I Still Prefer the Defiant Way You Were Before

Spears clashed, Xiao Yuan and Bai Cheng exchanging a fierce blow. As the force of the attack spread, Bai Cheng staggered back five steps, while Xiao Yuan retreated four. Clearly, relying on the power of the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations and his own formidable physical strength, Xiao Yuan had gained a slight advantage in the clash! "Hmph, just brute force, nothing special!" Having fallen behind in the exchange, Bai Cheng's face darkened, but he still brandished his spear and sneered, "If you continue to rely on brute force, prepare to lie down when your secret technique is activated!"

"You talk too much nonsense."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan let out a cold laugh, then his figure transformed into a black streak, charging towards Bai Cheng. Each step he took left a half-inch deep footprint on the ground, and his powerful momentum was like that of a humanoid demonic beast, extremely visually striking! Looking at the fierce figure that was rushing towards him with the force of thunder, Bai Cheng wavered slightly. Only now did Bai Cheng realize that he had truly underestimated Xiao Yuan from the very beginning.

Gritting his teeth and gripping his spear tightly, Bai Cheng stared intently at the approaching Xiao Yuan, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. He knew what this battle meant for him. If he were to lose, his ranking on the "Strong Ranking" would likely be immediately replaced by Xiao Yuan, and the "White Gang" would suffer a significant loss of prestige, causing its status within the Inner Academy to plummet. Therefore, no matter how formidable Xiao Yuan was, he had to defeat him by any means necessary today! "Arrogant fool, today I'll show you the true strength of a ' Strong Ranking ' expert! These low-level tricks have made you far too confident."

A cold glint flashed across his face, and deep yellow Dou Qi surged from Bai Cheng's body like the Yellow River, eventually enveloping his entire body. The surface of the light swirled slowly like water ripples, resembling a vortex of yellow light.

The yellow Dou Qi ball trembled slightly, then burst forth with a low shout in full view of everyone. The spear thrust out rapidly like lightning, and with each thrust, an afterimage appeared in front of them. Bai Cheng's spear vibrated at an extremely terrifying speed. In just a moment, the afterimage of the spear enveloped the space in front of him. At this moment, Xiao Yuan, who rushed over like a demonic beast, also appeared instantly outside the spear shadow blockade.

"Drink!"

The deep yellow spear afterimages hovered in mid-air, their tips gleaming with an unusual cold light. Enhanced by the deep yellow Dou Qi, each afterimage possessed the power to pierce through stone walls. Bai Cheng, staring at Xiao Yuan was already close at hand, suddenly roared. As his roar subsided, the dense array of deep yellow spear shadows in front of him burst forth. Instantly, a sharp, piercing sound of wind breaking echoed within the battle circle.

There were quite a few spear shadows, and the fact that Bai Cheng strength. He truly lived up to his reputation as a "Strong Ranking" expert.

If it were an ordinary Dou Ling, it would probably be in a lot of trouble under Bai Cheng's fierce offensive. However, Xiao Yuan's combat experience was no less than the former's. He straightened his waist and swung the Mystic Ice Dragon Spear in his hand like a great dragon.

The sky filled with black gun shadows brought a chill, and the extremely cold Dou Qi made many of the onlookers shiver involuntarily.

"Such pure Ice Attribute Douqi!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Han Yue's eyes as she watched the battle from the sidelines. This was the first time she had seen Xiao Yuan make a move. She had originally thought that Xiao Yuan was just young and impetuous, but now it seemed that Xiao Yuan was clearly confident in his abilities before he dared to do so.

However, if this is all the strength he has, it probably won't be enough to wipe out all the members of the White Gang. In fact, if he fails to defeat Bai Cheng within the time limit of the secret technique, things could get complicated! His companions also looked surprised. Judging from the strength Xiao Yuan has shown so far, even within their Yue Ling, only their leader, Han Yue, is capable of fighting him!

Can this really be called a freshman? It's way too amazing! Ding, ding

Each spear shadow, imbued with a sharp, swift wind, continuously erupted with the crisp, tangible sound of metal clashing against metal. The spear shadows rapidly dissipated, leaving only the rapidly spreading ripples of energy that revealed the intense clash that occurred at the moment of impact.

The numerous spear shadows vanished rapidly. In the end, the few remaining spear shadows finally gave up their futile attacks. The spear shaft solidified, and instantly, a solid spear tore through the air like lightning. Sharp gusts of wind rapidly condensed at the spear tip and stabbed directly at Xiao Yuan's chest.

