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

288: Section 288”Hmm, it’s a good start.” Nalan Yanran also nodded elegantly, expressing her agreement. ”It’s just that the progress is a bit slow. At this rate, by the time she truly gathers the courage to confess, our husband and my child will probably be old enough to run errands.”

”Hey! You two! Stop talking!” Hearing their teasing, Hu Jia was both shy and angry, and she couldn’t help but turn back to glare at them.

”Alright, alright, we won’t tease you anymore.” Xiao Yan waved her hand at her with a smile, then turned to look at Nalan Yanran beside her, a hint of eager fighting spirit appearing on her face.

”Senior Sister Yan Ran, looking at those guys around us, they seem very dissatisfied with us. Every one of them has eyes like knives; I reckon as soon as the competition starts, they’ll join forces to besiege us.”

”So what? They are just a bunch of rabble; how dare they bark wildly in front of us?” Nalan Yanran elegantly picked up her teacup, gently blew on the tea leaves floating on top, and spoke in a calm tone, yet filled with immense confidence.

”Then how about this, Senior Sister Yan Ran.” Xiao Yan stood up, the xuan heavy ruler in her hand flashing with a cold, icy light under the sunlight. ”Later, you and I will join forces and play with them. Let the two of us fight against this so-called ’Academy heroes’, how about that?”

Nalan Yanran heard this and nodded slowly, a proud arc curling at the corner of her mouth: ”Very well. As for the other sisters, just sit here peacefully, accompany our husband, drink tea, and watch the show; there’s no need for any of you to lift a finger.”

Their conversation was not concealed in the slightest. The voices were not loud, but they were sufficient for the students around them, who were pricking up their ears and constantly paying attention to the movements over here, to hear clearly.

”Outrageous! This is arrogant to the extreme!”

”Sh-she... what did they say? The two of them want to challenge all the rest of us?!”

”They look down on us too much! Do they really think they are invincible in the world?!”

The surrounding spectator stands and candidate area instantly exploded, like a ladle of cold water poured into hot oil! Everyone was completely enraged by the contemptuous remarks made by Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran!

”Even if that Bai Shan is a piece of trash, easily crippled by them! But here, we still have the Law Enforcement Team captain, Wu Hao! And so many long-established powerhouses! What right do they have to say such big words!”

”That’s right! Everyone listen to me! This time, we must all join forces! Let’s strike together first and clear this bunch of arrogant people off the field! Let them know that we students of the Jia Nan Academy cannot be insulted at will!”

A member of the Law Enforcement Team who had quite a reputation among the students raised his arm and called out, immediately receiving a response from the vast majority of the surrounding candidates. For a time, the crowd was filled with indignation, and everyone locked their hostile gazes onto the small group of ”outliers” with Yun Xiancheng.

Of course, there was a small minority of people with clearer heads and more meticulous minds who were not blinded by anger at this moment. ”Everyone, calm down first... I feel that things might not be that simple.”

”Don’t forget, back then, those two, Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei, were able to combine their swords and easily pierce and severely injure Bai Shan! That level of combat power is simply not something that can be measured by common sense!”

”And these two before us... although I heard they skipped school for two years, since they dare to say such things, their strength surely won’t be any worse than the Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei of back then, right?”

Although his analysis was well-founded and reasonable, in front of the surging public opinion that had long been blinded by anger and jealousy, it seemed so insignificant and was quickly drowned out by the rising and falling clamor of condemnation.

Just as the tense and antagonistic atmosphere on the Training Ground was about to climb to its peak, a loud and dignified voice, like a thunderclap on flat ground, resonated throughout the entire Training Ground. ”Ahem! Alright! Everyone be quiet for this old man!”

It turned out that Outer Academy Vice Dean Hu Gan had, at some point, already stood on the high platform in the center of the Training Ground. His gaze was like lightning, slowly sweeping over the group of students below who were flushed with excitement.

When his gaze landed on the seat where his own daughter and Yun Xiancheng were sitting very close together, a look of extreme satisfaction and gratification flashed across his serious, square face without a sound.

