One Against Five!

In the dense forest, atop a giant tree, two elderly men, seated cross-legged, opened their eyes again, exchanged a glance, and let out a soft laugh that slowly echoed in the air.

"Hehe, it finally matches up!"

At the edge of the forest, on a clearing in the woods, Xiao Yan and his group of five stood ready. Opposite them was a team of students dressed in various personal clothing.

Once inside the Inner Academy, the students stopped wearing uniforms; after all, this wasn't some university on Earth.

"Tsk, this year's freshmen are indeed extraordinary, managing to defeat all five other senior teams. But that's fine, we'll take all the Fire Energy you've acquired."

The senior student in charge said with a faint smile.

"Who are you?"

Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow and asked.

"You can call us the Cold Shadow Team. I'm the captain, Lin Zhan."

Lin Zhan grinned, stared at Xiao Yan, and said:

"Let me tell you some good news first. The incident of freshmen snatching seniors in the forest these past few days has already reached the Inner Academy. Even before you, Xiao Yan, have entered the Inner Academy, you already have quite a reputation there."

Outside the forest, countless Inner Academy students have already gathered, waiting for you to emerge. It's said that the three most beautiful girls in the Inner Academy are also there. If you can truly leave this forest with a full Fire Energy, then your freshmen will truly become famous in the Inner Academy!

Of course, as the last team in this year's "Fire Energy Hunting Competition," our mission is to defeat all the troublesome freshmen. So, if you want to leave peacefully, you can hand over your Fire Crystal Card, and I guarantee I won't resort to violence. How about it?"

After saying that, Lin Zhan smiled. Although he didn't intend to resort to violence, he couldn't guarantee that his teammates wouldn't!

"What are you spouting nonsense about? Do you think you can bully me just because I'm educated and reasonable?" Xiao Yan upon hearing this, then raised his hand, signaling the women behind him not to move. "You can stay behind this time. I want to see where my limits are when I go all out."

"Great! Senior Xiao Yan is the strongest!"

Hun Li Li naturally had a lot to say about Xiao Yan's strength and trusted him greatly. When she heard that Xiao Yan was going to take on five people single-handedly, she was quite looking forward to it.

It should be noted that the leader of these five senior students from the Inner Academy is One-Star Dou Ling, while the others are all at least Seven-Star Da Dou Shi. If Xiao Yan wants to defeat them, he will probably have to use his full strength.

Be careful.

The Xiao Yi Xian said with concern.

"Go, Brother Xiao Yan!"

Xun'er smiled and said.

"Go, Senior Xiao Yan!"

Han Yue also forced a gentle smile onto her usually cold face; a smile that, apart from her family, only Xiao Yan had the opportunity to see at the moment.

Seeing that the four beautiful female students all thought highly of Xiao Yan, Lin Zhan and the others looked rather grim.

Every year Inner Academy's orientation for new students, besides the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, the most anticipated event is seeing if there are any pretty female freshmen.

The good news is that there are four such beautiful female students among them.

The bad news is... all four female students' eyes are on one male student.

Damn it!

At this moment, the senior students of the Inner Academy felt the pain and jealousy of the junior students of the Outer Academy.

"Seniors, I'm also quite interested in your Fire Energy. If I share it now, I might avoid getting beaten up."

Xiao Yan spread his hands, leaned back slightly, and a triumphant smile appeared on his lips, his face seemingly brimming with arrogance.

"Furious!"

Upon hearing this, the students behind Lin Zhan's faces darkened, and they reprimanded him.

"Something's wrong. There seems to be a chillingly hot aura emanating from his body!"

Lin Zhan, the captain of the Cold Shadow Team, frowned and said solemnly.

"What are you afraid of? Our captain is a genuine Dou Ling expert. No matter how strong Xiao Yan is, he can't possibly defeat all five of us before his Dou Qi runs out!"

Another team member, however, didn't think they would lose and said with a sneer.

"Call!"

Xiao Yan exhaled, and immediately cobalt blue Dou Qi emerged, condensing on his body into a set of blue armor with flame patterns.

"All five of you come at me together, or you'll miss your chance."

Xiao Yan's light laughter rang out, causing the faces of the five members of the Cold Shadow Team to darken!

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhan's body trembled, and a chill suddenly surged from his body. A Dou Ling aura also erupted, but when that extremely cold aura encountered Xiao Yan's extremely hot aura, the cold aura clearly retreated a lot, obviously being suppressed!

"Lin Han, the four of you, come with me and attack!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the four members of the Cold Shadow Team responded in deep voices, their Dou Qi surging, and wisps of cold air emanating from their bodies. The five streams of cold air merged together, immediately suppressing Xiao Yan's aura to some extent!

