Underground Black Tower
A strange and violent energy fluctuation suddenly rippled through the plaza.
Xun Er was the first to sense this heat energy fluctuation, followed by Ruo Lin Mentor on the judge's seat, and their expressions changed drastically.
Their gazes turned sharply almost simultaneously, finally settling on the black-robed youth standing proudly in the arena, holding the heavy ruler. The source of that violent energy fluctuation was none other than him!
"Just how many trump cards does this guy have?!"
Xiao Yan took a deep breath of slightly scorching air, and under the gaze of the crowd, he slowly stepped forward. He raised the Mystic Heavy Ruler high above his head, his arm bulging with veins, like wriggling little snakes!
"Ha!"
With a loud shout from Xiao Yan, a two-meter-high, light-red ruler image shot out.
"Force Dissipation Water Mirror!"
A graceful figure flew into the arena. As Ruo Lin Mentor's soft shout fell, large amounts of light-blue Dou Qi surged from her palm, finally forming an oval-shaped blue water mirror in front of her, protecting the already frightened Lu Xing behind it.
The water mirror was more than a meter thick, resembling a water city wall rather than a water mirror, guarding the two.
*Boom! Sizzle!* The ruler image of the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler collided with the water mirror, and the high temperature instantly evaporated the water, filling the entire plaza with a vast expanse of white mist.
The mist obscured everyone's vision, making it impossible to see what was happening in the arena.
"What exactly happened?"
"What a powerful fire-attribute Dou Technique! This is at least Mystic Low-Rank, right?"
"I feel like it's Mystic Middle-Rank."
"He's so amazing! He's cultivated a Mystic Rank Dou Technique to this extent at such a young age!"
Keen-eyed students had already noticed that Ruo Lin Mentor had just taken action, which meant that Xiao Yan had won.
Soon after, with a whoosh, Ruo Lin Mentor waved her hand, dispersing the surrounding white mist and revealing the situation inside the arena.
Lu Xing was naturally unharmed under the protection of Ruo Lin Mentor. On the other hand, Xiao Yan's face was extremely pale, and he was panting heavily, struggling to catch his breath.
Only after swallowing a Qi Recovery Pill did Xiao Yan regain his composure.
It's best not to use this Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler before reaching Dou Shi. It actually drained all the Dou Qi in my body. The consumption of an Earth Rank Dou Technique was simply too terrifying; all the Dou Qi in Xiao Yan's body had been drained.
Moreover, even after emptying Xiao Yan's Dou Qi, the resulting ruler image was only two meters high, not even a tenth of the power of an Earth Rank Dou Technique.
"Xiao Yan-gege, are you alright?" Xun Er and Xiao Yu also rushed to the arena to check on Xiao Yan's condition.
Xiao Yan exhaled and waved his hand, saying, "I'm fine, just overused my Dou Qi. I just took a Qi Recovery Pill, and I'll be fine soon."
"Let me support you, Xiao Yan-gege." Xun Er placed Xiao Yan's hand on her shoulder, the intimate gesture causing envy, jealousy, and hatred from the onlookers.
Xiao Yu snorted and said, "If you keep pushing yourself like this, you'll end up killing yourself."
"I have no choice but to push myself. If I lose, I'll be disgracing our old Xiao family," Xiao Yan said with a wry smile, then looked at Ruo Lin Mentor on the other side and asked, "Ruo Lin Mentor, does this count as a successful challenge?"
Ruo Lin Mentor frowned slightly as she looked at Xiao Yan. Although the ruler image didn't seem very powerful, appearing to be around Mystic Middle-Rank or High-Rank, only she, who had blocked the attack, knew that if she weren't a Five Star Da Dou Shi, she wouldn't have been able to block that attack with just a Yellow Rank High-Rank Dou Technique.
Her right palm was actually burned! And she was a Five Star Da Dou Shi!!
Was it an illusion? Just now, I felt like his Dou Qi could mobilize the power of heaven and earth? That's impossible; mobilizing the power of heaven and earth requires at least an Earth Rank Dou Technique. Ruo Lin Mentor was starting to doubt her life.
Where would a teenager from Wutan City get an Earth Rank Dou Technique? The entire Gama Empire probably only had Earth Rank Dou Techniques in the royal family and the Yunlan Sect, and it was even more impossible for a Dou Zhe to successfully cultivate an Earth Rank Dou Technique.