Not bad, not bad! This emotional progress is even faster than I imagined! Good! Very good!

His mood right now could be said to be quite good. Therefore, he cleared his throat and, without any further delay, immediately used his loud voice, imbued with vigorous Dou Qi, to officially announce:

”I announce! The Jia Nan Academy Outer Academy, this year’s year-end promotion examination, the martial combat segment—officially begins!!”

”There is only one rule! And that is, there are no rules! Whoever can stand on this Training Ground alone, or in the form of a team, until the end, will be the well-deserved—first place of this year’s promotion examination!”

289 Warm Tea Defeats the Heroes

”My dears, I have poured hot tea for you; go and come back quickly.” Yun Xiancheng poured two cups of hot tea and said to Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan.

”Alright, just watch our performance!” Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran got up and descended into the crowd.

The development of the battle had basically no suspense. After Xiao Yan summoned the Green Lotus Core Flame, a huge lotus flower, condensed from pure cyan flames, bloomed in the Training Ground. Heat waves swept across the field.

More than a dozen Outer Academy disciples were burned off the field by the blooming lotus, falling to the ground in a sorry state. They looked at the lotus with faces full of fear. ”How can it be so strong? This is impossible!” one person shouted.

The surrounding students were also shocked; they didn’t expect Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran to be so powerful.

This is too amazing!? And their combination is equally terrifying; one could see Nalan Yanran dancing amidst the fire lotus.

The biting gale cut deep, shocking scratches into the hard cyan steel slabs on the ground. Fire and gale, destruction and agility—these two completely different forces were now fused together in a pose that could be called perfect, in an unbelievable manner.

The scorching high temperature, which seemed capable of igniting even the soul, burned the surrounding air until it was distorted. And the sharp, bone-chilling wind, which was as sharp as a knife, made everyone caught within it feel as if their skin was about to be scraped off alive. The symphony of ice and fire, the waltz of death, was being magnificently performed on this Training Ground after the snow.

The core disciples of the Jia Nan Academy Outer Academy who were able to pass through layers of selection and finally stand on this year-end examination field mostly possessed the strength of a peak Dou Master, and a small handful of gifted elites had even stepped into the threshold of a Great Dou Master. They were the most top-tier and essential existences among the thousands of students in the entire Outer Academy.

However, at this moment, these proud sons of heaven, who were usually high and mighty and received endless praise and adoration, appeared so small and vulnerable when facing that slowly rotating cyan fire lotus, which was filled with an aura of destruction.

The elite squad of the Law Enforcement Team led by the Outer Academy Law Enforcement Team captain, Wu Hao, was currently bearing the brunt, enduring the most terrifying pressure. ”All Law Enforcement Team members! Listen to my command! Form the Black Tortoise Defensive Formation! Hold it for me!!”

Wu Hao’s eyes were splitting, and he roared until his voice was hoarse. His usually resolute and steady face was now filled with shock and disbelief. As one of the strongest geniuses of the Outer Academy, once known alongside Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, and others, and now a six-star Great Dou Master, he had never thought that one day, he would be forced into such a sorry state without even being able to touch the corner of his opponent’s clothes!

More than a dozen core members of the Law Enforcement Team immediately gritted their teeth upon hearing the command, urging the little Dou Qi remaining in their bodies to the limit without reservation!

Earth-yellow, immensely heavy Dou Qi light surged out from their bodies, condensing in front of them into a huge energy shield that seemed to be composed of Black Tortoise turtle shells!

However, all of this was futile.

The slowly rotating green lotus petals just gave a gentle shake, and a wave of cyan fire mixed with pale cyan Wind Blade rushed over like a flooded river that had broken its dam!

”Boom——!!!”

Amidst the deafening loud noise, that ”Black Tortoise Defensive Formation,” in which the Law Enforcement Team had placed all their hopes, could not even persist for a single breath.

It was like glass hit by an iron hammer, emitting a crisp wail, instantly covered in spiderweb-like cracks, and then shattered with a bang!

