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Chapter 35: Are You Kidding Me?
"Eh~~~ Is the first one cousin Xiao Yan?"
Looking at Xiao Yan who was already standing on the stage, Xiao Ning mumbled softly.
Although the highest-ranked person in terms of Dou qi among the Xiao family members attending the annual age ceremony today was undoubtedly Xiao Xun'er, when it came to actual combat, Xiao Yan was definitely the first without a doubt.
After all, when Xiao Yan's Dou Qi couldn't improve, he focused solely on training his physical strength. Now that his Dou Qi had recovered, even Xiao Xun'er was no longer a match for Xiao Yan.
"I wonder who the unlucky person will be who gets paired up with Cousin Xiao Yan..."
Xiao Ning said as he drew a lot, clearly taking pleasure in the misfortune.
However, when he opened the lot, the expression on his face instantly twisted.
Number one, the same number as Xiao Yan's.
Damn! Is my luck really this bad???
Xiao Ning looked at the lot in his hand, then glanced at Xiao Yan on the stage, and then turned his head to look at the other Xiao family members.
"Hey, uh... who wants to trade with me?"
Upon hearing Xiao Ning's words, all the Xiao family members shook their heads furiously.
Are you kidding? The three months of training in the back mountain had made everyone fear Xiao Yan even more! It was hard enough to escape that hell, who would want to experience it again?
"Whatever lot you draw, that's your lot! Are you still a man?!"
Xiao Mei, with hands on her hips, scolded in displeasure. Xiao Ning paused, then handed the lot over.
"How about you go then?"
"Ugh."
Xiao Mei was suddenly stunned, and then, in a fit of anger, kicked Xiao Ning onto the stage.
"Get up there quickly! Stop dithering! There are more matches ahead! Don't waste everyone's time!"
Kicked onto the arena stage, Xiao Ning looked at Xiao Yan, who was directly in front of him, and felt an overwhelming sense of sorrow.
He really didn't want to fight Xiao Yan… or rather, no one in the entire Xiao family wanted to fight Xiao Yan.
Lacking the raw strength was a minor issue; the key was that Xiao Yan had been the chief training leader for the Xiao family for a long time. The deep-rooted fear was not something that could be easily erased; it had already become a psychological trauma.
"Ha..."
Xiao Ning took a deep breath, trying to calm his heartbeat.
Since he couldn't avoid it, then he would fight.
Xiao Ning clenched his fists, a look of determination flashing in his eyes.
Just right, He also want to see how effective the three months of back-mountain training are!
Although Xiao Ning had already decided not to run, just to be sure, he still asked Xiao Yan one last question.
"Cousin Xiao Yan, we agreed not to use Eight Extremes Collapse, right?"
Eight Extremes Collapse, at the end of their three-month training, Xiao Yan had taught the Xiao family members this technique, so everyone had learned it. They also deeply understood how terrifying it was.
This move was absolutely not suitable for use in a match. Once used, the opponent of the same level would either die or be seriously injured. Therefore, Xiao Yan had arranged with the Xiao family members that this move was not allowed in the matches.
"Right, we can't use it."
Xiao Yan nodded to confirm. Xiao Ning's face turned serious, his gaze fixed firmly on Xiao Yan, who bent his body slightly, assuming a combat stance.
The referee standing in the center raised his hand high when he saw both of them were ready.
"First match, prepare!"
On the stands, Xiao Zhan stood with his hands behind his back, gravely watching the first match about to begin on the Combat arena.
Three months ago, the practical training with the Xiao family members was still fresh in Xiao Zhan's mind.
Since then, Xiao Zhan gradually realized that the combat ability of the Xiao family members, under Xiao Yan's training, seemed to have grown far beyond his expectations.
And now, Xiao Yan had taken the Xiao family members back to the back mountain to train for a full three months.
Thus, Xiao Zhan was very curious about how much their combat abilities had improved.
While Xiao Zhan was thinking this, the referee suddenly lowered his hand and loudly shouted.
"Start!!!"
Boom!!!
As the referee finished speaking, both Xiao Yan and Xiao Ning disappeared from their original positions at the same time. When they reappeared, they were already clashing fists right in front of the referee, creating intense wind pressure and deafening explosions!
"Ugh!!!"
This time, the referee was so shocked that he fell onto his bottom, quickly scrambling away from the stage. He looked at the confrontation between Xiao Yan and Xiao Ning, and the stone tiles beneath their feet had already shattered.
What's going on with these two kids?
Is this the noise that a Practitioner can make from a punch???
It wasn't just the referee who was stunned; the people watching the match were also dumbfounded by the scene.
However, most of the spectators were not cultivators, so they were simply shocked by what they were seeing, without much deeper thought. Ya Fei, too, felt the same way.
But Xiao Zhan and the three Xiao family elders were different. All four of them were dumbfounded, staring at the scene on the stage where Xiao Yan and Xiao Ning were hitting each other so fast that they were nearly leaving afterimages, with the thunderous sound of their blows resounding continuously!
This... these are the younger generation of our Xiao family???
The three elders' mouths were wide open, their faces filled with astonishment.
Like Xiao Zhan, the clan leader, ever since Xiao Yan had taken over the training of the Xiao family members, they had basically not interfered because they trusted Xiao Yan completely.
But they never expected that this trust would bring them a shocking surprise!
"Cousin Xiao Yan, go! Beat him up! Turn his face into a pig's head!!!"
Xiao Mei cheered loudly from the stands. Xiao Yu, on the other hand, looked at the battle on the stage with mild surprise, and a thought immediately popped up in her mind.
(I'm going to have to increase my training intensity from now on.)
Before going to the Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Yu, like the other Xiao family members, had trained under Xiao Yan. Even after arriving at the Jia Nan Academy, she didn't stop that intense, life-threatening training. This allowed her, despite being only a 3-star Dou shi, to fight with Da Dou Shi.
But now it seemed that the previous level of training wasn't enough.
"It seems that the three months you all spent on the back mountain were even tougher than I imagined."
Xiao Yu sighed as she looked at Xiao Xun'er. Xiao Xun'er's expression slightly darkened as she raised her jade hand to cover her face.
"Don't even mention it, I don't even know how we made it through."
The three months of training with Xiao Yan on the back mountain were almost unbearable.
To put it bluntly, during that period, Xiao Yan didn't treat them as humans at all!
But fortunately, the results were proportional to the effort, and Xiao Xun'er was very sure that, with the bloodline support in her family, even without using any Heavenly fire, she could easily defeat any high-level Dou Shi.
At this point, Xiao Xun'er couldn't help but feel admiration for the same-generation members of the Xiao family. They had endured Xiao Yan's training without the support of bloodline power.
If it were the members of her own family, let alone three months, they wouldn't even last three days under Xiao Yan's training, and Xiao Xun'er would have a lot more respect for them.
Among the spectators, there was another person who was shocked by the battle on the stage.
That person was, Nalan Yanran.
No, wait.
Nalan Yanran's expression was no longer just shock; it was now sheer terror!
At this moment, her mind was completely filled with question marks.
Is this a Practitioner???
Are you kidding me???
End of Chapter
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