Black and White Duo? Go Play Somewhere Else

Xiao Li stopped in his tracks shortly after entering the forest.

"Since you've come, why not show yourself?"

His calm voice rippled through the empty woods, yet it made the freshmen standing behind him feel their blood boil with fighting spirit. One against fifty—regardless of the outcome, Xiao Li was undoubtedly the strongest among them today.

"You have quite the strength, daring to walk through this forest all alone!"

The captain of the Black Fiend Team stepped out from behind a tree, but as soon as he finished speaking, he caught sight of the dozens of people trailing behind Xiao Li.

Even the members of the Black Fiend Team felt their heads buzzing. "Are the freshmen of this year really this united?"

"What do we do now?"

"What, are you scared?" The Black Fiend Team captain's eyes were grave, but he refused to show any weakness in his words.

"Captain, why are your legs shaking?"

The captain cursed them for idiots under his breath; facing dozens of people, he, a one-star Dou Ling, was naturally terrified.

Not everyone was as monstrous as Xiao Li. Could a one-star Dou Ling really handle dozens of Great Dou Masters and Dou Masters at once?

The answer remained to be seen, because to the Black Fiend Team captain's surprise, only one freshman stepped forward.

Watching Xiao Li pace slowly toward them, the Black Fiend Team remained on guard, though they felt a wave of relief wash over them.

"Come at me together," Xiao Li said indifferently.

The members of the Black Fiend Team twitched their lips; something felt wrong. Shouldn't that be their line?

"Alright, let's move. If we let them get away, the Elder won't go easy on us." At the captain's command, the four members behind him unleashed their full momentum.

The strength of this year's Black Fiend Team was quite impressive; not only was the captain a genuine one-star Dou Ling, but the four members were all high-level Great Dou Masters.

"Mountain Opening Palm!"

The Black Fiend Team captain let out a low shout, tapped his toes against the tree trunk, and transformed into a black shadow. Like a bat hunting in the night, he swooped down, appearing before Xiao Li in two breaths.

His hand glowed with a hard, dark-iron luster, and the fierce Dou Qi fluctuations kicked up dust for dozens of meters, creating an imposing display.

Xiao Li silently extended his right hand, caught the captain's palm, and applied a gentle force. With a crisp snap, the dark-iron glow on the captain's hand shattered and dissipated.

Looking at the man's face, twisted in agony, Xiao Li said softly, "Your palm is not fast enough, and certainly not ruthless enough."

With a slight exertion of force, he flung the captain away, sending him crashing through several large trees before he finally came to a stop.

The Black Fiend Team captain spat out a mouthful of blood and stared at Xiao Li in disbelief. "To block my Mountain Opening Palm with nothing but physical strength... this kid is terrifying!"

Glancing at the other four horrified figures, Xiao Li flicked his hand repeatedly. Four crisp sounds rang out almost simultaneously, and when they looked again, those four figures had already been sent flying backward.

"Hand over your Fire Crystal Cards."

Looking at the two hundred extra Fire Energy points in his Fire Crystal Card, Xiao Li finally revealed a faint smile. With this much Fire Energy, it should be enough for him to cultivate to a high-level Dou Ling in the Heavenly Burning Energy Tower.

"There is still the White Fiend Team."

Xiao Li whispered his next target and headed straight for the end of the hunting competition. With the other veterans already eliminated, the path ahead was clear.

Amidst the surrounding whispers, Xiao Li arrived before a pile of jagged rocks.

Five figures sat cross-legged on the rocks, their breathing long and steady, completely undisturbed by the murmurs around them. All five were dressed in white, matching their cold and indifferent temperament.

Among the five, the intensity of the aura was greatest in the youth sitting in the center. He sat atop the rock, and a heat that contradicted his indifferent demeanor erupted from him, scorching the rock until it turned a dull red.

Xiao Li's mind remained calm; it was merely a slightly stronger one-star Dou Ling.

"To think you arrived here so quickly. It seems there is someone capable in this year's batch who managed to unite everyone," the youth in the center said indifferently.

Lin Xiuya and the others wore strange expressions. In truth, they... had basically just strolled here like it was a spring outing, never even getting a chance to fight.

On the stone platform atop the hillside, Elder Su and Hu Gan exchanged a glance, narrowing their eyes as they focused on Xiao Li.

"He truly is a monster. He's pushed through everything; no one has been able to stop his advance."

"Indeed. He is the most talented student our Canaan Academy has seen in nearly a hundred years," Hu Gan sighed.

Elder Su was somewhat surprised. "Only in the last hundred years?"

"It's not that he doesn't surpass the geniuses from over a century ago, but rather that I don't know much about them." Hu Gan curled his lip. In other words, Xiao Li was already the most monstrous talent he had ever known.

Bai Yi, the captain of the White Fiend Team, slowly stood up, his tall frame suddenly emitting wisps of scorching heat. "You are Xiao Li?"

"You know me?" Xiao Li was slightly surprised. There shouldn't be many people in the Inner Academy who knew him.

Bai Yi nodded. "I heard about you from people in our faction. Lightning attributes are rare; among the geniuses I know, you are the only one with a lightning attribute."

Xiao Li realized then that some of Li Hao's group must have joined Bai Yi's faction and mentioned him.

"Enough talk. Let's finish this quickly so I can go cultivate." Seeing that Bai Yi was about to say more, Xiao Li hurriedly interrupted. He had no interest in idle chatter; there were still many things to do.

Bai Yi frowned; this person was incredibly arrogant. "In that case, I will let you know the difference between the Outer Academy and the Inner Academy!"

Bai Yi moved fiercely, scorching heat waves spraying in all directions. He felt a touch of self-satisfaction; now the freshmen would finally witness his true power.

But to his surprise, Lin Xiuya and the others showed no change in their expressions.

A one-star Dou Ling's aura is strong?

Sorry, I really don't feel anything; this pressure isn't even one-tenth of Xiao Li's.

Bai Yi's figure had only reached the halfway point when Xiao Li struck first despite moving later, grabbing Bai Yi by the throat and hoisting him into mid-air.

"The Black and White Duo? A waste of my time. Go play somewhere else."

Bai Yi's figure flew backward, crashing into a pile of rubble and becoming buried under the debris, leaving only a Fire Crystal Card in Xiao Li's hand.

The remaining four members of the White Fiend Team hurriedly halted their advance, coming to a screeching stop in front of Xiao Li.

Xiao Li shook his head helplessly. "Doing the same thing over and over again, I'm getting bored too."

With four more palm strikes, he sent the rest of the White Fiend Team flying into the rubble, leaving only four more Fire Crystal Cards in his hand.

After silently updating the fire energy count on the Fire Crystal Cards in his hand to 1300, Xiao Li shrugged helplessly and looked toward Hu Gan, waiting for the verdict.

Hu Gan looked up at the sky with a calm expression; only about an hour had passed. If one subtracted the travel time, it seemed Xiao Li had defeated fifty senior students in less than half an hour. What a freak.