Looking at the icy aura emanating from the four people, Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow slightly. The combination of ice-attribute Dou Qi would significantly amplify the power of their Dou Technique, but... this didn't pose much of a challenge for Xiao Yan.

Although he is only a Four-Star Da Dou Shi, he possesses Fused Heavenly Flame formed by the fusion of two different Heavenly Flames. This perfectly makes up for the shortcomings of his original, still-infant, Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, which was not powerful enough!

Although Lin Zhan is now Dou Ling expert and has four teammates joining forces to attack Xiao Yan, it is still too much of an overestimation of himself to think that he can defeat Xiao Yan, who is full of Mystic Tier or even Earth Tier Dou Technique, even with the restraint of the Heavenly Flames.

As their Dou Qi erupted, the tense atmosphere intensified.

In the distance, defeated senior students arrived one after another upon hearing the news. Seeing that Xiao Yan was going to fight five against one, they couldn't help but sneer.

"This freshman actually dares to take on five opponents by himself, how arrogant! Lin Zhan is not someone who has just advanced to the Dou Ling and whose foundation is unstable. Even Three-Star Dou Ling would have a hard time defeating that team working together!"

"Yes, judging from this, Xiao Yan obviously isn't hiding his aura at all. His strength is at the level of Four-Star Da Dou Shi. Although his combat power is comparable to a seven- or eight-star Da Dou Shi, don't forget that the four opponents are all genuine, at least Seven-Star Da Dou Shi!"

"It's hard to say. Xiao Yan's strength is probably not as simple as you think. If it weren't for Lin Zhan, the other four members of the Cold Shadow Team probably wouldn't have lasted a single round!"

A strange sound attracted the attention of many senior students.

This person was the captain who witnessed Xiao Yan burning his teammates' Dou Qi Armor. He felt that it was impossible to overestimate Xiao Yan's strength.

After all, Xiao Yan, with his terrifying flames and Fire Energy, couldn't possibly be a reckless person who would act rashly without being sure of success.

Because someone like that could never subdue Heavenly Flames!

While the older students were whispering amongst themselves, Xiao Yan had already engaged in battle with the Cold Shadow Team, immediately drawing everyone's attention.

After all, a freshman fighting against five Dou Ling is a situation that Jia Nan Academy has never seen before since its founding. Whether it succeeds or fails, it can be said to be the first time in history.

"Laugh!"

Led by Lin Zhan, the four members of the Cold Shadow Team, with indifferent expressions, trembled and white ice spears suddenly appeared in their palms. Waves of icy aura surged out and spread towards Xiao Yan like a tide.

Then, the four of them attacked at the same time, seemingly wanting to test Xiao Yan's strength!

Testing?

Who wants to test you?

Looking at Lin Zhan, who remained in place, seemingly wanting to observe before making a move, a cold glint flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes. He then stopped dodging the attacks of the four spears in front of him and thrust out with both palms. Cobalt blue flames surged from his hands, and the terrifying high temperature burst forth with scorching heat waves, instantly suppressing the cold aura released by the four members of the Cold Shadow Team.

As the heatwave surged, the surrounding trees withered, and the spears in the hands of the four members of the Cold Shadow Team began to scorch, even turning red and softening, showing signs of melting.

At the same time, in the vast forest, the two old men who had been watching as if it were a show suddenly opened their eyes and exclaimed in shock, "Heavenly Flames?"

The two elders' years of composure crumbled at this moment. You must know that Jia Nan Academy has developed to its current state solely by relying on a single Heavenly Flames. Yet now, a freshman, a mere Da Dou Shi, is able to possess Heavenly Flames. If you say that there isn't a powerful figure behind him, probably no one would believe it!

Even so, the fact that he was able to refine Heavenly Flames at such a young age is enough to prove his terrifying talent!

With his eyes fixed on the Cobalt Blue Flame in Xiao Yan's hand, Lin Zhan's usually indifferent expression finally turned extremely serious. Because he cultivated ice-type Dou Qi, he was very sensitive to changes in temperature. The moment the Cobalt Blue Flame appeared, he was almost horrified to find that the Ice Dou Qi in his body had actually become sluggish!

"What kind of flame is this? How can it affect the flow of my Dou Qi?"

Lin Zhan's face was solemn, but also showed a hint of shock. He gripped the Frost Spear tightly, trying his best to circulate his Dou Qi and break free from the feeling of blockage.

The art of fire control!

Under Xiao Yan's control, the cobalt blue flames erupted, transforming into raging waves of fire that rushed towards the four members of the Cold Shadow Team. The terrifying heat and suffocating pressure caused the four to momentarily lose their focus.

