Hearing Xiao Yan casually agree to Ruo Lin’s conditions, everyone around couldn’t help but look at him with a hint of “awe.”
Although Xiao Yan’s talent was extraordinary, the gap between him and Instructor Ruo Lin was truly insurmountable. The difference between a Dou Practitioner and a Great Dou Master could not be compensated for by talent alone.
Xiao Yu was also stunned by Xiao Yan’s reply. After a moment, she let out a helpless sigh. It seemed this person wouldn’t turn back until he hit a wall.
“It’s cramped in here, let’s go outside.”
Smiling faintly at Xiao Yan, Instructor Ruo Lin led the way out of the tent, her full figure swaying gracefully, exuding a captivating mature charm. Xiao Yan rubbed his nose and nodded, then stepped out to follow. After a moment of hesitation, everyone else in the tent scrambled out.
By this time, dusk had fallen. The faint afterglow cast a layer of crimson over the spacious courtyard. The ground, heated all day, slowly began to cool. Standing in the middle of the courtyard, one could clearly see that the number of people outside had thinned considerably.
A cool breeze gently swept across the courtyard, making everyone, including Xiao Yu, feel refreshed as they stepped out of the tent.
Everyone watched intently as Xiao Yan walked to the center of the courtyard. He smiled at Instructor Ruo Lin, who stood opposite him, and said casually, “Please, Instructor, go easy on me.”
Hearing this, a gentle smile appeared at the corner of Instructor Ruo Lin’s mouth. Her fair hand slowly rose, and the green ring on her finger suddenly glowed. A strange blue long whip of extraordinary brilliance abruptly appeared.
The long whip was entirely azure, with dense energy fluctuations. Its hilt was meticulously carved into the shape of an open snake’s mouth, with a deep-set blue magic core embedded within. Strange patterns were etched onto the whip, radiating a faint glow from within.
Just by observing the whip’s design, one could tell that the item in Instructor Ruo Lin’s hand was a meticulously crafted earth-attribute magic core weapon, containing gentle water energy. This water-attribute magic core weapon was naturally of the same attribute as Instructor Ruo Lin. Using such a weapon in battle could likely increase her strength by one or two levels.
Turning to Xiao Yan with a dry laugh, Instructor Ruo Lin directly demonstrated with her actions: You want to easily get a year of leave from me? No way!
Looking at the beautiful and vibrant woman holding the long whip not far in front of him, Xiao Yan’s mouth twitched slightly, then he shook his head with a bitter smile.
“Oh. Just use a weapon casually.”
With a flick of her jade hand, Instructor Ruo Lin took out an iron sword from her ring. Her finger lightly flicked the hilt, and the sword instantly transformed into a black shadow, shooting towards Xiao Yan.
Watching the iron sword fly towards him, Xiao Yan remained motionless, allowing the sword to rush forward with its powerful force. Just as the iron sword was only half a foot from Xiao Yan’s body, it suddenly stopped unexpectedly in front of him and fell, embedding itself diagonally into a crack in a stone. Shrugging, Xiao Yan pulled out the iron sword and casually swung it a few times. He had never learned any sword Dou Skills, so he was a bit unaccustomed to using a sword.
Xiao Yan's composure caused Instructor Ruo Lin's eyebrows to twitch slightly, and a hint of admiration flashed in her beautiful eyes. To possess such self-control at such a young age, along with his talent. Instructor Ruo Lin vaguely had a premonition that the young man before her might go very far on the path of a powerful practitioner, very far...
"Shall we begin?"
Instructor Ruo Lin casually flicked the long whip in her hand a few feet in front of Xiao Yan's stone slab. The whip, imbued with water energy, left a small puddle of water on the slab. She lifted her beautiful face and asked with a light laugh.
"En."
Slowly nodding, Xiao Yan's expression gradually became serious. This was his first time engaging with a powerful practitioner at the Great Dou Master level. Although Elder Yao was secretly assisting him, a direct confrontation with such a powerful opponent still created considerable pressure in Xiao Yan's heart.
Watching the impending battle in the arena, Xiao Yu, who was outside, couldn't help but clench her fists nervously, her worry clearly visible on her face.
"Hmph, what an arrogant fellow. Relying on a bit of talent, he dares to challenge Instructor Ruo Lin, a Five-Star Great Dou Master. He's truly presumptuous." Seeing Xiao Yu's nervous and worried expression, Luo Bu, who had initially reined himself in somewhat due to Xiao Yan's displayed talent, was once again overcome by jealousy and couldn't resist mocking him.
