152: Wu Hao collapsed

Bai Cheng specifically looked back at Bai Feng and Bai Shan.

They shook their heads, meaning they hadn't provoked Lin Xiu.

Seeing this, Bai Cheng felt a little more at ease.

He was afraid Bai Shan didn't know how to act, especially since Bai Shan had been stunned by Lin Xiu during the Fire Energy Hunting Competition.

Bai Shan had brought up the idea of revenge but had dropped it after being severely reprimanded by him.

Lin Xiu didn't look at Bai Cheng; instead, his gaze turned to Hu Jia beside him, "Is the person who injured you among them? Point him out boldly."

Upon hearing this, Hu Jia was startled and looked at the members of the Bai Gang.

"Lin Xiu, are you going to stand up for Pan Gate?"

Before Hu Jia could speak, Bai Cheng interjected, his face slightly dark and his tone somewhat displeased.

He had been informed about Hu Jia's injury, so he knew about it.

But this was a matter between their Bai Gang and Pan Gate.

Bai Cheng had even planned that when the people from Pan Gate came looking for trouble, he would directly take them to the Arena for a few fights.

He wanted to let these new students know the rules of the Inner Academy.

"You can touch anyone from Pan Gate, except Hu Jia. I promised Dean Hu Qian that I would help take good care of her."

Lin Xiu explained.

It wasn't that he cared about Pan Gate or had any opinions about them; it was simply that he hadn't received any benefits from Pan Gate.

If he didn't explain, it would be letting Pan Gate take advantage for free.

"Her?"

Bai Cheng was stunned.

He never dreamed that despite specifically telling Bai Shan not to provoke Lin Xiu, he still ended up attracting Lin Xiu because of Hu Jia.

He asked, "What do you intend to do? Find the person and beat him up? Then I advise you not to dream. Our Bai Gang is united. If you want to stand up for Hu Jia, then let's compete in the Arena."

As his words fell, they quickly received a response from the Bai Gang members.

Everyone spoke animatedly, their expressions agitated.

It was as if with just a gesture from Bai Cheng, they would swarm forward and overwhelm Lin Xiu.

Beside them, Wu Hao looked at dozens of angry faces and subconsciously moved two steps away from Lin Xiu.

The entire Bai Gang, besides Bai Cheng, had several Dou Spirits, and a considerable number of Eight-Nine-Star Great Dou Shi.

If a fight truly broke out, he, a Nine-Star Great Dou Shi, wouldn't be able to hold his own.

Suddenly.

Wu Hao noticed that all the sounds had vanished, and the expressions on those people's faces had completely changed.

Each of them was dumbfounded, as if they had seen something extremely terrifying in broad daylight.

Following their gaze, Wu Hao slowly turned his head, his eyes widening instantly.

His gaze was fixed on Lin Xiu's back.

A pair of wings formed by Dou Qi was slowly flapping.

"Dou Qi Wing (Dou Qi Wings)! Lin Xiu, when did you advance to Dou King?!"

Wu Hao couldn't help but shriek first.

His mindset collapsed.

During the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, he thought Lin Xiu was so strong merely because he had entered the Inner Academy earlier.

The Cultivate environment in the Inner Academy was good, and his strength improved quickly.

To catch up with Lin Xiu, Wu Hao followed a strict routine every day; when he had Fire Energy, he would Cultivate in the tower, and when he didn't, he would earn it in the Arena.

But now he saw that Lin Xiu was actually a Dou King?!

How could he possibly catch up now?

Hu Jia's reaction was slightly more subdued than Wu Hao's, but her trembling pupils showed that the shock she received was no less than Wu Hao's.

When I was a Fighter, Lin Xiu seemed to still be in the Dou Qi (Dou Force) stage.

How did he suddenly pull ahead of me by an entire major Realm?

If I am called a naturally gifted little demoness, how should Lin Xiu's speed be described?

His improvement speed is too terrifying!

It's only been a little over a year and a half, from a One-Star Great Fighter to a Dou King—is this something a human can achieve?

