"At 21 years old, as a Dou Emperor, as long as I don't set foot in some places in the Central Plains, it's enough to let me lie flat."
Lin Xiu exhaled heavily, tightly clenching his fist.
Leaving the Qi Refining Tower, Lin Xiu first returned to his residence.
After advancing to Dou Emperor, coupled with the Black Rank Mid Level Secret Technique, Burning Vitality, he could at least improve by three small realms.
Plus, a physique comparable to a Rank 6 Mid Level Magic Beast.
As long as he didn't encounter a Dou Ancestor, Lin Xiu didn't know how he would lose.
He prepared to head to the Black-Corner Region.
When he reached outside the courtyard gate, Lin Xiu hadn't pushed the door yet when he heard painful wails mixed with agony coming from inside.
His movements quickened slightly as Lin Xiu entered the courtyard.
Leng Bai lay on the chair, while Du Chaoping was changing his medicine beside him.
After all, a big man's hands and feet were not as gentle as a woman's. Despite Du Chaoping's carefulness, he still made Leng Bai cry out in pain.
"How did you get injured?" Lin Xiu asked curiously.
The two noticed him when he spoke.
Du Chaoping instinctively stood up, accidentally pressing on Leng Bai's wound, causing him to directly put on a mask of pain.
In a flurry of activity, Lin Xiu roughly understood the reason.
The Academy's actions against the Black-Corner Region had in a sense become a kind of training for the students.
Because of the rich rewards, many students, like Leng Bai and others, although not Dou Kings, were considered intermediate strong Dou Spirits.
Many people participated in the actions against the Black-Corner Region.
But the Black-Corner Region was a complex area, and the people from those forces were all ruthless.
Leng Bai was just careless for a moment.
"Lin Xiu, you've been in seclusion for so long, you must have had a breakthrough, right?" Leng Bai suddenly asked.
Lin Xiu nodded.
"That's good. The day before yesterday, while receiving treatment, I heard from other injured classmates that Senior Sister Han Yue and a few others seem to be surrounded by people from the Black-Corner Region."
It might not be firsthand information, Leng Bai's words were somewhat vague and not particularly certain. "It seems like they did something, and several sect leaders are planning to besiege them."
He paused. "I'm not sure if it's true or not, so I didn't dare to go to the elders. If you don't mind, why don't you go to the elders and ask them to accompany you?"
The elder mentioned by Leng Bai was obviously referring to Grand Elder Su Qian.
Because if other elders knew about this, they would definitely be willing to investigate.
However, without Dou Emperor strength, it wouldn't be very meaningful for those elders to go.
Both Han Yue and Lin Xiu Ya are already Dou Kings.
If those people from the Black-Corner Region really want to besiege them, they will definitely mobilize Dou Emperor-level figures.
But if they want to request the involvement of the Grand Elder, Leng Bai estimated that only Lin Xiu has such prestige.
"Do you know where they have been recently?" Lin Xiu's expression turned cold at the words.
"You don't plan to go alone, do you?" Seeing his demeanor, Leng Bai didn't dare to continue speaking.
If the news was true and Lin Xiu went alone, wouldn't he be pushing him into a fire pit?
The gap between Dou Emperor and Dou King was significant.
"Don't waste time. It's been two days already. If it's true, and we delay further, do you want me to collect their bodies?" Lin Xiu stared at him.
Whatever those people did to provoke others to besiege them, it might be related to the Spirit Fusion Pill materials he had proposed.
Seeing Lin Xiu angry, Leng Bai didn't dare to dawdle any longer and recounted all the information he knew.
With the map information near the Academy floating in his mind, Lin Xiu quickly understood the whereabouts of Han Yue and the others.
He turned and left, heading straight for outside the courtyard.
...
In the midst of a forest.
Three figures swiftly dashed through, occasionally glancing back, able to see two figures following from afar.
At this moment, Han Yue, Lin Xiu Ya, and Yan Hao looked somewhat disheveled, with traces of torn clothes on their bodies.
