radicalducati Chapter 158 If we can't catch fish, we'll use a net.
Chapter 158 If we can't catch fish, we'll use a net.
Chapter 158 If we can't catch fish... we'll use a net.
Xiao Bai could sense that when his soul power enveloped Hu Qian, the latter immediately felt a resonance with the surrounding world. It wasn't the mysterious feeling of merging with the world, but rather the interaction between his internal fighting spirit and the external energy of the world. With a thought, he could influence the surrounding energy of the world, which he could then mobilize and use to fight against the invisible soul power. This energy was so immense that it instantly made his soul power feel repelled.
This feeling also existed in the two elders, but it was too weak, only able to affect a small amount of external energy. Compared to Hu Qian's, it was worlds apart, and was easily suppressed by his soul power.
"The higher the cultivation level, the greater the gap. The range of influence on the energy of heaven and earth is already significantly different from that of a Dou Wang to a Dou Huang. As one progresses, this gap will only widen! The more energy of heaven and earth one can mobilize, the stronger the boost to one's own strength will be!"
"Can the effect on the volume of a sphere with a radius of one meter being increased by one meter be the same as that on the volume of a sphere with a radius of one hundred meters being increased by one meter? The increase is practically exponential!"
"No wonder the difference between each star level is so huge after reaching the Dou Sheng level!"
Xiao Bai pondered to himself, and at the same time thought of the original work. He couldn't help but sigh that Xiao Yan's Buddha's Fury Lotus was really something. With the cultivation of a peak Dou Wang, he actually overcame such a gap to deal with Yun Shan, a Dou Zong!
"Alright, Xiao Bai, let them go!" Elder Su said hastily, interrupting Xiao Bai's thoughts, seeing that some of the inner courtyard seniors were almost rolling their eyes.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai withdrew his soul power, and all the senior students instantly felt reborn, breathing heavily, and their pale faces improved slightly.
"Ahem, you've lost. According to the rules, give the fire to Xiao Bai!" Elder Han also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a light cough.
"Elder, we didn't lose! He must have used some cheating methods, otherwise how could a Battle Spirit be so strong?" one of the older students said indignantly.
"That's right! Elders, we've seen spirit battles before, but this is unprecedented!"
"Exactly! A fair fight! Even if we lose, we'll accept it wholeheartedly. We won't stand for this kind of external force!"
Elder Han glanced around at the senior students and asked calmly, "You all... think so?!"
"good!!"
"Shut up, all of you!" Elder Su's face darkened as he looked at the group's nonchalant expressions. He roared angrily, "A bunch of shameful idiots! That's soul power! Do you even know what soul power is? I think you've been living comfortably in the inner courtyard for too long. If it really is some kind of external force, then that's someone else's skill. Do you think your opponents will be able to fight you fairly and justly after graduation?"
"Losing isn't shameful; ashamed should inspire you to strive harder. But to be this ignorant is disgraceful. From now on, when you leave Canaan Academy, you won't be able to face the shame of being students of Canaan Academy!!"
Upon hearing Elder Su's angry words, the group of senior students immediately shut their mouths and hung their heads in dejection.
Xiao Bai gave Tu Shan a wink, and the latter immediately understood, chuckled, and walked up to the group of senior students, teasingly saying, "Seniors, please cooperate and hand over your Fire Energy Cards!"
Tu Shan was very fortunate. He lowered his head and chose to follow Xiao Bai. Otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a glorious position now. He had heard that in this Fire Energy Hunting Competition, it was always the seniors who took the place of the freshmen. There had never been a freshman who took the place of the senior!
Amidst the somber, reluctant gazes of the older students, Tu Shan handed the fire energy cards to Xiao Bai: "Boss, they're all here!"
Xiao Bai took the Fire Energy Card and glanced at Tu Shan in surprise. This guy had actually changed his address. It seems he's quite the smooth operator!
After transferring all the fire energy from the fifteen fire energy cards, Xiao Bai's card numbers skyrocketed!
When Elders Hu Qian and Su Han saw the number 789, they were both shocked. No freshman in history had ever had nearly a thousand points of fire energy on their card before even entering the inner academy. You have to know that earning fire energy in the inner academy is not an easy thing!
Why are these returning students, whose spots were snatched, scrambling to participate in the Fire Hunting Competition?
It's all because of fire energy, but these freshmen must keep two points on their cards. This is the rule of the inner academy. Each person can only grab three points of fire energy. Fifty freshmen combined only have one hundred and fifty points!
Even so, dozens of people are vying for it. If you're lucky, you get a bigger share; if you're unlucky, you might make a wasted trip.
