58: Elder Lin: I didn’t know he would do such a thing.

Chapter 58: Elder Lin: I didn't know he would do something like this.

As Luo Fei and Ke Yu were successively knocked down by Soul Cang, everyone else lowered their heads and admitted their mistakes, no longer daring to provoke him.

Seeing this, Soul Cang clapped his hands, had someone pull Luo Fei out, and brought him and Ke Yu before him.

"How's that? Still want to teach me a lesson?" Soul Cang sat on a rock and asked indifferently.

Before him, Luo Fei and Ke Yu knelt side by side.

"Soul Cang, don't get cocky. When you enter the Inner Courtyard, our Yu Luo Sect members will make you regret it!" Luo Fei was extremely unwilling, his eyes still harboring anger.

To think that he, Luo Fei, was considered a figure in the Inner Courtyard, and now he was defeated by an Outer Courtyard disciple, losing all his face. Naturally, he wouldn't concede verbally.

"Shall we exchange a few more moves?" Soul Cang changed his posture and beckoned with his finger.

Luo Fei turned his face away. He wasn't stupid. Even Ke Yu wasn't Soul Cang's opponent. If he went up again, at most he would just be a punching bag.

As early as when he was trampled into the dirt, Luo Fei was still extremely unwilling to believe it, attributing everything to his carelessness, which led to him being knocked down by Soul Cang.

When he found an opportunity to emerge from the dirt, he saw Ke Yu's miserable state and suddenly realized.

Oh, he really was just weak...

Ke Yu, next to him, looked pained and stubbornly said, "You've offended the Yu Luo Sect and me. When you enter the Inner Courtyard alone, you'll have days of regret."

"I know you have teams and factions," Soul Cang smiled faintly. "I don't care. Bring out whatever you've got, I'll take it all."

Although he hadn't entered the Inner Courtyard yet, Soul Cang was well aware of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower's need for fire energy.

Instead of spending time doing missions to acquire fire energy, it was better to sit at home and wait for others to deliver it.

After all, it was tacitly allowed for the Inner Courtyard to collect fire energy from newcomers as protection fees, so it was fine for him to seize it too.

Moreover, those people brought it upon themselves.

With that thought, Soul Cang squinted at the two of them and said, "Speaking of which, you came looking for trouble with me, and now that you're inferior, shouldn't you offer some compensation?"

Luo Fei and Ke Yu exchanged glances, then turned to look at Soul Cang in astonishment. Is that even a human thing to say?

It's true we initiated the trouble, but the problem is, where were you injured?

Soul Cang ignored them and continued, "The assessment should end tomorrow. I'm about to become an Inner Courtyard student, and I don't have much fire energy on hand. You're from the Inner Courtyard, so you should have a lot of fire energy, right?"

The two instinctively wanted to retreat, but unfortunately, they were held from behind and couldn't move despite struggling a few times.

Fire energy was a good thing; it allowed one to enter the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower to cultivate, which could increase cultivation speed.

Luo Fei suddenly thought of something and smiled, "Soul Cang, even if we wanted to give it, you couldn't take it. Before becoming an Inner Courtyard disciple, you don't have anything to record fire energy. However, if you really want it, you can come to our Yu Luo Sect to get it then. Of course, the prerequisite is that you have the guts!"

Ke Yu's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "That's right, every student has their own exclusive credential. Even if you steal ours, you can't use it."

By then, if Soul Cang really dared to come to their territory, no matter how powerful he was alone, could he be a match for so many of them? They would definitely reclaim all the face they lost today!

"Are you talking about this?" As the two envisioned their plan, Soul Cang's mouth curved slightly upwards, and he flicked his storage ring. In his palm appeared a small, black, stamp-like object.

This small object was pitch black, with a conspicuous red number thirty on it.

"Huh, how do you have that? You're clearly not an Inner Courtyard student yet!" Luo Fei was greatly alarmed.

Ke Yu was equally incredulous: "Where did you pick that up?"

Soul Cang didn't explain: "Hand over your fire energy. If you don't, feel free to try me. There's still one day left until the assessment ends. I have plenty of time to play with you."

Luo Fei and Ke Yu's first reaction was naturally to disagree. It was already humiliating enough to fail at causing trouble for an Outer Courtyard student. If they were to have their fire energy stolen as well...

Then, how could they possibly have the face to remain in the Inner Courtyard afterwards?

Seeing this, Soul Cang didn't hesitate. The Soul Clan never lacked methods of torture, especially those targeting the soul. That kind of pain was completely unimaginable compared to physical pain.

When he applied his methods to the two of them, in less than a quarter of an hour, Luo Fei and Ke Yu looked as if they had been pulled from water, soaked in sweat, and weakly produced their fire energy.

Seeing this scene, someone spoke up, "Classmate Soul Cang, do you think we can leave now?"

Soul Cang glanced at him: "What, did you not hear what I just said clearly?"

"Huh?" That person was stunned.

Soul Cang pointed to the fire energy counting object in his palm, whose numbers were soaring, and said, "I'm talking about all of you, do you understand what I mean? All of you?"

"Isn't that going too far, Classmate Soul Cang?"

"Yeah, we didn't cause you any trouble, why are you stealing my fire energy?"

"Exactly, there are so many of us, don't think we're really afraid of you. If we unite, you'll regret it!"

Upon realizing Soul Cang's intention, the other people present were first shocked by Soul Cang's idea, then huddled together, deciding to resist collectively.

Soul Cang shook his head, looking somewhat helpless, and without speaking, directly chose to act.

In less than a minute.

Soul Cang sat back on the previous rock. Before him was a neatly arranged line of people, each standing before Soul Cang with pained and resentful expressions, transferring their fire energy.

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Among them, several female students openly wept.

They helped the academy assess Outer Courtyard students precisely to earn some fire energy.

As a result, after working hard for so many days, they hadn't earned any fire energy, and instead, lost their own.

"Poor guy, you only have three days of fire energy. How do you even have the face to be an Inner Courtyard student?" After collecting another senior's fire energy, Soul Cang mumbled with some dissatisfaction.

That person ran away, covering his face. In the firelight, one could faintly see glistening tears flying from his cheeks.

Before long, everyone present had handed over their fire energy.

"Can we leave now?" someone asked again.

Soul Cang shook a raised finger.

"What exactly do you want to do? We've given you all our fire energy, what more do you want?" Someone became anxious, their mentality collapsing.

Soul Cang smiled slightly: "It seems there aren't just you participating in the assessment... Contact them, I hope to see all assessment personnel... Before the assessment ends!"

...

Outside.

Elder Su, Dean Dean Hu Gan, and Elder Lin looked at each other, falling into silence.

After a long while.

Dean Hu Gan wondered, "Whose fire energy does Soul Cang have? He's only been in the Outer Courtyard for less than three months, how could he have something like that?"

Elder Su nodded: "This old man has presided over assessments for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen someone seize so much fire energy from so many senior students."

And the root cause of all this was the fire energy counter in Soul Cang's hand.

In the heavy atmosphere, Elder Lin smiled awkwardly: "I gave it to him."

Dean Hu Gan and Elder Su's gazes swept over, full of inquiry.

"What kind of look is that?" Elder Lin glanced at them. "It's like this: when Soul Cang was in the entrance assessment, someone cheated, and I didn't want to expose it directly, so I added a rule that whoever lasted the longest would be rewarded with thirty days of fire energy."

As he spoke, his voice softened a few shades, and he looked somewhat bewildered: "I also didn't know he would take advantage of the opportunity to do something like this."