Bai Cheng's eyes were filled with deep astonishment, staring intently at the pair of wings on Lin Xiu's back, and he swallowed hard.

Damn it! How could he be a Dou King?

What did I just say? That I wanted to compete with Lin Xiu in the Arena?

That's a Dou King! What do I have to compare with? Even staking my life is useless!

Dou King and Dou Spirit are the distinction between strong and weak; the gap between the two Realms is particularly large.

"Speak! Continue! Who wants to challenge me?"

Lin Xiu snorted coldly, looking at the crowd who seemed to have suddenly lost their ability to speak.

"You few..."

Bai Cheng sighed heavily, pointed out a few people in the crowd, and told them to apologize to Hu Jia.

From the moment Lin Xiu displayed his strength, he knew the outcome couldn't be changed.

The weak can only stand at attention when facing the strong, even when being beaten!

This is reality, and it is also the rule of the Inner Academy.

He just hadn't expected Lin Xiu to advance to Dou King so quickly.

He had been in the Inner Academy longer than him!

Even Prodigies like Lin Xiuya, Yan Hao, and Liu Qing hadn't advanced to Dou King, yet Lin Xiu was actually ahead of them.

"Are you satisfied?"

Lin Xiu asked Hu Jia.

She was slightly startled, then nodded repeatedly, "Yes, thank you."

"It's nothing. I'm leaving now. If anyone bullies you in the future, you can come to me. Don't be afraid to trouble me; I promised Dean Hu Qian, and I won't break my word."

Lin Xiu said calmly.

After speaking, he turned and left directly.

With this incident, he believed the news would spread soon.

No one should trouble Hu Jia in the future, and he could also rest easy.

In the following two days, as Lin Xiu expected, Lin Xiuya, Yan Hao, Han Yue, and others successively came to his residence.

After personally confirming that Lin Xiu was a Dou King, their expressions were complex, and their eyes were filled with envy.

On the third day after Lin Xiu stood up for Hu Jia, Xiao Yan finally returned.

He found Lin Xiu, and his first words were thanks, clearly knowing about Lin Xiu helping Hu Jia.

"Junior Xiao Yan, no need to be polite. That was a promise I made to Dean Hu Qian."

Lin Xiu smiled faintly, then asked, "So many days have passed, what have you decided about what we discussed earlier?"

"We can trade with flames."

Xiao Yan nodded decisively.

Seeing this, Lin Xiu took out the azure wood immortal vine and traded with Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan couldn't produce so many strands of flames all at once, or the consumption would be too great.

Secondly, Lin Xiu also had no place to store them.

The two agreed that Xiao Yan would provide them once every three days.

During this period, the Inner Academy's annual Strong Ranking Tournament was about to begin.

This time, Lin Xiu did not participate.

Firstly, he had already displayed his Dou King strength, and bullying others was meaningless.

Secondly, given the degree of hatred the Fallen Heart Flame had for him, even if he got a spot, he couldn't go to the tower.

Moreover, compared to heart fire tempering, Lin Xiu had long since accepted the flame tempering of the Fallen Heart Flame, which was many times stronger than the effect of that wisp of projection.

Most importantly, Lin Xiu now needed to Cultivate the Fire Spirit to its limit to face the impending eruption of the Fallen Heart Flame.

Although Lin Xiu didn't pay much attention, he knew quite a bit about the tournament.

Every day, Du Chaoping and others would return and discuss matters about the tournament with him.

Initially, everyone was quite optimistic about Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and others.

They had all Cultivated in the Inner Academy for a long time, had good natural talent, and were diligent enough.

But one person, like a rising star, exceeded everyone's expectations.

And that person was Xiao Yan.

In several consecutive battles, Xiao Yan defeated opponents stronger than himself, proving to be a very strong dark horse.

If Lin Xiu hadn't already become a Dou King, then Xiao Yan would probably have become the most formidable new student in the history of Canaan Academy's Inner Academy.

Unfortunately, with Lin Xiu's Dou King strength already established, while Xiao Yan was excellent, he was still a little short.

Moreover, with Zi Yan also present, Xiao Yan ultimately only secured second place in the competition, surpassing Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and others.