Arrival at the Inner Academy, Elder Huo

One hour later.

Standing atop the dragon's head, Qin Yu looked down at the forest below and suddenly felt a surge of excitement.

There are no restrictions on the boundaries of the ring, and there's no need to worry about damaging the venue. As long as no one gets killed, you can fight however you want.

"Left, left! There's a team over there!"

Xiao Yi Xian lay on his back, one arm around his neck, the other pointing to the dense forest to his left.

So the earthen dragon turned its head and swooped down in that direction.

In the dense forest, five senior students dressed in the Inner Academy uniforms were besieging several freshmen.

"Hurry up and hand over the Fire Energy Card, don't waste our time!"

The team leader, a Nine-Star Great Battle Master, sounded somewhat impatient.

Although I don't know what happened with that earth dragon before, in a game like the Fire Energy Hunting Competition where there are many perks, if you're too slow, all the meat will go to someone else!

The freshmen stood back to back, gritting their teeth and holding on, but their Dou Qi was almost gone.

Boom!

Suddenly, a huge earthen dragon descended from the sky, and with a sweep of its claws, the five senior students were sent flying like bowling pins.

As for that earth dragon...

After causing trouble, he simply left.

Several freshmen stood there, stunned, watching the earthen dragon speed away, their mouths agape, wide enough to fit two eggs.

"What... what is this?"

"I don't know, but it seems like they're trying to help us..."

After a while, Qin Yu finally stopped and dispersed the earth dragon.

"There's a group of senior students ahead, led by Seven-Star Da Dou Shi. How about we put him in your hands?"

"You finally remembered to let me move around a bit!"

Upon hearing Qin Yu's words, Xiao Yi Xian's eyes lit up. She clapped her hands and walked forward.

Xiao Yi Xian is now a Four-Star Great Dou Master. Qin Yu can only describe such a speed of progress with four words: terrifying.

"Don't get involved unless absolutely necessary!"

"Good."

Not far ahead, several senior students were resting under a large tree.

Looking at the numbers on the Fire Crystal Card, the senior students beamed with joy, their mouths stretched into wide grins like lotus flowers.

"Today's harvest was good; it should be enough for a while."

"Hmm, we can retreat after a few more waves of attacks."

"I heard there's a tough guy among this year's freshmen; he wiped out the Black Fiend Team."

"How is that possible? How ruthless can one person be?"

Before the words were finished, a figure in pure white emerged from the woods.

The four of them looked up at the same time. Xiao Yi Xian stood in front of them, revealing a harmless smile.

Hello.

"Ah?"

Wrong!

The captain in charge was taken aback for a moment, and instantly became alert.

This junior schoolgirl suddenly appeared... and he didn't even notice?

"Fire Energy?"

With a flick of her sleeve, Xiao Yi Xian sent a wisp of pale purple mist rapidly spreading through the air.

Hold your breath!

The captain shouted, and the others covered their mouths and noses at the same time, but it was too late.

The mist not only enters the body through respiration, but also penetrates through the skin.

Within just a few breaths, the senior students' limbs began to weaken, and their Dou Qi became stagnant.

"What... what kind of poison is this?!"

The captain struggled to his feet and tried to circulate his Dou Qi to dispel the poison, but the more he circulated it, the faster the poison spread.

Xiao Yi Xian walked up to him unhurriedly and extended her hand.

"Fire Crystal Card".

The captain's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something harsh, but his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground, only able to watch helplessly as Xiao Yi Xian bent down and took out the Fire Crystal Card from his waist.

After confiscating a batch of Fire Energy, Xiao Yi Xian turned around and waved the card in her hand at Qin Yu.

"How about it?"

"Good, let's go, continue."

The two continued their journey through the forest, and whenever they encountered someone who was not above the Dou Ling realm, they would ask Xiao Yi Xian to help them.

The poisons used by Xiao Yi Xian are all short-term toxins that weaken the limbs and disable Dou Qi, requiring no antidote.

He recovered on his own after two or three hours.

Along the way, they also encountered Lin Xiuyan and his group, who were sticking together.

Seeing their enthusiastic and high-spirited demeanor, Qin Yu didn't disturb them and continued to be the disruptor on the field.

Soon after, having released their energy, or rather, had had enough fun, the two stepped onto the dragon's head and headed towards the finish line.

As they neared the finish line, a group of elderly men in white robes suddenly appeared ahead, but Qin Yu didn't notice them.

By the time he came to his senses, the group of white-robed elders had already been sent flying by the earth dragon.

Did you bump into something just now?

Xiao Yi Xian glanced back.

"It looks like a group of senior students."

"Oh."

Qin Yu nodded, not paying any attention.

Elder Su had been waiting for quite some time in front of the Inner Academy gate.

His expression was subtle.

He had witnessed Qin Yu's performance throughout the entire journey.

Especially the last group of senior students who were directly knocked away—those were members of the White Fiend Team!

Qin Yu simply used it as a roadblock and casually tossed it aside.

Looking at the man and woman in front of him, Elder Su sighed deeply and tried to calm himself down.

"Let's wait for the others."

Gradually, newborns began to emerge from the forest.

Once all the new students had arrived, Elder Su cleared his throat and stood in front of them.

"The Fire Energy Hunting Competition has officially ended."

"The freshmen win."

The scene fell silent for a moment, some of the freshmen still not having reacted.

Most of them thought they were doomed when they were surrounded and pursued by the senior students.

And then... inexplicably, that group of senior students disappeared.

Now, out of nowhere, they're being told they won?

"We won? We won?"

"How did you win?"

"I don't know, but we won anyway."

After Elder Su gave a brief explanation, he handed the two Blue Fire Crystal Card to Qin Yu and Xiao Yi Xian.

"You guys... never mind, let's not talk about it anymore."

Subsequently, he distributed blue crystal cards to Lin Xiuyan and others who performed well in the competition.

After the distribution was completed, Elder Su led the new students toward the Inner Academy.

As for the senior students still in the forest...

It's not like I don't know the way, and Elder Qing will take care of the rest, so I'll just leave it at that.

"Come with me, students, you are about to officially enter the Inner Academy."

The new students followed behind, climbing the stone steps on the mountain path to the hillside, where they saw the Inner Academy.

Elder Su waved his hand and swiftly rushed towards the Inner Academy ahead, with the new students quickly following behind.

But when they reached the entrance to the Inner Academy, they all stopped in their tracks.

An elderly man with gray hair and a thin face stood quietly at the entrance of the Inner Academy, motionless like a statue.

Elder Su stepped forward to inquire, but the old man did not answer until he saw that all the new students had arrived, at which point he finally spoke:

Who is Qin Yu?

The freshmen looked at each other, their gazes turning to Qin Yu in unison, and they also made way for him.

Qin Yu stepped out from the crowd and bowed to the old man with clasped hands.

"Student Qin Yu greets the elder."

The old man's gaze fell on him, and he looked him up and down.

"I am Elder Huo of the Alchemy Department."