"What did you say?" Hearing this, Xiao Yu, whose mood was already tense and worried, instantly bristled, her willow-like eyebrows shooting up as she turned her head back and shouted angrily.
"Just speaking the truth."
Xiao Yu's outward display of anger only seemed to make Luo Bu's heart even more resentful, apparently having no other effect.
"What right do you have to comment on him? He dares to fight a Great Dou Master, do you? All day long, you just put on a fake smile, and when trouble comes, you're the first to run away. I, Xiao Yu, hate men who are two-faced the most. For me to like you, it won't happen even in death!"
Xiao Yu's face was icy, her cold sarcasm showing no mercy, leaving everyone around wide-eyed and speechless. Having known her for so long, when had they ever seen Xiao Yu speak such words to anyone else?
His face alternated between white and green. A moment later, Luo Bu's eye twitched as he looked away, his gaze fixed on the young man in the arena, a faint, malevolent glint in his pupils.
The cold mockery from outside couldn't disturb the tense atmosphere within the battle circle. Xiao Yan's eyes were fixed on Instructor Ruo Lin, his body trembling almost imperceptibly. He knew that a Great Dou Master's attacks, whether in speed, strength, or combat experience, far surpassed those of ordinary opponents. Therefore, at this moment, he had to devote all his attention to meticulously analyzing every tiny movement of his opponent's body to predict their next attack.
Instructor Ruo Lin calmly glanced at Xiao Yan, who was on full alert, and smiled faintly. She raised her arm, and the long whip in her hand shot out like a venomous snake. A faint blue streak flashed through the air as it struck directly at Xiao Yan.
As the long whip cut through the air, the atmosphere became cool and moist.
Watching the long whip cross a distance of ten feet, Xiao Yan's pupils contracted slightly. He slowly exhaled, and just as the whip reached directly overhead, his body darted to the left. The whip, carrying a wind-tearing force, brushed past Xiao Yan's clothes, finally striking heavily on the stone slab, and another puddle of water quickly appeared.
Having dodged Daoist Ruo Lin's attack, Xiao Yan's expression was solemn. He took a heavy step, his body hunched, then shot forward like an arrow from a bowstring, charging towards Daoist Ruo Lin. The short distance of just over ten meters was covered in an instant, but just as Xiao Yan was about to enter the attack range, a powerful force pressed in from behind.
His face slightly changed, Xiao Yan immediately lowered his body, and a blue shadow flew past the back of his head.
His body sprang up. Xiao Yan chopped down with a powerful palm strike, and an invisible, heavy force slammed into the ground. Instantly, a repulsive force shot Xiao Yan's body high into the air. While airborne, Xiao Yan spun his body vigorously, and the iron sword in his hand, using the momentum of the spin, flew out, shooting towards Daoist Ruo Lin.
The iron sword pierced through the air, its dark shadow creating a sharp, lightning-like streak of force.
Calmly watching the iron sword pierce through the air and rush towards him, Daoist Ruo Lin's fair hand trembled slightly, and the blue long whip turned back. Finally, it coiled in mid-air, forming a blue wall.
"Ding!" The iron sword collided with the blue wall, emitting a crisp sound, and was shattered into many pieces by the immense counter-force. You are reading this story at Truyen FULL – www.Truyen FULL
Seeing the iron sword shattered into more than ten pieces, Daoist Ruo Lin's small, rosy mouth curved upwards. Just as she was about to launch another attack, her expression suddenly changed.
The more than ten fragments of the sword in the air were sent flying back by an invisible force, and their direction was precisely aimed at Xiao Yan's position. The small sword fragments whistled through the air, and their force was considerably stronger than when the iron sword had flown earlier. However, when they had covered half the distance, an overwhelming repulsive force instantly erupted from Xiao Yan's palm, stirring up a thick cloud of dust from below.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
The fierce repulsive force easily neutralized the energy on the broken sword fragments. Then, the more than ten fragments sharply changed direction, their speed and force becoming even more ferocious, striking towards Daoist Ruo Lin like lightning.
"That kid truly has some skill." Seeing Xiao Yan's Dou Zhe strength, yet being able to absorb and project objects from a distance, a skill that only a Great Dou Shi could at least use, Daoist Ruo Lin exclaimed in surprise. Her fair hands quickly formed a hand seal in front of her, and the Dou Qi within her body rapidly circulated through special meridians.
"Borrowing Force Water Mirror!"
Following Daoist Ruo Lin's soft shout, blue Dou Qi surged out from her palm, finally forming an egg-shaped blue water mirror in front of her.
