Xiao Yu stood before the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, looking at the hundred-odd Panmen students gathered together. A trace of confusion and loss flickered through her eyes.
She had been in the Inner Academy for two years. Because of Xiao Yan, she had naturally been accepted into Panmen. Within this faction brimming with vitality, her cultivation had been greatly facilitated, and her strength had broken through to the Dou Ling realm.
Yet none of it had brought her even the slightest joy during those two years. The person she most wanted to share her happiness with had been dragged underground by the rampaging Heavenly Flame. That person was her cousin, Xiao Yan.
"Today is the day the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower reopens. Once you enter, keep order. Understood?" Hu Jia stood at the front of the group with her hands on her hips, radiating authority.
More than a hundred voices answered in unison, showing the highest respect for Panmen's Big Sister.
Several figures stood beside her as well. Each possessed a renowned reputation in the Inner Academy and served as a pillar of Panmen: the petite, purple-haired Brute Force King Zi Yan; Black Blade Yao Han, who held the Pitch-black Longsword in his arms and wore a cold expression; as well as Blood Sword Wu Hao and the Undying Niu Guli.
The first two had once ranked among the top ten of the Power Ranking and had now become elders of Jia Nan Academy. The latter two, along with Hu Jia, were currently among the top ten of the Power Ranking. This was the foundation of Panmen's dominance over the Inner Academy.
And at the root of all this was Panmen's founder, a man with countless legendary deeds to his name.
He was the direct disciple of Venerable