Old Students Making Trouble

Meanwhile, on the other side, Xiao Yan was with Yao Lao. "You should go sign up for Jia Nan Academy."

"Would I even learn anything at Jia Nan Academy? Teacher, you already have Cultivation Techniques and Dou Skills here."

"Jia Nan Academy has a Heavenly Flame ranked fourteenth: the Fallen Heart Flame. If you can obtain that Heavenly Flame, your Flame Mantra will be able to evolve. After you sign up, you'll need to take more than a year off. I'm going to take you to the Monster Mountain Range to train. That place suits you better. Only by searching for opportunities will you grow faster. Following a fixed routine doesn't suit you."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan hesitated and thought for a while before saying, "All right."

The next day.

Xiao Tian set out early to pick up Xun Er so they could attend Jia Nan Academy's recruitment together. The Xiao Family was practically empty today; most of the clan had gone either to take part in or watch the recruitment. When the two of them arrived at the main gate, they saw Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, Xiao Mei, and the others standing there. "Yo, our great genius Xiao has finally gone out? Hurry over. The one in charge of recruitment this time is my instructor. I'll take you through the back door. Otherwise, even if you lined up until tomorrow, you might not get your turn."

After Xiao Yu finished speaking, she led everyone to the rear of the recruitment area. Under Xiao Yu's lead, Xiao Tian and the others entered the center of the square.

As soon as Xiao Yu entered, a crowd of female students surrounded her, chattering nonstop.

"Xiao Yu, long time no see?" A male voice suddenly rang out. A man dressed in grayish-white clothes, with a fake smile on his face, walked out. The look he gave Xiao Yu was filled with heat.

"Luo Bu, long time no see." Seeing the man, Xiao Yu responded politely.

"Are these all people you brought over? Then let them take the test first." After the man's eyes swept over Xiao Xun'er with a trace of desire, he took out a Test Crystal.

Seeing the man's gaze, Xiao Tian narrowed his eyes.

"This is the Test Crystal. As long as you're above the eighth stage of Dou Qi, it will light up, and you'll pass the test," Xiao Yu said after a brief hesitation.

Xiao Tian and the others went up one by one to be tested. As expected, everyone passed.

"Since you've passed the test, go stay with them for half an hour." Luo Bu put away the Test Crystal and pointed at the young men and women standing under the blazing sun as he spoke to Xiao Tian's group.

"Luo Bu, what do you mean? They're people I brought here." Xiao Yu glared at Luo Bu angrily.

"These are the academy's rules. New students inevitably have some sharp edges. That will affect their growth. I'm doing this to temper their characters."

"You just want to bully new students, that's all. Don't use that trick on the people I brought."

"Since they passed the test under my hand, I have the right to manage them temporarily. Of course, if you agree to have a meal with me, I can let them off."

"In your dreams. Don't even think about it." Xiao Yu refused decisively without a second thought.

"Yo, Brother Luo Bu, looks like things aren't going smoothly for you here. Want me to help you teach them a lesson?" While everyone was still arguing, a grinning man walked out of the tent and spoke ingratiatingly to Luo Bu.

Luo Bu looked at Ge La as he came over and thought for a moment. "Since Xiao Yu brought you here, if one of you can defeat any one of our senior students, you won't have to undergo the test."

"Oh? Then let me experience a senior's brilliant moves." Xiao Tian pulled Xiao Yu, who was in front of him, aside and stepped forward.

"Xiao Tian, you..." Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Tian worriedly, but then she suddenly remembered his strength and felt she had worried for nothing. Luo Bu was only a Four-Star Dou Practitioner, while Xiao Tian was at least seven stars or above.

Luo Bu saw the flash of worry in Xiao Yu's eyes and thought of how close Xiao Tian was with that other beautiful young girl, so he gave Ge La a look.

Receiving Luo Bu's signal, Ge La said, "Kid, let me teach you what it means to respect your seniors."

"I'm not interested in fighting you. You're only a One Star Dou Zhe. Too useless. I'd feel like I was dirtying my hands just by attacking you. I wonder if Senior Luo Bu dares to fight me?" Xiao Tian swept a glance over Ge La, then looked at Luo Bu as he spoke.

Ge La glared at Xiao Tian in fury and ground his teeth. "You... you dare call me useless?"

Xiao Tian ignored Ge La and continued asking Luo Bu, "You don't dare?"

"What wouldn't I dare? I'm a Four-Star Dou Practitioner. If you fight me, you'll lose miserably," Luo Bu said coldly.

"If you're going to fight, then fight. If not, admit defeat and get lost."

"You're courting death!" Luo Bu's Four-Star Dou Practitioner aura faintly spread from his body. He condensed his strength into his right fist, bringing up a streak of Force Energy as he swung it toward Xiao Tian's head.

Seeing Luo Bu use such heavy force against a new student, the others could not help but frown.

Xiao Tian watched the fist gradually approach, then stretched out one hand and directly caught it. "Senior Luo Bu, did you not eat? Or is your cultivation fake? How can you have so little strength?"

"How is this possible? Just what strength do you have?" Luo Bu struggled with all his might, trying to pull his hand free from Xiao Tian's grip, but it was useless. Xiao Tian looked at Luo Bu's flushed face and said, "Some people are not for you to covet." Then he lifted his right foot and kicked out.

Luo Bu hurriedly used his free left hand to block in front of himself. The instant it touched Xiao Tian's right foot, Luo Bu felt as if he had been rammed by a Fierce Beast. With a crack, his body was sent flying in an instant. He slammed into the wall, spat out a mouthful of blood, and passed out.

Seeing that the outcome had already been decided, the field fell into silence. Xue Ni, who was beside Xiao Yu, stammered as she asked, "Yu Er, this... this cousin of yours, what strength is he exactly? Is he really your cousin? Such terrifying strength."

"I don't know what strength he has either. He's never mentioned it, but his talent has been better than mine since we were young."

Ge La, standing to the side, looked at Luo Bu, who lay unconscious on the ground, and could not help feeling a wave of relief in his heart. Thank goodness Xiao Tian looked down on him. Otherwise, he would not have merely ended up lying down—he probably would have lost half his life.

"Hehe, little fellow, your strength is truly impressive. It seems I really picked up a treasure this time." A gentle voice came over, so gentle it was intoxicating. Everyone looked over and saw a woman in green appear beside Luo Bu. Pale blue Dou Qi spread from her hand, instantly covering Luo Bu's body. Under the nurturing of the water-attributed Dou Qi, Luo Bu woke from his coma. He then awkwardly got to his feet, his eyes sweeping over Xiao Tian with a trace of fear flashing through them.

"Ruo Lin Instructor, Yu Er missed you so much." When Xiao Yu saw who had arrived, she could not help calling out before hugging the woman around the waist.

"Yu Er, was your vacation pleasant?" After hugging Xiao Yu in her arms, she let go and said with a beaming smile, "Yu Er, the people you brought over seem quite good."

"Of course. If they weren't good, I wouldn't have brought them." Xiao Yu proudly puffed out her chest.

"All right, students, come in," Ruo Lin Instructor said to the group of new students who had been standing outside under the blazing sun.