Such terrifyingly high temperatures—what kind of flame is this?

The group instinctively tried to resist, but were horrified to discover that the flow of their Dou Qi had slowed down. In a short time, they were unable to build a defense strong enough to withstand such a terrifying attack, and their expressions changed drastically!

Seeing Xiao Yan's terrifying move, Lin Zhan immediately realized that this newcomer's combat power had exceeded his expectations. If he let his teammates be killed, he would probably have a hard time dealing with Xiao Yan!

So, after boosting his Dou Qi, Lin Zhan quickly flashed in front of his four teammates. His hand trembled slightly, and a long spear made entirely of Ice Dou Qi appeared in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, he gripped the Frost Spear tightly with both hands, and wisps of mist-like cold air swirled from the spear, accompanied by a deep, cold shout.

"The Cold Shadow Myriad Frost Spear!"

As Lin Zhan's shout fell, the misty cold air swirling around the icy spear suddenly surged up. With each swing of the spear, it created a dense barrage of spear shadows. The cold air, following the movement of the spear, formed a circular ice crystal shield in front of him, enveloping him and his teammates behind him.

"Damn, this freshman is so outrageous, one person can suppress Lin Zhan and the other five?"

Seeing this, some of the senior students were dumbfounded. Who was the senior student here? This Xiao Yan seemed to be the final boss of the level even more than the Cold Shadow Team!

"Jia Nan Academy is about to undergo a major transformation! If this kid were to cultivate in the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower for a year, he might be able to break into the top ten of the Strong Ranking List!"

"You know what, it's actually possible!"

The murmurs and discussions did not disturb the people fighting inside. The members of the Cold Shadow Team, who were completely focused on Xiao Yan's attack with his Heavenly Flames, also looked quite grim. At this point, they finally vaguely guessed that the flame with such terrifying power must be Heavenly Flames!

Damn it, this freshman even possesses Heavenly Flames!

As students of the Jia Nan Academy, they naturally knew how much of an advantage the side with Heavenly Flames would have at the same level!

Regardless of the attribute of the Dou Qi, if it is not strong enough, it will be restrained by the Heavenly Flames. This is the domineering nature of the wonders of heaven and earth.

"Ha!"

Feeling the heat wave rushing towards him and the chill behind him, a resolute glint flashed in Lin Zhan's eyes. He had already seen through Xiao Yan's intention to defeat his four teammates in one fell swoop. Now, as long as he could break through the powerful Dou Technique unleashed by the Heavenly Flames, Xiao Yan would surely experience a period of stagnation in his Dou Qi. Taking advantage of this moment, he would definitely have a chance to defeat him!

The next moment, a deep roar echoed in his heart. Lin Zhan shook his arm, and the ten-foot-long ice spear immediately produced a dense array of spear shadows. His Dou Qi surged wildly within him, and finally poured into the ice spear continuously.

As the Dou Qi was rapidly poured in, thick layers of frost began to appear on the ice spear, which was as cold as ice. At the same time, the temperature of the space around the spear also dropped rapidly, eventually isolating the high temperature of the fire wave!

The Dou Qi within his body rapidly dissipated, while the frost on the ice spear grew thicker and thicker. In the blink of an eye, the ice spear, which was originally only as thick as an arm, suddenly increased in thickness by nearly half a foot, resembling a giant ice pillar.

With his arms wrapped around the icy spear that had transformed into an ice pillar, Lin Zhan's pale face flushed red. A deep, fierce roar erupted from his mouth as the giant ice pillar was swung high from the side and smashed violently upwards.

The energy contained within the ice pillar was extremely powerful. Within a short distance, continuous low-pitched air bursts echoed in the air where the ice pillar passed, causing the fire waves to fluctuate incessantly.

Upon seeing this, many senior students' eyes lit up. This Lin Zhan truly lived up to his reputation as a Dou Ling level expert, as he was able to launch such a terrifying attack!

However, the next moment, the energy of heaven and earth began to surge violently, causing the Inner Academy students to widen their eyes in astonishment.

This commotion seems to be something that can only be created when Earth Tier Dou Technique needs to absorb and release the energy of heaven and earth!

Could it be...?

Seeing Xiao Yan Heavy Ruler with one hand and smear it with Cobalt Blue Flame in the other, everyone's expression changed.

No doubt about it, this is Earth Tier Dou Technique!

So, when the giant ice pillar broke through the fire wave, Lin Zhan was shocked to find that Xiao Yan smiled slightly, then swung his arm, and the Heavy Profound Ruler in his hand slashed out horizontally!

Flame Splitting Devouring Wave Ruler!