"Just took some herbs, killed a few people, and they actually mobilized three Dou Emperors. It's really excessive," Yan Hao gritted his teeth, feeling the burning pain on his back.
"Stop talking nonsense, conserve your energy and hurry up, we're not far from the Academy now," Lin Xiu Ya replied. His complexion was somewhat pale, one arm seemed to be broken, hanging weakly at his side.
Yan Hao's luck is really good, casually swinging a few blows, specifically targeting the heirs of several influential leaders.
Even though he had killed dozens of people himself, he couldn't attract firepower like Yan Hao.
He was almost speechless.
"Two Senior Brothers, be careful ahead," Han Yue immediately warned when she saw a figure appearing in front.
The three of them halted.
"You three can really run," one of the men remarked. "A 1-Star Dou King dares to act arrogantly in the Black-Corner Region, and dares to kill my junior sect leader. You're really tired of living!"
"A bunch of brats with half-grown hair trying to retaliate against us. Today, we'll kill you three to warn others. Such young Dou Kings, probably top talents in the Academy. Killing you will surely make those old guys regret for a while."
Two middle-aged men and an old man surrounded Han Yue and the others, their cold and fierce gazes assessing them.
These three had a more imposing aura than Han Yue's group.
"Han Yue, Yan Hao and I will hold them off. You take this and go ahead," Lin Xiu Ya whispered, slipping a ring into Han Yue's hand.
"No, if I leave, you won't last long. We're not far from the Academy. As long as we can hold on for a while, the elders will notice the fluctuations of Dou Qi and rush here as soon as possible," Han Yue analyzed calmly.
"Don't dream. None of you will leave today!" the old man snorted.
The killing intent in his eyes was palpable, firmly fixed on Yan Hao alone.
He was also the strongest among the three.
"For killing my disciple, today, I'll have you three accompany him to the grave!" The old man's tone was icy.
As the head of the Ground Fire Sect, he had several disciples, but the one killed by Yan Hao happened to be his most talented one.
"Let's just get on with it. We're too close to the Jia Nan Academy. I'm worried about complications in the long night," urged a middle-aged man.
The old man nodded.
In the next moment, a massive surge of Dou Qi energy emanated from the three of them simultaneously.
Feeling the aura, Han Yue and the others' expressions condensed, filled with seriousness.
"Green Annihilation Blade!" With the sword in hand, Lin Xiu Ya roared, and the sword emitted a crisp hum.
Deep green energy gathered, forming a dozen whirlwinds.
Pointing his sword, Lin Xiu Ya merged the whirlwinds into one, turning into a silent shadow rushing towards the old man.
"Trash," the old man's eyelids drooped, gathering Dou Qi in his palm and striking out fiercely.
A Dou Qi hand appeared, expanding to several dozen feet in size, directly destroying Lin Xiu Ya's whirlwind.
The momentum of the palm print remained undiminished, landing on Lin Xiu Ya, knocking him down from the sky.
"You old fool, debts have owners, and your useless son was killed by me. If you have the guts, come at me!" Yan Hao clenched his hammer, charging forward but halfway was intercepted by a middle-aged man.
The man practiced a Wood Attribute Qi Method, and with a gesture, numerous vines sprouted from the ground.
Facing these resilient vines, Yan Hao's strength felt as if he was hitting cotton, extremely uncomfortable.
He couldn't break free no matter how hard he tried.
After a few rounds, Yan Hao's legs were entangled, his arms continuously whipped, and he couldn't even hold onto his hammer.
"Girl, you're quite delicate. If you disable your Dantian now, I might consider sparing your life, what do you say?" Another middle-aged man entangled Han Yue, denying her any chance of escape.
"Go to hell!" Han Yue looked at the man's tight features, feeling nauseous. She condensed icy spears, relentlessly launching them.
"Well, that's a shame."
The middle-aged man's expression turned regretful, then suddenly changed, becoming ruthless.
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