Watching Xiao Yan slowly walk out, Gua La chuckled. He had seen many stubborn new students like this before, but most of them ultimately didn't have a good ending. During recruitment, it was almost an unwritten rule of the Jia Nan Academy to curb the arrogance of new students. Those who could pass the examination were usually considered to have decent talent. Such people usually lived comfortable and happy lives in their hometowns, rarely being ridiculed or mocked by others. Entering the Jia Nan Academy with such a mindset, a place almost filled with layers of outstanding individuals, it was very easy for disputes to arise if a single word didn't align, ultimately bringing a lot of unnecessary trouble to the academy. Therefore, during recruitment, it was necessary to make new students clearly understand their level and to reduce the arrogance of these "calves who don't know fear."
Even the instructors of the Jia Nan Academy did not object to this unwritten rule, so this regulation had been passed down for many years.
Clenching his hand tightly and letting Dou Qi envelop it, Gua La smiled. When he first entered the Jia Nan Academy, he also relied on his talent to resist. However, that senior, who was a two-star Dou Zhe at the time, had made him wisely run out to sunbathe for half an hour with just one punch. Every time he saw new students, Gua La felt a surge of pleasure in his heart, wanting to personally curb the arrogance of these stubborn new students, recalling that humiliating experience.
Slowly watching the young man walk out, finally, under everyone's gaze, the young man faced Gua La.
"Yu'er, why didn't you stop him? Sunbathing is still more comfortable than having your skin suffer, isn't it?" Seeing Gua La's sinister smile, the girls beside Xiao Yu couldn't help but reproach her.
Standing beside Xiao Yu, Xue Ni recalled Xiao Yu's previous evaluation of Xiao Yan. Her eyes blinked brightly, curiously staring at the young man's face, which always maintained a faint smile. She really wanted to know if that Xiao Yan was truly as Xiao Yu said, with cultivation talent almost comparable to the demoness in the academy.
Pressing her rosy lips together, Xue Ni crossed her arms over her chest, her suppressed bosom creating an alluring deep cleavage. A hint of anticipation flashed in her eyes.
Her smiling face was still flushed, looking extremely alluring. Xiao Yu lazily stretched out her hand, her bosom, though not overly magnificent, was still very proud. She glanced at the young man's back and casually said softly, "Who will suffer is still unknown."
Watching the two walk out into the field, the twenty new students who were sunbathing outside looked on with curious eyes. They had chosen to sunbathe not because they hadn't resisted, but because when they resisted, they were suppressed by seniors with far superior strength. Now, seeing someone else wanting to challenge a senior, they felt a bit gloating, watching the young man continue to make a fool of himself.
"Little fellow, are you ready?"
Enjoying this feeling immensely, Gua La's smile grew even more intense. His gaze swept over Xiao Yan as he said with a laugh.
"Let's begin." Xiao Yan's calm voice startled everyone.
"Heh heh, this little fellow is quite arrogant, not bad." Gua La was slightly surprised by Xiao Yan's attitude, then a surge of anger rose in his heart. Wasn't this person looking down on him?
Xiao Yan let out a soft breath, not bothering to speak any nonsense. His weary gaze fixed on the opponent, whose face showed a hint of anger.
“Fine!”
The opponent’s calm demeanor undoubtedly showed his disregard for Guala, whose self-esteem was wounded. With a cold laugh, Guala’s body shot forward. His right fist clenched, Dou Qi condensed, forming a fierce surge of power that violently struck towards Xiao Yan.
The surrounding crowd, seeing Guala use such powerful force against a new student, couldn’t help but raise their eyebrows.
Xiao Yan slightly lifted his eyes, his pupils rapidly enlarging as the fist approached. He shook his head slightly. Just as the fist was about to land, he swung his palm, actually meeting Guala’s fist head-on.
His palm blocked the fist with almost no tremor, seemingly dissolving the immense force of the blow.
