Xiao Yuan's Ambition

"Holy crap, Luo Hou, a Dou Ling who cultivates Ice Attribute Douqi, was actually defeated by Xiao Yuan, a Da Dou Shi!?"

Looking at the White Fiends Team, their bodies covered in black frost, lying motionless on the ground, some of the senior students couldn't help but sigh.

"The flames that Xiao Yuan used earlier were not simple. They were able to suppress Luo Hou and the others like that, so they must be some kind of strange flames."

"That's not enough! This Xiao Yuan, with his Ice Attribute Douqi, can actually use fire without affecting his Ice Attribute. That's truly astonishing!"

Some of the more perceptive senior students had already noticed something amiss, but they still felt a sense of unease.

Logically speaking, Dou Qi like Ice Attribute and Water Attribute, which are incompatible with fire, are unlikely to maximize the power of fire. In fact, their Dou Qi may be affected by the Heavenly Flames. Unless one is extremely strong, refining the Heavenly Flames will not improve their combat power.

However, Xiao Yuan's flames were clearly well integrated with his own Dou Qi, which puzzled the students.

Whoosh! On the head of the Mystic Ice Giant Dragon, Xiao Yuan stood tall and straight, and with a slight beckoning of his hand, five streams of light flew out from the five members of the White Fiends Team and landed in Xiao Yuan's hand.

Wow~

Looking at the 105 on Luo Hou Fire Crystal Card, Xiao Yuan raised an eyebrow. This was the richest one!

I hunted eight teams and only got two hundred Fire Energy.

It's quite surprising that Luo Hou alone has over a hundred.

As for the other four, they also have a combined total of two hundred points, so this is a huge profit! "Brother."

Xiao Yan flashed to Xiao Yuan's side and handed him a fourth-grade Healing Pill.

"Um."

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan deactivated the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations and then swallowed the pill. A cool medicinal power dissipated, instantly repairing the injuries that had occurred in his body due to the use of the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations.

Are you alright?

Xiao Yu stepped forward with concern and asked.

"I'm fine, they're the ones who are in trouble."

After Xiao Yuan finished using up all the Fire Crystal Card of the five members of the White Fiends Team, leaving them with only seven days of Fire Energy, he casually tossed the five Fire Crystal Card toward the five members of the White Fiends Team who were lying on the ground.

He then looked up at the sky and asked, "Elders, may we announce the results now?"

Hearing Xiao Yuan say this, everyone looked up at the sky and sure enough, two figures with Douqi Transformation Wings were hovering in the sky.

"The younger generation is truly formidable! Little ones, you freshmen have won this year's ' Fire Energy Hunting Competition '."

Elder Su's slightly aged voice echoed slowly, silencing all the senior students in the Inner Academy.

But they couldn't utter a single word of protest. After witnessing Xiao Yuan single-handedly defeat five opponents stronger than themselves, they were completely convinced of Xiao Yuan's strength. Although they considered themselves geniuses, they also knew that their level was insufficient to achieve what Xiao Yuan had done.

"Ox!"

Hu Jia patted Xiao Yuan on the shoulder casually. Fighting side by side is always the best way to cultivate a relationship. After spending these few days together, the resentment she felt for Xiao Yuan's merciless attack during the Selection Competition had completely dissipated. After all, with such strong strength, he only injured her for a few days, which meant that Xiao Yuan had clearly held back that day.

"You two brothers are very strong, but I will catch up with you!"

Wu Hao looked up and gave Xiao Yuan a somewhat stiff smile. Clearly, this sullen, battle-crazed man who only knew how to immerse himself in cultivation rarely showed any smiles to anyone.

Xiao Yuan smiled and chuckled, "Hehe, it's all thanks to everyone's hard work along the way that we've been able to get to this point. I just did what I could!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Jia and Wu Hao nodded silently, showing no arrogance despite their achievements. The arrogance and conceit typical of young people seemed completely unrelated to this mature-beyond-his-years fellow, which indeed won them a lot of goodwill.

"Here, you guys divide the Fire Energy!"

Xiao Yuan smiled and handed over his Fire Crystal Card, saying...

"You handled the White Fiends Team all by yourself, so we don't need them!"

Hu Jia shook her head upon seeing this.

"Indeed, this Fire Energy should belong to you!"

Wu Hao also spoke earnestly.

As for Xiao Yan and the other two standing to the side, they did not say anything.

Because they knew Xiao Yuan's style of doing things all too well.

"If we say we'll split it equally, then we'll split it equally. Why are you being so polite with me? If I need Fire Energy energy, I'll just find some unlucky guy to beat up and I'll have some left."

