Battle Through the Heavens: Beauties Abound Starting with Yunlan and Her Disciples

287: Section 287That violent Heavenly Flame, those strange ruler techniques, that agile movement technique, that piercing sword... Hu Jia had no doubt that even an ordinary early-stage Dou Ling Expert, when facing the joint siege of these two girls, would likely not last more than ten rounds!

One must know, they are still only Great Dou Masters! To be able to face off against, and even defeat, a Dou Ling Expert while at the Great Dou Master Realm—who would believe such a thing if it were told? This is no longer something that can be described by the simple word ”genius”; it is simply terrifying!

Hu Jia considered her own talent to be among the very top of the pyramid within the entire Outer Academy of Jia Nan Academy.

Usually, wherever she went, she only heard praise and exclamations from others.

However, ever since she met Yun Xiancheng and the group of Young ladies around him, she always felt a deep sense of powerlessness, as if she paled in comparison. Comparing people to people only leads to frustration!

She finally couldn’t help but whisper a complaint to Xiao Xun’er, who was reading a book with a smile not far away: ”I say... Xun’er, you guys, are you going to let us ordinary people live? This cultivation speed changes every day; it’s faster than riding a rocket! Do those of us who cultivate so painstakingly still have any face left?”

Sitting to the side, Xiao Xun’er heard her complaint filled with resentment and couldn’t help but cover her mouth with a round fan, laughing softly.

”Hehe, Hu Jia, you are mistaken about that.” Her voice was like an oriole emerging from a valley, crisp and melodious. ”The speed at which we sisters improve is not our own credit. This is all thanks to our Husband.”

”If it weren’t for Husband working tirelessly every day to ’help’ us cultivate in his unique way, how could we have such a fast rate of progress?”

Xiao Xun’er’s tone was gentle, but she deliberately emphasized the two words ”help” and gave Hu Jia a meaningful wink.

However, Hu Jia was currently immersed in the sadness of ”not being a genius,” and coupled with her brain circuits, which were innocently cute in some aspects, she completely failed to understand the deeper meaning behind Xiao Xun’er’s words.

She scrambled up from the grass, walked to Xun’er’s side, sat cross-legged, and said half-distressed and half-aggrieved:

”Are you talking about the cultivation seminar organized by Classmate Cheng? But I participated in that seminar too! I listened very carefully every time, and any questions I didn’t understand, I asked on the spot! Why is my promotion speed not as fast as yours?”

She couldn’t help but sigh again: ”Not only is your cultivation speed terrifyingly fast, but your combat power is also ridiculously strong...”

She still clearly remembered that back then, Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei were only at the three or four-star Great Dou Master cultivation level, yet they were able to join forces with a single sword strike to easily pierce and seriously injure someone who was already a five-star Great Dou Master! Challenging those of a higher level seemed as simple as a daily occurrence for them.

Hu Jia naturally would not know that after these Young ladies accepted the grace of Yun Xiancheng’s unique ”Sovereigns Presence,” what was strengthened was not merely their cultivation speed.

Simultaneously strengthened were their comprehension, their combat talent, the purity of their Dou Qi, and even their soul power... It was a comprehensive strengthening that was almost like a rebirth!

”Oh, Hu Jia, don’t be so depressed.” Xiao Mei, who was teasing Yun Yan on the side, saw Hu Jia’s dejected appearance and couldn’t help but comfort her. She put down the foxtail grass in her hand, sat up straight, and had a sweet smile on her face.

”Think about it, more than three years ago, I was just a little good-for-nothing who wasn’t even a Dou Practitioner, worrying every day about those mere few stages of Dou Zhi Qi.”

”If I hadn’t met Husband later and received Husband’s help, I might... might have been a mediocre person living a life of nothingness for the rest of my life. How could I have today?”

Hearing this heartfelt comfort from Xiao Mei, the depression in Hu Jia’s heart truly dissipated quite a bit. Replacing it was a much stronger curiosity.

”Little Sister Mei’er, now that you put it that way, I’m even more curious.” She leaned over to Xiao Mei’s side, and her bright, big eyes sparkled with the light of thirst for knowledge. ”You always say that Classmate Yun Xiancheng helps you cultivate, then... then how exactly does he help? Does he have some unique secret method that can quickly improve cultivation?”