The Borrowing Force Water Mirror, a type of protective Dou Skill that only those who cultivate water-attribute Dou Qi can master. Its rank is not high, only high-grade Huang rank, but it is extremely practical. On the Dou Qi Continent, many powerful cultivators proficient in water-attribute Dou Qi can mostly condense their own powerful Dou Qi into a water mirror with a peculiar force-borrowing effect.
The water mirror was about half a meter thick, and sunlight reflecting off it scattered blue and red light.
"Puff, puff..." More than ten sword fragments flew through the air and struck the water mirror, piercing through it. However, after entering the water mirror, their force was dissolved by the rushing water within.
"Clang..." Having lost their force, the sword fragments fell powerlessly onto the stone ground as soon as they exited the water mirror, emitting a crisp sound.
Watching the lightning-fast exchange in the arena, everyone outside the ring looked at Xiao Yan with astonishment. They hadn't expected that this person, standing before a Dou Shi-level expert, would actually have the audacity to proactively launch an attack.
Although the attack didn't yield much effect, Xiao Yan wasn't discouraged. He knew that if it weren't for the ingenious combination of his "Absorption Palm" and "Flame Breath Palm," he would have long since been defeated by the bizarre offensive of the long whip. His body was suspended in mid-air with no point of leverage, and Xiao Yan quickly began to descend. But just as Xiao Yan was about two or three feet from the ground, the blue long whip, which had been stuck to the ground, shot up like a venomous snake, coiling towards Xiao Yan.
Bending his right arm, Xiao Yan directed an attractive force towards the ground, and his body was immediately pulled down.
Having once again escaped danger by utilizing the "Absorption Palm," Xiao Yan lightly tapped his foot as soon as it touched the ground. His body bent, and he once again moved forward, finally entering the range of attack he was most proficient in.
Xiao Yan was not skilled in using weapons. He preferred to fight with his body, using close-quarters combat: fists, head, elbows, feet... Every part of his body seemed capable of becoming a deadly weapon. As long as he had enough speed, he could unleash a storm of fierce attacks in a short time.
As he closed in on Ruo Lin Dou Shi's body, Xiao Yan's expression became solemn. His fists, claws, palms, and feet rained down like lightning, but each attack was easily neutralized by his opponent.
"Heart Shattering Palm!"
"Stone Splitting Kick!"
"Heavy Elbow Strike!"
Having finally gotten the chance to attack frantically, Xiao Yan unleashed almost all the Dou Techniques he had learned, but the effect seemed to be minimal.
Xiao Yan felt as if Ruo Lin Dou Shi's body was covered by a smooth, watery membrane. Every time his attacks made contact, they would strangely slide off, rendering them useless.
Attacking once more, Xiao Yan's gaze happened to sweep across Ruo Lin Dou Shi's pupils, and his body trembled slightly. He clearly saw a hint of teasing in those eyes.
A feeling arose in his heart. Just as Xiao Yan was about to move his feet, he was startled to discover a sticky force emanating from beneath his soles, as if gluing his feet to the ground, making him unable to move.
The sudden change caused Xiao Yan's pupils to constrict slightly. He looked up at Ruo Lin Dou Shi's lightly smiling face. With a smirk, he stopped trying to move his body, clenched his fists tightly, and finally gathered all the remaining Dou Qi in his body, launching a punch directly at Ruo Lin Dou Shi.
"Eight Extremes Collapse!"
Xiao Yan suddenly shouted. Veins bulged on his fist, and deep Dou Qi enveloped it, finally carrying a sharp, wind-breaking force as it fiercely struck Ruo Lin Dou Shi.
Xiao Yan's sudden surge in attack strength caused a flicker of surprise in Ruo Lin Dou Shi's eyes. She turned her jade hand, and water energy skillfully appeared in her palm, finally colliding with Xiao Yan's fist.
"Boom!"
A thunderous sound exploded in the arena, shaking everyone present.
In the instant their fist and palm clashed, Ruo Lin Dou Shi lightly retreated a few steps, looking at Xiao Yan with a smile and softly saying, "It seems your vacation, you won't be getting it."
His body trembled violently a few times, Xiao Yan's face a little pale. Just as he resolved the force, he discovered that he had inadvertently stepped into a puddle created by the blue long whip.
"No wonder she didn't retaliate against my attacks just now. It turns out she was luring me into a pre-arranged trap..." Recalling the previous scene, Xiao Yan understood Instructor Ruo Lin's intention. She was trying to suppress his dodging speed.
