Reborn as the Candle Dragon, I became the strongest academy guardian beast.

Lin Fan stopped and frowned.

At first, he thought Shen Yifeng had relapsed.

Until Lin Fan sensed a familiar aura emanating from him.

The aura of demons!

"You actually managed to force me to use this power. Lin Fan, you should feel honored."

Shen Yifeng slowly stood up from the pile of broken wood and rubble, his body emanating a dense black demonic aura, his eyes turning an eerie black.

Lin Fan's eyes instantly turned cold: "I never imagined that White Tiger Academy had stooped so low as to collude with the demon race."

"Collusion?" Shen Yifeng's lips curled into a twisted smile. "What's a little price to pay as long as victory is achieved? You think you can shake the White Tiger Academy's position?"

The black demonic energy surrounding Shen Yifeng suddenly surged.

Enveloped in demonic energy, his several stone arms, which had been broken by Lin Fan, regrowed.

One, two, three... Not only did he recover, but Shen Yifeng actually grew two more arms!

The original six arms became eight, each arm wrapped in a layer of black scales, burning with dark black flames.

Eight-Armed Demon Ape!

His body was even taller than before, reaching over seven meters, and his entire body was shrouded in pitch-black demonic flames, like a demon crawling out of hell.

"Lin Fan... do you still think... you're my opponent now?" Shen Yifeng's voice became low and hoarse, no longer sounding human.

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yifeng's speed increased dramatically, and his arm, burning with black demonic flames, slammed towards Lin Fan.

Lin Fan crossed his arms in front of him to block, but he was still forced back several steps by the force, leaving two deep furrows under his feet.

Feeling the immense power surging within him, Shen Yifeng was incredibly smug, his sinister grin almost reaching his ears: "I'm no longer on the same level as you! Lin Fan, you're just a second-tier cultivator; no matter how monstrous you are, you can't possibly be my match!"

"Yeah?"

Lin Fan looked at Shen Yifeng, his expression calm.

He slowly raised his right hand, and a spear crackling with purple lightning materialized in his hand. Arcs of electricity leaped wildly across the spear, emitting a piercing buzzing sound.

At the same time, an incomparably powerful aura erupted from Lin Fan's body, sweeping outwards like a tidal wave.

Second-order eightfold.

Second tier, nine levels.

Third tier!

"Third...third tier?! How is that possible!" Shen Yifeng's pupils suddenly contracted, and the sinister smile on his face instantly froze.

"I'm sorry, I'm a cautious person, so I've been hiding a little bit of my cultivation."

A chilling glint, unlike anything he had ever seen before, flashed in Lin Fan's eyes.

From the moment it was learned that White Tiger Academy was secretly colluding with the demons, this martial arts tournament was no longer a competition between academies, but a struggle between humans and demons!

The smugness on Shen Yifeng's face had vanished, replaced by a frenzied killing intent.

He swung all eight of his demonic arms, unleashing a torrent of black demonic flames that transformed into a ferocious demonic dragon that lunged at Lin Fan: "So what if you're only at the third rank! With the power of the demon race amplified, I can still kill you!"

Lin Fan remained expressionless.

He gripped the Thunder Spear tightly with both hands, and the purple lightning on the spear suddenly surged, the dazzling lightning dispelling the surrounding demonic energy.

At the tip of the spear, a point of red starlight shone.

Seven Killings!

The Seven Killings Star is a star of killing and warfare; the more it fights, the braver it becomes, and the more wounded it is, the stronger it grows.

This is precisely why Lin Fan deliberately took his punch head-on just now.

Lin Fan stomped his feet on the ground, his figure transforming into a purple lightning bolt, charging head-on into the surging black demonic flames.

The moment the spear collided with the dragon, the black demonic flames were easily torn apart like fragile pieces of paper.

Before Shen Yifeng could react, the purple lightning bolt had already pierced through his chest.

"puff!"

The spear pierced through Shen Yifeng's back, bathed in black blood.

Shen Yifeng looked down at the hole that had been pierced through his chest, his eyes filled with disbelief.

His gaze gradually became vacant, and his eight stone arms began to wither and twist, falling off one by one...

……

Beyond the Green Mountain Secret Realm.

[One member of White Tiger Academy has been eliminated, leaving 19 members]

Han Xiao was stunned as he looked at the words on the screen.

Has someone been eliminated from White Tiger Academy?

who is it?

He immediately had a thought, and a black demonic insect hidden in his collar crawled to his ear: "Shen Yifeng, what happened in the secret realm? Who was eliminated?"

However, there was no response.

Han Xiao frowned, then lowered his voice and asked, "Shen Yifeng?"

It remained deathly silent.

Han Xiao suddenly had a bad feeling.

Could it be that something happened to Shen Yifeng?

Impossible! With the power of the demon race, his combat strength is enough to reach the fifth level of the third tier, or even the eighth level of the third tier. How could he possibly lose to Lin Fan, who is only at the second tier?

What made Han Xiao even more uneasy was that he then noticed that Qinglong Academy had not shown the number of people who had been eliminated.

Even though the secret realm had just begun, Shen Yifeng sent back a message saying that Chu Yunfeng had been eliminated.

Could there be a problem with the data?

Han Xiao's expression was extremely solemn.

Chu Yunfeng's martial spirit is definitely the biggest problem for White Tiger Academy.

If he is not eliminated, the consequences will be unimaginable!

……

The secret realm of Qingshan, the southern canyon.

A golden sword aura of flame ripped through the sky, cleaving a giant black bird in two.

[Defeat the elite monster – Blood-Eyed Vulture, and earn 600 points!]

Xu Liyue swung her flaming longsword and glanced down at her bracelet.

11300 points.

She looked up into the depths of the canyon.

As I walked, there were fewer and fewer people around me.

At first, you could still see some students from other schools, but now you can't see them at all.

The ferocious beasts within the canyon are extremely powerful.

Many people chose to give up and turned around to kill the weaker ferocious beasts.

Xu Liyue didn't mind.

The stronger the ferocious beast, the more points it earns, which suits her perfectly.

As Xu Liyue continued deeper into the canyon, she discovered a strange phenomenon.

The deeper you go into the canyon, the higher the temperature becomes.

The air distorted slightly in the scorching airflow, and the stones beneath our feet were hot enough to fry an egg.

Apart from Xu Liyue, probably no one else could have made it this far.

As she walked, her gaze inadvertently swept over the rock wall beside her, and Xu Liyue's eyes paused slightly.

The rock face is covered with ancient totems, which are still clearly visible despite the erosion of countless years of wind and rain.

Below the totem are hundreds of birds in various poses, some raising their heads and singing, others spreading their wings as if about to take flight...

And all the birds, without exception, faced the same direction.

At the very top of the totem!

There, a divine bird spreads its wings and stands with its head held high, each tail feather sculpted with lifelike detail.

The divine bird, the phoenix!

All birds pay homage to the phoenix, and all other birds submit to its power.

Xu Liyue stared blankly at the totem before her, and the phoenix martial soul within her body suddenly throbbed, emitting a silent resonance.

She subconsciously raised her hand, her fingertips gently touching the rock wall.

Just then, a loud cry rang out from the depths of the canyon, soaring straight into the sky!