Battle Green Mountain

Upon seeing the six appear, cheers erupted from the surrounding freshmen. Xiao Yuan's amazing performance in the Fire Energy Hunting Competition had already made him quite popular among the freshmen.

"Xiao Yuan? He's the Xiao Yuan who defeated Luo Hou's entire White Fiends Team?"

Hearing the cheers around them, some of the older students who were watching the commotion outside the main road couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, staring at the handsome young man in white with a strange look in their eyes.

"You're Xiao Yuan?"

Seeing the suddenly excited freshmen and then looking at their companions lying in the distance in a deep sleep, the expressions of the senior students blocking the exit changed. Clearly, they were quite wary of Xiao Yuan's reputation. After all, Luo Hou was one of the top 100 experts in the entire Inner Academy, and he had even squeezed into the "Strong Ranking" once. Although there was an element of luck involved, and he only stayed on the list for three days, being on the list naturally represented his outstanding strength. And even this strongman was defeated by Xiao Yuan. Therefore, some senior students in the Inner Academy were still somewhat wary of Xiao Yuan.

Xiao Yuan glanced indifferently at the young men in front of him whose expressions were constantly changing, and said in a calm voice, "I am Xiao Yuan. According to the rules, I should call you seniors, but your actions do not deserve me to call you seniors. If you want to fight, I suggest you all come at me together. The result will be the same anyway."

"Are you planning to be the first to stick your neck out? Even though you defeated Luo Hou, you should know that there are quite a few people stronger than Luo Hou in this Inner Academy!"

In front of everyone, the senior students were unwilling to be intimidated by a few words from a freshman, so they could only stiffen their necks and snort coldly.

"It doesn't matter. If you think you're better than Luo Hou, come find me. I want to see what kind of fools are pretending to be experts in front of me. Also, I, Xiao Yuan, will protect this group of new students. I don't care who among you has collected any Tribute Fee. You have to return all the Tribute Fee you collected by sunset tomorrow. Otherwise, when I come knocking on your door, this matter won't be easily resolved by simply returning the full amount!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan glanced coldly at the senior students, then looked around and said in a loud voice.

"Boom!"

As Xiao Yuan finished speaking, the faces of the dozens of freshmen behind him immediately lit up with excitement. They stomped their feet hard on the ground, and their Dou Qi surged out. In an instant, dozens of Dou Qi spirits condensed together, and the pressure they created made the senior students hurriedly take a few steps back.

"You, Xiao Yuan, don't think you can be arrogant just because you have more people. We are from ' Green Mountain.' You dare to offend us in the Inner Academy."

Startled by the aura of the new students, the senior students retreated, their faces turning grim. They immediately issued a warning, but before their warning could be finished, the white figure flashed out again. After a few muffled thuds, the senior students were sent flying backward almost simultaneously.

"I've already said, don't try to act tough in front of me. Your reasoning is reason, but mine is truth. If you think you're strong enough, come find me, but make sure you have enough Fire Energy. I don't like this Tribute Fee, so I don't want to pay it. These freshmen are under my protection, so they don't need to pay either. As for the senior students watching the show, if they want to continue watching the excitement, I don't mind. Go ahead and tell my words to those forces that have collected Tribute Fee from us freshmen. I, Xiao Yuan, can handle it! Although you can't kill people in the academy, believe me, even if I, a freshman, severely injure all the forces in the Inner Academy that try to intimidate others, the elders of the Inner Academy will only praise me for my strength. There can't be anyone who has cultivated in the Inner Academy for a year or even three or five years and still can't beat a freshman, right?"

Xiao Yuan's expression was quite cold and stern, but his words were extremely sharp, placing almost all the students in the academy on the opposite side of him.

"Kid, you've got guts!"

Suddenly, a murmur of approval arose from the crowd of elderly men watching the play.

"A Tai, do you know where that ' Green Mountain ' is? Take a few men and come with me to take these good-for-nothings back."

Xiao Yuan turned his head and asked.

"I know!" A Tai nodded upon hearing this, then turned to look at his companions beside him, pointed to a few people, and then quickly stepped forward and lifted them up.

"Senior Xiao Yuan, please come with me!"

As he spoke, A Tai ran ahead to lead the way.

"Xiao Yan, you two go and check on the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda first. Leave these matters to me."

Xiao Yan nodded upon hearing this, and then without hesitation led Xun'er and the other three towards the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda.

