The mockery and isolation at Jia Nan Academy were like poisoned thorns, tormenting Xiao Yan's heart day and night.
He stopped going out and stayed in his dim room all day, the gloomy aura around him nearly solidifying into something tangible.
Without Fire Energy, he could not cultivate in the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower for long periods, and the gap between him and the other new students would only grow wider.
This sense of despair suffocated him even more than when he had been reduced to trash in Wutan City.
"Teacher, I've had enough!"
Xiao Yan suddenly slammed his fist into the wall with a dull thud, and the back of his hand instantly swelled red.
His eyes were bloodshot as he growled at the black ring on his finger.
"I have to become stronger! No matter what it takes! I'll make everyone who looked down on me pay the price! Especially Gu Long!"
A faint gleam flashed from the ring, and Han Feng's hoarse, seductive voice sounded in his mind.
"That's more like it, disciple. The so-called righteous path, the so-called rules, are nothing more than shackles the weak put on themselves.
True power has always belonged only to those who dare to break the rules.
Since the road through Jia Nan Academy is blocked, the Black Corner Region will be your finest hunting ground."
"The Black Corner Region!"
A trace of struggle flashed through Xiao Yan's eyes, but it was swiftly replaced by madness.
That place was synonymous with chaos and slaughter. There were no rules there, only the survival of the fittest.
"But I'm still too weak!"
"Hehe, don't worry." Han Feng gave a sinister laugh.
"With your teacher here, and the Mysterious Yellow Flame within your body, as long as we plan properly, it won't