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As the alluring figure spoke, a white light gradually appeared on Xiao Fan's arm and then landed beside him.
A figure powerful enough to drive any man mad appeared beside Xiao Fan.
A tall, elegant woman with fair skin and a terrifying aura, dressed in a bright red cheongsam, stood quietly beside Xiao Fan, wearing shoes carved with golden phoenix shadows.
Her long, jet-black hair cascaded down her shoulders. As soon as it touched the ground, she unconsciously frowned, then glanced at the array flags that covered the entire battle area before gently lowering her toes.
He glanced casually at the handprint falling from the sky, and the palm, which exuded an extraordinary aura, instantly developed cracks that spread from it, causing it to shatter in mid-air.
"Dou...Dou Zong!!"
Old Jin's lips trembled slightly as he looked at the woman who had suddenly appeared beside Xiao Fan.
Looking at the other person's beautiful face, he was somewhat frightened and terrified.
Not only Jin Lao, but both sides in the battle also tacitly stopped what they were doing. The appearance of another Dou Zong powerhouse directly determined the outcome of today's battle.
"Are you awake?"
Xiao Fan looked at the suddenly appearing Medusa—no, You Ruo—and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. He asked her softly.
"Ah."
You Ruo nodded, then her faint purple eyes fell on Xiao Fan. A hint of displeasure flashed across her face, and she waved her hand, sending a surge of seven-colored energy into Xiao Fan's body.
As the energy entered his body, Xiao Fan instantly felt that his injuries had been greatly relieved. He breathed a sigh of relief, and the strength he had gained from the fourth transformation of the Radiant Sun also dissipated in that instant. His strength dropped back to the level of a nine-star Dou Ling, and his legs gave way, causing him to fall to the ground in front of him.
Instead of falling to the ground, it landed in something soft, with a faint fragrance lingering around its nose.
Xiao Fan looked up at You Ruo, who was protecting him, a hint of apology flashing in his eyes, and straightened up.
You Ruo paused for a moment, then turned her gaze to Elder Jin without speaking.
"Humph!"
With a soft hum, a strange purple phantom appeared and struck Elder Jin's body, sending him flying dozens of meters away.
The elder looked at the fleeting purple phantom. With his strength, he could naturally see that it was a purple snake tail that was several feet long.
At this moment, Elder Yin could no longer care about the Grand Elder. Fearing that the mysterious Dou Zong would make another move and kill Elder Jin, he flashed to Elder Jin's side and carefully guarded against him.
Among the students watching from a distance, Yueyao, standing in the crowd, frowned slightly as she looked at the beautiful woman standing next to Xiao Fan who had directly repelled Elder Jin with a single strike. Her brows then slowly relaxed, a hint of helplessness and envy flashing in her eyes.
Han Feng, no longer concerned with his fight with Xiao Yan, stepped forward upon seeing the suddenly appearing beautiful and powerful woman and said, "I am Han Feng from the Black Corner Region, a sixth-grade alchemist. This is a matter between us and the Inner Academy. I wonder if you could give me some face?"
"Han Feng from the Black Corner Region?"
You Ruo looked at Han Feng and naturally sensed his aura. She also noticed Xiao Fan's injuries from earlier. Her eyes turned cold, and she said indifferently, "You inflicted those injuries on him?"
Han Feng's smile froze. He glanced helplessly at Xiao Fan, gritted his teeth, and said with some pain, "I didn't know about his relationship with you. I'm willing to make compensation for this matter afterward."
Just as You Ruo was about to speak again, Xiao Fan reached out and tugged at her sleeve. Looking at her puzzled expression, he said, "Let me do it."
You Ruo hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said no more.
Everyone looked at Xiao Fan with surprise at her actions. How could a Dou Zong expert be so obedient to him?
Looking again at You Ruo's blood-pumping body, coupled with the alluring charm inherent in the Serpent Clan royal family, everyone looked at Xiao Fan with envy.
Ignoring everyone's gaze, Xiao Fan waved his hand and directly put away the anti-air formation flags that had been covering the area. Now that the anti-air formation was lifted, no one dared to move.
After putting away the array flags that had already developed some cracks, Xiao Fan turned his gaze to Han Feng, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.
Sensing the fleeting killing intent in Xiao Fan's eyes, Han Feng frowned. You Ruo's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, her lips moved slightly, and Xiao Fan gave an almost imperceptible nod.
"Han Feng, stop now. You won't be able to take this strange fire away today."
Xiao Fan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Han Feng opposite him, and said coldly, "We have the advantage now, so you should give up your plan to seize the strange fire."
Han Feng glanced at Xiao Fan unwillingly, then gritted his teeth and said, "This is still a matter between us and the Inner Academy. As long as you don't interfere, you can name whatever conditions you want."
Han Feng clenched his fists, feeling more frustrated than ever before. He was only one step away from success!
He was truly unwilling to accept defeat at this moment.
Xiao Fan shook his head upon hearing Han Feng's words, looking at Han Feng calmly. "What I want, you can't give me. If you want to stay here any longer, then you'll have to be buried here forever."
By the end of his sentence, his tone had taken on a subtle threat.
The group from the Black Corner Region looked at Han Feng with trembling expressions, waiting for him to make a decision.
If it weren't for the conditions Han Feng agreed to, they probably would have already run away by now.
