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"You are her 'Young Master Xiao Yan,' so naturally you can't feel how terrifying and powerful she is! I don't know what trump card you have, but even if all of us went together, we wouldn't be her match!" Hu Jia said quickly.
She thought for a moment, her eyes darted around, and she chuckled, "How about you deal with the 'Witch'? We'll deal with the other person?
"Don't underestimate that man either. He only joined the Academy recently, entering the Inner Courtyard through a special assessment.
"During the assessment, he fought the 'Witch' to a standstill, only narrowly losing by one move in the end. Wu Hao, Xun Er, Bai Shan, and I were all fortunate enough to witness that battle."
Xiao Yan then turned his gaze towards the young man who appeared with Xiao Meng.
He had black hair, brown eyes, a slender build, ordinary features, deep contours, and wore simple linen clothes. He had black gloves on his hands and maintained a gentle smile on his face.
Xiao Yan's gaze focused on the monocle over his right eye, and his brows raised.
That crystal monocle, worn by him, looked so harmonious, as if it was meant to be there.
This was a feeling no one Xiao Yan had ever met who wore a monocle had given him before.
Could it be that he had some connection to Qing Meng, and to the various strange phenomena he had witnessed?
With this thought, he suddenly asked, "Do you know Qing Meng?"
Zhou Mingrui raised an eyebrow: "Where did you hear that name?"
"On an ancient… hmm, a very new-looking map."
Zhou Mingrui curved his lips, forming a smile: "I won't tell you!"
Xiao Yan's forehead twitched. Just now, he had thought the other party's demeanor was very gentle, like someone easy to talk to, but as soon as he spoke, there was a hint of mockery that made one's heart burn.
Xiao Meng said in a pleasant voice, "Young Master Xiao Yan, originally I was also a member of the 'Gate-Guarding Team,' but who told the new student team to have you… I won't interfere, you guys do your best!"
She playfully winked her left eye at Xiao Yan and slowly retreated.
Zhou Mingrui raised his right hand, pinched the crystal monocle, and said with a light chuckle:
"Since the person in the way has left, then let's have some fun… Let me see what's so extraordinary about the 'Young Master Xiao Yan' she's always thinking about."
As he spoke, his Dou Qi surged, and the aura of a peak Dou Spirit emanated without reservation, causing the new students facing him to feel an involuntary suppression.
Xiao Yan's expression darkened. Although he had once severely injured Yun Leng with the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus, that was due to the special nature of Qing Meng.
With his current strength, without external assistance, even with two different Heavenly Flames, he couldn't unleash a Buddha Fury Fire Lotus formed from two different Heavenly Flames…
To unstablely fuse Heavenly Flames requires not only extremely strong control over flames, but also one's own strength must reach a certain level. Neither can be lacking!
The Fire Lotus continuously absorbs the user's Dou Qi during its formation. Qing Meng could skip this step by using the characteristic of "Convergence," but Xiao Yan could not! The latter's Dou Qi could not support him in unleashing a two-colored Fire Lotus… unless he could find a way to fuse the two different Heavenly Flames more quickly.
Xiao Yan did not want to expose Qing Meng or the fact that he possessed two different Heavenly Flames at this time, as this would arouse the vigilance and suspicion of the Academy Elders.
If he only used conventional means to fight, a peak Dou Spirit powerhouse was almost insurmountable for him.
Xun Er also seemed to notice Xiao Yan's predicament and said with a light smile:
"Brother Xiao Yan, let's deal with him together."
"Mm." Xiao Yan nodded.
Azure Dou Qi transformed into an invisible vortex, swirling around Zhou Mingrui's body. He seemed to become much sharper.
"Wind attribute Dou Qi?" Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed slightly. He was not unfamiliar with the nature of this Dou Qi. Nalan Yanran, Yun Yun, and Yun Shan all possessed this attribute of Dou Qi.
Xiao Yan unleashed the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations, using the "Azure Spirit Cold Flame" formed by the fusion of the Azure Lotus Core Flame and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame as a base, instantly raising his own level from a nine-star Dou Grandmaster to a six-star Dou Spirit. He then consumed a "Qi-Boosting Pill" that could temporarily increase his strength, and his Dou Qi fluctuations rose again, reaching eight-star Dou Spirit.
At this moment, judging solely from the Dou Qi fluctuations, he was already very close to Zhou Mingrui and could compete with him.
If it were an ordinary peak Dou Spirit, Xiao Yan would now be confident of victory, but there are no mediocre people who can enter Jia Nan Academy. He couldn't treat the opponent like those outside who reached the same level by simply accumulating time, so he didn't refuse Xun Er's suggestion of teaming up.
"I'll test him first, Xun Er, you can watch and act accordingly." Lightning flashed under Xiao Yan's feet, and with a flicker, he appeared behind Zhou Mingrui.
"Surprise Thunder Flash!"
Then, he unleashed his most commonly used close-quarters combat Dou Technique, punching towards Zhou Mingrui's face.
"Eight Extremities Collapse!"
The area several feet around the latter was filled with wind transformed from his Dou Qi. When Xiao Yan approached, he had already sensed it. His body spun, and a hand enveloped in azure light blocked, distorted, and grabbed, entangling Xiao Yan's wrist.
With a pull forward, Xiao Yan lost his balance and stumbled forward.
He quickly reacted, propping his arm on the ground and doing a somersault to create distance.
A foot radiating azure light kicked towards his chest. Xiao Yan's expression changed, and he blocked it with his other hand, using the force to flip even further away.
After landing, he stumbled back three steps, letting out a muffled grunt.
"Be careful, this guy is really strong!" Looking at the unhurried opponent, Xiao Yan's gaze was solemn.
Xun Er raised an eyebrow, glancing at Xiao Meng with some confusion, feeling that this combat technique was remarkably familiar and very similar to Xiao Meng's.
It was normal for her to feel familiar and similar; this was shared by the main body from Xiao Meng, and then a part of it was shared with Zhou Mingrui!
However, only the principles were shared; some special small techniques were not shared. Otherwise, if their fighting styles were too similar, it would expose some information.
"This isn't enough. If you want to defeat me, go all out… Your strength, boosted by secret methods and pills, probably can't last long, can it?" Zhou Mingrui looked at Xiao Yan and said softly.
A pale azure flame emerged from Xiao Yan's body. This was a combat technique he had comprehended himself, using Heavenly Flame instead of Dou Qi to form a Dou Qi armor.
"Azure Flame Armor!"
"That is… a Heavenly Flame?" Seeing the armor radiating terrifying high temperatures on Xiao Yan's body, Su Qian showed a hint of surprise.
"He actually possesses a Heavenly Flame?" Elder Su muttered softly, "What a lucky young fellow. Previously, Old Man Huo from the Alchemy Department spent most of his fortune based on some clues, but ultimately failed… I didn't expect to see it on a student."
There was no ripple in Zhou Mingrui's eyes. Azure Dou Qi energy formed long energy swords in the high sky behind him.
"Extreme Wind · Meteor!"
The long swords, like meteors, shot towards Xiao Yan with surging power.
Xiao Yan's pupils contracted. Nalan Yanran had used a very similar "Extreme Wind · Sunset Radiance" when fighting him, but compared to Nalan Yanran's move, these long swords in front of him were even sharper and more terrifying.
He simply couldn't unleash a move to counter it in a short time. He decisively abandoned the idea of a head-on confrontation, and the Purple Cloud Wings extended from his back, carrying his body soaring into the sky.
The long swords landed on the ground with a swish, swish, swish, transforming into gusts of sharp wind that carved out large pits in the ground.
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