“Slow speed, weak strength! Are you really a student of Jia Nan Academy?” Xiao Yan tilted his head up, shaking it slightly as he spoke softly.
Hearing the young man’s soft mockery made the surrounding crowd burst into laughter. Astonished gazes fixed on the intersecting fist and palm. It was hard to imagine a new student so easily fending off an attack from a one-star Dou Practitioner.
Originally smiling, Guala’s face slowly darkened after this scene. His eyes, filled with cold intent, stared intensely at the faintly smiling young man. It seemed he had misjudged this time and had been a bit overconfident in their exchange.
“Bastard! You want to die!”
Humiliated by a new student in front of everyone, Guala’s face flushed red. With an angry roar, his right foot aimed at Xiao Yan’s lower abdomen and mercilessly struck.
With an indifferent expression, Xiao Yan’s left hand casually swatted down as if shooing a fly. Finally, with a “pa” sound, it struck Guala’s foot, instantly leaving a bruise.
“Hiss!”
A sharp pain shot through his foot, causing Guala to gasp. His angry face became even more frantic. He quickly retreated a step, escaping Xiao Yan’s palm. His left foot pushed off the ground, and his body used the momentum to leap into the air, spinning. His right leg, imbued with green Dou Qi, produced a phantom wind blade that fiercely attacked Xiao Yan’s head.
“Shameless! To actually use the high-grade Huang-tier Dou Skill ‘Jing Xiang Blade’! This person is too shameless!” Seeing the faint light blade on Guala’s right leg, the women immediately shouted with angry expressions.
Seeing Guala’s movement, Xiao Yu’s willow-like eyebrows furrowed slightly, but then relaxed. Hadn’t Jialie Ao’s arm been broken by Xiao Yan even after he used a Xuan-tier Dou Skill? She didn’t believe that someone with only the strength of a one-star Dou Practitioner could inflict any harm on Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan tilted his head up. The sharp wind brushed past, making his face sting slightly. He slowly raised his palm, aiming it just as Guala’s attack descended.
“Begone!” His lips moved slightly, and a calm voice lightly shouted.
As the shout rang out, a fierce and powerful surge of energy violently burst from Xiao Yan’s palm, finally striking Guala’s chest with full force.
“Puchi!”
His chest taking a severe blow, Guala’s previously cold face instantly turned pale. His body was instantly thrown backward, and a mouthful of fresh blood violently spurted out.
“Thump!”
His body shot back more than ten meters, slamming into a rock behind him. Ge La's body twitched slightly, his face filled with terror as he looked at the distant youth who maintained a calm posture. His chest ached, and his vision blurred. Finally, he fainted.
Ge La's powerful attack was inexplicably sent flying in a mere ten seconds.
Witnessing this dizzying exchange, both inside and outside the arena, everyone maintained a synchronized silence.
Under the sunlight, several new students stared blankly at Ge La, who had collapsed not far away. After a moment, their burning gazes shifted to the youth. This was the first time they had witnessed a new student capable of defeating a senior, and what's more, this new student seemed even younger than them.
Among the new students, several beautiful young women stared intently at the youth's calm expression, their eyes revealing admiration. If the timing hadn't been inappropriate, they likely would have been unable to resist the urge to shout in excitement to express their adoration.
"Indeed... his cultivation talent is truly terrifying," Xue Ni exclaimed, shaking her head as she stared at Xiao Yan. This person had used facts to prove that what Xiao Yu had said earlier was true.
"Yu... Yu'er. What level has your cousin's strength reached? From the looks of it, he seems to have become a Dou Practitioner long ago?" The girls beside Xiao Yu quietly looked at the black-robed youth, immediately asking out of curiosity.
It was truly laughable. To be able to easily defeat a one-star Dou Practitioner like that, his strength was actually far superior to most people present here.