Ruo Lin Mentor shook her head, feeling that this was impossible. How long had a sixteen-year-old boy been cultivating? He wasn't cultivating since he was in the womb, so how could he cultivate so quickly?
Ruo Lin Mentor walked up to Xiao Yan and gently used water-attribute Dou Qi to soothe Xiao Yan's body: "Since you have met the academy's conditions, you can naturally experience what our school's cultivation cheat feels like early."
"Thank you, Mentor."
"But let me remind you, if you think that defeating a student from the Mystic Rank Class means you can definitely enter the Inner Academy, then you are greatly mistaken. To steadily enter the Inner Academy, you must at least reach Nine-Star Dou Shi. Moreover, my requirement for you is not just to enter the Inner Academy, but to take the top five spots in the Inner Academy exam." Ruo Lin Mentor changed her usual gentleness, and her tone became serious.
"Top five? Why the top five?" Xiao Yan looked puzzled. Could it be that the top five could enter a special class? Ruo Lin Mentor smiled and looked at the puzzled Xiao Yan, softly saying, "The top five in the Inner Academy exam can enter the Inner Academy's Scripture Pavilion to choose an item as a scholarship from the academy. The Scripture Pavilion has many collections, including Earth Rank Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques. It contains all the collections the academy has obtained since its establishment."
!!!!!!
Choose one item from the collections that Canaan Academy has obtained since its establishment!!!!!!
That was a collection even more terrifying than the Gama Empire's treasury! "Work harder, little genius, and don't waste your talent. To steadily get into the top five, you must at least reach the strength of a High-Level Da Dou Shi."
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and nodded heavily. He had originally thought about entering the Inner Academy as quickly as possible, but now it seemed that steadily getting into the top five before entering the Inner Academy was the best option.
"No matter what, I need to first confirm if the Strange Flame is in the Inner Academy."
Time passed quickly, and in a flash, three days had gone by. The news of Xiao Yan defeating a Mystic Rank Class student despite being of a lower level spread like wildfire, and all sorts of rumors flew around.
No matter how wildly the Outer Academy spread rumors, Xiao Yan turned a deaf ear to it all. Apart from cultivation, he was now just waiting for Ruo Lin Mentor's news.
"Finally here."
His powerful soul had already sensed Ruo Lin Mentor's arrival. Xiao Yan exited his cultivation state and quickly walked out of his dormitory.
Ruo Lin Mentor glared at Xiao Yan: "You sure are impatient."
Xiao Yan shrugged and defended himself, "Just eager to see Ruo Lin Mentor."
"Where's Xun Er? Aren't you two usually inseparable?"
"Xun Er is in closed-door cultivation. Ruo Lin Mentor isn't just here to inquire about a student's cultivation, right?"
Ruo Lin Mentor said unhappily, "Alright, alright, let's go. We need to ride a Griffon to get to the Inner Academy. We have to return to the Outer Academy today, after all, you're not an Inner Academy student yet."
The Inner Academy and Outer Academy aren't that different overall. The only difference is probably that Credits have become Fire Energy, and all students have a common goal to compete for: entering the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower to cultivate.
Xiao Yan followed Ruo Lin Mentor all the way, and after walking for more than ten minutes, they arrived at a sunken terrain. Within that sunken area, an extremely large black tower was deeply buried underground, with only a section of the spire exposed above the ground.
A tower buried underground?! This extremely strange scene made the astonishment on Xiao Yan's face grow even stronger, and he muttered to himself, "Could this be the so-called 'Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower'? I didn't expect it to be buried underground."
Ruo Lin Mentor walked up to an old man in simple clothes and respectfully said, "Elder Liu, this is Xiao Yan. He received approval from the Outer Academy three days ago to come and experience the wonders of the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower."
Elder Liu opened his eyes, glanced at Xiao Yan, and slowly nodded, "Young man, you're quite good. Knowing to come and experience it in advance shows great foresight."
Xiao Yan awkwardly touched his nose. That wasn't his intention at all.
"Boldly go in, I will be watching you."
Xiao Yan cupped his fist in thanks: "Thank you, Elder Liu."
After Xiao Yan walked into the dark gate, Ruo Lin Mentor asked with a smile, "Elder Liu, how long do you think this kid can last?"
Elder Liu stroked his beard and smiled, "An Eight-Star Dou Zhe entering the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower is simply asking for trouble. He won't last more than a minute."
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