Monstrous New Students!

Xiao Yan was somewhat surprised when he heard Hong Xin say that he and Zhao Chenghong would join forces to fight him, but he didn't take it seriously.

Xiao Yan could tell that when Hong Xin said those words, he had basically thrown away all pride.

After all, compared to being robbed by a freshman, what's a couple of freshmen teaming up to take down one?

They could clearly see which was more important.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan also smiled.

With his skill level, a one-on-one fight would definitely be easy prey for him, but a two-on-one situation would probably give him a good workout.

"I have no problem with that. Then, Senior Hong and Senior Zhao, you two can come at me together!"

Without any hesitation, Xiao Yan nodded in agreement.

As Xiao Yan finished speaking, Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong had already gotten into position.

Just then, the remaining eight members of the Black Fiend Team and the White Fiend Team also stepped forward in unison.

"Your opponent is us!"

"Don't even think about disturbing Brother Xiao Yan!"

Meanwhile, on the freshman team's side, Xun'er and Nalan Yanran also stepped forward.

Besides their two captains, Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong, who are Five-Star Dou Spirit and Six-Star Dou Ling respectively, the Black Fiend Team and the White Fiend Team each have two other Dou Ling, one-star and two-star respectively.

As for the last two members of each team, they both possessed the cultivation level of Nine-Star Great Dou Master!

This strength was clearly beyond what the new students, as Xun'er and Nalan Yanran had assumed, could handle.

But for Xun'er and Nalan Yanran, the battle was quite easy.

With the two of them working together, dealing with two Two-Star Dou Ling, two One-Star Dou Ling, and four Nine-Star Great Dou Master should be a piece of cake, right?

Not to mention Xun'er, the Gu Clan's foundation allows her to fight beyond her level, which might even be more exaggerated than Xiao Yan's!

As for Nalan Yanran, although her background is not as strong Xun'er's, she is a Sword Cultivator!

Sword Cultivator prioritize offense and are also adept at fighting opponents of higher levels!

Moreover, one of the women is a Seven-Star Dou Spirit, and the other is a Six-Star Dou Ling.

How could they possibly lose this battle?

Furthermore, when the two women fight at the same time, they might trigger a buff, which means they'll compete against each other!

Therefore, the remaining eight members of the Black Fiend Team and the White Fiend Team are in for trouble...

And so, the battle between the two sides began.

The other freshmen, due to the difference in ability, could only act as cheerleaders, shouting encouragement.

And so, the final battle between this year's freshmen and returning students began.

Black Wind Palm!

"Explosive Flame Fist!"

Sure enough, Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong attacked Xiao Yan from the left and right respectively.

"Great move! Explosive Step!"

Seeing the two attackers, Xiao Yan grinned and charged back at them.

"Boom"

Xiao Yan pushed off the ground with both feet, and his body shot towards the two of them like a cannonball.

At the same time, smoke and dust began to rise from Xiao Yan's position.

Explosive Step is also a type of Movement Technique.

Its effect is to unleash Dou Qi in the form of energy, thereby increasing one's speed for a short period of time.

No sooner had Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong begun their Dou Technique than Xiao Yan appeared before them.

This immediately caused their pupils to contract slightly.

Because Xiao Yan's speed was too fast after he used the Explosive Step.

This resulted in both of their Dou Technique missing their target entirely.

Immediately afterward, in the next second, Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong felt a hand placed on their abdomens.

"Mountain-Piling Force!"

With a low shout from Xiao Yan, Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong felt as if their stomachs had been hit by a sledgehammer, and they almost vomited up their dinner from the night before.

"Whoosh," "Whoosh"

"Boom!" "Boom!"

Then, the two figures were sent flying backward, crashing into several large trees.

At this moment, the smoke and dust on the battlefield increased even more.

"Cough cough~"

After an unknown amount of time, two coughs slowly emerged from the smoke and dust.

When the smoke cleared, bloodstains could be seen at the corners of Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong's mouths.

"Brother Zhao, the gap is quite large! This Xiao Yan, despite being a freshman, gives me the feeling of facing those guys on the Inner Academy's Strong Ranking..."

Even though they had only just started fighting, Hong Xin already had this feeling.

The Inner Academy's Strong Ranking only admits 50 elite students!

In this life, because Xiao Lin set up Spirit-Gathering Formation array in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, it has also brought more cultivation benefits to the students of the Inner Academy.

Therefore, all those who can make it onto the Inner Academy's Strong Ranking are students at the late stage of the Dou Ling or above.

Among them, those ranked in the top ten have already reached the level of Dou Wang!