”This, well...” ”Hmm.” ”Hee hee.”

Once this topic, which could be called a ”core secret,” was brought up, the Young ladies around, whether they were fighting or playing, stopped their actions in unison. On their faces, a flush of shy and ambiguous, moving redness appeared all at once.

That expression left Hu Jia even more confused.

Just at this moment, Xiao Xun’er had quietly arrived in front of Hu Jia, though no one knew when. She leaned down, and those beautiful eyes like black gemstones stared directly at Hu Jia from a close distance, carrying a hint of playful amusement.

”Oh? Our little Jiajia has finally wised up and wants to know this secret?” Xiao Xun’er’s tone was like a witch seducing an ignorant young girl. ”I can tell you. But, do you want to understand?”

Looking at Xiao Xun’er’s excited face, which was close at hand and written all over with ”come and ask me,” Hu Jia’s body instinctively shrank back. Her intuition was crazily sounding alarms—danger! There is definitely a trap in this!

However, that strong desire to ”become a genius” ultimately overcame her pathetic, hit-or-miss instinct.

”Want! Of course I want to!” She nodded vigorously, like a child about to receive candy, her eyes full of anticipation. ”Mm-hmm! Please, Xun’er! Tell me! Who wouldn’t want to become a genius like you guys? As long as I can become stronger, I’ll do anything!”

”Mm, having this determination is a good thing.” Xiao Xun’er nodded with satisfaction, but the expression on her face suddenly became incomparably serious and earnest. ”However, whether you can receive Husband’s ’help’ depends on Husband’s own attitude.”

”Oh, Husband wouldn’t refuse!” Xiao Mei, who was on the side, immediately interjected with a smile. ”Big Sister Hu Jia is so beautiful and has such a great figure; Husband will absolutely not miss out!”

”Mm... You... What exactly are you guys talking about?”

Although Hu Jia was as pure as a blank sheet of paper in terms of emotions, she was not stupid after all. Listening to the increasingly strange implications of the Young ladies’ words, she could somewhat feel that this matter seemed... not as simple as she had imagined.

However, strangely, she did not feel much fear or resistance in her heart. More of it was a little nervousness, and a bit of inexplicable anticipation that she herself was unwilling to admit.

Perhaps it was because of the time spent together over these days that she had long since become accustomed to this group of Young ladies around her, who were already married women, and whose ways of thinking and behaving were completely different from ordinary people.

These Young ladies did not distance themselves from her because of the change in their status; on the contrary, they still regarded her as their best sister and talked about everything. If one were to say that Hu Jia was not touched at all in her heart, that would naturally be impossible.

”Husband is magnanimous and cherishes women; he will not refuse any beautiful woman who takes the initiative to approach him. This is Husband’s noble virtue. However, Little Sister Hu Jia,” Xiao Xun’er, at this moment, looked exactly like a caring big sister guiding someone step by step, saying earnestly, ”If you want Husband to have a unique and deep impression of you, just waiting is not enough. You must take the initiative to do some things.”

”Pick... pick up your Husband?!” Hu Jia was stunned by this choice of words.

”That’s right!” Xiao Xun’er nodded heavily, with an expression of gratification on her face that said ”the child is teachable.” ”If you want to get him, you have to take the initiative; you have to learn to create opportunities yourself! For example, when you are alone with him, pretend to accidentally fall into his arms; or, find an excuse to ask him to go to the back mountain to watch the stars and the moon, and spend a romantic and wonderful time alone together.”

Although having a married wife describe in detail to her best friend how to pick up her own husband... this matter, no matter from which angle one looked at it, seemed extremely strange.

But let alone the others at the table, even Hu Jia herself, who was the person involved, seemed to have already become accustomed to this relationship between this group of people that could be called magical.

Furthermore, in Hu Jia’s simple brain circuits, she even felt that Xun’er and the others were truly great! In order to let her experience the joy of becoming stronger, they were actually willing to make such a huge sacrifice of sharing their beloved husband! What a noble and selfless sisterhood this was!

I... I must absolutely not let down their good intentions! A raging fire of fighting spirit ignited in Hu Jia’s eyes. ”Mm... Okay! Xun’er! I understand!”