When Xiao Yuan made his move, he had already sensed that his Third Brother's strength had improved again. On the surface, he was Five-Star Dou Grandmaster, but in reality, his strength had reached the level of Nine-Star Great Dou Master. With the improvement from the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations and that miraculous secret technique, even Seven-Star Dou Ling would probably not be able to gain any advantage in terms of Dou Qi intensity.

Moreover, there were no known Dou Wang Stage experts among the forces in the Inner Academy. Therefore, Xiao Yuan's words were indeed true; he was not afraid of these so-called senior students in the Inner Academy at all.

Moreover, if necessary, Xiao Yuan could even fight a Dou Wang- level expert by breaking the seal.

Seeing that Xiao Yuan was not only going to help them avoid being bullied by the seniors, but also to help them get Fire Energy, the freshmen couldn't help but cheer again. Their eyes were filled with fervor as they looked at Xiao Yuan. Clearly, Xiao Yuan's actions in standing up for them had completely earned their recognition of his status.

"Senior, we'll go with you!"

Seeing that Xiao Yuan was about to leave, the freshmen shouted in unison.

"No need. Just wait for me to return here. In addition, I have a task for you. There are fifty new students in total. Excluding the six of us, there are forty-four people. You can choose yourselves amicably based on your cultivation talents and abilities, and create a preliminary force for me. I will make some adjustments after I return. Of course, those who do not want to join me are not required to participate. I am only giving you one day today. You are all quite capable of entering the Inner Academy. Don't let me down!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan waved his hand, then handed over a task before nodding to A Tai to lead the way.

"This kid has guts. Five-Star Dou Grandmaster, yet he dares to boast so arrogantly. I wonder if he really has the strength, or if he's just putting on a show!"

Some of the older students in the crowd began to whisper among themselves.

"Hey, I heard that when this kid was Four-Star Dou Grandmaster, he took down Luo Hou and the other four at once. With that kind of strength, he naturally has the right to be arrogant."

"This is going to be interesting. You know, the White Gang and the Medicine Gang are not to be trifled with!"

"Tch, I think this kid is pretty good. If we had someone like him in our year who could handle things, I'd be willing to follow him too!"

"Haha, you're right!"

"Let's go and follow them. The leader and deputy leader of ' Green Mountain ' are a Four-Star Dou Ling and a Two-Star Dou Ling, and there are quite a few other members at the Da Dou Shi level. I'm curious, what gives Xiao Yuan the confidence to dare to storm their door!"

As the group of senior students talked, they followed Xiao Yuan and his companions.

The "Green Mountain" encampment wasn't too far away. About ten minutes later, Xiao Yuan, led by A Tai, arrived at the gate of the "Green Mountain" encampment.

"Carefully carry the people inside. Also, make a list of the two groups that took over your Fire Energy forces in the first two rounds, and the groups that attacked you later. I want to take them down one by one."

Xiao Yuan waved his hand and looked at A Tai, speaking calmly.

"Senior Xiao Yuan, the two groups that took over our Fire Energy forces in the first two waves were the ' White Gang ' and the ' Medicine Gang ' from the Inner Academy. Both are quite formidable forces, especially the Medicine Gang, which almost monopolizes the distribution of pills in the Inner Academy!"

A Tai clearly knew all about these "enemies" and quickly said so.

"Didn't they say five groups of people were coming? Who else is there?"

Xiao Yuan nodded upon hearing this, and then asked another question.

"Actually, it was the people from ' Green Mountain ' who did the beating. The other two forces only came to threaten us. They probably saw that our brothers had already been beaten once and were worried that excessive pressure on us would cause things to get out of control, so they didn't do anything."

Upon hearing this, A Tai immediately responded and even offered some analysis.

"Hehe, you're not bad, kid. You've done a good job with intelligence, and you're smart enough. Once the force is established, you'll probably have to put in a lot more effort." Xiao Yuan nodded with a smile, then raised an eyebrow and said, "Someone's here."

As soon as he finished speaking, several figures shot out. The leader had a powerful aura, even stronger than that of Luo Hou.

I suppose he must be the vice leader of ' Green Mountain '.

"So you're Xiao Yuan. You are indeed quite handsome!"

The deputy leader of "Green Mountain" immediately recognized the figure of one of his own men lying on the ground. His face darkened instantly. He had sensed Xiao Yuan's undisguised malicious aura and had only brought his men out after his subordinates reported that Xiao Yuan was at the door.