The Black Corner Region is a place where the strong prey on the weak, and nothing can unite them except for interests.
When this mysterious powerful woman appeared, the group from Black Corner Region had already lost their will to fight.
Originally, the inner court only had one elder, Su Qian, and with the help of the two elders, Jin and Yin, they could still delay the enemy for a while. However, if the enemy were to add a Dou Zong, they would undoubtedly be defeated!
Han Feng naturally knew the personalities of the group from the Black Corner Region. Despite his deep resentment, he could only glare at Xiao Fan with hatred.
After a moment of contemplation, Han Feng's somewhat hoarse voice rang out.
"In that case, Han Feng has disturbed you today."
Hearing Han Feng admit defeat, the group of powerful figures in the Black Corner Region breathed a sigh of relief. Even the two elders, Jin and Yin, felt as if they had escaped a calamity.
Chapter 255 Xiao Fan's Demise!? (Third Update)
As soon as Han Feng finished speaking, he deflated like a punctured balloon, glanced dejectedly at Xiao Fan, and then his battle qi wings appeared on his back as he prepared to fly away.
"Wait!"
Xiao Fan watched Han Feng's actions and spoke again.
"What, have you changed your mind?"
Han Feng stared coldly at Xiao Fan, and the faces of the group of Black Corner Region experts behind him also darkened. They glanced at the figure beside Xiao Fan with some fear.
"No, but didn't you just say what about compensation for injuring me?"
Xiao Fan shook his head, smiled at Han Feng, and said, "You weren't lying to us just now, were you?"
Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, everyone gave him a strange look.
At this moment, You Ruo also released a killing intent, her beautiful eyes fixed on the two elders, Jin and Yin, in the crowd.
Sensing the sudden freeze in the atmosphere, Han Feng almost ground his teeth to powder. His once amiable face now appeared both comical and sinister.
"hehe......"
Han Feng reached into his robes, took out a scroll, gave Xiao Fan a deep look, and tossed it over.
Xiao Fan smiled and took the scroll that Han Feng threw to him. He glanced at it and saw that it was a recipe for a fifth-grade pill. He smiled and said to the group from the Black Corner Region, "Hehe, thank you. Take care."
Upon hearing this, Han Feng sized up Xiao Fan, then led the group from the Black Corner Region behind him and sped out of the inner courtyard.
Seeing the Black Corner Region group being driven away, everyone's faces relaxed. They then turned their attention back to You Ruo, wondering who this beautiful and powerful woman who was accompanying Xiao Fan was.
"How are you?"
After watching Han Feng and the others gradually disappear into the distance, Xiao Fan looked at You Ruo beside him with concern, his tone filled with worry.
You Ruo shook her head and said calmly, "It's nothing. I've just been undergoing soul fusion for the past few months. I sensed your crisis just now, which is why I was able to wake up briefly. It shouldn't be long before I can completely fuse my soul."
As for the fact that she woke up when Xiao Fan was unconscious last time, Yao Lao and the others did not tell Xiao Fan, so Xiao Fan did not know about it.
"That's good. I was worried something might happen to you."
Xiao Fan nodded slightly, and then, under his gaze, You Ruo transformed back into a seven-colored ray of light and entered his left sleeve.
Xiao Yan also approached Xiao Fan's side at this moment. Even though he knew that Medusa was no longer a threat to his senior brother, Xiao Yan still dared not get close because of the terrifying aura emanating from her.
"Senior brother."
Xiao Fan nodded to Xiao Yan, and just as he was about to speak, the Grand Elder landed beside him.
Elder Su Qian glanced at Xiao Fan's sleeve, smiled faintly, but did not ask any further questions. He said with a smile, "Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, the inner courtyard's victory over the powerful enemy this time is largely thanks to the two of you."
"Hehe, Elder, you flatter us. Helping the Inner Court is simply our duty."
Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan exchanged a glance and smiled faintly, but they didn't want to reveal that they had come for the strange fire.
Thinking of this, Xiao Fan's expression suddenly froze, and he hurriedly looked in the direction of the source of the strange fire.
"Damn it, a strange fire!"
After Xiao Fan's reminder, everyone came to their senses. The appearance of the mysterious expert beside Xiao Fan had directly attracted everyone's attention, and since the source of the strange fire had been quietly sitting there, everyone had overlooked it.
Xiao Fan's gaze swept towards the location of the source of the flame, but there was nothing there.
Xiao Fan looked around with a solemn expression and realized that the strange fire that had scattered everywhere during his battle with Han Feng had now disappeared.
The original flame source, which was originally only about ten feet in size, was now quietly devouring the scattered flames on the ground.
"It happened!"
Xiao Fan sensed the movement of the Fallen Heart Flame's source and a bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart.
The invisible flame that the Fallen Heart Flame had transformed into now reverted to the shape of a fire python. As if sensing everyone's movements, it was no longer cautious in its devouring of the strange flames.
It opened its enormous mouth and inhaled deeply into the strange fire that filled the arena.
The flames that had just exploded and spread out were immediately swallowed by it, and its somewhat illusory body instantly swelled to several times its original size under everyone's watchful eyes.
"grumble!"
Seemingly sensing that the people in the inner courtyard were about to make another move, a sharp screech rang out, and its body, which was originally only a few feet in size, suddenly swelled up and transformed back into a huge fire python that was dozens of feet in size. Then it tried to break through to the sky.
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