Hu Jia finally made up her mind. She squeezed Xiao Xun’er’s hand back forcefully, her face showing unprecedented solemnity and determination. I cannot let my good best friend down!

From today on, I, Hu Jia, in order to respond to my friends’ expectations and to become a better version of myself, will properly, seriously, and with all my wisdom and means, pursue her Husband!

The deep winter at Jia Nan Academy always arrives with exceptional crispness and solemnity.

Overnight, the fine, fresh snow was completely covered by a flurry of goose-feather-sized snowflakes, adorning the entire academy into a silver-clad, crystalline world.

The distant towers and trees, set against the white snow, resembled an ink wash painting with a profound atmosphere.

And as the old year bid farewell and the new year approached, a grand event concerning the future destiny of all students in the Outer Academy arrived as scheduled.

That was the annual year-end promotion exam of the Jia Nan Academy Outer Academy.

The exam was divided into two parts: the written test and the martial arts combat.

For Yun Xiancheng and the Young ladies beside him, the written test was already well within their grasp.

During these few months of near ”private tutoring” academy life, and under the increasingly intimate ”in-depth and accessible” personal guidance from Instructor Ruo Lin, Yun Xiancheng not only filled in all the gaps in his knowledge but also mastered many advanced theories that only the Inner Academy would touch upon.

Therefore, when the written exam results were announced, Yun Xiancheng and all the Young ladies beside him who took the exam occupied the top of the leaderboard with terrifying scores near perfection, without any suspense.

And what followed was the main event that everyone truly cared about, and which would determine the final ranking: the martial arts combat stage.

The rules of the martial arts combat were simple yet brutal.

All students ranked in the top fifty in overall grades would simultaneously enter the vast central Training Ground of the Outer Academy for a massive group melee without any rules!

It would continue until only the last person or the last team remained on the field.

This unique exam was not only a cruel test of each student’s personal comprehensive strength but also a test of their popularity and emotional intelligence.

In such a chaotic battlefield, a student with good interpersonal relationships and many friends could often gain a huge advantage in the competition by forming alliances and winning over allies.

At this moment, the area around the massive central Training Ground was already packed with people, surrounded by students and instructors who had come to watch.

Sunlight spilled onto the white snow, reflecting a dazzling glow.

The fifty examinees who had successfully passed the written test and were about to step into the battlefield were currently gathered at the entrance of the venue, waiting for the competition to officially begin.

”Look! Look over there! That one wearing the school uniform... it must be Yun Xiancheng, right?!”

”Oh my god. He... he is really... so good-looking!”

”Wow... I had only heard rumors about how breathtakingly handsome he was, but I only realized it today after seeing him.”

When Yun Xiancheng, surrounded by a crowd of enchanting Young ladies, walked slowly into the examinee area, the ordinary Jia Nan Academy students around, regardless of gender, all let out gasps filled with awe and obsession.

As for this mysterious ”legendary figure” Yun Xiancheng, although no one dared to spread rumors about him behind his back anymore because of Bai Shan’s tragic end,

the students’ interest in his mysterious background and his peerless face that could topple nations only increased instead of decreasing.

However, because Yun Xiancheng usually kept to himself and rarely appeared in public, spending most of his time in that small teaching area belonging to their own Class Two,

for the vast majority of students, this was the first time they truly and closely brought this legendary figure into their public view.

His long hair was like ink, tied up with a simple jade hairpin, and a few unruly strands of hair gently brushed across his smooth, full forehead with the breeze.

On his face, he wore a faint, gentle smile that seemed to encompass everything, and his eyes were as clear as a newborn baby’s, yet so deep they seemed to contain the stars of the entire universe.

He just stood there quietly, without saying a word, yet it felt as if he formed his own world, unreasonably attracting all the light and all the gazes around him onto himself.

”This is outrageous! This guy! What does he think the promotion exam is?! Isn’t he being too flamboyant and arrogant?!”

Of course, where there is awe and obsession, there is naturally jealousy and anger.

Some other students who thought highly of themselves placed more focus on what Yun Xiancheng and his group were doing at that moment.