Hearing the tone of the other party clearly implying that he only had a handsome appearance but not necessarily great strength, Xiao Yuan was not annoyed. He said calmly, "I am Xiao Yuan. If this is all the strength you Green Mountain have, you'd better not provoke me, Xiao Yuan, in the future. Otherwise, I won't be so kind as to send your people back next time!"

Hearing Xiao Yuan's threatening words, the deputy leader of "Green Mountain" became even more gloomy.

"Heh, that's quite arrogant. You don't actually think that by defeating Luo Hou, a guy who can't even hold his own on the Strong Ranking, and then bringing in new recruits, you can challenge the entire ' Green Mountain ' gang, do you?"

"Heh, how much stronger are you than Luo Hou? Even if you're on the Strong Ranking, you're just a bottom-tier expert. You dare to pretend to be a master in front of me?"

Xiao Yuan sneered upon hearing this, and then his Dou Qi surged out. He turned his head slightly and looked at A Tai and the others beside him, and said slowly, "You guys step back a bit, so you don't get caught in the crossfire."

A Tai and the others nodded upon hearing this, and then stepped back.

"Come on, don't say I didn't give you a chance, all of you come at me together!"

Xiao Yuan said coldly.

"Hmph, arrogant!"

Upon hearing this, the aura of the Green Mountain Vice Leader, a Two-Star Dou Ling, suddenly erupted. At the same time, the auras of many Da Dou Shi level cultivators also rose up from the side. Such aura was much stronger than the combined strength of Luo Hou and the other five on that day.

"I originally wanted to keep a low profile, but since you all want to see my strength, I don't mind showing you my true power."

As Xiao Yuan spoke, he walked forward, his aura growing stronger with each step. After seven steps, accompanied by a scorching heat, it seemed that Xiao Yuan's aura was now on par with the combined strength of the Green Mountain Vice Leader and his men! "How is this possible! What kind of secret technique is this?"

Although the deputy leader of the Green Mountain had already heard about Xiao Yuan's victory over Luo Hou and his group of five using a secret technique, he never expected that Xiao Yuan would actually use a secret technique to amplify his strength to the level of Three-Star Dou Ling right in front of him! What kind of secret technique could amplify strength to such a terrifying degree? Just what kind of background does this kid have? How could he possess such a terrifying secret technique?

"Holy crap, this kid!"

A number of senior students had already gathered around to watch the battle, and they were stunned as they watched Xiao Yuan's aura surge.

Is this a freshman? Give him a year to cultivate, and even some elders might not be his match! This kid is terrifying! In the distance, A Tai and the others were also shocked when they saw Xiao Yuan's terrifying aura. They originally thought that defeating Luo Hou was Xiao Yuan's limit, but they didn't expect that Luo Hou could only force Xiao Yuan to unleash such power!

"Laugh!"

With a flick of his sleeve, Xiao Yuan conjured black ice spikes around him, which shot directly toward the group from Green Mountain.

"Snort!"

Seeing this, the deputy leader of the Green Mountain gang snorted and then casually conjured a cyan shield, which blocked Xiao Yuan's attack.

However, the Da Dou Shi beside him were not so lucky. A few of the Peak Dou Master were able to resist, but some of the weaker ones were directly injured by Xiao Yuan's attacks.

"It seems this kid's Dou Qi technique is quite advanced!"

Seeing Xiao Yuan injure some of his gang members, the deputy leader of Green Mountain was also moved. However, with his strength and confidence, he would not back down at this time. He immediately prepared to take action and teach Xiao Yuan a lesson.

"Mystic Ice Dragon Flight!"

However, Xiao Yuan clearly had no intention of practicing martial ethics. After a round of probing, he had already roughly estimated the strength of the Green Mountain group and immediately unleashed his ultimate move.

As the dragon's roar resounded, a giant black Mystic Ice Giant Dragon was condensed, and at the same time, the dragon energy within Xiao Yuan's body was once again activated.

"Roar!"

Immediately afterwards, a roar carrying strange sonic waves came from Xiao Yuan's mouth. It arrived before the Mystic Ice Giant Dragon could rush over, and directly blasted the people of Green Mountain into a brief daze.

By the time they came to their senses, it was too late to dodge. They were directly hit by the Mystic Ice Giant Dragon, and the terrifying damage caused the people of Green Mountain to let out screams one after another.