Whoever Attacks Jia Nan Academy, I'll Lend a Hand

Today was the day of the agreed battle between the Black Alliance and Jia Nan Academy, but the academy's elders had waited for half the day without seeing a single soul.

Hu Gan, who had just emerged from seclusion after breaking through to Dou Zong, said with a puzzled expression, "Don't tell me that brat Han Feng is too scared to come?"

He actually found himself looking forward to Han Feng's arrival. Having broken through to Dou Zong, Hu Gan was brimming with confidence and high spirits. He desperately needed a battle to establish his standing as a Dou Zong expert.

Su Qian stroked his beard and looked at the ruddy-faced, battle-eager Hu Gan, saying softly, "Hmph, Han Feng formed a Black Alliance and even sent our academy a War Declaration. Surely he won't make all that thunder only to deliver a few drops of rain."

With Hu Gan's breakthrough, Jia Nan Academy had gained another genuine Dou Zong expert. Naturally, Su Qian was grinning from ear to ear.

Without question, Dou Zong experts represented the ceiling of combat power in the Black-Corner Region!

First Shen Luo had joined Jia Nan Academy, and now Hu Gan had broken through. Even if Han Feng rallied the entire Black-Corner Region, Su Qian would not fear him in the slightest.

If Mo Tianxing and Earth Demon Old Ghost truly dared to come, the towering fury of the Qianbai Elders would await them.

As for the others, Su Qian really did not think much of them.

The Gold and Silver Elders, who held first and second place on the strong ranking, could display Dou Zong-level combat power together, but their individual strength was only at the Peak Dou Emperor level. Given enough time, their true colors would show.

No matter how this battle played out, Jia Nan Academy held the advantage.

Of course, if Han Feng really did not dare to come today, he would lead his men to the Black Alliance headquarters tomorrow and raid Han Feng's lair.

The sun sank in the west, and night descended!

Just as everyone began to relax, Shen Luo suddenly shot into the sky in his white robes.

"All elders, heed my command! Prepare for battle!"

His fierce shout, infused with Dou Qi, rang through every corner of the Inner Academy.

Countless whistles of rushing air began to sound overhead.

Upon hearing Shen Luo's voice, Su Qian, Hu Gan, and the many elders of Jia Nan Academy swiftly rose into the sky.

"Elder Shen, are they here?" Su Qian stared into the empty sky but could detect no movement whatsoever.

Shen Luo nodded slightly.

Within his soul perception, a large force of Black Alliance experts was flying toward the Inner Academy at tremendous speed!

"Twenty-three Dou Emperors, sixty-eight Dou Wangs, and farther away, two Dou Zong experts following at a distance."

The air seemed to freeze.

Although they had prepared themselves, Jia Nan Academy's elders still sucked in cold breaths when they heard Shen Luo report the number of enemy experts.

"Damn, Han Feng really has gone mad! That many Dou Emperors and Dou Wangs? He's trying to wipe out Jia Nan Academy!" Hu Gan swallowed.

Jia Nan Academy currently had only three publicly known Dou Zong experts: Su Qian, Shen Luo, and himself. There were only two Dou Huang experts, while the remaining twenty-odd elders were all at the Dou Wang level.

Such combat power was already among the finest in the Black-Corner Region, but it still paled beside an alliance of every faction in the region.

Hu Gan's expression darkened. "Shen Luo, it looks like we'll have to ask the Qianbai Elders to intervene. Otherwise, the outcome of this battle really is uncertain. Twenty-odd Dou Emperors could overwhelm us through sheer numbers alone."

Shen Luo waved a hand, his gaze suddenly growing deep.

Within his soul perception, he could sense the auras of several more Dou Zong experts. Some of them even possessed a presence at the High-Rank Dou Zong level.

These auras were concealed extremely well and kept a considerable distance from the Black Alliance's main force at all times. Had his soul power not been strong enough, he truly would not have detected them.

"First Elder, activate the Inner Academy's grand formation first. Have the Qianbai Elders hold off for now."

Su Qian opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing, tacitly accepting Shen Luo's suggestion.

