Battle Through the Heavens: I confronted Xiao Yan, and he begged me to be his elder brother.

Chapter 47 Open Scheme, Seven-Star Grandmaster

Outside the pavilion.

Luo Ling finally looked away and chuckled, rubbing his chin, after Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei had disappeared from sight.

"Boss, that woman hit me, and we just let her go like that?" a young man holding his waist asked.

"That's what you deserve." Luo Ling glanced at him disdainfully. "No rush. Count the days. The mess her brother made back then is almost over. She'll be begging us for forgiveness soon. Just wait and see."

……

Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei walked quickly to a two-story house without saying a word, and went inside.

"Sister, you're back." A young man was cultivating by the window inside the house. Hearing the noise, he opened his eyes and immediately showed an expectant smile.

The young man was Xiao Ning, but his face didn't look too good at the moment, with some bruises that hadn't completely faded.

Xiao Yu nodded slightly without speaking, and her whole demeanor gave off a feeling of depression.

Seeing this, Xiao Ning closed her slightly open mouth again and brought over tea and food.

Xiao Yu picked it up and started eating, wolfing it down without any regard for her ladylike image, even though she really didn't intend to cultivate that image.

But Xiao Ning vaguely understood something, and his eyes slowly dimmed.

More than a month ago, he was training as usual when he was surrounded by Luo Ling and his men. Xiao Ning certainly didn't want to wait to be beaten up, so he ran away.

During the process, he accidentally broke an item.

He thought it wasn't anything valuable, but it turned out to be a gift from a senior student in the inner academy to his teacher.

When the senior student learned of this, he said that Xiao Ning should pay compensation, otherwise he would find a way to kick him out of Canaan Academy.

Afterwards, Xiao Ning told her sister about it.

After hearing this, several members of the Xiao family became convinced that it was an open conspiracy targeting the Xiao family.

After reflecting on the whole process, Xiao Ning agreed with this viewpoint and immediately said that at worst she would just drop out of school.

The most valuable part of that item was a magic core from a third-tier magical beast called the Shadow Leopard, which roamed the primeval forest outside Canaan Academy.

The Shadow Leopard excels at stealth, appearing and disappearing unpredictably, making it difficult to catch and kill. The academy has almost no stock of this kind of magical beast core.

To obtain it, they had to go into the forest to capture it. Xiao Yu didn't want her younger brother to lose the opportunity to study at Canaan Academy, so she found a team to hunt Shadow Leopards.

During this period of time, she spent more than a month chasing after the shadow leopard with everyone, and finally found a trace of it, but in the end, the shadow leopard still got away.

Therefore, Xiao Yu is currently in a particularly low mood and doesn't know what to do...

"Sister, don't worry about me. I'll take responsibility for the trouble I caused." Xiao Ning slapped the table. "Luo Ling has been targeting our Xiao family one after another. I'm going to be fired anyway, so before I leave, I'll find a chance to kill him."

Xiao Yumei's eyes widened: "What's wrong with you? You're my brother, how could I ignore you? Things haven't gotten to that point yet. Put those thoughts aside. Besides, look at your own abilities, do you think you can handle Luo Ling?"

Luo Linggang acted recklessly because he relied on his own strength as a nine-star Dou Shi and the fact that he had a powerful and well-connected older brother in the inner academy.

Xiao Ning retorted, "Even a cornered dog will jump over a wall, let alone a human. Anyway, if I leave, I'll bite him to the death and show everyone that the Xiao family isn't someone to be bullied."

"I think you're asking for a beating." Xiao Yu raised her hand as if to hit her, but Xiao Ning dodged it.

"Cousin, it's all my fault." Xiao Mei lowered her head, her tone filled with self-reproach.

Xiao Yu said, "Cousin, it's not your fault. Everyone has already heard about Luo Ling's deeds at Canaan Academy. If anyone is to blame, it's just bad luck for our Xiao family."

It's my fault for being so useless... I came to Canaan Academy earlier than my younger siblings, but I haven't become an inner court student yet.

Otherwise, Luo Ling would have toned it down a bit.

Sigh... Xiao Yu sighed inwardly and stood up: "I just got back, I'm very tired, I'll go rest for a bit."

Reaching the top of the stairs, she stopped and turned back: "Xiao Ning, listen to me carefully. Before the time comes, if you dare to go crazy and do anything reckless, don't blame me for turning against you!"

"Okay, sis, you should go and rest now." Xiao Ning nodded obediently, but after Xiao Yu went upstairs, a shadow fell over her eyes.

……

The sun sets, the moon rises.

In the dimly lit room, orange light shone brightly. A dark lotus-shaped platform hung in the air, upon which sat a figure, cultivating.

Suddenly, the surrounding battle aura accelerated its rotation and converged directly on that figure.

A short while later, a faint sound of a cork being pried open could be heard in the air.

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"Hoo..." Hun Cang opened his eyes, exhaled, and stepped down from the lotus platform. "My strength has recovered to that of a Seven-Star Great Dou Master."

In less than two months, he soared from a Dou Shi to a Seven-Star Great Dou Shi. If this were to get out, many people would be astonished, because such a cultivation speed is simply unheard of in the Dou Qi Continent.

However, Hun Cang was not entirely satisfied, because after coming into contact with bloodlines and ancient tombs, even Dou Zun and Dou Sheng could rapidly improve their strength.

And he's still in the most basic stage, yet his progress is so slow.

Shaking his head, Hun Cang turned his gaze to a certain direction, where he sensed a strong aura of strange fire, which was the location of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower.

"After cultivating there for half a year, my strength should be able to recover to its original level." He knew about the Fallen Heart Flame, which was known as a cultivation accelerator.

dong dong!

"Wait a moment." Upon hearing the voice, Hun Cang raised his hand and waved, putting away the things such as the black jade lotus platform. He then put on a piece of clothing, walked over, and opened the door.

Standing outside the door, Huo De felt a wave of heat rushing towards him from inside. He subconsciously took two steps back, looked past Hun Cang into the room, and sighed, "Strange fire is truly terrifying; even cultivation can generate such high temperatures."

"Is the Inner Court assessment about to begin?" Hun Cang asked, because Huo De hadn't been here for almost a month.

"More or less." Huo De noticed the expression on Hun Cang's face and explained, "There are still three days left. Today, the academy will conduct a simple test to determine the probability of those who have applied passing the assessment, so you need to go there."

The rules of Canaan Academy are not static; otherwise, some people who are clearly qualified would have to wait another year, which would be a waste of their precious time for advancement.

Therefore, in addition to the annual assessment, there are separate opportunities every two months, but these have higher requirements for the participants.

Therefore, a simple test is required before the formal assessment.

Hun Cang had heard about this from the people who delivered the meals these past few days, so he knew a little about it. He asked Huo De to wait a moment, then went back into his room. After a while, Hun Cang came out dressed neatly.

"Let's go." Hun Cang closed the door.

"Hmm." Hord walked ahead and led the way, briefly explaining the contents to Hun Cang. It was a basic strength test; all you had to do was place your hand on the stone tablet.

(End of this chapter)