Playing with Fire? You Picked the Right Person

Looking at Lai Fu, who was fast asleep with a peaceful expression, in the middle of the field.

Many people who were seeing Zi Yan in action for the first time stared wide-eyed.

Good grief, one punch and he's dead?

What kind of monster is this?!

On the high platform, Xiao Yan shook his head, unable to bear looking at it.

It was alright. Zi Yan held back at the end. Otherwise, Lai Fu probably wouldn't have just been put to sleep by one punch; he might have been sent flying off the stage, his fate uncertain.

"Such formidable strength... She doesn't seem to have used any energy at all; she achieved such an incredible feat entirely through physical strength."

Xun'er looked at Zi Yan with her eyes as clear as autumn water, and said softly with some surprise.

Xiao Yan nodded in agreement.

He had fought Zi Yan before, so he naturally understood that with Zi Yan's strength, she didn't need to use her Dou Qi to deal with an opponent of this level. Most magical beasts were known for their strong physical strength, and Zi Yan's true form was the overlord among magical beasts, the Ancient Void Dragon!

Even now, Xiao Yan wouldn't dare say he can rival Zi Yan in physical strength, but he could do the same thing just now, let alone Zi Yan Xiao Yan.

On the judges' stand, the faces of Su Qian and other elders twitched a few times, some elders chuckled awkwardly, and some didn't know how to speak.

Since the Great Elder picked it up, let him worry about it!

"Ahem." Su Qian coughed lightly, suppressing the complex emotions on his face, and sighed helplessly, "Zi Yan wins this match."

"Tch! How boring!"

With a slight pout, Zi Yan casually waved her hand, stomped her foot on the ground, and her petite body sprang up, landing lightly and accurately not far from Xiao Yan's side.

"You're quite ruthless."

Xiao Yan chuckled and teased.

"Hey, you don't know, when you were in seclusion, this guy once boasted in the Arena that if you didn't get a chance in the Strong Ranking Tournament, he would challenge you to a private duel to let the Inner Academy students know who the real dark horse of the Inner Academy is. I was busy looking for medicinal herbs at the time and ignored him. But just now he insisted that I was a little girl. Although I am, I'm still very unhappy with him saying that."

Zi Yan waved her hand and explained casually.

"Haha, then I should thank you, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled and gently patted Zi Yan's head.

"Hey, why do you keep touching my head? You'll be responsible if I don't grow taller!"

Zi Yan reached out and slapped Xiao Yan's arm away, saying angrily.

Based on the age of monsters, she is about thirteen or fourteen years old in human terms.

Xiao Yan is only thirteen years old, yet he always acts like an adult, ruffling her hair. How wicked!

"It was originally my responsibility. If you want to grow taller, you need to take medicine, but I'm the one who made all the medicine for you. I'm already taking responsibility, okay?"

Xiao Yan said with a chuckle.

"Hmph, I can't argue with you about this. Anyway, you have to remember my kindness and make me more delicious and effective pills in the future!"

Zi Yan turned her head to the side, her long, light purple hair swung across Xiao Yan's face, and she let out a soft snort.

"Okay, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Xiao Yan said with a faint smile.

"Hmph, that's more like it."

Zi Yan is a pure foodie. Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, she immediately turned her head back with a smile, stood on tiptoe, reached out and patted Xiao Yan's shoulder. Her deliberately mature appearance amused the women around her.

After all, although they were not very old, they were more mature. In fact, Zi Yan was the only one here who was like a child in terms of temperament. Therefore, they liked this little sister quite a bit.

What threat could such a cute little girl pose?

Looking at Zi Yan's adorable appearance, which was both arrogant and pretentiously mature, Xiao Yan felt very happy. As his thoughts raced, he thought of Qing Lin, the little maidservant far away in the Heavenly Snake Mansion.

I wonder how that girl has been doing lately...

How about I go take a trip to the Heavenly Snake Mansion after I break through to the Dou Wang?

"Ugh, this competition is so boring. You guys have fun. I don't think I have any matches today. I need to go back and get some sleep. I'm exhausted these past few days."

Watching the next battle begin in the arena, Zi Yan yawned, waved to Xiao Yan listlessly, then jumped off the stands and darted out of the plaza.