However, the next moment, Bai Cheng gritted his teeth and withdrew his spear to defend, because Xiao Yuan once again used the same trick, attacking where the enemy had to defend and thrusting his spear at his throat.

Although he was quite confident in the defensive power of his earth-attribute Dou Qi, Xiao Yuan's explosive power of Ice Attribute Douqi with its strange high heat made him somewhat terrified, and he dared not gamble with his life.

Xiao Yuan's reckless fighting style really troubled Bai Cheng.

"Hateful!"

Bai Cheng stared at Xiao Yuan, who was pressing his advantage and charging forward again with his gun. He gritted his teeth, then slightly trembled his arm holding the gun handle. Suddenly, the gun shone brightly, and a dazzling yellow light, like a blazing sun, flashed up from the battle circle.

"Laugh!"

As the yellow light surged, a yellow energy sand serpent suddenly shot out from within, its ferocious maw slamming viciously towards Xiao Yuan.

However, as Xiao Yuan wielded his spear, he actually created an all-around, flawless spear shadow defense. Black, chilling energy spread out, turning into ice crystals that condensed on the spear shadow defense. Its translucent texture resembled Mystic Ice Mirror! "Bang!"

The yellow sand snake crashed into the ice-crystal-covered spear shadow defense, unleashing a tremendous roar. A visible ripple of energy spread rapidly, and cracks began to appear in the hard floor beneath Xiao Yuan's feet.

"Break!" The palm slammed heavily onto the spear shaft, unleashing the full power of a six- Dou Ling. The incomparably powerful energy blasted against the ice crystal, and the spear tip thrust forward! However, as expected, the spear shadow defense not only did not shatter, but also rebounded with immense force as the ice crystal shimmered!

Startled by the sudden force, Bai Cheng, who was holding the gun in one hand, felt a numbness in his hand. Then, accompanied by the Xuan Bing Storm that Xiao Yuan unleashed with the tip of his gun, Bai Cheng could no longer hold on, and his weapon was knocked away by Xiao Yuan!

"How is that possible!"

The members of the White Gang below were immediately dumbfounded. Their leader, a six- Dou Ling and a powerhouse ranked thirty-fourth on the "Strong Ranking," had actually been disarmed by Xiao Yuan, a mere freshman? After being disarmed by Xiao Yuan, Bai Cheng was immediately overwhelmed by Xiao Yuan's relentless attacks and fell into a disadvantageous position. If it weren't for the powerful defense of his earth attribute, Bai Cheng would probably have already been bleeding.

This one-sided situation caused many people to burst into laughter. After all, for a senior student who had been training for three years to be beaten so badly by a freshman was truly a disgrace.

After rolling awkwardly on the ground to dodge Xiao Yuan's attack, Bai Cheng took the opportunity to leap up. Hearing the laughter around him, his face turned pale and then red. After a while, his expression returned to its previous gloomy look. He stared at Xiao Yuan with icy eyes and said in a sinister tone, "Good lad, I underestimated you."

"Too much nonsense."

Xiao Yuan gave Bai Cheng no chance to recover. As he charged forward, he smiled mockingly. Before Bai Cheng could react, the figure reappeared beside Bai Cheng like a ghost, the spear carrying a sharp wind and an incomparably sharp aura thrusting towards Bai Cheng.

However, having prepared, Bai Cheng was no longer as flustered as before when facing Xiao Yuan's fierce attack. He immediately condensed his Dou Qi into a spear and wielded it skillfully, finally turning the tide of the battle once again.

In the midst of the battle, two figures flashed by. Every collision between the cyan and deep yellow Dou Qi would unleash a thunderous explosion. As the energy spread, the ground, which already had many cracks, was rapidly spreading out at a visible speed.

"Bang, bang!"

Deep, resounding collisions echoed continuously from the battle. In the end, due to the unleashing of their Dou Qi aura, the two figures could only be vaguely seen as two blurry orbs of light. The intense pressure of the energy made some onlookers, even those more than ten meters away, feel short of breath.

Watching the fierce clash in the arena, many people in the stands were secretly astonished. Judging from the current confrontation between the two, they were evenly matched, which surprised some people.

