First Meeting with Han Yue; Scorched by Heartfire

With a single punch, Fu Ao, a Three-Star Dou Ling, was severely injured.

Xiao Yan's formidable strength once again reshaped the Inner Academy senior students' perception of him.

Moreover, Xiao Yan had not even displayed his full strength, and what everyone had seen was still just the tip of the iceberg.

Could Xiao Yan's strength already be enough to contend for a spot in the top ten of the Strongest Ranking?

The moment this thought popped into the minds of many, they felt it was simply unbelievable.

One had to know that the powerhouses in the top ten of the Inner Academy's Strongest Ranking were all above the eight-star Dou Ling level, senior students who had cultivated in the Inner Academy for five years and were about to graduate.

With Xiao Yan's age of not even twenty, as a newcomer who had just entered the Inner Academy, possessing such terrifying strength was truly shocking.

In the plaza, members of several other factions quietly departed.

They needed to rush back and relay the news of Xiao Yan defeating Fu Ao with a single punch to their respective factions, updating everyone's understanding of Xiao Yan.

What attitude they should adopt when facing the Ruler Sect, this newly emerged faction, was something that required careful deliberation.

This was precisely the effect Xiao Yan wanted to achieve.

Although it was impossible to make himself completely untouchable in the Inner Academy overnight, it would deter a vast majority of factions, and that was already enough.

Even Fu Ao was defeated with a single punch. Let's see who dares to mock me for running away at the last minute now!

Just as everyone stood in silent shock over Xiao Yan's strength, Luo Hou's smug voice rang out from where he was hiding in a corner of