All of you come at me together, I don't want to waste time here

The next day, Wu Yong and the other four members of the top five in this year's Inner Academy Selection Tournament arrived at the Vice Dean's office.

The fact that the top five of each Inner Academy Selection Tournament receive special rewards is no secret within the academy; basically, every class instructor mentions it to the geniuses in their class.

"Vice Dean."

"Mm, since everyone is here, follow me."

Vice Dean Hu Gan glanced at the five youths before him, his gaze lingering a moment longer on the youth with the somewhat indifferent expression.

He felt a subconscious surge of surprise; this little guy had been in the academy for less than two years, yet he had managed to cultivate from a five-star Dou Zhe to the Dou Ling realm. His progress was truly rapid!

What was even more commendable was that his aura was not the least bit unstable.

Such cultivation talent was truly enviable.

After walking for about half an hour, the group followed Hu Gan to a spacious and secluded valley.

Golden sunlight spilled down, making the valley look quite bright, possessing a pastoral charm reminiscent of picking chrysanthemums beneath the eastern fence.

Wu Yong thought to himself that he would eventually get a similar valley for himself to live in seclusion.

Before long, a Library Pavilion that had weathered hundreds of years of time appeared in their line of sight.

When they reached a spot ten zhang away from the Library Pavilion, Hu Gan suddenly stopped. He bowed toward the direction of the pavilion and said, "The top five of this year's Inner Academy Selection Tournament have been decided. I have brought them here; I ask the elders to open the gates."

His voice, wrapped in Dou Qi, echoed in the valley for a long time. The others were not fools and hurriedly followed suit, bowing toward the Library Pavilion.

Wu Yong felt something and looked up, seeing two gray-robed figures appear in front of the Library Pavilion out of nowhere.

He then hurriedly lowered his head.

These two were true big shots, existences worthy of Wu Yong's admiration; even in the Central Plains, they would be formidable powerhouses.

Two peak nine-star Dou Zong; with the Dou Zun not appearing, who could claim to be their match?

At the same time, the two gray-robed figures who had just appeared sensed the auras of this year's top five. Without a word, they prepared to open the spatial lock.

Clearly, Wu Yong was not worth their special attention.

Thinking about it, it made sense; they had lived for hundreds of years, what kind of geniuses hadn't they seen?

He was neither an Alchemist nor did he possess rare treasures like a Heavenly Flame.

He was merely a bit faster at cultivation, which was nothing extraordinary.

However, while these two didn't pay much attention to Wu Yong, Wu Yong had been using the wind between heaven and earth to perceive the spatial fluctuations around them as they opened the lock.

The spatial fluctuations gradually subsided, and Wu Yong snapped out of his trance, following Hu Gan into the spatial lock.

"You have one hour. The items inside are protected by energy layers. If you can obtain them, you may take them; if you cannot, change to another target as soon as possible. Each person can only take one item. If you haven't obtained anything when time is up, you must still leave."

Hu Gan concisely explained the rules of entering the Library Pavilion to the five of them.

The group nodded repeatedly and walked into the mysterious Library Pavilion one after another.

The light inside the Library Pavilion was slightly dim, illuminated entirely by the energy shields on the surrounding walls.

While the others were still confused, a sound of wind breaking rang out. Wu Yong flashed, grabbing a ball of light in his hand.

The others quickly gathered around, looking at Wu Yong with curiosity.

"An Earth-attribute Xuan-tier Dou Technique. Who wants it?"

Wu Yong shook the energy ball and looked at them.

The group shook their heads quickly; they each already had a Xuan-tier Dou Technique, and they weren't Earth-attribute users.

Seeing this, Wu Qing tentatively released the energy ball in his hand. The next moment, the energy ball flew back into an energy shield like a fledgling returning to its nest.

More sounds of wind breaking rang out as colorful balls of light erupted from the energy shields, dazzling the group.

Watching them jump around, Wu Yong shook his head and directly communicated with the wind, letting it help him find something suitable.

After about three minutes, a cyan ball of light flew out from an energy shield, and a large hand firmly grasped it.

"Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Technique: Gale Seal?"

Wu Yong reached into the energy layer and took out the cyan scroll as a backup.

How should he put it? Although he had indeed wanted an Earth-tier cultivation method or Dou Technique, now that he actually had it in his hands, he felt unsatisfied; he wanted something even better!

After all, it had only been less than five minutes, and he had already obtained an Earth-tier low-grade Dou Technique.

In the remaining fifty-plus minutes, perhaps Wu Yong could obtain an even higher-grade cultivation method or Dou Technique?

Time passed bit by bit. Wu Yong made very few moves, but every time he did, he obtained something at or above the Earth-tier.

Half an hour later, Wu Yong suddenly sensed an energy ball whose fluctuations were sometimes strong and sometimes weak.

With a flash, he grabbed the flickering cyan energy ball.

At a single glance, Wu Yong immediately confirmed his choice this time.

