Twin Flames Merge

"First, you and I fight one-on-one with no holds barred. If you defeat me, all of you will be considered to have passed."

"You don't need to worry about the beautiful senior sister behind me."

Qin Han pointed his thumb over his shoulder.

"What's the second option?"

"You all come at me together and take one move from me. I'll use thirty percent of my strength. After that one move, as long as even one of you remains standing, you win. The condition is... you can only use the strength you show on the surface."

Qin Han still concealed the latter half of his words.

The two options left everyone else completely baffled, unable to understand what Qin Han was thinking.

He would go all out in a one-on-one fight, yet only use thirty percent of his strength against many opponents? What kind of logic was that?

"Well?"

With his arms folded, Qin Han quietly waited for Xiao Yan's answer.

Whispers quickly spread through the crowd.

Many New Students unconsciously stepped half a pace forward and turned their gazes toward Xiao Yan. No matter what Qin Han was planning, everyone clearly preferred the second option.

Xiao Yan remained silent.

He had no choice at all. It was only a match; it was not worth exposing his greatest trump card.

Xiao Yan turned and walked back to Xuner and the others. Before he could speak, the three of them voiced their stance one after another.

"Brother Xiao Yan, let's fight together," Xuner said without hesitation.

"Thirty percent of his strength? If we all go together, we can give it a try!"

Wu Hao hugged the Blood-Red Greatsword, the fighting spirit in his eyes blazing anew.

"Agreed!"

The four exchanged looks. No more words were needed.

"We choose the second option."

Xiao Yan raised his head, his voice carrying clearly across the entire area.

"That's right! We choose the second option!"

"Let's all go together!"

The crowd immediately echoed in agreement.

Qin Han smiled. "Fine."

He did not care about the others. As long as Xiao Yan made a move, that was enough.

He was determined to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame today. As for the Bone Chilling Fire and the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, which he did not know was currently within Xuner's body, there would always be opportunities to come into contact with them in the future.

Nearly fifty New Students swiftly spread out, taking up the formation they had refined over the past few days in the forest.

At the very front stood Xiao Yan, Xuner, Wu Hao, and Hu Jia, forming the first line of defense.

Behind them stood more than a dozen stronger Da Dou Shi, forming the second echelon.

The remaining thirty-odd people formed a Dou Qi circulation along the perimeter, linking everyone's strength together.

For a moment, multicolored Dou Qi light surged into the sky.

Although the students' auras were chaotic and their cultivation levels varied, the eruption of dozens of differently colored streams of Dou Qi still seemed vast and majestic, creating a somewhat spectacular scene.

Han Yue walked to Qin Han's side. "Are you really only going to use thirty percent of your strength? That junior brother also controls Heavenly Flames, just like you..."

Previously, she had worried that Qin Han would fail to control his strength. Now, she was instead worried that he was being overly confident.

She knew very well how terrifying the boost to a cultivator's combat power was when they possessed Heavenly Flames.

During last year's Strong Ranking Competition, Qin Han, then a three-star Dou Ling, had defeated four experts whose realms surpassed his own in succession. The strongest among them was a seven-star.

Only when he faced Zi Yan, who never knew how to hold back, did Qin Han simply admit defeat on his own initiative.

"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."

A fiery gleam entered Qin Han's eyes. After saying that, he held out his hand toward Han Yue.

Understanding his intent, Han Yue took a sheathed longsword from her Storage Ring.

The sword was three feet and two inches long. Its scabbard was pale silver, its surface covered in fine snowflake patterns. The moment it left its sheath, the blade shone with a crisp, icy gleam.

Han Yue handed him the sword, unable to resist adding, "Don't overdo it."

"I know."

Qin Han took the longsword and casually spun it in his hand. The blade traced a Silver Arc through the air, releasing a clear, resonant hum.

The next moment, he lightly tapped the ground with his foot.

Without borrowing force or erupting with Dou Qi, his body simply rose naturally into the air.