Watching Zi Yan's figure disappear, Xiao Yan smiled, and then he heard a familiar, aged voice coming from the direction of the referee's stand.

"Fifth match: Number 21!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan raised his head and saw Su Qian's gentle, smiling gaze directed at him.

"Is it finally my turn?"

Xiao Yan turned his head and looked at Sun Qingyang, who was standing not far away like a lackey, and grinned.

Come on, bro!

Upon seeing this, Sun Qingyang composed himself and nodded solemnly to Xiao Yan.

He knew he had to give it his all.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for it to last long under the chairman's leadership.

Many eyes were also fixed on Xiao Yan.

To be honest, in everyone's impression, Xiao Yan's strength should be inferior to Sun Qingyang's.

But Xiao Yan really hasn't shown his strength for a long time. No one knows how much this freshman, who caused quite a stir as soon as he entered the hospital, has grown after a few months.

To find out how well Xiao Yan has cultivated over the past few months and what level he has reached, today is clearly an excellent opportunity!

As the two stepped onto the arena, the elder referee announced that the competition had officially begun!

"Tsk, Student Union civil war, huh? This is getting interesting."

"Hehe, this is going to be a good show. Sun Qingyang lost to Xiao Yan in the alchemy competition before, and he actually led the Medicine Gang to join the Student Union. Now he's just a vice hall master of the Alchemy Hall. Maybe he's holding a grudge and wants to show off his Seven-Star Dou Ling level strength in front of his junior brother Xiao Yan, who is the president!"

"It's hard to say. I have a friend in the Alchemy Hall, and he says that everyone in the Alchemy Hall is completely convinced of Xiao Yan's abilities. Nobody mentions the past with the Medicine Gang. In fact, among all the Alchemy Hall, Sun Qingyang is the one who respects Xiao Yan the most. If you didn't know better, you'd think that this junior brother was his mentor!"

Looking at the two people in the arena, the crowded stands erupted in whispers. The students in the Inner Academy were quite familiar with these two influential figures who had once clashed fiercely but ultimately ended up peacefully.

Xiao Yan didn't seem to care much about this, but when he looked at Sun Qingyang, he still gave this senior some face in front of outsiders.

He didn't use the Heavy Profound Ruler; he simply carried it on his back to suppress his Dou Qi.

Then, smiling, he said, "Senior, please!"

"President, I'm sorry!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Qingyang did not hesitate at all.

Even with his soul power, he couldn't see through Xiao Yan's strength at all. In fact, in his detection, the sense of threat Xiao Yan posed to him was no less than that of the Dou Wang level elders in the Inner Academy.

He was well aware of the vast gap between himself and Xiao Yan, and that holding back would be futile. Only by going all out could he catch a glimpse of the guild leader's unfathomable strength.

He let out a low shout and suddenly formed a hand seal.

As his Dou Qi surged, a pale blue flame, like an awakened spirit, instantly rose from his palm, causing the temperature in the air to rise sharply. This was his signature flame Qingyang Fire, which made him famous!

"Qingyang Fire Net!"

He changed his hand seals and pushed his palms forward.

In an instant, the pale blue flames seemed to come alive, transforming into a massive fire net covering half of the arena, carrying scorching heat and binding force as it descended upon Xiao Yan.

Flames leaped and blue light flashed. Ordinary-level Dou Ling would be overwhelmed by the heat and sealing power of this move alone.

A murmur of surprise rippled through the stands.

Sun Qingyang immediately unleashed his signature Dan Huo technique, a probing attack that was already quite formidable.

Many eyes were focused on Xiao Yan, wanting to see how he would respond.

Faced with the overwhelming azure fire net, Xiao Yan didn't even take off the Heavy Profound Ruler on his back.

A faint smile played on his lips, his eyes were calm and undisturbed, even carrying a hint of something inexplicable, and a faint cobalt blue glint flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Just as the fire net was about to engulf him, he casually raised his right hand.

There were no flashy Dou Technique or powerful bursts of Dou Qi; the slender hand simply swept forward in an unremarkable manner.

Laugh--!

The seemingly raging and scorching azure fire net, upon contact with the air in front of Xiao Yan's palm, seemed to encounter an invisible barrier, or like a subject meeting a king; the momentum of the flames suddenly halted.