Xiao Bai, at the very beginning, already possessed the total firepower of five Fire Energy Hunting Competitions!
Thinking of those senior students wandering in the forest, who might be excited about getting a few points of fire energy right now, Elders Hu Qian and Su Han felt a little sorry for them. What's the use of taking more? When they meet this kid later, they might have to give back their principal and interest!
"Xiao Bai, you...you're not going to steal us, are you?" A petite female freshman looked at Xiao Bai who had come up to her and asked stammeringly, her voice trembling slightly.
All the freshmen who hadn't run yet were instantly dumbfounded. Just a moment ago, they were thinking that their foreign language department's big devil was indeed awesome, and they were feeling proud of him!
Who would have thought that a devil is a devil, not even sparing their classmates who came with them!?
"Boss! Can we not snatch Tong Yu?!" Tu Shan hurriedly came to Xiao Bai's side, glanced at him cautiously, pointed at the petite female freshman, and said shyly.
Xiao Bai looked at Tu Shan's tall and muscular physique, which resembled a bear, and then at the woman who appeared exceptionally petite in comparison to Tu Shan, his face filled with a strange expression.
"Do you want to keep the fire energy on your fire energy cards?" Xiao Bai ignored Tu Shan and addressed the remaining twenty or so freshmen who hadn't left yet.
"Yes!" After a moment's hesitation, a few scattered replies rang out.
"Very good, then help me with my work!" Xiao Bai nodded with a smile.
"Boss Xiao! Just tell me what you want me to do, and I'll do whatever you say!" The quick-witted one immediately changed his tune.
Upon hearing this, some of the freshmen's eyes lit up. Being able to follow Xiao Bai was a tremendous opportunity! As for the demon lord? What demon lord? He's our boss!!
"That's right! Boss, just say the word, and we'll do it!"
"Hehe." Xiao Bai glanced at the remaining freshmen, not bothering to correct their forms of address, and chuckled, "Very good. You twenty-two people, stick together and head straight for the final exit. Don't worry about anything else, understand?"
"Tu Shan, Xu Su, you two lead the team!"
"Boss, what's going on?" Tu Shan asked in confusion.
"Fishing!!" Xiao Bai looked into the distance of the forest and said meaningfully.
Tu Shan immediately understood that Xiao Bai was too lazy to search for people one by one in the forest, so he used them as bait to lure the old students who were wandering in the forest.
"Don't worry, boss, leave it to us!" Tu Shan and Xu Su knew this was a test for them, so they swiftly led all the new students off.
After all the new students disappeared into the forest, Xiao Bai came to the group of senior students.
"What...what are you going to do? We've run out of fire energy!" A group of senior students looked at this freak with awe in their eyes and swallowed hard.
"How many people came in total?" Xiao Bai glanced at the person who spoke and asked in a calm voice.
"There are fifty of us, and five each in the Black and White Fiends teams, making a total of sixty!" Seeing that Xiao Bai wasn't there to cause trouble, a senior student breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly replied.
"Sixty people!" Xiao Bai pondered for a moment before speaking, "Now I'm giving you a task. Go into the forest in pairs. If you encounter any upperclassmen, tell them you've found a group of twenty or so freshmen huddled together and are worried your team won't be able to handle them, so ask them to come join you! As for the location, choose a place that everyone has to go through, understand?"
The senior students instantly understood what he was up to, cursing inwardly, "Damn it, is he trying to wipe out everyone from the inner courtyard in one fell swoop? Doesn't he care about ruining his stomach?!"
"Are you thinking, 'Why should you help me?'" Xiao Bai looked at their expressions and said with a smile, "I suppose you don't want me to cause you trouble every day after I go to the inner courtyard, do you?"
A group of senior students, seeing that sinister smile, shuddered at the thought of being watched by this guy every day in the inner courtyard. They hurriedly nodded and said, "Xiao Bai, you're too kind. Helping each other is our duty as classmates!"
"That's right, if those guys knew what happened today, they'd definitely mock us. It would be even better if Xiao Bai could treat everyone equally!"
"That's right! Don't worry, Xiao Bai, I'll handle it perfectly for you!"
Looking at the senior students who suddenly started scrambling to speak, Xiao Bai's face gradually broke into a satisfied smile. He nodded and said, "Very good. I'm very pleased that you seniors have such awareness. Canaan Academy truly lives up to its reputation as a renowned institution on the continent. Just by looking at you seniors, I can tell you're warm, friendly, and caring towards your juniors. The academic atmosphere is excellent!"
Elders Hu Qian and Su Han rolled their eyes so hard they could hardly contain themselves. Although this kid praised Canaan Academy, why didn't they feel happy at all? Instead, they felt extremely ashamed!
