Han Yue had already spotted Xiao Yan. She had thought Xiao Yan would help her, but she had not expected him to leave directly.
Han Yue felt somewhat disappointed, but on second thought, they had only met a few times. What right did she have to expect him to save her?
Before long, as the girls were steadily defeated, Han Yue lost her will to fight as well.
"Alright, stop. Hand over all our Fire Energy to them." Han Yue could only compromise helplessly.
The leading older student burst into laughter and said, "Wouldn't it have been better if you'd done that sooner? Why wait until now?"
The older students searched through all the freshmen's Fire Energy, then left.
After they left, Han Yue and the others were all in low spirits. They would probably be the last group to leave the forest.
Meanwhile, on the Black Fiend Team's side, the powerful Black Fiend Team thoroughly defeated both Bai Cheng's and Yao Sheng's groups.
Holding the Fire Energy in his hand, Qin Zhen said to them with a smile, "Isn't Liu Qing your big brother? I'll be waiting for him in the Inner Academy. Tell him to come if he has the guts."
After saying that, he left. Even now, Yao Sheng and Bai Cheng were still blaming each other.
Xiao Yan had long been waiting to rob those older students who had taken Han Yue's group. Once they had gone far enough away—
Xiao Yan snuck up on them and took all their Fire Energy.
Including what he had obtained earlier, Xiao Yan now had nearly 400 Fire Energy.
"These older students have quite a lot of Fire Energy. This should be enough to last us a long time," Xiao Yan said smugly.
Xun Er smiled. "Brother Xiao Yan also got the freshmen's Fire Energy."
Xiao Yan scratched his head and explained, "I earned this with my own abilities. It's not like I robbed it from them."
Xun Er nodded. Xiao Yan put away the Fire Energy. Now, only the final hurdle remained.
That was the White Fiend Team. As long as he could defeat them, Xiao Yan would achieve a complete victory this time.
However, Xiao Yan was somewhat uncertain. After all, the White Fiend Team in the original story had already reached the Dou Ling level.
Moreover, the people from that year had been relatively weak. If it were this year's batch, the White Fiend Team would probably be even stronger.
They might even have reached the level of three-star Dou Lings, so Xiao Yan had a headache. Defeating them would be difficult.
The White Fiend Team's members were basically all around the peak of the Da Dou Shi level. Xiao Yan had no chance at all if he wanted to fight five alone.
But there was no other way. Xiao Yan could only steel himself and lead Xun Er to the end of the forest.
At that moment, the White Fiend Team was discussing this year's freshmen.
Captain Lin Yan held his large axe as he waited for the freshmen to arrive.
"Captain, I heard there's a kid this time who entered our Inner Academy after only one or two months in the Outer Academy."
"That's right. I heard he's only sixteen. To enter the Inner Academy at such a young age, he must have some skill."
"And that kid is arrogant as hell. I heard he robbed practically every older student participating in this hunting competition."
Only then did Lin Yan open his eyes and ask in confusion, "What? The older students' Fire Energy was all stolen?"
The team member who had spoken nodded, and a blaze of anger immediately rose within Lin Yan.
On one hand, he cursed those older students for being too cowardly. On the other, Xiao Yan's arrogance made him furious.
Just then, a figure wearing a black short-sleeved shirt appeared before them, with a massive ruler strapped to his back.
Lin Yan had just stood up when a team member behind him shouted, "He's Xiao Yan, the freshman from this batch."
"Is that so? He looks ordinary enough. He doesn't seem all that impressive," Lin Yan said dismissively.
Xiao Yan raised the Mysterious Heavy Ruler and said, "Enough talk. Do I have to defeat you to pass?"
Lin Yan jumped down directly, the aura of a three-star Dou Ling spreading from his body.
Xiao Yan swallowed. It was about what he had expected, but fortunately, everything was still under control.
Yesterday, Xiao Yan had pestered the system for a long time before it finally agreed to give him three lottery draws to test his luck.
Unexpectedly, the first two draws had yielded useless pills, but the third had given him a fifth-tier Dragon Strength Pill.
This pill was incredibly powerful. It could send even a Dou Wang into a berserk state and directly increase their strength by thirty percent.
There was no need to mention Da Dou Shis and Dou Lings—the increase in their strength would be even more tremendous.
With this trump card, Xiao Yan naturally was not afraid of Lin Yan. However, Lin Yan was also a man of loyalty and righteousness.
Xiao Yan did not want to fall out with him, so he did not intend to strike too heavily.
But Lin Yan had long been dissatisfied. He swung his axe straight down at Xiao Yan's head.
Xiao Yan hurriedly raised the Mysterious Heavy Ruler to block. The tremendous force struck the ruler and forced Xiao Yan to one knee.
Lin Yan said disdainfully, "You're only a seven-star Da Dou Shi, yet you dare act so arrogantly before me. Today, I'll teach you what it means to keep a low profile!"
Xiao Yan exerted strength through his waist and abdomen, knocking Lin Yan's axe back.
The remaining team members wanted to step forward, but Lin Yan stopped them.
"Fall back. Do I, Lin Yan, need anyone's help to fight a junior? If I lose to him today, I'll give him my spot on the Strong Ranking." After saying that, Lin Yan's eyes turned bloodshot as a fierce, powerful force erupted from him.
Xiao Yan watched him quietly. The traces of fire poison invasion were already visible. It would still be fairly easy to deal with now.
But this was not the time to discuss that. Xiao Yan began continuously burning the Dou Qi within his body, bringing his strength to its peak.
When their weapons clashed for the first time, Xiao Yan lost control over half his body, which went numb and tingling.
"It seems the gap between a seven-star Da Dou Shi and a three-star Dou Ling is still enormous. The accumulation from this period is nowhere near enough to make up for it." Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and pulled back.
Then he took out the Dragon Strength Pill from his Storage Ring. Xiao Yan smiled and said, "As an alchemist, it's fine for me to take a pill, right?"
Lin Yan said magnanimously, "Even if you eat the entire Jia Nan Academy Medicinal Herb Storage, I wouldn't be afraid in the slightest!"
Xiao Yan smiled when he heard that and swallowed the pill.
The energy contained within a fifth-tier pill was enormous. Fortunately, Xiao Yan circulated his cultivation technique quickly enough to expel the excess Dou Qi in time.
Seeing Xiao Yan's entire body turn red, Lin Yan felt a trace of regret. He should not have let this kid take pills.
"What tier of pill did you even take? Isn't this a little too terrifying?" Lin Yan could not help complaining.
Xiao Yan could not maintain this state for long, so he raised the Mysterious Heavy Ruler.
Then he shouted toward the sky, "Take this!"
Lin Yan's expression hardened as he held his large axe horizontally before him.
Mountain Splitting Axe!
Xiao Yan continuously poured Dou Qi into the Mysterious Heavy Ruler. The red light upon it stabbed painfully at everyone's eyes.
Flame Splitting Wave-Devouring Ruler!
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