Immediately afterwards, the flame threads that formed the fire net, like a babbling brook encountering a dividing rock, naturally slid apart and dissipated to both sides.

Wherever Xiao Yan's palm passed, the fire net was instantly torn open with a huge gap. The scorching flames not only could not harm him in the slightest, but were also easily extinguished and dissolved by his palm. Yet, no one could see how Xiao Yan did this!

The entire movement was fluid and effortless, as easy as brushing away a fallen leaf.

Xiao Yan's figure didn't even move an inch despite the troublesome fire net; he remained firmly in place.

"Hiss..."

A collective gasp rippled through the stands.

Sun Qingyang's most prized Danhuo technique was so easily neutralized by Xiao Yan with his bare hands? This was simply beyond their comprehension!

Sun Qingyang's pupils contracted sharply, his heart filled with unparalleled shock.

Although he knew that the guild leader was far stronger than himself, the shock of seeing his fully activated Qingyang Fire Net broken so easily was still immense.

He clearly sensed that his fire net seemed to have been swallowed up by the guild leader's palm.

Devouring Flames?

The president's ability is rather strange!

While surprised, Sun Qingyang also understood that his probing was pointless. The unfathomable Guild Master was beyond the reach of conventional methods.

It seems he has no choice but to use his last move to decide the outcome!

Sun Qingyang's expression grew increasingly serious.

He took a deep breath, and his internal Dou Qi began to circulate wildly without reservation. The aura of the Seven-Star Dou Ling exploded completely, and blue flames surged around him, causing the surrounding temperature to rise as well.

"Qingyang Palm!"

He quickly formed hand seals with both hands, then thrust them forward with a sudden burst of energy!

This time, it was no longer a probing fire net, but a full-force attack that combined all his Dou Qi and fire control skills!

The pale blue flames instantly compressed and solidified, transforming into a massive fiery palm print about ten feet in size.

The palm print was so solid it was almost tangible, with the palm lines clearly visible on it. The blue flames at the edges pulsed violently, radiating terrifying heat that even distorted the air around it.

Wherever the palm print passed, the hard stone slabs on the ground crackled and popped from the heat, leaving charred marks.

This palm strike contained the essence of his family's fire control technique, which would probably require even some Eight-Star Dou Ling experts to deal with with their full strength.

A blazing blue flame palm print, carrying an intensely high temperature that made one's blood boil, roared towards Xiao Yan!

Faced with this terrifying all-out attack, Xiao Yan's eyes became even calmer, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his deep black eyes.

This time, he still didn't dodge, didn't use the Heavy Profound Ruler, and didn't even attempt to activate any defensive Dou Technique.

To everyone's disbelief, he raised his hand again.

Buzz!

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

The enormous, ferocious cyan flame palm print abruptly stopped the moment it made contact with Xiao Yan's hand.

The next moment, strands of cobalt blue threads spread out from Xiao Yan's palm, instantly enveloping the giant cyan flame hand.

It was at this moment that Sun Qingyang was horrified to discover that the connection between himself and the Qingyang Palm had been severed!

Then, the cobalt blue threads spread out, coloring the cyan palm print with cobalt blue. Subsequently, the fiery palm print began to shrink at a visible speed, eventually disappearing into Xiao Yan's palm.

Only the residual, astonishing heat proved the existence of this attack.

Xiao Yan's figure remained as steady as a rock.

Not even the hem of his clothes was burned by the raging flames!

There wasn't even any obvious fluctuation of Dou Qi around him, as if he had only done something insignificant.

A deathly silence enveloped the entire Central Plaza!

"This... how is this possible?!"

Countless people were screaming wildly in their hearts.

Barehanded! Barehanded again! He deflected that attack so easily?

Just how terrifying has Xiao Yan's strength become?

This guy's talent is just too terrifying!

Sun Qingyang remained in the palm-strike posture, his face already pale, his eyes filled with extreme shock and bewilderment.

His family's secret techniques, which he had poured all his strength into and was extremely proud of, were as fragile as a child in front of this young president?

He could even clearly feel that the moment Xiao Yan touched the Qingyang Fire Flame, his control over it was instantly stripped away. That exquisite and domineering Fire Energy was far beyond his comprehension!

The problem is, the methods used to neutralize the Qingyang Fire later on are completely incomprehensible!

What kind of monster is our own club president?!