”Pfft——!” The formation was broken, and all Law Enforcement Team members, including Wu Hao, were simultaneously struck as if by a heavy blow, spraying a large mouthful of blood at the same time.

Their bodies, like kites with broken strings, were thrown high up into the air by the violent shockwave, crashing heavily into the snow tens of meters away, unconscious. And this was merely just a beginning.

That massive Green Lotus seemed to possess its own life and will.

Every time it spun, it stirred up a lotus-shaped firestorm, sweeping away the remaining struggling examinees on the field without mercy, like autumn winds sweeping away fallen leaves.

From the very beginning, the entire competition had completely devolved into a one-sided, suspense-free crushing victory.

What made the onlookers even more terrified was that the perpetrators of all this—Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran—looked so relaxed and at ease right now.

They even had plenty of spare energy, intentionally and extravagantly using the excess Dou Qi that could have defeated the enemy in one blow on various flashy attack special effects.

Sometimes, it was butterflies made of fire and Wind Blade dancing across the sky; other times, it was a massive, lifelike fire dragon condensed from cyan flames, circling and roaring in the air.

That scene, rather than being a cruel battle, felt more like a magnificent firework display carefully prepared to please a lover.

Around the Training Ground, those ordinary students who had originally been cheering for the contestants they supported were now completely silent.

They all had their mouths agape, staring blankly at the scene on the field that was almost like a miracle, their minds blank.

They could imagine that Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran might be strong, after all, they were the wives of that legendary Yun Xiancheng.

However, they never dreamed that they would be powerful to such an outrageous and inconceivable degree!

”That... those two... their cultivation... seems to be at the Great Dou Master level already, right? Even... even feeling just one step away from Dou Ling!”

A senior student with a sharp eye murmured in a tone filled with trembling and awe.

”It’s more than just high cultivation!”

A companion beside him added with a bitter expression, ”Look at their coordination... it’s simply... simply flawless! One attacks, controlling the indestructible strange fire; the other supports, wielding the pervasive gale... One wind and one fire, the wind aids the fire’s momentum, the fire borrows the wind’s power... This Green Lotus Core Flame, with the support of the gale, has its power increased by more than double!”

”Yeah, those top-tier geniuses who usually act so arrogant, in front of them, can’t even lift their heads! Are they really students of our generation?”

For a moment, a sense of powerlessness and frustration welled up in everyone’s hearts.

”They are even performing for that Yun Xiancheng, this is too terrifying.”

The students’ gazes all turned toward Yun Xiancheng.

Yun Xiancheng stood up, walked to Yan Ran and Xiao Yan, and held two pots of hot tea for them. ”You’ve worked hard, my dears.”

Xiao Yan and Yan Ran happily hugged Yun Xiancheng’s left and right arms, their faces full of joy; they didn’t look like the Valkyries from just a moment ago, but rather two simple young girls in the prime of their youth.

Watching this scene, the other students were even more shocked.

290 The Whole Arena Stunned

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, these two girls who were once unknown in the academy, were actually so terrifying.

As their shared husband, who was surrounded by all these stunning beauties, the true core... Yun Xiancheng, what kind of terrifying strength did he possess?

This thought spread wildly in everyone’s hearts like a plague.

Making them, when looking at the young man holding Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, involuntarily carry a deeper, soul-deep fear in their eyes.

At the same time... there was also a worship of the strong. Worshiping the strong is a natural instinct.

”He must be even more powerful, and he’s also very handsome!!”

Some female students looked at Yun Xiancheng with starry eyes.

Watching the interaction between Yun Xiancheng, Yan Ran, and Xiao Yan, blood sprayed from their noses.

”Hehe... truly... good seedlings!”

On the high platform, Great Elder Su Qian watched the two girls who were slaughtering all sides on the field, and couldn’t help but reveal a satisfied and gratified smile.

He stroked his few goat-like whiskers and nodded repeatedly.

