clashed, the leading senior student finally truly felt the terrifying power emanating from Xiao Yuan's palm. The instant their fists made contact, a numb sensation spread from his arm upwards, followed by a surge of terrifying force that rushed into his body through the point of contact. As a result, a mouthful of bright red blood spurted out.

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, the leading senior student took several steps back, a fierce look flashing across his face. His body trembled, and pale blue Dou Qi surged out of his body, eventually forming a blue Douqi Armor on his skin. However, just as his Douqi Armor was formed, a ghostly white figure reappeared in front of him, with black cold mist swirling around its jade-like palm.

With a cold laugh, the leading senior student felt a blur before his eyes, followed by a sharp pain spreading from his chest. Finally, he felt his body being violently thrown backward, crashing heavily onto a tree trunk a moment later. He spat out another mouthful of blood and looked down with difficulty, only to find in horror that the Douqi Armor he had just summoned had been completely frozen into ice blocks by the opponent's attack, shattering and scattering all over the ground.

His body was curled up like a shrimp. Before the senior student in charge could even raise his head, he heard several muffled sounds in his ears. Then, his four companions rolled to his side, their faces covered in blood. Only then did a look of panic appear on his face.

Before the senior student could even speak, he felt a blur before his eyes, and a white figure suddenly appeared, slowly saying: You'd better give up resisting, otherwise it won't be your Douqi Armor that freezes, but your Dou Qi and meridians!

Upon hearing this, the leading senior student trembled, then hurriedly raised his head with a slight tremor, looking at the handsome young man in white standing in front of him and the two men and three women behind him, his eyes filled with fear. "What... what do you want to do?"

"It's nothing, I'm a new junior here and just wanted to ask the seniors for help."

Xiao Yuan said with a smile.

However, the senior student in charge couldn't believe a single word of it.

Who beats someone half to death before offering help? "What kind of help do you want from us?"

The senior student in charge swallowed hard, gradually calming down a bit. In any case, according to the rules, murder was not allowed in this forest. Otherwise, the elders who were always watching the forest would immediately appear, and those who violated the rules would be punished according to the severity of the offense. Therefore, apart from being a little worried about physical pain, he wasn't too concerned about his life.

"Do you have a general map of the forest?" Xiao Yuan asked casually.

Upon hearing this, the senior student in charge's eyes flickered, but before he could speak, a cold hand landed on his shoulder.

"Hehe, I advise you not to try anything funny, otherwise you won't be able to keep your Storage Ring. Think carefully, is the Storage Ring more important, or is deceiving us more important?"

Feeling the bone-chilling cold under the extreme low temperature, the senior student in the lead couldn't help but shiver.

"Forget it, let's interrogate them separately to avoid these well-coordinated senior students colluding on their stories!"

Immediately afterwards, the senior student in the lead felt a lightness on his shoulders, and the next moment he appeared dozens of meters away.

Is this some kind of Four-Star Dou Grandmaster? With that kind of speed and power, he's probably not inferior to Dou Ling expert, right?

The senior student in the lead was somewhat doubtful of life, but he quickly realized how cunning Xiao Yuan's move was.

Seeing that his other teammates were also led in different directions by Xiao Yan and the others, the senior student in charge sighed helplessly. Then, without waiting for Xiao Yuan to ask, he spoke up quite automatically:

"There is a general route map, but it's not very detailed. We bought this map in the Inner Academy when we participated in the hunting competition. It cost us a whole day's worth of ' Fire Energy '."

After saying that, he obediently took out a rough piece of paper from his Storage Ring and handed it to Xiao Yuan.

"That's it?" Taking the piece of paper, Xiao Yuan's vision went black as he looked at the crisscrossing lines that resembled several large black crosses. Could this thing really be considered a road map?

Afterwards, Xiao Yuan confirmed the number and strength of the senior students participating in the hunting competition, and breathed a sigh of relief.

As before, there were still ten teams with a total of fifty people. Most of the teams were about the same strength as this one, but two teams called Black White Fiends were quite strong. The senior student leading them believed that their strength was about the same as Xiao Yuan's.

But Xiao Yuan didn't take it seriously. He could easily defeat a Two-Star Great Dou Master even if he used the power of Four-Star Dou Grandmaster.

Therefore, the methods they have revealed are actually not many. If we really compare them, how could the mere Black White Fiends possibly have the strength of Five-Star Dou Ling or higher? "Hehe, there is one last thing I need your help with, senior. This is my first time in the Inner Academy, and I only have five Fire Energy in this crystal card. I would like to ask you to sponsor some. What do you think, senior?"

Xiao Yuan took out the Fire Crystal Card, his body radiating a chilling aura, and asked with a smile.