Do You Have the Strength to Negotiate Terms with Me?

Xiao Yuan's calm voice echoed in the square, causing all the whispers to stop abruptly. Gazes filled with various emotions lingered between the tall, upright Xiao Yuan and the pale-faced, unconscious Yao Sheng on the ground.

Meanwhile, Lei Na on the other side had already been easily defeated by Xiao Yan.

This person's strength was only Four-Star Dou Ling, and his combat power was also mediocre. Xiao Yan only used the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations to make up for the gap between their Dou Qi strength. In the subsequent battle, the experienced Xiao Yan naturally had no possibility of defeat.

"Clap clap clap!"

Suddenly, a round of applause rang out, followed by a series of applause, until everyone in the audience joined in.

Even Bai Cheng, after a moment of silence, joined in the applause.

Putting everything else aside, the terrifying combat power of Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yan alone is enough to earn the respect of everyone present. The students who can enter Jia Nan Academy can all be said to be quite talented, or even geniuses. But if they asked themselves honestly, they would never have been able to achieve this level when they were at the Da Dou Shi stage.

Those who had previously doubted Xiao Yuan's Xiao Yuan were undoubtedly proven wrong by his performance. Keep in mind, this was only a month after Xiao Yuan Xiao Yuan entered the academy. If we wait three years, even some elders would likely have to admit defeat in combat! Someone so clearly destined to become a super-strong individual in the future—even if we don't befriend him, we absolutely cannot afford to be enemies! So, who would be unhappy at this moment?

Of course it's Han Xian! At this moment, everyone in the Medicine Gang looked quite grim, especially Han Xian, who had already cursed Yao Sheng, that good-for-nothing, to death in his heart!

How shameful! Seven-Star Dou Ling can't even beat Da Dou Shi? Useless!

But he quickly stopped cursing, not because of a change of heart, but because Xiao Yuan's gaze moved toward him.

In an instant, Han Xian was drenched in sweat.

Even Yao Sheng was defeated, so he is even less of a match for him!

However, if the Lion Heart Society continues to sell its pills, the Medicine Gang will probably be wiped out in no time!

Damn it, how could Xiao Yuan's combat power be so monstrous? Could he be lying about his strength? But then he dismissed the idea.

Xiao Yuan is only eighteen years old, and his strength as Seven Star Great Fighter is already outrageous. If he could cultivate to the Seven-Star Dou Ling, would that even allow others to live? But Han Xian was not willing to sit idly by and wait for death. After thinking hard for a while, he finally had some ideas.

Seeing Xiao Yuan approaching him with an unfriendly expression, Han Xian's expression tightened immediately. He then forced himself to muster some momentum and slowly spoke.

"Although your combat strength is amazing, if you dare to attack me if I don't accept your challenge, then you will be breaking the academy's rules!"

Han Xian said, sounding somewhat fierce but actually weak.

"So what? When you wrecked my Lion Heart Society, weren't you worried about breaking the rules?"

Xiao Yuan asked with a cold smile, his powerful aura pressing down on Han Xian and silencing him before he could finish speaking.

"The academy doesn't have such a rule!"

Han Xian said through gritted teeth.

"I think you might have misunderstood. What I mean is, these are the rules of my Lion Heart Society. Isn't that how it is in the Inner Academy? Strength is paramount, and only those with strength can establish rules. I also agree with the elders' rules, but you have to listen to mine!"

Xiao Yuan smiled and placed his hand on Han Xian's shoulder, warning him word by word in an icy tone.

"Besides, although I'm a freshman, with your abilities, you don't seem to have the right to talk about any bullshit rules in front of me, do you?"

As Xiao Yuan's smile grew wider, Han Xian's expression gradually twisted, because Xiao Yuan's hand on his shoulder was sometimes icy cold and sometimes scalding hot. This feeling of extreme contrast between ice and fire was extremely uncomfortable for him!

"Don't be too arrogant. Yao Sheng is only seventeenth on the Strong Ranking. There are sixteen stronger people ahead of him, especially since he is from Lie Shan. Although Liu Qing's price is extremely expensive, my Medicine Gang can afford it!"

Han Xian said with an extremely ugly expression.

"Heh, then invite him over. If you keep talking to me like that, you'll never learn!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan sneered, and then his body trembled. With just a burst of energy, he sent Han Xian flying, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and crashing heavily to the ground!