Xun'er had an urge to cover her face. Could it be that Brother Xiao Bai has a grudge against Canaan Academy?
"Giggle." Little Fairy Doctor heard Xiao Bai's words, looked at everyone's expressions, and covered her mouth to chuckle.
"Alright! Xiao Bai, whatever you want to do, hurry up and set off! As long as you break through the Black and White teams and reach the exit first, in addition to the regular rewards, there will be extra rewards!" Elder Su was afraid that he would hear some shocking words again and his heart would not be able to take it, so he hurriedly waved his hand to shoo him away.
"I'm taking that reward, Elder, you'd better get ready!" Xiao Bai smiled as he watched the group of senior students gradually disappear from sight.
in the forest.
Several senior students whose fire energy had been taken by Xiao Bai gathered together.
"Are we really going to do as that demon says and send others to deliver the fire energy?"
"What a load of rubbish! If we really did that, how would we ever get along in the inner courtyard again?!"
"But what if we don't do it, and he doesn't get anything in return, and then he causes us trouble?"
"You're so stubborn! Just say we searched the forest and didn't find anyone!"
"Hey? Morton, why aren't you looking for freshmen? What are you doing gathered here?" Just as everyone was having a heated discussion, a voice suddenly came, startling them. They were relieved to see that it was a familiar face, not that devil.
"It's Roman!" Morton thought of the zero on his Fire Energy Card and sneered with a pained expression, "Heh. Looking for freshmen? What freshmen? I'm too busy hiding from freshmen to go looking for them."
"Why is that?" Roman asked curiously. "We've all paid a price to participate in the hunting competition. If we don't get six points of fire energy, then all our efforts will have been for nothing!"
"Stop talking. This year, a freakish demon has emerged among the new students. He has the cultivation level of a Fighting Spirit, and his soul power is abnormally strong. Even the elders can't withstand it. By the way, do you know what soul power is?" Morton waved his hand and looked at Roman.
"Soul power, that ethereal thing, can someone actually use it?" Roman said with a surprised expression.
When Morton saw that his friend didn't know either, he was immediately happy, and at the same time felt a little superior. He hurriedly told Roman what had happened, which caused a series of shocked sounds.
"So, not only have you gained nothing, but the fire energy on your fire energy cards has been stolen! And because it's too little, he's even complaining about it!" Roman exclaimed in surprise.
"Nonsense! Otherwise, how could he be a demon! He beat us, robbed us, and then complained that we were poor!" Morton said irritably. "You guys should be careful too! This space will close when its time is up. Don't stay here. It's best to leave now and go back to the exit. If that demon gets to the exit first and blocks it, your fire energy will be lost!"
"Thanks for the reminder! The five of us will leave now!" Roman stood up and hurriedly left with the four equally shocked people behind him.
"Remember to go to secluded places, and if you encounter anyone else, notify them and don't let them deliver the fire energy!" Morton seemed to remember something and hurriedly shouted to the several figures.
"Understood!" The voice came from afar.
the other side.
Xiao Bai, along with Xun'er and Little Fairy Doctor, trailed far behind the new students.
"Xiao Bai, aren't you afraid that the senior students will tell the truth to others and then refuse to come?" Little Fairy Doctor asked Xiao Bai, who looked relaxed.
"What are you afraid of? So what if those senior students find out? They only have two choices: either hide in the forest, but they can't hide forever, they'll eventually have to leave. So they can only run back and leave directly from the exit. But looking at Brother Xiao Bai's calm and collected demeanor, he probably already has some plans, right?" Xun'er said playfully, linking her arm with Xiao Bai's.
"That's right. Don't be fooled by their confident words. I never expected them to bring anyone. Their only purpose in sending them was to spread fear, so that the people in the forest would run towards the final exit!" Xiao Bai affectionately stroked Xun'er's pert nose, then took Little Fairy Doctor's hand and whispered.
Upon hearing this, Little Fairy Doctor looked at the confident Xiao Bai, a glint of admiration flashing in her beautiful eyes, and said softly, "Little Bai, you're so clever!"
"Hehe. Xian'er is also very smart, you just don't want to think about these things!" Xiao Bai squeezed Little Fairy Doctor's jade hand, still remembering how this girl schemed against Manager Yao back then!
"Brother Xiao Bai, it seems you won't be able to catch any fish!" Xun'er looked around. They had already walked quite a distance, but still hadn't encountered any fish that took the bait.
"It's alright, just a small step. If we catch fish, great; if not, it doesn't matter. If we can't catch any, we'll just use a net!" Xiao Bai laughed. Anyway, the net was already set up, and none of the fish in this forest would be able to escape!
(End of this chapter)