When he reached a height of three zhang above the ground, the air behind him faintly distorted, and a pair of nearly transparent, illusory Wings slowly unfolded.

"Dou Qi Transforms Wings... No, not complete yet, but already..." Hu Jia cried out.

"Just as expected, a Half-Step Dou King."

Xuner spoke softly, a trace of gravity flashing through her eyes.

An opponent at this level was not someone they could afford to underestimate, even if he only used thirty percent of his strength.

In midair, Qin Han stood with his sword in hand, his robes fluttering despite the lack of wind. He looked down at the crowd below, who stood ready for battle. "Are you prepared?"

"Please enlighten us, Senior!"

Xiao Yan stepped forward and slammed the Black Heavy Ruler into the ground.

Green flames burst to life along the ruler, their scorching heat rapidly withering and yellowing the surrounding grass and trees.

Since it had already been seen that he possessed Heavenly Flames, Xiao Yan had nothing left to hide.

Xuner and the other three also drew upon the Dou Qi within their bodies, releasing it without reservation in all directions.

Farther back, dozens of New Students roared in unison. Their Dou Qi surged forth, streams of multicolored light converging into a torrent of energy that shot into the sky!

"Very good."

Qin Han smiled faintly and flicked his wrist.

The sword blade trembled lightly.

The next instant, two flames of utterly different colors surged from his palms. One on the left and one on the right, they coiled around the sword blade.

The flame in his left hand was dark red, thick and flowing like magma, with faint scale-like patterns flickering within it.

The Innate Beast Flame of the seventh-rank Magical Beast Crimson Scale Earth Dragon Python—the Lava Scale Flame!

The flame in his right hand, however, was a deep ghostly blue. An eerie pale white shone at its core, and fine ice crystals formed in the air wherever it passed.

The Innate Beast Flame of the seventh-rank Magical Beast Netherworld Cold Sparrow—the Profound Nether Ice Flame!

One red and one blue—aside from the Fallen Heart Flame, these were the two High-level Flames Qin Han had focused on preserving and cultivating. Both had been developed to 100%.

The simultaneous appearance of two Beast Flames with completely opposing attributes instantly triggered a violent energy conflict.

Boom—!!!

Explosions rang out constantly where the red and blue flames intertwined. The fierce clash of ice and fire created visible currents of chaotic energy, while rings of ripples woven from scorching heat and frigid cold spread in every direction.

"Two kinds of flames?!"

"How can he control two flames at once?! And ones with clashing attributes?!"

The older students watching the battle cried out in shock. Even several Inner Academy elders hidden in the shadows to oversee the fight frowned.

"This brat..."

A gray-robed elder cursed under his breath. "He's addicted to playing with fire! Two seventh-rank Beast Flames inside his body—he's not afraid of blowing himself up??"

"Sigh... Don't forget who he is. Fallen Heart Flame could even condense a flame seed inside his body. What the hell is two more Beast Flames?"

"What an enviable physique and talent..."

Within the field, Qin Han's lips curved upward.

With a thought, the two violent flames began to draw closer to each other.

The rampant energy spilling from them actually began to slowly vanish as the flames fused, like a stone sinking beneath the water without raising a single ripple!

At last.

Hiss!

With a soft sound, a strange flame was born at the boundary between the red and blue flames.

The flame was crystalline and translucent, flowing like liquid from the sword hilt to the sword tip, coating the cold blade in a faint violet glow.

The instant the flames fully merged, a terrifying wave of energy far exceeding anything before erupted!

Centered on Qin Han, the ground within thirty zhang cracked inch by inch, while the scorching heat directly carbonized the trees.

"This is fucking thirty percent strength?!"

An older student shouted in disbelief.

"Fall back! Get farther away!"

The elders barked their orders.

"Qin Han, you little bastard! You come back and make such a huge scene. If you dare cause any deaths, I'll lock you in confinement for a year!"

Before the New Students' formation, Xiao Yan's pupils contracted sharply.

He stared at the violet flame clinging to the sword blade in midair, his mind nearly blank...