"All elders, heed my command! Form the array!" At his fierce shout, the Inner Academy's elders took up positions in the air above its various corners. Their hands then began forming seals in rapid succession, and an enormous energy barrier slowly appeared above the Inner Academy.

This was Jia Nan Academy's grand protective formation. It had never been used since the Inner Academy's founding.

Although the Black-Corner Region had many experts, they all came from different factions and could only fight individually.

About an hour later, densely packed figures began appearing above the Inner Academy.

The man at their head had handsome features and thin lips, and his entire body exuded a cold, sinister air. He wore blue Alchemist robes embroidered with an ancient medicinal cauldron on the chest. He was none other than the leader of the Black Alliance, the foremost Alchemist in the Black-Corner Region: Medicine Emperor Han Feng.

The many other experts of the Black-Corner Region stood behind him, Dou Qi surging around their bodies. Their combined presence actually pressed down so heavily that those in the Inner Academy struggled to breathe.

Su Qian snorted coldly and stepped forward. "Han Feng, you've got some nerve, daring to send Jia Nan Academy a War Declaration. Do you really think our academy is made of clay?"

Su Qian was now a Four-Star Dou Zong. His fierce shout, infused with mighty Dou Qi, immediately dispersed a considerable portion of the Black Alliance's combined pressure.

Many Black Alliance experts faltered slightly, and some did not even dare to look Su Qian in the eye.

A man had his reputation, just as a tree cast its shadow!

Su Qian deserved much of the credit for Jia Nan Academy's dominance over the Black-Corner Region these past decades.

He had uprooted quite a few factions for killing Jia Nan Academy students.

Even now, the corpses of one Dou Emperor and two Dou Wang experts still hung in a town near Jia Nan Academy!

Su Qian was certainly no man with an empty reputation!

Hu Gan paused in surprise. Seeing Su Qian cow the opposition with a single shout, he immediately unleashed his mighty Dou Qi like a surging tide, fully displaying the imposing presence of a Dou Zong expert!

"A pack of fools who don't know the height of heaven or the depth of the earth! You think numbers will help? Today, this emperor... this Dou Zong will see who dares act out!"

An uproar swept through the Black Alliance!

A Dou Zong!

Another Dou Zong!

Jia Nan Academy actually had another Dou Zong!

Hu Gan had actually broken through!

He had spent years at the Peak Dou Emperor level without making the slightest progress. When had he broken through?

Did that not mean Jia Nan Academy now had two Dou Zong experts?

Everyone frowned!

If they could not finish those two off today, what use would destroying Jia Nan Academy be?

Those two could simply hunt down everyone present one by one throughout the Black-Corner Region. Who could stop them?

Gathered together, they had far more experts than Jia Nan Academy, but they were all at the Dou Wang and Dou Emperor levels. Even the Gold and Silver Elders had to join forces to contend with a Dou Zong! If either elder were caught alone, he would soon be killed!

If even the Gold and Silver Elders faced that danger, what were the rest of them supposed to do?

Surely they could not stay in Maple City forever, like turtles hiding in their shells!

How would that be any different from prison?

All they had lost was some cultivation resources; their foundations were still intact. They might as well retreat now. Jia Nan Academy was an academy, after all. Surely it would not resort to that sort of chicken-stealing, dog-snatching behavior a second time!

The Black Alliance members began exchanging glances, each looking at the others!

Han Feng frowned and sneered. "Heh, he's only a One-Star Dou Zong. Who are you trying to scare?"

"Does Jia Nan Academy think it's the only place in the entire Black-Corner Region with Dou Zongs?"

As soon as Han Feng finished speaking, two figures appeared out of thin air before the Black Alliance. Their boundless Dou Qi instantly swept across more than half the sky, forcibly driving back Su Qian and Hu Gan's imposing auras!

"Mo Tianxing?"

"Eagle Mountain Elder?"

Su Qian cried out involuntarily!

Mo Tianxing's appearance did not surprise him, but he had never expected the Eagle Mountain Elder, whose whereabouts were always elusive, to come wading into these muddy waters too!

"What, surprised? Whoever attacks Jia Nan Academy, I'll lend a hand!"

The Eagle Mountain Elder snorted coldly!