91: Lin Xiu's method

Coming back to his senses, Lin Xiu signaled Su Xiao and the others to carry the five older students to a tree.

“Lin Xiu, no wonder the Dean values you so much. You truly are strong!”

The young man who was first defeated had now recovered and showed a look of genuine admiration.

“Thanks for the compliment.”

Hearing this, Lin Xiu smiled slightly and extended his hand, “Bring the things over.”

“Bring what?” The young man was momentarily stunned.

“Of course, your Fire Crystal Cards,” Leng Bai said loudly from the side.

As his words fell.

As expected, the five older students were all taken aback.

This was because it had been a long time since new students had snatched Fire Energy from older students.

So, in their impression, if they lost, they couldn't snatch Fire Energy from the new students.

But they had never considered the possibility of their own Fire Energy being snatched in return.

“You want to snatch our Fire Energy?” The young man’s tone was somewhat incredulous.

Lin Xiu nodded, “If you don’t want to suffer, obediently hand over your things.”

“Are you sure? We are from the Azure Mountain Gang. We dare to give you this Fire Energy, but do you really dare to take it?” The young man’s expression darkened.

In the Inner Academy, generally powerful individuals would not participate in Fire Energy disputes.

The main reason these older students participated was that they had suffered losses in the previous year, and participating in the Fire Energy Hunting Competition was equivalent to the academy compensating them.

After all, Cultivating in the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower alone required a lot of Fire Energy.

The first floor consumed 1 day’s worth, the second floor 2 days, the third floor 3 days, and so on.

If they had enough Fire Energy, their strength would have improved far beyond their current level.

However.

“I don’t care if you’re from Azure Mountain, Wolf Fang, Bai Gang, or Medicine Gang. If you don’t want to suffer, hand over all your Fire Energy.”

Lin Xiu looked down at them, his right hand raised, lightning flickering in his palm.

The young man’s eyebrows twitched as he heard the names Lin Xiu uttered; each one was a prominent faction in the Inner Academy.

Since Lin Xiu could name them, he clearly understood the situation in the Inner Academy.

Soon, with expressions of unwillingness and reluctance, the few of them took out their Fire Crystal Cards, their eyes almost spitting fire as they watched Lin Xiu transfer the Fire Energy from them.

“According to the rules, if you have less than 10 days of Fire Energy, you can’t stay in the forest anymore. We’ll see you at the academy. Remember, my name is Lin Xiu!”

Throwing the Fire Crystal Cards back to them, Lin Xiu prepared to leave with Su Xiao.

Just then, someone called out to Lin Xiu.

“Lin Xiu!”

Lin Ge’s clothes were covered in mud, looking somewhat disheveled.

“Something wrong?” Lin Xiu glanced at him indifferently.

“Our Fire Energy was taken by them,” Lin Ge said.

“Oh. And so?” Lin Xiu’s tone was calm and unwavering, without the slightest fluctuation, “But I snatched their Fire Energy. If you want to find Fire Energy, find the people who snatched yours. Why come to me?”

After speaking, Lin Xiu led his people away.

The five older students saw Lin Ge and the others looking at them.

“I don’t have Fire Energy now, and besides, do you think you can beat us?”

The leading young man’s face was so dark it could almost drip water.

An unfavorable start; not only did they fail to snatch Fire Energy, but they also lost their own. They were now filled with anger and had nowhere to vent it.

Lin Ge and the others clearly understood their thoughts. Although dissatisfied, they reluctantly withdrew their gazes.

The five older students paused briefly, then left the spot dejectedly.

“It’s all your fault! If you hadn’t suggested resting, how would they have found us, and how would our Fire Energy have been stolen?”

Suddenly, someone rushed up to Lin Ge, angrily grabbing his collar and questioning him.

Lin Ge looked at him, “Didn’t you want to rest? Who was it just now, boastfully wanting to fight them? And what happened? Don’t you know your own strength? Your verbal skills are certainly impressive, tsk!”

“Stop arguing. The Fire Energy is gone, but we’re not completely without a chance to get it back.”

Liu Mu stepped forward and pulled them apart.

“You have a way? If it’s fighting older students, then forget it. Their strength is much greater than ours,” Lin Ge said.

“Didn’t you hear Lin Xiu?”

Liu Mu looked him directly in the eyes, “According to the rules, if Fire Energy is below 10, older students will be eliminated and cannot stay in the forest, but we have no such restriction!”

“So?” Lin Ge frowned, vaguely getting a hint but unable to grasp it.

The other three also gathered around.

“In terms of strength, we are indeed no match for the older students, but we have a numerical advantage! Do you understand? We can unite with others. As long as we snatch from one team, the number of older students will decrease. If this continues, we new students will have a numerical advantage.”

Liu Mu’s tone was somewhat excited, and the four people listening to him also looked a bit excited.

“That’s right, holy crap, Liu Mu, you figured this out! Let’s go, let’s find the others. Surely some people have also been robbed. We’ll unite with them!”

Lin Ge pondered for a moment and realized this was indeed the case.

If they could defeat one team, they could reduce one team’s numbers. In the long run, they would definitely win!

Regaining hope, the five people cheered up, stopped arguing, and quickly left the spot.

However.

As they left, they were completely unaware that just over ten meters behind a tree, several pairs of eyes were watching them.

“Lin Xiu, you really are something!”

Leng Bai stared at Lin Xiu like he was a monster, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes.

“Lin Xiu, if you use them like this, in the end, both the new students and the older students of this batch will resent you,” Su Xiao said with some concern.

Lin Xiu smiled indifferently, “No choice. I’m just one person. If your strength were a bit stronger, we could indeed compete with many older student teams, but reality is cruel.”

He paused, glancing in the direction Lin Ge and the others disappeared, “Besides, are you sure you don’t want other people’s Fire Energy? Forty-five new students, that’s a total of 225 days. That’s not a small sum!”

In fact.

Lin Xiu initially also considered Xiao Yan’s method of uniting all the new people.

However, their situations were different after all.

Firstly, Lin Xiu didn’t have Hu Jia or Xiao Xun'er by his side. Even if he established prestige among the new students, he wouldn’t have time to create a faction and manage them.

After all, this required time and effort, which Lin Xiu was not good at.

Moreover, he didn't have the ability to refine medicine to heal the new students' injuries.

Secondly, Lin Xiu valued his own strength more.

Because the Dou Qi Continent always revered strength; as long as one was strong enough, numbers were no longer an advantage.

Therefore, Lin Xiu deliberately revealed the information he knew just now, wanting to see if Lin Ge and the others would notice.

New students might be weak, but united, they still had some advantages.

However, their numerical advantage would vanish when facing the final Black and White Guardians team.

Of course, these people weren't useless; at least they could help wear them down.

Once they finished fighting, wouldn't it be better for him to appear then and reap the benefits?

“Let’s go. Before the older students react, we need to eliminate as many as possible.

Otherwise, if they unite, we’ll also have a lot of trouble.

After all, our ultimate goal is the Black and White Guardians. Only by passing them can we have a chance to take all the Fire Energy.”

Lin Xiu signaled them to act. Relying solely on Lin Ge and the others to unite would likely put them at a disadvantage against older student teams.

Before reaching the Black and White Guardians, he needed to help deal with these troubles.

“We left too quickly just now; I forgot to ask who the Black and White Guardians are this time,” Xiu Yan sighed.

Hearing this, Lin Xiu, who was walking ahead, replied without turning his head, “It’s fine. There are still seven older student teams in the forest.”