This place was an empty area that was filled with rocks. The spread of the forest stopped when it came across a rock belt. Hence, the sunlight that scattered down from the sky scattered onto the ground without any obstruction. It was so warm that it caused one to feel warm all over.
There was a mountain slope that had risen a short distance behind the rocky region. There were some mountain rocks that were scattered on the mountain slope. At this moment, there were quite a number of people seated or standing on and beside these mountain rocks. These people were not very old. They were around twenty-four or twenty-five. Although their clothes were different, they were all wearing a tower shaped badge on their chests. Clearly, these students should be the older students of the Inner Academy.
On the other side of the mountain slope, there was a platform that was piled up with huge rocks. On this platform, two old men were seated. It turned out that they were Elder Su and Elder Qing, whom Shen Yue and the rest had seen when they entered the forest. Around them, there were a few middle-aged men with calm auras. Clearly, they should be the managers of the Inner Academy.
"Hehe, I heard that this batch of new students are very arrogant? He actually dared to snatch the "Fire Energy" of the seniors?”Many pairs of eyes on the mountain slope looked towards the dark corner at the end of the forest. Some laughter was transmitted to each other.
"En, I heard from the older student groups that came out that this batch of new students has a group called Imperial Wind Shen Yue leading them. They seem to be very strong.”
"Tch, they are merely finding an excuse for their defeat. They have at any rate trained in the Inner Academy for over a year. It is unexpected that they would be defeated by the hands of the new students. Tch tch."
"I hope so. I heard that Sha Tie of the Black Demon Team also brought people into the forest. I wonder if he has bumped into those new students?”
"Oh? Sha Tie also went in? In that case, these new students could be considered finished. Sha Tie was a strong person who was about to enter the Dou Ling class.”
"Yeah, their good luck has come to an end.”
While the private conversations spread throughout the sky, the few human figures in the pile of rocks below moved slightly. They slowly opened their eyes and their indifferent gazes swept across the Dark Forest.
These five human figures were seated on the rocks. Their breathing was long and steady. They did not show the slightest fluctuation because of the private conversations that sounded beside their ears. The five of them were wearing white clothes, just like their indifferent and cold temperament.
Among the five of them, the one with the strongest aura was the fair-skinned young man in the middle. At this moment, this fair-skinned young man was the one who still had his eyes closed. He sat cross-legged on a rock, his body like an ice sculpture. A faint cold aura lingered around him, causing some of the grass among the rocks to be covered in white frost.
Time slowly flowed by as the sun above their heads moved. Just as the students on the hill thought that they would have waited for nothing today, footsteps suddenly sounded from within the Dark Forest. Immediately, everyone's spirits were roused. Their gazes swept towards the exit of the forest in unison. The originally noisy private conversations had suddenly become completely silent.
On the stone platform on the hill, Elder Su and Elder Qing also raised their heads slightly. They narrowed their eyes and looked towards the source of the footsteps.
Following the silence of the atmosphere, the footsteps that were emitted from the Dark Forest became increasingly dull. A long while later, a pair of feet stepped out from the dark forest's exit. Soon after, twenty human figures slowly walked out. The people leading them were Sha Tie, Su Xiao and the others.
"Eh? It's Sha Tie and the others. Their gazes paused on the twenty human figures that had walked out of the forest. Everyone on the hillside was startled as they spoke in a stunned manner.
"Could it be that the freshmen have already been dealt with?”Doubt flashed across everyone's hearts. Numerous gazes were cast onto Sha Tie's group, who had walked out of the forest.
Sha Tie's twenty people slowly walked towards the pile of rocks. At this moment, the pale-faced young man slowly opened his eyes. His gaze swept over Sha Tie's group. A moment later, his face changed slightly. His indifferent voice contained an additional solemness.
"All of you were defeated?"
Although his voice was soft, it was undoubtedly just like a thunderclap that had suddenly sounded on a clear day. It immediately caused the Inner Academy students on the mountain slope to be stunned. Their faces were dull. Twenty powerful older students were able to sweep away all the new students if they were to fight head on. However, from what the pale-faced young man had said, they were actually all defeated by the hands of the new students?
Although they were extremely shocked in their hearts, these Inner Academy students did not have too much doubt in the words of the pale-faced young man. With his ability and eyesight, it did not appear to be very difficult for him to see through all of this.
Therefore, at this moment, all the students could not help but feel a little absent-minded. The current freshmen were already so strong?
Sha Tie was not surprised that the fair youth had seen through him with a single glance. He spread his hands and helplessly said,"Those guys are very strong, and their battle experience is far from what ordinary freshmen can compare to.”
Sha Tie's words once again caused waves of swallowing sounds to appear on the mountain slope. Some of the older students were unable to hide the shock in their hearts as they inhaled a deep breath of cool air. Even the Black Demon Group had been defeated by the hands of those new students. Were the new students of this batch really so abnormal?
"Leave the following matter to us. Let me see just what is so extraordinary about this new student that has shocked the entire Inner Academy.”The fair-skinned young man slowly stood up from the rock. Threads of cold air suddenly surged out of his tall and straight body as he spoke in a faint voice.