Xiao Yu smiled sweetly, her eyes fixed on the youth in the center of the arena. A strange light flashed in her pupils. After a moment, she imitated Xiao Yan's gesture of waving his hand and chuckled, "Even I can't defeat him in a fight, so you're saying he's not a Dou Practitioner?"
"Tsk tsk, to be a Dou Practitioner at such a young age, in Jia Nan Academy, such cultivation talent is considered top-tier. Hehe, Yu'er, your taste isn't bad either. But is he really your cousin? Why don't you give him to us?" A beautiful young woman teased playfully.
"Get lost, you pervert!"
Her blushing face pushed the girl away. Xiao Yu suddenly muttered an inexplicable sentence in her heart, "I already said, he and I are not blood relatives..."
This thought suddenly appeared in her mind, causing Xiao Yu to involuntarily chuckle to herself. She then quickly adjusted her mood, not daring to let her thoughts wander.
Compared to Xiao Yu, who was laughing happily, Luo Bu's expression on the other side grew even more somber. He coldly glanced at Xiao Yan, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.
"No need to go out now, right?" Casually pulling down his sleeve, Xiao Yan glanced at Luo Bu and smiled indifferently.
"Ah, little brother is truly profound and keeps his abilities hidden," Luo Bu's somber face retracted, and he once again put on a bright smile. He stepped forward, intimately patted Xiao Yan's shoulder, and chuckled coldly in a low voice, "Don't be arrogant, kid. Even if you have good talent, there are many people in Jia Nan Academy who are more outstanding than you. Your temperament like this will definitely be detrimental in Jia Nan Academy!"
"Thank you for the reminder," Xiao Yan smiled and nodded, then chuckled, "However, I believe that at least you don't have the qualifications for that."
Xiao Yan was no fool. He was perfectly aware of Luo Bu’s hostility towards him, so he saw no need to feign ignorance in front of him. After all, even if it came to a real fight, Xiao Yan wasn't afraid of him. If he angered him... killing people and destroying corpses wasn't something he was doing for the first time.
Although Luo Bu’s hostility towards him was due to a misunderstanding, Xiao Yan wasn't idle enough to explain. To put it politely, Luo Bu wasn't even qualified.
Moreover, even though he usually bickered and squabbled with Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan didn't want her to be deceived by this deceitful fellow.
Hearing Xiao Yan’s impolite words, Luo Bu’s smiling face once again turned gloomy. His cold eyes stared intently at Xiao Yan, his face twitching slightly, his pupils icy, as if he wanted to stab Xiao Yan into ten thousand pieces.
Xiao Yan simply ignored this meaningless gaze, a faint, indifferent smile on his handsome face. Compared to the other party's deceitful smile, his expression clearly made people feel more favorably towards him.
“Arrogant brat, when you come to Jia Nan Academy in the future, I, your senior, will take good care of you!” Luo Bu gritted his teeth and said with a cold smile.
Touching his face, Xiao Yan said softly, “I don’t know about other places, but do you believe that I can make sure you never leave Wu Tan City?”
His pupils contracted slightly. Luo Bu’s mouth twitched as he stared at the young man in front of him, seeing a hint of coldness flash in his dark eyes.
His body involuntarily trembled. The coldness hidden in those dark eyes made Luo Bu’s heart feel a vague chill, just like when he had encountered a ferocious demonic wolf alone on a mission before.
Silently swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Luo Bu intended to threaten back, but the words were swallowed before they could be spoken.
“Alright.” Luo Bu secretly exhaled, as if wanting to expel this humiliation. He gritted his teeth, nodded at Xiao Yan, and had already made up his mind. If he had the chance in the future, he would definitely "cultivate a good relationship" with this brat.
Indifferently looking at Luo Bu, Xiao Yan was secretly wondering whether he should make this fellow stay in Wu Tan City forever to avoid some future trouble, when a gentle female voice chuckled from within the academy.
“Ah, ah, that brat’s talent is indeed not bad. It seems I’ve picked up a treasure this time.”