Xiao Yan is currently at the Eight-Star Dou Spirit level. Even without considering combat strength, just in terms of cultivation level, he could probably rank around 30th on the Inner Academy's Strong Ranking.

If we take Xiao Yan's true combat strength into account, he could probably barely hold his own against the lower-ranked members of the top ten on the Strong Ranking.

This is also the main reason why Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong felt so much pressure when facing Xiao Yan.

"What a monster! To have this level of strength as a freshman, if he stays in the Inner Academy for a year, he'll probably be in the top ten of the Strong Ranking!"

Zhao Chenghong gritted his teeth and spoke.

Originally, he thought that joining forces with Hong Xin would be enough to contend with Xiao Yan.

Now it seems he was overthinking things!

They had only exchanged one move when both he and Hong Xin were already injured.

If nothing unexpected happens, even if the two of them fight with all their might, they probably won't last ten moves against their opponent...

This is still a generous estimate.

"Brother Zhao, what should we do next?"

When Hong Xin asked that question, a wavering appeared in his eyes.

Zhao Chenghong: "..."

Zhao Chenghong was also hesitant about this.

"Flame Wheel Dance!"

Just then, Xiao Yan's voice reached their ears once again.

Immediately afterward, out of the corner of their eyes, they noticed two wheels of fire flying towards them!

Seeing this, the two were startled and, without thinking of anything else, immediately dodged.

"Heh, think you can dodge it?"

Seeing the disheveled state of Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong, Xiao Yan put one hand behind his back and made a gesture in the air with the other.

At the same time, the two wheels of fire seemed to come alive and chased after Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong.

No matter how they dodged, they could never escape the two wheels of fire.

During this time, the two did try to defeat it using their Dou Technique!

However, the two fiery wheels were far too agile under Xiao Yan's remote control!

"Whoosh," "Whoosh"

These two fiery wheels were like two drones, which Xiao Yan controlled with ease!

This chase probably lasted for about five minutes.

Because Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong were already injured, Xiao Yan finally seized the opportunity at a certain moment!

"Swish," "Swish"

"Hissing"

"Huh? How could this happen?"

"Ouch! It's so hot! Let go!"

As the screams of Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong rang out, looking at them again, one could see that two fiery wheels, under Xiao Yan's control, had firmly wrapped around their bodies!

The two burning wheels of fire bound their bodies while simultaneously scorching them.

"So, you two seniors, would you like to continue?"

Xiao Yan's soft laughter also drifted over at this moment.

"We're not continuing! We're giving up!"

"I surrender! Let go of that ring of fire! My skin is being roasted!"

As Xiao Yan approached step by step, Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong hurriedly spoke up.

Hearing one of them admit defeat and the other surrender, Xiao Yan showed a satisfied expression.

Immediately afterwards, with a wave of his hand, Xiao Yan dissipated the two fiery wheels.

Meanwhile, Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong were grimacing as they examined the area bound by the Wheel of Flames.

As you can see, the skin of the two people that touched the wheel of fire was charred black.

It's fortunate that the two of them didn't push themselves to the limit; otherwise, the parts of their bodies that came into contact with the wheel of fire would probably have been roasted alive!

"Then, senior students, please hand over your Fire Crystal Card!"

Standing in front of the two, Xiao Yan smiled and extended his palms to them.

But Xiao Yan's smile, in the eyes of the two of them, seemed like that of a demon.

But a loss is a loss; what can they do?

Moreover, they could tell that Xiao Yan defeated them quite easily.

Therefore, no matter how unwilling they were, the two still handed over their respective Fire Crystal Card with pained expressions.

Xiao Yan wasn't greedy; he simply transferred half of the Fire Energy from their respective Fire Crystal Card.

"Thank you both for your contributions!"

When returning the Fire Crystal Card, Xiao Yan uttered another hurtful remark!

"Abnormal!"

"Monster!"

Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong silently made their judgments about Xiao Yan.

After doing all this, Hong Xin and Zhao Chenghong, the two losers, and Xiao Yan, the victor, all turned their gazes to the other side.

They remembered that while the three of them were fighting, another battle had broken out on the other side.

However, when the three of them looked over there, they found that the battle had already ended.

Eight senior students from the Black Fiend Team and the White Fiend Team lay sprawled on the ground, while in the very center of the group, Xun'er and Nalan Yanran stood gracefully.

Neither of them had a speck of dust on their clothes!

This result needs no further explanation or description.

This year's strongest teams in the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, Black Fiend Team and White Fiend Team, were both defeated by the newcomers!