"This woman is not simple..." He tried hard to lift his foot, but with Xiao Yan's current strength, how could he escape a trap meticulously set by a Great Dou Master?
"Ah, Xiao Yan, it's all over now. One last strike!"
Giggling as she watched Xiao Yan's expression rapidly change, Instructor Ruo Lin smiled gently. Her fair hand lightly waved, and the blue long whip wrapped around her delicate arm.
Clutching the snake-head hilt of the blue long whip, Instructor Ruo Lin's red lips slightly parted, and blue Dou Qi surged powerfully from the long whip.
The blue energy poured out like a waterfall, continuously rising in the air. After a moment, it condensed into a colossal, swirling water snake, roughly three to four meters long. The water snake roared skyward, soundlessly, with only large drops of water splashing from its body onto the soaked ground.
After a roar, the water snake, under Instructor Ruo Lin's control, carried an overwhelming and terrifying might, striking towards Xiao Yan, who was firmly trapped.
Seeing the enormous water snake circling in mid-air, everyone around gasped in surprise.
"Profound-tier Mid-level Dou Skill: Water Mandala?"
"Heavens, the instructor actually used this move. It seems that little fellow Xiao Yan will suffer quite a bit this time." Xue Ni shook her head in awe, her eyes filled with sympathy as she looked at Xiao Yan, who was stuck in place, unable to move.
"The instructor is giving that guy a warning. With his stubborn and arrogant nature, if he isn't properly intimidated, the instructor might find him difficult to manage later." Xiao Yu sighed helplessly, having instantly seen through Instructor Ruo Lin's objective.
Although Instructor Ruo Lin used a Profound-tier Mid-level Dou Skill, Xiao Yu wasn't overly worried. She knew that Instructor Ruo Lin wouldn't truly harm Xiao Yan. Otherwise, with her strength, if she truly unleashed "Water Mandala," why would it only have such a small display of power?
Earlier, at the academy, Xiao Yu had been fortunate enough to witness Instructor Ruo Lin use "Water Mandala" at full power. At that time, the water snake condensed from Dou Qi was more than seven or eight meters long. This time, it was significantly smaller in comparison.
Coldly watching Xiao Yan fall into a predicament, Luo Bu's lips curled into a sneer, a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes. In his heart, he viciously cursed, hoping Xiao Yan would die under Instructor Ruo Lin's attack.
In the arena, the colossal water snake slammed down towards Xiao Yan, the immense wind pressure pressing Xiao Yan's clothes tightly against his body.
A powerful force came from above his head, causing Xiao Yan to let out a helpless sigh. The strength of a Great Dou Master was indeed terrifying. She probably hadn't even used half of her power yet, while he himself could be said to be at his wit's end.
Slowly raising his head, Xiao Yan looked at the water snake, which appeared ferocious in the dim light. His eyes slowly closed, and he smiled bitterly, softly saying, "Ah, Yao Lao, please make a move. A Great Dou Master, I truly cannot resist at this moment."
"Heh heh, you finally realize, kid, that your current strength is actually insignificant in the eyes of true powerhouses, isn't it? You've only just taken the first step on the path of a powerhouse!" The old voice slowly and calmly emerged from Xiao Yan's heart.
"Indeed, very strong."
Xiao Yan nodded, his fist suddenly clenched, his eyes narrowed, piercing through the transparent water snake, staring at the gently chuckling beauty in the distance: "But I believe that in the future, I will be even stronger than her!"
"Boom!"
The water snake finally shot to the top of his head, slamming fiercely onto Xiao Yan's body. Instantly, the ground shook, and water splashed high into the air.
Looking at the hazy mist of water, Instructor Ruo Lin smiled. According to the force she calculated, this attack was enough to knock Xiao Yan unconscious.
"Yu'er, bring him out. Staying in the water for too long will erode his body, it's not good for his body..." Instructor Ruo Lin turned her head and spoke gently to Xiao Yu, but before she could finish, her beautiful face suddenly changed. She slowly turned back, her beautiful eyes fixed on the water vapor filling the arena. A faint mist filled the small arena, and light footsteps suddenly sounded from within the mist. The tall figure of the young man slowly emerged. Finally, standing in the arena, looking at the shocked Instructor Ruo Lin opposite him, the young man scratched his head and smiled: "Instructor Ruo Lin, I'm sorry, it seems that this one-year holiday, I probably can't escape it..."
Seeing the smiling young man walk out from the mist, everyone's faces showed shock!