With the agreement among the three, Wu Hao and Hu Jia waved their hands, leading the remaining four contestants slowly towards where Xiao Yan and Xuner were. Seeing their actions, Bai Shan’s eyes flashed with a cold gleam. He turned to glare fiercely at Xiao Yan, who had his eyes closed, and then when his gaze fell on the graceful young woman standing before Xiao Yan, a hint of infatuation appeared on his face. Clenching his fists, he muttered softly, “You are mine!”
Gripping the spear handle, Bai Shan strode confidently towards Xiao Yan and Xuner.
The movements of the people in the field did not escape Xuner’s notice. Seeing that the three factions had chosen to approach simultaneously, she seemed to understand something. A faint chill appeared on her delicate and elegant face for the first time. She gently waved her sleeve, and golden battle qi surged out from her body, exuding an aura almost as formidable as a seven-star Great Battle Master. The golden battle qi condensed into two golden orbs in her palms, resembling miniature suns, drawing everyone’s attention.
“Do you want to team up against me?” Xuner looked at the eleven people approaching, speaking calmly.
“Ha ha, Xuner, don’t worry, I won’t hurt you. But that guy, I have to kick him out,” Hu Jia said with a smile, pointing at Xiao Yan, who had his eyes closed.
“You can try,” Xuner replied coldly. At the same time, the two golden orbs in her palms became even more dazzling.
Bai Shan, Hu Jia, Wu Hao, and eight other contestants at the peak of the Battle Master level—this lineup was increasingly difficult for her to handle. Moreover, she needed to focus on protecting Xiao Yan.
“Ah, Xuner, don’t you understand my feelings for you? What good are those stinky men?” Hu Jia’s mischievous and watery eyes stared pitifully at Xuner, her gentle voice making Bai Shan, who was standing beside her, slightly uncomfortable. This sentence should have been better said by him, right?
Shaking her head, Xuner ignored Hu Jia, stepping back and shielding Xiao Yan behind her, using her actions to convey her decision to Hu Jia and the others.
“Xuner, as Hu Jia said, we won’t hurt you, but you must not interfere,” Bai Shan smiled at Xuner.
Xuner gave him a cold look, not even bothering to speak to him again. She hadn’t thought this guy was so annoying before, but in just a few short days, her disdain for Bai Shan had reached its peak.
Xuner’s icy gaze made Bai Shan’s face twitch slightly. Taking a deep breath, he forced a smile and said to Hu Jia and the others, “Let’s move, we can’t delay any longer, or Xiao Yan will succeed in advancing.”
Hearing Bai Shan’s urging, Hu Jia and the others nodded, and their battle qi slowly surged out. Instantly, the competition stage was filled with several powerful auras.
The sudden change in the field also caused a stir in the audience. Clearly, Bai Shan and the others intended to gang up on one person, which was met with a wave of murmurs from the crowd. However, when they remembered that the competition rules were not entirely fair, they could only helplessly retreat.
“Isn’t it too despicable for them to gang up like this?” Xiao Yu, seeing the semi-encirclement around Xuner, blushed in anger.
“Ah, the competition rules didn’t explicitly prohibit this method, so there’s nothing we can do,” Instructor Ruolin sighed, her fingers turning white from gripping her sleeves. “I hope Xuner can hold on for ten minutes. Once Xiao Yan advances, everything will be fine.”
“Hu Gan, it seems your attempt has many flaws. Even ganging up like this is allowed,” the fire old man frowned, looking at the competition field, and spoke with a hint of mockery.
Hu Gan’s expression wasn’t very pleasant either. Hearing the fire old man’s words, he could only chuckle bitterly and sigh, “This kind of competition is indeed chaotic. From the start, I said that what they are doing isn’t exactly against the rules. Don’t think I’m ignoring it because Hu Jia is involved. It’s her own decision, and I won’t interfere. If she fails or anything else happens, I won’t meddle either. Everything is their own business, and I will not get involved.”
“Let’s hope so,” the fire old man nodded, turning his gaze back to the field, speaking calmly.
Under the watchful eyes of countless spectators, the encirclement finally locked onto Xuner. The eight contestants at the peak of the Battle Master level attacked first, their figures surging forward with fierce energy, shooting towards Xiao Yan behind Xuner.
“Guardian Hex Palm!” With a cold expression, Xuner’s body glowed with golden light, her feet lifting slightly off the ground. Her waist-length hair fluttered without wind, and golden light surged in her palms. Eight palm strikes followed, creating eight palm shadows in the air, each trailing a golden energy tail that shot out like lightning, slamming heavily into the chests of the eight unprepared contestants.
Instantly, all eight spat blood and, under the shocked gazes of the audience, were all blasted out of the competition circle by Xuner’s move.