Sha Tie's eyes carried a strange glint as he looked at the cold aura on the white-skinned, young man's body. The corner of his mouth was suddenly lifted into a gloating smile. Compared to his own close combat, this fellow's ice affinity Dou Qi would be restricted by the frightening pale-blue flame to an even more serious extent.
"Luo Hou, this year's new students are indeed very strong. I think that with your last group, you shouldn't be able to stop them.”Sha Tie spread his hands and said.
"Retreat. You have already lost the qualifications to stay here.”The fair-skinned young man ignored him, his tone still calm.
" Alright, I believe that you will soon be disqualified as well." Hearing this, these five people happened to be the members of the last team, the White Demon Team! The leader was naturally Rahu. And this team was coincidentally the White Demon Team that had disappeared in the dense forest!
Sha Tie was not angered. He coldly laughed and slowly retreated up the mountain slope with Su Xiao and the rest behind him. A large wave of rushing wind sound suddenly sounded in the dark forest when they had just ascended the mountain slope!
Following the sound of the rushing wind, the gazes that were cast on Sha Tie's group once again shifted to the exit of the forest.
Not long after they shifted their gazes, the tree branches in the forest swiftly shook. Immediately, numerous human figures swiftly rushed out from the dense forest. Finally, they landed on one knee under the sunlight. There were many human figures. If one were to count carefully, there were actually no less than forty people. Looking at this number, not only did waves of shocked clamor appear on the surrounding mountain slope, even the expression of the pale-faced young man changed a little.
"I didn't expect that someone would actually gather all the new students. What a big deal. However, who could this person be?”Elder Su exclaimed as he watched the dozens of new students that had appeared. In the previous 'Fire Energy Hunting Competition', there was no lack of people who wanted to gather all the new students to fight together. However, due to the pride of the new students, very few people were able to successfully accomplish this step.
"I think it should be that young man called Imperial Wind Shen Yue. Didn't that old fellow Hu Gan say that this little fellow relied on his own strength to defeat the combined strength of three to five new students in the selection competition?" Elder Qing mused.
Elder Su nodded his head slightly and sighed in admiration in his heart. This Imperial Wind Shen Yue was indeed a good seedling.
In front of the pile of rocks, the new students who had rushed out of the forest raised their heads and swept their gazes over the older students on the hillside with various emotions. Finally, they spread out to the two sides, forming a small path in the middle.
The new students moved aside. The end of the small path was still connected to the exit of the dark forest. Soft footsteps sounded from there. Immediately, four human figures slowly walked out from the darkness. Finally, they passed through the small path filled with people and arrived at the front of the new students.
The leader was a black-robed youth who carried a katana on his back that was almost the same height as him. He raised his head slightly and looked around the entire place. Finally, his gaze stopped at the five white-robed young men in the pile of rocks. He cupped his fists and smiled."Seniors should be the last group of this 'Fire Energy Hunting Competition' right? The White Demon Team?”
"White Demon Team, Captain, Luo Hou." The fair-skinned, young man's eyes swept over the four of them. After pausing for an instant on Xun Er and Hu Jia, he stared intently at Shen Yue in the middle and slowly spoke.
"Freshmen, the leader is Imperial Wind Shen Yue.”Shen Yue smiled, mimicking Luo Hou's tone as she spoke softly.
Luo Hou nodded. The cold air on his body became increasingly dense. A powerful aura rose from within his body and covered the pile of rocks. Some of the weaker new students could not help but change their expressions under the pressure of this aura that was even stronger than Sha Tie.
Shen Yue's expression became a little solemn as he sensed the icy pressure that lingered around his body. It was indeed as Sha Tie had said. This fellow was a genuine elite Dou Ling.
Shen Yue turned his head and exchanged glances with Xun Er's group as he thought in this manner within his heart. He nodded slightly and the four of them took a step forward at the same time. Immediately, four powerful auras suddenly surged out from their bodies. The four auras interweaved in the air and finally joined together to block the ice-cold aura that spread around them.
Following the actions of Shen Yue's group of four, the dozens of new students began to release auras of varying strength. Although their auras could not be compared to any of Shen Yue's group, when their numbers were stacked together, their auras immediately became the strongest here!
Under the overlapping of the auras of all the new students, including Shen Yue's group of four, Luo Hou's permeating icy cold aura pressure seemed to collapse upon contact. Seeing that their captain had lost, the four members of the White Demon Group hurriedly released their auras. Finally, they joined forces to resist the pressure of the opposing imposing aura.
In the first confrontation, Shen Yue and the others used their numbers to suppress the White Demon Team. Their advantage in numbers was displayed vividly.
The victory in this clash of auras had also caused the confidence of all the new students to soar. The fear that they had felt because of Luo Hou's strength earlier was immediately completely removed.
Taking a step forward, Shen Yue stared at Luo Hou and clasped her fists,"Senior Luo Hou, I wonder if you can let us pass this final stage?”
Shen Yue's voice reverberated through the rubble, causing the entire mountain slope to fall silent.
Luo Hou's face was indifferent as he stared at Shen Yue. After a long while, his mouth moved slightly as he spat out two cold words.
"No!"
At this moment, the atmosphere suddenly froze, and swords were drawn!
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