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yuan leisurely walked to Yao Sheng's side, searched out his Fire Crystal Card, and deducted all of the nearly 700 Fire Energy, leaving only 7 points of guaranteed Fire Energy.

Xiao Yan, who was standing nearby, followed suit and also collected nearly four hundred Fire Energy.

Looking at the two money-giving boys on the ground, the faces of the onlookers twitched slightly. Even in the arena, no one dared to completely strip away the opponent's Fire Energy. Xiao Yuan was truly too ruthless! What was even more outrageous was that the elders didn't care, which was truly puzzling.

The elders were also puzzled, but no one would question the Great Elder's words.

After all, many elders were Great Elder Great Elder they were still students.

"Tsk, I forgot, your Medicine Gang likes to buy Medicinal Herbs, so you must have a lot of Fire Energy, right?"

But soon, Xiao Yuan's expression changed, and he approached Han Xian with a smile on his face, asking in a very friendly manner.

"Xiao Yuan! Don't go too far. Since your Lion Heart Society also has alchemists, if you're so capable, then let's have a contest using alchemist methods! If I lose, you Fire Energy, but if you lose, then don't get involved in the sale of pills again!"

Han Xian felt a chill run down his spine under Xiao Yuan's gaze and couldn't help but shout in a deep voice.

"Laugh!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan burst out laughing on the spot.

"Han Xian, have I damaged your brain? The quality of your Medicine Gang's medicines is inferior to that of my Lion Heart Society, yet you actively seek trouble. When you can't win, you spout this nonsense? What do you mean by saying that if you lose, you'll give us Fire Energy, but if we lose, we won't be allowed to touch the pills? You want to negotiate with me Xiao Yuan? Do you even have the strength to do that?"

The next moment, Xiao Yuan's expression turned icy. With a casual wave of his hand, Fire Crystal Card aura swept across the area, freezing Han Xian to the ground. He then searched Han Xian's body and took away the more than 600 Fire Energy that Han Xian had replenished!

Get rich!

After inwardly praising him, Xiao Yuan satisfiedly froze Han Xian's mouth, then casually tossed out a sentence:

"Next time, remember to bring someone of some standing to negotiate with me. If I beat you up and then have to listen to your terms, wouldn't that be a waste of my time beating you up? You're so ordinary, yet so confident."

Upon hearing this, Han Xian was so angry that he trembled with cold, but after a long while, he found that he couldn't speak at all. A moment later, he actually fainted from anger.

"And you members of the Medicine Gang, I suppose you've also gotten involved? I'll give you three choices: either hand over half of your Fire Energy to avoid disaster by paying a fine; or leave the Medicine Gang and hand over one-fifth of your Fire Energy to avoid disaster by paying a fine; or join our Lion Heart Society and you won't have to spend a single Fire Energy. In fact, you can even earn more Fire Energy in my Lion Heart Society!"

Of course, you can fight to the bitter end, but I've reserved some strength. If you think you can defeat me, then come at me all at once!

Xiao Yuan spread his arms wide, unleashing an aura comparable to that of Seven-Star Dou Ling, causing his robes to flutter wildly and his long, black hair to sway in the wind. His extraordinary demeanor amazed everyone present.

Under such overwhelming pressure, nearly half of the Medicine Gang members silently stepped forward, then lowered their heads, walked to the Lion Heart Society members, turned around, looked at Xiao Yuan, and expressed their attitude through their actions.

As for the others, some chose to discard their Medicine Gang badges, while others glared angrily at Xiao Yuan Xiao Yuan handing over half of their Fire Energy to him.

But they were unwilling to fight Xiao Yuan to the death.

After all, it's only when the strength is roughly equal that a fight to the death is fought. If the strength difference is too great, not only will you lose Fire Energy, but you'll also lose half your life. They are just alchemists, there's no need for them to risk their lives! "By the way, let me remind you all, don't think that once you join my Lion Heart Society and get the medicine formula, you will betray us. Believe me, no one will want someone like that. Even if someone does want you, I can beat them so badly that they won't dare to take you. I would say the same thing even if all the leaders of the entire academy were here. If you don't believe me, you can try."

Xiao Yuan glanced at the members of the Medicine Gang who had joined the Lion Heart Society and gave them a cold warning.

Upon hearing this, some people's eyes flickered, clearly indicating that they had harbored such thoughts, but Xiao Yuan's words undoubtedly dispelled those notions.