”Not bad, not bad! Character, strength, comprehension, coordination... all are top-tier choices! This little girl Xiao Yan, and this little phoenix from the Cloud Mist Sect, the talent they have displayed is without exception at the top level!”

”In my opinion, their talent, even if looking at our entire Inner Academy, can be ranked,” a fellow elder sitting beside him said, clapping his hands in admiration.

”Hmm.” Su Qian pondered for a moment and gave a relatively conservative evaluation, ”With the strength and potential they have displayed today, if they can successfully enter the Inner Academy and undergo a few years of diligent cultivation, occupying a spot on the Inner Academy’s strong ranking list in the future should not be a problem. Even... rushing into the top ten is not entirely impossible.”

The Inner Academy of Jia Nan Academy, compared to the chaotic Outer Academy, is a model of excellence.

Every disciple in the Inner Academy must be an elite among elites who has qualified after being tempered and sifted through the waves in the Outer Academy.

And that so-called ”strong ranking list” is the exclusive rank for the top disciples in the Inner Academy.

Just like that Bai Shan who has already been crippled, his own brother Bai Cheng, who is cultivating in the Inner Academy, is exactly the existence ranked thirty-fourth on the ”strong ranking list”!

”Top ten? Hehe, old Su, isn’t your evaluation a bit too conservative?” Beside him, Hu Gan, hearing Su Qian’s words, laughed proudly.

He picked up his teacup, blew on the steam, and said slowly in a tone full of showing off, ”In my opinion, let alone the top ten, even that little overlord who currently occupies the first place on the strong ranking list and refuses to step down, if she were to face my good son-in-law... ahem, if she were to face that kid Yun Xiancheng, I’m afraid she might not even be able to handle him.”

Hearing Hu Gan’s words, especially the phrase ”my good son-in-law” that almost slipped out, Su Qian’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch twice.

He glared at this old friend who had a look of ”my daughter has grown up, my future son-in-law is the best in the world.”

”Alright, alright, I know your Hu Jia has a chance to be married off, look at how happy you are! Your tail is almost pointing to the sky! Can you restrain yourself a bit? Pay attention to your identity as Vice Dean!”

”Hahahaha!” Hu Gan, upon hearing this, laughed even more happily.

Su Qian couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to this old guy who was already caught in the ecstasy of ”marrying off a daughter.”

He cast his gaze back to the tea table by the Training Ground.

He watched Yun Xiancheng, who was dotingly feeding a piece of pastry into the mouth of the little girl beside him.

He also glanced at that purple-haired little girl named ”Yun Yan” who was sleeping soundly on Yun Xiancheng’s lap without any decorum, and a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his cloudy old eyes.

Speaking of which... that little auntie who is number one on the strong ranking list, the ”lawless little overlord.”

She is also a transformed magical beast.

Hmm... in a sense, perhaps this kid named Yun Xiancheng might have some common language with that little auntie?

If only Yun Xiancheng could try to get in touch with that little ancestor. Perhaps he could manage that lawless auntie?

At least, don’t let her gnaw the Inner Academy’s herb garden bald like a buffet cafeteria!

A bold and hopeful thought quietly sprouted in Great Elder Su Qian’s heart.

”Strange fire?!”

Just then, an academy instructor beside Su Qian, who had been silent all along and was wearing an Alchemist’s robe, jumped up from his chair as if he had suddenly discovered a new continent!

His face, which appeared somewhat sallow from years of accompanying medicinal fire, was filled with extreme, almost frantic excitement!

He pointed at the petite figure on the field holding the xuan heavy ruler and burning with cyan flames, his voice becoming sharp due to excitement:

”Did I see that right! That unique lotus form! That domineering and unparalleled flame aura! It is definitely the nineteenth ranked on the strange fire ranking list—Green Lotus Core Flame!”

”What a waste! This is simply a waste!”

This instructor from the Alchemy Department beat his chest and stamped his feet, his face full of heartache.

”Such a precious, such a rare strange fire, is actually only being used for such crude fighting! This is the greatest blasphemy against our sacred profession of Alchemist!!”