Although Bai Cheng's reputation in the Inner Academy is not as high as that of Lin Xiuya and others, he is still a top expert on the "Strong Ranking". His strength is at the first-class level in the entire Inner Academy. Now, Xiao Yuan, a freshman who has only been in the Inner Academy for less than a week, is able to fight him to this extent and not be at a disadvantage. Such an achievement is really embarrassing for some students who entered the Inner Academy earlier.

As the battle intensified, the noise from the stands subsided considerably. Many people watched with bated breath as the two figures flashed by. At this point, both sides were giving it their all. If either side hesitated even slightly, the other would likely seize the opportunity to launch a decisive attack.

In fact, even if Xiao Yuan were to lose at this stage of the battle, it probably wouldn't have a significant impact on his reputation. After all, Bai Cheng was a senior student who had been in the Inner Academy for two or three years, while Xiao Yuan was able to fight him to a standstill after only a few days of entering the academy.

Such skill is enough to make most people in the Inner Academy look at him with new eyes. On the contrary, the burden that Bai Cheng bears for achieving such a result will be far greater than that of Xiao Yuan. Therefore, he is also clear in his heart that he cannot achieve a draw in this battle. He must win, otherwise he will use his own reputation to make Xiao Yuan famous!

A sinister glint flashed in Bai Cheng's eyes, and he couldn't help but feel anxious. He had originally thought that it wouldn't be difficult to deal with Xiao Yuan, who relied on secret techniques to fight, if he used all his strength. However, he did not expect that he would be suppressed by Xiao Yuan. In addition, Xiao Yuan's spear skills seemed to be more refined than his own. If he did not use some of his trump cards, he would probably be found to have a weakness again and be dealt a fatal blow!

After a brief moment of thought, Bai Cheng spun his right hand, and deep yellow Dou Qi rapidly formed in his palm. Finally, it was rapidly compressed, and in the blink of an eye, it formed a brown ball of light no bigger than a palm. With a sharp shout, the ball of light slammed into Xiao Yuan.

"Mystic Earth Convergence!"

This compressed brown light orb was clearly extremely aggressive. Although it was several feet away from Xiao Yuan, it had already produced an extremely sharp sound of wind breaking during this time. Deep yellow arcs of light were formed and dented on the surface of the light orb, and the air in front of the light orb seemed to be stripped away at this moment.

The brown light rapidly enlarged in his dark pupils, but Xiao Yuan did not back down at all. He threw out a punch, the same Mystic Ice Whirlwind Fist he had used before.

"Bang!"

In the blink of an eye, the brown light ball and the black ice crystal storm collided, producing an explosive sound. At the same time, Xiao Yuan and Bai Cheng also collided directly. As their spears clashed, powerful ripples of energy rapidly spread out from the point of contact, causing the hard floor to tremble as if it had been plowed by oxen.

"Drink!"

Immediately following, a roar erupted, followed by a dragon's cry. Without warning, Xiao Yuan summoned a colossal Mystic Ice Giant Dragon, its power far surpassing that of Bai Cheng's previous sand serpent! The next moment, Bai Cheng was sent flying by the dragon's impact. Had it not been for his almost tangible, deep yellow Douqi Armor, this single Mystic Ice Dragon Flight would have been enough to decide the outcome! Earth-type Dou Qi defense is extremely strong, and the Douqi Armor Bai Cheng had condensed at full power was terrifyingly formidable. This gave Bai Cheng considerable confidence, and he couldn't help but sneer, "In this battle, I may indeed find it difficult to win, but with this Douqi Armor, defeating me won't be so easy!"

Bai Cheng's words left Xiao Yuan speechless. Just now he was yelling about wanting him to lie down, and now he's saying defeating him isn't so easy? So you've already won everything, huh?

"Is that so? Then I'll show you how I crack your turtle shell!"

A mocking glint flashed in his eyes. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xiao Yuan changed his hand seals, and his Dou Qi erupted, flowing into the Mystic Ice Giant Dragon's body. The next moment, to everyone's horror, the Mystic Ice Giant Dragon's size doubled! The terrifying pressure made Han Yue, who was not far away, break out in a cold sweat. Even if she were to go, she could probably only withstand this attack at most, but her combat power would be greatly reduced afterward. This Xiao Yuan was truly unbelievably strong! Roar! Accompanied by a dragon's roar, the Mystic Ice Giant Dragon roared out, directly and brutally shattering Bai Cheng's proud defense. As Bai Cheng's figure fell to the ground like a dead dog, this battle finally came to an end.