After all, although Xiao Yuan was arrogant, the facts proved that his strength was enough to support his arrogance! Despite being a freshman, he would often lead people to attack other forces and take on an entire faction by himself. Such outrageous behavior was something that had never happened since the founding of the Jia Nan Academy.

As for seeking help from the elders? Isn't that ridiculous? A group of people have been cultivating in the Inner Academy three or four years, only to be utterly defeated by a freshman, and they still want to ask the elders for help? They really have no shame at all, do they?

The elders would probably just say, "Useless thing, how dare you say that? Go back and cultivate properly!" Of course, Xiao Yuan's one-on-one fight is not a problem, but this kind of forceful seizure of Fire Energy is really affecting the balance of the Inner Academy.

So, "Hehe, it's quite lively!"

Elder Su, acting on orders from Great Elder Su Qian, suddenly appeared beside Xiao Yuan and said with a smile.

"Greetings, Elder Su!"

Upon seeing this, everyone quickly bowed and greeted them.

"Elder Su, what's going on?"

Xiao Yuan calmly put the Fire Crystal Card away, then politely asked.

"Hehe, you're pretty good, kid. But the Great Elder has added a new rule for the Inner Academy: all students, including freshmen and seniors, are not allowed to engage in private fights for any reason outside of the arena or academy competitions, and must take away all of their opponent's Fire Energy."

Elder Su smiled first, then his expression turned serious, and he spoke earnestly.

"This rule takes effect immediately."

Elder Su then added.

Upon hearing this, everyone's attention turned to Elder Su.

Wait a minute, before the rules took effect, Xiao Yuan made a fortune! But then again, who would have thought a freshman could beat up a senior?

"Yes, I will abide by the academy's rules!"

Xiao Yuan nodded seriously.

It doesn't matter. We've already made enough money. With the addition of the alchemists, the Lion Heart Society will completely replace the Medicine Gang. At that time, the so-called Fire Energy will no longer be a problem!

As for the Fire Energy we've acquired, it's perfect for cultivation. After all, the sixth level requires six days' worth of Fire Energy per day, which adds up to 180 days' Fire Energy per month – quite an expense!

With so much Fire Energy, the Lion Heart Society's working capital won't be a problem for a short time. Once the Pill Hall is fully established, the Fire Energy will be plentiful! Now, they can finally cultivate in peace! Seeing that Xiao Yuan had no objections, Elder Su nodded and then disappeared from the spot.

"Everyone, thank you for coming. You can all leave now; things are almost over!"

Seeing Elder Su leave, Xiao Yuan smiled and addressed everyone present.

"President Xiao, you're too kind. Your Lion Heart Society's pills are indeed better than those of the Medicine Gang, and they're also cheaper. As long as you keep it up, we will continue to support you!"

Many people in the crowd responded with smiles.

"Hehe, don't worry, everyone. Once the price Lion Heart Society, it will not be changed. Unless all Medicinal Herbs increase in price, we will not only not raise the price of this pill, but we will also launch special offers every month to allow everyone to obtain more and better quality pills with less Fire Energy! Please pay more attention to the Lion Heart Society's follow-up publicity."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan laughed heartily and took the opportunity to promote the product! Many people who had used Lion Heart Society pills were immediately intrigued, as no one would complain about having too few good pills in their reserves.

"Thank you very much, Chairman Xiao!"

They smiled and cupped their hands in greeting to Xiao Yuan before dispersing.

"President, Vice President! You guys are so cool!"

A Tai came closer, his eyes brimming with excitement.

"Hehe, let's go. Take the brothers and the new ones back first. You'll be busy for the next while!"

Xiao Yuan patted A Tai on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Alright! It's good to be busy! It means our Lion Heart Society is developing in a better direction!"

A Tai also said with a smile.

In terms of cultivation talent, he wasn't exactly top-tier, just average. But when it came to handling interpersonal relationships and managing related matters, he was indeed quite talented, and he also preferred doing those things! "Haha, you rascal! Go on!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan smiled and then gestured for A Tai to lead everyone back first.

He and Xiao Yan followed leisurely a short distance behind, chatting casually.

"Brother, I'm planning to start cultivating the Three Thousand Lightning Movement in a while. Do you want to join me?"

Xiao Yan said with a laugh.

"Yes, it's time to start cultivating, but for now, I need to learn alchemy from you first!"

Xiao Yuan nodded and said seriously.