“So strong…” Countless people in the stands gasped, realizing that Xuner rarely used her full strength in Canan Academy. Because of Xiao Yan, Bai Shan and the others’ actions had thoroughly angered her, and she was no longer holding back, hitting hard!
Just as the golden light in front of her dissipated, a sudden bloody aura rushed towards her. A blood-red figure flashed before her, and Wu Hao’s palms, surrounded by blood mist, struck at Xuner.
“Boom, boom, boom!” Facing Wu Hao’s direct attack, Xuner’s face showed no emotion. Her golden-light-encased palms directly collided with Wu Hao’s, each strike accompanied by a deafening explosion of energy.
After nearly ten clashes, Xuner’s figure wavered slightly, taking half a step back. In contrast, Wu Hao retreated three steps.
As Wu Hao was retreating, a whip shadow crackled through the air, descending from above. Xuner swung her hand, and a burst of golden light shot out, deflecting the whip thrown by Hu Jia. Simultaneously, Xuner kicked back with her toes, sending Bai Shan, who was trying to sneak up behind Xiao Yan, stumbling back several steps.
In less than two minutes, Xuner, with her solo effort, repelled eight peak Battle Masters and forced Bai Shan, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao, who were equally strong, to retreat. Although they hadn’t used their true trump cards, her skills were truly astonishing.
After the first round, Bai Shan and the others had a vague idea of Xuner’s strength. Their faces grew serious, and they exchanged glances. Battle qi surged from their bodies, and the three of them launched their fiercest attacks at Xuner simultaneously.
In the field, the clash of figures and the explosions of battle qi and energy fluctuations were evident. Bai Shan and the others tried every means to attack Xiao Yan, but Xuner stood like a great mountain, intercepting all attacks aimed at Xiao Yan with her almost unnatural intuition, causing them great frustration.
“Boom!” After another clash with Bai Shan and Hu Jia, the three of them took a few steps back. Xuner was about to retreat and guard Xiao Yan when she suddenly sensed a bloody aura to her right. Turning, she saw that Wu Hao had taken the opportunity to approach Xiao Yan while she was fighting with Bai Shan.
Seeing Wu Hao near Xiao Yan, Xuner’s face flashed with anger. Tapping the ground lightly, she instantly appeared in front of Wu Hao, her right palm glowing with intense golden light, and she struck Wu Hao’s chest with powerful force.
Even someone as strong as Wu Hao couldn’t afford to be careless. His blood-qi-encircled hand quickly met hers.
“Boom!” The stone under Wu Hao’s feet crumbled into powder.
“Swoosh!” Just as she clashed with Wu Hao, a fierce wind sounded from behind. Xuner’s eyebrows furrowed, and her right hand, glowing with golden light, pushed back.
“Boom!” The golden light-filled palm was blocked by Hu Jia. On the spot, Xuner was single-handedly fending off two strong opponents, and she showed no signs of defeat. Such strength was terrifying.
“Heh, Xuner, sorry, but this guy must be eliminated today,” a cold voice sounded behind her as Xuner was engaged with Hu Jia and Wu Hao. Turning quickly, she saw Bai Shan aiming a kick at Xiao Yan, who still had his eyes closed.
“Bai Shan, how dare you!” For the first time in years, a cold killing intent flashed across her face. Instantly, golden light surged from her body. With a single strike, she sent Wu Hao and Hu Jia reeling. Then, she flashed in front of Xiao Yan, pulling him into her arms, but this left her back exposed to Bai Shan.
His kick landed heavily on Xuner’s shoulder, causing her face to flush slightly, and a trace of blood appeared at the corner of her mouth, which she quickly wiped away.
“Bai Shan! How dare you hurt her!” Seeing the blood at the corner of Xuner’s mouth, Wu Hao, who was extremely sensitive to blood, flew into a rage, turning to shout at Bai Shan. Hu Jia’s pretty face also held a hint of anger.
“I just wanted to take Xiao Yan out, and Xuner got hurt protecting him. How can you blame me?” Bai Shan retorted coldly.
“Stop pretending, Bai Shan. If you can leave the arena unscathed today, I, Xuner, will no longer stay at Canan Academy,” a cold voice issued from Xuner’s mouth. She slowly rose, her eyes gradually being covered by golden light. As the golden light in her eyes intensified, a strong energy emanated from her body, and her waist-length hair began to grow longer, as if she was activating some secret technique.
But just as Xuner’s long hair was about to reach her hips, a white hand suddenly reached out from behind her, gripping her arm. The familiar, soft voice made Xuner’s rapidly growing hair retract, and a smile appeared on her cold face.
“That’s enough. Let me handle the rest.”
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