Xiao Yuan waved his hand and said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan and the other two shrugged, revealing an expression of "I knew it." Then, they consciously transferred the White Fiends Team's Fire Energy, which had already been converted into Xiao Yuan's Fire Crystal Card, and then transferred the Black Fiends Team's Fire Energy, which they had collected, into Xiao Yuan's card.

Hu Jia and Wu Hao followed suit, somewhat speechless, but their impression of Xiao Yuan improved even more.

After skillfully distributing the Fire Energy, he returned the Fire Crystal Card to Xiao Yuan.

Two hundred and eighty-five Fire Energy.

Looking at the numbers on the Fire Crystal Card, Xiao Yuan nodded.

With so much Fire Energy, once they enter the Inner Academy and go into seclusion for a period of time, their strength will likely increase by leaps and bounds.

After these few days of battle, Xiao Yuan's Dou Qi has shown signs of breakthrough again. He will probably be able to advance to the level of Nine-Star Great Dou Master in a short time and begin to break through to the Dou Ling level.

Elder Su glanced at Xiao Yuan and the others again, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes, and then slowly said, "As the winners of this year's ' Fire Energy Hunting Competition,' Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yu, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao will receive an additional reward of Azure Fire Crystal Card, plus Heavenly Fire Energy."

"Azure Fire Crystal Card?"

Upon hearing Elder Su's words, the surrounding senior students couldn't help but murmur in surprise, and envious glances swept over Xiao Yuan and his group of six.

"Azure Fire Crystal Card? What is this?" Xiao Yuan and the other six were somewhat bewildered by this so-called Azure Fire Crystal Card. They looked at each other, all puzzled.

"Hehe, in the Inner Academy, the Fire Crystal Card are divided into five colors from low to high: black, blue, cyan, red, and purple. The black crystal card in your hand is the lowest grade. This type of crystal card only qualifies you to cultivate on the first and second floors of the ' Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda '. The Blue Fire Crystal Card is for the third and fourth floors, and so on, down to the purple ninth and tenth floors."

Upgrading your crystal card requires exchanging Fire Energy in the Inner Academy. Generally, upgrading from a black crystal card to Blue Fire Crystal Card requires Heavenly Fire Energy, while upgrading from Blue Fire Crystal Card to a cyan crystal card requires 200 Heavenly Fire Energy. Now that you have received the Azure Fire Crystal Card reward, that's equivalent to saving 300 days of Fire Energy, which is no small amount. Among the senior students in the Inner Academy present, apart from Luo Hou who upgraded his Blue Fire Crystal Card to a Azure Fire Crystal Card just a week ago, most of the others are still using Blue Fire Crystal Card.

Seeing the confusion of Xiao Yuan and the others, Elder Su smiled and explained.

"Three hundred days of Fire Energy?"

Upon hearing this amount, Xiao Yuan and the others finally understood why the surrounding gazes were filled with envy. They had robbed the senior students of everything in the forest, and even with this reward, each person's crystal card only had a little over three hundred Fire Energy, which was only enough to exchange for one Azure Fire Crystal Card.

After Elder Su finished explaining, he flicked his hand, and six cyan crystal cards appeared in his hand. With a flick of his finger, the crystal cards shot towards Xiao Yuan and the other three, and finally hovered in front of them.

"The reward is already inside. Transfer the ' Fire Energy ' from the Black Fire Crystal Card to me, and then return the Black Fire Crystal Card to me."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan and the others quickly complied, and a moment later, they handed the now-empty Black Fire Crystal Card to Elder Su.

Elder Su took the black Fire Crystal Card, nodded slightly, and said with a smile, "Alright, now that you have all passed the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, please follow me into the Inner Academy."

Having said that, he turned around first and led the way.

Finally, we can enter the Inner Academy! A smile appeared on Xiao Yuan's face. He then waved his hand and withdrew the cold aura from the five members of the White Fiends Team. After a moment, the five began to move their bodies slightly, but they dared not move vigorously. They could only watch helplessly as Xiao Yuan, who had stolen their Fire Energy, led the five people behind him and leisurely followed Elder Su into the Inner Academy.

"Crunch."

A wooden door was slowly pushed open, and a ray of sunlight spread in through the crack, eventually forming a thin beam of light on the ground.

As the wooden door was fully pushed open, the light expanded rapidly, and several figures of varying lengths, stretched by the sunlight, walked in. An elderly man leading the way glanced over the spacious attic and smiled, "Xiao Yuan, this will be your residence from now on."

"Six people?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Jia, who was following behind, was taken aback, and then asked in astonishment, "Elder Su, do you mean that I, Xun'er, and Xiao Yu, three girls, are going to live with three grown men?"