And then, without exception, they were all so angry that their eyes turned red and their faces turned livid.

”He... he actually... actually brought a whole set of tables and chairs into the competition area of the Training Ground?!”

”This is outrageous! Look at him and those women beside him! They are actually still drinking tea and chatting there?! This... is this an outing?! This is simply not the attitude a candidate should have!”

At the edge of the tense and murderous preparation area, Yun Xiancheng had actually brought over a set of tables and chairs made of precious golden nanmu wood.

He was now sitting leisurely on a grand armchair, holding a steaming cup of fragrant tea in his hand, chatting and laughing with the group of girls beside him who were also unbelievably beautiful, occasionally affectionately pouring tea for them.

That relaxed and comfortable manner did not look at all like he was facing an important exam concerning his future destiny, but rather like he was having a leisurely tea party with his own beautiful ladies on a beautiful afternoon.

What made them even more angry and puzzled was that, regarding such an open disregard for exam discipline, the surrounding proctoring instructors, and even the Vice Dean and elders in charge of the overall situation, seemed as if they hadn’t seen it at all, completely ignoring it and letting it be!

Is there no justice left?! Is there no law left?!

However, unlike those ordinary students who were filled with righteous indignation, the top-tier students on the field who truly had strength, vision, and superior levels all, without exception, revealed expressions of extreme solemnity when looking at Yun Xiancheng.

They couldn’t see through him.

They couldn’t see clearly where the gap lay between them and that young man sitting on the chair with a gentle smile.

It felt like an ant standing on the ground, looking up at a divine dragon in the nine heavens.

You know he is incredibly powerful, you know he is unfathomable, but you can never understand just how powerful he is.

That sense of a huge, desperate gap originating from the level of life pressed them so hard they could barely breathe.

”Gulp.”

Hu Jia swallowed her saliva nervously.

She was sitting upright beside Yun Xiancheng at the moment, her bright eyes not daring to look directly at him, only stealing glances with the corner of her eyes at his side profile, which was unrealistically handsome under the sunlight.

She watched his long, bony fingers lifting a small purple clay teapot to refill the empty white porcelain teacup in front of her with hot tea.

Hu Jia felt her heart starting to ”thump” uncontrollably again.

No, no. Still too nervous...

That stuff Xun’er and the others said about taking the initiative, creating opportunities... about actively pursuing Yun Xiancheng, is it really too difficult for me?

I... I don’t even know what to do at all!

The young lady was distressed, her brows tightly knitted; from this angle, she looked incredibly delicate.

”Hu Jia, don’t be nervous.”

A gentle voice suddenly sounded in her ear.

Yun Xiancheng seemed to have noticed her body, which was trembling like a little rabbit, and he turned his head, showing her a soothing, gentle smile, and comforted her softly:

”Relax, it’s just a small exam. With us here, we will definitely top this exam without any suspense.”

Hu Jia felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing his gentle comfort, but her cheeks became even redder.

I... I’m not nervous because of this exam!

She shouted in her heart with some annoyance.

However, she naturally could not say these words out loud.

She just lowered her head and let out an ”Mm” that was smaller than a mosquito’s hum, and then, mustering the greatest courage of her life, took advantage of the action of picking up the teacup to quietly and unnoticeably move her chair a centimeter or two closer to Yun Xiancheng.

Her little movement naturally did not escape Yun Xiancheng’s eyes.

Seeing this, the smile at the corner of Yun Xiancheng’s mouth became even gentler.

He didn’t point it out, nor did he stop her; instead, he leaned his body slightly to the side, also moving a little bit closer to her position unnoticeably.

This tiny bit of distance instantly made the atmosphere between the two of them become somewhat ambiguous.

Did he... did he notice? He must have noticed, right?!

When Hu Jia finally realized that her little girl’s thoughts had already been seen through by the other party, a massive wave of shyness instantly rushed from the bottom of her heart to her head!

The young lady’s pretty face, which was already slightly flushed from nervousness, suddenly turned as red as a ripe apple, even her neck stained with a moving pink hue.

She wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into immediately!

”Pfft” Hee hee.

The Young ladies around, having seen this scene, all covered their mouths with their hands, letting out knowing, teasing chuckles.