After taking this cyan scroll from the energy layer, Wu Yong tossed out the Earth-tier intermediate cultivation method from his Storage Ring.

Earth-tier cultivation methods or Dou Techniques were indeed rare, but for Wu Yong, it wasn't as if he couldn't obtain them in the future.

Furthermore, with his [Son of Wind] talent, his control over the energy of heaven and earth would become increasingly proficient. Even a Xuan-tier Dou Technique could unleash Earth-tier power in his hands.

On this Dou Qi Continent, the rarest thing is actually a suitable secret technique, especially for a lone wolf like Wu Yong.

A secret technique that allows him to erupt with greater strength in a short period of time can save his life at a critical moment!

Secret Technique: Wind and Cloud Transformation: A wind-attribute secret technique. Those who practice this technique can temporarily erupt with power exceeding their original level. However, this power lasts for a very short time, and the user will fall into a weakened state after use.

Note: The higher the user's affinity with wind-attribute energy, the stronger the power erupted by the secret technique, the longer the duration of the technique, and the weaker the negative effects will be.

Soon, an hour passed, and the five of them walked out of the Library Pavilion with smiles on their faces.

Seeing the expressions on the five, Hu Gan knew that their harvest must have been quite good.

After admonishing them not to spread word of what happened here, Hu Gan led the five slowly out of the area shrouded by the spatial lock and bid farewell to the two elders.

Although he had left, Wu Yong kept using the wind to perceive spatial fluctuations.

Back in the dormitory, Wu Yong pondered for a long time, feeling the sensations transmitted back by the wind.

Following the feeling in his heart, Wu Yong began to trace patterns in front of him with his fingers.

Until a certain moment, prompted by the surrounding wind, Wu Yong had a sudden realization and tapped the space in front of him; a tiny, transparent ripple flashed and vanished before his eyes.

"Hehe... Hahahahaha..."

Wu Yong suppressed his laughter and slapped the table beside him. Only after wrapping the surrounding space with wind did he laugh wantonly.

After the wild laughter, Wu Yong wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, sighed with complex emotions, and kept looking at his left hand.

"Is this the world of a genius? So-called cultivation is truly... as easy as turning over one's hand..."

After calming his state of mind, Wu Yong took out the scroll of the secret technique he had just obtained.

He was very curious: with his affinity as a Son of Wind for wind-attribute energy, how much power would practicing this technique allow him to increase, how long would it last, and what would the negative effects be like?

That night, Wu Yong, whose face was somewhat pale, learned the answers to these questions.

If one looked closely at Wu Yong's eyes, one could see that his gaze had gained a bit more confidence and composure.

It was as if even if the sky fell and the earth cracked, he would not have any panic and could handle it with ease.

Two days after the Inner Academy Selection Tournament ended, the top fifty participants boarded the flying magic beasts heading to the Inner Academy. Under the protection of several Dou Huang powerhouses from the academy, they arrived at the Canaan Academy Inner Academy, which was hidden deep within the Magic Beast Forest and filled with mysterious colors.

Following in the footsteps of Vice Dean Hu Gan, the new students passed through the disguise of spatial power, crossed the gates of the Inner Academy, and saw the two elders who had been waiting for them, as well as the Inner Academy senior students waiting like hungry mouths.

After the elders exchanged pleasantries, they began to tell the new students about the unique welcome ceremony of the Inner Academy—the Fire Energy Hunting Competition.

"...So, in order to keep your fire energy, run!"

"Wait a moment!"

Just as Elder Wan finished speaking and the new and senior students were preparing to enter the arena for the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, someone suddenly stood out and stopped their movements.

Under the confused gazes of the crowd, Wu Yong stepped out and walked in front of Elder Wan.

"Elder, I think there is no need for this year's Fire Energy Hunting Competition to begin."

The voice was not loud, but the very flat tone left everyone present confused. What exactly was this guy trying to do?

Elder Wan looked at Hu Gan and the others in confusion, but the Vice Dean and the elders from the Outer Academy who had not yet left also shook their heads; they did not know what this kid was planning to do either.

"Little fellow, what do you mean?"

Elder Wan looked at Wu Yong with a smile, very curious about what shocking words this little fellow could say.

Wu Yong bowed slightly, then turned to look at the new and senior students around him, sweeping his gaze over each of them with a look of contempt for everything.

"I mean, whether you are new students or senior students, all of you come at me together. I don't want to waste time here."

"Rampant!"

"Arrogant!"

"What great audacity!"

For a moment, many senior students who did not know the truth looked at Wu Yong angrily, wishing they could teach this ignorant, heaven-defying brat a lesson right now.

It was just that when these senior students looked at the new students opposite them, they found that these new students were surprisingly quiet, as if they had already accepted this fact.

Even more strangely, they couldn't even see a hint of anger at being despised in the eyes of these new students.

The abnormal reaction of the new students, combined with Wu Yong's extremely calm gaze, made the hearts of these senior students tremble violently.

Could it be that a monster has appeared among this year's new students?