However, Xiao Yu and Xun'er did not join her in protesting; each held their boyfriend's hand and remained silent.

"Hehe, Hu Jia, this pavilion is so big, and there are plenty of rooms. There's more than enough room for each of you. What's the rush?" Elder Su shook his head with a smile, then changed the subject and said jokingly, "Besides, the two young ladies might not necessarily be unwilling to live with their lovers!"

"Uh..." Upon hearing this, Hu Jia was stunned. She turned around and looked at the two hateful couples who were already holding hands. Her little face immediately shrugged.

"Snort!"

After huffing angrily, Hu Jia went upstairs alone.

This is outrageous! She's been betrayed like never before! What happened to their sisterly bond?!

"Hehe, this girl is as willful as ever!" Elder Su chuckled upon seeing this, then turned his gaze to Xiao Yuan and the other four, and continued, "By the way, let me remind you, in this Inner Academy, unless you are extremely powerful, it's not easy to get by on your own. Due to the environment, the senior students in the Inner Academy have also divided up their own territories. You will probably encounter these things soon. The reason I arranged for you to live together is so that you can look out for each other."

"Hehe, the four of us are all family. Even if you didn't say it, we would still hug each other."

Xiao Yuan smiled, then glanced at Wu Hao.

"Following you, at least I don't have to worry about being treated unfairly."

Wu Hao naturally understood Xiao Yuan's meaning, and after thinking about it carefully, he spoke frankly.

"I have no objection either!"

Upstairs, Hu Jia lazily said something, then chose a room and went inside.

"Hehe, very good!" Seeing that the six of them had completely formed a team, Elder Su nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, it's getting late. You can tidy up your rooms and get some rest for the night. Starting tomorrow, you can freely explore the Inner Academy. I'm sure you won't be disappointed."

"Aren't there any cultivation courses?" Wu Hao asked hurriedly upon hearing this.

"The Inner Academy doesn't need that kind of thing. As long as you have enough Fire Energy, you can enter the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda and cultivate there. It's more effective than any course. Oh, right, I almost forgot, the academy organizes students to enter the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda once a week. If we're talking about courses, then this should count, right?"

Elder Su chuckled.

"In addition, there are places like the Dou Techniques Pavilion and the Cultivation Method Pavilion in the Inner Academy. If you want to obtain cultivation techniques or Dou Technique, you can go there to take a look. Of course, this is on the premise of having enough Fire Energy to exchange for them. Compared with the Outer Academy, the Inner Academy is actually more free."

If you feel you don't have enough Fire Energy but are itching to play, you can go to the arena to earn Fire Energy. Of course, the prerequisite is that you must have enough strength; otherwise, you'll only lose everything.

Xiao Yuan and the other four nodded slightly, indicating that they understood.

"If there are no problems, you can rest now. If you need anything, you can come and find me."

Elder Su waved to the five people, then turned and walked towards the door, finally disappearing from Xiao Yuan and the others' sight.

"The arena... we'll talk about that later."

Thinking about the three hundred or so Fire Energy in his card, Xiao Yuan chuckled, then pulled Xiao Yu along to start choosing a room and doing some simple tidying.

Ultimately, the two chose two adjacent rooms on the third floor of the top floor with south-facing windows.

After tidying up and making arrangements, as dusk approached, the two newcomers decided to take a stroll in the Inner Academy.

The Inner Academy is located in a basin in a mountain range. Apart from the new students who arrive one after another, the rest of the students are all at least Da Dou Shi. From time to time, you can see some agile figures flashing across the rooftops.

Surrounded by mountains on all sides, the air in the Inner Academy is extremely fresh. In some places, the fragrance of herbs can even be heard, which must be the students of the Inner Academy's Alchemy Department.

As for the Dou Techniques Pavilion and Cultivation Method Pavilion mentioned by Elder Su, the two of them also saw them. However, what attracted more attention was the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda, where Branch Tower was buried underground!

The Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda is located to the north of the academy. When the two arrived there, the moonlight was growing stronger.

"It seems this is the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda. Let's take advantage of the abundant Fire Energy and start cultivating here tomorrow."

Xiao Yuan gazed at the dark spire, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

With the help of this Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda, his cultivation speed will probably be able to increase to an extremely terrifying level!

The Inner Academy is a five-year program, but Xiao Yuan estimates that it will probably take less than five years for his strength to grow to an extremely terrifying level.

At that time, we can graduate early, or rather, strive to advance to the Dou Zong level before graduation! "Well, I didn't play a significant role in this Fire Energy Hunting Competition. I used to think it didn't matter, but now I feel a bit uncomfortable. I also want to fight alongside you."

Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Yuan's energetic profile and said in a gentle voice.

"Hehe, let's work hard together then!"